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The University of Memphis will host the annual Language Fair Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University Center. The fair will showcase various levels of skill over a range of languages from local high school students as well as students from Mississippi. “Thinking globally, the world is becoming more connected because of technology and business,” Errol O’Neill, assistant professor of French and codirector of the fair, said. “We want to help students realize that knowing about other languages and cultures can be a plus for them.” With a projected attendance of over 1,000 students, there will be a plethora of culturally enriching events to experience such as arts and crafts, costumes, music and dance. The Culture Bowl, a competition allowing students to compete against one another, will reward students for their accomplishments, as well as nurture a growing interest in linguistic studies. The Language Fair not only recognizes the student’s prowess but also awards a Teacher of the Year award to one instructor. O’Neill said they’re looking for someone who shows a passion for foreign language and has made a positive impact on students. “Many people see taking a foreign language as something that they have to do as a requirement,” O’Neill said. “It takes dedication and enthusiasm on the part of the teacher to help their students to (look) beyond that.” William Thompson, head of the Foreign Language Department, said the Study
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Senior Japanese and history major Wesley Winfield (left) took more than a few handfuls of colored powder to the face in the International Student Association’s Holi Festival of Colors in front of the University Center.
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The Alumni Mall was filled with students throwing small bags of exploding, colorful powder at one another during the Holi Color Festival. Ever y s emester, t he
University’s International Student Association hosts a series of events, and this year the Holi Color Festival was its largest. The association advised students to come dressed in comfortable, preferably white, clothes they didn’t mind getting dirty.
Ahngeli Shivam, senior American studies major, is the president of the International Student Association. “We wanted to have a big oncampus event for international students as well as locals to help bring everyone together,” Shivam said. The Hindu culture’s caste sys-
tem, which seperates groups by class, influenced the festival. According to Shivam, the purpose of the festival is to bring people from different social groups together. “The students were quiet at
“It’s a different approach to fashion; it’s not just about the labels. It’s about using what you’ve got and adding your flare to it,” said Christina Dang, FMM president. Members of FMM collaborated with each other to redesign and create new garments to be modeled and sold during the show. Lena Ray, one of the stylists for
the show, said she is anticipating the response of the audience to the shows approach towards fashion. “I look forward to seeing how the people react to the clothes that we created,” Ray said. “A lot of the clothing we reworked for the show were donated by students at the University of Memphis that they didn’t want.”
FMM hosted a clothing drive at the University in December 2013 and January 2014. The clothing donated during the clothing drive that was not used in the show was donated to Clothes4Souls. Every model in the show will be wearing two #reWERKed garments partnered with clothing
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Fashion Moguls Memphis to host charity fashion show By Darnesha Cotton
Special to the Daily Helmsman Fashion Moguls Memphis, a newly formed University of Memphis organization, will host its debut fashion show #reWERKed on Monday in the University Center Theatre at 7 p.m.
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Fashion merchandising junior and Fashion Moguls Memphis Founder Christina Dang stands in a display window in Manning Hall. She paints the RSO’s logo on a wall of newspaper as she prepares for a photo shoot.
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There will also be a surprise performance. Dang is sure the audience will find to be “awesome.” The idea for the show came from Dang while creating FMM in 2013. “Fashion is so versatile. You have people who buy and sale, people who design and create, people who market and promote, people who write about it,” Dang said. “We appeal to all of that, so that everyone gets a taste of what they want to do. If there aren’t opportunities here, we try to create them.” Dang said she is hoping this show will get their name into the community and receive a positive response. “I’m hoping we gain more awareness in Memphis with the fashion scene and making sure people are aware that we do have something here,” Dang said. “We’re not just a ghost town when it comes to fashion.” The event is free to the public. Photos of some of the garments that were donated to be recreated can be found on the FMM event page.
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first but started to have fun and open up once the colorful powders were thrown at them,” said Ana Mihnovich, senior international studies major. The International Student Association is open to international students as well as local students. “The events that we hold are
very beneficial to students, especially the international students,” Shivam said. “Not only do they help international students feel welcome, but they introduce them to local students as well.” As of now, the International Student Association only has ten members, and there is no cost to join. “We are really happy the event turned out so well,” Shivam said. “We are looking forward to more international and local students become interested in joining.”
