The game was one for the ages. The University of Memphis Tigers (2-1) matched up against the Tennessee Vols in a consolation game and it turned out to be in the Maui Institutional one of the best games thus far. In a game most- ly dominated by The U of M, the Vols mounted a comeback only to lose a heartbreaker in double overtime, 99-97. The game started as the previous two regular season games for the Tigers have, sophomore big man Tarik Black picking up two cheap fouls and heading to the bench. But the deep Tigers bench, led by sophomore Antonio Barton and freshman Adonis Thomas, helped spur the Tigers to a 10-point halftime lead, 55-45. Barton had 17 points in the first half. Thomas had 11. During the first half, Memphis led by as many as 16. But the Vols stayed relent- less and would not give up. By the 4- minute mark of the second half, Tennessee pulled to within four at 77-73. But the Tigers, as they proved multiple times during the game, had an answer. After struggling in the quarterfinals against Michigan, sophomore guard Will Barton swished a go-ahead three pointer to stop the Vols’ run and put the Tigers up 80-76. Closing the game out down the stretch proved to be very tough for Memphis, as they allowed the Vols to tie the game at 83 with .5 seconds left on the clock. Once the Tigers inbound- ed the ball, Thomas heaved a desperation half-court shot towards the basket, but to no avail – and into overtime they went. The Vols began overtime scoring first with a couple of free throws and then a putback layup by Jeronne Maymon, two of his 32 points. But the Tigers answered with Wesley Witherspoon free throws to cut the lead by the Vols to 87-85. Both teams would trade baskets until Josh Richardson’s three- pointer puts the Vols up by two, 91-89. Sophomore guard Chris Crawford answered back with a nifty layup around two defenders to tie the game at 91 and send the game into a sec- ond overtime. With the game tied at 97, Antonio Barton hit a clutch shot, giving the Tigers a 99-97 lead with only .19 seconds left. It would prove to be the game winner. On the ensuing posses- sion, the Vols couldn’t get the ball inbounds and Witherspoon stole it with .8 on the clock. A last second try by the Vols fell short and the Tigers escaped with a 99-97 victory. Both Barton brothers finished with a combined 47 points, 17 rebounds and one assist. The Tigers play Georgetown for the 5th-place finish in the tournament. Tipoff is sched- uled for 4 p.m. University of Memphis police are investigat- ing an attempted robbery that happened in the Zach Curlin Parking garage at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Three black men, between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet tall, wearing black hooded sweatshirts and blue jeans, approached a female stu- dent from behind in the parking lot, according to police. One of the men tried to take the victim’s back- pack and cell phone as the other two watched. After the suspects failed to take her belongings, they ran southbound toward Walker Avenue, police said. “She wasn’t injured, there was no weapon seen and, to my understanding, he didn’t try long,” said Bruce Harber, U of M Police Services director of public safety. Officers alerted U of M students of the incident less than an hour after it occurred through TigerText. “This is the first attempt- ed robbery that was actu- ally on campus this year,” Harber said. “A lot have been off campus or near campus.” The Zach Curlin parking garage was built 12 years ago, and seldom the scene of a crime, Harber said. Though campus, includ- ing the garage, is well lit, students should not walk alone by themselves at night and should utilize the Tiger Escort system, he said. “The big thing is that this time of year it gets dark much earlier, which is why we have Tiger Escort,” he said. “Anytime between dusk and dawn, if you have to walk by yourself, call them.” At this year’s Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature conference, University of Memphis students passed leg- islature that addressed their concerns about whether crimes near campus should be report- ed by University police. TISL is a pro- gram where col- lege students from across the state meet and pass legislature relevant to their campuses. Sixteen University of Memphis students attended the program last weekend. U of M senior political sci- ence major Jonathan Bennett proposed a bill that demands all public institutions of higher edu- cation report all crimes occurring within and around half a mile of its main campus. The measure passed with an overwhelming majority, 73-6. “Ultimately, The University needs to be adjacent to a safe neighborhood,” Bennett said. “If students do not have the abil- ity to live safely off campus, then that will just be another factor that will cause students to enroll elsewhere. The health of the University depends in part on the health of The University district.” Up to five of the bills passed at TISL will be submitted to Governor Bill Haslam for con- sideration. The fate of the bills will not be decided until mid- December. Bennett said he is interested in lobbying the bill to state representatives, so they would introduce it and pass