THE Daily MISSISSIPPIAN Friday, February 28, 2020 theDMonline.com Volume 108, No. 60 Buildings U.S. House on Square Broken silence passes forced to “Send Silence Packing” event displays over 1,000 Emmett close backpacks in the Grove for suicide awareness Till Act MASON SCIONEAUX WILL STRIBLING [email protected] [email protected] On Wednesday, the City After a century of failed of Oxford announced that the attempts, Congress passed sidewalk and on-street parking legislation on Wednesday in front of 208 S. Lamar — the that would classify lynch- building space most recently ing as a federal hate crime. occupied by Stella Restaurant “We must pass it to — would be closed, citing “struc- correct the inactions of tural concerns and potential haz- those before us. The in- ards to pedestrians.” Earlier this action of others does not week, on Sunday, Oxford build- relieve one of the obliga- ing officials required Fill-Up tion to do what is right,” With Billups to close to custom- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson ers pending a further inspection said on the House floor of the building’s safety. Wednesday, testifying to The 208 S. Lamar loca- the importance of the bill. tion was in the process of being Thompson was one renovated into a New Orle- of the bill’s sponsors. He ans-themed po’boy restaurant represents Mississippi’s with a rooftop rum bar before the second congressional city’s announcement. The haz- district, which includes ard prompted the Courthouse where Emmett Till’s mur- Square Preservation Commis- der took place. sion to schedule an emergency The Emmett Till An- meeting this morning where they tilynching Act passed in will decide whether or not to de- a bipartisan 410-4 vote. molish the building, according to A separate version of the a report from the Oxford Eagle. legislation, the Justice for Fill-Up With Billups, the Victims of Lynching Act, breakfast restaurant and bar passed unaminously in on the Square, has been closed the U.S. Senate last year. indefinitely by Oxford building There are only small dif- official Chris Carter following an OLIVIA SCHWAB / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN ferences between the two issue with the floor last weekend. Over 1,000 backpacks were left in the Grove for the Send Silence Packing event on Wednesday. Active bills, and if the House’s “In an abundance of caution Minds is a national non-profit that focuses on mental health awareness. version is approved by the for the public welfare, I felt that Senate, it will be sent to it was prudent to require further was sponsored by the University reminder that mental health, es- President Donald Trump’s invasive evaluation before al- NIGEL DENT of Mississippi chapter of Active pecially on college campuses, is desk. [email protected] lowing the restaurant to resume Minds, their third “Send Silence paramount. The bill, which comes operation,” Carter said in a state- The Grove was dotted with Packing” event. “It is important to go and seek after 200 failed attempts ment. over 1,000 backpacks on Wednes- To Lydia Cates, a sophomore help,” Cates said. “Go to the coun- to pass an antilynch- Oxford Police Department day – with colorful messages of and the Active Minds media di- seling center … And don’t let oth- ing bill over the last 100 (OPD) Chief Jeff McCutchen hope and encouragement – to re- rector, this event is not just about er people shame you out of going years, describes lynching member college students who die awareness. It serves as an active SEE SILENCE as an act willfully done by SEE SQUARE PAGE 3 by suicide every year. The exhibit PAGE 8 a group of people who as- semble with intention to commit violence against another person and then cause that person’s death, according to a copy of the Putt heard around the world bill. The legislation is 2005 Augusta Masters. named after Till, who JOSHUA CLAYTON “I got up there, and I was was brutally lynched in [email protected] very relaxed,” she said. “(I) 1955 while visiting fam- There hasn’t been much didn’t feel the pressure.” ily in Money. During his to celebrate for Ole Miss bas- In an interview with After trip, white shopkeeper ketball during the 2019-20 Further Review podcast on Carolyn Bryant accused season, but when 84-year- Rebel Radio, Wakefield re- 14-year-old Till of making old Mary Ann Wakefield vealed that it was a no-look sexual advances toward sunk a putt from baseline to shot — a sort-of homage to her at Bryant’s Grocery. baseline to win a 2020 Nis- greats like Magic Johnson or Four days later, Bryant’s san Altima on Saturday, The Jason Williams. husband Roy, and his Pavilion might as well have “To tell you the truth, I half-brother J.W. Milam been the venue of Game 7 of