Arts & Culture

The Black History Month concert began in 2005 under the direction of music professor George Worlasi Kwasi Dor. Photo by Reed Jones. As part of its Black History Month celebration, the University of Mississippi presented the 2024 Black History Month...

Fatimah Wansley. Photo courtesy of Fatimah Wansley. From the moment that African people first touched American soil, their hair was criticized for its non-adherence to western beauty standards. The expression of Black hair has been socially and systemically suppressed by...

Zynub Al-Sherri holding up the Flag of Palestine outside of the Starbucks at the J.D.Williams Library on Feb. 6. Photo by Emily Hollowell. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, 2023, some UM students have shown their...

Welcome to the Weekly Scoop! This week Will is joined by David Hamilton, Recruiting Coordinator for the ⁠Ole Miss Career Center⁠ to determine how you can kickstart your career at Ole Miss and beyond! In addition to the ins and...

Shaunna George. Photo by Sanjay Patel. Shaunna George, a cadet in the Ole Miss Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, found her calling for service through the University of Mississippi’s ROTC program. George, a Grenada, Miss. native, joined UM’s ROTC program to...

Environmental Coalition members Christian Boudreaux, Kelsey Lawmaster, DavidGriffith, Calvin Wood, Mateos Lozano, Hailey Smith and Kyle Parks take a field trip to theOxford Community Market. Photo courtesy of UM Environmental Coalition. The UM Environmental Coalition is a green-focused organization that...

Members of UM Knitting practice their skills. Photo courtesy of UM Knitting. On an average Thursday night, Lamar Hall might look barren: Hardly any lights are on and most of the classrooms are empty. But, tucked away in room 129,...

In fall 2023, there were 2,607 staff members associated with the University of Mississippi. Of that number, 1,018 — around 39% — earned degrees at the university. These numbers beg the question: Why do so many students return to work...

Graphic by Caroline McCutchen. “Punk” is likely not the first word that comes to mind when thinking of Oxford. Like any college town, there punks on the University of Mississippi campus, but the scene is smaller than those of other...

Welcome to the Weekly Scoop! This week Will is re-joined by Ross Cohen, Junior Accounting Major and head of this year’s Honors Art Showcase. In addition to spotlighting the event, they also discuss how students can become more artistically inclined...