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REVIEW: THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER

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The Thad Cochran Research Center has received $31.7 million from three federal pro-grams for the construction of a second wing of the center’s current building.

The Health and Resources Administration and the Food and Drug Administration jointly contributed $17.8 million and the National Institute of Health contributed 13.9 million through the American Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act (ARRA).

This act was signed by President Obama in 2009 and seeks to advance biomedical research as well as creating jobs.

Don Stanford, assistant to the Director of the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) Dr. Larry Walker, said “Part of the deal for this money is we will be creating more jobs.”

Half of the money for the construction of the building came from the ARRA and will be creating jobs on all levels from construction workers and architects to researchers once the building is completed, Stanford said.

The building will be a connected second wing of the Thad Cochran building and will not be known by its own name. It will be 110,000 square feet and three stories, roughly the same size as the current Thad Cochran building.

The new wing will be directly behind the current building, in front of All American drive where there is currently a parking lot.

Plans for phase II of the Thad Cochran build-ing have been in place since before the comple-tion of the fi rst phase, Stanford said. Since the NCNPR already had plans for a second wing, it was easy to take advantage of funds through

the ARRA, he said.Stanford explained the NCNPR is working

on the schematic design of the building and once that is completed, engineers will work on the different requirements for labs and offi ces, a process which would hopefully begin at the end of the month.

The NCNPR is hopeful that the building will be completed sometime in 2013.

Pharmacological, plant and microbial re-search, as well as clinical and human trials will take place in the new wing.

Some facilities included in the new wing will be a suite for radioactive and biohazard materi-als, a herbarium and plant taxonomy lab, cell biology labs and pharmacology labs.

One lab will focus on microbial fermenta-tion, where researchers isolate plant compounds for research into new drugs. Another will grow tissue cultures of certain plants for this drug re-search.

Stanford said, “This will advance what we’re doing here (at Thad Cochran). We need more capabilities to do this type of work, not neces-sarily more space.”

Work on all levels of drug research from their discovery, development, scale-up, testing and eventual FDA approval will take place in this one building.

“This is one way to move things in the direc-tion of FDA approval,” Stanford said, noting the lengthy process of FDA approval.

Thad Cochran Research Center receives $31.7 millionBY RACHEL JOHNSONThe Daily Mississippian

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The Mascot Selection Committee wrapped up its second phase, Poll One, as part of the mascot selec-tion process yesterday evening.

According to Ty New, co-chair of the Mascot Selection Committee, over 12,000 people voted in the poll. Of that 12,000-plus, over 5,000 of those voters were students.

The committee was pleased with the result.“(That number) is awesome, especially in the

summer,” New said. Because of the nature and volume of the voting,

the committee will have to spend time considering the information, and go through the additional re-sponse provided in an “additional comments” box at the bottom of the poll.

“We (the Mascot Selection Committee) have so much feedback. We have to go through and get ev-eryone’s responses sorted.”

The committee will reconvene on Monday to consider the end results. According to new, the re-sults are feedback for “undeveloped ideas,” and that there is a possibility for changing or combining the ideas.

The poll included 11 options for which voters could rate how much the idea appealed to them. Rather than a straight vote, poll participants could choose on a fi ve-choice scale whether they liked it or could not see it as a mascot choice, with choices that fell in the middle.

According to mascot.olemiss.edu, the results of the poll will decide which of the 11 concepts listed will advance to the fi nal design phase. After the Mascot Selection Committee meeting on Monday, the committee will have a better idea which of these concepts voters have deemed worthy to progress to the fi nal phase.

July 6, 2010 6:00 p.m.Discuss tax exemption request from Ga-

nesh Investments for proposed hotel by the Oxford Conference Center. (Motion passed with the Board committing to up to $30,000 for sidewalk, road and over-pass construction on public property)

Lafayette County Law Enforcement Of-fi cers Association to request $550.00 for the Youth Fishing Rodeo at Lake Patsy. (Motion passed)

Request funds for the 2010 and 2011 Fourth of July celebrations from the LOU Bridge Builders Committee. (Motion passed)

Request permission to advertise RFP for transit passenger information (automatic vehicle location) system. (Motion passed)

Request permission to advertise RFP for transit video surveillance system. (Motion passed)

