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Members of Pi Kappa Alpha celebrate initiation weekend
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BY CHRISTINA HOLLOWAY News Reporter
New members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity were initiated over the weekend after eight years of dormancy.
The colony of Pi Kappa Alpha, otherwise known as the Pikes, are once again a fraternity at The University of Memphis after an eight-year lapse without a charter. The group presented its charter Friday at an initiation ceremony that welcomed about 40 members into the fraternity. Pike brothers continued the celebration Saturday, when alumni joined them for a banquet at the TPC Southwind Country Club in Southeast Memphis. The fraternity, which was officially founded in March of 1868 at the University of Virginia, first made history at The U of M in 1912 as The Debate Society. In December 1947, the group
became the first social fraternity of a national organization recognized by The U of M, known at the time as The West Tennessee Normal School. However, The Delta Zeta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha abandoned their charter in 2004 because of a loss of members and limited funding. Consequently, the chapter sold its house, now the Christian Student Center on Midland Avenue. In 2009 a group of students began working toward getting the fraternity’s charter back at The U of M. Andres Callender, a Pike brother before the charter was disaffiliated, returned to The U of M and the fraternity recently, after a stint as a professional soccer player in Brazil. The premed biology junior was overjoyed at the thought of initiat-
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2012 U of M time capsule UM law professor honored nationally to be buried this spring BY CRYSTAL FERRARI News Reporter
The University of Memphis will put away a treasure trove rich with 2012 history on April 20. A bronze tiger sculpture will be unveiled at 1 p.m. that day, with a time capsule nestled safely inside its base. Students, faculty and staff are asked to continue contributing ideas about what they want to be placed into the capsule until the Feb. 22 deadline. “What’s cool about this capsule is that it can represent what each member of our school wants The University to be remembered for. The University means something different to everyone so it’s important to reflect that,” said Claire Frisbee, graduate assistant to Dean of Students Stephen Petersen. The University is discussing the production of the time capsule with different companies, Frisbee said. Some already-submitted suggestions include The University’s 100th year commemoration book, “A
Centennial History of The University of Memphis,” notes and letters from graduating seniors and notes from freshman addressed to freshman in the future. After all ideas are gathered, a committee will meet and review them. President Shirley Raines will have the final say about what is placed inside, Frisbee said. “I think the most important thing The University should be remembered for is graduating great classes of students who have gone on to be successful. After all, that’s what we’re here for,” said Richard Ranta, dean of the College of Communications and Fine Arts. Music Professor David Evans, who began teaching at The University in 1978, was among one of the chief instigators to encourage the startup of Highwater Records, the campus recording company that gained its wings in 1980. Evans said he wants current CDs of the artists who have recorded with Highwater to be included in the capsule. “Highwater Records got its startup during a real low point
for Memphis music. I’m proud that The University was able to play a part in bringing that back to our city,” Evans said. Ronald Spielberger, associate professor of journalism, wants The University to be remembered for The Tiger Rag, the student run newspaper that got its’ startup in 1931. Spielberger, who has been at The University since 1970, said in 100 years he hopes the state will take more of each student’s tuition burden. He also would like to contribute something that demonstrates the demographics of The U of M’s students in the capsule. “We have a far more diverse population now than we did about 100 years ago,” Spielberger said. It’s important for all students to get involved in the Centennial Time Capsule Project, Frisbee said. “This project is important to our campus, but it has impact beyond The University. When we finally decide to open the capsule, it’s also going to be a pretty neat thing for the community to see as well,” she said.
