Memphis police are investigating a shooting where two people were injured, one extremely critically, just off The University of Memphis campus on Tuesday night. Police responded to the shooting at Spottswood Avenue and Minor Road at 9:46 p.m. The condition of the other victim was unknown, according ...
Halloween came early at The U of M on Wednesday night as Shirley Raines introduced herself as University Fairy Godmother, officially banishing future tobacco use on campus with a wave of her magic wand. University administration and the Student Government Association acknowledged that though they've ...
Tigers football player Taylor Bradford was shot in Carpenter Complex at about 10 p.m. in the fall semester of my sophomore year at The University of Memphis. He was later pronounced dead. A TigerText alert was issued by U of M Police Services six hours later at 4 a.m. A campus safety alert was emailed ...
I was born in Memphis, but I grew up in Knoxville. It's where my family lives, where I drive six hours east on Interstate 40 for holidays and birthdays, where I made lifelong friends in elementary school, middle school and high school – it's home. It's also home to University of Tennessee Volunteers ...
The University of Memphis men's soccer team is off to a 1-0 start after a 4-1 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons on Sunday. Senior forward Parker Duncan scored twice in the rout, with sophomore forward Mark Sherrod and junior midfielder Andreas Guentner also chipping in with a goal each. "We started the ...
Stopping by the grocery store last week, I was delighted to find that my favorite seasonal beer was on sale seemingly earlier than usual – Samuel Adams Octoberfest, the Excalibur of fall brews. Before taking that first foamy, cold sip from my trusty mug, the thought that most University of Memphis ...
For a few weeks in April of 2007, I abandoned my usual seat in the middle of my classrooms at The University of Memphis for a chair closer to a door. From my new seat, usually in the very back of the class, I studied the layout of the rooms and recalled similar design details of the buildings in which ...
At least two University of Memphis students were among seven protesters arrested in Nashville Tuesday afternoon at a rally for student rights and living wages for university workers. Justin Sledge, philosophy graduate student, and Sally Joyner, U of M law student, were charged with disorderly conduct ...
Residents of the University of Memphis' South Hall men's dormitory, located at Goodman and Southern Ave., evacuated the building Thursday after an electrical fire broke out in room 332 of the dorm. No injuries from the fire were reported, but two University of Memphis students were left without housing ...
Severe weather that struck the Mid-South caused some classes at The University of Memphis to end early Thursday evening, with professors and students alike seeking shelter in basements and bathrooms across campus. Residents of Richardson Towers were evacuated from the building and had to brave strong ...