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What Is Your ‘A’ Game?
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By Bret Plymire
First-year college students typically develop expectations about college life long before they leave home
to attend their desired university.
University of Mississippi psychology and pharmacology professor
Kenneth Sufka wrote a book with
the goal of teaching students how
to adjust to the new responsibilities
that come with living on their own.
Sufka has been teaching at The
University of Mississippi for 21 years
and said he encounters a lot of students struggling in their courses.
Wanting to help resolve some
of the issues students were facing,
he wrote the book “The A Game:
Nine Steps to Better Grades.”
Photo by BRET PLYMIRE
“I wanted to find the most common mistakes that people make, and
Kenneth Sufka, professor of psychology and pharmacology at the University of
I’m going to get them back on the
Mississippi, sits with a poster of his published book, called The A Game.
right track, and I’m going to say it in
as few words as possible but in a way
them back from learning the material.
was hands down the hardest challenge
that is most accessible,” Sufka said.
“I look at the way students do things
for me,” Baldwin said. “Especially while
One obstacle to student success has to
and I would say that anywhere from
not having parental or teacher guidance
do with their approach to classroom en50 percent to 80 percent of their
telling me to study or to attend classes.
gagement and studying, using techniques study time is a complete and utter
“I finally figured out that going to
that carried them
waste,” Sufka said.
class is literally half the battle, as well
through high school.
College students
as reading and relearning what we just
You’re always
“Many students
tend to worry about
covered in class so I could be better
have not changed
prepared for my next quiz or test.”
asking yourself the what they know
their paradigm of
before taking an
Sufka said his book is a fundamental
question of what you
learning from high
exam, but Sufka said
guide to help student study smarter.
school to college,
that is a mistake.
“You may not want to study harder
know, but you need
leading them not
“You’re always
and you certainly don’t want to study
to be worrying about
to have any clearasking yourself the
longer. You have to study smart, he said.
cut goals,” said
question
of
what
Sufka said the main goal for
what you don’t know. ”
Sparky Reardon,
you know, but
this book was to send students on
former University of Mississippi Dean
you need to be worrying about
their way with a life preserver.
of Students, who retired last year.
what you don’t know,” he said.
“These are very specific things you
“Just showing up to a test is not
In psychology, this is called rehearsal
have to do and do them in the correct
enough; you must prepare accordingly.”
learning or retrieval practice, which Sufsequence,” he said. “My motivation
Reardon added: “Many stuka said is a great way to study more efwas to give students leaving my office
dents see college as being much
ficiently. This is also a form of self-testing something they could always revisit.
more than class and homework. For
that has one of the high-yielding effects.
In 2014, Sufka was named Mississippi
many, schoolwork is what is done
Ginger Baldwin, a senior patholProfessor of the Year by the Carnegie
when there’s nothing else to do.”
ogy major at Ole Miss, said it took
Foundation for the Advancement of
Sufka said when students come to
her a semester before she learned
Teaching-Council for Advancement
visit him about their inability to make
how to change the study habits she
and Support of Education. The award
good grades, he tries to work like a
had acquired in high school.
honors the country’s most outstanding
detective to figure out what is holding
“Freshman year, time management
undergraduate instructors and mentors.
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Centers Of Support For Students
By MarKeicha Dickens
You know the history behind the Lyceum. You’ve heard about the Grove
and you know the places on campus
where you can grab a bite to eat, but
do you know what the Writing Center is? Did you know that there is a
counselor available 24 hours a day by
phone for emergency purposes thanks
to the UM Counseling Center? Did
you know that you could receive credit
for taking an exercise course at the
Turner Center? You should take advantage of each of these free student
services available to you.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center offers in-person
or online consultations to students for
free. Director Brad Campbell said that
about 50 percent of incoming freshmen use the center over the course of
the year.
“They (freshmen) are by far our largest client base,” he said.
There is a common misconception
that the Writing Center is merely an
“editing service,” but Campbell said
that is absolutely untrue.
“We like to be collaborative,” he
said. “Many students aren’t aware that
we provide assistance at all stages of
the writing process. If you need help
with developing a topic, thesis statement, outline or even help with technology when creating a multimedia
project, we can certainly help.”
Students can set up appointments
online through the Writing Center’s
website and can even use the “Ask a
Question” option to chat with a staff
member when the center is open.
The Counseling Center
Your problems matter. College can
be very stressful, and if you feel like
you can’t talk to friends or family about
issues going on in your life, you can
visit the Counseling Center. The center offers personal and group therapy
sessions as well as crisis intervention.
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Kandace Belk and Grace Boyne visit the Writing Center often for guidance.
Students leave the Writing Center feeling more confident after receiving help
with their writing skills.
There is also a counselor available 24
hours a day for emergency assistance.
You can speak with licensed professionals about anything from relationship issues to eating disorders.
