“A More Purposeful Approach”

An honest conversation with Aaron Pelch, then head football coach and now athletic director at Millsaps College, helped direct Caleb Martin on his path through college and law school. “During my sophomore football season, Coach Aaron Pelch and I sat down to discuss my...

“It Is Okay to Challenge Ideologies”

Lacee Winfield’s career aspiration is built around policy and philanthropy. A senior from Memphis, Tennessee, following graduation Winfield hopes to oversee programming in a foundation or lead research for a think tank focused on diversity, equity and inclusion or...

Purpose and Place

Candace Mckenzie views The Purple & White as more than a campus media outlet. “A student newspaper is a reflection of our shared similarities and differences as a campus body, and it not only allows us to be aware of a person’s experience, but it also allows us to...