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CO M JAPAN FOUNDATION FILM SERIES The Japan Foundation and the Mascot Selection Committee moves forward on Croft Institute for International Committee reviews Studies will host the 6th Annual polling, narrows options to three choices Japan Foundation Film Series: Japanese Films of the 1960’s. Cedar Oaks request This event is free and open to the public. The second film, The Fort for alcohol sales of Death, will be shown Thursday, September 30th at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Malco Studio Cinema. BY CAIN MADDEN Williams said. “I have talk- The Daily Mississippian ed to (Police) Chief (Mark) With a vote on the issue Martin, and all we have to CHALLENGE COURSE of selling alcohol at a city do is tell him we are having building approaching, Ce- an event, and the police REBEL CHALLENGE dar Oaks’ neighbors met will patrol the area.” COURSE FREE FRIDAYS with city officials Wednes- Besides providing a shut- Check out the Rebel Challenge day night to discus their tle, Williams also talked to Course every Friday from 2 - 4 p.m concerns over the prop- Martin about only allow- for FREE FRIDAYS. The RCC is ADDISON DENT | The Daily Mississippian erty’s future. ing parking to take place open to students, faculty and staff Co-chairs of the mascot selection committee Ty New and Margret Ann Morgan explain the new devel- When the Centennial on the Cedar Oaks side of and consists of high elements, opments in the mascot search. Club could not continue the street. located on campus near the intra- the upkeep of the prop- “If we put out the ap- mural fields off Hathorn Road. BY BLAIR JACKSON a live horse, a costumed This committee stresses erty, the city stepped in. You are guaranteed an afternoon The Daily Mississippian propriate signage, violators horse, did not have that it has worked very Oxford-Lafayette Historic on the other side will be of fun, adventure and new experi- The Ole Miss Rebels strong support among hard to make sure that Homes Vice President Jan- towed,” Williams said. ences! Free. are now one step closer the Ole Miss community. the designs presented is Miller said Cedar Oaks Director of Sales Hayden to a mascot. The top five Based on the earlier poll, are respectful to the Ole could and did serve alcohol Hiter said there are regula- from the previous poll the Rebel Lion and the Miss culture. In par- for the past 50 years, but tions the city must follow have now been narrowed Rebel Stallion were the ticular, the committee now that it is city owned with events, including no inside down again with three least popular of the five, has put a great amount an ordinance must be ad- amplified music, a fire code remaining. They are the so the committee was thought into the mascot opted to add an exception, that only allows 49 people OPINION Rebel Land Shark, the comfortable in eliminat- concept of Hotty Toddy. as has been done at the and they would have to LANDSHARKS? Rebel Black Bear, and ing these options. The Originally intended to Powerhouse and confer- hire someone licensed to Hotty Toddy. next poll will begin on be two characters, the ence center. serve alcohol. The Mascot Selection Wednesday, October 6, committee has now com- The residents wanted to Cauthen felt like allow- Committee reviewed at 8:00 a.m. and will end bined this mascot into prevent problems such as ing the issue to go forward the top five mascot im- at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, one person. The intent is parking and public intoxi- would be similar to open- ages and eliminated October 12th. In this for Hotty Toddy to be a cation. ing Pandora’s Box. the Rebel Lion and the poll there will be two “superfan” according to “I have left my house be- “I have no problem with Rebel Stallion. The full color images of each Morgan. fore an event started and the group here right now, committee said that they of the three mascots: one In the very early stages of came back and couldn’t but is Nay going to be liked the play on words of the mascot in foot- the selection process, focus get to my house,” Murray my alderman next year? with “Rebellion” but felt ball attire and one of the groups made up of members Street resident Clay Cau- Things can change,” Cau- that it lacked a strong mascot in Grove attire. of the Ole Miss community then said. “Over memorial then said. “Once it is open, Mississippi tie. Simi- Ty New, co-chair of the identified characteristics that day weekend, someone in- what if someone who does larly, the Rebel Stallion Mascot Selection Com- were vital to the Ole Miss toxicated passed out in my not have your conscience LIFESTYLES raised excitement with mittee said that designs mascot. Ole Miss Selection neighbors yard, and even- come along?” FALL ALBUM REVIEWS the prospect of having of these mascots could Committee stated in its press tually came up and asked Webb Street resident a live horse to lead the possibly alter in cos- release that the new mascot me if they could use my Jack Howard felt like there Rebels, but the logisti- tume, but facial expres- should “unify the Ole Miss phone.” needed to be limits in writ- cal problem of having a sion and overall shape community, have a Missis- Ward 1 Alderman Ney ing. live horse in the crowed of the mascot image will sippi connection, be unique, Williams said events at Ce- “Parking is not the only Grove and the fact that not. Margaret Ann Mor- adapt from the Grove to the dar Oaks would be more problem, I have concern it could not enter into gan, co-chair of the Mas- game, fit the Ole Miss cul- regulated under city con- about the safety of children most indoor sporting cot Selection Committee ture, project a proud image, trol. in the street,” Howard said. events led the commit- said, “I think that people be timeless and not trendy “We are going to have “Nobody every had a prob- tee to eliminate this idea will be very excited when staff people at every event,” also. The alternative to they see these images.” See MASCOT, PAGE 5 See CEDAR OAKS, PAGE 5 Eleven freshmen named 2010-2011 Croft Scholars BY AMBER HELSEL from Madison and is study- incredible feeling to have Byram, graduated as Vale- tive. The Daily Mississippian ing Spanish. Jones gradu- been awarded such a sig- dictorian from Terry High “I want to do as much as Eleven freshmen were ated as valedictorian from nificant scholarship that al- School. Fields was an named possible for the program SPORTS Ridgeland High School. lows me to study something All-Star Student by the The that is putting me through named Croft Scholars for MCCALLA FIRES UP the 2010-2011 school year. Jones was president of the that I am really passionate Clarion Ledger, won the college,” Woods said. “I The scholars for the this Beta Club and French club, about,” Jones said. Wendy’s High School Heis- plan on being a Croft Am- year are Grace Anne Boyd, staff editor for the school “I am especially grateful to man, and is a Byron scholar. bassador, and trying to William Bumpas, Patrick newspaper, and a member have been selected for this He wants to be a mission- listen to all of the speakers Fields, Brad Gordon, Alex- of the National Honor So- scholarship because it is so ary and work for the United that Croft invites.” andra Jones, Sam Kapoor, ciety. She is considering go- competitive. Everyone in States in Latin America. Jake McGee is from Lake, Jacob McGee, Walker ing to law school and then the program is hard work- Stephen Woods is from and graduated from East Messer, George Rochelle, working as a lawyer for a ing and deserving; I feel Olive Branch and gradu- Rankin Academy. He is Susanna Rychlak, and Ste- global corporation. honored just to have been ated from Center Hill High studying Russian. phen Colby Woods. “Being chosen as one of accepted into the Croft In- School. He is studying “I was not selected as one Alexandra Jones, 18, is Ole Miss’s Croft Scholars is stitute.” German, and is a part of the an incredible honor. 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