The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics organized “Pot Goes Public,” a presentation and a panel of experts, Feb. 22 to discuss the legalization of medical marijuana in Mississippi. “There’s a lot of misinformation out there,” said Charles Mitchell, an Overby Freshman Fellow and associate professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi who hosted […]
In the Associated Student Body’s first senate assembly of the semester on Tuesday, Feb. 7, eight open senate seats were filled and two bills were unanimously passed. Larson Looney, Rachel Young, Jeremy Gauthier, Sean Boney, Lars Andersen, Nicholas Masella, McKay Orwig and Ryleigh Anne Felty all won seats and joined the main body. A […]
ChatGPT continues to exceed expectations for artificial intelligence language generators as educators across the country struggle to adjust to the new, AI-enhanced educational climate. ChatGPT is a large language model released by the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in late November 2022. By entering a series of simple prompts, anyone can generate pages and pages of […]
The artificial intelligence research company OpenAI released an in-development project called ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, a few short weeks before many colleges across the country began final exams season. Using ChatGPT, anyone can enter a prompt and create a well-formulated academic paper instantaneously. Websites will grant users a free trial or only charge money […]
In 2022, the University of Mississippi experienced record growth in the freshman class and outlined plans to accommodate that growth, however it remains to be seen whether housing will be adequate for students next year. The university has a residency requirement for all freshman students, and the 2022-2023 freshman class is the biggest in the […]
Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., charged with the murder of Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, has been released on bond as of Thursday, Dec. 1. “It is therefore, ordained and adjudged that Defendant Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr.’s bail in this matter is hereby set at Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), for the charge of […]
If you ask members of Greek organizations where exactly their dues go, they may say to social events, for meals at the house or to their national organizations. What they may not know is that a portion of their dues, directly or indirectly, may be donated to political campaigns or used to lobby for legislation. […]
The William Magee Center’s Comprehensive Eating Disorder Program at UM is collecting donations of old scales for its upcoming Scale B.A.S.H. (Body Appreciation Starts Here) event to support body positivity and raise awareness of eating disorders. Students will have the opportunity to draw on scales and write messages about body positivity. Donation receptacles are located […]
University of Mississippi Professor Emeritus John W. Winkle III is remembered by students and faculty members as an immensely engaging and supportive mentor and colleague. Winkle died Sunday, Oct. 23, at the age of 75 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Visitation was held at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The funeral […]
In summer 2021, the Associated Student Body club funding ran dry. However, due to the recent student activity fee increase, approved by student vote last March, funding for registered student organizations has now increased substantially with hundreds of thousands of dollars in reserve. “We got $406,581.79 for the fall semester. We had to wait for […]
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