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The crime rate in Oxford continues to drop despite higher crime rates across the rest of the country. The Oxford Police Department reports that most crimes in Oxford are related to public drunkenness and DUIs. Oxford Police Chief Mike Martin said he thinks this is a good thing for residents of Oxford. “Most of our arrests are the normal college arrests,” Martin said. “We see a lot of public drunkenness and DUIs, and when you’re in a town with 15,000 college students, you’re going to see that.” Martin said that OPD also has a lot of drug arrests. “Marijuana is as common as a cigarette and about 90 percent of the kids aren’t going to do anything that catches our attention, but there are always a few,” Martin said. He was also quick to clarify that Oxford rarely has murders, and so far the city hasn’t had one in 2010. There was one murder in 2009. Oxford’s most serious crime problem is property theft, which can be anything from breaking into houses and stealing, common theft or commercial theft. Martin said OPD is working on solutions to fix these problems. Having patrolmen on horses on the Square is one of OPD’s newest tactics to assist in reducing the crime rate. According to Martin, one officer on a horse can cover the work of ten officers on foot. Public support has been great for the program, according to Martin. “We had a lady who commended what we did, then she proceeded to give us $20,000,” Martin said. “That’s a pretty good way to be able to start our program.” The big case at the department is currently the panty thief. Martin said OPD is on the case and will solve it. “We are working hard to find them,” Martin said. “We have no leads, but this case is our greatest concern. It’s a different kind of person who would
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do this and you never know what this could turn into. It’s hard when no one has seen the thief, but we will find them.” In addition to low crime rates in Oxford, they are also low on campus. Calvin Sellers, UPD director, said that Ole Miss’ crime rates are nothing compared to those of other universities. “We just don’t have a big problem.” Sellers said. “We try to be visible all over campus and that seems to help; we identify the problems and then tackle them.” Sellers reported most crimes on campus are petty theft, aside from football weekends, where drunken arrests are more frequent. “We see a lot of stolen bicycles and laptops,” Sellers said. “But that deals with common sense because no one should get up and leave their laptops or bookbags for five minutes– it’s just dumb.” Ole Miss sophomore Sealy Smith said she has never felt unsafe in Oxford because she said she feels that it is such a tight-knit community where crime doesn’t happen often. “I still use the same precautions as looking out for myself, and always keeping possession of my things, but I feel I can go almost anywhere in town and be safe,” Smith said. Ole Miss was recently ranked the safest campus in the Southeastern Conference according to StateUniversity. com. Oxford was named one of America’s 100 Best Small Towns. Both Sellers and Martin said the best way to stay safe is to watch out for yourself and always be ready. “It’s pretty simple.” Martin said of how to stay safe. “Number one, lock your doors and windows. Don’t advertise what you have with your purse in plain view in your car. Get to know your neighbors and always be suspicious. We are always out on a patrol and our cars are visible. We want both good and bad folk to see us. Take these precautions and you can easily not become a victim.”
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Three arrests have been made by the Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit for allegedly selling spice, the recently banned synthetic marijuana. Fifteen random businesses were searched during a ten-day period, with no businesses specifically targeted. Although during the undercover control purchases they arrested two business owners and one worker according to Keith Davis, agent in charge at Metro Narcotics. Davis said they will continue to search within Lafayette County and crack down on those that are still selling the drug illegally. He also said that they had several encounters with the substance before, but it was not yet illegal. The University Police Department says they haven’t had a problem with the substance on campus so far this school year. “I think it is good they are banning mind-altering substances like spice. Anything that falls into that category should be banned,” Victoria Meadows, an Ole Miss senior said. Meadows said she thinks the substance should be illegal because it has the same effects as its natural counterpart does. Spice, also known as K2, is marketed as a type of incense made of herbs, spices and synthetic cannabinoids that allegedly produces a high that is two or even four times the high of smoking marijuana but doesn’t last as long, Martin said. It has been found sold at convenience stores and head shops and typically ranges from $15 to $30. According to Mississippi Criminal Defense Blog, it is now illegal to sell, use or possess synthetic marijuana. On August 27, 2010 the governor signed a bill making it illegal statewide in Mississippi. The University’s ban on spice went accordingly to the counties’ on September 1st, where as the city of Oxford made a ban on the substance on August 17. Users tend to believe that the drug is a safe alternative to marijuana, but it is unknown as to what may be in spice
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the process will allow. The resolution must pass both the undergraduate and graduate council to be considered by the council of Academic Administration. Only then will the resolution become university policy. If passed, the policy would not be enacted until next year.
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Letter to the Editor Mr. Mosby’s opinion column in Monday’s paper (Getting Tough on the Mexican Government) contained numerous errors regarding the economic impact of illegal immigrants. Mr. Mosby omits any economic benefit illegals might have and, instead, looks only at the cost of services. In fact, many illegal immigrants pay federal as well as state taxes and, because of this, the “cost” of those immigrants is mitigated many times over. According to a 2005 New York Times piece, illegals pay over $7 billion each year into social security—a plan from which they will never benefit. The article explains that, because the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act punishes employers who knowingly hire illegal labor, illegal immigrants have been forced to buy fake IDs and, most immigration specialists concede that the majority of immigrants do pay all federal payroll taxes while reaping none of the benefits. In short, Mr. Mosby, most illegal immigrants likely contribute far more to the common wealth than you or I do. If one cares to examine individual state cof-
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fers, the social injustice becomes even more striking. According to a 2010 story on Fox Business News’ website, in Texas (my home state) the state spends about $1.16 billion to provide services to illegal immigrants while earning some $1.58 billion in tax revenues (or over $400 million in profit) from them. This is because in Texas, a state without an income tax, illegals pay every tax that I used to pay— property taxes, sales taxes, sin taxes, they buy lottery tickets, etc—but reap few to none of the benefits. This addresses only the beginning of your glaring omissions. Nothing in my letter yet begins to account for the money illegals earn for their good American employers or the goods and services illegals provide for the rest of us. None of this begins to account for the amount of money wasted by America on a drug war that fuels social and political instability in Mexico (which in turn creates economic refugees to the US). None of this begins to account for the Mexican and American jobs lost to NAFTA and the further deleterious effects that bit of neoliberal policy continues to have
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afraid to die for. I’ve come to the frightening, terrorizing conclusion that though countless religious and political authorities have provided explanations as to who our species is and what they think will happen next, no one can know for certain. Some say the end is near. Some say it’s wise to arm yourself, lock your doors, hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husband lest your greatest fears come knocking. Consider Reverend Terry Jones, author of “Islam is the Devil,” who serves as the gun-toting, handlebarmoustache-sporting senior pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla. Jones and his church of approximately fifty members have made headlines this year for their views on homosexuality and Islam. In March, the sign outside of their “outreach center” read “No Homo Mayor” – an allusion to a local candidate who chooses not to shy away from their true self. To the casual observer, this would seem like a gross violation of the separation of church and state by a tax-exempt organization, but I am keenly aware that lunatics and politics are inseparable. More recently, Father Jones planned for an “International Burn the Qur’an Day” to take place on the ninth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. In an interview with ABC Nightline, Jones publicized his protest, saying, “We believe a radical message is necessary... we are prepared to give our lives for this particular message and cause.” I would mistake Terry Jones for Timothy McVeigh or Osama bin Laden if I wasn’t smart enough to know that both of those men have been dead since 2001. Although Father Jones admits that he has never - not even once - actually read the Qur’an. He has called the central text of the Islamic faith
a “book of lies” and “the book responsible for 9/11.” Since the preaching profession in essence amounts to giving a book report once or twice a week, Jones’ knack for judging a book by its cover reveals how he could sorely misinterpret the Bible’s key lessons of love and peace as messages of hate and intolerance. But who is to blame for his meteoric rise from anonymity to international topic of discussion? Human nature at first told me to blame what has been our constant scapegoat since the beginning of creation – Satan. Yes, you’ve heard the story before: girl blames snake, and guy blames girl because both are afraid of being held accountable. This isn’t an allusion to the Maury Show but rather the story of Adam and Eve explaining to God why they tripped on the forbidden fruit. But like talking snakes, perhaps Satan doesn’t really exist – perhaps it’s simply a figment of our imagination that we heap our transgressions, inferiorities, and temptations on when
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40 Days for Life holds world abortion protest BY BLAKE JOHNSON The Daily Mississippian
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Potential new members line up to get into the Kappa Kappa Gamma house on Sunday afternoon for Water Parties. Water Parties is an informal round of recruitment for sororities.
