The Daily Helmsman

2012 Grad Issue

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Tigers defeat SMU in 2-1 series

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Vol. 79 No. 96

Independent Student Newspaper of The University of Memphis

BY CHRISTOPHER WHITTEN News Reporter

The United Students party won 26 positions in the 2012 Student Government Association general election.

Overall, the U.S. party only lost 3 races. The other positions filled did not have U.S. representation.

“I want to thank Hunter Dawson and the MAC party as well as Nicholas Mastron and the SURE Party for running a tough race. I also want to thank the election commission, Dr. Peterson and Tyler Dewitt for all the effort they put in.,” Born said. “I must also thank Caray Oldham and all of my party members in the United Students Party as this victory would be nearly impossible to achieve without their contributions.”

For full results from the SGA election, please visit our website at www.dailyhelmsman.com

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Kicks for global awareness Nonprofit organization redesigns Converse shoes for Earth

BY ERICA HORTON News Reporter Local volunteers and founder of the nonprofit SoGiv are trying to leave their designer footprints across the globe one shoe sale at a time.

Edward Bogard, philanthropic designer of SoGiv, founded the nonprofit in 2009 with the mission to raise global awareness through footwear and apparel.

“The name was derived from sold and give,” he said.

“For every shoe sold, we give.”

Three shoe designs from SoGiv will launch in June. The black and red athletic performance tennis shoe will cost about $70 and the $60 SoGiv classic is a Chuck Taylorinspired casual shoe.

All of the designs feature the seven continents.

“This is the entire world racing towards the finish line — towards cures for AIDS, cancer and natural disaster relief,” Bogard said. “It’s also really helpful for younger kids, to teach them their seven continents.”

by Nathanael Packard

2012 SGA elected officials

Softball team shows signs of life in Conference USA after starting the season, 9-26.

A Chuck Taylor shoe inspired Edward Bogard to create a shoe for his foundation SoGiv. His SoGiv shoes serve as learning tools for children and features the continents of the world.

Bogard recalled having to explain the continents to a group of children at the Cherokee Elementary School, a school supported by the SoGiv foundation.

“We had a blast being able

to teach them through the shoe,” he said.

The profits from merchandise sales contribute to events hosted by SoGiv Random Acts of Kindness, a branch of the organization that benefits the

community.

In January, SoGiv staff hosted a coat drive and benefit concert, and in February they organized SoGiv music day.

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Campus radio prepares students for careers

by Nathanael Packard

BY LISA ELAINE BABB & ARIELLE ROBINSON Contributing Writers

Malvin Massey Jr., DJ at the university radio station WUMR, has been working there since 1988. The station plays strictly Jazz music both old and new.

With 50,000 watts of power, WUMR is Memphis’ only variety jazz station and it operates on campus in the Theater and Communications Building.

John Hardin, the radio station’s production manager and a senior journalism major, began as a volunteer in 2010. When a student graduated and the manager position became available last year, 30-year-old Hardin said he gladly accepted the job.

“The radio is just flat-out fun,” Hardin said.

With animated gestures, Hardin described his experiences at the only jazz-format station in Memphis that boasts about 40,000 listeners.

“The best part of working for the station is exposure to everyone in journalism and broadcasting,” he said. “ It has opened up a lot of doors and opportunities for me. You get to know the movers and the shakers of the

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business.”

WUMR’s satellite reaches across Memphis to Hernando County, and citizens in roughly 25 countries in Europe tune in every day.

The station has relatively few employees though, relying mostly on volunteers and students for on-air shifts and other daily tasks for the past three decades.

Opportunities are available for disc jockeys, sports reporters, news reporters, editors and copywriters and vacant positions change constantly, Hardin said.

Melvin Massey, Jr., the station’s general manager, coordinates with the staff members on the new software for disc playing and equipment maintenance, a program he said is “cool.”

He mentioned that there are 40 DJs, five sports commentators and six paid students. The DJs are trained and meet twice a month to practice real-world scenarios and feel the “flow of the radio,” Massey said.

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Letter to the Editor In the March 29 edition of The Daily Helmsman, you wrote a letter to Bruce Harber, the university’s Director of Public Safety and Police Services. In response to this letter, I want to clarify some information for your readers. As the Vice President for Business and Finance, and the person to whom Police Services reports, I am also responsible for safety on our campus.

The University of Memphis takes the safety of its students, faculty and staff very seriously. To support this priority, we have a number of communications tools in place, including the mass email notifications, which you mentioned in your letter, and TigerText alerts.

When Police Services determines that a crime has been committed on campus, a decision is then made as to whether the campus community is in imminent danger. If they ascertain it is, alerts are activated to enable people to protect themselves.

In the police matter you mentioned, this incident was initially reported as an aggravated assault. Later in the day after the initial police report was filed, more details began to emerge indicating a rape may have also occurred. Our police officers worked swiftly to determine the identity of the defendant, and they monitored some of his actions and whereabouts until he was apprehended.

The decision with regard to issuing campus wide alerts is always a judgment call, but I can assure you that the facts are carefully weighed in each situation. The safety of those on our campus is paramount to all of us. While you may disagree with our decision in this particular case, I am confident that Bruce Harber and his staff exercised their best professional judgment based on what was learned in the initial response and the subsequent investigation. If, at any time, they had determined that others on our campus were at risk, an alert would have been issued.

Your assertion that Police Services was somehow negligent with regard to how this case was handled is simply not supported by the facts. They moved swiftly to complete their investigation, with the suspect in custody just a few hours later, and they acted prudently with regard to overall campus safety.