“The counseling center can provide
a place for students to discuss their
concerns with a professional who can
hear them and help them find better
ways to deal with those concerns,”
Director Marc Showalter said. “Staff
members from the center also do outreach on campus to help students learn
more about issues like stress, anxiety,
depression and other topics that can
help them have a better experience in
school.”
Showalter said that a large number
of students use the Counseling Center
and quite a few of those students are
classified as freshmen. However, many
students don’t recognize the benefits a
service like this can offer. They focus
on the stereotypes that come along
with visiting a counselor or a therapist.
“Many students either aren’t aware
of the center or they think a student
has to be crazy or have a very serious
problem to come in,” he said. “The
truth is that we see hundreds of stu-
dents every semester and most of
them are just like every other student,”
Showalter said.
The Turner Center
Exercise is essential to maintaining a
healthy lifestyle. I’m sure you will hear
a lot about the Turner Center once
you get on campus, but what you probably won’t hear is that you can take an
exercise course and receive one credit
hour. Staying fit and receiving an elective credit hour toward your degree is a
pretty sweet deal. Director of Campus
Recreation Peter Tulchinsky said there
are many things students do not know
about the Turner Center.
“There are a variety of programs
offered through Campus Recreation,”
he said. “Our outdoors program offers
several weekend trips to participate in
activities such as hiking, camping, canoeing and rock climbing.”
There is also a challenge course
available on Friday afternoons for students who want to start their weekend
with a thrill. Aside from those activities, the Turner Center also offers several different sports clubs, intramural
sports and swimming lessons.
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Management
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with academic excellence, evidenced based practice and
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At what is now the fastest growing school at The University of
Mississippi, with the widest range of degree opportunities and a
faculty of teacher scholars, graduates are moving into diverse
roles of professional leadership and practice and are having an
impact in improving the quality of life in their local communities, our
state and nation.
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Must-have apps for college
By Jeff Hamm
SHAZAM
SPOTIFY
Identify and discover
songs with Shazam.
Keep your music with
you everywhere you
go
College Utility:
Never again will
your hipster friends
have to know that
you’re not familiar
with the “Apologetic
Bean’s” so not
mainstream songs.
College Utility:
You know that
cool friend who
always has the
undiscovered
hit songs and
mashups? This app
lets you fake having
good music taste.
MINT
Set a budget, track
your goals and
do more with your
money, free.
College Utility:
This app might
open your eyes to
how much money
you’re wasting each
month on...school
supplies.
RUNKEEPER
FLIPBOARD
Use GPS to track
your run and to plot
your route, while also
keeping your totals
and progress.
Creates a personalized magazine out
of everything being
shared with you.
College Utility:
Makes getting
your spring break
body much more
approachable since
you can measure
your progress.
College Utility:
Sometimes social
media can be too
much at once.
Flipboard puts
social media in its
place and you can
enjoy it like a book.
The most unique apps for iPhone and Android that will come in
handy while going to Ole Miss.
TED
GENTLE ALARM
SNAPCHAT
Get TED presentations direct to your
smart phone or tablet.
A sleep cycle monitor
that wakes you when
you are most likely to
be in light sleep.
Control how long your
friends can view your
message — they’ll
have that long to view
your message, then it
disappears forever.
Save pages from
websites to read
them later, bereft of
the advertising and
other junk on the
original page.
College Utility:
College Utility:
Facebook will
always be reliable
for one thing,
bringing some
drama into your life.
Great for
procrastinating,
just put it in your
“pocket” and read
it later.
College Utility:
Need to impress a
job interviewer or
professor? Watch a
few TED videos on
the topic and you’ll
be sounding like a
professional in no
time!
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can be reminiscent
of a scene from
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app makes it more
like an upbeat 80’s
montage.
POCKET
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Make DM Mobile your
instant reminder for
the most interesting,
relevant news and
information.
College Utility:
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Tips to consider before logging in
By Montana Patterson
Irresponsible and illegal social media posts can have life-altering consequences and continue to be a problem for college students
nationwide. Being aware of your social presence is a great place to start. “Google is your new resume,” says Wesley Dickens,
University of Mississippi career planning specialist. “You’ll send your resume to an employer but I guarantee they’ll Google you.”
Here are some tips to consider:
Anonymity does not exist
Nicknames, fake names
and anonymous accounts
can be traced to your
real identity through basic
modern technology. Even
social sites based on user
anonymity such as Yik
Yak explicitly advise users
they “value safety and will
cooperate with authorities
if there’s a post that poses
a threat to people.” If you
are uncomfortable posting
something in association
with your real identity, don’t
post it.
WWGT?
connections and constantly
sharing your resume with
interested parties.
“All students need a
LinkedIn with a good head
shot,” Whittington says.
“LinkedIn gives an air of
professionalism and a legup before you need to start
looking for jobs.”
