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TIGUrS host Campus workers still struggle for living wage, with 1.5 percent increase seminar for community garden

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The Daily Helmsman has received new information regarding the pay raise coming to campus workers and the larger pay raise destined for University administration.

Last week the Helmsman reported that campus workers would be receiving a 1.5 percent

pay raise. At the same time, we received information suggesting that University President Shirley Raines would be receiving a raise of her own.

Shirley Raines’ raise is part of a plan enacted by the Tennessee Board of Regents to bring salaries for presidents and directors closer to the market average. The idea was to make Tennessee universities and colleges more entic-

her salary would be raised 15.8 percent — almost $50,000.

To put this in perspective, the custodial staff makes on average $18,707 a year. Raines’ raise constitutes the yearly salaries of two and a half people.

Communications Director for the TBR Monica GreppinWatts justified the pay raise as

ing to prospective presidents and directors by making sure they got paid close to what other people in their positions were paid.

Starting Jan. 1 of this year and going until 2015, six university presidents across Tennessee, including Raines, will receive gradual pay raises to bring their salaries closer to the average salaries of other university presidents. In Raines’ case, that means

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Provost Dr. David Rudd shared his views of transparency and accountability with members of the Faculty Senate during their meeting in the Senate Chamber yesterday.

By Joshua Cannon

news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis Faculty Senate met yesterday to discuss potentially adopting a living wage policy and revisions to the much-debated website layout. The new provost, Dr. David Rudd, was also present.

Living Wage Cedar Nordbye, an art pro-

fessor who is involved with the Faculty Senate, has lent his voice in the importance of a living wage salary at past meetings.

“It’s a movement that’s happening around the country,” Nordbye said. “The American Anthropological Association will only host their annual conferences in a city that has a living wage policy. So there is a consciousness that living wage and minimum wage are not the same.”

According to Nordbye, claim-

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ing that adjunct pay is “terrible and a shame” is not enough. He wants to do something about it. Currently, he is forming a living wage committee within the Faculty Senate, and looking to present information to the University on how much a living wage policy would cost, why it is good or bad and what the obstacles are.

Last year 270 campus workers did not make living wages.

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ple were working without living wages. Before that, 312 people were barely making enough to get by. According to Nordbye, it would take $860,000 to get these workers off of the below living wage list.

University President Shirley Raines expressed a commitment to advocating for increased salaries for campus workers in an email March 20.

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By Jennifer Rorie

news@dailyhelmsman.com Many organizations push getting together as a community. To help this effort, the University of Memphis has a community garden to benefit students, faculty and the surrounding community.

The community garden of the University of Memphis is located behind the Elma Roane Field House and is maintained by the Tigers Initiative for Gardening in Urban Settings as well as anyone who chooses to use it.

Tonight in the University Center, the TIGUrS sponsored speaker series will begin at 6 p.m. in Room 304.

“The seminar series employs an outreach, not only to bring speakers in who work in the community,” Art Johnson, garden coordinator, said.

The first of the four-part speaker series will feature Richard Underhill, the vice president of the Arkansas Beekeepers Association.

His topics will include creating a pollinator garden, providing safe nesting places for bees and the relationship between pollinators and agriculture.

Other parts of the series include “Making a Garden Out of a Wasteland: A Christian Theological Perspective on Food Justice,” by theologian Emily Holmes on April 3, “Community Gardening in Memphis: Then, Now, and Tomorrow,” by executive director of GrowMemphis Chris Peterson on April 10, and “Sustainable and Edible Landscapes for the MidSouth,” by Kalki Winter of eScapes on April 17, the day before planting begins. “[This will] bring everyone together to celebrate the garden and emphasize the ideals for which the garden stands,” Johnson said. “The

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uuSenate Continued from page 1 U of M Website Layout The faculty has previously voiced concerns over the new design of the website, addressing opinions that the page does not resemble that of a top-tier research institution.

“We want the data,” Faculty Senate President Thomas Banning said. “We want to get to the pages we need.”

According to Banning, no headway was made on the appearance of the homepage. Google Analytics shows that traffic to the U of M website has increased since the layout change.

“People who would like to know about the U of M are visiting it because it looks better,” Banning continued. “I can’t argue with that logic, but I also contend that since it’s a major research institution, why don’t we do some baseline and compare it to other major research institutions and see what they look like.”

Among the Senate, opinions differ when it comes to the homepage. Some believe that the

homepage works well as the marketing tool that it is — insisting that graduate students looking to enroll at the University of Memphis are going to look past the potential flashiness of the website in order to get to the information that they need.

Still, Banning believes that “One size may not fit all,” and that the Information Technology Division should consult with the faculty and administration before making decisions like rolling out the new homepage, which went live less than a week after it was discussed, before many administrative members had seen the layout.

While he can’t promise headway, the president plans to try to work closely with marketing in order to make future changes.

New Provost In the midst of the Senate’s discussion, the University of Memphis’ new provost, Dr. David Rudd, introduced himself to the faculty.

“I believe very much in the idea of a shared collaborative process,” Rudd said, “especially

in academic affairs.”

From gaining “perspective” while serving in the military during the Gulf War to working at a primary medical center for nearly a decade, Rudd says he “knows what is significant in life” and is “keenly aware of the importance of budgeting.”

According to Rudd, he is dedicated to scholarship and enjoys being connected with students.

One of his first plans at the U of M is to establish a student advisory for the provost department.

Through the discussion of the living wage policy and the website layout, Rudd let his plans of transparency and accountability resonate against the walls of the Senate Chamber. n

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Debunking the Veiled Myth An open discussion on Islam and the hijab

By Crystal Welch

news@dailyhelmsman.com The outer garment used as a modesty cloth in the Islamic religion is most commonly referred to as a hijab. It comes with a slew of misconceptions that women at the University of Memphis hope to debunk.

In the Islamic Quran, the hijab is referenced in the following text: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.”

The ancient covering has been the topic of international conversation in recent years in nonMuslim countries, such as the United States and France, where the scarf has been a source of controversy. Discussions involving the hijab usually center on safety concerns related to identification, women’s rights and adhering to societal norms in non-Muslim countries where members of the Muslim community have growing populations.

On Thursday the University community is invited to be a part of “Debunking the Veiled Myth: Fashion and faith through the eyes of a modern Muslim woman.”

The presentation and open discussion will be held in the University Center Ballroom at 6 p.m. Panelists will share their perspectives regarding their choice to observe a practice of the ancient religion within the confines of present-day life.

General questions regarding various aspects of Islamic culture will also be encouraged and discussed.

“It will be centered on cultural viewpoints from around the world — not just one area,” said Yasmeen Odeh, president of the U of M’s Cordoba Society of Archivists. “It’s ‘debunk’, because

we’re going into different stereotypes people have about us. We’re going to break them down.”

The Cordoba Society of Archivists, along with the United Nations Student Alliance and the Student Event Allocation Committee, has invited speaker Lucrecia Guerrero to campus to share her insight on the position of women within Islam. Guerrero, along with other Muslim women from the University community, will discuss some of the prejudices, stereotypes and issues related to discrimination against the veiling practice in particular.

She will also share her personal story as a convert.

Guerrero is a Florida resident who is a native of the predominantly-Catholic country of El Salvador. She converted to Islam in 2006. Since then, she has offered her perspective to audiences on various topics related to the hijab, including the International Federation of Association Football’s 2012 lift on its ban of the hijab being worn

by Muslim women during soccer competitions. Guerrero has also spoken on the relationship between husband and wife in Islam and recent media coverage related to the faith.

The panel will engage with the audience as they share their individual stories as women who practice Islam. The women represent Muslim women from around the world, including a convert who began wearing the hijab in high school.

“We want the audience to learn,” Odeh said. “We can all learn. We want to give people a comfortable environment. People have come to me and said, ‘I want to ask this question, but don’t want them to be offended.’ I appreciate you asking rather than making an assumption.”

“Debunking the Veiled Myth” will also feature a photo collage presentation of Muslim fashion and head-covering styles, ancient

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Students work together to build a garden for the University of Memphis community.

garden belongs to everyone.”

Johnson said that a main goal of the garden is to show students that fresh, organic food can be grown in almost any environment.

“What [the students] learn [in the garden] they can carry to the community, which is the idea,” Johnson said.

“Community gardens provide so many benefits,” public relations sophomore Hannah Giles said.

Johnson stresses the importance of learning from the garden and also sharing it.

“The health benefits are definitely what makes me a strong advocate for community gardens,” Giles said.

“When people are growing food, they get it at its freshest state, and I think they tend to appreciate it more.”

She says the money-saving aspect tends to get a lot of people interested.

“It’s inexpensive and relatively easy to do,” he said.

Planting will begin on April 18, and until then, workers will be preparing for the spring and summer gardens. Cover crops have been planted, which decompose and add nutrients to the bed. Over the next few weeks, these will be coming out of the beds to make way for the new fruits and vegetables.

“We will be planting some stuff, but there are also some surprises,” Johnson said.

