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Thursday, September 18, 2014 THE DAILY Volume 103, No. 18 THE STUDENTMISSISSIPPIAN NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 Visit theDMonline.com @thedm_news lifestyles opinion sports Is Afrobeat the LOL,smiley face: Injuries, next big the flirtatious gameplanning sound in pop? text message highlight bye week for Rebels Page 7 Page 2 ; ) Page 8 UM departments adapt to increasing student numbers FERDERICA COBB [email protected] With increasing enrollment, The University of Mississippi is straining itself to accommodate the influx of students in classes. Increasing growth raises con- cerns about issues like classroom availability, class sections and the number of faculty available. Scott Fiene, director of the in- tegrated marketing communica- tions program in the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, said two main issues for his de- partment are space and faculty. “There is a lag between student growth and the number of faculty we have,” Fiene said. Fiene stressed that although it is a challenge, the university’s growth is, overall, a positive thing. “It is a concern, but I will say this: It’s a good problem to have,” he said. “It’s a sign of a growing, vibrant program, and although it’s very challenging, I don’t want it to be lost as a negative thing. It’s a good thing.” The journalism school is not the only department experiencing growing pains. The School of En- gineering is another area on cam- pus expanding rapidly. “We’re trying a number of dif- ferent approaches to this good problem that we have: increased faculty for sure,” said Marni Ken- drick, assistant dean of under- graduate academics. One solution the university is using to accommodate more stu- PHOTO BY: LOGAN KIRKLAND SEE OVERCROWDING PAGE 3 Students fill the Student Union Wednesday afternoon. Updates to myOleMiss portal to take effect Saturday ALLISON SLUSHER site design was also altered in or- will also allow students to book- Gates with reworking our portal tive.” [email protected] der to be compatible with the new mark the applications from the to be more intuitive to use, update Mathew said he and his unit portal design. website. and freshen up the interfaces, have been working since last The University of Mississippi IT “Also, the design needed to be “The landing and home pages make sure it will work as best as fall to prepare for the upcoming Department will launch a reno- updated to fit with the new UM are getting a complete overhaul,” possible on mobile devices and be changes. vated myOleMiss portal Saturday. Web (www.olemiss.edu) design.” Seitz said. “People will be able to as accessible as possible to visu- “We got some ideas earlier last Kathy Gates, chief information Gates credits employees in the easily search for applications they ally challenged students and em- fall on how achieve some of this, officer for the university, said the IT department for the creation need to use and bookmark the ployees,” Mathew said. worked with professional web de- decision to change the website and implementation of the up- ones they use frequently. The ap- Seitz said he thinks the chang- signers to help with the aesthet- came from the increasing number dates. plications themselves are getting es will also improve the use of ics and then have been doing the of visits from mobile devices. “The credit goes to Frank a facelift to match the new design. myOleMiss overall. technical work since then through “So much has happened in the Mathew, Harshul Sharma, Robby Mercury Intermedia worked with “Our goals for improvements spring and summer to make it all last five years with Web and mo- Seitz and the rest of Frank’s team,” us on this design from both aes- were these: One, make it easier to happen this fall,” Mathew said. bile technology,” Gates said. “As Gates said. “Harshul developed thetic and usability perspectives.” find things; two, make it mobile The website will be shut down you know, students now inter- the core portal techniques as part Mathew, director of application friendly; three, make it accessible beginning 5 p.m. Friday to imple- act with the university not just of his master’s thesis in computer development and integration, said to more people. Four, make it look ment the changes. The updated through their computers but also science. Robby Seitz is our cam- the changes will make the website nice,” Seitz said. “While it might website will open Saturday morn- through mobile devices. They ex- pus webmaster and handled all of more accessible for students and take a little getting used to at first, ing. pect for myOleMiss to work no the stylistic aspects of the new ver- faculty members. I think these changes will make matter how they connect.” sion of myOleMiss.” “My unit in IT was charged by the time spent using myOleMiss Gates explained that the web- Seitz explained that the changes the university’s CIO Dr. Kathy less frustrating and more produc- opinion PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 18 SEPTEMBER 2014 | OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: LACEY RUSSELL editor-in-chief [email protected] SARAH PARRISH managing editor [email protected] MACKENZIE HICKS copy chief [email protected] LOGAN KIRKLAND MAGGIE MCDANIEL news editors [email protected] KYLIE MCFADDEN asst. news editor [email protected] THOMAS GRANING multimedia editor [email protected] CLARA TURNAGE lifestyles editor [email protected] DYLAN RUBINO sports editor [email protected] SIERRA MANNIE opinion editor COLUMN [email protected] CADY HERRING photography editor LOL, smiley face: the flirtatious text message [email protected] KAYPOUNYERS MAYE a relationship” for my slang- sages, the sender shows self- flirtatious text also leads to ELLEN WHITAKER [email protected] challenged readers), sending ishness, and there is no point some unwanted circumstances ALLI MOORE out a flirtatious text can be in dating someone else if for you. I’ll keep it brief: Don’t MADDIE THEOBALD Technology is life. I’m sure seen as cheating. things are all about you. They send it if you don’t mean it. It design editors all college students can attest Scratch that, it is cheating. disregard the dignity of their seems today’s society thrives to the convenience of having The subtle kissy face to the partner and allow the recipi- on comments. In a world ADVERTISING STAFF: the world at the palm of their girl who gave you notes in ent to gain control of a rela- of Instagram likes and man hands. We can go from pro- class is enough to cause your tionship they are not a part of. crush Monday/woman crush ductive news browser to nosey girlfriend to dump or slap you. This recipient has the ability Wednesday, we’re all look- MATT ZELENIK Twitter addict by the twitch The consequences are circum- to discredit or argue against ing for a little compliment to advertising sales manager of our thumbs. More impor- stantial. the strength of the relation- brighten our days. However [email protected] tantly, we can keep in touch On the other hand, being ship. This power should never too much complimenting and with the ones we love, and in single and sending flirta- be given to anyone. Further- flirting can cause your Insta- EMILY FORSYTHE some cases, the ones we hate. tious texts can also mean bad more, your disloyalty in your gram follower to go from cute DAVID JONES Shooting a quick reminder to news. It can cause the boy who relationship will cause a loss to crazy. JAMIE KENDRICK your mom to put money into helped you carry your bags of your credibility. Try to keep the comments EVAN MILLER your bank account or asking to think that he is more than Some may argue that their and text messages to a mini- account executives your friend to help you with your “grocery muscle.” intent was clean, but texting mum or you may find yourself Bisc 160 are among the most Many of my friends have doesn’t decode meaning. It’s a being watched. Not the good MARA BENSING important of text messages. been victims of what I call “take me as I am” form of com- kind. The creepy kind. Con- CONNOR HEGWOOD However, there is a darker “cheating texting.” On a scale munication. If your significant versely, the sender can find KIM SANNER side of texting that often goes of disrespect from 1-10, this other were to find out about themselves in the creeper role. creative designers undiscussed: the flirtatious offense is probably a solid 12. your sneaky ways, you may Actions may speak louder text. Some may argue that since find it hard to convince them than words, but the latter are S. GALE DENLEY This form of communica- the offense wasn’t physical, it that you sincerely want to be screaming too. STUDENT MEDIA CENTER tion proves to be bad, whether shouldn’t be that big of a deal. in a relationship. No matter we’re in a relationship or sin- Right? what you say or do, they may Kypounyers Maye is a soph- PATRICIA THOMPSON gle.