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Race, symbols discussed at UM Family event UM club knits hats for premature babies HADLEY HITSON
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Students and faculty gathered in Fulton Chapel on Wednesday night for the UM Family Meeting to discuss the current campus climate regarding race and Confederate symbols. “No one mentions the word climate when everything is going OK,” UM student Jaylon Martin said. “When we talk about climate, we’re talking about racial tension, the Confederate symbols, and how that interacts with all of the dynamics between students on this campus.” The University of Mississippi Black Student Union, Associated Student Body, the Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, College Panhellenic Council and the UM NAACP sponsored the event. Several participants introduced the idea that a discussion on race in America is often seen as an uncomfortable topic for people. “Being confronted with the history that for 400 years there have been systems of racial oppression in this country is a really hard thing for a lot of white folks to talk about,” senior international
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An Ole Miss student voices his opinions regarding the Confederate monument and contextualization plaques on campus. studies major John Chappell said. Many students cited ignorance and a lack of interest in understanding other people’s perspectives as reasons why the issue of institutionalized racism persists on the Ole Miss campus and in the United States today. “It is not your responsi-
bility as a black person, as a person of color, as a woman or as any oppressed person to have to teach (your oppressors), and it is also not your responsibility to have to come back at (them) gently,” Martin said. One of the most prevalent and recurring topics of conversation was the presence of the Confederate monu-
ment that sits in the Circle. Many attendees brought up the concern of erasing history by removing the statue, others suggested that it not be destroyed but moved to the UM Museum instead. “These symbols — they preserve racism. They preserve what the Confederacy
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The university welcomed the Ole Miss Knitting Club to campus last week, whose members don’t knit regular hats, scarves or blankets. The club spends its meetings knitting hats for premature babies at Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson. They held their second meeting Thursday night. The club’s vice president, Maggie McDonnell, said she had the idea to form a knitting club, but club president Sadie Rich decided the group should knit for a cause after she learned about a high school friend’s knitting project involving making clothes for patients at a children’s hospital. “We just saw a need for that here at Ole Miss, especially in northwest Mississippi,” Rich said. McDonnell first found her
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Wicker campaigns on deregulation, military expansion TAYLOR VANCE
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Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker spoke to the The Daily Mississippian on Tuesday ahead of the midterm elections on Nov. 6. Wicker said college students and millennials are critical to his vision for the state because he believes one of the government’s top priorities should be to leave the country better for the next generation. “Well, (millennials) are vital
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to my campaign, but they’re vital to my accomplishments in D.C.,” Wicker said. “It just happens that the vast majority of the people on my staff are under the age of 30.” Wicker, a resident of Tupelo, is the incumbent Republican and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He’s running for his third term in the Senate after first being appointed to the position in 2007 by former Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour. Wicker said he’s running
I took a stand that it was time for our current state flag to be placed in a museum. I haven’t changed my mind. That’s something that eventually the state of Mississippi will have to vote on.”
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for re-election based on his record of building the nation’s military up and pushing for
deregulation policies. “I am very much in agreement with the broad strokes of
President Trump’s (deregulation) program,” Wicker said. “I support (the) deregulation approach. I was pleased to be a part of the group that put 14 regulations on his desk for rescinding.” He said keeping millennials in the state after they graduate from college is a tough and frustrating issue, but he’s sponsored a bill to bring broadband internet to rural Mississippi in hopes of keeping younger people in the state.
