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A new year, a new paper By Lisa Elaine Babb
news@dailyhelmsman.com Welcome to the start of a new s c h o o l year at the Un i v e r s i t y of Memphis. This day marks the beginning of class es Babb and professors, maybe some old friends and strangers, unfamiliar schedules and endless possibilities. This time can be as frightening or exciting as you make it. Whether you’re picking up your first copy of The Daily Helmsman or you’re an avid reader, please take the time for us to get better acquainted. Like you, we are starting a new chapter here in the newsroom, and there are things you need to know. For the first time in years, all
our editors are women. This is a trend that is slowly spreading across the country, and we are proud to be an example of that growing statistic. We and our dedicated staff of reporters, copy editors, designers and photographers will work hard to ensure that you get the news and information you need. Some people say print media is dead, but every time you pick up a copy of The Daily Helmsman — to catch up on current events, to read about what your friends are doing on campus and around our community, or just to do the sudoku — you are supporting not only newspapers but YOUR newspaper. As editor-in-chief, I will work to uphold the reputation of The Helmsman as a credible, independent newspaper. To help us remain an accurate reflection of the campus, though, I need your input. Our paper is the students’ paper, and students are critical in
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Search for U of M president begins By Alexandra Pusateri news@dailyhelmsman.com
As University of Memphis students gear up for the new semester, some returning students may notice the change in administration. On July 1, President R. Brad Martin replaced retiring Shirley Raines, who had served as presi-
dent since 2001. Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan announced Martin as the interim president earlier this year. “The good thing that Brad Martin brings to the table for this interim assignment is that he is committed to this University, but he is also a businessman,”
Morgan said. “He’s a successful businessman who can look at the University through a different perspective than an academician can.” After graduating from the U of M in 1976, Martin worked his way up to chairman and chief executive officer of Saks Incorporated, which includes luxury brands
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like Saks Fifth Avenue. He retired in 2007. He is currently the chairman of RBM Venture Company, a private investment firm. Monica Greppin-Watts, communications director for the Tennessee Board of Regents, said the search for a new University president still has a long way to go. “There will be a search committee that is formed, and the chancellor is advised by the search committee,” she said. According to the board’s FAQ about the process, finding a new university president can take around six months. “Each search is unique, and this search will include participation from the Board of Visitors as well,” Greppin-Watts said. “We aim to craft a process that best suits your campus.” Because the University is still early in its search process, a specific criterion for the new president has yet to be identified. After that has been determined, anyone can nominate someone or apply for the president’s position. “What we’ve done in the past is use a search firm to help spark interest and get people to apply,” Greppin-Watts said. “We do solicit applications for the position.” In 2012, state law changed
whether or not information about a presidential candidate could become public. Since the law passed, candidates can request confidentiality until they are considered to be a finalist for the position. When the information about finalists becomes public, students and members of the public can attend meetings or interview sessions. After the interview sessions have concluded, the committee will not meet again. Each member lets the chancellor know his or her views. The chancellor also hears the views of any groups on or off campus who have met with the candidates. During his term here in Memphis, while the Tennessee Board Regents finds a permanent president, Martin has just as many responsibilities as his successor and predecessor. “President Martin is fortunate to have a very talented leadership team to work with at (the) U of M,” Greppin-Watts said. On average, the chancellor organizes two presidential searches a year due to retirements or resignations, according to the chancellor’s office. Currently, Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Tenn., is also looking for a president.
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SGA sets goals for school year By Samuel Prager
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T. K. Phung, senior biomedical engineering major, was one of the many volunteers who helped students move into the Living Learning Complex on Thursday afternoon.
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The current SGA, led by president Ricky Kirby and vice president EuDarius Jones, is looking forward to tackling issues most important to University of Memphis students. Kirby and Jones campaigned on the Making a Difference ticket during the spring semester. The M.A.D. party stands for affordable education, better parking, more free events and services, campus pride and energy, cheaper dining and a transparent SGA, and, according to Kirby, M.A.D. has made headway in every one of these aspects. One of the most difficult issues the SGA has set for themselves to tackle is the ever growing tuition, along with the demand to stop this steady increase. “The state has given us a new funding structure, and the University has a budget it has got to make,” Kirby, a junior marketing major, said. Jones, who was a 2012 senator with the U.S. party, wants to transform the campus into a more student-friendly environment. “To help get the campus spirit back, we started to get the RSOs more involved by helping them to do what they want to do,” Jones, a senior mathematics major, said. “We’re also doing whatever we can to get the students to feel more welcome on campus by asking them what they want changed about the school.” They plan to add more time periods when food on campus is sold at discounted prices in response to complaints from students that food on campus is too expensive. Kirby and his senators also aim to create a more transparent SGA. “In the past, you never knew what SGA was working on,” Kirby said. “They were hard to get ahold of and never in their office. We want students to know where to find us and for our website to be up-to-date so you know what we’re working on.” “Our office will be open as long as the UC is open. In the past, SGA has never been here, and we’re going to be here 10 hours a day now.” This year, SGA added a suggestion box to their website, where students can submit ways to improve campus. “We want to have more student opinions — more students to feel comfortable coming to
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news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis’ internship program joined forces July 1 with the University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Experiential Learning Credit program to form an all-new academic unit. The program, located in the University College in Brister Hall, is headed by interim director Kelly Penwell and will streamline the experiential learning experience at the University. “The key advantage is that all of these programs have the ability to synergistically work together by creating a constant pipeline
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of opportunities for experiential learning,” Penwell said. Experiential Learning Credit program coordinator Victoria Lee added that it will give students one central location where they can find opportunities to obtain additional experience to advance their degree. Through the learning unit, students can receive college credit for pre-assessed learning experiences like brokerage licenses or real estate licenses. Depending on the type of learning experience, this credit could even be assessed at the upper level. This can be especially enticing to adult students, such as senior
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psychology major Alexandra Slater. “Real world experience has greatly influenced my ability to succeed in college this time around. It would be great if real world achievements could count towards achieving a college degree,” Slater said. Slater also has hopes that a mentoring program could stem from this new unit. “I think that anything that brings the knowledge about the world that an adult student might have to share with a younger student is a great thing, and one that is perhaps overlooked sometimes in a university the size of the U of
M,” Slater said. While the learning unit has only been in operation for a little over a month, it has already been hard at work on ways to improve the University’s experiential learning program. Among these is a series of workshops for students in the fall semester that will aim to prepare students for internships. U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Memphis as the seventh best school in the country for internships with 52 percent of graduates in the 2011 class having some type of internship experience. They are currently hard at
work on developing a greener internship application process that makes the process easier on both students and employers, according to Penwell. Penwell also has a wealth of information on internships for any students who may find themselves on the fence. “An internship allows students an opportunity to find out if they truly have a passion for the field of study that they are enrolled in. It also gives students authentic outcomes to discuss during job interviews,” Penwell said. Even if a student has a less than desirable experience with their internship, Penwell believes it was still worthwhile. “When you are an intern, you have advisors who are here to help make the experience a positive one, even if your placement isn’t optimal. There are always lessons to be learned through life experiences.” Before becoming the interim director of the experience based learning unit, Penwell was involved with the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the U of M. “My role in any position within education is to help students learn how to help themselves. Very genuinely, I want students to leave the University of Memphis confident in their abilities to excel within the workplace,” Penwell said. “I am also here to assist every department on campus with the development of best practices and the integration of new ideas for their internship programs.”
uuSGA Continued from page 4 us with their issues,” Kirby said. “That’s why our numbers, emails and office locations will be on the website.” Kirby and Jones plan to improve communication between SGA and the students by encouraging students to get involved with student government. “I expect that we have an awesome year with more support from the students,” Jones said. “I don’t want them to feel scared to come and tell us they want change.”
