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Volume 95 Issue 34
ON CAMPUS
Students revel in refunds
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Students wait in line to use the ATM machine at Cook Library on Wednesday, Feb. 2
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There was a long line in the lobby of Cook Library yesterday, but instead of checking out books or videos, students were using the ATM to withdraw their money from refunds. Connie Lang, Manager of Receivables for Business Services,
explained exactly what these refunds are. “Refunds can come from a few different places,” Lang said. “Generally, they’re from proceeds from financial aid. But they also come when students drop a class during the refund period or gets a credit from meal plans, among other things.” Before the Go Gold Card became the standard, refund disbursement
was handled through paper checks. Lang clarified the paper checks are still available if students would like to use that instead, as well as direct deposit into any bank account. “Students can opt-in to use those through the Go Gold Card website,” she said. “All disbursement is handled through Higher One bank. The Go Gold Card functions as a Master-
Card debit card that students can access their money through wherever they can use it,” Lang said. Lang added that the exception to this rule was Parent PLUS Loan proceeds, which are still sent by paper check in the mail to parents. Aubree Gaines, a sophomore English literature major, said she thinks
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‘Bath salts’ drug face ban Ashton Pittman Web Editor Mississippi state legislators are working to implement a ban on new drugs disguised as bath salts. The salts, sometimes referred to as “synthetic cocaine,” contain chemicals designed to mimic a cocaine high. Senate Bill 2226, which
passed in the Senate last week, would outlaw the sale of the salts and their key ingredients. Should it pass, anyone caught selling the salts would face up to 30 years in prison. The salts are typically sold at convenience stores at a much higher cost than regular bath salts. Users smoke, inject, or snort the powder. The effects of the salts, which can last for days,
include increased heart rate, paranoia, hallucinations, and suicidal tendencies. “I’ve done the bath salts,” said one local student on condition of anonymity. “They are coarse and burn to snort, just like cocaine. But unlike cocaine, they gave me an awful headache, my sinuses drained for three days, and my heart rate was increased for two days.
“So, needless to say, my experimental days are over.” The effects of the drug were far more deadly for others. According to the Jackson Clarion Ledger, the bill was named after Tippah County sheriff ’s deputy Dewayne Crenshaw, who was killed by a sus-
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