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Professors reckon with artificial intelligence

Against the wishes of many professors, artificial intelligence has made its way into the classroom and hands of students. The current University of Mississippi policy for generative AI allows individual professors to

October 5, 2023

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Artificial intelligence: what you need to know

Doomsday predictions of the artificial intelligence apocalypse have circulated in the public discourse for years, but after the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, popularity and expectations of AI have reached

October 5, 2023

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Is AI coming for your job after graduation?

The age of artificial intelligence is here, and people are getting nervous. While ChatGPT and other word-processing AI systems are a source of moderate entertainment for consumers today, their inevitable integration into

October 5, 2023

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Voting poses problem for out-of-state students

Aside from juggling multiple classes, University of Mississippi students face a new responsibility on Nov. 7: Election Day. In the upcoming weeks, students can cast their ballots in-person and by mail, with

October 2, 2023

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UM Democrats and Republicans prepare for election

As the race for governor in Mississippi looms closer, political organizers are scrambling to get out the vote. The two main political organizations on campus – Ole Miss College Republicans and University

October 2, 2023

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Modern Mississippi voting laws resemble Jim Crow

Mississippi has a long and violent history of voter suppression, dating back to the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. While the state has progressed from the Jim Crow era of voting policies, vestiges

September 29, 2023

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UM students vote: Presley vs. Reeves

Red, blue or somewhere in between, students at the University of Mississippi are preparing to cast their votes in the Nov. 7 gubernatorial election. Of the three candidates — Republican incumbent Tate

September 28, 2023

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Numerous hurdles stand in the way of young voters

As partisan tensions rise with new elections on the horizon, some college students are ready to register to vote and cast a ballot for the first time, while others find the process

September 28, 2023

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UM launches creative writing program

Pick up your pens and broaden your imagination: The University of Mississippi’s English department is adding a Bachelor of Fine Arts in creative writing to its repertoire for students. This is the

September 26, 2023

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Author Roosevelt Montás champions free thinking, liberal arts

Roosevelt Montás, senior lecturer and the director of the freedom and citizenship program at Columbia University, describes his novel as “three books in one:” a memoir, an introduction to the most influential

September 26, 2023

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