Going to college after high school is a big transition and sometimes freshman have a hard time making it. Whether it's from being overloaded or commitments outside school like job and family, many college students drop out or withdraw before their second year. One of the biggest factors in colleges ...
The opportunities available in the ever-expanding hospitality industry are quickly opening up for University of Memphis students. With the new Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management beginning its second year, there is growing support from students, the community and the industry. Kristy ...
Power outages from Tuesday's storm are affecting everything from students ability to take showers to their chance to earn a living. "People have been coming up here to shower instead of working out," said SriRam Nandiraju, employee of the Campus Recreation Center on Echles. The recreation center is ...
Students trying to get to class no longer have to worry aboutlosing their balance while trudging up and down the crumblingstairs and eroded hillside by the railroad tracks on SouthernAvenue. The aged, dilapidated cement stairs located along SouthernAvenue, across from the campus parking lot, have been ...
So maybe it's not poetic. Maybe it's not boy meets girl, boyfalls in love with girl and boy and girl get married and have abunch of kids. For most people, storybook romances are for thestorybooks. In 21st century computer based living, online match making is asteadily growing trend. Maybe meeting someone ...
With promising aspirations to advance The University of Memphis,newly appointed Vice President of Advancement Dr. Robert P.Bartlett intends to bring the institution to a higher level withinthe community and nation. Bartlett's job is to oversee the areas of Universityadvancement, marketing and communications ...
Tattoos are permanent --or are they? It seems there is a growing trend in tattoo removal. Even thoughthe trend of getting a tattoo is still popular, it seemsincreasingly people are wishing they never made that bodilystatement in ink. Whether the statement they were trying to make is no longerimportant ...
Within the halls of every building are people that often go unnoticed. They are the people that clean the classrooms, the bathrooms and the buildings. They are custodians, and each of them has a story. Willie Davis, Charlesetta Wheeler and Peggy Powell are custodians in the Meeman Journalism building, ...
Youth and voter are two words that do not always go together. Low youth voter turnout has remained stagnant during the past 25 years, according to data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Over the years, some candidates have pursued the youth vote, but some young adults still argue they are not given ...
The Memphis Zoo has dedicated more than six years and $28 million to get giant pandas in the city and now it is much closer to becoming a reality. Chinese officials announced Friday plans to give the Memphis Zoo a 10-year panda loan pending agreement on minor details. Zoo officials were invited to Beijing ...