Authorize Public Works Department employee to attend Mississippi Rural Wa-ter Association Fall Training and Opera-tor Expo in Batesville, MS, with a cost of $185.00. (Motion passed)

Authorize Mayor to execute CE & I contract for construction of BMX Track and Trails at FNC Park. (Motion passed)

Authorize Mayor to execute CE & I contract for construction of Oxford Bike-way Project Phase II. (Motion passed)

Accept bids for MS Hwy 7-Kroger/Grand Oaks Water Distribution Improve-

ments Phase I. (Motion passed)Accept letter of resignation from Hunter

McGonagill. (Motion passed)Authorize Mayor to retain Dennis Mill-

er of Watkins Ludlam Winter and Stennis for analysis and adjustments of Water and Sewer rates. (Motion passed)

Declare six vehicles from Metro Nar-cotics surplus and one tractor from Solid Waste and authorize advertisement on govdeals.com. (Motion passed)

Discuss Deer Management Harvest pro-gram. (Board will review the proposal and vote at the next meeting)

Authorize Mayor to sign USDA Grant application. (Motion passed)

Request approval for six offi cers to at-tend the MWLEO Conference in Oxford, MS on July 19-21, 2010 with a cost of $510.00. (Motion passed)

Request approval for three offi cers to at-tend the FBI Command College on July 25-30, 2010 with a cost of $975.00. (Mo-tion passed)

Request approval for Joshua Snyder to serve as an intern with the Oxford Police Department. (Motion passed)

Request a revision in the take home car policy within the Police Department. (Not passed for lack of a second motion)

Authorize approval of contract with the county for motor vehicle tax collection. (Motion passed)

Authorize advertisement for part time Double Decker bus drivers. (Motion passed)

MASCOT UPDATE BY CAROLINE LEEEditor-in-Chief

BOARD OF ALDERMEN COMMITTEE APPROVAL REPORTCOMPILED BY AMANDA WARD News Editor

STUDENT ALL-SEASON TICKET SALES CONTINUE

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Ole Miss all-sport sea-son tickets are available for purchase at olemisssports.com until July 31st.

The tickets cost $125 and will be downloaded to the student’s ID card. The all-sport passes grant en-trance to football, men and women’s basketball, base-ball, soccer, softball and volleyball games.

There are only 2,000 passes available, but 5,500 student football season tickets will go on sale after the deadline to purchase the all-sport passes.

Individual sports’ season tickets will cost $84 for football, $48 for basketball and $68 for baseball.

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“I will write a great column... IF I re-ally want to impress my editor.”

Statements like that have led to the downfall of American culture. It’s just not acceptable.

This two-letter word has molded our culture single-handedly by enabling many groups of hardworking folk to think in terms of mere hypothetical situ-ations.

That’s IF you actually sit back and think about it.

Imagine the difference it would have made for Rosa Parks: “Well, if they call the police, I will have to go ahead and give up my seat.”

How about Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots football team? “If we had those guys, and they played like a team, then we would be unstoppable.”

Those folks didn’t say “if ” because in their books they knew it would happen. Instead, they said when the things come like the police, or the chance to become a great team, they would take it.

They would get folks on their side.

After living for a mere 22 years, I think I have a good recipe for living life.

Buy in.If you are going to be a student, be the

best student possible. Go to class EV-ERY DAY (as you probably should any-way), finish your homework ahead of schedule and research the subject matter thoroughly.

Be all-in.When you get to the end of the semes-

ter you won’t want to be the guy (or gal) that says you could have done better if you had only tried harder.

We all know that we as true scholars at the University of Mississippi will not need an extra point or two at the end of semester, but if you do find yourself on that borderline, you won’t want to think “what if ” when it’s too late to try.

Accept challenges.Sometimes life (much like college)

throws you a jab that you weren’t quite expecting. Keep in the fight because that will prepare you for “real adult life.” I can’t say that I have a whole caboodle of experience, but one thing that I know is

that shrinking from challenges leads to a lifetime of the same.

I don’t know about you, but there is no way that I’d like to see myself at 35 and still afraid of rejection all because of being scared that “no” would come in our house and take our favorite Oreos.

In the end, there is a valuable lesson to be learned from any situation you may endure:

1. Like my old varsity football coach used to say, “It ain’t braggin’ if you can do it.”

2. Like my high school basketball coach used to say, “If you don’t have it now, after practicing for a while, it’ll ei-ther stick or you will quit.”

