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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Volume 113, No. 15
University reopens 125 parking spaces TANISSA RINGO
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For the duration of the construction project, part of Ridge Loop will be closed. Residential Parking Garage - Tower A will remain accessible through the Level 1 and Level 2 entrances, though the Level 3 entrance will close during construction. Ridge Loop will be closed until summer 2026 with the expectation that the new garage will be open in fall 2026, the university announced in a campus-wide email. The new residential garage will offer students and faculty 1,300 new parking spaces, according to Batte. “We are always looking for new and creative ways to accommodate the growing parking needs while also preserving our beautiful campus environment,” Batte said.
Ridge Loop Closed Starting January 6th, 2025
News Staff Writer
he University of Mississippi is reopening previously blocked off parking spots near the former Kincannon Hall location for the spring 2025 semester. This area includes approximately 125 spots, including a dedicated faculty and staff section. The remaining spots are reserved for those with residential garage permits, according to UM’s director of news and media relations, Jacob Batte. In addition, the university broke ground on a new parking garage, which is officially named Residential Parking Garage - Tower B, on Jan. 6. The new structure will be located in what used to be an adjoining parking lot to the west of the currently standing Residential Parking Garage - Tower A.
Residential Garage Permits Open Through Spring 2025
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Rebel basketball faces competitive SEC play
UM honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
TANNER SHAPIRO Sports Staff Writer
While most students were on winter break away from Oxford, the Ole Miss basketball teams moved into SEC play, with both scoring big wins and facing tough losses. Men’s
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MLK Day of Service volunteers make dog toys for the Oxford Animal Resource Center on Jan 20.
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A community-wide dinner and celebration commemorated the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 17, at the Student Union Ballroom. The University of Mississippi’s Center for Community Engagement continued to honor King’s legacy of volunteerism with a day of service on Monday, Jan. 20. Speakers at the dinner celebration included Vice Chancellor for Access, Opportunity and Community Engagement Shawnboda Mead, junior allied health studies major Devlyn Williams, re-
In his second season with the Rebels, head coach Chris Beard has the Ole Miss Men’s Basketball team at 4-1 in SEC play and 15-3 overall. Ole Miss traveled to rival No. 15 Mississippi State on Saturday, Jan. 18 in hopes of continuing an undefeated conference streak, but the Rebels fell short in overtime, losing 84-81. To tip off conference play, Ole Miss hosted Georgia at home on Jan. 4. The Rebels trailed by two at the half but responded quickly, outscoring the Bulldogs by 14 in the second half and pulling out a 63-51 win. Guard Matthew Murrell led the way for the Rebels, scoring 15 points and
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Jaylen Murray dribbles the ball during a game against Oral Roberts on Nov. 21, 2024.
Ole Miss cheer brings home national championship TEDDY KING Sports Editor
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Ole Miss cheerleaders on the sideline in Tiger Stadium on Oct. 12, 2024
Ole Miss cheer finished the weekend with some hardware, winning the Universal Cheer Association College National Championship in the Division 1A Traditional All Girl Category with a score of 91.4. This marked the first time in program history that Ole Miss cheer placed first in this category. In
2022 and 2018, the team placed first in the All Girl Game Day category and earned top honors in 2023 in the D1A Spirit Program Gameday category. This year’s competition was held at Walt Disney Resort in Orlando. Cheerleader Malina Sayaovong, a junior marketing major from Oak Creek, Wis., described what it meant to her and the rest of the
team to take home the national championship. “It meant everything because our goal this year was to be good people before good cheerleaders.” Sayaovong said. “The first win for a program is always the hardest. I’m excited to see what’s next for the Ole Miss program we are building.” Head cheer coach Skylar Casey shared Sayaovong’s excitement.
“I’m extremely proud of this team and these athletes,” Casey said in an Ole Miss Athletics press release. “They worked so hard for this accomplishment, and they completely deserve it. The culture and standard that this team set is extraordinary.”
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