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Student organizations get out the vote

EMILY O’REILLY

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With midterm elections approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the University of Mississippi’s political student organizations are aiming to get students to vote.

UM College Democrats is an organization “dedicated to upholding and promoting the goals and ideals of the Democratic Party on campus and in the greater community through political action and community service.” The group has biweekly meetings for discussion of topics such as student loan forgiveness, women’s rights, LGBT+ rights and more.

Outreach coordinator Caleb Ball, a sophomore political science major, emphasized the importance of voting.

“Your vote is never going to matter until every single person who is a Democrat in Mississippi or in any other red state shows up to vote because it shows that we are here. We (have) to make sure our vote counts because there are very important

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Voters wait in line inside of the Oxford Conference Center during the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 3, 2020.

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Will Kiffin go to Auburn?

Flatland Cavalry brings Texas charm to Oxford CAROLINE MCCUTCHEN thedmfeatures@gmail.com

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Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin celebrates after the Ole Miss defense stops Texas A&M’s offense on a second down play on Oct. 29.

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After Auburn fired head football coach Bryan Harsin a few days ago, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has been heavily rumored to

be the Tigers’ top target.

Harsin coached in 21 games for Auburn and went just 9-12, including 4-9 in conference games.

After the news broke that Harsin was let go, two other names with Mississippi connections began circulat-

ing, as well: current Liberty University and former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders.

Freeze and Sanders have

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A mix of both Texas and Nashville influences, Flatland Cavalry consists of leader and chief lyricist Cleto Cordero, fiddle player Wesley Hall, guitarist Reid Dillon, drummer Jason Albers, bassist Jonathan Saenz and utility instrumentalist Adam Gallegos.

The country music band visits The Lyric in Oxford tonight following the release of their highly anticipated EP “Songs to Keep You Warm” last Friday. The album includes special vocalist appearances by Ashley Monroe in “Parallel” and Kaitlin Butts in “How Long.”

Ahead of the project’s debut, Cordero, vocalist and

acoustic guitarist, shared the spark of inspiration that set the album into motion.

“An idea came to me in June, out of the blue, late one evening at bedtime after a very long and wearisome few weeks on the road. I was in the kind of place where I was completely exhausted, both mentally and physically, and lying there in a state of surrender the entire idea for this EP just flashed into my mind,” Cordero said on the band’s website.

The authentic sound and tone of “Songs to Keep You Warm” represents the dawn of a new era of sound as the band expands beyond their western Texas roots.

“I am excited to release a

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continued from page 1 issues on the ballot,” Ball said.

This November, the economy, immigration, abortion regulation and education are key issues being considered by candidates.

The Andrew Goodman Foundation chapter at UM is a non-partisan voting and civil rights advocacy group.

“Our national branch is trying to encourage student leaders to advocate to increase voter access, increase voter registration and increase voter participation for college students and the community they live in,” President Caroline Leonard, a junior international studies and Arabic major, said.

The foundation has held many voter drives this year including voter education fairs, including one celebrating Na-

tional Voter’s Registration Day. The Young Women for America chapter at UM promotes biblical and conservative values on campus.

“The organization itself is on a ‘She Prays, She Votes’ tour, so we have been praying along with them,” President Jordyn Ewing-Anderson, a junior political science major, said.

“They recently stopped in Jackson, and I gave a speech about how Mississippi is the cornerstone of the pro-life movement.”

Abortion regulation is a key issue conservatives are focusing on in this midterm election, as well as second amendment rights and the economy.

“It is important to be involved because it ultimately affects you in the long run. Who we choose to elect into office FILE PHOTO: BILLY SCHUERMAN matters,” Ewing-Anderson said. Jan Hayes fills out her ballot for the 2020 election on Nov. 3, 2020.

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Students reflect on race, identity, leadership at Social Justice Leadership Summit

JORDAN ISBELL

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The Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement hosted a Social Justice Leadership Summit for students on Oct. 28 and 29 to discuss the lingering social injustices in society.

In both meetings, one at the student union and the other Bryant Hall, organizers and volunteers shared their thoughts and experiences with social discrimination rooted in several demographic identities.

Sophomore Bre’Anna Coleman, a political science major and DM opinion writer, described her passion for promoting social justice and the necessity she sees to engage in such conversations.

“A lot of injustices in my family and community made me want to be an advocate,” Coleman said. “I notice so many issues that people see, and they’ll complain about it, but after a couple of weeks, you don’t hear about it anymore.”

The first event featured par-

ticipants writing down their social identities on a sheet of paper.

Several categories such as race, sexuality, religious status and gender were named, and their identities were discussed among peers to determine the ones they believed represented them most.

Several people viewed their race and gender as large parts of their identities. They also believed those same features contributed to the first impression people had of them. This strong identity association with race and gender meant that several participants had stories to share of being stereotyped and wrongly judged based on their physical features alone.

First-year graduate student Jaylin Smith shared similar sentiments about being stereotyped.

“I think the culmination of all my identities makes people stereotype me at times,” Smith said.

“Being a young, Black woman comes with challenges, but I take those challenges and turn them into testimonies of my greatness.”

Several Black participants talked about the systematic and social

discrimination African Americans face, which leads to lingering issues in the Black community, such as imposter syndrome and the belief that one’s skin color stops them from having a successful life.

