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news@dailyhelmsman.com An art professor who has been an outspoken critic of the University of Memphis’ administration said he was threatened with criminal prosecution and the loss of his faculty senate seat for stenciling messages on University buildings over winter break. Cedar Nordbye, associate professor, accused University administrators of harassing him for exercising his right to free speech. An artist by profession, Nordbye used acrylic ink to stencil the message “The University of Memphis is NOT a business” on four campus buildings right after Christmas. “It does disturb me that the administration would seek punitive action when I had not been found guilty of any crime,” Nordbye said. “It seems to me that the administration was seeking to suppress free speech and to discourage any questioning of their party line about the nature of our University.” Nordbye said the purpose behind the index-card sized stencil was to pose a question to members of the University community. “We are at a crossroad in public

news@dailyhelmsman.com Oscar Wilde once said that experience is the one thing that you can’t get for nothing. The Experience Counts campaign at the University of Memphis is echoing that sentiment by helping adult and nontraditional students start or finish their degree while turning some of those experiences into college credits. The campaign will host a series of open houses, or information sessions, over the next two months

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Nearly half of students fresh out of college will face unemployment, according to recent research done by Jaison R. Abel, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. “For recent college graduates, finding a good job has indeed become more difficult,” he writes. However, the University of Memphis’ Spring Career and Internship Expo hopes to make the process of finding a job easier. While graduates may be living in fear of unemployment, working hard while in college may pay

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A few undisclosed locations on campus are stenciled with “The University of Memphis is NOT a business.” higher education where we may move towards a corporate business model approach to higher learning,” Nordbye said in a statement to campus police on Jan. 14 . “A lot of faculty on this campus and across

the country are very concerned that we may be losing touch with what is most important with what we do.” Police were informed about the acrylic-ink stencils when Richard

Ranta, dean of the college of communication and fine arts, filed a complaint on Jan. 8. Unaware of who was behind the images on the campus buildings at the time,

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Program offers non-traditional students chance to turn life experience into credits By Patrick Lantrip

Students Dress for the Job They Want

that will be held on Feb. 20 in Collierville at the Carrier Center room 116, March 6 in Millington at the Millington Center room 132 A, B and C and March 20 again in Brister Hall 220. “The information sessions are a way for students to come and get information on topics such as academic advising, the admissions process, financial aid, veteran services, scholarships and the Experiential Learning Credit program,” University College Office Associate Marina Barrett said. “We wanted to be a one stop shop for students so that instead of them

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going to different departments on campus, we’d have all the departments in one place.” The Experiential Learning Credit aspect of the campaign is not just limited to incoming students. Instead, it is an ongoing program that all current non-traditional or adult students are eligible for. “The goal of the program is to help nontraditional students use not only their experiences, but their learning outcome to earn college level credits,” Interim Director for Experienced-based Learning Kelly Penwell said. Penwell said that it is not just the

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experience, but what was learned from the experience. Some examples include skills acquired in the workplace, military training, certifications, entrepreneurial training and even a hobby. A student can earn up to 30 credit hours for past work. “It’s a highly individualized and very independent process,” Penwell said. “When you receive an award of credit, that award has been determined by a faculty evaluator. They are the people that determine how many credits the

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Students seek out virtual careers By Hannah Bailey

news@dailyhelmsman.com Carol Valencia is working as a marketing intern this spring semester but not in a cubicle. Lounging at home in her pajamas or on the go from her smart phone, she writes blog posts, updates social media platforms and engages weekly in twitter chats for a branding firm without stepping foot in an office. As a full-time managerial economics student at the University of California Davis, working an internship online gives Valencia the flexibility to also work a parttime job on campus as an academic peer advisor. “I do have deadlines, but I don’t

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off, according to the Assistant Director of Career Services Courtney Book. In Book’s opinion, students can increase their odds of finding well-paying jobs by landing internships during school. She is also one of the coordinators behind the Career and Internship Expo. “(The expo) will provide students with a chance to network with employers.” Book said. “It will also allow these companies to share information about their company about full-time and mentorship opportunities.” There will be representatives from 86 companies, industries, non-profits and government agencies attending the expo including Verizon Communications Inc., Memphis Light Gas and Water, The Commercial Appeal, St. Jude Medical Inc. and The West Clinic.