So, in instances when the going gets tough, what will you do?

For me and most Americans, it all starts out by not saying “if,” and instead saying when.

So when I start to write the best col-umn ever, and when it happens, I’ll just look around and say, “Hey, the big man upstairs is the ghost writer; I’m just the messenger.”

The big “if”COLUMN

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ALLIE GAGGINIPATRICK HOUSEREBECCA ROLWINGaccount executives

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S. GALE DENLEYSTUDENT MEDIA CENTER:

PATRICIATHOMPSONdirector and faculty adviser

ARVINDER SINGHKANGmanager of media technology

DYLAN PARKERcreative/technicalsupervisor

DARREL JORDANchief engineer

STEPHEN GOFORTHbroadcast manager

MELANIE WADKINSadvertising manager

DARCY DAVISadministrativeassistant

RACHEL CLARKcopy chief

DONICA PHIFERonline editor

AMANDA WARDnews editor

CAROLINE LEEeditor-in-chief

MIA CAMURATIopinion editor

ERIC BESSONsports editor

OSCAR POPEvisual editor

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I have been trying to decide if I should write in or not, but as a fellow student, I be-lieve that I should. First and foremost, Colo-nel Reb is and will always be MY mascot for Ole Miss.

Second of all, the University should be ashamed of itself on how they have con-ducted this entire mascot situation, going all the way back to 2003 when Col Reb was removed in a wrong manner. Even the past vote for the “student led mascot” was a sham, because the administration holds the last card of approval, no matter of the votes.

If the University really wanted to have a democratic vote and listen to its students and community, there should have been two more choices: one for Colonel Reb and one for NO mascot at all. I guess I just find it in-teresting that the University keeps screaming

“democratic vote” or “student’s voice,” and none of it is true. There was roughly only one-fourth of the entire student body that voted, because most were confused. That is not the overall or majority of the student body. Once again a handful of people think that something is outdated and politically incorrect because they find it offensive, well my advice to those people... LEAVE!

But enough about the university adminis-tration’s communist ways.

Last week, the “student-led” mascot committee released a list of possible mas-cot choices causing embarrassment for Ole Miss once again. Since the administration is FORCING us to have a mascot, I had to look and see the options that were given. At first glance, I seriously thought it was joke expecting my friends to jump out and

scream “punked,” But no, this list was real and was supposedly the “best choice” list of future mascots.

I was literally speechless for about an hour, and that is a miracle for me. I was actually more embarrassed over this list than over that horrible football game down in that cow pasture after Thanksgiving this year. Not one single idea represented this great university, its awesome athletes, or its wonderful family and fans; not even the “horse” that Mr. Por-ter has chosen in his ridiculous letter to the editor. If this is the best that the University is forcing upon us, God help us all.

And to the committee, you seriously need to fire yourselves and re-evaluate why you came to Ole Miss, because it’s obvious that you know nothing of this university. After reading that embarrassing mascot list (which

has made us the laughing stock of the SEC), I honestly believe that the administration has already chosen the mascot and that it will be released the day after Col Reb products are banned from being produced.

Yes, I voted NO on everything and in the comment box I voted for no mascot. So I beg of the Ole Miss students, faculty, staff, alumni, season ticket holders and the Ole Miss community, stand up to this adminis-tration and refuse to let them embarrass us and our school anymore. Vote NO on all the choices and refuse to support any new mascot.

Hotty Toddy!!

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In the June 6, 2010, edition of the DM, Emily Gasson men-tioned not having a preferable mascot choice in the lineup presented by the Mascot Com-mittee.

I think she’s onto some-thing.

Perhaps the most rebellious thing would be not to choose a mascot at all. Who needs a large, foam, bobble-headed costume representing the core essences of their athletic and aesthetic values? We should use visual design itself to do this.

The strongest, consistent vi-sual representation of both the University of Mississippi and Ole Miss are simply the colors red and blue, perhaps followed by the image of the Lyceum and the popular logo of the white columns against the red background.

The fact that white is also part of the university colors visually aligns us as patriots, and instead of representing the Old South, we have the oppor-tunity to represent the Ameri-can South for which we don’t need a “mascot” in particular.

