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Mba Team Bests Nation's Top Biz Schools On First Try, Deidra Jackson Mar 2004

Mba Team Bests Nation's Top Biz Schools On First Try, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi master's of business administration team has won what industry leaders call the "Super Bowl" of all business-plan competitions.


Down-Home Musical Adaptations Of Faulkner, Lee Smith To Be Performed At Conference, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Down-Home Musical Adaptations Of Faulkner, Lee Smith To Be Performed At Conference, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Reckon Crew - the down-home musical group best known for adapting William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" to the stage - is slated to perform April 3 at the University of Mississippi.


'Composers At Ole Miss' To Perform Spring Concert April 6 At Scruggs Hall, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

'Composers At Ole Miss' To Perform Spring Concert April 6 At Scruggs Hall, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The "Composers at Ole Miss" spring concert is set for Tuesday (April 6) in Scruggs Hall (formerly the Education Building) at the University of Mississippi.


State Conference For High School Journalists Set For April 16, Staff Report Mar 2004

State Conference For High School Journalists Set For April 16, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Mississippi high school journalism advisers and students are invited to the annual Mississippi Scholastic Press Institute April 16 at the University of Mississippi.


Gary Hart To Speak April 7 On The Future Of National Security, Elaine Pugh Mar 2004

Gary Hart To Speak April 7 On The Future Of National Security, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Author, lecturer and former politician Gary Hart speaks April 7 at the University of Mississippi about the future of national security.


Engineering Students Meet For Competition, Camaraderie, Concrete Canoes, Angela Moore Mar 2004

Engineering Students Meet For Competition, Camaraderie, Concrete Canoes, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Civil engineers, who design roads, bridges, tunnels and the like, don't learn by sitting in a classroom - they get their hands dirty. That's exactly what some 250 engineering students did this weekend at the University of Mississippi.


Award-Winning Author, C-Span Bus Offer Learning For Youth At Book Conference, Adam Moore Mar 2004

Award-Winning Author, C-Span Bus Offer Learning For Youth At Book Conference, Adam Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Young readers from north Mississippi can look forward to much more than an ordinary school day Friday (April 2) thanks to two learning opportunities offered at the University of Mississippi in conjunction with the 11th annual Oxford Conference for the Book.


2004 Sigma Nu Charity Bowl Benefits Former Mvsu Basketball Standout, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

2004 Sigma Nu Charity Bowl Benefits Former Mvsu Basketball Standout, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Since Charity Bowl began in 1990 at the University of Mississippi, the annual full-contact football game put on by the campus chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity has raised more than $750,000 for paralysis research and to aid sufferers of spinal cord injuries in Mississippi.


Approval Received To Offer State's First African American Studies Degree, Tobie Baker Mar 2004

Approval Received To Offer State's First African American Studies Degree, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The state's first undergraduate degree program in African American Studies is slated to be offered at the University of Mississippi beginning this fall.


Five Noted Scholars To Discuss Fourth Amendment At April 2 Conference, Clare Smith Mar 2004

Five Noted Scholars To Discuss Fourth Amendment At April 2 Conference, Clare Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law at the University of Mississippi hosts the Third Annual Fourth Amendment Conference April 2.


Opera Theatre Presents 'Tartuffe' April 2-4, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Opera Theatre Presents 'Tartuffe' April 2-4, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The award-winning Ole Miss Opera Theatre Ensemble presents Kirke Mechem's comic opera "Tartuffe" April 2-4 at the University of Mississippi.


International Studies Major Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarship, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

International Studies Major Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarship, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi junior Joel Fyke today added yet another honor to an already staggering list of accomplishments.


Second Round Of Oxford Shakespeare Festival Auditions Set For April 1, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Second Round Of Oxford Shakespeare Festival Auditions Set For April 1, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Actors and aspiring actors ages 14 and up from Oxford and north Mississippi are getting a second chance to interview or audition Thursday (April 1) for the inaugural season of the Oxford Shakespeare Festival.


Harvard Professor Delivers Keynote Address At Comparative Literature Event March 29, Tobie Baker Mar 2004

Harvard Professor Delivers Keynote Address At Comparative Literature Event March 29, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Harvard University professor Jan Ziolkowski discusses comparative literature Monday (March 29) at the University of Mississippi.


Staffer Speaks In Chile At First Latin American School Feeding Conference, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Staffer Speaks In Chile At First Latin American School Feeding Conference, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Child nutritionist Melba Hollingsworth, education and training specialist at the National Food Service Management Institute at the University of Mississippi, has shared her expertise with world leaders including those in South Africa, Russia, China and Poland.


