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The state Institutions of Higher Learning has approved the University of Mississippi's request to remove Ed Meek's name from the School of Journalism and New Media. The education board voted unanimously and without discussion to approve the name change at...

The state Institutions of Higher Learning will discuss removing Ed Meek’s name from Ole Miss’ journalism school at its board of trustees meeting Thursday morning. According to the IHL’s agenda for Thursday’s meeting, the board will consider the removal of...

Ole Miss students are continuing to purchase fake IDs that will allow them to enter bars and bypass ID-scanning apps on the Square. All bars and restaurants that are required to have an Alcohol Beverage Control permit are also required...

The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month concluded on October 15 with an event focused on African-American and Latin-American heritage, hosted by the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement. The Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement hosted a full...

Bailee Gray, a freshman from Kerrville, Texas, was struck by a vehicle while crossing the intersection of Northgate Drive and Sorority Row during the weekend of the Ole Miss home game against Alabama. The driver who allegedly hit Gray, Ole...

Rosa Leon was born to a military family in a small town in northern Guatemala, just south of the Mexican border. Leon, a first-year law student, is a founding member of the Ole Miss chapter of the Latino Law Students...

Every fall, the lawn of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church becomes home to a local pumpkin patch just off the Square. People are supposed to pay for the pumpkins they’d like to take home, but some passersby, however, end up smashing...

Ole Miss students volunteered in three Mississippi communities on Saturday during the inaugural UM Community Day. UM Community Day is a part of M Partner, which stemmed from Flagship Forward, an initiative by Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter. “M Partner...

Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter condemned a “recent social media post by a UM faculty member” in a statement on Vitter’s personal Facebook page Sunday night. “A recent social media post by a UM faculty member did not reflect the...

This story has been updated. Four sociology professors published a report titled “Microaggressions at the University of Mississippi” earlier this week. This report stems from the UM Race Diary Project, which examined almost 1,400 diary entries written by students during...