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University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 9-12-2013 September 12, 2013 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "September 12, 2013" (2013). Daily Mississippian. 678. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/678 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Journalism and New Media, School of at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Daily Mississippian by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 VOL. 102, NO. 13 THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Lt. Gov. Reeves visits College Republicans BY WALTER LYLE ing them.” [email protected] Reeves also contrasted the government’s actions immedi- The Ole Miss College Re- ately after the 9/11 attacks on publicans hosted Lt. Gov. the Twin Towers to now, when Tate Reeves at their meeting President Barack Obama Wednesday night at Bryant wants military action against Hall. Syria. He said the difference Reeves was invited to speak is “night and day.” at the weekly College Repub- He finished his speech by licans meeting to discuss how stating how much he enjoys he got into politics, commem- being involved in Mississip- orate the attacks on 9/11, pi politics, despite the high share his views on the current stress. state of the national govern- “It’s rewarding and worth ment and answer questions it, if you make a difference,” from students. he said. Reeves discussed his politi- Before Reeves took the floor, cal history, from his member- the meeting opened with with ship in the College Repub- a discussion of current events licans at Millsaps College in Syria. Several students an- in 1992 to his victory in the swered in a forum-style man- 2003 race for state treasurer. ner, presenting their opinions He encouraged students by and ideas about what the stating that if he could win a president should do in this state-wide election at 28 years time of crisis. of age, anybody can do it. He Lawson Hahn played a ma- also talked about the struggles jor role in the success of the that come with political pow- meeting. As the public rela- er. tions manager for the Col- “People take shots at me ev- lege Republicans at Ole Miss, ery day,” Reeves said. “I don’t he is in charge of connecting AUSTIN MCAFEE | The Daily Mississippian care where they come from; students and faculty to the or- I’m just concerned with dodg- Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to College Republicans Wednesday night. See REEVES, PAGE 4 Oxford schools enhances education with technology BY SUMMER WIGLEY curriculum. A meeting was office administrators went [email protected] held last Thursday to plan the to Cupertino to learn more initiative, which has not yet about their products,” Harvey The Oxford School District been named. said. “It did not start the dis- is adopting a 1:1 digital initia- The school district has been cussion of our 1:1 initiative, tive, a program that integrates preparing for implementa- but it furthered the discus- technology for instructional tion of a 1:1 initiative for two sion.” purposes. With news of other years. Harvey said the school Another group, including schools in Mississippi like the district would have liked to two Oxford School District Clinton School District tak- implement the initiative last board members, traveled to ing the technology initiative, year. Chicago last spring for anoth- Oxford Superintendent Brian “We had some other things er briefing. Harvey wanted to jump on we had to devote our time “We have really ramped up board as well. with, as you can imagine with our efforts moving forward “The Oxford School Dis- the construction of the new for the 2014-15 school year,” trict is in the process of add- high school,” Harvey said. Harvey said. ing the new technologies,” Two years ago a group of Some of the money from a said Brian Harvey, Oxford Oxford School District offi- city tax increase is being used School District’s superinten- cials traveled to Cupertino to for the 1:1 initiative. dent. an Apple executive briefing, “We are also looking at cut- The district has begun the where they learned more of ting costs in some other areas planning stages for a wider the 1:1 initiative. to apply some previously bud- implementation of new tech- “Some high school and nology into Oxford schools’ curriculum folks and central See TECHNOLOGY, PAGE 4 PHOTO COURTESY OF APPLE OPINION INTRODUCING ... CHICKEN ON A STICK SPORTS: MORE INSIDE FOREIGN POLICY SUNGLASSES Opinion .............................2 REBELS HAVE ‘GOOD, News .............................4 THE ‘REDLINES’ ARE MANY, PHYSICAL’ PRACTICE On A Stick .........................5 WHY THIS ONE IN SPECIFIC? WEDNESDAY Sports ...........................12 THEDMONLINE.COM See Page 2 See Page 5 See Page 12 @thedm_news OPINION PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 12 SEPTEMBER 2013 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: ADAM GANUCHEAU editor-in-chief [email protected] PHIL MCCAUSLAND managing editor [email protected] GRANT BEEBE senior editor caty CAMBRON campus news editor [email protected] PETE porter city news editor [email protected] hawley martin asst. news editor [email protected] TIM ABRAM opinion editor [email protected] mallory SIMERVILLE Emily Crawford lifestyles editors [email protected] DAVID COLLIER sports editor [email protected] COLUMN CASEY holliday KENDYL NOON online editors Foreign policy sunglasses [email protected] BRACEY HARRIS usually wear them, they usually Hut. often perceived as the Global natalie WOOD look good on me and they Different ideologies, Bully trying to push our ideology multimedia editors usually are in style does not theologies and a wealth of down the throats of others. We [email protected] necessarily mean that I should other “-ologies,” all change see ourselves as the greatest THOMAS GRANING blindly purchase a new pair of the perspective of the way we country in the world helping out wayfarers every time I need a see the world. What we see as the “little guy.” Internationally, photography editor BY ANNA RUSH [email protected] new pair of sunglasses. a threat, what we see as a call we are seen as just another [email protected] Each new sunglass purchase is for help, what we see as an country who has grown too big katie WILLIAMSON a chance to start fresh, evaluate opportunity for our own sake, for its britches. I’m not saying asst. photography editor I am notorious when it comes the pros and cons of the last pair is all relative to the lens we are that our views of ourselves are [email protected] to losing or breaking sunglasses. and perhaps try something new. looking through. To solely only wrong and the rest are right. TISHA COLEMAN It seems that I am in need of Similarly, when major issues use one lens without even trying However, I am saying we are IGNACIO MURILLO a new pair every other month. arise abroad, such as the Syrian on others greatly skews our view absolutely wrong if we do not at natalie MOORE Each time I try on a plethora conflict, it provides us with an of the world around us and least take notice of the opinions design editors of pairs. I like to change up opportunity to reevaluate our hinders our decisions. of our international peers. the styles that I wear. Different foreign policy. We can either Perspectives are not limited Just like my sunglass SARAH PARRISH lenses alter your view of things blindly “do what we’ve always to just lenses. How we view purchases, there are a variety of copy chief when you look through them. done” or take an honest look at ourselves and how we are things that should be weighed [email protected] Sometimes it helps to bring a our past foreign policies and see viewed by others can also and considered when addressing JAMIE KENDRICK friend because what I think looks if similar actions would fit the often be very different. Take foreign policy issues. While it NIKKI MCDONALD good on me and what actually situation at hand or decide if we for instance aviator sunglasses. may be easier to have a knee- EVAN MILLER looks good on me are entirely need to go back to the drawing The mental image I have of jerk response or to continue Natalie MILLER different things. Perhaps this board. myself in them is very Tom responding in the same way to Matt ZELENIK analogy is a bit of a stretch, but When we go back to the Cruise in “Top Gun.” The such issues, especially since they account executives finding a new pair of sunglasses drawing board, we need to try smirk my friend makes when arise with the same frequency is similar to addressing the on different lenses before we I try them on clearly indicates that I break my sunglasses, a FARRELL Lawo United States foreign policy. settle on a plan. A key element that my perception is off-base. well thought out decision that KRISTEN SaltZMAN Please bear with me on this. to picking out sunglasses is the Sometimes, the United States takes in all the factors is a much creative staff I usually opt for the classic tint of the lens. Does it cast a has similar misconceptions of better decision in the long run. S. GALE DENLEY wayfarer when it comes to blue tint when you look through itself on the international scale.

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