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On a scale of one to seven, seven being the highest approval and one being disapproval, how would University of Memphis campus services rank? According to surveys conducted by the U of M during the fall 2013 semester, students seem to be mostly satisfied by faculty and services.
Nearly 33,000 questionnaires were sent out and 12.8 percent of those were filled out, according to an email sent from Interim President Brad Martin’s office. It also offered anyone a complete copy of the results upon request. The form made statements about campus services and asked students to rank how true each statement was. The seven areas covered by the form were academic advising,
financial aid, housing, recruitment office, registrar office and transfer student services. Though the official results were not yet available, a working draft was sent to those who requested a copy. The largest number of responses came in for academic advising at 1,343, while the lowest replies came from transfer student services at 289.
Director of Student Affairs Learning and Assessment Daniel A. Bureau was a member of the team that created the survey. “When you consider survey research, you hope to get as many respondents as possible. The reality is that you might only get ten to fifteen percent,” Bureau said. “What you want is that fraction to represent the diversity on campus, which
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Students to perform Cold War-themed “Chess”
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mandy Heath, a technical theater graduate student, works as the lighting designer for the musical “Chess.”
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news@dailyhelmsman.com A story of love and political tension is coming to the University Theater on Feb. 22. “Chess,” which takes place during the 1980’s World Chess Championship, is embedded with the high-intensity of the Cold War, as both the Russian and American protagonist fight for love and a world champion
title. Famed lyricist Tim Rice wrote the play in 1984 and reached out to members of the Swedish chart-toppers ABBA, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, to write the music. The duo also wrote the music for the hit musical “Mama Mia!” “I love this musical, it’s been around since the mid-80’s,” Director Stephen Hancock said. “I even had the original cast
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album. It’s always been really popular due to the rock nature of the album.” Although the play was shadowed in the U.S. by some of Rice’s more notable work, “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the play has received top reviews in the UK and throughout Europe, coming in seventh at the BBC Radio 2’s listener poll for the
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U.K.’s “Number One Essential Musicals.” Hancock, who is also an associate professor and artistic director for the theatre department, said the play’s complex meanings can be broken into three distinct, yet connected, layers. “First and foremost, it’s a love story. Obviously, it’s about an international chess match, but
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Member of Bruno Mars’ band debuts solo performance By Hannah Bailey
news@dailyhelmsman.com Snow fell over Poplar Avenue as hoodie-clad musicians packed up their instruments after a rehearsal session in Amro Music’s upstairs recital hall last Thursday. Despite their age, the young band is comprised of seasoned veterans in the music industry who could write a book about the experiences they have had on stage. However, this rehearsal was different. Bruno Mars’ trombone player and 24-year-old Memphian Kameron Whalum stepped to the forefront of the stage and grabbed the microphone. He counted off the first song and led the band in preparation for his debut solo show at Beale Street’s Hard Rock Cafe. Behind Whalum stood pianist John Fossit and bassist Jamareo Artis, fellow members of Bruno Mars’ band The Hooligans, who flew into Memphis with Whalum from New York City after recently performing at the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show. Memphis resident and drummer Anthony Knox sat next to electric guitarist Noah Hernandez, who flew in from Los Angeles for the special gig. Whalum handpicked the members of his band, and, at the beginning of the year, he individually called them. In the midst of already hectic schedules, his debut concert was much anticipated. Earlier Thursday morning, Whalum and Hernandez performed on News Channel 5’s “Live at 9.” Whalum sang a soulful R&B rendition of Radiohead’s “High & Dry,” giving viewers a sneak peak into the debut show. “A lot of people know me for
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Nevada officials won’t defend gay marriage ban By Sandra Chereb Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada’s attorney general and governor said Monday that they won’t defend the state’s gay marriage ban when it goes before a federal appeals court, saying that a recent court decision makes the state’s arguments supporting its constitutional amendment “no longer defensible.” Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, in a motion filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said Nevada’s legal arguments defending the voterapproved prohibition aren’t viable after the court’s recent ruling that potential jurors cannot be removed from a trial during jury selection solely because of sexual orientation. “After thoughtful review and analysis, the state has determined that its arguments grounded upon equal protection and due process are no longer sustainable,” Masto said in a statement. Nevada’s move comes as the federal government and courts around the country in recent months have chipped away at laws the prohibit marriage and benefits for same-
