The Daily Mississippian - September 27, 2017

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Volume 106, No. 21

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Smith, Lawler win personality elections Mascot

voting extends to Friday

Fox, Zaugg in runoff for Mr. Ole Miss

JOHN TOULOUPIS

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Hundreds gathered in front of the Lyceum on Tuesday night, excitedly awaiting the results of the 6,862 votes cast in this year’s personality elections.

Senior public policy leadership major Christina Lawler was named homecoming queen with 52.54 percent of the vote.

“It means the world to me,” Lawler said. “I can’t believe that I was even selected to be able to run for something like this, and I’m just so proud to be able to represent Ole Miss.”

Senior public policy leadership major Savannah Smith won Miss Ole Miss with 80 percent of the vote.

“The position of Miss Ole Miss has the opportunity to make students feel seen, heard and appreciated,” Smith said.

“I just love the university so much, and I was so honored to have the opportunity to do this. It is so humbling to think the students here wanted to be a part of something with our campaign, our Ole Miss.”

Mr. Ole Miss candidates

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The student vote on the potential mascot change will now take place over a four-day period through the Associated Student Body’s online OrgSync poll.

The non-binding vote between the Landshark and Rebel the Black Bear will now wrap up at 7 p.m. Friday, ASB President Dion Kevin III announced in a letter to the Ole Miss community Monday night.

“After a week of stimulating conversation, we noticed that students have taken an intense interest in the possible mascot change. Considering the wide-reaching student input, we have decided to open polling for an entire week,” Kevin wrote in Monday’s letter.

Kevin said he met with ASB executive officers and adviser Valeria Beasley-Ross this past weekend to discuss the wide reaches of this campus vote,

PHOTOS BY: ARIEL COBBERT AND ALEXIS RHODEN

TOP: Savannah Smith celebrates after learning she has won the title of Miss Ole Miss. BOTTOM: Christina Lawler celebrates after learning she has won homecoming queen.

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Oxford bans potentially violent items from protests JACQUELINE KNIRNSCHILD STAFF WRITER

Flame throwers, stones and masks are now banned from protests and parades in Oxford.

On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the Oxford Board of Aldermen unanimously approved an ordinance amendment that would prohibit anyone in a parade or other public as-

sembly to carry glass bottles, balloons filled with anything other than air or helium, body armor, bricks, stones or projectile launching equipment. The ordinance changes will go into effect immediately.

Oxford Police Chief Joey East wanted this amendment to be passed in response to the violence that broke out during past protests in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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“These people (in Charlottesville) came in wearing masks, body armor, large wooden shields that were used to push crowds back, weapons, bats, stuff like that,” East said. “Why would you come to a peaceful protest wearing this unless you were coming to fight?”

The most controversial part of the ordinance, East said, is the banning of masks used to intimi-

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A call to defend DACA recipients

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The steps Chancellor Vitter should take to protect undocumented students and why

date others or hide oneself because some see it as violating First Amendment rights.

“You do have freedom of speech and expression, so if I wanted to wear a Lucille Ball mask and get up there and speak, that’s one thing,” East said. “But if I want to wear a black mask with the whole purpose to hide my identity, threaten you or try to get away with something, that’s a differ-

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ent thing.”

East emphasized the importance of cleaning up the language of the ordinance in order to prevent violating rights.

“Nowadays, everyone looks at the language, so that’s why we presented it to an attorney,” East said.

“Our goal is not to restrict First Amendment rights.”

East said his first priori-

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Chancellor Vitter: Defend DACA recipients

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ALLEN COON

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On Sept. 5, President Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era executive action ADVERTISING protecting almost 800,000 SALES MANAGER undocumented young adults Blake Hein from deportation. Americans dmads@olemiss.edu in all but name, these young immigrants pay taxes, work, SALES ACCOUNT serve in the military — and EXECUTIVES attend college.

Cameron Collins Since the announcement, Sam Dethrow academic administrators across Ethan Gray the United States have rallied Kathryn Hathorne around DACA recipients, defending their rights and S. GALE DENLEY challenging federal action.

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our Undocumented Immigrant Students,” arguing “that DACA should be upheld, continued, and expanded.” More than 700 college and university presidents endorsed the public statement, with many signing after the DACA decision. Our chancellor, Jeffrey Vitter, was not among the five SEC presidents supporting the statement.

