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For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 DTheailyMississippian Tuesday, April 24, 2012 thedmonline.com Vol. 100 No. 291 Businesses prepare for Double Decker weekend FILE PHOTO (ALEX EDWARDS) | The Daily Mississippian BY MARY KELLEY ZELESKEY birthday of Oxford, which The Square slammed through- that comes through their doors nitely benefit,” journalism junior [email protected] helped raise more sponsorship out the weekend, not all busi- makes a purchase. So, while Alexa Bode said. “Hotels and dollars, allowing more money to nesses feel the extreme effects. more people may be around, restaurants are always packed, What used to be a single day be spent on the festival. “Double Decker is better than that doesn’t mean they are all as well as the stores. Double dedicated to food, music and art Herrington said putting on a an average weekend when noth- spending money. Decker definitely gives a boost is taking another shot at extend- two-day event like Double Deck- ing is happening,” Lyn Roberts, The extra sponsors have con- to the economy of Oxford.” ing the festivities. er gives a good jolt to the econo- Square Books manager, said. tributed to Oxford’s 175th an- Due to weather conditions in This year’s Double Decker my in a small town like Oxford. “However, it is not much better niversary celebration, allotting 2010, the Double Decker Festi- Festival will, like last spring, be a “We’re slammed for the whole than a football weekend, gradu- more money for extra festivities. val in Oxford was forced to be- two-day event. weekend,” Megan Patton, part- ation or Grove Bowl.” The Double Decker Festival come a two-day event instead of “We got such positive feedback time manager of Ajax Diner, Roberts has worked at Square welcomes people from near and one. Although a two-day festival on the two-day format, so we de- said. Books for 22 years and has been far, bringing locals, alumni and is more expensive, Oxford re- cided to officially try it last year “It is definitely our biggest the manager for about 10. Af- students into the small town for ceived a very good response to and felt it was successful enough weekend of the whole year, even ter the festival became a two- a few days. the unexpected change. to try again this year,” Mary- bigger than some football games. day event, the overall revenue “It brings in parents, friends For more information on this Kathryn Herrington, director of It’s crazy but in a good way.” of Square Books did not really and alumni who enjoy the week- year’s event visit, http://www. tourism and marketing, said. While Double Decker keeps increase. Roberts credits this to end and are willing to spend oxfordcvb.com/doubledecker/ This year marks the 175th several businesses in town and on the fact that not every person money, so the businesses defi- index.html. Alumni inducted into Law Hall of Fame Pride of the South benefit concert looks to increase scholarship funds BY HOUSTON BROCK will help recruit new band mem- [email protected] bers. “We don’t get as much mon- The Wind Ensemble will per- ey as we deserve,” Gilles said. form at the Ford Center tonight, “More money will help us at- celebrating the 12th year of the tract the best musicians in the Pride of the South Benefit Con- state and the country.” cert. The event is free and will Nancy Frohn, the band’s ben- kick off at 7:30 p.m. efit chair, said out-of-state tuition The goal of the concert is to used to be waived for students raise money for the band’s schol- who wanted to join the Univer- arship fund, currently set at $2 sity of Mississippi band, but the million for their endowment Institutions of Higher Learning fund. This concert can give ended that waiver seven years FORREST SMITH | The Daily Mississippian them some financial stability re- ago. Frohn also said they raise garding the allocation of student their fundraising goal every year Five Ole Miss Law School alumni were inducted into the Hall of Fame this past Saturday. Inductees include the late William M. Champion, late Thomas R. Ethridge, both being accepted by friends and family and other recipients from right to left Lenore L. Prather, Frank D. Mon- scholarships. to meet their financial demands. tague and Lawrence J. Franck. Sophomore bassoon player Jodi Gilles believes more money See CONCERT, PAGE 3 BY JENNIFER NASSAR contributors to their communities “He was teacher of the year for [email protected] and to the university,” Gershon the university one year, and he said. was named a fellow of the Missis- Five law school alumni were in- “They’re the kinds of people sippi Bar Foundation after he had ducted into the 2012 Law Alumni that we want our current students passed away.” Hall of Fame during Law Alumni to look at and say, ‘Hey, they were Etheridge was the first full-time Weekend. here not long ago, and now look U.S. attorney for the Northern It was the third Law Alumni at all they’re doing with their law District of Mississippi and served Hall of Fame induction. The degrees.’” as a Mississippi state senator from Alumni Board makes the Alumni The five inductees were Law- 1948 to 1954. Hall of Fame selection and takes rence J. Franck of Madison, Franck has held several posi- nominations throughout the year. Frank D. Montague Jr. of Hat- tions and has won many awards Dean of the Law School Rich- tiesburg, Lenore L. Prather of throughout his legal career, in- ard Gershon said the inductees Columbus, the late William M. cluding president of the Mississip- are selected for their contributions Champion and the late Thomas pi Defense Lawyers Association to the law profession and society. R. Etheridge. and the Mississippi Bar Lifetime AUSTIN MCAFEE| The Daily Mississippian “They are lawyers who have not “Professor Champion was a Achievement Award. The Pride of the South band performs at this past weekend’s Grove Bowl. The Wind only been outstanding lawyers, beloved teacher here,” Gershon Ensemble will perform at the Ford Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. to raise money for the but they have been outstanding said. See LAW, PAGE 3 band’s scholarship fund. 2 OPINION OPINION | 04.24.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2 Homemakers vs working women? Give me a break. nent conservative voices im- rens content to skate by on oth- of a national audience, working alized ploy to distract American mediately hopped on the band- er people’s coattails until their women are stereotyped as look- voters from more important, wagon, denouncing her words husband comes along. ing “down” on stay-at-home big-ticket issues that pertain as an attack against all mothers Society’s idea that we must moms, insinuating that they to the November presidential across the United States. fall into one of these categories chose the “easy,” submissive election. One would hope that I have to say, I don’t get it. completely disregards the fact route in life and couldn’t pos- a single Washington insider’s BY LEXI THOMAN The obligatory division of that most women do not fit into sibly understand the mental op-ed would be enough to con- [email protected] adult females into one of two this cookie-cutter, polarized stress of a career. While I am vince female voters across the groups – stay-at-home moms view of gender roles. On the sure that women who harbor United States that the Demo- and working women – abso- contrary, we live in a society in this belief do exist, they are cer- cratic Party is anti-stay-at-home Last week, the U.S. media lutely baffles me. which non-traditional roles are tainly in the minority. moms. circuit was abuzz after Hilary We all know the stereotype quickly becoming the norm. I, for one, find the entire situ- The idea that working wom- Rosen, a prominent Washing- of your typical soccer mom: Many women find themselves ation ridiculous. I know plenty en like Hilary Rosen are against ton insider and well-known ad- a woman who spends her day in the gray area between these of strong, independent women homemakers is just as ridicu- viser to many members of the chauffeuring her kids, is sub- two groups: single moms, work- who are stay-at-home moms, lous as the idea that all femi- Democratic Party, made an in- missive to her husband and ing mothers, etc. Hilary Rosen businesswomen and everything nists must be bra-burning man- sensitive statement in which she does not dare, or care, to have herself has two children. in between. Few women would haters. If women are to protect said that the Republican Party an opinion of her own. Pop Women feel pressured or openly argue that motherhood their rights in the future, we nominee Mitt Romney’s wife, culture reduces these women to even obligated to self-ascribe to is anything less than a full-time must prove that our issues are Ann, “had never worked a day baby-making, dinner-cooking, one of these labels as if there job, which makes the Hilary more than a political football in her life.” man-pleasing machines.