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OXFORD UNIVERSITY TRANSIT SUMMER CHANGES BY JERMAINE JACKSON The Daily Mississippian
Big changes are in store for the Oxford University Transit System as the system nears the end of its second year of operation. The Oxford University Transit Authority Commission has approved a request by the Associated Student Body to add a student liaison, nonvoting seat. The idea was welcomed by Donna Gurley, Transit Commissioner and Associate University Attorney. “I think this is a wonderful idea to be inclusive,” Gurley said. “Students are a part of this community and having their opinions voiced for our consideration is a terrific idea.” Corey Washington, ASB Deputy Director of Student Services for Transportation, will serve as the liaison and each subsequent deputy director after him. The commission has provided a welcoming and warm environment to work, according to Washington. “They have shown an eagerness to hear the ideas of the student body,” Washington said. “They have a real desire to provide a system that supports all members of the community.” Because students make up ap-
this week TA D S M I T H C O L I S E U M
OLE MISS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CAMP Individual Camp June 9-11 Ages 8 to high-school seniors Price: overnight $250 | commuter $200 Registration: June 9, Tad Smith Coliseum, 8-10 a.m. Ole Miss’ Individual Camp focuses on improving fundamentals and is designed for the development of each player regardless of size, age, ability or prior experience. Campers are divided by age and skill level and participate daily in skill stations, league play and skill competitions. Camp cost covers instruction, facilities, meals, secondary camp insurance and lodging, if applicable. Each camper receives a camp Tshirt. Camp ends June 24 at noon. All campers are encouraged to sign up for the annual Talent Show. Be sure to bring your costumes and props to camp!
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proximately 70 percent of the ridership of the OUT system during normal service periods the need for a student liaison became increasingly evident. The proposed position was approved after a letter from Thomas “Sparky” Reardon, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Dean of Students, was submitted to the Commission. “We just wanted to make sure that everyone involved was aware of the position,” Jack Howard,
Commission Chair, said. “The need for continuity and support is evident and we wanted to ensure it would exist.” The OUT system is also working to include global positional systems (GPS) in the OUT operations, Tim Akers, Oxford City Planner, said. “With this modifications we can have real time updates on bus locations and arrival times,” Akers said. “In addition, we can provide this information in the
OIL SPILL
The Daily Mississippian
In an effort to provide aid to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi’s four research universities have joined forces to help monitor and relieves the effects of the disaster. The Mississippi Research Consortium Deepwater Horizon Response Team (DHRT) will be helping other private, state and federal agencies with the observation of the oil spill off the Louisiana coast. DHRT’s current efforts include forecasting the coastal movement and impact of the spill, video recording and documenting developing events, monitoring water qualities and analyzing the spill’s impact of humans and wildlife. The DHRT consists of Ole Miss, Mississippi State University (MSU), the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Jackson State University (JSU). Each university has two representatives in the DHRT, the group is a part of the Mississippi Research Consortium (MRC). UM and USM are also helping the effort through the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology (NIUST), to which both schools belong. MSU and USM are working with coastal institutes such as Louisiana State Univer-
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Mississippi Universities Work Together on Oil Spill BY BRITTANY STACK
shelters at bus stops so riders can be better informed about what his happening.” GPS technology is not the only possible addition to the OUT buses. Security cameras are also sought after by the management of the system. “These cameras will be there to catch a variety of incidents that might occur,” Biggs said. “For example, if there was an accident or misbehavior on the bus the cameras would catch it.”
sity, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Florida State University to assist in research connected to the interactions of atmosphere, land, and ocean through the Northern Gulf Institute (NGI). “Mississippi universities employ some of the best minds in the world,” Hank Bounds, Commissioner of Higher Education for the state of Mississippi, said in the same release. “By working together within our system, and with other higher education systems in affected states, we can help find practical solutions to the problems that could follow this devastating oil spill.” Shortly after the spill occurred, USM formed the Oil Spill Response Team. This team consisted of faculty, staff, students and scientists from USM, as well, as the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and Stennis Space Center. Their scientists were also working with several other agencies including, the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The DHRT was formed shortly after USM created their team to better coordinate response efforts across the MRC. “We have faculty with substantial, See TOGETHER, PAGE 4
2010 Yoknapatawpha Summer Writing Workshop
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A TRIP TO THE MIDTOWN FARMER’S MARKET
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BY LANCE INGRAM News Editor
Aspiring writers who don’t have the time or money to take a semester-long writing course may have another chance. The University of Mississippi’s Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers’ Workshop will be hosting a threeday creative writing workshop in fiction and nonfiction June 18 -20. Over the course of the weekend, writers will receive writing advice, exercises and personal critiques, as well as readings, panels and talks on craft, according to the press release. Featured faculty include fiction writers Sean Ennis, Scott Morris, M.O. Walsh, best-selling non-fiction author Neil White, and publicist Stella Connell. The writer’s workshop will be held at the Depot at the University of Mississippi. Tuition for the workshop is $325, which includes workshops, lectures, panel discussions, readings, and an evening reception at Taylor Grocery in Taylor. Although the tuition fee does not include lodging or meals. Those interested in enrolling in the workshop can call Barbara H. Thompson at (662) 915-5811.
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