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BOOK SALE IN MEMORY OLE MISS GAMERS UNITE ADEBOYEJO FEELS at Check out our NEW site OF Late PROFESSOR P. 7 FOR ‘powER OF PLAy’ P. 9 HOME at OLE MISS P. 12 theDMonline.com THE DAILY W EDNESDAY , J ANUARY 30, 2013 | V OL . 1 0 1 , N O . 7 7 MISSISSIPPIAN T HE S T UDEN T N EW S PAPER OF T HE U NIVER S I T Y OF M I ss I ss IPPI | S ERVING O LE M I ss AND O XFORD S INCE 1 9 1 1 Charter schools may be Scanning for attendance coming to Mississippi The University of Mississippi instituted a new scanning system to take attendance in large class- rooms. As of the start of the new semester, 15 classes began using the scanners, and more than A bill is sitting before the Mississippi senate for charter schools in 4,000 scans were reported on the first day of classes. the Mississippi public education system. BY KAYLA CARPENTER BY KATHERINE CARR ready passed a similar bill. [email protected] [email protected] Among those who voted in fa- vor of the bill include Oxford’s The Class Attendance The Mississippi House of Brad Mayo and Sardis’ Nolan Guidelines Policy discusses Representatives passed House Mettetal. the importance of attendance Bill 369, also known as the Mis- The bill was passed soon after relative to learning, but the sissippi Charter Schools Act of Gov. Phil Bryant spoke about process is slowed down be- 2013, on Jan. 24. This bill both Mississippi’s educational needs cause of the difficulty of tak- defines and makes space avail- for a considerable portion of his ing attendance in large lecture able within the pre-existing State of the State 2013 address. classes. public school system for charter “The path to Mississippi’s “We have been looking schools. economic success must pass for a way to make taking at- The House Education Com- through the schoolhouse door,” tendance more efficient for a mittee passed the bill with a Bryant said. long time,” said Kathy Gates, vote of 16 to 14. The House Bryant called for further fund- chief information officer for also passed the bill with a vote ing of pre-existing educational Ole Miss. “We considered THOMAS GRANING | The Daily Mississippian of 64 to 55. The bill now sits The Center for Mathematics and Science Education recently received a $1.2 mil- before the Senate, which al- See CHARTER, PAGE 4 See ATTENDANCE, PAGE 4 lion grant to help train teachers. Comeback falls short No. 16 Ole Miss’ nine-game win streak was snapped by Kentucky Tuesday night, as the Wildcats handed the Rebels a 87-74 loss. Ole Miss will look to rebound on the road Saturday against No. 4 Florida. BY TYLER BISCHOFF Kentucky’s freshman for- [email protected] ward Nerlens Noel scored just two points but had the Too little, too late for Ole biggest impact on the game. Miss. Noel blocked 12 shots, in- After being down by as cluding six in the final six many as 17 with just over 10 minutes, while he had four minutes to go in the first half, fouls. No. 16 Ole Miss (17-3, 6-1 “He was the difference in SEC) used a 16-0 run to get the game. (He’s) an incredi- back in the game and cut the ble defensive presence,” head lead to one, but Kentucky (14- coach Andy Kennedy said. 6, 5-2 SEC) used a 14-2 run of “We finally got it to where their own to end the game, as we wanted it, with our two they handed the Rebels their seniors (Buckner and Hollo- first loss in SEC play, 87-74, way) at the block, and Ner- Tuesday night. lens would not allow the ball The Rebels, who played to go in the basket.” in front of a record fourth Sophomore forward Kyle consecutive sellout crowd Wiltjer led the Wildcats on of 9,232, took a one-point the offensive end, posting a lead into halftime despite career-high 26 points. Fresh- foul trouble from senior for- man guard Archie Goodwin, wards Reginald Buckner and the Wildcats leading scorer, Murphy Holloway, but Ken- added 24 points. tucky jumped on Ole Miss in Sophomore guard LaDar- the second half building the ius White and junior guard lead Ole Miss could not over- L TO R: Sophomore guard Jarvis Summers and sophomore guard LaDarius White ALEX EDWARDS | The Daily Mississippian come. See HOOPS, PAGE 10 OPINION PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 