The Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 369, also known as the Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013, on Jan. 24. This bill both defines and makes space available within the pre-existing public school system for charter schools. The House Education Committee passed the bill with a vote of 16 to 14. The House also passed the bill with a vote of 64 to...
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The Ole Miss Gamers Association (OMGA) is holding a “Halo 4” charity team event on Feb. 9 to raise money for the Child’s Play Charity. Since 2003, Child’s Play has improved children’s time spent in hospitals by donating video games and consoles to young patients in need of an escape. The organization raised over $5 million in 2012 to help children in...
Social media posts by University of Mississippi students on the Nov. 6 presidential election were some of the main investigative points for the Incident Review Committee’s report. The IRC stated in their official report that “social media, primarily Twitter, fueled speculation about what was happening on campus.” Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Leslie...
Forty-four University of Mississippi students spent part of their Christmas break in Costa Rica, Belize and Tanzania studying abroad, according to Susan Scott, director of Study Abroad Programs. “Winter break is a great time to study abroad because usually the weather here in late December — early January is awful,” Scott said. “Students usually become bored...
File PhotoPicture from a past Art Crawl For almost any student at The University of Mississippi, an event offering free admission, refreshments and a taste of genuine Oxford culture will spark some interest. One such event is the Oxford Art Crawl, which will be held tonight from 7-9 p.m. This will be the first of the monthly art crawls the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council...
If each school year could be considered a season of a series, then my time as a cast member here at the flagship is coming to a close. I’m the movie-reviewer/entertainment columnist guy, and I hope that something, even if it’s just one thing, that I’ve written in my couple years as a minor character here at The Daily Mississippian has either made you think or made...
The last months of the year are known for the release of a slew of Oscar-bait movies. One of the most buzzed-about movies going into this awards season was “Zero Dark Thirty,” director/producer Kathryn Bigelow’s vision of the 10-year manhunt for Osama bin Laden. Anyone not living in an isolated compound in Abbottabad will know how this movie ends. In addition to...
Once you’ve graduated from a bachelor’s to a master’s in alcohol consumption, it’s bound to have crossed your mind before: “I’m drunk and desiring hookers.” Just about everything can be served through a vending machine or a phone call or drive-thru, but not sex. No-no, our good, God-fearing society can’t possibly endorse the idea that every gluttonous pleasure...
