The Daily Mississippian - October 30, 2015

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Volume 104, No. 49

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Board announces new chancellor after campus visit day

Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter speaks at the student session yesterday at The Inn at Ole Miss.

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The college board announced Jeffrey Vitter as the new chancellor for the University of Mississippi Thursday and although some were pleased with the announcement, others were not convinced.

Vitter, who currently serves as the provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Kansas, said he is excited to be a part of a University which contains rich history within its campus, and said Ole Miss is making positive contributions not only to the sate, but to the nation.

“There is a wonderful opportunity to build on the momen-

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tum here,” Vitter said.

Alex Borst, a junior international studies major, said he felt Vitter brushed off questions of Confederate iconography whereas previous administrators were very proactive and thoughtful early on.

“I think he’s done well in all of his past positions, but I don’t know how I feel about him for

this school,” Borst said. “Dr. Jones and Dr. Khayat were very straightforward on the issues of race, which permeate every single part of this school.”

Vitter said in an interview with The Daily Mississippian that the University is at a point where it is necessary to look at what needs to be done now and what unique opportunities will

make a real difference to connect the institution with the state of Mississippi, bettering the region overall.

“My whole core value is about listening and learning,” Vitter said. “I want to talk to key individuals and I want to reach out and explore peoples’ thoughts

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talks. The talks will include Randy Watkins on nanotechnology, Michele Alexander speaking about “The B Word,” and several other topics.

Each speaker has 12 minutes and the audience will have the opportunity to participate in interactive breakout sessions.

The sessions allow audience members and the speakers to engage about the topics.

Wicks said he came up with the idea of TEDx UM Talks this summer at a Southeastern regional TEDx workshop.

Wicks is coordinating the event with political science associate professor Marvin King and junior business ad-

ministration major Georgia Norfleet.

Wicks said the coordinators were searching for people who were creative, had innovative ideas, broad audience appeal and ties to the University to speak at the event. Wicks hopes the audience members will appreciate the speakers chosen.

“We are seeking to showcase the talent and innovation that we have here at our University and in the state— a talent that we believe the world should appreciate,” Wicks said.

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The University of Mississippi will host its first TEDx UM Talk at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Gertrude Ford Center for Performing Arts. The event will include 10 guests speaking on the theme “In Plain Sight,” referring to simple concepts that hold a deeper meaning.

Senior international studies and French major Elizabeth Wicks coordinated the event and said the theme was created to be broad and allow audience members to draw their own connections between the

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You can’t generalize those you disagree with ALEX BORST

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The past two weeks at the University of Mississippi have been filled with the kind of dynamic discourse that should be expected at any institution of higher learning in America. We as a student body successfully offered widely differing opinions on one of the most controversial topics in current political discourse and emerged having mostly treated one another with the “civility and respect” that our Creed and administration expect of us.

We should all be proud.

However, while those of us who wholeheartedly supported the removal of the state flag from campus are able to cheer and pat ourselves on the back for the campaign that we mounted and the job well done, those who stood by the flag with an equal amount of pride and conviction left the senate meeting last Tuesday THE DAILY

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night empty-handed and disheartened.

As the Director of Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement for the ASB Cabinet, it is my job to look at this campus, listen to the student body, and find ways to make this campus a more inclusive and inviting place – for everyone. I was a co-sponsor of the resolution last week because I sincerely believe that the University of Mississippi is a better place when that flag and the symbolism that it holds isn’t flying in our Circle. That being said, pro-flag students are just as much a part of the student body as anyone else who pays and should continue to feel like their views are still welcome here.

We live in an age where, especially among millennials, people’s political stances define who they are and the kind of people with whom they associate. When looking at how polarized the stances of pro-

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gressive people and more conservative people continually become, I can’t help but wonder why we define ourselves by political beliefs and ostracize people who don’t agree with us. Our entire political system is built on compromise, and we as emerging leaders should take that to heart.

During the last days before the vote, I heard people from opposing camps call others whom they disagreed with “racist,” “too politically correct” or “ignorant.”

I think these generalizations leave no room for variations in political belief or for critical thought on why people believe what they believe. The most important thing I have learned in college is how to find value in a person’s views and beliefs and to be able accept their opinion with poise while also fighting for the exact opposite in my own projects and endeavors.

I attended a talk given by

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U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves on Tuesday night and left with many applicable suggestions by Judge Reeves on how to deal with the tensions that exist on campus since the flag was removed on Monday.

He said that it is important to practice “moral leadership” on issues that affect any people-group negatively, even if you personally aren’t negatively impacted.

We aren’t conquerors who have overcome an “evil” opposition. We should never mock or look down upon people whom we disagree with – even if those people wish us ill.

Not every pro-flag person is a “racist” and not every anti-flag person is an “emotional college student” – people are way more nuanced than that kind of generic branding allows.

Camille Walker, who spoke at the NAACP/NPHC/Black Lives Matter rally two weeks

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continued from page 2 ago, taught me that anything not done in love and compassion for true equality and inclusiveness for all people is misguided.