“What would your grandma
think?” Consider this
in all your social media
interactions as a guide for
whether or not the content
should exist. “If you wouldn’t
want your family or employer
to see it, don’t put it online,”
says Ryan Whittington,
Content lives forever
University of Mississippi
assistant director of public
One screenshot can revive
relations for social media
life into a “deleted” post.
strategy.
Monitor your own social
Get a LinkedIn
accounts and clean as you
go. Social media accounts
LinkedIn is a means for
are not private forums,
maintaining business
despite your privacy
settings. Going viral may
sound appealing, but being
infamous for something
controversial or trivial has
the potential to negatively
affect your opportunities.
Social Media is not your
modern-day diary
Limit the amount of personal
information you share in
each post and the number
of times you share a day.
For instance, avoid tweeting
1,000 times in one day and
avoid sharing your student
ID number in a photo.
Welcomes students and parents to
The University of Mississippi
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What I wish someone had told me
when I started at Ole Miss….
Interviews and photos by Clara Turnage
“The one thing I wish I knew as a freshman was:
Utilize your (professors’) office hours because I
didn’t go to my office hours at all freshman year.
Honestly, getting close and building that relationship with your teacher, it really helps.”
-- sophomore forensic chemistry major
Kalen Francois
“I wish I would have known how much I needed
to study in the beginning. I didn’t study (in high
school). Here you think you can do the same
thing. No.”
--pre-pharmacy freshman Niasha Davis, valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA in high school
“I wish I had known how useful computer science
is. A lot of the jobs I’ve applied for and internships
I’ve looked into have all dealt with programming. I
feel like it would have been more helpful for me to
take more classes in that.”
--senior physics major Taylor Miller
“You should use the library a lot – like, immediately. Just build habits in there and studying will be a
million times easier.”
--freshman marketing major
Jack Jurkiewicz
“I wish when I was a freshman I would have
known that you’re not going to keep the same
friends. So, go try new things and hang out with
different people because the people you meet
here aren’t going to be the people you knew
in high school and they aren’t going to be the
people you’ll know 10 years from now.”
-- junior integrated marketing communications
major Braxton Jones
“When professors say to space out your studying, they really mean it. It really comes in handy in
400-level courses.”
--junior psychology major Ta’boris Osborne
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“My advice to freshmen would just be to enjoy
Ole Miss as much as you can, be a part of as
many organizations, get out and meet as many
people as you can while you’re here.”
--senior civil engineering major Andrew Johnson
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Influencing writing through Southern culture
From the Center for the Study of Southern Culture to the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, popular Professor Jimmy Thomas
shares with freshmen his wealth of knowledge about the American South.
By Ellen Whitaker
Wander through the maze of Barnard Observatory, past multiple rows
of dark wood bookcases, and begin at
the base of the curved stairwell, not the
main one, but the one off to the right.
Climb two sets of pre-Civil War stairwells and land in Jimmy Thomas’ office. Seriously, land in it — no door, no
office number, no secretary answering
a phone. Just look up and be greeted by
a light-infused circular room and a soft,
friendly smile from Thomas himself.
Thomas is the associate director
for publications at the Center for the
Study of Southern Culture, located in
the east wing of Barnard Observatory
on the University of Mississippi campus. Thomas has not only worked for
the Center since 2003, but he also is an
adjunct professor in the Department of
Writing and Rhetoric.
“I came on board to work on the
New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture,” Thomas said. “It is a 24-volume
encyclopedia ranging from everything
from religion in the South to race. It
includes things like art and architecture,
language, ethnicity, literature, the environment and so on. I originally came on as
a project manager, and we would publish
about four a year.”
Ted Ownby, director of the Center for
the Study of Southern Culture, said that
Thomas’ knack for making sure that the
encyclopedias were published on time was
impressive.
“First of all, Jimmy is a really good editor,” Ownby said. “He is extraordinary with
deadlines. I think 23 of the 24 volumes of
the New Encyclopedia came out on time.
I think that is virtually unheard of in academic publishing history. So, he holds up to
those standards, that no, we do not publish
roughly on time—we publish on time.”
Thomas grew up in the Mississippi Delta, specifically Leland and Greenville, and
graduated from Ole Miss with a bachelor’s
degree in English and philosophy in 1994
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We are Ole Miss, and I feel like it is the
epicenter of Southern studies.”
Seckman said that throughout
her tenure at Ole Miss, Thomas has
become her favorite professor.
“He was the first professor in college
that just made me feel like that I could
do it, like I could conquer the class,”
Seckman said. “I really got into my final research project, because I enjoyed
the class so much. He just made me
feel like a great student. He is passionate about what he does, and it really
comes out in his teaching.”
In Thomas’ research writing class,
each student writes three research
papers—two shorter papers and one
eight- to 10-page paper. For the final
project, students pick an iconic Southern person, place, thing or event and
write about it.
