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Sculptures by Gregory Allen Smith are some of many works in the Art and Communication Building’s Art Gallery on the second floor.
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news@dailyhelmsman.com Several senior art majors have their theses up for display in the Art and Communications Building as the semester comes to a close. The exhibit, titled “Longing, not
Loathing,” opened on April 4 and will be on display until April 25. The exhibit features the work of ten artists. The art is split between the two Fogelman Galleries on the second floor of the Art and Communication Building.
The exhibit displays a diverse selection of art, from photographs to sculptures. All works of art fit into the theme, “Longing, not Loathing” in very different ways. Stephanie Britt, senior art major, set up a living room installation in a corner of one of the galleries. In it
were sofas, candles, hanging photographs, decorated end tables, a lamp, a rug and a television playing old home movies. Britt’s piece, titled “A Memoir,” was created to honor her mother who died when she was 14 years old. “My mother was my hero and at
the age of 14, I lost her,” Britt said. “I stood there and realized how different my life was about to be. In this body of work, my main focus is to honor my mother’s memory and her presence as it remains with my family
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U of M research team given NCAA grant By J.T. Mullen
news@dailyhelmsman.com As part of the 2014 NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grants, a University of Memphis research team was awarded a $10,000 grant to study and create a career readiness program for student-athletes. The research team is made up of Tim Ryan, associate professor of sport and leisure management; Richard Irwin, associate dean of
the University College and oversees the Experiential Learning Lab; Kelly Penwell, director of the Experiential Learning Lab; and Robert Baker, director of the Center for Athletic Academic Services. The purpose of this research is to develop a program that will help student-athletes be better prepared for life after school. “Through collaborative efforts between the co-researchers from multiple campus departments, we were able to develop a unique
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project to help our student-athletes and were fortunate to be chosen by the NCAA as part of their Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program,” Robert Baker said. Most student-athletes do not go on to play sports professionally and need experience for their future careers. With all the required workouts, practices, games, meetings, classes and travel that fill up a student-athletes’ schedule, most student–athletes do not have time to gain the expe-
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rience they need to prepare them for their future. “I was confident that given the demands placed on studentathletes, little time is available for in-depth experiential learning opportunities such as internships, potentially placing studentathletes at a disadvantage with respect to professional development,” Irwin said. The research team devised a program that student-athletes will use to develop workplace readiness, project-based learning, Sports
entrepreneurship training and a workshop with a community partner. Researchers will spend the summer developing the program. “We are piloting our program to provide unique experiential learning and professional development opportunities to a select group of student-athletes to see if such a program does have an impact,” Irwin said. The program will consist of a combination of class work, online
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today.” The furniture was chosen to create a living room environment that would seem welcoming to the audience. “It resembles my mother’s style,” Britt said. “Some of the items in the ‘living space’ were my mother’s.” “A Memoir” also had pictures on the wall with Britt’s mother. “My photographs concentrate on memory and presence,” Britt said. “I place her in my recent photographs to capture memory and her presence with me today.” Christina Ridley, senior art major with a concentration in photography, submitted seven photographs in the exhibit. Her piece, titled “Atmospheric Pain,” is comprised of pictures that were taken in her home and old apartment that depict a subject either hiding or in pain. “I get very intense migraines and that influences my art,” Ridley said. All of her photographs in this piece depict a form of pain or distress and use techniques to express that. For example, some of her photographs use digital double exposure, an effect where one photo is superimposed onto another, to make the pain seem more atmospheric. Also, she depicts her subject hiding in several photographs, either behind her hands or with the use of a blanket, which helps to capture her pain. “There are a lot of photographers in the show,” Ridley said. “We all use our art to communicate with our audience. It’s really cathartic.” Ridley believes that the variety of art helps make the show more diverse. “I think each artist brings a different style and technique, and that’s what makes the show,” Ridley said. Amanda Comerford, a junior studio arts major, enjoyed viewing “Longing, not Loathing.”
