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Athletics, donors, alumni support relocation ADAM GANUCHEAU Mississippi Today
The University of Mississippi’s top fundraisers, including the current athletics director, back the university’s proposal to move its Confederate monument. Keith Carter, who formerly
headed the athletics foundation before taking over as athletics director, joined the heads of the alumni association and university foundation in signing an April 8, 2019, memo supporting the university’s plan to move the monument from a prominent place on campus to an on-campus Confederate cemetery.
“We are in full support of the University’s decision to seek a more suitable location for the Confederate Monument,” the memo reads in part. The memo, which Mississippi Today obtained this week, was attached to former interim Chancellor Larry Sparks’ recommendation to move the monument and distributed to
board members of the three entities represented. Kirk Purdom, the university’s executive director of alumni affairs and Wendell Weakley, the University of Mississippi Foundation president also signed the memo. In a statement this week from the university to Mississippi Today, Carter, Purdom
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and Weakley reaffirmed their commitment to “the university’s efforts led by Chancellor Boyce to work with the IHL board” to move the monument. Last year’s memo and this week’s statement illustrates broader support behind moving the monument than previously
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Tuesday night was a showcase of what level Ole Miss basketball can operate on with everything clicking, but also why that level might not be sustainable. SEE BASKETBALL PAGE 4
Kim and Kanye rent out Oxford theater ANNE FLORENCE BROWN thedmnews@gmail.com
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West bought out a theater for nearly 300 members of the Oxford community to see “Just Mercy” last night at the Oxford Malco Cinemas on Jackson Avenue last night — and they paid for popcorn, too. Earlier this month, Kardashian West posted an Instagram story announcing her and her husband’s partnership with
the non-profit organization Represent Justice to buy out movie theaters across the country for free screenings of the film. “I was just so moved after seeing #JustMercy that Kanye and I want to make sure you have a chance to see it too,” she wrote. “Get ready to be blown away by the incredible work of Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative.” Stevenson authored the book from which the movie was adapted as a first-person ac-
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West bought 280 tickets for a showing of SEE THEATER PAGE 8 “Just Mercy” in Oxford.
The University of Mississippi is restricting university-related travel to China as a result of the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. Provost Noel Wilkin sent out a university-wide email on Jan. 29, announcing that academic programs have been suspended or canceled by university partners in China. “Students may not proceed with UM-related travel to China and should check in with the UM coordinators of their program,” Wilkin wrote. Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a global health emergency. According to the WHO, over 8,200 people across 18 countries have been infected with the virus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, with some causing people to get sick and others circulating among animals. They usually affect the respiratory tract and sometimes the gut. They are usually associated with the common cold, pneumonia and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The China coronavirus emerged on Dec. 31, and has already infected over 8,000 people in mainland China alone. At least 100 more cases have been confirmed around the world. The WHO declared the global health emergency just hours after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the first humanto-human transmission in the United States in Chicago. One woman inadvertently
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Memorial planned for local journalist Callie Bryant
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On the morning of Jan. 23, Callie Daniels Bryant, a University of Mississippi graduate and local journalist, died from injuries from a car wreck. A little before 10 a.m., 28-year-old Callie was driving westbound on Highway 30 when her car went off-road and crashed into a tree. She was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, where she later died. She was an Etta native who graduated from the university in 2014 with a degree in journalism. Callie and her husband of nearly four years, Andrew, recently bought a home together near Oxford, where Callie Bryant worked as associate editor at PMQ Pizza Magazine and as executive director at Union County Humane Society (UCHS). She was born deaf and worked as a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Guide at Mississippi Hands & Voices Guides By Your Side. “She put in so much work. She worked so hard to get the story the way she wanted it,” Andrew said. It was through her love of writing — specifically writing about fostering animals — that Bryant found the Union County Humane Society. This later became a passion of hers, and she eventually became the director of the humane society.