Anti-abortion advocates will take a 40-day stand starting Wednesday as part of an organization called 40 Days for Life. The organization will start a new campaign of prayer and fasting on September 22 that will last until October 31. One group will be holding its movement at the Women’s Health Organization Center in Jackson. “We want to pray peacefully, and we want to raise awareness in Jackson and surrounding areas that we need to band together to get this clinic closed down and to stop abortion altogether in Mississippi,” said Stacy Hawsey, director of 40 Days For Life in Jackson. The organization will be posted outside of the clinic each day trying to witness to women and to offer emotional support, as well as showing the women alternative options to abortions. One alternative option 40 Days For Life counselors will mention is for young women to visit the Center for Pregnancy Choices, also in Jackson. “They can walk you through the pregnancy; they will give you free sonograms, free pregnancy tests; they will help you,” Hawsey said.
“If you want to place your child for adoption they will help you with that. CPC is free.” 40 Days For Life volunteers will show up for as little as one hour a week, or just once during the 40 days to support the cause. Churches, ministries, and other organizations are asked to bring a large group out for an hour on certain days of the campaign to pray outside the clinic and provide counseling. “We definitely want people to be praying at home, but presence at that clinic is very important to let those people inside know that we’re not going to stand for abortion in Mississippi,” Hawsey said. Hawsey said that the main thing about 40 Days For Life is that they want people to be out there whether it be just praying or helping to minister to the women and staff. They said that they do not want people to be afraid of going to the clinic. “We’re out there to be peaceful,” Hawsey said, “We’re not harming anyone or trying to judge any of the women. We want them to know that we love them and we’re praying for them.” 40 Days tries to avoid the stereotype that is associated with the anti-abortionists that have been known for violent
acts like arson and attacks on different clinics. Members of the organization want people to want to be out at the clinic. They know that if something violent or crazy were to happen, people would not want to be involved. “We want to share the love of Christ. We don’t believe that it’s sharing that love if we’re out there burning down buildings or shouting death threats,” Hawsey said. When patients arrive at the clinic a counselor will try to approach them and plead that they rethink their decision and try to get more information. Hawsey said some women will at least listen to the counselors, while others may ignore them altogether or become angry and defensive. However, Hawsey believes it is very important for young people to be aware of the problem with abortion. She also said 40 Days For Life needs more young leaders to rise up around Mississippi. “We would love for students to get together to try and drive down to Jackson to pray for an hour or two at the clinic, it would be great for colleges to have groups like that,” Hawsey said. For more information about 40 Days For Life and to sign up to join the cause go to 40daysforlife.com/Jackson.
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Another Legend Comes to Ole Miss BY ANNA MALONE The Daily Mississippian
Journalism is in the blood of Bob Guccione Jr. Guccione speaks with a British accent between sips of his Starbucks coffee. This fall, the accomplished magazine publisher became the first editor-in-residence for the Magazine Innovation Center at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media. Guccione officially began his publishing career at 18, when he published “A Step by Step Guide to Kung Fu” in Britain. The following year, he published his first magazine in the U.S., Rock Superstars. His father, Bob Guccione, Sr., creator of Penthouse magazine, introduced Guccione to the publishing business. Despite family ties, Guccione did not want to go into the business side of magazines. “I wanted to write, and for a while I did just write, but I didn’t write well,” Guccione said. “I had no life experience. I found myself, ironically, publishing my first magazine at 18 in England and my second magazine at 19 here in America, so I was in it anyway. I naturally gravitated toward it. It’s in my genes for sure.” In 1984, at the age of 28, Guccione came up with the idea for his biggest success to date, Spin magazine. He followed Spin with the men magazine Gear.
