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DM STAFF REPORT Will the university relocate its Confederate statue? It could happen. Student Student Body senators university gathered at the base cemetery. These groups that the university or another leaders at the University approved a draft of a resolution of the same monument. represent some of the same “governing body” could make of Mississippi are taking in committee which would call According to a memo university bodies that were the decision to remove the steps toward removing the on university administration to dated Feb. 26 released by involved in the school’s decision monument. That memo, Confederate monument from relocate the monument. the Associated Student Body to remove the state flag from which was obtained by The the center of campus. The monument, erected in Senate’s committee on inclusion campus in 2015 and to remove Daily Mississippian, explains Campus senators met the Circle 1906 and dedicated by and cross-cultural engagement, Ed Meek’s name from the that the authority to remove with local historians and residents of Lafayette County, senators plan to seek support School of Journalism and New the monument does not lie administrators this month to served as a rallying point for from the Faculty Senate, Media in 2018. exclusively with the state discuss options for removing neo-Confederate protesters Graduate Student Council, Staff An earlier draft of that memo government “unless an attorney the university’s Confederate this past weekend. In 1962, Council and administration in dated Feb. 22 showed Erica general deems otherwise.” monument from the Circle, and students rioting against James order to relocate the monument McKinley, the university’s on Tuesday night, Associated Meredith’s integration of the to the town’s Confederate general counsel, implying SEE STATUE PAGE 4

Sparks yet to comment on players’ protest Students criticize campus housing

HADLEY HITSON [email protected]

Ole Miss students are questioning campus housing’s approach in managing problems with its residents, and some have voiced concern with housing employees’ recent reliance on PHOTO COURTESY: AP PHOTO/MARK HUMPHREY law enforcement officials. Ole Miss guard Devontae Shuler shakes hands with head coach after the team defeated Vanderbilt on Jan. 5 . University Police Department is called to the aisle in the conversation presence on campus, but identified with the University JUSTIN DIAL residence halls approximately about the protest, and the it forces Oxford and the of Mississippi and its two to five times nightly JOSHUA CLAYTON sentiment from some national university to get to the root of Confederate past and the [email protected] and more on the weekends, media personalities has been why those groups were here in fact that the University of according to UPD Crime that the form of the players’ the first place. Mississippi has the strongest Prevention Coordinator The silent protest from demonstration is ineffective. Students and faculty identity of any school in Bishop Lewis. eight men’s players “No, I don’t think (kneeling across campus are calling for America to the Confederacy Lewis also said housing during the national anthem during the national anthem) immediate action from the and what it represented,” relies heavily on UPD was seen and felt across the is effective,” Jason Whitlock administration to address Ross said. “The University of for enforcement of rules, nation, putting the national of Fox Sports told The Daily its identity. Director of the Mississippi has worked hard, specifically in regards to spotlight on the city of Mississippian. “It’s exactly university’s African American to an extent, to try to distance potential criminal offenses. Oxford, yet again. playing into the hands of studies program Charles K. itself, but there’s also an “There should always be While most of the national bigots, white nationalist Ross, who has a doctorate in argument that there’s a whole restraint before you go to law sports media outlets have groups (and) KKK groups. African-Americans in sports lot more that the university returned to their discussions enforcement, especially with (They) are fringe elements from Ohio State University, could be doing.” some of the minor issues,” of , LeBron of American society and are said that the events over the He said the university James or the NFL Combine, Associated Student Body looking for attention and are weekend are all the more should be focussed on its Judicial Chair Alex Crouch the players’ protest of the neo- looking to provoke a response reason to take down the students rather than its Confederate groups will not said. “We need to have from people.” university’s Confederate athletic reputation. some tolerance for minor be forgotten anytime soon in The national story may have statue. “This issue is bigger Oxford. been that players were simply “These groups came on Voices flood both sides of protesting neo-Confederate campus because they have SEE KNEELING PAGE 8 SEE HOUSING PAGE 3