Director Harber and others, especially the detectives, worked late into the night to bring this matter to quick resolution, and they are to be commended for that. Our officers believe in the importance of their work, and they do all they can to protect the safety of those of us who study, work and live on this campus. That is the tone established by Director Harber every day, and the message our officers carry with them.

Your letter implied that the department was “hiding news” to keep it from “coming out,” but the fact is that the rape was listed on the Police Service’s online Daily Incident Log on Tuesday, the day after the incident was reported. The incident was also in the department’s required Daily Crime Log. By Tuesday afternoon, local news outlets had already contacted us though no one had done so from your newspaper.

As editor of The Daily Helmsman, you are entitled to share your opinion with your readers. As the administrative vice president charged with oversight of Police Services, I am likewise entitled to set the record straight for your readers.

David Zettergren Vice President, Business and Finance

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Response You say the alleged Mar. 26 rape was initially reported as an aggravated assault. In my letter published on Thursday, I mentioned that Bruce Harbor, Director of Public Safety and Police Services, asserted that as well. I went on to say, something you neglected to address in your response, that I spoke to the victim of that crime who said she told police about its sexual nature when she first spoke to them at 3 a.m.

You say Police Services had the suspect in custody “just a few hours later.” Information provided to The Daily Helmsman by Harber shows police apprehended the suspect at 7 p.m. Monday – 16 hours after the initial report.

You say the incident was listed on the department’s required Daily Crime Log the next day. We reviewed the log that day, and even asked about any updates that weren’t listed. The Mar. 26 crime was not. It was put on the online log sometime between 4 - 5 p.m. Tuesday.

You say local news outlets contacted Harber before us. Local media check an online database daily that lists names and charges of people booked into a Shelby County jail. Information about the alleged rape was posted there, as that database updates often, sometimes hourly. The Helmsman doesn’t cover the entire city, so we don’t check citywide crimes. Perhaps if The University’s required log or optional online log were updated as often as the one kept by the Memphis Police Department, we would have known to ask about the rape.

I never said officers did a poor job handling the investigation or making the arrest. Yes, they should be commended for making campus safer. I, along with the victim, several Carpenter Complex residents and others, believe Harber should have made more of an effort to inform us of the crime.

I’m pleased that you would want to set the record straight for Helmsman readers, however it seems the timetable of what did occur when is muddled.

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Campus life

BY CRYSTAL FERRARI News Reporter Christopher Hayden’s dream job involves diving into the dirt of third-world countries to transform his knowledge of architecture into local clinics and schools.

Hayden, 22-year-old U of M graduate, majored in architecture in college, but last summer he landed a job as a customer service representative and parttime graphic designer for a computer software company called Excellerate.

Excellerate is a three-man show. Hayden is in charge of sales, employee Adam Lumley is responsible for support and founder Pete Sciacchetano does the rest. The company sells church ministry software to users ranging from street-corner churches to megachurches.

While Hayden has dreams of participating in architectural work, he said he enjoys the job he has now.

“Ultimately, I want to apply my major — just not as a mainstream American career path.

I don’t want to have gone to school for nothing,” he said.

Although Hayden studied

architecture in college, he didn’t grow up with aspirations for the career. He originally wanted to study art history.

“After talking with some people, I chose architecture on a whim. Two years into it, I found that I liked it,” Hayden said.

He did not seek a new job after graduation because he believed it would be a downgrade from what he currently has.

Hayden’s friend and fellow architecture major, Dean McMurry, received a job with an architecture firm after graduation where he was taken on as an intern working 50-70 hour weeks, Hayden said.

“I was not interested in that at all. I work a 9-5 job, no weekends,” Hayden said.

McMurry said that the internship has given him great experience required to qualify for an architectural license test.

“It can be intense, but it can also be great at the same time. I advised him to come check it out with me, but he’s not into that,” McMurry said.

Despite enjoying his job at Excellerate, Hayden said that he does not want to have this job for the rest of his life.

“Long term I’d like to do constructive design. I’m a pretty big do-it-yourself kind of guy. I like to have projects where I can use my hands and my brain,” he said.

Local temp agency, Robert Half Technology employee Karlie Moore said that college graduates who come through the agency often apply for jobs outside of their major.

“We have a lot of those candidates. People are basically in survival mode right now because of the economy. That’s happening everywhere, not just in Memphis,” she said.

Psychology graduate Erik Brooks decided that to pursue his major, a long road of graduate school lay ahead.

After graduation last fall, 22-year-old Brooks continued with his position as a retail sales associate for T-Mobile. Brooks said he enjoys his workplace and doesn’t see himself leaving the job anytime within the next year.

However, he dreams of working in human resources management, he said. He plans to go back to grad school in no less than a year.

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Not all graduates snag jobs in field of major

Recent Memphis graduate Christopher Hayden works for software company Excellerate but got a degree in architecture. ogy majors, Brooks cautioned them to make connections now.

“Make really good connections, and focus on things that

will further your future endeavors,” Brooks said.

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Shopping

BY CRYSTAL FERRARI News Reporter

College isn’t cheap. Thrift stores are.

Thrift stores like Goodwill, Midsouth Outlet and City Thrift on Summer are constantly replenishing their stock with newlydonated items almost daily, contrary to retail stores, who usually replenish on a seasonal basis. If customers can’t find what they need, they can check back the next day for a new bargain.

“Thrift stores are definitely the way to go if you’re on a budget.

Goodwill has all kinds of great stuff. I’ve found clothes from J Crew, Banana Republic, Urban Outfitters and Ann Taylor. You pay $5 for something that retails for $50,” said sophomore art major, Elizabeth Sharp.

