University of Memphis students living on campus can look forward to getting caller ID services in their dorm rooms at no extra charge. According to Mark Reavis, associate director of network services, caller ID will be available to all students living on campus by Fall 2001. "It's a large project," ...
A wrapped dumpster, two mud-covered trucks and an inflatable Statue of Liberty all have one thing in common -- a 3-dimensional art project. U of M students enrolled in the 3-D classes have a several projects due during a semester. This semester, students were required to find or make an object and wrap ...
Saturday, March 24 4:57 a.m. An officer saw a white vehicle run a stop sign at the intersection of Echles and Spottswood. The officer stopped the vehicle at the Amoco on Highland. As the officer encountered the driver of the vehicle, he noted slurred speech and a strong odor of an intoxicant. The male ...
University of Memphis students are a target audience for advertisements selling everything from fast food to credit cards. Professor of journalism Ronald Spielberger said advertisers perceive college students as people who are trying to figure out who they are, defining themselves by certain brand names. "College ...
Wednesday, February 28 3 p.m. An officer responded to a report of verbal assault at the Psychology Building. He met a U of M staff member, who told the officer a male student entered the room late, talking on his mobile phone, angry and unruly. According to police reports, the man approached the instructor ...
Wednesday, February 21 12:02 a.m. An officer responded to a disturbance call at the Tiger Paw apartments. The officer was met by a man who stated several women had been arguing and had just left the area. The man said one of the females had some sort of knife. According to the report, no blows were ...
University of Memphis smokers are forced to smoke outside to help combat health problems, but that too is causing problems, according to some campus officials. "On a daily basis, at the entrance of every building, there are 500 to 1,000 cigarette butts on the ground," said Calvin Strong, director of ...
The many potholes lurking in Memphis-area streets are making life a little more difficult for city residents and University of Memphis commuters. As U of M freshman pre-pharmacy major Kayce Morris sacrastically put it, "I like hitting my head on the roof of the car when I hit a pothole." "There's a ...
Saturday, Feb. 9 10 a.m. An officer responded to a vandalism call at Ellington Hall. When the officer arrived, he met a faculty member who stated upon his arrival at work, he noticed someone had pulled the emergency shower in one of the halls. Floor tiles were damaged by the water. Bags of potting soil ...
Bill Challen had all the women flocking to him late Tuesday afternoon. Challen's good fortune was part of a Valentine's Day party for residents of the Parkview Nursing Home Tuesday, an event organized by Sally Weathersby, director of marketing for the nursing home, and activities director Mary Travis. "I'm ...
