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Mental health must be made a priority on UM’s campus

Mental health has been a long-overlooked topic in American society, and the stigma surrounding mental health issues and their treatment options is still present. With college students being some of the most

December 1, 2021

Mental Health Special Edition·Opinion2

Americans need accessible mental health resources now

The University of Mississippi’s Counseling Department never really gets a day off — working with the university’s population of nearly 25,000 students and faculty members, their services are in near-constant demand. As

November 29, 2021

Mental Health Special Edition·Opinion2

Leave Brandon out of this

You hear it everywhere: at Ole Miss football games, at anti-vaccine mandate campaigns, on the news, on Twitter or anywhere else you go. “Let’s go, Brandon!” Some of you may be wondering

November 18, 2021

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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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Mental health must be respected in the classroom

In light of COVID-19, professors have been forced to become lenient with student absences when it comes to quarantining. However, when it comes to mental health-related absences, the university has no official

November 15, 2021

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The deception of the War on Christmas

It’s November, which in the southern United States means the pre-Christmas festivities are set to begin any moment: a ticking time bomb of fir trees, red ribbons and giant inflatable Santa Clauses

November 11, 2021

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Human connection with opposing views are vital

On Nov. 2, 2021, members of the University of Mississippi family came together to protest the recent requirement of all UM faculty and staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. I took some

November 9, 2021

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First-generation students finally have a community at UM

Two years ago, I wrote an opinion article in honor of First-Generation College Student Celebration Week. I hoped that my words would provide comfort for other first-gen students navigating the strange and

November 8, 2021

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Hugh Freeze is just another visiting coach

There should be zero celebration for a coach that destroyed your program. Former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze will be in Oxford this weekend to take on Ole Miss for the

November 4, 2021

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Mississippians deserve medical marijuana

One year ago, over 300,000 Mississippi residents voted to approve medical cannabis legalization, yet this initiative has yet to be implemented. The bill, featured on the ballot for the 2020 election, proposed

November 4, 2021

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