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ASB Senate votes to suspend Legacy Gift Campaign BY ALLISON SLUSHER ajslushe@go.olemiss.edu
The Associated Student Body senators voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass a resolution temporarily suspending the Legacy Gift Campaign. Resolution author and ASB President Gregory Alston as well as Co-Signer Emerson George presented the resolution to the ASB Senate in order to make registering for classes less confusing for students. The Legacy Gift Campaign was founded by ASB President Virginia Burke in 2010 to fund renovations for the Student Union and Turner Center. Students must accept or decline the opportunity to donate $50 to the campaign before they can register for classes each semester. ASB Vice President Morgan Gregory agreed that temporarily suspending the campaign would help students during the registration process. “I think this protects the student body from doing some-
thing they weren’t aware of,” Gregory said. “I know a lot of cases where they accidentally opted in, and it was a really difficult process for both them and the university to undo that.” Senator Rod Bridges was glad the Senate could vote on the resolution before the spring registration window opens. “I think it’s something necessary that we had to do under the certain time constraints,” Bridges said. “I know a lot of students are having problems, especially when they register for classes. In their hurriedness they click the button that actually tacks on $50 to their tuition that they didn’t know about.” The Legacy Gift Campaign is similar to the Capital Improvements Fee that was implemented for the Fall 2013 semester. The Capital Improvements Fee also requires each student to pay $50 but is included in the cost of tuition. Alston chose to write the resolution to keep students from accidentally paying the fee
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ASB President Gregory Alston speaks during an event during Creed Week in front of the Student Union.
twice. By temporarily suspending the campaign, members of the ASB have time to review the best way to make the Legacy Gift available to interested
donors. “We don’t know how long it will be suspended for,” Alston said. “We just need to look in to everything about the Leg-
acy Gift: why it was started, how it’s been going over the past couple of years, and if we want to continue it in the future.”
Pinkston to receive Silver Em journalism award BY SHELBY LOUWERENS slouwere@go.olemiss.edu
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Randall Pinkston has been chosen as the 2013 Samuel Talbert Silver Em award recipient, and will be recognized at the Silver Em luncheon on Thursday at noon in the Overby Center. The Silver Em award is considered the most prestigious award given by The University of Mississippi, and has recognized outstanding journalists with Mississippi connections since 1958. “I’m thrilled. Well, first of all, I’m surprised. I had no idea that my name was even considered for the award,” he said. “Looking at the list
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of past recipients, I’m gobsmacked. It’s a British term meaning ‘extremely surprised and pleased.’ I’m honored, and going forward, I hope to be worthy of this award.” Pinkston, the winner of three national Emmy awards and one Edward R. Murrow award as a network correspondent, has an extensive history in journalism. A Yazoo county native and graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, Pinkston left his career at CBS in May after 33 years and 7,700 reports, which averages about five reports a week. In September he joined the new Al Jazeera America team, one of three 24-hour broadcast stations owned by
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hooky. It is vital to your wellbeing. Whenever you get a cold, the best way to recover is to take a day off and rest. When you strain a muscle, you need to take it easy for a while and not use it. In the same sense, mental health is important to your well-being. When you get stressed, overwhelmed or simply down in the dumps, you tend to tell yourself to push through instead of taking a break to reset and relax your mind. Laurie Tarkan, a health journalist for the New York Times, has written and spoken in depth about the importance of mental health days in the workplace. They serve to recharge your batteries. By taking a day off you return to work more energized and more productive and get more accomplished in the long run. The American Medi-
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cal Association and American Physiological Association have made a push to make mental health days as common as taking a sick day citing the importance of promoting mental health in the workplace. So whether school, work or just life in general has gotten you feeling blue, if you are too exhausted to go further, take a day off. The world will still be spinning and won’t crumble from one day off. You will be more rejuvenated and more inspired, accomplishing later tasks with much better efficiency and vigor after taking time to relax. You have worked hard, you have deserved the right to “treat yo self.” Anna Rush is a law student from Hattiesburg. She graduated from Mississippi State University in 2011.
