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New regulation bans spot saving in Grove for game day BLAKE ALSUP
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Reggie, one of the horses who works with the police department, has a very bright personality.
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Reggie, Jax and Della mostly work weekends. With colleagues Murray, Frankie, Lamar and Gunsmoke, they provide a little horsepower for one of the Oxford Police Department’s tougher jobs. David Misenhelter, the officer in charge of the Oxford Police
Department’s mounted unit, believes these horses provide a valuable vantage point for policemen on the Square. “The presence of horse-mounted officers has statistically proven a reduction in crime,” Misenhelter said. “The horse-mounted officer does not go unnoticed by citizen or criminal. To put that in perspective, I can stand at an intersection
downtown and see four blocks in any direction. They provide quite the deterrent for criminal activity.” Last weekend, the mounted patrol was able to respond and capture a suspect involved in an auto burglary. Misenhelter credits this arrest to the mounted unit and its mo-
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New changes are being implemented to tailgating rules in the Grove and the Circle for the 2015 football season. Fans will no longer be able to claim a spot in the Grove or the Circle until 7:30 p.m. on the Fridays before game day. They will be allowed to loiter in the Grove until 6:30 p.m., at which point all tailgating areas will be cleared for one hour. That means that every person and all personal items must be removed until the official opening at 7:30 p.m. Large LED countdown clocks will be placed around tailgating areas and scheduled to signal at 7:30 p.m. when all tailgaters will be allowed to go in and claim spots for their tents. In the past, there have been problems with people stationing themselves in popular tailgating areas all day Friday to reserve spots. “The space saving was creating a mentality of ‘I can guarantee my exact space in the Grove’, but the beauty of the Grove is that it’s open
to anybody,” said Michael Thompson, Senior Associate Athletics Director for communications and marketing. There will also be a new allowance in the form of “Approved Tailgating Vendors.” According to Thompson, research conducted by Ole Miss shows that at least 60 percent of the Grove is set up by outside companies. Approved vendors will have access to vendor vehicle passes. With those passes, they will be allowed to unload customers’ tents from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Fridays before a home game at storage/ operations tents in predetermined locations in the Grove and Circle. The vendors, however, will not be allowed to claim tent spots until 7:30 p.m. with the rest of the tailgaters. According to Thompson, this policy will allow fans coming in with their own tents access to better parking and a safer, more enjoyable experience. According to tent vendors William Burns and Dylan Shockey of Southern Setup, the number of tents set up for a home football date varies from game to game, but
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Online student ticket exchange process for 2015 season ISABELLA CARUSO
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Starting this year, students will be able to transfer season football tickets to other students. Associate athletics director for development Dan O’Dowd said the new policy is intended to keep the student section as full as possible during home games. “We wanted to offer students more flexibility if they were unable to attend a game and allow students to utilize unused tickets,” O’Dowd said. To transfer tickets, students can log onto their Ole Miss
Athletics Foundation Member account and select the ‘transfer’ option. To proceed to transfer, select an event and enter the recipients’ name, e-mail and phone number. The receiving student must accept the transfer and complete the finalizations sent to them via e-mail within 48 hours to have the ticket successfully loaded onto their ID. This transfer process is free through the athletics department. “If the students are paying each other for the tickets, that would be a private negotiation that does not involve athletics,” Wesley Owen, assistant athletics director, said.
