The Longboarding Dean of Students Carter Cites Fan Apathy in Coaching Decision

THE Daily MISSISSIPPIAN Wednesday, December 4, 2019 theDMonline.com Volume 108, No. 41 Recruits announce decommitments after Luke’s firing

from the 2020 class — includ- 18 days until the early signing and Jaqwondis Burns have ment on Monday afternoon. JOSHUA CLAYTON ing four-star defensive back period begins, a fleet of assis- decommitted from Ole Miss “This decision wasn’t easy ERIN KILLION Eric Reed Jr. — have changed tant coaches, unsure of their with the early signing period but due to the coaching uncer- [email protected] their commitment status from own futures, will try to salvage starting on Dec. 18. tainty at Ole Miss I’m reopening Since the university the team. this year’s recruiting class. Reed is the highest-ranked my recruitment,” Reid wrote on announced that Matt Luke Ole Miss held the No. 23 Along with Reed, Kentrel recruit Ole Miss has lost. The Twitter. “Once again I want to would not return as the head recruiting class in the coun- Bullock, Kyjuan Herndon, four-star recruit from Louisi- football coach, several recruits try before firing Luke. With Lakevias Daniel, Jabari Small ana announced his decommit- SEE RECRUITS PAGE 8

The longboarding dean of students Carter cites fan apathy in coaching decision

JOSHUA CLAYTON [email protected]

Ole Miss Athletics Direc- tor Keith Carter addressed the media on Monday after the firing of third-year head football coach Matt Luke. Luke, who led the team to a disappointing 4-8 season in 2019, was officially fired on Sunday evening, four days after an embarrassing 21-10 loss to Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. Luke was 15-21 in his three years as the head coach. “Entering the Egg Bowl, we were optimistic that a strong finish to the season could build momentum,” Carter said. “However, after step- ping away from the emotion of Thursday and evaluating the team as a whole, it was evident that the apathy surrounding the program was too much to overcome.” BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN The decision was met Marsh became the university’s new assistant vice chancellor of student affairs and dean of students after Melinda Sutton Noss with approval from the fan resigned last semester. base and criticism from a majority of the players, with some storming out of the “At a prior university, the policy ride skateboards on campus.” Marsh, who previously worked team meeting with Carter MADDY QUON where students were allowed to Marsh became the universi- at Rogers State University in Okla- [email protected] on Sunday night. Carter said ride skateboards had been prohib- ty’s new assistant vice chancel- homa and Howard Payne Univer- several players texted him To go from one place to ited for a while,” Marsh said. “Once lor of student affairs and dean sity in Texas, said that he’s been personally apologizing for another on campus, some admin- that policy changed through the of students after Melinda Sutton interested in student affairs since leaving the meeting early. istrators walk. Others would student government’s leadership, Noss resigned last semester to he was a resident assistant at “Let me say this, I’m not opt for a golf cart. Brent Marsh, I thought it’d be fun to join in with take a similar position at her however, chooses to longboard the students who were also enjoy- alma mater, Southern Methodist SEE MARSH PAGE 2 SEE CARTER PAGE 8 around campus. ing their newfound opportunity to University.

VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES CONTINUE LEAVES PROGRAM FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM The Rebels had a 14-game The Rebels came up short winning streak until they lost against against No. 24 Butler rhythm in the last third of the at home on Tuesday. season, losing 12 straight. SEE THEDMONLINE.COM SEE PAGE 4 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 4 DECEMBER 2019

