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University of Mississippi students gathered Thursday afternoon in the Labryinth adjacent to the Student Union to honor the memory of three Muslim, University of North Carolina students who were killed on Feb.10. UNC students Deah Barakat, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha and her sister Razan Abu-Salha were shot dead at a residential complex in Chapel Hill last week. The suspect, Craig Stephen Hicks, was indicted on three counts of murder and is scheduled to appear in court again on March 4. The memorial was organized by the Muslim Student Association. Adham Hagag, president of the association, took inspiration from the memorials for Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha held at college campuses across the country. Hagag said he hoped the event would ensure people remember the three students. Students visiting the memorial were invited to write notes and take roses in commemoration of the three. Munia Sowaileh, a second-year PhD pharmacy student and member of the Muslim Student Association, said the group plans to send letters written by those visiting the memorial to the families of the victims. Junior political science major Jalen Neal is a Christian, yet he
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Students place handwritten notes in a basket with messages to the victims’ families at the UNC shooting memorial held on campus. attended the event to pay his respects. “I think it’s a tragedy that people are targeted because of their faith. That’s not what this country is about,” Neal said. “I will fight with them for their protection, for their opportunities and rights, just like mine.” Tassniem Rashad, an electrical engineering Ph.D. student, said the shooting has not changed how she feels as a Muslim student. “Individual acts do not reflect
upon the whole world,” Rashad said. Sowaileh said the Muslim community at Ole Miss is like any other group on campus. It is one that brings diversity to campus and holds events open to all – Muslim and non-Muslim. Danny Blanton, director of public relations for the university, said with a student body as diverse as the student body that Ole Miss has, the university encourages students to exercise freedom
of expression. “We’re proud that we can support our students as they exercise these freedoms many other countries don’t enjoy,” Blanton said. Members of the Muslim Student Association said the Ole Miss community as a whole has been accepting of the Muslim community. “All of my experiences at Ole Miss have been positive,” Sowaileh said. “I have always felt at home here.”
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Dr. Reed Noss, a professor of conservation biology at the University of Central Florida, discussed key themes and concepts of modern conservation and how they have changed over the years Thursday at the Overby Center. “We have really a bit of conflict, or even turmoil, going on within the field of conservation now,” Noss said. He explained that some people feel what conservationists are doing –focusing on things like wildness or biodiversity – is inefficient. They instead emphasize the importance of maintaining the services the ecosystem provides for people.
“Both are important,” he said. “So, why do we have to do either or?” Noss said he believes the most critical global problem we face is the extinction of species, and that it needs to be addressed. Biological diversity remains extremely important because it helps slow down the rate of extinctions, according to Noss. “We do have to have arguments that appeal to not just our fellow scientists and conservationists but to the general public,” he explained. Noss said natural history is a good concept for conservation because it is important to know how plants and animals
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An audience of 160 people attended a lecture Thursday evening at the Inn at Ole Miss Ballroom as part of the 2015 UM observance of Black History Month. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a religious and cultural studies scholar, and university professor currently teaching sociology at Georgetown University delivered the keynote. Dyson’s research deals with multiple facets of black culture throughout American history, including figures from Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. to Nasir Jones and Tupac Shakur. Dyson lauded and criticized prominent individuals of the black community in his address from Ice Cube to Barack Obama, while challenging the audience to study and appreciate the richness of black history and culture in America. When asked after the address about his assertion that criticism is stronger when it comes from a place of respect, Dyson explained his general thoughts on and motivations for critiquing others. “Words are incredibly important. I try to use them carefully. It’s very important to use them in ways that are edifying and engaging, and sometimes irreverent, but also inspiring and challenging,” Dyson said. “You don’t have to beat up on someone. You don’t have to be nasty, but you want to challenge them.” Senior pre-medical student Nagee Jones explained before the address why he admired Dyson as an orator. “Vocabulary. I’m a vocabulary guy. This guy encouraged me to consider words because of their power,” Jones said. “I really liked that he talked about not only African-Americans, but other issues such as homophobia in the black community and throughout the country and just the idea of civil rights for all people,” said Shawnboda Mead, director of the Center for Inclusion and
