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The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning has lost more than $107 million in state-appropriated funding since July 2016, and the University of Mississippi has joined the fight to reel that money back into the state’s education budget. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter...

Mississippi is on its way to being the first state in the nation to ban abortions after 15 weeks. On Feb. 2, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 1510, which would prohibit abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation, in...

The time has come again for members of the Ole Miss community to nominate professors to receive the prestigious Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award. Faculty, students and alumni who wish to honor a favorite professor can nominate him or...

Around 60 candidates submitted petitions to qualify for Associated Student Body elections Sunday night in Lamar Hall. Fifty Senate candidates and 10 executive officer candidates qualified for elections and started campaigning immediately after qualifying by putting campaign signs up on...

A team of 15 University of Mississippi students earned 25 awards at this weekend’s 32nd annual Southeast Journalism Conference, including 17 Best of the South awards and being named 1st Place Journalism Champions for the on-site competitions. Harding University in...

Oxford Police Department worked to build connections in the community Thursday night at Fill-Up with Billups at their annual Coffee with a Cop event. OPD sees the event each year as a way to address students and citizens’ law enforcement...

Because parking in Oxford is a problem for students, Oxonians and visitors alike, the Downtown Parking Advisory Commission is preparing to begin construction on the Square’s first parking garage. The timeline for construction of the parking garage has been slightly...

An Ole Miss graduate student can now add “discovering a new species” to his resume. Andrew Snyder, a biological science doctoral student, specializes in the study of reptiles and amphibians, but discovered a new species of tarantula while on a...

The Interfraternity Council voted to require each of its members to attend educational sessions about sexual assault, hazing, substance abuse and available resources on campus every year they are a part of the organization. In the past, most of the...

There has been a firestorm of debate in the Oxford community this week after a cocktail menu at Saint Leo Restaurant, originally intended as a celebration of Black History Month, received widespread backlash on social media. Designed by Saint Leo’s...