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Best-selling author Kiese Laymon asks: “What unites us?”

New York Times best-selling author and UM professor Kiese Laymon wants to talk about what unites and divides the university community. He addressed the latter in a panel discussion at Lost Dog

January 28, 2020

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Former Ole Miss standout Kylan Becker joins softball coaching staff

After only one year away from the program, Ole Miss softball great Kylan Becker is back with the Rebels, this time as a coach. Interim coach Ruben Felix, who took the job

January 28, 2020

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Opinion: Not the time, not the place to protest

Last night, the Lyceum hosted an event called Open Doors for all students so that we could introduce ourselves and get to know senior administrators. I was excited to attend because I

January 28, 2020

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University transit drops route, moves buses

Starting this semester, the Oxford-University Transit (OUT) is reducing the number of buses on two lines through campus and cutting down the total routes around the community. The Silver line stops will

January 28, 2020

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Is Doug Nikhazy primed for another dominant run through the SEC?

With the 2020 baseball season approaching, no other Ole Miss Rebel has a level of expectation equal to that of sophomore Doug Nikhazy. Nikhazy caught fire during his freshman season to eventually

January 28, 2020

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Opinion: We owe black Mississippians reparations

Recently, I came home to find an unexpected late fee from my utility company. I was shocked because I had set up auto-pay, and I had enough money in my bank account

January 28, 2020

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How a multi-generational circus continues its legacy

Family-owned and operated, The Great Benjamins Circus thrilled Oxford crowds with aerialists, human cannonballs and hair-suspended performers on Monday evening at the Lafayette County Multi-Purpose Arena. The company consists of generational circus

January 28, 2020

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Boyce speaks with community, ignores protesters

The Lyceum was a maze of administrators on Tuesday night. What was intended to be an open event where members of the university community could meet senior leadership shifted — at least

January 28, 2020

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Column: Back from the dead: a new twist on Dracula.

“Blood is Lives,” or is it life? The new Dracula series released this month on Netflix takes a fresh spin on the Bram Stoker classic with modernized characters and an exploration of

January 27, 2020

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Remembering Harold Burson: the man and the mogul

This story was updated Sunday, February 2, 2020 with the memorial date. A memorial service for Burson, will be held on Feb. 22 at the Paris Yates Chapel. Public relations guru Harold

January 27, 2020

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