The issue of racial segregation of schools is once again on the steps of the Supreme Court. This time its not about equal rights for black and white students, but the idea of moving students around so that schools are more racially equal. "I think it's kind of a pain to go out of your way just to go ...
In today's fast-paced world, new graduates need to be prepared for anything and everything. Last fall, The University of Memphis started a new program that involves SAS software that is used in research and business applications. "Having SAS skills helps graduates find jobs or be better prepared for ...
A University of Memphis police officer testified for the Manhattan District Attorney Friday in the sexual abuse trial of Peter Braunstein, who was arrested on campus in 2005. Officer James Johnson testified about arresting Braunstein Dec. 16, 2005 near Rawls Hall. "He was subpoenaed to testify on Friday," ...
It's that time of year again. Time for the seniors of The University of Memphis to move on to bigger, greener pastures. And I will be joining them this year. And I can't help but think if I was right or wrong about certain things. Should I have gotten a journalism degree instead of a political science ...
While President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush led a memorial service at Virginia Tech Tuesday, The University of Memphis held an on-campus service as well. University President Shirley Raines led a moment of silence at noon around the fountain at the center of campus for those whose lives were ...
There was the Columbine shootings in 1999. Some will remember the shootings from the bell tower on the University of Texas back in 1966. Now there is the massacre at Virginia Tech, which will go down as the deadliest school shooting in America. And with these tragedies come condolences. While speaking ...
As previously reported in The Daily Helmsman, the Graduate Record Examination was going to be extended from a two-and-a-half-hour-long test to a four as well as undergoing other changes. However, now, Educational Testing Services has changed their mind about the changes. "After careful evaluations, ...
Long drives, broken equipment and many flowers all played a role in how five University of Memphis film and video production graduate students spent their Spring Break. "Purloined Irony," the product of the nine school-free days, is based on a poem that U of M graduate student and director Rachel Moeller's ...
With graduation fast approaching for seniors, there is always advice to leave onto the younger students that are being left behind to struggle with professors on a daily basis. For me, this is my second undergraduate degree in seven years. Call me an overachiever, but it doesn't matter. I've been there. ...
For the next few days around The University of Memphis campus, the Student Government elections are going on. Instead of the paper ballots that have been used in the past, technology has caught up with SGA elections. Over the last few years, there has been online voting for the elections through a special ...
