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Rebels look to get back on track against Georgia BY DAVID COLLIER dlcollie@olemiss.edu
It’s been an interesting week in Oxford following Saturday’s loss in Nashville, Tenn. Fan reactions have been mixed, some ready to cheer on the Rebels at the game, some ready to stay in the Grove and others are looking to forget what happened all together. Head coach Houston Nutt and his team look to put that game behind them as they get ready for the Georgia Bulldogs to come to town. “This is my football team,” Nutt said. “I take full responsibility for last Saturday’s performance. I really believe we have coaches and players who care. They want to please our fans. “Chancellor (Dan) Jones is not the football coach. (Athletics Director) Pete Boone is not the football coach. It’s my responsibility to get them going.” This week’s practices were centered around responding to adversity and getting it done against the Bulldogs. “That is why I love this game –– it’s the toughest game there is in the world,” Nutt said. “It’s a
man’s game. You’re going to get knocked down. It’s about how you respond. It’s about getting back up. I believe this game is the best teacher there is. The bottom line is that we’ve got some guys out here competing that want to get it done.” The focus this week is solely on Georgia (1-2, 0-1 SEC). The Bulldogs started the season with tough losses to No. 4 Boise State and No. 12 South Carolina, before bouncing back with a convincing 59-0 shutout of FCS opponent Coastal Carolina. Like the Rebels, Georgia head coach Mark Richt and his team are desperate for a win. Nutt said this year’s Bulldogs are “a typical Georgia team.” “They are a good football team that is very athletic,” Nutt said. “They have a good quarterback in Aaron Murray and a good running game. They have good receivers. “Their defense has been flying around. They are a lot like us because they didn’t make plays when they could have. They lost two games that were very close.” Murray, who is considered among the best quarterbacks in the country, has thrown for 672
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Sophomore running back Jeff Scott eludes a defender in Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt. Scott leads the team with 178 yards on 36 carries, and senior running backs Brandon Bolden and Enrique Davis will dress and are expected to play Saturday against Georgia.
yards with nine touchdown passes and two interceptions this season. Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix said Murray will be the best quarterback his defense has faced this season. Another player to watch on the offensive side of the ball is freshman running back Isaiah Crowell, who has already racked up 264 yards on the ground, as well as a couple of touchdowns. In the passing game, another
freshman, wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell leads the Bulldogs with 14 catches for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Murray’s other top targets are junior wide receiver Tavarres King (nine catches for 108 yards and three touchdowns) and junior tight end Orson Charles (eight catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns). For the Ole Miss offense, there have been issues — big issues. The offense has looked stagnant
and offensive coordinator David Lee spent this past week trying to get some of those kinks worked out. It will be critical for the Ole Miss offensive line, which has made a lot of mistakes early on this season, to get on track Saturday, or they could be in for a long day against sophomore Jarvis Jones, who lines up at both lineSee REBELS, PAGE 5
Oxford School District ranks ‘High Performing’ based on state test scores BY CAITLIN CLANCY cgclancy3@gmail.com
In a state ranked low when it comes to education, the Oxford School District ranking continues to rise. The Mississippi Department of Education has released the official 2011 accountability ratings for schools and school districts in Mississippi, showing positive results. Oxford School District is now labeled as High Performing, one of the highest ranking school districts in the state, and has met growth in all of its schools this year. On the scale of Failing, Low
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Performing, At Risk of Failing, Academic Watch, Successful, High Performing and Star, more than half the schools in Mississippi have been labeled Successful or above. Sixty-five schools are labeled Star, the highest ranking, 181 schools are labeled High Performing, and there is a decrease in the number of schools with the lowest ranking, Failing. Oxford High School has been designated as a Star School with a Quality of Distribution (QDI) score of 216 and one of the highest graduation rates in the state. The middle and elementary schools are close behind in the QDI score, with scores close to 200. In order to receive a Star
ranking for the district overall, a school or district must have three things: a QDI score of at least 200 district wide, a high percentage graduation rate and have high growth. William Hamilton, assistant superintendent for Oxford School District and Test Coordinator for the past eight years, is confident that Oxford School District as a whole can earn a Star title if the QDI is raised. “We’re in good shape right now, but we need to get our QDI district score up,” he said. “As the middle schools and elementary schools continue to raise their scores, we can get it there.” The QDI is based on the number of students taking a
