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Traylan Williams and Lucy Huthnance were crowned Homecoming King and Queen in the 2026 University of Mississippi Homecoming Election. Both candidates ran unopposed. Julia Case was elected Miss Ole Miss. Jack Turrentine and Luke Newsom will enter into a runoff election for Mr. Ole Miss. The runoff election will take place Thursday, Oct. 8 from […]
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We are less than a month away from the midterm elections. The last midterm election was in 2022, when barely half of eligible voters nationwide exercised their voting rights. With one-third of the U.S. Senate and the entire U.S. House of Representatives up for election, plus a plethora of state and local officials, midterm voter […]
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The University of Mississippi IDEAlab “makerspace” gives students resources to unleash their creativity. Founded in 2018 and located on the first floor of the J.D. Williams Library, the lab gives students access to a variety of hardware for free, arming them with machines to create game day pins, 3D figures, posters and textiles. The lab’s […]
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For over 175 years, the University of Mississippi’s logos, colors, mascots and visual identity have evolved to represent the university’s complex culture. While some symbols have remained the same throughout the university’s history, others have changed as UM has grown and responded to shifting perspectives, traditions and expectations. Colors In 1893, the u
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The long-anticipated “Verity” was released in theaters on Friday, Oct. 2. The film is an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s book by the same title, whose popularity spread like wildfire in summer 2021 after becoming popular on TikTok. Readers consider it among Hoover’s best and awaited this adaptation for years. In hindsight, however, they really shouldn’t […]
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Homecoming candidates began promoting their campaigns last week by handing out stickers on the Union Plaza, posting on social media and speaking to different sororities and fraternities. University of Mississippi students can vote in Homecoming and personality elections on the ForUM on Oct. 6 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mr. and Miss Ole Miss […]
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For a university in the Western half of the world, the University of Mississippi is very Greek. In 2025, nearly 11,000 students participated in Greek life organizations — just under 50% of the undergraduate student body. While less than half of the students here are involved in sorority and fraternity life, it seems as though […]
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Run With Christ (RWC) officially launched its first Mississippi chapter at the University of Mississippi on Aug. 29. More than 100 people gathered to run and listen to Christian teachings. Will Garinger founded RWC in Columbus, Ohio, in 2024 to foster a faith- and fitness-centered community. RWC now has chapters in over 100 cities across […]
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Regardless of its reception, “Digger” will go down as the last film released by Warner Bros. prior to its official merger with Paramount, marking the end of an era in Hollywood. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s eighth feature film examines the value of creativity at a time when reality has become stranger than fiction. Iñárritu teams […]
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Shane Brown, an Oxford dairy farmer, published his first book, “A Place Called Tula,” in July 2026. The book is a collection of short stories and personal essays exploring rural Mississippi life, work, community, grief, addiction and family. An Oxford native, Shane Brown grew up with deep connections to the surrounding area, including Yocona, Miss., […]
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