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overby SCREENS first presidential debate The first 2012 presidential debate was shown live to students and faculty in the Overby Center Wednesday night, followed by a question-and-answer session. BY SUMMER WIGLEY sswigley@go.olemiss.edu
The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics opened its doors to the public Wednesday night for a viewing of the first presidential debate of 2012, which was broadcast live from the University of Denver. The night began with assorted food and beverages in the Overby Center lobby, as the close to 80 attendees socialized before the debate between presidential candidates President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The Overby Center came up with the idea to host the event to commemorate the presidential debate that was held at Ole Miss for the 2008 presidential election. “I thought it would be appropriate to hold the first debate as a reminder of four years ago,” Charles Overby, adjunct journalism professor, said. Overby, who opened the event with a preface about the debate, assured students that responses to the debate were appropriate. “The University of Denver has rules that no one is allowed to have any outbursts,” Overby said. “The great thing about THOMAS GRANING | The Daily Mississippian
Students and faculty watch the first presidential debate at the Overby Center.
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Students encouraged to register to vote With Saturday’s voter registration deadline quickly approaching, students are encouraged to register on campus at the J.D. Williams Library.
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History junior Jamie Williams helps English senior Alexandra Kitson register for the first time.
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With the presidential election a little more than 30 days away and the deadline to register to vote in Mississippi set for Saturday, students at The University of Mississippi are encouraged to register today and Friday in the lobby of the J.D. Williams Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students may register to vote in Lafayette County rather than by absentee ballots in their home districts by providing a physical mailing address either on campus or in Lafayette County. Volunteers will be on hand
to assist students in registering for the first time or filling out forms to transfer their registration. Amy Mark, associate professor of information literacy and an instruction librarian at the J.D. Williams Library, organized registration efforts on campus. Mark encourages students first to register, then second to vote this November. “Along with our rights and privileges comes the responsibility of voting,” Mark said. “People may think that it may not affect the outcome, but it doesn’t matter – you still have to take the responsibility for trying.”
Integration witness donates news scrapbooks to Ole Miss The man that collected what some say is the most comprehensive news coverage of the integration of Ole Miss has donated those scrapbooks and his personal diary to the university. BY ALISON BARTEL abartel@go.olemiss.edu
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Bob Herring, who was in the 11th grade when James Meredith was admitted to Ole Miss, has donated his memorabilia of the events to The University of Mississippi Library.
The scrapbooks of newspaper clippings Robert “Bob” Herring III recently donated to the J.D. Williams Library Archives and Special Collections immortalize daily media accounts of the events surrounding James Meredith and the integration of The University of Mississippi in 1962. The three scrapbooks, composed of various news sources
including the Oxford Eagle, The Clarion-Ledger and the Jackson Daily News, offer a comprehensive view of integration at Ole Miss. In 1962, Herring, then a junior in high school, and his family lived in a house on Faculty Row, near the site of what is now the Ford Center. He describes himself as a “news junky,” clipping newspaper articles even before the riots began. In addition to the scrapbooks, Herring is also making certain
sections of his diary entries during that time available upon request. “I just wanted to make the scrapbooks available to others because I knew they were of such historic importance especially in light of the 50th anniversary,” Herring said. For years, Herring admitted, the scrapbooks were stashed in the attic and untouched. Two years ago, he began sifting See DONATION, PAGE 4