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University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 9-15-2010 September 15, 2010 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "September 15, 2010" (2010). Daily Mississippian. 603. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/603 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]. 1 W EDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 | VOL . 99, NO .17 THE DAILY this week FRIDAY MISSISSIPPIAN FREE FRIDAYS: REBEL T HE ST UDEN T NEW S PAPER OF THE UNIVER S I T Y OF MI ss I ss IPPI | SERVING OLE MI ss AND OXFORD S INCE 1911 | WWW . T HED M ONLINE . CO M CHALLENGE COURSE Check out the Rebel Challenge Course every Friday from 2-4pm for FREE FRIDAYS. The RCC is open to students, faculty and staff MASCOT SELECTION MOVES TO NEXT PHASE and consists of high elements. We are located on campus near the in- where we’ve been tramural fields off Hathorn Road. BY BLAIR JACKSON The committee is following a introduce a mascot. When students voted to have a The Daily Mississippian seven-phase process to deter- Now, as the process nears an 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. mine what the new mascot will end, faculty, alumni, and stu- say in creating a new mascot This summer, 13,000 Uni- for the University of Mississippi, Rebel Challenge Course be. dents are more than ready to versity of Mississippi students, a mascot selection committee Phase one consisted of gath- have closure with the mascot is- alumni and fans voted to narrow was formed, with Ty New and ering ideas from the Ole Miss sue. OXFORD MALCO CINEMA down the eleven mascots pre- Margaret Ann Morgan named community, and phase three “I don’t mind getting a new sented by the Ole Miss Mascot co-chairs. JAPAN FOUNDATION was the public poll this summer. mascot, I would just like to see Selection Committee. where we are now In the coming weeks, when the Ole Miss get away from all this FILM SERIES This week, the committee will concrete images of the top five controversy,” senior Nate Mills The Japan Foundation and the meet to review images of the top After the submissions were sifted Croft Institute for International mascots will released and voted said. through by the Mascot Selection five mascots. Studies will host the 6th Annual on, the committee will have The Mascot Selection Com- Committee and discussed by They are, in no particular or- Japan Foundation Film Series: reached phase six. mittee stresses that we will still focus groups, the choices were der: the Lion, the Land Shark, Japanese Films of the 1960’s. This Ole Miss fans can expect to be the Ole Miss Rebels. narrowed to 11 options. From the Horse, the Black Bear, and event is free and open to the pub- vote in the poll sometime this “The only thing that is chang- there, students, alumni and fans the characters Hotty and Toddy. lic. The first film, Yearning, will be month. The Selection Commit- ing is our on-field mascot” Mor- voted, thereby narrowing the In the committee’s next meet- shown Thursday, September 16th tee strongly encourages everyone gan said. options to 5 characters. ing, members will finalize imag- at 7:00 p.m. at the Oxford Malco to vote to be a part of this histor- The committee is proud of the es of these mascots to be released where we’re going Studio Cinema. ic decision-making process. progress they have made and of to the public this month. This poll will be more intimate the support and participation “It is exciting,” Margaret Ann The Mascot Selection Committee Thursday, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Free than the first in that it will allow of fans. Now comes the inter- is developing images for the five Morgan, co-chair of the com- Ole Miss fans to view detailed esting part. With the release of mascot candidates. From there, mittee, said. images of what the five remain- these mascot images, Ole Miss there will be a vote sometime this “With this next step, we will be ing mascots will look like. fans will be able to see the much month on the images. The mascot able to view images of the pos- inside There has been a constant spot- anticipated physical images, and options remaining are the Rebel sible mascots and be able to pic- light on this issue ever since Ole help decide what will be the new Horse, the Lion, the Land Shark, OPINION ture them on the field.” the Black Bear, and Hotty and Miss announced that it would Ole Miss mascot. Toddy. ADVICE FOR FRESHMEN