Opinion: A farewell from a cynical editor
When DM editors leave, they usually write around 700 words about how much they love the University of Mississippi and how thankful they are for the Student Media Center. While I absolutely
Opinion: MLB is wrong to move the All-Star game out of Atlanta
“Democrats praise our national pastime while Republicans decry corporate power” sounds like a satirical headline from The Onion circa 2011. However, as we have come to expect, 2021 has already proven itself
Opinion: Where the pandemic leaves the current freshman class
When the university announced back in February that fall 2021 classes will return to a pre-pandemic structure, the Oxford community let out a collective sigh. It seemed as though things would be
Opinion: What UM should learn from Lil Nas X
If Lil Nas X was so eager to go to hell, maybe it’s time we ask why. On March 25, the rapper took the internet by storm with the release of a
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
Opinion: Mass shootings highlight mass violence against women
It’s happening again. As America slowly begins to reopen and restart, our oldest pandemic has re-emerged. Mass shootings and gun violence are happening once again. Eight are dead in Atlanta, Georgia. Ten
Opinion: Comfort is not sustainable in an extended crisis
As we lurch further into 2021, many of us — if not all of us — are finding it hard to move forward. While the prospects of a next-to-normal summer seem encouraging,
Opinion: Anti-Asian American hate isn’t new. I know.
The 150% rise in hate crimes toward Asian Americans in 2020 — combined with hundreds of years of American anti-Asian sentiment, imperialism and bigoted presidents —came to a climax last week in
Opinion: Political partisanship hurts people regardless of party
Jackson’s water crisis serves as the most recent example of state politics taking priority over human needs, leaving thousands of Jacksonians without water. The LOU community and Mississippians at-large have rallied together
Letter to the editor: The transgender athlete ban makes little legal sense
Gov. Tate Reeves has violated Mississippians’ constitutional rights by signing SB 2536 into law. In Bostock v. Clayton City, Georgia, the Supreme Court held that the employers in question violated Title VII