Book warns students not to come unprepared. Dressing in professional attire and bringing a well proof read résumé can make the difference between making a lasting impression and leaving empty-handed. “(Students) should try to be well-polished,” Book said. “Doing research on the companies can help as well.” Tips for what to wear or how to format a résumé are available on the Career Services websites. Darius Sullivan, accounting senior, was able to find an internship with North Western Mutual when he attended last year’s expo. He said he enjoyed his experience. “We learned the functions of business,” he said. “It gave me real world experiences in sales and financing.” The Spring Career and Internship Expo will be held Wednesday in the University Center Ballroom at 10 a.m. on Feb. 19.

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YaVette Dunn, accounting grad student, and Sharon Peterson, a MALS student, examine a student’s experiential learning portfolio.

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Ranta contacted police services when he saw the same logo on multiple buildings. When asked about the ink paintings, Ranta declined to comment but said he and Nordbye still get along fine just as they did before the incident. “I did not know what it was at the time — just that it didn’t belong there,” Ranta said. The U of M police asked Nordbye to make a statement on Jan. 14. At that time, he was told that police were investigating a vandalism complaint and that he might be charged with a crime. According to campus police, images of Nordbye were captured in surveillance footage. Norbye confirmed he stenciled six times in the Art and Communications Building, three times at Dunn Hall, three times at the Communications and Fine Arts Building and once at the Ned McWherter Library. “Also, I hoped by using very official-looking text, it might appear as though the University was asking a question about itself,” he said in the statement. Nordbye said he did not think it was vandalism but was willing to work with the University to help get it cleaned up. No criminal prosecution was taken, but Nordbye was threatened to have his position as committee chair on the faculty senate taken away. According to him, an unknown

portfolio is evaluated for. We coach through the process and directions.” The ELC does not just vary from one major to another. “It varies depending on the individual because each of us have our own unique pathway,” Penwell said. Another center that offers aid to non-traditional students is Adult and Commuter Student Services. Director of Adult and Commuter Services Joy Stout said balancing school with other obligations such as work, family and financial responsibilities are among some of the typical challenges adult students face. Some of the benefits that Adult and Commuter Services offer include child care referrals, adult student scholarships and adult studentoriented seminars such as personal finances and stress management. “It is very common for those who have been in the workforce to return to school due to the economic situation or unemployment,” Stout said. “Adult students have a wealth of experience and knowledge gained from professional employment experiences. Now is the time for them to take advantage of experiential learning credit opportunities.” For students interested in getting more information, they can visit the University College in 218 Brister Hall or check online at memphis. edu/univcoll/experiencecounts.

administrator from the president’s office contacted the Faculty Senate Executive Committee. Nordbye represents the Art Department on the faculty senate. After a vote, the committee ultimately decided to take no such action, but Nordbye was required to speak to the faculty senate at its Jan. 28 meeting and apologize for taking up the time of the campus police and the maintenance staff that had to clean up the stencils. However, he defended the message and statement he was trying to make. During recent faculty senate meetings, Nordbye has repeatedly questioned and sometimes criticized University administrators for efforts to change the university budget model and close the budget gap. “I think that through the administration’s effort to remove me from my senate position, there was an effort made to intimidate me and to discourage the kind of free speech that I was engaged in,” Nordbye said. Nordbye said the actions taken against him would not stop him from trying to get the message across that public universities should not be run like businesses. One of the stenciled messages is still visible on the front of the newspaper box in front of the McWherter Library. “I would like to encourage all members of the community to speak out in any way that they can to fight for the survival of the soul of this unique university and to make a stand in our national struggle,” Nordbye said.

