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Inside UM’s budding medical marijuana graduate program university and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learnthedmnews@gmail.com ing, and it is undergoing review he University of Mis- for final accreditation by a resissippi School of Phargional accrediting body. macy has a new proDavid Colby, gram in the works: a master’s prodegree in medical cannabis and dietary supplements.

The program is slated to launch in fall 2024.

Since the legalization of medical marijuana in Mississippi in 2022, more than 100 dispensaries have opened across the state. This graduate program will serve as a stepping stone to providing more education on medical marijuana as a whole; however, it is not the first of its kind. The University of Maryland introduced the first medical marijuana graduate program in 2019, fesand hundreds of colleges across the country have followed suit. sor UM has maintained the Naof medicinal tional Center for Natural Prodchemistry in the Deucts Research in the School partment of Biomolecular of Pharmacy since 1968. The Sciences in the UM School of master’s program started de- Pharmacy, has complete faith velopment in 2018, when it re- in the program and its faculty. ceived its approval from the “The School of Pharmacy has

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tremendous experience in the area of dietary supplements,” Colby said. “This really capitalizes off the strengths of the faculty as well as the scientists in our School of Pharmacy.”

The program will be offered as a two-year online program that is intended to provide training for people who want to move into the dietary supplement industries and those who are partially or currently employed in those industries, such as herbal products, nutritional supplements and medical cannabis. The program will be taught by faculty in the School of Pharmacy.

In order to apply for this program, students need college coursework completed in the sciences, letters of recommendation and a personal statement. These requirements are very similar to many of the other online master’s degree offerings through Ole Miss.

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Behind the scenes of OPD’s social media

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The Oxford Police Department’s spirited social media accounts reveal that trust does not depend solely on seriousness. Public Information Officer Breck Jones and Capt. Hildon Sessums are responsible for curating OPD’s often humorous social media posts.

“That’s kind of the big debate in our field, what is going to be your messaging strategy? Are we just presenting the facts or are we going to have a personality and be more human? That’s our approach here. We want to interact,” Jones said.

The department is wellknown for its lighthearted humor on the social me-

dia platform X, on which they have amassed more than 50,000 followers.

OPD’s total following across platforms is roughly 100,000 accounts. For comparison, the United States Census Bureau reported that Oxford had a population of 26,437 in 2022.

A Water Valley native, Jones is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Journalism.

After working with UM’s NewsWatch program during his undergraduate years, Jones aspired to go into sports broadcasting but ended up working with the local police department in a twist of fate.

“My wife had a really

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Lera Winders dubbed Ole Miss Idol LILY GISCLAIR CLAY HALE

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Dim the lights, and here we go.

The seven finalists of the Student Activities Association’s Ole Miss Idol event sat anxiously, awaiting the results of this year’s competition on Nov. 9 in the Student Union Ballroom. Even without the dramatic red lighting, fear-inducing results music and other theatrical

efforts drawn from beloved singing competition series “American Idol,” the atmosphere was tense.

Not a moment too soon, one of the show’s hosts relieved the contestants of their stress.

“Ladies and gentlemen, your new Ole Miss Idol and the recipient of the grand prize is contestant number six, Lera Winders!”

With a smile stretching ear-toear, junior elementary education major and vocal talent Lera Wind-

ers stepped onto the stage to accept her new title of 2023 Ole Miss Idol.

Winders shared that music has been an integral part of her personality for years. The belter spent her junior high and high school years participating in various musical productions. Between her experience with music and her passion for singing, she knew that Ole Miss Idol would be a fun opportunity.

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Oxford Police Department’s Public Information Officer Breck Jones.

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Here’s how UM students celebrate Thanksgiving JORDAN ISBELL

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As Thanksgiving break draws nearer, Ole Miss students are preparing to feast and visit family.

One of the most popular holidays in the United States, Thanksgiving is known for large gatherings of friends

and family to commemorate the seasons of thankfulness, gather with loved ones and eat copious amounts of turkey, ham and cranberry sauce. The holiday has grown immensely since its inception, with celebrations even being held in countries other than the United States, such as Canada.

Junior psychology major Leá Bru-

neteau is an international student from France and had not celebrated Thanksgiving before coming to the U.S. “(France) actually doesn’t have a Thanksgiving break. We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving at all. I heard about it from movies and TV series, and I ask questions about it to people here,” Bruneteau said.

Despite not celebrating it in her home country, Bruneteau will celebrate Thanksgiving with other international students at UM. “We plan to gather together because we don’t have our family right now,” Bruneteau said.

“I don’t know the stories be-

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STUDENT ARREST

BOWL GAME PREDICTION

On Nov. 7, a University of Mississippi student was arrested for sexual battery.

With only two games left in the regular season, bowl season is approaching. The question is, which bowls are in Ole Miss’ sights?

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ASB’s Adopt-a-Basket provides meals for Oxford community

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The Associated Student Body hosted its annual Adopt-a-Basket fundraiser to build holiday cheer and address local food insecurity on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Food and monetary donations were collected from various university groups to fill baskets for university employees, their families and other Oxford and Lafayette County citizens.

This year, the fundraiser produced 223 baskets filled with vegetables, sugar, seasonings and other food items. ASB Vice President Mason Greenwald explained how important the fundraiser is for supporting those who deal with food insecurity around the holiday season.

“We have gotten really good feedback from the community. As the university grows, the broader Lafayette/Oxford university communities are going to grow, so it is important that we are able to kind of grow with that demand for food insecurity,” Greenwald said. “As much as we would like to see food insecurity go away, it is important to acknowledge that it exists, and we do not want that to affect people’s family and friends’ time for Thanksgiving dinner.”

This year ASB collaborated with UM’s Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence in organizing and hosting the event. The CME worked with ASB members to ensure a smooth delivery and preparation process for the baskets.

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continued from page 1 hind Thanksgiving, so I view it as a gathering of close friends more than anything.”

