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Peggy Grande speaks about politics during the UM GOP and YAF event in the student union on Oct. 22, 2024. Photo by Raegan Cohn. The University of Mississippi GOP and Young Americans for Freedom organizations hosted Peggy Grande, former executive...

The Justice for Jay Lee march organizers pose for a photo in the student union after the event on Oct. 19, 2024. Photo by Olivia Cangelosi. A group of 16 Justice for Jay Lee protesters marched around the University of...

  Members of UM for Palestine and the Lafayette-Oxford community gather outside of city hall on Oct. 20, 2024 Members of UMiss for Palestine and the Lafayette-Oxford community gathered at city hall at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 for...

Mississippi’s Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate Ty Pinkins speaks to the UM NAACP chapter in Barnard Hall on Oct. 15, 2024. Photo by Ashley Charles. Ty Pinkins, Mississippi’s Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, spoke to the University of...

The University of Mississippi Career Center partnered with Second Chance Animal Alliance and Students for Sustainable Fashion to host the Canines, Careers and Cookies event on Tuesday, Oct. 15 on the Martindale-Cole lawn.  Students were invited to play with shelter...

Mike Watkins stares at old photos in his hallway on Oct. 2, 2024. Photo by Christian Tolliver. One thing has increased consistently in Oxford: rent prices.  According to a July 2024 survey from Rent Cafe, more than a third of...

Graphic by Haley Reed Students at the University of Mississippi are grappling with their role in democracy. Some students are skeptical about the value of their vote, while others believe in the importance of civic engagement.  Kennadi Parker, a sophomore...

The DM news logo cover photo graphic The Ole Miss College Republicans and University of Mississippi College Democrats met to discuss the 2019 Alabama v. Jones case in an organized conversation in Bryant Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 15.  The event...

Students play water polo on kayaks in the Turner Center Natatorium. Photo courtesy: Cameron Geranios The University of Mississippi Department of Campus Recreation has converted what is normally an outdoor sport –– kayaking –– into an action-packed indoor activity for...

Story by Annabelle Miller Brilyn HollyhandPhoto Courtest: Brilyn Hollyhand Turning Point USA hosted Brilyn Hollyhand, youth advisory council chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), in the Student Union on Tuesday, Oct. 8.  The event was a stop on Hollyhand’s...