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MASCOT SELECTION MOVES TO NEXT PHASE BY BLAIR JACKSON The Daily Mississippian
This summer, 13,000 University of Mississippi students, alumni and fans voted to narrow down the eleven mascots presented by the Ole Miss Mascot Selection Committee. This week, the committee will meet to review images of the top five mascots. They are, in no particular order: the Lion, the Land Shark, the Horse, the Black Bear, and the characters Hotty and Toddy. In the committee’s next meeting, members will finalize images of these mascots to be released to the public this month. “It is exciting,” Margaret Ann Morgan, co-chair of the committee, said. “With this next step, we will be able to view images of the possible mascots and be able to picture them on the field.”
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The committee is following a seven-phase process to determine what the new mascot will be. Phase one consisted of gathering ideas from the Ole Miss community, and phase three was the public poll this summer. In the coming weeks, when the concrete images of the top five mascots will released and voted on, the committee will have reached phase six. Ole Miss fans can expect to vote in the poll sometime this month. The Selection Committee strongly encourages everyone to vote to be a part of this historic decision-making process. This poll will be more intimate than the first in that it will allow Ole Miss fans to view detailed images of what the five remaining mascots will look like. There has been a constant spotlight on this issue ever since Ole Miss announced that it would
introduce a mascot. Now, as the process nears an end, faculty, alumni, and students are more than ready to have closure with the mascot issue. “I don’t mind getting a new mascot, I would just like to see Ole Miss get away from all this controversy,” senior Nate Mills said. The Mascot Selection Committee stresses that we will still be the Ole Miss Rebels. “The only thing that is changing is our on-field mascot” Morgan said. The committee is proud of the progress they have made and of the support and participation of fans. Now comes the interesting part. With the release of these mascot images, Ole Miss fans will be able to see the much anticipated physical images, and help decide what will be the new Ole Miss mascot.
When students voted to have a say in creating a new mascot for the University of Mississippi, a mascot selection committee was formed, with Ty New and Margaret Ann Morgan named co-chairs. where we are now After the submissions were sifted through by the Mascot Selection Committee and discussed by focus groups, the choices were narrowed to 11 options. From there, students, alumni and fans voted, thereby narrowing the options to 5 characters. where we’re going The Mascot Selection Committee is developing images for the five mascot candidates. From there, there will be a vote sometime this month on the images. The mascot options remaining are the Rebel Horse, the Lion, the Land Shark, the Black Bear, and Hotty and Toddy.
OUT buses to install GPS and security cameras BY LANCE INGRAM and ADDISON DENT The Daily Mississippian
Those traveling on the Oxford University Transit (OUT) buses will notice some new features on the buses in the near future. Approved at the September 7 Board of Aldermen meeting, OUT buses will have GPS and camera systems installed by November, according to Ron Biggs, OUT manager. The system will give real-time information to riders about what’s happening with the buses, when the next bus will arrive at a stop, where the buses are and whether there are any detours, breakdowns or weather-related issues, said Tim Lett, who oversees the bus system. The information will be ac-
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Students board an Oxford University Transit (O.U.T.) yellow line bus in front of the Union. The citywide transit system has seen a large increase in ridership and plans to add a GPS that would allow riders to know the exact position of the bus for which they are waiting.
cessible through a variety of media, including the Web and smartphones, at the launch of the system in November. “I think that would be awesome,” senior Brian Alexander said. “Sometimes you’ll be waiting out there for the bus for ten minutes in the rain, but now I won’t be out there because I’ll know when the bus is coming.” Lett said information will be available at kiosks at bus stops in the next phase of the plan. “If you check around the country, most universities have the GPS system,” Biggs said. “Even though we’re city and university, having the GPS is a convenience for the passen-
gers, and it’s leading up to the state-of-the-art for the times.” The GPS will be installed by NextBus Inc. at a cost of $65,210. In addition to the GPS, the buses will also receive camera systems that will be mounted inside and outside of the buses. The buses will have up to six cameras installed that will record audio and video. Lett said there haven’t been any problems that have prompted the addition of the cameras, but the grant that funds the buses dictates that a certain amount of money must be spent on safety and security.
“If there ever is an event that needs to be looked at, they will be able to look at it as a safety precaution,” Biggs said. The transit video surveillance system will cost $55,847 and is being installed by Seon Design Inc. Both projects will be funded by the American Recovery Reinvestment Act. The need for more state-ofthe-art equipment is due to a recent rise in ridership on the buses. It has jumped nearly 45 percent in August, which means that OUT serves over 23,000 riders, according to data provided by OUT. The number equates to over 2,000 riders per day.