the student body, and he hopes that MARSH he is someone the student body can continued from page 1 look up to. “I’ve always tried to be a hard Kansas State University. worker and operate with high levels “I worked at a couple of other of ethics and professionalism and universities right out of gradu- hopefully treat people the way I want ate school,” Marsh said. “I did my to be treated,” he said. “I hope by doctorate at Bowling Green State, so role-modeling that kind of profes- I was a graduate assistant … at that sional behavior that (it) would set a university for a couple of years.” good example for others.” Marsh said that while he was Something Marsh said is that at Rogers State, he started looking students could improve the way for opportunities to advance and they represent the university; he try something new when he came referenced game days and students’ across Ole Miss. rowdy behavior while tailgating in “The more I looked into it, the the Grove. more excited I got about the possi- “I’ve gotten information where bilities here. (In) some ways, I felt there (are) some times where maybe that I could bring my experiences to we haven’t always been the best hopefully be helpful and supportive ambassadors for our university,” to the students and to the university Marsh said. “I would love to see but also to have some new profes- people have so much pride in their sional challenges and opportuni- institution that they always want to ties,” Marsh said. reflect well.” Marsh said that he faced chal- While he has only worked at the lenges when he started his new job university for a few months, he said at UM, including adjusting to the that he feels that he’s already learned learning curve and understanding a lot. processes and procedures. “I think the more you go through “I think that the biggest chal- life, you realize how much you don’t lenge is having to be patient with know, and I think this has just been myself (knowing) that all the things one more of those opportunities for PHOTOS BY: BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN that I want to be able to know and be me,” Marsh said. supportive of (will) take a little time Marsh added that when he came At a prior institution, Marsh to figure out … because you want to Ole Miss, he thought that he had a joined students in skating to get to a place and make a bigger good mix of administrative skills and across campus after a ban had difference as soon as possible and a desire to build good relationships with students. been lifted by the student support the students and the student government. Marsh previously experience as soon as possible,” “I think it’s important that Marsh said. whatever level we are in the univer- worked at Rogers State Marsh said that his goals for sity organization chart, that we’re University in Oklahoma and the university are to enhance the approachable and friendly and Howard Payne University in student experience and to get to ready to engage with students,” Texas. know the student body. He said Marsh said. that he’s always tried to be a good Marsh also said that he’s excited communicator and to let students for what’s to come as he continues to know that he’s always available to work with the rest of the university talk. administration. “I try to always operate with an “It’s really about finding yourself open-door policy,” Marsh said. “If in a place where you can sort of oper- my door’s open and I’m not hooked ate confidently and professionally, in meetings or immersed in a proj- moving your part of the organization ect, I’m trying to make myself avail- forward and knowing that you’ve got able to focus on the students.” colleagues and students all across Marsh said he believes that lead- campus that are also doing that and ing by example is very important for just working to advance the university together,” Marsh said.

