It is 7 p.m. the night before most students’ finals are sched-uled to begin. Sophomore accounting major Jonathan Roberts finds himself sitting in the study of his fraternity house attempting to relearn all of the material he has forgotten this semester. During his study ses-sion, at least three of his frater-nity brothers interrupt him and ask if they can buy some of his Adderall.

Roberts was prescribed the medication when he was diag-nosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder three years ago. Before entering col-lege, people never bothered him about his prescription.

“There’s something about the college setting,” he said. “Word spreads that Adderall is a mir-acle drug and everyone believes it.”

Even though he is constantly pressured to sell his pills, he refuses to do so because he takes one every day. Without it, he has a hard time concentrating and

understanding his class material.“Because the capsules help

people focus,” sophomore jour-nalism major Catie Stanford said, “they are very appealing to many college students, espe-cially during the last few weeks of school.”

Stanford said students wait until the end of the semester to start on projects and want an extra boost to help them fin-ish their assignments. Stanford has been on Adderall since she was in sixth grade. Like Roberts, potential buyers bombard her

during finals week. She has been offered as much as $20 for one tablet of the “magic drug.”

University of Memphis Counseling Center psychology intern Cindy Joseph believes that many of the students on campus use the stimulant as a study aid and fail to realize that it is illegal without a prescrip-tion. Adderall is a Class III nar-cotic, and, according to Shelby County Sheriff Michael Norton, students who are caught buy-ing or selling the drug will be arrested and prosecuted.

According to the FDA, Adderall consumption comes with many potential side effects such as heart attack, stroke and circulation problems, even for people who are prescribed. These side effects are more likely to happen when the user does not have a prescription for it.

For example, one student, whose identity was withheld, said he knows people who took the medication without a pre-scription. He said they stayed alert for days at a time. A few of his friends have even gone as long as three nights without

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The Confucius Institute at the University of Memphis is teaming up with local schools to host All Roads Lead to China, an intensive Chinese immersion summer camp for children ages 5 to 14.

The camps are spread out over a three-week period and locat-ed at various area schools. The

first camp is from May 27 to 30 at Lausanne Collegiate School. Two other camps will be from June 2 to 6 at Hutchison School

and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School. The final two camps will be from June 9 to 13 at Christ United Methodist Day School and Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal School.

Students will participate in a number of activities intend-ed to further understanding of Chinese language and culture.

There will be demonstrations and classes in Chinese martial arts, tai chi, Chinese art, cook-ing and dancing, among other activities. The camp ties into a bridge program intended for high school students.

Riki Jackson, assistant direc-tor of the CIUM, believes this experience will help kids under-stand other cultures and give parents something educational to send their children to over the summer.

“We try to sneak a little educa-tion in,” Jackson said. “We hope that we can give students a little piece of China through their culture.”

The CIUM’s method of teach-ing Chinese to young kids is based off of similar programs in China, where English has been successfully taught as a second-ary language for decades, and Europe, where children typi-cally begin learning languag-es very early in their school

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“Outdoor galleries, outright cool” is the slogan of the East Buntyn ArtWalk, a local art fes-tival that showcases local artists and artisans from the Mid-South area. The festival, which is on April 27, will also have live music, food trucks and a silent auction.

The front yards of the his-toric residential neighborhood, which stretches from Highland Street to Greer Street and from Central Avenue to Southern Avenue, will display the artwork in an open-air, bazaar-style atmo-sphere. Music begins at 2 p.m. and lasts until 7p.m., and the event is pet-friendly

“It’s essentially an outdoor art gallery in a neighborhood,” Public Relations Coordinator Shannon Little said. “Think South Main Trolley Night without the trolley and add live music and walk-ability. It’s all about meeting the neighbors and seeing the hospital-ity that we represent.”

The fifth-year festival was created to help local artists gain exposure, to help the members of the neighborhood become more acquainted with one another and to showcase the diversity of East Buntyn neighborhood itself.

