When his brigade besieged Baghdad in 2003, Capt. Lee Simmons said he saw nothing but heroism from his soldiers. "The heroism of our soldiers in combat is an awesome thing to see," said Simmons, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a field artillery officer.

University of Memphis police services will install three new emergency blue light stations in the central part of campus this spring when the new University Center opens. Although there are more than 30 blue light stations around campus, the area near the new UC and the Administration Building doesn't have any stations, which are equipped with telephones, alarms and cameras for student safety.

Wade Jackson, president-elect of The University of Memphis Faculty Senate, told senators yesterday that after stimulus money dries up late next year, one result may be a tuition spike by 7 percent. Jackson told the Faculty Senate that Dale Sims, vice chancellor of business and finance at the Tennessee Board of Regents, said the state could cut another 6 percent from university's budgets, which could then lead to an increase in tuition.

The University of Memphis suspended all 10 fraternities in the Interfraternity Council last night after some of the organizations recently broke several laws and University regulations. Although The University hasn't determined the length of the suspension, Dean of Students William Porter said fraternities needed risk management training, which includes instruction of regulations at parties and fire safety procedures, among other things.

Meeting Rep. Steve Cohen is just one of the topics a group of students at The University of Memphis will discuss at 4:45 p.m. today in the FedEx Institute of Technology. The students, who are reviving the campus chapter of Amnesty International this semester, plan on meeting Cohen in two to three weeks to talk about immigration detention in America.