Diversity Assignment

Name: Adam Serio

Age: 22

Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe and Morristown, TN


Position: History major; Business minor


How long you have been at Ole Miss?: 4 years


What is the university’s greatest strength? The ability to provide an environment conducive to learning and the tools needed to be successful.


What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21st century? Walking a fine line between cultural heritage and technological advances, and integrating new technologies while retaining our rich culture at the University.


University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue? C+


What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity? There should be more classes on different cultures and those culturally distinct classes need more students of different backgrounds sitting in on the lectures and participating.

Diversity Assignment

Name: Corey Jones

Age: 37

Hometown: Oxford, MS


Position: Senior Painter


How long you have been at Ole Miss?: 16 years


What is the university’s greatest strength? The employees that make the University run everyday.


What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21st century? The growing population of incoming students and finding room for everybody on campus.


University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?
B. When I started here in the 90’s, diversity was a big problem on campus and there is no question that the University has seen great improvement.

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity? keeping on the same track that the University has following since I have been here: developing and helping to create a more diverse campus. Also, renovating and upgrading facilities instead of asking for new ones to be built.

Diversity Interview

Name: Diego Garcia

Age: 18

Hometown: Madrid, Spain

Position: Student majoring in French and Political Science

How long have you been at Ole Miss?: 1 year, freshman

What is the university's greatest strength: Greek Life

What will be the university's biggest challenge in the 21st century?: Keeping tradition

What grade would you give the campus on that issue?: 7 out of 10

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?: Expand student base around the world.

Outdoor Track and Field SEC Championships

Outdoor Track and Field

SEC Championships

by: Sam Cumbee

Next weekend the Georgia Bulldogs will host the 2011 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Athens, Georgia. This will be their first hosting since 1999 at the Spec Towns Track, May 12-15.

Competition will begin Thursday, May 12, 2011 with the National Anthem at 9:57 am.

The Ole Miss Rebels are led by some of the top athletes in the country. The Rebels will head into next weekend with a load of confidence after a great outdoor season led by @CoachJoeWalker. The team will head to Athens Wednesday.

The Rebels Pole Vault team in particular are very excited about their chances in Athens. Led by junior Jason Anderson and sophomore Neal Tisher. Tisher currently ranks 12th nationally in the women's pole vault. She holds the school record at 13-09.25 set earlier this year. Anderson leads the team with a PR (previous record) of 15-1.00. The team has been working hard and plans on ending the season strong.

“This is my best season yet jumping at 15-1.00. I’m very excited to see how I do next weekend in Athens. They have a newly renovated track and competition will be tight. The atmosphere of the SEC Outdoor Championships makes the meet even more enjoyable.” said Jason Anderson.

Men’s Pole Vault will compete Sunday at 12:00 pm.

Women’s Pole Vault will compete Saturday at 2:30 pm.

Competition will end Sunday at 5:50 pm with the awards presentation.

For tickets and other information visit the Georgia (Official Host Site).

This is a clip of Jason Anderson setting his PR at the Mississippi Open over Easter weekend in Oxford, MS.

Diversity

Ask them the following questions:

Name: (First and last name)

Diptendu Paul

Age: 18

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

Clinton MS.

Position: (job title or their major)

Soccer Ref

How long you have been at Ole Miss?:

1 year

What is the university’s greatest strength?

“All the great academic programs it has to offer… and the parties.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

“ Getting all the diverse groups across Ole Miss to work together.”

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

“I would give Ole Miss a B-, it is not necessarily bad but relations could improve. Especially between whites and blacks.”

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

“ I don’t know of any one specific thing to do, everyone needs to just move past the whole race issues. I just don’t know how to solve that.

Ask them the following questions:

Name: (First and last name)

Matt Mueller

Age: 19

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

St. louis (but of German Origin)

Position: (job title or their major)

Business major

How long you have been at Ole Miss?:

1

What is the university’s greatest strength?

“ I think the universities greatest strength is its wide array of students from different backgrounds.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

“I think it will be uniting the fanbase, this fan base is so divided.”

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

A-

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

“Coed dorms.”

Students deal with stress

Students prepare for Finals

The most stressful time for all college students is looming. That’s right its final’s time. As students prepare for these ever important test, there is a feeling of anxiety looming over the entire library. This reporter asked several students how they deal with the stress and pressure of finals week.

