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BY CHRISTOPHER WHITTEN News Reporter The University of Memphis will soon be the final resting place of a replica of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great, as Memphis City Council members voted on Tuesday to move the statue from the Pyramid to The U of M campus. The statue has stood at its current location since the Pyramid was erected in 1991. Bass Pro Shops representatives told city council officials that the statue did not fit with the lodge-like theme they have planned in the redevelopment of their superstore set to open in August 2013. City Councilman Joe Brown argued that the Memphis Zoo was a better choice as the statue’s new home because of its prominent Egyptian theme. There, he said, more people could see the Egyptian replica. Brown postponed the decision two weeks ago to consult a lawyer about the legality of the transfer. At Tuesday’s meeting, Brown said that in accordance with an agreement with the former Egyptian government, the City could lease, but not sell, the statue to The University, as part of their collection of Egyptian artifacts and educational items. According to Lorelei Corcoran, director of The U of M’s Institute of Egyptian Art and Architecture, The University of Memphis secured a $50,000 donation to move the 50-ton statue to the Central Avenue location between the Theatre and Music buildings. Tony Poteet, assistant vice president of U of M Campus planning development, said there is currently an art sculpture, located where the Egyptian pharaoh will soon rest, that must be moved before The University can bring the fiberglass replica of Ramesses to campus. “Once I get the other sculpture moved, and the new foundation poured, and the lease in place, then I will get it moved,” Poteet said. The contract allows The University of Memphis to pay $1 for a 99-year lease on the statue and have the option to renew its contract in 2110 for another 99-year term.

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‘Octubafest’ coming to U of M BY ERICA HORTON News Reporter

It’s big, bold, brass and coming to The University of Memphis. Tuba students and professors are uniting this week for the fourth annual Octubafest. Free and open to the public, Octubafest began Wednesday night with student solo performances in the Harris Concert Hall, where all tuba festival talents will be showcased. The festival will continue tonight with more student solo and chamber music performances and Friday at 5:30 p.m. with faculty solo and chamber music pieces.

Octubafest ends Saturday with guest tuba artist Matt Tropman, who will perform at 5:30 p.m. Tropman once performed in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Kevin McKenzie, a sophomore music education major at The U of M, said his relationship with the tuba began in the sixth grade. After auditioning for band, McKenzie decided he wanted to play either the drums or the trumpet, but his band teacher had other plans.

“Come to find out, he put me on euphonium,” McKenzie said. Though he wasn’t enthusiastic about the instrument when he was introduced to it, he said the euphonium, a small type of tuba, helps put him through college on scholarship. “Euphonium was not a very popular instrument at the time,” McKenzie said. “At the end of my sixth grade year, he asked me to be in marching band, which was really cool because you couldn’t usually do it until ninth grade.” McKenzie said he appreciates tuba more now that he is in college and realizes his

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Senior music education major Mark Bonner warms up for Wednesday night’s Octubafest performance in Harris Concert Hall. The brass festivities continue tonight and through Saturday with nightly performances at 5:30 p.m.

Slacking from the back?

Veteran professor offers observations on classroom seating, decorum after 42 years behind lecturn BY CHRISTOPHER WHITTEN News Reporter

Students often battle through distractions with their jobs, their families and their extracurricular activities while in college, only to find their biggest distraction can be sitting right beside them in the classroom. Psychology professor William Dwyer has taught more than 35,000 students, observing their academic performance for 42 years. He said he has noticed that where student sits in the classroom often correlates with their grades. He said he uses the skills he learned during his 20 years of law enforcement in education. He has “arrested a lot of drunks” and said he notices it’s much like teaching freshmen. History major Ed Gardner, 49, said that

the seat selection of 120 students in an art history class he took last fall was very telling. “Students would sit in the back and play video games. The instructor allowed laptops for taking notes, but they would run the ear buds up behind their ears so the instructor couldn’t see,” Gardner said. “It was very distracting to the point where I would get to class early so I could sit up front. I value my education – I come to class to learn.” Dwyer said there is a wide range of decorum that teachers demand in the classroom

and that instructors should be stricter. “When you have kids who are texting and talking on their cell phones or laughing at stuff on the Internet, that’s very disruptive to the ones who are there to learn. They pay almost $20 an hour to listen to a teacher here,” he said. “It is unfair when a teacher does not demand academic discipline.” The range of distractions in the classroom depends on the teacher, Dwyer said.

