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Stocks reflects on first month as interim chancellor CLARA TURNAGE
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After only a month as acting interim chancellor, Morris Stocks has had the opportunity to experience many of the aspects of his new position. “What’s great about this job is, it’s busy and your days are filled, but it’s always interacting with people who are positive about the university and are looking for ways to help,” Stocks said. “I really enjoy that.” Stocks was named interim chancellor after Dan Jones was ousted by the Institutions of Higher Learning board in March. Though Stocks does not officially become interim until September 15, when Jones’ contract ends, he took the position in June after Jones took a personal vacation and returned to his home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Stocks said, since taking the position, he has been busy but productive. For the duration his time as chancellor, Stocks named Noel Wilkin, current associate provost, as his interim provost.
After last week’s listening sessions highlighted many questions of trust students and faculty have for the college board, Stocks said he hoped the university could move forward. “As I speak with Chancellor Jones, he is so excited about his future,” Stocks said. “He’s got great opportunities there. He is moving forward and encourages us to move forward – that includes in all activities with our governing board.” Stocks said the board was “committed” to finding the right chancellor for the university and he would approach the college board with the same respect and trust as before. He said he did not believe Jones’ removal would deter candidates, as some asked at the listening session. “I don’t think anybody wanted the sequence of events that happened, but there are going to be people who want this job because, as I said, this is a wonderful university,” Stocks said. “I believe there will be a good number of people interested in leading this
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Orientation sessions address campus sexual assaults SUAD PATTON-BEY
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Each year, the orientation program welcomes incoming freshmen and transfer students to the Ole Miss family. Various issues are discussed to ensure the students’ happiness and safety, one of which is sexual assault on campus. In May, Ole Miss police investigated an incident that reportedly occurred around 3 a.m. at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house. The accused member was suspended from the organization by the president of the fraternity. Assault is a common topic for orientation gatherings at universities because such incidents are not only damaging to the dignity of the victim, but also to the reputation of the campus involved. Sexual assault prevention has been a part of the orientation program for several years.
“Our approach shouldn’t vary just because one incident was public,” Lindsey Bartlett Mosvick, Violence Prevention project co-
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ordinator said. Mosvick is a part of the Responsible Rebel segment of orientation.
“We have the same approach to orientation as we always do, because that’s the most effective way to prevent that violence,” Mosvick said. “I think that students have begun to take the issue of sexual misconduct a lot more seriously,” John Aaron, a junior who served as an Orientation Leader from 2014 -2015, said. “The presentation Responsible Rebel was interactive; it did a great job of making the topic interesting and informative.” One method was the text message polling system, which enabled students to participate in the presentation live. “When we introduced the concept of this issue, we asked folks to imagine someone they care about who might be affected by an issue like this, to try make it more personal,” Mosvick said. The presentation balanced nationwide statistics and university
policies with the resources that allowed students to share their honest opinion about different topics and kept them engaged. Both Oxford Police Department and UPD spoke at the program. “It’s just orientation, so it’s not effective to hear the message one time,” Mosvick said. “We do a lot of work with firstyear students in particular and EDHE 105 classes, and throughout the year to reinforce these messages. That short time in orientation, they have a lot of information given to them in a very shortamount of time.” Sexual assault is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of unwanted attentions, such as kissing, exhibitionism, groping and rape. “The most effective way to prevent violence is to activate bystanders to do something when they see something that makes them uncomfortable,” Mosvick said.
