Medical marijuana is legal in Mississippi after Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation legalizing the plant for medical use on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Senate Bill 2095 — the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act — authorizes the use of cannabis for individuals with qualifying medical issues to use marijuana as treatment. Mississippi becomes the 37th state in the […]
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi has reached a milestone with 50% of residents being fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine, which has been available to the public for almost a year, has been instrumental in slowing the spread of the virus and lessening the likelihood […]
The Associated Student Body Senate convened for the first formal Senate meeting of the year, virtually, on Tuesday evening. After electing three new members to the Senate body, the Senate passed a series of bills aimed at reforming the way elections are held on campus. The Senate welcomed two new senators-at-large to fill open Senate […]
The National Center for Cannabis Research and Education is officially open at the University of Mississippi. As Mississippi moves closer to legalizing the use of medical marijuana statewide, the center will focus on understanding the effects of cannabis and cannabis related drugs from a health perspective. The creation of the NCCRE was approved by the […]
It’s a new year — and while Oxford hasn’t changed much since students departed for the winter break, the way you get home from a night on the Square has. On Dec. 7, 2021, the Board of Alderman passed an ordinance shifting all taxi and rideshare app traffic to three designated pickup locations skirting the […]
Caroline McCollum Simrall Hood, a senior integrated marketing communications major from Vicksburg, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11 after a fatal car accident. She was 22 years old. “Caroline was a beloved member of her sorority and the student body at large, and she will be missed. On behalf of the entire university community, our thoughts […]
Nancy McKenzie Dupont, a beloved professor, passed away on Dec. 25, 2021. The university community, along with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the School of Journalism and New Media, are mourning her loss and reflecting on the brilliance and kindness she brought to the university and the school of journalism. Dupont graduated with a […]
The Lambda Pi chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity has been suspended until Jan. 1, 2025. The decision comes from a violation of the university’s hazing policy. The decision was reached by the University Judicial Council after hazing violations in the spring 2020 semester. The Office of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct, based […]
Update: This story was updated Oct. 13 at 1:22 p.m. to reflect the fact that on Aug. 25 a Lafayette County Grand Jury returned a no true bill in the case against Wyatt Johnson, Cole Goretski, Christian Parten and Walker Holden. As a result, the charges against the four men were dropped and expunged from […]
The university has suspended its efforts to vaccinate university employees. The announcement comes as a result of a nationwide injunction from a federal court in Georgia that prohibits the federal government from enforcing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The move was announced by Chancellor Glenn Boyce in an email shortly before noon today. […]
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