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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.

Blair McElroy Named Senior International Officer at UM

During the 2017-18 academic year at the University of Mississippi, Blair McElroy watched over 877 international students as interim senior international officer. In that position,...

Sheriff East’s Daughter Shares Memories of the Man Behind the Gold Badge

By Alyssa Schnugg staff writer alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Sheriff F.D. “Buddy” East was known to the residents of Lafayette County as the man who dedicated his life to keeping...

Funeral Services For Late Sheriff East Set For Friday

Sheriff F.D. “Buddy” East, 75, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. The funeral service will be Friday, Sept....

Lafayette County’s Sheriff Buddy East Dead at 76

By Alyssa Schnugg Staff writer alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com Lafayette County Sheriff F.D. "Buddy East" died this morning at the age of 76 after a brief illness, according to Lafayette...

Oxford Geezers: Tiger Woody and Radar Discuss Education

On this week's episode of Oxford Geezers, Tiger Woody and Radar discuss furthering their education. Tiger Woody also refuses to go to the Ole...

University’s Talented Jazz Ensemble Performs Overseas for First Time

The Mississippians, the University of Mississippi's jazz ensemble, performed overseas for the first time this summer in Europe. The 19 musicians of The Mississippians had...

Construction Projects at UM Nearing Completion

Several construction projects at the University of Mississippi are expected to be completed during the 2018-19 academic year. Construction crews already have reworked the roundabout...

Submissions Sought for UM Film Festival One-Minute Film Competition

The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film is debuting a new way for the university community and high school students to get involved in...

Game, Set and Match: UM Faculty, Staff Find Fulfillment Playing Tennis

Underneath an early evening sunset and amid warm mid-August temperatures, four players meet for a doubles tennis match. Dressed comfortably in shorts, T-shirts and...

Couple’s Planned Gift to Support Two UM Endowments

Lynne Ann DeSpelder and Albert Lee Strickland, of Capitola, California, have partnered on many projects throughout their lives and someday, even in death, their...