Willow Crosby, Author at The Daily Mississippian

The impact of racism is far from over

Last week, during celebrations surrounding the 60th anniversary of integration at the University of Mississippi, many festivities focused on how the university was able to leave racism in the past and look

October 5, 2022

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The Lyceum is putting lives at risk by ending the mask mandate

The pandemic that hit us two years ago feels like an eon in the past. Humans are naturally adaptive creatures, and we have proved this by semi-enduring the pandemic thus far. People

March 23, 2022

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HEERF III is a welcome but insufficient help for students

Last month, the federal government released another Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III), giving students and universities a small financial boost in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. HEERF III

March 8, 2022

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Ridgeland mayor is an embarrassment to Mississippi

Move over “Fahrenheit 451,” a new dystopia is in town. People of all ages have been captured by the dystopian literature that fills bookstores and libraries, but most have never believed that

February 10, 2022

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COVID should not take away students’ opportunities

New Year, new variant. As soon as the pandemic appeared to start dying down, a new coronavirus variant that is more contagious than the last has appeared. Once I allowed myself to

January 27, 2022

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Horn Lake’s discrimination is a disgrace to the state of Mississippi

As a child growing up in the United States, the Constitution is one of the first things I learned about the U.S. government. During that lesson, I was taught that it is

November 16, 2021

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Our Elected Officials Actively Hurt the Poor

For many low-income students, the ability to receive an education is about to be stripped away by lawmakers that claim to care about Mississippi. Last week, a program was put before the

October 21, 2021

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Fixing your pet is a requirement, not an option

As I wake up at five in the morning to my cat pawing my face, I wonder how I got to this point in life. I never envisioned myself being a cat

October 7, 2021

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Does COVID not spread the same at a football game?

With the rise of COVID-19 cases from the Delta variant and other new strains, the policies Ole Miss Athletics have implemented should be held under scrutiny. For instance, at football games fans

September 21, 2021

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Opinion: The secret to a happy student body is the Grove

In a semester filled with Zoom classes and social distancing at home, students are spending more time indoors than in a normal semester. While drowning in homework or rushing from an in-person

March 30, 2021

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