Noah Walters

Attendees praise Vance, Kirk messages at Turning Point USA event

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 […]

Fired University of Mississippi employee sues Chancellor Glenn Boyce

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 […]

No Kings protesters rally at Oxford City Hall

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 […]

Prepping for Primaries: Sarah Adlakha mounts Republican primary challenge

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, […]

Prepping for Primaries: Pinkins goes independent for 2026 Senate election

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 […]

FCC Commissioner warns of threats to free speech

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 […]

UM creates new SAF funding model

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 […]

Graduate students receive paid part-time experience with assistantships

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% […]

Conservative students find way forward after Charlie Kirk’s death

Before Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, he was scheduled to appear on the University of Mississippi campus for “The American Comeback Tour” on Oct. 29. According to Ole Miss TPUSA and Kirk’s wife, Erika, the tour stop at UM will proceed on the […]

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