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Double Decker Preview Inside Thursday, April 23, 2015 THE DAILY Volume 103, No. 124 THE STUDENTMISSISSIPPIAN NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news Students bring die-in from campus to Oxford Square LANA FERGUSON [email protected] Nearly two dozen students sprawled beneath the Confed- erate war memorial in front of the Oxford Courthouse to bring awareness to the importance of black lives Wednesday after- noon. The protesters shouted “black lives matter” in response to re- cent police violence against blacks. “Are you next? Am I next? Are we next?” the protest- ers asked. A similar protest with the same purpose was held two weeks ago in front of the Stu- dent Union. “I participated in the last one and there wasn’t a lot of black participation in it. I thought that was a problem,” said senior Jal- isa Giles, who helped organize the event. Giles collaborated with soph- omore Allen Coon to prepare the protest, and the two decid- ed to move the demonstration off campus and into the Oxford community. Coon and Giles PHOTO BY: LOGAN KIRKLAND chose the Confederate war me- Antajh Boggan, sophomore political science major, chants “black lives matter” at a die-in at the foot of the Confederate Statue on the Square. SEE DIE-IN PAGE 3 Walking away The Ole Miss campus needs a new basketball arena and space for big events. But the loss of the Tad Smith Coliseum will rob a community of walkers of the place they have enjoyed for nearly 50 years. By Clara Turnage he grabs the handles communication issues. Some of them; some walk quickly, head- January of 2016. Although there The flat surface of the Tad Pad of the walker and fol- the few affected become almost phones in and music loud. Oth- is no set date to close the Tad stabilizes her walker; the hand- lows her father onto completely immobile. ers amble, speaking more than Smith Coliseum, many of the icapped parking spots allow her the concourse of the “Fortunately, Paige has been they walk. Some come on a daily walkers don’t know where they and her father to easily access TadS Smith Coliseum. It doesn’t ambulatory most of her life but basis; others only visit when the will go after it is demolished. the building. take long for her to tire. Soon it’s getting more difficult for weather does not permit out- Some will switch to outdoor Faculty, staff, student and she’s resting on the seat of her her,” said her father, Woody door exercise. walking tracks, such as Avent community walkers have their walker and watching people Wilkerson, who walks every day Doors have been open to walk- Park, the Whirlpool Trails, FNC own reasons to go each day. pass. Sometimes she waves. with Paige at the coliseum. “The ers since the Tad Smith Colise- Park or Pat Lamar Park. For “I kind of forget everything; Sometimes she sits still. But she best thing for her is just to get um opened nearly 50 years ago. Paige, however, there are many it’s a stress relief mechanism never speaks. as much exercise as possible – But construction of a new arena reasons this isn’t possible. when I go,” said Daisy Cheng, a Paige Wilkerson, 21, has a that’s why we started walking – one that lacks an uninterrupt- “Paige needs room,” Wilker- senior catalog librarian and as- condition known as Angelman there.” ed concourse – threatens this son said. “When she gets in that sociate professor who has been Syndrome. The rare affliction The Tad Smith Coliseum wel- small community. walker, you don’t know exactly walking for eight years. “For causes ambulatory issues, cog- comes dozens of walkers such as The Pavilion, the new Ole Miss where she’s going – she’s just nitive disabilities, seizures and Paige. Around 5 p.m. you can see basketball arena, is set to open in going. She needs a wide track.” SEE WALKING PAGE 4 news sports sports Earth Day Sikes Orvis: Feldmeier Keynote Speaker Big Passion breaks school records Check theDMonline.com Page 13 Page 14 opinion PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 23 APRIL 2015 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: LOGAN KIRKLAND editor-in-chief [email protected] CLARA TURNAGE managing editor [email protected] TORI WILSON copy chief [email protected] DREW JANSEN TAYLOR BENNET news editors [email protected] LANA FERGUSON assistant news editor DYLAN RUBINO NATALIE RAE ALLEN sports editors EMAIL NEEDED HERE [email protected] ZOE MCDONALD COLUMN MCKENNA WIERMAN lifestyles editors [email protected] Black Lives Matter CAMERON JOHNSON individual having the capability “How dare you! All ice cream is ence between a cop killing a black BRANDON LYNAM [email protected] to record live events as they hap- good! And what’s more, you’ve civilian and a black thug killing a opinion editor pen—take for example the murder excluded my favorite, vanilla ice white civilian?” when all they have [email protected] I walk about campus on a of Walter Scott after a policeman cream, the most prevalent of all said is “Our lives matter.” Thursday like I do every weekday. stopped him for driving without flavors! You always have to in- I am white. I understand that KAYLA BEATTY As I approach the Union, I am a tail light—provides irrefutable clude it!” this race is the majority. I under- photography editor surprised to see a crowd formed proof of the wrongdoing that oc- It just doesn’t make sense. I stand that, as the majority, our [email protected] out front. Many are lying down on curs against black people by law have become further and further culture and society is primari- the pavement. Others are holding enforcement every day. disappointed with many of my ly focused on and catered to my RACHEL GHOLSON signs. Their content varies; some There is no denying at this peers. I knew when I came to race. I know that there is only a ALLI MOORE have slogans like “Hands up, don’t point that an inordinate number study here that I was in the heart single black member of the Sen- ELLEN WHITAKER shoot!” but the most prevalent of black men are profiled by police of Mississippi, in the heart of the ate, and the first president with design editors one is: “Black lives matter.” and often killed without justifica- South, but I refused to believe African-American heritage only I check my phone. I rarely use tion for using the most extreme of that we as a university had not happened within the last decade. all measures, and yet my student overcome our racist history. I con- I understand that, as a white per- KRISTIN JACKSON the application Yik Yak because body cannot stop saying “Why sidered the hanging of the noose son, I and my race are included in digital content coordinator usually I’m just not interested by what my fellow students have to ‘Black lives matter’? All lives mat- on the James Meredith statue an virtually every facet of American say on there. For many that use it, ter!” isolated incident by some rotten life. ADVERTISING STAFF: their lives revolve around Greek Why “Black lives matter”? Be- apples in the bunch. So why can’t this student body life, and that is not something I cause it is apparent that many Now I am starting to realize that allow our black students, and people don’t think they do. Where I was mistaken. I am starting to further, our black countrymen to EVAN MILLER personally care about. advertising sales manager This day, however, Yik Yak is do those three words indicate that realize that it is no longer socially stand up for themselves and have [email protected] filled with something completely other lives do not matter? Where acceptable for racism to be visible their own movements? Why must different. Something frustrating, does it say black lives are more to the naked eye, so now it occurs we insert ourselves into every- EMILY FORSYTHE something ignorant, something valuable than white lives or the behind closed doors. It occurs thing? Why can’t we all just agree CAROLYN SMITH uncaring. “Why ‘Black lives mat- lives of other races? Why do my when Greek associations refuse to with them, support their cause, PIERRE WHITESIDE ter’? Why not ‘All lives matter’?” fellow non-black students have elect minority officers for image or and let them advocate a move- account executives in as many possible phrasings as to insert themselves into a move- deny them entry into their society ment the only intention of which they could manage. ment that is not about them in the at all. is to help save lives and punish MARA BENSING The fact of the matter is that slightest? Why would they take It occurs when students get ir- those who take them? SARAH DRENNEN policemen have been using ex- issue with people saying “Black ritated over movements that are I thought racism was dying.