The Daily Mississippian

Brooks Turner poses for a photo with his Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. brothers.Courtesy of Brooks Turner Before Brooks Turner became a student at Ole Miss, he did not know much about traditionally black fraternities. Turner, a white student from Kosciusko, came to Ole Miss in the fall of 2008. When he thought Greek, he thought Interfraternity Council. After going to the Greek forums and doing...

In Saturday’s win over Vanderbilt, Jarvis Summers had to deal with an unusual matchup, as Kevin Stallings decided to use 6-foot-9 Rod Odom to defend the 6-foot-4 point guard for parts of the game, including the last four minutes. If you have followed Ole Miss basketball for just a little bit longer than the Marshall Henderson era, you may remember a Mississippi State Ole Miss game in which Andy...

For many people, this spring break is going to be something to remember. Whether you are a freshman spending spring break with your friends for the first time or a senior who simply wants to enjoy your last spring break chilling out in Oxford, you are all pretty much excited to not be doing school work for an entire week. A downside to this timely break is the weather. Unless you are going somewhere...

My main motivation for writing today’s column is the recent visit of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to our beloved campus. I absolutely abhor PETA and so do a lot of my friends. Let me tell you why before you throw down your newspaper in disgust. Nothing PETA stands for resonates with me. I say this mainly because of the damning article I read a few months ago that provided evidence...