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Walking around the Square during the holiday season, one is bound to find every storefront decked in bows, ornaments and tinsel. Part of what makes Oxford, Miss., special is the local businesses that contribute to putting customers in the Christmas...

Jennasey Guzman, a senior from Wylie, Texas, at the University of Mississippi, has achieved a dream many English majors aspire to: writing and publishing a book. Her story, “Forever Home,” is written for children and centers on loss and trusting...

The University of Mississippi’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) raised $20,000 to pay for its members to attend the National Society of Women Engineers Conference in New Orleans last month. In doing so, the group overcame significant funding cuts through...

When Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ryan Fortenberry wants to explain entropy, he does not just lecture — he flips upside down to make the concept stick. Fortenberry explains to his class how this topic was “very upside down”...

The University of Mississippi Dungeons & Dragons Club offers more than just a place to play games — it is an environment where imagination and creativity have sparked close friendships and a sense of community. Dungeons & Dragons, often referred...

https://youtu.be/vSKwxqflM6w Candace Bolden is a lot like other PhD students at the University of Mississippi; she has to balance teaching public health classes as a graduate instructor with studying for her own classes. Where Bolden differs from many others is...

Oxford’s coffee scene is brewing up something familiar with Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters’ new location. While the vintage-styled sitdown shop just opened at 1316 North Lamar Boulevard last week, Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters has served Oxford since 2021.  Owner and...

From partnering with the city of Oxford to encourage public transportation to helping students with capstone projects, the University of Mississippi’s Office of Sustainability is working to make the community more environmentally friendly.  The office focuses on ways that the...

The Magnolia State Bonsai Club showcased cultivation work by Andy Reynolds, Cindi Stehr, Zach Adamz, Mabel Adamz and Dave Gilcrease from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m on Saturday.  Upon entering the Oxford-University Depot, viewers could walk down the rows of...

With the fall season in full swing, students are embracing the changing weather by cozying up their Oxford living spaces to get into the autumn spirit.  “Fall is my favorite season,” Lillian Prather, a junior accountancy major from Waterloo, Ill.,...