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 to a study conducted in the late 1920-30s, which took place in Macon County, Alabama, at the campus of Tuskegee Institute. Known as the Tuskegee…
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.” Wrapped around his shoulders, he wore a Venezuelan flag like a cape. He held a sign that read “Just Ask Venezuela.” The rally was sponsored…
Social distancing…social distancing…social distancing…that’s the singular phrase I have heard constantly these past few months. Beginning in April, federal and local governments issued guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, and on April 13, 2020, Dean Dunn announced Millsaps’s plan to extend spring break and to transition classes online for what…
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 positions, let’s at least use correct vocabulary. Those being called socialists are really social democrats. Big difference! Socialism is a system in which most or…
Jenna Gibson Opinions Editor When “13 Reasons Why” was released, I was hesitant to watch the show. I read the book in high school and enjoyed it, but I wasn’t sure if I would also enjoy watching that book in television show form, since it is about suicide. I ended up watching the whole season…
By Jenna Gibson Opinions Editor For almost all of August, I ignored the fact that I had to be back at school in less than a month. When the days before I had to move in to my dorm dwindled down to single digits, I realized it was inevitable, and I had to start packing….
By Jenna Gibson Opinions Editor The first time I ever saw the film Get Out, I immediately noted the obvious nods throughout the film to racism and white supremacy. The film centers around an interracial couple—a white woman named Rose and a black man named Chris—who go visit Rose’s family, and from there unsettling disturbances…
“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, Jr.”
by Courtney Cleveland
“Here’s a playlist to accompany you through every phase you’ll probably have while studying:”