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Violet Jira

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News Editor @ The Daily Mississippian: The University of Mississippi’s only independent, student-run newspaper.

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Proposed state-aid changes could cost future Mississippi students thousands

Proposed state-aid changes could cost future Mississippi students thousands

Mississippi's post-secondary board voted to recommend significant changes to Mississippi's state-aid programs…

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IHL prohibits MS universities from mandating vaccine

IHL prohibits MS universities from mandating vaccine

The Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning quietly voted to prohibit all public colleges and universities …

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Larry Nassar among thousands of sex offenders removed from Michigan registry

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By Violet Jira Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
More than 20,000 sex offenders, including Larry Nassar, the disgraced former sports physician who abused female gymnasts, have been wiped from Michigan’s public registry after a ruling by the state Supreme Court. The removals come after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in September that offenders cannot be forced to register under new versions of the sex offender registration law if the crimes occurred before the current law took effect.
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Larry Nassar among thousands of sex offenders removed from Michigan registry

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By Violet Jira Verified
| Flipboard
2 hours ago Crime is down, the economy is strong, and voters are unhappy. Before the 2022 midterms, Americans were facing the worst inflation in 40 years, a collapse in real wages, the highest murder rate since the 1990s and the worst border crisis in U.S. history. Yet, despite these headwinds, Joe Biden got …
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What is ketamine, the drug at the center of the alleged rape at Cornell?

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By Violet Jira Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
The drug ketamine has drawn renewed interest as New York state prosecutors announced they would reopen an investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house. A female student identified as “Jane Doe” in a civil lawsuit filed last month alleges she was raped by several men in 2024 while drinking alcohol and being forced to use ketamine.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means reporting truth. Reporting accuracy. Making sure people need to know everything they need to know about that which impacts them.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Wrote opinion—and lots of it.