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Oxfordʼs Monument coming soon Activities art center abound underway this week Jamie Arrexi Allison Buckley Staff Reporter Staff Reporter Construction has finally begun This week, Ole Miss is home on the Powerhouse Community to the annual Welcome Week, Arts and Cultural Center, the new a week-long series of events to 160-seat theater that will be lo- welcome students to campus. cated at the corner of University Bradley Baker, campus pro- Avenue and South 14th St. in Ox- gramming coordinator, said Wel- ford. come Week provides many op- During the first phase of con- portunities and entertainment for struction, all renovations will students. cost an estimated $800,000. The “For those who enjoy mu- money will be used to not only sic, Welcome Week will provide renovate, but expand the current plenty of opportunities to hear building to include a theater, ex- live music from Oxford-area mu- hibit space, studio space, some sicians and nationally recognized classrooms, a meeting space and acts,” said Baker. offices for the Yoknapatawpha Baker said the activities Arts Council, according to the throughout the week aim to get Yoknapatawpha Arts Council students involved with the cam- Web page. The YAC is the orga- pus and community while provid- nization responsible for the cre- ing students with entertainment. “From hands-on activities such ation of the center. Courtesy of the University of Mississippi as the mechanical bull, to the ob- A ground-breaking ceremony Architectural rendering of the Civil Rights monument, which will be under construction within months. to celebrate the start of construc- stacle course and Velcro wall, tion was held on Aug. 18. Elaine students will have an opportunity cording to the Civil Rights Com- “The memorial will be an im- to have a little fun the first week Abadie, director of the YAC Kim Breaux memoration Initiative Web site, portant place for reflection and and Rep. Roger Wicker, R-Tu- Senior Staff Reporter of school,” Baker said. the group began as a “multira- for recommitment to the ideals All day Monday through Fri- pelo, were among those in atten- After six years of fundraising, cial, student-led coalition, and of the Civil Rights movement,” dance, according to an article in planning and support bolstering, day vendors will be selling post- soon included university faculty, she said. “We wanted to reflect ers, jewelry and designer purses the Northeast Mississippi Daily after another year of gathering administration and staff repre- the movement weʼre trying to Journal. ideas from an international pool in the Union. sentatives, as well as Oxford honor.” Monday, from 10 a.m. to 2 The estimated date of comple- of artists and architects and af- community members.” This Between 1995 and 2001, the tion for the Powerhouse is around ter months more of financial p.m., the entertainment will in- group felt that a fitting memorial $100,000 budget was raised clude a rock-climbing wall at the Feb. 1, 2006. and precautionary setbacks, the was long overdue. by dedicated parties seeking to “The Powerhouse, upon com- universityʼs civil rights monu- Union plaza and free caricatures The monument will be a “me- preserve the ideals of the Civil in the Union lobby. pletion, will be open to the pub- ment is one step closer to con- morial to the struggle for equal Rights movement. lic,” said John Currence, chair- struction. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a voter access to education in Mississip- “Itʼs been a real grassroots ef- registration drive, sponsored by man of the Powerhouse Center In 1995, a group of Ole Miss pi,” said Susan Glisson, director fort to build support and a public, project. students embarked on the jour- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and of the William Winter Institute democratic and inclusive process Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, will Currence said one hope for the ney toward placing the monu- for Racial Reconciliation and for the monumentʼs design,” Powerhouse is to provide a home ment between the and take place in the Union lobby. project director for the CRCI Glisson said. But it takes time to Rebel Radio will broadcast for various artistic groups. the J.D. Williams Library. Ac- Memorial. “It will provide a home to See MONUMENT page 6 a number of local groups from See ACTIVITIES page 4 around the area. We would like to give a home to a number of local theater groups. Not only theater, Strumming Away but also music groups, dance Jury selection begins today groups and various musical per- formances will find a home here, Nelson disappeared from her apartment too,” he said. Bryan Doyle Campus News Editor at The Cove on Anderson Road in Oxford Along with an array of artistic in the early morning hours of Thursday, performances and fund-raisers, Jury selection for the trial of Demetrius May 27. cocktail parties and receptions Smith, 26, who is charged with the mur- She was heard that night by one neigh- will also be hosted in the new der of former Ole