The event also facilitated discussions surrounding other identities that have an impact on social injustice. Sexuality is a prominent identity to several people, and many participants talked about other people misjudging their character based on their sexual attraction.

“I know many girls who hear that I’m bisexual take a step away from me,” Smith said.

“And it’s frustrating to treat me as some sort of predator just because of my sexuality.”

Participants indicated that some people treat homosexuality like a disease and try to stay away from people in the LGBTQ+ community as if their sexuality is contagious. Because of that, they contend that homosexuality becomes wrongly associated with predatory behavior, and it creates social discrimination

against those in the community.

Several of these social injustices were tied to five institutions that are foundational in a person’s life. These institutions are family, religion, economy, state and education, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement outlined how social discrimination emerges within and affects these institutions.

Family is the institution that people first experience, and it is often parents who teach their children the foundation of their moral values and worldview, for better or for worse.

Smith also agreed on family setting a person’s perception towards society.

“We are taught how to treat people from birth,” Smith said.

“We perpetuate the teachings of our family, whether that’d be love or hate. By breaking generational curses through the youth, our world slowly evolves into a better place for everyone through all of its institutions.”

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Scale B.A.S.H. bashes “freshman 15” myth, embraces body acceptance

HAL FOX AKILAH FRYE

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The William Magee Center’s Comprehensive Eating Disorder Program at UM is collecting donations of old scales for its upcoming Scale B.A.S.H. (Body Appreciation Starts Here) event to support body positivity and raise awareness of eating disorders.

Students will have the opportunity to draw on scales and write messages about body positivity.

Donation receptacles are located at the front desks of the South Campus Recreation Center and Turner Center. To donate, bring scales of any size, brand and level of functionality. The event will be held on Nov. 8 at Union Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at the Grove Stage from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m..

“It’s going to be an opportunity for students to come together and write really positive affirmations of selfnlove and body appreciation,” -Sierra Elston, a coordinator sfor wellness education at the lWilliam Magee Center, said. ,“Later in the evening, we are ngoing to have a spoken word topportunity for our campus ecommunity to go onstage and .share their stories of body eappreciation and self-love.” e Around 10-20% of wom.en and 4-10% of men in col-lege suffer from an eating rdisorder, according to reesearch from the National Eat-ing Disorders Association. l “A lot of people don’t realsize that eating disorders are othe deadliest mental illness. ”Very few campuses provide hany type of services or outrreach tied to eating disorsders,” Elston said. “Eating edisorders don’t look like one -thing. It affects all races, all sgenders, sexual orientations. cEveryone is vulnerable to navyigating an eating disorder or ddisordered eating behavior.” e Apart from the severity of .the issue, the staff at William Magee Center felt the Scale B.A.S.H. was an important

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event to hold because of how common disordered eating is among college students.

“It’s something that we all wanted to bring to life here after really listening to what students were saying when we started speaking to them about eating disorder awareness and seeing it resonate,” Elston said.

Elston emphasized that a lot of the work of the William Magee Center is combating harmful narratives that students take to heart about themselves and their health, one of them being the “freshman 15,” the oft-told anecdote that freshman students often gain on average 15 pounds in their first year of college.

“We know what we see in the media, we hear about the ‘freshman 15.’ If you look at the data, you know that’s not true. It may be on average five pounds at the most and these are growing adults, that’s a normal piece of life.

But the media doesn’t sell

it to them that way. It’s the ‘freshman 15,’ and you need to be careful what you eat so you don’t gain that scary 15 pounds,” Elston said. “The Scale B.A.S.H. is challenging that messaging that they receive prior to arriving here.”

Blankets and tote bags embroidered with the William Magee Center’s name will be handed out for free at the event.

“Aside from the scales, we’ll have statements on the table that students can drop a popcorn kernel into a jar to indicate their agreement with the statements,” Elston said.

The statements say things like, “I know how to find or get in contact with eating disorder resources on campus,” and, “If I knew someone with an eating disorder, I would try and get them connected to help.”

This is in part to show students that suffer from an eating disorder the magnitude of support from other students on campus.

“There will be two coun-

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selors on staff who will be on site to answer any questions students have or address any uncomfortable feelings that might arise through this activity,” Elston said.

The Scale B.A.S.H. is a small part of the work that the William Magee Center does to raise awareness about eating disorders and provide a support structure on campus.

“A large component of our work is just general outreach, presentations.

We reach around 500-600 students a month just with eating disorder presentations highlighting the efforts of our eating disorder treatment team, where we provide free services for students,” Elston said. “We have cooking demos where we teach students how to build nutritious, balanced and calorically dense meals, all provided at no cost. In a lot of cases, it’s our freshman and our first-year students that need this information, because they’re transitioning into a

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very difficult environment to navigate and not have access to a kitchen from home. We try to make the meals as easy and simple as possible because everyone has different levels of cooking experience.”

More events are planned for the spring semester, including a continuation of the Scale B.A.S.H. project.

“February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Month, so we’re going to have an entire month of activities. A component of that will be carrying over the Scale BASH and displaying them, location to be determined,” Elston said.

For more information on the William Magee Center’s programming or to seek help for an eating disorder or problems with disordered eating, follow their Instagram @mageecenter1 or contact them via phone number at (662) 915-6543 or via email at wellnessedu@olemiss.edu.

