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Law Alumnus Provides $182,000 In Will For Law Scholarship Endowment, Jennifer Farish Oct 2006

Law Alumnus Provides $182,000 In Will For Law Scholarship Endowment, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- A University of Mississippi alumnus has helped ensure the education of future law students at his alma mater through a scholarship endowment. Jack Stephens Patty, who graduated from the UM School of Law in 1939, enabled establishment of the Jack Stephens Patty Scholarship through a bequest.


Program Oct. 25 To Provide Tips On Dealing With Partner Violence, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2006

Program Oct. 25 To Provide Tips On Dealing With Partner Violence, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- "Voice for the Voiceless," a program presented by the Partner Violence Coalition and the Sarah Isom Center for Women, is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the University of Mississippi in the Turner Center Auditorium. The program's goal is to provide faculty, staff and students, as well as the interested public, with information on the destructive influence of partner violence. It is free and open to the public.


International Film Series Opens Fall Schedule Oct. 25 In Croft Institute, Lydia Hailman Oct 2006

International Film Series Opens Fall Schedule Oct. 25 In Croft Institute, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Cine World, the University of Mississippi’s international film series, kicks off its fall schedule at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 25) in Croft Institute, room 107. This month’s feature is "Chungking Express" (Chung Hing Sam Iam), a 1994 film from Hong Kong in Cantonese with English subtitles.


International Film Series Opens Fall Schedule Oct. 25 In Croft Institute, Lydia Hailman Oct 2006

International Film Series Opens Fall Schedule Oct. 25 In Croft Institute, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Cine World, the University of Mississippi’s international film series, kicks off its fall schedule at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 25) in Croft Institute, room 107. This month’s feature is "Chungking Express" (Chung Hing Sam Iam), a 1994 film from Hong Kong in Cantonese with English subtitles.


English Professor Receives Humanities Teaching Award, Schedules Public Lecture, Edwin Smith Oct 2006

English Professor Receives Humanities Teaching Award, Schedules Public Lecture, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Ann Fisher-Wirth, professor of English, is recipient of the 2006 Humanities Teacher Award at the University of Mississippi. Presented each fall to distinguished humanities scholars at senior and community colleges throughout the state, the award is part of an annual celebration of Arts and Humanities Month by the Mississippi Humanities Council. In connection with the honor, Fisher-Wirth delivers a public lecture Thursday (Oct. 26) and receives a $500 honorarium.


Best-Selling Author Lawrence Otis Graham To Sign New Book Oct. 24 At Ole Miss Bookstore, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2006

Best-Selling Author Lawrence Otis Graham To Sign New Book Oct. 24 At Ole Miss Bookstore, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- New York Times best-selling author Lawrence Otis Graham is scheduled to sign and read from his latest book Tuesday (Oct. 24) at the University of Mississippi. Graham is to be at the Ole Miss Bookstore in the Student Union at 12:30 p.m. to promote "The Senator and the Socialite: The True Story of America's First Black Dynasty" (HarperCollins, 2006).


New Book Provides Sampling Of Gov. William Winter's Writings, Tobie Baker Oct 2006

New Book Provides Sampling Of Gov. William Winter's Writings, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. --­ From politics and leadership to athletics and even pets, the writings of former Gov. William Winter are available in a new book. Spanning six decades of Winter's public service and other involvement, "The Measure of Our Days: Writings of William F. Winter" (University Press of Mississippi, 2006), presents a collection of Winter's most thoughtful writings, attesting to his progressive political and moral philosophy.


Media Advisory: Students To Help Build Habitat For Humanity Houses On Coast This Weekend, Staff Report Oct 2006

Media Advisory: Students To Help Build Habitat For Humanity Houses On Coast This Weekend, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

University of Mississippi students travel to the Gulf Coast this weekend to work on Habitat for Humanity houses in both the Lake Shore and D'Iberville areas. The work is to take place Saturday (Oct. 21). The group visits New Orleans on Sunday (Oct. 22) to view the aftermath and recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Students are to leave campus from the Tad Smith Coliseum at 3 p.m. Friday (Oct. 20) and return Sunday (Oct. 22) around 5:30 pm.


