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The Tigers celebrate their title at center court following their 83-57 victory over Marshall on Saturday. This is the Tigers’ sixth C-USA championship, a conference record.

BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor The Memphis Tigers finished the C-USA tournament the way they ended the regular season as champions. The Tigers’ 83-57 victory over Marshall on Saturday gave Memphis its sixth Conference USA Tournament championship in the last seven years, and secured the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The week began with a

“revenge game” quarterfinal matchup against UTEP, the only C-USA team to beat the Tigers in Memphis this season. Joe Jackson’s 17 points and Tarik Black’s 15 led the way as Memphis broke open the game late in the first half and beat the Miners 65-47. The Tigers finished the first half on an 14-6 run to take a 31-26 lead into halftime after trailing by three with 6:46 left. They then increased their advantage to a 12-point lead shortly after the break, coming out of the locker rooms on an 11-4 run.

“The way they play they’re very, very sound and they make it a grind out game,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “We had to grind it out. It wasn’t pretty, but we found a way to get the ‘W.’ We got down a little bit but we settled down and we relaxed a little bit and we were able to win through defense.” That victory earned them a semifinal game against UCF, another team that beat the Tigers during the regular season, a 68-67 heartbreaker on Jan. 18 in Orlando, Fla.

It was pretty much all Memphis from the start. The game was tied at 7-7 with 15:55 left in the first, but then the Tigers took control, holding the Knights scoreless for the next five minutes and increasing their lead to 18-7. After taking a 14-point lead into the break, the Tigers steadily increased their advantage throughout the second half, and led by as much as 38 before Pastner called off the dogs. The Tigers won, 83-52, and booked their place in their second-consecutive C-USA tournament final.

“We just feel like when we are on our game and when we are locked in, we can beat anybody and we’ve been showing that throughout this streak,” sophomore guard Will Barton said. “When we play our game, we’re focused, playing good defense, rebounding and doing the little things, it’s pretty hard to beat us.” The championship game against Marshall was more of the same. The Thundering Herd, appearing

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Daniela Anaya, front, and other Girl Scouts participate in a Yoga session during a Girl Scouts meeting at Williams Preparatory school in Dallas, Texas, on Jan. 19.

There are 100 years of tradition, leadership and memories behind the coconut-covered Samoas and peanut-buttery Tagalongs sold by your local Girl Scout troupe. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Ga. 100 years ago yesterday, Girl Scouts promotes teaching girls that they can do whatever they put their mind to, said Kristen Posey Russell, communications manager for Girl Scouts Heart of the South. Low met with 18 girls to create Girl Scouts. Today the organization boasts a membership of 3.2 million women and girls in the United States and about 10 million members in 145 countries around the world, according to the Girl Scouts site and U.S. Census Bureau. Girl Scouts Heart of the South, which covers 59 counties in Arkansas, Mississippi and

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What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie and why? by Nathanael Packard

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the Tigers responded with a 27-10 run to close the half, taking a 45-27 halftime lead. Memphis fans received a bit of a scare in the second half, when Black flew into the Marshall bench while trying to save a loose ball. He crashed into the chairs and remained down for a few minutes in pain, while the entire arena stood silent. He got up and walked away holding his right wrist. X-rays were negative and he was diagnosed with nothing

more than a bruise. It was a bullet dodged by the Tigers, who rely heavily on Black’s interior scoring and defense. Black came back and sat on the bench later in the game, but wasn’t needed, as the Tigers finished off the Herd, 83-57, to win the program’s sixth Conference USA title and their 10th conference championship overall. The Tigers won Metro Conference titles in 1982, ‘84, ‘85 and ‘87, and won C-USA titles in 2006, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11 and

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A birthday celebration of genius proportions BY CRYSTAL FERRARI News Reporter Students who see a cadre of messy white wigs worn around campus Wednesday can thank the Department of Physics. The Department, along with the Society of Physics Students and Tigers Teach, is hosting an Albert Einstein look-alike contest as part of the celebration that begins at 11 a.m. in the University

Center Theater to celebrate what would be Einstein’s 133rd birthday. Einstein, a man who is best known for his contributions to physics including his Theory of Relativity and formula called Pi, will be recognized on what has become known as National Pi Day with pie, other refreshments, games, free prizes and a film. The event is free and open to the public. Einstein, who was offered

the first presidency of Israel and declined, went on to inspire generations with his genius and trueness to self, such as his unwillingness to groom himself according to society’s standards. “There are a lot of ideas that he’s come up with in regards to physics, and they are really integral to what we do with physics in our department,” said Mohamed Laradji, associate professor in the department of physics. The celebration will feature a birthday cake and math games like khet, a game similar to chess and Sudoku. Students can participate in the Einstein look-alike contest at 12:30 p.m. in the University Center atrium. Prizes for games include a $25 gift card to the bookstore and Einstein figures for the winner of the look-alike contest.

