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OLHS new facility nears completion BY KATE NICOLE COOPER The Daily Mississippian
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Firefighters work to put out a fire that gutted the Brass Monkey and The Lanes on Wednesday morning. A power outage at the city’s main water supply and the firefighters’ need for water caused low to no water pressure in parts of Oxford. For more pho tos, see the slideshow at thedmonline.com
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The fire at The Lanes and Brass Monkey on Wednesday morning totaled the building, but the woes didn’t stop there. Oxonians reported low to no water pressure in the Old Taylor Road area and North Oxford. A car hit a pole late Tuesday evening, which flipped the switch to the main water supply. This left the Oxford Fire Department with little water to fight the flames that consumed the building. City Engineer Bart Robinson said Oxford’s water woes were due to a “perfect storm.” “The power going out is not unusual, a surge is not unusual
and a fire is not unusual,” Robinson said. “What is unusual is that they all happened at the same time.” The water system became pertinent at 3:50 a.m., when the fire department were dispatched to The Lanes and Brass Monkey Sports Bar and Grill to answer calls of a fire at the building. The first unit arrived on scene at 3:56 a.m., Oxford Fire Chief Mike Hill said. The “perfect storm” began around midnight, when a wreck on Molly Barr Road knocked out the power to the central water tank and the central control. “This is the brains of our system,” Robinson said. “It controls all of our plants and
wells.” When the power came back on, it created a surge and knocked out the controls, Robinson said. By about 3 a.m., the system was using up stored water and not generating new water. Shortly afterwards, Robinson said the fire at The Lanes and Brass Monkey put an additional strain on the system. “By that time, we figured out that there was low pressure,” Robinson said. “But it took until 7 a.m. to figure out that the controls were down.” All lanes of Jackson Avenue were blocked off until 7 a.m. Hill said the building is a total loss, but that no one was hurt. Investigators have not ruled out arson.
The Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society’s new facility, which will house both the organization and its furry residents, is expected to be completed in November. As part of a partnership with the City of Oxford, the Board of Aldermen, and the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors, the new headquarters for OLHS will provide more modern shelter for animals. Donations are accepted to help with funds for the new building, but people may also adopt a space in the new facility as part of a donation. By adopting a building, one may honor a family member or pet and aid in the development and upkeep of the new facility. The new shelter, which began construction during the summer, is near completion, according to Will Baker and Jeremy Lambert, both electricians of Third Phase Electric Company. It is located on McElroy Drive, between the post office and the intersection of Highway 314. The foundation, framework, and bricking of the new building have been completed. The Third Phase was recently called in to begin electrical work for the facility.
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FACULTY CONSIDERS SOCIAL NETWORK BAN BY BLAIR JACKSON The Daily Mississippian
After the recent week-long ban on all online social media (Facebook, Twitter, AOL and Myspace) by The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, some members of the University of Mississippi staff and faculty were asked what they would think of a week-long ban here. Dawn Bullion, senior staff member and office administrator for public policy, said, “I use Facebook to get out messages to public policy students, but if I couldn’t use that, then I would just use e-mail, which
students should be checking anyway.” Bullion also pointed out that if social networking was banned, students would learn better patience and the art of conversation. Biology professor Lucile McCook said that a networking ban, however unpopular, would be good for students. “Every once in a while, we need to realize how dependent we are on technology,” McCook said. McCook said it is as though students can’t get away from it. “It is incredibly annoying not only to the teacher, but to oth-
er students when students use these social networks during class,” she said. Zhu Cao, a professor of calculus, said that he observed that his students use social networking too much. Cao takes an observant side of the issue saying that a ban wouldn’t be effective because people have cell phones that can access the Internet. “A social network ban would really only prevent students from getting on these sites on the university computer system,” Cao said. Samir Husni, professor of journalism known internationally as Mr. Magazine, said that
he would strongly disagree with a ban. Husni said he believes in the freedom for all adults to make their own decisions. “I am against banning anything that limits our individual freedoms as long as it is not harming anybody else. Social networking is one of many ways of life in today’s society,” he said. Whether for or against an online social media ban, faculty and staff members seem to agree that social media truly plays a big role in our everyday lives today. Whether this is a good or a bad thing continues to be a debate.
