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Tickets sold out for UM “The Phantom of the Opera” musical

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BY CHRISTINA HOLLOWAY News Reporter

Tickets for the University of Memphis production of “The Phantom of the Opera” went on sale Jan. 30 at noon. The box office staff worked hard to keep up with the demand of customers who had been waiting in line since 9:30 a.m.

The ticket booth at the Theatre and Communication building was packed with throngs of people as tickets for The University of Memphis’ production of “The Phantom of the Opera” went on sale Monday. Tickets for all eight showings were sold out when the box office closed at 4 p.m., but those who didn’t manage to grab one aren’t out of luck. The lobby of the theater

building was filled with people, stretching down a side hallway from the time the tickets went on sale until the office closed at 4 p.m. Those without a ticket who still want to see the play were told to show up on the night of a performance an hour beforehandto be put on a waiting list. U of M students Cole Sanders and Matthew Schwartz waited in line for two hours to buy their tickets. The two are required to see a production for class and said they thought the show

would be the best one attend. “It also happens to be one of my favorite musicals,” said Sanders, a freshman accounting major. Cindy Uphoff waited in line to buy tickets for her niece, who lives in Oklahoma. “My niece told me to come down here and get in line for tickets after she realized that tickets weren’t being sold over the phone,” Uphoff said. After waiting for nearly two hours and being roughly 30 spots away from her turn

The reception is scheduled to take place Friday from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The exhibition opens in the Art Museum on Saturday and runs through March 10. Students can catch a sneak peak of Newton’s “N Is For Nut” and all finalists’ submissions. The reception and exhibition are both free and open to the public. The result of at least nine hours in the wood shop, Newton’s recycled cardboard sculpture stands humbly at about eight inches tall. The sculpture is made of layers of cardboard with an acorn and a but worked into the carefully

molded letter ‘N.’ “I like it because it doesn’t take itself too seriously, and it’s made of recycled materials, demonstrating that you don’t have to spend a ton of money to make fun and meaningful art,” Newton said. Barbara McAdam, deputy editor of ARTnews magazine, will attend the reception as a guest judge. Each year, six awards are presented to students. However, in recognition of The U of M’s 100th anniversary, the Centennial Award was added to the honors this year.

UM’s 29th Annual Student Exhibit to open Saturday BY CRYSTAL FERRARI News Reporter N is for nut. Preschoolers may recite alliterations like these when learning the alphabet, but University of Memphis student Brandi Newton, who has aspirations of becoming an elementary school art teacher, molds a sculpture fashioned after the phrase. Newton, a junior art education major, created a sculpture that was selected for display as a part of the 29th Annual Juried Student Exhibition along with the work of 43 other U of M students.

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in line, she left without tickets for the sold-out Friday night showing. Brian Fruits, graduate assistant in the theater department, said the department didn’t anticipate selling out on the first day. “We anticipated that by the third day we would sell out, but we didn’t expect it to be so packed,” Fruits said. “It was great that students, faculty and people from the community were coming in, wanting to see one of our productions.”

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BY NATE PACKARD Contributing Writer

The English Honors Program and Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, are pairing up for a lecture entitled “Teleology, American Literature and the Problem of Pain,” today from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eric Link, guest speaker and chair of the English department, said he will focus on “God and evil and American literature.” “What I’m looking at is how certain authors in American literature have responded to questions about the problem of pain, the theodicy problem,” he said. Link, who is also the editor of the American Literary Naturalism Newsletter, will show a PowerPoint presentation, followed by a brief question and answer session. “This is the problem of pain—how can one believe in a good and loving God, when the evidence of our senses suggest there’s so much pain and evil in the world,” he said. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

“N” is for Nut by Brandi Newton (made from recycled cardboard and glue).

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Campus Events

Bingham receives Lifetime Achievement Award BY SARA HARRISON News Reporter Rosie Bingham’s self-proclaimed motto, “Leaving it better than I found it” has led her to yet another honorable accomplishment. The University of Memphis is awarding Bingham, vice president of student affairs, with the Authur S. Holmon Lifetime Achievement Award in celebration of Black History Month. The Black Student Association and the Office of Multicultural Affairs will host the ceremony Wednesday at 7 p.m. Bingham started her career with The U of M in 1985 when she was hired as director for the Center for Student Development. She then became assistant vice president for student affairs and student development in 1993. Bingham has been The University’s vice president of student affairs since 2003. In Bingham’s 27 years at The University, she has campaigned for more scholarships and suc-

cessfully lobbied for accessibility funds. “I feel very humbled by this honor and keep finding myself asking ‘Why are they giving this to me?’ But I’m glad they are. People who have just been outstanding haven’t gotten it. I just

— it’s where you end up. They succeed against all odds, no matter what is stacked against them,” said Linda Hall, coordinator of multicultural affairs. This criterion was the driving force behind the selection of Bingham by the students, fac-

