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.

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 […]

MPower sets on a new path amid low attendance

MPower, an extended orientation program at the University of Mississippi, is planning to change its content offerings for the upcoming fall semester due to decreasing enrollment in the program and poor retention rates. Founded in 2015, MPower provides incoming first-year students with a broader orientation experience, prioritizing leadership development skills. The program is coordinated by […]

ASB election results stand despite challenge to candidate eligibility

The Associated Student Body Judicial Council upheld a decision to allow two candidates to run for ASB vice president, despite neither meeting constitutional eligibility requirements. One of those candidates, Walker Jacklin, went on to win the election on March 25. Jacklin and fellow vice presidential candidate Hannah Broders were allowed to run for reasons outlined […]

UM Leadership and Engagement ambassadors host inaugural president’s summit

The Leadership and Engagement Ambassadors hosted their inaugural president’s summit for presidents and vice presidents of registered student organizations on March 30 in the Student Union Ballroom. There was a Taylor Grocery brunch, summit sessions and a keynote speaker. The summit sessions included visionary leadership challenges and situational questions. The keynote speaker, Martin Fisher, director […]

Polls open for ASB elections following executive officer debate

Associated Student Body elections are today, March 25, and students can vote on MyOleMiss between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Results will be announced at 7:30 p.m. on the steps of the Lyceum with runoff elections taking place Thursday. Prior to elections, the executive candidates participated in a debate Thursday, March 20, in the student […]

University considers cap on freshman admissions

Chancellor Glenn Boyce told the Associated Student Body in its formal Senate meeting on Tuesday, March 4, that the University of Mississippi is considering capping freshman admissions at 6,300 to 6,400 students. “The freshmen class next year is exploding again. The applications are up (to) over 40,000. We will probably land in the neighborhood of […]

Christian-based United Dance Collective hosts first class

  The United Dance Collective (UDC), a new Christian-based dance club, held its first contemporary dance class on Feb. 20 in the Residence Hall 2 Commons.  UDC was founded by Co-Presidents Keri Kilpatrick, a freshman nursing major from Ocean Springs, Miss., and Haley Rivers, a sophomore criminal justice major from Ellisville, Miss.  Their goal is […]

No. 24 Kentucky sweeps Ole Miss Baseball

In an uninspired catastrophe of a series for Ole Miss Baseball, the Diamond Rebels lost to the No. 24 Kentucky Wildcats in their second home series of the season from March 29-31.  Coming off of a 5-3 home win against Austin Peay on Tuesday, March 26, Ole Miss was looking to continue their win streak […]

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