When she met her future husband, Terrice Stephenson wouldn't go out with him because of emotional bruising from previous campus romances. "I was fed up," she said, describing a cynical view of college boys that could have ruined her one shot at true love. "My last boyfriend (before getting engaged) ...
Americans should look at the past, not as dead history but as a foundation for fixing today's problems, said former presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun. Braun spoke to students and faculty Thursday in The University Center at The University of Memphis. She said the correction of past civil wrongs ...
Ever logged on Tigerweb and intentionally registered for a too-rigorous course load with the idea of dropping the least desirable one?Such a practice can be burdensome to students as well as University of Memphis officials wanting to see students graduate timely. Jim Redmond, chairman of The U of M's ...
He saved $4,000 on Xerox copies, slashed magazine subscriptions, coped with a 40 percent budget cut in part-time funding, combined sections of classes to maximize efficiency, conserving every way possible, but Jim Redmond, chairman of the journalism department, is still being told he must do more. "I'm ...
Michael Schalk is a busy man. The University of Memphis business major juggles five upper-division economics classes coupled with long work hours at American Homeshield. His demanding schedule, speckled with hobbies and social outings with friends, requires him to study efficiently. When told about ...
A typical idea for a fun date among college students may include dinner followed by a safe, predictable romantic comedy at the Paradiso and topped off with a trip to an ice cream parlor. Blasting a .38 caliber handgun at student-friendly rates at Range USA in Bartlett could be a refreshing hiatus from ...
What's wrong with the Democrats? Steady losses in Congress coupled with Sen. John Kerry's narrow defeat in 2004 by President George W. Bush has many Democratic Party faithful wondering how to rebound. Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor and Democratic Party nominee, known by some for screaming ...
The victim of physical and sexual abuse, Kim found herself spending the night in a bus station, along with her four children, with no money and little hope. She noticed a phone number on a poster that would drastically improve the quality of life for both her and her children. She dialed 211 from a ...
Journalism students must remain diligent and focused on providing "need-to-know" information to their viewers and readers, said local television anchors Mearl Purvis and Jarvis Greer. The anchors spoke to a small group of journalism students Wednesday at The University of Memphis Meeman Journalism Building ...
Fifteen hundred issues of The Daily Helmsman were stolen from a courier's vehicle early Wednesday morning. The newspapers were stolen at approximately 6:20 a.m. during delivery, said a Helmsman courier who wished to remain anonymous.The courier entered the Meeman Journalism Building to deliver copies ...