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test in each category and is assembled into points based on the students’ scores. Every school in Oxford has increased its QDI score this year, but only Oxford High School received the Star ranking. “We were happy to see that our QDI increased, but we must continue working diligently to continue to see increases in QDI,” said Jeffrey Clay, Oxford Middle School principal. “To improve, we do not have to work harder, we have to work smarter.” Clay said the middle school is “working smarter” by providing students with a rigorous curriculum and expanding learning opportunities, pro-
tecting the integrity of their instructional time by maximizing each minute, having interventions, identifying students’ who need extra assistance and working to provide them with the necessary assistance. Hamilton said he believes interventions are the most effective way for learning. The Mississippi Department of Education requires interventions to help deficit areas in schools by a three tier system. “We have to provide successful interventions for these students so they can have success in the classes,” Hamilton said. In addition to the interventions provided, the school See SCORES, PAGE 5
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I turned the TV off three times during the Vanderbilt game. If not for the strategic placement of couch pillows, I might have broken a fist. It was the worst game I’d ever seen Ole Miss play, and I was mad. But what upset me more than the drumming we took on the field was the way some of the Ole Miss “faithful” reacted. In
newspapers across the region Monday, a growing coalition of Rebel fans under the misnomer “Forward Rebels” launched an ad attack on Athletics Director Pete Boone. Part of the ad stated: “We believe that our coaches are not the problem. Or our athletes. Or our fans. The Ole Miss Administration is the problem.” In other words, it’s all Boone’s fault and no one else’s. They’d have you think Boone was the one jumping offsides and missing tackles Saturday. At a press conference earlier this week, head coach Houston Nutt accepted all of the blame
for the poor play, as he should. He’s the one in charge. That’s why we pay him the big bucks. Coach Nutt has said time and again that he loves football because it teaches players about life. “You’re going to get knocked down,” Nutt said in a press conference Tuesday. “(But) it’s about how you respond.” That’s the right attitude. Get back up, Rebels. These “Forward Rebels” folks have the wrong attitude. Instead of supporting the team, they are pumping money into an ill-fated effort to oust the man on top. In the process, they’re only fueling
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the time to throw in the towel. In 2003 we lost early season games to Texas Tech and Memphis before winning seven straight SEC games and the Cotton Bowl. We have nine games left in the season. That’s 540 minutes of football. Will you be cheering for our players or pouting about the administration when we turn it around? Taylor McGraw is president of the Associated Student Body. He is a senior public policy leadership major from Oxford. Follow him on Twitter @taylor_mcgraw.
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negativity and a lack of confidence in our program. They clearly don’t have the university’s best interest at heart. If they did, they’d put their thousands in smear ad money toward the $150 million athletics campaign that’s well underway. Look, we’re all frustrated with our recent lack of athletic success, but I implore you to not to follow these mutineers. We can weather this storm, but we all need to stick together and keep supporting our program in healthy ways. I’ve been a Rebel fan long enough to know that this isn’t
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Letters to the Editor Fellow Rebels, It goes without saying that this past week has been one filled with disappointment. This letter is not intended to remind us of what has been talked about since the first turnover last Saturday. Instead, we want to remind you, members of the Ole Miss family, that our role as fans is just as valuable as the roles of the team and coaching staff. The time to come together as Rebels is now. Our team needs us. Coach Nutt and his staff need us. The entire game-day atmosphere is dependent upon us. We cannot continue to discourage our own team and staff, expecting them to put more points on the board or more wins on our record. We cannot continue to leave the game early out of frustration and then expect the team to play harder. We cannot continue to openly dishearten our Rebels and expect them to come back after a loss with renewed energy and vigor. As Ole Miss Rebels, we must stand behind our team – win or lose. Kick-off is at 11:21 a.m. tomorrow. Get there at 10:41 a.m. Wear Red. Lock the Vaught. Yell in support the entire game. And stay until the end. Our team needs us more than ever. Be loud. Be proud. Be a Rebel. Hotty Toddy, Margaret Ann Morgan Ole Miss Cardinal Club To the Editor: About a week ago, there was an article that quoted me saying, “I have no empathy for freshmen.” I feel that I must clarify this statement. I don’t have empathy for freshmen: freshmen who park on the curb, obstruct traffic or park in fire lanes! These offenses have nothing to do with how well you are informed on parking rules and regulations on campus; these offenses are state-wide regulations that all licensed drivers are supposed to know. Never is it applicable to park on a curb, park obstructing traffic or park in a fire lane. As for parking on campus, I share and understand all of the ills that the students on campus have with parking. As the chairman of the Traffic Appeals Board, I see these issues first-hand. If you feel that you do not deserve an issued ticket, I solicit you to either write an appeal or appear in-person on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. in Union room 403. I stated in the article that the newly selected board was hard, and I will stand by that statement. However, we dismiss a multitude of tickets
