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Campus scientists, professors rally behind climate truth

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s administration’s recently proposed environmental policy changes, University of Mississippi biology faculty members are speaking out against the White House’s stance on climate change and its causes. Tiffany Bensen, professor of environmental biology, said...

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ASB elects 4 to fill empty Senate seats

The Associated Student Body elected four new senators to the legislature via a paper ballot vote Tuesday night. The senators elected Brady Kies, Levi...

Dr Pepper tuition winner threw his way to $100,000

“When they told me I was a finalist, I yelled so loud that the landscape workers quit blowing their leaves from concern,” said Jarrius Adams, who won...

Tornadoes touch down, wreak havoc in southern Louisiana 

KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press The three tornadoes that struck southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday injured about 20 people, destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and trucks, and left about 10,000 customers without power, but no deaths were reported, the governor said. Gov. John Bel Edwards took an aerial tour and made a disaster declaration before meeting with officials...

Under the immigration ban: Executive order keeps student’s family a world away

(Photo by: Lana Ferguson) Last week, engineering graduate student Moones Alamooti was counting down the days until she would see her parents. It’s been...

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University tackles growing population, needs with expansion

The university hired three architectural firms to renovate and expand Farley Hall and Connor Hall under the stress of a growing student body. Farley Hall...

Faculty addresses feral cat issue on campus

For the last 15 years, several university faculty members have dwindled the number of feral cats on campus from nearly 200 to around 40. These cats, wild...

McArthur Chism: Oxford’s legally blind artist

Since 1958, Glendora native McArthur Chism has been making things with his hands. As a young boy, he had poor eyesight and little money in his pocket,...

Crime Blotter: OPD issues 161 traffic citations in week

Briefs do not include every incident from the past week. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Report compiled by Lasherica Thornton. Oxford...

Campus ministry leads students in relief efforts

The Ole Miss Baptist Student Union took a group of students to Hattiesburg to assist the Red Cross and several churches with cleanup following the tornadoes...

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