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news@dailyhelmsman.com As each semester at the University of Memphis winds down, the administration reminds students to complete a student evaluation of teaching effectiveness, commonly referred to as a SETE. Many students fill them out just so they can see their grades early but don’t actually know what happens to the evaluations once they are submitted. The department chairs, deans, administrators and the professors can see the SETEs, according to Melissa Buchner, director of Academic Affairs Administration. While professors directly see evaluations from their students, they are presented anonymously. That way the professor won’t know who submits responses. Department chairs evaluate professors on an annual basis and SETEs are just one factor in the process. “In our department, professors are evaluated for their contributions in three areas — research, teaching and service,” Matthias Kaelberer, chair of the political science department, said. “Obviously, SETE evaluations are an important component of a faculty member’s annual evaluation in the area of teaching. However, we also look at other teaching-related data, such as course success rates and our own departmental mid-semester student survey.” In the event of poor SETE scores, Kaelberer works with the professors so that they can improve in the future. “If a professor gets a low score on the SETEs, the first step is to identify the causes,” he said. “This is usually part of my conversations with faculty members over their annual evaluations. Very often we identify adjustments that can be
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The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music will present their annual University of Memphis Holiday Concert Wednesday in the Harris Concert Hall of the Music Building. The concert will begin at 12:35 p.m., and the performance will be filled with music and remembrance to usher in the festive season, according to Kevin Sanders, the coordinator for the Holiday Concert. “The Holiday Concert is an annual tradition,” he said. “It’s a two-fold mission. It is our way of showing off our talented students and the hard work they put in, as well as our way of saying thank you to the campus and community.” Student ensembles will be performing classic holiday favorites of the season along with a few surprises throughout the concert. This year, a tuba ensemble, jazz trombone group, two string quartets and a choir will lead the performance. This Holiday Concert is unlike any before it. This year, for the first time, Fox 13 is coming to record the performance, which they will broadcast on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning on the local affiliate station. While many cover their ears at the sound of holiday jingles,
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Piano performance major, Daytriss Cobb, practices piano while junior, Dale DeWood, warms up his voice. many of the students in the school of music are using these last few days to practice for the annual holiday concert. for the first time in its history the concert with be covered by fox 13 news. for some students the holiday concert commemorates a time of year that isn’t quite like the others. For David Creech, a sopho-
more journalism major, it’s an anthem of a season that has a way of making people nostalgic. “The Christmas season is
so special, because it beckons everyone to put aside their differences and come together,” he
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When a runner’s trot causes the trots By Margot Pera
news@dailyhelmsman.com Some runners at the St. Jude Marathon Saturday may experience more than mental anguish and aching legs during the grueling trek to the finish line. Runner’s diarrhea, known more commonly by veteran runners as the “runner’s trots”, are
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run and things like coffee,” Scott said. “I would stick to simple carbs and gels.” Laskowski suggested limiting high fat foods, sugar alcohols found in certain gum and candies and dairy, especially if a person is lactose intolerant. If runners need to incorporate more fiber in their diet, Laskowski suggests experimenting and finding a tolerable level. Lee Harrison, clinical manager of dialysis at Fresenius Medical Care, has learned to tweak his diet to keep his bowel movements regular and time his running accordingly. “I stick to a pretty bland diet, namely oatmeal, toast and avoid spicy foods,” Harrison said. “I also try to eat the same amount of fiber each day to get my digestive system accustomed to my diet.” Harrison usually runs in the morning on an empty stomach to avoid any emergency pit stops. “I am nervous about the marathon this weekend, because I will have to eat before,” Harrison said. “I normally do not struggle with GI tract issues, but things like heartburn and reflux affect my runs.” Harrison said he has found what foods work for him through trial and error and not eating two hours before a run. “Running with food in my system slows me down,” Harrison
said. “If I have an upset stomach on a certain day, I am not going to run.” JJ McNelis, president of Mirabile Investment Corporation, has been running for close to three decades and completed a handful of triathlons and marathons without much bowel trouble. McNelis did experience a bit of a disturbance after a trip overseas. “I had just flown in from Hong Kong and had a triathlon the following morning,” McNelis said. “During the transition from the bike to the run, I spent an inordinate amount of time in the Porta Potty. I think I had some leftover Chinese food to get rid of.” McNelis attributes his sturdy constitution to his lifelong career as an athlete. “I am no doctor but I believe if a person is reasonably fit, their body will get on a schedule, and they will know when they have the urge,” he said. For runner’s who experience this problem on a frequent basis despite dietary changes, Scott recommends planning runs accordingly. “If possible, try to use the bathroom beforehand, but if you get the urge to go while on your run, plan your runs where you know there are bathrooms,” she said. “I tell runners I train to carry some Pepto-Bismol with them on runs.”
