The Daily Mississippian – November 1, 2013

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Friday, November 1, 2013

Mississippian

Vol. 102, No. 49

The Student Newspaper of The University Of Mississippi | Serving Ole Miss and Oxford since 1911

Turner Center ‘bursting at the seams,’ expanding BY KATELYN MILLER kamille3@go.olemiss.edu

The Turner Center will undergo improvements and expansions this year that will provide for more activities, more space and more equipment. According to Joshua Harrington, an employee of the facilities operations branch of the Department of Campus Recreation, the renovations will interrupt some services offered by the Turner Center, but the result will be worth it. “You won’t be able to rent a locker for a while,” he said. “But there will be more lockers to rent as soon as the work is done.” In addition to areas for new activities, a portion of the expanded space will go to support activities that have recently experienced high levels of interest. “We’ll be getting new multi-

purpose rooms downstairs for fitness classes, because those are really popular,” Harrington said. Excluding students who take classes at the Turner Center for academic credit, the building sees between 2,500 and 3,000 gym-goers daily, and the 30-year-old facility is “bursting at the seams,” according to Director of Campus Recreation Bill Kingery. Sophomore biochemistry major Madeline Hudson often attends yoga classes at the Turner Center. “It’s crazy the number of people who get turned away from fitness classes like Zumba and cycling because they just can’t accommodate them all,” Hudson said. The current expansion project is accepting donations from the general public to help see the construction work through. The Turner Center has received funding from

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The Turner Center is seen at the University of Mississippi on Thursday.

both private donations and the Parents Association in the past to help contribute to the Rebel Challenge and team-building

Students make laps for a cure Ole Miss kicks off the Relay for Life 5k on Saturday. BY KATIE CAMPBELL klcampb5@go.olemiss.edu

Ole Miss Relay for Life will host a 5k relay Saturday for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The Relay for Life organization is a nationwide fundraising effort that collects donations to go toward the American Cancer Society and raising awareness. Relay for Life at Ole Miss celebrated Paint the Campus Purple Week in September and will now kick off the first relay for the 201314 school year. Adam Blackwell, co-chair of Relay for Life at Ole Miss and senior public policy leadership major, has been preparing Saturday’s events for months. “This is Relay for Life’s fifth year at Ole Miss, and we’re excited about Saturday’s 5k for a Cure,” Blackwell said. The cost to participate is $25 per person, and $15 per person for groups. Participants will receive a T-shirt for the event, and all proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

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programs, as well as to the conversion of a racquetball court into a squash court. Donations can be made

Goose Greek Club will need state approval BY RANDALL HALEY arhaley@go.olemiss.edu

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People participate in the Relay for Life 5k For a Cure last year.

Registration on the day of the event starts at 7 a.m. and the event begins at 8 a.m. Online registration is available on the Ole Miss 5k for a Cure page at RacesOnline. com. Amanda Smith, Oxford resident and participant in the year-long events of Ole Miss Relay for Life, is anticipating Saturday’s 5k, as her

relationship to the American Cancer Society is a personal one. “I relay because I have a long family history of cancer,” she said. “My great grandmother who I was really close to passed away on Christmas Day in 2010 of lung and brain cancer. Several more in See LAPS, PAGE 4

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online at the Department of Campus Recreation website, www.campusrec.olemiss.edu/ giving.html.

The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors has turned down a request for resort status to serve alcohol at the Goose Creek Club of Oxford. Barney Chadwick, general manager of the Goose Creek Club, said this is just part of the process. “We expected to be turned down by the supervisors,” Chadwick said. “Both Caste Hill and the Ravine got turned down 5-0 by the supervisors, and they went the next step and got their petition.” The Goose Creek Club, located at the end of Anderson Road across from the east Wellsgate community entrance, is set to open at the beginning of 2014 according to Chadwick. The 10,000-square-foot clubhouse will include clay tennis courts, a swimming pool, a

fitness center and a restaurant. There will also be personal trainers for tennis players, and the club will host swim competitions for members and neighboring clubs. Lafayette County is wet for alcohol and wine but dry for beer. State law mandates that for a restaurant or other establishments to sell alcohol, they must be within city limits. The Department of Revenue will ultimately decide the issue, but part of the application process is to appear before the local governing board to request a letter of support. The board of supervisors has traditionally voted against resort status requests. Chadwick’s next step is to apply for resort status with the state. He will also need 100 signatures in support of the resort status from neighbors and then need to submit his request to the Mississippi See CLUB, PAGE 4

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