Oxford lifts city-wide mask mandate
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
Declaration of Independence Center hosts talk on constitutionality of vaccine mandates
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
Secondary on campus testing returns to UM
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
Kenzee Blount, Bradford Stewart elected homecoming king and queen
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
Della Davidson Elementary School earns National Blue Ribbon recognition
Della Davidson Elementary School of the Oxford School District was designated a National Blue Ribbon School. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, operated by the United States Department of Education, offers the
IHL prohibits MS universities from mandating vaccine
The Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning quietly voted to prohibit all public colleges and universities from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, with exceptions. In the meeting, which took place Friday, Sept. 17, the
Ian Pigg, Madison Gordon elected Mr. and Miss Ole Miss
Ian Pigg and Madison Gordon have been named Mr. and Miss Ole Miss on Tuesday, in an announcement at the Student Union Ballroom. The homecoming king and queen elections are heading into
Students protest against sexual assault
Approximately 60 University of Mississippi students gathered outside of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house Thursday night to protest alleged incidents of sexual assault. Over the course of an hour and a
ASB Senate passes resolution on UM COVID-19 policies
The Associated Student Body Senate voted Tuesday evening to support the faculty senate’s resolution calling on the University of Mississippi to implement a campus-wide COVID-19 vaccination mandate. By a vote of 26-18,
COVID-19 cases slow as Mu variant appears
As new COVID-19 cases nationwide and across Mississippi seem to be on the decline, health officials are turning their eyes toward another variant of COVID-19, the Mu variant, which has shown up