http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/University_of_MississippiFind stories, videos, and photos about University of Mississippi from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/University_of_Mississippi14433Find stories, videos, and photos about University of Mississippi from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/02/college.towns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/02/college.towns/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn a recent afternoon along Church Street in Burlington, Vermont, young aspiring actors recited passages from Shakespeare's Henry V as jugglers, break-dancers, and blowers of didgeridoos displayed their skills nearby, creating a visual and aural cacophony. Just another day in a thriving college town -- this one happening to be home to the University of Vermont.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/08/20/1950s/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/08/20/1950s/index.htmlThis article appears in the Sports Illustrated Presents 75th Anniversary of the Heisman Trophy issue.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/05/29/oversigning/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/05/29/oversigning/index.htmlDESTIN, Fla. -- For all intents and purposes, oversigning in big-time college football is over. On Friday, the SEC, home to seven schools that signed more than 25 players this past February, passed a rule limiting its member schools to a maximum of 28 signees a year.Fri, 29 May 2009 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/government.marijuana.garden/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/18/government.marijuana.garden/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere, in what could be called the Fort Knox of dope, Mahmoud ElSohly waits patiently as an assistant unlocks the stainless steel door to a climate-controlled vault.Mon, 18 May 2009 20:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/14/marijuana.potency/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/14/marijuana.potency/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe average potency of marijuana, which has risen steadily for three decades, has exceeded 10 percent for the first time, the U.S. government will report on Thursday.Thu, 14 May 2009 20:52:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/04/03/mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/04/03/mailbag/index.htmlPredicting the "surprise" teams heading into a season has become almost as common as guessing the national champion.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:31:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/02/24/oversigning/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/the_bonus/02/24/oversigning/index.htmlThe fax machine in the Ole Miss football office began spitting out signed National Letters of Intent early in the morning Feb. 4. As the day went on, the fax machine kept humming. By the time Rebels coach Houston Nutt addressed the media on Signing Day, 37 players had inked with Ole Miss. In other words, 37 players had signed a document that promised them a one-year, renewable athletic scholarship provided they met the school's academic requirements and the NCAA's academic and amateurism requirements.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:45:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/02/06/predictions/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/andy_staples/02/06/predictions/index.htmlMike DuMond couldn't remember the terms of our wager.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/01/14/civil.rights.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/01/14/civil.rights.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe world will be watching as Barack Obama is sworn in as president of the United States of America. In anticipation of the inauguration, reporter John Zarrella, photojournalists Dominic Swann and Greg Kilday and I traveled to some of the landmark sites of the civil rights movement to reflect on events that helped shape this historic moment.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:14:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/10/15/cfb.mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/10/15/cfb.mailbag/index.htmlI'm afraid I must begin this week's column with a bit of a soapbox rant.Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/ct.presidential.debate1.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/14/ct.presidential.debate1.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextSens. John McCain and Barack Obama debated on the campus of the University of Mississippi Friday night. The moderator for the debate was Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS. What follows is the full transcript of the debate:Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/26/debate.mississippi.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/26/debate.mississippi.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextSens. John McCain and Barack Obama debated on the campus of the University of Mississippi Friday night. The moderator for the debate was Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS. What follows is the full transcript of the debate:Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:10:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/09/30/cfb.mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/09/30/cfb.mailbag/index.htmlLast weekend's slew of top 10 upsets sent shockwaves through the college football world. Loyal Mailbag readers, on the other hand, presumably saw them coming a mile away.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1844872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1844872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe campus has come a long way since its painful integration years, but the KKK will be at the debate to try to stir up old hatredsFri, 26 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/debate.mississippi.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/debate.mississippi.