If we push people further and further away from the causes that we believe in by attacking them at any given opportunity, how could we ever expect our opposition to join us? Shouldn’t that be the goal of argument and debate – to argue with just enough knowledge and determination that you convince your opponent that they might be wrong? We saw this happen at the senate debate over the flag, and it really was a beautiful thing to witness. Students changed their minds and voted for or against removing the flag because their fellow students had loved them enough to treat them not as enemies, but as people with different backgrounds and experiences that led them to vote differently and perceive the situation differently.

For anti-flag people who want to promote tolerance and inclusion, please be tolerant and inclusive with the people whom you have engaged in battle for the past several weeks.

For pro-flag people who may feel dejected or unheard by the student body and the ASB as a whole, we hear you and we want you to continue to be engaged in conversations on campus.

We need to work together for the betterment of a campus with a littered past and an increasingly bright future. It is important to remember that, while social issues are very important and we should fight for what we believe to be right, it is also important to practice patience, understanding, and empathy with our fellow students and with people that you disagree with.

Alex Borst is a senior international studies major from Madison.

Dear Editor, A couple of weeks ago, I was walking past the Capitol in Washington, DC on my way to watch an Ole Miss football game with other DC alumni. In a park off to the side, about a dozen or so white men and women were waving the Confederate battle flag. They were some yards away from me, and separated from a seething multitude of black men and women by steel fences and the Capitol police. It struck me that I could not tell from a distance whether it was a Ku Klux Klan rally or proud supporters of the Confederate flag.

All I saw was the symbol.

Today, I viewed a Facebook post from a friend who criticized Ole Miss students for voting to take down the Confederate battle flag. I had to correct her: the students voted to take down the Mississippi flag. As does everyone, she had conflated the two.

All she saw was the symbol.

There are those who continue to fly the Confederate flag in a fever dream of gallantry and knights and fair ladies. And there are also the Dylann Roofs, flying the Confederate flag while dreaming of murdering people in a church because of their skin color. From a distance, nobody can discern the difference.

All they see is the same symbol.

There is a distance from commencement on a warm May day to your future as a graduate from a Mississippi university. In the reach of that distance, there are those who might employ you, potential coworkers, possible friends, and the jackpot of finding love. You will approach them all from a distance. What symbol will you be flying when they see you?

The Confederate flag is not Mississippi’s symbol. Take it down.

Dear UM,

I am sickened by the news that the University has decided not to fly the state flag. It is bad enough about all of the other political correctness Ole Miss has kowtowed to over the past 20 years with the banning of the Rebel flag, no Dixie, no Colonel Reb and now this. This is almost as bad as ISIS blowing up ancient sites in Syria! What are you going to do next, remove the Civil War cemetery off campus?

Someone in my family has gone to Ole Miss since the Civil War. My father, my aunts, and two grandfathers back. I was hoping that my son would choose to be a legacy as well. With all of this leftist liberalism, I am now inclined to encourage my son to choose somewhere else to go.

You cannot change or rewrite history. You can only embrace history for what it is and educate those about the past so we as a society do not make those mistakes in the future.

Ole Miss, continue to educate. Be the conservative, intelligent school in the South. Be proud of your heritage and your history. Educate and get out of the leftist political agenda!

Regards, David Griffith BA 90

Randy M. Wadkins, Ph.D. Oxford, Mississippi B.S. UM 1986, Ph.D. UM 1990

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continued from page 1 Norfleet said the topic of the event speaks to her personal motives.

“I firmly believe that education should expand past the classroom, that as students, we should pursue conversations beyond the classroom, beyond the limitations of our own major and beyond our current realm of understanding,” Norfleet said.

The event will also feature artwork by graduate student Hailey Hodge.

Life-sized TEDx letters have been created as an interactive station. One will feature a pegboard with rubber bands on which audience members can write ideas that they can then spread to create a piece of art.

Another interactive station will be made out of chalkboard material. Audience members will have the chance to answer the question “What does ‘In Plain Sight’ mean to you?”

Computers will also be set up with philanthropic games that participants can play and an “ideas worth spreading” photo area.

King said this event is a fantastic way to inform people about the research and work taking place in Oxford and the surrounding areas.

“If a morning of TEDxUM talks helps people see the world in a new light then we’ve done our job,” King said. “The purpose of a university is to conduct research, disseminate knowledge and actively engage with its community. TEDx talks embody that purpose.”

Rent Like A Champion on ‘Shark Tank’ BLAKE ALSUP

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Rent Like A Champion, a weekend house rental company that operates in Oxford and many other college towns across America, will have the chance to gain national exposure tonight.

The CEO of Rent Like A Champion, Mike Doyle, and co-founder Drew Mitchell will appear on the American Broadcasting Company primetime hit television show “Shark Tank” at 9 p.m tonight. The men will pitch their business in front of a group of potential investors on the show, including Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary and more.

Shark Tank hosts “Sharks”— successful tycoons— to invest in America’s best businesses and products.

According to the ABC website, “the Sharks will give people from all walks of life the chance to chase the American dream, and potentially secure business deals that could make them millionaires.”

Doyle said getting on the show was a long process.

