It’s not known when Ole Miss’ new costumed black bear mascot will make its debut, but after a divisive debate over symbolism and tradition, officials say they aren’t rushing it. “The real answer is it will be when we know we’ve got it right,” said Michael Thompson, University of Mississippi senior associate athletic director forRead the story …
Rebel Black Bear Selected As New On-Field Mascot for Ole Miss Rebels
October 14, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Rebel Mascot Selection Committee is excited to announce the Rebel Black Bear as the new on-field mascot for the Ole Miss Rebels. The committee made the recommendation to University of Mississippi leaders Wednesday night following a thorough analysis of the latest poll of Ole Miss students, faculty, staff, alumni and seasonRead the story …
UM: Seven Alumni Selected for UM Alumni Hall of Fame
October 8, 2010 by
Seven alumni will receive the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s highest annual honors as part of Homecoming 2010. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame are: John H. Geary (BBA 52) of Jackson; Jennifer Gillom (BAR 87) of Phoenix, Ariz.; Trent Lott (BPA 63, JD 67) of Washington, D.C.; Ray Mabus (BA 69) of Ridgeland; andRead the story …
Center for Manufacturing Excellence Opens with 27 Students, Great Expectations
October 6, 2010 by
… New ‘service-driven’ program aims to develop future workers OXFORD, Miss. – Future innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders for the modern manufacturing industry have begun taking classes in the flagship Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi. James Vaughan, interim director of the University of Mississippi Center for Manufacturing Excellence, discusses the CME’S unique andRead the story …
Clarksdale Press Register: UM Alum Opens Art Gallery
October 6, 2010 by
UM alum Bradley Gordon is one of two artists to open galleries in Clarksdale. Read the story.
DM: Veteran Goes from Combat to Classroom
October 6, 2010 by
Desmond Smith is a senior at Ole Miss. He’s from Tupelo and joined the military the semester before he graduated high school. He didn’t walk across the stage with his graduating class. He will be 28 in November. He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and was a navy corpsman for a Marine combat unit.Read the story …
Oct. 4: WREG News Anchor Team on Campus
September 30, 2010 by
The WREG News Channel 3 anchor team of Claudia Barr and Richard Ransom will speak to journalism students on Monday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m. in Farley 202. All students, faculty and staff are invited to the event. Barr and Ransom will be in Oxford to field anchor the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscastsRead the story …