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Volume 103, No. 23
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UPD discusses action plans for campus crisis
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KYLE WOHLEBER
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With the anonymous threats of violence causing campus-wide lockdowns at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the University Police Department is being questioned about their own crisis plans. Students at The University of Mississippi have never had
to react to an active shooter on campus. UPD Chief of Police Calvin Sellers said the only threats he’s had to respond to in his time at the department have been bomb threats and unidentified packages left at buildings. Several years ago, there was a bomb threat to a football player’s car, which required UPD to fence off the area and investigate the claim. There was
also a call about a suspicious package in the Malco Movie Theater parking lot for which UPD brought in the Tupelo bomb squad. After investigation it was determined neither instance included a bomb. “UPD has their own explosive detective canine to use in such situations,” Sellers said. “Batesville, Desoto County and others all have bomb dogs and
have been here to help us in the past. They come and assist us with a sweep of the football stadium Friday nights before the games.” The Friday before the Texas vs. Ole Miss game in Oxford during the 2012 season, the University of Texas in Austin received a bomb threat that threw the campus into a panic, resulting in an evacuation.
“We were having meetings in here 6 o’clock Friday night,” Sellers said. “They were having meetings at the athletic department trying to decide what’s going to be our plan of action if we get a bomb threat tomorrow halfway into this football game.” UPD decided if there was a bomb threat, they’d set up a
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University dedicates inclusion and diversity center AMANDA WILSON
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The Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement officially opened Wednesday. Located on the first floor of the Stewart Residence Hall, the center is the newest addition to the university’s efforts in promoting diversity on campus. The mission for the center is to “work enthusiastically to develop programs and services that support The University of Mississippi’s core value of inclusiveness.” The opening ceremony took place outside of Stewart Hall with an audience of students, faculty and staff. During the
ceremony, Chancellor Dan Jones reflected on his experience dealing with cross cultural engagements and diversity. “This is a service for all students to help make this a better place, a better state and a better country,” Jones said. Following Chancellor Jones, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brandi Hephner LaBanc spoke about how far the university has come and the campus improvements due to the dedication of students. Beginning in 2012, under previous vice chancellor Robert Khayat, the Multicultural Center Working Group began the process of forming the center, despite the years
of concern for the latest addition. Following Chancellor Jones’ diversity action plan, the Center for Inclusion will play a major role in creating programs and providing services that encourage more cross cultural experiences for students. Hephner LaBanc explained the impact of students and staff who created the idea for the center. “The dedication of the student group that first conceptualized this department has come to final realization, and the dedication of the faculty and staff that supported their ideas through that process has been rewarded,” she said.
The center is under the direction of Shawnboda Mead, a graduate of Mississippi State and Western Kentucky University and the former associate director for Diversity and Multicultural Education at The University of Tennessee. “We want to aid and give our attention to our underrepresented students and population,” Mead said. Kiesha Reeves, senior criminal justice major, said she believes it’s time for the university to make this step. Reeves was the victim of racial discrimination last spring after being harassed by Ole Miss students in the parking lot of her apartment complex.
“I’m so excited and grateful for the new step the university is making,” Reeves said. “I believe this is long overdue, and I’m hopeful it’ll bring the changes that many of us students are looking for.” The dedication ceremony is part of UM’s Racial Reconciliation Week. Ann-Marie Herod, co-director of inclusion for the Associated Student Body, said she is enthused about the university’s latest effort. “I’m very excited about the center being here at the university,” Herod said. “It just shows the strides we’re making as a whole to make Ole Miss a better place.”
