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Oxford police focus enforcement in problematic areas WILL CROCKETT

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Days of simply patrolling for crime are coming to an end with the implementation of new studies and a by-the-numbers approach in crime prevention.

The tactic of utilizing data and analytics has been in place since 2014, when Oxford police released a new strategy under the leadership of police chief Joey East, who was new to the job at the time and wanted to get a plan in place.

“We look at the calls we’re getting for service, we look at the patterns of activity we’re getting in those areas, and the services that are offered in those areas, as well as the concentration of people in those areas,” Sheridan Maiden, major of administrative services, said. “That helps us decide on the deployment of personnel and what type of personnel we need to have in those areas, as well as the number.”

Major of operations Jeff McCutchen has been with OPD since 2005 and has witnessed the benefits of transitioning to a data-driven policing approach firsthand. Since the introduction of the new plan in 2014, the crime solvability rate for OPD has been around 60 percent, according to McCutchen.

“I think we’re more informed now,” McCutchen said. “We understand more, (our lieutenant) can immediately go in right now

and start pulling data just to give patrol a heads up on what our crime trends are. For me, I think it gives us a better ability to predict how to police. We can focus our attention more on certain areas and certain crimes, and being where we need to be at certain times of the night.”

The data-driven approach has led OPD to identify what they call problem areas in Oxford.

According to both McCutchen and Maiden, problem areas are less like permanent designations of bad neighborhoods and more like a status given to an area during a particular time of day, or when large groups of people are coming and going.

For example, Maiden said the Square is not considered a problem area at most times of the day. However, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on most weekend nights, the Square becomes a concern for OPD. Residential areas can also create issues because of very small numbers of people present. Maiden said that apartment complexes and houses occupied by students become problem areas over holidays because of the exodus of students who leave their valuables in unattended ILLUSTRATION BY: CAROLINE CALLAWAY homes.

The Oxford Police Department determined the Square on weekends, the Grove on “When we talk about ‘problem areas,’ it’s really about looking gamedays and residential areas to be areas in need of concentrated police force. These areas at Oxford in phases,” McCutch- will be patrolled more heavily at their active times to ensure the safety of Oxford citizens and en said. “Football season has a University attendees.

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Students find alternative transportation more effecient ALICE MCKELVEY

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Clemens Von Gruben cycles through campus to class.

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The ever-increasing parking problems on campus have caused an increase in the use of different modes of transportation— specifically, bicycles.

For sophomore biology premed major Myriam Sanders, her decision to ride a bike instead of using a car was a result of parking permit issues last year.

“I saw that it was really efficient for getting to class to and from my apartment,” Sanders said.

“Because of the whole permit ordeal last year, I was tired of Ole Miss parking and wanted to do my own thing.”

Mike Harris, director of park-

ing and transportation, said parking citations and permits were the main reason that some students chose to stick with bicycles instead of bringing their cars on campus for this year, but, contrary to popular belief, the increase in cyclists is not due to fewer parking spaces on campus.

Harris said more vehicle parking passes were sold in 2015 than in 2014, and the high cost of permits and citations pay for parking lot maintenance, construction, signs, painting, enforcement, bus service and debt payments.

“More parking construction is needed and the future may also include more garage construction to meet the demands of our campus,” Harris said. “These all come at a cost.”

Some of the cyclists, however, do not use their bicycles out of frustration or convenience, but as a necessary means for transportation without a car.

Sophomore international studies major Shannon Ladnier said she frequents the Square on her bicycle because she came to Ole Miss without a car.

“Having a bike comes in handy for getting around campus quickly,” Ladnier said.

To help the students who choose to bike, new implementations on and around campus are making Oxford a more bicycle-friendly place.

“We currently do not charge for bike permits,” Harris said.

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In last week’s Republican presidential primary debate, an absolute gem was buried beneath about three hours of policy-thin and rhetoric-heavy discussion, and it came from consensus establishment front-runner Jeb Bush.

In a spar with Donald Trump, Jeb Bush said, without the slightest hint of irony, that his brother’s administration “kept us safe,” without a challenge from Trump and to the delightful applause of the audience.

Wait, what? The George W. Bush who assumed office in January of 2001, which came 9 months before September of 2001, right?

The one who showed up to Katrina late? The one who sent the military to Iraq? That guy?

