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VOLUME LXXX, NO.17 THURSDAY, March 8, 2012

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Salvo BlairNews Editor

Following a prelimi-nary meeting last semester, interest hs grown about Millsaps’ new Amnesty Inter-

national chapter. Amnesty International (USA) states it is “one of the worlds largest Grassroots organiza-tion” dedicated to the recti!ca-tion domestic and international problems where “peoples’ jus-tice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied.”

Millsaps sophomore Alden Howard is leading the e"orts to organize the chapter as a group directed toward educat-ing students about civil liber-ties as well as actively seeking to adress local legislation that impacts those rights.

Howard recently obtained a charter from Amnesty USA.

“A#er a few phone calls, ques-tionnaires and general mission statements, we were able to get our group chartered,” she says.

Analyzing and speaking out against legisla-tion seems to be the top prior-ity within the Amnesty group, because the House is cur-rently in session.

$e Dream Act, a proposed legislation con-cerning the abil-ity for young stu-dent immigrants to earn scholar-ships, and the revival of the failed Person-hood Amendment are among the concerns that were put forth during Amnesty Interna-tional’s !rst meeting March 5.

Millsaps sophomore Sara Del Castillo showed interest in

seeking presence during leg-islative debates that concern immigrant rights. Written cor-respondence with legislators will also be a major function of

Millsaps’ chapter. $rough the

sponsorship of Professor Lola Wi l l i a m s o n , Millsaps’ Am-nesty group will have a close as-sociation with Glocal, which is a organiza-tion much like Amnesty but with a di"erent const itut ion-and focuses.

Senior Jayson Porter suggests the Amnesty group should participate in the “Cocoon Project” which is taking place at the Mississippi Museum of Art’s Art Garden March 12-24.

Porter says this project will

“bring a sense of together-ness within the community through the transformative experience of creating a mas-sive cocoon-like structure.”

With the help and direction of sponsor of Professor An-drew Paxman, Howard plans for Amnesty International to host a bene!t concert at Sneaky Beans co"ee shop in Fondren.

$e show will raise funds and awareness about current im-migration based issues. $e group plans to have three bands perform and have some young immigrant “dreamers” speak.

$e group says intentions of Millsaps’ Amnesty group are di-verse on an individual basis, but overall the organization places a high value on life and liberty, domestic and abroad. Howard hopes, “this organization will become an outlet for all students to be able to voice their opin-ions about injustices observed within their communities.”

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Millsaps Amnesty chapter eager to accept social responsibility

Walk Against Fear seeks to challengelegislation targeting immigrants

Commentary by Amy PattersonContributor

It’s late on a Wednesday night. Laptops open and in constant conversation, Ingrid Cruz and

Patricio Gonzalez work tireless-ly to plan a march from Mem-phis to Jackson.

Cruz and Patricio hope rec-reate James Meredith’s Walk Against Fear to raise awareness about contributions immigrants bring to American society. In light of current proposed legis-lation in Mississippi, it is time for this test of strength, endur-ance, and hope. Cruz describes the walk as a way to urgently spread information to Missis-sippians concerning legislation passed Tuesday. $e legislation, HB 488, referred to as the “Law Enforcement and Safe Neigh-

borhoods Act of 2012,” is de-signed to passively remove un-documented immigrants from the state.

Cruz and Gonzalez argue against the idea that removing undocumented immigrants ensures a safe neighborhood. Meredith has o"ered his bless-ing for Cruz and Ingrid to rec-reate his walk that took place 44 years ago. $e walk will start at the assassination point of Mar-tin Luther King Jr., the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, and will be a 28-day journey. $e walkers are scheduled to start March 11

and reach Mississippi’s capitol

on April 7. Along the way, open forums will be held at various locations to discuss the e"ect of Alabama’s immigration law, HB 56, as an example of the rami!-cations of Mississippi’s HB 488.

What are the hopeful out-comes of such a walk? Cruz hopes that Mississippians, un-aware of these issues or afraid to speak out, will be empow-ered to organize against the bill. She hopes that people will see immigrants as approachable in-stead of being viewed as crimi-nals. Gonzalez echoes her views,

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By Joel MabryContributor

I’ve recently become a fan of “How I Met Your Mother”. Ac-tually, that’s not true. I watch the show, but I don’t really enjoy it.

