Opinion

It really is incredible how far women have come in just the last century. Every day, we do things like vote, drive, own property, prepare for a professional career and even go to college, that just a few decades ago...

Nearly two weeks ago, while precincts across the country were beginning to conclude their election of those who would represent their districts in the coming years, I had the distinct privilege of traveling to Laurel to witness the conclusion of...

For the past two and a half years, I’ve been wondering what made America great. What was so great about America and how exactly do we make her great again? Photo courtesy: Wikimedia Commons I grew up in suburban Mississippi...

Shawn O’Hara ran in every Hattiesburg election since 1989. He ran for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district religiously, for Governor of Mississippi twice in the 90s and and in 2011 and 2015 and for U.S. Senate in a 2002 challenge to...

On Nov. 1, the Kappa Alpha Theta Grand Council announced that Ole Miss’ Epsilon Zeta chapter of Theta would be closing at the end of the fall semester. The reasons behind this sudden decision were “low membership numbers and discouraging...

“How is the white man going to control the government?” asked James K. Vardaman in 1907. “If it is necessary, every Negro in the state will be lynched; it will be done to maintain white supremacy.”   “If he invited...

Millions of Americans turned out in record-breaking numbers to vote in the midterms, as Republicans increased their majority in the Senate and Democrats took a majority in the House. Women broke several barriers, picking up positions in various levels of...

How much would you pay for the opportunity of a lifetime? If you’re New York or Virginia, the price for a ticket to the top will start around $4 billion in taxpayer-guaranteed incentives with state tax breaks for Amazon's new...

On Nov. 7, journalist Jemele Hill posted a tweet noting the number of women who voted for Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in this year’s midterm elections. Confused by the number of white women who voted for Cruz, she asked, “Who is...

In the three years since Chancellor Vitter took control of the leadership at our university, we have declined in various positive metrics as well as witnessed our university become exceptionally divided. A majority of conservatives have felt alienated by Vitter’s...