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Thursday, January 28, 2016

Volume 104, No. 73

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‘Carli left this world a better place’ Hundreds of students, faculty and friends gathered to remember Carli Sears Wednesday night on what would have been her 21 birthday. Sears’ sorority hosted the memorial in the Oxford Conference Center and will offer a scholarship in her memory.

Panel modernizes lessons from history ALEXIS NEELY

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prayer from Pinelake Church pastor Jonathan Palmer and continued with congregational hymns and a slideshow showcasing memories with Sears.

Palmer spoke of the joy and

The words of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech filled a UM Law School auditorium Wednesday, encouraging students to contemplate the progress made in the 43 years since that oration’s delivery.

The law school’s sixth annual Martin Luther King Day Commemoration Panel, titled “Race and Civil Rights,” spurred discussions on the historical process of slaves building legal competence, the mistrust and violent uproar among citizens as a result of police misbehavior and the importance of oral history in learning from cultural history.

The topics ranged from the historical process of slaves building legal competence, the mistrust and violent uproar among citizens as a result of police misbehavior and the importance of oral history to preserving cultural wisdom.

Alysia Burton Steele, assistant professor of journalism, presented

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A memorial display including artwork and pictures to honor Carli Sears at the candlelight vigil Wednesday night.

MORGAN WALKER

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Carli Sears, a junior and member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, was killed by a hit-andrun driver on Jan. 17, 2016 in

West Virginia.

Alpha Omicron Pi hosted a memorial Wednesday at the Oxford Conference Center, where nearly 600 individuals gathered to celebrate the life of Sears on what would have been her 21 birthday.

As loved ones entered the me-

morial, they were encouraged to sign their names on red, white, and blue t-shirts, which were placed alongside vases of flowers, including roses, and canvases illustrating the Bible verses Hebrews 13:2 and Matthew 5:16.

The service opened with a

Dedicated O.U.T. employee stands out to bus riders LIZZIE MCINTOSH

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In 2008, Oxford University Transit began its bus service with just seven employees.

The service was launched as a means to travel around campus and the city of Oxford easily. It is free for students and faculty, offering a stress-free, frugal option for commuters.

The system has grown significantly in the past seven years. Today, the Oxford University Transit system has 49 employees and 10 different routes going anywhere from apartment complexes to the Square and Walmart.

Matt Davis, director of parking for the City of Oxford, said he has seen the positive impact of the

transit system on the city.

“As far as parking goes, O.U.T. has helped to reduce the number of vehicles parked on campus and in the surrounding areas,” Davis said. “This effort helps tremendously to solve a number of traffic congestion problems in the Oxford area.”

According to Davis, Oxford University Transit carries over one million passengers a year— the most passengers for a public transit system in the state of Mississippi.

Oxford University Transit Superintendent Ron Biggs said the system is intentional in finding employees who are specifically suited for the job.

“During my interview process, while talking to an individual, I

look for a person who has people skills,” explained Biggs. “As long as I have been doing this, I’ve become a good judge of one’s character.”

One employee of the Oxford University Transit system, Agrecia Frierson, displays these characteristics.

Frierson is from Oxford and the majority of her family also resides in town, including her mother, father, six children and a grandson.

Frierson’s time behind the wheel starts on the Blue Line every day at 5:55 a.m. Her line runs from Brittany Woods to Walmart to campus. Her shift ends at 1:45 p.m.

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SEE O.U.T. PAGE 3 Students board an O.U.T. bus before school.

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Flint water crisis is a tragedy, not an anomaly HOLLY BAER

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Flint, Michgan has been plagued with poisonous water and rabid injustice. The people of Flint have been placed in an impossible situation, and the mayor and governor deserved to be prosecuted for the horrible things they’ve allowed to take place. The nation is horrified and angry, but this isn’t new.

Flint is a primarily black city with poverty levels upward of 40 percent, and like similar cities, it often finds itself the victims of environmental racism.

Case after case shows poor minority cities have been the victim of dangerous environmental conditions. Warren County, North Carolina spent two decades in contamination due to the Warren County PCB Landfill waste runoff.

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was built on an abandoned landfill and residents were exposed to mercury, ammonia gas, lead, DDT and numerous other toxins. Time after time, dangerous chemicals, landfills and other toxic things are regularly placed in this poverty-ridden areas and lack of proper enforced safety protocols is detrimental to its citizens.

The poor are easily oppressed.

They lack the resources to pursue legal recourse, and their need to survive trumps the time needed to advocate for their own health.

While many towns have successfully rallied their justified anger, countless other cases are hidden and unresolved.

These often become cases of intent.

The courts must decide if the companies intentionally ignored life-threatening contaminations.

