The Daily Mississippian - October 20, 2016

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Volume 105, No. 43

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Why isn’t this year’s ASB Senate diverse?

What’s better than sitting on a front porch? The Front Porch Conference at Plein Air

How will Rebel receivers bounce back in Louisiana?

SEE OPINION PAGE 2

SEE LIFESTYLES PAGE 4

SEE SPORTS PAGE 8

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Ole Miss community weighs in on last debate

LEFT: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton smiles as she walks past Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the end of the third presidential debate at UNLV in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016.

(AP photo: Julie Cortez) RIGHT: Over 100 students gathered in the Overby Center to watch a live stream of the 2016 Presidental Debate. (Photos by: Chase Roberts)

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tudents and faculty gathered in the Overby center to watch what one host called the most constructive

debate yet in the 2016 presidential campaign.

The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics hosted a “Pizza and Politics” party Wednesday night to coincide with the final presiden-

tial debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton.

Students and members of the community were invited to watch the debate togeth-

er in the Overby Auditorium.

Charles Overby, chairman of the center, and Overby Fellow Curtis Wilkie engaged with students afterwards.

“In other debates that Curtis and I have covered with previ-

ous candidates, the differences between the two candidates were blurred,” Overby said.

“Both candidates in the previous debates tried to move, I think, toward the middle and

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The Inn at Ole Miss, one of Oxford’s oldest hotels, has hosted visitors in the area since 1951.

Competition has increased massively within the hotel market. Three new hotels opened this past year alone.

As the Oxford population increases, so does hotel occupancy. According to Visit Oxford, the hotel industry brought in more than $22.5 million in combined revenue for 2015.

To combat this increased saturation, The Inn brought

in a new marketing manager to help the hotel adjust to city growth.

Liz Lancaster, a Corinth native, became the first marketing manager at The Inn at Ole Miss last July. The position was created to help The Inn adapt to new hotel competition.

Lancaster said coming up with a new marketing strategy was the main goal of the hotel.

“We needed to find a way on how to move forward to compete with these new hotels that are opening up,” Lancaster said. “But in my opinion,

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OPINION

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Lack of diversity in ASB Senate is everybody’s fault GUEST COLUMN

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As the former Associated Student Body vice president, I am frustrated to see only two black people elected to the ASB Senate this year.

During my 2015-2016 term, ASB officials and I wanted to change the system to make the ASB Senate more competitive and reflective of campus demographics.

We cut the seats down to 48 and reapportioned them to Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) and schools. By isolating certain communities through RSO categories, underrepresented groups would have a direct bid into ASB. Last year, our new system worked.

The following information comes from a survey filled out by 2015 ASB Senators, facts from the university website, and current

ASB officials: Twenty-two percent of the ASB senators identified as ethnic minorities. Furthermore, 10.2 percent identified as black and one ASB senator identified as Ugandan. In the 2015-2016 academic year, black students composed 13.4 percent of our campus, and 23 percent of the student population were ethnic minorities.

Fifty-three percent were outof-state students, and 47 percent were in-state students. At that time, 56.1 percent of the campus was in-state, and 43.9 percent was out-of-state. In addition, two more ASB senators were international students from the Middle East and Ecuador.

Fifty-three percent were female, and 47 percent were male.

On campus, 55 percent of the students were female, and 45 percent were male.

Contrary to our campus, 80 percent of the ASB senators iden-

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tified as Greek. However, 17 different chapters from NPHC, IFC and NPC were represented.

So, why doesn’t senate mirror campus like this now?

In the first election on Sept. 13, nobody ran for 13 of our 48 seats.

Per the ASB Constitution and Code (Title V, Subtitle G, Section 129, A), “Whenever 10 percent or more of the seats of the Campus Senate shall become vacant, the attorney general shall hold a special election to fill all seats that are currently open.” Those seats become at-large, available to all students.

Who did not run the first time around? Per the ASB attorney general’s office, NPHC did not endorse candidates for their two seats. Both multicultural/cultural and special interest organizations left one of their two seats open. Furthermore, sponsored, academic/professional and honors/honorary organizations did

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not endorse any candidates, and graduate, pharmacy and an applied science seat became open.

Last year, six of these 13 seats were filled by ethnic minority students.

Instead of inquiring why only two black students were elected, ask, “Why wasn’t the effort made to ensure these 13 seats were filled before the election on the 13th?”

The effort was not made, therefore it is everybody’s fault.

Next year, students, be proactive. ASB officials must ensure that the RSOs understand how to run for their seats, and organizations must endorse candidates.

In the special election on Sept.

27, 65 people competed for only 13 seats. An open election makes it possible for groups to create a ticket, spread the word and aim to keep certain minority groups out. Then, a white, Greek male from Mississippi can take the seat that could be occupied by a non-

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Greek, female, minority student from a different country.

Students, do not let the seats become open to anyone. Currently, organized groups exist who intend to retrogress our campus to a period of exclusivity.

By shouting for “Dixie” at games and donning items decorated with the polarizing Confederate flag, some students desire to be back in the land of cotton where old times were not forgotten. Whichever group— students desiring inclusivity or those wanting exclusivity—becomes the most organized will win, and in most cases, minorities lose to majorities.

