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Construction to expand the sidewalk in the Grove between Farley Hall and the Walk of Champions is continuing this week. Crews marked off a wide area around the construction, diverting students to walk on the grass and mud.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The University of Mississippi will name a recently constructed dormitory for donors Roland and Sheryl Burns. The College Board Thursday approved the naming of what’s currently called The University Housing South Building, which opened last fall. Burns Hall will honor the couple’s lifetime pledges and donations to Ole Miss of more than $5.3 million. Board documents show the couple recently pledged a $2 million gift to be split evenly between athletics and academics. They earlier endowed an accounting professorship with $1.5 million and gave $1 million for a football team meeting room. Burns, president and chief financial officer of oil and gas firm Comstock Resources of Frisco, Texas, graduated from Ole Miss in 1982 with bachelor and master’s degrees in accounting.
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Located on the outskirts of The University of Mississippi campus along Whirlpool Drive are what users might lovingly call underappreciated trails. Offering beautiful natural space for biking, running and walking, the Whirlpool Trails are maintained by the cooperative efforts of members of the Oxford Cycling Club and the university’s Landscape Services. A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting cycling activities in and around Oxford, the Oxford Cycling Club promotes healthy community space and members through the upkeep of the Whirlpool Trails. Brad Cannon, the mountain bike coordinator for the Oxford Cycling Club, said that the
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volunteers from the organization worked on the trails from Thanksgiving to March. Known as the SWECO crew, the volunteers named for the small bulldozer used to maintain the trails put in hours equivalent to 12 days of work in a few short months, according to Cannon. “We had a total of over 300 hours of manpower between Thanksgiving and the beginning of March,” he said. The SWECO crew has five dedicated volunteers who show up every weekend to work on the trails, Cannon said. But, on a good weekend, they can expect six to 10 volunteers. Over the winter, the SWECO crew rerouted worn-down and eroded trails, working with a corps of engineers to redesign these trails as easier to navigate, Cannon said.
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Although the reconstruction is beneficial, some students are not fond of it. “I don’t like how they are developing and reconstructing the trails,” sophomore business major Liza Wirt said. “Sometimes they are working on the trails and it hinders me from riding.” Cannon said the biggest upkeep challenge is damage from storms. When a storm happens, the crew will go in and trim the hanging branches and pick up the fallen limbs. “We make sure the ‘face slappers’ are trimmed and that the trail is safe to ride and run on,” Cannon said. University of Mississippi Landscape Services works with the Oxford Cycling Club to keep the road leading to the Whirlpool Trails clear. “We do not maintain the
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A sign, shown above, is posted at the Whirlpool Trails giving a map for users to reference.
trails,” said Denise Hill, superintendent of Landscape Services. “The extent of what we do at the trails is Bush Hogging the right of ways and maintaining the main road that leads to the trails.” Hill said the city helps Bush
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“Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we all are mortal.” — John F. Kennedy The high prevalence of asthma in Mississippi is an indicator that Kennedy’s “most basic common link” between all people is in disarray. Increasing rates of asthma are a sign that the most important environmental concern — air quality — is polluted. A chronic lung disease, asthma gives its victims symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath and anxiety. In the past, T H E D A I LY
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the disease received little attention, primarily because few people had asthma. Now, nine people in the U.S. die each day from asthma. Asthma is the most common chronic disorder in childhood. Nearly one in eight U.S. children has the disease. Smaller in size, children are more prone to suffering from environmental toxins. The exact cause of asthma is unknown, but based on symptoms and the children effect, environmental air pollution is the most likely source. Since the average American spends 90 percent of his or her time indoors, most asthma advice emphasizes reducing household triggers such as tobacco smoke, dust mites, mold, pets and even cockroaches. Though highly practical, the focus on household triggers deflects the focus from the macro-pollution contributors to asthma. Children spend far more time outdoors.