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NIGEL DENT monument [email protected] When Rohan Agrawal received news that he was one of four U.S. students selected to attend the decision set Committee on World Food Secu- rity conference at the United Nations headquarters in Italy, he for Friday called his parents — even though it was 2 a.m. back home in India. “Dad,” he said. “I’m going to Rome!” KENNETH NIEMEYER Agrawal received a Planet [email protected] Forward scholarship in June to attend the conference. Planet The relocation of the Confed- Forward is an initiative of the erate monument is slated to go Center for Innovative Media at the before the Mississippi Depart- George Washington University ment of Archives and History School of Media and Public Affairs (MDAH) Board of Trustees at that rewards college students their meeting on Friday. involved in environmental story- Provost Noel Wilkin said telling. that he was committed to trans- A junior computer science parency regarding the move- major minoring in international PHOTO COURTESY: ROHAN AGRAWAL ment of the monument at the Provost forum in September. relations and mathematics, he said Agrawal met a host of world leaders including María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval, the first lady of Colombia. has always cared about the envi- He said that the university’s ronment because of how he was Facilities Planning Depart- raised in Indore, India. While he learned how to code by computer science students at of curiosity,” Matthew Hendley ment contacted him in Octo- “I always had a service element in the fifth grade, he said he noticed Oregon State University who have said. Hendley, one of Agrawal’s ber and informed him that the inside me,” Agrawal said. “I have to that Mississippi does not have developed similar technology. best friends, recounted the time MDAH would add their review give back to society in some way or much focus on computing and “If tech people are working he taught Agrawal how to drive. of the university’s plans to their the other.” technology. that much towards sustainabil- Although the first attempt wasn’t December agenda. He grew up witnessing class Inspired by a coding club in ity,” Agrawal said, “I think that’s successful, after a summer away, The university sent plans to disparity, seeing other children Water Valley, Agrawal presented my responsibility to do some- Hendley came back to find that relocate its Confederate monu- who did not have the resources Wilkins with the idea for “Code thing towards the environment,” Agrawal had greatly improved his ment from the Circle in the to go to school and had to ask for Miss,” an organization where Agrawal said. “I think that’s my driving skills, eventually getting his center of campus to the Confed- money to buy food. he and other computer science small contribution to the univer- permit and license. erate cemetery on campus in “I didn’t want the world to students teach middle and high sity.” “That just shows his character late August. suffer the same,” he said. school students in Lafayette Agrawal is working with the right there,” Hendley said, “He’s so Wilkin said that the MDAH It was important for Agrawal County how to code. university’s Facilities Management driven and so passionate about the originally planned for the to get scholarships to attend Ole things that he’s interested in that it relocation to be on its Octo- Miss, which he discovered online kind of rubs off on you.” ber agenda, but because of the in high school. He was impressed “I think that’s my responsibility to do Tim Dolan, director of the complexity of the move, its with the university’s options avail- something towards the environment, I think Office of National Scholarship review has taken longer than able for international students Advisement, helps connect expected. and the university’s status as an that’s my small contribution to the university.” students to scholarships and other If the MDAH approves R1 research institution. competitive opportunities, and he the university’s plans in their Rohan Agrawal Agrawal said he was anxious led Agrawal to the Planet Forward December meeting, the decision Student about applying for the scholarship, scholarship. to relocate the monument will but after attending the World Food “It has really opened doors to rest in the hands of the Institu- Security Summit in October, he “I think coding — or computer Office, which handles the univer- let people know what he’s able to tions of Higher Learning. The was even more passionate about programming, in general — is one sity’s data on energy and water, do,” Dolan said. “He’s really on IHL Board of Trustees will make his future. Besides getting to speak of the most important skills of during the developmental stage the cutting edge of how people are the final decision whether or with people like María Juliana Ruiz the 21st century,” he said. “And of the dashboard. The office likes thinking about using technology in not the monument will be relo- Sandoval, the first lady of Colom- I thought there was a need. So, if the idea so much that they intend innovative ways.” cated if the MDAH approves the bia, and the directors of the food schools are not able to give them to use it even after Agrawal grad- He said he thinks Agrawal move. and climate divisions of the Food that, I will.” The club now has 17 uates. will continue to do great things in When then-Interim Chan- and Agriculture Organization of students and 15 mentors. Agrawal has learned more computer science and believes he cellor Larry Sparks informed the United Nations, he learned that Agrawal said he is also look- about politics around climate has a good chance of becoming a the campus that the university people are hopeful about the role ing to leave a lasting impact on change and how society confronts finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, sent their plans to the MDAH technology will play in helping the the University of Mississippi. He it. He thinks that adding discus- which Agrawal plans to apply for in August, he added that the environment. is developing a “dashboard” that sions about climate change to the next year. university would contract an Computer science is a signifi- can output information such as EDHE curriculum or freshman “I didn’t come with a specific outside firm to facilitate the cant part of school curriculum in how much energy, water or natu- orientation would be a step in the plan in mind,” Agrawal said. “I just relocation. India, Agrawal said. ral gas is used and produced on right direction. knew that I have to do something campus. His idea was influenced “He’s very much a student big over here.”

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VOLLEYBALL McRoberts leaves program after 12-game losing streak