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“Don’t just interrupt a Senator’s meal, y’all. Put your whole damn fingers in their salads. Rebecca Brown Take their apps and distribute dmads@olemiss.edu them to the other diners. Bring boxes and take their food home SALES ACCOUNT with you on the way out. They EXECUTIVES don’t deserve your civility.” Sofi Ash Those are the words of a tweet Cameron Collins sent on Oct. 6 by James Thomas, Sam Dethrow an assistant professor of socioloIsaiah Pugh gy. Over the past two weeks, this Michael Rackers incredibly immature tweet has made national headlines, throwS. GALE DENLEY ing Ole Miss into the spotlight and STUDENT MEDIA CENTER renewing the debate on liberal bias in academia. PATRICIA THOMPSON Sadly, Thomas’s tweet follows Assistant Dean/Student Media the rhetoric of many prominent Daily Mississippian Faculty Adviser public figures in the last several months, such as Rep. Maxine Waters who recently called on her supporters for the harassment of
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ular among Trump supporters, have demonized Democrats and CNN particularly since Trump’s inauguration. In July 2017, Limbaugh declared on his radio show that Trump was “the end of CNN.” On another episode he claimed that CNN has become a laughing stock and “doesn’t even know it.” Furthermore, it is extremely unsettling that some conservatives are using terms like “unstable”, “evil,” “deranged” or “a mob” to describe liberals and Democrats in news articles and political ads. Despite today’s attacks on Democrats and the press, Trump still fails to realize and accept the fact that words aren’t simply wind, and that they carry water and even hate. In a speech today, the president talked about unity,which is quite interesting considering he has done nothing but promote the contrary since he announced his candidacy for president. He’ll now probably go on with his tweets and rhetoric while his serfs continue to take in his words — even carrying them out. Suad Patton-Bey is a senior journalism and Arabic major from Oxford.
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“President Trump’s demonization of the media can have deadly consequences.” And unfortunately, he was spot on. We can sit and pretend that CNN was randomly targeted. We can ignore the numerous times Trump has called their reporting “fake” and “lies,” which would consequently make them a target for his die-hard fans. Back in January, a Michigan man was arrested for making calls to CNN, threatening the staff. In August, C-SPAN reported that a caller had made explicit threats of gun violence on-air to CNN reporters Don Lemon and Brian Stelter. However, in his defense, Trump isn’t the only guilty party here. Radical conservative pundits have undoubtedly played a role in convincing Trump’s base that CNN is full of evil people who lie about the president because they can. As we speak, Breitbart’s articles regarding today’s events solely revolve around CNN retracting a story while criticizing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DNY) for not being satisfied with Trump’s condemnation. Right-wing commentators and personalities like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, both pop-
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Paarmann, the FBI special agent in charge of the counterterrorism division in New York. Eerily enough, a law enforcement official told CNN that the bomb sent to Brennan was constructed similarly to the ones mailed to the Obamas and Clintons. The device delivered to Brennan was delivered via courier, according to law officials. The series of discovered pipe bombs addressed to public officials continued into the afternoon, forcing Americans to think and wonder, “What have we become?”. Primarily, it seems as if somebody attempted to assassinate several of President Trump’s perceived political enemies and critics. This may be horrifying and shocking to some, but this isn’t surprising, personally. There are consequences when the president calls journalists the enemy of the people, and sadly, violence is one of them. Although Trump and the White House may collectively condemn the attempted attacks, it doesn’t change the president’s long track record of dehumanizing his political rivals and demonizing the press. Last week, CNN Opinion writer Samuel G. Freedman tweeted,
Trump administration officials and Hillary Clinton who declared that there is basically no room for civility in our political discourse. As a result, government officials have been chased out of restaurants, confronted on elevators, and even physically threatened. Coming over a year after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot at a congressional baseball practice by a political radical, this type of rhetoric is extremely reckless and further divides our country along political lines. Thomas’ tweet does nothing but add to the divisiveness and lack of civility that is currently plaguing our country. Not only is Thomas’s tweet inherently wrong, but it is also unbecoming of an Ole Miss professor and an embarrassment to the university. To be clear, professors obviously have every right to express themselves and their
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political views. However, as educators, their words and actions carry a significant weight; they represent the university as well as the entire state of Mississippi. When a member of the Ole Miss community is publicly advocating for the illegal harassment of elected officials, it reflects poorly on all of us. The state of Mississippi, the university administration and the entire student body should universally condemn this professor’s childish and unprofessional words. America is a diverse country composed of people with many different political, social and ideological views. Disagreements between us will inevitably arise. However, we voice our disagreements through debate and discussion, not harassment and intimidation. Shouting at U.S. senators and physically threatening their families has absolutely
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no place in America. Violence never has been nor ever will be an appropriate response to political disagreements. If you do not approve of an elected offical, vote them out. Respectful debate has always been the foundation of our political system. Wright Ricketts is a senior banking and finance and managerial finance double major from Memphis.
