When Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the end to the ban on women in combat roles on Jan. 24, I was stunned. I watched and re-watched his Pentagon press conference, making sure that I had heard every word correctly. Even though a series of modifications to the existing rule had opened 14,000 previously off-limits jobs in early 2012, I was not expecting a complete...
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The way Ole Miss responds to Tuesday night’s 87-74 loss to Kentucky will define the season. Ole Miss could lose more than its first SEC game. Several media outlets reported Wednesday that sophomore forward Aaron Jones is out for the season after sustaining a torn ACL in Tuesday’s loss to Kentucky, while senior guard Nick Williams is out indefinitely with a foot injury. With...
With National Signing Day quickly approaching, Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze is on track to having arguably one of the best recruiting classes in the history of the program. Freeze spoke with the media Tuesday during halftime of the men’s basketball game against Kentucky. Alex Edward | The Daily MississppianFootball head coach Hugh Freeze talks about recruiting at...
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 the next game for each team. 1. Florida (17-2, 7-0 SEC) Up Next: Saturday vs. Ole Miss, 6 p.m. ESPNU 2. Kentucky (14-6, 5-2 SEC) Up Next: Saturday at Texas A&M, 5 p.m.,...
Ole Miss snapped a five-game losing streak with an 88-81 win against Florida this past Thursday before suffering a 72-57 loss to in-state rival Mississippi State on Sunday. The Lady Rebels (8-12, 1-6 Southeastern Conference) return home to play the Arkansas Razorbacks (14-6, 2-5 SEC) tonight at 7 p.m. at Tad Smith Coliseum. This is the first of two matchups with the Razorbacks...
Too little, too late for Ole Miss. After being down by as many as 17 with just over 10 minutes to go in the first half, No. 16 Ole Miss (17-3, 6-1 SEC) used a 16-0 run to get back in the game and cut the lead to one, but Kentucky (14-6, 5-2 SEC) used a 14-2 run of their own to end the game, as they handed the Rebels their first loss in SEC play, 87-74, Tuesday night. Alex...
Ole Miss hosted 16 official visitors this past weekend, according to Scout.com. One of those prospects, wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo, had such a good time that he went ahead and pulled the trigger to commit to the Rebels Cedar Hill receiver Quincy Adeboyejo (18) in High School Football action against Allen at Longhorn Stadium in Cedar Hill, Texas Friday, September 7,...
Senior forward Murphy Holloway needed just five rebounds against Kentucky to become the all-time leading rebounder in Ole Miss history. He accomplished that in the second half of the Rebels’ 87-74 loss, as he finished the game with eight rebounds. Tyler Jackson/The Daily Mississippian In doing so, Holloway broke Walter Actwood’s 36-year record of 945 career rebounds....
The Class Attendance Guidelines Policy discusses the importance of attendance relative to learning, but the process is slowed down because of the difficulty of taking attendance in large lecture classes. “We have been looking for a way to make taking attendance more efficient for a long time,” said Kathy Gates, chief information officer for Ole Miss. “We considered...