The new policy permits tickets to be only transferred between university student IDs, and only one ticket is allowed on each ID per game. On game days, all student season ticket holders will be required to enter the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium through gates 28 through 30 to proceed to the student section. Student tickets sold out before the primary sale date. Originally, student tickets were to go on sale on August 15, but were available for purchase before August 1 with a mandatory $25 membership fee to the Ole Miss Athletics
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‘I was a teenage Pro-Lifer’ COLUMN
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As a seventh-grader at a Catholic high school in Mississippi I volunteered several hours for a local pro-life organization. My work consisted of assembling informational pamphlets to be distributed at the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, now as then the only remaining abortion clinic in the state. The pamphlets featured graphic images of aborted fetuses and contained literature encouraging women seeking abortions to “choose life.” They supported their plea with dubious research about fetal capacity for pain; testimonials from former abortion doctors who experienced spiritual epiphanies and gave up their work; and claims about the prevalence of long-term regret and depression among women who terminate
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pregnancies. My school required students to complete Christian service hours each term. Assembling the pamphlets was just one of many avenues for service, most of which (walking dogs at an animal shelter, preparing and serving meals at a soup kitchen) were less politically charged. I did these things as well, but I chose the pro-life center because I could set my own hours, mechanically folding and stacking at home while I watched TV. Furthermore, I believed the cause to be worthy. As I worked, I imagined a young woman sitting in the Jackson clinic’s waiting room, leafing through one of the pamphlets, being horrified by its images and swayed by its assertions, before changing heart and rushing off the premises like Ellen Page in Juno, a movie that, at the time, formed my only impression of unplanned pregnancy. I think of this now with a flush of shame. I hope to God
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none of the materials I put together made it past the clinic’s front steps. Reproductive rights are under attack in Mississippi. The state’s only abortion clinic regularly faces the threat of new legislation that could force its closure, not to mention vandalism from pro-life fanatics. Picketers routinely crowd before the building, creating a hostile environment for women seeking help. My own role in this conflict may have been small, clerical, but the disturbing fact remains that I was a thirteen-yearold boy who felt he was doing honest, spiritual work by helping an organization harangue women into continuing unwanted pregnancies. The religious education I received was catholic in a lower as well as uppercase sense, spanning everything from Biblical minutiae to Church history to (introductory) metaphysics. I had many stellar teachers. I learned the values
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of Christian charity and compassion. But the time and energy my school spent trumpeting the prolife cause often eclipsed other concerns to the point of single-mindedness. The spiritual became overtly political. Certain teachers spoke of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization as the last bastion of the enemy, which might someday, with enough prayer and activism, be shut down. We held school-wide periods of silence to honor the inability of the unborn to speak up for their rights. At one assembly, a speaker recounted her faith-informed decision not to terminate her pregnancy after doctors warned her of the perilously slim chances that either she or her child would survive delivery. Thankfully, both mother and child survived; the speaker beckoned her young daughter, to whom she referred as a miracle, to
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continued from page 2 come up and hug her where she stood at the podium. I was overwhelmed by the speaker’s courage in the face of near-certain death; but remembering the talk now, I am troubled by the message such narratives present to young women: that a woman’s faith in God should compel her to reject a potentially life-saving procedure, that to do otherwise would be a sin. I found a similar line of thinking in a section of the pro-life pamphlets dealing with rape. According to this literature, a fetus resulting from an act of rape is an innocent who did not choose to be created through violence and should not be punished with termination. What, then, of the woman who did not choose to be raped and impregnated? Must she be robbed of bodily autonomy a second time by being compelled to carry a forcibly induced pregnancy to term? This thinking does not belong in the 21st century. It smacks of the medieval logic that whatever happens to one’s body is God’s will, defining medical intervention as a form of heresy. Education–even Christian education–should not entail the politicization of young people. Catholic school equipped me in many ways for my academic and creative future, gave me a working knowledge of Scripture, an introduction to philosophy, an appreciation for art and history and languages. But I left with a skewed perspective on sexuality and reproduction that has taken years to correct. Planned Parenthood, an organization that has provided valuable services for thousands of women, faces federal defunding. Here in Mississippi, a single clinic stands between women in need and a contingent of religious conservatives who believe they are advocating for human life even as they oppose these women’s basic healthcare. Some of the people involved in these aggressive campaigns are children– middle-schoolers holding picket signs, folding pamphlets, wearing t-shirts emblazoned with sketches of fetuses. They should be taught how to think for themselves, not indoctrinated into the causes of their elders.d
