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Matt Corral warms up prior to Ole Miss’s game against Alabama on Oct. 2.

The Ole Miss Rebels are off to their strongest start to a season since 2015. Having faced three SEC opponents thus far, the Rebels sit at 5-1, outscoring opponents 262-181. Quarterback Matt Corral is off to an electric start. So far, Corral is responsible for 22 total touchdowns and has thrown for 1,728 yards. The defense has undergone major improvements since finishing last in the SEC in all major defensive categories last year. The Rebel defense has held opponents to an average of 30.17 points per game, an almost nine point improvement since last season. This weekend, the Rebels welcome the Tigers of LSU, and there is no shortage of excitement heading into the Magnolia Bowl.

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Mississippi’s post-secondary board voted to recommend significant changes to Mississippi’s state-aid programs, sparking state-wide outrage. The changes, which will be considered in the next legislative session, could mean losses in the thousands, particularly for lowincome students.

The proposed Mississippi One Grant would replace three of Mississippi’s current grant programs: Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant, Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant and Higher Education Legislative Plan. The new program was designed by an advisory committee of eight financial-aid administrators, representing the types of

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The Associated Student Body Senate convened Tuesday to vote on the removal of six senators — five were removed due to either resignation or the accumulation of excessive absences. In the same meeting, the senate body filled those five seats with five new senators at-large. Senators Jack Gilliland, Taylor Lampkin, Brandon McClendon, Tiara Scott and Cole Wood resigned and/or accumulated excessive absences. Senator Dee Harris was recommended for removal due to excessive absences, but spoke before the senate body on her own behalf, imploring the body to allow her to remain. The body voted to allow her

to remain. Mason Greenwald, a political science major, was previously a member of the senate body and is one of the five senators confirmed in Tuesday’s formal senate meeting. “I served on ASB last year, but lost re-election. I wanted this open seat because I want to continue to advocate for my peers,” he said. “The University of Mississippi is truly a special place, but has room to grow specifically in the fields of eco-sustainability and broader inclusion of all.” Greenwald was confirmed alongside Wade Roberts, David Smith, Lorne Turner and Hayden Pierce. Pierce, a sophomore international studies major, said he is excited to begin his time as a senator and positively impact the university community, planning to

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continued from page 1 institutions that the postsecondary board represents. The Mississippi One Grant would award money based on a dual scale of need and merit. Students with the highest ACT scores and the lowest Expected Family Contribution would receive the maximum amount. Because EFC will be used as a measure of need, students who wish to receive state aid would have to complete the Federal Application for Student Aid. For four-year colleges like the University of Mississippi, that maximum amount is $4,500 per year. The program would make more individuals eligible for stateaid, but most, on average, would receive less money, with non-white students taking the hardest toll. Students who would have been HELP-eligible will see the most drastic reduction in aid. UM Strategic Communications Director Lisa Stone offered insight into how the university was represented in the advisory committee. “The advisory committee included Laura Diven-Brown, Director of Financial Aid at the University of Mississippi. The committee was charged with developing recommendations on how to create a single-grant program while balancing a range of considerations,” she said via email. “It is important to note that the proposal still requires legislative approval to be enacted, and that the state grant program is just one piece of the financial aid landscape, which also includes need-based federal grants and university-issued awards based on both need and merit. For example, at the University of Mississippi, we offer Ole Miss Opportunity (OMO) grants that serve as a large guarantee program for students with significant financial need. This past year, UM strengthened the benefits of OMO and expanded eligibility because UM is committed to extending a quality education to the broadest range of deserving students, regardless of income.” Andy Flores is a junior public policy leadership and philosophy double major from Mississippi. A HELP recipient himself, he sees the proposed changes as a mistake of epic proportions. Flores started HelpSaveHELP, a collective of student voices against the erasure of the grant. “This change stands to sever

