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University anticipates nearly 7 percent tuition increase
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An Oxford child plays a learning game at the Lafayette County Library Tuesday afternoon after class.
BY KAITLIN HOWELL AND BRIT STACK kdhowell@olemiss.edu bestack@olemiss.edu
Kindles, Nooks and other types of e-readers are gaining popularity as people, especially teens, embrace technology, and the local libraries have taken notice. Dorothy Fitts, the head librarian at the Oxford branch of First Regional Library, said she has looked for trends in what materials are being checked out and who is check-
ing those materials out. Fitts noticed a change in the age groups that are checking out, and she has a concern about teen readers. She said she thinks school programs like Accelerated Reader are taking the joy out of reading. “I think it has made kids think that books are a pain in the neck and it’s a job, and they don’t care what’s on the cover of the book – they don’t care what’s in it,” Fitts said. “All they want to know is how See LIBRARY, PAGE 3
Aldermen approve two new out buses
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The Board of Aldermen passed a motion Tuesday night allowing the City of Oxford to purchase two 2000 Gillig 40foot, low-floor buses for $18,000 each. The University of Mississippi will reimburse the Oxford University Transit for the buses. Oxford City Planner Tim Akers presented the proposal before Mayor Pat Patterson and the Board of Aldermen. “This is the next step in the sustainability service that we had talked about,” Akers said. The aldermen also approved
shipment of the two buses to Oxford from California for $4,022 each, also to be reimbursed by the university. The OUT bus system currently has 15 buses, growing from only five in 2008, and with the addition of these two buses, it will work toward meeting the growing need for public transportation from the university and the community. Three new OUT bus routes have already been added since 2008. Plans were drawn in 2009 by the Oxford University Transit committee for a new building to house OUT, which is set to be completed by January 2013.
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Tuition at Ole Miss may increase by nearly 7 percent next fall for residents and more than 10 percent for non-residents. Financial burdens even heavier than this would have fallen upon students had the House not voted to prevent federal student loan interest rates from rising. The state college board is meeting on May 7 to have a final vote on tuition increases at all eight of Mississippi’s public universities. It is expected that tuition at the state’s universities could increase by as much as 10 percent, according to an AP release. Students are not looking forward to these increases, though many understand they are necessary. “Because tuition and financial aid and scholarships play such a big part in students’ decisions when they’re deciding which college to attend, I feel like students feel tricked in a way when tuition increases or scholarships decrease once they’re here,” English freshman Rachel Banka said. Students were saved from further financial difficulties Friday when the Republicans in the House successfully defied a veto threat, and the House voted to prevent federal loan interest rates from doubling, according to an AP release. Had the law not been passed, the interest on unsubsidized Stafford loans would have increased from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent beginning July 1, according to an AP release. The rate was lowered in a vote four years ago, but the act was scheduled to expire. The higher
interest rates would have affected approximately 7.4 million undergraduates. Money to cover these lowered interest rates will come from the preventive health fund that President Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul law established, causing many Democrats to oppose the bill, the press release stated. Numbers are not final, according to Laura Diven-Brown, director of financial aid at Ole Miss, but the department did make some estimates in their letters to potential freshmen. Last year, in-state tuition was $5,790. The estimate for next year that was sent out to incoming freshmen was $6,186. The additional tuition for nonresidents was $9,006 last year. The estimate for next year put this number at $9,980. There are also estimated increases for housing and food, Diven-Brown said. The cost of attendance for residents was $19,852 last year. Estimates put this number at $21,216 for next year, an increase of $1,364. The cost of attendance for non-residents is estimated to increase from $28,858 to $31,196, an increase of $2,238. Summer costs will still be based on the tuition from 201112, Diven-Brown said. Diven-Brown emphasized that these numbers are not final and are only the financial aid office’s estimates to keep potential students as informed as possible in the letters sent out on April 1. Once the decision is finally made, Diven-Brown said financial aid will make adjustments to the cost of tuition and possibly to scholarship amounts. Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Larry
Sparks said these increases are made necessary by the lack of state appropriations. In 2000, state appropriations covered 56 percent of the eight state universities’ costs, and tuition covered 32 percent, and in 2012, state appropriations accounted for 37 percent of the costs of all eight universities, and tuition accounted for 57 percent. From fiscal year 1970 to 2011, state appropriations dropped from covering about 65 percent of costs to covering about 25 percent of costs. Tuition increased from about 33 percent to about 63 percent. And while appropriation has gone down, enrollment has gone up. Since 1999, college enrollment has increased 39 percent in the U.S., according to data from the Southern Regional Education Board. Sparks said Ole Miss requested a minimum of a 6.8 percent tuition increase for fiscal year 2013, which would put tuition at $6,185. The university also requested a 1.2 percent increase, or $70, in tuition if the university is forced to pay more to the Public Employment Retirement System, which seems probable at this point, Sparks said. The university requested a .5 percent increase, or $25, for every 1 percent of state appropriations that is cut. Currently, Sparks estimates about a 1 percent cut in these appropriations. If all of these increases are approved, resident tuition will stand at $6,280 next year. For fiscal year 2014, the university requested a 5.7 percent See TUITION, PAGE 3
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Religion and politics: Friends or mortal enemies?