Several international students on campus are from countries that do not celebrate Thanksgiving. While some are knowledgeable on the meaning of it, others are not well-versed in the holiday traditions.

Sophomore mechanical engineering major Hayden Walker is a member of the CME Student Advisory Board and helped with the planning process.

“Every semester, we like to try to give back somehow on campus or just within the wider community, so this year we decided to partner with ASB and help them improve the process for their philanthropy event,” Walker said.

“We got to use a lot of the principles that we learned in the CME to help them make their process for adopting a basket a lot more efficient.”

Students from the CME helped ASB set up quicker assembly lines.

“The CME is going to have more information on how to make assembly lines and how to most efficiently pack these boxes. That makes the process more efficient and makes sure it’s done right,” Greenwald said.

Thanks to their collaboration, the event received numerous donations from across the university.

“In the donating process, there’s been Greek life, there’s been registered student organizations and there’s been administration, so it’s pretty widespread,” Greenwald said.

“I think our marketing team does a really good job of getting the message out there, and I think it’s important that people have a Thanksgiving dinner. I think the importance of that message has kind of reached all corners of campus.”

There was also significant internal support, as many ASB members participated Senior Juanma Suaya, a computer science major, is from Uruguay, and his country does not celebrate the holiday either.

“Honestly, I am not very knowledgeable about Thanksgiving, except that it is a day to celebrate with family. Thanksgiving is not celebrated in my country. We used to have a vacation break at this time in high school, but then in college, we didn’t have the break week anymore,” Suaya said.

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University students prepare Thanksgiving food baskets at ASB’s Adopt-a-Basket fundraiser on Nov. 14. in

assembling the baskets.

Sophomore chemistry and biology major Blake Williamson, a liberal arts senator, was pleasantly surprised that the event featured a large number of active members, including members he had not met before.

“Just by walking in here, I realized that I did not know everybody that was on ASB,” Williamson said. “ASB is such a big organization, and I think it’s really great that we do these community service efforts, just so that we can see the different people involved.”

The event also helped him feel inspired to see stu-

dents his age partake in philanthropic events aimed to help the community.

“Whenever you do stuff like (service projects), that kind of levels you too, because you realize that you’re doing good not only for ASB and your community service hours but also for other students. Other students our age that do the same thing we’re doing are going to appreciate the work we’re putting into it, and I just look forward to it,” Williamson said. “It assures me that what I’m doing is what I want to do because helping people is my passion, and everybody

in ASB wouldn’t be in ASB if they didn’t also feel the same.”

Sophomore Braxton Dagg, an integrated marketing communications major, is a first-year ASB member and expressed how he expects the fundraiser to expand in the future. “(The fundraiser) is going to keep growing and expanding. So it might be a small step right now, but I want to say in the future, it is going to have a bigger outcome than we can ever see right now in the present,” Dagg said.

Although the holiday is not celebrated in his country, he continues to uphold the core tradition and spend time with people dear to his heart.

“This Thanksgiving, I’m traveling to visit my cousin who lives in Vancouver, Canada,” Suaya said.

Sophomore Brody Lambert, a chemistry major from the U.S., holds Thanksgiving dear to his heart due to the holiday centering around family connections and bonds.

“We have a family get together, and I think Thanksgiving is a good time to get together without having to spend money,” Lambert said. “Like for Christmas, instead of sitting there thinking, ‘Oh God, what do I need to get,’ It’s more about being able to have a good meal with the family without having to worry about money or what you got somebody.”

Underpinning Thanksgiving festivities is the dark

history between the United States and its treatment of Native Americans. While the “first Thanksgiving” between the Wampanoag tribe and the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in 1621 likely did occur, it was uncharacteristic of the violent and one-sided nature of relations between European settlers and Native Americans.

Because of this, several are skeptical about the true meaning of the holiday and whether it should be celebrated.

Lambert, aware of this critique, believes that while the past is unchangeable, the tradition of today’s Thanksgiving centers around the idea of having close camaraderie, rather than the displacement and genocide Native Americans.

“It comes from really bad, dark roots. And sadly, we 3 cannot do anything but retell those roots,” Lambert said.

“As long as we are not having the tradition with that in mind and saying we’re celebrating Thanksgiving because we pushed out the (Native Americans) or something like that, I take into consideration that Thanksgiving was meant to be that time of getting together without violence.”

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Medical cannabis patients pay a price for relief ALEXANDRA LADNER thedmnews@gmail.com

Zach Draine is an Army veteran living with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder in Brandon, Miss.. He bought his first medical cannabis at his local dispensary in February.

“I have seen improvement in being able to fall and stay asleep. I don’t have as many intrusive thoughts or anxiety and I feel rested in the morning,” Draine said.

However, the pain has moved to Draine’s wallet.

“Dispensary prices are very expensive and I had to adjust my budget to accommodate purchases,” he said. “I’m fortunate enough that I can afford my cannabis by being just a little bit more frugal, but most Mississippians are going to continue to struggle with affording their medicine in this market.”

Health insurance won’t cover the costs of medical marijuana and that’s just one of the challenges the state’s certified users face. According to the Mississippi Cannabis Patients Alliance, people like Draine can pay anywhere from $275 to $300 for an ounce of medical marijuana.

When the members of the Mississippi state legislature crafted the medical cannabis program, a major concern was limiting the amount of marijuana patients can receive within a 30-day period, and lawmak-

ers also inserted controls to restrict how much of the drug patients can purchase in any one week. For example, the seven-day limit for cannabis flower is about three-quarters of an ounce, and the 30-day limit is just under three ounces. However, limits and pricing can change if you are purchasing a THC-infused product or medical cannabis concentrate.

Draine said those rules are confusing and not patient-friendly.

“It’s inconvenient for me to find time to get to the dispensary, despite the fact that my preferred spot is only 15 minutes away and I set my own work schedule,” he said. “I’d guess that many, if not most, patients don’t have that kind of freedom, independence, and/ or access to a dispensary close by. Getting rid of the seven-day limit would really help patients who have a hard time getting to the dispensary every week and would also make keeping up with units way easier.”

