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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi stories: 5 news summaries

First Debate
Stuck in Limbo

'Showdown' could
switch to town hall
meet if only Obama turns up today

Sep 26, 08 2:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - What if they held a presidential debate and only one candidate came? The scenario is looking like a real possibility as the federal bailout deal stalls, the Wall Street Journal reports. John McCain has said he will fly to Mississippi for the debate only if an agreement is reached in... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential debate • debate • University of Mississippi • town hall meeting • Election 2008

Debate Allows Host Ole Miss to Show Progress on Race

Great strides since deadly '60s riots, but students say university remains divided

Sep 25, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Assuming the presidential debate happens tomorrow, host University of Mississippi gets to show the nation it’s moved beyond its racially tinged past, the Los Angeles Times reports. The school, known for deadly riots when the first black student enrolled in the 1960s and controversy over Confederate flags at football... More »

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presidential debate • race relations • segregation • University of Mississippi • campus • South • Dixie

 Florida's #1 Again 
 ... as Top Party School 

Mississippi, Penn State round out top 3 in Princeton Review survey

Jul 28, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(AP) - The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title—best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, wrested the party title away from West Virginia University and beat out the University of Mississippi and Penn State... More »

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University of Florida • Princeton Review • West Virginia University • University of Mississippi • Penn State University • party schools

Storied Miss. Lawyer Indicted, Still Partying

Town rallies around high-profile Grisham pal accused of bribery

Dec 4, 07 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - As he greeted party guests, Richard “Dickie” Scruggs—the trial lawyer famous for taking down Big Tobacco and taking on Katrina insurance companies—didn’t look like someone who had just been indicted. And though prosecutors say he conspired to bribe the judge in his latest case, Oxford, Miss.... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • Trent Lott • bribe • Mississippi • University of Mississippi • Dickie Scruggs • John Grisham

West Virginia U.
Ranks 1st—in Fun

Princeton Review dons a toga and lists the top party schools

Aug 21, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Students are knocking back celebratory shots and administrators are tearing their hair over the Princeton Review's annual list of the top 20 party schools. The full list appears in the 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges, on sale today.
  1. West Virginia University
  2. University of Mississippi
  3. University
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college rankings • binge drinking • list • University of Florida • college • university • drinking • West Virginia Mountaineers • Princeton Review • West Virginia University • University of Mississippi • University of Texas Austin • University of Georgia • Indiana University

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