Richard Bausch, an English professor in creative writing at The University of Memphis, will be holding a final book reading and signing today in the University Center Auditorium. The reading, which will be held at 8 p.m., will be Bausch's farewell as he takes his talents to teach at Chapman College ...
A group of graduating seniors will have a chance to show off their work in a thesis exhibit titled "Draw. Shoot. Dye." held downtown at the Marshal Arts Gallery. The exhibit, which is the students' final showcase, is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. The Marshal Arts Gallery was chosen for the exhibit ...
The University of Memphis' senior advertising team received second place in the National Student Advertising Competition along with one of its five contestants winning Best Presenter of the competition. "You could call it a comeback year," said Sandra Utt, advertising professor and advisor for the department ...
Aggravated Assault nOn April 3 at 10:04 p.m., officers arrived at the Park Avenue campus in response to an aggravated assault call. The student victim told officers she paid for a PlayStation game for an acquaintance and consistently asked him to pay her back. She then posted a message about the money ...
In a competition against chefs across the region, University of Memphis' head chef Kevin Yarbrough was voted most popular among students last week. On March 29, Yarbrough received the Student Choice Award in the annual ARAMARK Culinary Excellence competition. The ACE competition is held for chefs that ...
University of Memphis' Adult and Commuter Student Services will host an off-campus housing fair today in the University Center Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, which is free to all students, faculty and staff, offers information about local housing and apartment opportunities while allowing ...
Bracketology (noun): the art and science of studying and predicting the outcome of games throughout the men's NCAA tournament. Also known as the public craze that sweeps the nation every March as everyone becomes a basketball analyst. The men's NCAA tournament began yesterday. With Memphis competing ...
Melynda Whitwell plans to win it all by losing it all in a nationwide health contest hosted by Genghis Grill. Whitwell is an academic services coordinator for the Loewenberg School of Nursing and said she loves to eat at the Mongolian stir-fry restaurant. Genghis Grill hosts the Health Kwest Khantest ...
Students are set to lace up their dancing shoes to welcome a judge and choreographer of FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance" for a lecture at The University of Memphis. Debbie Allen will speak at the Michael D. Rose Theater at 7 p.m. Thursday in a lecture titled "Black Women in American History: Passionate, ...
Assault On Jan. 17 at 9:08 p.m., officers arrived at Richardson Towers in response to a fight. The student told police that her boyfriend grabbed her during an argument. She was not injured and the case is under investigation. From the dates of Jan. 10 to 28, there were two reported incidents of simple ...