Akayla Hughes

Akayla Hughes is a sophomore journalism major with a double minor in French and mathematics from Ridgeland, Miss. She serves as a News Writer and Sports Staff Writer, as well as a Photographer for The Daily Mississippian. In her free time, she likes to watch Formula 1, hike and travel. After graduation, she plans to attend law school and pursue sports and entertainment Law.

Ole Miss Men’s Basketball fumbles to Iowa and Utah

The Ole Miss Rebels’ five-game win streak turned into a two- game losing streak after upsetting losses to the Iowa Hawkeyes and Utah Utes in the 2025 Acrisure Classic on Nov. 25 and 26.  The disappointing losses revealed areas of improvement for the Rebels. Their depth and ability to perform against high level teams in […]

UM chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon hosts memorial service for Knox Boudreau

The University of Mississippi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon held a memorial service to celebrate the life of fraternity brother Knox Boudreau, a sophomore accountancy major from Decatur, Ga., in front of its house on Fraternity Row at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Students and community members gathered on the front lawn for the […]

Cameron Davis crowned Miss University 2026

Cameron Davis was crowned Miss University at the 77th annual Miss University scholarship competition on Thursday in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Davis, a junior psychology major from Meridian, Miss., is a member of the Rebelettes, the Delta Delta Delta sorority and an Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholar. The new Miss […]

SEC drops conference schedule breakdowns for 2026-29 seasons

The SEC announced Mississippi State, LSU and Oklahoma as Ole Miss Football’s three annual opponents through the 2029 football season on Sept. 23. This reveal comes after the SEC announced its shift to a nine-game conference schedule beginning in 2026. The remaining six conference opponents will rotate on a yearly basis; each team will have […]

UM student awarded John Lewis Young Leaders Fellowship

Tyren Boyd Jr., a senior public policy leadership and rhetoric, writing and speech communication double major from Indianola, Miss., was named one of the 16 fellows in the 2025-26 cohort of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights John Lewis Young Leaders (JLYL) fellowship program on Monday, Aug 25. Boyd was chosen out of a field […]

ASB expands legislative council, elects Wesley Templet president pro tempore

The Associated Student Body Senate confirmed 58 students into positions across each of its branches and elected Wesley Templet as president pro tempore for the 2025-26 term during its meeting on Tuesday, April 29. New legislative council positions ASB Vice President Walker Jacklin released a legislative branch clarification memo on April 17, detailing the expansion […]

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