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The Student Activities Association (SAA) has geared up to host the annual SAA Welcome Week at the University of Mississippi for over 20 years. This year’s theme is “People Make the Place.” SAA Welcome Week gives the student body an...

In Oxford, a town known for its quality restaurants, there is no shortage of good eats. Aplós is the newest addition to Oxford's culinary scene. The Mediterranean and Greek-inspired fast-casual eatery, owned by Alex Eaton, opened in June and has...

Flagship language programs have put the University of Mississippi on the map for language learners, and the Department of Modern Languages is now awaiting an announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense about whether it will host a nationwide competition...

Residents opposing the construction of the Magnolia Materials hot-mix asphalt plant in the Lafayette County Max D. Hipp Industrial Park filed an appeal of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors’ decision on May 4 not to rezone parcels of the...

University of Mississippi student Walker Fendley sustained fatal injuries in a vehicle collision on Thursday, May 14, in Charlottesville, Va. The 19-year-old was transported to the University of Virginia Health System, where he later died from his injuries.  The car...

A growing trend in graduation photos has created new challenges for the University of Mississippi Department of Facilities Management. When champagne bottles have stopped spraying, they leave behind damage that the department must repair.  Graduates can be spotted across campus...

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted 3–1 at its meeting on Monday, May 4, to not rezone parcels of the Lafayette County Max D. Hipp Industrial Park from I-2 heavy industrial to I-1 light industrial, permitting the Magnolia Materials...

The University of Mississippi announced Rich Gentry as the new dean of the School of Business Administration on May 6, pending approval by the Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees. If approved, Gentry will begin in the role...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series featuring candidates for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi. Scott Colom will participate in the general election in November as the Democratic nominee. The Daily Mississippian published profiles of independent...

Post Malone announced the cancellation of his concert in Oxford with Jelly Roll on Friday afternoon, May 1. The show was originally scheduled for Friday, June 5 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The concert was part of the “The BIG ASS Stadium...