it in the Tennessee legislature. Bruce Harber, U of M Police Services director of public safety, said that he isn’t against the bill, but patrolling a half-mile radius outside of campus is too large an area for his staff of 34 full-time officers. “The concept has merit, but it would come down to the details of it,” Harber said. “What’s measurable? What’s reason- able? Where does the need to know lie?” A federal law known as the Clery Act already man- dates that cam- pus police report crimes that occur on campus, in a non-cam- pus building or property owned by The University, on public property adjacent to campus and in areas within the patrol juris- diction of campus police. Harber said he was unaware that campus police had to report crime adjacent to campus or incidents off campus yet within patrol jurisdiction. “This is definitely something DAILY H ELMSMAN The Independent Student Newspaper of The University of Memphis www.dailyhelmsman.com Vol. 79 No. 49 Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Entertainment reporter Kyle LaCroix reviews the latest—and strangest— chapter in the series. see page 3 New Twilight movie bites Jonathan Bennett, U of M senior political science major and representative at TISL, lobbies for a bill regarding the report- ing of campus crime to be passed. UM students propose bill to increase crime reports on campus BY CHELSEA BOOZER News Reporter by Victoria Busse Police investigate attempted robbery BY ERICA HORTON News Reporter see Bill, page 3 “The health of the University depends in part on the health of The University district. — Jonathan Bennett TISL representative Tigers take down Vols in double OT thriller, 99-97 BY ADAM DOUGLAS Sports Editor
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The game was one for the ages. The University of Memphis Tigers (2-1) matched up against the Tennessee Vols in a consolation game and it turned out to be in the Maui Institutional one of the best games thus far. In a game most-ly dominated by The U of M, the Vols mounted a comeback only to lose a heartbreaker in double overtime, 99-97.
The game started as the previous two regular season games for the Tigers have, sophomore big man Tarik Black picking up two cheap fouls and heading to the bench. But the deep Tigers bench, led by sophomore Antonio Barton and freshman Adonis Thomas, helped spur the Tigers to a 10-point halftime lead, 55-45. Barton had 17 points in the first half. Thomas had 11.
During the first half, Memphis led by as many as
16. But the Vols stayed relent-less and would not give up. By the 4- minute mark of the second half, Tennessee pulled to within four at 77-73. But the Tigers, as they proved multiple times during the game, had an answer. After struggling in the quarterfinals against Michigan, sophomore guard Will Barton swished a go-ahead three pointer to stop the Vols’ run and put the Tigers up 80-76. Closing the game out down the stretch proved to be very tough for Memphis, as they allowed the Vols to tie the game at 83 with .5 seconds left on the clock. Once the Tigers inbound-ed the ball, Thomas heaved a desperation half-court shot towards the basket, but to no avail – and into overtime they went.
The Vols began overtime scoring first with a couple of free throws and then a putback layup by Jeronne Maymon, two of his 32 points. But the Tigers answered with Wesley
Witherspoon free throws to cut the lead by the Vols to 87-85. Both teams would trade baskets until Josh Richardson’s three-pointer puts the Vols up by two, 91-89. Sophomore guard Chris Crawford answered back with a nifty layup around two defenders to tie the game at 91 and send the game into a sec-ond overtime.
With the game tied at 97, Antonio Barton hit a clutch shot, giving the Tigers a 99-97 lead with only .19 seconds left. It would prove to be the game winner. On the ensuing posses-sion, the Vols couldn’t get the ball inbounds and Witherspoon stole it with .8 on the clock. A last second try by the Vols fell short and the Tigers escaped with a 99-97 victory. Both Barton brothers finished with a combined 47 points, 17 rebounds and one assist.
The Tigers play Georgetown for the 5th-place finish in the tournament. Tipoff is sched-uled for 4 p.m.
University of Memphis police are investigat-ing an attempted robbery that happened in the Zach Curlin Parking garage at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
Three black men, between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet tall, wearing black hooded sweatshirts and blue jeans, approached a female stu-dent from behind in the parking lot, according to police. One of the men tried to take the victim’s back-pack and cell phone as the other two watched.
After the suspects failed to take her belongings, they ran southbound toward Walker Avenue, police said.
“She wasn’t injured, there was no weapon seen and, to my understanding, he didn’t try long,” said Bruce Harber, U of M Police Services director of public
safety.Officers alerted U of M
students of the incident less than an hour after it occurred through TigerText.
“This is the first attempt-ed robbery that was actu-ally on campus this year,” Harber said. “A lot have been off campus or near campus.”
