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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Volume 112, No. 22
Ole Miss Women’s Basketball storms into March Madness
LUKE DUNAVANT
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After wrapping up a topthree finish in the Southeastern Conference, the Ole Miss Women’s Basketball team has a date with Marquette on Saturday, March 23 at 3:45 p.m. ET in the Albany 1 Region of the NCAA Tournament.
Head Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has led her squad through an impressive season with a record of 23 wins and eight losses. They rolled their way into the SEC Tournament, easily rallying past the Florida Gators and beating them by double digits. Ole Miss then faced the ever-tough LSU Tigers, led by
stars Angel Reese, Flau’jae Johnson and Hailey Van Lith. Rebel guards Marquesha Davis and Madison Scott led the charge for Ole Miss, but the Tigers pulled away late, winning 75-67. It was a very good regular season for the Rebels, with
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Guard Madison Scott defends against Mississippi State on Feb. 18.
Striving to stand out: ASB candidates respond to student concerns
ASB executive board candidates share a variety of ideas for the upcoming academic year at the election debate.
‘Shrek the Musical’ swamps the Ford Center SYDNEY STEPP
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Ethan Robertson speaks during the ASB executive election debate on March 19.
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the duration of the campaign period. Reynolds proposed tabling to Throughout the night, a consis- increase the treasury’s visibility. thedmnews@gmail.com tent theme included the need to in“One thing that I want to do as head of the Associated Stu- crease transparency and to extend part of the accessibility part of my dent Body’s election day student body involvement in ASB. campaign platform is actually taon Tuesday, March 26, bling with the clubs,” Reynolds said. 14 candidates running for positions Treasurer “Clubs are tabling the union, they’re on the executive board gathered on The two candidates for treasurer, tabling the Circle and they’re trying Tuesday, March 19, at the Weems Eva Reynolds, a junior accounting to attract students to join. I would Auditorium in the Robert C. Kha- major, and Elsa Allmendinger, a ju- like the treasury to be a part of that.” yat Law Center to answer questions nior public policy leadership and fiThroughout the night, all candidates submitted by the student body. The nance major, kicked off the debate. were asked the same question: “How judicial chair candidates mutually They advocated for increased out- do you see ASB reaching all students, decided not to debate, according to In- reach from the treasury department and how will you help facilitate that?” terim Attorney General Sydni Davis. to registered student organizations. The candidates sought to differ“I think (ASB needs to work on) Secretary entiate their campaigns as they re- clarifying and making it incredibly Candidates for the secretary posponded to questions posed by mod- clear how to get the funding so that sition, an administrative role that is erator Reese Anderson, copy chief for it doesn’t have to be a back and forth responsible for maintaining the ASB The Daily Mississippian and senior and so it becomes a simpler and eas- event calendar, distributing cabiEnglish and interdisciplinary stud- ier process on the part of the stu- net meeting minutes and maintainies double major. All candidates who dents who are just trying to get mon- ing ASB member lists, among othhold ASB positions during the 2023- ey to use,” Allmendinger said of the er tasks, gave a variety of answers. 2024 academic year have temporarily changes she would make as treasurer. SEE DEBATE PAGE 2 stepped down from their positions for
NOAH WALTERS
Taking over the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, March 26, “Shrek the Musical” is the stage retelling of the popular story of Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and all of their fairytale companions. As he did in the DreamWorks Pictures animated film, outcast ogre Shrek aims to rescue Princess Fiona from the tower in which her parents imprisoned her due to a curse. “Shrek the Musical,” based on the film and its sequels, opened on Broadway in 2008, and a national tour followed. In the national tour coming to the Ford Center, Tori Kocher plays Dragon, the ferocious beast that guards Princess Fiona’s tower. “We all start out as storytellers, sort of like we’re playing ourselves,” Kocher said. “And then we change into our other characters.” This role comes with one of the more complicated costume pieces. “I put on some scales, I put on a wig and a headpiece. I put on a dress, wings and a big tail,” Kocher said. The show has been adjusted from its original script, which contained some insensitive language, to be more inclusive and to
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THAI TRUCK
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The owner of the Yum Yum Thai food truck on campus encourages customers to write on the truck while they wait for their meal.
WATER PARK Roundabout Oxford RV & Water Resort is set to come to Lafayette County in Spring 2025 spanning 85 acres.
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