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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The Lady Rebels will play against Mississippi State University in the Tad Smith Coliseum tonight. 7 p.m. Tickets cost $5 with student ID.
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WOMEN’S RIFLE The women’s rifle team will compete in the NCAA Qualifier on Saturday, Feb. 12. Time and location are to be announced.
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ADDISON DENT | The Daily Mississippian
Students play in the snow on Wednesday between Bishop Hall and Martindale. The campus was closed at 12 p.m. after the crisis action team decided to cancel classes.
SNOWMAGEDDON, AT LEAST FOR MISSISSIPPI BY CAIN MADDEN Campus News Editor
Associate provost Noel Wilkin said making the decision to close the campus is always a difficult one. Wilkin said the crisis action team, of which he is a part, bases the decision off of several different sources. “We always strive to make the best possible decisions based on the safety of our students, faculty and staff,” Wilkin said. Yesterday, Wilkin said, the action team did not receive information strong enough to close the campus until 10:45 p.m. “We knew we were covered by clouds, but the information before that was that it was not going to reach the ground,” Wilkin said. “Then, we learned what was happening in Arkansas and the counties west of us, and how it was working. Also,
that it was going to be heavy snow, and continue to be heavy, so we made the decision with that understanding.” Wilkin said several factors went into the decision: the amount of snow expected, the type of snow, the fact that it was expected to stick on roadways and sidewalks, and the amount of time that it is going to snow. Due to the hazardous conditions, Wilkin said the team recommended to the provost and Chancellor that the campus be closed after noon. While most events on campus were cancelled along with afternoon classes, Wednesday night’s basketball game between Ole Miss and Louisiana State University was still on. “They decided, if we could get the teams here, then they would make the decision to go ahead and play,” Wilkin said. “Athletics will continue to monitor See SNOW, PAGE 4
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Egyptian students to hold protest on campus today BY ANDREW WISE The Daily Mississippian
In support of the protest movement in Egypt, students at Ole Miss are organizing a demonstration today in front of the Student Union. Students will be rallying from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting at the International Office and ending in front of the Union, where a speech and discussion of the events in Egypt will be held to help spread awareness of the situation. “I’m not sure how well people know about what’s going on in Egypt,” Amir Wahba, a Pharmaceutical Ph.D. candidate, said. “We will not shout. It is just a peaceful movement.” The demonstrators will mainly be comprised of students from Egypt. “We want to show our support,” Amir said. “This is first. Second, we want change. We believe in change. “Third, we want to give the message that this is all types of Egyptian people who want this change.” A table will be set up in the
Union to answer questions that students may have about the developments in Egypt. Violence in Egypt continues to escalate as the military stands by. Protesters began burning police stations on Tuesday in retaliation to unconfirmed reports of police firing live rounds at protesters in the city of El Kharga and Wadi El Jedid province. Despite increasing pressure to reform from the Obama administration and the revival of protester’s efforts across the country to bring down Egypt’s ruling regime, vice president Sulieman, Mubarak’s handpicked successor, expressed that the regime is not going anywhere in the interest of sparing the country from “chaos.” The concessions that the regime has offered, such as Suliemans offer for constitutional negotiations and promises concerning freedom of the Egyptian press, have failed to impede the increasing tide of protests. Should the snow force the postponement of the demonstration, the new date and time will be updated at theDMonline.com.
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