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Voiceless and blackless JANNELL GRANGER
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Earlier this week the African-American students at Ole Miss were accused in an article published by The Root of being “not socially conscious” by a fellow black graduate student, whose idea of social consciousness is defined by a historically black college or university, or HBCU, diploma. So to him and any other individual who shares his disappointment: We chose an alternative route than our fellow brothers and sisters. We sit with “them.” Eat with “them.” Party with “them.” Some of us date “them.” And from the outside looking in, we desire to be “them.” Similar to MLK, we are accused of being pacifist and conformist, blacks who are unaware of their color. It seems that since we do not attend an HBCU our blackness is obsolete. The sit ins we have performed, marches we have led and words we have written are empty because our experiences of being black are unlike THE DAILY
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those of our HBCU counterparts. It’s offensive to have our blackness minimized because we chose to attend Ole Miss, or because our reaction to racial incidents do not meet the standard of being black. There is more than one way to approach racial inequality (as we see with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X), and the opportunity we have to befriend white students inside and outside of the classroom enables us to make changes that an outsider may see as insignificant or compliant. It reshapes our mind from an “us versus them” mentality, and we build honest bonds with white students that serve as a crossroad for discussions on racial injustices. You might not see, but yes, we marched after the murder of Michael Brown, laid on the ground after Eric Garner and every day we raise our voices. Each day, what you see as passivity, we see as breaking the stereotype. We are breaking the mold. I know for a fact that we have numerous African-Americans
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who are aware of their blackness, but they are not only aware of that. They are also aware of their humanity. People who posses the ability to promote their love for their ethnicity and humanity have inspired me to be proud of my own voice. That is how I know that we as a race are not socially unconscious at The University of Mississippi. Even more than that, we are not so bent on being so superior in a homogenous view of blackness that we take it upon ourselves to always take the Malcolm X approach. Civil rights would not have been accomplished without both the peace of Martin Luther King and the uproar of Malcolm X, and I firmly believe that like these two men, black students at The University of Mississippi are well aware that we are both of African descent and American. Therefore we yell when we are wrongly done and march when we have been slighted. Yet, we also sit and build relations while growing with our
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fellow white students. So no, we are not conformist. We are not unaware. We approach injustices differently because Ole Miss is different. Believe it or not, we are actually the minority here, so what is done at an HBCU does not always translate here. Different is not synonymous with wrong. But I doubt some would understand this from how high they are sitting. Jannell Granger is a junior international studies major from Pearl, Mississippi.
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continued from page 1 Cross Cultural Engagement. Dyson also thoroughly analyzed music in black culture and the common themes in blues, hip-hop, and even earlier forms. Dyson used verses from songs by Snoop Dogg, N.W.A., and other hip-hop artists as rhetorical devices in his lecture and has literarily analyzed several hip-hop works throughout his career, including Nas’ album, “Illmatic.” “He’s allowing the academics to connect with and see the genius in hip-hop,” Jones said. Following the lecture, Dyson reflected on the significance of Mississippi in the national struggle for black self-determination. “Mississippi’s almost become a part of the vocabulary of racist oppression and racial resistance,” Dyson said. “We think about this place in the starkest, most bleak terms imaginable, but on the other hand, when you think about the incredible fertility of blackness and upward mobility of black people, it makes a difference for people here today to understand that progress.”
