Three Ole Miss students killed in an accident on I-55 Sunday were remembered Wednesday for their sense of humor, love of life, close friendship and their devotion to Christianity. Read the story
Clarion Ledger: Thousands attend service for 3 Ole Miss students killed in crash
November 3, 2011 by
Ole Miss’ Lee Ellis Moore Receives Prestigious NCAA Top VIII Award
November 2, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Recent Ole Miss graduate and former track and field All-American Lee Ellis Moore has been recognized as a recipient of one of college athletics’ most prestigious honors, the NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award. The award recognizes eight student-athletes who completed their athletics eligibility during the 2010-11 academic year for their success onRead the story …
Ole Miss Theatre Presents Broadway Hit Musical ‘Rent’
November 2, 2011 by
Take the Ole Miss Trivia Challenge for your chance to win an Ole Miss messenger bag. OXFORD, Miss. – “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?” Whether it’s your first time or your 100th time hearing those lyrics, you won’t want to miss the Department of Theatre Arts’Read the story …
Book Nominations Accepted For 2012 UM Common Reading Experience
November 1, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty, staff and students are now able to suggest a book for the 2012 UM Common Reading Experience. “The purposes of the Common Reading Experience support the goals of our university: building community around academic inquiry, introducing students to the ways in which different disciplines approach problems, broadening perspectives, and increasing awarenessRead the story …
Commercial Appeal: Talking trash: Efforts to green up tailgaters notes progress at Mid-South universities
November 1, 2011 by
Sustainability, anywhere but on the gridiron, appeared to be the last thing on peoples’ minds as tailgaters at the University of Memphis game joked, tossed footballs and passed the beer and grilled burgers. Yet an experiment conducted by U of M researchers proved tailgaters could be drawn to greener pastures — if presented with theRead the story …
Ole Miss United Way Chapter Raises Fundraising Goal for 2011
November 1, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the recession continues to increase public need, the University of Mississippi has increased the efforts and goals of its annual United Way campaign. The university has set a campaign goal of raising at least $160,000 of the United Way’s communitywide goal of $450,000. The goal was set by faculty and staffRead the story …
Commercial Appeal: Opera sings praises of collard greens
October 31, 2011 by
Although there are no definitive chronicles on the subject, it seems safe to say that the entire history of opera had never before included the word “jiveass” — that is, until it was included in “Leaves of Greens,” an opera performed by University of Mississippi students in Oxford on Sunday morning. Read the story
Commercial Appeal: Opera sings praises of collard greens
October 31, 2011 by
Although there are no definitive chronicles on the subject, it seems safe to say that the entire history of opera had never before included the word “jiveass” — that is, until it was included in “Leaves of Greens,” an opera performed by University of Mississippi students in Oxford on Sunday morning. Read the story
Clinton News: Ole Miss launches effort to increase science grads
October 27, 2011 by
The University of Mississippi has launched an aggressive initiative to increase the number of graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, aka STEM, in the state. Read the story
Scott County Times: Slaughter-Harvey honored with award
October 26, 2011 by
JACKSON — Constance Slaughter Harvey could practice law anywhere in the United States and has already notched her service contributions in state government, but she chooses to stay home in her native Forest. Read the story