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Rob Barber Mr. Ole Miss, Miss Ole Miss results delayed KYLIE MCFADDEN

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Rob Barber was elected Mr. Ole Miss in yesterday’s runoff election, winning over Luke Love with 52.75 percent of the vote. “I am overwhelmed, absolutely,” Barber said. “We have talked about this time and time again, it has been such a special campaign, and I’ve been involved with a lot and I’m so honored. God has blessed me to be at the forefront of this.” Barber said that while the support of his fraternity has been integral to his success, his campaign was not just about himself or his fraternity. “This was Ole Miss’s campaign,” he said. “I’ve never seen such a diverse group of people gather together to accomplish something so great.” The results of the Miss Ole Miss election have been delayed due to a violation of the Associated Student Body code by one of the candidates.

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Rob Barber celebrates after being named Mr. Ole Miss in front of the Lyceum Thursday.

ASB Attorney General Kelly Savage said the violation is unrelated to the one which occurred Tuesday. Miss Ole Miss candidate Ryan Henry was found to be in violation of ASB code Tuesday by not reporting the use of campaign t-shirts on the required expense voucher. The ASB code states, “Costumes or uniform attire specifically purchased for the use in a campus-wide election, must be reported on the candidate’s expense voucher.” Henry also exceeded the allotted spending limit of $1000, with a total of expenses reaching $2,970.68, which is grounds for disqualification. Henry appealed the ASB election review board’s decision, claiming she was unaware the shirts qualified as a campaign expense. The disqualification ruling was overturned by the ASB judicial council after her appeal, as the error was determined to be in good faith. The reason for the second delay is, as of now, undetermined.

SARAH DOUGLASS

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It is no surprise that Mississippi natives make up more than half of The University of Mississippi’s full time, undergraduate student body. However, “Bigger in Texas, Better in the Grove” has a whole new meaning when it comes to Ole Miss enrollment. “I wanted to go to a school that promised the full college experience. While touring Ole Miss, I knew I wouldn’t be able to find a better place. There isn’t another college that offers something quite like the Grove,” said Isabel Finch, a student from Austin, Texas. It appears students from Texas can’t get enough of the Southern charm Ole Miss has to offer because they make up 6.4 percent of undergraduates, more than any other state. “Coming from Austin, I love the quaint feel of Oxford. I couldn’t ask for a better college town. Oxford is home away from home,” said Michele Spinn, another Ole Miss

student and Austin native. Danny Blanton, director of public relations at the university, credits the strong alumni base in cities such as Dallas and Houston for helping the influx of Texas students. Students like Mckenzie Cook agree. “I definitely think Texans will continue to make up a big percent of Ole Miss’s student body,” said Cook, a native of San Antonio. “I know a lot of alumni from Texas who represent Ole Miss back home and that makes kids looking at colleges more excited about applying here.” For the past three years, Texas has been in the top spot when it comes to out-of-state students who enroll at the university. Georgia and Tennessee are currently tied for third – each make up 6 percent of the full-time undergraduate population. “Students are going to look to go to the flagship university of the state … so, for whatever reason they don’t choose to go to The University of Texas, they’re going to look for

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A letter to the Editor: the ascent to the top Yes, I’m that guy. The guy who took it upon himself to try to scale to the top of the goal post. The assumption of this 25-foot free climb as nothing more than a drunken college guy beyond excited could not be farther from the truth. Over a decade ago, we all witnessed Eli lead the resurgent ‘02 squad to a dramatic win versus then sixth-ranked Florida Gators. The students were in sheer pandemonium; they stormed the field, the uprights toppled. The images from that day sent me to the highest point possible Saturday. When the final decision of the victors came down to the crucial interception by Senquez Golson, I leaned to my friend and said, “the field goal post is coming down.” As Bo Wallace took the final knee, I began to storm the field with 60,000 of my closest friends. In the midst of all the mayhem and commotion, the thought of reason and judgment was thrown out the window, and I knew I had to lead the coalition. Ditching the crowd in the middle of the field, I ran to the goalpost and shimmied my way to the left upright. With THE DAILY

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arms spread wide, I took a minute to take in the awe of the surreal moment. I knew the Rebels had just proved themselves and that the Rebs had risen. Being able to have front row seats atop the field goal to witness the celebration of was pure adrenaline and exhilaration. As the crowd made their steady way to the south end zone, I knew it was meant to be. After several minutes of struggling to take down the goal post, I went a step further. With my shirt torn and boots off I began my ascent up the upright. At that moment, with people underneath in disbelief and partly scared, I was a Rebel. A Rebel against the wise and timid. Was it foolish? Maybe. Was it dangerous? Probably. Was it worth it? Absolutely. After the goal post began its journey to the Square, I was able to find my father in the crowd. While still hugging and laughing, he said, “I would’ve done the same thing.” My grandchildren will ask, “Is that really you in that picture,” and I’ll respond, “yes it actually

