THE DAILY
MISSISSIPPIAN
Monday, September 19, 2016
Volume 105, No. 20
T H E S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S I S S I P P I S E R V I N G O L E M I S S A N D OX F O R D S I N C E 1 9 1 1
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For a photo gallery featuring the highs and lows of Ole Miss’s loss to Alabama.
Parking permits available for long-time Oxford residents LYNDY BERRYHILL
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PHOTO BY: CAMERON BROOKS
TOP: Ole Miss players attempt to tackle Alabama defensive back Eddie Jackson after a punt in the fourth quarter. Jackson returned a punt earlier in the game for an 85 yard touchdown. LEFT: Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly walks off the field after Alabama’s 4843 win over Ole Miss. Kelly threw for 423 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception along with 48 yards rushing in 13 carries.
PHOTO BY: CADY HERRING
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tudents parking in Oxford neighborhoods have forced some residents to demand their own parking permit system. Beginning Oct. 6, residents of Tyler Avenue and Fifth Street will have the option to buy parking permits or visitor permits if they want to park on the street. “The problem of student and faculty parking in downtown neighborhoods has increased over the past three years dramatically,” Ward Two Alderman Robyn Tannehill said. The ordinance will be in place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, but does not include weekends, holidays or game days. Permits will cost $50 each for up to two vehicles and residents have the option of purchasing up to two $25 visitor permits. Tannehill said students and faculty have found parking at the cost of the neighborhoods surrounding Ole Miss.
Residents are still allowed to use their own driveways and are not required to buy a parking permit by the city ordinance. Additionally, the permits do not reserve specific spots, just the right to park in spots. Tannehill said the neighborhood areas of South Fifth Street, Tyler Avenue and Van Buren Avenue, have become a parking lot on weekdays for student commuters. “With the university’s stated plans of growth and parking being pushed to the edges of campus, we know that this problem will only become worse,” Tannehill said. A limited number of permits will be sold to prevent overcrowding. The numbers of permits sold will be relevant to the number of residents on each street. Parking Director Matt Davis said he expects to sell around 20 permits for Tyler Avenue and around 50 permits for Fifth Street. The permit costs are not expected to fund the pilot program, but the reve-
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University holds first suicide prevention walk MIA SIMS
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More than 100 people participated in Ole Miss’s first suicide prevention walk Sunday afternoon in front of the Union. Brooke Schmutte and Maddy Gumbko, co-chairmen of Mississippi’s chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, organized the event to help raise awareness and increase suicide prevention. According to AFSP co-chairs, the event raised $9,000, exceeding their original goal by $4,000. At the event, they outlined the importance of suicide prevention, especially in Mississippi. According to the national foundation, each year 42,773 Americans are victims of suicide, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. In
Mississippi alone, the annual suicide rate is 12.54 percent per 100,000 people, according to the foundation. Nearly three times as many people in Mississippi die by suicide than by HIV/AIDS, according to the foundation Gumbko said she was inspired to host the walk after losing a close friend. “In April, I lost a really good friend to suicide, so the walk is very personal for me,” Gumbko said. “I just want to help by bringing other people together who have either experienced it themselves, lost a loved one or just want to support the cause.” Schmutte said AFSP holds conventions twice a year where people can become certified as advocates for suicide prevention and awareness. “They learn how to see the
signs and how to help people,” Schmutte said. “They also have a research center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It’s our only one now, but they’re looking to build another. It houses people and helps people who are suffering, but it also has research there as well.” Pam Smith, board member of AFSP, helped Schmutte and Gumbko organize the walk. Smith was also impacted by the effects of suicide. “My son, 14 months ago, decided to leave this world,” Smith said. “He was my only child.” Smith said her personal mission is to increase suicide prevention in Mississippi through advocacy. “My goal now is to put it out to the world that when anyone
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Students participate in the Suicide Prevention Walk, Out of the Darkness, on Sunday.
PHOTO BY: TAYLOR COOK