Arts & Culture

Hugh Barnett sits on a bench engraved with his name and mantra, "be happy," in his honor of his 103rd birthday on Aug. 14, 2019. Photo courtesy of Maryville Rotary Club. Very few live as long as Hubert “Hugh” Barnett...

William Faulkner. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Acclaimed authors  – from literary giants to local writers – have called the University of Mississippi home. The influence of these writers is tangible on campus and in Oxford.    One of the most...

Grove Grocery is located in room 213 of Kinard Hall. File Photo by Xinyi Song Organizations such as Grove Grocery and RebelTHON originated with the intent to give back to the Oxford community. Since then, they have become fixtures of...

There is no better way to get into the Halloween mood than by listening to a soundtrack filled with spooky tunes.   Alongside my own recommendations, featured University of Mississippi Rebel Radio DJs  provide some ghostly songs that are sure to...

Halloween is just around the corner, and students at the University of Mississippi are more than ready to go out and show off their best Halloween costumes.  Sarah Bishop, a senior studying criminal justice and psychology, said she and her...

Homecoming queen, Anna Ware Brown. Photo by Haley Chiles. “It’s just so easy for me to talk about Ole Miss.”  Anna Ware Brown, the University of Mississippi’s 2023 homecoming queen, never imagined herself running for the position, much less winning...

Homecoming king, Brady Wood. Photo by Haley Chiles. Homecoming King Brady Wood’s campaign banner reads “I believe” in huge lettering. The senior integrated marketing communication major says that having faith in himself has pushed him all through his college experience...

Miss Ole Miss, Sam Sepe. Photo by Maria Ramirez. For some, coming to Ole Miss feels inevitable, but Sam Sepe never imagined she would end up 13 hours away from her home in Pittsburgh. Although the destination was unexpected, Sepe...

Mr. Ole Miss, Daneel Konnar. Photo by Maria Ramirez. As a first-generation U.S. citizen, Daneel Konnar strives to establish roots in unfamiliar places and encourages others to do the same, just as his parents, Rama and Heather Konnar, did when...

Barbara Minakata celebrating Day of the Dead with other UM law students and professors. Photo courtesy of Barbara Minakata. Día de los Muertos — Day of the Dead — is a holiday widely observed in Mexico to celebrate and honor...