Hadley Hitson, Author at The Daily Mississippian

Law students defend ICE detainees six months after mass-arrest

Six months after the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in United States history occurred in central Mississippi, the University of Mississippi’s MacArthur Justice Center is leading efforts to help detainees

February 9, 2020

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ASB candidates disagree over student involvement, transparency in executive officer debate

The 13 Associated Student Body executive candidates gathered in the Overby Center on Monday night to debate the most prominent issues on the Ole Miss campus — mental health, student involvement and

March 25, 2019

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ASB task force, candidates reevaluate campaign spending

This year’s candidates for Associated Student Body president disagree on the state of campaign finances almost a full school year after the ASB Election Reform Task Force was established. Founded this past

March 25, 2019

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UM Chancellor: Confederate monument should be relocated “to a more suitable location”

Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks said the Confederate monument that currently stands in the heart of the Ole Miss campus should be relocated “to a more suitable location” in a statement sent to

March 21, 2019

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Ole Miss Confederate monument: Sparks releases first statement ahead of faculty senate, Staff Council votes

Updated: 7:20 p.m. Thursday The university faculty senate passed its resolution calling for the relocation of the Confederate monument in the Circle to the Confederate cemetery on campus with a unanimous vote

March 7, 2019

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ASB resolution to relocate Confederate monument ready for final vote

The Associated Student Body Senate resolution calling for the relocation of the Confederate monument from the Circle to the Confederate cemetery passed the ASB Rules Committee on Thursday night. The Senate will

March 1, 2019

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Third AG of the year takes office, ASB election petitions released today

Austin Fiala temporarily resigned as Associated Student Body attorney general yesterday, creating conditions that would allow him to run in the 2019 general election. His resignation came just before the ASB election

March 1, 2019

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Ten days of tension, preparation, confusion: Weekend rally and counterprotests

Pro-Confederate groups Confederate 901 and the Hiwaymen marched on campus today after more than a week of preparation and counterprotests by many in the university community. Read our coverage of the past

February 23, 2019

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ASB endorses failed state House legislation

The Associated Student Body Senate passed a resolution at its first meeting of the semester on Tuesday night in support of two bills that failed in the Mississippi House of Representatives. “Even

February 7, 2019

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Will longer bar hours be better for Oxford? The city and police department think so.

The Oxford Police Department, Mayor Robyn Tannehill and the Board of Aldermen are all supporting proposed legislation that would extend bar hours to 2 a.m on the Square, while the sale of

January 28, 2019

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