“Our Movement Starts Here,” a film by University of Mississippi Professors Melanie Ho and John Rash, will premiere Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics auditorium. The documentary tells the story of the 1982 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) protest participants in Warren County, N.C. and follows their journey as […]
Ayanna Norman, a junior allied health studies and psychology double major from Corinth, Miss., became the first University of Mississippi student to be awarded the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Voyager Scholarship program is a collaboration between the Obama Foundation and Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky. The scholarship, which […]
Double Decker Arts Festival is set to bring music fans from across the country to Oxford in a massive celebration of artistic talent on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 on the Square. The 27th Double Decker Arts Festival musical lineup is stacked with talented groups and solo artists. Grammy Award winners Christone “Kingfish” […]
“Godzilla: Minus One” was a roaring success both critically and financially when it was released in December 2023. The film even earned itself an Academy Award. By setting itself in Japan immediately following the events of World War II, the film was able to explore the effects of survivor’s guilt, grief and trauma in the […]
The Lafayette-Oxford-University Symphony Orchestra performed several songs at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts to an audience of University of Mississippi students and members of the Oxford community on Tuesday, March 19. Director Selim Giray took the stage, garnering much applause before thanking the Ford Center for hosting. Giray assumed his […]
Saxophonist Tim McAllister and pianist Liz Ames visited the University of Mississippi to perform a bevy of musical works to an eager crowd at David H. Nutt Auditorium on Monday, March 4. McAllister, who currently serves as a professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, is one of the most widely acclaimed saxophone […]
The Daily Mississippian, the University of Mississippi’s independent student-run newspaper, brought 13 collegiate journalism awards to Oxford, including five first place honors. The awards were issued by the Mississippi Press Foundation through its Better News/Media Contest — Student Division for work published in 2023. The awards were presented in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, March 21. […]
What makes a person good? Evil? Can love, in all of its forms, transcend true villainy? Filmmaker Rose Glass poses these questions in her latest film, “Love Lies Bleeding.” None of these questions are directly answered at any point, nor should they be. In fact, they have been rattling inside of my brain in the […]
In 1965, Author Frank Herbert released his science-fiction novel “Dune,” a work that many deem the influential force that brought about “Star Wars,” “Game of Thrones” and virtually every major science-fiction epic that came after it. Nearly 60 years later in 2021, director Denis Villenueve retold the story with a film by the same name […]
In fall 2023, there were 2,607 staff members associated with the University of Mississippi. Of that number, 1,018 — around 39% — earned degrees at the university. These numbers beg the question: Why do so many students return to work for the university after graduating from it? Savannah Dye became a staff member of UM […]
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