I’m as much a fan of “How I Met Your Mother” as I am a fan of Whataburger. ! e food is dis-appointing, but I continue to eat there because I’ve come to ap-preciate the food for what it is.

I now know what “How I Met Your Mother” truly is: a perfectly constructed master-piece of situational comedy designed to be appealing to as broad an audience as possible.

! e show’s premise re-

volves around the narrator, Ted Moseby, in 2030 trying to explain to his kids how he met their mother. ! e whole show is a " ashback which al-lows for jumps in time and freeze frames for explanations.

Every time Ted meets a new girl, the audience can’t help but wonder if she is the one. Enter suspense.

Ted is just a nice guy looking for a serious relationship. ! is appeals to us closet-romantic, unlucky-in-love singles. Ted’s romantic successes and failures serve as proxies for our pathetic love lives so that we can continue to waste away watching low-brow comedies on Friday a# ernoons.

We like Ted for the same reason we constantly check Facebook—it’s a low-quality substitute for ful$ lling social interaction. Ted provides the long-term motive for continuing to watch the show.

On the other hand, Barney Stinson, another of the show’s characters, provides short-term comic relief through his entertaining sexploits. He

OPINIONS Contact Genny Santos, santogl@millsaps.edu

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THEHow I met ‘How I Met

Your Mother’

By Genny SantosOpinions Editor

We all have our favorite four-letter words. Some of us may keep them internalized, oth-ers mumble them under our breath when we get back that pop quiz for which we were unprepared, while still others may scream them across the bowl to unsuspecting friends.

However, only so many com-binations can be used as insults or exclamation, and they get old pretty fast. I have become unimpressed and disappointed by not only the lack of creativ-ity in Millsaps students, but also in the kids of our generation.

I believe with the expansion

of higher learning we should be able to come up with much more colorful phrases than those we currently throw around in every day conversation.

! erefore, I propose the res-urrection of those old-fash-ioned sayings which have fallen to the wayside and out of use over the years.

I was inspired by a friend of mine when she yelled “touch you twice” in addition to a com-pliment being given. Not only are these quick little phrases fun, but they also have a sort of rich history that I $ nd much more intriguing than one, say, derived from the Oedipal Complex.

Here are a few of my per-sonal favorites I invite you all to use (all information found at worldwidewords.org written by etymologist and author Michael Quinion):

Oh my stars (and garters)! is phrase has British roots

originating in the 18th Century. ! ose knighted would receive star-shaped medals and the highest honor called the Or-der of the Garter. So there you have it, oh my stars and garters!

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#AmIDoneYet?: A tweet cycleCompiled by Genny SantosOpinions Editor

babyhandz@MillsapsProbs the straws

are too long for the Kava cups again so I keep hitting myself in the face.... #millsapsproblems

PikeOnStiltsIf the printers aren’t back up

in an hour I’m putting cookies in the toaster in the caf. #dont-sayiwont

Lasto! he" espiansWhen I feel homesick I just

go to the weather channel and see that it’s 45 degrees there to-day and 75 here. ! en I have no desire to go home

thegreekgirlAlways feeling out of place

at Cups because I’m doing Accounting in a room full of scrubs wearing Med school students. #illdoyourtaxes

SororityJuniorLook, you don’t give me s**t

about my jeggings, I won’t give you give s**t about your ter-rible people skills.

NeuroGurrlSo I just did the funniest miss-

a-step-and-almost-fall-down-

the-stairs stunt ever. In front of like $ ve people. #whatwasthat #timeforbed

PikeOnStiltsNo Reuben’s I don’t want to

wait 45 minutes for chips you made an hour ago

sassysophomoreSend me another pre health

email PLEASE I BEG OF YOU.

Biochemblondeif you want to come by my

room and kill a spider, trapped under a cup, feel free... i may have a girl scout cookie to give as thanks..?

elusivesophomore! x to Millsaps In-stall-men-

ts, I have memorized the blood alcohol lvl of each weight class. ! ink I will apply this method to my bio notes

MillsapsBubbleMillsaps Cyclists: this campus

does not need you cluttering the only pathways we have with pointless bikes.

