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The Ole Miss Student Activity Fee team has launched a campaign urging students to pass ASB’s proposal to change the Student Activity Fee from $5 per semester to $2 per credit hour per semester in their upcoming spring 2022 election...

The University of Mississippi Black Alumni Reunion, which is expecting its largest gathering ever, will be held today, March 3 through Sunday, March 6.  Graphic courtesy: Ole Miss Alumni Association Every three years, the Black Alumni Council hosts a reunion...

A year ago, Maggie Walker was bored in quarantine. Now, she’s meeting with policymakers, discussing how to repeal the tampon tax in Mississippi and helping provide period products to the Oxford community. Margaret Walker, president of Period UM. Photo by...

Chancellor Glenn Boyce announced that as of March 2, masks are no longer required in all indoor facilities, but only on transportation networks and in UM medical centers. The email, sent on March 1, stated that the campus’ COVID-19 rates...

Even before their child was born, Charlie Cleland’s parents always knew he’d be spending most of his childhood in the hospital. Now nine years old, Charlie has been a longtime patient at the Children’s Hospital of Mississippi in Jackson —...

Update: On Mar. 1 University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce announced that effective Mar. 2, the university will be going mask-optional. Masks will only be required in healthcare settings and on transit services, in compliance with the Transportation Security Administration's...

The ninth annual Black Student Union Gala was held Friday, Feb. 25. The gala honors Black History Month and gives students a place to celebrate African American achievement at the University of Mississippi and in the community.  The University of...

Gov. Tate Reeves signed two executive orders on Monday to better support military children in state schools and families living in military installations.  “As long as I am governor, Mississippi will do everything in our power to support our military...

Joester Brassell, known by Oxford locals as Mama Jo, is the true soul behind the soul food at Mama Jo’s Country Cookin’. Joester Brassel, known as Mama Jo, stands inside Mama Jo’s Country Cookin’ on Old Highway 7 in Oxford,...

As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics came to a close on Sunday night, one headline loomed: another Russian doping scandal.  Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee,competes in the women's short program during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter...