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Graphic: Haley Reed Ten years ago, the University of Mississippi  ranked No. 5 among the nation’s flagship universities for internet upload speeds, according to a 2014 survey by The Huffington Post. While UM’s current ranking is unavailable, anecdotal evidence from...

"The Barn" book cover. Photo courtesy of Mitchell Diggs Mississippi author and ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson made an appearance at Off Square Books on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to discuss his new book, “The Barn: The Secret History of a...

The DM news logo cover photo graphic Apprehensive facial expressions. Rough plate delivery. Triple checking your latte order. A longer wait than usual. Noticing all the above? This is more than likely a new hire experiencing the new job blues....

Jishnu Kher and Xavier Black Jr. Photo by Reese Johnson JULIAN, a national civil and human rights non-profit, established a new chapter at the University of Mississippi. The group will hold its first meeting on Friday, Sept. 27 in the...

Rebel fans in the Ole Miss student section cheer before the game against Georgia Southern on Sept. 21, 2024. Photo by Lucy Sprinkle. The 12,000 student tickets that the Ole Miss Athletics Ticket Office allotted for the 2024 football season...

Before (top) and after (bottom) rhinoplasty for Lauren Heenan, a senior radiology major from Hartford, Conn., performed in 2021 Once a taboo, cosmetic surgery has become a regular topic of conversation.  The number of young adults and teenagers opting for...

Graphic by Haley Reed Sullivan’s Marketplace, a popular Mississippi grocery store, has been approved by the Oxford Planning Commission to set up shop at the Colonnade Crossing development off Highway 30.   Sullivan’s Marketplace, founded by the Sullivan family in 2005...

Students are sworn into Legislative Aide positions within Associated Student Body at their formal senate meeting in the student union on Sept. 24, 2024. Photo by Riley McCoy. The Associated Student Body elected four new senators, passed a bill establishing...

Sarah Spain is the co-founder of Hear the Cheers University of Mississippi alumna Eliza Peters recently announced plans to expand Hear the Cheers, a program that aims to benefit deaf and hard-of-hearing children, to Oxford. Peters co-founded Hear the Cheers...

In 2021, suicide was the third leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 24 in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. During September’s Suicide Prevention Month, this statistic is on the minds of...