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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Daily Mississippian by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE DAILY FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 | VOLUME 107, NO. 78 MISSISSIPPIAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911
GRAMMY WINNER JASON ISBELL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SET TO PLAY DOUBLE DECKER OLE MISS ALABAMA FALLS SHORT Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, a country The Rebels were rock band fronted by a former Drive looking for their 10th By Trucker, will play songs from their win of the year as they 2017 album “The Nashville Sound” met the Crimson Tide 43 46 in final road game of at the April 27 headlining show. the regular season. SEE PAGE 4 SEE THEDMONLINE.COM
Thacker takes the big stage AG Fiala temporarily resigns, ASB election season begins
HADLEY HITSON looks from the outside, having [email protected] the third AG in the office for the year,” Czerwinski wrote in Austin Fiala temporarily an email to The Daily Missis- resigned as Associated Student sippian. “However, I am solely Body attorney general yester- dedicated to make sure that I day, creating conditions that surpass any expectations that would allow him to run in the are expected of me.” 2019 general election. His Czerwinski has worked in the resignation came just before ASB Department of Justice for the ASB election petitions were the past three years and most released today. recently acted as deputy attor- “I am temporarily resigning ney general of the ASB Code in order to pursue future goals and Constitution. within ASB,” Fiala said. “At Since the last election cycle this time, I can neither confirm in spring 2018, ASB created the nor deny that I will be seeking Elections Reform Task Force nomination for the position of to address concerns of Greek ASB attorney general.” organizations’ influence on Because it is the job of the elections. The effort is led by PHOTOS: KATHERINE BUTLER attorney general to oversee the Katherine Sistrunk and Leah The Lyric Oxford hosted its first Thacker elections process, the attorney Davis, co-director for inclusion Mountain Radio Hour of the 2019 general is the only position in and cross-cultural engagement season last night. The show featured ASB where the officer must for ASB. its house band, the Yalobushwhackers step down to run for re-election However, ASB has not yet (above). Guest author Ayesha Harruna or any other position. made any substantial changes Attah (left), who was born in Ghana and The ASB Code and Constitu- to election and campaign rules now lives in Senegal, read from her tion stipulates that the attorney that will affect this election novel “The Hundred Wells of Salaga.” general may not run for any cycle. The book is based on real events elected office, but Fiala will be On Feb. 26, the ASB Senate and tells the story of two women in returning to the position fol- passed a bill shortening the precolonial Ghana whose lives follow lowing the general election and campaign period from 16 days nearly opposite trajectories. Adam Makos, author of “Spearhead,” also read before the inauguration of the to 12 days. However, Czerwins- his work. Both authors then discussed 2019-20 attorney general. ki said because the bill was their writing on stage with the show’s In Fiala’s absence, ASB passed so close to the spring host, Jim Dees. This episode’s musical President Elam Miller named elections, the change will not guest was the East St. Peter’s Missionary junior public policy leadership go into effect until the fall. Baptist Church Choir and Band, a Anya Czerwinski to serve as in- “We think that it’ll make 20-piece musical group from Bay terim attorney general, making the election process run more Springs. her the third student to hold smoothly, and to put it briefly, the position this academic year. it’s what everyone — our office “The office is working really and students — have wanted hard to ensure we’re transpar- for a long time,” Czerwinski ent because we know how it said. Coach Davis: Kneeling was a ‘one-time incident’
since the players’ protest last anthem last weekend. Terence Davis’s statement but the hate groups that were on JUSTIN DIAL Saturday, the entire Ole Miss It doesn’t seem likely that any about the kneeling being an our campus.” [email protected] roster stood for the anthem. players on the team will kneel isolated event. When Kermit Davis was It’s been almost a week since Following Ole Miss’s during the anthem again. “We support each other. We asked if he would be OK with eight Ole Miss men’s basketball 73-71 loss to Tennessee on “It was just a one-day thing to love each other. This is a great this happening again, Terence players, led by Devontae Shuler, Wednesday night, head coach me,” Terence Davis said. “I was group,” Kermit Davis said. Davis cut him off to say, “It knelt during the national Kermit Davis, along with with Devontae Shuler, so we’re “(The kneeling) was a one-time won’t happen again.” anthem before the team’s game senior Terence Davis, spoke just going to move on and worry incident. We were together on Terence Davis, who did against Georgia. out about the players’ on-court about basketball.” it, and that was it. We knew it Before the team’s first game protest during the national Kermit Davis reiterated was nothing to do with anything SEE BASKETBALL PAGE 8 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 1 MARCH 2019