“We have such talented artists all across town,” Little said. “It’s a way for them to showcase their work and show our history and culture in Memphis. It’s also a great way to show off the artist’s community in Memphis.”

There are over 60 artists expected to be on display using a wide array of mediums including oil, watercolor, photography, pot-tery, jewelry and woodworking.

St. James Church, located at 461 S. Prescott St., will function as the center of operations, or “the hub,” of the festival. Midland

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careers—as early as the age of five. On the other hand, in the United States foreign language instruction typically begins at the secondary level—9th grade and up—by which point it’s dif-ficult for students to get a handle on a new language. As a result, after leaving their language edu-cation, students may be able to recite the numbers and colors and seasons and other miscella-neous information they learned for their exams but they will have difficulty in conversation.

The U.S.’ lack of emphasis on foreign language instruc-tion doesn’t sit well with Riki Jackson.

“I’m certainly patriotic and thankful for the many thousands of gifts we are given here in the United States, but we are sig-nificantly behind academically, specifically in foreign languag-es and mathematics,” Jackson said. “The hope is if we can follow successful models and do that with funding support from our colleagues in Hanban (The Office of Chinese Language Council International) then we can have a piece of success with our students.”

But the camp goes beyond something fun for kids to do over the summer. The program segues into a greater effort by the Confucius Institute to pro-mote the Chinese language, giving students a head start in learning a language that, as China modernizes and becomes

a superpower, could become the lingua franca of international business and politics in the near future.

“It’s almost like extending an academic olive branch to say, here’s an opportunity to move forward in a world that’s cre-ating positions we don’t know about yet,” Jackson said.

Over one billion people—or about a fifth of the world’s population—speak some form of Chinese as their first language. Of those, about 960 million speak Mandarin, the dominant dialect of Chinese and 2.6 mil-lion people speak Chinese in the U.S. The Sinophone (or Chinese-speaking) world stretches as far as South America, Europe and Africa. Chinese is also one of the official languages of the United Nations.

Founded in 2007, the Confucius Institute at the U of M is the first Confucius Institute in Tennessee and the 24th in the nation. The Institute’s mission is to promote a better under-standing of Chinese culture and language and help form friendly bonds between China and the United States.

Depending on the school, prices for the camp vary from $125 to $200. There is a $50 scholarship assistance per camper based on financial need. Families interested in financial assistance can contact the CIUM office at 901-678-2595.

Those interested in the sum-mer camp can visit memphis.edu/cium for more information.

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Georgia’s state gun carry rights expanded

ELLIJAY, Ga.— Criticized by one group as the “guns every-where” bill, Georgia took a big step Wednesday toward expand-ing where licensed carriers can take their weapons, with the gov-ernor signing a law that allows them in bars without restriction and in some churches, schools and government buildings under certain circumstances.

Following mass shootings in recent years, some states have pursued stronger limits on guns while others like Georgia have taken the opposite path, with advocates arguing that peo-ple should be allowed to carry weapons as an issue of public safety. Republicans control large majorities in the Georgia General Assembly, and the bill passed overwhelming despite objections from some religious leaders and local government officials.

A few hundred gun rights supporters gathered at an out-door pavilion along a river in north Georgia in the town of Ellijay for the bill signing by

Gov. Nathan Deal and a barbe-cue. Many sported “Stop Gun Control” buttons and several had weapons holstered at their side. House Speaker David Ralston offered a thinly veiled critique of those who might oppose the bill while describing the people of his district.

“This is the apple capital of Georgia. And, yes, it’s a com-munity where we cling to our religion and our guns,” Ralston said, drawing big applause in ref-erencing a past comment made by President Barack Obama.

The bill makes several changes to state law and takes effect July 1. Besides in bars without restric-tions, guns could be brought into some government buildings that don’t have certain security mea-sures, such as metal detectors or security guards screening visi-tors. Religious leaders would have the final say as to whether guns can be carried into their place of worship.

And school districts would now be able, if they choose, to allow some employees to carry a firearm on school grounds under certain conditions.

