Mary Liz King

Ole Miss students, faculty enthusiastic about midterm elections

About half of the 101 Ole Miss students and faculty who were surveyed on Tuesday said they plan to vote in next week’s midterm election. In a random survey of 101 students and faculty, 76 people said they are registered to vote. Of those 76 registered respondents, 51 people reported that they intend to vote […]

Students find ways to bypass ID scanners at bars

Ole Miss students are continuing to purchase fake IDs that will allow them to enter bars and bypass ID-scanning apps on the Square. All bars and restaurants that are required to have an Alcohol Beverage Control permit are also required to scan customers’ IDs as part of the city’s “Alcohol and Safety” ordinance. The ordinance […]

Honors College enrollment increases, retention rate flat

The enrollment of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi has recently increased, but the retention rate of the Honors College has largely remained the same. “Generally speaking, the students who come in as first-semester freshmen will graduate with us about 50-54 percent of the time,” said John Samonds, the associate […]

Mississippi politicians and businesses advertise in The Grove on game day

Visitors in The Grove at the Ole Miss versus Alabama game, one of the season’s largest games, were treated to a live broadcast of SEC Nation as well as promotions by its approved corporate sponsors. An earlier article by The Daily Mississippian reported that there is a zero-tolerance policy for advertising in The Grove; however, […]

The anti-commercialization of the Grove is here to stay

Every Saturday during football season, the Grove at the University of Mississippi is decorated with colorful tents and fans decked out in their nicest navy and red outfits. One thing the Grove lacks on these favorite football Saturdays are businesses advertising, selling or handing out samples of their latest products to the more than 100,000 […]

Syllabus Week in Oxford

Monday Classes begin 10 a.m. — Ball Pit with Strangers — The Grove 10 a.m. — Bungee Jump — Galtney-Lott Plaza   Tuesday 11 a.m. — Get Involved Fair — The Circle 3 p.m. — Oxford Community Market — Old Armory Pavilion 7 p.m. –– Fall Convocation –– The Pavilion at Ole Miss   Wednesday 5:30 […]

Four farmers market-friendly recipes to cook this summer

With all of the fresh ingredients found at farmers markets and food stands during the summer, the monthslong break from school can be the perfect time to cook in the kitchen. Cooking with seasonal ingredients comes along with many benefits – it’s healthier, safer and it often tastes better than frozen food or other alternatives. […]

Oxford in bloom: Monthly art crawl blossoms in talent, size

A monthly tradition hosted by the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, the Oxford Art Crawl features the best of the creativity in the Velvet Ditch, and each year as the art gets better, the crowds get bigger. The famous double-decker bus takes the art crawl participants along the crawl’s route to view art on the fourth Tuesday […]

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council hosts second art crawl of the summer

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council hosted its second art crawl of the summer on Tuesday night. The art crawl is held on the fourth Tuesday of every month, complete with new art displays and different stops along the route each time. The double-decker bus took this month’s art crawl goers to the 6 stops chosen for […]

Beach House brings new music from upcoming album to The Lyric

Beach House is no stranger to playing its psychedelic dream-pop tunes in Oxford, and the band’s latest tour will bring those jams back to Mississippi in the form of a new album at 8 p.m. May 4 at The Lyric Oxford. The Baltimore-based band, which is made up of vocalist Victoria Legrand and guitarist-keyboardist Alex […]

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