Former Tigers forward Robert Dozier makes a free throw attempt for The University of Memphis. Since it began two years ago, roughly 150 local children have been taught to swim through community efforts like Safe Kids Mid-South. n see page 4 BY BETH SPENCER News Reporter BY BETH SPENCER News Reporter Vol. 77 No. 118 BY MEGAN HARRIS Editor-In-Chief see T iger L ane , page 3 see S wim , page 2 www.dailyhelmsman.com — Tom Fristick Independent Student Newspaper of The University of Memphis
For some children, that first summer dip in the pool could be more deadly than others, accord- ing to recent research conducted by University of Memphis profes- sors about minority groups and swimming. The first phase of the study revealed nearly 60 percent of African American children had little to no swimming skills, which tripled their chances of drowning. According to a study printed in the American Journal of Public Health, in 2006 black males aged 15 to 19 years displayed a drown- ing rate of 1.39 per 100,000 persons, compared to the white male rate of 0.11 and the Hispanic male rate of 0.26. Black females of the same age scored the highest as well, rating 0.18 as compared to white females with a 0.04 and Hispanic females who scored a 0.06 rate. Assistant professor in The U of M’s health and sports sciences department Carol Irwin said U of M researchers began working from there. The first phase of their study surveyed 2,000 parents in 2008, using a broader approach than this year’s more in-depth focus group. “We learned that the number one factor was not just the fear of drowning,” she said. “They had a deep, profound, embedded fear that they could not swim.” After two local children drowned in 2008, it sparked the formation of Make a Splash Mid- Former Tigers forward Robert Dozier will be side- lined for 12 weeks after frac- turing his left foot’s fifth metatarsal last week. The injury occurred dur- ing a non-contact drill at the Miami Heat’s practice facil- ity, requiring the surgical insertion of a screw. Dozier is expected to be ready by train- ing camp, if Miami invites him into the preseason. After graduating from The University of Memphis in 2009, the 6-9 Georgia-native became the final selection of the 2009 draft. Dozier was one of only six players in U of M history to finish his collegiate career with 1,000 points and 900 rebounds, including an unsuccessful bid at the 2008 NCAA Championship against Kansas. He spent last season playing in Greece for VAP Kolossos, still under contract with the Heat. At the time of his injury, Dozier was set to be a focal man of Miami’s summer league team in Las Vegas. BY BETH SPENCER News Reporter DAILY H ELMSMAN Independent Student Newspaper of The University of Memphis Vol. 77 No. 118 Thursday, June 24, 2010 The www.dailyhelmsman.com Sandler and friends reunite, meh ‘Growing Up’ Is Hard To Do n see page 4 BY MEGAN HARRIS Editor-In-Chief BY BETH SPENCER News Reporter A greener, roomier space to socialize, picnic and enjoy cold beverages before games is right around the corner for Tiger football fans. Renovations to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium’s entrance will be complete by the beginning of football season, including newly-dubbed “Tiger Lane,” a $15 million greenway funded by the city running from East Parkway to the sta- dium, 1,300 feet long and 160 feet wide. Bill Lansden, asso- ciate athletic direc- tor for development at The University of Memphis, said reno- vating the stadium’s entrance would make it more accessible and attractive, increasing tailgating activities. “It’s going to enhance the game-day atmosphere,” he said. “Fans, families and kids can socialize and kids can play before each of our games. There will be plenty of room to grill burgers and throw Frisbees. We’ll have a lot more people tailgating before games.” The project, in the works for one year now, was approved last month and should be complete by Sept. 1, just in time for the first home game Sept. 18 against see TIGER LANE, page 3 Since it began two years ago, roughly 150 local children have been taught to swim through community efforts like Safe Kids Mid-South. Swim skills less common among black children Liberty Bowl renovations to ‘enhance game day atmosphere’ Sports Former Tigers forward Robert Dozier makes a free throw attempt for The University of Memphis. Dozier fractures foot during practice, out for summer ‘Heat’ see SWIM, page 2 courtesy of Safe Kids Mid-South “The team will walk through the promenade with fans cheering them on. The impact will be tremendous.” — Tom Fristick President, Highland Hundred file photo
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For some children, that first summer dip in the pool could be more deadly than others, accord-ing to recent research conducted by University of Memphis profes-sors about minority groups and swimming.
The first phase of the study revealed nearly 60 percent of African American children had little to no swimming skills, which tripled their chances of drowning.
According to a study printed in the American Journal of Public Health, in 2006 black males aged 15 to 19 years displayed a drown-ing rate of 1.39 per 100,000 persons, compared to the white male rate of 0.11 and the Hispanic male rate of 0.26. Black females of the same age scored the highest as well, rating 0.18 as compared to white females with a 0.04 and Hispanic females who scored a 0.06 rate.
Assistant professor in The U of M’s health and sports sciences department Carol Irwin said U
of M researchers began working from there.
The first phase of their study surveyed 2,000 parents in 2008, using a broader approach than this year’s more in-depth focus group.
“We learned that the number one factor was not just the fear of drowning,” she said. “They had a deep, profound, embedded fear that they could not swim.”