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTextMississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said he expects both presidential candidates to be at Friday night's debate, even though Sen. John McCain has said he'll only go if Congress reaches a deal on the bailout.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/begala.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/begala.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite John McCain's announcement that he is suspending his campaign, chances are there will be a debate Friday night at Ole Miss. And with all the challenges and changes facing the American people, a good partisan debate may be the thing we need most.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/01/roadtrips.cody.quick.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/08/01/roadtrips.cody.quick.vote/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN.com's Cody McCloy and his trusty colleague Brian Hardy want your input on where they should stop during their biofuel road trip from California to Georgia.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1770954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1770954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study showsWed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20192091,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20192091,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Super Bowl hero and fiancée Abby McGrew are headed to MexicoThu, 17 Apr 2008 16:20:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/03/10/bubble.watch/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/03/10/bubble.watch/index.htmlThe week of reckoning has arrived. Check out my latest projected bracket below, then click to the next page for a detailed breakdown of 27 teams that head into this final week of the season on the bubble.Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:42:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/03/09/bubble.watch/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/03/09/bubble.watch/index.htmlThe week of reckoning has arrived. Check out my latest projected bracket below, then click to the next page for a detailed breakdown of 27 different teams that head into this final week of the season "on the bubble."Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/26/pf/funds/loaded_funds.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/26/pf/funds/loaded_funds.moneymag/index.htmQuestion: I have invested in no-load mutual funds for 20 years, but I'm looking at a fund with a 4.5% load. If I plan to hold it for a very long time, investing periodically, does it make sense to pay the load? --Tom Kushner, New Canaan, Conn.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:20:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/24/uncommitted.update/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/24/uncommitted.update/index.htmlPlayers are committing earlier and earlier these days. How early? Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei quarterback Matt Barkley, one of the nation's top prospects for the class of 2009, already announced his commitment to USC.Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:50:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/12/27/power.rankings/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/12/27/power.rankings/index.htmlThere's a new No. 1 in the college hoops world, but it's not North Carolina's fault. With Saturday's suffocation of Georgetown, Memphis supplanted the undefeated Tar Heels in the Power Rankings' top spot. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:31:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/luke_winn/01/03/power.rankings/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/luke_winn/01/03/power.rankings/index.htmlAs much as I'd like to believe our entire readership has been with this college hoops season from its basic-cable opener (Gardner-Webb over Kentucky, Nov. 8!) and its Pay-Per-View debut (Florida over North Dakota State, Nov. 9!), I am aware that is not the case. As bowl season fades away, casual hoop fans come trickling in with dire need of a catch-up course. The Power Rankings are here to provide it, tuition-free, in three parts per team:Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:58:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/12/20/power.rankings/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/12/20/power.rankings/index.htmlThere was an eerie lack of turbulence at the top of the college hoops world for the past two weeks, partly because of final exams, partly because only one team in my last top 10 -- Butler -- lost. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:41:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/12/10/rivals.recruiting/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/12/10/rivals.recruiting/index.htmlWith all the firing and hiring of college football coaches, there has been a lot of interest in the status of prospects already committed to certain schools. It's still early, but it appears as though the new coaches at Nebraska, Texas A&M and Ole Miss might be able to hold their classes together.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:36:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/11/28/cfb.bag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/11/28/cfb.bag/index.htmlYou know what's the craziest thing of all about this unusually crazy season? That for all the crazy developments in the polls over the past 13 weeks -- the rise and fall of non-traditional teams like USF and Kansas, LSU falling from No. 1, twice, Oregon going from national-title contender to potential Sun Bowl team in the blink of an eye -- we head into the final weekend still fixated on the same crazy storyline that's been hovering over the sport for nearly a year now.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/06/commentary/sportsbiz/index.htmMichael Oher likely has only 120 minutes left in his college football career.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:37:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/10/17/cfb.bag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/10/17/cfb.bag/index.htmlIf two embattled coaches face each other in a game that's not being televised ... will anyone notice? This time of year, you betcha.