William Bailey
Moore versus Bush
William Bailey | June 16Michael Moore's controversial film Fahrenheit 9/11 hits Americantheatres June 25, much to the chagrin of Republicans everywhere.The Bush Administration spin machine will be at full roar over thenext few weeks. So, allow me to set off the rhetoric alarm a fewdays early. 9/11 will surely be a hit, although ...
Prejudices more about stupidity than hate
William Bailey | April 7One of the many things that still irks me about The Universityof Memphis is how everyone can call it such a racist, prejudicedplace. Are we searching for discrimination nowadays? A letter to the editor in Wednesday's Helmsman said, "It appearsthat non-white people at The University of Memphis aredisappearing." ...
Seminar educates students on the evils of debt
William Bailey | February 23Today, the average college student graduates with more than$1,500 in credit card debt. This debt, along with student loans,can put graduates in serious financial hardship. To prevent students from falling into this situation -- or tohelp them dig out -- The University of Memphis will host SmartMoney, ...
Wear deodorant, please, people
William Bailey | February 9Everyone needs to use deodorant. I don't care how great youthink you smell. I don't care if it's for personal, religious orcultural reasons. The rest of us want to breathe. The Dunn Hall computer lab is the worst. The other day my groupwent into a group study room in the library, and we had to changerooms ...
Dorms -- The U of M ghetto for freshmen
William Bailey | January 21The halls are littered with trash, the rooms stink, the washersare non-operational and full of stagnant water and the hot waterworks via a whim. No, you're not in the projects, you're in the dorms of TheUniversity of Memphis, where thousands of dollars a year appear tobe disappearing into a black hole ...
It's a time to give thanks
William Bailey | November 25Thanksgiving is on the horizon and plenty U of M students areskipping class today in order to get a head start on the holiday.Thus, instead of reading this column, many students and faculty arespending the day reading road signs. Every year on the fourth Wednesday of November, The Universityof Memphis ...