Frattasticadderall just makes me con-

centrate really hard on not studying

MeowsapsSeniorsomeone bring me a white

russian to the digital art lab plz n thnx xo

" atKidInPlaidI am so tired of receiving 3

dozen emails a day about stu% I’m never ever going to par-ticipate in. #1stworldproblem #millsapsprobs

thegreekgirlMidterm Grades: Millsaps’

nice way of telling me to get my (stu% ) together.

loudandproudLeap day? Pshhhhh.#sleepday

silentsarcasmCan wear daisy dukes 10 out

of 12 months of the year #Rea-sonsILoveMisssippi

SororityGingerI feel like I’ve spent more time

with my professors this week than with my friends. @Mill-sapsProbs

hipsterindisguisewhat if we’re just deluding

ourselves and How I Met Your Mother is going to be the litera-ture typical of our time

PrettyInPinkJust saw two raccoons in one

night running around campus. One got away with a Kava bag. @MillsapsProbs?

MeowsapsSeniorDr. Miller is bumbling around

the English house, singing a song about lighthouses & mak-ing our souls sparkle

MillsapsBubbleIs it midterms season? I don’t

know anymore. Because from the looks of it, the library is the place to be for a (freaking) chat.

loudandproudI feel like a freshman. In the

worst ways possible. #hungov-er #supposedtobeoverthis

FratKat3 broken printers, 1 broken

atm, and 1 broken froyo ma-chine.. Remind me why i fork out 40k a year for this place?

thegreekgirlSweating like a whore in a church. Franklin fi x your AC. #franklinprobs

By Amelia Woolard Sta! Writer

“"e destruction of soil is the most fundamental kind of eco-nomic loss which the human race can su!er.” - Aldo Leopold, 1972

On March the 6 environmen-talist documentary “Green Fire” debuted as part of Millsaps’ Arts and Lecture Series.

!e "lm centers around the current state of environmental-ism. In addition to its screen-ing, the documentary was also used to examine where Missis-sippi stands on the green initia-tive.

“Green Fire” details the life of Aldo Leopold, considered to be “the most important conserva-tionist of the 20th century” ac-cording to the "lm’s website.

Born in 1887, Leopold was a dedicated conservationist, phi-losopher, educator and was the author of A Sand County Alma-nac. !e almanac, published af-ter his death, a#rms Leopold’s lifelong belief that mankind should form a community with the earth instead of abusing it.

Leopold was so in$uential as

a conservationist that !e Aldo Leopold Foundation was cre-ated in his honor.

Educational intern to the foundation, Carson Main de-scribs the importance of the movie to students, “Aldo Leo-pold’s life and legacy reso-nate in academic "elds from environmental history, lit-

erature, and philoso-phy to the life and earth sciences, policy stud-ies, and resource manage-ment,” “Building upon these connections, the "lm provides a powerful starting point for critical thinking about the past, present and future of

our relationship to each other and to the Earth,”

Main also says that Leopold is depended on in academia for his research stating that his “teaching style relied on observation and re$ec-tion; two components of learning that are relevant

to any discipline.”Leopold’s belief that humass-

hould have a mutually bene"cial relationship with the earth is the backbone of this documentary. By pro"ling Leopold and detail-ing the commitments he made throughout his life to bettering the environment, audiences are able to get a feel for the philo-sophical side of the green move-ment and can start to under-stand it as a way of life, rather than a trend.

“Green Fire” also asks audi-ences to question humankind’s relationships. !e "lm places a focus on the communal aspect of environmental awareness. It raises the questions:

What are we doing as a whole to make the world better for fu-ture generations?

What are we doing individu-ally?

“Green Fire” is available on DVD. For information about “Green Fire” visit green"remov-ie.com.

ARTS & LIFEContact Madeline Rardin, rardimr@millsaps.edu

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By Madeline RardinArts & Life Editor

“I always tell my students that in Timbuktu the sale of books was worth more than gold,” ex-plains Okolo Rashid, executive director of the International Museum of Muslim Cultures.

!e International Museum of Muslim Cultures is a located in the heart of downtown Jackson. Since it opened in April 2001 by Emad Al-Turk and Rashid, the museum has managed to capture the complexities of the religion of Islam. !e current exhibition “!e Legacy of Tim-buktu: Wonders of the Writ-ten Word Exhibition,” covers the history of Timbuktu. “!e Timbuktu exhibit presents the manuscripts for students, edu-cators, and the public to view "rst hand, and give them the opportunity to experience the rich intellectual and cultural blend of African and Islamic heritage shared through a broad range of artifact displays, media productions, and much more,” says Rashid.

