The Associated Student Body held a formal senate meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9. Two bills were presented and passed. Bill 22-17: Executive officers must disaffiliate from Greek organizations during campaign season In a 33-2-1 roll call vote with one “no” vote, ASB senators passed Bill 22-17, stating executive position officers must disaffiliate from their Greek organization […]
With a record freshman class totaling 4,480, Ole Miss’ enrollment has increased 5.1% since fall semester 2021, passing all other public universities in the state. On Nov. 2, the Institution of Higher Learning released the enrollment data for Mississippi’s public universities. Ole Miss stands out on the list as the only university with a positive […]
On Sunday, Oct. 16, in the early hours between midnight and morning, Ole Miss students Walker Fielder, 21, and Blanche Williamson, 20, were victims of a hit and run in the parking lot behind City Hall. Both victims were rushed to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, where Fielder succumbed to his injuries. Williamson was taken to […]
Friends and family gathered at Christ United Methodist Church in Jackson on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 19, to grieve the loss of Ole Miss junior Walker Fielder. Fielder was the victim of a fatal vehicular hit and run early Sunday morning, Oct. 16, at City Hall in downtown Oxford. Blanche Williamson, a UM sophomore from Raleigh, […]
Students walking by the Pavillion in the past year certainly have noticed the flurry of construction workers and machinery across the street next to Hume Hall. On the dividers surrounding the construction, AI-rendered images depict a giant, gleaming building with dozens of students milling around outside. The words “Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science […]
Kyle Gordon has been named homecoming king while elections for Miss Ole Miss, Mr. Ole Miss and homecoming queen go into runoffs. Runoff elections will be held today. Campaigning for the elections began on Sept. 12 and closed on Sept. 20. With a record number of 81 candidates, the competition for each spot was tight. […]
Editor’s Note: The Lavender Letters, a new monthly series, is a collection of open letters written by members of Ole Miss’ queer community highlighting the many joys and hardships that come with being a member of the LGBTQ+ community in the South — and in particular on this campus. Mary Boyte is the assistant news […]
Four new senators were sworn in on Tuesday, Sept. 13, during the first formal Associated Student Body senate meeting of the academic year. Wils Davis, Kaylee Goff, Andrew (A.J.) Heskett and Jack Jones won open-seat elections. All four senators said they are ready to get to work. ASB Vice President Alex Nabors led the meeting […]
An anonymous group of University of Mississippi dining employees published an open letter to students on Labor Day alleging mistreatment by their employer, Aramark. The letter, posted on Instagram under the handle @umdiningworkers, details concerns including under staffing, insufficient pay and unsympathetic management. Representatives from both Aramark and the University of Mississippi Public Relations said […]
The Associated Student Body kicked off the 2022-2023 school year with orientation Tuesday night in the union auditorium. Three senate seats remain open, waiting to be filled by eager new senators. Vice President Alex Nabors began the two-hour inaugural meeting by welcoming the senators elected last spring. She ended the night with a reminder that […]
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