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Voter registration deadline nears
Voting regulations keep some students from exercising right to vote
Label searches for idol By Michelle Corbet
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Members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity register students to vote in the University Center lobby on Thursday afternoon. From left to right, James Bowman (senior, organizational leadership), D’Ernest A Rucker (junior, exercise and sports science), Eric Battle (junior, exercise science).
By Erica Horton
news@dailyhelmsman.com As elections near, students across the country, including those at the University of Memphis, are hosting voter registration drives and information sessions to encourage the student vote.
In 2008, approximately 131 million people voted in the presidential election, five million more than in the 2004 election. People between the ages of 18-24 made up one million of the new voters in 2008, according to a July 2012 report by the US Census.
Josh Spaulding, communications manager for the Fair Election Legal Network and the Campus Vote Project in Washington, D.C., said it’s important that everyone eligible uses their right to vote. Some students in particular, he said, are new to voting or are not informed
on how or where to vote. “Our general goal is to get campuses as student-voter friendly as possible,” he said. “Eighteen- to 29-yearolds make up one-fourth of the eligible vote.” Spaulding said that of the college
facelift, thanks to the efforts of newly appointed chairwoman Holly Lau. Theater students can expect more effective recruitment strategies, as well as advising systems placing more emphasis on academic success. Lau said the faculty plans to help students stay on track with a required grade point aver-
age for participation in certain productions. “Being in a play is a large time commitment,” she said. “If a student is struggling academically, time is better spent on class work until their grades improve.” Lau said it can be challenging to begin new initiatives because faculty sometimes work from 7 to 10 p.m. every night on rehearsals
for productions and their hours can get stretched thin. The faculty is “excellent,” she said, but some are practitioners of theater as well as professors, and their available time is sometimes limited. Her plan to overcome such obstacles is through careful, thoughtful planning. “This plan will allow individ-
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New chairwoman plans to revamp theater department
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T h e Un i v e r s i t y of Memphis’ t h e a t e r and dance department could be getting an academic
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Blue TOM Records is looking for students who write and perform original music to be featured on their next album. The University of Memphis’ student recording studio kicks off its annual Idol Search competition Tuesday in the Rose Theatre at 6 p.m. “They have to be confident in their musical abilities, perform original material and they need to be able to stick out from the other musicians,” said Bekah Wineman, Blue TOM Records representative and senior recording technology major. Starting Sept. 11 and continuing for the next two consecutive Tuesdays, Blue TOM representatives and music industry professors will watch Idol Search performances and narrow it down to a single finalist. “We’re looking for something original,” Wineman said. “We don’t have a genre in mind, just someone who is talented.” In past years, winners have performed original R&B, rap, acoustic and folk music. The Idol Search winner will receive a spot on the next Blue TOM Record. Participants can schedule an audition spot through email at bluetomrecords@ gmail.com. “Even if you didn’t schedule an appointment, come and show what you have,” Wineman said. “It’s open to anyone.” n
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Film Review
“Lawless” is bloody fun, but nothing to drink to By Evan Lewis
elewis@dailyhelmsman.com Based on a true story as chronicled in the book ”The We t t e s t County in the World” by Matt Bondurant, “L aw l e s s” Lewis presents a gritty, violent tale of Prohibition-era moonshiners in a fight for their lives and livelihood. The third effort of Aussie director John Hillcoat, “Lawless” plays out much more predictably than his previous film, the beautifully haunting post-apocalyptic tale “The Road.” Although promis-
uuVote Continued from page 1 students that registered to vote in 2008, 87 percent exercised that right at the polls. Students who didn’t vote in the 2008 elections said they did not know voter registration rules and deadlines, did not have proper ID for voting and registration, were confused on where to vote, did not have transportation to vote or dealt with unfriendly voter poll workers, according to the Campus Vote Project. As of 2012, in order to vote in Tennessee, voters must present a state issued ID at the polls. Some of the acceptable forms include a current or expired driver’s license with a picture, federal or state employee ID, a passport, a handgun carry permit or a U.S. military ID. Though issued by a state institution, student IDs are not considered an acceptable form of identification for voting. Thursday afternoon, members of the Kappa Beta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. hosted a voter registration information table in the
ing, Lawless shoots strongly out of the gate only to fizzle under a weak plot and shoddy main character. The story tells the tale of the Bondurant brothers, who make a comfortable but low-key living distilling and selling moonshine in Prohibition-era Virginia. Oldest brother Howard (Jason Clarke) is the muscle, with middle brother Forrest (Tom Hardy) serving as the brains – and when necessary, the shockingly brutal enforcer. Youngest brother Jack (Shia LaBeouf) is a genuinely decent guy who is sickened by the sight of blood, but nevertheless aspires to earn respect and a bigger share of the family business. This is Jack’s story, chronicling his growth from a mild-mannered youngster into a budding gangster, but the plot is muddled by a lame romantic subplot that adds little to the proceedings.