Many students choose to use the academics version of performance enhancing drugs. Adderal. This is a stimulant drug used to treat people diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. Many students get this medicine to help study for tests and pull all-nighters, even though they haven’t been diagnosed with ADD.

“I’ve used adderal plenty of times, I don’t see what the big deal is. My friend has a prescription and lets me have same.” Says a student who wishes to remain anonymous. This is far from the only drug students use during finals.

Many students use the prescription drug Xanax, an anti-anxiety medicine, as a way to deal with the stress and anxiety. Xanax is a very commonly used pharmaceutical by college students. Many use it because it is specifically designed to keep you from being stressed.

The ASB has been doing many programs to help students deal with the stress everyone is feeling this week. They have been sponsoring dog walks, art work, and other stress relieving activities. “ I think the ASB has been doing a great job, more stuff needs to be done for students to avoid stress.” Says Gerard Miller, Sophomore.

There are many helpful tips to avoid stress all over the internet. For more advice on dealing with it go to http://www.studygs.net/stress.htm.

Daily Mississippian to celebrate 100 years of existence

On October 14, 1911, The Mississippian was published for the first time. Nearly 100 years later it has seen two world wars, a name change, the first integration of an African American student at a Public University, the cold war, and two Bush’s in office. And on June 17^th and 18^th editors, administrators, and faculty alike that have contributed to success of the paper will gather to celebrate its' existence. 

Will Norton, dean of Meek school of journalism and new media, said that The Daily Mississippian is an underrated resource for students.

“I don’t think most people understand how influential The Daily Mississippian has been on this campus.” Norton said. “Particularly before the James Meredith incident, there were a series of editors who spoke out for policies that would enable to avoid a lot of grief that it experienced with the James Meredith incident.

Norton said that there are countless situations in which the students here at Ole Miss were aware of the problems that the society faced, or that the university faced, and dealt with those in there news pages and the editorial pages.

 “That resulted in helping the University and a lot of times it set the agenda for public discussion that led to improvement,” Norton said. “I think we are talking about a very unusual organization on the campus. A lot of people just look at it in terms of the mistakes that are made, instead of looking at the contribution that exists.”

Norton said that a number of outstanding people have come into our society after having worked at the Daily Mississippian.

One of those people is JB Clark. Clark, who graduated from the University in May 2010, worked at The DM from 2008 to 2010, spending a year as City Editor.

“It was a family for me,” Clark, who writes for the Desoto Times Tribune now, said. “It was fun, it was stressful, I have so many stories from my time at The DM. I learned so much, got connected with so many people. If you can work at The DM you can work anywhere.

The two day event will start on Friday with a walking history of the Daily Mississippian facilities starting at Farley Hall and the Overby Center for Southern Politics and Journalism, and then moving onto the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center at Bishop Hall.

Later that night guests are invited to a meet and greet with Chancellor Dan Jones and Provost Morris Stocks. Pictures and videos of past reunions and dm events will be on display, while guests are interviewed by the students.

The second day will begin early in the morning as the guests will be welcomed by co-chairs Elizabeth Shiver, who was DM editor-in-chief from 1953 to 1954, and Jim Autry, DM editor from 1954 to 1955. The rest of the morning will include a panel discussion that will be moderated by Charles Overby, DM Editor from 1967 to 1968, and special discussion about the Delta Project, by Bill Rose, which will be followed by lunch in the grove.

That night at dinner will be full of special speakers that include Chancellor Jones, with remarks by Ed Meek, whose name bestows the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, Patricia Thompson, director of the student media center. A keynote address will be given by William Winter, DM Editor in 1943 and the 58^th Governor of Mississippi. Afterwards there will be entertainment provided by Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat and Tricia Walker, Director of Delta Music Institute.

Diversity

Ask them the following questions:

Name: (First and last name)

Age: Mallory Holt

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

London, England

Position: (job title or their major)

English Major

How long you have been at Ole Miss?:

One year

What is the university’s greatest strength?

Diversity

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

Racism

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

C+

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

Get rid of greek organizations

Ask them the following questions:

Name: (First and last name)

Patricia Thompson

Age: Won’t tell me (assured me that she was 10 years older)

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

Montgomery City, Missouri

Position: (job title or their major)

How long you have been at Ole Miss?:

Since August 2009

What is the university’s greatest strength?

