April 18, 2014
The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity group has closed its University of Mississippi chapter after three members were accused of tying a noose around the neck of a statue of James Meredith, the first black student to enroll in the Southern college that was all-white at the time.
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Ex-Ole Miss Student Charged in James Meredith Statue Noose Incident
A former University of Mississippi student has been indicted on federal charges connected to a noose being put on a statue of the student who integrated the school, the Justice …
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Fraternity Shuts Ole Miss Branch After Noose Tying
The University of Mississippi announced Thursday that the national office of Sigma Phi Epsilon, based in Richmond, Va., had closed its Ole Miss chapter.
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