High gas prices in Oxford have created financial hardships for some residents and sparked frequent complaints toward gas station owners and employees. “I have started riding the bus,” University of Mississippi sophomore communications science and disorders major Logan Hatten said. Logan explained that the higher price of gas combined with the inconvenient commuter parking has […]
Everyday citizens in Ukraine have taken to social media to record what is happening in their country in real-time, fromtheir bomb shelter experiences to attacks on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to drone footage of bombs being dropped. News correspondents such as VICE Media’s Matthew Cassel have been on the ground recording the war in Ukraine through […]
Mississippians are no strangers to Southern hospitality, and that fact is never more evident than when their own need help. Members of the Jackson metro area were recently forced to prepare for disaster as the Pearl River reached dangerous, record-breaking levels. This caused chaos as approximately 1,000 homes were flooded, sports fields were destroyed and […]
On Nov. 1, the Kappa Alpha Theta Grand Council announced that Ole Miss’ Epsilon Zeta chapter of Theta would be closing at the end of the fall semester. The reasons behind this sudden decision were “low membership numbers and discouraging recruitment efforts.” The chapter had experienced more than 17 visits from national representatives in the […]
On Oct. 3, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed while visiting the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, to obtain papers to marry his fiancee. According to Turkish officials, within minutes of entering the building, Khashoggi was tortured and eventually killed by dismemberment. His fiancee, who waited for him to return for nearly an entire […]
On Oct. 1, Mississippi Critterz, Oxford’s first no-kill animal shelter in almost three decades was established. The shelter, which currently holds a year-long contract with the Board of Aldermen, will only take animals from the Oxford and Lafayette County area. The new shelter will use the same facilities as the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society, Oxford’s […]
“Girls from Compton don’t play tennis. They own it.” “Don’t wait until you’ve won a ring to play like it.” “Believing in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.” These are just a few of the campaign slogans that Nike released Tuesday as part of its new ad campaign that features elite athletes such as […]
On Aug. 9, the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society announced it would not be renewing its management agreement with the city of Oxford and would be closing its doors officially on Sept. 30. The animal shelter, a pet adoption center for Lafayette County, has been open for 36 years and has housed roughly 4,500 animals yearly. […]
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