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(Left) The Barnard Observatory held a full house Tuesday night at the panel on Confederate iconography. (Right)The University of Mississippi’s NAACP chapter president Buka Okoye at the panel Monday night.

UM NAACP holds Resolution puts pressure on ASB panel on iconography to remove state flag from campus LASHERICA THORNTON lthornto@go.olemiss.edu

A controversy in which Mississippi has been a focal point resurfaced Tuesday as students and professors gathered to discuss the meaning behind Confederate symbols on campus, with an audience of both supporters of the Mississippi state flag and those in favor of its change.

Tuesday night, UM NAACP partnered with the UM Center for Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement to host a Confederate Symbols Forum at Barnard Observatory.

Following the June 17 shooting of nine worshippers in a historically black church in Charleston, the media used suspected shooter Dylann Roof’s support of the Confederate flag to spark a debate across the United States about Confederate symbolism.

“It was the events that occurred over the summer, as well

as the continued fight from Black Lives Matter activists for education equity, housing inequalities and disparities in the justice system happening across the board that led to this forum,” Chukwuebuka Okoye, UM NAACP president , said.

Okoye said with the goal of generating an ongoing discussion around campus surrounding the use of Confederate iconography and the use of the Confederate emblem in Mississippi’s state flag, NAACP and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement formed this event to help the organizations provide a more inclusive space at the University.

John Neff, director of The Center for Civil War Research, was the first of the panelists to speak.

Neff gave a brief overview of the wartime origins of Confederate symbols. Assistant professor of anthropology Jodi Skipper read aloud an essay she wrote detail-

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The University of Mississippi’s NAACP chapter and College Democrats are drafting a resolution for the Associated Student Body senate to remove the Mississippi state flag from campus.

Chukwuebuka Okoye, president of the University’s NAACP chapter, said he hopes minds can be changed through dialogue by addressing the Confederate iconography on campus.

“It’s not something that we tolerate at all, and it’s preventing us from having a safe academic space,” Okoye said.

Because the University is a campus that includes many people from different backgrounds, Okoye said the flag is not an inclusive symbol, nor one he can connect with personally. It offends many on a personal level, according to

Okoye.

“The creed requires us to respect the dignity of all people,” Allen Coon, president of College Democrats said. “Just having the flag on our campus is violating our creed.”

Coon said they feel the state flag has no place on our campus at all.

“It’s not representative of what we try to strive for as a university and It certainly does not represent our values,” Coon said.”We want to put pressure on ASB because this is an issue they need to address. It needs to come down.”

Coon said five of the state’s eight public universities still fly the state flag. The three Universities who do not fly the state flag are Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University and Mississippi State University, which voted to not fly the flag on campus in 2001, according to The Dispatch.

“I do not take any offense to pressure,” Brahan said. “That’s

the purpose of the campus senate— to listen to the student body.”

Brahan said he is expecting some heated debate, tension and different opinions. Those types of debates are not problems, he said, they are just a part of the process. His job is to facilitate the debates, making sure they are fair.

“I think that it will be interesting to see the entire campus become engaged in an issue that can promote change on our campus,” Brahan said. “Seeing groups pressure senators into passing something, I think that this is good direction to take.”

Brahan said the votes will be anonymous unless someone motions to vote by roll call.

Brahan said roll call voting is usually requested for a resolution like this, however.

This issue may never have arisen, Brahan said, if it were not for a system ASB recently

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ANONYMOUS “So, what are you?”

This is always one of the first questions asked when a member of the opposite sex decides to engage in conversation with me.

There are so many answers, but I know only 11 of them will satisfy their query. Basically, what letters do you flaunt?

Greek life is only approximately 38 percent of this school, yet somehow it always seems to be in the spotlight - whether for positive reasons or negative reasons. I’m not dishing on Greek life at all, because I am affiliated, but there is so much more to college life than Greek letters. Yes, I support the social aspect, the philanthropies and the friendships that are born, but what really is the difference between the 11? Nothing, honestly. Every sorority is essentially the same, but with a different name.

The tier system seems to only exist for the people that never left

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their high school clique-oriented mentality— or for many of the frat boys who have crossed my path.

In the minds of others, someone has to be “on top” and someone has to be “bottom tier.”

But who are people, involved in Greek life or not, to judge?

At every fraternity party my freshman year, the first question was always “What sorority are you in?” When I told them, some would say “Oh, do you know soand-so? She’s a….”

