Millsaps Drops Mask Mandate: A Breakdown
On Tuesday the 22nd of February, Millsaps’ COVID-19 Response Committee sent out a campus-wide email announcing that Millsaps’ indoor masking requirement was going to end, making any mask policies in…
Liberal Arts Recommended Reading: A List by (Some) Millsaps Faculty
A February 1982 issue of the Purple & White published an article by Claude Arnett, titled “Lirē Aut Non Lirē: That is the question”. Arnett had set out to create…
Opinion: Millsaps Should Reconsider the New Textbook Policy
Millsaps has implemented a new textbook policy this Fall that incorporates a $640 mandatory price tag to textbooks into tuition costs. Instead of students individually purchasing their textbooks (either at…
Survey Results: Data
The Purple and White conducted an online survey as part of our February 2021 Ice Storm Coverage, open to the entire Millsaps community, including students, faculty, administration, and staff. Click…
Gandhi Statue to be Refashioned
The sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi is located between the Academic Complex and Sullivan-Harrell Hall. Unveiled in 2003 and gifted by the India Association of Mississippi, the statue is a familiar sight…
Off-Campus Students: “It was pretty stressful, but we got through it.”
James is a senior double majoring in Communications and Political Science. He lives in McKinney, Texas, and has been taking online classes from home since the start of the pandemic in…
COVID-19 Relief for Students: What You Need to Know
With the passage of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), Millsaps College has received a sum of $380,920 to help students directly with the cost of attending…