H ELMSMAN Wednesday 11.28.12 Intramural Soccer 7 Giving Tuesday Women Combat Policy 3 4 Vol. 80 No. 051 www.dailyhelmsman.com Independent Student Newspaper of the University of Memphis H H H The ELMSMA W DAILY Advertising: (901) 678-2191 Newsroom: (901) 678-2193 The Daily Helmsman is a “designated public forum.” Students have authority to make all content decisions without censorship or advance approval. The Daily Helmsman is pleased to make a maximum of 10 copies of each issue available to a reader for free. Additional copies are $1. Partial printing and distribution costs are provided by an allocation from the Student Activity Fee. index Tiger Babble 2 Tigers’ Tales 3 National 4 Local 6 Sports 7 By Alexandra Pusateri Special to The Daily Helmsman Oyxgkro3Vgrkyzotogt iutäoiz nozy nusk lux yz{jktz For one University of Memphis student, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict hits close to home. American-raised Sundus Ayesh recognizes her Palestinian heritage with pride. The teach- ing major wears a black and white hatta scarf to show her support for Palestine and its people. Her parents immigrated to America from Palestine prior to her birth, but many of her rela- tives still live in the Middle East, where longstanding conflicts are affecting citizens of both Israel and the Gaza Strip of Palestine. In the current dispute, Hamas, the elected leaders of Gaza, want an end to the Israeli blockade of its borders. Most recently, a cease-fire agreement brokered by Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi ended eight days of bombing between Hamas and Israel. The agreement remains fragile and details of the truce are still incomplete. “I just know we can all share the land like we once have,” Ayesh said. “It’s a territory thing that’s just escalated to become chaos.” The latest attacks have been the most deadly since the 2009 Gaza War, which caused more than 1,000 deaths, mostly Palestinians. International governments have been pushing for a more permanent solution to the con- flict, and Ayesh said she is hope- By Crystal Welch Special to The Daily Helmsman see CONFLICT on page 4 Faculty to vote on same-sex hktkãzy The University of Memphis Faculty Senate will meet next week to vote on providing same-sex domestic partners with the same benefits given to married faculty and staff on campus. Senators dis- cussed the issue last month, but the vote will take place Tuesday. As of now, the spouse of anyone working for the University full-time receives healthcare benefits along with the employee. Spouses are also entitled to education benefits such as receiving classes for a discounted tuition. If this bill to extend these ben- efits to same-sex domestic partner- ships passes in the Faculty Senate, it will proceed to the U of M adminis- tration. The administration and the Tennessee Board of Regents have to approve the measure for it to be put into place. Thomas Hrach, the journalism department representative in the senate, said if prospective professors who are in domestic partnerships are interested in coming to the U of M, the administration may not be able to give the benefits they require. “We’re at a disadvantage if they want to come here,” he said. The University of Tennessee Knoxville Faculty Senate approved a similar bill last spring, which includ- ed healthcare, family leave and fee waiver benefits. In September, Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek wrote a letter to the school’s senate express- ing the administration’s inability to recognize the approved bill. “It is incumbent upon us to act consistently with the public policy of our state,” Cheek wrote. “We believe that [the resolutions] are inconsistent with the public policy of our state expressed in constitu- tional and statutory provisions.” Students are welcome to observe the meeting of the U of M Faculty Senate at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday in the Senate Chambers on the second floor of the University Center. Disappearing parking lots may pose problems Each semester the University of Memphis gradually etches closer to its view of a better campus, illustrat- ed in its 10-year plan. Tiger Dining kiosks are being improved and their hours are extending. Buildings are being re-roofed and renovated to enhance their appearances. But one complaint rarely addressed to stu- dents’ satisfaction — parking on campus — could worsen in the next decade. This summer, the Richardson Towers South parking lot will be torn up and construction on the new dorm will begin. Construction will take approximately 18 months and the first phase of the project will remove 62 percent of the 500 resi- dent parking spaces next to Towers, according to the University’s master plan. So far, the question of where Richardson Towers’ residents will park during the new housing devel- opment remains unanswered. “The planning for the new dorm is still in the works and a lot of the planning for parking is dependent upon student housing occupancy rates,” said Tony Poteet, assistant vice president of campus planning and design. The University aims to maintain at least 60 parking spaces for every 100 beds for the new dorm. The current ratio, excluding South Hall residents, falls slightly below with 57 parking spaces for every 100 beds. But the question of where to park for residents and commuters alike could get more difficult to answer as the campus expands. 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HELMSMANWednesday
11.28.12
Intramural Soccer
7
Giving Tuesday
Women Combat Policy
3
4Vol. 80 No. 051
www.dailyhelmsman.comIndependent Student Newspaper of the University of Memphis
The Daily Helmsman is a “designated public forum.” Students have authority to make all content decisions without censorship or advance approval. The Daily Helmsman is pleased to make a maximum of 10 copies of each issue available to a reader for free. Additional copies are $1. Partial printing and distribution costs are provided by an allocation from the Student Activity Fee. index
Tiger Babble 2
Tigers’ Tales 3
National 4
Local 6
Sports 7
By Alexandra Pusateri
Special to The Daily Helmsman
For one University of Memphis student, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict hits close to home.
