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Vol. 79 No. 81

Wednesday,February 29, 2012

Will Barron leads Tigers to victory over UCF Knights, 84-55

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Tigers Conquer Knights

U of M ranks high among disability-friendly universities

Brittany Carter experienced firsthand the reasons why The University of Memphis has been recognized as one of the most disability-friendly colleges in the United States.

Colleges that provide addi-tional services to the require-ments of the Americans with Disabilities Act were recognized in the book “College Success for Students With Physical Disabilities,” released Feb. 1.

Due to complications at birth, Carter has cerebral palsy. She has slight paralysis on her right side and has been in a motor-ized wheelchair since the age of six. She graduated with a bach-elor’s degree in professional studies concentrating in disabil-ity and rehabilitation services in December of 2011.

When Carter faced the deci-sion of which college to attend after graduation, she heard about The U of M through a teacher and mentor she had in high school.

“I had a problem with the transition, and she thought it would be good since my sister would be going there. I had a chance to visit the campus, and I felt like I was a student before I was a student. It felt like a home away from home, and I made a lot of connections,” Carter said.

Residence Life has acces-sible apartments at Carpenter Complex with roll-in bathrooms, townhouses at graduate family housing with roll-in bathrooms and kitchens and a few dorms at Richardson Towers with bath-tubs instead of roll-in showers, said Residence Life Supervisor Glenda Barton.

A single student apartment in Carpenter Complex was Carter’s “home away from home” during her time at The U of M.

“(Disabled Students) always ask me can someone like (them) live in a dorm,” And I always say yes. Our residence life is fabulous at working individu-ally with students to accommo-date their needs. We don’t have every kind of room, but we have a campus that certainly tries — the spirit is there,” said Susan Te Paske, director of Student Disability Services.

Carter was able to have her own bathroom and plenty of

Jazz Week returns to U of MJazz will descend upon The

University of Memphis this week with a series of concerts in honor of the American art form.

Nightly performances are scheduled in the Harris Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. and are free to faculty and students.

The U of M began celebrat-ing Jazz Week in the late 1960s to remind the community of jazz’s rich history and promote current musicians who work to excel the field.

“The events will introduce audiences to all types of jazz, from the classics to exciting new arrangements,” said Carol Morse, marketing and commu-nications director with the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. “We have a great variety of per-formers too, with small com-bos, jazz singers and big-band orchestras.”

Tonight’s event is titled A Tribute to the Matteson-Phillips

Tuba Jazz Consort and will fea-ture two tubas and four eupho-niums — a smaller tuba that creates a unique sound rarely found outside of brass bands.

The concert will also honor Dr. Charles Schulz, a retired professor emeritus of tuba and euphonium, with a scholarship fund in his name.

Schulz will join faculty and guest artists in the band tonight, but the next three nights will be comprised of stu-dent performances.

Thursday, the improvisa-tional-based jazz combos will play standard and original pieces, while Friday’s concert will feature the 17-member Jazz Ensemble II, who will perform a mixture of big-band originals and arrangements.

The U of M’s Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra and 3rd Coast Vocals will carry the culminating night of Jazz Week on Saturday.

While students and facul-ty can attend for free, general admission is $10, $7 for seniors and students from other

universities.The 3rd Coast Vocals

have been compared to The Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices in several local reviews.

“They’re outrageously good,” said Jack Cooper, direc-tor of jazz studies.

High school jazz bands will compete during the day for

the opening slot of Saturday night’s concert.

During the event, Cooper will present the School of Music with a collection of more than 3,000 CDs bequeathed to him by his parents – primarily jazz and some classical music.

The collection will reside in the Music Library on the sec-ond floor of the Music Building.

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There’s something in the water at The University of Memphis.

The Physical Plant depart-ment received reports Tuesday morning that said the water in

some buildings on campus was “slightly discolored” or even black, according to Rosemary Frix, an office assistant for the Physical Plant.

No one is completely sure of what caused the water’s discoloration.

In a phone interview, Frix said the discolored water reported in Mitchell Hall, John S. Wilder

Tower, Clement Hall and the Edward J. Meeman Journalism Building was a result of a pump change by Memphis Light Gas & Water.

However, MLGW Water Laboratory Specialist Lydia Duckworth said no pump was changed at the Sheahan Pumping Station, property owned by MLGW off Zach

Curlin Street, east of campus. “We had a person come out

there and check the water,” she said. “I don’t know where the Physical Plant got their infor-mation from, but that isn’t the case.”

Representatives from Physical Plant’s pumping department said they ran the water in the sinks in the build-ings reported in order to clear out all of the dirt.

MLGW officials said students saw “sediment stirred up from old pipes” in the water.

Glenn Thomas, a represen-tative with MLGW’s corporate communications, said discolor-ation of water is not unusual when pumps are changed.

“We do suggest that you do not wash clothes,” Thomas said. “It is safe to drink, although I understand that most people choose not to because it’s not all that appealing.”

Duckworth said that if water isn’t clear, students should flush the toilets three times every 15 minutes until clear. If problems persist, he said students should contact the Physical Plant at 678-2699.

Four buildings on campus were reported Tuesday to have discolored water.

BY MICHELLE CORBETNews Reporter

BY CHRISTOPHER WHITTENNews Reporter

BY ELIZABETH COOPERNews Reporter

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room for her motorized wheelchair.