couldn’t see it once it went kidnapped Till from his the NBA Finals. past half-court,” she said. “I uncle’s home. They beat Wakefield lined up a putt didn’t know it went in until him, shot him in the head from 94 feet away and, with everybody started scream- and threw his body into pinpoint technique and me- ing, and the announcer said FILE PHOTO: REED JONES / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN the Tallahatchie River. chanics, hit a long, winding something. When I first got 84-year-old Mary Ann Wakefield sunk a 94-foot putt to win a new car SEE TILL PAGE 2 shot reminiscent of Tiger from Cannon Automotive group during a contest during halftime of Woods at the 16th hole of the SEE PUTTING PAGE 5 Saturday’s basketball game. PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 28 FEBRUARY 2020

TILL No campus polling place ‘anytime soon’ continued from page 1 The jury that acquitted MASON SCIONEAUX the two murderers only de- [email protected] liberated for 67 minutes. With the 2020 primary and Decades later, Carolyn general elections looming, stu- Bryant admitted that her dent voting accessibility is being claims Till harassed her monitored both nationally and were lies. Roy Bryant and locally. Despite continual efforts Milam did not wait near- to establish a polling place on ly as long to admit their campus, including an Associ- crimes, doing so in a 1956 ated Student Body (ASB) reso- interview with Look Maga- lution, Lafayette County circuit zine, as their acquittal pro- clerk Jeff Busby doesn’t believe vided them double jeopardy it will happen before the 2020 protections. elections. After Till’s mutilated “I would like to see (a poll- body was recovered from ing place on campus),” he said. the river, his mother, Ma- “But I don’t foresee that hap- mie, demanded an open pening anytime soon. Most of casket at her son’s funer- the precincts are in and around al so others would have to the university, so they’re not far, confront the horrors in- and there’s transportation to all flicted on him. The photos precincts.” this produced provided an He said that polling places initial spark for the Civil are not too far for students and Rights Movement. added that the Oxford – Uni- All four Mississippi con- versity Transit (OUT) buses will gressmen voted to pass the transport students to polling bill. Only four lawmakers places in this year’s elections. — Reps. Louie Gohmert The buses also went to polling (Texas), Thomas Massie places for the November 2019 (KY) and Ted Yoho (FL), election. and independent Rep. Jus- Students with an on-campus tin Amash (MI) — voted post office mail box, for exam- ILLUSTRATION: KATHERINE BUTLER / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN against it. ple, can vote at the Mississippi Rep. Bobby Rush (IL) State Extension Office, which is improve accessibility, he feels only Mississippi university and adding an on-campus polling introduced the bill in Jan- on Buddy East Parkway in Ox- that local officials have not done one of only two Southeastern place. uary 2019, and he is the ford. This is approximately a enough. Conference schools with that “Addressing these two is- representative for the first 10-minute drive from campus “(Getting a polling place distinction. sues alone could greatly expand congressional district of Il- to the Extension Office for stu- on campus is) something we’ve Campus Vote Project works the ability of all Mississippians linois, which includes the dents to vote. On an OUT bus, passed a resolution through with colleges and universities to register and vote, including area of Chicago where Till which has multiple stops de- (ASB) Senate for, but it’s really to reduce barriers to student young and student voters who was from. In a press confer- pending on the route, this trip on the local election officials to voting by advocating for policy are far more familiar with con- ence with several national could take longer. take action — something they reforms and providing informa- ducting business online and news outlets after the bill Busby said he lacks specif- don’t seem interested in getting passed, Rush said that the ic knowledge on how to create done,” Mayfield said. image of Till in his casket a campus polling location, but In Oct. 2018, the ASB Senate “I would like to see (a polling place on “created an indelible im- print on my brain, on my added that he will research to unanimously passed a resolu- campus),” he said. “But I don’t foresee determine the possibility of it. tion urging Lafayette County to spirit,” which was part of “The truth is (that), I hav- create a campus polling place. that happening anytime soon. Most of the his motivation for the bill’s en’t looked into that much,” he