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Harris sentenced to prison for vandalizing Meredith statue LANA FERGUSON LOGAN KIRKLAND

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A sunrise on a cold February morning 19 months ago shed light on long-standing racial tensions as a noose and Confederate battle emblem hung from one of the University’s symbols of its steps towards racial reconciliation.

Of the two white male students who vandalized the James Meredith statue behind the Lyceum in the late hours of February 16, 2014, the first involved is facing the consequence of his actions.

Former student Graeme Phillip Harris pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of using threatening force to intimidate black students and faculty on campus. The maximum penalty for the charge is a year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

U.S. District Judge Michael Mills sentenced Harris to six months in federal prison and is requiring him to work 100 hours of community service for a non-profit organization.

The courtroom, filled with lawyers, curious audience members, a defendant and his family sitting front row relived the night of the incident when the second defendant was called to the stand to testify.

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Graeme Phillip Harris, left, enters the courthouse Thursday morning where he was sentenced to six months in prison.

Austin Reed Edenfield gave mitted playing a role in the “We decided to go hang a flag his testimony to clarify details racist act, but he said Harris and rope around the statue. of the night. Edenfield spoke was the mastermind behind Graeme wanted to make a statevery softly when he narrated the plan. The two had been ment, I guess. People would be the night which would change drinking heavily at the Sigma talking about it, causing a stir,” the pair’s lives forever.

Pi Epsilon house, where both Edenfield said. “Graeme asked Edenfield, like Harris, ad- were members. for a Confederate flag.”

Edenfield said he provided the flag and Harris provided the rope. The original intention of the rope was to tie the flag to the statue. Circumstances quickly changed as the men approached the statue, however. Edenfield admitted that he was getting anxious and felt that Harris was taking too long.

“So I grabbed the rope and put it on the statue because Graeme was taking his time and I was worried the police would see us,” Edenfield said.

After Edenfield circled the bronze neck with the rope, Harris draped the old Georgia flag, containing a large image of the Confederate battle emblem. The two retreated to the fraternity house.

Time passed.

It was early morning on February 17. The men left the house to go to the student union “looking for food actually” but to also see what the statue looked like,Edenfield said. It was on this trip that the surveillance cameras at the union captured the men’s images and they had an interaction with a maintenance worker.

After leaving the union, the men passed by the statue another time en route to the fra-

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Kakales wins 2015 Miss Ole Miss in runoff election TAYLOR BENNETT

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Amidst a Jersey-clad crowd of enthusiastic supporters, Mary Elizabeth Kakales was named Miss Ole Miss for the 2015-2016 academic school year on Thursday after a runoff election against Gabriella Gonzaba.

“I just am so incredibly humbled,” Kakales said.

“I’m honestly in shock, and I’m overwhelmed by the love I’ve received from the Ole Miss family over the last couple of days.”

“Thank you for choosing me to serve you,” Kakales said. “I think there is no higher honor.”

According to Associated

Student Body officials, Kakales, a public policy leadership and general studies major from Memphis, Tennessee. gained 58 percent of the votes on Thursday while Gonzaba, a secondary social studies education Major from San Antonio made up the remaining 42 percent.

“I’m super excited for Mary Elizabeth. I’ve known Mary Elizabeth since freshman year; both she and Gabriella were incredibly qualified candidates,” ASB President Rod Bridges said.

“Everything went really well. I’m really excited for both she and William. I’m excited to see what they’re going to do in the future.”

A total of 3598 votes were recorded by the ASB office.

Gonzaba said running for Miss Ole Miss was a great experience.

“So many people don’t get this opportunity, and I am so proud of everyone who worked,” Gonzaba said. “This University truly has so many great leaders. I am incredibly thankful for my campaign team and all their sacrifices this week.

Congratulations to Mary Elizabeth.”

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Mary Elizabeth Kakales, center, claimed 58 percent of the vote to win Miss Ole Miss.

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Yeah, we have an immigration problem COLUMN

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James Madison once posited “America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.”

The welcoming (but limited) open arms attitude in the past century that has led to the diverse, heterogeneous melting pot of creativity, talent and innovation in this country has, in my opinion, always set the United States apart from the rest of the world.

Remember Instagram? Of course you do, it’s one of the most popular U.S. social media services that was bought by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012. One of its co-founders, Mike Krieger (vital to building this U.S-exclusive startup), was a Brazilian immigrant.

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employees, goes back to pumping our economy, ultimately creating more American job opportunities.

Congressman Dave Reichert of Washington state declared years ago that “immigration is compatible with, but also an essential component of economic growth…”.