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reason, concluding that they violate the U.S. Constitution’s promise of equal protection under the law. Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican seeking re-election this year, said he agreed with the Democratic attorney general’s action. “Based upon the advice of the attorney general’s office and their interpretation of relevant case law, it has become clear that this case is no longer defensible in court,” Sandoval said in an email to The Associated Press. The state’s move was hailed by gay rights advocates and civil
libertarians. “This is fantastic evidence the state has recognized that equality for all people in Nevada and certainly across the country is of utmost important,” said Tod Story, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. The state’s move was an aboutface from January, when the attorney general’s office filed a lengthy brief supporting the gay marriage ban that voters approved in 2002. Eight same-sex couples, some married for decades, sued the state, arguing that the law is unconstitutional. A federal judge in Reno upheld the law in 2012, sending it to the appeals court in San Francisco. One of the plaintiffs, Caren Jenkins, said she was delighted by the development, though it doesn’t mean gay marriages are imminent in Las Vegas’ wedding chapels. “This issue is far from resolved. The constitutionality issue still needs to be dealt with,” Jenkins said. “But it certainly is something to celebrate.” Tara Borelli, senior attorney with Lambda Legal, a gay rights advocacy group that represented the couples, said Nevada’s move is “a signal there’s no longer any excuse to defend this discrimination.” “I think it will send a powerful message to the court that no Nevada official is willing to defend the ban any longer,” she said. Leaders with the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, a conservative group that pushed for Nevada’s gay marriage ban, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. In an initial brief supporting the
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playing trombone,” Whalum said. “People may know I sing or they might not, so this is going to be me putting out what I do.” The Overton High graduate began singing as a toddler, playing the bass guitar when he was nine years old and practicing the trombone at age 10, which he “stuck seriously with” from that moment onward. As a child, Whalum was exposed to the impassioned sounds of The New Olivet Baptist Church where his father and grandfather preached as a reverend. His uncle Kirk Whalum became a Grammy Awardwinning jazz saxophonist and songwriter. Kenneth Whalum III, his older brother, grew to be a New York songwriter who worked with Jay Z, Sean “P Diddy” Combs, 50 Cent, Snoop Dog, Beyoncé and Al Green — just to name a few. Growing up, he was constantly exposed to musicians that influenced him to follow his passion. With music streaming through his blood, and plenty through his ears, Whalum draws influences from genres across the board. Throughout his life, jazz, blues, pop, rock, gospel and even country have inspired his song writing. After graduating from Overton High in 2007, Whalum attended Morehouse University in Atlanta before coming to the University of Memphis. He then moved to New York City and attended the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in 2011 — where everything changed. “I got a phone call saying Bruno wanted a horn section,” Whalum said. “A week later they flew me to Los Angeles where we preformed for the American Idol finale.” Over the past three years, Whalum has traveled the world, playing sold out arenas. A huge Tiger fan, Whalum sported a personalized Memphis Tigers basketball jersey given to him by the University of Memphis basketball team while performing for 111.5 million viewers at the Super Bowl. Before that, he had played twice at The Grammy Awards. If the success he garnered over the last three years has gone to his head, it doesn’t show. Soft spoken and laidback, he recounts that playing with Bruno has been “pretty cool.” According to Whalum, working with Mars is anything but intimidating. “We hit it off real quick,” Whalum said of Bruno’s relationship with the band on tour. “We are a family. We are brothers.” As the halftime show would display, touring and performing with Bruno Mars requires more from a band member than just playing an instrument. While on stage, not only does Whalum play trombone, but he also dances and sings backup vocals. His solo debut at the Hard
www.dailyhelmsman.com Rock Cafe is just a snapshot of what Whalum envisions for his future, noting that he is quite ambitious. “Eventually, maybe down the line, when I am done with Bruno, I would like to have my own album, my own sold out tours, albums and Grammys,” Whalum said. Friday night’s show sold out, leaving standing room only and closed doors for fans who arrived late. Whalum rocked the stage with cover songs of Drake, Prince, Al Green and Radiohead along with three original songs. According to the Memphis musician, touring with Bruno Mars is just a step in the direction of where he wants to put his feet. “I wouldn’t rather be doing anything else,” he said. “It’s what I wanted to do growing up. It’s all coming true. All my dreams are coming true.”
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Memphian Kameron Whalum of Bruno Mars’ band The Hooligans shows off vocals during his solo debut performance at The Hard Rock Cafe Feb. 7.
