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Parking postponed NUMBER OF ADMITTED FRESHMEN Last night, the Board of Aldermen postponed their decision on Square parking indefinitely.

DROPS MORE THAN 11 PERCENT

Despite an increase in the number of applications, less freshmen have been accepted into the University of Mississippi than were at this time last year.

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From left to right: Ward IV Alderman Ulysses “Coach” Grant and Mayor Pat Patterson

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The Board of Aldermen and Mayor Pat Patterson met at City Hall to discuss Square parking and other matters Tuesday night. The decision for parking on the Square will be delayed because the board is not prepared to vote on the issue, according to Patterson. Concerns discussed at the meeting on May 31 included

public opinion and the pending approval from the Historic Preservation Commission. The city is communicating with Standard Parking of Chicago to potentially implement a paid-parking system on the Square. Standard Parking has provided pricing recommendations, but no decision has been made. The City of Oxford will make the final decision. No date has been set for the final vote.

For the first time in four years, the number of new freshmen at Ole Miss may drop, despite a nearly 3 percent increase in the number of applications received. As of May 26, 9,208 freshmen had been admitted for the upcoming summer and fall semesters, according to Director of Institutional Research Mary Harrington. At the same time last year, 10,402 freshmen had been admitted. A change in the out-of-state requirements kept the number of admitted students from increasing, along with the number of applicants, Harrington said. The IHL Board voted to change out-of-state requirements in March of last year, according to Jennifer Simmons,

interim director of admissions. Their vote was a result of the steadily increasing number of qualifying applicants the university was receiving. “It became difficult to be able to offer quality service with the number of students we were admitting that chose to attend,” Simmons said. Up until this year, Simmons said admissions requirements were the same for resident and non-resident applicants. Non-resident students now must have a 2.50 GPA or higher on the College Preparatory Curriculum or equivalent CPC of the applicant’s state of residence and a composite ACT score of 20 or higher or the equivalent on the SAT for guaranteed admissions, according to the university’s office of admissions webpage. Non-residents who do not meet these requirements

but meet requirements for resident admission must fill out a supplemental non-resident application which will be reviewed by an admission committee. Harrington said last year, by May, the university had received 97 percent of all applications and had admitted 98 percent of the freshmen who later enrolled. This year, 13,505 applications had been received as of May 26, compared to 13,102 at the same time last year. Leslie Banahan, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, said she is pleased with the increase in the number of applications. “Ole Miss continues to draw students from both in-state and out-of-state who understand the type of experience that we offer here,” Banahan said. See FRESHMEN, PAGE 5

University of Mississippi Medical Center to build new research facility The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson plans to invest $35 million into a new research facility, which will house the Cancer Biomedical Science Research Center. BY SIERRA MANNIE ssmannie@go.olemiss.edu

JACKSON –– Construction of a new research facility could begin in January 2013 at The University of Mississippi Medical Center, according to UMMC officials in Jackson. The plans site an initial $35 million price tag on the 220

square foot, eight-story shell of the Cancer and Biomedical Science Research Center, which will have space for start-up biotechnology companies. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is providing $20 million of earmarked funding. Sources at UMMC said the rest of the funding will come from por-

tions of research grants received by UMMC scientists and private fundraising. The majority of the lab space will be used for cancer research, according to Jack Muzarak, a representative from the Division of Public Affairs at UMMC. The goal is to investigate the science of how cancer grows and spreads in order to develop

better therapies and drugs. Muzarak said the facility will also test new technology and assist clinical trials. “Many of UMMC’s current labs are outdated, cramped and unsuited to modern research,” Muzarak said. “By providing our faculty with cutting-edge research space, we’re helping set them up for success. More effective

research programs ultimately help us contribute to understanding, preventing and treating diseases.” Students attending UMMC are pleased with the construction of the new facility. “I think it’s important that UMMC continue to expand its research facilities,” said See MEDICAL, PAGE 5