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Silence in the face of evil COLUMN
REID BLACK
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My name is Reid, and I’m a white male from an upper-middle class Protestant family. I began private piano and violin lessons at the age of four, and to enrich my musical development, I attended music festivals and competitions in six different states and even one in Europe. Starting in fifth grade, I was educated at a private college preparatory school, where I was not only encouraged but also shown exactly how to excel in the classroom and on standardized exams. Now, I’m attending a well-respected four-year university where I’m a member of the honors college and where I pay zero tuition due to the scholarships I’ve received for having been so accomplished. Essentially, I won the jackpot, and I was bound to from the day I was born. Obviously, I’m incredibly thankful for my background. But my background hasn’t afforded me everything, and by that, I mean perspective. I don’t know what poverty is. I don’t know what oppression is. I T H E D A I LY
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don’t struggle to pass any of my classes. I don’t fully understand how to interact with people from different backgrounds because for the eight years I spent at my K-12 private school, I was surrounded almost entirely by people just like me (at graduation, we made a joke of the homogeneity of our student body by taking a “minorities” picture, in which I was included on account of being gay). When I say that I’ve learned more in my time here than I have at any other period in my life, I’m not exaggerating one bit. But do you think that’s because I found other students with similar upbringings and clung to them for dear life so that I wouldn’t have to face the real people of the real world? Of course not. It boggles my mind that some people want to end these kinds of dialogues. To echo many teachers and professors, learning “by osmosis” doesn’t exist. To learn the material in a textbook, for example, you can’t put it under your pillow nor can you simply flip the pages in front of your eyes. You have to read. You have to think.
So why do some think that understanding other people and complex social issues can happen “by osmosis”? To give a very good and very relevant example, I’ve heard it said countless times that “the way to end racism is to stop talking about it.” You might as well say “the only way to end disease is to stop talking about it,” which of course, is foolish. What if Alexander Fleming had kept the discovery of penicillin to himself? We are, however, still dying from racism, homophobia, sexism and classism, which is why it is so heartbreaking to me to hear people say, “We should just stop talking about it because if we let those problems alone, they should go away on their own.”I firmly believe statements like those are nothing but ignorance advocating for ignorance. All I hear is “We don’t want to have to face reality, and why should we? We’re not affected by the problems in question anyway.” And we’ve all been around people like this. Personally, I grew up with tons of them, and by some miracle, I won the jackpot again, and I
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was able to escape that cycle. But many people aren’t. I know I have a lot to learn, but that’s because something I can’t name has told me to listen to the people I’ve been fortunate enough to have in my life. Millions of people walk around daily, blind to the presence and mechanisms of oppression. Those are millions of people who, armed with the right skills and knowledge, could be actively fighting against racism, sexism, classism and the myriad of other problems plaguing our society and others’. And they may not know they have that ability, but they do. We all do. So don’t stop talking about racism. Or homophobia. Or classism. Or anything. Start the dialogue, or if you don’t know how, listen to what’s already being said. Interact with the different people around you and learn from their unique experiences. Consider them thoroughly and find the similarities in your experience may share with your own life. Reid is a sophomore biochemistry and philosophy major from Pascagoula.
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continued from page 1 command center and decide what needed to be done, even if the nationally televised game would need to be called early. Fortunately, no bomb was found at the University of Texas, and no bomb threats occurred during the game the next day. Sellers stressed how important providing efficient security football games are to his department. “That’s probably the single most dangerous thing we have is a football game,” Sellers said. “We have such a crowd in such an area that is so wide open.” An evolving problem found at college campuses involves threatening anonymous posts on social media apps. Police at the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of
Georgia both made arrests this past week concerning threats made on social media app Yik Yak. Pearl River Community College officials said their campus police have had to follow up on several posts as well. UPD has not had to deal with any serious threats but said they are certain they are well-prepared for any crisis that may occur. A procedural instruction video can be found on the UPD website under “Emergency Information” giving explicit instructions from active UPD officers to students regarding what to do in the case of an active shooter on campus. The main focus of the video tells students to follow three main actions: avoid, deny and defend. Avoid the situation by knowing where the exits to your building are. Then, immediately leave the danger by getting out of the
building. If escape isn’t possible, the next step is to find a safe room to hide yourself in and deny access to anyone trying to enter the room. If you aren’t able to deny the shooter, UPD encourages you not to allow yourself to be an easy target. Use any objects near you to throw at the shooter in order to defend yourself. Michael Harmon, captain of field operations for UPD, offered tips dealing with an intruder. “Barricade the door,” he said. “If he comes in, attack him; he might shoot you, but he might not shoot everybody in there.” Textbooks are also considered an effective weapon to use against an active shooter. If there ever were a threat, Sellers feels certain UPD would be able to resolve the threat in a timely manner and find the perpetrator with the help of the FBI.
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How much Mustard is too much?