“This bill is about the good

guys, you guys,” bill sponsor Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, told the crowd. “Amid all the misinfor-mation and emotions, one must remember that this bill isn’t about irresponsibly arming the masses. This is a bill about safety and responsibility.”

Opponents, however, include Americans for Responsible Solutions, a group co-founded by former Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived a shooting in 2011 and started a nationwide cam-paign on gun control. The group’s executive director Pia Carusone on its website said, “the bill is extremism in action; it moves Georgia out of the mainstream.”

The Georgia Municipal Association also was among those raising concerns, sending a let-ter to Deal arguing local govern-ments couldn’t afford to increase security. Deal, in his remarks, argued the bill empowers local decisions.

“House Bill 60 will protect law-abiding citizens by expanding the number of places that they can carry their guns without pen-alty, while at the same time this bill respects the rights of pri-

vate property owners who still set the rules for their land and their buildings,” Deal said.

That would include bar own-ers, who could post that fire-arms are not permitted in their establishments.

In Vienna, a city of about 4,000 residents south of Macon, it would cost $60,000 annually to increase security at city build-ings, said Mayor Pro Tem Beth English. English, president of the Georgia Municipal Association, said she supports gun rights and has a carry permit but worries the added security costs will force the city to increase taxes.

“Do we raise taxes to provide the police protection or do we take the risk of potential injury to our public?” English said, noting emotions sometimes run high at city hall.

Some religious leaders also opposed the law, saying it will increase confusion. Under it, the assumption is still that guns aren’t allowed unless otherwise noted. The law adds a provision, howev-er, that those in violation cannot be arrested or fined more than $100 if they have a valid permit.

“This is the gun lobby foisting

their agenda on churches, and I think it’s a tragic violation of church and state,” said the Rev. Raphael G. Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church.

It’s unclear whether any school districts plan to take advantage of the new law, but proponents hope it will deter violence.

“Schools have been gun-free zones for some time and those have been where some of the biggest instances of vio-lence have occurred,” said Gary Holland, a retired firefighter from Dawsonville who attended the bill signing. “If I’m a criminal, I would select a target where I know guns are not allowed because it would make the pickings easier.”

The bill passed largely along party lines in the House and Senate. The most prominent Democrat to back the bill was state Sen. Jason Carter, who is running for governor.

Carter, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, reiter-ated his support for the Second Amendment and noted he had worked to improve the bill to “ensure that places of worship have a real choice on whether to allow guns on their properties.”

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What is your strategy for tackling fi nals?

By Jonathan A. CaprielTigers’ Ta es

“Lots of crying and last min-ute cramming.”

Corbin Colon, Accounting junior

“It can be hard to study in English sometimes, but I’m most worried about my the-ater final. It is a dance and movement exam.”

Haruka Hirasawa, Theater junior

“Everyone needs to take a break and relax before study-ing. That is what I am going to do.”

Keierra Griggs,Japanese sophomore

“I’m not going to stress out about them like other people will. I’ll just study when I get the chance.”

Xavier Flora, Criminal justice freshman

“I’m going to start study-ing—right now.”

John Harrison, Nursing freshman

Victims of bullies suffer the psychological consequences all the way until middle age, with higher levels of depression, anx-iety and suicide, new research shows.

The immediate ill effects of bullying have been well docu-mented, with experts increasingly seeing it as a form of child abuse. Influential studies from Finland have made the case that people who were bullied as kids con-tinued to suffer as young adults — girls who were bullied grew up to attempt and commit suicide more frequently by the age of

25, for instance, and boys were more likely to develop anxiety disorders.

Now a trio of researchers has taken an even longer view. They examined data on 18,000 peo-ple who were born in England, Scotland and Wales during a sin-gle week in 1958 and then tracked periodically up through the age of 50 as part of the U.K.’s National Child Development Study.

Back in the 1960s, when the study subjects were 7 and 11 years old, researchers interviewed their parents about bullying. Parents reported whether their children were never, sometimes or fre-quently bullied by other kids.