“I loved it. I learned that I enjoyed my privacy, and I had more room. It was on campus, but away from cam-pus at the same time,” Carter said.

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires col-leges to provide accessible doors, ramps and elevators. In addition to those require-ments, the website of College Success for Students With Physical Disabilities listed The U of M as providing adapted student housing and a University transit system to transport students over the railroad tracks.

The author’s son, Tommy Tiedemann, has cerebral palsy. When the Tiedemanns were researching colleges for Tommy to attend, they began to compile a list of those that went above and beyond the requirements of the act.

“Colleges are required to have accessible elevators, rails — they aren’t required to go beyond with accessible dorms, wheel chair sports,

and the more they looked the more they were inspired,” said Lacy Compton, editor of the book.

Carter said Student Disability Services offered more than assistance across the railroad tracks and acces-sible housing; they served as a guide for her college experience.

They had Carter’s phone number and knew where she was at all times in case some-thing went wrong.

“We’ve been here since 1988. From my understand-ing, we were one of the first 50 schools. We were at the forefront of starting an office,” Te Paske said.

Carter said she thinks The U of M was deemed one of the most disability-friend-ly colleges because of the faculty.

“I think they are well-deserving; before I started attending, I felt like a stu-dent. They are accepting of people. It’s due to the fac-ulty letting them (students) know there are people differ-ent from them. Every school has its ups and downs, but I wouldn’t trade my experi-ence for the world,” Carter said.

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Facebook only recognizes Courtney Meeks’ birthday every four years, but it’s no glitch. She blames it on the leap year.

Meeks, a journalism graduate student, will celebrate her sixth birthday when she turns 24 years old today. Since she doesn’t have a real birth date every year, she usu-ally celebrates on the 28th.

“You get a little bit more atten-tion when your birthday is on the 29th because it’s so unique,” she said. “It makes for a good conver-sation starter.”

There are downsides to being a leap year baby, however. Meeks said pharmacies and banks often have a hard time locating her

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professor in journalism, will be 36 today and celebrate her ninth birthday.

She typically celebrates her birthday every year, but said other events that come along every four years, like the Olympics and the presidential elections, serve as reminders of when her true birth date occurs.

“Probably more people I know remember my birthday than other people’s because it’s so weird,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s because I’m so cool or if they’re like ‘That’s a cool birthday, dude!’”

She said it was most confusing when she turned 21, because she usually celebrates her birthday on the 28th but wasn’t able to get her

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on a leap year,” she said. “I usually stay with the 28th because it’s still February.”

Erin Cox, a sophomore political science major, said her leap year birthday is more of a personal cele-bration for herself and her friends.

Her last actual birthday fell on her Sweet 16. She’ll mark being 20 years old on her fifth birthday today, though she usually cele-brates on March 1.

“I don’t do anything really extravagant. It’s more of a per-sonal thing to me,” she said.

She said when she was young-er she disliked having a birthday once every four years, but as she got older, she has come to embrace it.

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Tigers pummel Knights, clinch share of C-USA title

The Tigers nabbed at least a share of the C-USA regular season title and sent the Memphis seniors out on a high note.

After picking up a school record-setting seventh-straight win on Saturday, The University of Memphis men’s tennis team lost their first match of the year against the University of North Carolina-Wilmington on Sunday.

Memphis began a two-match East Coast road trip Saturday against Old Dominion. The Tigers defeated the Monarchs 5-2 to improve to 7-0, surpassing the 1977 and 1979 squads for the best start in program history. Senior Leon Nasemann and freshmen David O’Leary and Connor Glennon continued their undefeated singles streaks to lead the team to victory.

The Tigers continued their trip, traveling to North Carolina to take on UNC-Wilmington Sunday. O’Leary and sophomore Johnny Grimal picked up the only singles wins against the Seahawks in the

Tigers 5-2 loss, the first for the season. The pair of Nasemann and Grimal picked up the only doubles victory for the Tigers.

The U of M will travel to Florida for a road trip against Conference USA foe Central Florida on Friday, and will continue against South Florida on March 5 and Stetson on March 7.

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Will Barton scored 18 points and the Tigers shot 58.9 per-cent from the floor en route to a 84-55 thrashing of UCF on Senior Day.

The game was all Memphis from the start. After spotting the Knights a 4-0 lead, the Tigers stormed back to take a 33-18 lead into the halftime break.

Senior Wesley Witherspoon had a great performance in his final regular season home game at The U of M. The for-ward scored 15 points and pulled down seven rebounds, as well as recording a team-high four steals.

The Tigers’ other senior, Preston Laird, also got in on the action. After the 17,784 fans in attendance chanted his

name for a few minutes in the second half, head coach Josh Pastner finally sent him into the game. The guard came in and scored his only three points of the season.

Barton’s 15 point, 11 rebound performance earned him his tenth double-double of the season. Sophomore for-ward Tarik Black scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and sophomore guard Chris Crawford added 11 as the Tigers recorded 22 assists on 33 made field goals.

The Tigers will head to Tulsa, Okla. to take on the Golden Hurricane in both teams’ regular-season finale. Memphis clinched at least a share of the Conference USA regular season title against UCF and have the opportunity to gain the title outright with a win on Saturday.

BY SCOTT HALLSports Editor