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:46:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/06/olemiss.powe.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/06/olemiss.powe.ap/index.htmlJACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Jerrell Powe was denied in his quest to play at Mississippi for the third time Thursday when the NCAA rejected the final appeals of the defensive lineman and the school.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:38:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/28/powe.olemiss.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/28/powe.olemiss.ap/index.htmlDefensive tackle Jerrell Powe will be ineligible to practice and compete for Mississippi this season barring a successful appeal.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:53:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/28/olemiss.powe.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/28/olemiss.powe.ap/index.htmlJACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Defensive tackle Jerrell Powe will be ineligible to practice and compete for Mississippi this season barring a successful appeal, the NCAA said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/22/mississippi.strong.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/22/mississippi.strong.ap/index.htmlJACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi's top recruit has been ruled eligible by the NCAA's Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse and will play for the Rebels this season.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:38:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/04/26/mock.draft7.part1/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/04/26/mock.draft7.part1/index.htmlIn our seventh and final mock draft of the first round, we're getting bold, predicting a trade between No. 8 Atlanta and No. 2 Detroit for the rights to select Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson, and laying out a scenario in which Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson lasts all the way to No. 10 Houston.Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/16/healthmag.diet.supplements/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/16/healthmag.diet.supplements/index.htmlThe sales pitches are irresistible: "Lose 2 Pounds a Day!" "Burn Fat Round the Clock!" "Learn the Amazing Weight-Loss Secret of Hollywood's Sex Symbols!" OK, maybe that's pushing it. But if diet pills could give you Eva Longoria's body, would you bother with the salads and stair-climbing?Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:42:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kelli_anderson/01/31/inside.bkw/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/kelli_anderson/01/31/inside.bkw/index.htmlWhen I picked up the phone to call a coach whose team had lost nine games in a row and whose job is rumored to be in peril, encountering some prickliness, an excuse or two and an air of despair wouldn't have been a surprise. But I didn't get any of that from Florida women's basketball coach Carolyn Peck, whose Gators are 6-16 and 0-7 in the SEC.Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:46:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/01/29/power.rankings/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tracy_schultz/01/29/power.rankings/index.htmlThe ACC made history on Sunday with its largest women's basketball crowd as 17,950 showed up to watch No. 2 UNC top No. 3 Maryland in College Park. The conference also showed it's clearly the best in the country. So, it only makes sense that the top three powers in the league are hanging in there in our top five. And as the only unbeaten teams in the country, Duke and North Carolina have every reason to sit at the top.Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:58:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/women/01/26/armintie.price/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/women/01/26/armintie.price/index.htmlArmintie Price was sitting in the last class of summer session when her phone rang. The news was devastating: Her mother, Beatrice, had died of ovarian cancer at 49. Her two-month battle was over without so much as a goodbye.Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/07/01/305185/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2001/07/01/305185/index.htmIn Oxford, Miss., the spirit of William Faulkner fills the air. In Eugene, Ore., retirees are on a first-name basis with nature. In Tucson, you can enjoy the calming still of the desert without for...Sun, 01 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/08/18/230177/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/08/18/230177/index.htmEven if you're a fresh-faced 40-year-old, it's not too soon to start dealing with the question of where you will live when you retire. Very soon now, wave upon wave of your fellow boomers are going...Mon, 18 Aug 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/07/12/78062/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/07/12/78062/index.htmHEAR a pounding? It's Chris Henry, U. Hartford '93, beating his betasseled and bemortarboarded head against a wall. He graduated in May with a BS in electronic engineering (grade point average: 3.4...Mon, 12 Jul 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/26/77037/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/26/77037/index.htmEven if college costs seem hopelessly high, don't despair. You can bring them down in several ways, some of which you may not know about. -- A hardworking, brainy kid may be able to finish college ...Mon, 26 Oct 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74842/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74842/index.htmWe open this item with a distant memory, vintage 1940 or thereabouts. In that ancient epoch, your servant spent a fair amount of time navigating to and from Townsend Harris High School on various N...Mon, 08 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDT