Word: oles
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...father Warner, a three-year letterwinner as a center at Ole Miss in his day, now serves overseas as a Major in the National Guard and will be up for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in January...
...championships and audiences in a beneficent holiday mood, the mass audience must have figured it was downright Thanksgiving-y to see a real-life uplifter about a crack addict's son who is adopted by a nice white couple and pulls himself up to be a star tackle at Ole Miss. (Sort of Rudy meets Precious.) It doesn't hurt that the movie's subject, Michael Oher, graduated impressively from college to the NFL. As a starting right tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, he is ranked second on ESPN.com's Rookie Watch and is a possible Pro Bowl selection...
...book. Bullock, too, wholeheartedly inhabits her role as pushy, driven, no-nonsense Southern wife cum interior decorator, complete with a perfect accent no doubt drawn from her Virginia roots. Kathy Bates also shines as Michael’s tutor, a fanatical devotee of her alma mater, Ole Miss. Once recruitment offers start pouring in, she takes it upon herself to warn Michael away from arch-rival University of Tennessee by convincing him of the body parts buried beneath their football field...
...Through it all, Mrs. Palin emerges as a new style of feminist: a politician who took on the Ole Boy network and won; a wife with a supportive husband whose career takes second place to hers; and a mother who, unlike working women of an earlier age, isn't shy about showcasing her family responsibilities. She writes with sensitivity and affection about her gay college roommate, and she confesses her anguish when she found out that she was carrying a baby with Down syndrome." (Read "Rogue Journalist: Writing My Memoir Palin-Style...
...last season). These high-ranking opponents gave Harvard the tests needed to diagnose their problems in order to build on last season. “The tournament bodes well for us this season,” sophomore Mac McAnulty said. “Ole Miss was top-ranking last year and we played well against them. We showed some skills in doubles and a lot of the guys got some good wins in the singles.” The first day of the tournament turned out favorably for McAnulty and junior Aba Omodele-Lucien, while five other Harvard players lost...