Criminal Law Scholar To Speak On Pop Culture, Hip-Hop And Law, Jeannie Waller Oct 2006

Criminal Law Scholar To Speak On Pop Culture, Hip-Hop And Law, Jeannie Waller

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- One of the nation's top scholars in issues of race and criminal justice is scheduled to visit the University of Mississippi School of Law Oct. 26 to lecture on the relationship between the law and hip-hop music.


Teaching English As Second Language Program Provides Global Instructors, Tobie Baker Oct 2006

Teaching English As Second Language Program Provides Global Instructors, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. --­ Young Ra hopes to teach English as a second language in her native South Korea. The international experience would enable her to be reunited with family and gain a better appreciation of her culture, she said.


Legal Studies Department To Host Second Annual Career Day, Jennifer Farish Oct 2006

Legal Studies Department To Host Second Annual Career Day, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- University of Mississippi students majoring in legal studies have the opportunity to meet potential employers and learn more about career options Wednesday, Oct. 25, during the second annual Legal Studies Career Day.


Music Department To Host Open House For High School Students Oct. 23, Camille Breland Oct 2006

Music Department To Host Open House For High School Students Oct. 23, Camille Breland

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- High school students interested in music careers have the opportunity to learn about options for music students during an open house Monday (Oct. 23) at the University of Mississippi. Hosted by the Department of Music in Scruggs Hall, the event opens at 9 a.m. with registration and an information session.


Annual Howorth Lecturer Oct. 26 Seeks To ‘Reimagine' Disability, Genie Alice Via Oct 2006

Annual Howorth Lecturer Oct. 26 Seeks To ‘Reimagine' Disability, Genie Alice Via

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. --­ A pioneer in developing the new field of disability studies in the humanities and women's studies delivers the 12th annual Lucy Somerville Howorth Lecture Thursday, Oct. 26, at the University of Mississippi. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, associate professor of women's studies at Emory University, presents "Images of the Disabled in Popular Photography" at 7 p.m. in Johnson Commons ballroom. The free, public lecture is sponsored by the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies.


L-O-U Symphony Orchestra To Perform Oct. 23 With University Of Mississippi Chorus, Deborah Purnell Oct 2006

L-O-U Symphony Orchestra To Perform Oct. 23 With University Of Mississippi Chorus, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- A rare performance by the Lafayette-Oxford-University Symphony Orchestra in concert with the University of Mississippi Chorus is set for Monday, Oct. 23, at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts on the Oxford campus. The 8 p.m. program is part of UM's continuing celebration of the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Mozart's birth, said Donald Trott, associate professor of music and director of choral activities.


Artist Series Kicks Off Season Oct. 30 With Musicians From Marlboro At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Oct 2006

Artist Series Kicks Off Season Oct. 30 With Musicians From Marlboro At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Musicians from Marlboro, the touring extension of Vermont's Marlboro Music Festival, kicks off this season's University of Mississippi Artist Series at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. This series promises to continue a decades-old tradition of bringing the best of the live performing arts to Oxford, said Norm Easterbrook, director of the Ford Center.


Health Fair Wednesday Open To Community For Free Health Screenings, Jennifer Farish Oct 2006

Health Fair Wednesday Open To Community For Free Health Screenings, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- The second annual Ole Miss Student Health Fair is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 18) in the Student Union lobby. University of Mississippi faculty, staff and students, as well as other members of the local community, are invited to take advantage of free screenings to identify problems with blood pressure, sexually transmitted diseases, body composition and cholesterol.


Software Expert Discusses Threats Of Virtual Information To Privacy, Edwin Smith, Kemisha Trantham Oct 2006

Software Expert Discusses Threats Of Virtual Information To Privacy, Edwin Smith, Kemisha Trantham

University of Mississippi News

Identity thieves and pedophiles are among the obvious dangers when using the Internet, but a renowned software expert Thursday said new technology that erases privacy poses an even greater threat.


International Business Major Wins Rotary Scholarship, Lydia Hailman Oct 2006

International Business Major Wins Rotary Scholarship, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

Rachael McClure, a senior at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship worth up to $26,000.