BY SARA HARRISON News Reporter
“On Being a Black Lawyer” has named University of Memphis law professor Lee Harris as one of the 100 most influential black lawyers in the country. Harris, along with the other honorees, will be recognized at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 29. “I think I was the only black lawyer to make the list from Memphis. There’s a lot a great legal talent here, which often goes unrecognized by national publications. So, this recognition was surprising and encouraging,” Harris said. Prior to teaching at The U of M, Harris started his career at the Baker Donelson firm in Memphis. He received his bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he received his bachelor’s and earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 2003. He has taught at the Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law as an associate professor since 2005, has had his work presented at the Stanford/Yale
Lee Harris Junior Faculty Forum, and was published in “The Economist.” “This recognition is very appropriate,” said William Kratzke, Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law, of the prestige of Harris’ reception of the honor. Harris was one of the first Memphis-area members of the
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The Hungry Tiger: Brother Juniper's On a typical morning, throngs of sleepy-eyed customers file into Brother Juniper ’s for the same obvious reason: the food. Located in a cozy lot on Walker Avenue just a stone’s throw from campus, Brother Juniper ’s is one of the most unique places you will ever eat at — if you are willing to wait at least forty-five minutes for a table on a Saturday or Sunday morning. I did, and it was well worth the wait. The comfort level is out of this world, and so is the food. The Monte Cristo is usually a fried ham and cheese sandwich, but it definitely has a different twist at Brother Juniper ’s. Instead of deepfrying it, they sandwiched Swiss cheese and grilled ham between two pieces of slightly sweet French toast, served the perfect shade of golden brown and served it with a side of real maple syrup. The combination of the crunchy, sweet French toast and the salty ham is something my taste buds were craving to experience. This perfect sandwich did not stand alone; it was accompanied by a side of cheesy grits. A hint of garlic and the abundance of cheese gave the grits a depth of flavor
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Brother Juniper’s on Walker Avenue offers this Monte Cristo sandwich in addition to a variety of breakfast and lunch entrees. that took them from ordinary breakfast grits to hearty savory grits. As if stuffing myself on the Monte Cristo was not enough, I had to try a homemade blueberry muffin. Tearing off the warm, fluffy top was like opening a present on Christmas morning. It was
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loan payments had been submitted On Feb. 15, an officer noticed to the Bursar’s Office. The case is a suspect disregard the stop sign at under investigation. State and Veteran. A routine traffic stop resulted in the driver fleeing Theft On Feb. 7 at 5:22 p.m., on foot. The suspect was arrested and charged with disregarding a officers responded to a theft at stop sign, resisting official deten- the Campus Recreation Center. A tion, evading arrest and assault on woman reported that her iPhone a police officer. The suspect was 4 was stolen from her bag while inside the Rec Center. The case is taken to 201 Poplar Ave. under investigation. Drugs On Feb. 7 at 7:23 p.m., On Feb. 2 at 2:59 a.m., offi- officers responded to the theft of a cers responded to a possible public University of Memphis golf cart at intoxication at Richardson Towers. Wilder Tower. The suspects drove The suspect had bloodshot eyes, the cart towards Patterson, where a strong odor of intoxicates and police stopped them. Three susslurred speech. Officers found him pects were issued a misdemeanor with two unopened beer cans in citation for joyriding. his front pants pockets. The man On Feb. 11 at 3:14 p.m., offiadmitted to having more alcohol cers responded to a theft at 3709 in his dorm room. Officers found Allendale. Three suspects were a 12 pack of beer and a clear plastic seen driving westbound on Barron bag with a green leafy substance in a U of M golf cart. The susand a smoking pipe on the floor in pects drove the cart from Barron to plain view. The substance tested Robinhood, then on to Allendale. positive for marijuana. The sus- Upon arrival at 3709 Allendale, the pect was arrested and taken to 201 suspects jumped from the cart and Poplar Ave. fled through the backyard. The On Feb. 14, Officers suspects were unable to be locatresponded to a call regarding the ed. Investigation revealed that the odor of marijuana at Carpenter golf cart was stolen from the Park Complex. During the annual Avenue Campus. The case is under fire drill, resident assistances investigated. smelled marijuana. Upon enter On Feb. 13 at 7:57 a.m., offiing the suspect’s residence, offi- cers responded to a bicycle theft at cers observed marijuana in plain the south entrance of Richardson view and arrested a suspect Towers. A man said his bike cable with intent to distribute and pos- was cut, and the bike was missing. session of drug paraphernalia. The case is under investigation. On Feb. 13, officers respondForgery ed to a theft at the Zach Curlin On Feb. 13 at 10:25 a.m., Campus School. A woman had officers responded to a forgery placed her coat over a cubbyhole, complaint in the Payroll Office of containing her purse. When she the Admin Building. The Interim returned, her coat was missing, but Director of Payroll advised that her purse was intact. The case is two forged documents on student under investigation.
