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When Lori Ingram, a nursing student at the University of Memphis, boards the Blue Line bus service, a friendly driver and an empty shuttle usually greet her.
A bottle of Hennessy, Ciroc and two Backwoods cigars are the items removed from Tory Lanez’s contract with the University of Memphis.
How the University of Memphis deals with sexual assaults on campus varies, and is usually hidden from public view.
Commuter students at the University of Memphis paid an average of $19 in parking tickets last year, which was about $5 less than they paid the previous year.
Local leaders and community members from Frayser and the greater Memphis area gathered Saturday beneath a cloudy sky to take a collective stance against gun violence in Memphis.
Memphis Tiger fans everywhere rejoiced Monday when the news broke that a familiar face was coming back to the 901. Tyler Harris, who spent his first two years with the University of Memphis before transferring to Iowa State last season, announced through his social media that he will be retu…
After more than a year of virtual learning, the University of Memphis plans a tentative return to face-to-face classes this fall, granted that the local coronavirus data is not significantly worse than it is now.
It has been almost 12 years since the minimum wage in Tennessee was last raised. But that increase did not come at the hands of the state legislature, rather from the federal level. Now, after a failed attempt from the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan to include a minimum wage inc…
After the three week trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd last summer, the jury rendered a guilty verdict for all three charges. The result was met with cheering, applause, tears and hugging in George Floyd Square outside the courthouse.
The sun shone over the University of Memphis campus like a symbolic light at the end of the tunnel for its many students who are ready to be back to classes in person in the fall.
A month after former Vice President Al Gore joined community leaders and activists in Alonzo Weaver Park in Southwest Memphis to decry the construction of the Byhalia Pipeline, civil rights leader Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II took to the same stage on Sunday, April 18, to send a message…
An essential part of most college students’ post-graduation success is obtaining an internship during their time as an undergraduate within their field of study. Course work is the core to a successful completion of school, providing students with the essential knowledge and tools for their …
The Memphis Women's Soccer makes another appearance in the NCAA Division I Women's soccer championship.
Now that the dust has settled after a historic college basketball season, programs across the country have begun turning their attention to what will be a critical offseason. With player movement at an all-time high, we truly are entering into a new era of college basketball where coaches wi…
The sinking of the Titanic was the biggest world news of 1912, but in Memphis the big news was the founding of West Tennessee Normal School (WTNS), known today as the University of Memphis. It opened with 330 students, and a student could attend for $47 for a three-month term, which covered …
After high school, I relocated to Memphis from a small, rural town in Arkansas to attend the UofM. Moving from a community of less than 20,000 inhabitants to the Bluff City – which has a population greater than 650,000 – was overwhelming to say the least.
Everyone knows that breaking up is hard to do, but the hardest part might be what happens after. How do you pick up the pieces after a relationship ends and move on?
Although many students have adjusted to virtual learning since the spring 2020 semester and could take classes from the comfort of their homes, students miss the University of Memphis campus and shared what they love about the environment.
Payton Gleason, a junior sport coaching major at the University of Memphis, was not always sure that was what he wanted to do.
Simply put, one of the best aspects of college is the sporting events. While education is obviously priority number one, some of the best memories are made in arenas and stadiums across the country. Whether it be attending a football game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, catching a basketba…
Zoom calls, social distancing and the lack of the smallest gestures such as hugs or handshakes have made it more difficult to make friends in college or starting a new job.
When Don Fletcher graduated from The University of Memphis in 1997 with a degree in civil engineering, he never imagined he would one day be working in construction. Now, some 20 years later, Fletcher serves as the director of quality control at Lehman-Roberts Co., a leading Mid-South constr…
Boulder, Colorado: a tiny, college town known for its beautiful mountains and good weather. That all changed when a gunman opened fire on one of its two King Soopers grocery stores, killing customers, several employees and a Boulder police officer in the attack.
The Tigers have been bested once again. This time it was a four-game series against the Tulane Green Wave.