generations of low-income students from a chance at higher education. Personally speaking, I’m a low-income, first-generation college student, and the primary reason that HELP exists is for people like me,” he said. “That has been a life-changer for me, the fact that I could go to school with some cushion, with some added support. Whereas before coming from a low-income background, where I lived in a single-parent household as well, all that financial stress was gonna be on my mother, if I couldn’t get that (HELP).” The HELP grant covers the full amount of tuition for qualifying students. The Mississippi One Grant does not include any specifications about covering the full cost of tuition for any student. If the Mississippi One Grant was applied to aid applicants for the 2019-2020 school year, 2,913 more students would have received aid. However, the average award amount for all students across all ACT scores would decrease by $345. When broken down by race, the average decrease in award money is even more drastic. “People who aren’t low income cannot fathom just how much of the difference $1700 can make in your life. It’s really astounding, how having that extra support is really what makes your life livable from day to day. How it stops you from being clouded with the confusion and the uncertainty of knowing whether or not you’ll be in college for another semester or not,” Flores said. “So you can imagine how a lot of this is layering or pressure and a lot of burden on people who really need the most help, and the most encouragement, most affirmation through policies like the HELP grant, which were awesome.” Additionally, under the proposed new system, those with an ACT score between 15 and 17 would no longer be eligible for any state aid. State aid based on merit would begin for students who earned an ACT score of 20 or above. Some, like Katherine Broten, a junior public policy leadership major from New Mexico, see this as one of many flaws with the proposed changes. “The number one indicator of how well you’re going to do on the ACT is not race. It’s not gender, it’s not where you’re from. It’s literally household income. So the higher you go on the household income scale, the better you’re going to do on the ACT,” Broten said. “So it’s kind of counterintuitive that we’re rewarding kids with more resources. ACT shouldn’t be the

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number one indicator of how well you’re going to do — we shouldn’t be withholding aid from kids who aren’t given the same resources as other people.” Because Broten is not a Mississippi resident, she is not eligible for and does not receive Mississippi state aid. But she has joined the collective of voices against the Mississippi One Grant to support her fellow Mississippian university students and future UM Mississippians. “Obviously, you would not want your fellow students to be put in this position. So just kind of putting yourself in their shoes, I think is really catalyzing and the reason that I would want to get involved as well,” Broten said. “I have a lot of friends that receive state aid, and I see how hard they work. I know that they deserve every dime.” Paul McKinney, financial aid director for Mississippi State University and advisory committee member, recognized that HELP eligible students were going to be negatively impacted, but sees it as a necessary change. During the 2019-2020 school year, HELP recipients made up 16% of stateaid recipients but accounted for 60% of the money appropriated for state-aid that year. “In the new system, we’re trying to be fair and redistribute that money a little more evenly,” McKinney said during his presentation of the proposed changes to the post-secondary board.

Committee members even anticipated formerly HELPeligible students having to take out loans to cover the difference. According to Flores, this shuﬄing around of money does more harm than good. “That’s exactly where you start to flirt with the kind of idea of equality versus equity and the fact that there’s going to be a lot of disparities arising from this,” Flores said. “People like me could not have come to college in the first place. The HELP grant recognized that I needed more money. And the people who I lived around — because I came from a very aﬄuent area — did not have the same struggles that I did, trying to get to college or trying to get my foot in the door, as it were. Those people did not need what I needed, I needed some encouragement, more money than them to get to the same result.” The proposed changes are also prompting some high school seniors, like Oxford High School senior Ramar Stricklin, to rethink their post-graduation plans. “I feel like if Mississippi is already one of the poorest states in the United States, why would you take away funding from those who need it most? It doesn’t make sense,” Stricklin said. “There’s opportunity in Mississippi — but not a lot. Without the money, I’d rather go somewhere else.” The board voted unanimously to recommend that the changes be made to the State legislature during their next legislative

session. If the proposed changes are implemented, they would not impact students who currently receive MTAG, MESG, or HELP — the legacy system would be phased out gradually. Nya Thompson, a secondary English education major from Ridgeland, Mississippi is disappointed by the proposal. “I’m really disappointed with the proposal to decrease the amount of funding for HELP grant recipients, and I believe it to be unjustifiable considering the money is being put towards education,” she said. “The decrease in funding amount could definitely influence a decrease in student success rates as they pursue their degree.” Flores said he plans to spend the coming months gathering voices and making phone calls — encouraging Mississippi politicians to hear their constituents and keep HELP afloat. “We have a very special opportunity here, as students to advocate for one another, given that, if this were us, coming into college next year, this would be our reality, of losing this much money that would have been ours that would have substantially changed our lives. My life would be so different if I didn’t have the help grant,” Flores said. “This is something that nobody can take away from us because we’re the kids that are filling their classrooms. We’re the kids actually making use of this education and trying to be the future of this state.”

