While many students were returning from winter break this weekend, more than 150 sophomore students met for the PULSE (Preparing Undergraduate Leaders, a Student Experience) leadership conference. The conference is designed to help students network with other students in different organizations while also building skills for current and future leadership positions through learning, inspiring […]
JACKSON — President Donald Trump joined a crowd of civil rights leaders, government officials and citizens in Jackson on Saturday to celebrate the state’s bicentennial and the opening of Two Mississippi Museums, the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Trump spoke to veterans of the civil rights movement prior to the opening […]
On Jan. 14, a group of 10 Ole Miss students and Oxford residents will embark on a weeklong trip to Ely, Minnesota, as part of an Ole Miss Outdoors dog-sledding trip. The trip costs $600 for students and $650 for community members. As of now, all spots are filled, but there is a waiting list […]
As students flooded into the Student Union on Tuesday for their lunch breaks, the usual sounds of crinkling food wrappers, fizzing soda machines and chatter about end of the semester exams were quieted by nearly a dozen students lying on the ground, chanting “trans lives matter” and “transphobia has got to go” while naming transgender […]
One in 3 black men in the United States is under criminal justice supervision, and while the country makes up 5 percent of the world’s population, it has 25 percent of the world’s prisoners, according to James Forman Jr. He said this is the new crisis the country has on its hands. “We have to […]
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi unveiled its new location with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. The five-story, 602,831-square-foot facility is set to open at 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, on Belk Boulevard in Oxford. The $300 million hospital will include larger patient rooms, an expanded emergency department, additional surgical suites and operating rooms and advanced technology […]
Mississippi is celebrating its bicentennial this year, and during its 200 years, the state has seen a lot of change. From the Native Americans living across the state and the Europeans taking their first steps on Mississippi soil, to the beginning of slavery in the United States and the civil rights movement, Mississippi has a […]
In the two months since classes began, five sexual assaults have been reported on campus — three in dorms and two in fraternity houses. The most recent report was a sexual assault that occurred in Stockard Hall. The assault was reported at 3:32 a.m. Saturday. “This crime is always concerning,” Jeff McCutchen, Oxford Police Department major […]
October is LGBT History Month. The monthlong celebration observes the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues as well as the history of the gay rights and civil rights movements. The Oxford and university community is hosting events throughout the month to recognize the LGBT community. While there are other events throughout the year that focus […]
Christina Lawler has dedicated her last three years at Ole Miss to bettering the campus and promoting the university, and on last month, all of the dedication paid off when she was elected homecoming queen. “A flood of emotions hit me when I realized that I had just won homecoming queen,” Lawler said, recalling the night […]
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