“I always knew that when I was by her side, I was in the company of the most incredible human that I would ever know. Callie was adored by the universe, and this is not an exaggeration,” Andrew said. “To feel the love coming from everyone honestly feels like being in Callie’s presence, and in its own way, it is comforting, affirming and welcomed.” An outpouring of love and kind words about Callie have been posted on social media, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Andrew’s co-workers created a GoFundMe page in her honor to help cover the costs of her funeral. The page has since raised over $25,000 from more than 300 donors in three days. Members of Bryant’s family are also asking that people donate to the Union County Humane Society in Callie’s honor. “Callie was, and is, the reason for so much happiness. It is impossible to distill here, but there are moments, and there will continue to be moments where it’s the only thing worth feeling, and we’ll hold onto it in any way we can,” Monica Daniels, Callie’s mother, said. “Callie would want to be remembered by the people that never made her put on the boxing gloves, even though she never had any trouble doing so,” Rose Daniels, Callie’s younger sister said. Debora Wenger, an assistant dean at the university, said Callie
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Callie Bryant’s funeral will be held in Jackson on Feb 1. impressed many of her teachers and fellow students with her talent and commitment to succeed. “We are proud of what she accomplished after graduation — her work ethic and kind heart are missed by all who knew her at the school,” Wenger said. A celebration of Callie’s life
will be held at Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, Feb. 1 with visitation at 1:00 p.m. The funeral will begin at 3:00 p.m. with interment in the Northminster Columbarium immediately following. Per Callie’s wishes, she will be cremated at Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson.
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continued from page 1 brought the virus back from Wuhan — the epicenter of the outbreak — and transmitted it to her husband. International student Van Wang, a junior accounting major from Beijing, said he is not too worried about the virus because his hometown is far enough away from the outbreak. Still, Wang’s parents asked him to buy sanitary masks and mail them home just to be safe. However, he came up empty handed. “We ran out of masks in China. A lot of people (in China) will just buy as much as possible,” Wang said. “We’ve just been to the Walmart and CVS to find masks, but they’re already out in Oxford.” Junior international studies major Lennis Barlow studied abroad last semester in Beijing. She said that she feels like her time abroad has given her some perspective as to what’s really happening in China. “I lived with a Chinese roommate while I was there, and I’ve been talking to her,” Barlow said. “It’s hard to travel around (Beijing). I know to get onto a train, you have to have your temperature taken. I know that within China, a lot of the masks are sold out. If they’re not sold out, they’re really expensive.” Barlow said that she knew people that were supposed to be studying in China for the whole year, but all of them flew back a few days ago. “(People from my program in China) got an email from their provider — the study abroad program — that the United States was considering cutting off flights from China. So I think that prompts a lot of people (to be) like, ‘I don’t want to get stuck here,’” Barlow said.
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Video game executive talks Reddit, PR at Overby Games is owned by Chinese mega-conglomerate Tencent Holdings Ltd., the global League assumed the ban was Chinese censorship. The backlash was worldwide. Fans took to Reddit to voice their discontent over the ban. “I’m guessing they don’t have much of a say in the matter as the company is 100% owned by Tencent,” said Reddit user ResplendentShade on the r/leagueoflegends thread. Rigney, who goes by The_Cactopus on Reddit, was present for this Reddit “Flame War,” as these high-intensity Reddit confrontations are called, and he replied quickly on the thread that the system sometimes bans “really weird words for no good reason.” The Riot team took immediate action and removed the ban on the word, in addition to reviewing the existing list of banned words. The way Rigney handled the situation garnered praise from speech attendee and junior general business major Alexandra Kerwin. “Ryan was able to make a public statement on (social media) before traditional press even caught wind of the issue,” Kerwin said. “PR has definitely changed with new media and is able to address and resolve issues more quickly.” Rigney said that his job at Riot is his dream job, challenges and all.