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[email protected] Let’s break it down by for the following academic Somewhere along the way, concern. year. It could be conjectured the Department of Parking ADVERTISING First, there needs to that this is due to diminished and Transportation has SALES MANAGER be transportation for enrollment at the university forgotten that it is not its own Rebecca Brown students without vehicles. and that the permit costs master. The function of the [email protected] If the university wants to increased per student unit to department is to serve the SARAH EASON increase the mobility of combat this. campus community. If it’s SALES ACCOUNT [email protected] students without personal The worst part of this the Office of Sustainability EXECUTIVES transportation, improvements scenario is the ticketing that’s carrying the “big In my head, parking is the Cameron Collins need be made to the existing behavior of the Department of stick” in this scenario, then necessary evil that governs Sam Dethrow bus infrastructure. The bus Parking and Transportation. its efforts aren’t increasing leasing spaces on campus. Isaiah Pugh system is an excellent foray With the policies that the sustainability. Instead, However, in talking with Michael Rackers into sustainability, and Department of Parking and they’re reducing emissions my peers, I have noticed Morgan Stone students could greatly benefit Transportation has in place, by reducing the student a common question: Why from increased efficiency in living on campus has become population able to lease replace much-needed parking S. 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The process same fickleness as a child Sarah Eason is a senior attending the School of Assistant Dean/Student Media of scraping the existing that continually changes the businesses administration Business can regurgitate GREG BROCK parking spaces, placing new rules of a make-believe game, in management major from the importance of corporate Daily Mississippian Editorial road lines for the bike lanes the department continually Navarre, Florida. social responsibility and Adviser and placing physical barriers oversells its parking permits the profit of sustainability for the lanes all contributed and then tickets residents within the corporate world, to the carbon footprint that for having limited means of FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA The Daily Mississippian is published Mondays, Wednesdays, THE DAILY Thursdays and Fridays in print during the academic year, on THE DM NEWS TWITTER MISSISSIPPIAN days when classes are scheduled. New content is published @thedm_news online seven days a week. S. 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Letters from students should include grade classification and major; letters from THE DM SNAPCHAT faculty and staff should include title and the college, school or department where the person is employed. @thedm_news THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 1 MARCH 2019 | PAGE 3 Hemp Ville opens in Oxford, makes CBD more accessible
derived CBD, however, is legal. relationship to marijuana. MORGAN O’NEAL Barragan’s interest in CBD oil “I deal with skeptics every [email protected] originated when he discovered day, and I need more of them its beneficial effects on physical because all of the old ones Hemp Ville CBD, Oxford’s pain and mental health, which are believers now,” Barragan first store dedicated to the sale he was dealing with personally. said. “Those who have given of CBD products, has recently Months of research led him to me the opportunity to explain opened. Owner Tony Barragan a CBD expo and certification the science and chemistry of it has reached the end of his course in Florida. There, aren’t skeptics anymore.” six-month journey researching Barragan was able to speak with Sophomore political science CBD and working to make it CBD specialists and hear various major Livie Ruhl started using accessible to Oxford locals and success stories. CBD to treat her anxiety when university students. “All the facts that I discovered her parents recommended it Even though marijuana is while doing my research on to her last year. Now a routine not legal in Mississippi, a 2014 CBD … I realized that it wasn’t consumer of CBD, she is eager law called Harper Grace’s Law a hoax,” Barragan said. “This to switch to shopping at Hemp allows the sale of CBD oil and is some really good stuff that is Ville when it opens. oil-based products. helping people every day.” “I’ve never known where to get The law states that vendors Enthusiastic about his CBD,” Ruhl said. “I’m excited to must obtain the CBD oil from findings, Barragan