every week. I suggest that you come in person. If you write an appeal, you are limited on what you can say and you are leaving your ticket in the hands of one person on the board. But, if you come in person, you can thoroughly explain your situation and will have a board of diverse students vote on your appeal. This board is here for you, we are all students who share your grievances with the campus parking. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send me an e-mail at traffic@olemiss.edu. Drive safe, enjoy this wonderful college life and if you believe your charge is wrong, come in to appeal! Cortez Adams Public policy leadership major Chairman, Traffic Appeals Court To the Editor: My name is Hunter Crane and I am an alumnus of the University of Mississippi, current season ticket holder and the biggest Ole Miss optimist you will ever meet. I have had about all of the negativity toward our team and coaching staff that I can take. We have played 3 football games this fall and everyone is considering this season to be a lost cause. Why do we do that? I know the typical answer is because we have been Ole Miss fans our entire lives and this is how it always is. I believe the Forward Together campaign is trying to push us in the direction we as fans want to go, but we will never get there with the attitude we display about our football team. Did Alabama fans abandon their team in 2007 when they went 6-6? No they didn’t, they showed up every game with 90,000 plus attendance. If Ole Miss wants to get to the level of football of teams like Al-
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abama and LSU, then we need to start showing up and supporting the Ole Miss Rebels like those fans do. Everyone talks about how we need to get back to the team of 2008 and 2009. I remember at the beginning of the 2008 season we were 2-2 with loses to Vanderbilt and Wake Forest and our two wins were against pushover teams like Memphis and Samford. Everyone was considering that to be a lost season as well. Then what happened? We beat Florida, the excitement grew, and the very next week we lost to South Carolina and then to Alabama. And once again everyone was doubtful and thought we just wasted the win against Florida. But what happened? We reeled off 6 straight wins against the likes of Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, MSU and Texas Tech. What’s to say that this team cannot do the same? Was the loss to Vanderbilt embarrassing? Absolutely –– to us the fans, the administration, the coaches and most importantly the players. But WE HAVE to back our team if we expect to be GREAT. We cannot throw them under the bus and go sit in the Grove when the season has just begun. This team needs a spark; it needs a win to rebound off of. I believe we can get it. I believe it is out there and that this team is capable of being a very good football team. We need to remember a player who we as Ole Miss fans hold very dear. Chucky Mullins. “You can never give up,” is what he told an ESPN interviewer. “You’ve got to tell yourself you can never quit. You’ve got to keep going.” And if Chucky Mullins wasn’t quitting after he was injured and if he was still pursuing his dreams, then how can we ever quit? If Chucky Mullins didn’t cave in to self-pity, how could we? If, after all he had gone
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University is respected, but Ole Miss is loved. The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure, but one never graduates from Ole Miss.” Let’s be the true fans of Ole Miss that we always are at the beginning of the season. Let’s hold it together all the way through, no matter what. We should come out in full support on Saturday against Georgia and let our boys know we are going to be here for them, cheering and chanting Hotty Toddy. That’s what we should do if we are TRUE fans and TRUE OLE MISS REBELS. Hunter Crane Ole Miss Alumnus Current Football Season Ticket Holder
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Oxford High School upgrading to new facility BY EMILY ROLAND dmmanaging@gmail.com
The city of Oxford voted to pass a bond this past October that would make a much-needed expansion to Oxford High School a reality. “We have got to have the physical space for 1,200 students to go,” Oxford School District interim superintendent Brian Harvey said. With an elementary school holding almost double the enrollment of the high school, according to the Oxford School District Enrollment Summary compiled on Aug. 24, the Oxford School Board is finally making room for the unavoidable growth. “All of this is geared toward that high enrollment,” Oxford High
School Principal Michael Martin said. “Early in, the school system realized that with the large influx of students coming, something had to happen.” Eley Guild Hardy, founded in Jackson in 1953, is the architectural company in charge of the new Oxford High School facility. Having previously designed the Robert C. Khayat Law Center, the Gertrude Castellow Ford Center and the Residential Colleges on the University of Mississippi campus to name a few, EGH is no stranger to Oxford. Harvey said the principle architect on the project is Michael Jones; however, he said no documents have been signed by contractors, as the board is still in the bidding process and will not make a decision for a few months.
