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Tiger fans have many options to watch game By Margot Pera
news@dailyhelmsman.com Tiger basketball fans without a location to watch the game against the St. Mary’s Gaels are in luck, as restaurants and bars across the city and on campus are hosting parties where fans can congregate to cheer on their team. Sean Armstrong, Tiger Dining marketing manager, and his staff are projecting the game on a screen in the Tigers of Memphis Restaurant on the first floor of the University Center. The restaurant is offering a deal of $2.99 on onion rings and a seven-layer dip combo for $5.00 throughout the March Madness tournament. “The marketing team thought it would be cool to do something to commemorate our team,” Armstrong said. “Every member of Tiger Dining is a basketball fan.” Armstrong is aware the entire campus received an email detailing the event, so he budgeted enough food, but said that if there is a surplus of food, he will think of a way to utilize it. “We are really good about not wasting food,” Armstrong said. If the Tiger restaurant gets overcrowded, the Tiger Dining staff will try their best to usher patrons into the Hart Dining
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Students attend a lecture and panel hosted by the Progressive Student Alliance on living wages in the University Center, March 7.
By Joey Kachel
news@dailyhelmsman.com In an email to students, faculty and staff on Wednesday, University of Memphis President Shirley Raines announced that campus salaries would be raised by 1.5 percent — but the state is only going to foot 60 percent of the bill. The other 40 percent will come from the University’s existing funds. Funding for the University is based on a formula that takes into account enrollment, retention and graduation rates. Raines’ email stressed that improving those three attributes was something the
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entire University would have to work on. “The funding formula for colleges and universities in Tennessee is driven primarily by enrollment, retention and graduation rates, so we must work on these aspects to increase the success of our students and to achieve more resources,” she said in the email. “In the meantime, we will continue to advocate for higher wages and salaries with the governor, the Tennessee State Legislature and the Tennessee Board of Regents.” In her email, Raines reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to improving salaries for campus workers.
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“Base wages and benefits need to be improved for everyone, but particularly for the lowest paid employees,” Raines writes. “We are concerned for all U of M employees, but we are committed to improving the wages of those at the lowest end of the pay scale.” But some people believe that this salary increase isn’t going far enough. In 2006, former University of Memphis mathematics professor Cecil C. Rousseau studied just what someone would have to make in order to live in Memphis and pay for bills, rent and living expenses without going into debt. This pay rate, called a living wage, was eventually deterTiger Babble Opinion Local
mined to be $11.62 an hour. While the proposed wage increase would help out campus workers, co-chairperson of the Progressive Student Alliance Vanlyn Ramsey says that it’s still not enough. As reported by The Daily Helmsman earlier this month, the PSA has been advocating that the University adopt the living wage. “The wage increase does help but it’s not a living wage,” Ramsey said. “Right now, the lowest-paid workers make $8.76 an hour. It’s still poverty wages.” But this proposed 1.5 per-
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 • 3
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Men’s basketball faces tough test By Bryan Heater
bheater@dailyhelmsman.com T h i s afternoon when the University of Memphis men’s basketball team meets the St. Mary’s Gaels, everything Heater will be at stake. In March, it is win or go home, and the Tigers know the disconsolate plane ride home after a loss in the NCAA Tournament all too well. The squad St. Mary’s will place on the hardwood today is not on the same level as Memphis’ last two NCAA Tournament opponents, Arizona and Saint Louis. At first glance, they may look like a bunch of non-athletic, slow players who should be winning a
science fair, but once the ball is tipped pregame inferences quickly change. The Gaels are a big, gritty group with an almost surprisingly high-powered offense and often frustrate opponents with their breath-checking defense. So, if you thought this game was in the bag for the Tigers, think again. After watching St. Mary’s hold a Middle Tennessee State team averaging more than 71 points per game to 54 points, it should be apparent to Tiger Nation that Memphis is in for a fight. The Gaels’ defense has become a trademark every time they step onto the floor. Emphasizing fast hands and relentless ball pressure, the Gaels gave the nation a little taste Tuesday night of what they can do to fluster the opposing team. St. Mary’s is not anywhere close to the 6.6 blocks per game
