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CMYK THURSDAY Take a walk on the antebellum side APRIL 20, 2006 Vol. 97, No. 132 -Page 24 Lecture ASB to relay GPA change concerns ends J-Week Willow Nero Senior Staff Reporter Layson Lawler Staff Reporter Founder, chairman and CEO of Morris Communications Company William “Billy” Morris will discuss journalism in the bigger context of the nation and freedom, concluding Journalism Week with the inaugural Stuart J. Bullion Lecture Friday. He will also address students and faculty on freedom in relation to the changing media environment that has characterized recent decades and continues to impact Stuart J. Bullion the field. T h e e v e n t , sponsored by the department of journalism, will take place at 8 a.m. on April 21 in the William Morris T u r n e r Center auditorium and is free and open to the public. Morris is the first speaker at what is expected become an annual lecture honoring the late chair of the journalism department, Stuart Bullion. Bullion, who lost his battle with cancer in early 2004, served as the journalism department chairman for seven years, during which he achieved marked progress for the university. Chair of the journalism department and professor of journalism Samir Husni said Bullion, a native of Lafayette County, had always dreamed about coming back to his childhood home and “leading young minds in the profession and education of journalism.” As department chair, Bullionʼs service led to the enhancement of the journalism departmentʼs reputation as well as the enlargement and stabilization of the faculty. Bullionʼs accomplishments include helping to plan the 2002-03 “Open Doors” commemoration of 30 years of racial progress at Ole Miss, drafting the universityʼs creed in 2002 and working with representatives to bring the Freedom Forumʼs Charles Overby Center for Southern Politics and Journalism to campus in conjuncSee LECTURE page 4 Students and faculty will have a chance to explore issues and express concerns regarding the proposed grade change with guest panelists from different university departments and colleges in a public forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Organized by the Associate Student Body, the forumʼs aim is to help gather a consensus from students, faculty and others in- volved with the university so the administration can make an informed decision on the proposal. “We are trying to get the students involved and let them know their opinion will matter,” said Dru Ashoo, ASB director of academic affairs and one of the main organizers of the forum. “This is what the chancellor [Robert Khayat] is going to hear.” ASB President Roun McNeal encouraged students to express their opinions at the forum, stressing that Khayat will take his next course of action based on how much pressure he feels from either side. “I havenʼt seen students this passionate about something since Colonel Reb,” said McNeal, referring to the removal of the schoolʼs controversial mascot from athletic events in 2003. “[Khayat] has weighed the costs and benefits of this thing sufficiently, and now itʼs just waiting to see which way the scale is going to tip.” The forumʼs panelists will in- clude an Ole Miss graduate school admissions counselor, College of Liberal Arts Dean Glenn Hopkins and Cornelis Gispen, the associate director of the Croft Institute. ASB also hopes to add representatives from the fields of science and medicine to the panel who could help address concerns regarding the proposed GPA systemʼs potential effects on medical school admissions. The forum will begin with See GRADE page 6 Salaries dismay faculty Kim Breaux Senior Staff Reporter Matthew Sharpe The Daily Mississippian ReNu contact solution was pulled from shelves as the FDA found the solution could cause an infection. Contact solution linked to rare fungal eye infection Susie Penman Staff Reporter About four days out of the week, Ole Miss junior Patrick Dogan spots his contact case, opens it and puts his contacts in – right eye first, then left. By the time 15 seconds have passed, his vision has slid into focus. “I think about my day,” Dogan said. “If I know itʼs going to be a long day, I wear my glasses. If itʼs a short day, Iʼll wear my contacts, because sometimes they bother me.” Dogan is one of 30 million Americans who wear soft contact lenses, which means heʼs one of 30 million Americans who purchases contact solution to clean and sterilize them. Last week, however, one type of contact solution disappeared from many stores: ReNu with MoistureLoc. Bausch & Lomb, the company behind ReNu, asked retailers nationwide to remove ReNu with MoistureLoc from their shelves last Thursday, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site, http://www.fda.gov. The ReNu solution has been linked to Fusarium keratitis, a rare fungal eye infection that is prevalent in the southernmost U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site, http://www. cdc.gov. Symptoms of the infection include unusual redness or pain in the eye, tearing, discharge, or sensitivity to light. Lisa Walker, an optician at Rayner Eye Clinic and Surgery Center, said that while the infections could be caused by ReNu MoistureLoc, she thought the problem had more to do with improper care of contacts than anything else. “I think people are just not taking care of their contacts properly,” she said. “They over-wear them.” According to Walker, the product was removed from the eye clinicʼs shelves on Monday. Though a high number of those who have reported infections use ReNu with MoisureLoc, no evidence has been found that shows any direct correlation between the product and the problem, the Bausch & Lomb Web site, h t t p : / / w w w. bausch.com, See CONTACT page 6 Some Ole Miss faculty cannot remember the last pay raise they received, and discontent is growing among faculty members because some think everyone is not paying the price of university salaries that lag sometimes 20 or more percentage points behind the regional and national averages. In the 2004-2005 academic year, a professor in the school of applied sciences, for example, made more than 24 percent less than the Southern Universities Group average salary for a professor with the same position at one of the 31 peer universities, when Vice Chancellor for Student Life Thomas Wallace received a 62 percent raise, equivalent to a $63,000 pay increase, according to SUG reports and the Ole Miss 2005 Salary Budget. And while a professor in the school of education was making $16,198 less than a professor at a SUG peer university, Clay Jones, director of human resources, received a $25,300 pay increase, according to the universityʼs 2005 salary budget. Across all fields and ranks, the university had an average $16,829 salary difference between its salaries and the SUG universitiesʼ salaries, which include Auburn University, Louisiana State University, Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mississippi State University and University of Arkansas, among others. Chancellor Robert Khayat said salaries are below average for administrators and faculty at the university, which, he said, accounts for the 23 to 75 percent increase in salaries for some administrators at the university. Khayat said he tries to maintain a healthy balance in all university operations. “Compensation for faculty, support staff and administration is one of those areas that requires constant awareness of the need to be competitive,” he said. “Through the years, See SALARY page 10 OPINION Meghan Blalock PAGE 2 915-5503 April 20, 2006 Speak now or forever hold your peace The change in the grading policy has caused quite a stir amongst the student body here at Ole Miss. From letters to the editor to idle conversation in Johnson Commons, students are showing an interest. The Associated Student Body is conducting a forum tonight to give students the opportunity to go beyond the idle chat and tell the administration how they feel about the proposed new policy. College-age people are notoriously apathetic, but this is one issue that students at this university canʼt afford to be blasé about. You may never vote in homecoming or ASB elections with the thought, “How will this affect me?” You may even take this attitude toward state and federal elections, but this policy is one that will directly affect your life at this university. Go to the forum. Voice your opinion. Itʼs important to the process for UR IEW students to be active in the process. Go to the ASB Whether youʼre for the new policy or against it, go out and let the adminForum and voice your opinion about istration know where you stand and why. the grading policy. This is your academic future and your university. Itʼs up to the students to make their voices heard on issues that affect them directly. Being part of the democratic process, whether itʼs this ASB forum or voting in the presidential elections, is an important part of citizenship. Those who donʼt participate have no one to blame but themselves when their needs are neglected. Donʼt take for granted that everyone feels the same way you do on a particular issue. Donʼt take for granted either how important the actions and voices of individuals are to the process of running any organization, whether itʼs a nation or a university. If you choose not to take steps to make your opinion known and are unhappy with the outcome, the blame for your discontent will rest solely on you. Like they say at every wedding, “Speak now or forever hold your peace.” O V Editor Sheena Opinion Editor studies major Ryan Upshaw. 201 Bishop Hall • University, MS 38677 Newsroom: 915-5503 Advertising: 915-5503 Web site: www.thedmonline.com e-mail: dmnews@thedmonline.com MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI PRESS ASSOCIATION Director of Student Media Ralph Braseth Faculty Adviser Marty Russell Creative/Technical Supervisor Peter Cleary W EDITORIAL STAFF Editor in Chief Managing Editor Campus News Editor City News Editor Opinion Editor Sports Editor Arts & Life Editor Photo Editor Assistant Photo Editor News Layout Designer Editorial Assistant Copy Editors Online Editor Sheena Barnett Hannah Donegan Bryan Doyle Marti Covington Meghan Blalock Tyler Nelson Lori Simpson Matthew Sharpe Darrell Blakely David Thigpen Andrew Abernathy Jonathan Taylor Corey Martin Brandon Ross ADVERTISING STAFF Sales Representatives: Andrea Buerck, Holli Fisher, Katie Johnson, Bailey Melton, Seth Smith, Elan Walker, Bradley Van Sickle Creative Services: Renate Ferreira, Stephen Rogers, The Daily Mississippian is a student-edited newspaper published daily except Saturday and Sunday during the academic year University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-9701. Contents do not represent the official opinions of the university or The Daily Mississippian unless specifically indicated. Letters are welcome, but may be edited for clarity, space or libel. ISSN 1077-8667 The Daily Mississippian welcomes comments, criticisms or ideas that its readership may have. Please send a letter to the editor addressed to The Daily Mississippian, 201 Bishop Hall, University, MS, 38677 or email at: opinion@thedmonline.com EDITORIAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submissions of letters should be typed, double-spaced and no longer than 300 words. Third party or stock letters and those bearing pseudonyms, pen names and “name withheld” will not be published. Publication is limited to one letter per individual per calendar month. All student submissions must include his or her phone number, grade classification and major. Faculty, staff and non-student submissions must include the authorʼs full address and telephone number. All submissions must be turned in at least three days in advance of date of desired publication. Publication will be withheld pending verification of authorship. James Vlahos is a freshman journalism major. He can be reached at opinion@thedmonline.com. More involved government needed G Jesse Johnson College Democrats interest rate hike that will take place on July 1. How many of you fellow students are in favor of that? Donʼt listen to what detractors usually say: the primary difference between the parties is the belief in how active a role the government should play in the lives of its citizens. Social Security, student grants and loans, Medicare, Medicaid, the Montgomery G.I. Bill – all of these are among overnment help is necessary for society. Iʼve been trying to figure out how we fell out of the majority. Let me run through a brief laundry list of accomplishments: Weʼre the party that won two world wars, with help from our foreign allies. Weʼre the party that guided this country out of the worst economic depression it has ever been in. Weʼre the party that broke the stranglehold of segregaThis column is the third in tion on the South. a series And weʼre the party whose of three columns from economic principles promoted more citizens to the middle the various political class in the ʼ90s than at any groups on other time, in part by promoting responsible spending and campus. deficit repayment. The funny thing about Democrats is that a majority of the public frequently backs many programs that Democrats our positions on issues, but you created and still shepherd. The wouldnʼt know it from the way reason you donʼt hear politicians a few elections have turned out. talk about eliminating these A perfect example of this is the completely is because of overrecently-passed Deficit Reducwhelming public support. tion Act of 2005 (a misnomer Did you receive free or resince the reconciled tax giveduced-cost lunches in school? If aways added onto the debt). so, you can thank the Title I proEvery House Democrat voted gram. Maybe someone in your against this act, and only two in family was laid off unexpectedly the Senate voted for it. and was lucky to have