The idea for Spin came to him in a second, Guccione said. He spent the next few weeks working out the details of that vision. “It was a clear vision of a magazine that would compete with Rolling Stone,” Guccione said. “It would do for its generation what Rolling Stone had done for mine.” Guccione stayed with Spin until he sold it in 1997. In his early 40s, he felt as though he could not connect with his readers and their culture anymore. During his time at Spin, Guccione said it became more popular than Rolling Stone for 18 to 24-year-olds. “I loved Spin,” he said. “Spin is the jewel of my career, but there was a time when I related to that audience more viscerally, organically.” After his term with Spin ended, Guccione launched Gear in 1998, but it only lasted until 2003. He then acquired Discover magazine in 2005 and created Discover Media. “When I bought Discover, it was a failure, it was losing lots of money, it was dying,” Guccione said. “My team managed to revive it, make it profitable, increase the circulation and increase advertising. We made it interesting again. We did some very good journalism.” Despite Guccione’s success, he did not have the typical training of a journalist. The oldest of three kids, he dropped out of high school in order to take care of his sick mother and never attended college.
“I was up half the night looking after her sometimes so I just didn’t go to school very much, and also I didn’t have much interest in school given the real world I was dealing with,” Guccione said. “I was 15 and 16 years old, too young to be trying to make sense of those responsibilities.” Although he did not finish school, Guccione has made a career out of journalism. His passion for the field is clear to this day. “I took the right street,” Guccione said. “Once I was in it, I loved it. I mean I love it down to the excitement of watching the magazine print at press.” Academics is a new phase for Guccione. Dr. Samir Husni, the Director of the Magazine Innovation Center, and Will Norton, the dean of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, asked him to join their program last year after Guccione spoke during journalism week. Guccione was chosen because of his experience and personality, Husni said. “It’s rare to find somebody who started magazine publishing at the age of 18,” Husni said. “He can actually relate to the students and relate to what the students are starting to do.” “It’s a great opportunity for students who are bright-eyed to hear from someone who’s had the experience,” Garreth Blackwell, associate director of the Magazine Innovation Center, said.
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Bob Guccione, Jr., the first editor-in-residence for the Magazine Innovation Center, sits in his new office at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media.
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DON’T SWEAT IT: DEALING WITH STRESS IN YOUR COLLEGE YEARS BY CAIN MADDEN The Daily Mississippian
Students hear it all the time: enjoy college. Parents tell students that college is the best time of their life. However, the stress, depression and panic attacks that often come with studying, finances and campus life were not what most students signed up for. “It is not just going to classes anymore,” said Amy Fisher, University of Mississippi counseling center substance abuse services coordinator. “It is usually a combination of things, such as relationships, studying and work, that get people. Everyone has a maximum they can deal with.” Senior marketing major Oliver Eisenbeis is juggling classes along with work. “I’m pretty stressed out right now,” Eisenbeis said. “I’m working on four group projects, and I had four tests last week. Group projects are stressful because you have to find time to meet people outside of class and depend on people other than me.” According to a 2009 survey conducted by the American College Health Association, 25 percent of students will feel so depressed they’ll find it hard to function, 47 percent will experience overwhelming anxiety
and 84 percent will feel overwhelmed by all they have to do. Fisher said over 200 students come by the counseling center every week, and the majority of them are dealing with some form of stress or anxiety. Graduate student Susan Swindall, a counseling center intern, said that many of the people coming to her have been talking about academic related issues. “They are getting used to their classes and school work,” social work major Swindall said. “They are trying to get their schedules down pat.” Freshman computer science major George Humphrey II is working on the large stack of English compositions he has to turn in. “I have already written 10 papers — that is more papers than I have written in my life,” Humphrey said. “It is an exciting class, but it takes some time getting used to.” Humphrey said he is learning to manage his time well and making good grades, but Swindall said many student issues start with poor time management. “I find a lot of issues with balancing time well,” Swindall said. “As things pick up, they have to learn a new schedule.” Of course, learning time management can be stressful
