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Arts and Sciences professor promoted By Samuel Prager

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Thomas Nenon, who has served on the University of Memphis faculty for over 29 years as a professor and administrator, has recently been announced as Dean of the

College of Arts and Sciences—one of the University’s largest colleges. “This college probably produces nearly half the credit hours for the entire University,” Nenon said. “Every undergraduate student regardless of major begins the University as a freshman and takes courses from this college, so the impact is huge. We make up about 40

percent of the faculty and half of the externally funded research. It’s a very large college and the job is challenging, but that’s why it’s also such a great opportunity.” Although the new dean has been a philosophy professor for the past three decades at the U of M, he has also served as an interim provost, as well as numerous other

administrative positions since 1992 when he got his first part-time administration position. In 1997, the professor was offered the position to become the assistant vice provost, however, Nenon said that was never his initial

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FDA approves drug overdose treatment By Hannah Bailey

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The Food and Drug Administration approved a portable drug overdose treatment yesterday which would allow family members of drug addicts to carry and administer the prescription drug in the case of an overdose.

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In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the Food and Drug Administration approved an injection-style device Thursday that gives family members and caregivers of users the ability to administer medication to reverse the effects of a drug overdose. The injector-device Evzio will administer the drug naloxone, which has been used to reverse respiratory depression that occurs in an opioid overdose for over 40 years, and is the first of its kind available to non-healthcare professionals for use in suspected opioid overdose situations. Until now, naloxone has only been available to patients experiencing an overdose in ambulances and hospital settings. Opioid overdose mortality is a rapidly growing public health concern, according the Center for Disease Control. To reduce opioid overdose fatalities, the CDC recommends providing opioid overdose education and naloxone to individuals who use opioids and to individuals who might be present at an opioid overdose. Evzio is expected to be available this summer to those with a prescription from a healthcare professional. The Evzio device, small enough to be carried in a pocket, delivers verbal instructions when turned on telling the user how to deliver the medication. It can be injected into the muscle or under the skin. An opioid is a narcotic analgesic, or pain reliever, that depresses the central nervous system. The most common opioids are opium, codeine, morphine, fentanyl, OxyContin and heroin. Heroin, the most abused and rapidly acting opioid, can be injected, smoked or snorted by its users, according to the

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Institute for Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluation. An estimated 2 to 21 million people worldwide abuse opioids, with 1.9 million people in the U.S. addicted to prescription opioid pain relievers in 2010 and 359,000 addicted to heroin, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The ability for caregivers or family members to administer medicine to a user who has overdosed could mean life or death because in most cases users will experience a loss of consciousness. A former University of Memphis student, who wishes to remain anonymous, said naloxone administered by EMTs saved his life five years ago. “I overdosed on Xanax and heroin at a friend’s house and thankfully my girlfriend at the time called 911,” he said. Once on site, EMTs administered naloxone and CPR, which brought him back immediately. While he was lucky that day, many of his friends who also used heroin have not survived the deadly drug. “This new drug, Evzio, could have potentially saved their lives,” he said. He tried heroin for the first time when he was 19 years old, snorting it, but didn’t use it intravenously—when addiction really set in—until a few years later. His close friends at the time introduced him to the drug. “Then I started dating another user, and as you can imagine, when two people are using together its much worse,” he said. Now clean, he still goes to treatment, seeing a doctor on a regular basis as well as going to meetings. “Opiates ruin lives,” he said. “Not just the life of the user but the lives of all their friends and family. Any drug that can keep them around longer, possibly long enough to hear the voice of reason is a good thing.”

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Pookie to stay at Memphis By Hunter Field

sports@dailyhelmsman.com After contemplating transferring away from the University of Memphis men’s basketball team, redshirt freshman guard RaShawn “Pookie” Powell decided to stay at the U of M on Thursday after-

noon, according to a source close to the program. The Orlando, Fla., native sat out his first season at Memphis after failing to meet the academic standards set by the NCAA. He was ineligible to practice or play with the team. Rumblings of Powell’s intentions to transfer arose after a dis-

agreement with the coaching staff about Powell’s intentions for this summer. But, the two sides reconciled on Wednesday evening to keep Powell on campus for next season, according to a source. The 6-foot, 177-pound guard is expected to contribute heavily to the decimated Memphis frontcourt. Next year’s team will

be without the four senior guards that anchored this year’s squad. Alongside Powell, Memphis hopes to get significant minutes from redshirt freshman Markel Crawford and several other incoming recruits. Powell set the single-season scoring record as a senior at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando.

