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Her first experience with the law was in seventh grade as a witness in court. “I had to go to court and testify,” said Yolanda Ingram, now assistant dean at The Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law. “At that point I was exposed to the justice system, and it really showed me how much of an impact the law has on our lives.” Ingram said the experience was one of the reasons she decided to become a lawyer and is encouraging students to take an interest in law at the ninth annual Diversity Outreach Program Oct. 27 in The University Center Beale Room at 11:30 a.m. The free program is open to high school and college students interested in law and will be led by four Memphisarea lawyers including Christine Cane, Amber Floyd, Michael Joiner and James Jones. Students attending the session will learn and be able to ask questions about the law school admissions process. Ingram said that anyone who loves to read, write and wants to make a good difference in the world would probably make a good lawyer. “My number one pet peeve about people applying to law school is that they think they have to be a political science major,” she said. “Anyone can apply to law school as long as they have a four-year degree.” Another myth, Ingram said, is that students think they need a 4.0 grade point average to apply. “Our median is a 3.42,” she said. “Half of our students are above that and half are below.”
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University proceeds with plan to ban tobacco on campus BY CHELSEA BOOZER News Reporter In response to suggestions by the student and faculty senates, University of Memphis administration is planning a campaign that will effectively ban all forms of tobacco on campus. “This is something (U of M President Shirley Raines) wanted to do as part of recognition for the next century of The University,” said Bob Eoff, vice president of communications, public relations and marketing. “We are going for a healthier campus all the way: exercise, eating and other things.” As part of the Healthier New Century Campaign, the policy will restrict all administration, faculty, staff and students from using tobacco on campus when the measure takes effect in July, according to master of public health director and campaign committee member Marian Levy. The use of tobacco products
will only be allowed in private vehicles, she said. East Tennessee State University passed a similar resolution in 2006. The same year, Austin Peay State University decided to only allow smoking in parking lots. Middle Tennessee State University banned tobacco on its campus in July. The U of M Student Government Association passed a resolution in 2010 noting its desire for a smoke-free campus, with 24 faculty senate members voting in favor of the motion afterward. Four faculty senators voted against it. In addition to a tobacco-free campus, the campaign’s mission is to promote healthy food choices and encourage people to use stairs instead of elevators, Levy said. Lawrence Pivnick, President of the faculty senate and law professor, said that banning tobacco
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After a century of smoking on campus, many students find issue with a new anti-tobacco policy that aims to stamp out all forms of tobacco on University of Memphis grounds. on campus “further encourages the health of everybody.” “You can walk outside of our law school building downtown in the front plaza, and it reeks of smoke if you go through,” he
said. “I, for one, have allergies. I would prefer not being subjected to that.” A group of public relations research students are expected to
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Lady Tigers climb to No. 4 in poll BY ADAM DOUGLAS Sports Editor The Lady Tigers are ranked No. 4 in this week’s Soccer America poll, marking the team’s second straight week as one of the top five teams in the country. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll ranked The U of M No. 8 in its 10th poll of the season. “We try not to get caught up in the rankings,” said head coach Brooks Monaghan. “But as a coach, it makes you feel proud to take a look at where this program has come from where it was.” Memphis has been ranked in the top 10 in both the NSCAA and Soccer America polls for six straight weeks. With the best win percentage (.972) among all NCAA Division 1 Women’s Soccer teams, Memphis (17-0-1) continues to rewrite the record books with this week’s programbest rankings in the national polls. Despite not landing atop the polls, the Lady Tigers show no signs of slowing down in their
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The University of Memphis women’s soccer team celebrates after scoring a goal during a match last week. quest for an unbeaten season. “I don’t think we get caught up in not being No.1,” Monaghan said. “I know those other teams that are ahead of us are undefeat-
ed too, but I don’t think it affects us one bit.” Memphis closes its regular season schedule at the University of Alabama-Birmingham on
Thursday at 7 p.m. Postseason play begins on Nov. 2 with the Conference USA Tournament hosted at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.
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Graduation Planning Online Undergraduate student advising has joined the 21st century with a personalized collection of students’ academic history at The U of M organized in the UMdegree portal. “It is a software tool created by college registrars, they created it as a start up company and sold it to SunGard part of the banner tools or what we know as myMemphis,” said Karen Thurmond, director of academic advising. UMdegree provides a report of all the classes required for a student’s degree. The program categorizes those classes under general education courses and courses required for a student’s major. “With so many different degrees, minors and concentra-
tions it increases the complexity of planning courses from one semester to the next,” said economics instructor Douglas Campbell. “There are always questions, ‘does this meet my requirement,’ now with UMdegree it‘s all there in front of you.” Checkboxes appear to the left of each class, showing the current status as either not complete, complete or in progress. Each class includes the semester and year the student took the class, the grade received and the credit earned. An option called registration checklist under the format tab allows students to view the classes they still need to take to complete their degree. Requirements and credits are calculated and the program shows what percentage of the student’s degree is completed.
