If this is your first day on this campus or if this is simply your first time reading The Daily Mississippian, then I welcome you. I welcome you to this special place and welcome you to the proud and outspoken student body you now represent. It’s time for you to step into your new role […]
Fresh off their win in the SEC Tournament Championship, the Ole Miss Rebels will host the Saint Louis Billikens for the NCAA Tournament Oxford Regional this weekend at Swayze Field. The series’ first game is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday. Ole Miss’ 46-15 record and SEC tourney victory have earned the team a No. 4 […]
Desmond Bowen, the 22-year-old suspect in an April shooting at The Lyric Oxford, will face charges of aggravated assault and felon in possession of a firearm after being arrested by his probation officer Tuesday, according to the Oxford Police Department. OPD identified Bowen, a Memphis native, as the shooter after a nearly two weekslong investigation which […]
Most people his age would never guess that the buoyant, friendly Kendall Patterson they brush past on campus is likely walking around with a notebook full of handwritten poetry exploring feelings of depression and loneliness. Patterson’s poetry is honest. His words are brave and unashamed of the attention they may bring him. Whether writing lines […]
The last four years have marked a shift in the university’s approach to providing mental healthcare on campus. If new hires are any indication of where the school’s priorities lie, it seems that mental health education and student services have recently garnered more attention. Bud Edwards was hired to direct the counseling center in October […]
As he entered his first full semester as president of the Associated Student Body, Dion Kevin began to experience what can happen when mental health concerns are left out of the campus conversation. A member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Kevin has seen the potential consequences of leaving feelings such as depression and anxiety unattended: […]
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning has lost more than $107 million in state-appropriated funding since July 2016, and the University of Mississippi has joined the fight to reel that money back into the state’s education budget. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter visited the state Legislature with presidents from the seven other IHL-affiliated schools last month to […]
Abis Production’s first feature-length film, “Do U Want It?,” is screening in town this weekend as a part of Oxford Film Festival. One of the film’s directors, Josh Freund, will be around to answer audience questions after Friday’s 11:30 a.m. showing at the Malco. “Do U Want It?” tells the story of a band searching […]
A formerly enrolled UM student died Sunday night in Oxford. The Dean of Students Office has been informed of the death, and Oxford Police Department is investigating. Dean of Students Melinda Sutton Noss said she was made aware of the death Sunday night and has since been following university protocol for recognizing deaths of current […]
As he prepares to head north to Indiana, Tim Potts thinks back to his early days behind the badge as chief of University Police. In his first year at Ole Miss, Potts saw the Ku Klux Klan visit campus twice, the state flag lowered for the final time in the Circle and a countless number […]
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