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$62K donation establishes scholarship for students with learning disabilities
University of Mississippi alum Mark Paukune donated $62,000 to establish the Paukune Undergraduate Scholarship Endowment in the UM College of Liberal Arts. The scholarship will support students with learning disabilities. The award will be given to full-time liberal arts students...
Pi Kappa Alpha reactivates following 5-year suspension
The Gamma Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha is returning to the University of Mississippi, the chapter announced in an Instagram post last week. The chapter will reactivate in the fall and will be involved in 2026 Interfraternity Council Formal...
Are student workers paid enough? coping with the growing gap between wages and the cost of living
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...
Experience transition frustrates students as class registration continues
Students began encountering difficulties with Experience, the website that houses the University of Mississippi’s new registration system, as priority registration opened on Monday, April 13. Problems included difficulty logging onto the Experience platform, submitting registration requests and being prohibited from...
Oxford puts cars in park as gas prices rise
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....
NPHC presents new members at the Divine Experience
More than 2,000 people assembled at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on April 12 to watch the annual Divine Experience event hosted by the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), of which member organizations are called the “Divine Nine.” Members of...
Oxford residents react to new medical marijuana dispensary
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...
Lauren Stokes talks job termination on the campus from which she was fired
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...
Oxford Board of Alderman to revisit proposed public demonstration ordinance
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 navigate unstable job market
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...
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