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPEAKERS OLE MISS FACES CENTRAL EXPLORE RACIAL HISTORY ARKANSAS ON THE ROAD Tim Wise and Joy Degruy, prominent Ole Miss softball plays its final road scholars on race, delivered the Black History game until mid-March on Wednesday Month keynote address on Monday. They against Central Arkansas before starting addressed racial problems of the past and 14-game home stand. First pitch is what can be done to move forward. set for 5 p.m. in Conway, Arkansas. SEE PAGE 4 SEE THEDMONLINE.COM PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 27 FEBRUARY 2019 OPINION

THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: SLADE RAND editor-in-chief [email protected]

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MEGAN SWARTZFAGER copy chief [email protected] TAYLOR VANCE news editor HADLEY HITSON GRIFFIN NEAL assistant news editors [email protected] JUSTIN DIAL GUEST COLUMN sports editor JOSH CLAYTON assistant sports editor [email protected] It starts here

CHRISTIAN JOHNSON director Ross Bjork issued least amount of courage this own capital and condemn the photography editor ELLIE CAMPBELL statements supporting their past week, while our least- most obvious symbols of hate KATHERINE BUTLER JESSICA WILKERSON players’ decision. Davis said compensated and most- as “not us.” assistant photography editor the protest “was all about the vulnerable showed the most. Until our campus reckons [email protected] GARRETT FELBER JT THOMAS hate groups that came to our This is not surprising. The with its most prominent LIAM NIEMAN [email protected] community to try to spread statue glorifies those who symbol to racial capitalism — arts & culture editor racism and bigotry.” Bjork fought to maintain slavery, the Confederate statue — and ELIZA NOE Last week, students, faculty added that “we don’t want an economic system of the system that undergirds assistant arts & culture editor and staff sifted through them on our campus. … that’s racialized labor exploitation, it, official statements about [email protected] confusing communiqué not right because that’s not or “racial capitalism.” This our values and commitments and endeavored to make the Ole Miss that I know.” same system today shields remain milquetoast. HAYDEN BENGE informed decisions about But this group of hate- white administrators from We must address the design editor whether it was safe to come spewing neo-Confederates accountability to vulnerable relationship between unpaid [email protected] to their place of work and did not choose just any students and employees and underpaid labor on our ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA study. Meanwhile, students campus or weekend. They while entrenching racial campus — predominantly opinion and design editor organized to condemn the reacted to a student group, hierarchies. The Confederate by black students, student- [email protected] white supremacist march and Students Against Social rally did not originate athletes and staff — and the statue. Justice (SASI), that has outside of our campus. It was the statue that venerates SARAH HENDERSON Student groups called on the administration born from it, and it sought to that economic system. multimedia editor collaborated on open letters to remove the Confederate uphold the same values and Our campus community to the administration, and ANNIE SHARP monument and adopt a the same system from which has made it clear: Until online editor a separate letter garnered hate speech policy. Earlier our administrators benefit. the statue is gone, we will over 225 signatures in [email protected] this year, SASI announced As our million-dollar not feel safe, welcomed or just six days. On Thursday IVANA NGUYEN plans for a Students Against head basketball coach and able to work productively social media editor evening, the University of Sweatshops convention athletic director divert here. We demand that the Mississippi Gospel Choir [email protected] to be held on Feb. 23. The attention to the hate off university take immediate raised a Black Power fist white supremacists made campus that they “don’t action to remove the statue at the word “brave” while their decisions in order to recognize,” the players who from campus. It must start ADVERTISING singing the national anthem threaten those students, a made the courageous stand here. SALES at a women’s basketball fact university officials have against that hate receive no Rebecca Brown game. More than 150 ignored. Narratives about compensation for their labor [email protected] students, faculty and staff outside agitation obscure the and time. As unpaid (indeed, CORRECTION: SALES ACCOUNT marched against the statue real reason our community tuition-paying) students EXECUTIVES over two days. Others fled was threatened. Those in SASI, BSU, the NAACP, A front page article on Cameron Collins Oxford for the weekend, narratives avoid the everyday University of Mississippi Monday incorrectly Sam Dethrow some students at the request violence of this symbol of Pride Network, OUTgrads, stated that the eight Ole Isaiah Pugh of their concerned parents. hate and white supremacy at OUTlaw and campus Miss men’s basketball Michael Rackers According to an article our doorstep. It started here. ministry groups called out players were the first Morgan Stone published in The Daily The most courageous white supremacy by its male student-athletes Mississippian, some now decisions to organize and name, six-figure salaried from a major university to doubt whether they will protest for racial justice campus administrators S. GALE DENLEY return next semester. were made by students and sought to accommodate kneel during the national STUDENT MEDIA CENTER Finally, as white student-athletes. Those who it. 