Days of simply patrolling for crime are coming to an end with the implementation of new studies and a by-the-numbers approach in crime prevention. The tactic of utilizing data and analytics has been in place since 2014, when Oxford police released a new strategy under the leadership of police chief Joey East,...
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Every Monday afternoon, students and teachers alike gather together for coffee and conversation at the Barnes & Noble Café in the Student Union. Their talks cover a variety of different topics, but what makes their meetings unique is not the subject, but the language. “El café de los Lunes” was created for those wishing to learn, improve, and practice their Spanish...
“The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure. But one never graduates from Ole Miss.”-Frank E. Everett, Jr. These words hang above the Student Union stairwell as a reminder of the lasting bonds Rebels form during their college years with their classmates and their school community. When taken literally, however, the expression highlights the decline...
The old adage goes “you are what you eat.” According to a group of graduate students that the University hosted September 10, food can be a very telling aspect of culture. The Southern Foodways Alliance, Center for the Study of Southern Culture, as well as the UM graduate school and the department of sociology and anthropology hosted a symposium focusing on the...