“I actually sent a cold email about a year ago and to be honest, I was not really expecting anything to come of it,” Doyle said. “For several months, we didn’t hear anything and early this spring they followed up with us. They wanted to know all about our company history to make sure they had the full story.”

Doyle said they were having weekly or biweekly calls with the show. In May, Doyle and Mitch-

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ell were invited to travel to Los Angeles, California and make an appearance.

“We view this as a great opportunity,” Doyle said. “We are currently in 21 college towns, we’ve been growing already and our goal is to expand into 20 new towns in the next 12-18 months.”

Rent Like A Champion started in 2006 as a student housing company, but it quickly evolved into its current form when founders Mitchell, Jordan Curnes and Derrick Shenk discovered the massive demand for home rentals in South Bend, Indiana during Notre Dame football weekends.

The company has grown steadily, and was recently named

in the 2015 Inc. 5000 list as one of America’s fastest growing privately held companies with a 315 percent three-year growth.

The founders hope for an opportunity to further expand the company after their appearance on Shark Tank.“I’ve seen the show before,” DJ Grimes, junior managerial finance major, said.

“I think it’s cool that a company that operates in Oxford is going to be on there. Hopefully they will do well.”

Doyle said Oxford was one of the first towns to which Rent Like A Champion expanded and this is their fourth football season operating here. The Rent Like A Champion team works with more than 125 homeowners in the Oxford area and has

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Oxford homeowner Peggy Leister said she has already rented out her home three times this year via Rent Like A Champion.

“They are a wonderful company,” Leister said. “I would recommend them to anyone. It is very easy to get involved and they do most of the work. They tell you what to do to prepare the house and you just go in and list what you want to charge.

I have not had any bad experience and the people who have rented have been excellent.”

Doyle said the company’s services are not just limited to football season.

“One of the cool things about our company is that we have homes available year round,” Doyle said. “No matter when you’re coming to town, definitely check out the website and we’d be happy to find you a great place to stay.”

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There’s a new windiest city in the game.

According to the USA Today, Jackson is the No. 1 windiest city in the U.S. In fact, Chicago didn’t even make the top 10. The information comes from recent weather data analysis by CoreLogic, a research and consulting firm. For the beginning of 2015, data shows the highest wind speed in Jackson being 119 miles per hour. Jackson has the most wind events recorded, at a striking number of 14. Take that, Chicago.

WHAT YOU LEAST EXPECT TO SEE WHEN YOU TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE 63-year-old Christy Lee Zarrella of Gulfport faced a hearing Wednesday on charges of tampering with evidence, failure to report a death and desecration of a corpse. Yes, it is as bad as it sounds. According to the Clarion Ledger, Zarrella’s boyfriend, 87-year-old Edward A. Miller, was reported missing by a friend two weeks earlier. The decomposing remains of Miller were found in the backyard of a home shared by him and Zarrella on the Oct. 22. Since then, evidence has been found proving that Zarrella cut the pacemaker out of the deceased man’s chest and then stuffed his remains in a trash can. Reports show that Zarrella told investigators that her boyfriend died of natural causes and put him in the trashcan after panicking. That’s not your average Thursday, that’s for sure.

THE SEARCH IS OFF On Monday, a single-engine plane went missing after crashing only minutes after taking off from the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. According to the Sun Herald, part of the plane’s tail was found on Ocean Springs beach Tuesday and officials have since been searching the surrounding waters. On Wednesday night, the Coast Guard suspended its search for the three passengers of the plane. The Coast Guard has covered more than 3,500 miles in their search.

The Department of Marine Resources will continued to search for the missing men Thursday. The plane’s last known location was about 3.5 miles south of Pascagoula over the water. Families of the crew members are urging the public to continue the search on their own.

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Questions for the chancellor:

“We have had an issue in the past year - affectionately called a trust deficit with the IHL board. We do not feel like we are being listened to over the past year. We want to know, sincerely that we will be listened to.”

-Beth Spencer English professor

“There are several traditions and symbols here at the University of Mississippi which many people hold dear. But there are other people who see things or hear things and don’t hold them quite as dear. Some of those things make our spaces less welcome. One of those is the use of the term ‘Ole Miss’. That is very dear to many people. Yet I wonder how you as chancellor might address those who may think that in and of itself is something that does not represent the University of Mississippi and how we might go forward?”

- Lori Wolff Leadership and Counselor Education professor

“Many faculty believe that the symbols on our campus – meaning the flags, the statues, street names and building names – hinder our efforts to retain high quality faculty staff and students. I know this week in the news you’ve been asked your opinions on the flag and you spoke broadly. I was wondering if you could speak more specifically as chancellor of this university how you plan to address these difficult issues.”

-Michael Barnett Lighting professor President of Faculty Senate

“I think he’s done well in all of his past positions but I don’t know how I feel about him for this school. Dr. Jones and Dr. Khayat were very straightforward on the issues of race, which permeate every single part of this school.”

- Alex Borst Director of Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement for the ASB Cabinet

“I’d like to know what are your views regarding Confederate iconography - that includes monuments, symbols, names - on our campus? How would you, as chancellor, address symbols of white supremacy that remain on campus?”