“I chose to write about Voodoo in
New Orleans for my final project,”
Seckman said. “I called some shops
down there and had these crazy conversations with some crazy people that
Photo by ELLEN WHITAKER
I would have never talked to before.
and a master’s degree in Southern Studies
He really gave us free rein and let us
in 2007. After graduating with his master’s
get creative with it.”
degree, Thomas began teaching Liberal
Getting the students to be engaged intelArts 102, which is an alternative to Writing
lectually and to care about the subject that
102 and is offered through the Department they are writing about is how Thomas said
of Writing and Rhetoric. LIBA 102, a first- he influences his students’ greater underyear seminar, is only available for freshmen
standing of writing.
students to take after they have completed a
“If you are interested in the topic, if you
101 writing course.
want to know more about it, then you are
Thomas said that the advantage of
going to do better,” Thomas said. “But
taking LIBA 102 instead of Writing 102
getting them to care about language — the
is that students would be taking a research
way we communicate—is a big challenge.
writing course from an expert in that subBut if you can do that, then you are kind of
ject, whether it is Southern studies or even
there.”
engineering.
Thomas said that his favorite parts about
Sara Seckman, senior communication
teaching are getting to know the students
sciences and disorders major from Atlanta,
and watching them improve their writing
took Thomas’ class in the spring of her
over the course of the semester.
freshman year.
“They do not have to be Faulkner when
“I was told that LIBA classes were a fun
they walk out of my class, but if they can
alternative to writing courses,” Seckman
walk out of the class and feel like they have
said. “I saw that the subject was southern
accomplished something, then that makes it
studies and thought that it would be cool.
worthwhile.”
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Test Your Ole Miss IQ
Created by Alex-Anna King
Crossword Puzzle answers on page 29
ACROSS
2. One of our school colors is ______
Blue.
5. Our head football coach.
7. Where we defend our title as best
tailgate in the country.
10. Our basketball games are played
here.
12. One of our school colors is _____
Crimson.
13. The Lyceum served as this in the
Civil War.
14. It is illegal to drive around the Oxford Court Square this many times.
15. The building depicted in our logo.
DOWN
1. Our university is home to the largest
______ archive in the U.S.
3. Where you go to find your grades.
4. Our baseball games are played at
______ Field.
6. Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State
8. Our school was founded in 184__.
9. ______ Gosh Almighty!
11. Find the Rebels at the Walk of
______ making their way to the
stadium before every home game.
Order your textbooks online
at www.olemissbookstore.com
Like us on facebook at
your orientation session.
We will be drawing for a
$100 bookstore gift card
for each sesion.
facebook.com/
theolemissbookstore
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Fairly Realistic
QUESTION
I’m broke. Can you give me money? Pretty please?
Semi-Practical
ANSWER
Nope, sorry, we’re broke, too.
Everyone’s financial situation in college is different, but if you’re like many students trying to
get by each semester on loan disbursements and the occasional pity allowance your parents
throw your way, you should probably know there are more options.
There are jobs everywhere on campus and in Oxford. Check out the human resources
website, see if you qualify for Work Study (in financial aid) or just start asking around.
Remember, even if a certain place isn’t hiring, you can always fill out an application so they
have your name on file for later.
ΦM
The Ladies of
welcome the
Class of 2019!
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University of Mississippi &
Oxford Area Map
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Attend the Ole Miss-State football
game. Every school has its rivalry. Some are a
little more intense than others, and at Ole Miss,
students feel strongly about Mississippi State University.
That’s why this year, even though it won’t be a home game,
freshmen will want to pack into their cars and journey
down to Starkville to watch the game of the year. The visit
itself will be an experience, but the game will bring to life
some of the loudest cheers and ugliest sneers you’ll see all
year. Warning: There will be cowbells.
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Visit Rowan Oak. Rowan Oak is the
home of William Faulkner. Faulkner is
one of Oxford’s favorites. Visit nearly any
bookstore in town and you’ll see he even has his
own section in most of them. Rowan Oak is a
timeless homestead located in Oxford, just off
the square. There are daily tours to show you
where Faulkner grew up and did quite a bit of
his writing. Rowan Oak is also known as the
local haunted hotspot. If you’re lucky, you might
even catch a glimpse of his ghost.
Top Seven:
How to make your first year the best year
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From the more untraditional items to the very basics: making the best of
the first year at Ole Miss includes completing this list.
By Karson Brandenburg
Learn the Hotty Toddy Chant. The first
thing you need to do before you do anything else:
Learn the Hotty Toddy Chant.
Are you ready? Hell, yes! Damn, right! Hotty
Toddy gosh almighty, who the hell are we? Flim
flam! Bim bam! Ole Miss, by damn!” Throughout
your time at the university, this chant will go off—primarily
at football games and other school spirit-related activities.