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Jack Pickering celebrates with other fans after the Alabama game. is, that’s the day the Freeze Era body coming together and celproved itself and we beat top- ebrated a win with peak perforranked Alabama and legendary mance. We now have a collective coach Nick Saban.” bond as peers. Coach Freeze led From the words of the Moore the team to a historic win and it twins, sometimes you just got to was we, the students, who showed “show up to show out,” and I say the nation how special of a place I accomplished that Saturday. I Ole Miss is every single day. may have made fifteen minutes of In the ionic words of the late fame from being a part of the na- Chucky Mullins: tional spotlight from SportsCenIt’s Time, ter to The New York Times, but none of that matters. Jack Pickering It’s the memory of the student Junior marketing major

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Library begins offering iPad mini rentals

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The University of Mississippi’s Interlibrary Loan Office has begun offering iPad rentals to students. To check out an iPad UM faculty, staff, and students just need to bring valid ID to the Interlibrary Loan Office on the first floor of the J.D. Williams Library. Currently there are four iPad minis available to be checked out. Each device can be checked out on a seven day loan period, and chargers for the devices can be checked out separately. The program was started two weeks ago and all four iPad minis were checked out within one hour of availability, Each device is pre-loaded with 50 e-books and apps, such as iMovie, GarageBand, Keynote, and Pages. Funding for the project was provided through a grant from the Mississippi Library Commission and the United States Institute of Library and Museum Services. The Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library also have iPads that can be used in their library, and are equipped with a service called

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The J.D. Williams Library is now offering iPad minis for rental. Overdrive that allows users to and instruction librarian and access thousands of popular assistant professor started the fiction titles. program with Greenwood beJudy Greenwood, head of cause the University library interlibrary loan and associate subscribes to research e-conprofessor explained the moti- tent and the Oxford Public vation for the program. Library offers recreational “We uploaded a lot of e-content, yet neither library e-books written by Mississip- provided mobile devices for pi authors because so much reading and research. Dennis of our print collection is lo- said that in recent library surcated in Archives and Special veys, students said they wished Collections. This makes those the university had more techbooks more accessible to our nology available to students. users who want to read them,” “This was a great opportunity she said. for us to purchase something Melissa Dennis, outreach new that otherwise the library

had no budget to develop,” she said. The increasing popularity and demand for tablets made the move one that was appealing from a technology aspect as well as the way that content is delivered. Through the lending program the library hopes to improve user-centered services, and provide the University with up to date devices that represent technological changes in instruction, publishing, and research as well as manage resources to match user behaviors.

the flagship university of the state they want to attend, and we’re an attractive option to them for a number of reasons,” Blanton said. The increase of students from the Lone Star State has been steady. In the past three years, the percentage of Texas undergrads enrolling in Ole Miss has jumped up 21.3 percent. “I think one of the reasons so many students come from Texas is because the schools in Texas are so hard to get in to,” Cook said. Blanton likes to think it’s more than that. “For a lot of students, the thing that got them to commit was the beauty of the campus and the congenial atmosphere here, the collegiate experience or what I like to call the ‘it’ factor. Ole Miss has something that other schools just don’t have, and you can feel it when you come here. Students feel at home when they come here,” Blanton said. Whatever the reason, there are plenty of Texans happy to cheer their Lone Star beers with a Hotty Toddy.

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Rosco Bandana to perform at Proud Larry’s tonight ELLIE BOND

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Every so often a local favorite, dive-bar-playing band makes it in the crazy world of the music industry. Over the past few years, it has been Rosco Bandana’s turn for time in the spotlight. The Mississippi Gulf Coast-based group, featuring Jason Sanford on lead vocals and guitar, Jenny Flint on vocals and percussion, Emily Sholes on vocals and keyboard, Patrick Mooney on bass, Jackson Weldon on mandolin and guitar and Sean Murphy on drums, has proven its worth in the music community and shown that it is a force to be reckoned with. Since signing a deal with Hard Rock Records after winning the Hard Rock Rising contest in 2011, Rosco