- Allen Coon President of College Democrat

“Knowing that David Vitter is your brother, the senior Republican senator in Louisiana who is also running for governor in that state, how will that affect your decision making process as a possible chancellor for our University?”

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continued from page 1 because it’s important to hear people.”

Vitter said he is a strong advocate of inclusion, promoting dialogue and engaging people in discussions. When situations arise, he said it is important to address the various perspectives and use the University Creed as a guiding principle for the decisions that are made.

“I really don’t know how to feel about Dr. Vitter,” Dominique Scott, a junior African-American studies major said after attending the student session. “I feel that he is very strategic in the way that he answers questions.”

Scott said she wished there were more time to ask questions, because it felt like many of the questions were not thoroughly addressed.

Scott said she feels there is a lack of transparency between the administration and the students because of the swiftness of the process and the timing of the announcement. She said it seemed as though it were an attempt to derail the conversation of the Mississippi state flag and

give students something different on which to focus.

“It leaves me to be very cautious on how to proceed with senior leadership, because I’m not sure if there are ulterior motives or not,” Scott said.

Freshman computer science major, Thomas McFann, said he is excited to see Vitter as the new chancellor for the University, however, because of his outstanding technical background.

He said another unique quality that Vitter has is the experience that he has outside of the state of Mississippi which could bring a different perspective to campus.

“I’m sure he’ll do a great job and I’m looking forward, especially being a freshman, getting to see him for the first time, because he’ll probably be with us throughout our college experience,” McFann said. “I can’t wait to see the things that he does.”

Michael Barnett, the president of the faculty senate, said he can understand that many people in the audience would’ve liked for Vitter to give more personal, more direct responses, but frequently that’s not what the chancellor’s job is. He said his responses were appropriate and it was wise to suggest he

- Buka Okoye President of the University NAACP

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Chancellor Vitter speaks to Camille Walker at the student session on Thursday. needs to gather more information in order to engage more intimately.

“The real question now is how he is going to integrate into the culture of Ole Miss, and we won’t know that until he’s here,” Barnett said.

Aware of campus dissatisfaction of the non-renewal of previous chancellor Dan Jones’ contract, Vitter said he wants to be a familiar face on campus and will continue to make visits to campus by meeting with student groups, faculty and other organizations.

“I hope that they can build trust in me knowing that I care what they think,” Vitter said.

Participants at each of the

meetings filled out and returned surveys with their impressions of Vitter.

“The rankings were based on a four-point scale,” Glen Boyce, Institutions of Higher Learning commissioner, said. “There wasn’t any set, say, ‘If he doesn’t get a 3.5 well, that’s just not it.’

This evaluation, while very important, was another piece to the process.”

When asked how he would handle sensitive subjects such as the noose being placed on the statue of James Meredith, Vitter said it is important to work on educating the entire community to advocate for mutual respect.

Vitter said these are issues that really effect the community.

“I really want to work to promote a climate of understanding and mutual respect so that people feel empowered here,” Vitter said. “We don’t ever want to have those kinds of ugly incidents again.”

Vitter said handling sensitive issues is always a hard topic to address, but he said during his time at The University of Kansas, their campus had issues with sexual assault and sexual harassment cases.

Vitter said working with the chancellor in Kansas to address these problems and move the campus forward has prepared him to handle similar topics on the University of Mississippi campus.

“We want to prevent incidents from that from happening,” Vitter said. “That’s part of making the campus the place we want it to be.”

Alan Perry, president of the college board, said these questions are ones Vitter will face all year.

“Every time he speaks, he adds nuance that makes me convinced he is the right candidate,” Perry said. “Its’ been a great experience.”

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DM editor’s share the most haunted places in Oxford CONNOR HALL

If you happen to find yourself scheduled with a class in the bottom floor of Conner Hall, beware. Descend the dark stone steps with the cautionary rubber grips that you will undoubtedly miss and fall down at least once in your semester, and you reach the dungeon. These black brick hallways feel like the Chamber of Secrets. Speaking of the Chamber of Secrets, you’re more likely to find the entrance to that than the girls’ bathroom. Maybe it’s like a Room of Requirement deal, except for the opposite because it definitely wasn’t there when I needed it most. On a brighter note, the red, inset benches are perfect for impromptu napping before class, if you’re okay with sleeping on blood-colored hardwood and dreaming of your eventual doom. I know I am. The labyrinth seems to ooze the overwhelming feeling you get when you look at your schedule every morning. Probably also tears of accountancy students crying because math is hard. Also, those stone passageways echo the footsteps of anyone who dares step within them like whispers from beyond the grave that just so happened to be screaming, not whispering, - so good luck with that nap.

-Clara Turnage, @ClaraBoldyGoes

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FAULKNER’S ALLEY

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Faulkner’s Alley, located between Old Venice and City Grocery, got its name because the passageway was a favored cut-through to the Square by the eponymous literary great. Some say, however, the spirit of William Faulkner himself still lurks in the alley to this day.

Of all the alleys in Oxford, this might be the most visited and least gloomy, but many agree a presence can be felt there. When I asked a few Oxonians what some of the most haunted places in town were, many mentioned the alleyway and told me “There’s probably ghosts in there.” Could it possibly be that Faulkner’s Alley is not only still his spirit’s favorite cut-through, but also a favorite short cut of all the rogue spirits in Oxford? I had to go investigate.

