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UPD discusses action plans for campus crisis
PHOTO BY: THOMAS GRANING University Police Officer Michael Hughes watches on during a traffic stop in April. KYLE WOHLEBER to react to an active shooter also a call about a suspicious have been here to help us in the “We were having meetings [email protected] on campus. UPD Chief of Po- package in the Malco Movie past. They come and assist us in here 6 o’clock Friday night,” lice Calvin Sellers said the only Theater parking lot for which with a sweep of the football sta- Sellers said. “They were having threats he’s had to respond to in UPD brought in the Tupelo dium Friday nights before the meetings at the athletic depart- With the anonymous threats his time at the department have bomb squad. After investiga- games.” ment trying to decide what’s of violence causing cam- been bomb threats and uniden- tion it was determined neither The Friday before the Texas going to be our plan of action pus-wide lockdowns at the tified packages left at buildings. instance included a bomb. vs. Ole Miss game in Oxford if we get a bomb threat tomor- University of Alabama in Tus- Several years ago, there was a “UPD has their own explo- during the 2012 season, the row halfway into this football caloosa, the University Police bomb threat to a football play- sive detective canine to use in University of Texas in Austin game.” Department is being questioned er’s car, which required UPD such situations,” Sellers said. received a bomb threat that UPD decided if there was a about their own crisis plans. to fence off the area and in- “Batesville, Desoto County and threw the campus into a panic, bomb threat, they’d set up a Students at The University vestigate the claim. There was others all have bomb dogs and resulting in an evacuation. of Mississippi have never had SEE UPD PAGE 3 University dedicates inclusion and diversity center
AMANDA WILSON ceremony, Chancellor Dan of concern for the latest ad- The center is under the di- “I’m so excited and grateful [email protected] Jones reflected on his experi- dition. Following Chancellor rection of Shawnboda Mead, a for the new step the universi- ence dealing with cross cultur- Jones’ diversity action plan, graduate of Mississippi State ty is making,” Reeves said. “I al engagements and diversity. the Center for Inclusion will and Western Kentucky Uni- believe this is long overdue, The Center for Inclusion and “This is a service for all stu- play a major role in creating versity and the former associ- and I’m hopeful it’ll bring the Cross Cultural Engagement dents to help make this a bet- programs and providing ser- ate director for Diversity and changes that many of us stu- officially opened Wednesday. ter place, a better state and a vices that encourage more Multicultural Education at dents are looking for.” Located on the first floor of better country,” Jones said. cross cultural experiences for The University of Tennessee. The dedication ceremony is the Stewart Residence Hall, Following Chancellor Jones, students. “We want to aid and give our part of UM’s Racial Reconcil- the center is the newest addi- Vice Chancellor for Student Hephner LaBanc explained attention to our underrepre- iation Week. tion to the university’s efforts Affairs Brandi Hephner La- the impact of students and sented students and popula- Ann-Marie Herod, co-direc- in promoting diversity on Banc spoke about how far the staff who created the idea for tion,” Mead said. tor of inclusion for the Asso- campus. The mission for the university has come and the the center. Kiesha Reeves, senior crimi- ciated Student Body, said she center is to “work enthusiasti- campus improvements due to “The dedication of the stu- nal justice major, said she be- is enthused about the univer- cally to develop programs and the dedication of students. dent group that first concep- lieves it’s time for the univer- sity’s latest effort. services that support The Uni- Beginning in 2012, under tualized this department has sity to make this step. Reeves “I’m very excited about the versity of Mississippi’s core previous vice chancellor Rob- come to final realization, and was the victim of racial dis- center being here at the uni- value of inclusiveness.” ert Khayat, the Multicultural the dedication of the faculty crimination last spring after versity,” Herod said. “It just The opening ceremony took Center Working Group be- and staff that supported their being harassed by Ole Miss shows the strides we’re mak- place outside of Stewart Hall gan the process of forming ideas through that process has students in the parking lot of ing as a whole to make Ole with an audience of students, the center, despite the years been rewarded,” she said. her apartment complex. Miss a better place.” faculty and staff. During the opinion PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 25 SEPTEMBER 2014 | OPINION
