Julia Ross

How Ole Miss survived a fiery death during the Civil War

Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, third headmaster of the University of Mississippi but the first one to be titled chancellor, helped the university survive one of the South’s most devastating attacks: Gen. William Sherman’s March to the Sea during the Civil War. While teaching at Louisiana Seminary, Barnard made a friend whose name may sound familiar […]

A day in the life of Juice Kiffin: the dog, the myth, the legend

Whether it’s playing fetch from the sidelines at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium or trolling on social media, Juice Kiffin is the (unofficial) mascot Ole Miss didn’t know it needed.   Juice, a yellow labrador owned by Ole Miss Football Head Coach Lane Kiffin, was originally purchased from Wildrose Kennels for Kiffin’s daughter, Landry Kiffin, to have as a […]

What are UM students going as for Halloween?

Halloween is just around the corner, and students at the University of Mississippi are more than ready to go out and show off their best Halloween costumes.  Sarah Bishop, a senior studying criminal justice and psychology, said she and her friend group will be dressing up as individual characters instead of one collective unit. Bishop […]

Animal Resource Center promotes pet adoption to remedy student loneliness

Many college students move away from home for the first time and experience the college blues. The solution to this might be found in adopting a furry friend. Can animal adoption fill the void of companionship that some people suffer from?  Oxford Animal Resource Center Director Kelli Briscoe thinks so.   ​​​“Adoption is important because you […]

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