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UM grieves loss of student Sawyer Megehee

The University of Mississippi is grieving the loss of 21-year-old Ole Miss student Sawyer Joseph Megehee after his death on Friday, Oct. 27. Megehee, a residential assistant in Minor Hall, was pursuing

October 29, 2023

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Meet Anna Ware Brown, this year’s homecoming queen

“It’s just so easy for me to talk about Ole Miss.” Anna Ware Brown, the University of Mississippi’s 2023 homecoming queen, never imagined herself running for the position, much less winning the

October 27, 2023

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Presidential candidate Tim Scott to visit UM Friday

U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, a Republican candidate for president, will make a pit stop on the campaign trail to participate in a discussion at the University of Mississippi. The

October 26, 2023

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From the editor’s desk: Why The Daily Mississippian is making a political endorsement

It has been a long time since The Daily Mississippian endorsed a candidate running for public office. So, why are we doing one this year? Brandon Presley, whose name many did not

October 26, 2023

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UM students in Morocco safe after earthquake

All four University of Mississippi students currently studying abroad in Morocco are safe and accounted for after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region last Friday, killing and injuring thousands. According to

September 14, 2023

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Ole Miss student Jonah Tyler Greer Condon dies at 23

Ole Miss student Jonah Tyler Greer Condon died May 28 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County. He was 23 years old. Condon was a senior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree

June 8, 2023

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Faculty senate to investigate dean after faculty, staff allege misconduct

The University of Mississippi’s Faculty Senate will be creating an ad hoc committee to investigate concerns that have been raised regarding the conduct of the Dean of the School of Applied Sciences,

May 12, 2023

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Police officer holds up bag of marijuana.

Campus cannabis: recreational marjuana in Nevada

A GATEWAY DRUG PROGRAM? When Mississippi’s medical marijuana program went live with Gov. Tate Reeves’ signing of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act in February 2022, the state was flooded with industry entrepreneurs

May 4, 2023

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Oxford woman charged after deadly hit and run

Cameron Neal Riser of Oxford has been charged in connection with a hit and run that resulted in the death of a University of Mississippi freshman, Andrew Tyler Mitchell. Riser, 25, was

May 1, 2023

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Grand jury indicts Herrington on capital murder charge

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. has been indicted by a grand jury on the charge of capital murder for his involvement in the death of Ole Miss student Jimmy “Jay” Lee on July

March 29, 2023

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