the Tigers average, sitting at 2.9, but possess a massive frontcourt with five players listed over 6-9. The most diverse of the big men is Brad Wadlow, who leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game and 30 blocks while also ranking fourth on the team with 10 ppg. The Tigers have had all sorts of trouble this season with teams that pressure the ball and use multiple defensive sets. MTSU witnessed it firsthand, as the Gaels used several different sets throughout the contest to keep the Blue Raiders off balance. Against VCU earlier in the year, Memphis could not handle the full-court pressure and handsy defense put on by the Rams. The Tigers crumbled under the pressure and fell behind early. St. Mary’s will do everything it can to fluster Memphis and create easy baskets. Offensively, look no further
than starting point guard Matthew Dellavedova. A Bob Cousy Award finalist, Dellavedova is not only a gifted shooter, but makes the extra passes to get his teammates open. He averages a team high 6.4 assists per game and 16 ppg. The Cousy Award finalist can slash to the basket amongst the trees, but he lands the majority of his daggers from beyond the three-point line. His 38.5 percent is not where most coaches would like it to be, but a big reason for that is the fact that he has taken 221 threes on the year, almost more than double his next closest teammate. He has connected on 85 this season and when he gets rolling he can create nightmares for foes like he did against the Blue Raiders, scoring 22 points and hitting five threes. The Gaels are no pushover and if the Tigers decide to take them lightly, expect another long
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offseason in the Bluff City. But, Memphis is by far the more talented and athletic team between the two. And, after opening game losses the last two years, expect the chances of a look-over by head coach Josh Pastner and his team to be hovering around zero percent. Since winning the Conference USA Championship over the weekend, the Tigers have displayed a no-games mentality and have approached this game with a high level of respect for the Gaels. With their talent and depth, as well as their desire to advance, the Tigers should handle St. Mary’s and most likely move on to face Michigan State. Pastner is hungry. His players are hungry. This team is on a mission — a mission that will not end in the first game this time around. Tipoff is set for 1:45 CT and will be televised by CBS. n
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Mumbo Gumbo kicks off crawfish season By Patrick Lantrip
Special to The Daily Helmsman The third annual Mumbo Gumbo Cook-Off will kick off crawfish season March 24 at the Mesquite Chop House in Germantown, Tenn., benefitting Porter-Leath, a local nonprofit organization that helps atrisk children and families in the Shelby County area. The event will take place from noon to 6 p.m. in the parking lot; there will also be live music by local duo Pam and Terry, as well as food and drink specials and a cornhole tournament. “The U of M has always had a strong showing at the Crawfish Festival, and I hope that will encourage students to come out to Mumbo Gumbo as a way to get ready for the big one,” said Rob
uuWages Continued from page 1 cent increase isn’t the only salary increase that’s in the pipeline. On Tuesday, The Daily Helmsman received an anonymous envelope that contained a summary of a meeting of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the organization that controls funding for a number of Tennessee universities, including the University of Memphis. The three-page document revealed that in December 2012, the TBR reviewed the compensation plans for a number of universities, community colleges and technology centers in Tennessee, including the University of Memphis. They found that salaries for presidents, directors and executive staff lagged behind the market average and recommended that the salaries for “institutional leaders,” a category that includes Shirley Raines, be increased to within 90 percent of the market average. For the University of Memphis, that means increasing executive salaries by as much as 15.6 percent — an increase of almost $50,000. While it’s still unclear just what effect this would have on students, some believe that this would cause tuition to rise. One student who was concerned by the possibility of a tuition hike was Cody Hall, a nursing student. “We work really hard to stay in school, so for us to pay more is unfair,” he said. The Army covers economics major Kevin Williams’ tuition, but he was still concerned by the news. “It’s not right for the students who have to pay tuition,” he said. Some students wouldn’t mind paying more if it meant better upkeep for University buildings. A nursing major by the name of Deborah had one chief concern. “I honestly don’t have a prob-
Hughes, the development manager at Porter-Leath. The cook-off serves as a precursor to Porter-Leath’s main event, the 21st Annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival, an event that raises money to help atrisk children and families in the Shelby County area. “Roughly $1,000 in cash prizes will be given away to the top three teams,” Hughes said. In addition to the cash prizes, the winning team will also be rewarded free admission to the Crawfish Festival on April 21. The entry fee is $125 per fiveperson team, and there will be up to 24 teams competing to become the culinary champions of the classic Cajun cuisine. “True gumbo is defined as any kind of seafood or shellfish or any combination thereof, cooked with
