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University students, faculty and staff responded to the disturbance that took place Tuesday night.

Members of the Ole Miss community gathered in front of the Union Wednesday night for the “We are One Mississippi Candlelight Walk.”

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Hundreds gathered to listen to Chancellor Dan Jones talk from the steps of the Lyceum during the “We are One Mississippi” candlelight walk last night. More photos are inside on page 8 of The Grove Edition.

Two arrests were made early Wednesday morning during a disturbance on campus that followed the election results Tuesday night, but no one was injured according to University officials.

Chancellor Dan Jones said the use of the term “riot” was inappropriate in light of the real scale of the event.

University Police Chief Calvin Sellars declined to provide details about the disturbance

beyond the statements made by university officials. “‘Incident’ is the term that I have used to describe (Tuesday) night,” Jones said in an interview with The Daily Mississippian.

“We had a gathering of students with some inappropriate behavior — particularly the hate language was very, very disappointing — but we didn’t have anything that approached a riot on our campus.”

Jones also said the fact that such disagreements would even occur at the university is

disappointing.

“First, we have relief that people are safe now that the campus is a safe environment, and no one had personal injury and no property was lost,” he said.

Dean of Students Spark Reardon agreed.

“The end result was that we had students participating in an activity in total disregard for what we believe as a university,” Reardon said an interview with The Daily MissisSee FORWARD, PAGE 4

EDITORIAL

We cannot disregard our history and our responsibility This year was meant to be a symbol of the progress that The University of Mississippi has made. Every member of the student body knew we were celebrating 50 years of integration and that the university has a history of prejudice and hate, which the Ole Miss community wanted to prove we had overcome. Because of the actions of a select few, it appears to the nation we haven’t.

Tuesday night, a small group of students embarrassed the

university and Rebels everywhere through hateful actions and by using racial epithets in reference to recently re-elected President Barack Obama, his supporters and other students.

We, the editorial staff of The Daily Mississippian, do not condone the disturbance. We also believe that those students who were involved need to be reminded of who they represent and the responsibility they take on when they call themselves Ole Miss Rebels.

When students decided to

use racial epithets towards Obama, his supporters and students, in the eyes of the nation they not only insulted minorities everywhere, but they labeled everyone affiliated with the university a bigot.

They have undone the reputation that we have gained and wasted the hard work of all those involved in changing the perception of the university.

Students must realize that we carry the weight of the university’s history, and the good or bad connotations that go along

with it. We are also creating a new history, and we must seriously take on that responsibility to move the university and ourselves in the direction that we believe is best. Tuesday night, we did not create a new history of which we could be proud, but instead created a shadow of one of our most shameful moments.

Do not excuse yourself from your responsibilities to the Ole Miss community and to your fellow man because of your youth, an ability to drink or

your political frustrations.

This disturbance was disgraceful and embarrassed all of us in front of the entire nation, but we, The Daily Mississippian, know that the Ole Miss community will nevertheless continue on the path that we celebrated earlier this year as we attempt to prove that we truly are champions of equality, tolerance and opportunity.

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Letters In response to the disturbance on campus Tuesday night.

Dear Editor, There will be lots to say about the events on campus on election night over the coming days... and years. As the University of Mississippi seemingly proves that it is indeed the backwards and racist place the rest of the nation believes it to be, I am ashamed and disgusted. That this incident should fall on the 50th anniversary of integration and the 1962 riot only makes it worse. This will not soon be forgiven or forgotten. And it’s a crying shame.

It’s a crying shame that students at the University of Mississippi must carry the taint of its troubled past. It’s a crying shame that the progress the university has made counts for nothing when something like this happens. It’s a crying shame that the use of “racism” and “Ole Miss” in the same sentence catapults our university into the national headlines.

And it’s a crying shame that myself and thousands of students like me will have to defend our university to friends and colleagues out of state because of the actions of a gang of embittered, irresponsible people.

This is not why I chose the University of Mississippi. I came here because my father and my grandfather are Mississippians and because I wanted to be a part of that heritage. I chose it because of the outstanding faculty, because of its historic charm and beauty, and because Oxford felt like a safe, positive place to be. That’s the University of Mississippi I want the nation to see. And that’s what I want employers to see when they read: “PhD, University of Mississippi” on my CV. Amy Fluker Third year PhD candidate To the Editors of The Daily

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Mississippian, The events on campus during election night were morally reprehensible at a time that should have been, of all things, about moving forward. This is not in reference to the reelected president’s campaign slogan, or favoring one political ideology over the other. The American ideal has always been to strive towards greater things together, as one nation. We disagree, sometimes severely, but we work to achieve a common ground.

There have always been those opposed to compromise, those opposed to change which they believe shakes the norm, and which frightens them.

Those who took part in the inane and crass demonstrations on election night were just such frightened people. They fear progress towards a society that is beyond their understanding – one of tolerance, of compromise, of equality and unity.

While coverage of this immaturity is necessary, there is a limit to the attention these students deserve. We as a university have moved forward tonight with the candlelight march. We’ve responded to the hatred and the callousness with poise and dignity. Whether the national media chooses to cover this as heavily as their past skewed takes on us is anyone’s

guess. What is important is that we as Mississippians know who we are, where we stand, and where we are going.

We have given these students more than the amount of time they deserve. To dwell on this any longer is to provide them with a sense of relevance and a sense of purpose which they do not possess. It is time for Mississippi to continue its progress together – to accept the difficulties we have experienced in the past, and focus on the unique future we will create for ourselves.

