Arts & Culture

The University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture hosted a heartfelt closing reception for Justin Hardiman’s SOIL photography exhibition, which honored Southern agriculture and generational Black farmers. The collection was curated by Adrienne Domnick, a Mississippi artist...

CASA Encore 2026, a Greek life charity event held on Thursday, Oct. 8, raised over $500,0000 for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Northern Mississippi. Alpha Omicron Pi won the overall champion title for the third year in a row...

A new mini-series adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel “East of Eden” hit Netflix Oct. 1.  Published in 1952, “East of Eden” is a behemoth of a novel that tells the multi-generational saga of the Trask and Hamilton families spanning...

  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...

For over 175 years, the University of Mississippi’s logos, colors, mascots and visual identity have evolved to represent the university’s complex culture. While some symbols have remained the same throughout the university’s history, others have changed as UM has grown...

The long-anticipated “Verity” was released in theaters on Friday, Oct. 2. The film is an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s book by the same title, whose popularity spread like wildfire in summer 2021 after becoming popular on TikTok. Readers consider it...