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University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 4-1-2011 April 1, 2011 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "April 1, 2011" (2011). Daily Mississippian. 740. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/740 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]. F RIDAY , APRIL 1, 2011 | VOL . 100, NO . 110 1911 THE DAILY 2011 MISSISSIPPIAN C ELEBRATING OUR HUNDREDT H YEAR | TH E STUDENT NEW S PAPER O F TH E UNIVER S IT Y O F MI ss I ss IPPI | SERVING OLE MI ss AND OXF O RD S IN C E 1911 | WWW . T H ED mo NLINE . com this week Tad Pad blasts off into space THE GROVE PANEL ON MRS DEGREE The University of Mississippi will hold a symposium on the prospect of what an MRS. degree would bring to the Oxford campus. Panelists will debate the pros and cons and discuss facility modifica- tions to accomodate classes that would be included in its curricu- lum. If the proposal for the degree is passed, a new committee will be formed to determine the course- work offered, and a budget set. 1 p.m. The Grove real news inside NEWS GRAD STUDENT BEGINS JAPAN FUND PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY VICTORIA BOATMAN | The Daily Mississippian NEWS The Tad Smith Coliseum floats in space as it runs out of rocket fuel. The arena, which left the Ole Miss campus late Thursday evening, has since been spotted by NASA and amateur stargazers. The Basketball Practice Facility will hold all further basketball events until Ole Miss can build a new arena in its place. GOO GOO DOLLS COME TO THE GROVE BY PAUL KATOOL derwater Basket Weaving ma- until it was officially renamed about a new arena. Sports Editor jor from Madison. “I turned C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum Nonetheless, it appears the around and I couldn’t believe on March 25, 1972. Ole Miss men’s and women’s Bush league — Poorly lit my eyes — the Tad Pad was The facility was renovated basketball teams will have to — Inadequate — Prone to shooting off into space. over the summer, but was find a alternate home court for precipitation — Outdated “I mean nobody really liked harshly criticized after rain the 2011-12 season unless the — Embarrassing. the thing, but dang, that was leaked onto the court and Tad Pad touches back down. unreal.” forced the Lady Rebels to cut a Fortunately, the Basketball Over the years the C.M. The administration of the Practice Facility, located on the “Tad” Smith Coliseum has Ole Miss athletics department corner of Coliseum Drive and garnered these accolades and and coaches declined to com- Hill Drive, has volunteered to more. ment on the matter, but did We are currently in the take over the Tad Pad’s duties. Late Thursday night the release this statement through process of gathering facts in “Look, the Tad Pad is up in home of Ole Miss men’s and a University spokesman: regard to Thursday night’s space, so I’ll gladly play host to incident. In no way did we women’s basketball teams de- “We are currently in the pro- games next season,” the Bas- SPORTS cided to do something about cess of gathering facts in regard “know that C.M. “Tad” Smith ketball Practice Facility said. LOCKETT CLEARED FOR it. to Thursday night’s incident. Coliseum was equipped with “Fans can line the walls — it’ll Witnesses say that about In no way did we know that rocket engines and had the be just like Duke’s stadium, SIXTH YEAR AS REBEL 10 p.m. the Tad Pad rumbled C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum capability to travel into space. just a bit more claustrophobic. from side to side as flames ex- was equipped with rocket en- University spokesperson “And no, I had no role in the ploded from its underbelly. gines and had the capability to Tad Pad blasting off into space. Within five minutes, the col- travel into space. I promise. Look, I’m telling iseum was airborne as it blasted “What we do know is that the truth.” into the clouds, past the ozone this is an isolated incident — game short in February versus At the time of publica- and into outer space. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium the University of Tennessee. tion, NASA was unable to be Rebel the Black Bear had doesn’t plan on leaving any- Rumors have swirled in re- reached by phone regarding one of the few eyewitness ac- time soon. cent months about the creation the Tad Pad’s exploits. counts. “It is also believed that the of a new basketball coliseum NASA did release a statement “I was out climbing trees Tad Pad poses no danger to that would double as a multi- on its website that relayed this in the Confederate Cemetary national security.” purpose facility. message from the now orbiting behind the Tad Pad when I The Coliseum opened its With the Tad Pad orbiting facilty: heard the loudest noise I’ve doors on Feb. 21, 1966 and the moon, the University may Said the Tad Pad: “I’m just ever heard,” said Rebel, an Un- was known as Rebel Coliseum finally have to do something chillin’.” OPINION OPINION | 4.1.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2 CAROLINE LEE editor-in-chief EMILY ROLAND managing editor BY JOSH CLARK LANCE INGRAM Cartoonist city news editor CAIN MADDEN campus news editor VICTORIA BOATMAN enterprise editor AMELIA CAMURATI opinion editor EMILY CEGIELSKI lifestyles editor PAUL KATOOL sports editor ALEX EDWARDS photography editor KATIE RIDGEWAY design editor WILL GROSSENBACHER copy chief PATRICK HOUSE business manager GEORGE BORDELON KEATON BREWER ALEX METTE ALEX PENCE Fridays No Longer account executives ROBBIE CARLISLE KELSEY DOCKERY LIBBI HUFF By now, it’s a safe assumption ON YOUTUBE EVER! They’re just jealous that their the Paul Finebaum show to SARA LOWREY that everyone, his brother and his Over 1,160,000 people have friends didn’t have driver’s li- complain about how Cam and creative assistants brother’s cousin’s sister’s dog have viewed her video and clicked the censes and convertibles in eighth Auburn “wuz cheetin’, PAW- heard of the wonderful contribu- “thumbs down” button signify- grade. WWL,” how they just had to be, tion to the art and music world ing their disapproval. And because they weren’t because one person couldn’t be S. GALE DENLEY that is Rebecca Black’s “Friday.” Bieber’s “Baby” music video friends with a rapper at that age. that good. One even went so far STUDENT MEDIA BY BRANDON With lyrics as cutting edge as only has 1,150,000 dislikes! Really, all this outrage is just as to poison a beloved group of CENTER: IRVINE “gotta have my bowl, gotta have Clearly, he is less untalented and silly. trees in rage. Columnist PATRICIA cereal” and asking the age-old hated by YouTube. It’s just a song, Internet. So, listen up, all you haters. THOMPSON question, “Which seat should I Also, Justin has never had the A lot of y’all would kill to have You may think Rebecca is slow director and faculty take?”, Rebecca is appropriately honor of being mocked by not- the kind of attention Rebecca’s and stupid for her lyrics, half of adviser being hailed as a 13-year-old pop ed basic cable comedian Daniel getting, even if it was all from which simply tell you the days prodigy princess. Tosh, like Rebecca has. haters. of the week, which you learned ARVINDER SINGH KANG Everywhere except the Inter- Justin didn’t find fame until he Just ask Cam Newton. He from Elmo and/or Barney at manager of media net. was 15, while Rebecca is only 13 has more experience with haters least 10 years ago. technology From YouTube to Memebase and WAY more famous than Jus- just because he trolled the entire You may think it’s cute to to 4chan and beyond, Rebecca’s tin Bieber. Southeastern Conference from make awkward .gifs and memes DYLAN PARKER brilliant achievement is being Justin also shies away from the beginning of the 2010-11 about the sheer “juvenile-ness” of creative/technical denigrated as “not even remotely negative attention, but Rebecca football season until he raised “Friday.” supervisor OK,” “epic fail” and “worse than confronts it straight on, refusing the Bowl Championship Series You’d be stretching the realms DARREL JORDAN Justin Bieber.” to bow to pressure from “hat- National Championship Trophy of reasonableness if you began chief engineer Worse than Justin Bieber!? ers” to take down her video from in Glendale, Ariz. this January. petitioning the renaming of Fri- Oh, XmyXdyingXheartX, how YouTube. Everyone was super-jealous of day to “Chipday,” just so her MELANIE WADKINS little you know! Anyone who says Rebecca is his superhuman athletic ability song wouldn’t make sense any- advertising manager In fact, Rebecca has achieved untalented and a worse singer and will to win and score touch- more. STEPHEN GOFORTH something that pathetic Cana- than the Asian girl from “Glee” down after touchdown for the But you’re just haters, and broadcast manager dian hack and his funny hair will is just a hater who wishes they WarTigerPlainsmenEagles of you’re jealous, so LEAVE RE- never achieve: Her music video is had the attention and fame that Auburn.