Or they would immediately stop talking to me. What gives these Greek-affiliated men the authority to judge who I am and what I believe in based on what letters I wear or if I choose to wear letters at all?

Greek life does not define who I am. It doesn’t change my beliefs.

It doesn’t change the way I grew up. It doesn’t change how much money I have. It doesn’t change the fact that I am who I am. What it does, though, is add to me.

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But if it were to be taken away, I wouldn’t be any less of a person than I was pre-rush.

College is all about discovering yourself, and some people just go about it in different ways. There are so many other different organizations that can help people meet and get involved, such as SAA, Ambassadors etc. Greek life is not the only way you can make connections. The beauty of college is that your opportunities are endless. You can make friends through many different kinds of outlets. I, personally, am not very close with many of my sisters— they’re all great, just not really my niche. Another reason as to where my letters don’t define me.

So basically, “What am I?” I am who I am regardless of what t-shirts I wear. I am who I was before you knew what letters I wore, and I still am the same person after you realize that my letters don’t “live up to your standards.”

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much, I may embarrass myself, I might not drive a Mercedes, but at the end of the day, every sorority has all types of different girls.

Outside of Greek life, there are so many awesome young ladies who don’t sport letters, but are not any less of a person, either.

Yes, Greek life was one of the best decisions that I have made, but it is definitely not the only outlet that would have made me feel happy or important. Yes, it’s nice to have sisters that are always there for you and a community of people who share the same interests, but you can definitely find that elsewhere. Letters don’t define who I am. And yes, maybe I am in a “bottom tier” sorority, but in my heart they are “top” and that’s all that matters. No opinion of an ignorant frat boy, or otherwise, will ever take that away from me.

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Coon said the issue is something that divides the University. He said many individuals will have a hard time letting go of these symbols, but it is an opportunity to present the University in a new light to the nation.

“This is our chance to be leaders. The positives I think certainly outweigh the negatives of ‘losing part of your heritage,’” Coon said. “Which in honesty, is pretty much a heritage based on hate and racial oppression.”

For him to come to the University, Okoye said he had to look outside of that symbol and start looking at other spaces.

Okoye said he wants everyone to feel welcomed and comfortable on campus and not just by a particular group of people.

Okoye said he gets asked all of the time, “Why do you go to a university that you know is racist?”

He said he does not believe the campus is racist because of the number of inclusive opportunities it has to offer, but said it does have underlying racial tension.

“To remain inclusive, you are going to go through some hurdles,” Okoye said. “It’s how you overcome those hurdles.”

Coon said many people ask ‘Why is the flag an issue, when there are bigger issues to deal with?’

“When does this start being an issue?” Coon said. “It’s 2015. When do we start addressing this? We need to step to the plate.”

Coon said there are many universities with Confederate iconography, but Ole Miss’ is prominently set in front of one

of the most iconic buildings of the University.

Although many universities remove these icons, Coon said he wants the University to contextualize them. Coon said this would maintain the importance of history without allowing it to continue to define the University. He said he feels uncomfortable when any kind of symbolism is directly tied to racial injustice.

“I always ask (critics), ‘Whose heritage is it’?,” Coon said. “If you’re really pushing for progress, and you care about and respect your fellow man and how he views things on this campus, then you’re going to be excited to finally see this symbol of oppression, symbol of racial apartheid and injustice come down.”

If this resolution passes and the flag is removed from campus, Okoye said it would be more than just a step in the right direction, he would even call it a leap.

“The minute we see it down, especially here on our flagship institution, that’s when we’re really just like ‘we’ve overcome,’” Okoye said. “It’s one checkmark for many more to come.”

Both the University of Mississippi College Democrats and the University of Mississippi’s NAACP chapter will release a statement today at noon regarding the Mississippi state flag and will host a rally on Oct. 7.

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continued from page 1 ing the importance of the power and influence of Confederate iconography on society.

Jeffrey Bourdon, writing and rhetoric instructor, utilized a white board and marker to present his argument of four phases the Confederate flag went through while being justified in society: segregation, rebellion, confusion and clarification— which starts this year.

Spencer Pleasants, a sophomore and co-president of UM PHOTO BY: ROYCE SWAYZE Pride Network, mentioned these John Neff, director of The Center for Civil War Research, speaks at the panel Tuesday. four phases while discussing his sion, ASB president Rod Bridges ply to the American flag. understanding of the forum.

