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Undergrads snatch law school parking this week TAD SMITH COLISEUM get their own decals, so why not law WOMEN’S BASKETBALL students? Support your lad Rebs as they “We have our own decal, so I’m take on Tennessee. not trying to take away anyone else’s parking,” Farris said. “If you want 7 p.m. to park here, take your LSAT, enroll Free with student ID. and buy a sticker.” Farris said now that the law stu- FORD CENTER dents are not at Lamar, there should be parking at the Ford Center. SWAN LAKE “We couldn’t park (at Lamar) or The Russian National Ballet is at the Residential College,” Farris bringing its acclaimed production said. of “Swan Lake” to the University “We had to park at the Ford of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center and walk up the hill. With- Center for the Performing Arts for out us there, undergrads should be one show March 4. able to find parking.” Ben Cooper, assistant law profes- 8 p.m. March 4 sor, said parking had been good for $20 Mezzanine/ Balcony (Gen. faculty. Adm.) Orchestra/Parterre tickets FORREST SMITH | The Daily Mississippian “We had a horrible situation at are sold out. A non-law commuter parks in front of the new law school. Students of the new law school are having problems finding park- Lamar, and it has been improved,” ing spaces due to non-law commuters parking in their lot. Cooper said. “So far, parking has BY CAIN MADDEN “It was fine before the undergrads overall commuter parking, I figure, been adequate.” inside Campus News Editor came back to school,” Barber said. we were inconvenienced at Lamar,” Cooper said, however, that he had “Now it is starting to become an is- Farris said. heard of students having problems. OPINION Chris Barber, a first year law stu- sue because undergrads are parking “Now that we have our own “They need to make the back lot dent, said parking at the new law in the lot.” building with a dedicated parking the law lot,” Cooper said. “It would OLE MISS BASEBEARS school is a bunch of “malarkey.” While fellow first year law student lot and had to buy our own decals, be nice if the law school had its own Barber figured when he had to King Farris admitted that parking I feel like it should be for law com- parking.” buy a $60 law school commuter was a difficult issue on campus, he muters.” Despite over a week of attempts, parking decal, that law students figured it was time for law students Farris said other students with Linda Christian, manager of uni- would have the new lot to them- to have their due. specific decals, such as students in versity parking services, could not selves. “While I apprciate the need for a fraternity or Residential College, be reached for comment. Shepard Smith to teach an intersession class Oxford and the Oxford area,” Deb Wenger, is significant. He once worked assistant professor at the Meek in the Student Media Center UM to host School of Journalism and New and took virtually the same NEWS Media, said. classes our students are now “(Students will be) poten- taking. I am hoping that, long 8th Blues Q&A WITH RONNIE tially doing stories out of New after I am gone, many who are AGNEW York with Oxford or Missis- in this class will be back to Symposium sippi connections.” teach students 20 and 30 years Wenger and Smith have re- from now.” mained in contact since the Smith, who is considered BY LANCE INGRAM inception of the class, and she one of the most trusted news City News Editor said Smith is really looking anchors in the United States, forward to the opportunity to was once an Ole Miss stu- At the Center for the Study of teach at Ole Miss. dent, though he left for a job Southern Culture, the blues is a “He doesn’t want to just at WJHG-TV in Panama City reason to celebrate. The eighth stand there and lecture,” Beach, Fla., just two credits annual Blues Symposium will Wenger said. shy of graduation. take place today and tomorrow. “He hopes to go out with He later received an honor- The Blues Symposium is a the crews and help them do ary degree from the University. gathering of scholars, writers, ADDISON DENT | The Daily Mississippian some reporting and really help The Fox Report with Shepard photographers, musicians and the students understand how Smith is the top rated news- music industry figures to dis- BY JACOB BATTE journalism works in the ‘real cast in cable news according to cuss and present research about LIFESTYLES The Daily Mississippian world’ that we talk so much U.S. Cable News. the blues in Mississippi. UPCOMING SYMPOSIUM about.” Students interested in taking Mark Camarigg, co-event This May, Fox News anchor Smith came up with the idea the class must have taken jour- planner and publication man- and University of Mississippi to teach a class while talking nalism 375 or 376 and have ager at Living Blues Magazine, alumnus Shepard Smith will with Will Norton, Jr., Dean of maintained a minimum 3.0 said the conference is more of be teaching an intersession the Meek School of Journalism GPA. Students must also fill an academic presentation and a class for journalism majors. and New Media. out an application, located in forum for researchers, but there The class is called Journalism Norton said Smith wanted the front of Farley Hall. will also be live blues music. 580: Multimedia Storytelling. remain connected to the Uni- Applicants will have to send “Because it’s the blues, it can Smith also intends to take versity, and he is looking for- their transcript along with have a broader appeal than peo- the students to New York, so ward to having Smith back at what they consider their best ple just interested in the mu- they can get some behind-the- Ole Miss. piece of work and an essay sic,” he said. “We also bring in scenes experience at the Fox “We intend to bring gradu- explaining how they see this musicians to play, and you don’t News studio. The class will ates of journalism at Ole Miss course fitting into their overall have to be into academia to en- mainly consist of reporting as- back to campus as often as academic plan. joy that.” signments. possible,” Norton said. According to Wenger, they Past themes have been “Wom- “The students will be trying “To bring back someone are aiming for 15 students for to do local stories related to with Shepard’s national profile the class. See SYMPOSIUM, PAGE 4 2
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OPINION | 2.22.112.24.11 || THETHE DAILYDAILY MISSISSIPPIANMISSISSIPPIAN || PAGEPAGE 22
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GEORGE BORDELON KEATON BREWER DUSTIN MAUFFRAY ALEX PENCE Out with the old and in with the electric account executives
