ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ Faculty Senate, SA Senate again call for new Mississippi flag
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STARKVILLE, Miss.—For the second time since 2001, both the Robert Holland Faculty Senate and the Student Association Senate at ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ have called for adoption of a new state flag for Mississippi.
The ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ Faculty Senate, the elected body representing university teachers and researchers at the university, called for adoption of a new redesigned state flag by a vote of 37 for, one opposed and zero abstentions on Friday, Aug. 21. The vote was taken at the group’s first regular monthly meeting for the Fall 2015 semester.
The ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ Student Association Senate, the elected body representing the student body, called for adoption of a new state flag in a Tuesday, Sept. 8 vote. The vote was 20 for, four against and five abstentions. The student resolution was authored by student Sens. Taylor Thomas and Hunt Walne.
ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ Student Association President JoJo Dodd said after the vote: “Our flag should serve to unite all Mississippians and represent our state’s promising future. I’m proud of the students, faculty and administration of Mississippi State for showing leadership on this issue and seeking to better our community and our state.â€
On Feb. 9, 2001, the ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ Faculty Senate previously voted 26-0, with 5 abstentions, to support the new state flag design that Mississippi voters ultimately rejected at the ballot box on April 17, 2001. The Student Association Senate likewise expressed their support in 2001 for the new state flag design.
In announcing the recent ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ Faculty Senate resolution, Faculty Senate President C.P. (Cody) Coyne, a professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Immunology at ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ’s College of Veterinary Medicine, said: “The Faculty Senate is united with ÌÒÌ«ÀÉÓ³Ïñ President Mark Keenum in recommending the adoption of a new redesigned state flag for Mississippi.â€
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