The Daily Mississippian March 26, 2012

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Moving out:

A guide to cleaning up this mess and finding your housing match

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The year of studenthousing construction

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Go “green” while the living is easy

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Plastic bins, headphones and knowing when to leave: a guide to organization and study courtesy

BY EMILY ROLAND etroland1@olemiss.edu

For most freshmen, organization in a small, cramped room is not an easy adjustment. Add a roommate to the equation and the world is just asking way too much.

Everyone is used to having their own space, their own routines and their own way of doing things. Dorm rooms do not always allow for those habits to transfer from home.

Never fear. There are some simple ways to keep your room from being cluttered up to the ceiling that do not require a maid or a mother.

Make use of the space below your bed.

Lofting is very helpful, and if you are short like me, there is this cool new invention called a stepstool (yes, I really have one).

You can easily fit your desk, fridge and printer underneath a lofted bed at the same time – a small bookshelf may even fit if you’re especially clever with spacing.

This creates a nice little area that is completely your own, and it reduces the clutter around the room. Some crafty kids even like to hang long, sheer curtains from the mattress to the floor for a little bit of privacy.

If you suffer from acrophobia (fear of heights people, get with it), then just raise your bed without the loft and save $150. Underneath, you can fit plastic bins and drawers that are a necessity of dorm life.

If you have decided to attend the University of Mississippi, that automatically means that you have way too many t-shirts, hoodies and other comfy clothes for rainy days, or class, whichever you prefer. The dressers provided by the university really are not big enough to hold everything.

The plastic bins can also be good clutter catchers that stay out of sight and make mommy think she taught you how to stay clean.

Closet space is very important and handy if you know how to arrange it.

Put stuff you don’t really use much at the top of your closet like your suitcase and the books you spent so much money buying.

Buying a cheap shoe rack and putting it below your clothes is a good idea that I did not catch on to. But when you have to run outside at 2 a.m. because some stupid boy pulled the fire alarm (yet again) and you realize you have your shower shoes on, you will think twice about that whole shoe placement thing.

Another tip concerning closets – they make these hanging things that are pretty convenient for storing hats, scarves, belts and other miscellaneous items.

On living with others: Now, keeping your side of the room is a very good thing to concentrate on. However, we cannot forget that you will also be living with another human being, and they can get agitated

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Copy chief Emily Roland offers some advice on getting along with your roommate.

pretty easily.

Headphones are a wonderful invention.

And if you are really innovative, Bose Noise Canceling headphones are completely magnificent.

Some people like to study in silence, which means blaring your stereo or iHome will annoy them. This could cause tension, and take it from someone who has experienced months of roommate tension, avoid that at all costs. Other people like to blare their stereo, but their taste in music may not match yours. For example, if my roommate decided to play Taylor Swift or Miley Cirus, I would probably have to shank her, or move out, it depends on my mood. That would be another circumstance where using your own personal headphones may come in handy seeing as the whole killing thing may result in expulsion.

Silence your cell phone.

Cell phones make the world go round. Yes, we all know that. But hearing the same tone or song over and over again because of a text message conversation can get really aggravating, and may result in something being thrown at your head.

Another thing to be aware of is the loudness of your voice when talking on the phone. Your roommate does not want to hear about what Sally told her boyfriend last night; he/she is probably trying to memorize names and dates of important people like George Washington or Martin Luther King, Jr. Going into the hallway or taking advantage of a study room could easily prevent these conflicts.

OK, so follow me here.

Bar, bulb, plug, illumination.

Make sense?

It’s called a lamp. These lovely developments are quite convenient when your roommate decides to go to sleep at 9 p.m.

Be considerate and turn the big light off. To be honest, they really aren’t that bright anyway.

Buy an adjustable lamp and light just the area of the room you need to study. Not only will you be an amazingly thoughtful roommate, but it will also prevent violence between you and your roomie.

So there you have it. A few simple tips for surviving dorm life.

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International students should get involved

BY OKSANA DEMCHENKO odemchen@olemiss.edu

From the first sight, it should not be hard to find your path in a small province town.

I’ve lived in a city with half a million people for 20 years; I didn’t know what it was going to be like in a smaller community.

Oxford is fast and easy to adjust to, but there are some things to keep in mind to get through and enjoy the adjustment process.

It’s up to you to decide how close to the university you want to live. You can choose the type of dorm and quantity of

roommates; live in a separate bedroom or share a room with another student.

On-campus life could be the way to go if you don’t have a car and don’t want to spend your valuable minutes waiting for the bus.

Staying “inside” the university lets you wake up a little later and spend less time getting to a class or the library.

Living off-campus makes the division between “school” and “home” more distinct. Staying off the campus territory can be relaxing, and separate you from an overwhelming routine.

If you don’t have your own transportation, however, you should consider transportation to and from campus (the last bus runs around 7 p.m.).

Whether on- or off-campus, the key point of feeling at home is getting along with room-

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Be open to learn and feel free to teach, and you will quickly feel connected to the people.

mates.

Being different should not build walls, but break the ice between you. A friendly atmosphere at home will result in better stress management, which leads to physical and mental health, and as a result, to higher grades. Setting “home rules” for bedtime, party time and household issues at the beginning of the year could help to avoid a

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lot of misunderstandings, too.

I would advise you to not limit your time only to academic success. There are several on-campus organizations where you can find people with the same interests – all kinds of professional, cultural, religious, athletic clubs can be found on orgsync.com.

As an international student, I was involved in the Cultural Connections Program on the first day of my arrival and I met people who are now my best friends.

Another key to good life balance is physical activity.

Exercise gives you the ability to forget about responsibility for an hour or two and allows you to mentally recover.

Also, in order to feel good and be able to capably handle deadlines, you should stay wellrested.

I would advise students to sleep at least seven hours a night. Then you won’t feel a need to take naps and will use your afternoons productively.

Wherever you are from, keep expressing yourself. Speaking with an accent can be an excellent “icebreaker” in any situation. Whenever I meet local people, they were very interested to know more about my culture and share their traditions. An open mind and general tolerance will lead to enjoyable living, being different but equal.

Southern hospitality is so common it will get your attention as soon as you arrive.

Students, faculty and residents treat each other respectfully and are always willing to help.

Be open to learn and feel free to teach, and you will quickly feel connected to the people.

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The guide to a clutter free dorm life comfortable, spacious abode.

This dramatization is, however, light years away from reality for most college students.

No matter how small you think a dorm room will be, it’s 10 times smaller than that, leaving no room for Death Star-like lighting fixtures.

Despite this negative outlook, one can have a pleasant dorm room living experience by following a few simple guidelines.

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Don’t want your dorm to look like this? Former DM staffer Josh Breeden has some advice.

By JOSH BREEDEN Special to The DM

Pop Quiz: what is the most extreme form of capitalist propaganda currently circulating throughout the United States?

First, I would say any advertisement promoting the pur-

chase of items featuring fictional vampires.

Of course, immediately following that would be seasonal dorm room catalogs.

In said catalogs, a “typical” college student sits at his or her art deco desk flanked by spherical lamps, basking in their

1) Get a loft bed.

Yes, they cost hundreds of dollars.

Yes, they feel as though they might collapse at any moment.

Yes, they are shockingly unstylish.

However, you cannot take these factors into account when renting one.

You aren’t forking over those bills for a bed, but the space underneath it. Space in which you can place anything you want, if it will fit through the door.

2) Use the pre-’90s shelv-

ing conveniently molded into the walls of the room to your advantage.

Stick your fridge in the coat section and buy little plastic shelves to place in the vast crevice located above the drawers.

Within this pre-built shelving unit lies freedom from clutter and the claustrophobia that accompanies it.

3) Don’t bring a futon or any other seating device in the couch family.

Before you whip out the tape measure, I will go ahead and tell you, it’s too big.

Not only will it crush those going up and down the stairs during move-in, but it will get mega dirty.

You will spill things on it, neglect cleaning it and, in turn, it will smell.

Dorms smell regardless; you don’t need to add to the stench.

4) Purchase small household and electronic items.

No matter how enticing the idea of a 40-inch flat screen in your room sounds, don’t give

in.

First of all, you will be far too busy to watch television to the extent that will ever justify having it in your possession.

Secondly, dorms get limited channels and it costs extra to upgrade the package. It is not worth it for “Law and Order” reruns.

5) Also, leave behind the plastic clothes hampers and shower caddies.

Think bags, as in laundry bags and shower bags.

6) Finally, for the love of all things holy, do not bring your own office chair.

“The man” will not let you remove the torture device called a chair that already sits in your room.

This will force you to either sacrifice your new cushy and comfortable purchase to the dumpster gods or sell it on the black market, which is already saturated with office chairs.

You’ll have enough problems to deal with, so don’t make getting to the door safely in the morning one of them.

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Oxford adds more than $15 million in student housing, work continues on dorms

By CAIN MADDEN dmeditor@gmail.com

Two apartment complexes, adding more than $11 million to the economy, are being built in Oxford this year to supplement the record enrollment at the University of Mississippi.

