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The weeklong “Jazz in June” Radiothon kicked off on Sunday to raise money for WUMR, the only jazz station in the Mid-South. Callers can make pledges by phone while listening to performances by local artists, like The University of Memphis’ associate professor of jazz and jazz studies Stamm coordinator Jack Cooper. Sunday’s closing ceremony will feature world renowned jazz trumpeter Marvin Stamm performing “An Evening of Jazz” at the Majestic Grill downtown from 6 to 9 p.m. “He has played with almost everybody,” Cooper said. “He has backed Frank Sinatra and done lots of stuff.” WUMR is staffed almost entirely by U of M students and volunteers. “It’s a very nice thing to make people aware that there is a jazz station in Memphis,” Cooper said. “The radio station has to have support to function. (Supporters) will get to see a world class musician while supporting the radio.”
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Jazzathon to benefit UM’s WUMR station
U of M legal counsel had to reconsider its policies after senior religion major Edie Love applied for membership to Campus Recreation and Intramural Services.
Rec Center changes policy on same-sex couples’ membership “Family” now a household term, marriage not required
UM College of Education gets grant dollars
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services granted $552,168 to the College of Education at The University of Memphis through the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program. The funds will support The U of M’s School Librarian Support for Online Study project, producing 30 school librarians to work in high-need schools. The program will provide scholarships and computers for students seeking master of library science degrees, in return for a three-year commitment to work in a school library. The SOS project supports librarian recruitment endeavors, preparing them for careers, research grants, staffing needs, curriculum development and training.
U of M students and their families pay only $25 per semester for access to the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
University of Memphis officials redefined the word “family” Wednesday after employees of the Student Recreation and Fitness Center questioned the authenticity of a student’s marriage certificate. Sheryl Lipman, legal counsel for The University of Memphis, said the new policy will grant family passes to students and non-students who can show legal proof they live in the same household, such as drivers’ licenses sharing the same address, an apartment lease or homeowner’s deed. Traditionally, couples were required to submit a marriage license and the birth certificates of any children under the age of 21, but that all changed when senior religion major Edie Love and her female partner tried to secure a pass last week. After touring the facility and paying the $25 fee, the couple and their four children were denied a family membership based on what University officials called a legal misunderstanding. An individual membership for a non-student costs $720 a year, while students and their families pay $25 a semester for a single family pass. Love said her family looked forward to the large discount, but when she brought her domestic partnership certificate to prove the validity of their marriage, a Rec Center employee disagreed. “They said they only take heterosexual marriage licenses,” she said. “They also told us, ‘We’re not sure if we take documents from Arkansas.’” Arkansas is not one of the seven states that
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A quote from Shirley Raines from 2002. The president says that she is dedicated to the idea of “investing in people” by retaining and adding other top faculty members to the campus. “We must find ways to increase the salaries of faculty and staff so that we can excel — not to just remain competitive,” she states. You can find it here: http://www.memphis.edu/magazinearchive/ v20i3/feat4.html. University employees have not had an earned raise in three years. Sub .500, money-hemorrhaging varsity programs have been invested in, not U of M employees, and they haven’t even competed, much less excelled. (John) Calipari maintained R.C. (Johnson)’s job for years, and now Fred Smith is coming to The U of M’s rescue after as little as one year of the spotlight on RC. R.C. Johnson: one failure after another. Do the right thing. Fire him in full public humiliation for incompetence unbecoming an (Athletic Director) and hire Fred Smith as honorary AD, and give U of M employees ALL THREE YEARS of lost pay here forward.
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perform or recognize same-sex marriages. Love and her partner obtained a domestic partnership license more than a year ago in Eureka Springs, Ark., after learning about the family membership policy. “The lady said any legal document showing we were a family would work,” Love said. “We thought that would be fine.” Because marriage certificates are granted by states and the couple’s document listed a city, they weren’t given a family pass until University officials researched the issue and changed the policy, Lipman said.
