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“Black Lives Matter.” “Take it Down.” “A Change Gonna Come.” These phrases plastered on signs and other written calls to action were the only words present during a silent Black History Month March today, which marks first public demonstration ahead...

Organizers of a counterprotest in response to the pro-Confederate rally planned for Saturday have canceled their event at the Jackson Avenue Center because of security risks and the potential threat of inclement weather. Bill Sposato, one of the organizers of...

Updated Feb. 22: This original article about the university’s policies on weapons referred incorrectly to the policy that existed before Feb. 15. Under that policy, weapons were in fact allowed on campus in public or nonsensitive areas with an Enhanced...

Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks said achieving student representation on the state college board would be a difficult feat to accomplish because of the fact that the board’s makeup is determined by the Mississippi State Constitution. Larry Sparks addresses ASB senate...

Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students Melinda Sutton Noss. Photo courtesy: Southern Methodist University Dean of Students and Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Melinda Sutton Noss will leave Ole Miss at the end of this semester to take...

Organizers of a counterprotest in response to the pro-Confederate rally planned for Saturday have moved their event from the Circle to the Jackson Avenue Center to ensure the safety of participants. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brandi Hephner LaBanc announced...

“Fill up your jukebox with the right songs and just let it play,” Brian Foster said Foster, a university Southern studies and sociology professor who graduated from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College in 2011, served as keynote speaker for...

Students and community members have organized a counterprotest against the rally planned by Confederate 901 and the Hiwaymen. The counterprotest’s leader plans for the march to be just as large as the pro-Confederate protest on Saturday. Will Pipes, the organizer...

Circumstances surrounding the relocation of Students Against Social Injustice’s “United Students Against Sweatshops” national conference have shifted considerably in the last week. SASI officers initially planned to host a conference at the Jackson Avenue Center this weekend in coordination with...

University administration and student groups are responding to the neo-Confederate “Mississippi Stands Rally” scheduled for Saturday afternoon with events planned throughout the week and on the day of the event. Confederate 901 and the Hiwaymen, neo-Confederate groups not based in...