The worst incident of terrorism to ever occur on U.S. soil happened despite several different warnings of an “imminent attack” from the the intelligence community, and a serious candidate for

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the office of president processes this information and comes to the conclusion that those who ignored those warnings “kept us safe?”

In fact, every major presidential candidate since 2004 has reached this conclusion, as has nearly every senator and congressman/ congresswoman, at least publicly.

This isn’t to say the attacks were 100 percent on George W. Bush, of course, because Al-Qaeda was funded and supported by other administrations in their formative years, and there is no defending terrorism, after all.

Still, what a bizarre administration to cite when invoking national security prowess.

Yeah, Americans aren’t at a particular risk of dying in a terrorist attack — you’re many times more likely to meet your death on the wrong end of a handgun or in a car accident, for instance — but no Republican is going to minimize the threat of terrorism in these terms.

The second Bush administration certainly didn’t undersell the threat of terrorism when they sent

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troops to Iraq, who had nothing to do with 9/11, and over 4,000 Americans did not return alive, which is more than who died in the terrorist attacks themselves.

As far as influence and coalition-building as a route to increasing national security, the second Bush administration left the U.S. with a precipitous drop in favorability among Western European nations, according to a survey of citizens in these countries by the Pew Research Center.

This includes favored coalition partners like Great Britain and Germany, who both went from about 80 percent with favorable views towards the U.S.government in 2000 to 53 percent and 31 percent, respectively, by 2008.

The US had very little help or approval from the international community in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, unlike the First Gulf War, when the operation was conducted with the approval of the largest military coalition since WWII. The stubbornness of the administration, once it was clear there were no weapons of mass destruc-

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tion, further eroded credibility, according to the aforementioned poll, since the numbers declined through 2008.

And yet, somehow, in the minds of our Republican politicians, the U.S. during the Bush years was a stronger and safer country relative to today. And one with more credibility, to boot.

It was enough to make you dizzy, watching it unfold live, especially when you still couldn’t figure out why these mental gymnastics were taking place in front of an airplane in a combination library/hangar somewhere in California.

At some point in the second or third hour you start to hope to see people in the airplane, because it suddenly firing up and taking off right then and there would have made more sense than the noise coming out of the television.

Scott Schroder is a senior political science major from Houston.

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phase and there’s certain objectives that we have to look at.

Then when football season is over it kind of changes again. It’s constantly an evolution. As the semester changes, you have to change with it.”

Catherine Carter, the leasing and marketing manager for The Hub at Oxford, said OPD does a good job of patrolling their complex during times when most students have left. “(OPD) stops by pretty frequently to check things out. Once in a blue moon we will have a car break-in,” Carter said. “But that’s people that leave their doors unlocked, it’s not anything crazy.

Oxford Police checks in with us often.”

Maiden said circumstances that contribute to these designations can also include things like excessive parking and excessive traffic.

Maiden said, while Jackson Avenue isn’t usually a problem area, it becomes one around 5 p.m. on weekdays because of the large amounts of traffic from people going home from work.

Another notable problem area is the Grove on Ole Miss football game days. The large influx of people to the Grove drives OPD to deploy almost all of their officers, including multiple undercover officers wearing plain clothes, according to Maiden.

Undercover officers are utilized because they can see a lot more than uniformed personnel and provide intel to help maintain a secure environment.

McCutchen said the data-driven approach and designation of problem areas has brought many benefits to both OPD and the community.

“It gives us a better dialogue with the community,” McCutchen said. “It gives us a better opportunity to give the residents peace of mind. When you call we can talk to you in fact and not theory, and tell you specific plans that we have to assist your neighborhood better.”

“Bicycle registration is free and encouraged— this helps us return a bike to the rightful owner should it become lost, stolen or confiscated.”

The Luckyday and Residential College South have also started a new program this year where students living in those dorms have the ability to rent Ole Miss bicycles for as long as they need them for the year.

According to Rebel Pedals, the bike-sharing program, bicycles can be rented for $25 per semester from the Bike Shop by Kennon Observatory. The rental fee includes a helmet and a lock.

Along with the increased access to bikes, a number of bicycle lanes are popping up around campus, most notably the ones on Old Taylor Road and College Hill Drive where many off-campus student apartment complexes are located.

