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The 2021-22 freshman class of the University of Mississippi has grown by 19% since last year, though official numbers of enrollment won’t be released by the Institutions of Higher Learning until November, according to an email sent out by the...

Abby Church was crowned Miss University 2022 on Sunday night during the 73rd annual scholarship pageant.  Church is a junior psychology major with a pre-law track and also a member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. After a special...

Oxford citizens young and old gathered on the RSVP Plaza steps next to City Hall on a rainy Saturday morning to bring awareness to women’s reproductive rights in light of the recent decision to hear Mississippi’s abortion challenge in the...

Several local women have organized a “Women’s March for Reproductive Rights” to take place Saturday, Oct. 2, to coincide with Women’s Rights events taking place across the country to protest the Supreme Court’s recent Texas abortion law decision. The event...

The university’s Army, Navy and Marine Reserve Officer Training Corps hosted a three mile run on Sept. 29 to raise awareness for the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program.  During the month of September, Cadet Command tasked the ROTC, the...

The City of Oxford’s Board of Aldermen voted in a special board meeting on Tuesday to lift the city-wide mask mandate. The decision comes after cases of COVID-19 nationwide, statewide and locally have been on the decline. Unvaccinated city employees...

​The School of Pharmacy is partnering with the Public Health Program to hold two University of Mississippi HPV Free events on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 1-4 p.m. at the Galtney-Lott Plaza and Wednesday, Oct. 6th, 1-4 p.m. at the Union...

The Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom hosted their first event of the year. The DOIC hosted Aaron Rice, the director of the Mississippi Justice Institute, in a conversation about the constitutionality of vaccine mandates.  Due...

The university has announced the return of a second COVID-19 testing center. Students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive testing weekly Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Testing is available Saturdays, with the exception of home...

Kenzee Blount and Bradford Stewart were elected homecoming king and queen after an exciting runoff election. Students gathered outside the Lyceum Thursday night surrounding the candidates they were supporting to hear the results.  Blount, a senior general business major, campaigned...