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Volume 104, No. 142

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Farmers markets serve Oxonians

Former student to be sentenced today for vandalizing statue LANA FERGUSON

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The Oxford City Market (above) and Mid-Town Farmers’ Market provide locally grown and made products to the Oxford community.

For more on this story SEE PAGE 7.

A former Ole Miss student will face sentencing today for placing a noose on the James Meredith statue at the university in February 2014. He had previously admitted to participating in the vandalism of the statue of the university’s first black student.

Georgia native Austin Edenfield, 21, had waived indictment and pleaded guilty on March 24 to the charge of helping others use threatening force to intimidate African-American students and university employees.

He will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael Mills at 11 a.m. today in Oxford.

He faces up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

On Feb. 16, 2014, Edenfield, Graeme Phillip Harris and a third student, all freshman members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, were at the fraternity’s house on campus.

After a night of drinking, the three planned to place a noose and a pre-2003 Georgia state

flag, which contained a Confederate battle emblem, on the Meredith statue.

In the early hours of the morning, they walked to the Student Union where their images were captured on security cameras, and went back to the fraternity house. The University Police Department discovered the vandalism around 7 a.m.

Harris had pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of using threatening force to intimidate black students and faculty on campus. In September 2015, Mills, the same judge who will sentence Edenfield, sentenced Harris to six months in federal prison and 100 hours of community service for a non-profit organization.

Harris was released last month after serving his full term.

The third man involved in the incident has not been charged.

All three students withdrew from the University and the Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter was closed.

For coverage of the sentencing, go to theDMonline.com.

Mississippi delegates weigh in on RNC, Trump’s campaign AUSTIN HILLE

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CLEVELAND -- The ongoing Republican National Convention is at the culmination of one of the most controversial and contentious campaigns of any candidate for president of the United States in the nation’s history.

Donald Trump has been officially named the nominee for the Republican Party, and tonight the process is expected to be complete with a full acceptance of the nomination by Trump.

The Daily Mississippian was in Cleveland in attendance of the convention on Monday through Wednesday, where it met up with many of the Mississippi delegates and party officials in attendance of the event.

“This is really about spending time with other members of the Mississippi delegation -- people who work hard together,” said Tyler Norman, Mississippi delegate to the convention. “We are sort of like one big family. We had a breakfast together today and

heard from the heroes of Benghazi. We have events like that all throughout the week. For somebody like me who is not on a specific committee, it’s not as time consuming as if I was on a committee.”

Committee or not, the convention is certainly not all fun and games. In the first day alone, the convention saw an earnest attempt to overthrow the rules put in place by the rules committee in hopes of allowing delegates to “vote their conscious,” trying to rob Trump of the nomination despite the results of the primary nationwide.

However, no Mississippi delegates had any part in that movement. Henry Barbour, nephew of former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and a member of the highly contested rules committee, was instrumental in forming the rules regarding how delegates are required to vote.

“We made certain that the will of the voters was confirmed, and the voters really are the ultimate grassroots,” Barbour said. “I think that is important.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, and Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., walk towards supporters after Trump arrived via helicopter in Cleveland Wednesday.

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Ole Miss offers new African women’s fiction course

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This fall, the university will offer a new course, which is an overview of African women’s fiction.

The course will be taught by Rebekah Whitley, who is new to the Ole Miss family. She expressed her excitement about teaching a class focused on the specific texts that will be used in this course describing them as beautiful, powerful and important.

“Students should take this class if they are curious about Africa or passionate about reading,” Whitley said. “Students who take this class should also be wanting to challenge themselves. It’s not a class that will be right for everyone, and students need to know that the material is very raw and real and can be deeply upsetting at times -- just like life. But I do hope the course attracts some great students. It will make (students) think deeply, feel deeply and grow a lot.”

Whitley said all students from different backgrounds and walks of life will be respected and welcomed in this class.

For the next two years, Whitley will be a Barksdale Fellow in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, where she will be teaching honors 101, but each semester she will teach a course on the topic of her choosing. Whitley stated she wanted to teach this course because it was the heart of her graduate research.

Whitley studied in England at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for West African Studies on a Marshall Scholarship.

“In this class students will read, write about and discuss writing by African women of all skin colors and varied cultural backgrounds, who live or lived most of their lives in Africa from the 1960s through today,” Whitley said.

Whitley said while there are many

classes at Ole Miss that teach about African literature, none of them focus specifically on works written by African women.