The system is not perfect. However, used correctly, the system provides the opportunity for an ASB Senate that reflects our student body.

John Brahan is senior theater and public policy major from Hattiesburg.

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DEBATE

continued from page 1 not make a very big distinction.

I thought this debate tonight did a good job of presenting the differences between the two candidates in a way that allows voters to decide.”

Overby said Trump did an effective job presenting his case on the Supreme Court and the Second Amendment.

“We need a Supreme Court that, in my opinion, is going to uphold the Second Amendment and all amendments,” Trump said during the debate.

Overby said while Trump made strong points on Roe v.

Wade and Clinton’s evolving stance on open borders, he lost impact when he mentioned ‘bad hombres.’ Overall, Overby said Trump “went downhill” after sexual assault allegations came up.

He also said Trump did not deny that he has not paid federal taxes, even though Clinton gave him every opportunity to do so.

Wilkie said Clinton spoke more articulately and specifically than Trump. He said she was specific about what she wanted to see from the Supreme Court.

Trump criticized Clinton’s 30

years as a politician. Clinton said she was taking on discrimination against African-American kids in schools at the same time as Trump was getting sued by the U.S. Justice Department for racial discrimination in his apartment buildings. Clinton compared resumes with Trump.

“On the day when I was in the situation room, monitoring the raid that brought Osama Bin Laden to justice, he was hosting the Celebrity Apprentice,” Clinton said. “So I am happy to compare my 30 years experience.”

Ben Davis, a political science major, said that before the debate, he planned to vote for a third party candidate. While he said he is still undecided, he felt more comfortable after the debate with both candidates.

Colton Andrews, a sophomore elementary education major, said he feels Clinton won the debate because Trump discredited himself by going on an all-out offensive against Clinton, while Clinton restrained herself and didn’t descend to Trump’s level.

“Definitely a weakness for Trump was how he kind of descended into bullying Hillary,” Andrews said. “One of his strengths was that he is very passionate about what he be-

lieves in. Hillary, she has the experience.”

Jordan Holman, a sophomore history major, said she believes Clinton emerged victorious at the debate because she was much more collected than Trump.

Holman said Hillary came to the table with issues that she wanted to debate, while Trump came with punches.

“She came to the debate talking more about certain issues, addressing the important issues on women and different rights and things like that, whereas he focused on infective,” Holman said.

Kennedy Frain, a freshman recreation administration major, said she believes Clinton won the debate because she brought everything that she believed to the table and stayed on point.

“I feel like both of them did well putting their opinion out there,” Frain said. “Both of them interrupted and didn’t really listen to the moderator at some points, and it made them not seem as great.”

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we can’t compete with them because we aren’t like them.

“My goal as marketing manager is to look at the strengths that The Inn has and just focus on those strengths, and to not even try to compete with what those other hotels are selling,” Lancaster said.

The 10,000-square-foot hotel is frequently booked for meetings, conferences, weddings and, of course, football.

Rates and location are Lancaster’s two primary focuses in her marketing strategy. The centralized location allows people to pay a low rate, while also being in the center of everything in Oxford, she said.

The Inn has recently started a new special for active alumni members so former students can enjoy a 10 percent discount during their stay Sun-

days through Thursdays.

Another strategy is maintaining a positive guest experience. Most hotel employees at The Inn have worked there for more than 10 years. Their years of service allow them to remember customers by name.

Conversations have started on possible future renovations to the original part of the hotel building, but the idea is only in the works, according to Lancaster.

“We need renovation, but the more support we have from alumni and donors saying that they want to see updates and changes, the better chance we have about moving this idea forward and getting The Inn at Ole Miss where it needs to be,” Lancaster said.

Lancaster said the strategy will keep people coming back to the home-away-from-home for Rebel fans.

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LIFESTYLES

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The Plein Air community in Taylor will host the first “Conference on the Front Porch,” an event dedicated to the idea of the classic Southern front porch, Thursday and Friday at the Mill.

The Plein Air community is a neighborhood that celebrates traditional Southern lifestyle, according to their website. Plein Air is “where the streets are quiet” and “where you know your neighbors.” It was essentially built around the idea of the front porch.

Campbell McCool, founder of the Plein Air community, was inspired to create the conference after studying the history of the front porch and how it affects those who live in a “front porch community.”

“We are going to discuss and explore and celebrate the significance of the front porch in the Ameri-

can South from an architectural and sociological standpoint,” McCool said.

Discussions will range from the decline and incline in popularity of the front porch, as well as its evolution in style and impact on community life.

“I started studying the history of the front porch and the emotions that it draws up in people who grew up with a front porch,” he said. “I realized there was a whole conference that we can base on this philosophy. Neighborhoods that have a predominance of front porches take on a whole new personality than suburbs that don’t. They shape communities.”

And that is why the Plein Air development was created in 2007.

