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Confederate monument leaves the center of campus

Nearly a month after the state Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees approved the relocation, the Confederate monument was moved from the Circle to the Confederate cemetery behind the Tad

July 14, 2020

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IHL college board to approve relocating Confederate monument from heart of Ole Miss campus

The board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning, during its Thursday meeting, is expected to consider and approve a plan to relocate the Confederate monument at the University of Mississippi.

June 15, 2020

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IFC executive member refuses to sign Greek statement in support of statue relocation

The vice president of programming for the university’s Interfraternity Council did not sign the joint letter from the UM Greek community calling for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees

June 10, 2020

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Chancellor commits to Confederate statue relocation

Chancellor Glenn Boyce said he was committed to seeing that the Confederate monument that sits on campus is removed from the Circle, according to an email sent to the university community. “This

May 31, 2020

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IHL Board delays vote to relocate Confederate monument

JACKSON — The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees removed the proposal to relocate the Confederate monument from the Circle to the Confederate cemetery on campus from their monthly meeting agenda

January 16, 2020

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State politicians disagree on who has final say in Confederate monument relocation

State legislators who authored the bill that dictates how military monuments can be relocated have different opinions about who has the final authority to actually relocate the Confederate monument that stands in

March 27, 2019

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OPINION: Letter to the Editor: The student body has not spoken

Most students have recently heard for the first time about Resolution 19-4 being voted on and “unanimously” passed by the ASB senators. What all the news articles and social media posts have

March 8, 2019

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Twitter responds to Ole Miss ASB passing Confederate statue relocation resolution

Last week, the Associated Student Body senate released a draft of legislation aimed at relocating the university’s Confederate monument on the Circle to the on-campus Confederate cemetery. Soon after, other campus groups

March 6, 2019

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OPINION: Why support the Confederate monument

Christianity has long been guilty of the sin of white supremacy. Slave ships had chaplains. Plantation owners “converted” their slaves to Christianity. Churches have long been some of the most segregated spaces

March 6, 2019

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ASB resolution to relocate Confederate monument ready for final vote

The Associated Student Body Senate resolution calling for the relocation of the Confederate monument from the Circle to the Confederate cemetery passed the ASB Rules Committee on Thursday night. The Senate will

March 1, 2019

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