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Students enrolled in the University of Mississippi’s first-ever songwriting course serenaded a crowd of dozens for their final class assignment at Proud Larry’s on Monday, April 27. The restaurant’s stage spotlighted the performers as they shared some of their class-written...

The 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival hosted 10 bands and artists in Oxford on April 24-25.  Despite rain on Friday, April 24, bands The War And Treaty, Shane Smith and The Saints and Penelope Road drew in large crowds.  On...

Ibrahim Williams is the winner of the first Oxford Micro Memoir Contest during the 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival on April 25.  The contest was put on by the Greenfield Farm Writers Residency and sponsored by Visit Oxford. Finalists were...

The South Campus Recreation Center hosted an Earth Day Sunrise Yoga event Wednesday, April 22 on their outdoor turf at 6:15 a.m. The participants moved through sunrise salutation poses in the brisk dawn weather to celebrate Earth Day.  Chelsea Crane,...

The University of Mississippi Office of Sustainability collected 8,000 pounds of glass during its semesterly glass recycling drive on Saturday, April 18. Volunteers unloaded glass from locals’ cars in the Jackson Avenue Center parking lot for Door 2 Door Recycling...

Rising star Avery Anna took the stage at The Lyric on Friday night to perform songs from her new album — “forgive, forget.” — as well as older crowd favorites.  Avery Anna Rhoton, who goes by her first and middle...

To gain support for an expansion to the Oxford Skate Park, the Oxford Skateboarding Association (OSA) hosted its third annual game of S.K.A.T.E on Sunday, April 4. The OSA hosts events to raise awareness and funds for the planned skate...

Students gathered at Swayze Field for a unique outdoor screening of the 2011 movie “Moneyball” on Wednesday, April 8, at 8 p.m., transforming the home of Ole Miss Rebels baseball into a relaxed, community-centered space for the evening.  The Student...

DJ Stobbe, a senior real estate major from Louisville, Ky., was crowned the 2026 Mr. University on Tuesday, April 14 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Featured in an introduction, questionnaire, talent show and fitness portion,...

Punk-enthusiasts and creatives gathered for the Southern Punk Archive’s Punker Decker flea market at the Powerhouse on Sunday, April 12. The punk flea markets began in 2022 to showcase local artists, vendors and musicians. It has since grown to include...