took to be able to buy it somewhere safe or have it tested by the National Facebook to start a dialogue and convenient now.” Center for Natural Products about other people’s experiences Hemp Ville CBD sells a Research at the university and with CBD. He started sharing wide variety of CBD products, dispensed by the Department articles about the benefits of including oils and edibles. of Pharmacy Services at the using CBD instead of opiates for Local client Dylan Cowell University of Mississippi pain treatment, and the reaction said he has tried every CBD Medical Center. was overwhelming. product Barragan offers, and Unlike THC, the “It created a huge following his favorites are the wax and psychoactive component of on my Facebook, and I never the hard candy, called shatter. the cannabis plant, CBD, short stopped sharing stuff,” Barragan After years of taking prescribed for cannabidiol, is a non- said. “I think the response is opiates, he now only uses CBD intoxicating compound found what led me to open the store.” products to treat his pain. in marijuana. It is believed GNC and VaporWize already “I was diagnosed with by many to be beneficial for sell CBD in Oxford . rheumatoid arthritis at the age of physical and mental health. Barragan says it’s rewarding eight,” Cowell said. “I’ve also had Because marijuana is still to sell a product that helps so both hips replaced and a knee illegal in Mississippi, marijuana- PHOTOS: TREVOR DAVIS many people, but it has been replacement. CBD is the only Although marijuana is not legal in Mississippi, CBD, a component of the cannabis derived CBD oil is heavily difficult dealing with those thing that’s given me relief.” plant, is. The new Hemp Ville CBD store on Jackson Avenue sells a variety of CBD- restricted and not allowed to be who are hesitant about CBD’s based products. sold for recreational use. Hemp-
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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit to headline Double Decker
BRIANA FLOREZ Isbell, who has won four [email protected] Grammy awards for his country rock stylings, started out playing Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit guitar with the Drive By Truck- will headline the 2019 Double ers. In 2007, Isbell began to Decker Festival on April 27, as focus on his solo career before announced by city officials, event joining forces with The 400 Unit planners and sponsors on Thurs- to release three albums. The 2017 day morning. album “The Nashville Sound” is
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their most recent. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit I think we’re going to have a bigger Eric Gales, Shovels & Rope, Lil- will have special significance. crowd than we’ve ever had before.” ly Hiatt, Lucero, Cedric Burnside, “I was very excited that I’ll For the third year in a row, Emily King, Kate Teague, Muy be able to hear (‘Cover Me Up’) Vice Chancellor of Intercollegiate Caliente and Durand Jones and played live because it’s been with Athletics Ross Bjork announced the Indications will also perform me throughout the past few years that the athletics department over the weekend. of my college experience,” she provided the University Museum After the announcement, some said. “It’ll be cool to do a deeper with the money so the museum students and Oxonians took to dive with all of Isbell’s music could be a presenting sponsor. social media to express their before the concert.” Bjork said the athletics department excitement about the Double Double Decker coordinator does this to bring the university Decker schedule. Junior forensic Lee Ann Stubbs said securing the and community together. chemistry major Claire Dutreix act would not have been possible “The best way we can show tweeted that she’s excited to hear without the Student Activities leadership is to serve others. We “Cover Me Up,” her favorite of Association’s support. have the ability to do that,” Bjork Isbell’s songs. “I think the students will be said. “We are only as good as we Dutreix said that, though she’s excited,” Stubbs said. “I think the are collectively, and so, when we excited for the lineup every year, community is going to be excited. maximize our potential and when we unify as a community, great things can happen.” Oxford resident Ronzo Ball has attended Double Decker since its inception. Ball said he loves the festival because it brings people together. “It’s such a community thing, and I’m so glad that they’re now coordinating with the students,” Ball said. “Now that the students have something to say in who some of the headliners are, it changes everything.” Local artist Vicki Stevens’s poster submission was selected to be this year’s official Double Decker poster. Stevens said she wanted to highlight the bus in her piece because it is something that will always remind people of Oxford. “The bus has such a big per- sonality,” Stevens said. “I feel like when people leave Oxford and come back, maybe they run into the bus again on campus or on the Square. It’s almost like running into an old friend.”
