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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Confederate heritage group has no special status to try block the University of Mississippi from adding historical context to Old South symbols, a state appeals court said Tuesday. Sons of Confederate Veterans sued the university...

Several residents of the LOU community have come forward with reports that pets they adopted or fostered from the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society have contracted canine parvovirus, or parvo, and died just days after adoption. Canine parvovirus is a highly...

Ole Miss is rescinding its two-strike drug and alcohol policy and instead will now judge drug and alcohol offenses on a case-by-case basis. Since 2006, the university’s two-strike policy has mandated minimum sanctions for alcohol and drug offenses on campus...

Despite a smoke-free policy on campus, some students have noticed an uptick in the use of electronic cigarettes such as Juuls on university property over the past few months. The 2013 policy prevents the use of cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received approval over Labor Day weekend to relocate the recently toppled “Silent Sam” statue to a “safe, legal and alternative location,” according to a statement from Chancellor Carol Folt. Folt shared a...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen unanimously passed the “Alcohol and Safety” ordinance Tuesday night, which will require students to scan their IDs to enter bars, will require sororities and fraternities to rent out venues with adequate security and will force...

The Associated Student Body Senate unanimously passed a resolution to form a task force that will assess the state of honors societies on campus on Tuesday night. The resolution, authored by Sen. Nick Weaver, will “establish a task force made...

The new face of the University of Mississippi — the character that will likely emblazon tents, cups, stickers and fan paraphernalia this season — is Tony the Landshark. Revealed on Aug. 18 at a celebration with fans called Meet the...

For nearly two years, Oxford Police Department has dedicated a team of officers to helping downtown business owners feel more secure during crowded nights on the Square. The Downtown Unit was formed in January 2017, after OPD’s Flex Unit ended....

West Residential parking permits sold out in five hours this year, and Central Residential permits were gone within a day. Commuter permits followed, selling out in under a month. In the two weeks since classes began, the Department of Parking...