Aidan Poniatowski

Aidan Poniatowski is a sophomore international studies and Arabic major from Oswego, Ill. He serves as the News Editor for The Daily Mississippian and previously served as a Staff Writer for News. When not writing for the DM, Aidan loves watching his Detroit Tigers and going on side quests.

The cost of catastrophe: Effects of Winter Storm Fern linger

In the early-morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 24, Winter Storm Fern brought freezing rain and sleet to Oxford, closing campus from Saturday, Jan. 24 until Sunday, Feb. 8. The storm’s precipitation caused trees to collapse and surfaces to ice over, leading to power outages, dangerous road conditions and water shortages. Nearly three weeks removed from […]

UM Lecturer and Assessment Coordinator Chad Russell dies

Chad Russell, a lecturer and assessment coordinator in the University of Mississippi Department of Writing and Rhetoric, died on Thursday, Jan. 29, at his home in Oxford. He was 64 at the time of his passing. Russell joined the faculty of the university in 2006 as an instructor in philosophy. Russell became an e-portfolio coordinator […]

Post Malone, Jelly Roll announce Oxford stop during summer stadium tour

Music stars Post Malone and Jelly Roll will perform at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford on Friday, June 5, per a tour date announcement on Monday. The stop is part of “The BIG ASS Stadium Tour Part 2,” the duo’s joint concert tour with stops across North America. Rising country artist Carter Faith was also announced […]

Too cool for school: UM classes delayed until February after winter freeze

The University of Mississippi announced on Monday, Jan. 26, that its Oxford campus would remain closed through Sunday, Feb. 1, citing “continued extreme winter weather conditions” and “ongoing recovery efforts” in an email sent to the university’s student body. Several trees from the Grove to the campus intersection of Jackson Avenue and Rebel Drive collapsed […]

Pickleball: a craze sweeping UM

Across all hours of the day on the University of Mississippi campus, the cracking of pickleball paddles can be heard as students enjoy the pastime. Since pickleball’s creation in 1965, the sport has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity, especially in this decade. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association dubbed pickleball as “the fastest growing […]

ASB decides to implement ranked-choice voting for internal open-seat senate elections

Associated Student Body senators convened in the auditorium of the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union to pass four pieces of legislation, including a bill which called for the adoption of ranked-choice voting in internal elections, during the final formal ASB Senate meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Senate Bill 25-01CW, motioned […]

District 2 election commissioner runoff election happening Tuesday

Voters in Lafayette County’s District 2 will choose between candidates Ruth Adams Ball and Lisa Barber to serve as their election commissioner today, Tuesday, Dec. 2. Adams Ball and Barber advanced to the runoff as the top two vote-earners during the special election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Due to no candidate exceeding 50% of the […]

Joint faculty senate session passes free speech resolution

The University of Mississippi Faculty Senate passed a resolution supporting free speech protections for university workers at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Representatives from all eight Mississippi Institutions for Higher Learning schools attended the 6 p.m. meeting at the Robert C. Khayat Law Center. This is the first of what is expected to […]

District 2 to vote for county election commissioner today

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, voters in Lafayette County’s District 2 will cast their ballots for the district’s seat on the county election commission. Three contenders — Ruth Adams Ball, Lisa Barber and Kate Sinervo Wallace — are running for the seat. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Absentee […]

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