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It’s just so easy to have the perfect Fall day in Oxford (once it stays below 80 degrees). Take yourself or your friends on a Fall date with these things to do around town.
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Pick a pumpkin or post some fall content from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s pumpkin patch, open through Halloween.
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Join the Black Student Union for its Fall Festival on Thursday, Oct. 14.
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Walk through a pop-up art gallery at the Motel Art Show’s “One Night Stand” at the Ole Miss Motel, Saturday, Oct. 16.
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| UMatter’s Health and Wellness Fair
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Schedule of guest presenters:
Oct. 18: Rallying Against Sexual Assault (RASA), Psychological Services, ASB
Oct. 19: Active Minds, Student Housing, ASB
Oct. 20: Student Housing, Student Wellness Ambassadors, Period@UM. ASB and Lyceum Locker are partnering together for an ASB 365 event today on the Plaza.
Oct. 21: Clinic for Outreach and Personal Enrichment (COPE), Psychological Services, Period@UM
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Q: Who’s eligible for a booster shot?
A: UM has explained the guidelines about who’s eligible for a COVID-19 booster dose here. For students, if you’ve had your two Pfizer doses at least six months ago AND you have a qualifying health condition or another of the conditions on the list, you’re eligible.
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| Pumpkin spice, but make it good for you
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Make these muffins with pumpkin to make you happy and low sugar to help you focus.
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Recipe
- 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (2 1/2 teaspoons if you’re pumpkin spice serious)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pumpkin purée (a little over half a can)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup coconut or olive oil, room temperature
- 1/4 cup milk, room temp
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a large bowl, stir together pumpkin, eggs, maple syrup, cooled coconut/olive oil, milk and vanilla extract until mix is smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined, no overmixing.
- Pour the muffin batter into muffin cups (sprinkle sugar on top if you want) and bake for 20-24 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck into the center of a muffin comes out clean.
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| Yes, I do use the Career Center
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Don’t wait until you’re a junior or senior to use the Career Center! And if you’re already a junior or senior, don’t worry, we didn’t mean YOU. You’ve still got plenty of time.
How can underclassmen use the Career Center?
- Internship and part-time local job search help
- Resumé and cover letter critique
- Mock interviews
- Career counseling and assessments to help decide your major/occupation
- LinkedIn headshots
How can upperclassmen use the Career Center?
- All of the above
- Graduate school assistance
- 💵 Salary negotiation tips and interview attire coaching
- Learn how to network and secure interviews
- Check job listings from the Career Center or on Handshake
What about the fit?
The Career Center is hosting a pop-up career closet on Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 303 Martindale-Cole Hall. Students can come and pick out professional attire to wear (and keep) for job interviews.
If you have gently used professional attire you’d like to donate to the career closet, you can drop it off at The Career Center at 303 Martindale-Cole any time.
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Get your flu shot at Operation Immunization! Stop by the Pavilion Thursday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. If you miss Operation Immunization, you can go to the Student Health Center to get a flu shot weekdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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| The Student Affairs selection
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Campus Rec
Oct. 19: Registration for Intramural 4 on 4 Indoor Volleyball and Madden League
Oct. 22: Free Friday at the Rebel Challenge Course, 3-5 p.m.
Counseling Center
How do you make an appointment at the Counseling Center? (Contact counslg@olemiss.edu or 662-915-3784.) Who’s going to know if you use Counseling Center services? (No one unless you tell them.) For other questions about counseling, visit the pop-up Counseling Center non-confidential questions hour, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 12-1 p.m., either in person in the Union, room 332, or over Zoom (meeting ID: 925 1781 2976, passcode: ucczoom).
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If you’re interested in joining the UM MOST 2022 staff, stop by an interest meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 5:30 p.m. in the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement, Student Union first floor.
If you need additional credit hours to keep your full-time status this Fall, the deadline to add a class for Second Fall Term is Oct. 22. You may have extra tuition charges based on whether you dropped any previous classes, so make sure to contact the Office of Financial Aid if you have questions.
And don’t forget to fill out your FAFSA!
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