The Daily
Monday, October 14, 2013
Mississippian
Vol. 102, No. 35
The Student Newspaper of The University Of Mississippi | Serving Ole Miss and Oxford since 1911
Heartbreak.
Texas A&M defeated Ole Miss 41-38 Saturday night on a last-second field goal by A&M kicker Josh Lambo. For the game recap, see page 12.
THOMAS GRANING | The Daily Mississippian
Texas A&M kicker Josh Lambo celebrates with teammates after a game-winning field goal against Ole Miss Saturday. Texas A&M won 41-38.
Proposed hotel near the Square raises questions BY LIBBY GERSTNER eagerstn@go.olemiss.edu
On a normal football game weekend at The University of Mississippi, hotels have no vacancies for miles around Oxford, which could be rectified in a small way by a proposed hotel. A proposed hotel, The Chancellor’s House, would be situated at the corner of South Lamar Boulevard and University Avenue, where the Checkers restaurant was before its closing in fall 2012. But with such a small space
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for the project, many people question whether it would be a viable addition to the Square and downtown Oxford. Storeowners on the Square, such as Ann Cleary, owner of AC’s Bed & Bath, have concerns with the functionality of the hotel and how it will fit into the area. Cleary believes it could likely be “very difficult to navigate in and out of the hotel” mainly because of parking. However, assistant city planner Katrina Hourin describes the hotel in a way that could potentially allevi-
ate these kinds of concerns. She said the hotel will be handling parking exclusively underground and will accommodate cars on a 1.1 space/ room ratio. Another concern raised is whether the hotel will aesthetically fit into the traditional image of the Square. Hourin believes it would be difficult to establish a hotel with a design that “is not appropriate to or in keeping with the architectural style of the Square.” See HOTEL, PAGE 5
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VINCE DAVIS | The Daily Mississippian
The proposed location for the proposed hotel on the corner of Lamar and University.
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