Opinion

As you may know, the Mississippi legislature has been in session since early this month. With the state in optimal financial position relative to past years, you’d think the senators and congressmen alike would have their hands' full divvying up...

Mississippi’s year was as unpredictable as its weather. A lot has happened this year, and I mean… A LOT both on and off the campus. Starting with on-campus, The University of Mississippi’s total enrollment is up 5.1% or 1,111 students...

Mississippi’s year was as unpredictable as its weather. A lot has happened this year, and I mean… A LOT both on and off the campus. Starting with on-campus, The University of Mississippi’s total enrollment is up 5.1% or 1,111 students from...

It’s that time of the year again. The temperature and leaves are falling in unison. The semester has slowed to a stressful grind. Our long-awaited Thanksgiving break is finally at the doorstep. A needed week of rest to regenerate students...

On June 24 of this year, the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, dismantling federal legal protection for women seeking abortions. It was a Friday, and I was working at a summer camp without access to my phone...

The voting season has generally been lax here in Mississippi, which isn’t a good thing. Even with seemingly less at stake, midterms matter.  That should go without saying, right? Not so much. It’s a well-known fact that midterm voting turnout...

It is easier to attack a person's character when you have no idea who they truly are.  Whether it’s because of race, political party affiliation or a preferred football team, we quickly categorize people based on the most minor, irrelevant...

Graphic by Sedley Normand. A common entertainment trope of a distraught lover entrapped by a manipulative, abusive partner. Characters become imprisoned in relationships, whether it be in pursuit of an image or status. In these films, plays or shows, it’s...

Not to go all Carrie Bradshaw on you, but I have some thoughts about sex. More specifically, the double standard when it comes to the sexual narrative.  I can’t count how many times I have heard a woman justify her...

Graphic by Sedley Norman. Margaret Hurley grew up in Elkhart, Ind., surrounded by 10 brothers and sisters. After graduating high school, she married Ron Hurley and moved across the country as her husband finished a deployment in the Air Force....