Former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes spoke about her controversial job termination during a UM American Civil Liberties Union event on April 7 at the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. Her appearance followed the dismissal of her lawsuit against Chancellor Glenn Boyce by a federal judge on March 16. Stokes was fired from her […]
Viral TikTok evangelical preacher Cindy Smock, known as “Sister Cindy,” visited the University of Mississippi on Tuesday, March 24, drawing students to the Grove Stage for her lesson in what she calls “Ho-ology 101.” Smock travels to college campuses to share her controversial message, which combines themes of evangelical Christianity with racy, habitually profane language […]
The University of Mississippi’s new chapter of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held its inaugural meeting on Sunday, March 1, in Lamar Hall. The following day, members took to the Circle to protest the United States’ recent missile strikes on Iran. The group’s first sponsored event was a sit-in protest under the slogan […]
Beth Ann Fennelly, distinguished professor of English at the University of Mississippi, launched her new book titled “The Irish Goodbye” at Off Square Books on Tuesday, Feb. 24. “The Irish Goodbye” marks her second autobiographical book. This release is written in the form of micro-memoirs, in which she explores aspects of her everyday life through […]
In its inaugural World’s Top Universities list released last month, TIME magazine ranked the University of Mississippi No. 359 out of the top 500. The list took into account academic performance, innovation, economic impact and international reach of the university. TIME collaborated with German statistical analysis company Statista to release its first list of top […]
Beginning Friday, Jan. 30, Operation BBQ Relief, a non-profit that provides food to communities after natural disasters, will give away free meals in the Oxford Walmart parking lot through Feb. 13. The organization plans to feed around 2,500 people each day in the coming weeks. Volunteers will arrive at Walmart to begin food preparation early […]
The University of Mississippi’s Grove Grocery is competing with Mississippi State University to raise donations for their respective food pantries throughout the month of November for the second annual Egg Bowl Food Fight. The competition kicked off on Nov. 1 and will continue until Nov. 21, during which time Grove Grocery is requesting donations of […]
The longest federal government shutdown in United States history is resulting in the suspension of Mississippi’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, posing a problem for Mississippi residents who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. As benefits are being withheld, many Oxford organizations are working to fill that gap for people in need. […]
Reenva Evers-Everette, the daughter of Medgar Evers; R.J. Morgan; a University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media associate professor and instructor of JOUR 350: “Bob Dylan and the South and Jerry Mitchell, a Mississippi Today investigative reporter, discussed the legacy of Evers, Dylan’s songwriting and the connection between the two on Oct. 8 […]
Nineteen-year-old activist, author and political speaker Brilyn Hollyhand took to the stage at the University of Mississippi on Tuesday, Sept. 30, as part of his contribution to the “One Conversation at a Time” tour. This event followed the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk and was sponsored by the Kirk-founded organization Turning Point USA. […]
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