I know there’s controversy surrounding this election cycle’s presidential candidates when it comes to their illegal immigration stances. Some candidates would have our country literally build a wall to keep outsiders from slithering into our borders from Mexico, going so far to propose policies based on “counterimmigrationism”—proactively identifying illegal immigrants currently in the United States to boot them back to their original country—to rid many of these so-called “criminals, drug dealers, rapists,” according to Donald Trump’s words.

We are to believe that a giant burden to our economy are individuals who are from overseas that threaten to “take err jobs!”

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Despite the likelihood that migrants come here for a better life and their willingness to take risks coming here, they’d only end up as economic leeches, right?

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to prevent illegal immigration.

We want to encourage those looking for better opportunities to follow a legal process of U.S. citizenship, reaping the perks of being a citizen without being an undocumented drain on our bureaucratic resources.

But what if I were to propose to you, that a significant threat to the U.S. economy has less to do with illegal immigration, and more to do with the way our one of our current immigration policies discourages the notion of pursuing legal status?

Let me introduce you to the problems of the H-1B visa program.

The United States has a unique competitive advantage in the world: attracting foreign talent.

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We’ve never really had an issue with brain-drain. Most people that come from outside the United States tend to end up staying here. The opportunities to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness through hard work is a seductive call that’s hard to pass up.

These people tend to be made up of “skilled workers,” highly educated foreigners that bring their talent and expertise to our country. Here’s a positive side-effect: A Huffington Post article from 2012 found that immigrants are twice as likely to start a business compared American-born citizens.

As of 2011, immigrant-run businesses employed 1 in 10 American workers. Immigrants? Job creation? No way!

So, if you make it difficult to follow an immigration process, it becomes legally impossible to work inside a country. Thus, you cannot produce anything of value to that country’s economy. You’d be a human paperweight.

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continued from page 2 Enter the H-1B program, a temporary work visa program created in 1990 that allows nonimmigrant foreigners to legally work in the United States for 3 years. It allows foreigners who are serious in pursuing citizenship to demonstrate that they can contribute to our economy, making it easier to fasttrack their green card application.

American companies that cannot find talent domestically to fulfill certain positions usually search overseas to acquire the right person for a job.

Therefore, this program is geared towards STEM workers.

You cannot simply file for this program; you must be “sponsored” by a company hiring you. Various companies, from Amazon to Disney, sponsor some outsiders to keep foreign talent away from other competitors.

Congress grants 85,000 H-1B visas annually. In 2015, 233,000 petitions were filed in less than one week. These workers are certainly in high demand.

But what’s the issue with the program? It seems to be a genuine stepping stone for permanent immigration.

Not if you’re a spouse of an H-1B holder, or a company looking for cheaper labor.

You are designated an “H4” status as a H-1B holder’s spouse.

The “perk” for this is that you are not allowed to work in the United States. In 2013, 55,000 professionals came on an H-1B visa. Only half their spouses (most workers themselves) came along due to nonexistent professional opportunities. Can you blame them for not wanting to come to a perceived false land of opportunity?

Several tech companies have started employing H-1B software engineers under the guise of “software consultants”. If you’re a software engineer being sponsored by

IBM, you’d be paid somewhere around $130,000. But as a “consultant”, you might be paid only $60,000 (no health benefits attached).

This means that the program’s loopholes cause American workers to lose their job to nonimmigrants, in a documented, cheaper, legal manner.

Ironic, isn’t it?

In 2013, Americans lost more than an estimated 12,000 jobs to a cheaper H-1B worker. That number has only risen.

That year, the majority of H-1B workers hosted by two IT companies sponsored a few workers for permanent residence in the United States. Infosys sponsored 7, while Tata sponsored 0.

However, 12,432 visa applications were approved for these companies alone. Simply put, these companies had no intention of helping these workers acquire permanent citizenship. That’s just legal trolling.

Imagine that this is only one type of work visa program out there. Dealing with illegal immigration is certainly important, but we mustn’t lose our advantage of attracting foreign talent either.

At the end of the day, we shouldn’t say that we want immigrants coming in legally if our current immigration policies does too much to discourage legal immigration.

On the noose: bred or taught?

JERRY MCCALPIN

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I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve never had the urge to do something incredibly stupid when I’m drunk. Specifically, I’ve never had the urge to do something incredibly stupid that goes against my core values and beliefs when I’m drunk.

In fact, I’m quite the docile inebriated college student when I drink, sitting quietly on a sofa, maybe with a book propped open on my lap or some tune-age blaring in the background. I’ve never, say, had the urge to set something on fire. I’ve never gone “cow tipping.”I’ve never hung a noose around the statue of a respected member of the Civil Rights movement.