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Fear and Loathing on the Highland Strip
A sordid past shaped the commercial district By Patrick Lantrip
news@dailyhelmsman.com As the University of Memphis moves into its second century, South Highland is slated to become the new font of the university. What is known as the Highland Strip has been ingrained into culture of the University of Memphis for longer than most can remember. In fact, it has become so ubiquitous within the ethos of the school that it is often seen as an extension of the campus, but how did it all begin? Prior to 1968, the shopping center located on Highland Street near Southern Avenue was no different than any other around the city during that time. It had a barber shop, hardware store, jewelry store, a couple of grocery stores and even a small tea shop. But then a record store called PopI’s opened up in hopes of drawing a crowd from the expanding Memphis State University campus nearby. The store would later become a mecca to the blossoming hippie movement. Soon more like-minded stores began to open up. Restaurants aimed at a younger crowd like The Café and Taj Mahal and groovy new clothing stores such as Oz, U.S. Male, and Sexy Sadie and Sam would soon follow, but a pool hall called The Cue Ball would prove to be the most popular and notorious. As the 1960s came to a close, the shopping center was hardly recognizable. It became known as the Highland Strip by the local population of “freaks,” drawing nightly crowds of hundreds of longhaired hippies. Bare feet and bell bottoms became the new way of life on the Strip. While the Strip had become the epicenter of the youth movement, Memphis State University’s campus also found itself caught up in the changing times. The spring of 1970 saw two major controversies that shook up life on and around the campus. The first of which was when the musical “Hair” came to campus. “Hair,” a musical about a group of draft-dodging hippies trying to avoid the Vietnam War, contained drug references, racy language and even a brief nude scene. At the time, the decision to allow the students to perform the musical brought a lot of controversy, but the show sold out every night. The other controversy began when a group of Memphis State students went to lower the flag in front of the Administration Building to half-staff in honor of the students who died during the infamous Kent State Shootings, where four students were shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard during a protest on May 4, 1970. Not all students agreed that the flag should be lowered. When an opposing group of students attempted to raise the flag back to its original position, several fistfights ensued, and the crowd quickly grew into the thousands. Chants of “up, up, up” and “down, down, down” were heard as the two opposing factions were whipped into a frenzy by their rapidly expanding numbers. People were hoisted on shoulders and charged the flagpole making desper-
ate attempts to lower the flagpole before being torn down by the other side. Eventually, C.C. Humphreys, president of the University at the time, had to intervene to break up the chaos. He initially declined to lower the flag, because he would not yield to duress and pressure. However, Humphreys immediately met with administrators and representatives from both factions. After nearly two hours of negotiations, the parties reached an agreement. The flag was to remain at full staff for the remainder of the day, and the next day the university was to hold a memorial service in honor of the fallen students where the flag would fly at half-staff. “There was one thing we agreed on — we don’t want to destroy this University,” Humphreys said. “I hate to see the day when a person cannot express opinions and show opinions in a peaceful way.” However, the era of peace and love that created the Highland Strip would not last forever. During the spring of 1971 hard drugs like heroin and PCP began taking over the Strip. Drugs were
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DAILY HELMSMAN 2 X 2.5 MONDAY, AUGUST 26 photo By mike coscia | staff
This photo originally ran in the May 8, 1970, edition of The Tiger Rag, the former name of The Daily Helmsman. The original cutline read: “Determination boosts a student up the flag pole to bring down the flag in mourning the death of four Kent State students.”
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Vegetarian students share dining tips By Margot Pera
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The salad bar at Tiger Den, formerly known as the Fresh Food Company, offers a variety of toppings for students who are looking for vegtables on campus.
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Some vegetarian students at the University of Memphis must search high and low for meatless meal options when on-the-go. Subway, Einstein’s Bagels and Taco Bell seem to be among the top favorite vegetarian friendly chains for students, with Miso’s Sushi Bar running not far behind. “I think the University of Memphis caters to the needs of the vegetarian community quite well,” said sociology major Laughlin Tagg. “There are numerous options that offer a variety of choices as well as flavors for the vegetarian palate.” Satisfying one’s palette isn’t the only concern for college students. Many have to be mindful of stick-
ing to a budget. “I think the university does offer a good variety of vegetarian dining options, but they are not very economical,” said Cat Maroon, social work major. “I can’t spend $4 on a case of grapes at the UC when I can get a whole pound of grapes for $3 at the grocery store.” The more health-conscious vegetarian student might have to put a little extra effort into finding a healthy meal, especially if they are relying on campus dining for most of their meals. “Being a college student means that you are pressed for time and just want to eat something, but that is not how it works when you are vegetarian,” said Chloe Schultz, English major. “You really have to think about what you are eating in order to stay healthy.” Schultz has found vegetarian cookbooks to be a great resource for her when she longs for variety in her meals. The recipes are helpful in the budgeting aspect of meal planning as well. “I really do not think being a vegetarian is any more expensive than eating meat,” Schultz said. “Vegetables are a lot cheaper than meat.” Melissa Peterson graduated from the University in August with a degree in liberal studies. If she had to sum up her experience with vegetarian dining on campus during her four years as an undergrad, she said the options are “not bad, but definitely could be better.” Peterson would liked to have seen more meat alternative options and more healthy options, not just pizza and bagels. “Making a balanced meal is a challenge. I found Dunkin’ Donuts to have the healthiest selections, my favorite being the veggie egg white sandwich,” Peterson said. “It is definitely not difficult to be a vegetarian on campus, but you might have to get used to eating the same thing every day.” Peterson said if something is inexpensive, it probably isn’t made with the freshest ingredients. “If I could make any suggestions to the dining staff, I would ask them to implement more vegetarian sandwich options and incorporate vegetarian deli meat alternatives, such as Tofurkey,” Peterson said. Schultz would like to see the staff use different pans when cooking the vegetarian dishes and also do more then add raw tofu to a vegetarian meal. “Putting raw tofu in a meal and calling it a vegetarian specialty is like putting raw beef into a meal and asking people to eat it,” Schultz said. “I would like the dining staff to understand that not everyone eats meat, so please do not look horrified when I ask you to make something meatless.”
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U of M chief of staff nominated for federal position By Paula K. Peyton
news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis could soon lose its interim chief of staff and lead legal counsel in the coming months. Sheryl “Sheri” Lipman received a federal judicial nomination for the West Tennessee District Court from President Obama Aug. 1. Lipman, 50, has been employed by the University since 1999, when she took a position as a senior attorney. In 2002, she became the lead university counsel and was named chief of staff when R. Brad Martin took over as interim president on July 1. “Sheri Lipman is an outstanding choice to serve on the federal bench,” Martin wrote in an official statement. “She has served and continues to serve the University of Memphis and our community with great distinction, and I know she will do so as a federal judge as well.” Congressman Steve Cohen, who recommended Lipman, is glad President Obama took his thoughts into consideration. “Sheri Lipman has proven herself a stellar attorney, and I am confident that she will be a superb judge,” Cohen said in an official press release. “She will serve the Western District of Tennessee with distinction and the people of Memphis well.” Lipman holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from New York University’s School of Law. Her résumé includes numerous positions she held prior to her U of M career, such as a clerk for the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, a criminal defense attorney for international law firm Reed Smith, a
civil litigator for Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs and for Burch, Porter and Johnson and the vice president of services for the Memphis Race Relations and Diversity Institute. Lipman went through required interviews for her potential judgeship with a screening committee and a thorough FBI background check process. She still has to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, a lengthy process that begins with hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Along with all other judicial nominees across the country, Lipman was given a rating by the American Bar Association. She was given a rating of “WQ,” which, according to the ABA website, stands for well qualified and is the highest rating possible. If the committee approves of
her nomination, the full Senate will consider it. Should the Senate approve Lipman, President Obama will be notified, and the nomination will be confirmed. Linda Bonnin, the University’s vice president of communications, public relations and marketing, said that U of M officials won’t consider making any decisions about potential replacements for Lipman right now. “The confirmation process is expected to take a while, and that decision hasn’t been made yet,” Bonnin said. “She plays a pivotal role here, and we at the university wish her all the best during the confirmation process. She will certainly be missed if she is confirmed.” Lipman, if confirmed, will succeed Judge Jon P. McCalla.