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Culture Page 1 Abroad office will have a table at the Language Fair. “That’s one thing that we want to make the high school students aware of,” Thompson said. “Whether they are interested in coming to the University of Memphis or not, if they are studying languages, they should think about studying abroad because everybody comes back changed from that experience.” The theme for the fair this year is “Polyglots have more fun.” According to Junko Tokuda, instructor of Japanese and codirector of the fair, the Foreign Language Department holds a meeting every year alongside high school teachers where they decide the fair’s theme. “The teachers give us some suggestions and we, on the committee, vote and decide,” Thompson said. While the primary focus of the fair is on the high school stu-
dents, there are available options for non-students to get in on the fun. There will be mini-classes teaching those who are interested how to learn phrases in other languages. For those not interested in learning phrases, there will be dance classes. The Language Fair does provide the University with the chance for recruitment, but students who attend are able to meet with likeminded peers who share interests. According to Robert Kelz, assistant professor of German and last year’s fair director, the language fair offers high school students the opportunity to meet peers who share similar interests. “For high school students, it’s important because it gives them the opportunity to meet and network with other students who are studying similar languages,” Kelz said. “Your input is limited if the only language you know is English. It’s good to have variety of sources, and I think that just adds an immeasurable degree of richness to life in every aspect.”
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Colonials present obstacle to Pastner’s first Sweet 16 By Hunter Field
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis men’s basketball team tips off the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season on Friday in Raleigh, N.C., against George Washington University. The eighth-seeded Tigers (239) were eliminated in the second or third round each of their last three trips to the tournament — never making it into the tournament’s second weekend. To advance to the Sweet 16, Memphis will have to beat the Colonials then turn around and beat the first-seeded University of Virginia Sunday. Head coach Josh Pastner and the Tigers aren’t shying away from the pressure and expectations. “It says ‘the Road to the Final Four’ not ‘the road to the regular season,’” the fifth-year coach said. “I think for media, fans, if you’re gonna say ‘hey, you got to get to the second weekend’ because that’s where the original thought process was from the beginning. And I think that’s fair. Let’s do it. Let’s get to the second weekend. We’re good enough to do it.” The ninth-seeded Colonials (24-8) ended a six-year drought of missing the NCAA Tournament this season. They boast wins over Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Maryland and Creighton University — all tournament teams. Senior guard Maurice Creek leads G.W., scoring 14.3 points and grabbing 3.4 rebounds. However, head coach Mike Lonergan told the media on Thursday that the Colonials’ second-leading scorer, sophomore
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guard Kethan Savage, is doubtful to play in Friday’s game. Memphis has struggled with teams that like to slow the pace down — Cincinnati, SMU and Connecticut. George Washington plays tons of zone defense to force their opponents to beat them from outside. “They’re gonna zone us,” Pastner said. “They’re gonna probably pack it in. As simple as it may sound, we’re gonna have to make some shots. We’re gonna have to make some threes, and we have to defend the three as well.” The Tiger’s second-round matchup with the Colonials will be a memorable one for senior forward David Pellom. Pellom transferred to the U of M in
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Head coach Josh Pastner and the Tigers hope to get a big shooting night from senior guard Michael Dixon Jr. Dixon has shot 38 percent from beyond the arc on the year. the summer after spending his first three seasons of eligibil-
ity at G.W. He also grew up in Wilmington, N.C., which is only
a two-hour drive from Raleigh. The Tigers want to make some shots, but only senior guards Chris Crawford and Michael Dixon Jr. shoot decent enough clips from behind the arc to be reliable. They each shoot right at 38 percent from three. Pastner has been adamant all season that the difference for the Tigers has been whether or not they make shots. The Blue and Gray will do their best to get hot from the field at 5:55 p.m. on Friday when their second-round matchup tips off on TBS. “We will be ready to play,” Pastner said emphatically. “I can’t sit here and guarantee an outcome, but we’ll be ready to play.”
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