Author Archives: Lacey Russell
International Education Week at Ole Miss takes place around the second week in November every year. The Ole Miss Office of International Programs hosts this event for international and American students. It welcomes all the students to experience different cultures. A lot of international student associations and countries represented on campus participated in the event...
For lawmakers, Jan. 1, 2014, is a monumental date looming in the ever-nearing future. That date is when the majority of the measures under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as many Mississippians refer to it, will take effect. Among other things, this date marks the deadline for state lawmakers to come up with their own health insurance exchange programs and have them...
On Friday, 10 Ole Miss seniors were inducted into the 2012-13 University of Mississippi Hall of Fame. Inductees were selected for their outstanding achievements and involvement over the course of their education at the university. The 2012-13 Hall of Fame inductees are public policy leadership (PPL) major Brian Barnes, journalism major Kimbrely Dandridge, management major...
A room where the children play with therapists The Child Advocacy Play Therapy Institute (CAPTI), now located in the new Insight Park at The University of Mississippi, is a mental health counseling institute that provides services for children, adolescents and adults coping with emotional stress and developmental difficulties. The center consists of three branches: play...
Nineteen students and three adults from The University of Mississippi’s Wesley Foundation traveled to Honduras for a week-long mission trip Jan. 8-15. They worked with Salt & Light Ministries, based in Jackson. “The Wesley Foundation planned this trip during the long Christmas break because the majority of our students are off the whole seven-week break,” campus...
On Friday the Incident Review Committee (IRC) released its report regarding the events of Nov. 6 following news of the presidential election results. Chancellor Dan Jones sent an email via UM Today releasing the 17 page report detailing the official account of the night. The report was compiled after the IRC completed a series of interviews with students and UPD officers...
Your low-cost fun is here this weekend. For its third year, the Fiber Arts Festival will open its exhibit hall at 2 p.m. Friday in the Powerhouse. A $1 donation gets you into the exhibit hall, demonstration areas and the kids’ programs. Friday evening at 6 p.m., publisher, designer and author Shannon Okey will give a talk entitled “Knitwear as Fashion —...
Do you ever feel like we are seeing the same thing over and over again when it comes to horror movies? As a lover of horror movies, I can’t help but wonder why 90 precent of the films that have come to theaters in the past decade are remakes or sequels. “Psycho,” “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,”...
The Mississippi Department of Education recently awarded funding to The University of Mississippi’s Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE), which will provide opportunities for the state’s math teachers to improve their teaching skills. The $1.2 million grant will fund the Developing Excellence in Education through Professional (DEEP) Learning Communities...
