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After delay, renovations at former law school building completed; departments ready to relocate for next semester The clock is ticking as University of Memphis art and communications students wait to use their newly renovated building on Central Avenue, formerly the on-campus law school. The new Art and Communication Building was slated to open Aug. 8. The opening was delayed because of slow construction, according to Ralph Faudree, provost of The University. “Construction did not move as quickly as possible,” he said. “That’s the only reason. We’d hoped that the move would have occurred prior to the beginning of the semester.” Faudree said there will now be two moves, one during fall break in October for the art department and one at the end of the semester between December and January for the communication department. Alyssa Blaire, senior art major, said she doesn’t believe the move will happen on the new date because the move-in time has changed too many times before. “We had five move dates this summer,” she said. “I personally packed up our department chair’s entire office, most of which is still in boxes.” Blaire said the art office was closed for a week this summer to give people time to pack, adding that many staffers are teaching out of the boxes because they don’t want to unpack until the big move. When she visited the Art and Communication Building this summer, Blaire said she and some faculty knew by the look of the place that they would not be moving anytime soon. “There were wires everywhere, mysterious leaks and the construction workers didn’t seem to be doing much,” she said. Richard Lou, chair of and professor in the department of art, said that though administrators in the art office are already packed, moving into the building will take patience. “Any delay is always a bother, but a lot of people are working it out,” he said. Lou said there are about 450 art students at The U of M and that the new space will help accommodate those students’ needs, but the building is still not big enough to house the entire art department. “The only thing moving from Jones Hall will be printmaking foundations, administrative offices, art history, galleries, graphic design and the

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U of M sophomore David Lindsey, who is organizing a paintball club at The U of M, aims down the sight of his paintball gun before confronting an unfortunate opponent. See page 5.

Students capitalize on summer internship programs in D.C. BY MICHELLE CORBET News Reporter

“We were in the middle of the 2010 election and the Wikileaks stuff – you aren’t just seeing things happening in the newspaper but in emails and on your desk,” Bennett Putting on your best suit, hopping on said. the metro, and working side-by-side with Bennett had the opportunity to particiCongressmen and Senators could be the daily routine for enterprising interns during pate in a discussion about public policy with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker. He also met with the 2012 fall semester. U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn at civic engageThe Washington Center for Internships ment project. and Academic Seminars offers “The civic engagement projstudents the opportunity to get e extremely patient when ect let us get involved with the an internship with thousands of process or the comorganizations—governmental, being placed for an internship ... political munity in general; we went to nonprofit, corporate and international—in the center of our You’re at the bottom of the food Blackburn and lobbied over the crisis,” Bennett said. nation’s capitol during the presichain and experiences differ.” Palestinian Pete Albrecht, political scidential election year of 2012. ence graduate student at The U “In fall 2008, one of our stu— Pete Albrecht of M, worked at The Abraham dents was in Rock the Vote and Political science graduate Group, an international busishe described it as a once in a ness development and energy lifetime opportunity,” said Dixie Crase, academic internship director for The Woodrow Wilson International Center for consulting firm less than a block away from University of Memphis who is serving as the Scholars. the White House. campus liaison for The Washington Center Jonathan Bennett, senior political science Albrecht said that students applying for Internship. “During a major election, it will major, had an internship at The Woodrow an internship shouldn’t be anxious during be especially exciting to be in the middle of Wilson International Center for Scholars. the application process. “Be extremely patient when being placed the action.” He described it as a government-subsidized A panel of University administrators and think tank researching trade policy. Bennett for an internship,” he said. “The whole town faculty will review applications for the pro- worked as a research assistant during the is run on internships. You’re at the bottom gram, with five students from The University 2010 midterm elections and the Wikileaks see Internship, page 3 being recommended for admission. Chosen scandal in the fall of 2010. students will spend the 2012 fall semester working and studying in Washington D.C. “The Washington Center has been in business for more than 36 years, working with students who come from all over the USA and internationally as well,” Crase said. In the past, students have interned at organizations including the US Environmental Protection Agency, USA Today and The