unemThis bill is the reason for ployment checks as a safety the forthcoming student loan net available for them and their family until they found work. These things arenʼt hand-outs. They are legitimate hand-ups. Are there people who abuse these programs? Sure there are – just as there are people who steal from private entities, and they should be punished just the same. The bottom line: Privatization of everything does not work just as much as complete regulation of everything is not desirable. People realized this even before the creation of the United States. In colonial Philadelphia, fire stations were employed by private insurance companies. To minimize costs, special “plaques” were displayed outside the homes that were insured by a certain insurance company. When a fire broke out in a home that wasnʼt insured by the company, the fire station would not provide any services. This ridiculous system was ended by Benjamin Franklin, who turned it into a publiclyfunded service. The threat facing some programs is that they are being under-funded, which results in under performance, which then places them on the chopping block. Letʼs hope people realize the value of these services before they learn the hard way. Jesse is a senior pharmacy major from Poplarville. He can be reached at opinion@thedmonline.com. Online Poll Results Will the political debate help solve the university’s problems? To vote in todayʼs poll go to: www.thedmonline.com YES 6% NO 94 % PAGE 3 Letter to the Editor President deserves respect, whether you agree with him or not To the Editor: I have always and will always be proud and thankful that I was born in the United States of America. That is why, this year, I have been constantly annoyed by Americansʼ public disrespect of our president. First of all, I want to be clear that I am not a Republican or a Democrat, nor did I vote for George W. Bush. However, it appalls me to hear the things that public figures have said about him. First, I had to hear it at the funeral of Rosa Parks. People are supposed to be speaking about the loss of a great woman; instead, I hear people taking shots at Bush. The fact that people would use the death of a great woman to state their political views is disrespectful to her and her family. I was even more annoyed to hear a former president do the same thing at the funeral of Coretta King. This is the woman who dedicated her life to carrying on the work of her husband after he was murdered for that same work. But instead of showing respect to her and her family and the memory of her husband, our public figures see fit to take the time to insult our president. Even worse is when I have to hear it from complete idiots. Case in point: Kanye West. First of all, he sees fit to disrespect everyone who lost their homes and lives in one of the biggest natural disasters in history. He was asked to be part of a benefit show to help these people, and West sees fit to state his socalled political views and insult our leader. What angered me even more is how much he was praised for it. Just because the man puts out a few good songs doesnʼt mean we should hang on his words and applaud his stupidity. Newsflash No. 1: It is not the presidentʼs job to care about you. Newsflash No. 2: Black people donʼt care about Bush either. The difference is that he doesnʼt publicly insult us. Of course, Kanye West is as bad as Cindy Sheehan. This woman not only disrespected our president, but she disrespected the memory of her son who died defending our country. She has gone to meet with Ceasar Chavez who (by the way) is a man who has publicly stated his hatred for our country and says that we must be brought down. The point I am trying to make is that we are the greatest country in the world. Everyone here is lucky to be here. We donʼt have to like the president and we donʼt have to vote for him; however, we all need to show unity to the rest of the world and give our leader the respect that he deserves. Itʼs time that our political figures stop bashing him at inappropriate moments. Itʼs time that we stop listening to entertainers and hanging on their words. Letʼs stop praising those who insult our leader. When you disrespect our president you disrespect our country. to buy it. However, this never translated to me that material things were the most valuable things in life, or even ranked on the list. Granted, I will admit that I take meaningless joy in buying a new toy or e have all something fun, but – heard the especially as a poor traditional college student – I teaching that “the have learned to place love of money is the little or no value on root of all evil,” but I material joys. wonder how many of After all, my us – as Americans, body is going to Meghan Blalock decay just as the Troy Jonta Smith as citizens of the DM Opinion Editor Junior world, as human shirt that covers it Elementary Education beings – actually heed it. We will. The nature of everything seem to walk around in what a is absurdity. It is quite absurd to friend of mine calls a “capitalplace so much value on imist-induced haze” most of the permanent material things that time, thinking about what we only serve to make us happy in can do with our money – where the moment, because in five, 10, we want to eat dinner, what or 20 years they will probably new gadget we want to buy for be meaningless to us. our cars, what new ringtone we Thus, I pose a challenge, as want for our cell phones. I am wont to do: even if you I am guilty of this, too. I have the economic ability, next purchase things I know I donʼt time you go to a store, donʼt need; I feel bad about it for a buy something just because you minute, and then I quickly try want it. Think about what you to rationalize the purchase. are doing, and realize when you Usually I canʼt even convince are rationalizing some action myself that the purchase was you feel is unethical. entirely ethical or ethical at all And if you donʼt consider it – not when I know how many unethical to buy something simpeople in my own country can ply because you desire it, conbarely afford to eat everyday. sider the moral consequences of But, like the majority of people, this belief. The more things you I just shrug it off and tell myown, the more those things be211 S. Lamar Oxford, MS, U.S.A • 236-0050 self that, for whatever reason, I gin to own you, and thus begins www.proudlarrys.com deserve this “treat.” the stifling of human freedom. TONIGHT The fact of the matter is, though, that I donʼt deserve Meghan is a junior philosophy and journalism major from it. And neither do you. I donʼt Birmingham, Ala. She can be deserve to spend ridiculous reached at opinion@thedmonline. amounts of money on things I com. donʼt need, because (especially if I have a large expendable income) if I make this the maxim behind my will, I will continue to spend more and more money Ask about Our Guarantee on things I donʼt need until my avarice consumes me. I will continue to tell myself that I Tabletops • Desktops “deserve” things, especially if I FRIDAY & work hard to make my money. Plexiglass • Insulating Glass But how can this be ethical? All Auto Glass Immanuel Kant would look SATURDAY at it this way: if everyone Monday-Friday 607 South 16th Street followed this maxim of just 236-5630 7AM-5PM desserts (which is, by the way, completely subjective), people would be emptying the shelves d constantly: “I deserve this! And xfor O that! Oh, and this too!” Then inal g WE DELIVER i the term “desserts” becomes r O meaningless because everyone will think they deserve everything they want; thus the WE ACCEPT term “desserts” could be easily OLE MISS EXPRESS replaced by the term “desire,” and the maxim then becomes, “I should have whatever I desire.” This would probably result in somewhat of an economic breakdown, with people spending more money than they actu16“ Large up to 2 13” Mediums up to ally have in the bank. 3 Toppings 3 Toppings But is this penchant for avarice and greed our own fault? Or is it, as Marx implies, the result of our cash-based, capitalist economy? Are we the results of our society, which has been telling us since birth – via 1 16“Large Carry Out 1 13”Medium Carry Out advertisements, pop culture, 1 Topping 1 Topping etc. – that money equals power equals happiness? Or do we have a choice? I would argue that we do. I was raised to appreciate mateWe Accept: rial things, and to treat them 3 Guys Toppings: Pepperoni, Sausage, Beef, Ham, Bacon, Italian Sausage, Onions, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Banana Peppers, Pepwith respect because someone peroncinis, Black Olives, Jalapenos, Pinapple, Anchovies, Roma Tomatoes, Mozzarella probably worked hard to make Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Ricotta Cheese. www.3gpizza.com it and my parents worked hard 121 Heritage Drive • Oxford All social rules and all relations between individuals are eroded by a cash economy; avarice drags Pluto himself out of the bowels of the earth. --Karl Marx – The DM Editorial Board is composed of Barnett, Managing Editor Hannah Donegan, Meghan Blalock, freshman international John Martin and senior psychology major Greed can be all-consuming THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 Reliable Glass & Paint Co Inc. 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For more information call 662801-2164 April 22: A non-credit course in stained glass will take place at the Yerby Conference Center, Room 112. – Items for On Campus must be submitted in writing two days prior to the date of publication. Items are subject to editing and will run on a first come, first serve basis according to space available. The DM Matthew Sharpe The Daily Mississippian – Your source for all things nautical Students in a gifted and talented program from the Cleveland school district race to build the tallest structure using spaghetti and gum drops. The school of engineering hosted the event to give the students an early concept of civil engineering. Judge rules TVA liable Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge has ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for overcharges to about 400 industrial customers in its sevenstate region. U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins granted summary judgment Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit claiming that the countryʼs largest public utility overbilled customers for surplus power during the summer of 1998. She said a pretrial conference would be set to prepare the case for trial on the issue of damages. The lawsuit was brought in 1999 by Birmingham Steel Corp., which after a bankruptcy filing was replaced in 2004 by Johns Manville, a fiberglass manufacturing company in Etowah, Tenn. At the time, TVA had 60 directserved customers and 345 distributor-served customers taking advantage of the Economy Surplus Power program, which gives a price break to industries willing to accept interruptible service. Estimates vary widely for how much TVA overbilled the industries for electricity TVA had to buy from others to meet demand. The judge ruled that TVA passed on the cost of power purchases “even for hours when TVA had sufficient power resources to supply the ESP load.” Michael Ermert, a Birmingham attorney representing the plaintiffs, said TVA overcharged the companies $40 million. “About 400 industrial customers are obviously concerned about the bottom line for their companies and when you consider electrical charges are a large part of running a company, charges can affect the bottom line,” he told The Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel. “They werenʼt expecting a spike in the summer of 1998, yet thatʼs what they got.” “Drive t hru” at the Tad Pad Tuesda y, April 1 8th Wednesd ay, April 19th Thursday , April 20 t h 9:00 a.m . to 4:30 p.m. YOU MU ST HAVE YOUR ST The books UDENT I. are free to D. PRESE NT A L L students e both fall a nrolled nd spring semesters . Thanks to our sponsors... Papa John’s, La Creperie, Cafe’ Salon, The Malco Theatre, Cat Daddy’s/Inkspot, El Charro, and Brooke-Tyler Interiors PAGE 6 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 PAGE 7 Grades: Proposed change would create number of gradations Lecture: Bullion left endowment to be used for lecture series opening comments from Provost Carolyn Staton and Ashoo of ASB. Both will present their plans for the future. The panel will then discuss issues about the grade change policy, encouraging audience participation. “Weʼd like people to come out of that with a better understanding of how itʼs going to affect them whether theyʼre faculty member or student or administrator,” Ashoo said. The future plan of ASB is to remain active on the grade change policy issue, something Ashoo said is being accom- tion with a $7.5 million renovation of the journalism department facilities. Bullion wanted to be remembered for continuing a tradition of excellence and fostering a passion for journalism in his students. During his seven-year tenure, he was able to accomplish what he had envisioned for the universityʼs journalism department and was hopeful for its future. Upon his death, Bullion left an endowment to be used to start a lecture series that would highlight these aspects and encourage future journalists, and Friday will be the first lecture to honor his wishes, said Husni. “Journalism is still important, and no matter how much technology changes, the business of creating content is vital,” Husni said. “If you donʼt have the fire in your belly, there is no use. Itʼs never a mechanical job; every day is different.” Remembered by his friends and coworkers as journalist to the very end, Bullion composed his own obituary. His survivors, including his wife and mother, who was one of the first female managers of The Daily Mississippian, will be in attendance at Fridayʼs lecture. The criteria for Bullion lecturers