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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014 VOL. 102, NO. 116 THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Spring weather arrives to warm welcome Nelly to headline Grove concert BY DM STAFF REPORTS [email protected] The Student Activities As- sociation announced Wednes- day afternoon that Grammy Award-winning artist Nelly will be replacing Jason De- rulo at Friday evening’s con- cert after Derulo canceled his appearance on account of a death in the family. A native of St. Louis, Nelly will perform at 8:30 p.m. “We are very excited to welcome Grammy Award- winning artist Nelly to the Grove this Friday,” said Carly Eason, executive director of the Student Activities Associa- tion. “We have received a very positive response from the stu- ALEX EDWARDS | The Daily Mississippian dents of Ole Miss since our Students walk across campus on a warm spring afternoon Wednesday. announcement, and we hope to see everyone in the Grove on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Our condolences go out to Jason Derulo Dr. Robert Vince speaks at annual and his fam- ily at this School of Pharmacy Hartman Lecture time.” Nelly lished in 1973 to honor our man lecturer this year,” Allen sides to counteract viruses’ rep- BY MARY VIRGINIA is cur- PORTERA school’s third dean,” Allen said. said. “Dr. Vince has an Ole licating systems. He went on to rently [email protected] “Dean Hartman’s tenure at the Miss connection and worked say that this research allowed ranked school was sadly cut short by an as an assistant professor in the him to understand the opera- as the Dr. Robert Vince, director automobile accident in 1970.” medicinal chemistry depart- tions of the HIV retrovirus. NELLY fourth- of the Center for Drug De- Before his death, Hartman ment in 1966.” Vince also recounted difficul- best-selling rap artist in Amer- sign at the University of Min- accomplished many feats, in- One of Vince’s most widely ties he and his research team ican music history by RIAA nesota, gave the The Univer- cluding laying the groundwork known accomplishments is his had with patenting and licens- and has sold more than 21 sity of Mississippi School of for Faser Hall and the Research design of Abacavir, an HIV ing their drugs. million albums. Pharmacy’s annual Charles W. Institute of Pharmaceutical drug. Abacavir has been used “The first AIDS drugs were He has also been featured Hartman Memorial Lecture Sciences on campus. for the global treatment of approved even a lot faster than onscreen in “The Longest Wednesday. The lecture, “Ad- Vince is a medicinal chem- HIV and AIDs in adults and they would be today,” Vince Yard” and “CSI: NY.” ventures in Drug Design,” took ist who focuses on different re- children. The royalties earned said. “It would be a lot more Joining Nelly are special place at the Gertrude C. Ford search topics, including drugs from this drug’s success have difficult today to get drugs ap- guests Travis Porter and Fly Center for the Performing Arts. that combat HIV, Alzheim- also allowed Vince and his re- proved.” Panda. The concert is free and David D. Allen, dean of the er’s, herpes, and skin cancer. search team to do other medic- Part of Vince’s message was open to the university com- pharmacy school, said the lec- Vince’s talk demonstrated his inal research. that the inefficiencies of our munity and guests. ture was created to honor a for- knowledge over a broad field of Vince began by describing licensing and patenting system For more information, con- mer faculty member. medicinal chemistry research. how his research early in his can prove deleterious to impor- tact the Ole Miss Student “The Charles W. Hartman “We are so thrilled that Dr. career on the herpes virus cen- Union at (662) 915-1044 or Memorial Lecture was estab- Vince agreed to be our Hart- tered on working with nucleo- See HARTMAN, PAGE 4 [email protected]. OPINION: OFFICIALS: 4 DEAD, INCLUDING GUNMAN, AT SPORTS: MORE INSIDE FORT HOOD ‘TURN AWAY THE GAYS’ BILL Opinion .............................2 FRESHMEN SHINE AS News .............................4 KEEP THE BOARDROOM DIAMOND REBS ROUT Lifestyles .............................6 Sports ...........................10 OUT OF THE BEDROOM ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF THEDMONLINE.COM See Pages 2 & 3 See Page 4 See Page 12 @thedm_news 29161 OPINION PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 3 APRIL 2014 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: ADAM GANUCHEAU editor-in-chief [email protected] PHIL MCCAUSLAND managing editor [email protected] GRANT BEEBE senior editor SARAH PARRISH copy chief [email protected] CATY CAMBRON ALLISON SLUSHER news editors [email protected] TIM ABRAM opinion editor [email protected] EMILY CRAWFORD lifestyles editor [email protected] CLARA TURNAGE asst. lifestyles editor [email protected] HAWLEY MARTIN sports editor [email protected] CASEY HOLLIDAY KENDYL NOON online editors [email protected] BRACEY HARRIS multimedia editor [email protected] THOMAS GRANING COLUMN photography editor [email protected] TISHA COLEMAN ‘Turn away the gays’ bill NATALIE MOORE design editors BY ANNA RUSH The gay and lesbian community people visiting Mississippi are love everyone, from a pauper to [email protected] feels this measure could affect often blown away by the friend- a prince, tax collectors or crimi- ADVERTISING STAFF: them the most. It could allow liness of our citizens. nals, sinners or saints. I was Tuesday, the Mississippi Leg- businesses to deny them services Mississippi has always prided taught that you should welcome MATT ZELENIK islature approved a conference because the business owner’s re- itself on being a highly religious everyone to your home and advertising sales manager report on Senate Bill 2681, the ligion opposes homosexual rela- state. Our churches are full ev- your dinner table. I was taught [email protected] Religious Freedom Restoration tionships. ery Sunday. Tithe baskets are that no one should be turned EMILY FORSYTHE Act, sending it to Gov. Phil Bry- This bill, and the fact that passed around with the poorest away, no matter where you have DAVID JONES ant. The bill has caused con- people would discriminate and and the richest all giving what come from, what you have done JAMIE KENDRICK troversy ever since it was gen- claim their religion as an excuse, they can. Churches are often the or what you believe. EVAN MILLER erated, with many comparing deeply bothers me. Mississippi, lifeblood of communities, often Clearly, I have missed an im- account executives it to Arizona’s “Turn Away the sadly, is on the bottom of many helping the less fortunate, re- portant Sunday school lesson. I Gays” bill. The bill would allow lists. Education, health care, building in the wake of disaster hope the legislature could give MARA BENSING for individuals to sue over laws poverty, teenage pregnancy, in- and offering a sense of belong- me its notes on what I missed FARRELL LAWO that place a substantial burden fant mortality and the list goes ing to those adrift. so that I can see how a bill al- KRISTEN SALTZMAN on their religious beliefs and on. One quality that Mississippi So, perhaps I attended a dif- lowing discrimination is even a KIM SANNER practices. has always been able to take ferent Sunday school lesson remotely good idea. creative designers The controversy that rises pride in, and I personally take than those in our state legisla- Or perhaps, I should give out of the bill’s introduction is pride in, is the generosity and ture. Maybe I slept in on the them my notes on the countless S. GALE DENLEY that it could arguably open the welcoming nature of its resi- day we covered discrimination lessons I’ve been to that focused STUDENT MEDIA CENTER door for discrimination, allow- dents. Mississippi is consistently against others. Surely I must on love and acceptance. ing businesses to not have to ad- at the top of the lists for most have, because everything that here to anti-discrimination laws charitable giving, despite being I was taught growing up in the Anna Rush is a third-year law stu- PATRICIA THOMPSON Director of Student Media and if doing so would cause them the poorest state in the Union. church directly refutes the na- dent from Hattiesburg. She graduated Daily Mississippian Faculty to violate their religious beliefs. Coined the Hospitality State, ture of this bill. I was taught to from Mississippi State in 2011. Adviser ROY FROSTENSON THE DAILY The Daily Mississippian is The Daily Mississippian welcomes all comments. 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