The arched passage of exposed white brick is, in actuality, pretty charming. Pleasant mosaic designs are set into the wall, and the passage stays lit at night. During the day, I entered the shadowy alley with only the light which leaked in from each end.

As I worked my way to the other opening of the tunnel, I realized that I was suddenly very cold. A breeze brushed a lock of my hair aside. I knew that I felt a spirit, possibly the spirit of Faulkner himself. Whoever the spirit was, er, is, I felt that it was probably wishing it could get into that darned grilled cheese bar.

-Zoe McDonald, @Zoe_katherine

BARNARD OBSERVATORY By day, Barnard Observatory, home of the Center for Study of Southern Culture, is one of the most picturesque buildings on campus. The redbrick building overlooking the Grove was built by the third chancellor of the university, Frederick A. Barnard, in 1859, making it one of the oldest buildings on campus as well. Originally, Chancellor Barnard intended the observatory to house the world’s largest telescope, but the outbreak of the Civil War prevented the telescope from ever being delivered. Barnard and his wife lived in a furnished portion of the observatory in 1860, and during the Civil War while the University was closed, the building was used as a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers. Throughout the years, the building has been used as everything from a classroom to a sorority house to the Physics Department, and when night falls, one can’t help but wonder how much of that history remains within old Barnard’s walls. Take a walk through the observatory in the dark, listen to the creaking floorboards moan under even the lightest step, watch shadows shift out of the corner of your eye and try to ignore the chill that slithers down the back of your neck.

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BISHOP HALL BATHROOM

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The Bishop bathroom is the most haunted place on campus, if you ask me. Not all the Bishop bathrooms, just the one on the second floor. It is small, it is visually unappealing and it is haunted.

So there I was: in the Student Media Center minding my own business when nature began to call. It was dark outside, which makes everything scarier. It was silent. That is, until I opened the door, which creaked for an abnormally long time, and loudly, behind me as I headed into a stall. The Bishop bathroom is like a small cave. It feels dark and damp even though fluorescent lights illuminate the room.

I sat in silence and began to read the stall wall. That is when I saw it; a message that confirmed what I already felt upon entering the bathroom.

“This bathroom is haunted.” There it was plain and clear right in front of me.

As if on queue, water began to trickle out of the faucet that was previously turned off and without warning, the toilet flushed. There are few things scarier than a surprise toilet flush, especially when it tears through an eerie silence. Needless to say I booked it out of there, never so thankful for those hand sanitizer dispensers so I didn’t have to linger and wash my hands under the haunted faucet.

In all actuality, if this had happened in broad daylight or if I had been with a friend, it would have been a comical Moaning Myrtle situation, but things change when one is left alone in the dark. To this day, if I find myself in Bishop having to run to the oval office, I will almost always go to the first floor’s less scary bathroom or hold it.

-Caroline Callaway, @Carocallaway

FAULKNER’S GRAVE What could be more scary than the final resting place of our beloved William Cuthbert Faulkner? Located in St. Peter’s Cemetery, the grave site is usually littered with half empty whiskey bottles reflecting an eerie local custom and giving the impression that Faulkner himself is still alive and toasting to his own memory. I have no doubt Faulkner’s spirit lingers to have the final drops of Jack Daniels left by students for his enjoyment.

Resting beside William is his mostly forgotten wife, Estelle Oldham Faulkner, whose grave is often trampled by students in pursuit of feeding Faulkner a shot. Estelle’s spirit may or may not still walk all over Oxford, estranged by her husband’s extraneous affairs. If you visit the cemetery just at dawn (which, why would you do that?), fog may be settled over the top of the cemetery, casting a spine-chilling aura across the field.

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It was just a normal day in the middle of October. It was surprisingly quiet on campus. I realized that I’ve never walked through the Lyceum, so I decided to take a stroll through the most famous building at Ole Miss.

I felt like I was walking through a museum. It looks like a building that should be encased in a glass box that no one should touch. It was dimly lit inside, and I couldn’t find a single soul.

There was no one inside. It felt haunted. I could hear the whispers of Civil War generals’ ghosts fighting on the battle grounds and the 18th century lanterns flickering. I felt like they were coming to get me.

The history of the Civil War permeated my veins. Thoughts of old generals buried beneath the grounds crossed my mind and hidden weapons being stored between the walls that hold together the building gave me shivers.

How could there be no one inside this very popular building? I had to leave. The feeling became too strong.

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“What is it?” asked the boy.

The man took the green rectangle from the boy’s hand, turning it over in his own. He could only make out the letters “God we trus,” as the rest had been lost to the sands of time and the harsh elements.

“Huh, I’ll be. I haven’t seen one of these since I was a boy. My old man used to say they were good luck charms.”

He handed the boy back the paper, and the boy stuffed it in his satchel next to some bruised apples. By this point, the sun had gone down and darkness had taken the sky. They continued walking until they crossed the dilapidated beams of an old rail crossing and into a ramshackle red building. The man bent down and shifted a rusted iron plank to his left, revealing a concrete staircase that led into the earth.

