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THE Daily MISSISSIPPIAN Monday, September 30, 2019 theDMonline.com Volume 108, No. 15 Homecoming IHL to week returns Bid: Secured discuss with new chancellor partnerships search GRIFFIN NEAL GRIFFIN NEAL [email protected] [email protected] You might have a chance The Institutions of Higher to rap battle Homecoming Learning Board of Trustees will King and SAA Director Carl meet this week to discuss candi- Tart on Wednesday night. dates for the next chancellor of As part of Homecoming the University of Mississippi. Week, SAA has continued The board will meet Wednes- its partnership with the day and Thursday morning at the Black Student Union University of Mississippi Medical to hold Wild N’ Out, a School in Jackson. rendition of the popular The board selected 39 MTV Show that features members for the UM Chancel- celebrities cracking jokes lor Search Advisory Committee, and rap-battling each other. which held listening sessions Tart will be the emcee for throughout the state and the evening. reviewed all of the applications This year, Homecoming for chancellor. Week will be jointly hosted After the deadline to submit by the Student Activities applications passed, each Association, the Black member of the search committee Student Union and the Ole ranked their top eight candidates. Miss Sigmas — the Eta Beta Their selections were delivered chapter of Phi Beta Sigma to Buffkin Baker, a search firm fraternity. contracted by the university to Tart said that SAA is facilitate the process. partnering with the BSU According to two sources because, according to a BSU close to the process, the search survey data, students of committee’s rankings are only color did not feel that past suggestions of preference. The homecoming week events Board of Trustees took the names appealed to black culture. BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN of all who applied and selected Through the partnership, A member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority searches for her new sister. Potential members spend all week 8-10 candidates to conduct both the BSU and SAA’s touring the various sorority houses and meeting active members before joining on Bid Day. preliminary interviews with programming for the week before narrowing down to three will complement each SEE BID DAY PHOTOS PAGE 8 candidates. other. If the board ultimately does Tart said SAA not select one of the candidates emphasized not over- who applied, they reserve the programming events for right to offer the position to homecoming week, an issue Chess master defeats 10 players at once someone who did not apply, such they have had in the past. as an individual who currently “We want to make sure ANNABELLE HARRIS opponents took their seat across then I have to slow down and holds an administrative office at people have enough time [email protected] from a chess board, all sitting in calculate.” another university. to attend all events for all a row. Ross stood, moving up and David Ross is undefeated in Robert Robbins, the current organizations as well as get Saturday afternoon, 10 down the row of 10 tables. Within Mississippi and is considered the president at the University of their work done,” Tart said. people filed into the Butler Audi- 30 minutes, Ross had defeated best player in the state. In 1998, Arizona, did not apply for the The mechanical shark is torium in the Triplett Alumni one player and had three more he gained his status as an Inter- position according to a member making a return, as well as a Center to attempt the impossi- in check. After two hours, Ross national Master after winning a of the search committee, though lip sync battle in the Grove ble: they each sought to defeat bested all 10 challengers. special tournament in Canada. his name has been associated and the silent disco. During David Ross, an International He said he doesn’t have a His grandfather taught him to with the chancellor vacancy since welcome week in August, Master of Chess, in a game of photographic memory to aid in play when he was six years old, Jeffrey Vitter stepped down in Tart said SAA’s silent disco chess. his playing. but he didn’t enter his first tour- November of 2018. Robbins is a “broke records” with 992 While each player was “I wouldn’t say that I have a nament until he was 14. He is a Laurel native and graduated from students in attendance. attempting to defeat Ross, his photographic memory exactly, two-time champion in Alberta UMMC in 1983. The week commences on goal was different. He was there more like pattern recognition,” and British Columbia, Canada. A new chancellor is expected Sunday night with the Miss to play all 10 players simulta- Ross said. “You know that the Ross moved to Jackson from to be announced by January University Pageant. neously. And, as expected, he pieces are supposed to go in Montreal in 2006. Since then, 2020. defeated them all. certain squares, and then if he has been coaching students At 1 p.m., each of Ross’s somebody does something that doesn’t fit in to the best pattern, SEE CHESS PAGE 2 VOLLEYBALL STUNS TENNESSEE TO OPINION: A SPECIES WORTH SAVING EXTEND WIN STREAK TO NINE “We must be honest with ourselves: The Rebels got their first conference forgoing plastic straws and believing win of the season in comeback in human ingenuity are gratifying, fashion on Friday, knocking off but they will not be enough,” writes Tennessee in a five-set thriller. opinion columnist Ainsley Ash. SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 7 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 CHESS Global climate strike comes to Oxford continued from page 1 in both Alabama and Mississippi and has students that are ranked in the top 10 of chess players in the state of Mississippi. While simultaneously defeating 10 opponents is an admirable feat, it’s not the most players Ross has challenged. Previously, he played and defeated 18 challengers at once. Ross’s opponents were simply honored to have sat across the table from an International Master. Marvin King, the former faculty advisor for the chess club, said that even though playing Ross was intimidating, the skill of his oppo- nent made it worth it. “It was nice to lose to somebody that good,” King said. “Normally I lose to average people, so it was a special thrill.” King added that it wasn’t the most difficult game he’s ever played because there was no pressure. He knew he would lose, so he was able to attempt unusual moves and play free. However, for Willie McCa- leb, an Ole Miss freshman and computer science major, it was the most difficult game he had ever played. After Ross defeated him, McCa- BILLY SCHUERMAN / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN leb, he said “the whole experience Children hold signs supporting change to curb recent climate change events. Greta Thunberg called for a week of climate protests across the was fun,” but added that competing world to demand action against current environmental practices causing climate change. Oxford hosted its climate change rally on Friday in against Ross made his head hurt. the Circle. See more from the strike at thedmonline.com CONGRATULATIONS TO CALIFORNIA TICKET WINNERS Anna Kate Schreck and Kevin Carter Win Ole Miss Football Tickets Two people can win a pair of tickets to see the Rebels take on Vanderbilt Oct. 5th. Winner will be Go to Campus Creek announced on to enter for your chance to win. Rebel Radio 101 Creekmore Blvd. Thursday, 662.513.4980 Oct. 3rd One entry per person. Employees of the Student Media Center and their immediate families are not eligible for contest. 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Oxford’s Morning Newspaper 34152 THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 | PAGE 3 CHESS continued from page 1 Gerrymandering case initiated by Professor featured on in both Alabama and Mississippi and has students that are ranked in the top 10 of chess players in the student to be considered by 5th Circuit screen in ‘Satan and Adam’ state of Mississippi. While simultaneously defeating Magee to Florida because of a 10 opponents is an admirable feat, BOBBY HARRISON MISSISSIPPI TODAY CAROLINE NIHILL nervous breakdown. Despite it’s not the most players Ross has [email protected] the movie’s late start, local challenged. Previously, he played news sources and friends of and defeated 18 challengers at Early in the 2020 legislative Adam Gussow is known to the duo would take videos and once.