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Volume 113, No. 4
Caleb Ball crowned king, runoff elections today
Suicide Prevention Month raises mental health awareness
Thursday, September 19, 2024
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In addition to crowning Caleb Ball as Homecoming King, the Associated Student Body announced campus favorites, class maids and runoff elections for
Homecoming Queen and Mr. Ole Miss and Miss Ole Miss Tuesday night on the steps of the Lyceum. Runoff elections will be held today, Thursday, Sept. 19 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Students can vote in myOleMiss for Miss Ole Miss, Mr. Ole Miss and Homecoming Queen. The
winners will be announced at 7:30 p.m at the Lyceum. The Miss Ole Miss runoff candidates are Madeline Mueller and Betsy Vise. Competing for Mr. Ole Miss are Jakota
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Caleb Ball celebrates winning 2024 Homecoming King with friends and members of his campaign team.
A look inside ZYN-SATION A new form of smokeless nicotine consumption, Zyn, has increased in popularity among college students. SEE PAGE 2
MADDIE & TAE Maddie & Tae have released a new EP ahead of their show at the Grove on Sunday, Sept. 22. SEE PAGE 5
STITCHERY The Stitchery is a newly opened needlepoint and craft store in Water Valley, Miss. SEE PAGE 6
FOOTBALL PREVIEW Ole Miss will return to Oxford, hosting Georgia Southern in one final non-conference game. SEE PAGE 9
In 2021, suicide was the third leading cause thedmnews@gmail.com of death for people ages 15 to 24 in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. During September’s Suicide Prevention Month, this statistic is on the minds of many students and mental health professionals. Juawice McCormick, director of the university’s counseling center, emphasized the importance of recognizing Suicide Prevention Month. “Suicide Prevention Month presents renewed and ongoing opportunities to heighten awareness and provide information and suicide prevention education, such as promoting healthy connections, focusing on coping and problem-solving skills, identifying and supporting people at risk and lessening harms and preventing future risk,” McCormick said. Laura Drislane is a licensed clinical psychologist with a background in suicide risk assesment and an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Mississippi. “Currently suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States,” Drislane said.“We’ve seen suicides increase at a higher rate in rural SEE MENTAL HEALTH PAGE 3
JORJA CARTER
The Flamingo: a piece of Miami in Oxford MARY EVANS
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Located in the heart of Oxford on University Avenue, Flamingo Apartments — a local landmark with a place on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 — stands out as an Art Deco gem. Built in 1935, the two-story, nine-bay building designed by architect James T. Canizaro is believed to be the first reinforced concrete frame structure in Oxford, according to local Sanborn maps — a database that uses insurance maps by the Sanborn Map company. Canizaro’s work on the Flamingo earned him future jobs in Oxford, including designing Oxford’s former modernist-style City Hall, which was eventually demolished. The Flamingo remains one of the few surviving examples of Canizaro’s work in Oxford. The building has been owned by Phil Bailey since 1987. Throughout Bailey’s ownership, the building has undergone many colorful transformations. When he first purchased Flamingo Apartments, the build-
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The Flamingo, located off of University Avenue on Sept. 17. ing was, as Bailey referred to it, “just a plain beige building.” “I painted it electric blue,” Bailey said, referring to the original color inspired by the pastel blue buildings of South Beach, Fla. “It just felt more like that.” When he first pitched his bold idea to city officials, it was met with resistance.
“I was talking to one of the aldermen and I said, ‘I’m going to take this (building) and paint it neon blue,” Bailey said. “He said, ‘No,’ and I said, ‘Hey man, watch this.’” In 2001, Bailey “tamed it down a little bit” with a more muted
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