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I recently heard two people talking to Barack Obama in a public Q&A say that they have been disappointed in his administration so far. Both said they voted for Obama because they believed in his messages of “hope” and “change,” but they have yet to see what they were hoping for. What were they hoping for? What did so many people think “hope” and “change” meant? There is no denying that serious change has happened since Obama took office. Our government has put itself, and therefore the taxpayers, into a debt previously unimaginable to allow rich Wall Street bankers to continue to gamble with people’s mortgages and livelihoods and keep third-rate car manufacturers putting gas guzzlers on the road. A health care bill passed through Congress without most, or any, of the members actually reading all of it. Student loans were taken over by the government in a barely-publicized move during the health care debate. Thousands more U.S. troops have been sent to Afghanistan. Our gulf has been given a lube job by the British. Unemployment is reaching record highs, and we are still (despite what the front page of USA Today claimed) suffering
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through the worst recession since the Great Depression. Is this not what you had in mind when you voted for “change”? Was your idea of change more along the lines of bringing our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan? Was it keeping the health insurance business a free market? Or was your idea of change allowing bad businesses to go under and risky billionaire bankers to see what life is like below the penthouse? Was your idea of change a President and Congress that work for the people’s best interest, instead of the big-business lobbyists? Was it that we would have a leader of our country who is one of us, not one of the rich, elitist, career politicians? I truly want to know what people were voting for when they voted for Barack Obama, or any politician for that matter. Are we really so apathetic that we do not check past voting records or experience? Do we really care so little about who leads us that we allow the ever-biased, 24-hour news channels to do our thinking and choosing for us? Are we so easily swayed that we allow propaganda like campaigns for “Change” and “Hope” to hook us and reel us in without asking what exactly that means? Anyone who took a true look at Obama in 2008 should not be surprised by what our gov-
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ernment has done under his leadership. His biggovernment, hyper spending is exactly what he has supported all along. Never has he been an anti-war politician, and many voted for him with a completely uneducated assumption that he was an anti-war candidate. And he has proven that he has no plans to bring our troops home any times soon. The bottom line is Barack Obama is a politician. Politicians bills are paid by lobbyists and wealthy campaign contributors, not average Americans. Therefore, the needs and desires of the vast majority of America will continue to be ignored in Washington as long as we elect people because they can come up with the catchiest propaganda that a good advertising company can come up with. If we are ready for real change, it’s time we look outside the Democratic and Republican parties that squabble over petty differences like abortion and gay marriage to distract us from the fact they are completely out of touch. If you want change, it’s going to take homework. Before you go to the polls in November, do your research. Find out about all the candidates. And ask yourself if real change is going to come from the two parties that have run our economy and freedom into the ground, or if it is time we turn to someone new.
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BY NOLAN MCINTYRE Columnist
Imagine this: It’s the 2011 football season and for the first time ESPN’s premiere program College Gameday has finally decided to air in the Grove. Not only are Lee Corso and the gang going to pick Ole Miss to win the game, but the University is going to officially introduce the new mascot. As Corso slips on the mascot head showing off his game prediction, the rebel fans boo and jeer in disgust. What follows is continued embarrassment in front of millions of viewers on prime-time television. There is no doubt in my mind that Pete Boone loses sleep over scenarios like that. Wait; do I dare bring up the possibility that after much effort the Ole Miss fans might not like a new mascot, regardless of the search results? Absolutely. So, what safeguards are in place to prevent this possibility (or others like it) from blowing up in our athletic program’s face? To be blunt, not many. Upon asking, several members of the Mascot Selection Committee reported no confidence in even the possibility of a “none of the above” option on the next vote/poll. That’s right, either vote or suffer watching someone else’s choice strutting the sidelines. This forces us to wonder if not having a mascot is even an option worth considering. I don’t know about you readers, but the University of Michigan’s fans sure don’t have to think long. Michigan athletics have been without an on field mascot for nearly half a century. Their football program has more wins than any other program in history and continues to lead in other sports. They are able to attract athletes like Michael Phelps, Tom Brady and Desmond Howard, all while not having any kind of on-field mascot. Greg Kinney, a Michigan historian, explains why this is. “Michigan does not have a live mascot comparable to Ohio’s Brutus Buckeye,” Kinney said. “The Athletics Department has steadfastly maintained that such a symbol is unnecessary and undignified and would not properly reflect the spirit and values of Michigan athletics. Over the years, a number of individuals and groups have proposed mascots in a variety of wolverine costumes but the department has refused to sanction them.” Why can’t our University have the guts to go without a mascot like Michigan? You could replace Michigan with Ole Miss and wolverine with rebel in the previous quote and it would still make sense. Despite having one of the coolest nicknames in the country, Michi-
gan decided to focus on winning and let pride and school spirit work themselves out. It just so happens that this is a recipe for success. If our athletic program is hoping to win any kind of national championship any time soon, this philosophy and strategy have to be options. Wait– no mascot means nothing for the kids to enjoy, right? Wrong, because Michigan children seem to idealize the real celebrities: the players. What recruit doesn’t want to go to school where even the adolescent fans stand in lines for pictures and autographs from them instead of a costumed nobody? I don’t mean to come across as down playing the Committee’s hard work. It is because of their dedication that we have such reasonable choices despite a lack of inspiration, but let us be fair. It is ultimately up to the fans to accept the mascot, no matter how accurate the committee’s decision is. If the students on the committee or the administration did not consider the possibility that their hard work might not yield an accepted (by the fans) mascot, then they shouldn’t have been so naive. If we have our players’ and fans’ best interest at heart, it should be an obligation to consider all the options. That is not being done thus far. If our fans overwhelmingly don’t want a mascot, it can only hurt us to have one. I don’t mind being wrong, but to prove me wrong an option for “none of the above” must be included and the results published showing the fan base really wants an on-field mascot, let alone a particular kind. No vote or poll has proven this so far. And if you think the mascot debacle has been made too big of an issue, then that’s just another reason to drop it and not have one. After all, what is more rebellious than not having a mascot?
