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Due to a large amount of recent private giving, the Ole Miss community can expect to see an abundance of new or improved projects, programs and facilities in the next few years. Fiscal year 2017 brought in a total of $153.6 million in private gifts, which indicates the sixth year in a row donors gave at least $100 million. Donors contributed these funds in support of the Oxford and regional campuses, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Ole Miss Athletics. Wendell Weakley, president and CEO of the UM Foundation, said the increased private support in 2016 and 2017 can be accounted for by athletics and UMMC’s campaign for a children’s hospital. “Those two years alone are a little bit out of the norm – the medical center has this children’s hospital going on that people are really rallying behind,” Weakley said. “And last year, we had a $21 million give from ‘Doc’ Hollingsworth – that really knocked the ball out of the park.” In addition, the university’s endowments climbed to approxi-
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Hurricane Harvey leads to increased gas prices BEN MIGHALL STAFF WRITER
Despite sitting hundreds of miles from the Gulf Coast and being virtually untouched by Hurricane Harvey, Oxford has been feeling the after-effects of the storm’s wrath in an unexpected way. Over the past week, gas prices all over the United States have spiked due to a combination of shutdowns of critical oil refineries
and pipelines and damages from the storm. The average national gas price (per gallon) as reported by GasBuddy was $2.35 on Aug. 27 and just nine days later had increased to $2.66. The price difference in Oxford, however, was much more noticeable. City average gas prices hovered around $2 per gallon before Harvey hit and spiked to $2.49 per gallon as of Tuesday. Many expect prices to stay high as long as there are still disrup-
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tions due to the after-effects of Harvey. Some students noticed their wallets getting a little lighter from the price spikes over Labor Day weekend. “It’s kind of annoying since I went on a road trip this weekend, and it cost me more,” exercise science major Michelle Mazza said. Criminal justice major Kalon Gipson said he wasn’t surprised by the
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IN THIS ISSUE...
LIFESTYLES
SPORTS
Reflect on values with our resident podcast expert
After a tough weekend away, the Rebels return to their home court looking for victory
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Unknown Hinson comes to town
Soul, success, ‘Sincerely, X’
Ole Miss Classic begins Thursday
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How a global movement could help end injustice against Palestinians
One-of-a-kind musical performer brings his talents to local stage Friday
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Boycotts can help end injustice in Israel JAZ BRISACK COLUMNIST
Boycotts work. Whether they’re abstaining from riding the city buses in thedmopinion@gmail.com Montgomery, Alabama, after a woman refused to give up HAYDEN BENGE her seat or declining to buy ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA lettuce and grapes picked by design editors anti-union scabs in California, thedmdesign@gmail.com boycotts raise awareness of an issue and exert economic ANESSA GUESS pressure in order to force social media editor changes. From the Boston Tea Party ADVERTISING to Gandhi’s Salt march to the SALES MANAGER isolation of apartheid South Blake Hein Africa, boycotts are effective dmads@olemiss.edu tools for organizing around a cause. SALES ACCOUNT Which is why the Boycott, EXECUTIVES Divestment and Sanctions Cary Allen (BDS) movement is gaining Cameron Collins traction worldwide. This Sam Dethrow nonviolent, grassroots Ethan Gray campaign calls for the economic Kathryn Hathorne isolation of Israel until it ceases to violate international law and S. GALE DENLEY STUDENT MEDIA CENTER human rights. Israel is a settler-colonial PATRICIA THOMPSON state, occupying Palestinian Assistant Dean land while denying the Student Media humanity of its indigenous Daily Mississippian Faculty people. Adviser From waging one-sided FOLLOW US ON wars against the defenseless LIAM NIEMAN opinion editor
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residents of Gaza, to bulldozing entire villages, to bombing schools and hospitals, to using white phosphorus against civilians, to encouraging its military to execute Palestinians in the streets, to holding nationalist rallies featuring chants of “Death to the Arabs,” to beating, tear gassing and even killing children on their way to school, to sinking fishing boats, ravaging crops and sabotaging the Palestinian economy, to erecting apartheid walls, to continuing a system of brutality and mass incarceration, Israel has committed grave and ongoing crimes. As Americans, we are singularly complicit in these crimes. For decades, Republicans and Democrats have united in a remarkable display of bipartisanship to ensure that foreign aid to Israel reaches ever-higher levels with each passing year, most recently upping the total amount to $38 billion dollars over the next decade. This money entirely consists of military aid (after all, Israelis enjoy many benefits Americans don’t have, such as universal healthcare), like new planes,
