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Tom Bowen accepts the Director of Athletics position at the Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday. He will replace outgoing R.C. Johnson, effective June 18. Bowen has held the same position at San Jose State University since December 2004.

BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor University of Memphis President Shirley Raines announced the hiring of Tom Bowen to replace R.C. Johnson as Director of Athletics at The U of M on Monday.

Bowen, currently the athletic director at San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., will officially take the reins on June 18. “The search committee and I wanted someone who could continue the progress of Tiger Athletics developed over the last 16 years under the leadership

of R.C. Johnson,” Raines said. “Tom Bowen was the unanimous choice of the search committee. He was highly recommended as a man of integrity, ingenuity and competent leadership.” Johnson announced his imminent retirement on Nov. 28, just one day after the firing of football head coach Larry Porter.

Bowen, whose initial contract will last through the 2017-18 academic year, was selected by a search firm that included, among others, FedEx vice president and chief financial officer Alan Graf, a major Tiger athletics supporter. Bowen will oversee the start

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UM recycling park set to open on Earth Day BY CRYSTAL FERRARI News Reporter When the sun sets on Earth Day 2012, April 22, a new campus pocket-park that allows students to relax and recycle will light the corner of Desoto and State streets with it’s LED lights. The architectural Green Team designed and proposed the idea for a campus recycling zone to the Green Fee Committee two years ago. Originally an $18,000 project, the idea was turned down due to a renovation to a neighboring area of the project’s location, Mynders Hall, said Jennifer Thompson, the project’s co-manager. With the help of a new stu-

dent organization called R3, the recycling prototype blossomed into something more, along— a park and outdoor learning space. It was approved last year with a new allowance of $35,482. “We walk by the site every day, and it used to be a broken asphalt driveway with an ugly Dumpster. People would park their cars illegally,” said Megan Hoover, member of the Green Team. “We decided that recycling is something that needs to be talked about more on campus.” The park is comprised of drought-tolerant indigenous plants, reused sun shading panels, a rubble wall, LED

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The legacy of Benjamin L. Hooks will be remembered from Wednesday to Friday with performances, discussions and a documentary. Hooks was appointed as the first black criminal court judge in Tennessee. He was the Executive Director of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People in 1976, among his many roles. He served as a distinguished adjunct professor of Political Science at The University of Memphis. In 1996, the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change was founded. A play is scheduled for Wednesday night at 5 p.m. at the University Center Theatre. A ticket to “Who Will Bell the Cat? Benjamin J. Hooks In His Own Words: A Performance by Hattiloo Theatre” is $10. Directed by Ekundayo Bandele, the founder of Hattiloo Theater, the performance will pinpoint the life of Hooks, from fighting in WWII to becoming the first black man to hold the position of the United States Federal Communications Commissioner. Bandele prepared for about three months for the show. The goal of Hattiloo Theater, a Memphis-based non profit, is to highlight black artistic expression through the arts. “People can expect to learn some of the little known history of Dr. Hooks,” Bandele said. “We’re excited to get the audience’s reaction to the performance.” Thursday’s schedule will consist mainly of speeches, including keynote speakers George Chauncey, professor of history at Yale University, and Julian Bond, civil rights activist and former chairman of the NAACP. Daphene McFerren, director of the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change, said college students are encouraged to attend because

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Architecture major Meagan Hoover explains the plans for the new recycling centers on campus. These hubs will provide a place for students to bring their recyclables and learn more about recycling.

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Student loan debt seen as growing threat to U.S. economy MCT

BY BECKY YERAK News Reporter

Laura Wesolowski is saddened to find she did not get a job she had applied for. The 29-yearold has accrued more than $100,000 in student loan debt.

