Opinion
Oxford springs to life
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...
Unfair FAFSA: New rules make financial aid less accessible TO students.
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...
Diary of a Black Girl: Madison Spears
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...
If Medicaid expansion dies, so will Mississippians.
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...
Overstep: Alabama’s IVF ruling will have disastrous consequences
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...
Stakes are set high for Mississippi Primaries
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...
Students are crying too much
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 sorrow. Talk about a sense of shared struggle. While this...
Diary of a Black Girl: Jena Brown
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 science major Jena Brown. When I was younger, my family...
Black History Month: the shortest month of the year
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 the African American community, Black History Month is an opportunity...
Big business deals could yield small returns for Mississippians
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 1,000 jobs will be created by the new job sites....