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class.” Some students may see their final exams as the last barrier between them and a much-needed break. “The thought of finals never fazed me too much,” Judas Cross, a former U of M student, said. “I studied until I was confident with myself. I always tried to get an early start, so there wouldn’t be as much pressure leading up to the tests.” Before finals week begins, many students have a specific ritual they like to perform. To Katie Harrington, a junior English major, organization is key to her success. She writes down all her assignments with the due dates on one sheet of paper to help her keep track.
Special to The Daily Helmsman After walking through the Memphis Zoo for a couple hours, it was finally time for Rachel Pentz, a junior nursing major at the University of Memphis, to see her favorite animals — the bonobo monkeys. But Pentz wasn’t just killing an afternoon. She was actually getting ready for finals. Studying for an exam can make any student anxious, but those worries can intensify during finals week. “(I get) really stressed out,” Pentz said. “In nursing, at least, any final exam grade below 75 has to be retaken. Then, if you fail the second chance you get an 18-month suspension from that
Even though she makes it a point to be mentally prepared, she also knows it’s important to take care of herself physically. “It doesn’t do you much good to know the answers to the test if you can’t make it out of the house to go take it or fall asleep during it,” Harrington said. Harrington said finals can be an especially stressful time for students because they have, for the most part, all of their most important tests of the semester within a two-week span. Students often have a tendency to cram. “Studying and cramming are two different things,” Cross said. “If you want finals to be a relative breeze — study, take your time and go at your own pace. Don’t overwhelm yourself.”
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cessor did.” Both consoles are evenly matched when it comes to their individual fan bases, but each console has its pros and cons. The PS4 has more power and can take on more tasks, while the X1 has more exclusive titles and games at launch. However, the similarities between the two consoles could even the playing field. Such things as a built in DVD Blu-ray player and in-game DVR, where a player can record and upload videos of themselves playing, are prime examples of how each console is trying to improve. Although the PS3 had features like the built-in DVD Blu-ray player, Microsoft is adding new features to keep up with the times and their competition. Motion and voice control are also pivotal selling points for each console, which could tack on more money at checkout. The X1 has the KINNECT 2 already in the box, while the PS4 has their PlayStation Eye Camera sold separately. Add-on purchases could impact sales for equipment that is already expensive. The PS4
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Tigers’ Ta es “‘Baby It’s Cold Outside.’ I really like the Zooey Deschanel version.”
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“‘O Holy Night’ by Steve Maulden. His voice can’t be replicated.”
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“‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’. It’s classy and sexy.”
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“‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’. It has an edge that most Christmas songs don’t have.”