At the time, the authors of the precincts are in and around the university, so name. said. “I’m speaking on not a lot legislation were cognizant of “It made me conscious of knowledge of that situation. A the logistical issues in creating a they’re not far, and there’s transportation to of the risk, the trepidation year from now, I could know a campus polling place, but hope- all precincts.” of being a black man in bit more about the ins and outs ful that the resolution would put - Jeff Busby America,” Rush said in the or why it would be feasible to do. pressure on the County to meet Lafayette County circuit clerk same press conference. I absolutely plan to look into it.” their goals. While there are no re- ASB President Barron May- In March 2019, Mississippi cently recorded lynchings, field called a campus polling State University was designat- tion for students to register and may have trouble accessing poll- sponsors of the bill said place essential for student vot- ed a “Voter Friendly Campus” vote. It has staff in seven states ing places due to class and work its passage is incredibly ers and said that while he is by the Fair Election Center’s and Washington, D.C. and is in schedules, along with access to important. On social me- satisfied with campus efforts to Campus Vote Project. It is the partnership with campuses in transportation,” Burns said. dia, Rush thanked his col- 23 other states. While Chancellor Glenn leagues who helped pass To become a Voter Friendly Boyce declined to answer spe- the bill and said the House campus, a school must develop cific questions regarding his sent “a strong message that a strategy with goals pertaining recent student voting discus- violence—and race-based to upcoming elections. The pro- sions with the ASB Senate or the violence, in particular—has cess includes five phases, from possibility of a campus polling no place in America.” the submission of interest to the location, he said in an email that If the Senate signs off on actual designation, which lasts he is committed to making Ole the Emmett Till Antilynch- Let Our Legal Team Work For You for two years. Miss a voter-friendly campus. ing Act, it will be the first Mike Burns, the national “The responsibility falls on attempt to make lynching director for the Campus Vote us to ensure that we encourage a federal hate crime since Defense of Persons charged with: Project, said that while Ole Miss involvement from all individu- 1900 to succeed in both D.U.I. - 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th Off ense, Public Drunk, M.I.P., has not had any problems pre- als, especially our students here the House and the Senate. The most recent attempt Fake I.D., Simple Assault venting it from attaining desig- at Ole Miss,” he said. “I will work nation, it simply has not applied hard to make our university a was last year when the Sen- Possession of Paraphernalia and/or Drugs for consideration to be a Voter voter-friendly campus and will ate passed its similar anti- Possession with Intent, Sale of Drugs, Aggravated Assault Friendly Campus. Burns cited ensure that we are providing lynching bill. and All Other Midsdemeanor and Felony Charges accessibility issues in Mississip- opportunities for our students Mississippi has had pi. and members of the campus more lynching victims than “I am not aware of specific community to play their part.” other Southern states and 662.281.0438 issues at Ole Miss,” Burns said. The Ole Miss student voting highest lynching rate per “But I can say that Mississippi website, located at vote.olemiss. capita from 1877 to 1950. If you have been charged with a criminal off ense call our offi ce to schedule a free as a state could do a lot to im- edu, had not been updated since During that time period, consultation regarding the criminal charges which have been brought against you. prove everyone’s — including before the November 2018 mid- 654 people were lynched Weekend and after-hours appointments available for legal emergencies. students’ — access to registra- term elections. As of Feb. 20, the in the state, many of whom tion and voting.” site includes a countdown clock were black men like Till, Burns named the lack of on- until the March 10 primary elec- and the per capita rate from line voter registration and early tion and links to register, obtain those years is 0.62. If the bill is signed into law, any- garrettfridayandgarner.com in-person voting as two major an absentee ballot and resourc- voting issues that Mississip- es for residential students look- one found guilty of lynch- 1205 Offi ce Park Drive B, Oxford, MS pi needs to reform, along with ing for their polling place. ing would face up to life in M-TH 8am-5pm, F 8am-4pm prison.

