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.

ASB Senate dissolves athletics committee

The Associated Student Body passed a bill during the Tuesday, March 17, formal ASB Senate session that would disband the athletics committee. ASB President Jack Jones plans to approve the committee’s dissolution, making the measure official. All members of the athletics committee presented SB 26-11 on the senate floor, which called for the athletics committee […]

Ole Miss Women’s Basketball stumbles against South Carolina

No. 17 Ole Miss Women’s Basketball fell to the No. 3 South Carolina Gamecocks in the Colonial Life Arena on Sunday, Feb. 22. The Lady Rebels suffered a loss of 48-85 with Christeen Iwuala leading the team in scoring at 12 points. The Lady Rebels were coming off a 78-70 loss to No. 7 LSU […]

Ole Miss Basketball looks ahead to Vanderbilt amid snowstorm

The Ole Miss Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams will both square off against Vanderbilt this weekend. On the women’s side, the Commodores are ranked No. 5, and on the men’s side, the Commodores are No. 18.  The snow storm in Oxford affected both games. The Lady Rebels were originally scheduled to play Vanderbilt on Jan. […]

Day in the life of Ole Miss Women’s Basketball player Latasha Lattimore

Ole Miss Women’s Basketball forward Latasha Lattimore transferred from Virginia last offseason. The Toronto native was the top-ranked Canadian player by ESPN and the No. 38 prospect in the class of 2021. She sat down with The Daily Mississippian to discuss a day in her life.  While Lattimore has scheduled workouts and conditioning with her […]

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 […]

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