Levi Bevis, Author at The Daily Mississippian

OPINION: It takes a village: Student mental health and well-being

Last Tuesday, March 19, Active Minds held its second exhibit of Send Silence Packing in the Grove. This eye-opening event commemorates college students across the nation who die by suicide each year,

March 25, 2019

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OPINION: By failing to protect LGBTQ community, Mississippi fails us all

April 5, 2016 may seem like an uneventful day to most, but this day signified a substantial change in the Mississippi political landscape. On that day, Gov. Phil Bryant signed HB 1523

February 6, 2019

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OPINION: Automatic Voter Registration: Mississippi’s chance to embrace the future

It seems that individuals of all political stripes have trouble agreeing on much of anything nowadays. Partisanship is on prominent display across all levels of government, and it leaves one wondering if

January 31, 2019

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OPINION: Welcome, Interim Chancellor Sparks

The University of Mississippi is in an era of change. From new campus buildings like the Student Union, to emerging academic programs such as the Haley Barbour Center for the Study of

January 29, 2019

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Opinion: Balancing the scales: Creating fair election systems for all students

Greek students at our university have inherent advantages in our campus elections. As I detailed in a previous article, these advantages include access to funding, access to people with campaign experience and

November 30, 2018

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Opinion: A word from DM columnists on Vitter’s resignation

In the three years since Chancellor Vitter took control of the leadership at our university, we have declined in various positive metrics as well as witnessed our university become exceptionally divided. A

November 12, 2018

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Opinion: It’s all Greek to me: Greek advantages in campus elections

Recent discussion of campus elections has brought attention to one well-known, yet often unspoken issue: Greek organizational advantages in our elections. As a non-Greek student who worked on four campus campaigns across

November 6, 2018

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Opinion: LGBT History Month is a time to reflect and act

October is heralded for bringing us Halloween and cooler weather. It is also important for another, lesser known reason: LGBTQ+ History Month. LGBTQ+ History Month was first held in October 1994 after

October 16, 2018

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Opinion: Time to work together to create a better governance

During campus elections, you were probably bombarded with more stickers and people reminding you to vote than you ever could have wanted. Despite the overabundance of stickers and campaigning, student elections are

October 8, 2018

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Opinion: Response: ‘NBC article misrepresents campus’

This guest column is partially in response to Will Hall’s column “NBC article misrepresents campus” published Monday. Game days at the University of Mississippi are unlike any other sporting event in the

November 29, 2017

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