“I would absolutely use [a community garden],” Giles said. “I love that we have so many popping up all over Memphis, and I hope to get a small one growing in my own backyard for myself and my neighbors.”

Fortunately for Giles, this resource is already available on campus.

The garden was started in the summer of 2009 and may find itself in a new location soon. Johnson isn’t worried about the relocation of the garden.

“We are an urban garden — we are designed to be mobile,” Johnson said.

Johnson said the garden teaches students about both organic food and sustainability.

“We use bamboo, which is a sustainable element in the garden, for the structure,” Johnson said. “The bamboo then becomes the compost that goes back into the garden.”

The TIGUrS won the Excellence in Environmental Education and Outreach Award from the governor in 2012.

Johnson said that they try to do as much outreach as they can with their resources.

Most of the feedback about the garden is from people visiting the garden. Johnson said that if someone has sat by the garden and not even ventured in, they have still used it.

One goal of the garden is to “manufacture a place where people can come and feel relaxed and enjoy nature.”

“Most importantly, [community gardens] get people outside interacting with each other,” Giles said.

Johnson says that staff members are very appreciative of having a place where they can get free food.

Ken Auten, former University professor, said that he went to the garden last year and saw a lot of nice things, but never saw a lot of students present.

“We need to treat Mother Nature well because she can help us,” Johnson said. “We have to care about our mother if we expect her to keep caring about us.”

Auten says the garden should be marketed more. During his time here, he didn’t know he could pick his own veggies.

“Most people want to be healthier, they want to save money, and they probably want to know more people in their community,” Giles said.

“Community gardens accomplish all three.”

Johnson says that if someone visited the garden today, they wouldn’t find much besides lettuce, a few radishes and a few turnips, but more good things are to come.

“Students are so focused on maintaining their GPA that unfortunately most people miss us, and they miss out,” Johnson said. “We want to share this.” n

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uuWages Continued from page 1 a way to attract new leaders to Tennessee universities.

“It helps us retain and recruit the best leaders for our institutions,” she said.

The pay raise might also keep Tennessee education leaders here, said Vice President for Business and Finance David Zettergren.

“I believe in the importance of Tennessee universities retaining and recruiting the best and brightest leaders,” Zettergren said. “Since Tennessee is in the forefront and has received national attention for continuing to excel and achieve in increasing and promoting student success at Tennessee universities, our Tennessee higher education leaders are attractive candidates for other states.”

Raines’ raise isn’t the only pay raise that’s in the pipeline. In an email sent to students, faculty and staff last week, Raines outlined a plan to increase the salaries of campus workers 1.5 percent.

In a short email, Raines explained how this salary increase would play out. Assuming the budget gets through the legislature unchanged, those eligible for the pay raise are benefit-eligible regular full-time and parttime employees who are on the University’s payroll as of June 30. They will receive the increase effective the next day — July 1.

The administration would also like to provide an additional boost to campus workers.

“If the final legislation allows flexibility, the University of Memphis would like to provide a minimum flat rate increase which will benefit the lowest paid employees,” stated Raines’ email.

As the name implies, the minimum flat rate increase is the minimum amount a University employee’s salary would increase. If the 1.5 percent raise is applied to someone making $17,000 they would make an extra $255 a year. But if the University decides to enact a minimum flat rate of $500, then they would receive that amount.

While the state would pro-

vide 60 percent of the funds for this wage increase, the University would have to provide the remaining 40 percent.

Where this money would come from was a cause for concern for some — the fear was that tuition would have to be raised in order to cover the costs.

In her email, Raines clarified just where this money would be coming from. “ These increases will be funded from a variety of University sources, such as residual funds generated from vacant positions and efficiency initiatives,” Raines’ email said.

“Since we do not yet know the tuition and fee increases, we cannot tell you if any tuition and fee dollars will be utilized.”

Raines goes on to explain that funds for the wage increase will not be diverted from the student affairs budget, which is determined by the number of on-campus students.

But the question of whether or not tuition will be raised is still unanswered, as the TBR hasn’t determined if or by how much tuition would be increased. Raines believes that should tuition increase, it wouldn’t pass a certain point.

“While tuition has not yet been determined by the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Governor, who chairs the Board of Regents, has said it will not be over 6 percent, and we believe it is likely to be less, probably in the 3-6 percent range,” wrote Raines.

A 6 percent tuition hike might not sound like much, but it would mean that fulltime undergraduate students would have to pay an extra $237 in fees. The numbers are worse for graduate students, who would have almost $300 added to their tuition.

It wouldn’t be the first time tuition was increased. In June of 2012, the TBR approved a 7 percent increase on tuition to their current levels.