30 JANUary 2013 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: EMILY ROLAND editor-in-chief [email protected] AUSTIN MILLER managing editor [email protected] HOUSTON BROCK campus news editor [email protected] Molly Yates asst. campus news editor [email protected] GRANT BEEBE SUMMER WIGLEY city news editors [email protected] PHIL MCCAUSLAND opinion editor [email protected] DAVID COLLIER sports editor [email protected] JENNIFER NASSAR lifestyles editor [email protected] JOSH CLARK | @JOSHCLARK_TOONS | The Daily Mississippian QUENTIN WINSTINE photography editor COLUMN [email protected] THOMAS GRANING The GOP has a platform problem asst. photography editor [email protected] BY SEAN HIGGINS message that resonates with victim at a recent speech in publicans actually believe TISHA COLEMAN [email protected] the American people. Gone Wisconsin, saying President what they’re saying. It’s not IGNACIO MURILLO are the Reagan days of poli- Obama is trying to “annihi- just a messaging problem; design editors BuzzFeed reporter An- cy-by-anecdote – we’re not late” the Republican Party. the American people have drew Kaczynski observed as simple-minded as Republi- Former vice presidential can- whole-heartedly rejected the KIMBER LACOUR that with gays possibly in the cans think we are. Fox News, didate and Rep. Paul Ryan GOP’s message. SARAH PARRISH Boy Scouts, comprehensive Pat Robertson and conserva- claimed President Obama is In five of the last six presi- copy chiefs immigration reform emerg- tive talk radio could not scare seeking “political conquest” dential elections, Democrats ing in the House and Senate us out of electing President of the GOP. have won the popular vote. and with women in combat, Barack Hussein Obama to a The only person whose The American people have LEANNA YOUNG this week has been one of the second term. modern-day assessment of rejected the idea that the top sales manager worst weeks in Rick Santo- We, the people, won. the GOP contained a shred 1 percent of all earners should [email protected] rum’s entire life. So now Republicans are of factual analysis was that of pay fewer taxes than those in As the American people scrambling for answers. How Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, the middle class. They have MICHAEL BARNETT continue to progress, the could they have possibly lost who had a blunt message for rejected the notion that we JAMIE KENDRICK Republican Party insists on an election so pivotal to the the GOP: stop being the stu- should continue borrowing COREY platt moving in the opposite direc- future of this great nation? pid party. from future generations to fi- KRISTEN STEPHENS tion. Although Republicans How could they have spent I wholly agree with Gov. nance two wars — one being account executives have been offered the perfect billions of dollars trying to Jindal; if the Republicans the longest war in U.S. histo- opportunity to move toward buy an election and yet fall so keep talking about women, ry; the other, a war of choice. sensible, pragmatic solutions, short? As you might presume, minorities and the poor with We, the people, have spo- KRISTEN SaltZMAN the party leadership is once in its search for answers, the so much disdain, they might ken. We believe health care Nate Weathersby again finding sanctuary in GOP is only stumbling upon be extinct in a few elections. is a right rather than a privi- creative staff failed policies and radical ide- excuses. However, the problem for lege — we believe a family ology. House Speaker John the GOP is not just stupid S. GALE DENLEY STUDENT The GOP no longer has a Boehner decided to play the comments; it’s that the Re- See GOP, PAGE 3 MEDIA CENTER THE DAILY The Daily Mississippian is The Daily Mississippian welcomes all com- PATRICIA THOMPSON MISSISSIPPIAN published daily Monday ments.Please send a letter to the editor addressed director and faculty adviser through Friday during the to The Daily Mississippian, 201 Bishop Hall, The University of academic year. University, MS, 38677 or send an e-mail to MELANIE WADKINS Mississippi [email protected]. advertising manager S. 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