wish him the best as he moves Matt Luke on Sunday and will JOSHUA CLAYTON forward.” add a volleyball coach search to MADELINE CLICK McRoberts was hired in the docket this winter. [email protected] January 2014, and he led the Ole Miss sat at the bottom of Ole Miss head volleyball Rebels to an 111-82 record the SEC in the seasons before coach Steven McRoberts have and a postseason appearance McRoberts’ arrival on campus. agreed to part ways, according in the NIVC Championship in McRoberts led the Rebels to a to an announcement from the 2017. He coached at Lubbock winning record in his first four university. Christian, Central Arkansas seasons with the team, includ- This comes at a time when and Tulsa before he was hired ing a postseason appearance McRoberts’ team finished the at Ole Miss. in 2017. He has also led the 2019 season with a 14-15 record “I’m extremely grateful for Rebels to 12 regular season after a 12-game losing streak. the six years that I’ve had at Ole tournament titles and set the The Rebels were rolling with Miss,” McRoberts said. “I’ve record for most consecutive a 14-game win streak heading had the pleasure of coaching victories in Ole Miss history through the middle of the SEC some great young ladies during with 14 straight wins during slate but lost all rhythm during that time. I’m thankful for my the 2014 and 2019 seasons. the last third of the season. staff and all the hard work that McRoberts’ players have Even though the record was they’ve put into this program. appeared on All-SEC Teams not what they had hoped, many I’m sorry that I couldn’t get four times and have been SEC players had record-breaking the program up to the level Player of the Week 10 times. He seasons. The Rebels appeared it needed to be. Thank you to also had two players reach the in top-10 conference individual Lynnette and Ross for giving 1,000/1,000 club, with over leader rankings in almost every me this opportunity. I know 1,000 kills and digs throughout statistical category, including that God has a greater plan their time in a Rebel uniform. FILE PHOTO: MARLEE CRAWFORD / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN for me. My family and I love Several players set numerous Nicole Purcell leading the SEC Volleyball head coach Steven McRoberts reached a mutual agreement in digs this season. Oxford and Ole Miss, and we Ole Miss individual records Two seniors are leaving with Ole Miss to leave the program this year after 12 seasons. will always have fond memo- under his direction. the program atop the Ole Miss ries of being here.” Ole Miss finished this record books. Emily Stroup an Ole Miss rally-scoring best. athletics director, said in a The move is another major season at 14-15 overall, 6-12 in finished her last season as a “Coach McRoberts repre- statement. “He made tremen- decision made by Carter, who conference play, their biggest Rebel as the program’s all-time sented Ole Miss with class dous contributions to our gained the permanent AD posi- win coming against No. 22 rally-scoring leader. Purcell and integrity over the past program and to the lives of tion on Nov. 22. Carter fired Missouri in Columbia. recorded 555 digs this season, six years,” Keith Carter, the our student-athletes, and we third-year head football coach

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Rebels prepare for undefeated Texas Tech in SEC/Big 12 Challenge

match against Sam Houston SEC rankings. Before her injury, KELBY ZENDEJAS State on Nov. 26. she already had five boards in [email protected] Dumitrescu, a native of the first quarter. Romania and a four-star recruit “My heart is broken for The Ole Miss women’s from IMG Academy, will be Sarah, as she has worked basketball team will battle out for the rest of the season. extremely hard to buy into the undefeated Texas Tech today in However, her impact has not role we envisioned for her on Lubbock, Texas. been unnoticed. both ends of the floor,” said head The Rebels suffered a heart- Entering that match as the coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin. breaking loss when freshman top rebounder for the Rebels, “She is loved by her teammates, Sarah Dumitrescu tore her ACL averaging 7.8 boards per game, staff and the Oxford community, during the first quarter of the Dumitrescu was ranked 13th in and I’m certain that she will not only bounce back from this but come back even stronger.” FILE PHOTO: REED JONES / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN Over Thanksgiving break, Valerie Nesbitt takes the ball into the paint earlier this season. The the Rebels played a series of Rebels face Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday. PROUD PARTNER games against Louisiana Tech, with OLE MISS DINING Sam Houston State and Alcorn Sun.-Wed. 10:30am-Midnight, Thurs.-Sat. 10:30am-2:00am State to add three wins to their Junior Deja Cage is also a Ole Miss beat the Raiders with 28246 record. However, the Rebels force to be reckoned with on the a score of 72-69 here in Oxford. suffered a 58-50 loss to Pitt last court. She is ranked ninth in the Ole Miss held a 51% shooting Saturday. SEC with 15.3 points per game. average and out-rebounded During the Daytona Invita- Cage also holds six different Texas Tech by 42-28. tional, junior Valerie Nesbitt double-digit games and earned Despite their latest loss, the averaged 17.0 points in two a spot next to three other play- Rebels gained an important games. Nesbitt is also averag- ers in the last five years with lesson. ing 11.5 points in the season with her career-high 30-point game “(Pitt) came out and punched double-digit games. against Louisiana Tech. us in the mouth. Now we know Still stuffing the stat sheet, The Rebels lead the series what it’s like. You have to play Nesbitt currently leads the SEC with Texas Tech 2-1, but the every possession versus power in steals and ranks 11th in NCAA Raiders are currently one of five teams,” said McPhee-Mc- with her 3.8 steals per game the 18 teams left undefeated. Cuin. “You can’t just come out The promise average. In Texas Tech’s last match, and be bigger and stronger, that inside Hazel After an outstanding perfor- they defeated San Diego by four is not going to happen. Because mance against Louisiana Tech, points, 64-60. of it, we did not come out of it is greater than Nesbitt recorded a series of 12 The Raiders also have Big with a victory, so we have to the poverty points, eight assists, eight steals 12 honoree and Texas Tech top learn from this and keep going.” and six rebounds making her the scorer Brittany Brewer, who The Rebels will carry on around her. first available documented Ole holds a 17.8 PPG. Brewer also without Sarah Dumitrescu and Miss player to hold both eight leads the NCAA in blocks with try to win against the Raiders assists and eight steals in the 29 and blocks per game with 5.8. today. CHILDFUND.ORG same game. The last time these two teams Tipoff is set to 7 p.m. in battled it out was in 2005 when Lubbock, Texas. 28269 THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 4 DECEMBER 2019 | PAGE 5

