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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.

How Extending Bar Hours is Affecting Oxford

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Farm Bureau Offers Significant Savings with Bundling Coverages

HottyToddy.com's Steve Vassallo recently visited with Wayne Perkins at Farm Bureau Insurance on West Oxford Loop to learn about some significant savings. Steve Vassallo: Wayne,...

High School Programmers Pilot Robots to Success in UM Competition

After a grueling six-month journey, three high school teams bested 21 others to win top honors in Mississippi's sixth annual FIRST Tech Challenge robotics...

Two Honors College Students Receive Barksdale Awards

With $5,000 awards to support separate creative projects, two students in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been...

Ford Center Presents 'Considering Matthew Shepard'

The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts is bringing the choral work "Considering Matthew Shepard" to the University of Mississippi Tuesday (Feb....

University Expands Summer Programs for K-12 Students

Families looking to avoid the inevitable "I'm bored" comments coming from children this summer are invited to come check out the 2018 academic summer...

UM Center Hosts Symposium on Southern Music

Music from the American South has made an indisputable impact on culture and politics in the U.S. and around the world, and an upcoming...

Faulkner Stories Selected for 2018 UM Common Reading Experience

Ten selected short stories of a University of Mississippi alumnus and one of the most acclaimed American authors of the 20th century will be the focus...

UM Professors Receive IHL Excellence in Diversity Awards

Faculty members at the University of Mississippi and the university's Medical Center have been honored with diversity awards by the board of trustees of...

Facility Gives UM Tennis Competitive Edge

A major gift to the University of Mississippi from attorney Bill Hester, of New Orleans, is helping give the Ole Miss tennis teams a...