These can be seen in more extreme ways on an international

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scale, such as the Bhopal disaster in India in 1984 when a gas leak at a pesticide plant killed at least 3700. In the US, numerous citizens have been killed or seriously injured from the lack of environmental protections.

This is the ultimate end of GOP policies. These types of incidents happen when public officials won’t step in in behalf of their constituents. Environmental regulations aren’t big government goals to limit capitalism (although this socialist doesn’t mind that one bit), they are designed to keep people safe and healthy. Republican governors talk big about protecting liberty while their citizens die from their lack of action.

The same politicians that will actively try and pass laws to protect fetuses ignore real people who are really dying from their inaction. They aren’t pro-life, they’re pro-birth. You cannot say you

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value humanity while putting capitalism above human lives.

Without pushing for our rights and the rights of others, “champions of life” will continue watching their citizens die simply because they want to hold a strong anti-regulation stance. They spout off against the government and evil liberals while turning a blind eye to how they perpetuate injustice.

We cannot allow these politicians to allow their citizens to die.

This doesn’t happen to rich, white neighborhoods. The politicians allow their poor citizens to suffer with little fear of repercussions.

We’re hearing about Flint, Michigan, but there are hundreds of little Flints around the country.

They don’t need bottled water, they need a revolution.

Holly Baer is a religious studies major from Flowood.

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system, Frierson worked as a custodian at Oxford Middle School and then at the Phi Mu house on campus. She started working for Oxford University Transit after renovations at the sorority house took longer than expected.

“I need every dollar that I can (get) to make ends meet,” Frierson said. “This is the best job I’ve had.

Nobody is hanging over your head.

If you make a mistake, it is on you.”

Frierson said she likes the accountability that the job puts in place for its employees.

“I am dedicated to my job, and my boss man will tell you that, too,” Frierson said.

One example of that dedication can be seen in her relationships with the students who regularly ride her bus. She talked about four particular passengers whom she knows best.

“If I’m not going to be at work, I have their numbers, and I personally let them know,” Frierson said.

“I tell them they need to get to the bus earlier than usual, and they let me know when they get on.”

She makes sure her passengers have the best experience, even when she cannot be physically present.

“There have been times when I’ve been home, and riders will call me because the bus hasn’t come,” said Frierson. “I will get in my personal vehicle and give them a ride myself.”

Frierson is passionate about her role as a driver and makes it her personal goal to always give the customers her best.

“People like to ride my bus because I’m on time and I treat others like I want to be treated,” Frierson said.

Frierson’s actions have not gone unnoticed by her employer.

“Agrecia is a very dedicated employee,” Biggs said. “She has taken responsibility over several instances that went above and beyond her duties as a bus operator. Agrecia is an asset to O.U.T.”

her book, “Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother’s Wisdom,” which highlights the significance of older generations’ experiences.

Steele said phones and a constantly busy nature cause present-day people to lose interpersonal skills and take life for granted, and therefore neglect the pieces of history in elders.

“I think you’ll have a sense of huge regret if you don’t get to know your elders or why your mom was this way or why your grandmother was this way,” Steele said. “Once you get older and start to reflect on your life you’ll wish that you had learned a little bit more.”

Third-year law student Jess Waltman attended the panel every year since he started law school.

“This has been the best one yet,” Waltman said. “I connected most with Professor Steele’s presentation about her book and her experience in the delta collecting oral histories.”

A question and answer session from the audience also started a deeper discussion concerning comparisons of the structure of protests and movements during the Civil Rights era and today, and the King’s likely response to the current progress of social and ra-

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Attendees of memorial hold hands in a prayer for Carli Sears.

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continued from page 1 light which Sears brought to others around her.

“We can be well with our soul because we know where Carli is,” Palmer said. “This is a celebration of her life. She was full of life and goodness, and is in the presence of God right now.”

Palmer encouraged individuals to process how they were affected

by Sears.

The floor was open to friends or family to tell how Sears affected their life. Many delivered funny stories, touching anecdotes and loving memories.

“I’ve racked my memory for the past week trying to remember the first moment I ever met Carli, but I still haven’t remembered, it just feels like I blinked and all of a sudden she was an incredibly vibrant presence in my sister Beth and I’s lives,” said Mary Margaret Bracken, an exercise science major and close friend. “It just feels like she’s always been there, in memories, in classes, always laughing and smiling.”

Bracken reflected on Sears’ love

for life.

“She is the definition of relational, just loving us and sharing her love for life and laughter with everyone she met. Carli lived life fully and authentically, as only the most brave of us could, and she will be missed immensely,” Bracken said. “Though physically, I can’t hug or laugh with her any longer, Carli left this world a better place than when she found it, and our lives are all a little brighter for having the privilege of knowing her.”