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Sheri Lipman, currently the University’s interim chief of staff,was nominated by President Obama for a judicial position in the West Tennessee District Court.
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MMA on the rise in Memphis By Omer Yusuf
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Matt Weibel (left), who started in MMA in 2011, and Matt Robinson (right), who started the year before, have been training to become professional fighters.
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Regular “fight nights” in the backyard led Matt Robinson and Matt Weibel into the world of mixed martial arts, commonly referred to as MMA. Today, they train at Chilcutt’s Memphis MMA in Cordova with the dream of one day becoming professional fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the biggest MMA promotion company in the world. Chad Chilcutt, owner of the martial arts studio and University of Memphis graduate, watched the rapid rise in popularity first-hand. “I joined martial arts at the age of 9, because I was constantly being bullied, and I have stuck with it ever since,” Chilcutt, 42, said. Chilcutt graduated from the University of Memphis with a bachelor’s degree in Professional Studies, with a concentration in youth and adult sport development and promotion. “My gym is my life and even though it’s extremely stressful at times it’s a great joy,” Chilcutt said. “Each time one of my students is in a fight, I feel as if I’m right with them in the cage.” MMA has grown rapidly over the last 10 years, surpassing boxing and World Wrestling Entertainment in yearly revenue. “The lifestyle is definitely the biggest challenge for an MMA fighter,” Robinson, 20, said. “You’re training 24/7, and you have a strict high-protein, lowcarb diet. It takes a lot of mental strength to be in this sport.” Weibel attributes some of the sport’s appeal to its focus on individual initiative. “In team sports, there is a set practice schedule, and you have to be there at a set time,” Weibel, 19, said. “In MMA, I get to make my own schedule.” However, the physical demands of MMA takes a toll on the body, and injuries are not uncommon. “Last week after a fight, I had a nasty black eye, and my cheek was swelled up, but the adrenaline rush always keeps me coming back for more,” Weibel said. Robinson and Weibel have amateur records of 5-1 and 2-3 respectively, and each had unique experiences in their first fights. “My first fight was interesting to say the least,” Robinson said. “I landed a few knees, landed a takedown and finished him with a head kick, and, boom, it was over,” Weibel, however, saw his opponent get injured in the ring. “I had no idea what to expect,” Weibel said. “Then, when I took my opponent down, he broke his fall on his arm, but I did not find out he had broken his arm until after I won the match.” The history of MMA goes back to the 1920s when the Gracie family, the founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, hosted many martial arts events in Brazil. It was not until 1993 that MMA arrived in the United States, and, soon after, the UFC became a big hit in America. Chilcutt believes the most important aspect of his gym is family. “MMA is an entity to the gym, but there is also a side for family, because it’s true martial arts with character behind it,” Chilcutt said.
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New student housing offers students more choices By Joshua Cannon
news@dailyhelmsman.com While spring semester ended with a roaring cheer for many, launching them back to the comfort of their parent’s homes — or to the raucous beaches of Panama City — construction workers were developing new housing for University of Memphis students just across the railroad tracks along Southern Avenue. The project, led by Rael Development Corp. in California and constructed by Montgomery Martin Contractors of Memphis, began its planning phase at the end of last year. Estimations and construction followed suit through the first few months of 2013. The expected completion date for the housing is May 31, not too far behind the ending of spring finals, according to Mac McDaniel, a property manager with Montgomery Martin. Prior to constructing the new buildings, a complex of dated apartments was torn down. Weeks of wrecking balls and heavy construction leveled the previous living spaces to the ground, making room for the new Memphis student housing. “We took down five existing apartment buildings,” McDaniel said. “The existing apartments were in horrible condition.” The new housing will have 72 units with a total of 264 beds. With the help of Montgomery Martin, the apartments will become living examples of the personal touch that Graeme Rael, the principal owner and developer of property with Rael Development Corp., adds to all of the company’s projects. “Our company specializes in what we like to call boutique student housing communities, which are very high quality living spaces with professional management,” Rael said. “Being so close to the University of Memphis campus, we really like
to be a productive neighbor with the school in developing quality housing.” According to Rael, he “takes pride” in being an active part in the communities in which he invests in and going the extra mile to offer something that is one of a kind. With the new Memphis student housing, Rael aims to establish a housing complex that is more than just a place to live. Along with the apartments, there will be a courtyard with a pool, an exercise facility, a study area, a theater and a computing center with 24-hour-access to desktop computers and printers for residents to use. Rent has not yet been set, but it will “be in line with market expectations,” according to Rael. “We look at the current landscape,” Rael said. “But we are always looking to stay ahead of what the trends are in student housing. We try to deliver the best product that we can. Not just locally, but nationally. We really understand what is available in the Memphis market.” For Jeremy McDonald, a sophomore psychology major who goes to school full-time, works full-time and completely supports himself financially, the allure of the new student housing is an enticement away from his current living arrangements. He, like many other hard working, independent college students, is looking for more bang for his buck. “Those features definitely pull you in,” McDonald said. “My apartment doesn’t have many features.” According to Rael, a website with detailed information about the housing is being completed and will be up in a few weeks. While Montgomery Martin continues construction, Rael Development plans to keep finding new ways to invest in the college community. “We want it to contribute to the college experience,” Rael said. “Not just be a roof over your head.”
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Students Get Political
By Joey Kachel
news@dailyhelmsman.com Of the 126 million people who went to the polls in 2012, 24 million were 18 to 29-years-old. The numbers are clear—more and more young people are getting involved in politics. Some University of Memphis students, like Jessica Robinson, are on the fence as to whether or not they would join a p ol it ical organization. “Right now, I don’t know, but I might change
my mind later on,” Robinson, a business major, said. Others had no idea that there were any political organizations on campus at all. “I don’t know about any of those organizations,” Breshanathi Kodidela, a computer science major, said. Luckily for political-minded students, there are a number of campus organizations that span all sides of the political spectrum. Two of the biggest are the College Republicans and the College Democrats, but there are also some smaller organizations students can join. The College Democrats has very strong ties to the Tennessee Democratic Party. Charles Uffelman, the current president, sits on the executive committee of the Shelby County Democratic Party. “Most of (our) activities include volunteering, issue advocacy and networking with the political commu n it y,” s ai d Uffelman.
Members of the College Democrats were busy last year, spending hundreds of hours volunteering for Steve Cohen’s 2012 reelection campaign and brought him to campus to speak. They also made 2,000 phone calls last year in support of the Tennessee Democratic Party and held a press conference to shed light on the doubling of interest rates for student loans. The organization does not have set meeting times like other organizations. Instead they will be working with local democratic groups to hold rallies and conferences all over the city. Michelle Bliss, instructor of public law and political theory, is the group’s advisor. On the other end of the political spectrum lies the College Republicans. After lying dormant for a year, a group of interested students, including current president Charlie Eyerly, reorganized and reformed the organization last year. College Republicans aided in the campaigns of many Republican politicians, making phone calls and walking door-
to-door. Some of the contacts made during these campaign evolved into full-fledged internships with Republican politicians— the organization’s treasurer was able to get an internship in Washington D.C. from Congressman
Stephen Fincher last year. The organization has a close relationship with Shelby County mayor Mark Luttrell and state senators Mark Norris and Brian Kelsey. “College Republicans involves itself in local government events, activism against issues like gun control and abortion, and we support the Republican Party in Memphis,” Charlie Eyerly, president of the College Republicans, said. “Many of our members are affiliated with the Shelby County Young Republicans.”
