News and College Life

A young girl interacts with a donkey from the live nativity scene during our campus Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.

A staff member takes aim with a stuffed turkey during the annual Turkey Toss, an event for faculty and staff to celebrate the end of another year and the holidays.

Students relieve stress during finals petting puppies.

The student commencement speaker holds their baby after graduating. 

Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar and Ballet Folklorico del Rio Grande bring vibrant music and dance to Laxson Auditorium during Campana Sobre Campana: Christmas in Mexico, a festive celebration showcasing cherished Mexican holiday traditions, stories, and cultural heritage on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Bailey Couey works on their laptop near Big Chico Creek on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.

Elizabeth Perdue, an agricultural communications master's graduate, walks across the stage with a diploma holder in hand at the Fall 2025 graduate college commencement ceremony in Gallagher-Iba Arena on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. 

Fans fill Vaught-Hemingway Stadium during the College Football Playoff first-round game between Ole Miss and Tulane on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, in Oxford, Miss. The crowd of 68,251 set a new stadium attendance record and a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering wearing Santa Claus hats.

Workers from Oxford  Illuminations decorate the Commemorative Ole Miss College Football Playoff Christmas Tree on Friday (Dec. 19). The 30-foot Leland cypress on the Student Union Plaza came from Pine Mountain Tree Farm in Walnut.

Shot on a Canon R5 Mark ii at a December Commencement. 

Edited in Capture One for exposure, clarity, color correction and contrast.