With the school colors alone we could visually represent the multiple concepts that are entwined in the University of Mississippi and Ole Miss - Ev-eryone can be a Rebel.

Whatever is adopted will ul-timately be able to be adapted to a visual brand in uniforms, collectibles, and specialty products but should first rep-resent a powerful symbol to generations of Rebel fans, old and new, while attracting stu-dents, faculty, and staff to the university in order to present a confident, stable, strong na-tional presence.

The University of Mississip-pi has obtained national press coverage for its mascot de-

bate. The news outlets which report that serious consider-ation is being given to a Star Wars character just don’t get it – that our whole conversation is representative of the pain of process of change - but we should appreciate our ability to stand alongside the health care debate and the war in Iraq in the morning news.

We should recognize this incredible opportunity to be-come emblematic rather than problematic, and that in all the decisions possible there is the possibility not to have a “mas-cot” at all. As we are celebrat-ing innovation with the “Ex-perience Amazing” campaign at the University of Missis-

sippi and continue to celebrate tradition with “Ole Miss” we have the ultimate opportuni-ty to present a visual concept that can unite the two distinct identities.

By playing this ultimate trump card, The University of

Mississippi and Ole Miss could win the same high stakes game with itself.

William Pittman Andrews, DirectorUniversity Museum and Historic Houses

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NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II spoke to the United Nations about stopping global dangers, then paid tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 ter-rorist attacks with a wreath at ground zero and a ceremony honoring British victims in her first visit to New York in more than 30 years.

The 84-year-old British mon-arch turned her eyes toward the future of the World Trade Cen-ter: new skyscrapers rising at what was once smoldering de-bris that had buried loved ones forever.

“We are not here to remi-nisce,” she told the world body earlier Tuesday. “In tomorrow’s world, we must all work to-gether as hard as ever if we are truly to be United Nations.”

Not even a record high tem-perature of 102 degrees, ac-companied by a heat advisory, kept the monarch from New York’s hallowed ground.

She arrived at the 16-acre site in lower Manhattan late Tuesday afternoon with her husband, Prince Philip. They moved slowly down a sloping, wooden walkway that reaches deep over the construction site,

with huge cranes hovering over-head stopped and workers on a break for the queen’s visit.

In silence, Elizabeth laid a wreath of flowers on an iron pedestal near the footprint of the trade center’s south tower. Bowing her head, she gen-tly brushed her gloved hand against the locally grown red peonies, roses, lilies, black-eyed Susans and other summer blossoms.

Then the queen faced dozens of family members and first responders who had lost loved ones as the twin towers col-lapsed on Sept. 11, 2001.

“The queen “just was asking me about that day, and how awful it must’ve been,” said Debbie Palmer, whose hus-band, battalion Fire Chief Orio Palmer, was killed. “She said, ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen any-thing in my life as bad as that. And I said, ‘Let’s hope we never do again.’”

Palmer said of the monarch: “She’s beautiful. She looks like she could be anybody’s grand-mother.”

The queen wore a two-piece white, blue and beige print dress with long sleeves and a match-

ing brimmed champagne-col-ored silk hat with flowers.

“There was not a drop of sweat on her face! I don’t think royalty sweats,” joked Nile Berry, 17, son of securities ana-lyst David S. Berry, who died in the south tower, leaving be-hind three sons.

“I think she understood” the significance of meeting victims’ relatives, Nile told The Associ-ated Press, adding that it would take him a while to “digest” that he had met the queen.

Elizabeth left the site in a motorcade to tour the British Garden of Remembrance, built to honor the 67 Britons killed in the attack. She met their families there.

Tim Rosen, who called him-self a “fan of the queen,” was angling for a glimpse of her at the corner of ground zero. “She’s been through a lot,” said the 30-year-old attorney. “She has a certain sense of duty that I like. A very elegant woman.”

“There she is!” Patricia Farm-er, a real estate project manag-er, shouted when she spotted her near the garden. “The one in the blue!”

Farmer, who said she was

born in northern Ireland, called Elizabeth “my queen.”

But not everyone was so en-thused. Roman Shusterman held a sign near ground zero that read, “Queen of British Petroleum,” the British com-pany whose rig explosion in Louisiana created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

“The queen hasn’t said any-thing about it because she thinks she’s too good for us,” said Shusterman, 28.