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Josh Pastner to speak for Civility Campaign BY CHRISTINA HOLLOWAY News Reporter At noon today, men’s basketball head coach Josh Pastner will speak on courtesy, respect and sportsmanship as part of The University of Memphis’ civility campaign. Numerous campus organizations and departments, including Student Affairs, the Bursar’s Office and the athletics department, sponsor the campaign. “I think that he has a lot of things to say about the concept of civility,” said Peter Groenendyk, director of Residence Life and Dining Services, and chair of the civility campaign. Tomorrow’s speech will be one of three main events during the campaign, including the kick-off that took place on Oct. 6, and a showing of the movie, “Crash,” in Mynders Hall on Oct. 26.

The campaign was spawned shortly after a cyber-bullying incident at Rutgers University in Sept. 2010, when one of Rutgers’ male students committed suicide after he was recorded participating in sexual acts with another male student. “Acts of uncivil behavior don’t just exist between students – they actually involve faculty; they involve staff. So what we tried to do was cast a pretty wide net to get people involved,” Groenendyk said. In addition to the events, students can also sign up to participate in a creative video contest. Students can submit their entries online and enter for a chance to win Dining Dollars. “I think everybody who goes to one of these programs will take something from it,” Groenendyk said. “But the real value is the conversations that start to occur.”

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from page 1 future would be different if it were not for the instrument. Last year, he played the euphonium as a solo artist for the first time at Octubafest. “It really sparked my interest in the instrument and made me want to practice more,” he said. Kevin Sanders, tuba professor at The U of M, said part of the point of the Octubafest is to showcase student and faculty talent, but also to cultivate a greater appreciation of the tuba. The festival, which is celebrated on campuses around the country, originated at Indiana University in 1974, founded by tuba professor Harvey Phillips. Phillips died in October 2010, nearly 36 years after the first Octubafest. Sanders, who is responsible for bringing Octubafest to The U of M four years ago, said he met Phillips when he was still alive and participated in the festival as an undergraduate at Indiana University. Octubafest, he said, helps break some of tuba and euphonium stereotypes. “People think it can’t do anything more than ohm-pa or low notes,” he said. “Students are playing transcriptions of flute pieces, violin, virtuosic stuff that you wouldn’t expect to hear on this kind of instrument.” Mark Bonner, senior music education major and U of M Octubafest performer, said he began playing the tuba in middle school after growing tired of the trombone. “I didn’t like the slide,” he said. “So, I turned to the tuba. It’s the closest thing related to the trombone.” Bonner said his dad also played the tuba in school. “I heard him play once and it was like a year after I started playing,” Bonner said. “He was horrible.” Despite his good tidings towards the instrument, Bonner said he has had to dispute some stereotypes about the instrument. “People associate it with being lazy, fat,” he said. “I think of the ‘Family Guy’ episode where Stewie Griffin follows around the fat guy with a tuba making noises.”

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Monday, Oct. 10 at 10:39 a.m., officers responded to a bicycle theft at the Living Learning Center. The student’s Master bike lock had been cut and his bike was gone. The case is under investigation. Monday, Oct. 10 at 5:10 p.m., officers responded to a bicycle theft at the Living Learning Center. The bike was locked to the bike rack, and was missing when the student returned. The case is under investigation.

Harassment

Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 1:27 p.m. officers responded to a call

about a suspicious person at the University Center. A student said a suspicious male was hanging around and trying to talk to her. The student asked not to be bothered, but he continued to harass her. The case is under investigation. Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 4:44 p.m., officers responded to a call about a male following a female student and verbally harassing her. The student was walking across campus from Rawls Hall when the male approached her and tried to start conversation. She said she walked away and he followed while making obscene comments.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 10:34 a.m., officers responded to a theft call at the Innovation Parking Garage. The student had parked her vehicle in the parking garage, and her license plate was gone when she returned. The case is under investigation. Thursday, Oct. 6 at 9:30 p.m., officers responded to an auto break-in at the Conlee Parking Lot, located behind the Central Ave lot. The student returned to his car and the side door had been pried open. The student’s CD player was stolen and his ignition switch was damaged. The case is under investigation.

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Monday, Oct. 10 at 4:32 p.m., officers responded to a vandalism call at Manning Hall. A faculty member was sitting in his office when someone broke the window, shattering glass into his office. The case is under investigation.