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The 21 United of Mississippi hosted their 7th annual Buddy Walk at the Old Armory Pavilion on Sunday, Oct. 17. People of all ages gathered to raise awareness for Down syndrome and support their friends and family members who have been affected by it. Many others came to volunteer and give their time to the Oxford community. Bradley and Jenny Rayner, the founders of 21 United Way, said their goal is to spread awareness and provide services for those affected by Down syndrome. Jenny Rayner said, “Planning for the Buddy Walk starts mid-summer so they can have everything ready by October, which is Down syndrome Awareness Month.” Jenny Rayner said this was the seventh year to have the Buddy Walk. They started in 2014 but didn’t have it last year due to COVID-19. “I’m really glad that we were able to have it back in person this year,” Jenny Rayner said. “I’ve got a great planning committee to help.” Many college students came to show their support and participate in the Buddy Walk. Students Jen Vinluan and Nya Thompson both shared their experiences as volunteers. SOPHIA JARAMILLO / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN Vinluan is an allied health studies major from Gulfport, Members of the Oxford community gathered to raise awareness for Down syndrome at the 7th annual Buddy Walk at the Old Mississippi. Before coming to the Armory Pavilion on Oct. 17. university, she volunteered with her local Buddy Walk for four The Buddy Walk raised attending believed that this years. Vinluan said that the walk English education major from children in general, needs to allows better representation for Ridgeland, Mississippi. This have more awareness. So I over $16,000 this year and was event would spread awareness was her first year participating think this will just bring us more attended by people from all and give a day to people affected people with Down syndrome. over. Many of the volunteers by Down syndrome. “I think anything just in the Buddy Walk. Thompson together,” Thompson said. bringing light to it is nice. People said the impact of 21 United go through University Avenue all of Mississippi goes beyond the day long. I mean, they obviously Oxford community. “The stigma around special see it,” Vinluan said. Thompson is a secondary needs, especially special needs

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As new daily COVID-19 cases fall, vaccination rates continue to rise in Lafayette County. Last week, the county reached a celebratory milestone of 50% of the population being fully vaccinated. The milestone marks a halfway point in what has been a long struggle across the nation to encourage people to immunize themselves

against the virus that has been ravaging our country for over a year. As of Oct. 15, 50% — or 26,917 — Lafayette County residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, having received two shots of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Lafayette County exceeds vaccination rates in Mississippi, where 42% of

Misissippians have been fully vaccinated and nationwide. The county falls just behind the national vaccination rate of 57%, according to USAFacts. Oxford and Lafayette County are beginning to reflect the public’s confidence that things are getting better. The City of Oxford lifted the citywide mask mandate on Sept. 28. Starting this week, Oxford School District no longer requires masks, The Oxford

Eagle reported. The situation is improving statewide as well, though we are not out of the woods yet as State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs explained in a tweet last week. “Stable cases, but still too many deaths. We have lost too many to COVID in MS. We have the tools to prevent these deaths,” he said. Though 42% statewide and 50% in Lafayette County

represent a large number of immunized individuals, the percentages still fall well below that which is needed for herd-immunity to take effect, protecting those who are immunocompromised or unable to be vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccine and COVID-19 booster shots are widely available at multiple locations in and around Oxford, including on the University of Mississippi campus at Johnson Commons.