are those who have experiential knowledge and have excelled From Page 1 plished in ASBʼs push to hold the public forum before the summer. ASB acted in the interest of students who are eager to voice their opinions, but were worried that the issue could dissipate over the summer, Ashoo said. McNeal agreed that the ASBʼs goal is to give the students an opportunity to be heard, but added that ASB strongly recommends strengthening the implementation plan in the proposal if the new change were to be adopted. The ideal implementation plan would address how to update university software, publicize the grade scale change, educate teachers on the change and update other university programs dependent on the current GPA system, McNeal said.. Associate Provost of Academic Affairs Tim Hall said the administration is working closely with the student body to reach an understanding on the proposal. “They are working very hard to consult their constituents and make sure the students are wellinformed about what has been proposed and what the possible consequences might be,” he said. Hall said he has not seen the ASB resolution 06-13 sent to the provostʼs and chancellorʼs offices regarding the grade change proposal, but was unsure if the provost has read it. McNeal said the resolution was a compilation of arguments from ASB and that he has spoken with the chancellor and provost about many of the issues on several occasions. Staton and Khayat were unavailable for comment. The proposed grade change would create a number of new gradations in the GPA scale, which could bring the university more prestige but also hurt the GPAs of high-achieving students, according to a resolution voicing the ASBʼs consensus of the issue passed in a unanimous vote on April 3. The grade change proposal was approved in the Council of Academic Administrators and sits tabled in Khayatʼs office. After consulting Staton and hearing from students, the administration can act on the proposal. The Council of Academic Administrators is the highest policy-making council below the administration at the university and consists of the deans of the schools and key representatives from other groups. ASB, the graduate student body, the faculty senate, the undergraduate student council and the graduate student council all have voting representatives on the council. Other university administrators knowledgeable on specific topics serve on the council but are not voting members. Willow Nero can be reached at dmnews@olemiss.edu Contact: Brand might suffer in other sales From many more products than contact solution. Walker said, however, that even though MoistureLoc is the only ReNu product that is related to the trouble, the brand still might suffer in its other sales. “People are going to be scared to use any ReNu product,” she said. “If I wore contacts, Iʼd pick something else. Even though I donʼt think thereʼs anything wrong with it, Iʼd still be scared.” Page 1 said. The Web site also said that until an investigation concludes otherwise, the product will be absent from store shelves. Susan Turnage, the pharmacy manager at Kroger, where the product was removed last week, said that she didnʼt think the recall would significantly hurt Bausch & Lombʼs sales, since it is a large company that produces In the meantime, the Bausch & Lomb Web site is urging those who wear soft contacts to strictly follow good hygiene, exercise proper lens care and to avoid ReNu MoistureLoc. “Itʼs something to be concerned about,” Turnage said. “You donʼt want to put something in your eye thatʼs supposed to be sterile but isnʼt.” Susie Penman can be reached at dmnews@thedmonline.com From Page 1 in the field of journalism. Morris, that right, we can build a profit- England. The privately held comwhose entrepreneurial spirit has able business, not the other way pany owns and operates newspamade him a leader in the media around.” pers, radio stations, visitor pubindustry, lications, is the outdoor embodiadverm e n t tising, of what magazine Bullion and book stood for publishand as ing busi8:00 a.m. - Tribute to Gordon Parks - Meek Hall 138 such sets nesses a high and on1:00 p.m. - Marty Fishgold - Meek Hall 214 standard line serLee Ragland - Meek Auditorium for future vices. speakIn ad2:30 p.m. - Marty Fishgold - Meek Hall 117 ers, Husdition to 6:00 p.m. - Silver Em Reception - Oxford Univ. Club ni said. holding “ H e numer7:00 p.m. - Silver Em Banquet - Oxford Univ. Club c o m ous honbines a ors and spirit of journalism that is rootUnder Morris, MCC has devel- awards, Morris was a president ed in the community but is also oped into a diversified, mid-size of the Newspaper Association of magnified all over the world,” media company with holdings America and a member of the Assaid Husni. across the United States as well sociated Press board of directors Morris, a second-generation as internationally in France and and the Advertising Council Inc. journalist whose father owned a newspaper in 1929, said journalism has always been a part of his life and he considers his job to be one of simply providing information to the citizens of a free country. “The importance of [journalism] is what we do to our nation, the perpetuation of freedom and our self-government,” Morris said. “Itʼs an essential and necessary ingredient for that to happen. Weʼre in business to serve the community, and if we get JournalismS CW eek HEDULE Today Morris, a native of Augusta, Ga., has also used his influence to benefit his community. He established the Morris Museum of Art in honor of his parents, and in memory of his father he also established the Eminent Scholars Chair of Art at Augusta State University and the William S. Morris Chair of Newspaper Strategy and Management at the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. A graduate of UGA, Morris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and was named the 1983 Outstanding Alumnus of the UGAʼs Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Morrisʼs visit and lecture Friday mark his first trip to Ole Miss, and he said he is looking forward to experiencing all the university has to offer. Layson Lawler can be reached at dmnews@olemiss.edu Alice & Co. Hair • Skin • Nails Stripes and polka dots are the style! 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S DNIGHT SHOW EASTER FORUM Knowing Oneself: Capacities of the Human Condition and The Unique Pathway to Peace Sunday, April 23, 2006 MONDAY - THURSDAY ( 4:50, 7:45 ) TONIGHT & FRIDAY: CRAWFISH Starting at 4 p.m. Ken Edwards & his well-strung band CD RELEASE PARTY DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT Wednesday April 26 3 p.m. in the Turner Center 2:00 p.m. Presentation-Discussion St. Peterʼs Episcopal Church - 113 South 9th Street 12:30 p.m. ��� ��������� ������ �� ��� ���������� �� ����������� � Informal Lunch � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Dr. Michael Whelan of Greenwood Author of Living in Nod Former psychologist of Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Music by ECOM Musicians Open to the Ole Miss-Oxford-Lafayette County www.ecomoxford.org Make Reservations giving Name & Number in Party for 2:00 presentation via ecom@olemiss.edu or phone 662.234.1269 by Thursday, April 20 Sign up by Friday at the Theta House CMYK THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 PAGE 8 Campus Christian organization uniting for event Haley Crum Senior Staff Reporter Ole Miss has many diverse student Christian organizations, but all will come together tonight in an event called SOMA, a Greek word translating to mean “the body.” SOMA will take place in the Grove at 7 p.m. and will feature performances by praise bands from Wesley Foundation, Baptist Student •Basic oil change us •Air filter replacement Let come •Fuel filter replacement to you! •Tire rotation •Windshield wiper replacement Union, Reformed University Fellowship and Campus Crusade for Christ. Rebels for Christ will perform two songs a cappella and will have several of its members share testimonies of how they came to Christ. “Being able to gather so many different organizations helps us unify our voice on campus, which is sometimes be distorted,” Ole Miss graduate student Jeremy Jones said. “It helps the Christian community to CAR GENIE Mobile Oil Change & Quick Lube 1-877-607-0523 come together to praise God without any fear from anyone else.” The idea for SOMA began when freshman Tyler Sanders of Hattiesburg attended a Christian conference for college students, Passion ʼ06, this past January. Upon returning, he began putting together the student committee, composed of members from the different student religious organizations on campus, and began planning SOMA. “I kind of felt God lying on my arm saying that there wasnʼt much unity between the organizations on campus,” he said. “It says in Ephesians 4:4 that we are called to walk down the same path and we are all one body despite our small personal beliefs, so thatʼs really where all this is coming from.” This is the first time student religious organizations have been brought together to share their faith. Sanders said he hopes SOMA will become an annual event and continue to grow in numbers and quality over the next few years. Testimonies will be given from Bishop Anthony Barnes, brother of former basketball coach Rod Barnes, and Todd Abernethy, senior guard on the Ole Miss basketball team. High school students are also invited to attend this event. Senior Clayton Loden of Fulton, a member of the student committee that orga- nized SOMA, said that it is important for high school students to see Ole Miss in a different light. “All of these high school kids see Ole Miss as the big party and drinking school,” Loden said. “There is good here, too, as opposed to evil. They never see the campus ministries and may not even know we have this kind of stuff.” The student religious organizations, as well as the students who organized SOMA, would like the student body to know that all students, regardless of ethnic background or religious affiliation, are invited to attend. The event will take place in the Grove, regardless of weather. Haley Crum can be reached at dmnews@olemiss.edu PAGE 9 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 Fourth annual Swamp Stomper this Saturday Sarah Liipfert Staff Reporter Ole Miss Outdoors is sponsoring its fourth annual Swamp Stomper event, which will take place Saturday at Sardis Lake from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Swamp Stomper event is a team race competition that will require participants to endure 10 miles of canoeing, six miles of trail running and 10 miles of portage where team members will carry their own canoes, according to Brad Gentry, graduate assistant for Ole Miss Outdoors. The adventure race is made up of 10 teams, consisting of four persons each and having at least one member of the opposite sex. Gentry said that all spaces for participation in the race have been taken. “We are full. The participants are mainly people who are up for this very grueling physical challenge,” he said. “For the most part, [participants] are Ole Miss students. There are some residents involved this year, and there is one full team from outof-town.” Gentry said the Ole Miss event has attracted attention from other universities with active outdoors groups who either want to take part in the challenge or adopt the Swamp Stomper as their own. “What makes ours unique is that itʼs not just physical events,” Gentry said. “But thereʼs also mental work involved.” The mental work comes in the form of mystery events that teams will perform. The mystery events can range from solving a riddle to doing some sort of team-building tasks. There are prizes for the teams that come in first through third place. All competitors will receive an official Swamp Stomper long-sleeved shirt. The event, sponsored by Buffalo Peak Outfitters, Salomon Sports, Red Bull and Dominoʼs www.thedmonline.com Pizza, has four checkpoints. The first checkpoint is Coontown Landing. Each team will then paddle its canoe to Clear Creek Landing, the second checkpoint. Then the teams will embark on a six-mile trail run and finish back at their canoe. Next, participants will paddle to checkpoint three and carry their canoe from Upper Sardis Lake to Lower Sardis Lake (Engineer Point) where the race will end after a sprint to Paradise Point, the area where boats dock. Team members will find a post-race celebration at the fin- ish line, Gentry said. There will be a band at the finish line, door prizes for spectators, food to enjoy and a playground for the little ones. Spectators are encouraged to come out and cheer on all 10 teams during the Swamp Stomper adventure race. 