The Daily Mississippian – March 22, 2013

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Dressing out for the ncaa Tournament

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Rebels hope to dance past Badgers The hardcourt Rebels begin their journey in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002 when No. 12 seed Ole Miss takes on No. 5 seed Wisconsin from Kansas City at 11:40 a.m. The contest will be televised by TruTV. BY TYLER BISCHOFF tfbischo@go.olemiss.edu

Junior guard Marshall Henderson

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Ole Miss is in the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade and will look to knock off the Wisconsin Badgers in the second round today at 11:40 a.m. from the Sprint Center in Kansas City on TruTV. Sophomore point guard Jarvis Summers was cleared to play and practice with the team Wednesday before participating in a shootaround Thursday, according to Ben Garrett of OMSpirit.com. This will be Summers’ first game back after suffering a concussion against Missouri last Friday in the SEC Tournament. In his absence, freshman point guard Derrick Millinghaus had been moved into the starting role, and sophomore guard LaDarius White had switched from wing to point guard. Fifth-seeded Wisconsin brings a slower tempo and a stifling defense. Wisconsin ranks 321st out of 345 teams in pos-

sessions per 40 minutes, while Ole Miss ranks 16th in the nation in that regard. Defensively, the Badgers allow just .9 points per possession, 12th best in the country, while Ole Miss scores 1.09 points per possession, good for the 29th-best offense in the country. Wisconsin allows 13.4 attempted 3-pointers per game, but just 3.9 makes. The Badgers’ 29.2 percent 3-point defense ranked 11th in the nation. “I’m sure that they’re going to try to chase our guys off of that 3-point line,” head coach Andy Kennedy said. “But (junior guard) Marshall (Henderson) is so unusual in that everybody tries to keep him from getting shots. Some have kept him from making shots, but no one’s kept him from getting them.” Henderson has attempted at least six shots from beyond the arc in every game this year and is averaging 10.8 attempts per game with 3.9 of them going in. Ole Miss will not have to play perfectly to knock off Wis-

consin. In the Rebels’ run to the SEC title, they were outrebounded by opponents and had more turnovers than assists. “It was all about the grind for us,” Kennedy said. “It was all about defending. It was all about coming up with 50-50 balls, loose balls. Friday’s going to be a battle. We’ve got to take the same approach.” The Badgers are led by junior guard Ben Brust, who averages 11.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Senior forward Ryan Evans averages 10.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for Wisconsin. Wisconsin finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten, but made a run to the Big Ten title game with wins against Michigan and Indiana before getting knocked off by Ohio State. The Badgers have played 13 games against ranked teams and went 7-6 in those contests. That list includes a 74-56 loss to the Florida Gators in Gainesville back in November. See DANCE, PAGE 5

Medicaid expansion debates

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State legislators are working to decide if all Mississippians will benefit from the expansion of the Medicaid program despite the sizeable financial implications involved in doing so.

Because of renovations at Square Books, customers can now buy a piece of the property’s balcony or deck. BY CHARLOTTE ROI

BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER kaskinne@go.olemiss.edu

Mississippi legislators are debating whether the state should expand its Medicaid program at the risk of negatively affecting the state’s finances. This debate stems from a statement released last week by Moody’s Investors Service, which said that states that choose not to expand their Medicaid programs may face large uninsured populations.

All of this is happening while federal payments to hospitals are declining, according to an Associated Press article. “This is actually for people who are out there working but don’t make enough money to provide their own health insurance,” said Mississippi Rep. Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto. “They’re classified as the working poor.” Medicaid is a nationwide program that helps to pay

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For $5, a 9-inch plank of the iconic Square Books balcony or deck can be yours. About the size of a hardcover book, the plank can be shipped with books ordered from the store. Richard Howorth, owner of Square Books, explained that after the city of Oxford strengthened its structural codes, the building needed renovations to remain safe for QUENTIN WINSTINE | The Daily Mississippian

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Square Books is getting ready for a new balcony.


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