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University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 11-16-2017 November 16, 2017 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "November 16, 2017" (2017). Daily Mississippian. 228. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/228 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Journalism and New Media, School of at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Daily Mississippian by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Thursday, November 16, 2017 THE DAILY Volume 106, No. 50 MISSISSIPPIANTHE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news ‘Moving forward’: Vitter reflects on first 2 years FILE PHOTO: ARIEL COBBERT LEFT: Chancellor Vitter speaks at his investiture Nov. 10, 2016. RIGHT: Chancellor Vitter participates in the “Ball Pit With Strangers” at the Student Union as a part of Welcome Week in 2016. LANA FERGUSON larly releases blog posts from his through higher education. healthy and vibrant communities; EDITOR-IN-CHIEF own website, keeping the campus He said he still believes higher people, places and resources; and updated with big happenings on education is the most important in- athletics excellence. It’s been just more than a year campus. vestment a state can make and he’s These four themes would be the since Chancellor Jeff rey Vitter was The Daily Mississippian sat down still committed to creating a better basis for his Flagship Forward inaugurated in front of a full house with Vitter and talked about what Mississippi. strategic plan. A transformative at the Gertrude C. Ford Center and the last almost 700 days in offi ce Paving the way to that brighter initiative under the academic almost two years since his fi rst day has been like serving as the 17th future cannot be done in a day, excellence theme in the plan is the on the job, standing on the side- chancellor for the University of though. During his fi rst 100 days on Flagship Constellations Initiative, lines as blue and red confetti rained Mississippi. the job, Vitter met with more than which Vitter announced plans for down on him and the victorious At his investiture last November, 200 groups in what he called the at his investiture. There is a kickoff Ole Miss football team at the Sugar themed “The Power of Higher Ed- 100-day learning and listening tour. event for this initiative Friday at the Bowl in New Orleans. ucation to Transform Lives, Com- After interacting with thousands Ford Center, where initial eff orts In that time, he’s gained some munities and World,” Vitter said of stakeholders during that time, will begin and a big donation will be fans with his jokes on Twitter and he was privileged to be a partner certain themes emerged. Those in building a vibrant Mississippi themes are academic excellence; quirky tie collection, and he regu- SEE VITTER PAGE 4 Sorority violations increase Green Grove volunteering MADDIE MCGEE ment violations came about Though some participants NEWS EDITOR several years ago,” said Caitlyn have griped about having to Clegg, the president of College give up tailgating time to pro- Among the Rebel red and Panhellenic. “College Panhel- mote recycling, others think blue hues in the Grove on game lenic Council has made an ef- College Panhellenic is taking day, tailgaters may spot volun- fort to make our sanctions con- steps in the right direction. teers sporting T-shirts dotted structive and benefi cial to the Olivia Vanderleest, a junior with recycling signs and tot- community rather than impose biology major, volunteered at ing green bags. Their goal is to monetary fi nes on our organi- the Oct. 28 Arkansas game, as a promote recycling and educate zations.” result of recruitment violations. fans about keeping their Grove Though specifi c violations “Having sororities help with green. are private, Clegg said sanctions Green Grove makes every- This year, the Green Grove are determined on a case-by- one’s organizations look good,” Initiative has received some case basis. She said construc- Vanderleest said. “Sure, we new volunteers. Instead of pay- tive sanctions like Green Grove were being punished, but it ing fi nes for violations during prove to be more benefi cial and benefi ts the university and not formal sorority recruitment, eff ective than monetary fi nes. just Panhellenic, which is what chapters found to be in viola- “Green Grove was chosen being in a sorority should be all tion of recruitment rules must because it provides a produc- about.” volunteer with the Green Grove tive environment for chapters She said the Green Grove vol- to learn from their mediation unteer process seemed to move Initiative during football games. PHOTO BY: TAYLAR TEEL while also positively impacting “The idea for using Green Recycling sorting volunteers gather at the Oxford Recycling Center on Mon- the community,” she said. Grove as a sanction for recruit- SEE GREEN GROVE PAGE 4 days and Tuesdays after home football games. IN THIS ISSUE... OPINION NEWS LIFESTYLES SPORTS The problems of Greek life Adopt-A-basket Rhythm and (winter) blues Cross country heads to Nationals The university must identify Greek life’s Program provides Thanksgiving meals The weather may be cold, but these fi ve Ole Miss men’s and women’s teams face fi erce issues, reform the system for Ole Miss community artists will heat up your playlist competition at NCAA championships this weekend PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 5 PAGE 7 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 16 NOVEMBER 2017 OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: LANA FERGUSON editor-in-chief [email protected] SLADE RAND managing editor [email protected] MAGGIE MARTIN copy chief [email protected] RACHEL ISHEE MADDIE MCGEE news editors [email protected] SAM HARRES COLUMN GRAYSON WEIR sports editors [email protected] UM must address Greek life sexual assaults MARLEE CRAWFORD particularly, are three times university needs to act. leaders are encouraged to TAYLAR TEEL more likely to sexually assault It is deeply troubling that a continually promote a culture photography editors someone than college men not death at Florida State resulted of consent and respect and [email protected] in fraternities are. Experts link in the suspension of more than inform the student population the increase to male-dominated 50 Greek life programs, while of hot spots for sexual assault. DEVNA BOSE cultures that objectify women Ole Miss seems to think the Social marketing campaigns are lifestyles editor to achieve goals, as found in system described above needs widely generic at Ole Miss, and [email protected] many fraternities. no reform. most messages directly naming Ole Miss fraternities are no My emails asking the Violence issues surrounding sexual exception. Prevention Offi ce about assault come from student JONATHAN GIBSON “No, fraternities aren’t measures to prevent more organizations, like Rebels assistant lifestyles editor safe,” Gita Viswanathan, who sexual assaults in the future and Against Sexual Assault. [email protected] DANIEL PAYNE frequently attends fraternity general statistics about sexual “If the university can help STAFF COLUMNIST parties, said. “I think they violence on campus were left bring awareness and help Florida State University LIAM NIEMAN take stopping sexual assault unanswered. Ole Miss websites educate, then we can only hope indefi nitely suspended all opinion editor seriously, but not seriously indicate that victim support that it will make a big diff erence Greek activities after a student [email protected] enough.” is the primary focus of its on campus,” Sam Cox, the died in a hazing incident in his “I was at a party with my programs to stop assault. public relations manager of fraternity earlier this month. A friend when a guy was trying Victim support, while vital, RASA, said. HAYDEN BENGE similar alcohol-related death at ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA to get on her. We went to the isn’t enough. Cox makes an excellent point: a Penn State fraternity earlier bathroom to get away from Individual responsibility The university should be active design editors this year resulted in sweeping [email protected] him, but he stood outside the to be an active bystander has in raising awareness around reforms throughout its Greek door and waited. There was no also been an important part of campus through leaders, programs, with strict new one around to help out,” she preventing sexual assault on social marketing campaigns EMILY HOFFMAN rules about their behavior and said. campus through educational and openness of information. social media editor operation. The university does materials, but far more can be Though the university is Yet, on this campus, the have policies about events done. doing some of these things, it problems of the Greek system ADVERTISING hosted by registered student A CDC guide to preventing isn’t doing enough to justify are considered normal — organizations, such as fraternity sexual assault on campus complacency in the face of a SALES MANAGER expected, even. We have Blake Hein parties, but it lacks policies outlines four levels of dysfunctional system. become numb to it. Though [email protected] meant to prevent sexual education to change the If strategies to stop sexual not cited in Florida State’s assaults. culture of a campus. Individual assault fail, as proven by the suspension or Penn State’s The requirements for an event responsibility is only one of the statistics and stories, the SALES ACCOUNT reforms, sexual assault is chief EXECUTIVES restrict alcohol and require four levels. university needs to step up to among these problems, but it’s the organization to provide The second is relationship the problems.