“I believe students should learn from every encounter at The University. I want students to succeed at The University and I know they can.” — Rosie Bingham Vice president of student affairs come to work each day and try to do the best I can,” Bingham said. The U of M has been honoring African Americans since 1991. “In some aspect in their lives the honorees are an example. It doesn’t matter the starting point

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ulty and staff of The U of M, Hall said. The ceremony will kick off Black History Month events at The U of M under the theme of “Black Women in American Culture in History.” “Dr. Bingham has so many great qualities. She is a leader

in all aspects and a role model to many,” said Caitlin Fisher, co-chair of Black History Month. In addition to her campus work, Bingham also serves the Memphis community as Chair of the Women’s Foundation for a Great Memphis and a current board member for Leadership Academy and Baptist Women’s Hospital. Nationally, Bingham has served on the Board of Directors for the American Psychological Association, Council of Representatives, the Good Governance and the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. “I believe my job is to be an advocate for students. I have to look out for their needs,” Bingham said. She said one of her biggest goals for The U of M is to focus on student leadership and diversity. “I believe students should learn from every encounter at The University. I want students to succeed at The University and I know they can,” Bingham said.

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A Weekly Devotional For You He Is Not a Beggar! Last time we noted that even today people are polarized by Jesus Christ. Some love Him and want to obey Him. Others either hate Him and His teachings or are indifferent to Him. What is the reason for this? This state of affairs exists because the Lord is sovereign as to whom He reveals Himself. Contrary to common opinion Jesus Christ is not a beggar, plaintively imploring people to accept Him. God sovereignly and successfully reveals Himself to those to whom He wills to do so. In speaking to God the Father, Jesus said, “I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.” (Matt. 11: 25, 26). Speaking to a group who wanted to kill Him, Jesus said, “Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.” (John 8:43). They could obviously hear His audible words, but they did not hear in the sense that they had a spiritual understanding and appreciation of them. He said to this same group, “He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.” Here it is obvious that hearing the words of God and hearing the words of Jesus are synonymous expressions. Do you hear the words of Christ with appreciation? Then He has graciously and sovereignly revealed Himself to you.

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“Don’t Touch Me” by Angee Montgomery, a sculpture made of ties is displayed in the Art Museum.

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from page 1 Other honors to be presented include Best of Show, the Graduate Purchase Award, the Undergraduate Award, two Merit Awards, and the ArtLab Award. “Barbara McAdam was selected as the guest judge because of her stature on a national basis and in the art world. We wanted her to

come and share her experience with the students,” said Richard Lou, chair of the art department. Lisa Abitz, the Art Museum’s assistant director and the show’s organizer for the past 20 years, said the subject matter of the exhibition is as diverse as the mediums represented. “If we all liked the same thing, why would there be vanilla and chocolate ice cream?” Abitz asked.

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Politics

2012 Florida campaigns wrap up

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BY SCOTT POWERS MCT

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich signs an autograph for Maggie Rogers of Winter Park, Fla., after delivering remarks at a rally in Orlando, Fla., on Mon., January 30, 2012.

The two main Republican candidates wound up their Florida primary campaigns Monday night in Central Florida, with Mitt Romney in The Villages retirement community pushing his theme of being the best choice to beat President Barack Obama and Newt Gingrich in Orlando appealing for a late comeback fueled by the party’s disenchanted. “I want America to remain a merit society, an opportunity society where people come here seeking their own dreams and wishing to pursue them,”

Romney told an enthusiastic crowd of several thousand in The Villages. “I don’t want to turn this into an entitlement nation where people think they’re entitled to what their neighbor has and government taking from some.” “We’re going to beat a big lie campaign with a big truth campaign. We’re going to beat a big money campaign with a big people campaign,” Gingrich told a small but screaming gathering of about 150 people at the Orlando Renaissance Airport Hotel, his fifth stop of the day. “We are going to go all the way to Tampa, and we are going to win the nomination.” Their appearances underscored the developments of a fractious, big-spending 10 days in the Sunshine State: Romney holding himself out as the “electable” candidate of the party’s establishment, and Gingrich appealing to disenchanted conservatives — especially tea party members. The latest polls show Romney, the former Massachusetts governor making his second bid for the presidency, with an increasingly solid, double-digit lead among likely Republican voters. But the 2012 primary season has seen dramatic and often sudden voter swings. “If there is one lesson of this campaign season, it is you never know until the votes are cast,” said Peter Freeman, one of Florida’s two Republican national committeemen. Polls show the other two major candidates are non-factors. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas decided to skip Florida. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania abruptly pulled out of the state late last week and spent much of the weekend at the bedside of his ailing 3-year-old daughter. Neither Paul nor Santorum has showed within 10 points of second-place Gingrich. In Orange and Seminole counties, voters on Tuesday also will make choices on a handful of offices and referendums. All voters in Orange can vote on whether the County Commission should have the authority to give property-tax exemptions to companies in certain industries that create jobs. Ocoee and Maitland voters will consider similar questions for their cities. In Maitland, a three-way mayoral race pits incumbent Howard Schieferdecker against former Mayor Doug Kinson and newcomer John Yanchunis. In Winter Park, Mayor Ken Bradley faces a challenge from Nancy Miles in his bid for re-election. And in Ocoee, Commissioner Rosemary Wilsen faces former city employee Nancy Cox. In Lake Mary, voters will consider four charter amendments, including one that would require candidates for City Commission to have lived in the city for at least a year. And in Windermere, a charter amendment would forbid moving the town’s historic schoolhouse from its original site.