It should come as no surprise that when the safety and cleanliness of Memphis’ drinking water came under threat that groups started popping out of the woodwork to defend it. After all, we are known for our tap water. Being pumped from the aquifer, it has this sweetness and smoothness that ot…
The University of Memphis track squad took a trip north to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, last weekend and left with second place honors. The men finished 5.5 points behind Southeast Missouri State University, with a score of 171, while the women finished 19 points behind Murray State University …
It seems like the whole country has watched bits and pieces of the testimonies from the Derek Chauvin trial. Soundbites flooded social media last week as the prosecution and defense had witnesses relive the trauma of watching George Floyd’s life end.
For spa goers at three different businesses in the Atlanta area, the soothing flame of a candle turned into the blinding flash of gun fire. Bullets ripped through their bodies like a fatal form of acupuncture. When it was all over, the stench of gun smoke overpowered the scent of aromatherapy.
As students prepare for a more traditionally-styled scholastic experience in the fall, both incoming and returning students will find more variety in off-campus, alternate housing at the new apartments: The Annex.
The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a law that would remove gun permit requirements for most Tennesseans — a change widely opposed by law enforcement.
The Memphis Baseball team has reached another difficult stretch in the schedule.
The Memphis Women's soccer team has continued to win, taking their last five games.
The Memphis Tigers secured the second NIT championship in program history over the weekend, defeating Mississippi State 77-64 in the championship game. They seemingly got stronger as the tournament went on, turning in a dominant effort in the semifinal victory over Colorado State before cont…
Student organizations at the University of Memphis are at the heart of the undergraduate experience for many college students, but how did they manage to thrive and recruit in the midst of a pandemic?
The Memphis baseball team finished another series victorious, taking three out of the four games against Middle Tennessee State over the weekend.
Coming off their first-round win over Dayton last weekend, the Memphis Tigers are set to take on Boise State in the quarterfinal of the NIT Thursday night.
The pandemic underscored the need for equal access to quality internet and technology for all students to be successful in their education. But, for the University of Memphis, the digital divide may continue to be ever present between its students.
Clouds of smoke from the Valero Refinery blended with the clouds in the sky over Mount Pisgah – a neighborhood in Southwest Memphis. The smoke stacks from the refinery poked above the tops of the leafless trees as Romone Anderson was taking bag after bag of trash to his curb.
The last 52 Memphis Football games featured an identifiable, reoccurring number 36 on the field.
With the spring 2021 semester coming to an end and graduation approaching, students reflect upon their experience at the UofM and look forward to graduation day while planning their futures.
What steals your clothes, eats your food and keeps you awake at night? A bad roommate.
The University of Memphis plans to reopen its campus at full capacity in the fall semester of 2021, encouraging students and teachers to prepare for the transition to return back to an on-campus collegiate experience. For many students, this will be the first opportunity they get to be face-…
Former Vice President Al Gore joined the Memphis community’s fight against the Byhalia Pipeline – calling it a “reckless, racist rip-off” – at a rally held Sunday, March 14, at Alonzo Weaver Park in South Memphis.
Last week, Shelby County entered a new phase for their vaccination program. Phase 1c opened age restrictions to anyone above the age of 16 with pre-existing conditions. One of such conditions is moderate to severe asthma.
The Memphis Tigers (16-8) are set to open play in the National Invitation Tournament this weekend, taking on Dayton (14-9) in the first round. While the NIT is certainly not the postseason tournament these teams were probably hoping to be featured in, it still a represents a good opportunity…
After seven years as the president of the University of Memphis, Dr. M. David Rudd will be stepping down from his position to return to teaching and research, according to an email and Twitter statement on March 10.
Despite all of the circumstances that college students have had to navigate during the pandemic, one student at the University of Memphis has found a way to stay sane through it all.
The University of Memphis plans to positively impact students’ lives by establishing new, need- based endowed scholarships and assisting students within the university through the Bruns scholarship challenge match.
Memphis watched another team represent well after Women's soccer got another win early in their season.