The U.S. is currently facing a clown shortage, but Memphian Mike Rogers is doing his part to keep people laughing. Membership in the World Clown Organization, the country’s largest trade group for clowns, has dropped from nearly 3,500 to 2,500 since 2004, according to the group’s ...
Award-winning film-director, actor, writer and producer, Spike Lee, spoke to a packed house on issues surrounding the importance of education, violence amongst African Americans and politics at the University of Memphis Tuesday. “We come from a long line of educated people,†...
CNN contributor and presidential historian, Douglas Brinkley, will talk to students and take questions at the University of Memphis on March 1. This is a part of the fifth annual Norm Brewer First Amendment Lecture and the event will take place at the University Center Theatre at 6 p.m. “We bring ...
Flags were lowered at half-staff over the state capitol and across the University of Memphis campus in honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Justice Antonin Scalia passed away on Saturday from an apparent heart attack at 79 years of age. He was appointed by President ...
The office of student leadership and involvement is accepting applications for the spring 2016 semester of the Professional Connections Program. The Professional Connections Program gives highly motivated students the opportunity to connect and network with community leaders one Friday a month over ...
The University of Memphis’ music school is offering a chance for people to dedicate a seat in its new concert hall, which is expected to be finished in two years. The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music will host a concert at the Harris Concert Hall on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. “The Love Songs to Memphis” ...
The National Rifle Association and students who favor carrying guns on campus for protection will hold an event at the University Center on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The NRA’s university outreach arm and Students for Concealed Carry, a University of Memphis student organization, hope to ...
The Highland Strip is being revitalized, and the company behind the project was also responsible for the restoration of Overton Square. Loeb Properties Inc. owns a number of buildings on Highland from 569 to 535 S. Highland Street, excluding a vacant lot at 559 S. Highland St. The plan for the properties ...
The next presidential election is less than a year away, and researchers are looking into the relationship between millennials, social media and voting habits. More than 80 percent of the 18 to 34-year-olds said they get their news from YouTube and 50 percent said they used the popular ...