Freshman Jaylon Martin rose “I’ve learned a lot about the called the room to speak about the issue of Confederate symin response. history of the Confederacy, esbols.

“Comparing the American pecially the four phases of how it Jon Rawl, representative of and Confederate flags doesn’t was viewed after the Civil War,” the Sons of Confederate Veterchange what the Confederate Pleasants said. “I also learned ans, was first to take the podium flag symbolizes,” Martin said. how people who share my oppoas a supporter of the Confeder“The right to live was taken away sition for the flag can gather in a conducive, educated environ- ate flag. Defending the attacks under this flag. You can’t ignore ment and that flag supporters on Confederate symbols, Rawl the feelings of citizens of yesteralmost seem glib and defending asked the audience to consider day or today. Considering what of the Confederate flag com- the concepts discussed by the was done under this flag’s name panelists and determine wheth- should make you not want to pletely.”

Director of the Center for the er the same concepts could ap- wave the confederate flag.”

Study of Southern Culture Ted Ownby spoke on perceptions of the flag, especially those who wear, fly or show affection for it. Lastly, Leigh McWhite of archives and special collections concluded the conversation by providing the history of how Confederate symbols have affected the University of Mississippi.

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AIDS leaders urge broader use of preventive drug JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal officials are asking Mississippi health care providers to expand use of a medicine that can keep people from getting AIDS. At a conference on minority HIV and health disparities, Douglas Brooks on Friday

urged more use of the drug Truvada for people at risk of contracting HIV. Studies have found that the drug sharply reduce AIDS infection rates.

“The science is clear, this works,” said Brooks, director of the Office of National Aids Policy. “What we need to do is

figure out how to get people access to this.”

Dr. Leandro Mena, a University of Mississippi Medical Center professor who specializes in sexually transmitted diseases, says more than 100 patients at a Jackson clinic take the drug for pre-ex27595

posure prophylaxis. But he estimates 5,000 Mississippi residents — especially men who have sex with other men and intravenous drug users — could benefit.

Brooks said overcoming the social stigma associated with HIV in the South is a barrier to wider use.

“We’re not talking about the stigma because that’s the hardest piece,” he said. He added that effective medicines won’t help “if people are afraid to take their medications at home or are afraid of taking their medications in front of their friends.”

The yearly conference is intended to focus attention on the heavy rate of HIV infection in the South, especially among black men. Brooks cited statistics showing more than half of new HIV infections are in the South and more than half are in people aged 13 to 34.

“We want to really address and put an end to the HIV epidemic in our region,” Mena said. “We’re trying to make

sure everyone knows their HIV status and has access to care.”

Brooks urged caregivers to also expand testing for HIV, saying early detection and treatment is imperative. Beyond that, he said a broad spectrum of care, including mental health care and efforts to make sure people follow treatment regimens, need to be expanded.

Mena said too many people still don’t know that Truvada, which is also used to treat HIV infections, can be used as a pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent infection in the first place. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved use of the drug for prevention in 2012, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines calling for its use in 2014. The CDC says it’s important that users still use condoms to protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

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Mac is back from the ‘GO:OD AM’ to night album, Mac Miller sounds like a real rapper. His beats and his vocals are completely in sync, and his lyrics are clear and clever.

“Break the Law,” in particular, is a glowing example of Mac Miller delivering rhymes that we can take seriously.

Listeners should be able to catch little bits here and there of the producers Mac Miller worked with, such as Tyler, the Creator, ID Labs and Thundercat, woven seamlessly into his sound.

Overall, “GO:OD AM” is an album we should all take seriously.

It has a sound that feels carefully assembled, professional and artistic. The rhythm and beats are layered and complicated, not

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Even for the most energetic of morning people, getting out of bed to the high-pitched shrieking of the alarm clock is a difficult experience. With Pittsburg rapper Mac Miller’s newest album, “GO:OD AM,” mornings might be a little better.

In his third studio album, Mac Miller isn’t playing around. He’s shaking his listeners awake and holding their attention. No more thrown together party-house rap: it’s a brand new day for Mac Miller. His No. 4 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 proves his awakening is for the better.

From the very first track, “Doors,” it’s obvious this album was well thought out. It’s groggy, almost indecipherable, and it’s slow. Get it? It’s just like you feel when you wake up in the morning.