Forty-five town houses and condominium units have also been built or are being built from March 1, 2011 to March 1, 2012. From March 1, 2010 to March 1, 2011, no apartments were built and 28 condominiums and townhouses went up.

“As far as housing is concerned, I think we are seeing a flurry lately in the growth of student housing obviously because of the increase in enrollment at the university,” said Oxford Mayor George “Pat” Patterson.

Building official Randy Barber said the shortage of units on campus has led to the growth over the past year and that the trend for the newer apartments includes amenities that help students save time, gas, and even get in better shape.

“You have your biking lanes, walking trails and a lot of them have business centers and places to work out,” he said.

Dean of Students Sparky Reardon said there are many reasons more students are coming to Ole Miss.

“I think that those who come to Ole Miss see a beautiful place where one can develop leadership and people skills, get a first rate education and quality experience, and feel safe at the same time,” he said. “Oxford offers more amenities than most college towns.”

Oxford is not alone in adding student housing, as work continues on campus on building two residence halls on the former site of Miller Hall. The work on the residence buildings will be finished and ready for occupation at the end of

July, coming in at a total cost of $32 million. Between the three buildings, 856 beds will be added.

Apartments are not the only aspect of Oxford growing, as Patterson and Reardon both noted that the increased student population is helping retail and small business growth.

“It’s evident that the increase is having a positive effect on local businesses, but it is more than just the student growth,” Reardon said. “It also encompasses retirees.

“In addition, Oxford and Ole Miss have top-notch festivals and conferences. Not many towns our size have events like the Oxford Film Festival, Double Decker, the Conference on the Book or the Southern Foodway Alliance conference. Business is good even when the students are not here.”

Patterson said that with the growth comes a burden, in that it will increase traffic on the roads, and that the city

had to keep an eye on it to make sure the growth did not affect permanent residents.

“For your people who live here and raise a family here, you try not to make their lives miserable with all of this growth,” he said, adding that “The university is going to grow, and Oxford is going to grow along with it. I think the key is to manage the growth in a reasonable and sensible manor.”

Reardon said the growth has been positive in many ways, but he agreed with Patterson in that the university and Oxford face a challenge in keeping the qualities that attract people to Oxford alive and well.

“Those who have moved here in the last five to 10 years cannot truly appreciate the boom that has occurred,” Reardon said. “It takes patience and foresight when dealing with growth, and I think that both the university and Oxford are dealing with it with grace and character.”

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Weekly Top Zen Special Housing Edition: The not-so ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’

BY ANDY PAUL @anandypaul

My editors asked me to write an extra Top Zen this week for their annual Housing Edition. They wanted any advice I could pass on to students looking to relocate in the near future. I’ve thought long and hard about this because I have had a fair amount of experience with living in Oxford. Particularly, I have experience with the transit between places of residence.

During my stint in this town,

I have lived in four different places with three different sets of roommates. Quite honestly, I have very few complaints with any of those situations.

Really, any problems boiled down to standard roommate qualms i.e. “Who ate all my peanut butter?” “Who drank all my whiskey in retaliation for the missing peanut butter?” or “Who threw up whiskey and peanut butter but forgot to clean it up?” Knowing this, my problems did not stem from my human roommates. No, my grief stems from a far leggier and creepycrawly suitemate.

Spiders. Those no good, eight-eyed interlopers of privacy. Don’t try to tell me spiders keep other pests from

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running rampant. I don’t care.

Those other “pests” have a normal, regulated amount of legs and eyes. Readers, if I can pass on just one bit of advice, it would be to rent or buy a place that is lax on its “spider genocide” policy. Then become the Joseph Kony of the spider world (hey, hey, settle down – the Joseph Kony movement is a joke in its own right, now).

My problems with spiders up until the past year have been virtually nonexistent. I wasn’t the biggest fan of them, but I could honestly tolerate them pretty well. There was a time when I even tried to scoot spiders into a cup and set them outside to be free and do spidery things. Those days are

long gone, my friends. Ever since I moved into my apartment in a very wooded area, I have become the enemy of all things arachnid.

The winter months are tolerable, preferable, even.

I don’t know where spiders go during the colder months (I imagine probably back to Hell where it’s warmer), but they are rampant throughout the other three seasons of the year. And they like to hide everywhere in my place that their tiny little sinister minds can think of. Cupboards, behind toilets, corners of the room, you name it. What’s more, they have grown fond of taunting me. Often, I will come home to find one just hanging out on my sink coun-

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ter or on the wall above my bed. If it’s really quiet, I can hear their little spidery voices screaming, “Screw you. We are spider. We are legion.”

I feel no remorse any longer. I am a spider-killing machine. I suspect I am now the boogeyman whispered about by young spiders before they go to bed: “Don’t stay out too late, or Andy the SpiderSlayer will find you. Once he was a friend of arachnids. But one night, a spider pressed his luck and hid in the trouser leg of one of his folded pairs of pants. Andy put on the pants, felt something near his thigh, and things haven’t been the same since. So say your prayers, and hope that you don’t cross paths with Andy.”

Bottom line: find a spiderless place of residence. Kids, you don’t want to end up like me; a man without a past, without a future, bent of destroying the lives of spiders everywhere. It’s a sad, sad existence.

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Go ‘green’ while the living is easy

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Soon, summer will be upon us and the living will be easy. I know students and faculty are excited to have a break and enjoy some rest, relaxation and new beginnings.

People move into new apartments and houses, and others stay on campus in residence halls. Whatever living situation you choose, this is the perfect time to go “green” and attempt to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

As you move into your new living space – or maybe stay in your current one – consider making some changes to your lifestyle that will not only save the environment but will also

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Don’t try to become a sustainability-hero all at once. Make goals, and as one goal becomes a habit, begin working on the next.

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ridiculous amounts of money on a parking decal or those pesky parking tickets that always seem to pop up throughout the semester.

Now that I’ve got you riding the OUT bus a few times every week and recycling, let’s tackle eating habits.

I consider this aspect of sustainability to be the most controversial — people do not like being told what they can and cannot eat. However, this is probably one of the most im-

portant aspects of sustainability.

You can conserve thousands of gallons of water simply by not eating meat once a week.

Furthermore, a proper vegetarian diet has been shown to be healthier than one that includes a lot of meat.

Also, meat is expensive, so eating less of it can save your pocketbook. The Oxford and Taylor communities have farmers’ markets during the harvesting season, offering delicious, fresh produce grown locally and often without pesticides.

The last bit of advice I’ll give is a collection of suggestions people have been spreading for years.

Turn the lights off when you leave a room; use fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent; turn up your thermostat when you leave your home; don’t run water while you brush your teeth. These suggestions are so simple, yet people still forget to

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It can be hard to make these things a habit, but it is completely worth it when you do.

Not only are you conserving energy, but again you’re helping your pocketbook. The thermostat suggestion is especially important; in the summer, electric rates usually increase; watching your thermostat is a great way to decrease your electric bill and use less coal-generated power.

I hope you’ll be able to incorporate these tips into your daily life this summer. If you’re more ambitious, start now!

Also, consider participating in Earth Hour 2012 on March 31 — from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., don’t use electricity. Sustainable living is quickly entering an important stage, and I believe we will see a major increase in sustainable living in the next 20 years. Soon, it will be the popular thing to do, so why not start now and be considered a trendsetter?

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lead to a healthier life. Don’t try to become a sustainability-hero all at once. Make goals, and as one goal becomes a habit, begin working on the next.

First, in your home or dorm, set aside a space where you can sort recyclables. Keep separate compartments for plastic, aluminum, paper and cardboard.

Then, when the containers fill up, take them to the recycling facility off of Molly Barr Road or Highway 7. It’s not very difficult and can be fun if you recycle with your friends or roommates. Plus, your trash won’t be as heavy when you have to drag it to the dumpster or the curb.

Next, consider taking the OUT bus to class a few times a week. How easy is that? Yes, you may have to wake up a few minutes earlier to catch the bus, but you won’t have to worry about finding a parking spot.

I’ve even considered taking the OUT bus to class every day, that way I don’t have to spend

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A guide to preparing good meals on a college budget

By MARY LINDSEY SIMPKINS Special to the DM

It’s no secret that the typical college diet is often stereotyped for consisting mainly of Ramen noodles and mac-n-cheese. But, can you blame us?

Without the luxury of spacious, fully-stocked kitchens often seen on the Food Network, college students usually have to put up with being crammed into a closet-sized space with three or more roommates and an oven the size of a shoebox, or in a dorm with dining options being limited to whatever doesn’t scorch in the microwave.

However, college years don’t have to be filled with such lackluster (and often unhealthy) food.

Believe it or not, there are easy ways to whip up easy, delicious meals in minutes with limited space and equipment.

From the microfridges of the dorm to the slightly roomier kitchens found in off-campus apartments, great college cooking requires only a few necessary accessories and a little creativity.

In your apartment, there are a few key necessary appliances that will make cooking much easier and efficient.