Move over, mortgages. Get out of the way, Greece. Another economic doomsday scenario is emerging. Student loan debt has reached about $870 billion, exceeding credit cards and auto loans, and balances are expected to continue climbing, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said last month. In February, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys referred to a “student loan ‘debt bomb’” and wondered if it was shaping up to become “America’s next mortgage-style economic crisis.” Such a burden could crimp an already weak economy. “Student debt poses a large and growing threat to the stability of our economy,” Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan testified March 20 before a U.S. Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing in Washington on the looming student debt crisis. “Just as the housing crisis has trapped millions of borrowers in mortgages that are underwater, student debt could very well prevent millions of Americans from fully participating in the economy or ever achieving financial security,” Madigan said. In January, Madigan’s office sued for-profit Westwood College, claiming it misleads students enrolled in its criminal justice program, puts them deep in debt and awards a nearly worth-

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lighting, recycling bins, benches and a permeable gravel walkway. The 6,015 square foot project is a collaborative effort. Shelby County government donated the shading material made of brise-soleil that was taken from an entire floor of an old office building located at 157 Poplar Avenue. A portion of the park is landscaped by Gardens Oy Vey. Students played a major role in the project. Along with the designing and planning, students will install the brisesoleil enclosure, build the benches and plant much of the landscaping, said Sherry Bryan, project co-manager. The gravel pathway will allow water to run into the soil instead of into storm drains. The rubble wall is made of donated broken cinder blocks, and above them will be educational placards that display information about different types of recyclable materials. “Our rubble wall will be used as a thermal mass, so in the winter it will capture the heat from the sun. You can sit by it and it will keep you warm,” Hoover said. The indigenous plants will not only be used for landscaping, but will also be almost wall-like, creating seating-pod benches for students. “This is something that we’d like to have at different locations on campus,” Bryan said. “We’d love to have them in places like Millington and Jackson too. This project is more than going by a blue Dumpster and putting your trash in. It’s really a place where we can stop and learn about recycling.”

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BY ERICA HORTON News Reporter After retiring early from BellSouth in 1994, then 47-year-old Mary Brignole needed something to do. “I took jobs with the Orpheum and Memphis in May, and then (enrolled in) University College,” said Brignole, now academic counselor at The University of Memphis. “I started with University College because I could design my own degree.” Brignole said it was her “great advisor” that encouraged her current career path as an academic counselor. Now both she and her former advisor, John Petry, are being honored along with 18 other alumni at the Education Centennial Hall of Fame Induction and Silent Auction today at 6 p.m. in the Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway Athletic Hall of Fame. Tickets, available through the alumni website, are $35 for Alumni Association Members, $40 for non-members and $25 for students and faculty. Proceeds will fund a graduate student scholarship, said Wendy Sumner-Winter, alumni coordinator. About $2,000 had been raised for the scholarship as of Monday. The event’s honorees all graduated from the College of Education and College of Health and Human Sciences and were chosen for their contributions to the community and outstanding achievements since graduation. Brignole, who received her master ’s degree in counseling in 2003 from the College of Education and College of Health and Human Sciences, said she is proud to be a U of M alumna. Some of her fondest memories as a student included the individual attention she received from professors and acquiring skills to help people, she said. “Counseling skills, broadening my knowledge as far as multicultural counseling, learning about different ways to assist people,” she said. “The process of how much my professors cared that I was able to obtain the knowledge I needed, and they were always there to support and encourage me.” Brignole said she remembers when her counselor asked her what she wanted to major in A’s an undergraduate. “I said ‘I have no idea,’ I just wanted a degree. Then she asked, ‘Are you in a hurry

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Hooks from page 1 they will come across issues of, human rights and education sometime in their future. “The world never stays the same,” she said. “It changes, and there are different issues that come up. So what we hope is that the conference will help everyone including students be more thoughtful on how to approach these difficult issues of the 21st century.” Friday’s event will begin with panel discussions on topics like corporate living, and end with a red carpet premiere of “Duty of the Hour: The Life and Times of Benjamin J. Hooks,” a documentary on Hooks, at The Orpheum Theatre downtown at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for students, $50 for faculty and staff and $125 for the public. After Friday, the Institute will progress toward getting the documentary distributed nationally. “It’s important to show not only the growth of our nation, it shows the growth of our city, it shows the growth of the college,” she said. Julie Graves, the assistant director of the institute, said the goal of the events is to highlight topics worthy of discussion. “While it’s often difficult for students to really grasp how the Civil Rights Movement matters today, they should know that it does matter,” she said. “If they have ever been bullied, denied access to quality healthcare or even wronged for their perceived sexual orientation, they should know it’s their right to live free of harm and or discrimination.”

