If you’re a Memphian, you’re likely a fan of or at least have heard of the Memphis Tigers basketball or football team. What gets less attention is the university’s club sports – and it’s not just due to a lack of fans. Most of the university’s 19 club sports are currently inactive ...
Faculty and students at the University of Memphis are calling for better wages for graduate assistants on campus, saying that the current rates they receive are simply not enough to support them while they pursue their degrees. “To make sure graduate assistantships are fulfilling, we should go back ...
Graduate assistants at the University of Memphis say that they aren’t getting paid enough for the work that they do, but to some, the money isn’t the most important thing. For those students, all they want is decent health insurance. “Even if they didn’t raise my pay, if I could get some health ...
Dr. Thomas Nenon, provost for the University of Memphis, will be stepping down from his role, according to emails sent out to faculty and staff from both Nenon and Dr. David Rudd, the university’s current president. Dr. Abby Parill-Baker will serve as interim provost, effective July 1. "As we now ...
Before they were a student at the University of Memphis, Crys Riles was a professional chef and caterer in the Memphis area. When the pandemic hit, Riles was laid off and decided to go back to school. They had previously earned an undergraduate degree in culinary arts and this time decided to take only ...
A string of thefts have been plaguing the Tiger Market, the recently opened convenient store located on the bottom floor of Centennial Place. According to an incident report filed with police services by Tom Nelson, area manager for Refreshments Inc., a regional vending company that owns and operates ...
A student at the University of Memphis was tricked out of $2,200 after an ad offering a house for rent near campus turned out to be an elaborate scam. Akhil Eadara, a master’s in science of information systems student who recently immigrated to the bluff city from India, was looking for a place ...
The University of Memphis officially dedicated its new Larry Finch Plaza to the former coach and ABA star with a ceremony at its Park Ave. campus Thursday afternoon. The ceremony, which included the unveiling of a larger-than-life statue of Finch in his Memphis State athletic prime, also saw Memphis ...
We’ve all have been running around in masks for almost the last two years, yet the time has come once again to suit up in full costume, eat lots of candy and have some horror-filled Halloween fun. But before you click checkout on your Amazon cart, consider this advice to make sure your costume stands ...
Standing behind her table, Nancy Chung reached for the mini-Snickers bar that was in front of her and raised it in the air. “Some people think that things actually break down in the landfill,” she said. “They do not. After 20 years, you will still find this Snickers bar.” If it were to be composted, ...
