Opinion

Graphic by Sedley Normand. With the month of love behind us and grocery store aisles full of heart-shaped chocolates, rose bouquets and stuffed animals being replaced with the next holiday season’s decorations, it is easy to reflect on what Valentine’s Day promotes and its place in a modern age where...

If you plan to make any warm beverage, having a kettle is essential. Photo by HG Biggs. Can opener: When I went to Walmart with my mom shortly before moving into my apartment, she asked me if I had a can opener. I did not and would not have thought...

An Oxford University Transit bus drives past a water tower on the campus of the University of Mississippi. File photo by Natalie Pruitt. Saying goodbye to your dorm and on-campus living is a melancholic moment; it likely hasn’t hit you yet. Once that dorm room is bare, reborn and washed...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Pick a Side is a series that presents two or more dissenting arguments revolving around any recent discourse. This series is not limited to politics by any means; in the scope of this series, anything is worthy of debate. Responses and topic suggestions are welcomed and strongly encouraged....

Thirteen years in public school. Years of bad lunch, eating cardboard pizza crust smothered in Elmer’s glue — I mean tomato paste. Years of the funniest lunch table discussions, despite the unappealing cuisine. Years relishing my English and history classes and dreading math period.  A time when what are trifles...

Bre’Anna Coleman enjoys spending time walking on nature trails around Oxford. She is pictured here on the walking trail behind the University Museum. Photo by HG Biggs. Having 4C texture hair, a descriptor used to determine the tightness of a curl pattern, as a Black woman doesn't get you welcomed...

On a late January evening, Tyre Nichols was pulled over just minutes from his Memphis home. According to officers, he was maneuvering in a reckless manner. What should have been a quick stop turned into the worst abuse of power many of us have witnessed.  The officers passionately beat Nichols....

Shouts of joy are heard while sorority and fraternity members stroll with pride. Happiness is spread across the face of all who crossed their line; a symbol of unity, family and joy in their blackness. But my mind can’t help but think of how my blackness shouldn’t be on a...

Graphic by Libby Flanagan. Equality is a hefty topic of conversation in the world, with leaders and activists constantly discussing how we can go about increasing equality in politics, education, health, etc. What is often missing from this conversation, however, is what equality really means. Equality is defined as the...

Graphic by Libby Flanagan. With the start of a new semester, we welcome back the challenges and assignments that we said goodbye to over the holiday break. These challenges and assignments will of course be remedied with traditional resources such as textbooks, quizlets, sparknotes, etc. They will also have to...