Visitors will immediately be engaged by the recreation of the stunning mudbrick Mosque of Djenne. !e museum’s focus on Timbuktu is important because

the city served as such a thriv-ing educational hub beginning in the 13th century and it lasted for over 700 years.

!e manuscripts of African scholars and students were hid-den from the French invaders and miraculously survived. !e book trade was a $ourishing one which discounted the Euro-pean colonizers stereotype that Africa was an illiterate area.

!e museum features pieces of the surviving manuscripts that are written in Arabic calligra-phy. In addition to the surviving manuscripts, the museum hosts a wide collection of jewelry and clothing from Mali which dis-plays brilliant cra%smanship.

Perhaps one of the most im-pressive aspects of the museum is the leather tent hung from the ceiling that was used by caravan traders.

!e museum also contains sev-eral books that recall the tales of the educated African elite who were sold in the Trans-Atlantic slave trade one of which who was a prince sold into slavery in Natchez.

!e museum o&ers the chance for visitors to have a hands-on experience by playing the game mancala or touching interac-tive maps. It also allows visitors to listen to traditional Malian

music and the Mississippi blues which several scholars believe to be connected.

Millsaps history professor, Dr. David Davis, says that the museum is bene"cial to visitors because it “provides a glimpse into Islamic cultures that were also multi-ethnic and valued advanced education.”

“In doing so, it bridges the time and geographical distance between these two,” Davis says. “It also celebrates the important contributions of Islam to litera-ture, science, math and breaks down stereotypes about literacy and urban development in pre-colonial Western Africa.”

!e museum is located at 201 E. Pascagoula St. Suite 102, and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues-day to Friday. However it is closed Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in observance of prayer. Saturday and Sunday openings are by appointment only. For information on the Internation-al Museum of Muslim Cultures, visit www.muslimmuseum.org.

A rare treasure:International Museum of Muslim Cultures

Green documentary hits ’Saps campus

Photo by Madeline Rardin

“Green Fire,” a documen-tary recently previewed at Millsaps, traces the legacy of conservationist Aldo Leopold while looking at the green movement that is growing across the country.

Photo by Madeline Rardin

Executive director Okolo Rashid proudly stands at the enterance of the Inter-national Museum of Muslim Culture

FEATURES Contact Anna Nations, natioal@millsaps.edu

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By Misa PjevacSta! Writer

At the Millsaps Writing Cen-ter, the tutors as well as the tutored learn during the aca-demic paper revision process.

“I’m fascinated by the writ-ing process,” claims junior Katie Wilson, a Writing Cen-ter tutor, who !nds the job enjoyable and rewarding.

Students can utilize the Writ-ing Center for revising and edit-ing papers with the help of peer tutors but can also be involved by helping others as trained tutors.

Located in John Stone Hall, as well as in the designated study room of the library, the center includes nearly a dozen trained tutors working seven days a week.

"e Writing Center o#ers as-sistance at every step of the way, starting with something as small as a vague outline and building it into a polished !nal dra$.

For those with writer’s block, tutors aid in selecting a topic and picking a focus, in addi-tion to proposing strategies for organizing the work. "en as the work evolves, a quick read-

through checking for gram-mar and mechanics will help ensure the writing is up to par with professor’s expectations.

Finally, once the piece is entirely written and feels complete, the tutors make suggestions for editing and last-minute revisions. A well-kept secret: "e center even has free candy for all those who visit.

Explaining and o#ering sug-gestions helps the tutors them-selves develop a stronger grasp on e#ective writing and com-munication skills they can apply to their own collegiate career.

“Of all the things I do, this has made me aware of the person I am most,” remarks junior tutor Kelsey Worch.

Worch says most students usually come in for a “general reading and then usually one speci!c thing.” However, the Writing Center supports stu-dents in diverse ways, not only o#ering tutoring from peers, but also holding workshops on topics such as writing re-search papers, taking exams and building a writing portfolio.

Take caution, however,

when scheduling a visit. “Nights are more popular

than a$ernoons,” notes Worch."e Writing Center is avail-

able for walk-ins, if time per-mits, but scheduled appoint-

ments take priority. "e end of the semester, especially in the fall, is a busy time for the cen-ter, as students come in with their !nal works or visit to meet requirements for class-

es such as freshman seminar.If you know you’ll be need-

ing assistance on a paper, and especially if it’s during the busy times, contact the center to check its schedule. Appoint-ments can be made by calling the center at 601-974-1298 or by emailing Dr. Richard Boa-da at boadar@millsaps.edu.

