Some people may think that John Pellicciotti is an unlikely political candidate. He is young, and comes from a technological rather than political background. The 27 year old University of Memphis Alumni will be running against four others in the Republican primary for District 93 State Representative. “It ...
Chucalissa is a term used by Choctaw Indians meaning empty or abandoned village. The Chucalissa museum grounds are now alive and the meaning adopted when the village was unearthed during the 1960s could hardly be used to describe the area today. Today marks the beginning of the third annual Spring Pow ...
Imagine balancing a social life, relationship and leadership activity both on campus and in the community. Now, imagine keeping this up and graduating with a 3.91 grade point average. This is the reality of University of Memphis pre-med major Reza Ahmadian, who is also a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. ...
Alexander Brueggeman, a sophomore at The University of Memphis, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Award. What makes this accomplishment more unique is that Alexander, who prefers to be called “Alex,” is a profoundly gifted ...
Dr. Mary Sue MacNealy, a University of Memphis English professor, was chosen by the Society for Technical Communication as recipient of the Jay R. Gould teaching award for 2002. According to a press release by the STC, the award “honors excellence in teaching that becomes true academic mentorship.” MacNealy ...
Could you imagine growing up in a household with no books? This may be the reality for some Memphis City School students, which is why Tran Bui, a reporter for ABC 24 and UPN 30, and Delores Bell, a Public Relations Representative with the Memphis City Schools, decided to start the GET SMART.READ literacy ...
The increased number of graduate students teaching on campus and the seemingly decreased number of full time faculty has left undergraduate students at The University of Memphis wondering about our standards. “All of my teachers are still in grad school and I don’t really feel like they know any ...
Students on The University of Memphis campus are expressing mixed emotions about the pending legislation regarding an increase in the state sin tax in order to increase funding for elementary, secondary and higher education. A sin tax is a tax on beer, wine, liquor and tobacco products. The proposed ...
Most of the students at The University of Memphis have already heard of the group Ingram Hill. If you’re among the few who have not, then their name will probably soon be on your lips. Their debut studio release, entitled “Until Now” is scheduled for release on Traveler Records, the band’s own ...
A rape is reported nearly every five minutes according to a 1997 FBI crime Report. The sexual assault statistics for Memphis are staggering — an average of 1,232 cases are reported each year to the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center (MSARC). A significant percentage of these reports come from ...
