Mississippians are no strangers to Southern hospitality, and that fact is never more evident than when their own need help. Members of the Jackson metro area were recently forced to prepare for disaster as the Pearl River reached dangerous, record-breaking...
An average-looking white man named Pete. A chaotic first stop in the Midwest. National headlines covering the race-related controversies of competitors. If you’ve tuned in to current political events, your mind is probably jumping to the Democratic primary races. If...
Fifty years ago this week, three protests for black equality on campus led to 89 arrests and changed the course of the university’s history. On Feb. 24, 1970, forty students from the Black Student Union presented 27 demands for inclusivity...
The end of the spring semester is an exciting time at the University of Mississippi: flowers are blooming and finals are imminent. The people of Oxford all prepare for the annual Double Decker Arts Festival, an event that attracts more...
The Oxford Board of Aldermen recently voted to have another public hearing to potentially add further provisions on the vape ban in our city. This comes after months of deliberation from health care officials, local government officials and concerned private...
When I packed for college, my parents made sure that I had pepper spray — just in case I faced any surprise threats while walking alone at night. Though my mix of paranoia and caution led me to keep that...
There’s a story that all of us have heard and some of us have told, and it goes like this: The University of Mississippi was once a great school. Its magnolia-shaded campus sheltered one of the few enduring pockets of...
On Monday, Feb. 3, The Daily Mississippian published an opinion column titled “We need to stop saying ‘Ole Miss.’” The author, Zach Borenstein, compared the affectionate nickname of our university to racially charged phrases, but he misses the point of...
The Iowa caucus started on Tuesday, Feb. 4th, and two days later, we still weren’t sure who won. For days, two candidates claimed victory. Citizens all over the country are calling for a revolution of our voting system. The Iowa...
Dear parents everywhere, I saw Janet Jackson’s breast and turned out just fine. Lewd. Crude. Disgusting. Nasty. Vulgar. Crossed the line. Glorified pornography. Crass. Inappropriate. Gross. Sickening. These are just some of the comments fired across the internet following Shakira...