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Students to recite poetry about freedom at Civil Rights Museum

By James Smithnews@dailyhelmsman.com

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Two University of Memphis students are the top finalists for the Drop The Mic poetry slam

Saturday at the Rumba Room.Kemmie Douglas and Rachel

Hicks sent in videos of their most compelling poetry and were selected by executives at the National Civil Rights Museum. They will be voicing their talent

at the Rumba Room from 4 to 8 p.m.

“I am so excited that I am a finalist,” Douglas, a senior psy-chology major, said. “Writing has always been my passion, and now I have the opportunity to come

out of my comfort zone and share my talent center stage.”

The Drop The Mic poetry slam is hosted by the National Civil Rights Museum and it is an oppor-tunity for youth and young adults to be able to articulate their views

on freedom. The theme for the poetry slam event is “My Freedom Is.”

Finalists will have to explain what freedom is in their minds

Center offers counseling for students

A college student’s life is full of curve balls and unexpected obli-gations. Whether it’s two to three tests in a single day or a time consuming job, life can often be overwhelming. The University of Memphis Counseling Center aims to help students reduce their day-to-day stress.

Located in Wilder Tower 214, the Counseling Center offers students a variety of options to momentarily hide away from

their hectic schedules. Victoria Maher, a senior

psychology major, works as an undergraduate intern for the Relaxation Zone.

“The Relaxation Zone is an amazing opportunity for people. It’s free and available,” she said.

The zone is part of the Counseling Center located in Wilder Tower but students can make use of the Zone without having to see a psychologist and vice versa.

“It’s here for you,” Maher said. The Relaxation Zone is open

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through

Friday. There is no limit to the amount of times students can visit per week. The center encourages appointments, but walk-ins are welcome.

The Zone offers a single or double room with biofeedback technology that feature two programs, EM Wave and Wild Divine. EM Wave consists of a sensor that is worn on the finger and monitors the student’s heart rate on a computer screen while using visual activities to help achieve a calm state. Wild Divine is a guided meditation led in a dim room.

The center has massage and meditation chairs, a small Zen garden and skilled orientation guides.

“I always wanted to be in the helping field,” practicum gradu-ate student and overseer of the relaxation zone Kera Smith said.

Smith and Maher give orien-tations to students visiting the Relaxation Zone for the first time.

According to Smith, men tend to be calmer but are more afraid to open up.

“It’s a social stigma amongst men,” Smith said. “They feel like

they have to find their own solu-tions rather than coming here and finding help.”

From depression to a rough day on campus, Smith said that the Counseling Center sees a wide array of stress related issues.

Maher sympathizes with stu-dent’s struggles, and enjoys work-ing at the Counseling Center because like-minded profession-als surround her. On campus, she has the opportunity to be a help-ing hand to any and all students who need to talk.

Kimberly Williams-Collins

By Crystal Howardnews@dailyhelmsman.com

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Kera Smith, social work graduate student, uses the massage chair in the relaxation zone.PHOTO BY HARRISON LINGO | STAFF

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is the practicum coordinator and staff psychologist in the Counseling Center. She trains future counselors and psycholo-gists like Smith and Maher.

Williams-Collins, an alumni of the doctorate program at the U of M, learned that she wanted to positively impact student lives.

“Knowing my purpose is to support students who come in overwhelmed financially, in school, at work or in a relation-ship is privilege,” she said.

The center offers individ-ual and couples counseling on appointment and walk-in basis. Couples can be married, dating or even roommates, but at least one of them must attend the University.

According to Williams-Collins, couples can walk in for a brief consultation but must then make an appointment. Walk-in hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. The center opens at 8 a.m. Monday through Friday and closes at 7 p.m. every day except Friday, when it closes at 4:30 p.m.

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while being as poetic as possible. While performing, they will also express their meaning of freedom in the past, present and what it means to their generation today.

The event is also one of sev-eral events that will celebrate the museum’s grand re-opening after being closed for 14 months for renovation of the Lorraine Motel.

