Emma Kate Thome, member and community service chairman, said the Ole Miss Equestrian Club is a fledging team founded in 2015. Members pay semester dues that barely cover the expenses to and from the stables for horseback riding lessons and competitions at host universities from Mississippi to Georgia.
UM Landscape Services is a big part of Ole Miss culture
The University of Mississippi is acknowledged as one of the most beautiful college campuses. That beauty gives students a sense of pride.
Column: Attending community college before a university is a wise decision
Kaitlin Hollister Oxford Stories klhollis@go.olemiss.edu There is so much excitement for seniors graduating high school – homecoming, football games, and prom. However, there is also a lot of pressure for high school […]
Assistive technology helps improve patients’ quality of life
Kaitlin Hollister Oxford Stories klhollis@go.olemiss.edu Cassandra Singleton has been using assistive technology since 2010, after an infection that left her paralyzed from the neck down with a damaged spinal cord. Although doctors […]
Review: Without Warning featuring 21 Savage, Metro Boomin and Offset lacks variety, but succeeds as a hit
Recently, hip hop stars 21 Savage, Metro Boomin, and Offset (a member of Migos) dropped a surprise collaborative album. Needless to say, these three men are some of this year’s most successful artists.
Column: Your biggest problem could be you
Growing up, I was spoiled rotten. I was blessed with a mother, father, and sister who loved me dearly and wanted the best for me in all aspects of life.
Opinion: Global warming isn’t child’s play
The prospect that global warming is a hoax has always been mindboggling to me. Something so widely supported by science and the world conditions we are going through never crossed my mind as being “fake news.”
Review: Mysteriously talented members of ‘Stranger Things’ cast continue to entertain in season 2
Netflix has taken the world by storm, launching exclusive shows that are too good to pass up. The Duffer Brothers’ sci-fi thriller Stranger Things may very well be the greatest among those shows, particularly among college students.
Tips from a professional about staying safe during flu season
All across the country, the beauty of fall weather brings one ugly concern to the forefront: the flu.
Column: The benefits and challenges of owning a pet in college
One of the many questions that parents receive from their kids’ in college is “Can I get a dog?” and most parents’ responses are “Absolutely not.”
Column: I will cherish the memories I’ve made at each of my Oxford homes
Deciding where to live while attending college can make an enormous impact on a student’s college experience. Coming to college, I was so excited about all of the new places I was going to visit and live in.
Column: Life lessons learned working at a North Carolina brewery
Three months working at a brewery teaches more than just the art of beer. At the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery in Charlotte, North Carolina, the growing company continues to excel in all categories.
UM student works behind the scenes of Ole Miss sports
Videographer, journalist and social media guru are all words that embody Kayla Beatty. Beatty is a senior at the University of Mississippi and in her second year working for Ole Miss Athletics in production.
College students offer their own definitions for the word ‘feminism’
What does it mean to be a woman today? What exactly is feminism?
Rising University of Mississippi education students answer six of James Meredith’s public education questions
Mattie Thrasher Oxford Stories In August 1963, James Meredith became the first African American graduate of the University of Mississippi. His admission to the university sparked riots that involved more than 30,000 […]
RebelThon works all year to raise money for Jackson children’s hospital
RebelThon is a yearlong fundraiser for the only children’s hospital in Mississippi, Blair E. Batson in Jackson. At the end of the fundraiser, a 12-hour dance marathon is held in honor of the money raised and the children fighting in the hospital.
Some say climate change is a scientific fact that is being ignored by mainstream media
Mattie Thrasher Oxford Stories When was the last time you talked, or even heard about climate change? The topic seems increasingly disregarded by mainstream media, which has created doubt. However, media is […]
UM student works to improve recycling efforts on campus
Recycling has become a major mission in many cities across the country. Many states have big recycling bins that can be filled with glass, aluminum, plastic and paper, and when you’re raised to recycle, it becomes a habit.
Opinion: Mississippi public schools should require sex ed course to reduce teen pregnancy and STDs
Preaching to children about abstinence is unrealistic. When you know teens are having sex, you should inform them about the consequences.
Film is Not Dead: Never exposed to the medium, film photography gains popularity with millennials
Everything old is new again. In the same way that you can buy a vinyl record at your local department store, film cameras of old have begun to gain popularity.
Opinion: It’s time for more discussion about social anxiety disorder
At first glance, people perceive a person that is reserved and quiet to be antisocial or shy. Although either option could be true, most people have an underlying issue that is the cause for their quietness.
Opinion: To Kill a Mockingbird’s offensive language helps teach tolerance
To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Harper Lee that has a become a classic of modern American literature. The novel has been used in the curriculum of thousands of high schools across the United States because of the narratives about racial inequality and the cultural significance of the novel.