“It seems like now would be a great time to shine some light on those dimensions of the writing that’s available out there,” Whitley said. “There’s a lot of great writing out there that barely gets read by Americans because they just don’t know it exists. Society will always benefit from our considering the diverse range of stories that reflect our shared human experience, in all of its complexities.”

The texts that Whitley will be discussing in her class will feature aspects such as racism, spousal and child abuse, rape, prostitution and murder, among other topics. “Women at Point Zero,” “The Book of Not” and “Butterfly Burning” are a few reading assignments that students will learn about in this course.

Students will also explore short stories from female writers from countries such as Ghana, Senegal, Uganda and others.

The most exciting part about this course for Whitley is seeing what her students bring to the table. She is curious as to what preexisting knowledge, feelings, imagining, biases, beliefs and life experiences students will bring to class discussions.

“I don’t believe that students just come to a text or to a class and get the meaning of it -- as if it is already there and will always be the same for everyone,” she said.

Whitley hopes that every student who takes this class will walk away with a better understanding of everyday life and what it is like for different people in this world.

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“The end of the road,” the Sardis Lake access point located just past the end of Mississippi Highway 314, will soon be more easily accessible, thanks to the ongoing construction of a gravel parking lot.

The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on the lot in March. According to Park Ranger Chris Gurner, most of the work is clearing out small trees and leveling the ground in preparation for putting down a gravel base for the parking lot.

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“That’s one area where we have had problems with vandalism in the past, so that will depend on what gets torn up in the area, but as far as the parking lot itself, very little upkeep,” Gurner said. “For the most part, it’s going to be maintenance-free, which is another benefit of it.”

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nore what the voters have said, and the rules committee made certain that the way people voted mattered.”

And regardless of the rules, the delegation values unity of the party on a national and state level over anything else.

“Mississippians are team players. They know that we have to be unified as a convention when this thing is done,” U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper said.

Harper represents the third congressional district of Mississippi and is also serving as a delegate to the convention.

“We know that Trump is going to be the nominee,” Harper said. “Even if you don’t like Donald Trump’s personality, and there are some who are struggling with casting a vote for Donald Trump, then I say ‘Yes you can. Look at what your option is here.’”

Of course, the convention is not all about just casting votes. The formation of the national platform for the party is also a primary goal. Mississippi State Treasurer Lynn Fitch served on the platform committee this convention and put forth some changes she feels will be very beneficial for Mississippi as a whole.

“I served on the constitution committee. It was very

humbling -- very much so an opportunity to really peel back and go ‘this is our core value document, this is our principle driven document, and we have some things we need to address,’” Fitch said. “It was an opportunity to put some language in there for states to pass legislation in regard to women inequality. In this platform I was able to get some language in that said if you have an unplanned pregnancy that the father is equally financially responsible from birth through adulthood.

It’s a huge opportunity to lift (Mississippi) from poverty, and, again, that is one of the biggest issues we are facing in the state.”

This sort of contribution on a national level is not uncommon of Mississippi delegates. The state has had a proud tradition of impacting the national party at each convention regardless of their relative size and delegate count.

This is seen in the many conservative leaders that the state has produced for decades, and to many delegates, the reason why is a no-brainer.

“When you have people like the Trent Lotts, the Thad Cochrans and Haley Barbours, the Lynn Fitchs -- they know how to communicate,” said Curt Hébert, attorney and delegate. “I think that has everything to do with it. It is the foundation of conservatism, and secondly, the style of communication and respectfulness that we have as Mississippians for people around us.”

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As far as Mississippians at the convention are concerned, Trump is the right man for America and the state’s future.

“The thing I am most concerned about is the judiciary branch,” said Bradley White, former chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party. “(If Trump is elected) you will see a turn in conservative judges being appointed to federal benches. That will have a huge effect, not only on Mississippi, but nationwide.”

As the convention comes to a close, it only seems fitting to reflect on the many safety concerns that were expressed nationwide. Barring unforeseen circumstances since the publication of this article, the delegates of Mississippi have been unanimously impressed with the performance by the Cleveland Police Department and the city of Cleveland in general as they work to keep everyone safe during the convention.

“If you’re not safe in Cleveland, Ohio, this week, you’re probably not safe anywhere,” Harper said. “People were probably a little bit more anxious at this (convention) than previous ones. But, there is such a large presence of law enforcement here in Cleveland.”