The first half of the album has a kind of jazzy, auto-tuned feel to it. Think early morning in a sleepy brownstone neighborhood. Maybe at times the rhythm takes over, drowning out Mac’s lyrics behind synthesized jazz trumpets, but some way or another, he always manages to pull the listener back through almost calculated vocals.

Track by track, it is beyond clear Mac Miller is waking up: the vocals get stronger, the rhythms more complex and the beats more lively. “GO:OD AM” is not an album you can just throw on shuffle— it’s too well thought out for that.

“Weekend feat. Miguel” is definitely the most perfectly placed song on the track list— the noon of the day, if you will. It acts as

just the same few chords over and over with periodic dramatic pauses, but carefully arranged.

Mac Miller isn’t spitting up watery stoner-garbage singles, he’s producing the kind of album you listen to all the way through.

Each song has its own distinct feel, its own role, but the album as a whole is an interesting and complex entity, like a walk through a day in the life of Mac Miller himself.

As a side note, we should all get a little excited, since Mac Miller is bringing his release tour to our beloved Oxford Monday, October 26 at The Lyric. Tickets are on sale now.

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almost a bridge, connecting the beginning of the album, which starts off slow but gradually builds up momentum, to the latter half, which carefully maintains the energy before it is gently released. Every now and again, with tracks such as “Perfect Circle/God Speed” and “ROS,” there are little rests in the building momentum. They almost jerk a listener backwards, but give Mac the opportunity to really show off his verses and his music rather than just blabbering as quickly as possible track after track.

Not that Mac Miller is singing anyone to sleep. The high-energy tracks, like “Weekend,” are strong enough to stand alone.

You can add a few to your pregame playlist. As a matter of fact, go ahead and add “In the Bag,” “Break the Law” and “When in Rome.”

Do so carefully: “GO:OD AM” isn’t just meant to be blasted at parties while people crush beer cans against their heads and scream at the moon. This is music, people.

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It was a thriller in Gainesville as last-game heroics from quarterback Will Grier led the Gators to a last-minute 28-27 victory over rival Tennessee. The rally in the final minute resulted in the 11th straight win for Florida over Tennessee. The Gators are now in the top 25 as a result of the comeback victory. Florida will be tested at home this Saturday when 3rd-ranked Ole Miss comes to the Swamp.

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The Bulldogs weren’t scared of playing at Jordan-Hare as they handled Auburn with ease, 17-9. Senior quarterback Dak Prescott led the offense, going 29-41 passing for 270 yards with two TD throws. Mississippi State will be on the road once again as they face 14th-ranked Texas A&M.

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Another year, another comefrom-behind overtime victory against Arkansas in AT&T Stadium in Dallas. The Aggies escaped rival Arkansas and won in overtime 28-21. Something about playing in “Jerry’s World” fueled this Aggie team as they raced away to another 4-0 start to the season. They’ll be tested at home Saturday night when 21st ranked Mississippi State comes to Kyle Field.

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The last time Alabama went to Georgia, they came out on top in a 41-30 victory in 2008.

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The hardest game of the season looms for the Bulldogs as they face 13th-ranked Alabama at home Saturday afternoon. This game will be the first real test of the season for the Bulldogs, but their offense has proved they can match the level of play of their stingy defense. If junior quarterback Greyson Lambert can continue his efficient play against a stout Alabama front seven, Georgia can come out on top in this SEC heavyweight showdown.

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The question remains the same as last week. Can anyone in the country stop sophomore running back Leonard Fournette? The star running back ran wild once again, totaling 244 yards on 26 carries and two scores in the Tigers’ 34-26 victory over Syracuse. The Tiger defense shined, holding Syracuse to only 281 yards of total offense and 24 points in the Carrier Dome. LSU returns home to face Eastern Michigan Saturday night.

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Maybe the closer-than-expected victory at home against Vanderbilt was the wakeup call the Rebels needed. The offense and quarterback Chad Kelly underperformed, but the defense played a stellar game leading way to a 27-16 win.

Senior running back Jaylen Walton led the Rebels on offense with 21 carries for 133 yards and one touchdown. Walton’s performance was very encouraging to the offense and much needed for a running game.

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The Wildcats have shown the ability win close games, and they proved themselves last Saturday at home in their victory over Missouri 21-13. Besides their one possession loss to Florida, this Kentucky team has shown drastic improvements from last season.

All of their victories have come in one possession games. Kentucky will face Eastern Kentucky at home Saturday.