It has been more than a year and a half since the Medical Cannabis Act became law in Mississippi, and less than 1% of the state population has a medical cannabis card. Currently, there are more than 300 credentialed medical professionals registered with the Mississippi Department of Health. Callie Anyan, the director of Registry Services for the Mississippi Medical Can-

nabis Program, said that thousands of the state’s citizens are getting help from the program.

“I think the most exciting development is the significant uptick in the number of patients as this is indicative of the agency’s successful efforts to ensure access to care,” she said.

The number of registered patients stands at approximately 24,300 since the program began. In addition, a wide variety of health professionals have become registered certifiers in the program.

Currently, 179 physicians, 131 nurse practitioners, seven optometrists and four physician assistants serve as certified providers in the program.

Saurabh Bhardwaj is an associate professor of psychiatry and the medical director of the University of Mississippi Center for Innovation and Discovery in Addictions. Though he is not registered with the state’s medical cannabis program, several of his patients have a medical cannabis card.

“We are in the early stages of learning about impacts from use of medical cannabis on patients who qualify for different diagnoses,” Bhardwaj said. “Cannabis is known to worsen psychosis and might cause mood disorders over long-term use.”

Bhardwaj says the state’s medical marijuana program is already changing the way they

Zach Draine. manage treatment in patients with substance use disorders.

“We have to carefully monitor for underlying anxiety and thought disorders in heavy users of cannabis while treating for alcohol or opioid use disorders,” he said.

Now that the state’s medical cannabis program has been operational for more than 18 months, it has a new website to help better answer questions about the program. The site includes a petition for adding more qualifying condi-

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- David Colby Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the UM School of Pharmacy to focusing on dietary supple- genomics. The classes will also ments. Each year, the students emphasize pharmacology, will take five classes focused toxicology and formulation. on chemistry, botany and plant Nicholas Davis, a hospi-

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tions to the list of 25 already authorized in Mississippi.

However, the addition of conditions is ultimately at the discretion of the state health officer and the legislature.

Anyan said she’s already hearing from Mississippi patients and practitioners who say the program is working.

“These stories are heartwarming and inspiring – they are our motivation,” she said.

tality management graduate student, is also in favor of the program being added to the university curriculum.

“I am all for it. It is a new outlet for students, and you never know what could happen in the future,” Davis said.

Colby agreed that this program will better prepare students interested in working in the medical cannabis industry.

“As an undergraduate, you really cannot get training,” Colby said. “You can get training in chemistry or botany, but not something that really focuses on providing you the skill set that you need to be successful and move ahead in the industry.

So, that is what we are doing.”

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continued from page 1 good job in the area, and I was able to start with the Oxford Police Department in a different role, then they created the public information officer role and asked if I would be interested in that,” Jones said. “It’s been exciting to put a lot of things I learned in my degree to use.”

OPD was looking to hire someone to create a public service announcement concerning sexual assault for social

media when Jones’ supervisor recommended him due to his background in journalism.

After Jones’ video proved to be a success, OPD decided to create a new role to ease Sessums’ social media workload.

Jones said that they were unsure about what the job would entail at first, but it would specifically revolve around social media, press releases and media relations. After assuming the role of public information officer in May 2019, Jones said it has been rewarding because no day in his office looks the same.

“You can expect to be working on something one day, then

all of a sudden something happens, and it completely turns your day around and that has to be your focus,” Jones said.

“Whenever you’re in this role, it keeps you on your toes, and you never know what to expect when you come in. That’s one of the more fun aspects of it.”

The department’s followers love their “#RideWithOPD” posts, a virtual series featured on their platforms that gives viewers a glimpse into the everyday lives of police officers. The department also hosts in-person ride-alongs, in which individual citizens ride in an officer’s vehicle.

Students and community members alike find OPD’s social media presence to be a witty diversion as well as an accessible source of vital information.

“I feel like their social media is super helpful. It is an easy way to get important information out to the public quickly,” freshman secondary education science major Caity Conrad said. “The social media accounts help maintain a relationship with the public by posting things like ‘Who’s Who Wednesday’ when they post a different police officer each Wednesday to introduce them to the public. It is a good way

for the residents of Oxford to know who is protecting them.”

While OPD likes to have fun, the department takes critical moments seriously on their socials.

Sessums and Jones aim to educate the public about significant matters through their posts..

“Once you build that kind of audience, people are going to look to you for the important information too,” Jones said. “Ultimately, our goal is to help people. One of the ways we can help people is by bridging that gap to make sure we have a strong community trust between the department and citizens.”

Buck up: UM hunters prepare for deer season DENTON JENKINS

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While the turning of the leaves on campus reflects the end of the fall semester for many students, the foliage’s auburn hues signal to some a new season arriving in Mississippi.

Hunters across the state will rise before the sun on Saturday, Nov. 18 to kick off deer season.

Although bow hunting season began on Sept. 15, the majority of those with a hunting license participate during the rifle hunting season, which lasts until Jan. 17 statewide. The influx of hunters during rifle season is estimated to gross $1 billion dollars annually for the state.

Cody Britt, a junior biology major, shared why he enjoys the season and what the sport of hunting means to him as a symbol of his childhood and familial ties.

“I grew up hunting since I was like five years old with my dad,” Britt said. “It’s always been part of my lifestyle. I enjoy getting out in the great outdoors and the peace and calm that it brings.

The good times you make with friends and the stories you tell

in a blind are incomparable to anything I’ve ever experienced.”

For those looking to hunt in the Oxford-Lafayette area, hunting is open on all private land and the Holly Springs National Forest; however, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks does place some restrictions on the type of buck that can be legally hunted on public land. They define a legal buck as, “having either a minimum inside spread of 10 inches or one main beam at least 13 inches long.”

The season begins as the MDWFP estimates the deer population in Mississippi to be 1.5 million, a record high for the state with some estimating the number to be closer to 1.75 million.

