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Show me the money: ASB campaigning at Ole Miss By Mara Joffe
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In the midst of today’s University of Mississippi homecoming elections, you may know for whom you’re voting, but do you know how much money your candidates spent to earn your vote? “There’s a substantial financial obligation that you’re committing to when you run,” said Courtney Pearson, last year’s homecoming queen. “You want to spend the least amount of money but still have the most effective campaign that you can.” Personality elections at Ole Miss come with a cost determined by the ASB. Attorney General Rob Pillow said the budget this year for Miss Ole Miss, Mr. Ole Miss (formerly “Colonel Reb”) and homecoming queen is $600. Homecoming maid candidates must run their campaigns solely by word of mouth. Doug Odom, former Colonel Reb candidate, knows the importance of the budget and the democratic process of campus elections. “Flyers, stickers, a sign in front of the Union all obviously cost money,” Odom said. “You definitely have to budget accordingly. The beauty of each election
is that any student, regardless of race or ethnicity, Greek or independent, can run for a position as long as they meet the minimum requirements.” But what if a student meets the minimum requirements and can’t afford to campaign? “If you want to run and you can’t afford to run, it is a little heartbreaking,” she said. “You could have some very qualified and exceptional people that if they can’t afford to run, it does put them at a disadvantage.” Both Pearson and Odom funded their campaigns personally, while other candidates such as ASB President Gregory Alston received additional funding from organizations such as fraternities, sororities and other private entities for his presidential campaign. While Alston referred to his fraternity as “a huge help,” he encouraged students to run regardless of the source of their campaign funding. “It definitely helps to have an organization backing you, but I don’t think that will make or break you,” he said. “If you’re not in an organization, so what? I think you should still run.” According to Pearson, a candidate’s financial worries far exceed the initial, expected spending. Both Pearson and Alston
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Last year’s Homecoming Queen Courtney Pearson waves to last year’s Homecoming parade crowd.
said that the candidate is held responsible if any student places a candidate’s sticker in a noncampaigning zone such as the Union or on a stop sign, which violates ASB campaigning regulations. These violations result in budgetary fines that can ultimately cost a candidate money and even an election. “It’s a disqualifying offense to go over budget,” Pearson said. Candidates must turn in receipts for nearly every campaign expense, including donated
items. “If you’re using it in your campaign, you have to put it in your budget form,” Pearson said. “In the candidate’s expense voucher (for a campaign sign), they should have paint, they should have wood, they should have nails, they should have the sandbags that are holding the thing down. Anything that goes into the sign has to be accounted for.” Despite rules and costs, Odom said the ASB did a great job guiding candidates in their cam-
paigns last year. With the weight of these campaign responsibilities in mind, Pearson said voters can now have a better idea of the work that the election process entails. “That’s how much your candidate is putting into this,” she said. “It’s a tremendous skill in terms of being able to manage all of these people and organize a campaign. I think candidates would love for people to appreciate that and get out there and vote.”
Ole Miss rated in the top 10 safest college campuses By John Crawford Lampton jclawton@go.olemiss.edu
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The University-Oxford community recently scored high marks in polls concerned with a matter more critical than mere beauty: safety. However, although Collegesafe.com recently ranked Ole Miss as the ninth safest campus in the nation, recent reports of violent crimes conflict with this perception. UPD records indicate that in both 2010 and 2011, one robbery was reported per year. This semester, one armed robbery
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has already been reported. In the same years respectively, 49 and 46 burglaries were reported. Numbers of robberies and burglaries reported on campus have increased since 2009, when 28 burglaries and no robberies were reported. From Aug. 26 to Sept. 19 this year, UPD has received 32 reports of larceny, of which seven were for more than $500, 15 reports of drugs, seven reports of assault and one report of weapons. Campus Walk Apartments have been the backdrop of multiple crimes committed this
semester, with a strong-arm robbery having taken place on Aug. 7, a burglary and assault and act of vandalism that caused $500 worth of damage on Aug. 16. Senior art major Sam Malott was a victim of a car burglary last year on South 18th Street, in which her sunglasses, purse, and iPad were stolen. Despite her past and the recent crimes around campus, Malott still believes Ole Miss is as safe as ever. “I love Ole Miss and would never change my opinion of the place, regardless of a robbery or not,” Malott said. “It’s my home.”
