There is perhaps no greater test of skill and perseverance than trial by fire. Most students who come to college with a career in mind use these four years to dip their toes in the water, doing whatever they can to get an idea of what their work will look like in the years after […]
As September begins to bleed into October, and the dog days of summer bid us adieu, the University of Mississippi’s 178th year as Mississippi’s flagship institution of higher learning is well underway. With robots putting about and a sleek new science building rising above the university’s skyline, it can be difficult to walk this campus […]
Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who has been charged with the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, was refused bond by Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge Gray Tollison at his hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Tollison denied Herrington bond on the grounds that the evidence presented by Lafayette County prosecutors was overwhelmingly implicating […]
A community desperate for answers was left disappointed Wednesday afternoon after the bond hearing for Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., charged with the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, was postponed up to two weeks at the request of the defense. The hearing will take place on or before Aug. 10 but a […]
Oxford Juneteenth will host its annual festival Saturday, June 18 from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the parking lot of Oxford Intermediate School. The festival, which is celebrating its 15th year, is a chance for the community to gather and celebrate the holiday. The festival will be marked by free family-friendly activities including arts […]
Inside Paris-Yates Chapel, under cloudless skies, the Ole Miss community gathered to memorialize the students, faculty and staff that the community has lost over the past year, alongside their family and friends. The ceremony is held yearly and marked by a solemn but beautiful atmosphere. In the afternoon light, softened and colored by the stained-glass […]
Andrea Hickerson has been selected to serve as Dean of the School of Journalism and New Media. Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Noel Wilkin announced that Hickerson accepted the position in an email to SOJNM employees. Her appointment to the position will be effective once approved by the Institutions of Higher Learning […]
Tuition for both in-state and out-of-state students will increase this fall at the University of Mississippi and six more of Mississippi’s public universities. The increases come at a time when the accessibility of higher education – especially with respect to the cost of attendance – is becoming more concerning. Jackson State University is the only […]
For Yersaiyn Yerkin, a freshman international student studying mechanical engineering, the OUT bus is a lifeline. Thousands of miles away from his home country in Kazakhstan, Yerkin does not have a personal vehicle to get around Oxford. For essentials — getting to and from class, to the grocery store —Yerkin relies on the services of […]
Across the nation, undergraduate seniors are watching their final days of college life set on the horizon. At the University of Mississippi, graduation is a mere 13 days away. Next month, hundreds of thousands of college seniors across the country will toss their caps to the sky and step into a world that is just […]
All Rights Reserved to S. Gale Denley Student Media Center 2019