lem paying more tuition if bathrooms were cleaner,” she said. “I don’t think we should have to pay more if we don’t see results.” Ramsey understands the need to keep the University’s salaries competitive with other institutions, but stresses the importance of making sure campus workers are paid enough to live on. “It is an extreme priority to make sure all of their workers are making a living wage,” she said. “More and more universities, such as Harvard, are paying living wages, which makes the school more attractive and helps the community, so that should be our first priority.” Both President Raines’ office and the Tennessee Board of Regents were contacted for more information into the proposed salary increases but neither was available for comment. n
various spices and vegetables and served similar to a soup/stew,” according to contest rules. Hughes said Porter-Leath’s goal is to empower children and families to achieve a healthy, optimal and independent lifestyle. Porter-Leath currently has more than 8,000 children and 7,000 families enrolled in six different programs that focus on preparing children to become successful adults. Each program has a unique focus area, such as Cornerstone, which helps low-income preg-
nant mothers give their children a healthy start to life, and Spoonfuls, a program that provides nutritious snacks to more than 800 low-income children daily. Other programs include CareerPlace, which teaches parents work-related skills in order to help them find more lucrative job opportunities, and Generations, which matches senior citizen mentors with disadvantaged youth. One of the ways Porter-Leath raises money for these programs
is the Crawfish Festival, which is held downtown annually on Wagner Place between Union Avenue and Gayoso Avenue. This year organizers are expecting about 20,000 people to attend the festivities, Hughes said. He also said that they were planning on cooking about 16,000 pounds of crawfish and serving at least 110 kegs of beer during the spring soiree. Students who wish to enter the cook-off can contact Rob Hughes at 901-577-2500 or by email at rhughes@porterleath.org n
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Kroger opens new store in Poplar Plaza
Photo by Jonathan CaPriel | Staff
A sushi bar (left) is one of the amenities available in the new Kroger grocery store that opened this week in the Poplar Plaza.
By Erica Hartsfield
news@dailyhelmsman.com Poplar Plaza is buzzing with customers excited about the grand opening of a new Kroger Food Store just feet away from a former Kroger, which closed Tuesday night. Kroger is located at 3444 Plaza Ave., which is just minutes away from the University of Memphis. The original location opened more than 50 years ago. The new location opened this week to a parking
lot filled with customers. The previous building was approximately 55,000 square feet, whereas the new store is about 90,000 square feet in size. Joe Bell, manager of marketing and public relations for Kroger Co.’s Delta Division said it was time to make some changes and bring this particular Kroger as up to date as possible. “It’s been there since the early 50s, late 40s,” he said. “It’s been remodeled as many times as a store
can be remodeled.” Though most new store openings for Kroger take about nine or ten months, Bell said that it took more than two years to create this store in order to meet customer needs. “We’ve taken suggestions, thoughts, and the things our customers want and turned it into a bigger store,” he said. Bell said that customers can
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Tigers’ Ta es “They should because it’s a great experience. My greatest memories are of getting out of class and going to school sporting events.” Ellen Atkins, Music education instrumental freshman
uuKroger Continued from page 5 expect to see many changes inside of this new store that include a deli, bakery and bistro that are nearly four or five times larger than in the previous location, a sushi bar, and expanded pet and organic food departments.
“Yeah! It would encourage poeple to go see the games.”
Connor Cullum, Mechanical engineering freshman
“People are in amazement of the variety,” he said. “This store ticks off all the boxes that people have when looking for a grocery store.” Sports management major Jamel Lee said that he found the variety in the store to be quite pleasing. “I’m impressed because it’s
“They shouldn’t be canceled, but if a student brings a ticket he should not be counted absent.” Daniel Parker, Business sophomore
more convenient,” he said. “If you want to start a diet, you can go to the organic section to find a lot of fruits and vegetables. You can find almost everything.” DeVaughne Jackson, sports medicine major, said she prefers the newly-built Kroger, and it is definitely an improvement. “It’s better than the old one,”
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Do you think classes should be canceled for the Tigers game? By Jonathan Capriel
“No, I pay for my classes.”