American-raised Sundus Ayesh recognizes her Palestinian heritage with pride. The teach-ing major wears a black and white hatta scarf to show her support for Palestine and its people.
Her parents immigrated to America from Palestine prior to her birth, but many of her rela-tives still live in the Middle East, where longstanding conflicts are affecting citizens of both Israel and the Gaza Strip of Palestine. In the current dispute, Hamas, the elected leaders of Gaza, want an end to the Israeli blockade of
its borders.Most recently, a cease-fire
agreement brokered by Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi ended eight days of bombing between Hamas and Israel. The agreement remains fragile and details of the truce are still incomplete.
“I just know we can all share the land like we once have,” Ayesh said. “It’s a territory thing that’s just escalated to become chaos.”
The latest attacks have been the most deadly since the 2009 Gaza War, which caused more than 1,000 deaths, mostly Palestinians.
International governments have been pushing for a more permanent solution to the con-flict, and Ayesh said she is hope-
By Crystal Welch
Special to The Daily Helmsman
see CONFLICT on page 4
Faculty to
vote on
same-sex
The University of Memphis Faculty Senate will meet next week to vote on providing same-sex domestic partners with the same benefits given to married faculty and staff on campus. Senators dis-cussed the issue last month, but the vote will take place Tuesday.
As of now, the spouse of anyone working for the University full-time receives healthcare benefits along with the employee. Spouses are also entitled to education benefits such as receiving classes for a discounted tuition.
If this bill to extend these ben-efits to same-sex domestic partner-ships passes in the Faculty Senate, it will proceed to the U of M adminis-tration. The administration and the Tennessee Board of Regents have to approve the measure for it to be put into place.
Thomas Hrach, the journalism department representative in the senate, said if prospective professors who are in domestic partnerships are interested in coming to the U of M, the administration may not be able to give the benefits they require.
“We’re at a disadvantage if they want to come here,” he said.
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Faculty Senate approved a similar bill last spring, which includ-ed healthcare, family leave and fee waiver benefits. In September, Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek wrote a letter to the school’s senate express-ing the administration’s inability to recognize the approved bill.
“It is incumbent upon us to act consistently with the public policy of our state,” Cheek wrote. “We believe that [the resolutions] are inconsistent with the public policy of our state expressed in constitu-tional and statutory provisions.”
Students are welcome to observe the meeting of the U of M Faculty Senate at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday in the Senate Chambers on the second floor of the University Center.
Disappearing parking lots may pose problems
Each semester the University of Memphis gradually etches closer to its view of a better campus, illustrat-ed in its 10-year plan. Tiger Dining kiosks are being improved and their hours are extending. Buildings are being re-roofed and renovated to enhance their appearances. But one complaint rarely addressed to stu-dents’ satisfaction — parking on campus — could worsen in the next decade.
This summer, the Richardson Towers South parking lot will be torn up and construction on the new dorm will begin. Construction will take approximately 18 months and the first phase of the project will remove 62 percent of the 500 resi-dent parking spaces next to Towers, according to the University’s master plan.
So far, the question of where Richardson Towers’ residents will park during the new housing devel-opment remains unanswered.
“The planning for the new dorm is still in the works and a lot of the planning for parking is dependent upon student housing occupancy rates,” said Tony Poteet, assistant vice
president of campus planning and design.
The University aims to maintain at least 60 parking spaces for every 100 beds for the new dorm. The current ratio, excluding South Hall residents, falls slightly below with 57 parking spaces for every 100 beds.
But the question of where to park
for residents and commuters alike could get more difficult to answer as the campus expands. The University District “Vision Plan” from May 2011 shows several lots being replaced by buildings in the next decade.
The science research facility would be next to Memorial Field, behind the Michael D. Rose Theatre,
and would replace part of a priority permit parking lot with 192 spaces and a general parking lot with 170 spaces.
An unnamed structure is slated to be built in a priority parking lot next to the Engineering buildings. The lot
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Students craving cuisine from that near-campus eatery that doesn’t deliver no longer have to worry about getting out to order.
Meals in Motion serves as the mid-dle man, delivering food from several restaurants in the East Memphis area to its customers for a minimum $10 delivery fee.
“My fiancé and I worked for the East Cooper delivery system while I was attending college in South Carolina. We both really enjoyed it and decided we would give it a go,” said Abby May, co-owner of Meals in Motion.
