THE DAILY
MISSISSIPPIAN
Monday, January 23, 2017
Volume 105, No. 71
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Hundreds gather in Oxford’s women’s march
‘Scared straight’ programs change lives SEE OPINION PAGE 2 The lack of civility at Inauguration SEE OPINION PAGE 3
IN NEWS
Rebels on the Road: Ole Miss travels to D.C. SEE NEWS 7
PHOTOS BY: ARIEL COBBER
Crime does not take a winter break SEE THEDMONLINE Memphis hosts Women’s March of more than 9,000 SEE THEDMONLINE
Oxfords streets were filled with hundreds for the Women’s March. Men, women and children of different backgrounds gather for the march on Saturday.
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undreds joined the Oxford Women’s March on the Square, in step with hundreds of thousands of others in Washington, D.C., and around the globe to support people who might be at risk in the current political climate today.
The march was organized by a group of local women including Oxford resident and retired school teacher Susan Fino. Fino said the day before the march they were only expecting around 150 participants, including a group from nearby Tupelo. The turnout was more than triple what the organizers had originally expected. Originally, the marchers had
received a permit to march on the sidewalk around the Square, but during the beginning of the event, a city council member called and told the organizers they had been granted access to march on the street. The crowd erupted in cheers. Unitarian Universalist Church of Oxford Reverend Gail Stratton gave the keynote speech before marchers
took their first steps toward solidarity. “We do not live in a bubble,” Stratton said. “This is the United States…the people who care for the rights of everyone are the majority, and we must make our voices heard." More than a dozen Oxford marchers, both men and
SEE WOMEN’S MARCH PAGE 9
Severe weather kills 4 in south Mississippi ASSOCIATED PRESS
IN LIFESTYLES Pop, pop, pop up showcases Oxford culture SEE LIFESTYLES PAGE 10 This Week in Oxford SEE LIFESTYLES PAGE11 Get ‘In the Mood’ for swing, jazz at Ford Center SEE LIFESTYLES PAGE12
IN SPORTS... What you missed over the break in football SEE SPORTS PAGE 16
Families will mourn four people who died after a tornado with winds above 136 mph tore a 25-mile path across southern Mississippi before dawn Saturday. The Forrest County coroner identified the dead as Earnest Perkins, 58; Cleveland Madison, 20; David Wayne McCoy, 47 and Simona Cox, 72. They are among at least 15 confirmed dead in the South as a trove of tornadoes and storms hit the region. The governor of Georgia has declared a state of emergency in seven counties that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. Gov. Nathan Deal's office said Sunday the emergency declaration includes Brooks, Cook and Berrien counties — where 11 people have been confirmed dead in south central Georgia
near the Florida state line. Also included were Atkinson, Colquitt, Lowndes and Thomas counties. Deal said in a statement that state agencies are "making all resources available" to affected counties and "our thoughts and prayers are with Georgians suffering from the storm's impact." The National Weather Service said Sunday that southern Georgia, northern Florida and the corner of southeastern Alabama could face forceful tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. Long track tornadoes, which plow on for PHOTO COURTESY: JENNIFER LOTT miles, were also a real risk. A woman picks up debris from her home, which was destroyed in Saturday’s The weather service's storms. Storm Prediction Center warned on its website of track tornadoes, somewhat people under the high risk a "dangerous outbreak of rare and capable of stay- area; the total area of bad tornadoes" on Sunday af- ing on the ground for 20 or weather in the Southeast, ternoon and pressed for more miles, were possible. SEE WEATHER PAGE 4 There are 4.8 million residents to prepare. Long