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The University of Mississippi Department of English invited Vanderbilt’s Cal Turner Chair in Pediatric Neurological Surgery Dr. Jay Wellons as well as UM’s own Caroline Wigginton, a chair and associate professor within the Department of English, for a public lecture...

Creating communities is one of the biggest opportunities when attending college, and at the University of Mississippi, the Queer People of Color Club is an emerging community that aims to create a safe haven and voice for queer people. Although...

Ethan Blake Bailey (right) attends the final game of the 2022 College World Series on June 27, 2022.Photo courtesy: Sigma Nu fraternity, Epsilon Xi chapter. Twenty-two-year-old University of Mississippi student Ethan Blake Bailey died on April 14 in Oxford. Originally...

The 2023 Hall of Fame members at the University of Mississippi are (top, from left) Preston D. Antes, Jilkiah L. Bryant, Andy Flores, Kelly Li and Preston McWilliams, and (bottom, froom left) Rabria M. Moore, Cecil Sepp, Logan C. Thomas,...

Last year, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decision dismantled 50 years of constitutional protection of abortion rights under Roe v. Wade and returned to...

Graphic: Sedley Normand / The Daily Mississippian The University of Mississippi is hosting its first Earth Month celebration in April. Starting in 2009, Green Week is a partnership between UM’s Office of Sustainability and the Oxford Office of Sustainability. Since...

Graphic: Sedley Normand / The Daily Mississippian As the climate changes and the ocean water grows cooler, the planet is getting ready to shift from La Niña to El Niño. This change occurs every three to five years, and the...

The road into Amory, MS was littered with broken tree branches and other debris after a tornado hit the town on March 24, 2023. Photo by Jordan Isbell. The tragic tornadoes that demolished portions of Amory and Rolling Fork, Miss.,...

Following another deadly mass shooting that occurred March 27 at the Covenant School in Nashville, educators are asking themselves how they might respond in a similar situation.  The Covenant School shooter was identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student...

Ole Miss students view UM RASA's clothesline exhibit on the Union Terrace on April 5, 2023. See the gallery at the end of the story to read the quotes and stories displayed. Photo by HG Biggs. Rallying Against Sexual Assault...