Rewind the tape to 2014, and you will recall a blip on the national radar regarding an interesting piece of news about a few college kids who “allegedly” hung a noose around the University of Mississippi’s own James Meredith statue. These three alleged students withdrew from school and two of them now face charges, the third now identified. I’m not trying to put anyone on blast here, but this needs to be said. Who raised these kids?Some Southern context is needed.

I’ve lived exclusively in the South my entire life, specifically Asad Uddin is a senior public in Mississippi. We get a bad rap, policy leadership major from Ox- we do. What makes it worse, however, is when someone comes and ford. does such a reprehensible thing

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If we as a society are still allowing bigots to raise children with those core ‘values,’ bigotry is never going to go away. So, I propose a new way of thinking. Shut every bigot down. Every one of them.

Gone is the excuse that “they’re too old to learn new tricks.” Gone is the mode of thinking “Oh, it’s just how they were raised.”

There is no need for hate anymore. There never was. There never will be. Call out your local bigot, even if it’s a family member.

They need to check their privilege.

Ignorance breeds hate, and there are a LOT of ignorant people we encounter every single day. So the real issue here isn’t the fact that three students who hail from Georgia hung a noose around a statue. The real issue is that somewhere along the line these students learned this hate from someone else. It wasn’t born in them. It was bred into them. Let’s make a change, y’all.

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to such a venerated piece of history. I could talk about how it’s wrong. I could talk about the repercussions. What I want to talk about is this hate and ignorance that is bred into the younger generations even to this day. Now, granted, these three alleged students are from Georgia, but it’s still the South, y’all. I’m a white, lower class boy who has to check his privilege every day, but I can assure you my mama never once said anything negative about a black person, or a person of any color for that reason.

I’ve always been taught to treat everyone equally, but what is awful is that this kind of bigotry and hate still exists. I worked in a factory for almost a year, and I heard a floor full of primarily white men bemoan Affirmative Action, and even heard grown men use racially charged slurs to refer to other people inside and outside of the workplace.

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continued from page 1 ternity house. They passed a maintenance worker.

“We could almost brush shoulders,” Edenfield said.

According to Edenfield, Harris shouted “white power” to the worker.

Edenfield said he pushed Harris in reaction to his shouting.

“He just gave us away,” Edenfield said.

Following Edenfield’s testimony, Harris, his defense lawyer and the prosecutor rose and stood before the judge. Harris was given the opportunity to speak to the judge.

“I want to apologize specifically to James Meredith,” Harris began. “This whole experience has deeply affected my life.”

He went through a checklist of people to whom he owed apologies: the Ole Miss community, the black community and his family. He said he is working to move his life forward into a positive light.

Judge Michael Mills responded, explaining all of his research on the case as a preface to his decision.

“I can’t think of a worse place you could have done that, or a worse thing you could have done,” Mills said.

“You showed a complete disregard for the rights of others. It’s one thing to hold such views, it’s another to act upon them.”

Mills continued and presented other incidents in which Harris had challenged the law. In February of 2012,

Graeme Harris was sentenced Thursday for desecrating the James Meredith statue in early 2014. he was put on probation for possession of alcohol and disorderly conduct. He was arrested in August of the same

year with a blood alcohol content level of .123 and a third time this past May for a minor in possession with a blood alcohol content of .183.

“That indicates an alcohol problem,” Mills said.

Harris’ lawyer said he is currently in a program to treat his alcohol issues.

Mills continued, saying Harris also committed multiple traffic violations that displayed aggressive behavior. Harris’ father, mother

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and sister exchanged worried glances throughout the sentencing.

“I’m glad you’re back in college and I’ve taken that into consideration,” Mills said.

The judge will allow Harris to begin his sentence on January 4, 2016 so he can complete this semester at college.

Harris will remain out on bond until then.

“It’s not fair,” Harris’ sister said through tears.

Her mother held her as she

cried, but Harris’ father had a more aggressive reaction— aggressive enough to have a bailiff turn around and warn him not to begin any drama in the courtroom.

His father left.

News of the sentencing quickly made its way through the grapevine and reactions from the Oxford community were highly mixed. Some were happy that a conclusion was finally in sight. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Brandi Hephner LaBanc sat beside current University Police Department Chief Tim Potts in the courtroom.

“This is all more about closure for the campus community. This shows that people have to be accountable if they commit a heinous action,” LaBanc said. “We’re continually working to make our campus a better one.”

Logan Wilson, vice president of the Black Student Union on campus, said his peers had mixed reactions to the sentencing.

“I’ve heard some people feel that it was light, but the majority, I feel, feel like this was a well-deserved, fair punishment,” Wilson said.

He said, when the incident happened, emotions were high and people did genuinely feel threatened despite no physical harm occurring.

“That was frightening for a lot of people,” Wilson said.

“A lot of people felt that, not only was the representation his own sort of opinion, but maybe this was more common than we know and maybe he was just the first to show this.

I also think that a lot of us will agree that it is very much still a present crisis, problem that we are facing today.”

Wilson said he accepts Harris’ apology because, all you have is a man’s word, but if there is no change of heart, then the apology is no good.

“I would like to think that a lot of my peers accept his apology as well, but, with that being said, words can only go so far,” Wilson said.

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR IN MISSISSIPPI…

Or so the Humane Society of the United States hopes. According to the Clarion Ledger, members of the HSUS investigated a flea market in Ripley, Mississippi this week. The HSUS is investigating multiple flea markets in the state in order to determine if the puppies sold there are linked to inhumane puppy mills. According to the HSUS, flea markets are commonly used as a way to sell animals from puppy mills without speculation. A Ripley’s flea market employee told one of the investigators that none of its workers had licenses or health certificates to sell the animals. HSUS is continuing their investigation in other Mississippi markets and hopes to start a conversation about animal cruelty in the state.

And there’s proof on our windshields. Mississippians experience lovebug season twice a year. The black flies emerge from the soil and plague car headlights, bumpers and shiny paint. According to the Sun Herald, the bugs swarm in the spring with the warmer temperatures and reemerge in September with the cooler temperatures. The season is supposed to end in late October. In order to avoid the dreaded love bug residue on your car, scientists recommend drivers to wash their car on a regular basis. Soap softens the residue and prevents the insects from eating away at the paint on the vehicles.

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Poaching. A group of Mississippians, including a reality show host from Hazelhurst, was arrested this week in an Alaskan poaching investigation. And I bet that was the last sentence you were expecting to read today. This is not the first time Clark Dixon, the host of hunting show “The Syndicate” has faced such charges. In 2010, he allegedly took a black bear without a license. His most recent charge was for claiming false residency in the state and then taking advantage of Alaska residency hunting privileges. Terry Goza of Hazlehurst; Clarence Michael Osborne of Madison; Shannon Dale Hooks of Mendenhall; and Robert Scott Viner of Ridgeland were also charged in connection to the poaching investigation.

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Louisiana State University’s medical school reported this week that a laptop stolen from an assistant professor’s car contains health information of around 5,000 patients. A large majority of the students were from Mississippi and Louisiana. According to MS News Now, the laptop did not include any billing or insurance information. There has been no report of date misuse thus far, but the computer holds birthdates, diagnoses, test results, and medical record numbers. The University is offering a one-year subscription to a credit monitoring service for the patients whose information is on the laptop.

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Students react to Graeme Harris sentencing

“Leaving a noose on a statue may not seem worth jail time, but when you think about the effect it has on the university and how people outside the state and university culture perceive Mississippians and Ole Miss students, I definitely think it deserves a consequence.”

Ben Tedford MBA student

I think that him getting six months wasn’t the worst thing that could’ve happened. He probably should have gotten a longer term. He didn’t actually bring physical harm to people, so I don’t think that serving a full term for that would have been justice, but the hate speech he did do did affect a lot of people and make them feel insecure.”

Braxton Dupuy Junior Biology major

“I think six months is kind of huge. To an extent, I can understand why they’d give him that much. You know the history the South has. When I was coming here from Nigeria, I was really worried. At some point I didn’t even want to come anymore. I guess one reason they’d give him jail time is to protect their image.

It’s not fair. I think it should be reduced, but I can understand why they’d do it.”

“I think he should have gotten the maximum sentence. I do not know all the facts or everything that’s happened, but as someone who’s grown up around law, whose father’s a police officer in that town, and has had the privilege to know a lot of attorneys, prosecutors, I think a lot of times plea deals and maximum sentences are common, but I think that for this kind of stuff there’s no excuse.

Nick Lewis Senior Finance major

“All in all, I kind of agree. I think the the sentence was probably right. It seems a little harsh at first, but if you think about it, it’s probably best.”

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“I think the sentence is appropriate because he went out and thought it would be a good idea to do that to a statue that means a lot to many different people.”

Kate Dilley Freshman Biology major

“He’s a child. He just made a mistake. I don’t feel like he was trying to do anything against our race. He’s a student. College kids do crazy things.”

