Ashlynn Payne

Three ASB Elections Review Board rulings appealed

After the conclusion of the Associated Student Body spring elections, the University Judicial Council released judicial rationales on three Elections Review Board hearings that were appealed. One rationale, Jack Jones v. ASB Department of Justice, revealed that ASB Vice Presidential Elect Jack Jones, a sophomore economics major, faced disqualification from the race by the Elections […]

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’: the master of no elements

“Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.” These opening lines have occupied the minds of fans since the 2005 release of Nickelodeon’s series “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” If you watched Netflix’s recent live-action remake, you heard the familiar story again. Only this […]

FAFSA changes cause uncertainty among prospective students

There are several factors that influence where students choose to continue their higher education. However, one factor tends to rise above the rest: money. Many students rely on loans, scholarships and other forms of financial aid to fund their college educations, but delays in the release of the updated Free Application for Federal Student Aid […]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: yellow roses and Black excellence

If you walk into the student union on a Tuesday, you might be greeted with a yellow rose. While some may see it as merely a flower, to the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, the yellow rose represents a profound history and a way of life. Founded in 1906 on a cold, snowy […]

UM student arrested for sexual battery

A University of Mississippi student has been arrested and charged with sexual battery.  According to an Oxford Police Department incident report, officers responded to Baptist-Memorial Hospital at 6:17 p.m. on Oct. 28 to a report of a sexual assault that had already taken place at a different location.  With assistance from the University of Mississippi […]

UM enrolls largest freshman class in state history

According to enrollment data released Nov. 2, the University of Mississippi continues to bring in record-breaking freshman classes and has the highest student population among universities across the state.  You’ve felt the difference, but now the numbers are out to back it up: On Nov. 2, IHL released enrollment data for all of Mississippi’s public […]

UM students charged with felony after vandalism

                Two women caught on video damaging the new fountain at the City Hall Pocket Park have been arrested and charged by the Oxford Police Department. Abigail Fuqua, a UM psychology major from Virginia Beach, Va. and Madison Brown, a UM integrated marketing communications major from Davidson, N.C., […]

‘Just a girl from Pittsburgh:’ Meet Miss Ole Miss Sam Sepe

For some, coming to Ole Miss feels inevitable, but Sam Sepe never imagined she would end up 13 hours away from her home in Pittsburgh. Although the destination was unexpected, Sepe fell in love with Ole Miss at first sight.  “I came here for my tour, my very first time being in the state, and […]

New City Hall Pocket Park vandalized

The City Hall Pocket Park between Oxford City Hall and Square Books Jr. is the Square’s newest addition. However, less than a week after being dedicated by Mayor Robyn Tannehill, the park’s globe fountain was vandalized.   A Facebook post by Oxford Police Department showed security footage from Oct. 24 of two women rolling the sphere […]

Two arrested in fight at Oxford bar Tango’s

Going to the Square for drinks and a good time on the weekends is a favorite pastime for Ole Miss students. No one expects the night to end with a fight leading to a hospital visit and two arrests.   A video of a fight between two men and Northwest Community College student Jayden Adams at […]

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