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Asthma is much more prevalent in children. Could there be a connection? Mississippi is being proactive about the asthma problem. In 2010, Gov. Haley Barbour and Rep. Steve Holland decided to do something about Mississippi’s asthma problem. They sponsored a bill that directs schools to be proactive about asthma. Barbour stated, “The Mississippi State Asthma Plan is an urgent, coordinated call to action, challenging us to work toward a common cause.” The act focuses on public awareness and indoor air quality. Problematically, the bill almost wholly ignores the bigger picture — outdoor air pollution. Perhaps the omission stems from the fact that only nine of the 82 counties in Mississippi have air quality monitors, according to the American Lung Association. Omitting outdoor air pollution
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also lets big energy, big agriculture, big car off the hook. Without considering these polluters, asthma becomes an individual’s problem. Air pollution is everyone’s problem. Asthma is the symptom. Asthma is an environmental justice issue. Our most vulnerable people suffer the most — children. Asthma doesn’t impact Mississippi’s children equally. Gender matters. Boys are more likely to suffer than girls. Race matters. The Environmental Protection Agency states that, nationally, blacks are 380 percent more likely to visit the emergency room because of asthma. Though the Mississippi State Department of Health’s racial disparities chart only examines black and white, the comparison is striking. Whereas 5.8 percent of white male children have asthma, 14.1 See LUNGS, PAGE 3
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continued from page 2 percent of black male children suffer through asthma. Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, an astonishing 20 percent of Hispanic children in Mississippi have asthma. Even education matters; having a high school diploma nearly halves the rate of asthma. Perhaps most significantly, income matters. Individuals living in households with an annual income greater than $50,000 only have a 4.2 percent rate of asthma. In those houses with less than $25,000 in income, 10.7 percent have the lung disease. Asthma complicates our state’s efforts to be healthy. Obesity is linked to asthma, especially since exercising takes greater care. A survey from the Mississippi State De-
partment of Health reveals that only 29 percent of Mississippi adults with asthma have a normal body weight. Asthma is also expensive. According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, the total asthma cost to Mississippi was nearly $770 million in 2007. Of course, dollars hardly reflect the human toll. Mississippi is the fourth most rural state. We face less car emission and urban pollution not because our areas are cleaner, but because fewer people live in those areas. Still, our asthma rates are high. More than 151,000 adults and 66,000 children in Mississippi have asthma, based on a 2008 report. Agriculture has an effect. Pesticide exposure may help explain Mississippi’s very high asthma rate. Our state uses tons of pesticides on crops. Dr. Ruth Etzel of George
Washington University states that “epidemiologic studies suggest that children with asthma may breathe easier if they are exposed to fewer pesticides.” Studies conducted in Lebanon and California confirm that individuals exposed to herbicides and pesticides during early childhood are very likely to be more prone to asthma. Organophosphates for agriculture, glyphosate (Roundup) on lawns, and pyrethroid insecticides for mosquitoes are just a few of the pesticides that can seriously aggravate lungs. In a dramatic fashion, the energy sector is increasing pollution in Mississippi’s air by a rapid amount. In the year of Barbour’s asthma plan, Mississippi moved into the Toxic 20 because of pollution from energy production. Mississippi’s air quality rose to 17th in the National Resources Defense
Council’s most polluted list. A Mississippi Public Broadcasting report analyzed the findings. The council’s director, John Walke, was amazed by our decline in air quality. From 2009 to 2010, Mississippi’s toxic emissions from power plants nearly doubled. The 100 percent increase, according to Walke, “is frankly astonishing, and not matched by any other state ... clearly something (is) going on.” The chief of the air division at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is skeptical. Maya Rao said the report was just a “snapshot” and not indicative of the “trends.” How the head official of our air views a statewide doubling in admissions as unimpressive is something to ponder. Health officials have noticed. The state has a location-specif-
ic air quality crisis. Gail Marshall, director of UMMC’s Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, said even healthy individuals are at risk for lung disease from increased exposure to pollution in urban, industrial and heavily sprayed agriculture areas. Doctors and patients know that the quality of our air in the outdoor environment matters. Instead of focusing on just the air within our homes, we should all work together to clean up our state skies. Neal McMillin is a senior Southern studies major from Madison.