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Millenials and the small town life When millennials hear the world “rural”, our minds invariably flash through pictures of dirt roads, main streets and cotton fields, supplemented with the occasional church steeple or watermelon stand. In Mississippi, these symbols are abundant enough. A ten mile drive in any direction will most likely bring you within a stone’s throw of a corn field. Those of us who are native to the colorfully named towns of rural America often have a hard time grappling with the nostalgia that is often associated with the simple lifestyle provided by small towns and the forces that pull us away from them. While we remember the musings of Thoreau in Walden from high school English class, we don’t think that the rural lifestyle is “for us”. Our universities tell us to take highly technical degrees, preparing us for the industrial workforce, or we decide ourselves to
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follow our hearts and bask in the intellectual stimulation of a liberal arts education. Rarely, however, are we prodded towards farming, animal husbandry or any other essential agrarian trades. We need to reevaluate how we look at rural America as well as what we consider a fulfilling lifestyle. I’ve lived in a rural town this summer, working on a sustainable hog farm that strives to provide pork to consumers in an ethical and affordable manner. The sweat and mud that clings to my skin and clothing reminds me daily that I am producing something palpable and life-giving for someone. I am productive and surrounded by people who value the same thing I do: to provide food to people, one of life’s only necessities. Last summer, I would have told you that this type of lifestyle wasn’t “for me”, but in reality, I think I and many other people my age are just scared of hard work. We’ve been raised on Pizza
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Rolls and Hot Pockets, completely disconnected from the toil that so many farmers have endured to keep us fed. We all want “cool” jobs – to be writers, executives and politicians. I think that farm life can be entirely fulfilling. So, what happens to the heart of rural America and the farms that are the life-blood of urban America if young growers don’t take up the mantle? Over 60% of American farmers are 55 years old or older. In a country where 200 years ago, over 98% of the people farmed to some degree, now only 2% of Americans farm. The number of farms in the U.S. peaked in the 1930s at over 6 million and has steadily dropped to the present number of 2.2 million. Small farms are disappearing and the entire culture of farming is moving towards factory farming, an industry that often puts much more emphasis on profit margins than on ethics and health. Many of us will excel in our areas of work and feel very validated in what we do after college, wheth-
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er we are physically producing a product for consumption or offering a service that makes someone else’s life much easier. We often relegate the small town, agrarian lifestyle to an idyllic but unsuitable existence. I challenge all of us to shed these preconceived ideas and try out the hard work for ourselves, if only for a few months as a part of an internship. Someone has to feed the world, and even if it means simply visiting a farmers’ market for your produce, it is important that we all wake up and realize that food just isn’t a given; a farmer is behind every bowl of cereal and every glass of orange juice that you have for breakfast. Rural America still exists and is pining for young people to bring life back to its aging ranks. Alex Borst is a junior international studies major from Madison.
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continued from page 1 university.” Taking on the position had an ulterior affect on Stocks’ career path, however. As interim, Stocks becomes ineligible for nomination to the chancellor’s position. If that policy were not in place, Stocks said, it might have been different. “I want to serve in the position that best serves the university,” Stocks said. “If that were in the chancellor’s position, if our board were to determine that I was the right candidate for the position, I would serve and consider it a high privilege.” Following the introduction of the new chancellor, Stocks said he would not return to his position as provost. “I’ve served in that role for eight years,” Stocks said. “It’s been a truly outstanding experience for me. I think it might be time for a new provost, someone with slightly different perspectives and objectives.” In his time as interim, however, Stocks said, though there are always complications in a
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position such as his, there are many opportunities on which he would like to capitalize. “I intend to dedicate myself to continuing the momentum in enrollment, outstanding students and outstanding faculty,” Stocks said. “If I serve in this position for six or eight months, my goal would be to leave the university in a better place then when I moved to this position.” After serving as interim, Stocks said he has many options for his next step. “I’ve never been a good career planner,” Stocks said. “I came here to be a faculty member; I can do that and be completely happy and fulfilled. If there is another administrative opportunity that my skill set matched, I would go there.” Leaving Ole Miss, however, is not an option, he said. “After 25 years, I’ve established a strong love and affection for this university,” Stocks said. And he has no intentions to leave.
Authorities investigate death of outspoken Confederate supporter
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — In a town where Confederate soldier statues stand sentinel on the courthouse square and a university campus, Anthony Hervey remained an anomaly — a black man who draped himself in the Confederate battle flag and publicly declared his loyalty to the secessionist Lost Cause and his belief that the Civil War was not fought over slavery. Hervey, 49, died Sunday when the sport utility vehicle he was driving flipped into a ditch beside Mississippi Highway 6 near Oxford. He and another black Confederate supporter were returning home after speaking at an event to support a Confederate monument in Birmingham, Alabama. The passenger, Arlene Barnum of Stuart, Oklahoma, survived and told The Associated Press that Hervey lost control of her vehicle after they were chased by a silver or gray sedan carrying four or five black
men. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is interviewing witnesses and reconstructing the crash, said patrol spokesman Johnny Poulos. The local coroner, Rocky Kennedy, said Tuesday that he was waiting for autopsy results. Hervey was well known in Oxford and at the University of Mississippi, where students waved Confederate flags for decades to cheer the Rebels. In Hervey’s 2006 book, “Why I Wave the Confederate Flag, Written by a Black Man,” he said the Civil War was not fought over slavery and that he was supporting black soldiers who fought for the South in the Civil War. Even people who had known Hervey for years say they didn’t always understand him. Randal McJunkins, 47, said he and Hervey had known each other since they were Oxford High School students in the 1980s and they had played basketball together in recent
