Last week, honors college students received an email that an Ole Miss student who was wearing blackface in a social media post turned himself into the Bias Incident Report Team, which is working with the individual on a Restorative Justice Plan to amend his actions. It is uplifting that the...
I would like to think that formal recruitment here at the University of Mississippi was the only time that the recruitment process dominated every aspect of my time in college. In hindsight, however, I can see clearly how my hope to have my options maximized each round of rush influenced...
From the mid-semester resigning of former Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter, we’ve been anxious to see who our next leader will be. I was proud to see that there were formal steps being taken to properly nominate and vet candidates. That pride was quickly shot down. The actions of the Institutions of...
Photos courtesy Mississippi Public Universities. Illustration by Katherine Butler. Abolishing the IHL isn’t radical. It’s obvious. The IHL picked Glenn Boyce — a man whose lack of ideas is superseded only by his lack of qualifications for such a tumultuous time — as chancellor for a very simple reason: he’s...
By agreeing to uphold the Ole Miss Creed, everyone in our community pledges to have respect for the dignity of each person. This is something many Ole Miss alumni and some in the fan base have neglected. In case you missed it, many students protested against the Institutions of Higher...
My friends at The Daily Mississippian, As an award-winning publication that’s touted as the cornerstone for this university’s journalistic objectivity, your coverage of Glenn Boyce and the IHL’s search process for a new chancellor has been extremely disappointing and one-sided. From your short-sighted editorial vitriol to your distasteful article that...
Around noon Friday, I stood in the lobby outside of The Inn at Ole Miss ballroom. I was there among dozens of other members of the UM community who were angered and astonished by the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees’ decision to circumvent their own process and choose...
One of my close friends (who wishes to remain anonymous) is bisexual. This past summer, their co-worker accidentally outed them to their employer. A few days later, my friend was called into their employer’s office and asked about their bisexuality. To their relief, the employer reassured them that she supported...
If there were any questions as to whether the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees cared what the university community thought of its next chancellor, now we know. Students, faculty and staff know and love this university more than the IHL board members. We deserve a say. Choosing Tony...
On Sunday, Sept. 29, The Daily Mississippian published an opinion column by Lauren Moses titled, “ICE raids are a legitimate solution to illegal immigration.” This column, which necessitates a view of immigrants as the other, is not only ill-situated in a historical context, but also contributes to the already constant...
