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than the fact that they played for a University of Kentucky basketball camp when they were 15 years old. “Any time you spend a lot of time
Some of the students living at Carpenter Complex will have to find a new place to stay over the summer. Certain residents of Carpenter Complex will be temporarily evicted over the summer while the University installs a new sprinkler system. An e-mail sent to Carpenter residents on April 9 explained how this would happen. Six buildings have been slated for the upgrade: 255, 231, 3860, 3862, 3872 and 3878. Students living in these six buildings have until May 23 to check out. After that, they will have their personal belongings moved to a storage closet in order to prepare the buildings for construction workers. The school will not be liable for any damage to students’ personal belongings and residents will have to foot any labor and cleaning bills. Students themselves will be moved to other buildings within Carpenter Complex. Students have until May 31 to move to their duly assigned living spaces — after that, the University will pack and store their belongings at an additional charge. The retrofit is part of a larger project mandated by the Tennessee Board of Regents, the organization that oversees the University of Memphis along with a handful of schools across Tennessee. The TBR has ordered that university residence halls have fire-suppressing sprinkler systems installed by 2014. “We are in the process of completing this project,” Peter Groenendyk, director for residence life and dining services, said. Groenendyk went on to explain the University’s rationale for carrying out the work during
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Former Memphis player and NBA player Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway attends the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game between Memphis and Kansas at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in 2008.
By Erica Hartsfield
news@dailyhelmsman.com Next month, the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame Building at the University of Memphis will be the site of a lecture featuring its namesake. Former NBA player Penny Hardaway will join CNN Senior Producer Wayne Drash and Lester Middle School basketball head coach Desmond Merriweather in a lecture and book signing. The event is sponsored by the University of Memphis Bookstore and will take place on May 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. Drash is the author of a book entitled “On These Courts: A Miracle Season that Changed a City, a OnceFuture Star, and a Team Forever.” In his book, he discusses how Hardaway took the reigns when his friend, Merriweather, was stricken with can-
cer, and coached Lester to become a winning team. Drash said that his experiences working with Merriweather and Hardaway made him feel more than welcomed to be in their presence. “They opened up their lives to me and trusted me to tell their story,” he said. “That was an awesome thing — from hanging in the locker room to chilling at games.” Drash said that his book emphasizes how Hardaway stepped in to help a friend in need and gave back to the children who aspire to reach basketball stardom in the same way that he did. “This is a story about a superstar who had everything: fame, fortune, a Nike shoe line,” he said. “He was once the most beloved player in the nation, with people mimicking Lil Penny, wearing his Foamposites and
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“Penny” Hardway will come to the University of Memphis Athletic Hall of Fame next week to speak about his new book. sporting his Number One jersey with the Orlando Magic. Yet, due to injury, he had a hard fall from the limelight.” There was a special connection for Drash and Hardaway, even more
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Campus Life
Facebook: Friend or Foe?
Students face consequences for careless social media use By Margot Pera
news@dailyhelmsman.com In the world of social media, the line between appropriate and offensive behavior can be blurry, especially for some college students who like to exercise their First Amendment rights. Cat Maroon, a social work major, was recently questioned by her department chair about her Facebook status updates. “I posted something about how I hated ‘hood rats,’ and also something about what to wear to a KKK rally, and I think it was interpreted as racially i n s e n s i t i v e ,” Maroon said. “I really was just joking, I did not mean anything racial.” She thinks a classmate turned in her post, but she does not know who it was. She thought her settings were private, but after checking them, she realized that wasn’t the case. “After I was questioned, I went through my Facebook page and deleted the posts,” Maroon said. “I realized the settings were public.” Maroon said she thinks her Facebook is now being closely monitored and she is scared to post status updates.
