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Mississippi’s football program was cited by the NCAA in nearly half of the 28 rules violations levied against the school in the Notice of Allegations the university recently received, said a person with knowledge of the investigation. The person said Tuesday that 13 allegations involve the football...

Kate Walker, a junior elementary education major at the University of Mississippi, addresses a TeachLive avatar during a practice lesson in the TeachLive...

Last year saw the rise of apps and services such as Airbnb and Uber. The format of peer-to-peer sharing services is more popular than ever, and now an Oxford startup company is adopting a similar format for their most recent app, Nimble Fashion. “Nimble Fashion is just a way that women can wear a different dress to every single event, look fabulous and save money at...

Associated Student Body senators will present a resolution to remove the building name from Vardaman Hall on campus in a committee meeting tonight. Co-author...

The Oxford Police Department strives to keep the community informed and involved through an unconventional platform: Twitter. Major Jeff McCutchen and Lieutenant Hildon Sessums have been co-running the OPD Twitter account for the past three years. After the summer of 2014, the account having only 47 followers, McCutchen said they decided they wanted to become more active....

A total of 160 active shooter incidents occurred in the United States between 2000 and 2013, according to an FBI study released in 2014. Increasing annual...

The University’s McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement will host a guest lecture from a Mississippian whose story embodies the...

AS IF MIDDLE SCHOOL COULD GET MORE DRAMATIC This week in Columbus, Paul Marcus Jackson, affectionately known as “Wall,” was arrested at the local middle school. Jackson was indicted by a federal jury on counts of money laundering and drug charges. The eighth grade teacher was one of seven others found guilty of conspiring to possess and sell methamphetamine, along...

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Members of 12 nations signed one of the largest multinational trade deals, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, in New Zealand on Thursday. The nations included...