When I wrote my first story for the paper in the summer of 2006 about a homosexual prostitution ring going down in the basement level bathroom of the then-erect University Center, I left thinking I had snuck one past the editors. It was an attempt at humor - a one-line transition that set up the article's ...
Two University of Memphis students are being sought by police for information in connection with the murder of Taylor Bradford, including one woman who Bradford had filed a restraining order against last year. It is unclear whether they are being sought as witnesses or suspects. According to Shelby ...
The chair of the department of Mathematical Sciences, James Jamison collapsed Thursday evening from an apparent heart attack in the weight room of the campus recreation center. According to Brad Heacox, the facility supervisor, the 66-year-old chair had just turned off his cell phone when he fell. "He ...
For the 20th consecutive year, the cost of an education at the University of Memphis has increased. The Tennessee Board of Regents, which governs the U of M, raised tuition by 6 percent in late June. But students were not let off the hook that easy. Fees to attend the U of M were hiked 32.5 percent. "If ...
For some University of Memphis students living on campus, the hassle of doing laundry without mom just got a little easier. The University is implementing a new electronic card system called e-Suds at the Carpenter Complex laundry room. Under the new system, residents can go online to check if washers ...
If you receive a text message that starts with "The University of Memphis" something serious and potentially dangerous could be happening on campus. But at least classes will likely be cancelled. On Monday The University of Memphis launched an emergency text messaging system known as TigerText. The ...
Higher tuition won't be the only change University of Memphis students notice come fall. Classrooms throughout campus are receiving a makeover this summer. The University is updating about 25 rooms to "smart classrooms," rooms equipped with advanced features such as ceiling-mounted projectors, screens, ...
While some University of Memphis students will grumble when they log on to ebursar to pay their recently increased fall tuition, the rising cost could keep some from coming to campus. Each year since Heather Hyden was born the cost of an education at The U of M has gone up. When the 20-year-old sophomore ...
For the seventh consecutive year, University of Memphis students will experience tuition hikes at the beginning of the fall semester. While the raise won't be official until the Tennessee Board of Regents decides on Friday, officials said Wednesday that the it's inevitable. "We are recommending that ...
Former New York fashion writer Peter Braunstein, 43, was sentenced to 18 years to life Monday for sexually assaulting an ex-colleague on Halloween 2005. The charges stemmed from an incident in which Braunstein tricked his way into a former co-worker's apartment by igniting smoke bombs and posing as ...