Erin Willis, an assistant journalism professor at the University of Memphis in charge of coordinating internships for students via LinkedIn, said the first place companies look when determining whether or not to hire an employee is social media. “The smallest mistake can cost you a job,” Willis said. According to Willis, certain companies, particularly in the field of public relations and advertising, draft contracts for employees that regulate the content they are allowed to post. Willis also cautions about involving professors in social media affairs. “I think it is important to think about whether or not you really want your professors to see what you do on the weekends,” Willis said. “Everyone needs an outlet, but if you want to rant about a professor’s homework assignment and you are their Facebook friend, just do so on Twitter or a forum where they can’t see.” Otis Sanford, Hardin Chair of Excellence in Journalism at the U of M, said that even though the First Amendment may protect offensive speech, it does not protect against the consequences or fallout resulting from the statements. “Students should think twice
about content they post,” Sanford said. “If you are controversial or offensive with your political comments, it would be something employers take into account when deciding whether or not to hire you.” He said there is a fine line between being controversial and offensive versus provoking conversation and discussion. Sanford has firsthand experience with this issue when he responds to readers’ about his weekly column in the Commercial Appeal. “The way to avoid being offensive is to keep your conversation on the issue and not attack the people involved,” Sanford said. “When I get negative feedback about my column, I do not respond by taunting or name calling, I back up my argument with facts.” Sanford also warned that businesses that use Facebook may look at a company’s negative Facebook posts and not continue using them. “The thing to remember is what you say on social media has c o n s e q u e n c e s ,” h e said. “It may be best to keep your opinions to yourself.” Some students practice more discretion in their social media world after embarrassing incidents had adverse consequences for them. “I posted a picture of my tattoo on my Facebook and my mom found out,” Ashley Brown, international business major, said.
“She also logged on to my account and looked at my private messages and saw I was drinking and doing other things she did not approve of. After that happened, I stopped using social networking.” Jeremy Harris, a psychology major, said he has always been a firm believer in keeping work life and social life separate. “I keep myself out of trouble by not being friends with
people on social media I haven’t met in real life,” Harris said. “That way I know people will not put anything too risqué on my wall.” Harris said when he finds something offensive, he just unfriends that person or hides their offensive posts. “People should be aware that if it is going on the Internet, it is staying there,” Harris said. “Anyone at any time can see what you post.” n
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Tigers’ Ta es “I stay at Rawls. Over the Summer I’ll just be crossing the bridge over to Arkansas.”
“I lived in South Hall during the Fall and Spring, but I’ll be headed home to my parents’ place so I can see my doggy in Mumford, Tenn.”
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Economists: Long-term joblessness is national emergency By Kevin G. Hall MCT
Seemingly intractable longterm unemployment has become a national emergency that requires new and creative steps if it’s to be reversed before it does permanent damage, several high-profile economists warned Congress on Wednesday. Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee, the economists, who’ve served Democratic and Republican presidents, said the elevated percentage of longterm unemployed people among those counted as jobless underscored deeper problems in the labor market. The labor force participation rate is the lowest in 35 years, and the figure of about 11.7 million Americans officially out of work doesn’t capture the fact that 102 million workingage Americans don’t have jobs — about 41.5 percent of all potentially
available workers, said Keith Hall, who until last year was the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The long-term unemployment rate underestimates the number of long-term jobless,” said Hall, who’s now a researcher at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, adding that the long-term unemployed are “helping to hold back economic growth.” The large number of Americans who don’t work, the experts suggest, masks the true unemployment problem. Some who left the workforce willingly might not return because of the difficulty finding employment. Among the jobless are full-time parents, students, those who retired early, those living on investments or being supported by family, and those who are ill. Because so many workers have disengaged completely from the job market, Hall said, the unemployment rate has fallen without signifi-