The Society of Physics students will put on physics demonstrations, and at 1 p.m. portions of Einstein films entitled “Einstein’s Big Idea” and “Einstein Reveals” will be shown. The films detail Einstein’s crucial development of the theory of relativity, his contributions to physics and details about the reserved genius personal life. Despite a birthday centennial for Einstein held by the Department of Physics in 1979, the idea of a University celebration for his efforts is new. “We may turn this event into an annual thing,” said Joanne Rhodes, part-time professor of physics and event coordinator for the celebration. Rhodes’ father, who on Einstein’s 55th birthday sent him a letter and a drawing, received a letter of thanks

from Einstein himself. Rhodes’ father was 9 years old when he drew an illustration of Einstein playing the violin with a kitten on his shoulder. “Einstein used to play the violin to help him think. I was very impressed when my father told me about the reply letter for the first time,” Rhodes said. Rhodes is bringing a copy of the letter to the event to put on display for students to see. Einstein once said in an interview, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Students can get a taste of Einstein’s life, legacy and imagination in the form of crispy, flaky sweets at Wednesday’s jamboree for the life of a genius.

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in these instances that could be a consideration,” Panetta said, referring to the death penalty as he flew aboard an Air Force jet to Kyrgyzstan for meetings with officials there. Pentagon officials have not released the soldier ’s name and say they are still unclear on his motive for carrying out the attack, which sparked a crisis in the U.S.-led war effort

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Cold shooting ends C-USA tourney run for Tigers BY BRYAN HEATER Sports Reporter An all-around poor shooting performance led to the demise of the University of Memphis women’s basketball team (24-7, 13-3), as they fell 63-44 to the Tulane Green Wave (22-9, 9-7) Friday in the Conference USA semifinals. The Tigers shot a mere 27.6 percent (8-29) from the field in the first half and 29 percent (9-31) in the second in a lopsided 19-point loss. The team was unavailable for comment Monday. Despite the shooting woes, Memphis kept the game competitive in the first half thanks to forcing nine turnovers, with five coming in the first seven minutes of the contest. A layup by senior guard Ramses Lonlack with 13:50 remaining gave the Tigers a 9-3 lead. The six-point lead was the largest advantage the Tigers held for the game. Tied at 20 with 4:25 left on the clock, the Green Wave went on an 11-4 run to close out the first half. For the half, the Tigers shot just 50 percent (8-16) from the charity stripe. Senior post player Jasmine Lee made up the brunt of the misses, going 3-10 and 3-12 for the game. Memphis began the second half where they left off in the

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first, missing shots right and left. Down five a little over a minute into the second half, the Tigers watched Tulane fire on all cylinders and increase their lead to double-digits. Tulane’s Danielle Blagg hit a jumper at the 18:35 mark to ignite a 16-2 run that put the Green Wave ahead 49-30 by the end of the onslaught. The Green Wave never relinquished the lead, building the lead to 19 at three separate points of the game. The Tigers’ woes from the field were widespread, as the entire team struggled to find the bottom of the basket. Junior forward Nicole Dickson and sophomore guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir each finished 1-10 from the field. Senior guard Brittany Carter managed to finish 5-15 from the field, while Lonlack was just 2-7. Lee recorded her 15th doubledouble of the season, leading Memphis with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Carter was the only other Tiger to score in doubledigits, with 11 points off the bench. Olivia Grayson paced Tulane with 18 points and 14 rebounds. The Tigers now shift their focus towards the Women’s National Invitational Tournament, where they face Chattanooga on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