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BY NEAL MCMILLIN tnmcmill@go.olemiss.edu
In May 2010, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., proclaimed “We are the Saudi Arabia of natural gas.� The statement exaggerates the size of the gas reserves but captures the United States’ growing energy optimism. Whereas a decade ago people feared that the nation would soon exhaust the supply of natural gas, pundits are now predicting energy-led prosperity driven by the new access to gas reserves. Two improvements in technology have opened up this possibility. Horizontal drilling allows wells to angle sideways through the ground expands drilling territory. The controversial partner advance is in hydraulic fracturing, or as the slang goes, fracking. Fracking in not a recent phenomenon. For over six decades, energy interests have developed the method of extracting natural gas from deeply buried shale formations. To do such, millions of gallons of water and chemicals are pumped at extremely high pressures to crack the rock, thus jarring the gas loose. Mississippi is a key state for natural gas interests. The Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi Salt Basin covers south Mississippi while the Black Warrior Basin blankets most of the state’s northeast. A significant part of this region is ripe for a natural gas play. Political leaders such as Haley Barbour and Gov. Phil Bryant are wooing the energy industry to come get our natural gas while the energy is cheap. We are jostling at the front of the line, not waiting for prices
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that “Natural gas is cleaner, cheaper, domestic and viable now.� While burning natural gas releases about half the amount of oil’s carbon dioxide, drilling and transporting natural gas leaves a large carbon footprint. Cornell University’s Robert Howarth estimates that at least 8 percent of the gas drilled leaks into the atmosphere as methane. Scientists have documented several, if rare, cases of shallow wells leaking contaminating chemicals into groundwater. Industry defines fracking narrowly which gives a picture of greater safety than if the entire extracting processes were considered. Vast amounts of land are converted to an environmental wasteland in order to extract the energy. Unfortunately around 30 percent of the 7 million gallons used to frack each well remains in the shale. According to “Popular Mechanics,� the trapped water is “lost forever.� Energy proponents point to the low amount of water used in comparison to water used for farming, mining and industry. However, there is a difference between losing water and using water. The wastewater that returns to the surface is laced with proven carcinogens such as benzene and methanol. Environment America suggests that residents living near fracking sites have experience increased health problems driven by polluted water. The question
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we have to ask is whether energy security or water security is more important. As alluded to, the domestic nature of the energy has great appeal. In the name of energy security, we must drill, frack, drill. Energy security is seen as a strength. Ideally, a more energy independent U.S. will be able to go on its merry way without an oil producing country’s volatility hindering our style. Yet, we are not leaving the global energy trade. We are not going to become content isolationists. We are seeking greater geopolitical leverage. However, our importing gives us great clout as it is. When we place an economic sanction on an oil-rich country, the country listens. If we back out of importing energy, other players such as China and India will fill the vacuum and curtail our interest. Thus, a change in energy security has less geopolitical impact than touted. Energy expansion really just expands corporate profits. The jobs and money from this, however, are considerable benefits. Reserves offer energy security. Using those reserves at a capitalistic pace diminishes future security. All in all, natural gas should be treated as another problematic, needed fossil fuel. Fracking does not solve our insatiable energy desires. It is also just too thirsty.
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and profits to rise. The Energy Information Administration estimates that the U.S. has about 2500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. At current use, this translates as 110 years of gas at current use levels. The statistic does not mean that natural gas will supply the entire U.S. energy needs for a century. We will still have to have other energy sources. Indicators suggest that natural gas use will greatly increase thus shortening the lifetime of the reserves. Though Americans consider a century-ago to be almost ancient history, a hundred years is a blink in time. On the other hand, natural gas could serve as transition fuel, allowing renewables to be refined. Yet, necessity drives innovation. Expanding fossil fuel use delays new energy development. We can hear industry claim that soon fracking will be much cleaner, soon renewables will provide our energy, and soon we will no longer need to be dependent on global energy reserves. This is what I call the tech savior fallacy. Right now, we have put minimal emphasis on environmental security. Until Americans exert significant legal and political pressure to the energy industry, these promises will remain hot air. When energy leaders tout fossil fuels as comparatively clean, one has to be troubled by what is then considered dirty. T. Boone Pickens asserts
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Saddam Hussein, the caves of Tora Bora and many other venues, both national and international. More recently, Pinkston covered the beginning stages in the death of Trayvon Martin in Florida and interviewed Myrlie Evers-Williams, a Mississippi resident and the widow of Medgar Evers, in one of his last interviews for CBS. “He’s a great reporter, an honest information broker, a person of integrity,” said Charlie Mitchell, assistant dean of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media. “When he conveys information, you know it’s solid. It’s always about the information, never about him.” Pinkston has a total of 43 years in the journalism field, and still continues as a freelance general assignment reporter. “Journalism is in my blood,” he said. “I may be able to walk away from it one day, but obviously not yet.” Pinkston will be presented with the award this afternoon at the Overby Center at noon. The luncheon is a ticketed event.