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The LA Times reported a story of a truck on the side of the road in a small town in Austria on Aug. 28. The refrigerated cargo transport had been abandoned, it seemed. But the flat tire and other abuses against the truck might have been preferred to authorities when they discovered the source of the stench inking from its sealed doors. The suffocated, decomposing bodies of 71 men, women and children were in the back of the truck. These people were refugees fleeing from war zones in Syria. They wanted safety for their children, their husbands, wives and themselves. Instead, their caravan to safety became a temporary mass grave. As I looked at the pictures, I thought, “It’s not supposed to be this way.” We, as humans, can’t still be this way. The photos of children trying to slip under razor wire fences while their parents hold up the strands with bleeding hands shouldn’t exist. The men and women traveling by night, by any means necessary to reach safety shouldn’t have to do so. Humans wouldn’t just al-
low this to happen, would they? Then, as I was clicking through the slideshow of pictures in the article, an ad appeared. Game of Thrones is great. We follow the lives and deaths of its capricious characters like our own, mourning them when they die, cheering when they escape. It’s captured millions of people the way few things have. The way reality has not. When the unknown, unnamed faces of refugees were replaced by the characters whose history, relationships and ambitions we know by heart, I realized just how little we see. Global Conflict, U.N. recently released in its annual report that 1 in every 122 people in the world are refugees. It is the highest this number has been since World War II. When we look at the past, the millions of people who starved in camps and choked in gas chambers, we pacify ourselves by thinking we would have acted. We memorialize those who risked, or gave, their lives to free the oppressed and say we would have stood up for the weak and the homeless, too. They are the heroes, and we, in the situation, would have done the same. But the homeless are freezing,
the hungry starve and we grow more and more concerned with ourselves, or, worse, characters who don’t even exist. We study the past but don’t learn from it. We commemorate the fallen but don’t reach out to those on the ledge. We hide behind our television screens and Netflix accounts, choosing to care for the fictional instead of the forgotten. The blinders we put on don’t let us see beyond the radius of our subdivisions. We care, sure, about what affects us. In a camp in Calais, France, just a three-hour drive from Paris, 3,000 people live in tents, sleep in make-shift beds and walk through trash-ridden streets on shoeless feet. They teach one another crippled English and try to make it to England where, surely, a better life awaits them. Many have died in this pursuit. They are dying, dying for the freedom that America says is “inalienable.” There is a pervasive selfishness growing here.
“Don’t allow ‘them’ to inconvenience us,” it says. “Don’t allow their lives, their deaths, to influence our happiness. Why should we ruin our community for the sake of another? Our nation has enough problems, why add the problems of another? We are not responsible for ‘them,’ right?” But just because we do not slay them doesn’t mean our hands aren’t bloody. This is not to say America should be Big Brother to the world. America can defend its own interests, only, and probably succeed. America can turn a blind eye to the pain of the world, and so can you. But is that the America you want? Is that the kind of person you want to be? Authorities found a boat packed with 52 bodies floating off the coast of Libya later that day. They, too, just wanted to live safely. How many people have to die before we see them? Before we see beyond ourselves?
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continued from page 1 bility and presence in a setting that may be difficult for a vehicle. “They are highly mobile in a congested setting,” Misenhelter said. “They are able to get through crowds and traffic. This is useful in a situation where the mounted officer may have to capture a fleeing criminal, such as recently.” After its implementation in 2009, the mounted unit has gained popularity among University students and members of the community. “Having the horses on the square provides a commanding presence to the chaos of Oxford nightlife,” said public policy leadership major Cheney Thomasson. “The horses have been put through extensive training to be prepared to control a crowd in the case of an emergency,” Thomasson said. “I definitely feel more safe when I see them on the Square.” The horses usually have fourto six-hour shifts, with breaks depending on the weather or events around town. There are currently five horses on the department budget and four horses
