Eliza Noe, Author at The Daily Mississippian

Fall semester will end before Thanksgiving

The fall semester will not continue after Thanksgiving, according to an email sent to the university community. “The modified calendar reflects the university’s efforts to mitigate the potential impact of COVID-19 during

June 24, 2020

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Board of Supervisors hears arguments over courthouse Confederate Monument

Almost 900 people tuned in to Facebook Live to watch the Lafayette County Supervisors’ meeting to hear community members’ arguments for and against relocating the Confederate monument in front of the county

June 22, 2020

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39 past student body presidents call for state flag change

In a letter sent to Mississippi legislators, almost 40 former student body presidents of public Mississippi institutions signed to urge legislation to remove and replace Mississippi’s current stage flag. Mississippi’s current flag

June 22, 2020

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SEC Commissioner gives ultimatum over state flag

The commissioner of the Southeastern Conference is forcing the state of Mississippi into a decision: change your flag or no athletic conference championships in the state. In the statement released on Thursday,

June 18, 2020

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IFC executive member refuses to sign Greek statement in support of statue relocation

The vice president of programming for the university’s Interfraternity Council did not sign the joint letter from the UM Greek community calling for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees

June 10, 2020

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UM student and university employee test positive for coronavirus

A UM student and an employee have tested positive for COVID-19, according to an emergency notification sent to the university community. The university said that the wellness and safety of the university

June 3, 2020

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Chancellor commits to Confederate statue relocation

Chancellor Glenn Boyce said he was committed to seeing that the Confederate monument that sits on campus is removed from the Circle, according to an email sent to the university community. “This

May 31, 2020

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UPD arrests man suspected of vandalizing Confederate monument

As peaceful protesters met on the Square on Saturday, the Confederate monument that sits at the Circle on campus was vandalized. The words “spiritual genocide” were spraypainted in black across all four

May 30, 2020

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Suspect killed at ‘critical incident’ on South Lamar

In what Oxford Police Department has called a “critical incident,” local, state and federal agents arrived at South Lamar Blvd. in front of Hooper Hollow cottages. Hunter Carlstrom, a man wanted in

May 15, 2020

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Board of Aldermen adopts first phase of recovery plan, enforces masks

The board of aldermen passed Oxford’s fourth emergency resolution during the COVID-19 crisis, which will extend the stay-at-home order until May 18. In addition to the extended resolution, the board passed that

April 23, 2020

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