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Ole Miss Confederate monument: Sparks releases first statement ahead of faculty senate, Staff Council votes

Updated: 7:20 p.m. Thursday The university faculty senate passed its resolution calling for the relocation of the Confederate monument in the Circle to...

Head coach Kermit Davis, players speak out about protest

It’s been almost a week since eight Ole Miss men’s basketball players, led by Devontae Shuler, knelt during the national anthem before the team’s...

Counterprotesters a no-show at SASI’s march

Members of Students Against Social Injustice (SASI) marched on campus Friday afternoon to demand the university administration remove its Confederate monument....

Opinion: Why contextualization doesn’t work

Essentially, contextualization doesn’t work with Confederate statues in public spaces because it’s a policy based exclusively on the white experience....

Rebuilding the Confederacy

Cartoon by Jake Thrasher ...

Opinion: What to do with the statue? Just ask Germany

As I was traveling through Germany waiting for my study abroad program to start, I couldn’t help but notice all the monuments, memorials and museums...

Truck plows into Confederate soldier statue on Ole Miss campus, damages contextual plaque

The most updated version of this article can be found here. A pickup truck plowed into the contextualization plaque in front of the Confederate soldier...

Group sues University of Mississippi to remove contextualization plaque in front Confederate soldier statue

The Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans is suing the University of Mississippi to remove the plaque contextualizing the Confederate soldier statue...

UM leaders address contention surrounding the Confederate statue plaque

A combination of criticism and praise knocked on the Lyceum’s door after the chancellor announced plans for a contextualizing plaque to be placed in...

Contextual plaque faces criticism

Criticism from multiple parties has surfaced since Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced plans for a contextual plaque in front of the Confederate solider statue in the Circle on Friday, March 11. The news release contained the proposed text for the plaque, which was drafted by a committee Provost Morris Stocks appointed. Later that day, the UM NAACP released a statement...

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