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The Student Activities Association (SAA) hosted a trivia night in the Gertrude C. Ford Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday night, advertising a $200 cash prize. Students split off in teams of two or three to answer trivia questions ranging from...

Following the death of Delta State University’s Dematravion “Trey” Reed, University of Mississippi students gathered in the Circle to hold a vigil in his honor on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 12:15 p.m. Reed’s body was found hanging from a tree...

City Grocery Restaurant Group, headed by James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef John Currence, announced the arrival of new executive chef Tory McPhail, another Beard award winner, last month. Also included in the announcement were plans to open a second location...

Students McClain Schieltz and Brett Doherty opened Munchies Chicken and Waffles — the first student-owned food truck on campus — on Monday, Aug. 25. Located in front of Crosby Hall, the truck aims to provide a late-night food option for...

The Associated Student Body sent the Homecoming and Personality Election candidates into campaign season at the candidate certification meeting on Thursday, Sept. 18 in the Gertrude C. Ford Student Union. Students celebrate in the union after being nominated homecoming candidates...

People gather in the Circle for a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk on Sept. 14. Photo by Olivia Cangelosi Before Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, he was scheduled to...

A map featuring current Airbnb prices in Oxford on Sept. 17, 2025. Graphic courtesy Airbnb website In February 2023, Emily McDougal, mother of a toddler, was moving. Again. As Oxford housing costs increased over the years, McDougal found herself consistently...

Tyren Boyd Jr. Photo Courtesy: University of Mississippi Communications Tyren Boyd Jr., a senior public policy leadership and rhetoric, writing and speech communication double major from Indianola, Miss., was named one of the 16 fellows in the 2025-26 cohort of...

Graphic by Marissa Calusinski As artificial intelligence grows in popularity as a tool for completing assignments, instructors are adjusting their classroom policies to accommodate for the continued use of it by students.  According to a 2024 survey conducted by the...

Author John T. Edge reads his memoir at Off Square Books on Sept. 16. Photo by Madison Twiddy. John T. Edge shared reflections on community and family life in his new memoir, “House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for...