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helicopters, tanks, bombs and weapons. The bullets killing Palestinian children were purchased with our tax dollars. BDS gives us a way to oppose this injustice constructively. Through consumer boycotts, avoiding products made by companies profiting from the occupation and by advocating divestment, the withdrawal of investments made in Israel by our colleges, banks and other institutions, and urging sanctions, such as those levied by the United States against South Africa in 1986, we can work to end this inhumanity. This movement has gained the solidarity of countless individuals and organizations. Cultural figures, from Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett and his hero Muhammad Ali, to Mississippi author Alice Walker and philosopher Cornel West, to human rights activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to actor Danny Glover and the members of the band Pink Floyd, have signed on. So have churches, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, the Unitarian Universalists and the Alliance
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of Baptists. Student governments at universities across the country, such as the University of California, Brown, Stanford, University of Chicago, DePaul, Northwestern, Rutgers, Princeton and Tufts, to name just a few, have voted to divest. Numerous labor unions, political parties, academic associations and other groups have added their voices to the call. It’s time for the University of Mississippi to follow suit. Sabra hummus and HP printers, Caterpillar construction equipment, Coca-Cola products and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream are all created by companies involved in illegal and unethical practices in occupied Palestine. It’s time for us as students, and for the University of Mississippi, to adopt a movement that countless other groups have already endorsed. It’s time for us to stop supporting companies complicit in illegal occupation and oppression. Jaz Brisack is a junior general studies major from Oxford.
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continued from page 1 sharp rise in gas prices. “The prices due to Hurricane Harvey came as a suspected result to me,” Gipson said. “I understand that because of the storm, many sources of gas from the affected areas are out of service, making the supply smaller, but it still seems like gas companies tend to use events like Harvey as an excuse to price gouge instead of helping those in need with aid and financial assistance. It’s upsetting.” Other students at Ole Miss aren’t concerned. Music major Annie Fields said it was nothing compared to the direct damages from Hurricane Harvey. “The fact that it takes 10 more dollars to fill a tank up is inconvenient to a lot of people, but I would imagine it’s more inconvenient to have your entire house under water,” Fields
said. “So I’m not complaining about it.” Some are even trying to find the situation’s lighter side. “I wanted to go home Friday night to see my family, but the slightly higher gas prices deterred me from doing so,” Cole Durrett, a secondary English education and classics double major, said. Hurricane Irma could further raise prices at the pump in the coming weeks, depending on the storm’s trajectory. If the storm hits the gulf, it may cause additional shutdowns and outages in critical oil infrastructure. The storm may also hit the East Coast, a situation which would allow for prices to recover. Students are preparing for a possible rise in prices at the pump when Irma makes landfall this weekend. “I’m kind of expecting the prices to stay high or go higher once Irma hits,” Gipson said.
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continued from page 1 mately $675 million in fiscal year 2017 – a significant increase of 12 percent, according to University of Mississippi News. Weakley said the increase in endowments is a direct result of outstanding market activity last year. When money is endowed, it means it is held permanently and invested or managed by the UM Foundation, with only annual interest spent, according to Tina Hahn, director of Ole Miss Communications. UMMC will use recent investments to pull in larger entering classes at the School of Medicine and expand its pediatric clinic. The $11 million renovation of the Gillom Sports Center, home to the soccer, softball, volleyball and rifle programs, has just been completed. Track and field facilities have also been upgraded in the past year, and a new tennis facility is under construction. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium is still under construction, with new additions of the Lloyd
Bell Tower and the Jake Gibbs Letterwinner Walk to the north plaza. Hahn said the UM Foundation’s Board of Directors and Joint Committee on University Investments and the Athletics Foundation’s Board of Governors all help decide where to allocate funds. “Deeply dedicated alumni serve on these three entities to help make decisions,” Hahn said. Weakley said the UM Foundation will be pushing hard this upcoming year to attract donor support for the new STEM building and the Flagship Constellations Initiative, an effort to encourage more cross-disciplinary research.
