Roughly 10,000 people are expected to take over Downtown on Saturday to show their pride during the Mid-South Pride Festival. It starts with a parade that will march down Beale Street from 2 to 3 p.m. Other festivities are to be held at Robert Church Park, located behind FedExForum from 10 a.m. to 6 ...
Central BBQ has found a temporary home located right off of campus. From 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. every Thursday until finals week, students can stop by the Central food truck located behind the Presbyterian Campus Ministry on the corner of Midland Avenue and Patterson Street known as "The Bend". The idea ...
The statue of Ramesses the Great, which stood tall in front of the Pyramid for 20 years, is now greeting students on The University of Memphis campus. The statue, a replica of the Ramesses the Great statue from Egypt, was placed on the edge of campus facing the Central parking lot Monday. Students took ...
The legacy of Benjamin L. Hooks will be remembered from Wednesday to Friday with performances, discussions and a documentary. Hooks was appointed as the first black criminal court judge in Tennessee. He was the Executive Director of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People in 1976, ...
Students gathered near the Student Plaza Fountain on Wednesday for a vigil in honor of Trayvon Martin and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 44th anniversary of MLK's death. Members of the Progressive Student Alliance organized the event, which included former Black Panther member JoNina Ervin. "I ...
A common goal of college students is to get hired after graduation, but for John Martin, that goal was accomplished early. Martin, 20-year-old journalism junior, began working as a part-time recruiting reporter at the Commercial Appeal on Sunday, a job that followed a full-time position as a reporter ...
Students stood in line nearly two hours Monday night waiting to hear Frank Warren deliver tales of secrecy, heartbreak and scandal. Warren, founder of PostSecret, spoke at the Michael D. Rose Theatre about the overwhelming response garnered by his website, which allows users to post their deepest and ...
Thrift Stores and photography have made a love child, with the help of two University of Memphis students. Kia Lola, a senior photography major, has been taking pictures of models since she was a freshman. She paired up with Dina Anderson, a clothing designer and University of Memphis alumna, for a ...
The next time you enter your pin number into the ATM, you can thank former Congressman Jerry Patterson. He's the one who thought of the idea. Patterson and former Congressman Mickey Edwards visited classes Monday to speak about the world of politics and his experiences in Congress. They'll be on campus ...
University of Memphis student-models showed off their talent on the runway at the Legacy Fashion show Sunday in the Michael D. Rose Theatre. Students were dressed in clothing by African designers, one of which attends The U of M himself. Thierry Niagnogo, a doctoral candidate student in economics, has ...