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The Southern Foodways Alliance will host a workshop on oral history from July 13-17.  This year’s workshop will have only six students,  to create a less crowded, more intimate space for the students to share their ideas and apply it to their own work. “I think the interesting thing about oral history...

Complete Streets Pop-Up Project, which builds temporary additions to streets that make paths for cyclists and pedestrians, will begin construction this month both on- and off-campus. On the sections between 5th Street and Grove Loop of University Avenue, the temporary transformation of the street will include infrastructure for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians and...

Given the recent ruling on same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court, it should be safe to assume that more lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people across the South would feel comfortable displaying their sexuality to the rest of Mississippi. While that may be the case for some, others still keep their true selves hidden for fear of losing their jobs, homes and even...

A recent petition that received more than 64,088 signatures on Moveon.org exemplifies a movement that the University of Mississippi began almost 20 years...

The Fox Network’s show American Idol will hold the last auditions  for their 15th and final season at 9 a.m. today on campus in the Union Plaza. These auditions are a part of American Idol’s bus tour, which includes 11 destinations across the nation starting in Seattle and ending right here in Oxford. “We are expecting upward of 1,000 people to be here for auditions,...

Corey Blount (Left) and Kurt Smith (right) hold their marriage license in front of the courthouse Monday. (DM Photo| Logan Kirkland) After State Attorney...

The Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage will have repercussions both in the state and on the University of Mississippi campus. Though the...

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Jackson, Miss. – Following the nation-wide legalization of gay marriage, the Mississippi Pride Celebration had something extra to celebrate as they...