As the convention comes to a close tonight, balloons and confetti will line the floors of the Quicken Loans Arena. With the help of Mississippi delegates and Republican Party officials, one of the most historic candidacies in America continues.

Police arrest 17 at flag-burning melee outside RNC

CLEVELAND (AP) — Police arrested 17 people Wednesday after a melee broke out during a flag-burning in the streets outside the Republican National Convention.

It was the most turbulent protest since the four-day convention began on Monday. The chaos briefly prevented delegates and members of the media from getting into the Quicken Loans Arena for the evening’s proceedings.

Among those arrested was Gregory “Joey” Johnson, whose torching of the flag at a GOP convention three decades ago led to the landmark 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said flag-burning is speech protected by the First Amendment.

Two officers were assaulted and suffered minor injuries, police said. One officer was seen bleeding from an elbow. Two of those arrested were charged with felonious assault on a police officer, the rest with failure to disperse.

Police Chief Calvin Williams said a protester whose pants caught fire got defensive when a police officer tried to put out the blaze. The man assaulted the officer, and “things escalated from there,” Williams said.

The melee brought to 22 the number of people arrested during the convention, far fewer than some law enforcement authorities had feared.

“Right now, I think so far, so good,” Williams said Wednesday night. “We’re still out there, we’re still vigilant, to make sure we finish this day and the last day tomorrow on a positive note.”

The protest took place just outside an entrance to the arena and near a row of popular restaurants where cable news networks had set up for the week.

Carl Dix of the Revolutionary Communist Party said the group organized the burning of the American flag as a “political statement about the crimes of the American empire. There’s nothing great about America.”

Moments after the flag was set on fire, officers charged in to put it out with an extinguishing spray that some in the crowd thought was pepper spray because of similarities in the design of the canisters and the eye irritation caused by the fire-suppression substance.

“You’re on fire! You’re on fire, stupid!” a Cleveland officer shouted at a protester while firing the extinguishing spray.

“Burn that rag! Burn that rag!” supporters of the group yelled.

Pushing and shoving broke out, and police quickly had several group members on the ground in handcuffs. Some in the crowd jeered the officers, yelling, “Blue lives murder!”

About 10 more minutes passed before the crowd was under control.

Earlier in the day Wednesday, blocks away from the arena, a right-wing religious group lifted a banner reading “Jesus is angry with you sinners,” while kissing lesbians mocked their message, helping turn Cleveland’s Public Square into part-carnival, part-debate floor.

The expansive square was a free-flowing mix of ideas and beliefs along with colorful characters pounding on bongos and wailing on a sousaphone.

The day’s demonstrations started when a few dozen people holding banners printed with a red-brick design formed a human wall to mock Donald Trump’s plan to seal off the Mexican border.

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Campus becomes a hotspot for ‘Pokemon Go’ players

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It’s official: Pokemon fever has hit Oxford and “Pokemon Go” players have been roaming the Ole Miss campus in search of coveted Pokemon ever since the app became available earlier this month.

“Pokemon Go” is an interactive game app that uses a feature known as “augmented reality.” In simpler terms, the game has a map of the area that corresponds with the player’s location at all times.

The game uses the player’s GPS signal to track his or her location. As the player moves in real-time, the character moves on the virtual map and searches for Pokemon, which are spread around the virtual map.

When the player comes near a Pokemon, the creature will appear and the player tries to catch it using Pokeballs.

Players use Pokestops as locations or landmarks where they can collect valuable items for the game. The Ole Miss campus has about 20 Pokestops, usually located at landmarks like signs, monuments, fountains and buildings.

At these Pokestops, players can use an item known as a “module” to turn the stop into a “hotspot” that attracts Pokemon for 30 minutes. These stops become a meeting point for “Pokemon Go” players at Ole Miss.

While the app has united a gaming community in Oxford and is getting people off of their couches, it has also raised some safety concerns for players.

In the Oxford “Pokemon Go” Facebook group, players often post screenshots of their Pokemon collections, encounters with rare Pokemon and tips on how and where to catch Pokemon. One member of the group recently revealed some security concerns she had for playing the game after dark.

She posted her own disturbing experience to remind others to be safe.

“I noticed this silver car driving up the road slowly,” she wrote in the Facebook group. “The guy called out and started asking weird questions for a stranger. After I told him to please go away politely, he got mad at me then started to follow me in his car. I think I’m done playing ‘Pokemon Go’ for a while.”

