A few weeks ago, The Daily Mississippian published an article entitled “Top 10 places to cry on campus.” Instagram users responded to the article, sharing their favorite places to cry at the University of Mississippi, virtually wallowing in one another's sorrow. Talk about a sense of shared struggle. While this...
Jena Brown. Photo courtesy: Jena Brown. EDITOR’S NOTE: Diary of a Black Girl is a monthly column focusing on the experiences of Black women at the University of Mississippi. In this installment, junior opinion writer Bre’Anna Coleman interviews senior exercise science major Jena Brown. When I was younger, my family...
Graphic by Milo Gildea. While many may immediately associate the month of February with Valentine’s Day or Groundhog’s Day, members of the African diaspora around the United States and the world celebrate the annual observance of Black History Month. For the African American community, Black History Month is an opportunity...
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has recently announced an economic development deal that soars past the state’s previous investment record. The new deal will bring two Amazon Web Service locations into Madison County, a project totalling $10 billion. Reeves boasts that 1,000 jobs will be created by the new job sites....
Ole Miss is nationally renowned for its vibrant Greek life, consistently placing in the top five on many websites that rank colleges by sorority and fraternity culture. Graduates say the best years of their lives happen at Ole Miss, and they create lasting relationships with those they cross paths with...
Graphic by Milo Gildea. Online betting allows users to place bets on things like sporting event outcomes anywhere that their phone has internet access. With Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey starting the wave of online gambling legalization, Mississippi is now taking strides to follow suit. Last week, the Mississippi House...
Like many college students approaching graduation, I am apprehensive about being financially independent in just a few short months. It worries me just how little most students are prepared to handle their own financial futures. In high school, we take classes on things like English and history, but not on...
Graphic by Milo Gildea. If American politics are in uncharted territory in 2024, Mississippi politics aren’t too far off. Problematic Republican governor? Check. Right-wing idealism steadily increasing in all areas of the bureaucracy? Check. An unnecessary, misled attack on diversity efforts in an evolving educational landscape? Check. Failing infrastructure in...
Senator Kevin Blackwell of Southaven has recently – and repeatedly – proposed legislation to require the licensure of midwifery in Mississippi. He and Senate Bill 2080’s proponents claim that the duty of delivering Mississippi’s newborns is too great to have the unlicensed perform. I, along with many Mississippians who have...
In the United States today, Black history is a contentious topic. It has been attacked through recent legislative acts in Florida and many other states that discourage the teaching of Black history and African American studies, labeling these courses as “divisive” and as “critical race theory.” What's more, Mississippi’s implementation...
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