The Daily Mississippian - June 3, 2011

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New plans for Ground Zero

BY LILLIAN ASKINS Special to The DM

site, while the smell of barbecue and hotdogs wafted through the air. The aroma somehow made it through the passing clouds of construction dust.

The celebration marked not only an important milestone in the reconstruction, but also the 80th birthday of the site’s developer, Larry Silverstein.

Silverstein is the CEO of Silverstein Properties.

His birthday cake was a model of the future World Trade Center buildings. But in place of nails and steel, there was chocolate and sculpted fondant.

The new World Trade Center plan includes construction of five new skyscrapers, a memorial, a retail shopping center, a performing arts venue and a transportation hub.

Silverstein was all smiles as he praised the workers for their hard work.

“I’m enormously proud of you,” he said. “You are doing a terrific job. And all I can say is, this is probably the most im-

In a little more than three months, people in Mississippi and across the country will pause to remember one of the worst days in American history: September 11, 2001.

But on one day in late May, two Ole Miss journalism students, Lillian Askins and Ashley Barnett, had the opportunity to visit Ground Zero, to get a first-hand look at what some see as a symbol of America’s comeback from catastrophe.

It was party time at Ground Zero.

May 25 marked the fifth anniversary of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.

“This is more than just a construction site,” construction worker Rodrick Connolly said.

“This is actually history in the making. This is showing how we can rebuild America ... and the future of America. I just love being here.”

Classic rock music blasted from two giant speakers on the See GROUND ZERO, PAGE 3

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It has been ten years since the tragedies of Sept. 11, and two Ole Miss journalism students saw first-hand the progress that is being made to rebuild the World Trade Center.

Ole Miss researches illegal marijuana for medication

BY DIANA WEIR The Daily Mississippian

Mahmoud ElSohly and his colleagues are changing the future of marijuana through analysis of seized samples from the illegal market and are creating samples that accurately portray products on the illicit marijuana market through their work for the National Center For Natural Product Research at the University of Mississippi.

These experiments have allowed them to create new medical products that can be beneficial to cancer patients.

The NCFNPR has completed one year of a grant that is to take a total of five years. Year two of the grant has just begun with a provided amount of around $850,000.

ElSohly is the research professor at the NCFNPR, who is overseeing the grant.

ElSohly said the groups’ objectives for the five-year grant are to grow standardized plant material that has a specific chemical profile, produce marijuana with good manufacturing practice that is going to be used for all research in this country and analyze confiscated materials for their chemical makeup to provide a more accurate example of the products in the illicit marijuana market.

According to ElSohly, when us-

ing good manufacturing practice, materials must be produced by using good recordkeeping, quality control and quality assurance so that the material that is grown can be provided for experiments.

“We do the regular production analysis standardization of the plant material,” ElSohly said.

“We’re doing some genetic selection to make sure that we have genetics that is the same all the time so that we’re not changing the chemical profile from one batch to another.”

The NCFNPR has a drug master-file with the Federal Drug Administration and anyone doing clinical investigations of marijuana plant material can reference that file for their research.

ElSohly, with samples provided by the Drug Enforcement Agency, is providing a more accurate analysis of marijuana used in the illegal market.

When ElSohly receives samples from the DEA, the samples are tested for cannabinoids, which are specific groups of compounds that are exclusive to the marijuana plant.

“We routinely test for 11 of those cannabinoids,” he said. “So, we have a pretty good idea of what is the nature of the chemistry of the plants that people are using. We are analyzing big seizures that if they

had not been seized, would have been sold on the illicit market.”

The NCFNPR has records of the potency of THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, a compound exclusive to marijuana.

From 1995, the potency has been climbing. In the early ‘90s, the average THC level was around 3 percent and now the level has risen to close to 10 percent.

“The reason is that the people who use marijuana start out taking one puff and you get a high,” ElSohly said.

“The next time you use it, you might need two puffs; you just keep increasing the number of puffs and then it came to a point where people started thinking, ‘Well, I don’t need to smoke three or four cigarettes to get high.’ If the potency can be changed then I can have one cigarette that has the same high as having three cigarettes of low potency.”

ElSohly is unable to test samples of cannabis being sold as medical marijuana in the states that have deemed the sale of medical marijuana legal because it is illegal to obtain samples from an organization that is unregistered with the DEA when the organization that wishes to obtain the samples is registered with the DEA. The NCFNPR is registered with the DEA. However, no medical

marijuana dispensaries are registered with the DEA. “It is very unfortunate because I personally would like very much to put my hands on some of what the people are calling ‘medical marijuana’ and using as medical marijuana so that I can have some idea of what is the chemical composition of those types of plants, what the chemical make up is and what is the potency,” ElSohly said.