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minor drug possession “like willing to listen and take their HOUSING marijuana residue,” they thoughts into consideration, continued from page 1 have “wiggle room and don’t whether that’s ASB or another have to arrest (students),” group,” Maten said. according to Lewis. Senior hospitality mistakes so that we can teach These are the types of management major Meghan our students to grow from cases Crouch believes could Bullock agreed that housing something instead of possibly be more easily resolved by should act as the primary giving them a criminal charge writing a housing citation, authority when it comes to for a minor offense.” confiscating the substance issues in residence halls but Freshman international and sending the offender said her experience in Martin studies major Jess Cooley through the student Hall demonstrated housing’s said one of his friends has conduct process without law dependence on the UPD. attended multiple housing enforcement involvement. Bullock said she and four of hearings and has had the “We need to focus on her friends were in a dorm room, police called on him several solutions to make sure and while two of them were times for visitation violations our students are learning drinking alcohol, a CA came into in residence halls. in the most effective way, the room unannounced. “He’s getting serious and I would hate to see any “The cops were called, and repercussions for this not so department or organization they just watched as the CA serious issue, which is kind of on campus outsourcing poured out the wine,” she over the line,” Cooley said. problem-solving to law said. “Then a month or two Throughout his term in enforcement when it’s not later, the Martin head of student government, Crouch necessary,” Crouch said. housing made us all meet with said he has tried to emphasize It starts here Director of Student her. She discouraged us from the idea of restorative justice, Housing and Residential Life appealing the citation, saying a system of criminal justice own capital and condemn the Lionel Maten said the rules of it would be too difficult, even that teaches offenders rather PHOTO: KATHERINE BUTLER most obvious symbols of hate student housing are explained though some of us hadn’t even than only punishing them. Martin Hall is one of the dorm buildings that UPD regularly visits in response to as “not us.” to residents during floor been drinking.” “I would certainly hope that minor offenses. Until our campus reckons meetings the first week of the Bullock ultimately paid the department of student with its most prominent university citation. discipline reported students school year and from then on, a $100 fine, attended housing takes a similar symbol to racial capitalism — “You don’t want to ruin in certain ways when they are he said, it is the responsibility RebelADE interventions approach so that students the Confederate statue — and someone’s life if you can help called to the residence halls. of both the residents and the and completed 25 hours of are given the necessary space the system that undergirds it,” Castellanos said. “When I help train our CAs to act accordingly. community service. to grow and learn from the it, official statements about Lewis said UPD often tries officers and the (Community Maten said the housing “When that happened to possible mistakes they’ve our values and commitments to offer training on how to Assistants), I emphasize that if department wants to keep me, housing immediately made,” Crouch said. remain milquetoast. handle certain situations people are cooperative with us, residents safe and only resorted to calling the police, Freshman economics major We must address the and how to determine honest with us, that goes a long involves UPD when it is which I think was a little Nicholas Castellanos lives in a relationship between unpaid the correct procedure way in determining what we necessary for security reasons. heavy-handed of a response,” university residence hall and and underpaid labor on our for housing employees. can do with them,” Lewis said. “In the time I’ve been she said. “They wanted the said community assistants campus — predominantly Lewis also said housing When officers are called here, anytime housing has police to come in and enforce tend to involve UPD in issues by black students, student- employees sometimes ask to the residence halls for “a groups come to us offering the rules.” that could be handled with a athletes and staff — and why UPD officers do or do not small amount of alcohol” or a suggestions, we’re always the statue that venerates that economic system. Our campus community has made it clear: Until the statue is gone, we will Two choices for upscale, affordable living in Oxford not feel safe, welcomed or able to work productively here. We demand that the university take immediate action to remove the statue from campus. It must start here.