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Sarahfest: a celebration of alternative women and more ZOE MCDONALD

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FIn the early 2000s, The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and students hosted a benefit concert, aptly named “Sarahfest,” at (the no longer extant) Two Stick.

Fast-forward to Fall 2014, wherein interim director Jaime Harker and Isom Center staff began to consider methods of reintroducing the Isom Center to the community. After much deliberation, the idea of organizing a music festival stuck. They adopted the name of the small benefit concert held years ago and began the extensive planning process.

“The festival is reigniting the spark produced by UM faculty and gender studies students that was first lit over a decade ago under the stewardship of former Sarah Isom Center director Deborah Barker,” Theresa Starkey, Isom Center assistant director, said through email.

With the help of sponsors such as the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and some sheer luck, the Isom Center staff organized the 10-day music and art festival, which begins today with a performance by

Memphis musical act Marcella and her Lovers at Lamar Lounge.

The Sarah Isom Center’s mission, director Sue Grayzel said, is “to support women and their allies by being advocates for equity and justice. As educators, we want to help folks understand how gender shapes our world. We have always been interested in education and provoking thought through creative expression as well as intellectual contributions.”

Throughout the week, The Powerhouse will display art and photography and host two film screenings. Various venues around Oxford will host both local and remote musicians, including the Grammy-nominated and musically versatile Neko Case. On campus, there will be opportunities to learn about gender and counterculture through brown bag lectures.

At its core, Sarahfest is a festival celebrating women who do amazing things, and thus, the festival aims to empower women, as well as those who don’t identify with the “norm.” “(Sarahfest) is trying to provide a wide range of cultural events and activities that make people who may feel like outsiders or

otherwise not central to the group feel like there’s a place for them in Oxford, there’s a place for them at the university and at the Isom Center,” Harker said. “Anything from Blues to gospel to crazy punk to anything in between, there’s a space there. This idea of community building through the arts is a big part of what we do.”

Since the first of this month, art by revolutionary rocker and artist Jon Langford, along with photography by University assistant professor of Journalism Alysia Steele from her book “Delta Jewels” has been on display at the Powerhouse as part of the festival. The Powerhouse will hold an artist talk this Saturday, during which former John Grisham Writer-in-Residence Megan Abbot will interview Langford.

On Saturday, Thacker Mountain Radio will hold a special, star-studded pop-up show at Rowan Oak. Jon Langford will make another appearance, along with Atlanta, GA’s Kelli Hogan and Tenement Halls. For fans of the Indigo Girls, one-half of the folk singer-songwriter duo, Amy Ray, will join the bunch. Storyteller and singer Sarah Minton will be the night’s literary guest.

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Last fall, while Isom Center staff began to put together this special edition of Thacker Mountain Radio, Starkey wrote to Neko Case about the possibility of a performance at Sarahfest. This contact, to everyone’s surprise, led to an exciting response from Case, who agreed to not only perform as a part of Sarahfest, but also allow ticket sales from her show to benefit the Sarah Isom Center.

These two events left a week in between for shows at local venues, like Lamar Lounge and Snackbar, and two Brown Bag lectures focused on gender and the 70s counterculture act The B-52s. Oxford Film Festival will show two documentaries centering around the importance of self-expression (“Girls Rock: The Movie”) and women’s liberation (“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”).

Lamar Lounge will hold a day of local music, beginning Sunday, Sep. 20 at noon. The Blues Doctors, a duo featuring the University’s own Adam Gussow, will kick off the performance. Next, Oxford-based musician Jimbo Mathus will play his well-known “catfish music,” followed by the Slow Rollers, a jazzy duo featuring Shaundi Wall and Wendy Jean

Garrison.

For 10 days, Oxford will be chock-full of activities related to Sarahfest. These events are all unique both in style and subject.

According to Harker, the festival’s atmosphere was an important goal during the planning process.

“We wanted to have a range of genres, a range of medium and styles, and not have it so big that it’s overwhelming,” Harker said.

Soon after the inception of the women’s liberation movements, music festivals for women began to pop up around the country.

Sarahfest will bring this appreciation for women in the arts to Oxford, in a way that is both localized and open to everyone in the community.

“We want to raise awareness about women’s accomplishments, past and present, and show, literally - that women rock in really amazing ways - in the classroom on the stage - professionally, artistically, as leaders - and as figures of inspiration,” Starkey said. “To me, this is empowering and exciting. Do and be all that can be - this is for all our UM students.”

For a full schedule and details of Sarahfest events, visit Sarahfest. rocks.

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The band dropped a single, “Dead Weight,” on July 15 of this year. This song featured an increased amount of electronic influence. According to Lacey, the shift in sound can be accredited to the musical influence of Jeremy Sherrer, whom the band plans on using again in the future. When asked if they intended to lean even more toward electronic sound in their next album, the band seemed to shirk the notion.

“I like to think of it as driving down the freeway, in the middle of the woods and nature, and then a(ll of the) sudden, there’s this giant industrial plant. It’s (electronic influence) just like that,” Hanson said.

“It’s just sprinkled into a natural setting to add contrast and balance.”

The presence of Mimicking Birds last night was perhaps more low-key than usual as a result of the absence of their fourth band member, Michael Slavin, who plays the electric guitar. However, calming, soft tunes spread good vibes throughout Proud Larry’s. After the show, the band members spent time interacting with members of the audience.

At the end of the night, Mimicking Birds is a band of genuine people who really love to make music. Lacey demonstrated true heart behind the group through his reflection on the current state of the music industry.

“I don’t think musicians (were) ever really known in society as really making a lot of money until, like, television and radio came about,” Lacey said. “Now it seems like there is this big burst of people who view making music as winning the lottery. You have to be doing it for the right reasons.”

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Seeing Mimicking Birds live proved to be an experience I cannot easily reproduce within the boundaries of words, so readers, bear with me. The band’s sound was ethereal, their movements calm and their vocals mesmerizing.

The trio played with a mutual appreciation for each other’s talent and a visible passion for the music. The intricate, chilling finger work of bassist Adam Trachsel against the soothing and methodical drumbeat seemed to inspire goose bumps to sprout along arms all across the audience. All three pairs of eyes remained closed for a large portion of the show, adding to the hypnotic effect that provided a sense of being transported to a different place completely.

Experiencing the of removal out of time and space is entire-

on display and everyone is very much themselves. We feel comfortable with each other,” Hanson said. “You know, Nate’s songs that he writes makes our band really special. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the songs that he is writing right now. And this guy, (Adam).

He’s the best bass player I’ve ever played with. He is a fantastic musician. I feel privileged to be able to come into this group every day and show people what we do.”

Although the men of Mimicking Birds enjoy being on tour, both for the sight-seeing and access to limitless breakfast restaurants (the band’s favorite part of being on tour—breakfast food), they said they are also looking forward to returning home to Portland. Their six-week tour is only two weeks away from wrapping up. Upon their return to Portland, the group hopes to hit the ground running on their new music.

Mimicking Birds plans to turn out a new album within the next year.

“We have songs, we just haven’t started recording them yet.

his recordings, I was realIy touched. I was immediately disenfranchised by the idea of joining any other music group and got in contact with Nate and just said ‘Let’s jam.’”

Hanson and Lacey grew up only a couple of houses down from each other in Portland, Oregon: the city the band calls home. The group agreed that the similarity in background of Hanson and Lacey adds cohesion to the over-all band dynamic.

Lacey said he thinks growing up in the same place “makes communicating easier.”

“The more you know each other, the easier it is to understand where the other person is coming from,” Hanson said.

This understanding seemed to also manifest itself in the respect each band member demonstrated for one another’s talents. When asked what particular aspect of their band is most unique, they agreed each musician’s style adds a great deal to their music.

“We are interested in the soul that goes into the playing.

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“I would describe our music as atmospheric, almost,” Lacey said, leaning back into the couch.

Much like the songs he writes and sings, Lacey’s voice is soft but deliberate. He Mimicking Bird’s fruition from its beginnings as a slow process. The musician recorded alone for some time until a friend of his sent a link of his recordings to Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock.

Brock’s enthusiasm for Lacey’s music led to a signed contract with Brock’s Glacial Pace Record Company. Shortly thereafter, drummer Aaron Hanson, equally enamored with his sound, joined Lacey.

“Nate (Lacey) and I used to play in a middle school band together, and I actually found out Nate was still recording by way of the Internet as well,” Hanson said “After I heard

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It was the homecoming game for the 15th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on October 8, 1988 at Bryant-Denny Stadium against the 1-3 Ole Miss Rebels.

Tuscaloosa had also opened the Paul W. Bryant Museum that day as a dedication to the illustrious career of Bear Bryant and the long history of Alabama. Ole Miss was an 18-point underdog coming into the game. Yet none of that mattered to former Ole Miss head coach Billy Brewer.

“From Oxford to Tuscaloosa, we saw signs all kinds of signs, from ‘Beat Ole Miss’ to ‘Roll Tide Roll,’” Billy Brewer, 1988 Ole Miss head coach, said. “We knew what we (we)re going into.”

