Opinion

You, like many, may be tired of political campaigns and elections. Most Americans still feel like they need a few years of rest before the next round of political drama. But it’s 2018, and that means it’s time for the midterm elections. Primaries will begin in March for the general...

Last week, an ASB meeting mostly spent discussing street lamps and sidewalks took an abrupt turn to the controversial when Sen. Coco McDonnell introduced a policy objective that would allow for students to carry firearms on campus. In the week following, McDonnell’s proposal has managed to generate enough havoc to...

President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address late Tuesday night on Capitol Hill. The president used his nearly 90-minute speech to celebrate his administration’s legislative achievements of 2017 and went on to detail an ambitious outline for further progress in 2018. Soon after taking the podium,...

I found a proposal from the article, “Associated Student Body Senate discusses spring legislation goals” published in The DM on Jan. 24, to be appalling. According to the piece, “Sen. Coco McDonnell, chairwoman of the External Affairs Committee, said she plans to possibly introduce legislation that would … allow students...

At 16 years old, Ahed Tamimi has become an international icon. Born in the Palestinian village of Nabi Salih, the curly-haired activist has been protesting the illegal Israeli occupation since she was 9 . Now, she is one of more than 300 Palestinian children currently being held in Israeli prisons....

For a household to grow and sustain itself in this global economy, housing must be affordable and stable. Even in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, many are homeless and burdened by high rent costs. Even for many in the middle class, property ownership has become unattainable. By...

Although once deemed an unstable energy state, Mississippi currently looks to implement drastic changes in 2018. Mississippi’s Public Service Commission voted to approve rate changes for the state’s two largest privately owned energy companies last Tuesday, and energy prices are officially rising. Entergy Corporation and Mississippi Power will implement the...

As I reflect on my time in Europe over the past semester, there are many things I’m going to miss about European life. Of all of these things, tea time may be at the top of the list. Tea time, as stereotypical as it is, is a very serious thing...

During an Oval Office meeting between the president and senators from both sides of the aisle last week, Donald Trump was asked about allowing immigrants from Haiti and several African nations to enter the U.S. As you now know, President Trump was said to have responded in a poor but...

In the past few years, the media has had a field day talking about the negatives regarding fraternities, and many are now proposing that they be kicked off college campuses. As ridiculous as that sounds to some, others find that idea not too far-fetched with the recent events in LSU,...