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Monday, February 5, 2018 THE DAILY Volume 106, No. 65 MISSISSIPPIANTHE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news TEDx speakers share ideas Saturday Honors College develops plan for minority group KIARA MANNING STAFF WRITER Friday afternoon, students gathered in the Sally McDon- nell Barksdale Honors College to discuss diversity and begin the planning stages of a new minority honors club. The tentative name of the club is Club HOCO. Friday’s meeting was led by Jennifer Parsons, the assistant dean of the Honors College, who opened up the floor for discus- sion and allowed students to speak freely on why they feel PHOTOS BY: CHASE ROBERTS a club like this is needed on campus. LEFT: Emily Frith talks about how exercise influences creativity during the TEDx event at the Ford Center on Saturday. TOP RIGHT: Elsie “I think the main focus Andre, the youngest TEDx speaker in program history, discusses the importance of travel to eliminate prejudices. BOTTOM RIGHT: Ole should be community,” fresh- Miss professor Jandel Crutchfield talks about her experience rallying for conversation and equality to promote a more inclusive worldview. man art major Nakiyah Jor- dan said. “The first thing I no- ticed being here is that when I enter the room is being the only black student there or UM veterans create Purple Heart initiative one or two. I think it would be nice to have this club just to be central location. from the Purple Heart Rec- are a few other institutions able to see everyone else that is BRIANA FLOREZ “We decided on the Circle ognition program will be al- across the country that have STAFF WRITER here because we’re minorities because it is at the heart of lowed to park in any lot on similar programs, but not as we probably have some shared campus, would get good ex- campus, except for reserved far-reaching as the one here. At a recent Associated Stu- stuff in common.” posure and would be a good or handicap spaces, unless “The partnership with the dent Body Senate meeting, Parsons said out of the 1,500 visual testament to the uni- that individual has a condi- Department of Parking and President Dion Kevin said students in the Honors Col- versity’s commitment to tion allowing him or her to Transportation has been he wanted to add a Purple lege, only 185 students are mi- honoring those members park there. If the individu- wonderful, and the shared Heart section on the Circle norities. At Friday’s meeting, of the Ole Miss family who al is a visitor, he or she will vision of the director, Mike to honor veterans. However, she also said the Honors Col- were injured during their have to provide documen- Harris, and myself has prov- Andrew Newby, assistant di- lege saw a decline in minority service,” Newby said. tation and will then be able en to be most beneficial for rector of Veterans and Mil- applications this past year. Newby said the initiative’s to utilize the space on the our veteran community,” itary services (VMS), and Jordan said she was shocked logistics have already been Circle. Newby said. Student Veterans of Amer- to learn of the small percent- worked out. A faculty mem- There are more than 1,300 Additional resources are ica (SVA) have already put age and feels there is possibly ber, staff member, student students on campus who are available for veterans on this type of initiative into an issue of getting black stu- or retiree of the university veterans, in the military or campus, such as the Veter- place. dents interested in Ole Miss. will go to the VMS office to military dependents. New- ans Treatment Team, which Newby began working with Jordan said she thinks the confirm his or her award, by said a select number of was launched last August. the Department of Parking Honors College is a great com- review paperwork and draft students in that group have The team is made up of psy- and Transportation this past munity and feels like Club a letter to the Department been awarded the Purple chologists, psychiatrists, October to create an initia- HOCO could provide a place of Parking and Transpor- Heart and are eligible to physicians, nurse practi- tive that would enable Pur- for conversations to be had tation. That individual will participate in the program. tioners, social workers, ac- ple Heart recipients to park with other minority students then purchase a parking The University of Ala- ademic support personnel on the Circle. The plan was who have had some of the pass, and the pass will be bama is the only other SEC and a case manager. finalized in December and same reservations she has had. exchanged for the Purple school that designates Pur- The Veterans Treatment is awaiting implementation. Heart recognition program. ple Heart parking spots on He said the Circle was the An individual with a pass campus. Newby said there SEE PURPLE HEART PAGE 3 SEE HONORS PAGE 3 perfect spot because of its IN THIS ISSUE... OPINION NEWS LIFESTYLES SPORTS This election , change status quo Empty Bowls Pros and cons of Culture II Basketball dips below .500 How not accepting easy answers this midterm Proceeds from Thursday’s event to Migos attempt and fail to capitalize on After loss at Tennessee, Rebels find themselves in election season can create better results. benefit local food pantry past success of Culture dangerous territory PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 8 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 5 FEBRUARY 2018 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] BLAKE ALSUP assistant news editor [email protected] SAM HARRES GRAYSON WEIR sports editors [email protected] MARLEE CRAWFORD BILLY SCHUERMAN photography editors [email protected] DEVNA BOSE lifestyles editor [email protected] COLUMN LIAM NIEMAN opinion editor This election, change the status quo [email protected] has become the status quo be a communist. comes to politics, we may of political campaigns, and The lack of nuance in be able to truly hear what HAYDEN BENGE it’s what makes them almost many discussions of public others have to say, leading ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA unbearable. 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[email protected] You, like many, may be in the most people for a Though there are some This year, as the campaigns tired of political campaigns campaign. issues that are clearer than heat up and the time comes to cast your vote, SALES ACCOUNT and elections. Most These emotional appeals others, we fall for simplistic think critically about the EXECUTIVES Americans still feel like are often brought up in narratives more than we elections instead of letting Rebecca Brown they need a few years of rest dualistic frameworks; should. We accept whatever your emotions rule your Cameron Collins before the next round of things can only be one way comes out of a politician’s ballot. Listen to others, and Sam Dethrow political drama. or another, but never both at mouth or Twitter account, think for yourself instead of Ethan Gray But it’s 2018, and the same time. 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