OUT buses to install GPS and security NEWS cameras BLOCKING OFF THE ALLEYWAY: S. 11th Street BY LANCE INGRAM ADDISON DENT | The Daily Mississippian and ADDISON DENT Students board an Oxford University Transit (O.U.T.) yellow line bus in front of the Union. The citywide transit The Daily Mississippian system has seen a large increase in ridership and plans to add a GPS that would allow riders to know the exact position of the bus for which they are waiting. Those traveling on the Ox- cessible through a variety of gers, and it’s leading up to the “If there ever is an event that ford University Transit (OUT) media, including the Web and state-of-the-art for the times.” needs to be looked at, they will buses will notice some new fea- smartphones, at the launch of The GPS will be installed be able to look at it as a safety tures on the buses in the near the system in November. by NextBus Inc. at a cost of precaution,” Biggs said. future. “I think that would be awe- $65,210. The transit video surveillance Approved at the September 7 some,” senior Brian Alexan- In addition to the GPS, the system will cost $55,847 and Board of Aldermen meeting, der said. “Sometimes you’ll be buses will also receive camera is being installed by Seon De- OUT buses will have GPS and waiting out there for the bus systems that will be mounted sign Inc. Both projects will be camera systems installed by for ten minutes in the rain, inside and outside of the bus- funded by the American Re- November, according to Ron but now I won’t be out there es. covery Reinvestment Act. LIFESTYLES Biggs, OUT manager. because I’ll know when the bus The buses will have up to six The need for more state-of- LULU’S OPENS ON THE The system will give real-time is coming.” cameras installed that will re- the-art equipment is due to a information to riders about Lett said information will be cord audio and video. recent rise in ridership on the SQUARE what’s happening with the bus- available at kiosks at bus stops Lett said there haven’t been buses. es, when the next bus will ar- in the next phase of the plan. any problems that have It has jumped nearly 45 per- rive at a stop, where the buses “If you check around the prompted the addition of the cent in August, which means are and whether there are any country, most universities have cameras, but the grant that that OUT serves over 23,000 detours, breakdowns or weath- the GPS system,” Biggs said. funds the buses dictates that a riders, according to data pro- er-related issues, said Tim Lett, “Even though we’re city and certain amount of money must vided by OUT. who oversees the bus system. university, having the GPS is be spent on safety and secu- The number equates to over The information will be ac- a convenience for the passen- rity. 2,000 riders per day. 2 OPINION OPINION | 9.17.10 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2 CAROLINE LEE editor-in-chief LANCE INGRAM city news editor RACHEL CLARK BY ROBERT campus news editor NICHOLS Cartoonist MIA CAMURATI opinion editor EMILY ROLAND lifestyles editor PAUL KATOOL sports editor KATIE RIDGEWAY visual editor ALIX ZACHOW copy chief ADDISON DENT photography editor The mission of The Daily Mississippian is to consistently produce a bold and accurate daily news source by fulfilling our obligation to the truth and main- taining our loyalty to the public we serve. PATRICK HOUSE business manager JORDAN ARMENDINGER GEORGE BORDELON TAYLOR DAVISON AUBRY KILLION ALEX PENCE Stealing the First Amendment account executives ROBBIE CARLISLE Florida pastor Terry Jones caused somewhat of tections of the amendment. Freedom of speech can courts have almost no rulings against hate KELSEY DOCKERY a international controversy last week when he has allowed Americans to speak out against our speech. LIBBI HUFF SARA LOWREY announced his plans to burn 100 copies of the government and have an unpopular viewpoint In a 1992 cross burning case, R.A.V. v. City of creative assistants Quran on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 at- if we choose. St. Paul, the United States Supreme Court ruled tacks on the World Trade Center. All of which we value as Americans. But one of that the city of St. Paul, Minn. could not charge Jones, the pastor of Dove World Outreach the most fascinating aspects of the First Amend- a local teen for hate crime violations for burning BY JON MOSBY Center, finally canceled his original plans for ment is the broadness of its protections.