Sigma Chi fraternity member and sophomore psychology major Reginald Lowery’s budget-worthy location of choice is the Goodwill on Stage Road in Bartlett, where he said he shops for themed clothing for fraternity

parties.

Goodwill sells anything from clothes to furniture, books and old records. Anthony Moore, junior merchandising major, said the Bartlett location is among his favorite places to bargain shop.

“I shop based upon what money I have. Goodwill in Bartlett has some good finds and a big selection,” said Moore.

City Thrift has color-coded sales weekly, where a certain color tagged item is 50 percent off original price, and 99-cent Mondays.

Manager Kathy Ralph is a bargain shopper herself. She noted the oddity and range of items that are donated to City Thrift.

“Sometimes we even get textbooks,” Ralph said.

Other thrift venues include The Salvation Army stores. These venues offer a selection of items ranging from clothes to home decor.

“I have a huge love for any and all things Disney. I was thrilled when I found a set of various Disney cups, plates and bowls for $5,” said sophomore photojournalism major, Kelsi Alexander.

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More students have turned to thrift shopping in order to keep up with trends. The half-price Goodwill on Highland is a popular spot for students to find hidden gems.

Other discount locales include TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Ross Dress for Less. These stores sell designer names, electronics and other household items at a discounted price. For people who

don’t prefer secondhand items, shopping here is an answer to frugal spending.

For senior sociology and Spanish major, Tasha Rick, Ross is the way to go.

“Thrifting-wise I love City Thrift, but my favorite place to shop would definitely be Ross.

I’ve never been disappointed when I’ve gone to Ross,” Rick said.

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Walk&Talk

What was your dream job as a child and how has that changed now that you are in college?

by Nathanael Packard

“I wanted to own my own clothing stores. I realized not everyone could do it so I switched to nursing.”

“I have always wanted to be a lawyer and that has not changed.”

“As a child my dream was to be an artist. I have found that theater is a new way to express myself.”

“I wanted to be a firefighter but then I realized that is wasn’t a normal job for women.”

“I wanted to be a teacher, then wanted to go into international relations, and now I am undecided.”

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National

‘Words with Friends’ becomes something more

BY MARC RAMIREZ MCT

The words didn’t come easy in the first moments of their courtship. And even when they did, Stephen Monahan and Britney Hilbun were holding out for the big score.

Theirs was a relationship hatched online, in the virtual

world of a game called Words With Friends. Matched when they hit the game’s “random opponent” button, months passed before the two — who lived 160 miles apart — even met in person.

Now the two are engaged and living in Tyler, Texas, 90 miles east of Dallas.

“It’s kind of funny to think,

Jerry Williams Jr.

Caitlin Giovannetti

in retrospect,” Monahan said.

“If either of us had waited a second later, we may not have ever been paired up.”

Look around you: People everywhere are buried in smartphones or computer monitors, making their latest move in multiplayer games like the McKinney, Texasbased Words With Friends,

which has 20 million players worldwide. Others, less visible, are in front of home consoles, lost in fantasy or in conflict-based games with others across the Internet.

Few, if any, go into these games looking for love. But the ability to “chat” within the contests can spur flirtations much like those in a bar,

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sporting event, arts festival or any other setting where you might meet an intriguing stranger.

Such relationships will become more commonplace, some believe, as social media redefine our interactions.

“This is probably one of the biggest shifts in the last decade _ the integration of online activities and connections into our social lives,” said T.L. Taylor, founding member of the Center for Network Culture at the IT University of Copenhagen.

While online dating sites let potential couples pre-gauge compatibility, online gaming, with its fictitious user names, lacks that initial openness.

“Gaming contexts involve more anonymity and fantasy than online dating sites, which have pressures for honesty and accuracy in self-presentation,” said communications professor Jennifer Gibbs of Rutgers University, who has studied the phenomenon.

Courtships, then, proceed cautiously. Chats beget email exchanges that further reveal character, then Facebook friendships that display one’s social circles and livelihoods, and, finally, video chats that verify appearances gleaned from already-shared photos _ all before real-life contact occurs.

Monahan, 28, and Hilbun, 25, know the story. Itching for a game of Words With Friends in early 2010, Monahan, a news editor who lived 70 miles north of Dallas in Gainesville, Texas, hit the random-opponent button. About the same time, Hilbun, a counselor in Tyler, did the same thing.

A few games indicated they were fairly evenly matched.

They began an in-game chat and realized they lived just three hours apart. Of all the word game joints in the world, she had clicked into his.

“We found out we had a lot in common,” Monahan said.

“We made each other laugh.”

Communication intensified; eventually they traded visits. On Christmas Day, he gave her an elaborate fivestep gift, peaking with a ring and a photo of a doctored Words With Friends board.

The words spelled out: “BRITNEY WILL YOU MARRY ME.” “When you try to wrap your head around it, it’s kind of unbelievable that we had to push ‘random’ at the same moment,” Hilbun said.

Can texting, online chats and email replace actual interaction? Jeff Gavin, a psychology professor at Britain’s University of Bath, told The Guardian in 2010 that other factors can bridge the shortfall.

People ask more questions online and give more intimate answers, he said, compensating for the lack of facial expressions.

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National

BY KATHLEEN B. HENNESSEY & BRIAN BENNETT MCT President Barack Obama hosted the leaders of Mexico and Canada on Monday in a White House summit aimed at boosting the region’s growing economic ties, but the scourge of drug violence in Mexico muddled the message and highlighted friction between the neighbors.

Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and the three announced an initiative to cut regulations that constrict trade across the northern and southern borders. But the drug war that has killed tens of thousands of people in Mexico dominated a Rose Garden news conference.

Calderon urged Obama to toughen U.S. gun laws, a politically touchy issue for the administration. The Mexican president blamed U.S. gun sales for fueling the violence, and he emphasized that drug cartels are not “strictly Mexican in nature.”

“They don’t have a nationality, and they don’t operate in just one country,” Calderon said.

Obama acknowledged that the United States is the world’s largest consumer of illicit drugs. Billions of dollars from towns across the U.S. wind up in the pockets of cartel kingpins each year.

“When you have innocent families and women and children being gunned down in the streets, that should be everybody’s problem, not just (Mexico’s) problem,” Obama said.

It was Calderon’s final scheduled visit to the White House before his six-year term ends in November. Officials in Washington and Mexico City are eager to show relations are on firm ground as Mexico faces a political transition.

Still, the Mexican president was willing to challenge his U.S. counterpart. Calderon said the deadly increase in violence in Mexico coincided “almost exactly” with the expiration of a U.S. ban on production of assault weapons in 2004.

In the last four years, more than 140,000 weapons have been seized in Mexico, he said. Most were sold in the U.S. and most were assault weapons, he added.

“I know that if we don’t stop the traffic of weapons into Mexico, if we don’t have mechanisms to forbid the sale of weapons such as we had in the ‘90s ... then we are never going to be able to stop the violence in Mexico or stop a future turning of those guns upon the U.S.,” Calderon said, speaking through an interpreter.

Obama has not prioritized efforts to tighten gun laws, in keeping with his party’s calculation that the issue alienates rural and Western voters. The presi-

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Drug violence dominates agenda at White House summit

President Barack Obama speaks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper (right) of Canada and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico at a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2 in Washington, D.C. The three leaders met for the North American Leaders Summit. dent did not respond directly to Calderon’s comments, but he promised to “keep on partnering” with Mexico on security issues.

Congress has appropriated more than $1 billion to buy equipment for the Mexican military and to train Mexican law enforcement and prosecutors to go after the cartels, among other programs that are part of a security cooperation deal known as the Merida

Initiative.

U.S. Treasury officials also have increased cooperation with financial investigators in Mexico in an effort to blacklist Mexican individuals and companies that help the cartels launder money.

“We recognize that we have a responsibility to reduce demand for drugs, that we have a responsibility to make sure that not only guns, but also bulk cash, isn’t

flowing into Mexico,” Obama said.

Some U.S. officials have expressed concern that Mexico will curtail cooperation in the war on drugs after Calderon leaves office.

In recent months, U.S. officials have reached out to opposition political figures to stress the importance of the two governments working together.

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You did it! Congratulations,

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Words

from page 7 2005 study about dating sites, which found men were more committed to relationships started online than women, possibly because the initial anonymity let them “express their emotions more readily than in real life.”

It’s men who dominate socalled MMOGs, or massively multiplayer online games, which allow competitors worldwide to join the same game in real time with live conversation.

“They’re the perfect melting pot for two players from across the globe to find one another,” Pennsylvania-based writer Josh Loomis wrote in The Escapist in March 2009.

“Which is exactly what happened to me.”

Loomis joined a team, or guild, of other online players in the role-playing game World of Warcraft and struck up a conversation with a woman who lived in Canada.

They’ve now been married for nearly three years.

“I still think that forming relationships online is quite viable,” he said by email.

“Meeting someone through a common interest provides solid, fertile ground for feelings to grow, and the relative protection of distance and a measure of anonymity can shield one from emotional backlash.”

Taylor, of the Center for Network Culture, touched on the freedoms that MMOGs allow in her 2006 book “Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture.”

As friendships develop across distances and generations, she wrote, “These games

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offer interesting possibilities to undo some of the constraint produced by traditional families and localized friendship pools.”

Games online, as they do on kitchen tables, front lawns and ballparks, become a showcase for skill, imagination and playfulness.

“It’s not just chatting, it’s playing together, whether that’s collaborating on a quest or competing in a friendly word game,” Taylor said.

“There’s something pretty compelling about getting to know another person by playing with them.”

That’s true, said Paul Bettner, co-founder of Words

With Friends developer Newtoy, based in McKinney and now known as Zynga With Friends.

“The game is sitting there between you as an excuse to socialize,” said Bettner, who met his wife on MySpace.

“It can turn into something deeper.”

He’s seen it play out more than a few times.

There’s long-distance couple Kyla Smith and Charles Briggsey, both 20 and nearly 700 miles apart in Texas and Arkansas. Like Monahan and Hilbun, they were randomly matched in the game a year ago.

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ents had all hit it off on video-chat service Skype. Smith, of Dalhart, Texas, 80 miles outside Amarillo, joined Briggsey’s family on vacation, and the two still trade visits every few weeks.

Even more unlikely is the story of Megan Lawless, a Chicago marketing associate now married to her former random opponent, Jasper Jasperse — never mind that he lived in the Netherlands.

While Lawless wasn’t keen on dating someone 4,000 miles away, Jasperse finally coaxed her into letting him visit in February 2010. She told a close friend where and when they were meeting, just in case.

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He moved to the U.S. last spring, and they married in July. Jasperse wore Scrabblethemed cufflinks for the wedding.

“I guess we’re living happily ever after now,” Lawless said.

Before the online game, Lawless said, “This never could have happened. All this technology makes the world so much smaller.

“To think something as simple as a game on your phone could change your life is pretty incredible.”