Entrepreneurial Alliance prepares city of Oxford for future BY AMINA AL SHERIF aalsher@go.olemiss.edu
Local entrepreneurs hosted an event in the Innovation Hub at Insight Park Tuesday night to talk about the future of Oxford with an entrepreneurship and technological perspective. The event was hosted by the Environmental Defense Fund’s Entrepreneurial Alliance and Innovate Mississippi as well as many other companies, including FNC Inc. and the Chamber of Commerce. The Entrepreneurial Alliance is a group of dedicated and experienced individuals who are working to develop the proper resources in order to provide means for Oxford to grow and become one of the greatest cities in America. The meeting consisted of a discussion hosted by a panel of Oxford and Mississippi’s most prominent entrepreneurs. Panel members included Max Hipp, president and CEO of the Environmental Defense Fund; Bill Rayburn, CEO and co-founder of FNC Inc.; Elizabeth Randall, founder of Randall Real Estate Investments LLC; Ed Meek of HottyToddy.com; and Malcolm White, director of the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division. The discussion was chaired by Jordan Bankhead, chairman of the Entrepreneurial Alliance. Describing Oxford as “the envy of the rest of the state,” White attributed Oxford’s growth to its being a prime travel and film destination that leads the state with its
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Despite all the good things Oxford brings to the table, White believes the city and state itself is also a paradox when attracting outsiders to come in. “There is a negative image attached to Mississippi that must be corrected,” White said. “The long history of controversy and conflict puts Mississippi on the map; however, who we are makes us attractive but also repulsive to most other people at the same time.” Panelists at the event agreed that Oxford’s next step is leading the state in open mindedness to change. Hipp believes that Oxford needs to define its attitude towards growth. This openness includes cultural change, opening up new institutions while valuing quality over quantity. Rayburn and the FNC want to make Oxford the next Austin, Texas, by bringing 10,000 new technology centered jobs to Oxford in the next 20 years. This is Rayburn’s “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” needed to push Mississippi into a better limelight to erase the often negative reputation in the eyes of many states. Various adjustments within Oxford were discussed such as expanding on land, acquiring telecommunication resources to improve cellular service and improving traffic by making Highway 7 a four lane highway. Panelists also discussed the opening of space
on the west end of town that would offer a projected 400 new jobs. Throughout the rest of the night, issues regarding parking, unemployment and capital were also big themes that sparked conversation from panelists. Rayburn presented a tentative three step plan to expand the resources at hand. Rayburn stated that Oxford must first work hand in hand with the state’s Chamber of Commerce and the university. Oxford’s second step is focusing on creating more jobs. Rayburn’s last step is to rely on the contacts of the many successful Ole Miss alumni, around the Globe as well as nearby in Memphis and Nashville. “These individuals need to be exposed to ideas generated by the university and the town,” Rayburn said. Vice President of the Entrepreneurial Alliance Jon Maynard concluded the event by delivering what he believes to be the two foundational pillars of Entrepreneurial Alliance’s approach for growth in Oxford: resources and branding. The session ended with a social hour where all guests were invited to speak further with the guest speakers and the EA panel. For more information on the Entrepreneurial Alliance in Oxford, contact Jon Maynard at the Economic Development Foundation at (662)-234-4651.
