Entries from August 2008

August 13, 2008

Fraternity offers opportunity for spiritual growth

Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue Date: March 18, 2008
Section: News

Although fraternities in the U.S. are often associated with the stereotype of opulence and binge drinking, a small fraternity called Beta Upsilon Chi would rather strengthen their brotherly bonds.
Called BYX for short (pronounced “bucks”), the “Brothers Under Christ” are members of a social fraternity who abstain [...]

August 12, 2008

Art student makes bold statements

Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: February 29, 2008
Section: News
The combination of out-of-date advertisements and African-American stereotypes are usually too taboo to be emblazoned in American culture today, but Ole Miss student Vitus Shell isn’t afraid to make a bold statement.
Shell, who is in the process of earning a master of fine arts degree from [...]

August 12, 2008

From UM to the U.N.

Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: February 22, 2008
Section: News

Kyle Cruse; John Czarnetzky, an Ole Miss law professor, is also an American legal counsel to the U.N. for the Vatican.
Media Credit: Kyle Cruse; John Czarnetzky, an Ole Miss law professor, is also an American legal counsel to the U.N. for the Vatican.

When University of Mississippi law professor John Czarnetszy isn’t lecturing to aspiring lawyers during the school year, he’s flying to the United Nations headquarters in New York City to legally advise the Vatican.

August 10, 2008

Bicycling made easier with city project

Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: January 23, 2008
Section: News

Oxford is pedaling its way to finding healthier, more environmentally friendly ways for going places.
Thanks to the efforts of the Pathways Commission, bicycling around Oxford is becoming easier for cyclists while helping to reduce harmful automobile emissions.
The Pathways Commission has already been approved for Phase I [...]

August 10, 2008

Student ballet dancer shifts gears from tutus to textbooks

Published by: The Daily Mississippian
Issue date: November 26, 2007
Section: News
Leaping around in tutus and tiaras, then diving into textbooks and physics seems like an unusual transition. But one student at Ole Miss has taken the challenge.
Christina Bonnington, a 21-year-old electrical engineering major from Houston enrolled as a sophomore at Ole Miss after dancing as a [...]