“Plein Air, our neighborhood here, is what we call a front porch community,” McCool said. “The front porch is really central to our theme. Everyone’s

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Plein Air celebrates the South and its many traditions PLEIN AIR

continued from page 4 house here has a front porch, and because of that, the personality of the neighborhood has been shaped in a certain direction and that has been by design.”

This conference will be the first of its kind, but McCool

said he hopes to make it an annual, three-day event.

McCool said many speakers from all parts of the country were thrilled to be asked to participate in the unique event.

The conference’s keynote speaker is R. Scott Cook, author of “The Cultural Significance of the Front Porch.”

Other featured panelists and

speakers include Michael Dolan, editor of American History magazine; V. John Tee, Atlanta-based architect and frequent commentator on the stylistic evolution of the porch in the American South; and Leah Kemp, interim director of The Carl Small Town Center Group at The Mississippi State School of Architecture, among many

others. The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at Ole Miss will also be contributing to the event, as well as professor Charles Reagan Wilson.

Attendance for the two-day conference was limited to 180 people and is currently sold out, but two events during the conference, a concert and play, will be open to the

public.

A one-man Tennessee Williams porch play will be performed by Johnny McPhail at 8:30 p.m Thursday night on the front porch of the Southern Living House at Plein Air. Adrian Dickey will be performing music on the front porch of the house of Sparky Reardon former dean of students at Ole Miss.

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Last year, Ole Miss faced LSU at home and had little trouble dispatching the Tigers at home, winning by a score of 38-17. However, the previous affair was a different story, as the Tigers upset the then-undefeated Rebels by a score of 10-7. Senior receiver Quincy Adeboyejo vividly remembered the loss and the tough lesson the team learned after the Tigers shocked the championship-chasing Rebels.

“I remember going in we were undefeated at the time; we were feeling ourselves, and I feel like we went in there a little cocky and thinking that the win would be given to us,” Adeboyejo said. “LSU wasn’t very great back then, so we

went in there just thinking the win would just come, and it’s something we can’t go in doing this year. We have to go in there and execute every time we get a chance.”

In the 2014 upset, Tiger Stadium was packed with a sellout crowd of 102,321 that rushed the field after the Tigers won. The 23rd-ranked Rebels now return to Death Valley on Saturday and are ranked just two spots ahead of LSU. “It’s loud, and it gets to you,” Adeboyejo said. “It’s a hard place to play, definitely.

It’s one of the harder places I’ve played at since I’ve been here.”

Last week, the Rebels uncharacteristically struggled catching the ball, missing a few crucial receptions that would’ve led to first down

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“As a receiving corps, we just took it upon ourselves that in big games like that, it’s on us to go win it, and we let each other down,” Adeboyejo said. “We feel like we didn’t do the things that we could have to win that game. We feel like there are things we could’ve done differently and it would’ve had a different outcome.”

Adeboyejo went over the steps the group is taking to get back on track this week.

“Just trying to keep each other accountable,” Adeboyejo said. “If we drop a pass, we get our 10 push ups, and try to have short memories, forget the drop and make the next one.”

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PRACTICE

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“I think they are the most talented we have faced and will be a great challenge for our receivers. Hopefully that motivates our guys in their one-on-one matchups,” Freeze said.

Drops were an uncharacteristic issue for the receiving corps last week. It cost itself some big plays and crucial conversions by dropping the football last week, and it is something Freeze is confident will be rectified this Saturday.

“You can tell they’re bothered by the fact that they had so many drops and just haven’t

been who we are,” Freeze said.

“I think they are ready to get back out and hopefully not have that happen again.”

On the other side of things, it’s another week in the SEC, meaning that Ole Miss will face a strong ground game led by one of the nation’s best in Leonard Fournette, who is complimented by another running back in Derrius Guice.

“All of their backs are good,” Freeze said. “They’re a little different in their own way. Guice definitely has that breakaway speed, not that the others don’t, but he seems to be a little bit faster and a little more elusive, yet physical. He’s a special back.”

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Wednesday practice report: Rebels ready to face Tigers BRIAN SCOTT RIPPEE thedmsports@gmail.com

It’s been tough sledding for Ole Miss football after its loss in Fayetteville last Saturday night. Hugh Freeze said earlier this week that he will find out a lot about his team in the face of adversity, and according to the fifth-year head coach, it is so far, so good in practice this week as the Rebels prepare to travel on the road to play LSU. “I’m impressed with energy and desire to get better. We’ve gone some good-on-good both days, which has really been physical and helped us,” Freeze said. “We know this is going to be an extremely physical game, and you better practice like it.”

The Rebels will be facing a different defensive look than they did in their 38-17 win a year ago. The Tigers brought in Dave Aranda in the offseason from Wisconsin, where he spent the last three seasons coaching a Badger defense that regularly finished top five in the four major defensive statistical categories.

“Last year they were in an event front pretty much 90 percent of the time,” Freeze said.

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The Ole Miss football defense practices Tuesday afternoon in anticipation of the LSU game this weekend. odd-front and play a little bit more man, which fits their personnel.”

Freeze noted the change in defense has made the Tigers a

bit more aggressive in their coverages.

“They don’t have to blitz a lot. Their front four can get to you. But it is different than last

year,” Freeze said.

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