Organizations throughout Oxford and Lafayette County will participate in #GivingTuesday tomorrow to raise money for different charitable causes. Giving Tuesday was established in 2012 by the Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact. Every year, Giving Tuesday follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The campaign enables organizations throughout the world to raise money for their […]
Students are gearing up to travel home for Thanksgiving break. Many are going home for the first time since the beginning of the school year, while others are making their fourth, fifth or sixth trip home. Traveling can be costly, especially for students who live far away. Some students are choosing to stay in Oxford […]
Monday marks the beginning of Transgender Awareness Week. Organizations across the country participate in the week to specifically recognize the transgender community and the current problems it faces. Campus groups, including Queer People of Color (QPOC) and UM Pride Network, will host events throughout the week. In 2016, 27 transgender people died in the United […]
The university was recently awarded a $100,000 grant by the Freeman Foundation to help fund select students to hold internships in East and Southeast Asia this summer. Eighteen undergraduate students will be selected to participate in the program, named UM Experiential Learning in East Asia. Each student selected will receive $5,000 from the grant and […]
Peter Hamby, head of news at Snapchat, will speak at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Overby Center. Hamby will meet with Trent Lott Institute public policy students and with Meek School iournalism and integrated marketing communications students during his days on campus this week. Hamby has an extensive background in political journalism and […]
The University of Mississippi Department of Parking and Transportation has repeatedly made efforts to decrease heavy traffic flow on campus and offer ways for students to travel more easily with ride-share programs, bike-share programs, Zipcars and the Oxford-University Transit System. Zimride, an Enterprise program, came to Ole Miss in 2011 with help from the Office of Sustainability. […]
Florida is in recovery mode following the estimated $100 billion worth of damages from Hurricane Irma last week. The areas most heavily impacted in the U.S. by Irma are the Florida Keys, Miami, St. Augustine, Marco Island, Jacksonville and Naples. Charleston, South Carolina, also experienced massive tidal surges that affected many flatland areas. Many organizations […]
“I know that he would tell them, “This is no fun. This isn’t a party,’” said David Magee, the late William Magee’s father. “This is what drowning must feel like.” Just a little over a year ago, Oxford Eagle publisher David Magee wrote an article called “William’s Story,” which shared the struggles his son faced […]
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