April 15 is coming fast, and that means tax day for Americans --even University of Memphis students. Citizens and businesses across the nation are rushing to gettheir taxes done on time. However, many students are also in themidst of tax preparations. One option popular with younger taxpayers is online ...
For more than 25 years, classes at The University of Memphishave been the same length. Classes that normally meet Monday,Wednesday and Friday are 55 minutes long, and classes on Tuesdayand Thursday are one hour and 25 minutes. Recently, Rhodes College has been in the midst of a controversyconcerning ...
More mold. Dr. L. Wayne Capooth, the physician at The University of Memphis Health Center since May of this year, reported seeing and smelling mold in the Health Center to the University Physical Plant in October. Capooth said the Health Center has “had 15 years of moisture problems.” Capooth said ...
Scott Wing received the Student of the Year Award from the Tennessee National Association of Developmental Education in October. Wing was nominated by his English teacher, Jeannine W. Edwards. Wing received a plaque, a $100 check, hotel, travel and meal accommodations for the trip to the Gatlinburg, ...
He’s not your average student. He has taken more than 100 hours of credit and has no plans to graduate whatsoever. Born on Aug. 5, 1920, Irving Nathanson has been a student at the University of Memphis since 1980. At 82, Nathanson says he isn’t planning on graduating because he already obtained ...
Opponents of the lottery lost the vote, yet they say they will continue the fight. After a much-heated fight, Tennesseans voted Tuesday in favor of a state lottery. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, 58 percent (893,646) of voters supported the lottery and 42 percent (658,543) voted against it. State ...
On Wednesday evening The National Civil Rights Museum held their annual Freedom Award Banquet at the Peabody Hotel Grand Ballroom. This year’s theme was entitled “From Legend to Legacy.” The Freedom Award is the largest fundraiser for the museum and has been in existence since 1991. Normally, ...
Let’s talk about the lottery, or one side of the issue anyway. State Senator Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) spoke in support of a Tennessee state lottery without any opposition present Monday afternoon in the Rose Theatre. Cohen addressed a crowd of about 50 people. He came to the University of Memphis on ...
Two University of Memphis students died Sunday morning in a car crash as they returned home from a weekend trip. Eighteen-year olds Brandon Henson and David Gregory had traveled to Alabama to visit friends for the weekend. The two decided to return to Memphis around 3 a.m. Sunday. Gregory was driving ...
During their meeting on Tuesday afternoon, The Memphis City Council passed a resolution supporting a lottery in Tennessee. The resolution was brought forth by council member Myron Lowery. Council member Barbara Swearengen Holt abstained from the vote, Brent Taylor voted against the resolution, Janet ...
