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A new Dunkin’ Donuts will open in the old UPS store on University Avenue this year. The shop will offer donuts, other food and their famous coffee. Less than 200 yards away, Community Donuts has been serving the Oxford area...

With the spring semester in full swing, Omicron cases continue to be on the rise nationally and on college campuses.  Currently, the university has 159 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 77 of the cases being students and 82 of them faculty...

The National Center for Cannabis Research and Education is officially open at the University of Mississippi. As Mississippi moves closer to legalizing the use of medical marijuana statewide, the center will focus on understanding the effects of cannabis and cannabis...

It’s a new year — and while Oxford hasn’t changed much since students departed for the winter break, the way you get home from a night on the Square has. On Dec. 7, 2021, the Board of Alderman passed an...

With the new Omicron variant, COVID-19 cases are at astronomically high levels. Chancellor Glenn Boyce announced on Jan. 10 the COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming semester and how the university will combat the rising cases.  “The Omicron variant is now...

Caroline McCollum Simrall Hood, a senior integrated marketing communications major from Vicksburg, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 11 after a fatal car accident. She was 22 years old.  Caroline Hood.Photo courtesy family of Caroline Hood. “Caroline was a beloved member of...

Nancy McKenzie Dupont, a beloved professor, passed away on Dec. 25, 2021.  The university community, along with faculty, staff, students and alumni of the School of Journalism and New Media, are mourning her loss and reflecting on the brilliance and...

    Rebel fans from around the country descended upon New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, but none of them traveled more than Valentin Joanny. Joanny, a 28-year old dog trainer from a Parisian suburb, is...

The Lambda Pi chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity has been suspended until Jan. 1, 2025. The decision comes from a violation of the university’s hazing policy.    The decision was reached by the University Judicial Council after hazing...

Ole Miss Football is officially heading to New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and with them will come thousands of their supporters. The city will be buzzing, with Hotty Toddys echoing across Bourbon Street, the French Quarter, the Caesars...