funded by officers on the unit. “In addition to uniform patrol responsibilities, the officers rotate shifts at the barn, tending to various things such as feed, grooming, stable chores, etc.,” said Misenhelter. The officers receive a wide spectrum of equine training, including horse health management, stable management, safety, equitation and crowd control tactics. The training takes approximately 80-120 hours, depending on how much experience the rider has prior to service. “The most difficult aspect, by far, is equitation (horse riding),” said Misenhelter. “We teach the ‘balanced seat.’ All officers arrive with a seat, but not all arrive with balance!” The officers are responsible for their horses and they rotate shifts at the barn. Working so closely and frequently with the horses allows connections to form between mounts and officers. This represents important bonding time with the service animals that trust the officers with their safety and well-being. Ole Miss Equestrian Club member Selby Entrekin commented on the relationship between the horses and their riders. “The mounted unit is very pas-
news sionate about their job and their horses,” Entrekin said. “Good police horses are hard to come by. Therefore, they treat them with utmost respect and would risk their lives as if they were one of their fellow officers.” Misenhelter said he can feel the mood of his horse as soon as he walks into the barn, which determines how much interaction the officers allow the horses to have with bystanders while on patrol. “If Reggie is picking fights with Jax, biting at him and such, I do not want to reward him,” Misenhelter said. “So if someone comes up and asks to pet him, I have to say no because he is acting up and he would consider the pet a treat.” Misenhelter said there is never a dull moment in the stables or on duty with the horses. While observing Reggie scratching his rear on the stable door, Misenhelter admitted the behavior was not uncommon for the Clydesdale. He also mentioned the occasional drama amongst the horses, like this past week when Jax was overly interested in the only mare, Della, while in the field. “It is pretty interesting working with service animals,” Misenhelter said. “Feeding dewormer paste to a 1,700 pound Clydes-
dale mare who is in a foul mood is not for the faint of heart.” Although the patrol is a budgeted unit of the police department, the budget only covers common expenses of horse ownership. That is why the federally recognized nonprofit organization Friends of the Mounted Pa-
trol was founded. “The non-profit helps us acquire new tack, equipment, training, and things hard to predict like veterinary procedures,” Misenhelter said. “The nonprofit is a huge asset to us in helping our horses get the most out of life.”
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continued from page 1 their company usually sets up between 90 to 120 tents on the Fridays before a game. “This creates a safer atmosphere,” Shockey said. “It holds the vendors responsible for their actions while also maintaining the integrity of the Grove and making it much safer for the fans and the vendors.” The vendors aren’t just here to make money, however. “We’re an extension of Ole Miss,” Burns said. “We’re representatives of Ole Miss not only because we’re conducting business on the grounds, but also we’re here to make sure that the fans have a good experience.” “We’re very privileged to get to be here at the University of Mississippi, and we want to share that privilege with everybody else and say ‘Come tailgate in the Grove,” Shockey
said. “This is Oxford, Mississippi, where Southern hospitality is at its best.’” Not everyone is convinced that the new rules are changes for the better, however. “I think it’s a good idea that they’re implementing it for safety reasons, but it’s probably going to be even more chaotic for people who don’t go through the vendors,” Marty Glenn, a sophomore Arabic major, said. Another change to game days in the Grove is the addition of several new walking lanes throughout the Grove. “It helps ease some of the congestion and gives people more tent spaces along walkways,” Thompson said. “In our research, that was the number one thing that people wanted in regards to tent location.” Along with the new lanes, approximately 27 metal street signs will be added to make it easier to know your location. “One of the things that people shared with us is that it’s
hard to tell people where you are, so at each intersection of the walkways, there will be a really nice street sign that will tell you where you are,” said Thompson. One other change in the rules states amplified music is now prohibited. “In the past, there really wasn’t a rule saying that people had to keep their music down, but now, if you’re playing music that is creating an unpleasant experience for tents around you, an officer can actually say, ‘You need to turn that down’,” said Thompson. According to organizers, tailgating in the Grove and the Circle during the 2015 football season should go more smoothly than ever. “One thing that I want to drive home is that we take for granted how amazing the Grove is, and I hope that all of us realize we have the greatest tailgating venue in the world and there isn’t a bad spot out there,” Thompson said.