Lauren Evans, NCRM execu-tive, aided in selecting the final-ists for the final show. Finalists will also perform in front of celebrity judges including neo-African abstract expressionist painter Danny Simmons, rapper Drumma Boy and Memphis poet Aisha Raison.

“We chose the Drop The Mic poetry slam for the reopening of the museum because, historically, poetry appeals to an older crowd as well as a younger crowd,” Evans said. “We also wanted to see what freedom meant to the generation today.”

The finalists had to meet cer-tain criteria in order to be chosen for the poetry slam. Evans said that the poets had to have pleas-ant writing and audience engage-ment while bringing the poetry to life.

During the event, not only will the finalists get to voice their

Over the last ten years, social media has managed to ingrain itself into almost every aspect of our lives. Facebook, for example, has around 1.23 billion monthly users worldwide. If the social media titan were a county, it would be tied with India as the sec-ond most populous nation on Earth.

It is because of this ubiquity that more and more employers are turning to social media as a resource to gauge potential employees, and sometimes turn down those who display racy photos or inappropriate content.

A study by CareerBuilders.com found that 39 percent—nearly two out of every five companies—use social networking sites to screen new appli-cants. Of those that removed a can-didate from consideration over their social media presence, 50 percent cited a provocative or inappropriate photo as a reason they passed over a candidate, 48 percent listed drug or drinking related activity, 33 percent because of comments made about a former employer and 24 percent over discriminatory comments made at the expense of another’s race, gender, reli-gion, etc.

On the other hand, one in five employers mentioned that a positive presence on social media can help solidify a candidate’s position. Of top reasons listed, 57 percent mentioned that the candidate displayed a pro-fessional image, half mentioned that a candidate was well-rounded and showed a wide range of interests and 49 percent added that the candidate’s background supported professional qualities.

However, one should expect the level of social media integration to vary between different fields and majors.

“The journalism curriculum is practical and skills based, so the use of social media in our curriculum simply reflects the use of social media by media professionals,” University of Memphis Journalism Professor Pamela Denney said. “In both news and public relations, social media is integral to how professionals com-municate, both with one another and

with clients and sources.”Denney, who also runs the food

blog “Memphis Stew” for Memphis Magazine, advises students to be aware of what they post and which accounts they want to make public and which ones they need to keep private.

“I think Twitter is a particular-ly challenging media because it’s so transient,” Denney said. “It’s easy to tweet away and convince yourself that no one will see your tweets, so why worry about inappropriate language or silly comments or personal rants. I’d caution against that attitude. I’m always amazed at how ignorant and uninformed people can be in 148 characters.”

She also said that while social media is currently an important tool in landing a job, she believes that social media skills will eventually become a part of an applicant’s base-line skill set.

“I think it’s extremely important for young people launching media careers to stay as current as possible with social media applications, but not at the sacrifice of other equally impor-tant skills,” Denney said. “In my heart, I still believe in the spontaneity of con-versations. Writers need texture, and that’s hard to find in a Facebook post.”

While every discipline does not use social media to the extent of the Journalism Department, it has found its way into almost every field.

“Social media is not a prominent element in the Earth Science student’s professional development, at least in the University environment,” Daniel Larsen, a professor of earth sciences and interim director of the Ground Water Institute, said. “However, pro-fessional Earth Sciences organizations emphasize involvement with social media to stay informed about activi-ties at professional meetings and in the profession, in general.”

Larsen cites the Geological Society of America’s social media presence as a good example.

“I have never heard of social media being a hindrance to an Earth Science student’s career, but anyone can at least look foolish if they make an inap-propriate comment on social media,” Larsen said.

opinion on freedom, others will also show off their poetic talents. There will be special performanc-es by Memphis poet Ekundayo Bandole, national recording art-ist Tonya Dyson, Phatmak and Artistik Approach.

“I feel special that I am able to be a part of this great experience

while also having the opportu-nity to indulge in a night of excitement with fellow poets,” Douglas said.

