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This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Daily Mississippian by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE Daily MISSISSIPPIAN Thursday, September 3, 2020 theDMonline.com Volume 109, No. 2 ‘ ‘It’s not fair’: Some CAs worry that their health is threatened by lack of transparency in housing

issue that impacts students KENNETH NIEMEYER on campus. Whether it’s [email protected] someone struggling with their homework, racially As outbreaks continue to charged protests on campus rise in student housing, or a global pandemic, these community assistants student workers are often are facing a new set of on the front-lines of keeping challenges this year. They students safe and helping are responsible for making them cope, even when sure students wear masks putting themselves at risk. and social distance inside “This is not a new thing,” dorms, but many say their one CA said. “Two years environments are not ago, when the protests were safe, and they aren’t being coming to campus, and equipped with enough there were threats made information or resources to against certain students and do their job eff ectively. Community assistants (CAs) SEE ‘IT’S NOT FAIR’ often feel the brunt of every PAGE 3

ILLUSTRATION: KATHERINE BUTLER / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN Students Ole Miss among quarantine teams to march in dorms for racial justice

KENNETH NIEMEYER appeared to be the entire KELBY ZENDEJAS Ole Miss football team and [email protected] [email protected] coaching staff. Students on the second On the 65th anniversa- “I met with our leader- and third floors of Crosby ry of Emmett Till’s death, ship council last night and the Ole Miss football team asked how they wanted to Hall say they are being told FILE PHOTO: KATHERINE BUTLER / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN to quarantine in place af- skipped their scheduled Fri- make their voices heard,” ter at least three people on Some CA’s feel that they can not do their job effectively without telling day practice morning to pro- Kiffin said. “It was a good each floor tested positive for their residents about when someone tests positive for COVID-19. test on the Square instead. discussion, and this morn- COVID-19. While the UM The goal of the march on ing the team decided to COVID-19 dashboard states Aug. 28 was to raise aware- march in unity and use their that on-campus quarantine ness for police brutality af- platform to send a message. ing residents in quarantine, decided to quarantine with beds are at 39.8% availabil- ter the shooting of Jacob I’m proud of our players 29 student housing residents her friend who has a house ity, it is unclear if the uni- Blake, a Black man who was coming together for justice in isolation and 16 outbreaks in Oxford, rather than stay in versity is offering quarantine shot by police in Kenosha, and change. We are going to of three or more positive cas- Crosby. housing to the Crosby resi- Wisconsin. continue to work together to es in on campus housing. “The email was very vague dents. Head coach Lane Kiffin improve the world around Elena Ossoski, a freshman but our community assistants The UM COVID-19 Dash- and athletic director Keith us for everyone.” English education major and board shows 50 student hous- Carter were present during Crosby second floor resident, SEE QUARANTINE PAGE 12 the march as well as what SEE PROTEST PAGE 8

JOSHUA MANNERY: AN ASB HOW SOME STUDENTS ARE DEALING PRESIDENT UNDECIDED WITH IMPACT OF HURRICANE LAURA As people across Oxford and in the As Hurricane Laura hits the Gulf are watching COVID-19 Coast, some UM students are cases rise at UM, here’s how student beginning to witness the impact body president Joshua Mannery is in their hometowns and in the navigating his role as a Black student lives of family and friends. leader during the pandemic. SEE PAGE 7 SEE PAGE 2 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 3 SEPTEMBER 2020