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We finally found it: The End of All Music BY PHIL MCCAUSLAND pjmccaus@go.olemiss.edu
Take a drive down North Lamar Boulevard and as soon as you’ve left that comfortable Oxford bubble, you’ll spot a squat building with crème-colored siding and bright blue awnings over its windows. An electric sign buzzes a single message in its crystal window: RECORDS. This is The End of All Music – Oxford’s lone record store. It opened almost a year and a half ago, March 1, 2012. The store is thick with wooden racks of records and CDs and cassettes. In the corner you’ll find a small iPod dangling from a thin steel cable, a listening station. The walls are covered with LPs and plastered with posters. Immediately to the left of the door, behind the register, a record is in constant rotation. The volume set at a comfortable level. The music is constantly being curated by one of The End of All Music’s knowledgeable employees. They’re either jamming out or having a congenial conversation with one of their customers, so anyone who visits is in safe hands. These aren’t the record store employees from “High Fidelity.” “Record stores are a lot different than they used to be,” says general manager and co-owner David Swider, a 2008 graduate of Ole Miss. “I know the mentality towards record stores for a long time was, ‘Oh, it’s nothing but music snobs that hang out there, nothing but music snobs that work there.’ But we’re all approachable.” This isn’t the stereotypical record store. It’s comfortable. Every time you walk in, the environment is as relaxed as being ten years old in your hometown surrounded by buds. Music is considered by many to be a personal and defining characteristic, so it can be intimidating to visit a store like The End of All Music. But Swider stands firm that he and his employees aren’t here for that. “I’ve listened to just about all kinds of music. I’m down for suggestions of new music all the time, so I’m not going to judge anyone on what kind of records they buy,” Swider says. He’s clicking a pen, crouched on top of tall brown, vinyl chair. His head is covered in strawhair – he’s blue-eyed and bearded.
He continues, “If anything, it’ll help me suggest new stuff to them and vice versa. I’ll learn more. The record store should be a place of engagement and conversation, and not so much going in and being embarrassed about buying the new Mumford and Sons record.” The door is open at the record store today. The sky is overcast, and rain pours softly onto the dark concrete outside. The temperature is nice outside. A middle-aged gentleman walks into the store, bringing a little dog with him on a leash. Jimmy Cajoleas, a former member of the band Colour Revolt and current MFA fiction student at the university, is working. He’s average height, but with shoulder length brown hair and thick glasses. “Is this Dylan?” The man asks, a young wheezy voice is emanating from the store’s speakers. “Yeah, it’s a bootleg that my buddy made,” Cajoleas tells him. A conversation then begins, the man inquiring about the bootleg and what it contains and how to obtain it. They’re both animated, the dog flitting between their feet. Cajoleas is helpful and all smiles and tells jokes. By the end they’re both laughing and the man asks him if he can play some Weylon Jennings. Cajoleas complies with the man’s request. When the man leaves, Cajoleas gives him a high-five. “I love talking to customers,” Cajoleas says. “I get to see what people are into, and just get to talk about things I love. Working here rules. It’s fun to help people find some sweet-ass jams.” Swider has noticed more and more students coming into the store. It’s another shift. Students are buying vinyl again and are starting to realize that record players don’t have to be the big boxy things that they have to dig for in their grandmother’s basements. “I sell a ton of turntables to people that take and put them in their dorms and have a little crate of records. It’s probably something weird to find in somebody’s dorm, but I had records in my dorm when I was a freshman here,” Swider says. “Listening to records now is easier than ever because turntables are inexpensive, easy to operate, don’t have to have a lot of equipment, don’t have to have a knowledge on them, plus most new records come with a digital down-
load. So if you buy the record, you can also take it home and download it onto your iPod.” Social media is a big aspect of how The End of All Music promotes itself, so check out its Twitter and its Instagram. Swider is always tossing up deals and taking pictures of new stock. People even try and reserve things over the different social media platforms. The store also offers free in-store shows, promoting local or traveling bands that have released a new record. Coming up is a big event for The End of All Music – Black Friday. That and Record Store Day, April 20, are its biggest events. “Those are international holidays for independent record stores, which means indie labels and major labels provide special limited edition, usually vinyl, that are only available at independent record stores,” Swider says. “There’ll be a line out the door, it’s really fun, everybody’s in a great mood, we have guest DJs that day. That’s a really big day for us. And it seems to be growing and getting bigger and bigger every year.” Be sure to keep your fingers on the pulse and check out the new music this great new Oxford destination offers.
