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As we close in on the midway point of another semester there a quite a few hot topics that students are talking about around the campus. Parking, our football team, free scantrons, Amendment 26 and when the exact date that it will become fashionable again to wear leggings, XXXXL sweatshirts and rain boots. I'm thinking mid-October.

That said, I am going to take a different route, and talk about an issue that has been untouched as of yet by the campus water-cooler. Intramurals. I'm sticking to the important issues see?

Campus organizations, new and old, can apply for funding from the Associated Student Body beginning today.

Spring allocations are a chance for organizations that did not receive funding in the fall to apply or reapply for money.

This year the ASB set aside $50,000 for allocations, up from approximately $32,000 from the 2010-2011 academic year.

“I was glad we were able to increase our allocations this year, it was by far the highest level ever,” ASB president Taylor McGraw said.

The Associated Student Body spring election season kicks off Feb. 3, and petitions for the 2012-13 ASB officers are available for president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, attorney general and judicial chair.

The Associated Student Body Senate will once again view legislation in support of the green fund tonight.
The initial legislation brought up in late November saw a setback after making it to the desk of ASB president Taylor McGraw, who vetoed the legislation.
McGraw said “mandatory student fees for narrow purposes” was his greatest concern.

I feel somewhat strange admitting it, but I have fallen head over heels for this town. I have lived in a lot of places and met a lot of people, thanks to my overly enthusiastic mother who makes friends with every thing that has the ability to breathe, her classic victim being the woman standing behind her in the grocery store. Just ask artist, Zach Tutor, but had she not stormed into Square Books and antagonized the poor guy, I never would have known about Supersonic Electronic, or the amazing art it held. 

Phil Bryant is the last thing Mississippi needs in an ever-evolving world.

Gov. Bryant has worked from within the government of Mississippi for more than two decades. Bryant is a man fully entrenched in the dredge that is modern government. He has little perspective on what life is like for everyday people, and his early planned policies already show his lack of perspective. 

In the state of Mississippi and across the country, teachers must be certified in a certain specialization called an endorsement.
To have an endorsement, the teacher must have a master’s degree in education, and while getting the master’s degree, the teacher can choose from several different endorsements. The endorsements are ultimately several hours of class that focus on a specific type of disorder and the teacher learns how to identify, teach and treat those with the disorder.

Public policy leadership senior Cortez Moss said rising tuition costs really started to concern him when he heard a friend more concerned about paying for their education than actually learning.

Over a thousand women representing eight different sorority pledge classes danced Tuesday night in the thirteenth annual Theta Encore.
This year, Pi Beta Phi stole the show.
Theta Encore, a dance competition between Panhellenic’s fall pledge classes, is hosted each year by the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Known as one of the largest philanthropy events on the Ole Miss campus, Theta Encore benefits Theta’s national philanthropy Court Appointed Special Advocates and the Scarlet Lawrence Akins Foundation.

When the average person thinks of the University of Mississippi, several things come to mind including its rich tradition in arts and literature, beautiful people, campus and, of course, the Greek scene.
Ranked as one of the top five greek schools in the nation, but there is more than just the infamous partying brought forth by popular culture when it comes to the Greek system, as it has raised over $500,000 for philanthropies over the past two years.

The new plus/minus grading scale has been written about multiple times since its introduction, but we have a slightly different take. We are in favor of the scale, but are opposed to leaving the decision of its use to the discretion of the teacher.

The Kappa Sigma fraternity chapter at the University of Mississippi is serving an interim suspension while they are under investigation, the reason for which is unknown.
The fraternity is not allowed to hold any parties at their house or hold any event while the investigation is ongoing. Associate Dean of Students Scott Wallace explained an interim suspension is fairly routine for any Greek fraternity or sorority if they are in the process of being investigated.