Jack’s love interest is a preacher’s daughter played by a suitably shy, conservative Mia Wasikowska, but her presence serves as little more than a lame excuse to showcase LeBeouf’s grating brand of awkward “comedy.” Jack is the character who drives the majority of the plot, but LeBeouf is the actor we want to spend the least time with. Hardy, fresh off of several blockbuster roles, groans and mumbles his way through the majority of the script, yet manages (on more than one occasion) to make a single grunt funnier than any of LeBeouf’s career-defining “Even Stevens” impressions. Hardy’s intense performance makes the brutally violent Forrest the strongest and most likeable character in the film – and make no mistake, “Lawless” is startlingly vicious. The violence is fast, ferocious and visceral, most of it center-
ing on throats and teeth. Guy Pearce rounds out the cast as Special Agent Charlie Rakes, an effeminate, yet sadistic “city boy Nancy” tasked with quashing the illegal booze trade in Franklin County. Pearce, (sans-eyebrows, for some reason) is given plenty of room to ham it up in an otherwise gritty movie. Rakes is pure evil, but lacks any kind of motivation beyond being mean for mean’s sake. He’s the bad guy, so he does bad things… end of story. Pearce, as usual, does strong work with a limited role, but ultimately falls victim to weak writing. Gary Oldman shows up as legendary gangster Floyd Banner and does brilliant work, as always, but is tragically underused in what amounts to little more than a cameo. Weak plot aside, “Lawless” is beautifully shot and scored, and does a brilliant
job of portraying the rusted, whiskeysoaked hills of 1930’s Virginia. Despite being mostly British and Australian, the ensemble cast does commendable work with the difficult Southern drawl without making it hokey or parodic. A few spirited performances aside, however, the most compelling character in “Lawless” is the cinematography itself. A drunken trip to church completely overwhelms the senses, and an open throat spurting blood into the snow is one of the most disquietingly beautiful scenes in recent memory. Ultimately, “Lawless” comes off like the Bondurant brothers’ moonshine: pretty in color, but rough enough to make you grimace. It gets the job done, but shouldn’t be anybody’s drink of choice. It’s corn whiskey that wants to be finely aged scotch. n
University Center where they passed out voter registration forms. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 8 in Tennessee. Ryun Jackson, senior political science major and member of Kappa Alpha Psi, said the organization hosts a voter registration initiative every year. Jackson said it is students’ civic duty to vote and voice their opinion and that the new law can turn people away from the polls and keep them from voting. “The thing about it is that it’s legislation, it’s out there and it’s on the books. So, we must educate college students about that legislation so they will know about it when they go to the polls,” he said. “This is a pivotal election and a lot of the policies are going to greatly impact, in some form or fashion, college students.” Kristoffer Adams, criminal justice junior and assistant service chair for the U of M College Republicans, said the new voter ID laws would be a detriment to get people to vote. “But at the same time, you don’t want people voting that shouldn’t be able to vote,” he said. “You want to make sure you know exactly who everybody is when they’re voting.”
