March is here and almost over, but the end of Women’s History Month doesn’t mark the end of women’s empowerment and appreciation. Through the hustle and bustle of everyday life, sometimes how much you appreciate someone or something can tend to lean out of focus. Women have always held influential and powerful positions in political […]
Many students on the campus of Ole Miss come from an enriching background that fuels their goals and ambitions in each classroom. Public policy leadership and integrated marketing communications major Kelly Li is a first-generation college student from Hattiesburg, Miss. Her parents immigrated from China to the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. They entered […]
Shouts of joy are heard while sorority and fraternity members stroll with pride. Happiness is spread across the face of all who crossed their line; a symbol of unity, family and joy in their blackness. But my mind can’t help but think of how my blackness shouldn’t be on a schedule. A scheduled time to […]
One of the most beautiful things about life is the differences that can be found in us all. Everyone has their own “spice.” This can be culture, race or background. Spice is your story that’s waiting to be told and uncovered. Even if you think it isn’t interesting to someone else, it can be inspirational. […]
It is easier to attack a person’s character when you have no idea who they truly are. Whether it’s because of race, political party affiliation or a preferred football team, we quickly categorize people based on the most minor, irrelevant details about them. But the truth is that we see what people allow us to […]
Living in Mississippi as an African American can leave you experiencing negative assumptions, different connotations, changing views and many perspectives. Even so, you always come back to one trait: your race. Your Blackness in life is inescapable but in predominantly white spaces, it can leave you suffocated. Being in predominantly Black spaces prompts you to […]
The 60th anniversary of the integration of the University of Mississippi by James Meredith has sent the campus into a frenzy as faculty and students prepare for both this major event and homecoming. On Oct. 1, 1962, James Meredith paved the way for many of the African-American students that now attend the University of Mississippi. […]
Editor’s Note: The Freshman Experience is a monthly column that explores what it’s like to be a freshman student at the university. Freshmen are asked a series of questions related to how their first year has been thus far. In this column, we talk to Mackenzie Knighten and Terrell Atkins. Entering college as a freshman […]
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