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Former Ole Miss Chancellor Jeff Vitter selected as finalist for University of South Florida president

Updated at 3 p.m. to reflect Vitter’s comments in an interview with the University of South Florida on Wednesday. Former Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter could become the next president of the University of

March 18, 2019

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Here come the stickers: ASB election season kicks off

The Associated Student Body election season began on Sunday night as candidates for all ASB positions were certified to run in the 2019 Spring General Election by interim ASB Attorney General Anya

March 17, 2019

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Ole Miss head coach Kermit Davis, senior Terence Davis speak out about players’ protest

It’s been almost a week since eight Ole Miss men’s basketball players, led by Devontae Shuler, knelt during the national anthem before the team’s game against Georgia. Before the team’s first game

February 28, 2019

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Tweets threatening to pull donations after players kneel turn out to be just talk

After eight Ole Miss basketball players knelt during the national anthem before their game on Saturday, social media has been ablaze with some alumni supporting the players and others threatening to keep

February 25, 2019

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Twitter responds to Ole Miss basketball players kneeling during national anthem

While neo-Confederate protesters were marching 1,000 feet away in the Circle, eight Ole Miss men’s basketball players knelt during the national anthem at The Pavilion before the team’s home game against Georgia

February 23, 2019

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Ole Miss basketball players kneel during national anthem as neo-Confederate activists march on campus

Update – 3:00 p.m. Sunday A video posted by ESPN identifies Devontae Shuler as the first of eight Ole Miss players to kneel during the national anthem on Saturday. Shuler’s decision to kneel

February 23, 2019

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Ten days of tension, preparation, confusion: Weekend rally and counterprotests

Pro-Confederate groups Confederate 901 and the Hiwaymen marched on campus today after more than a week of preparation and counterprotests by many in the university community. Read our coverage of the past

February 23, 2019

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LIVE UPDATES: Confederate groups march from Oxford Square to Ole Miss campus

Updated 4:50 p.m. University Police Department Chief Ray Hawkins said there was one person arrested on campus “who failed to comply with directions” from the police. Hawkins said no one associated with

February 23, 2019

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Gallery: Counterprotesters meet Confederate groups on Oxford town Square

After a week of tension in Oxford, a group of around 30 pro-Confederate protesters organized in the Square and began marching to campus in support of the university’s Confederate monument just after

February 23, 2019

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Confederate protests drive some students away from campus this weekend

Today, Marcus Williams and one of his friends will get in his Honda and drive five hours to his home in Pascagoula. It’s something his parents insisted on. He won’t be back

February 22, 2019

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