Arts & Culture

Jesmyn WardPhoto courtesy: Beowulf Sheehan Two-time National Book Award for Fiction-winner Jesmyn Ward will be in conversation with author LeVar Burton Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson, Miss.  Before she was a nationally acclaimed novelist, Ward...

Cate Drane Photo courtesy: Cate Drane The Children’s Literacy Project, a new registered student organization, plans to raise awareness about early childhood literacy in the University of Mississippi community. The project, which is the first UM student organization dedicated to...

Mason Ramsey. Photo courtesy: Alex Crawford. Mason Ramsey will make Oxford the first of many stops on his “Falls Into Place Tour Pt. 2” on Thursday, Sept. 19. This tour is set to begin one day before the release of...

Steve Augeri performs at a concert. Photo Courtesy: Paradise Artists Steve Augeri, former lead singer of rock n’ roll band Journey, will take the stage at the Gertrude C. Ford Center on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. This performance aims...

Brenna Burke photo by Antonella Rescigno Making its debut on campus this fall, the Community Alliance Network aims to foster community engagement and cultural diversity through cross-cultural activities. Brenna Burke, a junior nursing major from Jackson, Miss., is the president...

Members of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority pose during tabling of the NPHC Forum on Sept. 4, 2024. Photo by Preston Cobbins. The National Pan-Hellenic Council held a Greek Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 4 for all students interested in joining...

Potential candidates listen in and take notes during the homecoming candiate meeting on Sept. 5, 2024. Photo by Christian Tolliver. The Associated Student Body held a meeting for the Homecoming and Personality Election candidates on Thursday, Sept. 5. Campaigning began...

"Short n' Sweet" album cover. Photo courtesy Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Sabrina Carpenter has been on the cusp of fame for many years and album cycles. Her sixth album effort, “emails i can’t send fwd:,” spawned...

Maddie & Tae. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Country duo Maddie & Tae will headline the SAA Fall Concert at 5 p.m. Sept. 22, the Ole Miss Student Activity Association announced Thursday. The Country Music Association Awards-winning pair will perform the...

  Ghostlight's production of "Scab" on Oct. 19, 2022. Photo by Ashlynn Payne. Ghostlight Repertory Theatre — the University of Mississippi’s student-run theater company — is set to offer the campus community a slate of student-written productions for its 2024-2025...