Progressive leaders, who are doing an excellent job of keeping the university fuocused on the future while not sweeping under the rug problems of the past.

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

Education students for a rapidly changing job environment

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

7/10

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

Need to have a more diverse faculty

Diversity Rocks 2: Claudia Mayfield

Name: Christin Dhalke

Age: 29

Hometown: Berlin, Germany

Position: Sales Associate

How long you have been at Ole Miss?

-I studied there when I was in college and now I'm back to visit.

What is the university’s greatest strength?

-Diversity. Probably because I know they’re trying to make the campus more diverse.

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

-Academics. Its getting harder and harder each year to keep up.

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

-I think they’re doing a pretty good job. I mean, I know they’re at least trying, but I haven’t seen a complete change or difference yet.

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

-We need more people from different countries. They bring a lot of culture to Ole Miss.

Pi Phi Phiesta

Claudia Mayfield

With a night of tacos, queso, salsa, and colorful banners, the senoritas of Pi Beta Phi come together for and end of the year celebration.

Each year the members of Pi Phi hold a sisterhood “Phiesta” celebrating their incoming freshman. The event gives the new members an opportunity to show the upperclassmen what they have been working on to prepare for recruitment in the fall.

“It’s a great time for the whole sorority to get together, eat Mexican food, and really get to cheer on the new members,” Pi Phi president Cameryn Miller said. The sisters eat together and before the freshman put on the show.

Older girls come up in the front of the sorority and describe different experiences they’ve had in past recruitments. “I thought it was going to be more upbeat and more of a party,” new Pi Phi member Olivia Turner said. “Bit was pretty laid back and I had a great time.”

The girls also sing songs that have been apart of the Pi Beta Phi recruitment process for years. “The songs are the best,” Turner said. “Its really funny when someone starts to sing before everyone else.”

At the end the freshman show the upperclassmen their door stack. Each girl gets on top of another so that her heads are stacked in a perfect line across the doorway. “It think they did a great job, especially since they didn’t have as much time to practice,” Miller said.

Diversity Rocks 1: Claudia Mayfield

Name: Kellee Fuller

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Age: 30

Position: Mom

How long you have been at Ole Miss?

-I went to Ole Miss for four years and still come back to games and other events.

What is the university’s greatest strength?

-School Spirit.

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

-Probably, diversity within student relationships, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a mixed couple at all.

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

-I think they’ve made good efforts in making strides towards erasing their negative racial past.

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

-A different atmosphere. All of the out of state kids are great. They bring in different views, maybe less Mississippi people should go there.

New Year, New Problems

By: Quentin Winstine

Next fall, the University of Mississippi will welcome its largest incoming freshman class ever. To accommodate this increase, the administration informed current students that only freshman will be allowed to live in the dorms. This means that all upperclassmen will have to live off campus and commute to campus next year.

To help ease any problems that may come from this increase in commuters, the University Police Department is considering switching more lots from free parking to commuter only during peak hours of 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. "More spots will be available by The Ford Center next year, since The Law School has moved," Linda Christian, Manager of Parking Services for UPD, says.

Christian also says that there are over 600 open spots at the South Lot parking lot that are not being used this semester that students should consider next year. Even though the South Lot is a bit out of the way, it is the most inexpensive tag option for students, $10 compared to $60 for the others, and includes bus transportation from the parking lot to campus every ten to fifteen minutes.

"I usually stay late so I'm going to get a Commuter tag again next year instead of a South Lot tag," Julie Gibson, a senior Social Work major, explained. This is a sentiment shared by many commuters who say they don't want to feel rushed to catch the bus to the South Lot to get back to their car.

According to Christian, UPD is considering raising fines on parking violations next year, but nothing is official yet. Currently, a first offense is a $15 fine, a second offense is $25, and anything after a second offense is $45. Any increase, Christian says, will be done so to discourage students on campus from taking parking spots from commuters and teachers.

For the current parking map, you can go here. For any more information about UPD, you can go here.

O.U.T. Releases Summer Routes and Schedule

O.U.T. has announced their 2011 summer schedule with buses running from 6:15 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. The new routes will start on May 16, 2011. The summer bus schedule can be viewed on the following website: http://
www.oxfordms.net/component/content/article/6/220-summer-bus-routes-and-times.html.

