Student organizations around campus are pioneering relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Harvey by raising money and gathering supplies over the last week. The University of Mississippi’s Rebel Relief Disaster Fund will donate money to relief efforts in Houston. That...
The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors met with a packed room Tuesday night to discuss the possible relocation of a Confederate memorial statue in Oxford. A total of four people spoke, two for and two against moving the memorial, voicing their...
The third of four planned provost candidate open forums continued Tuesday, with Jeffrey Thompson presenting. Thompson focused on the future of the university, naming teamwork and student success as ways to continue bettering Ole Miss. “You have a great thing going,”...
Simeon Wright was just 12 years old when he witnessed the 1955 kidnapping of his 14-year-old cousin Emmett Till. Till, nicknamed “Bobo” by his family, was tortured and killed by two white men in Money after allegedly whistling at Carolyn...
The Student Union opened last week after months of construction, bringing back old favorites along with new options, helping enhance on-campus dining at Ole Miss. Housing Chick-fil-A, Qdoba, Which Wich, Panda Express and McAlister’s, the Union boosted the Ole Miss...
In the initial month since the Blue Sky convenience store, located off Highway 6, became the first to sell to-go daiquiris in Oxford, its sales have doubled. However, the store has already faced legality issues. The daiquiris were introduced to Blue Sky customers on...
Mississippi agencies, nonprofits and other groups that answer victims’ needs in the face of natural disasters are standing for whatever damage the hurricane-turned-storm named "Harvey" might bring as it passes through our state. According to an advisory released early Thursday...
Students attending this Saturday’s game against South Alabama will experience an SEC rule new to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. This year, event-goers will have to follow the clear bag policy implemented by the SEC in an effort to increase security at football...
“I know that he would tell them, “This is no fun. This isn’t a party,'” said David Magee, the late William Magee’s father. “This is what drowning must feel like.” William Magee. Courtesy of University Communications Just a little over...
Current interim provost Noel Wilkin spoke with faculty and students on campus Thursday at the second of four planned provost candidate open forums. Wilkin’s presentation focused on the interplay between the role of provost and the university’s mission, and how the...