Opinion

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has recently announced an economic development deal that soars past the state’s previous investment record. The new deal will bring two Amazon Web Service locations into Madison County, a project totalling $10 billion. Reeves boasts that...

Ole Miss is nationally renowned for its vibrant Greek life, consistently placing in the top five on many websites that rank colleges by sorority and fraternity culture. Graduates say the best years of their lives happen at Ole Miss, and...

Graphic by Milo Gildea. Online betting allows users to place bets on things like sporting event outcomes anywhere that their phone has internet access. With Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey of online gambling legalization, Mississippi is now taking strides to...

Like many college students approaching graduation, I am apprehensive about being financially independent in just a few short months. It worries me just how little most students are prepared to handle their own financial futures. In high school, we take...

Graphic by Milo Gildea. If American politics are in uncharted territory in 2024, Mississippi politics aren’t too far off. Problematic Republican governor? Check. Right-wing idealism steadily increasing in all areas of the bureaucracy? Check. An unnecessary, misled attack on diversity...

Senator Kevin Blackwell of Southaven has recently – and repeatedly – proposed legislation to require the licensure of midwifery in Mississippi. He and Senate Bill 2080’s proponents claim that the duty of delivering Mississippi’s newborns is too great to have...

In the United States today, Black history is a contentious topic. It has been attacked through recent legislative acts in Florida and many other states that discourage the teaching of Black history and African American studies, labeling these courses as...

At the start of the new year, resolutions run rampant and gym memberships are purchased with the best of intentions. However, New Year’s resolutions have a tendency of being unrealistic, which leads to them inevitably fizzling out and leaving us...

Snow has always reminded me of a distant relative that I see once every couple of years. This distant relative is always someone I wish to see until he finally arrives. When he comes over for the holidays, he’s offered...

Madison Washington. Photo by Ashton Summers. EDITOR’S NOTE: Diary of a Black Girl is a special column focusing on the experiences of Black women at the University of Mississippi. In this installment, opinion writer Bre’Anna Coleman interviews freshman English major...