FOOTBALL Norvell, Kiffin among popular options for coaching vacancy

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After the shocking firing of head football coach Matt Luke on Sunday, players storming out of a team meeting, rumors of players transferring and a recruiting class in question just weeks before the early signing period, Athletics Director Keith Carter is looking strikes gold with new leadership — and fast. If there is one thing that Ole Miss fans can cling onto about Ventura Partners, the search firm contracted to assist in the search for a new football coach, it is that they can bring in a solid coach, shown in the head basketball coach Kermit Davis’s hire in 2018. During the social media fall- out after the firing, two names stand out the most; one of them is leading a terror just 90 miles north of Oxford, and the other has a national championship ring and SEC pedigree. Mike Norvell, head coach of the current-AAC West cham- ILLUSTRATION: KATHERINE BUTLER / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN pion Memphis Tigers, is a popu- searching for a new head coach. Lane Kiffin is almost always a Also consider what he is Louisiana, Willie Fritz of Tulane lar candidate among the Ole Norvell has also signed some name that is brought up in coach- doing at Florida Atlantic, turning and Bill Clark of University of Miss faithful. During his time at of the most overlooked recruits ing searches, simply because of them from mediocre to a formi- Alabama Birmingham. Mike Memphis, he has led the Tigers to in Mississippi and turned them the brand he has built in college dable foe again in C-USA. He Leach of Washington State national prominence with three into star conference players football. Kiffin has head-coach- has also been around future NFL caught a lot of attention for the straight bowl appearances and — more notably running back ing experience with the NFL’s quarterbacks and knows what job after a fake Twitter account three straight AAC West Cham- Kenny Gainwell and defensive Oakland Raiders as well as he could do to mold John Rhys posted a graphic suggesting he pionships. lineman O’Bryan Goodson — two Tennessee and USC in the college Plumlee into an elite passer or had accepted the job. Ole Miss He even brought College key contributors on each side of football ranks. to polish 2020 Ole Miss hopeful also could promote from within GameDay to Beale Street. It is the ball. While he has been more repu- Robby Ashford. While the coach since there are two former because of this success that he Because of the convenience table as an assistant coach during is reportedly in conversations PAC-12 head coaches on staff is the highest-paid head coach of location, hiring Norvell makes his early years at USC and later at with Arkansas, Kiffin could be a in Rich Rodriguez and Mike outside of the Power 5 and is sense, and it is easy to see why Alabama, it may be hard to pass perfect fit in Oxford. MacIntyre, who has been named currently sought after by almost Ole Miss fans are jumping at the up on someone with that wide Other names being thrown to the interim position. every college football program opportunity via social media. range of experience. around include Billy Napier of