Andy Paul Class of 2012 Dear Editor, I was very disappointed to wake up Wednesday morning to the news of the events which transpired on our campus following the announcement that President Obama had won his bid for re-election. The UM Creed, which establishes values that each member of the university community should strive to possess, states, in part, “I believe in respect for the dignity of each person.” When open expression turns to hate filled speech and actions such as we experienced on campus Tuesday night, we not only break our commitment to the Creed, but also to one another.

We cannot foster an environment of inclusion and intellectual inquiry when actions such as these are allowed to take place.

While these actions would be deplorable on any campus in our country, having them transpire at The University of Mississippi, in the year that we celebrate fifty years of integration, not only draws special attention to the darkest side of our campus, but also undermines everything that our university has worked toward over the past five decades. As we reflect on these hateful events, and the ignorance that leads to them, I hope that we will all keep in mind the words that Chancellor Jones shared with us at the “50 Years of Integration” commemoration in the Ford Center for the Performing Arts on October 1, 2012: “On the anniversary of such an important event, it is important to express regret for past injustices, recommit to open doors of opportunity for all, regardless of race or ethnicity, celebrate the progress achieved together and acknowledge that we still live in an imperfect world and must continue to seek to rid ourselves and the world of injustice.”

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Honoring the University Creed

BY SEAN HIGGINS smhiggins@go.olemiss.edu

For me, Election Day was unbelievably conflicting. I was proud of my country for choosing to move forward with President Obama – the democratic election process was successful once again. Sadly, my joy soon turned to disappointment when I heard how a small group of our students reacted to the president’s re-election.

Ole Miss made national headlines for the protests following the president’s victory, and, as a result, we may have lost any credibility we gained as a progressive institution.

I understand that each individual has the right to express his or her opinions on this campus. However, the election night discourse on campus was far from respectable. Racial slurs were yelled, signs were burned and “Dixie�

was played. Students shouted, “The South will rise again.�

These actions have no place on The University of Mississippi’s campus and are not becoming of an Ole Miss Rebel.

This summer I had the privilege of serving as an Ole Miss Orientation Leader. At the welcome ceremony – after we sang the Alma Mater – incoming freshmen, their parents and orientation leaders stood up to recite the University Creed.

Every student at The University of Mississippi pledges to uphold the University Creed.

Politics is never an excuse to disrespect a fellow member of the Ole Miss family or the president of the United States.

As Ole Miss Rebels, we need to practice what we preach.

I understand that some people might not agree with President Obama’s policies; politics are frustrating. We all

love America and we’re all concerned about the future of this nation. But politics should never divide this campus so far that students turn to racial slurs as outlets for their anger. The fact that some students played “Dixie� upon the re-election of our first black president is utterly shameful. Screaming, “The South will rise again� in the faces of black students is degrading and disrespectful.

Burning Obama-Biden signs in front of residence halls is not civil discourse. If those students wanted to do their true civic duty, they would have watched President Obama’s election night speech instead of burning his campaign signs.

But at the end of the day, the vast majority of Ole Miss students did not participate in these hateful protests. The sad fact is, the students who chose to shout racial slurs and play “Dixie� because of the Presi-

dent’s re-election tarnished the reputation of the Ole Miss family and our entire university. Students need to realize that whatever we do, whatever we say, and wherever we go, we are all ambassadors for The University of Mississippi.

Our actions directly reflect our university as a whole. Even though only a small portion of students were part of the vitriolic protests on election night, they gave Ole Miss a bad name – they undermined the strides we’ve made over the past 50 years.

I will always be proud to call The University of Mississippi my home. But I’m not proud of the way some members of the Ole Miss family carried themselves on election night.

Regardless of our differences, we all need to remember the pledges we took at Orientation in the University Creed.

Ole Miss Rebels believe in

the respect and dignity of each person. Ole Miss Rebels believe in fairness and civility. And Ole Miss Rebels believe in personal and professional integrity. Republican or Democrat, black or white, gay or straight, able or disabled – we’re all Ole Miss Rebels, we’re all part of the Ole Miss family, and we’re all proud Americans.

On our 50th year of integration, we have been so proud to share the progress we’ve made with our friends across the United States. If we want to honor that progress and continue making strides forward – if we want to prove ourselves to the rest of the country – I recommend we start by honoring the University Creed.

public image for the foreseeable future. The protesters not only degraded our Alma Mater, but the degrees held by every single alumnus.

The protesters have reminded the entire nation of the stereotype that Ole Miss has fought for 50 years to dispel. They perpetuated the belief that we are racist, that we are ignorant and that we are unwilling to accept inevitable social change.

I, for one, am tired of trying to convince people that this is no longer the case.

As voluntary members of the Ole Miss community, we pledge to respect the dignity of each person, to believe in fairness and civility, and to believe in personal and professional integrity. These

values are spelled out in the University Creed, but not one of them was upheld by the protesters on election night.

What happens now is up to us. We are an imperfect community still coming to terms with our past. But I know that Ole Miss has the resolution, spirit and drive to do what is morally right: to address this issue, learn from our mistakes and look towards the future.

The ghosts of Ole Miss might not be dead, but we can refuse to be defined by them.

Sean Higgins is a political science and sociology double-major from Brookings, S.D. Follow him on Twitter @seanmhiggins.

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The ghosts of Ole Miss are far from dead

BY LEXI THOMAN alexandria.thoman@gmail.com

In one word, I was shocked.