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continued from page 1 take strides towards better and more extensive mental health resources for everyone. “I’m ecstatic to begin my tenure as an ASB Senator. I wanted to join the ASB Senate because this semester, I have seen a lot of my friends struggling with burn-out from school, mental health issues and substance abuse. I knew I wanted to promote the campus mental health resources more clearly and equitably to students, and I also saw the need to train faculty so that they are better equipped to take care of their own wellness and that of their students,” he said. “I am very humbled to have earned this seat, and I take on the full responsibilities required of me. I plan on fulfilling my duties to the fullest extent, starting with mental health issues and substance abuse.” Associated Student Body Vice President Richard Springer said he is excited to welcome the new senators and their ideas to the senate body and work with them throughout the end of the year. “I’m really excited. Atlarge senators are often some of the most hardworking and passionate,” he said. “They get up and speak in front of their peers. And that takes some guts to do — to share some of the ideas that you have. They all had really great ideas.” When senators are elected by the student body in April, they are elected to be academic senators (accountancy, applied sciences, business, education, engineering, graduate school, journalism, liberal arts, law, pharmacy) or registered student organization senators (academic/professional, honorary/honor society, interfraternity council, cultural/multicultural, national pan-Hellenic council, Panhellenic, political organizations, religious/ spiritual sports club, service/ philanthropic, student governance, special interest, sponsored, and wellness/ health). The five senators who were confirmed, after petitioning to be considered, are considered to be senators at-large because they represent the general student body. “We were somewhat unfortunate to have so many open seats, yet so fortunate to have so many people willing to fill those seats with really great ideas and what I think is going to be a great work ethic, and a great addition to every committee in the senate,” Springer said. Smith, another newly elected senator, is looking forward to using his seat to better the university after speaking publicly before an audience for the first time. “I wanted to be in the senate because I have this strong passion for getting things done and using my own voice to do so. Courage can go a long way when solving commodities. I’m really happy to have

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Senators are sworn in Tuesday, Oct. 19. earned this seat,” he said. “This is such a rare opportunity on campus and this was actually my first ever speech — like I never had taken public speaking. With me being senate, I plan to take affirmative action to get things around this campus so everyone can be happy and that there will be equality and equity for everyone.” Roberts echoed the sentiments of his fellow senators at-large. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as a senator at-large, especially because it is a chance for me to represent the general student body as opposed to a specific constituency. Ole Miss is a quickly changing university, and working in this role to empower student voices in that change is exciting,” he said. “I look forward to collaborating with my fellow senators to promote undervalued communities on campus and set all students up for success in their four years at Ole Miss.” As election season in April draws nearer, Springer is planning to further clarify the responsibilities and

requirements of being an ASB Senator to try to prevent resignations and removals due to excessive absences from occurring as frequently in future legislative bodies. “I want to make the information, requirements and responsibilities of being a senator more known to the candidates who are interested in running. I want to have info-sessions in April going over the duties of being a senator, maybe get some of our senators in there to talk about it,” he said. “I think that a lot of times absences, unfortunately, come from maybe not knowing all the expectations or not knowing what a senator was necessarily getting themselves into, so that’s a project that I’m looking forward to working on.” Lila Osman, President Pro Tempore & Chair of the Rules Committee, said she’s also excited to welcome the new senators. “I’m really excited to have new voices in the senate, new representation in the senate and new individuals that are excited to be engaged with the senate body,” she said.

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The Ole Miss Rebels are hosting the LSU Tigers this weekend, and the headlines surrounding this game have been nothing short of dramatic. Ole Miss is coming off a rather absurd win over Tennessee last weekend in Knoxville. Tensions were high as former Vols head coach Lane Kiffin made his return, but there weren’t many people who expected a 20-minute delay of the game due to trash being thrown on the field. Volunteers fans at Neyland Stadium were electric throughout the entire game, creating a difficult atmosphere for the Ole Miss offense. On one of the last drives of the game for Tennessee, the defense was able to get them under control. Sam Williams sacked quarterback Hendon Hooker and was crucial in forcing a holding call. The Volunteers needed a touchdown to win and were forced to go for it on 4thand-24. Thanks to a clutch tackle by Otis Reese, the Vols were unable to convert and were marked one yard short from the first down line. Volunteer fans did not take this lightly. Bottles, cans and mustard bottles rained down from both the upper and lower decks throughout the stadium. One fan hit head coach Lane Kiffin with a golf

