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“Food desert” is a term used to describe areas where access to healthy and affordable food is limited. Rural and minority communities are disproportionately impacted by food deserts, and that’s certainly the case in Mississippi. Mississippi is the poorest state,...

Marsha Jensen (right), from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention recognizes Maria Gumbko (left), the organizer for the Out of the Darkness Walk on Nov. 5. Photo by Jensen Ware. Members of the Oxford community gathered in the Grove on...

Maddy Ryan and Helen Phillips present Bill 22-17 which states that executive position candidates must disaffiliate from their Greek organization during their campaign.Photo by HG Biggs. The Associated Student Body held a formal senate meeting Tuesday, Nov. 9. Two bills...

Maralyn Howell Bullion is pictured with the rest of the Student Executive Council in the 1944 edition of the Ole Miss Yearbook. Photo courtesy: The Ole Miss Yearbook. Maralyn Howell Bullion, the first woman elected student body president at the...

Lafayette County held it's midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here are the results. 1st Congressional District US House of Representatives  WINNER: Trent R. Kelly (7,921 votes, 62.94%) Diane D. Black (4,639 votes, 36.86%) Lafayette County Court Judge RUNOFF: Carnelia...

Graphic by Sedley Normand. If you ask members of Greek organizations where exactly their dues go, they may say to social events, for meals at the house or to their national organizations. What they may not know is that a...

Period UM hosted a women’s health forum in the student union on Nov. 7 where students could ask questions related to women’s health and consult professionals. Photo by Isabelle Frost. Period@UM hosted a forum in the Gertrude C. Ford Student...

Egg Bowl trophy. Photo by Billy Schuerman. The Egg Bowl game ball will travel more than 80 miles in the hands of Mississippi State and Ole Miss students on Monday, Nov. 21, marking the 10th anniversary of the Egg Bowl...

With a record freshman class totaling 4,480, Ole Miss’ enrollment has increased 5.1% since fall semester 2021, passing all other public universities in the state. On Nov. 2, the Institution of Higher Learning released the enrollment data for Mississippi’s public...

Mississippi is one of six states where excuses for absentee voting are required and early voting is not available to all. File photo by Billy Schuerman. With midterm elections approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the University of Mississippi’s political student...