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THE AGE OF INTOLERANCE BY KATHLEEN BROWN The Daily Mississippian
There is a place on earth that is radical. People march in the streets to protest the elected government. Children hold signs that their parents give them before they have even learned how to read. The citizens grip their gun in one hand and their holy book in the other. Onlookers assume that their religion is one based on peace, though some of the followers are full of violence. This is not some country ending in –stan, but one closer to home. It is our home. Unless you are on another planet, you know we are living in a time of Islamophobia in this country. It seems like it is even worse now than the period following the 2001 terrorist attacks. The most recent bout was in Florida, where Pastor Ted Jones threatened to hold a mass Quran burning to commemorate the 9/11 attacks and protest the building of an Islamic community center near the Ground Zero site. Though the planned burning did not take place, the intolerance displayed by the so-called “Christians” in this country is still on the rise. Here’s the rundown: the Islamic community center that has been rumored to be built on Ground Zero is actually two blocks away. In fact, even two blocks is generous. You have to really look hard to find this place. From the outside, you won’t even see a sign for a mosque. That’s because the “Ground Zero Mosque” isn’t a mosque at all. It is, as stated earlier, a community center for Muslims. It will be thirteen stories tall, and will include a basketball court and a culinary school. Only the top two stories will be a prayer space. My goodness, what a terrorist train-
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ing ground that will be! The shocking truth is that an Islamic place of worship has already been built near a terrorist attack site. Does the Pentagon crash ring a bell? A few hundred feet from where the plane crashed has been home to a non-denominational prayer space in the Pentagon building. Many different kinds of services are held in this place, including Islamic ones. This has been happening for the past eight years, with Islamic prayer services happening every day. Why hasn’t anyone taken notice at this fact? That is because the “Mosque” in New York City is not the issue. The heart of the issue is that Americans are becoming increasingly more intolerant of anyone different. The nation that was built on the ideas of freedom and prosperity for all is slowly but surely becoming a nation of intolerant bigots who are only full of hate and hypocrisy. Sadly, the most intolerant of these are the ones who followed a man that told us to “love our enemies as ourselves.” These “Christians” make me ashamed to include myself in that category. Every time I hear about a gun rights rally or hate crime
perpetrated by a self-proclaimed Christ-follower, I want to stand up and say, “No, wait! I’m not like them!” But unfortunately these days, the ones who make the most noise tend to be the only ones onlookers see and hear. There is absolutely no doubt that September 11, 2001, was a horrific day. No one that remembers it could say otherwise. Take a step back though, and ask yourself how we really can claim to have the moral high ground. Who was it that stole native lands? Who was it that killed 200,000 Japanese civilians? Who was it that began a war in Vietnam that would lead to 56,000 troop casualties and a staggering 1.1 million North Vietnamese casualties? It was us. Yes, horrible things have been done to us, but can we really afford to be intolerant now? Let’s build the America our forefathers envisioned: An America that protects every single right given to us in the Constitution, including the right to worship any god we please, freely and without persecution. News flash: that means absolutely any deity, or no deity at all. The true followers of Christ should protect the religious expression of all. Thou shall love all thy neighbors as thyself. No exceptions.
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OXFORD TOURISM GRANTS $20,000 BY MICAH WINTER The Daily Mississippian
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A band plays for a large crowd at last year’s Double Decker festival. The Oxford Tourism council sponsors events such as Double Decker throughout the year.
The Oxford Tourism Council, responsible for events such as the Double Decker festival , has given out their first grants for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. This year the OTC has already given out $20,000 with the intent to award an additional $40,000 to further applicants. The money from the grants will be in effect on October 1. Additional applications will be reviewed in December. In 2009, the council had only $40,000 dollars in grants available. “So few cities this size have a source for funding projects like these,” Neil White, workshop leader and co-director of the Oxford Writers Conference, said. “ It’s another great thing about living in this town.” The Oxford Tourism Council has provided seed money for the Ten Minute Play Festival and the Mid-South Creative Nonfiction Writers Conference in the past. Now, the OTC will provide money for the Oxford Writers conference. “I’ve always had a great relationship with the Oxford Tourism Council,” White said. “Not to mention the fact that the Faulkner Conference, the Conference for the Book and Double Decker wouldn’t be possible without them.” Melinda Valliant, director of Oxford Run for Hope, said she was thrilled the council chose to give money to her event. She said that half of the participants from her event last year were from out of town. Feedback from last year
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showed that it brought significant business to hotels in the area and Valliant said she hopes to have double the participation this year. The council is composed of a small number of volunteer citizens appointed by the Oxford Board of Aldermen. It has awarded four grant applications so far, the only applications they have received so far. Recipients include: Oxford Writers Conference, the eighth annual Oxford Film Festival, Oxford Run for Hope, and the Oxford Conference for the Book, which is held by the University of Mississippi. The OTC has strict guidelines when considering grant applications. Applicants are weighed against each other by their ability to bring in revenue to the city. The grant guidelines, which can be found on the OTC’s website, state that events requesting grants must target markets outside of Lafayette County and generate at least 10 roomed nights. The purpose of the requirements is to guarantee income from the food and beverage tax, which is the tax that provides the city with the most revenue. Jim McCauley, chairman of the OTC, said that his mission is to have people come to Oxford, enjoy their visit, and bring in some tax revenue. “Well, I think we’re doing a pretty good job,” McCauley said,” We’re trying to keep Oxford pretty unique, with a small-town atmosphere.”
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Theatre Oxford will present its Ten Minute Play Festival this weekend at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. The 254 brave playwrights that entered were confined to strict rules to be considered for the five spots available in the final competition. In addition to a 10-minute time limit for the plays, the scripts could not exceed 10 pages. Submission deadlines were in February, and the votes are in. John Donnelly of Portland, Ore., is third runner-up with his play “Doing a Number on Comfort.” There was a second-place tie between Philip Hall of Longboat Key, Fla.’s “Customer Service” and “Mammaries” by Joanne Koch of Evanston, Ill. Cutting it close for the grand prize, David Bell of Oxford was awarded first runner-up with his piece “Buried Bones.” “The Divine Visitation of Joe Pickleseimer” won Micah McCoy of Albuquerque, N.M., the grand prize of $1,000 plus an extra $50 Audience Award. Both Bell and McCoy’s plays will be performed this weekend at the Powerhouse, along with other productions written by local talent including “Of Course, Of Course” by J. Wiltz and Keith Sisson, “The Dreamer” by Jim McCauley and “Taking Off ” by Daniell L. Mattern. The festivities begin tonight at 7 p.m., continue until Friday at 7 p.m. and conclude Sunday at 2 p.m. with a closing reception. Tickets are $10 at the door for students and seniors and $12 for adults.
