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Friday, February 26, 2016

Volume 104, No. 93

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Predictions for the 88th-annual academy awards

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Hidden History

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NAACP leads tour to educate community members

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Jaylow Martin, international studies and Chinese major leads the “Hidden History Tour” hosted by the NAACP on campus Feb. 12.

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Since its founding in 1848, the University has recurrently been at the center of the nation’s race-related debate. The UM campus has seen triumph and tragedy in

the fight for racial equality. Some of these events are known to every freshman by their first day of class. Others may escape students for their entire time here.

The UM NAACP’s Hidden History Tour highlights some of the lesser-known moments.

The tour is open to students,

faculty and the public and will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at the Confederate statue in the Circle.

Sophomore international studies major and UM NAACP member Jaylon Martin will lead his group to various spots around

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Alumnus, author speaks on slavery in the White House HANNAH HURDLE

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Alumnus and reporter for the Associated Press Jesse Holland spoke on his most recent book, “The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House” Thursday at the Overby Center and again on the Thacker Mountain Radio Show at Off Square Books.

Holland’s book explores the history of slaves in the White House, with special attention to how 10 out out the first 12 U.S. presidents owned slaves while in office.

“I spent a lot of time on Thomas Jefferson in the book and there’s actually a whole chapter dealing with that,” Holland said. “The reason why is because Thomas Jefferson was the first president to hold slaves inside the White House.”

One story Holland shared concerned Andrew Jackson.

Jackson was unique in that he practiced owning slavery, yet was very protective of his slaves.

“The contradiction with Andrew Jackson is that while practicing human slavery, Andrew Jackson actually had one of the more caring relationships for his slaves than any of the presidents,” Holland said. “Andrew Jackson

actually spent time and money defending his slaves from other slave owners.”

According to Holland, the problem presidents faced was either being financially wealthy or morally right when it came to slavery. Most of them chose to be financial stability.

“The thing that diminished my respect for them the most was going back and reading their memoirs and most of, if not all of the presidents, knew that slavery was morally wrong,” Holland said.

“You have evidence in all of their documents that they knew slavery was wrong.”

Holland spoke briefly about writing and preparing his book. He said it can be difficult to write about history because there are sometimes conflicting stories and there’s no way to tell which is true.

“When you deal with history, all you can deal with is the material that is available to you,” Holland said. “Make an educated guess and tell the best story given the material that’s available.”

Near the end of his lecture, Holland spoke about his own time at Ole Miss.

Holland said one of the things that helped him most was having access to so many different forms of journal-

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Former linguistics professor still making an impact on campus LASHERICA THORNTON lthornto@go.olemiss.edu

Hidden away in the trees, on top of his own hill, rests the home of retired University professor T.J. Ray. He is a jack of many trades who lives his life humbly, with no regrets.

Ray was born in Louisville, Mississippi in 1938. He graduated from Louisville High School, received a B.A. and M.A. in English from Mississippi College and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. Though he first worked as a professor at other colleges and universities, in-

cluding Mississippi State University, Ray found his home at Ole Miss in 1971 as the director of freshman English.

For 30 years, Ray taught courses varying from English Composition to Linguistic Science. These interests intersected in Medieval English, and Ray joined UM as the University’s first medievalist. Ray said his decision to pursue a doctorate and become a medievalist sparked from teaching Beowulf to sophomore classes in a prior teaching position.

For many years, Ray was the only linguist in the department of English. The linguistics major was created in 1992. There

are now 20 faculty linguists on campus and typically around 30 linguistics majors each year.

The undergraduate award in linguistics was renamed the T.J. Ray Award at the suggestion of the linguistics faculty to honor Ray upon his retirement. Ray became an emeritus professor at retirement, allowing him to retain his title as a professor.

Ray said when the University decided to give a personal computer to every faculty member who wanted one, he worked with other University

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Chaining Mississippi to a despicable past

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The Mississippi territory has existed since 1798, but the legislative and executive branches of our state government have repeatedly decided that 1861-1865 were the single most important four years in the state’s 218-year history.

