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Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson has been suspended indefinitely
In a release Wednesday, The University of Mississippi announced the 6-foot-2 senior from Hurst, Texas, is suspended because of a “violation of team rules,” but it did not provide any details about the violations. “Since the season ended, we have talked a lot about Marshall taking a greater leadership role with our team,” Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said in a statement. “With that comes greater responsibility, and he must do a better job of living up to the high standard we expect from him and he desires from himself.” Henderson averaged 20.1 points per game last season — bombing 3-pointers from nearly every inch of the court. He helped the Rebels win the SEC tournament championship and advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002. But the flamboyant guard also was known for his abrasive personality and he quickly became the player opposing teams loved to hate. Most of Henderson’s transgressions were fairly harmless — like popping his jersey at the Auburn crowd after hitting a game-clinching shot — but he See HENDERSON, PAGE 5
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New parking plan sells 100 reserved parking spots to faculty and staff BY NICK ANDREWS AND PETE PORTER @nickandrews1
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As part of the first phase of The University of Mississippi’s new parking plan, approximately 100 reserved parking spots for faculty and staff have been sold since becoming available. The limited reserved parking spaces for faculty and staff cost $600 for one year and have been available online since midnight, July 1. The spots are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and were made available in the middle of the night due to the expected competition in some locations according to Linda Christian, manager of Parking Services. “It was determined that the procedure for reserved parking would be first-come, firstserve, and we could expect it to be somewhat competitive in some offered locations,” Christian said. “So it was decided to allow people to go online as soon as possible on the start-up date, July 1.” Parking director Isaac Astill said the first-come, first-serve system was a success.
“The only issue was that a few (employees) weren’t able to get their lot because it was already taken,” Astill said. According to Astill, the funds from the reserved parking will pay for additional services for everyone. The reserved parking is part of a plan implemented by Ole Miss after re-evaluating the parking shortages caused by the university’s rapid growth. The Traffic and Parking Committee, which made these changes effective July 1, said the three-stage plan will help “improve parking infrastructure for the long term, expand the on-campus shuttle system and add transportation options.” Another major change to be implemented is the transition from a decal to a hangtag, which will allow tags to be moved to other vehicles. The hangtags will be registered to the individual rather than the vehicle so if a vehicle is ticketed, the individual to whom the tag is registered will have to pay the fee. After handing out 29,651 citations See PARKING, PAGE 4
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Back to negotiations after student loan plan fails WASHINGTON (AP) — The defeat of a student loan bill in the Senate on Wednesday clears the way for fresh negotiations to restore lower rates, but lawmakers are racing the clock before millions of students return to campus next month to find borrowing terms twice as high as when school let out. Republicans and a few Democrats blocked a White House-backed proposal that would have restored 3.4 percent interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans for one more year. The failed stopgap measure was designed to give lawmakers time to take up comprehensive college
affordability legislation and dodge 6.8 percent interest rates on new loans. Without congressional action in the coming weeks, the increase could mean an extra $2,600 for an average student returning to campus this fall, according to Congress’ Joint Economic Committee. “Let’s just extend this for one year. I don’t think that’s too much to ask,” said Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. It proved too much for a bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. They favored a com-
promise now and joined with Republicans in using a procedural roadblock to stop the one-year patch. “This plan merely kicks the can down the road for 12 more months,” said Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., who worked with Manchin and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, on a deal that linked interest rates to financial markets. “We’re going to vote on a 3.4 percent extension, kicking the can down the road and not finding a solution,” The Senate vote was 51-49, nine votes short of the 60 votes needed to move forward. The Republican-favored plan that Manchin helped to
write was not considered for a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Without serious negotiations between the parties and without an agreement within a fractured Democratic caucus, students would face higher costs when they begin repaying their loans after graduation. Lawmakers pledged to return to negotiations to avert that, and aides were gauging what was possible given the narrow window before Congress breaks again for the August recess. “Today our nation’s students once again wait in vain for relief,” said Sen. Tom Udall, DN.M. “They expected more
of us and I share their disappointment.” “Today, we failed. And our nation’s students pay the cost of that failure,” he added after the vote. The failure to win a oneyear approval, combined with little interest in such a deal in the Republican-led House, meant that unless Congress tries again, students could be borrowing money for fall courses at a rate leaders in both parties called unacceptably high. Officials said Wednesday’s vote would not be the final word on student loans and See LOANS, PAGE 4