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For the second year in a row, Alpha Omicron Pi was the overall winner of CASA Encore. The event returned to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion with the iconic, high-energy dance competition showcasing 11 University of Mississippi sororities. The...

Ole Miss College Republicans hosted an event featuring former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott on Thursday. Students gathered to hear him share his perspectives on politics, the current state of the government and leadership. The event was originally scheduled...

The University of Mississippi intends to use funds from the Student Activity Fee (SAF) to provide more university-sponsored events, rather than distributing these funds directly to registered student organizations (RSOs) as it has in the past.  The announcement, which was...

Student places campaign stickers on his chest in front of the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union. Photo by Jack Kirkland University of Mississippi students will have the opportunity to vote for the Homecoming and Personality election candidates they...

The University of Mississippi Department of Parking and Transportation has opened a new parking lot and expanded Oxford-University Transit (OUT) shuttle services to alleviate parking problems faced by students this semester. The department announced via email to UM students on...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has decided not to renew its five-year contract with the University of Mississippi to grow cannabis on campus for research, allowing the deal to terminate in 2028. According to UM’s website, the contract...

The Student Activities Association (SAA) hosted a trivia night in the Gertrude C. Ford Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday night, advertising a $200 cash prize. Students split off in teams of two or three to answer trivia questions ranging from...

Following the death of Delta State University’s Dematravion “Trey” Reed, University of Mississippi students gathered in the Circle to hold a vigil in his honor on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 12:15 p.m. Reed’s body was found hanging from a tree...

City Grocery Restaurant Group, headed by James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef John Currence, announced the arrival of new executive chef Tory McPhail, another Beard award winner, last month. Also included in the announcement were plans to open a second location...

Students McClain Schieltz and Brett Doherty opened Munchies Chicken and Waffles — the first student-owned food truck on campus — on Monday, Aug. 25. Located in front of Crosby Hall, the truck aims to provide a late-night food option for...