The $30 million bond awarded to the Oxford School District this past October is being applied to more than just the new high school, which means all of it cannot go toward the new school alone. Harvey said some of the career and technical programs, the performing arts center and the auxiliary gym may not be built right away, depending on available funds. Some of the money has already been spent on preparing the ground for the new high school, hiring the architect and conducting various academic studies, Martin said. The final cost will not be known until the final structural details are decided upon, which will not be until a contractor has been hired. “The bids will be taken by vari-
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ous construction companies who want the jobs, and then once those bids are made, then you will truly know what the final cost of the buildings will be,” Martin said. “And that depends on things like the cost of brick, the cost of diesel fuel, the cost of labor, where the construction company is located and who we choose.” The original estimate for the new high school was approximately $27.7 million, Harvey said; however, that was before the performing arts center was added to the plans. Harvey said the Oxford School District is being careful to stay within its budget for the new facility. The actual building has been divided into various parts; some are necessities and others are amenities, all of which may not be built immediately. The school board will decide what parts of the school are built first and what is held off for later, Martin added. “It’s like building your house,” Martin said. “You’d love to have the swimming pool and the threecar garage and the lawn landscape, but sometimes all you can do is get the frame up.” The current Oxford High School facility is over 50 years old, and Harvey said the new building, estimated to be around 240,000 square feet, will provide students with more places and ways to learn. “It will be a new learning facility with new learning spaces,” he said. “There are some outdoor learning spaces that are planned and some integration between indoor and outdoor spaces. I think that adds to students being able to achieve (more).” Harvey said the Oxford School Board hopes to begin construction on the new school in December of this year or in January of next year, with a projected opening date of August of 2013. Martin said the current facility will still be used after the new high school opens, despite its size and outdated technology. Specifically, the outside areas of the old high school will continue to be used for athletics; it is still undecided whether any auditorium space at the old school will be used, Martin said.
The actual building will be “more or less gutted,” he added, to be updated with new technology, lighting and “a long laundry list” of other things. Martin said the facility will then reopen for seventh and eighth grade. The final details of the new facility should be ironed out within a couple of months and a few more board meetings, Martin said, as the Oxford School Board is making the decisions about which bid to take and which contractor to hire. “They are working around the clock on it,” he said. While the primary goal of the new high school is to accommodate the rising enrollment numbers, Harvey said the Oxford School Board is also aiming to build an energy-efficient facility. “I am a firm believer that we have to take care of what has been given to us,” Harvey said. “We are looking at building a LEED school and we hope we are going to be able to achieve that.” According to the U.S. Green Building Council website, LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, “is an internationally-recognized green building certification system.” The goal is to promote sustainable development and building practices through a rating system, which recognizes projects that “implement strategies for better environmental and health performance.” In addition to taking a few steps toward Oxford’s green initiative, the new facility will be an influential addition to a developing area. The new Oxford High School will be located on Sisk Avenue, a decision made after a long search was conducted, followed by deliberation among the board. Martin said the location was chosen based on different criteria, including city limit lines and proximity to the other schools. “The main thing I am looking forward to personally for Oxford High School is room,” Martin said. “We have a wonderful staff, a wonderful student body and a wonderful community, but you just can’t keep forcing them into a really tight arena and expecting great results. It just doesn’t work like that.”
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news briefs that begins July 1. sourceful and efficient,” he said. Federal earmarks have been While universities have found stopped and stimulus dollars are ways to save some operating exJACKSON (AP) — The fami- phasing out. Bounds said he’s also penses, Bounds said one way lies of two transplant patients who concerned about the future of re- they’ve absorbed the change in received organs from an unidenti- search dollars and Pell grants. state funding is by having fewer fied donor with a rare, undetected Since the late 1990s, Mississippi faculty members in relation to the parasite have filed lawsuits against universities have received an in- number of students — the oppoMississippi Organ Recovery Agen- creasing percentage of their fund- site of what they’ve wanted to do to cy and the University of Mississip- ing from tuition and a decreasing promote academic achievement. pi Medical Center. percentage from the taxpayer dolThe