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This week in Oxford: Feb. 11 to 16

Monday 8:30 a.m. – Yoga in the Gallery – UM Museum Tuesday 6 p.m. – Ole Miss basketball versus Arkansas – The Pavilion 7:30 p.m. – Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” – Ford Center 8 p.m. – Oxford’s Official Mardi Gras Ball – The Lyric Oxford 8 p.m. – Mardi Gras 2018 Blowout Party – […]

State, campus leaders respond to House of Representatives passing concealed carry bill

Mississippi just got one step closer to allowing concealed carry on college campuses. The Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 1083 Wednesday morning. The bill, if passed by the Senate, would allow weapons on college campuses in places like classrooms or athletic events. This would override the IHL policy prohibiting guns in non-public campus […]

Ole Miss files appeal against NCAA sanctions

The waiting game begins again. After notifying the NCAA of its intent to appeal the Committee on Infractions’ sanctions regarding football violations, Ole Miss officially filed its written appeal on Monday. The announcement follows the NCAA’s acknowledgment of Ole Miss’ intent to file in early January, opening a 30-day window for Athletics Director Ross Bjork […]

Honors College students plan for new minority club

Friday afternoon, students gathered in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College to discuss diversity and begin the planning stages of a new minority honors club. The tentative name of the club is Club HOCO. Friday’s meeting was led by Jennifer Parsons, the assistant dean of the Honors College, who opened up the floor for discussion […]

TEDxUniversityofMississippi 2018 speaker lineup

The third annual TEDxUniversityofMississippi will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Gertrude C. Ford Center. These are the speakers who will be presenting prepared TED Talks at the event. Josh Horton Josh Horton, a recent graduate of the Ole Miss law school, will speak on the flaws […]

Letter to the editor: Support concealed carry legislation through ASB

In the Friday, Jan. 26, issue of The DM, a letter to the editor addressed a proposal from the ASB Senate External Affairs Committee about concealed carry permits for students on campus. I’m not approaching the letter as a senator – I’m approaching it as a woman. I’m 5-foot-3 and 120 pounds. I know that […]

This week in Oxford: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2

Monday 8:30 a.m. – Yoga in the Gallery – UM Museum 5:30 p.m. – Princess Ball 2018 – Powerhouse Tuesday 8 p.m. – Ole Miss versus Auburn – The Pavilion Wednesday 5 p.m. – Steve Yarbrough with “The Unmade World” – Off Square Books 5 p.m. – S’mores with Outdoors – Turner Center Thursday 6 […]

Letter to the editor: Don’t forget Pete Boone

I enjoyed the article in the Jan. 24 edition of The DM by Jack Bitterman regarding “Athletic Director University.” It is quite remarkable that three previous members of the Ole Miss Athletics Department are now athletic directors at three major universities. John Hartwell, Danny White and Allen Greene were recruited by and served under Pete […]

Volleyball head coach Steven McRoberts signs extension contract

A combined 2,238 digs, 1846 kills, 294 blocks and 22 wins make up one of Ole Miss women’s volleyball’s best seasons in school history. Behind this success is head coach Steven McRoberts, who was awarded with a contract extension announced by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Ross Bjork on Thursday night. McRoberts received a four-year […]

This week in Oxford: Jan. 22 to 26

Monday 6:30 p.m. – Cocktail Book Party – Big Bad Breakfast 9 p.m. – American Aquarium – Proud Larry’s Tuesday 6 p.m. – January Art Crawl – The Powerhouse 7 p.m. – Trivia Night – King’s of Oxford 7:30 p.m. – Ole Miss basketball versus Alabama – The Pavilion 8 p.m. – Oxford Day for Art – The Powerhouse […]

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