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Will Ole Miss remove its Confederate monument? ASB members set sights on statue relocation.

It could happen. Student leaders at the University of Mississippi are taking steps toward removing the Confederate monument from the center of campus. Campus senators met with local historians and administrators this

February 27, 2019

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ASB senators, campus leaders discuss process of relocating Confederate statue

Student leaders at the University of Mississippi are taking steps toward removing its Confederate statue from the center of campus. Student leaders met with campus historians and administrators this month to discuss

February 26, 2019

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Students criticize campus housing for involving UPD in minor offenses

Ole Miss students are questioning campus housing’s approach in managing problems with its residents, and some have voiced concern with housing employees’ recent reliance on law enforcement officials. University Police Department is

February 26, 2019

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Black History Month keynote speakers look to history, address weekend protests

Tim Wise and Joy Degruy, both prominent researchers and scholars on race, delivered the University of Mississippi’s Black History Month Keynote Address and highlighted how to address racial problems of the past,

February 26, 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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Rebel players kneel, overshadow neo-Confederate march on campus

Devontae Shuler knelt for 63 seconds on Saturday. The basketball team’s historic on-court protest was brief, yet it overshadowed a day’s worth of neo-Confederate demonstrations happening at the same time in the

February 25, 2019

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Campus rallies end in no violence, injuries

The University of Mississippi erupted this weekend as neo-Confederate activists organized the Mississippi Stands Rally in the Square and marched to the Ole Miss campus with Confederate battle flags in hand on

February 25, 2019

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Basketball players kneeling reminiscent of Hawkins in 1982

So, here we are again. The weekend marked another chapter in a story that has engulfed Oxford and the entire Southeast for decades. Oxford once again served as a metaphorical battleground

February 24, 2019

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‘Why should we have to be silent?’ Counterprotesters battle hate, rain on Saturday

As neo-Confederate activists arrived on campus, counterprotesters with signs began chanting, “Black presence, black power,” “We will not be quiet” and “Your heritage is hate.” Despite the possibility of severe weather, approximately

February 23, 2019

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Gallery: Pro-Confederate, counterprotest groups march on Ole Miss campus

Following a demonstration in the Oxford Square, neo-Confederate activists marched to the Ole Miss campus on Wednesday, ending at the Confederate monument in the Circle. The protesters were met by approximately 50

February 23, 2019

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