Student IDs, he said, are easy to duplicate and create, and state IDs are harder to fake. The U of M is a 90 percent commuter school, and students must have a state-issued license to drive, he said. Adams said the bigger problem is that students don’t seem interested in voting right now. “Students do not have as much power with the vote this election as they did in the last election,” he said. “If they had it, Democrats and Republicans would be catering to students once more. Last time, they catered to them, they needed them to go vote. I think this time they’re catering to the Latino population and women.” Adams said during the last election he remembers T-shirts, stickers and events telling people to “vote or die.” “They made it where it’s cool to vote,” he said. “This time around it’s not the same. People are not prepared. I wonder how many people I go to school with will actually get out and vote.” The U of M College Democrats could not be reached for comment. Laura Hoffman, coordinator of student organizations and programs
and advisor for the Students Activities Council, said SAC and the Student Government Association are working together to host a series of events about voter registration for students during the last week in September. More details about the events are being confirmed closer to date. “I think the decisions being made by politicians that you have an opportunity to say who is making those decisions impact everything from taxes to tuition, assistance programs for finan-
cial aid,” she said. “There are so many things being decided on right now, that students need to voice their support for people that they trust to make decisions on their behalf.” Students who need more information about registering to vote and the voting process can visit memphis.edu/ studentlife/voterinformation.htm. Voter registration forms must be mailed or hand-delivered to your county’s election commission office. Polls open on Nov. 6. n
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UM professor to play piano in trio of world-renowned musicians By Kelsie Carter
According to his biography, he has a “national reputation for performing Students can see critically a wide range of [music].” Asuncion is also the director of acclaimed musicians Saturday night collaborative piano studies at the without ever leaving campus. Pianist and University of University, and has been here since Memphis associate professor Victor 2003. During his musical career, Asuncion will perform in a trio with violinist Dale Barltrop and cellist Asuncion has performed in severJoshua Roman, referred to as a “clas- al cities around the United States and in various countries around the sical rock star” by some critics. Barltrop is currently the concert- world, including Turkey, Brazil and master of the Vancouver Symphony. the Philippines. He has also been Originally from Australia, he has the concertmaster of the Memphis worked with several symphonies Symphony. While performing in the across the United States, and has also Philippines, Asuncion drew performed in Europe. the attention of Roman is an Elaine Lim, a stuaccomplished dent who came to young cellist. the U of M this He was the semester to study youngest prinWhat: Concert under Asuncion. cipal performer When: Saturday “I believe that in the history of 7:30 p.m. I will learn very the Seattle symWhere: Harris important and phony before useful things on resigning in Concert Hall , Rudi the piano because 2008 to pursue E. Scheidt School of he is a great piaa solo career. He Music nist,” Lim said. has performed Timothy Shu, at Carnegie Hall Details: Admission associate profesand has played is free and open to sor of violin at duets with the public. the University, Grammy-award began teaching in winning cel2003 around the list Yo-Yo Ma. news@dailyhelmsman.com
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uuTheater Continued from page 1 ual faculty members’ particular interests and passions to dictate what kinds of additional contributions they make to the department,” she said. Since joining the dance program as a teacher in 1991, Lau has used her love of dance and its connection between different people to make her mark in the U of M’s theater department. During her tenure as director of the dance program in 1999, Lau increased its enrollment from 12 students to 32, connected the U of M to a national network of dance professionals via a guest artist program and was instrumental in recruiting minority students into the program. “I was encouraged by faculty to put myself forward when former chairman Bob Hetherington stepped down,” she said. “After being interviewed by the Dean, Provost and other faculty members, I was finally offered the job.” Lau said her husband pushed her to accept the position, “despite knowing my life would likely become much busier.” In addition to the aforementioned plans to improve the
theater department, Lau plans to bring a fresh eye by utilizing fundraising methods, said Sherri Stephens, administrative associate to the theater department. “Holly seems to be very interested in fundraising for the department,” she said. “I think some of her methods of doing that will be very interesting to see.” Stephens said that if Lau’s fundraising methods are successful, there will be more opportunities for scholarship money, as well as more equipment that may be needed in the near future. “We’re looking into doing more extensive advertising which will bring in more community members to our shows,” she said. “The more exposure our students get through the community, the more job opportunities they will get.” Stephen Hancock, associate theater professor and artistic director, said he believes Lau’s different perspectives, point of view and humanist values were the qualities that got her appointed to the chairwoman position. “Holly is a real people person and a consensus builder, and she also really has a humanistic approach to her,” she said. Hancock also said that Lau’s
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University of Memphis associate professor Victor Asuncion is scheduled to play the piano in a trio concert Saturday on campus. same time as Asuncion. Throughout their time at the U of M they have performed numerous duets and collaborations together. “We have always had a friendship that was supportive of each other,” Shu said. “We enjoy playing together and making music together.” Although he has never observed
main focus is the academics of the department, especially when it comes to getting the fifth- and sixth-year seniors out in four years. “I think it’s a great goal to have, and I support it 100 percent,” he said. n
Asuncion’s teaching, Shu said he thinks “[Asuncion] does wonderfully by [his students] as a teacher.” “His students all develop a good command of the instrument and a true sense of musicianship,” Shu said. Lim is a part of a studio group with other pianists who, like her, study under Asuncion.