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JARED BOYD
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“Mustard on the beat!” Anyone dancing in a club that plays urban music, listening to Top 40 radio or browsing hiphop blogs has certainly heard it. Depending on whether the song in which it is applied to is a dirty or clean edit, the tagline may or may not be followed by an enthusiastic reference to women as a common gardening tool. Either way, the vocal sample is stamped on a wide array of artists’ songs. The refrain is hard to miss, tucked tightly in the introduction of dozens of tunes just before their beat drops. If a song bears this mark, it is meant to denote that the song is produced by 24-year-old California beat maestro, DiJon McFarlane, known to the music world as DJ Mustard. The DJ-turned-producer learned the craft of beat composing while working and living closely with CTE/Def Jam artist, YG. At the age of 18, McFarlane
studied YouTube tutorials in order to learn how to use an MPC beat machine and play the piano. Existing within a triumvirate alongside budding stars YG and Ty Dolla $ign, Mustard honed his craft, lending his club-banging beats to Los Angeles area artists for mixtapes and street singles. Mustard’s sound isn’t indigenous to the southern California rap scene, however. He avoided the breezy, mushroom jazz of alternative L.A. hip-hop stars like Aceyalone and Murs as well as ditching the regional West Coast G-Funk made popular by past producers like Dr. Dre and DJ Quik. Mustard looked north to the San Francisco Bay Area for inspiration. His beats resemble the signature sound of the hyphy movement, which boomed in popularity in the early 2000s, seen as California’s answer to crunk music in the South. The tradition of Bay Area rap is deeper, however, than the par-
“ghost-riding the whip” and wearing “stunna shades,” Too $hort appropriated early hip-hop culture to the streets of Oakland through his knack for vivid, singalong storytelling about pimping and the pitfalls of the inner city. The deep, rumbling bass of 1980s Too $hort staples like “Freaky Tales” and “Life Is…Too Short” serve as precursors to the sprawling boom frequently found in Mustard’s current repertoire. Keak da Sneak, E-40, Rappin’ 4-Tay and Spice 1 kept the Too $hort style competitive with the growing popularity of Bay Area rap’s sonic sister: Southern CalAP PHOTO BY: DAN HARR ifornia’s G-Funk style of gangDJ Mustard performs at the 2014 BET ster rap. Bay Area rap enjoyed its Hip Hop Awards held at the Atlanta Civic biggest co-sign when part-time Center. Oaklander, 2Pac, featured Bay ty rocking records associated superstars 4-Tay, E-40, B-Legit with hyphy, such as E-40’s “Tell and Richie Rich on his love letMe When to Go” or Too $hort’s ter to California and final studio “Shake That Monkey” and “Blow album while alive, “All Eyez On the Whistle,” all three produced Me.” After the scene faded in areas by Southern crunk pioneer, Lil’ outside of the region, Mac Dre, a Jon. Before kids in the Bay were Vallejo MC emerged as a leader,
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helping to scale the sound of the Bay down to service big drums and even bigger parties. Along with booming systems, Mac Dre and his crew created hype music that went hand-in-hand with flashy vehicles, flashy clothing and rap’s early introduction to recreational uses of MDMA or “Molly,” referred to in the Bay as “thizz,” a term Dre coined. Rap in the Bay continued to grow, even after Dre’s death in a shooting in 2004. Young stars The Pack (which included Lil’ B) and The A’z rejuvenated the sound as well as the careers of past artists. “Vans,” The Pack’s breakout single, dominated summer 2007. Just as quickly as it exploded, however, Bay area rap disappeared from national playlists. It wasn’t until Los Angeles-based Lil’ Wayne protégé, Tyga, released “Rack City” in December 2011 that the hyphy spirit returned to rap radio. Made from a haunting, three-note keyboard
