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‘Faith in America’s Future’ President Barack Obama celebrated the official start of his second term in office Monday, committing himself to lead the nation in its “never-ending journey.”
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Campus committees work to better Ole Miss The University of Mississippi is working to mend the national perception of the election-night disturbance and prevent similar events from occurring. BY ADAM GANUCHEAU amganuch@go.olemiss.edu
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President Barack Obama waves to crowd after his Inaugural speech at the ceremonial swearing-in on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Monday morning.
President Barack Obama was officially sworn into his second term Monday at the White House before a crowd of more than 800,000. Obama was sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., using both the Lincoln Bible
and one that once belonged to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Standing aside, Obama observed the importance of the day. “I want to take a look one more time; I’m not going to see this again,” Obama said to
those standing beside him. Obama recommitted himself to applying Constitutional principles in a modern context in his 19-minute inaugural address. “But we have always understood that when times change,
so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action,” said Obama See OBAMA, PAGE 5
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This past semester was used as a trial run for the smoking ban, but beginning today, the ban will be strictly enforced on campus by UPD and university officials. Warnings will no longer be given, and $25 tickets will be issued to each individual found smoking, whether student, faculty or staff.
Jamarion Pegues, 5, sings ‘This Little Light of Mine,’ as the commemorating group marches on the Square. Omega Psi Phi advisor Jerone Smith of Oxford said the fraternity put the event at the Oxford Second Baptist Church on to pass on the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the future generations. The event drew a crowd of about 50 people, both black and white, and Smith said it was very important to have both black and white people singing and walking hand in hand together. See pg. 4 for more photos from the event.
The work of two committees on campus has helped give The University of Mississippi a better image in the wake of the Nov. 6 election-night disturbance The Incident Review Committee was created in response to a letter written by faculty to Chancellor Dan Jones. The letter, which was signed by 110 faculty and staff members at the university, voiced concerns about how the university had publicly handled the disturbance on campus. “The Incident Review Committee was established after the election-night event specifically to determine the facts of what happened that night,” said Donald Cole, committee member and assistant provost. “The university legal system will use the results of this committee to determine if judicial processes should proceed.” Cole said the committee sent a report to the administration before the end of the semester, and the findings of the committee should be made public soon. However, the committee’s work is subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education. University officials said the committee will not be required to give any statements. Another committee, called the Sensitivity and Respect Committee, existed before the election-night disturbance and is chaired by Cole. He said that while these two committees are similar, they play See WORK, PAGE 6