Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 13351 - 13380 of 13497

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

New Rebel Club Seating Honors Guy Billups Jr. Of Gulfport, Tina Hahn Sep 1998

New Rebel Club Seating Honors Guy Billups Jr. Of Gulfport, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- When Guy C. Billups Jr. of Gulfport wants to be involved in a sport, he does some serious fishing--sailfishing to be exact, on 20-pound lines. He has won numerous tournaments, including the Masters Tournament in the United States and a second-place finish in Kenya, Africa. He also held a world record for a 92-pound Pacific sailfish caught on a five-pound test line. When Billups wants to enjoy a spectator sport, his favorite is Ole Miss football.


Um-Desoto Graduate Program Application Deadline Set Oct. 1, Angela Holloway Sep 1998

Um-Desoto Graduate Program Application Deadline Set Oct. 1, Angela Holloway

University of Mississippi News

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- Applications for admission to the graduate program in elementary education at The University of Mississippi-DeSoto Center for the spring 1999 semester are due Oct. 1.


Social Life Of Native Americans Explored In Ole Miss History Symposium Oct. 7-9, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Social Life Of Native Americans Explored In Ole Miss History Symposium Oct. 7-9, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The catastrophic changes that ravaged native American society in the early years of the colonization of America are the focus of this year's Porter L. Fortune Jr. History Symposium Oct. 7-9 at The University of Mississippi.


Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Membership Drive Is Underway, Deidra Walters Sep 1998

Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Membership Drive Is Underway, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

Two new services available for member schools


Mcdonnell-Barksdale Honors College Dedication To Honor Barksdales Who Made Dream Possible, Tina Hahn Sep 1998

Mcdonnell-Barksdale Honors College Dedication To Honor Barksdales Who Made Dream Possible, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- When Netscape Communications President and Chief Executive James L. Barksdale and his wife, Sally McDonnell Barksdale, return to their alma mater this month, they will see what a dramatic impact their gift is making on Ole Miss.


Glaxo Wellcome Ceo To Give State Of The Pharmaceutical Industry Address At Ole Miss, Laura L. Scholes Sep 1998

Glaxo Wellcome Ceo To Give State Of The Pharmaceutical Industry Address At Ole Miss, Laura L. Scholes

University of Mississippi News

Event will be broadcast live on the Internet


Ole Miss Names 10 Honors College Scholarship Recipients, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Ole Miss Names 10 Honors College Scholarship Recipients, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Scoring a perfect 1600 twice on the SAT exam and placing third in the nation for a project that looks at Persian Gulf Syndrome are just some of the achievements of two freshman scholars at The University of Mississippi's McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College.


Ole Miss Experiences Enrollment Increase, Barbara Lago Sep 1998

Ole Miss Experiences Enrollment Increase, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Enrollment for the fall 1998 semester at The University of Mississippi is 13,305 -- the highest ever recorded.


Beware Of Drug Rohypnol: Mississippi Ranks Sixth In Nation For Its Seizure, Elaine Pugh Sep 1998

Beware Of Drug Rohypnol: Mississippi Ranks Sixth In Nation For Its Seizure, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The national figures are frightening: One in every four women will experience a sexual assault or an attempted assault during her lifetime, says Jennifer McIntosh, assistant director of health and wellness programs at The University of Mississippi. Men also can be rape victims. In addition, recent statistics show an increase in the number of sexual assaults in which drugs have been slipped into victims' beverages.


Teach Your Child To Tackle Those Freshman-Year Fears, Deidra Walters Sep 1998

Teach Your Child To Tackle Those Freshman-Year Fears, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. Marc Showalter, director of counseling at The University of Mississippi, knows that students sometimes have to experience being uncomfortable to develop skills crucial to a successful career both during college and afterward. That's why he advises parents to resist the urge to solve problems for their children just beginning their college careers. Don't leave them stranded, but instead point them in the right direction.


Ole Miss Dept. Of Theatre Arts Stages "On The Verge" Sept. 24-26, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Ole Miss Dept. Of Theatre Arts Stages "On The Verge" Sept. 24-26, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- What do a German cannibal, a husband and an eight-foot Yeti have in common? In On the Verge, an upcoming play by The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts, it's Ryan Pierini.


Grisham Writer-In-Residence Endowment Brings Author Darcey Steinke To Ole Miss, Will Odom Sep 1998

Grisham Writer-In-Residence Endowment Brings Author Darcey Steinke To Ole Miss, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Words -- we often take them for granted, but for writers they are the very bread of life, the focal point of their careers.


Ole Miss Concert Singers Featured On Etv's Southern Expressions, Peter Lee Sep 1998

Ole Miss Concert Singers Featured On Etv's Southern Expressions, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- While The University of Mississippi Concert Singers were trotting around Italy gathering awards, Mississippi ETV cinematographer Scooter Whatley was close behind filming the action.


Black Americans As Africans Discussion Opens University Lecture Series Oct. 1, Deidra Walters Sep 1998

Black Americans As Africans Discussion Opens University Lecture Series Oct. 1, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- To what extent can black Americans claim to be Africans? How much history and how many problems do the two groups share?


Ole Miss Reception Oct. 2 Honors State Bar President Guthrie Abbott, Elaine Pugh Sep 1998

Ole Miss Reception Oct. 2 Honors State Bar President Guthrie Abbott, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. Guthrie T. Abbott of Oxford, president of the Mississippi Bar Association, will be honored at a reception at The University of Mississippi Oct. 2.


Nih Award Sends Ole Miss Researcher Out To Sea In Search Of Natural Medicines, Rick Hynum Sep 1998

Nih Award Sends Ole Miss Researcher Out To Sea In Search Of Natural Medicines, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- From the classroom to the coral reefs, University of Mississippi scientist Dr. Mark Hamann's career is in for a "sea change," thanks to a $335,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.


Health Careers Forum Scheduled At Ole Miss-Oxford Oct. 12, Elaine Pugh Sep 1998

Health Careers Forum Scheduled At Ole Miss-Oxford Oct. 12, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- For young people seeking job security and excitement, careers in health care are what's hot.


Safety Net Project For At-Risk Children Targets North Mississippi Families, Elaine Pugh Sep 1998

Safety Net Project For At-Risk Children Targets North Mississippi Families, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Football weekends this fall are taking a team of University of Mississippi faculty in a different direction as they reach out to developmentally-delayed young children in rural north Mississippi.


A Pascagoula Couple Commits $25 Million For Liberal Arts Faculty Support, Tina Hahn Aug 1998

A Pascagoula Couple Commits $25 Million For Liberal Arts Faculty Support, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- When University of Mississippi professors began the 1998-99 academic year this week, Chancellor Robert C. Khayat had a surprise announcement: A Pascagoula couple has committed $25 million in support of faculty salaries.


University Artists Series Brings World-Class Performers To Ole Miss -- Tickets On Sale Now, Will Odom Aug 1998

University Artists Series Brings World-Class Performers To Ole Miss -- Tickets On Sale Now, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- For about the price it costs to go to the movies, people in surrounding communities and University students can broaden their artistic horizons throughout the school year by spending seven evenings with world-class artists.


Noted Author Tim O'Brien Addresses Mcdonnell-Barksdale Honors College Retreat, Peter Lee Aug 1998

Noted Author Tim O'Brien Addresses Mcdonnell-Barksdale Honors College Retreat, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Tim O'Brien, award-winning author of mostly Vietnam-era novels, was such a hit with The University of Mississippi's best and brightest last year that he recently returned to campus to speak at a retreat for McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College freshmen.


Assortment Of Fall Community Enrichment Programs Offered, Deidra Walters Aug 1998

Assortment Of Fall Community Enrichment Programs Offered, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The beginning of a new school year is the perfect time to pick up a new hobby or fine tune an old one. Whether your interests focus on music or art, horseback riding or yoga, or elsewhere, The University of Mississippi Institute for Continuing Studies is offering a wide variety of fall non-credit community enrichment programs.


Physics Machine Shop Gaining Renown In High-Energy Physics Research, Rick Hynum Aug 1998

Physics Machine Shop Gaining Renown In High-Energy Physics Research, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Like a lot of guys, Mike Booke of The University of Mississippi likes his power tools -- the more power the better.


Ole Miss Engineer Leads In Highway Pavement Research, Elaine Pugh Aug 1998

Ole Miss Engineer Leads In Highway Pavement Research, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- How long does it take for a new or resurfaced highway to become potholed and rutted?


New Barnard Professors Named At Ole Miss' Oxford Campus, Elaine Pugh Aug 1998

New Barnard Professors Named At Ole Miss' Oxford Campus, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Three renowned faculty members at The University of Mississippi have been named Barnard Distinguished Professors for 1998-2003.


Concert Singers Choir Wins Second International Competition, Peter Lee Aug 1998

Concert Singers Choir Wins Second International Competition, Peter Lee

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Not content to be the world's best, The University of Mississippi Concert Singers recently returned from their Italian tour with a second honor.


Biologist Parsons Spotlighted On Discovery Channel, Rick Hynum Aug 1998

Biologist Parsons Spotlighted On Discovery Channel, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A University of Mississippi biologist was featured recently in a nationally aired segment on The Discovery Channel's Discovery News.


Alumnus Michael Brady Establishes New Scholarship In Business Administration, Deidra Walters Aug 1998

Alumnus Michael Brady Establishes New Scholarship In Business Administration, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss.-- Atlanta businessman Michael Brady, a 1969 graduate of The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, wants to share his good fortune.


Gloria Kellum Named Interim Vice Chancellor For University Relations, Tina Hahn Aug 1998

Gloria Kellum Named Interim Vice Chancellor For University Relations, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. Gloria D. Kellum -- executive director of The University of Mississippi's Sesquicentennial and longtime faculty member -- has been named interim vice chancellor for University Relations.


Blues Archivist Komara Compiles Book On Jazz Great Charlie Parker, Deidra Walters Aug 1998

Blues Archivist Komara Compiles Book On Jazz Great Charlie Parker, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Saxophonist Charlie Parker -- considered a pioneer of modern jazz -- rarely performed the same song twice, and if he did, the song wasn't the same note for note.