Next to getting a driver’s license, graduating from high school can be one of the most liberating and exciting moments of a young adult’s life. For young adults with a high school diploma, life after high school opens up a world of possibilities, choices, paths and dreams to chase after. Some might ...
Students have the chance to send a message of hope on an index card to the children of St. Jude by stopping by the UC Atrium Nov. 18 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. On that day, the Lambda Theta Alpha sorority will be raising money for the fourth annual St. Jude Give Thanks Walk. They will gather the cards ...
Members of the anti-abortion rights group Abolish Human Abortion carried signs, handed out pamphlets and preached to University of Memphis students in the Alumni Mall on Thursday, stirring up many heated debates over abortion rights. A number of anti-abortion activists came to Memphis from around the ...
Every semester, the University of Memphis’ Theatre Department’s Fred Mertz Association raises funds for AIDS awareness, with the money going to funding, research and grants to combat AIDS. This semester, the group raised $115 through bake sales. Though the Fred Mertz Association has been around ...
Outside the UC on Thursday, 18-year-old Alex Scott, president of Tigers for Life, stood alongside Alejandro Capote, regional coordinator for Students for Life of America, handing out rape whistles and flyers on rape, consent and abortion. Scott explained why they chose to hand out this information to ...
Tennesseans with smart phones can now download an app that gives registered voters information regarding the upcoming November election. The app, GoVoteTN, was unveiled on Tuesday by Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett and state Election Coordinator Mark Goins. Hargett, a U of M alumnus, laid out ...
Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the appeals on same-sex marriages may now pave the way for equal marriage rights for gay couples around the nation. The justices’ decision directly affected five states: Utah, Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana and Wisconsin. The lower appeals courts ...
Unlimited beer on tap, live music, food, games for kids and even circus performers will be at High Cotton Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest at the High Cotton Taproom at 598 Monroe Avenue on Oct. 4. The festival begins at noon and will go on until 7 p.m. High Cotton Brewery will also be releasing their ...
The third annual Three Artists One Yard music festival will bring together nine local bands to play live original music from multiple genres and styles including hip-hop, rock, electronica, acoustic, punk, and indie on Sept. 27 at Crosstown Arts at 438 Cleveland Ave. Wiseacre Brewery, Choose 901 and ...
Some students enter college with a distinct passion to pursue, while others may wonder around aimlessly for semesters searching for that one class which will spark a flame igniting their life-long passion. Dania Helou, a 23-year-old alumni of the University of Memphis, graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s ...
