The Daily Mississippian - November 16, 2015

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THE DAILY

MISSISSIPPIAN

Monday, November 16, 2015

Volume 104, No. 60

T H E S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S I S S I P P I S E R V I N G O L E M I S S A N D OX F O R D S I N C E 1 9 1 1

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A moment of silence for Mizzou UM Green Fund takes new student proposals MORGAN WALKER

mlwalke4@go.olemiss.edu

PHOTO BY: CAMERON BROOKS

Members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council , UM NAACP chapter and Black Student Union hosted a moment of silence in front of the Lycuem Friday afternoon to show solidarity for the University of Missouri’s campus which has been a subject of debate recently, representatives of the groups said. Protesters asked for the resignation of their University’s president for not taking action after multiple complaints of racism.

The Green Fund Committee gathered together Friday in the Lyceum to determine which sustainable proposals, presented by students and faculty, will be funded for the spring semester. According to Lindsey Abernathy, project coordinator of the Office of Sustainability and Green Fund committee chair, the purpose of the Green Fund is to improve the quality of life and promote and ultimately fund sustainability at the University. Since its creation in 2013, the UM Green Fund has funded 12 projects, Abernathy said. Some of the more notable projects sponsored by the Green Fund include the University Composting Program, which has composted roughly 36,000 pounds of food waste in the past three semesters, the implementation of hydration stations in Brevard and Holman Halls and the instillation of Low-E film, a reflective film, in the library south-facing windows. Abernathy said she was extremely impressed with the project proposals submitted this year.

“It’s exciting to hear the inspiration behind the projects and why the people who proposed them think they’re important,” Abernathy said. The Green Fund Committee comprises 10 faculty, staff and student members. The process of submitting a project for consideration by the Green Fund is extensive. It begins with students, faculty and staff submitting their proposals to the committee. Once the proposals are submitted, the committee gathers together to review their top proposals. Once the top proposals are selected, a public presentation is held where the authors of the proposal present and answer questions to the committee. The committee then votes on which proposals they have decided to fund. The final decision lies in the hands of the Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration, Larry Sparks. The four proposals presented on Friday include the implementation of a public bike repair station at the Residential College South proposed by Madeleine Achgill. This project will provide a convenient way for students to repair their own bicycles.

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Students run charity campaigns for real-world experience SUAD PATTON-BEY

snpatton@go.olemiss.edu

Campaign organization is one of many skills needed by young professionals in today’s media. That’s why Debora Wenger, associate journalism professor, assigned her journalism 101 class a campaign project on a topic about which they feel passionate. “The power of media is very apparent to those who work in the industry for a while,” Wenger said. “As a student learning about journalism, PR or IMC, I think that it’s not always that clear to you both the power and the responsibility that comes with media.” Wenger said she hopes, through working on the project, students will be more

prepared in their career field after graduation. “This assignment, to me, is a way of getting students to understand what they’re learning and how it applies to the world that they live in,” Wenger said. “So, it’s a form of media literacy.” The online course has 300 students in just under 60 groups. The project is expected to raise money, raise awareness or motivate people to act. Another benefit of this project is how it encourages students to interact with one another in the class, virtually or in person. The topics of the campaigns are extremely diverse and can have an impact across the spectrum. “There is a group that is trying to get people to write

letters to veterans for the holidays,” Wenger said. “There are several groups that are trying raise money or donations for The Pantry or Good Food for Oxford Schools.” Other groups include Rebels for St. Jude and a body positive initiative that intends to encourage young women to appreciate their bodies. Students have used various methods to fulfill their task — from setting up a donation table outside the Union to hanging up flyers or collecting canned goods as part of an EDHE class. Another campaign, #lockthephone, is aimed at challenging students to put away their phones during class. “We wanted to choose a sub-

SEE CAMPAIGNS PAGE 3

PHOTO BY: ROYCE SWAYZE

#LockThePhone is a student-run campaign encouraging other students to decrease the use of cell phones during class.


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