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Student mascot vote caps off years of debate, planning

In less than a week, students will have the chance to weigh in on the latest installment of the Ole Miss mascot saga. For those Rebels who have been around through the highs and lows of the mascot debate, it all seems very familiar. “I think that folks make much too big of a deal when it […]

ASB to mount student vote on Ole Miss mascot change, rekindling past debate

This article was updated at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday with a statement from the university. Associated Student Body President Dion Kevin III announced Monday that ASB will sponsor a campus-wide student vote to determine student support for changing the school’s mascot from the Black Bear to the Landshark next Tuesday. The vote, set for the same day […]

ASB Senate welcomes new members at semester’s first meeting

Six students joined the Associated Student Body Senate as campus senators after an open seat election Tuesday night at the Senate’s first formal meeting of the semester. Madison Demotts, Wright Rickets, Patrick Beene, Reed Adkins, Christian Rushing and Josh Dolsen claimed their seats on the ASB Senate at the start of the meeting. Each candidate […]

Ole Miss Greek life retreat ends abruptly with bias concerns

This weekend, leaders from Ole Miss Greek life convened upon Camp Hopewell in Lafayette County for a three-day retreat designed to build leaders and bring campus closer together. The retreat was cut short Saturday night, however, after three black students found a banana peel in a tree in front of one of the camp’s cabins. The students […]

ASB returns with hopes for more student input

As the Associated Student Body senators left town for summer break, they knew there was still a lot of work to be done. Many were disappointed in what they believe was a lack of student opinion in the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on History and Context. The newly elected senators voted 34-11 to pass a resolution that paused the […]

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