Spike in COVID-19 on campus
Along with the typical cold and flu seasons this winter, COVID-19 is still prevalent, and COVID-19 cases have risen recently on campus and in Mississippi. According to the Mississippi State Department of
UM lifted its mask mandate, but some students still find comfort in masking
The University of Mississippi lifted all on campus mask mandates for the first time since the early days of the pandemic in March 2022. To many, it felt as if the days
Masks now only required in instructional areas and healthcare settings at UM
The University of Mississippi is now requiring masks and face coverings only in instructional areas and healthcare settings regardless of vaccination status, according to an email Chancellor Glenn Boyce sent on Feb.
Sports are uniting UM despite our COVID-19 barriers
When COVID-19 first hit the US in early 2020, colleges and universities across the nation were forced to close, and with their closing came isolation between students. Even when some universities reopened
Faculty senate adopts a resolution on UM COVID-19 policies
The faculty senate voted late Tuesday evening to pass a resolution regarding the University of Mississippi COVID-19 policies. The resolution directly calls upon the university to initiate a vaccine mandate, and calls
Opinion: COVID protocols are worth the inconvenience
Over the summer, Ole Miss students received two very different emails addressing what COVID protocols for the upcoming Fall semester will look like. On June 24, the Interim Vice Chancellor for Student
4th Wave of coronavirus hits Oxford
City, county and university officials met with the state’s top health official on Wednesday to coordinate and discuss the rise in coronavirus cases locally as the fourth wave hits Mississippi. “It is
Delta variant spreads in MS, Oxford prepares
More than a year after the first positive coronavirus case was reported in Mississippi, the state is facing virus uncertainty once again as the Delta variant emerges and takes hold. The Delta
Class of 2021 seniors express mixed emotions over their graduation
As the class of 2021 at the University of Mississippi trades their school clothes for a cap and gown this week for graduation, the seniors are having mixed feelings over their graduation
After a year in a pandemic, North Mississippi schools reflect on crucial changes
Mississippi schools were some of the first in the country to reopen for in-person learning during the pandemic. Now, teachers and administrators across Northern Mississippi are reflecting on everything they’ve had to