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10 Ways to Tell You’re Talking to an Ole Miss Student, Part 2

Discover the vibrant, humorous traditions that define Ole Miss students, from The Grove to The Vaught, and everything in between.

A Look Inside “The System” and Programs Created to Get Mississippi Fostered Youth Jobs, College Educations

By Billy Watkins Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting By the time she turned 6, Jessica Reese had been sexually abused repeatedly. Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services...

UM Graduating Senior Lends Social Work Skills to Local Treatment Facility

According to recent data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, almost 20 million American adults battle a substance use disorder each year. In the...

Flagship Status Pays Off for UM Arabic Program, Students

In its first year as an Arabic Language Flagship Program, the University of Mississippi has achieved a 100 percent acceptance rate for the program's...

Seven UM Arabic, Chinese and Swahili Students Named Boren Scholars

Seven accomplished students in the University of Mississippi's Arabic, Chinese and Swahili language programs are the university's latest recipients of the prestigious David L....

UM Counseling Professor Honored for Adolescent Mental Health Research

Rick Balkin, a University of Mississippi professor of counselor education, has been named the winner of the American Counseling Association's 2019 Extended Research Award for his...

Talented Seniors Elevate Work of the UM McLean Institute

As undergraduates at the University of Mississippi, Jarvis Benson, Levi Bevis and Blair Wortsmith have helped advance the work of the McLean Institute for...

Friends of the Mounted Unit Nonprofit Helps Fund OPD’s Mounted Unit Patrol

By Callaghan Basil and Halle Ames Journalism Students https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUfTKMSg1z1rYelHHjiMcrGQ&v=Knst-bJLFk4 The Oxford Mounted Unit has become a meaningful and resourceful tool that the of the Oxford Police Department...

Public Forum Addresses Mental Health in the LGBTQI Community

By Talbert Toole Lifestyles Editor talbert.toole@hottytoddy.com Members of the LGBTQI community often face discrimination, prejudice, and social stigma, among other disparities. These disparities can lead to depression,...

Two Teachers Make Yoga Accessible to Everyone in the Oxford Community

By Samantha Ladouceur and Corinne Taylor Journalism Students https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ND51PB1SSs Hot yoga is known for being incredibly restorative to the mind and body, and for someone in the...

Allen Boyer: Review of “The First Wave” by Alex Kershaw

Editor’s Note: Alex Kershaw, author of the “The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II,” will...