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While the ancient Silk Road connected European and Asian countries, the modern Silk Road provides a much darker trade route. It’s an online marketplace that specializes in anything but silk. Michael Lighthall, user of the website, said anyone can find a number of illegal drugs such as acid, mushrooms, molly, GHB, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, crack or anything else on the Silk Road’s site. After making a selection from a seller, the illegal product is shipped through the United States Postal Service. “They arrive in different packaging depending on the vendor,” Lighthall said. “Most of the time, it will be in an air-tight package labeled as pet food.” Kirk Gilmore, a friend of Lighthall, said he has seen packages from the Silk Road get misplaced within the USPS system. “We ordered a shipment of mushrooms, and it never came in,” Gilmore said. “We went into the post office around 3 a.m. with a pair of (cooking) tongs and grabbed the mail out of the surrounding P.O. boxes just to make sure no one else got it.” Tony Brown, supervisor of customer service, has worked for USPS for the last
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Lot 5. The victim said that on Nov. 18 she parked her vehicle on Lot 5, south end, facing east. She believes a driver in a black Nissan Altima 4-door with tinted windows may have been upset with her for possibly taking a parking space that they passed up and was going back into. The next day, the victim could see a scratch from the driver side rear door across the driver door and the front quarter panel. In addition, her driver side mirror had multiple scratches on it and the trunk lid had a dent just above the tag. The scratch was deep and appeared intentional, and there were no witnesses.
• An officer responded to a theft from a building/walk-in call at 505 Zach Curlin St., • An officer reported a vandalism/walk-in call in the 500 block of Zach Curlin Street, • A lieutenant reported a theft from a room at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The complainant said on Nov. 15 the concessions stand at the fieldhouse was stocked for the game on Monday. The items placed in the concession stand were counted to keep track of the items sold. Upon checking the stock on Monday, several items were missing. • An officer responded to a theft from a building call at the University Center. The
victim said that he was gathering his food in the UC and headed over to the register to pay for his food. The victim also said that he sat his backpack and MacBook Pro down at register number five, paid for his food and left his property on the counter. He realized that he left his property and returned to get his backpack but the MacBook Pro was gone.
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An officer reported a theft from a building/walk-in call at Police Services. The victim said that on Nov. 18 he discovered that his phone had been stolen. The last place he remembers having it was inside room 203 of the Engineering Technology Building.
• An officer responded to a theft from a building call at the University Center. The
victim advised that he left his iPod in the men’s restroom on the second floor of the UC. When he returned, the iPod was gone.
• An officer reported a theft from a building call at Jones Hall. The victim said that the last time he saw the items was on Nov. 22 and observed them missing on Nov. 25. The victim also advised further that the door was secure when he came in. • An officer responded to a theft from a building call at the Living Learning Com-
• An officer responded to a vandalism/walk-in call at Richardson Towers. The victim said that he parked his vehicle on the RTS West lot facing south on the southeast section of the lot on Nov. 22 at 10 p.m. The victim returned to his vehicle at 3 p.m. Nov. 23 and found that the plate covering his driver door was lock was loose and there were possible marks on the covering. The lock was not damaged and there were not prints on the scene. The vehicle was not entered. RECKLESS DRIVING • An officer responded to a reckless driving complaint at 505 Zach Curlin St., Police
Services. The complainant advised that a black BMW was driving recklessly through the neighborhood around the U of M. At that time, said vehicle pulled into the police services parking lot. The officer approached the vehicle with the complainant. The suspect, Jason Hardman, started to pull away and yelled out of the window pointing at the complainant and cursing. At this time, the officer commanded the suspect to stop the vehicle. Hardman responded with “Fuck you” and drove off northbound on Zach Curlin Street at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was stopped at Goodlett Street, and Robinwood Cove. The driver was identified and arrested and charged with DUI, reckless driving, public intoxication, refusal to submit to a B.A.C. test, assault and disobedience to a police officer.
plex. The victim said on Nov. 25 he made a purchase at the Cyber Café in the FedEx building and left his wallet on the counter. When the victim went to retrieve it, it was gone.