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Arts&Culture

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‘Shredding’ light on the skateboard and punk scene in the South

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The Oxford Skate Park hosted an audience of all ages and skating abilities for the SouthTalks series event “Skating South: Oral Histories and Music” on Nov. 1. Film students worked alongside Southern Documentary Filmmakers, John Rash and Melanie Ho to highlight members of the Oxford skating community and the significance skating has on their lives.

In collaboration with UM Center for the Study of Southern Culture professors Rash and Ho, Northwest Community College student Skyler King wanted to bring the

Oxford skating community into the limelight, so the trio teamed up to host an evening featuring an original documentary screening, punk rock and lots of head banging.

“Melanie Ho and I teach a class in documentary field work and every year…we try to find a unique aspect about life in the South or life in Mississippi that our students can engage with,” Rash said.

After skating for a pro company in San Francisco, King returned to the South and created the Oxford Skateboarding Association, which aims to promote skating in North Mississippi. King brought the idea of a film highlighting skating culture in the South to Rash, which

is how the production began.

The documentary, projected onto the bowl of the Oxford skate park, contained a series of interviews featuring different Oxford skateboarders. The film highlights the diversity in the skating community and the bonds forged from every trick mastered and board broken.

“If I could use one word to describe the Oxford skating community, it would be inclusive,” UM junior history major Remi Smith said. “You got my boy Hayden over here.

He’s in middle school, right, but if you look at Mike Ranes, he’s like 50 or 60 years old.

So, the diversity and inclusivity are really cool for me.

It’s cool that many people can meet together like that.”

The film screening was accompanied by music from local band Harvey Dug and the punk band School Drugs from New Jersey.

“Skateboarding is singular, but with such a finely tuned community,” Josh Jurk, School Drugs’s vocalist, said. “It’s awesome to be able to go somewhere and feel like you belong, and that is the most important part.”

Aside from documenting the community that has come together through skateboarding, the evening at the skate park was also an opportunity for Rash and Ho’s students to challenge themselves as filmmakers and documentarians of southern studies.

Rash, who grew up in the

mountains of North Carolina and always had an affinity for skate culture, is a producer and director of the Southern Documentary Project. He coordinated the physical skate park screening and brought School Drugs, a band that he has been following since the pandemic, to the scene.

“I just think that southern studies is a great program that supports all sorts of various interests, whether it’s history, sociology or punk rock and skateboarding,” Rash said. “I feel privileged to have the Center for the Study of Southern Culture here at the University of Mississippi because it allows me to explore my interests professionally and with my students.”

The hierarchy of mediocrity doesn’t change with DC’s ‘Black Adam’ AARON BARROW

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On Oct. 21, DC’s long-awaited “Black Adam” hit movie theaters across the country.

The film, which follows the DC Comics antihero, portrayed

by Dwayne Johnson, was originally greenlit back in 2014.

While the film’s rocky development was likely due to the lack of preparedness and overall nearsightedness of the extended cinematic universe that the film inhabits, after viewing “Black Adam” it becomes clear that the movie itself is indicative of these larger behind-the- scenes issues.

Director Jaume Collet-Serra more than leans into the sheer power of the titular character and, in turn, the stoic persona that the antihero consistently adopts throughout the film’s two hour and five minute run time.

While this makes for great spectacle and highly immersive action sequences, there is a significant level of discon-

nect between the audience and Johnson’s title character.

As usual, Johnson is arguably cashing in on his popularity as a central figure in the world of pop culture more so than he is becoming a character. While many will surely blame Johnson’s lack of emotion or characterization on his performance alone, it doesn’t appear that he is given much to work with in the first place from a writing and directing standpoint.

This extends past the title character, affecting the supporting cast as well.

Despite the clear talent on display and the significant levels of chemistry between a few key supporting cast members, namely Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate and Noah Centineo’s Atom Smasher, not enough time is spent building on these relationships. As a result, the character arcs and resolutions often fall flat.

The highly predictable third act is riddled with superhero tropes that have plagued the genre for more than a decade.

While comic book movies being generic is not a new development, this does not excuse laziness within a multi-million dollar production.

I am well aware that the average moviegoer will not be going to view “Black Adam,” or, perhaps, any comic book film for that matter, for a lesson on the do’s and don’ts of modern screenwriting or directing.

However, a film of this size and with this wide of a reach should be held at the same level of scrutiny and constructive criticism as every other film being shown at the multiplex alongside it.

There is certainly enjoyment to be had in “Black Adam,” especially for fans of the source material. In fact, there were many times throughout certain action sequences and plot Dwayne Johnson in “Black Adam.” reveals where I became genuinely excited by what I was witnessing on screen. I only wish that these moments had a more long-lasting impact.

“Black Adam” is playing in movie theaters nationwide.

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Hallelujah! Dylan Scott brings ‘Amen to That Tour’ to the Lyric CLAY HALE

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Country music singer Dylan Scott is preparing to take the Lyric stage on Friday, Nov. 4, for the Oxford stop on his “Amen to That Tour.”

Scott’s appearance follows the release of his sophomore album, “Livin’ My Best Life,” in August. The record is home to the recent No. 1 hit “New Truck” and the current country radio single “Can’t Have Mine (Find You A Girl).”