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Time to move on

BY ADAM BLACKWELL ablackwe@go.olemiss.edu

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Have you ever turned on the news in the morning and listened to the whole news cycle, only to then hear it be repeated 30 minutes later? This happened to me the other morning, and frankly, I am tired of some things that the media and the public finds important or interesting. Over the past few weeks, the public, as well as the alleged “liberal” media, have seriously scrutinized former Presidential candidate John Edwards. Accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions, among other things, the judge declared a mistrial in Edwards’s case this past week. Personally, I am content with the outcome of Edwards’s trial. Had appropri-

ate, reasonable evidence been found to prove Edwards guilty, I would have been happy with a guilty verdict. However, the prosecution simply did not have enough evidence to even bring this case to trial. Oftentimes, I have found myself on the side of the prosecution, but in this case, I was not because they did not fully prove Edwards guilt. Certainly, someone should not be found guilty of a crime if there is no reasonable evidence; this concept is blatantly set as a fundamental element of our Constitution. Edwards has openly apologized for his actions. Among other things, John Edwards funneled campaign money to help support the mother of his child. What is so wrong with that? Though he did have a child out of wedlock while his wife was battling cancer, the public should also recognize that Edwards did not totally abandon his child and its mother. Many powerful figures have simply abandoned women and chil-

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dren in situations such as this; Edwards did not choose that path. Edwards did, however, deceive his campaign donors who thought donations were going directly to his campaign, and that is wrong. While being criticized for his inter-marital affairs, Edwards has also been criticized by the media for his wasteful spending, like his expensive haircuts. As long as he is using his personal finances, who really cares how much John Edwards pays for a haircut? At this point, the critics are looking for anything to use against him. I’m sure Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton have wastefully spent money, too. When focusing on our politicians and public officials, why do we continue to concentrate on their personal lives? Is it because there’s no other news to follow? Or, because their lives are more interesting than our own? Families are torn apart and people can feel great pain

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because their lives are so open to the public. John Edwards, and all public figures, shouldn’t be judged on their personal, private lives; they should be judged on their policy choices, governmental actions and their convictions. John Edwards is an intelligent policy leader; he was a wonderful United States Senator. Let’s give the man a break and let him live his life again. We have reported and discussed Edwards’s trial, and now, it’s time to move on. Let us focus on more important issues, like the ongoing war in Afghanistan, global climate change, the economy and jobs, and social issues in our own country. I find that these significant issues are more important and relevant today than the private life and 2008 campaign of John Edwards. Adam Blackwell is a public policy leadership sophomore from Natchez. Follow him on Twitter @AdamBlackwell1.

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Mississippi: Why I am quick to What is successful? defend the state I now call home

BY LEXI THOMAN alexandria.thoman@gmail.com

Mississippi has its fair share of problems. The state constantly finds itself at the end of the good lists (education quality, life expectancy, average income) and at the top of the bad (teen pregnancy, STD rates, poverty), and the rest of the country doesn’t seem to let us forget it. I’ve heard Mississippi be described as a mother — we, as Mississippians, might be able to complain about her all we want, but woe is he who has the audacity to attack her to our face. And in my own experience this saying is rather accurate. I am not a native Mississippian. Like 34 percent of the Ole Miss student population, I hail from out of state. And yet after three years in Oxford, this little southern town has become my home. I am quick to defend Mississippi, and the people within it. I wasn’t quite aware about just how protective I had grown until I moved to Rio de Janeiro this January to begin a year-long study abroad. The vast majority of American exchange students here hail from the California system — Berkeley, UCLA, Santa Barbara, etc. — and bigname East Coast universities like Georgetown and Boston College. Oh, and a little school named Harvard. When asked by an American where I go to school, I almost always say Ole Miss. But every once in a while I have to spell out “The University of Mississippi” when our school’s beloved nickname doesn’t ring a bell. And though most people are genuinely interested in what it is like to live in the South, I have seen one too many people try to cover up a sneer. One student in particular quickly found a permanent position on my bad side during dinner a few weeks ago, when he heard me use our

