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2004-05 University Artist Series Opens Oct. 12 With Claremont Trio, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

2004-05 University Artist Series Opens Oct. 12 With Claremont Trio, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Claremont Trio, featuring identical twin sisters Emily (violin) and Julia (cello) Bruskin, and Donna Kwong (piano) kicks off the University of Mississippi's 2004-05 Artist Series at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 in Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Journalism Department Plans Fall Journalism Week, Oct. 4-11, Natashia Gregoire Sep 2004

Journalism Department Plans Fall Journalism Week, Oct. 4-11, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Journalism students at the University of Mississippi are getting a double dose of exposure to some of the nation's top journalists and media executives.


‘Manners And Southern History’ Subject Of Fortune Symposium, Oct. 6-8, Jennifer Southall Sep 2004

‘Manners And Southern History’ Subject Of Fortune Symposium, Oct. 6-8, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Manners - good and bad, stated and unstated - and their place in Southern history are the focus of the 29th annual Porter L. Fortune Jr. History Symposium, Oct. 6-8, at the University of Mississippi.


International Masters Of Gaming Law To Meet On Oxford Campus Friday, Natashia Gregoire Sep 2004

International Masters Of Gaming Law To Meet On Oxford Campus Friday, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Gaming attorneys from as far away as New Zealand and Brazil join about 120 of their peers at the University of Mississippi Friday for the International Masters of Gaming Law annual conference.


Homecoming Promises Something For Everyone, Oct. 1-2, Staff Report Sep 2004

Homecoming Promises Something For Everyone, Oct. 1-2, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi students, alumni and friends look forward to a wide array of activities Friday and Saturday during Homecoming Weekend, planned around the theme "The Spot that Ever Calls."


Piano Series Presents Kevin Robert Orr In Concert Oct. 7, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

Piano Series Presents Kevin Robert Orr In Concert Oct. 7, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Pianist Kevin Robert Orr presents a solo recital Oct. 7 at the University of Mississippi.


Leading Authority On Liability Insurance, Litigation Speaks To Business, Law Students Friday, Deidra Jackson Sep 2004

Leading Authority On Liability Insurance, Litigation Speaks To Business, Law Students Friday, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Dan A. Bailey, a chief litigator and leading authority on directors' and officers' liability and insurance, discusses corporate governance issues Friday (Oct. 1) at the University of Mississippi.


Um Recognizes Cooperative Efforts Of Rust College International Students, Jennifer Southall Sep 2004

Um Recognizes Cooperative Efforts Of Rust College International Students, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - International student representatives from Rust College in Holly Springs traveled to the University of Mississippi recently to receive the International Friendship Award, presented annually since 2000 by Chancellor Robert Khayat.


Seventh Southern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 7-10, To Focus On Race Relations, Jennifer Southall Sep 2004

Seventh Southern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 7-10, To Focus On Race Relations, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Poet Nikki Giovanni, Pulitzer Prize-winner Diane McWhorter, jazz musician Olu Dara and author-preacher Will Campbell headline the Southern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 7-10, at the University of Mississippi.


New Library Reading Area To Honor Emeritus English Prof., Staff Report Sep 2004

New Library Reading Area To Honor Emeritus English Prof., Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For more than 50 years, Charles E. Noyes has dedicated himself to serving the University of Mississippi. Now the university is honoring the professor emeritus of English by designating part of the J.D. Williams Library as the Charles E. Noyes Graduate Student Reading Area.


Governor Taps Faculty Member To Serve On Statewide Teacher Advisory Council, Tobie Baker Sep 2004

Governor Taps Faculty Member To Serve On Statewide Teacher Advisory Council, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi faculty member is among 175 educators from across the state picked by Gov. Haley Barbour to serve on his Teacher Advisory Council.


Alumnus Donates Extensive Entertainment Collection To Alma Mater, Tobie Baker Sep 2004

Alumnus Donates Extensive Entertainment Collection To Alma Mater, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Journalist, author and playwright Ellis Nassour has donated an extensive art and entertainment collection to the University of Mississippi, his alma mater.


Faulkner Birthday Celebration Set For Saturday At Rowan Oak, Staff Report Sep 2004

Faulkner Birthday Celebration Set For Saturday At Rowan Oak, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

William Faulkner fans from around the country gather Saturday, Sept. 25, at Rowan Oak, on Old Taylor Road near the University of Mississippi to commemorate the Nobel Prize-winning novelist's 107th birthday and the 68th anniversary of the publication of "Absalom, Absalom!," often hailed as the author's masterpiece.


Art Dept. Celebrates Meek Gallery Grand Opening Sept. 30, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

Art Dept. Celebrates Meek Gallery Grand Opening Sept. 30, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Department of Art announces the grand opening of the Gallery at Meek at 3 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 30).


Fall Visit Day Slated For Oct. 2, Homecoming Weekend, Jennifer Southall Sep 2004

Fall Visit Day Slated For Oct. 2, Homecoming Weekend, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Prospective students are invited to get a firsthand look at campus life Saturday, Oct. 2, when the University of Mississippi hosts Fall Visit Day 2004. The event coincides with UM's homecoming activities.


Second City Makes Oxford Stop To Kick Off Homecoming, Jennifer Southall Sep 2004

Second City Makes Oxford Stop To Kick Off Homecoming, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The comedy troupe that launched the careers of Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Tina Fey and Chris Farley stops at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27.


Political Satirists 'Capitol Steps' Spread It Around Sept. 29, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

Political Satirists 'Capitol Steps' Spread It Around Sept. 29, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Capitol Steps, the witty ensemble-creator of such hits as "One Bush, Two Bush; Old Bush, New Bush" and "It's Not Over 'Til the First Lady Sings," present a repertoire of tongue-in-cheek political parodies Wednesday, Sept. 29, at the University of Mississippi.


Music Dept. Begins Faculty Recital Series Sept. 26 With Cornet-Piano Duo, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

Music Dept. Begins Faculty Recital Series Sept. 26 With Cornet-Piano Duo, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Department of Music Faculty Recital Series begins its 2004-05 season Sunday (Sept. 26) with a recital by cornetist Charles Gates accompanied by pianist Stacey Rodgers.


Reno Delivers Tough Words, Challenges To Ags In Campus Speech, Natashia Gregoire Sep 2004

Reno Delivers Tough Words, Challenges To Ags In Campus Speech, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Law enforcement officers must be fair and thorough in their pursuit of guilt and innocence, even in the face of financial and other challenges, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said Tuesday in an address at the University of Mississippi.


Out Of The Attic: Advice On Preserving Antique Treasures Offered At Museums Thursday, Angela Moore Sep 2004

Out Of The Attic: Advice On Preserving Antique Treasures Offered At Museums Thursday, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The first program of the University of Mississippi Museums fall Brown Bag Lecture Series isn't a lecture at all; it's more of an interactive question-and-answer session with the experts.


Food Production Lab Teaches Art Of Pleasing Customers, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

Food Production Lab Teaches Art Of Pleasing Customers, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The new season of Dining in Lenoir Hall at the University of Mississippi begins Tuesday (Sept. 21) in Lenoir Hall, home of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.


Alumni Association To Honor Seven At Oct. 1 Awards Day, Barbara Lago Sep 2004

Alumni Association To Honor Seven At Oct. 1 Awards Day, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Seven people receive the University of Mississippi Alumni Association's highest annual honors in ceremonies Friday, Oct. 1.


Speaker To Analyze French-American Relations, War In Iraq Sept. 20, Tobie Baker Sep 2004

Speaker To Analyze French-American Relations, War In Iraq Sept. 20, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A specialist in relations between America and France and how they impact the war in Iraq delivers a free, public address Monday at the University of Mississippi.


Artificial Turf To Go At Front Of Grove Stage, Jennifer Russell Sep 2004

Artificial Turf To Go At Front Of Grove Stage, Jennifer Russell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For many visitors to the University of Mississippi, the Grove represents the heart of campus activities and atmosphere. Unfortunately, some areas of the legendary space get so much foot traffic that groundskeepers have trouble maintaining healthy ground cover.


Curtis Wilkie: One Of Capitol Hill’S Most Outstanding Writers, Staff Report Sep 2004

Curtis Wilkie: One Of Capitol Hill’S Most Outstanding Writers, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

For years, veteran political journalist and author Curtis Wilkie, 64, has been in the right place at the right time. A native Mississippian, he was a senior at Ole Miss when white segregationists rioted there in 1962. As a young reporter in the Mississippi Delta, he covered the Civil Rights movement on its most deadly battlefields. Later, he went north to the Wilimington (Del.) Journal and the Boston Globe, where he worked as a national and foreign correspondent, covering the Middle East conflicts of the 1980s, the White House and eight presidential campaigns.


Experts Available To Discuss Insured Losses From 2004 Hurricane Season, Staff Report Sep 2004

Experts Available To Discuss Insured Losses From 2004 Hurricane Season, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Insurance industry observers say Hurricane Ivan, the latest major hurricane to strike the United States this year after hurricanes Charley and Frances, could be the second-costliest storm in U.S. history. According to Fitch and Eqecat, an Oakland, Calif.-based catastrophe management firm, Ivan could create insured losses of $4 billion to $10 billion. With more tropical storms brewing in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, insurers may be gearing up to record losses this quarter, analysts say.


Longtime Lafayette Legislator To Be Honored Saturday, Staff Report Sep 2004

Longtime Lafayette Legislator To Be Honored Saturday, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi honors longtime state legislator Ed Perry this weekend for his years of support and service. The university is designating Saturday as Ed Perry Appreciation Day, and Perry is to be recognized before the Ole Miss-Vanderbilt football game.


Prolific Novelist For Young Adult Readers Delivers Free, Public Lectures Sept. 20-21, Deidra Jackson Sep 2004

Prolific Novelist For Young Adult Readers Delivers Free, Public Lectures Sept. 20-21, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Novelist Chris Crowe, author of the critically acclaimed books "Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case" and "Mississippi Trial, 1955," discusses his work Monday (Sept. 20) at the University of Mississippi.


Online Class Enrollment Numbers Surge, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

Online Class Enrollment Numbers Surge, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Enrollment for online classes has set a new record this fall at the University of Mississippi.


Department Of Theatre Arts Announces 2004-05 Season Lineup, Deborah Purnell Sep 2004

Department Of Theatre Arts Announces 2004-05 Season Lineup, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Seven productions, including Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" and Cole Porter's Broadway musical "Anything Goes," are slated for the University of Mississippi's Department of Theatre Arts season.