It’s hard to avoid the gun debate. Whether you turn on the TV or your computer or revert to the dark ages and open up an actual newspaper, it’s there. What has grabbed my attention is not the debate itself but the way it’s being delivered. The two sides could not be more different, both in the statistics and sources they use. The words and phrases used in the...
Author Archives: Anna Rush
No. 23 Ole Miss will take the field this weekend with hopes of ending a three-weekend series skid. The Rebels (23-10, 4-8 Southeastern Conference) will face conference foe Alabama (22-13, 8-4 SEC) in a critical three-game series in Oxford. The Crimson Tide enters the game on a three-game win streak, while the Rebels have lost six in a row, including a sweep by Vanderbilt,...
Spring brings injuries, improvement, physicality and a good start for newcomers. Spring practice is concluded each year with the playing of the Grove Bowl. The Grove Bowl is a scrimmage to mark the progress Ole Miss has made during the 14 prior spring practices. It pits the blue team against the red team with one side comprised of the starters on offense and reserves on...
After Tuesday’s no-hit win against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the Rebels prepare to play a three-game series against in-state rival Mississippi State this weekend. Ole Miss will resume play this weekend in a three-game conference series against in-state rival Mississippi State. This will be the first meeting of the year between the Rebels (21-23, 2-13 Southeastern Conference)...
Square Books is one of many locations across the country that will participate in World Book Night US, a nonprofit event aiming to distribute half a million free books to promote reading. Square Books is participating in the second annual World Book Night in an effort to encourage reading by those who do not regularly read or do not have access to books. Partnering with...
New and continuing students will be able to use new additions to the federal student aid website to become more aware of what they are borrowing and what to expect when they begin making payments after graduation. On March 26, the Department of Education announced the addition of two new features to StudentLoans.gov in an effort to make students more financially aware...
With Margaret Thatcher’s death on Monday, her incredible legacy has been a hot topic in the international media for the better part of this week. And for good reason. Thatcher not only became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1979, she also went on to win re-election twice more in 1983 and 1987. The changes and reform that her conservative party...
Last week in my column, I addressed my personal feelings on both the mascot and the title of “Colonel Reb.” It is very difficult to separate the two. After all, it is the same name, even though the two identities moved apart as time passed. In that column, I pointed out that I disagreed with the removal of the mascot due to what the mascot meant to me — it...