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SIERRA MANNIE Silence in the face of evil opinion editor REID BLACK don’t struggle to pass any of my So why do some think that was able to escape that cycle. [email protected] [email protected] classes. I don’t fully understand understanding other people and But many people aren’t. I know how to interact with people from complex social issues can happen I have a lot to learn, but that’s be- CADY HERRING different backgrounds because “by osmosis”? cause something I can’t name has My name is Reid, and I’m a photography editor for the eight years I spent at my To give a very good and very told me to listen to the people I’ve white male from an upper-middle [email protected] K-12 private school, I was sur- relevant example, I’ve heard it been fortunate enough to have in class Protestant family. rounded almost entirely by peo- said countless times that “the way my life. I began private piano and vio- ELLEN WHITAKER ple just like me (at graduation, we to end racism is to stop talking Millions of people walk around lin lessons at the age of four, and ALLI MOORE made a joke of the homogeneity about it.” You might as well say daily, blind to the presence and to enrich my musical develop- MADDIE THEOBALD of our student body by taking a “the only way to end disease is to mechanisms of oppression. Those ment, I attended music festivals design editors “minorities” picture, in which I stop talking about it,” which of are millions of people who, armed and competitions in six different was included on account of being course, is foolish. with the right skills and knowl- states and even one in Europe. gay). What if Alexander Fleming had edge, could be actively fighting ADVERTISING STAFF: Starting in fifth grade, I was edu- When I say that I’ve learned kept the discovery of penicillin to against racism, sexism, classism cated at a private college prepara- more in my time here than I have himself? and the myriad of other problems MATT ZELENIK tory school, where I was not only at any other period in my life, I’m We are, however, still dying plaguing our society and others’. advertising sales manager encouraged but also shown exact- not exaggerating one bit. from racism, homophobia, sex- And they may not know they have [email protected] ly how to excel in the classroom But do you think that’s because ism and classism, which is why that ability, but they do. We all do. and on standardized exams. Now, I found other students with simi- it is so heartbreaking to me to So don’t stop talking about rac- EMILY FORSYTHE I’m attending a well-respected lar upbringings and clung to them hear people say, “We should just ism. Or homophobia. Or classism. DAVID JONES four-year university where I’m for dear life so that I wouldn’t stop talking about it because if Or anything. Start the dialogue, EVAN MILLER a member of the honors college have to face the real people of the we let those problems alone, they or if you don’t know how, listen to account executives and where I pay zero tuition due real world? should go away on their own.”I what’s already being said. Interact to the scholarships I’ve received Of course not. firmly believe statements like with the different people around MARA BENSING for having been so accomplished. It boggles my mind that some those are nothing but ignorance you and learn from their unique CONNOR HEGWOOD Essentially, I won the jackpot, people want to end these kinds of advocating for ignorance. All I experiences. Consider them thor- KIM SANNER and I was bound to from the day dialogues. To echo many teach- hear is “We don’t want to have to oughly and find the similarities in creative designers I was born. ers and professors, learning “by face reality, and why should we? your experience may share with Obviously, I’m incredibly osmosis” doesn’t exist. To learn We’re not affected by the prob- your own life. thankful for my background. But S. GALE DENLEY the material in a textbook, for ex- lems in question anyway.” And my background hasn’t afford- STUDENT MEDIA CENTER ample, you can’t put it under your we’ve all been around people like ed me everything, and by that, I pillow nor can you simply flip the this. Personally, I grew up with Reid is a sophomore biochem- mean perspective. PATRICIA THOMPSON pages in front of your eyes. You tons of them, and by some mira- istry and philosophy major from Director of Student Media and I don’t know what poverty is. I have to read. You have to think. cle, I won the jackpot again, and I Pascagoula. Daily Mississippian Faculty don’t know what oppression is. I Adviser ROY FROSTENSON THE DAILY Assistant Director/Radio and The Daily Mississippian is The Daily Mississippian welcomes all comments. Advertising MISSISSIPPIAN published daily Monday Please send a letter to the editor addressed to The Daily through Friday during the Mississippian, 201 Bishop Hall, University, MS, 38677 MELANIE WADKINS The University of academic year. or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Advertising Manager Mississippi DEBRA NOVAK S. Gale Denley Student Contents do not represent Letters should be typed, double-spaced and no Creative Services Manager Media Center the official opinions of The longer than 300 words. 