The Zach Curlin parking garage was built 12 years ago, and seldom the scene of a crime, Harber said. Though campus, includ-ing the garage, is well lit, students should not walk alone by themselves at night and should utilize the Tiger Escort system, he said.
“The big thing is that this time of year it gets dark much earlier, which is why we have Tiger Escort,” he said. “Anytime between dusk and dawn, if you have to walk by yourself, call them.”
At this year’s Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature conference, University of Memphis students passed leg-islature that addressed their concerns about whether crimes near campus should be report-ed by University police.
TISL is a pro-gram where col-lege students from across the state meet and pass legislature relevant to their campuses. Sixteen University of Memphis students attended the program last weekend.
U of M senior political sci-ence major Jonathan Bennett proposed a bill that demands all public institutions of higher edu-cation report all crimes occurring within and around half a mile of its main campus.
The measure passed with an overwhelming majority, 73-6.
“Ultimately, The University needs to be adjacent to a safe neighborhood,” Bennett said. “If students do not have the abil-ity to live safely off campus, then that will just be another factor that will cause students to enroll elsewhere. The health of
the University depends in part on the health of The University district.”
Up to five of the bills passed at TISL will be submitted to Governor Bill Haslam for con-sideration. The fate of the bills will not be decided until mid-December. Bennett said he is interested in lobbying the bill to state representatives, so they would introduce it and pass it in the Tennessee legislature.
Bruce Harber, U of M Police Services director of public safety,
said that he isn’t against the bill, but patrolling a half-mile radius outside of campus is too large an area for his staff of 34 full-time officers.
“The concept has merit, but it would come down to the details of it,” Harber said. “What’s
m e a s u r a b l e ? What’s reason-able? Where does the need to know lie?”
A federal law known as the Clery Act already man-dates that cam-
pus police report crimes that occur on campus, in a non-cam-pus building or property owned by The University, on public property adjacent to campus and in areas within the patrol juris-diction of campus police.
Harber said he was unaware that campus police had to report crime adjacent to campus or incidents off campus yet within patrol jurisdiction.
“This is definitely something
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Jonathan Bennett, U of M senior political science major and representative at TISL, lobbies for a bill regarding the report-ing of campus crime to be passed.
UM students propose bill to increase crime reports on campusBY CHELSEA BOOZERNews Reporter
“The health of the University depends in part on the health of
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Thirty seconds into “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1,” Taylor Lautner takes his shirt off. Clearly, the “Twilight” filmmakers have identified the one appealing aspect of their movies.
“Breaking Dawn” is thank-fully the penultimate movie in the series, and it hasn’t gotten any better since its first awk-ward pause. While there are fewer long silences between the protagonists, the series has got-ten worse in almost every other way.
The movie begins with the wedding of Bella and Edward, where Bella starts slow dancing with her shape-shifting suitor Jacob mere minutes after get-ting married.
This leads to the disturb-ing honeymoon scene, which features Edward breaking the bed, destroying a pillow and injuring Bella during sex. Apparently it’s okay to horribly bruise your spouse in the world of “Twilight,” as Bella’s totally cool with this. Also, this epi-sode brings up many questions that I did not want to think about. Mainly: how does that even work since Edward, being an undead vampire and all, doesn’t have any blood flow?
The film shows the sex scene only briefly in order to keep a PG-13 rating, which means naked Edward scenes are kept to a minimum.
The movie then deals with the other werewolves not liking the half-vampire, half-human abomination that Bella, who was knocked up by Edward
during the honeymoon, is car-rying. There are also several clumsy scenes of the vampires debating aborting Bella’s unho-ly spawn. Oh, and for plot con-venience, the vampire gestation period is basically a month, so she very quickly gets close to giving birth.
Vampire babies also have the regular vampire super pow-ers, so the baby does things like break Bella’s ribs by kick-ing in the womb. It also needs blood, so the audience is treat-ed to scenes of Bella drinking O- blood through a straw in a Styrofoam cup.
It only gets weirder from there, as the thrashing baby breaks Bella’s spine right before she goes into labor. What fol-lows is best described as a vampire c-section involving Edward’s fangs in lieu of a scalpel.
So ”Breaking Dawn” is far stranger and creepier than the previous movies, and Jacob somehow manages to up his creep factor from last summer’s “Eclipse,” where he uttered such stalkeriffic lines as “You know you love me, you just won’t admit it.”
He does this by getting very uncomfortably close to a new-born baby. Werewolves have an ability called imprinting, which means they are forced to fall in love with the person they imprint upon. Jacob imprints on a newborn, so he will be train-ing the baby, from birth, to fall in love with him. Pedophiles call this “grooming.” Stephanie Meyer calls it romantic.