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“States define legal marriages, not cities,” she said. “And Tennessee law defines marriage as between a man and a woman.” “We are going to change our approach to family memberships and allow domestic partners, in addition to spouses, to join with family passes,” she said. “It’s not focused on gender.” Because the issue hadn’t been raised at the Rec Center in the past, Lipman and administrators said they needed time to research how to change the wording of the policy to grant family passes to couples without a traditional marriage license. “We have had issues in other parts of The University,” she said. “Because we’re constrained by state laws, we had to figure
out a good way to deal with this.” Vice President of Student Affairs Rosie Bingham said officials initially rejected the couple’s domestic partnership certificate because it was not a state-issued document. “It wasn’t a marriage license, so it wasn’t consistent with our policy,” she said. “If you have a dependent child, you show their birth certificate. If you have a spouse, you show the marriage license.” No prejudice was involved with the initial decision to deny Love’s family membership, Bingham said. “We never checked their sexuality,” she said. “We did not discriminate.” After paying $25 for a fam-
ily membership and touring the facility, Love said she was contacted two days later about the decision to deny her partner and children a family membership. “I got really upset and tried to talk with people in administration,” she said. “Then I started blasting it on Facebook and a lot of people were calling (President Shirley Raines’) office.” Lipman called Love personally Wednesday morning to let her know their family would be welcomed at the center. Love said she and her partner are looking forward to taking their children to the center’s pool and are happy the issue was resolved. “We were fighting for our right to use the center as a family,” she said. “It looks like a
victory, so hopefully all families will be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.” Josh Edwards, president of Stonewall Tigers at The U of M, said he was content with The University’s new policy to allow gay couples to join as families. “The school was failing in terms of the legal side, because the state of Tennessee’s laws are biased about what they consider a family,” he said. “They weren’t doing anything illegal, but they weren’t supporting families.” The policy change could open doors for other issues same-sex couples are faced with at The University, Edwards said. “Stonewall supports the decision,” he said. “This shows that the school is going to do what’s best for the students.”
Film Review
Stars fail to remedy cursed adaptation
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Megan Fox, left, as Lilah and Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “Jonah Hex,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
“Jonah Hex” has more problems than the film’s tormented central character. It’s a confusing and poorly-shot adaptation of a minor comic book story that feels days longer than its scant 80-minute running time. Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is a bounty hunter asked by President Grant (Aidan Quinn) to stop post-Civil War terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich). Hex is up to the task since it was Turnbull who murdered his family and left him with a horribly scarred face. In a plot that feels like it was originally planned for “The Wild, Wild West 2,” Hex must stop Turnball from leveling Washington, D.C., with a massive new weapon. The script by William Farmer,
Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor is a jumble of supernatural elements, a love story and selective bits of the comic book. None of the parts are developed enough to be interesting. It would have helped if Hex’s origin hadn’t been reduced to a cheesy animated sequence at the beginning. The Batman, Superman and Spider-Man back stories are such a part of pop culture there’s no need to rehash them. But “Jonah Hex” isn’t a big part of comic book culture. The film should have been lengthened to reveal more about Hex before he became such a man of mystery. The convoluted script could be why Brolin looks like he’s sleepwalking through the movie. His stiff acting is only made worse by the makeup he wears to portray the scarred hero. He sounds like he’s doing a bad “Sling Blade” impersonation.
Megan Fox plays the only person Hex can confide in, a gun-totting prostitute named Lilah. “Jonah Hex” suggests that prostitution must have been a great profession in the 19th century — Lilah clearly has the best dental plan of anyone in the movie. Studios are always looking for the next great comic bookinspired franchise. It won’t be “Jonah Hex.”
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Tigers in the Pros
Duke Calhoun, New York Giants
Tyreke Evans, Rookie of the Year The Sacramento Kings guard is the second consecutive Tiger to win the coveted national honor, following Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose. In his first season with the Kings, Evans averaged 20.1 points, 5.8 assists and 5.3 rebounds in 72 games.
Ryan Fraser and Drew Martinez, New York Mets
Considered a potential late-round pick, the former University of Memphis receiver didn’t make the cut for the NFL draft, signing instead shortly after as a free agent.
The Mets selected Fraser, former U of M pitcher, with their seventh pick in the 16th round. Martinez, sophomore centerfielder, joined his teammate seven rounds later in day-two of the MLB’s First-Year Player Draft.
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Don’t Be Deceived
Back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons at The U of M weren’t enough to sway scouts for the NFL draft, but the running back said he was thankful for the opportunity to play at the professional level.
I am writing this for genuine, sincere Christians. In some of these devotionals I intend to try to reach those who are not Christians, to convince them of the superiority of Christianity over all other religions. Today, however, I am writing to those of you who truly love the Lord Jesus Christ. In the university environment you will be daily tempted to compromise your Christian beliefs and values. In some instances, your faith will be ridiculed. Your belief in moral purity, for example, will be mocked and scoffed at. Your values will be derided as bigoted and puritanical. You will be sorely tempted to jettison your beliefs and enter the “liberated” world of moral relativism. However, do not be deceived. Speaking of such scorners, the Apostle Peter said long ago, “While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.” Those who claim to be liberated are themselves slaves to their lusts. The truly free individual is the one who exercises self-control over his or her passions. The consequences of immorality are horrendous. There are temporal consequences for immorality, but even more importantly God says in Hebrews 13:4 “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.” Don’t be deceived. Someday the scoffers will scoff no more. Remember, “At the end of the road, you meet God!”
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