Though ElSohly cannot test medical marijuana, he and his team are creating products using marijuana compounds that can be used to treat those who experience extreme nausea and appetite loss, like those who undergo chemotherapy.

They have created a small square patch that can be placed onto the outer gum line. This patch produces a light, ongoing release of cannabis compounds that only create positive side effects and not the negative psychological side effects that are associated with smoking marijuana.

This product is currently going through the approval process by the FDA. “The negative side effects weigh out the good ones for me,” an anonymous source said, who has experimented with marijuana recreationally.

“I’ve tried smoking (marijuana) a few times because my friends said

that it would kill my hangover (and nausea associated with overconsumption of alcohol), but I would either smoke too much and feel even more sick, or nothing at all.”

The anonymous source said if she were in need of treatment for severe nausea, she would be wary of using a substance containing some form of marijuana, unless the dose was highly regulated.

Dr. Paschal Wilson, who practices oncology at the Family Cancer Center in Oxford, said that products like the one ElSohly has developed are very beneficial to those being treated for cancer.

“These products (products that reduce nausea) that have come around in the last 15-20 years have changed chemotherapy,” Wilson said.

“We already use products that contain marijuana compounds.”

These products do not give the patient a high if taken in the correct manner, but if a patient does not follow dosing instructions, then they will experience a high.

However, Wilson said this is not a first step used to treat nausea and appetite suppression, but is only used when most other medicines fail.

“I would like to see these medicines pinpointed further to produced the desired effects,” Wilson said.

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This generation is greater than you think.

BY JONECE DUNIGAN Columnist

For some people who read the headline, they might be thinking, “Well duh.” Unfortunately, for some adults in this country, the title may seem biased from their perspective.

Every generation has a label that makes their futures seem a little grayer than the generation before. I was a little taken back, however, when I overheard one of my elderly family members stating, “This generation is the worst of the worst!”

Who could blame them when the only way she can peer into our world is the camera lens.

The media is the reflection of an age group for certain people.

It displays the people that we, to some extent, praise. For the baby boomers in the family, their hero was Martin Luther King. They believe our hero is Kim Kardashian, due to the ex-

posure of our media.

We are tagged with the name the “lost generation,” however, the generation is far from lost.

In fact, we are a generation of action.

We transform into a clan full of heroes that do not get the attention they deserve.

For example, when Hurricane Katrina occurred, there was an Ole Miss student who packed up his truck full of clean water and supplies and bravely drove to Louisiana, while the federal agencies were watching people scramble in the ruins of their lives.

Although his plan was very admirable, you did not see MTV documenting his actions.

The station has shows that illustrate these actions, but they do not receive the same amount

of show time as the “Surreal Life” shows. students making a difference are on the same state funded broadcasting sysmtems our generation watched in the Dragon Tales and Reading Rainbow days.

The baby boomers believe we see something wrong and do not have the heart to care since we are so self-centered.

Our actions of selflessness are displayed frequently. Ole Miss students hear specials such as buy a certain shirt for 15 bucks and help stop world hunger every afternoon at the Student Union.

When we see something wrong, we not only ask the question of why something is that way, but also develop a plan to stop it and act on that plan.

The baby boomers did things

that will last forever. Kennedy was one of the presidents of their time and he created the Peace Corp to help spread democracy all over the world and is still active till this day. This generation will do the same.

Every time I inquire to a student why they are entering into a certain major, I hear dreams like, “I want to find a cure for Crohns disease because I have seen how people suffer with it and want to help somehow,” or “I want to become an engineer without borders and help underdeveloped countries.”

Lives like these thrive in this generation and will make changes that will exist for lifetimes. So, no need to worry baby boomers. This generation is greater than you think. Who knows, the one raised by your hands could be the next hero.

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Oops! Did Harold Camping get left behind?

BY KENNETH JONES Columnist

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Harold Camping, the evangelist and would-be doomsdayprophesier, would like you to believe that he is a man of faith and belief, one who is so strong in his religious certitude that he can predict God’s plans for the end of the world, down to the hour.