beloved contraction “y’all” (a word I will admit that I never used before moving to Mississippi, and tried unsuccessfully to avoid). “So where are you from?” he asked. “St. Louis, originally,” I said. “But I live in Mississippi. I go to Ole Miss.” For a split second, he just stared at me. Confused, I wasn’t sure if he had heard me. But as I started to repeat myself, what he said next stopped the words in my throat. “Well that (expletive) sucks.” My blood ran cold. I couldn’t believe what I had heard. And apparently, my friends sitting next to me couldn’t either, because they had fallen silent as well, their attention fixed on the two of us. “Excuse me?” I managed to say, struggling to keep my voice calm. My words were icy, bitter. But instead of heeding the warning in my tone, he pressed on. “Yeah, I mean, nothing good comes from Mississippi. You couldn’t pay me to visit, let alone live there.” While a million different thoughts ran through my head at once, I miraculously managed to suppress the more vindictive responses. Instead, I asked him a simple question: “Have you ever been to Mississippi?” “Well, no.” Bingo. “Yeah, we have a good number of problems,” I said. “But I have a ton of friends who have devoted their lives to turning their state around. When you attack the state, you attack them. Before you speak ill about someone’s home, I suggest you get a better feel for your audience.” And then I switched the subject. Although I am sure that I could have addressed the situation with a little more poise, the look on his face was enough reassurance that I had gotten my point across. In retrospect, I was surprised of just how readily I had risen to his challenge

and defended Mississippi. What I said was true. I am fully aware that our state has its problems. In our little haven of Oxford, it can be easy to forget it. But there are countless numbers of ways to get involved and volunteer through Ole Miss and the community, countless organizations and people devoting their energy and efforts to turning the state around. Mississippi Teacher Corps, Habitat for Humanity, Teach for America, Mississippi First, the Sunflower County Freedom Project, the list goes on and on. But to me, these aren’t just faceless organizations. In each case, I personally know someone working for their cause. Together, these men and women are fighting to bring quality education to the children who need it most. They are building houses in the poverty-stricken Delta. They are fighting the rate of teen pregnancy and drop-outs through information and support. They aren’t just changing the face of Mississippi — they are changing the future. I am continually surprised and inspired by my fellow students at Ole Miss, and they remind me that I could be doing so much more. Rather than hiding from our problems, they are attacking them head on. The next time someone speaks ill of Mississippi, I will tell them of all of the good that I have seen in my classmates, friends, professors and colleagues. For the incoming freshmen on campus for Orientation, welcome home. Start thinking about how you can get involved to give back. I promise you won’t regret it. The future of our state begins in the present, not in a past that we cannot change. If we are to move forward, we must accept our history, and devote ourselves to making a difference in the years to come.

BY TRENTON WINFORD tgwinford@@bellsouth.net

The 2011-12 school year has ended. Students, teachers and administrators get a bit of a break from the daily grind of the school year, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they have all their time off. The Mississippi Department of Education will soon be releasing the Accountability Results for this past school year, which will include ratings of every school and district. I’ve spent many, many hours researching and analyzing the 2010-11 Accountability Results, and let me tell you, they are not very easy to understand. Fortunately, legislation was passed this session that will change the way the results are presented, in hopes of making them more transparent and easier to understand. The new system will give schools a rating of A, B, C, D or F, similar to a student’s report card or the certificates in restaurants. The old system rated schools, from highest to lowest, Star, High Performing, Successful, Academic Watch, Low Performing, At Risk of Failing and Failing. When the two systems are compared, as best as possible, most of the current Successful schools would be labeled as C schools. There are two ways to look at this. First, would you consider a Successful school to be a C? Second, would you consider a C school to be Successful? It sounds harsh to say that a