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Ole Miss ranked No. 29 safest campus OLHS,
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UPD K-9 Officer Matt Samuels stands with police dog Truss. Ole Miss was ranked the 29th-safest campus in the United States in a recent study conducted by The Daily Beast. The Daily Mississippian
The University of Mississippi was voted the 29th safest campus in the United States. The Daily Beast conducted its second-annual survey September 14 on the safest colleges in the United States. The site chose 50 colleges, and Ole Miss was the only one chosen in Mississippi. “I’m proud,” University Police chief Calvin Sellers said. “I think part of our reason is that we are not buddied up to the city. There are signs that let you know that you’re entering campus. At Southern (University of Southern Mississippi) right across the street there’s fast food, and on the other side there’s campus. You can’t tell who doesn’t belong.” The figures for the crime rates at these colleges were taken from the 2006-2008 United States Education Department statistics, which focused on campus security and crime data. The Daily Beast surveyed 458 schools across the United States. To be considered for the survey, a college needed to have residential areas and at least 6,000 students. Ole Miss ranked low on crimes such as rape and assault but ranked higher on car theft. “People being hurt, forcible sexual assault – we don’t have those, but we have been up in theft,” Sellers said. Sellers said that before he became police chief two years ago, most theft was overlooked because it was considered “abandoned property” when someone stole something that was left on campus such as backpacks, cell phones or computers. “It’s not being honest not to count that as theft,” Sellers said. One of the safety precautions on campus is the blue light emergency telephone system called “Code Blue.” If a student feels unsafe while on campus, he or she can push the button on
the lighted column and talk to the University Police. University Police also offer walk-along escorts for people who feel unsafe walking on campus. “Every time you turn around, you see a UPD patrol car making sure people are obeying the traffic laws on campus,” business major Jonathan Bryant, said. “And they’re always present at campus events to keep the peace.” The police department also works closely with Information Technology when dealing with laptop theft. If a laptop
has ever logged in and out of the Ole Miss network, Information Technology can tell if it has logged in or out since the theft. “Personally, I feel safe on campus,” Bryant said. “Theft is going to happen. It’s a crime of opportunity. I think it’s really up to individual students to be more responsible with their stuff.” The University Police department routinely schedules crime prevention presentations as a part of their Crime Prevention Program for campus residents. For more information, call the University Police department at 915-7234.
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“It’s been a few years in the making,” Lambert said of the Humane Society’s longawaited need for a new shelter, “but it’s coming along progressively.” According to both Lambert and Baker, without any interruptions or change of plans, the building should be completed by its expected date, November 16th. With that, the Humane Society will immediately begin the process of transporting office needs and animals to their new home. “We’re hoping to have volunteers help us move everything to the new building, from office equipment to animals,” OLHS volunteer Lacy Turner said. The Humane Society is always in need of volunteers and encourages anyone who wants to be a part of this big movement to come help. Also, donations in the form of supplies are currently being ac-
cepted for the new building. Volunteers at the shelter added that they need everything from dog and cat food to duct tape and rubber gloves. OLHS is a non-profit organization that depends on donations, adoption fees, membership fees and other fund-raising activities in order to provide lost, neglected, abandoned or unwanted animals the care and shelter that they need and deserve. “Most funds come from donations from the City of Oxford, as well as Lafayette County citizens,” Turner said. The Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society’s website currently has a link where readers can view a “Wish List” of things the new shelter will need. Citizens are widely encouraged to view it and donate anything they can to help ease the transition into the new building.
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HOMECOMING RUNOFFS: MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR COLONEL REB The race for homecoming court continues today. The men still in the running for Colonel Reb gave us their insights on the election and spoke on their love for the University of Mississippi. Meet the remaining candidates: Doug McDaniel and Ty New, beyond the posters.
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My fraternity brothers convinced me to run for this, and I know I’m the underdog in this election. I know my name’s not as well known as others’ on campus. I love this school; I love the tradition of this school. I want to honor the tradition of Colonel Reb and what it stands for. I want people to know that, although you may not know me. Just because you’ve heard other names and not heard my name doesn’t mean I’m not a contender. I’m doing this out of love for this school, out of encourage-
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ment from my friends. I feel like I may have made it to the runoff just because I have a little wit. I’m a really goofy person, but at the same time, I’m a very sincere person. I want people to realize that I’m not just doing this to make it a joke. I have legitimate reasons on why I’d like to be elected. Those YouTube videos are funny, but there’s also a side to me that’s serious about it. I used it as a campaign tool to try to get in this runoff. Don’t think of me as doing the dougie. There are other aspects to me.”
I love this place more than I can say. It’s given me way more than I could ever give back, so to be able to represent it would just be such a huge honor. Just to be down to two guys in our class is a huge honor, and I was humbled by the results of the first poll, so that was good. I was born here in Oxford, so most of my memories are wrapped in red and blue. I was that little kid throwing the football in the Grove. I’ve fallen in love with this place for 21 years. I’d just love to represent it.”