university system is requestEllecia Small of Canton died lars — a pattern that officials say ing more money for the coming Feb. 3, 2010, after being removed is taking place in many other states year, including an additional $50 from life support. Another patient as well. million for general campus needs, who received an organ was only Information provided by the which is a proposed increase of identified by UMMC as an Ala- Mississippi Institutions of Higher 14.6 percent. bama man. The Clarion-Ledger Learning shows that in the state fisThe system is also seeking an adreports that a lawsuit identities him cal year that ended June 30, 1998, ditional $22.9 million for the Unias Kinyata Johnson. Mississippi universities received 54 versity of Mississippi Medical CenJohnson’s attorney says he was percent of their funding from the ter, which is a proposed increase of released from UMMC in May state budget and 33 percent from 10.5 percent. 2010 but requires constant care. tuition. For the current fiscal year, The state’s university system The parasite infecting the donor which ends June 30, they’re receiv- currently has its highest enrollment was later identified as a free-living ing 37 percent of their funding ever, with seven of the eight schools soil amoeba. from the state budget and 57 per- setting records. The amoeba causes encephali- cent from tuition. tis, or inflammation of the brain. Bounds said that while the out- New pharmacy dean of-pocket expense for students College funding drops has increased several times over The university selected Kenthe past decade, university tuition tucky native David D. Allen as the JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi’s increases in Mississippi have been new dean of the School of Pharcommissioner of higher educa- less dramatic than they’ve been in macy, following a national search. tion says he expects a loss of fed- other southern states. Allen, 49, is replacing Barbara eral funding to hurt the state’s eight Mississippi universities are re- G. Wells, who retires Dec. 31, and public universities. ceiving about $1,000 per student Allen will begin on Jan. 1. Hank Bounds spoke Monday to less in state support now than they Allen is the founding dean of legislators who are starting to plan did a decade ago, Bounds said. pharmacy at Northeast Ohio state spending for the fiscal year “We are focused on being re- Medical University. TWO lawsuits FILED over tainted organs
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hopes to place interactive white boards in the classrooms to increase engagement in the learning process and help students who have difficulties in learning. Teachers and parents also play a huge role in the success of these students and contribute greatly to the recent score increases, Clay said. Oxford School District firmly believes in hiring teachers who are highly qualified, and profes-
sional development is provided to teachers in the Oxford to ensure the continual improvement of education. Parent groups, like the Parents’ Campaign, headed by Nancy Loom, and PTO/PTA groups, also help schools by hosting events and raising money. For example, the Parents’ Campaign is hosting a series of community conversations about ways to set Mississippi on a path toward academic and economic success. The strategy of Oxford schools consists of continued hard work on the part of the teachers, principals and central
administrators, with hopes that this strategy will result in good test scores. Bela J. Chain, Oxford School Board president, is happy with good test scores, but reminds us that there are other factors in evaluating schools. “The Mississippi Accountability System is too heavily dependent on state tests scores in my opinion,” she said. “There needs to be additional means whereby we evaluate our schools. “I feel that the school should be primarily evaluated on its products, the success of its graduates.”
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Bolden and Enrique Davis aren’t quite 100 percent, but both will dress and are expected to be ready to play Saturday. Sophomore running back Jeff Scott has also been banged up following the Vanderbilt game, but he should be ready to go Saturday. Junior quarterback Randall Mackey suffered a thigh bruise against Vanderbilt, but will be available on Saturday if the Rebels decide to put him into the game. Sophomore linebacker Mike Marry, who has worn a walking boot off and on this week to protect the strained arch of his foot, is also expected to go in and will be counted on Saturday. Junior wide receiver Melvin Harris, who missed the first three games due to a back injury, practiced all week and should get into the mix against Georgia, too. Sophomore safety Brishen Matthews is the only remaining player out for the Rebels, as he continues to nurse a back injury. Kickoff is set for 11:21 a.m. in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and will air on the SEC Network.
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UM students inspired by trip to Africa, plan more outreach BY SARAH HARDEN Seharden135@gmail.com
Three University of Mississippi students recently traveled to Africa to provide meals for underprivileged children and are planning another trip in 2012. Katherine Russell, Leigh Kaiser and Trevor Williams came together through a “Feed the Hunger” sponsored Pack-athon in Oxford last year. The Pack-a-thon brought local students, churches, businesses and residents together to package over 146,000 meals for children in Africa. The Packa-thon held in Oxford was the first to be organized on a college campus and raised more money and packed more meals than any other Pack-a-thon in 2010.