CORRECTION: Photos of an air vent and bed frame published yesterday depict the interior of Luckyday Residential College. The university has yet to identify the substances discovered in students’ dorms.
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passion for knitting in high school. She said she’s enjoyed teaching others how to knit since her sorority sisters saw her knitting a blanket one day and asked her if she could teach them. “During our work week for recruitment we had a lot of downtime, and people kept asking me about like, ‘Oh how do you know how to knit?’” McDonnell said. “So, I thought of starting a knitting club, and Sadie had the idea to make it more philanthropic.” Ole Miss RebelTHON also raises money for Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson, so the knitting club is just another way the university is philanthropically connected to the hospital. Member dues for the club are $15 a semester, which covers all knitting supplies. Any leftover funds will be donated to the hospital’s neonatal unit, according to Rich. The club hopes to be granted funding from the Associated Student Body in the future. There are 22 members in the club currently. Rich and Mc-
“I’ve been a part of allocating a great deal of money to (the University of Mississippi Medical Center) for research,” Wicker said. “That’s a way to keep people in the state of Mississippi. We’ve increased jobs in the state of Mississippi. The bottom line is we have to work on job opportunities and quality of life issues inside the state.” Wicker first advocated for changing the state’s flag in 2017 but said the issue is largely a state problem and is something that can’t be handled in the Senate. “I took a stand that it was time for our current state flag to be placed in a museum,” Wicker said. “I haven’t changed my mind. That’s something that eventually the state of Mississippi will have to vote on.” Wicker said he is a supporter of most of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies, and that the committees he’s a part of provide oversight on Trump his administration. “As the second highest ranking person on the armed services committee, we have hearings where civilian leaders of
our defense are called to testify about what they’re doing with funds,” he said. “The same is true on my other committees. Especially the communications committee and how it provides oversight to the (Federal Communications Commission).” The election will take place on Nov. 6 between Wicker and his opponent, state Rep. David Baria. To read more of The Daily Mississippian’s coverage of the upcoming midterm elections, read our interviews with state Sen. Chris McDaniel, former Sec. of Agriculture Mike Espy, state Rep. David Baria and U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
actually progress the way that we tell our history and the way that we talk about our past.” Former faculty senate chair and associate professor of lighting design Michael Barnett encouraged students to push student government to make the changes they want to see. “If you want to make those types of structural changes, you need to start with your student representatives,” Barnett said. “You need to pressure the Associated Student Body to vote for change, not to
vote for parking.” Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community Engagement Katrina Caldwell concluded the meeting by addressing the concerns students raised about faculty and administration’s engagement with the racial issues on campus. “We’re here and we’re working as quickly as we possibly can to mount up an offense, not just a defense — I heard you — an offense, so that we can hopefully move this campus forward,” Caldwell said.
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continued from page 1 stood for,” freshman public policy leadership major Bobby Hudson said. “There’s an actual statue at the center of the school that uplifts (the) Confederacy, that is uplifting racism. We understand history, but this school is not a museum.” The participants also brought up the efficacy of contextualization plaques, the history of the Ole Miss name and the interactions between people of different racial backgrounds on campus. Several minority students said that while they love their home at Ole Miss, the change that needs to be made is much bigger than the issues faced every day on campus. “Personally, a lot of us, we haven’t endured any racial injustices or racial persecutions directly toward ourselves, and our peers here at the university make us feel welcome,” Hudson said. “It’s the bigger problem, the brand of the school, and that’s we have to work to change.” The meetings’ leaders also encouraged those in attendance to question their surroundings and the behaviors they see on campus, advocating that critical thinking can lead to recognizing problems and, consequently, discovering solutions. Several students also raised
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Vice President of the knitting club Maggie McDonnell practices her knitting. Donnell hope more students will learn about the club and its purpose and want to join. “In order for you to join you do not need to know how to knit,” Rich said. “I’d love to get everyone on the same page and get this club rolling.” Sophomore special education major Michaela Griffin said she joined the club because of the its goal to serve a community beyond the university and Oxford. She also wanted to learn a new skill. “I wanted to join knitting club because I thought it would be really cool to give
back to the community in a different way,” Griffin said. “I don’t know how to knit, so learning how to knit and do that also is really cool.” Rich said she will deliver at least 50 hats to the hospital during Thanksgiving break. The club hopes these hats will be a sentimental item to the babies and their families for years to come. The club meets weekly on Thursdays at 7 p.m., in Bryant Hall. Those interested in joining the club can sign up online through MSync.
