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The Lyceum, pictured in 1861 before the 1903 addition of two wings. In January 1846, the board of trustees selected architect William Nichols to oversee construction of the university and approved his proposed design for the university's central building, [1] which he based the design on an Ionic Temple on the Illysis near Athens. [2]
C. M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum is an 8,867-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Through the first part of the 2015–16 basketball season, it was home to the University of Mississippi Rebels men's and women's basketball teams, but was replaced by a new arena, The Sandy and John Black Pavilion, in January 2016.
In 2002, the university marked the 40th anniversary of integration with a yearlong series of events titled "Open Doors: Building on 40 Years of Opportunity in Higher Education." These included an oral history of Ole Miss, various symposiums, the April unveiling of a $130,000 memorial, and a reunion of federal marshals who had served at the campus.
Ole Miss, which fell seven spots in Monday's poll release, is led by Sean Pedulla's average of 14.7 points per game, followed by Jaylen Murray's 13.2 and Matthew Murrell's 11.7. Malik Dia paces ...
NBC News has not independently identified the former member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, who was a part of a large, rowdy group that surrounded and badgered pro-Palestinian protesters at Ole Miss.
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Robert Conrad Khayat (born April 18, 1938) is an American former academic administrator and football player who was the 15th chancellor of the University of Mississippi.He played football professionally as a placekicker, guard, and center for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
James Meredith was a civil rights activist who enrolled at the University of Mississippi in 1962, becoming the first African American student at the university. However, his enrollment was opposed by proponents of racial segregation, with this opposition escalating into the Ole Miss riot of 1962, which led to two deaths and numerous injuries. [1]