Bandana has been on a roller coaster ride that has yet to stop. “It’s been an interesting journey,” frontman Jason Sanford said. But the band’s humble, down-home roots are part of the appeal that brought them to the top. Starting out in Gulfport, Mississippi, Rosco Bandana was formed in what could have been a scene from a movie. Lead singer Jason Sanford, who was raised in a very straight-laced Christian home, was in the midst of a rebellious stage when he discovered his love for music outside of the religious variety. Taking influences from artists such as Elliot Smith, Iron and Wine and Bright Eyes, Sanford began teaching himself how to play the guitar. With a high from his newfound musical freedom and

plenty of angst from a recent breakup with a former fling, Sanford began writing his own songs and creating a style of his own that leaned toward alt-folk music. The initial forming of what is now Rosco Bandana began with the reconnecting of Sanford and an old family friend, who happened to be playing music at the time as well. The two began playing together, creating a sound for themselves, and testing the waters of independent music. Then the search for new, core band members ensued. As they played in several wine bars and open-mic nights, different members were picked up along the way, one of them being Sanford’s past darling Emily Sholes. Playing at small venues and bars created quite a local following for the motley crew, but the band’s real jumpstart

occurred during the Battle of the Bands contest hosted by Hard Rock Records. This marked just one of many peaks in the small-town band’s musical career, being the first act to be signed to Hard Rock’s new label. The rest is simply history. Since then, Rosco Bandana has released their first studio album “Time to Begin” and has been touring the East and West Coast, even gracing the Double Decker Festival stage in Oxford this past April. The group was met with an incredible reception, becoming an instant crowd pleaser. “We have an eclectic sound,” Sanford said. “It’s something that everyone can be a part of.” And Oxford residents can be a part of the southern rock fun that is Rosco Bandana on the evening of Friday, Oct. 10 as Proud Larry’s welcomes

the band to the stage. “We’re a young band, and young folks can relate to our music,” Sanford said. With a bluegrass and gypsy rock style, Rosco Bandana takes a little trip reminiscent of “O Brother Where Art Thou’s” Soggy Bottom Boys. Priding themselves in their high energy and diverse stage presence, the band knows how to bring the music while not taking themselves too seriously. “We’re a part of a young generation that has a short attention span, so we like to jump from different style to different style,” Sanford said. This rings true as the group takes influences from artists such as My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. With such a wide range of genres being implemented in their music, Rosco Bandana has a little something for everyone. Following in suit of groups such as Mumford and Sons and The Lumineers, Rosco Bandana has begun to write in a radio format in order to make a name for themselves among the mainstream community. But at the end of the day, the band remains true to its folk and alternative rock origins and only wishes to inspire and uplift through their music. Rosco Bandana has battled the nightmare that is the music industry and has come out on top. Despite what they croon in their gospel-esque ballad “Woe is Me” declaring “Lord, I pray to stay in Mississippi,” this is one band that appears to be going big places. Doors open at 8 p.m. and Rosco Bandana will take the stage at 9 p.m.

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But the film doesn’t shove these values into your face. It cleverly infuses lasting life lessons through a creepy atmosphere and quirky characters. Overall, no matter what your age is, “The Boxtrolls” is enormous fun and – despite being set in a town called Cheesebridge – never cheesy. If you want to relive your childhood but aren’t committed to re-watching a saccharine sweet Disney movie, “The Boxtrolls” fits the dark, confusing space between adulthood and childhood rather nicely. Don’t be a troll – see the movie.

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ple wanting to be happy and wanting to be included. This all leads to the greatest triumph of the film: the focus on family. While the classic trope of appreciating your biological family is very present, “The Boxtrolls” simultaneously shows that family is what you make it. Eggs finds a loving family in a different species entirely, and the boxtrolls eagerly take him in as a helpless infant. In this age of bullying – both cyber and old-fashioned person-to-person – showing children that they can find their place in the world is pretty cool.

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creatures that scavenge the trash of Cheesebridge to create mechanical feats unmatched by the human minds of the city. The hatred and fear that the people of Cheesebridge feel for the boxtrolls is traced back to Archibald Snatcher, voiced by Ben Kingsley, the city’s resident boxtroll exterminator and ambitious social climber. By exploiting the people’s fear of the actually adorable boxtrolls, Archibald hatches a plan to become a White Hat – the highest social position in the city, and for whom the best cheeses are reserved. However, his plan is derailed by unlikely duo Eggs and Winnie Portley-Rind, voiced by Elle Fanning a.k.a. Princess Aurora from this summer’s “Maleficent,” who has a morbid fascination with the boxtrolls and their frightening reputation. She also happens to be the daughter of the leader of the White Hats – a fact that gives Eggs an edge in saving his boxtroll friends from Archibald. While the story does have its fair share of predictability, some aspects involving true identities (and cross dressing) are actually pleasant surprises and inspire some of the best laughs of the film. Even though this is a child’s film at heart – or at least as child-friendly as any film from Laika Studios is – kid-friendly adult humor is sprinkled throughout to maintain appeal across all ages. However, what’s most refreshing about “The Boxtrolls” lies in the overarching social message threading the plot together. Instead of viewing either side as strictly being good or evil, the film allows the viewer – even children – to see relatable humanity in every character, including the villain Archibald Snatcher. At the center of it all, we are just peo-