Officials at the University of New Mexico and Columbia University have promised affected students pro bono legal representation, and the president of the University of Colorado vowed to work with “Colorado’s senators and representatives.”

Colleges with significant undocumented student populations have sought to provide additional financial support for DACA recipients (undocumented students are ineligible for federal financial aid, and most states, like Mississippi, deny undocumented immigrants access to in-state tuition).

And University of California President Janet Napolitano has gone so far as to sue the federal government, claiming the DACA decision “wrongly and unconstitutionally (violated) the rights of the university and

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its students.”

Yet all the while, our chancellor stands silent.

Our administration issued a single response regarding DACA — a Sept. 7 statement assuring community members “that (the university) will continue to do as we always have done: support all of our students,” and encouraging affected students to seek confidential support through the University Counseling Center and other relevant offices.

Although subdued, the statement is not insignificant.

It is troubling, however, that Brandi Hephner LaBanc, vice chancellor for student affairs, is the only signatory. Chancellor Vitter withheld his name.

Vitter tweets pictures with alumni and students, celebrates our R-1 research status on his “Chancellor’s Blog” and comments under Facebook posts, but he has had little to say as some University of Mississippi students — undocumented students — fear a future without DACA. Vitter and his stillness contrast sharply with his swift response, released almost a year ago, to a faculty-authored petition and a proposed student government resolution urging the University of Mississippi

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to protect undocumented community members. He publicly cited a commitment “to administer and operate the university within applicable federal and state laws,” but omitted our dedication to defend the rights and safety of DACA recipients.

He assured us that the University of Mississippi will “continue to uphold our legal responsibilities,” but he has thus far failed to reaffirm an institutional respect for the dignity of each undocumented person, to promise to protect affected students to the fullest extent of the law, to celebrate the contributions of undocumented community members.

DACA — and the fate of undocumented students at the University of Mississippi — is not a partisan issue. Publicly supporting DACA students with resources and services is not political. It is an act of compassion, fairness and civility.

Chancellor Vitter, defend our undocumented students.

Allen Coon is a senior African-American studies and public policy leadership double major from Petal.

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COLUMN

How essential is Android’s ‘Essential Phone’?

ANDREW WILDMAN STAFF COLUMNIST

Earlier this year, the creator of the Android operating system released his first Android phone. A major reason he did this was in the hopes that he could help break up the Apple-Samsung duopoly of the cell phone market.

The question is: Can he really do that?

When he dreamed up the Android operating system, the idea was that there would be dozens, if not hundreds, of small companies making

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phones all on the same playing field. The Android team made one gross underestimation: the popularity of the iPhone.

As soon as the iPhone started to gain traction, the Android market became flooded with iPhone impersonators. The best of these copycats was Samsung. Samsung ripped off the design of the iPhone so closely that Apple ended up suing Samsung over copyright infringement.

This lawsuit did nothing to slow down the growth rate of Samsung. The Android phone that best impersonated the iPhone came to dominate the Android marketplace.

So what does this mean for Andy Rubin, the creator of the Android OS? It means he doesn’t stand a chance.

Rubin’s new phone is called the Essential Phone, and I am fairly sure many people have never heard of it.

Very few people know much about phones that aren’t made by Apple or Samsung.

Consumers just don’t care about other brands. This isn’t always because other companies’ phones aren’t as good as Apple’s or Samsung’s.

Many times, the smaller companies are able to do more innovative things with their phones and present ones that are on par with, if not better than, Apple’s and Samsung’s offerings.

The reason consumers don’t care is because there is a general apathy toward technology. Members of the general public don’t care what companies are doing on the bleeding edge of tech. They only care about what Apple and Samsung are doing.

Apathy is a dangerous thing.

This is especially important when it comes to worlddominating corporations like

Apple and Samsung. When we just take what these companies give and are OK with it, that’s how monopolies form.

An example of this comes from the late 1990s when Microsoft went through antitrust proceedings. In the ‘90s, Microsoft became the default operating system for many Americans. This wasn’t the problem though — the monopoly allegations came because they started bundling Internet Explorer with Windows.

Consumers just started going with what Microsoft gave them. Soon, Internet Explorer became the most used internet browser in the world. By people just taking what Microsoft gave them, the market for internet browsers shrank from many down to

basically one for several years.

In this case, consumer apathy effectively killed the market for browsers. We are dangerously close to doing the same thing with the cellphone market.