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have to be at an office and have someone watch over me to get the tasks done,” Valencia said. Virtual internships, also called remote internships, allow students to complete all work off-site. A computer with Internet access and the self-discipline to get work done, is all that is required for the job. Technology and social media growth has spurred the popularity and demand for virtual internships. Media and marketing businesses are some of the biggest industries using virtual interns because much of the work in these fields is done exclusively online. Start-up companies in particular are realizing the benefits, and low overhead, of hiring virtual interns versus in-office interns. Place based internships can be inaccessible to students who don’t live in large metropolitan cities, where some traditional internships are held and attract students on summer break. Employers located in smaller cities have a hard time attracting interns and often turn to virtual interns. Alexandra Patterson, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill library science graduate student, has completed seven virtual internships, three of which she worked while studying abroad. “I went to a really small school, Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, that wasn’t close to many metropolitan areas,” Patterson said. “When I realized that I wouldn’t have the opportunity to do traditional internships during the school year, I put feelers out about virtual opportunities.” Patterson liked that she could fit a virtual internship into her schedule along with having the ability to break internship tasks into chunks that she could complete throughout a day. “Most of my internships required between 10 to 20 hours a week,” Patterson said. “For the first few weeks, I had Skype calls with employers to train and learn the ropes, but after that I was on my own. The tasks were pretty standard — write this article, upload this webpage.” The University of Memphis Experiential Learning Lab, a department within the University

www.dailyhelmsman.com College, posts internships that accrue college credit as well as give students the ability to earn college credits for past work experiences. “We receive some internships from companies that ask for a remote intern,” Experiential Learning Lab Program director Kelly Penwell said. Penwell views remote internships as progressive and a great way to prepare students for a future in a digital world. “If that’s where our world is going, I think that as an education system we need to prepare students for where the direction is headed,” Penwell said In theory, virtual internships are the same as online education, just applied differently, according to Penwell. Placing students in a safe internship environment is one of the Experiential Learning Labs highest priorities. “With virtual internships, we know you are in a safe environment working independently in an way that works for you,” Penwell said. The Experiential Learning Lab’s largest concern with remote internships is making sure students are supervised and getting feedback from an employer who is making the connection between what is being learned in the classroom and what is being executed in the internship. To those who believe that virtual internships lack the opportunity to network in their chosen field, Penwell believes that people can network online much more quickly and broadly than in person. The Experiential Learning Lab’s new intern qualify program cultivates activities and skillsets to ready students for an internship environment. For Penwell, the best advice for a college student is that employers “genuinely want to help when they know you are engaged and really want to help yourself.” According to Penwell, the market for virtual internships is growing, and he hopes that they continue to do so. “I definitely would like to see more remote internship opportunities open up for students to compete with environments like NYC and Washington, D.C., from a remote basis here in Memphis,” she said.

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Students who are unable to find internships where they live are seeking out virtual internships. All they need is a computer with Internet access.

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Students should dress for the jobs they want By James Smith

news@dailyhelmsman.com The job market for college graduates is very competitive. According to the United States Bureau of the Census, only 62 percent of alumni have jobs that require a degree and 27 percent have jobs related to their majors. Tammy Haley, employer relations specialist at the University of Memphis, said the first part of being employed starts with looking the part. “Always dress for the job you want,” Haley said. A suit is the best way of professional presentation at an interview and on the job for men and women. Traditionally, women wear

skirt suits but more and more women are embracing the pants suit because it’s more contemporary, according to Haley. She also stresses the importance of being conservative with accessories as well. “Noisy necklaces and earrings are distracting and unprofessional,” she said. “Heels should be no higher than two inches and should be closed toed.” Presentation is just as important for men as women. “You only get one time to make a first impression,” said Robert Cunningham, a sales associate at the New York Suit Exchange. “And first impressions are lasting.” Cunningham recommends a grey or navy blue suit for any

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interview but never black. Black, he said, is considered very formal. “You’re not going to a funeral,” Cunningham said. “You’re trying to get a job.” Wearing a tie with a little color or a neckerchief with some pizzazz is not as frowned upon as it once was. “You can have a little personality — just not too much,” Cunningham said. “In this day and age, it’s okay to step out a little.” Both men and women should research the company before going into an interview. “You want to know the atmosphere of the workplace so you can dress appropriately,” Haley said. “Some places are business and others are casual. Know what you’re walking in to.” Stepping out in appropriate clothing can gain respect from prospective employers that happen to see you on the street or for that impromptu call for a follow-up interview. According to Stephon Coleman, a junior international business major, choosing clothing is possibly one of the most important steps in preparing to land a job or get a promotion. “You always want to be conscious of what you have on,” Coleman said. Haley emphasized that students should always look prepared for interviews and work days, otherwise employers will think they are uninterested. “A lot of college students leave school with debt but you never want to be lax. Dress your best, everyday,” Haley said. “Last thing, you do not ever want to go into any company with un-pressed clothes. It’s just unprofessional.”