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Conference for the Book kicks off with Kiese Laymon BY MCKENNA WIERMAN mckenna.wierman@yahoo.com
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The first half of the 2014 baseball season is complete, and it looks nearly identical to its 2013 counterpart. After an auspicious beginning, Rebel baseball fans seem to all ask the same questions. Will this year’s team fall flat after a roaring start and end in disappointing mediocrity? Or will it persevere through the raging storm of the conference schedule, finish atop the SEC and enter the postseason poised to claim success and host a regional event? The Rebels have already overcome an amount of concern that circled at the beginning of the season. They had no preseason AllAmericans. They had a questionable pitching staff.Junior Chris Ellis, who had a 1-2 record with two starts, 13 appearances and a 5.57 ERA in 2013, would replace All-American Bobby Wahl, who left Ole Miss after the Oakland Athletics drafted him in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB draft.They had not
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people know about them. Cannon said the the university is hesitant to promote the trails due to the possibility that the land will be used for expansion of university facilities in the future. “This is our biggest roadblock,” Cannon said of the possibility of future development. In this past, the Oxford Cycling Club has tried to get petitions signed to get the university to help promote Whirlpool Trails. Nothing has become of this action. “I think that a lot of people don’t know about the Whirlpool Trails because they are kind of hidden on campus,” junior engineering major Lydia Makepeace said. “If you’ve never been there before, you can’t really tell that they are there.” The Oxford Cycling Club has established a website and a Facebook page where new and current members can find information about rides in Oxford and along the Whirlpool Trails. Hosting two big rides per year, the Tuff Guy Ride in March and the Clear Creek Challenge in September, the Oxford Cycling Club continues to try to promote cycling awareness in and around Oxford. “Over the years, our program and use of Whirlpool Trails has really bloomed,” Cannon said. “I’m excited to see it continue to grow.”
defined a closer. Will Allen had not been behind the dish since his sophomore season in 2012. Ole Miss got the 8th-ranked recruiting class in 2013, but would those freshmen, especially Errol Robinson at short stop, produce? The Rebels’ performance through their first 26 games has certainly baptized any former doubters into believers. On Feb. 10 at media day, head coach Mike Bianco said that he was not concerned about the lack of preseason All-Americans and that he felt confident in the capabilities of his team heading into the season. He said the depth of his team would prove to be a major strength because the team would be protected against injuries, players would be more focused due to the intra-squad competition and perhaps most importantly, players would have a heightened sense of confidence because they knew they could count on their teammates in dire straits. Whether the depth should receive credit or not, Ole Miss has recorded dominating per-
formances. Offensively, they rank second in the SEC in batting average, first in hits, third in slugging percentage and second in home runs. Defensively, Ole Miss ranks fourth in ERA and in the top third in most other categories. The Rebels rank second in the SEC West behind Auburn. The Rebels’ individual numbers rank at the top of the SEC as well. Auston Bousfield ranks first in the SEC in hits and fourth in average. Will Allen is tied for the league lead in RBI and is tied for fourth in home runs. Sikes Orvis is second in home runs. The pitching staff, which caused the most question marks at the beginning of the season, has shone with flying colors. Chris Ellis carries a 0.67 ERA, third in the SEC, and is perfect with a 4-0 record. The staff has yet to define a closer, but Josh Laxer has three saves and Aaron Greenwood and Wyatt Short each have one. But will the success continue? During media day, Bianco set toughness as a main strategy for remaining at the
top through the season. He wanted to start with physical toughness, and he said mental toughness would follow. Ben Fleming, the new baseball strength coach, helped get the players in better physical condition than Bianco said he has seen in previous years. The strategy has appeared to work, as Ole Miss is now 8-1 in onerun games and has posted nine come-from-behind wins. But in SEC play when it counts, Ole Miss has yet to prove itself. With the cutthroat competition of the SEC, many games will be decided in the latter innings and on Sundays and will ultimately define success of the whole season, and Bianco acknowledged that victory in these games will require mental toughness. In the SEC opener in Columbia, S.C., Ole Miss dropped the series by losing both games of a double header Saturday
after winning Monday. The first game of the double header was decided in extra innings after a ninth inning USC rally. Bianco has said wins in games like these are crucial for success in the SEC. In the second conference series, Ole Miss changed its fortune by coming behind on Sunday to clinch the victory and the sweep of Missouri. Bianco spoke of his pride in his team and his optimism in moving forward after getting this crucial win. The Rebels have already proved they have the talent to win. They must now harness their mental toughness to surpass their SEC competition and emerge at the top of the conference in May. They have the opportunity to show the Rebel Faithful this weekend that they have the mental skill as well as the physical skill when they take on the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa.
