Millsaps’ communication about the textbook policy was insufficiently transparent throughout the process of its implementation, and for many students, including myself, it plainly comes out to be a financial disadvantage."

-Yuko Nagowa in "Millsaps Should Reconsider the New Textbook Policy"

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Did the Academy Awards (and Hollywood) Finally “Get” Diversity?
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by Catherine Arjet "After seeing numerous incredible films about people of color representing a bevy of races and ethnicities during this year’s winter break, I waited expectantly to see which ...
Celebrating the Life and Legacy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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"On Jan. 16, 2017, I attended a ceremony hosted by Millsaps and Tougaloo Colleges in remembrance of the life and efforts of Civil Rights activist, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, ...
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Bailey Smith Photographer After a strong push from students, including myself, Millsaps has created a completely vegan station in the caf. Though it may not compare to other colleges that ...
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Jenna Gibson Opinions Editor When Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, I was heartbroken. I have family and friends who are from the area, and seeing all that water pour into Texas ...
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Jenna Gibson Opinions Editor For as long as I’ve owned a phone, I’ve been behind on having the most up-to-date models–whether it be the iPhone 4 or the iPhone 7 plus. I’ve ...
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Gracie Bellnap Contributing Writer To: The Faculty and Staff of Millsaps College From: The Students of Millsaps College Below you will find a list of charges that have accumulated this ...
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Jenna Gibson Opinions Editor When “Look What You Made Me Do” came out, I was not happy with the new Taylor Swift. I even wrote an article about how much ...
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By Elizabeth Newton Contributing Writer On the morning of October 21, 2015, John Conway sent a campus-wide email with the subject line, “Goodman Hall room fire—no injuries.” The email was brief, stating ...
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Jenna Gibson  Opinions Editor    After our Thanksgiving break ended, I came to the realization that I’ve been hardcore procrastinating all of the schoolwork I have to do over the next few weeks. The time for ...
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Why “Queer Eye” Should Be Your New Favorite Show
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Jenna Gibson  Contributing Writer  In 2003, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” made its first appearance on TV. The show revolved around five gay men—“The Fab Five”—who gave makeovers to straight ...
What It’s Like to Study Abroad in Ireland
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Jenna Gibson  Contributing Writer    Dear Millsaps,  Time has seemed to fly by so quickly since I’ve been abroad in Ireland. We’re in Week 11 of classes here, and we ...
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By Daffney Dawson Opinions Editor As I approach the second half of my junior year of college, I find myself continuously pushing thoughts of grad school to the back of ...
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Our first P&W Poll question comes from recent graduate and former P&W Business Manager Tyler Hays.
I’ve called out friends for not staying home—here’s why you should too.
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We hear the word “socialism” used to refer to advocates of a larger role for government in fostering social wellbeing.  While it’s perfectly fine for people to have differing political ...
The Authoritarian Threat in the United States: Responding to Jorge Galicia and The Fund for American Studies
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On February 15th, two weeks before he would speak at Millsaps College, Jorge Galicia stood in a crowd outside of the Arizona State Capitol Building for a “Second Amendment Rally.” ...
Analysis of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Unethical Practices in Research
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You may know what syphilis is from a quick search on google, but what you don’t know how most of the information we have on syphilis was made possible due ...
What You Should Know About Taking Graduate and Professional Program Entrance Exams at Home
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This past July, I was one of the lucky (or unlucky) takers of the LSAT-Flex: a digital version of the Law School Admissions Test that specifically caters to the unique ...
Reopening Campus in the Fall is Dangerous—That’s Just Like, My Opinion, Man.
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If you are a student at Millsaps, then you’ve heard of the Bacot Plague. Every year, like clockwork, residents of Bacot Hall fall ill with flu-like symptoms. Though its origins ...
Removing the Cannon is a Progressive Move—But It is Only the First Step Towards Change
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After President Pearigen released the cannon statement to the campus, I immediately reflected on my awareness of the cannon—which I ultimately determined was minuscule. Shortly after determining that I was ...
Yes, TikTok Should be Banned—No, It’s Not a Right-Versus-Left Issue.
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On August 6, 2020, President Trump issued an executive order to restrict the app TikTok from US app stores (Lerman, 2020). Since then, TikTok has been a hot topic in ...
It is Okay to Mourn Someone You Have Never Met
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“Grief, in the popular imagination, is a sadness to be experienced and carried and borne as silently and as stoically as possible. And yet, mourning, too, has a public face: ...
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Having grown up with liberal-leaning ideals in Mississippi, I am no stranger to feeling like an outcast when it comes to politics. I have spent a sizable chunk of my ...
Purple Texas
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Is there really a chance that Texas will lose its reputation as a Republican stronghold state? In the last ten years, state and national elections have given experts reason to ...
Mike Epsy Proves That It Is Possible to Have A Competitive Statewide Campaign and National Democratic Ideals
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Many figured Mike Espy would be running once more against Cindy Hyde-Smith after he unsuccessfully ran in the fall of 2018 for the United States Senate. At this point in ...
From the Chairman of Mississippi Federation of College Republicans
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From Prison Reform to Historic Peace Deals in the Middle East, our President has worked nonstop during these 4 years. He has worked to put America First policies in place ...
Yes, Go Out and Vote—But Change Does Not Stop at Voting
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One question that I dealt with this election was who I was going to vote for, even as a registered Democrat, I struggled with my decision of who I was ...
This Semester Hasn’t Been Easy—But You Should Feed Quarantined Students
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Disclaimer: The following work is an opinion, based on substantial research, facts, and interviews. Earlier this year, I wrote a piece called, “To Be a College Student During a Pandemic.” ...
The Right to a Choice: Millsaps College & the Divine Nine
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Since the 1900’s, the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Organizations (or also known as the “Divine Nine”) has stood on the front lines of mutual concern for the well-being of communities, supporting the ...
A Message From the SBA President
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To the Students,   We’re nearing the first of October, or “spooky season” as I call it myself. For our freshmen class, I hope your first month of college has treated ...
Millsaps Should Reconsider the New Textbook Policy
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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 ...
Is Millsaps Ableist?
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Millsaps College prides itself on being a campus where “you belong here.” Yet, if this were really true, students who face physical disabilities would not have such a challenging time ...
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