News

Sean Giamportone. Photo courtesy: Sean Giamportone Sean Giamportone, a junior biomedical engineering major, was officially appointed and inaugurated as Associated Student Body Treasurer earlier this month after Robert Holliday was deemed constitutionally ineligible to hold the post. Holliday, a junior...

Graphic by Kat Moorman The Associated Student Body Treasury Department capped Student Activity Fee requests for the spring semester on Tuesday, April 8, leaving some registered student organizations scrambling to fund activities planned for the remainder of the semester. ASB...

University researchers who rely on grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are facing uncertainty while NIH funding cuts are being reviewed by federal courts. The NIH is the primary public health research institution in the United States and...

University of Mississippi Student Enrollment by Course FormatGraphic by Madelynn Liberto Student course preferences at the University of Mississippi have shifted since the fall of 2019. More students now favor hybrid schedules — a combination of in-person and online courses...

The University of Mississippi Environmental Coalition hosted its second annual Ecofest in the student union ballroom on Wednesday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The involvement fair invited environmental clubs and community groups to spread awareness about their...

Registered student organization leaders and advisers received an email on April 9 from the ASB Treasury Department stating it will not fulfill additional Student Activity Fee (SAF) funding requests for the rest of the semester. “The ASB Treasury has received...

The Associated Student Body Judicial Council upheld a decision to allow two candidates to run for ASB vice president, despite neither meeting constitutional eligibility requirements. One of those candidates, Walker Jacklin, went on to win the election on March 25....

Graphic by Ashlynn Payne Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in Mississippi public schools are now at risk of being banned after the Mississippi Legislature passed House Bill 1193 on Wednesday, April 2. The bill, which is awaiting the signature...

The University of Mississippi's 2025 inductees into the Hall of Fame are (from left) Jack Baker, Christian Boudreaux, Justice Rose, Aashish Dhakal, Madeline Mueller, Jana Abdrabbo, David Phillips, Hannah Watts, Jesse Gordon and Ethan Robertson. Photo by Bill Dabney Ten...

Graphic courtesy UMPR Construction of a memorial garden to honor writer William Faulkner is underway on the site of the former power plant between the Duff Center and Carrier Hall on All American Drive. The $5.1 million project is set...