Overpopulation of deer in the state can have many negative effects on the animals, one being chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease for deer, elk and moose that was first reported in the state in 2018. Mississippi State University, which recently pioneered a new method for detecting CWD in deer, reported 79 cases of CWD so far this year.

William McKinley, the MDWFP’s deer program coordinator, encouraged hunters to expand their “bag limit” this season in a recent interview with WAPTV. A bag limit refers to the number of deer that a hunter is allowed to kill per season.

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Nana’s sweet potato pie - Sarah McRaney Every year, my Nana used to make sweet potato pies. She always made three: two for Thanksgiving lunch and one just for me. Unpopular opinion, sweet potato pie is better than pumpkin pie. My Nana’s recipe is the best, though, because everything is homemade and it doesn’t have cinnamon or nutmeg in it. It is perfectly sweet and goes great with whipped cream.

Mom’s chess pie - Claire Reynolds My favorite Thanksgiving dish is easily chess pie.

I remember about 10 years ago, my mom worked so hard spending all day making two chess pies for our family Thanksgiving. She was really worried about finishing the pies in time to take me to a rehearsal for “The Nutcracker” and giving them time to cool before we had to leave bright and early for my grandma’s the next morning. After she rushed to finish them, she wanted them to cool down quickly, so she put them on

our deck to cool off, then we left for my rehearsal. As soon as we got back home, she went on the porch to check on how the pies were cooling, and much to her dismay, our chickens ate both of the pies. We were all so upset, but the situation was just so absurd we couldn’t stay upset. Now everytime I eat chess pie, I am reminded that the holidays are incredibly stressful, but it’s never that serious.

Nanna’s homemade noodles – Isabelle Frost My favorite Thanksgiving food is my Nanna’s homemade noodles.

Every Thanksgiving eve, my Nanna comes over and we all work together to make the dough and noodles. We have the best time making them and always make extra because they’re a family favorite.

Mom’s sweet potato casserole – Julia Ross I am a huge fan of sweets, so I love my mom’s sweet potato casserole. She makes this brown sugar and cinnamon streusel to put on top along with mini marshmallows, and it is so good.

UM student arrested for sexual battery

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A University of Mississippi student has been arrested and charged with sexual battery.

According to an Oxford Police Department incident report, officers responded to Baptist-Memorial Hospital at 6:17 p.m. on Oct. 28 to a report of a sexual assault that had already taken place at a different location.

With assistance from the University of Mississippi Police Department, OPD investigated the case. On Nov. 7, a warrant was issued and the male student was arrested.

The student was taken before a municipal court judge and given a bond of $50,000.

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Review: ‘The Prom’ is a glitzy, campy, feel-great spectacle

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The University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film brought gloriously goofy Broadway glitz and Bible-thumping rural conservatism to the Gertrude C. Ford Center in its production of “The Prom.” The Tony-nominated musical is about a lesbian high schooler’s struggle to take her girlfriend to her senior prom.

The play spotlights four near-washed-up, somewhat narcissistic Broadway stars who make the trek from New York City to middle-of-nowhere Indiana to confront the local high school’s parent-teacher association, who canceled a prom in lieu of allowing a lesbian student to take her girlfriend to the party. Their bout of celebrity activism is intended, of course, to improve their public image. Campy and often heartfelt, chaos ensues.

The four-show run was directed by assistant professor of musical theater John Carden, choreographed by instructional assistant professor of musical theater dance Joe Jackson and featured student actors, costume designers and crew.

Dressed in hideously amazing sequins and glitter, students Olivia Limbaugh, Brady

Bramlett, Maggie House and Aidan Waters portrayed Broadway stars Dee Dee Allen, Barry Glickman, Angie Dickinson and Trent Oliver, respectively. Each performer brought the larger-thanlife presence needed for their characters to the stage, ensuring there was never a dull moment for the audience.

Meanwhile, characters Emma and Alyssa — the student causing the controversy and her closeted girlfriend — were portrayed by Anna Grace Denny and Kayla Fifer.

As opposed to the frenzy of the Broadway stars, the high school student characters brought a much more mellow, sincere element to the show, insisting time and time again that they only wished to be with each other in peace as opposed to becoming activists at the center of a national campaign.

One standout scene from the show was “The Acceptance Song,” a high-energy ensemble number preaching orientation tolerance to residents of the small town in the middle of a monster truck rally.

Featuring detailed choreography and a lot of rainbow flags, the number was easily one of the show’s most entertaining.

But fervorous song and dance was not all the produc-

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Kayla Fifer (left), Anna Grace Denny (center) and Brady Bramlett (right) during the final dress rehearsal for “The Prom” at the Gertrude C. Ford Center on Nov. 9. tion had to offer. “Dance With You,” a slow and sweet number sung by Emma and Alyssa, provided a sincere contrast to the wildness of much of the show and, as a result, was one of the most memorable moments from the musical.

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in its set design. Rotating between Broadway, Emma’s bedroom, the local high school and even a 7-Eleven, the characters’ movement never felt awkward or stilted, and the set featured an array of props and decorations.

From start to finish, the

audience laughed and hollered, reflecting the constant action and idealistic ardor within the production. Carried by its amazing cast and bolstered by great set design and blocking, “The Prom” was a spectacle both entertaining and heartwarming.

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Director, writer and Peabody Award-winning animator Elizabeth Ito appeared on the Living Music Resource show on Nov. 8 as a special guest, followed by a performance from University of Mississippi students Izzy Arthurs, Taylor Wells, Cortez Goliday and Luke Antinnes.

Renowned for her work in the world of animation, Ito has been involved in creating “Astroboy” (2009), “Adventure Time” (2010) and “City of Ghosts” (2021).

“City of Ghosts,” an animated mockumentary series that debuted on Netflix in 2021, gave Ito the freedom to express herself and her community.

“I think about my city and about how much it has been gentrified and it’s still gentrifying. How do you capture what the good things are about it? We might want to tell children about learning and make a show about that,” Ito said.