“He makes us feel like we are a family,” Lim said. Saturday’s concert is free and open to the public. “As a performer, he has a largerthan-life sense of the music, and can really carry and sweep the audience along,” Shu said. “It will definitely be a concert worth hearing.” n
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Twin students host camp for disabled By Margot Pera
news@dailyhelmsman.com Two students at the University of Memphis showed their philanthropic colors this summer by putting together a camp for people with special needs. Melissa Peterson, a 21-year-old liberal studies major, and her twin sister Lauren, special education major, orchestrated the weeklong camp. The twins started Camp Adventure in 2009 as a free summer camp for children and adults living with cerebral palsy, autism and various forms of mental retardation. The camp is one of the few in Memphis that accepts children with specific needs like feeding tubes, the use of a wheelchair or walker and those who need help in the bathroom. “We wanted a place where everyone belonged, so we created Camp Adventure,” Lauren said. The camp is free, supported by donations from parents and major Memphis companies like Bailey and Greer Law Firm. Germantown United Methodist Church hosts the camp. “The parents seem so grateful for what we are doing that they are more than willing to help with expenses,” Melissa said. “Our first year doing the camp was hard financially. Our parents helped us out a lot, but after that things got easier.” The camp picks a new theme each year and plans activities corresponding with the theme. “We have had Christmas in July, Safari and last year we had a Fiesta theme,” Lauren said.
The camp also has a “water day” where the campers go outside to play in the sprinklers or slide on a waterslide. The girls have had magicians come do a show and have brought in exotic animals from the Memphis Zoo. “The best part of camp for me is that we are providing kids, teens and adults with fun opportunities to just be themselves,” Lauren said. The twins first started working with special needs children through a youth group at Hope Presbyterian Church when they were teenagers. “At first I was a little scared, but then I grew to love it,” Melissa said. Now that the summer is over, Lauren teaches a class called “Social Coconuts” at Therapy Hut, a private therapy practice for children and adults with special needs. In the class, the students do arts and crafts, puzzles and music, and practice functional skills like cooking, brushing teeth and folding clothes. Melissa helps Lauren when her school and work schedule allow. “Everything the students accomplish is amazing to me,” Melissa said. “I remember the first time one of the students learned to use a public restroom. I was so excited I called her parents!” The benefit of sending a child to Therapy Hut is more individualized attention. “Our goal is to help patients learn to function independently,” Lauren said. Most programs for special needs children and adults are costly, but Therapy Hut has free classes patients can attend accompanied by a parent, and Lauren’s “Social Coconuts” class is affordable at only $30 per session.
The sisters are looking for people to volunteer at Camp Adventure. “Any student with an interest in working with children would be great,” Melissa said. “We could always use the extra help.” The twins’ aim for the future is to educate outsiders who do not understand people with mental handicaps. “I am a big advocate of not using the word retarded,” Melissa said. “I know people do not mean to be derogatory, but you do not know who you are hurting.” Melissa described an incident where she was at a restaurant with one of the camp students and a couple was “staring at them in disgust” because the student was being loud. “He was just excited about being able to get out. It kind of made me sick,” she said. The employees at Therapy Hut are used to people behaving awkwardly around their patients. “I have a cousin with special needs who I took care of for most of her life,” said Patrick Dixon, Therapy Hut rehab technician. “I still get odd stares and whispers when I am with her and my patients, but overall I think mental retardation has become less of a ‘social disease’ and more of a part of life.” Melissa said the way society can get beyond this stigma is by asking questions. “I can’t expect everyone to understand, but if you do not know, ask questions,” she said. “Yes, they have disabilities, but that is a part of who they are, not who they are, just because they have challenges doesn’t mean they are incapable of accomplishing great things.” n
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Crime Log August 27—September 5
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There was one forcible rape reported Sept. 1 about 2:30 p.m. in the 3500 block of Mynders. The victim involved was a 21-year-old female. No arrest has been made. The investigation is ongoing, said Karen Rudolph, public information officer for the Memphis Police Department.