These include (but aren’t limited to): a pot, a frying pan, spatu-

las, a baking sheet, a can opener and cutting knives.

Always go with nonstick pans because of their durability and easy clean-up. Baking sheets open the floodgates for a variety of desserts and pots allow for easy soups or pastas.

Junior Diarria Williams often cooks in his apartment and said acquiring the tools for a fullystocked kitchen might be more of a marathon than a race.

“A good thing to keep in mind would be gradually acquiring all of your kitchen appliances and kitchenware because it can get really expensive trying to get them all at once,” he said.

So spare your bank account, and try to stick to a gradual stockpiling of gadgets rather than a full-blown Williams-Sonoma shopping spree.

Rachael Ray may douse everything in olive oil, but the E-VO-O can get a bit pricey. A little canola oil can go a long way. This ingredient is used in many different recipes, and will be necessary in pan frying anything. Not to mention, stir frying is a painless way to make dinner in minutes.

Add some oil, garlic, bell peppers, onions, chicken and soy sauce for a dish that rivals any Asian restaurant in town.

Easy recipes for the college student: Broccoli Rice Casserole: 1 box frozen broccoli 2 cups uncooked minute rice 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup 1 1/2 cups Sauteed onions 16 oz. Cheese whiz

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Also, try to buy a spice rack to get a variety of cheap flavors that can last the entire school year.

To counteract the stockpile, buy fresh vegetables on a weekly basis.

They can be baked or steamed at a moment’s notice and serve as spectacular side dishes.

Another good item to keep on hand is a rotisserie chicken.

Buy one at the grocery store, take the meat off the bones, and store it in a container in the refrigerator.

This takes out the problem of cooking the meat and simplifies the dinner-making process. Plus, chicken can be used in just about

any type of dish you can imagine.

Once you have your ingredients, it’s time to start cooking.

Rather than coming home after class at 5 p.m. and not having the energy to cook an entire meal from scratch, make (or prep for) these meals on Sunday, and keep them frozen or in the refrigerator for the remainder of the week.

This way, a tasty meal is only a quick stir fry or easy bake away, and you won’t have to resort to the frozen pizza in the freezer.

Try to stick to simple dishes, or else you will end up paying a large amount of money to buy the ingredients.

Casseroles, pastas, salads, stir frys and quiches are easy and fun dishes to make.

Remember the key phrase is pre-packaged simplicity.

Healthy frozen meals, canned soups (get the low-sodium option to cut back on unhealthy salt) and bags of frozen vegetables are easy to heat up in a microwave.

Buy fresh fruit on Sunday, cut it into slices and put it in an airtight container for an easy snack throughout the rest of the week.

Also, peanut butter and a loaf of bread can provide a healthy, tasty lunch option.

Of course, there’s also the mooching option.

One can cook up a meal at a friend’s apartment and keep the leftovers in the refrigerator for an easy dinner; just reheat and serve.

If you’re in a particularly gastronomic mood and are determined to cook an entire meal, search the Web for some creative recipes for microwave cooking. Many websites have information about cooking fairly elaborate meals, including lasagna and cornbread.

Cooking on or off a college campus doesn’t have to be stressful, nor does it have to take too much time or money.

With the right ingredients on hand and a few necessary tools, you’re on your way to a homecooked meal.

Nothing, even small counter tops, should get in the way of making your culinary dreams a reality. As chef Amy Powell, author of “Real Meals in Minutes,” said, “You might find that it is not from the kitchen, but the cook, that good food is born.”

Instructions: Combine all ingredients and bake in medium casserole dish Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour.

10 Minute Szechuan Chicken: 4 chicken breasts, skinned 3 tb Cornstarch 1 tb Vegetable oil 3 Cloves garlic, minced 5 tb Soy sauce (low salt) 1 1/2 tb White-wine vinegar 1 ts Sugar 1/4 c Water 6 Green onions, cut into 1” pieces 1/8 ts Cayenne or to taste Instructions: Cut chicken *(these are 1/2 breasts, as you buy them in the market) into 1 1/2 inch cubes.

Lightly toss with cornstarch in bag to coat.

Heat oil in skillet or wok; stirfry chicken and garlic until lightly browned.

Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and water.

Cover and cook 3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Add green onions and cayenne; cook uncovered about 2 minutes longer.

Walnut Raspberry Brownies: 3 Squares chocolate 1 1/2 c Walnuts, chopped 1 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1/2 c Crisco 1/3 c Raspberry jam Instructions: Melt chocolate and Crisco over warm water; cool slightly.

Blend together eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt; stir in chocolate mixture, then flour.

Fold in walnuts.

Turn into well greased 8-inch square pan.

Bake at 325 for about 40 minutes.

Spoon jam over hot brownies; spread carefully.

Let cool.

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By ELLIE TURNER eeturner@olemiss.edu

It’s that time of year. Students are browsing possible homes for the fall, leases are being signed and landlords are filling their books with new tenants.

This process is not always an easy feat for most college students. Dean Ott, property manager at Rental Central of Oxford, provided five points that students might want to keep in mind as they search for their home away from home.

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Many tenants do not realize that once they sign a lease with other people, they are contracted by Mississippi law to act as one unit, Ott said. This law makes every person on the lease liable for the house. Unless one person signs the lease, which experts say to steer away from, then every name on the lease is responsible for the whole amount of rent and other expenses.

“It’s kind of like being married,” Ott said. “It’s kind of 2. Know your neighlike an all-for-one, one-for-all bors. type of situation.”

If students want a place Living preferences can also be a source of conflict between where they can have parties, it is best to stay away from roommates.

Students should be mindful residential neighborhoods, acof who they choose to live with cording to Ott. “It’s not a situation where concerning lifestyles like sleeping arrangements, cleanliness, you can throw a party all night study habits and social prefer- long and older residents in the ences, said Jennifer McClure, neighborhood won’t call the assistant director for marketing police,” Ott said. “Because at the Department of Student they will and they will call the Housing and Residence Life at landlord, and it creates a problem for everybody.” the University of Mississippi.

Ott said students should talk While McClure said choosing the right roommate is cru- to their neighbors and learn cial, she also said embracing about their situation. That relationship could save tenants diversity is important.

“It is always a great idea to from causing complaints.

Ott said that many times, try to live with people from different backgrounds,” Mc- if students tell the neighbors Clure said. “There is just so they are planning a party and much you can learn, and you give them a number to contact can share your culture. It re- if they have any complaints, ally helps round out your col- there are usually less problems. lege experience.”

Students can even have Some apartments have a roommate-matching program problems with other student and also do individual leasing neighbors. Sarah Connelly, if students have no prospects to live with.

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a first-year education graduate student, has encountered neighbors who “think it’s Spring Break” all the time.

“On weekdays, they blare their music and they leave their door open, so that I can hear it even if I am in my house with doors closed,” Connelly said. “That’s annoying to have neighbors that you don’t really know and you can’t really go and say, ‘Hey, can you turn down your music?’”

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3. Know your budget.

The rate that is given to a possible tenant at first can often increase with the costs that are less noticeable. Ott said that many times students want to be close to the Square, but those houses are old, and therefore, more likely to incur costs. Then again, he said if a

tenant’s priority is to be able to walk to and from the Square, that location and possible extra cost is worth it.

McClure said whether students live on or off-campus, money is one of the most important things to think about.

She suggested looking at amenities, inclusions and proximity to other transportation.

The residence halls on campus have everything included, so though the visible costs seems higher, it may not be once other expenses are factored into a budget.

Some students and parents may be thinking of buying a place.

“To me the perks of buying is that you’re not throwing your money away,” said second-year pharmacy student Lauren Brady. “With rent, you are throwing your money away every month and when you buy something, it’s yours and if you don’t want to keep it whenever you finish school, you can turn around and sell

it.”

4. Know your landlords.

While there are many reliable landlords in Oxford, Ott said faulty landlords do exist and students should be careful where they do business.

“We’ve seen situations where people rented a house and the owner goes into foreclosure,” Ott said. “You need to deal with reputable folks.”

Ott’s main piece of advice is to do research when looking at housing companies.

McClure said on-campus living is more beneficial if residents meet their residence hall directors.

No matter where students live, landlords can be a student’s most helpful resource, according to McClure.

cated and have active safety measures, but McClure has lived off-campus as a student and a professional and she understands the importance of placement.

“Drive by at different times of the day and night to get a feel for the area,” she said.

“Somewhere that looks really great during the day may be poorly lit at night and somewhere that you don’t feel safe and comfortable.”

If you are not familiar with Oxford and the housing scene, Ott suggested going to the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Oxford. He said they will be able to help guide students to the most reputable businesses.

5. Know the area.

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time management and convenience. Ott said to prioritize places or areas of town that are important to the student.

If that is the Square, then students need to keep in mind that some housing options are further from the Square than others.

Connelly lives a half-mile from the Square, and she said she is thankful she chose to be in walking distance of the places she goes to the most.

