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February 2, 2012
Pharmacy school awarded for community service

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s top pharmacy schools, accepting the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award.

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s top pharmacy schools, accepting the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award.

October 20, 2011
View from the Lawnchair: Forward Rebels, Colonel Reb and the 'Who Hates Nutt more bowl'

September 29, 2011
Letter from Chancellor Jones regarding Forward Rebels

From the Office of the Chancellor:

Dear Ole Miss Family,

 

February 2, 2012
Denying military members their day in court

In President Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address, he carried a theme through the speech, which earned him several standing ovations and should have earned whoever wrote that speech a significant raise. 

 

In President Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address, he carried a theme through the speech, which earned him several standing ovations and should have earned whoever wrote that speech a significant raise. 

February 2, 2012
Letter to the Editor: February 3, 2013

 

In response to Trenton Winford’s “Pre-existing conditions unfortunate, but should not be covered.”

The Affordable Care Act is a controversial piece of legislation that seeks to address one of America’s most complex issues. This short, one-sided article ignores aspects of the ACA that act to protect not just patients, but insurance companies as well.  

January 31, 2012
Attention Republicans: sweeping generalizations are not the 'name of the game'

Lately, some of the Republican candidates have managed to talk themselves into a hole concerning welfare and those living in poverty. Newt Gingrich, probably the most offensive on the subject, accused all poor people of not having the habit of “showing up on Monday,” implying that those living below the poverty line simply do not work as a result of laziness. He said, “Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works.” 

 

Lately, some of the Republican candidates have managed to talk themselves into a hole concerning welfare and those living in poverty. Newt Gingrich, probably the most offensive on the subject, accused all poor people of not having the habit of “showing up on Monday,” implying that those living below the poverty line simply do not work as a result of laziness. He said, “Really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working and have nobody around them who works.” 

January 31, 2012
Williams trial date changed

 

The re-trial of David Jackson Williams, which was originally scheduled for February, has been changed to July 31.

 

The re-trial of David Jackson Williams, which was originally scheduled for February, has been changed to July 31.

Williams was convicted in 2007 for the murder of Ole Miss student Demetria Bracey.

In November 2010, the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the guilty verdict and Williams was released on a $100,000 bond. The Supreme Court overturned the verdict because the defense was barred from using evidence and jury instruction that supported an assisted suicide cause of death.

January 30, 2012
Screening of PBS documentary on Ole Miss students tonight

Citizens impact their communities across the country in positive ways every day. Often those stories don’t get told.
Not In Our Town is a group that empowers people to fight hate and intolerance in their communities.
The group provides assistance to communities holding dialogues between groups that are having conflicts.

Citizens impact their communities across the country in positive ways every day. Often those stories don’t get told.
Not In Our Town is a group that empowers people to fight hate and intolerance in their communities.
The group provides assistance to communities holding dialogues between groups that are having conflicts.
It helps citizens brainstorm possible responses to intolerance and also screen films on the work of other communities.

January 26, 2012
Barbour and the pardon backlash

At least one thing can be said for former Gov. Haley Barbour: the man sure knows how to make an exit. Before leaving office this month, Barbour pardoned more than 200 convicted criminals, in a move that left the new regime in Jackson confused and outraged. 

 

At least one thing can be said for former Gov. Haley Barbour: the man sure knows how to make an exit. Before leaving office this month, Barbour pardoned more than 200 convicted criminals, in a move that left the new regime in Jackson confused and outraged. 

They weren’t the only ones; the public outcry following the pardons was deafening. While many of the pardons now hang in judicial limbo, one question has yet to be answered: what’s so wrong with the pardons?

January 26, 2012
Privacy or no privacy? A critical question in the digital age

On Monday, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court held that police must obtain a warrant before using a global positioning system to track suspects.

 

On Monday, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court held that police must obtain a warrant before using a global positioning system to track suspects.

Justice Samuel Alito focused on the physical nature of attaching a GPS device to a suspect’s vehicle. 

Frankly, this is not a surprising outcome. One can easily imagine a variety of ways in which police officers maneuver themselves in order to attach these devices to cars.

January 26, 2012
UMMC receives $112 million bond

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been approved to receive a $112 million bond, which was recently granted by the state college board to go largely go toward construction projects.

 

The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been approved to receive a $112 million bond, which was recently granted by the state college board to go largely go toward construction projects.

This bond is the largest amount of money UMMC has ever received, and it will be used to reimburse the medical center for $34 million in debt from previous projects, as well as pay for 61 other projects.

James Keeton, UMMC’s vice chancellor for health affairs, said the money will act as a bridge to fund projects past, current and future. 

January 26, 2012
University of Mississippi Medical Center lays off 112 employees

The infamous term “bad economy” became all too real for the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.  

 

The infamous term “bad economy” became all too real for the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.  

Earlier this month, 112 UMMC employees were laid off from work due to a downturn in the economy. James Keeton, vice chancellor of affairs, predicts the loss of UMMC’s employees will save the medical center $12 million annually, according to The Clarion-Ledger. UMMC’s finances were reported to have been in the red last year, which prompted the sudden reduction in jobs. 

January 20, 2012
Search for AD Officially Begins

Chancellor Dan Jones formally launched the search for a new Director of Athletics today, announcing the members of the search committee, scheduling the first committee meeting, and setting expectations for the search.

As with the head football coach search, the co-chairs for the search committee are Ole Miss football legend Archie Manning and FedEx executive Mike Glenn. Other members of the search committee include the current President of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, Richard Noble, two faculty members Ron Rychlak and Ethel Young-Minor, and UMAA Foundation governing board member, Cal Mayo. Noble, Rychlak, and Young-Minor also served on the search committee that recommended hiring Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze.