the issue of generational ideological separation between current college students and their parents. Minority students spoke of the parental warnings they received regarding racial tensions on campus when deciding to attend the university. “A lot of what we’re considering culture has racism,” senior general studies major Arriana Bean said. “Just because you grew up with something does not mean there isn’t racist symbolism behind it. Something needs to change
(on campus) to reflect the people that are here now, and not just those that were here.” Some of the students present at the meeting said the solution to racial tension on campus, in the South and even in the United States as a whole, lies in concrete change and education. “Dialogues, I think, are important as a step,” Chappell said. “If we come out of tonight and just say that we want to talk about it more and don’t follow up with action, I don’t know how we can
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Where to get spooked in Oxford this Halloween weekend KASSIDY DESNOYER
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It’s that time of the year again: the weather gets cooler, the leaves start changing colors and it’s time to get your scare on. If you are an avid participant in the spooky season, look no further than this article. If you are a haunted house lover, be sure to check off some, if not all, of the following events from your list, and get ready to be scared. Here are five of the spookiest spots in Oxford this Halloween weekend. Oxford Police Department The Oxford Police Department is hosting its 11th annual OPD Haunted House Oct. 25 through 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night. The haunted house will feature 13 different scenes designed to scare. Along with the haunted house, there will also be face painting, games and a concession stand. Admission to the event is $5, and all proceeds will go to C.O.P.S Kids Camp, a summer camp for children of law enforcement officials who lost their parent in the line of duty, and the Maranda Anderson Fund, set up for the wife of a local firefighter who recently died. Oxford Police Captain Alan Ivy said the police department is excited about hosting the haunted house again this year. “This is one of our biggest events of the year and we are
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always striving to outreach (to) our community,” Ivy said. ‘Terror in Turner’ The Ole Miss Turner Center will host its first ever “Terror in Turner” haunted house on Oct. 30. The event will be open to the public, and children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., there will be a carnival for kids in the gymnasium on the third floor, which will include Halloween games, jumbo inflatables and prizes. The event will also feature wellness activities to educate attendees on the importance of making healthy decisions during the season of sugar overload. After the carnival, the haunted house will be open on the main level of the Turner
Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jaclyn Falzarano, marketing coordinator for the Turner Center, said this year’s attraction will not disappoint event goers searching for a fright. “(Visitors need to) keep in mind that the haunted house portion will be exceptionally scary, so enter at your own risk,” Falzarano said. Falzarano said the Turner Center staff is excited about hosting this event for the whole Oxford community to enjoy, and they are looking forward to making the “Terror in Turner” haunted house an annual event. Alpha Psi Omega The Alpha Alpha chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the national honor society for theatre majors, will host its annual
haunted house on Oct. 26 from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. Alpha Psi Omega president Allen Dillon said this year’s house is designed to frighten event goers with its haunted toy factory theme while raising funds for the organization. “(This funding) allows us to bring in outside artists, have our annual ball and support the department and students in anyway we can,” Dillon said. The event is open to the public and has an admission fee of $5. The Library Sports Bar The Library Sports Bar is also jumping in on the Halloween fun to support a charity. On Oct. 29 and 30 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the bar will host its 12th annual
haunted house. Admission is $7 at the door, and proceeds will benefit the Oxford’s new spay/neuter clinic. For those in attendance, there will be a raffle for one free spay or neuter voucher. ‘Pi Kapp Horror Story’ The Alpha Lambda chapter of Pi Kappa Phi will present “Pi Kapp Horror Story” this Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Ole Miss fraternity will transform its house into a haunted one, and the event will benefit their national philanthropy, the Ability Experience Foundation. Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased from any member, at the door or at https:// olemiss.crowdchange.co.
