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A new clinic on campus may be a sight for sore eyes for students looking for affordable eye care.

The Southern College of Optometry opened a new eye care clinic on campus Monday at the V. Lane Rawlins Service Court building in Suite 201 on the second floor

news@dailyhelmsman.com Resident assistants across the state are responsible for helping students with dorm life. Though they have similar responsibilities, the way they are paid varies among universities.

The University of Memphis selects RAs, as they are called, based on their student standing and judiciary background. For example, Aretha Milligan said students with a history of plagiarism are an example of what they are looking to avoid.

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above the campus bookstore and will be open to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

“This clinical location meets the growing needs of Student Health Services and allows us here at (the school) to engage a younger and more contact lens-interested population of patients,” said Dr. James E. Venable, vice president for Clinical Programs at Southern College of

Optometry. “Further, our collaboration with the University will allow us to provide access for internships, clerkships and other educational opportunities for students at the University engaged in various programs involving public health and healthcare.”

Student Health Services and the Southern College of Optometry have always had a working relation-

ship, which lead to the consortium.

“For the past three years, we have been working closely with (Student Health Services) in an attempt to enhance our relationship,” Venable said. “It was decided that the best way to do this was to have a physical presence on the U of M campus.”

According to Milligan, RAs are provided with a free single room and a meal plan — 60 meals a semester.

“They are given a stipend for $7.25 an hour for 16 weeks. They are paid biweekly,” Milligan said.

She also said that the RAs on average work between 10 and 10½ hours a week.

“Being an RA is a great opportunity for students to become better leaders,” Milligan said.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga requires its RAs to be sophomores and have a grade point average of at least 2.3. These prereq-

uisites are slightly higher than the U of M’s 2.25 GPA requirement of undergraduate students. Both universities run background checks on RAs. Once students are hired at UTC, they attend a seminar called RASE, or Resident Assistant Seminar Experience, where they are trained.

The class teaches them how to handle emergency situations as well as day-to-day maintenance of the hall they work in, according to Valara Sample, director for housing at UTC. Sample describes the university’s RA program as more of a

scholarship opportunity.

“RA’s are responsible for building communities in their resident halls,” Sample said.

She also added that they are on duty about once a week. When on duty, they are required to stay at the dormitory from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Students are awarded differently in this program based upon how long they have been an RA. Firstyear RAs get a free room and a meal plan. Second- and third-year students also receive a stipend for

The University of Memphis’ Student Activity Council and Blue Crew are hosting a week of activities leading up to Saturday’s homecoming game against the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Tiana Scott, a 19-year-old sophomore broadcast journalism major and university tradition chair of SAC, aims to make sure that homecoming is the forefront of Tiger Pride.

“Each activity that will be hosted this week will contribute to each Tiger in a positive way,” Scott said.

SAC will host a free comedy slam in the Michael D. Rose Theater with Arvin Mitchell and Donnell Rawlings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Mitchell is a comedian and actor who appeared in BET’s “Coming to the Stage.”

He will open for Rawlings. Rawlings is a comedian, actor and radio host who has been a part of Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” as well as MTV’s “Guy Code.”

Rawlings will also host a meet-andgreet for a few students.

Wednesday from 6 to 10 p.m., SAC

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Students’ research showcased in symposium

By Shunitra Ingram

news@dailyhelmsman.com The annual Works in Progress Symposium at the University of Memphis gave more than 40 students the opportunity to present their research Monday.

The symposium, sponsored by the Helen Hardin Honors program, aims to encourage and celebrate undergraduate research. The event includes oral presentation sessions by students from all academic majors.

Melinda Jones, director of the Honors Program, said that student participation is a good thing.

“The symposium is a great way for students to showcase their undergraduate research,” Jones said. “It is a great way to learn professional skills that you will use in the real world. The event will also help strengthen their resumé.”

For senior health and human performance major, Sam Wiedman, participation was necessary.

“I want to work with sports teams,” Wiedman said. “I need a good looking resumé to land an internship, and this will look good on it.”

Although Wiedman was initially chosen by his teacher to participate, he decided that being a dieti-

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Psychology and Spanish senior Michayela Rosario presents information on her strategy to help prevent violence in lesbian relationships to some University of Memphis students. cian was the way he wanted to go.

