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Engaging the Torch

Jasmine Guy, actress from the television sitcom "A Different World," will deliver a lecture at an event entitled "Engaging the Torch: Unity Through the Arts," April 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. Guy will discuss unity through art and her ...

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UM students to get a mouthful

Students will have an opportunity to stuff their faces and their wallets with a $200 grand prize during a speed-eating contest today. The contest, which is sponsored by The Empowered Men of Color, is officially named the "Greg Vann Speed-Eating Contest" in honor of former EMOC president and recent University ...

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Italian Film Festival to begin today

The Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities is partnering with the department of foreign languages to bring Italian Film Festival USA to The University of Memphis. "Students will love these films, not only because they are entertaining, but also because they provide an authentic glimpse of modern Italy," ...

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Women in politics lecture in UC today

An award-winning historian will visit The University of Memphis today to give a lecture titled "Women and the American Presidency." "Sara Evans is one of the few that define the field of women's history in the 70's. To have her come to our University is amazing," said Janann M. Sherman, chair of the ...

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UM intern visits Capitol Hill

What began as a volunteer gig at a local Memphis nonprofit led senior political science major Stacy Brewer to a six-month internship and a free trip to Washington, D.C. Brewer interns at the National Council for International Visitors, a nonprofit organization that provides services to guests to the ...

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Lecture on Lincoln

An award-winning historian will visit The University of Memphis today to celebrate the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. "We are very lucky to have Eric Foner coming to speak to us. He is one of the most well-known and accomplished historians in the world," said Aram Goudsouzian, ...

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Ancient Egyptian Family Day

The Art Museum at The University of Memphis is hosting an Ancient Egyptian Family from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the lobby of the Communication and Fine Arts building. "This day is an opportunity for parents and children to experience culture by Egyptologists," said Lisa Abitz, assistant director ...

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Up 'til Dawn T-shirts for St. Jude

Up ‘til Dawn is gathering last-minute contributions by selling T-shirts and sunglasses in the University Center until Feb. 23. The student organization is dedicated to raising funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Up ‘til Dawn T-shirts are $12 and sunglasses are $3. "It takes $1.7 million ...

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Alumni authors visit UM for Black History Month

A new generation of black women will have the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others during the discussion of four novels. Multicultural Affairs will present four authors today who will give advice to aspiring authors in honor of Black History month. "We wanted to highlight black women ...

Native American professor, artist to speak on campus
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Native American professor, artist to speak on campus

A well known Native American artist will speak on campus Friday about the silence of his genre. The artist, HOCK E AYE VI Edgar Heap of Birds, is an internationally known Cheyenne Arapaho painter. As a professor at the University of Oklahoma, he teaches Native American Studies and fine arts. His art ...

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