News across Lafayette County
Southside Gallery: a hotspot for art in the South
The Square is a collage of Oxford’s best shops and restaurants and serves as the cultural center of the town. No single store displays this artistic scene better than Southside Gallery. The gallery features works by artists from across the Southeast and is open to the public.…
Young Americans for Freedom honors victims in 9/11 Never Forget Project
The University of Mississippi Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter placed 2,977 flags in the quad between the J.D. Williams Library and the Phi Mu Fountain to promote the Never Forget Project on Friday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. YAF placed each flag to honor a life that was lost on…
Oxford’s local late-night food scene brings students together
The day doesn’t end at sundown for many University of Mississippi students. Between late-night study sessions, football games and bar crawls on the Square, students often find themselves craving calories long after many restaurants are closed. Late-night eateries are best when…
Ole Miss Football’s Week 4 performance is cause for concern
No. 4 Ole Miss Football suffered a significant loss to No. 21 Florida on the road Saturday afternoon. The Week 4 loss is indicative of a larger issue: They have yet to play a complete game of football from the first quarter to the fourth quarter and have not shown much fight…
Takeaways from Ole Miss’ crushing road loss to Florida
No. 4 Ole Miss took on the No. 21 Florida Gators in The Swamp and suffered their first defeat of the season, 52-28, primarily because the Rebels never clicked in the game. Though they had chances to flip the script, they were unable to do so. The run defense is dismal While Ole…
Ole Miss suffers 24-point loss to Florida on the road
No. 4 Ole Miss Football lost 52-28 to No. 21 Florida in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Gators put up nearly 500 yards of offense, including over 300 rushing yards. The Rebel offense got within a score a few times, but the defense was not able to come up with…
Meet your 2026 Ole Miss Homecoming and Personality election candidates
Potential Homecoming and Personality election candidates were required to attend the certification meeting held on Sept. 24 in the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union in order to launch their campaigns. Elections are organized by the Associated Student Body. Public…
Ole Miss Basketball teams announce 2026-27 nonconference basketball slate
Ole Miss Men’s Basketball announced its schedule for this upcoming season on Tuesday, Sept 22. The women’s schedule followed on Thursday, Sept. 24. The Rebels open with exhibition games against Alabama in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday, Oct. 15, followed by UAB on Tuesday, Oct. 27…
Rebels soccer stumbles early in conference play
Under new head coach Todd Shulenberger, Ole Miss Soccer entered the 2026 season with lots of optimism. However, despite a somewhat promising 7-1 nonconference record, the Rebels are 0-2 in SEC play against Mississippi State and Auburn so far. Ole Miss Soccer last won an SEC game…
Every student has the power to save a life
The University of Mississippi sent out an email on Sept. 22 confirming the deaths of two students. While the exact causes of the deaths are still under investigation, there has been great speculation throughout the university and Oxford communities about the role that drug use…
A robot is still a robot, no matter how cute
This semester, Starship rolled out a cutting-edge lineup of delivery robots on the University of Mississippi campus, with models that look cuter than the older ones and possess more precise motion detection. For most of us, the Starships have always been just another part of…
Trash and traffic overwhelm after LSU game
The LSU and Ole Miss Football rivalry left its mark on the University of Mississippi’s campus and the town of Oxford this past weekend. The area saw bumper-to-bumper traffic, overflowing dumpsters and trash littering the Grove. The highly anticipated LSU game day weekend was…