Dylan Thomas

Jack Turrentine crowned Mr. Ole Miss

Jack Turrentine was crowned as the 2026 Mr. Ole Miss after a runoff election on Thursday, Oct. 8. Turrentine is a senior public policy leadership and rhetoric major from Knoxville, Tenn. “I ran this campaign on the support that people have given me and the love that people have given me, and said that I […]

University employee files lawsuit, claims racial discrimination and sexual harassment

Natalia Norwood has worked as a Civil Rights investigator and ADA specialist in the University of Mississippi Office of Equal Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance (EORC) since 2022. She claims she faced repeated sexual harassment by her supervisor, as well as race-based discrimination, while working in the EORC. Norwood alleged that the harassment by her supervisor, […]

Ole Miss TPUSA hosts James Fishback

The University of Mississippi chapter of Turning Point USA hosted James Fishback for its “What’s Next For America” event as part of its Pick Up the Mic initiative in the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union on Tuesday, Sept. 19.  Fishback worked as a hedge fund analyst before launching his campaign for governor of […]

Scott Colom and Cliff Johnson joint campaign rally highlights key campaign promises

U.S. congressional candidates Scott Colom and Cliff Johnson reestablished campaign promises of higher wages and lower costs at their campaign rally at The Lyric Oxford on Sept. 25. Colom and Johnson will be running in the midterm elections on Nov. 3.  Colom is the Democratic candidate for the junior U.S. senate seat for Mississippi, running […]

Trash and traffic overwhelm after LSU game

The LSU and Ole Miss Football rivalry left its mark on the University of Mississippi’s campus and the town of Oxford this past weekend. The area saw bumper-to-bumper traffic, overflowing dumpsters and trash littering the Grove. The highly anticipated LSU game day weekend was predicted to bring in larger crowds than average home game weekends […]

John Talty’s ‘Lane Being Lane’ unravels the mystery and chaos of Lane Kiffin

National college sports reporter John Talty’s biography of current LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin, titled “Lane Being Lane,” hits bookshelves today. Talty will participate in an interview and host a book signing for the new release at Square Books on Wednesday, Sept. 16.  The book details Kiffin’s life from childhood to his current position […]

ASB executives talk plans for fall semester

The University of Mississippi Associated Student Body executive members have individual missions they seek to accomplish in the fall 2026 semester. From marketing campaigns to student-focused projects in the works for months, these elected leaders have a clear vision for how they will impact the student body.  President OC Williford Williford and the executive branch […]

UM departments prepare campus facilities for fall semester

The University of Mississippi Departments of Student Housing, Parking and Transportation and Facilities Management are part of a much larger effort to maintain and prepare campus for student attendance.  Student housing also plans specific traffic routes each year for move-in — a weeklong process that requires hundreds of university staff and volunteers for efficiency. The […]

AI policies are no longer one-size-fits-all across UM departments

Each academic department at the University of Mississippi will introduce its individual artificial intelligence policy this semester. AI policies are expected to be included in every course syllabus.  All departments were tasked by the university in May to create department-specific AI policies. The university’s AI Task Force gave departments guidance on what, specifically, each AI […]

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