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Old-time baseball and all that "jazz"

By news | December 5, 2002 | Comments Off on Old-time baseball and all that "jazz"

In the second of his three-volume study of old baseball terms, University of Missouri-Rolla Professor Gerald Cohen digs up the early meanings of "gunner," "kale," and the term that led to the book project in the first place: "jazz."

UMR Stonehenge featured in new book

By news | December 5, 2002 | Comments Off on UMR Stonehenge featured in new book

The University of Missouri-Rolla’s half-scale replica of Stonehenge is featured within the pages — and on the cover — of "Missouri Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff," a new book by Josh Young.

Minority engineering scholarships available

By news | December 5, 2002 | Comments Off on Minority engineering scholarships available

The University of Missouri-Rolla Minority Engineering Program will award up to 25 renewable freshmen scholarships to minority students (African American, Hispanic American or Native American) for the 2003-2004 academic year.