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‘Dedication, Commitment and Courage’ Yesterday, Chancellor Dan Jones addressed cadets of the Ole Miss ROTC program for their Pass in Review ceremony, reminding others to be grateful for the freedom in this country.
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Chancellor Dan Jones inspects the Army ROTC
BY BRITTANI ACUFF brittaniacuff@gmail.com
The Army, Naval and Air Force cadets of the ROTC at The University of Mississippi held their annual Pass in Re-
view ceremony Thursday at the Lyceum. Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones led the ceremony. “This is some of the best of Ole Miss here,” Jones said. “And this is really important
for us to recognize the dedication, commitment and courage of these students and the decisions that they have made to protect our homeland and protect our freedoms. And it’s also good to recognize the positive
influence they have on our campus.” The ceremony began with an invocation followed by the national anthem. During Jones’ address to the cadets and audience, he stressed how important members of ROTC are to the university. “We are a stronger and better university because of their presence,” he said. The Pass in Review began after Jones’ address. The purpose of the ceremony was to demonstrate as a force that wherever troops are needed across the globe, they are ready. Senior cadet battalion commander Matthew Astorino elaborated. “The chancellor’s review is an opportunity, in a nutshell, for the different branches of ROTC to show off in front of the university leadership,” he said. “It is our day where we ensure that our programs, especially our instructors, are recognized for all of their hard work.”
Junior Naval ROTC midshipman operations officer Tyler Jackson said the officer development program does a great job of preparing cadets for commission. “It gets us trained to start our careers,” he said. Senior Army ROTC civil affairs officer Ryan Mitchell said it was an honor to have Chancellor Jones representing his unit by addressing the event. “By him doing it, he’s giving approval of our unit,” he said. Mitchell said ROTC is a major part of his life and joined to serve his country, but it turned into more than that. “I want to be a leader in the most professional organization in the world,” he said. Jones concluded with his gratitude toward the armed forces. “I have a profound appreciation for people who are willing to put themselves forward in the military to protect our freedom.”
Students getting ready for the upcoming presidential election Tuesday morning citizens of the United States will go to the polls and vote for who they want their leader to be for the next four years. BY JUSTIN TAYLOR jdtaylo2@go.olemiss.edu
The 2012 presidential election is less than a week away, and the deciding factor could once again be the youth vote. Some students at Ole Miss are aware of each candidate’s positions and strengths, but they are still in the process of deciding for whom they will vote, based on different aspects of the candidates’ platforms. Freshman theatre major Jasmine Hawkins, focusing on social issues, said she finds herself agreeing with President Obama’s open stance more than with that of Gov. Mitt Romney. “(Obama) gives us more of an option to choose — such
as abortion,” she said. “It’s not an automatic, ‘You’re wrong.’ It’s more like you have (a) choice.” Junior print journalism major Tanner Marquis, however, said he thinks the most important issue right now is the state of the economy. “Mitt Romney, I feel like, is going to be way better for the economy than Obama would be,” he said. “(The economy) doesn’t affect just government, it affects the individual.” Senior exercise science major William Shaw agreed with Obama’s policies on energy. “I do believe that we should focus on creating jobs using renewable energy sources,” Shaw said. “I think that’s important as we
continue on to the future.” However, Shaw does not support the president’s new health care law. “I do believe everybody is entitled to have care,” he said. “But then again, I do believe that we all should take the initiative to work to earn our own health care, not basically (have it given) to us from the government.” Associate professor of journalism Debora Wenger said she believes that media portrayal is a primary cause of the country’s division on issues. “In terms of media portrayals, people who favor one candidate or the other always think that their candidate is being mistreated by the media,” she said. “I See ELECTION, PAGE 4
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