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The Tennessee Brewery, with its Romanesque architecture, has been a part of the Memphis cityscape since 1890. Resting on a river bluff at the intersection of Tennessee Street and

Butler Street, the brewery is being considered for demolition this August.

The owner of the brewery said if no one buys the build-ing in the near future, it will be demolished.

The Tennessee Brewery,originally known as The Memphis Brewing Company, was not only the largest brewery of the South, but one of the larg-est in the United States.

The brewery once

brewed several different styles of beer, with the most famous being Goldcrest. Prohibition in the 1920s temporarily shut down all production but the facility was reopened in the 1930s.

According to Tommy Pacello, a member of the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team, the Tennessee Brewery has had 14 redevelopment propos-als since 1997, all of which have been turned down.

In the midst of this ordeal, a group is leading a six-week long event called the Tennessee Brewery Untapped. This event, open Thursdays through Sundays from April 24 to June 1 will be held in the courtyard of the brewery.

“Thursdays through Sundays are what we believe to be the best days to capitalize on using this downtown space,” said Andy Cates, a member of

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Greatness only comes from giving your all, and University of Memphis alum Kevin Parks, known as “Malik” Parks in the wrestling ring, definitely knows about give-and-take in his world.

During a match in 2011, his father, a professional wrestler, passed out.

“I was in the audience,” Parks said. “I jumped from the crowd to ask if he was okay, and he said yeah. He was stubborn, just like me, so he got up and kept on wrestling.”

After passing out a second time, he didn’t regain conscious-ness, and died in the ring.

“I felt him breathing, and, all of a sudden, it stopped,” Parks recalled.

This tragic event did not dis-courage Parks from wrestling. Instead, he uses wrestling as a positive way to channel his emotions.

The Innovative Wrestling

Action, or IWA Professional Wrestling, is a local wrestling company that seeks out inner-city youth to teach them to channel negative experiences into positive actions.

Parks owns the company, and has been wrestling since 1999.

“I wouldn’t trade it for any-thing in the world. There’s noth-ing else I can see myself doing,” Parks stated.

Now 31 years old, Parks moti-vates the youth of Memphis to get involved with IWA.

The company was a vendor for Memphis City Schools up until the recent consolidation.

According to Parks, they would recruit kids to train with them.

“From what I’ve been told by parents, they started see-ing a change in their kids. They (the teenagers) don’t have time to get into trouble because of their congested schedules,” Parks explained.

He also said that train-ing costs about $2,500 but IWA understands financial struggles and works with underprivileged

members.“We know that not many fami-

lies have $3,000 at their discretion (so) we train them for free,” Parks

continued.The training is to assure the

safety of the wrestlers and to rein-force the quality of the shows. It

can be considered strenuous, but,

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Documentary shows mystery of Fort Pillow

After 150 years of an unsolved mystery, the question still remains whether the battle on Fort Pillow was a battle or a massacre.

April 12, marks the 150th anniversary of Fort Pillow. The African and African-American studies and the Association for Black Studies will host the “Battle or Massacre” event April 10 at 1 p.m. in the University Center River Room 300.

The event feature a documen-tary called “Remembering Fort

Pillow,” produced by Dr. Dee Garceau from Rhodes College. Scholars along with descendants of survivors of Fort Pillow will commentate after the showing of the documentary film.

“There are multiple voices and viewpoints, therefore, it is impor-tant to present a holistic and accu-rate depiction of events,” Cynthia Sadler, an African American stud-ies professor, said.

On April 12, 1864, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest led a battle on Fort Pillow, a Union army post located near Memphis.

The controversy regarding Fort

Pillow continues because it rep-resents a time period when the nation was engulfed in a Civil War that divided the country into Confederate and Union states.

Different sides are being argued because there are Union and Confederate interpretations of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s attack at Fort Pillow.

“People still discuss this battle because most Confederate inter-pretations describe it as a battle, whereas most Union interpre-

tations consider it a massacre,” Sadler said.

It is considered a massacre because Forrest continued his attack although the Union sol-diers had surrendered. Some people still remember the event document that Forrest issued as an order of “No quarter” or no mercy.

An investigation by the Joint Committee on the Conduct and Expenditures of War was held shortly after the attack.

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Q and A with a Tiger track and field athleteThrowing the distance

Track athletes are known for their sprinting and endurance capabilities, while field athletes remain more mysterious. Luke Vaughn, a business manage-ment freshman and neighbor-hood really-tall-guy, is a thrower on the University of Memphis track and field team. He took the time with the Daily Helmsman to share a little bit about himself.