University of Mississippi senior Kennedy Turnbull is one of the country music sensation’s followers eagerly anticipating the event.

“I’m a big fan of country music and a big fan of Dylan Scott, so I’m just really excited that he’s finally making his way to Oxford,” Turnbull said. “My friends and I literally just can’t wait to see him.”

Scott made his debut in 2013 with the country radio single “Makin’ This Boy Go Crazy,” and his career catapulted from there. He would go on to release two studio albums and five extended plays. Among these projects, Scott has released 10 singles in nearly a decade of music.

Though Scott was becoming a household name in Nashville music circles, it was not until his fifth single, “My Girl,” hit radio waves that his career started to take off on mainstream radio. The double platinum hit ended

up becoming Scott’s first No. 1 on country radio. The single was so large, it became the sixth most played song in country music in 2017.

At the 2021 Country Music Television Awards, Scott took home his first trophy from the organization for Top 10 hit “Nobody” in the “Breakthrough Video of the Year” category. Although it was not his first hit single, the song was still influential, charting for more than a year on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart.

Along for the ride as his opener is rising star Lily Rose, who is most frequently recognized for her debut single on country radio, “Villain.” The track found success on TikTok, where it garnered enough support for Rose to sign a record deal with Big Loud. Rose is also notable as one of few LGBTQ+ individuals to chart on country radio.

Rose just celebrated the one-year anniversary of her debut project, “Stronger Than I Am,” in October, but her almost 1 million followers on TikTok make it clear that she is destined for countless more years on the country music scene.

Exciting expectations for Rose and the energetic hits seasoned throughout Scott’s personal set should make a packed house scream “amen” during Friday night’s show.

You can purchase your tickets online on The Lyric or Dylan Scott’s website.

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Poster for Dylan Scott’s “Amen to That Tour”.

FLATLAND

continued from page 1 curated batch of songs that, I believe, pair well with the season of chilly overcast days, falling leaves and all things pumpkin-spiced,” Cordero said. “I hope these songs are something fans will cling to during the colder months — something to keep them warm until spring arrives!”

After their performance at the Lyric, the band will join Luke Combs’ World Tour next year. Notorious for their thrilling live performances, Flatland Cavalry is scheduled to headline concerts at venues across the country, including in Tulsa, Okla., San Antonio, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, and more.

“Flatland Cavalry are promising to make days a little brighter wherever they go,” Rolling Stone said.

“Songs to Keep You Warm” joins a discography filled with captivating imagery and melodies that reflect their appreciation of western Texas scenery. By pairing a traditional folk sound with heartfelt lyricism, the new album contains material that resonates with a variety of audiences.

“I love Flatland because every song they put out is amazing. Whether I’m happy or sad, there is always a song

Flatland Cavalry will be performing tonight at The Lyric.

I can put on, and it instantly puts me in a good mood,” Rileigh Clifton, a freshman En-

glish education major, said.

“I’m super excited to see my favorite band live and in my

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favorite place! It’s definitely a bucket list experience.”

Tickets to the concert

are available to purchase on both the Lyric Oxford and Flatland Cavalry’s websites.

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UM Theatre goes ‘Into the Woods’ PALIEF RASPBERRY

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The University of Mississippi’s Theatre and Film program is premiering its production of “Into the Woods” on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Fulton Chapel.

There will be subsequent shows performed on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.

The Tony award-winning musical was written by James Lapine with music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim.

The story follows a childless baker and his wife and their quest to start a family, a witch who has placed a curse on them and other characters, many of them taken from storybook tales, the couple encounters during their journey.

Director and theater professor Dan Stearns spoke about what it was like to direct a show of this size and complexity.

“It was humbling, challenging, sleep-depriving and thrilling,” Stearns said. “It has been great to see the student performers rise to the challenge of Sondheim’s complex musical writing and intricate lyrics.”

Stearns noted how influential Sondheim was in the musical

genre – the composer and lyricist died in 2021 – and said he’s grateful for what the composer created.

Cooper Thorpe, who portrays both the narrator and the mysterious man in the show, said this is the first main stage show that they’ve been heavily involved with.

“I am blown away by how talented everyone is. The rest of the cast and I have been working almost daily since mid-September,” Thorpe said. “ I can confidently say this is the best show I’ve been a part of.”

Maxwell Glasser, who plays major character Jack from the fairytale “Jack and the Beanstalk,” fondly referred to the musical as a classic show that tells a wonderful story. He also noted the camaraderie among castmates.

“We have a very large cast, along with a big and hard working crew.

But we’ve all come together to form a family of sorts,” Glasser said.

Glasser says that attending the university’s production of HG BIGGS / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN “Into the Woods” “will guarantee Leah Blevins, playing the witch, Jacob Heuer, playing the baker, and Reese Overstreet, playing the baker’s a night of laughter, unexpected twists on well-known fairytale wife, rehearse a scene from “Into the Woods” on Nov. 1. characters and maybe some tears.”

For more information about the show and to buy tickets, visit the UM Theatre and Film website.

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Don Waller, playing Cinderella’s Prince, and Parker Viator, playing Rapunzel’s Prince, rehearse the song “Agony” for the University of Mississippi’s Theatre and Film program’s production of “Into the Woods” on Nov. 1.

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Maxwell Glasser, playing Jack, pets his cow during a rehearsal of “Into the Woods” on Nov. 1.