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During John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in the 1960s, Kennedy found himself under a great deal of scrutiny because of his Roman Catholic background. Many Republicans attacked Kennedy by saying if he became president, he would be too heavily influenced by the papacy. Many feared that this influence would affect the way he would lead the country and would jeopardize America’s longstanding freedom of religion. This scrutiny was so great that on Sept. 12, 1960, he delivered a speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association regarding his religion and the role it would play in his politics. In regard to
whether he would be influenced by the papacy or his personal religious convictions if elected, he said, “Whatever issue may come before me as president — on birth control, divorce, censorship, gambling or any other subject — I will make my decision ... in accordance with what my conscience tells me to be the national interest, and without regard to outside religious pressures or dictates. And no power or threat of punishment could cause me to decide otherwise.” Fast forward a little over 50 years, and you’ll find religion and politics in the headlines again due to certain pieces of legislation that the Catholic Church sees as infringing upon its religious liberties. The most well-known instance of this is the recent birth control mandate added to President Obama’s healthcare plan. This mandate would make insurance companies provide birth control to women free of charge even if their employer is a faith-based
institution that is against contraception. Despite the fact that the employer would in no way have to pay for this service, the Catholic Church in particular sees this as an attack on its beliefs. The Catholic Church has been upset by other pieces of legislation, as well. State immigration laws passed by several states, particularly Alabama, have made it illegal to “harbor” undocumented immigrants. In Alabama, Catholic bishops, along with the Episcopal and Methodist bishops in the state, filed a suit against the law because they see it as preventing them from practicing Christian charity and “pastoral care” to those immigrants. And, indeed, it would potentially prevent actions like giving an undocumented person a ride to church or a priest receiving his or her confession because such actions could be interpreted as “harboring” an illegal immigrant. So the question is raised: What is the proper relationship between
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politics and religion, especially for the president? Or should there even be one at all? The question is difficult to answer because most of us are fine with the two overlapping, as long as we agree with the overlap, but as soon as we are offended, we begin raging against the relationship and saying that politics and religion shouldn’t mix. Our first instinct tends to be that religious beliefs should not mingle with political action. However, most of us admire the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and the political changes that he inspired. He was most certainly a religiously motivated man, but because we like his cause, we have no problem with the combined use of religion and politics. On the other hand, bring up gay marriage, and the public response on how much religion should be considered in legislation isn’t as united. How do we decide where to draw the line? Honestly, that question is loaded and not entirely fair because
the line may not stay in the same place for every situation. But I do agree with Kennedy when he said, “I want a chief executive whose public acts are responsible to all groups and obligated to none; who can attend any ceremony, service or dinner his office may appropriately require of him; and whose fulfillment of his presidential oath is not limited or conditioned by any religious oath, ritual or obligation.” Do I want a “godless” president? Not necessarily, but the argument could be made that his or her personal deity or lack thereof should not be an influence either way because a president’s job is not to lead a country spiritually, but politically, and to uphold the values upon which she is built. A presidential candidate should be judged on his political stances and actions, not his religious beliefs. Megan Massey is a junior religious studies major from Mount Olive. Follow her on Twitter @megan_massey.
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Oxford’s Rosie Nelson has been presented with the inaugural award for Outstanding Service by a National Service Participant. Nelson is an AmeriCorps VISTA member with the North Mississippi VISTA Project at the University of Mississippi. She develops service-related initiatives and helps faculty members develop service-related coursework. She has served 800 hours as a VISTA member. She also serves as the chapter advisor of Alpha Phi Omega, as well as volunteering with the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and the Lafayette County 4-H.
