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Media Advisory: Experts Offer Day-After Analysis On Bush Win, Staff Report Nov 2004

Media Advisory: Experts Offer Day-After Analysis On Bush Win, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Was the polling data flawed, or did pre-election opinion polls and exit polling accurately predict the outcome of yesterday's presidential election? What do the results -- including Republican gains in Congress and the passage of key ballot issues -- mean for both parties and the nation over the next four years? University of Mississippi faculty members are available to share insights on these and other topics.


'Treasure Chest' Of British History Presented To Um Library, Tobie Baker Nov 2004

'Treasure Chest' Of British History Presented To Um Library, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Thanks to a former professor, students and other patrons of the University of Mississippi's J.D. Williams Library have access to a collection of 54,922 biographies of men and women who shaped all aspects of British history and culture worldwide.


Benefit Concert For Ato Fraternity Set Nov. 10, Jennifer Russell Nov 2004

Benefit Concert For Ato Fraternity Set Nov. 10, Jennifer Russell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Rock bands Sister Hazel and Ingram Hill will play a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts to raise money for the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity memorial fund.


Mississippi Meets 'Challenge Of Peace' In Traveling Art Exhibit, Lecture, Rebecca Reyenga Nov 2004

Mississippi Meets 'Challenge Of Peace' In Traveling Art Exhibit, Lecture, Rebecca Reyenga

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- "The Challenge of Peace" is the focus of an art exhibit that runs through Dec. 15 at the University of Mississippi Museums.


Poet Erin Belieu To Read From Her Work Wednesday At Depot, Deidra Jackson Nov 2004

Poet Erin Belieu To Read From Her Work Wednesday At Depot, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Poet Erin Belieu reads from her work Wednesday (Nov. 3) at the University of Mississippi. Free and open to the public, the program is at 7 p.m. in the Ole Miss-Oxford Depot.


Forensics Team Hosts Open Houseto Show Off Speaking Skills, Staff Report Nov 2004

Forensics Team Hosts Open Houseto Show Off Speaking Skills, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Some of the nation's best public speakers and debaters show off their stuff in a showcase session Wednesday evening, Nov. 3, at the University of Mississippi.


Media Advisory: Experts Offer Insights For Election Coverage, Staff Report Nov 2004

Media Advisory: Experts Offer Insights For Election Coverage, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Several University of Mississippi faculty members are available to offer insights and analysis on various aspects of Tuesday's election.


Engineering Sciences Building Renamed In Honor Of Beloved Professor, Researcher, Angela Moore Oct 2004

Engineering Sciences Building Renamed In Honor Of Beloved Professor, Researcher, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – In his 34 years as a professor and researcher at the University of Mississippi, Charles Smith attracted millions in research funding and helped put the School of Engineering on the map for his work with electromagnetics, radar power and antennas.


Inaugural Waller Lecture Monday To Focus On Mind’S Impact On Overall Health, Dabney Weems Oct 2004

Inaugural Waller Lecture Monday To Focus On Mind’S Impact On Overall Health, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss – How can the mind help heal you or make you ill? Oakley S. Ray, executive secretary of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, explains as part of the inaugural Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. Monday (Nov. 1) in the Ford Center for Performing Arts.


International Programs Hosts Wherefair 2004 On Tuesday, Kezia Pigford Oct 2004

International Programs Hosts Wherefair 2004 On Tuesday, Kezia Pigford

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Whether you are a culture buff or simply one who enjoys international cuisine, WhereFair at the University of Mississippi has something to interest you.


Ole Miss Athletics Dept. Donates Flu Shots To Student Health Services, Kyle Campbell Oct 2004

Ole Miss Athletics Dept. Donates Flu Shots To Student Health Services, Kyle Campbell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- With flu vaccine in short supply across the country, the University of Mississippi Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is doing its part to help. The Rebel athletics department is donating 146 flu shots to UM Student Health Services.


Media Advisory: Election Law Expert Available To Discuss Minority, Disabled Access, Staff Report Oct 2004

Media Advisory: Election Law Expert Available To Discuss Minority, Disabled Access, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Choices made by lawmakers and election officials impact voting rights of all minority groups, including people with disabilities. University of Mississippi law professor Michael Waterstone says new laws and regulations relating to disabled voters could affect if and how they vote in the Nov. 2 general elections.


New Support Group For Music Scholarships To Sponsor Benefit Concert Nov. 7 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Oct 2004

New Support Group For Music Scholarships To Sponsor Benefit Concert Nov. 7 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

A new fund-raising group for music scholarships at the University of Mississippi is sponsoring a benefit concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Law Students Join National Effort To Monitor Nov. 2 Elections, Natashia Gregoire Oct 2004

Law Students Join National Effort To Monitor Nov. 2 Elections, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- A nonpartisan group of University of Mississippi law students are part of a nationwide effort to ensure that eligible voters are not turned away from the polls.


United Way Campaign Aims To Help Meet Community Goal Of $400,000, Tobie Baker Oct 2004

United Way Campaign Aims To Help Meet Community Goal Of $400,000, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The 2004 University of Mississippi United Way campaign kicks off Thursday, aimed at raising more than 25 percent of the community's overall goal of $400,000.