“I have a test that day I studied for, so no I wouldn’t like that.” Tabirith Crayton, Communications freshman
Jonathan Ramirez, Business sophomore
she said. “It’s like a super convenient store like Walmart, only with more food.” Though many University students found the store to be an upgrade, social work major Lucinda Short said she can recognize the pros and cons of the new store. “I think it’s good, but I don’t
see what was wrong with the old Kroger,” she said. “They could’ve put that money somewhere else.” Short said she did, however, find a major upside to constructing a new Kroger in place of the old one. “Since it’s bigger, I guess people get more jobs,” she said. n
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uuParties Continued from page 1
Newby’s Bar and Grill stocks up on beverages for the watch party for the men’s basketball tournament match against St. Mary’s. Photo by Jonathan Capriel | Staff
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room. Armstrong and the staff have hosted a Tiger Watch party since the UC opened in 2010. “This is the first time we broadly scaled advertising by sending out that email,” Armstrong said. “We hope everyone can come out, students as well as their friends who aren’t students.” Newby’s, a restaurant and bar on the Highland strip, will open their doors at noon instead of at the usual 3 p.m., and invite fans to join them in cheering on the Tigers — if the fans are 21 or older, that is. “Even if the restaurant gets overcrowded or busy, we plan on serving everyone with a smile,” Skinny, the general manager of Newby’s, said. “We expect the whole city to come out.” The bar will have $1 off domestic beer and half off appetizers for college students with an ID. The bar will have a watch party on Saturday as well. “We have been hosting these kind of watch parties since 1975,” Skinny said. “We are proud supporters of everything Memphis and expect the Tigers to go all the way!” For those who have extra time and money to attend the game in Michigan, the Bank of Bartlett has partnered with Bartlett Travel and arranged a direct flight to Auburn Hills, Mich., through Southwest Airlines, departing from Memphis Thursday at 7:30 a.m. and returning to Memphis after the game Saturday. “Most of the people in leadership positions at the bank are graduates of the University,” Harold Byrd, president of the Bank of Bartlett, said. “The University is a tremendous influence on the community, and nothing brings the community together like a U of M sports team achieving success like this.” The tickets are $1,449 for a single person and $1,765 for two. This fee includes hotel accommodations and covers a two-night stay. “There is always a fun, eclectic mix of people that go,” Byrd said. “From corporate titans to young college students. We realize people cannot drive all of the way to Detroit, so we thought doing this would be a good idea.” Byrd said there are about 120 people scheduled for the flight. Some had to back out due to illness or work obligations. “Our goal is not necessarily to make a profit, but break even, ”Byrd said. “The main purpose is to promote the reputation of the bank and meet different kinds of people.” n
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Women’s basketball aiming at Arkansas By Hunter Field
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis women’s basketball team (17-14) travels to Fayetteville, Ark. to take on the University of Arkansas Razorbacks (19-12) in the first round of the WNIT at 7 p.m. tonight. This year’s tournament marks the third straight for the Tigers and the seventh appearance all-time. “We wanted to be in the next 64 teams that got to keep on playing,” head coach Melissa McFerrin said. “We are still playing and 250 teams around the country aren’t.” The Tigers have improved each year under head coach Melissa McFerrin, but they have not made it past the second round. In 2011, the U of M was trounced in the first-round by Alabama. The Tigers made it to the secondround in 2012, but Missouri State sent Memphis packing before the Tigers could claim a spot in the third-round. Junior guard Bilqis AbdulQaadir is confident the team can advance further than last year despite several obstacles. “My biggest concern is everyone being healthy,” Abdul-Qaadir said. “We’ve had some minor injuries and sicknesses. People aren’t ready mentally, but we have to push through it. I know we can make it further than last year.” Senior forward Nicole Dickson leads the Tigers, averaging 18.6 points per game and 7.1 rebounds. Ariel Hearn chips in 13.7 ppg followed by Abdul-Qaadir’s 10.6 ppg. Last week, Dickson received her first All-Conference USA first team nod. Hearn garnered C-USA AllFreshman team honors, and AbdulQaadir was named to the C-USA All-Academic Team. The Razorbacks are lead by senior post-player Sarah Watkins, from Germantown, Tenn., and senior forward Quistelle Williams. Watkins averages 13 points and 4.4 boards, and Williams scores 10.4 points and grabs seven rebounds. “They are a team with two significant post players and several good guards,” McFerrin said. “We have to really pay attention to their bigs.” Memphis is coming off a 67-58 loss to Southern Miss in the firstround of the C-USA Tournament. McFerrin thought the Tigers let a poor performance on offense affect their effort on defense. She wants the Tigers to maintain focus on the defensive end, even when their
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shots are not falling. Arkansas dropped the first game of their conference tournament as well. Florida eliminated the Razorbacks from the Southeastern Conference Tournament in a 64-59 game. Both clubs will be looking to rebound from tough post-season losses. The winner of Thursday night’s contest will move on to the second round, which takes place March 23-25. They will face the winner of tonight’s 7 p.m. game between Tulane and Sam Houston State, which will be played at Tulane. n
Freshman guard Ariel Hearn and the women’s basketball team will have a tough road test at Arkansas in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
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