Thanks to The University of Memphis, students will not have to spend countless hours constructing bibliographies for term papers. The U of M has purchased a site license to RefWorks, a Web-based database and bibliography manager that permits its users to gather reference information into a file and ...
Now that there are approximately six and a half weeks left in the fall 2005 semester, many students feel the need to push the panic button. However, there are still many options available for students to regain focus. Luckily, The University of Memphis has services available for students. Barbara Bekis, ...
One of literature's most prolific writers will be appearing today on The University of Memphis campus. Robert Bausch, a renowned author of fiction, will be conducting a writer's workshop and a reading from his latest novel as part of The River City Writer's Series. The series, sponsored by The University's ...
One of the major holidays in the Jewish religion, Rosh Hashanah, will be celebrated this week. As a result, students and faculty who are a part of the Jewish faith will be absent from campus in observance of the holiday. Rosh Hashanah, which translates as "head of the year," is the Jewish New Year and ...
The average human heart rate is 60 to 85 beats per minute, but as you think about your future your heart rate accelerates. Sweat drips down your head and moistens your palms. Before you know it, it looks like you showered in your business suit. This scenario describes the typical college student that ...
Hurricane Katrina made landfall nearly three weeks ago, causing more than $200 billion worth of damage, but for President George W. Bush and his administration, the impact could be much worse. Bush has received harsh criticism for the government's response to Gulf Coast victims, in particular, those ...
As the nation remembers the four-year anniversary of the Sept.11 attacks, the anniversary of another terrorist attack looms. While the number of lives claimed as a result of this crime does not compare to those lost in 9/11, the crime is no less tragic. Sept. 15 marks the 45th anniversary of the 1963 ...
Imagine seeing someone you love have pieces of dough placed inside of his eyeball sockets to resemble the eyes lost after suffering a brutal beating? The loved ones of Emmett Till have. The anniversary of one of America’s most highly publicized Civil-Rights-Era murders was recently remembered. Aug. ...
University of Memphis will welcome first-time freshman students in grand style with its third Annual Freshman Convocation in the Rose Theatre on Monday, Aug. 29, at 2 p.m. The event will have a pep rally-style approach in hopes of drawing students’ attention. Organizers hope to motivate students to ...