Fashion Society presents looks with ‘Moxie Moods’ show KENNEDY POPE
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The UM Fashion Society will host a seasonal fashion show highlighting a variety of fall looks tonight at the University Museum. The show, titled Moxie Moods, will offer traditional styles, outfits and patterns while incorporating a modern twist. Rachel Long, vice president of the UM Fashion Society, said she is looking forward to seeing how the audience will react to the organization’s first show of the year. “We have worked tirelessly for three months to provide the most enjoyable show, and that’s what we hope happens, that people enjoy the show,” Long said. The show will include fall fashion favorites, such as yellow colors, plaids and prints that blend a vintage vibe in the show. The models will be wearing clothes from
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stores on the Square and also individually piecing together their own outfits. “I hope that this show at least turns the heads of students who are interested in joining, and thus helps them make that leap into becoming a member of our club,” Long said. “We are so excited about the show, but especially for what the future holds. We have big plans and cannot wait to make an imprint on this campus.” Morgan Cofield, president of UM Fashion Society, said the fashion show will serve as an exclusive opportunity for members to have hands-on practice in event planning, entertainment, marketing and modeling. Currently, the university does not have a fashion major. Leaders of the UM Fashion Society hope to offer a way to get those interested in fashion involved with their passions. In the show, each model gets to add his or her own approach to style by
creating their own look. “Ultimately, we want to not only give our members the opportunity to be a part of something special, but to be able to gain knowledge and continually work toward goals by utilizing skills in planning, allocation, hair and makeup and creativity,” Cofield said. The society’s goal this year is to rebrand the club, get more students involved around campus and encourage students to creatively express themselves through fashion. “Our goal is to create a space where, collectively, we can collaborate and communicate fashion, design and art,” Cofield said. “Rachel Long and I are working very diligently to reignite this organization and to build it up to the potential we know it can be.” The doors will open at 6:45 p.m., and the show will begin promptly at 7 p.m. at the UM Museum.
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Students to attempt rock-paper-scissors world record JAKE DAVIS
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joke about holding a rock-paper-scissors tournament. We looked up the record and saw that it was actually possible and realized the potential,” said Matthew Edwards, vice president of philanthropy for IFC. “A tournament of this size would
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students of all backgrounds in contributing the the betterment of Oxford. “I think the concept of the (Ole Miss) Phenomena is such an interesting way to raise money for such a great cause,” Hill said. “The idea allows everyone (who is) a part of the University of Mississippi to come together, contributing just their time and a dollar while having the opportunity to make such a great impact.” The tournament will be held in the Grove at 4 p.m. on Thursday, and it will feature brackets of 40 participants playing headto-head. The winner of each bracket will move on until only two remain to play in the finals. The final winner will receive a 2018-2019 Ole Miss Intramural Sports Championship t-shirt and a gift card to Domino’s. Organizers are currently expecting 3000 participants, but they say that weather may affect these numbers. With a high chance of rain on Thursday, organizers are prepared to move the tournament into the Tad Smith Coliseum, should weather prevent it from being held outdoors.
