Spring-clean your closet
P. 4
PHOTOS FROM THE 2013 NCAA Tournament
P. 5
Brunetti and Miller battle
T H E D A I LY
T
u e s d ay
, M
a r c h
P. 8
Check out our NEW site theDMonline.com
26, 2013 | V
o l
. 101, N
o
. 111
MISSISSIPPIAN T h e S t u d e n t N e w s pa p e r
of
The University
Frist Service Award celebrates 19th year Each year, the Thomas Frist Student Service Award is given to two faculty and staff members at The University of Mississippi who have gone beyond their job description. BY HOUSTON BROCK thedmnews@gmail.com
Nominations for the annual Thomas Frist Student Service Awards have opened up. Given as a reward for extraordinary service to students, one faculty member and one staff member at The University of Mississippi will receive $1,000 each during the spring commencement ceremony. Barbara Collier, director of Student Health Services and former Frist recipient, said the selection committee is looking for faculty and staff who involve themselves in students’ lives. The winners are picked based on the quality and number of nominations they receive. “We’re looking for things that are not part of the job description,” Collier said. Nominations can be submitted online by students, faculty and staff or alumni. Previous recipients of the award are not eligible to win it again. In the nomination applications, students go into de-
tail about what makes their nominee the most deserving. Right now, the 28 members of the selection committee, which consists of previous winners, are waiting for the final nominations, which are due April 12. Donald Cole, assistant provost and assistant to the chancellor for multicultural affairs and previous Frist Award winner, said that winning the award is an honor. “Receiving this award is truly a part of a compensation package that displaces what salary could never compensate for,” Cole said. “To be thought of enough to have someone go out of their way by forwarding a nomination and even to have several students do so is truly humbling.” Cole said he was surprised by his nomination because he could have thought of so many others that he would have nominated. The award was established by Thomas S. Frist. A 1930 See FRIST, PAGE 3
of
M i ss i ss i p p i | S e r v i n g O l e M i ss
and
Oxford
since
1911
SPECIAL TO THE DM
Innovation at Insight Park The Hub at Insight Park looks to attract companies to locate in the park and build relationships with Ole Miss and Oxford, as it continues to grow and expand.
KAYLA McCARTY | The Daily Mississippian
BY JACOB BATTE jabatte@go.olemiss.edu
At the 2012 Gillespie Business Plan Competition, Ryan Rigney and Jonathan Broom won $15,000 in prizes for the business plan for their “Fast Fast Laser Laser” Xbox 360 game, but one part of the prizes surprised them: office space at a new building by the intramural fields? “I was stunned, honored and grateful,” Rigney said. “I also had a sense of school
pride that was greater than any I’ve ever felt before. Ole Miss, I realized, was doing everything in their power to help us succeed. They actually care about us, and they’ll make sacrifices to give us advantages.” Technically, the building’s name is the Applied Research and Innovation Hub at Insight Park, but the workers inside have grown tired of the many tedious syllables and have instead taken to calling it just The Hub at Insight Park.
It opened in April 2012 on grant money from the U.S. Department of Commerce and covers 64,000 feet of imminent industrial growth. Executive Director of Insight Park Rick Duke, a man who is seemingly always ready to give a tour to anyone who shows interest in the growing structure, described the building’s future as a very promising one. “Our primary goal is to be See PARK, PAGE 3
Inaugural event to benefit American Cancer Society Ole Miss pharmacy students are hosting a Little Black Dress party to help unite the Oxford community with the American Cancer Society. BY CHARLOTTE MONA ROI cmroi@go.olemiss.edu
The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy will be hosting its inaugural Little Black Dress party on April 2 from 6-9 p.m. to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. The event, which will be held at the Jackson Avenue Center, is one of many of its kind being held across the country to benefit the society.
The night will feature a trunk show for people to walk around and make purchases from vendors’ booths. “Vendors will come and set up shop, displaying their specific trades, talents and businesses,” said Emily Draper, co-chair of the event. There will be other activities taking place throughout the evening as well. “There will be a fashion show by Maurices, (and) we have some auction items that
came from various businesses across town,” event chair Jay Barnhart said. Vendors such as Origami Owl, BeautiControl and AdvoCare will be auctioning items for charity. Other items that will be auctioned off include fitness gear, music and jewelry. All proceeds from the sales and auction will be donated to the American Cancer Society and to support The University of Mississippi School of Phar-
macy Relay for Life team. The organizers of the event have high expectations for the party. “We are aiming to be the highest fundraising team for this year’s event,” Draper said. Barnhart is a long-time supporter of the ACS, as its research impacts him on a personal level. “I have lost so many people to cancer, and I am just all about the American Cancer Society,” Barnhart said. “I
want to do the most I can for the ACS.” The deadline to apply for a vendor booth is Friday. Application forms can be obtained via email by contacting either Jay Barnhart at jrbarnha@ go.olemiss.edu or Emily Draper at emdraper@go.olemiss. edu. The Jackson Avenue Center is located in the Oxford Mall at 1111 Jackson Ave. West. Admission is free. Attendees are asked to dress in formal attire.