A University of Memphis basketball player has been indicted oncharges of identity theft, according to news reports lastnight. U of M sophomore Clyde Wade and eight others have been indictedfor their roles in a conspiracy to use other people's identities togain credit. Wade, a walk-on with the Tigers ...
Did you see the images coming from the heart of BaghdadWednesday? I did. And so did the Arab world. And Europe saw them, too. Theimages we saw were those of the light of freedom once again winningover the darkness of totalitarianism and fascism. I wondered ifArab citizens watched like the people of ...
I have received quite a bit of mail recently; most of it concerns the coverage of Mr. And Miss U of M and the visit of Dr. Cornel West. Some letter writers have complained that The Helmsman’s coverage of West’s visit was lacking because we failed to mention that Alpha Phi Alpha sponsored West’s ...
The Democratic and Republican candidates in Tennessee’s U.S. Senate race were in the Bluff City Sunday for their fifth and final debate before the Nov. 5 election. Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat Bob Clement squared off at a debate sponsored by WREG Channel 3, The Commercial Appeal, MPACT ...
The Republican and Democratic nominees for governor squared off this weekend in their own rumble on the river. Democratic nominee Phil Bredesen and Republican nominee Van Hilleary faced off Sunday in a debate sponsored by News Channel 3, The Commercial Appeal and MPACT Memphis, a group of young professionals ...
At first glance, the parking lot at the Larry O. Finch Center resembles a new car lot with brand new Cadillac Escalades and DeVilles packing the tight spaces. But a closer look by The Daily Helmsman revealed some irregularities regarding to whom two of the vehicles are registered. The Daily Helmsman ...
What, if anything, does America owe the descendants of slaves? And, if reparations are due, in what form will they come and who will pay for them? Experts from around the country convened at The University of Memphis this weekend to discuss whether reparations should be awarded to the heirs of slaves, ...
The Regional Forensic Center building downtown was evacuated Wednesday morning after a janitor found the first of what turned out to be three explosive devices. Seven employees, who were working at the building located near the Interstate 240 Madison exit ramp at 1060 Madison, were evacuated shortly ...
Should the United States shift its military focus toward Iraq once the “first phase,” as President Bush has described it, of the war on terror is completed in Afghanistan? “If they develop weapons of mass destruction that will be used to terrorize nations, they will be held accountable,” Bush ...
The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted hearings Wednesday on measures taken by President Bush and the Department of Justice to monitor, apprehend and detain non-citizens suspected of being terrorists or having ties to terrorists or their organizations. Critics of the new policies said the use of military ...