cantly reducing joblessness. Officially, workers out of a job for six months or longer numbered 4.6 million in March, or just below 40 percent of the 11.7 million Americans counted as unemployed. More than 1 in 4 of them have been out of work for a year or longer. The average unemployed person who eventually left the workforce in 2007 spent about nine weeks looking for a job before giving up, Hall testified. That period had grown to more than 21 weeks in 2011, just six weeks short of meeting the criteria for being considered long-term unemployed. By dropping out of the workforce, these former workers are making the participation rate shrink and are making the longterm unemployment numbers look much better than they are, he said. To be considered unemployed, a person must have had no job of any sort for six months, want to work, be readily available, and send out resumes and contact employers or
employment agencies. Workers who land part-time or temporary jobs — 7.6 million of them in March — also skew the long-term unemployment numbers, making them appear better than they are, Hall said. An economic adviser to the last three Republican presidential candidates, Kevin Hassett, labeled the stubbornly high rates of longterm unemployment a national emergency. Hassett, who’s now a researcher at the free-market research center the American Enterprise Institute, cited research showing a drop of at least 40 percent in per capita income for people who’ve gone six months or longer without employment. The longer a worker is jobless, the greater the chance of divorce, family strife, suicide and a host of other ills that do permanent damage to children, who’ll become workers someday. Long-term unemployment also
becomes self-fulfilling as workers lose essential skills and employers carry negative perceptions of applicants who’ve been jobless for long periods, Hassett said. A skills mismatch explains some of the high long-term unemployment, cautioned Harry Holzer, a former chief economist for the Labor Department who’s a professor at Georgetown University. Some sectors such as health care and manufacturing, he said, “do seem to have some difficulty in filling jobs.” By his estimate, a full percentage point of March’s 7.6 percent unemployment rate is because of structural problems in the labor force that result in a job vacancy rate of 2.8 percent despite large numbers of available workers. The economists urged more public-works spending, tax credits and subsidies to employers to bolster private-sector employment, all of which would spark more demand and activity in the economy. n
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Step away from the beer pong table! College binge drinking may leave you with more than just embarrassing memories and excruciating hangovers. In a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found that four years of heavy drinking between the ages of 18 and 25 may be enough to permanently increase a person’s risk of heart attack, stroke and atherosclerosis. Researchers at the University of Illinois recruited 38 nonsmoking young adults and split them into two groups: alcohol abstainers and binge drinkers. To be considered a binge drinker, participants had to have consumed five or more servings of alcohol in two hours, at least six times a month, for about four years. Study authors then used ultrasound imaging to examine the blood vessels in the participants’ arms when they were given nitroglycerin — a blood vessel dilator — and after blood flow was restricted temporarily and then allowed to run free. What they found was that abstainers’ blood vessels were more elastic and had a greater ability to dilate than did the vessels of the binge drinkers. This diminished vascular function could be an early indicator of blood vessel damage and atherosclerosis, factors that could increase the likelihood of future cardiovascular problems, authors wrote. “Regular heavy episodic alcohol use (or “binge drinking”) is one of the most serious public health problems confronting American colleges,” wrote lead author Melissa Goslawski, a researcher in the college’s Department of Physical Therapy. “This study adds to a growing chain of evidence that suggests that, in contrast to regular and moderate alcohol consumption, binge drinking may be a risk factor for future cardiovascular disease.” Goslawski and her colleagues noted that the study was limited by its small sample size. And an editorial that accompanied the piece said it would have been instructive to include a test group that drank alcohol in moderation. “Such further study might give us, for the first time, the exact mechanism by which excess alcohol and binge drinking pattern lead to hypertension,” wrote Dr. Robert Vogel, a cardiologist at the University of Colorado Hospital. “That discovery would be worth celebrating with a drink.” n
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Bristerfest founder Jack Simon and the Chinese Connection Dub Embassy perform at the Levitt Shell last year.
