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The 2026 Associated Student Body spring elections have officially concluded with the announcement of Trey McKean as ASB vice president for the 2026-27 school year. McKean, a Fairhope, Ala., junior studying public policy leadership, was announced as the winner of...

It is a man’s world — at least for the women pursuing degrees in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field at the University of Mississippi, despite the growing number of women in academia.  As of fall 2024, 57%...

Student voting in the runoff election for Associated Student Body vice president will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, on myOleMiss. The winner will be announced on the steps of the Lyceum after voting closes....

Viral TikTok evangelical preacher Cindy Smock, known as “Sister Cindy,” visited the University of Mississippi on Tuesday, March 24, drawing students to the Grove Stage for her lesson in what she calls “Ho-ology 101.” Smock travels to college campuses to...

Rising rent prices in Oxford are forcing some students at the University of Mississippi to rethink their futures, including whether pursuing graduate school in the city is financially realistic.  For Ben McCollum, a junior accounting major from Walnut, Miss., the...

As the Associated Student Body’s spring election season draws close to its end, senior ASB members will retire from their positions on March 31. While election week highlights new platforms and fresh leadership goals, it also gives current ASB executive...

Several spring 2026 Associated Student Body election results were revealed on Tuesday, March 24 on the front steps of the Lyceum. OC Williford won the ASB presidential election, and the vice presidential race concluded in a tight runoff that will...

University of Mississippi joined the search for a life-saving bone marrow donor between classes on March 19 and 20. Tables lined Business Row as volunteers encouraged students to participate in a bone marrow registry drive for Cate Hargett, an 11-year-old...

Gariuna Williams, a junior law studies major from Batesville, Miss., is the University of Mississippi’s Miss Black University 2026. Williams was crowned at the fourth annual Miss Black University pageant, hosted by the university’s National Pan-Hellenic Council on Saturday, March...

Students at the University of Mississippi will have the opportunity to cast their votes for executive positions and senatorial roles for the university’s Associated Student Body (ASB) today — March 24. Voting for spring ASB elections will be open from...