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The integration of the University of Mississippi by James Meredith in 1962 set a precedent of racial tension that would reverberate throughout the campus for years to come. With the founding of the Black Student Union happening around 1968, African...

A newly proposed university policy on faculty communications, if approved, would change how faculty and staff use social media and speak with media outlets. Faculty members are now expressing concern about how the new policy could limit free speech at...

After three years of declining enrollment at the University of Mississippi, multiple floors of freshman residence halls remain unoccupied, and others do not reach capacity. Brown Hall, another freshman dorm, will no longer be available to students as an on-campus...

The university hosted 68 teams of seventh to twelfth graders as they competed in the Mississippi FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Tech Challenge Championship, the state championship for robotics clubs in Mississippi schools.  “Teams compete by...

The Courthouse Square Preservation Commission (CSPC) approved the demolition of the building at 208 S. Lamar — the former location of Stella Restaurant — at its special meeting this morning. City building official Chris Carter said that contractors recently drilled...

After a century of failed attempts, Congress passed legislation on Wednesday that would classify lynching as a federal hate crime.  “We must pass it to correct the inactions of those before us. The inaction of others does not relieve one...

On Wednesday, the City of Oxford announced that the sidewalk and on-street parking in front of 208 S. Lamar — the building space most recently occupied by Stella Restaurant —  would be closed, citing “structural concerns and potential hazards to...

Thirteen speakers will take the stage for TEDxUniversityofMississippi at the Ford Center Saturday night, ranging from Beth Ann Fennelly, the Poet Laureate of Mississippi, to Pakistan native and Ocean Springs High School senior Areesha Razi.   “I am looking forward to...

The Grove was dotted with over 1,000 backpacks on Wednesday – with colorful messages of hope and encouragement – to remember college students who die by suicide every year. The exhibit was sponsored by the University of Mississippi chapter of...

In 1970, Fulton Chapel was the setting of a peaceful protest that resulted in major changes to the university and the suspension of eight students, now known as the Ole Miss Eight. Five of the students — Henriese Roberts, Kenneth...