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282 PAGE 6 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 4 DECEMBER 2019 How locals get their start in art economy

that gap sometimes.” CAROLINE NIHILL Brown now focuses his talents [email protected] with drawing and painting after he dabbled in digital art. He describes In Oxford, emerging artists have artists as entrepreneurs. opportunities through education “You could make, in some and through local organizations people’s eyes, really bad art, but you to establish themselves within could still be financially successful, creative careers. While art fields or maybe you’re just targeting the seem dependent on large scale right audience,” Brown said. success, local level work provides Earlier this year, Brown artists with ways to experiment CAROLINE NIHILL / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN displayed his work at Uptown with their work. Coffee and The Edison art gallery. Maker’s Market had been allowed to use the Courthouse lawn until a review of Facility Use Policy that While the art program is His work was also included in occurred in March. not as large as other schools at Yoknapatawpha Arts Council’s Art the university, it has a gallery Crawl in October. within Meek Hall that displays to Oxford’s tourist economy. attributed to lack of advertising different people may have varying The arts council hosts many students’ work. According to Andrews, 223,000 in the change of venue and opinions on art which could add to events that encourage local “There’s not really people attended art events in technological problems through the difficulty of stability. artists who are trying to grow diversification of teachers,” Lafayette County last year. their social media. “Usually they say that like, the their businesses. senior art student Jake Brown The arts council provides “The YAC has been wonderful better you are, the more chances to “Our goal is to engage said. “So sometimes it’s good administrative support along with and offering their help and their become successful,” Brown said. the community and create if you find someone that really providing the location and tables assistance and helping us stay on “It’s kind of weird, because if most opportunities to interact with art cares about what they’re doing… for all 22 vendors at this year’s our feet and giving us locations to of the really, really successful stuff artists, to be part of the creative (There are) some people that are Holiday Art Market. hold our markets,” Rennie said. is really avant garde and no one process,” arts council director actually working professional While this market was part “Which is great. It’s just hard to get knows it until it’s too late.” Wayne Andrews said. artists, and some people are just of encouraging artists business foot traffic to (the Powerhouse).” Local artists can also find Along with supporting local teachers, and you can tell there’s growth, organizations like Maker’s Many of the artists involved exposure put on by events like the creatives, the arts council adds Market are undergoing changes with the market expressed arts council, along with finding that could decrease artist presence their discontent with the venue their style through the many classes CROSSWORD PUZZLE BROUGHT TO YOU BY DOMINO’S in Oxford. change because of the exposure that are held by the council. Maker’s Market, a monthly the Courthouse lawn gives to The Maker’s Market schedule multi-vendor site, is run by the the market. for 2020 will be released through NOW HIRING DRIVERS artists that participate in the event. “If you have people who follow their social media and websites at BOTH Oxford locations! The leadership recently changed, you and they come to look for soon, along with their new and along with a change in venue. In you specifically at every Maker’s hopefully permanent venue. Make $12-$18 an hour! the past 10 years, the market has Market, unless you happen to Market leadership is planning on been allowed to use the Courthouse know those customers personally meeting with local government to Apply @ jobs.dominos.com OR in person! lawn until a review of Facility Use to let them know that there’s been attempt to regain the Courthouse Domino’s East 1920 University 662.236.3844 Policy that occurred in March. a change of venue, you have to rely lawn. In the meantime, the Domino’s West (Campus Store) 1603 W. Jackson Ave 662.236.3030 28261 The policy does not allow the sale on social media and posters or Maker’s Market will be looking for of commercial goods by private word of mouth.” Rennie said. “As a new venue. ACROSS 52- Sweat; SOLUTION TO 12.2.2019 PUZZLE 1- Fit together; 57- Religious practice; individuals. great as social media is, you can’t Also, the market will limit its 5- Thanks, I already 58- Clipper feature; After that, the market rented the reach everybody. 