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Sports Ole Miss men’s basketball looks to rebound this season CAMERON LARKIN

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Right in the thick of football season, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team is set to begin its regular season.

After a disappointing 202122 season plagued by injuries, the Rebels aim to finish higher than 13th place in the SEC. This roster, as currently constructed, provides a nice mix of experience and new blood for head coach Kermit Davis to work with.

Former two-time Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year Daeshun Ruffin, who missed a large part of his freshman year due to injury, is ready to show his worth to Rebel fans. The 5-foot, 9-inch guard now has college basketball experience and a full offseason of improvement, so he projects to be a top player in the SEC. This offense is infamous for low-scoring affairs, but the Rebels can overcome this narrative with marginal steps forward from the returning cast and productive minutes

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continued from page 1 great reasons to take the job at Auburn. Freeze could get back in the action of the SEC. He led the Ole Miss program from 2012-2016 but was dismissed after the NCAA charged the university with recruiting violations and it was discovered he used a university-owned phone to call a female escort service. For Sanders, who has had great success in a short stint at Jackson State (23-5 overall), the Auburn job would be an opportunity to prove that he’s a legitimate head coach and to get that extra boost of exposure that the SEC provides.

And then there’s Kiffin.

Kiffin, in his third sea-

from the incoming freshmen.

Amaree Abram and T.J. Caldwell are 6-foot, 4-inch combo guards who thrived in high school, and the hope is that their games will translate seamlessly to college.

The Rebels will also rely heavily on the production of former Georgia guard Tye Fagan and Georgia native Matthew Murrell. This program has struggled with depth, but through the transfer portal and solid recruitment, the depth chart looks better than ever.

Jackson State transfer Jayveous McKinnis, who averaged an impressive 12 points and 10 rebounds last season, projects to split minutes in the frontcourt with Josh Mballa and Theo Akwuba, both of which came to Oxford via the transfer portal. McKinnis was one of the best forwards in the SWAC last season, but fans will see more of a frontcourt-by-committee this season.

Davis did not just look into the Division-I transfer prospects. He set his sights on 6-foot, 6-inch com-

bo guard Myles Burns from Loyola University New Orleans. At Loyola, Burns was a four-time All-American, three-time First-Team AllSSAC and a three-time SSAC Defensive Player of the Year.

“Some have thought Myles (Burns) was the most impactful player in NAIA basketball since Dennis Rodman,” Davis said when the team added Burns last April. “Myles has an unbelievable motor and is super athletic in the open floor. He led the NAIA with 151 offensive rebounds and has the most steals by a player at any collegiate level during the 21-22 season.”

A big part of the Rebels’ struggles last season was with defense, so Burns will surely aid in improving that side of the ball. Moreover, Josh Mballa, Jayveous McKinnis and Theo Akwuba were all defensive players of the year at their previous schools. So Davis, as a defensive-minded coach, finally has the personnel to be a top defense in the conference.

Rebel fans can expect a much-improved basket-

son at Ole Miss, truly was a home run hire by Athletic Director Keith Carter.

Kiffin completely turned around the football program, going 10-3 in his second season, and what was supposed to be a rebuilding season this year has turned into a season that may be even more successful.

He also has invested heavily in the Ole Miss brand, with his “Come to the ‘Sip” promotions and game day attire, and his heavily followed and acclaimed social media presence.

So why would Kiffin abandon ship and head toward Auburn?

Most head coaches wouldn’t dare leave their schools after just three seasons. But Kiffin’s not most head coaches. After just one season as the head coach at Tennessee, Kiffin left for the

University of Southern California to take the head coaching job after Pete Carroll departed for the Seattle Seahawks.

Because of this alone, Kiffin’s name is brought up almost every time a big-name program in need of a new head coach.

Some might also say that Kiffin would find the Auburn job attractive because of how much more NIL money the Tigers have to offer players compared to the Rebels’ resources.

Kiffen has been blunt about his belief that name, image and likeness money is a major factor in player recruitment.

But I find a move to Auburn by Kiffin to be unrealistic for two reasons.

One: Why would he leave to go to Auburn and put himHG BIGGS / THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN self in a worse position than he is right now at Ole Miss?

Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin celebrates a touchdown during a game If he goes, he would have to start from scratch and re- against Texas A&M on Oct. 29. build the Tigers from the ground up, something that he’s already done in Oxford. every year a lot of times, and fin brought up Sanders’ Two: Kiffin stated that all (the rumors) are is a prod- name as someone he would he really enjoys it in Ox- uct of players performing want to see be the next ford and even went on to well and assistant coaches.” head coach for Auburn. say that he “needed” it. PASS Kiffin went on to say, “I think he’d do great,” “I feel like I needed Ox- “We’re happy here and Kiffin said during the tele3.792 x4 ford and Ole Miss a lot more have great support here.” conference. “I think that’s a than it needed me,” KifKiffin also mentioned great name, and I think they fin said in a press confer- during the teleconference that should hire him. He’s a great ence in August. “I enjoy it he doesn’t talk with his team recruiter, a great name.” here. It’s been awesome.” about these types of rumors.