We have a finite amount of such as India and China con- mass-produced as its gas-guz- more affordable and battery ROBBIE CARLISLE KELSEY DOCKERY oil on this planet. tinue to increase their demand zling counterparts, the Chev- technology increases, people LIBBI HUFF While many people may ar- for oil, the global price for oil rolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf are going to need places to re- SARA LOWREY gue about how long we have will also increase (simple sup- as well as the Tesla Roadster charge away from the house. creative assistants until we run out, the fact still ply and demand). have started to hit the roads. There needs to be incen- remains that one day, we will Regardless of political lean- The main problem with tives for existing gas stations run out. ings, I hope we can all agree these cars, however, is that to build one or two “charging BY MATTHEW Actually, by the time oil that being less dependent on they are new and therefore stations” into their existing S. GALE DENLEY HENRY STUDENT MEDIA supplies are “low,” prices will oil, a finite resource, is ben- relatively expensive. system. CENTER: Columnist be so high that using petro- eficial. At least for the next two A switch from gas to electric PATRICIA leum for anything will be cost But changing our ways is no years these cars are going to cars does not mean that we THOMPSON prohibitive. easy feat. be relegated to the high-end have to destroy our existing director and faculty In addition, we are currently The United States is a pe- market. infrastructure to make way for adviser seeing that the availability and troleum nation. Whereas your But even when internal the new– think of it more as price of oil is highly depen- iPhone will undoubtedly be combustion cars were re- transitioning and transform- ARVINDER SINGH KANG dent on political stability in obsolete in two years, the in- leased, very few people could ing it. manager of media the countries and areas of the ternal combustion engine has afford them. There are numerous obsta- technology world where it is extracted. survived for nearly 100 years. It took years before the tech- cles for the widespread adop- With the recent demonstra- If we hope to begin to wean nology grew cheap enough for tion of electric cars. DYLAN PARKER tions and political uprisings ourselves off of oil, we need the masses to afford them. It We need more investment creative/technical in the Middle East, we have two things. also took a great deal of time in battery technology and supervisor already begun to see gas prices First, we need a viable alter- to build the refining, trans- ways to make these cars more DARREL JORDAN slowly increase. native automobile, and sec- portation networks and gas affordable. Once the price of chief engineer Even though prices have not ond, we need infrastructure to stations throughout the Unit- gas is steadily over $6 or $7 reached the levels that they support this new technology. ed States. a gallon, things will begin to MELANIE WADKINS were several years ago (when Enter the electric car. Over The beauty of electric cars is change. advertising manager a gallon gas was well over $4), the next decade, the electric that they run on the fuel we People will quickly trade in STEPHEN GOFORTH prices will continue to increase car is going to take over the already produce in large quan- their 18 mpg SUV for a Chevy broadcast manager over the next months. streets of the United States. tities — electricity. Volt or Nissan Leaf. We need In addition, as countries Although not nearly as Once electric cars become to be ready when they do. DARCY DAVIS administrative assistant
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OPINION | 2.24.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 3 The Obama Review: Only Time Will Tell United States entering into a has a plan that some people even compared it to how Bush Obama made many prom- recession. People were losing are going to consider faulty - I handled the Katrina situation ises in his 2008 campaign that jobs, which lead to lower in- am not a fan of the universal and stated that Obama han- could not only help the nation comes, which lead to less being healthcare plan either. dled it better. get better, but to also bring bought, and the whole domi- Still, plans that are just now This is because Obama was it together. He also has two BY JONECE DUNIGAN no effect of problems goes on going into operation had a actually in the field, observed hands, two eyes, two feet, one Columnist from there. long process of getting ap- what was going on, figured out mind, and more than 300 mil- Desperate times call for des- proved through the House and a plan with the help of other lion people to take care of. perate measures. People want- Senate. experts and, in the end, funded He is not a god who can cure According to the Pitts- ed action, and they wanted it If there are changes to a bill, jobs that paid people 1,000 an everything with the snap of his burg Post-Gazette, President right at that moment. congress has to agree with the hour to clean the shores. fingers. We sometimes forget Obama’s job approval rating This is a fact about human changes. If they don’t, then it is All of this while getting bills that the president is a human has gradually become higher nature, yet it is that nature a good while of more debating passed, dealing with wars over- being just like the rest of us. since the plug in 2009, and the that caused some citizens to before anything can get done. seas, and of course the factor Wounds take time to heal and President’s overall approval rat- believe that Obama was a man That was the situation that we all tend to forget about: be- during this process we can only ing has been gradually getting of fancy words with no action went on during his first two ing a husband and father. make sure the injury doesn’t better since December 2010. to hold them any meaning. We years. Now that it is the third year get worse. The statistics do not sur- wanted to determine his presi- Along with trying to get his of his term we see things get- So far, Obama has done a prise me when compared to dency as soon as he swore in. ideas passed, there were sur- ting a little better. Jobs becom- great job in providing for all the 2009 ratings when things It is because the American prises that popped up every ing more frequent are the first Americans and not just satis- were looking bleak for the people forgot that things get now and then. The oil spill in thing that people are begin- fying his Democratic support- president. This gives me proof worse before they become bet- the Gulf was a big one. Some ning to notice. ers. for my theory: We should not ter. This is especially true for judge a president by his first the political arena because two years of presidency. there is a long process about Don’t get me wrong, we getting things done. should judge how much work Obama had, and still has, he puts into the bills he wants plans that can make things a to get passed, but the progress little brighter. I don’t mind the of those bills cannot be judged whole idea of staying on my until long term. parents’ healthcare plan until I As soon as Obama stepped am 24-years-old, and loan for- through the threshold of the giveness shouldn’t sound bad White House in 2008, things to anyone on campus. began to fall apart with the Of course, every president