Chancellor Dan Jones formally launched the search for a new Director of Athletics today, announcing the members of the search committee, scheduling the first committee meeting, and setting expectations for the search.

December 1, 2011
Eminent domain revisted

Eminent domain, also known as Initiative 31, has some scratching their heads on what it means, even after it passed with a landslide vote in the Nov. 8 election.  

 

 

Eminent domain, also known as Initiative 31, has some scratching their heads on what it means, even after it passed with a landslide vote in the Nov. 8 election.  

Eminent domain issues have had a tumultuous history in the state. For example, in 2001, with the Canton Nissan plant, the state government tried to take the private land of Madison County resident Lorenzo Archie through the use of eminent domain and sell it to Nissan. Archie fought the state from taking his land and won.

November 30, 2011
The twittering teen and the governor

There's a new scandal involving a politcan, but this time it's  a Twitter controversy Nixon would be proud of. 

 

Well at least this time a scandal involving a politician, a young girl and a Twitter account didn’t involve pictures of someone’s junk. However, when 18-year-old high school senior Emma Sullivan was visiting the Kansas state capital and tweeted her thoughts about Governor Sam Brownback, namely that she thought “he sucked,” the kerfuffle that ensued was unimaginable. 

November 29, 2011
Letters to the Editor: November 30, 2011

 

To the Editor: 

 

In response to the Nov. 11 column regarding parking at the Law School; I feel your frustration.  

November 27, 2011
ADHD medicine abuse rising on college campuses

Students pull long nights studying for tests, finishing projects and completing homework, but for some students, coffee and energy drinks aren’t enough to stay up and stay focused.
More and more college students are turning to ADHD medication to solve this problem.
Conner Hicks, a freshman undecided major, is prescribed to take ADHD medication by his doctor.
“I use it as prescribed every day, but I tend to use it sometimes just to keep myself awake to get my school work done,” he said.

November 17, 2011
Theory vs. reality: a seminar in “the real world”

 

We all acknowledge that academia is not the “real world.”

Campus life is an ivory tower. Pure sciences mix classroom time with laboratory time. The arts depict realities to emphasize a point of view and illustrate versions of a truth. Most of the time, our general experience of life is complex and multidimensional. It does not isolate any particular lesson. 

Then there is the law school search for summer jobs, internships and post-graduation employment.

November 15, 2011
Education department hopes to build K-5 observation school on campus

The dean of the School of Education’s big dream comes in a small package — elementary school students.
David Rock hopes to open up a pre-K through fifth grade school, which he said would benefit both the local school districts and the School of Education.
Though it is still unclear where the initial funding to build the school would come from, funding to operate the school on a daily basis would be paid in part by local school districts and in part by the School of Education.  

November 10, 2011
Law students forced to skip class, park illegally due to shared parking lot

Emily Stedman says law students are having trouble parking in their own lot. 

 

Gossip and hot topics always swirl around the law school at the start of the semester. 

Few of those things fervently discussed last through the first month of school, but this year, one thing has continued to be on the tongues and lips of the majority: parking. 

Our new facility cost $50 million and rumor has it the donors envisioned a parking spot for every student. But did they imagine having to share those parking spots with thousands of other commuter students? Or with Fraternity Row?

November 9, 2011
Big Brother is watching you, but really it could be

Brittany Sharkey says the government may be watching you. Wait, do they know you're reading this? 

 

While legal pundits will be debating the failure of Initiative 26, another very important issue concerning personal privacy rights is being argued in front of the nation’s highest court. 

The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments about whether GPS tracking without a warrant is constitutional or not. The present case, the United States v. Jones, is set to become a landmark case in terms of the relationship between technology and Fourth Amendment rights.  

November 9, 2011
Concern for Herman Cain disables America

What's behind Herman Cain's campaign? 

 

Allegations of some serious misconduct are hitting the Herman Cain campaign from what seems to be droves of women. The accusations are dire and are too damaging for the candidate to keep ignoring them.

They hardly hurt Cain, however; the real loser in this debacle is the United States of America.

November 9, 2011
November declared Bike Safety Enforcement month

For at least 30 of every 365 days, cyclists will have a reason to feel safe when they ride around the streets of Oxford.

 

For at least 30 of every 365 days, cyclists will have a reason to feel safe when they ride around the streets of Oxford.

Mayor “Pat” Patterson and the Oxford Board of Aldermen have announced that November is now Bicycle Safety Enforcement Month. 

During this month, the Oxford and University Police Departments will be cracking down on bicycle safety enforcement. 

The idea came out of the Pathways Commission and was announced at the Nov. 1 board meeting. 

November 9, 2011
State rejects ‘Personhood’

Mississippians on Tuesday rejected the initiative aimed at defining a human life as beginning at conception.

 

Mississippians on Tuesday rejected the initiative aimed at defining a human life as beginning at conception.

Strong opinions were expressed concerning Initiative 26 after the results were announced, with many people upset and others relieved.

November 6, 2011
Forward Rebels: Fire Boone

After 14 years on and off as the University of Mississippi athletic director, the Forward Rebels believe the best thing Pete Boone can do for the program is resign.

 

After 14 years on and off as the University of Mississippi athletic director, the Forward Rebels believe the best thing Pete Boone can do for the program is resign.

From 1995 to 1998 and from 2002 to the present, which includes Boone’s terms, the Ole Miss football team has gone 81-84 overall and 39-71 in Southeastern Conference play. Lee Habeeb, Forward Rebels spokesperson, said the blame for the poor play should go directly to the top, not with the coaches or the players.