During the Pack-a-thon, packages of dried rice and vegetables, beans, soy and dried meat were boxed together and later shipped to storage facilities in Kenya, where the meals were prepared and given to children. Having the opportunity to package the meals convinced Russell, Kaiser and Williams to do more, so this summer all three traveled to Kenya to deliver meals to the children themselves. From July 22 to Aug. 1, the three traveled through Nairobi and Karungu, visiting half a dozen schools where they prepared meals for the children and spent time with them. Williams said that during the trip, both Nairobi and Karungu were devastated by a year-long drought and famine, and that
often the meals provided were the only meals the children received all day. Russell said the experience was a humbling one. “The kids would prepare songs for us and one was crying when we brought the food down the hill because they knew that was their food,” she said. “Over there, if you have a utensil to eat with, you were considered wealthy.” Russell and Kaiser became involved with the program through Kappa Kappa Gamma, who sponsored projects that have sent girls to Africa for the last five years. They have also worked to send other items to the children, in addition to meals. “We brought teddy bears and books to Kenya, and we distrib-
uted the teddy bears and books to schools,” Russell said. “We took the teddy bears to a village, and for most of them that was the first teddy bear they’d ever had. Then we gave the books to one of the school and the principal said that since last year their English scores have gone up.” “This experience opened up a whole new world for me,” Kaiser said. “They are in desperate need of our help and it has inspired me to do everything in my power to do so.” Williams, who joined the project after receiving an Ole Miss Today announcement from Russell and Kaiser about the mission trip, said the experience gave him a different outlook on life. “Every morning and night I always pray a special prayer for
the friends I met in Africa,” he said. “It was an amazing experience just being able to hear their stories. I tried to avoid as much as possible having a guilty conscious because of how ungrateful I am for small things, but things such as piece of candy mean so much to them. “I know being one person I can only do so much but I made a vow to the friends that I met in Africa that I would do everything I could to keep hope alive for them.” Another Pack-a-thon is scheduled for Feb. 24-25, and students as well as businesses and churches are asked to participate. Anyone interested in forming a team for next year’s Pack-athon should contact Katherine Russell at umpak2011@gmail. com.
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OMOD enjoying another year of success BY RACHEL CLARK ryclark@olemiss.edu
Despite its self-explanatory name, there’s more going on at Ole Miss Outdoors than meets the eye. This semester brings several changes to the program, in addition to returning activities. Shannon Richardson, campus recreation director of OMOD, said one of the most frequently asked questions is, “How do I join OMOD?” Richardson said OMOD is not necessarily a club that students join, but instead a program that offers different trips, gear rentals and weekly sport-specific clubs. The clubs are open to all University of Mississippi students and faculty/staff, regardless of experience level. OMOD gear rental has an extensive inventory, including tents, sleeping bags, bouldering crash pads and kayaks.
The program acquired new gear this semester: Big Agnes 2-, 4- and 6-person tents, Jackson Coosa fishing gear and Hero whitewater kayaks. Richardson said the old kayaks, “which still have a lot of useful life,” will be auctioned off through the procurement page on the university website. OMOD graduate assistant Casey Armstrong encourages those interested in the old boats to email the OMOD Gmail account to be put on the list for auction. Another facet of OMOD is the Rebel Challenge Course, which is open every Friday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. To participate, students and other members of the Ole Miss community need only to bring closed-toe shoes and their ID card to the course. OMOD also offers clinics for those looking to hone their outdoors skills, including rock
climbing, belaying, rappelling and kayak rolling. “It is never too late to join one of our clubs,” Armstrong said. Richardson said all the information students need can be found in the OMOD office, or the “cave” as it is affectionately referred to by the staff. The office serves as the hub for all OMOD does. The office is downstairs in the Turner Center with the racquetball courts and swimming pool, and it is staffed by knowledgeable students with more than enough certifications and experience to help the curious find what they need. Armstrong encourages people of all skill levels to participate in clubs and trips. “If you have never been on an outdoor trip you should come with us and try it out,” Armstrong said. “You can learn so much and then be ready to set off on your our adventure.”
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Lessons to be learned: how to change your oil Changing your own oil is a dirty, time-consuming job. But, it also gives you a sense of accomplishment and can sometimes be fun. Not to mention, that just about anybody is capable of doing it, and it saves you a good amount of money. So put on that T-shirt with the huge nacho stain, and be prepared to smell like a mechanic. But don’t worry; I will guide you through the whole process.
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Step 2: Lift the car up
Required Materials: • Wrench to fit your oil plug • Oil. Synthetic or conventional. Refer to your owner’s manual or oil cap to see how much and what the recommended weight is. (i.e. 10w-30, 5w-40, etc.) • New oil filter • Something to lift and hold the car up. (i.e. ramps or a jack and jack stands.) • Drain Pan. Cheap Alternative: A big enough bowl
Optional Materials: • Gloves. Cheap Alternative: Dish washing gloves • Funnel. Free Alternative: Cut the top half off an old two-liter bottle and use it. • Oil filter wrench • Kitty Litter to clean up any oil that was spilled. • A twelve-pack. The cheaper the better. Be sure you have not driven your car for at least an hour or your oil will be HOT.
Step 1: Check your oil The high-tech sensors in some modern vehicles can tell you when you need an oil change. But, for good measure physically check your oil anyway. Pop the hood and pull out the dipstick (it usually has a white or yellow handle) and look at the oil on it. If the oil is any shade of black or dark brown, it is time to change your oil.