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Council. I expect my legal training will come in handy,” Harris said. Along with Harris’ civic and political duties, he also volunteers at Big Brothers Big Sisters and is the director of Goodwill Homes Community Service, Inc. OBABL began as a blog in 2008 to report important news to black legal professionals. Since then, the company has received recognition from var-
ious African-American associations throughout the nation. “All of us at the law school are delighted to see Professor Harris recognized for his many accomplishments. He is an engaging teacher and an accomplished scholar, as well as being actively involved in numerous political and civic activities,” said Kevin Smith, Dean and Thomas B. Preston Professor of Law.
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A Weekly Devotional For You Goodness and Greatness During the early 1800s, a perceptive Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, traveled the length and breadth of America, seeking the cause of her greatness. It was apparent to thinking people the world over, that there was something unusual about this infant nation. Persons from all over the world wanted to immigrate to this vast land of unprecedented opportunity. De Tocqueville, after much searching, finally reached a conclusion. He said that America was great because America was good. He also said that when she ceased to be good, she would cease to be great. He defined goodness by the Judeo-Christian (Biblical) standards that were prevalent then. The morality of the Bible was taken by granted as the standard by which people should live. This Biblical morality was reflected in our laws, local, state, and federal. De Tocqueville was right. God has blessed this nation because she acknowledged Him and His authority. It is sadly obvious that many of our citizens, in many cases aided and abetted by cynical academics, have discarded God’s moral laws and are entered on a path of self-destruction. If enough people do this, we will commit national suicide of a decent life-style. The consequences will be horrendous. The cynic may laugh, but God has said in Psalm 9:17, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” The best way each of us can help our blessed nation is to respect and obey the laws of God.
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Women’s Basketball
Tigers hold off Central Florida Knights BY BRYAN HEATER Sports Reporter After holding off a late-game rally by the Central Florida Knights Sunday, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team prevailed 61-54 to pick up the program’s 700th victory. Memphis (20-6, 10-3 C-USA) quickly pinned the Knights against the wall, opening the contest with a 12-2 run. UCF cut the Memphis lead to 18-11 with 8:00 remaining by forcing senior post player Jasmine Lee out from under the basket and
Pikes
from page 1 ing new members. “I was really broken up about the fact that the chapter was no longer around,” he said. “(The new initiates) are energetic. They’re full of life. They’re driven, goal-oriented, organized. I think they can accomplish many, many things,” he said. “We’re certainly living on a high right now for the whole weekend.” Tyler DeWitt, Student
using their guards to snatch the loose balls. The Knights (12-13, 7-6 C-USA) got no closer for the remainder of the half. Thanks to seven straight points from junior forward Nicole Dickson, the Tigers built a 26-13 lead. Memphis used that momentum to coast into the locker room with a 35-18 lead at the half. All signs continued to point to the Tigers blowing UCF out of the water at the beginning of the second half, as Memphis increased their lead to 42-22 with 16:55 remaining in the
game. The Tigers’ lead stayed in that ballpark until the Knights went on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 53-42 with 5:54 remaining. “We lost our composure a little bit, but I thought at the end of the day we finally regained it,” said Tigers’ head coach Melissa McFerrin. “UCF is a proud basketball team so they weren’t going to go down easily, but at the end of the day, 61-54, I think the scoreboard said Memphis.” UCF crawled back into the game by pressuring the Tigers
on inbound passes and using a full-court press. The Knights rallied behind the post play of Aisha Patrick and Gevenia Carter, who combined for 39 of the Knights’ 54 points. “They were not allowing us to run a systematic press-breaker,” McFerrin said. “We were having to play on some instincts.” Much of the Tigers’ woes came from the free throw line, where they finished the game with an abysmal 9-of-23 (39 percent). But when it mattered most, they answered the call. With the Tigers clinging to a
four-point lead, Dickson and sophomore guard Bilqis AbdulQaadir connected on four of the final five attempts to secure the victory for the Tigers. Senior guard Brittany Carter led the Tigers with 16 points. Dickson chipped in 15 points and Abdul-Qaadir added 10. The win gives the Tigers their third consecutive 20-win season. Memphis now prepares for their final two home games of the regular season. The Tigers welcome the UAB Blazers on Thursday and the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes on Sunday.
