The Daily Mississippian - Sept. 29, 2016

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Volume 105, No. 27

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Being undecided is not a See theDMonline for more photos of the walk with the bad thing Chancellor on Tuesday and for homecoming week coverage SEEOPINIONPAGE 2

Grab homecoming week Student government

by the horns

PHOTOS BY: TAYLAR TEEL

Landon Chapman (top) and Rachael Barnette (bottom) ride the mechanical bull during the Student Activities Association’s homecoming week event on Tuesday at the Student Union Plaza.

announces senators for open seats ALEXIS NEELY

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he Associated Student Body Senate filled its 13 open seats Tuesday, after comments from a current senator roused controversy during voting hours. Newly elected 2016 ASB Senators include Allen Coon, Anderson Brucie Helton, Anna Lauren Hale, Case Knight, Coco McDonnel, Crawford Moore, Dylan Wood, Merritt Belk, Peyton Belk, Reagan Moody, Sara Butts, Taylor Story and Zoe Windham. Current ASB Sen. Tim Pickett sent a message Tuesday morning via the GroupMe app, endorsing specific candidates and encouraging voters to “keep the NAACP and flaming libs out of office.” Pickett, author of the controverisal message, later apologized to those who were offended by his poor choice of words. Ten of the 13 senators elected Tuesday night were on Pickett’s list. Following the spread of a screenshot of Pickett’s message via social media, the ASB Elections Commission released a statement stressing the importance of integrity and civility during the election process. “The Elections Commission asserts that these comments do

not reflect the mission statement of our Associated Student Body, which calls for us to serve selflessly and to represent justly the student body, prioritizing student’s interest and needs above personal ambition and prejudice,” the statement read. “While there were no campaign rules violated, we will continue to monitor and further explore what has occurred in order to maintain the spirit of the campaign and the integrity of our political process in the Associated Student Body.” The statement encouraged students to not actively alienate different student voices in this process and to vote for the candidates they believe will work to better the university. ASB President Austin Powell said Pickett’s act of campaigning via the GroupMe app was not the issue, but the content of the campaign message was. “The context of not working together as students to represent other students and saying that we needed a political ideology more over another, that’s the issue we had,” Powell said. “The whole job of someone in a student government position is to say ‘I’m representing all students,’ not a political ideology. That’s what goes against our beliefs as an organization.”

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UPD cracks down on converter thefts on campus

CHELSEA SCOTT

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University police have reported an ongoing issue with theft of catalytic converters on campus for the past two weeks. According to a UM Today crime alert, the University Police Department has received four recent reports regarding the theft of catalytic converters. UPD Chief of Police Tim Potts said these instances are the first thefts of catalytic converters reported on campus in several years.

Chris Gilbert, a mechanic at Ray Brothers Automotive, said catalytic converters are essential in every vehicle and burn the emissions going through the exhaust so there are not as many pollutants. “If it is taken off your car, the computer is not going to read right because you have an oxygen sensor in front of it and behind it that reads the fuel mixture going into the exhaust and out of the exhaust of the catalytic converter,” Gilbert said. “If it’s removed, your car will be very loud and

PHOTO BY: KAMERA GRIFFIN

UPD officers suggest that those with vehicles on campus should park in well-lit areas and check on their vehicles frequently in SEE UPD PAGE 3 attempt to stop theft of catalytic converters.


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