Daily Corinthian
Tuesday Oct. 1,
2013
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Vol. 117, No. 234
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
‘Mr. Jones and the DC’ 16th chancellor highlights Ole Miss’ accomplishments despite declines BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The University of Mississippi is enjoying record freshman enrollment and accolades for its programs. Chancellor Daniel Jones, in a visit with the Daily Corinthian editorial board on Monday, said Ole Miss’ fall freshman enrollment is at 3,579, the largest class in the history of any Mississippi university. The increase comes at a time when enrollment decreases are being seen at institutions in Mississippi and across the country. “We’re working against the
trends in increasing enrollment,” said Jones, an M.D. who became the university’s 16th chancellor in 2009. “I think the triad right now for our success is around strong academic programs, a strong collegiate experience, including that really pretty campus, and value for all.” The university wants to do right by Mississippians, he said, offering residents a great flagship institution. “We have a strong focus on Mississippians — we accept all minimally qualified Mississippians to come to the school, but we have students from all 50
states and from 93 countries who come to Ole Miss, as well,” said Jones. “We think that’s good for the university and good for the state.” In recent years, the university has made changes to admission policies affecting out-of-state students. “We have more students who want to come and be a part of Ole Miss than we can accommodate and provide everybody a good experience,” said Jones, “so we are managing our growth with the selection process for out-of-state students Please see CHANCELLOR | 2
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University of Mississippi Chancellor Daniel Jones (left) speaks with Daily Corinthian Publisher Reece Terry during a visit to Corinth on Monday.
Drainage project remains ongoing
Surviving Allison
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
to perform. Mason Jar Fireflies is slated to open. “They are a great three-piece acoustic band from Memphis,”
Work is about one-fifth complete on a major drainage project in South Corinth. Commonly referred to as the “arch pipe” project, the work has brought giant pipes to the area in front of the South Corinth school campus and beside the J.B. Combs Apartments on Cass Street. Mayor Tommy Irwin said the project is 21 percent complete with 20 percent of the project time elapsed, and it is slated for completion by Jan. 18. The grant-funded project will fix the large drainage structure which had been in declining condition and suffered substantial damage in the flooding of May 2010. “It’s like all of the other work that this board and mayor have done on flooding issues,” said Irwin. “We see that as another means to take water out of South Corinth. If you remember the May 2010 flooding where we had boats evacuating
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Surviving Allison is putting on a Home Town Show Saturday at Crosswind Ministries.
Six-person group coming home for Saturday Ministries’ event BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Surviving Allison is coming home. The six-person band is giving the area a chance to hear the talents of local artists with its
“Home Town Show” on Saturday at Crosswind Ministries. “It will be nice for us to come home and play with some of our friends,” said Surviving Allison member Drew Gann. “Most of our shows are hours away, so it
will be good to put on a show in Corinth.” Corinth talent will be well represented at the show. Love Brooklyn, a four-piece rock band, along with Maty Noyes and solo act Witt Lucas are all scheduled
Antique vehicles taking center stage at 45th Magnolia club show BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Antique vehicles from a 200mile radius will be in Corinth come Saturday. The spit-shinned automobiles will be part of the 45th Annual Magnolia Antique Car Club Show at Refreshments,
Inc. lot across from the Corinth Gas & Water Department. “We had 135 cars with most having two or more people last year,” said club president Rick Kelley. “We are also close enough to downtown for our Please see VEHICLES | 2
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The Magnolia Antique Car Club is the oldest car club in the state. Members Ben Avent (from left), Bill Rogers, Rick Kelley, Joe Doty, Reggie Rickman, Leroy Brown and Bill Gatlin will have cars in the annual show.
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Ben Avent’s 1969 Cadillac will be one of the many cars in the 45th Annual Magnolia Antique Car Club Show set for Saturday.
Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 9 State........ 5
Weather...... 10 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
On this day in history 150 years ago President Lincoln instructs Gen. John Schofield to place more emphasis on civil matters in Missouri. “Your immediate duty … is to compel the excited people there to leave one another alone.”