Heading into that game, Ole Miss was 5-30-2 all-time against Alabama. The Rebels had never won a game against the Crimson Tide in the state of Alabama, including an 0-14 record in games played in Tuscaloosa.

“This game for us was a program builder because of the magnitude of who Alabama is and who they had been,” Brewer said.

The Rebels and Crimson Tide were tied at zero at halftime as both offenses couldn’t gain much yardage.

Alabama put their foot on the gas pedal to open the second half as the Tide’s Pierre Goode ran the opening kick back for an 100-yard touchdown. Ole Miss continued to struggle in the third quarter as Alabama extended their lead to 12-0.

Time was running out for the Rebels, but Brewer had faith in his team.

“They believed that they could win,” Brewer said. “All we had

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to do was not (make) mistakes, not beat ourselves, and keep our heads up.”

With almost 27 minutes still left to play, the Rebels weren’t done yet. Running back Shawn Sykes led the Rebel rally with two touchdowns in the second half to put the Rebels in front.

After Alabama turned the ball over on a forced fumble with 15 seconds left to play, Ole Miss running back Joe Mickles put the dagger in the Tide and scored on an 18-yard touchdown run to seal the victory. The Rebel defense smothered the Tide as Alabama did not complete a pass as Alabama quarterback David Smith went 0-11 that game.

They did it.

Ole Miss defeated Alabama 2212 and broke the curse. The small group of Rebel fans made the trip and celebrated in front of a crowd over 70,000 people that day.

“This is a huge win for us as a program, for our university, and that victory will never be forgotten,” Brewer said.

Brewer said out of the 125 victories in his 14 seasons as a coach, it was the best victory of his career.

As for this year’s game, Brewer believes that both teams are the cream of the crop of the Southeastern Conference.

“This game is going to determine how good Ole Miss and Alabama are,” Brewer said. “In my opinion, the winner of this game is going to determine who wins the SEC West and the entire conference.”

If Ole Miss is able to upset Alabama, Brewer hopes to repeat his favorite line.

“Wow! What a day in Tuscaloosa, Alabama!”

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Featuring DM sports editor Dylan Rubino (@drubino11) sports writer Cody Thomason (@thecodythomason) and station manager Browning Stubbs (@BrowningStubbs).

Will Chad Kelly’s run of success continue against a very talented Alabama defense?

What matchup are you most looking forward to between Alabama and Ole Miss?

There has been some uncertainty with Alabama at quarterback. Do you expect quarterback Jake Coker to throw a lot or will the offense feature

What would an Ole Miss victory mean for the program going forward?

Dylan- Even with the struggles of Jake Coker against Middle Tennessee, expect a heavy workload from both Henry and Coker.

Even with a run-dominant offense, I think offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will try and give Coker some confidence early with short throws and screen passes to give him momentum for the rest of the contest. If Henry is running well against the Rebel defense, the play-action pass could be huge for Coker when making plays downfield. I expect Henry to get his yards, but don’t be surprised if Coker throws it close to 30 times Saturday.

Dylan- Last years’ victory seemed like destiny, but an Ole Miss victory would solidify the Rebels as one of the top college football programs in the Southeastern Conference. A victory once again puts the Rebels in national championship and SEC championship contention and likely vaults them into the AP top 25. A loss doesn’t knock the Rebels out of the picture, but they would have to win out the rest of the season in order to still be in the competition.

a run-heavy game plan with Derrick Henry?

Dylan- You won’t see Kelly go 20 of 25 passing for over 300 yards against this Alabama defense. The tempo of the offense will favor Kelly big time. Without Laremy Tunsil, expect a face-paced offense and a lot of quick throws in order to avoid the vaunted Alabama front seven. If Kelly can keep the offense moving and not turn the ball over, you could see an efficient passing game from the first time road starter. Just don’t expect the gaudy numbers that Kelly has put up so far.

Dylan- I’m really interested in seeing how the Ole Miss offensive line will handle the pressure of the Alabama front seven. Led by linebackers Reuben Foster and Reggie Ragland, the linebacking core is one of the best in the country. What makes their front seven even better is defensive end A’Shawn Robinson, who is one of the top pass rushers in the country. What benefits Ole Miss is the depth they have at offensive line. With the fresh bodies, the Rebels can plug in and play up front, they can give the offense enough time to make plays.

Cody- I think it will be natural for him to see a drop off against a stout Crimson Tide defense. Kelly will be facing a much better defense that could force some turnovers, but if Kelly keeps his composure and can avoid the rush, he should still have a good day. Kelly will have to be quick with his progressions, as it will be much harder for him to find open receivers.