The organization will be meeting in the University Center on Fridays at noon. Lisa Huffstetler, instructor of Political Science, is the organization’s advisor. There are a number of organizations on campus that cater to people whose beliefs lie beyond the two-party system. The NAACP, has a branch on campus with 87 members. They hold a number of events throughout the semester, including lectures, rallies and bake sales. In the past, the organization has hosted events such as the Freedom Ball and the
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SafeZone seeks to raise awareness on LGBT issues By Robbie Porter
news@dailyhelmsman.com Out of a student body of 22,000, statistically four to 10 percent of students at the University of Memphis are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, also known as LGBT. SafeZone is a program that hopes to improve the campus environment for students in the LGBT community, including those who are questioning their sexual orientation and gender. It was started in order to address specific problems that these students face. One of the biggest issues is just getting students to realize how many LGBT students there are on campus. “I think there can be this minority myth that exists where if you don’t hear about LGBT students on campus, then they don’t really exist, and that’s just not true,” said Richard Scott, head of the SafeZone program and assistant director of psychological counseling at the U of M. When Richard Scott talks to a class or group of people, he usually asks the students to raise their hands if they know anyone who is LGBT. On most occasions, every hand goes up. Although blatant harassment is not as common in the academic setting as it once was, there are still problems that go unnoticed or unaddressed. “I think these days harassment is less overt and more covert,” Scott said. For example, while LGBT students may not be mocked by a classmate, they may be ignored or excluded in a group project. SafeZone discusses issues like these and looks for the best way to solve them. Though SafeZone does have meetings and certification sessions, the majority of student and staff involvement is done outside of the office. Being a member of SafeZone means being a certified ally that acts as a source of information free of judgment and addresses any prejudice or heterosexist comments or behavior, according to SafeZone’s webpage. The U of M SafeZone program was started in March 2011 after years of student and staff persistence. “When we first tried to start SafeZone several years ago, we were
met with a lukewarm response,” said Lorna Horishny, an administrative secretary in the Psychological Services department. “Because of our funding at the time, it just wasn’t the board’s top priority.” She wrote a large portion of SafeZone’s manual and also keeps up the website. Two years later, there are now more than 200 members. Michael Robinson, a sophomore journalism student at the U of M, first learned about SafeZone when Scott spoke to his class. “I’ve actually been pretty lucky,” said Robinson, who identifies as a homosexual. “I haven’t really experienced any harassment or anything at Memphis, but it’s definitely out there.” Even though he hasn’t experienced discrimination, Robinson still says that the program mostly gives him peace of mind.
“It’s just good to know that we don’t live in a world where everyone at our University hates people who are LGBT,” Robinson said. Students and faculty are all encouraged to join SafeZone regardless of their sexual orientation. SafeZone’s list of certified allies is made up of GLBIQ and straight people. “I really just want to see more volunteers,” Scott said. “SafeZone can only be successful if enough faculty and students get involved. I would love to see a day where at least 50 percent of our campus is part of SafeZone.” To become a member, the student or faculty member must set up a certification session with Scott, which usually lasts about an hour and a half. The session is a conversational meeting designed to educate the new ally on the LGBT community, the issues they face and
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Delta Vibe replaces Blue Tom Records By Samuel Prager
news@dailyhelmsman.com Delta Vibe is taking Blue Tom Records’ place as a home for the University of Memphis’ aspiring music industry professionals as the new Music Industry Student Association of Memphis. The group will organize campus concerts like Blue Tom Records has in previous years, like the on-campus spring concert, as well as many more student-oriented shows on campus and around Memphis. “As far as events go, there is no difference, we just weren’t really acting as a record label, so the music industry took that name and is going to make a more legitimate record label with it,” said Delta Vibe president and senior public relations major Spencer Turney. Before Delta Vibe was con-
ceived, Turney was vice president of Blue Tom Records, as well as being in charge of the public relations side of the company. Months before Blue Tom split, Turney was named president of the veteran RSO, ultimately leaving him the leader of the freshly birthed Delta Vibe. “Delta Vibe came from a brainstorming session back in the spring. We couldn’t think of many names, but we didn’t want another cheesy ‘tiger’ name and we didn’t want to do anything that blatantly had a reference to music in it, so we decided to do something weird and our vice president Moriah Drinkard came up with Delta Vibe,” said Turney. “We thought it sounded cool and fit, so we kept it.” Along with the annual spring concert, Turney and the rest of his organization want to set up
song-writer circles and concerts on and around campus at prospective venues such as Otherlands, the reopened Hi-Tone and other notable Memphis venues. “We want to bring new students, who might not even be from here, that don’t know where to play or can’t get a gig and them come play one of our shows and get more exposure, and that kind of thing,” Turney said. Ever since Turney started attending the University, he had dreams of connecting campus and the surrounding thriving local scene, at first with hopes of starting his own campus organization. “My freshman year I had the idea to start an organization that was more or less meant to bring big bands to campus, because I was always looking for concerts on campus and coming up empty
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handed,” Turney said. “Coming to college I thought that having cool events and stuff would be a big part of college-life, but we didn’t have anything like what I expected.” “I had some people sign up for my club, and eventually Trey Hamilton, who was the Blue Tom Records president, approached me and said, ‘Hey, be a part of Blue Tom Records. That’s pretty much what we’re trying to do, and we can combine our efforts here.’” Since then, Turney has spent much of his free time trying to merge campus and the local music scene by working with Blue Tom Records and starting Delta Vibe. “I think there is this huge disconnect between the Memphis scene and what actually goes on at U of M, you would think coming to Memphis that the U of M would have this huge reputation for music, but, for some reason, it’s hard to create events on campus because there is so much going on,” Turney said. “Really our goal is to make the connection between campus and the local music scene surrounding us.” Delta Vibe is reaching out to the general campus population for new members and fresh ideas. Any student with any major is welcome to become a part of the Delta Vibe family and could potentially find a job within the organization that suits said major. “This is the ground floor for the
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music industry, you have a chance to help build this organization. It isn’t just you coming on and being ‘head over promotion,’ or a ‘street team member.’,“ said Turney. “This can be a spot where you say, ‘Hey let’s have events like this,’ or ‘Let’s do things like this,’ as a group we can vote on it. This is our first year and we’re completely new.” Along with concerts, Delta Vibe is hoping to have music industry specialists and professionals come to campus and share insights and tips on making it in the business. “If you’re interested in the music industry, helping build this organization will look better on your resume than you know,” said Turney. Being centrally located in the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll, one would think the campus would be thriving on local bands and music, Turney said. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case. “When you think of the legend of Memphis, you think of this old Blues legend and that this is where it was all built, but you don’t think of what’s going on now. That’s part of the problem,” said Turney. Students who are interested in getting with Delta Vibe can stop by the group’s booth at the RSO fair today at the Alumni Mall by the University Center from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. “If you want the chance to help build the Music Industry Student Association, come out because, we’re always look for new viewpoints, people to brainstorm with and people that have different ideas on events,” said Turney. “It should be a really good time, and you’ll have the opportunity to get lots of experience.”
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Jessica Bogia hired as women’s basketball assistant coach By Austin Reynolds
news@dailyhelmsman.com Fresh off a 17-15 season that culminated in a f irst-round loss in the Wo m e n’s National Invitation Tour nament, Bogia the University of Memphis women’s basketball program is pushing for even more success this year. In hopes of achieving that goal, the Tigers hired assistant coach Jessica Bogia in July. Bogia has held numerous coaching positions throughout her career, most recently as an assistant at Eastern Illinois University in 201213. Before her collegiate coaching, Bogia helped run prestigious high school basketball camps around the country such as the U.S. Junior Nationals. Mike Flynn, the head of the Philadelphia Belles and U.S. Junior Nationals, got her into coaching. “He was my former coach when I played AAU (Amateur Athletic Union),” Bogia said. “He’s on, like, the board of directors for Nike AllAmerican and all that stuff. He was pretty much my little mentor and got me in,” Bogia said. Bogia ran the Junior Nationals and Blue Star elite camps her junior and senior years of college, which she credited as a major segue in her life. “Being around and surrounded by college coaches all the time — it helped me really network and get
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coach than I’d ever make a player, so I called him back up, and that was pretty much my direction that I decided to take.” Bogia hails from Philadelphia and proudly represents her hometown with regularity, as her favorite NBA team is the Philadelphia 76ers and one of her favorite musical acts is the Philly-based R&B group Boyz II Men. Bogia’s main role with Memphis
will be recruiting, specifically on the East Coast. In addition to recruiting duties, Bogia will use her past experience as a shooting guard to help the other coaches work with the Tigers’ backcourt players. Bogia said she is most excited about the youth on the Memphis team. Of the 10 players currently listed on the Tigers’ roster, eight will
be entering either their freshman or sophomore seasons. The Tigers’ only upperclassmen are senior guard Devin Mack and senior forward Pa’Sonna Hope. “I think, you know with youth comes an opportunity to help mold (the players),” Bogia said. “Plus, the new conference and everything, we’ve got a new staff here with Coach Grant being on it the longest with a year.”
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Men’s basketball recruits top-five class By Corey Carmichael
news@dailyhelmsman.com After a 31-win season that culminated with the University of Memphis’ seventh Conference USA Title and a trip to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the men’s basketball team is reloaded and ready for their début in the American Athletic Conference. Despite losing key contributors, head coach Josh Pastner assembled a top five recruiting class for the 2013-14 season, according to ESPN, his second top-five class since taking the reins as Memphis head coach in 2009. Six players from ESPN’s top 100 recruits list signed to play at Memphis. “The keys to recruiting are having great assistant coaches,” Pastner said. “Our current players sell the program to the recruits, and our biggest selling point has to be the fan base.” This year’s team will certainly be different from last year’s roster, but the 2013-14 Tigers feature an experienced backcourt with a lot of depth and a frontcourt with a lot of new pieces. The incoming class includes freshmen for wards Austin Nichols, Kuran Iverson and
Dominic Woodson, and graduate transfer David Pellom. The newcomers join returning Tiger Shaq Goodwin to play under first-year Memphis assistant coach Robert Kirby. Nichols said Kirby has already made a big impact. “Coach has been in and around the game for a lot of years,” Nichols said. “He’s talking about being strong in the post and getting lower. Coach has been helping me transition to the college game.” In the backcourt, there are plenty of talented players coming in to join a group of skilled guards. The three four-star freshmen include two local standouts: Nick King from East High School and guard Markel Crawford from Melrose High School. Rashawn Powell, the third four-star freshman, is from Florida. Michael Dixon Jr., a former University of Missouri guard, will join the group pending a transfer waiver approval by the NCAA. These new players join returning seniors Chris Crawford, Joe Jackson and Geron Johnson, and sophomore Damien Wilson for a backcourt with a lot of depth that
calls players to assume specific roles. King, who joins the perimeter players, said he is adjusting to college practices. “In high school, I was the biggest guy out there, but here I’m more suited for the wing,” he said. “My role is going to be making sure I’m playing hard on defense and making smart plays.” Assimilating so many newcomers is a difficult task, but after only a couple of months of organized practice, Pastner complimented his new players for their ability to come together so quickly. “It’s been a great collective effort,” he said. “Already there is good team chemistry developing.” The team is working hard for the upcoming season in the AAC. The conference features teams such as the University of Louisville, the defending national champions; the University of Connecticut, the 2011 national champions; the University of Cincinnati and Temple. All of the programs have at least one NCAA Tournament win in the last two years. One benefit of the new confer-
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Tennis aims to build on last year’s historic seasons By Meagan Nichols
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Senior Stefanie Mikesz ranked No. 64 last season in doubles and finished the year with a record of 12-5 in singles competition and 22-10 in doubles
The American Athletic Conference Tennis Championships might not be until spring, but a full slate of competition starts in September for the University of Memphis squads. Last year proved historic for both the men and women’s teams with the women earning their first trip to the NCAA Tournament and the men clenching their first Conference USA Championship Title. The men’s team finished the season ranked No. 20 in the country, while the women filled the No. 33 slot. “We didn’t have a senior, so returning the whole team will allow us to set some high goals for the season and kind of get our expectations a little higher,” said head men’s tennis coach Paul Goebel. “Going into a new conference we will be seeing some teams for the first time, so it is hard to know exactly what to expect, but shooting for another conference championship is one of our goals.” Following the C-USA Championships in April, the men advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 ending their nine match-winning streak with a 4-2 loss to No. 12 ranked Pepperdine. The men’s memorable season did
not go unnoticed. With over 100 career coaching wins to his credit, Goebel garnered his second consecutive C-USA Coach of the Year award and current junior Connor Glennon earned the C-USA Player of the Year honor. Glennon was the first Tiger to ever receive this recognition. “I think we are expecting (Glennon) to probably play our number one on our team again and have a very good year,” Goebel said. “David O’Hare and Joe Salisbury played number one doubles for us, and they’ll be our number one doubles team again for this year, and they should have a very high pre-season ranking. David O’Hare was our captain this year, and he provided great leadership for our team, so I’m expecting him to be there.” Despite the end of the season, several Tigers continued to earn valuable playing experience over the summer making July a successful month for multiple Memphis players. Senior Cedric De Zutter earned his first career Futures doubles title at the Belgium F6/The Rising Stars Tennis Tour Duinbergen event, while fellow Tiger senior Salisbury picked up his first career ATP singles points at the Aegon GB Pro-Series Manchester event advancing to the
quarters. Memphis native and redshirt freshman Jarryd Woog won the ITA Summer Circuit event at Wichita State University. The Tigers have no incoming freshman for the fall season, but the team did add an assistant coach. Chris Doer, a 2010 graduate of Mississippi State and four-year letter winner, worked as a volunteer assistant for Memphis last season and permanently joins the staff this fall. “We are going to have a very mature team — an experienced team that should play this year,” Goebel said. “So I think the leadership, they all kind of know what to expect. I think it should be a very fun season.” The women’s tennis team also added a new coach to the program. Ben Stapp, a former Memphis tennis player and doubles partner of current women’s head coach Lee Taylor Walker, graduated from the University in 2004. Stapp served as a volunteer assistant coach at Memphis for the women’s team from 2010 to 2011 and for the men from 2011 to 2012. Two new players also join the women. Ann Katherin Wind from Germany and Marta Morga Alonso from Spain will try and help the
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New conference challenges soccer talent By Corey Carmichael
news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis men and women’s soccer teams have heightened expectations this year, as both teams feature seniors that have won the Conference USA Player of the Year honors. However, these talented players will face new challenges as they move to the American Atheletic Conference. The men’s team, led by head coach Richie Grant, will play strong competition this season, including two teams ranked in the top 10 at the end of last season. In his 13 seasons as Memphis coach, Grant has accumulated a 118101-18 record, the most wins for a soccer coach at Memphis. With the Tigers set to face their most difficult schedule to date, Grant said he is excited about the upcoming season. “(The schedule) places a very big challenge in front of our players,” he said. “Normally these are very tough games to get, but it is great that they are in-conference matches. This is a great RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) schedule, which will help our résumé for the NCAA Tournament.” This year’s schedule is loaded with tournament contenders like Louisville and Connecticut, who finished last year ranked in the top ten for Division 1 schools. Grant said the current group of players is led by seniors Mark Sherrod, forward position; Liam Collins, midfielder; and Dennis Kennetz, defender. “Mark is the focal point and the leader of the team,” Grant said. “No one works harder than Mark, and that’s what makes him a great leader. He has a great supporting group; Collins sets him up for a lot of his goals.” Sherrod was named the 2012 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, earning him a preseason Second-Team All-American selection by College Soccer News. Throughout his tenure at Memphis, Sherrod has netted 35 career goals and scored 80 points for the Tigers. He is ranked fifth all-time for goals at Memphis, setting the single-season record in 2011 with 19. He is tied for sixth in career points. For the women, head coach Brooks Monaghan said the team hopes to bring their domination in C-USA to the American Athletic Conference, having won five of the last six C-USA titles. The women’s soccer team also has 2012 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year senior Christabel Oduro, a 2011 All-American selection. Incoming freshmen Maryse BardMartel and Valerie Sanderson, sophomore Diamond Simpson and junior Kylie Davis, who all spent the summer competing at the international level, also comprise the 2013 lineup. “Having played in front of the international crowds is great,” Monaghan said. “It is hard to mimic that. When players have that kind of pressure on them, it helps when the game is on the line in our season.”
