Updated with 11:30 a.m. with information from NCAA press conference: Greg Christopher, chief hearing officer and athletics director at Xavier, led a press conference call with media an hour after the NCAA released its sanctions to the public. “This case strikes at the heart of what college sports stands for and is a direct result […]
Ole Miss’ fate is almost decided. After receiving its 24-hour notice from the NCAA, the university will receive its final ruling from the Committee on Infractions today. The ruling will arrive via email around 8:30 a.m. with the full report document. The Ole Miss football program is currently facing 21 allegations of improper conduct, 15 […]
Matt Luke was introduced as Ole Miss football’s official head coach during a press conference Monday. The Daily Mississippian took to Twitter and asked followers if they were happy with the decision to hire Luke. Here are some of the responses: Absolutely. Few love Ole Miss as much as Matt Luke. I think the players’ […]
It’s been just more than a year since Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter was inaugurated in front of a full house at the Gertrude C. Ford Center and almost two years since his first day on the job, standing on the sidelines as blue and red confetti rained down on him and the victorious Ole Miss football […]
ORANGE, Texas – The garbage truck had come to pick up the remnants of the hurricane. It rolled to a stop in front of its next pile. In one swoop, the massive metal claw grabs two full-size leather couches. They crunch the same way twigs do on the sidewalks in the autumn time. Water, leftover […]
Repair work began Monday on the Confederate soldier statue that a pickup truck crashed into last month. Ryan Whittington, assistant director of public relations for social media strategy for the university, released a statement about the repairs earlier this week. The repairs to the base of the statue will cost $4,500 and the cost to […]
Repair work will begin today on the Confederate soldier statue that a pickup truck crashed into last month. A structural stability evaluation determined the statue did not sustain any structural damage, according to Ryan Whittington, assistant director of public relations for social media strategy for the university. He said the base of the statue only suffered cosmetic […]
Four Greek letter organizations are under investigation following reports of hazing, according to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brandi Hephner LaBanc. “I can’t speak any further on that right now because of the investigations, but I can confirm that is the case,” she told The Daily Mississippian on Tuesday evening. Hephner LaBanc said she is happy […]
A former Oxford High School physics teacher, James “Jim” Reidy Jr., was arrested and charged with sexual battery by a person having authority over the victim. He taught astronomy labs in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Physics and Astronomy until the beginning of this semester. Reidy and his attorney, Tony Farese, appeared at the Lafayette […]
Three incidents of sexual battery have been reported to the University Police Department over the past two weeks. The most recent incident happened late Friday night in the area of West and Poole Drives and is still under investigation. “This is an ongoing investigation,” said University Police Chief Tim Potts. “We are still trying to identify the […]
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