Opinion

The plans to become happier, healthier people in 2018 have likely fallen to the wayside by the time you are reading this. The veggies eaten, minutes exercised and money saved are less than what you promised yourself before even making it through two months of the new year. Many look...

I remember my high school digital media class back in Waco, Texas. The year was 2010, and my classmates and I underwent rigorous training in Adobe software such as Photoshop, InDesign and Dreamweaver. Though the class was very technologically demanding, I am thankful I was chosen out of the large...

Thursday morning, Senate leaders agreed to propose a budget that would avoid another government shutdown like the one we had in January. The proposed budget consisted of about $300 billion in additional funds over two years for military and nonmilitary programs, more than $80 billion in disaster relief in response...

With Black History Month finally here, it is important to truly understand the origins and the goals of such a majestic holiday. Created by Carter G. Woodson, one of the first historians to study African-American history, the holiday originated with Negro History Week. Over time, this became what we know...

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein accusations and Larry Nassar case, many people are weighing in on what measures should be taken to combat sexual assault. Vice President Mike Pence suggested that, in order to decrease sexual abuse in the workplace, men should never spend time alone with their...

President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address last week with one mindset standing out in the 80-minute speech: nationalism. Trump’s position of “America first” has remained relatively steady, showing itself in his foreign policy and immigration rhetoric. Though his proposals for immigration reform include some compromises,...

Motivation: We all want it, crave it and hunt it. Motivation is an elusive creature that always seems just out of reach, except for a few invigorating moments when our fingers brush its electric hide. But perhaps we’re chasing it too hard? Maybe, like happiness, we need to let motivation...

On Feb. 1, the Mississippi State Senate passed SB 2197, a bill that would have major ramifications for college students. The state Senate passed an initiative that was started by ASB in 2016, without much attention from the ASB administrations that followed. The initiative was about amnesty for reporting medical...

Imagine having the convenience of ordering your favorite food or beverage online and having it shipped to your home, only to later find out you broke the law. Because it is illegal to ship alcohol from online companies to Mississippi, this is a potential problem. Private investigators from the state...