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Stealing the First Amendment Florida pastor Terry Jones caused somewhat of a international controversy last week when he announced his plans to burn 100 copies of the Quran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Jones, the pastor of Dove World Outreach BY JON MOSBY Center, finally canceled his original plans for Columnist “International Burn a Quran Day.” He made appearances on almost every major news network, touting his First Amendment rights. Politicians and military leaders all agreed that Jones should not go ahead with his plans, but again, most mentioned Jones’ First Amendment rights. The Quran burning story is not a religious or theological argument, but it does bring up fundamental questions about our First Amendment rights. When did burning someone else’s holy book become a totally legal action called free speech? The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The freedom of speech is one of the key pro-
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tections of the amendment. Freedom of speech has allowed Americans to speak out against our government and have an unpopular viewpoint if we choose. All of which we value as Americans. But one of the most fascinating aspects of the First Amendment is the broadness of its protections. The First Amendment restricts the federal government and states (through the 14th Amendment’s incorporation clause) from regulating speech. Now there are, of course, some exceptions such as defamation and inciting a riot. Sure, we have a right to be critical of our government and have our own opinions, but what about hate speech? Technically speaking, hate speech has almost no real legal footing. Hate speech is considered “any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display which is forbidden because it may incite violence or prejudicial action against or by a protected individual or group, or because it disparages or intimidates a protected individual or group. The law may identify a protected individual or a protected group by race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristic,” according to the International Encyclopedia of Communication, not any American court ruling. I find it odd that Ameri-
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In February, I decided to take a semester off with only 18 hours left to go because I realized something. I realized I was not in school for me. I was in school for all the people that had ever told me that college is the way to go. I was here for all those who said you can’t get a job without a degree and that a good job is the key to a successful, free and happy life. And by our society’s measure of success, that is true. We are told by the media that the next new product will make us happy. We need Facebook to have a social life, hair like Jennifer Aniston and a body like Jessica Alba (or a girlfriend with those features), a 52” plasma, a Lexus or Benz, an iPad, Blu-ray, environmentally-friendly light bulbs and the latest iPhone if we truly want to find happiness. And if none of that works, there is always Prozac, Am-
happiness and true freedom come from the complete opposite. The more material things we are willing to live without, the more freedom both our bodies and souls have. If we truly do not want the needless crap advertisers want to sell us, then we can find real contentment and happiness in what we have. So I’m not staying in school for parents, friends or a day job that will make me miserable from eight to five. I’m not doing it for a paycheck, benefits or a house in a safe, suburban neighborhood. I’m doing it to find happiness in the opportunities I have now. I’m here for a reason. I am not here just to work for a hope of happiness in the future. I am going to find happiness in what I am doing now. I am going to be a halftime student instead of fulltime so I can spend time showing love to others, playing music and enjoying the company of my friends. I will get a degree, and I will do it for the enjoyment of self accomplishment here and now, not a future that will never turn out how I planned anyway. And, just maybe, I’ll find true happiness where I am.
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The test scores are in. And (drum roll) Mississippi kids are still dumb. Of last year’s eighth graders, 4 percent were “advanced” and 42 percent were “proficient” in language arts on the Mississippi Curriculum Test. That means 54 percent were less than proficient. Pro•fi•cient (adj.) – competent or skilled in doing or using something. Some schools did better than others. At Madison Middle School, 81 percent of eighth graders were proficient or advanced in language arts. In math, 93 percent were proficient or advanced (state average 60 percent). On the other end of the spectrum are schools like Hunter Middle School in Drew, where only 10 percent of eighth graders were proficient in language arts (none were advanced) and
just 22 percent were proficient or advanced in math. If you are from Mississippi, this news is not surprising. Madison happens to be one of the wealthiest areas of the state; Drew one of the poorest. So is it just a coincidence that poor kids don’t do as well in school as rich kids? Is it a coincidence that Mississippi is both the poorest and dumbest state? My argument that socioeconomic status influences educational attainment is not new. Look at the spring SAT statistics that recently came out in USA Today. The average score of students reporting family incomes of $200,000 or more: 1721. The average score of students reporting family incomes of $20,000 or less: 1329. I spent my summer in New York City with a group of homeless men who grew up in Brooklyn and Harlem. Not surprisingly, most of them dropped out or got kicked out of high school. Some didn’t make it that far. It wasn’t long before they wound up in prison and then on the streets fending for every dollar. I guarantee
you not a day goes by they don’t regret not finishing school. But when you live in 16 foster homes in 16 years, it isn’t easy. When you get harassed by gangs every night when you walk home from school, it isn’t easy. I was not born smarter than my homeless friends. I was just more fortunate. Both my parents were professors, and Oxford has great public schools. I grew up in a nice house with a yard and a white picket fence. I never went to bed hungry. I don’t know how to fix poverty or how to improve bad schools, but I do know that what I wrote in the second sentence of this article is not true. Mississippi kids are not dumb. They are poor, disadvantaged, unlucky – whatever you want to call it – but not dumb. Most of you come from affluent families. It is a fact not just true at Ole Miss, but at four-year colleges and universities across the country. Chances are, just by virtue of being here, you will never be homeless; you will never be poor. I hope you don’t take that fact too lightly.
