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A handgun and ammunition. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Of the homicides worked by the Oxford Police Department this year, two were the result of domestic violence incidents in which a gun was involved.  OPD and other local law enforcement...

John W. Winkle III speaks during the dedication of the John Winkle Reading Room in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College on Oct. 14. Photo by HG Biggs. University of Mississippi Professor Emeritus John W. Winkle III is remembered by...

  Graphic by Sedley Normand. EDITOR’S NOTE: Millions of people experience some form of domestic violence every year. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so a section of The Daily Mississippian is being devoted to events and resources available for...

Poster courtesy: Oxford Police Department. The Oxford Police Department is preparing to put on its 16th annual haunted house that will provide spooks and scares for a good cause. The event will take place over three days, Oct. 27 from...

Chloe Evans, Lane Taylor, Laura Poole, Lexi Pelton, Liv Dolan and Keondria Young display UM RASA's 2022 vision board. Photo by Isabelle Frost. Rallying Against Sexual Assault is a student-led organization at the university that aims to raise awareness about...

Jenna Price writes what "healthy love" means to her on a purple heart during Alpha Chi Omega's philanthropy event on Oct. 25. Photo by Jensen Ware. “Here at House of Grace, we are driven by a single goal: to do...

Christin Dobbs, Bhakti Patel and Shelli Poole hold RASA's "#itookastand Against Domestic Violence" sign on Purple Thursday on Oct. 20, 2022. Photo by Jensen Ware. RASA continued to take a stand against gender-based violence on campus as the organization hosted...

Timothy Yenter has been named associate dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.Photo courtesy: UM Digital Imaging Services. Philosophy professor Timothy Yenter has been named the associate dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Previously, he served as...

Sustainability Storytellers, organized by Kristen Alley Swain — an associate professor in the School of Journalism and New Media, provides an opportunity for students to produce multimedia stories that will explore solutions to sustainability challenges. Kristen Alley Swain, associate professor...

Winner of 74th annual Miss University Pageant, Ally Hopper, waves to the crowd on Oct. 23, 2022. Photo by Ashton Summers. Ally Hopper was crowned Miss University 2023 at the 74th annual pageant held on Sunday, Oct. 23 at the...