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Oxford is falling behind in the race to finish the headcount for the decade, according to data from the 2020 Census Bureau. As of Aug. 19, 42.3% of Oxford citizens had completed a self-response, trailing the county, state and national...

With most classes online this semester, students might struggle to connect with each other. UM alum Nicholas Neilson-Slabach and senior Kyle Herbert plan on changing that with their new app DaisNotes.  Neilson-Slabach and Herbert designed DaisNotes with the intent to...

Move-in for the fall semester began on Aug. 15, and since then, 46 students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the university’s confirmed cases report. Of these cases, six are specified as “not in Oxford” and “not on campus,”...

The fall season usually draws in Ole Miss football fans from all around the country every year to enjoy one of the greatest college football experiences in the South. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to impact the United States, uncertainty...

Students moved back onto campus last week for the first time since classes switched to an online format in March, but currently, the university does not have a publicly available plan to test its students for COVID.   Several community assistants...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen is challenging the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors over ownership of the Confederate monument on the Square that has long been a point of contention for community members.  In an Aug. 18 letter from the...

Correction: The original photo caption stated that the room pictured was recently vacated. The caption has been corrected to show that members had not yet moved into the room at the time the photo was taken. The Daily Mississippian has...

After continued criticism of the Confederate monument’s placement on the University of Mississippi campus, the university installed “a temporary screen” on the side of the monument facing Manning Way and Hill Drive earlier this week. The decision stemmed from conversations...

Larry Sparks, vice chancellor for administration and finance, will retire at the end of 2020, according to a statement from the university. Sparks, who has worked at the university since 1997, also served as interim chancellor from January 2019 until...

The Mississippi Flag Commission met Friday planning to narrow choices for a new state flag to five, but instead ended up with nine after much debate and tweaking of designs. Those nine designs are available for public viewing and input on the...