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Um Earns National Honor For Diversity In Graduate Education, Mitchell Diggs Dec 2003

Um Earns National Honor For Diversity In Graduate Education, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi has won a prestigious national honor in recognition of its efforts to recruit and retain talented minority students in graduate programs.


Revamped College Hill Road Intersections Open To Traffic Monday, Dec. 8, Staff Report Dec 2003

Revamped College Hill Road Intersections Open To Traffic Monday, Dec. 8, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi and the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors plan to reopen the rerouted College Hill Road, or County Road 102, at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8.


Um Army Rotc Welcomes New Staff Member From Post In Iraq, Jennifer Southall Dec 2003

Um Army Rotc Welcomes New Staff Member From Post In Iraq, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - U.S. Army Sgt. Ruth Willard recently joined the Military Science staff at the University of Mississippi. Willard comes to UM from Baghdad, where she served with the 501st Military Intelligence Battalion.


Bedford Foundation Establishes Glynne & Ann Simpson Scholarship, Staff Report Dec 2003

Bedford Foundation Establishes Glynne & Ann Simpson Scholarship, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Bedford Foundation has established a scholarship fund at the University of Mississippi in honor of Glynne and Ann Simpson.


Annual Um Commemorative Holiday Ornament Available At University Museums, Angela Moore Dec 2003

Annual Um Commemorative Holiday Ornament Available At University Museums, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For three years, the University of Mississippi Museums has sold a piece of the historic Ole Miss campus for Christmas. This year, the museum's gift shop offers the Lyceum, the heart of the university, as the third in a series of limited-edition, gold-plated holiday ornaments.


Touchdown For Sec, State: Prof Offers Insights On Historic Hire, Staff Report Dec 2003

Touchdown For Sec, State: Prof Offers Insights On Historic Hire, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Charles Ross, chair and professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Mississippi, offers compelling insights into the impact and reach of the recent hire of Sylvester Croom as head football coach at Mississippi State University.


Late-Night Breakfast Offered For Students, Jennifer Southall Dec 2003

Late-Night Breakfast Offered For Students, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - There may be no better comfort food than breakfast for dinner. With that in mind, University of Mississippi Campus Dining offers its traditional Exam Breakfast for students from 9 to 11 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 9) in Johnson Commons dining room.


Staffer Named 'Top 20 Southerner' By International News Weekly, Jennifer Southall Nov 2003

Staffer Named 'Top 20 Southerner' By International News Weekly, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi, is on Financial Times' inaugural list of "Top 20 Southerners to Watch."


Theatre Arts Presents "A Christmas Carol," Dec. 2-6, Deborah Purnell Nov 2003

Theatre Arts Presents "A Christmas Carol," Dec. 2-6, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Fans of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" won't have to wait to hear Ebenezer Scrooge's classic line, "Bah! Humbug!" this year. The University of Mississippi's Department of Theatre Arts brings the original adaptation of the 19th-century novella to the Oxford community Dec. 2-6.


Miss. Early Music Ensemble Performs Holiday Musical Drama Dec. 2, Deborah Purnell Nov 2003

Miss. Early Music Ensemble Performs Holiday Musical Drama Dec. 2, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Mississippi Early Music Ensemble performs its annual winter concert "The Play of Daniel: A 13th Century Musical Drama," Dec. 4 at the University of Mississippi's Paris-Yates Chapel.


Historic Films Depicting 1940s Small-Town Delta Life Shown Dec. 3, Jennifer Southall Nov 2003

Historic Films Depicting 1940s Small-Town Delta Life Shown Dec. 3, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Like many kids growing up in Ruleville in the late 1950s and early '60s, Marlow Dorrough spent his Saturday afternoons taking in the latest Elvis movie in the Delta Theater, owned and operated for decades by Bem Jackson. More than 40 years later, Dorrough is showing anyone who will watch movies shot by Jackson himself.


Delta Community Center Dedicated At Historic Rosenwald School, Deidra Jackson Nov 2003

Delta Community Center Dedicated At Historic Rosenwald School, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Mississippi Delta residents gathered Friday with officials from the University of Mississippi's William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation and other state and local supporters and leaders to dedicate the site for a new community center in Drew.


Engineers Help Military Redesign Radar Units, Angela Moore Nov 2003

Engineers Help Military Redesign Radar Units, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Three years ago, the military gave engineers at the University of Mississippi a mission: find new ways to make the Army's bulky radar units smaller, lighter and more efficient.


Public Safety Cameras Installed In Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Tobie Baker Nov 2003

Public Safety Cameras Installed In Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Vaught Hemingway Stadium has changed dramatically since the University of Mississippi last won a Southeastern Conference football title in 1963 -- the latest modification being installation of a $20,000 surveillance system.


Miss University Named Cosmo's 'Girl Of Year', Jennifer Southall Nov 2003

Miss University Named Cosmo's 'Girl Of Year', Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Cosmo Girl magazine recently honored Miss University 2003 Jennifer Jernigan by naming her a "Cosmo Girl of the Year."