Allison Fazio said she was amazed by the love Sears received at the memorial.

“Just looking at this crowd says so much about the impact she had,” Fazio said.

“It’s comforting to see how many people’s lives she affected. I met Carli my Freshman year through my roommate, Beth Bracken, and since that day we considered her our honorary third roommate. I’ve never met a person so positive and happy-go-lucky in my whole life, and I am so glad that I got to call her a close friend of mine.”

Alpha Omicron Pi will offer a scholarship in addition to the Carli Sears Memorial Bowling Tournament.

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Many professors involved said they were grateful for the chance to enlighten others and to honor King with the presentations of their compositions.

“I was delighted when Jack emailed me to ask if I would be interested in presenting some of my work,” Anne Twitty, assistant professor of history, said. “It’s always exciting to have the opportunity to share your work, and I think one of the biggest takeaways for me on this panel was the way in which, although we were talking about three very different subjects, all of us came back to issues of everyday life.”

Moderator and senior associate dean of the law school Jack Nowlin feels that this is an especially important event for the University.

“I think it communicates to the University community how much we care about Martin Luther King, his life and legacy, civil rights and issues of racial justice,” Nowlin said. “It’s important that we not just celebrate the holiday and have a closure but that we actually have something affirmative about it and the law school thinks it’s particularly important to have an academic panel to continue discussion of the issues that Martin Luther King raised so effectively in his life.”

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Fiber Arts Festival kicks off this weekend at Powerhouse ALEXIS NEELY

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The sixth annual Fiber Arts Festival, hosted by Knit1 Oxford, kicks off this Thursday, Jan. 28.

The event celebrates fiber arts and independent artists, and features classes on spinning, weaving, dyeing, crocheting, tatting and knitting.

It will also feature live animals such as llamas, sheep and goats, as well as a display of the processes used to retrieve the fibers from their wool.

It is an event geared for all ages and experience levels.

Prices for classes range from $30 to $70 and span from two to four hours.

“It’s been great for education and for people to learn about the fiber arts and see how fun it is to work in this medium,” said Patsy Engelhard, owner of Knit1 Oxford.

“You have the opportunity to meet people who create work

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Patsy Engelhard, the owner of Knit 1. The Knit 1 store is filled with a variety of yarn that comes many colors and textures. you can’t find anywhere else and people come from as many as seven states to attend. It’s a great thing to do in Oxford in January, which can be a pretty sad month.”

About five years ago, a part-

nership between the University of Mississippi Museum, Yoknapatawpha Art Council and Knit1 Oxford brought forth an exhibit of the Gee’s Bend Quilters, a famous group of quilt makers from Alabama.

After the success of the exhibit, there was talk about initiating an event that would teach people about quilt making and show the contemporary nature of fiber arts. After brainstorming, the Fiber Arts Festival was born. It is now the longest and oldest fiber arts festival in the state, attracting anywhere between 1000 and 1200 visitors.

“I think it is a great opportunity to bring people into the space,” said Wayne Andrews, executive director of the Yoknapatawpha Art Council.

“People can see how the skill of making clothing is now an art form. It brings in a lot of visitors to our community, as people travel from other states to attend and to learn from noted masters in the craft. It fits with our programming and is a great way to bring in people to the community.”

One of the vendors involved, Sky Loom Weavers, was started by Penny Nelson and Peggy Barnette of Houston, Texas.

The two women spin, weave, dye and sell hand-spun and hand-dyed yarns and fibers, as well as finished goods and the tools to make them.

Nelson and Barnette said they were thrilled to be a part of the festival. They said they are excited to have the opportunity to bring history to life and let people know that spinning and weaving are not dying arts.

“There is nothing so wonderful as seeing all your hard work, experience, and talent on display,” Nelson said. “It is even more wonderful to hear someone say ‘Oh, cool! Sky Loom Weavers is here again this year!’ It makes all the hard work and time spent in the studio worthwhile.”

Those involved with putting together this event are proud of the impact it has on the art and cultural scene in Oxford.

“It’s something different and we emphasize that there is something there for everyone,” Engelhard said. “We just hope y’all come, as we say in the South. It’s just a great, different event and there’s nothing else like it around.”

The sixth annual Fiber Arts Festival officially opens Thursday evening at 5:30 and runs through Saturday at 5 p.m. A full list of this year’s classes is listed on the Knit1 Oxford website.

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First-year head coach Michael White has a young team whose confidence seems to be getting greater and greater as they move deeper into the season.

The Gators won four in a row before a one-point loss on the road to Vanderbilt Tuesday night, and it won’t get any easier as they face ninth-ranked West Virginia this weekend. Freshman guard KeVaughn Allen is hitting his stride, and this team will be tough for any opponent down the stretch.