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MOVIE REVIEW ‘Alita’ immerses audiences in ‘new, futuristic world’
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Director Robert Rodriguez immerses us in a new futur- istic world with his newest movie, “Alita: Battle Angel.” Set in the year 2563, this sci-fi, action-filled movie follows a powerful cyborg heroine, Alita (Rosa Sala- zar), after she is reactivated by her rescuer, Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz). The movie shows how Alita fig- ures out who she was before she became deactivated, and throughout the movie, we get to watch as she develops into the warrior she used to be. Much of the visual inspira- tion for “Alita” came from the manga series “Gunnm,” on which the story is based, and the details of the graphic nov- els were transferred to screen effectively. However, Rodri- PHOTO COURTESY: IMDB guez and co-writer and pro- ducer James Cameron create One of the best visual its flaws. a fascinating film that almost effects used in the film is the Writers Laeta Kalogridis seems like a combination of way Alita’s character was and Cameron underwhelm their most popular movies, created. Salazar wore mo- with much of their dialogue, “Spy Kids” and “Avatar.” tion-capturing sensors while primarily during some of the The action scenes are acting, so a complete CGI action and romance scenes. similar to the ones seen in character appears on screen The phrases thrown out are Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids” series with accentuated eyes and a often cheesy and overdra- but amped up in technolo- mechanical body that resem- matized, but Cameron and gy, speed and violence, and ble the image in the manga. Kalogridis are able to com- the dystopian environment Salazar does an awesome pensate for those throwaway around the characters could job with her performance as lines by seamlessly getting only come from Cameron — Alita. There is a huge charac- each character to share the the same mind that created ter arc that has to be devel- context of the story. Pandora in “Avatar.” oped in two hours, and she is In Oxford theaters now, The world we are thrown able to portray that develop- “Alita: Battle Angel” rep- into has huge potential to ment convincingly. resents much of what cine- create a powerful story with Without a doubt, she out- matic storytelling is visually its stunning futuristic visuals shines the star-studded cast about, and even though there and advanced technology. (Waltz, Mahershala Ali and are imperfections, the visual It takes place on Earth 300 Jennifer Connelly), but the effects alone outweigh those years after an event called visual effects crew outper- faults and make “Alita” an “The Fall,” and as more con- forms them all. Without entertaining watch. It is a text is given about the Earth’s its surprisingly gory action must-see for those who enjoy history, the audience steadily sequences and uniquely a good sci-fi film with lots of grows more interested in designed characters, “Alita” violent action scenes, and it’s what happened during “The would have little success in not bad in 3D. Fall” than they are in the plot drawing attention away from of “Alita.”
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BASEBALL Ole Miss seeks first series sweep against Long Beach State
in the series opener. But Ole Miss JOHN MACON GILLESPIE managed to backend a series win [email protected] with victories in games two and After a series win at Tulane and three. This weekend’s series could a midweek win over UT Martin, be crucial for Rebel starting pitch- Ole Miss baseball continues its ing, which has struggled mightily nine-game homestand this week- in its first seven games. end with a series against Long While Friday-night ace Will Beach State. Ethridge did not allow an earned Long Beach State, officially run in his first and only appear- known as the “49ers” but typically ance of the season, the Rebels called the “Dirtbags” on the have trailed at least once in every baseball diamond, comes to game so far in 2019, not including Oxford from California with a Ethridge’s season opener against record of 0-7, its worst start in Wright State. program history. Although the Rebel starters The Dirtbags opened the have struggled on the hill so far PHOTO: CHRISTIAN JOHNSON Ole Miss outfielder Ryan Olenek fields a fly ball against UT Martin. Olenek finished 3-for-4 at the plate and also pitched a scoreless season being swept by Florida this season, Long Beach State inning. before dropping a midweek game is batting .156 as a team, and no Dirtbag batter has a batting against San Diego and losing 5.2 innings in Ole Miss’s season Miss has been largely successful Ryan Olenek in the ninth inning. average over .300. If Ole Miss can three to Nevada. Surprisingly for opener, as a blister developed on the diamond in its first seven Olenek, who had a successful keep Long Beach State cold at a program that has put 51 players on his pitching hand. This