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from page 1 of new head football coach Justin Fuente’s time in charge of the Memphis football program. “I felt very confident I could come in here and continue the traditions and the legacy that has been set up here by your previous AD, what you’re doing and I want to be a part of that,” Bowen said. “I felt I could bring to the table my unique set of qualifications that are diverse.” Bowen has served as the athletic director at SJSU since 2004. Prior to that, he served as the Director of Community Affairs and the executive director of the 49ers Foundation for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers. In his time in San Jose, Bowen strived to improve the academic atmosphere around San Jose State athletics, after inheriting an athletics program that lost 57 scholarships to NCAA penalties for poor academics in 2005. “The academic success of my student-athletes is priority one,” Bowen said. “I wanted to be at a university where that mattered as well. Our vision at where I was before, and I believe that vision is here, is a championship ring on one hand and a diploma in the other. That’s what I want to be a part of, and this is a chance to continue that and build that.” Bowen’s seven-year tenure at SJSU also saw a strong increase in football attendance, despite average results on the field. In 2004, the season immediately preceding Bowen’s arrival, the Spartans had an average attendance of less than 6,500. By 2008, that number had increased to around 21,000 per game, and they averaged just over 18,000 last season, despite going 3-22 the previous two seasons. Bowen said the success of the Memphis athletics department was a major factor in his decision to apply for the job. “Having a chance to really look at The University of Memphis and what’s taking place here, prior to getting acceptance to the Big East, and then where you are going, I wanted to be a part of that,” he said. “It’s exciting because of the young coaches that are here, the seasoned coaches that are here and the success of the program that continues to be here.”

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QB Reed expected to transfer BY BRYAN HEATER Sports Reporter

The University of Memphis football team expects to see the fourth quarterback transfer out of the program in three years. Sophomore quarterback Taylor Reed is expected to transfer, following the likes of Andy Summerlin (Samford), Tyler Bass (Florida A&M) and Ryan Williams (Miami, Fla.), all of whom have transferred out of the Tigers’ program in recent years. Reed could not be reached for comment. Reed was one of the few bright spots on a Tiger squad, which finished the season 2-10 with a 1-7 mark in Conference USA. He made his debut under center against the Arkansas State Red Wolves after Summerlin was injured the previous week against Mississippi State.

As a freshman, Reed started nine games for the Tigers, passing for 1,690 yards and 10 touchdowns with only four interceptions. Texas Tech transfer Jacob Karam vied with Reed throughout spring practice for the starting job heading into the fall. Karam displayed impressive zip on the ball and footwork throughout spring practice and appeared to have the upper hand for the starting job on the depth chart. Both shared first-team snaps during spring practice. Though head coach Justin Fuente has yet to grant Reed his release, his potential departure leaves Memphis with questions at the quarterback position. After Karam, the Tigers have virtually no experience at the position. Will Gilchrist is a junior, but has not recorded any stats during his time at Memphis. Also on

the roster are freshmen Paxton Lynch, from Deltona, Fla., and homegrown product Will Gross from Melrose. Both were part of Fuente’s first recruiting class on National Signing Day. Gross was highly touted entering his senior season before being injured, causing many schools to back off. During his junior season, Gross passed for 2,333 yards to go along with 34 touchdowns and only six interceptions. Lynch was named MVP of the Central Florida All-Star Game, finishing with 237 yards through the air and three touchdowns. Reed’s departure further adds to the rebuilding process in Fuente’s first year at the helm of the football program. With a 3-21 record over the past two seasons, Fuente and the Tigers will have much evaluating to do heading into fall camp in August.

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