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continued from page 4 riff that anchors the entire song, “Rack City” peaked at number 2 on Billboard’s “Hot Rap Songs” list. The record’s drums are accompanied by hollow snaps, claps and an infectious chant of “Hey! Hey! Hey!” that causes heads to bobble in nightclubs even today. Although notable at the time for its impressive use of audible negative space, it’s more notable as the first single DJ Mustard ever made that accrued him royalties. Very quickly, rap fans would be hard-pressed to turn on any radio broadcast without it being littered with material from DJ Mustard’s assembly line-like creative factory. Young Jeezy’s “R.I.P.” and 2 Chainz’ “I’m Different” propelled Mustard into the limelight in 2012, making him the producer-to-watch for artists looking for the newest sound, following successful runs by Atlanta-based producers Drumma Boy, Zaytoven, Lex Luger, and MikeWiLLMadeIt. 2013 marked Mustard’s true breakout year with B.o.B.’s “Headband,” YG’s “My Hitta,” Kid Ink’s “Show Me” and T-Pain’s comeback record “Up Down (Do This All Day),” gaining attention for Mustard’s
brand as a beat maker and a DJ. DJ Mustard’s work continued this year. He executive produced YG’s debut album, “My Krazy Life,” which received mass acclaim. The hits are still plentiful, with Tinashé’s “2 On” picking up momentum. Last November, Mustard signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation music label, which released his debut album “10 Summers” in August 2014. The album’s name, he stated in numerous interviews after announcing the title, is an inspirational device, as he hopes to be the leading producer in rap for at least 10 summers. His success has come with controversy, however. Claims that Bay Area artist, Mistah F.A.B. and P-Lo had tak-
en offense to Mustard’s similarities to the style indigenous to their area moved around the rap industry. Speaking with David Drake from Complex.com Mustard said, “I get tired of people being like, ‘Mustard, Mustard, Mustard, Mustard,’ like I’m the bad guy.” When asked about specific artists from the San Francisco Bay Area, he lashed out: “I don’t have no hate for them, but even if I did do that, why are you focused on that?” Furthermore, many songs on the radio have DJs and fans alike confused of exactly how much music actually belongs to Mustard. A host of songs on urban radio today bear close resemblance
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to the sound Mustard calls “ratchet music.” “Act Right” by Yo Gotti, “Fight Night” by Migos and, most notably, “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea even include Mustard’s go-to “Hey! Hey! Hey!” vocal sample. “Loyal,” a summer anthem by Chris Brown and another Mustard-clone, actually charted higher than any song Mustard has ever personally produced. Similarly, IamSu and Sage the Gemini, two actual Bay Area artists seem to have gotten lucky by their association with the sound
that Mustard redefined, allowing their songs “Up!” and “Red Nose” to stay afloat in the rap climate. The conversation around DJ Mustard’s stripped down, repetitive methodology in the studio rages on between rap music critics and fans on message boards. Mustard has even offered his take on things. “Everybody say it’s so easy to make my beats,” he Tweeted Aug. 26 in conjunction with the release of his album. “(Well) take a swing at it you should be rich (in) no time ‘cause I am.”
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It’s no secret that the Ole Miss defense is playing some of its best football we’ve seen in the past ten years. Defensive coordinator Dave Wommack has led his defense to only giving up 10.3 points per game, good for third in the country, and the secondary leads the country in passes defended. Wommack has a lethal of-
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Dave Wommack speaks during media days last season. some of the things we needed to squeeze on. It was the scheme and not the players. I think we got those things answered. We’ll see.” Wommack said some of the younger players who arrived in the spring, including junior linebacker transfer Christian Russell, freshman linebacker DeMarquis Gates and freshman defensive back Kendarius Webster, have drastically improved. Wommack also mentioned that leaders, including senior safety Cody Prewitt and junior defensive end CJ Johnson, have shown determination and praised them for putting extra
effort to get better. Wommack has developed a mentality on his defense to not let anything slide and always execute your assignment properly. Having more depth and experience with this year’s team has helped Wommack develop one of the best defensive groups in the Southeastern Conference. “You have to challenge yourself to get better and be disciplined to do the little things on the field,” Wommack said. “It relates to the classroom also; who’s missing class, and who doesn’t come. Do the little things and you’ll get better each and every day.”
