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Ole Miss and the Myth of the Freshman 15

Many college students across the country are snacking, partying, pulling all-nighters and nervous about packing on the infamous "Freshman 15." Ole Miss first-year student Pat...

TEDxUniversity of Mississippi Promotes ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’ Through Community Engagement

By Lauren Davis Hottytoddy.com intern lcdavis1@go.olemiss.edu The annual TEDxUniversity of Mississippi event is a gathering place for students, faculty, and LOU community members to be challenged...

President of ACTA Details Recommendations for Ole Miss Following Statewide Audit

By Julia Peoples Hottytoddy.com intern jtpeople@go.olemiss.edu The American Council of Trustees and Alumni and the Mississippi Center for Public Policy presented their findings earlier this month...

White Supremacist Propaganda Increases on Campuses, No Evidence at Ole Miss

Story contributed to by Annie Sharp (agsharp@go.olemiss.edu )and Griffin Demarrais (gsdemarr@go.olemiss.edu). Incidents of white supremacists distributing propaganda have increased more than 120% in the last...

Oxford Businesses, Bars Celebrate Mardi Gras with Specials

By Jillian McGann Journalism Student jmcgann@go.olemiss.edu Mardi Gras is heavily celebrated in Louisiana as well as the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. The celebrations have made their way...

Memorial Service Honors ‘Prominent, Influential, Legendary’ PR Leader

By Luke Little Hottytoddy.com intern lblittle@go.olemiss.edu Harold Burson, an Ole Miss graduate and co-founder of public relations firm Burson-Marstellar who was revered by many as the father...

Mississippi Leads the Country in Marriage Rate Increase

By Rhylan Hillis (rhillis@go.olemiss.edu) and Denver Haggard (djhaggar@go.olemiss.edu). In the past ten years, the national marriage rate has declined by 7.74%. However, Mississippi is bucking...

Mississippi Flooding Recedes, but Farmers Still Struggle

For people living along the Pearl River at Jackson, the news is getting better. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), water has...

Della Davidson: Celebrating a Local Pioneer of Civil Rights, Education

By Sierra Whitten Hottytoddy.com intern sbwhitte@go.olemiss.edu We so often hear the popular stories of the noble Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the courageous Rosa Parks, but...

Ole Miss Biology Professor Honored with Her Own Statue

Story contributed by Denver Haggard and Rhylan Hillis Broadcast journalism students djhaggard@go.olemiss.edu, rhillis@go.olemiss.edu It's hard to find a statue of a woman on public display in U.S....