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I believe it does.” Jared Rodgers, economic and financing sophomore, said he was one of the 1,343 students who responded. He was not surprised by the results. Rodgers lives in the residence halls as required by his leadership scholarship. He said he enjoys living on campus as it allows him to get more involved with college life. “I marked ‘strongly agree’ on many of the questions,” Rodgers said. Abigail Chaney, marketing freshmen, was one of the 337 students who filled out the section concerning campus housing. She said on the survey she gave high marks for statements like “I am happy I chose to live in the residence hall” and “Facilities are adequate.” There was also a section that allowed for students to answer open-ended questions. “The only complaint I have is that the bathroom drains are always clogged,” she said. Not all students who filled out forms were able to answer every question posed in the survey. Chaney was allowed to answer questions about housing but was excluded from other sections of the questionnaire. “I answered every one of these question,” Rodgers said as he flipped through the working draft of the survey. “Except I know they didn’t ask me anything concerning the
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 • 5 Bursar’s office.” According to Bureu, the Bursar, financial aid and registrar sections were all chosen from a random sample of undergraduate and graduate students. “The other four areas were limited to students who had dealings with those particular departments in the last nine months,” Bureau said. Not everyone agreed with the results of the survey. Taylor Hopkins, history and anthropology sophomore, filled out the survey last fall and laughed when she saw the percentages reported on certain questions. She said that 80 percent of those living on campus did not understand the policies of living in the residence halls. “I was so confused by so many of the rules,” Hopkins said. “Students would have shot glasses and not realize that alcohol paraphernalia was prohibited.” Hopkins said she complained about maintenance problems not only on the survey but to the residential advisors. These problems eventually led her to move out of the Living Learning Complex. Although overall ratings were high, Bureau said there is still room for progress and the comments students wrote in the survey will be used to increase overall quality. “We are not perfect. There were some testimonials that were not favorable,” Bureau said. “Not everyone has had the best experience, so our goal will be to improve in those areas.”
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it’s also set during the height of the Cold War so it’s about U.S.Soviet tension and political relationships,” Hancock said. “The story is about the game of love, the game of chess and the game of politics.” According to Hancock, the timing of the U of M decision’s to perform the classic musical, due to the 22nd Annual Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, couldn’t be more relevant. “It’s kind of like we’re still in a hard freeze or a frost right now with Russia about our defense strategies and with their stance on homosexuality,” Hancock said. However, assistant professor of musical theater Jacob Allen, who also is performing the lead role of American chess player Freddie Trumper, said that struggles and lessons within the play are much deeper and relatable than the international conflicts depicted. “In general, we as people often lock heads over things, even interpersonally,” Allen said. “We can all relate to having an issue with someone that’s unresolved in some way. That’s the way the story can connect
with all of us.” According to Allen, the play focuses on these issues but on a grander scale since dealing with two titanic political powers. “We all have experiences in our own lives where we’ve come in to conflict with somebody and have had to figure that out in our own way, it’s sort of like holding up a mirror to yourself in a way,” he said. The love affairs throughout the story consist of Freddie, often referred to as “the American,” and his Russian opponent, Anatoly Sergievsky. Triangularlove conflicts with Freddie’s chess second (coach, assistant, advisor) Florence Vassy, who is played by sophomore musical theater major, Allison Huber. “It’s kind of a sad story. My character Florence, who is the chess second to Freddie and is also in a relationship with him, although it’s on the last legs. She ends up falling for his Russian opponent and leaves Freddie for him,” Huber, 20, said. “It’s a love story, but it’s about two governments getting along throughout this chess tournament and tensions between them.” Drake Bailey, theater performance major, said this musical will also be a lot more entertaining for students as opposed
to more traditionally-scored performances. “I think that students will have a great time. The musical numbers are almost like radio music compared to the big brass sounds you typically hear,” 20-year-old Bailey said. “I think parts will hit close to home, students will have a great time and be moved by the show.” Bailey, who won an Ostrander Award for his performance in “The Government Inspector” last spring, said an actor’s job is to capture real emotions and tell real stories. He believes this is an excellent example of just that. “I think as theater students, our job is to tell real stories ultimately about real people, these are all real emotions and our based off real circumstances. As actors we try to tell the real stories as much as possible,” Bailey said. “It’s a lot harder to be in the theater than people would think. We do a lot of work with analyzing text, really documenting these events.” “Chess” will be performed from Feb. 20 to Feb. 22 and Feb. 27 to March 1. All of the performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Students can get free tickets from the box office in the Theater Building with their student IDs.