Fast-forward to the 2000s. About 78 percent of the study

subjects are still being tracked at age 45, when they are assessed for anxiety and depression by nurses. By the time they’re 50, 61 percent of them remain in the study, and are asked to fill out a question-naire that measures psychological distress.

The researchers found that people who were bullied either occasionally or frequently con-tinued to suffer higher levels of psychological distress decades after the bullying occurred. They were more likely than study sub-jects who were never bullied to be depressed, to assess their gen-eral health as poor, and to have worse cognitive functioning. In addition, those who were bullied frequently had a greater risk of

anxiety disorders and suicide.The consequences of bullying

were economic as well. Study sub-jects who had been bullied fre-quently had fewer years of school-ing than their peers, the research-ers found. Men in this group were more likely to be unemployed; if they had jobs, their earnings were typically lower.

Adults who were bullied as kids were more socially isolated too. At age 50, bullying victims were less likely to be living with a spouse or a partner; less likely to have spent time with friends recently; and less likely to have friends or family to lean on if they got sick. Overall, they felt their quality of life was worse than people who hadn’t been bul-

lied, and those who had been fre-quent victims were less optimistic that their lives would get better in the future.

Overall, 28 percent of the people in the study were bullied occasionally as kids, and an addi-tional 15 percent were bullied frequently. Boys were more likely to be victims than girls.

“The findings are compelling in showing that the independent contribution of bullying victim-ization survives the test of time,” the researchers concluded. “The impact of bullying victimiza-tion is pervasive, affecting many spheres of a victim’s life.”

The study was published online Friday by the American Journal of Psychiatry.

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Lambda Chi Alpha’s Lambdapalooza to raise money for Wounded Warriors charity

Study says victims of bullying live with the consequences for decades

Lambda Chi Alpha frater-nity will host its third annual Lambdapalooza philanthropy event for Wounded Warriors charity in honor of the late Gerold Blum who passed away last December.

The Lambdapalooza event is a charity-based concert located at the fraternity houses on fraternity row at 3605 Watauga Ave. The event will take place on April 25, and the entry fee will be $7.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m., and there will be live music per-

formed by University of Memphis students. At 8 p.m. local band Space Face will take the stage and perform.

They decided to donate to the Wounded Warrior project because of Gerold Blum and four other members of the ROTC program at the University of Memphis.

“We chose this philanthropy because Gerold Blum was one of our brothers who was an Army ROTC full scholarship recipient when he passed away in December,” Lambda Chi Alpha President Domenic Martini said.

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sleep after using Adderall.For junior Mike Simonetti,

the negative effects of the drug outweighed the positives, and he stopped taking it. Even though he has taken the stimulant since the fourth grade, he started to abuse it in college by taking it before studying for tests.

“I can probably count on one hand how much sleep I got dur-ing last semester’s final exams,” Simonetti said.

His lack of sleep went in vain. According to Simonetti, he thought he was going to do well on his finals because he stayed up studying. The oppo-

site ended up happening. By the time his exams were in front of him, he was mentally exhausted and couldn’t remember a thing he learned the night before. He didn’t fail any of his tests, but he did just as well as he would have without compromising a night’s rest.

This semester’s finals will be his first taken without using the prescription stimulant. The junior said he no longer needs the “cheap man’s meth” to study for his tests. He has already started preparing for his exams and said procrastination and Adderall are things of the past.

Simonetti hopes that students will realize the negatives associ-ated with the drug before they form an addiction or delve into

other amphetamines in search of the feeling they receive from Adderall. He added that there have been addictions so extreme that students end up committing suicide.

“I would hate for something like that to happen on our cam-pus,” Simonetti said.

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Avenue between Prescott Street and Reese Street will also be blocked off during the festival to accommodate pedestrian traffic.

At the hub, patrons can obtain a map of the featured galleries, bid on items at the silent auc-tion, enjoy live music and sam-ple mobile cuisine from several area food trucks such as Farm 2 Cart, Stick ‘Em and Fuel. For $10 dollars, patrons can purchase an event wine glass and fill it up with free wine as they peruse the art.