South Carolina looks poised to make its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2004.

The Gamecocks, 18-2 (5-2), beat Mississippi State last night and will take on Alabama Saturday.

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GEORGIA Georgia is 11-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference. Georgia fell to LSU last night in Baton Rouge but will try to get back on track this weekend as they travel to Baylor for the SEC-Big 12 challenge.

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This is an intriguing team. They can be electric at times on the offensive end, averaging 82 points per game. The problem is they aren’t interested in playing defense— they give up almost 77 points per game.

Transfer Dusty Hannahs averages 16.6 a game, and can beat a team if he gets hot, but the Razorbacks haven’t had any consistency this year.

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Auburn has been on a roller coaster this year. One week they’re beating Kentucky at home and the next week they’re losing by approximately a billion points at Florida. The Tigers will play at Ole Miss Wednesday night before heading to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on Oklahoma State in the SEC-Big 12 Challenge.

Avery Johnson was a slamdunk hire for this program in the offseason, and he’s got this group playing hard in year one.

They’ve struggled in conference play at just 2-5, but Retin Obasohan might be the most underrated guard in the SEC. The Tide is likely NIT bound, but Johnson is capable of building a solid program in Tuscaloosa.

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Ole Miss finds themselves in a recent slide. The Rebels have lost four consecutive games and will try to get back on track Wednesday as they take on Auburn. The Rebels will have Stefan Moody back at point guard after he missed the last game against Mississippi State in Starkville.

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Tennessee made a splash this offseason when they hired Rick Barnes, but he didn’t exactly inherit the best situation from former head coach Donnie Tyndall. With a 10-10 record, Tennessee is a work in progress this year, but it wouldn’t shock me if they finished at .500 in conference play.

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Mississippi State continues to struggle with a 1-6 conference record and an 8-11 overall record. Mississippi State lost to South Carolina on Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs will look to get back on track this weekend as they take on Missouri.

MISSOURI

This program is a mess. They just announced a postseason for 2016 amid violations committed under former coach Frank Haith (who seems to cheat wherever he goes). This team is 8-11 and really has nothing to play for, but props to second-year coach Kim Anderson for getting the team to fight night in and night out.

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Rebels break losing streak against Auburn Tigers BROWNING STUBBS

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Ole Miss snapped a fourgame losing streak on Wednesday night defeating the Auburn Tigers 80-63 in the return of senior point guard Stefan Moody.

“We needed him in a big way.

I was really proud of the way he played,” Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy said. “This team needs a leader. Everyone wants to be Batman, but we can’t have everyone be Batman. It was great to have him back.”

Ole Miss trailed 30-29 at the end of the first half, but Moody came up huge in the second half, scoring 19 of his 24 points.

Moody also connected on five 3-pointers in the half that sealed the victory. As a team, the Rebels shot 55.9 percent in the second half and outscored Auburn 51-33.

“They made adjustments in the second half as far as how we were guarding the ball screen,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said. “We like to play fast, but the game was slow for him and he was able to read and react, and get whatever he wanted. “ The play of freshmen Marcanvis Hymon and Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey has picked up over the last few games. The freshmen duo received minutes due to recent injuries to the starting five.

Hymon recorded his first double-double of his career with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Fitzpatrick-Dorsey scored 6 points, added 3 rebounds, and dished out 2 assists.

“We were all on our heels, (on this four-game losing streak) and we all just had to come together,” Hymon said.

With a favorable schedule ahead, it’s imperative for Ole Miss to get back on track if they want to reach their goal of making the NCAA Tournament.

NEXT UP: Ole Miss will participate in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge as they’ll face Kansas State (12-8, 2-6 Big 12) on the road on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Rebels recently fell to the Wildcats 6158 in December 2013.

QUOTE OF THE GAME: “We needed a win and a breakthrough to get some confidence back,” Kennedy said.

“We’ve got to hold this together until Saiz gets back and then put us in a position to make a run down the stretch.”

INJURY UPDATE: Senior forward Martavious Newby returned to the court, after missing the last two games with a swollen eye. Newby added 7 points and recorded 9 rebounds.

Junior forward Sebastian Saiz will not play Saturday versus Kansas State as he is recovering from retina surgery.

FUN FACTS: Stefan Moody scored over 20 points for the 14-straight game, which is the longest streak since John Stroud in 1980.

Bruce Pearl is 3-17 all time away from Auburn since becoming the head coach in 2014.

Ole Miss is now 11-1 when winning the rebounding battle. The Rebels out-rebounded Auburn 40-33.

Donte Fitzpatrick-Dorsey powers through an Auburn defender for a layup.

PHOTO BY: CAMERON BROOKS

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