The Daily Mississippian - September 24, 2018

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NEW RESTAURANT ‘POPS UP’ IN WEIR HALL

FIVE TAKEAWAYS FROM OLE MISS’ 38-17 WIN OVER KENT STATE

Ole Miss Dining recently opened POP!, which features a rotating menu of foods for students and other customers to experiment with. POP! replaced Dodo Pizza.

Ole Miss picked up a solid win this weekend to improve to 3-1 on the season. We take a look at what stood out during Saturday’s game.

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DM STAFF REPORT

Meek asks for name to be removed

Politicians, businesses advertise in the Grove JAKE DAVIS MARY LIZ KING

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goal is to find something that’s not too expensive that I can operate … (in a way that) won’t really affect my bottom line.” According to Oxford Alarm, a single security camera might cost anywhere from $120 to $900, depending on the quality of the camera. The Daily Mississippian previously reported that Alderman Rick Addy said that six to eight cameras would

Visitors in the Grove at the Ole Miss versus Alabama game, one of the season’s largest games, were treated to a live broadcast of SEC Nation as well as promotions by its approved corporate sponsors. An earlier article by The Daily Mississippian reported that there is a zero-tolerance policy for advertising in the Grove; however, throughout the day of the football game versus Alabama, campus visitors were subject to businesses advertising and political candidates campaigning in the Grove. According to Ole Miss Gameday, the official game day policy states that “solicitation is strictly prohibited. This includes personal, commercial or political advertisement or handouts.” Organizations such as the Our State Flag Foundation and the Ole Miss chapter of Turning Point USA openly distribute buttons, stickers and other materials promoting various causes at almost every home football game. The university’s chapter of College Democrats also campaigned for U.S. Senate candidates under a tent in the Grove during the Alabama-Ole Miss game. A handful of Mississippi’s candidates for U.S. Senate personally campaigned in the Grove on the weekend Ole Miss played Alabama. Jenny Johnson, the assistant director of marketing and fan experience for Ole Miss Athletics, said these political endorsements do not violate any laws and, therefore, cannot be regulated by university officials. The primary offices in charge of the enforcement of these policies include those of the

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PHOTO: SEMAJ JORDAN

Farley Hall is home to the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, named for Ed Meek. Meek has requested the university remove his name from the school. Ed Meek requested on Saturday night that his name be removed from the School of Journalism and New Media — one day after the school’s faculty asked him to make the request and three days after his controversial Facebook post. “My desire ... is for the School of Journalism to be a global leader in Journalism education,” Meek wrote in his statement. “I recognize that the attachment of my name to the School of Journalism is no longer in the best interest of that vision.” Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter

commended Meek on his request for the name change in a statement released late Saturday night. “While his request tonight to remove his name from the Meek School of Journalism and New Media was made selflessly to permit the university to move forward, it is nonetheless regrettable and poignant,” Vitter said. Meek School of Journalism and New Media faculty met at noon Friday to discuss how to move forward after Meek’s Facebook post received widespread criticism and

national attention. The faculty group will meet again early Monday morning to discuss the school’s next steps after Meek’s request. A statement released by the school’s faculty on Friday evening asked Meek to request that his name be removed from the School of Journalism and New Media within three days. Also on Friday, Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter released a statement outlining the process for changing the name of a building on campus. The letter states that any proposal to change the school’s

name must be approved by the faculty of the School of Journalism and New Media, the Undergraduate and Graduate Councils and the Council of Academic Administrators. If those academic organizations approve of the name change, Vitter would then make a recommendation to Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning for a final vote. “This process is, by design, thoughtful and intentional,”

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Downtown ordinance to affect bars financially GRACE MARION

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Local bar and venue owners will be affected by the cost of complying with the new downtown ordinance by installing security cameras and using ID scanners — but some owners are unsure of exactly how much it will cost. “We still don’t have an exact figure on how much security measures will cost us, but it

will be in the thousands,” said Bradley Bishop, owner of the The Lyric Oxford, a concert venue on Van Buren Avenue. Some bars on the Square, such as Funkys, already have cameras. “I’ve had those in place just for liability purposes. If something ever happened, I’d say that I’m protected,” said Lee Harris, owner of Funkys on Jackson Avenue East. The ordinance will require cameras on the inside and outside of all venues that serve

alcohol. As for the other security measures, Harris said he has been too busy to look into them. “I haven’t even looked into it yet,” Harris said. “We’ve been so busy with these past few home games that I hadn’t looked what the cost (will be).” Despite having cameras already, Funkys will still have to pay the necessary cost for ID scanners. “I know it’s gonna cost something,” Harris said. “My


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