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The lights flash quicker as the anticipation grows. The beat is speeding up, and everyone in the audience is bracing for the imminent bass drop, building up to the split second that will leave the venue in blackness. It occurs, and for that blink-andyou’ll-miss-it moment, the entire stage is pitch black before PANTyRAiD is lit up again, performing in a frenzy only seen in the electronic music and rave scene. Oxford residents know the feeling all too well. Popular EDM (electronic dance music) groups like Hyper Crush, Passion Pit and Bassnectar have performed to sold out shows in Oxford, demonstrating a clear demand for the music — a demand that PANTyRAiD is hoping to capitalize on for their performance tonight at the Lyric.
“We’ve been making hip hop vibes since we started producing,” Martin Folb, PANTyRAiD cofounder, said. “We have a huge body of work to play from in a genre that people are really loving right now.” PANTyRAiD is the result of a collaboration between two EDM artists: MartyParty’s Folb and The Glitch Mob’s Josh Mayer. They met in Costa Rica while on a tour break from their respective groups and soon found themselves hard at work in Folb’s garage on the beach. “We knew immediately we were onto something special,” Mayer said. “Soon afterwards, we made ‘The Sauce’ album and the rest is history.” “The Sauce” was followed by “Superior,” a four song release to tide fans over until the release of their follow-up, “Pillowtalk,” in May — five years after the release of PANTyRAiD’s original album. Electronic dance music, characterized by heavy synth manipulation and deep bass drops, has been increasing in popularity since the late 1990s, but it was not until recently that the genre exploded into mainstream music, riding the coattails of massively popular artists like David Guetta, deadmau5, Skrillex and Kaskade. This led to a tremendous spike in the number of groups and DJs trying to make it in the genre, but PANTyRAiD focuses on original music and participating with the crowd to stand out. “We don’t rely on hot tracks from other producers to fill out our sets, but rather always play our own music,” Folb said. “We also really get into our show and dance like crazy ourselves, while mixing the music back and forth between us in a kind of orchestrated blend that is very unique.” At first glance, the duo does not command much stage presence. Their sleeves of tattoos and urban-inspired fashion are typical of artists in the genre, and they would blend in at any skate park in America. But looks are not what matters for a great show, said Kallie Mosely, senior forensic chemistry major. “They get into the music more than any other artist I’ve seen,” Mosely said. “They’re having as much fun as the audience is, which definitely improves the experience. Their dedication helps them differentiate themselves from every other electronic group nowadays.” PANTyRAiD understands the challenges facing music artists today, with more and more critics lamenting the downfall of the music industry among plummeting album sales. The proliferation of artists self-
releasing over the Internet has especially affected the electronic genre. Although EDM groups are hugely popular live (Swedish House Mafia sold out all eight tour dates in minutes last year), album sales are low, even when compared to other genres. “We are seeing the effects of the Internet generation, social media and hype and a huge over saturation of music and performances,” Folb said. “It’s just the nature of hyper-accessibility and the fact that anyone can make music and release it to the world. The big tunes get hyped up and then we all get sick of that sound and look for a new one. This is particularly true in the EDM industry.” The group does its best to be unique, starting with the unusual — both in word choice and capitalization — name of the band: PANTyRAiD. Mayer came up with the name soon after the two started producing together, and credits the band’s female-driven fan base and preference for “sexy hip hop and very melodic music” as inspiration. The band’s continued popularity is surprising, particularly because of the five year gap between albums. Folb cites the atmosphere of PANTyRAiD’s shows as a factor that keeps fans coming back and new ones coming in. “Ever since we started, we have been basically doing the same thing,” Folb said. “Creating the atmosphere for the sexiest possible dance moves. We are not really into the whole DJ worship thing. It’s more about a dance party where we all just hang out and have a good time.” The band’s commitment to upbeat dance music is what retains fans like Travis Offield, senior chemical engineering major. “They have mastered the art of keeping people moving,” Offield said. “People dance the entire set nonstop because PANTyRAiD knows how to work a crowd and keep them involved. You leave their show absolutely exhausted, but knowing that you just experienced something special that’s missing in today’s music.” Though this will be PANTyRAiD’s first performance in Oxford, Folb, at least, knows firsthand the charm the city offers and couldn’t wait to come back. “I’ve played the Lyric before as MartyParty and I loved the venue, city and people,” Folb said. “It’s one of those cool towns you’re happy to go back to. I really love the down to earth vibe of Oxford and hanging out and eating seriously amazing BBQ.”