‘IT’S NOT FAIR’ A president undecided: Joshua Mannery continued from page 1

organizations, there was a lot more work put on housing. We had to navigates role during the pandemic do extra rounds; there was more security. It was the same kind of university administrators. situation. You think, ‘Yes, this is HADLEY HITSON “I think there’s been a lack of [email protected] bad, and we’re being asked to put messaging going out from some ourselves at risk a little bit, but we When Joshua Mannery won the of our senior leadership and a lack still get to live here.’” race for student body president of humanity in a lot of things that When their virtual training started in April, he knew he would play a have been going out,” he said. “I this fall, CAs had questions about different role than past presidents. think that element is definitely how student housing planned to The world had already been needed.” handle the COVID-19 pandemic plunged into disaster aversion Apart from the semi-regular that many felt the department from the COVID-19 pandemic, emails regarding “updates on never answered. and the University of Mississippi COVID-19 cases on campus” “50% of our problems come was in the beginning throes of from University Marketing & from lack of transparency from managing virtual classes. Communications, university-wide leadership and the other 50% In the weeks following, Mannery messaging about the pandemic comes from the fact that there launched into advocacy work, since school began on Aug. 24 has are a lot of unknowns or answers marching in protests for the mainly consisted of one statement of ‘I don’t know’ when you ask relocation (not glorification) from Chancellor Glenn Boyce on leadership questions, even of the Confederate monument Sept. 1. though we were told to come on campus and leading the In Boyce’s email, he stated that the back to campus during a global student discussion about how number of active cases, currently pandemic,” CA Mister Clemmones the university community would 295, is “considered in conjunction wrote on Facebook. “I hope I don’t address racial issues moving with other metrics such as get fired from this, but it’s the forward from the murder of capacity of hospital beds” at truth, we are scared and it needed George Floyd on May 25. Baptist Memorial Hospital-North to be said.” “From May 25 until probably Mississippi or “in tandem with The CAs quoted in this story about June 10, was a time that availability of designated isolation were offered anonymity because was very important to me,” he or quarantine space on campus.” student housing has strict rules said. “’I’m not going to bring in University provided quarantine against student workers speaking some sort of spiritual notion that bed availability is 31.3%, and PHOTOS: BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN to the media. I was supposed to be president at isolation bed availability is 74.6%. In an email obtained by The that time, but I think having an Other messaging from senior ASB President Joshua Mannery has found new ways to navigate his position as a Black student leader in Daily Mississippian, Nequel African-American male serving officials like Provost Noel Wilkin the university community. Burlwell, assistant director of and leading a university like the has been distributed via social student housing for residential University of Mississippi helped media and includes tweets were pushing out,” Mannery said. learning, urged CAs not to tell this community find its voice and encouraging students to wear “Going forward, I think we need students in their building when its perspective about everything masks and use the university’s to have a more pronounced role other residents test positive for that’s going on.” contact tracing app. in these kinds of things if we’re COVID-19 because it is a violation However, as students have “The university is doing what it going to expect them to succeed.” of HIPPA and FERPA to share returned to Oxford and protests can, or some of the things it can to Mannery also said “there is students’ medical information. surrounding the university’s have us back, but there are some definitely some truth” to the idea The email also said CAs could be monument have died down, noticeable things that we can’t that the university is placing held liable with job action if they Mannery has found himself do or that we aren’t doing that an excessive amount of the share it. questioning what responsibilities makes me not feel fully confident responsibility to slow the spread One CA said they did not feel he can or should take on during in our ability to sustain a semester of COVID-19 onto student they could do their job effectively the COVID-19 pandemic. up to Thanksgiving break,” leaders. Still, he said that he and without telling residents when “There is no precedent that says Mannery said. “I’m trying to be as other student leaders like Black someone in the building tests your ASB president needs to be understanding as possible because Student Union president Nicholas positive for COVID-19, adding that this or to be that. At this time, I I know it’s not easy making these Crasta are glad to take on the if they don’t give specifics about know a lot of people are pointing decisions as administrators.” responsibility where they can. who the person is, they believe it fingers, are advocating, are trying One of the things Mannery “We, as student leaders, would not be a violation of HIPPA to be educators, and are trying to said he wishes the university understand the importance of with ASB vice president Abby to Mannery, and if the university or FERPA. lead amongst everything that’s would have done differently this moment, and we are more Johnston, Interfraternity Council has to shut down before the end of “We should be able to say that we happening. It’s hard for me to was including more student than willing to serve in that role president Cole Barnhill, College the semester, he believes that will have this number of cases in the know exactly what role I need to leaders in the creation of the if it encourages more students to Panhellenic president Shelby be why. building because they have a right play,” Mannery said. “Do I need university’s Campus Ready plan, comply,” Mannery said. “They’re D’Amico and BSU president “We can point at faults in to know that their environment is to be pushing the university to do which details the health and asking for a lot of perspective from Crasta to develop the pledge administration and their plans. being compromised,” the CA said. better? Do I need to be trying to safety protocols, initial guidelines a small sample size of student with the goal of giving students We can point out faults in Initially, students were not educate the student body about for student programming like leaders, so I do think there’s room and community members a way students, and some of them are allowed to quarantine in their things they should be doing? Am Greek recruitment, expectations to bring in way more people, more to “buy in” to the idea of public taking it a little too far, still having rooms. As quarantine bed space I supposed to be like the student for students on campus and students to the table.” health and safety guidelines. parties and stuff. All of that is became more limited, more who takes one for the team and punishments for noncompliance. One of the ways that Mannery According to Mannery, the valid,” Mannery said. “There are outbreaks arose on campus and tells students what they shouldn’t “It was kind of jarring to then be has attempted to involve more pledge has approximately 3,500 things everybody can do to be the Mississippi State Department do?” asked to be a part of the public students in slowing the rising signatures. better and do better, but at the of Health issued new guidance Amid his confliction, though, education and awareness aspect COVID-19 case count on campus The main problem in the end of the day, if we are not all in on quarantining students, the Mannery is trying his best to of it all because we didn’t have is through the campus “Are You university community that the this together and invested in the university began allowing them to empathize with other students and the context of the decisions that Ready?” pledge. Mannery worked pandemic has put on display is a same desire to protect each other, quarantine in their dorm rooms. explain the student perspective to were made about the things we lack of shared identity, according it’s kind of destined to fail.” The university’s COVID-19 dashboard now shows 16