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continued from page 1 “I love music. It has always been my passion to sing.

It’s so much fun and I enjoy it, so I said why not enter the competition,” Winders said.

In addition to being named this year’s Ole Miss Idol, Winders also received a prize of $500 that was dispensed into her bursar account.

The Amory, Miss. native cracked a joke on how she would be spending her earnings.

“The money will probably go towards my student loans, to be honest,” Winders said.

Winders and the six other contestants performed in front of a trio of judges – Ford Center Director Julia Aubrey, violinist and musician Jiwon

“It’s thinking about what I’m interested in at the moment and then figuring out how to translate that into something where I can make something.

It doesn’t have to be for kids, but you just have to translate that into something that reflects how exciting it is to find out all this information.”

Nancy Maria Balach, host of LMR and chair of UM’s Department of Music, created a welcoming environment by conducting a fun interview and playing a game. “​​I am committed to creating learning environments where students get to collaborate and have full ownership, and that’s what LMR live embodies,” Balach said. “And what’s really special about the episode today is featuring our surface residency artist Elizabeth Ito, who’s an animator and then being able to feature students as musical guests on the show.

Balach played a series of clips from “City of Ghosts” in which Ito and Balach took

turns guessing what word comes next in each clip. After a series of clips and guesses, Ito proved to be the winner.

Each broadcast is organized by the LMR Dream Team. Led

by Balach, the group consists of UM students Brady Bramlett, Ben Curry, Benton Donahue, Isabel Goad, Antoin Marshall and Maya Taylor.

Associate Director of the Sarah Isom Center Theresa Starkey explained the purpose of the SarahFest residency program, for which Ito served as the artist-in-residence.

“It is a great way to bridge the community and the university by bringing people together to learn about different things that are happening in the arts,” Starkey said. “We aim to showcase what students are doing and creating. It’s an opportunity to celebrate artists like Elizabeth Ito.” The Isom Center strives to inspire inclusivity and unite the community in celebrating the arts.

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Award-winning animator Elizabeth Ito appears on an episode of the Living Music Resource live show hosted by Nancy Maria Balach.

“I’m happy and proud to collaborate with the Department of Music and Living Music Resource,” Starkey said. “This is one of the components of it, and we’re super

thrilled to be able to bring a cohort together of six amazing students that come from disciplines across the campus to be able to work with a professional like Elizabeth.”

Lee and the winner of Ole Miss Idol 2021, Jonathan Sengsiry.

Sengsiry, a senior integrated marketing communications major from Biloxi, Miss., praised Winders’ performance of “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele.

“I thought Lera was amazing,” Sengsiry said. “She was probably one of the only contestants who I couldn’t feel the jitters from when she was up on stage. She got up there with confidence, she wore a pretty rockin’ outfit, she looked really good doing it and it was just a fun time. I’m really happy that she took home the gold.”

Freshman business administration student Rhett Gatlin also competed in the contest. Sengsiry praised the finalist’s performance of “Dancing on My Own” by Calum Scott. The judge thinks that ANTONELLA RESCIGNO / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN Gatlin could be a force to reckon Lera Winders celebrates her Ole Miss Idol win on Nov. 9 at the student union. with after a little more practice.

“I think if he built his confidence a little bit more, he could be something great.” Sengsiry said. “His voice was super smooth, super silky like butter.”

Singer-songwriter and senior Spanish major Yasmine Anderson also received praise from the judge after her rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”

“I’ve had the honor of seeing her perform around town, too,” Sengsiry said. “It was really cool seeing her in that environment

as well because she sang Whitney Houston, which is something totally separate from the sound I’m used to hearing her sing.”

Other finalists included junior social work major Lauren Johnon, Russian native and graduate student Olga Ponomareva, sophomore business entrepreneurship major Sabrina Walers and senior geological engineering major Cody Yoder, who performed an original song.

Sengsiry offered some advice to future Ole Miss Idol contestants.

“Practice in the mirror, look at your face, make sure you’re not pacing around or showing your nerves because my first year, I thought it was all about the vocals, but they do take stage presence into account,” Sengsiry said.

“Make sure you go up there with utmost confidence and own the stage anytime you’re up there.”

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‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ feeds fans’ nostalgia SARAH MCRANEY

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“The Hunger Games” franchise took the world by storm in 2008 when Suzanne Collins released her first novel, “The Hunger Games.”

She soon completed the trilogy with “Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay.”

The first film adaptation, directed

by Gary Ross, was released in 2012.

Set in Panem, a dystopian version of the U.S. split into 12 districts, the series follows Katniss Everdeen as she competes in the Hunger Games, a brutal, mandatory competition that promises the winner and their family financial security. The box office revenue for the first movie in the franchise was $694.4 million; the second movie grossed $865 million.

The overwhelming critical acclaim inspired Collins to create a prequel for the series: “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”

The book was released in 2020, and its movie adaptation is

coming to theaters on Nov. 17.

The excitement for the movie has spread to the Ole Miss campus.

As students prepare for Thanksgiving break, they are also getting ready to delve into the dystopian world they were introduced to years ago. “‘The Hunger Games’ is one of those rare franchises that easily appeals to both kids and adults,” senior English major Sayla JoElle said. “In a way, it feels timeless because all of my friends have watched the series evolve from a young adult book series into the huge franchise it is today, and it feels nostalgic.”

For some, “The Hunger Games” ties in with holiday festivities, presenting an opportunity for family and friends to gather and reminisce.

“I’m really excited to go watch ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ with my mom during Thanksgiving break,” junior international studies major Sophia Trombley said. “I have some great memories of watching the original trilogy with my

family on Thanksgiving, so I’m looking forward to continuing that tradition with them.”

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” details the rise of the antagonist that fans love to hate, President Coriolanus Snow, during the 10th annual Hunger Games.

Collins’ new creative work will feature a new heroine called Lucy Gray Baird, the District 12 tribute for the 10th annual games. In a surprising contrast to the original trilogy’s premise, Baird’s mentor for the games is Snow. As time goes on, Snow begins to develop feelings for Lucy. The movie follows Snow’s budding love for Lucy and dives into the culmination of the world Katniss lives in.

