The Eastern Progress, Eastern Kentucky University, KY
6 days ago by Laura Butler
The beginning of a decade coincided with the end of an era for many Eastern students and Richmond residents as local bar T-Bombadils closed its doors forever.
The local nightlife hot spot served as a First Street landmark for 30 years, providing live music and cheap drinks - a constant favorite for several generations of Eastern students.
Six Mile Post, Georgia Highlands College, GA
2 days ago by Nick Godfrey
LAST UPDATED: MARCH 8
Georgia Highlands College could be facing decimating changes that would critically affect students, faculty and the college as absolutely nothing seems to be off the table for Georgia Legislators while they deal with an additional $300 million in higher education budget cuts for the fiscal year 2011.
Six Mile Post, Georgia Highlands College, GA
1 day ago by Casey Bass
Two pieces of legislation that have the potential to change campus life in Georgia are currently being worked on in the Georgia Legislature. House Bill 615, put forth by Rep. Tim Bearden (R Villa Rica), and "Georgia's Common Sense Lawful Carry Act," proposed by Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh (R Coweta County), could make it legal for students and faculty to carry handguns on campus.
Six Mile Post, Georgia Highlands College, GA
15 hours ago by Christie Boyd
Hubby and I were living in upstate New York and looking forward to our trip to Las Vegas for a convention.
Through a comedy of errors we arrived about 2 a.m. We were dismayed to find that our room at Mandalay Bay had been given away!
We were so tired from our long day of travel, and we visibly slumped when the desk clerk informed us of this news.
Daily Helmsman, Universtiy of Memphis, TN
5 days ago by Scott Carroll
Students at The University of Memphis and elsewhere protested tuition hikes and slashing education budgets yesterday, organizing rallies and walkouts on campuses in 30 states.
To show their support for the protest, called a "Day of Action to Defend Public Education," The U of M Progressive Student Alliance collected signatures outside of the Tiger Den for a petition against an expected $26.
Daily Helmsman, Universtiy of Memphis, TN
5 days ago by Joseph Russell
It's not often this season that the Tigers play a conference game with virtually no ramifications for winning or losing. But that's exactly what tomorrow's match-up against Tulsa at FedExForum means for The University of Memphis men's basketball team.
With Wednesday's victory over UAB, the Tigers (22-8, 12-3) moved into sole possession of the second overall seed in next week's Conference USA tournament.
Daily Helmsman, Universtiy of Memphis, TN
5 days ago by Chris Shaw
Recent small earthquakes this week have shown that the New Madrid fault is still an active seismic zone for potential natural disasters.
The largest earthquake, registering 3.7, occurred Tuesday at 1:37 p.m. in the New Madrid zone roughly 140 miles northeast of Memphis.
The Chanticleer, Jacksonville State University, AL
5 days ago by James Burton
The other day, during a low moment in my life, I found myself watching C-SPAN. They just so happened to be covering the congressional hearings regarding the mass recalls coming out of the Toyota camp. I found myself both intrigued, amused and terrified all at once.
The Chanticleer, Jacksonville State University, AL
5 days ago by Zach Childree
Students took to the polls Tuesday to select new leadership for the Student Government Association, electing Tim Long the new SGA president.
"I feel elated and honored that the students chose me for this job," Long said. "It's hard for me to put into words how I feel.
The Chanticleer, Jacksonville State University, AL
5 days ago by Haley Gregg
A student-athlete, an actress, and a piano player are just a few of the attributes Laura Lundy embodies. She is a senior tennis player at Jacksonville State University and will be graduating this spring with a degree in drama and a minor in English.
Lundy was born and raised in the "Skydiving Capital of the South," also known as Cedartown, Ga.
Capaha Arrow, Southeast Missouri State, MO
6 days ago by Michale Johnson
After their raucous antics earn them unpaid suspensions, partners Jimmy Monroe (Bruce Willis) and Paul Hodges (Tracy Morgan) go on a hunt to reclaim Jimmy's valuable baseball card from the hands of a baseball-loving Mexican Mafioso.
Jimmy needs the card so he can sell it to pay for his daughters $50,000 wedding and prove to his daughter's stepfather that he's not a "bad guy.
Capaha Arrow, Southeast Missouri State, MO
3 days ago by Sarah J. Semmler
This past Sunday Southeast's Department of Theatre and Dance wrapped up its production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel." Amidst the various production values of note, one aspect stood out above all else: the vocal performances.
Southeast Artist in Residence Judith Farris, who has spent the better part of her career performing operas around the world and coaching such Broadway luminaries as Matthew Broderick and Tyne Daly, was the force behind those performances.
The Eastern Progress, Eastern Kentucky University, KY
6 days ago by Kaylia Cornett
Donna Sowder loves Eastern athletics.
You can always spot her at home basketball games - she's the very vocal one, usually passionately waving a towel in the air over her head, half-hanging over the banister above the Colonel bench.
"I love all [the sports]," Sowder said.
Capaha Arrow, Southeast Missouri State, MO
6 days ago by Bailey Reutzel
During May of last year director of the New Life Evangelistic Center in St. Louis, Reverend Larry Rice made his first attempt at getting the 45,000 sq. ft. federal building to turn into a transition housing facility for homeless people in the Southeast Missouri area.
The Eastern Progress, Eastern Kentucky University, KY
6 days ago by Luke Morgan
Last Wednesday, as I was sitting in the Keen Johnson Building at the first of Eastern's 2010 tuition forums, I saw something I considered a big surprise: a great turnout amongst the student body.
To my relief, I saw more attention paid to the tuition forum than I have to nearly any issue that has arisen on Eastern's campus in the three years I've been here.
Meter, Tennessee State University, TN
2 days ago by April Wilson
Contributing Reporter
Usher Raymond vs. Raymond Grade: A Two years after his last release Here I Stand, Usher is back with his sixth LP, Raymond vs. Raymond, which is slated for a March 30 release. After facing several issues during his absence including a highly publicized divorce, Usher gets personal sharing with listeners the pain he has endured and growth to come.
Meter, Tennessee State University, TN
2 days ago by Reginald McNeil
Staff Reporter
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced TSU alumna Sandra Holt, director of the University Honors Program, as a 2010 award recipient for outstanding service to the organization.
Also, TSU President Melvin N. Johnson and William Latham, associate director of the University Honors Program, will be recognized.
Meter, Tennessee State University, TN
5 days ago by Jessica Mosely
Sports Editor
Spending five years as a devoted team member of the Lady Tigers basketball team, Oby Okafor leaves behind memories to last a lifetime.
Okafor suited up in her Tiger uniform for a final time in the Tigers' Feb. 20 67-65 loss to Jacksonville State Gamecocks.
Orange & Blue, Carson-Newman College, TN
6 days ago by Kristen Buckles
Two major campus organizations are considering a proposal that would turn the Big Four into the Big Three.
Their proposal would dissolve SGA and the Eagle Production Company [EPC] and form a new organization - The Student Association.
For approximately ten weeks, the Student Government Association [SGA] has been working on this idea in a committee chaired by Junior Class President Tyler Engle.
Orange & Blue, Carson-Newman College, TN
6 days ago by Kristen Buckles
Approximately one week after the magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, killing thousands and toppling cities, a recent alum called her previous professor's number, hoping to recruit her for a medical relief trip.
When Asst. Professor of Nursing Sue McBee got the call from Nurse Practitioner Courtney Finney, she knew she wanted to go, but time was short and classes were just beginning.
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