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University of Mississippi English professor Ann Fisher-Wirth will be the feature of the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center’s Friday Evening Nature Readings this Friday. The event will be held at the Strawberry Audubon Center in the Davis Antebellum Home located at in Holly Springs. “The primary purpose of this occasion is just a reading of my own poetry,” Fisher-Wirth said. She will read from her collection of work, including her most recent book of poems, “Carta Ma-
rina,” which came out in April 2009, and from one of her yet unpublished manuscripts. “She will do some reading of her own poetry, but also talk about the movements of eco-literature,” Katie Boyle, Strawberry Plains Audubon Center outreach director, said. Fisher-Wirth will also speak about her newest project, editing a contemporary American eco-poetry anthology with LauraGray Street that will be published by Trinity University Press. Fisher-Wirth also servers as the director of the environmental studies minor. “I will talk a little bit about con-
temporary American ecopoetry, which is poetry that is concerned with the environment in some way or another,” Fisher-Wirth said. The evening will conclude with a discussion. “Discussion is totally an open forum,” Fisher-Wirth said. “Any questions that people have or comments they want to make, that is what that is for.” Some of Fisher-Wirth’s works will be on sale at the reading. “When you give a poetry reading, mostly what you want to do is share your poems with people,” Fisher-Wirth said. “The poems express themselves.” The Friday Evening Nature
Readings are open to the public and free for everyone. “I will just be trying to give a poetry reading that offers a variety of poems, all of which in some way or another have to do with the human and non-human world,” Fisher-Wirth said. To learn more about the Friday Evening Nature Readings or the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, visit StrawberryPlains.Audubon.org. The reading will be held at 285 Plains Road, Holly Springs, Miss. from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. To register for the event, call the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center at 252-1155.
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Presidential gathering of the Juggalos:
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James Cameron-a-thon in 3D:
Washington is just rally-happy this year. A week or so ago, that paranoid Mr. Potato Head we all know and love, Glenn Beck, led his 9/12 march on Washington. Once there, he proceeded to go over his plans for the future of America, which I think included, but were not limited to: mandatory yelling at all times, daily cry sessions and covering your eyes and ears while shouting, “La la la la!” whenever minorities pass by. His speeches are like a Mad Libs of political terms, so I’m A-OK with letting him grace Capitol Hill any time.
Speaking of Mad Lib-ing media events, how about the annual Insane Clown Posse music festival? In case you haven’t heard, I apologize for informing you: ICP is a lovely musical rap group that wears clown makeup while rapping about taking mushrooms and drinking Faygo. No, I’m not kidding. At their festival — I must reiterate I’m not making this up — a topless media gadfly, Tila Tequila, was pelted with trash by ICP fans (Juggalos) and ran off the grounds into her trailer. Just think of what historic events would take place with them at the White House! Top box office director James Cameron has had quite the year (just think of how many times I’ve used him as a punch line). Recently, his film “Avatar” was re-released with eight extra minutes, pushing the runtime to just over nine hours. Why not have a rally in his honor in DC with overpriced, over-hyped, flashy products no one actually needs in their lives? It’s the American way.
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Tea Party – The Squeakquel:
Just how adorable were those Tea Partiers this year? And they showed such initiative and responsibility, setting that event up all by themselves! Why not let them knock themselves out a second time? Maybe it’ll finally wear them down and they can have their nap time during midterm elections.
Don’t Ask, Don’t… Wait… Seriously?:
So, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’s repeal was just filibustered into oblivion. And that totally is a fine end to over a decade of perfect legislation that hasn’t grossly infringed on the freedom of expression. How can gay people kill others overseas when they are too busy watching Glee? It’s science, geez.
Colonel Reb goes to Washington:
Hey, if Jimmy Stewart can march into Congress, why can’t a giant foam plantation owner? Seriously guys, send him on over there. Maybe he can rally some senators to overturn last week’s game score. Ouch. That stung even me.
KFC Double Down must die:
I don’t know how, but for some ungodly reason, the KFC Double Down is still being considered edible by the FDA. Is anyone listening? Won’t someone please stop this horrific travesty of food?
Something about how much America hates foreigners:
For a country founded by a bunch of out-of-place, pasty white dudes, we have always loved making fun of the new kids on the block. Immigration is old news; this year’s fashionable hatred is Muslims. What’s that about Muslim prayer areas in the original World Trade Center? I can’t hear you over me screaming “La la la” like Glenn Beck told me to.
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Something about how much America loves the color green:
Just because we hate brown people doesn’t mean we hate all colors! Slap green on anything and it’s instantly environmentally conscious. Turn up the AC, sit two to a Chevy Tahoe, and head on up to Washington, folks.