Raines reaffirmed her administration’s commitment to securing better wages for campus workers.

“Employees at the University of Memphis deserve pay raises greater than the 1.5 percent proposed,” Raines wrote.

“We continue to advocate for increased salaries.” n

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By Alex Briggs

news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis baseball team (13-11) is home for an 11-game home-stand, but struggled to score Tuesday night, falling in the first game of a two game series to Middle Tennessee, 2-1.

The Blue Raiders (16-10) put pressure on the Tigers in the third inning, stringing together a few hits to load the bases. Middle Tennessee infielder Johnny Thomas then singled to center, gaining the early 1-0 lead. After allowing a walk with the bases still loaded, the Tigers headed to the bottom of the inning with a 2-0 deficit.

Middle Tennessee pitcher Jordan Cooper had the Tigers’ number for much of the game. In his six scoreless innings pitched, Cooper allowed only three hits while striking out 10. Once the Blue Raiders went to the bullpen, however, the

Tigers’ offense finally produced a run.

Sophomore Carter White was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the seventh and advanced to third after a wild pitch and passed ball. Sophomore Keaton Aldridge picked up the RBI and only Tiger run of the game on a groundout to first base.

Despite earning the loss, junior Michael Wills had a strong start on the mound, giving up only one earned run in 7 1/3 innings while keeping the Tigers within striking distance. Senior reliever Heith Hatfield took over for Willis in the eighth after the Blue Raiders put two runners on base. Hatfield stranded the two runners on his way to a solid relief effort, allowing no runs in his 1 2/3 innings of work.

Middle Tennessee threatened again in the top of the eighth, but sophomore right fielder Austin Hatfield silenced the visiting Blue

Raiders, robbing them a home run and important insurance run.

Despite the defensive gem, the offense continued to struggle. The Tigers stranded a runner at third base in the bottom of the eighth after junior Ethan Gross singled to lead off the inning. In the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers were retired in order, sealing the victory for the Blue Raiders.

Gross was the only Tiger to have multiple hits in the game, singling in both the sixth and eighth innings.

After starting the season 9-5, including a 6 game winning streak, the Tigers have earned a 4-6 record over their last 10 games. In the six losses, the Tigers offense was held under four runs in each of the contests.

The Tigers look to split the series with Middle Tennessee Wednesday afternoon as these two teams meet again. The game will start at 4 p.m. at FedEx Park. n

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Men’s tennis to battle Baylor

By Collins Peeples

sports@dailyhelmsman.com The No. 34 University of Memphis men’s tennis team (7-5, 4-2 away) will take to the road Thursday, as the team travels to Waco, Texas and tries to knock off the No. 22 Baylor Bears (12-4, 9-2 home) on their home court.

The Tigers come off a weekend where the team went 2-1 against foes ranked in the top 40, defeating San Diego and San Diego State with their only loss coming in a 4-1 defeat by Drake University. Memphis would go on to place third in the eight-team San Diego-based tournament, falling behind second place Drake and tournament-winning Harvard.

The Tigers were pushed to victory by impressive performances from sophomore Connor Glennon and junior David O’Hare. Both Glennon and O’Hare won their singles competitions and led their respectable duos to victory. Glennon was paired with Cedric De Zutter and the two went on to win their match 9-7. O’Hare was paired with Joe Salisbury, with the team picking up an 8-2 victory.

Glennon defeated No. 89 Derek Siddiqui of SDSU in singles competition

by scores of 6-3 and 6-4. O’Hare defeated SDSU’s Juan Florez by a score of 6-2 in both sets to give him the victory.

Memphis’ Johnny Grimal also defeated Marvin Tawasi by consecutive scores of 6-1. Grimal finds himself back in the national rankings after being ranked following the fall rankings. Grimal is ranked No. 110 in the country heading into this weekend’s showdown in Texas.

The Baylor Bears are coming off of consecutive wins, defeating LouisianaLafayette 7-0 and Wichita State 6-1, both wins coming on Baylor’s home court in Waco.

Memphis comes into the contest with momentum on their side, winning four of their last five matches during a road trip, which took the Tigers from coast to coast, playing matches in New York and California within 11 days of each other.

The contest against Baylor will be a rematch for the Tigers of their previous meeting with the Bears in the first round of the NCAA Championships last year.

Memphis lost that matchup falling 4-2 in a year that saw Baylor advance to the third round of the NCAA tournament.

The rematch against the Bears and Tigers is slated for 6 p.m. n

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Tigers finish third at Memphis Intercollegiate

By Jaclyn Redmon

sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis men’s golf team hosted its ninth annual Memphis Intercollegiate Tournament on Monday and Tuesday at the Colonial Country Club.

