In my four years as a student at The University of Mississippi I’ve made it my policy to do the following: try and get along; attend class at least 60 percent of the time; regularly cheer for my Ole Miss Rebel football, basketball, baseball, and even tennis teams; completely ignore any and all campus elections of any kind as well as any kind of decisions made by those...
Author Archives: Josh Presley
The concept of the MRS degree is nothing new. At Ole Miss, the stereotype that the women in specific academic programs are only looking for a husband stems directly from the old idea that this was the norm for all women at our university. While it might have been common for our grandmothers’ and great-grandmothers’ generations, the concept of the MRS degree as the...
A study released by the American Association of University Women on the pay wage gap in the U.S. in men and women cause conflicting opinions among students and faculty. Workshops on campus today are looking to reduce the discrepancy in the wage gap between men and women. The American Association of University Women reported in March that women working full-time in the...
A bill was recently passed in the Mississippi state legislature that will prevent local governments from putting limits on the portions of food available for sale. Gov. Phil Bryant recently signed Bill 2687, dubbed the Anti-Bloomberg Bill, which will prevent local governments from enacting rules that limit portion sizes. The bill was drafted as a response to New York City...
Recently, the Shanghai and Beijing water pollution has drawn attention from all over the world. The rapid economic growth of China is impressive, but the environment hazards are shocking. China’s pollution growth has been a serious issue for decades, especially in recent years. The big lake in my hometown (Kunming, Yunnan Province, China) has been polluted by the factories...
Last week, prosecutors in Colorado announced that they would be seeking the death penalty for James Holmes, the Aurora, Colo., theater gunman. Last July, Holmes opened fire on a crowded theater at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 12 and wounding 58. If ever there was someone who deserved the death penalty, it would be Holmes. He murdered...
The Ole Miss football team practiced twice over the weekend. On Friday the defense dominated, while the offense gained new life when the Rebels went live on Saturday. Ole Miss will practice today, Wednesday and Friday before wrapping up spring practice with the Grove Bowl on Saturday at 1 p.m. It was two drastically different days for the Ole Miss football team, which...