ball during the delay. After the chaos was mostly over, the Rebel offense failed to move the chains, resulting in Tennessee getting the ball back with 27 seconds left in the game. All eyes were on the defense as they were tasked with holding out the opposing offense to win the game for the second week in a row. Though there were some doubts, the Landshark defense held on for the win to improve to 5-1 on the season. Heisman front runner, Matt Corral, suffered an ankle injury against the Vols on Saturday night. He left the game for one play while Luke Altmyer stepped into the quarterback role. Corral ended up returning to finish the game, and in the post-game press conference told media members that he felt fine, and the ankle injury was just a stinger. However, on Monday, Lane Kiffin mentioned that he was unsure about Corral playing on Saturday. “He’s not in very good shape,” Kiffin said on Monday. “He hasn’t been for the last two days. You guys know how we are on injuries. Hopefully, he will play but I don’t feel good about that right now.” The Rebels have had their list of injuries grow over the last few games, and Corral is another name on that list. Star wideout Jonathan Mingo was ruled out after suffering an injury before the Alabama game and will

most likely not return this year. Wide receiver Braylon Sanders left the Tennessee game with an apparent hamstring injury, and his status for LSU is still unclear. On the other side, the LSU Tigers season has been abysmal. After winning the National Championship and having a perfect season in 2019, LSU has gone 9-8. While not a losing record, it wasn’t enough to secure Ed Orgeron a head coaching job next season. The university and football program announced that this would be Ed Orgeron’s last season as the LSU head coach. In a press conference Monday, Orgeron told the media this was a mutual decision between the two parties. The head coach has opted to finish out the season with his team before he departs after this year. LSU started the season off by heading to Southern California to take on UCLA. There were a lot of expectations for this game, and UCLA ended up getting the best of the Tigers. This set up a less than ideal season so far, and LSU has suffered losses to Kentucky and Auburn in back-toback weeks. LSU has also been riddled with injuries, losing star receiver Kayshon Boutte, defensive end Ali Gaye, all-American corner Derek Stingley Jr., and defensive back Eli Ricks. There are plenty more injuries that have drastically affected their depth so far

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LSU at No. 12 Ole Miss: Owen Pustell Final Score Prediction: LSU 21, Ole Miss 34 Storylines are piling up heading into this Saturday’s rivalry matchup. The midseason injury lists are starting to lengthen as Ole Miss quarterback and Heisman frontrunner Matt Corral is questionable to play after getting banged up in last week’s win at Tennessee. Should Corral not play, the Rebels would likely go with a dual-QB game plan featuring freshman Luke Altmyer, and swiss army knife John Rhys Plumlee. On the Tigers sideline, there will be a host of talent-playing spectators as high-level recruits Eli Ricks and Kayshon Boutte are out for the season while superstar cornerback Derek Stingley’s status is unknown while he nurses a mystery foot injury. Additionally, it was announced on Sunday that bayou legend and LSU head coach Ed Orgeron would have the remainder of his contract bought out, meaning his tenure in Baton Rouge is coming to an end after the 2021 season. In all, this could be one of the strangest matchups between these teams in recent history, but in usual Rebel fashion, expect it to be exciting. LSU running back Tyrion DavisPrice is coming off a game in which he rushed 36 times for a school-record 287 yards against Florida. Given how the Ole Miss run defense has struggled thus far, if hefar if he can string together another performance like last week against the Gators, then the Tigers have a

fighting chance at keeping up with an Ole Miss offense that has scored under 31 points just once. If Corral plays, expect the Rebels to run up the score as they face an LSU defense that has allowed an average of 35 points per gamePPG this year in SEC play. Tennessee at No. 4 Alabama: Ruby Draayer Final Score Prediction: Alabama 48, Tennessee 10 This week is not full of especially riveting games. With no top-25 matchups, I decided to pick the game I am most looking forward to out of pure spite. Tennessee is coming off a loss to the one and only, Ole Miss Rebels. While Ole Miss wasn’t able to put as many points on the board as I would have liked, they still got the job done. However, in case there were any Tennessee fans left who still think the Vols should have won that game, they