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from page 1 “Some teachers allow students to play video games, search their Facebook, text, and actually walk out, buy food in the food court and come back and sit and eat in the classroom,” he said. “Some teachers allow that and others don’t – I don’t. If I catch that in my classroom, you lose twenty percent of your grade.” In his psychology classes, Dwyer has had to explain to some students what is appropriate and inappropriate classroom conduct, finding that in many cases, they simply don’t know any better, he said. “They have never been in an academic situation before or their schools weren’t that good. A lot of students just don’t know, so you have to discipline them,” Dwyer said. “We have to teach these kids how to be college kids.” According to Dwyer, the negative connotation associated with sitting in the back of class is more of a reality. “In a classroom of 400 people, the students with the higher grades sit in the front – everyone knows that,” he said. “They tend to find each other and form study groups.” The students who are most prepared for his exams are usually in the front of class as well, Dwyer said. Dwyer did acknowledge, however, that there are exceptions to this educational norm. Students tend to keep the seats they choose on the first day, according to Dwyer. So the students who come in late and sit in the back, in this case, would not necessarily perform poorly. This notion, Dwyer said, is most relevant to classrooms of a larger size. German language professor Heike Polster said that back row distractions would never happen in her class. With 30 students taking the course, she knows everyone by name and is never more than 20 feet from any student. “I have a strong presence in my classroom,” she said. “And my aim with candy is pretty good at that distance.”

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What are your impressions of the Occupy Wall Street/Memphis protests?

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“I haven’t been paying attention to it. I have only seen people protesting on television about Wall Street, but I didn’t know why.”

“I feel like it’s good, but not enough momentum behind the movement yet to make an impact.”

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“I didn’t know there was an Occupy Memphis. I don’t really understand the movement. I think it’s important for them to have a specific cause and leader.” — Kasey Skinner, Health administration graduate

“I don’t agree with the whole movement. People are protesting without a reason or a purpose. They want to do something but really aren’t.” — Will Hickman, History freshman

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BY NATHAN OLIVAREZ-GILES Los Angeles Times Apple Inc. sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S units over the weekend, making it the fastest-selling iPhone ever. That sales figure is the highest of any iPhone to date during that initial three-day period, said Apple Inc., which announced the number Monday. The Cupertino, Calif., technology giant also said more than 25 million people have downloaded iOS 5 to their iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches in the five days since the operating system’s release. And more than 20 million people have signed up for iCloud, Apple’s free service that syncs data such as calendars, contacts and photos wirelessly across a user’s computer and portable Apple gadgets, the company said. The service was also

launched five days ago. IPhone 4S sales were “more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, in the company announcement. The previous-generation iPhone 4, launched in June 2010, is Apple’s bestselling product; more of the devices have been sold than all earlier versions of the iPhone combined. On the first day of in-store iPhone 4S sales, Sprint said the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S resulted in its best sales day for any product line it has ever carried. Sprint became the third carrier to sell the iPhone, following AT&T, which launched the first iPhone, and Verizon. The iPhone 4S failed to wow many analysts and pundits when it was revealed Oct. 4, the day before

Apple co-founder and technology icon Steve Jobs died. From the outside, the iPhone 4S, which sells for about $200 to $600, looks nearly identical to the iPhone 4, but it features upgraded hardware with a dual-core A5 chip (similar to that found in the iPad 2) and a new 8-megapixel camera that can shoot up to 1080p highdefinition video. More than 1 million iPhone 4S handsets were pre-ordered in the first 24 hours after early orders began, about a week before the device’s in-store launch. So far, the iPhone 4S is for sale in the U.S., Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Japan and Britain. Apple said it will be available in 22 additional countries Oct. 28 and in more than 70 countries by the end of the year. In the U.S., the iPhone 4 and 4S are being sold by AT&T, Sprint and Verizon.

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Analysts: Cain’s 9-9-9 plan a windfall to rich, would increase tax burden of less wealthy BY STEVEN THOMMA McClatchy Newspapers

lower incomes, with the heaviest burden on the middle class, the Tax Policy Center found. The breakdown: —For those with incomes below $10,000, the average tax increase would be $1,122; —For $10,000-$20,000, the average tax increase would be $2,705. —For $20,000-$30,000, the average tax increase would be $3,833.

