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Students are struggling to keep up with classes during the condensed semester, and professors feel the pressure to deliver a quality product in a different format. Over the summer, the university announced  it would modify the fall semester schedule, moving...

Mike Espy held an event at the Oxford Pavilion on Oct. 29, 2020. Photo by Billy Schuerman. With Election Day just four days away, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy brought his campaign bus — named The Momentum —...

Typically, college chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) focus their efforts on promoting social justice protests, advocating for voter registration and educating students to protect against voter suppression. While this year’s leaders of the...

As the 2020 election has grown nearer, students have become overstressed about the modern political climate and the possible implications of the election results to the point where it is negatively affecting their mental health.  According to a study conducted...

Amid the bustle of a football game weekend, a crowd gathered last Saturday in front of the Confederate monument on the Square, many of them carrying signs with quotes like “Love your neighbor, move the statue,” and “Make Oxford welcoming...

On Tuesday, Mississippi Today hosted a conversation with former Grisham writer-in-residence and current UM English professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil in the third installment of its Mississippi Writers on Mississippi Politics series. Brittany Brown, a graduate student in the Southern studies program...

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) fined UM head coach Lane Kiffin $25,000 on Monday for his critical retweets regarding a controversial kickoff play during the 35-28 loss to Auburn last weekend. Officials released a statement that admitted to the mistake of...

Members of the Oxford community marched in front of the confederate statue on the Square on Saturday. The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted to keep in the statue in July. Photo by Morgan O'Neal. Oxford community members marched around...

While homecoming looks dramatically different this year because of COVID-19 guidelines and safety precautions, the winners of the fall personality elections put on by the Associated Student Body are appreciating this year’s experience for what it is. Prior to winning...

A Confederate statue stands in front of the courthouse on the Square. Photo by Billy Schuerman At this week’s Board of Aldermen meeting, Mayor Robyn Tannehill said that there are no plans to move the Confederate monument from the center...