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The Columns, 1983 September

The Columns

Cover photo: MSU President Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter surveys a model of the central campus of Memphis State, "The University of the 80's". The model is housed in the second-floor foyers of the Administration Building. (Photo by Art Grinder).

Also featured, "Tigers' Rebuilding on Track"

Sports Illustrated writer Norman McCoy previews the football season.

The Columns, 1977 January-February

The Columns

Cover Story, "Is College Worth It?" by Susan Crawford

Academic circles are awash with conversation on the value of higher education in terms of a "rate of return" on a college investment. This questioning as to the value of a college education began, or became widespread, about a year ago with the widely-publicized publication of a study by two economists, Richard Freeman and J. Herbert Holloman.

Also featured, "His Days Are Numbered" by Joe Elmore

The enemy is the heliothis, better known in the South as the common bollworm, whose devastating attack on cotton leaves and bolls annually results in …

The Columns, 1978 July-August

The Columns

Cover Story, "Communication and Fine Arts" by Sandra Umfress

It has been a year since the College of Communication and Fine Arts was established at Memphis State University. The offspring of the College of Arts and Sciences, it has been busy taking root among the older and more recognized colleges of the University. Originated when the College of Arts and Sciences became too large with 18 departments encompassing a vast number of majors and over half the faculty, the young College is unique in its configuration of the journalism, theatre and communication arts, music and art departments, according to the …

The Columns, 1978 January-February

The Columns

Cover Story, "Buyer's Market: Brand-New Approach to Higher Education" by Susan Crawford

With enrollments leveling off, nationally, and some financially hard-pressed state governments cutting appropriations, higher education can no longer relax in its ivory tower and force the public to play according to its rules. If higher education has become a buyer's market, then perhaps the university community should employ some of the fundamentals of advertising to attract customers, and the first rule of effective advertising is to know your client. In the case of higher education, the client is the student

Also featured, "Silent Stories Of Spirits And Masks" …

The Columns, 1977 May-June

The Columns

Cover Story, "Sex Role Inquiry: An Intriguing Growth Industry" by Shirley L. Lupfer

One very positive outgrowth of the women's liberation movement has been the fact that investigations comparing male and female behavior have become a serious and systematic undertaking.

Also featured, "Anthropologists Dig Prior To Construction" by Ann Meffert

A research team under the direction of Dr. Drexel A. Peterson, associate professor of anthropology, has discovered that the first permanent settlers in the Savannah, Tenn., area date back to 2,000 B.C. and possibly beyond.

The Columns, 1989 Fall

The Columns

Cover Story, "Preserving the Past: Indian Village Adds Flair to Memphis State Education" by Tona D. Jackson '88 BA

In 1962 Chucalissa became an official part of the department of anthropology at Memphis State and historical digs have been taking place on that site every summer by college students and interested archeologists. Today history buffs and curious spectators can visit the C.H. Nash Museum and Chucalissa and see actual digs taking place. Visitors may even be on-hand when a new piece of the puzzle is uncovered.

Also featured, "Stobart Joins Tiger Team" by Tona D. Jackson '88 BA

With the …

The Columns, 1968 November-December

The Columns

In this issue:

"Future Status of Memphis State Is Uncertain"

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission will vote on Feb. 14, on proposals they will recommend to the Tennessee General Assembly on the future operations of the state colleges and universities, according to Walter P. Armstrong, Jr., vice chairman of the commission.

"Spring 'Feast' Is Offered"

"Regardless of the area of interest, the spring 'Feast of Learning' should offer something for everyone," said Dr. William Brotherton, director of MSU's division of continuing studies. The series of non-credit courses, which begins in February, offers a variety of subjects ranging from how to …

The Columns, 1979 January-February

The Columns

Cover Story, "A talk with President Jones"

Memphis State University President Billy M. Jones recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of his coming to MSU. Upon this occasion, President Jones talked with The Columns about his experience at the University. During the interview, he discussed some of MSU's accomplishments over the past five years, the present status of the University and some of his hopes for the future.