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Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan would give every American making more than $1 million an average tax cut of $455,000, according to a new independent analysis. All Americans with incomes above $200,000 would get tax cuts under the Republican presidential candidate’s dramatic proposal, according to the analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a joint effort of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, both respected center-left policyresearch centers. At the same time, those with incomes below $200,000 — 84 percent of taxpayers — would see their taxes increase under the Cain plan, according to the analysis, which is the first to look at precisely what would happen to different incomes under the proposal. Cain’s 9-9-9 plan has captured the imagination of many Republicans and fed his meteoric rise to the top tier in polls on the contest for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. He proposes to replace all federal taxes with a 9 percent flat tax on personal income, a 9 percent flat tax on corporate income, and a 9 percent national sales tax. He has been vague about the proposal’s details, and his campaign has refused to answer questions from McClatchy Newspapers. “I invite every American to do their own math, because most of these are knee-jerk reactions,” Cain said in a debate with Republican rivals Tuesday night. “It does not raise taxes on those that are making the least.” He insisted in his CNN interview that his planTELC0474_Mab_SYSOH_MEM_3.75x5_BW.indd would not hit lower incomes. The Tax Policy Center found a different result. It based its analysis on Cain’s public comments and documents from Fiscal Associates, a firm that analyzed the plan for Cain. The study found that high incomes would get tax cuts from the 9 percent flat tax. The wealthy now pay a 35 percent marginal rate on their income above $379,150. Those with cash incomes between $200,000 and $500,000 would get an average tax cut of $11,155. Those with cash incomes between $500,000 and $1 million would get an average tax cut of $59,489. And those with incomes above $1 million would get the average tax cut of $455,247. Tax increases would fall on all

—For $30,000-$40,000, the average tax increase would be $4,196. —For $40,000-$50,000, the average tax increase would be $4,399. —For $50,000-$75,000, the average tax increase would be $4,326. —For $75,000-$100,000, the average tax increase would be $4,368. —For $100,000-$200,000, the average tax increase would be

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Activism

BY VALERIE J. NELSON Los Angeles Times Elouise Cobell, the treasurer of the Blackfeet tribe who tenaciously pursued a lawsuit that accused the federal government of cheating Native Americans out of more than a century’s worth of royalties, resulting in a record $3.4 billion settlement, has died. She was 65. Cobell died Sunday at a hospital in Great Falls, Mont., of complications from cancer, her spokesman Bill McAllister announced. Growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in north-

west Montana, Cobell often heard her parents and neighbors wonder why they weren’t being paid for allowing others to use their land, she later recounted. When she took over as treasurer of the tribe in 1976, she found herself in charge of an accounting system “in total chaos,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2002. As Cobell attempted to unravel the books, she could make neither “hide nor hair of the trust accounts,” she later said, referring to trusts that had been set up as part of the 1887 Dawes Act.

The act tried to erode the tribal system by granting parcels of land to individual Native Americans, but not allowing them to control their new property. Instead, the land was placed in trust with the promise that owners would be paid royalties for oil and gas, grazing or recreational leases. Yet the Indians received little or no payment, the Times reported in 2009. Cobell approached the Boulder, Colo.-based Native American Rights Fund about filing a class-action lawsuit against the Interior and Treasury departments, and

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Ohio police hunt dangerous animals on loose from preserve BY GERALDINE BAUM Los Angeles Times Wild bears and other beasts from an exotic-animal farm were still roaming free in a rural area of eastern Ohio on Wednesday morning, and people were being told to stay indoors, according to news reports. Armed officers have already killed 31 of 48 animals that escaped from the wild-animal preserve near Zanesville, Ohio, and were hunting for the others, officials said. Classes were canceled in four area school districts, Columbus station WBNSTV (10TV News) reported. During a Tuesday night news conference, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz advised area residents to stay indoors, and has since continued to send them updates via Twitter. Signs on the local roads warned “Caution exotic animals” and “Stay in vehicle.” “These are wild animals that you would see on TV, in Africa,” Lutz said at the news conference. He described the animals as “mature, very big, aggressive,” but said a caretaker told authorities the creatures had been fed as recently as Monday. The preserve had lions, tigers, cheetahs, wolves, giraffes, camels and bears. Authorities said they were gunning for the most dangerous of the animals still on the loose — big bears, wild cats and wolves. In the meantime, the staff of the Columbus Zoo and veterinarians were on the scene in hopes of tranquilizing the animals and returning them to safety. Jack Hanna, a former Columbus Zoo director, drove overnight to Zanesville from Pennsylvania to assist. “It’s a terrible situation, there’s no doubt about that,” Hanna, also a syndicated animal-show host, told 10TV News. “The loss of any animal’s life is tragic. Of course, the loss of a human life would be even more tragic.” He said the most aggressive of the animals would become only more dangerous the longer they were on the loose: “Obviously, as the days go on, hours go on, the (animals) are going to have to have food.” The sheriff told reporters that, starting late Tuesday afternoon, his office had been receiving phone calls that wild animals had been spotted on a road under Interstate 70 near Zanesville, which is 55 miles east of Columbus. Officers with assault rifles rushed to the Muskingum County Animal Farm and found owner Terry Thompson dead, and the doors to the animal cages left open. Thompson opened the gates to his property and let the animals roam free moments before he killed himself, Lutz said Wednesday. Lutz did not say how Terry Thompson died but said the cause of death came from a self-inflicted wound, according to 10TV News. Lutz said several aggressive animals were near his body when deputies arrived and had to be shot. About 50 law enforcement officers from different agencies were patrolling the 40-acre farm Tuesday night on the lookout for animals

