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Monday, April 13, 2015
Volume 103, No. 116
T H E S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S I S S I P P I S E R V I N G O L E M I S S A N D OX F O R D S I N C E 1 9 1 1
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Blue team triumphs in Grove Bowl RebelTHON raises money for Batson LANA FERGUSON
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Quarterback Ryan Buchanan prepares to throw the ball during the Grove Bowl Saturday. See page 8 for full story.
Students were on their feet for a total of 12 hours Saturday to benefit Blair E. Batson Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in Jackson. The event was an on-yourfeet, no-resting event. Participants stood to support children, like the ones at Batson, who don’t have the ability to stand for themselves. This dance marathon portion of RebelTHON is the final event celebrating the money raised throughout the year. This year, RebelTHON will be donating $40,010.87 to Batson Hospital, the only children’s hospital in Mississippi. “RebelTHON made me realize how the Ole Miss community could come together on a Saturday night doing something bigger than themselves in order to benefit others,” said Rebecca Skidmore, sophomore marketing and corporate relations major. Each hour throughout the
night had a theme related to favorite times of the year, from Halloween to Independence Day to football season. There were music, games and special guests throughout the night. Special guests included the spirit squad, live bands and Athletics Director Ross Bjork. The real stars of the night, however, were the past and present Batson patients that shared their stories. At the start of each hour, everyone at RebelTHON did a choreographed dance called the morale dance then a patient and their family would share their story as the audience took one knee out of respect. “There were times when my friends and I wanted to leave, but we all pushed through and stayed all 12 hours,” said Prianna Patel, freshman nursing major. “Being able to see some kids there telling their stories every hour definitely encouraged us to stay as well.” A total of five Batson kids and their families were in at-
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Students participate in weekend archeological dig ANNA MCCOLLUM
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HOLLY SPRINGS - The anthropology and sociology departments participated in an anthropological dig Sunday as part of Holly Springs’ annual “Behind the Big House Tour.” As part of the town’s spring pilgrimage, “Behind the Big House: Preserving the Histories and Architecture of Slavery” tells the history of its slaves’ quarters. With approximately 20 of these structures still intact, Holly Springs has one of the largest inventories of these buildings in the South. Three of the quarters were on display last week at Hugh Craft House, Burton Place and Magnolias. Visitors were able to tour each of these structures, which were chosen because of their variety and proximity to one another. In addition, professors and students from the department of sociology and anthropology conducted an archeological dig around the Hugh Craft House’s slave quar-
ters, which was built in the 1840s. Carolyn Freiwald, assistant professor of anthropology, helped lead the dig. “The houses are hidden in plain sight, but we’re trying to go a little bit beyond that and to see what things people left behind that we might not otherwise know about,” Freiwald said. Freiwald’s curiosity was shared by the home’s owner, Chelius Carter, who started the “Behind the Big House Tour” along with his wife, Jennifer Eggleston, after they purchased the Hugh Craft House in 2008. “‘Behind the Big House’ is one of our more unique preservation initiatives because it is basically the preservation of a culture that was an intricate part of making up Southern culture,” said Carter, president of Preserve Marshall County and Holly Springs. “Basically, it is offering up an opportunity for a former antebellum, plantation community that celebrates these big palatial mansions to tell a more fuller, complete, ac-
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Martha Grace Mize and Kyara Williams excavate the basement of the Hughs house’s slave quarters in Holly Springs. curate story that by those tokens is strations, during which tourists more inclusive.” learned what foods were eaten in This was also the mission of the 1850s as well as how the slaves both Joseph McGill, founder of would have prepared them. the Slave Dwellings Project, and The archeological dig also exMichael Twitty, a culinary histori- plored the foodways of the nine an who studies African-American slaves who worked at the Hugh Craft House. foodways. “Specifically, we’re looking for In a presentation Saturday at the Ida B. Wells Museum, McGill any animals’ bones or any potsupplied in-depth information tery to give us an idea of what it on the structures included in the was like — how they used to eat tour, as well as what life would and cook,” said Kyara Williams, have been like living in them. Wit- a junior archeology major from ty contributed cooking demon- Killeen, Texas.
