OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss basketball squad opened fall practice Friday at the team’s practice facility at the Tuohy Center. Although this marked the Ole Miss’ first official practice of the season, the Rebels have worked together much of the off season, including individual work and the team’s trip to the Bahamas in August.Read the story …
Clarion-Ledger: Mississippi Soldier Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – When Army Reserve Sgt. Randy Sandifer of Pinola deployed to Iraq as a sophomore at Ole Miss, he didn’t realize he was on a journey that would take him not only overseas, but eventually would tie his name to one of the most prestigious honors in the world. Sandifer, now 30 andRead the story …
Rebels Wrap Up Play at Jerry Pate Intercollegiate
Wolcott Has Third Top-20 Finish of Season
October 10, 2014 by
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. – Sophomore Ben Wolcott fired a final round even par 70 to finish in a tie for 11th at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate on Tuesday, notching his third top 20 of the young season. Wolcott had a three-day total of 211 to just miss the top 10. His 67 in the secondRead the story …
Offense Rebounds in Week Three of Ole Miss Baseball Fall Practices
Rebels hit five home runs in Week Three scrimmages
October 9, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One week after the pitching staff got the best of the Ole Miss baseball team, the bats broke out in week three of the Rebels’ fall intrasquad scrimmages, as five total home runs and another five doubles were hit Friday and Sunday. “I like how the offense bounced back from last week,”Read the story …
Another Freshman Rebel Honored
Taylor Alexander named SEC Freshman of the Week
October 9, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. — For the second time this season, an Ole Miss volleyball player was recognized as the SEC Freshman of the Week. Taylor Alexander (Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) received that honor after her performance in helping lead the Rebels to a 3-0 win over defending SEC Champion Missouri. The 6-4 freshman went on a tearRead the story …
Euphoria: Ole Miss Tops No. 1 Alabama 23-17
Rebels Notch Win Over Top-Ranked Team for First Time in Program History
October 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – There are times in people’s lives when they will say to themselves, ‘I will never forget this moment.’ For the 61,826 fans that packed Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on a beautiful, cool, fall afternoon, No. 11 Ole Miss’ thrilling 23-17 victory over No. 1 Alabama was a moment that won’t soon be forgotten. OnRead the story …
NewsMS: Gov. William Winter Documentary to Premier on Mississippi Public Broadcasting
October 2, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Parents were not always able to send their kids to public kindergarten in Mississippi. That all changed after a successful political battle for education reform lead by former Governor William Winter in the 1980s. The story is revisited in the Southern Documentary Project’s film The Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi. The filmRead the story …
$1 Million Donation Lifts UMMC’S MIND Center Above Fundraising Goal
October 2, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson businessman John N. Palmer has donated $1 million to the MIND Center, a University of Mississippi Medical Center institution dedicated to fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Palmer, the chairman and founder of GulfSouth Capital Inc., a Jackson-based private investment firm, presented the gift to the Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia Research Center, whichRead the story …
Mayo Clinic, University of Mississippi Medical Center Expand Relationship
October 1, 2014 by
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) announced today that they have signed an agreement to broaden and deepen their collaboration in clinical trials, other medical research and education. The agreement is a formal commitment to enhance the relationship that has been steadily building for the past 20 years.Read the story …
Welcome the College GameDay Bus to Campus
October 1, 2014 by
The day we’ve all be waiting for is drawing near – ESPN’s College GameDay will be live from the Grove beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4 prior to the Ole Miss vs. Alabama football game. Needless to say, Oxford and campus have been a bit busier this week. To add to the excitement,Read the story …