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Blind Boy Paxton plays blues show at Ford Center BY CLARA TURNAGE scturna1@go.olemiss.edu
The Gertrude Ford Center for Performing Arts is committed to bringing quality, culturally rich entertainment to Oxford and The University of Mississippi. Since it’s opening in 2003, the Ford Center has been a hub for Oxford’s finer tastes. “Oxford is a very diverse place and we want to get a broad range of what’s out there in terms of the arts so that people will have a chance to see different performances,” said Kate Meacham, marketing director of the Ford Center. The Ford Center hosts a multitude of events each year ranging from authorial visits, performances by speakers and singers to Broadway shows. Among the list of those who have visited are intellectual and performing greats such as James Earl Jones, B.B. King, Marty Stuart, Morgan Freeman and Janet Reno. The Center for the Study of Southern Culture has been working with the Ford Center to produce the Music of The South series. “The idea is that we are able to present two or three concerts a year in a time when the members of the community find it more convenient. So we do it in the early evening at the Ford Center,” said Scott Barretta, the host of Highway 61 Radio, sociology instructor at Ole Miss and former editor of Living Blues magazine. “The point of it is that we get to highlight the artistry of someone. While a lot of good artists play at various clubs in town, it’s not exactly what you would call a respectful setting to an acoustic artist.” Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton joined the list of historic visitors Wednesday night when he came to perform for the most recent Music of The South production. Blind Boy Paxton is a rising blues musician proficient in
various instruments. The Los Angeles native plays a concoction of bluesy-jazz and ragtime. “Blind Boy Paxton is really interesting because he is a master of various musics from the 1920s or even earlier,” Barretta stated. “Not very many people of his generation, in their early to mid-twenties, play this music. And certainly very few who have mastered the music.” One of the most amazing things about Paxton is that he lost nearly all of his vision at age sixteen, but never let this phase his musical ability. He plays the harmonica, banjo, accordion, piano, ukulele and guitar proficiently. “It gives students the opportunity to see things very beautifully and relatively inexpensively so they can take a chance on something they’ve never seen before. They don’t have to drive to Memphis, and student tickets are either 10 or 15 dollars for anything in the Ford Center,” Meacham said. “So, it’s part of our educational mission to bring the highest and best quality performances we can to try and enrich the university.” The Ford Center has been integrating the community in a new way of late. “We have several things coming up, and one has already happened, where professional ensembles coming in are working directly with university students or community members and using them in performances,” Meacham continued. “We have a traditional ‘Nutcracker,’ which has cast local children and local dancers in it, coming up.” This addition to the center’s performance is sure to endear more and more individuals to it, as it now incorporates the very people who love it. The Gertrude Ford Center for Performing Arts has been bringing singular artistry to Ole Miss for 10 years, and will continue to be the source of fine entertainment.
