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The championship trophy for the billiards tournament is displayed in the Tigers of Memphis restaurant. The tournament will soon commence its final matches to determine the University-wide champion.

The event started mid-February as a way to have more nightly events on campus, Armstrong said. “We’ve had 50 players so far and currently the top 20 are on the leadership board in the Tigers of Memphis,” he said. “Monday is the final chance for people to make it in the top 12 for the last round of the tournament.” The first place winner of the final round will receive a gold medal, a $25 iTunes gift card, a Tiger Dining Services t-shirt and have their name engraved on a two-foot tall trophy. The winner will also pose for a picture with the trophy, Armstrong said. The second

Everyone’s invited to the table as the final rounds of the Billiards Tournament at the Tigers of Memphis restaurant begin. Twenty contestants are competing in the final two rounds of the tournament. The next round of the competition is on Monday, April 9 at 7 p.m., and the final round is set for April 9 at 7 p.m. Students are free to watch as the contestants compete. Though billiards night is every Monday at the restaurant, Sean Armstrong, marketing manager for Aramark, said this is the first year Tiger Dining Services has hosted a tournament.

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Lock-Up-and-Learn UM program gives students get into jail free cards

The Criminal Justice Student Association has teamed up with Shelby County’s corrections systems to create a new way to learn — going to jail. The Lock-Up-and-Learn program allows students to go into the prison system and shadow counselors, conduct inmate interviews and get real-life law enforcement experience, all in a matter of hours. Wayne Pitts, associate professor in the criminal justice department, said he started the program to change students’ perspectives of the criminal justice system. “This is a three to four hour internship that shows students, so they can consider being a corrections officer as a career path,” Pitts said. Pitts said most students think about being a patrol officer or a lawyer, but said jailers make about the same annual salary as patrol officers. The program started in 2006 when former Shelby County Chief Jailer James Coleman, now director for the division of corrections, decided to allow students to come in and experience what it’s like to be a prison

officer. “We try not to make this a jail tour,” Pitts said. “I want students to see the inmates as people, not animals.” Students are sent in groups of three, maximum, but Pitts often sends one student at a time to prevent them from treating it like “going to the zoo.” “These aren’t strangers from another planet,” he said. “These are our brothers, sisters and community members in these prisons.” In 2009, the Shelby County Penal Farm was the second prison facility added to the list of Lock-Up-and-Learn participants. In the past seven years, LockUp-and-Learn has sent around 800 students to visit either 201 Poplar or the penal farm. It is good for students to talk with guards to get a real handle on what the job entails and realize they need to respect the inmates, Pitts said. “Those who are judgmental or feel they need to punish the inmate make the worst (correctional officers),” he said. “C.O.s are there as guardian angels to protect them from each other and to make sure the inmates and C.O.s make it home.” Pitts encourages women to

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apply for jobs as jailers because he said he thinks they are better suited than men to work in the prison system. “I find that women are sometimes the most successful corrections officers in male prisons because men tend to instantly size each other up, and naturally tend to challenge each other,” Pitts said. Mary Carver, criminal justice graduate student who organizes student sign ups, has visited the prisons several times and said the experience was interesting. “It’s very dark and very quiet,” Carver said. “You can lose your sense of time being in there.” Carver advises students on what to wear and things to do and say while in the prison near

the inmates. “They should dress conservatively,” she said. “They shouldn’t wear tight clothing, dangling earrings, no dresses or halter tops and nothing with a camouflage pattern.” There is a possibility for students to be in danger while in the prison, but Carver said it’s highly unlikely should they follow the rules. Students are asked to be mindful of what they do and say as well as what they wear. “You have to be constantly on guard and you have to be respectful to (inmates) in their territory,” Carver said. “It’s the same as being a corrections officer. In order for things to be safe they have to be authoritative and respectful.”

Students and alumni will have the opportunity to find jobs and internships at an annual job expo for free on campus. The University of Memphis Career Services Office will host the Annual Career and Internship Expo on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Participants will have the chance to meet more than 40 prospective employers at the event. “We have a lot of great employers who are recruiting for full-time and internship positions this year. It is an opportunity to network with employers to find out about employment opportunities within their companies,” said Courtney Cook, an assistant director of Career Services at The U of M.