For Williams and several other students, the dig for “Behind the Big House” was their first handson experience with archeology, according to Freiwald. Searching in the cellar and along an exterior wall of the structure where a porch once was, Freiwald and her students found old nails and other construction debris: charcoal, animal bone, ceramic pieces and a spot they believed to be the location of an old post. These discoveries, along with other uncovered histories by the “Behind the Big House” project, all work together to supplement a narrative that has long been incomplete, according to Carter. “We’re looking to offer up an option to retool that historical narrative and give this enslaved population a voice and a history in which they are silent, and in many ways, they are silent still,” Carter said. “When you do a tour of antebellum homes, and you mention nothing about the people that made that grand lifestyle possible, you’re editing history.”
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Finding comfort through fear rgranger@go.olemiss.edu
Thanatophobia is the fear of losing someone you love. For some people, this fear does not evolve simply from the idea of death, but arises from the experience of someone very important to you dying. For me, this fear began my senior year in high school, when one of my close childhood friends dropped dead from an aneurysm, and soon after, my grandfather, whom I adored, lost his fight with Alzheimer’s disease. Originally, I understood I would have to cope with the emptiness and inability to ever communicate or simply look into these individuals’ eyes again. However, it grew bigger than that. Learning to cope with the THE DAILY
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I am selfish, so in my head I respond, “To be perfectly honest, there is no better place than with me.” Today, I get on a plane to California with the purpose of laying my godfather to rest. As I prepare for this, I’ve had an epiphany, which is slightly morbid, so bear with me. This idea is that we are made to love. There’s an emptiness in us that we fill with the love of the people around us. Over our lifetime, we grow incredibly close to people, and our lives literally revolve around the existence of these individuals. Then comes the day where these people are taken from us (or us from them), and everyone has to continue living their day-to-day life as if a key cornerstone has not just been removed. Yes, we still have their memory, but their presence and the
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habits we have formed with/ around them have been completely disassembled. So, it seems we are made to love people and to have the people we love ripped away from us by death. So how do we deal with our fear of death? We recognize that people will die, but we interact and live in such a way where their memory, although it will never make up for the actual person, will still give us a sense of comfort. Not in the comfort that “they are in a better place” or “God has something better planned for them,” but the comfort in knowing every opportunity you had was spent expressing your love and appreciation for the individuals around you. Rachel Granger is a junior international studies major from Pearl.
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Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Reports compiled by Clancy Smith.
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Reports: Alarms: 24 Auto Burglaries: 2 Careless Driving: 3 Disturbances: 13 Harassment: 2 House Burglaries: 2 Lost Properties: 4 Malicious Mischiefs: 6 Noise Complaints: 5 Simple Assaults: 2 Suspicious Activities: 17 Traffic Citations: 172 Trespassing: 3 Welfare Concerns: 11 Wrecks: 22
Records obtained from the University Police Department’s daily crime log. Assault: 2 Harassment: 3 Larceny: 2 Motor Vehicle Accident: 4 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: 3 Public Drunk: 1 Suspicious Vehicle: 3 Vandalism: 3 Vehicle Stop: 59
Arrests: Domestic Violence: 1 DUI: 10 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: 2 Public Intoxication: 9 Minor in Possession: 5 Shoplifting: 4
At approximately 8:04 a.m. on April 1, UPD was dispatched to a campus residential facility
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parking lot for an auto burglary. Upon arriving, the officer met with the two reporting parties who informed the officer that both of their vehicles had been burglarized the night before. The officer observed the first owner’s vehicle and discovered the vehicle’s glove box was open, and things were disturbed throughout the vehicle. There were no signs of forced entry, and the owner confirmed that only a few small items were taken. The second vehicle’s owner confirmed that his vehicle was left unsecured, and only a leather bag was missing. The second owner’s bag was recovered and returned to him. The case remains under investigation.