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A new push by legislators to cut Mississippi’s financial connections to Iran could have “unintended consequences” for the Toyota Motor Corporation. The Clarion Ledger reported that this measure is a part of the Iran Divestment Act, which passed through the House on Monday and the Senate on Thursday. Toyota is among other auto companies who purchase Iranian crude oil for their products putting them in danger of consequences if the law passes. Lawmakers have until Monday to vote again before the law is able to leave the Senate floor. Toyota provides a huge amount of employment for the state with its $1.3 billion plant near Tupelo. In fact, the plant opened in November of 2011 and employs around 2,000 people. It is unsure how much this bill, if passed, will affect the plant; however, there is a possibility that it very well could.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that 10,000 children in Mississippi are living with autism. The Clarion-Ledger reported that the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation in Jackson has donated $1 million to improve the Mississippi Children’s Home Services autism program. MCHS Autism Services include clinical treatment, school-based consultation and parent and teacher training among other services to ensure positive development of autistic children. At this point in time there is no found cure for the disease, but studies have shown that repeated therapy and treatment can help lessen the hindering effects of the disorder. This generous donation by the university’s very own Ford Center could be extremely instrumental in improving care for Mississippi’s autistic children.
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Afroman took the idea of audience participation a little too strongly Tuesday night. Mississippi rapper Joseph Edgar Foreman, known as Afroman, was arrested Tuesday night in Biloxi on charges of assault. CNN reported that a video was released showing Foreman playing his guitar during the concert then turning around and punching a woman dancing on stage behind him. After she fell, he continued to play without stopping. Afroman claims that he had been bothered by a man off-stage preceding the action and was annoyed by the woman who got on stage. However, he later released an apology saying, “It was wrong. What happened shouldn’t have happened.” Afroman is most known for his Grammy nominated hit, “Because I Got High.” You might need a better alibi than that, Afroman.
Ice is back with a brand new invention. WMC Action News 5 of Memphis reported that two students from Southaven High School attempted an icy prank in order to avoid going to school the next day. On Tuesday night, the two students videoed themselves pouring water onto the parking lot of their school. During the video one of the students can be clearly heard saying, “We might go to jail, but we ain’t going to school.” The culprits’ peers reportedly called them “heroes,” but school administration felt differently. The spokesperson from Southaven High stated, “This is vandalism. DeSoto County School District has a code of discipline to address this type of behavior.” One of the teenagers, at the strong suggestion of his father, later returned to the school to shovel up the ice.
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ment and for people. “It’s really time we start to reconcile these competing notions and try to get along and move forward,” Noss said. Noss said these ideas are important for students here in Mississippi, as they are part of the Southeastern Coastal Plain, which contains the entire state of Mississippi. The plain is named Hotspot No. 36 and it contains 1,816 endemic plants, high endemism in some invertebrate groups and many other contributing factors. In order to become a global biodiversity hotspot, there must be at least 1,500 endemic plants in a particular region, and there has to be a 70 percent habitat loss. “Things that happen here are not just a problem locally,” Noss said. “They are a problem globally.” Dr. Steve Brewer, a professor in the biology department,
continued from page 1 live in order to manage a landscape to prevent their extinction. “That has an immediate importance,” Noss said. “We need to learn more about nature.” Noss said he hopes students and professors will take what was presented and apply it to what they are studying, putting it into a broader historical context. “They’ll see how that research fits into the bigger picture,” he said. Noss said he understands there are a variety of conflicts when it comes to conservation themes and concepts, and will continue to research and explore them in order to find which concept is the most effective for both the environ-
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Dr. Reed Noss of the University of Central Florida gives his lecture on concepts and themes of modern conservations at the Overby Center Thursday. said the department wanted to bring a well-known and respected conservationist and biologist to speak about issues in the field. Brewer said a lot of Noss’ work focuses on trying to figure out ways to solve problems for endangered species and helping to maintain biodiversity. “It’s definitely aimed at raising awareness about environ-
mental issues,” Brewer said. “That’s what it’s really about.” Thomas Moorman, a sophomore international studies major, said there were a few things he was surprised to learn through Noss’ lecture. “I had no idea of the current situation amongst conservationists,” Moorman said. “I just assumed that if you liked nature, you just wanted to protect nature.”
