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When Josh Horton’s phone rang, a voice on the other end told him something he never wanted to hear. The world turned silent. Shock coursed through his body. His best friend John was dead. Heroin overdose. “You never think it’s...

ORANGE, Texas – The garbage truck had come to pick up the remnants of the hurricane. It rolled to a stop in front of its next pile. In one swoop, the massive metal claw grabs two full-size leather couches. They...

As students flooded into the Student Union on Tuesday for their lunch breaks, the usual sounds of crinkling food wrappers, fizzing soda machines and chatter about end of the semester exams were quieted by nearly a dozen students lying on...

Canadian journalist Sue Gardner analyzed the internet’s effect on American democracy in front of a student audience Monday night in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics. In her lecture, Gardner focused on underlying political trends and factors, specifically...

One in 3 black men in the United States is under criminal justice supervision, and while the country makes up 5 percent of the world’s population, it has 25 percent of the world’s prisoners, according to James Forman Jr. He...

The Lyceum’s columns are iconic symbols at the University of Mississippi — so iconic that one of the most prestigious campus organizations is named after them. The Columns Society bears its namesake with pride and is celebrating one decade of...

“Describe your dream. Don’t prescribe it,” Ole Miss alumnus Patrick Dogan told students at a panel event hosted by the Croft Institute for International Studies on Friday. “Pursuing your dream is like a game of chess, it’s not like dominos,...

Monday marks the beginning of Transgender Awareness Week. Organizations across the country participate in the week to specifically recognize the transgender community and the current problems it faces. Campus groups, including Queer People of Color (QPOC) and UM Pride Network,...

A dose of Cuban culture is headed to Oxford as Ole Miss welcomes the Malpaso Dance Company to campus. During their visit, members of the dance company will speak and participate in various events around campus and in the community....

Three UM departments will host a four-day symposium to introduce students and the community to the challenges and successes of entrepreneurship in the inaugural Women and Entrepreneurship Week, set for Tuesday to Friday next week. Cobie Watkins, the Center for...