“I want to educate athletes on how to eat right and be healthy,” Wiedman said. “I have been around athletes my entire life. It just seems like the right fit and the right place for me.”

Lindsey Fehrenbacher, senior health services major, agreed.

“I mainly participated this year

because I knew it would help me with my career,” Fehrenbacher said.

She plans to further her education by attending graduate school.

“I plan on taking the boards in order to be a registered dietician,” Fehrenbacher said. “I want to ultimately work in a children’s hospital, preferably in the (neonatal intensive care unit).”

Amy Curry, an associate professor in the biomedical engineering department, served as an evaluator for the symposium and said that she was thoroughly pleased.

“I had the opportunity to sit in on one presentation,” Curry said. “I enjoyed myself, and I’m very proud of all our students.”

As far as reasons why students

to attend and participate in the symposium, Curry said it is very vital and super necessary.

“This symposium is great exposure for students to talk about their productivity to those outside their field,” Curry said. “It is also a great way to be exposed to many differ-

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Law school receives national recognition

By Patrick Lantrip

news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law recently received national accolades from several different publications and groups including The National Jurist, Lawyers of Color and the Council on Legal Education Opportunity.

The National Jurist, one of the leading news sources in legal education, gave the law school a score of A- in its recent list of “Best Value Law Schools.”

The list was compiled based on several key factors including average debt of graduates, tuition, cost of living, twoyear average pass rates and weighted post-graduate employment rates.

“Students today are looking for both value and quality to a greater extent than ever before,” said Dean of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Peter V. Letsou. “Our high bar passage rate, combined with our recognition as a best-value law school and a best bargain for black law students highlight our quality, value and wide appeal to a diverse community of students. We are very proud of these achievements

and look to even greater success in the future.”

Since 2004, the magazine has published its yearly “Best Value Law Schools” list in order to “find the law schools where graduates have excellent chances of passing and getting a legal job without taking on a ton of debt,” according to their website.

In order to be eligible, schools must have an average debt of less than $105,000, an employment rate greater than 69.5 percent and a bar pass rate greater than 75 percent.

The U of M Law School’s A- ranking placed them just outside the top 20 nationally.

Jason Balestrini, a recent U of M law graduate and lead associate at the law firm of Wood-Donovan, agreed.

“When I went there, it was definitely a good value,” Balestrini said.

“Memphis is a cheap place to live, so cost of living is spot on, a real bang-foryour-buck university.”

The school was also featured on a similar list, Lawyers of Color’s “Best Bargain Law School for Black Students,” in its guide to law schools for black students.

The University was also recognized as a member of the William A. Blakey Diversity Pipeline Architects and listed on its 45th anniversary inspired “45 for 45” list. The list, which recognized 45 law schools, 45 law firms and other corporations and 45 individuals who helped make the educational pipeline accessible to willing students.

An organization initially started the program in honor of late former chairperson William “Buddy” Blakey, who championed the cause of making the educational pipeline accessible.

The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law was founded in 1962 and named after the former University president of the same name.

In 2010, the school moved off-campus to its current residence in downtown Memphis near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Front Street.

The 169,000-square-foot building once served as the city’s main customs house, a bank and most recently, a post office before being assimilated by the University. The school also boasts a bar passage rate of 91 percent, which is the highest among public universities in the state.

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According to Sample, the students at UTC also have access to a free iPad mini.

“It is for work purposes, but they can use it for schoolwork also,” she said. “They are required to return it at the end of the semester, but they do get one.”

Not every university supplies iPad minis, but they do offer other incentives.

The assistant director of housing at the University of Tennessee at Martin, Ryan Martin, listed the benefits of being an RA at the university.

“Student (RAs) get a biweekly stipend that averages out to about $1,060 every semester,” he said. “They are also given room compensations.”

According to him, students interested in becoming an RA are required to take a class. After they’ve passed the class, they can apply for the position, then go through a series of group interviews, followed by individual interviews. Then, 60 students are selected.

“We put academics first,” said Martin. “We set a schedule at the beginning of the semester that works around all of their classes.”

Martin said RAs at UTM do not get a meal plan like so many other universities offer.

Rachel Buntz, a psychology major and junior RA at UTM, did not seem to mind.