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school district that was previously labeled Successful would now be labeled a C, or average. However, when you really break down the results, you have to question what qualifies a district as Successful in the first place. Ten percent of Successful districts had graduation rates lower than 60 percent. In 12 Successful districts, at least half of the schools are rated lower than Successful. In two of those districts, none of the schools even received a Successful rating or higher. Fewer than half of Successful school districts met growth projections in reading and language arts last year. Also, fewer than half of them met growth projections in math. One-third of them met neither reading nor math growth. Looking below the district level to the individual schools, 44 percent of Successful schools scored in the bottom half of achievement scores last year. Does it sound like we have a good definition of Successful? No. With those facts, it’s very easy to say that Successful doesn’t really mean Successful after all. At best, it means average. It means a C. Part of the problem with Mississippi’s public education is that people have grown content with failing our students. With a system where schools and districts with the numbers listed above are considered Successful, we will always be behind. This new rating system is a good start in a lengthy, necessary process to move our education forward. Trenton Winford is a public policy leadership sophomore from Madison.

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Stretching to benefit your workout, flexibility and health By Megan Massey | memassey1848@gmail.com Stretching is easily one of the most ignored components of fitness. It happens all the time – people come into the gym, spend an hour working out and take only two minutes for stretching. To an extent, it’s understandable. Stretching is slower, takes more time and is often more frustrating. People usually believe that they simply are not flexible and never will be, but that is simply not true. Flexibility, like anything else, takes practice. While some are more predisposed to flexibility than others, anyone can gain better flexibility. Stretching is extremely important to a workout. There are many benefits to it, especially for physically active people. Flexibility is about more than being able to do hard Yoga poses like “the crow” or “a headstand.” There are a lot of health benefits as well. Here are a few:

Injury prevention

Part of the reason stretching is so important to a workout is because it helps prevent you from injuring yourself while you exercise. Improved flexibility means that your movements become more fluid, making you less susceptible to strained muscles and other injuries.

Improves blood circulation

Stretching increases blood flow to the muscles. Improved circulation can help recovery from injuries and can also help promote cell growth and organ function. It also leads to an overall healthier feeling.

Increased energy Another result of the improved circulation is an increase in energy, something we all need more of between classes, jobs and keeping up with some kind of social life. College can be exhausting, and stretching is just another boost to help combat the exhaustion and the stress.

A lot of people simply don’t know how to stretch. It’s something foreign to them. If you are in this boat, here are a few things to keep in mind the next time you work out:

Focus on major muscle groups

Specifically, focus on the muscles that you worked out. It’s also not a bad idea to stretch the areas that you use on a regular basis. Also, stretching should not be painful. You want to go until you feel a stretch and then stop. Pain is not a sign that it’s working.

Do static stretches

This rule isn’t written in stone, but it is your safest option. “Ballistic” stretches, which include bouncing, is not safe and can lead to injury. You don’t necessarily have to stand perfectly still, but you should be careful about your movement, especially if you’re not very flexible. A stretch should be held for 15-30 seconds.

Stretch after your workout

A lot of people stretch before a workout or before a run; however, stretching before physical activity isn’t really that important and can lead to injury. Your muscles need to be “warmed up” before they are stretched. Otherwise, you run the risk of hurting yourself.

Google and YouTube are both excellent tools to use to learn more about stretching and to find different stretches for each muscle groups. It’s worth doing the research when your health is involved.

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“Manifold Greatess: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible” opened at the J.D. Williams Library on May 29. It is a traveling exhibit including reproductions and rare books, manuscripts and works of art from the Folger and Bodleian collections. The J.D. Williams Library, along with the Oxford Library, hosted events and lectures, including “Faulkner and the Bible: The Haunted House” by Norman Jones (pictured) on June 1. For more information, visit www. olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/.