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Since The University purchased the station from Rhodes College, WUMR 91.7 has been broadcasting a variety of jazz programs.

“When I founded the station, we chose the all-jazz format for three reasons. We didn’t want to compete with the programming

of commercial radio in Memphis and none of the stations were playing jazz regularly, we wanted a musical style that appealed to a multiracial audience, and, finally, the format fit in nicely with the jazz curriculum in our music department,” said Richard Ranta, dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts.

Being a nonprofit organization, the station relies on money from companies who sponsor specific programs and radiothons. Hardin described how

in a previous year, the station “broke the bank,” raising over $22,000. These fundraisers take place in June and November.

During this time, there are extra opportunities for student volunteers. About 130 universities participate with The University of Memphis in the radiothons.

Currently, WUMR, the “Jazz Lover,” provides 24-hour jazz music ranging from contemporary to classical. Listeners can also tune in to hear coverage of University sports and news.

Hardin said the station prides itself in being the only Jazz radio station in Memphis.

The station offers a variety of jazz programs, from Blues to Latin by local and international artists.

The station’s most popular segment, Beale Street Caravan, features a variety of local jazz musicians on Wednesday from 6 - 7 p.m.

Chris Davis, the station’s program director, hosts the morning show every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6:30 a.m. A seg-

ment called Drive Time is set for 4 - 6 p.m., and the station also hosts sports segments, plays local bands and streams service announcements.

The service messages are called “underwriting” because they are not advertisements or commercials, “but they benefit The University,” Hardin said.

WUMR is now available to listeners through online streaming that can be accessed through the station’s link on The University of Memphis website.

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Kentucky rides early lead to NCAA title Throughout the NCAA Tournament, a halftime deficit hadn’t prevented a Kansas victory.

But the deficit was never this large, and the opponent was never this good.

Kansas tried to come back from trailing by as many as 18 points Monday night in the Superdome but lost 67-59 to Kentucky. Kansas cut the deficit to five with less than three minutes to play but couldn’t get closer.

The Wildcats bulled their way to a 41-27 halftime lead Monday night in the Superdome, first by roaring past Kansas with transition baskets.

If only Kansas could get

Kentucky in a half-court game, more to the Jayhawks’ liking ... but that didn’t work either. The Wildcats popped in jumpers.

And all of this was happening while national player of the year Anthony Davis was scoreless, missing all four of his shots.

Davis, however was dominant on the glass with nine rebounds, and Kentucky led in that department 25-14.

The Jayhawks had trailed Purdue by 11 points in the round of 32 and Ohio State by 13 in Saturday’s national semifinal.

Monday, the Wildcats led by as many as 18, the last time at 41-23 when Michael KiddGilchrist scored inside, the last of his 11 points.

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by Thomas Robinson and a Tyshawn Taylor drive that beat the buzzer. It marked the only time in the half that the Jayhawks scored on successive possessions.

But otherwise it was miserable half for Kansas, especially on defense.

Robinson and Taylor each had eight points for Kansas.

The entire half played out like the second half of the Wildcats’ victory over Kansas in New York in November, when Kentucky pulled away for a 10-point victory.

A first-half highlight for Kansas: Jeff Withey blocked two shots, which gave him 29 for the NCAA Tournament, tying Florida’s Joakim Noah for the most in a tournament.

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UM junior lands part-time reporting job

BY CHRISTINA HOLLOWAY News Reporter

A common goal of college students is to get hired after graduation, but for John Martin, that goal was accomplished early.

Martin, 20-year-old journalism junior, began working as a part-time recruiting reporter at the Commercial Appeal on Sunday, a job that followed a full-time position as a reporter with a Fox Sports affiliated site, which he held for a year.

After working with Scout. com and breaking the news of

Justin Fuente becoming the next football coach following the firing of Larry Porter, Martin’s name was brought to the attention of staff reporters at The Commercial Appeal.

Jason Smith, The University of Memphis basketball beat writer at the Commercial Appeal, said Martin’s energy and relentlessness will bring a lot to the paper.

“John’s shown that he’s way beyond his years,” Smith said.

“He just shined in every opportunity to make a major impact in sports journalism.”

At the Commercial Appeal,

Martin will cover local high school sports and Memphis recruits from across the country.

The recruiting position was created for Martin.

“To say that I’ll be able to work with them at 20, I’m incredibly humbled and blessed,” Martin said.

Martin started work as a sports reporter at The Daily Helmsman the first semester of his sophomore year, and proceeded to sports editor the following semester — a position he stayed at for a semester.

Memphis basketball coach

Josh Pastner said Martin showed good skills when he was at The Helmsman.

“I think he should do a really good job, it shows you his work ethic,” Pastner said. “He’s continued to improve and he’s got a bright future ahead of him.”

In July 2011, he left The Helmsman to work with Scout. com as the Memphis beat reporter, covering University of Memphis sports, more specifically football and basketball.

Getting the job, according to Martin, was due to networking and knowing people.

Martin mentioned that while reporting, you might need to make an extra phone call or send an extra text every now and then.

“That’s the best advice to give to aspiring journalists. You’ve got to utilize every opportunity in this new media world to get your name out, meet new people and get your name fresh in their mind,” Martin said.

Candy Justice, the general manager of The Daily Helmsman said Martin will bring a great

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writing talent and enthusiasm to the Commercial Appeal.

“John’s enthusiasm is always an advantage,” Justice said.

“From the very beginning, he was telling me that he wanted to work at The Helmsman, and I think that he would be the first to tell you that if he hadn’t worked at The Helmsman, he wouldn’t be where he is now.”