Like he has every year since 2013, Governor Phil Bryant has declared April “Confederate Heritage Month.”

During this month, Mississippi will officially “reflect upon our nation’s past, to gain insight from our mistakes and successes, and to come to a full understanding that the lessons learned yesterday and today will carry us through tomorrow if we carefully and earnestly strive to understand and appreciate our heritage and our opportunities which lie before us.”

Even if the Confederacy had been a utopian paradise – other than its having slavery – it would still be a despicable place.

I don’t need a day to remember the Confederacy. The dead nation haunts me.

As I walk around my campus, I see relics of moral decay, because tradition is held at a higher value than human dignity.

I am constantly bombarded by the same bogus lines about how heritage is important, how we mustn’t forget our past.

I don’t mind honoring the dead. I mind that our country has dozens of museums on the Confederacy and one—unfunded—museum on slavery.

I mind that the Confederate dead are treated like ghostly icons while the bones of slaves are trampled upon because we don’t know where their owners dumped their broken bodies.

Oh, I know about the Confederacy.

In every United States history class I’ve taken since third grade I’ve learned about the war.

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Mathematics and Science, not a single teacher would dare say the Civil War was about slavery.

Instead, I was told how good men killed good men in a misguided attempt at liberty.

No. I refuse to watch silently as we continue to degrade ourselves with infested wounds of our past, a past that has not been made just.

Slaves first came to the United States in 1619. Slavery was abolished in 1865. The Civil Rights Act wasn’t passed until 1964.

Want to talk about heritage? Instead of dwelling on

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our four years as hate-mongering hillbillies — because if they couldn’t be a rich plantation owner, at least they were white — who died in the defense of cruelty, let’s talk about the 345 years where the United States utterly trampled on the dignity of those they made disadvantaged.

Let’s talk about the 52 years since in which we’ve made some progress, but our black brothers and sisters are still suffering disproportionately from economic, social and educational hardships.

Our heritage is creating a society that has labeled black people lazy since the day they

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stopped working for free. Our heritage is judging those in poverty, questioning why they don’t just go to college when we’ve spent centuries blocking their access to education, when people died because one man chose to integrate the “Harvard of the South.”

I’ll honor my Confederate heritage when we’ve done anything substantial to right hundreds of years of wrongs.

Holly Baer is a senior religious studies major from Flowood.

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continued from page 1 employees to convert an empty office in Weir Hall into a space for faculty to try new technologies. Ray said those involved decided the University needed a place to educate faculty on technological innovations.

“We set up a thing in the basement of the library, and it came to be called the Faculty Technology Development Center, which it still is,” Ray said.

“My three colleagues and I started it, and I really think we did something good.”

In addition to his role in the overall development of the University, many say Ray greatly impacted those around him. In 1988, Donald Dyer, now Chair of Modern Languages, met Ray when he came to the University as an assistant professor in the linguistics department.

“I was the only other linguist on campus at the time, and we forged a quick friendship,” Dyer said. “In fact, in those early days of mine on campus, T.J. was very much a mentor to me. I spoke with him about many things. Dr. Ray was very helpful to me in my early career and served as a role model. As a teacher, Dr. Ray was supportive and demanding. He was informative, funny and engaging.

As a colleague, he was dedicated and loyal, and as a friend he was unwavering, faithful and thoughtful.”

Ray keeps a busy schedule in retirement. He chairs the County Planning Commission.

“Right now it’s very busy because we’re talking about new plans and land use policies in the county,” Ray said. Ray also works four days most weeks at a local food pantry, contributes photos to HottyToddy.com and authors weekly columns for the Oxford Eagle.

His home is decorated with his own photographs of birds and flowers and hand-woven creations. Inspired by Ansel Adams and his black-andwhite photography of the West, Ray said he now learns daily to appreciate nature in new ways.