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Community Art: Lou Haney electrifies Powerhouse BY EMILY CEGIELSKI The Daily Mississippian
University of Mississippi art professor Lou Haney lights up the Powerhouse this fall with an art exhibit that focuses on color and light. Haney, who describes most of her work as “large photorealistic paintings in acrylic,” has taken an unconventional approach to her show. Instead of using a singular theme to unite her work, she split the exhibit into two different components. The large space of the venue acts as a thread connecting the parts. The enormous paintings grab attention as viewers take their first step into the Powerhouse. Their bright colors and details light up the room with whimsical fun. “The paintings are more of a linear thing,” Haney said. “I’m not really thinking about them as a cohesive show. These paintings take about 200 hours a piece. Some of them take an entire semester. So, I have to kind of think about the paintings as what makes sense as a ‘Lou Haney painting.’” Citing qualities such as absurdity, color and clarity, Haney finds inspiration in the relationship between the size of the paintings and the size of the showroom. “I like working big,” Haney said. “So, I brought a lot of my big work because of all that space.” The other half of Haney’s exhibit continues to deal with space, light and color but in a completely different way. What most would call the “centerpiece” of the show is a 24 feet by 9 feet fabric piece that cascades over one of the many large win-
dows in the Powerhouse. Simply called “Stained Glass,” the transparent quilt allows light and color to shine through the fabric and into the room. “When I got the show, I thought a lot about how I wanted to fill the space,” Haney said. “I wanted to do something that dealt with the light with those windows that go all the way to the ceiling. With a painting you would never be able to use the light. I wanted something that was transparent where the light could come through. Color was the idea.” Because the piece was created specifically for this show at the Powerhouse, Haney admits that it was scary doing something on such a huge scale and not knowing how it would look until it got there. For Yoknapatawpha Arts Council director Wayne Andrews, the idea of an artist creating something specifically for the Powerhouse was more exciting than scary. “For the arts council and for the Powerhouse, we’re very happy to have her show,” Andrews said. “It’s been a great opportunity for this gallery, and we hope that this inspires other artists to utilize the space.” “I call it the ‘redneck stainedglass window’ because there is something about it,” Haney said. “To me, this is the most religious piece that I’ve done, and I don’t know what that means because I just made it. It might be two or three years down the road before I understand it.” Although this particular piece might pose a mystery to some, including the artist, Haney’s work often deals with the overthe-top excess that presides in Southern culture.
“The images that I like and am interested in are images that appeal to my four-year-old self, but the age I’m at now tells me I know better than to be interested,” Haney said. “I really love transparency, glass and textures. I’m not afraid to use color.” The unwavering attention to detail and the energy that each of her paintings exudes has helped propel Haney not only as an artist, but as a professor. Even though she admits that there are many hardships with balancing teaching with creating, she enjoys teaching and being in an academic art environment. “An art class was actually the very first ‘A’ I made in college,” Haney said. Before that, she was not sure that she could make it as an artist. “I always knew I loved it, but I had gone to a public high school in Alabama,” Haney said. “I didn’t know when I got to college if this was just going to be my hobby and I was going to be an English major, but when your priorities change, then you know that’s what you should be doing.” This led to Haney getting her undergraduate degree in art, her master’s degree in painting and eventually her teaching position at Ole Miss. Haney warns that working as an artist is hard. “It’s a great life, but it’s not an easy life,” Haney said. “There’s lots and lots of artists in the world.” As many as there are, there’s only one featured at the Powerhouse right now. Check out Haney’s exhibit, which will be on display until October 10.
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Far Above: Lou Haney’s 2010 acrylic “Happy Meal?” hangs in the Powerhouse. Above: Lou Haney’s 2010 acrylic “Unicorny” is displayed at the Powerhouse.
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Cooking with Nana: Chocolate Layered Delight
Ingredients for Chocolate Layered Delight/ Better than Sex: 1 cup self-rising flour 1 stick of butter 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 8 ounce of cream cheese 1 tub whipped topping 1 package instant vanilla pudding 1 package instant chocolate pudding 2 cups milk
Each week, the Daily Mississippian food columnist Kayla Tynes revisits some of her late grandmother’s favorite recipes. This week we are traveling all the way back to Heidelburg, smack dab in the middle of nowheresville. This dish is an old favorite for family reunions and Sunday potlucks: it is chocolate, it is layered and it is delightful. For those carb-counting, run-
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dish — heaps of butter and sugar. This chocolate goodness was served during special occasions by Nana, mainly for Sunday lunch. I could eat it every meal. Sometimes it was even served as my birthday cake. “Chocolate Layered Delight” was originally called “Better than Sex.” Many still call it the “Better than Sex” dessert. Feel free to do so– just don’t tell Nana. Although the risque name does make it sound more exciting, Southern Baptist preachers’ wives don’t call desserts by that name, much less eat any dish with the word “sex” in it. She modified the dish with her own southern twist. She cleaned
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To use “metropolitan” to describe anything related to roots culture would in most instances seem anachronistic. In the case of Justin Townes Earle, the designation fits perfectly. A combination of country journeyman, rock n’ roll showman and dapper East Villager, Earle sticks to the basics yet puts a fresh face on a tradition thought to be defunct by most. Since his 2008 debut, “The Good Life,” the 28-year-old singer-songwriter has become one of the foremost agents of the roots revivalist movement. Earle boasts an impressive musical lineage, which includes his legendary songwriter father, Steve Earle, as well as lyrical giant Townes Van Zandt. He certainly has a hereditary leg up on his peers. Well-documented struggles with drug addiction, alcoholism and depression give Earle’s songs an authenticity and earnestness unseen in a climate plagued by synthetic emotionalism.
up the name and added pecans to the crust and chocolate shavings on top. She always made a habit out of giving old fashioned dishes their own “Nana” feel. I have only made this dish once. I ended up consuming most of the Cool Whip, so be sure to buy an extra bowl. It is a cinch to make and great for the Grove or a night with Gossip Girl.
