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Rust athletic program faces possible NCAA sanctionsThe college has failed to fulfill the requirements in intercollegiate sports activities, including soccer, women's cross country and women's tennis.
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Weather-battered goal posts and nets. |
Commencement speaker tells Rust graduates to give backDr. Joe A. Lee, the immediate past president of Alabama State University and former president of Tougaloo College, in a commencement address to Rust graduates, April 26, cautioned the graduates to realize life is not a dress rehearsal. "It is a journey; learn to love that journey, not the destination."
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One hundred and twenty-four seniors received diplomas during the 143rd commencement activities. |
Legacy of service at Rust College, Hathorne retires after 63 yearsWith an impressive celebration befitting the icon of motherly love, Rust College honored its longest-serving employee, Frances A. Hathorne.
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Frances Hathorne, icon of motherly love. |
Balancing classes and jobs no easy task for studentsSophomore Tiffany Hill is one of such students. "I had to get a job," says Hill. "I don't have too much outside help." Hill works at Chilli's restaurant in Olive Branch.
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Alumnus McLemore becomes Jackson mayorMcLemore, who is Jackson City Council president, was elected by unanimous vote (5-1) to lead the city in the wake of sudden and critical illness of sitting mayor, Frank Melton.
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Dr. Leslie Burl McLemore |
Candidates promise change in Holly SpringsBroadcast live from Rust College's RC-TV studio, Holly Springs residents had the opportunity to watch candidates running for mayoral and alderman positions in the upcoming city elections, debate and argue their platform.
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Mayoral candidates (L-R): Lawrence Riddle, Barry Thomas, Andre' DeBerry and Patricia Selman. |
High winds enable Holly Springs fireAn elderly Holly Springs woman cleaning up her yard with a controlled grass fire did not anticipate to brace herself for the worst last Friday afternoon at her residence on Highway 7.
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Holly Springs Fire Department and Red Banks Volunteer Fire Department jointly battle fire consuming a house on Highway 7. (Photo courtesy: The South Reporter.) |
Real estate trouble close to homeWhile the national average for foreclosures was 1.84 percent, Mississippi's was only .18 percent. However, the Marshall County area shares .4 percent of the 2,364 foreclosure filings last year in Mississippi.
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Homeowners in foreclosure hope Obama's stimulus package will help ease the mortgage crisis. |
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Hundreds pay last respects to former Rust presidentIn his self-penned obituary, "How I Want You to Remember Me," McMillan wrote, "I have been a simple man with simple dreams...My quest has been to point the way for those searching for the path of knowledge...Yes, remember me as a simple man with simple dreams who has had a wonderful, fulfilling voyage."
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Dr. William Asbury McMillan |
UNCF fundraising nets over $35,000 for RustThe 19th annual Holly Springs/Marshall County UNCF fundraising campaign for 2009 raised $35,820 as of Thursday, Feb. 12, according to Dr. David L. Beckley, president of Rust College.
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Dr. LaSimba Gray |
Get into politics -Dr. Malveaux, president, Bennett CollegeDr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College challenged students to make their voices heard. "Get into politics early, run for office, lose but run again." Find something to run for, she emphasized, including social economic justice.
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux |
Lady Bearcats season not a waste after allWith new confidence team has high hopes for futureHowell will need to come up with a way to replace Randle's fierce post presence and Overby's scoring.
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Seniors Latonya Randle & Katrina Overby |
Bearcats can ride Holmes to NCAAThe Bearcat Men's Basketball team is on the brink of achieving something not done in years.
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Jarhell Holmes |
Rust pre-med students attend Vanderbilt Medical School workshopsThe program was named for Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr, the first African American graduate of Vanderbilt School of Medicine and a graduate of Tennessee State University.
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Rust premed students participated in organ recital with Natalie Jacoboswki, a fourth year medical student. |
McMillan calls for a spirit of cooperation'It's a knock on yourself when you knock on your college'According to McMillan, it is no use downplaying the college, particularly those people who barely contribute positively to the health of the college. "It's a knock on yourself when you knock on your college," he said. McMillan charged everyone concerned with the day-to-day activities of the college to fulfill their positions and duties as if the business of the college depends on them alone.
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Dr. William Asbury McMillan |
Stellar guard player Montgomery enables BearcatsMontgomery stated that without his teammates none of his accomplishments would be possible.
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William Montgomery |
Bearcat baseball program on rebound with new coachHowell emphasized he wants leadership from all his seniors and that there will be a mandatory study period in which the team must meet in the library daily.
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David L Stratmon, former U.S. diplomat and professor, dies at 84The Rust College family regrets to announce the death of Dr. David L. Stratmon, Sr., a former Rust professor of political science and social science division chair. He died Friday, May 1, in Holly Springs.
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Rust College announces funeral services for former president, Dr. W.A. McMillanFuneral services for the immediate past president of Rust College, Dr. William Asbury McMillan, are scheduled for Saturday, March 21, at 11:00 a.m. in the McMillan Multi-Purpose Center on the campus of Rust College.
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Dr. William A. McMillan |
Get over it, no more midnight snacksIt's a new year and most people had New Year's resolutions. Some have promised themselves to do better on grades, to be kinder to other people, to stop shopping every other day, or maybe, just finally get around to graduating.
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Katrina Overby |
In pursuit of American dreamIt is encouraged that students pull up their pants and begin to walk with dignity and grace, for these qualities will help in the pursuit of this dream.
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Braque Talley |
FedEx provides benefits to studentsBefore the current economic downturn in the country, Marvell Smith, the personnel representative at Federal Express, Memphis, Tenn., in a meeting with senior managers informed them of new changes the company was making to move forward successfully.
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Muhammad Ali: the man, the legendWith the Doxey-Morehouse auditorium filled to capacity, alumna Rhonda Wilson opened the much anticipated show, Ali: The Greatest, with the song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
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Vincent Cook as Muhammad Ali. |
Rust students volunteer services"They opened my eyes to the way people my age take things for granted. We are always complaining about what we don't have, but these people have it much worst," said Oren Adams, a Rust Campus Link member.
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Teaching not easy as it seemsMore students these days are graduating from college and going straight into teaching profession. A conversation with some third grade teachers at Holly Springs Intermediate School revealed that teaching is not as easy as it seems.
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Stress free, COPE zoneThe counseling program lets students talk and vent their problems to people who care and qualified to provide the help such students need. It has available eight peer advisors to advice and comfort students who come for help.
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Smile, you're on candied camera!Every year many colleges and universities become victims of criminal activites. Head of security at Rust, Claude Gleeton, works his best to make sure the college is not one of them.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEKInternational Students Celebrate DiversityCountries represented on campus are Kenya, Brazil, India, Pakistan, Haiti, Senegal, Ethiopia, Ghana, The Gambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, Cote D'Ivore, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, China, and Korea.
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WURC-FM PROGRAM SCHEDULERust College Public Radio, WURC-FM 88.1
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The RUSTORIAN - Print Advertising RatesThe Rustorian is a student-produced newspaper published monthly by the Department of Mass Communications, Rust College, Holly Springs, MS 38635.
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RC/TV 2 PROGRAM GUIDERC/TV2 - PROGRAM GUIDE (Rust College Cable Access Channel)
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