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Unknown Hinson to perform unique musical act LEXI PURVIS STAFF WRITER
The hilariously one-ofa-kind musical performer Unknown Hinson will be in Oxford to perform his off-color music at 8 p.m. Friday at Proud Larry’s. Stuart Daniel Baker, the face of Unknown Hinson, is a 62-year-old musician and voice actor from North Carolina. He said he was musically inspired by his mother after she showed him how to play a couple guitar chords and had him “figure it out” when he was a child. His mother also was the inspiration for Hinson’s stage name. Hinson said in an interview with Wrestling with Pop Culture that his birth certificate lists his mother’s maiden name, Hinson, and his father’s is stated as “unknown.” It’s difficult to distinguish fact from fiction when uncovering this mysterious performer. In interviews, Hinson’s character claims to have spent 30 years in jail and has also been rumored to be a vampire. Hinson does have a signature, almost vampire/ hillbilly combination look to
his character, who has been described as “looking somewhat like Dracula’s nasty little brother who spent some hard years drinking and working as a carnival barker for a second-rate freak show.” Hinson’s look is distinct: iconic jet-black hair, full bushy sideburns, signature black suit and silk bolo tie. It results in him actually resembling “Dracula’s nasty little brother.” Hinson created his character back in the 1990s as part of a public-access program featuring comedy sketches. “The Unknown Hinson Show” won awards four years in a row for Best Public-Access Television Show, and after it ended, Hinson went on to perform live and tour all throughout the country. Hinson wrote numerous chart-topping country and rock ‘n’ roll songs throughout the 1990s, including hits like “I Ain’t Afraid of Your Husband” and the ever-romantic classic, “I Cleaned Out A Room In My Trailer For You.” Not only did Hinson perform all over the country, but he was also a voice actor and best known for his role on Adult Swim’s hit
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show “Squidbillies,” where he voiced the hillbilly squid character of Early Cuyler. Hinson’s molasses-y, Southern drawl established him as a voice actor and performer. Hinson may just seem like a novelty act, but his guitar skills are unparalleled, as he’s performed with other “rockabilly” acts such as Marty Stuart, Hank III and even Ed King of Lynryd Skynyrd. Hinson’s fan base includes
high-profile names including Matt Groenig, Billy Bob Thorton and grandson of Hank Williams, Hank III, who is rumored to have Hinson’s face tattooed on his bicep. “I don’t look at myself as a country-Western comedy act and blue-collar humor – I ain’t that, neither,” he said in an interview with The Daily Times. “I veer too much to the dark side to be that. I’m not your regular ‘hee-haw’ act. I’m from the dark side,
my friend.” Hinson is back to touring after announcing his retirement from performing in 2012. At that point, Hinson had been touring for 17 years and wanted to discover something different to do. In 2013, however, Hinson’s wife and manager, Margo Baker, passed away, leaving Hinson devastated and leading him to the decision to start performing again. Hinson’s upcoming “psychobilly” performance in Oxford will be one to remember, as people of all backgrounds and demographics can appreciate his musical talent and hilarious lyrics. Whether you enjoy country music or rock ‘n’ roll or even just need a good laugh, Unknown Hinson is unlike any other performer Oxford has seen. “You’ll see extremely different types at an Unknown Hinson show – white collar, blue collar, doctors, lawyers, nurses, firemen, police, bikers, greasers, rockabillies, pinup kind of lady-girls and everything else,” he said. “You ask, ‘What do they all have in common?’ Well, I reckon it’s me. I’m like a color, I guess.”
