The Daily Mississippian - June 25, 2010

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MASCOT SELECTION POLL OPENS MONDAY BY LANCE INGRAM News Editor

The mascot selection process for the University of Mississippi will begin its next phase on Monday at 8 a.m. A poll will be available to Ole Miss students, faculty, staff, alumni association members and football season ticket holders to choose from 11 mascot ideas and provide feedback. The poll will close July 5. The poll will narrow the selection down to between three and five ideas, which will be voted on once school resumes for the fall semester, according to Ty New, co-chairman of the committee. No pictures will be made available in the poll because the committee doesn’t want people to get caught up in what the

idea looks like. The ideas will have accompanying stories that provide the voter a description of the idea and how it relates to Ole Miss or Mississippi, New said. New also said there will be a mass email and text message sent to students when the poll begins and on the last day to ensurre they are aware of the deadline to vote. Those eligible to vote will visit mascot. olemiss.edu. Voters must select their status related to the University, and from there, the site will transfer them to the designated voting area. There is currently an active Facebook group as part of reminding students to vote. For more information, visit mascot. olemiss.edu.

this week B A R N A R D O B S E R VAT O R Y

GAMMILL GALLERY EXHIBITION ‘Spirit of New Orleans,’ photographs by Bruce Keyes from the book by the same name, presents a three-decade odyssey through the streets of the Big Easy. Museum open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Free, open to the public

FORD CENTER

THE KING AND I In this rich Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, English widow Anna Leonowens comes to Siam in the 1860s to tutor the many wives and children of the country’s king. She soon discovers that she and the king live in two different worlds headed for a collision. Part of the 2010 Oxford Shakespeare Festival’s A Royal Season. MACEY BAIRD | The Daily Mississippian

$14-$18, starts at noon.

OLE MISS ATHLETIC WEBSITE MOVES TO NEW HOME BY ERIC BESSON Sports Editor

Visitors of OleMissSports.com can expect to see changes to the website soon. The CBSSports.com College Network announced Monday the acquisition of five new athletic websites, including Ole Miss’s official athletic website, which they will begin hosting on Aug. 1. “We’ve built a lot of momentum over the last few years with our Internet operations, and we feel this is going to be a positive move to be able to build on that success,” Ole Miss online communications director Kyle Campbell said. By joining the network, Ole Miss has entered a partnership with CBSSports.com. Revenue generated by OleMissSports.com will be shared by CBSSports.com, the University of Mississippi and TeleSouth Communications, which is the University’s multimedia rights holder. “The largest percentage of that revenue comes from RebelVision subscriptions, while other opportunities are available with auctions, the photo store and other online shops,” Campbell said. “While OleMissSports.com has been financially successful, the opportunity of raising those numbers even higher is an exciting opportunity with CBSSports. com.” One of the main concerns over the move to a new hosting partner is minimizing drastic changes so frequent visitors will not lose their familiarity with the website. “Certainly it’s a priority that we maintain a lot of familiarity,” Campbell said. “With our current (web) site, we don’t want our fans to be lost. We want the fan to be able to find the same things they have always been able to find. We just want to enhance their experience.” The enhancements will include upgrades to the live statistics (GameTracker) and live video (Re-

belVision) systems. “One huge change will be GameTracker, CBS Sports’ live stats functionality,” Campbell said. “We feel like that’s going to be an exciting new change for our website and something our fans can look forward to.” RebelVision will not undergo any fundamental changes pertaining to what is shown, but users will notice some differences including high-definition streaming because the website will be using a different platform. “We are going to continue to stream all of the things we have been able to stream. CBS has a different platform, a different web portal. So certainly, there will be some differences, but I think from an overall fan perspective this is going to be a better move for Ole Miss.” OleMissSports.com will also have an increased presence on mobile platforms. A mobile application is in the works, with a projected release during the fall semester. Specifics of what the app will entail are unavailable at the moment. With its recent acquisitions, CBSSports.com will host 52 of 65 (80 percent) of BCS-eligible schools. “The additions to the CBSSports. com College Network are further proof of our focus on premium collegiate athletic brands, a focus that has driven us to a dominant position in the BCS marketplace,” General Manager of CBSSports.com College Network Rob Schupler said in a press release. With the move, the university hopes to build on the recent success of the website. “Certainly, CBS College Sports is completely devoted to college athletics. They understand what it takes to be successful, so that was important. They offer cutting-edge technology. They offer unmatched technical service. From a big picture standpoint, we feel like this is going to be the best move for Ole Miss,” Campbell said.

inside OPINION

OBAMA KNOCKOUT

CONTRIBUTED

Ole Miss student Aaron Pullen and Summer College high shool students Joshua Church and Lateika Fox respond to the Engineering Challenge, designing and building a working coffeemaker system to produce 500 mL of coffee. The students were introduced to the Coffeemaker Project and learned about the dynamics of the system during a previous Introduction to Engineering class lecture and demonstration with Dr. Clint Williford, Chair of Chemical Engineering. Each team of students had 22 hours to think about and design their coffeemaker system. At 8 a.m., they entered the chemistry lab and were given 3 hours to produce coffee. The course is part of Summer College for High School Students at Ole Miss. The program offers students the opportunity to jump start their high school education in courses such as business administration, computer science, engineering, health professions, English, Spanish and journalism.

LIFESTYLES

MISS UNIVERSITY PREPARES FOR PAGEANT

OXFORD SET TO HOLD BLUES FESTIVAL STU KELLY The Daily Mississippian

Oxford is set to hold its first Blues Music Festival, beginning Friday, July 16, on the Square. The mission of the Oxford Blues Festival is to preserve, protect and promote blues music and culture. “I want this festival to grow and give the community of Oxford a reason to come together to enjoy music,” Daryl Parker, president of Oxford Blues Festival, said. “I want to keep the majority of this festival free so people who come out can relax and lounge— and not have to worry about their pocketbook. Keeping this a free event is important.” The festivities will begin with a dinner and storytelling event hosted by Henderson Thigpin and Terry “Harmonica” Bean at Irie beginning at 5:30 p.m. This event is designed to introduce people to blues musicians and to ask any questions they may have

in an intimate and friendly atmosphere. Live music will begin later Friday night at Rooster’s Blues House, featuring Cadillac Funk on the second floor and the AM Band featuring Big Rigg on the ground floor. Both bands will take the stage at 9 p.m. Terry “Harmonica” Bean wiWll also be taking the stage at Irie, at 9:30 p.m. In recognition of the musical experiences, Greg Johnson, a representative of the Ole Miss blues archives, will host a special presentation on the history of blues music at the Oxford Public Library Saturday at noon. This event is designed to teach blues music fanatics about the early roots and origins of blues. Music will begin shortly after at 2 p.m. when blues legend Kenny Brown takes the stage at Rooster’s Blues House. See BLUES, PAGE 5

SPORTS

WHITE HEADED TO MOTOR CITY


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