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Prices increase for Oxford’s summer day camp Registration for the Oxford Park Commission’s annual summer day camp begins at 8 a.m. on May 6. BY Waverly McCarthy wcmccart@go.olemiss.edu
Every year, the Oxford Park Commission puts on summer day camps for children ages 5-13. Campers stay busy participating in baseball, dodgeball, kickball, flag football and swimming three days a week. Arts and crafts are also offered daily alongside many field trips to locations such as the Enid Lake fish hatchery, the Ole Miss Basketball Practice Facility, the Gillom Sports Center and Swayze Field. Summer day camp in 2013 will have two sessions: The first will begin June 3 and end June 28, and the second session will begin July 8 and end Aug. 2. The camp will run Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., at a cost of $250 per camper. For an additional $50, after-camp care is provided from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
every day. Sam Pryor, director of Oxford Park Commission Outdoors, attributed a recent cost increase to necessity. “Material and travel costs have gone up, and we had to raise prices to stay out of the red,” Pryor said. Oxford native Marie Moore said the $50 price increase will not deter her from sending her daughter to camp this summer. “It is still cheaper than anything else you are going to find that has the activities, instead of someone just babysitting and sitting them in front of the TV,” Moore said. “It is well worth the money.” Eighty campers will be accepted each session this year. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on May 6, at the Oxford Activity Center located at 400 Price St. For more information, visit www.oxfordparkcommission.com or contact Sam Pryor by phone at (662) 2322758 or via email at stpryor@ oxfordparkcommission.com.
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Justice week at ole miss The Ole Miss student chapter of the International Justice Mission will be hosting Justice Week this week to raise awareness of the numerous human rights abuses occurring around the world today. BY Ann-Marie Herod aherod@go.olemiss.edu
Twenty-seven million people are kept as slaves around the world, according to the International Justice Mission’s website. The University of Mississippi chapter of the International Justice Mission is holding Justice Week this week to raise awareness of exploitation around the world and to raise funds for the mission. “The International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression,” said Buki Alabi, Ole Miss member and engineering graduate student. “Mission lawyers, investigators and social workers work with local officials to secure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to ensure that public justice systems police, courts and laws protect the poor.”
The week will start with a worship service in the Grove on Monday. “I’m really excited about this week’s events,” Alabi said. “It’s really great because we have members who attend different campus ministries that have all come together to plan this event.” Other events include a screening of the movie “Amazing Grace,” a fair trade day to educate students on fair trade, a 5-kilometer walk/run, an open mic night and a prayer service to end the week. Many everyday foods, clothes and appliances may be manufactured by forcedlabor slaves, which is why the IJM chapter said it is hosting a fair trade day. “Something as simple as researching about companies before we buy from them can change a lot of the ways companies do business,” said Lucus Jackson, planner of the 5k run. See JUSTICE, PAGE 4
justice week Begin the week with the International Justice Mission in the Grove for ‘Worship Monday.’ Other events: Screening of Amazing Grace • Fair Trade Day • 5K walk and run • Open-mic benefit • Ending the week is a prayer service •
For more info: Check out ijm.org or orgsync. com/28314/chapter or attend an interest meeting at 7 p.m. Mondays in Peabody 206.
UM student takes on Washington, D.C. Daniel Roberts, a Trent Lott Institute and Honors College junior, is interning this summer at the White House BY Logan Kirkland ltkirkla@go.olemiss.edu
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Hard work, dedication and determination are some of many characteristics that led a man from rural Mississippi to the the Oval Office. Daniel Roberts, public policy leadership junior at The University of Mississippi, landed an internship at the White House this semester that puts him one step closer to achieving his
dream of success. The selection process entailed rigorous judgment based on the applicant’s commitment to public service, leadership in the community and commitment to the mission of the Obama administration. Roberts is humbled and enthusiastic after being selected for this internship. “One of the most exciting things about being selected for the White House internship program is having the opportunity to serve under the first candidate I have ever campaigned for,” Rob-
erts said. Roberts said that in 2008, as a sophomore in high school, he became energized by President Obama’s “Yes, we can” slogan and worked diligently for the cause by giving out numerous signs and helping his father register citizens to vote. The internship takes a select group of young men and women from across the country who will dedicate themselves to bettering the White House and the community. Roberts currently participates in conducting White
House research, managing incoming inquiries, attending various meetings, writing memos and staffing events. Roberts said he hopes to become accustomed to demanding and fast-paced work to ease the transition from college life into the work force. Similarly, he said he hopes to fortify his strengths and improve upon his weaknesses during his time at the White House. “I still get nervous durSee INTERN, PAGE 5