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said. “Christmas music helps us to associate the cold with being happy and with the ones we love.” For Creech, attending the concert is way to relieve tension while dealing with the stress of the final exams in his classes. He hasn’t attended a concert on campus prior to this one but believes it will be a nice break from the chaos of cramming for his tests. “I really want to go,” he said. “I am glad they are having it. These
concerts always tend to happen at the end of the semester when my work piles up.” Sanders, who has a hand in choosing what songs will be performed at the concert, said that while it is not specifically a Christmas-themed concert, everyone would have the opportunity to hear many favorite holiday songs. “There is going to be some Mozart and some light music that is not necessarily holiday music,” he said. “But there will also be plenty of traditional music such as ‘Jingle Bells.’ People looking for
stuff like that will get it.” Daniel Quinlan, a senior music education major, has attended his fair share of concerts while earning his degree at the U of M. All students enrolled in the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music program must attend 100 concerts before graduating. While music has a way of making people feel something particular, for Quinlan, it is holiday music, specifically Christmas music, that brings him a unique cheer. “Christmas music, like any music, affects you,” he said. “Most
people seem to be happy and joyful at Christmas time. When they hear holiday music, they remember being happy. That’s why I enjoy Christmas.” Nick Black, U of M alumnus of the music program, fondly remembers attending many concerts while in college. “I enjoyed the holiday concerts more, because they represent being able to celebrate a very special time of year no matter what your religious affiliation may be,” he said. According to Black, the student led ensembles that lead the
holiday concert often include something for everyone to enjoy. From Jewish music to Christian music to Christmas classics, it is a diverse event. “The holiday concert always covers the gambit,” he said. “Ever y b o dy p ar t icip ates. Musicians have always had a special place in their hearts for their holidays. The School of Music actively participates with the students in celebrating that time of year.” Sanders encourages all students to come out and take a break from the weight of finals week. “It’s nice around this time when things are so hectic and stressful to be able to relax and enjoy some beautiful festive music,” he said.
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Newspaper forms into art at the U of M By Courtney Smith
news@dailyhelmsman.com An upcoming exhibit in the Art Museum of the University of Memphis is looking for contributions from the community. The “Disappearing Ink” project aims to collect newspaper clippings for display. Jason Miller, the museum’s media specialist, said they want people to bring in newspaper clippings that have personal significance along with a one-page written statement about the importance of the object. “Then you will have your photo made with your artifact, which is listed as optional, then record a statement, which is also optional” Miller said. “Then your object will be curated by John Salvest — he’s the one that will make the executive decision how it’s utilized in the exhibition.” Salvest, an installation and performance artist, is internationally and nationally renowned. According to the exhibit specialist and preparator Eric Bork, museum staff contributed to the project, but Salvest was the complete master-
mind of this project. “Well, our director Leslie knew that she wanted to use John Salvest,” Bork said. “He has done a lot of different experimental art installations around the country, so she knew she wanted to use him. He is a collector of odd things. Well, one of the things he collects is that he has every issue of the Jonesboro Sun from like over 30 years. He keeps every single one of them.” Salvest selected newspapers as the focus of the exhibit due to his intense interest in print as a medium. Anyone who wants to contribute to the exhibit can submit something from now until March. The final touches on the project are slated for the spring of 2014. “Your mom has a scrapbook or you have a box of a lot of stuff under your bed,” Bork said. “The idea is that you take a piece of newspaper, which is kind of this dying media, and bring your special part of it in that will be used in the exhibit.” All contributions will be treated as museum artifacts, so they will be archived and handled carefully. Assistant Director Lisa Francisco Abitz smiled while she was talking
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about the project that she’s involved in for at least the next three months. To her, this is probably one of the biggest projects she has been a part of. “I think it is exciting,” Abitz said. “I’m more intrigued by the nature of newspapers — that they are not going to be here anymore. Well, think about it. How many newspapers have gone electronic? Not that many. How many have closed? A lot. This is how we all save clippings of important things or this is how we save a memento of important events. So, how are we going to save it when it goes completely electronic?” Abitz buys a local newspaper everyday, and although she doesn’t keep any of the papers, if there’s something important to her, she will keep it for a long time. “When someone dies close to me, I clip that obituary and I save it,” Abitz said. “I don’t know what I am going to do in the future.” After the exhibit, the newspaper artifacts will be returned to their owners. For students who want to bring in a newspaper artifact, they can drop it off at the Arts Museum inside the Communication and Fine Arts Building.
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20 years and said that drugs have been found in Memphis and metropolitan post offices a couple of times. Although the FBI shut down the original site in October, it was brought back online less than a month later. However, it takes more than a Google search to access the site. Timothy Hnat, a computer science professor at the University of Memphis, said it’s part of the deep web. In order to pull up the Silk Road, a specific browser called Tor must be used. Lighthall said moving the drug trade online has made it possible for sellers and buyers to feel safer. “In the streets, you take more of a risk in getting ripped off or robbed, especially here in Memphis,” Lighthall said. “They’ll shoot you over $100 or $50.” For some users, gone are the days of meeting up in public, waiting around for someone to show up or buying from an undercover cop, according to Lighthall. Although Lighthall thinks the drug scene has changed for the better, post offices and authorities are dedicated to bring the online black market down for good. “The postal inspectors come in and pull (security) tapes when they have heard that someone is selling drugs and using the mail,” Brown said. “They watch as the package is taken into the office and who is sending it.” Once the package is delivered, local police arrest both the sender and receiver. “We are always on the lookout for suspicious packages,” Brown said.
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Can’t take the heat? Get out of the kitchen By Daisha Dear
Special to The Daily Helmsman Picture this — you’re sitting in your dorm reviewing notes or getting in a quick nap before your next class, suddenly you smell something burning. Next, the smoke alarm goes off, and you and other residents immediately dash to the nearest safety exit. A firefighter says, “Someone just burned smoked sausages.” According to the National Fire Protection Association, from 2007 to 2011, firefighters responded to over 3,800 housing fires at universities. Open flames and high-powered electronics and appliances like microwaves, hot plates and portable grills put campus buildings and residents at risk. Maya Williams, a sophomore international studies major at the University of Memphis, lives on campus and doesn’t think kitchens should be allowed in dorms. “A lot of freshmen and sophomores — the main ones living in dorms — do not know how to properly use a stove and oven,” Williams said. “As a result, things catch on fire and a fire drill ensues. As a student resident,
it causes anger and frustration. Nobody wants to be stuck outside after they just took a shower, because someone can’t cook.” However, Meghan Swartz, a resident advisor for Rawls Hall, lived in the Living Learning Complex last year and believes housing should continue to have kitchens. “We’ve only had a microwave, so there wasn’t so much to cook,” Swartz said. “I think with being able to have a kitchen with an oven and a stove offers the residents healthier options. They have more food that they can prepare and eat rather than just popping something in the microwave.” Although residents are known to voice their complaints when there’s a fire drill, Swartz said there have only been one or two a year, and they were because of sensitive detectors, not bad cooking. “I guess its just part of it,” Swartz said. “Along with having the kitchens, it should be an understanding that you actually know how to cook by going over general things with residents — making sure that it’s posted in kitchens as well as the general
instructions of how to operate the oven and stove so that it reduces the fire drill.” Chatoria Dotson, a junior education major, lives in Rawls Hall and doesn’t think kitchens should be in dorms as well. “I honestly would not mind kitchens being in dorms but, due to safety, I would recommend it (removing kitchens) because every time something starts smoking and a fire starts, they (RA) have to call the firefighters, and it doesn’t matter what time,” she said. “Everyone will have to evacuate, and somebody can be asleep or in the shower — that’s why I say no.” Dashauna Biffle, a sophomore nursing major, disagrees. “College students have been proven to be in debt during college, so that means we are broke,” Biffle said. “The less money we spend on fast food the better. They (kitchens) are a great accessory to the dorms and quite useful.” Even though fire alarms might be frustrating, she doesn’t mind. “A minor disturbance every now and again that can possibly save my life is fine with me,” Biffle said.
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ously and expects that professors do as well. In terms of how the SETE system could be improved, Kaelberer said that he wants to see higher response rate from students, as well as more written comments. There is an optional portion of SETE evaluations in which students can write in their thoughts on the teacher’s overall effectiveness or ineffectiveness. Morgan said he usually doesn’t do the optional portion but can make an exception for excellent professors. “If I feel like I didn’t have to go home and teach myself out of the book, I’ll fill it out,” he said.
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NCAA calls for stricter officiating By J.T. Mullen
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After one of the lowest scoring seasons in NCAA basketball history, referees are now required to call fouls for hand checking and officiate more strictly, which could affect the University of Memphis Tigers. The new requirements have caused a lot of controversy over the early weeks of the season. Some observers say the rules will hurt many teams that tend to play more aggressively and at a quicker pace like the Memphis program. “The changes are going to impede the flow of the game,” said Jacob Woloshin, sports’ director of WUMR’s Sportsdesk at the U of M’s radio station. “It’s really going to hurt transition teams.” The Memphis Tigers are a team that likes to turn up the tempo against their opponents, and these rules could impact them in both positive and negative ways. “The Tigers rely on transition, and this may take away the tempo they like to play at,” Woloshin said. “The rules benefit them, because the Tigers can use their athleticism against teams to force fouls and take advantage of free throws.”
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Officials are now required to make calls on lighter contact fouls than in previous years. Defenders are no longer allowed to put two hands on a player or keep a hand on a player at all times. Defenders are also not allowed to stop a player with an arm bar or put a forearm on the offensive player. “Everyone will adjust,” Memphis Tigers’ head coach Josh Pastner said. “We have no option but to adjust.” The NCAA put these requirements in place to increase the number of points scored per game. Last year, the team average across the NCAA for points per game was 67.5. “This will cause more fouls per game and more free throw attempts, which really makes free throws a more vital part of the game,” said Matthew Schwartz, a sports intern at WREG News Channel 3 and host on WUMR’s Sportsdesk. Teams are going to have to adjust on both sides of the basketball. The new officiating could easily determine the outcome of games if players and coaches do not make adjustments. “We need to keep attacking the
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Athletic director describes significance of donation By Meagan Nichols
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis athletic department received a gift of epic proportion Monday from two Tiger alum of the class of 1973. The donation was the largest in the athletic department’s history and the second biggest in the University’s existence. Bill and Nancy Laurie contributed $10 million to the Capital Campaign for athletic facilities. Bill earned his fortune as a real estate developer, and Nancy is the founder of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City and is the daughter of WalMart co-founder James “Bud” Walton. Bill and Nancy are also former owners of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues. Bill was a guard on the Memphis State men’s basketball team that played in the 1973 NCAA National Championship game. U of M athletic director Tom Bowen said Bill was a highly recruited student-athlete who came to Memphis State to play for then men’s basketball coach Gene Bartow. “He was a two year starter and played on the 1973 team that reached the NCAA Championship game versus UCLA,” Bowen said. The Capital Campaign benefits the athletic facilities at the U of M’s Park Avenue Campus, which houses the majority of the athletic practice facilities for Tiger sports. U of M Interim President Brad Martin announced the campaign 120 days ago and after the significant contribution by the Laurie family, the campaign has now achieved 25 percent of the $40 million goal. A new men’s basketball practice and training facility, indoor football practice complex, softball clubhouse and renovations to existing facilities are part of the intended improvements. Bowen said donations and donor support impact the athletic department every day. “This is a capital gift for our Capital Campaign for facilities,” he said. “It is the lead gift and a challenge to our donors and Tiger Nation to join in and support our campaign. Donations like these allow for our Division 1A FBS program to continue to pursue the goal of winning conference and postseason championships at the highest level of competition.”