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‘IT’S NOT FAIR’ summer because she was afraid continued from page 1 that she would have nowhere to go A president undecided: Joshua Mannery if student housing closed again. “I just really could not risk not organizations, there was a lot more having a job in the middle of the work put on housing. We had to year, and then not having a place navigates role during the pandemic do extra rounds; there was more to live,” Stephens said. “Because security. It was the same kind of I don’t live with my parents, my situation. You think, ‘Yes, this is place to live is kind of limited, and bad, and we’re being asked to put I also didn’t want to risk getting ourselves at risk a little bit, but we sick.” still get to live here.’” Stephens said resigning was a very When their virtual training started difficult decision for her, but in this fall, CAs had questions about the end, the risk out-weighed the how student housing planned to benefit. handle the COVID-19 pandemic “I cried about it a lot when I was that many felt the department making the decision because I never answered. definitely loved being a CA, and I “50% of our problems come loved being there for those girls,” from lack of transparency from Stephens said. “It just ended leadership and the other 50% up making way more sense, comes from the fact that there financially, for me to not come are a lot of unknowns or answers back.” of ‘I don’t know’ when you ask In March, when the university leadership questions, even transitioned to online learning, though we were told to come student housing continued to pay back to campus during a global CAs throughout the semester even pandemic,” CA Mister Clemmones though they were not working wrote on Facebook. “I hope I don’t in residence halls. However, get fired from this, but it’s the some CAs are worried that the truth, we are scared and it needed university will stop paying them to be said.” if dorm buildings close this fall, The CAs quoted in this story and have cited a clause in the were offered anonymity because community assistant employment student housing has strict rules agreement that says the contract against student workers speaking can be amended without the CA to the media. re-signing it. In an email obtained by The “They’ve said that if the school Daily Mississippian, Nequel closes, and we’re sent home, that Burlwell, assistant director of CAs will continue to be paid, but student housing for residential FILE PHOTO: BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN outbreaks in student housing. job, I think, not just us, but our “We can’t really enforce that, then they’ve also said ‘we’ll try to learning, urged CAs not to tell Multiple dorm buildings across maintenance staff, our (janitorial) though. They could just go keep you on the payroll as long as students in their building when campus have more than one entire staff and anybody who works somewhere, and we wouldn’t possible,’ and it’s like, well, which other residents test positive for floor in quarantine, including CAs. closely with a lot of students know,” they said. is it?” one CA said. COVID-19 because it is a violation With the quarantined CAs unable should be getting hazard pay,” While the university provides When asked by The Daily of HIPPA and FERPA to share to work , others are having to work one CA said. “They did tell us we some safety equipment such as Mississippian, Yaun did not want students’ medical information. much longer hours. were getting a $1 raise, but it only masks, gloves and hand sanitizer, to answer if the department will The email also said CAs could be Director of Student Housing John applies to overtime (front desk) CAs said that some supplies can continue to pay CAs in the event of held liable with job action if they Yaun said that the university is hours, and international students run low quickly. One said that a student housing shutdown. share it. trying to ensure that CAs do not don’t qualify because they can’t their building’s front desk runs out “I don’t want to speculate forward One CA said they did not feel work more than the 20 hours they work overtime hours.” of masks almost daily because they on about if we close the halls,” they could do their job effectively are paid for each week. According to Yaun, student hand them out to students who Yaun said. “I think what we’re without telling residents when “Through my conversations with housing has implemented a walk into the building or come out doing is we’ve got a number someone in the building tests (Associate Director for Residential number of safety protocols to keep of the elevator without one. of really good protocols and positive for COVID-19, adding that Learning Jeannie Hopper), she is CAs safe this fall. Getting freshman students to parameters in place, and I think if they don’t give specifics about working to make sure that they’re “We have kits available with comply with COVID-19 safety that we’ll continue to monitor who the person is, they believe it able to stay within those hours per hand sanitizer and gloves that we protocols, especially wearing those and be mindful of those, and would not be a violation of HIPPA week because we don’t want to provide, and we try to ask students masks, has proven to be a just really take this one day at a or FERPA. overwork them,” Yaun said. to distance, even between each challenge for CAs. time.” “We should be able to say that we Some CAs have expressed the other when they’re walking rounds “It’s hard because I don’t like to Though many CAs have resigned, have this number of cases in the desire for hazard pay because in the building,” Yaun said. “We yell at my residents, but I started some of them believe that the ones building because they have a right they believe they are being asked also have plexiglass set up at each yelling at them,” one CA said. “You still working are at least partially to know that their environment is to work in unsafe conditions. A front desk, so there’s that barrier have to kind of say it in a stern dependent on their job with the being compromised,” the CA said. CA told The Daily Mississippian between them as well.” voice, or they’re not going to care.” university because they rely on Initially, students were not that there were dead cockroaches Yaun also said that CAs do not Many CAs resigned this summer their housing scholarship to help allowed to quarantine in their scattered throughout the hallways, have to perform rounds on floors and into the fall, and some pay for tuition costs and living rooms. As quarantine bed space and many hand sanitizer stations with quarantined students, and buildings still have unstaffed expenses. became more limited, more were unfilled when they moved the university plans to monitor positions. Yaun said that he is “CAs are dropping fast because outbreaks arose on campus and into their dorm in August. Another those floors using security confident in student housing’s it’s not fair, but it is what it is, the Mississippi State Department said they held their breath while cameras. ability to fill all of its CA positions, and I still need the scholarship of Health issued new guidance doing rounds on a floor where A CA in a building with multiple but the department would look money to help me out,” one CA on quarantining students, the they knew some students tested floors quarantined said that to recruit more staff if deemed said. “Some people need this job, university began allowing them to positive for COVID-19. quarantined students can leave necessary. and they enjoy this job, but in the quarantine in their dorm rooms. “Knowing what we know and still their rooms to go to the bathroom Laura Stephens, a former CA from circumstances we’re being given, The university’s COVID-19 coming back and still taking the or go outside for fresh air. Martin Hall, also resigned this it’s very difficult to feel like we’re dashboard now shows 16 being heard or cared about.”

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narrowed to the two options. makers into reaching the deci- ELIZA NOE Anderson is the chairman of sion to change it. [email protected] the nine-member flag commis- The University of Missis- It has been almost two sion. sippi has not flown the state months since Mississippi leg- The final winner features flag on campus since 2015. islators passed a resolution to a magnolia flag in the center, The 21 stars on the flag are remove the old state flag from surrounded by stars. It also in- symbolic to Mississippi. One is its position, and now the state cludes the phrase “In God We dedicated to Native American flag commission has narrowed Trust,” which was a legislat- tribes and the other twenty down the search for a new ed requirement for any of the in reference to Mississippi’s state flag to the final choice. . thousands of original submis- status as the 20th state in the “When you fly a flag up a sions. Union. flagpole, it sure does look dif- Mississippi’s former flag PHOTO COURTESTY: MDAH The final flag will be fea- ferent than it does on paper,” featured the Confederate bat- because of its lasting ties to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor tured on the Nov. 3 ballot for said former state Supreme tle emblem in the top left slavery and the Lost Cause and others, subsequent pro- Mississippians to accept or Court Justice Reuben An- corner, which drew criticism ideology. After the deaths of tests this summer pushed law- deny. derson after the choice was