Again, will Andy Rubin’s phone succeed in the current smartphone market? No. Does this make his phone any less important? No. The important part of his phone is not that it has the best specs, a good camera or a revolutionary display. The important part of his phone is that Rubin recognizes the disparity in the phone market and wants to correct it.

Andrew Wildman is a sophomore integrated marketing communications major from Laurel.

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continued from page 1 Tucker Fox and Chancellor Zaugg are headed into a runoff this Thursday after earning 29.13 percent and 20.76 percent of the vote, respectively.

“I’m honored that people voted for me. Everyone is awesome. It’s an honor and privilege, and I’m excited for the next step,” Zaugg said. “I don’t know if people really realize how much I love them, and the support for this campaign has been incredible.”

“The Ole Miss family is something everyone on this campus can relate to.

No matter where you come from or what you do, everybody is a part of this amazing place,” Fox said. “This campaign was about the Ole Miss family. There’s a difference in the way you treat people here.”

Voting in the runoff will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

“I’m doing this for y’all.

I love y’all, and I’m trying to stay humble and hungry for everyone,” Zaugg said.

“We love y’all. I’m hoping for the same kind of turnout and love for this campus,” Fox said.

Winners of female campus favorites were Caroline Block, Hayley Day, Olivia Dear, Bradyn Eaves and Eliza Neely. The announced winners of male campus favorites were Clifton Carroll, Seth Dickinson, Cody Letchworth, Chauncey Mullins and Bill Pringle.

Abbie Grant won freshman maid with 47.44 percent of the vote, Scout Treadwell won sophomore maid with 34.37 percent of the vote, Mary Payne Dillard won junior maid with 32.93 percent of the vote and Madison Phillips won senior maid with 41.05 percent of the vote.

Voting on the mascot does not end until 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29.

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TOP: A large crowd gathered in front of the Lyceum on Tuesday to hear the results of the 2017 personality elections.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Tucker Fox celebrates as his name is called for a runoff spot in the Mr. Ole Miss election. BOTTOM LEFT: Chancellor Zaugg celebrates after his name is called for a runoff vote for Mr. Ole Miss.

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continued from page 1 and they decided on this new voting schedule. Beasley-Ross, director of the Office of Leadership and Advocacy, declined to comment on the decision to extend the polling period.

“We decided that since it was such a hot issue, we wanted to give students ample opportunity to voice their opinions, so we opened it up to a longer period of time,” Kevin said.

The Landshark option did not appear on Tuesday’s personality ballot because the standard online voting process used for those elections did not allow for the mascot vote’s extended timeline. Kevin said the ASB executives and Ross decided the OrgSync poll would be the best way for students to vote.

“We wanted to do a different polling method, but this was the easiest method is what our ASB adviser told us,” Kevin said.

Since polling opened, some students have had trouble finding exactly where to vote online.

“I consider myself someone who is involved on campus, and I barely have a clue how to use OrgSync,” sophomore ASB Sen. Griffin Neal said. “The tech is not easy to navigate, and it’s not a very frequented website for most students.”

Coco McDonnell, a senior

ASB erected this campaign sign the day President Kevin announced the vote. marketing major and chair of the ASB Senate’s committee on external affairs, said the ASB executives announced the extended vote without senators’ input. She said she is not sure why the mascot vote even needed to be extended. Other senators also said they were not included in the decision-making process.

“I was not included in the decision-making process, but I do understand that not all ASB initiatives need necessarily go through Senate,” Neal said. “Dion and the rest of the cabinet were elected to represent the student body, just as we senators were.”

“We had two goals we

wanted to accomplish, and that was to gauge more student opinion and to not conflate Landshark votes with personality votes,” Kevin said.

The version of the Landshark poll ASB initially published stated voting would be open until Oct. 3, but Kevin said that was a mistake and the vote will still close at 7 p.m. Friday.

Online, the poll asks, “Would you support the Landshark as the official mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels?” and requires students to indicate their classification. To access the poll, voters need an Ole Miss student login and must create an OrgSync account if they have not registered

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with the site in the past.

“We’re really trying to gauge as much student opinion as possible, and so we felt like this is the best way to facilitate it,” Kevin said.

He said the extended mascot vote and its removal from the personality elections ballot will ensure a more thorough and accurate voting process.

“We felt that maybe it wasn’t a good idea to put the Landshark on the same ballot as personality elections because we didn’t want that to influence any of their votes, as well. We felt like maybe it wasn’t right,” Kevin said.

