Across the nation, gender-neutral restrooms are popping up on college campuses, promoting an environment that encourages equality and safe spaces for students who do not identify with their biological gender. The University of Memphis is no exception after the establishment in 2015 placed gender-neutral ...
The Expresso Bike Challenge is a new initiative at the University of Memphis that promotes student health and gets students involved in events. The bike challenge centers around the U of M and every student can compete in it. Once you sign up, you are a member and your mile distances are accumulated ...
Now finished with formal recruitment, the ladies of Delta Gamma are focusing on philanthropy and doing acts of service on campus and in the community, said Maddie Dunfield, president of the sorority. Delta Gamma collected secondhand glasses from students in the University Center Tuesday for Service ...
Respected retired University of Memphis band director Sidney “Doc” McKay died Monday. He was 79-years-old. McKay was being treated in a rehabilitation center, where he was recovering from a broken collarbone. The cause of death remains unclear. Starting his career at the University of Memphis in ...
Most people spent their 4th of July partying, grilling and enjoying the fireworks. Jordan Booth spent her holiday undergoing two-hour bone marrow transplant surgery. It wasn’t because her own health demanded it, but rather for the health of a complete stranger. Fifty-five vials of ...
An open laptop, scattered papers and a buzzing phone surround freshman Reagan Anthony as she tries to work on her 10-page essay for English 1020. “Every hour I give myself a 10-minute social media break just to de-stress,” Anthony said, glancing at her phone before writing more notes. A recent study ...
A bed rail with mesh netting is firmly placed on the side of sophomore Amy Halper’s bed so she won’t roll off during one of her seizures and injure herself. Halper, a University of Memphis student, has been suffering from epileptic seizures since June 2015. A former ...