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sit-ins and boycotts taking place during the Civil Rights movement in Jackson remarked, “That was the first time I ever saw black people’s lives.” Laymon’s work primarily focuses on social and political injustices and issues in America. “It really made me think,” said Taylor Cook, freshman integrated marketing communications major. “He was a really honest writer.” The open discussion with the audience also allowed Laymon to answer many questions
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about his writing style, his goal as a writer to display characters as human and complex rather than superhuman and flawless and the struggles he faces as a writer and English professor. When asked about what message he most hopes to get across when writing, Laymon responded, “I want people to see the importance of black women in their community and to recognize and call attention to the people the nation hasn’t taken responsibility for. Love is so important; love is not the solution
to all the problems but it is a solution to building stronger families and communities.” After leaving the audience with so much to reflect on following his reading and discussion, Laymon commented on whether or not he believed he would ever return to Mississippi. “I think I know where I need to be learning and to be teaching, and I think it’s here,” he said. “It’s about time for me to come home. I’m ready to come back and work. I’m ready.” Laymon is currently working
on two new projects for the upcoming year. “One is a weight-loss memoir,” he said. “It will be, like, your traditional weight-loss book, but also dealing with stuff I like to write about which is trauma, gender, race and that stuff.” The other is a new book of fiction, set in a Northeast liberal arts college in the year 2016. “I’m really excited about it; it’s going to be good,” Laymon said.
3BR/3BA BRAND NEW HOMES available for rent: includes stainless steel appliances, ice maker, ceramic tile floors, security systems, and large walk in closets, covered patio with porch swing, cable and internet included in rent. Limited availability. Call (662)236-7736 or (662)832-2428. 3 BDRM/1.5 BATH CLOSE TO campus. Anderson Road. Water, sewer, all appliances. $675/mth. No pets. Call only between 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (662)8011499 geraldandshirley@bellsouth.net 3 BR/ 2BA HOUSE PARTIALLY FURNISHED WITH GARAGE ñ LARGE LOT AND GREAT LOCATION $500 PER BEDROOM ñ Call 662-513-4194 ext 21 for more information 3BDRM, 3BATH - ALL APPLIANCES $900/month. College Hill area. (662)473-2114 (662)236-3100 4BDRM, 3BATH - ALL APPLIANCES $1200/ month, $1200 deposit. College Hill area. (662)473-2114 (662)236-3100 3BDRM, 2BATH ON A 2 ACRE LOT All appliances. $900/month, $900 deposit. (662)473-2114 (662)236-3100 2BDR/2.5BATH TOWNHOUSE Updated kitchen. Available June 1. Walk to campus & town. 1634 Garfield Avenue, Oxford, MS. $1200/month. (847)5641230 3 BDRM/2 BATH WITH BONUS ROOM, fireplace, fenced yard. 100 yards from Avent Park. 1.2 miles from Square. 2200 sq feet. $1450/month. (662)801-8064 HOUSE FOR RENT 3BR/3BA OFF OF ANCHORAGE RD $1150/MONTH (662)816-2700 27 GUM TREE SUBDIVISION- large 3 bed, 2.5 bath. Fireplace, hardwood floors, 2 car garage, granite like tops, front porch, deck & fenced in back yard. Avail Aug. $995 (662)832-8711. 3 BEDROOM 3 BATH PATIO HOMElarge bedrooms w/vaulted ceilings, all appliances, porch & patio area, free lawn care. No pets. 2.5 miles from campus. Avail Aug. $800/$266 per person (662)234-6481 2 BED 2 BATH BRAND NEW HOMESfeaturing security system, all appliances, granite style tops, vaulted ceilings, walk-in closets, large patio area. ONLY 2 Left! Avail June or Aug. $840/$420 per person (662)832-8711
