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.

Democrat and Republican club presidents bring new life to UM campus

Semester after semester, UM’s opposing political organizations — College Democrats and College Republicans —  have been mostly void of members with little presence on the Ole Miss campus. Recently, however, these groups have gained relevance among the student body. This new wave of cultural campus significance can be attributed to the organizations’ new leadership. For […]

Isabella Scalia shares her experience in STEM

Isabella Scalia is a woman in STEM. She spends her time at the University of Mississippi studying two areas — mechanical engineering and Chinese. Before the Madison native found her home at Ole Miss, she promoted her creative ideas to her family in a household “Shark Tank”-style pitch. “When I was younger, I used to […]

“We appreciate them and they appreciate us”: Cook Out and the college community

Cook Out is the place to be in Oxford. The fast-food chain’s signature car line to the road on a bustling Friday night perfectly compliments Cook Out’s competition-crushing four-and-a-half star rating on Tripadvisor. Even so, is the staff inside Oxford’s midnight heart aware of just how important Cook Out is to the college community? Cook […]

A night to remember ‘All Too Well’

Spotlights project against smoke to create a familiar lavender haze, life-size cardboard cutouts of one of today’s biggest music sensations stare out into the crowd with a permanent smile and a sea of raging Taylor Swift fans chant the lyrics to the singer’s biggest hits and underrated classics. On Friday, Jan. 27 The Lyric kicked […]

New semester, new music: a list of spring semester’s most anticipated albums

Regardless of what activities you partake in this semester, from quietly studying at home to a night with friends on the Square, 2023’s spring music lineup seems pretty generous. Some of today’s biggest names in the music industry are plotting to bless the semester with certified bops to help students make it through. Here are […]

The different eras of Taylor Swift fans right now

International superstar Taylor Swift is at the center of controversy with a monopolistic ticket-selling empire on the opposing side of the raging ruckus. The clamor all started with Swift’s announcement of her new tour, “The Eras Tour,” to promote the release of her most recent album, “Midnights,” and celebrate her ability to separate her different […]

Year in review: the top 10 songs of 2022

Music shined bright in a year of confusion and transition. Ten songs, in particular, provided a bright spot because of their strong lyrics, meaningful themes or groovy vibes. Here are my picks for the best 10 tracks of the year 2022 from No. 10 to No. 1: “More Than Maybe” by Maddie & Tae Music […]

Setting Thanksgiving tables across America

Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to join together and vocalize their gratitude for things that often get taken for granted. For some individuals, that appreciation looks like a healthy dose of home cooked nostalgia prompted by the holiday season. This rings true for those hours away from their home, but also for […]

A playlist that warrants Crimson tears

It’s finally that time of the football season that every Ole Miss Rebel has been waiting for — the Alabama game. A game of this magnitude cannot go without a playlist of its own. Here are a few songs to help Rebel fans prepare for the big fight between the Landsharks and the Crimson Tide […]

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