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Retired Army Officer To Share Insights On Global War On Terror, Faith, Ciara Walker Sep 2006

Retired Army Officer To Share Insights On Global War On Terror, Faith, Ciara Walker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Maj. Gen. Robert Dees retired three years ago after 35 years in the U.S. Army and is spending his time traveling the world to share insights on global war and his Christian experience. His next stop is the University of Mississippi.


Area Families To Become Owners Of Five Former Faculty Houses, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

Area Families To Become Owners Of Five Former Faculty Houses, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Finding affordable housing in Lafayette County remains a challenge, but the University of Mississippi is helping make the task easier for five families.


Central Ticket Office Receives New Name, Offers Improved Service And Plans Upgrade, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Central Ticket Office Receives New Name, Offers Improved Service And Plans Upgrade, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Central Ticket Office at the University of Mississippi has been renamed the UM Box Office but it remains housed in the Ole Miss Student Union. With the new name comes enhanced services, said Haven Smith, supervisor of the facility.


Public Forum Sept. 18 Marks Constitution Day, Related Activities Planned Throughout Week, Brooke Hatchett Sep 2006

Public Forum Sept. 18 Marks Constitution Day, Related Activities Planned Throughout Week, Brooke Hatchett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A public discussion on Sept. 18 about the value of the U.S. Constitution to freedom for all Americans opens a weeklong observance of Constitution Day at the University of Mississippi.


Marker To Be Dedicated Sept. 17 At Ole Miss-Oxford Depot, Lydia Hailman Sep 2006

Marker To Be Dedicated Sept. 17 At Ole Miss-Oxford Depot, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Long ago the Oxford train depot was bustling with travelers. This weekend it promises to be busy again as the community celebrates the 134-year-old landmark.


Tunica County Native Supports Dreams By Establishing Scholarship, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Tunica County Native Supports Dreams By Establishing Scholarship, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Larry Darnell Weeden readily admits that a scholarship and financial aid package were deciding factors in his decision to attend the University of Mississippi in 1969.


English Professor's Latest Novel Earns Praise In First Major Review, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

English Professor's Latest Novel Earns Praise In First Major Review, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A stressed suburbanite couple and a pedophile take center stage in a University of Mississippi professor's new novel, recently released to a promising critique by a leading book review company.


Information Presented To Ncaa, Decision Expected Next Week, Staff Report Sep 2006

Information Presented To Ncaa, Decision Expected Next Week, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Additional information regarding the eligibility of Jerrell Powe to play football at the University of Mississippi was presented to the NCAA today (Thursday), but neither university officials nor attorneys representing Powe expect a decision today.


Communicative Disorders Department Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Jennifer Farish Sep 2006

Communicative Disorders Department Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

XFORD, Miss. - The Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Mississippi marks a milestone as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.


Honors College Alumna Among Three National Portz Scholars, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Sep 2006

Honors College Alumna Among Three National Portz Scholars, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Recent University of Mississippi graduate Heather Carrillo has been named one of three 2006 Portz Scholars by the National Collegiate Honors Council.


International Experts In Space Law Converge In Oxford Sept. 19, Jennifer Farish Sep 2006

International Experts In Space Law Converge In Oxford Sept. 19, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Remote sensing and space law experts from around the world plan to gather in Oxford Sept. 19 for a daylong symposium, hosted by the National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center at the University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Journalism Students Publish First Issue Of Full-Length Magazine, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Ole Miss Journalism Students Publish First Issue Of Full-Length Magazine, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A full-color, 68-page glossy magazine recently produced by journalism students at the University of Mississippi makes a statement about the quality of journalism education offered at the institution.


Enrollment Rises For 11th Consecutive Year, Tops 17,325, Barbara Lago Sep 2006

Enrollment Rises For 11th Consecutive Year, Tops 17,325, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Enrollment has increased for the 11th consecutive year at the University of Mississippi, where a record 17,326 students are taking classes this fall, including record numbers of freshmen, honors college students, National Merit Finalists and black students.


Cssc To Release First Four Volumes Of New Southern Culture Encyclopedia, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Sep 2006

Cssc To Release First Four Volumes Of New Southern Culture Encyclopedia, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - What do NASCAR, Vidalia onions and beauty parlors have in common?


University Museum Travel Series Plans Trip To Memphis Art Venues Sept. 13, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

University Museum Travel Series Plans Trip To Memphis Art Venues Sept. 13, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Friends of the University Museum organization at the University of Mississippi is sponsoring a day trip to two Memphis art museums Wednesday, Sept. 13.


Functional Pottery By Award-Winning Artist, Professor On Exhibit At Museum, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

Functional Pottery By Award-Winning Artist, Professor On Exhibit At Museum, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Matthew Long is passionate about throwing clay onto a potter's wheel and turning it into functional art.


