The Oxford Board of Aldermen postponed a planned vote on the highly contentious alcohol safety ordinance at its monthly meeting Tuesday night. Board member Janice Antonow suggested the delay, citing substantive unread emails from citizens regarding the ordinance that were received as recently as earlier that day. “In fairness to the people who sent these […]
The university’s chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternity, has been disbanded until 2021 due to the findings of a hazing investigation, according to a statement released by the student affairs office Thursday morning. “This outcome is a result of disappointing and troubling activities that were revealed through a hazing investigation […]
The shooting at The Lyric Oxford on Friday night will likely lead to changes for Oxford music venues. Mayor Robyn Tannehill said Tuesday evening after a Board of Aldermen meeting that she met with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office Tuesday morning to discuss how to better […]
J. Cole’s fifth studio album “KOD” is about addiction. Cole said the acronym has three different meanings, all of which are portrayed on the album cover. The meanings are “Kids On Drugs,” “King Overdosed” and “Kill Our Demons.” The first track, “Intro,” presents the album’s theme by explaining that life can be painful. A female […]
Junior accounting major Sam Harres and junior engineering major Will Tribble are the 2018 winners of the annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition. The event is hosted by the Ole Miss business school and encourages and rewards students who create plans for their own businesses. Harres is a member of Beta Alpha Psi, Phi Kappa Phi, […]
A shooting occurred this afternoon outside of an Oxford gas station just steps away from the Oxford Police Department. The police department responded to a call at about 4 p.m. of shots fired at the Chevron gas station located at 725 Molly Barr Road, according to a press release. “It was reported that two males […]
Ray Hawkins has worked closely with students at Ole Miss as a member of the University Police Department for more than two decades and has now transitioned to his new position as UPD chief. After a hiring search spanning nearly two months, the university announced April 1 that Hawkins had been selected for the job. […]
Many members of the Ole Miss community were alarmed Monday after receiving emails notifying them of an active tuberculosis case on campus that hundreds of people were potentially exposed to. In an initial email sent confidentially that morning, the university and Mississippi State Department of Health warned approximately 500 students, faculty and staff members that […]
Monday morning, all Ole Miss students were notified of an active tuberculosis case on campus, with the infection possibly having been spread to an isolated number of students. The university is working with the state health department to “identify, notify, and conduct screenings” of those individuals potentially exposed to the active tuberculosis case. Approximately 500 […]
MEMPHIS — The eyes of the world were on the balcony in front of Room 306 at the Lorraine Motel on Wednesday just as they were 50 years ago when the shot that ended the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life rang out across America. Thousands from all across the United States and world gathered […]
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