UPD Chief of Police Tim Potts expressed concern about the potential dangers of playing “Pokemon Go.”

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He stressed that people should be aware of what playing a game like this means.

“When you’re playing this game, stay aware of your surroundings and stay in well-lit areas,” Potts said.

“Players should know that this app is using GPS and could possibly give up your location to criminals.”

Potts urged anyone who experiences uncomfortable or potentially dangerous situations while playing the game to notify authorities.

“I’d give anyone playing this game the same advice I’d give my daughter,” Potts said. “Be safe, be smart and don’t trust strangers.”

Oxford holds vigil on the Square

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LEFT: Effie Burt, local jazz and blues singer, sings at the vigil Saturday. TOP RIGHT: Participants hold candles at Saturday’s vigil on the Square. BOTTOM RIGHT: Participant sings along to ‘I Need You To Survive’ during service. For the full coverage and additional photos, go to theDMonline.com.

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Farmers markets hit height of summer season

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For years, local farmers have been selling their produce at the Mid-Town Farmers’ Market every Saturday and Wednesday morning.

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Juicy, red tomatoes, watermelons fresh off their vines, plump blackberries and more all line the aisles of the local farmers markets.

As the height of the summer temperatures has arrived in Oxford, the local markets have hit their peak of the season as well.

Owner of Clear Creek Produce Matt Britt has been farming for more than seven years. Along with selling his produce to the permanent, year-round Farmers’ Market store on North Lamar, he participates at as a vendor at both Oxford City Market and Mid-Town Farmers’ Market each week.

“My favorite part about being a farmers market vendor is being able to interact with the local community and getting to meet the people that eat my produce face-to-face,” Britt said.

Britt said the summer market is different from all other seasons and has more participants because of the summer staple fruits and vegetables being grown and a large selection of available items.

He said it’s important for the people of Oxford and other surrounding counties to know that the prices at the market are the same, if not cheaper, than prices at

the grocery store.

“The community benefits from farmers markets because it benefits local people and businesses,” Britt said. “It allows for a healthier environment as well. People will stop just to see what’s there and are likely to buy, which means they’re more likely to eat healthy.”

Aileen Bost, volunteer director with Mid-Town Farmers’ Market, has been a vendor at the market for 16 years.

She said the top reason people shop at their farmers market is quality and freshness of products with the benefit of being able to speak with the grower.

“Our vendors are all good, local, hardworking people,” Bost said. “They are always willing to help customers and other vendors and share information about their products.”

Shoppers can buy a wide variety of items at each farmers market. There’s not only fresh produce but baked goods, canned goods, flowers, ice cream, popsicles, meat, dairy and more. Sometimes there’s even live music at the venues.

“Our market is just special to so many people,” Bost said.

Oxford City Market Director Betsy Chapman said it is more than a market.

“It’s a community-based organization working to address food insecurity in

Oxford and Lafayette County,” Chapman said.

This market in particular also has an EBT system and is able to accept SNAP -previously known as food stamps -- and is a redemption site for WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers. They host a weekly fresh food drive to give back to the community.

Chapman said shopping at local farmers markets has positive economic, health and social benefits for the community. She said local food is fresher with more nutritional value than food that travels thousands of miles to make it to a person’s table among many other benefits.

“In a world of pre-packaged, instant everything, (the vendors) are keeping centuries-old food traditions alive: growing heirloom vegetables naturally, canning, baking, fermenting and pasture-raising chicken and pigs,” Chapman said. “The work they do adds so much interest and integrity to the fabric of our community.”

Farmers markets in Oxford include the store on North Lamar open seven days a week and the seasonal markets scheduled throughout the spring, summer and fall.

Oxford City Market is open from

3-6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Old Armory Pavilion and Mid-Town Farmers’ Market is open from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and 7-11 a.m. on Saturdays in the Big Bad Breakfast parking lot.

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The 127th year of the Neshoba County Fair, lovingly referred to as Mississippi’s Giant House Party, kicks off this Friday, and for an Ole Miss student, it almost feels like home.

The Fair combines musical entertainment, arts and crafts, Southern food, horse races, midway games and an annual triathlon to create a week jam-packed with (mostly) family-friendly fun.

Located about 10 miles outside of the tiny town of Philadelphia, down a dangerously lopsided backroad, the fairgrounds are dotted with a seemingly never-ending display of colorful cabins that can be spotted from miles away. Families from all over gather for a week of what has been described as a cross between a fraternity party, gospel concert and family reunion, to reconnect with longlost friends, to take a breather from the real world and to revel in a simpler way of life.