In Monday’s letter, Kevin acknowledged recent stu-

dent requests for an additional mascot to be added to the ballot, and he refuted any rumors surrounding a new candidate’s addition.

“That issue was decided a long time ago. Colonel Rebel was taken off the field and retired in 2003,” Kevin wrote in the Monday letter. “… The university made clear that Colonel Rebel would not return as the mascot. This is still the case.”

The letter goes on to explain that students would receive a link to the mascot vote’s poll in their university emails when voting opens. Otherwise, students can access the vote through ASB’s Facebook page.

Students seem to have mixed feelings about the vote’s extension.

“I think that it’s nice to give students some extra time to make their decisions and to vote,” senior business major Maddy Young said. “I personally love the Landshark, so I think that the extension will ultimately help it get more votes.”

Junior managerial finance major Bryan Turner said he is concerned the extended vote will potentially sway the election results one way or another.

“I don’t see the benefit in extending it because everyone should have already had their mind made up,” Turner said.

Kevin said ASB will announce the vote’s results Friday night.

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continued from page 1 ty is to ensure the public’s safety, so sometimes people might not realize ordinances are jeopardizing rights.

“As cops, we would probably restrict more because we’re thinking of the worst that can happen,” East said. “That’s why we have attorneys.”

In addition, the proposed ordinance gives officers the ability to arrest anyone who crosses barricades.

“We have barricades in line to keep people separated because we know that’s when people get agitated if they get close,” East said.

“So anyone that’s caught going from one side to another — that’s a violation of law — we’d separate that to keep it peaceful.”

The proposal requires organizations to give the Oxford Police Department a 30-day heads up before a planned parade or protest.

“We’re a small community, so it takes a while to organize and make preparations to keep everyone safe,” East said.

Previous attempts for similar legislation were

kept on the back burner because there was never a need for strict protest rules in Oxford. East said recent protest violence brought the issue to the forefront.

“We had been talking about it, but it’s like anything — we get caught up in our day-to-day business,” East said. “Then when Charlottesville happened, we knew we had to get the ball moving. When a horrible thing happens like this, it’s a learning event for the rest of us.”

Even though Oxford has not yet actually had any violence erupt during public assemblies, East knows that with the recent controversy surrounding flags and statues, it could break out at any moment.

“We’re a hot bed,” East said. “We’re Ole Miss. We have a lot of history here, so it’s good to have preventative safety measures.”

Ashkan Asghari, an Our State Flag Foundation member and student spokesman, said the foundation does not engage in protest gatherings, and individuals carrying flags in the Grove on game day are not affiliated with the organization.

“In our experience, we believe those few individ-

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uals carrying flags in the Grove before games do so just to be fans of the Rebels, supporters of Mississippi and its state flag,” Asghari said. “We’ve never done anything on the Square and would never engage in anything that could get violent or cause the harm of someone.”

Asghari said OSFF has mixed feelings toward the new ordinance.

“We are 100 percent for public safety and completely support policemen to do their jobs, but we are not for any measure that is intended to circumvent the First Amendment rights of

any citizen,” Asghari said.

“We will call out censorship when it is present and when it violates this inalienable American right.”

The president of the College Democrats, Jaz Brisack, said the group is not in favor of the proposed ordinance because the proposed regulations limit civil liberties and violate the First Amendment.

In addition, Brisack said the police chief’s statements do not provide enough context about the events in Charlottesville.

She also found it odd that the ordinance does not ban guns.

“The police chief’s statement fails to recognize that the violence at Charlottesville was an act of rightwing terror and instead indirectly targets anti-racist groups,” Brisack said.

“Even more ironically, guns are not included in the list of banned weapons — a significant omission in an ‘open-carry’ state.”

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, which organizes the annual Pride Parade, was unavailable for comment. College Republicans was also unavailable for comment.

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WORD ON THE

STREET

ANA MARTINEZ

“I call people, friends and family just to check up on them. That makes a world of difference for them and me. If they have something going on, they can talk to me and vent and vice versa.”

Ana Martinez, a journalism graduate student from Brandon

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In this week’s Word on the Street, students talked to The DM about World Peace Day, which was recognized on Thursday, Sept. 21. Students were asked, “How do you bring peace into the world every day?”

COURTNEY TRIPLETT

“I like to bring laughter and humor into situations that are heavy.