How the university is allowing students to take their online classes on campus

Zoom rooms are spaces “Students like Kylie Har- found the Zoom rooms to be that know about it, the more AALIYAH GOLDMAN on campus that students can rier brought the concern that very useful. Because Pritch- potential it will have. The jury [email protected] use for remote classes. They if they had one class that was ett had a class on Zoom at 12 is still out on whether it was a As a result of most classes are mainly for students who online at 2 p.m. to 2:50, but p.m. and an in-person class at good initiative or not. But just going online because of the do not have a great environ- then they have a class on cam- 1, she could not do her Zoom because people do not use it COVID-19 pandemic, remote ment where they can com- pus at 3,” Williamson said, class anywhere else besides as a resource, it is not a rea- and in-person classes are plete schoolwork, whether be- “and they don’t have time to on campus. son for us not to provide it.” proving to be a challenge to cause of poor internet service, get to campus to park and get Pritchett said she thought Williamson hopes that stu- some students. home-life conditions or other set up.” her experience in the room dents will continue to utilize Many students have to bal- distractions. The Zoom rooms The biggest challenge in was great and decided to use the resources that the Keep ance remote and in-person allow them to get their work making it happen was finding it every Friday. Learning committee is pro- classes back to back, making done in a quiet and non-dis- a place to put the rooms, but “I was the only student at viding across campus. it difficult for them to make it tracting environment. after that, it was smooth sail- the time there. They had a “I want students to know to their in-person classes on Harrier took her idea to ing for the idea. very large desk with plugins that their concerns are im- time. junior international studies In a letter from Interim for phones or computers. It portant; even though we have Before the fall semester major Katie Williamson, who Vice Chancellor for Student was very quiet,” Pritchett so many people that are work- even began, sophomore fi- is a part of the Keep Learning Affairs, Charlotte Pegues said. “Nobody was walking ing to keep the university run- nance major Kylie Harrier committee on campus. mentioned the locations of in the hallways or anything. I ning smoothly through some- foresaw these struggles and The committee was cre- the Zoom rooms and their had a really good view of cam- thing that you’ve never faced came up with the idea of ated to make sure that “(the seating availability: Tad pus while using the room.” in the past hundred years,” “Zoom rooms” to help lessen university is still fulfilling Smith Coliseum (20 spaces), Williamson said she hopes Williamson said. “Things the conflict. its mission), which is to give Yerby Lobby Area (22 spaces), that students will use the like that will definitely show “The Zoom (room) idea students their degree or edu- Lamar 208 (8 spaces), Lamar rooms regularly. you the little cracks in (the came as I was looking at my cation, while we are dealing 315 (8 spaces), Hume 113 (9 “I would want to see the system), so you might not schedule,” Harrier said. “[I with the challenges of the spaces), Bondurant E114 (5 number of the people that think that your perspective was] wondering how I would pandemic,” Williamson said. spaces) and Bondurant 116W actually use it, but if nobody is important to anybody, but be able to take a Zoom class Williamson acknowledged (10 spaces). knows about it, then it is not it is because they probably in-between my original two that there are many reasons Junior communication going to get used,” William- wouldn’t have this resource.” in-person classes.” that students might want to sciences and disorders major son said. “The more people utilize the spaces. Kayla Pritchett said she has

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MADDY QUON ever watching them at all,” Hop- do not seem to work for all users,” [email protected] kins wrote. “This is in contrast to one professor’s email read. After a long day of classes and in-person exams or those proc- While some professors are meetings, junior psychology ma- tored by a service like ProctorU, opting out of using Proctorio, jor Meredith Brown sat down in in which the student would be most are sticking with it. Fleming the computer lab in the JD Wil- watched by a live person continu- said that he thinks professors need liams Library to take her social ously during the whole exam.” to be fl exible and accommodating psychology exam on Proctorio. Students are not the only ones for students who do happen to run What Brown didn’t expect was to who are having issues with Proc- into issues. fall asleep just a few minutes after torio. Some professors are opting “Personally, I’m at my com- starting. When she woke up, she out of using it, instead choosing puter from the time students start felt disoriented and confused as to either using the honor system or the exam until the last student why she was in a computer lab. watching their students take ex- fi nishes, waiting to help resolve “It struck me: I was in the ams over a Zoom call. test-taking issues,” Fleming said. midst of taking a 100-point exam, “Unfortunately, Proctorio “If students completed the prac- and there was only one minute re- does not seem to be user friend- tice exam and still have problems maining with nearly 40 questions ly or have the customer service during the test, I can help them still left to answer,” Brown said. “I needed as all schools go online. I get back up and running, and then entered full panic-mode and be- have tried troubleshooting with give them an individual time ex- gan fi lling in as many bubbles as I faculty and the university and the tension, to make up for the lost could without thinking too deeply ILLUSTRATION: KATHERINE BUTLER / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN solutions we have come up with time.” about my responses in despera- bers are required to hold onto tion to fi nish. It felt like a college grade-related materials -- includ- 38017 student’s worst nightmare.” ing data from Proctorio -- until the The university decided to use end of the next semester. the Google Chrome extension “For instructional data, which STATE HEALTH INSURANCE Proctorio in March as a result of would include Proctorio data, the the COVID-19 pandemic. Teach- basic idea is that data should not ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ers previously used the testing lab be deleted until we’re quite sure in the Jackson Avenue Center and there will be no business purpose ProctorU, but with ProctorU un- for looking at/for this data,” Hop- (SHIP) able to scale their service to meet kins wrote in an email. “For in- the demand from many universi- stance, UM policy allows students INFORMATION COUNSELING ASSISTANCE ties going online at the same time, to appeal grades after the term Proctorio was the best decision for ends and grades are posted. Data Unbiased, confidential, Trained counselors are Walking you through UM. from Proctorio may be needed trusted information available in all 82 counties Medicare According to Brian Hopkins, during this appeal process and so the deputy chief information offi - must be retained.” cer for academic technology, the Charles Fleming, an assistant university paid $182,790 for a li- professor of computer and infor- cense that allows unlimited tests mation science, said that while he and test takers from March 17 does not believe Proctorio to be an this year to March 16, 2021. The invasion of privacy, he wouldn’t Division of Outreach paid for this, recommend running the exten- not increasing any fees charged to sion when it’s not being used. students. “Because (Proctorio) can re- While Proctorio was used cord my keystrokes, I could be sit- for last semester, students have ting here typing an email in Gmail, raised concerns about the testing and it could be recording that,” platform for multiple reasons, Fleming said. “So what I tell my from violating privacy to crashing students is if you’re worried about constantly. Senior Kelby How- security, install it while taking a ell said that when she was taking test, and then as soon as you fi n- exams at home, Proctorio would ish taking the exam, uninstall it. crash fairly often. Once you uninstall it, [Proctorio] “My hometown still does not can’t do anything because it’s not have broadband internet, so it is installed anymore.” Counselors can discuss: Counselors can get answers to: extremely hard to complete school Hopkins wrote that while stu- • Medicare Part C: Advantage • Out of Pocket Expenses work from home,” Howell said. dents may believe Proctorio is Plans “The service crashed frequent- an invasion of privacy, it’s in fact • Eligibility Criteria ly during my tests, and I would less invasive than if one was to • Medicare Part D: Prescription • Coverage Gaps always have to reach out to my take an exam in-person. Procto- Drug Plans professors and get them to reset it, rio makes a video recording of the • Who Pays First praying it wouldn’t happen a sec- student taking the exam and runs • Financial Assistance for Low- ond time.” it through an artifi cial intelligence Income Beneficiaries • Financial Help with Copays Howell said another issue she system that scores the behavior • Medicare Fraud had was data storage. She said and fl ags any moments that the AI • Billing Issues, Appeals, when she was looking into how would consider to be suspicious Denials, and Grievances • Your Rights long Proctorio held onto student behavior, in turn reporting this to • Medicare Fraud and Abuse information, she couldn’t fi nd an the professor so they can go back answer, which concerned her. and make an informed decision • Volunteer Opportunities According to Proctorio’s pri- on the fl agged behavior. vacy policy, “all student records “It is true, then, that the stu- • Community Presentation obtained by Proctorio from an dent is in some sense ‘watched’ Requests institution are the property of and while taking the exam, but the are under control of that institu- primary watcher is a bot, and tion.” According to the UM Policy many students will take many on Grade Appeal, faculty mem- exams without any live human