Shocked like so many other members of the Ole Miss family — students, alumni, faculty and staff — when I woke up Wednesday morning to the news that protests had occurred on campus in the wake of President Obama’s re-election. But as I read articles, Facebook posts and Twitter feeds documenting the blatant use of racial slurs towards not only the president, but other Ole Miss students, my shock turned into anger. And my anger turned into shame.

Even though initial reports of full-on “riots� proved to be blown out of proportion, the damage is done. The nation’s modern understanding of The University of Mississippi, which this entire year had focused on the 50th anniversary of integration and progress in race relations, was eclipsed in an instant.

What should have signified a new chapter in Ole Miss history has been forgotten.

As the fallout from the protests unraveled Wednesday, I heard many people argue that the protest was justified under the First Amendment’s protection of the freedom of speech. While I agree that the tenant is both an essential human right and a cornerstone to the democratic foundation of the United States, the actions of the election night protesters were absolutely

inexcusable and carry consequences that we have only just begun to consider.

One of the easiest, most basic ways to assess whether an action is morally right or wrong is to analyze its consequences. But beyond protecting the freedom of speech, I cannot find one single argument or example of how the protest actually benefited our university, our community or even the protesters themselves. In contrast, there is already a mountain of evidence to explain how the protest hurt the Ole Miss family, and it is only the beginning.

Just like any other school, Ole Miss works hard to “recruit� not just athletes, but a well-rounded student body.

If the riots that surrounded

integration half a century ago still haunt the athletics and admissions offices today, this week’s protest will have an effect as well. Prospective students are less likely to see us as the beautiful, vibrant university that we are and are more likely to judge us based on the ghosts of our past and the ignorant actions of a small but vocal minority.

As a senior applying for jobs, including many that are out of state, I honestly fear what possible employers think when they read “The University of Mississippi� at the top of my resume. It frustrates me beyond words to know that the actions of a few disgruntled, immature students on election night will seriously affect Ole Miss’s

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Theta Encore was cancelled last night following complications in the Phi Mu act. Phi Mu members used baby powder their hair to craft the theme of “fright night” and spread the powder when dancing. The spread of powder across the stage and into the Ford Center auditorium prevented other sororities from taking the stage.

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sippian. “It’s reprehensible.”

Reardon stressed that the Ole Miss campus is completely safe and echoed Jones’ feeling of disappointment about the disturbance.

“This behavior is an embarrassment and has no place at this university, and those students who participated in this behavior need to reconsider whether they want to be part of this university. The creed says ‘as a voluntary member of this university.’ My guess is that if they were acting like that, they were the types of students who are probably not going to make it academically to be here next year anyway.”

Reardon is optimistic that the Ole Miss community will come together to solve the problem.

“I think we have to consider this a basis for dialogue and continued advancement, and we have to be aware that we have not made progress by sitting idly by and talking about how much progress we’ve made,” he said.

“We’ve made it through dialogue; we’ve made it through discussion; we’ve made it through patience and tolerance, and so I think we’ve got to continue to teach, we’ve got to continue to educate and we’ve got to continue to hold the tenants of the creed before our community.”

Student body president Kimbrely Dandridge observed that Wednesday’s disturbance shed a negative light that needs to be addressed moving forward.

“What has happened is in the past, we cannot take it back,” Dandridge said. “What we can do is move forward.

“I think it’s time for the university to come together and address certain issues.”

Jones assured the community that the university takes such matters seriously and will work to prevent such disagreements from happening in the

future.

“The review of this incident will go forward, and students who are found to have broken the law will be referred to the appropriate authorities who are dealing with that, and students who have been in violation of our university’s student policies will be dealt with through the student conduct process,” Jones said.

In light of the 50 years of integration celebration “In remembering the events from 50 years ago, we did a number of things: We expressed regret about the difficulty of the past and the mistakes of the past and we openly recognized significant progress in our university, but we also, very candidly, acknowledged that we still live in a world that’s imperfect and that still needs progress,” Jones said.

“This is another piece of evidence that the world that we live in is not the kind of world that we want.

“So it is disappointing that an incident would occur on our campus where hate language would be used and particularly because of our university’s difficult history, it’s more painful here than it is in some other atmospheres.”

Steven Ponder, senior executive associate athletics director for external relations, reminded members of the Ole Miss community and outside observers alike that the problems that surfaced last night are neither unique to the university nor the state of Mississippi.

“Ole Miss has a history that has been well-documented in terms of issues that happened across America, not just Mississippi,” Ponder said. “But 50 years ago, what happened in Mississippi happened all over America.

“It’s an American problem, not a Mississippi problem. But perception follows Mississippi as it relates to race from 50 years ago. Ole Miss has to deal with that and has to be at the forefront of that.”

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senior Tarah Wiley said she is “slightly embarrassed” for the university.

“We have overcome so much as a state and a university,” she said. “We just need to learn how to become ‘one,’ and I think that’s what this is doing.”

Candlelight Walk a sign of unity Wednesday night, hundreds of people gathered in front of the Union for the “We are One Mississippi Candlelight Walk,” which was sponsored by the The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation.

Michelle Coffee, assistant professor of southern studies, helped organize the event, who said what took place Tuesday evening was “heartbreaking” for students.

“You shouldn’t have to process like that while you’re trying to figure out who you are at college,” she said.

Public policy leadership freshman Cody Smith witnessed the disturbance.

“I saw a lot of people just watching,” he said. “I just hope no one gets the bad impression of the university.”

Royce White, adjunct instructor in finance, and his wife Angela came to show support for the university.

“We both love this university very much,” Angela said.

