Just over six months ago, Ed Meek made a racist, sexist Facebook post that implied a relationship between the images of two young black women, both Ole Miss students, and a threat to “the values we hold dear that have made Oxford and Ole Miss known nationally.” Hours later, then-Chancellor...
Black women’s bodies have always been a focal point of conversation among white men who have no right to discuss them. Through a historical lens, commodification of the black body allowed for black female bodies especially to be objectified. Continuing beyond the era of American slavery, white men saw that...
I grew up in the suburbs of Chattanooga, Tennessee. My childhood memory is imperfect, but I can only remember one black family out of all three neighborhoods that I grew up in. I attended a private school that was located in the white suburbs when it was founded in the...
At last week’s meeting, the Board of Aldermen presented a new city ordinance restricting the use of vape pens and e-cigarettes. To accomplish this, the board is extending the definition of tobacco products to include any vaporized tobacco or flavored substance. This new policy comes at the perfect time. More...
With scandals involving wealthy parents and their children clouding the news, there’s a much more sinister issue that looms over us all. In our communities, near and far, property taxes have continuously disenfranchised millions of students in regard to equity. In a nation where redlining and segregation were the status...
It’s a welcome relief to be in Oxford for the change in seasons and not just for blossoming flowers and trees. Spring in Madison is like winter in Wisconsin with pollen replacing snow — even without allergies, it’s bad. Spring is a season of looking forward. Whether that’s toward classes...
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It’s time to prepare to graduate, and you find out you need another course that you or your adviser did not know about. Or you're an underclassman, and you find out halfway through a course that you never needed it in the first place and could have taken another course...
Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and reduce font size for small screens.” While a good measure does improve the reading experience, it’s only one rule for good typography. Another rule is to maintain a comfortable font...
Re: “Pro-choice or no choice: The war on Roe v. Wade” (March 28) Mississippi is joining the ranks of states that are protecting the rights and lives of the unborn. On March 21, Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2116 which would prevent abortions once a heartbeat is detected. This...
