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LOUIS TONIGHT P. 8 theDMonline.com THE DAILY W EDNESDAY , M AY 1, 2013 | V OL . 1 0 1 , N O . 1 3 6 MISSISSIPPIAN T HE S TUDENT N EWSPAPER OF T HE U NIVERSITY OF M ISSISSIPPI | S ERVING O LE M ISS AND O XFORD SINCE 1 9 1 1 neW name FoR FoRmeR ‘CoLoneL Reb’ titLe on hoLD untiL FALL BY CATY CAMBRON tention,” ASB Vice President [email protected] Morgan Gregory said. “Some senators had legitimate con- Members of ASB Senate cern about the timing of de- Tuesday night did not come ciding on a name. Others to a conclusion regarding the were more concerned with a renaming of the title of male vote being just a placeholder personality election which for something that we would was formerly ‘Colonel Reb.’ change in the fall anyways.” Last night’s meeting was the Results of an online student fi nal ASB Senate meeting of survey, which was conduct- the semester, so the selection ed by the senate last week, of the new name will be re- showed that the majority of assessed by the Senate in the voters, 40-50 percent, wrote fall. Because no decision was in the name ‘Colonel Reb.’ made, there is not currently a Twenty-fi ve percent of vot- name for the title. ers chose the name ‘Mr. Ole Members of the senate Miss.’ While last night’s bill failed to motion four amend- proposed the new title to be ments to the current bill prior ‘Mr. Ole Miss’, senators felt to reaching the conclusion of that ‘Mr. Ole Miss’ was not the meeting. The lack of ac- an accurate representation of tion by senators to make a de- what students wanted. cision on the bill was due to “What we have now is a their concern with the desire blank,” ASB Senator Rod of their constituents. Bridges said. “This decision “I think that every vote, won’t be fi lled until the sec- HOLLY WIGMAN | The Daily Mississippian whether it was for or against, ASB Vice President Morgan Gregory and ASB Senator Rod Bridges look on as poll results are presented Tuesday. was a vote with really good in- See ASB, PAGE 3 Sigma Chi sanctions amended, fraternity placed on social probation BY HAWLEY MARTIN of a successful appeal entered [email protected] by the fraternity to the Ap- pellate Consideration Board The Judicial Council after the April 4 preliminary amended its suspension for ruling of the Associated Stu- the Sigma Chi fraternity dur- dent Body Judicial Council. ing a meeting Monday night. ASB Judicial Council Chair According to an active Harrison Crabtree stated that member of the Ole Miss the adjustment of previously chapter, the fraternity will “be instituted sanctions was the (active) on campus.” product of fresh perspective. Sigma Chi will participate “After the case was heard in formal recruitment and be by a group of Judicial Council allowed full rights to use its members that had not heard FILE PHOTO (PHILLIP WALLER) | The Daily Mississippian house. Members will live in the original case, the council Sigma Chi house on campus the chapter house, eat meals decided the appropriate sanc- ened Sigma Chi as a chapter occurred. We look forward to “Our alumni was involved at the house and participate in tions,” Crabtree said. “The and has cemented the support the institution of our Action (in the appeal),” said Stewart and host philanthropy events. suspension was lifted; how- of its alumni. Plan, which was developed Pirani. “I would say I’m very Similarly, fraternity em- ever, they will be placed on “Sigma Chi is pleased with with our Alumni Advisors, pleased like everyone else is.” ployees will retain their jobs. social probation and remain the results of the recent ap- our Leadership Team and “We plan on learning from This was unknown at the time on two-strike probation until peal to the appellate board our International Fraternity this process and educating our of the initial hearing. the conclusion of the Spring and the decision made by Headquarters.” members so that we can pre- The fraternity will observe 2014 semester.” the judicial council,” Corso The fraternity remains in vent problems in the future,” one year of social probation. According to Sigma Chi wrote in a release. “We feel violation of the fi ve charges Corso said. “We look forward Changes in the status of Sig- chapter president Buckner that the new sanctions are fair brought against it during the to the opportunities before us ma Chi came from the result Corso, this event has strength- in relation to the events that April 4 hearing. in the 2013-2014 school year.” GET Bring your Student ID WED-FRI 9 AM-4 PM * You must be a student with all student YOUR FOR fees paid to receive a yearbook. * STUDENT MEDIA CENTER All faculty, staff, or anyone else who is FREE! (201 Bishop) not a student must pay $45. OPINION PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 1 MAY 2013 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: ADAM GANUCHEAU editor-in-chief [email protected] PHIL MCCAUSLAND managing editor [email protected] GRANT BEEBE senior editor MOLLY YATES 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 lifestyles editor [email protected] EMILY CRAWFORD asst. lifestyles editor [email protected] COLUMN DAVID COLLIER sports editor [email protected] Let’s have a real conversation CATY CAMBRON online editor BY ALEXANDRA WILLIAMSON change that. And getting rid your university with racism is to you now, completely [email protected] [email protected] of these old “traditions” is and neo-Confederacy. I’m unimportant in the long run. I’m so tired of picking up generally for the best. going to bet it’s harder than Instead of wasting your time KENDYL NOON a copy of The DM and see- Maybe you’re not of- if they don’t. So it’s really in keyboard-smashing each asst. online editor ing people outraged about fended by Colonel Reb or your best interests to care other on Twitter, perhaps [email protected] absolutely inane topics, like “Dixie.” I’m not either, but what others think of your you could navigate on over THOMAS GRANING “Dixie,” the mascot and the some people are. And while school. to a website that reports photography editor name bestowed upon the I think that being offended Maybe if the students of national and international [email protected] winner of a campus popu- about things is a waste of this campus and its esteemed news and check out what’s larity contest. energy, I can’t really argue alumni focused more on the going on in the world out- TISHA COLEMAN I swear, people on this that it doesn’t alienate a sig- game of football going on side of Oxford. There’s a lot IGNACIO MURILLO campus sweat the small stuff nificant portion of our stu- in Vaught-Hemingway and out there, and Colonel Reb NATALIE MOORE so much that they’re far too dent body, in that it alludes less on which foamy cartoon pertains to approximately design editors dehydrated to do anything to a time when our state was character was roaming the none of it. when it comes to things that fighting, in part, for the abil- sidelines, or who’s taking Apply your passion to KIMBER LACOUR are actually going to impact ity to enslave other human the field at homecoming, or productive purposes. Do SARAH PARRISH people’s lives. So I’m going beings. That’s not exactly which songs the band was something that can actually copy chiefs to do my best to settle ev- what this institute of higher playing (not that we don’t improve others’ lives. Go [email protected] erything, and I’m sure I’m learning wants to be associ- appreciate your hard work, volunteer, or start a club, going to make a lot of peo- ated with anymore. band), our team could have or a protest or even just LEANNA YOUNG ple angry, but I think this “Dixie” is a beautiful another impressive season do your homework. There sales manager needs to be said. song, and I wish we didn’t like last year. Would you re- is no reason to get worked [email protected] No one cares. No one out- need to get rid of it, but the ally rather your “traditions” up about tired mascots and MICHAEL BARNETT side of this campus cares fact is that we do. Just be- come back over another songs when people are get- JAMIE KENDRICK whether the campus po- cause something is a tradi- Cotton Bowl win? ting droned to death every COREY PLATT sition is entitled Colonel tion doesn’t mean it’s not Everyone, and I mean ev- day.