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Four buildings on campus were reported Tuesday to have discolored water.

BY CHRISTOPHER WHITTEN News Reporter There’s something in the water at The University of Memphis. The Physical Plant department received reports Tuesday morning that said the water in

some buildings on campus was “slightly discolored” or even black, according to Rosemary Frix, an office assistant for the Physical Plant. No one is completely sure of what caused the water’s discoloration. In a phone interview, Frix said the discolored water reported in Mitchell Hall, John S. Wilder

Tower, Clement Hall and the Edward J. Meeman Journalism Building was a result of a pump change by Memphis Light Gas & Water. However, MLGW Water Laboratory Specialist Lydia Duckworth said no pump was changed at the Sheahan Pumping Station, property owned by MLGW off Zach

Jazz Week returns to U of M BY ELIZABETH COOPER News Reporter Jazz will descend upon The University of Memphis this week with a series of concerts in honor of the American art form. Nightly performances are scheduled in the Harris Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. and are free to faculty and students. The U of M began celebrating Jazz Week in the late 1960s to remind the community of jazz’s rich history and promote current musicians who work to excel the field. “The events will introduce audiences to all types of jazz, from the classics to exciting new arrangements,” said Carol Morse, marketing and communications director with the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. “We have a great variety of performers too, with small combos, jazz singers and big-band orchestras.” Tonight’s event is titled A Tribute to the Matteson-Phillips

Tuba Jazz Consort and will feature two tubas and four euphoniums — a smaller tuba that creates a unique sound rarely found outside of brass bands. The concert will also honor Dr. Charles Schulz, a retired professor emeritus of tuba and euphonium, with a scholarship fund in his name. Schulz will join faculty and guest artists in the band tonight, but the next three nights will be comprised of student performances. Thursday, the improvisational-based jazz combos will play standard and original pieces, while Friday’s concert will feature the 17-member Jazz Ensemble II, who will perform a mixture of big-band originals and arrangements. The U of M’s Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra and 3rd Coast Vocals will carry the culminating night of Jazz Week on Saturday. While students and faculty can attend for free, general admission is $10, $7 for seniors and students from other

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Brittany Carter experienced firsthand the reasons why The University of Memphis has been recognized as one of the most disability-friendly colleges in the United States. Colleges that provide additional services to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act were recognized in the book “College Success for Students With Physical Disabilities,” released Feb. 1. Due to complications at birth, Carter has cerebral palsy. She has slight paralysis on her right side and has been in a motorized wheelchair since the age of six. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in professional studies concentrating in disability and rehabilitation services in December of 2011. When Carter faced the decision of which college to attend after graduation, she heard about The U of M through a teacher and mentor she had in high school. “I had a problem with the transition, and she thought it would be good since my sister would be going there. I had a chance to visit the campus, and I felt like I was a student before I was a student. It felt like a home away from home, and I made a lot of connections,” Carter said. Residence Life has accessible apartments at Carpenter Complex with roll-in bathrooms, townhouses at graduate family housing with roll-in bathrooms and kitchens and a few dorms at Richardson Towers with bathtubs instead of roll-in showers, said Residence Life Supervisor Glenda Barton. A single student apartment in Carpenter Complex was Carter’s “home away from home” during her time at The U of M. “(Disabled Students) always ask me can someone like (them) live in a dorm,” And I always say yes. Our residence life is fabulous at working individually with students to accommodate their needs. We don’t have every kind of room, but we have a campus that certainly tries — the spirit is there,” said Susan Te Paske, director of Student Disability Services. Carter was able to have her own bathroom and plenty of

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Curlin Street, east of campus. “We had a person come out there and check the water,” she said. “I don’t know where the Physical Plant got their information from, but that isn’t the case.” Representatives from Physical Plant’s pumping department said they ran the water in the sinks in the buildings reported in order to clear out all of the dirt. MLGW officials said students saw “sediment stirred up from old pipes” in the water. Glenn Thomas, a representative with MLGW’s corporate communications, said discoloration of water is not unusual when pumps are changed. “We do suggest that you do not wash clothes,” Thomas said. “It is safe to drink, although I understand that most people choose not to because it’s not all that appealing.” Duckworth said that if water isn’t clear, students should flush the toilets three times every 15 minutes until clear. If problems persist, he said students should contact the Physical Plant at 678-2699.

Jazz students rehearse in preparation for a series of performances in honor of Jazz Week.

universities. The 3rd Coast Vocals have been compared to The Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices in several local reviews. “They’re outrageously good,” said Jack Cooper, director of jazz studies. High school jazz bands will compete during the day for

the opening slot of Saturday night’s concert. During the event, Cooper will present the School of Music with a collection of more than 3,000 CDs bequeathed to him by his parents – primarily jazz and some classical music. The collection will reside in the Music Library on the second floor of the Music Building.

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room for her motorized wheelchair. “I loved it. I learned that I enjoyed my privacy, and I had more room. It was on campus, but away from campus at the same time,” Carter said. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires colleges to provide accessible doors, ramps and elevators. In addition to those requirements, the website of College Success for Students With Physical Disabilities listed The U of M as providing adapted student housing and a University transit system to transport students over the railroad tracks. The author ’s son, Tommy Tiedemann, has cerebral palsy. When the Tiedemanns were researching colleges for Tommy to attend, they began to compile a list of those that went above and beyond the requirements of the act. “Colleges are required to have accessible elevators, rails — they aren’t required to go beyond with accessible dorms, wheel chair sports,

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The Tigers nabbed at least a share of the C-USA regular season title and sent the Memphis seniors out on a high note.

Unbeaten streak ends for Tiger tennis BY DAVID CAFFEY Sports Reporter After picking up a school record-setting seventh-straight win on Saturday, The University of Memphis men’s tennis team lost their first match of the year against the University of North CarolinaWilmington on Sunday. Memphis began a two-match East Coast road trip Saturday against Old Dominion. The Tigers defeated the Monarchs 5-2 to improve to 7-0, surpassing the 1977 and 1979 squads for the best start in program history. Senior Leon Nasemann and freshmen David O’Leary and Connor Glennon continued their undefeated singles streaks to lead the team to victory. The Tigers continued their trip, traveling to North Carolina to take on UNC-Wilmington Sunday. O’Leary and sophomore Johnny Grimal picked up the only singles wins against the Seahawks in the

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Will Barton scored 18 points and the Tigers shot 58.9 percent from the floor en route to a 84-55 thrashing of UCF on Senior Day. The game was all Memphis from the start. After spotting the Knights a 4-0 lead, the Tigers stormed back to take a 33-18 lead into the halftime break. Senior Wesley Witherspoon had a great performance in his final regular season home game at The U of M. The forward scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds, as well as recording a teamhigh four steals. The Tigers’ other senior, Preston Laird, also got in on the action. After the 17,784 fans in attendance chanted his

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