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University of Mississippi students and Oxford community members gathered to honor cancer survivors, remember those who died from the disease and raise funds for research and patient support at the Relay for Life charity walk. The event was held at...

Student workers at the University of Mississippi are struggling to pay their bills working the maximum number of hours allotted per week, even with hourly wages higher than the state minimum wage. Luisa Sánchez, a junior civil engineering major from...

Since the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, Americans nationwide have faced an increase in gas prices. University of Mississippi students and Oxford locals feel the price increases at the pump....

Rootdown, a Mississippi-based medical cannabis dispensary, opened a location in Oxford on April 9, adding to the city’s growing number of marijuana retailers. Rootdown has locations in Mississippi cities Corinth, Grenada, Olive Branch, Senatobia, Starkville and Tupelo. Medical marijuana was...

Former University of Mississippi employee Lauren Stokes spoke about her controversial job termination during a UM American Civil Liberties Union event on April 7 at the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. Her appearance followed the dismissal of her lawsuit against...

The first reading of an ordinance that would change the designated assembly area for large-group events or demonstrations from the Square to Bramlett Pavilion 0.9 miles away on University Avenue was postponed at the Tuesday, April 7 Oxford Board of...

Graduating seniors at the University of Mississippi are entering one of the most uncertain job markets in recent years, with The New York Times calling it the worst spring for college graduates since the rise of COVID-19 in 2020. The...

While most students were studying for midterms or preparing for spring break, one student was overseeing a congressional campaign that won Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary.  Eli Nordstrom is a 21-year-old junior political science major from Oxford. Nordstrom has...

Oxford residents’ most recent push against the construction of hot mix asphalt plant Magnolia Materials, owned by local developer JW McCurdy, failed on Monday, March 23 when the Lafayette County Planning Commission unanimously voted against the residents' petition to rezone...

More than 1,100 students signed up to volunteer their time across more than 100 different sites throughout the Lafayette-Oxford-University community as part of the 16th annual Ole Miss Big Event, held on Saturday, March 28. As the largest community service...