IS OXFORD RIGHT FOR YOU ?

Oxford,Ms Is a quiet town in North Mississippi. It is the home to 19,000 people and more then half attend the University of Mississippi. 

Oxford is the home of many traditions and history. From dressing up on game day for the Grove, to Square Books and even William Faulker's home. Students see Oxford as an escape from reality.

Students migrate from all over the country to attend the University. U.S. Today named Oxford one of America's best college towns.

"When students get here to Ole Miss the see it as DisneyLand with out the rides." Said Whitman Smith the Director of enrollment services at the university.

The University Of Mississippi offers to all demographics ranging from youth to the retired environment.

"Oxford doesn't just become the town you went to college in it becomes your second home." Says Whitman Smith.

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Page in Politics

With banana blonde hair, translucent green eyes and an innocent child-like smile, Page Meredith is not the expected candidate for a seat in the Senate. 

Meredith, a 20-year-old public policy major at the University of Mississippi, has big plans for her future in politics.

As the former head of the Community Service club and the Culture club, along with being the captain of both the Varsity Girls Soccer Team and of the Junior Varsity Lacrosse team, Meredith is not foreign to leadership.

"I try to balance my leadership positions while interning at the University museum, working at McEwen's restaurant and being a full-time student," said Meredith.

She hopes her current duties will prepare her for a busy future in politics.  

"My favorite quote from the headmistress at my boarding school is about women in powerful positions and I want to be one of those women," said Meredith.

Meredith with her long-time friend, William Fowler, supporting the artists at the Oxford Music Festival.

Faculty, staff, and students meet to fight campus racism

The Minds to Fight Campus Racism held its first meeting Thursday to discuss ways on stopping racism on the University of Mississippi campus.

Made up of faculty, staff, and students, the Minds to Fight Campus racism is an organization that was formed by sociology professor, James Thomas, and academic director of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, with the idea of stopping racism on campus through networking and different sources.

Although many argue that there has been some progression, Thomas and Stollman said that it is still time for a change

“Yes, we have people of color in predominantly white sororities or fraternities and we have people of color holding authoritative positions but it’s not enough,” Thomas said.

Through networking with different faculty, staff, and students, Stollman and Thomas hope to form new resources that will hopefully lead to several events in effort to end racism. 

Through networking with different faculty, staff, and students, Stollman and Thomas hope to form new resources that will hopefully lead to several events in effort to end racism.

Sociology professor, James Thomas, speaks about the issues with racism on Ole Miss campus.

Jennifer Stollman, academic director of William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, suggests the name "Ole Miss" should be removed from all paraphernalia associated with the university.

City Hall Replaces Historical Marker

Oxford, Miss. – Oxford City Hall has replaced the historical marker that stands in its courtyard.  The previous marker had stood in the same spot since 1951.  Oxford Mayor Pat Patterson approved the project and created a committee to help design and rewrite the text for the new historical marker.  The committee included University of Mississippi history professor emeritus David Sansing, former UM chancellor Robert Khayat and Neilson’s Department Store owner Will Lewis.  The new marker combines information from the previous marker and adds more recent, noteworthy events and people key to Oxford and Ole Miss.

Will Lewis, owner of Neilson's Department Store in Oxford, Miss., reflects before answering what his level of satisfaction with the new historical marker is. 

The new historical marker stands on the grounds of Oxford City Hall adjacent to Jackson Ave. The new marker is set to a brown back ground and contains the "City of Oxford Logo" rather than the green background and the magnolia flower of its predecessor.

The Future of Meek and Journalism at Ole Miss

Brandon Skaggs

Jour 271 

5/7/13

Final Project

Word Count: 119

UM’s Meek School of Journalism is at the forefront of new media and with the recent Integrated Marketing Communications, IMC, major, it is educating journalists on multimedia platforms, but some don’t feel that the department is what it used to be.

“The department has gone down since I was a freshman here,” said Katharine Dale a senior IMC major at UM.

Adjunct Professor Ken Boutwell's opinion differs.  Boutwell has worked for UM for 16 years, from director of media to teaching Boutwell has seen the department grow over time.

The Meek School of Journalism has produced several notable achievements over the past few years such as Margaret Anne Miller and Stephen Quin, two students awarded honors for their work.