Teach it to your friends at home, teach it to your parents,
even teach it to your dog. Anyone who comes to visit you
is going to need to know it, or they may get caught on film
mouthing “watermelon, watermelon.”
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The festival is a rite of passage for Ole Miss students and
their families. Every spring, Oxford hosts the arts festival
that brings local painters, craftsmen and more to the Oxford
Square. There’s fresh-squeezed lemonade, a best-dressed-dog
competition—hosted by the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society—
on the Courthouse lawn, more people than you know what to do
with, and best of all: a couple of big, red, double decker buses that
you can ride on around Oxford.
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Listen for your echo at Union Courtyard.
When freshmen venture back to campus, there are a few
places known as traditional Ole Miss bucket list locales.
Specifically, the union courtyard offers a unique experience not
found many other places. This location is a sunny-day favorite of
Ole Miss students, and it offers a nice respite.
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Participate in the Big Event or other
volunteer opportunities. There are many
organizations and events to get involved in at the University
of Mississippi, and as a freshman it is key to take advantage of those
opportunities. One of the most well known is the Big Event—a
university-wide philanthropy that provides local organizations with
volunteers for a day. This event usually takes place in the spring
semester, but sign ups—with groups or organizations, especially—
start early. Other options are around, though, like the OxfordLafayette Humane Society. Freshmen really like the humane society
because a lot of them miss their pets at home,” said Jenn Petermann,
executive director. “ This allows them to get their puppy and kitten
fix, for a good cause.”
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Attend the Double Decker Bus Festival.
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Visit the Doorknob to the Universe. The final
item on this list is a traditional bucket list item, but it’s also a
bit of a secret. In order to make it in to the Ole Miss “know,”
freshmen will need to grab an upperclassman, or someone who
has already experienced the doorknob. They’ll take you around
the world to get to this location. It involves a blindfold and some
friends you trust, but cross this one off the list, and you’ll be on
your way to knowing all the best secrets of Ole Miss.
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Fairly Realistic
QUESTION
Will I be shunned if I don’t dress up for the Grove
on game days?
Semi-Practical
ANSWER
Sigh...
As with any tradition, you will certainly encounter several students, alumni and fans on game
days dressed in their Sunday best and giving anyone who isn’t a very concerned, disapproving
stare. However, no one is forcing you to wear a cocktail dress or suit to a football game.
It is a popular ritual and fun to try at least once, though. Unless you’re a girl and you think you
have to wear uncomfortable heels — bring flats, ladies.
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adapt your wardrobe accordingly, but just keep in mind that 10 minutes is not a lot of time
when you have to run across campus, and the hot Mississippi sun will be following you along
on your little jog every step of the way.
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freshmen about how to live a more sustainable lifestyle,
according to Joe Bell, outreach coordinator for Students for a
Green Campus.
“General trends show that Ole Miss will keep growing every
year and in order to keep up we must find a way to make students embrace going green,” Bell said. “I think some students
are willing to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, but overall I
would say there is very little participation in sustainability initiatives on this campus.”
Bell and other members of Students for a Green Campus are
working hard to increase student participation.
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sociated Student Body events, recycle on game day, and most
importantly alter their daily actions,” Bell said. “For the most
part, small actions like turning the lights off and recycling particular items can have a great effect upon changing the culture
of our university.
Caroline Loveless, a member of the organization, agreed
with Bell’s suggestions, and added that parking constraints are
a huge cause for concern on the Ole Miss campus. Loveless
encourages students to figure out more sustainable modes of
transportation.
“The best solution would be for everyone to bike or walk to
school in order to eliminate carbon emissions, but that’s just
completely unrealistic, ” Loveless said. “We suggest that students who cannot walk or ride a bike should carpool with their
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their bike is to check the weather. If it says there’s any chance
of rain, then you should just plan on carpooling.”
Riding a bike to school is just one of many ways to maintain
a more sustainable life on campus. Cristina Leis, director of
sustainability for the Chi Omega sorority, suggested that students carry a reusable water bottle to class to cut back on the
excessive use of plastic bottles and Styrofoam cups.
“Over the course of one week last fall we went through several thousand Styrofoam cups in our house and we needed to
do something to change that,” Leis said. “Wasting all of those
cups is reckless to our environment so I started a campaign in
our house to eliminate that waste by having everyone bring
their own tumblers or water bottles.”
Leis said the initiative has cut down on people’s dependence
on Styrofoam and has spread to other organizations across
campus. Leis added that bringing a reusable water bottle is
made even more convenient with the addition of filling staPhoto by DAISY STUDWICK
tions around campus.
roommates and friends or take the bus.”