He produced a lantern from his pack, and ushered the boy into the shelter, replacing the plank after he, too, had climbed into the staircase so nobody— or nothing— could come in after them.

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“Dad, slow down!” cried the boy, “Aren’t you going to finish the story?”

The man continued.

“The village people rooted out every one of the sky people, until there were none left. But, before the sky people perished at the hands of the village folk, they sent a message to their home in the skies. Soon after, fire rained from the sky and burned the village. Many of the villagers died, but some went into hiding deep underground. When they came back to the surface, long after the fire stopped falling, there was hardly anything left.”

The boy looked anxious.

“Dad, are the sky people ever coming back?”

The sun was flush with the horizon at this point. The man further quickened his steps.

“It’s just a story, my boy,” said the man, “there’s nothing to worry about.”

The boy strode along with his father into the dusk, still stabbing at leaves. All of sudden, he stopped walking when he brought the stick to his face and saw he had poked something that was not a leaf.

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es to visit. They were kind, and a great period of peace calmed the village. There was much healing to be done, as the people of the village were still picking up the pieces after a big war with several other villages.”

The boy’s gaze fell on his father’s face as the father furrowed his brow.

“Then one day, the villagers became greedy. They took the knowledge given to them by the sky people, and they themselves yearned to take to the skies. The sky people told them that, whatever they did, they could not go to the place in the sky. If they tried to, the sky people would take their gadgets and go home,” explained the man.

“Why didn’t they want the people to leave the village?” asked the boy, eyes set on the clouds in the distance.

“Because, my boy, the people from the village were small in mind and savage in nature.

Wherever they went, sadness and destruction followed,” explained the man.

He went on.

“The people of the village grew impatient. One day, the village leader, with many of his strongest warriors, stormed the metal box and began to hurt the sky people, one by one. If the people from the sky would not give them the gift of flight, then the village folk would take it instead.”

The man began to look worried. He glanced at his wrist, upon which sat an old timepiece that hadn’t worked in years. Even though the watch didn’t work, he did this out of habit in times of stress. His eyes focused on the

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A cool wind blew through the trees, making the crackling fall leaves skitter across the dust and rocks. Windswept branches flung in the breeze, and the sun was setting in the October sky. A man and a boy walked toward the horizon, the man striding wearily along with the boy skipping at his side. As he hopped along, the boy jabbed at leaves with the end of a branch, collecting leaf after leaf on the end of the thin stick.

“Dad, tell me a story?” asked the boy with the curiosity and wonder so many children have.

The man glanced at the boy.

Seeing the sparkle in his son’s

eye, the man got a spark in his own. Smiling, he turned his gaze toward the horizon again.

“Alright. I’ll tell you about the day the sky people came. It’s a story my Pa used to tell me when I was small, like you.”

The boy’s eyes widened.

“One day, a long, long time ago, some people from the sky visited a little village. They came here in a great, big metal box. There were so many of them. They came with a message of peace. The sky people were much smarter than the village folk, with gadgets and gizmos far better than their own.

The village folk were shocked that the sky people would pick them, out of so many other plac-

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SPORTS | 30 OCTOBER 2015 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 9

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The 12th-ranked Ole Miss soccer team lost a 1-0 defensive battle Thursday night against the Vanderbilt Commodores, snapping their fivegame winning streak.

The Rebels fell to 13-4-2 with the loss.

“Vanderbilt had a really good game plan,” Ole Miss head coach Matthew Mott said. “They made it tough for us and battled really hard.

There wasn’t enough urgency in our attack and that’s disappointing.”

Before the game, Ole Miss honored the senior class.

“The senior class is definitely the backbone of this team,” junior forward Addie Forbus said. “They’ve stepped up in big games and they’re carrying us.”

“We wanted to come here and make a difference,” senior defender Maddie Friedmann said.

“We’ve put together a team with a lot of chemistry.”

Once the game started, redshirt freshman goalkeep-

er Marnie Merritt made two great saves in the first half to keep Vanderbilt off the scoreboard. She came off her line to stop a breakaway on one occasion, and dove to her left to knock away a shot on another.

Vanderbilt finally broke through in the 84th minute when redshirt sophomore midfielder Lydia Simmons scored her first goal of the season.

The Commodores sat in their own half defensively throughout the game to disrupt the Ole Miss offense, and it worked.

“They were getting numbers behind the ball and they defended really hard,” Mott said. “When you play a team like that, you have to get a goal to pull them out a little bit, and we just couldn’t do that.”

The Ole Miss offense was out of rhythm all night and wasn’t able to convert any of their scarce good looks at goal.

“They were really compact and it was really hard to break them down,” Forbus said. “We had a couple of good looks at

Addie Forbus dribbles the ball in Thursday’s game. goal, but unfortunately we first round bye. couldn’t put them away this “We’re going to look at the game.” mistakes we made this game The Rebels were looking to and not let it beat us twice,” put this game behind them as Forbus said. “I don’t think they will head into the SEC there’s a team that can beat tournament next week as the us in the SEC tournament. no. 3 seed and have earned a We know what the teams look

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Four Downs: Auburn

Assistant sports editor Collin Brister (@CollinBrister), football writer Cody Thomason (@thecodythomason), and NewsWatch 99 station manager Browning Stubbs (@BrowningStubbs)

What do you expect from Laremy Tunsil in his first game back from suspension? Can he make a difference on the offensive line?

