Opinion

Peak flu season is right around the corner, as made apparent by the growing number of mid-lecture coughs sounding throughout auditoriums and classrooms across campus. Each cough expels thousands of microbes that ricochet across closed spaces and into the respiratory...

As artificial intelligence algorithms continue to advance, views on ethical usage of such programs are undergoing their own evolution. In the educational context, most critiques center around the student experience. Ethical use by faculty, however, is typically less discussed.  Universities...

  When most people think of punk rock, battle vests with patches, cigarettes, mohawks and aggressive guitar riffs come to mind. However, the idyllic college town of Oxford should come to mind too. Punk rock is a musical subgenre defined...

It’s no secret that polarization in America has risen to new heights, and too often the news can paint an awfully dark picture. Online and off, we tend to cluster with people like us, and to our detriment, social platforms...

At the University of Mississippi, Homecoming week brings the familiar sight of candidate tables dotting the Union Plaza, decked with posters, flyers and campaign goodies.  Although the tradition is familiar to any student, this time around felt noticeably calmer and...

It is no secret that traffic in Oxford has worsened in recent years — getting much, much worse. Once upon a time, congestion was a hassle only on game days. Now, roads and parking lots seem perpetually packed. The city...

The history of the Ole Miss mascot is a long and tumultuous one. The University of Mississippi’s current semi-official mascot is Tony the Landshark, whose vibrant aquatic energy has been absent from any sporting event in years.  In 2017, the...

Graphic by Marissa Calusinski Imagine your brain sending you a pop-up ad:  “Thinking about coffee? Here’s 20% off at Starbucks.”  It sounds unbelievable, but that is basically where artificial intelligence technology companies are headed. That is where neuroethics comes in,...

There is perhaps nothing that has shaped the beginning of the University of Mississippi’s academic season more than the Mississippi Legislature’s recently conjured offensive of chaos against students across the state.  On April 17, Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law...

Oxford summers are getting hotter, and the bee populations are declining faster than the dollars in my Flex after McAlister’s grand Union reopening. But pollinator collapse is not some faraway environmental issue — it is happening right here in Mississippi. ...