hiding under trees. Danielle White, who lives on the property adjacent to the farm, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that Thompson had been in legal trouble, and police confirmed that he had recently been released from jail.

“He was in hot water because of the animals, because of permits, and (the animals) escaping all the time,” White told the Plain Dealer. A few weeks ago, White said, she spotted camels grazing on the side of a freeway.

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Record-breaking season continues Lady Tigers maintain spot among Top 10 teams in nation

As one of only six undefeated teams in NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer, The University of Memphis Lady Tigers have broken yet another team record this season as they climbed into the top five nationally ranked teams, the first time in program history. The Tigers, No. 5 in the Soccer America Poll and No. 9 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Poll, are in their fifth week ranked in the top ten. They were ranked No. 8 going into matchups against UTEP and Colorado College last weekend. “The team is extremely confident right now, but at the same time they’re level headed,“ said Brooks Monaghan, head coach of the Lady Tigers.

On Friday, the Lady Tigers faced a solid offensive team in UTEP, but still came out on top. Dominating both the offense and defense, the Tigers finished the game with 20 shots on goal, seven corner kicks and four saves en route to a 3-0 victory. On Sunday, The U of M defeated Colorado College (7-6-3, 5-2-1 C-USA) 2-1. With the win, the Lady Tigers finished 7-0-1 at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex, going unbeaten at home for the first time in program history. “Friday was full of energy. I was very pleased with the way we played, and the way we played led us to a big result,” Monaghan said. Several players set personal records last weekend, including senior goalie Elise Kuhar-Pitters, who collected her 50th career victory and tied her own singleseason mark for wins with 15,

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second-most in a season for The U of M. Seven players now have three or more goals in the 2011 season. “We stay humble no matter what we do, no matter what the records and rankings say, keeping our heads and just playing the same way we’ve been playing the whole time,” Oduro said. “We’re staying even more focused than we did in the beginning of the season, because this time last year was up and down a bit, and we’re just trying to keep it going and trying to get where we want to be.” The Tigers return to the pitch on Friday, Oct. 21, at Southern Mississippi University with game time set for 4 p.m. The matchup is the 13th meeting between the Tigers and Golden Eagles. Memphis holds the advantage in the all-time series, 9-4.

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Christabel Oduro again recognized for outstanding play by C-USA BY JASMINE VANN Sports Reporter Scoring the winning goal in both of Memphis’ weekend victories, Christabel Oduro’s game winning performances earned her Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. “I don’t let it get to my head or anything,“ Oduro said. “I just take it if it comes and just keep playing the way I’m playing.” This weekend Oduro tallied two game-winning goals as the Lady Tigers extended their winning streak to 16 games, topping UTEP and Colorado College. Friday, logging 87 minutes against the Miners, Oduro took the shot that put the Tigers on the board. Sunday, Oduro posted her fourth game winner of the season against Colorado College that put the Tigers up 2-1. “Any time you have a kid as talented as Christabel, it makes life easy,“ said Brooks Monaghen, head coach of the Lady Tigers. “She has so much room to grow; she’s continually getting better and the sky is the limit for her.” A native of Brampton, Ontario, Oduro has eight goals and 19 points this season, the highest on the team. “She is only a sophomore and hopefully she continues to improve as a player,” Monaghan said. “As she improves, she is going to make the team that much better.”