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will be eating quite a big slice of humble pie. Tennessee isn’t a bad team by any means, and with a first-year head coach and boatloads of prospects and players leaving the program last year, they have done a very good job. However, Alabama doesn’t play around, and if they’re interested in keeping playoff hopes alive, they need to beat the rest of their opponents. Badly. Alabama will win this one because they’re the better team, and they’re at home. The Volunteers quarterback suffered an injury against Ole Miss last weekend and it was announced that he is dayto-day. Losing Hooker could prove to be a fatal blow for this Tennessee team, especially since their backup, Joe Milton, is less than ideal. The Crimson Tide wins this one, it might

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be interesting in the first quarter, but other than that it will be a snooze fest. No. 10 Oregon at UCLA: Aidan Gallardo Final Score Prediction: UCLA 28, Oregon 24 UCLA head coach Chip Kelly will be facing off against his former team in a primetime game that has major implications for both teams. No.10 Oregon will head into the Rose Bowl to face off against a very underrated UCLA team. UCLA has talent on both sides of the ball and Oregon will be facing a tough challenge if this game gets into a shootout. UCLA has scored 34 points or more in five of their past six games, so there’s no question that they can put up points. But, can they hold their ground against Oregon’s offense? Oregon’s main focus of attack is on the ground game. That’s where they hurt

opposing defenses. Their star running back CJ Verdell had a season-ending injury, but that hasn’t stopped them from putting up big rushing numbers. Backup running back Travis Dye ran for 145 yards and a touchdown last week in a win against Cal. Those are pretty impressive numbers for a backup running back,and so it shows that Oregon has great depth in the running back position. Oregon’s pass game is nowhere as good as their run and I think that’s what will cost them in this game. If UCLA can stop Oregon’s rushing attack and force them to throw, then they have a solid chance in winning this game. I see UCLA pulling off the upset in front of their home crowd and diminishing any hopes for Oregon’s playoff run. This without a doubt will be the game of the year in the PAC-12.

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The University of Mississippi offense is a piece of modern football art. It’s creative, it’s explosive, it’s entertaining and most importantly, it scores. Lane Kiffin’s renovation of the playbook paired with the emergence of Matt Corral has given the Rebels one of the nations top offenses. When in control of the ball, Ole Miss looks like a national title contender, but when the defense takes the field, it’s a completely different story. The Landsharks have allowed 119 combined points in their three SEC matchups this year. That’s a 40 points per game average. The Rebels suffer from a lack of scheme diversity, making their

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Seven University of Mississippi students have the opportunity to perform alongside two professional pop musicians at a concert presented at the UM band hall by the Department of Music and the Isom Center on Oct. 29. Two weeks ago, the UM Music Department held Zoom auditions for any Ole Miss student interested in joining musicians Kelly Hogan and Jenny Conlee on stage as part of the annual Club Sarahfest festival. Lillian Starrett, one of the student musicians who will play guitar for one of the bands, said she expects the performance to be an unforgettable experience. “Getting to play with them is honestly just pretty epic,” Starrett said. “They’re both epic ladies. Playing music on its own is a fun thing but having them in the mix is really cool considering their talents and what they’ve done.”

Kelly Hogan is a vocalist who is best known for her days in the band “The Jody Grind.” She also has four critically acclaimed solo albums and has worked as a backing vocalist for many acts including Jakob Dylan, Neko Case and “The Decemberists.” Jenny Conlee is the pianist, organist and accordionist for “The Decemberists.” She has also been a part of many other groups, including “Black Prairie,” “Casey Neill and the Norway Rats” and “The Minus 5.” Their residency will also include a performance at Union Unplugged, a LMR LIVE interview and the two musicians will also lead two master classes. Starrett was one of seven students selected — the others include Bryant Stubbs, Michael Wells, Miranda Shapiro, Alexis Rose, Nicholas Bottesini and Nathan Duvall. All of whom will be assigned to play with one or possibly both of the two bands. Each student will receive a $250 stipend.

