Linemen and electrical engineers worked around the clock to return power to Oxford and the University of Mississippi campus as quickly as possible after experiencing historical damage from Winter Storm Fern in January. Shedd Castle is an Oxford native and a lineman with Oxford Utilities who has been working on lines damaged by the ice […]
After Oxford temperatures plummeted overnight, the University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford opened “warming stations” for all community members who were affected by the loss of electricity and water. A main motivator for most students to come to the union was to charge the electronics that are essential to their normal and student […]
Graduate students hold many obligations, such as assistantships, final papers and theses, but the Oxford housing market adds one more worry to the pile: finding a place to live. Housing insecurity in Oxford is common among students across academic years, but master’s and doctoral students face unique difficulties. Rana Paige Davis, a first-year master’s student […]
Adya Praveen has lived in three different countries and multiple states, but Oxford has cemented itself as her home. Just as she chose to attend the University of Mississippi, Ole Miss chose her as its 2025 Homecoming Queen. Praveen, a senior psychology major who was born in India and has called Madison, Miss., home since […]
The Student Activities Association kicks off the fall 2025 semester with a Welcome Week that will include free, on-campus events for all students. Events began Sunday night with roller skating and pizza in the Union Ballroom. Festivities will continue through Friday afternoon. Hannah Hoang, a senior journalism major from Amory, Miss., serves as the co-director […]
Julien Baker & TORRES dazzled The Lyric on Tuesday night in matching sequined suits with a full live band. The April 29 concert was a stop on their current “Send a Prayer My Way Tour,” named for their album “Send a Prayer My Way,” which was released on April 18. The Lyric began to […]
Lucy Dacus’ 2025 album “Forever is a Feeling” echoes of love that is both romantic and platonic — a sentiment that seems autobiographical while also being relatable to audiences. The album was released Friday after Dacus confirmed her long-rumored relationship with Julien Baker, who is performing at The Lyric later this month. Dacus, well-known for […]
While rented homes can be difficult to decorate because of restrictions on renovations, some University of Mississippi students have crafted spaces that feel like themselves while also staying within their college budget. Roommates Eleni Zaninovich and Juliana Gomez — plus Ben the cat, the unofficial third roommate — live in a small house right off […]
Saige Drake, a junior general business major from Brandon, Miss., was crowned the University of Mississippi’s Most Beautiful in this year’s Parade of Beauties on Saturday, March 1. Sixty-nine young women competed for the title at the Gertrude C. Ford Center at 3 p.m. Parade of Beauties is organized by the Pageant Committee of the […]
Indie-folk duo The Lumineers released their fifth studio album, titled “Automatic,” on February 14. The 11 track, 33-minute-long album is packed with hard-hitting lyricism that will resonate with a 2025 listener while maintaining the now-iconic — though maybe overplayed — sound that popularized the band. I have been excitedly anticipating “Automatic” since the single “Same […]
All Rights Reserved to S. Gale Denley Student Media Center 2019