Aside from that, the movie seems rather short despite its padding. Clocking in at two hours and covering two thirds
of the book, it seems like they could have cut down on some of the earlier scenes and fit it all in one slightly longer movie.
Other oddities include the potential names of Bella’s child, including Renesmee—which drew laughs from the audi-ence—and Edward Jacob. There is also a dream sequence of Bella standing on a pile of corpses at her wedding and multiple scenes of Bella attempting to look sexy while playing chess.
The werewolf characters con-tinue to lack any interesting
motivations and the thought of a movie about Edward’s brother Jasper’s adventures as a vam-pire in the Civil War is still more appealing than the actual plot.
The only real positive of the movie, besides the frequent eye candy for the female viewers, is Charlie, Bella’s angry, sheriff father, who hates Edward as much as I do.
Thankfully, the series will end next fall, when Bella Swan becomes a vampire and even more of a Mary Sue than she is now.
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Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in a scene from “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.”
we need to look into,” he said via email last week. “I think we’ll have to look at the term ‘patrol jurisdiction,’ and its intent.… Our agreement (with the Memphis Police Department) refers to an enforcement area, which is a sizeable area —approximate-ly 1.5-2.0 square miles—and might be significantly larger than the typical university patrol jurisdiction.”
Harber said U of M Police Services is in the process of making sure they are abiding by the Clery Act, but a bigger issue is deciding what infor-mation should be reported and when.
“We need to make sure we’re in compliance, but the larger issue is getting reason-able information to those who need it, without providing so much that we create an over-load situation,” Harber said.
Bennett lives in an apart-ment complex on Brister Avenue, an area adjacent to campus. He suggested that police patrol such areas around campus more.
Harber said Police Services gives first priority to campus, but police do patrol the areas adjacent to campus regularly. University-owned fraternity houses and student minis-tries are located adjacent to campus.
“The neighborhood around The University needs more police protection,” Bennett said. “While I see police all over The University, I have rarely seen police cars drive down my street—that is, unless a crime has already happened… A U of M enforcement area includes the entire University District, but I’ve never seen a University cop on my street.”
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Defense might be the theme of the season after the University of Memphis wom-en’s basketball team forced 31 turnovers en route to an 89-60 win over A r k a n s a s - P i n e Bluff on Saturday.
Senior guard Brittany Carter scored 23 points, including a career high five t h re e - p o i n t e r s , on 9-of-16 shoot-ing. Junior for-ward Nicole Dickson helped out with her third consecutive double -double , 19 points and ten rebounds, and senior for-ward Jasmine Lee contributed 14 points, ten of which came from the free throw line. Sophomore guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir had six points, six rebounds, seven assists, and a career high six steals.
“It was nice to see Brittany and Nicole get back in the scoring column,” said head coach Melissa McFerrin. “Brittany was playing on her front foot instead of her back foot and was being a little bit cautious, so she went in to attack mode today. Our team is built around Brittany, Nicole and Jasmine doing the
heavy lifting in our half court offense, in terms of scoring. Then we need everyone else to play their roles.”
Freshman guard Lauren McGraw stepped up in the absence of senior guard
Ramses Lonlack, who was attending a funeral. McGraw scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting, and chipped in four steals and five assists.
“I felt like today – since we didn’t have (Lonlack) – I thought I should step up a little and help bring some more energy that she usually brings,” McGraw said.
The Tigers (3-1) got off to a bright start, opening up a seven point lead at the 15:48 mark in the first half, a lead they maintained throughout the half, going into the locker
room leading 43-31.“We had done a little bit in
the first half to let Pine Bluff believe they could play with us, and I told them in the locker room that was a mis-take,” McFerrin said. “So we
wanted to start out really strong in the second half and I thought Brittany Carter was really key in that. She came out right from the tip and early in the second and was committed to playing hard and just making plays.”
The Tigers forced the Lady Lions into 31 t u r n o v e r s , leading to 33 Memphis points. Memphis turned the ball over just 13 times, leading
to 13 points for Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-3).
“It was nice to get those three (Nicole Dickson, Brittany Carter, Jasmine Lee) going, we just need everyone else to play their roles,” McFerrin said. “I thought Lauren McGraw played well today. She tipped some balls, got some steals, hit some layups, I’m really start-ing to see Lauren McGraw’s mental capacity come in to play here. She makes simple plays that not every player sees and she did that two or three times this evening.”
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