For an Oxonian, the Fair is reminiscent of gamedays in the Grove spent with family and friends.

Dr. Patrick Eakes, a Neshoba County native, grew up an Ole Miss fan and graduated in the class of 1992. For Eakes, jumping to and from porches going from cabin to cabin is a lot like going from tent to tent in the Grove.

“There is always good conversation, good food and good people that you meet here and in the Grove,” Eakes said. “It’s like our own little community.”

He and John Miller, an avid Ole Miss fan, both agreed the fair is a lot like tailgating.

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“I think it’s the food, the atmosphere and really just all of it combined,” Miller said. “It’s very reminiscent of Oxford.”

The duo went so far as to say that going to Founder’s Square on the fairgrounds is similar to going to Oxford’s Square, but without the expensive cover.

Though the fair is all about slowing down for a week and relaxing, countless events occur throughout the week all around the fairgrounds, including a performance at 8 p.m. on Saturday by Oxford’s very own Thacker Mountain Radio.

This year’s musical entertainment will be Hotel California: The Original Eagles Tribute on Tuesday, July 26, the Jana Kramer show on Wednesday, July 27, the Chris Janson show on Thursday, July 28 and the Charlie Daniels Band on Friday, July 29. All concerts start at 8 p.m. at the grandstand.

A gospel music concert featuring Standing Firm Quartet and Way of the Cross Quartet will be presented by First Baptist Church of Philadelphia at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The Fair also hosts a pageant on Monday night, and this year, 11 young women will compete for the title of Miss Neshoba County.

A fireworks show will conclude the week with a bang on Friday night. Numerous family-fun events are scheduled intermittently throughout the week, such as horse races, an exhibit hall, a free petting zoo, an antique car show, a Founder’s Day program and Clothesline Art. Season tickets for those age 10 and over are $40, day tickets are $15 and children 9 and under will be admitted for free.

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Proud Larry’s boasts solid weekend lineup SARA WHITE

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This week, Oxford restaurant Proud Larry’s offers three concerts with widely differing sounds.

Local band Reels performs tonight. The band got off the ground during the fall of 2015 with the release of their EP. Although the band is classified as alternative rock, Reels uses a lot more sounds to prove that they’re more than that. Through songs such as “Low Life”, the band proves that it also has a jazzy, indie-pop sound, one that is not heard often. To help them achieve this sound, one of the band members, Jean Marie Lalande, plays the saxophone. Shane Prewitt on drums, Hershey Tate on lead guitar, Kate Teague on vocals and rhythm guitar and Jeremiah Wills on bass round out the group’s notable sound.

North Carolina-based bluegrass band Town Mountain performs Friday at Proud Larry’s. The band is currently on tour to promote their fifth studio-album, “Southern Crescent.” During the recording of the album, the band relied on traditional recording methods to produce a raw and soulful sound which should make an easy tran-

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sition to the live performance of their songs.

Each band member, Robert Greer on vocals and guitar, Jesse Langlais on banjo and vocals, Bobby Britt on fiddle, Phil Barker on mandolin and vocals and Nick DiSebastian on bass, uses his own unique voice to create the band’s remarkable sound.

To round out the weekend of music at Proud Larry’s, the Dexateens with The Great Dying will perform Saturday. Alabama-based rock band Dexateens have presented their self-described “skillet rock” to audiences for almost a decade, and their music is influenced by rhythm and soul and country, with artist influences such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard.

Their band members include Elliot McPherson, Matt Patton, Brian Gosdin, Taylor Hollingsworth and Brad Armstrong.

Also playing on Saturday night is The Great Dying, a project by Proud Larry’s bartender Will Griffith.

Tickets for all three nights are available now on the Proud Larry’s website. Reels with Prevention Club will perform at 9 tonight, Town Mountain will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Dexateens with The Great Dying will round out the weekend performances at 9 p.m. Saturday.

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Told Slant’s ‘Going By’creates intimate listening experience SAM COX

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Last Friday I drove to Birmingham, Alabama, to see one of my favorite bands play at the Desert Island Supply Company, a nonprofit creative writing program that offers free after-school workshops for students in Birmingham. Since the “DISCo.” isn’t technically a music venue, the room was jam packed with not only people, but arts and crafts projects, nautical memorabilia and more than a dozen world globes. A lot of bands use the atmosphere of the room to their advantage, as the low lighting and small quarters made their music feel even closer and more personal. However, no band used this advantage as well as Told Slant, who stole the show with their emotionally jarring and intimate performance.

