A few days ago, President Donald Trump tweeted: “People’s’ lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation.” He said there’s no recovery for someone falsely accused and then questioned “due process” in rape cases. But Trump is ignoring the hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits that lie abandoned in police and crime […]
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein accusations and Larry Nassar case, many people are weighing in on what measures should be taken to combat sexual assault. Vice President Mike Pence suggested that, in order to decrease sexual abuse in the workplace, men should never spend time alone with their women colleagues. Not only is […]
A total of 69 women took to the Ford Center stage last night to compete in the Parade of Beauties. Judges selected sophomore broadcast journalism major Asya Branch as “Most Beautiful 2018.” Branch is from Booneville and said she enjoys singing, dancing and traveling. She said she was in awe after her win and struggled […]
The semester is off to a wintery start with temperatures plummeting to the teens, frost coating car windows in the mornings and, unfortunately, stuffy noses, muscle aches and feverish chills. Cold weather and the flu are encapsulating the nation this January – according to an update published five days ago by the Center for Disease […]
The only fiber arts festival in Mississippi will introduce the community to a combination of cutting-edge technology and traditional folk techniques this week through lectures, children’s activities, demonstrations and workshops put on by both visiting and local artists. The festival kicks off at 6 p.m. Wednesday night at the UM Museum with a lecture by […]
To raise HIV awareness and honor World AIDS Day, the Oxford Film Festival and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies will host a free screening of the documentary “deepsouth” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Powerhouse. Released in 2012, “deepsouth” explores the neglected HIV/AIDS crisis in the rural American South through the […]
As the semester comes to a close, amid the stress of final exams and projects, students are daydreaming of going home to oven-roasted turkey, creamy sweet potatoes with marshmallows and cinnamon-sugared apple pies. But not everyone can afford such luxuries. Instead of looking forward to Thanksgiving as a relaxing break, many people worry about their […]
Poignant pitches strummed with a brass pick on the setar and cyclical beats emanating from the tonbak filled Nutt Auditorium during the first-ever Persian Arts Festival at Ole Miss on Friday afternoon. Iranian composer, musician and poet Shahin Shahbazi closed his eyes while playing the four-string setar and then opened them to gaze at his […]
What does William Tell, the honest and virtuous Swiss folk hero who shot the apple off his son’s head and killed the tyrant, have to do with the mission of humanities? UM Humanities Council’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, Marc Lerner, an associate professor of history, took the stage at Bondurant on Monday to explain […]
With a soft, relaxing voice that floats in harmony with mellow, earthy acoustics, it’s no wonder Ole Miss students are eager to attend singer, songwriter and guitarist Amos Lee’s sold-out concert at 8 p.m. tonight at The Lyric Oxford. Lee has a uniquely tranquil sound that merges bluesy R&B/soul and folk melodies with light jazz and […]
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