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SYMPOSIUM, ASSOCIATED PRESS continued from page 1 WORLD NEWS Greg Johnson, curator of the Ole Miss Blues Archive will also Libyan protesters defiant $3.194, according to AAA, be presenting at the conference after Gadhafi speech Wright Express and Oil Price in the library. Information Service. The symposium will conclude New videos posted by Lib- Gas has jumped 8.2 cents with the Oxford Winter Blues ya’s opposition show anti-gov- per gallon in the past month Festival at 1 p.m. Saturday. ernment protesters raising the and $1.28 in the past year. Ted Ownby, co-founder of the pre-Moammar Gadhafi flag on Tom Kloza, publisher and event, said the lectures will have a building outside Tripoli and chief oil analyst at Oil Price some very unique topics such as lining up cement blocks to de- Information Service, said he blues tourism, something that fend themselves on a square expects gasoline prices will has only appeared within recent inside the capital. continue to rise in the next few years. The videos were posted on months to between $3.25 and “You often hear the blues in Facebook Wednesday, a day $3.75 per gallon as the spring the background, and it’s not after Gadhafi vowed to fight driving season approaches. very often in the foreground. to his “last drop of blood” in We structure it so that what we, a televised speech that sig- as researchers, can present what naled an escalation of a bloody $1M bond set in Southern we feel is important,” Barretta crackdown on dissent by his Miss student’s slaying said. “It’s definitely geared to- supporters. ward pushing the boundaries of The footage couldn’t be in- Hattiesburg City Court blues research beyond saying the dependently confirmed. Judge Jolly Matthews has set a same old things over again but Italy’s Foreign Minister bond at $1 million for a sus- keeping the public conscious of Franco Frattini told lawmakers pect charged in the death of what’s going on.” it’s “likely” more than 1,000 a 22-year-old University of Barretta will moderate a Q&A people have been killed in the Southern Mississippi student. with blues musicians Gray violence, according to Italian The Hattiesburg American Montgomery and YZ Ealey from media reports citing witnesses reports that Anthony Rico Natchez Friday morning. and hospital sources. Gipson made his initial court He said it’s really important to Human Rights Watch has appearance Tuesday inside the
COURTESY OF LIVING BLUES actually hear the blues musicians said nearly 300 people have judge’s chambers. talk. been killed based on a partial The 35-year-old Gipson is en in the Blues,” “Africa to Mis- got a lot of great feedback, so “This kind of thing has a lot count. charged with murder in the sissippi,” “The Legacy of How- we’re looking at these little un- of cultural repercussions because death of Brittany Morgan, lin’ Wolf” and “Religion and the tapped jams here in Mississippi, the state is broadcasting to the Oil prices hit $100 per bar- whose body was found inside Blues.” and (we want to) share these rest of the world ‘look at what rel her apartment Sunday night. The theme for this year’s con- with the students and visitors.” great stuff these African-Ameri- ference is “Missing Chapters in The event will begin tonight cans created’ because this is not Oil hit $100 per barrel Md. Senate close to approv- Blues History.” at Thacker Mountain Radio something Mississippi would Wednesday for the first time in ing gay marriage bill Jim O’Neal, founding editor with musical guests the Rever- have done 20 or 30 years ago,” 2½ years as the unrest in Libya of Living Blues and the Missis- end John Wilkins, Alvin Young- Barretta said. worsened, and gasoline prices The Maryland Senate has sippi Blues Trail Research Direc- blood Hart and Natchez artists Camarigg said the goal of the in the U.S. climbed to nearly moved closer to passing a mea- tor, will focus on a number of Gray Montgomery and YZ Ea- event is to recognize emerging $3.20 a gallon, the highest lev- sure that legalizes gay mar- interesting stories and facts he ley. blues music research and the sig- el ever for February. riage. has unearthed while compiling There will be a Highway 61 nificance of the blues genre, as West Texas Intermedi- Senators voted 25-22 to ad- his research for the Mississippi Radio program Blues Reception well as its continued impact on ate crude for April delivery vance a modified bill that in- Blues Trail Markers. at Southside Art Gallery after- American culture. jumped $2.68, or 2.8 percent, cludes more protections for Camarigg said they did this to ward, which will feature blues “We don’t set an expectation to settle at $98.10 per barrel religious institutions or groups coincide with an issue of Living photography and live music. for success according to how on the New York Mercantile that do not want to educate or Blues that focused on Natchez. On Friday, the conference will many people attend because Exchange. provide insurance coverage to “In a way (Natchez) is a forgot- shift to discussions at the J.D. sometimes they can be very Earlier in the day, prices hit gay couples. ten piece of the Mississippi blues Williams Library, where presen- small and successful as long as triple digits for the first time Senate President Thomas V. puzzle because folks really focus tations will be made by Scott people are getting a lot out of since Oct. 2, 2008. Mike Miller, a Democrat, ten- on the Delta and specifically Barretta, host of Highway 61 it,” Ownby said. West Texas Intermediate has tatively scheduled a final vote Clarksdale or Greenville, but radio program and co-founder All lectures and discussions are soared 18 percent since Valen- for Thursday. it’s surprising what little people of Living Blues, Adam Gussow, free to the public and no registra- tine’s Day. Republican leader Nancy Ja- know of the scene in Natchez,” a blues harmonica player and as- tion is required. For more infor- The national average for cobs said opponents lack the Camarigg said. “We did a whole sociate professor of English and mation visit http://livingblues. a gallon of regular gasoline issue on the Natchez scene and southern studies at Ole Miss. com/blues-symposium.html. rose 2.3 cents Wednesday to See WORLD, PAGE 6 Attention Ole Miss Juniors & Seniors Applying for graduate schools, internships, or a job? Worried a misdemeanor will hurt your chances? Call us today for an expungement • MIP • Fake ID • Public Drunkenness 662.236.9996tannehillcarmean.com • Drug and Paraphernalia Possession 5
NEWS | 2.24.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 5 Q&A with Ronnie Agnew, editor of the Clarion-Ledger Ronnie Agnew is the executive editor of the Clarion Ledger, and an Ole Miss alumnus.
