As students made their way back onto campus with in-person classes this fall, Yik Yak, an app based on local, anonymous posts, once again gained popularity quickly. However, the University of Mississippi had already blocked students from being able to access Yik Yak on school wifi. Lisa Stone, Director of Strategic Communications at Ole Miss, […]
Nicole Young was announced to be the new director of the Oxford Animal Resource Center (ARC), the shelter that will be taking over as the animal shelter for Oxford following the closing of Mississippi Critterz. Young, most recently a supervisor at Memphis Animal Services, relocated to Oxford to work as the director of the ARC […]
On Wednesday afternoon, the Ole Miss Women’s golf team secured a title unfamiliar to Ole Miss fans: National Champions. At the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, Head Coach Kory Henkes led the team to victory, taking down Oklahoma State 4-1. Ole Miss has not seen a National Championship title since its first in 1962, […]
The Ole Miss Alumni Association hosted a discussion about social media’s influence on Wednesday afternoon featuring professors from the School of Journalism and New Media. Professors Jason Cain, Brad Conaway and Cynthia Joyce shared their insights regarding the impact social media has on society, business and politics. Cain, an assistant professor of integrated marketing and […]
On Friday, the Mississippi State Department of Health announced that a new strain of COVID-19 has been found in Mississippi. Originating from South Africa, variant B1.351 has now been found in 25 states. According to The Centers for Disease Control, the B1.351 strain appears to be more contagious than other, more prevalent strains of the […]
Students at the university have mixed reactions after Gov. Tate Reeves announced that the state would begin to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents ages 16 and older. “To be honest, I don’t know if it will affect things too heavily,” senior English major Allison Clayton said. According to the MSDH, nearly 23,000 doses […]
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