Before that night, I had no prior knowledge of Told Slant, but after watching frontman Felix Walworth beat on a makeshift drum kit while singing, I was moved to purchase their most recent release “Going By” from their merch table. “Going By” is Felix’s second album under the moniker Told Slant, and it branches off from the other Epoch bands he is a member of with its blend of indie-pop guitar riffs and mournful vocals that make it perfect for morning drives and late nights lying awake.

The album is a sad, convoluted collection of songs that give personal and sometimes heartbreaking insights into Walworth’s life. It’s a unique album, as it works intricately between songs while simultaneously retaining a simplistic style. For example, in the opening track “I Don’t,” the chorus of “oh oh ohs” comes back to life on later track “Tsunami,” while on the same song the lyrics “Isn’t this silly / and aren’t you beautiful?” resonate once more on the final track “Cannon Balls.”

This creates a cohesion between songs and helps Felix retain a sense of order between tracks.

Walworth also uses this to construct an album that works together in telling his stories of love and loss. It’s an emotional record, centering around relationships and the different stages of grief and depression that follow suit. The album strives off of simple beats and catchy guitar melodies that help to amplify the theme of the album through more powerful lines, such as in “High Dirge” where Felix and company sing out “it’s a long life / I can’t get it right” as the song picks up momentum.

If Told Slant piques your interest, I recommend checking out more of The Epoch catalog, which is a community of musicians from New York who all make music together in different bands. “Going By” is an

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ornate and beautiful release that pulses emotions outwards onto the listener. Walworth’s melancholic vocal style reflects the manner of someone choking out words that are sometimes just too hard to let out, and it creates a private moment between himself and the listener that evokes emotions not found on many albums released so far this year.

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Book Review: ‘The Vegetarian’ subtly explores dark themes

CHARLES MCCRORY

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Yeong-hye, the woman at the center of Han Kang’s bewitching novel “The Vegetarian,” remains an enigma throughout.

In the book’s first sentence, her husband dismisses her thus: “Before my wife turned vegetarian, I’d always thought of her as completely unremarkable in every way.” One day she suddenly abstains from meat, refusing to cook it or keep it in the house. Her sole explanation to her annoyed husband: “I had a dream.”

Yeong-hye’s story is part feminist fable, part transformation story, part grisly fairy tale. It is told in three sections by characters other than herself. The first section (“The Vegetarian”) is narrated by her husband, Mr. Cheong, a self-acknowledged bully who values his wife for her perfect ordinariness. The second (“Mongolian Mark”) follows her brother-in-law, an artist who longs to cast her in an erotic video project. In the final section (“Flaming Trees”) her sister, In-hye, struggles to understand Yeong-hye as the latter slowly starves, believing herself to be turning into a tree.

By making her focal character into a kind of tabula rasa, Han allows these characters – and by extension, the reader – to impose their own desires and concerns onto her opaque surface.

The novel boldly challenges our conflicting impulses to objectify and sympathize as Yeong-hye progresses from defective wife, to erotic object, to abject figure on the brink of transcendence.

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lished “The Vegetarian” in her native South Korea in 2007; it has been translated into English

by Deborah Smith. The novel won Han and Smith the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for fiction.

The subject matter of “The Vegetarian” echoes that of Margaret Atwood’s 1969 novel “The Edible Woman,” about a young woman who becomes unable to eat meat, then gradually all food, as she feels herself being consumed by her impending engagement. Feminist themes can be easily extracted from both novels: women’s relationship to food as its traditional preparers, and as food themselves to be devoured by men; fasting as a rejection of femininity. (Characters repeatedly note the state of Yeong-hye’s breasts as she wastes away from starvation.)

But Han is after something darker and less obvious in “The Vegetarian.” Yeong-hye’s abstention from meat is only the first step in a larger rejection of humanity. One of her few intrusions into the narrative, an italicized stream of consciousness, recalls a gruesome childhood memory: A dog bites her, and her father lashes it to a motorcycle and rides in circles until it dies of exhaustion. The animal ends up in a soup. Later, the same father attempts to pry open his daughter’s mouth and force her to eat a piece of pork.

Food is just one of many agents of cruelty and control that Yeong-hye sloughs in her transformation. “I’m not an animal anymore,” she tells her sister in a moment of quiet triumph.