Nothing should be taken too seriously.”

Courtney Triplett, a senior exercise science major from Honolulu

TALIA JACKSON

“Peace is something that should be a given, so I spread it by being respectful and kind to others. Trying to make the world a better place can be done just by being nice to others and those who are less fortunate.”

Talia Jackson, a freshman criminal justice major from Waveland

KOLA ADENEKAN

“Peace is not something that should be just for one day but every day of the year. I believe the best way to give peace to people, the world and the community is for you to be at peace with yourself. What you never have you can never give.”

Kola Adenekan, a chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate from Lagos, Nigeria

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“To build peace is not easy. It takes years and fighting and sadness and sorrows. That is when you understand the real value of peace and how expensive and valuable it is. If you don’t understand the value of peace, you will never hold on to it. The best thing is to fix things and do what is right.”

Lightness Isojick, a Swahili teaching assistant from Tanzania

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Cafe to support local arts with weekly performances STAFF WRITER

Cups an Espresso Cafe, a coffee shop on Jackson Avenue, is beginning a series of weekly performances by local artists. It began the initiative this month, but Cups owner Lee Bowie has always had a passion for combining his business ventures with local artists and artistic inspirations.

It was not too long ago that Bowie opened Shelter on Van Buren, a coffee and arts venue concept on Van Buren Avenue that intertwined both his passions.

Unfortunately, Shelter closed in January 2017, a year after opening. It was known as a local hot spot for artists and writers as well as a hub for the arts community.

Many were sad to hear of Shelter’s closing and feared it would weaken the unique vibe the arts community has worked hard to bring to the city of Oxford.

Melanie Addington, executive director of the Oxford Film Festival, recalled its impact in an interview with The Oxford Eagle, saying, “Shelter and the Bowies have been instrumental in supporting the arts here.”

However, even after the closing of Shelter, Bowie has remained loyal to his mission to keep the arts involved in Oxford and his businesses. As a result of the community’s combined dedication, the arts in Oxford continue to thrive today.

This series is just one of the many ways Cups hopes to get back to supporting local musicians and artists, and it isn’t the first time the shop has held live performances. The coffee shop used to hold shows and events regularly in 2014 and 2015, Bowie said.

He said Cups took a break in 2016 but is hoping to get the community more involved by having weekly artists. He also said it had a few shows again this summer but hopes to have a consistent schedule for the school year.

Not only are these shows a great way for new artists to get their names out there, but they also bring a different feel to Cups. It is a popular place for locals to hang out, whether they’re stopping in on their way to work or sitting down with friends and coworkers for weekly meetings or study groups. Bowie said he hopes these events will bring in more customers who don’t usually go to Cups or haven’t heard about it. He also hopes to be able to transition the same artistic vibe of Shelter to the new endeavor at Cups.

These shows provide students and residents a place to relax and unwind while hearing good music and drinking some freshly

PHOTO BY: MADISON WREN

Interior of Cups on Jackson Avenue brewed coffee.

Cups is excited to be hosting Anne Freeman this coming week and upholding a welcoming environment for all customers.

Anne Freeman will be performing from 6 to 7 p.m. this Wednesday at Cups.

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CBDB brings the boogie with beats, minimal structure JORDYN SMITH STAFF WRITER

Proud Larry’s will be overcome with funky tunes when jam band CBDB hits the stage this Thursday night.

This Alabama band brings a unique sound it describes as Joyfunk, a genre determined to keep the crowd boogying. Bass guitarist for the band, Mike Sinopole, described Joyfunk is positive, happy music. He said it’s a blend of these positive sounds and vibes, mixed with the group’s instinct to try to stay funky, that gets people dancing and moving.

Its self-made sound is a smooth mix of jazz, funk and rock ‘n’ roll that fuses the three into one electrifying jam. This Southern blend of ear-catching sounds makes

it simply impossible to stand still.

This also isn’t CBDB’s first time in Oxford. It has a loyal fan base that always shows up ready for a good time. Sinopole said the band is excited to be back.

“We have a good crowd in Oxford,” he said. “So we always have a fun time there.”

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September album roundup:

ODESZA, Nick Mulvey, The National DANIEL PAYNE STAFF WRITER

Tired of listening to the same albums on repeat? Seeking some fresh new music to listen to? Look no further than these three new albums released earlier this month.