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Happiness: Now or Later? bien, or Xanax. And you’ll need a job with good pay and health insurance for that. So when I learned last week that someone close to me is ill and likely doesn’t have much more time on Earth, I started wondering how much more time I have. And if it is only a matter of months, do I really want to spend the rest of that time in a classroom? If so, for what? Every answer I could think of led back to society’s idea of success and happiness. So I took a look around, to try to find happiness and success. And I discovered that it can be measured in material things. It can be given monetary value. But it is the exact opposite of what we’re told on a daily basis. If you are searching for happiness in higher wages and material goods, you will always be left wanting more. You will always be working for the future, which you can only hope will bring you more happiness than the present. There will always be bigger houses, newer, faster cars and more photogenic women. Then it dawned on me:
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Drug convictions could affect federal student aid BY RACHEL JOHNSON The Daily Mississippian
The UM Office of Financial Aid sent an e-mail on September 7, 2010, informing all students that drug convictions could disqualify students for federal student aid and loans. Laura Diven-Brown, director of the Office of Financial Aid, said, “There are a lot of things tied into federal aid that students wouldn’t know about it, and this is just one of them.” A conviction which took place while a student was receiving Title IV federal student aid can result in a period of ineligibility of one to two years, or indefinitely, depending on if the conviction was a student’s first, second or third offense, according to the Office of Financial Aid’s website. The period of ineligibility also depends on whether a student was convicted of possessing or selling illegal drugs (which includes conspiring to sell illegal drugs), or both — which leads to a longer period of ineligibility. The Office of Financial Aid will be notified of convictions through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), where students will have to indicate “yes” or “no” to having ever received a drug conviction. Eligibility can be regained after the period of ineligibility ends or after a student
completes a drug rehabilitation program. Unfortunately, once a student has been declared ineligible, the decision cannot be appealed, Diven-Brown said. This is not a new requirement. Since 2008, students have been required to answer question 23 on the FAFSA, regarding prior drug convictions while receiving federal aid. According to Diven-Brown, the e-mail students received was one of the new requirements set by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). The law requires, among other things, that students receive a separate written notice about this new rule. “We sent it out the 11th day of class, right after the full refund period ends, and we’ll do it again in the spring just so students know about it,” Diven-Brown said. Students can call 1-800-4333243 if they have questions about their standing under this law, because not all students who have had a conviction will be denied aid. “I’ve actually dealt with a few student who when they went through the process, their specific conviction still allowed them to receive aid, and others had to just wait it out,” Diven-Brown said. The university has also put in place a task force which includes Diven-Brown, a representative from the university attorney’s office and several
others, to ensure that the university is in compliance with HEOA requirements. “We’re going through all of the requirements to find the things we can put immediately in place and which things we can get by on,” DivenBrown said. Some Ole Miss students have been denied aid due to this law. “There’s been a handful over the years, and we’ve counseled those students. We have to make sure they truly understand the timing,” DivenBrown said. Many students were genuinely concerned about the email message. “I can understand where they’re coming from, but at the same time, you get convicted and can’t go to school, so the vicious cycle continues,” Kane Alber, a biochemistry graduate student, said. Janee Bell, a sophomore broadcast journalism major, said, “I thought the indefinite (time period) was over exaggerated. People do things, like you could be in the car with someone who has something and then you get in trouble. It’s a missed opportunity.” Diven-Brown addressed concerns about the perceived severity. “They still give people a way to fulfill that requirement, to take care of that problem. If it was just indefinite without an opportunity, it would be really hard, but there is that second chance.“
OrgSync turns student organizations into social networks for members BY AMBER HELSEL The Daily Mississippian
What do websites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter have in common? They are all popular social networking sites used by student bodies at colleges across the United States and around the world. Now, college campuses have something else in common with social networking. A new program for college campus organizations called OrgSync is being adopted at universities around the country. The site provides a central platform which connects students to many of the groups on campus. “It’s like Facebook but focuses more on groups rather than individuals,” said J. Coulter Ward, assistant dean of students for student involvement. The program was adopted March of this year at Ole Miss to provide a better resource for the groups on campus. “It has resources for student organizations that we couldn’t provide for them,” Ward said. Some of the tools Ward named include a website builder for the webmasters of organizations and a treasury management system which Ward describes as a basic version of the program Quickbooks. The site also has communication tools, a job search and resume function, a to-do list function and an event planning tool for organizations. Along with offering student registration for groups, the site offers an easy route to register a new organization. As of this moment, 124 student organi-
