Empty FedEx Forum = Empty Pockets
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Empty FedEx Forum = Empty PocketsHave you ever wondered how much the FedEx Forum is costing the City? Due to the NBA lockout you may have to pay for it with your tax
money. The league is in its fifth month of negotiations and still there is no deal between the players and the owners. Now the players have decided to sue the owners. According to ESPN: “The most notable elements of the new proposal, confirmed by sources on both sides to ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard, are the rise of the "mini mid-level exception" from $2.5 million every other season to $3 million every season and the creation of the additional $2.5 million exception for teams that qualify.” With the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the NBA owners unable to compromise, the city of Memphis is considering filing a lawsuit against the league. The Memphis Business Journal reports: “The city would lose about $4.5 million if the entire NBA season was lost. Council chairman Myron Lowery said his main goal is to ensure taxpayers never have to pay for a shortfall at FedExForum. At this moment the season is cancelled through December 15. UPDATE: The players and owners came to a tentative agreement on November 26, 2011 at about 3:00 a.m. The NBA will start a 66-game regular season on December 25, 2011. |
Racism Within a Race
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Racism Within in RaceSkin color has been an issue in the United Staes for some time. In 1947 psychologist Kenneth B. Clark conducted a doll test that showed how segregation among black and white children damaged the kids personality development. Those results were later used in the Brown vs. Board of Education case in 1954 and recently CNN's Anderson Copper had a doll test of his own.
In 2010 Cooper's test showed that children's idea on race change is little between the ages five and ten. However how much do views of race change from childhood to adulthood? If kids feel this way about other races how do adults feel when it comes to their own race. The NAACP chapter at the University of Memphis held a panel discussion based on this very issue. Committee co-chair Ebony Johnson said this program is necessary because racism has developed within the black race. "We feel that the whole light versus dark situation within our community needs to be talked about because it's dividing the entire race." |
Markevius Faulkner: From School to the Stage
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Markevius Faulkenerpicture via Google
While most college students are preparing for exams Markevius Faulkner is preparing for release of his debut album this
fall. His album tilted Day One is set to be released on October 21st. Faulkner started singing at age of six and he was writing songs by the age of 15. His first single Jehovah God, which topped the independent artists recording charts, was actually written on the mirror of the Richardson Towers dorm room. This song would later make him an award winning artist. According to his website: Markevius Faulkner “recently won Memphis's Gospel Bridge Award Male Vocalist of The Year 2009. Markevius has had the opportunity to share his musical gifts with national recording artist such as, LeJeune Thompson, Rance Allen, George Huff, Jason Champion, Twinkie Clark, Lisa McClendon, Ted & Sheri, Vickie Winans, Shea Norman, Kierra Sheard, Yanna' Crawley, Jessica Reedy Jonathan Nelson, Earnest Pugh and many others.” However with all the responsibilities that comes along with being a recording artist and a full-time student Markevius Faulker is balancing life by living by a quote his mentor told him “plan your work and work your plans." For more on Faulkner check him out in the Daily Helmsman. |
Are you prepared for an Earthquake?
Earthquake Prep
Downtown Memphis
In August a 5.8 earthquake shook the East coast. The tremble that started on Virginia was felt as far south as Georgia and as up North as
Maine.
According to the New York Times the east coast wasn’t prepared for an earthquake:
“But the tremors disrupted life in
some of the nation’s biggest population centers. Tens of thousands of people
were evacuated from office buildings.
Cellphone service was strangled as the quake led to disruptions in air traffic, halted trains, jammed roadways and gave some on the West Coast an opportunity to poke fun at Easterners who seemed panicked and uncertain of how to respond.
In earthquake-prone areas, peopleusually are instructed to stay inside to avoid falling debris, but in places where earthquakes are unfamiliar — and in a post Sept. 11 environment — few argued with evacuation commands.”-New York
Times
Currently there is construction on the Hernando De Soto bridge and the pyramid to insure that these two buildings will continue to stand in case there is a earthquake
here.
However, since the Mid-South sits on the New Madrid fault line what will
happen to the buildings of the historic downtown Memphis? Only time will
tell.
Maine.
According to the New York Times the east coast wasn’t prepared for an earthquake:
“But the tremors disrupted life in
some of the nation’s biggest population centers. Tens of thousands of people
were evacuated from office buildings.
Cellphone service was strangled as the quake led to disruptions in air traffic, halted trains, jammed roadways and gave some on the West Coast an opportunity to poke fun at Easterners who seemed panicked and uncertain of how to respond.
In earthquake-prone areas, peopleusually are instructed to stay inside to avoid falling debris, but in places where earthquakes are unfamiliar — and in a post Sept. 11 environment — few argued with evacuation commands.”-New York
Times
Currently there is construction on the Hernando De Soto bridge and the pyramid to insure that these two buildings will continue to stand in case there is a earthquake
here.
However, since the Mid-South sits on the New Madrid fault line what will
happen to the buildings of the historic downtown Memphis? Only time will
tell.
Earthquake Documents
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