BY CAROLINE DANIELS ple and that’s important, very The Daily Mississippian important. Enjoy Ole Miss, but enjoy the entirety, not just What made you choose Ole your small piece. Just realize Miss? that somebody you know is Ole Miss was interesting to going to do something great. me. My family had all gone to In order to be great, you have a Historically Black College to surround yourself with great or University, and I decided people, and great people come I wanted to go to a school in all colors. that had multiple races and a What do you think about mixture of students. Ole Miss black history month? wasn’t far from home. I am I’m not a real big fan of black from south Pillow, right out- history month. I feel like we side of Tupelo. I got accepted need to celebrate all people, all and didn’t apply anywhere else. of the time. I don’t care what Ole Miss took me in. color you are, if you have done Are there any professors something we can celebrate, who inspired you? the world needs to celebrate. My mentor is the dean of the Your experience will be richer journalism school, Dr. Will if you are around a diverse Norton. Most, if not all, of my group of people. I love seeing COURTESY OF RONNIE AGNEW former professors are retired. so many people who are differ- You have a responsibility to Stockard and Martin. I used to at first, but it is interesting to I remember Jerry Hoard, who ent. I just love it. That’s what give everyone a fair shot, from walk the hills on Sunday to get be able to realize that I’m here. taught communications law. America is. Imagine how bor- the wealthiest to the poorest of the Clarion-Ledger. They only I’m faced with the situation Mr. Dealany at the Student ing a place America would be people. That’s how the job has had it at the Student Union. of saying that you’re here now Media Center is an extraordi- if we were all the same. I love changed me. Newspapers aren’t Sometimes it would be sold Ronnie, so what do you do. I nary man. I really remember the diversity in stories. As long for a particular audience. They out, and I would be so upset. think I’ve done OK. I think the people who struck a chord as I’m editor, it’s going to stay are for everyone. It’s easy to go I had been a Clarion-Ledger I’ve made the Clarion-Ledger and those people especially that way. to the CEO and feel very com- fan for many, many years be- proud. It still gives me chills. made a difference. I majored What do you do in your fortable, but when you talk to fore joining the paper. It was The Clarion-Ledger has done in broadcast and radio, but the position as editor of the a person who has maybe com- always my goal to get to the so much for the state of Mis- lines are blurred, and you have Clarion-Ledger? mitted a crime, you have to re- Clarion-Ledger. I was scared sissippi that it’s amazing. to know all platforms. All editors report to me, member that they are innocent What’s something you and I am responsible for mak- till proven guilty. would tell students if you ing sure we are doing what we Where did you work before *New*Shellac • Axxium • Gelish had the chance? need to do, covering the things the Clarion-Ledger? Make sure that while you we need to cover. I choose page I started in the Mississippi now in stock for only $20! are at the University to take one and that kind of thing Delta working in Greenwood. advantage of everything and What would you say is the I went from Biloxi to Cincin- everybody. 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support needed to maintain a year. filibuster. In granting Gladys Scott an Miller said his focus now early release, he attached the moves to placing the measure condition that she donate a before voters in 2012. kidney to her sister within one The bill will likely move to year. the House in the coming days. Democratic Gov. Martin Miss. Senate OKs its own O’Malley has said he will sign museum bill the measure if passed. Passage would make Maryland the Mississippi would borrow sixth state to legalize gay mar- $30 million to help pay for a riage. civil rights museum and an- other dedicated to the state’s Ex-convict sisters too over- overall history, under a plan weight to share kidney approved Wednesday by the state Senate, but there’s a con- A proposed kidney trans- dition: Project organizers must plant that won two Mississippi raise $15 million privately sisters their freedom from pris- before any state funding is re- on can’t take place until one leased. quits smoking and they lose a Sen. Walter Michel, R-Jack- combined 160 pounds. son, said he proposed the re- Jamie and Gladys Scott had quirement because of the state’s served nearly 16 years of their current financial situation. life sentences for an armed He also said that when the robbery when they were re- civil rights museum was pro- leased from a sprawling prison posed years ago, it was under- in central Mississippi on Jan. stood private money would be 7. sought to fund it. Gov. Haley Barbour granted But Sen. Willie Simmons, Jamie Scott an early release be- D-Cleveland, was among the cause she suffers from kidney lawmakers who said no other failure, but he agreed to let state-owned facilities require Gladys Scott go on the condi- a private match as a condition tion she follow through on an for the state to issue bonds. offer to donate a kidney to her He said the museums would sister. be an investment that would Jamie Scott told The Associ- be quickly