The O.U.T. bus provides public transit to the Oxford and University community and offers free fare for University students and faculty (with I.D.). Adult riders pay a modest fee of $1.00 and there are monthly passes for $30. “I take the O.U.T. bus because parking has gotten so bad on campus, it is convenient because I live near a bus stop. and its free,” said Lee Smith a senior English major from Madison, MS.

O.U.T uses Nextbus, which tracks the positioning of a bus and keeps riders abreast with any changes in the bus schedule. Riders can access Nextbus on smart phones, through text message, on the website mentioned above, or on http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/stopSelector.jsp?a=oxford-ms. “We are now happy that students, faculty and community riders are now able to look on the internet, call or look on their mobile devices to see when the next bus is arriving and it’s current location.” said Cory Washington from the Office of Campus Sustainability.

O.U.T has four routes that run throughout the school year, including the blue, red, orange, and yellow routes. The blue route runs from Wal-Mart to Brittany Woods along Jackson, making stops at the Student Union and the Square along the way. The yellow route runs from Hawthorn and Anderson to the Ole Miss campus. The orange route runs from Thacker Road and The Links to the University campus. The red route, the only route that does not pass through campus, runs along North and South Lamar and College Hill Road, stopping off at the Square and is the only route that does not run to the University campus.

The green route runs from Old Taylor to the University campus on Monday through Friday only, stopping off at the newly installed South Lot on Old Taylor Road. The South Lot parking was put in place to help with the parking problems that still hamper commuters.

Oxford University Transit has announced that they will not be running the orange route in the summer, but will start service on the orange line beginning in the fall.

Weathersby, Bailey Use Redshirt Year to Improve

While most people just see the players on the field when watching a sporting event, there is another part of the team that is constantly in training. Players who are redshirted do not see action on the field that particular year. They are preparing to help the team in future years. Seven Rebel baseball players were redshirted this year, including freshman Scott Weathersby and junior Tanner Bailey.

Weathersby, a Hattiesburg, Miss., native from Oak Grove High School, is in his first year at Ole Miss. The 6-foot-2, 160-pound pitcher experienced a great deal of success in high school. He helped lead Oak Grove to the Mississippi 6A South Championship his senior year. Weathersby went 10-1 with a 1.31 ERA in his last year.

Heading into his first year, Weathersby knew getting in the weight room was crucial. He knows the bigger and stronger he gets, the better he will perform. Weathersby has used this extra year to focus on that aspect of the game. “Coming in I was a little undersized. I think getting redshirted and taking a year to get bigger and stronger will really help me in the long run,” Weathersby said.

Bailey, a junior from Little Rock, Ark., is a menacing figure on the mound at 6-foot-7 and 225 pounds. He attended Little Rock Christian Academy before playing two years at Texarkana Community College. Bailey was a two-time All-Conference pitcher during his time at Texarkana. He finished his junior college career with a 15-6 record and 3.50 ERA.

Unfortunately for Bailey, a shoulder injury that required surgery kept him sidelined for 2011. He has rehabbed this season and received a medical redshirt to allow him two more years of eligibility. Bailey has embraced the opportunity to work through his injury at Ole Miss. “It’s been great just being able to work with the trainers and coaches,” said Bailey.

Ole Miss returns to action with a three-game series at home against South Carolina this weekend. Their next series starts the following Thursday against in state rival Mississippi State. The Thursday night game will be televised by ESPNU.

Tanner Bailey - http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bailey_tanner00.html

Scott Weathersby - http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/weathersby_scott00.html

Angels For a Cure raises over $22,000 for cancer research

By: Kaitlyn Oates

Group of young women have raised over $22,000 for cancer

A group of young women reached their goal of raising $22,000 for cancer research. They are the team Angels For a Cure participating in the Oxford/Lafayette County for Relay for Life. The team, compromising of mainly members of Pi Beta Phi, has a goal of raising $20,000 which is a huge step up from their goal last year of $15,000. Last year they were just shy of their goal. Over the past three years Angels For a Cure has raised over $25,000 for cancer research.

