Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks said the Confederate monument that currently stands in the heart of the Ole Miss campus should be relocated “to a more suitable location” in a statement sent to students and faculty on Thursday. “We will work diligently toward this goal by respecting and abiding by state rules, regulations and policies that […]
“Black Lives Matter.” “Take it Down.” “A Change Gonna Come.” These phrases plastered on signs and other written calls to action were the only words present during a silent Black History Month March today, which marks first public demonstration ahead of this weekend’s on-campus rally by two pro-Confederate groups. Demonstrators met in the entrance of […]
Students Against Social Injustice (SASI) recently met with university administrative officials to discuss removing the Confederate statue and creating a hate speech policy on campus, but SASI members said administrators “beat around the bush” during the meeting. Quay Williams, the president of SASI, said the meeting went “like he thought it would,” but he did […]
A sexual assault was reported on Jan. 28 to the University Police Department, making it the first on-campus sexual assault reported this semester. UPD Lieutenant Jeremy Cook said the alleged assault happened in the Luckyday Residential College and that the two students involved knew each other. “In this particular case, the student came to UPD,” […]
The Daily Mississippian recently sat down with the heads of the three branches of student government — the Associated Student Body president, vice president and judicial chair — to discuss their goals and plans for the upcoming semester. Associated Student Body President Elam Miller wants to ensure students are involved in the entire process of […]
The Daily Mississippian recently sat down with the heads of the three branches of student government — the Associated Student Body president, vice president and judicial chair — to discuss their goals and plans for the upcoming semester. Associated Student Body President Elam Miller wants to ensure students are involved in the entire process of […]
Donald Cole was a student at the University of Mississippi six years after the university’s first black student, James Meredith, was admitted to the university — a time when black students had little to no rights on campus. Cole, who retired last week from his positions as an Assistant Provost and mathematics professor, has seen […]
“What’s disgusting? Racist statues. What’s outrageous? UM values.” That phrase was chanted by around 60 students Wednesday afternoon during a protest in the Circle and the Lyceum. The protest, organized by Students Against Social Injustice (SASI), delivered a letter to officials in the Lyceum asking the administration to remove the Confederate statue that stands prominently […]
Cindy Hyde-Smith won the last remaining U.S. Senate seat in a special runoff election by defeating Mike Espy on Nov. 27 with 55 percent of the vote. Hyde-Smith, who was appointed as interim senator in March by Gov. Phil Bryant after Thad Cochran’s retirement, managed to survive weeks of national scrutiny after a video surfaced […]
Oxford voters head to the polls today to vote in a local Chancery Court judge runoff election and the U.S. Senate runoff election that has received national attention and has become surprisingly competitive. The Daily Mississippian has interviewed both Senate candidates. Read our profiles of the candidates below to familiarize yourself with what issues and […]
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