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U of M student leads drumline By David Creech

news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis marching band is known as the Mighty Sound of the South, and with over 200 members, there are many intricacies that come together to form their colossal sound. The drumline, with just 30 musicians, is one small part that makes up much of the sound in the monumental band. Zeke David, a 25-year-old graduate student at the University, writes and arranges all of the parts. David, who is working toward a degree in percussion performance, has been teaching drumline at the U of M for three years. Before that, he was a member of the drumline for five years, eventually becoming an active leader. “The marching band always had older undergrads there to teach the line,” David said. “So when the guys there during my time finally graduated, they put in a good word for me with the director at the time and asked me to start being the main guy.” David began playing drums 14 years ago in the 6th grade, starting out on a bell kit in his band class. Now, David writes and arranges the percussion parts of all of the songs the band plays, usually after the rest of the music is finished. “I typically listen to a recording of the song several times and just think about what I would want to hear if I had nothing to do with the group,” David said. “Then I think of what I would want to play and try to combine the two.” In addition to writing all of the drumline’s music, David also teaches drum fundamentals and technique. U of M students are not the first he has instructed, as he began teaching at Covington High School immediately after he graduated. He is also currently instructing the members of the Munford High School marching band, which has won 14 of the 18 University of Memphis Bandmaster’s Championships. During practices, David wants students to see playing drums as a catharsis rather than something that just takes up time. “When I have a drum in front of me, I have no worries,” David said. “A lot of students don’t get that out of playing the drum. Most people can’t go without looking at their phone for two hours or thinking about what’s going to happen after a practice.” He instructs and plays in the Grizzline, the Memphis Grizzlies’ drumline, where he plays anything from “snare tenors to the bass drum.” He also plays gigs with people needing a percussionist.

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Zeke David, a 25-year-old graduate student, warms up the snares of the U of M drumline.

“A lot of churches will hire out to play in big performances around Christmas and Easter,” David said. Along with playing locally outside of the University, David played with the Drum Corps

International competitive summer tour for five summers playing the bass drum, his favorite drum to play. His favorite equipment to have, however, is drum stands. “Stands! By far the best piece of

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equipment a drummer can have,” David said. “Nothing sucks worse than having to carry a drum all day.” According to Morgan Cromwell, a junior art therapy major and Grizzline cymbal play-

er, David “is very specific from the get-go about technique, but he makes sure everyone is on the same page before he teaches anything new.” Cromwell also believes that his experience with the DCI has influence on his teaching style. “He writes things that are challenging, but not so difficult that it discourages people,” Cromwell said. “It’s even better that he knows everyone’s skill level so he has an idea of exactly how to write the music.” Josh McKeney, a recording technology major and bass drum player in both the drumline and Grizzline, said that David’s respect towards his students greatly helps his teaching style. “It’s not exactly something that would always work in an educational sense but really helps us improve ourselves.” McKeney believes that David’s history with the bass drum affects the way he writes. “So much of what David writes is very heavy on the bass drum, and that extra responsibility helps me work myself as a better musician,” McKeney said. Sameer Shirazee, a snare player in the Memphis drumline, believes playing in a group is better for a musician’s technique compared to playing alone. “Playing in a group vastly helps you improve your skills,” Shirazee said. “If you play by yourself, you won’t have other people telling you what you’re doing wrong and you won’t progress. Group feedback about timing and technique is one of the best teachers.” For students wanting to join the drumline, the group holds their spring training in the Communications & Fine Arts building on Mondays from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Out of the classroom and behind the mic