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The BOOST workshop is offered during the First Summer Session, May 30 - June 27, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m (including a lunch break.) Hurry! Enrollment is limited! For more info, call 915-5820 or visit www.olemissbusiness.com/boost CMYK THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 PAGE 10 Court upholds dismissal count for Tom DeLay Associated Press ruling that dismissed a felony conspiracy charge against him. DeLay, who announced this month that he is resigning from Congress, still faces a money-laundering charge and another conspiracy charge AUSTIN, Texas – A state appeals court sided with former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Wednesday, upholding a lower court stemming from the financing of state legislative races in 2002. A lower court judge dismissed a conspiracy charge against the Republican in December, agreeing with defense arguments that a conspiracy law did not cover election code violations when the alleged offense was committed in 2002. The Legislature amended the law in 2003 to include the election code violation. Prosecutors wanted the charge reinstated. They argued last month before a three-judge panel of the 3rd Court of Appeals that conspiracy to violate the election code had always been a crime and that the 2003 change merely clarified the law. Salary: Chancellor unsure about when the last pay raise was received From Page 1 faculty, support staff and administratorsʼ salaries have lagged behind our peer institutions across the South.” As vital to the university as it is to keep faculty salaries competitive, Khayat said the university has a responsibility to keep administratorsʼ salaries competitive as well. Despite what some faculty have said was a negative performance review conducted by the Faculty Senate of Provost Carolyn Staton in 2004, Staton received more than a 37 percent pay raise for the 20042005 academic year. Khayat refused to comment on the review conducted by the Senate, citing arguments about the reviewʼs validity. Khayat said the provostʼs salary has been well below the average salary for a person at her position, but he was not sure if the percent difference between the provostʼs salary and those of similar administrators across the South was any worse than the percent difference in faculty salaries. The chancellor said he was not sure when administrators last received a pay raise and said many faculty are awarded merit-based pay raises every year. Khayat said he is always takes fairness into consideration. “Faculty have come first most every year, and administrators have gone several years often without increases,” he said. Elizabeth Payne, a professor of history, said she has not seen the improvements to faculty salaries that Khayat mentioned. Any raises 25% 75% to OFF on selected Spring & Summer merchandise 2 B Free Da Nang Ella Moss Taverniti So James Perse Lauren Moffatt Rock & Republic Paige Premium Denim .CICADA. 307 S.Lamar • Oxford, MS • 281-0541 the faculty have received are immediately offset by inflation and escalating insurance costs, Payne said. Khayat said his goal is to ultimately close the gap between current salaries and salaries at other universities, but he said faculty members can supplement their salaries with research grants, summer school teaching, intersession teaching and faculty development. “Industrious faculty can generate additional money,” Khayat said, but administrators have no opportunity for salary supplements. One official in human resources, who asked to remain anonymous, said Khayatʼs statement is not entirely true. Administrators can receive additional monies through teaching and jobs outside of their administrative position, she said. Just because these monies are not called “supplements” does not mean they do not serve the same purpose. Some remain steadfast in their beliefs that the significant administrative pay raises are unfair to faculty. “Sadly, the administration forfeited an opportunity with salary decisions to practice servant leadership and the rhetoric it preaches. Sharing the burden of diminished resources with faculty and staff would have signaled to students the administrationʼs commitment to the virtues of service and vision,” Payne said. “In choosing instead the ethics and practices of a different model of leadership, the administration has communicated that power is more important than wisdom and that here at the University of Mississippi, hierarchy trumps community. “As a member of the faculty and as one who grew up in this state, I am profoundly saddened,” she said. Payne is not alone in her disapproval over how the pay raises were allocated. It is a question of fairness, said Donna Davis, chair of the Faculty Senate and associate professor of law. “Itʼs time for faculty salaries to be a very high priority for the university,” Davis said. “The lack of progress, especially compared to administrative salaries, is demoralizing. My impression is that many faculty members are losing ground, not improving their status.” Davis and Payne both cited the effect the low salaries are having on faculty. “First, we are losing faculty, and itʼs becoming increasingly difficult to recruit and retain faculty,” Davis said. The universityʼs morale is suffering, too, Payne said. “There is little bubbling of energy and ideas from the ground up on our campus. Instead, fear of the administration has led to a faculty with low morale,” Payne said. Paula Temple is a full-tenured professor in art, and she has been working at Ole Miss for 21 years. During the past 10 years, she said she has received two 3 percent raises. During the past 20 years, her salary has increased from $20,000 per year to $56,000 per year. “Iʼm living paycheck to paycheck,” she said. After adding up the costs of postage, art supplies, travel and other expenses, she barely breaks even at the end of the year, and her art sales leave her with virtually no profit, she said. Temple said she realized that the universityʼs salaries were below average, but she had no idea how low the salaries were until she saw a copy of the 2004-2005 SUG report. “Now, we really feel undervalued,” she said. She said the older faculty members at the university arenʼt targeted the same way as the younger faculty. Because sheʼs reached the top position for her profession, she feels the university doesnʼt have to try to keep her at the university, while the university faces the threat of losing younger, less distinguished faculty to other universities. Her impression was that faculty must do something big, like winning the Nobel Prize, to receive a pay raise. There are administrators and professors who have been at the university fewer years than Temple who are receiving larger salaries. “Itʼs a pretty sore spot,” she said. When the administrators are receiving sometimes 20 or 30 percent pay raises, she said, “The rest of us have a lot to complain about. 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Featured during the debate were Democrat President Jesse Johnson, Republican President Shad White and Libertarian President Kevin Phillips. A topic that hits even closer to home is cuts in educational funding and higher tuition prices. “We continue to throw money at the bureaucracy and administrators of schools,” White said. He said many schools must be held accountable for the money they are given. Otherwise, he said, it is just wasted money. Mississippi state grocery tax versus tobacco tax was the first topic to raise somewhat heated conversation from all three parties. The Libertarians admittedly took the center of the road between republicans and democrats on most topics. The Republicans also stuck to their guns, even after they were accused by the Libertarians to confuse party platforms with personal views. The College Democrats stressed their opposition to the war in Iraq while they were more passive on topics of illegal immigration and global warming. Each group had a list of topics beforehand to prepare statements. Joe Atkins, a journalism professor who served as the debateʼs moderator, asked questions, and each group had two minutes for debate. After all groups finished, there was a 30-second rebuttal period. When asked to comment on the governmentʼs performance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina the Republicans pointed the finger at the Democrat leaders of Louisiana. Stating that the downfall was when the Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco could not agree on an evacuation plan. The Libertarians pointed out the levee failure is ultimately a local and state government issue that was ignored. Democrats brought to light the fact that FEMA did very well in the Florida hurricanes in preceding years before. The Libertarians refuted the Democrats, citing the failure must be fault of the people running FEMA and Homeland Security. The topics were broad as well as the answers offered by the parties. Senior art history major Mache Robertson said she had expected a debate. “[The panelists] didnʼt really answer the questions, and they just give some really good ideas. They didnʼt give any specific data or information.” White said last nightʼs debate was not necessarily about answering questions on specific topics, but more about students learning about the different political parties and where they stand on issues. In evaluating the debate, political science professor Marvin King said, “Libertarians have been most consistent with their opinions and their views.” Marla Cummings can be reached at dmnews@olemiss.edu Alice & Co. Nails by Margaret & Beth 1729 University Avenue • 234-3896 Nominations due for award Alex Beene Staff Reporter Oxford and Lafayette County residents now have the chance to nominate that neighbor, co-worker, friend or acquaintance in the area who they believe to be the best citizen in the community. The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for the 2006 Citizen of the Year for the OxfordLafayette County-University community. Beginning in 1972, the Chamber of Commerce has selected one individual each year who has greatly contributed to the Oxford-Lafayette County area and Ole Miss. A committee is set up each year to judge the candidates based on their contributions and volunteering in their community. “We feel that it is great to recognize individuals who do great things for the community and set an example for volunteerism,” said Max Hipp, president of the Chamber of Commerce. Hipp said that it is always difficult for the committee to choose the individual who should receive the title of Citizen of the Year because of the amazing contributions of each nominee. “One of the hardest things that is faced in the process is determining the recipient each year,” Hipp said. “Each nominee is deserving of the title in their own way, so the committee that makes the decision always has an extremely difficult task in front of them.” While the Oxford-Lafayette County area has many citizens that make significant contributions and volunteer in different programs, the average amount of nominee applications received each year is only five to six. Hipp said he believes that one reason for the low number of nominees is because of the time it takes to go through the entire nominee process. “If someone is going to make a nomination, then they have to explain in detail why someone should be Citizen of the Year,” Hipp said. “Normally, people who are passionate about the citizens they nominate are able to go through the process smoothly.” One of the key elements of an individual nominated in the awardʼs criteria is that they have a “perception as a role model for good citizenship and volunteerism in a non-paid capacity,” according to Hipp. The criteria that goes into the decision-making process are formed so that the committee can choose the best candidate for the honor. “It is such an honor for the Chamber of Commerce to award a deserving individual in the community each year,” Hipp said. “Whenever you have a chance to award someone who has given back to their community, then itʼs a good day.” For more information, guidelines and nomination forms for Citizen of the Year log on to http://www.oxfordms.com. Alex Beene can be reached at dmnews@thedmonline.com The Daily Mississippian Because we can spell Antidisestablishmentarianism Bouré Happy Hour Every Day 3-7 p.m. Crawfish are here! every Thursday from 4-7 p.m. 5 Sangria $ Draft Beer Blue Moon • Bass • Guiness • New Castle THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 PAGE 12 Walk and run to raise money for Relay for Life Kari Arentson Special to The DM For one night, people all across the country will be out walking or running to help fight cancer. Relay for Life is an overnight, non-competitive event designed to remember those who lost the battle with cancer and to celebrate survivors and those battling cancer, according to a news release from the American Cancer Society. It is also a time to raise money for research and programs that the American Cancer Society sponsors. “[On the day of the relay,] more than 3 million Americans participate in Relay [for Life] events nationwide,” cancer society officials said. The society also encourages anyone interested in participating to attend the event because Relay for Life has something for everyone. Approximately eight to 15 people make up a relay team. Each team chooses a theme and sets a goal to raise $1,000, either through private or public donations or sponsorships. Luminar- ies, which are candle-lit paper bags with a cancer patients or survivorsʼ name on them, can also be sold to raise money. “We are hoping to raise $56,000 in Lafayette County,” said Sheila Horne, a community representative for the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life has gone on for more than 20 years and is the most successful fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society to date, Horne said. Horne also said that 20 teams are registered in Lafayette County with at least 10 to 15 participants on each team. On April 21, teams will meet at the Lyceum Circle and take turns walking or running. During the event, members from each team will always be walking or running around the circle. At the same time, games and activities will be going on to keep other team members engaged and involved. Elizabeth Sanford, a junior dietetics and nutrition major, has participated in Relay for Life for many years. “I raised money several years by selling luminaries and through donations,” Sanford said. Sanford said it makes her feel good to raise money for Relay for Life because she has had several family members who have had cancer. Relay for Lifeʼs all-night vigil will start at 6 p.m. on Friday and go until 5 a.m. Saturday. Last yearʼs Relay for Life event on the Ole Miss campus netted $46,000 for cancer awareness and research. Kari Arentson can be reached at dmnews@olemiss.edu ROTC charity golf tournament set for Saturday Casey Phillips Special to the DM The Tri-Service ROTC Charity