Applications for tutoring po-sitions usually come out near the end of the fall semester. "e following semester, tutors are required to take a weekly class on pedagogy. "en once initial training is complete, tutors are eligible to start working the next semester, which includes anoth-er, more advanced training class.

"ose interested in work-ing for the Writing Center as a tutor should contact Boada.

"e Writing Center is open from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Monday to "ursday and 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday in John Stone Hall. Also, tutors are available 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Sundays, Tues-days and "ursdays in a labeled study room on the main %oor of the Millsaps-Wilson library.

Writing Center proves a valuable resource among peers

Genny Santos

The Writing Center, conveniently located in John Stone Hall, helps students perfect any sort of academic paper.

Contact Anna Nations, natioal@millsaps.edu

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By Victoria SherwoodSta! Writer

!e Mustard Seed program was estab-lished 30 years ago in Jackson as a safe place for mentally challenged adults to grow physically, emotionally and spiritually.

!e Mustard Seed program does numerous events for its Seedsters throughout Jackson.

!e Seedsters support themselves with artwork and pottery they make and sell both in the Mus-tard Seed store and on its website.

In fall 2010 !e Mustard Seed program came to Mill-saps through the e"orts of Kappa Delta and Kappa Sigma. Together they organize one event each semester for the “Seedsters” to visit campus.

“When the Seedsters come to visit, they get to do the main activity as well as sepa-rate small activities in each sorority lodge,” says sophomore Becca Foreman. “!ey dress up for each semester’s event and, gen-erally, have a great time with the students.”

Foreman is a Kappa Delta in charge of helping set up and organizing the events with other sororities.

During the fall semester, students and Seedsters pair up to participate in a Halloween-themed Trick-or-Treat event. !e spring event is an Eas-ter egg hunt which will be held March 30 this year.

Many groups have participated in the Mustard Seed events; each sorority and fraternity partic-ipates as well as the football team and singers.

Sophomore Jett Williams IV, Kap-

pa Sigma philanthropy chair and foot-ball player, has participated in the Mus-tard Seed events since his freshman year.

“I think the football players love spending time with the Seedsters just as much as the Seedsters like spending time with the foot-ball players. We are always joking around and dancing with them,” says Williams.

Sophomore Chaz Ainsworth has also volun-teered to work with the Seedsters.

“!e Seedsters that visit this campus can show you a lot about what it means to be good in the world today, and it is hum-bling to be around such happy individuals,” says Ainsworth.

As Foreman notes, the Seedsters seem to always have a good time when they come. “!ey love to laugh and dance to

Justin Bieber. It’s generally a good time,” she says.Williams also recollects happy memories.“Last semester, during the Halloween event,

one of the Seedsters had on a scary cos-tume, and we made it our goal to scare as many people as we could while we were all trick-or-treating. I don’t want to toot our own horns, but, we succeeded,” laughs Williams.

“For anyone who has heard of the event and not been able to come, I would strongly encour-age it because it truly is a great experience and means a lot to the Seedsters,” says Ainsworth.

To volunteer for !e Mustard Seed visit www.mustardseedinc.org or call 601-992-3556.

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adding that he hopes that peo-ple will “see these bills for what they really are: racist.”

Gonzalez points to the senti-ment that immigrants are all criminals who steal jobs and identities of American citizens. !ese ideas are demonstrated through the concept behind the bill - attrition through enforce-ment. !e idea is that the un-documented population needs to be shown that America does not condone their method of im-migration. !us, the state needs to enforce federal laws to show

the undocumented population that they are not welcome.

What does attrition entail? Ac-cording to CIS.org, it will hin-der the undocumented popula-tion’s ability to "nd jobs, enroll in school and receive bene"ts, such as medical attention, from the state. Cruz and Ingrid claim this policy will cause physical and psychological harm to peo-ple to ensure that they leave the country.

However, not all states agree with this policy. Some states, due to dire economic situations or the recognition that immi-gration laws are socially restric-tive, do not uphold such polices.

!ese states have approached states such as Alabama and demonstrated how their laws to not re#ect good economic poli-cies. In fact, the University of Alabama’s director of the Center for Business and Economics Re-search Dr. Samuel Addy projects a loss of up to $11 billion due to Alabama’s bill. Troy University’s director of the Johnson Center for Economic Policy also de-nounces Alabama’s bill. His ar-gument is a typical cost-bene"t analysis. Essentially, economic costs of detainment and pros-ecution skyrocket as the posi-tive contributions by undocu-mented immigrants plummet.