Cody- I’m looking forward to seeing how Laquon Treadwell and Evan Engram fare against the Alabama defense. Both of them had great games against Alabama last year and should be able to duplicate that performance this year. Alabama has a very talented linebacking core, but with Evan Engram’s speed, he should present a very difficult matchup for them and have a big game.

Browning-I think Kelly will have a good night against Alabama. His deep ball is something that Ole Miss has missed for several years now. The secondary of Alabama is certainly their weakness as they have a lot of smaller defensive backs. The key for Kelly to have a big game is for the offensive line to protect him at all times during the game.

Browning- I’m looking forward to the running back matchup. Alabama’s Derrick Henry will be a problem for Ole Miss as he looks to bounce back from his 17-carry, 37-yard performance last year.

Henry is tied for the nation’s lead in touchdowns and ranks in the top 20 in rushing yards so far this year. Ole Miss will have to counter that with Jaylen Walton, Jordan Wilkins and other quality backs. If the Rebels can match Henry’s production on the ground, the Rebels could be in good shape.

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Cody- I expect Alabama to run as much as they can. Unless the Ole Miss defense can contain Henry and Kenyan Drake, Alabama should look to stay on the ground and use some play-action to go to the air. Coker hasn’t been great thus far, and with the strength of Ole Miss on the defense being in the secondary, airing it out won’t be in the best interest of the Crimson Tide.

Browning - I expect this to be more of a Derrick Henry type show. Coker has been efficient and looked good so far this year, but Alabama knows that Ole Miss lacks a little at the linebacker position. Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin got a little pass-heavy in last year’s loss to Ole Miss, so expect him to keep it more on the ground this year.

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Browning- A win for Ole Miss would mean more than last year’s victory did.

If you can go on the road in arguably the toughest places to play in the country and win, it’ll be all smiles in Oxford. If Ole Miss can do that, they will be in prime contention to compete for the College Football Playoff.

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Cody- It could be program-changing and immediately launch Ole Miss into National Championship contention. The upset of Alabama last year was huge the whole season and if Ole Miss can win again, it would give the Rebels a lot of positive publicity. It would also be a big boost in momentum for the rest of the season if the Rebels could beat the second ranked team in the nation.

Cody: Alabama 20, Ole Miss 17 Browning: Alabama 30, Ole Miss 20

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If Alabama’s secondary has failed to improve since last year, then receiver Laquon Treadwell and tight end Evan Engram could be in for big games. I actually think Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones and company will put themselves in a position to contain Treadwell.

If that happens, Engram might be the Rebels’ best chance of moving the ball.

Both teams have talent up front, but only one team has a pair of proven running backs. If Alabama can establish the ground game with Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake, it could give the Crimson Tide the advantage.

Two talented defenses and a pair of inexperienced quarterbacks is a recipe for disaster. This game feels like it could be won off of turnovers, and the quarterback that has to throw the most passes might be the one who gives the game away.

Prediction: Alabama 31, Ole Miss 17

DYLAN RUBINO: SPORTS EDITOR OF THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN The previous matchup between these two schools in 2013 in Tuscaloosa seems like a distant memory now.

Ole Miss was a young football team back then, in Freeze’s second year in charge of the Rebels. That outstanding 2013 class were just freshmen. The year is now 2015, Freeze is in his fourth year and those outstanding freshmen now have two full years of experience under their belts.

Alabama has a huge advantage in the running game with junior Derrick Henry as the workhorse in the backfield for the Crimson Tide. Henry finished last year’s matchup with 17 carries for 37 yards. The Rebels did a great job of containing him last year, but expect a lot more carries and a lot more production form the Heisman front-runner.

Chad Kelly is firing on all cylinders for the Rebels and has a big task at hand going into Bryant-Denny Stadium Satur-

day night. If Kelly plays within the tempo of the offense, limits turnovers and gets the ball vertically down the field to his playmakers, the Rebel offense will score enough points to defeat Alabama. Even without Laremy Tunsil, the tempo of the offense will give Kelly and the offense enough time to make plays.

The key matchup for me is the Ole Miss receivers against the Alabama secondary. The Rebels have the height advantage when it comes to the matchup. Not only are the Ole Miss receivers big, but they can create separation for Kelly to throw them the ball.

This game reminds me of last year’s Egg Bowl victory over Mississippi State. Most of the match-ups favor the Rebels on both sides of the ball. Ole Miss has only won in Tuscaloosa once, back in 1988.

It’s about to be twice.

Prediction: Ole Miss 27, Alabama 21

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