Opinion

Today is National First-Generation College Celebration Day. Dear first-generation college student, As a high schooler, I wanted nothing more than a way out of my hometown. For hours upon hours, I would sit at the kitchen table crafting scholarship essays,...

Jim Hood, the former Democratic candidate for governor and self-described moderate, was nothing more than a local Bernie Sanders, according to Governor-elect Tate Reeves. In a recent campaign video, Reeves gives credit to Sanders for acknowledging tax increases and demands...

“I guess OM will be in line for the next Sodom and Gomorrah, don’t want to be anywhere near that.”  “This is (expletive), when does it stop?” “Now we will know where the (expletive) hang out..” These are some of...

College is a time to seek meaning and boost one’s resume, and some students see short-term volunteer mission trips as an opportunity to find both. Most of the 1.6 million volunteer tourists going abroad every year are people between the...

On Halloween, The Daily Mississippian published a column written by Lauren Moses titled “Cultural appropriation is a joke.” Here’s my response.  To blatantly take only desired aspects of another culture for a costume and use it to parade around bars...

Recently, a student self-reported a social media post in which they were wearing blackface. In response, the Office of Diversity and Community Engagement sent all students an email to instruct us to dress in culturally appropriate garb this Halloween season....

In high school, every fall semester was consumed by Friday night lights. The student section was packed, the band exploded with fanfares and the concession stand seemed to burst with fried food. So much of Southern culture is consumed by...

Would you tell the student employed at the local coffee shop that she does not deserve to be paid for her work because she is already attending college for free? Or perhaps the student employed by the university, like student...

Like most people who are interested in politics, I see my Facebook feed filled with posts and ads discussing the upcoming Mississippi gubernatorial election. Democrats seem particularly enthusiastic about this election, as they are hoping that Jim Hood’s potential victory...

I didn’t have a typical childhood. Most kids grow up spending their weekends playing T-ball or wreaking havoc on the local park. I was different. I spent my weekends at the local recreation center, coloring and playing basketball in the...