Royce said he felt that the disturbance was “people letting their emotions get in the way of them.”

The Whites brought candles from their wedding 36 years ago to light at the walk.

“We figured it unified us, so it will unify the university, too,” Angela said.

The walk began at the Union and ended at the Lyceum steps where Hope Owens-Wilson, southern studies junior and convener of One Mississippi which is a multiracial and multiethnic dialogue group on campus. She said the disturbance Tuesday evening represents feelings that “are not conducive” to creating a welcoming community.

“This whole year has been focused on commemorating the progress this university has made,” Owens-Wilson said.

“And to regress, at this critical juncture, will endanger this university legacy.”

The University of Mississippi Creed was read aloud three times by those present.

Jones concluded the event saying the outcome of the walk was the university’s response to the disturbance.

“I can’t tell you what it feels like to stand here and see you there in support of justice and in support of civility and in support of respect for all people,” he said.

Jones said the disturbance will not define Ole Miss.

“We will not be defined by hate,” he said. “There is no tolerance for hate.”

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Pinterest: Organize your ideas and tips

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Have you ever wondered what the girl sitting next to you in class was doing while viciously clicking away during lecture?

She keeps saying under her breath “Oh that’s cute, or yum I’d like to try that.”

You lean forward a little and see that her laptop is open, and you see pictures and pictures: food, clothing items, quotes and unique photography.

She clicks a picture of a full outfit, shoes, top, pants and necklace; a red button appears saying “pin it,” she clicks it and there it is, a new “pin” on her board. A tad puzzled, you start to think what site she could be on ...

This girl is pinning!

Pinterest is a pin-board style social photo-sharing website founded by Ben Silberman. By pairing his childhood passions of collecting random items such as stamps, bugs, and other knickknacks, Silberman came up with the brilliant idea of others being able to do the same, but without the clutter, of course.

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This particular social website does not exclude any age group; rather, you’re able to connect with others through their pins and learn valuable tips and ideas. Nothing is too

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Recently, I’ve gotten friends, relatives and coworkers into the “world of pinning.” Pinterest features a way for you to connect your account to your Facebook and Twitter pages if you’d like to share your boards with friends.

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BY MARY B. SELLERS mbsellz@gmail.com

Football is something synonymous with Mississippi; really, with the South in general.

Families are born and bred by it, friendships are formed by it, and sometimes even broken up by it.

Football, in its essence, is something far more than a game. To explain the use of this term: It is a violent game filled with great risks. Players are injured every day, yet the public still comes back each season, buying their tickets, and preparing themselves for another season of wins or losses: All in the name of the game.

People come to watch physically powerful men fight for an oval-shaped ball made of pigskin (or maybe it’s synthetic now), risking their necks, literally, for a win. The spectators cheer, jeer, and consume large quantities of beer; they base entire weekends around the event.

Hell, they plan entire seasons around them. And yet whether they win or lose, it doesn’t really matter. It is something more than a ball that rules the emotions of thousands of crowds. It is the game itself that holds that seduction, and there is something innately admirable about that.

Yes, it is the famed tradition that Ole Miss “never loses a party,” but this delightful idea has its origins in far more than revelry. Fans return year after year to support “their” team, even if said team has not won a game in years. It is far more than successes that ignite this sort of inexplicable appetite; it’s a combination of a special type of bond that is formed between man and team, the feeling of involvement and the social implications of becoming invested in something as mercurial as American football.

Students at the UGA game in Athens supporting the Rebel football team.

“Originating on northern college campuses in the 1870s and 1880s, football spread southward during the 1890s,” said Matthew Bailey, who recently received a Ph.D in history at The University of Mississippi.

“The first collegiate football game in the Deep South was played in 1892 at the University of Georgia campus.”

Apparently, the following year, Ole Miss gained a team as well. Due to the poverty that existed at this time in the South, football teams were a struggle to support financially.

“Due the funding issues, and

the dearth of high school football programs, Southern teams lagged woefully behind the counterparts in the Northeast, Midwest and West and were routinely trounced in intersectional contests,” Bailey said.

He continued, explaining, “A turning a point in the evolution of football to today’s bigtime spectacle occurred when presidents and chancellors at Southern universities embraced football as a means to promote their institutions. Football became a ‘public relations weapon’ to secure financial support from alumni and government

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officials.”

He elucidates that by bringing alumni to campuses, officials could persuade alumni to make substantial financial donations, which included the building of new stadiums on the various campuses. In the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, following the example of their Northern counterparts, Southern colleges began constructing their own stadiums.

Surprisingly enough, The University of Alabama beat the University of Washington in the 1926 Rose Bowl which engendered a good amount of respect

for southern football.

But the term “football,” in modern times, means many different things to a great many people. Yes, they come back year after year, and while the good majority is dedicated the team and its eventual and future successes, some attend for different reasons entirely. It depends wholly on the individual involved, and that’s part of the magic.

“I went to my first college game when I was four months old,” senior political science major Suzanne Floyd said.

“Because my dad is a college athletics administrator, football is the big money earner for his program. My family’s life is dictated by the college football schedule beginning in August and ending with the bowl game season in the New Year.”

Obviously when someone has literally grown up surrounded by football fanfare, they form a deep connection that is not just familiarity, but something even more: a sense of home and security. People who grow up around football, who see their parents respond to football, are conditioned to make it an important aspect of their lives, too.

“One of the big reasons football and especially college ball is culturally relevant is that we know people who go to and graduated from the schools we play,” senior political science major Daniel Harden said.

