University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian 5-1-2019 May 1, 2019 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "May 1, 2019" (2019). Daily Mississippian. 173. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/173 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 WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 | VOLUME 107, NO. 106 MISSISSIPPIAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Adderall possession could lead to fines, jail time KENZIE RICHMOND [email protected] As the final classes of the semester conclude and exams approach, students are becoming increasingly reliant on Adderall — a drug prescribed to those diagnosed with ADHD — for short-term study assistance. While the number of Adderall prescriptions has risen exponentially in the past ten years, college students are prime victims for abuse. According to data from the Addiction Center, college students are two times more likely to abuse Adderall than non-students. The growing reliance on Adderall to promote focus for last-minute test cramming results in addiction for students who constantly abuse the drug. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that students who are not prescribed Adderall yet continuously take the drug are at a major risk of ILLUSTRATION: KATHERINE BUTLER developing a dependence on it. University Police financial aid. Illegal possession County Metro Narcotics Unit, prescription,” Waller said. “They can receive up to three Department Detective Lt. of a prescription that is not if students are in possession When UPD encounters years in prison and be fined Jeremy Cook shared that the yours can lead to major of Adderall, they should have students wrongly in possession up to $50,000. The maximum act of possessing Adderall consequences,” Cook said. their prescription with them of the drug, they will refer punishment goes up if a without a valid medical Possession of 10 to 20 pills, when carrying the prescribed the students to the Metro person is caught with larger prescription could result in for example, can lead to up drug on campus. Narcotics Unit, where they will amounts of Adderall without a serious penalties on campus. to eight years in prison and “This would possibly be faulted and charged. valid prescription.” “The student will also a fine of up to $250,000 in keep the person from “Possession of two or more Illegal possession is not have to deal with the student Mississippi. having Adderall seized Adderall pills is a felony if the the only thing that can be conduct department on According to Rod Waller, until it could be shown person does not have a valid campus and possibly lose commander of the Lafayette that the person has a valid prescription,” Waller said. SEE ADDERALL PAGE 3 BASEBALL Rebs head to Hattiesburg after big weekend JADE RICHARDSON Tennessee to go with [email protected] midweek victories over Louisiana-Lafayette and The Ole Miss baseball New Orleans. team will face the Southern In early April, the Miss Golden Eagles in two teams faced off at a midweek matchup Trustmark Park in Pearl, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Pete and the Rebels cruised to Taylor Park in Hattiesburg. an 11-2 win thanks to an The Golden Eagles sit at offensive explosion in the 29-13 on the season and final three innings. 17-4 in C-USA conference In the sixth, pitcher Sean play, and they are on an Tweedy issued three straight impressive eight-game win walks to load the bases for Cole streak with series sweeps Zabowski, who tied the game PHOTO: REED JONES over Charlotte and Middle Ole Miss players celebrate a home run at the game against Texas A&M on Friday night. SEE BASEBALL PAGE 8 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 1 MAY 2019 OPINION COLUMN THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: What pride means to me DANIEL PAYNE the streets, and began arresting and deeply religious northwest display of love and support. It editor-in-chief patrons. Raids of gay bars at this Alabama, a place I still call home. shows everyone in our commu- [email protected] time were common, but, unlike Though the people there are kind, nity that we are not alone in the previous raids, patrons at Stone- they do not take kindly to people fight for full equality and accep- ELIZA NOE wall pushed back. like myself. tance. managing editor The arrests led to six days I knew that revealing this part When I was younger, seeing [email protected] of clashes between police and of my life was a non-starter, so proud, openly queer people gave protesters, igniting the Stonewall I did what many LGBTQ indi- me hope that I, too, would be able ERIN KILLION Riots. This event was a crucial viduals are forced to do at some to live openly one day. Today, copy chief turning point for LGBTQ rights point in their lives: pretend to be pride reminds me that if I, the [email protected] activists, and it galvanized sup- someone you are not. Despite my son of a teacher and a manu- port for pro-equality movements best efforts, I was harassed over facturing worker, who grew up HADLEY HITSON LEVI BEVIS that were decades in the making. my perceived sexuality in high wrangling cattle on a farm in rural [email protected] GRIFFIN NEAL To commemorate the riots, school to the point that I had to Alabama, can also be a successful news editors On Saturday, May 4, Oxford activists held a march on June 28, move schools. and proud, openly gay man, then [email protected] will host its fourth annual pride 1970, in New York City, becoming Being an openly gay person, there is still tremendous hope for parade. The event brings hun- the first pride parade in U.S. his- especially in the Deep South, is every young queer person to live WESLEY CRAFT dreds of spectators and numerous tory. Pride events quickly spread tremendously challenging. During the life they have always dreamed opinion editor community organizations from across the nation and became an my sophomore year of college, of living. [email protected] across the region to celebrate and annual occurrence. These parades however, I realized that hiding my As Harvey Milk, the first openly support LGBTQ friends, family are a space where members of the identity was much more harmful gay elected official in California, and peers. LGBTQ community express their and dangerous to myself than once said, “Hope will never be JOSHUA CLAYTON Pride events are vital to LGBTQ true selves and reflect on progress living an authentic and open life silent.” For this reason, we march. sports editor people across the nation. Where, made, and they remind us of the would be for others. For this reason, we refuse to [email protected] then, do they come from, and why tremendous work yet to be done Pride events allow us to look apologize for being ourselves. We are they special? to achieve full equality. back and celebrate the numer- strive to keep hope alive for the KATHERINE BUTLER On June 28, 1969, the United Pride is very personal for me. ous advocates who came before next generation of LGBTQ people, photography editor States was shaken to its core When I was 14 years old, I came us and paved the way for us to and we will not stop until that [email protected] by events unfolding from an to the realization that I was gay. express ourselves openly today. hope for a more equitable and unassuming bar in New York City. However, where I come from, While our journey is still difficult, accepting future becomes reality. Police barged into the Stonewall there are few three-word phrases it is made easier due to their LIAM NIEMAN Inn, a well-known center for the that are more dangerous or con- efforts. Levi Bevis is a senior public MACARY HUMPHREY LGBTQ community and the literal troversial than “I am gay.” I grew Most importantly, pride is a policy leadership major from arts & culture editors home of LGBTQ youth living in up on a farm in rural, conservative beacon of hope. It is an incredible Florence, Alabama. [email protected] MEAGAN TAPE COLUMN MACKENZIE LINNEEN design editors [email protected] Free market principles help the helpless 320 youths in 2017. giving generates as much crisis. The Family First Prevention ANNIE SHARP What stands out about this as a 5 to 1 return. And the Services Act implemented online editor new legislation is its commitment nonprofit organizations that nationally in 2018 emphasized the [email protected] to rewarding individuals and provided long-term solutions importance of fixing the family businesses for donating to foster to families and orphans divert unit. In the act, assistance is given ENJOLI HENDERSON care nonprofits. According to these children from the state- to families struggling with abuse social media editor the Mississippi Center for Public sponsored foster care service. and addiction so that they can [email protected] Policy, the legislation expands the Thus, the state saves money. stay together. individual tax credit to $3 million The Children’s Promise Act Some nonprofit foster care ADVERTISING and creates a $5 million business sponsored by Rep. Mark Baker organizations set to see the benefit SALES MANAGER tax credit. Getting businesses comes just in time for Mississippi. from this legislation are Baptist Rebecca Brown involved in social change can After the Olivia Y.