The words “Liberal” and “Conservative” are very divisive currently, as the world runs on assumptions and preconceived notions. Part of this divisiveness is the comes from the current political...
The text of the Second Amendment is a disaster. Despite the fierce disagreements about its meaning and application, the problems of the actual wording are acknowledged widely. Justice Scalia even had to...
Memphis celebrated the Women’s March with a march across downtown Memphis on Jan. 19. The march was centered around inclusivity and empowerment. Its topics of discussion ranged from diversity to community...
If you have been to The National Civil Rights Museum, you have most likely seen the exhibit titled “A Culture of Resistance,” which depicts slavery in the United States between 1619 and 1861. Written...
Last week, President Trump reached a temporary agreement to re-open the federal government through early February. Those who were paying close attention noted that the shutdown in January was the longest...
After a series of unconscionable tragedies like the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the racially-motivated Kentucky Kroger shooting, and the Butler High School Shooting, the Rhodes community came together...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Sou’wester contacted both Rhodes College Republicans and Rhodes College Democrats for midterm endorsements in op-ed form. After multiple inquiries, only RCR met our request in full....
On Tuesday, Oct 23, The Memphis Centered program held a panel with four writers to discuss Afro-futurism. The name of the Genre itself was coined in the mid-1990s, but the genre began to appear as early...
Since 1924, Rhodes College has been a welcoming home to the Lynx. However, Leroy the Lynx may soon serve as a symbol of nostalgia for a time when the animal once roamed happy and free in Northern America,...
On Thursday, Oct. 4, The Lynne and Henry Turley Memphis Center at Rhodes hosted Wendi Thomas, award-winning journalist and editor and publisher of the MLK50: Justice through Journalism project, to participate...
Since their foundations in 2014 and 2006 respectively, the Rhodes College Democrats and Republicans have been an active presence on the Rhodes campus. This semester, Rhodes hosted a forum for Tennessee...
For those who are able to vote, a majority of them only go to the polls every four years for the presidential election. While vital to society, the presidential election often overshadows another equally...
