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niversity of Mississippi students will have the chance to cast their ballots for the 2024 Ole Miss Homecoming Court on Tuesday, Sept. 17. “(Homecoming elections are) more than a matter of winning and losing. It’s about us as a collective body having the power to choose who represents the institution and community we all love,” Associated Student Body Attorney General Alex Kipping said. Sophomore nursing major Emma Katherine Randall
Vice Chancellor Pegues indicted on animal cruelty charges
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Homecoming campaigners hand out stickers on Sept. 9.
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shared Kipping’s sentiment. “(Voting in homecoming elections) gives you a sense that you have something to do with what’s going on in school,” Randall said. Here are the nominees for Miss Ole Miss, Mr. Ole Miss, Homecoming Queen and Homecoming King and their platforms. Miss Ole Miss Candidates Janelle Minor is an Oxford native and a multidisciplinary studies major. She is using her Miss Ole Miss campaign to promote “J.A.M.” — an acronym she created standing for joy, ac-
cess and Mississippi. Minor has partnered with 2nd Chance MS, a local nonprofit organization fundraising for and promoting adult education programs. “(I am) dedicated to making our campus a place where everyone feels at home,” Minor said. Madeline Mueller is a psychology major from Tulsa, Okla. Mueller has partnered with Special Olympics Mississippi, an organization dedicated to spreading compassion and awareness. “The foundation of my campaign is recognizing and celebrat-
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SOURCE: LAFAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Charlotte Pegues
University of Mississippi Vice Chanthedmnews@gmail.com cellor for Student Affairs Charlotte Fant Pegues was indicted last week on felony charges of animal cruelty. According to the Grand Jury indictment, there are 20 counts against Pegues and her husband, Terry. Ten counts state that they “willfully unlawfully feloniously with intentionality starved to death a domesticated animal.” These counts are punishable by SEE INDICTMENT PAGE 2 up to three years in prison and a fine not
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Student parking complaints escalate, university strategizes solutions HANNAH IVEY
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Cars drive through a Commuter Blue parking lot and attempt to find a space on Sept. 10.
Even though students continue to complain about the lack of parking on campus, the University of Mississippi Department of Parking and Transportation says it is working on ways to make students’ commutes to class smoother. For students to park in any lot on campus, they must purchase a parking pass or pay for metered parking from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Parking passes are sold at a 2-to-
1 ratio of two parking spots per one passholder. Even with a parking pass, some students are struggling to find a spot among the 11,584 available spots on campus. Avery Landry, a sophomore law studies major, has a Commuter Red parking pass which enables her to park in 3,699 spots spread across 12 locations. “I have a Commuter Red parking pass,” Landry said. “Not only is there barely any parking, but if you’re able to find a spot, it’s a far walk. I stopped using my parking pass and started
taking the bus because it takes me over 30 minutes to find a parking spot, then an additional 20 to walk to campus. For as much money as I pay, this should not be as big of a problem as it is.” Many, like junior finance major Reid Miller, echoed Landry’s sentiments. “As a result (of the far away parking), on campus parking is almost entirely pointless for me. I take the bus, which does take around 30 minutes to get to school from my
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