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Poet Maurya Simon To Read From Her Work Wednesday, Deidra Jackson Mar 2005

Poet Maurya Simon To Read From Her Work Wednesday, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Poet Maurya Simon reads from her work Wednesday (March 23) at the University of Mississippi.


Second Annual Campus Cleanup Set For March 23, Jennifer Southall Mar 2005

Second Annual Campus Cleanup Set For March 23, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi students, staff and faculty are encouraged to pitch in for Campus Cleanup: Spring Cleaning 2005, 1-3 p.m. Wednesday (March 23).


Acclaimed Author Barry Hannah Undergoing Treatment For Illness, Deidra Jackson Mar 2005

Acclaimed Author Barry Hannah Undergoing Treatment For Illness, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Longtime University of Mississippi Writer-in-Residence Barry Hannah is being treated for an undisclosed illness, his wife, Susan Hannah, said Thursday through a family spokesperson.


Oxford Shakespeare Festival To Host Auditions April 2 In Jackson, Deborah Purnell Mar 2005

Oxford Shakespeare Festival To Host Auditions April 2 In Jackson, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Auditions for the second summer season of Oxford Shakespeare Festival, "A Season of Comedy," are slated for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at New Stage Theatre in Jackson.


12th Book Conference Honors Flannery O'Connor, Includes Delta Tour, Jennifer Southall Mar 2005

12th Book Conference Honors Flannery O'Connor, Includes Delta Tour, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The life and work of Flannery O'Connor is just one focus of the 12th annual Oxford Conference for the Book, set for April 7-9 in and around Oxford and the University of Mississippi.


African Dance And Drum Ensemble To Perform March 28 Concert, Deborah Purnell Mar 2005

African Dance And Drum Ensemble To Perform March 28 Concert, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble plans to show off its newly acquired Ghanaian dance costumes, as well as say thank you to supporters, during a March 28 concert.


Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Debuts Southern Graphics Council Online Print Archive, Deborah Purnell Mar 2005

Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Debuts Southern Graphics Council Online Print Archive, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - When Tom Dewey proposed that his office become a repository for prints by members of the Southern Graphics Council in 1978, few could have foreseen the collection's kudzu-like growth.


Memphis Newspaper Editor Wins Um Journalism Award, Kara Givens Mar 2005

Memphis Newspaper Editor Wins Um Journalism Award, Kara Givens

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Otis Sanford, managing editor of The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, has been unanimously selected to receive the University of Mississippi's annual Silver Em Award for his outstanding contributions as a journalist.


Oxford Shakespeare Festival Auditions Set For March 20, 21 At Ole Miss, Deborah Purnell Mar 2005

Oxford Shakespeare Festival Auditions Set For March 20, 21 At Ole Miss, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Auditions for the second summer season of Oxford Shakespeare Festival, "A Season of Comedy," are slated for 2- 6 p.m. Sunday, March 20, and 7-10 p.m. Monday, March 21, in Isom Hall at the University of Mississippi.


Gay, Multicultural Issues Advocate Judy Shepard Speaks March 22, J. Adrian Aumen Mar 2005

Gay, Multicultural Issues Advocate Judy Shepard Speaks March 22, J. Adrian Aumen

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Judy Shepard knows about hate -- her eldest son, Matthew, was the victim of a hate-based murder in 1998 -- yet she talks about hope.


Mega Doses Of Green Tea Extract May Increase Health Risks, Mitchell Diggs Mar 2005

Mega Doses Of Green Tea Extract May Increase Health Risks, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Many people around the world drink green tea in hopes of warding off cancer, heart disease and immune system ailments, but people who take supplements made from concentrated tea extract with the goal of multiplying those benefits should think twice.


Thai Ambassador Likens Mississippi To Thailand, Lauds Um Research, Jennifer Southall Mar 2005

Thai Ambassador Likens Mississippi To Thailand, Lauds Um Research, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Because Thailand shares a similar agricultural background with Mississippi, the University of Mississippi is an ideal research partner for Thai universities, said Kasit Piromya, Thailand's ambassador to the United States.


Papers Of Fbi Agent Killed In Secret Wwii Mission Donated To Library, Elaine Pugh Mar 2005

Papers Of Fbi Agent Killed In Secret Wwii Mission Donated To Library, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Relatively few people might have known Percy E. Foxworth from tiny Purvis, Miss., yet an Internet search of his name turns up numerous hits, including some that reference his death in a plane crash while on a secret mission during World War II as a special agent of the FBI.


Piano Series At Ole Miss Presents Alexandre Dossin In Concert, March 22, Deborah Purnell Mar 2005

Piano Series At Ole Miss Presents Alexandre Dossin In Concert, March 22, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Described by international critics as a "wonderful pianist," "master of contrasts" and "master of expressiveness," Alexandre Dossin performs March 22 at the University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Army Rotc Receives Honors From National Ranking Program, Laura Hawks Mar 2005

Ole Miss Army Rotc Receives Honors From National Ranking Program, Laura Hawks

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD Miss. - The University of Mississippi Army ROTC has been ranked among the top 15 percent of schools nationwide and No. 1 in its brigade based on performance and quantity, by Cadet Command, the national Army ROTC headquarters in Ft. Monroe, Va.


Music Department To Perform Choral Concert March 10, Deborah Purnell Mar 2005

Music Department To Perform Choral Concert March 10, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A concert featuring University of Mississippi choral groups is scheduled for Thursday (March 10) at North Oxford Baptist Church.


Ford Center Features Renowned Jazz Ensemble Marcus Roberts Trio In Concert March 8, Deborah Purnell Mar 2005

Ford Center Features Renowned Jazz Ensemble Marcus Roberts Trio In Concert March 8, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi presents a performance by renowned jazz ensemble Marcus Roberts Trio.


Media Opportunities Available For Monday Events, Staff Report Mar 2005

Media Opportunities Available For Monday Events, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Several events planned for Monday (March 7) at the University of Mississippi include significant media opportunities. They are:


From Ph.D.S To Pre-Schoolers: Retired Professor Gives Science Lessons At Day Care, Mary Margaret Miller Mar 2005

From Ph.D.S To Pre-Schoolers: Retired Professor Gives Science Lessons At Day Care, Mary Margaret Miller

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A cluster of pink construction paper crowns surround Frank Anderson and his wife, Mary, at an early morning party for the 3-, 4- and 5-year-old classes at First Baptist Church Weekday Education center.


Pontotoc Native Wins Freshman Essay Award, Kristin Frost Mar 2005

Pontotoc Native Wins Freshman Essay Award, Kristin Frost

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Benjamin E. Mize, a freshman at the University of Mississippi, has won the Cynthia Krieser Memorial Award for the outstanding freshman essay. The award carries a $500 prize.


Sorority To Host Rally Honoring U.S. Military, Kezia Pigford Mar 2005

Sorority To Host Rally Honoring U.S. Military, Kezia Pigford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss - The University of Mississippi chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is hosting a Salute to Our Troops rally from noon to 12:45 p.m. Monday (March 7) to kick off its annual Blue and Gold Week.


Legal Scholars To Discuss Civil Rights, Diversity In Forum, Kara Givens Mar 2005

Legal Scholars To Discuss Civil Rights, Diversity In Forum, Kara Givens

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A trio of legal scholars is slated to speak at the forum Civil Rights, Diversity and Legal Education in the South on Monday (March 7) at the University of Mississippi School of Law.


Former Gov. Mabus To Deliver Phi Beta Kappa Lecture March 7, Camille Breland Mar 2005

Former Gov. Mabus To Deliver Phi Beta Kappa Lecture March 7, Camille Breland

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus delivers the annual Phi Beta Kappa lecture March 7 at the University of Mississippi.


Poet Sharon Dolin To Read From Her Work Monday At Depot, Deidra Jackson Mar 2005

Poet Sharon Dolin To Read From Her Work Monday At Depot, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Poet Sharon Dolin reads from her work Monday (March 7) at the University of Mississippi.


Thai Ambassador To Discuss Research, U.S.-Thai Relations During Um-Oxford Visit, Jennifer Southall Mar 2005

Thai Ambassador To Discuss Research, U.S.-Thai Relations During Um-Oxford Visit, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Thailand's ambassador to the United States, Kasit Piromya, visits the University of Mississippi Monday (March 7) to learn more about the university and deliver a free talk, titled U.S.-Thai Relations, at 2:30 p.m. in the UM Student Union, room 404 A.


Award-Winning Author, Hundreds Of Students To Attend Book Conference, Jennifer Southall Mar 2005

Award-Winning Author, Hundreds Of Students To Attend Book Conference, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Newbery Medalist Richard Peck and hundreds of self-published fifth-graders follow such literary forebears as William Faulkner onto the University of Mississippi campus April 8 as part of the 12th annual Oxford Conference for the Book.


Alumna, Faculty Honored By Ihl For Diversity Efforts, Barbara Lago Feb 2005

Alumna, Faculty Honored By Ihl For Diversity Efforts, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

JACKSON, Miss. - University of Mississippi alumna and Forest attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey received a statewide award from the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, or IHL, as part of its February Black History Awards program.


Insurance Symposium March 9-10 To Focus On Industry Trends, Ethics, Kristin Frost Feb 2005

Insurance Symposium March 9-10 To Focus On Industry Trends, Ethics, Kristin Frost

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ethics and compensation issues concerning the insurance industry are slated for discussion March 9-10 during the 10th annual Ole Miss Insurance Symposium.


Student Group Presents Musical 'Six Women With Brain Death,' March 3-5, Camille Breland Feb 2005

Student Group Presents Musical 'Six Women With Brain Death,' March 3-5, Camille Breland

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - What would happen if headlines from The National Enquirer were adapted into a musical?


Traffic To Turn On Roundabout At New Intersection, Laura Hawks Feb 2005

Traffic To Turn On Roundabout At New Intersection, Laura Hawks

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford are turning to a European concept to help control traffic at a new intersection.