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Candidates and supporters campaign outside the student union.Photo by: Olivia Cangelosi Executive officer candidates and their campaign teams have lined the Union Plaza this week to hand out stickers and promote their platforms in preparation for the Associated Student Body...

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss. on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. (Bruce Newman, Pool) Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who...

Wyatt James ThistlePhoto courtesy: Phi Delta Theta Ole Miss student Wyatt James Thistle died on Tuesday, March 11 while on a boating excursion in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with his friends, according to a Dignity Memorial Obituary. Thistle, a 20-year-old...

Kayt Davis speaks during an ASB meeting in the student union on Feb. 11, 2025. Photo by Lexi Titus. The Associated Student Body passed resolutions about changing meal plan requirements, student health policies and sustainability efforts in its last formal...

Graphic courtesy of SouthTalks The Center for the Study of Southern Culture will host a documentary film screening of "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power" March 19 at 6 p.m. in the Meek Hall Auditorium, followed by a...

  Graphic by Haley Reed Editors Note: This article was edited to correct the descriptions of the following systems: SAP, Workday and Banner. The composition of the Initiative was corrected to include university staff. The title of Lisa Stone was...

Chancellor Glenn Boyce speaks with ASB senators to address student body concerns in the Student Union on Nov. 7, 2023. Photo by Maria Ramirez. Chancellor Glenn Boyce told the Associated Student Body in its formal Senate meeting on Tuesday, March...

The University of Mississippi has released a response to the Department of Education's DEI letter. Photo by Katherine Butler. The University of Mississippi has “taken steps” to meet the U.S. Department of Education’s Feb. 28 deadline to reassess diversity, equity...

Jack and Chris Koban, Photo courtesy of Chris Koban At ages 73 and 76, Chris Koban and her husband, Jack, are not your typical students at the University of Mississippi, but they are just as eager to learn.  “I always...

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. enters the Lafayette County Courthouse for a bond hearing on Feb. 27. Photo by Antonella Rescigno. The state will not seek the death penalty for Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is charged with the capital murder...