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Those attending the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference can take time off from tours and lectures to enjoy various artists’ visual representations of William Faulkner and his works. Pieces by Southern artists such as William Dunlap, Steven Chapp, Andrew Blanchard and Phillip McGuire will grace the walls of Southside Gallery to commemorate the famed author. Rowan Oak Series by David Jewell and Glennray Tutor’s book covers will also be on display. The exhibit, titled “Faulkner on Paper” is meant to coincide with the conference which this year explores the topic “Faulkner and Print Culture”. The artists both celebrate Southern culture and Faulkner’s legacy through their pieces, some of which depict the author himself and others that illustrate scenes from his novels. Chapp displays scenes from “As I Lay Dying” in different mediums. The pieces are dramatic both because of their content and their processes. Some of the pieces, like those by Blanchard, don’t immediately ooze “Faulkner”, but rather, capture the aspects of the au-
thor’s novels for which he is so loved and well-known: the unbridled, unrefined South, and the details that make it that way, like the fallen deer corpse, something strange someone might see and accept without thought. As Blanchard finished pieces for an exhibition to be held later in the fall, he was asked to be a part of “Faulkner on Paper”. One of Blanchard’s good friends then suggested that his landscapes could be self-portraits. This unexpected suggestion drove Blanchard to explore his connection to Faulkner. “I felt I would further investigate that notion by taking a few of Faulkner’s life lessons to heart and mind,” Blanchard said. “I’m more of a fan of his short stories than his novels at the moment. ‘Race at Morning’ and ‘The Old People’ offer much insight into the lives of men, or shall we say boys turning into men. I’m no chauvinist, though see no harm in visually honoring the words of a particular man, Faulkner, for lending encouraging life lessons when you may be without someone to show you the way.” Having lived in the South, Blanchard’s connection to Southern authors such as
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continued from page 4 Faulkner, Barry Hannah and Flannery O’Connor has always resonated with him. “I utilize their words by rehashing my Southern past in order to help construct artwork that I have lived and am currently living,” Blanchard said. “And, selfishly, I appropriate some of their sentences, phrases, and words as titles to my artwork.” The works together are intricate, like the thin branches of the trees in Blanchard’s two works, and simple, like Dunlap and McGuire’s seemingly intimate charcoal and graphite portraits of the author. Dunlap, who attended school at the University of Mississippi only five years after the death of Faulkner, said he often felt inspired by his writing and paid homage to the man visually. “This is not the first time I’ve used him in my imagery,” said Dunlap. “The aura, the cloud of the great man hung over the place in a palpable way, and I
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found some photographs and used them in prints before, you know, he’s just an iconic image. That face and mustache, it’s easily recognizable.” Dunlap said he urges conference-goers and others to visit Southside Gallery, as the visual arts will only bring another dimension to Faulkner’s words. “There’s no reason the visual arts shouldn’t reach the literary arts at least halfway,” said Dunlap. Each of the artist’s pieces is
unique and personal, and the exhibit as a whole represents an exploration by each artist through themes and symbols, which are beneath the surface of each work by Faulkner. The viewer will see an array of mediums and subjects that explore Faulkner’s ageless stories, his south, and the man himself. Southside Gallery will present “Faulkner on Paper” throughout July and until August 15.
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have star tight end Hunter Henry, who will help in the pass game and as a blocker. Meanwhile the defense, which ranked 10th nationally in yards allowed per game, returns several key players such as defensive tackle Taiwan Johnson and linebacker Brooks Ellis. and should be stingy once again. Prediction: Ole Miss should once again have one of the best defenses in the country, but the strength of the defense has always been in defending against the pass, which the Razorbacks don’t do much. Meanwhile the small but fast Rebels defense struggled against the power running teams last year, which bodes well for Arkansas. Ole Miss should have a much better offensive game than last year, where six turnovers cost the Rebels the game, but not quite enough to overcome a Razorbacks offense that should do a little better than normal against the Rebel’s defense. Arkansas 27 - Ole
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In what was one of the most hectic offseason periods in recent NBA memory, several teams stood out as the clear winners by way of the draft, trade acquisitions and big free agency moves. 1. The San Antonio Spurs The Spurs are the unquestioned winners of the offseason this year. Faced with the impending free agency of four of their top players, the Spurs not only retained all of them, but also nabbed two of the biggest prizes on the market and somehow made it all work under the salary cap. Power forward Lamarcus Aldridge was the biggest player up for grabs, and the Spurs were able to lure him away from the Portland Trailblazers to San Antonio, where he should be a star on the Spurs team for years to come. The Spurs also convinced David West, who opted out of a $12.6 million dollar contract, to sign for just $1.4 million and bolster the front court. The Spurs also re-signed 15-time All-Star Tim Duncan for just $5 million, way below his market value,
and signed sharpshooting guard Danny Green for four years and $4.5 million, once again well below what he could’ve got from another team. To top it off, the Spurs re-signed young star Kawhi Leonard and veteran Manu Ginobli. 2. The Houston Rockets The Rockets’s biggest move of the offseason didn’t come in free agency or the draft; rather, it came by way of a trade when the Rockets sent a first round pick, Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni, Joey Dorsey and cash considerations to the Denver Nuggets for star point guard Ty Lawson and a second round pick. Lawson is currently in rehab, but if he can get back on track he instantly gives the Rockets a huge boost in scoring and especially passing, as he averaged 9.6 assists a game last season. The Rockets also retained shooting guard Corey Brewer, who is a big help on defense, and drafted Wisconsin small forward Sam Dekker, who immediately adds size and depth and has the potential to be a great starter one day.