Daily Helmsman: What brought you to the U of M?

Luke Vaughn: I’m from East Peoria, Ill., but I went to high school in Champaign, Ill. I actu-ally originally had my sights set on Ole Miss because I really liked the throws coach there, but once he was no longer an option, I had to move on. I found out that he was taught by the throws coach at Memphis, so I started talking to him about the program. It defi-nitely worked out for the best, though, and this is where God led me. I’m much happier here than I would have been at Ole Miss.

DH: What do you do as a thrower on the track and field team?

LV: There are five different throws. There’s shot put, discus, hammer, weight throw and jav-elin. I do everything but jav-elin. Weight throw is the same as hammer, but with a heavier

weight, shorter wire and it takes place indoors. I have practice every weekday from 3 to 7 p.m., usually with track meets on the weekends.

DH: What is your most memo-rable moment as a thrower?

LV: Senior year, indoor sea-son, a week before state, it was a “big-man” event. The prize was two-dozen donuts. The state

record was 56 or 57 feet, and I had just thrown 60 feet. I was pretty sure about winning until somebody passed me at the last second. Being a little frustrated, I punched a wall. My hand got bruised pretty badly until two days later my dad made me get it checked out. Turns out I had “boxer’s fracture”, where I broke my fifth metacarpal into multiple pieces. My doctor said to wait four weeks after surgery and get-

ting my cast off to start throwing again. State was in four weeks, though, so I said heck no! I threw disc two days later and shot put a week and a half later. My nurse gave me a little lecture after see-ing me on a news clip a week after taking the pins out, too.

DH: What’s your favorite aspect of being a thrower?

LV: Well, it’s way better than

running. I don’t have to watch what I eat or go on diets, just eat what I want and lift weights.

DH: Have you ever received any grief about being 6-foot-8?

LV: I’ll get the dumb ones, like, “Hey can you change this light-bulb?” or “How’s the weather up there?” Some people ask me how I got so tall. I never know how to answer them. Like, I don’t know, genetics? I eat my vegetables?

DH: What do you like most about your height?

LV: It’s a blessing for sports. I have a natural advantage in stature. You can teach somebody how to throw, but you can’t teach someone how to be taller.

DH: What don’t you like about it?

LV: Shopping for pants is dif-ficult. It was really bad when I was younger because I was super tall and super skinny. Sometimes shirts are too short, too. Also, some doors have the little piston thing that I bump my head into. Other than that, I still really feel blessed.

By Harrison Lingonews@dailyhelmsman.com

Freshman thrower Luke Vaughn, a business management major, finished third in the shot put at the Memphis Invitations, but he notched a win in the discus with a toss of 52.55 meters.

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Redbirds kick off spring in Memphis with home debutBaseball comes back to Memphis

Friday night and the Redbirds (4-2) hope to continue a hot start behind right fielder Oscar Taveras, their top prospect.

Taveras, who won the Midwest League’s batting title in 2011, will look to lead his Redbirds team while also improving his own stock within the organization as an up-and-coming starter.

“Right now, Oscar Taveras is the number three overall prospect in the minors,” said Mark Anderson, director of operations for the Memphis Redbirds.

Anderson said the recent selling of the team to its major league affiliate the St. Louis Cardinals should also excite fans about the new season.

“It’s the first signs of spring,” Anderson said. “And we have a beauti-ful ball park here In Memphis. It was named the Taj Mahal of Minor League Baseball by Baseball America.”

The Redbirds’ season opener was April 3 but their home opener will be Friday at 7:05 p.m. at AutoZone Park.

But Friday won’t be the first oppor-tunity fans have had to watch Taveras. Spectators watched the Dominican Republic native along with first round slugger Stephen Piscotty and speedy left fielder Randal Grinchuk take batting practice and field ground balls and rou-tine pop-ups at the team’s annual Bird Watch on March 31.

Anderson also expects prospects like Taveras to draw in crowds because he is primed to make a run at the Cardinals’ right field discussion.

Redbirds’ marketing assistant Ryan Slattery offered a different take on why locals should be excited for the team’s upcoming season.

“Minor league baseball has a univer-sal feel to it and it holds entertainment value,” Slattery said. “There are lots of transitions going on this season and some high end talent, which I think will

excite people.”Aside from promising players, the

Redbirds will also offer numerous pro-motion nights, such as Bark in the Park on April 13 when spectators can bring their dogs to the game.

The team will also sponsor four bobblehead nights over the course of the season featuring greats such as Cardinals starting pitcher Michael Wacha and Cardinals hall of famer Stan Musial.