Earle’s new record, “Harlem River Blues,” expands on the eclectic themes hinted at on his sophomore release, last year’s “Midnight at the Movies.” The title track has a distinct gospel feel featuring a full choir in conjunction with the harmonic highs and lows of a Hammond organ. These characteristics form the songs’ base as Earle details his journey to the Harlem River in search of a blues baptism. Gritty electric riffs permeate the foreground, providing needed dissonance and a subtle, yet pronounced Delta flare. Bittersweet brass and somber guitar licks give the soulful ode to loneliness that is “Slippin’ and Slidin’” an understated emotional heft. The track also features Earle’s best vocal on the record as he meanders vulnerably through its tempered structure. His voice cracks and fizzles in all the right places. The record’s highlight, “Move Over Mama,” sounds like a lost Sun Studios recording. Over a jaunty, rockabilly
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rhythm section driven by a stand-up bass, Earle does his best Jerry Lee impression. Delivering his sharp Tennessee drawl with the utmost swagger, he croons, “Baby momma, lord I’m coming home / woman you been sleeping in the middle of the bed too long”. “Mama Said,” the album’s closer, captures perfectly both Earle’s philosophy as a man and simplistic performance style as a live act. “Well now, I used to drink, boys, I used to cuss / I used to lie, steal, cheat and cause a hell of fuss / but I laid off the drinking, I high walked the line / but I still get higher than the Tennessee pines.” The words of a reformed, finger-picking, rambling man. While “Harlem River Blues” may be Earle’s strongest, most cohesive album to date, the interplay between urban and rural living he pursues does backfire in some places. “Rogers Park,” named after the Chicago community in which he briefly lived in 2000, is a piano-driven ballad centered around the concomitance of urban and personal decay. Earle described the situation in a recent interview saying, ”I was getting in too much trouble and all the things that were bad for me were way too accessible, cheap, and strong in Chicago.” Despite the serious subject broached by “Rogers Park,” the track is surprisingly unemotional, Earle’s vocals coming out detached and choppy. A classic song of escape, “One More Night in Brooklyn,” describes a couple in the final throes of urban living, spending one last night “ordering in.” While the lyrics are nicely crafted, the timid instrumentals as well as Earle’s strained tenor leave something to be desired. “Harlem River Blues” exhibits a maturing Earle. Finding his own voice, he uses his idols Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams as references rather than templates. Earle’s sound progresses with every record. “Harlem River Blues” is no exception.
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Lafayette HS QB Jeremy Liggins to be top recruit BY MATT SIGLER The Daily Mississippian
Many teams in Mississippi 4A high school football have faced a tough task when taking on Lafayette High School. They have had to try stopping junior quarterback Jeremy Liggins. Liggins, a physically imposing 6-foot-3, 235-pound signal caller, isn’t a typical high school quarterback. What makes Liggins difficult to stop is his dual-threat ability from the pocket, which allows him to do damage to opposing defenses with his arm and his legs. Liggins had over 1,400 yards both passing and rushing last year. He also totaled 34 touchdowns. Liggins described his type of play as “physical with a lot of hard work put into it.” However, he realizes there is still work to do. “I want to keep looking to get better, and when I get better the team gets better. We feed off of each other,” Liggins said. Not only is Liggins a man among boys on the football field, he is also dedicated to his work in the classroom. “I gotta get the grades. It all starts here,” Liggins said of juggling school life, football and
being a top-rated prospect for the class of 2012. As Liggins gets closer and closer to college, many college football recruiting analysts have speculated a change in position. “Pressure gets to everyone, but I try to not let it get to me,” Liggins said. “I would like to play quarterback, but I’m a team player so I will give it my all anywhere I am put.” Liggins has shown that he can play the role of leader at the quarterback position, reinforced by the fact that he led his team to the MHSAA Class 4A State Championship game last season. Liggins said the accomplishment is his most memorable high school football experience thus far. “I’m proud to be the first team from Lafayette to go to ‘the stadium,’” Liggins said. Although many consider Liggins the one-man army that is Lafayette football, he has another viewpoint. “I don’t look at it like that, we play together as one team,” Liggins said. “I can’t beat eleven by myself.” Liggins, not even halfway through his junior year, is drawing national interest for his talents on the field. Many
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Lafayette High School quarterback Jeremy Liggins looks to be one of the top recruits in the state of Mississippi next year.
recruiting experts expect his stock to rise and for the recruiting letters to pile up if he
picks up where he left off last season. While Liggins is sure to garner
that interest, his main goal is to avenge last year’s state championship loss to St. Stanislaus.
less escaped Knoxville with a victory. Don’t be surprised if Kentucky’s high-octane offense manages to outpace Florida on Saturday, prompting a return trip to the hospital for coach Urban Meyer. 6. LSU (3-0 overall, 2-0 in SEC, 7th last week): the fact
that Jordan Jefferson hasn’t been busted for drinking “purple drank” ala JaMarcus Russell is the only positive for the struggling signal caller. Don’t worry purple and gold faithful, Jefferson’s 97-yard passing performance against the Missis-
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1. Alabama (3-0 overall, 0-0 in SEC, 1st last week): He’s back. Last year’s Heisman trophy winner, Mark Ingram, made his triumphant return from a knee injury against Duke and picked up just where he left off. Ingram carried the ball only nine times, but had two runs of around 50 yards. With Ingram and star defensive end Marcel Dareus (suspension) back, the Crimson Tide look poised to capture consecutive national championships. 2. South Carolina (3-0 overall, 1-0 in SEC, 2nd last week): Stephen Garcia still looks shaky at quarterback, but that’s been the only negative for coach Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks. True freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore, who rushed for nearly 100 yards and a score in a victory over Furman, continues to be the focal point of South Carolina’s attack. 3. Arkansas (3-0 overall, 1-0 in SEC, 3rd last week): It seemed like just yesterday when quarterback Ryan Mallett was rolling around the Arkansas campus on a scooter because of a broken foot. Those days are long gone. Now, he’s obliterating SEC defenses with his right arm (conference stalwart
Georgia was his latest victim) en route to Heisman consideration. 4. Auburn (3-0 overall, 1-0 in SEC, 4th last week): The Tigers found themselves in a 17-point hole against Clemson, but battled back thanks to star quarterback Cam Newton
and running back Onterio McCalebb. A showdown at home against South Carolina on Saturday is a proverbial fork in the road for the two teams. 5. Florida (3-0 overall, 1-0 in SEC, 6th last week): the Gators’ defense still looks like a dud, but Florida neverthe-
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FRESNO STATE AT A GLANCE BY AUSTIN MILLER The Daily Mississippian
MATT WEIR, courtesy The Collegian
Fresno State quarterback Ryan Colburn looks to pass in the Bulldogs’ seasonopening win over Cincinnati. Colburn leads a Fresno State team that has fared well against Bowl Championship Subdivision-level competition.
