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Timothy Herrington Jr. has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the Jimmie "Jay" Lee case. Herrington is a 22-year-old man from Grenada who graduated from UM in 2022. Photo courtesy Oxford Police Department. District Attorney Ben Creekmore...

Graphic by Kharley Redmon Tuition at the University of Mississippi will increase for the 2024-2025 school year with a cost of $9,612 for in-state students, and $28,440 for out-of-state students. Compared to last year, this is a $360 increase for...

A vehicle is towed on May 10. Photo by Ashton Summers The Board of Alderman passed an ordinance on May 7 that changes regulations on towing in Oxford. Jeff McCutchen, chief of the Oxford Police Department, wrote the ordinance that...

Timothy Herrington is escorted out of the Lafayette County Courthouse by county officers after his appearance on July 27, 2022. Photo by Violet Jira. Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who was indicted for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie...

Chancellor Glenn Boyce at the Memorial Ceremony in Paris-Yates Chapel on May 2, 2024. Photo by Antonella Rescigno The 2023-2024 University of Mississippi Memorial Ceremony, held on Thursday, May 2, in Paris-Yates Chapel, celebrated the lives of 15 faculty and...

Clara Beth White (Courtesy: Clara Beth White) At a time when the expectation is that college students approach their higher education like it is a job, it is difficult to imagine that students would also take on the additional burden...

UM NAACP President, Meghan Curry speaks at the NAACP Town Hall meeting in the student union ballroom on May 6, 2024. Photo by Antonella Rescigno After calling for the expulsion of three students who confronted pro-Palestine protesters at the Quad...

The class of 2024 had a unique freshman year experience. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, students had to navigate online learning and feelings of isolation in addition to the typical challenges that college students face. Four years later,...

Speakers of the drag queen Q&A panel answer questions in Lamar Hall on April 30, 2024. Photo by Bre'Anna Coleman. Local Oxford drag queens proudly shared their trials and triumphs in a colorful and candid Q&A discussion on April 30...

Brent Marsh, assistant vice chancellor, dean of students and a member of the First Amendment Support Team, stands between Jaylin R. Smith and counter-protesters on May, 2. Photo by Antonella Rescigno The events of Thursday’s protests at the University of...