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March 9, 2011
Prices on the rise as student population rise pushes students off campus, into apartments

Gasoline is not the only rising cost in Oxford.

Gasoline is not the only rising cost in Oxford.

Students have begun to see an increase in monthly rent rates for apartments for the 2011-2012 school year.

According to data from the Department of Institutional Research’s website, 12,851 undergraduate students were in enrolled at the Oxford campus during the 2010-2011 school year. Of those, 4,241 were freshmen, and 2,163 of them were female.

March 4, 2011
Students experience Wi-Fi woes

The University of Mississippi wireless network has been a frustrating topic for students since it first began roughly three years ago.

The University of Mississippi wireless network has been a frustrating topic for students since it first began roughly three years ago.

Students complain of problems with major websites such as Facebook, ESPN and Twitter, as well websites used for school, including Blackboard and MySpanishLab.

February 27, 2011
Student housing space limited for upcoming year

As the spring semester progresses, many students are forced to consider next year’s living arrangements. Some of these students will find acquiring a room on campus difficult.

The student housing application process for on-campus apartment living opened on Monday, Feb. 21, at 8 a.m. and closed before noon that same day. 

After only a few hours, all the campus-owned apartment spaces had filled up, including Northgate and Campus Walk. 

February 17, 2011
Out with the old, in with the new

Most students know that housing changes are evident in the future of the University. If you don’t know, I suggest checking Ole Miss Today once in a while.

Most students know that housing changes are evident in the future of the University. If you don’t know, I suggest checking Ole Miss Today once in a while.

Starting next fall, upperclassmen will be considered second priority when it comes to on-campus housing.

Due to an overabundance of freshman applicants, and the requirement that they live on campus, there is a good chance that there will be no room for anyone else. This is understandable, and leaves no room for debate.

February 7, 2011
Housing Scarce on Campus

With the student body at historically large proportions, on-campus housing has become increasingly difficult to find.

With the student body at historically large proportions, on-campus housing has become increasingly difficult to find.

For the 2011-2012 academic year, the Office of Student Housing and Residence Life has informed the Ole Miss sororities that there will no longer be guaranteed housing in Crosby Hall due to an incoming freshman class expected to be larger than the current class.

Traditionally, Crosby Hall houses sophomore sorority members.

February 2, 2011
Campus works to accommodate growing student body

It’s easy to notice all the changes around Ole Miss.

It’s easy to notice all the changes around Ole Miss.

There is a new on-field mascot, new buildings, new brand marketing campaigns and new professors and staff. The change that is the most exciting and most frightening around campus, however, is probably the recent growth in the student population.

As the Daily Mississippian reported last semester, this year’s freshman class is the largest in the University’s history, nearly 20 percent larger than the class of 2013.

July 26, 2010
Weighing the options: On-campus housing

Many University of Mississippi students are scrambling to finalize housing arrangements for the upcoming school year, while seeking the best value in on-campus living.

Many University of Mississippi students are scrambling to finalize housing arrangements for the upcoming school year, while seeking the best value in on-campus living.

 

Students who opt to live on campus can choose between standard residence halls, residential colleges, on-campus apartments.

July 25, 2010
State policy stops co-ed living at Campus Walk

Co-ed living will no longer be permitted at the Campus Walk apartment complex starting in August.

Co-ed living will no longer be permitted at the Campus Walk apartment complex starting in August.

 

The University of Mississippi recently purchased the complex as another option for student housing.

 

Campus Walk will operate under the same rules as the Northgate on-campus complex, meaning male and female students cannot live in the same apartment.

 

July 21, 2010
Large freshman intake results in limited upperclassmen housing

Some upperclassmen will have to find alternate housing for the upcoming semester.

 

Some upperclassmen will have to find alternate housing for the upcoming semester.

 

Ole Miss has 4,800 new freshmen that are scheduled to live on campus for the fall 2010-2011 semester.