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Obamacare, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has become the most contentious and fiercely debated law in recent history. It is also one of the most misunderstood pieces of legislation ever to be passed into law. If you watch Fox News, then you have probably been informed that this law will cause massive unemployment and ensure our country’s fiscal demise. On the other hand, if you choose to receive your news from MSNBC, then you have probably heard that the PPACA will put an end to a draconian and inequitable health care system and that there may even be no net cost to the bill. In spite of the debate raging on 24-hour news stations and
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Many protesters of the PPACA have argued (correctly) that the individual mandate amounts to an unprecedented tax which requires for the first time in history that Americans purchase a commercial product. While this argument is very respectable, I personally support the individual mandate. I will explain why through personal anecdote. During my sophomore year of college, some friends invited me to go skiing with them in Winter Park, Colo. I do not know how to ski. To make a very short story even shorter, at some time during our first run I hit an icy patch of snow and fell, shattering my left elbow. Despite the fact that I had no insurance, I went to the hospital and underwent a complicated five-hour surgery. The bill amounted to over $50,000. There was no way I would ever be able to pay off this gargantuan debt. Luckily, I didn’t have to. My bill was significantly reduced, and, although I still have a hefty debt, all in all
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about 40,000 dollars’ worth of medical bills was simply wiped away. Who footed the bill for my egregiously stupid decision to go skiing without any health insurance? The answer is American taxpayers just like you (or more likely your parents.) The fact is that although many Americans are uninsured, many of them still have access to health care, and the part of the health care system they interface with, the emergency room, is probably the most expensive part. We have decided as a society that everyone should have access to basic medical care in an emergency; what we have not decided on, prior to this new law, is who should pay for that care. The individual mandate amounts to a major change to the American “social contract,” but it is a change that is highly needed. Orion Wilcox is a senior economics major from Bay St. Louis.
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Intelligence professional to speak on campus Intelligence professional Philip Mudd will be in Oxford today to promote his new book, “Takedown,” and talk to students involved in The University of Mississippi’s intelligence and security studies program. Mudd is the former deputy director of national security for the FBI as well as the former deputy director of the Counterterrorist Center for the CIA. Mudd also worked on issues in the Middle East at the White House National Security Council in 2001. He left after Sept. 11 to join a small diplomatic team that helped create a new government for Afghanistan and played a role in the capture of Osama Bin Laden. Carl Jensen, associate professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, said he is always excited when people like Philip Mudd come to speak to his classes. Jensen said Mudd has a unique position in the intelligence world because he is involved with both the CIA and the FBI. “It’s really important for our students to really understand as many perspectives as they possibly can,” Jensen said. According to Jensen, professionals in the intelligence field have to make sense of large amounts of information, which is why he brings in people with years of experience like Mudd. “Well, today’s haystacks are exponentially larger than they’ve ever been,” Jensen said. Mudd said he is enthusias-
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tic about lecturing students who are involved in the ISS program because he will be going over case studies from Iraq and then applying those techniques to the problems in Syria. Mudd said he wants Ole Miss students involved in the intelligence community to remember that hard work is key when pursuing any career. He said you need to constantly be learning something, because if you’re not learning, you’re forgetting. “Don’t ever think you can’t get there,” Mudd said. “If you don’t work as hard as everyone else you’ll get your ass kicked.” Mudd said he chose to come to Oxford for multiple reasons. He knew people who had been in Oxford and really enjoyed themselves. A professor in the intelligence department asked him to come speak to a class, and it also gave him the opportunity to do a book signing at Square Books. “It is an honor to sign there,” Mudd said. “I would sign toilet paper in that store if they wanted me to.” Mudd said he was very impressed with the curriculum ISS has to offer here at Ole Miss, and everyone in the department with whom he has dealt has been very courteous. Mudd said he believes it is very important for people like him with nearly 30 years of experience to speak with students in that field. “It’s my responsibility to talk to students,” Mudd said. Austin Dorris, a sophomore international studies major in Chinese and a participant in the ISS program, said he applauds the department for getting people like Mudd
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to speak to students. “It’s a really great thing,” Dorris said. “The intelligence community is constantly changing, so we get people’s input from their experience 10, 20 years ago and what their outlook is now.” Mudd said his book is worth reading if one is interested in understanding how Washington, D.C., works, especially with regard to intelligence. Mudd’s book signing will take place at 1 p.m. today at Square Books.