paid off once tour- ated Press on Wednesday that ists started visiting the state to she needs to lose more than view them. 100 pounds and that her sis- The House earlier passed its ter has to shed 60 pounds be- version of a bond bill for the fore their doctors will even test projects, but without any re- them for compatibility. quirement for private money. Doctors are also requiring The House bill provided $55 Gladys Scott, a heavy smoker, million for the construction of to quit. the museums and a parking ED WRIGHT | The Daily Mississippian When Gov. Haley Barbour lot. made the decision to let the It also required the museums Author Mark Richard reads from his new book “House of Prayer 2: A Writer’s Journey Home” at Off Square Books on sisters out, he noted that Ja- to be located near each other Wednesday evening. His new book is a deviation from his typical writings, this one being a collection of his memoirs, a mie Scott’s dialysis was costing on state-owned property in nonfiction. Mississippi about $200,000 a Jackson. Follow us Anywhere twitter/thedm_news Hoton the Square! Breakfast Mon - Fri 7-10:30 Saturday til noon SPA Nails 662.234.7505 Gel - Solar - Pedicures - Manicures - Waxing - Nail Art Rebel Patio now open! NEW - The Versa Spa - Sunless Tanning Booth radio - Anti Aging Moisturizer Bottomless Bloodies - Skin Firmer Saturdays 10-1:00 Check out our daily lunch specials and new supper menu, - No Orange Look Simply Souther n... Su re ly ! G e o o t
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LIFESTYLES | 2.24.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 7 Can You Keep Up with Professor Scott Owens?
BY KATHERINE WESTFALL lifestyle and their willingness to and families fell back into their The Daily Mississippian be good role models for their old ways. children. Although the outcome of Once an avid runner and now “Parents are key,” Owens the study was not particularly a race-winning walker, exercise said. positive, Owens said that Nin- science professor Scott Ow- Owens has conducted one tendo’s Wii Fit “could work if ens is the epitome of what he study that has recently sparked you use it.” teaches in class every day. some interest is his Wii Fit Although Owens has con- He started off his academic study. ducted many studies during his career as a ninth grade English He and his colleagues re- time in the health and fitness teacher in Florida. After two cruited eight families from the field, research is not the only years, he changed his focus to Oxford area to show whether or thing that Owens participates health and fitness education not the Wii Fit game for Nin- in at Ole Miss. and research. tendo Wii was a viable weight- As an associate professor of In 1990, Owens decided it loss tool. exercise science, he extends his was time to move into the field Owens and his crew allowed knowledge to undergraduate of research. Since then, he has the families to borrow the Wii and graduate students every completed a large number of Fits for three months and to use day. studies regarding the lifestyle them as much or as little as they According to his graduate as- and fitness of Americans. wanted. sistant, Keyser Ermin, Owens A reoccurring theme in many “We wanted to create a real- starts every class with trivia of Owens’ studies is childhood life scenario,” Owens said. questions and always has some- obesity. “Our goal was not to regulate thing interesting to talk about. Over the years, Owens and how much the families used the “He is not a surprising pro- his colleagues have conducted Wii Fits.” fessor,” Ermin, who has had numerous studies on the best Over the three-month inter- Owens as a graduate advisor way to get kids to become more val, the average daily use of the for over three years, said. “He physically active. program declined an incredible is extremely organized and only “If you provide kids with the 82 percent — going from 22 puts questions on tests that per- opportunity to be active, they minutes a day to approximately tain to his lecture.” will be physically active,” Ow- four minutes a day. But that does not mean he is ens said. Over time, the novelty of easy. He said that a child’s fitness Nintendo’s weight-loss game “He always told me that ‘rules also relies heavily on the par- seemed to become a little re- are rules; don’t break rules,’” ent’s attitude toward a healthy petitive. Interest began to fade, Ermin said. KATHERINE WESTFALL | The Daily Mississippian 8
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LIFESTYLES | 2.24.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 8 Society of Philosophers in America to host upcoming symposium