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Special to The Daily Helmsman When asked how it all began, 24-year-old Bristerfest founder Jack Simon said, “It started as a party,” — a party in the backyard of a Brister Street home. “One day we took it to the Levitt Shell and it became a festival,” said Simon. This will be the festival’s third year running and with more than 40 acts, two stages, and a number of food and beer vendors, it seems
uuSprinkler Continued from page 1 the summer. “We typically invest in buildings over the summer,” he said. Carpenter Complex is the last residence hall to receive a new sprinkler system, the other residence halls having been retrofitted earlier. Half of the complex will be done over this summer, while the rest of it will be done next summer. This schedule is necessitated by the fact that Carpenter is open year-round, even during breaks. Since a comparatively small number of students stay in the complex over the summer, it is felt that completing the work during the summer would have the least amount of impact on the lives of students. Along with the sprinkler systems, Carpenter buildings will receive new paint and new carpeting. The company that will eventu-
to be going strong. “[It’s] an all-local Memphis music festival that benefits the Memphis environment,” Simon said — and if there’s one thing he knows about it’s benefiting the Memphis environment. Last year Bristerfest gave more than $3000 to MemFix where, this current year, Simon showcased a few acts to promote his own festival. It goes so far beyond mere promotion, too. The man has his work cut out for him. “Booking starts in October, but I seriously have been
ally carry out the construction is still up in the air — the plans have been finalized but the University is still looking for contractors. Groenendyk assured students that any disruption would be minimal. “We are possibly displacing some students who will be staying over the spring and summer,” he said. “They will move from one apartment to another.” Carpenter Complex is about 25 years old. The complex is named after Thomas G. Carpenter, who was the president of the University of Memphis (at the time, Memphis State University) from 1980 to 1991. The complex hosts a number of “living learning” communities, including a house for architecture students and a house for women in the engineering program. The complex also has a house specifically for international students and lodging for the Greek community. n
working on this since June. [Some] people think it all just comes together, but [they] don’t have a clue how much work goes into it. There are about 30-plus people on staff during the festival, but as far as planning goes, probably like five of us,” Simon said. The festival will have an array of genres from blues to rock, as well as a hefty selection of beers for those so inclined. “Blue Moon, Coors, Heineken. The quality stuff would be like Yazoo out of Nashville, and Ghost
River,” Simon said. As for local food, Simon added, “We’ll have everything from Southern Meat Market to Balewas Vegan Gourmet Café.” Bristerfest takes place this Saturday and Sunday, April 27th and 28th, and the festivities run from 1 p.m. to midnight on both days. A two-day pass is $30 at the gate, and a large portion of the proceeds will go to the grassroots urban farming foundation GrowMemphis. Kids 10 and under get in free. n
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Men’s basketball head coach Josh Pastner added depth down low Tuesday when George Washington’s David Pellom announced he would transfer to Memphis for next season.
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bheater@dailyhelmsman.com It had been no secret around the University of Memphis basketball program that head coach Josh Pastner was still actively recruiting players for the program’s inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference next year. With key losses from senior D.J. Stephens graduating to juniors Tarik Black and Antonio Barton announcing they would transfer and sophomore Adonis Thomas declaring for the NBA Draft, the Tigers lost a lot
of talent and a lot of length. Tuesday evening, Pastner addressed the lack of depth down low by announcing that George Washington’s David Pellom would transfer to Memphis for his senior season. The 6-8, 220-pound senior will be eligible to play immediately after sitting out the 2012-2013 season with a wrist injury for which he had surgery last July, but was forced to have a second operation on Nov. 26 to deal with the continued pain. He will have one year of eligibility with the Tigers. Keeping in accordance with
NCAA guidelines, Pastner could not speak in regards to Pellom’s transfer until the paperwork is finalized. During his junior season with the Colonials, Pellom averaged a careerbest 10.4 points per game and pulled down a team-leading 6.1 rebounds per game. He also set the program record that year for field goal percentage at 68.5 percent. The announcement of Pellom’s transfer to Memphis fills a huge void left by the departure of Black and Stephens. He will add depth to a lineup that featured just one returning player over 6-6 in soon-
to-be sophomore Shaq Goodwin. His addition, as well as the incoming class which features one true post player in 6-8 Austin Nichols, provides Memphis with much needed depth behind Goodwin and a force on the boards who should more than fill Black’s 8.1 ppg and 4.8 rpg. The Tigers are expected to enter next season possibly ranked as high as the top 15, even though several key players have moved on. Much of next year’s success will hinge on Pellom and the incoming class’ ability to come in, learn the system and make key contributions. n