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“A MOMENT APART” – ODESZA 7/10 The genre of this album isn’t easily discerned, but that is to the credit of ODESZA. The conglomeration of electronic, pop and even classical has been categorized as electropop, but this isn’t your average pop album.

The album opens with some intriguing storytelling in the first track, ‘Intro’, and moves into a full, orchestral sound that quickly transforms into a more modern set, with constant drum kicks and electronically altered vocals. This second track, “A Moment Apart,” is the best song of the album; it’s a well-composed, catchy yet moving piece of music that gives the listener space to breathe and take in everything that’s happening. It’s probably my favorite song from this entire new album roundup.

The rest of the album, unfortunately, loses some of these qualities. As the album continues, it lacks the space it so desperately needs for the listener to enjoy the sounds instead of drowning in them.

The music also become less original as the album continues. It seems more like cookie-cutter pop than the intriguing opening of the album. It’s easy for it to become more like background music than an engaging listen.

This does turn around toward the end of the album, as some of the last songs recapture the magic of track two. It may be too late by this point, though — the listener should already be in a world of his or her own.

While a good album, it’s not the masterpiece we may have hoped for from the first minutes of listening.

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“SLEEP WELL BEAST “– THE NATIONAL 7.5/10 A mostly melancholy album, “Sleep Well Beast” is grittier than ODESZA’s “A Moment Apart.” The gravelly, deep voice of Matt Berninger dominates the album, along with the standard sounds of a modern indie-rock band: driving drums, varied electric guitar and some piano/keyboard.

The National layers sounds to build the music, gradually achieving high-energy moments throughout the album. This is especially exemplified in “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness,” in which simple lines in multiple voices climb to a high-impact guitar feature.

The album also provides a variety of feels, from a slow sadness to a more energetic rock.

The contrast between these songs differentiates them, keeping the listener engaged throughout.

The chord structures don’t follow the trend of engagement, though. It isn’t hard to tell what comes next among a repetitive, predictable choice of chords in most songs. This is due to the focus on the texture of the sound instead of its tone. The grittiness fits the sad, real feel of the album, leading to a sort of listening different from the other albums in this review.

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“WAKE UP NOW” - NICK MULVEY 8/10 If you’re looking to hold on to a little more of the upbeat acoustic sounds of summer, look no further than “Wake Up Now.” Nick Mulvey’s second full-length album is full of his distinctive voice over rhythmic guitars, driving percussion and even some brass voices. The sound is lighter than the other two albums in this review, but it still maintains a depth that grounds the light, airy compositions.

There are plenty of foot-tapping songs that are catchy without being overbearing, along with moments to slow down and relax with light finger-picking and soft vocals.

Mulvey takes an approach different from the layered, building sounds of The National. He employs horns, strings and subtle electronic elements in exactly the right moments to catch the listener off guard.

The perfect moments of suspension, impact and emotion make for a unique, creative sound that is worth the listen.

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Marty Roberts, who started his facility for training canines in specific hunting strategies, is recognized all over the world for breeding and training first-class British Labradors.

JACK ORLOFF STAFF WRITER

As waterfowl season approaches in the United States, hunters all over the country are on the search for a good retriever, a companion that will be just as excited to get into the duck blind as they are.

A properly trained, obedient and trustworthy canine makes a big difference when it comes to hunting waterfowl. Nobody knows this notion better then Marty Roberts, owner of Sporting Life Kennels, located just off Highway 6 in Oxford.

“I just have a passion for dogs,” Roberts said.

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kennels with his wife in 2008 on a 42-acre farm, has since earned worldwide respect for breeding and training first-class British Labradors.

“When I was 17, I got my first retriever,” Roberts said. “I fell in love with the whole idea of dog training and was already duck hunting a lot. My father was in real estate and homebuilding, so I followed in his footsteps for a bit, but I always knew I wanted to do something in the outdoors, particularly something with dogs.”

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erts is silencing this preconception. Nowadays, dog owners in Hawaii and Peru purchase dogs from Sporting Life and owners send their retrievers to Oxford for training.

“I try to match trainers with the personalities of the dog,” he said. “We think of ourselves as schoolteachers. We don’t have just one method — we consider ourselves balanced trainers. So when we get a new puppy or dog, we use food as a reward then slowly get off of that and go to leash training. Then we go from there.

It’s all different, and no two dogs are alike.”