zations at Ole Miss have signed up for the program. Ward said he is hoping to get more involved in the next few months. Some of the programs involved are the Greek sororities and fraternities and many of the academic societies on campus. The first group to join was the Ford Center, which uses the site for employee management and event planning. To join the program, all a student has to do is go to orgsync. com, register and choose the University of Mississippi as the college. OrgSync is not a widely known phenomenon around campus, but Ward hopes that the program will not remain a secret to the majority of the student body. “I’m hoping it will be pretty popular. We want to be able to get students involved in it as much as possible,” Ward said. “Why not use technology?” Sparky Reardon, the dean of students, said, “I think (OrgSync) it’s going to be a great way for individual student organizations to manage membership even a greater way for organizations to communicate with each other.” OrgSync was founded in 2007 by Eric Fortenberry and Cayce Stone. In 2009, the program reached 150,000 users and more than 15,000 student organizations. The company is anticipating that over 150 campuses will join OrgSync by end of this year. If anyone would like any more information on OrgSync, contact Coulter Ward at jcward@ olemiss.edu.
Stressed could be Interested in Law School? determined with a single The Ole Miss Law School will host a Law School Recruit- strand of hair ment Fair on September 16, 2010, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Ole Miss Student Union. Law representatives from the University of Memphis, Mississippi College and the Ole Miss Law School will be in attendance. This is a great opportunity to speak with an admissions rep from all three schools. Hope to see you there!
Questions? Call the Law School Admissions Office at 915-6911
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itself into various diseases and disorders. Severe stress could be fatal enough to lead to a life-threatening heart attack. Evaluating personal physical and mental well-being and taking timely measures is an essential part of leading a healthy lifestyle. However, most people fail to recognize actual stress from daily routines and add to it by testing personal limits. Science offers many tools to help pre-diagnose various diseases and disorders. Recently, it was discovered
Stress has become an unavoidable part of the modern lifestyle, and students are especially vulnerable to stress for several different reasons. On a daily basis, most of people on campus deal with financial loans, relationships, academics, job searches, competition and gaining stability. Professors and staff on campus are not exempt from this issue, as they deal with a large population of students and are continually trying to reach new avenues in research and learning. Stress is known to transform See HEALTH, PAGE 8
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Board of Aldermen, Oxford Police Rezone Square Alleyway
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Senior business administration major Zach Strudthoff takes out the trash behind Roosters on a busy Saturday night. The alleyway will be restricted to vehicles from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. forcing businesses to find new ways to deal with their trash.
BY RACHEL JOHNSON and ADDISON DENT The Daily Mississippian
The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the Oxford Police Department’s request to convert the 11th street alleyway,
which runs between Van Buren and Jackson avenues, to a pedestrian-only zone from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. Oxford Police Chief Mike Martin said that he expects to begin enforcing the new zone this weekend.
The new zone will force businesses to find new ways to deal with their garbage. Businesses including Rooster’s Blues House and Funky’s had been using pickup trucks to temporarily store their trash until closing time due to an ordinance
that moved dumpsters from the alleyway to compactors farther from Square activity. The businesses will now have to take their nightly garbage overflow to the newly installed compactors, which were built behind Old Venice Pizza Company, or find other ways to remove their trash. A manager from Rooster’s said that the bar has not yet determined how to deal with this trash. Between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., only commercial loading and unloading will be allowed in the alley where The Library and Funky’s are located. These measures will be in place seven days a week for a trial period that will end late this December. Martin said that it is too early to gauge whether these changes would become permanent. “I think during the daytime, those loading zones will help free up traffic, make it safer for everybody and make traffic flow more easily,” Brad Mayo, Ward 6 Alderman, said. “Also, it will help for emergency vehicles in case one ever does need to get in there in case of a fire or (if ) an ambulance (is called).”