The Redbirds ended the last season with a 69-75 record. They finished sec-ond in Pacific Coast League American Northern Division, missing the playoffs by one game.

Season tickets start as low as $700, giving fans access to all 72 home games. Individual game tickets can be pur-chased starting at $6 for access to the bluff.

By Connor McKenzieSpecial to The Daily Helmsman

Oscar Taveras headlines a strong core of prospects suiting up for the Redbirds this season. Fans get their first look at the team this Friday at 7:05 p.m.

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the Tennessee Brewery Untapped team. Tennessee Brewery Untapped will

host various activities, such as live acoustic performances, food trucks, film screenings, workshops and locally crafted beers.

The purpose of Tennessee Brewery Untapped is to show that historic build-ings can be utilized differently.

“We want to spark a conversation about whether or not demolition should be the only option,” said Abby Miller, a member of the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team.

A beer garden will be constructed in the courtyard of the brewery with the assistance of the Memphis Botanical Gardens. All beer served will be locally brewed with the crafts of Ghost River, Wiseacre, Memphis Made and High Cotton under special permission from Budweiser, through which all of these crafts are contracted.

The live musical performances will consist of all-local musicians. The acts will be played acoustic in conjunction with the neighborhood.

So far, only the first weekend has been booked, with Caleb Sweazy play-ing on April 25 and Apollo Mighty and Star & Micey on April 26.

“We’ve only booked the acts for the first weekend,” said Kerry Hayes, one of the men in charge of Tennessee Brewery Untapped. “It’s all trial and error. We want to know what kind of music to play or even if we should have music.”

The group hosting the event is com-prised of a coalition of private inves-tors advised by members of the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team, an organiza-tion funded by grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

“The idea came when they first men-tioned that it was being demolished,” Hayes said. “We asked ourselves, ‘If it can’t be saved, is there something left we can do with it?’”

Hayes understands that refinancing the brewery is almost impossible with this event.

“This is not a campaign to save the building,” said Hayes. “We just want to have fun with it while we can.”

Employed at Doug Carpenter & Associates, Hayes can easily see the Tennessee Brewery from his office window.

“While the neighborhood already has a lot of character, there is a seem-ingly mystical castle in the middle that everyone wonders about,” Hayes said.

Graffiti is displayed on almost every wall inside the building. The Tennessee Brewery is a popular spot to sneak into and paint the walls or shoot some pictures.

“When people see the graffiti, they may think it’s ugly or trashy,” Hayes said. “But what it really says is that there is a lot of demand for this building with younger people. It makes people very curious and younger people are drawn to it.”

Haley Hanners, junior English major, has snuck into the brewery several times before. Getting into the building is not an easy feat.

“First, you have to jump the gate and walk until you find an open window above a lumber pile,” Hanners said. “Use

that to climb into the window, but swing your legs around and find something you can step down on, such as a bucket or wall frame.”

Not everyone can accomplish these activities, so some people crawl through an opening in the building instead of climbing into the window.

“Usually when I go, it’s for urban exploration,” Hanners said. “I really enjoy sitting on the roof by myself and taking in the view.”

Hanners has very conflicted feelings on the Tennessee Brewery Untapped event due to her romanticized percep-tions of the space.

“On the one hand, it’s important for students to be a part of community events,” Hanners said. “But on the flip side, it will draw attention to the build-ing, and attending a large event won’t be the same as the isolation the brewery usually provides.”

Chis Lott, a sophomore communi-cations major, has been inside of the brewery to take pictures.

“The building is awesome,” Lott said. “It feels very urban, and the architecture is perfect for photography.”

Lott believes that it is important for students to attend events that center around sites in Memphis.

“People always talk about how much Memphis sucks,” Lott said. “For some reason, they won’t hang out in Midtown or Downtown, let alone celebrate the life of an old building.”

For those wishing to conduct a workshop, play music or submit a request, Tennessee Brewery Untapped can be reached at breweryuntapped@gmail.com.

according to many, it is necessary.

Allen Dalton, 23, believes training is an ongoing process.

“It’s just like any other sport. If you don’t train, you will hurt yourself and possibly somebody else,” Dalton said.

He is an acting roster member and has been wrestling with IWA for about six years will be gradu-ating with a degree in accounting at U of M this fall.

Dalton said his grandfather, who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, is his biggest inspiration and number one fan.

When he was a child, they would watch wrestling on televi-sion together.

“His cancer made him want to see me (wrestle) more,” Dalton said. “I’m doing this for him. I

mean, I’m doing it for me, to bet-ter myself and my career, but I know he’s got a limited time.”