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again after the repairs, to ensure SQUARE they were sufficient for public use. continued from page 1 He suspects the issue is the floor joists, which support the floor above the basement, and if the contacted Carter early Sunday problem is not severe, he said it morning with reports of a loud can be repaired in about a week. popping sound in the restaurant, Floor joist repairs can range from which remained open until 2 a.m. a few hundred dollars to $10,000. that day. OPD noted “deflection “I’ve been doing this for al- and sponginess” in a public use most 18 years,” Carter said. “This area of the floor. Deflection is an is the first time that I’ve had this unlevel surface caused by struc- come up.” tural strain, and sponginess in- Phillip Acosta, an engineer dicates a floor that does not have with W. L. Burle Engineers, an adequate support. engineering consultant firm in Carter evaluated the restau- Oxford, said that because of this rant, but he could not access the type of issue, it is difficult to make underside of the floor to deter- estimates about the severity of the mine whether there is any struc- damage. tural damage. He has requested “I think it’s probably one of access from the restaurant to ex- things where you probably don’t amine under the floor and deter- know how bad it is until you get in mine the cause of the issue. there and look at it,” Acosta said. “(How soon the restaurant can Acosta said there are two reopen) depends entirely on (the possible issues: one with the owners of the restaurant),” Carter soil, in which the ground under said. “I don’t want these guys to the restaurant is giving way, or a (be) shut down any longer than foundation issue, meaning that they absolutely have to be. If I the structural integrity of the floor could’ve figured out a way to keep is giving way. If Carter is right it safe for the public, I wouldn’t about the floor joists, Acosta said, have closed them to start with.” then it is most likely a foundation Carter, who has the final say OLIVIA SCHWAB / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN issue. to allow the restaurant to reopen, The owners of Fill-Up With Fill-Up with Billups has been closed indefinitely by Oxford building officials until structural damage is will inspect the damages again Billups could not be reached by assessed. with a structural engineer to de- the time of publication. termine what must be done, and Students, faculty headline list of speakers at Tedx Fennelly teaches in the MASON SCIONEAUX M.F.A. program, where she was [email protected] named Teacher of the Year. She Thirteen speakers will take has published three poetry col- the stage for TEDxUniversity- lections and a nonfiction book, as ofMississippi at the Ford Center well as a novel with her husband, Saturday night, ranging from Tom Franklin. She expressed her Beth Ann Fennelly, the Poet Lau- excitement to be able to elabo- reate of Mississippi, to Pakistan rate on her work at TEDx. native and Ocean Springs High “For me, the TEDx talk is the School senior Areesha Razi. opportunity to distill and clari- “I am looking forward to chal- fy my work over the last twenty lenging the community to think years of teaching literature,” Fen- outside of the box, meanwhile nelly said. “I’m passionately con- engaging those thirsty for knowl- vinced that reading can change edge,” Kendal Outwater, a junior our lives for the better, and I’m on the TEDx Student Planning looking forward to showing peo- Committee, said. “I believe TEDx ple how and why.” FILE PHOTO: KATHERINE BUTLER / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN will unite every demographic in a Tallulah Jones, a junior engi- positive light.” TEDx will take place on Saturday and feature thirteen speakers covering a variety of topics. neering student on the Student The event, which began at Planning Committee, said that Ole Miss in 2015, gives speakers working with the speakers to 15 minutes to tell their stories ulty advisors. It’s a subsidiary of ferences at Ole Miss, and more make this event happen has been in a way that relates to a com- The 2020 speakers will focus the national TED organization, than 1.5 million people have an inspiring opportunity. mon theme. This year’s theme on topics such as women in pol- which started in California 30 watched the 34 TEDxUniversi- “I am so excited about the op- is “Continuum: Ideas Worth itics, immigration, Mexico, heart years ago. TED hosts two annual tyofMississippi YouTube videos portunity to work alongside such Spreading,” which also serves as disease, poverty, ageism, music, conferences and invites some of featuring past speakers. Of past talented people,” Jones said. the national TED slogan. race, migration, literacy, yellow the world’s leading minds to talk speakers, 50% were from outside “(This event) creates a bridge be- TEDx is planned entirely by fever and community develop- for 18 minutes or less. of the university, 38% were uni- tween the Ole Miss students and the Student Planning Commit- ment. Nine of the 13 speakers are Since it started, over 1,200 versity faculty or staff and 12% surrounding Oxford community tee, which is made up of 12 stu- teachers or students at the uni- people have attended TEDx con- have been students. by sharing new ideas.” dents with the help of three fac- versity or in Oxford.