“My friends that live way out, even though their house is less expensive, always have to drive everywhere and I don’t have to do that,” Connelly said.

Living on-campus allows students to be centrally lo-

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What to do in the event of Violence or Individual with Weapon • If you witness any armed individual on campus at any time or if an individual is acting in a hostile or belligerent manner, immediately contact UPD at 4911.

• Remain calm 1. If the armed subject is outside the building:

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Turn off all the lights and close and lock all windows and doors. Move to a core area of the building if safe to do so. Listen for an ‘all clear’ from a recognizable voice 2. If the armed subject is inside the building: ASSOCIATED PRESS/THE REFELCTOR, MICAH GREEN

Mississippi State University Police officers gather outside Evans Hall dormitory at the Starkville campus on Saturday night, March 24, 2012.

They are investigating the shooting death of MSU student John D. Sanderson, 21, of Madison. The shooting took place in a dorm room in the all-male dormitory.

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The fatal shootings of two Mississippi college students over the weekend has led to an outpouring of sympathy from University of Mississippi students and administrators.

“When these types of things happen, we’ve got to realize that the other universities in Mississippi are one family,” said Dean of Students Sparky Reardon on Sunday afternoon. “So we grieve with our

friends at Mississippi State and Jackson State, and just know that our thoughts and prayers at the University of Mississippi are with our friends at Mississippi State and Jackson State.”

Nolan Ryan Henderson III, 19, a Jackson State University student from Atlanta, was shot in the face and found at 1400 Valley St. in Jackson. John Sanderson, 21, of Madison, a first-semester transfer student to MSU, was shot multiple times Saturday night. Suspects in both shootings remained at large Sunday night.

UM administrators said

Sunday that they don’t yet know how the Mississippi State gunmen got past dormitory security, which is similar to the security used in residence halls on the Ole Miss campus.

Henderson was found on the ground and pronounced dead on the scene. No suspect information has been released.

Sanderson was shot multiple times Saturday night on the first floor of the Evans Hall residence building.

Police were called at 9:54 p.m., and arrived within one minute. Sanderson was pronounced dead at 11:03 p.m.,

Bill Kibler, MSU vice president of student affairs, said in a press conference. The shooters are not believed to be MSU students, according to MSU officials.

A gun has been recovered and campus police have identified a person of interest.

The police have surveillance tapes from Evans Hall. Police are looking for three people reportedly believed to be involved in the shooting.

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Flee if safley possible. Contact UPD at 4911 with your location. If flight is impossible, lock all doors and get down on floor or under desk. Remain silent. Wait for the “all clear” instruction.

3. If the armed subject comes into your class or office: No one procedure recommended. Attempt to get outside help. Use common sense.

Using force is a last resort. Wait for the ‘all clear’. If you flee, get as far away from building as possible.

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This year’s Relay for Life focused on partnering with local business to help publicize the event in an effort to boost participation.

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Over the past few years, Relay for Life has become a staple on the University of Mississippi campus, right along with Rebel baseball, spring parties and Double Decker.

Doug Odom, publicity chair for the event, which is scheduled for April 13, said one of the big goals was to increase the publicity. To do that, one of the first things Odom did was set up a “percentage night” with McAllister’s restaurant in Oxford.

McAllister’s agreed to publicize the event and Relay for Life

volunteers served as wait staff while also setting up games.

“They would donate 10 percent of their final profit after taxes from that night, which benefited both of us in the long run,” Odom said. “They really liked us; they really want to do business with us in the future, so we made some good contacts.”

Co-chair of the event Courtney Pearson said other events have helped publicize Relay for Life as well, including The Little Black Dress event, which promoted breast cancer awareness.

“We had six or seven different vendors like Avon, Mary K and

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other breast cancer awareness stuff,” Pearson said. “We also had a Hero of Hope speaker. It was a nice evening for women to kind of raise awareness and have a good time.”

Other awareness events include Dancing for a Cure, an Ole Miss spin-off of Dancing with the Stars, where male volunteers were matched up with female faculty members. More percentage nights and events held by Greek groups have also helped raise awareness.

“I feel like we have made a better presence on campus this semester,” Pearson said. “The See RELAY, PAGE 4

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Do the clothes we wear determine our fate?

BY ANGELA ROGALSKI abbeangela @gmail.com

Geraldo Rivera’s comments on the Fox show “The O’Reilly Factor” have caused a firestorm of controversy and backlash.

The Fox News host said that had Trayvon Martin not been wearing a hoodie on the day he was shot to death, “that nutty neighborhood watch guy wouldn’t have responded in that violent and aggressive way.”

The quote pulled from The Huffington Post was simply one report of many repeated stories on the dubious opinion of Rivera. Attributing the reaction of George Zimmerman (the man who shot Martin) to the clothes on Martin’s back was seen by most as ridiculous and a mistake on Rivera’s part that will surely haunt him for months to come, if not longer.

U.S. News on msnbc.com printed a tweet made by CNN commentator Roland Martin, who is

black: “Geraldo Rivera of Fox News has lost his mind. He’s saying #Trayvon Martin wearing a hoodie helped cause his own death?”

NOW, a segment on msn.com, had a photo of Rivera himself wearing a hoodie at a sporting event with the headline “Geraldo Rivera’s anti-hoodie stance doesn’t apply to him.”

The article pointed out the many times Rivera himself, who is of partial Puerto Rican descent, had taken his life into his own hands (at least according to his own opinions) by wearing something that he feels strongly is the reason for the fate of many black and Latino youths.

The shooting of Trayvon Martin has prompted thousands of people across the country to plan a march for justice in the memory of Martin. U.S. News reports that, according to the Tampa

Bay Times, up to 1,000 people marched to one of Tampa’s busiest intersections carrying signs that read, “I am Trayvon” and that many wore hoodies and carried bags of Skittles, just as Martin did at the time he was shot.

The question remains: do the clothes we wear determine our own fate? Or are we simply looking for something else to blame for the darker instincts of some of the human race?

Zimmerman, whose father is white and mother is Hispanic, has been called a racist. Some people have even said it’s a return to Jim Crow. Zimmerman’s attorney said the evidence will show that it’s Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law properly applied.

Whatever one believes, the fact remains that an unarmed 17-yearold boy is dead.

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death? Or is Zimmerman a racist, out to shoot any person of color who gets in his way?

The answers may be far more complex than a simple yes or no.

Maybe the real question here is why did Zimmerman, a man who has had several run-ins with the law himself over the years, and who may have been a selfappointed watchman in the first place, have a permit to carry the Kel-Tec 9mm handgun that he used to shoot Martin?

According to The Daily Beast, even his association with the watch program is now in question.

Maybe we should re-examine the laws that put guns into the hands of people like Zimmerman before we start laying blame on items of clothing.

Angela Rogalski is a print journalism senior who lives in Abbeville. Follow her on Twitter @abbeangel.

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Take a stand

BY MARGARET ANN MORGAN mmorgan@olemiss.edu

This past weekend was a very busy one for the Ole Miss campus. Everything was happening in a three-day time frame. Philanthropic events, junior preview day, spring parties and everything in between.

But there was one event that I attended that opened my eyes to many different subjects. The OMazing Race, sponsored by the Department of Campus

Programming and One Mississippi, took place Friday and Saturday with about 50 students competing for the grand prize of money and a brick on the Walk of Champions.

The larger goal, however, was to meet people with varying interests and different backgrounds and to spark conversation among peers.

This year’s orientation dinner highlighted the recent documentary “Not in Our Town,” which features Ole Miss in one of its three parts.

The documentary covers the issue of “The South Will Rise Again” and the rally (and, more-so, the very peaceful yet powerful counter rally) of the Ku Klux Klan. If you haven’t

seen the video yet, you need to take the time to watch it.

During the discussion following the documentary, this question was raised to all teams: “When was a time that you took a stand, or when did you not take a stand when you feel you should have?”

There were many stories shared on both sides and all of the stories were moving in their own way. It really brought the simple importance of standing up for something important to my attention.

Many recent events have taken place where people either took a stand or watched from the sidelines. The ongoing presidential elections, the case of Trayvon Martin,

abortion rights in the state, the Kony 2012 campaign. All of these are examples of hot topics in which an individual can take a stand.

But you don’t have to only take a stand for points of national attention. You can take a stand every day, starting with very small instances.

Get to know someone in your class that you would otherwise ignore, call up that person you’ve held a grudge against since she stole your middle school boyfriend, volunteer time to a cause for which you are passionate. It doesn’t matter where you start, just start.

College students are known to put energy toward efforts of advocacy. The word “ad-

vocacy” has a save-the-world feel to me, but you can be an advocate of even the simplest matters. Find out what you advocate. Talk about it with other people, and find their passions as well.

Too often it is human nature to sit back comfortably, to save fear of embarrassment or disagreement, rather than standing up for what we know is right. Luckily, it is never too late to change. Take a stand for something. Do it every day, and let others know why you stand so tall.

Margaret Ann Morgan is a broadcast journalism junior from McComb. Email her at mmorgan@ olemiss.edu.

