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When thinking about large organizations on campus, the Associated Student Body or Greek organizations might quickly come to mind. It is not often that the Vietnamese American Student Association takes first place, but it should.  With over 100 members, OleVASA...

Illustration by Savannah Shook. With football season back in full swing, Oxford is feeling the pressure incoming tourists put on the city. As the hospitality industry has been expanding to keep up with growing demand, many residents have decided to...

The University of Mississippi’s Interfraternity Council formal recruitment process, overseen by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, began on Friday, Aug. 26, with more than 1,000 potential new members participating in this fall’s recruitment. During the week, potential new...

Celebration rang through the air on Saturday, Aug. 20, as the results of another successful sorority recruitment season were revealed.  Phi Mu actives celebrate as they embrace their bid day buddies when the potential new members ran home on Aug....

On Oct. 1, 1962, James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. As we near the 60th anniversary of integration, here is a preview of events the university has planned to celebrate this...

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. converses with Lafayette County law enforcement officers in the courtroom during a recess at his bond hearing on Aug. 9., 2022. Photo by HG Biggs. Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who has been charged with the murder...

A community desperate for answers was left disappointed Wednesday afternoon after the bond hearing for Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., charged with the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee,  was postponed up to two weeks at the request...

Sheldon Timothy Herrington, Jr. Oxford Police Department. A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Jimmie “Jay” Lee.  Sheldon Timothy Herrington, Jr., a 2022 UM graduate from Grenada, has been charged with murder. Bond has not...

Group prayer, speeches, encouraging posters, music, bubbles and tea light candles – all to help illuminate Jay’s way home.  People blow bubbles as a sign to missing UM student Jimmie 'Jay' Lee during the "Hope for Jay" rally on July...

This story was originally published by Mississippi Today.  Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a 20-year-old University of Mississippi student, has been missing since Friday, July 8. Credit: Courtesy Oxford Police Department As police continue to investigate the disappearance of Jimmie “Jay” Lee...