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increase in tuition, which would bring the number to $6,540. They also requested an increase of .4 percent for every 1 percent of state appropriations that are cut, which would amount to a $25 increase. “Participation in public higher
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said the book club kits for teens are relatively new and have not been talked about much. “The adult ones have definitely gotten used,” Opalko said. “The teen ones, not so much.” Opalko said people shouldn’t count juvenile readers out just yet. Library research from fall 2009 and spring 2012 showed only a slight change in the percentage of juvenile readers. In 2009, 34.62 percent of the books checked out over five days were checked about by patrons under the age of 18. The spring 2012 numbers show that 32.03 percent of the books checked out were from the same age group. Opalko and Fitts have continued to be optimistic about libraries. Oxford is growing, and they said they hope the number of library users will, too. “The area is growing, and First Regional is expanding,” Fitts said. “I wouldn’t be worried.”
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wood and R.J. Hively made the runs stand up for Ole Miss. Senior first baseman Matt Snyder led off with a double down the right field line and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Sophomore catcher Will Allen followed with an RBI single up the middle. Allen went from first to third on a failed pickoff attempt and scored on an infield single to the shortstop off the bat of junior designated hitter John Gatlin. Ole Miss, then, added an insurance run in the fourth courtesy of Allen. He led off the inning with a single to left, advanced to second on a dropped third strike, stole third and came around to score on a sacrifice fly from freshman center fielder Auston Bousfield. “Just like we talked about with the defense, those little things – a sacrifice fly and taking an extra base – count in a 3-0 game,” Bianco said. “There are going to be a lot of nights where you don’t score six, seven or eight runs. You’ve got to take runs when you can get them.”
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Laxer pitched into trouble in the fifth, giving up back-to-back singles to put runners at the corners with no outs. However, Laxer got a pair of fly ball outs, while Allen threw out a runner at second, his seventh runner caught stealing this season, to stand a runner at third and get out of the inning unscathed. Bianco lifted Laxer at the start of the eighth in favor of sophomore right-hander Aaron Greenwood who struck out the side in order. Hively closed things out with perfect ninth to earn his second save of the season. Rebels Return Home Ole Miss hosts Murray State (21-24) tonight at 6:30 p.m. before starting a three-game home series with No. 4 LSU Friday. The Racers are currently in seventh place in the Ohio Valley Conference after taking two of three from Southern Illinois-Edwardsville this past weekend. Freshman right-hander Sam Smith gets the start for the Rebels. Smith is 2-3 with a 5.19 ERA in 34.2 innings pitched this season. Wahl, Yarbrough Named To Midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List Sophomore right-hander Bobby Wahl and junior second baseman Alex Yarbrough have been named to the midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award honoring the nation’s top college baseball player, it was announced by USA Baseball on Tuesday. The midseason list is made up of 60 players from around the nation and USA Baseball officials will announce the 30 semifinalists for the 2012 Golden Spikes Award on Tuesday, May 29. The list of 30 will then be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of media that closely follow the amateur game, select professional baseball personnel and current USA Baseball staff, representing a group of more than 200 voters in total. Ole Miss Sports Information contributed to this report.
Recruiting Update: Rebels have six commitments for 2013 class
After signing day 2012 was complete, the new Ole Miss coaching staff turned its full attention to the 2013 recruiting class. Football beat writer Bennett Hipp takes a look at the players they have committed:
Antonio Allen Safety
Christopher Robinson Defensive Tackle
Dannon Cavil Wide Receiver
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The most recent Ole Miss commitment, Allen is an undersized safety who is known as a hard-hitter with good speed. The 5-foot-10, 195-pounder committed to Ole Miss over claimed offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Wisconsin and others. The Indianapolis, Ind. native racked up 114 tackles and one interception as a junior. The Rebels are incredibly thin at safety, and Allen could see early playing time in 2013.
Defensive tackle is a position of need for Ole Miss in 2013 class, as they will lose seniors Uriah Grant and Gilbert Pena to graduation after the year. A Louisiana native, Robinson committed to Ole Miss over Mississippi State. As a junior, Robinson recorded 40 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport. The 6-foot-2, 270-pound tackle pairs with Combs to give the Rebels a solid duo of incoming tackles for 2013.
