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Monday, February 6, 2012
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KA to host blood Applications for spring orgadrive in memory nizational funding available of pledges killed Reesby said when it comes BY JACOB BATTE to spring funding the number in crash one priority is organizations thedmnews@gmail.com
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Kappa Alpha Order is sponsoring a blood drive in memory of the three students who lost their lives last semester. The blood drive is set for Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Johnson Commons Ballroom.
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More than three months ago, Kappa Alpha Order lost three pledges in a car accident. Now, the fraternity is encouraging everyone to give blood Tuesday in memory of Sam Clayton Kelly, Mason Wilbanks and Walker Kelly. “Giving blood saves three lives, and with that being the same number of boys we lost, let’s put names and faces to the people they are saving,” sophomore KA member Matt McDonald said. Every semester, Mississippi Blood Services looks for a fraternity or sorority to host a blood drive and raise awareness of how one person donating can make a big difference. When a person donates blood, he or she is saving three to six lives. “This blood drive is a memorial to save lives in honor of the three boys,” Jennifer Hudson of Mississippi Blood Services said. Hudson had the idea of putting on a blood drive with KA as a way to get the entire campus involved in doing something in remembrance of Sam, Mason and Walker. Their families will receive a plaque with See BLOOD DRIVE, PAGE 5
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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. Each fall, the ABS allocates a majority of its money, and this year that amount was $48,000, leaving $2,000 for the spring, according to ASB comptroller Garner Reesby. The amount an organization is funded is determined during a five-minute interview. The exact amount depends on how many people are in the organization, how the funding will affect the organization and how much the organization itself will affect the campus. “The top-funded organizations were the Black Student Union and Campus Crusades for Christ,” ASB treasurer John James said. “These organizations serve the most members, and their members gain the most per dollar for the amount funded.”
who did not receive any funding in the fall. How organizations spend the money, what the money is spent on and even if all of the money is spent are some of the factors, Reesby said. “Some don’t spend all of their money in the fall and then ask for more in the spring,” he said. “It just undermines their organization as a whole.” Reesby said the leftover money provides a “safety net” for new organizations. “If there is a new organization available in the spring, we like to have some there,” he said. “It’s not much but it’s a little capitol.” It is also there to keep organizations active in the spring. “We just want to keep organizations involved throughout the spring,” Reesby said. “Just because we give money in the fall doesn’t mean they should slow up; we want to keep things moving.” James said ASB likes to help new organizaitons get on their feet. “Being entrusted with the university’s money, that it all goes to organizations that will benefit its members, the university and the Oxford community as a whole, it is a great responsibility to ensure,” he said. The funding only goes to recognized campus organizations. See ALLOCATIONS, PAGE 7
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As number of nursing school applications increase, students face lack of classroom space and qualified professors BY KELLY STROMMER lkstromm@gmail.com
Every year approximately 50,000 qualified nursing applicants are turned down from American schools. The University of Mississippi received 340 qualified applications this fall, yet was only able to accept 140. The main causes of this widespread issue are both fiscal and physical; there isn’t enough room for the large amounts of applicants
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nor enough money to hire additional qualified professors to teach the courses. Another problem is that more graduates go on to practice nursing rather than teach it. In addition to these problems, Pat Waltman, associate dean for academic affairs and accreditation, told the Clarion-Ledger that enrollment is increasing in nursing schools in Mississippi, but the students are not remaining on as nurses in the state.
Directors with the University of Mississippi Medical Center said that a lack of additional funding for the nursing program is cause for a lack of teachers. “In Mississippi, we have about twice as many graduates from associate degree nursing as from baccalaureate or higher degree programs, and only about 15 percent continue with their education to earn the bachelor’s degree,” Waltman said. “Only about 5 percent of
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those go on to earn a master’s or doctorate degree.” Miele Stuckey, a senior nursing student, said she went into nursing to help people, though it doesn’t necessarily have to be as an actual nurse. “Down the road, I could see myself getting a master’s degree, maybe even a PhD and teaching,” she said. “It would be much more convenient to teach rather than work 12See NURSING, PAGE 5
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