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ASB Senators will introduce legislation tonight to begin the process of selecting a new identity for the homecoming personality formerly known as “Colonel Reb.”
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ASB Attorney General Rob Pillow speaks during an interview earlier this month. BY Molly Yates and Grant Beebe thedmnews@gmail.com
Monday evening ASB Attorney General Rob Pillow announced that the ASB Senate would begin formally accepting input from student body representatives regarding a new name for the homecoming personality election, once called “Colonel Reb.” Following the controversy surrounding the decision of the previous ASB Judicial Council to rename the disputed title “Mr. Ole Miss,” Pillow and the present ASB administration have worked to increase student body input in policymaking. In a written statement pro-
vided to The DM, Pillow emphasized the current ASB administration’s commitment to accountable progress. “The conclusion that I and my administration have reached regarding the process followed by Judicial on their ruling is that any disagreement about the process leading to the decision regarding titles in personality elections resulted from ambiguities in the ASB Constitution,” wrote Pillow. “The current ASB administration will focus on addressing the problems in the Constitution in order to better incorporate the voice of the students into the ASB and the decisions that may come in the future.” See SENATE, PAGE 3
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Xanaka Burgess Memorial Service Memorial services for Xanaka Hill Burgess, wife of former Ole Miss defensive end Derrick Burgess, will be held at 11 this morning in in the Tad Pad. The memorial is expected to last until 2 p.m. Burgess died in a singlevehicle accident Thursday while driving north on Mississippi Highway 9 and was pronounced dead at the scene. Burgess, an Oxford resident, was in the vehicle with Teneeah Hilliard. Hilliard was taken to
the North Mississippi Medical Center with moderate injuries. The Department of Parking and Transportation has asked that attendees park in Park & Ride lots around campus and ride shuttle vehicles to the Tad Pad. The department cautions students who normally park in commuter lots by the Tad Pad, saying that there might be memorial service attendees parked in the lots as well.
JOHN TLUMACKI | AP, The Boston Globe
People react to an explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston Monday.
Boston Marathon bombing kills 3, injures over 140 BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S. A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism. President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will “feel the full weight of justice.” As many as two unexploded bombs were also found near the end of the 26.2-mile course as part of what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack, but they were safely disarmed, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because of the continuing inves-
tigation. The fiery twin blasts took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the route. Blood stained the pavement, and huge shards were missing from window panes as high as three stories. “They just started bringing people in with no limbs,” said runner Tim Davey of Richmond, Va. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to shield their children’s eyes from the gruesome scene inside a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners, but “they saw a lot.” “They just kept filling up with more and more casualties,” Lisa Davey said. “Most everybody was conscious. They were very dazed.” See BOSTON, PAGE 3
Mississippians affected by Boston terror attack by Houston Brock thedmnews@gmail.com
The impact of the Boston Marathon bombing has reached beyond the borders of Massachusetts. Batesville native Charles Overton was one of many participants in the Boston Marathon. Following the race, Overton said he changed clothes, received his medal and continued on with his normal routine. Overton finished the race and was eating with his friends when he heard the explosion. Overton said he mistook the explosions as festivities from events happening in See ATTACK, PAGE 3