This Saturday will be the first ever meeting between Ole Miss and Fresno State, but the Bulldogs are no stranger to Bowl Championship Subdivision opponents. When Pat Hill became the coach in 1997, Fresno State adopted the motto “Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere.” Since Hills arrival to the San Joaquin Valley (that’s the meaning of the green “V” on the back of Fresno State’s helmets), the Bulldogs have played 35 teams from BCS conferences during the regular season, including 28 of them on the road. Despite a 12-23 record in these games, Fresno State has won four of their last six since 2008. Other than, perhaps, BYU, Fresno State has been the most successful non-BCS football program in the country to not make it to a BCS bowl game. Led by quarterback David Carr, the Bulldogs opened the 2001 season with a 24-20 win at Col-
orado, likely keeping the twoloss university out of the national championship that year. After wins over Oregon State and Wisconsin, Fresno State looked to become the first school to bust the BCS. They were then upset Boise State and ended the year with an impressive 11-3 record. The signature game of the Pat Hill era came in 2005 when nationally ranked No. 16 Fresno State traveled to face nationally ranked No. 1 Southern California in a game for the ages. The Trojans, led by quarterback Matt Leinart and running back Reggie Bush came in with a 32-game winning streak and played in the national championship later that year. The Bulldogs led 21-13 at halftime, but the Trojans rallied to take a 41-28 lead into the fourth quarter, capped by a 50yard highlight reel touchdown run from Bush. True to its tough personality, Fresno State responded with 14 unanswered points to regain a
42-41 lead with 9:47. In the end, USC’s talent was too much in the 50-42 win, but Fresno State earned a degree of respect and recognition that continues today. During Hill’s tenure, the Bulldogs have beaten a team from every BCS conference but the Southeastern Conference. In 2003, Fresno State came into Knoxville, where 10-win Tennessee won 24-6. Three years later, 11-win LSU dismantled Fresno State 38-6 in Baton Rouge. However, Fresno State has experienced recent success on the baseball diamond against SEC schools. As a No. 4 seed, the Bulldogs made a Cinderella run to capture the 2008 College Baseball National Championship. They faced elimination six separate times in the tournament, including three times in the College World Series. One such occasion came in the second game of the three-game championship series, when Fresno State trailed Georgia 5-0, but came back to win 19-10 and then close out the series 6-1 in the third and deciding game.
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continued from page 15 sippi State defense wasn’t drug induced. 7. Kentucky (3-0 overall, 0-0 in SEC, 8th last week): firstyear coach Joker Phillips inherited a wealth of talent when Rich Brooks retired. Kentucky’s offense trails only Alabama in regard to scoring offense in the SEC thanks to the trio of quarterback Mike Hartline, running back Derrick Locke and all-purpose player Randall Cobb. 8. Georgia (1-2 overall, 0-2 in SEC, 5th last week): After an 0-2 start in the SEC, coach Mark Richt is legitimately on the hot seat. Switching to a 3-4 defensive scheme over the offseason didn’t help. Mallett scorched the bulldogs’ defense for nearly 400 yards through the air.
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9. Tennessee (1-2 overall, 0-1 in SEC, 10th last week): The volunteers cut the Gators’ lead to a touchdown late in the fourth quarter before remembering that they’re a mediocre team at best. Coach Derek Dooley probably laments not begging running back Bryce Brown to stay in Knoxville after the Volunteers rushed for only 29 yards against Florida. 10. Mississippi State (1-2 overall, 0-2 in SEC, 9th last week): The final scoreboard read LSU 29, Mississippi State 7 on Saturday, but things could have been much worse for coach Dan Mullen’s bulldogs. Chris Relf and Tyler Russell combined for five interceptions, giving Mississippi State’s strong defense little help.
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11. Vanderbilt (1-2 overall, 1-0 in SEC, 12th last week): The Commodores’ football team took the afternoon off from working on molecular physics problems and took the Rebels to the wood shed. Warren Norman’s 80-yard touchdown run broke Ole Miss’ back and gave Robbie Caldwell his first victory as head coach of Vandy. 12. Ole Miss (1-2 overall, 0-1 in SEC, 11th last week): Can things get any worse in Oxford? After three weeks, the Rebels have lost to Jacksonville State and Vanderbilt and looked shaky in a win against Tulane. The offense reminds me of what remains of The Lanes, and the defense looks like a liquored-up freshman trying to make it back to Stockard from Frat Row.