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Georgia both made arrests this building. If escape isn’t possi- UPD past week concerning threats ble, the next step is to find a safe continued from page 1 made on social media app Yik room to hide yourself in and Yak. Pearl River Community deny access to anyone trying to command center and decide College officials said their cam- enter the room. what needed to be done, even pus police have had to follow up If you aren’t able to deny the if the nationally televised game on several posts as well. shooter, UPD encourages you would need to be called ear- UPD has not had to deal not to allow yourself to be an ly. Fortunately, no bomb was with any serious threats but easy target. Use any objects found at the University of Tex- said they are certain they are near you to throw at the shooter as, and no bomb threats oc- well-prepared for any crisis that in order to defend yourself. curred during the game the may occur. Michael Harmon, captain of next day. A procedural instruction vid- field operations for UPD, of- Sellers stressed how import- eo can be found on the UPD fered tips dealing with an in- ant providing efficient security website under “Emergency In- truder. football games are to his de- formation” giving explicit in- “Barricade the door,” he said. partment. structions from active UPD offi- “If he comes in, attack him; he “That’s probably the single cers to students regarding what might shoot you, but he might most dangerous thing we have to do in the case of an active not shoot everybody in there.” is a football game,” Sellers said. shooter on campus. The main Textbooks are also consid- “We have such a crowd in such focus of the video tells students ered an effective weapon to use an area that is so wide open.” to follow three main actions: against an active shooter. An evolving problem found avoid, deny and defend. If there ever were a threat, at college campuses involves Avoid the situation by know- Sellers feels certain UPD would threatening anonymous posts ing where the exits to your be able to resolve the threat in on social media apps. Police at building are. a timely manner and find the the University of Southern Mis- Then, immediately leave the perpetrator with the help of the PHOTO BY: sissippi and the University of danger by getting out of the FBI. THOMAS GRANING UPD Officer Drew Jenkins checks a driver’s license during a traffic stop in April. The DM PAT is recruiting GREEN WRITERS with Brandon Lay NEWS TONIGHT CONTACT thedmnews @gmail.com $20 Advance | $25 Day of Show to set up an $40 Reserved Balcony Seat appointment Doors at 8pm Tickets available online at SPORTS www.thelyricoxford.com CONTACT thedmsports @gmail.com 30633 to set up an appointment 662.234.5333 • 1006 Van Buren Ave. • Box Office Hours Wed-Fri 12-5 30636
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COLUMN How much Mustard is too much? JARED BOYD studied YouTube tutorials in or- “ghost-riding the whip” and helping to scale the sound of the [email protected] der to learn how to use an MPC wearing “stunna shades,” Too Bay down to service big drums beat machine and play the pia- $hort appropriated early hip-hop and even bigger parties. Along no. Existing within a triumvirate culture to the streets of Oakland with booming systems, Mac Dre “Mustard on the beat!” alongside budding stars YG and through his knack for vivid, sing- and his crew created hype mu- Anyone dancing in a club that Ty Dolla $ign, Mustard honed along storytelling about pimping sic that went hand-in-hand with plays urban music, listening to his craft, lending his club-bang- and the pitfalls of the inner city. flashy vehicles, flashy clothing Top 40 radio or browsing hip- ing beats to Los Angeles area The deep, rumbling bass of and rap’s early introduction to hop blogs has certainly heard it. artists for mixtapes and street 1980s Too $hort staples like recreational uses of MDMA or Depending on whether the song singles. “Freaky Tales” and “Life Is…Too “Molly,” referred to in the Bay as in which it is applied to is a dirty Mustard’s sound isn’t indige- Short” serve as precursors to the “thizz,” a term Dre coined. or clean edit, the tagline may or nous to the southern California sprawling boom frequently found Rap in the Bay continued to may not be followed by an en- rap scene, however. He avoided in Mustard’s current repertoire. grow, even after Dre’s death in thusiastic reference to women as the breezy, mushroom jazz of al- Keak da Sneak, E-40, Rappin’ a shooting in 2004. Young stars a common gardening tool. ternative L.A. hip-hop stars like 4-Tay and Spice 1 kept the Too The Pack (which included Lil’ Either way, the vocal sample is Aceyalone and Murs as well as $hort style competitive with the B) and The A’z rejuvenated the stamped on a wide array of art- ditching the regional West Coast growing popularity of Bay Area sound as well as the careers of ists’ songs. The refrain is hard to G-Funk made popular by past rap’s sonic sister: Southern Cal- past artists. “Vans,” The Pack’s miss, tucked tightly in the intro- producers like Dr. Dre and DJ AP PHOTO BY: DAN HARR ifornia’s G-Funk style of gang- breakout single, dominated sum- duction of dozens of tunes just Quik. DJ Mustard performs at the 2014 BET ster rap. Bay Area rap enjoyed its mer 2007. Just as quickly as it before their beat drops. If a song Mustard looked north to the Hip Hop Awards held at the Atlanta Civic biggest co-sign when part-time exploded, however, Bay area rap bears this mark, it is meant to de- San Francisco Bay Area for in- Center. Oaklander, 2Pac, featured Bay disappeared from national play- note that the song is produced by spiration. His beats resemble superstars 4-Tay, E-40, B-Legit lists. 