Harden also said that there is the element of bragging rights, but what football means to people doesn’t end there.

“It’s also like its own miniature holiday, with the certain group of people you may only regularly see or talk to when your teams are going to play.”

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are drawn to events where familiar faces are present because we are social creatures. Add into the mix a bunch of booze, traditional Southern food and a loud chant to shout at any available opportunity, and it’s golden.

Take for instance the famed “Hotty Toddy” chant. It is silly, downright nonsensical, really, but Ole Miss fans are infamous for chanting it wherever and whenever possible, be it airports, bathrooms, shopping centers, or, for the large majority of the time, the Grove.

“You never say the chant alone; a group always joins,” junior English major Ashley Locke said. “It builds a bond between you and whoever is around you, whether you know them or not. Hearing everyone chant together makes it easy to feel the spirit and excitement of the game.

The reported origins of the chant vary, save that it was created sometime around the 1930s.

Many claim that it originated from Ole Miss students being deemed “hoity toity” because Ole Miss was known for having a large amount of wealthy students in attendance. When having chants became the fad for schools, “Hotty Toddy” was invented as a way to poke fun at the other schools’ opinions of Ole Miss.

Senior nursing major Melissa Blasingame said people enjoy the chant because it is “an obnoxiously entertaining form of school spirit and crowd participation.”

No matter the true origins or meaning, Ole Miss fans have a knack for embodying fun, in every aspect of their game day.

A sense of humor and bravado are something is what is strived

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for at the end of the day.

Former sports editor of The DM, Paul Katool, explained football’s aura in these terms: “The South cares about football because we’ve had our hard times in the South. It’s something to rally behind and feel good about.”

Katool went on to reminisce on when he was four years old at his grandfather’s house in Jackson.

“My grandfather would yell when Ole Miss was playing,” he said. “And I’d sit there Indian-style in front of the T.V. and couldn’t quite understand what was going on. When I got older, I realized it’s just kind of a family thing. It’s ingrained in me.

Part of my DNA.” Bailey posits, “I would argue that the absence of professional teams below the Mason-Dixon Line prior to 1966 explains the passion Southerners have for college football today. Unlike the Northeast and Midwest, the South lacked professional franchises until 1966 when the NFL established the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons.

“As a result, the college game and not the pro game is what links generations of Southerners.”

One could argue that football

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was meant to be played in the South. With our warm weather and long summer seasons, penchant for finger foods, flair for the dramatic and the ability to make just about anyone feel if not at home then at least surrounded by some pretty hospitable strangers, most anyone can find something worthwhile to enjoy whilst at a football game. It’s a game that teaches people loyalty from an early age. It provides Southerners with a sense of unity that transpires far beyond the barbecues and mint juleps. Underdogs or winners, every team has a devoted fan, and isn’t that just nice to think about?

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‘TIS THE SEASON FOR EXERCISE

BY LANIE KING abkingl@go.olemiss.edu

Oxford is a biker-and-runner friendly place, and, as a girl whose hometown has suddenly discontinued sidewalks and hardly any bike lanes, I love Oxford for that reason.

I often lace up my Asics and take advantage of the city’s great routes for runners, walkers and bikers alike after a long day of classes.

However, the end of the semester is the hardest time to get motivated for exercise.

Health and fitness often take a backseat to exams, papers and Santa-shaped sugar cookies.

Teachers cram assignments into the week before Thanksgiving break, and we resort to endless cups of coffee and junk food as we “burn the midnight oil” to meet deadlines.

Thanksgiving is our chance to get our fill on Grandmother’s turkey and dressing and pecan pie that the Johnson Commons could never recreate. Then finals week brings more cups of coffee, junk food and oil to burn before we return home for Christmas and New Year’s and eat anything dipped in chocolate or mixed into casseroles.

Sleep depravity, stress, and too many of Little Debbie’s Christmas trees are no elixir for health and fitness, but a good run or walk around Oxford can fight some of those problems. I love a jog around town. Nothing but matching my feet to the rhythm of my workout music is on the brain, and running motivates me not to completely abandon the straight and narrow in my holiday food choices.

With four of the most stressful weeks of the semester left, just try it. Run or walk in Oxford. Buy some warm exercise

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gear. Don’t fear the cold temperatures. (I actually prefer the cold weather for running.)

Choose some of your favorite songs that match the pace you want to move.

I have some favorite routes in Oxford based on my mood.

Try these instead of the treadmill for a change: Lamar Park on College Hill Road is my go-to place for exercise after a long day of classes when I want to run in peace and quiet. The park’s trail, at its longest, is just over a mile long but has different routes you can take for shorter distances. The trail winds around the park’s beautiful pond and trees and is great for runners, walkers and their dogs.

Do you live on Old Taylor Road? It has great sidewalks

and bike lanes for those days when you tell yourself, “I know I need to run,” but don’t want to take the time and energy to drive to the Turner Center. I live at The Connection so I like to set my iPhone timer for 15 minutes and begin my run toward campus. I normally make it to the baseball field and then head back to my apartment. If this sounds like something for you, challenge yourself and try to make it back in the same time that you left. (I advise not crossing the bridge if you have fears of heights or cars too close for comfort.)

Jackson Avenue is perfect when I want a challenge and a busier route. Jackson’s hill is difficult, but it is a great run for getting in shape and leaves

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me with a sense of accomplishment when I’m finished.

Start from anywhere on campus or around the Square and either set your timer or run to a certain point on Jackson and then head back toward your starting place.