BY AVERY GAULDIN Eric Weber, assistant professor The Daily Mississippian for public policy leadership at Ole Miss, is the executive direc- The University of Mississippi tor of SOPHIA and a co-facilita- will host the first Society of Phi- tor for the event. losophers in America symposium Robin Wilkerson, director Feb. 25-26. and professor at the University The symposium will focus on of Mississippi Medical Center’s disability, civic responsibility and School of Nursing, will also lead community friendship. one of the conversational sessions The society is a non-profit at the symposium. organization with two primary “We want to talk about living a goals. good life with respect and equal- The first is to promote educa- ity for people with disabilities,” tion in the philosophy, practices Weber said. and traditions of America and There will be four sessions of other world cultures. The sec- the event and also brief readings ond is to sponsor conferences in order to spark conversation and symposia to provide a forum among the group. The readings COURETSY OF SOCIETY OF PHILOSOPHERS IN AMERICA for the philosophical exchange of will be fairly short and roughly “We want to get rid of the Weber also added that a person conference. He will be writing a ideas among scholars. two pages, so people that come norm and push it away as our is not their disease, and society case study called “I Ain’t Dead The symposium, like all SO- late can easily catch up and join civic responsibility,” Weber said. needs to recognize that. Yet! — Life and Lifestyle Deci- PHIA events, is a conversational the conversation. “Instead of a person being de- The last session will feature sions of Impaired Persons.” meeting that is meant to engage The first session will discuss fined by their disability, we want Oxford attorney Hale Freeland, The symposium will be held attendees and discuss philosophi- what disability means in our to know them as a person and who participated and wrote a on Friday and Saturday in Bry- cal issues. lives. not John Doe who has epilepsy.” case study in the 2009 SOPHIA ant Hall. The Weekly Top Zen: Let’s Get this Political Party Started
BY ANDY PAUL explanation for it. bathroom mirror. Why, it’s Libertarian extraor- only last a few days more! The Daily Mississippian And as you watched everyone It’s true. Glenn Beck told me dinaire Ron Paul! Of course, these are just a few nearby run off as fast as possible, on the playground. Now that I think about it, of the numerous Republicans According to the televised since they just witnessed a ver- Next up is media darling Sarah it is funny that he is visiting a revving up their loud, environ- news outlets, we should appar- bal conversation between a hu- “Moose-Exterminator” Palin. public college campus, since I’m mentally unsound engines for the ently start getting ready for the man and a printed newspaper, I If there is one thing Mrs. Palin sure state schools aren’t what the upcoming election campaign. 2012 presidential campaign. would ruminate on some of the loves more than setting feminism founding fathers had in mind I am sure that deep within Obama is most certainly run- Republican potentials for 2012. back 50 years, it is complain- when they crafted their un- the GOP underground fortress ning again, but the Republicans The first that comes to mind is ing on national televised media changeable and never-outdated they are working on a political will ante up with a fresh-faced Mitt Romney. about how much the national manuscript over 250 years ago. super-candidate with the beau- candidate to challenge the estab- Oh, Mitt — as American as a televised media is not allowing Hey, don’t get upset. tiful skin tone of John Boehner, lishment. baseball glove and twice as leath- her to speak her mind. I’m a staunch Libertarian, too the charisma of Rudy Giuliani “Wait, what?” you might ask ery. Just ask TLC, which gave her a — so staunch, in fact, that I use and the mechanical torture de- aloud to your copy of The Daily This strong-jawed American reality TV show out of pure spite, the original draft of every text I vice referred to as a heart of Dick Mississippian, as those around is the neo-conservative’s dream or “Dancing with the Stars,” who read. That’s why I always drink Cheney. you begin to slowly edge away in come true, and he seems set on just wanted Bristol Palin on this liberal amounts of snake oil to Think of it like the Republi- their seats. “We are just halfway keeping many of the Bush-era past season so they could add cure my headaches, as prescribed can Six Million Dollar Man. through Obama’s term. Why do policies alive. “Gun-Nut Mothers” to their de- in my 1859 first edition copy of Sorry, that monetary figure is we need to even consider this They worked so well for mographic list, alongside “Gay “Doctor Smithwhitiker’s Fron- probably a bit out of date. right now?” eight years, after all, and who Men” and “Senior Citizens too tier Guidebook for the Preven- Given today’s economic cli- A very good question, I would wouldn’t want another term of Feeble to Change the Channel tion of Injury and Kidnapping mate, he’ll be more like the Re- say, and one to which I would fear-mongering against an invis- to ‘Antiques Roadshow.’” by Evil Railroad Barons Sporting publican Four Million Dollar answer, “Hey, look over there! ible, foreign threat that I am told Well now, who is that I see rid- Monocles.” Man. Some great and terrible distrac- appears behind you if you say ing into town on a misinterpret- My headaches never last more Here’s looking at you, Grand tion,” since I don’t have an actual “Nancy Pelosi” three times in a ed copy of “The Constitution?” than 10 minutes, and my lesions Ole Party!
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SPORTS | 2.24.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 11 Ole Miss measures up in APR NCAA’s explanation of the Academic Performance Rate: The APR is a real-time assessment of teams’ academic performance. The APR awards two points each term to student-athletes who meet academic-eligibility standards and who remain with the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned by the team at a given time divided by the total points possible.
BY AUSTIN MILLER letic director for academic sup- The Daily Mississippian port. In the “big three” sports, this In the 2010 NCAA release of improvement can be attributed Football Basketball Baseball Academic Performance Rate, to specific academic enhance- Vanderbilt 975 (982) Vanderbilt 980 (1000) Vanderbilt 1000 (1000) the overall multi-year Division ment groups in football and Georgia 973 (965) Alabama 966 (1000) Kentucky 979 (1000) I APR is 967, up three points basketball. This is also true for MS State 976 (983) from last year. In the “big three” baseball, in addition to other Florida 971 (982) Florida 956 (957) Florida 974 (983) sports (football, basketball and sport-specific policy changes. LSU 965 (961) Kentucky 954 (922) baseball), football’s average One such change requires base- Alabama 957 (972) Georgia 944 (980) Ole Miss 973 (1000) multi-year APR is 944, up five ball student-athletes to be aca- (70th-80th) points over last year. Men’s bas- demically eligible heading into Kentucky 951 (955) Tenessee 935 (1000) Arkansas 954 (957) ketball’s multi-year APR is up the fall, in order to compete in Tennessee 944 (928) MS State 932 (979) Alabama 949 (975) seven points to 940, while base- the spring. MS State 939 (954) Ole Miss 922 (980) S. Carolina 947 (983) ball is up eight points to 954. In terms of single-year APR, (20th-30th) The 2010 multi-year APR is all of the Ole Miss “big three” S. Carolina 938 (934) LSU 918 (827) Georgia 941 (950) the average of single-year APRs sports teams finished in the top Auburn 935 (915) Auburn 916 (938) LSU 938 (982) from the 2005-06 through the half of the Southeastern Con- Arkansas 930 (956) S. Carolina 908 (977) Tennessee 936 (982) 2008-09 school years, while the ference, led by its baseball team Ole Miss 921 (957) Arkansas 886* (933) Auburn 932 (906) 2010 single-year APR is based with a perfect 1000 score. Eight (10th-20th) on data from the 2008-09 other programs – women’s bas- school year. ketball, women’s cross country, GRAPHIC BY EMILY ROLAND| The Daily Mississippian In its seventh year of exis- women’s golf, women’s soft- The multi-year APR (2005-2009) for each of the 12 Southeastern Conference schools in each of the “big three” is listed in the tence, the APR continues to ball, women’s tennis, women’s graphic, while the single-year APR (2008-2009) is included in parentheses. For each of the Ole Miss teams, the percentile change how college athletics indoor and outdoor track and rank is also noted. does business. During the re- women’s volleyball – all posted cruitment process, coaches are a perfect 1000 score. ognized by the NCAA, while while Georgia and Tennessee each for a single-year APR of aware of APR and less likely to “For the past couple of years, teams with a multi-year APR had two teams and Kentucky 914. In the “big three” sports, recruit someone who’s going our women’s golf team has been under 925 or a single-year and Mississippi State had one only the Arkansas basketball to potentially lose APR points. a top-10 team,” Schiferl said. APR under 900 are subject to team publicly recognized. team fell below the “cut mark” The state-of-the-art FedEx Stu- “Our women’s volleyball team, incremental penalties by the Auburn was the only SEC with a multi-year APR of 886, dent-Athlete Academic Support this past year, was a top-10 NCAA. school with a team to receive but was not subjected to pen- center, which opened in 2007, team. Our baseball team has In the Southeastern Confer- penalties, with its men’s indoor alties due to the team’s demon- is a recruiting tool and also rep- been ahead of the curve nation- ence, seven schools had teams and outdoor track and field strated academic improvement, resents Ole Miss’s commitment ally. Its public we had a bad year score in the top 10 percent of team losing half a scholarship among other factors. to academic excellence. in football, when we lost three their sport, including the Ole “What’s happened across the scholarships. That was a year Miss women’s golf and wom- country – and Ole Miss includ- that was a changing of coaches, en’s volleyball teams who both ed – is there’s been a growth in so our issue had more to do with scored a perfect 1000 and were academic support programs, in probably the coaching change publically recognized. Vander- terms of the number of person- in retention of student-athletes bilt led the SEC with seven of 211 S. LAMAR, OXFORD 662-236-0050 nel, the type of support services and not the academic eligibility its programs receiving the hon- that are provided, increased of student-athletes.” or, including its baseball team TONIGHT from NOLA: tutor budgets and a growth in Teams that post multi-year – the only “big three” sports facilities,” said Karen Schiferl, APRs in the top 10 percent team to do so in the conference. Ole Miss senior associate ath- of their sport are publicly rec- LSU had three such teams,
KENDRICK, Friday, February 25th The Revivalists continued from page 12 w/special guest team to be reckoned with, a team Reverend John Wilkins that comes out every day to play, a TICKETS ON SALE @ WWW.PROUDLARRYS.COM team to make a good run into the OPEN HOUSE DOOR PRI ES, FOOD, DRINKS, ETC NCAA Tournament, and hopefully WE RE WAVING THE SHOOTING OUT APPLICATION AND WWW LIVEATTAYLORPLACE CO win the SEC,” Kendrick said. 2 23 4300 THE LIGHTS Kendrick is the first McDonald’s RESERVATION FEE! All-American to ever sign with Ole Miss and is the highest prospect in SATURDAY: the program’s history, but he knows Cornmeal he still has much work to do. TOMORROW w/ guest immy Phillips Band “It was a great accomplishment in high school, which is where I will On Sale Now: leave it,” Kendrick said. “Chris Warren came out of high THURS, 3/3: Yelawolf school and was not ranked as high as I was, and he has accomplished so SAT, 3/5: Sic Alps and Flight and knuxe much more than a lot of people that THURS, 3/10: Futurebirds came out of high school in my po- sition. It is something that is in the TUES, 3/22: A Place To Bury Strangers past, and I hope to accomplish a lot w/ hooray for earth and Nico’s Gun more here and reach higher goals.” While the Ole Miss basketball $300 off the WEDS, 3/30: Ott with Phutureprimu team has struggled on the court this season, the future with Kendrick FRI, 4/1: Paper Diamond could be a bright one. 1st Month’s Rent! WEDS, 4/6: Heyoka March w. octopus nebula 12