Since taking over as head coach in 2000, Monaghan has created a winning atmosphere and brought the Memphis program to a nationally recognized level. The Memphis native has posted a 157-94-16 record in his tenure and earned the C-USA Coach of the Year award in 2007 and 2011. “We’re excited to see new faces and go to different places,” he said. “We have new challenges and some strong teams that we have not faced yet.” The men’s team finished preseason play and will begin the regular season with a match against California State-Fullerton in California on August 30. The women’s first regular season game was Friday night against Samford, and their next game is against Vanderbilt on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.
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Richie grant is entering his 14th season as head coach for the men’s soccer team. grant is the winningest coach in the soccer program’s history.
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Memphis football faces tough season By Meagan Nichols
sports@dailyhelmsman.com After a four-win season in 2012, the University of Memphis football team is just under two weeks away from kicking off their inaugural season in the new American Athletic Conference. The change in conference brings with it a fresh start for the Tigers who have struggled the past few years to bring home the win. In the recent AAC preseason media poll, Memphis was predicted to finish last in the conference, with Louisville voted to win it all. “When we took over, it was no secret that it was kind of a group that had been through a lot,” said Memphis head coach Justin Fuente. “I’ve been awfully pleased with the strides we’ve made, just from a work habit standpoint, of pride and a job well done-kind of a blue collar let’s go to work mentality, so I’m pleased with that. We still have a lot of work to do when it comes to playing the game and becoming as big and as strong as we need to, but as far as just the fundamental building blocks of building a football team, I am excited in the progress that we’ve made.” Fuente is about to embark on his second year leading the Tigers. In his début season, he helped the Blue and Gray win more conference games in one season than in the previous three combined, culminating with a three-game winning streak. The move to the AAC will provide the Tigers’ older, more established defense and their younger offense, still in the developmental phase, the chance to see how they stack-up against football programs that are already at the level of play Memphis hopes to someday reach. “I think we are faced with a little bit different challenge than maybe some of the other sports,” Fuente said. “We are faced with building a program while simultaneously taking a step up in competition. We welcome that challenge, but it is really a challenge that has never been done before.” Memphis as a team might not have racked up any preseason hon-
uuRecruits Continued from page 16 ence is this season’s tournament site, the FedExForum. The Tigers will host the AAC Conference Championships in March. Home-court advantage helps, but King said it does not have too much of an impact on the team. “It will be great. The way our team plays, we will work hard no matter what,” he said. “It will be fun to play the conference tournament in Memphis, though, in front of Tiger fans.” Schedule highlights include the Old Spice Classic on
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Junior defensive lineman Terry Redden, No. 56, had 28 tackles during the 2012 season and appeared in all 12 games for the Tigers. ors, but three individual players were selected for award watch lists. Redshirt junior defensive end Martin Ifedi was named to both the 2013 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List and to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Defensive Lineman Trophy Watch List. Ifedi led the Tigers in the 2012 season with 11 tackles for lost yardage and 7.5 quarterback sacks. He was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team following his sophomore campaign. The Rotary Watch List recognizes the best lineman in the nation, while CFPA awards recognize players strictly based on scientific rankings that show how individuals impact the overall effectiveness of their team. Fellow redshirt junior Keiwone Malone and senior punter Tome Hornsey both earned spots on the CFPA Special Teams Awards Watch List. Malone, a wide receiver for Memphis, was named to the CFPA Punt Returner Trophy Watch List,
Thanksgiving with a potential matchup against Oklahoma State, as well as a December trip to Madison Square Garden to take on Florida in the Jimmy V Classic. Pastner said he recognizes the difficulty of both the conference and non-conference schedules but said he does not place priority on any particular game during preparation. “I have never coached a game that wasn’t important at Memphis,” Pastner said. “This is a great fan base, and it doesn’t matter who we play — Tiger fans are going to bring the energy and excitement.”
while Hornsey was placed on the CFPA Punt Trophy Watch List. Malone has 24 career punt returns for 296 yards and was ranked second last year on the Tiger squad for receptions and receiving yards. Hornsey, who is the all-time Memphis leader in punts and punt yardage, has been given ample opportunity to demonstrate his national caliber punting abilities while at Memphis, and his talent has not gone unnoticed. In addition to the CFPA honor, Hornsey was selected for the 2013 Ray Guy Award Watch List, which recognizes the nation’s top collegiate punter. There are 25 candidates for the honor. Last season, Hornsey ranked 19th in the country for punts. With a career punting average of 42.62 yards, the Australian-native has placed only eight of his 235 punts in the end zone for touchbacks. Fuente said he is also expecting good things from junior defensive lineman Terry Redden who stepped
uuTennis Continued from page 17 Tiger’s improve on the program high national ranking achieved during the 2012-13 year. “Both are very accomplished players in their home country,” Walker said. “The first semester will mainly focus on helping them adjust to the culture change and training regiment. They know the players on the team already pretty good, so I think the transition will be smooth. By the time January gets here, I expect both players to be competing in the lineup and doing well.” Walker said the returning players
up and established himself as a key player for the Tigers in the offseason. In his first two seasons, Redden saw action in 21 games. “He played well for us last year. He had a great spring, and I am very hopeful, and I expect him to have a very good season,” Fuente said. “He’s a very good defensive lineman from right here in Memphis.” With Louisville, Cincinnati, Rutgers, UCF and USF pegged as the top five teams in the AAC, Memphis is bound to face some adversity. As the overwhelming conference favorites, the Louisville Cardinals are set to return 14 starters to a lineup that took down No. 3 Florida last season in a 33-23 victory at the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Fuente said he knows his team will face some incredible challenges but said the primary focus is on the first three games of the season. “We try and break it down a little bit,” he said. “We don’t play the first weekend of the year, and then we have three games and then an off week. Those first three games are
know what to expect and know what they are capable of and hopes his team continues to enjoy the studentathlete process. “It’s a privilege getting to train and travel and compete, and I want them to truly feel that way and appreciate every moment,” Walker said. “Our program has improved every year the last six years, and this past year the team made an even bigger jump. So, I think everyone returning naturally desires to do better, and I will try my hardest to coach them up to make that a reality.” After a successful season last year and the move to the New American Athletic Conference, Walker said his team will take a step up in competi-
really all that anybody’s really concentrated on.” With seven of the 12 games on the 2013 schedule occurring at the Liberty Bowl Stadium, Tiger fans will have plenty of chances to show some Memphis pride. Fuente said the team strives to represent the University and the community in everything they do and said if they play hard, smart and tough, the results will take care of themselves. “We are trying to establish an identity of protecting our home field,” he said. “As we get better we want to make this a tougher and tougher place for other people to play. I hope the student body will recognize the improvements we’ve made, not only just at the Liberty Bowl, but as a team and as a program, and come out there and continue to get behind us and help us and make a difference for us.” The 2013 season gets underway Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at the Liberty Bowl for the season opener against the Duke Blue Devils.
tion this season with more appearances in professional tournaments. “It’s a fitting time for us to make this move, because our team is at a program year-end high national ranking, and we will be the favorites to win the conference in this first year,” Walker said. “A lot of coaches in this new conference are good friends of mine, and I look forward to us all making it one of the best tennis conferences in the country.” Competition for both the men and women’s teams starts Sept. 20. The men travel to Virginia to compete in the UVA Invitational, while the women head to Arkansas for the Country Club of Little Rock Collegiate Invitational.