Unless you drive a tall enough truck, you’re going to have to raise the car up to work underneath it. Either drive the car up ramps (as pictured) or jack the car up. IMPORTANT: If you use a jack be sure to secure the car with jack stands, you don’t want a two ton vehicle falling on top of you.
loose. Then start turning it to the left with your hand while keeping pressure on the bolt (if you don’t keep pressure you’ll get oil all over you). Once you have unscrewed the drain plug swiftly move it and your hand out of the way. The oil will now start to pour out of the oil pan so make sure you have your drain pan in the right spot so you don’t spill any more oil than necessary. Be sure not to drop the oil plug into the drain pan, it’s not very fun fishing through thick oil for it. Continue to let the oil drain until step six.
Step 3: Drain the Oil
Once you get underneath the car (be sure to have your wrench and Step 4: Remove the drain pan) you’re going to want to locate the drain plug. To find old oil filter You’re going to need to loit, look at the very bottom of the engine (the oil pan) and it should cate the oil filter, which should be the big bolt all by itself. Use your wrench to break the oil plug See OIL, PAGE 8
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be on the side of the engine. Look at the new filter if you’re not sure what to look for (the color may be different depending on the brand). If it is difficult to reach it from the top of the engine, try to get it from the bottom. Once you find it, turn the filter to the left and start to unscrew it. It you are having trouble gripping the oil filter or if it is too tight, use the oil filter wrench. The wrench will fit around the filter and the tighter you pull to the left, the tighter the grip the wrench has. When you completely unscrew the filter try taking it off with the open part facing up because they hold a good amount of oil in them and you don’t want oil all over the place. Once you get it off, place it in the drain pan to let it drain completely.
Step 5: Install the new filter Take the new filter out of the box and fill it with some new oil. Let the filter absorb some of the oil and put a little more in. Then dip your finger in some of the new oil and apply it to the rubber seal around the new filter. This insures a good seal and prevents the seal from dry rotting. Then, screw the filter back onto the engine by turning it to the right with your hand.
Step 6: Replace the oil plug The oil should be fully drained by this point and you’re now ready to replace the oil plug. First tighten it with your hand then finish it up with the wrench. Be sure not to over tighten it because you run the risk of stripping it.
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TOP: Students walk on Fraternity Row during the C.A.R.E. Walk. MIDDLE LEFT: Mary Lauren Brunson, the vice president of community service for the Pan-Hellenic Council at Ole Miss, introduces the event. MIDDLE RIGHT: Actives and potential members walk along the North side of the Grove to begin the C.A.R.E. Walk. BOTTOM: Students finish the C.A.R.E. Walk by coming out of the Walk of Champions.
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Soccer starts conference play at Arkansas, LSU BY JAKE THOMPSON jcthomps@olemiss.edu
The Ole Miss soccer team (4-3-1) will begin Southeastern Conference play on the road this weekend. On Friday night, the team travels to Fayetteville to face the Razorbacks of Arkansas (2-5). Then the Rebels head south to Baton Rouge for a Sunday showdown against the Tigers of LSU (5-31). “This is certainly the time of year we are looking forward to starting conference play,” head coach Matt Mott said. “We are on a really tough road
trip at Arkansas and LSU right off the bat with two Western Division teams that are really good and dangerous.” Leading the offensive attack for the Rebels is sophomore Rafaelle Souza. Among SEC players, she is first in points (18) and tied for first in goals (7). In the goal, freshman Kelly McCormick made her first career start against UAB, and senior Alley Ronaldi is the school’s career leader in goals against average (0.89). Last weekend, the road continued to be unkind to the Rebels, who lost to UAB in Birmingham Saturday. At home, Ole Miss is a perfect 3-0, while away from Ox-
ford, the Rebels are 2-3-1. The Rebels look to turn things around with a struggling opponent in Arkansas. Last season, the teams played to a 4-4 double-overtime thriller in Oxford. All-time, Ole Miss leads the series against Arkansas, 12-3-1. Despite the Razorbacks’ record this season, Mott knows it will be a tough test for his team. “Arkansas has some really dangerous front runners that have scored some goals, and we’ve got to be prepared for that,” he said. With one day of rest and travel, the team knows it will have a difficult task when they face the LSU
Tigers. “Sunday at Baton Rouge is always difficult,” Mott said. “It’ll probably be hot, so we’ve got to be focused and mentally ready for that challenge because LSU is a very good team.” LSU is on a roll after wins over McNeese State and Oklahoma this past weekend. “LSU is a very well-coached
team and organized; they’ve given up very few goals,” Mott said. The Tigers lead the Rebels in the overall series, 7-6-4, and the teams played to a scoreless, double-overtime tie last year in Oxford. Game time for Friday’s Arkansas match is set for 7 p.m., and Sunday’s LSU match is set for 1 p.m.