Golf Tournament will take place Saturday at the University Golf Course and will benefit the Oxford branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Inc. This is the first year for the tournament to be organized by the Tri-Service ROTC, which is made up of Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC. It is open to the public. “The tournament is a great way to help the local charity Big Brothers Big Sisters,” said Marine Corps Midshipman 2nd Class Joe Sawyer, a junior civil engineering major at Ole Miss from New Brockton, Ala. “Last year, I think the tournament raised $1,000.” Navy ROTC Squad Leader Sarah Eaton, a sophomore criminal justice major at Ole Miss from Hot Springs, Ark., said that Big Brothers Big Sisters needs money to stay alive. The tournament is beneficial to them, she added. “I am a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters,” Eaton said. “Those kids just love having a mentor come to spend time with them.” Participants will compete in teams of four. Individuals wishing to compete will be placed on a team. There is a $180 entrance fee per team or $45 per person. The cost covers the green fees for the golf course, a golf cart, lunch and one raffle ticket in the drawing. A drawing will take place at the conclusion of the tournament for prizes, such as gift certificates from restaurants, T-shirts and movie passes. Also, Grisanti Rebel Motors is sponsoring the hole-in-one event where sinking a hole-in-one wins a car. “We are hoping to have around 100-150 people,” said Eaton. “Everybody is invited. It is a great opportunity to get together and have fun.” BBSA is one of the oldest youth mentoring organizations in the country, encouraging one-onone relationships between youth and a volunteer to a helped the youth through challenges he or she might face. Casey Phillips can be reached at dmnews@olemiss.edu Katrina bites again with increased mosquito population Elise Dillingham Staff Reporter The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast could possibly affect the stateʼs mosquito population and encourage the spread of the West Nile virus, according to mosquito experts. The mosquito season is fast approaching and with it, fear of the virus. Joe Conlon of the American NOW OPEN Expert Computer Service Spyware • Virus Removal • Hardware & Software Wireless Networking • On Site Help Available 1423 N. 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Tundra areas, such as Alaska, always see the worst of mosquitoes. Drought in The Daily Mississippian We’ve got the crossword puzzles at 8:30 p.m. Friday OASIS at 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Bar and Grill Sunday Thurs: Ladies’ Night & Karaoke at 7:00 p.m. Sponsored By: Student Housing Residence Life 1 $ with student/faculty/staff I.D. 1417 Jackson Avenue (662) 232-1903 2 $ Fri: Drink Specials & Karaoke without I.D. TURNER CENTER AUDITORIUM Dinner & Drink Specials Every Night! Dinner: Monday - Friday 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Happy Hour: Monday - Friday 3:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. the Midwest and Great Plains are being predicted this year, so they will not have a large population. According to the Mississippi Department of Health Web site, http://www.msdh.state.ms.us, people who are bitten by infected mosquitoes can sometimes become ill with flu-like symptoms. Occasionally, illness can be severe, leading to meningitis or encephalitis. In 2004, four people died from West Nile infections. In 2005, 70 people were infected by the virus, and six people died in Mississippi alone. The American Mosquito Control Associationʼs Web site, http:// www.mosquito.org said “at least 43 species of mosquitoes have been found infected with the West Nile virus in the United States. Many of these infected mosquitoes feed only upon birds, thus contributing to a cycling of the virus among avian populations. “Other species feed upon these infective birds and then will feed upon mammals, including humans.” Dead birds in an area are a good early warning that infected mosquitoes are present. To protect yourself, avoid places and times when mosquitoes bite. Evenings and mornings have the most mosquito activity. Wear shoes, socks, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt when outdoors for long periods of time, or when mosquitoes are most active. Clothing should be light colored and made of tightly woven materials to keep mosquitoes away from the skin. Pants legs should be tucked into shoes or socks, and collars should be buttoned. Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in an unscreened structure and insect repellent containing DEET or other recommended ingredients is advised. For more information about West Nile virus, call the West Nile Virus Hot line at (877) 9786453. Elise Dillingham can be reached at dmnews@olemiss.edu PAGE 13 Tyler Nelson April 20, 2006 Rebs lay lumber to Lions Lady Netters look to payback USC Ty Allushuski Senior Staff Reporter Similar to Tuesday night, Ole Miss (23-15) used an offensive explosion late in the game Wednesday evening to defeat the Southeastern Louisiana Lions (15-22) 11-4 at Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. The Rebels began the bottom of the seventh inning tied at 4-4 with the Lions but timely two-out hits resulted in a four-run inning for Ole Miss. Ole Miss Shortstop Zack Cozart led off the inning with a single, and Alex Presley reached on an error to advance Cozart to second base. After two straight outs, the Rebel bats caught fire and provided all the run support the Ole Miss relief pitchers would need. A walk to Justin Brashear loaded the bases for freshman Evan Button with two outs. Button proceeded to single to right-center field to bring home Cozart and Presley and provide the winning runs. “We got some big two-out hits, and with one-third of an inning left, those are the biggest hits,” Button said. “I was 0-3 in the game to that point, but I was thinking positive and was just hoping I got another chance to get another at bat. ” Justin Henry then singled to score Brashear, and C.J. Ketchum rounded out the inningʼs scoring as he singled to bring home Button. Presley had a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth inning after Cozart singled, and Logan Power singled with one out to bring home Mark Wright and complete the eveningʼs scoring. All nine Rebel starters collected a hit on the evening and were led by Ketchum who finished 3-5 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Rebel senior pitcher Stoney Stone pitched two innings of work to earn the win and improve to 2-0. Stone did not allow a hit or a run and struck out one. Ole Miss freshman pitcher Jesse Simpson made his 12th appearance and first start of the season on the mound for the Rebels. Simpson lasted four innings and gave up four runs on seven hits, but he did strike out five Southeastern Louisiana batters. “At first I was real amped for this, Steve Newbold To go along with that, Tokarieva made All-SEC First team, while teammate Ilona Somers made the second team. Somers posted a 6-5 record in the league and is 12-5 in dual matches. “To win an award in this league is a significant accomplishment,” head coach Mark Beyers said. “Every time you step on the court in the SEC you face a difficult challenge. We are very proud of Kseniia, and we are also excited for Ilona to Senior Staff Reporter When the Lady Netters play in the SEC Tournament today, other teams can take notice that Ole Miss is armed with the SEC Freshman of the Year, Kseniia Tokarieva. Tokarieva started off playing in No. 4 singles. She went 5-0 in the conference and worked her way up to the top of the lineup. She finished with an 8-3 record in the conference including 2-1 at her current position of No. 1 singles. See PAYBACK page 15 2006 SEC Women’s Tennis Tournament Gainesville, Fla. April 20-23 #8 S. Carolina V. #9 Ole Miss Winner V. #1 Florida WINNER! NEW 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA 13, 990 $ Brett King The Daily Mississippian Evan Button came through with a clutch two-out single to break open a tie game and give Ole Miss the decisive advantage. it was my first collegiate start and I had a lot of adrenaline going,” Simpson said. Simpson pitched well and did not run into to trouble until the top of the fourth inning. Simpson surrendered all four of his runs that inning but finished the inning with a strikeout. “I felt real good through the first three (innings), and I was fairly smooth except for a few glitches in there. The fourth inning, they just got some hits and after that the game ended up getting a little out of hand.” In addition to Simpson and Stone, Jon-Jon Hancock and Garrett White MSRP $16,535, COLLEGE GRAD REBATE $400 made appearances for the Rebels. 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Thatʼs right, with stellar season with the a 6-7 record; the Yanks Braves (and Leo Mazare BEHIND Tampa zone) in 2003 when he Bay and Baltimore. went 15-8, he hasnʼt With a payroll of $198 had an above .500 seamillion-plus, shouldnʼt son since he was just they be blowing away his career with Patrick Ochs starting their competition? With the Cleveland Indians DM Columnist that being said, do you in 1997 and 1998. Pathink Brian Cashman has the easi- vano is the same story. After going est or hardest job in sports? 18-8 with the Marlins in 2003, he SK: Iʼm going to go ahead and went 4-6 in his first season in New say Cashman has one of the hard- York and is currently on the DL for est jobs in sports. He has an unlim- who knows how long. Back your ited bank, but he also works for the boy Cashman now. hardest boss in America, George SK: I didnʼt say he was doing Steinbrenner. A lot of the players a good job, but I wouldnʼt want are getting up in years, but then the pressure of “The Boss” either. again itʼs only 13 games into the Donʼt forget that the Red Sox won season. the World Series in 2004, and ToPO: True, it is early, but come ronto, Tampa Bay and Baltimore on. When was the last time they all are increasing talent each year. won the World Series, 2000? Randy Johnson canʼt pitch forever. Theyʼve led the Majors in payroll PO: Well, shouldnʼt the Yan- kees keep at least some of its SK: How can you possibly youngsters? It seems whenever make me choose between two felthey have a promising young buck, low Hillcrest alums? I think Smith they go and trade him off for some will be a doubles-machine in the guy who is over the hill. When was spacious dimensions of Coors the last time they had a guy come Field, while Head will be more of up and make a major impact from a power guy in Cleveland. If hittheir farm system? Derting doesnʼt work out, ek Jeter in 1995? And he was one heck of a donʼt get me started on left-handed pitcher in Jeter...having the best his college days. regular season record PO: Ok, ok. We is all fine and dandy but know they were good getting rings is what itʼs here in Oxford, but all about. stop beating around the SK: If you had those bush, which will have a deep pockets, you better career in the mawouldnʼt worry much jors? about your farm system SK: I refuse comeither. But if youʼre Seth Keshel ment on that matter. looking for an answer Why are you grilling The Lanky Tackle out of me, watch out me with such difficult for T.J. Beam, a (head coach Mike) questions? Is this retaliation for all Bianco-era Ole Miss product. Heʼs the teasing you received from me a big right-hander who can run it when the NHL was on strike? up to the plate in the mid-90ʼs. PO: Yeah, I know the year they PO: With that being said, who were on strike was one of the best do you think will have the biggest years of your life, yadda yadda. impact in the bigs when it is all said I just want an honest answer, but and done from Ole Miss, Cleveland if youʼre not man enough to ante Indians prospect Stephen Head or up and answer the question, thatʼs Colorado Rockies farm-hand Seth fine. Smith? SK: Itʼs anyoneʼs call for now, but both are ranked in the top 15 prospects by Baseball America for their respective teams. While weʼre comparing players, who do you think will wind up with more home runs at the end of the year, Albert Pujols or Chris Shelton? PO: Ha, yeah, a real hard question. While Shelton is having a Brady Anderson-esque season with nine dingers in 14 games, Albert will top Chris in the home run race and could possibly lead Major League Baseball. But for the time being, Iʼm just glad Shelton is on my fantasy baseball team. One last question, will Bonds catch Hank Aaron this season or even Babe Ruth? SK: I wouldnʼt shed a single tear if that guy never hit another home run. For someone who has been exalted so much by this game, he has done very little to give back to it. I guess he has gotten a big head, literally. I hope he never catches Ruth, and I wish he would have never passed McGwire. Aaron and Ruth were true patrons of the game and deserve to be remembered as such. Patrick Ochs can be reached at sports@thedmonline.com Kennedy eyes talented Coast Jackson stadiums up Associated Press BILOXI - New Ole Miss basketball coach Andy Kennedy hopes to find some recruits on the Gulf Coast. “Weʼre looking at some prospects, reacquainting ourselves with some coaches, and trying to reconnect the dots,” Kennedy said. Speaking at an alumni gathering at a Biloxi restaurant Tuesday night, Kennedy said he has two scholarships left for the 2006- 06 season and he hasnʼt decided whether to give them to junior college players or high school recruits. He wants to use one on a guard and the other on a low-post player. Kennedy said he met with the Rebels players last week. Center Dwayne Curtis, who led the team in scoring and rebounding this past season, has said he might consider playing elsewhere after coach Rod Barnes was fired. IN APPRECIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI WORK-STUDY/FAMILY