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BY ERICA HORTON News Reporter Memphis police are searching for a suspect in connection with the shooting of a pregnant woman at her apartment near The University of Memphis on Tuesday morning. Officers responded to Campus Height Apartments, located at 3341 Southern Ave., and found the 20-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis in non-critical condition, according to MPD spokeswoman Alyssa Macon-Moore. A preliminary investigation by police found that someone knocked on the victim’s apartment door, and when no one answered, they began firing shots. There were 12 people inside at the time, including five children. The woman’s next-door neighbor said that she is not a U of M student, nor are the other residents of the apartment. There were no witnesses in the shooting, according to Macon-Moore. An investigation is ongoing.
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The UMdegree Planner allows students to plan for graduation. Students can click and drag courses they need to complete into columns for future semesters. After dragging the classes into the desired semester, you can click on “more info on these classes” to find out what days and times the classes are being offered, along with a brief description of the class. “They can plan their entire degree freshman through senior year and as long as you stick
to the schedule it allows you to graduate on time and more effectively plan what courses to take.” Campbell said. UMdegree became available to students on Sept. 15. It is not yet available to all departments, according to Thurmond, but should be by the end of the spring semester. Thurmond will be at the Student Government Association town hall meeting tonight to talk about UMdegree and answer any questions students may have.
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BY HUGH R. MORLEY MCT A revamped system to crack down on unemployment insurance fraud and improper benefit payments has stopped claims totaling more than $56 million, The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Tuesday. The system, introduced in March, identified 76,000 questionable claims between April and September and prevented checks from going to 35,000 people, many of whom were working while collecting unemployment benefits, Labor Commissioner Harold “Hal” J. Wirth said. “This is fraud,” Wirth said. “Fraud is a tax increase on the people. It comes right out of folks’ pockets.” New Jersey’s effort comes as states, prompted by President Barack Obama and the high numbers of claimants, are looking to reduce the number of fraudulent unemployment claims. The U.S. Department of Labor recently reported that states overpaid about $19 billion in benefits from 2008 to 2011. Two weeks ago, the agency recognized New Jersey’s initiative, giving its “Unemployment Insurance Innovation Award for Integrity” to New Jersey at an Oct. 19 conference in Rhode Island. New Jersey officials said the award recognizes the department’s reorganization of its anti-fraud effort, which included consolidating several groups of investigators previously spread throughout the department, and the hiring of a former FBI special agent, Charlie Walkowiak, to head the effort. In the past, the department compared the list of people getting unemployment checks with reports of newly hired employees, Wirth’s office said. Among them was the National Directory of New Hires, a database updated weekly that is operated by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement to help enforce child-support payments ordered by the courts, Wirth’s department said. When the old system identified someone who was collecting a check and also working, the department continued paying the checks while it verified the hire information with the employer to ensure its accuracy, said Ronald Marino, assistant commissioner of income security at the department. But advances in the reliabil-
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Do Americans really possess an unwavering belief in freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly and petition as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution? Should these tenets of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness be protected and safeguarded without fail if we are truly to live in a free society? How have events in Greater Memphis, past and present, impacted these rights? These and other issues will be explored.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:15 a.m. Conference Opening & Welcome 9:30 a.m. “The Freedom To Speak Through Music” Speaker: Al Bell, former owner – Stax Records & Winner 2011 Grammy Trustees Award
FOLLOWED BY Q&A SESSION ON THE IMPACT OF MEMPHIS MUSIC ON FREE SPEECH & POP CULTURE 11a.m. Inaugural Norm Brewer 1st Amendment Lecture Speaker: Hank Klibanoff, James M. Cox Jr. Professor of Journalism – Emory University & Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Race Beat”
1 p.m. “Religious Freedom: What Does It Really Mean?” How religion and religious freedom have impacted the culture and fabric of Memphis from the Civil Rights Movement to today’s hot-button issues. A Panel Discussion with local religious leaders & Steve Mulroy, Shelby County Commissioner and Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law professor; moderated by David Waters, faith columnist for The Commercial Appeal.
3 p.m. The State of Freedom of the Press Exploring a variety of issues surrounding the First Amendment right to a free press from the history of media in Memphis to the age of social networking. Included will be an examination of the legal and social implications present in today’s 24-hour, non stop media environment. A Panel Discussion with noted local historians, media representatives and academics, moderated by Dr. Thomas Hrach, U of M assistant professor of journalism.
