Opinion

Democratic Candidate Brandon Presley has been taking Mississippi by storm in 2023 by running for Governor against current Republican Governor Tate Reeves. Presley has achieved notoriety from his relation to Elvis Presley. A Governor being Elvis’s cousin seems like a...

State tests are, in many ways, the bane of K-12 teachers' existence. No matter how much students enjoy the class or think they have learned, it all comes down to one evaluation: a singular, multi-hour assessment in a quiet room...

The mental health crisis in America is one of the most discussed and debated topics in the modern media, with activists consistently working toward creating an unbiased, destigmatized perception of what mental health is and how it can best be...

Whether it’s a classic like the Myers-Briggs, a modern phenomenon like the Enneagram or a simple Harry Potter house sorting quiz, personality tests offer useful insight into who people are and how they best communicate.   Personality tests have been...

For years, depression rates have been rising among college students. In a Mayo Clinic study, nearly half of responding college students reported symptoms of depression. This unfortunate reality can be partially attributed to the decline in religion, the rise in...

After spending an hour trying to find a parking space, I walked into class with a drenched T-shirt, almost like I had just participated in a half-marathon. Cheers erupted across the classroom: “He did it, he found parking!” “He’s finally...

The fall semester has officially begun and with it the university is seeing its largest enrollment  of students yet. Excitement is in the air for returning students to reunite with their friends and for the largest freshman class in Ole...

With much of the country preparing for state elections, campaigns are in full swing for those competing for the governor’s office. It is no secret that the political climate has been especially heated in the past several years, and the...

When I woke up on June 20, it finally hit me that I wouldn’t live my life with my usual routines, meals and friends for an entire month. I had never been out of the country. My Spanish definitely wasn’t...

By early May, it seems the school semester would be all but over with. Lectures have become a technicality at this point, attendance is in the toilet and student morale has waned greatly. Adding final exam anxiety and the prospects...