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continued from page 1 Foundation’s Rebels25 program. Sophomore marketing major Alexis York is one of many students unable to purchase season tickets this year due to the quick sellout. “Tickets should be sold on a specific date that everyone has to abide by,” York said. “They shouldn’t tell everyone one date and then allow people to pay their way around it.” All donations received from the Rebels25 program are used to assist the Department of Athletics in supporting 400 students competing in varsity sports who represent Ole Miss in the NCAA competition. This year, more season tickets have been sold than ever before. “With the expansion next year, we hope for that number to be even larger,” O’Dowd
said. Upon the completion of the expansion of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in 2016, the seating capacity will be over 64,000, which is an increase of over 4,000 seats. The student section will be moved to the north end zone and will seat 10,000 people. “We do believe that the stadium will continue to be sold out. The demand is at an all-time high and we plan to continue the momentum,” O’Dowd said. “We expect our fans to cheer as loud as possible to support the Rebels.”
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Yoknapataco: the food truck trailblazer in Oxford ZOE MCDONALD
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Jake Sessums found a need, and with a little creativity and a shiny new food truck, he’s satisfying hungry citizens with what might be the most mobile food: tacos. After Sessums, a Brookhaven native and former Ole Miss student, decided to plant his roots in Oxford, he began to notice a few voids he couldn’t help but try to fill. “There’s a great little foodie industry in this town, but there are definitely some needs that aren’t being addressed,” Sessums said. “The whole food truck concept kind of came out of that.” After a trip to Missouri to purchase the truck, Sessums turned to his friends and family to help create the vivid piece of art it is today. Local artist and Bottletree baker Lauren Dyann created the logo and Sessums’ father, also an artist, created the truck design. Oxford hasn’t always been graced with the option of mobile restaurants. In fact, trucks cannot legally park on any given street; they must be on commercial property. This drove Sessums to cultivate mutual relationships with businesses around Oxford including End of All Music whose employees can visit the truck for lunch and can see some of YoknapaTaco’s customers thumbing through records. Not only will Sessums have a legal spot to serve food, but those businesses will also have lunch waiting right outside their doors. On weekend nights, YoknapaTaco will be parked at Jones at Home to cater to the latenight snackers, while providing another option for residents, this time within the sparse pool of past-midnight eateries. Sessums also plans to introduce a brunch menu to be served on Sunday mornings on the Square
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Jake Sessums drives his food truck around Oxford serving tacos. for people leaving church or perusing the sidewalks in search of a quick brunch spot. Sessums is no stranger to the food industry, and he credits his 15 years working in the business, from dishwashing to ownership, to the now-material manifestation of his own vision. But his accumulation of knowledge and connections, however helpful, is not the answer to every roadblock Sessums meets. “Starting your own food business is something that you’re never really ready for,” Sessums said. “You kind of have to take a chance on yourself that you know what you’re doing and you can kind of figure out, react
on your toes and work with it. Murphy’s law is very alive and real in the food industry.” Most recently, Sessums had to find a commissary space, a place to store and prepare food to be used on the truck. This led to the creation of Hick Wallflower, which will provide a space not only for YoknapaTaco’s needs, but also those of other up-and-coming food businesses in Oxford. Sessums hopes Hick Wallflower will help support the local foodtruck scene. “It’ll be a commercial kitchen for rent, as well as cold and dry storage,” Sessums said. “We’ll try to use it to bring other food
trucks in from around the state. We’ve got some electrical plugs so that trucks can come and plug in over night.” Hick Wallflower will also serve as a space for those doing cottage production, catering or just working on expanding their business. As for the food itself, the menu has been a running collaboration of sorts, Sessums said. With help from some of his connections within the restaurant and food industry, Sessums has formulated a menu that presently comprises a chicken tinga taco, a green chorizo and potato taco, and a classic beef taco. The ingre-
dients will be primarily locally sourced, and a vegetarian taco will be added to the menu when the local ingredients are available. Sessums said he hopes to create some dishes featuring pulled pork and barbecue from local businesses, as well as farm-raised catfish. Additionally, the truck will be serving Oxsicles, popsicles made from locally sourced ingredients. According to Gabby Alonzo, who Sessums commissioned to create flavors and who he calls a “popsicle master,” the Oxsicle will be served
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continued from page 6 during Oxford’s warm months. Of the current flavors they’ve been working on (available on YoknapaTaco.com) Alonzo says her favorites are watermelon mint, Bottletree espresso, and strawberry basil lemonade. Sessums is adamant about adjusting the menu to the taste of the customers. “It’s not somebody coming in, creating the food, and stamping their name on it,” said Sessums. “It’s going to be a collaborative effort with the town, the community and everybody that kind of gets involved with it.” When Sessums needs a trusty taste tester, he turns to his business partner and pet bulldog, Phyllis Gordon. “She loves to give us feedback on how good the dishes are, but she’s more of a behind the scenes kind of person,” said Sessums of his dog. “She doesn’t really help with day-today operations as much.” The food truck scene in Oxford is sparse, but has ample opportunity for growth. Afrissippi, an African and Southern fusion food truck, has been successfully serving since the summer, though it’s not quite on the radar of the University crowd yet. With Sessums’ YoknapaTaco and Afrissippi, the door has been opened for more alternative methods of food service in Oxford. According to Alonzo, YoknapaTaco is “just what Oxford needs.” YoknapaTaco will be open full time tomorrow. The truck can be tracked on social media for those who want to keep up with where and when it will be serving. Updates are available on Twitter at @Yoknapataco and Instagram at Yoknapataco_Ox, as well as on Facebook.