With C.J. Johnson returning from injury, what difference can he make at linebacker and how healthy do you think he’ll be come Saturday?

Collin- Treadwell is going to destroy Auburn. There you are. Have a nice day.

Collin- While I do think the running game will be better than it was the first seven games, I don’t expect to see the level of success that it saw against Texas A&M. I think Ole Miss will be able to run the football occasionally but will rely on their gifted receivers.

Cody- I expect to see Treadwell’s most dominant game of the season. Treadwell himself said that there is some extra motivation for this game after missing so much time after the injury in last year’s game. Although Auburn will definitely be keyed in on trying to stop him, Treadwell should still be able to get loose and have a big game. With three-straight 100 yard games, Treadwell is definitely fully recovered and should have an even bigger game on Saturday.

Browning- Laquon Treadwell is certainly hitting his stride and improving his NFL Draft stock as the season progresses. I think we’re waiting for a statement game

by Treadwell that scouts will remember come draft time. You get the feeling this moment might come pretty soon for Laquon. I expect a big game for him as he will certainly play with extra motivation after last years’ Auburn game.

Cody- I don’t expect it to be quite as good, but it should still be effective, as Auburn has had plenty of defensive struggles this season. With Laremy Tunsil back there will definitely still be improvement, as the line looked the best it has all season last week.

Auburn does have some dangerous players on the defensive line, but they will likely be without star defensive end Carl Lawson and have trouble with Jaylen Walton’s speed on the edge.

Browning- Auburn ranks dead last in total rushing defense, allowing 209.6 yards on the ground per game. Getting that statement win over Texas A&M gave the Rebels hope that they can still win the SEC. With the running game eclipsing over 200 yards rushing, I expect an encore performance against an Auburn defense that has struggled all season long.

With starting quarterback Kyle Allen questionable with shoulder issues, do you see him or true freshman Kyler Murray making the start and does it matter who is under center in the eyes of the Rebel defense?

Collin- I think the defense could have a big day. They had a field day with Kyle Allen and I expect them to have an even bigger day against Sean White. Peyton Barber is a very good running back, but I think his rushing presence alone won’t be enough to trouble the Rebels. The defense struggled against Auburn last year, so I expect them to have a revenge factor.

Cody- No two players’ returns could have a bigger on the field impact than Robert Nkemdiche and Tony Conner. Although redshirt freshman Breeland Speaks has played excellently in Nkemdiche’s absence, Nkemdiche takes up a lot of attention up front, freeing up the rest of the defensive line, and has been key for the Rebels to get into the backfield. Meanwhile, Conner adds the tackling of a linebacker but also the coverage skills of a nickelback, which is a big help against any offense the Rebels will face.

Browning- I expect a repeat performance of last week if Robert Nkemdiche and Tony Conner are able to play. Those two are the best players on this defense and it was very impressive to see Ole Miss play so well without them. The Aggies scored a grand total of 3 points without those guys playing. If you plug those guys back in on defense, Auburn is in for a long day of trouble.

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The Rebels still control their own destiny in the SEC West. Can this game against against Texas A&M be the turning point in a season that seems to be slipping away?

Collin- How Ole Miss lost to Auburn last year was one of the most painful ways a team could lose a game. I think Auburn is about ready to quit on themselves. After a 4 OT defeat in Fayetteville, the Tigers just don’t have much more to play for, unless they’re fired up for the Liberty Bowl. Although I don’t think “revenge” will factor into the game too much, I believe that if Ole Miss jumps out on Auburn, they might not exactly pull up.

Cody- Although most coaches and players would never admit it, there are probably some hard feelings over the end of last year’s game, which ended in a 35-31 loss. It was not only just a tough loss which ended the Rebels’ playoff chances, but it was also emotional. The game-changing play came when Laquon Treadwell broke his leg. There will certainly be a want for revenge for the game last year, but head coach Hugh Freeze should still be able to keep the team level-headed.

Browning - Last year’s loss took Ole Miss out of the picture for the College Football Playoff. With Ole Miss controlling their own destiny to win the conference, I don’t see Auburn ruining their season again this year. Before the season when Auburn was a top 10 team, I still predicted Ole Miss to win this game. Revenge will be on their minds, but the LSU game is the biggest revenge game left on the schedule.

Cody prediction: Ole Miss 41 Auburn 17

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Laquon Treadwell ready for revenge against Auburn CODY THOMASON

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Last year’s game against Auburn was essentially a de-facto college football playoff elimination game.

As a sophomore, Laquon Treadwell was mere inches from scoring a go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter when he was thrust down by his hips, resulting in a gruesome season-ending leg injury and a 35-31 Auburn victory and putting a damper on the Rebels’ season.

After the emotional loss and the months of rehab he went through to get back on the field, Treadwell said this game carries an extra meaning for him.

