It’s the age-old problem for college freshmen with no wheels: how to run errands or grab a ride to a party across town. The University of Mississippi and Zipcar Inc. introduced a program Tuesday that lets students rent fuel-efficient cars for $8 an hour, giving those with no car an opportunity to zip around town.Read the story …

Ever hear of a Zipcar?  Zipcar Incorporated is a company that rents out vehicles by the hour. Watch the video

Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers made news last week when she reached into her own pocket to give faculty a raise. As The Clarion-Ledger reported, Meyers, who is not a JSU alumnus, announced that she has given $10,000 to create an endowment for faculty raises. Read the story

OXFORD – University of Mississippi officials expect yet another record enrollment of freshmen this fall. Because most freshmen are required to live on campus, even more upperclassmen and graduates will have to commute. Read the story

OXFORD — University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones is crowing about the school’s ratings by academic agencies but is less enthusiastic about its highest ranking: No. 3 in the country on the Princeton Review’s list of top party schools. Read the story

Top 20 ‘Best Buy’ ranking The University of Mississippi has climbed into the Top 20 of Forbes’ “Best Buy Colleges,” part of the annual America’s Best Colleges section of rankings and data on 650 colleges and universities. Read the story

A $10,000 dollar grant is helping The Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi fight wrongful convictions throughout the state. MPB’s Sandra Knispel has more from Oxford. Read the story

SMITHVILLE — After collecting household goods the past two weekends, University of Mississippi Athletics personnel delivered Tuesday a load of items to the Smithville community as part of the Rebel Relief Project. More than 25 Ole Miss representatives worked with the United Way of Monroe County and citizens of Smithville and the surrounding areas to unloadRead the story …

The Oxford/Lafayette Sustainability Leadership Award for Business was recently presented to Joel Miller, chef and proprietor of Ravine restaurant. The awards program is designed to showcase innovation and solutions, which in turn educate and inspire others. The annual Sustainability Leadership Awards (SLA), now in their second year, are a joint program of the University ofRead the story …

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