As eager students and fans make their way to the stadium from the Grove on Saturdays, stadium workers are finishing up their final tasks for the game. Stadium set up starts with painting the field. Typically, field painting starts on the Wednesday before game day. It takes multiple layers, and depending on the weather that […]
The time is 6:55 p.m. on Friday, the sun is slowly setting behind the clouds and people have surrounded the perimeter of the Grove and the Circle. Others are loitering around the Union Plaza, laughing and talking to their friends holding tent sacks. The next day is a home football game, where thousands of people […]
When students and fans finally make their way into the stadium, they are greeted by the loud music and bright lights from the jumbotron. Paris Buchanan, the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Fan Experience, deals with everything that the fan can physically see. Video board promotions, bobbleheads, game day presentations, fireworks, DJ and flyover […]
Fall enrollment at the University of Mississippi, excluding the University of Mississippi Medical Center, totals 18,800 students, according to figures released Tuesday by the Institutions of Higher Learning. This is a 0.7% increase compared to fall 2020. Enrollment at UMMC increased by 1.6%, bringing its total number of students to 3,056 for fall 2021. Overall, […]
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination has been a hotly debated issue on college campuses since students returned to classes in August. Even though the state Institutions of Higher Learning board this week notified student workers they will be required to show proof of vaccination, with exceptions, by Dec. 8, the IHL has for months steadfastly stated that […]
Update: The university lifted the precautionary boil-water alert Tuesday afternoon. Students and faculty can now safely consume water from tap and fountain drink machines. The University of Mississippi Water Department issued a precautionary boil-water alert for the university campus early Monday morning due to a water main break. The Mississippi State Department of Health was notified […]
Hermine Granberry has always had an eye for art, but it wasn’t until she started making banners for Kappa Kappa Gamma when all eyes were on her work. Granberry is a junior integrated marketing and communications major from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. From a young age, Granberry gravitated to art classes, until the woes of high school […]
In 2001, the University of Mississippi experienced a plethora of stray cat colonies on campus, adding up to about 200 cats. Instead of capturing and euthanizing the cats, the university created the Feral University Rebel Rescuers to combat the growing population. FURR’s purpose is to minimize the population of feral cat colonies that reside in […]
If Bradford Stewart could be any type of bread, she would be a salted pretzel with a side mustard. She said that pretzels are her favorite food to order at concession stands and they’re always fun and exciting. Homecoming queen, senior Bradford Stewart, held her chin high to keep her crown from falling after winning […]
The university’s Army, Navy and Marine Reserve Officer Training Corps hosted a three mile run on Sept. 29 to raise awareness for the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program. During the month of September, Cadet Command tasked the ROTC, the Service Academy and Senior Military College to run 7,816-plus miles to represent the number of […]
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