Tailgating Guru Anticipates 'Legendary' Grove First, Mitchell Diggs Nov 2003

Tailgating Guru Anticipates 'Legendary' Grove First, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Joe Cahn has driven more than a quarter-million miles in search of top tailgating celebrations, and he expects to experience a new standard when he visits the University of Mississippi this weekend.


Search For Ultimate Fried Chicken Leads To Um, Jennifer Southall Nov 2003

Search For Ultimate Fried Chicken Leads To Um, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - To find the country's best fried chicken, a visit with John T. Edge of the University of Mississippi is a must. At least according to Tyler Florence, founding executive chef of Manhattan's critically acclaimed Cafeteria restaurant and host of the Food Network program "Tyler's Ultimate."


80,000 Expected On Campus Saturday, Tobie Baker Nov 2003

80,000 Expected On Campus Saturday, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Traffic congestion is expected to cause problems Saturday as an estimated 80,000 football fans converge on the University of Mississippi when quarterback Eli Manning takes the No. 15 ranked Ole Miss Rebels against the No. 3 ranked LSU Tigers.


'Are You Ready?' Pep Rally Set For Thursday On Square, Tobie Baker Nov 2003

'Are You Ready?' Pep Rally Set For Thursday On Square, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi head football Coach David Cutcliffe and quarterback Eli Manning are expected to take part in a pep rally Thursday on the Oxford Square.


Delta Youth Reap Fun Reward For Reading Achievements, Natashia Gregoire Nov 2003

Delta Youth Reap Fun Reward For Reading Achievements, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For the 30 students who participated in a summer reading program at Rome Youth Community Development Center, the task seemed daunting: read 750 books in two months and prove to the world that Mississippi Delta children are high achievers.


Sunflower County Youth Reap Rewards Of Reading, Deidra Jackson Nov 2003

Sunflower County Youth Reap Rewards Of Reading, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Twenty-one Sunflower County youth, who read hundreds of books this summer in a University of Mississippi-sponsored reading challenge, visit the Oxford campus Saturday (Nov. 15) to celebrate their accomplishment.


Researchers Show Progress Toward Shrinking Radar Units, Staff Report Nov 2003

Researchers Show Progress Toward Shrinking Radar Units, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

University of Mississippi engineers present three years of research in their government-funded mission to shrink the size of radar systems on Tuesday, Nov. 18 in a day of public demonstrations and displays. The UM Radar Power Technology group assists the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in looking for new ways to make radar systems - such as the mobile units that support the Patriot missile defense system - smaller, lighter and more efficient.


Record Number Of Donors Support Academic, Research Programs, Mitchell Diggs Nov 2003

Record Number Of Donors Support Academic, Research Programs, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A record 18,409 people contributed $52 million to support scholarships, programs and instruction at the University of Mississippi during fiscal year 2002-03.


Um Students Lead State In Loan Payback, Jennifer Southall Nov 2003

Um Students Lead State In Loan Payback, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Students borrowing money to attend the University of Mississippi are paying it back at a higher rate than students nationally, according to the U.S. Department of Education.


Choirs To Perform Fall Concert Nov. 17 At North Oxford Baptist Church, Deborah Purnell Nov 2003

Choirs To Perform Fall Concert Nov. 17 At North Oxford Baptist Church, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Four choral ensembles from the University of Mississippi present a free fall concert Monday (Nov. 17) at North Oxford Baptist Church.


Piano Series Features Jennifer Hayghe Nov. 18, Deborah Purnell Nov 2003

Piano Series Features Jennifer Hayghe Nov. 18, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Child prodigy and award-winning pianist Jennifer Hayghe performs a solo recital Tuesday (Nov. 18) at the University of Mississippi.


Student Opera Theatre Ensemble Presents Annual 'Opera Scenes' Nov. 14-15, Deborah Purnell Nov 2003

Student Opera Theatre Ensemble Presents Annual 'Opera Scenes' Nov. 14-15, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Scenes from five popular operas come to the University of Mississippi Friday and Saturday (Nov. 14-15).


Southern Culture Center Displays Dirt-Track Racing Photos, Jennifer Southall Nov 2003

Southern Culture Center Displays Dirt-Track Racing Photos, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Dirt-track auto racing is the subject of a photo exhibition on display at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture Nov. 9-Jan. 15.


Faculty Woodwind Quintet To Perform Nov. 16 Concert, Deborah Purnell Nov 2003

Faculty Woodwind Quintet To Perform Nov. 16 Concert, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Faculty Woodwind Quintet performs a free, public concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 16) at First Presbyterian Church, 924 Van Buren Ave.


Women's Center Hosts Author Of New Book 'Sex In The South', Elaine Pugh Nov 2003

Women's Center Hosts Author Of New Book 'Sex In The South', Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Journalist Suzi Parker - whose self-described mission is to "shake things up" - speaks Wednesday (Nov. 12) at the University of Mississippi about her new book "Sex in the South: Unbuckling the Bible Belt."