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No suits but Giants look all business BY TOM ROCK MCT Back in black? Sorry, it’s at the cleaners. That was the starchy reason Justin Tuck gave when asked why he and his teammates had not embraced what was established four years ago when the Giants showed up for the Super Bowl decked out in all black suits. They were going to a funeral, they said at the time, ready to bury the Patriots’ perfect season. Men in Black II seemed like a natural for this week, one of the last strokes in similarities between the two seasons. But Tuck and his boys bounded off the airplane in Indianapolis on Monday in a rainbow of tans, grays, blues and other hues. Tuck’s quip that his black suit

was being laundered was just one of the reasons they eschewed the pallbearer persona. It was not the main one. “(The season in) ‘07 and this year, it has its similarities, but what we did in ‘07 will not help us one iota come Sunday,” Tuck said. “Two different teams and hopefully, this team can make a name for itself like we did in ‘07. ... We kind of wanted our own identity.” Tuck also had a warning for anyone who wanted to wear black to recapture that old Arizona magic. “This game will not be won off what we did in ‘07 or what we did earlier this year,” he said. “It will not be. And I hope we don’t fall into the trap of believing that. “They’re playing better foot-

ball, better team football, than they were playing in ‘07. But I think we’re playing better team football than we were playing in ‘07, too.” Other than the wardrobe, the Giants have been trying desperately to keep things as close as possible to the schedule of their previous journey to the Super Bowl. That’s one of the reasons Tom Coughlin had the team fly out Monday and not Sunday like the Patriots did. Other than some minor logistical adjustments to the way meetings and classroom sessions will be orchestrated in the team hotel, he’s basically photocopied the itinerary from that successful trip. “This is the path that we followed four years ago,” Coughlin said. “I thought it was a very good one.”

It certainly had a very good result for him and the Giants once. The team’s flight from New Jersey to Indianapolis was, in some ways, like a space age transporter that took them from the mundane world of an NFL team to the electrified world of the Super Bowl. They went through a normal travel-day routine Monday morning, which included some special teams meetings and other details, then boarded the plane without the fanfare or 25,000-person pep rally that the Patriots had. “Same as normal,” guard Chris Snee said. “Everyone was quiet, did their own thing, whether it was watch a movie, take a nap. The same thing we normally do.” But then the wheels touched

down and it was completely different. “You get off and you know you’re at the Super Bowl with the media there and the small red carpet that they laid out there,” Snee said. For many Giants, it was a first experience. For others, it was a much-needed refresher in the madness. “I’ll be honest, I kind of forgot what this feels like,” said safety Antrel Rolle, who played in Super Bowl XLIII with the Cardinals. “Getting off the plane is a remarkable feeling. But most of all, you have to keep your eye on the prize and understand that this is a business trip. We’re not here for fun. We’re not here for anything else but to take care of the Patriots come Sunday night.”

Obituary

Former UM history chair dies BY JACK SIMON News Reporter Abe Kriegel, professor emeritus at The University of Memphis, died suddenly due to an aortic aneurysm Wednesday. Kriegel joined The University in 1964, where he served as the Chair of the history department from 1988 to 1992. He served an instrumental role in developing the Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities and the Bornblum Judaic Studies Program. Kriegel is survived by his wife, Reva, his two daughters, Lara and Miriam, and his brother, Leonard. “The University College has been very comforting, as well as friends and relatives. It has been quite overwhelming,” said Reva Kriegel, his wife of 47 years.