“No one drives there at night, so I don’t think it will make much difference,” said Charles Woods, a sophomore international studies major. Echoing Woods’ comment, Martin said that the changes should not affect traffic flow much because most people do not attempt to drive through the 11th Street alley due to the congestion during bar times anyway. Additional changes to the Square are meant to facilitate commercial loading and unloading, as well as 18-wheelers who make deliveries on the Square. These include commercial-only traffic on 11th street during the daytime, and commercial parking only on the street next to the Lyric Theatre. The loading zone behind Old Venice and City Grocery on Harrison will be more regularly enforced by parking tickets. The parking spots on Harrison between 11th and Jackson Ave. will be removed for 18-wheelers to more easily access the alleyways. According to Martin, these traffic changes would not necessitate any changes in the way OPD patrols the Square at night or during the daytime.
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For the second year in a row, the University of Mississippi has found itself on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2010 list of top 10 Great Colleges to Work For with 10,000 students or more. The list places Ole Miss in the ranks of other prestigious universities such as Georgia Tech and Notre Dame. The Chronicle’s Great Colleges to Work For program is one of the most esteemed workplace recognition programs in the country. The university was recognized in eleven out of twelve categories. Ole Miss received recognition in collaborative governance, professional development programs, teaching environment, job satisfaction, work/life balance, confidence in senior leadership, supervisor or department-chair relationship, respect and appreciation, tenure clarity and process, diversity, facilities, workplaces and security. Ole Miss was one of three universities in its enrollment category to receive a special honor in the category of diversity. This acknowledges Ole Miss’ effort to create a fair and welcoming environment for all
members of its staff. To make it onto this list, The Chronicle produced two questionnaires. One was about the institutional characteristics, and a second was an individual college evaluation for faculty and staff. The questionnaire asked detailed questions that are ranked on a five-point scale. Ole Miss was one of 275 colleges to participate in the annual survey. The survey asks detailed questions about the institution’s workplace policies and the workplace environment. “(The environment is) very supportive. I think we have a community of people who are dedicated to helping others
succeed,” Dr. Ethel YoungMinor, associate professor of English and African American Studies, said. Dr. Young-Minor has been on staff at Ole Miss since 1996 and currently serves as the Senior Fellow of the Luckyday Residential College. “The university is good about helping people develop professionally. It’s really a good place overall,” Young-Minor said. Students agree that Ole Miss is a great place to work. “I have a great work environment,” Matthew DeLoach, senior political science major, said. “It keeps me busy and I think I get better grades from working on campus.”
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City adopts 20102011 Fiscal Plan BY CAIN MADDEN The Daily Mississippian
The City of Oxford adopted a $21,001,686.71 budget on Tuesday. Mayor George “Pat” Patterson said that the biggest challenge in ironing out the budget was reducing departmental expenses. “We asked the departments to cut their budgets by 6 percent,” Patterson said. “There are some departments, such as the fire department, that didn’t have 6 percent to cut.” The departmental cuts were made with two goals in mind, Patterson said. “We didn’t lay anyone off, and we didn’t raise taxes,” Patterson said. “We have not raised taxes in five or six years, which is a good thing.” The budget is up approximately $750,000 from last year. The fire department’s budget, which rose from $3.26 million to $3.6 million, and the waste collection budget, which rose from $1 million to $1.4 million, accounted for much of the rise. Other departments remained approximately flat or shrunk. The street and swimming pool departments were the most significantly cut.
Patterson said keeping the budget in check may be tougher this year than last year. “We will have to keep our heads down and be conservative,” Patterson said. “We are going to do management 202.” Despite having to be fiscally conservative, the mayor said the city is in good financial state. “We are in good financial state, bordering on excellent,” Patterson said. “Could we be better? Yeah, but we are a mile ahead of others.” In other business, the Board of Aldermen voted to close the Square to traffic on Oct. 9, for First National Bank’s 100th anniversary. “They will put on a show that will be family-oriented, and it will have kiddy rides,” Patterson said. Patterson said he was leery about allowing the private businesses to tow cars, however. “We should not authorize them to tow a car. Not a legally parked car,” Patterson said. The city accepted $70,000 from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, which will go toward the OUT transit facility.