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Social contracts should not expire BY JARED BURLESON jaredburlesonphotography@gmail.com

Best friends are one of the highlights of life, especially during school. Friends are there for us when we feel down and when we are looking to have some fun. However, many students who share an apartment or a dorm with their best friend have let their social contract expire. When two best friends who have endured a whole spectrum of experiences decide to move in together, one or both of them may find themselves getting upset. The problem occurs when someone is so comfortable

with their friend that they feel there is no longer a need to be nice, clean or helpful all the time. If two strangers move in together, they usually try to keep everything clean and be quiet in the mornings to avoid any problems with someone who does not really know them. It’s the same kind of feeling you get when someone is directly behind you when leaving a building so you continue to hold the door open for just a moment so it won’t shut in their face. There are unwritten social contracts between everyone that keep relationships with friends, or appearances with

total strangers, intact. When best friends have been around each other for a long time, the terms of their social contract expire. One roommate will leave his laundry in the dryer for a week and not realize his friend needs to use it. The other roommate will have friends over until 1 a.m. on a school night playing videogames with the volume too high. After a certain point, they just stop caring about their friend’s feelings completely. Two people who previously had enjoyed everything together now wish they could do anything to get out of the lease.

I went through this kind of ordeal my freshman year of college. I lived in the dorms with one of my best friends from back home and at first it was great. After a while though, the boundaries of a normal friendship began to fade away. We both started doing things that we would not dream of doing at our own home at the expense of our parents and siblings having to deal with it. I ended up giving him a broken nose, and he ended up making it to where I had to wear earplugs to get to sleep at night. The following semester we found other places to live and

apologized. We are still good friends who hang out quite a bit, but neither of us will ever forget that terrible first year of school. The terms of a social contract with a best friend should never expire. That is not to say we must always be the kindest, cleanest, most understanding human beings in the world. It is okay to be a little messy or a little loud sometimes, but we should always be respectful of the people we live with, especially if they happen to be our best friend. Otherwise, we may end up with one less friend and a year we wish we could take back.

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House named interim superintendent Interim state superintendent Lynn House hopes for smooth transition to “common core” curriculum. BY ADAM GANUCHEAU aganucheau24@gmail.com

The Mississippi Board of Education plans to name Lynn House as interim state superintendent, beginning July 1. House will replace former dean of the Ole Miss School of Education and current state superintendent Tom Burnham, who will retire from the position on June 30. House, an Ole Miss alumnus, is currently the deputy superintendent for instructional enhancement and internal operations and has held that position since February 2010. The Board has not set an official timeline for hiring Burnham’s permanent replacement but has said that House will not be a candidate. The Board did confirm that the search for a replacement will extend nationwide. Both the Oxford and Lafayette school districts will be affected by this change, like all school districts in the state of Mississippi, but the Board of Education is certain that things will run smoothly during the transition. “It is very important to the state board that we continue the progress that has been made under Dr. Burnham’s leadership,” Charles McClelland, chairman of the Mississippi Board of Education, said in a press release. “The best choice for our public school students is someone

with a lifetime of service to public education. Dr. House will keep us moving forward.” As interim superintendent, House will be faced with both continuing Burnham’s work, and dealing with some changes, such as Mississippi’s new curriculum standards known as “common core.” This new standard will nationally regulate the curricu-

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la that individual states teach so that all states’ curricula are similar. “Moving to common core is really a significant step, and there’s a lot of training that will go with that,” said Nancy Loome, executive director of the Parents Campaign, a public school

lobbying group. “It’s really a ramped-up curriculum and a different curriculum.” Newly-elected Governor Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and other state legislators have pushed to create alternative schools in Mississippi. Depending on the Board of Education’s timetable in appointing a permanent superintendent, House could have to deal with pressure to meet the demands of the state’s leaders. Currently, as deputy superintendent, House is responsible for the direct supervision of seven offices within the Department of Education including curriculum and instruction, student assessment, business services, career and technical education, special education, federal programs and healthy schools/child nutrition. In addition to serving on the Board of Education, House has taught at Delta State University and served as dean of the school’s College of Education. She also taught at Barry University in Miami and has worked for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and the Louisiana Board of Regents. She has additional education experience as a teacher, principal and district administrator. House will be paid 90 percent of Burnham’s salary of $307,000 a year, or $276,300. At her current position, she made an annual salary of $160,000.

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The University of Mississippi Medical Center plans to spend $35 million on a new research building, which will include space for start-up biotechnological companies.

