MacKenzie McDaries

Activism is for everyone — students can do it, too

This past weekend, nearly 100 demonstrators showed out at the No Kings: Vote Early/Vote Absentee visibility event in Lafayette County, donning signs, hats and T-shirts in support of a cause they believed in.  Many choose to demean those who participate in protests, proclaiming these events are pointless and do not matter to people in power. […]

Magnolia Letters: Wearing white this weekend is a fashion sin

Fashion traditions have taught us for decades that every outfit has a time and a place, especially in the South. You cannot wear linens during the evening, open-toed shoes during winter nor velvet during summer. Though many of these silent expectations have died out in recent years, there is one rule that is still widely […]

Every student has the power to save a life

The University of Mississippi sent out an email on Sept. 22 confirming the deaths of two students. While the exact causes of the deaths are still under investigation, there has been great speculation throughout the university and Oxford communities about the role that drug use played in these tragedies. With drug overdoses becoming an increasingly […]

Greet Kiffin with silence, not chaos

When Lane Kiffin returned to the University of Tennessee as the opposing coach for the first time since his abrupt departure from the program in 2010, the Volunteer student section pelted him with mustard bottles, golf balls and beer cans. Tennessee fans littered the field, forcing a 20-minute halt in play.  Rebels, is that really […]

It’s really hot! And it’s OK to admit that

Every August when classes start back up, the cries of poor Northerners complaining about the summer heat resound across campus — only to be met with the snarky replies of locals, saying, “Welcome to Mississippi. Get used to it.”  As a Middle Tennessean, I had dealt with my own fair share of heat and humidity […]

Break up with your high school significant other

Welcome to the University of Mississippi! As you pack your shower caddy and shine your game day boots, there is one more thing you should add to your back-to-school checklist: Break up with your high school sweetheart.  Too many incoming freshmen will promise to “make it work” with their high school partners before hitting the […]

Teacher evaluations are important: Why disregard them when it matters most?

It is not every semester that students get an impromptu two-week break from school due to a historic winter storm. So, when Winter Storm Fern wrought havoc on Oxford and forced the last-minute, prolonged closure of the University of Mississippi earlier this semester, many students feared returning because of the sheer amount of work they […]

You might lose friends after you graduate — and that’s okay

Friends come and go, and college friends are certainly no exception. In fact, college friends may be the prime example of that very principle.  As seniors prepare to attend their last classes and walk the stage at graduation next week, most have plans for what they are doing after graduation. For some, that might mean […]

Registering for classes was not a good ‘experience’

Priority class registration opened at the University of Mississippi on Monday, April 13, marking the initial rollout of the university’s new platform, Experience. In the first days of class registration, students found themselves embroiled in website errors and unresolved technical issues that left them feeling like lab rats testing a program not ready for launch.  […]

Students embrace seismic shifts in the energy drink market

When thinking of essentials for the average college student, a few obvious items come to mind: an adequately functioning computer, noise-cancelling headphones and a sturdy backpack. Arguably, none of these are as important as the holy grail of daily necessities. Caffeine, whether you take it in a cup or can, is a cornerstone to the […]

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