“It’s most definitely worth it,” she said. “(Being an RA) teaches you how to time-manage.”

She also stated that the lack of a meal plan did not bother her.

“Working as a RA, you automatically qualify for food stamps, and we get paid every two weeks, so buying groceries isn’t that much of a hassle,” Buntz said.

She has been an RA for a year now. She likes it, because she enjoys helping people.

“I think that if you really like people, and you really like your school, then being an RA is worth all the stuff you have to go through,” Buntz said.

Cierra Burnett, an English major and an RA in the Living Learning Complex, said the job could be challenging.

“You have to remember that you’re a student first,” she said. “It can be difficult to get your work done, because you’re always on the clock, kind of. It’s like a 24-hour job. You might be trying to do (school) work, and you get pulled away to help with this or do that. It can be really hard.”

Aside from her struggles, Burnett said that the residents make it all worth it.

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ent perspectives.”

Both Wiedman and Fehrenbacher were presenters at this year’s symposium and said supporting one another can be important.

“My teacher wanted everyone to participate in the event,” Wiedman said. “A lot of us did, because we believe in each other.”

For Fehrenbacher, her main motivation was networking.

“Degrees are very important, but in order to land a job, it is very important to have a solid connection with your background,” Fehrenbacher said.

“Participating in the symposium allows you to meet a lot of people in your field, and it’s a great way to put your name out there.”

The next research forum will be a poster presentation held in the spring by the Helen Hardin Honors program and the graduate program.

“Students will be presenting in poster format,” Jones said.

“This presentation will be less oral and more hands on.”

will host an event called “Unlocked” on the third floor of the University Center.

Every room will be unlocked, so students can enjoy live music, carnival games, free food, a photo booth and a hypnotist.

To hype students up before the game, SAC will host the Pouncer Party on Friday at 7 p.m. in the UC Ballroom.

Attendees are encouraged to wear blue, and Tevin McInnis, known as DJ Tuke, will be performing.

Before the game, SAC will be a part of the Tiger Nation Tailgating at the Liberty Bowl at 10 a.m. and the annual Homecoming parade at Tobey Park at 10:30 a.m.

Food, music, free prizes and T-shirts will be available at the tailgating. The parade will be a celebration for current students, alumni and the public.

Kyuna Sims, a 20-year-old junior political science and Spanish double major, is the vice president of SAC. “This year, our concept for homecoming is ‘Tigers Bleed Blue,’” Sims said.

EuDarius Jones, a 21-year-old senior mathematics major, is the associate executive director of Blue Crew, which originated in 2005.

“My job in Blue Crew this week is trying to get people to join, getting individuals out of their shells, acting wild and crazy at the game and just instilling the pride back into the student section with my hardworking executive board,” Jones said.

Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in the UC Ballroom, the Blue Crew will be hosting a spirit party. The group will work to get the students excited about the closing of the football season and the last couple of victories while starting the basketball season off on a great note.

“We felt that this party would be a great way to spread the spirit since it is

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This is the first off-campus clinic for the optometry school.

However, the school has operated an on-campus eye care clinic since 2002. The Eye Care Clinic at the school sees nearly 80,000 patients a year and has more patient and intern encounters than any other college of optometry in the country.

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Women’s tennis clinches multiple victories at invite

By Meagan Nichols

sports@dailyhelmsman.com T h re e Un i v e r s i t y of Memphis w o m e n’s tennis players earned individual titles at the Memphis Morga Collegiate Invite hosted by the U of M at The Racquet Club of Memphis this weekend.

Redshirt senior Liza Tymchenko, sophomore Caroline Wegner and freshman Marta Morga comprised the trio.

“All three of them had great weekends,” said head women’s tennis coach Lee Taylor Walker.

“They played confidently and with good energy and stayed mentally tough each match.”

Me mp h i s , Ma rq u e t t e , Miami University (Ohio), UT Chattanooga, Abilene Christian University and Lipscomb comprised the field of teams in attendance.

On day one of competition Friday, the Tigers went 10-2 as a team with six wins coming from singles and four from doubles.

Saturday, the team collected four wins in singles play and swept in doubles action. The doubles teams of junior Alyssa Hibberd and Wegner, and Tymchenko and sophomore Skylar Kuykendall earned co-champion titles in the Blue Draw.