Earlier Tuesday, Elizabeth’s familiar formality graced the lectern at the United Nations, where she urged the world body to spearhead an interna-tional response to global dan-gers, while promoting prosper-ity and dignity for the world’s inhabitants.

“It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all,” she said, while praising the U.N. for promoting peace and justice.

Speaking as queen of 16 U.N. member states and head of a commonwealth of 54 countries with a population of nearly 2 billion people, Elizabeth re-called the dramatic changes in

the world since she last visited the United Nations in 1957, especially in science, technol-ogy and social attitudes.

“In my lifetime, the United Nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good,” Elizabeth told diplo-mats from the 192 U.N. mem-ber states. “That of itself has been a signal achievement.”

But she also praised the U.N.’s aims and values — pro-moting peace, security and jus-tice; fighting hunger, poverty and disease; and protecting the rights and liberties of every cit-izen — which have endured.

“For over six decades the United Nations has helped to shape the international re-sponse to global dangers,” the queen said. “The challenge now is to continue to show this clear ... leadership while not losing sight of your ongo-ing work to secure the security, prosperity and dignity of our fellow human beings.”

Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, flew to New York from Canada for the five-hour visit and planned to leave for London later Tuesday.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson police are in-vestigating an Indepen-dence Day shooting at Battlefi eld Park that left three people wounded — including one critically.

According to Monday’s Clarion-Ledger, Antwan Carter, 33, of Jackson, is in critical condition at the University of Missis-sippi Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head.

Edna Summerall, 48, was shot in the leg and her daughter, Anna Ham-mond, was shot in the foot. Their injures are not believed to be life-threat-ening, Jackson police spokesman Sgt. Joseph Daughtry said.

Daughtry says the shooting stemmed from a dispute between two families at the park, after a 4-year-old was hit with a fi recracker.

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THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTERREV I EW

June 18 was the opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adven-ture in Orlando, and like every-one else who loves to be first, I was there with my wand held high.

Well, I don’t actually own a wand, but I was definitely there.

My sister and I were part of the first 200 people inside the park. We got a behind-the-scenes tour, and we were there for the grand opening ceremony.

It was an incredible experience, but the park itself is surreal. There is no other word to describe it.

You don’t have to be a Harry Potter fan to realize that you have stepped into another world. Magic floats through the air. J.K. Rowling’s world is brought to life more than any movie can depict.

The first part of the world that you enter is Hogsmeade, the magical village outside of the Hogwarts castle, for those of you who didn’t make it past the first book.

Hogsmeade is filled with shops, snow-capped roofs and even a butterbeer cart. Honeydukes, the sweet shop, has more candy than you could possibly imagine, and Zonko’s is home to practical joke

gifts along with T-shirts. The best shop is Ollivander’s,

which is an interactive experi-ence. A young kid is chosen from the audience and gets to try out different wands. Finally, the “wand chooses the wizard,” and everyone is led into a wand shop and owl emporium. Here, you can mail your letters back home postmarked from Hogsmeade.

The village also contains The Three Broomsticks restaurant and the Hogs Head Pub along with a few roller coasters. I steered clear of these given my fear of heights, drops and basically anything fast.

As you wind your way out of Hogsmeade, you come to the magnificent Hogwarts castle. The sight is beyond words and makes Cinderella’s castle look like a hob-bit hole.

Inside the castle, you tour the dungeons, greenhouse, Dumb-ledore’s office, Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom and the Gryffindor common room before you reach the main attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.

I pushed all my fears aside as I was determined to ride this ride which can only be described as epic.

An older lady told me before getting on that it was “like the Neverland ride on acid.” She couldn’t have been more correct.

I won’t say more because it is just something you have to expe-rience for yourself. Let’s just say that Universal outdid themselves with the technological advances of the ride.

Before you go shooting off to Florida for this magical experi-ence, I have to warn you: every-one and their mothers are at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter right now. Yes, it sounds absurd, but we got there at 5 a.m. both days to get in, and others who got there at 7 a.m. waited in lines for up to nine hours.

Sure, that was opening week-end, but the lines are still mas-sive and will be for at least the remainder of the summer. Unless you are willing to wait in ridicu-lously long lines or just enjoy get-ting up at the wee hours of the morning, I’d wait for the hype to settle down a little. Plus, the lon-ger you wait, the more attractions might appear.