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sports@dailyhelmsman.com After finishing eighth and sixth respectively at the Conference USA Championships this past spring, the University of Memphis men and women’s golf teams are gearing up for a competitive fall schedule. Five letterwinners return on the men’s side including seniors Will Pearson and Erwan Vieilledent, redshirt junior Cory Gaylord, and sophomore Thomas Perrot and redshirt sophomore John Luke Tyner. Lars Van Meijel, the runner-up at the 2012 Dutch Junior Open, Florian Loutre, a sophomore transfer from Lee University who won the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament as a freshman, Kevin Lee, a threetime qualifier for the Tennessee State Open, and Eithel McGowen, a redshirt freshman and former member of the Peruvian National Team, join the group of returning Tiger players. “We are looking for our newcomers to have an immediate impact,” s a i d men’s head golf c o a ch Grant Robbins. “Lars Van Meijel and Florian Loutre have a great deal of internat i on a l experience and have the potential to b e special players. Kevin Lee and
Eithel McGowen are both very capable players that will provide us with some depth.” Robbins said the team’s biggest strength is their depth and player potential. “What we need is for one or two players to step up and contend for individual tournament titles week in and week out,” he said. “If we can get that type of production from the top of the lineup, then we have the makings of a very good team.” The Tigers have advanced to the NCAA Tournament the past three years. An appearance at the NCAAs is part of the annual twofold team goal that starts with winning the conference championships, Robbins said. The Tigers step on the fairway Sept. 16 to compete in the Columbia Regional Preview in Missouri. “Our first four tournaments all have teams ranked in the top 25, so it will be a great opportunity for us to see how we stack up against some of the best teams in the country,” Robbins said. The women’s golf team gets their fall season underway Sept. 9 at the FedEx Memphis Women’s Intercollegiate at Ridgeway Country Club. The team finished third at the tournament last year. The team returns five letterwinners from the previous year: senior Shelby Sain, juniors Natalie Turk, Ashleigh Whisenant and Ashley Kees and sophomore Julia Gerlach, Redshirt freshman Andrea Cropper and true freshman Leighann Cabush join the returners.
By Corey Carmichael
news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis crosscountry program set records on and off the trail in 2012, setting high standards for student-athletes. The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named both the men and women’s squads Division 1 Cross Country All-Academic Teams for the second straight year. Of the 145 men’s teams, Memphis finished first with a 3.65 cumulative team grade point average. The women’s team finished 114th out of 200 with a 3.37 GPA. The team tied Rice in 2012 with the most Conference USA All-Academic Team selections with four out of the 15 honorees coming from Memphis. The four included Austin Carter, Daniel Kuhman, James Maglasang and Meagan Nichols. Head track and field and crosscountry coach Kevin Robinson said the high team GPA is a result of both recruiting and the team’s focus on grades. “We are recruiting solid studentathletes,” he said. “When they get here, the commitment to being students first is very important; putting an emphasis on being a student first and an athlete second is a priority.” Coach Doug Clark, who heads up the distance runners for Robinson’s Memphis program, has helped bring both the men and women’s teams to new heights since his arrival in 2009. The veteran distance coach began his career at Arkansas and was an assistant when the program won what is referred to as the “NCAA Triple Crown” winning the NCAA Championships in cross-country, outdoor and indoor track three times in a row from 1991 until 1994. Clark left Arkansas for the University of Texas at El Paso and
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Junior Daniel Kuhman is coming off a sophomore campaign where he was named to all-Conference USa and all-NCaa Regional teams. then served as an assistant at Tulsa from 1994 to 2000. After Tulsa, Clark spent nine seasons at the University of Kansas before making his way to Memphis. In 2012, Clark led the Tiger men’s team to a program best — ninth out of 26 teams in the NCAA South Regional Tournament and a programbest fourth overall in the C-USA Championship. The women’s team finished 19th in the NCAA South Regional Tournament and 10th out of 12 teams at the C-USA Championship. With the Tigers first meet for the 2013 season just days away, the newly formed American Athletic Conference will have Memphis competing against several familiar faces from C-USA and a former Big East member Connecticut. UConn’s women finished eighth in last year’s NCAA Tournament and second in last year’s Big East Tournament behind Syracuse. “The best Conference USA teams
moved to the American Athletic Conference and we are also joining other strong programs,” Robinson said. “The competitiveness will be much higher this year. As long as we do our jobs, we can compete at a high level.” With five runners that placed in the top-100 during last year’s NCAA South Regional Tournament returning, the men have a strong contingent of upperclassmen. The group includes senior James Maglasang as well as juniors Austin Carter, Fabian Fiege, Dan Kuhman and Julien Wolf. The women are also led by a solid group of upperclassmen including seniors Nandia Taylor, Jenny Johnston, Alisha Fitch, Jenny Johnston, Meagan Nichols and Nadia Taylor. The 2013 Cross Country season starts under the lights at the annual Memphis Twilight event on Aug. 31 at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex. Last season, the men placed fourth at the meet and the women finished seventh.
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Rifle team is ready to open fire By Hunter Field
news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis rifle team is aiming for another successful campaign this fall, starting with the season opener on Sept. 28 when they host the Tiger Open. The team made their way into the national conversation last season when they made it into the NCAA’s top 10 rifle teams. The Tigers ended the season with two wins and four losses in head-to-head competition to go along with some nice tournament finishes that included winning the Skyhawk Invitational, a second place finish at the Gamecock Invitational, third place at the Tiger Open, fifth at the Ole Miss Open and sixth at the Great American Rifle Championship. S e n i or sho ote r, D an Hermsmeier, a three-time National Rifle Association AllAmerican, will look to lead this year’s Tigers. Last season, Hermsmeier finished 14th in the small bore competition at the NCAA Rifle Championship to go along with a first-place finish in small bore at the Tiger Open.
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Junior Max Burkhardt finished fourth in the smallbore competition as a freshman at the Tiger Rifle Open with a score of 572. Hermsmeier has competed in the NCAA Championship the past three years and was the only Tiger to make the Championship last season. The team will also look to
sophomore shooter Beth Lee to follow up on her freshman début. Lee set her personal best score in a sixth place finish in the air rifle competition against West Virginia.
Sophomore Max Burkhardt an d f re s h m an Nat h an Brandeburg grabbed top-10 finishes last season for Memphis, as well. The Tiger’s home competi-
tions take place at Range Master. After the home opener, the next slate of home matches comes in January against West Virginia, Ole Miss and Navy.
uuPolitical Continued from page 11 Mahogany Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of campus and community leaders. The current president is Chase Rickman. Another on-campus political organization, the Progressive Student Alliance, has been pushing an increase in wage for campus workers from minimum wage to living wage. The organization also addresses racism, social injustice and a number of progressive causes. They meet at 4 p.m. every Wednesday in room 363 at the University Center. Their current advisor is assistant art professor Cedar Nordbye. There are options for students who want to get involved in politics but can’t find organizations that reflects their views. The Office of Student Leadership and Involvement in the University Center can provide guidance for anyone wishing to start their own organization. “Decades of research has shown that students who are involved outside of the classroom tend to be more successful students than those who are not involved,” said Angie Norwood, Senior Coordinator of Student Activities. “They get better grades and are more likely to graduate.”
