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Thursday, October 17, 2013
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Vol. 102, No. 38
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ASB Senate votes to suspend Legacy Gift Campaign BY ALLISON SLUSHER ajslushe@go.olemiss.edu
The Associated Student Body senators voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass a resolution temporarily suspending the Legacy Gift Campaign. Resolution author and ASB President Gregory Alston as well as Co-Signer Emerson George presented the resolution to the ASB Senate in order to make registering for classes less confusing for students. The Legacy Gift Campaign was founded by ASB President Virginia Burke in 2010 to fund renovations for the Student Union and Turner Center. Students must accept or decline the opportunity to donate $50 to the campaign before they can register for classes each semester. ASB Vice President Morgan Gregory agreed that temporarily suspending the campaign would help students during the registration process. “I think this protects the student body from doing some-
thing they weren’t aware of,” Gregory said. “I know a lot of cases where they accidentally opted in, and it was a really difficult process for both them and the university to undo that.” Senator Rod Bridges was glad the Senate could vote on the resolution before the spring registration window opens. “I think it’s something necessary that we had to do under the certain time constraints,” Bridges said. “I know a lot of students are having problems, especially when they register for classes. In their hurriedness they click the button that actually tacks on $50 to their tuition that they didn’t know about.” The Legacy Gift Campaign is similar to the Capital Improvements Fee that was implemented for the Fall 2013 semester. The Capital Improvements Fee also requires each student to pay $50 but is included in the cost of tuition. Alston chose to write the resolution to keep students from accidentally paying the fee
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ASB President Gregory Alston speaks during an event during Creed Week in front of the Student Union.
twice. By temporarily suspending the campaign, members of the ASB have time to review the best way to make the Legacy Gift available to interested
donors. “We don’t know how long it will be suspended for,” Alston said. “We just need to look in to everything about the Leg-
acy Gift: why it was started, how it’s been going over the past couple of years, and if we want to continue it in the future.”
Pinkston to receive Silver Em journalism award BY SHELBY LOUWERENS slouwere@go.olemiss.edu
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Randall Pinkston poses for a portrait Wednesday afternoon.
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Randall Pinkston has been chosen as the 2013 Samuel Talbert Silver Em award recipient, and will be recognized at the Silver Em luncheon on Thursday at noon in the Overby Center. The Silver Em award is considered the most prestigious award given by The University of Mississippi, and has recognized outstanding journalists with Mississippi connections since 1958. “I’m thrilled. Well, first of all, I’m surprised. I had no idea that my name was even considered for the award,” he said. “Looking at the list
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of past recipients, I’m gobsmacked. It’s a British term meaning ‘extremely surprised and pleased.’ I’m honored, and going forward, I hope to be worthy of this award.” Pinkston, the winner of three national Emmy awards and one Edward R. Murrow award as a network correspondent, has an extensive history in journalism. A Yazoo county native and graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Pinkston left his career at CBS in May after 33 years and 7,700 reports, which averages about five reports a week. In September he joined the new Al Jazeera America team, one of three 24-hour broadcast stations owned by
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