!e Johnson Center believes undocumented workers lower costs of production, increase consumer base and expand the supply of products. Due to the parallels between Mississippi and Alabama’s economies and immigrant populations, Missis-sippi may "nd itself in a similar situation.

Unfortunately, eco-nomic e$ects do not seem to be a focus of politicians attempting to pass this bill. At the capitol last !ursday, Rep. Gary Chism of Columbus told a group of Millsaps students that he sees this issue as black and white. !e complexities involved in

this situation require people to recognize rami"cations of this bill. !e Walk Against Fear of-fers a refreshing way to help voters think critically about the Safe Neighborhoods Act. !e "rst few days of the walk cor-respond with spring break for several Mississippi and Tennes-see schools. Millsaps’ Sara Del Castillo plans to participate. She hopes other Millsaps students will sacri"ce their spring break as well. A%er all, the time is ripe to understand this issue.

Iran battles against brain drain

Commentary by Salvo BlairNews Editor

For the past few months, ten-sions among Iran, Israel and the U.S. have been common in news publications.

!e current engagement is limited to sanctions imposed on Iran for failing to halt its nuclear enrichment program. !ese multi-faceted sanctions have not broken the will of Iran to enter the nuclear community. As uranium enrichment contin-ues, Iran slides closer to an eco-nomic abyss.

As the Iranian economy be-comes weak, educated people are expatriating in droves, searching for nations that can provide them with economic stability.

Millsaps senior Nedah Nemati, an Iranian-American who has recently visited her hometown in Iran, observed this situation "rst hand. Nemati says, “It’s more prevalent now than I’ve ever seen before due to sanc-tions.”

Nemati observes that a 2004 IMF statistic that estimated Iran loses nearly 150,000 academ-ics annually may have grown exponentially in the past few years. In 2005 Iranian Presi-dent, Mahmoud Ahmenidejad defeated the incumbent, pro-gressive Mohammad Khatami. Nemati believes the youth are seeking lives abroad “because they cannot stand Ahmadinejad

and his political and economic decisions.”

Golnaz Esfandiari, who wrote about the IMF "gures, reports, “Iran’s political structure does not allow (young educated) people to get involved in the country’s future.” Esfandiari also hints that academic expatriation is Iran’s largest economic prob-

lem. “For each inventor who leaves the country, it is as if ten oil wells had been destroyed,” she says.

Students seeking to leave Iran take English classes and prepare themselves for the British IELTS (International English Lan-guage System) exam. France Harrison, reporting for the

BBC, says that the examinees face cold temperatures and long lines at the embassies in hope of passing the test. U.S. sanctions have suspended the operation of TOEFL testing, which is the North American equivalent to the IELTS.

!e Iranian regime has em-ployed some techniques in-cluding stringent censorship of print, network and online media to stem the #ow of aca-demics seeking international education. Torproject.org re-ports that Iranian leadership on Feb. 10 began heightened levels of “tracking SSL tra&c, block-ing IP addresses and censoring keywords.”

According to a case study con-ducted by Dr. Undine Froem-ming of the University of Berlin, “access to the internet can com-pensate the restrictions… in other sources of news and infor-

mation in a society like Iran.”Many web proxy providers

have turned their focus toward Iran as state censorship becomes more widespread. Certain orga-nizations, like the Tor Project provide an encrypted social web application that promotes priva-cy and anonymous channels for communication. If this technol-ogy is to be proliferated amongst the youth of Iran, as Tor Project seeks to do, it could provide a medium in which young people can obtain globalized informa-tion rather than state sponsored information.

!e Tor Project has been par-tially blocked by a government attack on its IP address, but continues to be available to tech savvy Iranians.

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Q&A with Dr. Pearigen Do you have questions or concerns about any

Millsaps happenings?Now is your chance to be heard

by President Pearigen

Submit questions, concerns or comments to Kenya Strong Johnston at

stronkk@millsaps.edu

Responses will run in the April 5 issue of the Purple & White

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provides the crude “Two and a Half Men” jokes that have formed the core of comedy since before the ribald and scat-ological plays of Aristophanes.

Barney satis!es the ad-venturous and primal na-ture in us. Freud would probably call Barney the Id.