Of course, if you do decide to take a road trip down there, give me a call. It was so much fun, I’d definitely go again.

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College is a great place to ex-pand and grow as a person.

With the oncoming fall se-mester there are some things that are guaranteed such as Ole Miss football, classes and new opportunities.

These opportunities provide the possibility of meeting new people and expanding one’s in-terest.

Some people may be looking to expand on what they have already created during previ-ous semesters, others may be new to Ole Miss and unsure of where to get plugged in, and some may just be looking for a fresh start to a new year.

The thought of branching out can be overwhelming to begin with because there are so many options.

Here are just a few options for those interested in expand-ing their involvement.

Use class to your advan-tage

You’re going to have the op-portunity to meet more people in the classroom then just about anywhere else during your col-lege career. The classroom is a great opportunity to meet peo-ple with similar interests, after

all, the majority of your classes will be major related. In addi-tion, meeting people also pro-vides benefi cial for studying for tests, better note taking and the overall understanding of the course.

Visit the UnionAs lame as it sounds, yes, hang

out in the Union. The Union is the epicenter of student activ-ity during the school week with restaurants, Starbucks, book-store and post offi ce. There are also plenty of

places to relax, read a book or just get away for a short amount of time in between classes.

Work Out In TurnerCreating a habit of working

out routine can be one of the most benefi cial things anyone can do, and with the Turner Center being a free facility to students and faculty, it’s a shame to waste. During the fall/spring semesters the Turner Center is the meeting grounds for fi tness junkies and those looking to

shed a few extra pounds.

Religious organizationsOle Miss offers multiple reli-

gious organizations for those to have the ability to worship in a

denomination that they feel the closest too. Joining a re-ligious organization provides you an opportunity to grow in your faith as well as meet peo-ple who take the same religious viewpoints as you. The city of Oxford also has many different churches that range in denomi-nations for you to become in-volved in.

Frequent the SquareOne of the most beautiful

and unique things about the city of Oxford is the Square. The Square has many opportu-nities to get out there and meet new people with it’s variety of restaurants, bars, shopping and music venues. Also, the Lyric Theatre was ranked in the top 100 music venues in the world and features many concerts crossing genres throughout the fall/spring semesters.

Intramural SportsIntramural sports is for those

who enjoy playing sports and don’t want to play for the uni-versity but still want to orga-nized sports. The organization offers a sport for just about

every interest, and makes them available throughout most of the semesters.

Greek lifeWhile Greek life isn’t for ev-

eryone, joining a Greek orga-nization on campus is an easy way to meet people and become involved in many campus ac-tivities. Many businesses smile when they see involvement in Greek association, which also makes it a great way to improve your résumé.

Get a jobSince Oxford isn’t the biggest

college town in the country, fi nding a job can be diffi cult, but they are out there. Having a job will allow yourself to be introduced to new people on a daily basis and also get you involved in the happenings of the city or campus. Having a job also helps you to break the broke college student stereo-type.

Ole Miss Sporting Events

One of the greatest joys of being an Ole Miss student in the fall is Ole Miss football. Between the Grove, beautiful ladies and football it’s hard not to have a good time. With Ole Miss sporting events going

almost year long fi nd the sports you enjoy most and meet people with similar interests.

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In 2008, Mississippi State fans met Sylvester Croom with a lukewarm reception when he led his team on the fi eld against Southeastern Conference foe Ar-kansas in front of a Senior Day crowd of 42,056 – which proved to be his fi nal home game as the Bulldogs’ head coach.

In 2009, nine months after Dan Mullen was hired by Mis-sissippi State, he led his team out of the gates at Davis Wade Stadium on the MSU campus for the fi rst time to play Jackson State (or “that school in central Mississippi” for this column’s sake) in front of 54,232 fans who were more fi red up about football than they had been in a decade – a decade that saw only one winning season.

Obviously someone in Starkville was wide awake during

those marketing classes.While a number of good ad-

vertising campaigns and the allure of a new head coach cer-tainly contributed to the spike in interest in Mississippi State football last year, perhaps noth-ing piqued the interest of Bull-dog fans quite like Dan Mullen’s urge to intensify the century-old rivalry with Ole Miss.