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Entertainment

Netflix split leaves scores of disaffected customers in wake Netflix and its users have been going through a lot lately. First, they split streaming and DVDs into separate services, almost doubling their prices. Then, the Starz channel announced that they wouldn’t renew their contract with Netflix. And this week, it turns out Netflix is splitting into two companies, with their DVD service being turned into a company called Qwikster. Qwikster will essentially be the same as Netflix’s current DVD delivery service, right down to the red envelopes. However, it will also rent out video games for an additional fee. The queue systems will be separated between services, meaning if users subscribe to both services they will have to look at each one separately to know whether or not a movie is available. In an email, Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and CEO, said the company was “done” with price changes, so the prices of the new service will be the same as they are now. Hastings cited the different business models of online streaming and DVD delivery as a reason to split them and allow each to grow independently. Unfortunately, this announcement was thrown in halfway through an email apologizing for

the recent price hike. Not the best way to get people excited for your new product. Reactions to the Qwikster announcement have been largely negative. “I don’t like it,” said Stephen Black, junior graphic design major. “It seems like a lot more to keep

game. While neither Redbox nor Blockbuster offer streaming right now, Blockbuster has a streaming announcement planned for today, and Redbox has hinted at streaming plans for months. Another issue Qwikster will face is not having the name recognition of Netflix anymore. They’ll

up with, having two accounts, but I haven’t used it yet so I can’t say for sure.” Investors aren’t happy with the change either, with a drop in Netflix’s stock after the announcement continuing its downward trend. At $128 a share, the company is worth less than half of what it was six months ago. With increased competition from Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime and the future plans of Redbox and Blockbuster, Netflix has a lot more to worry about in the streaming

have to get this new brand name out there through advertisements and marketing schemes. Existing customers will also be a problem. After losing some to the price hike, the inconvenience of moving to a new service will lead to more lost revenue. It won’t be all bad though. With the split of the two services, Netflix will finally have a chance to overhaul their queue system, which, in its list-like layout, is completely ill-suited for streaming. This will allow them to focus Netflix on acquiring more content deals, meaning higher selection and an overall improved experience. On the Qwikster side, video

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games will be a nice, new service, but existing companies like Redbox, Blockbuster and Gamefly, which exclusively rents video games by mail, will be an issue. If they can get the price right, it might be enough to entice people to use the service. Zaveus Dabney, business administration junior, said that he might be interested in the video game portion of the new service. “If it wasn’t too expensive, maybe another $8, I’d get it then,” he said. While they have a lot of challenges, I personally think Netflix can come out of this on top. They have a popular brand name and their service has a lot of content no one else has. Qwikster may be hard to adjust to, but the addition of video games will help expand the service into something more appealing. This also gives Netflix an easier way to eventually kill off their DVD rentals. Physical rentals are on the way out; streaming is becoming easier and more convenient and is not viable in the long run. It may be a while, but eventually the market is going to shrink and shrink and maybe, eventually, disappear. It probably won’t happen for a while, but this way they can get rid of it without it sounding like they lost a big part of their business, because Netflix will just be streaming. While the change in service may be inconvenient for users, it’s a necessary step for Netflix. Just a poorly handled one.

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of the food chain and experiences differ. Some are more demanding, others more relaxed.” Albrecht said involvement in the election would depend on whom you worked for. “There is potential for involvement. If you work for a lobbying group, you could expect an election experience,” he said. “If you’re politically savvy and you want to get involved, go for it.” Students are able to earn as much as 15 hours of academic credit while working in Washington, D.C. through internship credits and courses they can attend at George Washington University or John Hopkins University. The internship should not cost any more than the cost of the fall 2012 semester at The U of M if a student is staying on campus and has a meal plan, according to Crase. Any financial aid the student is receiving at The U of M can be used to pay for The Washington Center Internship. The Tennessee Board of Regents has agreed to provide $6,000 in funds for the program, including housing costs of University of Memphis students selected to participate. The housing complexes are located in northern Virginia or eastern D.C. near the city’s railway transit system. The Washington Center housing is not a dorm but a shared apartment with Internet, cable, 24-hour front desk security and a fully equipped kitchen. Students will be responsible for food and transportation costs. An informal work session to help students develop their application will take place today in Manning Hall at 3 p.m. The Washington Center staff will be on campus for an informational session on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. in Manning Hall. The application requires a resumé, official transcript, two letters of recommendation and two writing samples, including an essay. “The Issues Essay requires the student to discuss an issue that they are interested in that relates to their internship, career or field of study; they should present their own ideas but research academic theories as well,” Crase said. Applications are due by Nov. 3. Students will be notified by Dec. 1 if they have been selected.

