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Opinion: ‘Big stick’ policies: Is parking or sustainability to blame?

In my head, parking is the necessary evil that governs leasing spaces on campus. However, in talking with my peers, I have noticed a common question: Why replace much-needed parking spaces with

March 1, 2019

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Opinion: We must organize for future generations

They came, they saw and, like it or not, they conquered. Last week, Oxford was brought to its knees by demonstrations that invoke the question that every single Ole Miss student is

February 28, 2019

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Letter to the Editor: Randy Morgan

On Feb. 23, Oxford and Ole Miss were the venue for a pro-Confederate rally, organized by Confederate 901, located in Memphis, and the Hiwaymen, who brought a handful of Civil War nostalgists

February 25, 2019

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OPINION: Why do we cling to the Confederacy?

Much of the debate about Confederate monuments on campus has centered on whether these monuments are symbols of racial hatred or regional heritage, framing the anguish of the black community against the

February 22, 2019

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OPINION: Let’s wait for this storm to pass

Storm clouds are looming over Oxford. While rain and thunderstorms are predicted from Tuesday until Sunday, there is a stronger and more concerning ideological storm heading toward our campus. University students, faculty

February 18, 2019

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Opinion: Counterprotesting on behalf of justice is important

Re: “Let’s wait for this storm to pass” (Feb. 18) Have you ever wondered what you would have done during the great conflicts of history? Whether you would have gone to Harpers

February 18, 2019

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OPINION: The Board of Alderman is limiting free speech

On Jan. 28, the Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a city ordinance banning the use of bed sheets to make signs. The reason? Last football season, some questionable signs were hung around

February 15, 2019

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OPINION: Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Why face what you can brush under the rug’

Josh Baker asks an important question: “Who does removing the statue even help?” On Oct. 1, 2013, audience members jeered, mocked, and shouted homophobic slurs at actors during a campus performance of

February 14, 2019

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OPINION: Guest column: Response to ‘Choosing the lesser evil’

“Between two parties, we must choose the lesser evil” isn’t a promising start to a piece condemning divisive action. My issue with the article lies neither with the writer’s condemnation of the

February 14, 2019

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OPINION: SASI, why face what you can brush under the rug

On the modern left, identity politics has proven to be nothing more than finding the most oppressed group possible and then encouraging virtue signaling from guilt-ridden privileged groups. Protests, usually against right-leaning

February 11, 2019

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