Daily

Tigers Edge Out Northwestern

U of M men’s
The Thursday,
November 18, 2010 basketball

Helmsman
Vol. 78 No. 052 team clinches
victory, 94-79,
Wednesday
night
see page 7

Independent Student Newspaper of The University of Memphis www.dailyhelmsman.com

UM could
lose its
Head Start
program

photos courtesy of Amelia Mayahi

BY ERICA HORTON
News Reporter
Last week, the Head Start program at
The University of Memphis’ Barbara K.
Lipman School was denied more than
$400,000 in federal funding for 2011 by
the Shelby County Commission, which

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cast only six of
At last year’s “America Recycles Day” at The University of Memphis, students brought their paper, plastic, the seven votes
metal, glass and batteries to be sorted and sent to a recycling center. This year’s event will allow recycling required to contin- ur
of more types of plastic. ue funding.
hope is

RE YCLE
Head Start,
which assists 20 that (they)
low-income fami-
lies earning $22,000
will realize
or less per year, this is
established a $1.4
valuable
“America Recycles Day” highlights million-per-year
contract with The to children

conservation, sustainability at UM U of M in 2006.

BY CHRIS DANIELS
News Reporter
For the second year in
a row, The University of
Memphis will encourage stu-
dents to help save the planet
by participating in “America
Recycles Day,” an annual
event promoting conserva-
tion and re-use of the planet’s
resources.
Though its official date
One feature missing from this year’s “America was Nov. 15, The U of M
Recycles Day” is the giant, industrial-sized shred- postponed its activities for
der offered at last year’s event. “America Recycles Day”
John Lovelace, and (their)
until today from 9 a.m. to 2 director of Shelby families.”
p.m. due to rain earlier this County Head Start,
said The U of M
week. — Sandra
Students can bring their failed to meet con-
recyclables to three locations tractual obligations Turner
on campus: the parking lots by not providing Director,
on Central and Southern training sessions Lipman School
Avenues and the student to new teach-
plaza, where paper, four ers from March 2008-2009. The sessions
kinds of plastic, plastic foam, would have allowed trainees to observe
cell phones, batteries, CDs, colleagues’ instructional methods in the
DVDs and ink cartridges will classroom.
be accepted. Lovelace said SCHS began training
The U of M’s Sustainability and providing services for new teachers
see Recycle, page 7 see Head Start, page 5

Four Loko a no-no

FDA warns makers of alcoholic energy
drinks of possible removal from market
BY MIKE MUELLER
News Reporter
The all-night, caffeine-infused party might
be ending for a recent surge of alcoholic
energy drinks.
drinks over the past year.
Four Loko, Joose, Max, Core High Gravity
HG, Core High Gravity HG Orange, Lemon
Lime Core Spiked and Moonshot were the
beverages, also know as “energy beers,”
deemed unsafe by the FDA.
by Amy Barnette

The Food and Drug Administration sent
warning letters yesterday to four manufac-
turers of seven caffeinated, alcoholic bever-
ages, calling their products “a public health
concern” and threatening removal from the
market if the drinks are not reformulated
within 15 days.
The FDA’s announcement comes after
reviewing the safety of alcoholic energy
Four Loko, dubbed “blackout in a can,”
has been at the center of the energy beer
controversy, gaining a reputation for caus-
ing its drinkers to make poor decisions, or
“go loko.” The fruit-flavored malt beverage
contains either 6 or 12 percent alcohol by Four Loko contains the stimulants caffeine, guarana and taurine in addition to
volume, depending on state law, and the caf- alcohol. Though it’s restricted by law to 6 percent by volume in Tennessee, it
contains 12 percent in some states and has caused recent problems at college
see Loko, page 4 campuses, as the combination of alcohol and caffeine can overwhelm the body.