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ABaldwin freeof theman speaks on capital punishment “West Memphis 3” to speak downtown for two-day symposium BY DANA PorTer News Reporter After serving 18 years and 78 days in an Arkansas state prison for a murder that he has always maintained that he didn’t commit, Jason Baldwin will speak on cultural competency and the death penalty today. In 1993, three teenagers – Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley, who came to be known as the West Memphis 3 – were convicted of killing three 8-year-old boys in a wooded area in West Memphis, Ark. The three second graders were found hog-tied in a ditch and autopsies revealed contusions on their bodies and evidence that they were strangled and one was sexually assaulted. The three teenagers were released from prison in August of 2011 after giving an Alford plea – a plea that allows a defendant to assert their innocence. Baldwin will speak at 3:50 p.m. at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in the Wade Auditorium. Other speakers include the former defense attorney for Misskelley, law professors and judges. The conference, hosted by The U of

M law review, is free to U of M students. “Every morning I awake with this deep heartfelt gratitude to the world community who helped make it possible for this chance at life. I say ‘chance’ and not ‘second

displayed by Echols. The court sentenced Echols to death and Baldwin and Misskelley to life in prison. “It is important for people to understand what cultural competency is, and that jurors and pros-

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chance’ because I never really had a chance before now,” Baldwin said Baldwin said he feels obligated to live his life with “joy, purpose and loving kindness” with the hope that he can make it “at least a little better in his small sphere of influence.” At the time of the murders, the media reported prosecutors saying the teenagers were Satan worshipers, noting dark clothing, dark hair and cult-related tattoos

ecutors should listen to the defendant’s story about their cultural upbringing regardless of their race or beliefs,” said Issac Kimes, symposium editor and three-year law student. Kimes said each presenter writes a law review-style article before their speech that consists of 38 to 50 pages. The symposium will compile and publish the presenters’ articles in its fourth book of the year. The speakers will discuss

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Satanic panic and the West Memphis 3 case to illustrate the same controversy seen across America. “Satanic panic is a phenomenon that has been around for decades that people get wrapped up in a scare, such as ways to focus on individuals to blame for crimes like the Salem Witch trail,” Kimes said. The state of Arkansas considers the case closed, but according to Judge Dan Stidham, former defense attorney for Misskelley, the prosecuting attorney has promised to look at any new evidence recovered by the defense team. “There is now a $200,000 reward to information leading to the arrest and conviction of the real killers,” Stidham said. The death penalty is a topic that will be addressed during Baldwin and Stidham’s speeches. The day’s conference will focus on legal issues and criminal justice reforms to prevent the innocent from receiving the death penalty. “I have strong issues with the way the death penalty is implemented in this country. When you look at who is on death row in this country, the vast majority of them are minorities,” Stidham said.

from page 1 Students that are near graduation and looking for employment or students looking to gain experience at an internship can find information at the expo. Some employers may have applications, but this event is more about networking with different companies, Cook said. Companies that will attend this year include FedEx Ground, FedEx Services, Nucor Steel, Barnhart Crane and Rigging, Buckeye International, Flinn Broadcasting Corp. and many others offering different fields of employment. “That sounds great. I would love to get my foot in the door somewhere. I’m a junior, so I need to start thinking about jobs. Anything that can help students out for free is really nice,” said Taylor Kelley, undeclared major.

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Foreign language Fair celebrates 21 years

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Students held signs in silence during a peaceful protest in remembrance of Treyvon Martin Thursday morning. Protesters say they hope to raise awareness not only of Martin’s case, but of the social issues and inequalities brought to light by the tragedy.

SAT, ACT take precautions against identity fraud BY TimBerlY moore News Reporter Future applicants to The University of Memphis will have to submit themselves to extra security measures when taking The SAT and ACT. The testing companies are changing their identification policies as a result of a cheating ring in Long Island, NY where students were paying others to take the test for them to obtain better scores. That ring is currently being prosecuted by the district attorney’s office in Nassau County. Scott Gomer, media relations director for the ACT, said the new system will create four points of identification for test proctors. Students will be required to upload a photo at the time of registration, proctors will be given a photo of students to cross-check with their admission ticket at the time of testing, students must present a stateissued photo I.D. and the physical student will be considered the last form of identification for the teachers who administer testing. “We are hopeful that the new protocols will help detect and deter students who may consider cheating,” Gomer said. They are making changes to level the playing field for all students to avoid isolated cheating situations in which students may not take their exams, he said. The University of Memphis had to face this in 2009 when the previous year’s basketball season was vacated due to suspicions about the authenticity of former U of M basketball player and current Chicago Bulls point guard Derek Rose’s SAT scores. “We don’t treat any student differently,” Gomer said. “We have procedures and they apply to student-athletes and every-

