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.

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 […]

ASB runoff: Hannah Watts and Jack Jones elected president and VP

The Associated Student Body spring election came to an end as the winners of the runoff elections for president, vice president and several senate seats were announced on Thursday, March 28 at the Lyceum. The runoff decided two executive positions, where Jackson Scruggs, a junior public policy leadership major and Hannah Watts, also a junior […]

Ole Miss Women’s Basketball cruises past Marquette in round of 64

The Ole Miss Women’s Basketball team showed Marquette University the strength of the Southeastern Conference, as they beat the Golden Eagles 67-55. The Lady Rebels, led by star guard/forward Madison Scott, did what they were supposed to, beating 10-seeded Marquette after a four-quarter battle on Saturday, March 23. With this win, Ole Miss now has […]

Ole Miss Women’s Basketball suffer a deflating loss to Texas A&M

After a near thirty-point loss against the No. 1 ranked South Carolina Gamecocks on Sunday, Feb. 4, the Lady Rebels attempted to bounce back against the 15-5 Texas A&M Aggies on Thursday, Feb. 8.  After a competitive first half, a woeful third quarter proved to be insurmountable for the Lady Rebels as the Aggies coasted […]

Ole Miss Softball drops season opener to BYU but quickly picks up two wins

The Ole Miss Softball team started the season on the wrong foot, losing 7-4 to Brigham Young University on Thursday, Feb. 8, but quickly turned around to beat both the University of Nevada and the University of Missouri Kansas City on Friday, Feb. 9.   The Rebels have five straight games to open the season in […]

UM students charged with felony after vandalism

                Two women caught on video damaging the new fountain at the City Hall Pocket Park have been arrested and charged by the Oxford Police Department. Abigail Fuqua, a UM psychology major from Virginia Beach, Va. and Madison Brown, a UM integrated marketing communications major from Davidson, N.C., […]

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