5 p.m. Reception, University Center First Floor 6 p.m. “Freedom Sings®” University Center Theatre Entertaining, irreverent and inspiring multimedia experience of video, narration and live music performed by an all-star cast of musicians of songs that have been banned or censored or have sounded the call for social change – this program invites the audience to experience the First Amendment in a new way.
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assist the Student Health Center in promoting the campaign. According to Robynn Hopkins, chief human resources officer, the committee heading the campaign includes representatives from the Department of Human Resources, the Provost’s Office and the Office of Student Affairs. She said via email that it is her office’s understanding that the campaign is a student-led initiative that began two years ago. The SGA has discussed banning tobacco on campus in meetings this semester. The resolution is the first such measure approved by the group since a 2001 petition that failed to change University policy. SGA President DeWitt said that he isn’t in favor of a complete ban, but favors a compromise between smokers and non-smokers. “I try to approach it pragmatically and keep the opinions of other students in mind. They have the right to smoke, but it is a negative thing for the campus,” he said. “It’s distracting to other students, but if there is a way to allow it while limiting its distracting effects, we should keep that in mind.” Jordan Wells, SGA speaker pro tempore, said that a ban on tobacco would not be enforceable. “As of right now, before they ban smoking, there is already a rule on campus that we are not supposed to smoke within 25 feet of the building,” she said, referring to a Tennessee Board of Regents policy that prohibits smoking within 20 feet of building entrances, air intakes, vents and windows. “We can’t enforce that, so I don’t necessarily understand how they can ban smoking on the whole campus.” She said students who use tobacco might be dissuaded from living on-campus if a total ban is enacted. Peter Groenendyk, director of residence life and dining services, shared her sentiment, but remained supportive of The University’s efforts to limit tobacco use on campus. “I know that there will be some students who will be reluctant to live on campus if they are unable to smoke outside their buildings,” he said. “This does concern me and we will work extra hard to ensure that these students learn about the many advantages of living on campus.”
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How do you feel about the upcoming smoking ban on campus? by Brian Wilson
“I feel like smoking is easy enough to avoid. There are already designated areas, so why should the whole campus be that way?”
“It’s very stupid. Smoking is what keeps us focused on our classes and from having nervous breakdowns.”
“It’s really messed up, because smoking outside is something that essentially doesn’t bother anybody.”
“What bothers me is that they’ve been deliberately elusive about the policy and not let us find out until it was too late to change it.”
“Haven’t we already designated polite smoking areas without it ever being an issue? I don’t know any fellow students who want this policy passed.”
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People across the country were surprised last year when Bicycling magazine named Minneapolis America’s “No.1 Bike City,” beating out Portland, Ore., which had claimed the honor for many years. Shock that a place in the heartland could outperform cities on the coasts was matched by widespread disbelief that biking was even possible in a state famous for its ferocious winters. But this skepticism fades with a look at the facts. Close to four percent of Minneapolis residents bike to work according to census data. That’s an increase of 33 percent since 2007, and 500 percent since 1980. At least one-third of those commuters ride at least some days during the winter, according to federally funded research conducted by Bike Walk Twin Cities. Even on the coldest days about one-fifth are out on their bikes. Minneapolis also launched the first large-scale bikesharing system in the U.S. — called Nice Ride — and boasts arguably the nation’s finest network of off-street bicycle trails. It was chosen as one of four pilot projects (along with Marin County, Calif.; Columbia, Mo.; and Sheboygan County, Wis.) for the federal Non-Motorized Transportation Program, which aims to shift a share of commuters out of cars and onto bikes or foot. Bikes also figure prominently in the local economy with firms such as QPB (bike parts), Dero (bike racks), Park Tools (bike tools) and Surly (bikes, frames and trailers) located in the Twin Cities. “Biking has become a huge part of what we are,” Mayor R. T. Rybak declared to a delegation of transportation leaders from Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio, on a Minneapolis tour sponsored by the Bikes Belong Foundation. “It’s an economi-
This year Minneapolis is adding 57 new miles of bikeways to the 127 miles already built. The 3.2-mile trail around Lake Calhoun, part of the Chain of Lakes, connects to the rest of the system. cal way to get around town, and many times it’s the fastest. I frequently take a bike from city hall across downtown to meetings.” This year the city is adding 57 new miles of bikeways to the 127 miles already built. An additional 183 miles are planned over the next 20 years. By 2020, almost every city resident will live within a mile of an off-street bikeway and within a half-mile of a bike lane, vows city transportation planner Donald Pfaum. In a city where bicyclists of all ages and backgrounds already ride recreational trails regularly, the goal is to make two-wheelers a central component of the transportation system by encouraging everyone to hop on their bikes for commuting or short trips around
town. This is not a far-fetched dream, since nationally half of all automobile trips are three miles or less _ a distance easily covered on bike in twenty minutes. “Places famous for biking like Copenhagen and even Portland feel very far away,” remarked Jeff Stephens, Executive Director of the Columbus advocacy organization Consider Biking, who came to Minneapolis looking for ideas he could apply back home. “It was exciting to see what they’ve accomplished in Minneapolis, which is a city that seems a lot like Columbus. “Our mayor has said that he wants Columbus to become a ‘bike town,’” Stephens added, “and seeing what’s been done here gives us a clearer sense of what that means.”
