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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....

The Ole Miss Food Bank, which recently changed its name to Grove Grocery, has struggled to meet the demand from students as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand for Grove Grocery’s services has grown exponentially in recent months. Economic...

Lenoir Dining, the University of Mississippi hospitality department’s on-campus restaurant, is halting business for the fall semester because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “It was a hard decision because of the meaningful experiences for the students, but really it was...

UMiss Housing Demands (UHD), a self-described group of six current and former community assistants (CA) and community desk assistants (CDA), posted an open letter anonymously on Twitter with demands that the university improves working conditions for student housing workers amid...

Students at the University of Mississippi continue to navigate the challenges of pursuing an education under COVID-19 regulations. As the routine-altering switch to online, remote and socially-distanced classes approaches the end of its fourth week, many students are beginning to...

Over a dozen members of Students Against Social Injustice (SASI) participated in what they called a “die-in” on the afternoon of Sept. 16. Holding signs that read “Save our health, not UMiss wealth” and “People over profits,” the students gathered...

The University of Mississippi is combining two administrative units that are currently in Financial Aid and Undergraduate Admissions to create the Office of Enrollment Management. The goal of this office will be to “show greater evidence of value for the...