Dalton does not use life’s hard-ships, work or school as a crutch.

He encourages all trainees to follow suit, although neither him nor Dalton deny the extremities of training.

Willie Harris, a 20-year-old Southwest Community College student, is known in the ring as Andreas Sanchez.

“My first day of training, I quit,” he admitted.

But he stayed with the organi-zation as a cameraman and even-tually took it up once more, and has now been doing it for two years.

They all emphasized a differ-ence between professional wres-tling and traditional wrestling.

“You’re playing a character—you transform into someone you can’t be in the outside world,” Parks said.

According to him, professional wrestling is all about presentation and performance.

“The reason we train so hard is so it won’t come off sloppy,” Parks continued. “And you don’t want two inexperienced guys to go out there and hurt themselves.”

Dalton stated that will power and dedication are vital when it comes to wrestling. When he started out, he had his high-school work, a part-time job and wrestling on his plate.

It was difficult for him but he said it was worth it.

“The payoff is always sweeter than the difficult journey,” Dalton said.

Harris has quite a bit on his agenda as well. He said that Saturdays are his only free day and he has no social life, but per-forming makes it worth it.

“I love crowd reactions,” Harrison said. “It’s the best feel-ing in the world.”

IWA does not focus on weight like other companies, and they pride themselves on diversity.

“We have black, white, Hispanic, short, fat, skinny—we have it all,” Parks said.

Women are also a part of IWA.Heather Raney, “Terra Rae,” has been wrestling there since 2009.

“I did it to show that a woman can make it in professional wres-tling and to prove that a woman can do whatever a man can,” Raney said.

She even asked that the train-ers showed her no mercy. She wanted to make sure she got training equivalent to that of any male wrestler.

In addition to wrestling, Raney is currently a manager for the younger wrestlers, she has refer-eed in the past and, after graduat-ing from Delta Technical College, she is a truant officer.

She said that her job is stress-ful, and sometimes her character

is an outlet for frustration.“I have to make sure Terra Rae

doesn’t come out at work so I don’t get in trouble,” she said.

Harris also bleeds his IWA char-acter with his own personality.

“The two (personalities) are fairly different. I’m an arse,but Andreas is a respected and humble person,” he continued. “Sometimes I confuse the two and I have to draw myself back.”

For Harris, developing a char-acter was difficult.

“There are days I walk around not knowing who I am, so com-ing up with another person was hard—being me for 18 years, yeah, it took a minute” he said.

But the characters are what make the shows worthwhile.

The shows are every Friday and some Saturdays at 3035 Director’s Plaza near the Memphis International Airport.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for people 18 and under.

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The Tennessee Brewery was built in 1890.

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Recreation center to host canoe clinicFor stressed-out students who feel

they are up a creek without a paddle at the end of the semester, the Campus Recreation Intramural Services’ Canoe Clinic will be offering free canoeing les-sons at the Recreation Center Saturday.

The clinic will be held at the Recreation Center’s indoor pool start-ing at 12:30 p.m., and will last four hours. Mark Burk, a representative from the Wolf River Conservancy, will be on hand to teach students basic canoeing techniques and safety guidelines.

“We are excited about this opportu-nity to offer some skills that will hope-fully lead to more outdoor recreation opportunities for students,” Laurie Kay, CRIS’ marketing and membership coordinator, said.

Burk, a veteran of the waterways, has been teaching canoeing and kayaking for 20 years. He plans to teach students about getting in and out of a canoe, identifying parts of a canoe, balancing a canoe and rowing techniques.

Both Burk and Kay confirmed that, if presented with enough interest, an all-day canoe trip on the Wolf River might be possible.

The Wolf River Conservancy is a non-profit organization that is “dedi-

cated to the protection and enhance-ment of Wolf River lands for muscle-powered recreation and education.” The conservancy was founded in 1985 by a group of volunteers in opposition of a proposed gravel mine on the Banks of the Wolf River near Summer Avenue in Memphis.

Over a quarter of a century later the WRC has expanded its reach to protect over 18,000 acres of the river’s watershed including the Ghost River section which

was established in 1991. The iconic section derives its name from the fre-quency in which canoeist and kayakers once lost their way, and is known for its diverse wildlife, which includes otters, darters, minks and bald eagles despite its proximity to a major urban area.

While there are several other sections of the Wolf River being considered, the Ghost River section is a possibility. The river’s most scenic stretch—for which the local brewery is named—is home

to cypress knobs and an abundance of wildlife.

