Three hours after Ed Meek shared his controversial Facebook post, Meek School of Journalism and New Media Dean Will Norton was on the phone with him. Norton said that that phone call is the only contact any Meek School faculty have had with Meek since the discussion surrounding his offensive comments began one week ago. […]
The Daily Mississippian has received a high volume of guest columns and letters to the editor over the past few days regarding Ed Meek’s controversial comments. Thank you all for reaching out to us and including us in this important campus conversation. Thank you for choosing our platform to amplify your voices. We hear you […]
Ed Meek asked the University of Mississippi to remove his name from the School of Journalism and New Media on Saturday night. Meek’s request for the change comes after a post on his personal Facebook page attracted widespread criticism for its racist and sexist tone. “My desire then and now is for the School of […]
Fights at The Lyric Oxford and other bars in town drew police attention this past weekend, and Oxford Police Department is still investigating an incident that occurred at The Annex Oxford that left a Holmes Community College student in “serious condition.” “Everybody had issues (Saturday) night. Every club, I think, had fights in it — […]
Oxford police responded to a fight inside of The Annex Oxford, a bar on the Square, this weekend that left one male in “serious condition.” The victim is a student at Holmes Community College and is now in the care of Regional One Health in Memphis. Captain Hildon Sessums of the Oxford Police Department said […]
University Police assisted Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control in arresting a student on campus between classes on Aug. 28 but will handle similar arrest warrants differently in the future. University police and ABC officers waited outside of a Political Science 101 class in Bishop Hall 209 that Tuesday afternoon to carry out an ABC warrant for […]
Regular season NFL football returned this week and so did the widespread controversy surrounding players’ right to protest. A Nike promo released Monday for the 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign featured former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick calling on viewers to “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” This […]
On Tuesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a lottery bill after initially voting against it on Monday. The bill will now be sent to the governor, who has already indicated his support for the bill. If signed into law, this bill would allow for gas stations and other approved vendors across the state, including […]
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy met with students and local feminist groups in Oxford this weekend before traveling to Jackson for the opening of his campaign office. Espy visited campus Friday morning for an exclusive interview with The Daily Mississippian and later sat down for lunch in Odom Hall with a student group representing various […]
Coming up on the close of her first year as mayor, Robyn Tannehill knows that potential change often comes with critique from the community. The town’s physical growth and the university’s expanding student body are no surprise to Tannehill, who ran her unopposed 2017 campaign on a platform drawing attention to the growing pains brought […]
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