During the silent auction, interested parties will have the opportunity to bid on items from local establishments like

Garibaldi’s Pizza, RP Tracks, Memphis Pink Palace Museum, McAlister’s Deli, Lenny’s Sub Shop, Tan Family Restaurant, Huey’s, Tiger Bookstore, Dixon Galleries and others.

The line-up for the event includes Americana/Folk act The Poodle Brandy, Newgrass quintet the William Charles Collective, acoustic act Nora Burns, chil-dren’s band the Friendzies and a classical orchestral group called the Eroica Ensemble.

“Everything about this event is 100 percent local,” Little said. “All the food trucks, all of our silent auction donors, all of the artists. We understand the importance of ‘local’ in Memphis, and every-thing that Memphis represents in its local community.”

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Wounded Warrior supports veterans as they return home from serving their country. Wounded Warrior was founded in 2003 in Roanoke, Va., by a group of veter-ans and friends who took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation.

The Wounded Warrior Project’s mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors who incurred a physical or mental injury, illnesses or wounds that took place on or after Sept. 11, 2001.

Harrison House, a freshman computer science major at the U of M, is the external vice president for Lambda Chi.

“Lambdapalooza has been a part of Lambda Chi for three years now, but this will be the first event that all proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior project,” House said. “Past Lambapaloozas have benefitted the Mid-South Food Bank, which is our usual philan-thropy,” he said.

Members of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity said that Blum had a huge impact on many people, and they said that he would have made an incredible soldier and fraternity brother.

“He touched so many lives with his courage, faith and morals that we found this event appropriate to remember our fallen brother,” House said. “I don’t think that we could honor him enough with actions,” he said.

People who attend will have the opportunity to express memories that they shared with Blum during the event.

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Poor attendance makes or breaks fi nal gradesBy Jerrica JamesSpecial to the Daily Helmsman

As the end of the semester comes near, desks are empty, and students decide to drop the course at the last second. This time of the semester is known by some profes-sors as the “end of semester slump.”

Laura Snyder, an adviser and professor at the University of Memphis, said students stop going to class because “they realize there’s not a chance in hell they’re going to pass the course, and students get burnt out.”

English professor J Christopher O’Brien agrees.

“Students who aren’t coming to class typically are in the C to D range and need to be there the most,” O’Brien said.

Brooke Benjamin, a sophomore, said that he gets lazy after mid-terms but that doesn’t mean he won’t pass.

“I have the right to go to class when I want because I pay for it,” Benjamin said.

Snyder feels most students don’t realize the consequences of not showing up to class.

“You could fail and get put on probation, and then get suspend-ed if the behavior continues,” she said.

This information shocked junior biology major Brandon Wood.

“I didn’t realize I could get sus-

pended just for not showing up,” he said.

Wood only attends courses that he knows he needs to go to like biology and chemistry.

“If I feel like going to a particu-lar class isn’t important, I won’t go,” Wood said. “Most of the time, I skip to study for other classes that I think are more important.”

According to Snyder, students

who attend classes regularly make better grades and have a higher chance of graduating.

O’Brien feels the same way. “The (students) who are (in

class) regularly typically have A’s and B’s and are already outper-forming their peers,” he said.

Students who don’t attend class do more than just miss out on information.

“Most students don’t realize not coming to class hurts the profes-sor’s feelings especially if they had been doing well in the course,” says Snyder.

O’Brien thinks differently. “I don’t feel insulted when stu-

dents skip my class. I’m probably the 10th or 11th priority on their list,” O’Brien said.

Some students don’t think about

how it affects professors if they don’t show up.

“I’m not trying to hurt the pro-fessor by not going sometimes life just happens and I don’t go,” Wood said.

To improve class attendance, professors are encouraged to use what’s known as the Hopson Report or Early Intervention.

“Instructors can report students whose attendance is poor and the report is sent to the student’s aca-demic adviser, the student and the Center for Academic Retention and Enrichment Services,” Snyder said.

