Opinion

Introductory language courses should have two main purposes: teaching the basics and developing the student’s interest in the language so he or she has an incentive to continue studying it. Since these goals seem like such common sense, I am...

There have been many protests in the news lately, and before this academic year is over, I fear there may be one here at the University of Mississippi. These protests usually end with increased hatred, inflamed tempers, violence and in...

Which is worse: hateful speech or censorship? This question is likely to resurface once again in the heated discussion of what to do with the Confederate monuments in our own community. On one side, college campuses are considered safe spaces...

Small governance is sung as virtue among Mississippi state leaders. Addressing supporters at the 2016 Neshoba County Fair, prospective gubernatorial candidate and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves declared Republicans “are fighting for smaller government.” Gov. Phil Bryant urged citizens to “just...

Machines are evolving – quickly. Remember the “old days” when you could directly tell a computer what to do, right down to lines of code? Well, that time is over. Humanity is getting one step closer each day to perfecting...

Yesterday, as I was sitting in class, the young lady sitting next to me was unable to focus on the lecturer for a solid minute – a mere 60 seconds – at a time. Instead, her attention was absorbed by...

Boycotts work. Whether they're abstaining from riding the city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, after a woman refused to give up her seat or declining to buy lettuce and grapes picked by anti-union scabs in California, boycotts raise awareness of an issue...

Young people have to be responsible for their collective future. Perhaps that’s why we hear so much about climate change, healthcare and countless other issues that will impact our world for years to come. There is one imminent issue that...

Last week, Hurricane Harvey rocked the coast of east Texas, wrecking hundreds of thousands of homes, leaving tens of thousands of people with nowhere to go and taking the lives of at least 66 people. Quickly, social media became inundated...

To anyone worried about political correctness taking over college campuses across the country, I have a safe space for you. Sadly, for our university, that space is no other than our beloved Grove during tailgating season. Saturday, what was supposed...