(tanks given to the girls who met their fundraising goal)

Relay For Life is a 24 hour long event that celebrates cancer survivors living to have another birthday. It is put on by the American Cancer Society and is their main fundraiser. The event consists of three laps: the survivor lap, the luminaria ceremony, and the fight back ceremony. The luminaria ceremony is when loved ones who have battled cancer names' are written on bags filled with sand with a candle lit inside. It takes place after dark and participants walk a lap in silence.

The two captains for Angels For a Cure are Brooke Cantwell and Cassidy Hedges, seniors at Ole Miss. Both girls have been impacted by cancer. Cantwell is a bone cancer survivor while Hedges brother was diagnosed with stage 4 testicular cancer in July of 2004. Both thankfully are survivors and have been cancer free for several years.

Both girls have been doing Relay for Life for eight years. “My nurses introduced me to relay and I joined their team. This is my 8th year,” said Cantwell. Hedges got involved her freshmen year of high school through one of her good friends who was an annual participant. It was just one year later that her brother was diagnosed.

The girls have been working hard to raise money and finally surpassed the $20,000 mark. “Being that this is Brooke's senior year, and mine the two of us decided that this year's goal would be $20,000!” said Hedges. They have over a hundred girls on their team who are relentlessly fund raising. Hedges has personally gone over her goal of $3,000 and raised $4,600! Cantwell herself has brought in over $1,300 of the proceeds. Other members on the team have brought in well over their $100 personal goal. Allison Dawson has raised $1,000, Angie Tracy has raised $800, and Kristin Robinson has raised $600, all three are students at Ole Miss.

The team is also hosting four Chick-Fil-A spirit nights from 5-9 P.M. where 15% of all dine in meals go to the team. The first dine-in night raised $206.83 which is the largest check they have ever had to cut. The last spirit night was on May 3rd. This year's Relay For Life theme is “Circus” so the team will have a tent set up with carnival like games to help raise extra money. Currently, they have sand art and a bean bag toss for the kids.

Relay For Life of Oxford/Lafayette County is taking place on May 6, 2011 from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M. So far eighteen teams have signed up and $54,400 has been raised combined.

For more information please visit: www.relayforlife.org

Leash law problems lead to the creation of a dog park

Dogs now have a place of their own to mark their territory. Oxford recently opened its first dog park, and city officials are working with the Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society on the details of the upkeep and operations of the park. Currently, 1,000 square feet of land has been set aside next to the Humane Society for the new dog park, where dog owners can let loose their pooch sans leash.

“We felt like it’d be good if people had a place for their animals, dogs in particular, to go and run,” Mayor Pat Patterson said. The city had received complaints about dogs running free and causing disturbances, forcing the city to enforce a stricter leash law.

Currently, the leash law requires that dogs be kept on a leash and kept under direct control by their owner. This applies to public and private property. The previous law stated that dogs were to be kept under control by their owners, which left gray areas.

Police Chief Mike Martin said the new leash law was brought about due to a roaming dog in Lamar Park, which knocked a lady down, causing her to break her wrist. That incident was the “straw that broke the camel’s back,” Martin said. Before, there had been complaints of dogs without leashes on city property, but that attack put the new changes in motion.

“This dog park will be beneficial to dogs and dog-lovers,” Kesha Rena, Oxford resident, said. “Oxford was in desperate need for a place for dogs and their owners to go to relax and have fun, especially due to the new leash laws.”

Officials are unsure as to who will be responsible for certain aspects of the park, but they are working to develop a plan. As of right now, the Humane Society is responsible for it. Most other parks are under the jurisdiction of the Park Commission, which is part of the city government. It has been stated by city officials that the operations of the park will be a combination of the city and Humane Society.

Rules and regulations are still being discussed for the park. One of the proposed rules is that only friendly dogs with all immunizations be allowed to pad through the gates of the park, but there remains no way of enforcing it.

Occasionally there are dogs who roam the city that do not have an owner. This is when animal control officers step in, find the dogs and bring them to the Humane Society. For information on adopting one of these dogs, visit www.oxfordpets.com or call the Humane Society at 662-801-6788.

Diversity part 2 MH Matthews

Name: Isabelle Finly

Age: 20

Hometown: Clarkburg, WV. (Parents are Hungarian)

Position: Student

How long have you been at Ole Miss? 2 years

What is the university’s greatest strength? Keeping and open mind and being willing to accept people and welcome them with open arms to the university even if they are from far away.