She also feels that encourage-ment from professors could help the student.

“Personally, I email my students when they stop coming to class to see why they’ve stopped attending,” Snyder said.

Wood said that he wished his professors showed more care for the students, because none of his professors have sought out why he hasn’t been in class.

“If the professor personally encouraged me to go to class, I might make a better effort to attend,” Wood said.

Snyder hopes that more stu-dents realize not going to class hurts more than helps.

“You could get suspended, the second time for a year, the third time for three years. Three strikes you’re out, so it’s best to just go to class,” she said

Students and professors alike deal with the affects of the “end of the semester slump.”

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Anthropology junior Vanezia Hamilton and anthropology senior Gage Alexander disassemble the bed covers for the Oasis Garden near the Zach Curlin parking garage. With the warmer weather, the plants don’t need the warming effects of the small greenhouses.

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For the first time in four years, the public address announcer at FedExForum will introduce the University of Memphis men’s bas-ketball team’s starting lineup and the names of Joe Jackson and Chris Crawford won’t be called.

It’s going to be a strange sight for those who have grown accustomed to the two Memphis natives starting over the past four seasons, but their time has come and gone along with the three transfers who finished their time in Memphis in March—Geron Johnson, Michael Dixon Jr. and David Pellom.

However, head coach Josh Pastner doesn’t have the luxury of nostalgia. He began hitting the recruiting trail hard shortly following the U of M’s dis-appointing loss to Virginia in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Much of this recruiting period has been spent on the 2015 class, but Pastner said the Tigers would still be actively searching for players who can contribute at the start of next season.

“We’ve got good guys coming in, and we’re recruiting at a very very high level,” Pastner said. “Absolutely, we can add someone. We are actively recruit-ing players. We’re always recruiting, not only for the future, but also imme-diately for the 2014 class.”

Memphis currently has four new players committed for next season. The class includes guard Dominic Magee from Harvey, La., Avery Woodson a guard from East Mississippi Community College, Chris Hawkins a forward from Southwest Community

College and Trahson Burrell a forward from Lee Community College.

Magee is the Tigers one high-school signee. The four-star recruit is expected to play big minutes for the Tigers as a freshman.

Rivals.com’s Eric Bossi said there are some holes in Magee’s game, but his athleticism helps cover those holes.

“He’s and athletic guard that can play off the ball or as a point,” Bossi said. “Prefers to attack the rim where he can us his strength and size to fin-ish around the rim. His decision mak-ing and jump shooting are both a bit erratic, but his physical tools can, for the most part, compensate for those

mistakes.”The Louisiana native recently

played in the Jack Jones Shootout showcase game at Lausanne High School. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard scored 22 points and dished out eight assists.

Woodson, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound guard, hopes to provide the Tigers with more consistent outside shoot-ing. The Tigers shot 33 percent from downtown this season, but that number was a result of Dixon and Crawfords’ high marks. The rest of the team struggled from deep.

Burrell, a 6-foot-7 190-pounder, selected Memphis over several schools

like Oklahoma State, Baylor and SMU. Burrell should add to an already long frontcourt next season. He plays on the perimeter and impacts the game in a multi-faceted way. He can shoot and slash in addition to providing a boost in rebounding.

The Tigers’ final commit, Chris Hawkins, is a 6-foot-5, 245-pound forward, plays bigger than his list-ed size. He should be able to add some toughness to the experienced Memphis frontline.

Pastner, who has a proven track record of outstanding recruiting, has signed more junior college play-ers than ever this recruiting year.

However, he has been adamant that he wants to recruit the best players regardless of where they come from.

Despite Pastner’s optimism about this class, it underwhelms in com-parison to his previous classes. The 2013 class was a consensus top-5 class, according to each recruiting site, and the 2012 class was a consensus top-25 class. No recruiting site has Memphis inside their top 25 currently.

