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Opinion: It is time to further the conversation and movement

A statue of a Confederate soldier is situated at the doorstep of the campus. It is inscribed with the following: “To Our Confederate Dead, Albert Sidney...

James Meredith and Thad Cochran inducted into University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame

James Meredith and Thad Cochran were inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame and received the Distinguished Alumni Award at the Inn at Ole Miss on Friday. “These...

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Journalism professor’s book ‘We Believed We Were Immortal’ offers unique perspective on university’s integration

Journalism professor Kathleen Wickham is kicking off her book tour for “We Believed We Were Immortal” at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Off Square Books to commemorate...

“Together Oxford” begins community discussion on privilege, racial divides

Nearly 100 participants attended the “Together Oxford” community workshop, where they learned to check their privilege and work past racial...

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‘Oxford Town’ and Bob Dylan: How Mississippi influenced the Nobel Prize winner

Illustration by Jake Thrasher Bob Dylan’s songwriting skills have serenaded a disquieted American public for generations, most recently winning him a...

Ole Miss should acknowledge its use of slave labor

In 1848 the Mississippi Legislature chartered the University of Mississippi – an institution “founded originally,” as UM Chancellor John Newton Waddel...

Second hearing for noose on Meredith statue

JACKSON (AP) — A judge has set a second guilty plea hearing for a man federal prosecutors say placed a noose on the University of Mississippi’s statue of its first black student. A federal court filing shows that Austin Reed Edenfield is scheduled to waive indictment and plead guilty March 24 to a criminal charge before U.S. District Judge Michael Mills in Oxford....

Social integration

Over a month has passed since two University of Mississippi students chose to express their feelings of hatred and bigotry by defacing the bronze statue...

Letter to the editor

Dear editor,   The March 3 issue of The Daily Mississippian featured an article comprising James Meredith’s own opinions about the recent sullying...

Ole Miss needs culture change

I’ve thought about this column for over a week now. When I sat at home Monday night, reading the email from the chancellor, I was instantly numb. I wondered...

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