The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is hosting the 17th annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition virtually on April 9, and the competition’s application opened yesterday. The Gillespie Business Plan Competition is organized by the School of Business Administration, in honor of Edwin C. Gillespie in 2006, a business administration graduate from 1943. The competition gives […]
The Oxford Police Department arrested Christian Clark and Alexander Stryker for alleged felony malicious mischief –– specifically in connection with vandalizing the soccer fields of mTrade Park –– on Wednesday. On Feb. 19, OPD tweeted pictures of the soccer fields, showing the damage from suspects driving on all five of the fields. The next […]
On-campus apartments at Campus Walk suffered from property damage last week as a result of the winter storms, and much like residents at the Retreat and the Domain, the students who live there are still dealing with the impact of this damage. A sprinkler pipe burst in the third floor ceiling of apartment building H […]
A new Senate bill could change the formation of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s nine-member board of trustees, transforming it from a self-appointed board to a politician-appointed one. Senate Bill 2727 would allow the governor and lieutenant governor to alternate in appointing new MDAH trustees every six years, which would then be approved […]
Oxford citizens are offering a reward of $2,550 through the Oxford Police Department for information leading to the person who vandalized the mTrade Park soccer fields. OPD tweeted pictures of the soccer fields on Feb. 19, showing the damage a car did by driving on all five of the fields. The next day, OPD tweeted […]
It has been almost one year since the coronavirus pandemic forced UM classes to move to virtual learning, and Zoom meetings have become the norm for most of the university’s class instruction. However, there’s one thing that still hasn’t been settled: Zoom etiquette — specifically whether or not to use the camera feature while in […]
Provost Noel Wilkin said on Monday that “vaccinating our community is the fastest path back to normal” as he encouraged students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but the university will not require the UM community to schedule appointments for vaccines. “We know that the path to normal is through vaccination,” Wilkin said. “So if the […]
The University of Mississippi reported a total of 40 active COVID-19 cases on Monday, Feb. 1. There are 31 active cases among students, with the remaining nine among staff, according to the UM coronavirus dashboard. Since last week, the university’s total number of COVID-19 active cases has increased by 3.5%. There are four students in […]
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Jan. 19 to place a marker dedicated to lynching victims on the grounds of the Lafayette County Courthouse. The marker is estimated to be placed around September or October, according to April Grayson, a member of the Lynching Memorialization in Lafayette County steering committee. The marker […]
The University of Mississippi has seen a slight increase in total coronavirus cases since the spring semester began last week and students began returning to campus. As of now, there are 20 active confirmed cases, a 3.1% increase over the past seven days. As of Jan. 24, Mississippi has had at least 1,856 COVID-19 cases […]
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