"ere’s more, but you get the picture. It is engineered to cover every function that a television show can possibly cover. "is show has everything at the same time — except humor or honesty.

So how is the show so successful if not funny?

First, the show is so highly syndicated that it is on some channel or another at any time of the day. Basically, this means that you will acciden-tally watch it at some point.

Second, now that you’ve watched a few episodes, you get to know the characters.

"ird, all the “hu-mor” is character-based.

Ultimately, you end up watch-ing “How I Met Your Mother” because you can guess what each character will do before he or she does anything. Since you are almost always correct, you get a little zing of self-satisfac-tion. "at’s why you chuckle.

You chuckle because “How I Met Your Mother” ad-heres to the old mantra “"e

customer is always right.” But it goes further. "is show

believes that every customer is right at the same time. And even I have to admit that takes talent.

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Cuter than a bug’s ear"is phrase is based on the

principle that the smaller some-thing is, the cuter it is. "ere-fore, what could be cuter than a bug’s ear which is so small you can’t even see it? "e ear-liest example of this phrase is from "e News, a newspaper in Frederick, Md, around 1900.

For Pete’s sakeDespite being rumored as

the phrase Michelangelo used when requesting funds for the painting of the Sistine Chapel, this is a modi!ed version of the phrase “for the love of Pete!”

"is phrase was !rst recorded in 1918 and was preceded by the phrase “for the love of Mike” c. 1880s. "ese phrases were used in lieu of the taboo “for the love of God,” acting as stand-ins for a blasphemous statement. "e phrase “jumping Jehoshaphat” follows the same logic as a eu-phemism for Jesus or Jehovah.

Like the DickensConversely, this phrase is

just a euphemism for the devil. "ough thought to be con-nected to Charles Dickens, it goes back earlier than the

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16th Century. "e !rst per-son to use this expression was William Shakespeare in “"e Merry Wives of Windsor.”

!e cat’s pajamas"is expression was one of

many to come out of the #ap-per and speakeasy era of the 1920s. A handful of expres-sions emerged which used a non-existent part of an ani-mal to explain something as the best or most sought-a$er.

One lasting phrase like this one is “the bee’s knees.” Phrases that didn’t do so well are those such as “the eel’s ankle,” “the elephant’s instep” and “the snake’s hip.”

Put a sock in it"e common misconcep-

tion is that this phrase came about before gramophones had a volume dial, therefore being forced to jam a sock in the horn to mu%e the sound.

However, the !rst record of this phrase is found in 1919, much a$er gramophones were equipped with a volume dial. Rather, this seems to have emerged as slang between sol-diers of the First World War, obviously meaning to shut up, with variations with “cork” or “bung” replacing “sock.”

So there you go Mill-saps, a few phrases you can use that won’t make your mama cringe when you are home for the break. Enjoy!

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Dear Fisher, I’m going on a

spring break trip with a group of friends to Destin, Fla. I am re-ally excited, but there is one problem. My ex-boyfriend is going. Our relationship did not end on good terms, and I don’t know how to avoid him for the whole week. Help!

Sincerely,Trouble in Paradise

Dear Trouble in Paradise, Number one: Stay cordial.

Leave any catty discrepan-cies at the door. Treat him as you would anyone else on the trip.

Number two: Don’t read too much into anything he does or assume that he has some agenda. You don’t want to spend all week worrying about him checking you out in your bikini. It is just simply not worth the stress. Spring break is for having fun. You both deserve the relaxation.

Number three: If alcohol is present make sure that you either stay sober or you have a friend who can help keep you accountable so that you do not say or do anything you regret. Stay smart. You neither want to end up doing something you regret with him nor do you want to blow up on him.

If you see con#ict arising, just make sure you stay calm. Walk away if you have to. Take a few breaths or count back-wards from ten. Do whatever you need to do to keep from getting upset or angry.

Also, bear in mind that this shouldn’t be a time to get back at him by showing o& the bikini body you’ve been working on or showing fained interest to in one of his best friends just to spite him.

Most importantly, just have fun. You will be there with other friends, and like I said, spring break is just that – a break. You should allow your-self time to relax. If he’s get-ting on your nerves try escap-ing for a walk on the beach with one of your girlfriends or some time alone reading a book –preferably not a school reading assignment. Re-lax. Enjoy the week because spring break comes only once a year.

