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...
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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...
A little over a year ago, the Ole Miss fan base was about as low as they could go. They were looking for a change. They were looking for someone to come in and give them something to be proud of. Enter Hugh Freeze. In just over a year on the job, Freeze has turned a bottom-dwelling program in the toughest football conference in the country to a program that has gained...
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Star Family Circus will be coming to Oxford. One of the circus acts includes a kangaroo, known as Rocky, that is dressed up in boxing shorts and boxing gloves. Rocky, while on a leash, is put into a sparring ring with a human to ultimately spar with. Around 1,600 animal rights activists have signed a petition protesting the Oxford boxing match. The...
For 2013, the Ford Fusion was completely redesigned in hopes that is could not only match, but exceed the competition. The Fusion starts out with an Aston Martin-inspired grille and headlights. Quentin Winstine | The Daily Mississippian2013 Ford Fusion The rear end is not ugly either with integrated exhaust pipes and hexagonal LED taillights. Top it all off with gunmetal...
Most people have little knowledge of what goes into the making of a successful video game, but a team of Ole Miss students has cracked the code while fulfilling a childhood dream. University of Mississippi students Ryan Rigney and Jonathan Broom have released their second video game, “Orb Combat Simulator 2019,” through their company, Utah Raptor Games. Utah Raptor...
New sports complex presents athletic options for students and Oxford residents. A privately owned and operated sports complex is coming closer to being built after the Lafayette County Planning Commission approved a location off Highway 7 South last week. Property owners Chuck Trost and Michael Perry, who are awaiting the commission’s approval of their final plan,...
Parking on the Square, fire prevention and gateway adoption were discussed at yesterday’s Oxford Board of Aldermen meeting. The Board of Aldermen held its first monthly meeting last night to tackle Oxford’s day-to-day business and long-term efforts. On the laundry list of issues for the board were parking concerns for the Square, the first reading of an ordinance...
Steeped in literary tradition, Ole Miss and Oxford look to support visual storytelling and independent movie making with a cinema minor and a fast growing film community. Tanner Marquis | The Daily MississippianMack-Arthur Turner Jr. Like digital filmmaking, the cinema minor is steadily making its mark on campus as one of the largest and quickest growing minors. Long gone...
Ole Miss picked up another commitment over the weekend when running back Jordan Wilkins made public his decision to join the Rebels next fall. Five-star defensive end Chris Jones, a Mississippi State commit, made two trips to Oxford this past weekend to set up an interesting scene leading up to National Signing Day on Wednesday. National Signing Day on Wednesday cannot...