In an ode to legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes – cer-tainly someone Mullen and Flor-ida head coach Urban Meyer had heard of before or during their stint at Bowling Green State University – he began to refer to Ole Miss colloquially as “that school up north.”

Eventually, it became com-monplace at every Mississippi State football event – from alum-ni rallies to signing day parties – where the topic of Ole Miss was brought to his attention (and

that encompasses the great ma-jority of these occasions), Mullen continually referred to Ole Miss as “that school up north” (or “TSUN,” for the sake of brev-ity).

I’ve been told that referring to Ole Miss as “that school up north” has caught on among many Mississippi State fans. I’m also told that a number of people in this country still listen to Elvis and still watch American Idol as well. These lamentable facts of life leave me to ask the question our collective conscious is think-ing:

How can something so obvi-ously derivative and simple be so popular?

It’s simple, really: we’re in what I call the “Twilight Era” of Amer-ican society and pop culture, where it only takes one person to deem something a good idea and spend money on it for all 2,000 of that person’s friends to agree and spend money on it as well; no matter how many of them are consciously aware of just how bad of an idea it really is.

This phenomenon is capital-ized on everyday by the fi lm, music and television industries. It didn’t take long for Mississippi State to capitalize on it either – the Bulldogs surpassed their school’s season ticket sales record of 38,440 tickets sold by early August, just eight months after Mullen’s arrival.

Maybe we should capitalize as well; (I wouldn’t be the only one rocking a TSUN T-shirt were they to exist).

Dan Mullen obviously knows better. And while being diffi cult

just for the sake of being diffi -cult is the kind of trait that can cause one to fail an open book test, it’s also the kind of trait that can produce news even when the amount of real news taking place is minimal at best. It’s a great ap-proach, but it’s certainly not a new idea.

What’s more, those who have shared this idea in the past have also shared another unfortunate circumstance.

Not wanting to proclaim them “the University of Texas”, Texas A&M has referred to the Long-horns simply as “t.u.” for 90 years in an attempt to render UT as “just another Texas universi-ty”. The Longhorns lead the all-time series against Texas A&M 75-35-5.

Further west, UCLA has la-beled rival USC “that school across town”, as the two uni-versities are separated by just 12 miles. USC leads the series 43-28-7.

The rivalry between Ole Miss and Mississippi State is over 100 years old, and Ole Miss leads the series 60-40-6. Anyone capable of reading this far into this col-umn can see where I’m going with this:

Envy is the sincerest form of admiration.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing, however. I’ve been under the impression that the success sustained by the Mississippi State baseball program over the years was a catalyst for the devel-opment of the excellent baseball program we now have at Ole Miss, much like Oregon State’s consecutive National Champi-

onships in baseball in 2006 and 2007 were probably a catalyst for the Oregon Ducks to decide that baseball was indeed worth playing (Oregon discontinued baseball as a scholarship sport in 1982, but reinstated the sport as such in 2009 after their instate rival’s national triumphs).

Rivalries are essential because they increase the level of com-petition. They force both parties involved to get better (and “bet-ter” is something both Ole Miss and Mississippi State could be in football).

I am of the opinion that we should embrace it to an extent (the rivalry, not “TSUN,” even if the “Ole Miss TSUNami” would be a cunning reference to the days of the “Flood”). Sure, at the end of the day all of the games on the schedule are worth the same, but if both universities push each other, one of us is bound to go where neither of us has been ath-letically in recent memory.

As for the name-calling?Saying something meaning-

less over and over does not give it meaning, If you prefer to re-place a school’s name with direc-tions on how to get there, or if it was your Earth-shattering idea to insert “to Hell with LSU” into “From Dixie with Love/The Bat-tle Hymn of the Republic,” I’m glaring at you.

If you’re an incoming freshman unfamiliar with the rivalry, or if you’re just interested in fi nding out something new about the university, read into it. The Egg Bowl owns just as many memo-rable moments in Ole Miss his-tory as The Lyceum.

REVIVING THE RIVALRYBY ANDREW DICKSONThe Daily Mississippian

Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen continually refers to Ole Miss as “that school up north,” in an unoriginal display of envy, but the rivalry between the Mississippi schools benefi ts both programs.

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