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The job market in Oxford is beginning to jump start, but for many, it is not moving fast enough.

A slew of undergarment robberies that began in June has left almost a dozen Oxford and Lafayette County females victimized, and their privacy violated.

The Oxford Restaurant Association (ORA) has proposed a way to distinguish a restaurant from a bar in light of the possibility for alcohol sales on Sunday. 

Four bartenders were arrested Friday night during the Oxford Music Festival at the Lyric Theater for allegedly serving alcohol to minors.

The Attorney General’s Office, with assistance from the Oxford Police Department, were performing undercover operations by checking certain establishments to ensure they were complying to state law concerning alcohol sales to patrons under 21 years old, according to assistant police chief Joey East. 

The Oxford Police Department is in the process of training officers and beginning to run operations out of a mobile operations trailer currently parked on the Square.

With the possibility of Sunday alcohol sales in the air, many students and local religious leaders have taken a public stand against the issue. 

Eric Hankins, pastor at First Baptist Church Oxford, is trying to avoid Oxford having the identity of a party city. 

Total enrollment at the University of Mississippi has reached an all time high of 19,554 for all six Ole Miss campuses, according to the Institutional Research and Assessment at Ole Miss.

The Powerhouse Community Arts Center is preparing for their 2011 gallery series, which will provide up-and-coming artists of all levels an opportunity to showcase their work.

Instead of allowing the artists to contribute multiple pieces to one show that promotes the artist individually, the Arts Center allows multiple artists in one showing. 

Alpha Phi Omega, a national coeducational service fraternity, has been working on community service projects on campus as well as around the city of Oxford.

Oxford residents gave their opinions on the dispute over Sunday alcohol sales Thursday night to the Oxford Alcohol Task Force. 

The Task Force was created to advise the Board of Alderman on the possibility of allowing Sunday sales and what regulations may be put in place if the Sunday prohibition is repealed. 

The University gameday committee has instituted new rules and policies to make tailgating a better experience for all.

“The rules are subject to change,” Andy Mullins, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor, said. “If there is violation of this policy, yes, you will see a change. We are doing what it takes to take back control of campus.”

Due to the disruption of the academic day, tailgaters will no longer be able to set up tents in the Grove at 6 p.m. on Fridays.

The University of Mississippi has experienced a record-breaking increase in incoming freshman students this year.