Take advantage of the oportunties to explore Mississippi

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The Mississippi Delta is a region of dichotomies. A visit to the area reveals wealth and extreme poverty, college campuses and illiteracy, historical and cultural importance and modern development. One could go on and on.

Over Spring Break, a group of nine law students, three from Ole Miss and six from Harvard Law School, lived and worked in Clarksdale. While the trip included some fun, such as a visit with Bill and Francine Luckett, a night at Ground Zero, days of soul food and a blues tour, the trip focused on helping rural landowners and farmers (or “growers,” as they are now called).

The Delta has some of the richest soil in the world. Although “big farming” has taken over the agriculture business in the United States, the past decade has seen a movement to

recapture land for local growers. Several organizations, such as Delta Fresh Foods, are working to bring sustainable, local and organic agriculture back to the Delta in small and large farming operations.

This is not always an easy task to accomplish or get started. Many rural landowners do not have clear title to their land, which precludes them from receiving state and federal aid for these programs and opportunities. For example, a simple “hoop house” (a homemade green house) allows growers to farm certain crops year round, but the FDA will not place one on your land unless you can prove that you own the land outright.

What is called “cloudy title” can happen for a variety of reasons. One common reason is that the land has been in the family of the grower for many generations. Over time, as relatives die, they have failed to pass title through a valid will

or deed, or a surviving relative has failed to open the estate of the deceased and ensure that proper inheritance occurs.

The mission of the Pro Bono Trip was to research ways in which rural landowners and growers can secure titles to their land, set up valid wills and even donate their land to land trusts. Students spent the first day of the trip visiting local growers in Quitman, Greenville and Winona. The next five days were spent researching the legal issues. Delta Fresh Foods, the Harvard Transactional Law Clinic and the Ole Miss Transactional Clinic will publish a guide, written by the students, that will teach rural landowners the importance of securing title, how to go about it and who to contact for assistance.

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indication others are in danger.

Twenty-four students located on the same floor of the shooting have been relocated to other residence halls on campus, Kibler said.

In an email, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Larry Ridgeway said it is important that RAs, hall directors and desk workers enforce the access policy strictly.

Ole Miss student Thomas Foi said he feels safe in the Residential College.

“The RAs are really good about (identifying people),” Foi said. “They know pretty much everyone here. Living in a residence hall, you don’t think something like that would happen here. It doesn’t feel like something could happen, but it probably could.”

In the event that something does happen, Noel Wilkin, associate provost and strategic planning chair, said the best thing students can do is to educate themselves on the emergency plans.

“I think it is very important that all of us in our community are aware of what to do when we are facing a crisis situation,” Wilkin said. “Everyone should understand the appropriate procedures for when a thing like that occurs.

“Our hearts go out to the victim of the incident,” Wilkin continued. “Our thoughts are with the entire Mississippi State community.”

Associated Student Body president Taylor McGraw said the ASB would find a way to pay its respects.

“We’re also going to stick with our friends who are at those schools and hopefully

make phone calls to them and give them our support,” McGraw said. “It’s tough to swallow. I think like most people, I thought immediately about if that had happened on our campus, and you know you have some of those thoughts, and it helps you empathize with students at Mississippi State and Jackson State and the poor families of the students who were killed.”

McGraw said it is a tough realization that something like this could happen to anyone at any time.

“It lets you know that even when you think you know you’re in a safe environment, it’s the furthest thing away from (your) mind, and nobody is immune from tragedy,” McGraw said. “We don’t always know the reason for it.

I hope they track down the people who are responsible.”

If an event such as this were to happen at Ole Miss, University Police Department Chief Calvin Sellars said his first priority would be to catch the shooter.

Sellars said security guards patrol all campus dorms at night and that UPD cars patrol the campus every night.

UPD pays extra attention to the dorms.

“The reason why we protect the dorms is because that is where students live,” Sellars said.

Jackson State President Carolyn Meyers released a statement Sunday morning on the university’s Facebook page advising students to take extra safety precautions on campus and be prepared to show official university identification

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“This is a very tragic loss,” Meyers said. “As a parent and grandparent, my heart goes out to the family. We offer our sincerest condolences and prayers during this very difficult time.”

Henderson’s friends took to twitter following his death, remembering him as a good person who did not cause any trouble, sending out prayers to his family and coordinating a candlelight vigil.

Though JSU released information online, J.C. Foster, a music education freshman at Jackson State, said students did not receive an alert about the incident.

At MSU, Maroon alerts were sent to students Saturday night, and officials said they have received no reports that any of them failed.

Leading up to the shooting, there were approximately six robberies at Mississippi State in the Rice Hall dormitory.

Daniel Edwards, an MSU music education freshman, was one of the students robbed on Monday.

“I’m not sure (if the shooting and robberies are connected),” he said. “The suspects aren’t believed to be students.”

Edwards said classes are not cancelled, but the campus is on lockdown for the most part.

“The campus is pretty dead right now,” he said. “Nobody is really leaving their dorms.”

Students at MSU have been instructed to stay safe and cautious of anyone looking for a ride. The suspects are believed to have fled toward Jackson.

Keenum said in the press release that he wanted to assure students, parents and faculty and staff that MSU, which is known as a safe campus, continues to be safe.

“Our Bulldog family is saddened by this event and the loss of one of our students,” Keenum said. “Our hearts go out to John Sanderson’s family and friends and they will continue to be in our prayers.

“Our top priority is the safety and well-being of our campus and all who inhabit it.”

For more information on emergency preparedness, including information on severe weather, students can visit www.olemiss.edu/emergency.

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into three sections.

“People see it’s 12 hours and think, ‘Oh my goodness what am I going to do for 12 hours?

Walk around the circle? That sounds really boring.’ But it’s broken up into three shifts and is a lot of fun.”

Pearson said the opening ceremony begins with honoring cancer survivors.

“We begin the night by celebrating what we’re all here for,” she said.

Then comes the Luminaria Ceremony, which is where participants remember those that have been lost to cancer.

“Last year we had some really prominent leaders come out and speak,” Pearson said.

“I don’t think people realize exactly how cancer affects people’s lives on campus. It’s the silent killer. It was really emotional last year.”

The event will end with the Fight Back Ceremony.

“It’s almost like a promise and a pledge,” she said. “Even if your relay is over, the fight is never over. You still have to continue to raise awareness for this disease.”

Adam Blackwell, advocacy chair for the event, said Relay for Life is not just about raising money.

“It’s also about coming together to support cancer survivors, those diagnosed with cancer and their families and friends,” he said. “Everyone on this campus has been affected by cancer in some way, so it’s something that everyone can participate in. Relay for Life is an organization that celebrates and remembers those diagnosed with cancer but also works to fight back and find a cure.”

For more information, visit www.relayforlife.com. Individuals can sign up as a team or as an individual.

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thing is, you can’t start initiating in January and expect to raise (our goal of) $45,000 in a few short months. So we wanted to make sure Ole Miss kind of knew what relay was and is aware of the presence on campus.”

Odom said there are currently between 42 and 45 teams signed up, and each team is “strongly encouraged” to raise $1,000.

“You can raise as much as you can, or if possible, even more,” Pearson said. “Provided that each team raises $1,000, we’ll be just shy of our goal; when you factor in the fundraising, we’ll actually exceed our goal of $45,000.”

The event lasts 12 hours, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and is separated

Jacob Batte, Jon Haywood, Emily Roland and the Associated Press contributed reporting.

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University of Mississippi team wins national competition two years in a row

BY MARGARYTA KIRAKOSIAN mkirakos@olemiss.edu

The University of Mississippi’s Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition team just made history, becoming the third law school to win multiple titles in 24 years of the competition.

This victory was a result of the team’s three members: third-year law student Dreda Culpepper, second-year law students Kimberly Thompson and Brian Whitman.

Coached by professors David Case and Stephanie Showalter Otts, the Ole Miss team beat 77 other law schools.

“The entire law school community is proud of the team and coaches who won the Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition,” said Richard Gershon, dean of the Ole Miss Law School. “The fact that they won this prestigious competition two years in a row is a testament to the outstanding students and faculty we have at the University of Mississippi School of Law.” The Environmental Law Moot Court Competition is hosted by Pace Law School in White Plains, N.Y., and it tests skills in appellate brief writing and oral advocacy on issues drawn from real cases.

It also helps provide experience

in environmental litigation. Three adverse teams argue the issues, which reflects that environmental litigation involves the government, a public interest group and a member of the regulated industry.

Each team had its problem, divided issues and cases, and wrote and edited them together. Participants received cases in October and spent two months researching and writing briefs. Before February, they prepared for oral arguments.

Those with the highest scores for both the written brief and oral argument participated in the final rounds.

“The preparation was quite intense,” Thompson said. “We had 22 law practice rounds before departing. But on the competition it was really helpful to know what you were talking about.

“My team was great. We were getting along very well. The win made it (an) even more exciting event.”

This was Culpepper’s second time to compete.