Miss student Carnesha bor who reported hearing a center. Nelson is set to begin today female banging on her door. The Powerhouse project is es- in Panola County. By the time police arrived timated to cost $850,000. It is Nelson was murdered on and neighbors came outside, being primarily funded by two May 27, 2004. there was no sign of Nelson. grants through the Mississippi Smith is charged with cap- Two days later, on Satur- Arts Commission that have a ital murder, and has pleaded day, May 29, which would combined total of $400,000. The innocent. have been Nelsonʼs 20th city of Oxford is matching funds Nelson, an honor student birthday, her body was found with $200,000. Grants from the from Moss Point, had just in the Upper Lake area of federal government and private finished her sophomore year Sardis Lake by two fisher- donations will makeup the re- as a forensic science major at men. mainder of the costs, the Daily Ole Miss. The pending trial has seen Journal article said. She had moved from Cros- delays. The Powerhouse building was by Hall to her apartment at Smith was arrested by Ox- formerly an electric power plant The Cove a few weeks before ford Police Department used by the city of Oxford. The she disappeared. officers June 1, 2005 on building was closed in the 1950s Smith worked for the Demetrius Smith charges of sexual assault when the city decided to buy University Housing De- and kidnapping in connec- power from the Tennessee Valley partment as a desk receptionist in several tion with the disappearance of Nelson. Catherine Robinson Authority and will now be trans- residence halls, including Crosby Hall, An indictment was handed down against Ken Kiney of the band Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ performs formed into the townʼs newest where Nelson lived during her freshman Smith by a Panola County Grand Jury on Sunday at stage as a part of the Great home for the arts. and sophomore years. Nov. 16, 2004. Southern Rock Revival II. PAGE 4 MONDAY • AUGUST 22, 2005 Advertisement paid for by University Communications. Also online at www.olemiss.edu/iom Free Free packing Faculty and Staff News material since 1911. Activities: Vintage T-shirt sale on Tuesday From Page 1 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Student Union. Between 11 a.m. Tuesday, game show mania and 1 p.m., students can attend live from the Union Plaza on and the money machine will be the campus and student organi- Monday. at the Union plaza. zation fair in the Grove. Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 All day Tuesday a vintage T- Baker said the organization August 22, 2005 p.m., free caricatures will be of- shirt sale will take place in the fair gives students the opportu- fered in the Union lobby. From nity to learn about different or- ganizations on campus and find groups that they might be inter- Coming Up ested in joining. Symposium to Highlight Music of the South Jennifer Taylor, director of Events are free unless otherwise indicated campus programming, said more s part of the university’s new Music of is $85. To register or for more information, Bill C. Malone, professor emeritus of his- • Through Aug. 27 organizations are participating in the South initiative, which aims to visit www.outreach.olemiss.edu or call Barbara tory at Tulane University, is the event’s keynote Welcome Week 2005. Variety of the fair this year than before. bring the best and brightest scholars Thompson at 915-5811. speaker. Author of the groundbreaking book “Close to 80 groups will be activities to welcome new and A and entertainers to campus, the inaugural Music The symposium is to enable participants to “Country Music, U.S.A.” among other works, represented, and weʼre excited returning students to campus. See of the South Symposium is set for Sept. 2-3. experience “the whole range of Southern Malone is the country’s principal historian of to have so many organizations www.olemiss.edu/calendar or call “We hope to draw a broad audience who music, including country, bluegrass, blues, country music. participating,” Taylor said. 915-1044 for schedule, details. On Wednesday, the Velcro appreciate music’s role in Southern culture,” gospel, jazz, rock ’n’ roll and art music,” Wilson The registration fee includes admission to wall will be in the Union plaza Art Exhibit: “Journey of the said Charles Reagan Wilson, director of the said. To do that, organizers have scheduled live the keynote address; all panel discussions; the from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spirit.” Fiber art by Gwendolyn A. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, performances, panel discussions with some of Blues Archive tour; a Friday night catfish dinner The organization fair will which is sponsoring the conference along with the country’s leading music scholars and a tour featuring live music; a Saturday night reception, continue from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Magee, modern African-American the Office of Outreach and Continuing of the Blues Archive, among other events. also featuring live music; and Saturday night in the Grove. quilter. University Museum, Tue.