And his faith -- at least in himself, if not necessarily in God - -is so strong, he refuses to let his consistently poor track record deter him from making one doomsday prediction after another. Having predicted a 1994 Doomsday that never came to pass, Camping then predicted the Rapture would occur last month, on May 21. When 12:01 a.m. on May 22 rolled around, Camping was nowhere to be found, until a short time ago, when he predicted the Rapture will actually occur October 21.

When you’ve been off by 17 years, what’s five months?

Across the world, most people, both atheists and religionists of many faiths, saw Harold Camping for the crackpot that he is. I agree. I think he’s out of his mind, and it saddens and scares me that so many people quit their jobs, cashed out their savings or otherwise irrevocably altered their lives

because they believed this man’s delusions. But I’m not writing this piece to badmouth his now disappointed -- and once more expectantly anticipatory -- flock.

I’m writing this piece because I don’t like the harm this supposedly religious man has done to spirituality.

I’m a believer, but that is the beginning and the end of what I’m prepared to say about my spirituality. As far as I’m concerned, faith is a private thing, which should be shared with a group no larger than your family, close friends and your congregation, should you happen to be a member of a church, mosque, temple or other holy institution. Religious debates and discussions are interesting, even necessary, but actual public assertions of belief have always embarrassed me. I have even struggled at times with the idea of saying Grace before eating in a restaurant. Doesn’t the Bible say it is better to pray alone in one’s heart than to make a show of it before your neighbors?

But enough about my beliefs, or about the nature of worship.

What I do want to say here is that, for all the mistakes that organized religion and fundamentalist be-

liefs have made and continue to make, I think that spirituality is ultimately a very beneficial thing.

It provides believers with something that little else in this world can. I dislike and will loudly denigrate those who, by acts of terrorism or by picketing funerals, attempt to force their beliefs on others. But as to a private selfassertion of belief that helps one deal with the loss of a loved one or with an illness or with feelings of loneliness, I think that spirituality is a fundamentally good and powerful force.

But not an all-powerful force.

Faith is malleable. For many, it ebbs and flows. It can be a tremendously fragile thing, even for those who seem to have the most to spare. Take, for instance, the man in Camping’s ministry who was being interviewed as the clock struck 6 p.m. on May 21.

Joyful expectation turned to a sad bewilderment very quickly. According to the reporter, the man kept looking at his watch, quietly muttering over and over, “I don’t understand.” As happy as I was to still be alive, my heart went out to those who had put their faith in the hands of a charlatan.

Will the world end someday?

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I’m prepared to bet my entire savings account it will. Whether from the Rapture or a nuclear war or the scientific inevitability that our sun will someday explode or burn out, this mortal coil is just that -- mortal. But nobody can be certain about the how and when. Belief and faith can get us through the perilous unknowns of life, but it cannot give us some sort of psychic skill that enables us to see life’s hardships coming.

Camping insists he has read the Bible from cover to cover, but he seems to have missed the part that said God -- and only God -knows when the world is going to end. For Camping to suggest that he knows when the world will end, even when he has clearly shown he’s just swinging his bat at a small ball in a dark room, is the worst sort of religious fundamentalism.

Spiritual beliefs are funny in that they exist in a constant state of ambiguity. They can be so strong and so fragile, and so beneficial and so detrimental, all at the same time. I’m hoping that as October 21 approaches, this time, no one will give men like Camping the opportunity to inflict any more spiritual damage.

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Lafayette obesity continues to rise

BY ANDREA CLARET The Daily Mississippian

Obesity rates in Mississippi, specifically Lafayette County, are high and have health professionals concerned for the well being of the state.

Trend data gathered by the Center for Disease Control in 2009 shows that 35.4 percent of Mississippi is obese. Another 34.9 percent are overweight and are at risk for obesity.

County Health Rankings from 2009 found Lafayette County’s adult population to be 31 percent obese.

Julianne C. King, a registered dietitian, is certain there is a link between poverty and obesity.

“By the year of 2009, Mississippi was over 30 percent obese,” she said. “Following that, a collection of 2010 data found that Mississippi was once again the fattest state, with an obesity percentage of 33.8 percent. Mississippi is also one of the poorest states in America.

There is an undeniable like between poverty and obesity.”

The trend of obesity in specific counties may be directly related to poverty.

“Many dietitians in the South spend countless hours researching the correlation between poverty and obesity,” King said. “It all points in the same direction. It is more expensive to eat well. Dollar menus have become the norm, and in this

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portant job of your lives. And I got to tell you, honestly, this is the most important job of my life.”

