Christian Johnson

Gallery: Students march in protest of Confederate statue on campus

“Black Lives Matter.” “Take it Down.” “A Change Gonna Come.” These phrases plastered on signs and other written calls to action were the only words present during a silent Black History Month March today, which marks first public demonstration ahead of this weekend’s on-campus rally by two pro-Confederate groups. Demonstrators met in the entrance of […]

Gallery: UM chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta hosts last Theta Encore benefiting CASA

The final Ole Miss Theta Encore show raised $66,313 for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) association Wednesday night at the Gertrude Ford Center. Delta Gamma sorority took home first place with its production “Where are they now?” which explored the evolution of various pop stars’ careers. DG won the overall competition by raising $13,034 […]

Gallery: Oxford votes in above average numbers for midterm elections

Oxford residents cast their ballots on Tuesday for House and Senate races, as well as local races in the midterm elections. A total of 16,517 votes were cast in Lafayette County on Election Day, representing 53.56 percent of registered voters in the county. Mississippi voters re-elected incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in the regularly scheduled Senate […]

Music in the Hall hosts local musicians at a Water Valley woodworking shop

Music in the Hall, a self-proclaimed “grass roots music video series,” will host a concert in Water Valley on Saturday night. The show will feature music by Thacker Mountain Radio Hour executive director and singer/songwriter Kate Teague, Water Valley instrumentalist Kell Kellum as well as Oxford blues and country artist Anne Freeman. Music in the […]

GALLERY: Ole Miss hosts Square Jam after two-year break

Ole Miss and the city of Oxford hosted the fifth Square Jam on Friday night. The event returned as the first after a two-year hiatus and featured the players from the Ole Miss Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams. Square Jam allowed members of the LOU community to meet the players, old and new, of the […]

Isom Center, Thacker Mountain Radio highlight women of color in the arts

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies will co-host an event with Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at 6 p.m. on Sunday at Rowan Oak, once the home of William Faulkner, featuring poetry and music by Southern women of color. The concert is a part of the center’s fourth annual Sarahfest that runs through […]

Gallery: Panhellenic recruitment hosts 2018 Bid Day

Fresh off of this year’s rush week, many Ole Miss students participated in Bid Day across campus on Sunday. Bid Day is organized by Greek-affiliated organizations of the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils as a last step for campus chapters selecting new members at the end of their recruitment process. This year, 1324 women received their […]

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