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SPORTS | 2.24.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 12 Synder’s heroics push Ole Miss to 5-0 season
BY AUSTIN MILLER The Daily Mississippian with a RBI double to center in the ner at third, but threw the ball away. top of the second. On Wahl’s throwing error, Arkan- Snyder’s heroics push Ole Miss to Before the 65-minute rain delay, sas State scored two runs to tie the 5-0 on season the Diamond Rebels pushed across game at 3-3. The Diamond Rebels (5-0) end- a go-ahead run in the second with “I picked up the ball and it slipped ed their season-opening five-game freshman Preston Overbey’s RBI out of my hand a little bit,” Wahl homestand with a 4-3 walk-off win groundout to score senior Matt said. “If there’s one play I could take over Arkansas (1-4). Tracy. After a leadoff walk in the back, I think that would be it, defi- With two outs in the bottom fourth, junior Taylor Hightower nitely.” ALEX EDWARDS | The Daily Mississippian of the ninth, junior Matt Snyder scored on a Mathis single up the Coming into a 3-3 game with ripped a single into center field to middle to take the lead out to 3-1. a runner on second, senior Trent score sophomore Tanner Mathis for “We squandered some opportu- Rothlin (2-0) picked off the inher- the winning run. Snyder’s clutch hit nities and kept the pressure on – in ited runner and retired the next two When Only the Best Will Do! capped a 3-for-4 game, his third- the sense that it’s only 3-1,” Ole batters in order to get out of the straight multi-hit game. Miss coach Mike Bianco said. “If it fifth inning jam. with “I wanted to make good contact gets to 5-1, (Arkansas State) prob- Rothlin stranded two runners in coupon on the ball because I wanted to win ably won’t even bunt in that situa- the sixth and didn’t allow another the ballgame right there for the guys tion, where (Bobby Wahl) throws Arkansas State batter to reach base – and it felt good,” Snyder said. “I the ball away. So that’s disappoint- for the rest of the game. For the Hollywood Feed have a little more tweaking to do ing. I’m excited of what we can be, game, Rothlin pitched five score- 2210 W. Jackson Ave. • 638-0435 • Next to Rebel Rags Expires: 2/28/11 with the swing. But once that starts but we still got a ways to go.” less innings, allowing only two hits, getting in there, I’m going to start In his collegiate debut, freshman while striking out five to earn the hitting the ball for more power. I’m right-hander Bobby Wahl went win. Please rink epsonsibly starting to see the ball well and get- four innings and gave up three runs “One of the neat things over the i e M ic ting good contact.” on six hits. Wahl got into trouble in last five days is to watch the guys Senior Matt Smith homered to the fifth after back-to-back singles continue to fight, even when, some- right-center in the bottom of the to start the inning. times, it doesn’t go their way,” Bi- first to give Ole Miss an early 1-0 On a ground ball back up the anco said. “In this game, you need lead. Arkansas State tied the game middle, he tried to get the lead run- to do that to have success.” Kendrick the future of UM basketball
BY DAVID COLLIER basketball by putting up remarkable stuck out to Kendrick more than The Daily Mississippian numbers that had college coaches the others. around the country calling on him. “The southern hospitality is bla- Despite a lackluster season for the During his senior season at tant (at Ole Miss),” Kendrick said. A A EA A Ole Miss basketball team thus far, Wheeler High School, he averaged “Coach AK is a straightforward guy, there are better things just around 19.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.5 and that is someone I need to play the corner. assists per game on his way to Mc- for.” A Meet Jelan Kendrick. Donald’s and Parade All-American Kendrick decided on Ole Miss Kendrick played his high school honors. Kendrick was rated the No. and is enrolled this spring. ball in Marietta, Ga., just outside of 8 player in the nation and the No. Due to NCAA transfer rules, A E ZE Atlanta. There, he made himself a 2 small forward in the country by Kendrick must sit out for one year known commodity in the world of Rivals.com and the No. 15 player in before he will be eligible to play, ME A E the nation by Scout.com. which means he will be eligible to The standout player inked with play at the conclusion of the 2011 662.259.2873 • 10 THACKER RD • OXFORD, MS 38655 Memphis, but the two parties part- fall semester. ed ways in November. Soon after Kendrick can practice with the that, Kendrick began looking for a team this season, and he is getting E M E E A new school to take his talents and everything out of it he can by learn- Ole Miss got into the mix. ing from seniors Chris Warren and Kendrick had several schools after Zach Graham. him, but in the end, it came down “(Warren and Graham) have been to Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Ole great,” Kendrick said. “I’m blessed Miss and West Virginia. However, to get to come a year early and be Andy Kennedy’s Ole Miss Rebels up under their wing until next year when it’s time for me. They are very hard workers, and I’ve learned a lot A from them so far.” While most people would be hes- E A itant about transferring and sitting out a year, Kendrick said he takes n ri everything in stride. 11am-2:30pm “Everything happens for a rea- son,” Kendrick said. “Instead of backing away from certain situa- tions, just take them head on. Do PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY A the best of your ability to maximize your situation. “Right now, I’m trying to work E A A A E A on my entire game so I can be a E EA A A M E E A A E more effective player when I hit the WE ALSO HAVE A SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT FOR THOSE 65 AND OLDER ON MON THRU FRIDAY 11 TO 2:30 M floor next year. I’ve been develop- monday-thursday •11am - 9pm friday-saturday •11am-10pm e ec ing, not only as a basketball player, eer A but as a person.” Like most talented athletes, Ken- drick has high goals for himself and his teammates. “I look forward to us being a
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