To promote the movie, Olivia Rodrigo released new song “Can’t Catch Me Now” on Nov. 3 as the soundtrack’s lead single.JoElle expresses that her excitement for the film is amplified by the tune.

“I am so excited to hear the movie’s soundtrack. It features a

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Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth star as Lucy Gray Baird and Coriolanus Snow in “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”

new song by Olivia Rodrigo, and “The Ballad of SongI think having some original mu- birds and Snakes” is comsic for the movie is going to make ing to theaters on Nov. 17. it really memorable,” JoElle said.

‘The Killer’ aims to thrill WILL JONES

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“Stick to the plan.”

In the beginning of director David Fincher’s latest thriller, “The Killer,” we find the titular contract killer, played brilliantly by Michael Fassbender, perched in an abandoned WeWork, scouting his high-profile target in a neighboring Parisian window.

We intercept the unnamed hitman’s nihilistic thoughts via voiceover as he patiently waits. He insists that these assassination rituals are nothing more than workaday fare, yet his disquieting demeanor suggests otherwise.

“Stick to the plan.

Forbid empathy.”

This mantra rears its head throughout the film’s brisk one hour, 58 minute run time, with “stick to the plan” serving as a sort of anaphoric meditation for its sociopathic narrator.

A hit gone awry sets the narrative in motion. Once the inflection point between personal and professional lives becomes blurred, it becomes clear how the killer’s seemingly steadfast principles, as succinctly expressed by his mantra, begin to crumble.

This tension rising to the surface is rather workaday in its own right, fulfilling the expectations of the enduring fictional hitman genre. Yet it’s how these expectations are then capitalized on and upended that transform “The Killer” into more than its inherently B-movie premise.

Fincher, a famously exacting filmmaker known for his fastidious behind-the-scenes approach, finds himself in familiar territory and sticks to the plan, so to speak, yet he pushes himself in new and exciting (and perhaps autobiographical) creative directions.

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Michael Fassbender takes on the role of an assassin in “The Killer,” now avaliable to stream on Netflix.

“The Killer” snugly fits into the director’s cinematic oeuvre, which now spans 12 feature films over 30 years, while also elaborating on his creative ethos in a surprising and playful manner.

It also subscribes to the recent trend of auteur filmmakers using protagonists to double as stand-ins for themselves and comment on the world at large – Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” and Alejandro Iñárritu’s “Bardo” come to mind. Fincher, in an equally chilling and hilarious manner, locates his perfect avatar in an assassin.

Is directing motion pictures as transactional as contract killing? Fincher, like his deeply disturbed protagonist, would argue the results are not personal, yet the comparison remains humorously apt.

After all, “lining up the perfect shot” is a skill set that could be interpreted in either direction.

Not unlike Fincher operating as a hired gun jumping from project to project, bashfully dismantling the myth of auteur theory, Fassbender’s steely killer jumps from location to location, assuming aliases at the drop of a hat.

Evidently, constructing a sniper rifle is eerily similar to

constructing a digital camera.

What happens when one of these hits becomes personal?

One could draw a straight line to the 2020 release of Fincher’s passion project “Mank,” which was brought to the small screen from a script by Fincher’s late father and was met with a rather divisive response.

Intertextual metaphors aside, what renders “The Killer” fascinating is its relationship to Fincher’s past work and thematic ideas.

While many of Fincher’s bonafide classics tackle the universal struggle of our fragile proximity to others, from the likes of the relationship between Nick and Amy Dunne in “Gone Girl” to the most notable example of the split personality conflict in “Fight Club,” “The Killer” is about our fragile proximity to self.

What do we define ourselves by and what happens when these seemingly concrete definitions become muddled? Were they ever concrete to begin with?

Autobiographical?

Perhaps. One of the best movies of the year? Most definitely.

“The Killer” is now streaming on Netflix.

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Ole Miss hopes to crush ULM in last home game of 2023 season ANNA GRACE BOWLING thedmsports@gmail.com

After a tough loss on the road against No. 1 Georgia last week, No. 13 Ole Miss will have one more home game in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to close out the 2023 season.

The last time Ole Miss and the University of Louisiana at Monroe met was in 2018, a game in which the Rebels crushed the Warhawks 70-21. There is no doubt that the Rebels will be able to do it again on Saturday, but Ole Miss should not regard this game as a bye week.

Ole Miss is No. 2 in the SEC West, and ULM stands at No. 7 in the Sun Belt Conference with an overall record of 2-8; so, while the compe- tition may not be balanced, - Ole Miss fans will be able to . enjoy one last win at home before the season concludes.

While ULM has had a rocky season, it did get a new starting quarterback for the 2023 season: senior Jiya Wright.

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Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart has more than double the amount of passing yards (2,579) that Wright has (1,124), so ULM’s defense will have to make sure they are diligently covering Rebel receivers down the field.

Dart will have to keep his head on a swivel when sharing the field with one of ULM’s best defensive lineman in Adin Huntington, who has recorded 5.5 sacks this season.

Likewise, Michael Batton, a junior linebacker, has 70 total tackles and is another one of ULM’s leaders on defense.

Many Ole Miss fans were left concerned during the Georgia game when Dart came off the field with what looked like a nasty concussion.

But, in his post-game presser, Head Coach Lane Kiffin said, “He was able to return after getting checked out, but we didn’t see a need at that point for him to go back in.”

Hopefully, Dart will be back and healthy to play against ULM on Saturday.

Students, make sure to stay

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Lane Kiffin coaches on the sideline against Vanderbilt in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Oct. 28. on campus through the week- the Rebels’ ninth win of the end to cheer on the Rebels. season, begins at 11 a.m. in The game, which could mark Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Who do they have? ULM roster breakdown

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After traversing the SEC gauntlet over the past seven weeks, Ole Miss has the struggling ULM Warhawks up next on the schedule.

