Author Archives: Audrey Hall
The members of the Board Search Committee in charge of selecting the next UM Chancellor will be leading a Campus Listening Session from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27 in the Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom. This event will be the third and final Campus Listening Session. The previous sessions were held on July 13 on the Oxford campus and on Aug. 20 at the UM Medical Center...
Dylan Rubino – The Daily Mississippian – Sports editor Ohio State – Urban Meyer is close to building a dynasty in Columbus, and it may be solidified after this season. With depth at quarterback, a great running back in Ezekiel Elliot, one of the best defenses in the country and a favorable schedule, the Buckeyes are likely to run the table. TCU –...
It is no secret that high school age kids are having sex— and a lot of it, at that. According to the Center for Disease Control, 47% of high school age students reported being sexually active in 2013, and of that, 34% had had intercourse in the three months prior to that study. So, yes, nearly half of America’s youth are having sex in their adolescent years. Yet as...
Greetings little stars, My name is McKenna Wierman, and starting next week, the Daily Mississippian will have an astrology column. I have studied the stars, the planets and their power over the human soul for many years. I consider myself to be especially in tune with the forces of the Universe and the energetic powers which move the University. In preparation, use these...
The summer movie season has reached its conclusion, and, as usual, it was full of big budget action sequences, depth-lacking crowd pleasers and clumsily done endings conducive to sequels. Audiences had the opportunity to see “Minions” in a feature length film, Amy Schumer on the big screen and yet another John Green novel adaptation. Movies like “Magic Mike XXL”...
When I see headlines of police brutality, such as the cases involving Sandra Bland, Rexdale Henry and Dillon Taylor, and then see the complacency with which many Americans view this issue, I can’t help but see an extreme disconnect between the attitude of Americans today and the ideals that propelled the American Revolution. With phrases such as “Give me liberty, or...
The San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform Tilt has cancelled the Snoop Dogg concert it planned at Ole Miss. Instead, Tilt is bringing Tupelo natives Rae Sremmurd to the Lyric on September 9. Tilt announced that Ole Miss would receive a free concert by the West Coast rapper after the university won a point-based contest against other colleges around the nation in December....