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century? Maintaining the number of people from out of state and far away places.

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue? On a scale of 1-10 I would give UM an 8.

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity? They need to preach a little more about being open minded and tell students to be excited about meeting new people and having new experiences.

Diversity pat 1 MH MAtthews

Name: Verongi Houston

Age: 41

Hometown: Oxford, MS

Position: Housekeeper at the Chi Omega

How long have you been at Ole Miss?: 5 Years

What is the university’s greatest strength?: Learning to come together

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?: Unity

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?: On a scale of one to ten I would give at least a 7.

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity? : Before we even start with the university, we have to start at home because learning to share and get along with someone starts at home and you can wait until you become an adult to learn to like one another.

Multimedia #3 Spring Semester Finals - Kylie O'Leary

Kylie O’Leary
5/6/11
MM#3

Spring Semester Finals
Stress levels are at their high point for students this time of year. Spring finals begin Monday for most students, but preparations have already begun. The library is already more crowded than ever because students are trying to finish this semester on a high note. For now, students are putting their social lives on the back burner.

(Photo above: Ally Heine, a Sophomore, is working hard to prepare for her finals.)

Lack of sleep is not uncommon among college students during the time around finals week. Coffee shops are getting lots of business from students who need that extra caffeine boost. Students will do whatever it takes to do well on their finals. The Turner Center on campus is busy as well because students are looking to relieve stress any way possible.
Michelle Payne, a sophomore at Ole Miss, was hard at work at the Starbucks coffee shop in The Union. "I am feeling very more stressed than usual with finals week coming up next week." She started off her day with a caramel macchiato because she needed to wake up and get to work. She is planning to do nothing but schoolwork for the entire day.
All of this stress is not good for the human body, but for most it is to be unpreventable. It is important to remember that after all this hard work is over, the reward of summer brings four months of relaxation. There are ways for students to take their minds away from all of this stress. Activities are held outside of the Union including animals being present for students to interact with.
Kelcie Beharelle, a sophomore at Ole Miss, says she has been at the library everyday this week and will continue to be until her last final is over at 4 o’clock on Wednesday of next week. “No one likes being at the library, but in order to get the grades I am striving for, this is where I need to be. The Library is the best place where I can focus.”
For information on how to get through finals week alive, please visit http://www.collegefashion.net/college-life/6-tips-to-beat-final-exam-stress/.

Diversity Assignment Pt. 1 Kylie O'Leary

What is your name?
“My name is Bernesha Pope.”

How old are you?
“I am 18 years old.”

What is your hometown?
“I was born and raised in Starkville, Mississippi.”

What grade are you in at Ole Miss?
“This is my first year at Ole Miss. I am a freshman. I am studying elementary education.”

What are the university’s greatest strengths?
“The faculty of Ole Miss is willing to help students succeed in and out of the classroom. During finals, activities are offered to take students’ minds off of finals. The campus is naturally beautiful and clean. Students, faculty and the majority of everyone else on campus are friendly.”

What do you think the university’s biggest challenge will be in the 21^st century?
“The recent mascot change. Segregation and racial discrimination stem from this debate. I personally have not experienced racial discrimination on campus, but know people who have.”

What grade would you give the campus on improving diversity and cross cultural relations?
“I would give a B- because I feel like the university could do more and can always improve.”

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?
“There is nothing the campus can do. Individuals must decide for themselves if they are willing to accept campus diversity.”

Its Easter season, baseball season, finals season but most importantly this past weekend was Double Decker season. And headlining the whole thing is Hernando Mississippi's own North Mississippi Allstars. The Allstars, as they are known, have been playing music as a trio together for over 15 years. The band consist of brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson guitar and drums respectively and bassist Chris Chew. Chew was not present for the Double Decker performance but the brothers pulled it off fine with out him, using a bass loop.
The bands first CD, Shake Hands With Shorty, was nominated for a Grammy in 2000 and since, they have had 3 more Grammy Worthy albums. "I've been all over the world and nothing could pull me away from Mississippi. none of us would be here with out the culture and the music and the people." said Lead singer Luther Dickinson.
The Grammy nominated artist returned to Oxford to perform on the square, wrapping up another amazing Double Decker, before going on a European tour. Right now they are in Italy and will return stateside at the end of the month. For more tour dates check out their website http://www.nmallstars.com/

Diversity Assignment Pt. 2 Kylie O'Leary

What is your name?
“My name is Khalid Alharthy.”