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Ryan Rigney, communications lead for Riot Games’ League of Legends and Ole Miss School of Journalism graduate, returned to campus on Wednesday to share his insight on social media in the modern workplace with students. Rigney, who addressed an audience in the Overby Center on Wednesday and participated in the 2020 Jobs Conference on Thursday, highlighted his company’s unique approach to their employee’s social media policy. “The way we do it at Riot is anybody that works at the company, it doesn’t matter if you’re in accounting or one of the lead developers … You can go online and be officially ‘flared’ as a Riot Games employee. Anybody can go and talk on Reddit, and you can get a little badge next to your name.” This coveted Reddit “red REED JONES / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN name” designation is availRyan Rigney, communications director for League of Legends, spoke at the Overby Center on Wednesday. able after completing Riot’s red name training program, and Rigney said this alcomes a major fanbase, and Riot’s has the most and the at Riot Games has to translows players to ask quessome major public relations best. late the game into over 27 tions directly to the person problems. While Riot Games has redifferent languages. best-suited to answer them. Rigney said that Riot ceived a lot of praise for the In October 2019, League Rigney began his career Games has over 1,000 emway they handle business on of Legends ran in to a sensiin journalism before he ployees that are both active social media, it doesn’t mean tive issue: the system banned enrolled at Ole Miss, writing and have identified themeverything in League of Legthe word Uyghur. for many outlets — mostly selves as Riot employees on ends PR is smooth sailing. Uyghur is the name of for free. He released a book social media platforms. One of the features of an Islamic ethinic minority titled “Buttonless” in 2012, Ole Miss eSports League the game allows users to in China that is currently and this led to the job at of Legends team leader and turn offensive language into being forced into concentraRiot, which he accepted in junior chemistry major Tony asterisks, but then the team tion camps, and since Riot 2014. Lybrand said he believes this He mentioned that unlike interaction between Riot Riot, many companies don’t employees and their customallow employees to voice ers helps the game create a their opinions or list their af- constructive virtual environfiliation with their respective ment. companies on social media. “Compared to companies Launched in 2006, Riot like Blizzard, it’s very hard Games began development to find even one person that on their first and most popu- works at Blizzard actively lar game, League of Legends. saying they work at Blizzard Since 2009, when the and voicing their opinion title was officially released, and speaking with their custhe game has grown to be tomers,” Lybrand said, “but one of the largest online PC in Riot, you can see that all games in the world, with the time.” over 115 million active playLybrand said that while ers in 2019, as estimated by other companies do have RankedKings.com. some social media presence, Sun.-Wed. 10:30am-Midnight, Thurs.-Sat. 10:30am-2:00am With this major growth
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SEC gives $44.6m to UM
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Head coach Kermit Davis directs players on the sideline during the 83-82 loss to Auburn on Tuesday in Oxford. Ole Miss fell to 10-10 on the season after the narrow loss.
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There are no moral victories in SEC basketball. That’s especially true for a basketball team that built a 19-point lead over a nationally ranked squad in its own building and failed to come out with the victory after two overtimes. The Ole Miss basketball team missed another golden opportunity with the then-No. 17 Auburn Tigers on the ropes in the second half, failing to deliver the knockout punch as the Tigers crawled back into the game. Tuesday night’s loss marks the fourth time the Rebels have lost an SEC game after leading by double digits. The Rebels looked like they finally found their footing when they went into Athens and stole a game from Georgia in their best all-around performance of the season. The team came out with that same energy in the Pavilion to build an early lead that slowly wilted away in the absence of the
SEC’s leading scorer Breein Tyree. The senior left the game with five fouls and five minutes to play. Tyree went to the bench with eight points and with him went the Ole Miss offense.
