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Parking postponed NUMBER OF ADMITTED FRESHMEN Last night, the Board of Aldermen postponed their decision on Square parking indefinitely.
DROPS MORE THAN 11 PERCENT
Despite an increase in the number of applications, less freshmen have been accepted into the University of Mississippi than were at this time last year.
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From left to right: Ward IV Alderman Ulysses “Coach” Grant and Mayor Pat Patterson
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The Board of Aldermen and Mayor Pat Patterson met at City Hall to discuss Square parking and other matters Tuesday night. The decision for parking on the Square will be delayed because the board is not prepared to vote on the issue, according to Patterson. Concerns discussed at the meeting on May 31 included
public opinion and the pending approval from the Historic Preservation Commission. The city is communicating with Standard Parking of Chicago to potentially implement a paid-parking system on the Square. Standard Parking has provided pricing recommendations, but no decision has been made. The City of Oxford will make the final decision. No date has been set for the final vote.
For the first time in four years, the number of new freshmen at Ole Miss may drop, despite a nearly 3 percent increase in the number of applications received. As of May 26, 9,208 freshmen had been admitted for the upcoming summer and fall semesters, according to Director of Institutional Research Mary Harrington. At the same time last year, 10,402 freshmen had been admitted. A change in the out-of-state requirements kept the number of admitted students from increasing, along with the number of applicants, Harrington said. The IHL Board voted to change out-of-state requirements in March of last year, according to Jennifer Simmons,
interim director of admissions. Their vote was a result of the steadily increasing number of qualifying applicants the university was receiving. “It became difficult to be able to offer quality service with the number of students we were admitting that chose to attend,” Simmons said. Up until this year, Simmons said admissions requirements were the same for resident and non-resident applicants. Non-resident students now must have a 2.50 GPA or higher on the College Preparatory Curriculum or equivalent CPC of the applicant’s state of residence and a composite ACT score of 20 or higher or the equivalent on the SAT for guaranteed admissions, according to the university’s office of admissions webpage. Non-residents who do not meet these requirements
but meet requirements for resident admission must fill out a supplemental non-resident application which will be reviewed by an admission committee. Harrington said last year, by May, the university had received 97 percent of all applications and had admitted 98 percent of the freshmen who later enrolled. This year, 13,505 applications had been received as of May 26, compared to 13,102 at the same time last year. Leslie Banahan, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, said she is pleased with the increase in the number of applications. “Ole Miss continues to draw students from both in-state and out-of-state who understand the type of experience that we offer here,” Banahan said. See FRESHMEN, PAGE 5
University of Mississippi Medical Center to build new research facility The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson plans to invest $35 million into a new research facility, which will house the Cancer Biomedical Science Research Center. BY SIERRA MANNIE ssmannie@go.olemiss.edu
JACKSON –– Construction of a new research facility could begin in January 2013 at The University of Mississippi Medical Center, according to UMMC officials in Jackson. The plans site an initial $35 million price tag on the 220
square foot, eight-story shell of the Cancer and Biomedical Science Research Center, which will have space for start-up biotechnology companies. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $20 million of earmarked funding. Sources at UMMC said the rest of the funding will come from por-
tions of research grants received by UMMC scientists and private fundraising. The majority of the lab space will be used for cancer research, according to Jack Muzarak, a representative from the Division of Public Affairs at UMMC. The goal is to investigate the science of how cancer grows and spreads in order to develop
better therapies and drugs. Muzarak said the facility will also test new technology and assist clinical trials. “Many of UMMC’s current labs are outdated, cramped and unsuited to modern research,” Muzarak said. “By providing our faculty with cutting-edge research space, we’re helping set them up for success. More effective
research programs ultimately help us contribute to understanding, preventing and treating diseases.” Students attending UMMC are pleased with the construction of the new facility. “I think it’s important that UMMC continue to expand its research facilities,” said See MEDICAL, PAGE 5