University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 3-19-2018 March 19, 2018 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "March 19, 2018" (2018). Daily Mississippian. 262. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/262 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]. Monday, March 19, 2018 THE DAILY Volume 106, No. 85 MISSISSIPPIANTHE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news Baseball improves to 21-2 on season Basketball coach introduced tonight LANA FERGUSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Ole Miss men’s basketball team has a permanent head coach again. The school announced its hiring of Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee’s current coach, in a statement last Thursday, March 15. He’ll be publicly introduced at 5:30 p.m. Monday in The Pavilion. This decision comes a little more than a month after former head coach Andy Kennedy resigned mid-season after 12 years with the Rebels, which immediately began a coaching search. Davis, a Leakeseville native, said he is honored by his TOP PHOTO: Members of the Ole Miss selection as head coach and is baseball team celebrate after defeating excited to return to coaching in Tennessee 5-0 on Sunday. his home state. BOTTOM LEFT: Ryan Olenek signs baseballs “We are extremely grateful for young fans after the game against to Chancellor Vitter and Ross Tennessee on Sunday. for giving me the opportunity to lead such a prestigious program in the best basketball league in America,” Davis said. “Coming back to my home SEE PAGE 7 for a recap of all the state of Mississippi to build a Ole Miss baseball action you national brand is absolutely a may have missed over break. dream come true for us. I am Mississippi Made and cannot wait to join the rest of the Ole Miss family.” Athletics Director Ross Bjork SEE THEDMONLINE on said Davis was the clear choice Tuesday for coverage of the to lead the Ole Miss program. next game SEE KERMIT DAVIS PAGE 3 DM wins best newspaper at SPJ; students win 10 awards LANA FERGUSON 12 competition. university category. Entries EDITOR-IN-CHIEF UM students placed first are judged by professional in nine categories, and journalists. First-place individual winners were: The Daily Mississippian one student earned finalist All first-place winners was named best daily recognition. SPJ honors advance to judging for Devna Bose, feature writing student newspaper for one first-place winner and national awards, competing Marlee Crawford, breaking news photography the fourth year in a row, up to two finalists in each against first-place winners Lauren Layton, online/digital feature videography theDMonline.com won category. in the other 11 regions. Jules Marcantonio, television general news reporting best affiliated website and Region 12 includes National winners will be Ariyl Onstott, online news reporting universities in Mississippi, announced in May. University of Mississippi Jake Thrasher, editorial cartooning Arkansas, Tennessee and The regional conference students won a total of Clara Turnage and Malachi Shinault, online feature reporting eight individual awards Louisiana. Some categories and awards ceremony are separated for small were during the weekend in the 2017 Society of Grant Gaar was a finalist in the television feature reporting category. Professional Journalists and large colleges. Ole of March 16 in Little Rock, Mark of Excellence Region Miss competes in the large Arkansas. IN THIS ISSUE... OPINION LIFESTYLES SPORTS NEWS State legislation gives local power Post-spring break blues Thornberry gets call up #Metoo founder on campus How Mississippi’s BRIDGE Act may affect local Get over the gloom of coming back to school Ole Miss golfer chosen to represent U.S. at Activist Tarana Burke gives Women’s elections and infrastructure policy changes after spring break with our tips international Arnold Palmer Cup History Month keynote speech Tuesday PAGE 2 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 THEDMONLINE.COM FOR COVERAGE TUESDAY PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 19 MARCH 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] LIAM NIEMAN opinion editor [email protected] HAYDEN BENGE ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA COLUMN design editors [email protected] BRIDGE Act brings focus to local politics EMILY HOFFMAN JOSH BAKER natural disasters or times importance of local elections, recent cut of state corporate social media editor STAFF WRITER of emergency. However, because voters will have to taxes, leading to a decrease criticism of this funding choose who they think will in state revenue, with no This month, Mississippi Lt. KIMBERLY RUSSELL method led to the proposal responsibly use these newly government investments Gov. Tate Reeves submitted online editor of a billion-dollar bond designated funds for their to counteract that cut. This a bill for the “BRIDGE” Act, issuance that is now part of communities. corporate tax cut came in or the “Building Roads, the BRIDGE Act. The removal of $110 million response to a wave of other Improving Development, and ADVERTISING In the latest round of voting of tax revenue from public states doing the exact same Growing the Economy Act.” SALES MANAGER by the House, a previously services also indicates that thing as a way to incentivize Primary funding for this Blake Hein included provision giving these legislators now have big corporations to focus legislation comes from the [email protected] the governor, rather than the no intention of raising taxes more on their respective recently proposed issuance Mississippi Department of to counteract the decrease in states. of new bonds to pay for these SALES ACCOUNT Transportation, power over tax revenue as a result of this The proposed BRIDGE Act projects. The bill will be EXECUTIVES the fund was removed, while diversion. They simply have does address a problem many Rebecca Brown returning to the Senate this an additional provision was no incentive to raise taxes mayors and local officials Cameron Collins week pending negotiation. also tacked on this round of for existing expenses after have been highlighting Sam Dethrow This bill would bring voting by the House. having diverted the funds for years: the need for Ethan Gray noticeable change in This add-on legislation to cover the bill’s expensive local governments to take infrastructure quality to requires an additional $110 price tag, which is above and responsibility for their places like Corinth, Ripley million in tax revenue to beyond the expenditures of communities’ infrastructures. S. GALE DENLEY and especially Jackson be placed into the BRIDGE the BRIDGE Act that are How this proposed legislation STUDENT MEDIA CENTER because the majority of the Act fund, diverting much- covered by the new bond will impact state and local funds will be diverted to the PATRICIA THOMPSON needed dollars from public issuance. politics remains to be seen. Assistant Dean capital’s metro area. education, healthcare and Mississippi’s government Student Media Originally, funding for the law enforcement. has a history of being too Josh Baker is a freshman Daily Mississippian Faculty bill was earmarked to come Adviser It is now apparent that conservative with its tax finance major from Houston. from the state’s “rainy day this bill will increase the policy, as evidenced by the FOLLOW US ON fund,” which is set aside for SOCIAL MEDIA THE DAILY The Daily Mississippian is published Mondays, Wednesdays, THE DM NEWS TWITTER MISSISSIPPIAN Thursdays, Fridays in print during the academic year, on days @thedm_news when classes are scheduled. New content is published online seven days a week. S. Gale Denley Student Media Center Columns do not represent the official opinions of The THE DM SPORTS TWITTER 201 Bishop Hall, @thedm_sports University of Mississippi or The Daily Mississippian unless P.O. Box 1848 specifically indicated. 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Letters from students should include grade classification and major; letters from faculty and staff should include title and the college, school or THE DM SNAPCHAT department where the person is employed. @thedm_news NEWS THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 19 MARCH 2018 | PAGE 3 KERMIT DAVIS continued from page 1 Annual service award honors faculty, staff extraordinary nominations, that and share that moment with them has made me a “After assessing the entire KENDALL PATTERSON and to pick one was a with him,” Brown said. better teacher and a better landscape of college basketball STAFF WRITER challenging difficulty,” Smith said he was surprised person, and that kind of gives and speaking to basketball Kenneth Sufka, 2006 Frist and touched by the award in me a sense of responsibility to experts across the country to Faculty and staff play an Award winner and current his own way.