After two local children drowned in 2008, it sparked the formation of Make a Splash Mid-
Former Tigers forward Robert Dozier will be side-lined for 12 weeks after frac-turing his left foot’s fifth metatarsal last week.
The injury occurred dur-ing a non-contact drill at the Miami Heat’s practice facil-ity, requiring the surgical
insertion of a screw. Dozier is expected to be ready by train-ing camp, if Miami invites him into the preseason.
After graduating from The University of Memphis in 2009, the 6-9 Georgia-native became the final selection of the 2009 draft. Dozier was one of only six players in U of M history to finish his collegiate career with 1,000 points and
900 rebounds, including an unsuccessful bid at the 2008 NCAA Championship against Kansas.
He spent last season playing in Greece for VAP Kolossos, still under contract with the Heat. At the time of his injury, Dozier was set to be a focal man of Miami’s summer league team in Las Vegas.
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A greener, roomier space to socialize, picnic and enjoy cold beverages before games is right around the corner for Tiger football fans.
Renovations to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium’s entrance will be complete by the beginning of football season, including newly-dubbed “Tiger Lane,” a $15 million greenway funded by the city running from East Parkway to the sta-dium, 1,300 feet long and 160 feet wide.
Bill Lansden, asso-ciate athletic direc-tor for development at The University of Memphis, said reno-vating the stadium’s entrance would make it more accessible and attractive, increasing tailgating activities.
“It’s going to enhance the game-day atmosphere,” he said. “Fans, families and kids can socialize and kids can play before each of our games. There will be plenty of room to grill burgers and throw Frisbees. We’ll have a lot more people tailgating before games.”
The project, in the works for one year now, was approved last month and should be complete by Sept. 1, just in time for the first home game Sept. 18 against
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South, a group devoted to teach-ing water safety to children who have little or no swim training.
Susan Helms, director of inju-ry prevention and Safe Kids Mid-South at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, said the pro-gram’s goal was to teach 1,000 children to swim, have 100 join recreational and developmental swim teams and 50 join competi-tive swim teams by 2012.
“We combine seasoned swim-mers with learners,” Helms said. “So they’re meeting peers and there are friendships made there.”
The program combined forces with local YMCA facilities, local schools and area swimming facilities to improve lifeguard training, encourage diversity in swimming, offer lessons to chil-dren at reduced prices or free of charge and teach free family CPR classes.
Halfway towards its 2012 dead-line, Helms said the organization has taught roughly 150 children to swim since they began.
She said that to reach its goals, Safe Kids Mid-South will need to raise additional funds to support swimming lessons, engage more groups, venues and instructors to provide them, as well as attain greater overall community sup-port.
Sally Ross, assistant professor of health and sports sciences at The U of M, led the second phase of swimming research with focus groups in six different U.S. cities.
“The ability to talk to people in person gave us a deeper, richer component to work with,” she said. “We learned about their backgrounds with swimming – what’s keeping their kids from swimming. They gave us some really great information, such as their economic situations and lack of time to take their kids swimming.”
Ross said most parents weren’t surprised to find out the high numbers of children in minority groups who were dying in the water each year.
“The numbers are staggering,” she said. “But some of the parents shared information about African American girls and the amount of effort in taking care of their hair. One mother said ‘Sunday was hair day,’ for her and her swim-mer daughters, where they spent all day fixing the damage swim-ming did to their hair.”
The focus group research, which began in February and ended last month, was successful in getting information about each family’s fears about swimming, Ross said.
“We let them tell us,” she said. “Instead of us as the researchers, they’re really the experts and we represent their voices.”
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“One of the challenges we’ve always had is basically that one large area was all concrete,” Lansden said. “Now the city is creating a grassy area where fans can tailgate. It’ll feel like a normal college atmosphere.”
Former Tigers player and assistant to the athletic director at The U of M Lish Trice said he expects the team’s fan base and game rituals to grow along with the greenway.
“It’s going to be fantastic,” he said. “(The team has) been walk-ing through the Coliseum and stadium, so now we can start a
new tradition with Tiger Lane, which will be second to none.”
Before games, fans can line the greenway, surrounding the players as they march to the field, said Tom Fristick, presi-dent of Highland Hundred, the official booster club for The U of M Tigers.
“The team will walk through the promenade with fans cheer-ing them on,” he said. “The atmosphere will be tremen-dous.”
Fristick said the Highland Hundred supported the renova-tions by purchasing 550 soon-to-be created parking spaces from the city, which will be sold exclusively to members at $175 per space each season.
Memphis City Councilman and former Highland Hundred
President Bill Boyd said the growing lack of parking spaces, along with beautifying the sta-dium, sparked the decision to renovate the arena.
“I’m a long-time, loyal Tiger Fan,” he said. “Part of my role was to convince other city coun-cil members to approve renova-tions.”
The project also includes locker room improvements and adding space near the ticket area, to decrease crowding after fans buy tickets, Boyd said.
“The fairground was a big eyesore as it was,” he said. “Now it’ll be well lit and Tiger players can walk through the lane with fans yelling and cheering them on.”
The renovation plan also should also improve the flow of
traffic in and around the Liberty Bowl.
“We’re on a fast, fast track to
get that thing complete,” Boyd said. “Everything’s on goal and we’re full speed ahead.”
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