Depression, racism, doubt and opposition are the biggest obstacles I had to overcome during my time as an black female college student pursuing her journalism degree and career. When I first stepped foot on the University of Memphis campus, I was happy to be here and excited to see what these four ...
University of Memphis students and alumni were stunned when they saw colored yarn hanging from various campus tigers, causing some to speculate they were nooses. Nooses became affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War and used for the lynchings of African Americans and white supporters ...
R. Kelly, a Chicago native, stepped in the music scene in the early 1990s and created hits that topped the charts, and helped him gain notoriety as one of the best male R&B singers of all time. Although Kelly has had a successful career, accusations detailing his sexual misconduct toward teenage ...
The seasons are changing, flowers are blooming, rain has been pouring down for the past few days and students are filling up the Technology Hub and the McWherter Library in preparation for final exams. The 2018 spring semester is coming to an end at the University of Memphis, and some Tiger students ...
Facebook has been a trending news topic for the past few weeks, mainly because the tech company’s founder and CEO is on trial. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, has been questioned about the social site’s lack of user privacy and possible interference and influence on the 2016 Presidential election. ...
Poverty was one of the many social issues that plagued Memphis in 1968 during the time of the Sanitation Strike, and it has not gotten better since then. Memphis’ overall poverty rate in 1970, just after the 1968 Sanitation Strike, was 20.6 percent, according to “The Poverty Report: Memphis since ...
Many of the University of Memphis’ registered student organizations will host events this month focusing on the topics of sexual assault like bystander intervention, partner violence and many others. The Office of Institutional Equity (OIE), the Student Government Association, Student Leadership and ...
Capricious weather, rugged roads and 367 miles lie ahead, but one man is determined to accomplish his goal — walking from Atlanta to Memphis. Terence Lester, a Georgia native, decided to walk for the homeless people he serves in his non-profit organization, “Love Beyond Walls,” which he started ...
Rain poured down outside while students flooded into the first floor of the University Center to stand in silence and hold posters with phrases like, “#ITSNOTOKAY,” “It’s more than just a word” and “You cannot say the N word.” The protest Monday, from 10 to 11 a.m. was in response to an ...
Audience members at Pi Phi Karaoke Night on Friday have accused a Sigma Phi Epsilon member of using a racial slur during the fraternity's performance at the event. A member of Sig Ep said "I'm just trying to chill with my (racial slur) in Paris" before performing, according to multiple sources. Jessika ...
