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Category Archives: University of Mississippi
Monday morning update
Breaking news…from yesterday. We watched the University of Mississippi’s baseball team win the College World Series last night. Wow, what a game that was! All you could see in the stands were a flood of red, blue, baby blue, and … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Watch, Ecosystem, University of Mississippi, Wildlife
Tagged Outdoor walking workout, Rain, walk in the park
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Fruit of the Magnolia
Sounds like a Southern romance novel–kind of like living here with its many contradictions. I have noticed the seed pods coming to life with their bright red berries this past week. It has been perfect fire pit weather, with no … Continue reading
The importance of being flexible
The first year I was on faculty at the University, our department chair gave us each a pin like this one. He said he knew it was “cheesy” but he also knew we were embarking on the difficult journey of … Continue reading
John Lewis
On a blazing hot October 1, 2006, I heard John Lewis speak at the dedication to the newly installed James Meredith statue on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Before the ceremony began, Mr. Lewis was standing with Chancellor … Continue reading
And the winner is…
It is no surprise that in 1936, the winning selection for the University of Mississippi athletic teams was “Rebels.” Following Coach Walker’s suggestion to ask sports editors in the south to add suggestions along with those of the students and … Continue reading
Ole Miss Seeks Name for Teams
According to the Hattiesburg American Front Page News, “Ole Miss is to have a long needed name for its athletic teams” … on May 16, 1936. While doing New Deal research this past week, I spied the headline, which of … Continue reading
Posted in Mississippi, Oxford, University of Mississippi
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Hilgard Cut
Like most stories, there is a lot more behind Hilgard Cut and the University Avenue bridge over it than is evident by this marker. I discovered quite by accident that the bridge was a New Deal Administration construction, and in … Continue reading
Hume-Fogg Academic High School
The imposing Gothic Revival Hume-Fogg Academic High School occupies the block of Broadway between Rosa Parks Boulevard and 7th Avenue in Nashville. Architects William B. Ittner and Robert S. Sharp designed the four-story building constructed of native white stone by … Continue reading
Posted in Gothic Revival, Nashville, University of Mississippi
Tagged Alfred Hume, Hume-Fogg Academic High School
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Randy Bakes “Fancy Party Cookies”
Last year at work, Rand participated in the Christmas Cookie Exchange. I baked his cookies for him, and scanned my mother’s well-worn and well-loved sugar cookie recipe. In their exchange, they gift 2 cookies per person of all the cookies … Continue reading
Oxford’s first Pride parade
LOU (Lafayette-Oxford-University) held the first-ever local Pride parade Saturday afternoon. Like any event on the Oxford Square, it was festive and well-attended. Supporters of equality for all people lined the route and cheered when the parade marchers reached the Square … Continue reading
Posted in Mississippi, Oxford Square, University of Mississippi
Tagged Equality, LOU Pride Parade, Repeal HB 1523
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