University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 9-17-2010 September 17, 2010 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "September 17, 2010" (2010). Daily Mississippian. 710. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/710 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 inside this issue: football guide 2010 F RIDAY , SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 | VOL . 99, NO .19 this week FRIDAY THE DAILY FREE FRIDAYS: REBEL 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 MISSISSIPPIAN and consists of high elements. We 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 are located on campus near the in- tramural fields off Hathorn Road. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HELPS IMPROVE Man leads Rebel Challenge Course LAFAYETTE CO. CHILDREN’S VOCABULARY police on chase MYOLEMISS through Oxford LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR REBEL RUN The SPB, the Department of Campus Programming and the Cardinal Club welcome the Class of 2014 with the fifth-annual Rebel Run. It is open to all freshmen, and each participant will receive a Class WILSON of 2014 shirt free. To sign up, log BY ADDISON DENT on to myOleMiss and look for the The Daily Mississippian Rebel Run link on the right side. A man was arrested Wednes- The registration deadline is today day night after leading police at noon. on a chase through campus and Oxford. Travis Wilson was arrested and charged with speeding, resisting arrest, inside driving the wrong way on a one-way street, running a stop LIFESTYLES sign, and driving with a sus- TEST DRIVING THE pended license. CAMARO SS The chase began at 12:50 MICHAEL BARNETT | The Daily Mississippian a.m. after a UPD officer clocked Wilson’s green Toyota going 36 miles per hour, twice BY MOLLY HUTTER ing to and interacting with lo- cabulary,” Holmes said. the speed limit, while Wilson The Daily Mississippian cal children. Since the program’s first day was traveling southbound on Dr. Kerry Holmes, associate September 7, every Monday, With the help of topics like Rebel Drive near Stockard and professor of elementary educa- Wednesday and Friday after- insects and oceans, dozens of Martin halls, according to the tion and one of the program noon elementary education Oxford and Lafayette County police report. After the officer coordinators, said that the students visit the Boys and children’s vocabularies are be- turned on his blue lights, the objective of the program is to Girls Club with lesson plans ginning to grow. vehicle picked up speed and increase the number of books that incorporate multiple read- The University of Missis- led officers on a chase toward these children hear. ings from fiction, nonfiction sippi’s School of Education the Tad Smith Coliseum. L I F E S T Y L E S According to studies done by and poetry books. has teamed up with the Ox- Wilson allegedly continued reading researcher Steven Stahl, About 85 children of ages 8 IN REVIEW: ford-Lafayette Boys and Girls to drive the wrong way around this increase will then directly through 12 participate in the ‘BOY GETS GIRL’ Club to create the Vocabulary the Coliseum. improve the children’s growing reading groups, Holmes said. Improvement Service Learn- By the time he turned off of vocabularies. The Ole Miss students in- ing Program, in which senior Old Taylor Road onto High- “Our whole goal is to help volved are getting benefits elementary education majors way 6, he had run nine stop spend time after school read- these children learn better vo- See EDUCATION, PAGE 5 See CHASE, PAGE 4 UM faculty senate proposes dead week policy BY BLAIR JACKSON before exams is just not worth it It was discussed and considered and fraternities would be prohib- The Daily Mississippian when students are trying to cen- by the senate in a meeting in ited from holding social events. ter their focus on preparing for May. In concern for athletes during A proposed dead week policy the class exam.” Years ago, when an official dead this week, the SEC already pro- is under consideration by the While there are many students week was established, there was a hibits athletic events, but the University of Mississippi faculty who support the idea of a whole spike in vandalism and parties on NCAA does not. senate. If enacted, classes would week without classes, there are campus. Senators opposed to the An alternative to the dead week SPORTS not meet the entire week before still others who do not. policy said that a dead week was policy presented in the senate HIGH HOPES FOR exams. Ben Hurston, a sophomore from tried, and it failed. meeting was that exams be spread THE REBELS Students who support this Hattiesburg, called the policy a Still, others in the senate strong- out over more days than the typi- policy say that class assignments bad idea and said he believes the ly support the policy because of cal five to allow students more due during this week affect their time off would be abused. its intent: to alleviate student time to prepare for each exam. ability to adequately study for “Things get along just fine stress and allow for them to do The faculty senate will continue exams. without the dead week,” Hur- better on exams. to explore the possibility of a Cody Hall, a senior from Tupe- ston said. If an official dead week were es- campus-wide dead period, and lo, said, “I think that an official In a faculty senate meeting last tablished, campus organization the potential costs and benefits dead week would be a good idea. April, the matter was brought up activity would more than likely that the policy would mean to Learning new material the week by the Associated Student Body. be restricted as well. Sororities the university. We are conveniently located on Find us on Facebook! University Avenue across from Kroger and www.animal-care-center.com next to Vincent Boot and Shoe store. Contact: (662) 234-8538 Come by and let our friendly staff treat your pet like one of the family. 2 OPINION OPINION | 9.17.10 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2 CAROLINE LEE editor-in-chief FASTER INTERNET SOON, PLEASE LANCE INGRAM city news editor I am admittedly a person of to wait forty minutes for a son, I found out that you stalking and homework only RACHEL CLARK limited patience. I’ve never ten minute video to load. The could download an entire to be met with no Internet. campus news editor claimed it to be one of my fact that it takes eight minutes movie in the amount of time It took another day of re- virtues. In fact, I would even to download one song from it takes you to click the but- starting my laptop for the bil- MIA CAMURATI go so far as to say that I am iTunes is completely crazy. ton with speeds that fast. We lionth time before the Inter- opinion editor constantly restless. I’m not being impractical or probably could live without net would work. IT or some BY EMILY EMILY ROLAND I like things done fast. ridiculously impatient. I’m lightning speed connection other mystical power finally lifestyles editor CEGIELSKI Columnist Text messaging is my best being honest. times, but an upgrade would fixed my wireless, but it never and worst friend. In the per- No one likes waiting, but be nice for everyone. changed the fact that I cannot PAUL KATOOL sports editor fect scenario, a quick inter- when I have to wait longer to I have no doubt that this watch a YouTube video with- change of thoughts or ideas sign on to the Internet than it column is going to make a out letting it load for a good KATIE RIDGEWAY visual editor occurs. A snappy question takes me to check my email, lot of people groan. I’m stat- bit. should be followed with an Facebook, Twitter, and blog ing what’s been said over and We seriously pay enough ALIX ZACHOW instant reply. When this hap- combined then I do believe over again. Ole Miss’ Internet money to come to school and copy chief pens, I’m nothing short of there is an issue. sucks. for living expenses that the ADDISON DENT pleased. Now, I’m in no way involved Well, maybe if we say it a Internet should never be an photography editor However, way too often, I get with IT. I don’t have the few more times, something issue. Internet access is no no response, or I wait hours slightest clue how an internet will finally get done. longer a luxury in this day The mission of The to hear back from someone. operation covering an entire For the longest time, I was and age, but a necessity. Daily Mississippian is This I cannot stand. campus works. I do know quick to blame the problem Foreign languages, math and to consistently produce It has gotten to the point that other schools don’t have on my impatience (something lot of other subjects assign a bold and accurate that when it takes someone as many problems as we do.