I get out of Russian 111 at 11:50 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. This puts me squarely in lunch time — really in the thick of it. Thick is indeed the word to describe the capacity of our free-for-all dining facilities...
Dear Editor, Let’s talk about Uber. The city of Oxford did its best to prevent Uber from coming to town a few years ago but was overridden by the state legislature. Now Uber is in its third year in Oxford. It’s convenient, it’s on your phone and thousands of people...
Dear DM Editor: DM journalist Taylor Vance has closely followed and reported well on the citizen challenge to the city of Oxford’s amendment to chapter 14 of the code. It would be amusing — if it were not so sad — that Oxford’s police chief and mayor say they “took...
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, 19 Islamic extremists boarded four separate commercial planes along with 246 other unsuspecting passengers. Midair, a group of al-Qaeda affiliated extremists then hijacked the planes — flying them into the two largest World Trade Center towers as well as the Pentagon and crashing...
Aretha Franklin’s funeral hosted family, fans and celebrities from all walks of life. Several stars took the stage to sing to the Queen of Soul one last time, including Gladys Knight, Faith Hill, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande. Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Although Ariana Grande’s rendition of "(You...
A universal rule that everyone should learn when they download that baby-blue-birded app is that all is fair in love and Twitter. As most know, Twitter is the Mecca for the newest trending memes as well as for the most sarcastic and brutal. Like with most of social media, it...
The Square is home to a multitude of restaurants and bars, all creating an atmosphere of fun and entertainment for each patron. However, the Square also serves as one of the most crime-ridden areas of Oxford. With bars and restaurants over-serving both customers of legal age and those who are...
"Girls from Compton don't play tennis. They own it." "Don't wait until you've won a ring to play like it." “Believing in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.” These are just a few of the campaign slogans that Nike released Tuesday as part of its new ad campaign that...
This past Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. Kennedy, who was nominated by President Reagan in 1987 and has served on the court ever since, announced this June that he intends to retire....
Corporations care about one thing: profit. They do not want to be your friend. They are not trying to make the world a better place. They are not dedicated to justice or freedom. They are only interested in making money. From that point of view, Nike's new advertising campaign featuring...