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Rebel readings: your Septemeber horoscopes
Aquarius, the Water bearer:
You’ve got a fun weekend in store, Taurus! You’ll be spending a lot of time outdoors, surrounded by lots of happy people, eating and drinking and laughing with friends! But be careful. In the midst of all your joyous celebrations, you may look away for one second and then…POOF! All the people you were hanging out with are suddenly gone, and you’re standing in a sea of strangers. But never fear, Taurus! A friendly squirrel wearing a bowtie shall appear
January 20- February 18
Be careful, Aquarius! The stars foretell that you are going to buy something really expensive online that you really don’t need in the near future! You’ll convince yourself that said item is really cool, or that you will get a lot of use out of it, or that you actually really need it, but it’s all a lie. Chances are, you’ll think it’s cool for about a month, then hate it. Don’t be a
Leo, the Lion:
July 23- August 22 Leo, this month, you will accomplish something great. The stars indicate it will be an award in some kind of competitive eating competition or perhaps an athletic victory. The position of Pluto around the middle of the month will also temporarily give you the power to see ghosts and talk to animals. If that doesn’t happen for you, then you are not a true Leo. I’m sorry.
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This month, your dreams will come true. You and your friends will make dinner or lunch plans in a group text, and they’ll actually work out! But it’s not all peaches and cream, Gemini, for the universe will test you this month in ways you never imagined. This month, you will have the responsibility of choosing the restaurant where everyone wants to eat. Be sure to consider everyone’s feelings and tastes before you choose. Friendships hang in the balance.
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Virgo, your time has come! Classes have been stressing you out, and Lord knows you’ve been trying to manage a break out for some time now, but all shall be well! Your outer beauty is about to be revealed. This year on your birthday when the clock strikes midnight, a glorious golden light will beam down on you from the heavens, levitating you in the air about three feet. Then, the transformation will occur, as the light transforms your old body into a beacon of beauty and grace, and you will officially be a year older. If your birthday already passed, and this transformation didn’t occur…maybe next year.
