Hey, look, it’s Oscar time again. As Hollywood’s big night and one of the only awards shows I can stomach sitting through approaches, many people are wondering who will be taking home a little gold man on Sunday night. And by “many people are wondering,” I mean, “Many people think it’s pretty obvious,” but still, I shall take this time to add my two cents...
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After a reaching a record 103 kidneys transplanted in 2012, The University of Mississippi Medical Center plans to expand its organ transplant programs to meet the growing needs of Mississippi residents. The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson set a statewide record by performing 103 kidney transplants in 2012. UMMC is currently the only organ transplant...
Collections for Rebel Relief for Hattiesburg end today in front of the Student Union. Collection have been held at various athletic event this past week on campus. Ole Miss’ Rebel Relief program is collecting donations to relieve victims of the EF-4 tornado that hit Hattiesburg on Feb. 10. The tornado, which reached speeds of up to 170 miles per hour, destroyed roughly...
Ole Miss junior track athlete Ryan Smith will get his 15-minutes of television fame tonight when he airs on the ESPNU show Unite in the debut segment of “The Schwab” that will see him compete against two other college students from SEC schools in a sports trivia contest. In recent weeks, Ole Miss has been a regular name on ESPN. The Rebel football program recently...
After a comeback win over Georgia this past weekend, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team heads to South Carolina as it looks to get on a winning streak going into the homestretch of its schedule. Tipoff tonight is set for 6 p.m. on CSS. Thomas Graning | The Daily MississippianJunior guard Marshall Henderon With six regular season games left, Ole Miss men’s basketball...
No. 8 Ole Miss hosts UT-Martin today for their first midweek game of the season. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. Coming off a sweep of TCU this past weekend, the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels welcome UT-Martin for a midweek matchup tonight at 4 p.m. The Rebels (3-0) will go with sophomore right-hander Sam Smith on the mound, who made nine starts for them in 13 appearances last...
Yesterday morning, a gunman went on a chaotic shooting spree in Southern California, killing four people, including himself, and injuring two. How many of you know about this shooting? As I was perusing my daily news sources, it struck me by how casual the news story seemed, shoved between a beer brewery story and a piece about a British man dying from a SARS-like virus....
This week the Supreme Court will hear the case of farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman. The Indiana man faces over $70,000 in fines for planting soybeans containing genes belonging to megacorporation Monsanto without legally purchasing them. The company manufactures and subsequently patents soybean varieties known as Roundup Ready (weed and disease resistant), and farmers who use...
The Associated Student Body presidential election took an unexpected turn last night at The University of Mississippi. An hour before the announcement of results current Attorney General Matthew Kiefer and deputies held a preliminary investigation of potential violations in the administration of both presidential campaigns. Kiefer said violations were reported by individual...
The Oxford Conference for the Book, held at The University of Mississippi, will celebrate its 20th year on March 21-23. In March, writers and book lovers will gather in Oxford for the 20th annual Oxford Conference for the Book held at The University of Mississippi. Beginning on March 21, the conference will be three days of writers, journalists, poets, publishers, bloggers,...