At the end of the day, only Kiffin was asked about “I don’t tell them any- Kiffin knows what he wants the rumors surrounding him thing,” Kiffin said. “We have to decide. It’s just hard to see and Auburn during Wednes- a pro mindset here. Players him leave everything he has day’s SEC teleconference, have jobs to do, so do coaches. worked for at Ole Miss to esand not much was revealed. That’s how we run it. I don’t sentially start over at Auburn.

“We don’t really comment tell them anything about it But at the end of the day, on those things in-season,” because it doesn’t have any- you have to be prepared to exKiffin said during the tele- thing to do with anything.” pect the unexpected, especially conference. “They happen Funny enough, Kif- in the world of college football.

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season at home on Monday, Nov. 7, against Alcorn State.

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No. 1 Tennessee at No. 3 Georgia: Cameron Larkin Final Score Prediction: Georgia 37, Tennessee 27 The Volunteers travel to Athens, Ga. for the highest-ranked matchup of the 2022 season. This will be the second time this season the Vols play the No. 1 team, but this time may be slightly different.

As we know, Tennessee has the best win in college football by way of its 52-49 victory over Alabama in Neyland Stadium. Ever since that game, the Vols’ offense has looked unstoppable. Star wide receiver Jaylin Hyatt is a touchdown magnet and is somehow always open. Heisman trophy candidate quarterback Hendon Hooker is playing the best football of his life and head coach Josh Heupel has his team thinking national championship or bust.

The Bulldogs, however, have a couple of things going for them in this matchup. Dating back to 2017, the average margin of victory over Tennessee is almost 29 points, which includes a 41-0 shutout in Knoxville that year. The Dawgs are back between the hedges after taking care of Florida in Jacksonville, but that game was not a complete win. Star linebacker Nolan Smith returned home with a season-ending pectoral injury. In spite of this, Georgia is still the defending champs, so it is hard to pick against them, especially at home.

Georgia has Tennessee beat at every position group on defense. The Dawgs have the best tight end in the nation and quarterback Stetson Bennett has complete control over this stacked offense. Fans should expect a back-and-forth affair that will be defined by who can get more stops rather than who can score more points.

No. 4 Clemson at Notre Dame: Owen Pustell Final Score Prediction: Clemson 21, Notre Dame 13 Clemson’s offensive success relies mostly on sophomore running back Will Shipley, who has rushed for 739 yards this season, including 293 yards in Clemson’s last two games. Though quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei has been much improved from a downright abysmal sophomore season, he has still not lived up to the lofty expectations placed on him out of high school. The true strength of this team is the defense.

Clemson’s Myles Murphy is one of the best EDGE defenders in college football.

Bryan Bresee is a true game wrecker from the interior and linebacker Trenton Simpson plays like a rhino with a bee sting. Though Notre Dame has a strong offensive line,

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they will have their hands full with an ultra-talented and deep Clemson front seven.

This game will be trench warfare. Lining up across from Clemson’s elite defensive line will be five Notre Dame hogs who play football with bad intentions. Jarrett Patterson and Joe Alt headline the unit, locking down the left side and opening gaps for another sophomore running back in Audric Estime. Estime is a violent runner. He’s the type of player that makes defensive backs tackle low.

Expect to see some explosive collisions between Trenton Simpson and Estime on Saturday – both of these players hit with malice. The real offensive difference maker for the Irish is tight end Michael Mayer. I honestly do not think Clemson has a true answer for him in coverage, so expect to see Carter Barrett and Andrew Mukuba working together to limit his involvement.

LSU. Quarterback Jordan Travis had a phenomenal game last week against Georgia Tech, throwing for 396 yards and three touchdowns. It’ll be interesting to see whether he can carry over his solid play this week against the Canes.

As for Miami, what a disaster of a season it has been for first-year head coach Mario Cristobal. There were such high hopes before the season before it completely went off the rails for the Hurricanes.

The offense is a disaster and when they do win games, it’s ugly. And I mean ugly. BUT for some reason, whenever they go face-to-face with the Seminoles, the Canes compete at a high level. I expect this game to be close, and I think it’ll come down to a game-winning field goal by Miami.

Florida State at Miami: Aidan Gallardo Final Score Prediction: Miami 31, Florida State 28.

The Crimson Tide are traveling to Baton Rouge to take on the LSU Tigers.This is undoubtedly one of the biggest games of the weekend, one with many ramifications for the SEC West moving forward. There is a three-way tie in the division with Alabama, LSU and Ole Miss each owning a 4-1 conference record. The Tigers may be out of playoff contention with two losses overall this season, but they are very much in the hunt for a berth in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta.

The Tigers are on a twogame winning streak including a statement win over then No. 7 ranked Ole Miss, a win that put the entire conference on notice.

The Tigers are in the top 35 for both offense and defense, but the key for LSU is

One of the best rivalries in college football will be on full display this Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami-Florida State is a rivalry that always has been tough, gritty, physical and unpredictable. Although both teams have had their struggles this season, this is a game that college football fans always look forward to.

Florida State has been fairly good this season. Despite three losses, they’ve kept it close with teams like Clemson and N.C. State. The problem with the Seminoles is that they beat the teams that they’re supposed to beat and they lose to ranked opponents, aside from their Week 1 win against

No. 6 Alabama at No. 10 LSU: Caleb Harris Final Score Prediction: Alabama 38, LSU 24

Jayden Daniels. Daniels has been steller for the Tigers. He has 21 combined touchdowns and only one interception throughout the year. Daniels will need to be at his absolute best against the Crimson Tide.

