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.

Salter: High Court Face Test Over Obama’s Immigration Policies

While immigration has been an issue that was relatively on the back burner during in Mississippi, the issue may well escalate as the nation’s...

University of Mississippi Welcomes Feminist Organization

The University of Mississippi has welcomed a new organization this semester known as the Feminist Majority, the only feminist centered group at the university. The...

Vassallo: Grace Dyer – Smart, Pretty and Focused

This year's Leadership Award winner of the Oxford-Lafayette County Junior Leadership Program is Oxford High School sophomore Grace Dyer. The program which began in...

Mitchell: Epps Case Remains in ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ Phase

In May 2010, Chris Epps was at the pinnacle. There he was, a black man from tiny Tchula in the Mississippi Delta who had just...

NWCC Teams with Base Camp Coding Academy, C Spire; Classes Begin June 1

Northwest Mississippi Community College is partnering with Base Camp Coding Academy of Water Valley to expand the regional education resources for Mississippi’s next generation...

Tuesday’s Oxford Art Crawl Features Shakespeare-Inspired Theme; Launches at 6

Next Tuesday, one of Oxford’s favorite fluid gatherings - YAC’s Oxford Art Crawl - takes place at several locations around town. The popular event -...

Emmerich: Our Stubbornness Will Cost the State Many Good Jobs

Our new Republican leaders are so desperate for new jobs, they’ll fork over billions in taxpayers’ money to bribe big foreign companies to come...

OFF and Crossroads Film Society to Co-Host Screening of LGBTQ Shorts

To be held in conjunction with Oxford’s first Pride Parade, Crossroads Film Society and Oxford Film Festival have partnered to provide a free screening...

Oxford Stories: UM Student Studies Abroad in Austria

An increasing number of college students are choosing to study abroad. The Association of International Educators reports that the number of U.S. students...

Bruce Levingston Speaks Out for Civility on Chris Matthews’ ‘Hardball’

On April 14, a Thursday night, University of Mississippi's Chancellor's Honors College artist-in-residence and acclaimed concert pianist Bruce Levingston appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with...