Passing along the keys to fitness
Whether it boosts their speed, builds their strength or even saves their life, there’s a reward in seeing the people you train reach their goals. Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze sat down to talk with master fitness trainer Dennis Montgomery in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (October 6, 2011, Page 3)
Holding onto pieces of a personal past
The objects in Chris Byars’ home east of Oxford include paintings and figurines her father smuggled inside fish-trading barrels, as her family plotted an escape across the border from East Germany. Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze sat down to talk with Byars in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (September 29, 2011, Page 3)
Rebel Fanfare
New to the Ole Miss tailgating experience, Rebel Fanfare is a special area for families located in a parking lot behind Hume Hall, between the Circle and Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. (September 23, 2011, Page 1B)
Teaching offers a change of pace in media career
After three and a half years as online producer for NBC Nightly News, Cynthia Joyce is shifting gears with a teaching position in the University of Mississippi’s journalism school. Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze sat down to talk with Joyce on what the change has been like for her in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (September 22, 2011, Page 3)
Oxford by iPhone
Hipstamatic, an iPhone-only app, bears an interface that looks like vintage film camera and uses filters to create old-school-style images. Oxford EAGLE photographer Bruce Newman shares some of the images he’s captured around town with his iPhone in this week’s Oxford Living section (September 16, 2011, Page 1B)
Life goes on; you make it better
But it’s up to you to make it better. That’s the sentiment local volunteer Frances Smith shares with senior staff writer Lucy Schultze in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (September 15, 2011, Page 3)
Festive arrangements set the stage at Grove
When it comes to looking good for game day there’s more to it then just deciding what to wear. At University Florist, owner Judy Conner offers tips on making game-day flower arrangements. (September 9, 2011, Page 1B)
From football player to family man
As the owner of The Library Sports Bar, Jon Desler keeps the party going from behind the scenes. Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze sat down to talk with the former Rebel football player in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (September 8, 2011, Page 3)
When the past isn’t even past
The legacy of the Civil War, the struggle of African Americans — for a Mississippi history professor in the late-1960s, the topics were as timely as it gets. Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze sat down to talk with professor emeritus Henry Owens about his classes in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (September 1, 2011, Page 3)
Excited to enter South’s warm embrace
Ole Miss freshman Shiloh Jones grew up in the suburbs of Phoenix, but wanted to move to the Southeast for her college years. Senior staff writer Lucy Schultze sat down to talk with Jones about the move in this week’s “A Conversation With…” (August 25, 2011, Page 3)