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BILLY SCHUERMAN [email protected] Although many students in In the face of a pandemic the Oxford will remember Hurri- University of Mississippi facilities cane Laura’s impact as a rude, management team has vamped up ten-minute warning siren at its efforts to fight the spread. 6 a.m., others were anxiously expecting destruction for their hometowns, hosting their evacuating family and friends and organizing relief efforts for beloved communities. On August 27, Hurricane Laura made landfall in the . It hailed from the Carribean to the Tex- as-Louisiana border town of Lake Charles, with damaging winds that brought havoc to many surrounding communi- ties. From there, Laura con- tinued to move across the southeastern United States, seen most apparently in the tornadoes and flash floods ex- tending from Arkansas to the Mid-Atlantic coast through- out the weekend. Abby Sonnier, a senior public policy leadership major from Lake Charles, stayed up overnight checking in with her parents every hour. She lost contact with them before and after the eye of the storm hit her hometown. “​The Lake Charles I have known since birth will never be there again,” Sonnier said. “(But) we will rebuild. Trust me when I say you’ve nev- er met a more resilient and neighborly group of people,

It takes a village The University of Mississippi employs 125 custodians who are tasked with ensuring the university is kept at a high level of cleanliness. Like many professions, work has grown and changed dramatically for custodians since the start of the pandemic. There is a plethora of new measures take in order to ensure cleanliness such as cleaning throughout the day and focusing more on high traffic areas. Many custodians bounce around ad clean a number of buildings throughout their shift. Custodial Supervisor Candi Smith empties mop heads out of an industrial drier. Smith has worked at the university for 17 years.

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her car,” Stansberry said. LYDIA JOHNSEY Afraid of floods damaging [email protected] her car, her friend called and Although many students in asked if she could evacuate to Oxford will remember Hurri- Oxford. cane Laura’s impact as a rude, “In less than an hour after ten-minute warning siren at she called, she started driving 6 a.m., others were anxiously to Oxford.” Stansberry said. expecting destruction for their Her friend stayed in Oxford hometowns, hosting their for a few days before heading evacuating family and friends back to Baton Rouge for class- and organizing relief efforts es and work. for beloved communities. Abby Newton, a sopho- On August 27, Hurricane more public policy leadership Laura made landfall in the major from Jackson, recently United States. It hailed from took a spring break mission the Carribean to the Tex- trip to Haiti with Pinelake as-Louisiana border town of Church. Her mission team, Lake Charles, with damaging which included students from winds that brought havoc to UM and Mississippi State many surrounding communi- University, served alongside ties. Hispaniola Mountain Minis- From there, Laura con- tries (HMM), a local Hatian tinued to move across the ministry that provides edu- southeastern United States, BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN cation and healthcare to the seen most apparently in the Lightning cracks over the Oxford Courthouse. The tail end of Laura passed over Oxford creating dramatic community. HMM’s facilities tornadoes and flash floods ex- thunderstorms and leaving damage in its wake. experienced significant dam- tending from Arkansas to the age from Laura. Mid-Atlantic coast through- “It was heartbreaking to out the weekend. see these streets and build- Abby Sonnier, a senior but it will never be the same. est, many students from Texas cane Laura.” ings and homes that we had public policy leadership major Watching this from 450 miles cities as far west as Houston Taylor Stansberry, a senior been in not even six months from Lake Charles, stayed up away was hard. I felt helpless were expecting to be in the di- communication science and ago just in ruin,” Newton said, overnight checking in with her watching my community come rect path of Laura. Gia Osso, a disorders major from New “But it was also comforting to parents every hour. She lost back home to find out they had senior marketing major from Orleans, hosted a former high know that we had met the peo- contact with them before and no homes left. I cried, a lot.” downtown Houston, expected school classmate who had ple in the community and saw after the eye of the storm hit After seeing the devasta- the same. evacuated her apartment near their constant spirit of joy and her hometown. tion in her hometown, Sonnier “A lot of people thought Louisiana State University reliance on the Lord.” “The Lake Charles I have took to fundraising and raised that Hurricane Laura was go- in Baton Rouge after hearing After spreading the word known since birth will never over $500 in less than an hour ing to hit us pretty hard, but about tornado and flash flood through social media, two be there again,” Sonnier said. to benefit Lake Charles. it ended up taking a turn and warnings in the area. friends from Newton’s trip “(But) we will rebuild. Trust In the days before landfall, heading towards Beaumont “Her apartment at school raised $12,000 in two days to me when I say you’ve nev- before the public knew what and Lake Charles,” Osso said, floods really easily and her rebuild HMM’s facilities. The er met a more resilient and locations would be hit hard- “But I am definitely praying roommate last year even had group plans to return to Haiti neighborly group of people, for those affected by Hurri- issues with the flooding and in the spring.