LITERACY PROJECT Students and Supervisors are invited to a Pizza Party!!! THURSDAY, APRIL 27ST 11:30AM-1:30PM ROOM 405 A&B IN THE UNION Sponsored by “No one has asked for his (scholarship) release,” Kennedy said. “Iʼm not naive enough to think theyʼll all return, but weʼve got a better feel for what weʼre working with, and they got a better feel for me.” Kennedy already has a significant Gulf Coast connection on his staff. First-year assistant Owen Miller, who coached under Richard Williams on Mississippi Stateʼs run to the Final Four a decade ago, played for Bert Jenkins at Gulfport High. Kennedy, 38, knows the importance of luring the stateʼs best players to Oxford. The Louisville native was the 1986 Mississippi high school player of the year. “I grew up in SEC country,” he said. “Thereʼs no surprises. This was a tough league then. Iʼve been coaching in the Big East, other leagues, but this is certainly a challenging conference. That hasnʼt changed. “Florida won the national championship, South Carolina won back-to-back NIT championships and LSU went to the Final Four this year. Itʼll continue to be strong.” for possible demolition Associated Press JACKSON - Two recently renovated stadiums in Jackson would be demolished under separate proposals by a state lawmaker and the cityʼs mayor. Rep. John Reeves, R-Jackson, wants to tear down state-owned Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium to allow for possible expansion of the nearby University of Mississippi Medical Center, and replace the stadium with a 45,000-seat stadium at Jackson State University. “Not only is something like this realistic, itʼs also necessary,” Reeves said. “People have come to realize we canʼt just sit back and let our capital city slide into complete decay. “Jackson needs inner-city redevelopment. New sports facilities, naturally, attract a lot of people that go and spend money.” Mayor Frank Melton wants to raze city-owned Smith-Wills Stadium and build a multipurpose arena on the Lakeland Drive site to attract an indoor football team. Reeves said he plans to introduce two bills during the 2007 legislative session. One would allow the state to demolish the football stadium and use the site for potential UMC expansion. The second would seek a $60 million bond to help build the stadium for Jackson State. According to Reeves, the bond would be repaid by the state, likely over a 20-year period, with the funds generated from a combination of stadium, tax and tourism revenue. Facility officials say neither the existing football stadium nor the baseball park turns a profit. The current venues have undergone nearly $15 million in recent renovations. “Why would anyone go waste the taxpayersʼ money like that?” Memorial Stadium director Watt Whatley said. “No one has come to me with any discussions about this. This kind of stuff really makes you wonder.” Melton wants an arena to help lure an arenafootball2 team to Jackson. The venue would be built on the site of Smith-Wills Stadium, which has been used in a variety of ways since the independent Jackson Senators disbanded after last season. It played host last week to the Mayorʼs Trophy baseball game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State and was the home football field last season for The Veritas School. Melton declined to discuss the plans for the arena and other specifics, saying “Iʼve been told to sit down and shut up about this, so thereʼs not much I can say.” THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 Ole Miss does in Devilettes Staff & Wire ITTA BENA – Ole Miss scored twice in the top of the eighth inning to take a 5-3 lead and senior right-hander Dana Brill shut down the Devilettes in the bottom of the frame as the Rebel softball team secured its second extra-innings victory over Mississippi Valley State this season in a Wednesday evening contest at the Devilette Softball Field. With the win, the Rebels extend their non-conference winning streak to eight games, and also secure their sixth win in as many tries against teams from the state of Mississippi. “I was pleased that our girls did not give in on the road today,” Ole Miss head coach Missy Dickerson said. “After getting down 3-1, they kept fighting and managed to pull out a victory. It was good to see them keep fighting.” Brill (8-13) earned the win in relief with four shutout innings, giving up just one hit and fanning seven Devilette batters. Ole Miss (16-31) took advantage of a pair of Mississippi Valley miscues in the eighth inning. Pinchrunner Jessica Plemons, who was placed on second base by the international tie-breaker rule, moved to third when sophomore first baseman Erin Faircloth reached on an error. On the next pitch, Plemons scored on a passed ball to give the Rebels a 4-3 lead, then senior Mandy Ott hit a sacrifice fly to deep left field scoring Faircloth. Sophomore second baseman Lauren Rowe had the first three-hit game of her career, going 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI, and junior lefthanded pitcher Mary Jane Callahan, who started in the circle, had three hits for the first time this season, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Ole Miss scored the initial run of the contest in the top of the first inning when Rowe hit a sacrifice fly to deep left field to plate Callahan, who led off the game with Payback: Tveit named SEC Player of the Week From Page 13 make second team All-SEC. They both have worked very hard this year.” The Rebels will look for those two to carry the team past South Carolina where the No. 9 seed Lady Netters (11-8, 4-7), will look to deliver payback to No. 8 seed South Carolina (11-9, 4-7). The Lady Rebels fell to South Carolina at home on March 5 in a 4-3 heartbreaker. The two teams are very evenly matched. Ole Miss lost two very close double matches 8-6 and three singles matches went to three sets. Beyers said he feels like his team is the one that nobody wants to play. Four of the Rebels SEC losses were 4-3 matches More tennis honors Sophomore Erling Tveit was named SEC Player of the Week for his comefrom-behind victory over Mississippi Stateʼs Pierre Mouillon. Tveit was down 5-2 in the third set against Mouillon but snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat to help lift Ole Miss to a 4-3 win and its fifth consecutive outright SEC Western Division Championship. This marked the second time this year that Tveit clinched a win over Mississippi State. “The SEC is the strongest tennis conference in the nation, and it is a tremendous honor for Erling to be named the player of the week,” head coach Billy Chadwick said. His hard-fought comeback victory was the deciding factor in our winning the SEC West Championship for the fifth year in a row.” Tveit will lead the Rebels into the SEC Tournament Friday ranked No. 22 in the nation. He finished the year off with a 16-3 record at No. 1 singles. Steve Newbold can be reached at sports@thedmonline.com 18 to Enter 21 to Drink File Photo by Matthew Sharpe The Daily Mississippian Lauren Rowe (left) and the Lady Rebels knocked off Mississippi Valley State for the second time this year in extra innings. a double. Mississippi Valley State (17-24) tied the game up at 1-1 in the bottom of the third when Crystal Holmes, who had tripled, scored when Callahan made an errant throw to first base on a ground ball. The Devilettes took their first lead of the game when Natasha McFadden hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 3-1 score. Ole Miss pulled back to within one in the top of the fifth with Roweʼs RBI single through the left side to score senior center fielder GRAND OPENING What everyone’s been waiting for... Sunday Buffet Kids under 10 eat free! 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Tonight RODNEYATKINS Crawfish 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. $ 1.75 Coors Longnecks PAGE 16 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 NBA Finals could be repeat of last season I discussed the also-rans and the wave of momentum into the playpretenders on Wednesday. Today, I offs. However, they are just too will finish up with the weak and too thin to teams who have an acstop Detroit or Miami. tual shot of hoisting the 2. Phoenix Suns trophy. Steve Nash has com1. New Jersey Nets pletely turned this franJason Kidd is the chise around in the last most unsung hero in two seasons. Much like professional sports, and Kidd, he makes everyhe should be rememone around him better. bered as one of the top Shawn Marion has beten point guards of allcome one of the top 10 time. He makes everyplayers in the NBA. Ben Mintz one around him better. These two combined DM Columnist He is not as great as he with contributions once was, but he is a flat out win- from unheralded players like Raja ner. He has single-handedly saved Bell and Boris Diaw have Phoenix Vince Carterʼs career. Carter has back in the playoffs as the number gone from whining at the end of two seed for the second straight the bench in Toronto to a bona fide season despite the catastrophic loss MVP candidate. Richard Jefferson of Amare Stoudemire for the seais one of the rising stars in the NBA. son. This team was written off for This team, however, has one of the dead in the pre-season after it was weakest front lines of all-time. announced that Amare could miss They have no rebounders, shot- the year. Nash has elevated everyblockers or even a resemblance of one around him and they have had a low post threat. Cliff Robinson, a spectacular season. But much Scott Padgett, Zoran Planinic and like the Nets, this team is too weak Lamond Murray are all regulars in down low to beat San Antonio in a their rotation. As good as Kidd is, seven game series. They will make there is just no way this team can it back to the Western Conference handle Detroit or Miamiʼs front Finals again and if Dallas can upset lines in a seven-game series. They San Antonio, they have a shot of have been on fire down the stretch making the NBA Finals. All of this and just had a 13-game winning is asking a lot, and the Suns will streak snapped so they are riding a go down in the conference finals for the second straight year. With Amare back in the fold next year, they should have a great chance to win the title. 3. Dallas Mavericks The Mavericks had an unbelievable regular season winning 60 games despite the presence of only one All-Star. Dirk Nowitzki continues to improve each and every year. They have great role players with Jason Terry and Josh Howard. For once, they play great defense and have completely bought into Avery Johnsonʼs system. As opposed to past years, this team is built more for the playoffs than for regular season shootouts. They have been neck and neck with the Spurs the entire season and finally lost out on the race for the number one seed on Sunday. This team has the talent and plays good enough defense to go to the Finals. The question still remains, can they beat the Spurs? Until they actually beat them, I am going to have to see it to believe it. As much as they have improved, they still are facing an uphill battle in the second round. The SpursMavericks round two match-up has all the makings of a classic series and could easily go seven games. Once again, the Spurs will beat them, and the Mavericks will go home disappointed for the sixth year in a row. 4. Miami Heat Any team with as lethal of a combo as Dwyane Wade and Shaquille OʼNeal has a chance at an NBA title. This inside-outside combo is one of the best of all-time. Can their supporting cast of Jason Williams, Gary Payton, James Posey and Antoine Walker step up? This is the big question for the Heat as all of these guys were brought in for this reason. Last year, Shaq and Wade carried them to the conference finals only to be thwarted by the Pistons. If the role players step up and Wade does not injure his ankle again like last year, this team could win the title. This team has been on a mission ever since Pat Riley came back to the bench from his role in the front office early in the season. Their matchup with Detroit in the conference finals should be a nail-biter and could go either way. 5. San Antonio Spurs The Spurs are the model of consistency in professional sports. Every year, they are the best team in the West and are fighting for an NBA title. Before each season, they keep bringing in new role players to help the aging Tim Duncan who is definitely hurting. Duncan may not be what he once was ,but he still is one of the best players in the NBA. Tony Parker and Manu Ginnobli form one of the best back courts in the NBA and have great depth with Michael Finley and the always clutch Robert Horry coming off the bench. They are primed for another run at a championship and should make the NBA Finals yet again. 