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The new year is off to a good start for the University of Mississippi’s J.D. Williams Library.
The estates of a recently deceased couple from Northport, Ala., has provided a $1 million donation to the library, according to a press release.
Ole Miss alumnus Oscar Ainsworth, who received his bachelor’s degree in 1945 and master’s degree in 1946, spent approximately 36 years as a member of the math department faculty at the University of Alabama.

With his landslide victory in the South Carolina primary last week, Newt Gingrich rebounded from what seemed like a slowly dying campaign after hard losses in Iowa and New Hampshire. As former Speaker Gingrich is once again the national frontrunner, Republican voters should investigate his record and ask themselves if he is truly representative of the Republican Party.

A Mississippi native, inspirational leader and one of the nation’s top rising coaches, Hugh Freeze was the first choice to return championships to Ole Miss Football and will be introduced as the Rebels’ 37th head coach today at 2 p.m. CT at the Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts on campus.

The event is open to the public and will be streamed free online at OleMissSports.com.

It’s been three years since we last heard from Harold and Kumar, and I don’t think there’s been any major outcry for another sequel, but here they are with “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas,” anyway.  

Set six years after their last adventure, “HK3” picks up with our affable stoner heroes, Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn), who are leading separate lives and haven’t spoken to each other in a few years.  

While trick-or-treaters were getting candy from different houses, some people decided to attend a different type of event in the Grove on Halloween night.

The Residential Housing Association at the University of Mississippi put on the Fall Carnival in the Grove Monday evening to help raise money through the Halloween spirit.  

Students, children and parents showed up to the event where there were games, inflatables and loud dance music.

Oxford often finds itself in national headlines, mostly due to the University of Mississippi. The school has been named one of the best places to work and one of the most beautiful campuses. Oxford itself has also been named one of the coolest college towns.

However, there is another accolade Oxford has received that may be surprising to some people.

Over the past 10 years, the college town has been on various lists as one of the top places to retire. 

The world almost always sees public figures for one particular job or talent they have, but the question remains who these people really are. 

For Pete Boone, being the athletics director for the University of Mississippi puts him in the same light.  So, who is the Pete Boone we don’t hear about in the media?  What is he actually like? What does he do outside of his job as athletics director at Ole Miss?

The pond at the Sorority Row entrance to campus now bears the name Silver, named after a former University of Mississippi history professor.
For his many contributions to the campus, Ole Miss honored James “Jim” Silver on Friday evening, dedicating Silver Pond in his memory.  
Silver taught history at Ole Miss from 1946-1957 and also wrote a number of books.

This summer the Oxford Midtown Farmers Market was certified by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
The certificate gives recognition to the farmers market by other businesses, meaning the market meets the standards of a small business or a large company.
As part of its certification program, the market is considered a thriving business and capable of running itself.

Rebel troops entered Tripoli, the Libyan capitol, on Aug. 21. Three days later the revolutionaries seized Gaddafi’s compound in Bab al-Azizi. 

Pictures and videos showing the rebels entering the super-luxurious houses of Gaddafi’s sons and daughter spread over the Internet, but the Gaddafi family had already fled the capital.

No day is typical in the life of University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones.

Hall of Fame NFL receiver and current analyst for the NFL Network Michael Irvin appeared on the most recent cover of Out magazine (a popular gay men’s lifestyle magazine) and was featured in an article about his late brother, who was gay.

Many people remember Irvin from his time with the Dallas Cowboys, but Irvin has found himself in the headlines for plenty of other reasons throughout the years.