OXFORD, Miss. – The topic has changed for the first 2008 presidential debate, to be hosted Sept. 26 at the University of Mississippi, but the slate of debate-related events and classes already planned around the original topic will continue. The McCain and Obama campaigns announced this week that they have agreed to a change fromRead the story …

William F. Goodman Jr. OXFORD, Miss. – A Jackson attorney who has had a lasting impact on the state’s legal community has been named the University of Mississippi School of Law Alumnus of the Year. William F. Goodman Jr. completed his law degree at Ole Miss in 1951 and has practiced at the law firmRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – With only weeks until the Sept. 26 presidential debate at the University of Mississippi, the Department of Political Science is hosting “A Consumer’s Guide to The Presidential Debate” on Sept. 2. The event, at 7 p.m. in the Overby Center Auditorium, features Michael Nelson, Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes CollegeRead the story …

NBC to broadcast finals Friday  {rokbox title=|Are You Ready? :: Brittney Reese, Olympic Long Jumper| thumb=|images/rokbox/thumbs/reese180.jpg| size=|640 320| text=|Click here to see my movie|}images/rokbox/reese.mov{/rokbox} Click image to view Brittney Reese video OXFORD, Miss. – Former University of Mississippi All-American long jumper Brittney Reese strengthened her quest for an Olympic medal as she won the qualifyingRead the story …

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OXFORD, Miss. – Capitol Steps, touted as the musical troupe that put the “mock” in democracy, comes to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi Aug. 29, as a lighthearted prelude to the UM-hosted first 2008 presidential debate. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $30 and availableRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Former University of Mississippi track star Brittney Reese is in good spirits and looking good in workouts leading up to the Olympic women’s long jump competition, including Tuesday’s qualifying rounds and Friday’s main event, said Joe Walker, UM head track coach. “I think (Brittney) will be ready when the time does come,” WalkerRead the story …

Megan Garguilo OXFORD, Miss. – Two outstanding Mississippi students are recipients of the University of Mississippi’s oldest and one of its most prestigious scholastic awards, the $40,000 Robert M. Carrier Scholarship. Logan D. Fair of New Albany and Megan Elise Gargiulo of Long Beach, who plan to enter Ole Miss as freshmen this fall, wereRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Diana Day-Cartee said that creating the JoAnne and Eagle Day Ole Miss First Scholarship at the University of Mississippi is allowing her late father’s “mission on earth to live on” while also fulfilling one of her mother’s longtime desires. Named for Day-Cartee’s parents and seeded with a $25,000 gift to UM, theRead the story …