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On Aug. 27 at 4 p.m., a student called the Memphis Police Department to report that her iPhone was taken from her purse as she attended a class in Dunn Hall at the U of M, according to a police report. University of Memphis Police Services was notified of the incident the following day. The case is under investigation.
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On Aug. 28 at 3:57 p.m., an officer responded to a theft complaint at the University Center. The victim said she noticed her wallet was missing at 11:45 a.m., according to a police report. The last time she was certain she had it was the night before at 8:45 p.m. in the UC.
• On Aug. 29 at 3 p.m., an officer responded to a theft complaint at the UC. The student stated that sometime between 10:20 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., someone stole her University ID card from her backpack, according to a police report. The card was used at vending locations after the time of the disappearance.
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On Aug. 30 at 2:20 p.m., an officer responded to a theft complaint at the UC. The victim said she laid her cell phone down at a register to pay for her lunch, walked away for “approximately one minute or less” and when she returned it was gone, according to a police report. The case is under investigation.
From Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, there were two other motor vehicle thefts reported to the Memphis Police Department that occurred within a .75 mile radius of campus.
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On Aug. 30 at 8:43 p.m., an officer responded to a theft from a motor vehicle complaint in the South Parking Lot near the U of M Tennis Courts. The victim parked a gray 2004 Ford F-150 truck in the Student Rec Center parking lot at 6:30 p.m. When he returned at 8:30 p.m., the lock on the driver’s side door was punched out and a black work out bag, cash and credit cards had been stolen from the vehicle, according to a police report. The case is under investigation.
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• From Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, there have been three burglaries, three misdemeanor vandalisms, one robbery, two aggravated assaults and one simple assault reported to the Memphis Police Department that occurred within a .75 mile radius of campus.
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Tigers’ Ta es “Yes, I am. It’s really not about who to me, it’s about what they actually do.”
Alexandria Ballentine, Foreign Language freshman
“No, ‘cause I’m too busy with other things, like school and searching for a job. And, I don’t have a TV so there’s no way I can really keep up with it.” Decoda Muller, Biology/Chemistry junior
“Am I voting? Yes. (Who for?) I don’t know yet. I haven’t done all of my research.” Kayci Henline, Nursing freshman
Are you voting? By Jonathan Jenkins
“Yes, for Mitt Romney. I like his conservative views on, one healthcare, two the budget proposal that he’s trying to fix.” Daniel Carpenter, Physics senior
“Yes, Barack Obama. I just believe in equal rights for all people, and also I’m prochoice.” Anne Dickerson, Nursing freshman
Sports
Women’s Basketball releases 2012 schedule By Bryan Heater
bheater@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis women’s basketball team announced their slate of games Tuesday for the upcoming season. The Tigers are coming off of a 25-8 record in 2011, and will open the 2012-13 campaign with three games in the preseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT). The season opener will be against Grambling State at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse with the following games to be determined by the outcome of the opener.
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Head coach Melissa McFerrin and her Tigers aim to build on last year’s 25-8 record.