On the final day of competition Sunday, Tymchenko’s 6-4, 6-2 win over Andrea Badileanu of Miami Ohio allowed the Tiger to clinch the Black Draw title.

Wegner’s 6-2, 6-1 victory over Tulsa’s Saana Saarteinen earned the Memphis player the Gray Draw title and Morga’s dominant 6-1, 6-0 win over Ana Rajkovic of Miami Ohio secured the young player the Orange Draw title. Senior Stefanie Mikesz and freshman Anki Wind picked up another win in doubles, which was good enough for a fifth place finish in the Blue Draw.

“I think it went well,” Walker said. “We got a lot of good singles and doubles matches in, and I

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think each player on the team got better this weekend. As a team, we grew emotionally and improved in some mental battles on court.

We won three singles titles and were co-champions in doubles and that speaks to the focus and passion the girls brought to the weekend.”

Walker said the Tigers are in good shape physically and have worked hard this semester on both their fitness and nutrition, which he said is starting to show.

“They are also moving to the ball really well and hitting pretty

cleanly,” he said. “We’re working on believing truths when playing and overcoming mental and emotional challenges that present themselves during a match.”

The Tigers final tournament on their fall schedule starts Friday in Sarasota, Fla., at the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic.

Walker said the team is looking to end on a positive and fun note to solidify the improvements made over the past few months.

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Memphis cross country runs in ACC Championship

By Hunter Field

sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis crosscountry squads started the home stretch of their 2013 seasons Saturday in Madison, Conn., at the introductory American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship.

The men’s squad took third place in the 8K, finishing just two points behind Cincinnati. The women placed seventh in the 6K race.

“It was a really competitive meet,” Memphis cross-country coach Doug Clark said. “But when you miss second place by just a few points, you can’t help but think of ways to make up those points.”

Senior James Maglasang, and junior Dan Kuhman notched the top-two finishes for the Tigers.

Maglasang ran away with third place with a time of 23:32.03, while Kuhman came in 11th place clocking a 24:52.99. With top-15 finishes, both guys received All-American Athletic Conference honors.

The other top seven runners for

the men were Fabien Fiege, who finished 16th, Austin Carter 22nd, Julien Wolf 25th, Aidan Galasso 28th and Drew Austell 30th. Each of the men’s top seven completed the 8K in fewer than 25 minutes.

On the women’s side, freshman Martina Rodriguez led the way placing 15th at 21:27.01 and earning all-conference honors. Followed by senior Jenny Johnston who placed 32nd overall running a 22:25.43.

Alisha Fitch (33rd), Nandia Taylor (43rd), Meagan Nichols (50th), Taylor Kriha (51st) and Claire Cash (56th) rounded out Memphis’ top seven.

Clark was proud of both teams but said he knows the women are capable of running better.

“Half of the girls ran well and half ran so-so,” Clark said. “I thought we cold get somewhere between third and fifth heading in, and I told the girls that. It wasn’t our best day, but now we have refocused on regionals.”

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Senior James Maglasang led the way for the Tigers. Maglasang finished third overall to help cement Memphis’ third place team finish. ner-up position. SMU ran away with the women’s race and Louisville placed second.

in Tuscaloosa, Ala., for the NCAA South Regional. It will mark the teams’ final meet unless they place inside the top two to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Individual runners can qualify by placing inside the top four of all the runners not competing on a qualifying team.

“None of the women have much of a chance to qualify,” Clark said.

“James (Maglasang) and Dan (Kuhman) have an outside chance at it, though.”

The meet followed the PreNational Invitational meet in Terre Haute, Ind., on Oct. 19. The men finished 51st out of 52 teams in the Blue 8K, and the women placed 30th out of 35 teams in the While 6K race.

Prior to the pre-NCAA meet, the men’s team ran their way to a first-place finish at the Rhodes Invitational, while the women placed third in the same meet.

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Blue Crew will end the week’s activities at the tailgating with SAC at Tiger Lane.

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“We want to bring back the glory days when Blue Crew was the talk of the nation, and I think that our students have gotten to the era where what others think of them is how they act,” Jones said.

