After a week of tension in Oxford, a group of around 30 pro-Confederate protesters organized in the Square and began marching to campus in support of the university’s Confederate monument just after 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Campus and city police had an increased presence in the area around the protesters, and S.W.A.T teams stood by. Counter-protesters […]
Jeffrey S. Vitter Chancellor and Distinguished Professor November 13, 2018 It is bittersweet to write this note after announcing on Friday my decision to step down as chancellor and return to the faculty. Serving as your chancellor has been the greatest professional privilege of my life. We have dealt with taxing challenges and big opportunities, […]
With Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter preparing to resign, The Daily Mississippian compiled a timeline of noteworthy moments from throughout Vitter’s three years at Ole Miss.
I care about Thousand Oaks, California. Nothing will change the love I will indefinitely express towards that community. Nothing. Right now it seems more and more people are suddenly starting to care about my humble hometown, and under normal circumstances I would be flattered. It’s an inclusive, friendly and historically safe town. But, now, innocent […]
This story has been updated. Four sociology professors published a report titled “Microaggressions at the University of Mississippi” earlier this week. This report stems from the UM Race Diary Project, which examined almost 1,400 diary entries written by students during the 2014-2015 academic year about their observations of racism, misogyny, homophobia and other discrimthinatory behaviors […]
On Jan. 31, the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation announced its relocation to Jackson, reconstituting it as an independent nonprofit organization and expanding its statewide operations after almost two decades on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Established in 1999, after the national 1997 One America Initiative, the Winter Institute seeks the “end […]
Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi. For over two decades, the institute has maintained a nationally recognized intensive foreign language program that requires at least one semester abroad and a senior capstone. “This is a wonderful opportunity to bring together current students with […]
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) will host its fifth annual Homecoming Step Show at 7 p.m. Friday at the Tad Smith Coliseum. The step show is a competition where NPHC organizations step for cash prizes, according to NPHC Vice President of Programming and Sigma Gamma Rho sorority chapter President Jasmine Powell. “This is my first […]
Ole Miss students and Oxford locals alike have noticed eccentric metal sculptures appearing in spots around town. These pieces of art popping up in Oxford are part of a new exhibit titled “A Long Road Back” that was created by artist George Tobolowsky and is curated by the UM Museum. The outdoor exhibit features nine […]
Sorority recruitment is over. Long gone are clap routines and ear-piercing choruses about sisterhood. The veil of secrecy surrounding this process has been lifted, and order has been restored to Greek life. But what exactly is recruitment? For one week of each year, the Ole Miss campus is consumed by sorority recruitment. Though only spanning […]
