OXFORD, Miss. ­ University of Mississippi students, alumni and friends look forward to an array of activities Friday and Saturday (Oct. 3-4) during Homecoming Weekend, planned around the theme “Ole Miss is Calling You Home.” “Homecoming Week is a special time on campus and a tradition that the Ole Miss family looks forward to eachRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – A Department of English faculty member received the coveted 2008 Faculty Achievement Award at the University of Mississippi’s annual fall faculty meeting. Douglas Robinson, professor of English, was presented with a $1,500 prize and an engraved plaque. The honor, started in 1985, recognizes professional scholarship, high scholarly standards and overall outstanding careerRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The University/Oxford Airport (UOX) at Clegg Field averages approximately 20 aircraft operations on a daily basis. That number soared to more than 200 on Friday, the day the University of Mississippi hosted the first 2008 presidential debate. “Oh my, there were so many planes,” said Elizabeth Luna, a UOX airport lineman. “IRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Eight people are to receive the University of Mississippi Alumni Association’s highest annual honors Friday (Oct. 3). To be inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame are Glen Ballard of Beverly Hills, Calif.; Mike Glenn of Memphis; John Grisham of North Garden, Va.; Ed Meek of Oxford; and Shepard Smith of NewRead the story …

Lydia Roberts (center), editor-in-chief of The Charger, shadows The Daily Mississippian’s Editor-in-Chief Tyler Clemons (right) as he interviews University of Mississippi professor John Winkle about debate activities. UM photo by Lindsey Phillips. OXFORD, Miss. – They may not be old enough to cast a vote in November’s election, but they are certainly old enough toRead the story …

Presidential debate writes ‘new page for the history books’   A view of the debate from the balcony of the Gertrude C. Ford Center. UM photo by Robert Jordan.                                   OXFORD, Miss. – While analysts deliberate over which candidateRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – The year’s first presidential debate brought countless opportunities for learning and life-changing experiences to University of Mississippi students, but not all the beneficiaries were students. Some of the personnel working the event got in on the act, too. In the weeks leading up to the presidential debate, Ashley Walker was working twoRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – At the end of a hectic week marked by intense preparations and great uncertainty, the first presidential debate at the University of Mississippi turned out every bit as grand as planners ever dreamed it would be. Thousands of media representatives from around the world came to Oxford to cover the Friday nightRead the story …

Memphis meteorologist Jim Jaggers plans to spend Monday riding around Oxford and the University of Mississippi as part of his Go Jim Go! fundraiser for LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center. Courtesy photo. OXFORD, Miss. – When TV meteorologist Jim Jaggers bicycles through Oxford Monday (Sept. 29) as part of a fundraising quest for LeBonheur Children’s MedicalRead the story …

Minature windmills were placed in the Grove to display ideas for alternative energy. UM photo by Peter Cleary OXFORD, Miss. – The Grove and Circle were littered with plasma screens, polling booths and a long line of miniature white windmills as students and visitors anticipated the first of three presidential debates during Friday’s Rock theRead the story …