These efforts have been introduced as a way to accommodate students without vehicles and to encourage more students to leave their cars at home and use a more efficient way to travel around campus.

“Bicycle usage has increased,” Harris said. “I see this continuing into the future as we continue to grow.”

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Ole Miss Theater presents ‘Teddy Ferrara’ HAILEA LAMER

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Powerful, eye-opening, and controversial. These three words can be used to describe “Teddy Ferrara,” the theater department’s first production of the season and the first-ever collegiate production of the play.

Director Rory Ledbetter said the play is “about student life, dealing with the pressures of student life and how that’s compounded when you add in gender identity and sexual identity into the equation.”

Written by Christopher Shinn, “Teddy Ferrara” is based on the true story of Tyler Clementi, a gay student at Rutgers University who was ruthlessly harassed by his roommate. The play explores and highlights serious problems with bullying and harassment towards homosexuality in young adults today and the effects they carry. In the play, Teddy is a closeted homosexual student who brings a male sexual partner to his room, only to find out that his roommate has been live-streaming

and posting about his secret life on social media. Gabe is the other main character in the play. He is the president of the Queer Student Union, has his first boyfriend, and is torn about running for student body president against his supposedly straight best friend.

Ledbetter, who has directed 11 productions for the university, wanted to create a campus that resembles Ole Miss. The architecture of the buildings on set is similar to what one would see around campus. Like Ole Miss, the school colors are red and blue and the newspaper is called The Daily. He even went as far as creating characters that are based off students seen around campus.

“They’re looking at it, and they’re going, ‘Wow, this is something students are dealing with. This looks a lot like my campus,’” Ledbetter said.

“It’s my hope that maybe it puts it into perspective where people are able to identify and understand things they had no idea about before.”

The play itself is considered to be very controversial for

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numerous reasons, however. Within the first five minutes of the play, the audience is exposed to a kiss between two males — along with many more homosexual references throughout the play. There are various ideas about gender identity and sexual identity and the discrimination that goes along with it written into the script. The play also brings up the debate about a

community’s role in depression and suicide.

“You don’t really know what’s going on in people’s lives,” Max Mattox, senior musical theater major, said.

“You’re texting someone, but what’s actually happening with them? It’s so real to people now. The lines are very believable, and the way that it’s written is very modern. People will be able to relate to it.”

The controversial topics covered in the play are expected to be uncomfortable for some audience members, but Ledbetter said he hopes they will start a conversation on our campus about LGBTQ issues, as well as raise awareness to the issues at hand and also present new ones. “Teddy Ferrara” is meant to show a whole new side of the LGBTQ community, and the cast has worked tirelessly preparing to present that to others.

Ledbetter wants everyone to be able to relate to the play in some way, whether he or she is overwhelmed, depressed or just connects with a character in the play.

“If there is somebody down the hall that a student thinks is weird or doesn’t quite fit into the norm, through this play they will have a better understanding that this person is a human being and has feelings,” Ledbetter said.

“This person might be going through similar struggles in life that the other person might be going through, and compassion can go a long way.”

“Teddy Ferrara” will run from Sept. 23 to Oct. 4 at Meek Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Student Box Office inside the Union.

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Album review: Lana Del Rey breaks from iconic sound ALEX PRESLEY

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Lana Del Rey knows how to work men, metaphors and music to her favor. It took a “Honeymoon,” however, for her to reach a new zenith. She takes the listener on a voyage through various levels of highly relative ecstasy and agony.

While maintaining a glamorous façade, she reminds us that the worlds of beauty and torture live dangerously close together.

Her last release, 2014’s “Ultraviolence,” focused on dark depths but hardly ever took a breath to come to the surface.

On “Honeymoon,” however, she is able, at times, to explore a more poppy, optimistic aesthetic. She achieves this without compromising the cinematic and romantic sound that has become her signature.

Remnants of her beginnings are scattered throughout the album. She employs the same lyrical structure and approach that she did in 2011’s “Video Games,” the hit single that sent her into stardom. Her latest effort displays her growth as an artist that has stayed

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true to herself but has hit her stride.

Although “Honeymoon,” her fourth studio album, is a quick turnaround from her last, she returns with a rejuvenated voice. The title track, “Honeymoon,” plays as a dramatic and yearning ballad, exempli-

fying the more “noir-ish feel” Del Rey told Billboard she “sinks into” on the album.