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TOP: Director of Student Housing Lorinda Krhut retires after seven years of working at Ole Miss; CENTER LEFT: Dean of Students Sparky Reardon, who was on hand, said she has been a consummate professional and the campus would miss her greatly.

Matthew Oglesbee, a thirdyear student at the School of Medicine. “Research is what begets medical schools’ prestige.” Other members of the UMMC community are also pleased with the future

construction of the new facility. “Having the facility and attracting more researchers will lead to more grants for scientists and will lead to more opportunities not just for students, but for increasing the number of jobs available as well,” said Larry Bouchea, director of human resources at University Physicians.

Banahan said the national recognition the university has received in the last few years likely contributes to the increasing number of applicants. “We have become more than a state school or a regional school,” Banahan said. “I really think we have national appeal.” Banahan said there must be a balance between the number of applicants and how many students the university can handle. Ole Miss cannot just alter their admissions criteria based on the number of applicants like some institutions, Banahan said. “We’ve had such dramatic increases over the last three years that I think we knew that we needed to continue to grow but maybe not at as a rapid a pace as we have, so I feel good about where we are right now,” she said. Harrington said the number of applications is expected to change 3-5 percent before August.

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Ricky Robertson tabbed Region Field Athlete of the Year

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Track and field junior Ricky Robertson

Ole Miss junior Ricky Robertson has been named the South Region Field Athlete of the Year, which was announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The region awards were voted on by the nation’s track & field coaches. Robertson is a five-time AllAmerican and five-time SEC champion in the high jump. This year, the Hernando native is the collegiate- and American-

leader in the high jump and is tied for the second-best jump in the world, having cleared a school record 7-7.25 (2.32m) at the Florida Relays. That jump is the best mark in the NCAA since 2008 and ranks him among the top 10 high jumpers in NCAA history. He also ranks eighth in the NCAA in the triple jump and placed in the top four at the SEC Championships in both events. Robertson will compete in both the high jump and

the triple jump at this week’s NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa ( June 6-9). NCAA.com and ESPN3.com will carry live coverage starting Wednesday, and ESPNU will air live coverage on Saturday, June 9, starting at 11 a.m. CT. The last Rebel to pick up a region athlete of the year award was Brittney Reese in 2008. She went on to be named the national women’s field athlete of the year that season.

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play at this level.” David’s sophomore campaign picked up exactly where the freshman season left off. David played in all 12 tournaments, posting a 73.35 scoring average, which was good enough for second position on the team. During the SEC Championship, David shot a final round 63, a career best, to help the Rebels to a second place finish. He finished 15th in the individual standings. David also qualified for the U.S. Amateur Tournament during the summer, where he placed third, shooting a 69 and a 65 in the qualifier. David continued his consistent play into his junior season, lowering his stroke average by one shot (72.31) and finished second on the team yet again. He led Ole Miss to the NCAA East Regional where he tied for 10th. David just completed his senior season this past month in Athens, Ga., where he finished just two shots away from forcing a playoff for a spot in the NCAA Championships. During his final year at Ole Miss, David saw his scoring average drop another stroke (71.35), which led the Rebels in scoring. With his Ole Miss chapter coming to a close, David said he does not plant to close his golfing career book entirely. Looking back on his four years at Ole Miss, David had only two words to say: “I’m happy.”

continued from page 8 It was a smart decision. David never really thought about playing golf at the collegiate level until he realized how good he was playing while in high school. Coming out of high school, David had offers from four schools: Tennessee, Central Florida, Kentucky and Ole Miss. Kentucky seemed too cold during the golf season, Central Florida’s campus felt to big for him, and when it came down to deciding on Ole Miss, it felt just right. Being from Madison, Tenn., going to a school in his home state never crossed his mind. “(I’ve) just never been a big fan of Tennessee. I know it’s kind of weird to be from Tennessee and not be a fan of them.” David had a breakout freshman season for the Rebels, playing in all 12 tournaments. He lead the team with a 72.83 stroke average. He earned All-SEC honors while being named to the All-SEC Freshmen Team and Ping Southeast Region Team. David said playing and starting his first year in college was an unexpected surprise. “I got started off a little hotter than I thought I was going to,” he said. “(I) beat some guys I didn’t think I was going to. That kind of pushed me, made me work a little harder, and made me realize I can

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David’s UM golfing career comes to an end Senior Joe David’s career in the Red and Blue came to an end this past month. He was able to have one of the most decorated careers in the history of Ole Miss golf.