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Their two straight, narrow wins finally caught up to the defending SEC East champs as they fell on the road at Kentucky 21-13 last Saturday.

Kentucky seemed to move the ball down the field easier than Missouri and the quarterback play of the Tigers’ Maty Mauk stalled the offense at times. Missouri will look to rebound at home against South Carolina Saturday morning.

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The quarterback switch seems to be working for South Carolina: true freshman Lorenzo Nunez led the Gamecocks to a 31-14 victory over UCF last Saturday. Can Nunez pull out another victory on the road at Missouri this Saturday?

A win Saturday could turn around the season for the program and head coach Steve Spurrier’s future in Columbia.

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In their two losses this season, the Volunteers have blown two big leads.

However, no game has been worse than their 28-27 loss at Florida last Saturday.

Tennessee was up 27-14 with a little over 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter and gave up 14 points in the final four minutes of the game. Can the Volunteers recover from two devastating losses?

They’ll have to regroup quickly, as they face Arkansas at home Saturday night.

Another team seemingly on a free-fall is the Razorbacks of Arkansas. Now at 1-3 on the season, it could be a disastrous season for a team picked as a dark-horse in the conference. Looking down the schedule, there may be two or three winnable games for the Razorbacks in a deep SEC West loaded schedule. They’ll look to turnaround their season quickly, as they’ll face Tennessee on the road Saturday.

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AUBURN

Auburn seems to be on a free-fall now with two straight SEC losses. The Tigers could not muster up any offense in their 17-9 home loss to Mississippi State last Saturday. Head coach Gus Malzahn announced that freshman quarterback Sean White will get his second straight start after the benching of incumbent starter Jeremy Johnson. The Tigers will face San Jose State at home this Saturday afternoon.

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Offensive and defensive line key in Rebels’ success BRIAN SCOTT RIPPEE thedmsports@gmail.com

The Ole Miss offensive and defensive lines have been points of emphasis in the early season for the Rebels. Injuries and off-field issues have forced a number of players on both sides of the ball to assume larger roles than anticipated coming out of fall camp.

On the defensive side of the ball, Ole Miss lost Issac Gross to a sea-

one. Gross’ injury, coupled with the fact that the Ole Miss defense has spent more time on the field than any other defense in the SEC, has made depth essential to the Rebels’ success on defense.

Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Breeland Speaks has been key piece in adding to the Ole Miss depth chart on the defensive line.

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After Robert Nkemdiche played more than 80 snaps against Alabama, Speaks has been called on to take some pressure off Nkemdiche. His play has allowed the Ole Miss coaching staff to play more guys and help battle fatigue.

Speaks said he has learned a lot from Nkemdiche.

“You always have to come off the ball. No matter if it’s pass or run, your ‘get off’ is always most important,” Speaks said. “You’ve just got to throw everything at them every play.”

Speaks provides an added threat in the game with his 6-foot3-inch, 308 pound frame in the passing game. Speaks has an innate ability to bat down balls at the line of scrimmage, which has taken pressure off of the secondary.

On the offensive side of the ball, the line continues to battle injuries and inconsistency, increased by being without junior All-American left tackle Laremy Tunsil due to an ongoing NCAA investigation. Seniors Robert Conyers and Justin Bell, as well as freshman Rod Taylor, continue to battle nagging injuries that have sidelined them from practice and game action.

“There were some things I was

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The Ole Miss offensive line practices Tuesday in preparation for the Florida game. pleased with and things I was not. on Florida.

I think the overall theme of that “We’re just looking for consisgame, for me, was inconsistency,” tency and execution in what we Matt Luke, offensive line coach, do,” Luke said. said of the line’s performance Florida features a talented deagainst Vanderbilt. “There were fensive line that, according to some good things on tape from Luke, is similar to the Ole Miss the young guys, but there was in- front four in the sense that they consistency that stopped some are a little bit smaller and a lot drives.” quicker than other defensive line Luke alluded to a couple of dif- units. ferent instances near the goal line “They’re similar to us,“ Luke that prevented the Rebels from said. “They like to penetrate and scoring touchdowns. The Reb- create tackles for loss in the backel offensive line has had to play field. They’re a very good defense.” a lot of different guys in a lot of Kickoff between Ole Miss and different positions, often having Florida is set for 6 p.m. three freshmen on the field, and it won’t get any easier this week as they travel to Gainesville to take

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