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Black History Month speakers address race, history

kids, the black parent feels the MASON SCIONEAUX need to downplay his or her [email protected] child’s success. She said this reaction is traceable to slavery. Tim Wise, an anti-racist writer “There’s a different response and activist, and Joy DeGruy, a to success, among white and scholar whose research focuses black parents, of their offspring, primarily on race and trauma, a defense mechanism,” she said. delivered the University of “This is a direct result of chattel Mississippi’s Black History slavery among black parents Month keynote address and to make their children seem highlighted how to address racial undesirable in order to prevent problems of the past, how those the sale of their offspring.” problems haunted the university Wise, in response to DeGruy, this past weekend and what can explained the this trauma from be done to move forward. the opposite perspective: one of Wise discussed Saturday’s white supremacy. Confederate marches and said “If trauma does something to that, while he often hears white the traumatized, by definition, people claim that African- it seems that being favored Americans cannot let go of the intergenerationally has an affect past, the protests this weekend among generations,” he said. prove otherwise. “White folks don’t want to look “If somebody needs to let go at the possibility that white of the past, it’s the white guys supremacy has harmed us.” marching in defense of an army Brittney Jackson, a that was defeated 150 years ago,” senior integrated marketing Wise said. communications major, said that The keynote address was PHOTO: KATHERINE BUTLER hosting events like this is moving presented hours after the Keynote speakers Tim Wise and Joy DeGruy address the crowd regarding Black History Month and related themes last night in the the university forward. Ole Miss Student Union Ballroom. university released a statement “It’s a positive decision for to the Ole Miss community of Black History Month that people because there is still work descendants for generations. the university to have this event saying the neo-Confederate there is more to be done in the to be done.” She spoke about a situation in the wake of last weekend’s groups caused concern for our fight for equality. DeGruy, through her that she called common events,” she said. “With so many campus and inviting concerned “The events during this month research, coined the term “Post among the African-American things trying to hold us back, students to attend to the keynote have inspired those on the Traumatic Slave Syndrome,” community. DeGruy described we’re trying to progress as a Monday night. frontlines in the battle for racial which is a variation of Post- two sets of parents, one black university, but we can only do Vice Chancellor for Diversity equality to keep on keeping on,” traumatic Stress Disorder that and one white, who have children this if the intentions are good. and Community Engagement Caldwell said. “They have been has perpetuated stress among that are best friends. When the The university has to want things Katrina Caldwell said at the close an opportunity to recruit new enslaved people and their parents complement each other’s like this to have a good effect.”