as well. On top of learning his schedule, freshman computer science major Michael Shaw has to deal with the many problems that stem from applying for financial aid from the federal government. “Everyone is like ‘hand me money,’ but I can’t because I don’t have any,” Shaw said. “It is already hard having to make time to study so I can make good grades, but it is stressful because none of it will count if I can’t pay the school. I turned my FAFSA in a long time ago, so I don’t know what is going on. It is just taking forever.” As students get busier, Fisher said the things that help their brains combat stress often get put aside. “Eating well, exercising and sleep are often the things that go, as does having down time,” Fisher said. “If we are not eating or sleeping, we will be more stressed.” But with four tests in one week, Eisenbeis wondered when he would find the time to sleep. “All-nighters and Vault (energy drink) is how I handle four tests,” he said. Swindall said thinking positive can also play a role in tackling problems. “How people perceive stress can be very different,” Swindall said. “Two people can be facing the same obstacles, and
one handles it better because of the way they perceive stress.” Stress is not necessarily a bad thing, said nurse practitioner Barbara Collier, Student Health Services director. “It lets us know that there are things to do and pay attention to,” Collier said. “But, constant stress is not good. If there is no relief from stress it can cause physical symptoms — sweating, trouble breathing and passing out.” This sort of stress occurs when students dig themselves into an academic hole, Eisenbeis said. “It is awful, because I end up procrastinating even more worrying about all of the stuff I have to do,” Eisenbeis said. “You just have to suck it up and focus to get out.” Collier said many people try to self-medicate. “A lot of students self-medicate with alcohol,” she said. “Alcohol is a depressant, which does not help with depression.” An important thing to remember is students do not have to handle it alone, Collier said. “Life is stressful,” Collier said. “Most of the time, that is not bad, but when it starts to interfere with your ability to function, seek out the counseling center or us.” Roommates Caroline Spencer and Christina Spicher, freshmen pharmaceutical chemistry students, share more than just a room and initials. “We have the same classes and major,” Spencer said. “So we talk about our schoolwork a lot. It helps to talk about it, so you don’t get too stressed about it all.” “It is great to know someone else is going through the same thing,” Spicher said.
Collier said it was important to remember that students are not alone, and that many students will seek out the help the campus provides. “It is not anything to be ashamed of,” she said. The counseling center offers one program that could help: Calm in Chaos is a six-week course that is offered a few times a semester to 10-15 students at a time. “Anyone who wants to learn to be less stressed can take it,” Fisher said. “We start off with breathing techniques and move on toward meditation.” The last class had 93 people interested in it, Fisher said. Another resource is the book, “What to do When College is Not the Best Time of Your Life,” written by former Columbia University psychiatrist Dr. David Leibow. “I wrote my book for college students and their parents as an antidote to (not dealing with problems due to) shame,” Leibow said in an Inside Higher Ed Internet interview. “I wanted to reassure them that problems in college, as in the rest of life, are normal, to give them some insights and practical suggestions to deal with these problems and to provide guidance on when to seek professional help.” Overall, however, Ole Miss itself is filled with happy students, Collier said. “I recently went through the dorms knocking on doors and talking to students, and without fail, these kids are excited to be at Ole Miss,” Collier said. “The majority of students are not depressed.” “It is a fun campus to be on,” Eisenbeis agreed. “I have a lot of good friends here.”
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Ole Miss running back Brandon Bolden drops a would-be touchdown on Saturday as the Rebels fell 28-14 to Vanderbilt. Bolden’s drop was one of several offensive miscues on the afternoon.
