While university staff and facility crews worked to get the campus up and running after a week of severe winter weather, the city and county governments were busy making the area outside of campus safe for citizens and travelers, while businesses decided whether or not to stay open. Starting Sunday, Jan. 14, snow, ice and […]
After a delay in the start of the spring semester due to severe winter weather, all university campuses will begin in-person, remote and hybrid classes today at their regularly scheduled times. Starting Sunday, Jan. 14, snow and record low temperatures hit Oxford and much of the Mid-South causing unsafe road conditions. In Mississippi, 29 injuries […]
Double Decker is known for bringing together not only music lovers from all over the region, but also artists of different performance styles and genres. This year, Double Decker is offering attendees a dose of indie pop with artist Lissie. Ahead of her performance, The Daily Mississippian interviewed Lissie not only about her music, but […]
Editor’s note: After this news story was published, the charge of sexual battery against Scott Michael, for which the defendant was indicted on Aug. 25, 2023, was dismissed in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County on April 9, 2024, due to the lack of prosecution on the part of the affiant. The charge of kidnapping, […]
History was made last weekend when Morgan Wallen became the first artist to both perform and cancel a show at the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium with his “One Night At A Time” world tour. The 29-year-old Tennessee native and country music superstar was scheduled to perform two shows in Oxford, one on Saturday, April 22, and a […]
On Friday March 24 an EF-4 tornado hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, devastating most of the Mississippi Delta town. Although all residents of Rolling Fork were affected by the same tornado, they all lived unique experiences and continue to do so in their recovery. On Saturday March 25, The Daily Mississippian interviewed several survivors. Their stories […]
With senate and officer elections coming up on Tuesday, March 28, The Daily Mississippian looked into the Associated Student Body to provide the university’s students with more insight into the organization. ASB was established in 1917 “to serve selflessly and to represent justly the student body, in accordance with the University of Mississippi’s Creed, by […]
What do you expect when someone tells you a film is dystopian? Is it a barren desert? Is it a futuristic city? Is it masses of people wearing the same government-issued uniform? While all of these qualities are certainly characteristic of the genre, in order for new dystopian films to stand out filmmakers are under […]
Camie Bianco and Liza Fruge get excited over plastic bags. While this may seem odd at first, their excitement makes sense when you look at the full list of things that really make them jump for joy: packages of peanut butter crackers, cans of SpaghettiOs, squeeze pouches of apple sauce and bags of Cutie brand […]
If you visit Moe’s Penny Bar on a Wednesday night, you’ll find what you’d probably expect. Patrons sitting around the bar, enjoying drinks with their friends. Wings with celery, carrots and ranch being delivered to tables. Music filling the bar with life. But at 8 p.m., something happens at Moe’s Penny Bar that you won’t […]
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