“The filling stations in places like the library and the Union
Every residence hall and most academic buildings have bike
are great because they actually tell you how many bottles
racks located nearby. Loveless, who rides her bike to campus
we’ve saved,” Leis said.
everyday, understands how difficult it is for commuters to make
Bell, Loveless and Leis said they hope that new freshmen
the switch.
will spark the much-needed change toward a more green
“The weather in Oxford is unpredictable, so a lot of the time I campus.
wind up having to call my boyfriend to pick me up, but at least I
“Old habits die hard but going green isn’t painful,” Loveless
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When the clock strikes noon
By Tisha Coleman
On some Tuesdays and Thursdays,
students rush to the Union around noon
and create a massive circle. You’re a
freshman, and you don’t know what’s
happening.
You hear music projecting from the
speakers, and it is hard to walk through
the crowd because there are so many
people. You stand on top of the bench
to peek over the crowd. You see groups
dancing, laughing and having a good
time. You take one step to the left and
ask a student, “ What is going on?” He
replies, “ Union Unplugged.”
Union Unplugged began in the early
2000s, and was based on an old MTV
Unplugged series, according to Nathan
Darce, coordinator of student activities.
Students get a chance to express their
talents or represent different organizations.
“ Union Unplugged attempts to bring
a fun atmosphere to the campus at lunch
hour,” Darce said. “Union Unplugged
has a diverse group of performers
throughout the year, including Greek life,
hand band, and other campus organizations as well as local Ole Miss and
Oxford musical acts.”
The Student Activities Association
entertainment committee handles the set
up and the performances for each event.
If students want to participate, they
email the committee or visit its office
located on the top floor of the Union.
Many students enjoy watching Union
Unplugged while eating lunch outside
with their friends. During the winter, the
activities association moves the event to
the inside of the Union.
“I really enjoy Union Unplugged
because it kind of puts the university
at a pause,” said Jakira Davis, a senior
English major.
“All the students and even some faculty come out during this time to see the
NPHC organizations strut and stroll,”
Davis said, referring to the National PanHellenic Council, which comprises nine
historically black sororities and fraternities.
“ I remember my freshman year here
at Ole Miss, everyone was eating in and
all of a sudden a flash mob came from
nowhere to the song Gangnam Style,”
said Haleigh Newman, a senior English
major. “That truly had made my day,”
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A DJ plays the music. He signals when
Union Unplugged is over by turning off
the music, so that everyone can make it
to the next class.
Alex Isom, an Ole Miss alumnus, said
he comes back to DJ for different organizations because he remembers all the fun
times he had.
“ I remember looking at my watch on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, hoping the
professor would not go a minute over,
so that I could make it to the Union to
hang with my fraternity brothers,” Isom
said.
Student Activities Association leaders said events are promoted on Twitter,
Instagram and Facebook, and organiza-
tions also are expected to do their own
promotions.
Union Unplugged also plays a huge
role during Homecoming and ASB elections. Large wood boards are lined up on
the perimeter of the Union Courtyard.
“ Some people are excited for elections
and others try to dodge the crowd the
whole day. Reminiscing on it all, Union
Unplugged was pretty overwhelming
for me,” said Kimberly Hardges, senior
political science major.
Senior Jordan McKeeve, senior
journalism major, said: “ I actually got to
meet my best friend during Union Unplugged. Ever since then we have been
inseparable.
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on the property, and many tenants are concerned about where
they are going to go or what they
are going to do about moving
their homes. Other tenants are
not so upset about the land being sold as they are about not
being involved in the process.
“We keep asking what is going on, but no one is telling us
anything,” said tenant Stella
Lewis, 56, who works at Ward’s
Short Stop on Old Taylor Road
and has lived in the park for 16
years. “The landlord has yet to
come and say what is what. It’s
OK to sell it, but talk to the people. Give us a chance. It’s not the
idea that people are upset that
you are selling it because it’s
your right. That’s fine, but talk
to us.”
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Top: The Sanders’ home is seen in Ewing Park Community Thursday. Bottom: Caitlyn Sanders stands in her home in Oxford Wednesday.
Ole Miss students protest Ferguson decision
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Students stage a “die-in” at the Student Union during the lunch hour on Thursday.
Clutching posters that read
“#BlackLivesMatter”
and
“#Support,” around 40 students
at The University of Mississippi
staged a peaceful demonstration
Thursday afternoon in response
to a grand jury’s decision not to
indict the Ferguson, Missouri,
police officer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Demonstrators discreetly entered the student union, formed
a single file line dividing the
food court and seating area and
proceeded to lie on the floor in
unison for four minutes and
30 seconds, signifying the time
Brown’s body was in the Ferguson street – 4 hours and 30 minutes.
The protest, which was organized by senior economics
major Derrick Martin and sponsored by the university’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, is the
most recent in a national series
of similar “die-in” demonstrations.
