Arts & Culture

Newly elected Homecoming Queen Vanessa Bonner and Mr. Ole Miss Jakota White pose for a photo together during election night on Sept. 19, 2024. Photo by Christian Tolliver Vanessa “Nessa” Bonner was crowned Homecoming Queen, Jakota White was elected Mr....

A promotional image for "Our Movement Starts Here."Photo courtesy: John Rash “Our Movement Starts Here,” a film by University of Mississippi Professors Melanie Ho and John Rash, will premiere  Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. the Overby Center for Southern...

Phil Bailey, the owner of the Flamingo Apartments. Photo by Ashlynn Payne. Located in the heart of Oxford on University Avenue, Flamingo Apartments — a local landmark with a place on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 —...

The Stitchery needlepoint store in Water Valley, Miss., on Sept. 3 2024. Photo courtesy Zoe Keyes. The Stitchery, located in Water Valley, opened on Aug. 1 as the first needlepoint store in the state of Mississippi.  Needlepoint is a type...

Photo courtesy: Mercury Nashville, a division of UMG Recordings. Country duo Maddie & Tae released their new extended play, “What A Woman Can Do,” on Friday, Sept. 13, just 10 days shy of when they will take the Grove Stage...

Caleb Ball celebrates winning 2024 Homecoming King with friends and members of his campaign team. Photo Courtesy: Alana Akil. In addition to crowning Caleb Ball as Homecoming King, the Associated Student Body announced campus favorites, class maids and runoff elections...

Libby Rae Watson performs during the UM Blues Archive event on Sept. 13, 2024. Photo by Christian Tolliver. Home to one of the largest blues collections in the world, the University of Mississippi Blues Archive celebrated its 40th anniversary with...

Lesly Vance Walkington | Photo Courtesy of Lesly Vance Walkington Sometime in the 1950s, Oxford was deemed the “Velvet Ditch” — a nod to the notion that once you find yourself here, you never want to leave. This sentiment rings...

Homecoming campaigners hand out stickers on Sept. 9, 2024. Photo by Olivia Cangelosi. University of Mississippi students will cast their ballots for the 2024 Ole Miss Homecoming Court on Tuesday, Sept. 17. “(Homecoming elections are) more than a matter of...

Magan Perry. Photo courtesy: Magan Perry. The Disordered Eating and Eating Disorder Initiative (DEED) is a new organization that aims to support struggling students at the University of Mississippi.  DEED’s first meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at...