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trust and relationship inclusive as possible and revealed by ProPublica and If the university KATIE DAMES building are values that are construct a healthy debate. the Mississippi Center for administration truly wants [email protected] not developed by starting a The Winter Institute Investigative Reporting. to “connect and coordinate parallel initiative. The fact also worked alongside the Not only does the Winter its activities in research, Recently, the university that the relocation of the Equal Justice Initiative Institute already address the education and engagement announced plans to establish Confederate monument and and the Civil Rights and goals of racial reconciliation around the issue of racial the Open Society Initiative, the punishment of those who Restorative Justice Project at the University of healing” as a spokesperson an institute intended to destroyed the Emmett Till in 2018 to memorialize Mississippi, there is also said last week, they would address racial reconciliation sign remain unresolved is an Elwood Higginbotham, the no proof that the university supplement and fund in Oxford. However, we indicator that the university last person known to be can provide the support pre-existing structures like the already had one of those — is not yet capable of fully lynched in Lafayette County. needed for such a center Winter Institute. The mission the William Winter Institute embracing the justice needed By being on campus for to function. The university of the William Institute is for Racial Reconciliation to lead racial reconciliation. nearly 20 years, the Winter provided financial support the mission of the University — which continues to play The most notable Institute is familiar with our for the Winter Institute at of Mississippi: it has been HOW TO PLAY an integral role in the LOU moments of student activism community and already has its establishment in 1999, inspiring civic activity and community’s efforts toward in recent years are directly connections to national racial but from that point until the healing in Oxford and beyond Complete the grid so healing, despite relocating tied to the Winter Institute. reconciliation groups that relocation of the Institute for 20 years — even when the its office to Jackson in that every row, column From providing students can advance the priorities of to Jackson, the university’s university has not. 2018. Recent incidents with resources during the Oxford. administration provided and 3x3 box contains the involving racial aggressions numbers 1 through 9 with removal of the state flag in The Institute also no financial support. As a Katie Dames is a junior on campus and the inaction 2015 to assisting leaders supports the Emmett Till result, the Winter Institute international studies major no repeats. following them, in addition with the 2012 anti-KKK Commission and its mission depended on grants and from St. Louis, Missouri. to the university’s fraught DIFFICULTY LEVEL rally, the Winter Institute to find justice for the 14-year- donations from parties history with the Winter has always helped students old African American boy outside of the university. Institute, suggest that the seeking to fight racial brutalized and killed in Opinion Policies: university is not committed injustice. Even after the 1955, whereas the university to the objectives of racial institute was relocated, it has a poor history with the reconciliation. Columns do not represent the views of The University still had a critical influence Commission. Administration of Mississippi or The Daily Mississippian. The Daily Splitting the mission on racial reconciliation mishandled the investigation of healing between the Mississippian welcomes letters to the editor, which should work on campus. I met to properly remedy the be emailed to [email protected]. Letters should be Winter Institute and the with Susan Glisson, former destruction of the Till no longer than 300 words. They may be edited for clarity, proposed Open Society executive director of the memorial by three members brevity and libel. Third-party letters and those with Initiative is ineffective and Winter Institute, while of the university community, pseudonyms or no name will not be published. Letters are directly contradictory to writing the legislation to leaving the incident unknown limited to one per individual per month. Letters should the principles behind racial move the Confederate statue to the public for nearly include contact information, including relationship to the reconciliation. Wholeness, to understand how to be as five months — only to be university, if applicable. PAGE 8 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 4 DECEMBER 2019

