Jacob Meyers

Football Money album review

I originally stumbled upon Kiwi Jr. in the End of All Music record store here in Oxford. As soon as I walked in and heard “Salary Man” playing I knew I needed to hear more of this album and purchased the Football Money Vinyl. Kiwi Jr. is a Canadian indie rock band that consists of […]

The DM debuts podcast

“The Weekly Scoop” podcast, presented by The Daily Mississippian, premieres tomorrow.  “The Weekly Scoop,” hosted by Jacob Meyers, consists of interviews with teachers, students and members of the Oxford community. The podcast features conversations about life on campus and around Oxford and interviews with professors and Ole Miss staff.  In the first episode, Associated Student […]

Why you shouldn’t use drugs to cope

It’s Friday night, your mental health isn’t in the best shape and you decide to have some fun with your friends to hopefully improve your mood. Different intoxicants bring their own benefits but carry along significantly more drawbacks. Here’s what that means for your mental health. Alcohol It is no surprise that college students consume […]

Eight albums for tough times

As a disclaimer, I cannot say any of these albums will cure your mental health, although they sure help me when I’m feeling down. If you don’t have a vinyl record player, it’s a little addition, but there’s something unique about those plastic frisbees and actually having to be involved with your music. There’s just […]

Mac Miller’s 2014 “Faces” LP released on streaming services

Three years after the passing of Mac Miller his 2014 LP “Faces” has arrived on all major streaming services. Originally created and released in 2014, “Faces” was seemingly lost due to numerous sample clearance issues around the mixtape. Loaded with features and a 2010 rap feel, Mac Miller lays everything out with jazzy melodies while […]

Homecoming King Kenzee Blount is “authentically himself”

“Throughout my three years here at the university, I’ve just been putting in effort into different organizations and trying to get to know people. So at the end of the day, it’s just a big accomplishment that I was able to pull off,” Kenzee Blount said.  Homecoming king, senior Kenzee Blount, succeeded in being “authentically […]

Baby Keem releases debut studio album “The Melodic Blue”

Hykeem Carter Jr., professionally known as Baby Keem, released his first album that takes an alternative route to the usual genre of hip-hop and trap music. Hykeem raps on subject matters of emotion, relationships and focuses on melodic rapping. In his previous mixtapes, produced by himself, Keem found his sound by using spacey samples and […]

City of Oxford offering free pop-up vaccination sites

The City of Oxford and Oxford Specialty Clinic are hosting a vaccination pop-up site on Aug. 31 from 3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Oxford Community Market and every Tuesday at the community market.  The vaccination pop-up clinics are free to the public and are being spread out to help increase vaccination numbers and prevent the […]

Oxford passes mask mandate

The Board of Alderman voted to adopt a mask mandate that applies indoors and outdoors when social distancing is not possible during a special meeting on Tuesday. The mandate applies to everyone six years of age and older. “Our hospital system is, quite honestly, failing. Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi declared an internal disaster earlier […]

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