Longtime Engineering Prof., Researcher To Be Honored With Gift, Staff Report Oct 2004

Longtime Engineering Prof., Researcher To Be Honored With Gift, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

University of Mississippi officials have set a Friday, Oct. 29, ceremony to announce a major charitable gift to the School of Engineering in honor of one its most beloved professors.


Theatre Arts To Showcase Talents Of Freshmen, Transfer Students, Joe Thompson Oct 2004

Theatre Arts To Showcase Talents Of Freshmen, Transfer Students, Joe Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - New theatre arts students at the University of Mississippi strut their stuff Nov. 4 and 5 when the Department of Theatre Arts presents "Freshmen Scenes."


Ford Center Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Fosse,' Nov. 6, Deborah Purnell Oct 2004

Ford Center Presents Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Fosse,' Nov. 6, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Broadway at its best comes to the University of Mississippi Nov. 6 when the Tony Award-winning musical "Fosse" takes the stage at Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Oral History Work Earns Accolades For Southern Foodways Staffer, Jennifer Southall Oct 2004

Oral History Work Earns Accolades For Southern Foodways Staffer, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Being recognized by Food and Wine magazine as one of the "most fearsome talents" in today's food world provides "incentive to keep going," said Amy Evans, associate director of the Southern Foodways Alliance Oral History Initiative at the University of Mississippi.


Journalism Prof Can Help Decipher Real Meanings Of Political Polls, Staff Report Oct 2004

Journalism Prof Can Help Decipher Real Meanings Of Political Polls, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Political opinion polls send a variety of mixed, contradictory and often confusing messages, but a University of Mississippi journalism professor is available to answer questions about how to report on polls.


Amite County Farm Bureau Invests In Education, Funds Scholarships, Staff Report Oct 2004

Amite County Farm Bureau Invests In Education, Funds Scholarships, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Farm Bureau agency manager Michael Bridwell believes the single most important goal and objective of the business community and the Mississippi Legislature over the next 20 years should be the education of young people.


New Street Named For 'First Family Of Football', Staff Report Oct 2004

New Street Named For 'First Family Of Football', Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - America's first family of football has a new street named after it on the University of Mississippi campus.


International Paper Exec Tells Students Business Must Drive It, Grant Brashier Oct 2004

International Paper Exec Tells Students Business Must Drive It, Grant Brashier

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Nurturing the alliance between information technology and business is crucial to the success of both entities, an executive of International Paper Co. told MBA students Thursday at the University of Mississippi.


Disability Awareness Month Activities Tuesday In Union, Deborah Purnell Oct 2004

Disability Awareness Month Activities Tuesday In Union, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Office of Equal Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance teams with Student Disability Services to observe National Disability Awareness Month Tuesday, Oct. 26, in the Student Union on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus.


Chucky Mullins Documentary Set To Premiere On Oxford Campus, Adam Moore, Mitchell Diggs Oct 2004

Chucky Mullins Documentary Set To Premiere On Oxford Campus, Adam Moore, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Marking the 15th anniversary of the tragic sports accident that eventually took the life of Roy Lee "Chucky" Mullins, Oxford filmmaker Micah Ginn debuts his documentary on the life and legacy of the University of Mississippi football player.


Artist Series Presents Memphis Symphony Orchestra With Violinist Robert Mcduffie, Oct. 29, Deborah Purnell Oct 2004

Artist Series Presents Memphis Symphony Orchestra With Violinist Robert Mcduffie, Oct. 29, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Memphis Symphony Orchestra performs a concert Friday (Oct. 29) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi.


Foodways Director Relishes Research On Apple Pie, Fried Chicken, Jennifer Southall Oct 2004

Foodways Director Relishes Research On Apple Pie, Fried Chicken, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture, is enjoying great critical acclaim after a year on the road, enjoying plenty of apple pie and fried chicken.


Piano Series Presents Canadian Pianist Ray Kilburn In Concert Oct. 26, Deborah Purnell Oct 2004

Piano Series Presents Canadian Pianist Ray Kilburn In Concert Oct. 26, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Canadian pianist Ray Kilburn performs a solo recital Tuesday (Oct. 26) at the University of Mississippi.


Nissan Exec: Global Leadership Demands Flexibility, Multicultural Understanding, Deidra Jackson Oct 2004

Nissan Exec: Global Leadership Demands Flexibility, Multicultural Understanding, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - In any given week, Nissan Senior Vice President James C. Morton Jr. is flying to Japan to meet with other automotive executives, surveying plant operations in Canton or connecting from his Gardena, Calif., home in a late-night conference call with company officials in Tokyo, Paris and Los Angeles.


Response To Atf Report On Ato Fraternity House Fire, Staff Report Oct 2004

Response To Atf Report On Ato Fraternity House Fire, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi has released the following response to the U.S. Department of Justic Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms report released Friday afternoon concerning the Aug. 27, 2004, fire at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house: