MEMPHIS — University of Memphis officials confirmed Sunday that offensive lineman Malcom Rawls was the Tiger football player hospitalized after Saturday’s 56-28 loss to Tennessee.
Rawls, a senior and a former Tennessee player, had to be removed from the team bus as it was en route to take players and schools officials to the airport to catch a charter flight back to Memphis. Rawls was transported by ambulance to University of Tennessee Medical Center and kept overnight for observation. The team flew back to Memphis, but Tiger head athletic trainer Amos Mansfield stayed in Knoxville with Rawls.
Initial reports said Rawls was taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pains, but Memphis officials would only confirm Rawls was hospitalized because of a medical situation that warranted observation.
Rawls, in his third season with the Tigers, played in Saturday’s game as a reserve. Redshirted at Tennessee in 2005, the former East High player sat out 2006 per NCAA transfer rules before making his Tiger debut in 2007. Rawls has made eight career starts, but none this season.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Career Centers Report More Interest From Recruiters
MEMPHIS, TN – There are more jobs available in the Mid-South. Some career centers report seeing a slight increase in the number of companies looking to hire. A new White House report credits the president's economic stimulus plan with creating, or saving, more than 600,000 jobs. But plenty of people are still looking for work.
Searching for work is a full-time job for Janice Sims.
"I'm a hardworking person,” said Sims, who lost her job last month and is looking for work as a caregiver or counselor for abused children. “I just graduated from Phoenix Home, I'm also waiting for them to call me, and no one has called me.”
Chauntay Jones, an employment specialist with the Tennessee Career Center, has seen the job hunt get a little easier for some people who come to the career center.
“Maybe a month or two ago we had more companies that were placing job orders with us, so it is picking up in that aspect,” Jones said.
She said it's hard to tell whether the president's economic stimulus plan played a role, and she wonders whether Memphis is seeing any of the jobs the White House attributes to the stimulus.
“You do have some of your major companies that are doing a lot of hiring, but it’s not that dent that’s being put in there to say that we are coming out of the recession,” she said.
She said the job market for people who want to work in health care is strong.
“Your health occupations are going to pick up a little bit more, we've gotten a few job orders in reference to that,” she said.
Sims hopes that will hold true in her case. She hopes to find permanent work before the holidays.
"It's hard, like I said no one called me for a job, so I might not even have Thanksgiving dinner at home this year,” she said.
But Jones believes there is good news ahead. Her office typically sees a hiring increase at the beginning of the year.
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Searching for work is a full-time job for Janice Sims.
"I'm a hardworking person,” said Sims, who lost her job last month and is looking for work as a caregiver or counselor for abused children. “I just graduated from Phoenix Home, I'm also waiting for them to call me, and no one has called me.”
Chauntay Jones, an employment specialist with the Tennessee Career Center, has seen the job hunt get a little easier for some people who come to the career center.
“Maybe a month or two ago we had more companies that were placing job orders with us, so it is picking up in that aspect,” Jones said.
She said it's hard to tell whether the president's economic stimulus plan played a role, and she wonders whether Memphis is seeing any of the jobs the White House attributes to the stimulus.
“You do have some of your major companies that are doing a lot of hiring, but it’s not that dent that’s being put in there to say that we are coming out of the recession,” she said.
She said the job market for people who want to work in health care is strong.
“Your health occupations are going to pick up a little bit more, we've gotten a few job orders in reference to that,” she said.
Sims hopes that will hold true in her case. She hopes to find permanent work before the holidays.
"It's hard, like I said no one called me for a job, so I might not even have Thanksgiving dinner at home this year,” she said.
But Jones believes there is good news ahead. Her office typically sees a hiring increase at the beginning of the year.
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