6. Detroit Pistons This team has been the best in the NBA all season long. It has won 64 games and play as cohesively as any unit in the last two decades. Everyone on their team knows their role and embraces it. Chauncey Billups is one of the most clutch shooters in the NBA and is a great point guard. Rip Hamilton is a consistent scorer. Tayshaun Prince is a shutdown defender, and the two Wallaces in the front court are downright scary. This team has been on a mission all season to prove that Larry Brown was not the reason for their success in the last two years, and they are hungry to bring their second championship back to Detroit in the last 3 seasons. They will beat Cleveland in five games in the second round and then squeak by Miami in six games during the conference finals. In the NBA Finals, they will avenge last yearʼs loss to the Spurs and beat them in six games. The Detroit Pistons will be the 2006 NBA Champions. NOW MONEY FOR COLLEGE Ben Mintz can be reached at sports@thedmonline.com State capital pursuing an arena football team Associated Press JACKSON - An ownership group headed by former Mississippi and New Orleans Saints quarterback John Fourcade is in negotiations to bring an indoor football team to Jackson, officials say. The arenafootball2 team could play at the Mississippi Coliseum as soon as spring 2007. Mike Brinkley, executive director of the state fairgrounds, which operates the arena, told The Clarion-Ledger of Jack- son that he is negotiating with Fourcade about fielding a team in Jackson after the fairgrounds commission met last week and began pursuit of a team. “We hope to finalize something soon,” Brinkley said. “All I can tell you at this stage is that itʼs something the commission has agreed to and weʼre taking the next step in negotiations.” Fourcade is the coach of the af2 franchise in Bossier CityShreveport, La. The Mississippi Headhunters were supposed to begin play this season after relocating from Columbus, Ga., but their debut was postponed until 2007 because of Hurricane Katrina. One possible scenario has the Headhunters moving to Jackson. It is not known whether the Headhunters are the team Fourcadeʼs group wants in Jackson. “Jackson has been mentioned as a potential great market for the af2,” Lestinsky said. “But no decision has been made as of yet for next year or beyond (concerning the Headhunters).” Jacksonʼs team would play in the 43-year-old Mississippi Coliseum, a state-run building downtown that seats 7,200 and formerly hosted the East Coast Hockey Leaguesʼs Jackson Bandits. City officials are considering a plan to demolish 31-year-old Smith-Wills Stadium and build a multipurpose arena on the Lakeland Drive site. But Brinkley said the indoor football plan is not connected with Mayor Frank Meltonʼs plan for a new arena. The af2 league, formed in 2000, is considered a minor league that develops players for the Arena Football League. Mississippi already hosts one af2 franchise, the Memphis Xplorers play in Southaven. Other cities in the region with af2 teams include Birmingham, Ala.; Huntsville, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Macon, Ga. Work for As part of the Spring 2006 Speakers Series the Croft Institute presents “Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism: Emerging Patterns in Latin America” Presented by Ben Ross Schneider Thursday, April 20, 2006 – 7:00 p.m. Joseph C. Bancroft Conference Room Croft 107 Ben Ross Schneider is a professor of political science at Northwestern University. He earned his B.A. at Williams College in 1976, his M.A. in international affairs at Columbia University in 1981, and his Ph.D. in political science at University of California-Berkeley in 1987. He has authored four books, published numerous journal articles and written chapters for many other publications. His principal academic interest is research on Latin American business and governance. Croft lectures are free and open to the public. 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Call (662)2341767 Wisconsin fruit cake rivals the cockroach for durability WAUKESHA, Wis. – Lance Nesta did what many people do when receiving a fruitcake: He set it aside. Only Nesta rediscovered his more than 40 years later in his motherʼs attic. Nesta couldnʼt resist taking a peek at the cake, still in its original tin and wrapped in paper. “I was amazed that it hadnʼt changed at all,” he said. His two aunts sent him the fruitcake in November 1962 while he was stationed in Alaska with the Army, he said. “I opened it up and didnʼt know what to do with it,” Nesta said. “I sure wasnʼt going to eat it, and I liked my fellow soldiers too much to share it with them.” WEST NEW YORK, N.J. – When fire broke out at a busy poultry market, the goats werenʼt sticking around. A drove of goats hightailed it down a busy avenue as firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire on Tuesday afternoon. Some firefighters teamed up with market workers to run down the goats by fashioning a corral out of garbage cans and a trash bin, said Jeff Welz, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue co-director. The scheme worked. The Humane Society in Newark stepped in after the fire had been brought under control about 90 minutes later to provide temporary shelter for the goats. Rescuers also saved some of the dozens of live chickens for sale in the market, Welz said. Frightened goats flee from fire, recovered in trash corral Fox Trot By Bill Amend MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE A Queen Pillowtop Set A Brand name with warr. Can deliver. $170. Call 662-322-8031 STACK WASHER &DRYER FOR SALE 1 year old full size Fridgidaire stack Washer/ Dryer. limited warranty. Price negotiable. (601)415-2999 The Fusco Brothers PAGE 19 TODAY ’S CROSSWORD PAGE 18 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 By J.C. Duffy MOTORCYCLES SCOOTER Tired of Parking Tickets? Brand new SCOOTER for sale. 80 mpg-Top speed 65mph Street legal with lights. 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Non Sequitur By Wiley STUDENT JOBS SUMMER WORKOPPORUNITY Sharp students to help run a business this summer. Must be hard working, competive, and open to travel away from Miss. Call Todd for more info The Southwestern Company (615)2188677 NEED A PART-TIME JOB? The Job Location and Development Program lists off-campus, part-time job opportuntities for currently enrolled students. Available jobs are posted on the job board in Room 303 Martindale. Referral hours for all jobs are M-F, 11:30-1:30 or by appt. Doonesbury By Garry Trudeau Dad owes daughter an apology for springing new mom on her DEAR ABBY: “Crushed in California” whined about her new stepdaughterʼs “rude, tacky, inappropriate and cruel” reaction after Stepmom and Dad dumped notice on his 24-year-old daughter -- in a public place, no less -- that they had eloped. Abby, the ADULTS were the rude, insensitive, inappropriate, self-centered and inconsiderate parties in this matter -- not the daughter. They are the ones who should be seeking to mend fences. When I decided to remarry, we invited my daughters (all in their 20s) over for a private dinner at home where we made the announcement, invited the girls to participate in the planning and answered questions. And yes, the question about a pre-nup was raised. So what! My daughters wanted assurance that I had thought things through. They wanted to know how the marriage would change our familyʼs dynamics, home arrangements, college plans, etc. They were surprised. They got emotional. But they clearly cared about me and my happiness. Their questions werenʼt out of line; they were the same questions I got from close friends. It seems to me that these self-centered “adults” cared diddly-squat about what Dadʼs daughter felt or worried about: Keep the young woman in the dark. Donʼt let her contribute toward planning the event. Donʼt let her attend this milestone. Then dump the news on her in a public place to keep her emotional response contained. That ought to show her how important she is in her dadʼs new life! Get over it, Stepmom. You married a man with a daughter. She needs to be part of your life right now. You and Dad blew it by shutting her out. Maybe in time the daughter will forgive you. -- A DAD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEAR DAD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: You appear to be at the helm of a close and functional family. Itʼs sad that more families arenʼt like your own. What bothered me about the letter from “Crushed in California” was that the first words out of the daughterʼs mouth had to do with money. I believe that people who earn and save money should be able to spend it as they wish. I also believe that it is unwise to count other peopleʼs money as your own. If the father wants his daughter to have any of his assets, then he should have a will that says so. (Itʼs called estate planning.) If he already has a will leaving his property to his daughter, now that he is married he will need a new one, because here in California, his wife would have a claim on half his estate in the event of his death. Read on for other readersʼ comments: DEAR ABBY: I, too, have a stepdaughter who “freaked out” when her father and I married. Her father and I were shocked at her reaction. We offered her the option of family counseling, but she refused to go. My husband and I decided to go by ourselves. It worked miracles! Once his daughter came to grips with the fact that we were going to stay together, and she would always still have her father, things gradually got better. Now, a few years later, weʼre a close and loving family. It seems she was afraid she would no longer be No. 1 to Daddy, but she is -- sheʼs just No. 1 Daughter. I am No. 1 Wife. There is plenty of love to go around for the both of us. -- NO. 1 WIFE IN MINNESOTA a weight-bearing bar like this that would enable gravity boot usage in the Turner Center. One way to work out the abs is to “stretch” them. This is the concept behind the “ab wheel” youʼve probably seen advertised on television around 2 a.m. These wheels arenʼt expensive. For less than $15, you can buy one with shipping included. However, you donʼt need the wheel if you have a slick kitchen or bathroom floor and some towels. This is a wonderful exercise for men or women who are trying to tone the midsection. Hereʼs how to perform an “ab wheel” movement for those who donʼt own one themselves: Step one: Locate an open area large enough to accommodate your body when itʼs in an extended position. Get into a hands-and-knees position on the floor with a towel under your hands and under your knees if necessary. Step two: Slide your hands forward and extend yourself as far forward as comfortable without lifting your knees off of the floor. Step three: Hold the stretched position for a two-count, then return to the start position. Perform as many as you comfortable with. Additional tip: Abdominal muscles respond best when at least three sets are performed, but it may take some time to build up resistance to this movement. Safety tip: This exercise probably wonʼt be comfortable if you have lower back trouble. Assess yourself before starting. No matter how much a person trains, there is a genetic component to the abdominals that can not be overcome. That aspect deals with the positioning of the abdominal muscles. Some people have Jesse Johnson can be reached at artslife@thedmonline.com DM Arts & Life. It’s all here. Make-Up Artist Wednesday, April 26 Call now for an appointment. 265 N. Lamar • Oxford, MS 662.281.8989 East Gate Shopping Center • University Avenue Tans 2006 Summer Collection h Airbrus ® • all drink specials start at 9 p.m. • must be 21 to enter bar 308 S. Lamar Blvd. • 234.7525 Full Body W axing Tonight’s Special... 2 for 1 domestic beer and well drinks • Pearl Street decades ago. Few bands from emoʼs heyday have survived the dreadful Hawthorne Heights Era and lived to sing about it. But fear not, my broken-hearted brethren — all is not lost. New Jersey sweetheart Saves the Day has released the fantastic “Sound the Alarm,” which just may be the album to restore respect to a genre of music lacking any today. So throw out (or burn, or sell or use as a Frisbee) your “Senses Fail” album and listen up. Most famous for its moderate radio hit “At Your Funeral,” Saves the Day has been releasing poppy punk tunes with more integrity than Blink 182 and more hooks than a tackle box since “Canʼt Slow Down” was released in 1998. Each of the bandʼs subsequent releases, however, moved further and further from the infectious hardcore/pop-punk hybrid forged on the debut. With “Sound the Alarm,” the band has returned to form in a big way. Where “Canʼt Slow Down” showed signs of a young band still developing, “Sound the Alarm” sees the band playing with all the explosive, youthful energy and addictive sing-alongs of its debut, but with eight years more experience. And it shows. g Highlightin Like the arts? Got a life? We do. neat, parallel rows of abdominal muscles. However, many people have abs that do not align evenly. Everything else being equal, this is an aspect of the physique that a person competing in a fitness or bodybuilding show has no control over and can suffer a lower score if compared to a competitor with parallel abdominals. To be honest, itʼs not really a fact you pay attention to unless youʼre conditioned to look for it. Most people would be happy to have a well-developed midsection no matter how evenly the abdominals align. Next week, Iʼll write about some of my dietary supplement recommendations. Until then, though, keep working on those six-packs. The Pitt News PITTSBURGH – Believe it or not, there once was a time when “emo” wasnʼt such a laughable term. The Promise Ring capitalized on pop tunes with totally un-emo lines like “I got my body and my mind on the same page, and happiness is all the rage,” Jimmy Eat World was enjoying pre-“The Middle” success with their nearperfect album “Clarity,” and the Get Up Kids were proving that not everything from the Midwest was boring. This, ladies and gentlemen, was the late ʼ90s. Then, like the Stock Market Crash of 1929, emo, too, fell from grace. The music went stale, with many of its fathering bands dissolving and being replaced by groups so boring and so generic that we actually started to lose hope in the entire genre. Music scholars around the globe call this disastrous period of bland, mid-tempo, brooding and god-awful emo “The Hawthorne Heights Era.” Emo got so caught up in its tired image as the music that speaks to the perpetually bummed-out teens of suburban America that it lost touch with its hardcore punk roots: the raw, restless and furious music of over two re Full Nail Ca P olitics can be pretty For example, post-workout divisive, but one type of nutrition should contain simple divisiveness we can all carbohydrates as well as a whey agree on is a great set protein drink, while of abdominals. low-carbohydrate A visible set of green vegetables are abdominal muscles ideal as part of the sends a strong mesfinal meal before sage about a personʼs bed. fitness condition. 