Newly hired assistant coach Erin Grant returns to her hometown in Arlington, Texas after the WNIT when the Tigers take on the University of Texas-Arlington on Nov. 21. Grant started her college coaching career at UT-Arlington under current head coach Samantha Morrow. Other notable non-conference games include: vs. Illinois, Dec. 9; at Saint Louis, Dec. 19; at future Big East opponent Seton Hall, Dec. 22; and vs. Missouri, Dec. 29. The Tigers open up conference play at Houston on Jan. 10. For a full schedule visit www. dailyhelmsman.com. n
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Tigers weary of Red Wolves By Bryan Heater
bheater@dailyhelmsman.com Last Saturday was a tough pill to swallow, and tomorrow it only gets tougher, as the University of Memphis Tigers football team travels to Jonesboro to joust with the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Memphis (0-1) heads into ASU Stadium having lost five games in a row and 22 out of the last 25. The Red Wolves have won six-straight games on their turf. Despite an embarrassing loss to University of Tennessee Martin last week, head coach Justin Fuente said his team is carrying on. “Obviously, last week was disappointing and we’re ready to move on and go to work for Arkansas State,” Fuente said. “We have a tremendous challenge in front of us. We’re looking forward to getting our kids focused on the task at hand.” Standing on the opposite sideline will be Arkansas State head coach Gus Malzahn, who is also coming off a coaching debut loss. The Red Wolves loss, however, was at national power Oregon, a game Arkansas State still managed to score 34 points in and rack up 530 yards of total offense. The Red Wolves are a familiar foe for the Tigers. This is the 56th meeting between the two teams, with Memphis leading the all-time series 28-22-5. Recently, the rivalry has been one-sided, with Arkansas State winning three of the last four,
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The 2011 University of Memphis offense lines up on the ball against Arkansas State in a game that ended with a Red Wolf win, 47-3. most recently last year in Jonesboro where the Red Wolves won by a decisive score of 47-3. “I think you’ll see us continue to get better,” Fuente said. “We play
so many young guys. There were so many guys on the field that played their first college game. There were starters that had never played college ball.”
Those starters face a prolific Arkansas State offense led by quarterback Ryan Aplin. The senior has thrown for a career 7,715 yards and 46 touchdowns. Last week against
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Despite three losses in the last four meetings, Memphis leads the all-time time series 28-22-5.
Oregon, he threw for 304 yards and one touchdown. The Red Wolves’ offensive line did not allow a sack and paved the way for 226 rushing yards. The Tigers’ defense will once again have the task of stopping numerous running backs. The Red Wolves’ David Oku rushed for 81 yards against Oregon, while Frankie Jackson ran for 72 yards. Aplin is also a running threat with 25 career rushing touchdowns. Memphis junior running back Jerrell Rhodes rushed for 106 yards last week. The Red Wolves return four starters from last year’s defense. They allowed a blistering 605 yards against Oregon, 297 of them on the ground which could be a sign of a big game for Rhodes. For the Tigers to have any chance, junior quarterback Jacob Karam will have to improve on a lackluster outing versus UT-Martin. Karam finished the game 12-28 with only 157 yards. However, he and the Tiger offense showed flashes of brilliance, like their 12 play 97 yard scoring drive in the first quarter. After Saturday’s loss, and with the showdown in Jonesboro looming, Fuente said his staff and players are not backing down from any challenge. “I don’t get any of that sense from ‘here we go again,’” Fuente said. “Our kids and coaches are upbeat and understand the process. We understand where we’re at. The program is getting healthier daily.” n
Former Tiger named Cincinnati Minor League Pitcher of the Month 8 • Friday, September 7, 2012
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Former Tiger Dan Langfield is having a season to remember for the Cincinnati Red’s rookie team. In 15 appearances and five starts in 2012, Langfield has compiled a 3-0 record and an earned run average of 2.68 with 54 strikeouts in 37.0 innings.
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Former University of Memphis Tigers baseball player Dan Langfield was named Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August for the Cincinnati Reds’ organization. Langfield, who played for the Tigers from 2010-12 and was drafted in June in the third round, posted a 0.52 earned run average (ERA) in four starts for the Red’s rookie affiliate Billings Mustangs in Aug., with a 1-0 record. In 17.1 innings of work he allowed one run on 11 hits and fanned 30 batters. “I’m really excited,” Langfield said. “I’ve been working hard this season to fix some things. Coach Tony (Fossas) has been helping out a lot, and when (Mark) Riggins came down he gave me a few pointers to work on. Everything is starting to feel a lot better mechanics-wise, and while I’m out on the mound – just being a lot more comfortable. It seems like it’s falling into place right now, I just still have to keep working to get better.” For the season, Langfield has made 15 appearances and five starts, boasting a 3-0 record and a 2.68 ERA. He has also struck out 54 batters in 37.0 innings. During his time as a Tiger, Langfield compiled 252 career strikeouts to rank third on the school’s all-time list. In 2012, he had a Conference USA best 111 strikeouts with a 7-6 record and 2.79 ERA. n
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