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The Ole Miss Phenomena will try to break a Guinness World Record tonight when they host what they hope will be the largest rock-paper-scissors tournament in world history. The $1 cost of participation collected from each player will benefit the William Magee Center for Wellness Education. The event began as cooperative effort between the Interfraternity Council, the College Panhellenic Council and the National Panhellenic Council to bring together members of the Oxford-Lafayette community to support a good cause. In order to draw a wider audience from the community, the councils then partnered with the Associated Student Body and the Student Veterans Association. “While trying to figure out what it could be, I made a
the new William Magee Center for Wellness Education set to open in 2019. The center will aim to combat drug and alcohol misuse through educational and preventative measures and will be housed in the new South Campus Recreation Center. “As members of the Ole Miss community, we recognized that alcohol and drug misuse is a serious concern on the college campus and we want our student body and community to know that Ole Miss wants to provide the help and support to those who need it,” said Edwards. Ann Weston Sistrunk, president of CPH, said she wants the event “to continue to spread the word of how this Wellness Center will greatly impact students and the Ole Miss community, all while having fun, and hopefully breaking a World Record.” The current world record for the largest rock-paper-scissors tournament is held by Oobma Inc., which set the record in Indianapolis in 2014 with 2,950 participants. Randon Hill, president of NPHC, said Thursday’s competition is a unique way to include
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Rebel soccer gears up for final regular season match CHANCE ROBERTSON
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The women’s soccer regular season concludes Thursday night at home against the No. 7 Vanderbilt Commodores in what should be a competitive affair between two SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament-bound teams. Vanderbilt has clinched the top spot in the SEC while Ole Miss currently sits fifth with a tournament spot secured, but the Rebels need at least a draw against the Commodores to secure a first-round bye. The SEC tournament hosts 10 teams with the top six earning the first-round bye, while the four remaining teams compete in a play-in game to become one of the eight left standing. With the Rebels sitting in fifth, they control their own destiny regarding the bye. However, if the Rebels lose on Thursday and both Texas A&M and LSU win their games, LSU would jump Ole Miss and claim the bye due to the two teams’ head-to-head results. Vanderbilt has one of the best records in the nation, at 15-1-1.
The Commodores have not lost a game in 16 matches, with their lone loss coming from Florida State in their season opener. Their leading goal scorer is redshirt freshman Haley Hopkins, who has 12 goals this season, putting her one goal behind Ole Miss senior CeCe Kizer, who has 13 goals heading into this matchup. While the Commodores have a high-powered offense, Ole Miss has registered consecutive clean sheets. Those two shutouts came against two of the worst teams in the SEC according to standings, Kentucky and Mississippi State, so Vanderbilt should serve as a good measuring stick heading into postseason play. Heading into the final game of the regular season, Ole Miss has scored 43 goals while only allowing 23. The Rebels have pitched seven clean sheets while only being shut out twice. The Rebels’ leading goal scorer is Kizer with 13 goals, followed by sophomore Channing Foster at eight and freshman Haleigh Stackpole with four. Kizer also leads the team in assists with eight
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Lonnie Mulligan dribbles the ball downfield away from Mississippi State’s Carly Mauldin during their matchup on Sunday. and junior Gabby Little and sophomore Grace Johnson are tied for second with four each. Goalkeepers Marnie Merritt, senior, and Morgan McAslan, freshman, have seven clean sheets between the two of them this season. Merritt had five prior to
her season ending prematurely because of a knee injury, and McAslan earned her first two career clean sheets in her last two games. Thursday’s game is Senior Night, and the presentation recognizing the Rebels’ six seniors will
be prior to the game. The team also has a few award winners and nominees this season, with Kizer being a finalist for the NCAA Senior Class Award as the SEC’s lone representative, and senior Marisa Kutchma being named to the SEC Soccer Community Service Team.
