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Julia Case, a senior integrated marketing communications major from Covington, La., was named Miss Ole Miss 2026 on Thursday, Oct. 8. Though the idea to run initially came from her friends, Case said their encouragement helped her recognize her own...

Following a runoff election, Jack Turrentine was announced as Mr. Ole Miss 2026 on Thursday, Oct. 8.  Turrentine, a senior public policy leadership and rhetoric double major from Knoxville, Tenn., has been heavily involved on campus since his freshman year....

While The Pride of the South band plays the national anthem before kickoff at Ole Miss football games, another type of band files onto the field: the HandBand. Dressed in navy blue shirts, white pants and white gloves, members of...

Brooke Bumgarner, a junior public policy leadership and integrated marketing communications double major from Madison, Miss., won the 78th Miss University pageant on Oct. 11, but this year’s pageant is far from her first.  After trying several sports and extracurricular...

Teal Salloum, who graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2024 with his Bachelor of Accountancy, recently published his first book, “Patterns: Stories & Notes on Remarkable People.” Salloum, from Gulfport, Miss., is completing his final year at the UM...

  The grind doesn’t stop: Student workers keep Oxford running during game days While Ole Miss celebrates game day, student workers keep Oxford running Student workers of the Square, unite! These student workers won’t be tailgating   While thousands of...

The phrases “alcohol-free” and “Ole Miss” might sound like oxymorons. For generations, drinking has been treated as an unavoidable component of the American college experience. Football tailgates, fraternity parties and late nights at the bar have helped define the stereotypical...

Local filmmaker and artist Deborah Freeland has spent decades preserving Oxford history and art through her photography and films. Her latest project highlights another piece of Oxford’s rich artistic culture. For over a year, Freeland has been documenting the creative...

Records, CDs, cassette tapes, film photos and other analog formats continue to find new audiences as people look for something tangible in an increasingly digital world. At the same time, libraries, archives and music stores are working to preserve media...

The University of Mississippi IDEAlab "makerspace" gives students resources to unleash their creativity. Founded in 2018 and located on the first floor of the J.D. Williams Library, the lab gives students access to a variety of hardware for free, arming...