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Above, singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo performs during a book signing event at Off Square Books on Tuesday afternoon. Left, author Eugene Marten talks about his book, “Firework.” He signed copies and read excerpts from it at Off Square Books on Tuesday.
A letter from the ASB president Dear Students, The ASB appreciates the commitment that students and student organizations make to create a positive environment on our campus. This year the ASB has cut its operating budget by approximately 25 percent in order to allow us to better serve you, thereby re-allocating those
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If there’s one thing women are known for, it is the undeniable obsession with finding the perfect pair of shoes. Ladies, the search is over — LuLu’s Shoes and Accessories has arrived at the Square. Owner Corinne Jackson, an alumna of the University of Mississippi, has an affinity for fabulous footwear and an eye for purses. With her children in school during the day, Jackson wanted a job. So she thought, “Why not make one myself?” Thus LuLu’s was born. The inspiration for the boutique’s name, Lulu, comes from Jackson’s daughter, Elise. For the first few days of Elise’s life, no one could decide on a name, so her mother called her “LuLu.” The nickname stuck and expanded into the retail world. Like many places in Oxford, Lu-
Lu’s is a family business. Jackson handles the daily details of running the store while her husband runs things from the business end. Even Jackson’s sister helps out by buying merchandise for the store. Since the public opening July 26, Jackson has been overwhelmed with applicants eager to work. She says the salesgirls she has hired so far are all Ole Miss students with a genuine interest in fashion. Jackson perceives her staff as “not so much employees, but a group of people all working together.” The salesgirls have an active role in voicing their opinions about the store’s day to day routines, suggest improvements and recommend what styles LuLu’s should be selling. Each week, a lucky employee gets to pick a “Shoe of the Week” to be featured at Lulu’s. The girls are usually in charge of the window decorations as well.
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While waiting in The Little Dooey parking lot for her friends, Lafayette County High School student Brandee Smith was enjoying the smell of the smoked pork from the outdoor smoker. “I have been to The Little Dooey in Starkville,” Smith, 17, said. “I am really glad it came to Oxford — it is now the best barbecue in town.” Smith admitted that she had already been to the restaurant three times since it opened only two weeks ago. “It is really amazing,” she said. Ole Miss junior Emily Taylor was also anticipating the barbecue she had just ordered. “I’ve been to the one in Starkville, and I’ve been waiting to come here since I found out we got it the other day,” Taylor said. “It is great we got one in Oxford.” The Little Dooey has come a long way since it was the barbecue entree cooked up for party guests by owner Barry Wood. Twenty-five years ago, Wood opened the place out of a gas station in Starkville, and now he has four restaurants in North Mississippi and has even appeared on the Travel Channel for his barbecue. On top of barbecue, The Little Dooey also dishes out Mississippi farm-raised catfish. The restaurant has been a place of opportunity for several University of Mississippi students, including assistant manager Artesha Dunning, a junior journalism major. “I am able to work 42 hours a week around a 19hour class schedule,” Dunning said. “They understand
that I go to class, and I can work around that. I typically close the place down after I finish class.” Dunning said the work atmosphere was very familylike, which only adds to its convenience. “It is an amazing place,” Dunning said. “I have never worked at a place and loved the food. I don’t like coleslaw, but I tried it and like the cole slaw here.” It doesn’t hurt that working at The Little Dooey gets you half-priced food, Oxford High School student and waitress Margeaux Miller said. “I love the barbecue sauce,” Miller said. “I put it on everything — it is freaking amazing.” Dunning said the restaurant has more than great barbecue. It has some haunted history to deal with as well. “Every restaurant that has been in this building has not made it,” Dunning said. “So we have a stigma to overcome.” Dunning said The Little Dooey has what it takes to survive the restaurant slaughterhouse stating, “We are going to be here a while.” Since its opening, The Little Dooey has been aiming to start off slow and steady. “We have not been advertising,” Dunning said. “Many of the people who run it in Starkville have been there for over 20 years, so they know how everything works. But here, everyone is new, so we want to slowly get into it — to make sure we can handle it and keep up the quality.” Dunning said the first week customers did bring a pretty good sign. “We’ve got the cops,” she said. “Once you’ve got the police officers, you’ve made it.”
