Opinion

Not long ago, I found myself in the lobby of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College having a conversation with a close friend about a topic that I have always found uncomfortable: mental health.  It was a truly wonderful dialogue,...

Every year, more than 40,000 Americans are killed in car crashes, as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Unfortunately, this is more likely to happen in Mississippi than anywhere else in the country. The Magnolia State is ranked first...

Graphic by Kadin Collier The Freshman 15 is an all-too-familiar pattern for many students. It is a warning issued to precocious pre-college tourers, a testament to the dramatic expansion of food options the average first-year faces and, for many, an...

I do the same thing every morning in almost the exact same order. I wake up, brush my teeth, put my contacts in and make my bed.  I do not like it if my routine is messed up.  I hate...

Packing a suitcase and leaving the country may sound dramatic — like something people do after a breakup or during a midlife crisis. But honestly? College is the perfect time to get on a plane and temporarily abandon your comfort...

Why does no one dance at parties anymore? When did social media go from having fun with friends to maintaining a carefully curated image?  Cringe, or that embarrassment we feel when we think we’ve done something socially awkward, inhibits us...

It is practically a campus ritual to hear an out-of-state student griping about how there’s “nothing to do in Oxford” or that the nearest Target is over an hour away.  These out-of-state students pass it off as a light-hearted joke,...

The old saying ‘spring forward, fall back’ refers to the practice of daylight savings, where America rewinds her clocks on the second Sunday of March and the first Sunday of November. The phrase definitely serves as a reminder to adjust...

It’s not every day that history is written right on your college campus. It is even less often that the vice president of the United States of America speaks directly to a university’s students, not to secure votes, but to...

The Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Wednesday, which featured Vice President JD Vance and TPUSA CEO Erika Kirk, was marketed as a moment of revival and unity for...