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University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 2-18-2014 February 5, 2014 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "February 5, 2014" (2014). Daily Mississippian. 566. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/566 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]. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 VOL. 102, NO. 80 THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Black History Month events kick off at Student Union THOMAS GRANING| The Daily Mississippian Barbara Combs delivers the kickoff address during the cer- emony Tuesday. ANN-MARIE HEROD | The Daily Mississippian The UM Gospel Choir performs during Tuesday’s event. See HISTORY, PAGE 5 THOMAS GRANING | The Daily Mississippian THOMAS GRANING | The Daily Mississippian Donald Cole speaks during the Black History Month Kickoff The Lift Every Voice Awards winners pose for a photo after the Black History Month Kickoff Celebration Tuesday. From left to right are Morris Stocks, Lydia Jones, in place of her husband Celebration Chancellor Dan Jones, Susan Grayzel and Charles Ross. SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ASB passes class names 41 Ole Miss students attendance policy, BY RANDALL HALEY victory under head coach Hugh me to acquire and maintain my [email protected] Freeze. GPA — specifically, the academic moves election Campbell, a first year MBA counselors” he said. “I am truly Southeastern Conference candidate from Little Rock, said grateful for them.” BY ALLISON SLUSHER Alston, Cabinet Member (SEC) Commissioner Mike Slive the most difficult part of compet- SEC Scholar-Athlete of the [email protected] Jessica Brouckaert, Cabinet announced last Thursday that 41 ing as a student-athlete is effective Year Rafaelle Souza and four- Member Chad Smith and Ole Miss student-athletes were time management. time honoree Erin Emerson The Associated Student Senator Michael Howell pre- among 655 named to the 2013 “Because of practice and team made the list for the honor roll Body Senate voted unani- sented the resolution stating Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll. travel, we have to be disciplined from the soccer team. The team mously Tuesday night to that while faculty members The Rebels’ honorees include 24 about doing our work whenever posted a 16-6-2 record and made amend a university policy will still make their own at- football players, 14 soccer players we have any free time,” he said. a second-round appearance in addressing class attendance tendance policies, policies and three volleyball players. Ritter, a first year MBA can- the NCAA tournament. guidelines. must comply with an estab- The football team had several didate from Jackson, said that “Even though I love the sport The policy currently states lished university attendance multiple-time honorees, includ- an abundance of resources has I play, I always say that school that professors are to use policy. ing Tyler Campbell, Andrew Rit- helped him conquer the challeng- comes first,” said Souza, a senior their discretion in determin- The university policy grants ter and D.T. Shackelford, all of es of balancing academics with civil engineering major from Sal- ing what should be consid- students excused absences whom earned the honor for the athletics. vador, Brazil. “So, I feel really ered excused and unexcused based on a list of what is con- fifth consecutive year for football. “The coaching staff and aca- satisfied when I achieve any aca- absences. sidered excusable provided in The Rebels had an 8-5 overall re- demic counselors have been a demic honor.” Authors of the resolu- the amended resolution. cord and the second straight bowl tremendous help and resource for tion ASB President Gregory See SEC, PAGE 4 See ASB, PAGE 5 OPINION: OXFORD HOsts INAUGURAL NOIR AT THE BAR SPORTS: MORE INSIDE NOVUS CONSERVATISM REBELS STRUGGLE IN Opinion ..............................2 LOSS TO WILDCAts Lifestyles ..............................4 ST. JUDE DINING GOES News ..............................5 LOCAL Sports ..............................8 THEDMONLINE.COM See Page 2 See Page 4 See Page 8 @thedm_news OPINION PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 5 FEBRUARY 2014 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: ADAM GANUCHEAU editor-in-chief [email protected] PHIL MCCAUSLAND managing editor [email protected] GRANT BEEBE senior editor SARAH PARRISH copy chief [email protected] CATY CAMBRON HAWLEY MARTIN news editors [email protected] ALLISON SLUSHER asst. news editor [email protected] TIM ABRAM opinion editor [email protected] EMIly CRAWFORD lifestyles editor [email protected] CLARA TURNAGE asst. lifestyles editor [email protected] DAVID COLLIER sports editor [email protected] CASEY HOLLIDAY KENDYL NOON online editors HAWLEY MARTIN) | The Daily Mississippian [email protected] BRACEY HARRIS COLUMN multimedia editor [email protected] Novus Conservatism THOMAS GRANING photography editor [email protected] time crafting the American po- may not support. This shift in sible friction areas between fed- TISHA COLEMAN litical structure to preserve the responsibility for fringe legisla- eral and state governments, has IGNACIO MURILLO fundamental American prin- tion would also serve to reduce recently been shown successful NATALIE MOORE ciples of the pursuit of life, lib- America’s increasing nanny state with marijuana legalization. design editors erty and happiness. Enter Novus policies. Conservatism would For those with particularly Conservatism. deviate from its stagnated and conservative (traditional, not BY WHITNEY GREER ADVertising STAFF: Novus Conservatism main- frustrated image to one, dare I Novus) ideologies to oppose cer- [email protected] tains the economic principles say it … socially progressive? tain lifestyles is an opinion they MATT ZELENIK of pro-business, limited regula- What this new breed of po- are entitled to, but to further advertising sales manager Fundamental tenets of con- tion and capitalism-knows-best, litical animal would look like in their lack of support into pro- [email protected] servatism are limited govern- while adapting its social govern- action is one focused on educa- hibition of certain behaviors in EMIly FORSYTHE ment and a democracy rep- ing ideology to one that does tion, the economy, environmen- their party platform as a govern- DAvID JONES resentative of the public. In not assume its religion, beliefs tal standards, international rela- ing strategy, they ultimately vilify JAMIE KENDRICK attempts to place legislative re- or general way of life are wor- tions, employment and so on. those they disagree with, and in- EVAN MILLER strictions on issues such as mar- thy of imposition on the general Sub-issues that arise within these stead of simply not supporting account executives riage rights and women’s health, populous. This approach would broader governing categories them they condemn them. The MARA BENSING conservatives have vilified and most importantly end the con- that are highly divisive should be root of Novus Conservatism is FARRELL LAWO alienated vast portions of the servative politicization of social decided upon within the states. then in refraining from politi- KRISTEN SAltZMAN populous. The GOP will only issues. The logic establishes that each cizing social issues, holding that creative designers garner a sufficient voter base Not only would this take life- state’s composition is vastly dif- conserving their impulse to leg- for elections when it applies its style choices that are highly in- ferent, and thus democracy on islate on lifestyle choices is often S. GALE DENLEY economic minimalist principles dividual off the docket of a grid- the “little big things,” can only the best kind of conservatism. STUDENT MEDIA CENTER to the social issues realm. Con- locked Congress, but, coupled be efficient when piecemealed PATRICIA THOMPSON servatives should invest less time with streamlining federal fund- to be representative of those it Whitney Greer is sophomore Eng- Director of Student Media and in attempting to legislate lifestyle ing, it would also relieve taxpay- is designed to serve. This ap- lish major from Medford, Ore. 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