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MISSISSIPPIAN
Monday, April 24, 2017
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Volume 105, No. 130
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With the demand for buses growing as the number of students does, two more buses are expected to join the fleet of more than 30 by the end of this week. As new buses are put into production, the rest of the buses are undergoing major renovations. The renovations include digital signs to track arrival times in real-time and announcers on buses to better notify passengers when they approach their stops. Mike Harris, director for parking and transportation on campus, said he hopes to continue improving on-board technology in the future. “Obviously, we’re in the 21st century now, so we want to do to make it as easy and convenient as we can for our riders to let them know when the buses are PHOTO BY: LOUIS BENTON coming,” Harris said. On Friday, Ole Miss hosted its Relay for Life, a grassroots, community-based team event. Relay For Life is the signature fund- The renovations will cost and are expected to raiser for the American Cancer Society and has many different events across the country. The event kicked off by celebrating $150,000 take six weeks. Of that money, everyone who's been affected by cancer. Each team is asked to have a member on the track at all times to signify that cancer $104,000 will be dedicated to branding the fleet with a new never sleeps. coat of paint. Harris said the changes will help cement the OUT bus as a brand. “When you have a system such as ours that’s grown over 30 buses, you’re becoming kind Smith moderated a panel ASHLEY THUSIUS of the face of the community, of LGBT Meek School alumthedmnews@gmail.com and you want that to be someni who discussed their exthing that people can readily he Meek School periences as students and look at and know that that’s of Journalism later as professionals in the what that is,” Harris said. and New Media workplace. He also told his Since January, problems with welcomed former personal story in his lecture overcrowding on certain bus student and Fox News chief titled, “My Journey from lines have been addressed by news anchor Shepard Smith Farley Hall to Major News changing the yellow and express on Friday afternoon in the Events Around the World.” lines. The yellow line now loops “I’ve seen a lot, millions Overby Center Auditorium around Oxford’s business disas a keynote speaker for the of miles of travel, and if I trict, servicing the apartments It Starts with (Me)ek cam- get a minute, this is where around the outer rim of the I want to be. It always has paign. area. The express route is now It Starts with (Me)ek is a been, and I think it always the only line servicing Campus five-day campaign of events will be,” Smith said. “This Creek and Campus Walk apartgeared toward overcoming is the place where I’m most ments. stereotypes in regards to comfortable, and it’s my fa“What we’ve seen is a lot of race, gender, religion, sex- vorite place in the world to students choosing to ride the PHOTO BY: XINYI SONG ual orientation, disability show off.” bus in those areas, and part of Smith is a native of HolShepard Smith, Fox News chief news anchor, speaks at the Red, Blue and Rain- it is that we’ve made a shorter and mental illnesses. The goal is to promote diversity ly Springs, and in his more bow Alumni event on Friday in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and route,” Donna Gurley, chair of Politics. Smith moderated the panel, which consisted of LGBT Meek School and inclusion across camSEE OUT PAGE 4 SEE SHEPARD SMITH PAGE 4 alumni to discuss their experiences as students and as professionals. pus.
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