Dean Page 1 plan. “It was more of an accident,” Nenon said. “I never really thought about being in administration. At some point somebody approached me and asked me if I’d want to do it. Although it’s been years, I continue to think of myself as a faculty member on loan. The loan has just gone on longer than I ever expected.” In July of 2013, Nenon was asked to become the interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, which he took while still teaching several philosophy classes. He noted that he thinks that earning the official title gives him a lot more integrity within the position since he will be able to finish what he plans to do. “Obviously if you have a job in a regular position it’s easier to do said job,” he said. “If I make a commitment then people will be there to see me honor it. I’m glad I got the position officially, it will allow me to be more effective in leading these departments.” The College of Arts and Sciences is one of the largest colleges on campus made up of three departments—humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. However, these three categories make up many of the campus’ largest classes including English, foreign languages, his-

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New Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Nenon, sits in a chair that is 22 years old and originally belonged to V. Lane Rawlins, the president of the University prior to Shirley Raines. tory and psychology. “The hard thing is that you always have more opportunities than you do the finances to support them,” Nenon said. “I try to help the departments set priorities and

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help them understand how they can align themselves to get whatever the resources are that they need.” Nenon said that he plans to continue on the path his predecessors have paved for him by continuing

the tradition of excellence that is the University of Memphis mission statement and by continually trying to better our community. “I think we have a pretty solid foundation for all of higher edu-

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He averaged 27.8 points per game to go along with four assists and five boards. Memphis head coach Josh Pastner said in his closing press conference that any player who was not “two-feet in” would not be welcome with the program, so it appears Powell has recommitted himself to the Tigers.

cation, not just the University of Memphis or the College of Arts and Sciences,” he said. “One main challenge is how we can continue to serve our mission and get better when we can’t expect to have any more money.” The professor turned administrator also said that the best motivation within his position is the ability to serve. As the dean, he hopes to raise retention and graduation rates within the University. He noted since his specific college makes up such a large percentage of the course catalog, any accomplishments the college makes would have a huge impact on these statistics. “As the faculty within the College of Arts and Sciences, we can really change the needle on student retention, learning and graduation rates,” Nenon said. “We can really have a huge impact through our research. We can really change the community.” Nenon, who is originally from Memphis, enrolled in classes during the fall of 1969, however, he said he decided to take an offer from a school in Denver the next semester, since at the time he had never been farther than Little Rock, Ark., or Nashville, Tenn. “One thing I really like about this campus is the diversity amongst the students,” Nenon said. “I really believe in the mission of a public university, providing opportunity and access. So when I’m teaching, I really feel that it’s great that I’m not only teaching students with a 30-plus ACT or the only ones who can afford a fancy private school or the ones whose family can afford them to never have to work. I really believe in the mission of serving the community and providing opportunities to everyone. That’s why I like being here and finding ways to do that better. It makes it fun to come to work.”

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Memphis lacrosse eyes spot in conference tournament By Hunter Field

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The Memphis Tigers Lacrosse team hopes to seize the opportunity to secure a spot in the Midwest/Deep South Conference Tournament with their innerconference matchup with Mississippi State on Saturday at the University of Memphis intramural fields. The Tigers (3-5) will host both the Bulldogs and Louisville in the Memphis Tigers Invitational. Despite a losing record, head coach Garrett Wimberly has been pleased with his team’s performance thus far this season. “The lacrosse team is doing well this season,” Wimberly said. “We had our strongest schedule in the club’s history with 11 games, featuring opponents like Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Rhodes, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Louisville.” The Tigers lost to the Bulldogs during the fall season, but Mississippi State graduated some of their key players since last semester. Tigers’ senior attackman Ben Jenkins said it should be a good matchup with the Bulldogs, but he has confidence in his squad. A strong core of seniors anchors the Memphis attack. Midfielder Justin King and attackman Nick Thomas help lead the young Memphis squad alongside Jenkins. Wimberly added that the team also relies on some strong freshmen, who are getting better with each game. “Our team has a lot of leadership right now,” Wimberly said. “But we also have some amazing freshman, who are on the rise.” Midfielder Brett James, goalie Tyler Summer and midfielder Dylan Fisher have been making

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an impact as freshmen. Jenkins, a graduate student who studies math, said that implementing the freshmen into the Tigers’ scheme has been a challenge all season. “ T h e re has b een some games where we could’ve been better,” Jenkins said. “We have a lot of freshman playing, and it’s a big jump from high school to college. Everyone is so much bigger, smarter and faster because they’ve all been playing longer.” The biggest struggle for the Tigers has come in transition.

ball, but he likes the way the Tigers have executed when being up a man, meaning the other team is missing a player due to a penalty. “Some areas we need to work on is transition,” he said. “We have a hard time clearing the ball up field. We are very young on that side of the ball, but we are really good man up. We score the majority of our goals when we are man up.” The lacrosse team is not a s cho ol - sp ons ore d sport in the same way as the basketball team or football team. The team functions as a club at the U of M, but it can’t use the University’s official logo or name.

Wimberly wants to see improvement on that side of the

The U of M allots the club a small Registered Student Organization fund, but most of the team’s budget comes from fees paid by the players. They buy their own gear and carpool to away games, but that hasn’t slowed them down from competing for a conference championship. A win over Mississippi State would give the Tigers one of two automatic qualifier spots, earning them a place in the National C ollege L acrosse League National Tournament at Rutgers University. This weekend’s tournament is the first step in Memphis’ road to Rutgers. The Memphis Tigers Invitational kicks off at 11 a.m. with two high school games before the Tigers take the field at 3 p.m. to face the Bulldogs. Louisville faces off with Mississippi State right after, and the Tigers close out the day with a matchup against the Cardinals.

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