Content about Human Interest

In November 2008, by a slim majority, California voters instituted “Prop 8,” a constitutional amendment that says “only marriage between a man and a woman will be recognized in California.”
Voter turnout was large at nearly 80 percent. Many expected California, typically a leader in liberal, social movements, to shut down the proposition. When that did not happen, reactions varied greatly.

Disclaimer: Yes, I know I’m speaking in a lot of generalizations here. Yes, I know that not all women enjoy nauseatingly sappy and emotionally manipulative chick flicks, but most of them do. So there.
That dreadful holiday the non-singles among us know as Valentine’s Day is coming up, and I know exactly what you’ll all be doing to celebrate: sitting around watching sappy romance movies.
Because I’ll be sitting home alone, I’ll just choose to believe the rest of you will be, too.  

In another matchup featuring Ole Miss and Mississippi State tonight, the No. 21 nationally ranked Ole Miss men’s tennis team will battle the 14th-ranked Bulldogs of Mississippi State in the annual Mississippi Cup. Play from the River Hills Tennis Club in Jackson is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. 

We are a family at Ole Miss. Some Mississippians would argue that the state of Mississippi is like a family too. In the wake of arguments between Ole Miss and Mississippi State fans on social media outlets about anything imaginable, I thought about some comparisons between the state universities and a family.

As Ole Miss fans, we have always considered ourselves the big brother in the family. Mississippi State is the little brother that pesters us until we give in. 

More than three months ago, Kappa Alpha Order lost three pledges in a car accident. Now, the fraternity is encouraging everyone to give blood Tuesday in memory of Sam Clayton Kelly, Mason Wilbanks and Walker Kelly.

“Giving blood saves three lives, and with that being the same number of boys we lost, let’s put names and faces to the people they are saving,” sophomore KA member Matt McDonald said.

The Ole Miss soccer team signed nine student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent to study and play soccer at Ole Miss starting in the summer of 2012, third-year head coach Matt Mott announced Friday. In addition to the nine signees, the Rebels also received a signed written offer of admissions for Emily Wilber.

Mott on his 2012 class:

Pitchers:

While there is still a lot to be determined in this young pitching staff, one thing is clear: there is depth. The weekend starters are not yet set, but it looks as though freshman Bobby Wahl and senior R.J. Hively will take the hill on Fridays and Saturdays, respectively, for the Rebels. The Sunday spot seems to be down to three guys, but it’s anyone’s battle at the start of spring practice.

Throughout the day, there is a promotion aired on Rebel Radio that hails Oxford as the “quintessential college town,” a statement that’s hard to argue with. Part of having a great college town is having a thriving arts scene, which we have. 

Surrounded by his family and coaches, Aberdeen defensive end Channing Ward was set to make his college choice during a timeout in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 5. Hats representing Alabama, Ole Miss and Mississippi State sat on a table on the sidelines of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. When he picked up the Ole Miss hat to indicate his verbal commitment to join the Rebels next season, it was a huge win for new head coach Hugh Freeze and his staff.

The undergraduate accountancy program at the University of Mississippi was recently ranked No. 10 in the nation among public universities by the Public Accounting Report.
The Patterson School of Accountancy was also ranked No. 11 for its master’s degree program and no. 12 its the doctoral program.
Ole Miss was not the only SEC school to slide up in the ranks, as Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee are also in the top 30; however, Ole Miss was the only one to slide into the top 10.

Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze continues his hot start on the recruiting trail, receiving a national letter of intent Thursday from Bo Wallace, a quarterback from East Mississippi Community College.

The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder will enroll at Ole Miss for the spring semester and begin competing in the 2012 season with three years of eligibility remaining.

Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze announced on Thursday the first additions to his Rebel football staff. Dave Wommack was named the Rebels’ defensive coordinator and safeties coach, Maurice Harris will serve as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, Tom Allen will be the linebackers coach, and Chris Kiffin was named defensive line coach.

All four assistant coaches were members of Freeze’s staff at Arkansas State.