“They’re going to feel my pain,” Treadwell said. “I’m just gonna play my hardest, play with my heart as I did last week. My team will do the same and we’re looking to get a W.” Treadwell said tries to only focus on the upcoming game, but as soon as he realized Auburn was the next opponent, it became more intense.

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I don’t know where it’s come from, but I’m ready to play. It just created a drive in me.”

Head coach Hugh Freeze hasn’t noticed the different fire that Treadwell preached he would play with during the week. Freeze said he just believes there’s more to play for.

“I haven’t really talked to him about it, specifically,” Freeze said Monday. “I think he has had enough games under his belt now where I don’t know if that would really matter to him.”

At the beginning of the season, Treadwell seemed to have a bit of rust to knock off, and uncharacteristically dropped some catchable passes. The problem seems to be behind him now.

“I’m feeling much (more) comfortable. I’m allowing the game to come to me,” Treadwell said. “I’m getting a natu-

ral feel for the game and my instincts are turning back on, just being able to make plays really brought all that back.”

Treadwell said he is excited for the game, but still recognizes the challenges the Auburn defense will present.

“They can run. They can hit. All 11 guys fly to the ball,” Treadwell said. “They like to press, but they play off a lot.

They mix it up a lot. It’s going to be a great game. They’re a very competitive team.”

Last season, Ole Miss needed to win to have a chance at playing in the SEC title game and came up short. This season, Ole Miss faces the same challenge.

“I think it’s the same situation. Our title hopes can get dashed if we lose this game, and I know that it’s not just me that’s going to be putting all my effort into the game.

I know the whole team will,” Treadwell said. “If they beat us, they’ll have to beat us fighting, and I don’t think that’s possible if we all go out there and we play together like we did this past weekend.”

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THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN SPORTS EDITOR - SAM BUTLER This game is going to be weird.

Both Auburn and Ole Miss have had extraordinarily tumultuous seasons, and this matchup isn’t anything like what both schools hoped it would be before the season.

The Tigers were expected to win the conference behind an improved defense under Will Muschamp and an even more prolific offense, with a talent-laden Jeremy Johnson-Duke Williams connection lighting up the scoreboard.

It’s been anything but.

Auburn has gone through a quarterback change, and Sean White will be making his fifth start since taking over for Johnson. Williams has been kicked off the team after yet another off-field incident. As a result, the offense has understandably sputtered at times, but they’ve shown

the propensity to score when they need to. Peyton Barber has taken the starting running back job by storm, and he’s racked up 12 touchdowns on the season, as the ground attack has taken precedent while White hasn’t thrown a touchdown yet.

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gashed by injuries all season, too. Defensive end Carl Lawson, by far the best player on the team, played all of one half this season against Louisville before suffering a hip injury that’s kept him out since. He might come back this week, and if he does, that’ll help a ton but not enough to consistently force Kelly into mistakes.

Auburn’s sitting at 4-3, and coming off a 4OT heartbreaker to Arkansas up in Fayetteville. The guys were understandably dejected afterwards, and I’m not sure how much that’ll carry over to this week. They put a ton of effort into that game, and to come up short like that on the road is probably going to take a huge toll on them.

Ole Miss has looked really inconsistent, but they’re still miles better than Auburn. The Tigers have made every quarterback they’ve faced look like a Heisman candidate, and I don’t think Kelly will be any exception. Couple in the revenge the Rebels no doubt want to exact after last year’s game up in Oxford, and I see Ole Miss taking this one fairly easily.

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THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN SPORTS EDITOR- DYLAN RUBINO I think it’s safe to say that revenge is on the minds of the Ole Miss Rebels.

We all remember what happened last season. Laquon Treadwell took a screen pass from former quarterback Bo Wallace, followed his blockers, dodged multiple defenders, stretched for the end zone and was tackled from behind. The tackle caused Treadwell to lose the ball before he crossed the goal line and broke his leg as a result.

Ole Miss fans have suffered many grueling losses in their lifetime, but that may be at the top of their list.

Treadwell said it best on Monday when it comes to the team playing Auburn.

“I’ll have an extra edge to me.

They’re going to feel my pain.”

I think those comments from Treadwell will have a huge impact on the outcome of this game.

This is a different team than in years past. Media members, including myself, picked this Auburn team to win the SEC

and make it to the College Football Playoff.

This team has heavily underachieved as quarterback struggles and a porous defense have Auburn standing at 4-3 and coming off a heartbreaking four-overtime loss on the road at Arkansas last weekend.

The defense ranks dead last in the nation in overall defense, even with the addition of former Florida head coach Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator.

Auburn still brings a strong running game to the table that ranks 52nd in the nation with almost 181 rushing yards per game, led by sophomore running back Peyton Barber.

I don’t see how a struggling Auburn defense and secondary can stop the Chad Kelly-Laquon Treadwell connection, and I see big numbers from both players.

With Evan Engram getting back on track last week, I see him also getting big numbers for his best output of the season.

If there’s any extra motivation, Auburn cornerback Jonathan Jones called Treadwell “a regular receiver.” That should be enough for Treadwell to have his best game as a Rebel.

PREDICTION: OLE MISS 48, AUBURN 24