Also featured, "Aristocat"

One of Memphis State's most loyal fans weighs more than 500 pounds and commands a great deal of respect among MSU alumni and friends. Indeed, he is something of a …

The Columns, 1968 May-June

The Columns

In this issue:

"New University Center Opened on May 6"

MSU's gleaming new University Center opened in early May and promises to be a center of activity for alumni and community groups as well as for student activities. Plans are already being made for several Alumni Association activities to be held in the University Center.

"'Emmy' Winner to Return for Homecoming"

Television star Barbara Anderson, who played a variety of stage roles while a student at MSU, then went on to Hollywood to win an Emmy this year for her role in NBC-TV's "Ironside", will return to the Memphis State …

The Columns, 1984 April

The Columns

Cover Photograph shows flowers on the mall in front of the Administration building trumpet the start of spring.

Also featured, "Ken Swartz Earns Coveted TV News Photographer Award" by Dianne Dolan

Over the past 30 years, only two persons have achieved the distinction of winning the award twice. Ken Swartz is now the third.

Memphis State Magazine, 11:02, 1992 Summer

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Flower Power"

Memphis State's verdant campus is splashed with vibrant color every season, thanks to the efforts of the University's Landscape Department. MSU's horticulturist shares tips of the trade with other MidSoutherners who want beautiful yards with minimum effort.

Also featured, "More than Tea and Cookies: Women in Turn-of-the-Century Memphis"

Traditionally, the role of women in history has been overlooked. A local researcher has spent several years studying family collections, diaries, newspapers and club memorabilia to present a more complete picture of early Memphis.

Memphis State Magazine, 12:04, 1994 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Elementary, My Dear: The Case of the Cultural Conundrum"

A university's job is to educate. But what makes a person culturally literate? Several Memphis State professors ponder this debate-riddled question.

Also featured, "Go for Baroque"

Memphis State University's resident Bach expert has almost completed an immense project: performing the composer's complete organ works-approximately 200 compositions-during a 15-concert series.

Memphis State Magazine, 11:04, 1993 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Days of Anguish, Days of Hope"

For three-and-a-half years, this Memphis State alumnus suffered the horrors of Japanese prison camps. What his captors did not know was that the American prisoner was keeping a secret diary. Scrawled in pencil, the journal is a testament to courage and the will to survive.

Also featured, "Ain't Got Tears to Cry With"

Originally songs of a people one generation removed from slavery, blues has become the music of the working class, farmers, and people forced to live by their wits. At MSU, High Water Records preserves the music of these rare …

Memphis State Magazine, 02:01, 1981 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "A Tour of the New Fine Arts Building"

Tour the campus' latest wonder without leaving home.

Also featured, "Memory Bank"

Old memories are valuable for the young lives they reveal to MSU researchers.

Memphis State Magazine, 02:03a, 1983 Summer

Memphis State University Magazine

On the Cover: Back-to-school is the place each fall for students and professors to meet in the classroom - that place where it really all begins at the University. Our fall issue "covers" students, teachers, research, community service, and that fall favorite: football.

Also featured, "What To Be Or Not To Be"

. . .is a decision each must make when choosing among some 40 academic departments at the University, and over a decade those choices have changed

Memphis State Magazine, 05:01, 1986 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Bigger and Better Catfish" by Ed Webb

Biology professors seek ways to satisfy a fish-hungry public by producing fatter but healthier fish for the food industry.

Also featured, "A Movie-Ble Feast" by Ed Webb

A look at Steve Ross, theatre professor, whose film on social mores in the South, "The Old Forest," has drawn critical raves at film festivals across the U.S. and in Europe.

Memphis State Magazine, 05:02, 1986 Spring

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Schoolhouse Sculptor" by Ed Webb

Human forms take shape in wood, clay, metal and the fertile imagination of sculptor Harris Sorrelle, whose artistic home base is an old elementary school.

Also featured, "Picture of a Land Long Ago" By Cyndi P. Richardson

An art student dropped her books, picked up a sketch pad and landed in a dig in Egypt's Necropolis of the Dead.

Memphis State Magazine, 05:04, 1986

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Miss America: MSU's Own Kellye Cash" by Henry Bailey

Here she is, carrying on MSU's most beautiful tradition. A pageant novice wins the "big one" and returns a title to MSU. MSU student Kellye Cash was crowned the 1987 Miss America, proving that dreams and fairy tales do come true.

Also featured, "Of Insects and Forensics" by Laurie Finn

Entomologist Dr. Omar Smith uses his insect expertise to provide crime scene detectives with grim particulars.

Memphis State Magazine, 03:04, 1984 Fall

Memphis State University Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

Memphis State Magazine, 07:01, 1988 Spring

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Which Fork Do You Use and When Do You Use It?" By Jo Ellen Ezell

A new program at MSU teaches students how to avoid etiquette blunders while dining with the boss or a prospective employer.

Also featured, "Walk Around the Memphis State Campus ... Walk Back in Time"

A stroll through its buildings opens the doors to the University's past. The contributions of the people who shaped the history of Memphis State University are immortalized in more than two dozen buildings which bear their names.

Memphis State Magazine, 06:01, 1987 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

MSU's 75th Anniversary Issue

Memphis State Magazine, 07:04, 1989 Winter

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Tracking Human Evolution.. .A Family Tradition" By Susan Akers

The son of pioneer anthropologists, Richard Leakey continues to search for new evidence about man's early ancestors.

Also featured, "Reflections of Southern Life" By Les Seago

The art of William Christenberry, one of Washington's most successful and versatile artists, springs from his youth in Alabama.

Memphis State Magazine, 05:03, 1986 Fall

Memphis State University Magazine

Annual Report of The President.

Memphis State Magazine, 04:04, 1985 Fall

Memphis State University Magazine

Annual Report of the President 1984-1985.

Memphis State Magazine, 09:02, 1990 Summer

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Forging an Alliance with the Arts"

In the footlights or behind the scenes, MSU plays a significant role in Memphis' growing arts community. At the opera, on the stage, in the galleries — MSU faculty and students provide a creative human resource for the city.

Also featured, "Chucalissa — Bringing the Past to Life"

Named for the Choctaw word meaning "abandoned houses," MSLPs Chucalissa has again come to life—giving researchers, students and more than 50,000 yearly visitors a glimpse into the past.

Memphis State Magazine, 09:03, 1990 Fall

Memphis State University Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

As Dr. Thomas G. Carpenter's administration comes to a close, Memphis State Magazine salutes MSU's ninth president. This issue highlights accomplishments from 1980 through Fall of 1990.

Memphis State Magazine, 10:01, 1991 Spring

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "From Russia with Art"

Beginning this month, Memphis will display a fabulous exhibition of art treasures from the renowned State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad. Fulfilling its role as a primary resource in the community, Memphis State University has joined with city officials to coordinate some of the educational components for the Catherine the Great exhibit.

Also featured, "In Search of Eloquence"

Although the art of writing dates back to 6000 B.C., communicating through words is still a craft to be perfected. Through MSU's creative writing programs, students are learning the fundamentals of language arid discovering new methods of …

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1994 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

On the cover: The dome of the Ned R. McWherter Library is reflected in the highly polished granite floor of the rotunda. (Photo by Carol Neal Reber)

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1995 Summer

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Sea Worthy" by Elizabeth Walker Marshburn

A past winner of the University's Young Alumni Award, Stephen Robert James Jr. works far below the surface of rivers, lakes and oceans to locate and preserve historical artifacts and antiquities. Mysterious shipwrecks lure treasure hunters and thrill seekers alike. But shipwrecks also attract underwater archaeologists-researchers and historians who evaluate and help preserve underwater cultural treasures for future generations. (Photo by Charles D. Beeker)

Also featured, "Let 'er RIP" by Scott Bowden

With an architect's precision, the University's new head football coach has developed a blueprint for success. Rip Scherer vows to …

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1995 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Annual Report of the President; 1994-95 Academic Fund; 29th Annual Report of Donors