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You can tell a lot by looking at the layout of a campus. The University of Mississippi has rapidly expanded since it opened its doors in 1848, but has considered parts of its landscape worth preserving. Take a look at a map of the university. One can tell the university has gone to great lengths to protect...

Being raised with all boys, it was not abnormal for me to hear my father tell my brothers not to hit me. In fact, I would venture to say that many brothers...

As a future educator, I have pride in my profession. My chief motivation in life is knowing that every class, every test and every headache is leading me toward a very special job.  After all, teachers are the ones who shape who we will become. The knowledge imparted on students is what creates doctors, lawyers, pharmacists and businessman. However, educators and the...

My name is Reid, and I’m a white male from an upper-middle class Protestant family. I began private piano and violin lessons at the age of four, and...

In the past two days I have watched Emma Watson’s speech to the United Nations, in which she introduced the UN’s new He for She campaign go viral,...

Alex Borst’s essay on Vladimir Putin and Russia (DM, September 11) makes some reasonable points: that “it is difficult for us to see the world through...

On March 18 of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the former Ukrainian region of Crimea officially belonged to Russia. The safety...

Renowned cultural critic Camille Paglia spoke at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College convocation Tuesday night. A self-proclaimed “dissident...

“Django Unchained” actress Danielle Watts announced this past week that she was mistaken as a prostitute because she was simply “passionately kissing”...

I recently read an article in the paper calling the Facebook Messenger app “Orwellian.” This opinion can be traced back to an article published in...