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that increase in the levels of the hormone called cortisol found in the hair shaft could be a marker for chronic stress and help in speculating heart health. This interesting finding was reported in the journal “Stress”. These studies surprisingly indicated that hair cortisol levels are a more critical factor in predicting heart attacks compared to traditionally known factors like high blood pressure, levels of cholesterol or smoking habits. Stress has always been blamed for heart failure and other ailments. However, there were no direct relationships proven by studies to discern the correlation between the two until now. “We felt that stress was a minor factor compared to the other known risk factors for heart disease, but we didn’t think it would be the strongest of them all,” said study researcher Stan Van Uum, an associate professor of medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. There are some things in
life that are within reach and control. One must try to reach those goals by working hard and working smart. There are things that need to be changed and one can certainly try changing them. However, there are other things and situations that cannot be changed. At such times, experts recommend letting go of anger and frustration. Learning to let go of such negative emotions and being indifferent when necessary is in fact an excellent start in mitigating stress and adopting healthy living. Simple activities like practicing yoga/meditation, getting a massage, journaling, or expressing oneself and trying to get some good sleep can all help lower stress levels. If it is tough to manage personal stress, Ole Miss has an excellent, supportive staff working at the counseling center. They not only help with stress management but also help motivate a move forward in the right direction. To read more about this research log on to www. knowabouthealth.com
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Landon, Lauren, Marilyn and Pete who make up the Hughes family poses in their Grove tent before an Ole Miss football game. Colonel Reb means a lot to the family and going as far to consider him a family member.
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Stepping into the Hughes’ Oxford residence, it is obvious that this family is full of die-hard Ole Miss fans. The deep color of Yale blue darkens the room, but the Harvard red couch and Ole Miss memorabilia adorning the walls makes the room seem larger than it actually is. Traces of university paraphernalia appear often in the Hughes’ humble household. “Once you graduate, you can take someone away from Ole Miss, but you can’t take the Ole Miss out of them,” Ole Miss alumnus and man of the house Pete Hughes said. One day, Pete hopes to move his family from their current residence in Brandon and live in the Oxford condo permanently. His wife disagrees, however, saying it would be nice to visit for a few weeks at time, but she prefers to stay close to her roots. Her husband came back, joking about leaving her there and moving on his own. Pete and Marilyn Hughes met at Ole Miss and graduated in May 1980. They have since brought into this world two beautiful, blonde girls, Lauren (26) and Landon (21), who both attended their parents’ alma mater. As their children grew through
the years, the Hughes family visited Ole Miss as frequently as life would allow and made sure to attend as many sporting events as they could. But there was always one thing that excited their girls about attending Ole Miss athletic events other than the actual sports. “I always looked forward to seeing the mascot in the Grove and wanting to take my picture with him,” Landon said with a smile. “He was always happy and perky. He was our mascot. I always liked how he was a person and not a bulldog or any other animal.” The university administration eliminated the on-field mascot from making game day appearances on the field in 2003 due to concern that the character was lacking in progression and forcing the university to remain in its troubled past. “It was always tradition and it was never, as long as I lived, been a racist issue,” Pete said. “When James Meredith tried to get into the school it was never about our mascot but about him getting into the school.” The family is saddened by the absence of their beloved mascot and frustrated with the university’s claims that the mascot they remember as a “Southern gentle-
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The Ole Miss Women’s basketball team is in the midst of filling some major gaps left open by the six seniors who graduated last year. “We’ve got a lot of shoes to fill,” head coach Renee Ladner said. With five incoming true freshmen and three additional walk-ons, the Lady Rebels basketball team is in the process of getting acclimated to one another. Senior guard Kayla Melson is doing her best to help the new girls and is trying to be a leader for the team. “Right now we’re working on getting the freshmen into the system,” Melson said. “I think the chemistry is a good feeling. They get along well and they come in wanting to learn.” According to coach Ladner, the main focus of the Rebel team is to get them into an attitude of daily improvement. “Are we getting better each day or are we just getting by?” Ladner asked, then promptly an-
swered her own question, “I see them improving every time they step on the floor.” This sentiment was echoed by Melson, who stated that the goal this year was to make this season the best it could be, and that the team was constantly trying to better themselves. The goal-oriented and driven team, as Ladner describes them, is always in the gym. She said this group has the ability to come back stronger on Monday than when they left on Friday. Even though pre-season play has not begun, Ladner is already looking to tournament play. “You’re always playing for a championship. The bar is that high,” Ladner said. “Right now what you have to do is prepare a little bit each week to put them in a championship mindset.” That championship mindset has definitely stuck with Melson, who explained that the Rebels were a basketball team to take notice of. “We are not a team that is subpar. We are a blue-collar, hardworking team and we just want our chance to play the best,” Melson said. The proof that the Ole Miss women’s basket-
ball team should be taken seriously is very evident in its former player - now assistant coach - Armintie Price. Price is now playing for the WNBA championship. Price graduated in 2007 and is now a part of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. “She’s in the championship, what greater thing can you do with that?” Ladner asked. “There is another Armintie Price lurking in this program.” With the hopes of another WNBA player in the making on the Rebel basketball team, coach Ladner and Melson both said that fan support is something they would like to see more of. “I would like to see more fans because the women’s game is a wonderful game to watch,” Melson said. The Ole Miss women’s basketball team opens in November with the Magnolia Classic at the Tad Smith Coliseum.