Moorman said both of his parents are wildlife biologists and he felt that this would be an important lecture to attend since he has been exposed to different environments. “It’s something that I feel called to do given my particular interests,” Moorman said. “It seemed like a really good thing to come to, and I was not disappointed.”
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‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ COLTON HERRINGTON cjherri1@go.olemiss.edu
Rating: A+ With “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” writer and director Wes Anderson once again proves he is a master storyteller and stands in an off-color category all his own. With an all-star cast portraying an array of expectedly quirky characters – a staple of his films – Anderson’s narrative of the goings-on of the fictional Grand Budapest Hotel brims with imagination, originality and humor. By weaving an increasingly complex and whimsical plot that cleverly avoids farcical territory, Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” deservedly perches atop a vast majority of last year’s releases. Joining his repertoire of eccentric, acclaimed films that include 1998’s “Rushmore,” 2001’s “The Royal Tenenbaums,” 2009’s “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” and 2012’s “Moonrise Kingdom,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” not only highlights his growth as a filmmaker but also shows that he has reached a new zenith. Few filmmakers could manage the scale of the film, yet Anderson prevails with flying, pastel colors. Amidst a deluge of great character acting, Ralph Fiennes as Monsieur Gustave H., the concierge of the legendary hotel, and newcomer Tony Revolori as Gustave’s young apprentice Zero Moustafa, rise above the rest. Ralph Fiennes is at his best in years as Gustave, the charming and flamboyant concierge with a heart of rose gold and a penchant for wooing elderly, aristocratic women. Fiennes embraces the character’s many layers, and he is a joy to watch. Fiennes’s Gustave radiates cheer and idealism, maintaining an optimistic selflove that bursts brightly in every scene he’s in. Even in moments when he’s most threatened, he’s hilariously self-obsessed. Regardless of appearances, however, he means well at his core, and Fiennes endearingly brings this quality forth in key moments. Tony Revolori as Zero Moustafa becomes Gustave’s accomplice, partner-in-crime and best friend. In his first major role, Revolori relies on a quiet intellect to give Zero dimension – and he succeeds. He is the calm, reserved foil to Gustave’s color-
ful persona, balancing the duo. While these two characters are consistently at the center of the action – and it is mesmerizing to watch them interact – “Budapest” offers an endless parade of enjoyable performances. Unlike other films with a large supporting cast, Anderson creates surprisingly layered secondary characters, giving every performer something interesting to work with. Some supporting turns worth mentioning are Saoirse Ronan as Agatha, a baker with a birthmark in the shape of Mexico and Zero’s love interest; Willem Dafoe as J.G. Jopling, a murderous henchman devoted to the und Taxis family; and Jeff Goldblum as Deputy Vilmos Kovacs, who plays a dual role as the hotel owner’s lawyer and executor of a will key to the film’s plot. Rounding out the other memorable performers, the supporting cast and numerous cameos also include talents Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Owen Wilson, Jude Law and Jason Schwartzman. However, two secondary characters stand out the most. Tilda Swinton as the elderly Madame Céline Villeneuve “Madame D” Desgoffe und Taxis and Adrien Brody as her son Dmitri Desgoffe und Taxis both manage to do a lot with little screen time. The perpetually odd Swinton physically transforms into the much older Madame D, even down to her mannerisms and gait. She becomes a lonely and randy old woman – portraying the relationship with a much
younger Gustave in a believable way. It is her romantic involvement with Gustave that leads to his own eventual danger at the hands of her villainous son Dmitri and his henchmen. As Dmitri, Brody becomes a spoiled brat with a violent temper, exuding a snobbish air unmatched by even real life celebutants. The plot continuously thickens with deaths, a complex will, a stolen painting and a war threatening the hotel’s fictional European country, the Republic of Zubrowka. The film, however, never becomes too ambitious or broad as to lose focus. Anderson manages to gracefully toe the line between creativity for creativity’s sake and creativity for narrative’s sake. It’s all thanks to his meticulous screenplay and direction. With writing credits shared with longtime collaborator Hugo Guinness, Anderson’s story is divided into five distinct parts with a prologue and epilogue to boot. This method allows each section to have a distinct narrative goal, almost like episodes or seasons in a television show. Without this approach, the film most certainly would have felt muddled and crowded. Anderson’s direction also brings out the best from each performer, with everyone acting just outlandishly enough. Under lesser guidance, the characters could have easily become cartoonish and campy. Completing the cinematic harmony of “Budapest,” the pro-