official campus councils, senators Sophomore political science STATUE met with other student leaders, major Mya King said she was continued from page 1 including College Democrats tired of coming to the same and student ministries, to meetings and “looking at the bolster support for relocating the same people” she sees at every Authors of the memo said this monument. meeting. earlier version unintentionally “This is not something that “I’m frustrated because we’re contained those statements but has been rushed in any way,” talking about the same thing made no indication of why those said John Chappell, president that we talk about in every other opinions were initially included. of College Democrats. “A lot of meeting,” King said. In October 2017, Deputy research has gone into it.” At the faculty forum hosted Attorney General Mike Lanford The ASB memo shows that by Provost Noel Wilkin, history said Confederate monuments senators met with former professor and director of African can be relocated as long as members of the Chancellor’s American studies Charles Ross they remain on similar public Advisory Committee on History said the forum provided a lot of property. and Context and other experts information to the faculty, but he Two years earlier, in October on campus race relations from thinks there the university can do 2015, the ASB Senate passed the William Winter Institute for more. a resolution encouraging the Racial Reconciliation and the “I think this idea that we removal of the Mississippi state Center for Inclusion and Cross- don’t know what the policy is flag from campus, and within a Cultural Engagement. in moving the statue — I think week, administration made the Last night’s proposed we need to get some clarity decision to officially lower the last resolution comes just hours after on that,” he said. “Hopefully, remaining state flag on the Ole the university hosted two forums administration can move quickly Miss campus. where students and faculty on that, and I’d like to see the In a statement released by members asked the university administration unilaterally take the university, then Interim administration to take action and some leadership.” Chancellor Morris Stocks said begin the process for relocating At the separate forums, Wilkin the campus and community the monument. and Caldwell both said senior discussion inspired the Junior biology major Jojo leadership is currently trying to administration to act quickly with Brown attended the students’ determine who the “governing the removal. forum, hosted by Vice Chancellor body” is that would have the The ASB rules committee will for Diversity and Community authority to relocate the statue. review a draft of a resolution Engagement Katrina Caldwell, McKinley said there is a state calling on the university to and said she wanted to know how law referred to as the “monument remove the monument before to remove the statue from the statute” that states it is unlawful that legislation potentially comes center of campus. to take down the statue. to the Senate floor next week. “I will take whoever’s email. “The second part of that statute “I don’t think it’s any I will make however many explains that the governing body coincidence that this (resolution) statements I need to do,” Brown may decide that is more suitable is coming on the heels of last said. “Coming here as an African- for display somewhere else,” weekend,” ASB Vice President American female, everywhere I McKinley said. “And, what we Walker Abel said. “I think it’s a go, somebody says, ‘Why would grapple with here is that phrase very well-written bill, and at this FILE PHOTO: CHRISTIAN JOHNSON you go (to the University of ‘governing body’ is not defined.” point, it’s well-researched.” Demonstrators at the Black History Month March gather around the Confederate Mississippi)? It’s racist. They monument in the Circle in the rain on Thursday under a canopy of umbrellas. In addition to meeting with don’t want you there.’” THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 27 FEBRUARY 2019 | PAGE 5 First novel from Andrew Ridker ‘tender and evocative’

glimpses into the struggling in their attempts at garnering mechanisms indicative of the MEGAN SWARTZFAGER heart of an unhappy family. pity for privileged and self- depth of grief each of the family [email protected] Ridker’s debut reads like righteous characters. members experiences and reveals an illness trajectory of a grief- However, with the introduction the characters’ absurdities as Arthur Alter, patriarch of the stricken family. Following the of Arthur — a narcissistic male the contradictions of consumer Alter family, stopped to examine death of their competent and protagonist in the tradition of culture and self-actualization in dandelions blooming through beloved matriarch, Francine, Jonathan Franzen who is no less 21st century America. his driveway. It was his first trip husband Arthur and adult sympathetic for his conformance This allegory at times jumps home in weeks, and readers children Maggie and Ethan spiral. to a trope or his grating egomania tactlessly out from behind the should forgive him, “considering Arthur, an untenured — “The Altruists” becomes intricately woven curtain of the undisturbed calm of the professor with a nearly blank stunningly intricate and touching, the novel’s emotional world, private place, for losing world- publication history and one peeling back the layers of each but even this occasional lack of historical perspective while catastrophic failure under his of the three main characters subtlety — a trait deserving of within its bounds, for devoting belt, drives his children away to reveal the pathology of their leniency in any first novel — is (him)self entirely to intimate with his self-absorption and personalities. charming in its sincerity. ruptures, bubbles and tears in absent-mindedness. Do-gooder All three of the surviving Alters Ultimately, “The Altruists” the asphalt.” Maggie slowly starves as she are traumatized — Arthur by the is a tender and evocative, if This nearsightedness is one attempts to funnel her grief into great failure of his youth, Ethan occasionally obvious, call for of the defining traits of Arthur world-improvement. Ethan by social and familial rejection universal generosity in a time Alter, the protagonist of “The PHOTO COURTESY: ANDREW RIDKER squanders the inheritance left to and Maggie by her inability to of change, grief and nationwide Altruists.” The book is the debut him by his late mother, plunging reconcile the comfort of middle- emotional tension. It is a novel of current Iowa Arts Fellow generosity that is implied by its himself into debt with tasteful class life with her desire to reminder that “Where civilization in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop title. wall hangings and monthly help the underprivileged. Their does not exist, you must invent it” Andrew Ridker. “The Altruists” Generosity may be all that cheese subscriptions. traumas surface with Francine’s and an invitation to join the Alters finds itself on anticipatory 2019 gets readers past the novel’s In its early chapters, the death. in “feeling their way toward a new book lists by such publications first three chapters, but once novel’s clashing uses of Ridker’s meticulous reopening arrangement.” as Southern Living and The this hurdle is cleared, the humor and earnestness in its of the Alters’ wounds at “The Altruists,” published by Millions and asks readers to indulgence will be repaid descriptions of these symptoms once exposes the contrived Viking, hits shelves next Tuesday, bestow upon its characters the tenfold in tender and intimate are often discordant, falling flat behaviors of the Alters as coping March 5.

