Opinion

The history of the Ole Miss mascot is a long and tumultuous one. The University of Mississippi’s current semi-official mascot is Tony the Landshark, whose vibrant aquatic energy has been absent from any sporting event in years.  In 2017, the...

Graphic by Marissa Calusinski Imagine your brain sending you a pop-up ad:  “Thinking about coffee? Here’s 20% off at Starbucks.”  It sounds unbelievable, but that is basically where artificial intelligence technology companies are headed. That is where neuroethics comes in,...

There is perhaps nothing that has shaped the beginning of the University of Mississippi’s academic season more than the Mississippi Legislature’s recently conjured offensive of chaos against students across the state.  On April 17, Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law...

Oxford summers are getting hotter, and the bee populations are declining faster than the dollars in my Flex after McAlister’s grand Union reopening. But pollinator collapse is not some faraway environmental issue — it is happening right here in Mississippi. ...

Pegah Vasighi-Ansarifar I have so much pride in my home state — Mississippi. Being from the Magnolia State is often the first fun fact I offer about myself, and it is my favorite place I’ve ever been. I like to...

Graphic by Savannah Shook. EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lavender Letters, a monthly series, is a collection of open letters written by members of Ole Miss’ queer community highlighting the many joys and hardships that come with being a member of the...

Bre'Anna Coleman “What is it like going to school at … Ole Miss?” — the question I’ve learned to anticipate in every conversation. Their raised eyebrows make the answer they expect obvious. A part of me knows the question is...

Graphic by Kat Moorman As classes end for the semester, the squirrel population regains rodent control of the Grove. Those unlucky enough to fail organic chemistry march closer to the purgatory of summer intersession. “What to do” seeps into the...

In collaboration with the Rebel Philosophers’ Society, Ask a Philosopher is a column inviting readers to present a dilemma in exchange for a philosophical take from the society’s members. Each response is attributed to the philosopher or concept that inspired...

Kathleen Kingsbury (left), opinions editor of The New York Times, talks with Justice Rose, opinion editor of The Daily Mississippian, and other Ole Miss students in the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center. Photo by MacKenzie Ross I would be...