one else.” The testing alterations should take place within the 2012-2013 testing season, Gomer said. “The first test in the fall is in September. I’m not sure if the new system will be ready then, but it will be sometime during this coming testing year,” he said. Annie Piercey, sophomore English major, said the testing changes shouldn’t be too much of hassle for students. “It sucks that people cheat because some people are really working hard to get a good score,” Piercey said. She said students who cheat could be taking admission spaces of those who may have a lower score than those who purchase their test scores.

The University of Memphis’ Foreign Language department will host its 21st annual fair from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tomorrow, high school students from Memphis and surrounding cities will gather in The University Center to enter writing and creative competitions, eat candy and learn a language in 30 minutes. The theme for this year’s fair is “Understanding Cultures Unifies People.” Adoracion Berry, foreign language instructor, said she will teach a 30 minute Portuguese mini-lesson. “There will be about 1,200 students and 70 teachers coming to the fair so they can get familiar with The University and see what our program has to offer and consider studying with us,” Berry said. Because the fair draws so

Monica Wilson, junior finance major, said she agrees with the ACT and SAT’s decision to change their identification process. “The ACT is a serious test and should be treated that way,” Wilson said. “I believe it is fair because those who cheat shouldn’t get the privileges of those who actually studied for the exam.” Gomer said this alteration is not meant to punish students who earn their score legitimately. “The price of the test will not be impacted because the board of directors decided to invest the ACT’s own money into updating their identification process,” Gomer said.

many students from various states, professors have turned to their students for help with setting up the fair and keeping it organized. “Students love volunteering especially when they came to the fair when they were in high school,” she said. Markitta Stafford, sophomore political science and sports and leisure management major, said she looks forward to volunteering. “This fair allows high school students to get an insight into the cultures and all of the languages The University has to offer,” Stafford said. The foreign languages department will begin preparation for the fair at 7 a.m. “We welcome anyone who wants to volunteer to come,” Berry said. “You don’t have to be enrolled in a foreign language class; we have a lot to do and we will find something for you.”

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BY JAY LEVIN MCT The pay phone — that quaintlooking device with a receiver and a slot for coins — is fast disappearing. Or were you too busy staring at your Droid to have noticed? Don’t look for a pay phone on Route 4. None of the highway’s 22 gas stations has one. Don’t feed quarters into any of the five phones in the entryway of Hackensack’s Coach House diner. They’ve been disconnected. Don’t count on phoning home from the North Bergen terminus of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. The pay phone’s been removed from its stand. It doesn’t take a genius to identify the culprit: cellphones. Verizon Communications recently sold off its public telephone business, a move that has further reduced the number of pay phones and frustrated people who rely on them. Time was when pay phones were a dime a dozen. In 1975, when all pay phones in the region were operated by New Jersey Bell, The Record identified a phone booth at an Exxon station on the

Palisades Interstate Parkway as Bergen County’s busiest public phone. On average, 93 calls were made from it a day. Today, the station is a Sunoco and there’s no phone. If there’s a pay phone today that’s used 93 times a day, Michael Maccaro would like to know. Maccaro owns Bethlene Enterprises, a Wayne, N.J.-based property management firm that owns pay phones in northern New Jersey, mostly in urban areas. He says he no longer looks at the call reports for his 65 sites. “I can’t get out of this business soon enough,” groused Maccaro, who used to have 1,400 phones. One of his phones is outside the 7-Eleven on Teaneck Road in Teaneck, N.J. It handled 22 calls during one seven-day span in January — three a day, on average. The number of pay phones nationally has dropped from a peak of 2.2 million in 2000 to perhaps 400,000 today, according to the American Public Communications Council, which represents 800 independent pay-phone owners. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that pay phones are vanishing at the rate of 10 percent a

