The Mississippi House and Senate finalized House Bill 1135 on Sunday, March 28, which would legalize the delivery of alcohol in the state of Mississippi. Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill on April 14, meaning the bill will become law on July 1. The bill would allow licensed businesses to deliver beer, wine and liquor […]
The department of student housing released a six-year strategic plan detailing improvements that the university plans to make to residence halls on campus. The plan outlines six goals, ranging from buildings improvements to fostering better on-campus living communities. The goals include enhancing the student experience through various “learning opportunities” and the reevaluation of the buildings […]
The staffs of the Daily Mississippian and NewsWatch Ole Miss won 20 awards, including nine for first place, in the 2020 Society of Professional Journalist Mark of Excellence Region 12 competition. Hadley Hitson, the managing editor of The Daily Mississippian for the 2020-2021 school year, expressed that The Daily Mississippian staff would not have gotten […]
The state of Mississippi reported 117 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. Lafayette County only reported one new case. Lafayette County also reported four new cases of common variants this past week, three being the B 1.1.7 United Kingdom strain and one being the B 1.43 California […]
While the City of Oxford Board of Aldermen voted to lift its mask mandate on March 2, many businesses around Oxford have continued enforcing masks indoors. Walmart is one store that has a corporate policy that differs from regional mandates, but some Walmarts do not enforce their policies in stores. Walmart’s current national policy requires […]
One case of the B.1.1.7 United Kingdom COVID-19 strain and one case of B.1.427 California COVID-19 strain were reported on Friday in Lafayette County, according to a tweet from the Mississippi State Department of Health. “Like other previously identified COVID-19 variant strains of concern, these strains have shown increased transmissibility, potential evidence of reduced protection […]
The University of Mississippi will begin offering appointments for the single-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday, March 31. The Office of the Provost sent a campus-wide email on Tuesday, giving students, faculty and staff the opportunity to sign up. “Appointments are limited to the supply on hand,” the email said. Provost Noel Wilkin […]
The Daily Mississippian and Newswatch Ole Miss won awards in the Southeastern Journalism Conference Best of the South Competition and the state Mississippi Press Association competition this past weekend. The Best of the South Competition recognized students and their bodies of work from November 2020 to November 2021. This year, there were 369 entries from […]
Though the university canceled spring break this year as a safety precaution, many students are still planning to travel this month. Adeline Dunn, a junior communication sciences and disorders major, decided to take her break from school a few weeks ago. “I went home to visit after the snowstorm just because I felt so drained […]
The University Counseling Center hosted the third annual Candlelight Vigil for Survivors of Suicide on Thursday. The counseling center, as well as The Wellness Center of Oxford, Comunicare and Oxford Treatment Center all had tables with information on suicide prevention and counseling at the event. Racheal McClain, a doctorate student worker for the counseling center, […]
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