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The Oxford Police Department investigates a report of shots fired on Thursday afternoon. The shooting occurred at Rockette's gas station on Molly Barr Road. (Photo courtesy: Oxford Police Department) A shooting occurred this afternoon outside of an Oxford gas station...

The University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group hosted several events yesterday to explore the history of enslaved people in north Mississippi. The group hosted a Slavery on Campus History Tour to spread awareness of the history behind the Oxford campus....

Over 100 students participated in Rebels Against Sexual Assault’s “Take Back the Night,” last night in the Grove as the concluding event of the organization’s calendar for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This annual event takes place in over 30 countries...

Newly formed student organization Serving Children of Incarcerated Parents welcomed interested students, faculty and members of the Oxford community to its kickoff meeting April 17. Deetra Wiley, a UM doctoral candidate and staff member of the Office of Information Technology,...

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill into law on April 12 that allows those who have consumed alcohol illegally and are facing a medical emergency to call for help without facing charges. The law, however, does not provide protection...

Assistant dean and associate professor of the School of Education Ann Monroe is this year’s recipient of the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award. Monroe was given the award during UM’s Honors Convocation on April 5. This award is given...

Ray Hawkins has worked closely with students at Ole Miss as a member of the University Police Department for more than two decades and has now transitioned to his new position as UPD chief. After a hiring search spanning nearly...

LONDON (AP) — Cambridge Analytica’s ex-CEO, Alexander Nix, has refused to testify before the U.K. Parliament’s media committee, citing British authorities’ investigation into his former company’s alleged misuse of data from millions of Facebook accounts in political campaigns. Nix gave...

One mother is speaking out in hopes of helping others after her daughter, an Ole Miss student, was kidnapped and raped last week. The woman's mother, who requested The Daily Mississippian not release her name, spoke with The DM in...

Green Week on campus begins today and will end on Earth Day, April 22, nine years after its inaugural event. The University of Mississippi has recognized Green Week since 2009 under leadership of the Office of Sustainability, which seeks to...