The Tigers entered this week’s tournament coming off a strong second place finish at the Auburn Tiger Invitational two weeks ago.

First round play moved slowly and teams were forced to end the day before finishing the second round.

The Tigers finished play yesterday tied for sixth place with Western Kentucky at 37 over par. Austin Peay had the number one spot with 23 over, with Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisville close behind at 29 and 30 over par, respectively.

As the second round finished up Tuesday morning, Austin Peay remained in the lead, with Memphis moving up the ranks to the number four spot shooting a 44 over par.

The Memphis Intercollegiate Tournament wrapped up Tuesday afternoon with Memphis finishing in third place shooting a 42 over par.

The Tigers’ junior Grant Milner finished tied for eighth place. Milner shot a 9-over-par 72 for the tournament, but had his best score in the third round where he shot 5-underpar. He had six birdies on the day and had 10 for the whole tournament.

Junior Will Pearson and sophomore Cory Gaylord finished in the top 20. Pearson tied for 12th place, shooting a 10-over-par 72 for the tournament with Gaylord finishing tied for 19th with a 12-over-par.

Rounding out the field for the Tigers was freshman Thomas Perrot, who shot a 13-over-par and senior Steve Lee, who finished the tournament with a 23-over-par.

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Senior Lexus Keoninh was the top finisher for the Tigers, coming in seventh place with a 7-over-par 72. peted in the tournament as an individual rather than a team member.

Keoninh finished in seventh place just one stroke ahead of Milner with an 8-over-par. Keoninh shot three birdies in the final round, but shot four bogeys to keep his score just above par.

Freshman John Luke Tyner also competed as an individual and finished in 19th place, tying with fellow Tiger Gaylord with a 12-over-par.

Austin Peay finished in first place with a 33-over-par. The Governors’ Dustin Korte finished in first place

overall with 2-over-par for the tournament.

Louisiana-Lafayette grabbed second place with a 35-over-par. The Ragin’ Cajuns’ Ross Davis finished in sixth overall with a 7-over-par 72.

They also had two golfers tied for 12th along with Memphis’ Pearson. Brandt Garon and Yohann Vora both shot a 10-over-par.

The Tigers return to play in two weeks at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship in West Point, Miss.

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Pastner agrees to contract extension

By Bryan Heater

bheater@dailyhelmsman.com After much speculation surrounding University of Memphis head coach Josh Pastner and coaching vacancies at USC and UCLA, Tiger Nation took a sigh of relief Tuesday afternoon as CBSSports.com reported that he and the University had come to an agreement on a contract extension.

Pastner, despite never publically stating he was interested or contacted, had been linked to openings at the two California schools. The 35-year-old coach has ties to the West Coast, as he attended and played for the University of Arizona as a walkon for the 1997 national championship team.

Pastner is coming off his first NCAA Tournament win in the second round over St. Mary’s.

The Tigers lost in the third round 70-48 to Michigan State on March 23. Pastner led the Tigers to a 31-5 overall record, including

uuVeiled Continued from page 4 and modern, from various parts of the world. Odeh collected submissions from women from various backgrounds to showcase the diversity of Islam. Cultural food

an undefeated Conference USA slate, a regular season C-USA title and the team’s third straight C-USA Tournament title. Under Pastner, the Tigers have made the NCAA Tournament field three out of his four seasons.

Memphis will be transitioning from C-USA to the vastly changed Big East, which will have its name changed as the seven Catholic schools will take the name with them to their new conference. Though the conference will have a much different look, it struck new deals with CBS and ESPN for new television contracts.

University officials have not released information on the details of the contract extension.

Pastner’s current contract runs through the 2016-2017 season and he is expected to earn more than his current estimated salary of $1.7 million this past season.

The University will hold a press conference today at 2 p.m. at the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame building. n

and artifacts will be on hand to help welcome attendees.

The Cordoba Society of Archivists exists to raise public awareness of the contributions of Islamic civilization to the world.

The group formed last year after students realized there was not a similar organization on campus.

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Head coach Josh Pastner accepted a contract extension from the University of Memphis, with details about the contract set to be released at tomorrow’s 2 p.m. press conference.

Last semester, the group hosted a screening of a BBC documentary on the artifacts found in Timbuktu, the former ancient center of Islamic learning located in the present-day West African nation of Mali.

Their ultimate goal is to create an online or on-campus

FREE

archive of Islamic artifacts for the University community.

“We show that there are still many Muslims around the world — not just Arab,” Odeh said. “We want to help change the mindset in general so that there will be more in-depth thinking.” n

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