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Unraveling mysteries of mummies, one sarcophagus at a time

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BY SHUNITRA INGRAM News Reporter The University of Memphis will receive a third coffin to add to its current collection in the art museum on Monday, Sept. 26. The coffin of Pa-di-Atum is scheduled to leave its Little Rock home on Friday, Sept. 23. It will be featured in the company of Irtw-Irw and Lady Ibwy in the Egyptian art section of the museum. “It will be a nice compliment to the coffins that we already have,” said Dr. Patricia Podzorski, curator of Egyptian art. “This coffin is a gift that we are very happy to get.” The coffin was donated to The University by the Arkansas Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. Podzorski said the coffin was displayed in the Arkansas museum for 40 years, but the museum decided they no longer needed the coffin after deciding to change their focus. “They changed their mission to a children’s discovery museum, and the mummy coffin was no longer needed,” she said. Podzorski said that just having the museum consider giving the coffin to The U of M was an honor. “It means a lot to us to know that we were considered as a new home for the mummy coffin,” she said. “We plan on welcoming it with open arms.” Dr. Laura Corcoran, direc-

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tor of the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, said that IEAA was responsible for the negotiating process. “We made the arrangements for the packing and for the transfer of the mummy coffin from Little Rock to Memphis,” Corcoran said. “We are the ones responsible for The University receiving the coffin as a gift.” Although the coffin is a gift to The University, the transportation of the mummy is expensive and requires careful handling. The IEAA initially were responsible for the funding, but an anonymous donor is now covering the cost. The company handling the move of the coffin is USA Art Company, Inc. “We are very grateful for the donor,” Podzorski said. “The company is very expensive. I am just glad to know that we have the assurance that the mummy coffin will be handled with the proper care.” The mummy coffin will be displayed in a case supplied by the art museum at The University. Museum media specialist Taylor Martin said the coffin will bring in a lot more viewers to the Egyptian department of the museum. “I believe the new coffin will draw more attention to the Egyptian roots that our museum represents, especially with us transitioning into the fall season,” Martin said. “The new coffin is coming in right on time.”

by Casey Hilder

U of M’s art museum receives gift from Arkansas Museum of Discovery

Art history senior Katy Tait molds a miniature ceramic vase in The Art Building. Tait is one of many students enrolled in ceramics courses at The University of Memphis.

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There will be paint BY CHRIS DANIELS News Reporter

The NCPA has 204 clubs in 44 states around the nation, and more than 5,000 members, according to the NCPA website. Tennessee is home to the University of Tennessee Volunteers, Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers NCPA clubs. Chris Raehl, president of the NCPA, said paintball is typically a younger demographic sport, commonly found on college campuses. “Paintball is a bit of a differ-

Hernando. Zeke Gurien, a manager of EZ Memphis Paintball Park, If University of Memphis said the park has seven playing sophomore David Lindsey has fields. his way, there will be guns, gear “The more you move around, and a whole lot of paint. the better,” Gurien said. “We Lindsey is organizing a paintalso have bunkers and barrels ball club at The U of M. you can use for cover.” “It’s really an adrenaline rush A player’s interest in the and a stress reliever,” Lindsey sport affects how much they said. “You get to meet interwill spend, Gurien said. esting people and make great “It can be expensive, kind friends. I don’t see why you of like a golf kind of thing,” he wouldn’t want to join.” said. “You can spend $1,500 on Paintball is a sport where a gun. It depends on the type players shoot of playing you one another want to do.” ou don’t need a lot of expewith paintball The paintmarkers or ball club currience the first time you go play. rently consists guns. Players can play any Anybody can have fun shooting at of three memtype of game bers. Once the their friends.” they desire, club reaches its including tourtenth member, — Chris Raehl nament style, The University President, National Collegiate capture the flag, will officialPaintball Association one-on-one or ly recognize just shooting some cans. ent type of sport to play,” Raehl them as a Registered Student Lindsey, an earth science said. Organization. major, said paintball is an If a university has a strong David Dye, faculty adviintense, fast-paced game that paintball club that is active in sor for the paintball club, said also requires tactical and strate- the NCPA and winning compe- Lindsey came to him with the gic thinking. titions, Raehl said it could lead idea and Dye was glad to help Dime-sized capsules filled to attracting more students. out. with dye are used as ammuni“You don’t need a lot of expe“My sons enjoyed it when tion, which is shot out of the rience the first time you go play. they were 13 and 14,” Dye said. marker by CO2 or compressed Anybody can have fun shooting “I know how much fun it is for air. at their friends,” he said. “And people, and it’s a real good recPlayers are required to wear you have people who have reational activity.” facemasks. There is special, pad- experience, and being there Dye said paintball is a fun ded clothing available to help makes it easy for people to get way to get aggression out in a ease the pain of getting shot. involved.” harmless way. “I’ve been shot in the throat Raehl has been playing paintAbby Gardner, sophomore and put three or four holes in ball for 17 years and said he’s communications major and club my house,” Lindsey said. “I’ve competed against more than 1,500 member, said she wanted to pick eaten paintballs for money others in the Chicago’s Living up an extracurricular activity before, but nothing too crazy Legends competition. Living that wasn’t a major sport and, of happens.” Legends is an open event and any course, wanted to shoot people. “I’m very excited,” she said. Lindsey is trying to get campus club is able to join. the club together so they can Lindsey has been playing for “It’s like a real live Call of Duty join the National Collegiate about the past four years. Once almost. That sounds kind of crazy. Paintball Association and com- the club starts, he hopes to play I’m not really worried about safepete in matches against other at either EZ Memphis Paintball ty. I’ve cheered, so I’ve had people colleges around the nation. Park or Cedar Hill Farms in dropped on top of me.”