Sporting Life has grown its brand and business tremendously since Roberts first started the kennel, and garnered the spotlight with-

in the world-class retriever breeding and training scene. This fall, Roberts and the dogs will even have their own TV show on the Pursuit Channel. Sporting Life Retriever TV will follow Roberts throughout the hunting season as well as the other owners of what are considered the finest gun dogs from the South.

“The first year I was in business, I did not make a salary,” he said. “I went from doing everything to having a 10-person staff made up mostly of Ole Miss students and a television show.”

John McCay, a senior at Ole Miss and an avid outdoorsman himself, has been an employee at Sporting Life Kennels for more than a year.

“I love the outdoors, particularly hunting and fishing,” McCay said. “This job gives me an opportunity to be in the fresh air and learn more about the sport every day.”

While working outside is a plus, McCay said he finds the relationship he develops with the dogs and their owners to be most rewarding.

“There’s no bond like the bond between a man and his dog,” he said. “It’s really special for us to be able to make that bond happen for dog owners and hunters all over the country.”

One thing that makes Roberts stand out among trainers is the real-life experience he gives his dogs.

Each year, he places some of his best dogs in the homes of field guides around the United States and Canada to get them out in the field before they come back to Oxford to be sold.

While waterfowl season starts in November for Mississippi hunters, the season has already begun in Canada. Preacher, one of Marty’s “stud dogs,” has already picked up a few hundred ducks and geese within the last three weeks working with a guide in Saskatchewan, Canada.

For guides and hunters alike, having a good retriever can make or break a hunt.

Finding his passion in this important market, Roberts and Sporting Life Kennels have put themselves on the map; and with the season getting closer, more of the Oxford-trained retrievers will be sold and shipped off to get out in the field with their new owners this fall.

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Ole Miss volleyball travels to Starkville today ETHAN WRIGHT STAFF WRITER

Sitting at 10-5 on the season, Ole Miss volleyball head coach Steven McRoberts’ team is entering a crucial stretch of its 31game season.

Last Friday saw the Rebels begin SEC play against Auburn, and Sunday saw them record their first SEC win of the season against Alabama. Now sitting at 1-1 in conference play, Ole Miss will leave the comfort of its home court to take on the struggling Mississippi State Bulldogs.

The Rebels’ win Sunday marked the first time in seven years that the team has won in its first weekend of SEC play.

Carrying that momentum into Wednesday’s match with the Bulldogs will be McRoberts’ primary focus.

“We are going in with more motivation than we have had in the past, especially understanding that we can get to 2-1 in the league,” McRoberts said.

The implications of the matchup in Starkville will be enough to make this head-tohead worth watching, but the history between the schools will add an even greater level of drama to the action.

While Ole Miss leads Mississippi State 69-26 all time, the Bulldogs have taken the last three victories from the Rebels, including the last two in Starkville. Despite recent history pointing in favor of the Bulldogs, McRoberts and his team will look to continue on the success they have found early this season and put the losing streak behind them.

Ole Miss’ success so far this season can be attributed to many factors, including the highly impressive play of seniors Kate Gibson and Lexi Thompson and sophomore Nayo Warnell. Gibson and Thompson are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the SEC in double-doubles, respectively, with Thompson holding the career record at Ole Miss with 44. Warnell’s sev-

enth-ranked hitting percentage (.347) in the SEC has certainly helped as well.

As a team, Ole Miss ranks first in the SEC in digs per set (17.35), third in kills (13.88) and fourth in opponent hitting percentage (.164) and assists (12.92). The eye-catching individual and team play have not only led to the Rebels’ early success this season but also distinguished them from their Wednesday night opponents.

Mississippi State is sitting right over .500 at 9-8 on the season, losing all three sets in four of its losses. In SEC play, the Bulldogs have already fallen to 0-2, another sign of hope for the Rebels ahead of their matchup.

PHOTO BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN At just 5-4 in its home environment so far this year, Mis- Players celebrate after a Kate Gibson kill during the first set against Austin Peay sissippi State’s home-court earlier this season. advantage may also not be as but this season’s upward trajec- tions from younger play-makstrong as past years have made tory suggests that the pair’s past ers like Warnell and Emily it appear. might just be the past after all. Stroup, the Rebels will look to Ole Miss has struggled the With the leadership and talent maintain their success against past few years in its clashes with of Gibson and Thompson as the Bulldogs and go 2-1 in conin-state rival Mississippi State, well as the invaluable contribu- ference play.