NEWER 2 BED/ 2 BATH- quiet area just 2.5 miles from campus, large bedrooms w/ vaulted ceilings, security system, walk-in closets, front porch & wooden grilling deck. No pets. Avail Aug. ONLY $650 (662)234-6481 3 BEDROOM TWO-STORY CONDOS2.5 baths, large kitchen & den, security system. Free sewer & lawn care, quiet & 2 minutes from campus. No pets. Avail Aug. JUST $800/$266 per person (662)234-6481 LUXURY 2 BED/ 2 BATH- large bedrooms with vaulted ceilings & walk-in closets, granite style tops, all appliances, security system, professional landscaping w/free lawn care. JUST 1.5 miles to campus. $840 per month (662)832-8711 STOVE COVE - LARGE 3 BED, 2 bath, porch & patio area, all appliances, free sewer & lawn care, quiet & only 2.5 to campus. No pets, Avail Aug. ONLY $725/ $242 per person (662)234-6481 PRIVATE PEACEFUL LOCATION 2 bedroom 1.5 bath house with study. 2.5 miles from Square. Mature students Available August. $750 (662)832-0117 NICE 3 BDR 2.5BATH in Eagle Point. 2 car garage, fenced in back yard, gas fire place, many amenities. Mature Students. Available August $1,170. 662832-0117. SPACIOUS TOWNHOUSE DUPLEX 2 bedroom 2.5 bath. All appliances included, granite counters, deck, balcony, fishing/ hunting rights. 5.7 miles to campus. $800 (662)832-0117
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OXFORD SQUARE TOWNHOMES now leasing for summer/ fall. 2BR/1.5BA like new condo with all appliances, W/ D, swimming pool. Walking distance to campus and law school. $400 per bed space including water and sewer. 662816-3955 2 & 3 Bedroom apts available for Fall 2014. Starting at 900/mo for 2 BR and 1200/mo for 3 BR. Cable, WiFi, water included; pool access; Extremely close to campus. Call (662) 392-2175. (662)392-2175 3-BR AT THE PARK great condo close to campus and Square. $1100 per month with cable and wifi included. Avail. asap and furnishings can be left if needed. (662)832-5442
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Conner settled in, looks to take next step in year two BY DAVID COLLIER dlcollie@go.olemiss.edu
When Ole Miss reeled in a unanimous top-10 recruiting class in 2013, it looked forward to an immediate impact from its players, but it especially looked to the four fivestar prospects in the class. After all, that’s who all the buzz was about. But the guy who arguably made the biggest contribution in his freshman season received perhaps the least attention. That guy is Tony Conner. “It was a great year, I’d have to say,” Conner said. “Coming out in my freshman season and playing like this, it was a pretty good year.” Conner, a South Panola product, made an impact from the very start, literally. He recorded the first interception of his Ole Miss career in the Rebels’ first defensive possession of their season-opening win against Vanderbilt. “It was tremendous,” Conner said of the interception. “It was a great sight because the player had it, and I just
snatched the ball out of his hands. It was great.” Conner, who started in 12 of 13 games, ended the year with 66 tackles, which was third on the team. He also tallied five tackles for loss, a sack, six pass breakups and four quarterback hurries. And he did it all at one of the toughest positions on the Rebel defense. Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze knew what he had in mind for Conner from the moment he began to recruit him. Conner played safety in high school, and Freeze wanted him as his huskie. The huskie position is a hybrid safety/linebacker in the Rebels’ 4-2-5 defense that does a little bit of everything. The player needs incredible athleticism to defend the pass by running with slot receivers, tight ends and running backs, and he must also make the big hit to defend the run. It takes a special athlete, and Conner’s 6-foot, 217-pound frame fits it perfectly. “It’s just a spot you have to be physical at,” Conner said. “At times, you’ll be in the box playing with the big guys, and
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Tony Conner chases an Arkansas player during a game last season.
at times, you’ll be back in coverage.” With year one behind him, Conner focuses on what he can do to improve this spring. His biggest goal is to im-
prove his pass coverage, and with the numbers he put up during his freshman season, there’s little doubt that Conner will be flying all over the field for Ole Miss again in
year two. For continuing coverage of Ole Miss football, follow @DavidLCollier and @thedm_sports on Twitter.
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