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Women’s basketball blows by Buccaneers

By Austin Reynolds

sports@dailyhelmsman.com Fans got their first chance to see the University of Memphis women’s basketball team in action at Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers delivered a 77-38 thrashing to the Christian Brothers University Buccaneers.

The Tigers completely outmatched their opponent and came out on top in virtually every statistical category, including a 64-35 rebounding edge.

“I’ve got to look at the film a little bit,” said head Memphis basketball coach Melissa McFerrin. “My sense is that we rebounded that well simply because we were bigger and more athletic. I don’t know that we executed incredibly well on our offensive rebounding nor on our box outs, so that (rebounding) number is inflated.”

While the final margin of victory was 39 points, the Tigers started off slowly and held a 32-24 edge at the halftime break. The Buccaneers outshot Memphis in the opening half, 39 percent to 32 percent.

However, coming out of the locker room, the Tigers ramped up the intensity on both sides of the floor as they stormed out of the gates with an 18-3 scoring run. The Buccaneers were unable to recover and were outscored 45-14 in the game’s final period.

The Tigers did most of their damage in the second half by forcing turnovers, which created easy opportunities in transition. As a result, Memphis shot a muchimproved 47 percent in the second period, compared to just 14 percent for the Buccaneers.

Sophomore point guard Ariel Hearn led Memphis with 27 points and 12 rebounds. McFerrin said she realized those are unrealistic numbers to expect on a regular basis but thinks Hearn will be a leader for the Tigers this season.

“I’ve never coached a player that averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds, but we do expect Ariel to be a scorer and a significant scorer for us, and she’s always been a really good rebounding guard,” McFerrin said. “When she takes rebounds off the defensive glass and gets us in transition, that’s pretty difficult to guard. She’s just a sophomore. She’s a very young sophomore, but she’s also very talented.”

The exhibition against the Buccaneers was the first game action redshirt freshman Mooriah Rowser has seen in nearly a year since injuring her knee at the beginning of last season. Rowser played 22 minutes and made just two out of 10 shots from the field, finishing with seven points.

“Mooriah’s healthy, and she’s confident in her knee, but she doesn’t have the explosiveness yet that she’s going to get as the season goes on,” McFerrin said. “She’s back, I would say, 85 percent. As she gains that explosiveness, we’ll begin to see the Mooriah that we saw last year.”

Rowser averaged 12 points in limited action last season.

Despite crushing Christian Brothers, McFerrin and her players know there is still work that needs to be done before the regular season tips off.

“We’ve got to pick our intensity up on defense,” Hearn said. “We know these teams we’re about to play are going to be great, so we’ve just gotta pick up on our defense.

We know we’ve got the offense that’ll come.”

McFerrin agreed, saying the onball defense needs to improve, and said they must do a better job of controlling opposing point guards.

The Tigers return to the hardwood on Friday for their regular season opener against East Tennessee State University. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

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The University of Memphis women’s basketball team beat Christian Brothers University 77-38 during an exhibition game Saturday.

A Weekly Devotional For You Peace God God’sWith Invitations

Our theme last week was “God is Holy.” We saw that God, in His transcendently holy being, absolutely will God is gracious. He gives gracious invitations to sinful human beings to come and find rest and comfort not have anything to do with approving sin or with even the slightest imperfection. He has a holy hatred of sin. in Him. However, God is not a beggar. Some have the idea that God is wringing His hands and frustrated Speaking to Jesus Christ, Who is God incarnate, the Father said in Hebrews 1:9, “Thou hast loved righteousness, at the many who refuse His invitations. This however is not true. It is very interesting to see to whom God and hated iniquity…” In other words, God demands absolute perfection from those who hope to live in peace sends His invitations. He does not invite the self-sufficient and self-satisfied. Christ said in Mark 2:17 “ They with Him eternally. who their sins but willthey be eternally wrath.

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This is all terrible news for sinners. However, as we said in our previous devotional, In spite of this bleak outlook, there is very good news. Do you want to hear it? We will look at it next time.

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UofM Homecoming Comedy Slam Tuesday Nov. 5th, 2013 7:00 p.m.

Rose Theatre FREE ADMISSION

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Headliner:

Donnell Rawlings

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Opening: Arvin Mitchell