tendance at the event. The families that were unable to attend had filmed videos played during their speaking time. Two Ole Miss students and members of the RebelTHON team, junior Katie Grantham and freshman Alison Turbeville, shared their stories about their time as Batson patient. The event included one final fundraising effort in the third hour. The executive board called upon the participants to call, tweet and contact possible donors for one last hour of fundraising for the kids. In those two hours, around $1,900 was raised. That money is specifically going toward purchasing more than 190 teddy bears for patients at the hospital. Senior and director of fami-
ly relations Madi Cristina has been a part of RebelTHON since its first year in 2012. This year, as director of family relations, Cristina served as the main correspondent between the Batson families and RebelTHON. “I am wholeheartedly obsessed with Children’s Miracle Network and the miracles they are able to do each and every day,” Cristina said. “I have had many opportunities throughout my collegiate experiences with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and will continue to serve them for the rest of my life.” Committee sign-ups to join the RebelTHON team for next will be available Wednesday. The team tries to have fundraising events at least once a month during the school year because they are trying to make RebelTHON not only a dance marathon but also a year-long fundraising effort.
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written by our instructor,” Ferrell said. Bammaaya, meaning “the river valley is wet,” is a dance from Northern Ghana that can be expected at Tuesday’s concert. “We learned this dance specifically towards the Black History Month,” Dor said. “It may be a final opportunity for those who missed the Black History Month concert to see it.” This selection’s backstory comes from the expressions of gratitude men and women had towards the Tingbani, the gods of the land, for allowing heavy rain after a severe drought. “It’s a new dance, but it’s a very interesting dance,” Dor said. Borborbor, another piece in the concert, is what Dor said might be the most popular dance among the Ewe of Ghana. “Only women do this dance,” Dor said. “It has found its way into our churches, and new songs have been composed by Christians, so that’s a good reflection in our performance.” “Winners Never Quit, Quitters Never Win, Never, Never, Give Up!” was composed by Dor and will also be featured in
the concert. “We’ve performed this about three times, but I like the song so much because it’s like an encouragement to students, to faculty, to staff, to anybody – even myself,” Dor said. “After final exams, some people will be graduating, and they’ll be receiving their diploma. So, there is a saying in that, ‘Do not give up because your diploma is inside, so never never, never give up. Just persevere.’” Dor said he meant the song to be an encouragement to the campus. In the scheme of the event, however, it lines up as one of the many ways Dor hopes to show African culture and dance to the Ole Miss community. “We have worked endless hours on Monday nights all this semester to make sure that we have a successful concert, but not only successful for us, but to be pleasing to our audience,” Ferrell said. “We don’t have any African Drum and Dance Ensembles in the state of Mississippi in the academic place. We are the only (one),” Dor said. “People will use this to learn about African culture.”
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being the difference. The Ole Miss bullpen was great yet again in the win. Senior righthander Sam Smith pitched two innings of scoreless relief before junior right-hander Jacob Waguespack came on in the ninth and held the Commodores scoreless en route to his first save of the season. The Ole Miss bullpen did not allow Vanderbilt to score a single run in their 15.2 innings of work over the weekend. An impressive stat that proved to be crucial in the two-one run victories. The Rebels are now 5-4 against top ranked teams this season. Ole Miss now sits at 18-18 overall on the season and 7-8 at the midway mark of Southeastern Conference play. Ole Miss returns to action Wednesday at home against UT-Martin before traveling to Auburn next weekend. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m Wednesday.
