Sandra Knispel

  • Fraternity Files Complaints

    After the University of Mississippi last week found a white fraternity guilty of harassing and assaulting a black freshman, it's now the fraternity's turn to file complaints. MPB's Sandra Knispel has more from Oxford.

  • Ole Miss Frat House Sanctioned

    The University of Mississippi's Judicial Council sided on Friday with Jeremy Taylor, the black student who had accused a white fraternity of assault and racial slurs. But, as MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford, that's not where the story ends.

  • Fraternity Conduct

    The University of Mississippi's Judicial Council met yesterday evening again last night to decide if the alleged race incident at a fraternity party on campus last month really happened. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

  • UM Judicial Council Meets on Fraternity Party

    The University of Mississippi's Judicial Council met last night to decide the case of the freshman who claims he was assaulted and kicked out of a fraternity party because he is black. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford.

  • Pot Garden at Ole Miss

    The University of Mississippi is growing marijuana, more than an acre of it, right on its cam pus. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford on the unusual garden.

  • Rush Party Gets Racey

    Accusations by a black University of Mississippi freshman of having been assaulted at a white fraternity house are stirring emotions. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford.

  • Alcohol Task Force Meets on Oxford Campus

    Alongside its new smoking policy, The University of Mississippi also has rules governing the consumption of alcohol on campus. Yesterday, policy makers from town and gown met to give an update on the Alcohol Task Force's achievements so far. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

  • Ole Miss Smoking Policy in Effect

    Smoking is no longer allowed on the Ole Miss campus, except in specifically designated smoking areas. Now smokers are desperately trying to find them, as MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford.

  • Innocence Project Helps Inmate Population Wrongly Accused

    With very little public legal recourse it's nearly impossible for state inmates -- once sentenced -- to prove their innocence. The new Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi is trying to change that. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

  • Healthy Kids

    According to a recent CDC report, Mississippi is the heaviest state in the country. MPB.s Sandra Knispel looks at how a new law is trying to target childhood obesity by mandating exercise at school.

  • ATO Lawsuit

    Three students died in 2004 when their Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house burnt down at the University of Mississippi. Parents of two of the three students have now filed a law suit as MPB.s Sandra Knispel reports.

  • Ole Miss #2 Party School

    The University of Mississippi features again prominently in the Princeton Review.s .Best 366 Colleges.. Unfortunately, the school's "best" showing is not in academic prowess. MPB.s Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford.

  • Ole Miss Pharmaceutical Research Test New Anti-Depression Drugs on Chicks

    At the University of Mississippi, a scientist has come up with a new way to pre-test anti-depressants before they enter into clinical trials. He says his model is cheaper, more ethical and gets better results. MPB.s Sandra Knispel reports.

  • Did Harry Potter Series Stem the Tide of Growing Illiteracy?

    It's been called the "Harry Potter effect," according to which more youngsters read because of J.K. Rowling's blockbuster series. But is it true? MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

  • Mississippi Tries to Lure Future Toyota Suppliers to the State

    They could move to neighboring states and ship their parts to the future Toyota plant near Tupelo.. but, as MPB's Sandra Knispel reports, community leaders are working hard to ensure that automotive suppliers come to Mississippi.

  • Successful Teacher From Poor L. A. Neighborhood Shares Insights

    Rafe Esquith's (RAIFF ESS-quith's) students score in the top one percent nationwide on standardized tests and many have gone on to the Ivy League. that despite the fact that they.re from a blighted neighborhood of Los Angeles. Yesterday, Esquith came to Oxford to share the secrets of his success, as MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

  • Kudzu Takes On New Meaning After Author's Death

    Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Doug Marlette was killed in a car crash Tuesday morning on his way from the Memphis airport to Oxford High School where students are rehearsing his musical. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports on a show that must go on.

  • County Inmates Garden Lowers Jail Operating Costs

    A few jails in Mississippi are growing their own vegetables, which affects more than just their bottom line. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

  • Oxford's 4th of July Fireworks Show Will Go Ahead

    What would the 4th of July be without fireworks? Well, in Oxford the decision on allowing the fireworks show to go ahead came down to the wire. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

  • William Winter Institute Hosts Civil Rights Education Summit

    Righting the wrongs of slavery and segregation is a lengthy process. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports on a civil rights summit, hosted by the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation.