Dear Editor, This week we all were fortunate to witness an exemplary act of courage by one of our students, Sean Higgins, when he stood alone for something that he believed in against all of the voices of his colleagues in an ASB Senate Committee meeting. Regardless of whether or not you agree with Sean’s proposal, he should be admired and respected for his unselfish...
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BY PHIL MCCAUSLAND pjmccaus@go.olemiss.edu My friend told me that his girlfriend tried to renew her driver’s license yesterday but couldn’t because the DMV was closed for a holiday. I asked what holiday, and he explained that the state of Mississippi was celebrating Confederate Memorial Day. Really guys? Is the state of Mississippi trying to be a target? Celebrating...
BY TIM ABRAM toabram@go.olemiss.edu De jure segregation (segregation by law) was officially abolished with the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, but de facto segregation (segregation by choice) still exists in pockets of our society. For example, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America...
BY JON HAYWOOD jontarius@gmail.com I had no idea what I was getting myself into four years ago when I joined the Ole Miss family. I first heard about Ole Miss when I was 12 years old. I came here for an engineering competition during the spring. As with anyone who witnesses Ole Miss in the springtime, I absolutely felt love for the campus. So, I promised myself that I...