While ULM is not close to being on the Rebels’ competitive level, Ole Miss desperately needs to use this as a tuneup before the last game of the regular season: the Egg Bowl.

QB Jiya Wright By far the most productive quarterback on the Warhawks team has been Jiya Wright.

Even though several QBs have found themselves under center for ULM this season, Wright stands out by a wide margin.

Wright leads the team in passing yards, has the only positive touchdown to turnover ratio and is even somewhat of a threat on the ground. That being said, his completion percentage hovers around

50% in most games, and the offense has been far from potent all season.

Wright is coming off a solid performance against Troy, a game in which he recorded 243 yards and two touchdowns, so it will be important for the Rebels to show who is in charge early and often, disrupting any rhythm Wright might try to build.

ULM’s defensive playmakers A quick glance at the team statistics for ULM reveals that its defense has been poor at best this season. The unit has allowed 35 points or more in six of 10 games, but there has been one bright spot on that side of the ball for the Warhawks: their ability to force turnovers.

They have forced a whopping 18 turnovers throughout the season.

For a 2-8 team, this number is impressive, and the Rebels should keep an eye on this factor before Saturday’s match. Ole Miss is easily the better football team, and

the only way this game could be competitive in the slightest is if the Rebels fail to take care of the ball.

With a plethora of interceptions and fumble recoveries to their name, the Rebel offense must be careful with their offensive possessions against ULM to ensure the beatdown victory that is expected of them.

WR Tyrone Howell At the end of the day, winning football games comes down to scoring and doing it more than your opponent. Nobody on the Warhawks team has been better at putting points on the board than senior wide receiver Tyrone Howell.

He has racked up seven touchdown receptions throughout the course of the season while leading the team in receptions and yards.

On a team like ULM from whom offensive threats are scarce, shutting down the No. 1 scoring option is an easy path to victory for the Rebels.

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Week 12 College Football pick ‘em DM DESIGN DESK

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No. 13 Ole Miss vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Sedley Normand) Final Score Prediction: Ole Miss HEX #ce1f2e, Louisiana-Monroe roll a dice I’m going to be completely honest. Football is not my thing whatsoever (shocking, I’m sure) so rather than trying to make a prediction based on stats, I’m just going to pick on Ole Miss.

Why in the world did we have six games where fans wore red?

I get it, I love the color; it’s the color of apples, the first color in the rainbow, oh, and the color of Bama.

See, I would cut the university some slack since we are wearing navy to the last two games, but it’s navy for goodness sake! We might as well get

a HEX code for a score with that dull, boring excuse of a blue.

This is just a push to get the university to take more advantage of powder blue.

Not only is it bright and fun, it’s not the cousin to Bama’s crimson and Mississippi State’s maroon. I mean, if we want to just go ahead and be besties forever with them, by all means keep the red.

No. 18 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Georgia (Erin Foley) Final Score Prediction: Tennessee 3, Georgia 0 I hate both of these teams, to be totally honest. I also have no real basis for my hate, but let me tell y’all something.

Both of these campuses anger me to no end. I mean, Tennessee lacks character.

Also, those checkers are so icky; like what is this, 2015?!

Checkered pattern and that

gaudy orange are so out.

Georgia, what an unkept campus. The buildings for anything not in the main quad look like my middle school (which was a former bomb shelter). Also, I went there for last weekend’s game — #roadrebs — and I saw grown men barking at each other????? Insanity. It was the biggest ick, so I guess if you need to get over an ex-boyfriend, imagine them as a Georgia fan.

That seems like it would work.

Anyway, both of these teams suck, but I think I hate Georgia more because of the literal barking.

Iowa State vs. No. 7 Texas (Libby Flanagan) Final Score Prediction: Iowa State 100, Texas -50 Look, I like football as much as the next girl, but I have to say the best way to tell a win-

Bowl predictions: Where will the Rebels end up?

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After Ole Miss (8-2, 5-2 SEC) fell to the Georgia Bulldogs (100, 7-0 SEC) in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, the Rebels’ postseason fate became a bit more clear.

However, there are still some questions about the Rebels’ ultimate bowl game destination.

With the 2-8 ULM Warhawks and 4-6 Mississippi State Bulldogs left on its schedule, Ole Miss, in all likelihood, will finish at 102. This is huge for the team and its fan base because it would tie for the best regular season record since 2021 and before that, 2015.

A 10-win season usually indicates that a New Year’s Six bowl game is on the horizon.

Even with the recent loss to Georgia, an NY6 bowl game is still within reach. The only issue is how badly the Rebels lost to the Bulldogs on Saturday.

If the Missouri Tigers win out, the bowl committee could

very well choose them over Ole Miss for a prestigious bowl. This season, the Tigers have two wins over ranked teams, as well as a much closer game with Georgia in Athens. However, Missouri lost to LSU at home while the Rebels pulled out a win over the Tigers, and I think this will play a larger role in the selection.

The most likely bowl projection for the Rebels is the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 30. Another trip to an NY6 bowl game would be very positive for the Rebels and would provide an opportunity for a statement win against another highly ranked team.

The best bet for the Rebels’ opponent is the Penn State Nittany Lions. They have the same standing within the Big Ten as the Rebels do in the SEC, along with the same record. Their two losses are also against top-ranked teams (Ohio State and Michigan), another strikingly similar facet of their

season to the Rebels’, with losses to Alabama and Georgia.

There is also the possibility that Ole Miss gets selected for a different NY6 bowl game, such as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas. If this were to happen, fans might get to enjoy a fun matchup between the Rebels and the Texas Longhorns.

With highly touted QB Arch Manning going to Texas rather than becoming a legacy player at Ole Miss, a game like this would fire up the Rebels. However, this is a slim possibility since Texas quarterback Quin Ewers is healthy again ahead of their very manageable final games, in which they should finish 11-1 with a trip to a conference championship.

Regardless of where the Rebels end up playing or the prestige of their bowl game, it is a must that Ole Miss ends on a positive note while also earning Head Coach Lane Kiffin his first postseason win since 2020.

