Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
14 hours ago by Alex McAdams
I guess the Supreme Court justices were acid-tripping hippies at some point, because they apparently agree with The Beatles when John Lennon sang "Happiness is a Warm Gun" in 1968. In response to a law suit sparked by a Washington D.C. ban on guns, the high court decided the Second Amendment's "right to bear arms" does extend to personal households.
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
1 hour ago by Paul McCauley
Like every other driver on the roads, I cringe when the gas light comes on - gas is $4 per gallon and shows no signs of dropping significantly, and I am a poor college student.
So what brilliant plan do our leaders come up with? The government is considering lifting a moratorium on offshore oil drilling in an effort to lower gas prices for all consumers.
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
14 hours ago by Editorial Board
Well it was bound to happen and one day it did: Jamie Lynn Spears had her baby. Proud new mother and baby Maddie grace the cover of this week's OK! Magazine, which obtained exclusive copies (reportedly for $1 million) of the very first photographs of the baby.
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
22 hours ago by
To the editor:
I am an attorney in Miami, Fla. who attended Ole Miss for one year in 1957-1958. I read The Daily Mississippian because it evokes pleasant memories of the beginning of my education and provides me with some contact with my roots. Those students and others who are chastising Bob Khayat are losing sight of the fact that he was chosen to speak for the university and all he did in writing the letter in support of Richard Scruggs was exactly that.
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
15 hours ago by Paul Quinn
Ole Miss Track star John C. Yarbrough will head to court in October on felony aggravated assault charges. The senior journalism major is chraaged with attacking Travis L. Amos with a baseball bat on October 26, 2007.
Court records indicate Yarbrough hit Amos with a baseball bat until the bat broke.
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
1 hour ago by Ben Rowley
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates the number of Americans without health insurance has reached 47 million. That means that 15.8 percent of the residents of the self-proclaimed "best" country in the world do not have access to adequate health care.
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
1 day ago by Michael Ikeda-Chandler
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
1 day ago by Associated Press
President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.
In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill.
Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, MS
1 day ago by Anna Malone
The 35th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will begin Sunday and last until Thursday.
This five-day event will include lectures, panel discussions, tours and other festivities highlighting the life and works of William Faulkner, according to the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference page on the Ole Miss website.
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