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Tigers’ Ta es “I like figure skating because of the costumes and elegance.” Kayci Henline, Health promotion and lifestyle management sophomore
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law, the state argued that Nevada’s constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman is a legitimate state interest, “motivated by the state’s desire to protect and perpetuate traditional marriage.” But the same day Nevada’s brief was filed, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit issued a ruling in another case that changed the legal dynamics and left the attorney general’s office immediately rethinking the state’s position. The court found that potential jurors could not be excluded from jury duty based on sexual orientation, extending to gays and lesbians a civil right that the U.S. Supreme Court has previously promised only to women and racial minorities. Nevada lawmakers last year took the first step toward repealing the constitutional ban on gay marriage. If legislators approve Senate Joint Resolution 13 again next year, it would go to voters on the 2016 ballot. Federal courts in other states have struck down similar bans,
“Figure skating is really cool, they have such graceful movements. And if they mess up, all or nothing.” Jerry Lovelace, Pre-med biology sophomore
most recently in Utah and Oklahoma. Currently, 17 states allow gay marriage. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing the cases out of Utah and Oklahoma, with hearings scheduled for both in mid-April. Experts say the rulings could represent an emerging legal consensus that will carry the issue back to the Supreme Court. Earlier Monday, the Justice Department began instructing its employees to give lawful same-sex marriages full and equal recognition to the greatest extent possible under the law. The policy announced over the weekend by Attorney General Eric Holder means same-sex spouses cannot be compelled to testify against each other, should be eligible to file for bankruptcy jointly, and are entitled to the same rights and privileges as federal prison inmates in opposite-sex marriages. Holder cited the Supreme Court ruling in June that struck down a provision in the Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
“I like all the sports, but snowboarding is the first that came to mind.”
Sammy Isom, Sociology junior
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Evidence that He is God Last time we saw that Jesus Christ cannot be regarded as a good man, if He is not God. He plainly claimed to be God, as we shall soon see. If He were not God, He was either a blatant liar or a deluded lunatic. The Scriptures are plain that Jesus Christ is indeed God incarnate. In Matthew 1: 23 He is called “Emmanuel” which means “God with us.” In John 20: 28 the disciple Thomas called Him “my Lord and my God,” and was not rebuked by Him for doing so. Acts 20: 28 says that it was God who “purchased the church with His own blood.” This is an unmistakable reference to His death on the cross. In Hebrews 1: 8, God the Father called the Son “God.” On many occasions, Jesus Christ received worship, but only God is to be worshipped. The apostle Paul refused to receive worship in Acts 14: 8-18. An angel would not allow the apostle John to worship Him in Revelation 22: 9. However, speaking of Jesus Christ, God the Father said “And let all the angels of God worship him.” (Heb. 1: 6). In John 8: 58 Jesus Christ referred to Himself as the “I Am.” This plainly identifies Him with the Jehovah of Exodus 3: 14. From this and much other evidence, one who holds the New Testament to be a part of the inspired word of God has no other choice than to acknowledge that Jesus Christ is, indeed, God manifest in the flesh.
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“Ski jump, that flying squirrel thing.”
Chris Fears, Criminal justice sophomore
“Figure skating and snowboarding.”
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Softball shaping up swing to start season By Corey Carmichael
sports@dailyhelmsman.com After leaving Alabama with a 1-3 record, the University of Memphis softball team has several things to be happy about. The team has not had much outdoor practice time because of the arctic Memphis weather this year, and the 2014 squad features several players making their first appearances as everyday positional players, including four freshman who started in at least three of the games last weekend. Head coach Natalie Poole said there were several things to take away from the 2014 Troy Subway Invitational, and the team is looking at what they’re doing right and what they need to correct as opposed to their wins and losses. “With three one-run ball games, we were in all of the games this weekend,” Poole said. “Our offense could have had a better presence this weekend. We need to work on that and to play with confidence and control at the plate.” The Tigers opened the tournament with a win against Middle Tennessee State University. In their first game of the season, Memphis scored two runs in the first inning, each from RBI doubles, the first by freshman infielder Brittany Vaughn and the second by senior infielder Kelly Braman. MTSU responded in the sixth with a two-out two-run home run. In the bottom of the seventh, the score was tied with a runner on third and two outs. Tigers’ senior outfielder
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Freshman Christian Novak from Nevada High School in missouri, earned the win in her first collegiate start. She registered five strikeouts in six innings of work. Ijiah Hargrove reacted to an infield that was shifted too far back and laid down a bunt that gave sophomore outfielder Wheeler Hill enough time to cross home and score the gamewinning run for the Tigers. Freshman Christian Novak got the nod as the starter and threw five strikeouts in her six frames. Coach Poole said that Hargrove
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made the decision to bunt based on what she saw from the defense. It surprised MTSU, working to perfection. “She did a nice job of reading the defense,” Poole said. “At times we direct the players on situations, we had conversations about the options in those situations, and often times we let them take the initiative.” In two of the next three games, the Tigers were down one run going into the seventh, but failed to come back in either game. Memphis senior Ellen Roberts, an Australian native, was the starting pitcher in both of those games and finished the weekend with 12 1/3 innings pitched, striking out
nine and yielding five earned runs. Memphis played four games in three days in Alabama, but they continue tournament play with five games in three days this upcoming weekend at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational in Lafayette, La. The Tigers start the tournament on Friday afternoon with a doubleheader, playing Michigan — the fifth ranked team in the nation — as well as the 13th ranked team in the nation and tournament host the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Poole’s squad will also play Valparaiso University on Sunday and Boston College on Friday night and again Saturday morning.