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Partisanship continues to curse Mississippi

n e l kDAVID RAMSEY ,thedmopinion@gmail.com . Gov. Tate Reeves secured the -Mississippi governorship for four .more years last Tuesday to the disapproval of many Mississippians and the evident approval of more.

Lower voter turnout than the previous gubernatorial elections, voting day mishaps and political logistics all seemed to work in Reeves’ favor, giving us our result.

It is finally time to think about how the events unfolded to give the incumbent Reeves a comfortable win over Democratic candidate Brandon Presley.

Can Reeves’ victory be credited to the financial and political power an incumbent has?

Was it partisan politics? Did Reeves have better attack ads?

The answers to these questions are yes, yes and a resounding no.

The Tainted Tate Reeves ad drew much attention to a scandal that many Mississippians overlooked while Reeves’ PR team chose to target Presley’s status as a candidate backed by Democrats nationally, something that is not uncommon.

In fact, Reeves himself received millions in donations from Republicans across the country.

Reeves’ win is no surprise, considering the Republicans’ best bet for re-election is boosting their incumbent. This idea is one that we see on the national stage, too.

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winning re-election as a Republican, but the results of the election give me optimism. Presley put fear in the Republican party that will hopefully keep both sides working towards making Mississippi more productive. Presley even scared the public speaking guru Reeves into a public debate that was truly hard to watch. That one

hour of programming was closer to an episode of “Judge Judy” than it was to a debate between two individuals running to be the highest-ranking state official.

This election has emphasized a truth that some Mississippians find unbearable, and others find heart-warming — Mississippi can’t stand change. The gears grind

Compared to the 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election, the 2023 election saw 11% fewer eligible voters cast ballots. This is a reflection of the unconcerned attitude of Mississippi’s voter base and the historical partisan bias of certain counties, but it may also be a suggestion that something is not right with the way we vote.

Democratic voters showed up to take down Reeves once and for all, but the number of voters in this election proved to be the problem. Democracy was taken half-seriously by non-voters. In Lafayette County, for example, only 45% of the county showed up to vote in the most important election the state holds.

Presley made it clear after his concession that the governor’s seat is where he feels he belongs, and the coming elections will be interesting to see. Can Mississippi turn the tide and begin to focus on issues other than party membership?

In the next election, it’s important to think of those without health care, hospitals closing, lack of resources and public education rather than what party stays in power.

In the meantime, let us help make the state a better place and not expect or rely on political figures to do all the work.

slowly in Mississippi and Reeves, coming off a rough four-year term, had that to his advantage.

The thought of a Democratic governor running Mississippi was bone-chilling enough for many Republican voters to hightail it to David Ramsey is a juthe voting booths on election day. nior public policy leadership Still, voting was down over- major from Madison, Miss. all across the board for the state.

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The union UFO: breastfeeding and virtue signaling AVERY THOMAS

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An eyesore, at best, sits in the heart of the student union, right near Chick-fil-A. A hulking contraption that looks awfully out of place, this spaceship of sorts is actually a lactation pod — a designated breastfeeding space for mothers on campus. Noble cause, poor execution.

The aim of these pods is to meet regulations set by the Affordable Care Act — a set of laws that, in part, ensures that working mothers have the place, time and privacy necessary to nurse their children. The university has dropped the ball on this one, adhering to these laws in a grossly apathetic manner.

These are mothers and babies, not aliens and eggs. So, why give them a lifeless, lackluster space and present it as though it is some sort of luxury?

The university defines these spaces in their policy for nursing moms: “A private space (not a bathroom, restroom, or locker room) will be available for an employee to breastfeed her child or to express milk using a breast pump. The space may be used for other purposes, but will be available for the nursing mothers’ use as needed. The identified space must be shielded from view and free from any intrusions from co-workers and the public. Each designated space includes a table, a chair, and an electrical outlet.”

This definition leaves room for interpretation for different buildings on campus to adhere accordingly.

Still, the way these rules have been implemented in the student union are an inconsiderate misfire by all accounts.

Sure, the pods, created by the company Mamava, do meet these requirements.

They provide a private space equipped with a table, chair and electrical outlet that is shielded from public view and free from intrusions.

They also do it in a way that reeks of a lack of authenticity.

The idea of a “lactation pod” is impersonal, sterile and sad. The same goes for its design. It looks like a UFO inside and outside, with no effort toward providing a comforting atmosphere. The inside is white and sterile, the seats are made of cold, slick plastic and the sky pattern printed on the walls is demeaning. It’s like they’re saying, “Look at the plastic, fake sky while you pump on the cold plastic for up to an hour of your work day.”

Nursing, lactating and breastfeeding are all very personal and intimate experiences that aren’t satisfied by a spaceship home. If a parent is comfortable having that experience in public then

by all means they should be able to, but for the parents that are more reserved, this space does not do the job.

It’s private, but it’s terribly public; it’s isolated, yet surrounded by people. If the aim is to provide a safe space for people to nurse, why not renovate another space in the union that could actually be comforting, private and quiet? Or, even better, why not move the pod to a less congested area of the union?

The pod’s front-and-center location and poor design choices scream virtue signaling. It seems like the university is more concerned with appearing as though they care about the needs of lactating parents without actually making any proper changes to benefit them in a thoughtful and intentional way.

Everything about “lactation pods” screams false inclusivity, from the lan-

guage used to describe them to their locations. It is titled and designed as if an alien came down to earth and was tasked with its creation.

To the university, a lactation pod is more useful for what it says to people who do not actually use it. It makes UM appear inclusive. They win all the “woke” points without any work or thought.

Overall, it is unfortunate that a more appropriate and accessible option was not chosen. It is unfortunate that people have to settle for a lazy attempt from the university to nurse comfortably.

It is unfortunate that nursing is even capitalized on.

Avery Thomas is a junior accounting major from Madison, Miss. She is a social media editor for The Daily Mississippian.

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