I do not run on campus often because it’s true for me that what is out of sight is out of mind, and I do not want to think about school most times I set out for a run. However, Ole Miss is a beautiful place for exercise. Whether you need to think through an upcoming assignment or you don’t, create your own course on campus.

My favorite route in Oxford is one I came about on my own, and I have deemed it Faulkner’s Loop. This run

is perfect for peace and quiet, beautiful scenery, busy streets and a challenge. To begin, you can run from the baseball field toward Old Taylor Road, through the roundabout and up the hill by Rowan Oak. Follow that road until you meet South Lamar Blvd. and run toward the Square. Continue through the Square and down North Lamar Blvd. until you get to the light where North Lamar and Price Street intersect. Then head back to the Square and down University Ave. until you’re back at your car.

As school comes to a close, do yourself a favor. Close the textbooks, bundle up and run around Oxford instead of on the treadmill for a change. I think you’ll be glad you did.

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Rumor vs. fact: Was social media to blame?

Social media has played a huge role in the disturbance that occurred on campus Tuesday night — not only in the organization of the crowd, but in the regional and national media perceptions of Ole Miss that followed.

Events unfolding on Twitter @JGraham_Olemiss Riots outside of Stockard. Ole miss is not a safe place to be tonight.

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The 2012 Presidential Election has been called “The Social Media Election,” and the essence of that label played itself out in the disturbance on campus at The University of Mississippi. The events Tuesday have stirred up controversy, both on a regional and national level.

Students who witnessed the disturbance were informed of the gathering through social media, specifically Twitter, according to multiple eyewitnesses. Local and national news media outlets also reported false information that some students posted to social media websites, setting the tone for how news outlets have covered the story since late Tuesday night.

“Social media tends to be a sexy story for news outlets because it’s still new,” Meek School of Journalism and New Media professor Cynthia Joyce said. “The harder thing is to stay focused, and dig deeper, into the underlying issues. The fact that this happened, not how it happened, is the story. Hate speech has long preceded social media saturation.”

Chancellor Dan Jones spoke to The Daily Mississippian about the role social media played in this situation and other similar situations.

“We’ve seen around the world events that have been spurred on by social media, both the accumulation of crowds and then with the spreading of information without the benefit of professional journalists of putting the appropriate filters in place,” Jones said. “Sometimes social media does provide information that is inaccurate and that’s never

Riots at ole miss.... and the noise of sirens hasn’t stopped for the past 30 mins. This is #scary

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12:11 a.m. @OleMissProblems Riots on campus? This is a complete and utter disgrace. Get it together, Ole Miss!

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a good thing, and so social media may have played some role on the front end or the back end of this, certainly.”

Jones also released a statement Wednesday morning and cited social media as a main contributor to the disturbance.

“The gathering seems to have been fueled by social media, and the conversation should have stayed there,” Jones said in the letter. “Unfortunately, early news reports quoted social media comments that were inaccurate.

Too, some photographs published in social media portrayed events that police did not observe on campus.”

Student journalist and Miss Ole Miss Margaret Ann Morgan was on the scene all night and tweeted updates as they came in. Morgan was interviewed by multiple off-campus news outlets on Wednesday.

At 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, Morgan initially used the word “riot” in a tweet: “‘riots” are calmed on #OleMiss campus.

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non sharing thoughts.”

Morgan continued to tweet quotes as she followed the disturbance, including reports of “people- black, white, etc- throwing rocks at cars” at 12:33 a.m. That tweet had 26 retweets from people across the country.

Morgan said she first heard about the incident through Twitter.

“I called it a ‘riot’ until I got there, and even used that word a few times after I saw it myself,” Morgan said. “I saw what was actually going on where there was no violence going on and immediately retracted my statement and said that ‘protest’ would be a more appropriate term.”

At 1:54 a.m., Morgan tweeted, “I apologize and should clarify that what happened tonight is better described as protests, not riots.”

Business freshman Nelson King was at the disturbance from beginning to end.

“Students saw information about (the gathering) on Twitter, and thought, ‘I’m sitting in my room and not doing any-

thing, so I’ll go check it out,’” he said.

Business freshman Jake Kaloper, who was also present for part of the disturbance, agreed.

“I was off campus and saw tweets that said that there was a riot on campus,” he said. “I went to check it out just because I saw it on Twitter. It turned out to not be anything close to a riot, just a large group of people talking about the election.”

Both King and Kaloper live on campus and said they did not participate in any of the protesting, but were just curious onlookers.

Though most outside media reports have been edited to exclude information about rock-throwing, the word “riot” is still being used.

“I have friends and family calling me to ask what happened,” King said. “Every time, I tell them that it’s completely blown out of proportion by the media, and I honestly think Twitter has everything to do with it.”

Emily Roland contributed to this report.

12:18 a.m. @RKRigney Reports of riots at Ole Miss aren’t true, thankfully. Just people outside with nothing to do.

12:32 a.m. @The_MAMster #OleMiss students: We are live tweeting the “riots” on campus.

Please tweet at me for updates/ info. OAN this is a disgrace to our university

12:40 a.m. @actionnews5 #BREAKING... ‘Riots’ brewing on Ole Miss campus. Details here: http://www.wmctv.com/ story/20025451/riots-brew-onole-miss-campus …

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SEC Football Power ‘Club Red’ debuts in Tad Pad Friday Poll: Week 11 In this week’s installment, The Daily Mississippian’s sports editor David Collier ranks the 14 Southeastern Conference teams. Opponents, game times and television networks are also included for each team.

