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Updated 4:50 p.m.  University Police Department Chief Ray Hawkins said there was one person arrested on campus "who failed to comply with directions" from the police. Hawkins said no one associated with the protest was injured. Updated 3:36 p.m. Saturday...

After a week of tension in Oxford, a group of around 30 pro-Confederate protesters organized in the Square and began marching to campus in support of the university's Confederate monument just after 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Campus and city police had...

Members of Students Against Social Injustice (SASI) marched on campus Friday afternoon to demand the university administration remove its Confederate monument. The protest was not met with counterprotesters after the leader of Confederate 901 initially said in a Facebook post...

Students Against Social Injustice marched to the Confederate monument on the Circle to demand the university administration remove the statue. The protest was met with no counterprotesters after the leader of Confederate 901 initially said in a Facebook post on...

“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...

Today, Marcus Williams and one of his friends will get in his Honda and drive five hours to his home in Pascagoula. It’s something his parents insisted on. He won’t be back until Monday, when campus is expected to be...

The University Police Department released a statement late Thursday night saying they are aware of recent social media activity that has “heightened anxiety” regarding the Students Against Social Injustice “Students Over Statues” march scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday. “Related security...

The annual RebelTHON fundraising event raised $259,000 for the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital but failed to reach the $300,000 goal set by the RebelTHON leaders as a part of this year’s “Join the R3v0luti0n” campaign. Jack Patrick Sullivan, RebelTHON...

“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...