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Wilkinson joins women’s golf as assistant coach OLE MISS SPORTS INFORMATION
Ole Miss head coach Michele Drinkard announced that Australia native and former Long Beach State golfer Hayley Wilkinson has joined the Ole Miss women’s golf squad as an assistant coach. Wilkinson replaces former associate head coach Janell Howland who was named head coach of the UNC-Greensboro women’s golf team in July. “Not very often do you find someone of Hayley’s skill sets other than a fellow head coach, and I am thrilled to have Hayley in our women’s golf family,” said Drinkard. “Hayley and I met
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by chance this year in San Diego while recruiting, and I could feel the energy and passion she has for the game and knew that she would be a perfect addition to our program.” Wilkinson has an extensive background in developing young talent as she has served as the director of golf at the Queensland School of Golf in Queensland, Australia, for the past two years. In her position, Wilkinson was responsible for all decisions regarding the senior development and junior squads. “After talking for a bit, I realized
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she had an extensive background in finding and analyzing talent and knew that would be a great resource for our program,” said Drinkard. “She also played for Sue Ewart at Long Beach State, who I believe was one of the best college/life coaches in the country, which spoke volumes to me about her character.” In addition to her duties as director of golf, Wilkinson was a member of the Golf Queensland High Performance Committee. The committee is charged with advising the Golf Queensland Board on the strategic develop-
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ment and evaluation of the Golf Queensland’s High Performance programs. The committee works to identify and develop talented juniors and elite amateur golfers, while operating and preparing the state teams. Wilkinson also served as the president of the Queensland Intercollegiate Golf Association. “I’m really excited,” said Wilkinson. “I came out here in late summer and had an amazing time. I got a great feel for the community; there is a lot of tradition and really good culture here. Outside of the movie ‘The Blind Side,’ I didn’t know much about Ole Miss prior
to coming for my visit. I just really loved the people here. Coach Drinkard is someone that I really connected with and someone who I know I can learn so much from. I’m excited to be here and get started.” Wilkinson has served as a manager/non-playing captain of the Queensland Open Women’s Team for the past three years. As a player at Long Beach State, Wilkinson was a three-time AllBig West selection and led her team to a top 20 ranking. She also captained the first 49er team to advance to an NCAA regional.
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Memphis sports editor on Ole Miss vs. Memphis rivalry With the upcoming football game against Memphis , sports writer for The Daily Mississippian Browning Stubbs caught up with The Daily Helmsman sports editor Hunter Field and asked him some questions regarding the matchup this weekend. 1.
What’s different about this Memphis team, who has been so bad in the past? Ever since Justin Fuente got here three years ago, this team has had a huge cultural change. Former coach Larry Porter closed off the media and the fans. There was no accessibility, and the vibe around the program was terrible. Therefore, the product on the field was even worse. When Fuente got here, he opened up to the media and the fans, and he’s got people coming to the games. The whole vibe around the program changed. He’s got his system in there. Everything is clicking, and everyone looks like they’re having fun practicing and playing games, and fans have been enjoying it too which has been the biggest difference.
2. Does Memphis still consider Ole Miss a rival? I don’t know if the players and the coaches consider it a rivalry. I
think the fans definitely do. Memphis and Ole Miss haven’t been playing every single season, and it’s just kind of distanced. And Memphis has been so bad when they have played Ole Miss that I don’t think there’s much of a rivalry between the fans and the coaches. Memphis has actually sold out the 2,500 tickets allotted to them, so there will be at least 2,500 fans down at Vaught-Hemingway. I imagine that they’ll sell more and have around 3,000 fans there.
3. What are the strong suits and weaknesses of this team? This is one of the first Memphis teams in awhile that’s really balanced, and that’s what Fuente has stressed a ton is that they have to have balance for his offense to work. They want to start running the ball and ground pound. They do really well when they open up the ball and throw the ball. They throw a lot of screens and move it around. Defensively, they’re really good against the run. They’re also vulnerable in the secondary.
4. How’s the attitude of this team coming into Oxford? The attitude of this team is at an all-time high. They almost beat UCLA on the road in a night game. Even though they lost, they realized that they can play with anyone in the country, and that’s not something Memphis has been able to do in the past. Coming into this game, they’re confident and believe they can win, and they’re going to do their best.
5. What’s your prediction? I definitely think Ole Miss is the better team, but at the same time, I can’t get those first three quarters against Boise State out of my head. They really looked bad and haven’t been tested since, so I’m not 100 percent sure what to make of Ole Miss. I don’t think Ole Miss is going to blow them out since Memphis has a good defense to keep it close. I’ve got Ole Miss winning 31-21.
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Memphis head coach Justin Fuente yells at his players during the first half of their game against Middle Tennessee State Saturday.
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