“It’s an amazing little section,” Burk said. “You’re surprised you’re within 20 miles of civilization. It’s beautiful.”

The roughly 90-mile river is gener-ally divided into the Upper Wolf and Lower Wolf. The Upper Wolf begins at Baker’s Pond in Northwest Mississippi and is considered to be the most scenic, while the Lower Wolf snakes through

the Memphis Metropolitan Area before reaching its confluence with the Mississippi River north of Downtown Memphis.

As recently as 200 years ago, the Wolf River floodplain was once home to some 30 million acres of bottom-land hardwood forests—an indigenous ecosystem to the Southeastern United States. Unfortunately, now only an estimated 40 percent of this ecosystem remains.

Bottomland hardwood forests are river swaps that are found in near streams or rivers that frequently over-flow their channeled confines. These forests are usually filled with oak and bald cypress trees, which can survive being partially submerged a portion of the year.

Next May, Burk is planning to run the Mississippi River from source to ocean and hopes to make the roughly 2,400-mile trip with his dog Buddha in 70 days. Although Burk plans to embark on his journey no matter what, he hopes to find a non-profit to paddle for.

“Find out about your environment, and get out and enjoy the outdoors,” Burk said. “There are some great rivers within an hour or two drive.”

Students interested in reserving a spot can contact Kay at lkay@memphis.edu or call 901-678-3459.

By Patrick Lantripnews@dailyhelmsman.com

Mark Burk rowing the Cadro Creek in Central Arkansas in November 2012

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Men’s tennis returns home for final stretchHome will be a welcome sight

for the University of Memphis men’s tennis team. Players have been on the road since Jan. 31.

They return to the Racquet Club of Memphis this weekend, hosting the No. 60 University of Central Florida (12-6) on Friday and the No. 25 University of South Florida (14-5) on Sunday.

This weekend’s matchups are critical for the No. 26 Tigers (11-4, 1-0 AAC) with American Athletic Conference tournament starting April 18.

Memphis head coach Paul Goebel said both matches will be tough, but he likes his team’s chances.

“Both teams are very well coached, and they both have very good tradition with their ten-nis teams,” Goebel said. “We’re excited to play at home and it’s been a while since we’ve played at home. We’ve been on the road a bit this year. It’s going to be two tough teams. We’ll have to play well, but I think we’ll be ready.”

The Tigers are coming off a strong showing last weekend in Louisville, Ky., where they went 2-0 with wins over the No. 35 University of Louisville and No. 41 Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Blue and Gray rode an impressive performance by senior Joe Salisbury, who won two singles matches and two doubles matches. Salisbury won his 20th and 21st wins of the season, prompting the American to honor him with their Player of the Week award for the second time this season.

The U of M fought through

cold and windy conditions in Louisville, but Goebel was pleased with his team’s ability to remain unfazed by the elements.

“We always have a good match with Louisville,” the ninth-year coach said. “And the conditions were super windy, cold just the kind of day where you really gotta tough it out and be strong physically and mentally. It was just great to see our guys do that.”

The Tigers rely on a senior-laden lineup. Three of the top-four singles players on the team are in their final season for the U of M. Senior Johnny Grimal

is 18-10 on the year, and senior David O’Leary sits just behind at 14-11.

Despite a solid lineup of seniors, a junior leads the way in singles for the Tigers. Connor Glennon posted a 14-6 record thus far this season, and an 8-3 mark in the No.1 singles slot. He was ranked the 55th best player in the country in the most recent poll.

This weekends slate against two top-50 opponents segways the Tigers into the postsea-son, and Goebel and the Tigers couldn’t be happier to be host-

ing the American Conference Tournament.

“To play the conference cham-pionship at home is a great expe-rience for our guys, our fans,” he said. “Last year, we hosted the conference championship, and we got so many people out here. We hope to do that again this year. It’s a huge help to have the support. The guys get to play on their own courts and stay at their own house, so I think it is a big advantage, and we hope to use it to our advantage.”

Sitting undefeated both at home and in the American,

Memphis is primed to make a deep postseason run – a goal they set early in the season.

“We set our goal for the NCAA Tournament early in the season,” Goebel said. “It’s been going well, but you’re never sure until the end of the season where things are going to fall. After a weekend like that, I feel very good about our chances, and I hope to keep the momentum that we have.”

It all starts on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Racquet Club of Memphis with a match against the Central Florida Knights.

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Senior Joe Salisbury earned his second weekly honor with a strong performance last week in Louisville, Ky. He wants to have another good set of matches this weekend against a pair of top-50 opponents.

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