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The Flatts at South Campus. Photo by Sebastian Lanz. The University of Mississippi will lease 228 bed spaces at the Flatts at South Campus, located on Whirlpool Drive, July 2025-July 31, 2026. This is the sixth master lease agreement the...

When Isabelle Nieves, a freshman music major at the University of Mississippi, began the fall semester, she was eager to meet new people and gain independence. Leaving her beloved dog, Lucy, at home with her parents in Memphis, Tenn. was...

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

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., center, who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, talks with his attorneys as the jury decides the case, at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss. on Wednesday,...

Defense attorneys and prosecutors approach Judge Kelly Luther at the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Photo...

Thomas Christopher Klinck, Herrington's family neighbor, testifying on the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, December 6, 2024. Photo by...

Defense attorneys and prosecutors approach Judge Kelly Luther at the trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, in Oxford, Miss., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Photo...

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. looks over his shoulder during trial testimony in the Lafayette County Courthouse on Dec. 4, 2024. Photo by Antonella Rescigno. The trial of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. — who is charged with capital murder in the...

A photo of Rooster’s Blueshouse on Dec. 3, 2024. Photo by Calli Hull. Editor’s Note: This article was edited to reflect that Crye-Leike Oxford Real Estate does not lease, own or manage the space that currently houses Rooster’s Blueshouse. Rooster’s...

The DM news logo cover photo graphic With finals on the horizon and the holidays around the corner, students at the University of Mississippi are finding new and unique ways to manage the stress that comes with academic pressure.   Téa...