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Coach Poole said the team will work on situational hitting this week and defensive situations, and she hopes to get some work outdoors before the tournament. With a week between games, the team gets a lot of time to practice before their heavy weekend workload. “Five games is a little much, but this many games gives us an opportunity to recover quickly,” Poole said. “We have chances to redeem ourselves. This many games definitely helps the nerves, and the tournaments should help to get our offensive groove going.”
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Tigers overcome deficit to beat Bulldogs By Hunter Field
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The crowd of 18,248 at FedExForum had fallen out of the game and lost hope in a Memphis victory on Saturday, but senior guard Joe Jackson — listed generously at 6 feet and 1 inch — met Gonzaga’s 7-foot-1 center Przemek Karnowski at the rim and blocked a dunk that would have pushed the Bulldog’s lead to 13. Suddenly, the No. 20 University of Memphis men’s basketball team was getting stops and turning those stops into points on the offensive end. The crowd roared along with the Tigers’ momentum that carried them to a 60-54 win over the Zags — ranked 23rd at the time before falling out of the top 25 on Monday. The improbable block — the type of play Tiger fans talk about for decades after — ignited a 7-0 run by the U of M (18-5, 7-3 AAC) to pull within striking distance of the Bulldog lead, but it did more than that according to Memphis head coach Josh Pastner, who said the crowd was the loudest he has ever heard since beginning his stint in Memphis. “Joe Jackson’s block on the seven-footer gave us the spark that we needed to pull off the win,” the fifth-year coach said after the game. “That block started the run we needed. The crowd also had a huge influence on the way we finished the game.” The Zags (21-4, 11-1 West Coast) bolted out on another small run of their own, but nine points by Memphis’ senior guard Michael Dixon Jr. gave the Tigers the final push they needed to overtake the Bulldogs with a minute and 47 seconds left en route to their third top-25 win of the season. At the half, Memphis trailed by only three after jumping out to a 12-5 lead to the start the game, but the Tigers went cold from the field shooting an atrocious 9 for 34 from the field in the first half and 19-55 in the game. Chris Crawford, Memphis’ senior guard, made three of his six shots from behind the arc and kept the struggling Memphis offense afloat for a short stretch. The Zags came out of the locker room at halftime like a team on a mission, scoring on their first eight possessions. Dixon said the energy of this game rivaled the last ESPN GameDay he played in while at Missouri against Kansas, and
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Senior guard Joe Jackson scored only 10 points in Memphis’ win over Gonzaga, but his biggest contribution came on the defensive end when he blocked the Zags’ 7-foot-1 center, igniting his team and the crowd. these are the types of game he loves to compete in. “The fans were great,” the
Missouri transfer said. “These are the types of games you have to win to be a great team.”
In addition to a doubledigit deficit, foul trouble made a win seem unlikely for
the deflated crowd and Tiger bench. Sophomore forward Shaq Goodwin picked up his fourth foul with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game. Freshman big man Dominic Woodson had already received a flagrant two, which results in ejection, for a foul earlier in the second half, and freshman Austin Nichols struggled to do anything effectively on either end of the floor the entire night. The other reserve, senior David Pellom, has been nursing a knee injury and didn’t look like himself all night. Pastner — searching for an answer and spark — turned to freshman forward Nick King. King has averaged only 10.3 minutes per game this season — mostly against subpar opponents, but he burst into the game against the Zags to give the Tigers a much needed spark, grabbing four key offensive rebounds in the second half and scoring six huge points. Pastner and all the Memphis players lavished praise on the freshman after the game. “Nick was ready when he was called,” Crawford said. “We fed off his energy even though he’s just a freshman.” King, whose biggest game of the season came against a top-25 Oklahoma State team in Stillwater, Okla., said he loves the big stage and moments. “You’ve always got to be ready,” King, who didn’t expect to play such big minutes, said. “I love the packed crowd and big games. Some players get nervous, but I love it.” The Blue and Gray finish their home stand with a conference game on Wednesday against Central Florida at the FedExForum. The game tips off at 7 p.m. and will be shown on ESPNU.
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