THE DAILY
MISSISSIPPIAN
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Volume 103, No. 35
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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ASB gives funds to student groups SARA ROGERS
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Workers from the University of Mississippi Physical Plant Department work to fix a water main bust on Rebel Drive on campus Tuesday.
PHOTOS BY: THOMAS GRANING
Thompson discusses diversity at Overby
JULIE LABERGE
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United States Rep. Bennie Thompson, a native of Bolton, Mississippi, spoke to students and faculty Tuesday in the about growing up aware of the injustices that plagued the South Tuesday in the Overby Center. Thompson described his early schooling as “separate and unequal” but expressed college as a wonderful experience. “In college, I met Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, everybody you can imagine who were part of the civil rights movement at the time,” Thompson said. Thompson is the congressman for the second district and is the second black man in modern times to represent Mississippi. He is a past chairman and now, a ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee. Thompson is a key figure in conversa-
tions including ISIS/ISIL and Ebola, among others. Chancellor Dan Jones introduced Thompson as both his friend and advisor and said he is notorious for representing people from different backgrounds. “Congressman Thompson is, for this state and for our country, a large voice for the voiceless; he has been committed to justice for those who have suffered injustice,” Jones said. Marvin King, political science professor, said his class came to the congressman’s speech because he wanted his class to hear about the relationship between federal and state government. “This is what congressmen do when they are home or visiting their home district nearby, and I think he did great,” King said. Meredith Bro, junior political science major, enjoyed the
PHOTO BY: ARIEL COBBERT
SEE THOMPSON PAGE 3 Congressman Bennie Thompson speaks in the Overby Center Tuesday.
The Associated Student Body Senate unanimously passed an executive bill confirming the allocations of Ole Miss student organizations Tuesday night. After the annual budget was approved, ASB received a total of $63,817 in annual allocations – $59,815 was appropriated to 82 student organizations for the fall leaving $4,002 for the spring. In order to receive funds from ASB, organization leaders must fill out an application for their request and set up an interview with the appropriations committee. Every organization that met with the committee received funds from ASB this year. ASB Treasurer Madison White explained the process of how much money is given to each organization. “We decide how much money each organization gets based on how much money they spent last year, how many people are in the organization, where else they are getting funds from and how they want to spend the money we give them,” White said. Some organizations, such as the Ole Miss Ambassadors, had a decrease in amount they were given to spend from ASB this year. “We have over 300 organizations and only a limited amount of money to give out,” senator Pearce Crosland said. “There are bigger organizations that have more things planned. It’s just unfortunate that the ambassadors was one of them.” The senate also passed a resolution congratulating the Ole Miss football team for its best start since 1962. After being ranked first in the SEC tied with Mississippi State and third in the country, the team
SEE ASB PAGE 3