“I’ve always liked nature,” Ray said. “I was a scout master for about 10 or 14 years, but in shooting flowers or birds I’m coming to appreciate the miracle of what’s here.”

Having been in the community for over 40 years, Ray still sees people from his teaching days. About a month ago, a woman approached Ray at the food pantry, asking doubtfully if he remembered her. He didn’t.

“I had no idea who she was, and come to find out, I had her back in a class in ’75. It’s really neat to run into people whose lives I’ve messed up and see they are still alive,” Ray said with a smile.

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Attendees explore campus during the “Hidden History Tour” hosted by the NAACP on campus Feb. 12.

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continued from page 1 campus that hold historical significance in a walking tour. He said the tour should help educate and inform participants about lesser known facts concerning the University and help put everything into context.

Roughly 20 people attended the first tour, which was held Feb. 12.

Martin said many who participated in the previous tour gained new perspectives that weren’t clear to them before.

“One of the biggest benefits is that you learn about things on campus that no one really talks about,” Martin said.

Martin said many people see the the past as irrelevant but don’t realize the 1960s really weren’t that long ago and still affect the University and its students today.

“These events aren’t far behind us,” he said.

Martin said, even after Meredith graduated and left the University, racial tensions lingered.

Insight into the Meredith statue is one of the many highlights of the Hidden History Tour. Martin said he informs people about the origins of the Lyceum, the recent removal of the Mississippi flag

in the Circle, the 1960s Meredith riots, and details on Shoemaker, Ventress and Bryant Halls, which at times were at the epicenters of the campus desegregation battle.

Junior English major Samiah Patton also helped conduct the first Hidden History Tour.

Patton said many people on the first tour were surprised about the origins of the Lyceum, which was built in 1848. It has served academic and administrative functions, as well as provided a safe harbor from mobs in the 1962 riot.

“A lot of people were shocked to see the Lyceum’s original bricks,” she said.

Patton said many students would gain a deeper understanding of the institution’s history by attending the Hidden History Tour.

“Students see how blacks have always been involved in the infrastructure of the University,” she said.

Patton said she believes the tolerance and inclusion seen on campus today are results of black students fighting for their rights.

“I think students should walk the tour and see how much change has been effected throughout our University due to the progress achieved by black students,” Patton said.

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Jesse Holland introduces his most recent book, “Slaves in the White House,” Thursday at Thacker Mountain Radio Show.

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continued from page 1 ism. Holland said it’s good for students to learn to tell stories in different ways through things like audio, radio and television. In the end though, knowing how to write well is the most important thing for journalists.

“I am able to change myself to change with the times because I learned early on that there is no one way to tell a story,” Holland said.

“You can tell a story many different ways, you just have to be willing to think outside the box.”

A majority of the audience was composed of students.

“I thought he was very interesting and knowledgeable,” sophomore journalism major Song Xinyi said. “He has a lot of interesting experiences such as the AP and going to the White House and New York. I think that’s very important for journalism. You have to experience different places and broaden your horizons.”

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A golden retriever from Tupelo caught a fish and the attention of the world wide web this week.

Owner Patty Aguirre posted a video of her dog, Rani, catching a fish in the small lake behind their home, and it took the internet by storm.

According to the Daily Journal, fishing is a regular activity for Rani. She catches catfish and even the occasional turtle. Rani is a service dog for Aguirre, who has multiple sclerosis. Rani’s video debut has garnered 10 million views and has been featured on the Daily Mail as well as “Star Trek” actor George Takei’s Facebook wall.

According to the Clarion-Ledger, a volunteer firefighter from Leake County was arrested this week on five counts of arson. The firefighter, Casey Burns, is accused of intentionally starting a fire in an old chicken house,which spread to an abandoned home and shed. Officials said Burns then set two grass fires causing more damage. Burns is currently in the Leake County Jail, with a bond hearing expected for today.

ICE, ICE BABY A man was found guilty in Gulfport this week after officials discovered over 10 pounds of crystal meth, affectionately known as “ice”, ironically hidden in the linings of ice chests.

