Almost two months ago, I was emailing back and forth with a source for a story, trying to schedule a time that we could go on a walk and I could ask him some questions. We settled on March 13, the day that the University of Mississippi announced that the last eight weeks of the […]
Chip Wade was making lunch at his home in Oxford when his wife, who was swiffering the floor, asked him to get her another filter for the mop. At that moment, something clicked. Understanding that there is a national shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect healthcare professionals from COVID-19, Wade thought, “Why can’t […]
Despite the University of Mississippi campus being closed for the foreseeable future, Associated Student Body elections will proceed — albeit with considerable changes. Candidates for executive offices cannot pass out stickers, campaign in front of their signs, walk through residence halls or Greek houses, and they can’t hold campaign rallies. Instead, candidates must submit to […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students may not have to worry about this semester’s grades counting toward their cumulative GPAs. On Monday, university students are set to begin the remainder of the spring semester in online courses. However, on Saturday afternoon, the Council of Academic Administrators will hold an emergency meeting to consider changes to the […]
In a campus-wide email, Chancellor Glenn Boyce confirmed the inevitable: students will not return to campus for the remainder of the semester. Boyce also announced that commencement ceremonies will be postponed, not canceled, with the hope that they can be postponed to a later date in the summer. “This is a sad but necessary decision […]
The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously in a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon to adopt an ordinance clarifying penalties for businesses in violation of emergency measures the city voted to adopt on Tuesday. The ordinance specifies that businesses found in violation of the emergency measures “shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or […]
In an email sent last Friday, Provost Noel Wilkin asked that all university faculty begin thinking about how they would teach the remainder of a semester online if the university decides to suspend in-person classes amid growing concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. In the email, Wilkin wrote that “now is a good […]
The IHL Board of Trustees has invited eight individuals for interviews as part of the University of Mississippi’s chancellor search, according to Adam Ganucheau of Mississippi Today. Here is where they come from: Michael Benson has served as the President of Eastern Kentucky University since 2013. Previously, he was the president at Snow College and […]
Brandon Theesfeld, the former Ole Miss student charged in the murder of Ally Kostial, pleaded not guilty on Monday. Matthew Kinne, the former Oxford Police Department officer charged in the murder of Dominique Clayton, also pleaded not guilty. Theesfeld’s plea was expected. At the Aug. 22 bond hearing, Tony Farese, Theesfeld’s co-counsel, told reporters that […]
You might have a chance to rap battle Homecoming King and SAA Director Carl Tart on Wednesday night. As part of Homecoming Week, SAA has continued its partnership with the Black Student Union to hold Wild N’ Out, a rendition of the popular MTV Show that features celebrities cracking jokes and rap-battling each other. Tart […]
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