Netflix’s ‘High Flying Bird’ breaks filmmaking norms

movies. He chose to film the films that will help him perfect AVERY RUTH entire movie using an iPhone. his craft. The cast members [email protected] Not only is it a major feat to impress, and Soderbergh scatters create a successful movie with interviews with NBA athletes One of Netflix’s newest original a phone camera, but this shows Reggie Jackson, Karl-Anthony films, big-time producer and that it is possible for anyone who Towns and Donovan Mitchell, director Steven Soderbergh’s owns a smartphone to create who provide nuggets of advice for “High Flying Bird,” takes place a movie. Though production surviving the NBA. in the midst of an NBA lockout quality diminishes with this There is no doubt the story season and follows the path choice, Soderbergh has opened up contains an interesting plot to of sports agent Ray Burke doors to filmmaking and created follow along with interesting (André Holland) and his rookie opportunities for those who performances. McCraney gives us

basketball clients. dream of it. PHOTO COURTESY: IMDB quick and snappy dialogue, while The film addresses topics of The way this film was he also gives us an interesting take the film are white men, and Ray performance as Ray Burke, power and race in an incredibly produced goes hand in hand on what the world of professional Burke and his colleagues have to followed closely by Zazie Beetz as innovative way, and its story is with the story, and it could even sports might look like behind the fight through these men of power Sam and Sonja Sohn as Myra. On written well by Oscar-winner be seen as a way to emphasize scenes. The story moves quickly, in order get the NBA season the other hand, Melvin Gregg is Tarell Alvin McCraney — though its message. Last year, LeBron so it can become disorienting very started. In the same way that it is relatively new to acting and gives it might be difficult to follow for James made a statement on quickly. If they can get past the rare to see a movie made with an a strong effort, but he disappoints those who aren’t knowledgeable his HBO show “The Shop” that hurdles, then this film can provide iPhone, we seldom see diversity the most with his performance as about the world of sports. stirred the sports realm. an enjoyable experience. in powerful positions, especially rookie Erick Scott. “High Flying Bird” speaks of “In the NFL, they got a bunch Overall, “High Flying Bird” in sports. Gregg seems like he is the change of societal norms of old white men owning teams, is an innovative, unique film What’s also fascinating about calculating his thoughts too in two different ways: through and they got that slave mentality,” that takes us through the dark this picture is that Soderbergh is much as an actor and never its production process and its the basketball star said. mysteries of the executive world able to get dynamic performances really gives enough emotion storytelling. Soderbergh did The world of “High Flying Bird” of sports while showing us how out of his large cast, yet he to his lines; however, this is a something — for the second time seems to match the description of the decisions made affect those does it with no A-listers in the breakout role for him that will in his career — that is nearly James’s quote as all of the team outside of the inner circle during lineup. Holland gives the best hopefully open the doors to new unheard of when creating modern owners and other higher-ups in an NBA lockout season. JOIN OUR 2019 - 2020 STUDENT MEDIA CENTER LEADERSHIP TEAM