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JAKE DAVIS [email protected] travels The Ole Miss softball team is set to host three teams in the Ole Miss Classic this weekend. to North Jackson State, California Baptist and Missouri State come to Oxford on Friday for Carolina the ten-game tournament. Each team will face the other three once JOSHUA CLAYTON before the teams are reseeded for [email protected] the semifinals. Ole Miss will face Jackson The Ole Miss baseball team State and California Baptist in a will take its first road trip this doubleheader on Friday before weekend to Greenville, North taking on Missouri State on Carolina, for the Keith Leclair Saturday. The semifinals will Classic. take place Saturday evening. The The Rebels will face High championship game, as well as a Point on Friday, East Carolina consolation third-place game, will on Saturday and Indiana on be played on Sunday. Sunday. The team hasn’t The Rebels are 6-10 this lost since the season opener season after a solid performance at against then-top-ranked the Blazer Classic in Birmingham, Louisville, climbing to the No. Alabama, last weekend. They also 15 spot in the latest poll from defeated North Alabama at home D1Baseball.com. Wednesday in a come-from- No. 21 East Carolina will be behind victory. the only top-25 competition

Already 2-0 at home this FILE PHOTO: REED JONES / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN at the invitational, but the season, they look to pick up some Rebels will get their first wins against weaker opponents Paige Smith had two hits against North Alabama on Tuesday. Ole Miss will host Jackson State, California taste of baseball away from in their last weekend before SEC Baptist and Missouri State in the Ole Miss Classic this weekend. Swayze Field. The trip will be play. an opportunity for head coach None of the teams in the Mike Bianco to take a look at on Feb. 7 when the Red Raiders home (Aztecs fans can rest easy defeated in a 1-0 loss to No. 18 tournament have records above his roster before they open came away with a 5-1 victory. knowing their men’s hoops team Minnesota. 0.500, but California Baptist and SEC play against No. 11 LSU California Baptist is 5-10 is still top-5 in the nation). The Bears are sure to be rusty Missouri State both had narrow on March 13. this season and faces a far more Missouri State enters Friday’s after taking nearly two weeks defeats against ranked opponents The first thing to watch difficult non-conference slate than action having played only nine off, but they may be the toughest earlier in the season. this weekend is for the Jackson State. games this season. The Bears are competition for the Rebs come Jackson State is 6-7 on the starting rotation to remain The Lancers were one of six 3-6 but have not played since Feb. Saturday. young season, having gone 2-2 dominant. The weekend schools who participated in the 15 when they lost the second half Ole Miss is in a position to in their previous tournament. pitchers sat down the Xavier second session of the Puerto of a doubleheader against North get themselves above .500 for The Tigers have been plagued by lineup last weekend, allowing Vallarta College Challenge along Texas after defeating UT-Martin the first time this season with an inconsistency this season; eleven only three total runs in the with Ole Miss, No. 3 Texas, No. earlier in the day. undefeated weekend, but needs of their 13 games were decided by series. 20 Tennessee, Colorado State They participated in the to be locked in against multiple five runs or more. Three of those Bianco will also keep an and Utah. They fell to both ranked NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic underrated mid-majors if they games were decided by margins eye on the bullpen. While teams but came away with a 4-2 on opening weekend, one of want to get back on track before of ten runs or more. the starting pitchers excel, victory over the Rebels and a 4-3 three schools in the 15-team field conference play begins. They play just two power the relievers have been hit win over Colorado State. that did not hail from a power The Rebels start their weekend conference teams this season or miss. Wes Burton, Drew They broke a six-game losing conference. Their only game against Jackson State on Friday at including Friday’s tilt with Ole McDaniel, Max Cioffi, Austin streak on Wednesday when they against a ranked opponent came 3:30 p.m. in the Ole Miss softball Miss. Their other matchup came Miller and Braden Forsyth defeated San Diego State 1-0 at on Feb. 7 when they were narrowly complex. against Texas Tech in New Orleans are just a few that have the opportunity to work through some innings this weekend. 