The lead single, “High By the Beach,” is the first of Del Rey’s songs to feature heavy, pulsing bass. She mixes rhythmic spoken words with layered harmonies alluding to love and

rebellion. A dominant spirit emerges from her as she delicately raps, “Everyone can start again, not through love but through revenge. Through the fire, we’re born again, peace by vengeance brings the end.”

She takes a large step towards shedding the submissive film she has worn for the duration of her career in exchange for an alpha-female role. This is further supported in the imagery used in the music video for the single, in which Del Rey’s character appears, at first, to be quite tame. At the end of the video, she takes down an intruding helicopter with one shot of a torpedo and much delight.

A recurring theme of triumphant pain resurfaces throughout. She uses music as a relief from disappointment in “Terrance Loves You,” in which she admits, “I lost myself, when I lost you. But I still got jazz, when I got those blues.”

Midway through, the record builds to a pinnacle. Futuristic trap beats mesh effortlessly with Del Rey’s blissful voice.

She calls out to her ghetto

suitor on “Art Deco,” a song that is tailor-made for a luxurious party scene.

“Burnt Norton,” taken from T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name from “Four Quartets,” comes in at perfect timing as a dreamy intermission. This, her first monologue to be featured on an album (instead of in a music video), is an intellectual move for the artist. The concept of time and idea of transcendence push her past her usual games of partying, money and fame.

The album fades out with a soulful tone. Themes of escapism fill “Swan Song.”

“I will never sing again, and you won’t work another day,” she pleads in the irresistible chorus, while making her case for leaving obligations behind and discovering freedom.

Finding a balance of emotion, Del Rey strikes a successful chord. No longer addicted to heartbreak, confidence plays a key role in her songwriting. “Honeymoon” is a collection of anthems for both sunny and stormy days. She appears to have taken control of her destiny and convinces her listener to do the same.

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After a devastating home loss to Oklahoma, Tennessee put on the performance they desperately needed in their 55-10 win at home against Western Carolina last Saturday. The offense for the Volunteers seems to be firing on all cylinders at the right time.

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Lost in the shuffle are the Aggies of Texas A&M, who are the third undefeated team in the SEC West. They had no problems dismantling Nevada at home last Saturday 44-27. The Aggies now have the toughest part of their schedule coming up with Arkansas, Mississippi State, Alabama and Ole Miss in the next five weeks.

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The Bulldogs got revenge for last year’s loss on the road at South Carolina. Junior Greyson Lambert put on an outstanding show going 24-25 passing for 330 yards and three touchdowns in the 52-20 route of the Gamecocks at home. Sophomore running back Nick Chubb had another great game, rushing for 159 yards on 21 carries and two scores. If both the passing game and running game play like that, the Bulldogs will run away with the East.

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Can any team in the country stop sophomore running back Leonard Fournette? Fournette torched Auburn with 19 carries for 228 yards and three touchdowns.

Fournette looks like he can’t be stopped with 387 yards and six touchdowns on the season in only two games. Maybe the Tigers don’t need to pass the ball that much to win football games, as long as the star running back can eat defenses up every week. LSU makes the long road trip to Syracuse Saturday.

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For the first time in my history of being sports editor, I’m putting the Rebels at the top spot where they belong. It takes a transformative player and/or a special team to beat Alabama on their home turf. This year may be the one where the Rebels live up to all the hype. Quarterback Chad Kelly played a sensational game, but he needs to limit the wild throws because they won’t all end up as touchdowns. This team has depth at every position and that will help as the season goes on.

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Five turnovers proved to be too much in their devastating home loss to Ole Miss. Quarterback Jake Coker came on in relief in the second quarter and led five scoring drives, but couldn’t overcome the early deficit. Make no mistake about it, Alabama is still one of the best teams in the country. They just hit a small Rebel-shaped bump in the road.

The Crimson Tide isn’t close to being done.

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Two way-too-close wins for the defending SEC East champions in back-to-back weeks. Missouri barely escaped a fighting UConn team at home 9-6. The Tigers trailed a bizarre 6-2 score at the end of the first half and scored a touchdown in the third quarter to avoid a second straight upset. Maize may be 3-0, but this doesn’t look like a team that can win the SEC East for a third straight year.

They hit the road this weekend to face Kentucky.

The pre-season SEC favorite took a big hit last Saturday in their road loss to LSU 45-21. The offense struggled the entire game with only 260 yards of total offense and zero first half points. Head coach Gus Malzahn has benched quarterback Jeremy Johnson and replaced him with freshman Sean White. White will be tested in his first start this Saturday night with Mississippi State coming to town.

In a contender or pretender matchup, Florida got the best of Kentucky on the road last Saturday in a 14-9 nail-biter. In an evenly matched game, the Gator defense shut down Kentucky at the right times, forcing two turnovers and holding them to less than 250 yards of total offense.

We’ll see what the Gators are made of when Tennessee comes to town.

A home loss is bad for anyone, but Kentucky has nothing to be ashamed of with their loss to Florida. It was a pretty evenly matched game, but the Wildcats turned the ball over more than Florida, which proved to make a difference. Quarterback Patrick Towles’ play will need to improve if Kentucky wants to make a bowl game this season.

The dark-horse pick of the SEC suffered their second straight disappointing loss when they fell 35-24 at home to Texas Tech.

Head coach Bret Bielema ran his mouth in the off-season, making comments about other teams’ non-conference schedule. Maybe he should worry about his own team and start winning some football games. The Razorbacks may be facing another loss this Saturday when they play Texas A&M.

SOUTH CAROLINA

The South Carolina offense looked horrific on the road at Georgia in a blowout loss. The quarterbacks totaled only 84 passing yards and the offense only reached 258 total yards.

Another loss may be coming with UCF coming to Columbia Saturday morning.

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Freshmen fill Alabama-battered positions on field BRIAN SCOTT RIPPEE

bsrippee@go.olemiss.edu

Ole Miss is coming off its biggest and most physically demanding win of the season against Alabama.

Injuries and fatigue definitely had an affect on the Rebels, and it is no secret that this team is a little banged up.

The Rebels do not expect a let-down in performance this week when they take on the Vanderbilt Commodores this Saturday.

“It’s the present moment that matters,” Robert Nkemdiche, junior defensive tackle, said. “I feel like this team is stuck in the moment.”

The Ole Miss secondary took a hit this weekend, as they found out they will be without junior safety Tony Conner for at least four weeks due to a torn meniscus. Ole Miss will now turn to sophomore safety A.J. Moore to fill the shoes of Conner.

“Coach said the backups were one snap away from being the starter, and here it is.

I’m ready.” Moore said.

Moore has taken snaps in each of the three previ-

FILE PHOTO: LOGAN KIRKLAND

Robert Nkemdiche, left, anticipates the next play at the Alabama game on Saturday. ous games, but, now, he’ll be called upon to play in the majority of the game on defense.

“I’m really looking forward to it. We have a great coach-

ing staff, and they’ll have me prepared. I’m just going to go out there and do my job,” Moore said. “I’m in the film room every day looking at Vanderbilt.”

In addition to Moore, true freshman defensive back Zedrick Woods, as well as senior safety Chief Brown, could see

action at safety as well.

The Ole Miss offensive line is another area where injuries are looming large.

Senior Justin Bell and junior Robert Conyers are both listed as “questionable” for this weekend. The Rebel line has also been without junior offensive tackle Laremy Tun-

sil for each of the first three games this season, and it’s been up to a number of guys to fill the void. One of those guys is senior offensive tackle Fahn Cooper who has made the transition to left tackle this season.

“I feel like I got more comfortable as I got more and more reps, and coach Luke helped me a lot and got me prepared,” Cooper said.

Cooper has been anchor for the offensive in Tunsil’s absence, playing all 66 offensive downs last Saturday and has served as a veteran presence on what is a very young offensive line unit.

“Ever since the spring every one of those kids have been out there grinding and working for the season and were prepared,” Cooper said.

Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze emphasized in his press conference on Monday that every team goes through injuries, and it is up to the next guy in line to fill the gap and keep moving forward as a team, and the team seems to have adopted that philosophy.

“I love competition. It’s what fuels me to get more out of myself,” Cooper said. “We break it down we say we’re all we got and we’re all we need.”

Ole Miss returns to action at home against Vanderbilt Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

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