OXFORD, Miss. – One year ago, Oxford and the University of Mississippi were abuzz as thousands of people worked round-the-clock to prepare for the community’s biggest event in a lifetime, the first presidential debate of the 2008 campaign. Things have returned to normal this fall, and most of the excitement around town is focused onRead the story …

Noon brown bag event is free and open to the public OXFORD,Miss. – Links between enslaved women and poor Irish immigrant women and the advancement of American gynecology will be discussed by Deirdre Cooper Owens, University of Mississippi assistant professor of history, Wednesday (Sept. 23) in a campus program.  

OXFORD, Miss. – Heavy rains have soaked north Mississippi for days, leaving the ground in the University of Mississippi’s Grove saturated. With more rain forecast for the rest of the week, UM officials have cancelled the planned Thursday night showing of the Ole Miss-South Carolina football game in the Grove. The game between the No.Read the story …

UM officials cut a ribbon dedicating the university’s first residential college during ceremonies Friday afternoon. The participants are (from left) Lorinda Krhut, director of student housing; Dean Kruse, resident director; Chancellor Dan Jones; Craig Threlkeld, president of the residential college cabinet; Carolyn Staton, provost emeritus; Provost Morris Stocks; Larry Ridgeway, vice chancellor for student affairs;Read the story …

Oxford, Miss. – The Meek School of Journalism and New Media presented a panel focusing on freedom of expression. Titled “The First Amendment: Tested and On Trial,” the discussion focused on issues such as cyberlaw and contemporary misinterpretations of the First Amendment, as well as on the history of freedom of information in Mississippi.

OXFORD, Miss. – From a small community in southeast Louisiana, the late Wallace E. Hope – a product of the Great Depression – began working when he was 10 and persevered to become a gas company executive. The legacy he created with his wife, Elizabeth, will be continued through University of Mississippi scholarships funded withRead the story …

Educator plans book signing Sept. 23 in Oxford OXFORD, Miss. – Quadriplegic cerebral palsy dealt Maxine Harper a devastating blow that robbed her of most of her physical abilities but not her spirit and keen intellect. A faculty member at the University of Mississippi since 2000, Harper uses a computer, with a key guard andRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Pepper Thomas always knew the highlight of his baseball career was winning the Texas League Championship in 1959. But he never imagined that 50 years later he would receive a standing ovation from thousands of fans for the accomplishment. Pepper Thomas throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a Round Rock ExpressRead the story …