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Though roughly 130 plays will be run (give or take a few) in any given college football game, the final outcome is often determined by 8-10 momentum changing plays mixed in with more than 100 other plays that determine field position. Saturday morning, Vanderbilt lived on gut-wrenching game changers and Ole Miss mishandled the Commodores – “dropping” the contest 28-14. In the 85th meeting between the two teams Vanderbilt won its second straight game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (despite being 5-22 at the venue all time) and VU coach Robbie Caldwell secured his first win as a head coach. Down 14-0 in the 2nd quarter, Ole Miss running back Korvic Neat scored on the ground from four yards out. In the third, quarterback Jeremiah Masoli scrambled for a 28-yard score to tie the game at 14 apiece. Then Vanderbilt’s Warren Norman went 80 yards untouched to the end zone on the next play from scrimmage marking the second long touchdown run of the game for VU. Quarterback Larry Smith iced the game with a 15-yard touchdown run following an Ole Miss fumble in the fourth. By the end of the game, Ole Miss had dropped three touchdown receptions, missed a field goal and given up two backbreaking turnovers inside its own 15-yard line.
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continued from page 12 her first year playing, starting in 21, and was named to the Southeastern Conference AllFreshman Team. “Coming in as a freshman is just difficult and being redshirted on top of that compacts the challenges you have,” Thomas said. Her .320 hitting percentage led the team while her 200 kills were third most on the team. Thomas posted 69 blocks and led the team with 0.81 blocks per set. She had 10 double-digit kill performances her freshman year including a season-high 17 kills against Georgia Tech. “You come in as an observer trying to feel for your place on the team,” Thomas said. In her sophomore year, Thomas was one of only three players to play in all 30 matches and led the team in starts with 29. “With playing I felt like I became a little bit more a member of the team because I was able to contribute,” Thomas said.
She posted 210 kills that year, fourth most on the team. Thomas also led the team with 98 blocks, a team high 0.92 blocks per set and hit a team-leading .264 for the season. She had eight double-digit kill performances, including her seasonhigh 14 kills twice, against UAB and Auburn. “I felt like I was growing but definitely did not feel like I reached my peak,” Thomas said. So far in this season Thomas has recorded a team-high 117 kills and a kill per set average of 2.79. “I feel like there is a huge difference from when I got here to now,” Thomas said. “Like a night and day difference.” Because she redshirted her first year, Thomas is eligible for one more year after this season. “As she continues to learn the game and the nuances of the game, she is only going to be that much better,” Getzin said. “She is off to an awesome start.”
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The Ole Miss volleyball team jumped out to a 2-0 start in the Southeastern Conference this weekend against Alabama and Mississippi State thanks in large part to the play of middle blocker Regina Thomas. Thomas’ work ethic and mentality on the volleyball court echo the song that her and the other
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“middles” on the team sing with each other: “work, work all day long.” Thomas said their song is about how hard the middles work in practice, and every member of the team knows the tune. “We’re weird, we know, but we work hard, so we feel we deserve our own theme song,” Thomas said. “We are our own little family among all the family members.” Thomas described the middles
as a close knit group, pointing to how hard they work during practices. “You share that same experience of working extremely hard every single day in practice,” Thomas said. “We are just really hard workers.” Thomas is the anchor in the middle play, leading the team in kills with 117, which is a large part of the Rebels’ (8-3, 2-0) success. “One of the things she brings is her energy level, and the passion she shows for the game picks people up around her,” Ole Miss coach Joe Getzin said. “So not only does she do her job, she does a great job of motivating and having other kids respond to her passion of the game.” Thomas compared the middle blocker position to the running back in football, and said if the middle blocker is the running back of volleyball, she is the Reggie Bush, doing a little bit of everything. “When you put up block numbers like she does, it influences the other team’s shot selection,” Getzin said. “We get easier shots coming back at us just because she alters what they can hit at us by her presence up at the net.” Thomas appeared in 26 matches See VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 11