There are many words that come to mind when thinking of the cultural atmosphere of the United States this year — divisive, competitive and volatile, to name a few. Between quite possibly the most controversial run up to a presidential election of all time, new discussions surrounding artificial intelligence and...
In the past week, the continental United States has experienced severe coastal storms, tornados, hailstorms on the West Coast, earthquakes on the East Coast, a once-in-a-generation total solar eclipse and the imminent emergence of billions of cicadas. With so many extraordinary natural phenomena occurring simultaneously, many people are anxiously pondering,...
In classic Magnolia State fashion, legislation that discriminates against minority communities has recently gained traction in the legislature. Four Mississippi bills that target the LGBTQ community have progressed forward during this legislation and, in turn, garnered controversy. House Bill 1607, self-righteously named the Women’s Bill of Rights, looks to provide...
March Madness has been even more exciting than we typically ask for as fans, despite the Ole Miss Men’s Basketball team's inability to seed in the tournament and the Lady Rebels’ early exit. While the upsets may not be as severe as the spectacles we witnessed last year, underdogs and...
After an unnatural winter consisting of an Oxford snow week, a surprisingly electric basketball season and an even more popular flu season, Oxford is beginning to wake up and show its true colors. Tulips, dogwood trees and daffodils have sprung into action, welcoming students to the beginning of the end...
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is notorious for its unnecessary complexity. In my case, it took multiple dedicated afternoons to get through the bulk of the application. Legislation introduced in 2020 sought to update the FAFSA, simplify it and make the filing experience less stressful for students and...
Madison Spears. Photo courtesy: Madison Spears. 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, opinion columnist Bre’Anna Coleman recounts her conversation with Madison Spears, a freshman nursing major from Byhalia, Miss. I...
Access to health care must be treated as a human right, not a topic of political divide, and legislators from the Mississippi House showed their commitment to the health of all Mississippians by swiftly passing Medicaid expansion legislation on Feb. 28. Medicaid expansion was deemed a “moral imperative” by House...
When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, the floodgate was opened for the largest rollback of women’s reproductive rights in the history of the United States. For the first time since 1973, states began restricting access to reproductive healthcare. Generations later, the Alabama Supreme Court took reproductive rights restrictions...
Nearly a third of all states' primary elections were held this past Tuesday, March 5, hence the moniker “Super Tuesday.” Mississippi’s primary election, though, takes place next Tuesday, March 12, and there are a handful of topics voters need to understand before hitting the polls next week. Primary elections select...
