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by Carl Smith
Lisa Shoemaker, director of communication for the state auditor, said the office will soon be releasing a large amount of information concerning the misconduct investigation between MSU Interim President Vance Watson and MIssissippi Institutions of Higher Learning Commissioner Thomas Meredith. (0) comments
BREAKING: State Auditor demands Watson pay over $12,000 for landscaping
Watson delivered payment to the state auditor's clearing account Wednesday
by Carl Smith
Following State Auditor Stacey Pickering's investigation, Pickering issued a demand to Mississippi State Interim President Vance Watson for payment $12,333 for landscaping work performed for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Commissioner Tom Meredith on March 22, 2007. (0) comments
Breaking: IHL Commissioner not found guilty of misconduct
Watson found responsible for authorizing the use of state funds and equipment to landscape IHL Commissioner's home
by David Breland
Interim MSU President Vance Watson has been found responsible for the unauthorized use of state funds in the landscaping of Institutions of Higher Learning Commissioner Thomas Meredith's home in Jackson. State Auditor Stacey Pickering issued a demand to Watson of $12,333 for landscaping work done in March 2007 at Meredith's home, interest on the worth of the work done and investigative costs of the State Auditor's office. (5) comments
by Carl Smith
According to a Clarion-Ledger report, State Auditor Stacey Pickering is currently meeting with the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning College Board in a closed session. Pickering is expected to release the results of the misconduct investigation between MSU Interim President Vance Watson and IHL Commissioner Thomas Meredith following the executive meeting. (0) comments
by David Breland
Junior mechanical engineering major Sarah Lanton, a transfer student from Harrisburg, Ill., was killed in a car accident while returning to Starkville after fall break Oct. 7. (0) comments
Day One program increases numbers
285 students are enrolled in leadership group
by Sarah Cole
Day One Leadership Community, a program for freshmen at Mississippi State, has experienced a significant increase in its number of students this school year. (2) comments
BREAKING: Faculty Senate calls for the public identification of MSU presidential finalists
Resolution states the failure of secrecy has allowed outside attempts to influence the search
by Carl Smith
The Mississippi State University Faculty Senate passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board Search Committee to identify presidential finalists for the top job at MSU. The resolution passed 35 to 1, with no abstentions. (0) comments
Stolen camel found at Delta Gamma house
Shaherazad's iconic mascot taken, damaged early Thursday morning
by Colin Catchings
Shaherazad's unnamed camel was stolen, mutilated and left on the front porch of the Delta Gamma sorority house early Thursday morning. (0) comments
BREAKING: State Auditor finishes investigation of MSU, IHL officials
Results will be announced during a 2 p.m. press conference
by Carl Smith
State Auditor Stacey Pickering will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Thursday to announce the results of the investigation into allegations of miscondut between Mississippi State University Interim President Vance Watson and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Commissioner Thomas Meredith. (0) comments
America's colleges nix lunch trays
Trays still offered in MSU's Perry Cafeteria
by Will Ferraez
A longtime staple of the college cafeteria is disappearing nationwide. Not the pizza station or the long lines, but the trays are vanishing. (3) comments