Right now the National 9/11 Memorial is on schedule to open to the public later this year.

According to the World Trade Center website, the me-

economy, many families cannot afford anything else.”

Adults, ages 20 and older, are considered obese with a body mass index greater than or equal to 30, calculated by weight in kilograms and divided by height in meters squared.

“Obesity is an actual disease, and is classified by anyone with a BMI greater than 30,” King said.

The CDC have estimated obesity prevalence in Mississippi by county. The CDC ranks obesity rates because the disease increases risk of health conditions such as heart disease, type two diabetes, cancer, hypertension, dyslipidemia, stroke, liver and gallbladder disease, sleep apnea and respiratory problems.

King believes that patients in Lafayette County often times chose to live with obesity and pass the lifestyle on to children.

“Many patients are completely opposed to improving their weight,” King said.

“Many would like to improve their health situations, but they do not want to change their lifestyles. I truly believe that the only way to break the cycle is to educate the children and encourage them to make better decisions as they grow up.”

King said she thinks that state funding and spending to educating the youth will help

towards preventing obesity.

“The best hope for the state of Mississippi is to continue to funnel money into the university and community health programs aimed towards improving the health of the children,” she said.

Physical therapist Matthew Lowry said, “Obesity has become one of the most prevalent causes of death in America over the last two decades. Contributing factors are poor diet and exercise behaviors, stress, socioeconomic status and genetics. Research has also linked obesity to several cancers and other chronic illnesses.”

To prevent obesity, the population must change its habits.

“Lafayette County can take several steps to improve obesity rates. Informing the public on the health risks using community outreach programs is imperative,” Lowry said. “There are no quick fixes when combating obesity. People must change their lifestyle and in order to do that they must be informed on what steps to take to lead a healthier life.”

Angela Leis, an exercise science major, said if the community can start by changing the habits of children, their risk of obesity will decrease.

“I think the way to reduce obesity is starting with the children, by implementing knowledge on how to eat healthy and acquire an interest in exercise,” she said.

morial will “consist of two massive pools set within the footprints of the Twin Towers with the largest manmade waterfalls in the country cascading down their sides ... The names of the nearly 3,000 individuals who were killed in the September 11 attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon, and the February 1993 World Trade Center bombing, will be inscribed around the edges of the memorial pools.”

The entire site is set for completion in 2015.

Brian O’Flarity, a worker with tanned skin and bright blue eyes, shared his feeling about working at Ground Zero. He said, in a classic New York accent, that it was different than any other construction site he has worked on.

“There is a good sense of pride coming here, you know?

Rebuilding America. No one can knock us down.”

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A blast from the past: The Mississippian in reprint To celebrate the centennial anniversary of The Daily Mississippian, we are reprinting articles from the past 100 years of publication.

“UPD revises parking policy” was published in The Daily Mississippian on September 25, 1975.

The University Police Department has released a revised list of parking areas on campus to inform students of current parking restrictions.

“The parking problem is just getting worse,” John Tidwell, chief of University Police, said.

“I hope this list will help students find new places to park.”

Tidwell said many students are receiving tickets for parking in the same place day after day.

He also said most students do not appeal tickets to the Traffic court.

“Even if the student cannot attend the hearing, if he will write out a statement and turn it in to us then we will attach it to the ticket and the court will give the appeal full consideration,” Tidwell said.

Parking locations on campus are open to the following students with current 1975-1976 decals on their vehicles: The new parking lot by Guyton Hall, Magnolia Drive, the Coliseum parking lot, Garland parking lot and Dormitory Row North, on-street parking from the Police Department to the small parking lot across from Kincannon, are open to all decals.

Other areas open to all decals are University Avenue from the bridge to the Catholic Church, on-street parking on the north side of Rebel Drive, on-street parking on the south side of Rebel Drive from the small parking lot directly west of the Communicative Disorders Center to the curve at the Water Tower.

Rebel Drive from the intersection of Rebel Drive and Northgate Drive to the intersection of Rebel Drive and Highway 6 and the north side of Dormitory Row West (opposite the Cafeteria) are also open to all decals.

The small parking lot across from Kincannon is open to the men’s dorm and faculty-staff decals. West Terrace on-street parking from behind Conner Hall to the new street between

Deaton and Barnard dorms and faculty-staff decals.

Commuting students and law students can park in the dirt lot behind the Education Building, in the Education Building parking lot and on Second Street.

University Avenue from Geology Building to the Fraternity Row intersection is open to commuting, law and faculty-staff decals.