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Pirates sink Tigers with big 2nd half

Football team plunges to 1-6 record BY ADAM DOUGLAS Sports Editor Through three quarters, the University of Memphis football team put up a good fight against East Carolina University. It wasn’t enough, as the Tigers (1-6, 0-3 in Conference USA) eventually folded to the Pirates, 35-17, The U of M’s 17th loss in its last 19 games. Though the Tigers played well in the first half with senior quarterback and Wake Forest transfer Skylar Jones running the offense, the Pirates’ offensive attack overwhelmed Memphis’ defense in the second half. ECU carved up the Tigers defense for more than 400 yards of total offense. “I want to thank ECU for playing a 60-minute game,” said Tigers head coach Larry Porter. “We didn’t play a full ball game and as a result in the second half, they pulled away from us.” The Tigers led 10-7 at the half, though both teams had yet to find their stride offensively. With a 54-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Johnson taken away after review in the first half, the Tigers were forced to settle for a field goal from junior Paulo Henriques. The would-be touchdown was a momentumkiller for the Tigers.

“Certainly you want to have seven points instead of three,” Porter said. “But by it being so early in the game, you never want to take points off the board.” Jones completed 10 of 18 passes for 124 yards and threw two interceptions. He started in place of freshman Taylor Reed, who was nursing a sore back, and sophomore Andy Summerlin, who was out with an ankle injury. Though a thirdstring quarterback, Jones said that as the most experienced of the trio, he has to play better. “I got a little greedy out there in throwing those interceptions,” he said. “I just need to be (better) in my decision-making. Mistakes are going to happen; you just have to bounce back. Hopefully I showed coach that I am capable of making explosive plays.” Though Jones did look like he had the potential to lead the Tigers the rest of the season, if need be, Porter wasted no time in saying who would be the starter this weekend against Tulane University in New Orleans. “Taylor (Reed) is our starting quarterback,” he said. “Certainly Skylar opened our eyes, and we’ll see what we can do with him as we go forward.”

Tigers on parade BY ADAM DOUGLAS Sports Editor The talent, glitz and glamour of Memphis Madness lured a capacity crowd to FedExForum on Friday night as The University of Memphis Tigers basketball team officially kicked off its 2011-2012 season. Doors opened for the free event at 5:30 p.m., and with the anticipation of seeing Rick Ross and this season’s Tigers basketball team, some attendees were waiting in line as early as 1:30 p.m. “First of all, you’ve got to give all the credit to the fans for coming out and supporting their team,” said Josh Pastner, men’s basketball head coach. “The fans are the best in the country and this has become an event.” The event that Pastner was referring to was the fact that the main act, Rick Ross, had gotten sick on his plane and had to be rushed to the hospital in Birmingham, Ala. It was said that the rapper had two seizures and couldn’t make the trip. But in a matter of minutes, Pastner was able to bring in another rapper to replace Ross, Yo Gotti. “My prayers go out to Rick Ross,” Pastner said. “But only in Memphis can you replace an ‘A-list’ guy with another ‘A-list guy.’ He was plan B, and if he said no, plan C was to try to see where Justin Timberlake was at and what he was doing, or Drumma Boy, or could we get Lil Wayne in here – but we had to get someone. And Yo Gotti did

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Tigers head coach Josh Pastner poses with rapper Yo Gotti, center, who performed in place of ailing rapper Rick Ross. us an unbelievable favor because he loves Memphis so much.” The festivities started with the women’s team introductions and a short scrimmage. After hearing from women’s head coach Melissa McFerrin and preseason Conference USA Player of the Year Brittany Carter, the men took center stage. They opened with intros and a spectacular pyrotechnics display, followed by three-point and dunk contests and ending with a scrimmage. Sophomore guard Antonio Barton won the three-point contest. Junior D.J. Stephens won the dunk contest, judged by celebrity judges Penny Hardaway,

Thaddeus Young, Drumma Boy, Andre Iguodala, Elliott Williams and Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph. But his dunks didn’t impress everyone. “I really won the dunk contest again (this year) because D.J. wasn’t even in the dunk contest,” said Will Barton, sophomore guard. “At first he wasn’t supposed to do nothing. Then he was supposed to do just one dunk and sit down. So technically I won because you can’t win something that you’re not in.” The Tigers began full practice on Sunday. They host LemoyneOwen in their season-opener on Nov. 2.