Collection sites at the Oxford Police Department and the University Police Department will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m this Saturday as a part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The Drug Enforcement Agency hosts Take Back Day to “provide an opportunity for Americans to prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths.” “We […]
Thacker Mountain Radio and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies partnered last night to host a radio show together as a part of this year’s Sarahfest, an annual month-long celebration of women and their accomplishments. Held at Rowan Oak, friends of the Isom Center and music fans alike gathered on the lawn […]
The United States is currently $21 trillion in debt and counting, making it the country with the most debt in the world. The only other body that comes remotely close to the United States’ debt is the European Union, which is composed of 28 other countries. At the federal government’s current rate of spending, we […]
The Arch of Titus looms over Rome as a commemoration to the life of Titus, celebrating the looting and destruction both of Jerusalem and of the Jewish Second Temple; however, none today call for the demolition of the hate-inspired arch. Our world has birthed many fantastic things, most of which were created by people whose […]
The state Institutions of Higher Learning has approved the University of Mississippi’s request to remove Ed Meek’s name from the School of Journalism and New Media. The education board voted unanimously and without discussion to approve the name change at its Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning. Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter submitted the proposed […]
The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council will screen the feature documentary “Mississippi Yearning: Beyond Finding Cleveland” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. The documentary, created by Chinese-Americans Baldwin Chiu and Larissa Lam, follows the journey of the filmmaking duo as they trace their Chinese heritage all the way to Cleveland in the Mississippi […]
Re: “Guest Column: Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter” (Oct. 11) Last Thursday, Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter issued his personal observations about the recent report on microaggressions by the UM Race Diary Project and the decision-making process at our university. These comments asserted two major claims that seemed at odds with Chancellor Vitter’s previous commitments to open […]
As the minority student population of Ole Miss grows — 5.4 percent over the last decade, according to enrollment data from the Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning — the Center for Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement (CICCE) has expanded its programs and support for students of color on campus. Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent […]
Almost exactly two years ago, a white man connected to the university made a racist Facebook post that garnered national attention and sparked conversation on campus. A few weeks ago, history repeated itself. Ed Meek, namesake of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media and former assistant vice chancellor of public relations for the […]
Provost Noel Wilkin and Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter addressed the Faculty Senate on Tuesday night about the image of the university and commented on a quote about the university in The New Yorker magazine. In the October issue of The New Yorker, an article entitled “The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action” was published detailing affirmative […]
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