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With talent aplenty, Tigers bench goes deep
The U of M men’s basketball team before tipoff of a game last season. The team will benefit from a more well-rounded roster this season.
BY ADAM DOUGLAS Sports Editor This year ’s University of Memphis men’s basketball
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are getting after it, but it’s hard to judge right now because we’re beating up each other,” he said. “I think we look good, but we’re only playing ourselves.” Though the season won’t officially start until Nov. 15 when the Tigers open up against Belmont, players are very eager to play against Lemoyne-Owen College next Wednesday in an exhibition match. The Tigers will no doubt have a deep roster this season, but Pastner says he doesn’t yet know how his starting five will look once it takes the floor in a real game. What he does know is how deep they will be. So picking starters will be something of a puzzle for him and his staff. “We talked about it a little bit today,” he said. “Just out of fairness, I want to give our guys a little more time. But the way our talent is, we’re not going to be a five-starting team – those are just the facts.” So with this team being deep as it is, there shouldn’t be a problem when someone gets into foul trouble. Last year’s undersized team struggled to rebound the ball effectively, but Pastner said he will ensure such Tigers’ deficiencies are addressed this season. “Every day we keep a plusminus chart on everything the guys do,” he said. “Every day in practice, the two stats I’m talking about are defensive and offensive rebounding, along with assists-to-turnover ratio. I don’t talk about nothing else.” One of the main cogs in the Tiger offense will be sophomore Joe Jackson, who said that though he’s more than ready for the responsibility, his teammates will be ready to step up as well. “Our team is so loaded that it’s like playing another team in practice,” he said. “We have a lot of weapons. Adonis (Thomas) can post guys, Will (Barton) can slash and shoot, Chris (Crawford) can pass and shoot and Wesley can handle the ball just as good as me, so if we play the right way, we can win easy.”
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BY SCOTT HALL Sports Reporter The University of Memphis men’s soccer team clinched a berth in the 2011 Conference USA Tournament with a 2-0 win over Kentucky on Sunday. The Tigers (9-4-1, 3-3-0 C-USA) took down the struggling Wildcats (8-9-0, 1-5-0 C-USA) with second-half goals from freshman midfielder Wil Linder and sophomore forward Mark Sherrod. The U of M also recorded its sixth shutout of the season. The match remained tight until Memphis took the lead in the 74th minute. Junior defender Jordan Johnson sent the ball into the box from the right side toward Linder, who headed the ball toward the goal. The shot deflected off the crossbar into the hands of the Kentucky goalkeeper, who lost control of it and allowed the ball to roll over the goal line. The goal was Linder’s third this season. Johnson was credited with his third assist of the season. “It was super, Wil again stepping up for us,” said head coach Ritchie Grant. “It was a good header. Good play, great cross, a super header from Wil, because he had to work to get it.” The Tigers added an insurance goal in the 78th minute. Linder’s cross into the box was stopped by a Kentucky defender, but senior forward Parker Duncan stole the ball and passed across to Sherrod, who finished easily from six yards out. Sherrod’s 15th goal, also tied for third in the nation in total goals scored, gave Linder and Duncan both assists on the play. Grant said his team responded well from a late 1-0 loss at UAB last week. “We knew that it was kind of a lifeline for Kentucky in terms of getting into the tournament,” he said. “It was a cagey game, to be honest. I thought both teams played not to lose for periods of the game. But I think we just about edged it.” The win secured the Tigers a
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spot in the six-team C-USA tournament, to be held Nov. 9-13 in Tulsa, Okla. “You look at where all the teams are in our league and now the challenge is to rise up the table as much as you can,” Grant said. “But to get into our own tournament is a mighty challenge, so we’re definitely happy about that and now we can play the next games more for our seeding…we have a lot to play for in the next two weeks.” The Tigers play their final non-conference contest of the season today at the University of Central Arkansas. They will return home to play their final home game against Central Florida on Saturday at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.
by Joe Murphy
Tigers secure C-USA tourney berth with win
Freshman midfielder Wil Linder tries to keep a ball inbounds during a Conference USA game last week.