Screeching wind, pounding rain and the distinctive wail of severe weather sirens — what now? The University of Memphis has weathered some major storms in the past week, and students are more aware than ever of the challenges posed by tornado weather. “We will do all we can,” said Peter Groenendyk, ...
As students at The University of Memphis happily count down the weeks of school, they count up the number of things they have to do before the end of the semester. Worries about papers, projects and tests consume the minds of many college students as they look over their calendars. “I have so much ...
University of Memphis students won the College Bowl competition at the convention of the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists/Tennessee Audiology Association. “It feels really good to bring home the trophy,” said Mandy Cerka, a member of the U of M team. Graduate ...
With the threat of anthrax taking center stage in nearly all realms of media coverage, a far more common and consistently lethal biological agent is sweeping through the Mid-South unnoticed. Influenza — the flu — is currently in peak season, and the medical community is facing another year of possible ...
Garibaldi’s Pizza it is! Students and organizations meeting on The University of Memphis campus will now receive large one-topping pizzas for $6.75 from Garibaldi’s Pizza, thanks to a new contract set up between The U of M and the local pizza chain. Some organizations holding meetings at The U of ...
University of Memphis dining services are making over $16,000 a day. “I think I get my money worth,” said Carrie Pugh, a senior elementary education major. “The food is a lot better here than at my other school.” The dining services are making more revenue this semester than in the past. Each ...
Finding a job may be harder now than in the past few years. “It’s going to be tough,” said Jeff Wallace, a research associate for the Business Bureau at The University of Memphis. “But there is no reason to give up.” The attacks in New York and Washington on Sept. 11 have served to slow an ...
Dating is one of the most common practices associated with the college experience. Online dating services, speed dating and dating hotlines have added new dimensions to the age-old practice, but some of the relationship basics have remained the same. “I want honesty out of a relationship,” said ...
Like many other colleges and universities, The University of Memphis has many students who are worried about their appearances, and specifically, about their weights. With all the diet pills, programs and formulas out there, it seems impossible to know which ones actually work the best, or work at all. Weight-related ...
At The University of Memphis, more students are streaming through the hallowed halls of higher education. But apart from the escalating number of students that have come to The U of M in the common quest to acquire a degree, it seems more students are also calling the institution home. The number of ...