Experience is key to success in broadcast journalism By J.T. Mullen

news@dailyhelmsman.com For broadcast journalism major Matthew Schwartz, preparing for a career takes more than just going to class and making the grade. In his field, internships and experience are the best way at landing a job after college. Schwartz, 22, has spent much of his college career trying to earn as much experience as possible. He interned at both radio and TV stations and has worked at the University’s campus radio station, WUMR the Jazz Lover, for the last three years “Experience is important because places are less likely to hire you without it,” Schwartz said. “Experience also helps you to become better at your craft.” After Schwartz graduates, he aspires to work as a news and sports anchor, reporter or sports broadcaster, but knew that he couldn’t reach his goals unless he worked hard in — and out — of the classroom. At WUMR, Schwartz works as a host, co-host and producer of the Sports Desk, a sports radio show that airs from 8:35 a.m. to 9 a.m. every morning. He has also worked as part of the WUMR broadcast team, producing playby-play and color commentating for University of Memphis football and men’s basketball games. “WUMR is the place that I have to really give credit for my beginning,” Schwartz said. “Without it, I probably wouldn’t have had some of the opportunities that I’ve had or been able to meet some of the great people in the business that I have thus far.” During the summer before his senior year of college, Schwartz started an internship with WHBQ Sports 56 radio station. While he worked off the air, learning how to run the soundboard and program the computer along with answering phone calls from listeners, he did get to record himself at the station and get a feel behind the microphone. “It was a good opportunity for me to learn how sports talk radio works, from both behind the microphone and the production aspects,” he said. Host, producer and production director at Sports 56 John Hardin believes internships are not only good for the interns but good for the stations, as well. “You get talented young people into the station and, if they learn their craft, you might have someone to fill a position if it opens up after they graduate from college,” he said. In the fall semester of 2013, Schwartz started working as a sports intern at WREG News Channel 3. It was this internship that allowed him to gain experi-

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Matthew Schwartz, broadcast journalism senior, does color commentary and covers sports for 91.7WUMR, the University of Memphis radio station. ence covering high school football games, the Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Tigers football games. At the games, he attended and asked questions at press confer-

ences. On occasion, Schwartz interviewed players and coaches, including Oklahoma City Thunder’s head coach Scott Brooks. He also was able to record

his own video reel for his résumé. “Interning at the TV station was my favorite, because I got to go to a lot of events, meet other TV personalities in the area and

learn from them,” Schwartz said. “I got to learn how a TV studio runs on a daily basis.” Schwartz is aware of the challenge he faces of landing a job in his field after graduating, but he is not afraid to take his experiences across the country to find a job. “I’m not limiting myself to one place or another,” Schwartz said. “I’m willing to move wherever the best opportunity is for myself. “ In Schwartz’s opinion, if a student interested in broadcast journalism is only going to class, they are not doing enough. It’s getting hands on experience that matters most, and he encourages all aspiring journalists to seek out internships. “This career path is all about experience,” Schwartz said. “The more experience you have the better off you’ll be, when you apply for those jobs at radio and TV stations.” For Hardin, internships are a road to success. It’s a way of making good first impressions on future employers. “You learn many wonderful skills in school, but internships give you a chance to apply them,” Hardin said. “You get to see where you are at in your field and what it is you need to work on.”

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Multiple paths available for future teachers By Brady Boswell

news@dailyhelmsman.com Teachers and professors today are introduced with many different paths to be able to teach in Tennessee. Not only do all these choices help aspiring teachers become something bigger than them, but it also gives teachers an opportunity to teach about something that they are invested in. There are two separate paths in particular that can be easily confused when it comes to individuals trying to earn their degrees so that they can teach. There are some who go through the educational field and then there are some that major in a particular subject, like Spanish and are able to teach to an extent. Although most individuals go through the traditional method of majoring in education, everyone who wants to teach needs to have a teaching license. According to Sutton Flynt, director of the Teacher Education Program, there are two types of beginning teaching licenses in Tennessee — the apprentice license, which means a person has met the state’s professional

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a person has obtained a degree in the subject he or she wishes