The Meek School of Journalism & New Media is evolving with the times.

Chick-fil-A Goes Backstage

                                               Chick-fil-A Goes Backstage

                    Chick-fil-A has plans to take their guests beyond the transaction. April 29th marked the first day that Chick-fil-A was required to host backstage tours amongst customer requests. 
                     "A backstage tour for us, is the opportunity to share the history of Chick-fil-A," said Johnathan Cardwell, Director at Chick-fil-A in Oxford, Miss. on Jackson Ave. "It is giving guests an opportunity to create emotional connections with our back of house team."
                     Also Director at Chick-fil-A in Oxford, Miss., Elizabeth Nichols does not believe they will be harmful to the buisness.
                     " I think that if the guest request one while we are busy, they may be fustrated in their waiting for us to get prepared," said Nichols.                      

                                Director Jonathan Caldwell as he gets hisself together to conduct a backstage tour.

NFL over NBA

 

Murphy Holloway at his first football workout.

 

Murphy Holloway, for Ole Miss Basketball player, has created quite a buzz in the sports community by being selected by the Baltimore Ravens to play the tight end position.

Holloway finished out his basketball career with the Rebels trip to the NCAA tournament, as well as leading the team to an SEC championship.

During the season Holloway began receiving call from professional coaches for both the NFL and NBA. He decided shortly after the season that the NFL would be a better fit for him physically and will allow him to succeed to the height of his potential.

“I think it will be different, since I haven’t played since I was 15,” said Holloway, “But this is the best decision for me and I’ll support my family more this way.”

 

Hefley Hall Prepares For Move Out Of Residence

As quickly as this school year began, it has abruptly ended. With all the hassles of studying for finals, you also have to worry about preparing to move out. Hefley hall, a freshman only, female resident hall is located adjacent to the Student Union. They are preparing to move four floors of residents out before this Sunday for summer break. Before residents are able to officially check out for the summer, there is a checklist with numerous items that have to be done before they leave. The checklist includes gathering all personal items, taking out your trash, and cleaning your room.

Hefley has also designed a charity for the dormitory. If a resident has unwanted items, such as nonperishable foods, furniture, household items, etc. they are able to leave these items in the lobby to give to the Salvation Army.

“We have been the biggest contributors to the Salvation Army for the past couple of years. Closing is a happy event for the residence but it also winds down the year and brings us to an end.” said Brandi Sanders, Residence Hall Director for Hefley and Denton halls.

A resident assistant checks in a visitor to aid a resident of Hefley in packing her belongings for the big move out.  

 

Brandi Sanders, Resident Hall director, talks about the move out process.

 

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The Consequences of Cramming

It’s no secret that many college students deprive themselves of sleep while preparing for their final exams, but sleep deprivation can directly affect memory loss.

Sleep deprivation is when an individual receives an insufficient amount of sleep, which is unhealthy for the person physically as well as mentally.

Patricia Kiste, a social worker at the University of Mississippi Counseling Center said a common problem of sleep deprivation is it can result in a low amount of brain activity.

Lack of sleep could cause less brain activity, which ultimately will not help students do well in school, Kiste said.

Ben Sigman, senior accounting major at the University of Mississippi said that his agenda for finals week includes very little sleep, if any at all.

“I don’t sleep during finals week. If I do get any sleep, I would say it’s a maximum of two hours per night,” Sigman said.

 Patricia Kiste, a social worker for the University of Mississippi Counseling Center, discusses how sleep deprivation can inhibit a students academic success. 

Ole Miss junior, Kayla Massey, lets the effects of sleep deprivation get the best of her by falling asleep while trying to study. 

Greek World Prepares to Expand in Coming Years

The Panhellenic family will be growing in the next few years. Alpha Delta Pi will be the newest sorority to join the campus after leaving a few decades ago.

“ADPi expanding here on campus is going to be the first step in our expansion process,” said Natalie Miller, Panhellenic President. “In 2015, Alpha Phi will also be joining our Greek life community.”

According to Miller, these expansions will downsize the chapter sizes and help further the relationships within each chapter.

“I am really excited for ADPi,” said Alix Lynch, Delta Gamma member. “It will help better the Greek community.”

Interfraternity Council prints t shirts to welcome ADPi

Natalie Miller, president of Panhellenic speaks on new expansion