As David Parks strolls The University of Memphis campus sporting his black t-shirt, not-too-tight sleek silverish pants and black-rimmed glasses, fellow students greet him with handshakes and nods of acknowledgment for his accomplishments as an electric bassist. The 24-year-old senior studio and jazz ...
Rescuing a downed pilot, surviving a mid-air evacuation and the contents of an Air Force survival vest were the topics of yesterday's University of Memphis Air Force Reserve Officer's Training Corps leadership lab. "These hundred cadets get to see what military life is like," said Lt. Col. Jacqueline ...
Drug Offense Friday, Sept. 23 at 12:24 a.m., officers responded to a drug complaint in Richardson Towers. A staff member complained that a student resident had been smoking marijuana in her room. The student admitted to the crime, and officers recovered a small amount of the drug. A misdemeanor citation ...
Grammar mistakes happen in everyday life, but once published over the web by social media platforms, such mistakes last forever. "Maybe part of what's happening here is that Twitter is revealing the fact that a lot of people's writing skills are not really what they should be," said Carrie Brown, journalism ...
The ninth annual University of Memphis student health fair will be Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the student activities plaza near the fountain. Over 50 exhibitors from both The U of M and off-campus organizations will showcase health related information during Wednesday's health fair. Organizations ...
Longboarders at The University of Memphis weave in and out of students, coasting up to 20 mph, all while balancing on a piece of wood, just to make it to class on time. Longboarding originated from surfers on the west coast of America wanting to "land surf," and has increased in popularity in recent ...
Assault nTuesday, Sept. 13 at 10:10 p.m., officers responded to a student in the Carpenter Complex apartments who said she got into an argument with her boyfriend and he struck her. She received a very minor injury, police reported. The case is under investigation. nThursday, Sept. 15 at 1:12 p.m., ...
If University of Memphis sophomore David Lindsey has his way, there will be guns, gear and a whole lot of paint. Lindsey is organizing a paintball club at The U of M. "It's really an adrenaline rush and a stress reliever," Lindsey said. "You get to meet interesting people and make great friends. I don't ...
When University of Memphis junior Aaron Robinson received the email declaring him a H.I.M-istry spokesmodel, the feeling was "unbelievable," he said. "I never even considered modeling," he said. "A lady at church asked me, ‘Why are you not in radio or TV?' I tried it and I'm glad. She saw something ...
University of Memphis students, as young adults, are faced with difficult decisions every day, though no decision can weigh more heavily on their future than their chosen major. "It's scary having to decide what I want to do for the rest of my life, but I know it will come to me," said Guy Kelley, undecided ...
