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joshua pillault trial updates According to The ClarionLedger, a request for a mental evaluation was filed on Friday by prosecutors and defense attorneys for Joshua Pillault, 19, who was arrested and charged for violent online threats toward Oxford High School. The article stated the judge has yet to rule on the motion. Pillault’s attorney is not opposed to the motion, but sug-
gests that the evaluation “take place locally.” Pillault’s attorney said he felt moving him to a Bureau Prison facility would deny him a speedy trial. Pillault was arrested on Monday, Oct. 8, for making threats toward Oxford High School in an online chat room during a game of “Runescape.”
UM welcomes new fraternity The fraternity Phi Kappa Theta has officially joined the university’s Greek system with its new colony at Ole Miss. BY ANN-MARIE HEROD aherod@go.olemiss.edu
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Students gather in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics Auditorium to watch the first presidential and vice presidential debates to learn candidates’ stances on the issues
BY STEPHEN FINCH snfinch@go.olemiss.edu
With Election Day less than a month away, voters thinking about the presidential race are looking at the state of the economy as a guide to who they will vote for in November. A study conducted in September by the Pew Research Center shows that 87 percent of registered voters are primarily concerned about the nation’s economic health. “The two biggest issues that are important for the election probably are jobs and government debt,” said Joseph Hendrickson, associate professor of economics at The University of Mississippi. “This is essentially the longest economic recovery we’ve had since the
Great Depression.” Even those who have jobs are worried. “I’m concerned about job security, for the nation and Medicaid and Medicare,” said Tim Flannigan, sales associate at The Ole Miss Bookstore. Flannigan also said he would like the candidates to be very specific about their economic policies Journalism senior Brad Long said the national debt is “a big issue” and the candidates have to face it. “Obviously the economy has been in a downward spiral and either candidate will have to deal with it,” Long said. Hendrickson said the candidates need to develop new strategies. “We need to have policies
that generate growth or reduce debt, or both, in order to make that debt sustainable,” he said. “High unemployment means that we’re not utilizing resources to their full potential. We’re sacrificing some amount of growth in the short run.” Hendrickson also said the debt can be addressed by reducing spending, which may mean fewer benefits for people who need them, or by raising taxes. “The more the government increases debt, the more it has to issue bonds, the less money people have to invest in the private sector,” Hendrickson said. “Less investment means lower growth.” Ballots will be cast for the presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
With the steady increase in enrollment at The University of Mississippi each year and the concern of alumni, Ole Miss has decided to accommodate the growing Greek system by adding another fraternity to its roster. Phi Kappa Theta, the new fraternity that prides itself on intellectual, social and personal excellence, will make its return to campus, where it had a chapter from 1971 to 1988. The alumni from those years have played a vital role in the reinstatement of the fraternity. “The new colony owes its existence to a cooperative effort between university officials, alumni and our national headquarters,” Adam Flaherty, founding father and philosophy major, said.. Founding fathers are members who join a fraternity colony before that colony formally charters. The fathers take the responsibility of the recruitment of new members to the colony. They also schedule philanthropy and social events for the fraternity, as well as
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work with alumni and their national headquarters to speed up the charter process. Before it becomes a fullfledged fraternity, Phi Kappa Theta will go through the process of colonization. A colony becomes a chapter by meeting the criteria set by the national headquarters. Some of those requirements include each founding father meeting a personal financial obligation, the naming of a board of directors that include academic, spiritual and other advisors and meeting a minimum member quota, among others. See FRATERNITY, PAGE 3
Only 7 more days to have your Ole Miss Yearbook photo taken!
OctOber 16-19, 23, 25 & 26
Student Union room 412
Seniors need to schedule an appointment for yearbook photos at www.ouryear.com. NEW school code: 141 or call 1-800-OUR-YEAR (1-800-687-9327).
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors do not schedule appointments; just show up and your photo will be taken on a walk-in basis.