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Some of the largest and most integral student organizations on campus are in the midst of reexamining their responsibilities and goals for the fall semester. From the Students Activities Association (SAA) and the Big Event to RebelTHON and the Columns...

As of Sept. 14, the university’s COVID-19 dashboard shows a total of 5 outbreaks in campus housing, which is a downward trend from last week’s highest total of 16. However, as many freshmen across campus begin to leave their 14-day...

Dr. Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, visited the University of Mississippi on Saturday amid recent reports that Oxford is one of the top metropolitan areas with the greatest number of new cases...

When the COVID-19 pandemic swiftly cancelled most scheduled events in the spring, the University of Mississippi class of 2020 left Oxford with a virtual ceremony replacing its in-person graduation. According to a university spokesman, though, the university still plans to...

Regardless of which design flies across the state after November, creators of the potential new state flag and its runner-up share a similar goal for Mississippi. When Sue Anna Joe saw Gov. Tate Reeves sign the bill ordering for a...

Maurice Carlos Ruffin, the newest Grisham writer-in-residence, is teaching an advanced fiction workshop at the University of Mississippi for the 2020-21 academic year, while creating new works of his own. “I am looking forward to getting a lot of work...

Over the past several years, Greek houses on Sorority Row and Rebel Drive have continued to propose and execute grandiose home renovations. As these announcements continued throughout the summer and even during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests...

Currently, Oxford has no plans to bring back curbside recycling pickup in 2021, according to Alderman Jason Bailey.  “We don’t have it in the next year’s budget, so it will not be for 2021, but it may be looked at...

Provost Noel Wilkin announced in an email that the university will begin offering free asymptomatic COVID-19 testing as outbreaks continue to rise at the University of Mississippi. Active campus outbreaks are now up to 24, and active confirmed cases are...

Health guidelines issued by the university and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s #MaskUpFSL campaign did not stop fraternity members from hosting several in-person bid day events without following mask and social distancing guidelines.    In photos obtained by The...