Author Archives: Colin Brister
It takes a mammoth performance to win a national award in track & field, and that’s just what Ole Miss sophomore Raven Saunders provided last weekend in Nashville. Saunders broke several of her own records with a world-leading shot put at the Vanderbilt Invitational en route to USTFCCCA Women’s National Athlete of the Week and Southeastern Conference Women’s...
For Black History Month, the Daily Mississippian welcomes and encourages opinions from black students regarding their lives and experiences as a black student at the University of Mississippi. As the opinion editor, I hope to foster diversity and allow students to voice their opinions and concerns. While we feature black writers as often as they submit work, this month...
Contemporary band Modern Measure is bringing its fresh sound to Proud Larry’s at 9 p.m. this Thursday. Founded in Georgia, the group is no stranger to the South. The group, started in 2013 and signed to independent recording label 1320 Records, consists of Kyle Holly (live drums/music production) and Charlie Thornton (bass guitar/music production). The duo released a...
Last year, I wrote an article discussing Langston Hughes’ “The Negro Artist and The Racial Mountain.” Hughes’ essay discusses a young poet’s rejection of his “black identity” in an effort to declassify his talent. The poet’s disdain for identity has been echoed in contemporary society. From Raven-Symoné to Stacey Dash, the black community has been plagued...
“The Revenant” walked away from the Golden Globes with wins for Best Picture and Best Director, while favorites “Spotlight” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” left empty-handed. Now the film’s 12 Academy Award nominations– the most of any movie this year– have stretched the buzz of this film even further from its competitors. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s...
It’s February and the holiday season is in full swing. We are on the eve of the biggest holiday of the month. A day filled with love, hatred, happiness and sadness all packed into an eventful 24 hours. No, it’s not Valentine’s Day; it’s National Signing Day. Social media and television have turned the first Wednesday of February into an all-day affair filled...