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Dave McClelland, of Guttenberg, strolls along Bergenline Avenue at the North BergenGuttenberg border, Jan. 25, with a cellphone pressed to his ear. year. Willard Nichols, the trade group’s president, says pay phones “are primarily used by the lowerincome portion of society — that stands to reason.” He adds that

roughly half of calls do not involve coins, such as those made with a prepaid calling card. America’s first coin-operated telephone was installed in 1889 in a Hartford, Conn., bank. A tinkerer named William Gray invented it after begging to use someone’s telephone to summon a doctor for his wife, according to Sheldon Hochheiser, archivist and institutional historian at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) History Center, based at Rutgers University. By 1902, there were 81,000 pay phones in the U.S., mostly at drugstores and train stations. The number kept rising until cellphones “ended up in everybody’s pocket,” said the 60-year-old Hochheiser, who can’t remember when he last used a pay phone. Not that he’s sentimental about it. “New technologies evolve and appear and sometimes they complement older technologies and sometimes they replace older technologies,” he said. “What hasn’t changed is the need for people to stay in touch.” But don’t bury the pay phone just yet. Wireless also is the reason some people consider this poster child for obsolescence necessary. After all, cellphone batteries die. Rechargers go missing. Cellphone service is spotty in some places. Calls drop. And not everyone has a cellphone. Sentra Bowers, a home health aide from Paterson, N.J., says she uses public phones when she exceeds her wireless plan’s limit on minutes. She just wishes there weren’t so many broken ones in her hometown. “The earpiece is off and half the wires are out,” she complained. You can find pay phones in the lobbies of major hotels and in shopping centers. Willowbrook Mall in Wayne has five. Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus has three. There are five pay phones — four operable — at the New Jersey Turnpike’s Vince Lombardi service plaza in Ridgefield, but not in the main building. Instead, they’re in the truckers’ lounge. Garden State Parkway drivers aren’t as lucky. There’s no pay phone at the

Montvale service plaza. The Hackensack bus terminal has two pay phones and the Secaucus Junction rail station has two dozen. Those are among the 380 pay phones at NJ Transit sites statewide. The number has dropped from 890 in recent years because of “lack of usage,” transit agency spokesman John Durso Jr. said. “Lack of usage” is an understatement. Travels through Fort Lee, Teaneck, North Bergen, Hackensack, Secaucus and Paterson found just one person talking on a pay phone. Robinson Gomez, owner of the Market Street Grocery in Paterson, says the phone outside his bodega gets used, mostly by people who have prepaid cards for calls to the Dominican Republic. “I’m positive because the company gives me a check every month. I get a percentage,” he said. Verizon Communications — the last Ma Bell spinoff in the payphone business — used to be New Jersey’s largest operator of public phones. The regional telecom giant, citing declining pay-phone revenue, agreed last fall to sell nearly all of its remaining 50,000 phones to Pacific Telemanagement Services of San Ramon, Calif. Thomas Keane, chief executive of Pacific Telemanagement, said he hopes to keep a lot of the old Verizon phones in place. Decisions are made in consultation with property owners hosting the phones. Keane calls pay phones “our version of buggy whips” and wants them to remain part of the landscape. He insists they’re relevant — a service to consumers, especially those living paycheck to paycheck. “And I think the acoustics are much better than with a cellphone,” he said, “so pay phones are better for conference calls.” Keane says the orphaned and vandalized phones at street and commercial locations give all pay phones a bad rap. “It doesn’t help,” he said. “It makes people think they can’t find one.” It also doesn’t help that an entire generation hears “pay phone” and asks, “Huh?”

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International

Rockin’ for Apple to improve Chinese work conditions American hunger BY ANDREA CHANG MCT

BY MICHELLE CORBET News Reporter Lambda Chi Alpha members are asking students to bring canned goods and prepare to rock out at Lambdapalooza this weekend. Lambda Chi fraternities across the United States and Canada fight the rising hunger rates of North America each year with a canned food drive for their local communities. This year, the brothers of the Zeta Theta chapter at The University of Memphis are helping the Mid South Food Bank with a night of local indie rock they’re calling Lambdapalooza. “We learned in the past it was a spin-off of Lollapalooza, a music festival in Chicago,” said Lambda Chi external vice president, Tremaine McKinley. Local bands Looking for Alaska, Philadelphia, Giant, Boxer and Taller Than Giants will perform in that order beginning at 6 p.m. tonight at The Abbey on South Copper Street. Lambda Chi member Domenic Martini sings and plays guitar for the headlining band Boxer and co-chaired the planning of Lambdapalooza with McKinley. “We coordinated it to be our philanthropic project for the semester,” Martini said. “We wanted to give local bands the chance to play to a broader audience of the Greek life at The U of M.” The cost is $5 at the door along with a donation of nonperishable food items, with a portion of the admission fee donated to the Mid South Food Bank. “We expect a good turnout,” said McKinley.