“This competition is a lot of fun and a great experience for me,” she said. “It provides practice, which is completely different from the activities in the classroom.”

Culpeper is the one who asked Whitman to participate this year with the team.

“Professors Case and Showal-

ter-Otts spent a lot of time making sure that our team was prepared to compete and win,” Whitman said. “All the teams were well-prepared, but our hard work really showed when it came time to argue. Before I went to the competition, I was not very familiar with the subject, but afterward I felt like my teammates and I could answer any question. The hard work before the competition really helped to win.”

The team also won for Best Brief – Intervenor-Appellee, one of three awards for the highest scoring briefs given annually at the competition.

Thompson and Whitman argued for Ole Miss in the quarterfinal round, defeating teams from Drake University and UCLA, and in the semifinal round, Whitman and Culpepper won against teams from the University of Tennessee and Loyola-New Orleans.

The Ole Miss title was secured

by Culpepper and Thompson, who defeated the University of Denver and seven-time NELMCC champion Lewis & Clark Law School in the final round.

Professor David Case is satisfied with the results of the team he and professor Showalter Otts coached.

“The Pace Competition is one of the oldest, largest and (most)

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Ole Miss law professor and coach Stephanie Showalter Otts, second year law students Brian Whitman and Kimberly Thompson, third year law student Dreda Culpepper and professor and coach David Case.

prestigious law school moot court competitions in the country,” Case said. “It took a lot of effort

and work to repeat Ole Miss as champions. I am very proud of this team.”

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Honors student will work for ‘Big Four’ accounting firm

BY OKSANA DEMCHENKO odemchen@olemiss.edu

A lot of outstanding careers have started at the University of Mississippi.

Martina Cotelo’s career path is an excellent example of successfully pursuing a goal and taking advantage of opportunities, as she was recently selected for an internship at Ernst & Young, a Big Four public accountancy firm. She will spend two months working with Ernst & Young in their New York City headquarters this summer.

“Working for Ernst & Young will help me to understand whether I like accounting,” she said. “I like the lessons, and I want to see how the theory integrates into working in the office.”

Previously Cotelo was se-

lected for the annual Discovery Ernst & Young Conference for underrepresented minorities. “(The) diversity aspect makes Cotelo’s experience a little different from the others,” said Mark Wilder, dean of the School of Accountancy. “She will get an amazing working and life experience there.”

Cotelo was born in Uruguay and moved to Oxford at age 5.

After graduating from Oxford High School, she entered Ole Miss to triple major in international studies, accounting and German. She holds a Barksdale Scholarship, and she was one of the two students to receive the Barksdale Award last year. Cotelo’s project provided for by the Barksdale Award was about her Jewish grandmother, who escaped from Germany to Uruguay in the 1930s. Cotelo

travelled to Uruguay to gather her grandmother’s letters and documents in order to finish the book she started before she died.

“She sent me the stories, and we often talked about the future book,” Cotelo said. “In Uruguay I found a lot more than I thought. I was able to read only a part of the letters.”

Cotelo continued to transcribe the letters in Oxford once she returned with her German teacher Corona Petrescu.

“Analyzing the letters helped me choose my thesis topic,” Cotelo said. “Also, I’m going to study abroad in Potsdam, Germany next spring. The university there has one of the best Jewish Studies (programs) in Germany.”

Cotelo’s investigation brings a potential change into society.

“We always tell our students to make us jealous, to take on a project that is going to shake us and make us examine the fundamental questions,” said Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez, dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. “Processing the story of the grandmother who came through an ethnical conflict and rebuilt her life in Uruguay, Cotelo achieves that goal.”

Apart from triple majoring and doing the Barksdale project, Cotelo also works for the Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College.

“Cotelo is an excellent worker,” said honors coordinator Penny Leeton.

“She works with the prospective students, gives tours around the building, helps with posters and flyers and does everything

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Martina Cotelo

we ask her.”

“This summer I’m going to be a retreat coordinator,” Cotelo said. “I like to organize events and help high school seniors to decide which path to take.”

Class of 2012 Senior Gift memorializes Ole Miss cheer

BY KATIE HARRISON kaitieharrison@gmail.com

Hotty Toddy will forever be remembered, especially with the help of the 2012 graduating class’s senior gift.

Every year, the graduating seniors, specifically the Senior Class Council, have a task of choosing a legacy of some sort to leave behind by selecting a senior class gift.

Meghan Litten, senior class secretary and treasurer, said the Hotty Toddy cheer is one of the best inclusive school traditions at the University of Mississippi.

“This year our class has decided to purchase a plaque chronicling the history of the

beloved cheer, Hotty Toddy, to be placed on campus,” Litten said. “The University of Mississippi’s historian is writing the history of Hotty Toddy that will appear on the plaque.”

Eighty seniors, including senior class president Toran Dean, vice president Clay Crawford and Litten generated the idea of the plaque and helped make it a reality.

Dean said students on the council submitted ideas for a gift.

“I was surprised to see that each idea had the theme of school spirit, whether it be to buy a live black bear or give (a) statue or scholarship in honor of James Meredith,” she said.

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Dean said they eventually landed on the cheer because of how it represents the university and its overall inclusiveness.

“The Class of 2012 has seen some changes when it comes to traditions at the university, but the Hotty Toddy chant is one that included every student at our school regardless of race, color and creed,” she said.

Litten said the gift is a symbol of the seniors’ love for Ole Miss.

“It represents our, the Class of 2012, love for the university,” she said. “It is our thank you to the campus. We hope this gift will be something that the Ole Miss community will continue to enjoy in future years.”

The plaque will be presented in the late spring before graduation, and Ian Banner, Department of Facilities Planning director, will assign the plaque a designated location on campus.

Litten said the seniors are excited to present the gift and that it means a lot to the school.

“We are really excited about the senior gift because it is something unique that can only be placed here, at Ole Miss,” she said. “This gift is important for Ole Miss and anyone who visits the campus because it demonstrates how much we appreciate tradition.

HOTTY TODDY!” To fund the approximately $6,000 gift, seniors wrote letters to family and friends asking for donations. All donations are accepted and can be made at www.umfoundation. com/seniors.

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Gifts from previous classes. This year, the senior class plans to donate a plaque detailing the history of the Hotty Toddy chant.

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Smoothie shop possibility on campus

BY JENNIFER NASSAR jennifernassar2@gmail.com

There are just a few days left of Associated Student Body president Taylor McGraw’s term before president-elect Kimberly Dandridge takes over, and McGraw may soon be able to realize one of his campaign goals – a smoothie shop on campus.

McGraw said he is not fully convinced it will happen, but he is very impressed with how far it’s gone.

“I’m pleased that we’ve made progress in the sense that there are a lot of people talking about it,” McGraw said. “I’m eager to see how quickly we can move forward with it.”

McGraw thought of the idea for a smoothie shop and healthier food choices last year.

“I remember talking to Jonathan Parker, director of dining services, about it before I was even running for president,”

he said A list of ideas was presented to the ASB and administrators, and the idea seemed interesting.

“Aramark is 100 percent behind it,” he said. “They see it as something that students would like and enjoy, so they’ve always been helpful.”

McGraw said one thing in the way of the smoothie shop is space.

“It’s hard to make room for something like that on campus,” he said.

Aramark has to get permission from those in charge of buildings before they can make plans, according to McGraw.

“I think that was the hold up,” he said. “Everyone agrees that it’s a good idea, and we want to do it.”

McGraw said Jim Morrison in the Lyceum brought the latest idea of having a smoothie shop in the bunker location across from the Turner center.

“That could be a possible location,” he said. “They’re still trying to see if it meets all

the specifications that it would require – plumbing and all that.”

McGraw said he believes the student body is open to places where they can have access to quick, healthy food and that the dining services is looking for ways to accommodate the growing number of students.

“I think they’re constantly looking for areas to increase dining spaces,” he said.

“They’re doing what they can with the space we have.”

Exercise science junior Claude Chandler said he thinks the smoothie shop is a pretty good idea with the growing number of students and may be a better food place.

“It’s good for healthy choices,” he said.

With McGraw’s term coming to an end, he is still anxious to get the ball moving on the possibility of a smoothie shop for campus.

“Hopefully over the summer they can have it all worked out and ready for the students next year,” he said.

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No. 14 Men’s tennis splits weekend pair with South Carolina, Florida

No. 19 women’s tennis goes 1-1 after loss to No. 2 Florida

BY JAKE THOMPSON

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SUNDAY: NO. 11 FLORIDA 5, NO. 14 OLE MISS 2 Coming off a big 6-1 win against South Carolina on Friday, No. 14 Ole Miss men’s tennis team (8-5, 4-2 SEC) were defeated by No. 11 Florida (10-7,3-3 SEC) 5-2 on Sunday at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.

“Give Florida a lot of credit,” head coach Billy Chadwick said.

“They did a really good job of playing well in the doubles and really fighting it hard in every one of the singles.”

The tone of the match was set during doubles play with Florida scoring the crucial first point.