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Reporting by Adam Ganucheau, Bracey Harris and Natalie Wood. Photos by Thomas Graning and Katie Williamson. By Adam Ganucheau dmeditor@gmail.com
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Students at The University of Mississippi will vote in personality elections today. Positions up for grabs are Mr. Ole Miss, Miss Ole Miss, Homecoming Queen, homecoming maids for the freshman, sophomore, junior and senior class and five male and five female campus favorites. Students can log onto myolemiss.edu, select the “vote in student elections” tab on the lefthand panel and cast their votes for the personality titles. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Five candidates qualified for Mr. Ole Miss this year: Houston Brock, Diego Garcia, Corbin Holtzman, Rob Pyron and Ruben
Ruiz. Two candidates qualified for Miss Ole Miss: KayKay DeRossette and Blair Jackson. Three candidates qualified for Homcoming Queen: Brittani Acuff, Madison Coburn and Megan McBeth. The five freshman maid candidates are Rikki Crimm, T’Kaye Farrar, Ashlee Johnson, Natalie King and Chloe Sumrall. The candidates for sophomore maid are Haley Cox, Jennifer Hicks and Mary Carter Thornton. The candidates for junior maid are Sara Frances Chisolm, Tisha Christina Coleman, Anna Grey McCraw and Betsy Kate Nicholas. The candidates for senior maid
are Ann Beth Higginbotham, Haley Kesterson and Jordan Smith. The male candidates for campus favorite are Tim Abram, Adam Blackwell, Bill Cole, Jeremy Holliday, Odie Johnson III, Matthew Kiefer, Quadray Kohlheim, Gus Maples and Ruben Ruiz. The female candidates for campus favorite are Ana Gayle Christian, Madison Coburn, Rachel Crim, Morgan Gregory, Camden Hastings, Megan McBeth, Mary Ashton Nall, Maggie Olander, Brea Rich, Abbie Sandifer, Jordan Smith, Mary Daniel Smith, Taylor Sockwell, Jory Tally, Susie Tucker, Kristin Volker and Katelyn Watts. Students also have the ability to write in votes for each position.
Get to know your Mr. Ole Miss candidates
Houston Brock
Diego Garcia
Corbin Holtzman
Rob Pyron
Ruben Ruiz
Hometown: Ridgeland, Mississippi Major: Print journalism Year: Senior
Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi/Madrid, Spain Major: Public policy leadership, French Year: Senior
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Major: Theater arts Year: Senior
Hometown: Crystal Springs, Mississippi Major: Public policy leadership Year: Senior
Hometown: Forest, Mississippi Major: Biochemistry Year: Senior
On why he is the next Mr. Ole Miss: “I have a diverse group of friends and I’m involved in a diverse group of organizations on campus.”
On why he is the next Mr. Ole Miss: “I have been very involved on campus the past few years and I have enjoyed working for the students here very much.”
On why he is the next Mr. Ole Miss: “I put others before myself. Doing stuff for others is something that makes people enjoy your presence.”
On why he is the next Mr. Ole Miss: “I fully understand the role that Mr. and Miss Ole Miss play as ambassadors for the university over the course of their term.”
On why he is the next Mr. Ole Miss: “I love selling people on Ole Miss, and if I was elected Mr. Ole Miss, I would get to continue doing that on a larger scale.”
On the legacy he will leave behind as Mr. Ole Miss: “I would want to work with Miss Ole Miss to give back to a charitable organization.”
On the legacy he will leave behind as Mr. Ole Miss: “The student body is often portrayed in a negative way. I’d like to fix that.
On the legacy he will leave behind as Mr. Ole Miss: “I would like to be all that I can be, whether it’s in leadership or just being a good friend.”
On the legacy he will leave behind as Mr. Ole Miss: “One of service. Also, I want to be remembered as one who instills great camaraderie amongst all students.”
On the legacy he will leave behind as Mr. Ole Miss: “I would leave a legacy of diversity. I would like to do something special or a little bit different.”
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Get to know your Miss Ole Miss candidates KayKay DeRossette
Blair Jackson
Hometown: Vicksburg, Mississippi Major: Exercise science Year: Senior Twitter account: @KayKay4OleMiss
On why she is the next Miss Ole Miss: “In the past four years, I’ve really put my heart into Ole Miss, and it would mean so much to me to represent every student.”
