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Assistant Dean of the School of Journalism and New Media Patricia Thompson was honored as Educator of the Year at the 33rd annual Southeast Journalism Conference last weekend. “I had no idea I was even nominated for the award, so...

Jeff McCutchen will prioritize increasing dialogue in the community as Oxford Police Department’s new interim police chief. McCutchen, a New Albany native, began working at OPD as a patrol officer and worked his way up to major of operations over...

For many college students, the only thing better than a frozen daiquiri is a frozen daiquiri drive-thru. Who Dat’s, a new a drive-thru daiquiri bar, opened Feb. 8 on Jackson Avenue within walking distance of campus. “As of right now,...

The number of reported sexual assaults of university students in Oxford has increased five-fold since 2008, according to crime reports from the University Police Department. Though the cause of the increase is not known, some officials say an increase in...

This story has been updated to clarify that the group Confederate 901 did not participate in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia and to show that the rally occurred in 2017, not 2016. As the story correctly...

Bud Edwards attempted to ease students’ concerns about the University Counseling Center’s new restrictive policy Tuesday night at a forum sponsored by Active Minds.    The Counseling Center is located on the third floor of Lester Hall. Photo by Tucker...

The flu has swept through Oxford and the rest of Mississippi this winter with nearly 17,000 confirmed cases in the state.   Sandy Bentley, director of the student health center pharmacy, said the health center has not seen many more...

Carl Tart’s devotion to inclusivity and planning are what led him to be named executive director of the Student Activities Association this year. “This position holds a very special place with me because I am the first African-American to hold...

A photo in the University of Mississippi’s 1970 yearbook shows a member of the Delta Psi fraternity dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood, holding two flaming torches. “The leader of the ‘SECRET PSIs’ prepares to open their...

Josh Law is the third Ole Miss graduate to receive the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is a program established by a donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge. Photo courtesy: Joshua...