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tours and finance classes to Girl Scouts seniors and ambassadors, who are girls in the ninth to twelfth grade. Selling the eight different flavors of Girl Scout Cookies — Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils, Dulce de Leche, Thank U Berry Munch and Savannah Smiles — also helps girls learn to manage money and budget for programs they want to fund for their troupe, Posey said. Samoas, she said, are the highest selling cookies in Memphis. Because of the intensive volunteering efforts of the Girl Scouts, 95.8 percent of ambassadors and 89 percent of cadets participate in Hearts of the South because they think it will help strengthen their college applications, according to the CROW report. Francis Smith, outreach specialist, said since July 2011 she has recruited 317 girls into Hearts of the South. “Anything you need in life that you can think of a girl needs, they can get that (at Girls Scouts),” Smith said. “They get leadership experience early, which makes life a lot easier as an adult.” One of the most exciting things about the organization turning 100, Posey said, is the rich history. Posey said scouts, for instance, were taught to play basketball in the 1900s, but, since women mostly wore dresses during that era, they played in their underwear in rooms often covered with paper so people couldn’t look in. “Most women and girls didn’t get out of the house, let alone have that experience in 1912,” Posey said. A Girl Scout herself in her school-age years, Posey said one of the best memories she has about being a Girl Scout is attending one of the several camps hosted by the organization. Becky Ham, University of Memphis and Kamp Tik-AWitha alumna, said she’s glad she got to have the Girl Scout experience growing up in Booneville, Miss. With no athletic teams to join, Ham joined the Girl Scouts in 1966 in the third grade and remained an active participant through her senior year. “I made a lot of outside friends at camp that I still keep in touch with today,” she said. “I made more friends in Girl Scouts and summer camp than I did at home.” Thumbing through blackand-white pictures, which showed her surrounded by 14 girls and a 1973 Camp Tik-AWitha sign, Ham pointed to a pigtailed seven-year-old with ribbons and round, black glasses. “That’s me,” she said smiling at the picture. Ham said going to camp taught her key social skills and confidence she needed for college. “I lived in a small town seeing the same people day in and day out,” she said. “At camp I had to learn to share things with someone. We had responsibilities and people relied on me.”

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The sky’s the limit for high-flying Tigers BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor T h i s y e a r ’ s Memphis Ti g e r s came in with lofty expectations: No. 8 preseason ranking, Scott Hall picked to win Conference USA and considered a sleeper Final Four candidate. The season itself didn’t exactly pan out as hoped. Head coach Josh Pastner’s ambitious scheduling came back to hurt the Tigers as they went winless against the big-name nonconference teams in Michigan, Georgetown (twice) and Louisville. The second loss to Georgetown on Dec. 19 dropped the Tigers to 6-5 on the season and all was gloomy in Tigerland. But the team didn’t quit. After that loss on the road on Dec. 19, Memphis has won 20 of 23, with those three losses coming by a combined six points. Memphis is in the top 20 of the Ratings Percentage Index, with a top 20 RPI strength of schedule, including a top 5 RPI nonconference strength of schedule. This team has stormed through Conference USA, winning by an average of 17.9 points. They decimated their opponents in the C-USA tournament by 18, 31 and 26 points. Say what you want about Josh Pastner’s coaching ability,

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but his teams have a knack for peaking at the perfect time. Last year it happened in El Paso during the C-USA tournament, where the Tigers upset the Miners on their home court for the title. And this season was no different. The Tigers turned it around and refocused following a loss to UTEP on Feb. 18 and haven’t looked back since. “I believe right now - and there’s no doubt in my mind

- that we deserve a five seed,” Pastner said on Saturday following the championship game. “I think we’ve earned the right to be a five seed. But, whoever we play, we’ll be ready.” Now, a five seed may have been a bit much, but a six seed certainly wasn’t out of the question. The Tigers should’ve been at least a seven. But the Tigers were dropped to an eight seed, and will have to face No. 9 seed

Saint Louis, in the 8/9 game that is traditionally a toss up. And the lucky winner of that game will have to face top seed Michigan State. But this team is clicking at the right time. A victory over the Billikens on Friday would give the Tigers a chance to show the nation what they’re capable of: an upset of a No. 1 seed. And if this team can accomplish that, the sky’s the limit.

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• Toddler Teachers and Teaching Assistants for our Early Childhood Center* • Part-time Teaching Assistants for children ages 3 through 6 years* • Summer Camp Counselors for kids 3 years through rising 8th grade

Need young energetic person to provide playtherapy to a 5-year-oldchild with speech delay. Minimum age 18. Serious callers only. Timing are weekday and weekends. Total of about 10-15 hours a week. Parents will provide training. Call to set up interview: 901-406-5209

EARN MONEY AND GAIN EXPERIENCE in your spare time. We are looking for part time Marketing Representatives in the Memphis area. Hourly wage + commissions. Must have valid Driver’s License and dependable transportation. Email resume to chris@lambertscoffee.com.

*Qualifications include experience with young children and an academic background in child development/education. CDA, Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in UPSCALE EAST MEMPHIS Education preferred. wine and liquor store accepting

Send resume to lolswanger@jccmemphis.org.

applications for part-time employment. Must be dependable, hard-working and upbeat. Flexible hours. 21 & older preferred.

HELP WANTED Apply in person. Kirby Wines & Liquors. 2865 Kirby Parkway. 756-1993.

HOUSING 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOUSE on Buck Street (off Southern Ave. and Goodlett) - $1050 a month. Send email to set up an appt to lshunt1981@yahoo.com ROOMMATE NEEDED to share furnished 2 BR house near campus. $300 + 1/2 of utilities. Call 452-7694.

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