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After Brandi Hephner LaBanc, formerly the vice chancellor for student affairs, announced that she plans to leave the University of Mississippi, assistant provost Charlotte Fant Pegues will be taking over as the interim vice chancellor for student affairs Nov. 13.  Pegues...

The Oxford Police Department is using the $7,500 they raised from their 14th annual haunted house to purchase trauma kits for each classroom in the Oxford School District. The purpose of the trauma kits is to stop bleeding, which is...

Among the Grove squirrels and few students you could encounter during a late-night walk back to your dorm, you may also notice feral cats roaming the dark, empty campus. Many students have run into them across campus, including near the...

Jackson, Miss. (AP) — Republicans are keeping their hold on the governorship in Mississippi, despite facing the best-funded Democrat to run for the position in more than a decade. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday defeated Democratic Attorney General Jim...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen approved the final plat of lands for what has previously been identified as the upcoming Oxford Waffle House location on Tuesday.  Oxford Planning Director Ben Requet presented the Request Approval for the amended final plat...

The Oxford Police Department arrested Bobby Parks, 22, in connection with the shooting at Buffalo Wild Wings on Sunday.  The shooting was reported at Buffalo Wild Wings on Sunday around 2 p.m. No one was injured, and OPD apprehended the...

Regan Willis, 24, graduated as president of the UM Pride Network in 2018 after five years of battling intermittent homelessness. Abandoned by his parents in the summer of 2014 for being transgender and in a relationship, he was left to...

The University of Mississippi has a new policy on alcohol that clarifies where on-campus alcohol can be sold legally to address the confusion around the SEC lifting its ban of alcohol sales in athletic venues. The alcohol policy revision, which...

Theta Encore’s philanthropic show will go on as College Panhellenic (CPH) is set to host CASA Encore this month. In the past, sorority Kappa Alpha Theta has hosted a blood drive, fundraiser and dance competition called “Theta Encore” to benefit...

Don’t miss out on anything happening on campus this week.  School of Education Choose to Include Peace Walk: The SOE diversity office is holding a walk to honor Emmett Till’s legacy, while also educating people on contemporary hate crimes that...