duction design, costumes and score all come together to bring the film to creative perfection. Rather than using CGI to create the ornate hotel and the majestic landscapes of Zubrowka, the filmmakers chose to use miniature models and hand-painted scenes and horizons. The costumes are inspired by the most peculiar of the Old World, and the score by Alexandre Desplat incorporates unique musical elements from the Slavic nations of Eastern Europe. Ultimately, all three combine to add to the fantastical charm of the film’s
universe. With nine nominations at this year’s Oscars, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” ties “Birdman” with the most honors – fittingly so as one of the best of the year. With nods including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Score, the Academy is finally giving Wes Anderson and his longtime collaborators the level of recognition they’ve deserved for years with “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” This year will be the year Anderson and company finally take home some Oscar gold.
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tionary. A smooth combination of jazz, rock, funk, jam and fusion, CBDB’s music produces a beat that not just anyone can dance to, but one everyone wants to dance to. Simonton said the band enjoys playing anything that puts out a good energy and gets the crowd amped. “We’re really excited to play new stuff, but it is always fun to play ‘Slow Foxes,’” Simonton said. Many might recognize “Slow Foxes,” which reached 22 thousand plays on the music app, Spotify, as the band’s biggest hit. Simonton hinted that “Pschabango,” a song off of their new album may be the band’s next big hit, although, for the group, it isn’t so much about making it big as much as it is having a good time, playing music and getting people excited to hear them play. Simonton said the band tries to play songs
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Proud Larry’s, the safe haven for new and upcoming musicians, is playing host to yet another unique group this Saturday. Whether you’re looking for a new band to obsess over or a band you can dance to, CBDB has you covered. Alabama’s own CBDB is returning to Oxford at 9 p.m. Saturday to debut their newly released album, “Joyfunk is Dead,” at Proud Larry’s. “Last time, we had a really good crowd,” said Cy Simonton, band guitarist and vocalist. “It was pretty wild. Might have been the only show we’ve ever had with a mosh pit.” Not that anyone could blame the enthusiastic, music-loving crowd of Oxford. CBDB’s self-defined genre of Joyfunk isn’t the kind of music that one can listen to while staying sta-
bum and spending more time in the studio with higher end equipment, CBDB is pleased to release what they call a more progressive album with a good vibe. The band said they really tried to push themselves while working on their new album to create music they feel is more detailed, with stronger lyrics, a sharper sound and an even more distinct style. “We all have pretty different tastes in music. There is no secret formula as to how we work well together,” Simonton said. “We just all kind of collaborate.” In more ways than one, CBDB is a great example of modern Southern sound. Though they can’t exactly categorize themselves into the country music genre, they don’t need to nor should they. Instead, they carry on the tradition of meaningful, memorable lyrics incorporated into songs that have the strength to stand alone but work flawlessly together on an album. It’s unlikely anyone at Proud Larry’s Saturday night will be standing still while CBDB is on stage. Some Ole Miss students may recognize CBDB from their performance at the Sigma Nu fraternity spring party, Woodstock, in 2013. Anyone who missed their gig two years ago will have another chance to dance along to CBDB this year at Woodstock as well. But for those who can’t wait any longer, head to Proud Larry’s tomorrow night for what promises to be a great time. Doors open at 8 p.m., tickets are $5 in advance or $8 at the door. Their new album will be available to purchase at the show before it is made available online. “We’re just so stoked to be coming to Oxford,” said Kris Gottlieb, guitar and vocals. “We definitely always get a good crowd.”
