At a time when the expectation is that college students approach their higher education like it is a job, it is difficult to imagine that students would also take on the additional burden of working during their time in college. Labor force participation among college students is declining nationwide. According to the Bureau of Labor […]
On your way to the University of Mississippi’s Oxford campus, you might have noticed something different about the way traffic flows through town. It is almost impossible to get anywhere without encountering at least a few traffic circles — or roundabouts, as we refer to them in Oxford. Oxford has more of them than any […]
Dear Scholars, Welcome to The University of Mississippi! I would like to congratulate you on whatever achievements in your life have brought you to this point. Whether you’re a recent high school graduate, transferring in from another two- or four-year college or returning to start (or finish) your education later in life, getting here is […]
It is not yet summer, but students walking the Union Plaza on Tuesday, April 30, were met with the unusual opportunity to write on a giant beach ball. There was no common theme or ideology behind what students chose to inscribe. Some wrote their names. Some wrote words of affirmation. Others expressed political positions. The […]
After a lackluster performance on Thursday and a comeback on Friday, the Ole Miss Baseball team lost Saturday’s rubber match against No. 18 Alabama, handing them the series on April 27. For Ole Miss, the series was dominated by defensive errors and a failure to capitalize on opportunities to put runs on the board. The […]
The Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit, a multi-jurisdictional drug-related task force, issued 47 arrest warrants between Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Friday, Feb. 23. The warrants were issued for drug violations and other felony crimes. At least three University of Mississippi students were among the 47. Additionally, 22 individuals have outstanding warrants in connection to last […]
Since 2021, the University of Mississippi’s freshman class sizes have increased by 46% — from 3,584 to 5,240 freshmen in the 2023-2024 school year. Since the beginning of the fall semester, The Daily Mississippian has reported extensively about how this boom in enrollment is affecting the university community, from insufficient campus housing and longer lines […]
UPDATE: As of 12:00 p.m. Saturday Dec. 9, the boil water alert has been lifted. All new samples collected and tested by MSDH labs came back clean, with no indication of bacteria or contamination. The City of Oxford and parts of the UM campus are under a state-imposed boil water notice as of Dec. 7. […]
Perhaps the greatest gift Drake has ever given us was deciding not to bark on his eighth studio album, “For All the Dogs.” Closing in on two decades of dominating the charts, the airwaves and the tides of pop culture, Drake’s most-recent album signifies a new era for the Canadian-born artist. Still, his projects depict […]
After months of campaign events, gripping headlines and inconclusive predictions, the day is finally upon us: Today, Mississippians will vote for their next governor. In addition to the state’s highest public office, other statewide offices like lieutenant governor and attorney general are on the ballot. At the local level, Lafayette County residents will vote for […]
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