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A lucky penny is in your future! Sometime in the next month, you will feel a sudden and strange urge to look down. Sagittarius, the Archer: You’ll try to resist this urge, but November 22- December 21 it will overpower your entire body. Suddenly, your soul will You’ll be in high demand this disconnect from your mortal month, Sagittarius! Suddenly body, and you will hover above you are the big man on campus! yourself in limbo. While you’re Make sure your phone is always up there, you’ll notice a penny on you and charged — a rela- on the ground. Float back into tive will be calling you to talk your body and go pick it up for about nothing important for an two hours and thirty-two minhour and half, and then some utes of good luck! “rando” from high school who Aries, the Ram: you didn’t even know had your March 21- April 19 number will text you out of the blue. Get ready for some long, Set your alarm clocks, Aries, awkward walks down memory because you’ll be running late lane! a lot this month. The Forces of the Universe have temporarily Capricorn, the Goat: turned on you, and little psyDecember 22- January 19 chic trolls have tied invisible Capricorn, avoid puddles this weights to your ankles, slowmonth. Carry an umbrella with ing you down. The trolls live on you at all times. And if there is and around campus and tend to one thing you do, DO NOT trust strike while you are on your way ANYONE who offers to grant to class. The best way to avoid you one wish. If you encoun- them is to stomp your feet reter anyone who does, you must ally hard whenever you walk to roar at them and run away as scare them away. fast as you can. Otherwise, they Taurus, the Bull: will get you. April 20- May 20
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Football developing offense and defense DYLAN RUBINO
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With some light shed on the quarterback situation, the identity of the Ole Miss offense is coming into fruition. As head coach Hugh Freeze named junior Chad Kelly the starter at quarterback Saturday against UT-Martin, the offense can get geared for his playing style and leadership qualities in the huddle. Co-offensive coordinator Dan Werner shared his thoughts on the quarterback situation and expressed his belief in all three quarterbacks vying for the spot under center. “It’s just been so close. I’ve been saying that all camp long and that’s a good thing,” Werner said. “I’m very pleased with it we’ll see who plays best in the game.” The question for the starting quarterback during Saturday’s game is which quarterback can protect the ball best and leading the team on scoring drives. “Chad (Kelly) was a little bit ahead in those categories, definitely,” Werner said. “He was a little bit ahead so we decided to let him get the first snap and see how it goes.” Werner said he is pleased with the depth of the unit that he said he hasn’t had in years past. “We’re just trying to move guys around and get the best five guys out there,” Werner said. “In the past we’ve only had five. Now, we’re able to move guys around and with the tempo we play with, we can give guys a breather. We feel good about putting a bunch of those guys in.” Werner touched on the tempo of the offense jokingly, saying he would like to run over 100 plays a game if possible. “When we go against our de-
fense, which we feel is one of the best we’ll face, we know it gives them problems,” Werner said. “The faster you go, the more it keeps the opposing defense off guard.” The defense is starting to build it’s identity as well as players and coaches seem confident in the ability to duplicate the production of last years’ defense. The confidence seems to give the defense a bold and brash identity, defensive coordinator Dave Wommack said. “I’m just hoping they’re not over confident,” Wommack said. “You have to go and earn everything and we’ve really hit home on that. It’s a totally different DNA than last year.” Wommack said he has been pleased with the progress of junior defensive back Tee Shepard. “I got a little bit down on him in the spring, but I thought he really stepped up and has been a lot more consistent,” Wommack said of Shepard. “I feel confident in playing him at any time.” The linebacking core is coming full circle as Wommack expressed his confidence in the physicality and skill set of the group. “There’s some inexperience, but I really love the talent,” Wommack said. “They’re very athletic as a group. We can put big ones in there and get some smaller ones in there. I hope to all season play several guys and do it by committee.”
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continued from page 12 to secure the win. With a kill by junior Aubrey Edie to make the set point and a final kill by sophomore Kate Gibson, the Rebs won set four 25-16 defeating McNeese State 3-1. The Rebels’ success can be credited in part to coach McRoberts. At only the start of his second season, the Rebels had their best season start (14-0) in school history and their best record (22-10) in seven years following the 2014 season. During his 18-year career, McRoberts has been no stranger to success. Following his head coaching reign at Lubbock Christian University, Central Arkansas, and Tulsa, McRoberts came to
the Rebels with a record of 474163, all of which were winning seasons. McRoberts’ has led his teams to conference and regional championships and appearances in the NCAA tournament. Aside from his team victories, he also earned many accolades, including Midwest Region Coach of the year in 2011 and Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010. At his current position,
McRoberts stands at 26-10 with Ole Miss, with the secure of his 500th win. Looking forward, Rebel fans are expecting another winning season under McRoberts’ leadership. One of Ole Miss volleyballs’ main goals this season is to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament. It’s safe to say that the McRoberts and the Rebels are off to a good start.
