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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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State politicians disagree on who has final say in Confederate monument relocation

State legislators who authored the bill that dictates how military monuments can be relocated have different opinions about who has the final authority to actually relocate the Confederate monument that stands in

March 27, 2019

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ASB senators, campus leaders discuss process of relocating Confederate statue

Student leaders at the University of Mississippi are taking steps toward removing its Confederate statue from the center of campus. Student leaders met with campus historians and administrators this month to discuss

February 26, 2019

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Tate Reeves, Jim Hood under fire for Confederate frat pictures

A photo in the University of Mississippi’s 1970 yearbook shows a member of the Delta Psi fraternity dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood, holding two flaming torches. “The leader

February 11, 2019

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ASB officers demand more student input in administrative decisions

The Daily Mississippian recently sat down with the heads of the three branches of student government — the Associated Student Body president, vice president and judicial chair — to discuss their goals

January 31, 2019

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Government shutdown left UM financial aid office “in limbo”

The longest government shutdown in American history began on Dec. 22 and has presented looming questions about federal financial aid for many college students, including those at Ole Miss. Initially left without

January 24, 2019

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Opinion: A government of the 16 percent

Our nation is currently embroiled in a controversy over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. If you’re on the right, you cry, “Witch hunt!” If you’re on the left,

October 5, 2018

Opinion

Opinion: Mississippi transportation is going nowhere

I love being on time. When I wake up every morning, my brain shouts, “Woody, you MUST be on time!” Immediately, I want to begin moving. This goes for any location my

November 13, 2017

Opinion

Opinion: Limiting surveillance is best move for society

Government surveillance is a topic of major debate in the present technological era, and dealing with privacy issues that surround government surveillance is a growing matter to people all around the globe.

September 29, 2017

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Opinion: California travel ban exposes hypocrisy

In the midst of what have undoubtedly been a very dramatic few months, one major piece of news never quite broke out as it should have. California is winning the moral scavenger

September 15, 2017

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