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Volleyball visits Georgia and Auburn on first SEC road trip
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Junior Allegra Wells puts down a spike in a four-set win over Northwestern in the Magnolia Invitational earlier this month. Wells leads the team with 109 kills.
BY MATT SIGLER mcsigler@olemiss.edu
After beginning Southeastern Conference play 1-1 at home this past weekend, the Ole Miss volleyball team is heading on the road to face off with two more SEC opponents. “We’re going to be on the road and facing two teams with two new head coaches in Georgia and Auburn,” Ole Miss head coach Joe Getzin said. “I expect both teams to be scrappy and to have
two hard-fought matches.” Last season, the Rebels (5-5, 1-1 SEC) had great success, winning both matches against Georgia and Auburn. “We swept both of these teams last year, but I like how our team is playing right now going into our conference road trip,” Getzin said. The Rebels’ first SEC weekend was a tough one after playing fiveset matches against both LSU and Arkansas. In Friday’s loss to LSU, junior Allegra Wells led the way
with 12 kills and senior Morgan Springer added a team-leading 16 digs. Ole Miss bounced back against Arkansas behind senior Regina Thomas, who put down a game-high 15 kills. Thomas, who suffered a torn ACL last season, seems to be getting back to where she left off before her injury last season. “I think every day we see a little bit more of the old Regina come back,” Getzin said. “I don’t think she is quite back to where she was, and I know that really frustrates her.” Another bright spot for the Rebels going into this weekend is their blocking game. Ole Miss finished with 16 and 10 total blocks against LSU and Arkansas, respectively. The road trip will begin with Georgia (4-8, 0-2 SEC) Friday night in Athens at 6 p.m. The Bulldogs are coming off a pair of dropped matches against SEC opponents in Tennessee and Kentucky. The Rebels will continue play on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. against Auburn (6-6, 0-2 SEC). Like Georgia, Auburn also lost to both Tennessee and Kentucky this past weekend.
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the Cotton Bowl. Looking to Saturday, Georgia will be the best team Ole Miss has played so far this season, which doesn’t bode well. The Rebels need to take what they learned from last week’s loss and move on. Another sluggish start in what is an incredibly important game for both Nutt and this team can’t happen. Figure out the offense After three games, Ole Miss ranks 115th in the country in total offense per game at 253.3 yards per game. This week, offensive coordinator David Lee said the Rebels took out almost 30 percent of the playbook and are running only three protection schemes in order to make sure they know what they are doing on that side of the ball. Ole Miss better hope that works because the Georgia offense is averaging 40.7 points per game on offense. In order to give the Ole Miss defense a chance, the offense needs to move the football and put some points on the board. Take advantage of a beleaguered Bulldog offensive line Georgia starting right guard Chris Burnette tweaked his knee during practice this week. Starting center Ben Jones, who also missed some practice during the week, may slide over to right guard Saturday. Left guard Kenarious Gates missed the past two games with an ankle injury, but should return to his starting role Saturday. Top reserve Kolton Houston, also a guard, is currently ineligible, so Georgia is scrambling to find bodies to fill the guard positions. For Ole Miss, through three games, senior defensive end Wayne Dorsey has two of the team’s four sacks. This Saturday is a great chance for the Rebels to
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Senior defensive end Wayne Dorsey sacks and forces a fumble in the first quarter of Saturday’s loss to Vanderbilt. Dorsey leads the team with two sacks and three tackles for loss this season.
turn up the pressure on Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray and force the Bulldogs into some mistakes. Make plays on defense and special teams One of the Rebels’ two touchdowns against FBS opponents came on sophomore safety Charles Sawyer’s 96-yard interception return that was nearly enough to win the season opener against BYU. Last Saturday, Ole Miss forced two fumbles and intercepted one pass, but Vanderbilt forced five interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown
in the win. Georgia, meanwhile, had similar struggles in its loss to South Carolina two weeks ago. The Gamecocks scored on a fake punt, an interception return and a fumble recovery in the 45-42 win. Ole Miss sophomore running back Jeff Scott and Georgia senior cornerback Brandon Boykin are both explosive return guys. In the field position battle, Ole Miss junior punter Tyler Campbell (47 yards per punt) and Georgia senior punter Drew Butler (45.7 yards per punt) are statistically the two best in the SEC.