The University of Mississippi confirmed the deaths of two students in an email to the campus community on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The causes of death are currently under investigation by law enforcement. The university declined to confirm or deny the names of the two students who died. The university did not comment on why it […]
In the early 1990s, five University of Mississippi students formed alternative rock band Maps and Legends, naming the group after the 1985 song by R.E.M. 32 years after disbanding, the group is reuniting for a show at Proud Larry’s this Saturday, Sept. 12. Guitarists Will Smith and Clayton Bonjean formed the band while in college, […]
University of Mississippi student Walker Fendley sustained fatal injuries in a vehicle collision on Thursday, May 14, in Charlottesville, Va. The 19-year-old was transported to the University of Virginia Health System, where he later died from his injuries. The car ran off the road and struck a tree, throwing Fendley out of a vehicle carrying […]
Post Malone announced the cancellation of his concert in Oxford with Jelly Roll on Friday afternoon, May 1. The show was originally scheduled for Friday, June 5 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The concert was part of the “The BIG ASS Stadium Tour Part 2,” the duo’s joint concert tour with stops across North America. Rising country […]
Katherine “Katie” Lowe, a third-year University of Mississippi School of Law student, has been pronounced dead. Her cause of death is currently unconfirmed. The Daily Mississippian is actively pursuing additional information about the situation. The Ole Miss Law Student Bar Association (SBA), of which Lowe was a member, issued a statement regarding her death in […]
Fired University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes withdrew her subpoena for Chancellor Glenn Boyce to testify this week in her wrongful termination lawsuit, ending the case’s evidentiary hearing. The case is ongoing as U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson reviews evidence and legal arguments to rule on the motion for a preliminary injunction Stokes filed […]
The University of Mississippi announced its closure for an additional week in a campus-wide alert on Wednesday, Jan. 28, citing the extreme impact and ongoing recovery efforts from Winter Storm Fern. All classes, events and academic activities are canceled through Sunday, Feb. 8. Provost Noel Wilkin announced in an email on Wednesday, Jan. 28 that […]
United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson encouraged University of Mississippi students, faculty and alumni with a message of gratitude and perseverance on Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts as part of her national book tour for her memoir, “Lovely One.” More than 350 members of the […]
Vice President JD Vance and Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk encouraged students to embrace conservatism and the Christian faith as core tenants of American values during their appearance on the “This is the Turning Point Tour” at the University of Mississippi Wednesday night. Vance focused primarily on immigration, while Erika Kirk shared her hopes […]
Oxford developer JW McCurdy withdrew his application to rezone property for a proposed asphalt plant near Taylor, Miss., on Tuesday, Oct. 28, following weeks of community resistance. McCurdy, owner of MR Construction, announced plans in a press release Tuesday afternoon to relocate the proposed plant — Magnolia Materials — from the original planned site on […]
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