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Lafayette County to remove PROTEST the Confederate statue from continued from page 1 the Square. Following the video, linebacker Momo Sa- nogo helped put together the Players and staff marched L-O-U-NITED’s March for almost a mile in the rain from Progress: Together We Can the Manning Center on cam- event. pus to downtown Oxford in Currently, in the world of front of the Confederate mon- college sports, many teams ument on the Square. The are beginning to bring aware- team then gathered around ness to racial injustices in the the Confederate monument on country by boycotting prac- the front lawn of the Lafayette tices. Programs at Mississip- County Courthouse to chant pi State and the University of “No Justice, No Peace” as well Kentucky have also taken a as “Hands up, don’t shoot.” stand against police brutality The Oxford Police Depart- by boycotting their practice ment and the Lafayette Coun- and protesting the streets of ty Sheriff’s Department moni- Starkville and Lexington. tored the peaceful protest for PHOTO COURTESY: MICHAEL FAGANS / The about an hour on the Square SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA football team is the most re- before relocating the demon- cent to follow suit with head stration back to campus with- A member of the University of coach Nick Saban leading the out contention, according to Mississippi’s football team stands pack in Tuscaloosa on Mon- tweets from OPD. near the Confederate Statue day, Aug. 31. The Crimson Tide Defensive end Ryder An- had Monday off for practice, derson spoke about the frus- located next to the Lafayette County Court House on Aug. 28, but that didn’t stop the ath- tration in the Black commu- letes and coaches from getting nity and the team’s initial 2020. The march happened on together to make a statement uncertainty as to whether they the 57th anniversary of the March against racial inequality. The would engage in activism. on Washington. team marched from the Mal “We haven’t talked about M. Moore Athletic facility to it all together as a team yet, the Foster Auditorium, where but you know, obviously we’ve a segregationist once stood talked amongst ourselves a little bit,” Anderson said in a press conference on Aug. 26. at the door in 1963 trying to “What happened was com- happen. It’s just something block two Black students from pletely inexcusable, and that’s we’re going to have to contin- entering. why you see everything that’s ue to fight against.” This week marks the end of going on in the Black com- Protesting together is noth- week three of fall camp for Ole munity right now. That’s why ing new for the Ole Miss foot- Miss football as they continue everyone is so frustrated. Be- ball team. Back in June, the to prepare for the first game of cause that stuff has been hap- team joined together by post- the season against the Florida pening and is continuing to ing a video to Twitter asking Gators on Sept. 26. will play on: NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF UNIVERSITY PARKING RULES & REGULATIONS how COVID-19 impacted UM band

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Fall sports schedule updated

KELBY ZENDEJAS [email protected] The Southeastern Confer- ence (SEC) announced updated fall sports start dates and for- mats for all 14 institutions in the conference on Thursday. In July, SEC members an- nounced that all fall sports will be postponed until at least Aug. 31, but Ole Miss cross country, soccer, volleyball, tennis and golf now finally know when their fall seasons will begin. Cross country season will consist of a minimum of two

BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN and a maximum of three events before the SEC Championship Members of the Ole Miss Marching Band stand in formation during a rehearsal on Aug. 27, 2020. It is questionable right now whether or not the in Baton Rouge on Oct. 30. band will be allowed at football games. The season starts on Sept. 11 and will continue as previous- ly scheduled until Oct. 23 over a seven-week period. Teams may compete against non-con- ference schools that adhere to The Pride of the South will play on: SEC COVID-19 testing proto- cols. The SEC soccer season will how COVID-19 impacted UM band consist of a conference-only, regular season over an eight- week time frame beginning and practice times have been ing is playing from the stands, we just felt like we could give on Sept. 18. The SEC Champi- KELBY ZENDEJAS shortened to only two one- then that is something that a day to do that.” onship will be held at Orange [email protected] hour practices per week. The we’ll take time to work on, but Spirits are still high, Beach, Ala. from November 13- The Pride of the South reason for the separation, ac- less time,” Dale said. “And so, though, as the band is trying 22 where all SEC teams will be marching band, which many cording to Dale, was because as long as I find that out fair- to navigate changes. Members guaranteed at least two games consider an integral part of the they did not feel comfortable ly soon, we can get (prepared) said they are excited for this in the tournament. Ole Miss football experience, having 300 or so students for that.” season and dedicated to sal- While cross country and is facing challenges head-on coming and going at once. Band camp, an important vaging their only chances of soccer begin in September, all amid uncertainties and ongo- “Every now and then, I’ll part of building a community performing in the stadium. volleyball, tennis and golf com- ing changes in guidelines. come to the other band’s within the band, was cut to “We wish we could all be petitions will begin in October. SEC guidelines currently practice, and I’ll watch them five days. On two of the days, together, but we need to do SEC volleyball will consist state that on-field band per- and speak to them from a dis- not a single note was played, this so that we can be together of an eight-match, conference formances before games and tance,” bass drummer Michael and one day was dedicated in some way possible,” drum only schedule over six weeks of during halftime are prohibit- Ivy said. “I mean it absolutely to community service. Band major Catherine Adams said. competition beginning on Oct. ed, according to an announce- hurt my feelings because all members volunteered at the “People have been really sup- 16. Each team will compete ment made on Friday. The of my friends are in the first Boys and Girls Club of Oxford, portive and mindful of the im- against four opponents twice in Pride of the South can still plementations that we’ve put the same weekend on back-to- play in stadium seats but with “To be so publicly ingrained into game-day, in.” back days. fewer band members than As far as what the band Both SEC soccer and volley- usual and social distancing we don’t want to miss out on one thing, We’re will look like in Vaught-Hem- ball will have spring seasons protocols enforced. The band going to take whatever’s available and do the ingway this year, each band with more details on formats can no longer travel to away will rotate performing during depending on final NCAA deci- games either — leaving only best we can.”” scheduled home games and sions on how to conduct spring five home games for them to - Randy Dale will spread out across forty to championships for those play. Athletic Band Director forty-five rows, top to bottom. sports. “To be so publicly in- “It will look very socially For SEC 2020 fall tennis grained into game-day, we band while I’m in the second took cookies to first respond- distanced,” Dale said. As of and golf segments, both men’s don’t want to miss out on one band.” ers, sorted through clothes at now, each band has two games and women’s teams may com- thing,” Athletic Bands Direc- The Daily Mississippian the pregnancy center, made on its schedule. The Egg Bowl pete in up to three team events tor Randy Dale said. “We’re sat in on a recent band prac- cards for children at the Blair is to be determined. no earlier than Oct. 1. Teams going to take whatever’s avail- tice where the band rehearsed E. Batson Children’s Hospital “I’m so excited just to get will be limited to competing able and do the best we can.” their pregame show. When in Jackson and even took part back to something normal,” against only SEC opponents or Since the delayed start of asked if they would be pre- in cleaning up the campus af- trombone player Wade Chap- non-conference opponents in the season, the band has faced pared for the season, Dale said ter move-in day. man said. “I mean, it’s the new the same geographical region. some challenges of its own the answer was hard to find “We thought, you know, if normal, but I’m excited just Lastly, fall practice activ- while still trying to incorpo- since pregame shows had not we’ve got some time, why not to get back in Vaught-Hem- ities and intra-squad games rate consistency. Along with yet been strictly prohibited by give some of that time back?” ingway and to see Coach Kif- are permitted for baseball and the news of no on-field per- the SEC. Dale said. “We were already fin and the team and play for softball, but exhibition games formances, the entire band “If all we are going to be do- here. We weren’t ready, but them in front of some fans.” against outside opponents are has split into two groups, prohibited during the 2020 fall semester. PAGE 10 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 3 SEPTEMBER 2020 A look into student artist’s newest mural The process of creating WILL CARPENTER a mural for Oxford Canteen [email protected] took her about a month, with The Oxford Canteen is the first week spent talking buzzing with life thanks to a to potential clients. Once she new mural painted by senior connected with the Oxford Victoria Daily. Canteen, Daily spent the next Daily, an art major, has few weeks sketching out dif- been selling her work since ferent ideas. Corbin Evans, she was 15 but is new to paint- one of the owners of Oxford ing murals. She recently fin- Canteen, said that the idea ished her first mural project of featuring art outside of the in the interior of local restau- restaurant was nothing new. rant Mi and Tea. “We had always thought Daily finds her inspiration that wall screamed, ‘Mural to paint murals from the time me!’ And after seeing some she spent with her uncle, who really amazing wall murals in was paralyzed in a car wreck other towns like Minneapolis, when she was in fourth grade. Nashville and Asheville, we The trips to the intensive care figured we should seriously unit and other places where look into it,” Evans said. “We people experience grief led her hoped it would brighten that PHOTO COURTESTY: VICTORIA DALY vation and avian art while to devote her art to a cause. wall space and be a positive my tattoo in her final sketch to commissioning a mural. Daily was enrolled in pro- “I want to be able to go artistic landmark for our busi- us and we loved it.” “I was really happy with grams and classes that Hoek- and brighten up places where ness, North Lamar and Oxford It only took three to four it,” Hoeksema said. “There sema was teaching. people are going through hard in general.” bee and honeycomb sketches aren’t a lot of murals in our According to Hoeksema, it things,” Daily said. “Maybe According to Daily, it was before they agreed on the final area, and I think people really is highly uncommon for an art one day I’d like to put mu- difficult finding a business design. The theme of the mu- love them. There’s a lot of mo- student to be enrolled in biol- rals in ICU waiting rooms and that was interested in a na- ral required a slight shift in mentum there because of that. ogy classes, but Daily used the places I’ve seen my family ture-centered mural, which is style from Daily. There’s an open niche.” time in the biology courses to have hard times in.” the style of painting she pre- “I like to paint what I Hoeksema believes that hone her skills painting birds. This new medium has been fers. The Canteen was open to would say are more scientific the demand for Daily’s art It was after a presentation a learning experience pushing the theme, but rather than a illustrations,” Daily said. “But will probably rise, but that Daily gave in Hoeksema’s or- her out of her typical artistic bird idea that Daily originally if you think about a three- she most likely won’t need any nithology class last spring that style. pitched, the design came from foot-long bee painted on a more help from him. she first expressed her interest “Most of the time I paint in house. wall they actually look kind of “One of the most fulfilling in painting murals. Hoeksema privately in my studio space, “In one of our initial meet- intimidating, so we decided to things about my job as a pro- took to Facebook and used the so to start doing public art was ings, she noticed the bee hon- make the bees look fun.” fessor at the university is hav- connections he had built with a little bit nerve-wracking, but eycomb tattoo I have on my Daily came into contact ing a chance to make a small local business owners over the it’s what I’m good at,” Daily arm and took a photo of it,” with the Canteen through bi- difference in helping students past 13 years to advertise Dai- said. “Once I put the first layer Evans said. “She was then able ology professor Jason Hoek- to find their career path and ly’s talent. of paint on the wall, I wasn’t to create a similar pattern and sema. 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enacted quarantine protocols The responsibility of the sense. Such procedures guide the difference? Surely the LAUREN MOSES to “flatten the curve” and al- government to its citizens is social norms for every disease. person eating cannot be more [email protected] low medical professionals and more exhaustive than miti- Another maddening aspect of a threat to others than the Since mid-March, govern- hospitals time to prepare for gating the threat caused by of these executive orders is person working if everyone is ment response to the coro- a massive increase in cases as COVID-19 on a minority of that they lack clarity and ef- sitting six feet apart. navirus has been wide and the virus made its way through vulnerable communities. fectiveness. Why can Black It is time to stand up to the sweeping. States like Califor- communities. But once these There exists a real duty to Lives Matter protestors flood government and institutions nia, New York and New Jer- medical institutions prepared ensure that citizens have a the streets of cities across the that sacrifice civil liberties sey are still enforcing strict for an uptick, states remained livelihood and can engage in country, but churches cannot and freedom for the “health stay-at-home orders while closed down. economic activity. Shuttered conduct worship services? Re- and safety” of a small vulner- others such as Florida, Texas In Michigan, Gov. Gretch- states forced small businesses gardless of political beliefs, it able community. Wise leaders and Mississippi have allowed en Whitmer served as a prime into bankruptcy, destroying does not make sense to give have faith in their constituents citizens more discretion. Giv- example of an abuse of power. more lives economically than certain individuals freedom to make informed decisions, en the varying responses by Moving swiftly once the virus could have possibly been lost to gather while limiting other knowing the consequences the government from state to hit American soil, Whitmer by the virus. groups of people. of their actions. Reopen the state, we have seen that state shut down almost all busi- This does not mean that The university has fallen country and let citizens make and local government, as well nesses in the state. When re- vulnerable communities prey to the same ridiculous the best decisions for them- as the university, have over- newing her executive order a should not be protected. As standards on a smaller scale. selves and their families. stepped their duty to citizens few weeks later, restrictions with every disease, including In the union, one can eat their and set arbitrary guidelines on buying home improve- the flu, those most vulnera- lunch without a mask. But the counterintuitive to their goal. ment supplies and gardening ble should take precautions to person at the next table must Lauren Moses is a senior Most frustrating in the cre- equipment were still in place. protect themselves. Sick indi- wear a mask because they are from Coppell, TX studying ation of stay-at-home orders Protesters flooded the capi- viduals should stay home and working on their computer Economics and Political Sci- is that arbitrary guidelines tol building, begging for their avoid public interaction until and not eating. Other than ence. stripped away freedom from freedom back. they are well. That is common food being present, what is everyday citizens. Governors Guest column: A perspective on protests from a former Minneapolis resident

