Alyssa Moncrief, Author at The Daily Mississippian

Gas prices cause headaches all around

High gas prices in Oxford have created financial hardships for some residents and sparked frequent complaints toward gas station owners and employees. “I have started riding the bus,” University of Mississippi sophomore

March 23, 2022

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TikTok offers unprecedented window into war

Everyday citizens in Ukraine have taken to social media to record what is happening in their country in real-time, fromtheir bomb shelter experiences to attacks on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv to drone footage

March 8, 2022

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Opinion: Amid flooding, Mississippians can count on each other

Mississippians are no strangers to Southern hospitality, and that fact is never more evident than when their own need help. Members of the Jackson metro area were recently forced to prepare for

February 25, 2020

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Opinion: Panhellenic should adopt Theta Encore

On Nov. 1, the Kappa Alpha Theta Grand Council announced that Ole Miss’ Epsilon Zeta chapter of Theta would be closing at the end of the fall semester. The reasons behind this

November 16, 2018

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Opinion: Was Jamal Khashoggi’s death an interrogation gone wrong?

On Oct. 3, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed while visiting the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, to obtain papers to marry his fiancee. According to Turkish officials, within minutes of

October 18, 2018

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Opinion: Oxford’s no-kill shelter is a step in the right direction

On Oct. 1, Mississippi Critterz, Oxford’s first no-kill animal shelter in almost three decades was established. The shelter, which currently holds a year-long contract with the Board of Aldermen, will only take

October 9, 2018

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Opinion: Nike campaign with Colin Kaepernick is a genius marketing move

“Girls from Compton don’t play tennis. They own it.” “Don’t wait until you’ve won a ring to play like it.” “Believing in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.” These are just

September 7, 2018

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Opinion: Humane Society closure is for the right reasons

On Aug. 9, the Oxford Lafayette Humane Society announced it would not be renewing its management agreement with the city of Oxford and would be closing its doors officially on Sept. 30.

August 24, 2018

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