The Education Parking lot east is open to faculty-staff in front part with the back two rows open to commuting decals.

Parking is not allowed on Hathorn Road or on the south side of Grove Loop. Physical Plant parking lot is restricted to Phyiscal Plant personnel only.

Students with special parking permits may park only in those locations listed on their green permit. Unrestricted specials may park in any legal parking space that is not reserved.

Students with medical permits may park only in those locations listed on their pink permit. Unrestricted medicals may park in any legal parking space that is not reserved.

Fraternity areas are open to fraternity decals only. Sorority Row from Grove Loop to Northgate Drive is open to sorority decals only.

North Lane Drive is open to women’s dorm and sorority decals.

The Village Area is open to village, guest and faculty-staff decals. Guess parking lot and Woman’s Terrace are open to women’s dorm decals.

Powers parking lot is open to men’s dorm decals and the Field House is open to athletic parking only.

Meek parking lot west behind University Police Department, Rose Garden, Howry and George, are open to faculty-staff.

Hemingway Stadium ticket booth lot, parking lot behind Temporary E building and restricted areas are for facutlystaff.

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Summer Fashion in New York City

BY CHRISTINA STEUBE Special to The DM

With every new seasons comes new fashions, and there’s no better place to check out the styles than Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Shoppers stroll along with shopping bags in hand as elaborate window displays add color to the gray sidewalks.

Ole Miss graduate Harper Ferguson, an assistant buyer at Saks, is one of the people responsible for what goes in those windows for summer.

A Columbus native, Ferguson graduated in May 2010 with a degree in art, and she studied art and marketing to prepare her for her job at Saks.

She held an internship with Saks the previous summer and was already being considered for a position with the company before she completed her senior year.

As she walks down the street in a fitted black dress and strappy wedge shoes, Ferguson takes note of what’s hot and what’s not in fashion this summer.

“Obviously big hats are in.

That’s very, very on trend,” Ferguson said, as she points to a mannequin in beach attire with a bright yellow, wide-brimmed

hat. “Stripes for any age and any color are in as well.”

However, extremely bold color patterns seem to be out, according to Ferguson.

“Tie-dye is out. It is out. It is bombing right now; we’re not buying any more of it,” Ferguson said to her assistant, Kelsey Smotzer, on the sidewalks in front of the Saks window display.

“Things to definitely stay away from for this summer would be your leopard prints,” Ferguson said. “Anything leopard is just...no good.” Smotzer interrupts with a laugh.

Shoppers on the streets of New York have their own idea of what’s in this summer in the fashion capital of the country.

“I think right now, everybody’s bringing out loose, breezy spring dresses and everybody’s showing a little bit of skin for the first time,” Katie Atlas, New York resident and shopper, said as she walked down the street wearing a red and blue sundress.

Fashion rapidly changes and although summer is barely here, Ferguson and Smotzer are already predicting the trends of 2012. They began ordering fashions this week for next year as trends cycle in and out.

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Hungover again, but in Bangkok, and not funny

BY JOSH PRESLEY The Daily Mississippian

Have you ever been to a party where some drunk guy assigns himself the role of comedian? You humor him at first, but then he keeps going and going and eventually it gets brutally uncomfortable? Me neither, but I have seen “The Hangover: Part II,” and I’d like to think the experience is somewhat similar.

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It essentially is the same movie, except this time they’re in Bangkok instead of Las Vegas, there’s a monkey instead of a tiger, Stu has a tribal tattoo instead of a missing tooth, etc.

The first “Hangover” wasn’t high art, but it was a great comedy with likeable, relatable characters and situations that were actually funny and fun to watch.

The sequel seems content to simply rehash the first film, except minus the likeable, relatable characters and, you know, comedy.

The film starts off with essentially the exact same opening scene as the first film and the first half hour is peppered with references to the earlier film, but that’s fine and to be expected, as the film has to remind you of the characters and what they’d gone through together.

The problem is that instead of giving the audience that set-up and then taking the characters off in a new direction, “The Hangover: Part II” proceeds to beat you over the head with all the same gags from the first movie.

It essentially is the same movie, except this time they’re in Bangkok instead of Las Vegas, there’s a monkey instead of a tiger, Stu has a tribal tattoo instead of a missing tooth, etc.

One of the screenwriters on the film was Craig Mazin, who wrote two of the “Scary Movie” films as well as “Superhero Movie.”

That explains a lot, as all he knows how to do is reference other movies to quasi-comedic effect.

The film is also darker and more vulgar than its predecessor. What was charming and fun in “The Hangover,” is ugly and off-putting in the sequel. Now, I’m hardly the most conservative guy in the world, but I felt like I needed

a shower when I walked out of the theater.

One of the main characters is shot, another has his finger cut off, a man seemingly dies (and our protagonists see fit to dump the body in an ice machine and run away), a drug-dealing monkey smokes a cigarette and Stu has a welltelegraphed and revolting encounter with an Asian stripper that is not what she seems. If you’re asking what is supposed to be funny about any of that, you’re not alone.

Another major problem is that most of the characters are rendered thoroughly unlikable. Bradley Cooper’s Phil wasn’t exactly a guy you’d want to be friends with in the first film, but here he’s not even the type of guy you’d want to walk on the same side of the street as. Ken “Dr. Ken” Jeong works best in very small doses, so naturally he is shoved down our throats in this film.

By far the biggest casualty is Zach Galifianakis. Galifianakis as the, shall we say ... socially awkward Alan was the best thing about the first movie. It was a hilarious yet understated performance that made Galifianakis a star.

However in “The Hangover:

Part II,” Alan is turned into a conniving, greedy, self-centered psychopath, and yet because he cries occasionally or plays with a cute monkey, all is supposed to be forgiven. My dominant impression of this movie is that there is no way in the world those guys would still be friends with him after everything he does in this movie.

So is there anything good about this movie? Well, I genuinely laughed about three times, and chuckled or smiled a few others. The ending scene where yet again we see pictures from the night in question is hilarious, but hardly worth sitting through the entire movie for. The cameo at the end is amusing but ultimately pointless and only serves to shove a certain someone from the first film into the sequel.

“The Hangover: Part II” could have been at least a serviceable follow-up to “The Hangover,” but instead of making its audience laugh, it seems more intent on making them uncomfortable. What could have been a great sequel will instead probably go the way of “Caddyshack II.” Did you even know there was a “Caddyshack II?” Exactly.

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SEC Football Rankings: Secondary With college football only a few months away, it’s time to take an early look at the Southeastern Conference heading into the summer months.

Each Friday, The Daily Mississippian’s Bennett Hipp will rank the 12 SEC teams by position as part of an eight-week series.

Next week: linebackers 1. Alabama: The Crimson Tide returns all four starters from a secondary that ranked 12th nationally in 2010 in passing defense, recording 22 interceptions and giving up only 12 passing touchdowns. There may not be a better duo of safeties anywhere than senior Mark Barron and junior Robert Lester. Add in junior Dre Kirkpatrick, sophomore Dee Milliner and senior DeQuan Menzie at defensive back, and there is talent everywhere on this unit. It doesn’t hurt that Alabama signed five-star safety Ha’Sean ClintonDix either.

2. LSU: Yes, it is entirely possible for the Bayou Bengals to lose top-five draft pick Patrick Peterson to the NFL and still be one of the top defensive secondaries in the conference. Junior corner Morris Claiborne is a starter in the making after recording five interceptions last year, while sophomore Tyrann Mathieu moves into the other corner spot after a fantastic 2010 showing. Uber-talented sophomore safety Craig Loston moves into the starting lineup alongside senior Brandon Taylor.

3. Georgia: There is a clear drop-off from the top two, but Georgia slides into the third spot.

Last season, the Bulldogs were 16th in the country in passing yards allowed per game and had 16 interceptions. Senior Brandon Boykin returns at corner, paired with talented junior Branden Smith. Junior Bacarri Rambo

shifts over to strong safety with junior Sanders Commings at free safety. Georgia is hoping for more consistency from this unit in 2011.

4. Arkansas: The Razorbacks finally have some talent on defense this season after being known as a primarily offensive team under Bobby Petrino. Senior safety Tramain Thomas recorded 74 tackles and four interceptions last season and is surrounded by a pair of talented corners in senior Issac Madison and junior Darius Winston.

5. Mississippi State: There are no stars in the Mississippi State secondary, but the Bulldogs’ defensive backfield is full of solid players. They return all four starters, including talented junior corners Jonathan Banks and Corey Broomfield, who combined for six interceptions in 2010. Playmaking senior safety Charles Mitchell returns and is paired with sophomore Nikoe Whitley, who recorded 52 tackles and three interceptions in 2010.

6. Florida: The Gators would be ranked much higher if not for All-SEC cornerback Janoris Jenkins getting kicked off the team in late April by new coach Will Muschamp. There is talent, but it’s young and unproven. Senior Moses Jenkins and junior Jeremy Brown seem to have the inside track at cornerback, but could be pushed by a trio of four-star signees at the position, including Marcus Roberson. Sophomore

Matt Elam’s great play on special teams has helped him the starting spot at strong safety.

7. Kentucky: The Wildcats have one of the league’s best kept secrets in senior safety Winston Guy. Last season, Guy tallied an astounding 105 tackles and three interceptions. He’ll be given more freedom this year, roaming the secondary and even lining up occasionally at linebacker. Question marks at the other safety spot and the lack of a true number one corner hurt this unit.

8. South Carolina: The Gamecocks have arguably the best cover corner in the conference in junior Stephon Gilmore, but must become more consistent around him. Moving senior Akeem Auguste back to his preferred spot at corner should help the secondary. Depth at safety, however, is a cause for concern.

9. Tennessee: The Volunteers

have talent in the secondary, but a good bit of it is young. A lot depends on if talented junior safety Janzen Jackson rejoins the team in the next month or so. Otherwise, junior Marsalis Teague, junior Prentiss Waggner and sophomore Eric Gordon all have the talent to make the Volunteer secondary an improved one in 2011.

10. Vanderbilt: The Commodores’ senior corner Casey Hayward recorded six interceptions last year and teams up with senior safety Sean Richardson who had 98 tackles a year ago to give Vanderbilt two solid, experienced players in the secondary. Youth and a lack of depth hurt the Commodores as they played a number of true freshmen last year.

11. Auburn: The Tigers start only one senior on defense, but he’s a good one in safety Neiko Thorpe. Junior T’Sharvan Bell is the unit’s best cover corner and

looks to increase his interception total of only one from last season.

12. Ole Miss: The Rebels have improved the secondary, but it’s hard to put them anywhere but the bottom of the SEC until the season starts. Ole Miss needs consistency from talented sophomore corner Charles Sawyer and hopes junior college transfer Wesley Pendelton carries his good spring into the fall. Senior Marcus Temple had to miss spring practice, but is a veteran presence and will see a lot of playing time at corner. Senior Damien Jackson and sophomore Brishen Matthews are both up–and-coming players in the secondary, but both are still works in progress. The Rebels badly need an impact from their many secondary signees in the 2011 recruiting class and for Senquez Golson to dodge the MLB draft.

GAME TIMES ANNOUNCED FOR EARLY SEASON FOOTBALL GAMES • Game times and TV assignments are set for three of Ole Miss’ early season games, as the Southeastern Conference announced a part of the schedule for the 2011 football season on Thursday.

• The Rebels’ season opener against BYU will kick off at 3:45 p.m. CT on Sept. 3 and will be televised by ESPN. On Sept. 17, Ole Miss will open SEC play on the road versus Vanderbilt, and game time is set for 11:21 a.m. on the SEC Network.

• Ole Miss’ road game at Fresno State on Oct. 1 will be televised on ESPN2 and will kick off at 8:15 p.m.

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Waddle Named NASPAA Announcer Of The Year sume includes five NCAA Regional and Super Regional Baseball Tournaments and two NCAA Division 3 Regional Basketball Games. For the past 15 years, he has announced the Mississippi High School Basketball and Baseball State Championships, and has been Mississippi College’s P.A. basketball P.A. announcer for 17 years.

He has also announced two American Southwest Conference Basketball Championships and the Gulf South Conference Baseball Tournament. Since 1982, Waddle has been the P.A. announcer for the Mississippi Association of Coaches AllStar Football and Basketball Games.

“Glen is the consummate professional when it comes to public address announcing,” Bill Bunting, associate media relation director at Ole Miss,

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“His passion and enthusiasm for the profession, along with his calm, professional demeanor behind the microphone stands out. We are delighted that he is receiving this award.

He is most deserving.”

“Glen has distinguished himself by the quality of his announcing and his professionalism,” Brad Rumble, NASPAA executive director, said.

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BY AUSTIN MILLER Sports Editor

Former Ole Miss pitcher Lance Lynn made his major league debut last night for the St. Louis Cardinals.

The 24-year-old right-hander carried a no-hitter into the fourth before giving up a two-run homer to first baseman Aubrey Huff in the inning. The San Francisco Giants went on to defeat the Cardinals 12-7 and Lynn took the loss in the game. He allowed five runs on four hits with five strikeouts in five and one-third innings pitched.