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Auburn- After finishing a disappointing 8-5 last season and a disappointing bowl loss to Wisconsin, the Tigers have reloaded and are poised to make a run to the playoff. Head coach Gus Malzahn added former Florida head coach Will Muschamp as his defensive coordinator and junior quarterback Jeremy Johnson comes in ready to lead yet another potent Auburn offense. With most of their toughest games at home, Auburn should be top dog in the conference.
The Crimson Tide looked like the best team in the country last season until they ran into a buzzsaw in Ohio State in the playoff. Alabama returns only there starters on offense and five on defense, but Alabama doesn’t rebuild; they reload. The quarterback situation remains unclear, but no matter who it is, Alabama will be in the mix.
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The Rebels looked poised to make a run for the SEC West crown last season, but strong running games in LSU, Auburn and Arkansas put the Rebels dream season on hold. The defense looks poised to be one of the best in country again, but questions on offense surrounding the quarterback, running back, and offensive line positions could bring up concerns down the road.
A slow start in 2014 was all pushed aside after Tennessee finished 4-1 in their last five games. All the hype is their for the Volunteers this season under head coach Butch Jones, but they need to put together a consistent season from start to finish. Home games against Oklahoma, Georgia and Arkansas sure helps this young team.
GEORGIA The Bulldogs remain the top dawg in the SEC East led by sophomore star running back Nick Chubb, who could be in New York for the Heisman trophy ceremony in December. With games against Alabama and Auburn, the Bulldogs will be tested this season against the two best teams in the counterpart West.
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2014 was an up and down year for the Tigers as they rode the roller coaster to an 8-5 finish and a bowl loss to Notre Dame. Sophomore Brandon Harris was named the starter for the Tigers, who is a better pocket passer than junior Anthony Jennings. Les Miles once again will have a dominant defense and running game, but their success will rely on the quarterback Harris.
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IN THIS SEC POWER POLL, THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN’S SPORTS EDITOR DYLAN RUBINO RANKS THE 14 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAMS. THE OLE MISS REBELS WILL PLAY UTM SATURDAY AT VAUGHT-HEMINGWAY STADIUM. KICKOFF IS SET FOR 11A.M.
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There will be some bumps in the road in Gainesville under first year head coach Will Muschamp. A stellar recruiting class paired with an improving defense could make the Gators better than last year. If only they can get some offense going.
Missouri won the SEC East for the second straight year and look to three-peat in 2015. Junior quarterback Maty Mauk returns with four of his five offensive lineman from last year. There are some holes to fill on defense and other emerging teams in the East, so another division title may be harder to grasp.
Former LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis joins the coaching staff at Texas A&M, which looks to reload on defense in 2015. The Aggies have been trending downward every season under head coach Kevin Sumlin and that trend may continue playing in the tough SEC West.
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It was an off year for Steve Spurrier’s Gamecocks as they finished a dismal 6-6 in the regular season, but finished strong with a 24-21 win over Miami in their bowl game. With a plethora of returning starters on both sides of the ball, South Carolina won’t stumble like last year.
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Quarterback Dak Prescott highlights the returning players for the Bulldogs, but only five starters on offense and four on defense return for Mississippi State. The bulldogs are being overlooked once again as they were picked to finish last in the SEC West by the media. Don’t sleep on Mississippi State.
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Rebels secure 500th win for head coach McRoberts BY KALAH WALKER
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Fans gathered at Gillom Center Tuesday morning to witness the Rebels take on McNeese State and watch head coach Steven McRoberts earn his 500th career win. After winning the Magnolia Invitational over the weekend, the Rebels came into the match with a 3-0 record, one similar to the undefeated start of last season. The Rebels were off to a great start, gaining a quick lead in set one. After maintaining the lead throughout the set, the Rebels would take set one 25-18. Set two seemed to be more of a challenge as they quickly fell behind McNeese State. After five straight points, the Rebels were back in the game, narrowing the deficit to 15-12. After displaying amazing effort and skill, the Rebels came back to take set two 25-19. A fire seemed to spark McNeese State after halftime and McNeese was able maintain their momentum, taking the set 25-20. The Rebels came back strong in the fourth set and determined
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