injury games, especially at the plate. As pitching career in high school, the plate, this could help get the in the Major League, the Dirtbags sidelined Ethridge last weekend a team, the Rebels are batting took care of UT Martin in the starting rotation on track for the are coming to Oxford hungry for against Tulane, and he will likely .305 with six batters holding final frame, hitting 92 mph on the rest of the season. their first win of 2019. be a little rusty after not seeing an average of .300 or better radar gun with his fastball and Speaking of starting pitching, Last season, Ole Miss traveled game action for two weeks. — including Ryan Olenek and racking up two strikeouts. Ethridge’s will be a key storyline west to take on the Dirtbags and As of now, Ole Miss head Thomas Dillard, who are each According to both Bianco to watch this weekend in Ox- suffered its first loss of the season coach Mike Bianco plans to stick batting .481. The Rebels have also and Olenek, as long as he shows ford. Ethridge was pulled after with his typical rotation this racked up 15 home runs in their himself capable on the mound, we CROSSWORD PUZZLE BROUGHT TO YOU BY DOMINO’S weekend, giving the ball to Zack first seven games, nine of which could see more of Olenek coming Phillips on Saturday and Gunnar have come off the bats of Dillard in as relief for the Rebels. Hoglund on Sunday. Bianco and Tyler Keenan. Adam Seminaris, John Sheaks NOW HIRING DRIVERS plans to start Ethridge on Friday Also efficient for the Rebels and Alfredo Ruiz started, in if he is is ready. thus far has been the work of the that order, for the Dirtbags last at BOTH Oxford locations! “Will (Ethridge) threw (in bullpen. After Jordan Fowler weekend against Nevada and Make $12-$18 an hour! the) bullpen today,” Bianco said allowed five runs in just 1.2 are expected to take the hill this after Tuesday’s game. “It’s just innings on Tuesday, the Ole Miss weekend against the Rebels. 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COLUMN THE ONE-THREE-ONE BREAKDOWN Welcome to the 1-3-1, my weekly college basketball column. 1-3-1 is a hat tip to Kermit Davis’s defensive scheme but will also serve as the natural breakdown of how I’ll split up sections. This week, I’ll take a look at the Pac-12’s historically bad season, Kermit Davis getting robbed as a Coach of the Year finalist and make predictions about Ole Miss’s three remaining games.
tainly no small feat, the award is percent from the charity stripe, blew a lopsided whistle or not, the should do the opposite. GRIFFIN NEAL typically given to coaches of teams missed the front end of a 1-and- fact hurts that Ole Miss had an “Nobody will look forward to [email protected] competing for a top-3 seed in the 1, and the rest is history. opportunity to knock off a team in playing Ole Miss,” Rick Barnes The loss isn’t Tyree’s fault. consideration for a No. 1 seed and said in a post-game press confer- One national CBB thing tournament. There’s no other player on the squandered it as the final seconds ence. “That’s a Sweet 16 or Elite 8 March is upon us. Don’t look Make no mistake though — Da- Ole Miss team who Kermit Davis waned. But it won’t hurt their team right there.” now, but Selection Sunday is just vis got snubbed. The good news would have wanted shooting tournament resume. Rather, it 17 days away. for him, and for his team, is that Pleasantries aside, what Barnes If you subscribe to the said is true. Ole Miss proved on national media’s diagnosis of Wednesday that no matter the op- college basketball this season, ponent, no matter the officiating PHOTO: CHRISTIAN JOHNSONyou’ll know that the bubble and no matter the circumstances, Ole Miss outfielder Ryan Olenek fields a fly ball against UT Martin. Olenek finished 3-for-4 at the plate and also pitched a scoreless— the group of teams on the it can hold its own with the elites inning. fringe of the tournament — is of college basketball. uncharacteristically weak this One look ahead year. No conference embodies At 19-9 overall and 9-6 in the this more than the Pac-12 — or SEC, Ole Miss has a puncher’s Washington and the terrible, chance at securing the fourth horrible, no-good, very bad seed for the SEC Tournament conference, as it should be called. in Nashville. Ole Miss should waltz into Fayetteville, Arkansas, In Joe Lunardi’s latest on Saturday and dismantle an “bracketology,” Washington is Arkansas team that’s 5-10 in the the only Pac-12 team safely in SEC and just ready to get to the the tournament conversation. offseason rebuild. From then, it’s Arizona State is part of his “last logical to predict a split against four in” and will most likely have Kentucky and Missouri to finish to make it to the final weekend the season. of the Pac-12 tournament to Ole Miss is currently tied for cement its tournament status. fourth with South Carolina, From top to bottom, it’s one of Florida and Mississippi State, the worst performances a Power 5 all of whom hold tie-breakers conference has