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Opinion: Social isolation because of COVID-19 is hurting young people

The coronavirus has largely uprooted everyone’s lives — from the elderly all the way to young children. But perhaps the most socially affected have been school-aged children and young adults. Schools across

September 14, 2020

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Letter to the Editor: UM asymptomatic testing is free, but there is a cost if we don’t participate.

Dear Editor, I would like to add to the article in last Thursday’s DM about mass testing for COVID on campus. The university calls mass testing “sentinel testing” or “surveillance testing.” We

September 13, 2020

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Opinion: The pandemic is an opportunity to reimagine access to education

It is no secret that American education is fundamentally flawed and unequal – beginning with K-12 school funding derived from property taxes and ending with disproportionate educational attainment along racial and economic

September 9, 2020

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Opinion: The USPS is essential. We recognized that too late.

The United States Postal Service is careening through an engineered crisis, hurtling towards failure. A 2006 law requiring that the Postal Service prepay retiree health benefits 75 years in advance — a

September 8, 2020

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Guest Column: A perspective on George Floyd from a former Minneapolis resident

I had an odd experience that happened recently during the Black Lives Matter protests this summer. I purchased something in Oxford, and while the payment was processing, the Black woman behind the

September 1, 2020

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Opinion: Government intervention has gone too far during the pandemic

Since mid-March, government response to the coronavirus has been wide and sweeping. States like California, New York and New Jersey are still enforcing strict stay-at-home orders while others such as Florida, Texas

August 31, 2020

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Editorial: Are we ready? Hell no.

When it comes to a global pandemic, there is no one guilty party. People will die from the decisions that are made, but it seems that to the University of Mississippi community

August 23, 2020

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Letter to the Editor: We all want football. Let the professionals decide if it’s safe.

To the Editor, It’s been a long, hot summer unlike any we’ve ever known. The slightest whiff of fall in the early mornings takes many spirits almost immediately to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. To

August 23, 2020

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Opinion: Mass COVID-19 testing should be the bare minimum

My return to Oxford looks different from what I imagined when I left. Behind my mask, I smile at familiar faces while walking in the Circle, despite obstructed views and a six-foot

August 23, 2020

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A letter from the editor: Unprecedented, but unafraid

I think we can all agree that the word “unprecedented” has become insufferable, so I apologize for the headline. Sometimes, though, overused words are truly the only descriptor that can encapsulate moments

August 22, 2020

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