For most people, learning a new language is a daunting task. Even with required courses, the level of language acquisition the typical student achieves after only four semesters of standard classroom instruction (the liberal arts graduation requirement) is nowhere near fluency, and most students let the language skill atrophy until it disappears altogether. There are many...
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Collections for Rebel Relief for Hattiesburg end today in front of the Student Union. Collection have been held at various athletic event this past week on campus. Ole Miss’ Rebel Relief program is collecting donations to relieve victims of the EF-4 tornado that hit Hattiesburg on Feb. 10. The tornado, which reached speeds of up to 170 miles per hour, destroyed roughly...
Camp Ozark is a Christian organization that strives to teach the love of Christ through sports and other activities. They are currently offering paid summer positions for students who like to work with kids and talk about Christ. This Valentine’s Day, most people will measure love in flowers, chocolate and gifts. For pharmacy senior Tate Davis, though, love is measured...
Black History Month festivities began yesterday with a speech by Rev. C. Edward “CJ” Rhodes, the presentation of the Lift Every Voice Awards and a call for remembrance. Tuesday at noon in the Student Union, February’s Black History Month events kicked off with a speech by University of Mississippi alumnus Rev. C. Edwards “CJ” Rhodes. About...
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship seeks to begin, renew and strengthen students’ walk with Christ. On Dec. 30, 2012, sophomore chemical engineering major Jamie Thomas breathed for the first time. Her soul felt enveloped in warmth, and tears rolled down her face. She forgot about her grandmother’s illness, as her mom struggled to pay bills and her education in the streets...
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will be holding its annual Jan Hawks Memorial Book Sale on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 18-19, 2013 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union. Jan Hawks was a founding member and director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women’s Studies. Hawks served as assistant professor of history and was the first director of the Isom...
This past Sunday, Oct. 28, was the most important feast on the Muslim calendar, Eid al-Adha festival, the Feast of Sacrifice. By commemorating this event, Muslims are following the footsteps of prophet Ibrahim, who showed willingness to obey Allah (God) in everything, even if he was to slaughter his own beloved son. What a great privilege it is to feed and help the needy...
Let me begin this column with a disclaimer: I am not the kind of writer that typically devotes an entire column to complaining about the parking situation on campus. Frankly, I always find an ample amount of parking by the baseball fields and behind the Ford Center, and choose to park there leisurely instead of fighting for spots behind the Tad Pad with a hundred other...