Ole Miss United Way Chapter Kicks Off 2006 Campaign Oct. 23, Edwin Smith Oct 2006

Ole Miss United Way Chapter Kicks Off 2006 Campaign Oct. 23, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi launches its annual United Way campaign at noon Monday (Oct. 23) on the Student Union plaza.


Visiting Writer To Show Film Oct. 24 At Powerhouse Arts Center, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2006

Visiting Writer To Show Film Oct. 24 At Powerhouse Arts Center, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

The award-winning film "Indian Country Diaries: Spiral of Fire" is scheduled to be shown Oct. 24 at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center in Oxford at the corner of University Avenue and South 14th Street.


Larry Gatlin And Gatlin Brothers Perform In Ford Center Oct. 27 For ‘Coming Home’, Deborah Purnell Oct 2006

Larry Gatlin And Gatlin Brothers Perform In Ford Center Oct. 27 For ‘Coming Home’, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Football fans planning to see the Ole Miss Rebels take on Auburn can arrive in Oxford a day early and catch Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Oct. 27 at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The 8 p.m. concert features Larry Gatlin with brothers Rudy and Steve singing their three-part harmony as part of the Ford Center’s Coming Home Series.


Successful Atlanta Alumnus Establishes Scholarship For Hometown Students, Edwin Smith Oct 2006

Successful Atlanta Alumnus Establishes Scholarship For Hometown Students, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

A University of Mississippi business administration alumnus has created a scholarship at his alma mater for students from his hometown of Mendenhall.


American Folk Legend Judy Collins To Perform Oct. 21 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Oct 2006

American Folk Legend Judy Collins To Perform Oct. 21 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

Few performers have the staying power of American folk-singing icon Judy Collins, who brings her melodious voice to the University of Mississippi Oct. 21.


Army Rotc To Pick Student At Random To Fire Cannon At Auburn Game, Staff Report Oct 2006

Army Rotc To Pick Student At Random To Fire Cannon At Auburn Game, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

One lucky University of Mississippi student is getting a chance to stand on the sidelines at the Oct. 28 Ole Miss-Auburn football game and fire the cannon when the Rebels score.


International Artist Shows Giclee Artwork In Meek Gallery Through Nov. 8, Ciara Walker Oct 2006

International Artist Shows Giclee Artwork In Meek Gallery Through Nov. 8, Ciara Walker

University of Mississippi News

Artist Rodolfo Rojas-Rocha of the University of Veritas in San Jose, Costa Rica, shows his 20-piece exhibition of giclee prints through Nov. 8, at the University of Mississippi.


Students Invited To Strut Their Stuff In Third Annual 'American Idol' Spoof, Brooke Hatchett Oct 2006

Students Invited To Strut Their Stuff In Third Annual 'American Idol' Spoof, Brooke Hatchett

University of Mississippi News

For the third straight year, the University of Mississippi offers students an opportunity to showcase their talent in the campus version of "American Idol."


Symposium To Trace Culinary Culture From Texas To Florida, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2006

Symposium To Trace Culinary Culture From Texas To Florida, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

Chefs, food writers, restaurateurs and inquisitive diners gather for a better understanding of Southern cuisine and Southern culture Oct. 19-22 at the University of Mississippi.


Faculty Series Presents Flutist Carol Dale In Concert Oct. 16, Rachel Motes Oct 2006

Faculty Series Presents Flutist Carol Dale In Concert Oct. 16, Rachel Motes

University of Mississippi News

Flutist Carol Dale presents a Faculty Series concert at 8 p.m. Monday (Oct. 16) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Business, Accountancy Honor Society Recognized Nationally As 'Exemplary Chapter', Genie Alice Via Oct 2006

Business, Accountancy Honor Society Recognized Nationally As 'Exemplary Chapter', Genie Alice Via

University of Mississippi News

A University of Mississippi honor society for students in business and accountancy has received national recognition as an Exemplary Chapter.


Mfa In Creative Writing Alum Wins Prestigious National Award, Edwin Smith Oct 2006

Mfa In Creative Writing Alum Wins Prestigious National Award, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

For quite a while, Will Gorham has believed truth is better than fiction. Now he has a prestigious national writers honor to prove it.