More Evidence We have seen that Jesus Christ plainly claimed to be God. He is either what He claimed to be or He is a blatant fraud or a lunatic. He cannot be regarded as a good man or as a great teacher if He is either a sadly deluded person or a conscious liar. We have also examined some of the Biblical evidence that substantiates His claim to be God. He received worship, which only belongs to God. God the Father called Him “God.” Jesus called Himself the “I Am.” To look at some further evidence that His claim to be God is true, He had the ability to forgive sin, which only God can do, and proved to the skeptics that He had this ability, by working miracles. (Mark 2: 1-12). This doctrine of the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ is hated by Satan. On one occasion some people sought to kill Him because he “said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.” When He said, “Before Abraham was, I am,” some angry people took up stones to cast at Him. On another occasion some people again took up stones to kill Him because they said, “thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” This was and is an irrational and essentially insane hatred. A visceral hatred of the doctrine of the Deity of Christ is not an intellectual problem; it is a spiritual problem. Next time we will look at the implications of denying or embracing the Godhood of Jesus Christ.

to teach. According to Flynt, one would still have to complete a state licensed program that meets the state’s professional education standards to teach subjects such as foreign languages. There are some exceptions. To be able to teach in public schools in Tennessee, the individual must have a license. On the other hand, private schools and college level do not require a license, but most professions regarding teaching prefer for teachers to have them. So which path would be more beneficial for people who want to become teachers? “I think a traditional program that is well-designed and has

a yearlong residency like the University of Memphis’ is the best way to enter the profession,” Flynt said. “Individuals who graduate and are placed in a school with no training often don’t have substantial mentoring and are often in a sink or swim situation.” Michael Duke, a social/medical anthropologist at the U of M, has been teaching for 20 years. “Having the training certainly doesn’t hurt,” Duke said. “On the other hand, there are some ineffective elementary, middle and high school teachers and some excellent college teachers, indicating that there are probably characteristics other than formal training that make a good teacher.” According to Duke, good teachers know their subjects, respect their students, find ways to be outgoing and try to be as fair as possible. In addition to having the license and personality, future teachers are encouraged to gain as much experience as possible. Having experience in any field is something everyone should do at least once. Aspiring teachers should take advice and criticism as much as students should in order to develop a better method of teaching. “Volunteer at schools and other places to work with the age groups you think you want to teach,” Flynt said. “This may help firm up their decision or give them cause to pause, and go through a teacher training program like the U of M’s.” Either way, Flynt said the job market for future teachers is ripe with opportunity. “High quality teachers are in high demand, and all districts want to hire teachers who have the skills to improve student achievement,” Flynt said.

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Part-time jobs help prepare students for life after college By Mandy Hrach

news@dailyhelmsman.com While most people are just starting their day, University of Memphis college student Tim Givens is just wrapping his up. The 20-year-old starts his workday at 10 p.m., loading and unloading planes for FedEx. He works until 4 a.m., does some studying and then goes to his morning classes. He is a member of the 71 percent of college students who work a part-time or full-time job while being a full-time student, according to a U.S. Census report done in 2011. Givens works an average of 30 hours a week, and his heavy workload is not out of the ordinary. More than half of the students with parttime jobs said they worked more than 20 hours a week. One out of five working students clocked in at more than 35 hours a week. A higher percentage of those full-time students were females, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. The benefits and drawbacks of working while in school are mixed. Some students believe working a job can help their studies, but others, like Givens, said working means lower grades. “It is tough working during the school year and it does affect my grades,” he said. Though this may be the case, Givens said having a job during college is a necessity and prepares him for the real world ahead. “If I didn’t work, I couldn’t pay for gas, insurance or car note,” he said. U of M counselor Pamela Cogdal has aided students on time management for 24 years and has a son who is a college freshman. She knows firsthand of the difficulties college students face while trying to work a part-or full-time job. “Some students must work to be able to afford college,” she said. “I encourage students to make sure that they are using good self-care techniques if they are going to need to work and attend classes.” Cogdal recommends working students find ways to relieve stress, such as finding support from friends, tutors or campus counselors. According to Cogdal, working on campus can ease some of that stress. “Most universities have job opportunities on campus for students who want to work so their schedule isn’t as crazy,” Cogdal said. One option the U of M has is the Federal Work Study program. The program offers jobs that students can apply for on campus.

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Rachel Drewry, hospitality and resort management junior, commutes all the way from Germantown to take classes and works fulltime at the Starbucks in the University of Memphis bookstore. Eboni Norman, a sophomore enrolled in the program, praises the program’s flexible work hours. “I know the hours would be way more demanding if I had a job off campus,” she said. Norman said her job has helped

her become independent and hasn’t lowered her grades. “I actually think my job has helped me in school, because I have a routine I follow and I make plenty of time to study,” she said. A recent study done by Boston

University suggests if they do not exceed 20 hours a week, working may help a student’s grade point average. The study showed an average GPA of 3.14 for those who worked 20 hours or less, versus an average GPA of 3.04 of those who

didn’t work at all. Cogal said she agrees with that statistic. “The more responsibilities we have, the more we feel the need to organize our lives and the less stress we will feel,” she said.

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Softball ace’s journey to the mound By Corey Carmichael

sports@dailyhelmsman.com This season, the softball team started out with a 4-5 record while working in several first-time starters at key positions. One piece that has been a constant for the Tigers is starting pitcher Ellen Roberts. Hailing from Westleigh in New South Wales, Australia, the senior is pitching in her last season as a Memphis Tiger. After her three starts in the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational, Roberts has started 75 games as a Tiger with 362 strikeouts in 486 2/3 innings pitched. For her career, Roberts has posted an average of 5.2 strikeouts per seven innings, and an earned run average of 3.04 per game. For most softball players, it takes years of dedication to reach Roberts’ level. However, she almost decided against playing softball when she was growing up. She started out on the diamond playing baseball in Australia on a coed team when she was seven years old. “I played there for a couple years and I wanted to grow up and play baseball,” Roberts said. “One of my best friends at the time wanted to play softball. I didn’t want to but I wanted to play with my friend, so we played softball together.” Her friend convinced her to play softball, even though Ellen said the sport is not widely popular in Australia. There are club leagues for talented players, much like soccer is treated in the United States. The most talented softball players who strive for a higher level of competition can choose to leave Australia to play for uni-

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Ellen Roberts has started the season with a 2.28 earned run average in five starts. With 83 more strikeouts this season, the Australian native will match the U of M strikeout record. versity teams in the U.S. On one of these club-level softball teams, Ellen realized that she wanted

become one of the best — one of the ones who leaves for organized softball in the U.S.

“Some American girls had come over to play in our summer competition,” Roberts said. “They

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were talking about the college league and that it is one of the best competitions in the world. Ever since then I always wanted to play in America and play against the best, because I wanted to improve my game and to be able to compete in this league since I was about 13.” She continued to play softball at a high level in Australia, leading Loreto Normanhurst to the New South Whales national championships three years in a row (2008-2010), and was a member of the Australian National U19 team from 2008 to 2010. She joined the Memphis softball team in 2011, and she has developed and elevated her game constantly. Many of Roberts’ biggest challenges have been adjusting to the heavier workload. “Now, since my sophomore to senior year I have played a lot more games,” Roberts said. “The hitters in this competition are just so good it is not easy to get players out on just a couple pitches. Hitters will face a lot of balls and I have to have the endurance to pitch through it.” There is a lot of work that goes into being physically ready for the toll of seven or more innings of pitching. Each practice, pitchers usually show up an hour early in order to get one-on-one time and instruction with the coaches. Roberts said that there are different drills and exercises specific to pitchers that they need to do, such as drills that involve driving with the legs, extra time with catchers and working with certain pitches. On top of all those pitcher-specific drills, there are also arm-specific workouts for Roberts. “Our trainer gets us to do some exercises to strengthen our arm,” Roberts said. “It is to make us a better thrower so we can pitch harder and longer. We also do it to prevent injury and stuff like that because we pitch hundreds of balls per day. It is really important for us to do things to strengthen our arms.” Her contributions so far to the softball team have been innumerable, and this season the team will lean on her starting pitching. Roberts has constantly been finding ways to get hitters out, and with 83 more strikeouts she will seize the strikeouts record from Carly Hummel (445) and become just the third player in Memphis softball history with at least 400 strikeouts.

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Memphis unable to ground No. 4 Cardinals By Austin Reynolds

sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis women’s basketball team (11-15, 4-10 AAC) went into Sunday’s home matchup with the No. 4 Louisville Cardinals (25-2, 13-2 AAC) hoping for a better result than on Jan. 26 when the Cardinals blasted the Tigers by 27 points. The Tigers achieved that goal, but they were unable to come away with a statement victory as the hot-shooting Cardinals walked out of the Elma Roane Fieldhouse with an 82-66 victory over Memphis. “I felt pretty good about how our team played,” Memphis head coach Melissa McFerrin said. “Obviously, they opened up a 20 point lead on us, but for our young team against the number three team in the country and a team that played pretty well and shot the ball pretty well, I thought that we were pretty good for a large majority of the game.” Memphis looked to get into transition early on with three of their first four baskets coming on fast breaks. A jumper by redshirt freshman Mooriah Rowser gave Memphis a 6-4 lead early, but that was the largest advantage held by the Tigers for the remainder of the game as Louisville jumped out to a 13-point lead with under three minutes to go in the half. Memphis chipped away to cut the deficit to nine points, but Louisville senior Shoni Schimmel swished a fadeaway jumper with a defender in her face to beat the shot-clock buzzer seconds before halftime, giving the Cardinals a double-digit lead at the break. After the half, Schimmel rattled home her third 3-pointer of the day right out of the gate to kick off a 14-2 Louisville run that extended the Cardinal lead to 23 and put the game out of reach of the Tigers. The game was played before a crowd of 2,585 — the highest attendance at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse since it was

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Sophomore forward Asianna Fuqua-Bey is averaging 7.8 points per game and 7.4 rebounds. The Tigers have a big inner-conference matchup with SMU on Saturday at 2 p.m. at FedExForum. renovated in 1999. “It was crazy to see the Fieldhouse packed like that,” senior Memphis forward Pa’Sonna Hope said. “I know it gave us that extra boost of momentum that we needed. It was great to see all our fans and everyone who came out to watch us play.” The Cardinals shot 54 percent for the game while connecting on 8-18 from three-point range. Louisville also out-rebounded the Tigers 44-32. Memphis squandered opportunities at the free-throw line where they shot 9-19, but they were able to stay in the game by hauling down 18 offensive rebounds and forcing 20 Cardinal turnovers.

Rowser led the Tigers in scoring with 20 points on 8-15 shooting, and sophomore Ariel Hearn added a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Hope tied her career-high with 18 points. McFerrin liked what she saw from Rowser, who tore her ACL at the beginning of last season and has been struggling to return to her old self. “I’ve been wishing for four people in double-figures for a long time now and really expecting (Rowser) to be one of those four, and I was glad that she came back tonight,” McFerrin said. “I thought she looked as healthy and as good tonight as she has in a long time.” For Louisville, Schimmel hit four

threes while totaling 18 points, six assists and four rebounds. Emmonni Henderson was a difference-maker off the bench, scoring a team-high 19 points and grabbing seven rebounds in 21 minutes of play. According to McFerrin, there was a night and day difference between her team’s performance on Sunday and in the earlier meeting in Louisville. In that game, the Tigers let Schimmel get red-hot from range to knock down a school-record nine three-pointers — including eight in the first half — on her way to a 29-point outing. With the loss to the Cardinals, Memphis has now dropped seven of their last eight games, including the

last five. “We just gotta keep playing hard,” Hearn said. “Fix the small things, you know the small things make the biggest difference. Along with effort, we just gotta fix our correctable mistakes and come out and play hard these next couple games.” The Tigers have almost a full week to address those mistakes before their next game against the Southern Methodist University Mustangs (15-10, 6-8 AAC). In January the two teams squared off in a double-overtime thriller that saw the Mustangs come out on top 80-75. Memphis is scheduled to tipoff against SMU at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the FedExForum.

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