- Call me for your insurance needs Vintage T-shirt sales in the Sat., 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.; Sun., 1-4 Education. “The symposium is an occasion to Performers include singer-songwriters performances on the Oxford Square. student union will take place all p.m. Call 915-7073. showcase local Mississippi talent, eat well and Tricia Walker, Tim Lee, Cary Hudson and Cory For more information or for assistance Renters, auto etc. day. At 6:30 p.m., the Multicul- enjoy Oxford.” Brannon, the University of Kentucky string related to a disability, contact Mary Beth tural Perspective will occur in • Through Sep. 23 Registration deadline is Aug. 26 and the fee band and blues artist Slick Ballinger. Lasseter at [email protected] or 915-5993. the Union Ballroom. Photography Exhibit: “Whispering There, students will meet a Pines” by Birney Imes. Collection diverse body of faculty, admin- of 27 color and black-&-white Lott Leadership Institute Taps Gottshall as Executive Director 236-1111 istration and student leaders to learn about different opportuni- photos tells story of Noxubee William Gottshall, chief of man with superb sider it a blessing to be able to to a United States senator is a col- Cindy McNair ties that Ole Miss has to offer. County roadhouse operator. staff for U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, has qualifications,” return to Ole Miss.” lective education in management, On Thursday there will be a , Gammill been named the first executive Khayat said. “We After earning a bachelor’s of conflict resolution, people skills mechanical bull in the Union Gallery; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. director of the Trent Lott are confident that business administration degree and sensitivity training,” Gottshall plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 915-5993. Leadership Institute. he will provide from UM, Gottshall served in the said. The Union Unplugged concert Gottshall’s appointment was visionary and U.S. Army, first as a lieutenant in The institute, which offers an will kick off at 12:15 p.m. at the • Today-tomorrow Union plaza. Meet & Greet Days. Ole Miss staff approved Thursday by the Board Gottshall aggressive leader- Germany and later as a captain in undergraduate minor in leadership Vintage T-shirt sales will con- help students locate classes and of Trustees of State Institutions ship for the insti- Korea. studies, operates various programs tinue all day on Thursday. other services buildings. of Higher Learning. He is expect- tute.” Following military service, to promote the ideals of good At 7 p.m., “The Longest Yard” ed to assume his new post Oct. 1. “I have great respect for, and Gottshall returned to Oxford and leadership. They include a sum- Text messaging so affordable, will be shown at the Turner Cen- Volunteers for 30-minute slots Chancellor Robert Khayat attribute much of my success to, worked for 25 years at First mer institute for high school lead- ter Auditorium. Admission is $1 needed. Various locations, 7:45 said the university is fortunate to Ole Miss,” said Gottshall, who National Bank. He resigned as ers, an annual symposium for with student ID. a.m.-4 p.m. Call 915-5038. The New Student Convoca- have Gottshall lead the institute, has been head of Lott’s Washing- chief executive officer at the bank national and international busi- you can pay for it yourself. tion, the universityʼs official ac- • Aug. 24 which was established at UM in ton office for the last seven years. in 1998 to accept his position ness and government leaders, and ademic welcome ceremony, will Enrichment Class: Instant Piano. 1999 to produce future leaders for “It’s an honor to serve in the with Lott’s office. He said he is professional seminars for contem- take place at 8 p.m. in the Tad Three-hour class teaches partici- the state and nation. institute, named after one of the ready for the challenges ahead. porary leaders in education, law Smith Coliseum. pants to play piano by using “Bill Gottshall is a wonderful nation’s great leaders, and I con- “Serving as the chief of staff and nonprofit organizations. A reception will take place in chords, a shortcut in learning the coliseum at 9 p.m. following (Way to be, “Mr. Independent.”) the ceremony. piano. Fee: $45, plus $25 for Centaur Records Releases CD of Coronet and Piano Featuring Music Profs All new students are invited materials. Meek Hall, 6-9:30 p.m. to attend. Beth Ann Fennelly, as- Call 915-7036. Centaur Records, one of the A graduate of Louisiana accompanying, and the Ole Miss sistant professor of English, will oldest and largest independent State University and Ohio State Community Music School. A be the guest speaker for the cer- • Aug. 25 classical labels in the United University, Gates joined the Ole native of Texas, he is a graduate emony. New Student Convocation. All new States, has released a CD by UM Miss faculty in 1988. Following of Southern Methodist University Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., students, faculty and staff are music professors Charles Gates service as director of the and the University of Texas at students will have a chance to invited to UM’s official academic and Stacy Rodgers. Academic Support Center from Austin. A founding member of tackle the Ironman Obstacle welcome ceremony, with address Course at the Union plaza. Recorded at the Gertrude C. 1999 to 2005, he recently was the Oxford Piano Trio, Rodgers by Beth Ann Fennelly (English). Students will have another Ford Center for the Performing named chair of the music depart- performs extensively in a piano , 8 p.m. Call Mom, chance the catch the Ole Miss Arts, “Fantasie Brilliante: A ment. He is principal trumpeter duo with his wife, Diane Wang. 915-1185. more $$$ Movie Series: “The Longest Cornet Retrospective” includes 12 with the Meridian Symphony PLEASE Yard,” with showings at 7 p.m. selections that provide an over- Orchestra, as well as an active and 9:30 p.m. • Aug. 26 view of cornet compositional soloist and clinician throughout A welcome-back dance with Soccer: UM vs. Tenn. Tech. Ole and merits, as well as for its influ- DJ Mont will rock up the John- Miss Soccer Complex, 7 p.m. Also styles and performance techniques the Mid-South. Announce ments ence on modern trumpet playing. son Commons between 9 p.m. 1 p.m. Aug. 28 vs. Iowa St. Call as they evolved from 1840 to the Gates said he is “extremely The cornet, with its technical • Peggy S. Ivy, administrative and 1 a.m. 915-7167 for tickets, prices. late 20th century. fortunate” to have the opportuni- Saturdayʼs events will begin at Of the release, Gates said, “I agility, appealing and entertaining ty to work with Rodgers, a leading coordinator for University Advancement, retired July 31. 7:30 a.m. with the campus walk • Aug. 27 have a strong interest in the cor- repertoire, and rich traditions, is collaborative pianist. She joined the staff Sept. 5, with Chancellor Robert Khayat. Pink Petals and Pearls Scholarship net performance tradition, for the worthy of appreciation in its own Rodgers, professor of piano, Students should meet at the front sake of its own particular history right.” heads UM’s keyboard studies and 1989. steps of the Lyceum. Gala. Proceeds benefit Candice UNLIMITED NATIONWIDE Walker Scholarship Fund. $ Baker said the walk would • Deadlines for flexible 99 TEXT MESSAGING give students the chance to get Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha PER MO. Wonders of the Universe on Display at University Museum have Become Mr. pay-less-for-your-bill-than- to know Khayat on a personal Sorority. Tickets: $25. Downtown spending accounts Explore new worlds, seek out glow like stars in a night sky. earth combined.” changed. Employees who par- . everyone-else-on-campus-guy. level. Grill, 7 p.m. Call 816-0731. 5 new galaxies and go where no one The Hubble, which has been Even if you don’t know a ticipate in medical reimburse- The day will continue with a community service day, in which Volleyball: UM vs. La.-Monroe. has gone before by visiting the orbiting 400 miles above the Earth supernova from a planetary nebu- ment and dependent care students will be able to explore Gillom Sports Complex, 2 p.m. University Museum through Sept. since 1994, opened up a whole la, the “Heavens Above” exhibi- accounts have more time to use various community service op- Call 915-7167 for tickets, prices. 17. new realm of possibilities for tion can be appreciated on an the funds and to file claims. For portunities in the Oxford com- Well, maybe you can’t actually astronomers, said Tibor Torma, artistic level alone, with bright, col- details, go to www.olemiss.edu/ munity. Concert: Rumble in the Grove: go on your own star trek yet. But director of Kennon Observatory. orful images specially created for depts/HR. Click the “Important Welcome Week will come to a Features Digital Underground, the breathtaking images, taken by “The atmosphere hurts all public view. close Saturday night with the an- Benefit Links” tab on the nual Rumble in the Grove. Tone Loc, Drew Holcomb, Taylor the Hubble Space Telescope and earth-bound astronomical observa- “It’s a very exciting show,” Benefits drop-down menu and The music will begin at 5 p.m. Grocery Band, Sanders Bohlke & displayed in the “Heavens Above” tions,” Torma said. “Because (the said Albert Sperath, director of look for “Flexible Spending and continue until midnight. the Gospel and Jeff Johnson. The exhibition, make it seem possible. telescope) is above the atmos- University Museum. “It’s truly Accounts Grace Period and Performers include Digital Grove, 5-11:45 p.m. Call 915-1044. The exhibition, co-sponsored phere, the details that are clear in mind-boggling when you begin to Cellular South lets you talk all month for one flat rate of just $49.99. Deadlines.” Current FSA partic- Underground, Tone Loc, Drew by the Department of Physics and the Hubble images are not very think about the vastness of the ipants and employees consider- And text all month for just $5.99 more. One flat rate means one easy phone bill. Holcomb, Taylor Grocery Band, For more events, Astronomy and Friends of the easily seen from down here. universe.” ing enrolling in an FSA for next Sanders Boehlke and the Gospel Museums, features colorful images “The amount and quality of University Museum is open and Jeff Johnson. go to www.olemiss.edu/calendar year are particularly encouraged 1-877-CSOUTH1 Any questions about Welcome of planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae astronomical information from the 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday- to review this information. For Week can be directed to the De- and even a recently exploded Hubble - just one not-very-large Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, contact NEW LOCATION! OXFORD 1700 West Jackson Avenue • OXFORD–OLE MISS Student Union, Lower Level partment of Student Program- For assistance related to a supernova. The pictures are dis- telescope - is better than every- more information, visit www. Gregory Hunley in Human ming at 915-1044. disability, call 915-7236. played in light boxes and seem to thing that has ever been done on olemiss.edu/depts/u_museum. Resources at 915-7431. *New activation and two-year contract required. Certain restrictions, taxes and/or fees may apply. The $49.99 calling plans apply to usage on the Cellular South CDMA Tower Network. Text messaging available with purchase of voice plan. See store for details. ©2005 Cellular South, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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Read The Daily Mississippian Itʼs classy. Monument: Fund-raising $50-60K short From Page 1 ing the doors hurricane-proof, for sippi Department of Archives and instance, has proved costly, she History, the National Endowment build democratic support.” said. for Arts and the Yoknapatawpha Going GREEK? After the money was raised in The projectʼs fi nancial woes Arts Council helped tremendous- 2001, a prospectus was sent out have led to a signifi cant delay in ly, she said. Help your family and friends shop around the globe, and one year lat- its construction. The university Now, all that is left is raising er, a jury of artists narrowed down has planned the monumentʼs con- an estimated $50,000 to $60,000, for all of your RUSH needs! the applicants to fi ve fi nalists. In struction since July 2002. which will also pay for a dedica- the end, with the publicʼs input, it Construction was scheduled to tion ceremony as well as pay the was Terry Adkins, a University of be completed in the spring 2003 artist and architect. Come make a wish list at Pennsylvania professor, who won and dedicated on Oct. 1, 2003 of Thanks to donations from the right to erect his original de- that year. Glisson told The Daily dedicated students, organizations, sign on the Ole Miss campus. Mississippian in early June 2005 faculty and community members, Before beginning construction, that construction would hopefully Glisson remains optimistic that

� �� � a few kinks had to be worked out, �� �� JENNIE’S ��� �� occur by the beginning of the fall the money will be raised this year � � ����� ����� & ����������������������� Glisson said. semester. and construction will be begin in The design, which includes The architect believed the esti- the upcoming months. Register to win FREE Prizes! two glass doors anchored between mated cost of the monument would “I am confi dent it will be a (662) 234-9559 • (662)513-0506 twin archways, left many with cost twice the initial fi gure, Glis- quick process,” she said. “We safety concerns. However, mak- Monday - Saturday 8:30 - 5:30 • 114 Courthouse Square son said. Grants from the Missis- have a sense of urgency. Itʼs been a long time coming.” The construction will only take a few months, she said. Despite the challenges and obstacles, Glis- son said the experience has been very rewarding. Glisson said the public feedback has been mostly supportive. “I think everyone thinks itʼs a good idea,” she said. “I think the only tensions have been over the message of the me- morial and that tension refl ects the larger national uneasiness when discussing matters of race; never- theless, it is crucial for this uni- versity to offer leadership in this arena.” The CRCI site states, “Ole Miss was the site of a watershed event in the struggle for equal access to higher educational opportunity, one of many in the state and re- gion during the era of the struggle for civil rights. At present there is no memorial to honor those who fought for and won equal educa- tional opportunity in the state of Mississippi.” The goal is to create something lasting, to make a public acknowl- edgement that what happened here was wrong and by doing our part to help ensure that it wonʼt happen again, Glisson said. In 2002, the university cele- brated the 40th anniversary of in- tegration, and the monument will memorialize and commemorate that integration. Kim Breaux can be reached at [email protected] LOOK

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