As the holidays approach, food pantries on campus and in the Oxford-Lafayette County community seek increases in donations. The Pantry, located on Molly Barr Road, serves many citizens during the holidays — around 1,500 people during November and December. Volunteers are the only people responsible for stocking the pantry with food and distributing the food […]
“Always run toward the fire.” This is the motto Mayor Robyn Tannehill follows in her career and family life, she said, because there will always be “plenty of people in the opposite direction,” but every person was put on the Earth to serve others and make a difference. Her motto, drive and determination are what garnered Tannehill a spot on the “Mississippi […]
Journalists Curtis Wilkie and Thomas Oliphant presented their new book, “The Road to Camelot,” on Wednesday night in the Overby Center, detailing President John F. Kennedy’s relationship with the South during his presidential campaign. Wilkie and Oliphant, former reporters at the Boston Globe, co-authored the book because Kennedy was someone who piqued their interest as young adults. […]
Charley Ann Nix was crowned 2018’s Miss University last night at the Gertrude C. Ford Center. Nix, a junior biochemistry major from Batesville, will now move on to compete in the Miss Mississippi pageant, which is a preliminary pageant for the Miss America pageant. Nix said she thought she did “horrible” in her Sunday morning private […]
Earlier this month, Oxford Police Department Chief Joey East recommended new city ordinance changes to the Board of Aldermen about the Oxford Square. East introduced plans to designate the Square as a special “Downtown District.” The district would have different laws from the rest of the city to make the Square safer at night. The proposed […]
Members of the Lafayette County, Oxford and Ole Miss community filled the Gertrude C. Ford Ballroom at The Inn at Ole Miss on Wednesday afternoon to hear Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter give his “State of the U” speech at the university’s second annual town hall meeting. Vitter outlined his vision for the university by using four pillars: […]
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a formal rescinding of Obama-era guidelines for Title IX action on college campuses last week. Title IX is a federal law that addresses sexual discrimination on colleges and universities. All schools are required to follow it if they receive any funding from the federal government. DeVos claims the current guidelines are biased […]
The University of Mississippi ROTC will host the seventh annual 9/11 Memorial Run on Monday to honor victims of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks and the first responders who came to their aid. The race will begin at 5:30 a.m. at the Lyceum steps and follow a 2-mile course through the Square and back. Students, faculty […]
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