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Before Terrell Atkins arrived on the University of Mississippi campus, up until the moment he launched his campaign, he never thought he would run for, much less be crowned, Homecoming King. “I probably would have cringed at the idea four...

Four years ago, if someone told Riley Dellenger, a senior marketing major from Ocean Springs, Miss., that she would be named Miss Ole Miss by the university’s student body, she probably would have laughed. But as results were announced on...

As Homecoming Week continues on the University of Mississippi campus, the Student Activities Association (SAA) is providing free events for students every day leading up to Saturday’s Homecoming football game against Washington State. “Homecoming is a tradition celebrated universally at...

With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, U.S. Senate candidate Ty Pinkins is trying something different. Pinkins, who was the Democratic candidate for Mississippi Secretary of State in 2023 and the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024, is now running...

Commissioner Anna Gomez of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) spoke at an event on Thursday hosted by the Overby Center for Southern Journalism & Politics. The event served as part of her “First Amendment Tour,” on which she discusses her...

Homecoming elections finally came to a close with the crowning of the Homecoming Queen and naming of the Homecoming Maids on Thursday, Oct. 2 on the Lyceum steps. This followed an intense Homecoming election season and a close Homecoming Queen...

Adya Praveen and Saige Drake compete today for Homecoming Queen in a run-off election after none of the four Homecoming Queen candidates received over 50% of the student body vote during Tuesday’s election. Students will vote for the Homecoming Queen...

In the wake of the university suspending Student Activity Fee (SAF) fund distribution to comply with Mississippi House Bill 1193 (though temporarily blocked by U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate), the Division of Student Affairs hosted a Student Advisory Council...

Nineteen-year-old activist, author and political speaker Brilyn Hollyhand took to the stage at the University of Mississippi on Tuesday, Sept. 30, as part of his contribution to the “One Conversation at a Time” tour. This event followed the murder of...

Construction on Hotel Leighton, a boutique hotel in the Plein Air neighborhood in Taylor, Miss., broke ground on Thursday, Sept. 25. Founders of the traditional neighborhood development Campbell and Leighton McCool own the hotel, independent of major hotel chains, and...