How old are you?
“I am 25 years old.”

Where are you from?
“I was born in Saudi Arabia. I lived in the capital city, Riyadh. I am a foreign international studies student.”

What is your major?
“I am a graduate student. I am studying to be a pharmacist at Ole Miss’ pharmacy school.

How long have you been at Ole Miss?
“I have been at Ole Miss for 2 years now.”

What is the university’s greatest strength?
“The campus is very nice. I think it is the best campus of all SEC schools. The pharmacy school is very famous. Our campus is very safe.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21st century?
“Parking is and will continue to be a problem. The turner center must be modified.

What grade would you give the campus on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations?
“I would give an A.”

What is one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?
“The international studies department has a one hour meeting every week to get others more involved about students’ different cultures. I think there should be more than one meeting a week. More advertisement among foreign countries needs to happen to influence more foreign students to come to Ole Miss.”

Diversity Assignment

1.

Name: (First and last name)

Cavin McCain Madden (Irish-American)

Age:29

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

Natchez Mississippi

Position: (job title or their major)

Journalism Major

How long you have been at Ole Miss?

Two Semesters

What is the university’s greatest strength?

“What got me to come her is the Student media center, beauty of the campus. It is a bike friendly place and I enjoy the atmosphere of the SMC.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

“Jobs are becoming more and more scarce and how will the university train students to go up to the work force.”

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

“A “C”, because the university is trying. Its improved quite a bit since the 80s and you can see improvements every day.”

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

Putting death kneel in Col. Reb’s coffin.

2.

Name: (First and last name)

Arvinder Kang

Age: 27

Hometown: (where they grew up or what they consider their hometown)

Punjab, India

Position: (job title or their major)

PHD grad student

How long you have been at Ole Miss?

Since 2005 so six years

What is the university’s greatest strength?

“The fact that the university is trying to open up. It is putting out quite an effort to try to rift the gap and the whole tag that Mississippi isn’t a welcoming state. I think we are trying to bring diversity to the forefront and a culture where academia is above old traditions.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

“I think there is a lot of work to do for the mater of fact we are away from a big city. It is difficult to keep talent in terms of faculty and bringing in bright students. There are very limited things to do around the university. It is very isolated. We have to walk the extra mile to do things.”

University officials put a lot of emphasis on improving diversity and cross-cultural relations on campus. What grade would you give the campus on that issue?

“I would probably give for effort an 8 out of ten, ground reality is about a 6.5. If you look at it our frats are still mostly separated. There are still groups of people separated. There are issues like.”

What is the one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

“I think the first thing is to attract diversity. We need a population that attracts diversity. I have also seen the gap in knowledge of the world with freshman that arrive. We have alcohol training and we should do the same thing with cultures of the world that way any prejudices can be left at the door when arriving.”

Diversity Assignment- John Fulton

Diversity Assignment

5-6-2011

What is your name?

-“My name is John Fulton.”

How old are you?

-“I am 29 years old, but being on campus makes me feel 21 again.”

Where were you born and raised?

-“I was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised there. My parents are from Spain and that is where I get my Spanish features.”

What is your major?

-“I graduated from Ole Miss with a degree in Parks and Recreation.”

How long have you been at Ole Miss?

-“I opted for the five year plan here at Ole Miss. I have been gone for about six years now”

What is the university’s greatest strength?

-“I think Ole Miss’ greatest strength is the student body. I feel like our campus has a lot more pride than other schools in the area, and in the SEC for that matter.”

What will be the university’s biggest challenge in the 21^st century?

-“I could see the university having a hard time adapting to many foreseeable changes the future will bring. Everyday something changes with technology or politics and some people in the South will have a tough time adapting.”

If you had to grade the university on diversity and cross-cultural relations what score would you give?

-“I would give the university an A. Since I have graduated I can tell that there is a more diverse student body on campus. When I was here things were a little different, but not too different.”

What is one thing you think needs to be done to improve campus diversity?

-“I think Ole Miss could do a better job of dealing with diversity by realizing that accepting diversity doesn’t mean changing who we are. By example, I don’t think we should have gotten rid of Colonel Reb.”