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Ole Miss running back Brandon Bolden rushes 16 yards for a first quarter touchdown against Tulane as quarterback Jeremiah Masoli throws up his hands in approval. Bolden rushed for 32 yards on seven carries against the Green Wave.
BY BENNETT HIPP The Daily Mississippian
Going into the season, all the focus was on who wasn’t in the Rebels backfield, not on who was. Fact is, Dexter McCluster is not coming back, but by no means is the Rebel backfield bare. After a breakout game from junior Brandon Bolden against Jacksonville State, and a solid performance by junior Enrique Davis against Tulane, the Rebels are hoping to have more success on the ground as Southeastern Conference play opens. After only gaining 92 yards against Tulane, Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt knows that those numbers won’t cut it. “We expect more,” Nutt said
Monday. “It has to be more as you jump into the SEC.” One thing Ole Miss does not suffer from is a lack of running backs, as Bolden, Davis, Rodney Scott, Jeff Scott and Devin Thomas are all capable of carrying the ball. So far, Nutt has been pleased with the effort displayed by the backs. “They’ve been running very hard. Brandon Bolden and Enrique Davis have been running extremely hard. Enrique, towards the end of the Tulane game especially, ran hard,” Nutt said. A highly regarded player out of high school, Davis has been the subject of high expectations since he stepped on campus. What fans weren’t expecting was Davis to struggle in the transi-
tion from prep school football to Southeastern Conference football. Finally, it appears Davis and the rest of the running backs are ready to break out. “I feel like we’re one tackle away from breaking it,” Davis said. “You’re going to start seeing some changes. We’ve got some backs who are going to break it. Our offensive line is young, but we’re working and to be honest with you, it’s starting to look pretty good.” As Davis referred to, one thing that could cause problems for the Ole Miss running game is the relative inexperience of the offensive line after losing guards Rishaw Johnson to suspension and Josh Tatum to an ankle injury. Nutt knows the line holds the
key to the running game. “I do think there’s going to be a little bit of a learning curve right there whenever you break in somebody who’s brand new and their eyes are wide open,” Nutt said. “They just haven’t played. That’s the biggest thing. Hopefully, we’ll continue to get better.” As Ole Miss heads into the Vanderbilt game, they are hoping to get explosive freshman running back Jeff Scott back after an ankle injury. Scott, a track champion in high school, provides the best big play threat the Rebels have at the position. “He was better yesterday. We’ll see how he is this week,” Nutt said. “(He’s) got to be more durable, but boy he can run. Hopefully he’ll be full
speed because we need him.” One part of the Rebel run game that has been conspicuously absent so far in 2010 is the Wild Rebel formation. Coach Nutt was asked about this, and it was clear that Ole Miss fans will be seeing the formation sometime in the near future. “Shh, we have it. We jumped in it Saturday but the whistle blew, someone jumped offsides,” Nutt said. “Brandon Bolden and Jesse Grandy will run it.” As Southeastern Conference play starts, expect Ole Miss to continue to run the football and try to find some major success in the running game to take some pressure off of the rest of the team.
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it all slows down. You just get more comfortable. The older guys tell me to stay focused, handle my assignment and then everything else takes care of itself." Vanderbilt coach Robbie Caldwell said that even with the recent issues, the Ole Miss defensive line was formidable — especially with 6-foot-2, 320-pound Jerrell Powe clogging the middle of the field. It's hard to find anybody at Ole Miss who doesn't agree with Caldwell's assessment. Walker is confident that the Landsharks are long overdue a return. "That's supposed to be the strength of our team," he said. "Now we've got to act like it."