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continued from page 8 in the season opener and a pair of wins against Toledo. The Raiders are led by junior outfielder Ryan Fucci and sophomore infielder Mitch Roman, who both hit .500 over the opening weekend. Fucci was the star of the weekend for the Raiders as he blasted two home runs and led the team with seven RBIs. Roman went 5-10 with two extra-base hits and three RBI’s over the weekend. Wright State will stick with the same weekend rotation as they did to start the season. Junior lefty Robby Sexton will start on Friday, with junior righty Jesse Scholtens and restart sophomore righty Trevor Swaney will follow up for the weekend. With departure of Cliff Godwin from hitting coach, Mike Clement has picked up where the offense left off last season. The offense has scored 24 runs in three games and the team has batted .313 in those games. The offense will continue to produce over the course of the season, but it’s the pitching staff that will take this team far. We will find out more about the pitching staff this weekend against a good Wright State team.
VS Ole Miss and Cal Berkeley will play a home-and-home series in football for the 2017 and 2019 seasons, ESPN and both universities announced Thursday. It will be the first time in history that the Ole Miss football program will face a school in the PAC 12 conference. It will also be the westernmost trip the Rebels have ever made, surpassing the 2011 game in Fresno, California against Fresno State. The Rebels will make the 2,150-mile visit to Berkeley, California on Sept. 16, 2017. The Golden Bears will then visit Oxford two years later on Sept. 21, 2019. Cal went 5-7 overall last year and 3-6 in PAC 12 play. The three wins in conference play for Cal came against Colorado in double overtime, Washington State and Oregon State. Other “power five” opponents in the future for the Rebels include Florida State (2016), Georgia Tech (2022, 2023), and Wake Forest (2024, 2025).
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Inclement winter weather has delayed the beginning of the Rebels’ season so far with weather postponing Tuesday’s matchup at home against Arkansas State. The matchup has been rescheduled to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. Sophomore right-hander Evan Anderson was slated to start, but may see action out of the bullpen this weekend. Weather may play a factor in this weekends series against Wright State. The weather Friday is not favorable as freezing temperatures are expected with a chance of freezing rain in the afternoon. Saturday isn’t looking any better. A high of 62 degrees is expected, but a 100 percent chance of rain is in the forecast. Sunday is favorable with temperatures with cool temperatures in the high 30s with only a 20 percent chance of rain. As for the Rebels, this will be the first time the team has played Wright State since February of
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2011 where the Rebels won that matchup 6-5. The matchup today will be exactly four years to the date since the two teams last played. Friday also begins a stretch where the Rebels will play eight games over a 10-day period. The Rebels are in the midst of an eight-game homestand to begin the 2015 season where the team looks to continue to start the campaign strong. The weekend rotation for the Rebels will feature the same three pitchers, but in a different order. Junior left-hander Christian Trent will get the start Friday. Trent picked up the victory in the season opener last Friday, going five innings, only allowing one run on six hits. Trent looked shaky at times against William & Mary, but got out of some jams and pitched a solid outing. Trent looks to stay perfect for his Ole Miss career as he holds a 10-0 record in 18 starts. Sophomore right-hander Brady Bramlett will get the Saturday start after his strong performance Sunday. Bramlett let went six innings only giving up two runs on four hits, sealing the rubber match for the rebels. Bramlett added eight strikeouts and only gave up one walk in his first victory as a weekend starter. Bramlett pitched like a weekend starter and if he continues to pitch well, he’ll solidify his spot as a weekend starter the rest of the season. Senior right-hander Sam Smith moves back to Sunday after he struggled Saturday against William & Mary. The move back to Sunday might be good for Smith where he made 18 starts on Sunday over the 2014 season. Smith went three innings Saturday, giving up four runs on four hits with three walks and a strikeout. Smith will need to step up his game as a weekend starter as Smith is the most experienced starter in the SEC making 37 starts on the mound. Wright State comes into the series 3-0 with a win over Belmont
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