On the legacy she will leave behind as Miss Ole Miss: “I would love to really promote service on this campus. Through that service, I’d love to choose a philanthropy that would benefit our students.”
Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Major: Integrated marketing communications Year: Senior Twitter account: @Blair4MOM
On why she is the next Miss Ole Miss: “To be Miss Ole Miss is to be the ultimate ambassador, and I would absolutely love to represent this university that I love so much.”
On the legacy she will leave behind as Miss Ole Miss: “I would hope to leave a legacy of unity. I have strived throughout this entire campaign to represent the enitre student body.”
Get to know your Homecoming Queen candidates Brittani Acuff
Madison Coburn
Megan McBeth
Hometown: Orlando, Florida Major: Broadcast journalism Year: Senior Twitter account: @Acuff4Queen
On why she is the next Homecoming Queen: “Ole Miss gives so much to every student, and for me to able to serve the student body and give back just a little bit would be an incredible honor.”
Hometown: Ridgeland, Mississippi Major: Public policy leadership Year: Senior Twitter account: @MadisonForQueen
On the legacy she will On why she is the next leave behind as HomeHomecoming Queen: coming Queen: “I’ve dedicated my time “The legacy I want to leave here to give back to a place behind is the idea that you that’s given me so much. I get what you put into your would be honored to serve as education and your time at Homecoming Queen.” The University of Mississippi.”
Hometown: Flowood, Mississippi Major: Public policy leadership Year: Senior Twitter account: @MeganforQueen
On the legacy she will leave behind as HomeOn why she is the next coming Queen: Homecoming Queen: “I have a strong love for this “I want to let students know university. This university has how important it is to try new given so much to me. I could things and meet new people. never give back to it what it’s There are so many things to become involved in, and I given me, but I have always want people to be aware of tried to.” that.”
On the legacy she will leave behind as Homecoming Queen: “I would like to show people that no matter where you are from, Ole Miss is open to all.”
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Feature: ‘A dream come true’ for Forbus
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Things just did not feel right when Addie Forbus visited the University of Georgia. That wasn’t the school for her, but it was the school that helped her realize what school was for her. As a rising sophomore in high school, Forbus knew she wanted
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to be an Ole Miss Rebel. So, while in Athens, Ga., on a visit to check out the Bulldogs, Forbus called Ole Miss head coach Matt Mott and declared, “I want to be a Rebel.” “It took me going on a visit somewhere else to realize that Ole Miss was home and where I wanted to be,” Forbus said. By the time she committed to Large 2 bedroom/ 2.5 bath townhouse with W/D included. No pets. 1 Year lease. Quiet. $500 security deposit. Call (662)234-0000
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Ole Miss, she had already established herself as perhaps the best soccer player in her home state of Mississippi. Forbus first saw action for Amory High School as a seventh grader, and she would go on to have an outstanding and decorated prep career before arriving in Oxford this past June. “The coaches, the places and the people that I encountered along the way helped me prepare for the day I would finally be here,” she said. “Decorated prep career” might not explain just how successful Forbus was before joining Ole Miss soccer, though. During her senior season, Forbus broke the Mississippi high school state record for career goals with 231. Prior to the career mark, she had set the state record for goals in a season with 52. It’s safe to say that Forbus left quite an impact on her school, teammates and all of Mississippi high school soccer. “I hope that I left a positive impact on the Amory High School soccer program, and even the town,” Forbus said. “I have such a heart for the girls on that team. I want to see them love the game and continue to succeed.” After waiting for so long to finally play at Ole Miss, Forbus experienced a special moment earlier this season when she scored the first goal of the season for the Rebels in her first
collegiate game against Louisiana-Lafayette. “It was honestly a dream come true,” Forbus said. “It was a surreal moment. I couldn’t believe that was actually happening.” Forbus wasn’t the only one feeling that way. “It’s almost like a fairy tale,” Mott said. “Her second touch of the game she scored a goal. She’s come in and done really, really well. She’s really fast, and she knows how to score goals. She’s been really dangerous. We’re excited about her. That’s another weapon to our arsenal.” That arsenal, which now includes Forbus, is led by two of the SEC’s best playmakers and the 2012 SEC goal-scoring leaders, Mandy McCalla and Rafaelle Souza. That has made an impact on her game. “They never let me settle,” Forbus said. “Mandy especially pushes me to another level. They keep the level of play high at practice and during the game.” Forbus has now scored two goals this season and has helped the Rebels to an 8-1-1 record this season. She will look to continue her success when Ole Miss hosts perennial SEC power Florida for its conference home opener at 7 p.m. Friday. For continuing coverage of Ole Miss soccer, follow @thedm_sports on Twitter.