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An investigation into the Chinese factories that produce Apple products found “significant issues with working conditions,” according to a report released by a labor watchdog group. The Fair Labor Association said Thursday that it had conducted a thorough inspection of three factories in China operated by Foxconn, a major supplier, and had secured “groundbreaking commitments” that will reduce working hours, improve health and safety conditions and “establish a

genuine voice for workers.” The group said it would continue to monitor the factories. The nearly monthlong investigation, initiated by Apple and its suppliers, was a response to widespread criticism after worker deaths and injuries at the Chinese factories, which produce iPhones and iPads. The Fair Labor Association, an industry-funded group, said it found excessive overtime and problems with overtime compensation; several health and safety risks; and crucial communication gaps that have led to a widespread sense of unsafe working conditions among workers.

“The Fair Labor Association gave Apple’s largest supplier the equivalent of a full-body scan through 3,000 staff hours investigating three of its factories and surveying more than 35,000 workers,” said Auret van Heerden, chief executive of the Fair Labor Association. “Apple and its supplier Foxconn have agreed to our prescriptions, and we will verify progress and report publicly.” The investigation found that within the past 12 months, all three factories exceeded both the group’s standard of 60 working hours per week (regular plus over-

time) and the Chinese legal limits of 40 hours per week and 36 hours maximum overtime per month. During peak production periods, the average number of hours worked per week exceeded 60 hours per worker. There were periods in which some employees worked more than seven days in a row without the required 24 hours off, the association said. Foxconn said it has committed to bring its factories into full compliance with Chinese legal limits and Fair Labor Association standards on working hours by July 2013.

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Google gives blind man a lift BY SALVADOR RODRIGUEZ News Reporter A self-driving car being developed by Google Inc. took a blind man for a ride this week, driving him to a Taco Bell and then to a dry cleaner in San Jose, Calif. On Thursday, Google posted a video of a modified Toyota Prius driving Steve Mahan, who is legally blind, saying it shows one of the possibilities and benefits that could come from the technology. “Where this would change

my life is to give me the independence and the flexibility to go to the places I both want to go and need to go when I need to do those things,” Mahan says in the video. The self-driving car took Mahan to Taco Bell for a quick meal and a dry cleaner to pick up his clothes. “Look, Ma, no hands,” Mahan says. “No hands, no feet.” Google, which posted the video on its Google+ account, said the drive took place on a carefully programmed route in San Jose and showed one of the possibilities that self-driving

cars could offer. “There’s much left to design and test, but we’ve now safely completed more than 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, gathering great experiences and an overwhelming number of enthusiastic supporters,” the Mountain View, Calif., company said in the post. Though it’s uncertain just how far off self-driving cars may be from becoming a reality, the process to getting there is certainly in motion. Just last month, Nevada became the first state to legalize self-driving cars.

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Tiger share midweek series with MTSU BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor The University of Memphis baseball team split a pair of midweek games with in-state rival Middle Tennessee State University, losing one in dramatic fashion while dominating in the other. The Tigers lost the first game thanks to a walk-off double by the Blue Raiders after Memphis had rallied from a three-run deficit in the top of the ninth. The Blue Raiders got off to a bright start, blasting a three-run home run with two

