by Catherine Blackwood | Mar 24, 2019 | University of Memphis
I attended a nearly record breaking 5 hour Memphis City Council meeting on February 19th, where they voted to approve the deannexation of certain sections of the South Cordova area. Currently, those sections of South Cordova are within the city limits and are part of...
by Chelsea Bartley | Apr 17, 2018 | University of Memphis
Recent additions to the Paint Memphis project, murals depicting “satanic demons” and “cursed images” were painted throughout the city by local artists. Although technically adhering to the guidelines set by the city, they weren’t exactly the murals the City Council...
by Hannah Shelton | Apr 13, 2018 | University of Memphis
On March 19, 2018, I walked into the University Center expecting the status quo. Instead, I found students from across the university protesting a racial slur that had been said during a charity event. While it is typically thought mass mobilization can lead to...
by Molly Winders | Oct 13, 2017 | University of Memphis
To educate the population on terrorism, officials sometimes hold public meetings and presentations in which they reveal certain information that can save lives. On September 27, 2017, one such event took place at the University of Memphis. Dale Lane, the Republican...
by Victoria Potts | Oct 12, 2017 | University of Memphis
On October 3rd, the Memphis City Council moved to postpone their vote on the removal of the statues of Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis from downtown Memphis until October 17th, after the Tennessee Historical Commission had met. The Tennessee Historical...
