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Fans cannot seem to get enough of Ole Miss Football this season with the Rebels holding an impressive record of 8-2 thus far. Arguably, the most anticipated game of the season is the 87th annual Egg Bowl against rival Mississippi State, and it will be hosted in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 29. After a devastating loss of 17-10
to the Bulldogs last year, fans are eager to see the Rebs take home a victory. According to Wesley Owen, assistant athletics director for ticket operations, 60,196 Egg Bowl tickets have been sold so far; therefore they are sold out. Last year, Ole Miss came within 1,000 tickets of selling out of season tickets, and this year, they sold out by Aug. 28. “The team’s performance has a significant role in ticket sales,”
Owen said. “When the team is successful, fans want to see our team do well and want to be there to cheer them on.” Eight thousand tickets are allotted for Ole Miss students each year, leaving 53,000 tickets for the remainder of the stadium. Ticket prices through Ole Miss Ticket Operations have remained the same for conference games the past three years with a face value of $75 each. Ticket prices vary through the
second ticket market, particularly Egg Bowl tickets. StubHub has over 1,800 tickets available, starting at $196 in the north end zone, ranging all the way to sideline tickets in the upper thousands. “I wasn’t prepared for the increase of the prices, so I didn’t have enough money when the tickets went on sale, and by the time I did, the tickets were already sold out,” junior pre-pharmacy major Marlene Nguyen said.
Student tickets were on sale for five months, but they ran out the week prior to the first football game. Some students are still trying to find a reasonably priced ticket for the Egg Bowl. Regardless of increased ticket prices, fans have been able to pack the stadium to watch the Rebels play this season. The Egg Bowl will be no exception for the fans willingness to pay high prices to see the Rebels defeat the
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Why we need to change how we talk about race AMIR AZIZ
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Recently, I have had people telling me, “You think too much about race” or “You’re overly sensitive when it comes to race,” or my personal favorite, “This whole race thing has just been way overblown.” We tiptoe around the issue, afraid of antagonizing and fearful of opening a proverbial can of worms. This is precisely the problem with how the discussion of race takes place in America. Oftentimes when we claim to be colorblind. We are swift in reprimanding others when they bring up conversations about race while we hide comfortably behind a veil of blissful ignorance without comprehending what it means to be truly blind to race. A person who would publicly claim to be “colorblind” could just as easily confide behind closed doors, “I could never date/marry/be close friends with a (insert racial adjective) person. I’m not racist – it’s just how it is.” Letting things be “just how it is” is the rhetorical plague that effectively stagnates what could have been a frank discussion of the matter. THE DAILY
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We prefer to let ourselves be intimidated by the perceived immensity and historical baggage of the discussion, buying into the fallacious illusion that willfully remaining silent in order not to upset the peace is a solution to the problem, as opposed to being symptomatic of it. In that sense, we become superficially colorblind. We shut ourselves off from the conversation on the grounds that even having one is detrimental to social stability, “because race is clearly not that big of an issue as we’d like it to be since we’ve learned how to get along thus far.” Race is certainly an issue as racial prejudice occurs every day. When we claim to be colorblind, we are in fact doing nothing to address these prejudices. Claiming to be colorblind does not endow one with profound insights into the personal experiences of a person of color, nor can it allow one to invalidate or trivialize those experiences. Choosing to be blissfully colorblind without discussion feeds into the perpetuation of racial prejudice and stereotypes - behind closed doors within private conversations, we still attach racial stereotypes and entire sets of assumptions to the superficiality
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of appearances. We need to recognize that the progress this country has made since the emergence of the civil rights movement does not dissociate it from the responsibility of building on that foundation to forge future progress. We need to recognize the importance of constantly re-evaluating how far we have come and how we can refine the discussion on race based on ever-changing social circumstances. We need to recognize that race is only as significant as you make it and is never an indicator of innate capabilities, skills, potential and behavior. We need to recognize that while race is certainly important for the preservation of distinct cultures, traditions and notions of familial belonging, it does not indicate anything about a person’s moral content and social behavior. As Ta-Nehisi Coates succinctly puts it, “Our notion of what constitutes ‘white’ and what constitutes ‘black’ is a product of social context.” Racial identity is assembled from a complicated combination of personal experience, social circumstance and self-identification, as much a synthetic, imagined social construct as it is fluid and elastic.
