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Tuesday, June 2, 2015 THE DAILY Volume 103, No. 130 THE STUDENTMISSISSIPPIAN NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news news lifestyles sports Groups aid A$AP Rocky: the Track team transfer hustle continues travels to NCAA students on championship campus in Oregon Page 4 Page 6 Page 8 Ole Miss’ Texans affected by flood Faculty chair drive honors chancellor CLARA TURNAGE be broad-based,” Weakley [email protected] said. “It will allow the pro- vost to use it for the highest Across campus faculty, and best need of the univer- staff and alumni are working sity. It could go many differ- to host a $1.5 million faculty ent schools over its lifetime. chair drive in honor of Chan- Whatever the greatest need cellor Dan Jones. is.” The drive, announced on The funds could go into ef- May 15, only has 16 days left, fect as early as this August de- but Wendell Weakley, presi- pending on the results of the dent and CEO of the Universi- drive, he said. If the drive is ty of Mississippi Foundation, met with the minimum $1.5 said they have every reason to million and no more, the believe they will hit the $1.5 funds will be put away for 24 million minimum. months to acquire interest be- Weakley said the Athletics fore the chair is installed. If Association, Women’s Coun- the funds exceed that amount cil, Alumni Association, Fac- enough, the endowment will ulty Senate, University of become available as early as Mississippi Medical Center, this August. Ole Miss staff and many other The drive for this chair, groups on campus made the held predominately online on drive possible. ignite.olemiss.edu, the uni- “All of those groups came to- versity crowdfunding site, is gether in a fairly short period divided into three groups: fac- of time to help in the process ulty, staff and alumni. of reaching out to all constitu- “Each group wanted to have ent groups,” Weakley said. their own identity and show Though many chairs are de- their support for this initia- signed for one department or tive,” Weakley said. “When SEE TEXAS PAGE 3 area of campus, Weakley said you add these three pieces this one was designed to en- together, that sum will be the compass any part of campus. “This chair, we felt, should SEE FACULTY CHAIR PAGE 3 AP PHOTO: REX C. CURRY Parking and Transportation changes for summer session have a lot of families dropping DM STAFF REPORT off their kids.” The Oxford University Parking and bus sched- Transit will also have altered ules for the summer sessions schedules, Superintendent change to acclimate to the re- Ron Biggs said. The schedules duction in students in Oxford. are changed during summer The Park and Ride busses and Christmas due to the de- do not run during the summer crease in ridership and prof- sessions, Director of Park- it,” Biggs said. ing and Transportation Mike The Orange Line and Lyce- Harris said. To compensate, um line will not operate from students can park in any lot May 11 – August 17. Time and that is not designated for fac- interval changes have also ulty and staff or reserved. “It’s been made to all other lines. a pretty laid back time for us The Red Line will run from especially compared to the 6:15 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. Monday rest of the year,” Harris said. – Friday and 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Though there will be many on Saturday. The Green Line students visiting for orienta- will operate from 7 a.m. – 5:15 tion and summer camps, Har- p.m. with intervals of 30 min- ris said they will park in the utes. The Yellow Line will run Residential College lots and from 7:10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. should not be a hindrance to with 30-minute intervals. students. “Be aware of the camps go- PHOTO BY: LOGAN KIRKLAND ing on,” Harris said. “You A Parking and Transportation Services employee issues a ticket for a parking infraction Monday. opinion PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 2 JUNE 2015 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN SUMMER EDITORIAL STAFF: LOGAN KIRKLAND editor-in-chief photography editor [email protected] CLARA TURNAGE managing editor news editor [email protected] TORI WILSON copy chief [email protected] CODY THOMASON sports editor [email protected] ZOE MCDONALD lifestyles editor [email protected] ASHLEY NORWOOD multimedia editor COLUMN ADVERTISING STAFF: EVAN MILLER Can mission trips be wasteful? advertising sales manager In the past few months, with is that I question their in- while and “make a difference.” of it. In fact, the money you [email protected] the onset of spring break and tentions completely. I see all In doing this, they ignore the spend getting there is often summer vacation, I’ve been these heartwarming pictures ways to really help the needy, more than the yearly wages of EMILY FORSYTHE paying particular attention to of people with poor children not to mention the reality that the workers wherever you’re CAROLYN SMITH social media in order to follow in areas that most would con- there are people twenty miles going. If you truly want to account executives what my friends are doing. sider uninhabitable, but, later away that may need help just make a difference, stay home High school graduation a in the album, I see pictures as much as those that are and donate the money. SARAH DRENNEN couple of years ago sent many of everyone in a resort or at a 3,000 miles away. There are plenty of good CLAIRE HUBACEK of us in different directions, ball game. Moreover, do missionaries causes to contribute to. creative designers so it’s a good way to keep in It gets me thinking how realize how it must make those Stop Hunger Now is a pro- touch and not miss out on much aid these do-gooders helpless souls feel when, after gram in which the church their experiences. are actually providing. In fact, spending the day with them, raises money and then packs S. GALE DENLEY A lot of the photos and sta- I have heard friends say when they travel back to their four- meals to send abroad. If you STUDENT MEDIA CENTER tuses I have been seeing late- they got back, “We built half star hotels and enjoy hot food want to provide something PATRICIA THOMPSON ly are from mission trips that of a tiny house in two days and soft beds as opposed to more sustainable, Heifer In- Director of Student Media and my friends have taken to big then went to the beach for the little to no food and the cold, ternational allows you to pur- Daily Mississippian Faculty American cities or foreign rest of the trip.” hard ground? chase different kinds of live- Adviser countries, often third world, That is, in no way, a mission Even if your trip does en- stock to send anywhere in the where there is significant trip; that’s a vacation. What’s compass eating what they eat world. ROY FROSTENSON Assistant Director/Radio and poverty, among a multitude of even worse is that these “mis- and sleeping where they sleep, Just remember that for ev- Advertising other issues. sions” are tax-deductible. look at the situation from an ery expensive plane ticket However, much of what I Many who go on these re- economic standpoint. purchased and every hotel DEBRA NOVAK am seeing makes me wonder ligious endeavors probably Aside from medical assis- room booked, there’s a lot Creative Services Manager how they could really be con- don’t even notice what they tance, the people in these less money that goes where it MARSHALL LOVE sidered mission trips at all. are doing. Why? Mission trips poor cities and third world should. After all, the intention Daily Mississippian Trips for sure, but maybe not make people feel good about countries don’t really need is to help someone in need, so Distribution Manager so much missions. themselves. anything but money and sup- do it effectively, not wasteful- Before you question my They leave their homes to plies. ly. JADE MAHARREY background, yes, I do consid- venture off to faraway plac- Venturing over there and Administrative Assistant er myself a Christian, and no, es to provide service to those building a house or a church Mark Sandefur is a junior DARREL JORDAN I have never been on a mis- in need while simultaneously for them is unnecessary, be- civil engineering and public Broadcast Chief Engineer sion trip. sharing the gospel. They allow cause you’re providing un- policy major from Madison, Much of the reason for this people to play hero for a little skilled labor to places full Mississippi. 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