Geoff Calkins, sports columnist for the Commercial Appeal, came to know Martin when the he sent Calkins a message on Facebook asking to meet up for lunch.

“I probably should’ve blocked him,” Calkins said jokingly.

With Martin appearing on a weekly radio show, working at Scout.com and breaking the Fuente story, Calkins said it was impossible not to notice him.

“It is true that in this day of diminished opportunities at newspapers, he has made him-

Junior journalism major John Martin, former Scout.com writer, recently accepted a position with the Commercial Appeal as recruiting reporter. self actually pretty darn relevant,” Calkins said.

Martin’s hunger to get information on sports is a rare com-

modity and will always have value, according to Calkins.

“In the end he’ll have to learn.

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BY MCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS Three months after the primaries started, Republicans in Wisconsin are glad to see the presidential campaign last long enough to reach them. And then they want it to be done, the quicker the better.

Around the state, many Republicans a p p ro a c h Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary with a sense of inevitability that Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination. They think the often nasty primary campaign is hurting the party.

And they feel it’s time for rivals Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul to fold up and rally for a fall campaign against President Barack Obama.

The sentiment among rank and file voters suggests a turning point in the campaign where Romney could start to take the nomination more for granted — though he cannot clinch the delegates needed for many more weeks — and turn more and more to challenging Obama.

“It’s really exciting. We have a chance to be a player in the nomination,” said David Richards, a plumber from Oshkosh who plans to vote for Romney.

Yet Richards is one of many who fears the campaign has gone on long enough, maybe too long already. “It’s detrimental to the party. It’s bitter and divisive, tearing down one another. The candidates without a chance should pull away and support the candidate who’s going to win.”

It’s not just Romney supporters.

Mike Donnelly, a retiree from Neenah, plans to vote Tuesday for Santorum. Then, he said, it’s time to rally around Romney.

“I’m for Santorum. But I don’t think he’s going to win.

Romney’s going to win,” he said.

“I don’t like it,” he said of the long campaign, stretched out by new party rules designed to give voters in more states a say in the nomination. “It’s dragging on too long. I don’t like the mudslinging. Enough’s enough. Let’s pick a candidate and go after Obama.”

Wisconsin is the biggest and most contested prize of the voting Tuesday, with 42 delegates at stake. Maryland has 37 delegates; Washington, D.C., has 16. Romney leads among delegates needed to win the Republican nomination, and is expected to add to that lead on Tuesday.

Wisconsin looks a lot like other big Midwest industrial states where Romney has won, such as Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. And it doesn’t have the large numbers of evangelical

Christians that have helped Santorum win in such states as Alabama and Mississippi.

“The pattern of support is similar in Wisconsin as elsewhere,” said Lee Miringoff, director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

“The advantage for Romney is the Wisconsin GOP primary electorate more closely resembles states he has carried.”

Even at a gathering of religious conservatives from the western suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin voters were a little wary of Santorum’s more open embrace of issues such as abortion and marriage, not to mention his criticism of John

F. Kennedy for promoting the separation of church and state when he ran in 1960.

“I go to church every week.

I do want God back in the Constitution,” said Dave Barkei, a retired engineer from East Troy. “But he may be too religious. He makes me nervous. There still needs to be some separation between church and state.”

Like others, Barkei was ready for the primary campaign to wrap up. “At some point, and Wisconsin will be that point, maybe it’s time for the candidates to decide it’s time to get together and get on with the mission.”

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Preparing for the Career, Internship Expo Career services director gives tips on how to dress, what to bring to the event

BY ELIZABETH COOPER News Reporter Wondering how to prepare for the Spring Career and Internship Expo at the University Center on Wednesday?

Assistant Director of Career Services Courtney Cook offered advice on what to bring, how to dress and how to get the most from the expo.

“The career and internship fair is an opportunity for students to let potential employ-

ers know how they would be an asset to their company,” Cook said.

The career services website recommends preparing a two to three minute presentation of relevant qualifications for potential employers. It also encourages students to request a business card in order to send a follow-up letter or email thanking the representatives for their time and information.

“You are making a first impression on the employer, so you want to dress as pro-

fessional as possible,” Cook added.

Men are encouraged to wear a suit with matching pants and jacket, a button-up shirt and a tie. For women, a blouse and skirt is recommended. The career services website contains a link to more in-depth analysis of professional attire for men and women.

Prior to the fair, students should visit the career services website and research the companies that will be present, Cook said.

Doing the research gives students the ability to network and engage with potential employers, she said.

“You not only listen to employers, but ask questions as well,” she said. “If you know the employer you can ask about employment or internship opportunities.”

Because this is a networking opportunity, she said students should also bring a sufficient amount of copies of their resume to give to potential employers.

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TN secretary of state credits UM for success

BY MEAGAN NICHOLS News Reporter The Tennessee secretary of state credits his alma mater with laying a foundation that helped propel his professional career.

Tre Hargett graduated with honors from what was then Memphis State University in 1991 with a BBA in accounting.

A year later, he earned his MBA, also from The U of M. “The University of Memphis community gave me great leadership opportunities and the skills to work with a diverse group of people. I also benefited from staff and faculty who took a genuine interest in my development inside and outside of the classroom. The lessons learned at The U of M continue to play a critical role in my professional life.”

Hargett was elected in 2009 by the Tennessee General Assembly to serve as the 37th Tennessee Secretary of State. Prior to holding this position, Hargett held a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives for 10 years as well. The U of M recently honored him as an Outstanding Young Alumnus.