The Rebels lack a tall receiver, who can go up and catch the football, but the 6-foot-5, 205-pound Cavil looks like he could fill that role quite well for Ole Miss. Another out of state commitment, Cavil plays his high school ball in San Antonio, Texas. He committed to Ole Miss over offers from Baylor, California, Clemson, Mississippi State and South Carolina. Cavil missed almost all of his junior season due to injury but recorded 21 catches for 425 yards and five touchdowns.
Davion Johnson Offensive Tackle
Eugene Brazely Running Back
Marquel Combs Defensive Tackle
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The only commitment Ole Miss has from the state of Mississippi, Johnson, a Byhalia native, chose the Rebels over Mississippi State and Ole Miss. Even at 6-foot-4, 315-pounds, Johnson has quick enough feet to likely stick at tackle at the college level. Offensive line is one of the bigger needs for the Rebels in 2013, and Johnson signifies a good start recruiting for the position. He was the first 2013 commitment for head coach Hugh Freeze and Ole Miss.
Ole Miss has had success landing players out of Louisiana such as running back Brandon Bolden and defensive end Kentrell Lockett. Another Louisiana product, Brazley, a New Orleans native, could be the Rebels next big get from the state. The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder committed to Ole Miss during a junior day in February over an offer from Tennessee. A speed back, Brazley could use his elite speed both in the backfield and in the slot at the collegiate level.
To fix this, Ole Miss struck quickly and landed a commitment from Combs, who is one of the top junior college players in the country. He had 34 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks last season at Pierce Community College in California. A Memphis native, Combs had offers from all over the country before committing to Ole Miss, including Arkansas, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas A&M, among others. He should be able to step in and play immediately in 2013.
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The men finished the year at 13-8 overall with a 7-4 record in conference play, while the women finished 17-8 overall and 8-3 in conference play. Now their attention turns to what both teams have been working toward all year, and both are thrilled that at least part of the tournament will be played on their home courts. “We are excited,” senior Abby Guthrie said. “We can’t wait to finally be able to host.” “We worked really hard for this and felt like we deserved it,” senior Gabby Rangel said. “To get to host our senior year is really special. We are going to take full advantage of it, and, hopefully, make it to the next level.” Both teams feel that being able to host will be a big advantage for them and could propel them to Athens, Ga., where the NCAA Championships will take place. “It is definitely an advantage,” Beyers said. “When you earn that ranking, you want to have every advantage possible. This makes things a lot less stressful where we can just focus on tennis and not have to worry about making up exams and things like that.” “We are more confident play-
ing on our home side,” senior Chris Thiemann said. “It is a great deal for us. Unfortunately, we have never hosted in my time here, so it is really nice to host the NCAAs.” Now that it is crunch time for both teams, the coaches are happy to see that their teams are at the top of their game and ready to play. “The team is working hard,” Chadwick said. “I really feel like they are at the top of their game right now. These guys, with the win over Florida, really put their mindset that they can do something and make the final 16 in Athens.” Looking back over the season, both coaches feel like their teams had a moment when they knew that this goal of hosting was possible and that they would find themselves in the position they are in. “I knew we were good,” Beyers said about returning from an early season road trip to Hawaii. “We had some young kids on the team like Erin Stephens and Julia Jones who are freshmen; I knew they were good, but I didn’t know how quickly they would develop. When we won the regional in Tallahassee for the indoors, I knew that was a huge first step for us. We beat Texas A&M and Florida State. Those are two solid teams, and when we beat those guys, I knew
we could have a really good team.” “I think the difference-maker was the win over Florida at the SEC Championships,” Chadwick said. “That was a top 10 win for us. We were knocking on the door with Virginia and Georgia where we almost got them, but we had not gotten over the hump. When we beat Florida, we felt like our chances of hosting were very good.” Both teams will turn to their seniors for leadership at this time of the year. The women will look to four-time All-SEC first teamer Kristi Boxx, who is ranked No. 10 in the nation in singles. Boxx has also teamed up with fellow senior Guthrie to achieve a No. 6 ranking in the nation in doubles. Boxx finished the regular season at 10-1 in the SEC in doubles and 9-1 in the SEC in singles. The men will turn to senior Marcel Thiemann, who was also awarded first team All-SEC honors this season. Thiemann finished his last regular season as a Rebel at 10-1 in SEC play. The women will begin play against Southern University May 11, and if they win there, they will face the winner of No. 20 Illinois and No. 39 Rice. The men will start things off against Binghampton, and in the next round, they would face the winner of No. 22 Michigan and No. 46 Middle Tennessee State.