also why thal level might not be sustainable. The Rebels were firing on all cylinders even as Tyree struggled. Blake Hinson, Devontae Shuler and K.J. Buffen took turns
“The basketball gods have a great way to work; I mean, you better come out and play and get ready to go. He got a couple touch fouls and he’s out of the game.” - Kermit Davis Head coach
“First half, we played very good. Second half, Breein came out and wouldn’t guard, didn’t have any energy,” head coach Kermit Davis said. “The basketball gods have a great way to work; I mean, you better come out and play and get ready to go. He got a couple touch fouls and he’s out of the game.” Tuesday night was a showcase of what level this team can operate on with everything clicking, but
attacking the defense while Khadim Sy turned in another respectable performance with 13 points and seven rebounds. “It was great to see Devontae. I thought Khadim competed his tail off. We’re just a different defensive team when he’s in the game because of his length. I thought K.J. and Blake fought it. Bryce had way too many turnovers… Our bench is a little thin but we had four guys in double figures and
one of them wasn’t Breein Tyree, so that’s a positive in a loss.” This can be a dangerous team with every player executing their role. Problems arise as the game goes on and fouls pile up. Usually, it’s Sy or Buffen having to sit with foul trouble, leaving the Rebels vulnerable on the interior, but it was Tyree’s touch fouls on the perimeter that left the offense looking stalled, especially at the end of regulation. “We’ve got to keep running offense, keep playing. We kind of bogged down and we started settling, I thought,” Davis said. Even if the Rebels put together a good 20 minutes of basketball, Davis’ team doesn’t have the depth to keep up with SEC teams. “Our team’s playing better, there’s no question about that. We don’t feel like a 1-6 team. We don’t look like one, but we are one,” Davis said. “We’ve got to do the things at the end of games to win. You’ve just got to keep fighting it. You’ve got another opportunity on Saturday; that’s all you can do, just go down and play.”
Ole Miss Athletics got $44.6 million richer on Thursday as SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced 2018-19 revenue distribution for all member schools. The SEC distributed a total of $624.2 million from the conference office and $26.8 million for teams that participated in football bowl games in the 2018-19 season. Average school distribution increased from $43.1 million in 2017-18. “The revenue distributed through the Southeastern Conference enables our 14 member universities to provide unparalleled support to their student-athletes through superior instruction, training, equipment, academic counseling, medical care, mental health and wellness support and life-skills development,” Sankey said in a statement. “It is this sustained conference-wide commitment to the student-athlete experience that makes this conference sound and its impact so meaningful.” Distribution from the conference is comprised of agreements with ESPN and SEC Network, bowl games, the SEC Championship, the College Football Playoff and SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament along with other surplus supplemental distribution. “In addition to supporting the overall student-athlete experience, revenues generated through SEC athletics can contribute in significant ways to the academic missions of the Conference’s 14 universities,” Sankey said. “These distributions provide each university the opportunity to make a positive impact on their respective campuses in ways unique to each institution. Past uses of this revenue on our campuses have included participation in the construction and renovation of academic facilities, support of academic scholarship opportunities, funding of academic programs and direct transfers of funds to support academic budgets.”
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Tim Sandkaulen hits the ball during a match against the University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff two years ago. Ole Miss will host Oklahoma State on Friday.
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With the official NCAA tennis season now underway, the Ole Miss men’s tennis team is competing to be considered one of the elite programs in the country. The team knocked off No. 12 Illinois on Jan. 24 in an exciting match, which ended 4-3 for the Rebels. Sophomore Simon Junk delivered his first clinch of his collegiate career, winning the match for his team. Junior Finn Reynolds and freshman Lukas Engelhardt helped deliver clutch singles victories to keep the match in reach. The Rebels also won the doubles matchup in three sets, thanks to the second set victory from Engelhardt and Nikola Slavic, and the third set winner from Junk and Jan Soren Hain. Head coach Toby Hansson praised his squad after the match. “This was an awesome marathon college battle that I will remember for a long time. It was one of the best and longest matches I’ve ever been a part of,” he said. “The team really stuck together and
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showed a lot of heart tonight.” After this victory, the Rebels were unable to grind out another win versus a ranked opponent, falling 3-4 to No. 16 Michigan the next day. Ole Miss and Michigan tied in the singles matchups 3-3, but the Rebels lost in the doubles round, giving Michigan the lead. “What another incredible match today. It was very similar to yesterday’s (vs. Illinois). We just came up a little short. The guys learned a lot about this team today and themselves, and we learned we can compete with the very best,” he said. “I see a lot of positives coming out of everybody, and they’re starting to believe they’re a good team.” Despite the loss, the Rebels have impressed the NCAA tennis world with their performances. Ole Miss has made the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) Top-25 rankings this week, coming in at No. 22. Currently, the Rebels are one of eight SEC teams within the top 25 in the country. They will look to continue this run in a huge matchup against No. 20 Oklahoma State on Friday at 6 p.m.
