Author Archives: Abbie McIntosh
Oxford and University police departments led a forum for students on Wednesday to discuss the actions and awareness of potential life-threatening incidents while on campus. The forum’s purpose was to provide necessary resources to keep students, faculty and staff informed in case of emergency. Due to recent active shooter reports at Mississippi State University and Delta...
The Ole Miss football team started off the season relatively well in terms of injuries, but the Alabama game was more rough than the first two weeks. Junior safety Tony Conner, senior offensive lineman Justin Bell, freshman offensive lineman Rod Taylor and junior Robert Conyers also sustained injuries against the Crimson Tide. Conner went through successful surgery to...
Robert Nkemdiche has always garnered a lot of attention. In high school, he was the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2013. His recruitment was closely followed by the entire college football world, and his decision to attend Ole Miss was broadcast on national television. On the field, it’s no different. Because of his size and skill set, he is the focus of opposing...
“Want Not,” Jonathan Miles’ second novel after 2008’s “Dear American Airlines,” is a pleasurable dumpster dive through the various kinds of waste in contemporary society. In three disparate storylines, Miles explores what (and whom) we throw away, where it ends up and how we cope with what we have sloughed off. Talmadge and Micah are a “freegan” couple...
As part of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies’s Sarahfest, pieces by Jon Langford and Alysia Steele, local photographer and University professor, will be on display at the Powerhouse. Alysia Steele is an assistant professor of multiple-platform journalism. Steele, who has been a photographer for over 30 years, received her Masters of Art in photography...
Few things get under my skin quite like the phrase “more than friends.” While culturally it’s become short hand for romantic involvement, it also reveals something that I find incredibly problematic: the systematic devaluing of friendships. I know that friendship has its place in our cultural understanding, but take a moment to consider the way romantic relationships...
