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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...

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approved and released its new comprehensive plan earlier this week, outlining the county’s goals before its potential zoning changes. Supervisors responded to questions from locals who were concerned about the vote’s process and about...

As the holidays approach, food pantries on campus and in the Oxford-Lafayette County community seek increases in donations. The Pantry, located on Molly Barr Road, serves many citizens during the holidays — around 1,500 people during November and December. Volunteers...

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi unveiled its new location with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. The five-story, 602,831-square-foot facility is set to open at 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, on Belk Boulevard in Oxford. The $300 million hospital will include larger...

Mississippi is celebrating its bicentennial this year, and during its 200 years, the state has seen a lot of change. From the Native Americans living across the state and the Europeans taking their first steps on Mississippi soil, to the...

What does William Tell, the honest and virtuous Swiss folk hero who shot the apple off his son’s head and killed the tyrant, have to do with the mission of humanities? UM Humanities Council’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, Marc...