OXFORD, Miss. – Veteran newsman Bob Schieffer describes his visit last fall to the University of Mississippi as an evening that made him “proud to be an American.” Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBS News and host of the network’s “Face the Nation,” was on campus to cover the first presidential debate between John McCainRead the story …
High School, Middle School Students Sling Their Way to Victory in Trebuchet Competition
April 23, 2009 by
Teams from French Camp, Southaven, Starkville win firsts OXFORD, Miss. – While balls were being thrown Tuesday (April 21) at the University of Mississippi’s Vaught Hemingway Stadium, there were no Ole Miss football players to be seen – only brainy middle and high school students from around the state. The students were visiting campus forRead the story …
Engineering Dean to Receive Prestigious John Kraus Antenna Award
April 22, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kai-Fong Lee, engineering dean at the University of Mississippi, has been chosen to receive the prestigious John Kraus Antenna Award. The award, which is presented annually by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Antennas and Propagation Society, recognizes an individual or team that has made exceptional contributions to the field ofRead the story …
UM Student Accepted into Prestigious Joffrey Ballet Summer Program
April 22, 2009 by
Fundraiser to help pay expenses scheduled April 26 at Powerhouse OXFORD, Miss. – As Alexander McAdams sat in the lobby of the Metropolitan Ballet Studio in Madison in February, waiting to audition for a prestigious New York City-based dance company, one thought kept running through her mind. “I was thinking to myself, ‘It’s now orRead the story …