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PODCASTS of the week ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA DESIGN EDITOR
The other day I stumbled across “WTF,” a podcast hosted by stand-up comedian Marc Maron. In one episode, he interviewed former President Barack Obama in his garage – yes, that actually happened. But get this: It wasn’t your typical interview with a politician that only covered politics, policy or why I’m paying $3 per gallon for gas. Maron dove deep. He got personal, connecting with Obama and asking him questions people don’t ask politicians. They talked about core values Obama thought were corny up until his 20th birthday, the same values he tries to instill in his daughters Malia and Sasha. “Around 20, you start to realize honesty, kindness, hard work, responsibility, looking after other people – they’re pretty good values and homespun,” Obama shared. The episode gave me inspiration for this week’s podcast topic – podcasts that motivate you, guide you through life’s biggest questions and encourage you to think deep. Here are my weekly favorites.
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On One with Angela Rye Oprah SuperSoul Conversations Created not too long In this podcast, Oprah ago, “On One with AngeWinfrey bestows listeners lia Rye” digs into pressing with wisdom by interviewing issues from race to politics best-selling authors, leaders and, occasionally, pop culand wellness experts. Each ture. She presents clapbacks week, she brings uplifting to listeners while also bringmessages to the table while ing knowledge about those also allowing deep converissues to the table. Accordsations and connections. ing to Rye, the podcast is for Everybody has a soul story, folks who want to listen to Winfrey says. Listen to those someone who’s honest and soulful stories every week, doesn’t hold back. It leaves and listen to interviews that you curious and wanting to feature some of America’s learn more, thinking about finest, like former President the bigger picture. Jimmy Carter, Ariana Huffington and Tracy Morgan.
The Daily Boost It’s upbeat, relatable and raw. Think of it as listening to your favorite talk show, but it’s in the morning and on your way to work. Cheesy but inspiring, funny yet stimulating, “The Daily Boost” gives listeners who need that extra push of encouragement and inner peace every day a different outlook on life with each episode. Hosted by Scott Smith, the podcast is available every Monday and is free.
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of collegiate experience, but her outing becomes even more astounding when considering the competition’s talent. With multiple highly ranked teams and a number of top-100 amateur talents on the course, Ball was still able to distance herself from the field, only falling below two other golfers – one of whom ranks third overall in amateur ranking. Apart from Ball’s star-making play from, other Rebels also played on a nationally respected level over the weekend. Junior Kie Purdom, who finished the weekend second on the team, was one of only eight players in the entire tournament to shoot under par in the final round and ended up finishing with the
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struggle, Ole Miss made a statement, nearly taking its first team tournament win in nine years. In her collegiate debut, Ball led the Rebels shooting 4-under in the tournament and saw her name in the top three on individual scorecards. The Madison native came out of the gates strong on the weekend, shooting an eye-catching 68 (-5) in the opening round to give the Rebels an early lead. “Conner Beth had a terrific collegiate debut,” Ole Miss head coach Kory Henkes praised. “She played confident golf and really kept a great attitude all day. She thrives on competition, and it showed (in the first round) with her performance.” Ball’s stellar debut is impressive enough, considering her young age and lack
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World Cup qualifying is underway: Does U.S. care?
Soccer dominates the global spectrum when it comes to fan support, yet here in the U.S., it falls way down on the list in terms of viewership. World Cup qualifying is entering the fifth and final round before the big games begin, and the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) is sitting at fourth in the table at nine points following a loss to Costa Rica on Friday and a draw with Honduras on Tuesday. Its next match is not until Oct. 6 against Panama in Orlando, Florida. But the excitement here seems lackluster in comparison to the rest of the world. According to Sports Illustrated, the only soccer match to even break the top 50 most-watched sporting events in 2016 was the Copa America game between Chile and Argentina. And even that only came in at 37, behind the Masters, every single NFL playoff game and the Daytona 500. It’s clear that Americans only care about
the big three: football, baseball and basketball. Americans love to win, but, more importantly, they hate losing. In the history of the USMNT, it has never made it past the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. The last time it even made it that far was in 2002. And before that, 1930. If the U.S. isn’t winning, the U.S. loses interest. Sports like baseball are popular because we dominate the global scene. The All-Star Futures Game is an annual baseball exhibition held by the MLB during AllStar weekend, and the U.S. is so dominant that teams are divided between the U.S. and rest of the world based on birth place. Basketball’s popularity might come from the same place; in all 18 appearances made by the United States men’s national basketball team, it has medaled, and in 15 of those appearances, it has won gold. On top of 15 gold medals, it’s also one of only two teams to have
won the quadruple crown (the FIBA World Cup gold medal, Olympic gold medal, FIBA AmeriCup gold medal and Pan American gold medal). When it comes to the United States’ pastimes, no other country comes close to matching our level of success. Another one of the largest reasons soccer isn’t as successful in the United States is the clear lack of network profit. In the average NFL season game, a 30-second advertisement will run for upwards of $700,000 dollars; during the Major League Soccer regular season, an advertisement running during an LA Galaxy game, one of the largest markets in the U.S., will cost about $20,000. Fewer people are watching, and less time is given for advertising. In football, there is ample time to run an advertisement; there’s halftime, the end of each quarter, injury timeouts, regular timeouts, two-minute warnings, stoppage after turnovers and stoppage after a score, punt or kick return. Advertising
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time is seemingly endless. Soccer has a continuous clock. Even baseball has a designated two minutes and 30 seconds between innings before a pitcher has to be in his windup. Soccer has halftime, a quick 15-minute break before both teams trot back out onto the field for another 45 uninterrupted minutes. That just is not enough time for networks to make the kind of money they do with sports like football in the U.S. In the Premier League, the top tier of football in the United Kingdom, teams average about 90 million euros
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PAGE 8 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 7 SEPTEMBER 2017
Volleyball looks to rekindle its early-season mojo FLINT CHRISTIAN STAFF WRITER
For Ole Miss volleyball, this weekend brings three teams into town and a chance for redemption. Northwestern State, Austin Peay and Mercer are traveling to Oxford for the Ole Miss Classic, where the Rebels look to flip their momentum after two tough losses against Southern Methodist University and Arkansas State in the Arkansas State Invitational last weekend. Northwestern State has won two straight and three of its last four after starting the season 0-3. Juniors Reagan Rogers and Channing Burleson lead the team in its third year behind head coach Sean Kiracofe. This is its first year back in the Southland Conference after a one-year absence, and Kiracofe has continued to build a competitive team. With a sweep of Jackson State on Saturday at the Troy Invitational, Northwestern State secured its first winning record in a tournament since 2014. After dropping their opening match to Winthrop in five, the Lady Demons beat Troy 3-0 Friday.
Rogers averages 3.22 kills per set. The Demons should provide a challenge for Ole Miss as they look to pull an upset Thursday on Ole Miss’ home floor. In the second of the threegame stretch, the 6-1 Austin Peay Governors look to be the most formidable opponent of the weekend, and the Thursday night matchup should provide a measuring stick for the team before it begins SEC play. Austin Peay won the UAB Invitational this past weekend to improve to 6-1 on the year, and the Governors equaled their best start in program history with wins against Georgia State, UAB and Western Illinois. Led by senior Ashley Slay, who is hitting a .317 while totaling 126 kills on the right side, they will definitely be coming out firing with another chance to prove themselves against an SEC opponent. But the Rebels will need to sustain their mental and physical energy from front to back if they want to walk out with a win. “They have a win over Missouri, co-champions of our league last year, so that will be a great test for us,” head
coach Steven McRoberts said. “It’s another opportunity to get a good win in our non-conference.” Ole Miss concludes the weekend against the Mercer Bears at 6 p.m. Friday. Mercer is 3-2 after starting the season with two losses. Senior Lexi Thompson looks to add to her career total of 40 double-doubles and season total of six double-doubles, while sophomore Emily Stroup is aiming for her second straight all-tournament team after being named to the all-tournament team last weekend. “I am really proud of her and the way she has grown as a player from freshman to sophomore year,” McRoberts said on Stroup’s performance in Arkansas. Ole Miss will play Northwestern State at 11 a.m. Thursday before taking on Austin Peay in the 7 p.m. nightcap and Mercer at 6 p.m. Friday to close out the weekend. The Rebels then finish their non-conference schedule next week by traveling to Greely, Colorado, and Orlando, Florida, before SEC play starts against Auburn on Sept. 22 at home.
PHOTO BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN
Lexi Thompson spikes the ball during a game against Florida A&M. Ole Miss defeated Florida 3-0 Sunday at the Gillom Sports Center.
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