Lynn, a supplemental first round draft pick (39th overall) of the Cardinals in 2008, received the call up from Triple-A Memphis after right-handed starter Kyle McClellan was placed on the disabled list with a left hip injury.

Before his promotion to St. Louis, Lynn started 10 games for the Memphis Redbirds, the Cardinals’ Triple-A affiliate, and held a 5-3 record with a 4.06 earned run average and 54 strikeouts in 62 innings pitched. He also set a franchise record with 16 strikeouts to send the Redbirds to the Pacific Coast League Championship Series in last year’s Triple-A playoffs.

In his three years at Ole Miss (2006-2008), Lynn led the Diamond Rebels to three-straight NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals in 2006 and 2008.

He’s second only to Drew Pomeranz (currently with the Cleveland Indians) with 332 career strikeouts and ranks sixth all-time with 22 career wins. He also set and currently holds the Ole Miss single-season strikeout record with 146 in the 2007 season.

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Junior right-hander David Goforth pitches in a 12-10 win over Kentucky. Goforth, the 177th-ranked prospect according to Baseball America, was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 31st round of last year’s draft and went 4-8 with a 4.88 earned run average in 14 starts this season for the Diamond Rebels.

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Last year, left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz, now in the Cleveland Indians organization, was selected with the fifth overall pick, making him the highest drafted player in Ole Miss baseball history.

Right-handed pitcher Aaron Barrett (Washington Nationals) and outfielder Tim Ferguson (Kansas City Royals) followed on the draft’s second day, while current Rebels David Goforth and Matt Tracy were drafted on the draft’s third day.

This year, after missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002, the Major League Baseball draft takes on added importance, particuarly with a highly regarded

recruting class. From the 2011 Ole Miss baseball team, junior right-hander Goforth and fellow weekend starters Austin Wright and Matt Crouse headline draft hopefuls.

“I think (this year’s MLB draft will be pivotal) on probably both sides, not as much on the Ole Miss side as it is on the recruits coming in but probably on both sides,” Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. “Yeah, it’s going to be critical. Especially with the recruits coming in and talking about the pitchers’ standpoint and holding on to those guys.”

College players are eligible for the MLB draft after completing their junior years or after their 21st birthdays, while all junior-college players and graduated high school players are also eligible for the draft.

Goforth, the 177th-ranked prospect according to Baseball America, was taken by the Cleveland Indians in the 31st round of last year’s draft and

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went 4-8 with a 4.88 earned run average in 14 starts this season.

Junior left-hander Wright was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 23rd round of last year’s draft and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 23rd round of the 2008 MLB draft. He also led the team with 67 strikeouts in 14 starts, while Crouse led all starters with a 7-4 record and 3.41 earned run average in 14 starts this season.

Senior outfielder/pitcher Matt Tracy, a 43rd-round draft pick of the Florida Marlins in last year’s draft, senior outfielder/first baseman Matt Smith, junior designated hitter Matt Snyder, junior righthander Jake Morgan and redshirt-sophomore right-hander Brett Huber are other names to watch next week.

From this year’s recruiting class, three rank in Baseball America’s top 200 prospects.

Pascagoula two-sport athlete Senquez Golson, a four-star recruit according to Scout. com and three-star recruit according to Rivals.com at defensive back, is Baseball America’s 107th-ranked prospect. Golson batted .345 with three home

runs and 16 stolen bases for Pascagoula this past season.

Hawtin Buchanan is the highest-ranked pitcher in the incoming class at No. 137 according to Baseball America.

Buchanan, a 6-foot-9 lefthander from Biloxi, went 6-3 with a 1.75 earned run average with 70 strikeouts in 48 innings pitched this past season.

Michael Reed, an outfielder from Leander, Texas, comes in at No. 160 in Baseball America’s top 200 prospects and batted .386 with five home runs and 10 stolen bases last season. Two other signees, who are both expected to contribute next season and will likely be drafted, are junior-college left-hander Dylan Chavez, who played one season at St. Mary’s College, and right-hander Casey Mulholland from the prestigious IMG academy in Bradenton, Fla. The first round is set for Monday night at 6 p.m., followed by rounds 2-30 Tuesday at 11 a.m. and round 31-50 Wednesday at 11 a.m. The last day for players with remaining college eligibility to sign with major league teams is August 15 with a deadline at midnight.

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