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outs in the bottom of the first. The shot was the first home run allowed by a Memphis starting pitcher since March 4. Memphis struck back quickly though, tying the game in the third inning courtesy of three straight singles. Sophomore Zach Willis singled and senior Jacob Wilson walked, putting two runners on base with two outs. Senior T.J. Rich brought in two runs an RBI double and freshman Carter White’s single allowed Rich to score. An RBI double of their own put MTSU back on top 5-3 in the fourth, but the Tigers answered in the fifth to cut the Blue Raiders’ lead to one. MTSU scored two more in their half of the fifth, setting up an exciting ninth inning. With the Tigers down to their last strike in the top of the ninth, Wilson corked a three-run homer into left field, tying the game at 7-7. But the Memphis celebrations were cut short when MTSU’s Justin Guidry’s double in the bottom half of the inning allowed the Blue Raiders to escape with the 8-7 victory. Memphis’ offense came alive in the Wednesday game, with the Tigers scoring four runs in the first inning courtesy of two walks, a hit batter, an error and a triple. MTSU pulled one back in the bottom half, but a double play cut the inning short with runners in scoring position. Senior Eli Hynes furthered the Tigers’ advantage in the second after three walks loaded the bases. Hynes hit a grand slam over the right field fence, Memphis’ first since Feb. 27, 2011. The home run gave Memphis an 8-1 advantage after just two innings. Memphis continued the offensive onslaught in the fifth, putting up five more against the Blue Raiders. Sophomore Ethan Gross walked with the bases loaded and freshman Bryce Beeler hit a double to clear the bases. Wilson singled to left field, allowing Hynes to score and increase the Memphis lead to 13-1. MTSU got three runs in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a three-run home run and another in the sixth to end the scoring. Each team had 8 hits in the game, but 12 MTSU walks allowed Memphis to run away with the 13-5 win. The split series moved the Tigers to 11-14 on the season, while MTSU moved to 15-11. Memphis will return home for a three-game set with Conference USA foe Tulane, with the first game scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at FedExPark.

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from page 1 place winner will receive a silver medal, a Tiger Dining Services t-shirt and a $10 iTunes gift card. Peter Groenendyk, director of residence life and dining services, said he’s excited about the great turnout for the event. Earlier in March, Residence Life and Dining Services began March Maddenness, an Xbox tournament that takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The final four players competed against each other Thursday night for the chance to win a plaque with their name on it and a $10 iTunes gift card. “We tried it and the students loved it,” Armstrong said. More events are planned for fall 2012. There are also plans to hire two interns from The University to help plan the events. “We’ve been working pretty hard to get students involved,” he said. “We want students to see that Tiger Dining is more than a place to eat. It’s a place to enjoy each other ’s company and really get the college experience.” Desjuan Allen, freshman education major, has made it through preliminary round of the Billiards Tournament and said he’s confident he will win. “I started playing pool in middle school and grew to love it,” he said. “I decided to try this tournament when I saw the poster in the restaurant the other day.”

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Tigers play spring football scrimmage BY DAVID CAFFEY Sports Reporter For the first time since the hiring of new head coach Justin Fuente, the University of Memphis football team will have an opportunity to practice on a public stage in the annual BlueGray scrimmage at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The Tigers have had 12 practice sessions under Fuente and the new coaching staff since beginning spring football on Feb 22. For Fuente, the production for the team in the off-season is worth the attention of the fan base. “I would encourage fans to come out on Saturday and take a look at what our guys have been doing,” said Fuente. “I think fans should be excited. This is a new time for Tiger football. This is a new time for Tiger athletics and a new time for the city of Memphis.” After going 5-33 over the last three seasons and ranking 117th in total defense in 2011, the football program is now in rebuilding mode in the hands of the new staff. Fuente said that while there is work to be done in turning the program around, fans should expect to see an energized team during Saturday’s scrimmage. “This is a work in progress, but I think you will see guys go out there and play hard and hope-

fully be fundamentally sound, physically fit and mentally tough, which is the Tiger code,” Fuente said. Fans in attendance will also be able to witness the ongoing battle for the starting quarterback position between last year’s No. 1 Taylor Reed and Texas Tech graduate-transfer Jacob Karam. Fuente said that more work needs to be done for the rest of the team

before naming a starter for next season. “I think both the kids are doing a really good job of trying to do what we’re asking them to do,” he said. “I don’t think that coming out saying one guy or the other guy is really a priority for us right now.” The Tigers will begin stretching and drills at noon and start the scrimmage at 12:30 p.m. The

event is free and open to the public, and fans are asked to bring nonperishable food items for donation in lieu of an admission fee. After the scrimmage at the Liberty Bowl, the team will have two more spring workouts. The U of M will begin its 2012 campaign, its last before joining the Big East, at home against Tennessee-Martin on September 1.

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