BY WAYNE BRAGGStaff Writer

The end of the semester has students voicing mixed feelings about the new and improved dining options offered at Mississippi State University including some who hope change comes soon.

Not only did the Colvard Student

Union and Perry Cafeteria receive much needed renovations, but Aramark food services also joined the MSU family by providing all dining services with a 10-year contract ending in 2017.

The biggest change this year affects freshmen students with mandatory meal plans.

Jason Nall, director of dining servic-

es, said there are 2,300 mandatory meal plans in use this semester.

“We have several din-ing locations that allow students to give feed-back on their dining experiences with us and 90 percent of feedback we receive is positive,” Nall said. “We want all students and faculty, including those students with mandatory meal plans, to have a wonderful dining expe-rience and feedback is a key part to con-tinually providing the best services.”

Students’ concerns and praises have

ranged from quality of food and expense to the variety of food available at Perry Cafeteria.

Kyle Laymond, freshman elementary education major, said he feels it is too expensive to eat at Perry Cafeteria for those who do not have a meal plan.

“I feel that they [dining services] should make Perry Cafeteria a friendlier place for those who would like to join friends to relax, but not eat,” he said. “If I go to eat and a friend would like to sit and relax with me, but not eat, that friend still has to pay the $8 to sit with me. I don’t think that is very fair and

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Former president of Hancock Holding Company and Hancock Bank chair-man Leo Seal died Tuesday morning at age 84. He received a degree in banking and finance in 1949 from Mississippi State University and con-tinued to support the school through various donations and gifts up until his death. Seal was voted National Alumnus of the Year in 2002 and served as MSU Foundation president from 2000 - 03. Seal is survived by his wife Susie Pringle Seal, a sister, two sons, a stepdaughter, a stepson and two grandchildren.

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A Mississippi State University ten-nis player was arrested Monday and charged with rape in connection with an incident involving a 20-year-old female at a weekend party at his apartment.

Junior com-munication major Christopher Doerr, 20, of London, England, was released Tuesday on a $50,500 bond.

Oktibbeha County Chief Deputy George Carrithers said the incident took place some time Saturday night or early Sunday morning at Campus Trails Apartments.

“His bond was $50,000 for the rape charge and $500 for giving alcohol to a minor,” he said. “He made bond about noon today [Tuesday].”

Carrithers said the Oktibbeha County Hospital notified the police

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BY APRIL WINDHAM | Staff Writer

Leo W. Seal, a Mississippi State University graduate and one of the top donors in MSU history, died Tuesday morning at age 84 from an

extended illness.

Seal has been very involved with the university since he graduated in 1949 with a degree in banking and finance. Since his graduation,

he has supported MSU in almost every aspect of the university through donations and support.

Bo Hemphill, MSU Foundation executive director of major gifts, said Seal’s contributions to the university are immeasurable.

“His support has positively impacted nearly every area of the institution, from academics to athletics,” he said.

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Students gathered at the Hunter Henry Center Wednesday to watch the Mississippi Appeals Court hold oral arguments in which University of Mississippi law students were al-lowed to argue one of the cases.

The court occasionally holds oral arguments in cities outside Jackson through the Court on the Road pro-gram to allow students to see how the court operates fi rsthand.

Third year students from the Uni-versity of Mississippi School of Law were allowed to argue one of the cases, Douglas Duvall Hill v. State of Mississippi, appealing the conviction of felony child abuse.

The other case argued, Judy Wil-banks v. State of Mississippi, involved the conviction of aggravated assault and capital murder in 2003.

The three appeals court judges hearing the oral arguments were Ken-ny Griffi s, William Myers and Larry Roberts.

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