Opinion

Graphic by Milo Gildea. Editor's Note: This story is one of a series of stories written by The Daily Mississippian staff in celebration of April Fool's day.  In a decision that has left faculty scratching their heads and students wondering...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

A few weeks ago, The Daily Mississippian published an article entitled “Top 10 places to cry on campus.” Instagram users responded to the article, sharing their favorite places to cry at the University of Mississippi, virtually wallowing in one another's...

Jena Brown. Photo courtesy: Jena Brown. 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, junior opinion writer Bre’Anna Coleman interviews senior exercise...

Graphic by Milo Gildea. While many may immediately associate the month of February with Valentine’s Day or Groundhog’s Day, members of the African diaspora around the United States and the world celebrate the annual observance of Black History Month. For...