With the vernal equinox just around the corner, the spring months will bring warmer weather and a chance to enjoy a new designation for The University of Memphis. The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs and the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council deemed The U of M a certified arboretum late last year. The ...
On the outskirts of Somerville sits the drop zone. It is the end of the ride for those who cheat death and the beginning of a new outlook on life. West Tennessee Skydiving has been helping make freefall dreams come true from this location for about 14 years. U of M senior biology major Kevin Brasfield ...
It sits on the dimly lit corner of Walker and Highland, yet it is so full of life. No welcome mat is needed, and the service inside conveys this message. The souls of artists hang on the wall and a microphone sits ready to amplify a poet's philosophy or a musician's rage. Memphis Originals, or Mo's, ...
It is on the field that warriors are forged and the will of athletes are tested. Rain or shine these gladiators perfect their skills in hopes of becoming the best at what they do. This is not an account of a U of M football game or a tigers basketball battle this is Tiger Ultimate Frisbee. On Jan. 25 ...
For some students the path to college was always clear and certain. For others, like Christopher Howell, the destination was just a hazy image in the distance and the path was always dimly lit. "I've been on my own since the twelfth grade ... in high school there was just no influence to go to college," ...
Scholarship application deadlines for Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union have been extended to March 31. Six scholarships will be awarded to college freshmen or high school seniors planning to major in education. The students will receive up to $2,500 per year for four years as long as scholarship ...
A matter of seconds may sometimes feel like a lifetime. Freshman Jairus Baker discovered this after plummeting eight floors in a Richardson Towers elevator last semester. It was a little before midnight on Dec. 11 when Baker, a sports medicine and exercise science major, entered the elevator on the ...
