The Associated Student Body election season has begun, and candidates are lining across the Union Plaza passing out stickers as they promote their candidacy for executive office positions. The candidates will table in front of the Union Plaza throughout the third and fourth weeks of March leading up to election day. The executive officer candidate […]
The Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS) hosted Senior Master Sergeant Amanda Scurry of the Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base on Thursday, Feb. 19, as part of its monthly National Security Talk series. CISS hosts a monthly National Security Talk — an hour-long lecture and discussion, where students can converse with a guest speaker regarding […]
Associated Student Body President Jack Jones delivered his State of the ASB Address to the ASB Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the formal senate meeting in the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union. Jones highlighted accomplishments from the past year and projects in progress — including a students-only ticket exchange platform and a […]
The construction of a planned student housing facility on West Row as part of a university partnership with private developer Greystar has been delayed. Situated near the University of Mississippi School of Law and estimated to add 1,500 bed spaces, the project was initially slated to be completed by fall 2027 but has since been […]
In the wake of the two-week campus closure following Winter Storm Fern, University of Mississippi professors had to adjust their class curriculum and syllabi to make up for lost instructional time. In an email sent to the UM student body by Chancellor Glenn Boyce on Thursday, Feb. 5, he confirmed that the university would shorten […]
Freshmen first arriving on campus face a host of challenges as they navigate a new chapter of their life, including finding close friendships. Many freshmen leave their old connections in their hometowns, and some start completely from scratch in terms of developing a social circle. It can be hard to determine which groups and communities […]
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the University of Mississippi’s Division of Student Affairs hosted the MLK Day of Service, where university students and members of the greater Lafayette-Oxford-University community came together to volunteer across Lafayette County. The event started with registration in the Jackson Avenue Center at noon. Also present at the […]
Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Tuesday Dec. 2 for the murder of former University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. Lee, a member of the LGBTQ+ community went missing in July 2022 and was declared dead in 2024. Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Luther made the decision […]
Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington, Jr., pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and tampering with evidence during jury selection in Canton, Miss., on Monday, Dec. 1. Herrington is scheduled for sentencing at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford. The jury for Herrington’s second trial on charges of murdering University of Mississippi […]
Chancellor Glenn Boyce shared insight into new campus construction projects, possible admissions caps and a potential fall semester break during the Associated Student Body’s last informal senate meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union auditorium. As enrollment at the University of Mississippi increases each year, […]
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