Han’s bleak vision of humanity is such that Yeong-hye’s jour-

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Grading NBA free agency

This year, the NBA had maybe its wildest free agency ever. Major stars switched teams and a rising salary cap led to players getting bigger contracts than ever. DM sportswriters Bradley Blaylock and Que’Taurus Certion graded how a few of the teams did this offseason.

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but that was more to do with injuries than his actual ability. The Grizzlies also signed Chandler Parsons, who, when healthy, is a lethal scorer. Throw those two in with Tony Allen, Zach Randolf and Marc Gasol and you have a top 3-4 starting lineup in the Western conference. The only reason they didn’t receive a higher grade was because Chandler Parsons and Mike Conley are coming off injuries.

nearly restructured its entire roster and put players around superstar Carmelo Anthony and rising star Kristaps Porziņģis.

These moves have definitely created a buzz around the Big Apple, but fans can only wonder what player they are getting in the injury-prone Rose and aging big man Noah. Only time will tell with this Knicks team but there is great potential.

performance in the finals with the Golden State Warriors. The Mavericks are also hoping to revive the career of Williams and add much needed quality play from the guard position.

a threat from midrange, but both struggle with deep shots.

The addition of Rondo does not fix this either, as he has made a career from his passing and rebounding at point guard. The moves made by the team are attention grabbers but the cohesion and offensive capability of the team are questionable.

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Golden State Warriors Bradley Blaylock: A+ If I could give the Warriors a higher grade than 100 percent, I would. They signed former MVP Kevin Durant. The Warriors had to give up Festus Ezeli, Harrison Barnes and Andrew Bogut to make this signing possible, but it was worth it. Golden State also signed veteran power forward David West and center Zaza Pachulia. The Warriors won a record-setting 73 games last year and are even better now. This is like if at the end of “Space Jam” Michael Jordan had decided to switch and play for the Monstars.

The Grizzlies succeeded this offseason in re-signing guard Mike Conley and acquiring forward Chandler Parsons. It was key for the Grizzlies to regain their playmaker in Conley and added a much needed boost on the offensive end Parsons.

However, it can be argued that the Grizzlies vastly overpaid for Conley with his new five year, $153 million contract, as he now makes more than superstar point guards Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry.

The Grizzlies had a nearly stagnant offseason in that the team is essentially the same.

Que’Taurus Certion: A+ How could the best regular season team in NBA history possibly get any better and have the best free agency of all the teams in the league? By signing superstar forward Kevin Durant. This move, while not loved by many fans, gives the Warriors four all-star players in guard Klay Thompson, forwards Draymond Green and Kevin Durant and reigning unanimous MVP Stephen Curry. This Warriors bunch has the potential to be even better than last year, but they gave up core pieces in Barnes, Bogut and Ezeli in order to do so.

New York Knicks: Bradley Blaylock: C+ The Knicks were busy this offseason, signing Courtney Lee and Joakim Noah and trading for Derrick Rose. Those acquisitions are added to forwards Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porziņģis to make their new starting five. If this were five years ago, I would say this team wins the whole thing easily, but Rose hasn’t had a good season in five years. Noah has consistently seen his minutes decrease over the past several seasons. If Rose and Noah can have flashback seasons then this could be a dangerous team, but I expect them to be slightly above average.

The Chicago Bulls: Bradley Blaylock: B+

Dallas Mavericks: Bradley Blaylock C+ Coming into free agency the Dallas Mavericks were linked to several big name free agents like Mike Conley and Hassan Whiteside. The problem is they missed out on both of them, eventually signing Harrison Barnes to a max contract.

Barnes is an unproven player who averaged 11.7 points per game and is simply not worth the money. I just don’t foresee Barnes living up to the hype that everyone seems to blindly throw at him. The Mavericks also traded a second round pick for Andrew Bogut, but I think that was the only bright side off their offseason.

Que’Taurus Certion: BThe Dallas Mavericks made sure not leave free agency empty-handed two years in a row when they signed forward Harrison Barnes. They also resigned guard Deron Williams and other role players. The Mavericks have added much needed youth with Barnes but many question if he was worth the money after a lackluster

The Bulls finally moved on from the Derrick Rose experiment by trading Rose to the Knicks for Jose Calderon, Robin Lopez and Jerian Grant. Rose was not playing like the Derrick Rose of old, and they needed to move on and get a few quality role players in return. To put the cherry on top, the Bulls signed free agents Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo. Rondo revived his career last year in Sacramento and Dwyane Wade is a solid star. The Bulls immediately became a top four team in the Eastern Conference. The only thing that concerns me is the personalities and playing styles of Rondo, Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler working together.