The service, which began operating in 2009, delivers from Patrick’s Steaks and Spirits, Bosses, Casablanca, Wang’s, Lucchesi’s, Bangkok Alley, Jim’s Place, Las Delicias, Mortimer’s, Ryu Sushi Bar, Sharky’s Gulf Grill and Three Little Pigs.
Mike Miller, owner of Patrick’s Steak and Spirits, gives the company a good review.
“We were the first restaurant to come on with them when they started. The trick with delivery is always serving the customer properly. So far we have received nothing but good feedback about Meals in Motion’s service,” he said.
May said the local favorites that tend to get the most orders are fried catfish from Patrick’s, pizza from Ciao Bella’s and wings from Bosses.
“We want to provide food from locally owned restaurants with selec-tions that not only we would eat but others would enjoy as well,” she said.
Meals in Motion provides conve-nience store services, too. They will
make a stop at a convenience store on the way to a customer’s home and pick up additional items.
May said she has established positive relationships with the restaurants Meals in Motion is affiliated with. Bosses owner John Yacoubian knew the Mays before he opened his restaurant.
“My accounting professor, when I attended the U of M, was the one who
inspired me to open my restaurant. Abby and Jackson [Mays] used to be two of my favorite customers. Their business not only helps us out with not having to deliver, but also allows those who are unable to or do not get out a means of getting our food,” Yacoubian said.
Like any business, there are those “regulars.” For Meals in Motion,
it’s a couple who regularly has lunch delivered.
“One of my favorite memories with this business is when we were asked to deliver lunch to an elderly couple on a regular basis. We developed a great relationship from seeing them so frequently, and it satisfied me to make them happy with our business,” May said.
Meals in Motion is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., and weekly for dinner from 5 until 10 p.m. Customers order by viewing menus at mymealsinmotion.com and then calling 901-590-2870.
“All we want is to do a good job of serving people with the food that we enjoy. If we do that, then we are doing our job,” May said.
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has 256 spots. Southern Lot could face the
most substantial changes. The plan includes construction of more stu-dent housing between Patterson Street and the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
“Our vision is to maintain and hopefully increase the available park-ing on campus over time,” Poteet said. “The vision plan includes expansion of parking on the east side of campus by expanding the exist-ing surface lots, and the plan also includes new parking garages.”
As it is, residents and commuters struggle to find space and foot the bill for it, too.
Each student who goes to class full time — 12 hours or more — pays $44 for a general parking tag whether they are a commuter student or not. The fee is included in the program service under maintenance.
Residents have the option to purchase a parking permit for lots intended for on-campus students closer to the dorms. They pay $38 a semester for access in addition to the general parking fee for a total cost of $82. Both tags have to be renewed at
the beginning of each semester. This semester, U of M Parking
Services sold 1,021 resident parking permits. The majority of resident lots are gated, but 56 spaces on Desoto Avenue, State Street and Veterans Avenue are un-gated.
In order to evade paying another fee, some residents find alternative places to park.
“I probably would’ve bought it if it was around $15 or less, but I also understand that other park-ing permits around campus are way more expensive,” said Kayla Kunkel, a junior religion in society major.
Kunkel, who lived in the Living Learning Complex for two years, had a resident parking sticker her freshman year, but when she forgot to purchase one for her sophomore year she found other places to park.
“I realized that parking on Central or Southern at night wasn’t as bad as long as I called Tiger Patrol,” Kunkel said. “After I survived a whole semes-ter, I didn’t see the point in purchas-ing it anymore.”
Commuters pay a steeper price if they want a reserved space when they come to campus. For $90 per semester, a commuter can pur-chase a parking permit for one of the University’s 13 priority parking lots, including the Zach Curlin and
Innovation Parking Garages. Alexandra Slater, a junior psy-
chology major, buys a permit twice a year despite the price tag.
“I would really like to avoid my blood pressure going through the roof trying to park in Central Lot,” Slater said. “When I didn’t buy a permit, I paid by the hour to park in the garage.”
Other commuters have been known to come up with creative solutions to their parking woes. One student uses her sister’s resi-dent parking permit since her sister doesn’t own a car.
A solution for commuters sick of seeking space is to find other means to get to campus like carpooling, using public transportation or rid-ing a bike.
Tyler Heston, a sophomore reli-gion in society major, lives about 3.5 miles from campus off of Park Avenue. He has biked to campus once from home but discovered the ride is more strenuous than he origi-nally thought.
“I decided to bike to campus to save gas and because it’s good to be active,” Heston said. “It’s gotten a lot better since the beginning of school, but that’s originally why I bought a bike, to avoid parking. We could use a few more parking spots for sure.”
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Delivery service operating in campus areaBy Shelby Smith
