The Associated Student Body discussed the future of student housing, enrollment, mental health awareness and the accessibility of drug abuse resources as UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce and University Counseling Center Director Juawice McCormick made an appearance at the ASB formal senate meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Preceding the standard formal senate meeting, Boyce and McCormick […]
Though it started with only 80 students, the University of Mississippi quickly grew into a campus full of scholars. With an expanding student population came various ideas, interests and goals. The university needed an outlet to accommodate all those student voices. The formation of the Associated Student Body was the solution. Since 1917, the organization […]
Since the summer, the color pink has become synonymous with Barbie. However, the month of October allows the color pink to take on a different meaning – Breast Cancer Awareness. Celebrated throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month promotes recognition of the disease and drums up support for its treatment through charity donations, pink ribbon wearing […]
Against the wishes of many professors, artificial intelligence has made its way into the classroom and hands of students. The current University of Mississippi policy for generative AI allows individual professors to decide how, or if, it will be used in their classrooms. Predictably, there is controversy over the potential of AI as a tool […]
Aside from juggling multiple classes, University of Mississippi students face a new responsibility on Nov. 7: Election Day. In the upcoming weeks, students can cast their ballots in-person and by mail, with most in-state students opting to vote in person. Caitlin Knight, a sophomore nursing major, has previously voted in Mississippi and will be voting […]
Members of the Associated Student Body introduced a new bill, new student opinion forms and new faces as they held a formal senate meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the student union. A main topic of conversation among senators was SB 23-9, which would clarify the selection process of Who’s Who honorees and Hall of […]
This semester, the Associated Student Body is launching a committee tasked with keeping tabs on state and federal legislation. The Legislative Advocacy Board, made up of nine students, will research social and political issues, write briefs and help keep ASB informed about what is happening in Mississippi and across the nation. ASB President Sara Austin […]
Members of the Associated Student Body held the first formal senate of the 2023-24 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 5 in Auditorium Room 124 located in the student union. Senators debated and voted on three bills that involved internal incentives for senators, modifications for free food and giveaway regulations and removing GPA requirements for ASB […]
Editor’s Note: All Residential Assistants are quoted anonymously to prevent any repercussions from the comments made in this article. With classes beginning Aug. 21, Ole Miss has spent the last few days greeting returning students and welcoming a plethora of new faces. The 2023-24 academic year is projected to have yet another record-breaking freshman class […]
Conservative political commentator and Daily Wire host Michael Knowles spoke at the University of Mississippi on Thursday, May 4 in an event put on by the campus chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. To a full house of students, faculty, and community members that were overwhelmingly enthusiastic about his appearance, Knowles devoted the majority of […]
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