“The sculpture work was really nice and the way artists Kevin Sutton and Gregory Allen Smith presented it in the space looked great,” Comerford said. “The photography worked very well alongside the sculptures.” Comerford noted that there was enough space to walk around to see the art in other views. “I was moved by the piece about missing a family member,” Comerford said. “I could relate to the piece, and she really brought me into her life and the environment that she grew up in.” Comerford feels as if all of these pieces can stand alone just as well as they work together. “I believe people should always look at artwork,” Comerford said. “Not only to support the arts or artist, but to experience the emotions and depth of a piece of work that has its own definition just for that individual.” Shannon Charnes, a University of Memphis alumna, graduated last fall with an art degree with a concentration in photography. “I think it went really well,” Charnes said. “It developed into something much stronger than it was originally supposed to be.” Charnes was very moved by Stephanie Britt’s “A Memoir,” as she related to its message. “‘A Memoir’ really touched me because Britt added her mother into recent images to show how she is always with her,” Charnes said. “My stepdad died earlier this year, so her work touched me and showed things that I have been feeling.” Charnes feels as if everything came together very well to form the theme of “Longing, not Loathing.” “I feel like a lot of things are about what the artists are going through, what they have gone through or things they see wrong with the world,” Charnes said. “They long to make things better rather than loathing or hating it.”
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Tennessee hires Southern Mississippi’s Tyndall
By Steve Megargee AP Sports Writer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is counting on Southern Mississippi’s Donnie Tyndall to make the same solid transition from the mid-major ranks as the Volunteers’ last two basketball coaches. Tyndall was introduced Tuesday to replace Cuonzo Martin, who went 63-41 in three seasons at Tennessee before California hired him on April 15. Martin led Tennessee to a 23-14 record and an NCAA regional semi-
final appearance this season. “I’m humbled to be your coach,” Tyndall said. “I think Tennessee is a special, special place.” The 43-year-old Tyndall went 56-17 with a pair of NIT appearances in two seasons at Southern Mississippi. The Golden Eagles finished 29-7, tied a school record for victories in a season and reached the NIT quarterfinals this year. Tyndall called Tennessee a place where “you can compete to go to the Final Four and compete to win a national championship.” Tennessee has plucked its last
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two coaches from mid-major programs. Martin came to Tennessee in 2011 after three seasons at Missouri State. Martin was preceded by Bruce Pearl, who arrived at Tennessee from Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Pearl and Martin helped Tennessee reach regional semifinals in four of the last eight years. During a news conference announcing Martin’s departure on April 15, Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said he was looking for a coach with a proven track record but didn’t rule out the possibility of hiring a “rising star.” Tyndall fits the profile of a “rising star” because of his lack of major-conference head coaching experience, but he also has a history of NCAA tournament success. “I’m happy to tell you that Donnie Tyndall fits the profile perfectly,” Hart said. Before coaching at Southern Mississippi, Tyndall went 114-85 with two NCAA tournament appearances in six seasons at Morehead State. His career highlight came in 2011 when he guided Morehead State to an NCAA tournament upset of Louisville. Tyndall’s best Morehead State teams featured Kenneth Faried, a first-round draft pick who plays for the NBA’s Denver Nuggets.
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Tyndall faces some immediate challenges in his new job Tennessee loses four of its top five scorers from this year’s team. Josh Richardson, who will be a senior guard, is the only returning player who made over 10 starts this season. Tyndall also must unite a fan base that was divided for much of this season between Martin supporters and Pearl backers. Although Martin averaged 21 wins a season at Tennessee, some fans started an online petition to bring back Pearl when the team struggled early this season. Tennessee rallied and won eight of nine games before falling 73-71 to Michigan in the Midwest Regional semifinals. Pearl led the Vols to NCAA tournament appearances in each of his six seasons before getting fired in 2011 amid an NCAA investigation. Pearl was hired at Auburn last month. “We’ve got to put that behind us,” Tyndall said. “It’s got to start today. We’ve all got to rally and get on the same bus, if you will. We’re all Tennesee Vol fans. We all bleed orange. We all want our team, our young guys to do well. Put all that stuff behind us and go to work.” Tyndall’s teams have won at least 24 games four of the last five
seasons. He had agreed to terms on a new four-year contract with Southern Mississippi in January. Tyndall also had plenty of success at Morehead State, which had gone 4-23 the year before he took over the program. “Donnie Tyndall pulled himself up from his bootstraps,” Hart said. “He knew what he wanted to be. He wanted to be a basketball coach. He knew ultimately where he wanted to coach — in the Southeastern Conference. And he knew the tradition and history of the University of Tennessee.” While Tyndall was at Morehead State, the program was placed on probation for two years in August 2010 because of violations related to booster activity. The school’s selfimposed penalties included the loss of one scholarship and other recruiting restrictions. Tyndall has experience and in the Southeastern Conference and coaching in the state of Tennessee. He was an assistant at LSU from 1997-2001 and at Middle Tennessee from 2002-06. Tyndall was born in Grand Rapids, Mich. He played at Iowa Central Community College from 1989-90 and at Morehead State from 1990-93.