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MEN’S BASKETBALL No. 7 Tennessee comes to Pavilion on Wednesday night in double figures. The match toughness. Our guards JACK GENTRY Volunteers lay claim to two are going to have to be terrific [email protected] of the top five scorers in the in the game,” said Ole Miss SEC in Grant Williams, who head coach Kermit Davis. After an emotional leads the SEC at 19 points per “I know this place will be weekend that included eight game, and Admiral Schofield, rocking on Wednesday.” players kneeling during the with 16.9. Williams is not only With the SEC tournament national anthem in protest a frontrunner for SEC Player just two weeks away, the of a pro-Confederate rally on of the Year honors but also a Rebels know that a bid to the campus, Ole Miss must shift candidate for the Naismith NCAA tournament is within its focus to a matchup with a Award, which goes to the their grasp. dangerous Tennessee team. best player in the country. “Definitely, I am aware The No. 7-ranked Jordan Bone is the floor of it. I haven’t been in the Tennessee squad, led by head general for the Vols, leading tournament yet, so it’s coach Rick Barnes, has been a the SEC with 6.3 assists per something I think about juggernaut for the majority of game and averaging 13.2 every day,” Rebel guard the season. points per game. The two said. “I don’t The Volunteers, who are sharpshooters for Tennessee think that’s a bad thing. I deadlocked in a three-way — Lamonte Turner, with 11 think everybody on this team tie for No. 1 in the SEC, points per game, and Jordan should be thinking about it will roll into The Pavilion Bowden, with 10.6 points on a daily basis and trying to on Wednesday night. The per game — round out the figure out what our best way Rebels have proven they can group of five Volunteers who to the tournament is and how finish on top against top-25 average double figures. we are going to finish out the opponents, as their record sits “They’ve got great year as strong as possible.” at 2-2 in such games. character, they’ve got depth, Kermit Davis did not mince Tennessee’s starting lineup they’ve got physicalness (sic), words when asked if he was features five upperclassmen, and you’re going to have to aware of where the Rebels four of whom average stand in relation to the postseason. CROSSWORD PUZZLE BROUGHT TO YOU BY DOMINO’S “It’s what we all play for,

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BASEBALL Pitching struggles, offense explodes against UT Martin

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Pitching continues to be Ole Miss’s downfall, but once again, the bats were there to save the day for the Rebels. Ole Miss won another high-scoring game on Tuesday evening with a 12-6 victory over UT Martin that brings the Rebels’ record to 5-2 only a week and a half into the season. Thomas Dillard continued his campaign for the Golden Spikes award, hitting his fifth home of the season. “I’m just going out there and being aggressive,” Dillard said. “I just try to put a good swing on it. Whether it’s a fastball, slider or a changeup, I’m trying to jump on something early.” Ole Miss lefty Jordan Fowler made his first start on the mound Tuesday. With the Rebels’ pitching woes so far through six games, Fowler had high hopes of getting himself into the weekend starter conversation. Unfortunately for PHOTO: CHRISTIAN JOHNSON Ole Miss Tim Elko steals second base during the Rebels’ matchup against UT Martin on Tuesday. Ole Miss won the game 12-6. him, he only lasted 1.2 innings against UT Martin. was the bottom of the lineup,” but I think it could get really he’ll pitch.” I don’t know why (I’d) only be Fowler finished with an ERA head coach Mike Bianco said. scary eventually.” Olenek has pitched sparingly used for midweeks,” Olenek of 9.00, allowing five runs on “Guys like Keenan and (Chase) Though the starting during his time at Ole Miss, said. “I think it’s a serious three hits, although only two Cockrell were at the bottom. It’s pitching has struggled so far, but he put on a show in his thing. I wouldn’t be out there if of those runs were earned. hard for an opposing staff to the bullpen has been good, one inning against UT Martin, it wasn’t serious. We’re trying He also walked three while work through that lineup if the especially on Tuesday. striking out two of the three to win every baseball game, so striking out two. bottom can hit, so certainly the Following Fowler’s outing, Ole batters he faced. I think they seriously want me Despite Fowler’s performance, more production you get from Miss only gave up four hits and “From what you saw tonight, to pitch.” Ole Miss bounced back quickly, them the better.” one run. Senior Connor Green scoring 9 runs in the first three UT Martin took the lead in threw 2.1 of those innings, innings and essentially putting the second thanks to a Jordan earning the win after allowing 1 the nail in UT Martin’s coffin. Stoner RBI single. However, hit and 2 strikeouts. Facing a 4-0 deficit early in that lead wouldn’t hold. The “I feel like, mentally, I’m in a the game, Tyler Rebels outscored their four-run good spot,” Green said. “It’s all Keenan smashed his fourth first inning in the third, putting about trying to help the team of the year, a two-run an additional five runs in the and help the team win.” shot to left field. Three batters scoring column. Alongside Green was a face later, Zabowski, who was batting “(Our offense) looks good, new to the bullpen: senior .269 coming into the game, but surprisingly there’s a lot Ryan Olenek. followed Keenan’s lead. He hit a more in the tank,” Dillard said. “It’s just tough when it’s a two-run dinger to right to tie the “There are a few things I think position player,” Bianco said. game at four. we can do better, as a team, to “The hope was (Olenek) could “One of the things that made be more consistent. Right now eat up an inning or two. The the offense so good last year we’re scoring double-digit runs, better that he pitches, the more Make the DM part of your morning ritual