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Ole Miss Baseball: A yearly review and a look into the future Baseball beat writer David Collier takes a look into the 2012 Ole Miss baseball season and looks ahead at the future of the program. BY DAVID COLLIER dlcollie@go.olemiss.edu

The past few of years for Ole Miss athletics have been something Rebel fans want to forget. Usually, the baseball program gives Ole Miss fans something to cheer for, and this year’s squad did just that. However, the success on the field was not what fans have become accustomed to during head coach Mike Bianco’s tenure. Bianco made Ole Miss a national power in baseball. His teams hosted regionals five out of six years to go along with appearances in the super regionals four out of five years, but the past two years have not lived up to those expectations. This year’s squad did something last year’s could not, by reaching a regional, which they lost in the Regional Championship this past weekend. People can say all they want about Ole Miss underachieving on the baseball diamond, but this year they did not unCOURTESY OLE MISS SPORTS INFORMATION DESK derachieve by any means. Senior golfer Joe David earned Division I PING All-Southeast Region honors for the second time. Not at all actually. there are tough decisions to “It was tough, but I made a Ole Miss was picked to finBY JAKE THOMPSON jcthomps@go.olemiss.edu be made. decision right around middle ish fourth in the SEC West by “I was pretty good at base- school to play golf and to do the league’s coaches, which At the age of four, Joe Da- ball, which is kind of a tough that during middle school they did. No one thought this vid discovered the game of thing to do while playing golf and high school.” team would be in contention golf. Much like every boy with them being in the same for a regional host, but they See GOLF, PAGE 7 who plays sports growing up, seasons,” David said. were, up until the last weekend of the regular season. So when you look back at it, this season played out just as expected. If it were not for Ole Miss having a 2-0 start in the College Station Regional, no one would be upset with coming up short. The Rebels did get a quick start and failed to advance to the Super Regionals. It’s easy to see this program has been in a decline for the past couple of years, and it is hard to see much hope for the future, but there is some. This year’s freshman class was among the nation’s best, Online Code: but the newest recruiting class PS102T had their top three signees get drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Monday night. If that

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was not bad enough, Madison Central’s Zach Irwin looks like he’s heading to junior college due to academic issues, so things are not so great on the recruiting front. Take in to account the losses of senior first baseman Matt Snyder and most likely the loss of junior second baseman Alex Yarbrough, who was drafted yesterday in the fourth round of the MLB Draft by the Angels, and things seem bleak, but they aren’t that bad. Junior outfielder Tanner Mathis and junior closer Brett Huber could potentially leave for the professional ranks or come back for their senior seasons. If they do return, there remains a lot of talent on the Rebel roster. Freshman Auston Bousfield in centerfield has the makings of a star, and sophomores Bobby Wahl and Mike Mayers are as good as any Friday/ Saturday starting combination in the country. So there is a lot of talent left on this team and a lot of talent coming in, but this Ole Miss baseball program needs to head back in the right direction. If Bianco and company recruit the way they have the past couple of seasons, this program should see a reemergence into the national spotlight. Everyone knows Ole Miss has everything it takes to win big in baseball – facilities, fans, support. There is no reason for them not to be in contention on the national level annually. With all that said, I think there is hope for the future. Bianco knows how to win. He’s proven that over and over again. Can he get over the Omaha hump? I think so, but first, you have got to get back to that level. Assistants Cliff Godwin and Carl Lafferty are a dynamite duo on the recruiting trail, and they can get back to that level of play in just a year or two. Will that translate into a trip to Omaha for the College World Series? Who knows? The real question is, are fans willing to wait?