OXFORD – The lowly collard green must’ve been ready for an image makeover. In July, Price Walden, a junior at the University of Mississippi, was asked to write an opera – yes, an opera – about the leafy, green vegetable. He was perplexed at first. Read the story
WLBT: ‘Mississippi Innocence’ to show at Millsaps College
March 16, 2012 by
The film “Mississippi Innocence” will be shown on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Ford Academic Complex room 215 at Millsaps College. Read the story
CISS and London University Directors Co-Edit Book
March 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The complex thinking patterns behind dictatorships, suicide terrorism and other irrational choices are examined in a new book co-edited by research center directors at the University of Mississippi and the London School of Economics and Political Science. In “Beyond Rationality: Contemporary Issues” (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011), scholars from a variety of disciplinesRead the story …
Alumni Profile: Mark McDonald
March 15, 2012 by
For much of a three-decade Navy career, Cmdr. Mark McDonald (BBA 84) was a sub hunter. As an aviator patrolling high above the world’s oceans during the Cold War, he considered it a point of pride that the U.S. knew where every Soviet sub was at any given time. Today, McDonald is retired from theRead the story …
Office of Campus Sustainability, Oxford Accepting Sustainability Leadership Award Nominations
March 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Office of Campus Sustainability at the University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford are accepting nominations for the 2012 Sustainability Leadership Awards. Recipients of the SLAs are celebrated at a ceremony during Green Week, scheduled for April 15-22. “The Sustainability Leadership Awards were created to recognize individuals who are steppingRead the story …
No. 12 Rebels Belt Three Homers In 18-8 Win Over No. 22 Louisville
March 15, 2012 by
Kirksey Grand Slam, Bailey’s Three Scoreless Innings Power Win LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Zach Kirksey continued to swing a big bat, belting out two of the Rebels’ three home runs on the day, including a grand slam, as No. 12 Ole Miss (14-3) defeated No. 22 Louisville (11-6) by a score of 18-8 on Wednesday afternoon.Read the story …
Rebels Fall To Hot-Shooting Redbirds In Overtime
March 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Illinois State shot the lights out, and Ole Miss couldn’t finish a comeback attempt as the Rebels lost 96-93 in overtime in the first round of the NIT. Ole Miss finishes its 2011-12 season with a 20-14 record, while Illinois State improved to 21-13 and advances to the second round where theyRead the story …
Independent Booksellers Discuss Holding on in the Age of Kindle
March 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi’s most renowned independent booksellers are set to gather Tuesday (March 20) at the University of Mississippi to discuss how they have managed to thrive in an era in which small stores are regularly gobbled up by the big chains. Richard Howorth, owner of Square Books in Oxford, John Evans of LemuriaRead the story …
International Student Lands ‘Big Four’ Internship
March 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi junior majoring in international studies, German and accountancy has landed a summer internship with one of the Big Four public accounting firms, but this is just another amazing accomplishment in her stellar career. Martina Cotelo was born in Uruguay, the granddaughter of a German Jew who had emigratedRead the story …
CME Receives $60,000 Endowment from MMA
March 13, 2012 by
The Mississippi Manufacturers Association donated $60,000 to the Center for Manufacturing Excellence to commemorate the MMA’s 60th anniversary. The money will go toward an endowment to provide scholarships to students applying the the CME. Video by Mary Stanton.