When two galaxies merge to form a giant, the central supermassive black hole in the new galaxy develops an insatiable appetite.

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By Dionne Chalmers Special to My Life Joshua Jefferies played the trumpet and made the All West Senior Band at Wooddale High School. Although he didn't begin music lessons until the 10th grade, his love for music and education began early.

By Blair Dedrick / Special to The Commercial Appeal Rhodes College is unusual as a liberal arts college in that it is in an urban environment. That's one of the reasons an advertisement for a provost position at the school caught Charlotte Borst's eye.