news of Luke’s firing. Along ball,” Daniel wrote on Twitter. to build on. And I think a new RECRUITS with multiple retweets express- “However, I have decided to CARTER coach would look at this as a very continued from page 1 ing his disappointment, Rollins reopen my recruitment. I look continued from page 1 attractive situation. also shared a photo of himself forward to exploring as many “I’ll probably have some and Luke, thanking him. opportunities as possible.” advisors, some people that will thank you for recruiting me.” “I’ve seen what happened to Linebacker Jaqwondis Burns mad or angry with those play- help me along the way, but ulti- Herndon, a running back Coach Luke all of my life,” Roll- from IMG Academy switched ers,” Carter said. “It was an mately even sitting down with from Jacksonville, Florida, ins said. “Even as an elemen- his pledge after committing to emotional day yesterday. They candidates, it’ll just be me.” was the first player to decom- tary student, coaches would Ole Miss last spring. loved coach Luke. We all love Luke’s firing comes just 18 mit after the firing of Matt Luke get fired. So I guess that’s the “Unfortunately due to the coach and I totally understand days before the early signing and, reopened his recruitment downside of coaching. The rela- circumstances surrounding @ the emotions.” period for 2020 recruits begins on Monday. tionships they build with play- HottyToddy football I will be Carter said the decision was on Dec. 18. Ole Miss’ recruit- “It wasn’t a easy decision, ers doesn’t seem to be taken de-committing from the Univer- made internally after looking ing class was ranked No. 23 but with God, My family and into consideration. I think sity of Ole Miss,” Burns wrote on at the overall trajectory of the in the country, but the change Coaches, I have announced I that God has a greater plan for Twitter on Monday afternoon. program, and that while there could affect the stance of some have decommitted from the are financial limitations to committed prospects. University of Mississippi and work through, he’s confident “We want to move as reopening my recruitment,” he “I’ve seen what happened to Coach Luke all about the decision. quickly as possible. You said on Twitter. of my life,” Rollins said. “Even as an elementary “There was a lot o of noise, know, this new signing day, it Although six 2020 players student, coaches would get fired. So I guess that’s kind of, yesterday that there complicates things a lot when have officially decommitted was a booster group that you’re making a change like from Ole Miss football since the downside of coaching. had said they would pay the this, but certainly we want to Luke’s firing, some high school DeSanto Rollins buyout,” Carter said. “I hadn’t move quickly,” Carter said. seniors have remained commit- 2020 Ole Miss commit spoken to a single booster “I don’t want to put a time ted to the Rebels for next fall, about a buyout. Not to say that frame on it, but quickly and though some were disappointed Coach Luke and he will soar to “Thank you so much (Coach I won’t talk to them about help- efficiently, as quickly and effi- in the decision. higher heights. Jeff) Koonz for recruiting me at ing us with a new coach, but we ciently as we can.” DeSanto Rollins, a 2020 “Being a part of a young, two universities, and to all the will handle that internally and Defensive coordinator Ole Miss commit, said his talented team is quite exciting,” staff that recruited me.” we’ll work with our department Mike MacIntyre will serve faith played a large role in his Rollins also said. “I love the fact With seven potential pros- CFO and our foundation CFO as the interim until a new attraction to the Ole Miss foot- that several freshmen got lots of pects already off the board, the to make that happen.” head coach is named. In the ball program and Luke. Rollins playing time. It shows that if you Ole Miss football program is With the head football meantime, Carter said he’s plans on staying committed to go there and (put) in the work in danger of more decommit- coaching job vacant, the search instructed the assistants to Ole Miss. and effort, the sky is the limit.” ments and transfer moves. for a replacement will begin continue with their regular “God and my family are Columbia running back Bull- With Luke out, it is likely immediately for Carter and recruiting trips. The team most important to me,” Rollins ock also announced his decom- that the rest of his coaching the athletics department. Ole will still host several official said. “Coach Luke was a man mitment on Twitter on Monday. staff will look for new jobs as Miss will use Ventura Partners, recruiting visits this week of faith and a family man. He Lakevias Daniel, a defensive well since a new head coach the same firm involved in the while the search officially loved the sport of football and back from Jones County Junior might want to bring in his or hiring of basketball coach commences. the importance of getting a College, committed to Luke and her own staff. Luke was on a Kermit Davis, to assist with “Ultimately you’ve got to sit quality education. He wanted Ole Miss in June. The three- recruiting trip when the news the search. down with people, you’ve got to to ensure that he had the best star picked up an offer from of his firing broke. While Luke “What I’ve learned is people look them in the eye and you’ve assistants to make us the best Tennessee on Monday. traveled back to Oxford, the are interested, they’re interested got to talk about a shared athletes in the world.” “I also wanna thank the rest of the assistant coaches in our job and, you know, I think vision,” Carter said. “You’ve Rollins, a defensive tackle University of Mississippi remained on the road to talk it’s very attractive,” Carter said. got to talk about them wanting from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for giving me the chance to to prospects. The effects of the “Like I said, we have a great to be at our place, wanting to shared his disappointment on appreciate like even more & coaching decision have already roster of young men. They’re build our program, wanting to social media when he received to continue my career in foot- hit the class of 2020. coming back next year, a lot be at Ole Miss.”

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