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Seniors finish
season solidly By Corey Carmichael
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis volleyball team seized its 15th victory of the season on Nov. 29. The win marked the team’s Senior Night and the final game of the season. Fans celebrated Katie Meyer, Megan Pulido and Viktorija Teivane during the game. Head U of M volleyball coach April Jauregui said it was special to send off the seniors with a win. “We try to preach to our players that every win is important and every match is important, but I won’t lie, it is great to get a win on Senior Night and win their last game,” Jauregui said. In the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference, Memphis finished with a 7-11 conference record and a 15-17 overall record. The Tigers lost three significant contributors entering the 2013 season, but Jauregui said she felt good about the strides the team made this season. “Coming into it, there were a lot of things up in the air,” she said. “Of course, I would have liked to have seen more notches in the win column, but we lost probably 65 percent of last year’s offense.” This year, the team spent the season trying to replace what offense they lost while trying to regain some of the same chemistry among players. With one senior who played in more than 60 sets graduating, next year’s team will need to find a replacement for Teivane. Lauren Hawkins and Alexis Wesley are two of the building blocks for the future of the Memphis program. Both players were named to the AllConference Second Team. Jauregui pointed to their achievements as a measuring stick for the team’s growth.
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paint and must shoot a high percentage from the free throw line,” Pastner said. “We have to defend with our feet not our hands.” Woloshin said the changes are detrimental to the game. “The physicality of college basketball is what makes players better, and this takes away from the toughness and athleticism from the NCAA,” he said. Pastner said he believes the NCAA could have gone in a different direction to improve scoring instead of changing officiating. “I would love for the NCAA to go to a 24-second shot clock and a defensive 3-seconds rule,” he said.
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“Across the board we improved,” she said. “We had two players named to all-conference and that shows some improvement. We improved not only in talent but in chemistry as well. If every player improves as an individual, we are a better team.” Redshirt junior Aleksandra Petronijevic also earned recognition for her performance this season. She broke the Tigers’ singlegame and season records for digs in the last week of competition. With 38 digs against University of Central Florida last Wednesday, Petronijevic broke the single-game record and put herself in position to break the season record in the last game of the year against University of South Florida. In the victory, the redshirt junior added 23 more digs to her career stats and set a new single-season record with 645 total. “She (Petronijevic) has never been one to promote herself and she’s always been about the team,” Jauregui said. “I feel great as a coach when a player that is like that gets an individual award. I’m proud of her and look forward to the opportunity to set up a great senior season for her next year.”
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sports@dailyhelmsman.com In any profession, the life of a manager can be demanding. Basketball team management is no different. DeVante Jones, head manager of the University of Memphis men’s basketball team and junior political science major, said when he walks into the Finch Center there is no time for lounging. “If you don’t have night duty, it’s kind of an off-day, but when you’re in this building you’re working,” he said. Everyday, it is these individuals who maintain the U of M basketball practice facilities. The managers arrive at the Finch Center 45 minutes before practice so they can set the court, which means placing fresh towels at both ends of the floor, getting the coaches’ boxes of gum in order, ensuring water bottles are full and cold, setting the mats and slipknots for players to wipe their feet, putting the coaches’ clipboards on the floor and making sure players’ jerseys and shorts are clean and ready each day. “That’s why you come 45 minutes before, so if you run into a problem or any issue you can get it solved before practice starts,” Jones said. Including Jones, there are seven managers getting the job done for the men’s team, one for each day of the week. The managers rotate the night duty shifts, which include washing the practice gear for coaches and players, cleaning the kitchen and putting away leftover food. “The players will come eat it the next day or the janitors will come get it, but we don’t throw any food away,” Jones said. “They have to have this place spotless for the next morning, and every
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Two managers for the University of Memphis’ men’s basketball Tigers take on the Nicholls State University Colonels. selecting potential candidates. manager has his own night.” “It’s a very big commitment, Assist ant direc tor of Operations Julian Swartz said but it’s a two-way street,” he said. this year’s group of managers has “They are tremendously helping been excellent and he is excited our program, but, individually, it’s a great thing for their future.” to work with them. Senior accounting major and Swartz manages the managers and said he looks for passion, video manager James White said selflessness through service and he could attest to that statement. “I’m studying accounting, general pro-active manner when
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