Government Association president and a member of the fraternity, said witnessing older members of the group take action is an exciting feeling. “For me, I’m kind of a newer person to this whole process, and seeing some of these guys who have been here for two or three years from day one and how far they’ve taken this fraternity, it’s amazing.” DeWitt said. Aherin Dickson, junior elementary education major, was initiated into Pike on Friday. “Not a lot of people go
through this, you know. It’s one of those things where you start once and it never happens again. It’s more than a fraternity once you get it started up—it’s a real brotherhood,” Dickson said. Pi Kappa Alpha President Taylor Hollenbach said from this point the chapter can only move forward. “We’ve dealt with people saying that we’re not a real fraternity, we don’t have a house. Well, we are a real fraternity now. We will have a house, and everybody will see that we are
a real fraternity,” he said. Stephen Petersen, Dean of Students, said the group has “strong leaders” and since the Pikes were the first fraternity established at The U of M, it’s historically significant to have them back. “I think they’ve done a very commendable job of getting their membership restored and going through all of the requirements that they had to fulfill in order to become a chapter again—it’s like starting over again,” Petersen said. Rosie Bingham, vice presi-
dent of student affairs, attended the ceremony. She said she would like to see the fraternity double in size. The fraternity, now one of 10 in the Interfraternity Council, currently holds about 40 members. “I think they need to tell their stories. I think students now are a little bit different and I don’t think they want the old time fraternity where all they did was get drunk and hang out. I think they really want to make a difference, and I hope that’s right,” Bingham said.
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Basketball
BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor There are some nights where nothing goes your way, and the Memphis Tigers had one at one of the worst possible times. After entering Saturday afternoon’s game against UTEP tied for first place in Conference USA, the Tigers came out sluggish and fell to the Miners, 60-58. “You’re going to have your good nights and your off nights,” sophomore forward Tarik Black said. “That’s just the way it works, it’s just basketball.” The Tigers started brightly enough, forcing the Miners to miss their first seven shots and turn it over three times en route to a 9-0 lead before a tip-in by Gabriel McCulley got the Miners on the board nearly seven minutes in. Memphis pushed their lead first to nine, then after a brief UTEP run, increased their lead to 13 with eight minutes remaining in the half. The Tigers went into halftime with a 26-19 lead. The second half started a bit differently than the first, with the Miners charging out of the gate on a 12-4 run to cut the Memphis lead to just one. The Tigers looked to have stemmed the tide a bit as they pushed their advantage back to seven with just 6:25 to go, but the Miners wouldn’t die. An 11-4 run by UTEP over the next 4:25 tied the game at 55-all with two minutes remaining, stunning the 16,427 in attendance into silence. UTEP then took a five-point lead, hitting 5-of-6 free throws in the final minutes. “That’s been a trend for us this year,” said head coach Josh Pastner. “We’ve had some leads and we didn’t put teams away. Those are things that, as a team, we have to be better at.” Memphis hit just one of their final five shots, a late three-pointer by Will Barton that cut the Miner’s lead to two. A turnover by McCulley gave Memphis the ball with 16 seconds remaining, giving the Tigers a chance to win or tie the game. “I know there are analogies, at home, go for the tie, on the road, go for the win,” Pastner said. “I don’t mind going for wins. If we have an open shot, let’s bury it.” Will Barton, statistically Memphis’ best player this season, missed a wide-open threepointer as time expired, allowing the Miners to escape with their second consecutive win in FedExForum, the first team to do so since Louisville in 2005. Memphis’ offense, which was averaging 49.1 percent shooting from the floor and 52.8 percent in the five previous games, was held to a season-low 37.5 percent, with the Tigers hitting just 18 of their 48 field goal attempts. Tarik Black was the lone bright spot for the Tigers. The
sophomore forward hit 10-of13 from the floor for a careerhigh 26 points. He also pulled down a team-high 10 boards for his second double-double of the season. The guards, on the other hand, were terrible, Pastner said. “Our guard play was not good on Saturday, defensively or offensively,” he said. “Nobody played well, nobody.” Memphis guards combined for just eight field goals and 22 points. No other player scored double digits. This season’s leading scorer Will Barton contributed just nine points behind
Black. “At this time of the year, we don’t have time to sit, sulk and we just need to get the job done,” Pastner said. Pastner said he doesn’t believe the loss will have hurt his team’s chances of an atlarge bid to the NCAA tournament, however. “If the tournament was today, we’re solidly still in,” Pastner said. “But we obviously didn’t help ourselves on Saturday. Now it’s our responsibility to get ourselves out of that corner that we backed ourselves into. It’s on us, nobody else.”
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Tigers stumble at home Sophomore forward Tarik Black scored a career-high 26 points in the loss to the Miners.
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