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Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice-chancellor at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, spoke at the first of three Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College convocations on Sept. 22.  Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez, dean of the honors college, and Chancellor Glenn Boyce hosted the...

Defense attorney Tony Farese is requesting a psychiatric evaluation for former Oxford Police Officer Matthew Kinne, who is awaiting trial for the murder of Dominique Clayton. Kinne was charged with the murder of Clayton, a Black woman with whom he...

If you’ve been on campus this semester, you may have noticed certain people bustling around campus stationed at various buildings, giving out masks and hand sanitizer to anyone who needs it while also providing guidance on the new protocols that...

The William Magee Center for Wellness Education teamed up with the Lafayette Metro Narcotics Unit, the Oxford Police Department and the University Police Department for a ‘Disrupt the Culture Hot-Topic’ on Wednesday to discuss drug trends, myths and safety. So...

Last week, the university released the results of the campus climate survey that kicked off in February 2019 after former Chancellor Jeffery Vitter resigned, Ed Meek’s name was removed from the journalism school and university professors published the UM Race...

Jack Holiman, a senior mechanical engineering major from Jackson, died on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi after being hospitalized Sunday night for a suspected drug overdose. Holiman had postponed his senior year to pursue a remote research...

Lafayette County Sheriff Joey East and Oxford Police Department Chief Jeff McCutchen took a stance at a press conference on Tuesday against ballot Initiative 65, which will legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi if passed in November. Some members of the...

With the deadline for voter registration in the state less than two weeks away on Oct. 5, student organizations are ramping up their efforts to encourage students across the University of Mississippi campus and members of the Oxford community to...

State Auditor Shad White said this week the University of Mississippi should fire JT Thomas, a sociology professor who participated in a two-day “work stoppage” last week. Thomas, an outspoken professor who has regularly drawn the public scorn of top...

College students, faculty and staff can now receive free COVID-19 testing from the Mississippi State Department of Health at county health departments throughout the state on scheduled days.  The tests are administered in a drive-thru, and an appointment is required....