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“I mustache you a question, but I’ll shave it for later.” Corny? Very – but also very appropriate considering the month. “No Shave November” is well under way, and students around the University of Mississippi have mixed feelings about participating.

“No Shave November”, also known as “Movember” (“mo” for moustache and “November”), is an annual month-long event beginning on October 31 with a clean shave. As the month progresses, the beards of males around campus will also progress.

While college students typically participate for amusement, the event was actually started for reasons much more serious. A group of men in Melbourne, Australia during 2003 recognized the hard work of women to battle and raise awareness for breast cancer and thus decided to create a global men’s health movement. Growing a moustache for the entire month of November to raise awareness and funds for cancers that affect men – typically prostate cancer – was their goal. It succeeded.

In 2010, more than $7.5 million was earned by over 64 thousand men and women participants, according to Movember.com. Via the moustache, “No Shave November” is fulfilling its vision to make an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health by simply sparking conversation about the cause.

William Craig, a freshmen classical history major, has ulterior motives for partaking in the month’s festivities.

“I really like being able to do something on my own. In high school, it was required that we have short hair all the time, and this is one of my first chances out of high school to be able to participate. I’m also playing the ‘Soldier’ in the Ole Miss production of ‘A Soldier’s Tale’, and I wanted to look older anyway,” said Craig.

Virginia Kinard, a sophomore at Ole miss, expresses her feelings of the month as a woman.

“No. No. No! It’s clever, I guess, but I hate when my boyfriend doesn’t shave. I’ve threatened to retaliate by not shaving my legs, but he just won’t budge. I guess I’ll have to resort to ‘No Sex November’ for awhile then,” joked Kinard, with a smile.

Unofficial rules for participating are located here.

ISO Date Auction Successful

The International Student Organization has found a unique way to get International and American students to get to know each other better. On November 4th, 2011, ISO held their 2nd annual Date Auction.

The event included a silent auction, which included many items from all over the world, a bake sale, and the date auction. Before each person was bided on, they performed some kind of talent. The talents ranged from doing native or freestyle dances to singing, some in their native language.

The Date Auction was hosted by International students Roman Kanbarov from Russia and Elsie Okoye from Nigeria. Kanbarov and Okoye provided the crowd with jokes and other anecdotes throughout the auction to keep spirits high.

"I learned some new things, met some new and interesting people, and really enjoyed the entertainment," Destiny Sprout, sophomore English Education major, says. "What made it even better is that they were raising the money for a great cause," Sprout adds.

According to ISO treasurer and Vice-president Vihara Dharmaratne, ISO raised over $1000 from the bake sale and auctions. Dharmaratne says that 10% of the money raised will be donated to the International Justice Mission with the rest being used to pay for the ISO International Night next semester.

To join the International Student Organization, you can request through their OrgSync or Facebook pages. To learn more about the International Justice Mission you can visit their website here.

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