Opinion

The UM Vision Statement reads, “The University of Mississippi aspires to be a preeminent public international research university and a leading force for innovation and opportunity in Mississippi, the United States, and the world.”  To create global citizens, our institution...

Last week, eight elected officials in Mississippi switched to the Republican Party after running in the 2019 election cycle as Democrats or independents. When asked about his choice to defect from the Democratic Party, Matt Sullivan, the 13th Circuit Court...

I never thought I would get involved in Associated Student Body (ASB). I am an out-of-state, non-Greek-affiliated, mixed-race woman, and I thought this would limit my chances of getting elected during my freshman year. After becoming a legislative aide, I...

Can we trust the governor of Mississippi to do what’s best for the faculty, staff and students of the state’s universities— even if that means signing away his power? Probably not. The only hope we have in lessening the power...

Guest Column I am a graduate instructor at the University of Mississippi, and I live on the brink of poverty. My story, unfortunately, is a common one. My stipend is $11,500 a year. This unconscionably low salary forces me to...

Mississippians are no strangers to Southern hospitality, and that fact is never more evident than when their own need help. Members of the Jackson metro area were recently forced to prepare for disaster as the Pearl River reached dangerous, record-breaking...

An average-looking white man named Pete. A chaotic first stop in the Midwest. National headlines covering the race-related controversies of competitors.  If you’ve tuned in to current political events, your mind is probably jumping to the Democratic primary races. If...

Fifty years ago this week, three protests for black equality on campus led to 89 arrests and changed the course of the university’s history. On Feb. 24, 1970, forty students from the Black Student Union presented 27 demands for inclusivity...

The end of the spring semester is an exciting time at the University of Mississippi: flowers are blooming and finals are imminent. The people of Oxford all prepare for the annual Double Decker Arts Festival, an event that attracts more...

The Oxford Board of Aldermen recently voted to have another public hearing to potentially add further provisions on the vape ban in our city. This comes after months of deliberation from health care officials, local government officials and concerned private...