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The Diamond Rebels earned a much-needed series win against the top ranked Vanderbilt, winning two games out of three. After dropping the first game by a score of 6-0, Ole Miss managed to win each of the last two games of an SEC series for the first time since doing it against South Carolina in 2011. It was the Rebels’ third series against a top-ranked opponent this season and the Rebels’ second series win over a top-ranked team. After a sloppy 6-0 loss in game one Thursday, which saw Ole Miss tally just six hits and commit two errors, the Rebels responded with a dramatic 16 inning win, 6-5, on Friday to even the series at one. The Rebels trailed 5-1 entering the top of the ninth before sophomore third baseman Col-
game winning run in the 6-5 win. “I’m proud of them,” Bianco said after the game. “Proud of the guys. That was basically the message. Enjoy this tonight, but don’t be satisfied. We have to come out ready to play tomorrow.” Ole Miss did indeed respond with a 5-4 win on Sunday. Freshman right-hander Will Stokes earned his first career win in his longest start since becoming the third weekend starter. Stokes went six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits and four strikeouts on the day. “It’s just a good team effort by everybody,” Stokes said. “It’s huge to get the win on the road against one of the best teams in the country.” The Rebels trailed 4-3 heading into the seventh inning before Robinson delivered a bases loaded two-RBI single that put the Rebels ahead 5-4 and ended up
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by Bortles launched a towering grand slam that tied the game at five and sent it into extra innings. The Rebel bullpen was the key to their success in game two as the staff provided 11 innings of scoreless relief, including six from senior right-hander Scott Weathersby, who earned the win on Friday. Vanderbilt threatened to end the game in walk-off fashion a couple of different times, including loading the bases with no outs in the 11th inning, but Weathersby was (FILE PHOTO) able to hold the Commodores in Colby Bortles hits the ball during a game earcheck. lier this season. “If anyone can do it, he (Weathersby) can,” Ole Miss ninth, the Rebels finally broke the head coach Mike Bianco said. tie in the 16th inning. Sophomore “He’s got the ability to strike peo- shortstop Errol Robinson drew a ple out, locate pitches in the strike two-out walk before sophomore zone and work both sides of the catcher Henri Lartigue belted a plate. He worked some magic double to deep right that scored there to get out of it.” Robinson and proved to be the After tying the game in the
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She kept us off balance,” Smith said.
GAME 1- GEORGIA 8, OLE MISS 0
GAME 2- GEORGIA 9, OLE MISS 7
The 12th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs shut out the Ole Miss softball team 8-0 Friday night at the Ole Miss Softball Complex. The Rebels only managed one hit against Georgia junior right-hander Chelsea Wilkinson. Georgia broke open a close 3-0 game with five runs in the top of the seventh inning. “We were in that ballgame up until the seventh inning,” Ole Miss head coach Mike Smith said. “When you’re only down 3-0, there’s a chance in the last inning.” The Bulldogs opened their scoring in the second inning courtesy of an RBI single from senior outfielder Niaja Griffin. They would push across two more runs in the third before their big seventh inning. The Bulldogs used four straight singles and a fielder’s choice to run the lead to 6-0 before senior third baseman Anna Swafford hit a two-run homer to straightaway center field to give Georgia their final two runs. Freshman first baseman Alex Schneider singled to left to lead off the fifth inning for the Rebels, but they were unable to capitalize. “Wilkinson is a good pitcher, you have to tip your cap.
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The Rebels scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings Saturday but ultimately, came up short as Georgia would go on to win 9-7 in nine innings. Griffin hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to give the Bulldogs the victory. “I’m really proud of this team and the fight and resiliency they have shown all season,” Smith said. “They fought hard to the end in that game and continued to battle no matter the situation.” Freshman pitcher Kayla Landwehrmier was solid in relief for the Rebels, allowing only two earned runs in seven innings after coming in for senior Lauren Lindsey. “I can’t say enough about Kayla and how she really shut down a potent offense to allow us the chance to continue to fight and come back in that game,” Smith said. The Rebels scored one run each in the fifth and sixth innings before their big rally in the seventh. With two outs, the Rebels sent eight batters to the plate, using five singles, a walk, an illegal pitch and an error to tie the game up at 7.
GAME 3- GEORGIA 4, OLE MISS 0 The Rebels managed only
three hits in a 4-0 shutout loss on Sunday as Georgia completed the sweep. Georgia junior first baseman Tina Iosefa hit a two-run homer to lead the offense for the Bulldogs. Junior Madi Osias and Landwehrmier pitched well, but the Rebel hitters were again unable to figure Wilkinson out. “She keeps hitters off balance. She moves pitches around,” Smith said. “We swung at some bad pitches, but when you have the movement she has, you have to tip your cap to her. It’s why she’s one of the best pitchers in our conference.” The Rebels fell to 23-19 on the season and 5-13 in the Southeastern Conference after the sweep. Despite the weekend’s results, Smith is happy with the way his team is playing. “I’m proud of what they’re doing right now,” Smith said. “I don’t know if everyone else that comes to games sees it, but we’re getting better. It sucks to lose, but we’re learning from our losses and hopefully, that helps with the present and the future of our program.” The Rebels are back in action Wednesday when they host a doubleheader against Southern Mississippi. The first game is set to begin at 4 p.m.
