A pair of the Ole Miss soccer team’s incoming freshmen scored the honor of being named Gatorade Players of the Year in their respective home states. Lucy Green, a defender, received the Mississippi honor, and Sydney Ham, a forward, took Tennessee’s title. This prestigious award recognizes academic and athletic achievements, making Green and Ham their […]
Nearly five months have passed since the state Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees tabled their vote on relocating the University of Mississippi’s Confederate monument. Now, the six largest student organizations on campus — along with over 4,500 university community members who have signed the #UMoveTheStatue petition — are calling for IHL to […]
Among the many changes on campus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, another adjustment to be made was summer orientation. While incoming students and parents usually gather in Fulton Chapel and follow their orientation leaders around campus, the class of 2024’s orientation has gone virtual this summer. In April, the university announced in a campus-wide email […]
In response to the recent surge in national support for the Black Lives Matter movement, Ole Miss Esports publicly announced their removal of the name “Rebels” from their team and from all team-affiliated hashtags, making them the first university sports program to ever do so. “If you can alter something to make something seem more […]
There’s nothing that beats relaxing in the sun by your blow-up pool with a cold drink in your hand. Whether you prefer mai tais, mojitos, margaritas or martinis, you can make the best summer cocktail right in your kitchen. Here are four drink recipes to celebrate all the upcoming cocktail holidays this summer. Don’t forget […]
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of Oxford City Hall on Thursday, June 4 and marched down University Ave to the Gertrude C. Ford Center. The peaceful protest was in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and a “rally against racism”. Some officers from the Oxford Police Department chose to kneel alongside protesters. Photo by […]
It’s no secret that this pandemic has created a challenge for those who have no clue how to cook. We’ve had almost 80 days to perfect our craft in the kitchen, but if you’re anything like me, you’ve got yourself in a rut of preparing the same four meals. With National Cheese Day on the […]
Katrina Caldwell, the vice chancellor for diversity and community engagement, is leaving the University of Mississippi to take a position as the vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore on June 11. Shawnboda Mead, currently the university’s assistant vice chancellor for diversity, will serve as the […]
Talk of the university’s response to the pandemic has primarily focused on students and their families. Some of us have received partial refunds, and there’s a plan for pass-fail grades. Many of us are now worried about the football season. This is to be expected within the bubble of an undergraduate Twittersphere or the margins […]
The first 2020 presidential campaign office in Mississippi opened this week — and it’s in Oxford. Mike Bloomberg posters outlining the Democratic presidential candidate’s message, “We Like Mike” are pasted across the walls that were formerly the Merle Norman and Hallmark store on Jackson Ave. Jarrius Adams, director for Bloomberg’s Mississippi campaign and a recent […]
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