The nationally-ranked No. 12 doubles team of seniors Marcel and Chris Thiemann fell to the Gators’ nationally-ranked No. 8 doubles team of Nasism Slilam and Billy Federhofer 8-4 in match one.

In match two, it was Ole Miss’ Nik Scholtz and Jonas Lutzen who defeated Florida’s Tripper Carleton and Michael Alford 8-3, putting the deciding point on the shoulders of match three. Florida’s Bob van Overbeek and Spencer Newman defeated Johan Backstrom and William Kallberg 8-5.

In singles play Ole Miss could not generate any momentum.

Scholtz was in the top singles spot but fell to Overbeek in straight sets 5-7, 3-6, giving Florida an early 2-0 lead. The loss was also Scholtz’s first in SEC play this season (8-1).

Lutjen, ranked No. 35 in the nation, fell in match three to 57thranked Tripper Carleton in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 1-6 to give the Gators a commanding 3-0 lead.

With Ole Miss having to sweep the remaining four singles matches, it seemed to be too little, too late.

Freshman William Kallberg earned the first point for the Ole Miss in match four with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Spencer Newman.

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set match against Nasism Slilam 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 to make the score 3-2. Moments later in match five Florida’s Michael Alford defeated Chris Thiemann in three sets 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to give the Gators the winning point, making it 4-2.

The Rebels will be home for two matches next weekend starting with Arkansas on Friday at 2 p.m.

FRIDAY: NO. 14 OLE MISS 6, NO. 40 SOUTH CAROLINA 1 The No. 14 nationally-ranked Ole Miss men’s tennis team rebounded after dropping the doubles point at South Carolina to dominate the singles en route to a 6-1 win in Oxford.

For the third straight match, the Rebels dropped the doubles point.

Scholtz and Lutjen won 8-5 at No. 2 doubles, but South Carolina claimed a pair of 8-4 victories at courts one and three to secure the first point of the match.

The Rebels regained the momentum fast in singles and never let up, sweeping all six matches in straight sets.

First off the court was Scholtz, who downed Ivan Machado 6-0, 6-2 to improve to 10-1 at No. 1 singles and 5-0 in the SEC. Lutjen took out Andrew Adams 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 to put the Rebels ahead for a good 2-1.

Friday was the twins’ birthday, and they celebrated by each picking up a win in singles. Marcel Thiemann finished off Nick Jones 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 singles to make it 3-1. Sophomore Johan Backstrom followed with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Kyle Koch at No. 6 to clinch.

Chris Thiemann handed Chip Cox a 6-0, 6-3 loss at No. 5, and then freshman William Kallberg defeated Thiago Pinheiro 6-4, 6-3 at No. 4 to complete the sweep of singles.

“We came out flat in doubles,” Chadwick said. “But the guys did a great job in singles of jumping on them early and never letting up.”

Ole Miss Sports Information contributed to this report.

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SUNDAY: NO. 2 FLORIDA 6, NO. 19 OLE MISS 1 Despite a big win from senior Abby Guthrie, the No. 19 nationally ranked Ole Miss women’s tennis team finished the weekend 1-1 dropping a 6-1 decision to No. 2 Florida here Sunday. The Rebels are now 11-7 overall and 3-3 in the SEC. The Gators swept the doubles as the Rebels fell to 0-6 when they lose the point. Guthrie and fellow senior Kristi Boxx, ranked No. 5 in the nation, suffered their first SEC loss, 8-3, to Sofie Oyen and Allie Will, ranked No. 3. For Boxx, it marked her first SEC loss of the season as she is now 5-1.

In singles, Guthrie knocked off 39th-ranked Oyen 7-5, 7-5 at No. 5 singles, but Florida won in straight sets on courts one, three and two in that order to secure their 103rd straight home win.

Florida went ahead 3-0 as Joanna Mather defeated freshman Erin Stephens 6-3, 6-2 on court three and shortly after Lauren Embree gained a straight set victory on court one against No.

12 ranked Boxx 6-3, 6-3. The match ended when Will, ranked No. 1 in the nation, downed sophomore Caroline RohdeMoe, ranked No. 72, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.

Freshman Julia Jones was able to take her match to three sets as was sophomore Vivian Vlaar, but Florida prevailed in both.

The Rebels will continue on the road playing at Arkansas and LSU next weekend.

FRIDAY: NO. 19 OLE MISS 5, NO. 32 SOUTH CAROLINA 2 The No. 19 Ole Miss women’s tennis team (11-6, 3-2) defeated No. 32 South Carolina (10-5, 3-2) 5-2 at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.

“It’s a very big win,” head coach Mark Beyers said. “I’ll take this win any day over South Carolina.”

The Lady Rebels started off winning the doubles points with convincing victories by Boxx and Guthrie 8-5 and Gabby Rangel and Erin Stephens 8-4.

South Carolina gained a 2-1 advantage after victories in the number two and four matches.

Sophomore Caroline Rohde-

Moe lost to South Carolina’s Jaklin Alawi in straight sets 1-6, 1-6 in match two, and freshman Julia Jones lost to sophomore Katerina Popova in straight sets 3-6, 0-6.

Freshman Erin Stephens tied things up at 2-2 with a 6-4, 6-2 straight-set win against South Carolina’s Dominika Kanakova in match three.

Vlaar, who missed the last three matches due to injury, returned to the lineup in a big way by defeating Josefin Andersson 6-3, 6-3 and putting Ole Miss on top 3-2.

With two matches left to play, it was Guthrie who clinched the wining point for the Lady Rebels in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 three-set victory over Adriana Pereira.

“My match was a lot of momentum shifts,” Guthrie said. “It was good for my confidence to know that in a close situation I can pull it out and over come my nerves and win the match.”

The 12th-ranked Boxx followed with a three-set set win 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 against Anya Morgina in the final match. The win kept Boxx undefeated in SEC play (10-0).

Ole Miss Sports Information contributed to this report.

Softball swept by visiting No. 11 Georgia

BY JOSH HOLLINGSHEAD conner.josh12@olemiss.edu

The Ole Miss softball team (13-15, 2-6 SEC) was unable to stop the offensive performance of the No. 11 nationally-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (27-5, 7-2 SEC) as they swept the Rebels over the weekend; 8-4, 9-0 and 8-0 in Friday’s, Saturday’s and Sunday’s games, respectively.

“It was a great effort by our girls, and we played great,” head coach Windy Thees said after Sunday’s loss. “We need our pitchers to throw strikes,

but I was very proud of the energy level, and we will only keep getting better from here.”

Senior Kendall Bruning started all three games against the Bulldogs over the weekend, pitching 16.2 innings and allowing 14 earned runs. In Sunday’s loss, Bruning did not allow a hit through 4.2 innings and did not allow a run until the top of the fifth off a loaded bases walk.

“She was phenomenal today; she hit her spots like you wouldn’t believe and did not try to over power them – she tried to pitch,” Thees said Sun-

day. “When she is able to locate her pitches like she did today, she can shut people down.”

The Rebels will travel to Ridgeland to face in-state opponents Jackson State at 3:30 p.m. and Southern Miss at 6 p.m. in a doubleheader Tuesday and return to SEC play this weekend when they host Auburn.

“We are excited to go to Jackson and show them how Ole Miss plays softball now, and we want our girls to bring it down there and get back on the winning track,” Thees said.

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the quarterbacks we wouldn’t normally throw that ball – but a receiver would go make a play for them. I went and talked to the receivers afterwards and I said, ‘Look, if you guys make plays like that, it makes my job that much easier.’”

Singleton ready to play The transition period from high school to college took a little longer for sophomore Tobias Singleton.

He struggled early on last season, but his play picked up toward the end of the season both at receiver and special teams.

With one year and a productive off-season under his belt, Singleton is ready to work his way into the wide receiver rotation. That’s why this spring is so important to him.

“It’s a big opportunity,” he said. “I’m coming out here every day and competing like my last. I want to play, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

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eighth inning, putting together its second rally with one out after a strikeout started things off for the Rebels. Matt Snyder doubled down the right field line and moved to third on a single to right from Will Allen. Ole Miss then sent Will Jamison in to run for Allen with men at the corners.

Bousfield then delivered on a hit-and-run play with a single deep in the hole at second base, beating the throw to first as Jamison reached second and Snyder scored with no outs on the play.

Another single to shallow right from Overbey loaded the bases before Kirksey delivered his twoRBI fly out to center field to put Ole Miss on top 5-4.

Jamison scored from third easily on the play while Bousfield never slowed down after tagging at second; he rounded third and slid in safely ahead of the tag at the plate on the play. Overbey continued the theme of aggressive base running, moving from first to third on the fly out. He scored on the next at bat when Blake Newalu delivered a single to center to give Ole Miss the 6-4 lead.

The Rebels put things out of reach for good in the ninth when Snyder delivered his third home run of the season, this time coming up with at two-run shot down the right field line that scored Yarbrough and gave Ole Miss the 8-4 lead that would hold as Chavez retired the side in order in the bottom of the ninth.

