Gallery: James Meredith in photos

James Meredith was escorted to classes by guards on Oct. 1, 1962, when he became the first African American student to be admitted to the University of Mississippi.

Here comes the boogeyman: Rebels prepare for LSU offense

The Ole Miss football team’s blowout victory over the winless New Mexico State Aggies on Saturday was a welcome sight after three straight SEC losses, but celebrations this week will run short as they shift their focus to the top-ranked offensive LSU juggernaut. LSU has been among the biggest surprises of the season on the […]

Food bank hosts ‘Banksgiving’ food drive to fight seasonal hunger

In one of the most food insecure states in the country, the University of Mississippi Food Bank is partnering with residence halls, Greek organizations and other departments on campus to host Banksgiving, a holiday food drive to help give hungry students on campus access to food during the break. “We’re hoping that those organizations can […]

Ole Miss soccer left out of NCAA Tournament

The Ole Miss Rebels’ soccer season came to an abrupt end after the Rebels did not make the NCAA Tournament.  Five SEC teams made the NCAA Tournament. Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Florida and Vanderbilt are the five teams moving on in postseason play. The tournament bracket came out a week after Ole Miss’ loss […]

Opinion: Right-wing speakers are coming to campus. That’s okay.

Elisha Krauss, a right-wing journalist and contributor to the Daily Wire, will speak on campus on Wednesday in an event sponsored by the Ole Miss chapter of the conservative student organization Young Americans for Freedom. After Overby Center administrators cancelled the event at that venue, students and national conservative organizations have labeled Ole Miss as […]

Off the ropes: Ole Miss Outdoors hosts first bouldering competition

“You’ve got this! Great form — I love it! That’s my roommate!” Natalie Clark’s friend cheered as Clark attempted to scale the 12-foot climbing wall at the South Campus Recreation Center on Sunday afternoon. Right before she could reach the section’s last yellow hold, Natalie slipped, fell to the padded ground below and immediately stood […]

Faculty Quintet performs recital around ‘memory’

Five members of Ole Miss music faculty joined forces on Sunday to perform five pieces of music centered around memory.  The Faculty Woodwind Quintet featured two new members of Ole Miss music faculty: Nave Graham on flute and Austin Smith on oboe. Michael Rowlett, on clarinet, also performed; Adam Estes played bassoon and Leander Star […]

COLUMN: John Rhys Plumlee is the starter. Where does that leave Matt Corral?

Ole Miss took care of business against inferior competition on Saturday, blowing out New Mexico State 41-3, but the biggest story on the field still lies with the two quarterbacks sharing time behind the center for the Rebels. John Rhys Plumlee rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns, passed for 124 yards and took most […]

Four-star recruit Matthew Murrell commits to Ole Miss

Kermit Davis and the Ole Miss basketball program landed their highest-ranked recruit in program history on Saturday afternoon. Matthew Murrell, a 6-foot-4, 190 pound shooting guard, is a commitment from a top-50 recruit. The four-star guard is ranked as the No. 45 recruit in the nation and No. 9 shooting guard in the class of […]

Opinion: Democratic Presidential candidates seek intensity. Trump already has it.

As Republicans and Democrats continue to isolate and national divisions deepen, next year’s presidential candidates increasingly neglect America’s ideological center. They opt to galvanize their polarized bases. When President Trump visited Tupelo earlier this month, he did exactly that. Though both parties are searching for intensity, Trump already has it. Consequently, the president will start […]