With the end of the semester only six days away and finals right around the corner, some students are starting to suffer from the stress that comes at the end of every semester. Nevertheless, the chaos of the impending holiday season can only add to the stress factors affecting students. Ashley Miller, ...
He's back, and I don't mean Voldermort, although the dark lord does return the fourth installment in the Harry Potter movie series like something straight out of Alien. No, the famed boy wizard, created years ago by English writer J.K. Rowling, is back. That's right. Harry Potter has returned with a ...
With the recent rain, heavy winds and cold temperature, some students may find themselves suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Sufferers of SAD undergo depression or increased anxiety during specific times of the year, especially fall and winter months. However, for some students, depression ...
Funding for higher education, the war in Iraq, TennCare, a new legislative bill and his own campaign were among the topics discussed by Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. in a college press conference yesterday. Speaking on a phone conference line from Washington D.C., Ford was in line to vote on ...
For students who may be looking for a new way to spend the weekend, the International Gem and Jewelry Show may be the perfect answer. The show will open this weekend at the Agriculture International Farmers Market and will feature this season's "bohemian chic" look seen on many of today's celebrities, ...
Although the Student Nurses Association collected plenty of toiletries for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina, they say the evacuees can always use more. "We delivered three big boxes of toiletries to the Red Cross yesterday," SNA president Carrie McIvor said. "They seemed really appreciative." Jean ...
Ramadan, a Muslim religious season, is underway and the Arab Student Association is inviting students of all backgrounds to learn more about this cultural celebration. Ramadan is observed in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which is based on the lunar calendar. Because the lunar calendar is ...
Marjorie Luttrell, an associate professor of nursing, has been appointed as the new interim dean of the Loewenberg School of Nursing. This appointment follows the announcement that Lillian Bargagliotti will step down as dean to fulfill her new position as president of the National League of Nursing. "It ...
The Friends of The Pink Palace Museum will be hosting the 33rd annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair this weekend at Audubon Park. "The fair will be held on the northeast corner of Audubon, across Perkins from Theatre Memphis," said Dan Hope, community relations manager for Pink Palace. This year's craft fair ...
Students in Free Enterprises (SIFE) will be holding its first meeting of the semester today in hopes of getting more students from all majors involved. SIFE is an international student organization guided by faculty advisors. The University of Memphis chapter advisors are Albert Okunade and Phillip ...