The Ole Miss marketing department rolls out a rebranded basketball student section, “Club Red,” complete with repainted stands, red lights and free “Club Red” T-Shirts, among other cheers and props for the start of the women’s and men’s seasons on Friday.

By David Collier | thedmsports@gmail.com 1. Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC, 1st last week) This week: Texas A&M (72, 4-2 SEC), 2:30 p.m., CBS

8. Ole Miss (5-4, 2-3 SEC, 8th last week) This week: Vanderbilt (5-4, 3-3 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPNU

2. LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC, 2nd last week) This week: Mississippi State (72, 3-2 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPN

9. Arkansas (4-5, 2-3 SEC, 9th last week) This week: at South Carolina (7-2, 5-2 SEC), 11 a.m., CBS

3. Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC, 3rd last week) This week: at Auburn (2-7, 0-6 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPN2

10. Vanderbilt (5-4, 3-3 SEC, 10th last week) This week: at Ole Miss (5-4, 2-3 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPNU

4. Florida (8-1, 7-1 SEC, 4th last week) This week: Louisiana-Lafayette (5-3), 11:21 a.m., SEC Network

11. Tennessee (4-5, 0-5 SEC, 11th last week) This week: Missouri (4-5, 1-5 SEC), 11:21 a.m., SEC Network

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Ole Miss Athletics has renamed the student section in the Tad Smith Coliseum “Club Red” for the upcoming basketball season

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5. South Carolina (7-2, 5-2 SEC, 5th last week) This week: Arkansas (4-5, 2-3 SEC), 11 a.m., CBS

12. Missouri (4-5, 1-5 SEC, 12th last week) This week: at Tennessee (4-5, 0-5), 11:21 a.m., SEC Network

6. Texas A&M (7-2, 4-2 SEC, 6th last week) This week: at Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC), 2:30 p.m., CBS

13. Auburn (2-7, 0-6 SEC, 13th last week) This week: Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPN2

7. Mississippi State (7-2, 3-2 SEC, 7th last week) This week: at LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC), 6 p.m., ESPN

14. Kentucky (1-9, 0-7 SEC, 14th last week) This week: OPEN

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While the Ole Miss men’s basketball squad will look different with seven newcomers, that’s not the only change that will be seen around the Tad Smith Coliseum, as the student section debuts Friday as “Club Red.” Club Red will be the lower portion of the student section that will be free for students to sign up for. Students will be able to sign up through Dec. 9, at home basketball games and receive a free Club Red T-shirt. Students can sign up for Rebel Rewards when they enter the Tad Pad, or if already signed up for Rebel Rewards, students will receive a shirt when they enter. Stu-

dents will be limited to one shirt.

The student section has been repainted red, and red lights are expected to be directed on the student section.

There will be an entrance to the Tad Pad specifically for students this year, in effort to make Club Red more accessible.

All of this is an effort to create the best student section possible at Ole Miss basketball games, according to marketing coordinator Brandon Hudspeth.

“We want to build that excitement and build the student section,” Hudspeth said.

“We’re going to do some things to help that.”

The student section will also have more designed cheers,

as cheer sheets will be displayed at some games, similar to what was done against Mississippi State last season.

Fans can also vote on the men’s basketball Facebook page for which big, cut-out head they want to be made for the next home game.

Throughout the year, different ballots will be made with celebrities and players.

The first ballot includes Butters from South Park, Blake from Workaholics, actor Zach Galifianakis, college basketball analyst Jay Bilas and Chewbacca from Star Wars.

Hudspeth also said to look for things like blowup saxophones and for constant upgrades throughout the season.

Club Red and all of the extra props in the student section are meant to boost the atmosphere for the basketball team.

“Coach Kennedy is a big proponent to having students at the game,” Hudspeth said.

“Because they bring so much energy, and passion, and enthusiasm for the team.”

The lower portion of the student section will be reserved for students wearing red. This rule will likely be lenient during nonconference games, but once SEC plays roll around, it will be strictly enforced.

Also new to the Coliseum will be a #hottytoddy painted on the sideline in front of the benches. According to Hudspeth, the most commonly used hashtag relating to Ole Miss is #hottytoddy.

Friday night is opening night for both the men and women’s teams. The women play at 5:30 p.m. against Southeastern Louisiana, and the men will follow with an 8 p.m. tip against Mississippi Valley State.

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In his 17th year of coaching, Brett Frank looks to guide the Lady Rebels through adversity and past low expectations, as he fills in as acting head coach for the 2012-13 season.

BY JOHN LUKE McCORD mccordjohnluke@yahoo.com

On Oct. 24, athletics director Ross Bjork named Brett Frank as the acting head coach of the Ole Miss Lady Rebel basketball program for the 2012-13 season. Just a day later, Frank was with Andy Kennedy in Hoover, Ala., at SEC media days.

While at SEC media days, Frank said something about his team that caught the attention of many people, who felt the Lady Rebels would surely crumble due to the investigation surrounding the firing of former head coach, Adrian Wiggins.

“We all we got, we all we need,” Frank said.

That’s the team’s slogan as they fight through the hard times that have been present since the dismissal of Wiggins.

“It was a situation where obviously we have been through a little bit of adversity,” Wiggins said. “And at the end of the day, that’s something (the players) felt like embodied the team.”

For Frank, becoming the acting head coach of the Lady Rebels meant that in his 17th season of coaching he had become a head coach in the SEC. “It’s an incredible opportunity,” he said. “You’re coaching in the toughest con-

ference in the U.S. The confidence that Ross Bjork placed in me to lead this program is tremendous.”

