A “homecoming king” will potentially join the homecoming court this fall after the Associated Student Body passed a resolution to override a veto on a bill creating the title during the senate’s first formal meeting of the semester Tuesday night. The legislation, first presented in spring 2018 and created by former senators Nekkita Beans, Chris […]
In this corner of Mississippi, the hands of Parisian-influenced chefs dig into the harvest of “it’s-in-my-blood” farmers. This culinary crossroads is a product of the people who plant, produce and prepare the foods that come from farm to fork every day in Oxford. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1LoFehnvag[/embedyt] THE FARM A few miles in the deep green of […]
“No one is an island unto themselves.” The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College functions on this idea, so it makes sense that its dean does, too. In the last few years, he’s found a hobby that embodies that same sentiment. Dean Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez, known affectionately as DSG, is the face of the Honors College. Almost […]
Joey East realized a year ago that as Oxford’s population grew, so did its crime – especially on the Square. As OPD’s Chief of Police, East began researching how to combat this surge. After studying vibrant downtown life across the country, East presented his findings to the Board of Aldermen and Mayor Robyn Tannehill, and […]
Almost smack dab in the middle of North Main Street in the sleepy, pastel-hue town of Water Valley a few miles down the road from Oxford, a tiny bookstore stands defiantly with a pride flag in its window, like it’s daring you to come inside. Violet Valley Bookstore officially made its grand opening in February […]
“He’s into sci-fi, fantasy, and Dr. Who, and I’m into sitcoms, Grey’s Anatomy, and Orange is the New Black. We’re total animal hoarders. We’ve got four dogs. He has chickens and goats – I’m talking Farmer freakin’ Brown. He can go deer hunting, kill the deer, field dress it, start cooking a stew, and can […]
Jack Mayfield sits in a cushioned chair on the top floor of Square Books with one hand resting on his knee. He speaks assuredly, and his eyes are wise. Pausing every few minutes to cough into the back of his hand, he profusely apologizes, explaining he has trouble speaking now after his bout with throat […]
The Ole Miss Theatre will present its take on “Macbeth,” William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy that has been performed countless times around the globe for the past four centuries, at 7:30 p.m. on April 20 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center. The classic play tells the tragic story of Macbeth and those who surround him on […]
Theatre Oxford’s production of “The Other Place,” which premieres this weekend, will immerse audiences in the realities of one mental health condition while raising money for another here in Oxford. “The Other Place” was first performed Off-Broadway in 2011 and starred Dennis Boutsikaris and Laurie Metcalf, who received an Obie Award and a Tony Award […]
“The Vagina Monologues,” a play about women’s varying experiences with sexuality, assault, gender, and race, is being performed tonight at 6 p.m. in Fulton Chapel as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month sponsored by Rebels Against Sexual Assault. The episodic play was written by Eve Ensler, winning her the Obie Award, and was first premiered […]
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