Finance, Political Science Professors Honored With Um Faculty Achievement Awards, Barbara Lago Sep 2006

Finance, Political Science Professors Honored With Um Faculty Achievement Awards, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two outstanding faculty members were presented Faculty Achievement Awards at the University of Mississippi's annual fall faculty meeting.


Agreement Reached To Admit Athlete As Part-Time Student, Staff Report Sep 2006

Agreement Reached To Admit Athlete As Part-Time Student, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi agreed Friday to temporarily admit Jerrell Powe as a part-time student until the question of his eligibility finally can be determined by the NCAA or the courts.


Death Of Jazz Great Maynard Ferguson Forces Change In Ford Center Scheduling, Deborah Purnell Aug 2006

Death Of Jazz Great Maynard Ferguson Forces Change In Ford Center Scheduling, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Gertrude C. Ford Center management and University of Mississippi officials join the jazz world and music industry in mourning the death of jazz great Maynard Ferguson on Aug. 23.


International Students, Graduate Assistants Offered Subsidized Insurance Coverage, Edwin Smith Aug 2006

International Students, Graduate Assistants Offered Subsidized Insurance Coverage, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Student Health Insurance Plan at the University of Mississippi is being expanded to include international students, all graduate assistants and any other scholars engaged in educational and research activities.


Ole Miss Dining Announces Grand Opening Of The Market At Crosby, Deborah Purnell Aug 2006

Ole Miss Dining Announces Grand Opening Of The Market At Crosby, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi students needing a fix of Camembert or Inko's White Tea at midnight should look no further than The Market at Crosby.


Southern Studies Fall Lunch Lectures Focus On The South, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Aug 2006

Southern Studies Fall Lunch Lectures Focus On The South, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Stories about places in the South, including New Orleans, Jackson, Greenwood and Carrollton, are the focus of lunch programs this fall at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture.


Grove Opens For Tailgaters Saturday At Midnight, Tobie Baker Aug 2006

Grove Opens For Tailgaters Saturday At Midnight, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi officials have announced that the Grove officially opens for tailgaters at midnight Saturday for Sunday's home football game with the University of Memphis.


Ole Miss Fans To Wear Red And Blue, Support College Colors Day Sept. 1, Lydia Hailman Aug 2006

Ole Miss Fans To Wear Red And Blue, Support College Colors Day Sept. 1, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Are you ready? It's time for University of Mississippi sports fans to dress out in red and blue to show their support for the Ole Miss Rebels.


Health Professors Available To Discuss Obesity Findings, Staff Report Aug 2006

Health Professors Available To Discuss Obesity Findings, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

A survey released this week by the Trust for America's Health indicates that Mississippi leads the country in obesity rates with 29.5 percent of adults in the state considered to be obese. Two University of Mississippi health professors are available today to talk about the findings.


India’S Vellore Institute Joins Um In Historic Exchange Agreement, Edwin Smith Aug 2006

India’S Vellore Institute Joins Um In Historic Exchange Agreement, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi on Monday became the first institution of higher learning in the United States to sign a memorandum of understanding with the prestigious Vellore Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu, India.


Disaster Planning Under Way, National Preparedness Month Observed, Edwin Smith Aug 2006

Disaster Planning Under Way, National Preparedness Month Observed, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As National Preparedness Month is observed across the country during September, officials at the University of Mississippi have cause for both celebration and concern.


Students Form Spirit Committee, Plan 'Rally In The Grove' Sept. 2, Brooke Hatchett Aug 2006

Students Form Spirit Committee, Plan 'Rally In The Grove' Sept. 2, Brooke Hatchett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi sports fans have a special opportunity to get pumped up and ready for the Rebels' opening football game this weekend, thanks to the new Ole Miss Student Spirit Committee.


'Culinary Soul' Of New Orleans Is Focus Of Sfa, Tabasco Oral History Project, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Aug 2006

'Culinary Soul' Of New Orleans Is Focus Of Sfa, Tabasco Oral History Project, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Folklore surrounding the culinary legacy of New Orleans is the focus an oral history project planned by the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi and Tabasco product-maker McIlhenny Co. of Avery Island, La.


Baldwyn High School Grad Awarded Larry Johnson Ole Miss First Scholarship, Deborah Purnell Aug 2006

Baldwyn High School Grad Awarded Larry Johnson Ole Miss First Scholarship, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Karrye Pippin, salutatorian last year at Baldwyn High School, is among a record number of freshmen this fall at the University of Mississippi. And although her first few days on the Oxford campus were somewhat nerve-racking, Pippin said she knows she can count on her mentor, Ole Miss alumnus Larry Johnson of Jackson, to help her through her ups and downs.