After years of uncertainty surrounding the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a University of Mississippi graduate who was declared missing in July 2022 and pronounced dead in October 2024, the answers have finally come to light. The sentencing Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of Lee, a […]
Jeremy Roberts, the assistant director of Academic Support Programs for the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience, died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday. Roberts was a Terry, Miss., native and a graduate of UM, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in English and hospitality management, as well as […]
More than 9,000 people filled The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Wednesday to hear Vice President JD Vance and Turning Point CEO Erika Kirk speak, and even though they waited in a long line in rainy weather to get in, most students found the experience worth it. Riley Darnell, a senior public health major […]
Former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes filed a lawsuit against UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce on Tuesday. She is alleging wrongful termination from the university after she reposted comments regarding the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. In a lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Stokes […]
Protesters gathered at Oxford City Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday for a No Kings rally in a show of solidarity against actions by the President Donald Trump administration the group characterized as authoritarian. No Kings is a series of demonstrations that have been organized by Indivisible, a politically progressive organization founded […]
Next spring, Republican primary voters will find an alternative to U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on the ballot. Dr. Sarah Adlakha, a physician, author and real estate developer, is mounting a primary challenge to the incumbent. Adlakha says Hyde-Smith represents the “ineffectiveness” of Congress. “As far as ineffectiveness with our senators and Cindy Hyde-Smith in particular, […]
With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, U.S. Senate candidate Ty Pinkins is trying something different. Pinkins, who was the Democratic candidate for Mississippi Secretary of State in 2023 and the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024, is now running as an independent. During his second Senate run, the Georgetown Law School graduate and veteran […]
Commissioner Anna Gomez of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) spoke at an event on Thursday hosted by the Overby Center for Southern Journalism & Politics. The event served as part of her “First Amendment Tour,” on which she discusses her views on free speech and the current status of the FCC in the era of […]
In the wake of the university suspending Student Activity Fee (SAF) fund distribution to comply with Mississippi House Bill 1193 (though temporarily blocked by U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate), the Division of Student Affairs hosted a Student Advisory Council meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1, for representatives of various registered student organizations (RSOs) to discuss […]
Many undergraduate students consider the possibility of attending graduate school after graduation. High tuition costs and heavy course loads, however, can disallow time to garner real-world experience and deter some students from applying. Enter graduate assistantships: paid, part-time, on-campus positions for graduate students. Graduate assistantships at the University of Mississippi cover payment of either 100% […]
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