Laremy Tunsil joins national anthem protests GRAYSON WEIR SPORTS EDITOR

NFL protests that began in 2016 expanded across the nation this weekend after President Trump said on Friday that players who take part in kneeling or sitting during the national anthem should be fired.

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now.

Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’” the president said. “You know, some owner is going to do that.

He’s going to say, ‘That guy that disrespects our flag, he’s fired.’ And that owner, they don’t know it (but) they’ll be the most popular person in this country.”

These comments allude to the mass protest across the

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Laremy Tunsil (left) locks arms, kneels with Dolphins teammates during the national anthem before the game against the New York Jets on Sunday in New Jersey. league that began with quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who famously knelt during the anthem last season to protest racial injustice.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick said in 2016. “To me, this

is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

Throughout the remainder of the 2016/2017 year, many other players showed solidarity with Kaepernick by kneeling,

sitting or raising a fist to the sky during the anthem.

The former starting NFL quarterback is not currently on an NFL roster and has not spoken publicly about his movement in several months.

However, players have continued to protest during the anthem without him. Trump’s most recent statements led to widespread protests throughout the weekend. Protesters included members of the Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars, who chose to protest overseas during their game at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Tight end Julius Thomas was one of the players who took a knee Sunday. Thomas, who had previously stood during the anthem, knelt next to three of his teammates, one of whom was former Ole Miss left tackle Laremy Tunsil, now a starter

for the Dolphins.

When asked what changed for him, Thomas said, “to have the president trying to intimidate people — I wanted to send a message that I don’t condone that. I’m not OK with somebody trying to prevent someone from standing up for what they think is important.”

While many players sat or took a knee, some teams didn’t take the field for the anthem at all. Others stood for the anthem but locked arms in solidarity.

In response to Sunday’s clear anti-Trump sentiments, the president tweeted: “Great solidarity for our National Anthem and for our Country. Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable. Bad ratings!”

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Mistake-free football the key to beating Alabama BEN MILLER

STAFF WRITER

Alabama is good at football. Everybody knows that.

However, over the past three years, it has noticeably struggled against Ole Miss more than in the years prior. Two consecutive wins for Ole Miss in 2014 and 2015 were followed by a narrow Alabama five-point victory in the 2016 season. This year, of course, presents new challenges to a Rebel team that is already several rungs down the ladder from the Crimson Tide. Despite this, one thing remains the same every time this challenge arises: the game plan.

For the Rebels, the key to victory is playing their own brand of disciplined football. According to defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff, Alabama forces opposing teams into this type of play or causes them to succumb to its high-powered, disciplined attack and shutdown defense.

“They’re very patient,” he said. “They make you be very responsible. They make you do all the things a good football team makes you do.

We got to control the gaps.

We got to control the game, and that’s what they do well.

They make you pay.”

The team hopes to im-

prove on their play from two weeks ago against Cal, where mistakes were rampant. The hope moving into the weekend is that these can be cut down. Ultimately, nothing but a perfect game will result in a win against No. 1 Alabama.

“They’re a disciplined football team,” McGriff said.

“They fly around. They do what they do, and they do it well. They take care of the football. They don’t make many mistakes, and when they do, you have to capitalize on them.”

There’s a certain intimidation factor that comes with playing against the No. 1 team in the nation, especially when it’s in that position almost every year. That intimidation is amplified when playing in Tuscaloosa in front of more than 100,000 fans, and it can be conducive to committing more errors than normal. However, the attitude around the team is that this year is no different than recent years. For senior linebacker DeMarquis Gates, who participated in the wins in 2014 and 2015, nothing changes this week.

“We just have to play our game,” he said. “We really got the talent to beat them.

We just have to stay disciplined and play our game.

That’s everything that we can do.”

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Associate head coach and defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff speaks on the upcoming football season at a press conference held earlier this season.

The message is clear from top to bottom, and for Gates, there is an air of confidence, considering his career success against Alabama. This team, like all others, has an identity. Despite all the distractions and the talk end-

lessly surrounding players and coaches alike, the Ole Miss Rebels came to do their own talking this season, and Saturday’s bout in Tuscaloosa is the perfect opportunity to silence the doubters.

This year especially, that

mentality is what defines this team. It is sticking to that identity of passion, drive and discipline that will power the Rebels to a strong showing against their longtime rivals across the border in Alabama.

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