Southern Experience

Ferguson: A Life Lesson from a Former Sailor

A former sailor reflects on Navy service, world travel, heartbreak, discipline, and learning to see every person’s God-given value.
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UM Physicists Play Key Roles in Gravitational Wave Discovery

When researchers in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration announced recently that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time, the discovery was cheered by...

New Museum Collection Features Poetry and Photos

The newest exhibit at the University of Mississippi Museum is a collaboration of poetry and photography inspired by Langston Hughes’ award-winning poem “The Negro Speaks of...

Cruisin’ the Creed to Cali Alternative Spring Break Trip

The University of Mississippi Department of Student Housing and the Office of the Dean of Students are helping send 12 undergraduate students, three graduate students, one staff member,...

Pictures of (Mental) Health Framed in Art Therapy

Sometimes the only way to draw people out is to give them something to draw with. That idea is at the heart of Susan Anand’s...

A Hidden Gem: Seed Lending Library in Oxford, Mississippi

A hidden gem in Oxford, Mississippi is the Seed Lending Library. Started two years ago, the Seed Lending Library is located just inside the...

Pike Powderpuff Raises $15,000 for The Demascus Endowment

The Gamma Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha raised $15,000 recently for The Demascus Endowment program via their Pike Powderpuff annual philanthropy. The Demascus Endowment...

24 Southern Expressions for the Crazy

"This is the South and we’re proud of our crazy people. We don’t hide them up in the attic, we bring them right down...

Defying The Odds: First African American UPD Officer At Ole Miss

In the 1960s racism overtook the South like wildfire.  Although these were troubling times, Murry Patton went against the odds and took the position...

Kevser Ermin Tragedy Serves as Humble Reminder to Area Cyclists

With spring rushing in like a Nkemdiche brother and triathlon season upon us, casual bicyclists and serious training rides increase exponentially in and around...

AAUW Book Sale Begins March 7 at The Depot

The American Association for University Women (AAUW) annual Jan Hawks Memorial Book Sale will be held on Monday and Tuesday, March 7-8, from noon-7...
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