For more information, stu-dents can visit www.poetryslam.civilrightsmuseum.org or R.S.V.P for the event by contacting Lauren Evans at 901-278-0881.

Kemmie Douglas, psychology major, is one of the poets who will be performing at the Rumba Room from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

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Tigers scheme to split road trip at RutgersThe University of Memphis men’s

basketball team’s focus will be tested on Thursday evening in Piscataway, N.J., where they face Rutgers University (10-16, 4-9 AAC) for the second time this season. Memphis throttled the Scarlet Knights 101-69 in the first meeting at FedExForum on Feb. 4.

A lack of focus remains out of the question for Memphis head coach Josh Pastner. For Pastner, the next game is always the most important game of the season, and his team can’t afford to hang their heads after a tough-overtime loss to the University of Connecticut on Saturday.

“These next three games are more important than Louisville, Cincinnati and UConn,” Pastner said. “I mean, it’s critical with the RPI numbers and everything else, and these aren’t gimmes. You’re talking about a very good Rutgers team at home that’s well coached by Eddie Jordan.”

Over the next three, the Tigers face three of the American Athletic Conference’s bottom feeders – Rutgers, Temple and Houston. The U of M defeated all three earlier this season and should be able to roll through the stretch with three-straight wins, but a loss would be devastating for the Tigers, who have no bad losses on their NCAA Tournament resume.

Despite the relatively easy stretch, the Blue and Gray close out the regular season with three games against the American’s top-three teams – Louisville, Southern Methodist and Cincinnati.

Memphis’ freshman forward Austin Nichols led the Tigers in their first matchup with Rutgers, scoring 18 points on 8-9 from the field. Memphis needs their three frontcourt players – Nichols, sophomore Shaq Goodwin and senior David Pellom – to continue playing at a high level. The Tigers’ frontcourt depth took a blow with the suspension of reserve freshman Dominic Woodson. Woodson, who was suspended for the repeated use of unacceptable language, won’t make the trip to Rutgers with the team, and his status will be reevaluated

after the game.Pastner and several U of M play-

ers commented that Woodson has responded well to the punishment, and he took responsibility and apologized for his actions.

Senior Geron Johnson rebounded from his two-game slump in the Tigers’ showdown with UConn. The 6-foot-3 guard posted 15 points on 7-10 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds.

Pastner said he met with Johnson to air some things out and express to the senior how integral his play is to the success of the team. Johnson, who averages 27.4 minutes per game on the year, played only 19.5 minutes per game against Central Florida and Gonzaga. He also only scored 4.5 points per game over the stretch, compared with his sea-son average of 9.1 per game.

“We’re not going to achieve the level we want to achieve if he’s playing the way he played against Central Florida and Gonzaga,” the fifth-year coach said. “He had played angry and frustrated based on shooting percentages and me subbing him out, trying to force the

issue. Against UConn, he went back to his bread and butter – defense, 50-50 balls, rebounding and attacking the rim in transition.”

Johnson said he knows it’s vital to stay on the floor for the Tigers to be successful, and he is confident his hard work will allow him to keep playing well.

Rutgers, who have seven consensus top-100 recruits on their roster, have struggled to find anything consistent on either end all season.

Rutgers’ junior guard Myles Mack helms the Scarlet Knights’ offensive attack, averaging 15.6 points per game. The Tigers got under his armor in the first meeting, holding Mack to only nine points on 2-8 shooting and goading him into a technical foul late in the game.

Memphis hopes to defend Rutgers’ center Jack Kadeem more efficiently. In the first matchup, Kadeem scored 12 points on 11 shots to lead the Scarlet Knights.

The game begins at 6 p.m. at Rutgers Athletic Center. CBS Sports Network plans to televise Thursday’s game

nationally.“Rutgers is a high league basketball

team from the Big East,” Johnson said. “They play good basketball and have

a good coach. They have two high-level scorers, and they’re in desperation mode just like us – coming off a loss. So we need this win. It’s a must win game.”

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