Influential Poets And Journalists Join Fiction Writers For 2004 Oxford Book Conference, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Influential Poets And Journalists Join Fiction Writers For 2004 Oxford Book Conference, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The 2004 Oxford Conference for the Book at the University of Mississippi April 1-4 not only celebrates first-rate fiction - with readings from such writers as Kaye Gibbons and Beverly Lowry, and talks about the legacy of Walker Percy - but it also welcomes a host of influential journalists and poets.


Grad Fair Through Friday Provides 'One-Stop Shopping' For All Graduates, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Grad Fair Through Friday Provides 'One-Stop Shopping' For All Graduates, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Soon-to-be graduates of the University of Mississippi are encouraged to attend this week's campus Grad Fair to take care of graduation needs outside of academics.


Prestigious Truman Scholarship Winner Announced Thursday, Staff Report Mar 2004

Prestigious Truman Scholarship Winner Announced Thursday, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The Truman Foundation and the University of Mississippi announce the awarding of a prestigious Truman Scholarship to a UM student at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 25. The announcement is scheduled for 9 a.m. in Lyceum room 123.


Chance To See Rare Planetary Spectacle At Kennon Observatory Open House Friday, Mitchell Diggs Mar 2004

Chance To See Rare Planetary Spectacle At Kennon Observatory Open House Friday, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Amateur stargazers can get a close-up look at a rare planetary spectacle Friday evening at the University of Mississippi's Kennon Observatory.


Fund-Raiser For Family Crisis Center Set For March 25 At Two Stick, Elaine Pugh Mar 2004

Fund-Raiser For Family Crisis Center Set For March 25 At Two Stick, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Family Crisis Center of North Mississippi is the beneficiary of the third annual SarahFest fund-raiser Thursday (March 25) at Two Stick restaurant off the Oxford Square.


Grammy-Winner Art Garfunkel Performs March 30 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Grammy-Winner Art Garfunkel Performs March 30 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Art Garfunkel - half of the famed Simon & Garfunkel musical duo of the late 1960s - performs March 30 at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


High Schoolers, College Transfers Welcomed Spring Visit Day, April 3, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

High Schoolers, College Transfers Welcomed Spring Visit Day, April 3, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - More than 800 prospective students and parents are expected to gather Saturday, April 3, at the University of Mississippi for the Office of Admission's annual Spring Visit Day.


Oxford Piano Trio To Perform Concert At Ford Center March 28, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Oxford Piano Trio To Perform Concert At Ford Center March 28, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Romantic music in varied tempo, mood and sound is expected to appeal to an audience with a wide range of musical tastes in a University of Mississippi Piano Series concert Sunday (March 28).


Gender Issues To Be Addressed By Students In Fourth Annual Conference March 24, Elaine Pugh Mar 2004

Gender Issues To Be Addressed By Students In Fourth Annual Conference March 24, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Student scholarship is highlighted during the fourth annual Sarah Isom Student Gender Conference Wednesday (March 24) at the University of Mississippi.


Theatre Arts Presents Musical Comedy 'Isn't It Romantic' March 24-27, Deborah Purnell Mar 2004

Theatre Arts Presents Musical Comedy 'Isn't It Romantic' March 24-27, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts presents the brightly witty contemporary comedy "Isn't It Romantic" March 24-27.


Leader Of Nation's Oldest Jewish Higher Education Institute To Speak March 24, Elaine Pugh Mar 2004

Leader Of Nation's Oldest Jewish Higher Education Institute To Speak March 24, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, speaks March 24 at the University of Mississippi.


National Poison Prevention Week Raises Awareness Of Daily Dangers, Nora Brown Mar 2004

National Poison Prevention Week Raises Awareness Of Daily Dangers, Nora Brown

University of Mississippi News

National Poison Prevention Week, March 21-27, spotlights the 1 million children in the United States who are exposed to poisonous substances each year.


Fdic Chair: Defend Free Enterprise System With Moral Ethics, Deidra Jackson Mar 2004

Fdic Chair: Defend Free Enterprise System With Moral Ethics, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - In the post-Enron business environment, righting the wrongs exposed in major corporate accounting scandals begins with current and future industry leaders' accepting a sense of calling and duty, FDIC chair Donald Powell told a group of some 150 bankers, financiers and students Friday at the University of Mississippi.


Accountancy Students Offer Free Tax Service March 19, 20, Elaine Pugh Mar 2004

Accountancy Students Offer Free Tax Service March 19, 20, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi accountancy students offer free income tax filing services to the public Friday and Saturday (March 19 and 20).


Book Conference Brings Author Home For Statewide Fete In Her Honor, Jennifer Southall Mar 2004

Book Conference Brings Author Home For Statewide Fete In Her Honor, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Among author readings, book-signing parties, panel discussions and a catfish dinner or two, the University of Mississippi's 11th annual Oxford Conference for the Book, April 1-4, includes the celebration of Mildred D. Taylor Day in Mississippi.