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After a rocky 1-3 stretch over the last four games, the University of Memphis baseball team travels to take on the Pirates of East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. for a three-game series. Erik Schoenrock (5-3) is set to take the mound for the U of M in the first game on Friday evening. It will be the first meeting between the Tigers (25-17, 8-7 Conference USA) and the Pirates (21-20, 6-6 C-USA) this season. The two teams played three times last season, but Memphis was only able to steal one game from East Carolina. The series holds major post-season implications as the Pirates trail the Tigers in the C-USA standings by only a game and a half. A series win could shoot the Pirates ahead of the Tigers for a more favorable tournament seeding, but a Tiger win would create some breathing room between them and the Pirates. Currently, Memphis sits in the fourth spot in C-USA behind Southern Miss, Rice and Houston. UCF, whom the Tigers swept, and East Carolina round out the five and six spots. This weekend will have a huge impact on the final C-USA standings. This year’s pitching is drastically improved. Last year, the Tiger pitching staff posted a 4.00 ERA. This year, they are boasting a 2.86 ERA. However, their work is cut out for them as they face a Pirate lineup that bats .262 and is led by Travis Watkins with a .284 average. Tigers head coach Darren Schoenrock will look to his bullpen to be great to get a series win in Greenville. Memphis’ pitching has been good all year, and the wins have come when the bats follow suit. The Tigers have three players hitting over .300: Tucker Tubbs (.318), Carter White (.315) and Zach Willis (.305). They lead a Memphis team that hits .271 as a team, which is down from .289 last year. Jake Little will be called upon as well. He leads the team in home runs with four on the year and bats .294. Over the last four-game stretch, the Memphis bats have gone cold. They had just four hits in a 12-1 loss to Miss. State, and they recorded just 11 combined hits in the two losses to Southern Miss. Tubbs, White, Willis and Little will all have to help wake up the bats to get the Tigers back to their winning ways. Game one is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m. Game two will be played Saturday at 1 p.m. and the finale will take place Sunday at noon. n
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uuLegend Continued from page 1 with folks, you feel a connection,” he said. “Penny and I are the exact same age. We grew up about three miles apart along Walnut Grove but my experience on the East side was a totally separate world than his,” he said. Drash said that, though it may seem unlikely, he also had previous connections with Merriweather. “Crazy at it seems, I also have a basketball connection with Desmond,” he said. “I guarded with him at a
camp at MTSU many years ago. In addition, Dez and I are walking, talking encyclopedias of Memphis State basketball. “ Donna Collier, University of Memphis Bookstore manager, said that because Hardaway is such an important figure for the University and the city of Memphis, she hopes he can influence students to help out within their communities like he has done. “It will be inspiring,” she said. “It would be great if it would inspire a sense of volunteerism.” Collier said she wants everyone to
find some time to listen to Hardaway, Merriweather and Drash as they discuss their chronicles of the Lester basketball team. “I hope everyone will take a short break from their exam schedule to stop by,” she said. Drash also said he thinks it will be a great way for students to bring their semesters to a close. “Plus, it’s graduation week at U of M when we’ll be there,” he said. “For seniors, the Q&A session adds to their party as they set out on their life journey. Maybe “On These Courts” will inspire them to do greatness.” n
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• Central Air & Heat Phone: 901-452-8989 • All Kitchen Appliances Email: info@psg-mgmt.com • Monitored Alarm TEXT: 901-574-9400 System • Iron Storm Doors 3439 #1 Southern Ave. w/ deadbolt lock (Southern @ Highland) • On-Site Laundry Room
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Campus View Apartments “Walktoto the the U “Walk U ofof M” 3606 Walker Ave. • Ave. 324-0448 3606 Walker
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University Crossing
.. • Walking distance to the University of Memphis • Close to Highland Street entertainment and restaurants • Carpet, mini-blinds, central heat & air • Kitchen with gas or electric oven, refrigerator, dishwashers, microwave and garbage disposal • Laundry facilities on-site • Conveniently pay by the semester with www.mrgmemphis.com your refund
901-327-6137 3469 Southern
2 Blocks from Campus Fully Furnished All Utilities Paid* Individual Leases Designer Kitchens Washer & Dryer Included Limited Access Entry Media Room Cyber Café
Fitness Center Free Tanning Salon Study Rooms Private Courtyard FREE Cable & Internet Parking Garage 24–Hour Emergency Maintenance Resident Activities
Amenities
Air Conditioning Parking Onsite Laundry Washer/Dryer Hookups
The Edison Apartments 1 & 2-bedroom high-rise units 1, 2 & 3-bedroom garden units 2 & 3-bedroom townhomes 567 Jefferson Ave. Memphis, TN 38105 901.523.8112
Walk-in Closet Wireless Internet Cable-Ready Short-term Available Small Dogs Allowed