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3. Miami Heat The biggest moves the Heat made were in retaining all-star point guard Goran Dragić and all-star shooting guard Dwayne Wade. The Heat were also able to select Duke small forward Justice Winslow with the 10th overall pick, giving them a great bench player immediately and a potential star for the future. In addition to this, the Heat also signed for small forward Gerald Green for an absolute steal with a veteran’s minimum contract, who will become the Heat’s new sixth man and provide three point shooting and world class athleticism to Miami’s offense. The Heat also signed Amare Stoudemire, who will give the Heat an offensive-minded big to come off the bench and run the pick and roll with Goran Dragić. 4. Los Angeles Clippers The offseason seemed like a huge loss for the Clippers when center Deandre Jordan verbally agreed to a contract with the Dallas Mavericks. In a crazy turn of events, the Clippers were able to travel to Jordan’s home and convince him to stay in Los Angeles instead. With their star
center locked up, the Clippers are once again a title contender, and the addition of Paul Pierce should immediately help the team with defense and three point shooting at the small forward spot, as well as add some veteran leadership. The Clippers also traded for volatile shooting guard Lance Stephenson, who, when playing to his full potential, is an excellent two way shooting guard who is also a great rebounder and passer. 5. Milwaukee Bucks The Bucks were able to sign young center Greg Monroe over big market teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks and complete a dangerous starting five for next year. Already a great defensive team, adding Monroe will give them the number one option they’ve been missing on offense, as Monroe is an excellent scorer and rebounder. Millwaukee also traded for point guard Greivis Vasquez in an underrated addition, as he is an excellent passer to run the second-team offense and his size at 6-foot-6 makes him a perfect fit for the Bucks
switch-heavy defensive scheme. The Bucks were also able to retain budding star Khris Middleton at shooting guard, who saw remarkable improvement last year and gives excellent defense and three point shooting to the team. The Bucks also drafted Rashad Vaughn of UNLV to add depth at shooting guard and improve the Bucks bench play.
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Rebels hire USA women’s Olympic head coach DM STAFF REPORT The Ole Miss Track and Field head coach vacancy was filled on Tuesday when Ole Miss hired Connie Price-Smith to take over from the previous coach, Brian O’Neal. Price-Smith has plenty of experience at the collegiate level; she was a six-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the year and won the Missouri Valley Conference title for the men or the women’s team a combined six times during her time at Southern Illinois University. However, her most impressive accomplishments are on national and international stages. Price-Smith won 25 U.S. Championships in the shot put and discus and competed in four Olympic Games as an athlete. She has also been named the Women’s Track and Field head coach for Team USA at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. “This is a transformational day for Ole Miss Track & Field and Cross Country. Selecting Connie Price-Smith as our new head coach sets the course for a new era of success in all phases of our program,” Athletic Director Bjork said in a press release on olemisssports.com. “Her experience as a four-time Olympian, world-class athlete and now the 2016 USA Women’s Olympic head coach, indicates she is one of the most respected members of the track and field
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community and is more than prepared for this opportunity. From our first conversation earlier this summer and her visit to campus last week, we could tell Coach Price-Smith was a perfect fit to lead our program and
create a new normal for the Ole Miss track program academically and athletically. We welcome Connie and her husband John to the Ole Miss family.” Price-Smith was also quoted in the press release about her
new job. “While it saddens me to leave my alma mater, the great athletes there, the staff that had become my family and the community that always stood behind me, I am excited to become
a Rebel!” Price Smith said. Shannon Singletary, the sport administrator for track and field and the senior associate athletics director at Ole Miss, explicated on why Smith-Price was chosen as the new coach. “When the hiring committee set out to find the best person to lead the Ole Miss track and field program, our priority was to find a great leader, administrator and technical coach,” Singletary said. “Connie has proven through her years of work with NCAA committees, USA Track & Field and through her excellent leadership at the Division I level that she no doubt should be the leader of our program. Her previous teams’ NCAA rankings and conference championships have also proven her ability to coach at the highest level. We are so fortunate to add a person like Connie to our Ole Miss family as we continue striving to develop students to their fullest potential through athletics.” “I am honored to be a part of the Ole Miss family, and I would like to thank Ross Bjork, Shannon Singletary and the rest of the administrative staff for this incredible opportunity,” Price-Smith said. “I look forward to meeting the athletes on the team, assembling a staff and working together to build a future that will make Ole Miss proud.”
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