Ole Miss returns to action on Tuesday night in a non-conference game against Jackson State at 6:30 p.m. at Oxford-University Stadium. It’s the first of four home

tage of the fact that the Rebels new offense utilizes so many multiple wide receiver sets.

“It’s a fast-paced offense, so you’ve got to be in shape to run it,” he said. “I’m getting the hang of it every day, and with the new offense, I’ve just got to go out and play my game.”

Spring Practice Day Three Defense wins first day in pads After two days of going in just jerseys and shorts, Ole Miss strapped on the pads for the first time all spring. It seemed that practicing for the third day in a row along with putting on pads for the first time caught up with the Rebels.

“For the third straight day out here, asking them to play and practice a little different, I thought it was OK,” Freeze said. “I don’t think it was as good as the first two days, and maybe that’s because we were in full pads or maybe it’s because we went three straight days.”

After two days where the offense seemed to be ahead of the defense, especially the wide receivers against the second-

ary, the Ole Miss defense had a much better day on Sunday.

“Defense won the competition today,” Freeze said. “They lined up in some odd stack stuff that we haven’t begun to work on yet, and they don’t stay there very long. (Defensive coordinator) Dave’s (Wommack) got a good a system, and his guys are coaching them up and playing hard.”

Quarterback update Ole Miss is still giving repetitions to four or five quarterbacks during practice, but Bo Wallace and Barry Brunetti seemed to get more repetitions than the others on Sunday.

“Dan (Werner) and I have kind of said that after next week, we want to kind of settle in and get a couple guys more reps than the others,” Freeze said. “Right now we’re trying to give everybody reps. Those two guys will definitely be in the mix.”

With a paring down of repetitions in practice for the quarterbacks coming next week, Freeze again mentioned that it’s always a possibility for some of the quarterback candidates to try different positions.

games next week as the Rebels will also host No. 1 Florida next weekend in a three-game series.

SATURDAY: ALABAMA 3, NO. 17 OLE MISS 2 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – On a day that featured stellar pitching and defense, it was late inning heroics that decided things as the Crimson Tide got a two-run walk-off homerun in the ninth inning, and No. 17 Ole Miss (16-7, 2-3 SEC) fell to Alabama (9-14, 1-4 SEC) by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.

With hits and runs at a premium, Ole Miss put together a seventh inning rally to grab a 2-1 lead and held things in check until Alabama’s Brett Booth fought off several pitches and came up with the game-winning hit in the ninth

with two outs on the board and a man on third.

FRIDAY: NO. 17 OLE MISS 11, ALABAMA 7 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – An offensive outburst that included two rallies and a seven-run seventh inning helped propel No. 17 Ole Miss (16-6, 2-2 SEC) back into the win column with an 11-7 win over Alabama (8-14, 0-4 SEC) on Friday night.

Ole Miss had five players post multiple-hit nights as part of a 16hit performance on the way to the win. Andrew Mistone and Alex Yarbrough helped set the tone for the offense, combining for seven RBI as Mistone went 2-for-5 with four RBI and Yarbrough went 2-for-4 with three RBI in the outing.

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“There’s always a chance of that, always,” Freeze said.

“We’re always looking at whoever can help our football team and wherever they can go, we’ll ask them to do that.”

Matt Hall dressed but not participating Senior Matt Hall, who started every game last season for the Rebels at right guard, has been out at practice but not participating due to some off the field issues.

“He’s got some issues that we’ve got to take care of off the field before we feel we can count on him for next fall,” Freeze said. “We’re just kind of going through those with he and his family right now. He’s a great kid and we want everything to work out, but we still don’t know if that’s the case or not.”

Senquez Golson update Ole Miss cornerback Senquez Golson, who also plays outfield

for the Rebel baseball team, did not travel with Ole Miss baseball to this past weekend’s series against Alabama.

He was out at football practice but was not participating.

Freeze said he wasn’t sure if Golson was going to be doing any football this spring or not because of his baseball responsibilities.

“He’s been here both days with us, in meetings and on the field,” Freeze said. “I try to be a realist, and not just look out for my own interest sometimes. I think we’ll know more next week when we see kind of how he gets back in the baseball swing and where he fits with them.

“I want our baseball team to be very successful, and if he’s a huge part of that, I certainly don’t want to detract from it by him coming out and doing something that would hurt them.”

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Sunday late-inning rally lifts No. 17 Diamond Rebels to series win at Alabama SUNDAY: NO. 17 OLE MISS 8, ALABAMA 4 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Down one run with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth inning, Zach Kirksey came up with a sac fly to the wall in center field that drove in two runs as part of a four-run rally to help No. 17 Ole Miss (17-7, 3-3 SEC) defeat Alabama (9-15, 1-5 SEC) on Sunday by a score of 8-4.

The win gave the Rebels the series, marking the first series win for Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa since the 2004 season when the Rebels also picked up a victory on Sunday to claim the series over the Crimson Tide.

Kirksey’s two-RBI fly out to the wall in straight away center put Ole Miss on top 5-4, and the Rebels would not relinquish the lead.

It was the second rally of the day for the Rebels, who had already fought back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game before falling behind by two runs again in the fifth inning.

Dylan Chavez (3-0) picked up the win in relief, working the final 2.1 innings and holding the Crimson Tide hitless while striking out two batters. He retired all seven batters faced down the stretch.

Spencer Turnbull (0-2) took the loss for Alabama, allowing four runs on four hits with a strikeout

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three RBI and three runs scored in this weekend’s series win at Alabama.

in 0.2 innings of work. Turnbull entered the game to relieve starter Jon Keller with two outs in the seventh inning. He got the Crimson Tide out of the inning but left the game in the eighth with one out on the board and the bases loaded after having already surrendered one run to cut the lead to 4-3.

“It was a really good game and series with a lot of emotion from both teams,” said Ole Miss head

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coach Mike Bianco. “I’m proud of our guys and the way we hung in there today. Mike Mayers pitched well, and Dylan (Chavez) did a great (job) on the mound at the end.

“We’ve lacked the timely hit, but we got that today,” Bianco said. “I’m proud of the way we swung the bat there at the end of the game.”

Alabama got on the board in the third inning, capitalizing on a throwing error to third on a bunt to the third base side of the mound. The ball sailed over the head of Andrew Mistone, allowing Austen Smith to score on the play, while A.J. Cole reached base safely and moved to second on the play. Cole took third on a sac bunt from Hunter Gregory before scoring on a groundout to second from Taylor Dugas to give Alabama the early 2-0 lead.

The Rebels answered in the fifth inning with a two-run home run off the scoreboard in left field from Preston Overbey. Auston Bousfield scored on the play after reaching on a single to left field in the previous at bat.

The Crimson Tide weren’t done, using a wild bottom of the fifth that included a ground-rule double to set up a two-RBI single from Jared Reaves that scored both Dugas and Ben Moore. Ole Miss got out of the inning without any more damage, but Alabama held the 4-2 lead.

Ole Miss went to work in the See BASEBALL, PAGE 11

Junior college transfer quarterback Bo Wallace is competing with seniors Randal Mackey and Zach Stoudt as well as junior Barry Brunetti this spring for the starting quarterback job.

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Freeze happy with first day After his first spring practice as head coach on Friday, Hugh Freeze was pleased with his team and how they performed while learning a completely new system.

“I think we won the day,” he said. “I think we’re 1-for-1. As far as attitude and effort, considering you’re putting in a new offense, a new defense, a new tempo and trying to make it as chaotic as you can, I thought they responded pretty well.”

Another thing Freeze seemed proud of was that players commented on how much fun the practice was.

“I don’t know if it (fun) guarantees us wins, but that’s who we want to be,” he said.

“I learned that I’ve just got to be me and part of me is that I want to have fun. I want the kids to laugh and enjoy being out here. That is a priority.”

Wallace aided by familiarity Junior college transfer quarterback Bo Wallace is going through his first spring practice as an Ole Miss Rebel, but this is not his first experience with Freeze’s up-tempo offense.

Wallace signed with Arkansas State out of high school and redshirted in 2010. In that time,

he ran the scout team under then Arkansas State offensive coordinator Freeze. He admits that being familiar with the offense already is a big help.

“I’d lie if I said it wasn’t an advantage, but at the same time, I still have to make the throws and make the right reads,” Wallace said. “I think I probably still knew 80 percent of (the playbook). The terminology is the same, so I didn’t have to go back and learn anything different that we called at Arkansas State.”

Spring Practice Day Two Receivers rule day two After getting a challenge from Freeze, the Ole Miss wide receivers stepped up and stole the show on the second day of practice.

“No doubt there was some (progression); no doubt, particularly in the receiving corps,” Freeze said. “I challenged them that we’ve got (to) get things corrected from day one to day two. I really thought they improved.”

Freeze wasn’t the only one to notice how good of a day the wide receivers had.

“They had a great day today,” said Dan Werner, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. “We are throwing balls out there – a couple of them were throws that I told See FOOTBALL, PAGE 11

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