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Institute for Egyptian Art and Archaeology.” Richard Ranta, dean of communication and fine arts, said that he has been given at least four move dates. “We were told we would be moving in the middle of May and then July 1 because of money reasons. Then we were told absolutely Aug. 8,” he said. “There’s not a whole lot of faith of when we are moving now.” Christine Ruby, senior

ceramics major, said the move doesn’t affect her because she does most of her work in the Art Building, but for people in Jones Hall, the delay is frustrating. “One of my friends packed up her whole studio and she doesn’t want to unpack,” she said. Kristen Bacon, senior graphic design major, said people were told to save all of their files to flash drives to prepare for the move last semester. “Now, we have to do it again at the end of this semester,” she said. “Hopefully, the move will happen this time.”

Dance, Dance

by Aaron Turner

Student Activities

Dance education major Brittney Taylor practices for the New Voices Student Dance Concert in room 124 of the Communications and Fine Arts building. Brittany is part of dance education senior Ebone Amos’s dance team for the concert, which will be held in December.

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Walk&Talk “Animal Farm by George Orwell. It’s a huge cautionary tale about the effects of believing stereotypes.” — Caroline Melton, Biology/foreign language senior

“White Noise by Don Delillo. It’s about a large toxic cloud covering a college setting and the paranoia that ensues — it’s essentially about people being afraid of nothing.” — Chris Moyer, MFA fiction graduate

What is your all-time favorite book and why?

“Stolen Legacy by George James. Very little of African culture is actually accredited to Africa, and it helps to bring those things out.”

“Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein. It’s an incredible biography that I keep coming back to.”

“Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. It’s a collection of short stories centering around a small town with a lot of psychological depth.”

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Police Beat — by Chris Daniels

Assault

Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 10:10 p.m., officers responded to a student in the Carpenter Complex apartments who said she got into an argument with her boyfriend and he struck her. She received a very minor injury, police reported. The case is under investigation. Thursday, Sept. 15 at 1:12 p.m., officers handled a complaint of a faculty member receiving a letter he considered threatening. The case is under investigation. Monday, Sept.19 at 5:42 p.m., officers handled a com-

plaint from Richardson Towers involving a student who said she had received threatening text messages from another student. The case is under investigation.

Burglary

Monday, Sept. 19 at 7:19 a.m., officers responded to the campus elementary school where a faculty member said that when she arrived for work, the office desk drawers had been forced open. Forced entry had also been made into the school building, police reported. The case is under investigation. Thursday, Sept. 1 at 2:19

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p.m., officers responded to Richardson Towers where a student said her electronic equipment was stolen from her room. The case is under investigation.

Theft

Thursday, Sept. 15 at 8:35 a.m., officers responded to a theft call in front of Ellington Hall. The student said she was walking on the sidewalk when a vehicle pulled up beside her and asked to use her cell phone, police reported. The victim let them use her phone and they drove away with her phone. The case is under investigation.

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Tennis

BY SCOTT HALL Sports Reporter The University of Memphis men’s tennis team will take to the courts this weekend in the MTSU Dale Short Shootout in Murfreesboro, Tenn. U of M players, with the exception of freshman David O’Leary, will compete against players from Belmont and C-USA rival UAB. The Tigers posted a 16-10 record in the 2011 spring tennis season, a record that tied the squad for fifth all-time in wins. The team also went 4-3 in Conference USA and appeared in the C-USA tournament semifinals, where they fell to top-seeded Tulsa.

“We are all excited to get the fall season started,” said head coach Paul Goebel. “Our guys worked very hard and played a lot of tournaments over the summer. It will be fun to see how the hard work pays off in tournament matches. We hope that our experience will be a strength for us this season.” The team returns eight players from last year ’s squad, including seniors David Henry, Daniel Schidler, and Leon Nasemann, and ophomore Johnny Grimal, who posted a team-best 15-6 record in singles play during the spring, also returned. The Tigers also return AllConference USA second team selection David O’Hare, who

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Men’s tennis aims to serve up victories in first fall outing

David O’Hare, sophomore 2011 All-Conference USA performer, looks to lead a talented men’s team that has two netters ranked in the Association of Tennis Professionals this season. became just the 11th player in program history to receive postseason honors, and the first to do so since Jorge Vazquez in 2009. O’Hare defeated then No. 49 and All-Conference USA first team selection Artem Baradach of SMU 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, for one of the most notable wins of the season. Two Memphis players made program history over the summer. Sophomore Cedric de Zutter and freshman David O’Leary became

Mark Finnegan in a press release. “Our guys are hungrier than ever to make sure they earn their spot in the lineup and it shows in how much preparation they are putting in before they get here.” Goebel added three former Tigers to his coaching staff this summer in Jordan Smith, John Taylor and Ben Stapp. Smith and Taylor will serve as student assistants, while Stapp will be a volunteer assistant.

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the first active Tiger players to receive Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings. De Zutter gained six points in doubles play, placing him at No. 1,376 in world doubles rankings. O’Leary earned his first point by defeating three ATP ranked players, earning him a No. 1597 ranking in world singles. “Having two players earn world rankings just shows how competitive we will be this year,” said assistant coach

beginning with Midnight Madness on October 14th, The University of Memphis men’s basketball team released its 2011-2012 television schedule

on Thursday. Out of the 31 games the Tigers play, 27 will be broadcast on television. Memphis’ 17 national televised games will be carried by CBS, CBS Sports Network, FOX Sports Net, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Comcast Sports South will televise the other 10 contests. The Tigers first regular season game against Belmont is scheduled for an 11 a.m. tipoff as a part of ESPN’s College Hoops Marathon. This is the fourth straight year the Tigers are a part of ESPN’s college hoops tip-off. Notable games to be televised in November include The EA Sports Maui Invitational in Hawaii, with games against Michigan and the winner of a matchup between Duke and Tennessee. The tournament will be broadcast on ESPN. In December, the Tigers have tough road contests against Miami, which will be televised on ESPN2, and Louisville, which will be broadcast on CBS.

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Football

Tigers looking to win two in a row Tommy West was coach the last time the Tigers won back-to-back games. It’s early enough to turn the season around, but what will it take to top SMU?

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Senior wide receiver and running back Billy Foster escapes for a 93-yard touchdown against Austin Peay. The Tigers will need similar big plays to keep up with Southern Methodist University’s high-powered offense on Saturday.

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On Saturday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, The University of Memphis Tigers football team will seek its first back-to-back wins since 2008, when the Tigers won three in a row under former head coach Tommy West. But for that to happen, the Tigers must first sustain longer scoring drives on offense and not allow the potent Southern Methodist University offense to gain more than 400 yards against the new-look Tigers defense. SMU comes into the contest ranked 19th overall in the football bowl subdivision in passing yards per game (390.3), 96th in rushing yards per game and 69th in points per game (27.3). “A lot of people like to talk about their offense, but I want to start with the defense because I think that the defense is very solid and sound and very capable of confusing you and causing some problems,” head coach Larry Porter said. “They like to blitz a lot, which always concerns you when you’ve got a young quarterback.” Though Porter emphasized SMU’s defense, its offense – which is reminiscent of SMU head coach June Jones’ highoctane offense at the University of Hawaii – makes SMU the team that it is. “Coach Jones has done a tremendous job in reviving that program,” Porter said. “He went away from one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Kyle Padron and went to J.J. McDermott, who’s just as good. He has a very strong arm and is a good decision-maker. We’re going to have to make sure, from a secondary standpoint, that we close those windows down and force him to make tight throws because they’re very active in the passing game.” Though the Tigers defense last played a team from the lower football championship subdivision, Austin Peay, the team looked much improved on that side of the ball. Led by new co-defensive coordinators Mike Dubose and Galen Scott, the Tigers defense held the Governors to 368 yards of total offense while forcing two interceptions and recovering a fumble. “I want to compliment Coach DuBose and Coach Scott for the way they stepped in and grabbed this defense and took it forward,” Porter said. “The knowledge, the energy and the way they took control and got these players to buy into them made a difference. I have to compliment our players as well. They embraced change, and we moved forward.” Kickoff at the Liberty Bowl is scheduled for 11 a.m. The game will be televised by FOX Sports South/FOX Sports Tennessee.