Alabama can’t afford to take another loss if they want to reach the playoffs. I expect this to be a high-scoring game with the Crimson Tide coming out on top. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Bryce Young, will have yet another brilliant game against a slightly above average Tigers defense.

the nation in touchdown passes with 22 and has more than 2,000 yards as well. Hartman has 571 passing yards and eight passing touchdowns against AP Top 25 ranked teams, something he’ll look to build on this weekend. Wake Forest will need a big game out of their junior QB to win this one on the road at a very hostile Carter-Finley Stadium.

However, Hartman will be going up against a very stingy N.C. State defense ranked 18th in the nation in total defense.

They’re allowing just 195 passing yards this year and just 17 points per game. The question is whether the Wolfpack can make Hartman uncomfortable and force Wake to rely on their ground game.

Combine this with a crucial home field advantage, and the Wolfpack could find themselves walking out with a win.

But I do think that the Deacons will prevail in this one. It’ll be a wire-to-wire game in which both teams will have chances to take over, but the experience of Hartman wins this one.

No. 21 Wake Forest vs.

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Ole Miss alum Alison Weisz is first U.S. woman to win Rifle World Championship since 1979 TYLER KOMIS

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Ole Miss alumna and Olympian Alison Weisz is the first U.S. woman to win a rifle world championship since 1979.

Weisz graduated from the University of Mississippi in spring 2017 and was a member of Ole Miss’ rifle team from 2013-2017.

She competed in women’s 10m air rifle and won the gold medal and the title of world champion at the 2022 International Shooting Sports Federation Rifle & Pistol World Championships in Cairo, Egypt, in October.

“It was very exciting,” Weisz said about being crowned champion.

Weisz had no idea that it had been such a long time since an American female had won the championship.

“That was something they ended up telling me a little bit

after the medal ceremony. I was like, ‘Oh wow that’s a long time.’ So that’s really cool, and it kind of made it that much more special for me,” Weisz said.

The Belgrade, Mont., native had no shortage of confidence going into the biggest competition of her life.

“I went into the world championship knowing that I could potentially medal, that I could for sure make the finals, just with where my skill level was going into it against the rest of the world throughout the year,” Weisz said.

“Becoming the world champion was very surreal. It took a little bit to start sinking in what I had done.”

She has been a member of Team USA’s rifle shooting team since 2020 after making the cut for the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and Specialist, which was open to all U.S. rifle athletes.

Despite having the Olympian and world champion status, she hasn’t come close to for-

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getting where she came from.

“I talk about Ole Miss all the time, and my teammates will literally say, ‘You’re not in college anymore Ally. You can let it go,’” Weisz said. “Ole Miss is a family. It’s not just a school. It’s not just sports and athletics. It’s so much more than that, and I’ve really held on to it. I miss it a lot.”

Weisz, 27, regularly returns to the Ole Miss campus.

“I try to get there at least once a year, if not twice. I want to always try to hit a football game and a baseball game and then a rifle match if they can fall under the same time. The rifle ones are a little harder to get to just with my competition schedule,” Weisz said.

Weisz credits her academic adviser with most of her collegiate success.

“I ended up getting assigned to Drew Clinton as my academic adviser, and he was perfect, anywhere from letting me take short little naps in his office as people were coming in and out to supporting all of my goals and dreams (and) telling me that I’m going to make the Olympic team one day,” she said.

Ole Miss’ current rifle coach is Marsha Beasley, who’swhose tenure began during Weisz’s senior year in 2016.

“She was very much the team leader when I got here,” Beasley said. “She was the only female on the team, and she was so enthusiastic about everything (that had to do with) Ole Miss rifle. She loved the team, she loved Ole Miss and that enthusiasm carried over for everyone.”

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Alison Weisz competes for Ole Miss Rifle against Jacksonville State on Feb. 18, 2017.

Even though the two had only one season together, they are very well connected and text each other from time to time, according to Beasley.

“When we travel to outside competitions such as the Winner Airgun Championships or the nationals in the summer, we see her and compete with her.

The team members always come away saying wonderful things, that she’s so nice and they think it’s so cool that she is very much one of those people who still loves

Ole Miss. The current team was very proud of her,” Beasley said.

Current senior and Ole Miss rifle team member Kristen Derting also spoke about Weisz’s influence on the program.

“She graduated almost two years before I got here, and every once in a while, coach Beasley will mention her and she’s definitely someone I look up to and is super nice,” Derting said.

“She’s doing really well internationally right now, and we were all super proud of her.”

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The Ole Miss women’s golf team wrapped up the fall season with a third-place finish at the Battle at the Beach tournament at Club Campestre in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, coming out with a team score of 852 (E) following three rounds.

The Rebels ranked third in the field in par-5 scoring (-6) and finished with a total of 46 birdies on the weekend.

Senior Andrea Lignell had yet another successful outing for the Rebels, finishing the tournament with a strong 68 (-3) to put her at 10-under on the weekend and secure third place on the individual leaderboard. She also led the tournament individually on par-3 scoring, shooting five-under on those holes.

Lignell has been nothing shy of outstanding throughout her career at Ole Miss, finishing 11 of her 12 total rounds under par. She has come out with top-five finishes in all four fall tournaments and will attempt to break the school record of six top-five finishes in a single season.