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nabelle,” but these dolls had your throne before you even came out of your creepy box. Set in a fictional European town called Cheesebridge, which is, in fact, so preoccupied with cheese that it’s a mark of aristocracy, “The Boxtrolls” centers upon surprisingly mature themes intertwined in the complex social structure of the city. At the bottom of the proverbial cheese platter are the boxtrolls, who live with an orphaned human boy named Eggs, voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright a.k.a. Bran Stark from “Game of Thrones,” in a series of caverns underneath the city. While the denizens of Cheesebridge believe the trolls to be monstrous, the boxtrolls have their own social system in place and have accepted Eggs as one of their own. Named after the labels on their respective boxes, they are nocturnal

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The showdown in the Lone Star State has every making of a trap game for Ole Miss. The attention of the college football world shifts to the other side of the state Saturday, with Mississippi State facing the pressure against Auburn at home. College GameDay will be in Starkville and so will the 2:30 CBS SEC primetime game; the exact same setup as Ole Miss last Saturday. A win against Texas A&M in Kyle Field will say a lot about the toughness and grit of the Rebels. To come back from such an important win and change gears for a different environment and different team will say a lot about the mental makeup for Ole Miss. The Aggies offense is third in the country, averaging 47.8 points per game and fifth in the country in passing yards, averaging 395 yards in the air per game. Quarterback Kenny Hill looked like a Heisman candidate in the early portions of the season, but he has come back down to reality with his shaky performance against Mississippi State. Hill threw 62 passes total in the game, forcing the ball many times down field resulting in him throwing

three interceptions. Hill can fill up the stat sheet with the amount times he throws the ball per game but is also a suspect of forcing passes and turning the ball over. The strength of the Aggie offense is passing the ball. The strength of the Rebel defense is defending the pass. This is the matchup I will be most looking forward to. The experienced secondary of Cody Prewitt, Senquez Golson, Mike Hilton and many more will have a game plan for Hill and the Texas A&M offense. Upsetting Ole Miss at home will put the Aggies back on track to make a run for the SEC West crown. Texas A&M will certainly be motivated at home after the loss to Mississippi State and will certainly put up a fight on offense. The Rebels will be ready in their first trying road game of the

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Under Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M is 0-4 at home against ranked teams. Under Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss is 0-4 on the road against ranked teams. One of these streaks will end Saturday in College Station. Ole Miss couldn’t be higher right now, and they have every reason to be. Aggie fans know how

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good it feels to beat Bama, as it galvanized our program two years ago and legitimized our decision to enter the SEC. A&M didn’t play well last week, running into a physical, veteran team in Starkville that is playing at a high level under Dak Prescott. The Aggies showed their first signs of being young all season, making a lot of unforced errors en route to a 48-31 defeat that wasn’t near as close as the score. The contest between these two this weekend couldn’t be on a bigger stage — a top-15, nighttime matchup on ESPN in front of a sellout crowd that is anticipated to set not only a Texas A&M home attendance record but a Texas state attendance record for a college football game. The Rebel defense has more than lived up to its “land shark”

moniker this year, allowing just 10.2 points per game. The Aggie offense, even without Johnny Manziel, is still averaging close to 50 points a game at 47.8 so far this season. It’ll be a battle of strength versus strength, which could make for fireworks. Ole Miss will travel to Kyle Field for the first time since A&M joined the SEC, after the Aggies made two trips to Oxford the past two years and narrowly escaped with a pair of victories. As the college football world found out last weekend, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium is arguably one of the most underrated atmospheres in the country. I went to the game last year and was more than impressed. Ultimately, I think this game will be won or lost depending on how the Rebels respond to a real road environment for the first time this season. Before Kyle Field was expanded, A&M downed No. 9 Nebraska 9-6 in front of a record 90,000-person crowd in 2010, and this game has the same type of feel leading up to it. As good as he looked last weekend, I’m still not sold on Bo Wallace as a consistent quarterback week-to-week until he proves me wrong. In the end, I see another instant classic between the two schools, with Texas A&M coming out on top.

