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By: Eli Morgan
Rebel players kneel, overshadow neo-Confederate march on campus
Devontae Shuler knelt for 63 seconds on Saturday. The basketball team’s historic on-court protest was brief, yet it overshadowed a day’s worth of neo-Confederate demonstrations happening at the same time in the heart of campus. The sophomore Rebel took to his knee as the opening notes of “The Star Spangled Banner” played in The Pavillion. […]
Campus rallies end in no violence, injuries
The University of Mississippi erupted this weekend as neo-Confederate activists organized the Mississippi Stands Rally in the Square and marched to the Ole Miss campus with Confederate battle flags in hand on Saturday to protest the removal of Confederate symbols in university community. The pro-Confederate groups were matched with an equal number of counterprotesters who […]
Letter to the Editor: Randy Morgan
On Feb. 23, Oxford and Ole Miss were the venue for a pro-Confederate rally, organized by Confederate 901, located in Memphis, and the Hiwaymen, who brought a handful of Civil War nostalgists to our great town. While the rally took place, there was a basketball game taking place in The Pavilion against Georgia. Prior to […]
Rebels inch by Bulldogs after pregame demonstration in 72-71 SEC wi
In a game surrounded by national attention after eight players from Ole Miss knelt during the National Anthem in protest of a neo-Confederate rally, the Rebels survived a nail-biter in The Pavilion, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 72-71. The win puts Ole Miss at 19-8, still in the mix for NCAA Tournament selection. Georgia’s sloppy play […]
Bases loaded: Ole Miss tested by Tulane, earn first series win of season
After having the first series of the season shortened by rain, the Rebels won two of three against games Tulane to improve their record to 4-2 on the year. The pitching staff’s performance left a lot to be desired, but the usual suspects came up clutch to win on Friday and Sunday. First Base: Heart […]
The space in between: Finding common ground at the Confederate rally
Jenna Bernstein and Qadree Williams argued in front of the Confederate monument in the Oxford Square just after the protest on Saturday afternoon, voices raised. “If you have respect for your culture, then we are on the same side,” Bernstein said. “If that’s what we want, then why can’t we do it together without sitting, […]
Counterprotester charged with disorderly conduct
The University Police Department arrested Sam Abel, who was protesting against the Confederate groups on campus Saturday. UPD charged Abel with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. “No one was injured,” UPD Chief Ray Hawkins said. “We had one situation where we had to make an arrest of someone who failed to comply with directions that […]
One says it’s hate. The other says it’s heritage. After Saturday’s protest, the debate about Confederate iconography continues
Behind a wall of Confederate battle flags and politically charged signs, the statue stands clasping a musket and casting his gaze down the streets of Oxford’s Square. Roughly a mile away, another stone soldier of the Confederacy peers down University Avenue from his pedestal on the Ole Miss Circle, awaiting the arrival of the day’s […]
Oxford, University community react to protests
Neo-Confederate activists organized on the Square and marched onto the Ole Miss campus on Saturday to protest the removal of Confederate symbols from the area. Community members gathered along the path of the march to observe. Laura Antonow, director of the Office of College Programs at Ole Miss Outreach, said she thought the protest was […]
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