As an undergraduate, Hargett was involved in the Student Government Association for three years. During that time he served as a senator, vice president and president. Hargett was also a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, College Republicans and Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature.

In today’s competitive job market, Hargett said it is important that people who are about to enter the workforce assess their talents and find the things that will make them stand out.

“If you have an area that needs improvement, develop a plan to shore up that weakness.

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Hargett dream job upon graduation, however approach your job with everything you’ve got. You might think nobody notices, but usually someone is watching,” he said.

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Economy requires more than a degree

BY SARA HARRISON News Reporter

University of Memphis students have a lot to offer future employers, but may also lack a few qualities as well.

Local area business leaders revealed that lack of confidence, participating in internships and being involved in organizations are areas U of M students need to focus more on before applying for a job.

“Today it is more important than ever for students and graduates to set themselves apart. They must be strong academically as well as having been socially active on campus. They should have bridged the gap through a relevant internship program.

Also, being Microsoft and Excel certified is a must,” said Doug Thompson, senior vice president

at ServiceMaster.

Along with bridging the gap, area employers said U of M students need to work on their confidence.

“The main thing I notice when I interview U of M graduates is that many times they are lacking self-confidence. They come in with their head down and a worried look on their faces. If you don’t have confidence no one else will either,” said Chalet Robinson, Supervisor of Youth Villages.

Thompson said students should try to truly understand what they are interested in and volunteer as much of their time as possible in that field. After being immersed in what they want to do, Thompson said they may find it is not what you want to do after all. He said he has been pleased with U of M graduates who have

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“I think that The U of M students who have applied with us have a strong work ethic and their maturity level is high. These are good qualities to possess when applying for a job,” said Thompson.

Deidre Neal, manager of employment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, said when choosing applicants for a job she looks for the applicant to have job stability and specific skills that match the job they are applying for, among other things.

“If you are a new graduate and might not have job experience, gain that experience by doing internships,” she said. “Some job openings could garner hundreds of applications. Find something or some way to separate yourself from the crowd in a positive way.”

With education more important than ever in today’s current job market, having the right skills and education is crucial, said Courtney Cook, assistant director of career services.

“Education is extremely important. Students need to make sure that they are prepared and have hands-on experience outside the classroom. They should participate in mock interviews, have a polished resume and have internship experience. Students should also research the company in which they are applying for a job,” Cook said.

Cook suggested job seekers do mock interviews in order to get feedback and coaching, and said an impressive resume reflects how an applicant wants to be perceived and shows what they have to offer. With such a competitive job market, outside work experience is critical, something Cook said an internship can help with.

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Services include individual career planning, resume critiquing, mock interviewing and internship and job search preparation.

“We educate students on career competency, interpersonal skills, critical thinking, leadership, technical skills, assess management and communication,” Cook said.

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1940 census goes online National

BY Rebecca Trounson MCT The federal government unlocked a treasure trove of U.S. history Monday, allowing researchers, genealogists and the public free online access to detailed information from the 1940 census.

Every 10 years, a decennial census becomes public, once a legally required 72-year waiting period has elapsed. But

this one is different, officials say, not least because it’s the first time the records have been made available online.

“There’s a little more excitement this time because it is being released online and it’s immediately available to people,” said Rebecca Warlow, 1940 census project manager at the National Archives and Records Administration.

“Anybody with Internet access can sit with their PC or desk-

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from page 1 Through donations for SoGiv, Bogard and volunteers were able to donate more than 100 coats to the Memphis Union Mission Homeless Shelter. In December, the group provided more than 105 toys to children who were not picked from the Angel Tree, an annual charity that allows people to donate toys and goods to families.

“I’ve always wanted to change the world one design at a time,” he said. “You’re not living if you’re not giving.”

The group is also planning a trip to Africa to distribute clean water, meeting with companies to form an international platform and get stores to carry the line of products and planning a book drive for April.

Boagrd said his passion for art began at The University of Memphis campus school.

“I attended from the first to sixth grade and won the Brotherhood and Sisterhood art contest for six years in a row,” he said. “That’s where (my passion for art) began.”

Bogard went on to graduate from the Savannah College of Art in 2005 with a baccalaureate of fine arts in product and industrial design. In 2007 he left a company he co-founded and began working on SoGiv. He said starting the nonprofit wasn’t hard, but continuing it was difficult.

“It’s a lot of self motivation and great parenting,” he said.

“My mom’s my biggest inspiration, not Steve Jobs or Fred Smith. She’s basically believed in everything I’ve ever set out to do. She’s my biggest fan.”

Jazmine Bailey, volunteer director of art and photography for SoGiv and sophomore communications and fine arts major at The U of M, said she has always wanted to work for an organization like SoGiv and hopes to be hired after she graduates.

Bailey said Bogard invited her to work for the company after he saw her painting someone’s back at an event.

“I’ve always wanted to give back through art and it felt like the perfect opportunity for me, and a calling almost,” she said. “At every event I make sure I grab as many photos as I can and I also help feed the homeless, donating anything because we have such a small team right now we wear so many hats.”

Bailey said she also hopes to publish a children’s book in which SoGiv volunteers are superheroes like Captain Planet, an environmentally friendly cartoon character from the 90s.

“I know that I’m helping someone and that it’s not done in vain,” she said.

Dior Bailey, director of marketing and operations volunteer for SoGiv, said he also likes that he’s helping people. That

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Edward Bogard, a graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, is the founder of SoGiv, a nonprofit organization based in Memphis. the organization is non-profit, he said, is a plus.

“It gives you a different perspective on life,” he said.

