IS OXFORD RIGHT FOR YOU ?

Oxford,Ms Is a quiet town in North Mississippi. It is the home to 19,000 people and more then half attend the University of Mississippi. 

Oxford is the home of many traditions and history. From dressing up on game day for the Grove, to Square Books and even William Faulker's home. Students see Oxford as an escape from reality.

Students migrate from all over the country to attend the University. U.S. Today named Oxford one of America's best college towns.

"When students get here to Ole Miss the see it as DisneyLand with out the rides." Said Whitman Smith the Director of enrollment services at the university.

The University Of Mississippi offers to all demographics ranging from youth to the retired environment.

"Oxford doesn't just become the town you went to college in it becomes your second home." Says Whitman Smith.

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Page in Politics

With banana blonde hair, translucent green eyes and an innocent child-like smile, Page Meredith is not the expected candidate for a seat in the Senate. 

Meredith, a 20-year-old public policy major at the University of Mississippi, has big plans for her future in politics.

As the former head of the Community Service club and the Culture club, along with being the captain of both the Varsity Girls Soccer Team and of the Junior Varsity Lacrosse team, Meredith is not foreign to leadership.

"I try to balance my leadership positions while interning at the University museum, working at McEwen's restaurant and being a full-time student," said Meredith.

She hopes her current duties will prepare her for a busy future in politics.  

"My favorite quote from the headmistress at my boarding school is about women in powerful positions and I want to be one of those women," said Meredith.

Meredith with her long-time friend, William Fowler, supporting the artists at the Oxford Music Festival.

Faculty, staff, and students meet to fight campus racism

The Minds to Fight Campus Racism held its first meeting Thursday to discuss ways on stopping racism on the University of Mississippi campus.

Made up of faculty, staff, and students, the Minds to Fight Campus racism is an organization that was formed by sociology professor, James Thomas, and academic director of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, with the idea of stopping racism on campus through networking and different sources.

Although many argue that there has been some progression, Thomas and Stollman said that it is still time for a change

“Yes, we have people of color in predominantly white sororities or fraternities and we have people of color holding authoritative positions but it’s not enough,” Thomas said.

Through networking with different faculty, staff, and students, Stollman and Thomas hope to form new resources that will hopefully lead to several events in effort to end racism. 

Through networking with different faculty, staff, and students, Stollman and Thomas hope to form new resources that will hopefully lead to several events in effort to end racism.

Sociology professor, James Thomas, speaks about the issues with racism on Ole Miss campus.

Jennifer Stollman, academic director of William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, suggests the name "Ole Miss" should be removed from all paraphernalia associated with the university.

City Hall Replaces Historical Marker

Oxford, Miss. – Oxford City Hall has replaced the historical marker that stands in its courtyard.  The previous marker had stood in the same spot since 1951.  Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson approved the project and created a committee to help design and rewrite the text for the new historical marker.  The committee included University of Mississippi history professor emeritus David Sansing, former UM chancellor Robert Khayat and Neilson’s Department Store owner Will Lewis.  The new marker combines information from the previous marker and adds more recent, noteworthy events and people key to Oxford and Ole Miss.

Will Lewis, owner of Neilson's Department Store in Oxford, Miss., reflects before answering what his level of satisfaction with the new historical marker is. 

The new historical marker stands on the grounds of Oxford City Hall adjacent to Jackson Ave. The new marker is set to a brown back ground and contains the "City of Oxford Logo" rather than the green background and the magnolia flower of its predecessor.

The Future of Meek and Journalism at Ole Miss

Brandon Skaggs

Jour 271 

5/7/13

Final Project

Word Count: 119

UM’s Meek School of Journalism is at the forefront of new media and with the recent Integrated Marketing Communications, IMC, major, it is educating journalists on multimedia platforms, but some don’t feel that the department is what it used to be.

“The department has gone down since I was a freshman here,” said Katharine Dale a senior IMC major at UM.

Adjunct Professor Ken Boutwell's opinion differs.  Boutwell has worked for UM for 16 years, from director of media to teaching Boutwell has seen the department grow over time.

The Meek School of Journalism has produced several notable achievements over the past few years such as Margaret Anne Miller and Stephen Quin, two students awarded honors for their work.

The Meek School of Journalism & New Media is evolving with the times.

Chick-fil-A Goes Backstage

                                               Chick-fil-A Goes Backstage

                    Chick-fil-A has plans to take their guests beyond the transaction. April 29th marked the first day that Chick-fil-A was required to host backstage tours amongst customer requests. 
                     "A backstage tour for us, is the opportunity to share the history of Chick-fil-A," said Johnathan Cardwell, Director at Chick-fil-A in Oxford, Miss. on Jackson Ave. "It is giving guests an opportunity to create emotional connections with our back of house team."
                     Also Director at Chick-fil-A in Oxford, Miss., Elizabeth Nichols does not believe they will be harmful to the buisness.
                     " I think that if the guest request one while we are busy, they may be fustrated in their waiting for us to get prepared," said Nichols.                      

                                Director Jonathan Caldwell as he gets hisself together to conduct a backstage tour.

NFL over NBA

 

Murphy Holloway at his first football workout.

 

Murphy Holloway, for Ole Miss Basketball player, has created quite a buzz in the sports community by being selected by the Baltimore Ravens to play the tight end position.

Holloway finished out his basketball career with the Rebels trip to the NCAA tournament, as well as leading the team to an SEC championship.

During the season Holloway began receiving call from professional coaches for both the NFL and NBA. He decided shortly after the season that the NFL would be a better fit for him physically and will allow him to succeed to the height of his potential.

“I think it will be different, since I haven’t played since I was 15,” said Holloway, “But this is the best decision for me and I’ll support my family more this way.”