Author Archives: Dan Rust
At 5:30 a.m. on Monday, a few still-sleepy women headed towards the Oxford Elementary School gym, where Kendall Gregory was waiting. “Go ahead, start jogging around the court,” Gregory said. “It’s time to warm up.” Gregory is the head coach of Oxford Adventure Boot Camp, a workout program he started three years ago designed to strengthen and tone the body. The...
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law policies that will allow students at public schools a limited public forum to express their religious views. Prayer is no longer taboo in Mississippi‘s public schools beginning July 1, just in time for the 2013-14 academic year. On March 14, Gov. Phil Bryant signed the law, which allows public school students to pray at...
The University of Mississippi will honor athletes for their contributions to their respective teams today at 7 p.m. in the Ford Center in the third annual Rebels‘ Choice Awards. The semi-formal event is free to the public, but a ticket is required for admission. Tickets are available at the Ford Center Box Office and the university box office. Ole Miss’ Student-Athlete...
The senior class election results were announced Tuesday night on the steps of the Lyceum. Matthew Kiefer, a public policy major, will serve as next year’s senior class president. He ran unopposed. “It means a great deal that my peers would elect me to represent them and to pick the senior council and to move forward with trying to decide what we are going to do...
The Ole Miss football team had an energetic practice Monday morning as the last few days of spring practice wind down. The gridiron Rebels returned to the practice fields for their 12th practice of the spring Monday morning. It is only the second time practice has been held on the practice fields, and head coach Hugh Freeze was pleased with the energetic and upbeat pace...