OPINION: Medicare for All: The right policy morally, economically, and politically

Last week, the DM published an article about Kennedy Frain and some of the failures of the university’s Student Health Center and Student Counseling Center. It is unacceptable that our university allows high prices and a limited insurance network to become a barrier between students with financial needs and the medical care they need. Medical […]

Opinion: A word from DM columnists on Vitter’s resignation

In the three years since Chancellor Vitter took control of the leadership at our university, we have declined in various positive metrics as well as witnessed our university become exceptionally divided. A majority of conservatives have felt alienated by Vitter’s leadership since the beginning, with his support of those who pushed to remove the flag […]

Opinion: I arrived at Ole Miss a Republican and now am voting Democrat

When I arrived in Oxford in August of 2015, I was a conservative. I was raised in the South by evangelical Republican parents where the candidates’ support for pro-life policies was the litmus test. I remember riding home from elementary and middle school listening to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity on conservative talk radio. In […]

Opinion: Valuing bombs over books in a morally bankrupt nation

When I studied abroad in Chile, many of my friends — both Chilean students and exchange students from Europe — were absolutely shocked when I told them how exorbitantly expensive American universities are. Even at Ole Miss, a relatively “affordable” four-year public university, tuition is still incredibly expensive — $8,550 in-state, $15,954 out-of-state — compared […]

Opinion: Why do we glorify those who served to maintain white supremacy?

At long last, four weeks after his sexist and racist Facebook post, the IHL has decided to remove Ed Meek’s name from the School of Journalism and New Media. The university has taken a strong, swift step forward, and, hopefully, very soon his name will be physically removed from the building. His statements told the […]

Opinion: Oxford political power rankings: who really runs Ole Miss

When one thinks about who has the most influence, we often think of the economic top. The wealthy alumni are able to shape the conversation and influence how the administration responds to many controversial topics on college campuses. Despite that power, they are only the second most powerful influencer. There’s another group with more power […]

Opinion: A government of the 16 percent

Our nation is currently embroiled in a controversy over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. If you’re on the right, you cry, “Witch hunt!” If you’re on the left, you can choose to oppose him based on his beliefs about reproductive rights and executive privilege, three sexual assault accusations, perjury, extreme partisanship […]

Opinion: Communion without community: Why millennials are leaving the church

Like many of you, especially those who grew up in the “Bible Belt,” I was born in the pew — a conservative, evangelical pew. Since I can remember, every Sunday was spent in worship service, Sunday school and evening worship service. Then, we’d go to church for Bible study on Wednesday, too, for good measure. […]