“The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure. But one never graduates from Ole Miss.”-Frank E. Everett, Jr. These words hang above the Student Union stairwell as a reminder of the lasting bonds Rebels form during their college years with their classmates and their school community. When taken literally, however, the expression highlights the decline...
In the South, stories run deep as roots in the ground, soaking up the life and the earth around them, adding abundance to the growing history of the land. For some, these stories are the foundation of Southern culture, the breath of life that moves the branches of the trees and ripples still river waters. For one artist, stories are the only breaths she ever takes. Minton...