“This is not just about Mike
Brown or just about Ferguson,”
Martin explained. “This is about
racism, and it’s also about violence and police brutality. These
My roommate is driving me insane. Do I really have
to deal with this all year?
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Shopping center to displace local families Ride-share
Lisa Sanders and her three
daughters have lived in Ewing
Park Community at the intersection of West Jackson and
West Oxford Loop for 11 years.
It costs $210 to rent the plot of
land her trailer is on, plus about
$40 a month for water. Sanders,
who works for The University
of Mississippi in the physical
plant, lives in a regular size mobile home with seven cats, two
dogs and a rabbit.
Sanders’ mother, Betty Bovee,
lives in her own mobile home
just a few doors down. She has
also lived here for 11 years, but
soon, they may have to move
due to the development of a proposed mall on the land they rent.
The Oxford Galleria II is
scheduled to be built in March
2015 with an estimated cost
of $42 million, said developer
John Trezevant, the president of
Memphis-based Trezevant Realty Corporation.
“We’re not buying the trailer
park,” Trezevant said. “We’re
buying 21 acres of ground. I haven’t seen any leases on any of the
tenants, (and I) don’t know any
of their names. When we buy
the property, the leases will be
terminated. They’re all monthto-month leases, so at the end
of a 30 day period, just like any
apartment complex or condo,
when the termination day hits,
that’s when you are supposed to
be out.”
There are currently 57 homes
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Fairly Realistic
Drivers of vehicles-for-hire
will now be arrested if they
don’t follow municipal and local regulations, according to
Oxford Alderman Jay Hughes.
Though citations were issued
as early as September, Oxford
will now perform a custodial
arrest of those who violate the
regulations. Custodial arrests
are made with the defendant
immediately taken into custody.
San Francisco-based company Uber has continued to operate outside of city and state
legislation, Hughes said.
All vehicles for hire in Oxford are required to install
video surveillance, adhere to
maximum fares for within the
city limits and provide proof
of insurance, among other requirements specified in the vehicle for hire ordinance passed
during the summer.
“Uber’s lobbyist came before
the Board of Aldermen to request that the board consider
granting an exception to Uber,
so that it could hire drivers of
any age and operate with no
regard to state and city laws,”
Hughes said. “The board asked
the Uber lobbyist for information, which was not presented
to us.”
The day after the Nov. 7
meeting, Hughes said Uber ran
advertisements in The Daily
Mississippian soliciting drivers
without regard to age, insurance or requirements of Mississippi and local policies. Uber
continues to operate in Oxford.
Uber launched its UberCollege program Aug. 28 and began operation in 22 college
towns across the nation. Three
days before the first Uber driver picked up his or her passenger in Oxford, Uber hired Austin Barbour to work on state
and municipal lobbying efforts.
“We respect laws that are on
the books; we respect the city
council and the mayor,” Barbour said. “We respect their
decisions on how they want to
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Charles Milam rests while collecting valuables from his destroyed home on Clayton Avenue in Tupelo Tuesday. Milam, his wife and granddaughter were home at the time of the tornado. All survided.
BY LACEY RUSSELL
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fforts
to
begin
cleaning up areas
that were affected
by Monday’s statewide severe weath-
er conditions were in full swing
yesterday as thousands of volunteers and workers came together
with one common goal: to restore
peace and order within their
communities.
In the city of Tupelo, ground
zero for the EF-3 tornadic activity was the historic residential
community known by locals as
the Joyner Neighborhood. Housing close to 1000 city residents
who live in about 900 homes,
much of the once charming and
quaint area now appears to be
leveled and uninhabitable.
Despite the visible ailments
that scar the community, the potent scent of freshly cut pine and
Yes and no. Technically, you can change rooms if need be. All you need to do is talk to your
CA or housing services. At the end of the semester if Martin or Stockard isn’t suiting your
needs, you can always see if there’s a spare bed in the Residential College or the Ridges.
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Alumni Association forms council for LGBTQ alumni
BY MARY DANIEL SIMPSON
mdsimpson@go.olemiss.edu
A new alumni council for
the LGBTQ community was
formed by the University of
Mississippi Alumni Association Executive Committee on
April 10.
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Transgender and Questioning
Alumni and Friends Council is
one of only three of its kind in
the Southeastern Conference,
according to Chancellor Dan
Jones.
opinion:
“Members of our LGBTQ
community recently requested
from our alumni association
an opportunity to form a new
affinity group for LGTBQ
alumni, just as we have a black
alumni group, as a symbol that
the association is intentional
about welcoming them,” Jones
said regarding the formation
of the council.
Tim Walsh, executive director of Alumni Affairs, said that
when he was approached with
the idea, he immediately felt it
was the right time to form the
council since the LGBTQ is
another segment of the population that needed a formal
structure to help members feel
welcome on campus.
Jones was pleased by the
“rapid, positive response” from
the alumni board of directors.