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Southside Gallery is featuring 13 artists in their latest themed exhibition “Birds,” which opened on Jan. 28. The theme of the exhibition is artwork that features birds because of their appearance throughout different mediums and works. This is the second year that Southside Gallery has done a grouped themed exhibition. Last February they had their first theme, a successful floral exhibition, which caused the gallery to repeat it this year with a different theme. “We had a really good reception to it; the people were enthusiastic about the work and then the artists really enjoyed participating in the show,” gallery director
Will Cook said. “So we decided to do it again this year with a different theme, and I think it’ll be a thing we do every February moving forward.” Cook said that he hopes this new exhibition will have a positive impact on his business and the gallery, much like last year’s floral exhibition. This year’s exhibition features many art forms, including oil paintings, sculptures, pottery and other mixed media compositions. Art professor Virginia Rougon Chavis is a printmaker being featured in the gallery. Chavis has been frequently represented by the gallery in the past. “Working with Will at Southside is always a positive experience, as they represent my work on a regular basis,” Chavis said. “The staff works
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OPINION Governor, you shouldn’t disrespect the liberal arts and even, scariest of all, gender studies majors. thedmopinion@gmail.com Governor Reeves claims, “We’re proud of our univerGovernor Tate Reeves’s sities,” but I suppose that is office claims a dedication to only because he has not looked being “For All Mississippi,” through our course catalogues but Reeves’s Mississippi apparlately. In their fact checking of ently does not include gender the speech, Mississippi Today studies majors. noted that several Mississippi The resentment toward universities, Ole Miss and MSU universities and colleges is not included, offer gender studies exactly a recent phenomenon, majors and/or minors. but on Monday, this Even Governor hostility was shared Reeves’s own alma by our own Govermater has fallen “Elitism is riding on a bachelor’s nor Reeves from the prey to this Westpodium of the State degree from a private college to the ern “pseudo major.” of the State address. highest elected office in a state just to Reeves’s website While discussing touts his public school education and job tell your constituents what degrees education from Flortraining in Missis- are best for them.” ence, but conveniently sippi, Reeves took leaves out the detail the opportunity that he received his to pick on — of bachelor’s degree all people — gender studies what exactly does “well-lived” from Millsaps –– a private majors. mean? college that offers a minor in He said, “We can let the East I am sure there is not a women’s and gender studies, Coast have their ivory towers. single social science, human- if anyone was curious. We can let the West Coast have ities or interdisciplinary major Elitism is not wanting your a generation of gender studies among us who has not heard a child to get a university degree majors. We will take more jobs joke or two (or even made one so that they can have access and higher pay!” themselves) about job secu- to more employment opporGovernor Reeves chal- rity concerns. The good news tunities. Elitism is riding on lenged Mississippi to lead the for those of us worried about a bachelor’s degree from a fight against the “metropolitan future employment is that our private college to the highest narcissists” who view univer- governor has a plan. Accord- elected office in a state just sities as the only viable path to ing to Reeves, universities are to tell your constituents what good-paying jobs. Admittedly, supposed to provide us with degrees are best for them. some people have demeaned the only four necessary groups Step down from your other career paths in their of professionals: bankers, own ivory tower, Reeves. advocacy of degree programs; doctors, lawyers and journal- We liberal arts majors at h o w e v e r , a s M i s s i s s i p p i ists. the Havard of the South are Today reports, there remains But, where are the teach- comfortable with our choices. a substantial gap between the ers that he promised a raise? earnings of Mississippi work- Apparently, they are as inesAmy Cain is a senior ers who have a bachelor’s sential as other useless degree philosophy and political degrees and those who do not, holders like engineers, ethi- science major from Southwith degree holders earning an cists, architects, physicists aven, Mississippi.