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Volleyball searches for first SEC win BY TYLER BISCHOFF tfbischo@go.olemiss.edu
The start of Southeastern Conference play has not been kind to the Ole Miss women’s volleyball team. After posting a 10-3 record in nonconference matches, the Rebels have dropped their first six SEC contests. This weekend they will get two opportunities to post an SEC win, as Tennessee (8-11, 0-5 SEC) and South Carolina (10-8, 2-4 SEC) come to Oxford. “The kids are playing hard enough,” head coach Joe Getzin said. “They deserve a win, but in the SEC, no one is going to give you any wins. We’ve got to find a way. In practice, they do it pretty well, but that’s what the challenge is. They’re going to have to step up and finish out matches.” Ole Miss will look to take advantage in the service game this weekend as the Rebels are fourth in the SEC in service aces, while Tennessee and South Carolina have the fewest aces in the SEC. Senior outside hitter Kara Morgan, freshman defensive specialist Kristen Brashear and sophomore defensive specialist Evan St. Laurent all rank in the top
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20 in the SEC in aces per set for the Rebels. The Volunteers and Rebels enter the match as the bottom two teams in the SEC at a combined 0-11 in conference play. Tennessee, which leads the SEC in digs, is led in the back by Ellen Mullins, who averages 6.09 digs per set – the best in the SEC. Ole Miss has lost nine straight matches to Tennessee, with the last Rebel victory coming in 2007. South Carolina enters the weekend ninth in the SEC standings. Juliette Thevenin leads the SEC in kills with 4.82 per set. Ole Miss has won five of their last six matches against the Gamecocks. The Rebels have relied on young players all season as six of the nine Rebels that have played at least 60 sets this year are either sophomores or freshmen. “They’re growing each and every match,” Getzin said. “I’m real positive on this group of kids. They’re working their tails off. They’ve got to learn how to finish and go the whole distance.” For continuing coverage of Ole Miss women’s volleyball, follow @ Tyler_RSR and @thedm_sports on Twitter. league. Give me LSU 45, Ole Miss 35. South Carolina vs. Tennessee: Steve Spurrier didn’t lose much to Tennessee when he coached at Florida, and he’s done the same at South Carolina. The Ol’ Ball Coach continues that trend as the Gamecocks soundly defeat the Volunteers 4221.
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Rafaelle Souza slide tackles a Vanderbilt player during the soccer game on Friday in Oxford.
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The Rebels have one of their toughest weekends of the season on deck as they travel to Baton Rouge to face the conference-leading LSU Tigers on Friday, and then return to Oxford to face South Carolina on Sunday, who is second in the conference. Ole Miss (11-3-1, 4-2-0 Southeastern Conference) was able to escape with a 1-0 last week against Vanderbilt, after taking 30 shots to the Commodores five in the game. In his weekly press conference, head coach Matt Mott commended his team for their defensive performance. Another performance like that one will certainly be essential
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ference lead in shutouts with nine. The No. 13 Gamecocks have allowed a total of six goals the entire season. They will try to use their team-defense approach to stop conference goal leader Rafaelle Souza, who is tied with Florida’s Savannah Jordan with 13 on the season. Sunday’s match against Ole Miss will be the second in South Carolina’s two-game road trip this weekend. They will travel to Columbia to face the Missouri Tigers on Friday. Friday’s match against LSU is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff, and Sunday’s match versus South Carolina will kick off at 1 p.m. Sunday is also Dad and Daughter Day at the Ole Miss Soccer Complex.
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Rebels prepare for stout LSU defense
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Ole Miss will welcome another strong Southeastern Conference defense to Oxford this weekend in No. 6 LSU. The Tigers, a program known for their defense for years, will bring the
fourth-best total defense in the conference giving up just 348.9 yards per game. LSU also has the fourth best scoring defense in the conference, giving up 22 points per game. “(LSU defensive coordinator John) Chavis has been around for years and knows exactly
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1. Ole Miss has to hope for a shootout versus LSU It seems like half of the Rebel defense will be out due to injury when the Rebels and Tigers square off in the Magnolia Bowl Saturday night in Oxford. That’s not good considering LSU has a pretty damn good offense (No. 6 in total offense in the league to go along with the league’s No. 4 total defense). The one positive for the Rebels is that they seemingly always play their very best against the Tigers of LSU. But this year, with so many defensive injuries, it would appear that Ole Miss’s only route to victory over the Tigers is to get in a shootout with the Bayou Bengals. That happened last year with an undermanned Rebel squad playing their guts out before falling 4135 in Baton Rouge. Hugh Freeze is probably hoping for a similar style of game –– albeit with a different result –– on Saturday night in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. 2. Mettenberger thriving in year two at LSU LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger’s career in Baton Rouge was mostly forgettable before coming into his own this year under the tutelage of former NFL offensive coordinator Cam Cameron. In 2011, Mettenberger attempted only 11 passes, and last season he struggled, throwing only 12 touchdowns and tossing seven picks –– several of which came during critical junctures of games. However, the signal caller has turned things around in 2013. Mettenberger’s accounted for 15 touchdowns and
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