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passes went for a first down. The rushing attack of Alabama has fared even worse than McCarron on third down. This season Alabama has 11 carries on third down. Those 11 carries have produced exactly zero yards. The mighty Crimson Tide have been knocked backward on third down just as much as they have gone forward. Of those 11 carries, five of which came on third and three or less, only two have gone for first downs. In 2012, Alabama converted 48 percent of its third-down carries for first downs. The offensive line is partly to blame for the rush game struggles of Alabama, as well. Through three games, they have the fewest rush attempts per game in the SEC, 32 which has led to Alabama having the fewest rush yards per game in the conference at 132. The yards per carry are severely low for Alabama, as they are averaging just 4.13. The Crimson Tide haven’t finished a season with less than five yards per carry since 2008. If you eliminate the Texas A&M game, Alabama has averaged 2.75 yards per carry. In 2012 against nonconference opponents, they averaged 5.64 yards per carry. Alabama is only three games into the season, so these numbers are not a large sample size. But these are not the statistics the dynasty of Alabama usually churns out, especially when two of its games have come against the 76th (Colorado State) and 112th (Texas A&M) total defenses in college football.
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Sanders back in the mix for Ole Miss
FILE PHOTO (THOMAS GRANING) | The Daily Mississippian
Wide receiver Vince Sanders leaps for a catch against Texas A&M last season.
By David Collier thedmsports@gmail.com
When Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze met with the me-
dia Monday, most of the talk was about the difficulty of the Rebels’ showdown at No. 1 Alabama Saturday. However, the Ole Miss offense is adding a
weapon, as junior wide receiver Vince Sanders will see the field for the first time this season. Sanders, who was the Rebels’ second most productive wideout last year with 504 yards and four touchdowns, has been rehabbing a broken collarbone he sustained in fall camp. “Vince will play. He went through a full practice yesterday,” Freeze said. “We’ll incorporate him in just like we would anybody. He’ll be ready to go. You’ll see him, Laquon (Treadwell), Ja-Mes (Logan) and Donte (Moncrief) all out there at the same time. “We’ll just rotate them and keep him fresh. We love having him back. It gives us another threat for sure.” The addition of Sanders could be big going against a talented defense that has surprisingly already given up a lot of yards through the air this season. Alabama ranks 11th in the SEC and 81st in the country in pass defense, giving up 250.3 passing yards per game. Those aren’t the numbers that are usually associated with the Crimson Tide.
“I think we can put points on them,” junior quarterback Bo Wallace said. “I think we can put points on anybody. We just got to show up and play. And it’s the same thing every week; let’s stay on schedule and control the tempo and don’t have any turnovers.” Other injury notes Freeze said sophomore linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche still says he’s playing, but a decision will not come until Friday. “We’ll evaluate him in practice (Tuesday),” Freeze said. “I will not play him if I don’t feel like he’s ready. It’s a long season. We’re going to need all of the capable bodies to make it through. If he’s ready to go, certainly we’ll play him. It will probably be Friday before we know for sure.” Freeze also said senior offensive tackles Pierce Burton and Emmanuel McCray look “very, very good” after sitting out last week due to lingering injuries. For continuing coverage of Ole Miss football, follow @DavidLCollier and @thedm_sports on a Twitter.
Alabama: A finely tuned machine? By Tyler Bischoff tfbischo@go.olemiss.edu
Alabama is the best team in the country. It is in the midst of one of the greatest dynasties in college football history. The Crimson Tide are led by the best coach in the NCAA. Their offense, while not flashy, is prolific and efficient. Except it isn’t. Alabama has struggled mightily on third down this season. It has converted just 33.3 percent of third downs this season, 26th worst in the NCAA. In the SEC, only Kentucky has converted third downs at a lower rate than Alabama. Quarterback A.J. McCarron has completed 14 of 21 passes on third down, an excellent completion percentage of 67. But just 29 percent of McCarron’s dropbacks have resulted in first downs. Last season, 41 percent of third-down McCarron See BAMA, PAGE 7
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