Rep. Antonio Parkinson (D-Memphis) has sparked a conversation after calling on the City of Memphis to secede from the State of Tennessee. Parkinson’s remarks were made on WREG’s “Live at 9” show Monday in response to state lawmakers cutting $250,000 from the city’s budget after the removal ...
The University of Memphis Office of Institutional Equity hosted the Healthy Relationships Fair to promote aspects of healthy relationships and safe, and consensual sex April 17 at the Students Activities Plaza. The fair had 20 community and campus partnerships, like OUTMemphis and the U of M Department ...
The president of the University of Memphis Student Government Association, Drew Gilmore, announced the status of the new Center for Wellness and Fitness in an email sent to all U of M students Monday. The email included a two-year schedule of planned designs and construction for the center, new features ...
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago at the Lorraine Motel in Downtown, Memphis, while fighting for more civil rights for people of Memphis, the United States and around the world. Although King is gone, his dream still relates to Memphis today. Researchers have said Memphis is still ...
The University of Memphis will undergo several construction projects and renovations during the next two years. One of the projects, a parking garage located on Southern Avenue, has not yet begun construction, despite current preparations. Tony Poteet, assistant vice president of campus planning and ...
Memphis Rox, a rock-climbing gym with no economic barriers, will soon serve the Memphis community from its location on Mclemore Avenue. Josh Cannon, associate of Memphis Rox, said the rock-climbing gym will open April 3 and will feature a juice bar, yoga and weightlifting in addition to the climbing ...
For many students, the stress of trying to maintain good grades and finish college on a strong note can be overwhelming. If the task of managing one’s finances and paying off student loans is added to the mix, the stress can sometimes become unbearable. Although the pressures of maintaining good grades ...
Natalie Cooper had a passion for art ever since she learned how to hold a paintbrush. She began painting small booklets of stick figure art for her mother. Now, the 22-year-old’s talent and passion for art has evolved into her small business: Nat Art. “The actual business I have has only been going ...
University of Memphis president M. David Rudd recommended no tuition increase for next year at the Board of Trustees meeting on March 7. The increase in tuition depends on the approval of Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam’s final budget recommendations. If approved, it would be the second year in five ...
The opioid epidemic has taken its toll on the United States in recent years, with Tennessee recently taking a rather large hit. More than 7.8 million opioid prescriptions were written in Tennessee in 2015, outnumbering the 6.34 million state residents, according to IMS Health, a healthcare data source. In ...