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continued from page 8 best in the nation. “Our guys competed. Some of those young guys really stepped up, so that was big for us,” Werner said. On the ground, sophomore running back Jordan Wilkins led all players with 62 yards on six carries, and sophomore running back Eugene Brazley rushed for 44 yards on 10 carries. There were also some bright spots from the wide receivers. Sophomore Damore’ea Stringfellow led the Blue team with three catches for 98 yards and junior Derrick Jones led the Red team with three catches for 35 yards. Even with some of the positive performances, Freeze felt there were spots on the offense that still needed a lot of improvement. “Wide receiver really jumps out to me. Quarterback does too, of course,” Freeze said. “We should be further ahead at wide receiver than where we are. We are having far too many drops, as you saw today.” “We are going to shake out of it. They are going to be fine. These guys have to be one of the strengths of our team, and I think that they will be,” Freeze said of the wide receivers. “I am a former receivers coach. We are going to make sure that they get ready.” Buchanan and Kincade both felt they’ve grown throughout the spring.
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“I feel like I’ve really improved since the start of camp,” Buchanan said. “When you have other guys (at quarterback), you’ve really got to make the most of your repetitions. When you get your chance to lead a drive, you’ve got to make the most of it.” “I feel like I’m making improvements, but I know for a fact I can do way better,” Kincade said. On defense, junior defensive lineman Fadol Brown led all players with two tackles for losses and tied for the team lead with one sack. Sophomore linebacker DeMarquis Gates impressed on defense with four total tackles, which led the team. Sophomore cornerback Kendarius Webster totaled three pass break-ups. Freeze was impressed with his defense Saturday as well. “I thought they gave up the possibility of too many big plays. But with the Blue team up front, Issac Gross and Breeland Speaks and those guys caused havoc all day on the Red backfield,” Freeze said. “I was pleased with that front.” Overall, Freeze feels good about the upcoming season, especially after the performance from his team in the Grove Bowl. “All in all, I am excited about where we are,” Freeze said. “I think we have the chance to be a good football team. Like everything else, this league is so difficult and so evenly matched that you have to make the most of your time between now and the next opportunity you have to be a team.”
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Blue takes down red in Regions Bank Grove Bowl Saturday CODY THOMASON
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In front of an estimated 15,000 fans at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, the Rebels closed out their spring with the Blue team defeating the Red team 17-7. A pair of touchdowns by junior quarterback Chad Kelly and senior running back Jaylen Walton sealed victory for the Blue team. Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze was proud of the effort his team put in throughout spring practice and the game. “We had a good spring. We battled through being short-handed at some spots. We had to fight through that,” Freeze said. “I thought that a lot of kids improved, and the effort was good all the time.” The quarterback battle has been one of the main focuses of spring practice, and no one separated themselves from the pack Saturday. Kelly went 9–19 for 104 yards with the lone touchdown pass of
the game and one interception. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Buchanan went 5-16 passing for 49 yards and one interception. Redshirt sophomore DeVante Kincade was a more effective runner than passer. The Dallas, Texas, native went 9-for-18 passing for 93 yards and added 50 yards on the ground on 10 attempts. Freeze seemed pleased with the performance of his three quarterbacks after the game. “The quarterback play was good, but then you missed a couple of touchdowns on plays you have to hit,” Freeze said. “Our kids know that, and they get that. I saw some positives from all three that we can build upon going into the offseason.” Injuries up and down the C.J. Johnson makes a tackle during the Grove Bowl in Oxford Saturday. roster were also a concern going into the spring game, of players got much-needed live and that’s what the spring is all but the game went smoothly. A lot action. Offensive coordinator Dan about,” Werner said. “The injuries Werner was also pleased with the that we had going in, we knew it spring, especially with how in- was going to be tough, but some jured the team was. of the younger guys that probably “Overall, I was really pleased wouldn’t have gotten a whole lot with the whole spring. I thought of snaps did. So, it was good for everybody really worked hard, those guys, and they got to see
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how it works, and we got to see how they handled pressure as well.” Werner was very pleased with how the offense performed with the injuries and against a Rebels defense he said was one of the
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