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The delivery of alcoholic beverages, beer, light-wine, and light spirits will soon be legal in Mississippi. On April 14 Governor Tate Reeves signed into law House Bill (HB) 1135 which legalized alcohol delivery. The measure will take effect on July...

Nicole Young was announced to be the new director of the Oxford Animal Resource Center (ARC), the shelter that will be taking over as the animal shelter for Oxford following the closing of Mississippi Critterz.   Young, most recently a supervisor...

The Delta Gamma chapter of Phi Kappa Tau is receiving a one-year suspension from campus from the Office of Conflict Resolution and Student Conduct, according to an email Brent Marsh, the vice chancellor of student affairs, sent on June 17....

The Oxford Board of Alderman discussed the Safe Ride Home initiative for Uber, Lyft and other vehicles for hire – an initiative they proposed in April – at their meeting on Tuesday. The initiative is designed to create two designated...

Illustration by Micah Crick University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce announced that university employees will receive salary and wage increases during the 2022 fiscal year. This increase will be effective on July 1.   In an email to all faculty and...

The University of Mississippi inducted 10 students into the 2021 Hall of Fame in person on Friday, April 9, one of the most prestigious honors a UM student can receive.   The inductees were selected by a committee in accordance with...

A panel of researchers answered questions about the COVID-19 vaccine students from all eight Mississippi public universities submitted at a virtual town hall meeting Jackson State University coordinated and broadcasted on Facebook April 27. “Our universities want to give students...

As the class of 2021 at the University of Mississippi trades their school clothes for a cap and gown this week for graduation, the seniors are having mixed feelings over their graduation and the extenuating circumstances regarding it.  In adherence...

Since its creation in 1917, the Associated Student Body has viewed itself as the voice of University of Mississippi students. In recent years, though, students have noticed a disconnect between the makeup of campus and the student groups that are...