Frank, a native of Bokchito, Okla., first coached on the collegiate level in his home state of Oklahoma at his alma mater, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. His first stop at the Division I level was at Fresno State, where he had two stints. His first stint at Fresno State was 2002-04, before he returned to Southeastern Oklahoma State. His most recent stop at Fresno State was from 2007-11, when he was the associate head coach.

“It’s been a 17-year journey,” Frank said. “Each place was different. Each place was unique. Each place was special. Each day as a coach, like your team, you strive to get better every day and to learn something new and apply that. Hopefully, you continue to grow and develop as a coach.”

Each coach has their own style. Some coaches are very involved and do a lot of coaching during a game.

Frank feels that most of the coaching he will do will be on the practice court. He feels the game is an opportunity to manage what has been implemented in practice.

For Frank, when he learned that he might end up at Ole Miss, it wasn’t a completely

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unfamiliar place.

“I actually have a cousin that works at Ole Miss in the music department, and so he has told me what a great community Oxford is,” Frank said. “I’ve always heard great things about Oxford, so I was most excited to see what all the hoopla was about.”

Frank’s initial impression of Oxford reminds him more of his roots in Oklahoma. He feels more at home here in a smaller town than he did in

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“Oxford has everything you need,” he said. “It has great restaurants, the social life, the entertainment, the livelihood, the music, the arts, the culture. It has everything you need. The people are amazing here. I sure am glad I have this opportunity here.”

Not many are expecting much from the Lady Rebels this season. They were picked last in the coaches poll. The circumstance, certainly, hasn’t helped, but Frank insists the Lady Rebels have moved passed it.

“I will promise this team will play hard,” Frank said.

“They’ll play with a great passion. I’m very aware of the legacy and the strong foundation and tradition of Ole Miss women’s basketball. This place, I truly believe, is a gold mine. I think it’s a sleeping giant.”

Brett Frank will begin his career as the Ole Miss women’s basketball coach on Friday at 5:30 p.m. when the Lady Rebels open the 201213 season against Southeastern Louisiana in Oxford.

that teams have adjusted to both the Rebels’ rushing and read-option attack but expects to have an answer for those adjustments when Ole Miss hits the field Saturday night in Oxford.

“I’d sit in with the offensive meetings, and they kind of talked about how eventually teams would probably start playing us like that, and we had to have an answer for it,” he said. “I’m sure they are in there right now working on an answer.”

Wednesday injury update The Rebels got a lot of players back from injury on Wednesday, including Senquez Golson (concussion), C.J. Johnson (foot), Aaron Morris (shoulder) and Keith Lewis (shoulder). Trae Elston (turf toe) was held out of practice Wednesday.

Wesley Pendleton (ankle) will not be able to play Saturday, according to Freeze, and Aaron Garbutt (flu) was released from the hospital Wednesday.

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Rebel running game LOOKING to get back on track After being an extremely effective part of the Ole Miss offense for the first seven games of the season, the Rebel running attack has been lackluster the past two games, averaging just 1.86 yards per carry in those contests.

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Over the last two games against Arkansas and Georgia, Ole Miss has found itself unable to move the football on the ground.

The rushing attack was a key factor in the Rebels’ early season offensive success, as the team topped 150 yards rushing in six of their first seven games. However, over the last two weeks, the Rebels have combined for just 123 yards on 66 carries, averaging out to just 1.86 yards per carry.

The lack of a running game lately has made things tougher for the Ole Miss offense and is something Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze wants to fix quickly. “(Not being able to run) impacts everything,” Freeze said.

“If people can stay in those two high schemes and use their walk-out backer to carry you, there’s just not a lot of places to throw the ball. You’ve got to be able to run and make them commit an eighth guy to the run fits and we weren’t able to

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do that.

“That’s really the first time all year that we have kind of felt like that.”

One aspect of the running game that was very successful early and hasn’t been in recent weeks is the read-option game with sophomore quarterback Bo Wallace. Teams have adjusted to it, and the Rebels haven’t been able to adjust back.

“I think Georgia did a great job of slow-playing our reads and kind of making it tough to read,” Wallace said. “It’s tough, because you’ll make the right read and give it to (junior running back) Jeff (Scott) on the outside and he’s trying to run to the sideline. Those guys can just run him down, and you know you’re fast when you run Jeff Scott down.”

Freeze said that while Wallace has been making the right read for the most part, it might be time to change up the number of pure reads he has to make in the option game going forward.

“People are scheming us pretty good on that and giving

Junior running back Jeff Scott

him some confusing things at times,” he said. “We’ve got to help him with that and start probably taking some of the reads out of his hands on that

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within our blocking schemes.

The ones that he pulled, with the exception of one, were the right read. We just didn’t get the job done at the point of at-

tack with our down guys.”

That assessment is one that junior left tackle Emmanuel McCray agreed with. Improvements in run blocking is something that he thinks is necessary for the offensive line.

“Teams know that if they can slow our run down, especially with how we like to stay on schedule, it kind of affects our offense,” McCray said. “Mostly, it’s not even the scheme; as an offensive line, we’ve got to get better fundamentally. The holes were there Saturday.

We’ve just got to finish our blocks better. That’s the biggest deal. It’s more about us than anybody else.”

Saturday presents the next opportunity for Ole Miss to repair its running game, and teams have been able to find running room against Vanderbilt.

The Commodores rank 77th in the country in yards per carry allowed at 4.35 yards per attempt.

Wallace wasn’t surprised See FOOTBALL, PAGE 7