According to the Sun Herald, James Robinson pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy in a plan to deliver the meth from Los Angeles to Harrison County. Robinson’s charge has a maximum penalty of a fine of $1 million and 20 years in jail. Robinson is currently being held without bond. He has us all wondering — is storing meth more of a Yeti or Igloo kind of situation?

WHEN YOU TWERK SO HARD IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL At least, Mississippi Alcohol Beverage Control thinks it should be. Twerking has now been placed in the category of “adult entertainment” by Mississippi ABC, which has the power to limit sexualized entertainment in venues where alcohol is involved.

According to the Evening Standard, New Orleans hip-hop performer Big Freedia was banned from performing at the Dollar Box Showroom in Hattiesburg after twerking up a storm on Youtube.

The owner of the club was told by ABC officials he could be fined or lose his alcohol license if he did not cancel Freedia’s act. Freedia tweeted quickly after, “this is some twerkloose bullshit,” and the artist has started selling t-shirts that say, “Mississippi is a right to twerk state.” Twerk on, girlfriend (just not in Mississippi).

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Who will win the 88th-Annual Academy Awards?

MARY MOSES HITT mhitt@go.olemiss.edu

The movies that premiered in 2015 aren’t the only thing generating Oscar buzz. Another year of ‘whiteout’ nominations has ignited a cry for diversity, including a group of celebrities boycotting this year’s award ceremony.

Meanwhile, the plebeians can get kicks and giggles by trying to make sense of the brain teaser that is predicting who will take home golden statuettes this Sunday night at 7:30 p.m.

Here are my predictions for what’s going to go down at the Dolby Theatre this weekend:

BEST ACTOR:

And to no one’s surprise, the Oscar will go to…Leonardo DiCaprio! If you haven’t already been spending the past 20-plus years doing this, get your acceptance speech ready, Leo. If you’re putting money on the Oscars, this category is a safe bet.

Will win: Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”) Could win: Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Revenant”)

BEST PICTURE:

The eight films in this category are all deserving of their nominations, but only a few are actual contenders for this award. While “Brooklyn,” “Room” and “Bridge of Spies” are great, they are at the bottom of the category’s totem pole and easily counted out. “The Big Short,” “The Martian” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” have all generated the appropriate financial and critical success, but, in the end, it’s going to be a photo finish between “The Revenant” and “Spotlight” for the night’s top honor.

Last semester, “Spotlight” seemed to be the distinct frontrunner for this category, but “The Revenant” has done nothing but gain momentum since it won the Golden Globe, confirming the shift in voter loyalty. It seems “Spotlight” will suffer the same fate as “Boyhood” did last year when paired against an Iñárritu film, despite it being the cookie-cutter Oscar Best Picture film.

However, never put it past the Academy to pull an upset in the most prestigious category of the night.

Will win: “The Revenant” Should win: “Spotlight” BEST DIRECTOR:

Sadly, this category has one of the biggest snubs— leaving out Ridley Scott for his work in “The Martian.” This is film veteran George Miller’s first Best Director nomination from the Academy.

Meanwhile, Iñárritu is fresh off his win for Best Director at last year’s Oscars and is sitting in a very comfortable seat entering into this year’s award ceremony. The last time a director won back-to-back Oscars was in 1951, and never has anyone directed consecutive Best Pictures. Will the Academy make history with Iñárritu or spread the wealth and reward Miller for reviving his old franchise?

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Last year, the supporting actor category was a sure win for J.K. Simmons. This year, it’s one of the most uncertain races of the night. Victory has been all over the place this award season with Sylvester Stallone winning the Globe, Mark Rylance winning the BAFTA, and Idris Elba, who isn’t even nominated, winning the SAG, which is usually considered to be the best indicator for whom the Academy will pick. Plus, with the buzz “The Revenant” has created, it would be unwise to rule out Tom Hardy. However, I have an inkling that after 40 years, Rocky Balboa is finally going to get the big win at the Oscars that he didn’t in 1976.