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Lacrosse

Lacrosse coach steps down aren’t accustomed to, but I won’t have any say on how the team is ran.” Senior Ben Jenkins, captain of the lacrosse team, said he was optimistic about the team’s future despite Pavlicek stepping down from his coaching duties. “I know he doesn’t want to leave because this team is his baby, but he is getting married and moving on to better things in his life,” Jenkins said. “Since I’ve been here, the team has improved every year. It’s moving forward and eas-

said. “I really see myself as a shoe-in to help this team get where it needs to be and outline With February right around what we need to do.” the corner, The University of Pavlicek said Giscombe will Memphis lacrosse team prebe a good fit for the team and pares another campaign. This said that he will do a great job season, however, the lacrosse in leading them. team will be missing a key fig“Al comes from a great ure on the sideline. lacrosse background,” he said. Ryan Pavlicek, the program “He knows when to be intense, founder who has also served as but he also can have that calmthe club’s coach, stepped down ing effect. This is a junior-andfrom his duties voluntarily senior-laden team and we have for reasons that he deemed as assistants still in place, so the “only positive.” ingredients for success are all “There are absolutely no negthere.” ative reasons Jenkins, a forfor my deparmer teammate here are absolutely ture,” Pavlicek of Giscombe, said. “I’m getsaid that it was no negative reasons for my ting married a great move for this spring and I departure. I’m getting married the program. want to put my “Based on this spring and I want to put my having focus into my played marriage. There with him last focus into my marriage.” are going to be year, I think he times where I will be a great — Ryan Pavlicek wish I hadn’t fit,” Jenkins Lacrosse club founder and coach made that decisaid. “There is sion, but at the going to be a end of the day it is for my ing into a more player-involved higher level of player involvefamily, and that is what’s most atmosphere.” ment, but as long as everyone important.” Graduate student Alfonso steps up to the plate I think Pavlicek has watched the Giscombe will be taking over everything will be alright.” club grow over the years and as coach. Giscombe has deep With lights now installed was adamant that he was not lacrosse roots as a former player at Memorial Field on the leaving the program altogether. for Damatha High School in the University’s campus, the team “I’m still going to be in con- Baltimore area. He expressed will have to compete less for tact with Bob (Winn, associ- his excitement for the upcom- practice time to prepare for the ate athletic director for exter- ing season and the challenges season. nal affairs) and CRIS (Campus ahead. The team is set to open the Recreation and Intramural “I’m a really energetic guy season Feb. 18 against Rhodes Services),” Pavlicek said. “I’ll and want to run this team with College. However, that date is help the guys with things they input from all the players,” he subject to change.

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Hockey

Thomas boycotts White House visit with Bruins BY MARK HERRMANN MCT Players who are present for the NHL All-Star weekend say there is enough talent here to offset the absences of the sport’s two biggest names, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. Among those who hold that opinion is Bruins goalie Tim Thomas, who this week turned absence into a major story. Thomas, the Cup-winning goalie who skipped the Bruins’ White House visit, explained on his Facebook page, his belief that the federal government had grown too unwieldy. He said it was not partisan, but his decision was seen by some people as a snub of President Barack Obama. The goalie did not talk about his reasoning during All-Star media day, having vowed on Facebook not to comment publicly, but he could not avoid discussing the fallout. It was a prime topic at an event that is without Crosby, who still is trying to overcome effects of a concussion, and Ovechkin, who chose not to come after he was suspended by the league for having left his feet to deliver a hit. “I think there are a lot of guys who are going to shine

down the road. They have already started to let their stars shine,” Thomas said of the players here for the AllStar Game on Sunday. But that reply came amid several questions about his one-person boycott. “Everything that I said and did was as an individual, not as a representative of the Boston Bruins,” Thomas said. “All it has to do with is me, but it’s separate from hockey. That’s my personal life, those are my personal views, those are my personal beliefs. It has nothing to do with hockey, it has nothing to do with this All-Star Game. “I don’t think I should address stuff that was made up out of thin air. I would really appreciate it if people would leave my teammates and my family out of it,” he said. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, who also is captain of one of the two All-Star teams for the game Sunday, said Thomas’ decision has not affected team chemistry. He made a point of choosing Thomas second, ahead of Penguins star Evgeni Malkin, when sides were chosen Thursday. “I think that was a show of support,” Thomas said, “and it was greatly appreciated.”

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Barton leads the way as Tigers take down Marshall BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor

scorer DeAndre Kane added 15 points. The victory sets up a top Marshall guard Damier Pitts two showdown in Conference said the team would have the USA on Wednesday. Memphis upper hand when they faced and Southern Miss each have Memphis on 6-1 records in Saturday. Will C-USA, with was very proud of the guys USM currently Barton emphatically disagreed. sitting in first for finding a way to win. From The sophoplace with a more guard defense to rebounding, we found superior overscored 29 points a way to win. In the end, we won all record. on 11-of-20 The winner of the game from getting stops on We d n e s d a y ’ s shooting and grabbed eight matchup will the defensive end. ” boards en route take sole posses— Josh Pastner to an 83-76 vicsion of first place Head basketball coach tory over the in the league. Thundering “It’s going to Herd in front be a tough road of 17,337 at FedExForum. Tarik Johnson’s 21 points. 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