24-year-old California beat mae- ty rocking records associated the signature sound of the hy- and Richie Rich on his love let- It wasn’t until Los Ange- stro, DiJon McFarlane, known to with hyphy, such as E-40’s “Tell phy movement, which boomed ter to California and final studio les-based Lil’ Wayne protégé, the music world as DJ Mustard. Me When to Go” or Too $hort’s in popularity in the early 2000s, album while alive, “All Eyez On Tyga, released “Rack City” in De- The DJ-turned-producer “Shake That Monkey” and “Blow seen as California’s answer to Me.” cember 2011 that the hyphy spirit learned the craft of beat com- the Whistle,” all three produced crunk music in the South. The After the scene faded in areas returned to rap radio. Made from posing while working and living by Southern crunk pioneer, Lil’ tradition of Bay Area rap is outside of the region, Mac Dre, a a haunting, three-note keyboard closely with CTE/Def Jam artist, Jon. deeper, however, than the par- Before kids in the Bay were Vallejo MC emerged as a leader, YG. At the age of 18, McFarlane SEE DJ MUSTARD PAGE 5 THESTUDENT MEDIA Petitions for CENTER is currently accepting applications for an personality elections advertising sales representative. Position is available now and for the summer. are now available in the ASB Office, Union 408. MUST • have at least two semesters to • Miss Ole Miss complete before graduating. • have strong communication • Mr. Ole Miss skills and be comfortable interacting with local business • Homecoming Queen professionals. • be highly motivated, organized, dependable, and • Homecoming Maids attentive to detail. PREVIOUS sales or retail • Campus Favorites experience preferred. Earnings are based on commission. This is excellent work experience for a Due back THIS Friday, September 26th. resume or future employer. If interested, stop by 201 Bishop Hall Contact Attorney General, Kelly Savage with [email protected] to pick up an application
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brand as a beat maker and a DJ. en offense to Mustard’s similar- to the sound Mustard calls that Mustard redefined, allowing DJ MUSTARD DJ Mustard’s work continued ities to the style indigenous to “ratchet music.” “Act Right” by their songs “Up!” and “Red Nose” continued from page 4 this year. He executive produced their area moved around the rap Yo Gotti, “Fight Night” by Migos to stay afloat in the rap climate. YG’s debut album, “My Krazy industry. and, most notably, “Fancy” by The conversation around DJ riff that anchors the entire song, Life,” which received mass ac- Speaking with David Drake Iggy Azalea even include Mus- Mustard’s stripped down, repet- “Rack City” peaked at number 2 claim. The hits are still plentiful, from Complex.com Mustard tard’s go-to “Hey! Hey! Hey!” vo- itive methodology in the studio on Billboard’s “Hot Rap Songs” with Tinashé’s “2 On” picking up said, “I get tired of people being cal sample. rages on between rap music crit- list. The record’s drums are ac- momentum. like, ‘Mustard, Mustard, Mus- “Loyal,” a summer anthem ics and fans on message boards. companied by hollow snaps, Last November, Mustard tard, Mustard,’ like I’m the bad by Chris Brown and another Mustard has even offered his claps and an infectious chant of signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation guy.” Mustard-clone, actually charted take on things. “Hey! Hey! Hey!” that causes music label, which released his When asked about specific art- higher than any song Mustard “Everybody say it’s so easy heads to bobble in nightclubs debut album “10 Summers” in ists from the San Francisco Bay has ever personally produced. to make my beats,” he Tweeted even today. Although notable at August 2014. The album’s name, Area, he lashed out: “I don’t have Similarly, IamSu and Sage the Aug. 26 in conjunction with the the time for its impressive use of he stated in numerous interviews no hate for them, but even if I did Gemini, two actual Bay Area art- release of his album. “(Well) take audible negative space, it’s more after announcing the title, is an do that, why are you focused on ists seem to have gotten lucky by a swing at it you should be rich notable as the first single DJ inspirational device, as he hopes that?” their association with the sound (in) no time ‘cause I am.” Mustard ever made that accrued to be the leading producer in rap Furthermore, many songs on him royalties. for at least 10 summers. the radio have DJs and fans alike Very quickly, rap fans would His success has come with confused of exactly how much be hard-pressed to turn on any controversy, however. music actually belongs to Mus- No Appointment Needed radio broadcast without it be- Claims that Bay Area artist, tard. A host of songs on urban ra- ing littered with material from Mistah F.A.B. and P-Lo had tak- dio today bear close resemblance DJ Mustard’s assembly line-like creative factory. Young Jeezy’s Walk-ins Welcome. “R.I.P.” and 2 Chainz’ “I’m Differ- ent” propelled Mustard into the Open Every Day limelight in 2012, making him the producer-to-watch for artists 8am-7pm looking for the newest sound, Sick? Injured? following successful runs by At- We’re here to help! lanta-based producers Drumma Boy, Zaytoven, Lex Luger, and Our emergency room trained staff is equipped to handle your illnesses & injuries. MikeWiLLMadeIt. 2013 marked Mustard’s true breakout year Over 90% of all You only pay a co-pay with B.o.B.’s “Headband,” YG’s Insurance Plans accepted! when you visit! “My Hitta,” Kid Ink’s “Show Me” and T-Pain’s comeback record 662.236.2232 1929 University Ave. “Up Down (Do This All Day),” gaining attention for Mustard’s OxfordUrgentClinic.com
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