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Four Downs: Texas A&M

Featuring DM sports editor Dylan Rubino (@drubino11) and football writer Cody Thomason (@thecodythomason)

This game has a sense of a let down game for the Rebels, coming off such a big high point with the win over Alabama. Do you sense that and do you feel as if the Rebels will still be distracted because of the big win?

What problems does the Aggie offense oppose to the Ole Miss defense?

Dylan- It will be a hard task to forget about the program-building win over Alabama, but it something that must be done in order to continue the journey. The win over Alabama, with College GameDay in Oxford and the storming of the field, will never be forgotten and will be cherished forever. The win must be put behind them and the focus must be put on Texas A&M. My sense from practice this week is that the players have forgotten it and moved on to the Aggies. Playing at Kyle Field with over 100,000 fans is something you must prepare intensely for. We’ll see if that is true come Saturday. Cody- With all the emotion that was poured into the upset of Alabama, a game that most people picked Ole Miss to lose, I think there could be a let down on Saturday. The win meant tons to the team and the student body, and the athletes had to give everything they had to pull off the win. Having another game that would take that type of effort will certainly make it a challenge for the Rebels to duplicate their performance.

Dylan- In some ways, the Ole Miss offense is very similar to the Texas A&M offense. The passing game is the main way both offenses approach the game. A&M likes to spread you out and get rid of the ball quickly to their big, quick receivers and keep the tempo in their favor. Tempo and momentum are a big part of Kevin Sumlin’s offensive game plan. The Ole Miss defense is used to playing this type of offense in practice every day. Aggie quarterback Kenny Hill is more a prototypical pocket passer and different than former quarterback Johnny Manziel, who liked to use his legs to make plays. Because of Manziel’s ability to run, Ole Miss would use a spy on him to make sure he doesn’t run anywhere, which would give them one less defender against the pass. Hill should be easier to defend. Cody- The biggest problem for Ole Miss with the Texas A&M offense is surprisingly not quarterback Kenny Hill. It’s the offensive line protecting him. They have a veteran group with multiple players expected to play at the next level. If they keep the Rebels’ defensive line from effectively rushing the passer, Hill could have a strong day. The key to containing Hill is to keep him under pressure, and that all starts with getting past the Aggie offensive line.

Texas A&M’s 12th Man is known as the best home field advantage in college football. Do you see this causing problem for the Ole Miss offense?

The Aggies struggle against the run. Can Ole Miss make a statement Saturday and establish a strong presence in the run game?

Dylan- I could definitely see the home crowd at Kyle Field causing some problems early for Ole Miss. This is the first true road test for Ole Miss so far this season and it comes at the wrong time. The Rebels haven’t seen any crowd like they will at Kyle Field Saturday. The fans will be rowdy and excited, especially after the loss to Mississippi State, to take down the other teaming the Magnolia State. A win against a top five team at home could propel Texas A&M back in discussion for the SEC crown. I have complete confidence in the Rebels to come up with a strategy to communicate better in a hostile environment.

Dylan- The way the offensive line played against Alabama, the running game can make big strides against a weak Texas A&M run defense. Against a strong defensive front for Alabama, the Rebels only ran for 72 yards, with Jaylen Walton leading the way with 11 carries for 39 yards. The big runs of the game came from Bo Wallace, who made big runs to move the chains on third downs. Mississippi State ran for 280 yards against Texas A&M last Saturday, giving up five touchdowns on the ground. The Rebels can make a big statement Saturday by keeping a balanced offensive attack and establishing a strong run game.

Cody- I think any time a team goes into a stadium as loud as Kyle Field for the first time it’s going to cause some problems. Some of the Rebel starters have experience with loud stadiums such as Death Valley and Bryant-Denny stadium, but some of the newer offensive lineman have not, meaning there could be some false start penalties on the Rebels because of this. The fans, as well as the team, should be chomping at the bit to take on a top 3 team after their upset loss to Mississippi State last week.

Cody- While the Aggie offense is known for putting up points in bunches, the defense is known for giving them up. Although they have some talent, their run defense is still far from where it needs to be to adequately face a SEC rushing attack. The Rebels should be able to run the ball much easier than against Alabama, and a speedy back like Jaylen Walton could have a great day against the Aggies. Look for the Rebels to come out running early, and have a good day on the ground.

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