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valid response to a statue that KNEELING many believe is a magnet for continued from page 1 hate groups. “I was really moved, and I was really proud,” Glisson said. than wins and losses,” Ross “It’s clear to me that they were said. “They’re students. They responding to visitors from walk around on campus — outside the state who were they understand what the coming to lift up messages of Confederate monument hate, and I thought it was a represents for many African- respectful and dignified way Americans. It’s a very polarizing to show their concern and to structure. It’s a structure deliver a message that was all that, when you look at it, you positive.” know it’s not for you. It’s not The protest on Saturday something positive. In fact, it’s marked the first time men’s very negative.” college basketball players at Ross has extensively a major university have knelt researched black athletes and in protest during the national the impact of their participation anthem. in sports on race relations. His “I think this is going to be writings on the integration of the norm, going forward, the NFL and black athletes in PHOTO COURTESY: JASON WHITLOCK FACEBOOK until there is some new way to the AFL highlights how players Fox Sports host Jason Whitlock criticized university administration for not taking a stance on Ole Miss basketball players kneeling express your displeasure with have used their platforms to during the national anthem. whatever’s going on in your cause social change. Miss’s history. Whitlock argues players and thinks he made the the players’ demonstration, bubble-world or whatever is “Many people are going that both sides of the dispute at correct decision in doing so. deferring to Bjork and the going on in society around to be critical of these young Ole Miss are in the wrong. “He’s done the right thing athletics department. you,” Martenzie Johnson, men because (those people) “In terms of athletes saying, by supporting the players,” “I think that basketball senior researcher for The don’t want the university ‘Hey, we meant no disrespect Whitlock said. “I think (with) coaches and athletic directors Undefeated, said. to continue to shed those to the flag or to the military,’ young people, you have to are not experts on these issues,” Whitlock said Ole Miss’s symbols that some people feel I think they need to take a be more sympathetic when Whitlock said. “They’re put players and coaches shouldn’t are untouchable,” Ross said. step back and ask themselves they respond emotionally. in the firing line because the have to be the spokesmen for “That’s the larger issue.” if they don’t sound exactly Kermit Davis and a lot of these chancellor (doesn’t) step up and the university, instead, that the Last semester, Ross gave a like the people who defend college coaches are in a tough take the lead on that. They leave administration should step up campus lecture two days after the Confederate flag or the spot because the professional it to their underlings, who are and speak out. Nike released an ad featuring Confederate monuments athletes have made this the primarily paid to win basketball “If the president or chancellor Colin Kaepernick calling on and say, ‘Hey, we meant no thing to do.” games, not be experts on social of the school is not talking and people to “Believe in something. disrespect toward black people. Kermit Davis and Athletics issues.” being the leader on this, why Even if it means sacrificing It doesn’t symbolize slavery and Director Ross Bjork came Susan Glisson, director of should we expect the basketball everything.” Kneeling during racism, it means something else out in support of the players the William Winter Institute coach and athletics director?” the national anthem is to us,’” Whitlock said. immediately after the game, but for Racial Reconciliation, Whitlock said. “I would call that undoubtedly a divisive topic in Whitlock went on to say that the administration and Interim also believes in the power poor leadership.” America, and this is especially he’s happy Ole Miss head coach Chancellor Larry Sparks have of the players’ peaceful true at a university with Ole Kermit Davis supported his yet to show public support for demonstration. She said it is a

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