It is finally here. Super Bowl LLIII featuring the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams will air on CBS on Feb. 5 with kick off at 5:30 p.m. This matchup has many storylines including quarterback Tom Brady going for his sixth championship against a young quarterback in Jared Goff and second-year ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, 90 years ago. Memphians will have the opportunity Jan. 21 to participate in several events to commemorate Dr. King’s life and legacy.  1. The National Civil Rights Museum NCM will allow free admission to those who ...
Former business and advertising manager of The Daily Helmsman Bob Willis died at the age of 73 on Jan. 17 from lung complications and was laid to rest Monday at Second Presbyterian Church. Willis had been on the staff of the University of Memphis’ journalism department for 21 years, joining the university ...
The University of Memphis is home to 16 different chapters of fraternities (Interfraternity Council) and sororities (Panhellenic Council). Each of these chapters sponsors a charitable organization as their philanthropy. Throughout each semester, Greek life organizations at the U of M host ...
This past weekend many NFL players took knees or locked arms on sidelines during the national anthem in protest against injustices in the country. This left many angry that politics had invaded football, while others congratulated the athletes for standing up for what they believe. Even large NFL sponsor ...
College campuses nationwide have been under controversy recently after riots have broken out the past year in response to universities bringing ultra-conservative speakers on campus. One significant example was when the University of California at Berkeley cancelled a Milo Yiannopolous speech following ...
A rally protesting the removal of a confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned violent Aug. 12 and 13. The “Unite the Right†rally attracted white supremacists and Nazis to the Virginia streets, which were then met by Antifa ...
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Citizens of the Idlib Province in Syria were hit with chemical weapons early morning April 4, according to multiple reports, causing numerous injuries and over 70 deaths. This led to President Donald Trump ordering a strike on a Syrian airfield two days later. Before his election, Trump criticized former ...
Tuesday marks 49 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel. Some U of M experts weighed in on the impact that fateful day in 1968 had on the Civil Rights Movement and the city of Memphis. Aram Goudsouzian Assistant Professor of history Civil rights expert “We ...