University Director of Public Relations Danny Blanton
released a statement about the
formation of the new council.
“The University of Mississippi has a very diverse alumni, and we are committed to
celebrating the differences of
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“The formation of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
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Executive Committee is a reflection of that commitment to
inclusivity and an atmosphere
of tolerance.”
The “commitment to inclusivity and an atmosphere of
tolerance” Blanton refers to
is felt by gay alumnus Tread
Strickland. Strickland recently
visited campus with his husband with apprehension of
how they would be greeted because of their sexual orientation and marital status.
“I had read the national
news about the incident at the
Matthew Shepherd play and
also the recent approval by
the legislature of the Religious
Protection bill,” Strickland
said.
“Everyone we met seemed
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That being said, try to deal. Replacing one roommate with another is not always going to be
the answer. You need to learn how to solve problems and coexist with other people. Different
tastes in music or TV can be solved with headphones, and a different personality is good for
expanding your own.
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This year, college students weren’t the only 20-somethings’ making circles
around the Oxford Square. In November, the Double Decker bus celebrated
its 20th anniversary chugging around Downtown Oxford.
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This year, college students
weren’t the only 20-somethings’
making circles around the
Oxford Square.
The antique bilevel bus and the red phone booth on the Square, both
British imports, were charged with an important duty: to enhance tourism
and serve as a chief marketing tool, according to Visit Oxford.
“When people come on the Square, they see them. It’s something unique
and special that no other town has, which is good for us because you
associate Oxford with an image,” Visitor Services Coordinator Katie Kaiser
said. “They think [the bus and booth] are cute and
endearing and want to come back.”
The Student Media Center
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NewsWatch, Rebel Radio,
The Ole Miss yearbook and theDMonline.com. More than 150 students work at Student
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all majors, all grade classifications. Here are some examples of the student positions:
Imported from England in 1994 by former Mayor
John Leslie, the London Route Master bus has reached
iconic status in its 20 years rounding the Square at its
maximum speed of 40 mph.
According to the John Leslie Collection, which is
housed in the Special Collections at J.D. Williams
Library on the University of Mississippi campus,
the City of Oxford purchased the
first Double Decker bus from London
Omnibus Engineering Services of West
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Croydon, Surrey. After shipping, import taxes and insurance, the total cost of
the bus was approximately $28,000, according to a December 1994 report by
the Clarion-Ledger.
Since the bus’s arrival, the revenue brought in from Double Decker bus
rentals has far exceeded the initial cost. In 2014, Double Decker bus rentals
brought in almost $15,000, according to City of Oxford Bus Coordinator
Kaitlin Wilkinson. The City of Oxford has also purchased two additional
buses since 1994. A year after the bus’s appearance in Oxford, the town was named in “The
100 Best Small Towns of America” by Norman Crampton. Around the same
time, the red phone booth – or “call booth,” as the British say – was donated
by John and Laura Valentine of Oxford. Marketing the bus and the phone
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It’s A Major Decision,Don’t Rush It
By Lindsey Boudreau
Wesley Dickens, a career-planning specialist at the Ole Miss Career Center, said that many freshmen feel
pressure and anxiety to already know what they are going to do for the rest of their lives. He tells students not
to feel forced to pick a major before sophomore year. He gives students five steps to help find the right major.
GET TO KNOW YOURSELF
A person’s personality is a key part of finding
the right major. By becoming involved around
campus, you will be able to figure out what you
enjoy doing. You can also gauge your interests.
By overlapping personality traits and interests,
you can start to see what kind of major you
would be good at and also enjoy.
VISIT THE CAREER
CENTER
If you still need help on choosing a major, go
to the Ole Miss Career Center and meet with a
counselor who can help guide you in the right
direction.
WRITE DOWN CAREERS YOU
WOULD ENJOY
Start by looking at the degrees offered by the school on olemiss.edu. Eliminate majors that do not interest you and
write down the ones that do.
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In this step, you need to ask yourself if the majors you wrote
down would lead to careers you think you would like. Some
questions to ask about each major would be: What kinds of
skills are needed for this career? How much do I value money,
and does this career coincide with my values? Do I need to
pursue additional education after a bachelor’s degree? Does
this career have benefits? By asking these questions,
you can begin to get a feel for what majors are a good fit.
NARROW YOUR LIST OF
MAJORS
Make a pro-con list among the remaining majors. Then, get out there. Volunteer, complete an
internship and work. See if you enjoy working
in a job field pertaining to you top major choices. Pick the one that you feel suits you the best.
WHAT NOT TO DO
Don’t sit in your residence hall all year and think
the right major will just pop in your head. You have
to get out there and research different majors to
find which one would be the best for you. Dickens
said, “We are counselors, and we can counsel you
through these things, but the ultimate decision is
up to the student.”
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