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Unfortunately, due to posTiming and content of meals sible liability and practicality are also important. issues, weʼll probably never see Justin Jacobs oloring Gloss C Ab wheel beneficial in building physique PAGE 21 Saves the Day saves emo with ‘Alarm’ • 915-5503 April 20, 2006 Coloring S pecialists PAGE 20 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 • Lori Simpson The friendly pop-punk band of 2001ʼs “Stay What You Are” is long gone, and the quirky indie band of 2003ʼs “In Reverie” has left too. Both got the crap kicked out of them by the thunderous, down-and-dirty punk rock band of “Sound the Alarm.” The sound captured on each of the albumʼs 13 tunes is really like nothing the band has ever created. The most obvious change is front man Chris Conleyʼs voice. Progressively getting higher and less threatening with each previous release, Conleyʼs voice on this record is sharper and angrier than ever before — somewhere between AFIʼs Davey Havok and Brand Newʼs Jesse Lacey. The bandʼs guitar sound also gets a makeover. Previously, the band used distortion to get a punchy but soft sound; here, every guitar line has the growl that a good punk guitar should, and David Solowayʼs lead is consistently heavy and raging. While the music of Saves the Day is something new here, Conleyʼs dual talent for writing both catchy melodies that will addict listeners the first time and lyrics so personal theyʼd make Chris Carrabba blush remains the same. Part of emoʼs downfall was the generic lyrics of its worst bands, telling listeners exactly how they felt. Conley, no less emotionally wounded, prefers to show his fans through vivid, often gruesome descriptions and painful, melodramatic visuals. Not one to write about sunshine and lollipops, Conleyʼs lyrics have always been on par with Matt Skiba of goth-punk masters Alkaline Trio in terms of being so dark. “Sound the Alarm,” however, marks the first time where the music backing Conley has the same grimy, sinister feel that his words do. “The End” could be the soundtrack to your worst nightmare, beginning with a bomb of hardcore punk percussion and screaming guitars. The storm clouds seem to part for a moment as the guitars slow, but itʼs just a trick — the songʼs bridge drops like a surprise attack at half tempo with the albumʼs most emo line: “Iʼm a danger to myself, got a grenade in my mouth/ and my finger on the pin ready to rip it out.” Every other song is just as successful. “Delusional” has a haunting chorus My Chemical Romance wishes it could write. “Say Youʼll Never Leave” has all the desperation and dirty rock stomp of anything on Weezerʼs classic Pinkerton. Album closer “Hell is Here” lives up to its title; the track actually sounds like a punk rock apocalypse, featuring Conley at his most crazed, the rest of the band musically following him into insanity. If the word “emo” makes you think of whiny white boys in tight pants and music that tries to break your heart, well, then youʼre right. But with “Sound the Alarm,” Saves the Day proves that the genre can be so much more — truer, rawer, darker, louder and entirely less laughable. If any album this year could put a nail in the coffin of The Hawthorne Heights Era and give emo a second chance, this is it. The Pitt News is the newspaper of the University of Pittsburgh THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2006 PAGE 22 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2004 PAGE 23 Author Rash to Bling with armor rings The Net: offering hours of free procrastination read at Thacker Lindsey Phillips Senior Staff Reporter Funk and blues will be only two of the sounds rocking Off Square Books on Thursdayʼs live Thacker Mountain Radio recording at 5:30 p.m. The guests, all of which are Thacker veterans, include “One Foot In Eden” author Ron Rash, musical guest Tricia Walker and blues artist Olga Wilhelmine accompanied by her husband/producer Jimbo Mathus, according to Thacker host Jim Dees. “Olga and Tricia were both last on Thacker shows in the spring of 2005,” said Thacker producer Lyn Roberts. “They were Ron both big hits.” Roberts said Rash will read an excerpt from his third and most recent novel “The World Made Straight.” According to the publisherʼs Web site, http://www.henryholt. com, “The World Made Straight” follows a 17-year-old boy living with a had-been schoolteacher/ drug dealer in a town divided by a past Civil War massacre. “Rash has emerged as a firstrate storyteller, and his newest work is another suspenseful, character-driven tale of outsiders in conflict with the legacies of Free their rural Appalachian community,” Dees said. Rash has also authored “Saints at the River,” which he read on the Thacker show in 2004, Roberts said. Walker, a songwriter from Nashville, will perform three of her Southern-influenced pieces, Dees said. “She is a songwriter from Nashville who has honed her talent over the years to the point that her wellcrafted songs seem effortless,” he said. “The audience will be enchanted by her.” According to the artistʼs official Web site, http://www. t r i s h a w a l k e r. c o m , Walkerʼs songs have Rash been performed by Faith Hill, Alison Krauss and Patty Loveless. Dees describes Wilhelmineʼs performance style as “poised” and said that she will perform songs from her latest blues album, “Now is the Time.” He expects the addition of Mathus to Wilhelmineʼs set to “up the funk quotient nicely.” “Olgaʼs voice and guitar playing should add a nice, bluesy edge to the show,” Dees said. Lindsey Phillips can be reached at artslife@thedmonline.com NOW HIRING Free packing material since 1911. La Creperie Coffee • Crepes • Frozen Custard • Vintage Wine & Beer Full & Part Time Wanted Experience a plus, long term, available weekends For more information, please contact: tiffany@lecreperie.com or call 662-236-3750 2580 W. Jackson Ave #130 • Oxford, MS www.lecreperie.com jewelry. (Luckily, though, I remembered pants.) Though I donʼt wear these cute eye-catchers anymore, I still love them. Which is why I nearly fainted when I saw a photo of Paris Hilton – yeah, let that sink in a bit – wearing an armor ring. Granted, hers was one of the pretty ones, with floral designs cut out of the metal, but it was Sheena Barnett nonetheless, know, I know – I an armor ring. DM Editor donʼt look like a Flash forward a typical goth kid. few weeks later to spring break. My hair isnʼt dyed black, I Iʼm in the MTV Studio, attenddonʼt wear black every day and I ing a taping of TRL (yeah, I really, really like disco. know, screaming teeny-bopBut, deep down inside, Iʼm a pers are never fun. But seeing goth kid. Gideon Yago in person made up Iʼm currently craving a coffor it). fin-shaped necklace, I think Kelly Clarksonʼs “Walk vampires are nifty and I dyed Away” video was somewhere on my hair black once (well, sort the countdown. I hadnʼt seen the of). video for it yet, so I watched it Hence my love of armor rings on one of the many TV screens – you know, those long metal in the studio. rings that cover your whole And whatʼs Ms. American finger. Idol wearing in said video? I sported those beautiful Bingo, you are correct – an little metal delights all through armor ring. middle and high school, and Iʼm OK with Kelly wearing through a little of college. an armor ring simply because I finally stopped wearing sheʼs cool enough to wear one them about the time I started and “Walk Away” is the catchiworking for The DM, mostly est song ever. because I was so busy with DM But (youʼll have to excuse stuff that I forgot to wear any me while I act like Cordelia for “Hey, Iʼll have you know that my father brought this bear back from Gstaad years ago. Then all of a sudden these trendoids everywhere started sporting them. So Iʼm totally not wearing it. Then I thought, ʻHey, Iʼm the one who started this nationwide craze! What am I ashamed of?ʼ” --Cordelia, about her bear purse, on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” I Darlene Dela Cruz Ka Leo O Hawaii HONOLULU — Ah, 21. The age many people wait their whole lives for. To be legally able to down cans of beer makes oneʼs 21st year of life a milestone to mark. Then, after 365 days of marking maturity in boozeful reverie, something unthinkable happens: you turn 22, and — gasp! — you must face the harsh reality of real-life decision making. Writer Brad Dunn offers his first book, “When They Were 22: 100 Famous People at the Turning Point in Their Lives,” to ease the pain of facing the big doubledeuce. Dunn, a former writer and editor for the New York Times, features 100 individual vignettes of an eclectic array of famous folk from 50 Cent to Condolezza Rice, all with the underlying coincidence that each of his subjects reached a moment of epiphany at age 22. Whether it be a pivotal career moment (as Pam Andersonʼs skintight shirt appearance on a stadium Jumbo-Tron) or a jarring realization (as was Oprah Winfreyʼs first experience with rejection), Dunn lays out a thought-provoking, humorous and inspiring look at life. “When They Were 22” is simply written, with a to-the-point focus on each subjectʼs lifechanging turning point. No biography runs longer than three to four pages, and Dunnʼs TONIGHT’S SPECIALS $1.75 Miller Lite $5.00 BBQ Nachos Ribs • Chicken • BBO • Salads Plus our normal specials Greek Week 2006 Schedule Of Events Thursday: Step Show Ford Center at 6:30 p.m. ALL WEEK: 1501 Jackson Avenue • 662.236.7818 Sheena Barnett can be reached at editor@thedmonline.com ‘22’ inspires with celeb stories Catering Experts” “The Feeling Fine in the Spring time... a minute) I started this craze! What am I ashamed of? OK, maybe I didnʼt start this craze, but I think itʼs funny that I wore them so long ago, and now theyʼre apparently cool. They have reason to be cool, though. If you wear one, just sit back in amazement at the attention you get. More people have started conversations with me because of my armor rings than anything else. And, ladies, they are great for meeting guys. Iʼve had at least two of my past relationships begin with a conversation about my armor rings. And it gets better: thereʼs an armor ring for everybody. Want a girly one? Pick up one similar to Parisʼ, with floral designs. Need something masculine? Get the one that looks like skulls eating other skulls. Craving something scary? Get a claw — an armor ring with a long metal claw that extends beyond the finger. You can purchase your very own ring for as little as $12 or as much as $200. Go rock out armor rings. Theyʼre different, fun and apparently very cool. Just remember who started this craze – me. Just kidding. Silent Auction from 11:00-1:00 in the Union Lobby brevity is part of the bookʼs charm. 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Lamar, Suite J • Oxford, MS • 662-513-8595 THURSDAY • APRIL 20, 2004 PAGE 24 Antebellum tours give glimpse into the past Zachary Wilson Senior Staff Reporter The newly renovated Gothicstyle villa Airliewood will headline the 68th Annual Tour of Historic Homes, also known as the Pilgrimage, this weekend in Holly Springs. Most of the houses in Holly Springs, located 30 miles north of Oxford, are built in the columned Greek Revival style. Airliewood, however, is unique because of its arched windows and doors, steep-pitched roof and ornate bracketing, all features of Gothic architecture. Airliewood has a rich Southern history and became the headquarters for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant when the Union army occupied Holly Springs in preparation of the invasion of Vicksburg. It was also later used as the setting to describe Holly Springs during Reconstruction in a novel by Mississippi writer Sherwood Bonner. The house has now undergone a two-year renovation and is ready to be featured in the historic tour. “The Pilgrimage is a celebration of the lives of the antebellum homes and of our community,” said Jimmy Thomas, executive director of the Holly Springs Tourism and Recreation Bureau. “Itʼs an opportunity for people to see what the houses looked like when they were originally built, fully furnished with an- tiques,” he said. According to Thomas, there are several different tour packages available. The Blue and Green tours each feature three antebellum houses or gardens and are $20 each, while the Gold Tour includes all six in one package and is $35. The special package, which is $65 and includes all six houses or gardens, also features a Friday evening tour of the Hill Crest Cemetery, where local townspeople act out roles of historic characters from Holly Springs. The event is followed by a wine and cheese reception at Fleur de Lis, an antebellum home that is currently being renovated. On Saturday night, special package guests can experience the Queenʼs Ball, a party where the pilgrimage king and queen are presented and celebrated, and a Southern barbecue on the grounds of another antebellum home, Montrose. Sunday is the slowest day, Thomas said, and the tours are offered in the afternoon. “If somebody doesnʼt have a lot of time to spend doing it but still wants to take the tour, Sunday is the best day because itʼs slow, quiet and there arenʼt a lot of lines,” he said. Tickets for the event can be purchased at the Holly Spring Public Library starting at 9:30 Friday morning, Thomas said. Tours take place from 10 a.m. Courtesy of the Holly Springs Tourism and Recreation Bureau Airliewood, the only Gothic-style antebellum home in Holly Springs, headlines the Tour of Historic Homes this weekend. The homes feature antique furniture and give visitors an idea of how it was to live in the past. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. 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