Will win: Sylvester Stallone Could win: Mark Rylance

film. Besides, this would be the most suiting category to honor the “Spotlight” crew’s superior filmmaking, since I don’t think they will elsewhere.

Will win: “Spotlight” Could Win: “Inside Out”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:

When the nominations for this category were announced and Aaron Sorkin’s Golden Globe-winning screenplay for “ Steve Jobs” wasn’t on the list, it made predicting this category a whole lot easier. The fast-paced, energetic screenplay written by Adam McKay and Charles Randolph for “The Big Short” will earn this enjoyable film’s only Oscar of the night.

Will win: “The Big Short” Could win: “The Martian”

BEST SUPORTING ACTRESS:

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BEST ACTRESS:

No offense to Charlotte Rampling’s performance, but who has even heard of “45 Years?”

We can count her out by default, along with Jennifer Lawrence and Cate Blanchett. It’s all going to boil down to the performances of up-and-coming actresses Brie Larson and Saoirse Ronan, but I think the Golden Globe, British Academy Film, and Screen Actors Guild wins indicate that Larson will deservingly be our winner for her role in “Room.” The movie is a favorite with the Oscar voters and was one of my favorite films of the year, so #TeamBrie because this will probably be the only hardware the film leaves with.

Will win: Brie Larson (“The Room”) Should win: Saoirse Ronan (“Brooklyn”)

This one is tricky. Kate Winslet took home the Globe, but they had placed two of these nominees, Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander, in the leading actress category. At the BAFTAs and SAGs it was a split between Winslet and Vikander, respectively.

It’s the classic seasoned veteran vs. the newcomer, and I think the fact that Vikander could have also been nominated for her role in “Ex Machina” will sway the voters to acknowledge her incredible rookie year.

Will Win: Alicia Vikander Could Win: Kate Winslet

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BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:

And to no one’s surprise, the Oscar will go to“Inside Out.” Congratulations Pixar, for ending

your two-year rut by rendering everyone else in this category irrelevant.

Will win: “Inside Out” Should win: “Inside Out”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Going for a three-peat is Emmanuel Lubezki. And all signs seem to indicate that he’s going to actually do it.

Will Win: Emmanuel Lubezki (“The Revenant”) Should Win: Emmanuel Lubezki (“The Revenant”) FOR THE REST, I’LL KEEP IT SIMPLE:

Editing: - “Mad Max: Fury Road” Best Score: - Ennio Morricone (“The Hateful Eight”) Best Song: - “Til It Happens To You” (“The Hunting Ground”) Production Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road” Costume Design: “Mad Max: Fury Road” Makeup and Hairstyling: “Mad Max: Fury Road” Sound Editing: “The Revenant” Sound Mixing: “The Revenant” Best Visual Effects: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Foreign Language Film: “Son of Saul” Best Documentary Feature: “Amy” Best Documentary Short Subject: “The Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” Best Live Action Short Film: “Shok” Best Animated Short Film: “World of Tomorrow”

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:

Pixar’s “Inside Out” is arguably the most original on the list, but I doubt the Academy gives this weighty award to an animated

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This ambitious approach definitely payed off for the band, and now they will officially take that success to Oxford for the first time ever.

“A lot of energy. A lot of fun. A lot of smiles.” Sprung said about Old Dominion’s live shows. “We have a great time, and we always hope that the crowd feeds off of that because that’s certainly what keeps us going.”

As the band looks forward to 2016 they face an exhausting touring schedule. After concluding their own headlining tour, they will join Kenny Chesney on his “Spread the Love” tour.

“We’ve kind of built ourselves as a touring band over the years,” Sprung said. “We did 180-something shows last year.

We’ll probably do at least 125 this year. We just love playing.

We love playing for fans especially. We just love that people are coming out in such such large numbers.”

Old Dominion will take the Lyric stage at 9 p.m.