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average of $44,000 and other employees earning an average of $27,000. Reeves seems to suggest that individuals can expect to find a blue-collar job in Mississippi that will pay the equivalent of a job requiring a degree, but this data suggests otherwise. Reeves sees the purpose of education as preparing “Mississippi’s next generation for a life well-lived.” But,
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Tate Reeves in October 2019.
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continued from page 1 count of the wrongful conviction of Alabama woodcutter Walter McMillan, whom he worked to free from death row while working for the non-profit Equal Justice Initiative. After partnering with the Wests, Represent Justice approached the nationwide campus ministry Cru as a way of getting tickets to college students When the University of Mississippi’s branch of Cru received the offer, Director of Local Missions Kitty Hurdle took charge of distributing the tickets. “I instantly reached out to Prevail because I knew this event represents a campus-wide, ministry-wide and people-wide need,” Hurdle said. Prevail is an organization made up of leadership from every campus ministry. Founded in early 2019, the group
works together in an effort to start conversations about racial reconciliation from a religious perspective. Prevail member Shay Anderson said, “Our hope is to be a truck stop of resources for all campus ministries to learn how to begin conversations about racial reconciliation. Our main goal is to get proactive about racial issues instead of reactive. We hope to be point people on campus when it comes to racial issues.” Prevail divided the 280 tickets up among all of its ministry groups to dole out to their respective students. “Regardless if people attend our specific event, we want this movie to have an impact in this city that so desperately needs it,” Hurdle said. In order to amplify that impact and open the conversation around criminal justice reform in the university community, Hurdle said Prevail is hosting a roundtable discussion and pizza
lunch about the movie today in room 124 of the student union. “There is no agenda here, just a desire for conversation and bringing reconciliation to this city,” Hurdle said. “Our motto for the event is ‘Everyone deserves justice. Everyone deserves Mercy. My greatest hope is that every person leaves believing in this.” Oxford is no stranger to Stevenson, as “Just Mercy” was the University’s campus-wide common read selection for 2017. The same year, he visited the freshman class of 2021 for their fall convocation. “I believe that you have the capacity to change the world. We need a generation of people who are prepared to say things that haven’t been said and prepared to do things that haven’t been done,” Stevenson said to a room full of the then-freshmen. Three years later, the adaptation of his book has made its way to the big screen, so those same students can watch his words unfold.
reported and appears to give credence to concerns that the monument — and the attention it has drawn from neo-Confederate groups recently — could hurt university fundraising and recruiting. The 30-foot monument of a battle-ready Confederate soldier, which the United Daughters of the Confederacy erected in 1906, greets visitors at the university’s main entrance. In February and March 2019, the university’s student senate, faculty senate, graduate student council, staff council and top administrative officials passed a measure that called for the monument’s relocation to an on-campus graveyard where Confederate soldiers are buried. The cemetery is located in a corner of campus not visible from main thoroughfares. Opponents of the relocation measure have argued broader opinion on campus and among alumni was not taken into consideration in the decision to move the statue. Still, the university’s leaders submitted its proposal to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the board of trustees of that state agency unanimously approved the university’s relocation plan in December. But the relocation hit a snag in early January when the board of trustees at the Institutions
for Higher Learning, which gets the final say on the proposal, removed the proposal from its agenda. Trustee Tommy Duff, a Hattiesburg billionaire who recently gave the university $26 million for its new STEM building, removed the item from the agenda citing a desire to “receive a full report” from the university on efforts to contextualize its many symbols that honor the Confederacy or problematic leaders of Mississippi’s past. After the IHL’s decision to remove the item from its agenda, newly appointed Chancellor Glenn Boyce said he would work to appease the board’s request for additional information before re-submitting the proposal for the IHL board’s consideration. “We are committed to working with the board to accomplish our goal of relocating the monument,” Boyce said in a statement. Before the IHL board can consider the proposal again, Boyce must submit the proposal to the board for consideration. While deliberations of the IHL board often occur in private, Boyce said in a statement earlier this month the university would “keep (the public) informed and provide further updates as this process continues.” At the time of publication, Provost Noel Wilkin and Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Larry Sparks could not be reached by The Daily Mississippian for comment.