Clay Hale

Clay Hale is a first-year graduate student pursuing a Master’s in integrated marketing communications from Water Valley, Miss. He serves as the Editor In Chief for The Daily Mississippian and previously served as the Arts and Culture Editor and Managing Editor. In his free time, Clay likes to write songs, watch Scooby-Doo and go to Cracker Barrel.

Editor’s pick: the top 10 songs of 2023

2023 proved to have an impressive music catalog. From bangers warning you not to text your ex to ballads about life, here are my picks for the top 10 songs of 2023.  “Last Time I Saw You” by Nicki Minaj Nothing lasts forever. On her new single, the queen of rap herself reflects on the […]

Chuck Todd talks trust, politics at Overby Center

Students at the University of Mississippi, particularly in the School of Journalism and New Media, were offered a treat on Monday, Nov. 6, when the former moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Chuck Todd, spoke at the Overby Center on “Trust, News and American Politics.”  Now serving as NBC’s chief political analyst, Todd sat beside […]

Lera Winders dubbed Ole Miss Idol

Dim the lights, and here we go. The seven finalists of the Student Activities Association’s Ole Miss Idol event sat anxiously, awaiting the results of this year’s competition on Nov. 9 in the Student Union Ballroom. Even without the dramatic red lighting, fear-inducing results music and other theatrical efforts drawn from beloved singing competition series […]

Brady Wood gives back to UM, is crowned Homecoming King

Homecoming King Brady Wood’s campaign banner reads “I believe” in huge lettering. The senior integrated marketing communication major says that having faith in himself has pushed him all through his college experience at the University of Mississippi. “I knew I wanted to do something related to my experience on this campus, and I feel like […]

Bleacher bandits: pledging allegiance to actives

Ole Miss game days are supposed to be a time for community and football, but that experience has been soiled for some students by Greek life fraternity pledges attempting to remove them from their seats in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.  Anna Gansereit, a junior exercise science major, says she and her friends were asked to move from […]

Morgan Wallen to return to Oxford

After canceling his second show at Vaught-Hemingway last April, chart-topper and country crooner Morgan Wallen is making his way back to the University of Mississippi on Saturday, April 20, 2024 as part of his “One Night at a Time” tour.  The announcement came on Tuesday morning via Wallen’s social media accounts, where he also addressed […]

Maren Morris crosses ‘The Bridge’ out of country music

Musician Maren Morris has officially departed from country music with the release of her new extended play, “The Bridge.” The two-pack of songs sees Morris transition from Columbia Nashville to Columbia Records, formally cementing her farewell to the genre.  An explanation for her departure can be traced back to lines on new songs from “The […]

Sounds of Oxford: The End of All Music amplifies Oxford’s love of the arts

Above one of the Square’s most prominent and historic boutiques sits a record store that provides a whistle of audible art to the streets of Oxford. Founded in March 2012, The End of All Music has been equipping college students and Oxford residents with a vast collection of physical records, CDs, cassette tapes and more […]

Jimmy John’s set to join Minor Hall this fall

The University of Mississippi just expanded its dining options.  In the coming weeks, fast-food chain and sandwich shop Jimmy John’s will be joining the buffet of quick restaurant choices for busy students. On June 20, Ole Miss Dining revealed via their Instagram account that the eatery is expected to make its entrance to the university […]

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