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right move. Sony Music Entertainment label signed the band, and they have gone on to be nominated for two CMA awards and have performed on the popular late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live.

“I think a lot of it is just time,” Sprung said. “We always joke that we’ve put in 10,000 hours playing together and a lot of it was also us as a group developing a sound that was unique. We kind of just came into our own.”

Old Dominion put much of this time and attention into generating the band’s first fulllength studio album, “Meat and Candy.” The album turned out to be the perfect example of the group’s unique sound and broke the top 20 barrier due to the success of their second single “Snapback.”

“I think [the album] says that we continue to craft and perform hit songs,” Sprung said. “That was our goal when we made that album. We wanted every song to be something that could be on the radio, and hopefully, we will

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Old Dominion more than just another country band, and tonight, the audience at The Lyric will learn why.

“Obviously it’s country music, but I think we pull a lot from a lot of influences outside of country,” bassist Geoff Sprung said.

“The goal is to always kind of write and perform the best song.

We don’t set out to write or play a country song, that just happens to be the genre that we fall in.”

For Sprung, describing the style of Old Dominion is no easy task. After much contemplation, he eventually settled on a smorgasbord of rock, country, pop and just a hint of hip-hop.

This Jackson Pollock-esque genre mixture has proven to be very successful for the group,

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which tours around the country to perform their music. Old Dominion will be performing tonight at The Lyric Oxford as part of their “Meat and Candy.”

Old Dominion began as a mixture of friends who either grew up with each other or met during their college years. None of the guys had any major musical aspirations until they all ended up moving to Nashville, where the lead singer, Matthew Ramsey, asked his friends if they could help him get a publishing deal with a record label.

“We were all friends and wanted to help him out, so, we were his backing band,” Sprung said.

“After doing that for a while, everyone kept telling us we sounded like a band. So, we kind of took it from that step and started playing shows as an actual group.”

This certainly proved to be the

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A full schedule: Ole Miss athletics weekend preview COLLIN BRISTER

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Ole Miss athletics has a big weekend coming. The Rebels will have nine on-campus events this weekend, including baseball, softball and men’s tennis.

The softball team will be taking part in the Ole Miss Classic and take on Northern Iowa on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. before playing Stephen F. Austin University at 6:30 p.m.

The Rebels will then face University of Texas at San Antonio on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

The Ole Miss Classic will host at least two more games; the matchups in those games will be based on the records of each respective team in the tournament.

Softball has gotten off to a blazing start on the 2016 season. The Rebels are off to the best start in school history at 9-3.

The Rebels went 4-1 in Hawaii at the Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic.

They went 4-1 the next weekend at the Troy Classic before splitting a midweek series against in-state foe Southern Miss.

The men’s tennis team will be taking on South Alabama on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. The Rebels are 4-2 on the season, including a victory over number four Baylor.

The South Alabama Jaguars are 6-3 on the young season.

The Jaguars and the Rebels have one common opponent — Southern Miss.

Ole Miss defeated the Golden Eagles 7-0, while the Jaguars lost to the Golden Eagles 4-1.

The Ole Miss baseball team will have an important series this weekend when the Louisville Cardinals come to town.

The Rebels are 4-0 on the young season with a season opening sweep of Florida International University.

The Rebels were then able to get a midweek win over Arkansas State. Louisville will be one of the best, if not the best, teams that the Rebels will play this season.

The Ole Miss men’s and women’s basketball teams will be on the road this weekend in two late season SEC matchups.

The men’s team will be playing Georgia in Athens in a game that could go a long way regarding seeding for the SEC tournament.

The Rebels have started

to play well lately; they won three of their last four games.

If the season ended today, the Rebels would be the seven seed in the SEC tournament, taking on Arkansas in Nashville.

The Rebels are still barely alive for the NCAA tournament, but if the plans involve an at-large bid, Saturday’s contest at Georgia is a mustwin.

The women’s basketball team will conclude their regular season on Sunday, taking on Arkansas on the road.

