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YEARS OF INTEGRATION OPENING THE CLOSED SOCIETY
(6:30pm) Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts Statewide Day of Remembrance: “A Walk of Reconciliation and Redeption.” (7:00pm) Lyceum Prayer Service on Lyceum Steps at Ole Miss. (8:00pm) Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts Documentary Film “REBELS: James Meredith and the Integration of Ole Miss.”
Monday, Oct. 1 (9:30am) Student Union Ballroom “The U.S. Marshals and Oxford - A 50th Anniversary Panel.” Panelists: John Meredith (Son of James Meredith), Don Forsht, Hershel Garner, Denzil N. Bud Staple, Curt Bowden, Robert Moore (Retired U.S. Marshals) (11:00am) Student Union Lobby Black Student Union Tribute to James Meredith. (1:30pm) Robert C. Khayat Law Center, Room 1078 “A Lawyer’s Impact: Mississippi Burning.” Speaker John Doar, former assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice (3:00pm) Overby Center “Integration at Ole Miss - from an Army Perspective.” Speaker: Henry Gallagher, author of “James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot.” (5:30pm) The Civil Rights Monument “Meredith and Me: The Walk.” 50 Years of Integration at the University of Mississippi.
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The Board of Aldermen took on a packed docket last night dealing with several major issues, including a building permit for the new Oxford High School and parking measures on the Square.
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(6:00pm)** Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts “50 Years of Integration, Opening the Closed Society.” Keynote Speaker: Mr. Harry Belafonte
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In a big week for local government, the Board of Aldermen held its first bimonthly meeting and passed votes on some major issues that have been in the works for months. The meeting started with a plea from the mayor of Oxford, George “Pat” Patterson, for an end to private property vandalism, fights and violence coming from the Square on weekends. “If we can’t get your attention in fees and fines, then jail time will have to be involved here,” Patterson said. The meeting docket included waivers on building permits for the new Oxford High School facility, a mandate that gives the city the means to enforce new and existing parking measures and lowering the age requirement for the Oxford Fire Department from 21 to 18. Brian Harvey, the superintendent of the Oxford School District, came forward to request waivers on building permits to construct the new Oxford High School. The permits for the buildings would cost up to $59,000 but does not in-
clude permits on plumbing and electric work. “In my past seven years, no fees have been waived in the city of Oxford on building permits,” Randy Barber, the head of the zoning commission, said. After some debate on whether to reduce or simply waive all the fees, the board voted in favor of waiving all permit fees on the school for up to $80,000, to give leeway on other fees that would arise for the school’s construction. “We understand there will be costs involved,” Harvey said. “This is greatly appreciated.” The board also heard the issue of an ordinance that would promote the enforcement of current parking measures on the Square and a few new ideas. New measures will include an extension of the 2-hour parking measure from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The exact time is still in debate, as some are pushing for the measure to be extended to 8 p.m. Parking fines have been reduced, as well, and towing and booting measures will be fleshed out. A meeting will be held at the courthouse at 9 p.m. on Friday to discuss the parking ordinance and will be open to the public.
Ole Miss athletics rewards fans for attendance In an effort to get more students in the stands for all Rebel sporting events, the Ole Miss Athletics Department has begun a system called Rebel Rewards to give fans who attend events various prizes, including football season tickets and a chance to win a new car. BY John Luke McCord mccordjohnluke@yahoo.com
Be early. Be loud. Be rewarded. This is the calling card for Rebel Rewards – a new program designed to encourage students and fans to attend as many Ole Miss athletic events as possible. The Ole Miss Athletics De-
partment has teamed up with C-Spire Wireless to offer students and fans an opportunity to earn prizes for attending athletic events. Rebel Rewards works in two ways. Fans can visit rebelrewards.com and sign up or download the free app from the iPhone app store or Android market. The app is in the approval process with
Apple and should be ready in the coming days. Once you’ve signed up, simply sign in for each event you plan on attending and you get a barcode that can be scanned to show that you were at the event. You can do this through your smartphone or via text if you do not have a smart phone. Also, if you do not have a smart phone you
can print out your barcode and bring it to be scanned. “We’re trying to create a unique experience for everyone,” said Michael Thompson, senior associate athletics director for communications and marketing. “The main focus of Rebel Rewards is the students, but rewarding all fans for attending events will be the main goal.”
There will be several ways to earn points. Each athletic event will have points opportunities. However, there will also be alerts for events that offer double points. Your app will alert you of these occasions, you can also follow Rebel Rewards on Twitter for updates at @RebelRewards, See REWARDS, PAGE 5