Thousands of Ole Miss Football fans swarm Oxford for game weekends. Local restaurants and shops start preparing for the massive influx of customers months before football season kicks off. Restaurants adjust menus, increase staffing and prepare food in larger quantities, while retailers anticipate increased demand for popular products. For businesses that are familiar with game […]
University of Mississippi joined the search for a life-saving bone marrow donor between classes on March 19 and 20. Tables lined Business Row as volunteers encouraged students to participate in a bone marrow registry drive for Cate Hargett, an 11-year-old Greenwood, Miss., native in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant match. Cate Hargett is […]
The Oxford chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness hosted its NAMIWalks Fall Festival in Oxford on Oct. 25, celebrating community awareness and compassion for families facing mental health struggles. The event brought families and students together with games, candy and a one-mile walk to show families support for mental health and their commitment […]
The University of Mississippi African American Studies Program hosted author and activist Anthony Ray Hinton for a speaking event on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation. Hinton spent 28 years on Alabama’s death row for a crime he was later acquitted of. Hinton was sentenced to […]
The Center for Practical Ethics hosted a discussion regarding Christopher Columbus on Monday, Oct. 13, at the Jan and Lawrence Farrington Gallery in Bryant Hall. Associate Professor of Anthropology Marcos Mendoza and Associate Professor of Colonial Latin American History Jesse Cromwell shared their perspectives on the debate, while students gathered to hear and discuss whether […]
Ole Miss College Republicans hosted an event featuring former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott on Thursday. Students gathered to hear him share his perspectives on politics, the current state of the government and leadership. The event was originally scheduled for Thursday, Sep. 11 but was postponed after the killing of Charlie Kirk. Lott began […]
Every year, the University of Mississippi welcomes more than 1,000 transfer students to campus. These students arrive from community college and other four-year universities, and they are drawn to UM for its academic programs, campus traditions and community. While the transition can be exciting, it introduces a unique set of challenges. Transfer students have to […]
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