The Lady Rebels are currently 2-13 in conference play, and are locked into playing on next Wednesday’s play-in game.

The track team finish out the weekend at the SEC Indoor Championships before the NCAA championships start next weekend.

ON-CAMPUS SCHEDULE: FRIDAY 3 p.m. Men’s Tennis vs. South Alabama 4 p.m. Baseball vs. Louisville 4 p.m. Softball vs. Northern Iowa 6:30 p.m. Softball vs.

Stephen F. Austin University

SUNDAY

SATURDAY 11 a.m. Basketball at Georgia 1:30 p.m. Softball vs.

University of Texas at San Antonio 1:30 p.m. Baseball vs.

Louisville

1:30 p.m. Baseball vs.

Louisville 3 p.m. Women’s basketball at Arkansas

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Ole Miss takes on second-ranked Louisville Cardinals BRIAN SCOTT RIPPEE thedmsports@gmail.com

Ole Miss won four consecutive games to begin the season and will face its first true test beginning today as second-ranked Louisville comes to town for a three-game series. The two teams met for two games in Louisville a year ago, each winning a game.

Louisville won the first game 5-3 and the Rebels responded with an 8-3 victory in game two.

Cardinals head coach Dan McDonnell was an assistant coach at Ole Miss from 2001 to 2006 before accepting the head coaching job at Louisville.

“Dan McDonnell has done a terrific job since he’s left here and built a dominant force up there,” Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco said.

Louisville comes into the series with a record of 4-0 and has scored 57 total runs in those games. Louisville also possesses one of the most dominating pitching staffs in college baseball, led by a strong one-two punch in Kyle Funkhouser and Brendan McKay. “It’s a big test in all aspects. Their offense is terrific, a group that should have probably went to Omaha last year,” Bianco said of Louisville. “I think it’s a huge test all around.”

Funkhouser, a 6-foot3-inch, 225-pound righthander, will get the ball on Friday for the Cardinals. The senior posted an 8-5 record with a 3.20 ERA a year ago, which was good enough for first team All-ACC honors.

Funkhouser was selected in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign. His fastball stays in the 90s and

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Errol Robinson hits the ball during the game against Arkansas State. can touch 95 mph, complimented by a slider that sits in the mid-80s.

He will go up against Rebel ace Brady Bramlett. Bramlett is a junior right-hander who earned a win in his first start this season and won seven games for Ole Miss in 2015.

Saturday will not be much easier for the Rebel offense; Louisville will send out sophomore lefty Brendan McKay. McKay finished 2015 with a 9-3 record and a 1.77 ERA. He also had four saves on the year, and if that was not enough, he hit .308 with four

home runs and 34 RBIs at first base.

McKay is the reigning John Olerud Two-Way Player of the year, as well as D1 Baseball, Perfect Game and Collegiate Baseball freshman of the year. He is also a first team All-American. McKay will go up against Chad Smith for Ole Miss. Smith is a junior who came to Ole Miss by way of Wallace State Community College. Smith allowed 3 earned runs on four hits in 3.2 innings pitched in his first start of the year.

Sunday will feature junior

right hander Sean Johnson for Ole Miss squaring off against junior lefty Drew Harrington for Louisville. Both pitchers recorded a win in their first start of the year.

Both offenses come into the series swinging the bats well, and it will be a difficult test for the Rebel pitching staff to match up against Louisville.

The starting pitching for Ole Miss after Bramlett was little shaky on opening weekend and will really be tested on Saturday and Sunday.

The Rebel bullpen has been great through the first four

games, and the arms of Andy Pagnozzi, David Parkinson and Dallas Woolfolk have provided more depth for Bianco out of the pen so far this season. It will be an opportunity for this Ole Miss team to make a statement early in the year. Temperatures will be in the 60s and the crowds should be big in this early non-conference showdown.

“It’ll be three days of no rain and warmer temperatures,” Bianco said. “It’ll feel like an SEC weekend, I’m sure.”

First pitch is set for Friday at 4 p.m.

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