Que’Taurus Certion: B The Bulls took care of business last summer by re-signing superstar Jimmy Butler. This offseason, the team continued to make moves in the free agency and signed superstar Dwyane Wade and last year’s leader in assists, Rajon Rondo. The addition of Wade was a major achievement for the Bulls but fans can only wonder if they really just signed for an older version of Butler. The two have similar styles in that they are terrific slashers to the rim and

The Boston Celtics: Bradley Blaylock: B The Celtics signed former Atlanta Hawks All-Star big man Al Horford, who is a more than capable scorer, strong defender, and solid rebounder. They had to let Evan Turner and Jared Sullinger walk, but Horford easily makes up for their production and then some. The Celtics also re-signed solid role players Jonas Jerebko and Amir Johnson. These moves put the Celtics as a top four team in the conference. However, the Celtics are still another move away from seriously competing with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Que’Taurus Certion: C The addition of Al Horford was a major move for this young Celtic core. Gaining an experienced and proven leader in Horford from his time with the Atlanta Hawks is a major improvement for the team. However the Celtics freed up space for two max players and failed in the Kevin Durant lottery and signing any other notable free agents. The hopes are, now that Horford is onboard, they can try to add another star next free agency.

Que’Taurus Certion: B+

Memphis Grizzlies: Bradley Blaylock: B+ The Grizzlies made a splash by re-signing Mike Conley to a five year max contract. Conley’s numbers were down last year,

The Knicks made move after move in this free agency. They have acquired guards Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday, Courtney Lee, Brandon Jennings and center Joakim Noah, among others. The organization has

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Position Breakdown: Offensive Line

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In four parts, The Daily Mississippian has broken down the different position groups of the Ole Miss football team in anticipation of the 2016-17 season.

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The offensive line was one unit that struggled for the Rebels last season. With star left tackle Laremy Tunsil suspended for much of the season along with a host of injuries affecting the group, the line was depleted for much of the season. The team is replacing five players on the line, including Tunsil and fellow NFL rookie Fahn Cooper along with seniors Aaron Morris, Justin Bell and Ben Still.

No player will match the production Tunsil provided on the blindside the second half of the season, but Ole Miss has a chance to be more consistent on the line over the course of the whole season and better prepared for any injuries that occur.

It’s not yet clear who will take over for Tunsil at left tackle, but the current starter on the depth chart is senior Jeremy Liggins, an extremely athletic but very raw lineman who played tight end and goal line quarterback earlier in his career. Also fighting for the spot is Alex Givens, who redshirted last season but could be ready to contribute now. However, a newcomer could unseat all of them.

A five star recruit and the No. 3 overall player on 247 Sports composite rankings, Greg Little will likely see time on the line in his first season at Ole Miss.

Like Tunsil, Little could come in and start at the left tackle spot right away.

At guard, Javon Patterson returns at the left spot after an excellent freshman year. After spending a year in the SEC, Patterson should continue developing and be a steady presence there.

The right guard spot is a different story, as there are a few candidates to hold the starting spot there. Rod Taylor had a bit of an underwhelming sophomore season after a good freshman campaign, but Taylor was hindered by a shoulder injury that he should be recovered from by the time the season rolls around.

Meanwhile, sophomore Jordan Sims

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Laremy Tunsil poses for photos after being selected by the Miami Dolphins as the No. 13 pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft, Thursday, April 28 in Chicago. made huge strides last season, being named last spring’s most improved player and playing in every game last season with four starts. Last year, Sims dramatically improved his conditioning and now has the experience to be the No. 1 option at right guard this year.

At the center position, Robert Conyers, who split time between tackle and center last season, should be the full-time starter in the middle now. Conyers has great length for the position and should improve at snapping the ball now that he can put more focus into the center spot.

While Tunsil’s suspension did hurt the Rebels in the short term, it gave redshirt sophomore Sean Rawlings a chance to get a lot of experience at the right tackle spot. While Rawlings was thrust into the starting role for seven games without any prior experience, he will now go into the new season much more game-ready than he would’ve been. Rawlings will

Robert Conyers speaks to state media about his expectations for the team. likely start at right tackle, but he could see some competition from the players

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