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Tigers can’t hold back the Wave

BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor The Tulane Green Wave proved to be too much for The University of Memphis baseball team this weekend, as the Tigers went 1-2 against their C-USA opponents.

The Tigers dominated the first matchup on Friday, riding sophomore pitcher Sam Moll’s seven scoreless innings to a 10-0 victory.

Memphis got on the board early with a run in the second inning. Freshman Keaton Aldridge hit an RBI single to center field to bring in the Tigers first run of the game.

The single was his first career RBI at The U of M. The Tigers gave themselves a cushion in the fifth with two

more runs. Sophomore Zach Willis’s walk was followed by senior Jacob Wilson’s single. Senior Eli Hynes walked to load the bases and senior Adam McClain hit an RBI single to score two.

After getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the seventh inning unscathed, Memphis added seven runs on six hits to increase its lead to 10-0, capped off by Wilson’s three-run home run.

Moll earned his first career C-USA victory, and has allowed just nine hits and one earned run in his last 21.2 innings pitched.

The Tigers’ defense didn’t perform as well on Saturday, as Tulane broke open a 1-1 ballgame with four runs in the third inning, then six runs in

the eighth and two in the ninth to head into Memphis’ half of the last inning with a 13-1 lead.

Memphis scored six runs in the ninth, but its attempt at a remarkable rally was cut short by a bases-loaded double play, and Tulane closed out the inning for a 13-7 win.

In the rubber match on Sunday, Tulane hit three homers and Memphis could not get going offensively, as the Tigers fell 7-3 to drop the series.

The Green Wave got on the board first with a fiverun second inning thanks to three walks and a hit by pitch.

The Tigers scored three in the third thanks to an RBI double

by Wilson, who scored after a throwing error by the Green Wave.

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the way of offense after that, stranding two runners in scoring position in the seventh. Tulane added to their lead with solo home rune by Garrett Cannizaro in the fifth and seventh innings.

The Tigers will begin a five-game road trip with a televised game against in-state rival Tennessee in Knoxville on Wednesday, followed by a three-game set against Marshall and a single game at Arkansas State.

Memphis returns home for a four-game home stand on April 18 against Murray State.

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Memphis began the day by taking all three doubles matches. In the No.1 doubles match, sophomores David O’Hare and Joe Salisbury defeated SMU’s Pablo Perez-Esnaola and Mischa Nowicki 8-5 to give Memphis the early advantage.

Freshman Connor Glennon and senior David Henry followed that with a dominating 8-1 win in their doubles match to secure the doubles point for Memphis. Sophomore Johnny Grimal and senior Leon Nasemann swept the doubles matches for the Tigers with a hard fought 9-8 (7-1) victory.

Singles play proved much tougher for the Tigers. The Mustangs began by taking the No. 1 and No. 2 matches. In the No. 1 singles match, PerezEsnaola took down O’Hare in straight sets 6-4, 6-1. The Mustangs’ Gaston Cuadranti then beat Grimal 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to give SMU a 2-0 lead in singles play.

After that, all horseplay was over as the Tigers reeled off wins in the next four singles matches to secure the victory and improve their record to 15-3.

Freshman David O’Leary continued his remarkable run, winning his 17th straight match by a score of 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 6-3.

Memphis will take its game to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Wednesday for a showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide. The match is set for 4 p.m.

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BY BRYAN HEATER Sports Reporter After a 9-26 start to the season, the University of Memphis softball team finally showed a pulse, taking one of two games in a double-header over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles to win its first Conference USA series of the season.

After taking game one in a 13-inning marathon on Saturday, the Tigers won the first game of the double-header at home Sunday on the shoulders of freshman pitcher Jordan Richwood.

Richwood threw a one-hit shutout in game one’s 2-0 victory and allowed just one base runner for the duration of the game.

“It feels good, especially because we’ve been struggling a lot lately,” Richwood said. “It just feels nice to get back in the groove of things and really play as a team out here and win two out of three games.”

With two outs in the bottom of the fifth, the Golden Eagles’ Carissa Turang hit a single to end Richwood’s bid for a perfect game.

Memphis scored its first run in the bottom of the second. Freshman shortstop-pitcher Sara Pearson singled to center field and then advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Senior second baseman Alyssa Palmieri came up to

the plate with two outs and smashed her third triple of the year for the 1-0 lead.

The Tigers scored the game’s final run in the third inning. Junior shortstop Laura Curtis hit a solo home run give Memphis the cushion they would need as Richwood (3-7) pitched a gem for the struggling Tigers.

Sophomore pitcher-first baseman Ellen Roberts (6-13) took the loss in game two, as the Tigers fell 2-1 to the Golden Eagles. Despite taking an early 1-0 lead, Memphis could not hold off a Southern Miss rally in the top of the fourth.

Roberts allowed four hits and two runs in the fourth inning after breezing through the first three. The Golden Eagles’ Caroline Walker led off the inning with a double, which was followed by a single and a sacrifice fly to even the score at 1-1. With two outs, Southern Miss ripped off consecutive singles to bring in the game-winning run.

“I thought that we played okay,” head coach Natalie Poole said. “I felt we could’ve been a little sharper on defense because we’ve had a great weekend defensively, but outside of that I thought they played hard.”

The Tigers travel to Tulsa for a double-header Friday against the Golden Hurricane. Game one is set for 3 p.m. with game two slated to begin at 5 p.m.

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Softball team wins first C-USA series

Freshman pitcher Jordan Richwood pitched a one-hit shutout in the Tigers’ 2-0 victory on Sunday.

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