credit hour experience. Currently, 18 student-athletes are signed up for the program. Out of 137 applicants, only six researchers and research teams across the United States received grants from the NCAA. The six
grant recipients are all working on different studies that will benefit student-athletes. The various research covers a wide range of aspects. One researcher from the University of Michigan received a $50,000 grant to “develop a model program for supporting the mental health of student-athletes.” Two different studies are being conducted at Stanford University involving injured athletes and the image of athletes. A researcher at Springfield College also has received a NCAA grant for studies on the mental heath of studentathletes. The other research is a collaborative work of researchers from Utah State, Purdue University and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies to study parent involvement in student-athletes’ collegiate careers. In January of 2015, all six researchers and research teams will present their studies in Washington, D.C., at the NCAA convention.
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Memphis softball splits four-game week By Austin Reynolds
sports@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis softball team notched its fourth conference victory of the season during a 2-2 week that saw the Tigers pick up victories against Mississippi Valley State and Rutgers University. The 4-0 win against Mississippi Valley State kicked off the week. The loss dropped the Devilettes to 7-32 on the season, but Memphis head coach Natalie Poole felt it was still a dangerous matchup since the teams were playing just one game as opposed to a series. “We knew we were gonna see their best,” Poole said. “We got them to make a pitching change, but it’s also sometimes difficult as far as timing with pitch speed. So, it took us a little bit to get things going. We put the ball in play, had some people on, didn’t score them, but it was nice to be able to come back later on and do what we needed to do.” Freshmen Christian Novak and Calli Irvin took the mound for the Tigers against Mississippi Valley State and allowed only two hits in the shutout. Memphis (20-26, 4-10 AAC)
hoped to carry the momentum into their three-game series at Rutgers, but dropped each game of Friday’s doubleheader. The Tigers kept things close in the opening contest, but fell 3-1 in extra innings on a two-run walk-off home run. The backend of the doubleheader was not nearly as close, with the Scarlet Knights stomping the Tigers 14-2. Memphis entered the fourth inning down only one run, but it proved to be a disastrous inning for the Tigers with Rutgers scoring 11 unearned runs due to three Memphis errors. But the Tigers refused to go home empty handed, as they finally broke through with a 4-3 win on Saturday to close the series. Memphis senior pitcher Ellen Roberts was credited with the victory, her 10th of the season. The win adds to what’s been a historic year for Roberts, who became the all-time Memphis leader in both wins and strikeouts earlier in the season. Coach Poole was pleased with how her team responded after going winless in the first two contests. “We could have walked away with that first win,” Poole said. “It
was definitely a battle but we came out on Saturday, we recovered, we pitched well enough to be in the ball game. We played much better defense than what we showed in the second game against Rutgers, and, so, it was nice to come away with the win.” Moving forward, the Tigers host a doubleheader against Alcorn State Wednesday before hitting the road again for a three-game series at the University of South Florida. According to Poole, mid-week games like the ones against Alcorn State provide the Tigers with opportunities to work on things that can’t be simulated in practice. “It’s always nice to be able to play mid-week,” Poole said. “We like to be able to get those games in just to be able to do try to do something different again instead of practice. We can get in the box, create some live defensive plays that we can’t really do sometimes in practice, get the energy up, get the competitiveness up during the mid-week so we’re not flat when it comes to the weekend.” The doubleheader against Alcorn State will begin Wednesday afternoon with the first pitch set for 4 p.m. at the Tiger Softball Complex.
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Freshman Christian Novak is 3-1 in her last four starts. Novak and senior Ellen Roberts have been a dangerous pair at the pitching position.
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