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Nancy Balach, the chair of the Department of Music, said the goal of this concert is to give the students a professional experience and a chance to collaborate in new ways. “This is an opportunity for students to get a taste of what it’s like in the real world. It is going to allow them to explore their musicianship in different ways than they normally do,” Balach said. “It’s going to push them in terms of how they listen, react and collaborate.” Balach said the students will learn advanced, new skills that the music department doesn’t always focus on. “A lot of this, they will be doing by ear. They will be looking at charts and will be learning alternate ways that people write and share music,” Balach said. “It’s an opportunity for the students to move from the page to the stage.” Starrett, one of the guitarists for the concert, said she is excited to get the performance experience, since she has yet to have the chance. “Playing in a real band/show atmosphere like this for the first time is exciting. Playing shows is what I’ve always wanted to do

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Singer and Inaugural Sarahfest Artist-in-Residence Kelly Hogan so it’s really cool to finally do it,” she said. Alexis Rose, who will be singing and possibly playing a little bit of guitar, said she thinks it will be a great learning experience for her as well. ”My education at the university has mostly consisted of studying classical repertoire, so learning more about the technical aspects of rock, jazz and popular vocals will be super beneficial to me post graduation,” said Rose. “The goal of this concert is for the musicians participating to create music without necessarily reading music notation, so it will test our improvisational skills and our

collaborative thinking skills,” said DuVall, who will be on the trombone during the show. Getting to play on stage with popular musicians is an experience these students will never forget. “I think they (Hogan and Conlee) are some of the best creators in the business,” said Duvall. “I am looking forward most to the process of creating with the bands and witnessing the genius of both Conlee and Hogan simultaneously.” Hogan and Conlee will be on campus from Oct. 24-30. The concert will take place at the band hall at 7:30pm on Friday, Oct. 29.

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Clothes should not dictate social standings KATHERINE BROTEN

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The first thing I noticed when I toured Ole Miss my senior year of high school was the humidity. The second was fashion. While I’ve gotten used to the humidity in my three years at the flagship, campus fashion and the culture which surrounds it still perplex me. I have come to recognize, however, that fashion at Ole Miss is more than just clothing: It is a manifestation of our larger culture of conformity. Before moving to Mississippi, I had never heard of “Golden Gooses” or Hinton & Hinton button-downs. Imagine my surprise, then, when I finally googled these items and found that they sell for $300 and $100, respectively. What I find most astounding, though, is not the

prices that students are willing to pay for casual everyday wear, but how seemingly everyone on campus owns the exact. same. wardrobe. I do not mean to criticize this apparently universal sense of style — if you know me, it is overly abundant that I am not qualified to critique anyone’s fashion choices. I am merely pointing out the almost overwhelming popularity of certain brands and styles. What is deemed fashionable and stylish at our university has much more to do with the name and the price on the tag than anything else. Conformity, in regards to fashion, is neither inherently bad nor unique to Ole Miss. It becomes problematic, however, when clothing becomes social currency. The inaccessible brands mentioned above are by no means outliers in price

compared with other clothes regularly seen on campus. When looking expensive is the ultimate goal, we create a pointedly class-oriented construction of social status. Just think about the people you saw campaigning in front of the Student Union a few weeks ago for personality elections to see how conforming to a specific style can help you get ahead at Ole Miss. If students need the “right” clothes to run for ASB, get into Greek life or run for Homecoming Court, perhaps we need to rethink our criteria. If the “right” clothes cost hundreds of dollars each, we’ve further isolated people from the “Ole Miss family” we so frequently emphasize. Fashion can serve as an essential mode of selfexpression. It can also be an exclusionary force that

separates the “us” from the “other.” There is a more nuanced conversation to be had about how Ole Miss campus culture seems to encourage homogeneity and conformity on a multitude of levels. There are broader and darker implications of displays of wealth and privilege on our campus. I have neither the wisdom nor word count to write about that here. What I can do,

however, is encourage you to look around next time you’re walking to class and count all the brand names being sported in your immediate field of vision. I bet the number will surprise you. Katherine Broten is a junior majoring in economics and public policy leadership from Farmington, NM.

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