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CHAMPIONS See P.4 for more action shots from the SEC Tournament this past weekend.
As of March 11, three Oxford residents have qualified to seek the position of mayor in this year’s upcoming municipal elections. Primaries will be held May 7, and the general election will take place on June 4. As is standard in Mississippi elections, individuals must be a resident of the city for more than 30 days before registering to vote. Voting wards and registration information can be obtained from the city of Oxford’s website.
Junior guard Marshall Henderson and sophomore guard LaDarius White
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Ole Miss makes its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002 Friday, as the No. 12 seed Rebels take on the No. 5 seed Wisconsin Badgers at 11:40 a.m. from the Sprint Center in Kansas City. The game will be televised on TruTV. Ten percent of Ole Miss’ ticket allotment will be reserved for students, and student tickets will be allocated based on Rebel Rewards points.
Drug arrests: A wake-up call Recent arrests at The University of Alabama recall the consequences of illegal drug use on college campuses. BY HAWLEY MARTIN hrmartin@go.olemiss.edu
Sixty-one students at the University of Alabama were arrested for drug-related charges, reminding their peers of the consequences that follow drug usage. On Feb. 19, the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force
concluded an investigation that led to the arrests, 13 of which were charged for crimes other than possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and drug paraphernalia, according to a copy of the list of the arrests available on the online edition of the UA student newspaper, The
Crimson White. The magnitude of the situation and the charges pending against the students leaves Tray Smith, a senior columnist for The Crimson White, with questions concerning the legitimacy of the round-up. “It’s surprising because UA See DRUGS, PAGE 3
GRAPHIC BY GRANT BEEBE | The Daily Mississippian