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All appliances, 2-car-garage. Covered porch/ patio, Walk-in-closets, Fireplace $1,5000/ month (662)801-1223 shiloh houses for rent 2BR/2BA $800 or 3BR/2BA $950. PET FRIENDLY and GOING QUICKLY. 601.573.1172 or 662.871.3354 3 bedroom 2 bath w/loft. large fenced yard, 2 car garage, patios, all appliances. Quiet neighborhood 224 Salem $930 662-832-0117 2 BEDROOM W/ 2 BATH NEW CONSTRUCTION. CLOSE TO CAMPUS. CALL 662-816-2700 Available June 1st: 3BDR splitlevel home. 3BDR and 1.5 BA upstairs, with deck off kitchen. 2 rooms and full bath downstairs. (662)234-6736 2BD/2BA on University ave Call for an appointment 662-832-4589 2br/2ba new construction homes Available for rent starting Summer and Fall 2012: Includes stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile floors, large walk-in closets, front porch with swing and private patio. Limited availability. Call (662)832-2428 or (662)2367736 1BD/BA houses available Includes all appliances, security system, daily garbage pick up, lawn maintenance, water, sewer, cable and internet. Approx 2 miles from campus Call 662236-7736 or 662-832-2428.
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Female roommate needed in a 2bed/2bth townhouse. By campus and bus lines. No pets. Available now to July 31st. Call for details (662)321-7161
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Men and women tennis to host NCAA Regional BY MATT SIGLER mcsigler@olemiss.edu
For the first time since 1999, both the men’s and women’s Ole Miss tennis teams will be hosting an NCAA Regional. The women, ranked No. 16 in the country, will be joined in their regional by No. 39 Rice, No. 20 Illinois and Southern University. The men, ranked No. 13 in the country, will host No. 22 Michigan, No. 46 Middle Tennessee State and Binghampton. “We’ve been so close,” women’s head coach Mark Beyers said. “We finished 17th in 2010, and we were the first team to be a two seed. We were worried with some of the conference tournaments going on this week and that the same thing
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was going to happen — that we were going to get bumped one spot and not get to host, but it all worked out in our favor this time.” Men’s head coach Billy Chadwick was also excited about his team’s accomplishment. “It is a fantastic feeling,” Chadwick said. “The guys and the girls have both worked really hard this year. We felt like we deserved to host, so it is a great feeling when it actually turns out the way you hope it will.” Both teams were able to put together solid performances during the Southeastern Conference tournament, though losing in the semifinals, to help build their resumes and get to this point.
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Freshman right-handed pitcher Josh Laxer, 4-0, pitched 7 innings of shutout baseball Tuesday night, giving up only 4 hits. He had 5 strikeouts.
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Head coach Mike Bianco has been looking for a Sunday starter since moving senior right-hander R.J. Hively to the back end of the bullpen after the Georgia series, and Josh Laxer certainly made a case for the spot with seven shutout innings in Tuesday night’s 3-0 win against Southern Miss at Trustmark Park in Pearl. “There’s no doubt,” Bianco said of Laxer as a weekend starter. “I say that because they’re all in consideration. We’ve seen Will Kline, Eric Fowler and other guys in the bullpen take a night like this and make a career out of it. Hopefully, we’ll see if that happens for him.”
In his fourth start of the season, the freshman right-hander tossed a career-high seven innings giving up no runs on four hits with a walk and a career-high five strikeouts as Ole Miss (29-16) avenged an earlier 10-0 loss to Southern Miss on March 20. “You can see tonight he had his best command, but yet it was his best stuff,” Bianco said. “He was 92-95 (mph) in the first, maybe, four innings with a power slider and with good command. When you take those restraints off and just let it go, he can be special.” Bianco said Laxer worked with pitching coach Carl Lafferty Monday and talked to him about his approach on the mound. Laxer, who said he hasn’t had the year he would have liked to have, cred-
ited Lafferty for a lot of his success on the mound Tuesday night. “He sat me down and told me to have a mentality I had when I pitched in high school to just go after batters and not worry about nibbling in the corner – to just blow it by them and I think that helped me a lot,” Laxer said of Lafferty. Bianco also credited the defense behind Laxer, including a pair of web gems – one from sophomore shortstop Austin Anderson and another from junior third baseman Andrew Mistone. Offensively, the Rebels got on the board with two runs in the second inning, and a combined effort from Laxer, Aaron GreenSee BASEBALL, PAGE 4
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