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Time to hit the play button By Meagan Nichols
sports@dailyhelmsman.com L i k e the vast majority of athletic teams, the Un i v e r s i t y of Memphis football program has had some Nichols highs and lows, but the past few years the Tigers’ lows seem to have reached new depths and their highs are barely making it off the ground.
When talking about Memphis sports, how many times have you heard or been involved in a conversation that went something like this: “Well, our football team isn’t very good, but, hey, at least basketball is always decent.” There is no denying this is a true statement, and I would be lying if I said similar words had not come from my own mouth, but I think it is time for us to become part of the solution. The pyramids weren’t built in a day and neither is a football dynasty. As a city that has an actual pyramid, I think we should
use it as a constant reminder that the Memphis football program has to build from the ground up. Rather than focusing on what has yet to be achieved, I say we focus on the progress being made. In his inaugural year as head Memphis football coach, Justin Fuente accomplished in one season what had not been done in the previous three combined — winning four conference games. That might not seem like much, but it is improvement. In a recent interview with Fuente, he told me he had never
been more certain of anything in his life when it came to the Memphis football program. “My goal for this team is to achieve unity, and I felt like at the end of the year, they finally did that,” Fuente said. “They finally committed unselfish acts of team unity, and we need to have that from the start. So that is our primary focus — our primary goal is to come together and play and act as one.” This goal of coming together does not simply apply to the players but also to the fans. Just think of it this way —
you know how when you are out for a run listening to your iPod, and that one song comes on that instantly causes you to pick up your pace and somehow forget that two seconds earlier your untimely death by running seemed imminent? Well, we — the fans — need to be that song. The move to the American Athletic Conference has the Tigers facing some extremely difficult competition. Let’s have the roar of Tiger Nation be the song for our Memphis football team that gives them that extra surge when they need it most.
uuHighland Continued from page 6 definitely nothing new to Highland, but the peaceful hippies and their “softer” hallucinogens were being replaced with transient addicts who would often purchase and partake openly. By the following winter, drug use on the Strip became so rampant and open that it prompted Commercial Appeal reporter Leon Munday to write a three-day expose on the drug scene after he was permitted by law enforcement officials to go undercover and openly purchase drugs over the course of one weekend. While undercover, Munday was able to purchase heroin, cocaine, morphine, PCP, several types of antiquated barbiturates and amphetamines, LSD, mescaline and a lid of marijuana for around $60. Not only did he discover a diverse drug market, it was a surprisingly open market as well. In The Cue Ball, Munday not only witnessed people purchasing drugs, but also frequently witnessed people openly “shooting up” heroin, often in plain sight of employees. With the old “regulars” gone, many of the shop owners had to close up or move locations due to financial trouble. The ones that stayed were begging the city to do something. The final blow was dealt on Feb. 28, 1972, at precisely 9:30 p.m. when more than 60 police officers sealed off Highland Street and simultaneously raided several of the late night hangouts including Pop-I’s, The Café and The Cue Ball. It was over in an hour. The raid was the end result in a meticulous operation coordinated by the Metro Narcotics Unit. A little over month after his expose, Munday would go on to report that a Shelby County Grand Jury indicted 54 people on 108 felony charges. After that, the Strip was no longer the place to be, and, almost as suddenly as it began, the hippie movement in Memphis was dead. The Strip itself would recover and rebuild, but the hippie movement and the drug scene that followed would never reach such highs or lows again. Today, the Highland Strip hardly resembles its not-so-humble origins, but for a few short years Memphis had its own HaightAshbury at Highland and Southern.
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It’s only August, but preparation for Un i v e r s i t y of Memphis b a s k e t ball never ends. With incoming players and
additions to the staff, Tiger fans will soon be introduced to several new faces. One of those fresh faces is Robert Kirby, a Memphis native and veteran coach known for his recruiting abilities. Recently hired as an assistant for the men’s basketball team, Kirby is a graduate of Whitehaven high school and a 1983 graduate of Pan American University, now known as TexasPan American.
“It’s always good to come back home,” Kirby said. “Especially when you have the opportunity to come back into a program that’s been doing such a great job in the past — and last couple of years as well — and to continue to build on excellence that the city of Memphis expects.” Following his high school career, Kirby played at Three Rivers Community College in Missouri. As a freshman, Kirby helped lead the team to the 1978-
79 junior college national championship game. After two years at Three Rivers, Kirby started his stint at Pan American, where he was a two-year letterwinner. He began his illustrious coaching career as a studentassistant coach at Pan American in 1982. Since then, Kirby has worked at Arkansas College, ArkansasLittle Rock, Southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi State, Houston, Georgetown and most recently at LSU. When asked what he missed most about Memphis during his time away from the Bluff City, Kirby said there were two main things — the great tasting drinking water and the crowds that surround Memphis basketball. “It’s not just people that attended the University,” Kirby said. “It’s people of every path of life that live here in the city that just love Memphis basketball.” Kirby said practices have gone well so far, and coaches are working hard to acclimate the young players with the motor required to play at the collegiate level. “It is an adjustment for them,” he said. “They are used to playing at a different pace, and that is
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Volleyball has new team dynamic 24 • Monday, August 26, 2013
By Hunter Field
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis volleyball team is busy preparing for their 2013 campaign, but this year’s Tigers will look very different from the Memphis team that stepped on the court the past four years. The 2012 squad (12-19, 7-9 C-USA) led by Altrese Hawkins, the program record holder for kills, graduated last May along with Marija Jovanovic, another major contributor. “We’ve really been focusing on team chemistry,” said head coach April Jauregui. “In the past, we have been based more around individual players. I know it sounds cliché, but I hope this more team style will result in more wins.” Despite last season’s losing record, Jauregui said she was pleased with the way the Tigers finished out the year winning three of the last four matches. This year’s Tigers will try to build on last year’s strong finish. Jauregui and her staff want to get Lauren Hawkins and Alexis Wesley more involved to help fill the point-getting gap left by Altrese and Jovanovic. Hawkins, a junior, and Wesley, a redshirt sophomore, look to expand their roles from last season. Hawkins added 1.9 kills per set and played in all 121 sets in 2012. Wesley appeared in just six sets, but Jauregui said she could have a breakout season. Lauren Hawkins will attempt to lead the way for the Tigers, along with several other returning players. Aleksandra Petronijevic led the squad in sets played and digs last season averaging fewer than five digs per set. Katie Meyer returns to the court after sitting out the end of last year with injuries. Meyer led the team in blocks and ranked ninth in C-USA in this category. During her breakout season in 2012, Viktorija Teivane posted several double-doubles and registered the third most digs on the team. “You can not replace a player like Altrese,” Jauregui said. “She is a program changer and you thank your lucky stars when you get them. We just try to get good players to come behind them and diversify the offense to help fill that hole.” Despite the conference realignment, the Tigers will face many familiar opponents, but Jauregui said she does not know what to expect from the other half of the teams. There will be no conference tournament at the end of the season as a result of the move to the American Athletic Conference. The team that wins the regular season receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Jauregui and her team said they will do their best to be in the mix come the end of the season. “With the dynamic of our team changing for the first time in four
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years, we really want to finish in the top four of the conference,” Jauregui said. “We have a long way to go to get there, but it can be done.” The Tigers first chance to prove themselves is Aug. 30 in Nashville when they take on Belmont. Memphis will host Alabama A&M, Western Carolina and Southeastern Louisiana Sept. 6 and 7 at the Memphis Invitational. Most volleyball matches take place Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Jauregui said she would love to see more Tiger fans in attendance. “Fans make a big difference for us,” she said. “When the pep band comes out and the crowd gets loud, I see a huge difference in the way we play.”
photo By Lance Murphey | special to the daily helmsman
Junior Lauren Hawkins played in 121 sets during the 2012 season and will be a key contributor for the Tigers this fall.