THE DAILY
MISSISSIPPIAN
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Volume 105, No. 62
T H E S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S I S S I P P I S E R V I N G O L E M I S S A N D OX F O R D S I N C E 1 9 1 1
WHAT’S INSIDE...
This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for President Obama
See fall in Southside Gallery’s November exhibit
Rebels want to build on previous performances
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Ole Miss stands up for Standing Rock
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Doors of Hope assists homeless families KIARA MANNING
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PHOTOS BY: ARIEL COBBERT
Students and members of the Oxford community gathered in front of the Tuesday in front of the Student Union to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline construction. Protesters hope to get the community to take action and show support in demanding that the Dakota Access Pipeline be stopped and the Standing Rock Sioux be heard.
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LYNDY BERRYHILL
There have been several pipeline oil spills in 2016, including the Colonial Pipeline spill in Alabama, which was repaired and resumed operation Nov. 5, according to the company response site. The increase in pipeline leaks across the nation are coming from the network of older pipelines, which have become more susceptible to corrosion. The Colonial Pipeline was 53 years old. In addition to students, com-
While some students rest their heads on their dorm room pillow or across town in their home away from home and moms and dads tuck their kids in for bed, hundreds of Mississippians go to sleep without a roof over their head. Local organizations like Doors of Hope are fighting against the growing homeless problem in north Mississippi. Doors of Hope Transition Ministries help at-risk and homeless families with young children in Lafayette County by offering mentorship, life-skills training and supportive housing. Doors of Hope opened in 2011, and since then, 16 families have completed their Self-Sufficiency Transitional Empowerment Program. The STEPS program allows families to stay in rent-free apartments for up to six months, as long as they adhere to strict rules including paying off debts, working jobs and meeting with case manager Carrie Driskell several times a week. Three families are enrolled in the program now, and three oth-
ore than 20 Ole Miss community members protested the Dakota Access Pipeline construction with signs that read “Natives Lives Matter,” “Stand with Standing Rock” and “People Over Pipeline” Ole Miss alumnus Stephanie Grammar, 24, passed out pamphlets in front of the Student Union Tuesday afternoon, urging others to take action. “I’m just here to help,” Grammar said. The pipeline, which is planned
to span more than 1,100 miles from northwestern North Dakota through South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois, has sparked outrage from the people across the country. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe fears “a high risk that culturally and historically significant sites will be damaged or destroyed in the absence of an injunction.” According to court documents, the Standing Rock Sioux filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aug. 4, but it was later dismissed by a federal judge.
Grammar said she thinks putting a pipeline through Sioux tribal ground would be like putting one through Arlington National Cemetery. Organizer Maddie Jewess, a senior Chinese and international studies major, said she became motivated to help after researching the harm of harvesting oil. Jewess said she is concerned the oil will pollute water and negatively impact the Missouri River. “If that were to spill, it would affect our water,” Jewess said.
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events, speakers discussed the media’s role in the election and the use of the Electoral College but agreed the election was unlike any before it. Overby Fellow Curtis Wilkie, Chairman Charles Overby and political science professor Marvin King spoke on the panel. Wilkie covered eight presidential campaigns as a journalist and served as a White House Correspondent from 1977 to 1982. Overby also covered presidential campaigns as a journalist and is a
former state chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party. King once served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention. “I’ve never seen the press go after any candidate more than they went after Trump,” Overby said. Wilkie said Trump was very open and readily available to the media, whereas Clinton was more guarded and reserved when it PHOTO BY: SHELICE BENSON came to media attention. “The press enjoyed covering Charles Overby, Marvin King and Curtis Wilkie talk during the “What Now? A Political Postmortem of the Election” forum at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics on SEE OVERBYPAGE 3 Tuesday.
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Overby panelists analyze Presidential Election results thedmnews@gmail.com
A week after Republican Donald J. Trump was elected president in a historic race, students and community members filled the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics to hear analysis about the 2016 Presidential Election outcome, reflect on how Trump was elected, why Hillary Clinton lost and where the nation goes from here. At the final of four paneled