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Chancellor did not visit predominantly African American schools

The Ole Miss Office of Admissions weighed in on Twitter after tweets surfaced showing that Chancellor Glenn Boyce visited several private schools in the Jackson area, but did not visit any of the predominantly black public schools there. Boyce has visited several high schools since his appointment in September. His expedited appointment as chancellor drew […]

Unified Rebels win Egg Bowl

Unified Rebels win Egg Bowl News Sports Arts & Culture Opinion Print Editions Advertise Ad Policy Unified Rebels win Egg Bowl STORY BY: MADDY QUON PHOTOS BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN The University of Mississippi’s and Mississippi State’s Special Olympics teams lined up on the football field to compete in the sixth annual Unified Egg Bowl on […]

The Lyceum’s revolving door

When Melinda Sutton Noss, former university dean of students, was transitioning out of her role last spring, she remarked that if a new chancellor were to be hired before she left, she would have worked for five different chancellors within five years. Noss took over as dean of students under Chancellor Dan Jones, who was […]

Sophomore retention rate at all-time high

Retention of students from freshman to sophomore year is at 86.8%, an all-time high on the university’s Oxford campus, with some students crediting academic programs and quality of life outside of class as reasons they continued attending the university. Ellie Gorham is a sophomore social work major pursuing a five-year master’s program.  “I love the […]

Opinion: The flagship is not for Mississippians

Recently, Chancellor Glenn Boyce made appearances at high schools in Jackson. He made sure to visit some of Mississippi’s most expensive private schools that have tuition prices well above in-state prices at our university. Some of the schools he visited include Jackson Prep, Madison Ridgeland Academy and Jackson Academy. Mississippi’s most affluent public schools also […]

Ole Miss cross country prepares for NCAA Championships

The Ole Miss cross country program has dominated its meets all season, and both the men’s and women’s teams are set to compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Saturday. The Rebels are one of only seven programs to have both teams qualify for the national meet in each of […]

Rebels head to Memphis for top test vs. the No. 16 Tigers

Undefeated on the young season, Ole Miss men’s basketball is set to face its toughest opponent yet. Breein Tyree, Devontae Shuler and company travel to Memphis on Saturday to take on No. 16 Memphis. It is the first time these teams will match up since December 2016 when the Rebels came away with an 85-77 […]

Opinion: I went to a segregation academy. Now, I want to ban them.

In 2016, I graduated from a segregation academy.  For 12 years of my educational experience, I attended Northpoint Christian School (NCS), which was formerly known as Southern Baptist Educational Center (SBEC). Like many private schools in the South, NCS was founded during the period of desegregation in public schools. “Desegregation” is, of course, not the […]

Right on track: Chase Purdy is the fastest freshman in NASCAR

There are eight laps to go in the Sioux Chief PowerPEX 250 at the Elko Speedway, and Chase Purdy is leading the pack.    As other racers gained on him down the stretch, Purdy started to smell something like an electrical fire in his Bama Buggies No. 8 car. However, it was not an electrical fire.   […]

How students are making money on Instagram

Followers and likes on Instagram might be a fun part of the social media experience, but for some Ole Miss students, it also pays the bills.  There are many ways to make money using social media, and popular users, called influencers, make money by advertising products to their audiences. Lindy Goodson, an influencer and Youtube […]

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