University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian Journalism and New Media, School of 2-3-2011 February 3, 2011 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "February 3, 2011" (2011). Daily Mississippian. 731. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/731 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 T HURSDAY , FEBRUARY 3, 2011 | VOL . 100, NO . 76 1911 THE DAILY 2011 MISSISSIPPIAN C ELEBRATING OUR HUNDREDT H YEAR | TH E STUDENT NEW S PAPER O F TH E UNIVER S IT Y O F MI ss I ss IPPI | SERVING OLE MI ss AND OXF O RD S IN C E 1911 | WWW . T H ED mo NLINE . com Students get aquainted with new law building signing day INSIDE FIVE PAGES OF SIGNING DAY COVERAGE ADDISON DENT | The Daily Mississippian RIGHT: First year law student Rebecca Wilks puts her books in her new locker for the first time at the new law school yesterday. BY JOSH PRESLEY state can be proud of as well.” old building, particularly in the those things in the old Lamar Law inside The Daily Mississippian Chancellor Dan Jones said the classrooms. Center,” Gershon said. “I think NEWS building will help improve the “The classrooms are better built the way that building was built, The Robert C. Khayat Law educational environment for stu- for today’s learning,” law student the floors were separated, and we DIABETES DOG Center opened its doors in January dents. Patrick Henderson said. “The were encouraged to take the eleva- after delays prevented its originally “We are pleased to see the new technology in them is top-notch.” tor instead of the stairs because the planned fall opening, and law stu- law school building occupied and Gershon said he also feels that stairs were really hard to get to. dents and faculty are happy to fi- in use,” Jones said. “This new the classrooms are the biggest im- Here, they are right in the middle nally move in. building is an important asset for provement over the old building. so you pass people on the stairs. It The $50 million building, which our students and faculty of the law “The students feel like the class- just builds a better atmosphere. is named for Robert Khayat, chan- school.” rooms are built in such a way that “I think the openness of this cellor emeritus and consultant in The $50 million price tag was they encourage conversation and building is the first thing that peo- university advancement, is the covered mostly by private funds, interaction with the faculty,” Ger- ple notice about it. There’s natural first Leadership in Energy and and the University is in the process shon said. “They are enjoying the light and the classrooms have win- Environmental Design-certified of raising the money that has not building and love the classrooms. dows. This feels like a place you building on the Ole Miss campus, yet been raised, Gershon said. The chairs are even comfortable.” want to be, and you want to stay, law school dean Richard Gershon “The University looked at this The students are also afforded and the old one didn’t have that LIFESTYLES said. strategically and recognized that to closer interaction with professors feeling.” “It’s definitely worth the money. raise money for a law school build- as well as a brighter and more open The students are also happy MISS UNIVERSITY You’re looking at the first LEED- ing, particularly a building named atmosphere. about the brighter classrooms. certified building on campus, for Chancellor Khayat, was a good “I think it’s really helped our “The huge windows in the li- which is really important to us,” move to make,” Gershon said. community because I’ll see faculty brary make studying for hours on Gershon said. “The other thing With the new building in use, and students talking to each other end a little bit better,” law student is it’s a building that not only the law students and faculty enjoy a on the stairs and in the cafe that University can be proud of, but the variety of improvements over the we have, and we really didn’t have See LAW SCHOOL, PAGE 6 Oxford churches work to recreate the image of a religious community BY BLAKE JOHNSON Since community is a strong el- When churches interact and work here, and we need a lot of different The Daily Mississippian ement of most religions, this is a together they are “able to celebrate churches.” factor that enables many churches the good things that are happening Liles said that The Life has been On Sunday, Jan. 30, The Or- to come together to work toward a in God’s kingdom, rather than just accepted so well because of this un- chard celebrated its fourth birthday common goal. focusing on things that happen in derstanding. as a church in Oxford. Ward said since he began plant- our little kingdoms,” Ward said. Whether it is offering help or ad- SPORTS In the service that morning, ing the church in Oxford the com- When Curt Liles, founder of vice, or even a building to use, the members broke down common munity has been welcoming. The Life Worship Gathering, first other ministries have been working THE NEW REBS notions of what makes a church as “It’s been great to get to know announced coming to Oxford, he together to reach the people of Ox- a church. the pastors from other churches expected some opposition, but he ford. Pastor Pat Ward held a simple personally, because, just like it’s received help from local ministries. “Sometimes there is a healthy un- service without music that incorpo- good for Christians to get to know Pastor Eric Hankins of First Bap- derstanding of the diversity in this rated audience input, and a sermon Christians or neighbors who may tist Church Oxford was one of the world, but other times we can be that encouraged attendees to see a be different from them, it’s good for first to contact Liles and welcome divided because of sin and our love church as more of a community a church to do so too,” Ward said. him to the neighborhood. of being right more than our love of than a building. Since its founding, The Orchard “A lot of people are starting to being united,” Ward said. Many churches, although distinct has worked closely with Burns understand that this job is way too Associate pastor and college in views and beliefs, have the same United Methodist Church and has big for any one church,” Liles said. needs and goals in the community. even held services together. “There are a lot of different people See CHURCH, PAGE 5 2 OPINION OPINION | 2.03.11 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2 CAROLINE LEE editor-in-chief EMILY ROLAND The Art of Using Fire managing editor LANCE INGRAM People’s words can become it was unfair but didn’t do ism can do to a society. From dom in the United States city news editor very flammable. It is the ac- anything. Now they are creat- a psychological standpoint, and do not think about how tion that ignites the words al- ing an uprising for their free- enslavement of African- lucky we are. How would you CAIN MADDEN lowing a flame to spark. dom, and they are very close Americans affected their con- feel if you could not work in campus news editor In early January, I started to to winning. sciences for generations. your profession? What would observe the demonstrations Like a faithful YouTuber, I VICTORIA BOATMAN People intoxicated their you do if your young son or enterprise editor BY JONECE in Tunisia on YouTube. I did was curious about what other minds to believe education daughter was starving but you DUNIGAN not understand their lan- people were saying about the would be wasted on them. It couldn’t afford food because Columnist MIA CAMURATI guage, but the clouds of tear riots in Tunisia. Some com- took centuries to undo the you are stuck with a $2 a day opinion editor gas, hail of stones and surges ments were in agreement damage of the three-fifths of income? We cannot compre- of people in the street vividly with my own. Then I saw the a person principle. hend the extent to which the EMILY CEGIELSKI told the story. statement, “Die, you bunch Of course, blacks are not the Tunisian or Egyptian people features editor In the past weeks, the world of sand-(n-words)!” only ones that went through go through because we have watched the flame in Tunisia When I wanted to leave a this situation. not been through it our- RYANNE FLANDERS become a wildfire spreading comment on their profile Racism has a lot of inno- selves. arts & leisure editor throughout the Middle East. about how appalled I was by cent blood on its hands. At We also tend to forget that Cairo is the only well known this quote, the location in- least 11 million (historians our forefathers did the same PAUL KATOOL sports editor city that is being televised. formed me that the person are even speculating 17 mil- when rallying to obtain our According to the Associated resides in the United States. lion) people were murdered freedom.