news from the Bleu Devil website http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ 2012-05-19T03:34:38-06:00 text/html 2012-05-14T08:00:00-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/418.php <span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; fareast-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; ansi-language: EN-US; fareast-language: EN-US; bidi-language: AR-SA"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" ><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">By Margaret Ruff<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></span></P><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">Paris, TX -- Paris Junior College Lady Dragon basketball player Alexys Plummer has signed to continue her playing career at Dillard University in New Orleans, La. </span></span> text/html 2012-05-09T14:27:37-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/419.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">New Orleans, LA -- Dillard University head men's basketball coach, Bernard Griffith, has announced the signing of Nikola Cicic a transfer from Southern Arkansas University.</span></P> text/html 2012-05-07T10:12:36-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/417.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">Las Vegas, NV - Dillard University athletic director/head women's basketball coach, Kiki Baker Barnes, has announced the signing of Alena Evans from Liberty High School in Las Vegas, NV.</span></P> text/html 2012-05-02T14:37:11-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/416.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" ><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">New Orleans, LA -- Head Men's Basketball Coach, Bernard Griffith, spoke at H. C. Schaumburg Math and Science Academy's Annual Career Day on Friday, April 20, 2012. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></span></P> text/html 2012-04-24T16:06:08-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/415.php <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; " ><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ansi-language: EN" lang=EN>NEW ORLEANS, LA-Dillard University Bleu Devil track runner, Runell King highlighted the Annual Dillard University Athletic Award Ceremony last week, receiving the Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award honor for achieving the highest cumulative grade-point average. The event was held in the Georges auditorium of the Professional Schools and Sciences Building. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></span></P> text/html 2012-04-20T10:00:00-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/414.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">Hattiesburg, MS - Kierrariel Mitchell, a freshman Biology major, is a recipient of the Mississippi iDEA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (MS - INBRE) research scholar award for the 2012 summer research project.</span></P> text/html 2012-04-18T13:41:12-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/413.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" ><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">Mobile, AL - Destinee Showell qualified for nationals in the 100m dash this past weekend at the University of South Alabama Invitational.&nbsp;</span><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></P> text/html 2012-04-18T13:35:41-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/412.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" ><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">Mobile, AL - Tobyus Simmons and Jevonte' Ezzard produced national qualifying performances this past week at the 2012 University of South Alabama Invitational.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></span></P> text/html 2012-04-09T12:13:59-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/411.php <span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; fareast-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; ansi-language: EN-US; fareast-language: EN-US; bidi-language: AR-SA">Clinton, MS - The Bleu Devils 4 x 400m relay (Emory Nash, Jevonte'Ezzard, Matthew Jones, Darius Neely, La Dalrius Miller-Alternate) won second place, over conference opponent SUNO, with a national qualifying time of 3:15.56 at the MC Twilight Invitational meet on Friday, April 6, 2012. </span> text/html 2012-04-09T12:09:33-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/410.php <span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; fareast-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; ansi-language: EN-US; fareast-language: EN-US; bidi-language: AR-SA">Clinton, MS --&nbsp;The Dillard University women's track team earned 124 points and placed second overall at the 2012 MC Twilight Invitational held at Mississippi College on Friday, April 6, 2012. </span> text/html 2012-04-05T14:27:55-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/409.php New Orleans, LA - Members of the Dillard University athletics staff and teams were on hand to serve thier community during the NCAA Men's Final Four. text/html 2012-04-05T10:35:20-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/408.php New Orleans, LA -&nbsp; Coach Bobby Williams and the Dillard University men and women's track team spent time preparing 65&nbsp;Langston Hughes Academy students for their annual school wide track and field competition&nbsp;on last Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Tad Gormley Stadium. text/html 2012-03-29T09:26:22-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/407.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">New Orleans, LA -- The Dillard University athletics staff participated in the Joseph A. Craig Elementary School's annual career day on Wedensday, March 28, 2012.&nbsp;The staff wore shades to symbolize to the students, the brightness of their future.The staff also shared valuable lessons of how the five core values of the NAIA Champions of Character program (Respect, Responsibility, Servant Leadership, Integrity, and Sportsmanship) will help them to achieve their goals in life.</span></P> text/html 2012-03-27T16:12:55-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/406.php <div>New Orleans, LA --&nbsp;Twenty-two scholar-athletes were honored recently for their work in the classroom, at Dillard University's Annual Honors Convocation that was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Lawless Memorial Chapel.</div>&nbsp; &nbsp; text/html 2012-03-21T14:58:48-06:00 http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/ Kiki Barnes http://www.dillardbluedevils.com/article/405.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" ><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">Kansas City, MO - Jazzmin Smith was named to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2012 Division I Women's Basketball All-American team for the second year in a row.&nbsp;Players were selected by the All-America committee.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></span></P>