Chiara Tamburlini’s three-day total of 211 (-2) secured her spot in

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Andrea Lignell competes for Ole Miss in the SEC Championship at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham on April 16. the top 10, sharing ninth place individually. Tamburlini has stayed consistent for the Rebels, with a streak of seven straight appearances on the top 10 leaderboard.

Additionally, she has claimed a spot in the top 20 for 15 straight appearances, beginning in May 2021 at the NCAA Championships.

Whitwell, England, native Ellen Hume pushed her way to 40th overall, following an impressive final round of 69 (-2) and a scorecard of 219 (+6) on the weekend.

Rounding out the lineup for

the Rebels in Mexico were underclassmen Nicole Gal and Natacha Host Husted, finishing 11-over to tie for 60th and 12over to tie for 67th, respectively.

Ole Miss women’s golf has now wrapped up its 2022 fall season and will begin training for the spring season. The squad will return to Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 5-6 for the first tournament of the spring: the Collegiate Invitational. The Rebels are set to appear in five regular season tournaments during the spring season.

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If you are interested in writing one, email Mary Boyte, news editor, at thedmnews@gmail.com.

Since coming to campus, I have been getting involved with different programs like UMpride and OUTgrads. The experiences that I have had on campus, being a queer Black person, have been pleasant. This feeling of

happiness came as a shock to me.

Growing up in Oxford, I didn’t come out until middle school, and that was a pretty rough experience.

I never felt like I could truly be myself, and that was difficult. I’m still learning new things about myself, but it’s hard for me to feel confident with my identity sometimes, whether I’m on campus or not.

Different people I’ve met at the university so far have helped me find that confidence. I’m surrounded by a lot of queer people on campus, and that environment felt safe to me my freshman year. Nothing is perfect and there are some things I believe that could be improved, but to know that this community exists made me feel welcomed.

It’s hard for me to feel that way sometimes if I’m in spaces where I might be the only queer person

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I want queer students of color to come to campus and have positive feelings about the queer community here. It’s important to me that they don’t feel isolated. Other students and I have been discussing this issue and I believe that change can happen.

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The voting season has generally been lax here in Mississippi, which isn’t a good thing.

Even with seemingly less at stake, midterms matter.

That should go without saying, right? Not so much.

It’s a well-known fact that midterm voting turnout has always been lower than general elections, which includes presidential candidates.

Around 850,000 Mississippians voted in the gubernatorial election in 2019, the race between Tate Reeves and Jim Hood for executive office in the state. An even better 1.3 million Mississippians voted for presidential candidates in the 2020 election.

How did the 2021 municipal election fare? Local elections historically have an even lower turnout than midterm elections,

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and 2021 was no different.

Next Tuesday, U.S. House of Representatives seats, state legislature seats, judicial offices, district attorney positions and other important positions will be on the ballot. While some of the positions up for election may be lower on the totem pole, they are still important to the vital functions of the state. In many ways, these candidates could end up affecting your day-to-day life.

That’s not necessarily hyperbolic, either. Many of the positions assist in decision-making and lawmaking at the federal, state and local level.

College campuses are an infinite source of politically opinionated young people.

Still, voter turnout expectedly regresses in midterm elections amongst the expected age range of students.

Why? Regardless of age, an issue regarding voting is that people often do not live where they are registered to vote.

Students living in Lafayette County to attend the University of Mississippi must also be registered to vote in Lafayette County. It’s not easy or practical to drive a few hours back home for the purpose of voting. This is where absentee voting should be utilized.

Absentee voting is a godsend when used right. One can effectively cast a ballot from long range like some sort of responsible citizen marksman. Maybe a ballot three-point specialist? The hail mary voting equivalent?

My point is the convenience of absentee ballots is ideal, efficient and accommodating. Many students do not know how to harness the powers contained within an absentee ballot because… they cannot obtain one?

Right.

Absentee ballots must be requested from the municipal court located in the county you’re registered to vote in.

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fix: Call your circuit court and request they mail an absentee ballot to you. Time is of the essence. Get the ballot, fill it out and make the treacherous journey to the local post office by next Tuesday so your vote can be counted in time.

If too late, your ballot will be sold to Russia in a fundraising effort to pay wages to hardworking Twitter bots (fact-checked). Kidding. But there is a lot on the line here.

I always hear peers talk about the older demographics that seem to control everything. They make all the rules, they tell us how to live, etc. Registered voters aged 25-64 vastly outnumber the population of people aged 18-24. They also have gradually shifting political attitudes directly correlated to age and status that influences them to research and vote more. Simply put, young people must mobilize if they want to be heard more.

It’s important to make a

habit of political research and voting. An informed citizen is one who knows what they want and how to get it through voting. That may be a selfish viewpoint, but the American and state government function like a game with self-interests coming first. Those elected will serve and advocate according to constituents’ desires and beliefs in pursuit of coveted re-election.

If more citizens were informed voters could begin to move away from the hyper-partisanship we have experienced more of in recent years. After all, democracy is our strongest, most legitimate weapon.

So, students, professors and staff alike, let’s unite and vote next week. This is my official, unbiased, nonpartisan endorsement of voting.

Justice Rose is the opinion editor. He is a sophomore majoring in journalism from Madison, Miss.

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