The roar of excitement as you approach Business Row in September elicits an almost visceral reaction for many upperclassmen. We dodge stickers like Keanu Reeves and suddenly have to make important phone calls. These are survival methods that have become muscle memory to many of us. While many facets of...
Last year, the Election Reform Task Force was created by Leah Davis (class of 2020) and Katherine Sistrunk (class of 2019) with the goal of finding ways to make the elections more equitable for all students. A component of this initiative was to create a Homecoming King position. With 1,300...
Are you worried about student loan debt? You can vote on it. Do you think 4/20 should be a national holiday? You can vote on it. Are you just sick and tired of long U.S. presidential election cycles and want them to end sooner? You can even vote on that!...
A dilapidated stair case in Hume Hall. The university has spent nearly $100 million on the projects unveiled this year. Photo by Dylan Smith. When you think about Ole Miss, you think about the Lyceum or Ventress Hall which have been staples of this University for over a century. Your...
Dear Editor, Although my position within the Associated Student Body by no means requires me to explain the logic of the decisions made by my council, there has clearly been a misunderstanding as to why a candidate was disqualified in the Fall 2019 Personality Elections. So, to clarify our decision:...
The University of Mississippi is in an identity crisis. At times, this crisis seems to have permeated every inch of our space and each one of our people, its instances ranging from the trivial to the profound. Our newest on-field mascot is enjoyed by some and suffered by others. We...
Second gameday weekend summary: Rebels ran. Players performed. Fans cheered. Grovers groved. As University Police Department officers backed away and music played in the distance, hundreds of freshmen bolted from a tunnel into Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. In navy blue “Rebel Run” T-shirts, they covered the field and then climbed their way...
It was the first day of the semester, and The Daily Mississippian’s headline simply read: 173 Days. That same day, a cardboard sign appeared at the base of the Confederate statue: 172 Days. It was a moment of surprising coincidence yet unexplained dissonance, like two grandfather clocks programmed to chime...
Every so often in class, I’ll notice a fellow student tilt their head down, pull their shirt collar above their nose, pause for a few seconds and then regain their posture. The first few times I saw this happen in 2018, I thought, “Huh, the cold must be going around,...
Today marks the 18th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. Many of us were too young to comprehend the horror and tragedy of that day, but we can’t forget the sacrifices that followed. My uncle was a part of the first responder team...
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