had in years. over the Rebels. If Arizona State falters, it will be The most likely scenario is that the first time since 1985 — when Ole Miss enters Nashville as a 5 the tournament expanded to 64 or 6 seed, which ensures a first- teams — that a power conference round bye. They’ll face one of the has not sent at least two teams to bottom four seeds — all teams the NCAA Tournament. Ole Miss has already defeated For context, the other four this season. Because the SEC is Power 5 conferences (Big 12, Big so deep this season — Lunardi 10, SEC and ACC) are projecting PHOTO: KATHERINE BUTLER projects the SEC will send eight an average of eight teams receiv- Terence Davis dunks the ball at the game against Tennessee on Wednesday. Davis had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 teams to the NCAA tournament ing bids to the Big Dance. assists in the game. The Rebels lost 71-73. — one win in Nashville should Three Ole Miss thoughts ensure that the Rebels go dancing. 1) John Kermit Davis Jr., the free throws in that moment. In tea-sipping, jacket-throwing, pro- trophies bear no weight when the fact, he said during the press gram-altering front man of Ole ball tips off in March. conference that he actually Miss basketball, was left off of the 2) “Your greatest strength drew up the inbounds play to list of finalists for the Naismith begets your greatest weakness,” get Tyree the ball for that exact College Coach of the Year Award. William Shakespeare once said. With 19 seconds remaining in situation. Until then, Ole Miss Realistically, Davis would not Wednesday’s loss to Tennessee, and Tyree were perfect: 14-of-14 have won it. While completely Breein Tyree stepped toward the from the line. Sometimes, the uprooting a culture of mediocrity free-throw line with a chance to shots just don’t fall. and catapulting a last place team put the game on ice and deliver 3) The loss to Tennessee into the NCAA Tournament in the program its biggest win in undoubtedly stings. Regardless less than a calendar year is cer- 10 years. Tyree, who shoots 83 of whether you think the referees 32082
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BASKETBALL continued from page 1 not kneel during the anthem, explained that the players’ protest had not been planned before- hand. “We didn’t have any conversa- tions about (kneeling),” Terence Davis said. “It was just like a right then and there type of deal. If you go back and watch the video, I was way on the other side, but I think it was like a domino effect. One of the teammates went down, and I don’t think the guys wanted him to be alone.” Kermit Davis’s comments during his introductory press con- ference about his team being one that would “respect the flag and the national anthem” have been brought back to light in lieu of the players’ protest. He’s backed off of those statements, standing in full support of his players. “I always support our players,” Kermit Davis said. “I know what happened Saturday. It wasn’t FILE PHOTO: JUSTIN JOYNER about the anthem. It was about Kermit Davis spoke at a press conference regarding the men’s basketball players’ protest last Saturday. what was going on on our cam- on that day,” Terence Davis said. administration stuck together.” “I thought these guys handled it appears that Kermit Davis and pus. They had a right to express “I don’t think a lot of people know When asked if he had any plans well,” Kermit Davis said. “It was a his players are ready to move their opinions. They did, and what was going on nationally, so I to kneel with his team last week- one-time incident. (The protest) on and prepare for the SEC we’ve moved on.” think that’s what it was really for.” end, Kermit Davis said, “I didn’t was happening 250 yards away Tournament in March. The players’ protest made Kermit Davis reiterated that it know they were going to kneel.” from our arena when we were “It was just because of the peo- national headlines around the was “about a Confederate statue.” With all of the attention on tipping it up against Georgia. ple on campus,” Terence Davis country on Saturday, sparking a “We didn’t want (the protest- the Ole Miss men’s basketball (Kneeling) was a one-time thing, said. “They were doing the protest conversation about the neo-Con- ers) here,” Kermit Davis said. program and the team currently and obviously by the way we while we were playing. We really federate groups that made an “Our players didn’t want them seeking postseason seeding, the played (against Tennessee), it aren’t worried about it anymore. appearance in Oxford. here. Our community didn’t want players’ protest could easily have wasn’t a distraction.” It’s out the window. We’re just “I think it brought awareness to them here, and they’re from out turned into a distraction for the Almost a week removed from focused on basketball.” the campus and what was going of state. I think our team and rest of the season. the incident last Saturday, it
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