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Ole Miss students are giving up on the student section REAGAN MEREDITH
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This is a year that has made no sense at all. The Rebs are 5-3 while looking like a 1-7 team. There’s one reason and one reason only that Ole Miss is one win away from getting to that six win threshold a bowl-eligible team strives to reach. It’s that the players have earned it. They go out there, week in and week out,
and play with heart and a chip on their shoulder. It’s evident that giving up isn’t an option for them. I wish I could say the same for these coaches. I’m referring in part to the leader of the 7th worst defense in the country, Wesley McGriff, who called a game in which an SEC defense gave up 382 yards and two touchdowns to an FCS quarterback. Imagine a world in which
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you’re down three possessions in a home SEC game with 12:18 left. Your defense has played great for most of the game, and you have a 4th and 13 in opposing territory. I think I can speak for everybody except Phil Longo and Matt Luke in saying that we would all decide to go for it, but Longo and Luke make the decisions, so we didn’t go for it. If anybody on the coaching staff, athletic department or administration is really wondering why students would rather sleep in or stay in the Grove during a football game, the refusal to play to win is among many of the reasons. During a normal year, I would be ready to scold everybody who didn’t bother to show up to the football game, leaving the student section with a blinding bareness. But let’s be real, this isn’t a normal year. So let’s consider why the student section is struggling… To start with the obvious, when closing in the stadium two years ago, the administration decided it to be wise to move the students from the south end zone to the north, the absolute last spot in Vaught-Hemingway that the grueling Mississippi sun decides to hide its face. Second, students are struggling to find an incentive to come and actually stay at the football games. Free refills and donuts, 4th quarter dollar hot dogs and singing the alma mater with the team after the game just aren’t enough for students. As much fun as it is telling opposing teams, “We’re gonna beat the hell out of you,” being pretty sure that we aren’t and locking the Vaught
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The Ole Miss student section remains unfilled at kickoff during Ole Miss’ matchup with Kent State earlier this season. are the only times we actually do something uniformly. Arguably one of the best student sections in the country, LSU, has a uniform and hands-on action, often in coordination with the band, for every halfway big play. It seems that LSU understands that college kids have short attention spans. That’s why, even during a good game with good conditions, a large number of students are turned around talking to their friends, sitting down on their phones, or getting bored and walking out at halftime in a 4-point game as I observed many students doing on Saturday. For this cemetery to show life again, the administration and the athletics department need to seriously consider what the students have to say. If you want students to fill their designated area, provide incentive for them to do so. Take action to move us back to the south end zone. Instead of having the mascot do the “first fins up” that
adds insult to injury in an alreadytrain-wreck of a mascot situation, coordinate with the band and with students to give us something to do to keep us in the game. Finally, hire coaches that know how to win and are willing to take risks to win in the SEC. Students are extremely important to the fan base of a college football team, and while I encourage everyone to continue going to the games and supporting the players that are still leaving everything on the field every week, I can’t blame them for deciding something else is more worthy of their time. Chancellor Vitter and Mr. Bjork, it’s time for you to take action and give students a reason to drag themselves out of bed and from the Grove to fill Vaught-Hemingway. It’s important for something to be done because the last thing this program needs right now is for the students to give up.
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Jordan Ta’amu makes cut for Golden Arm Award JUSTIN DIAL
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Senior quarterback Jordan Ta’amu is one of 15 finalists for the 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented by A.O. Smith. The award is given annually to the nation’s top performing quarterback. Through eight games, the Pearl City, Hawaii, native is at or near the top of every passing statistic in the SEC. He leads the conference in completions, attempts and total passing yards, with nearly 600 more yards than Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, who ranks second. Ta’amu ranks second in passing touchdowns and completion percentage, and is third in overall quarterback rating, as well. His 2,622 passing yards ranks third nationally, and his 16 touchdowns have him tied for 15th in the country. “I’m super blessed to have (my teammates) around me,” Ta’amu said. “We worked during the offseason, the spring and in the summer. That’s when we really built our chemistry.” The award is not solely based on accomplishments on the field, however. The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation also takes off-the-
Quarterback Jordan Ta’amu tries to outrun Auburn defensive end Jamel Dean last Saturday. Auburn won the game 31-16. field accomplishments, such as integrity and leadership, into account for its winners. “The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award considers character, citizenship, integrity, leadership and honor,” said John C. Unitas, Jr., president of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation. “The
same characteristics that were displayed by my father are highly valued by A. O. Smith and are every bit as important as the quarterback’s completion rate or number of touchdowns scored.” The prestigious award has had many notable winners since its introduction in 1987,
including Peyton Manning of Tennessee in 1997, Carson Palmer of USC in 2002, Eli Manning of Ole Miss in 2003, Matt Ryan of Boston College in 2007, Andrew Luck of Stanford in 2011 and Deshaun Watson of Clemson in 2016. Ta’amu will need to maintain the pace he’s on to be in
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contention for the award, but with the Rebels’ four remaining opponents only combining for a 15-13 record, it’s not out of the realm of possibility for Ta’amu to make the final cut. The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ceremony will be held on Dec. 7 in Baltimore.