ple of years ago and watched a po- neapolis. marching one block off of where in a political position. It is a crazy DAVID THIGPEN lice stop that was almost identical I spent a lot of nights a couple I lived when I lived in Saint Paul. place but in a good way. It has in [email protected] to the situation of the shooting of of years ago walking back to Saint One block off the area that I rep- it in some ways the crazy we need. I had an odd experience that Philando Castile, who is Black, Paul from 38th and Lyndale in resented as a precinct chair. It was I wish them well, and I still love happened recently during the in Minnesota. The diff erence be- Minneapolis. This was where I surreal to watch. Minnesota. One of my friends in a Black Lives Matter protests this tween the two is that the OPD had the choice of the most direct One thing that I am apprecia- phone call said that they loved me summer. I purchased something handled it properly. The police route down 38th, where Floyd tive of is that Minnesota provides back, and, for that, I say thanks. in Oxford, and while the payment offi cer secured the gun, wrote the died, to the Ford Parkway Bridge an extraordinarily low hurdle to was processing, the Black woman ticket for obstruction of the tag, or walking up Lyndale and across getting involved in politics and David Thigpen is a graduate behind the counter grabbed the and everyone left alive. It was all Lake Street, where the riots de- the broader community. In my student from Jackson, Mississip- stuff I purchased to help me take enhanced by having a backup car stroyed the places that represent- case, you could have no ambition pi. it to the car. When I asked her show up shortly after the stop. So, ed many memories I had from for it, and somehow fi nd yourself why, she said it was something to the Castile situation was purely a dates long past. do. training and cultural issue within When the riots happened, I Opinion Policies: The United States is com- the police department in Minne- felt despondent. I knew exactly plicated when it comes to the sota. where the reporters were when Columns do not represent the views of The University of relationship between diff erent A lot of the problems that re- the rioters were shooting rockets Mississippi or The Daily Mississippian. The Daily Mississippian groups, but small moments like late to what happened to George into the police department in the welcomes letters to the editor, which should be emailed to that make me think that we are Floyd were going to happen even- third precinct because I used to [email protected]. Letters should be no longer than 300 HOW TO PLAY not that far apart. tually. The events of the Floyd walk by there on the way home. words. They may be edited for clarity, brevity and libel. Third- A lot of people are critical of murder relate back to problems in I knew all of the restaurants and party letters and those with pseudonyms or no name will not be Complete the grid so cops, but I’m not. I was in a ride- Minneapolis and the various cul- stores that were hit by looting as published. Letters are limited to one per individual per month. Letters should include contact information, including relationship that every row, column along with police from the Oxford tural diff erences that exist within well. When the marchers walked Police Department (OPD) a cou- the great melting pot that is Min- down Summit Avenue, they were to the university, if applicable. and 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 with no repeats. DIFFICULTY LEVEL need more news? Visit thedmonline.com for breaking news on Oxford and the Ole Miss campus

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ing John Yaun sent an email sult with your family to con- idents of Martin Hall earlier this story, the university has QUARANTINE yesterday to students on the sider your options for quar- this week said their options changed the title of this sec- continued from page 1 second floor of Crosby that antine, including returning were to return home, relocate tion of its COVID-19 dash- said they needed to quaran- to your family residence,” to somewhere off-campus or board to indicate that it only tine because four members of the email reads, adding that stay in quarantine housing shows the number of students clarified that our options were the floor tested positive. if students need to “consid- provided by the university. who decide to stay in quaran- to leave campus or quaran- The email says that the er other options,” they must The email sent to Crosby res- tine housing and a university tine in our rooms,” Ossoski students will receive a call quarantine in their room until idents did not include these spokesperson said that the said, adding that she was not from student housing in the they are contacted by student choices, instead stating that university has decided to let offered quarantine housing next business days to discuss housing. student housing will call them students quarantine in their when student housing called their quarantine options. However, emails from the to discuss their options. dorm rooms to maximize her at around noon today. “We encourage you to con- university to quarantined res- Since the publication of available quarantine spaces. Director of Student Hous-

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