Right-handed closer Brett Huber returned to Ole Miss for his senior season to fulfill some goals. Huber is already tied for the all-time saves leader in school history, but he is back and hopes to help push the Rebels into the College World Series. File Photo (Cain Madden)Senior right hander Brett Huber Senior right-handed closer Brett Huber has been through a...
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Two weeks ago at Union Unplugged, I saw two tweets that were both equally ignorant and insensitive. One said, “I love it when the Union gets all ghetto.” The other said, “ghettoTuesday is back!” The second tweeter was gracious enough to provide a picture of the NPHC Greeks strolling in front of the Union. What’s even more problematic about these tweets is that...
Judy Hart was 15 when she and John Forester, then 17, went on their first date. It was 1979 and they both felt that, after the date, they were never genuinely interested in anybody else. “She was different from all the other girls for her age; she was so much taller,” John said. “The first time I saw her she was probably on a pair of skates, and so she even looked...
A tornado touched down in Hattiesburg Sunday evening and swept through the University of Southern Mississippi campus, Ole Miss officials are raising awareness on campus of how to respond to emergency weather conditions. Courtesy Ole Miss Communications The University of Mississippi’s Crisis Action Team was formed in 2008 and is responsible for monitoring possible threats...
In this week’s installment, The Daily Mississippian’s sports editor David Collier ranks the 14 Southeastern Conference teams. Opponents, game times and television networks are also included for each team. 1. Florida (19-3, 9-1 SEC, 1st last week) Up Next: Tonight vs. Kentucky, 6 p.m., ESPN 2. Kentucky (17-6, 8-2 SEC, 2nd last week) Up Next: Tonight at Florida, 6 p.m.,...
Ole Miss begins the baseball season Friday against TCU, and The Daily Mississippian baseball beat writer Matt Sigler gives five things to watch for as the season approaches. Cain Madden | The Daily MississippianSophomore center fielder Auston Bousfield Sunday Starter The Sunday starter has been one of the biggest question marks for Ole Miss going into the season. The...
Between President Obama’s limited release of a memo outlining drone policy and John Brennan’s Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearings, drones are all over the news this week. Drones are unmanned aerial devices that allow for either targeted strikes or surveillance, and they have altered the way the war on terror has been fought. While drones have been newsworthy,...
Apparently gay marriage is still an issue. Maybe I’m being obtuse, but I don’t see the problem with it. My main question is, does this affect you in any way? Does the gayness of one individual impede on the liberty of another? Unless being gay means exclusively violating the rights of others, which it doesn’t, then I’m at a loss as to why anyone would have an issue...
Dear Editor: Yesterday morning, I discovered I had lost something invaluable, an Italian silver chain necklace with a crucifix pendant that had been my grandmother’s and two pieces of my late mother’s jewelry. I have had this necklace always with me for the last year and a half. Completely distraught, I spent the day trying to remember when I had last seen it, retracing...
The Area 4 Special Olympics organization is coming to Oxford this week, bringing with it devoted volunteers and looking for more. Courtesy Special Olympics The Turner Center will host Area 4 Special Olympics basketball Friday at The University of Mississippi. Area 4 includes the counties of Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha. Special Olympics...
