The Daily
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Vol. 102, No. 145
Mississippian
The Student Newspaper of The University Of Mississippi | Serving Ole Miss and Oxford since 1911
City prepares for Independence Day BY LOGAN KIRKLAND thedmnews@gmail.com
LOGAN KIRKLAND| The Daily Mississippian
The City of Oxford celebrates Independence Day weekend by offering its citizens an assortment of local events and activites. See Page 5 for more details. Photo by Logan Kirkland
toxicated. “Those are the biggest cause of accidents,” Owens said. “Those distracted drivers and those drivers that are fatigued.” Owens said the department is also in charge of the many local activities that will be in action this weekend to make sure they go along smoothly. “We want everybody to be able to get in safely and get out safely,” Owens said. “Better yet, to get in at a timely manner and get out at a timely manner.” Owens said even though this is supposed to be a fun weekend for everyone, his biggest concern is for those who may attempt to drive while intoxicated, a trend he’s seen in the past. “What worries me the most of all (are) drivers who don’t recognize that they are fatigued and those drivers who
As students and families plan for their Fourth of July weekend activities, the city of Oxford prepares in its own way to reassure the safety of its citizens. Deputy Chief James Owens of the Oxford Police Department said the Fourth of July is one of the biggest holidays, but just like any other holiday the department focuses on what needs to be accomplished. “We do kind of change gears,” Owens said. “Patrols will be a little bit more vigilant of motorists.” Owens said this year the department will have a team of officers coming out and running driver safety checkpoints throughout Oxford to ensure safety. He said they’ll mainly be looking for those who are being distracted while driving, fatigued and those who are in- See SAFETY, PAGE 6
Pak Mail Center to be housed in Crosby Hall BY LACEY RUSSELL dmeditor@gmail.com
Beginning July 14, the first floor of Crosby Hall will house a new 2,200-square-foot Pak Mail center. The new facility will have up to 5,000 mailboxes and a package center to serve students, faculty and retirees within the University of Mississippi community. UM Housing Director Lionel Maten says the new mailing center will offer more services than the campus’ U.S. Postal Service branch, which is scheduled to close permanently Aug. 1 as a result of the $50 million renovations to the Ole Miss Student Union. “I believe that the service will provide many of the functions that are offered through our university post office as well as additional services,” Maten said. “Students will be able to have money wired to them. Students who are studying abroad will be able to have pictures taken for passports.”
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Pak Mail customers with a mailbox will have access to the mailing center 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For others, the center will be staffed 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays. “We were trying to make sure that we were providing the (mailing) service to the students who would be residing in our facilities,” Maten said. “Otherwise, we would have put a lot of pressure on our downtown postal service. We realized this partnership had the potential to really serve the entire community.” The Pak Mail center will also offer students the option of moving and storing items from their residence hall rooms before arrival in the fall and while they are absent for the summer. “My experience has been, students really like conveSee PAK MAIL, PAGE 6
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LOGAN KRIKLAND | The Daily Mississippian
The University advertises the new mailing center, located in Crosby Hall, which will be finished in the fall.
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