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President Shirley Raines dedicated her 12-year tenure to improving the U of M campus and presided over the centennial anniversary celebrations.

By Jennifer Rorie

news@dailyhelmsman.com University of Memphis President Shirley Raines announced her plans to retire at the end of this fiscal year on Monday.

Raines is the 11th president of the U of M and has served the University for 12 years.

The Bells, Tenn., native was appointed to office in 2001 after serving as the vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. She said the fondest memory of her presidency is the day she was appointed.

“Lots of things happen in twelve years,” Raines said. “What was very interesting to me was when I realized that a child that was in first grade when I started is now in college.”

During Raines’ time as president, she worked on many special initiatives including moving the law school downtown, building the FedEx Institute of Technology and building the new University Center.

“When I took this position, this was the pinnacle of my career, and finishing it, and hopefully finishing it having raised $250 million, and celebrating our 100th anniversary are the pinnacles of my career, so

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I am saying ‘no’ to [other] opportunities,” she said.

Her plans after retirement include moving to be closer to her son and two grandchildren who live in Oak Ridge, Tenn. She also has a small farm she owns with her two brothers that will bring her back to the West Tennessee area. She plans to return to Memphis often.

“My primary interests will be retirement and getting close to my family,” she said.

One of her top three accomplishments as president, she said, has been having the largest honors program in the state of Tennessee.

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“In every college, in every discipline, when I go to the awards ceremonies for those colleges, I am proud of our students and what they’ve accomplished,” she said.

“To be in the top ten in the country in quality and quantity of internships is incredible, too.”

Raines believes the people of the University come first. She feels best about different parts of the school, including the Honors Program and the Emerging Leaders Program.

“I think those things are icons, emblems,

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Managing Editor Evan Lewis

“my graduating class will be the last Dr. Raines gets to shake hands with #retirement can I be president?” @memphismyluv

Design Editors Amanda Mitchell Faith Roane Hannah Verret

“Raines is handing down the Blue Blazer(c)”

Sports Editor Bryan Heater

“i just want a picture with Shirley for my birthday!” @ellenhinkle

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“There’s a suspicious package in Dunn Hall? Cool. Can we evacuate Meeman too? I need a nap. Happy Monday.” @rachwilhite

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“Anytime we get a tiger text/important email-cue everyone taking screen shots and uploading it on every social media outlet.” @ShelbyWilson_

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TOM turns tin

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Members of the Progressive Student Alliance temporarily covered the TOM statue in aluminum foil to draw attention to the living wages debate.

By Lisa Babb

news@dailyhelmsman.com TOM, the bronze tiger statue outside of the University Center, was transformed into a shining aluminum beacon for worker equality Monday.

Members of the Progressive Student Alliance covered the statue in aluminum foil in an attempt to draw attention to their effort to establish a living wage for campus workers.

“The policy reflects poorly on the University, hence the reflecting tin foil, that these people are getting paid poverty wages,” Vanlyn TurnerRamsay, co-chairman of the PSA and freshman psychology major, said.

“There is a growing trend that more and more universities are adopting living wages for their campuses. It makes our University less appealing.”

The group spent about 10 minutes wrapping the statue before someone told them to take down the foil.

The group will have a table and information in the same location today outside of the UC in hopes of gaining the attention of students, faculty, staff and specifically John Morgan, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents, who is scheduled to visit the campus.

“If he sees this stuff, hopefully it will influence his choice for interim president, someone who actually cares about workers,” Jeffrey Lichtenstein, a campus worker and member of the United Campus Workers Union, said. “He also has the power to give folks a real raise instead of just 500 bucks. The Union is asking for about $1,200 which would be a little over $1 an hour.”

Some students have concerns about where the University would find the funding to increase workers’ salaries.

“I just don’t know where the money would come from,” Aidan Porter, sophomore music business major, said.

Turner-Ramsay sees the allocation of funds as an indication of the University’s priorities.

“What is the priority of their funds, because it is apparently not the people who uphold this campus,” Turner-Ramsay said.

The PSA, in conjunction with the Workers Interfaith Network, United Campus Workers Union and the Living Wage Coalition, will hold a rally Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. on the

uuRaines Continued from page 1 of a greater good that this University has accomplished and I’ve been fortunate to be its leader, but it’s all in this together,” Raines said. “It sounds cliché, but it’s true.”

The most difficult part of her presidency has been getting resources for all of the things students, faculty and the community wants, according to Raines.

“Whether its money resources or people resources or influence resources, it’s really about trying to get the resources we need to do the jobs and to continue the positive trajectory upward,” she said.

Raines said her choice to retire was not a quick decision.

“Part was waiting long enough in the semester to make sure things were in good shape,” she said. “I was determined that we were going to get this communication health and nursing building.”

Raines did not want to jeopardize the budgeted decision for the new community health building, which will be the new Nursing and Communications Sciences building on the Park Avenue campus, by announcing her retirement too soon. The budget is to be passed April 18.

“Knowing that that stayed in the budget was very important to me,” she said. “Plus, I wanted to be fairly certain that we were going to meet the $250 million fundraising goal.”

Raines said the University is at approximately 97 percent of the fundraising goal.

Raines hopes the new president will continue building and growing the University. She also hopes the number of scholarships available for nontraditional students will increase.

“We have to take a look at what has happened and think about the future,” she said.

“Someone else will take up those tasks and keep on going.”

The next president of the University has not yet been chosen. An interim president will be selected to serve while a

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new president is decided. Today at 3:45 p.m., Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan will discuss the selection process of Raines’ successor in the River Room of the UC. Raines will not be involved in the selection process.

“If they do this presidency the way they have done other presidents that they selected, they involve the whole campus in getting nominations,” Raines said.

Raines remembers conquering obstacles when her tenure began. She served as the first female president of the University.

“I think there are misperceptions of women in leadership roles and you just have to go take care of business,” she said.

Raines said she thinks there are always obstacles of perception that will be present for whoever, male or female, will assume the responsibilities of president.

She hopes the person appointed will find the University to be as cooperative as she has found it to be.

She does not believe there will be a wholesale dismissal of the staff newly appointed under her leadership.

“People look at the job that is required and how well that person is doing,” Raines said. “The people here are accomplished people, so the assumption is that they will stay on and continue to be accomplished people, but that will be up to the new president depending on her or his determination.”

Senior Andrea Cranford said she, her older sister and mother will all have photos shaking Raines’ hand at their commencement ceremony after she graduates in May. “It’s the end of an era,” Cranford said.

Raines will give parting words to graduates at the commencement ceremony May 11.

“The sad part for me,” Raines said, “is that I’ve gotten to know a lot of students, so I’ll miss that.“ Raines’ last day as the president of the University of Memphis will be June 30. n

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The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law holds its grand opening at its downtown location. Raines cites this as one of her greatest achievements during her time as president.

November

2003

Raines is named third chair of the Conference USA board of directors.

Board members have multiple responsibilities, including participating in an annual meeting to decide the future actions of the conference.

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2010 March 15,

2009

Raines turns down an offer to be president of the University of Kentucky.

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Dr. Shirley Raines is named the University of Memphis’ 11th president, making her the University’s first woman president.

Raines works with Haizlip Studio, Inman Construction, and Fisher & Arnold to construct and open the 210,000 square foot, $50 million University Center.

The Living Learning Complex opens for the fall 2010 semester. The residence hall cost $24.8 million to construct and became home to 496 students each semester.

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President Shirley Raines announced Monday that her 12-year stint as head of the University of Memphis would soon come to an end. There are mixed opinions on Raines’ tenure at the University, with some praising her efforts toward renovating the Memphis campus and others criticizing her handling of the athletics programs. Whichever opinion one chooses to have, there is no denying that much took place during her years as president. The timeline above outlines some of the major happenings.

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2003

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March 31,

2012

November 27,

2011

Memphis football coach Larry Porter is fired by Raines.

Porter had an abysmal 3-21 record in his two seasons at Memphis.

The University celebrates the 100th anniversary of the school holding its first classes. This kicks off a full year of centennial celebrations.

September 10,

2011

Raines accepts the Francis Gassner award from the American Institute of Architects Memphis. She was given the award on account of her overseeing the construction of various buildings on the Memphis campus.

Raines hires former San Jose State athletic director Tom Bowen to replace R.C. Johnson as the head of Memphis athletics.

April 16,

2012

Raines visits the White House to serve on a panel at the Innovative and Entrepreneurial University Forum, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

October 1,

2012 Raines receives the Woman of Achievement Award given out by the Women in Higher Education in Tennessee (WHET). Raines said she was a mentor for numerous WHET officers for multiple years.

October

2011

Raines announces a ban on the use of tobacco products at the University.

However, the ban transitioned to a limited use tobacco policy allowing designated smoking areas on campus.

Raines works with Tennessee governor Bill Haslam on a $45 million investment proposal for a four-story building on the University of Memphis Park Avenue Campus that would be used for nursing, audiology and speech pathology.

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At 3:45 p.m. today, John Morgan, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents, will be visiting the University of Memphis to start the selection process for the next president. Raines will not assist in appointing her successor. In the meantime, an interim will be chosen to carry out Raines’ duties.

Raines announces her retirement, effective June 30.

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Suspicious package clears Dunn Hall

By Samantha Esgro and L. Taylor Smith news@dailyhelmsman.com

A suspicious package in Dunn Hall emptied the building of its inhabitants early Monday morning.

The initial call rang in at about 9 a.m. from a custodial supervisor who then reported the package to the campus police. A U of M police officer was the first to arrive on the scene.

The package, which was described as an unmarked cardboard box approximately 2 to 2 and a half feet long, 1 foot wide, and 10 inches tall held together neatly with blue tape, was deemed suspicious after sitting in the northeast stairwell of Dunn for the weekend.

Tiffany Williams and Tiara Harper were in their Spanish class when an alert crossed the computer screen informing them to evacuate the building, but no further information was provided to them at that time.

“We were waiting outside Spanish class when they came in and said ‘Everyone needs to evacuate the building, we have a suspicious package that we need to check out before you guys can enter,’” sophomore nursing major Breckyn Wilson said.

Students and faculty were told the wait could take half an hour.

“I heard an officer yelling for everyone to get out but I didn’t know what he was talking about so I just thought that was weird and then he came in and told us to evacuate,” senior computer science major Lorrie Hayes said.

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Joey Clark, a senior civil engineering major, was under the initial impression that the alert was merely a test of the systems.

Thirty minutes passed, and the building was still off-limits.

“I bet they’re waiting on the bomb squad,” said senior Kyle Perriguey as he waited among the evacuees.

Perriguey and his class were informed of the package via Alertus.

The Psychology Building was not evacuated because the package was far enough away that the building’s occupants were not in danger.

“A stairwell like that is very contained,” Bruce Harber, director of University of Memphis Police Services, said.

“Alertus is an on-screen alert tied directly into our Tiger Text on any computer that’s turned on on campus,” Harber said.

The Memphis Police Tactical Crew arrived on the scene shortly after the alert but did not don protective gear to investigate the package.

“In a case like this you want to err on the way of caution but since it had been there for about 5 or 6 days it was less of a threat,” Harber said.

Around 11 a.m., the police entered the building with briefcases, yellow wire and a jug of water. Fourteen minutes later, a loud boom, later identified by Harber as a “disruptor test,” was heard from outside the building, and shortly after, a thumbsup was given and the public was allowed back inside.

“We know now that the emergency notification system works,” Harber said.

The contents of the package were discovered soon after the disruptor test, and it was evident that it was hardly lethal.

“We found that it was just a laptop and some newspapers,” Harbor said.

“We just wanted to go ahead and take the precautions.”

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(Top) Kyle Perriguey, one of the many students evacuated from Dunn Hall, explains his experience to WREG News Channel 3. (Bottom left) Director of Police Services Bruce Harber addresses the press about the suspicious package and what methods were used to examine it. (Bottom right) A member of the bomb squad leaves the scene. What was initially considered a “suspicious package” turned out to be a box containing a laptop computer.

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Tigers’ Ta es “Who’s Shirley Raines?”

“She’s been working hard and deserves to retire.”

Grant Reynolds, Philosophy and political science junior

Jasmine Harris, Chemistry freshman

“Due to her hard work and dedication, I believe this retirement is very well deserved.”

Brittany Shelton Exercise and sports science freshman

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Hanssler sets track record at Ole Miss sports@dailyhelmsman.com Several Un ive r s it y of Memphis track and field team m e m bers set personal records at last weekHanssler end’s Ole Miss Invitational including a new decathlon record set by Luis Hanssler.

As a team, Memphis won four first-place finishes in the events, as well as four second-place finishes.

Hanssler scored 7,365 points in the two-day affair and earned the record for points in a decathlon for the program. The freshman from Ratingen, Germany beat his personal record and the record for the program.

On the weekend, Hanssler’s worst finish was a fifth place in javelin throwing. Throughout the ten events, he recorded two first-place finishes and four second-place finishes. His firstplace finishes were in the 400meter race and the long jump.

Important points also came from his second place events,

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The track team as a whole took four first-place finishes and four second-place finishes.

Maya Williamson in the 400meter hurdles and Xenia Rahn in the high jump won first in their events. All four of the Tigers’ second-place finishes were by the women’s team with Kala Funderburk in the 200-meter,

I think this could be a turning point in the season for us. It’ll help propel us to next week at Auburn.”

including the 100-meter, the 1500-meter, the pole vault and a tie for second in the high jump. Hanssler finished strong by winning second in his last two events on Sunday, the long jump and the 1,500-meter.

KEVIN ROBINSON, Head coach Louisa Lingley in the 800-meter, Clara Amat Fernandez in the pole vault and Laura Toldy in the high jump.

The women’s team has been rewriting the Tiger record books, as they have broken

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eight combined indoor and outdoor records this track season.

Williamson has broken her own 400-meter hurdles record with a time of 58.45 seconds.

“We’re making a lot of strides, a lot of positive progress,” Head Coach Kevin Robinson said about the women’s squad prior to the invite. “The girls’ team has a chip on its shoulder and we’re looking to do something outdoor this year. We got close indoors, and they want to keep that going. “ To cap off a successful weekend for the Tigers, the men’s team excelled at Ole Miss as well. Two first-place finishes by Austin Carter in the 1,500-meter and Georgio Lynwood in the high jump were the highlights of the men’s Saturday.

“I think this could be a turning point in the season for us.

It’ll help propel us to next week at Auburn,” Robinson said before the meet.

This weekend was a turning point for the Tigers and could provide a solid base to work from in preparation for the Conference USA Championships in Houston starting May 9. n

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“The rally will be full of unions, community supporters, students and faith leaders coming together to take a stand for human rights and equality and living wages,” Turner-Ramsay said.

Living wages vary by city, and David Ciscel, a former professor of economics at the University, determined the living wage for Memphis. For the past few years, the Workers Interfaith Network has been lobbying to establish a living wage of at least $11.62 an hour for campus workers.

“This is the point at which a worker could cover all basic necessities without having to work multiple jobs,” Zach Ferguson, assistant organizer for Workers Interfaith Network, said. “It does not include the ability to pay down debt, save or invest money or any money for entertainment.”

Workers Interfaith Network has been working with campus organizations to establish a living wage for workers for three years.

“We are talking about people.

We aren’t just talking about an employee ID number that sometimes the administration views them as,” Ferguson said. “The University of Memphis would not operate without these people.” n

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Jackson returning, Barton transferring

By Bryan Heater

bheater@dailyhelmsman.com The offseason is hitting its full stride with the end of the 2012-2013 college basketball season. From players transferring to testing the waters and declaring for the 2013 NBA Draft, the chaotic sequence of events people call the offseason has commenced in sweeping fashion.

For the University of Memphis men’s basketball team and Head Coach Josh Pastner, it has been anything but a quiet start with junior Tarik Black opting to transfer and sophomore Adonis Thomas entering the draft.

Tuesday, Pastner announced that junior Antonio Barton would also transfer for his senior year, but junior Joe Jackson would return for his final go-around.

“I talked to (Jackson) today and he’s good to go,” Pastner said. “He’s ready to go two feet forward, two feet in ready to have a great season next season for Memphis so we’re excited about that. I met with Antonio and he is going to transfer to another school and again, he’s going to graduate in the summer and he has done an unbelievable job for us. We all know how many games he’s helped us win here, but he’s just a wonderful human being and a wonderful representative of this program.”

Jackson was named the Conference USA Player of the Year this season after leading the Tigers to a 31-5 record and their third-straight C-USA Tournament championship.

On the year, the junior averaged a team-leading 13.6 points per game and 173 assists (4.8 apg). He also led the team in three-point field goal percentage (.447 percent) and steals (60).

During the season, Jackson surpassed the 1,000 career-point mark

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Junior guard Joe Jackson announced Monday he would return for his senior year, while junior Antonio Barton announced he would transfer to another program for his senior season. and finished the year with 1,209 over his first three years. He will enter next season at No. 24 on the program’s alltime leading scorers list.

“I think in the end, he understood the opportunity to come back with what we have returning and who’s coming in,” Pastner said. “The new league and the TV exposure and everything else, there’s a lot to look forward to and I think he’s pretty excited about that.”

Like Black, Barton will be able to transfer and play immediately next

season because he is graduating in the summer, per NCAA rules. However, he cannot transfer to a school that will be on the Tigers’ schedule next season.

He missed most of the last two months of the season after sustaining a hairline fracture in his right foot.

For the year, Barton averaged 5.6 ppg and 1.3 boards, while shooting 40 percent from downtown.

“Antonio is great,” Pastner said.

“Here’s a guy that people thought he was a throw-in with his brother,

but how many games did he help us win his freshman year, his sophomore year and this year. He’s just a counter, and when I say counter I mean he’s dependable, he’s reliable, you can count on him, he’s responsible, he’s graduating in three years, he’s just a good person.”

With the departure of senior D.J. Stephens and Barton, Black and Thomas to transfer and the draft, the incoming class of Markel Crawford, Kuran Iverson, Nick King, Austin Nichols and RaShawn Powell will

have opportunities to step in and play crucial roles and minutes for the Tigers next season.

“We’ve got five good players coming in,” Pastner said. “You can only play five at a time, but it’s a great thing for good competition in practice.

They’re freshmen so they’ll have to improve and there’s a lot of areas those five guys have to improve on, but our core group, you’re looking at those four guards plus Shaq (Goodwin), those five guys will be able to help guide the five newcomers.” n

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