However, Pastner and his staff aren’t done recruiting yet. They’ve been all over 7-footer Anthony Allen from Lamar State. The coaching staff hope to add another shot blocker for next season, and Allen, who led all junior college players in blocks this season, fits the bill perfectly. Allen, a Jamaica native, is also being heavily recruited by Oklahoma State.

In addition to the new recruits, the Tigers plan to return every non-senior from last year’s squad, which finished 24-10. Both starting frontcourt play-ers—sophomore Shaq Goodwin and freshman Austin Nichols—return next season, and Pastner said he expects them to be the focal point of the Tigers’ attack.

Freshman Nick King, who played 11 minutes per game this season, will likely start at the small-forward posi-tion next season. He shot a decent clip from three (31.3 percent) and grabs a ton of rebounds.

The other players returning are sophomore Damien Wilson and freshman Dominic Woodson. Markel Crawford and RaShawn “Pookie” Powell will make their debut for the Tigers next season after redshirting this year.

“I expect everybody to be back,” Pastner said. “Now, everybody’s got to do their job, and that’s just not on the court that’s in all areas. If they do their job in all areas, I expect everyone to be back. If anyone wants to try and buck the system and not have two feet in, the caravan moves forward and you’ll be left behind.”

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ued for the University of Memphis baseball team. They swept Alcorn State over the weekend, but they dropped a heartbreaker to No. 14 Vanderbilt on Tuesday.

The Tigers (22-20, 4-8 AAC) shift their focus to inner-conference foe University of South Florida for a three-game series in Tampa, Fla., this weekend.

Memphis head coach Daron Schoenrock acknowledges the up-and-down play of his team this sea-son, but he said they’ve been putting in the necessary work to continue getting better everyday.

“I like the way we’re playing, and I like the passion that we showed tonight,” Schoenrock said after the Vanderbilt loss. “If we can bottle that up and take it on the road with us, I think we’ll be okay. This team will surprise you at moments. They surprised me tonight with the way they battled in the box.”

USF (22-18, 8-7 AAC) is com-ing in off back-to-back losses to Houston and Florida Gulf Coast University, and the Bulls are 13-12 at home.

Schoenrock expects a pitching

duel in the first two games against South Florida.

“Another two good arms,” the tenth-year coach said. “Their Friday and Saturday guys are good. They’re high-velocity guys like we saw (against Vanderbilt), and we’re gonna have to be on top of our game.”

Against the Commodores (30-12), the Tigers jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Junior Carter White drove in the run on an RBI single.

Memphis junior pitcher Dylan Toscano threw an outstanding ball-game for the Blue and Gray, striking out eight and allowing just six hits in 7.2 innings of work. Schoenrock said Toscano just let on pitch get a little too high in the zone, and Vanderbilt capitalized.

The Commodores got on the board in the top of the eight with back-to-back two-out, two-strike doubles.

Despite giving up the lead, the Tigers refused to go away. Junior Kane Barrow singled to lead off the bottom of ninth, but the U of M couldn’t move him in to score. With the base knock, Barrow extended his on-base streak to 14 straight games.

Walker Buehler pitched a com-plete game for Vandy, allowing one run and striking out 10.

“That was probably one of the best arms we’ve faced all year as far as pure quickness and veloc-ity,” Schoenrock said of Buehler. “He pitched down in the zone, and we matched him pitch for pitch. They got a couple of swings off in the right moment tonight and we didn’t and that was the difference in the game.”

Junior Caleb Wallingford has headlined Memphis’ pitching staff all season long. The lefty owns a 5-2 record and 1.14 ERA.

Offensively, Barrow has been the most consistent in the batter’s box. He’s batting .298 on the season with three home runs and 19 RBIs.

Both Barrow and Wallingford hope to keep playing at a high level starting on Friday.

The first pitch against the Bulls is slated for Friday at 6 p.m. The two teams will also square off on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.

By Hunter Fieldsports@dailyhelmsman.com

Junior Kane Barrow extended his on-base streak to 14 games with a single in the bottom of the ninth against Vanderbilt. He’ll look to continue to stay hot against USF this weekend.

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