Sincerely,Fisher

Dear Fisher, I’ve had a cold for al-

most two weeks now. Nothing seems to be work-

ing and my professors are get-ting tired of my sick excuse. I cannot keep missing class. What should I do?

Sincerely,Sorely Sni"ing

Dear Sorely Sni%ing,First o&, if you haven’t al-

ready done so, drop by the Wesson Center. I know that it may be hard to get there when the doctor is in, but it might be worth the 30 minutes that it would take to make sure that you do not have strep throat or something a little more severe. Note that, I am not a doctor, nor do I claim to know much about biology or physiology, etc.

Secondly, take it easy. Make sure that you are getting enough sleep. If your body is tired, then your immune sys-tem probably needs a break as well. Stay away from the all-nighters. When you are already tired from not getting enough sleep, your body will be even more tired.

Make sure you are taking care of yourself. Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Take naps if you need the energy. If you normally workout, then you can continue without pushing yourself too much. If you feel your body telling you to slow down, then listen. You can try turning a normal ten-minute run into a short jog. Make sure that you keep breathing and do not over-work yourself. But, if it is only a mild cold, then exercising might help boost your im-mune system just enough to help you shake what is hold-ing you down.

Taking a multivitamin might help. Making sure that you are getting enough vita-min C to fuel your immune system is important. Wal-greens has ideal options such as Airborne and Emergency. "ese are easily mixed with water and will also promote hydration.

But, again, I am not a doc-tor. If symptoms persist, be sure to go to see an expert to get a full examination.

Sincerely, Fisher

Fisher knows best?

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SPORTS Contact Ellen Bouyelas, bouyeen@millsaps.edu

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Ellen BouyelasSports Editor

Who’s ever heard of a sports ed-itor that has no clue about sports?

You have. You are reading her column at this moment.

My dad tried to teach me, his only child, a daugh-ter, at a young age, all about the world of sports.

He would take me to Saints games and explain to me the science of football. However, I was more interested in the elaborate sequined costumes and rustling pom-poms of the Saintsation cheerleaders.

He would take me to Hor-net basketball games and tell me the stats of all the players

listed on the roster. Yet, I was more interested in my Baron Davis bobble-head doll and spirited noisemakers given to me in a free gi! bag upon entry.

He would take me to mi-nor-league Zephyrs baseball games and buy me peanuts and Crackerjacks. I was more in-terested in the 7-foot mascot, a nutria named Boudreaux.

No matter how hard my dad tried to get me interested in sports, I was just not having it.

" ere was hope when I was about 11. My best friend was a

boy one year younger than I who lived down the street. His friends would come over on weekends and would do boy things such as play football and video games.

Well, I was feeling a little le! out seeing as nobody wanted to play with me. I think it had something to do with cooties at the time.

So, I was from that point on a self-proclaimed tomboy. " ough my hand-eye coordi-nation never equaled that of the guys I played Super Smash Brothers against, I can now throw a pretty mean spiral.

But honestly, who was I fool-ing? In # ! h grade I joined the school’s dance team, and as an eighth-grader I made the cheerleading squad.

Now, as sports editor of the Purple & White, I will not claim to know what I’m do-ing at all times, but I can say I have learned so much about the sports community here at Millsaps. I appreciate the op-portunity and love getting to know the athletes on campus.

Cheerleader turned sports editor

Write for The Purple & White!Contact Editor-in-Chief Kenya Strong Johnston

for more informationstronkk@millsaps.edu

1. Favorite vacation spot:I really like the sand dunes in Moab, Utah

because sand castles are awesome.

2. What do you love most about play-ing lacrosse?

I love the out# ts. " e goggles really bring out my eyes.

3. ! e iPhone app you are most ad-dicted to:

Scramble with Friends. Play me!

4. Describe yourself in 3 words:Mary. Grace. Beasley.

5. If you won the lottery tomorrow, how would you spend the money?

I would give half to charity, and then I’d probably go on a shopping spree at Free People, Nordstrom, American Apparel and Urban.

6. If you had one wish, what would it be?

World peace, duh. Miss Colorado 2k12!

7. Favorite T.V. shows:It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Cops,

Entourage, Law and Order, CSI, Criminal Minds, and the news, obvi.

Major Athlete:

Classi" cation: FreshmanMajor: Undecided.

Hometown: Aspen, CO.Sport/Position: Lacrosse,

Attack.

Mary Beasley

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