28347 A few position players TUNE IN TO will also get opportunities in the invitational. The whole REBEL RADIO outfield is still up for grabs, so expect plenty of young ON 92.1 FM OR faces to play. Jerrion Ealy, Cade Sammons and John RADIOFX APP Rhys Plumlee should make appearances, and midweek hero Hayden Leatherwood will get work in the outfield The Rebels will open the weekend on Friday against High Point. First pitch on For the full show schedule, Friday is set for 11 a.m. go to myrebelradio.com

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My husband taught me to MEN’S BASKETBALL PUTTING golf when I was in my 50s,” continued from page 1 she said. “I could hit the ball pretty good, but once I got close to the green I just up to the ball, I couldn’t blew everything. I mean, even see the hole because really, my putting was terri- it was a black background ble. That was just a miracle and a black hole, so I said, last Saturday.” ‘Where’s the hole?’” Wakefield was a bright “If (the put curved), I’d spot in Ole Miss’ 103-78 be in trouble. I wouldn’t blowout loss to Alabama on be able to make a two-foot Saturday night. putt.” “That’s the best thing I Since the electric putt, saw in the second half — her Wakefield has been invited making the putt and win- to Reb Talk at Boure with ning the car. So congratu- David Kellum featuring lations to Mary Ann,” head Lane Kiffin and has also coach Kermit Davis said af- gotten calls from Inside Edi- ter the loss. tion, Fox News and Access With one swing of the Hollywood among other putter, Wakefield became programs, with her daugh- a legend on national tele- ter acting as her agent. vision and on the Ole Miss She also made an ap- campus, and we’re sure to pearance on ESPN as No. 1 see her face on a Club Red on the Sportscenter Top-10 student section t-shirt next Plays of the Week. The new season. Ole Miss legend said that “It’s unbelievable,” she she was just as surprised as said. “I know my daughter anyone when she made the told me there’s over 3 mil- putt. lion ‘twitters,’ and I don’t FILE PHOTO: BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN “I’m a terrible golfer. Blake Hinson missed much of the early part of the season because of a blood abnormality. even Twitter.” How Hinson can bounce back not generally hold the ball The last game Hinson got JAMES MINZESHEIMER for very long, and he does off to a hot start — he made [email protected] not provide ball handling a three and a long jumper There have been many or facilitation. The reason early — but after that, he did interesting storylines with Hinson is on the floor is not contribute much besides the struggling Ole Miss for spacing and shooting fouls. HOP basketball team: Breein reasons. Hinson has a chance to Tyree’s scoring rein, the Even though Hinson is be a real force on this team, emergence of Devontae on the floor for shooting, and, with his ability to score Shuler as a primary he has yet to surpass the and his athleticism, he could facilitator and the nickname 35-40% from behind the arc be an absolute animal for “Dude Collum” for freshman clip that marks an efficient what thus far is looking like forward Antavion Collum. TO and effective three-point a depleted Rebel team next But one thing that stands shooter. Because of this year. If he is able to re-tool, out for the Rebels this year is and the types of shots he and the team is able to make the play of Blake the necessary Hinson. adjustments, Prior to the you could be season starting, “(I have) done more than impact the looking at the IT. Hinson’s role next great with the team game with shooting threes, but when I shooter in the was limited as watch film, (I see) there’s a million and SEC. he was dealing one things I could have did to help the When asked with a blood in late January abnormality. team be in a better situation.” about how he After discovering can impact the this and feeling - Blake Hinson game, besides unwell, he Sophmore forward from shooting returned home three, he for a brief period of time. takes, the comparison to said, “(I have) done more Despite all of the problems NBA-journeyman J.R. Smith than impact the game with surrounding his health — is drawn. shooting threes, but when and those issues drawing J.R. Smith is more than I watch film, (I see) there’s him away from the team — an NBA player; he is a a million and one things I he has put together a strong personality. He draws the ire could have did to help the sophomore campaign, but of NBA memes and Twitter. team be in a better situation. this does not come without Although he and Hinson do So there’s no such thing as LAST DAY TO DROP FOR THE SPRING: its drawbacks. not necessarily compare in good enough, the only good MONDAY, MARCH 2 Hinson is a very hot-and- that aspect, when you look at enough is winning. I got to cold, on-and-off type of stats and the shots they take, figure out what more I can Need to replace a course credit? player, which can lead to the comparison becomes do to win.” iStudy’s got you covered. one of two options: the side evident. And then maybe, just of Hinson that erupted for Smith and Hinson are maybe, the J.R. 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to an appointment even if you haven’t gone before, (if) you’re nervous or anything, just go. There’s nothing bad about trying it at least once.” Send Silence Packing, an event started by Active Minds in 2008, is a public display in which backpacks are laid out and attached with the biographies of students who have committed suicide. Various groups also set up tables to provide information and resources to interested stu- dents. Active Minds is a national non-profit organization that fo- cuses on mental health aware- ness, support and education for young adults. More than 500 chapters are present in high schools and college campuses across the United States. “Mental health is a really OLIVIA SCHWAB / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN important issue that I think a UM Active Minds hosted its third “Send Silence Packing” event in the Grove on Wednesday. The exhibit is held to bring awareness to suicide lot of college students struggle with and are scared to talk about prevention. because of the stigma,” Nikki Sullivan, the president of Active most accurate measure of cour- attempts are highest among peo- health studies major from Jack- “But they’re trying to bring Minds, said. The senior biology age and strength.” ple aged 18-25, 10.5% and 1.9%, son, believes that mental health more therapists of color in,” Fos- major from Birmingham, Ala- A study published by the respectively. resources are especially import- ter said. “So, I applaud them for bama, has been a member of the Journal of Affective Disorders, The University of Mississip- ant for students of color. that.” organization since her freshman a peer-reviewed medical jour- pi’s counseling center offers a “Not being the majority on Students can expect familiar year. nal, labels suicide as the sec- number of services, including campus ...” she said, “you may events from Active Minds, such “I think it’s really important ond-leading cause of death, with individual sessions, group thera- overwork yourself trying to as yoga in the Grove, tabling and that we do something to change approximately 1,100 deaths by py and couples counseling. Their make sure you feel important.” more, in April for Mental Aware- the conversation and let people suicide each year. Research from website also houses an extensive She added that it’s challenging ness Week. Anyone interested in know that help is real and avail- the 2017 National Survey on directory of doctors and services to go to the counseling center getting involved with the organi- able,” she said. “I would just ad- Drug Use and Health and the in Oxford and links to informa- since there are few counselors of zation can follow it on Twitter, vise anyone that if they’re strug- Substance Abuse and Mental tion about mental health in the color, which makes it difficult for Instagram and Facebook and gling, the brave thing to do is ask Health Service Administration workplace or for minorities. them to understand her side of a contact them to be added to their for help … Vulnerability is our shows that suicidal thoughts and Tangela Foster, an allied struggle. email list. TONE UP FOR SPRING BREAK

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