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I am Asian of Singaporean origin. But what can it really tell you about me? Does my racial identity somehow reveal my political beliefs, my ideological predilections, my moral values, the languages I speak or my favorite flavor of pudding? Being of Asian origin in Mississippi lends itself to a unique experience, but I do not fancy myself vastly different from any other person due to my race. I have called the beautiful state of Mississippi and Ole Miss my home for the past three years. I am a passionate Rebel fan, and I attend games with religious fervor. I enjoy boating and hiking. I love Sunday afternoon runs at Whirlpool Trails. I still think the ending of “Lost” was a rip-off. Before we make assumptions based on perceived differences, stop and think. Reflect. Develop appreciation and understanding for the differences that we think separate us, but do not allow these perceived differences to deceive us into attaching assumptions to superficial characteristics. Amir Aziz is a senior international studies major from Singapore.
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Square Toast for scholarships to be held tonight MARY VIRGINIA PORTERA mvporter@go.olemiss.edu
Tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. on the Square is the annual Square Toast for Scholarships. This fundraising event occurs every fall on a Thursday, and all of the proceeds from the event go to scholarships for students majoring in hospitality management. Jeremy Roberts, instructor and coordinator of marketing and events for the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, gave insight into what the night will bring. “Square Toast for Scholarships is a walking food plus wine tasting event, and this will be year seven for the event,” Roberts said. Roberts said the night will include guests arriving at the Lyric, exchanging their ticket for a wristband and wine glass, bidding on silent auction items, then exploring the other 27 venues involved in Square Toast for Scholarships 2014. Guests will walk from venue to venue tasting and sampling various foods from restaurants and chefs from Oxford and the surrounding area and wines donated to the event by Mississippi Wine Brokers. This year’s event has a theme of Winter Wonderland. Roberts said that “guests will walk in The Lyric and hear holiday music, see holiday decor and a lot of friendly faces welcoming them to the event.” Many different venues will be participating in Square Toast for Scholarships this year. A few notable businesses include Holli’s Sweet Tooth with Sugaree’s Bakery, Endurance Athletics with Gatto Specialty Foods, JCG Apparel with Goose Creek Country Club, Proud Larry’s,
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Citizens of Oxford participate in Square Toast last year. Soulshine, South Depot and Pink & Proper with Taylor Grocery. This event allows hospitality management students to participate in and help with the functioning of the event. This year’s Square Toast for Scholarships was planned and is being operated by students in the NHM 312: Event Management class. “They learn the fundamental principles of the event management industry throughout the semester and then work the event the day/night of to gain the handson, real world experience,” Roberts said. “Students sell tickets, obtain silent auction items, gather items for a travel package (for the auction) and work the event all throughout the semester.”
Endurance Athletics is one store that participates in the event each year to benefit the cause and gain publicity. “We always like to participate because it is a good cause that raises scholarship money,” said Kevin McGhee, owner of Endurance Athletics. “Also, having our store open and getting people into the store that might not usually come is a good benefit of taking part each year. We love to take advantage of any chance to get new potential customers through the door to see who we are and what we do.” Sophie Williamson, junior hospitality management major, will be participating in the event. “I am so excited to be a part of Square Toast for Scholarships this
year,” Williamson said. “I think that it is a great event that gives back to the Hospitality and Nutrition students benefiting the UM Foundation.” The fundraising goal each year is $35,000, and those proceeds go to the scholarship endowment fund. Since the event’s inception, over $100,000 has been raised,
and five scholarships have been awarded. For more information about the different venues, what to expect or anything else related to Square Toast for Scholarships visit the website at www.olemiss. edu/squaretoast.
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Why is Rick Ross dropping a new album now?
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On the first single from his upcoming album, Rick Ross imagines himself aligned with one of the most grandiose and celebrated figures in American music history. Leaned back in a pink Cadillac for the single’s cover artwork, the Maybach Music Group boss exudes assurance. In his lyrics, Ross has always emphasized the luxuries that come along with hard work and dedication rather than the harsher realities of street life more commonplace in the work of his contemporaries. That’s why it should come as no surprise that when Ross finally re-
vealed the artwork for his upcoming album, “Hood Billionaire,” his signature bearded mug was missing from both the deluxe and regular retail versions. Instead, in the photograph, stood a stash of gaudy diamonds that could make the King of Rock ’n’ Roll himself trade in his blue suede shoes. However, if Ross set his trajectory on matching the illustrious career of “The King,” he first must prove his place in the pantheon of rap giants. In a mixtape-based rap industry in which very few artist have the ability to bring home platinum-selling numbers, Ross chose to prove his rap supremacy
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by achieving a feat even more coveted by rap enthusiast – releasing the follow up to his last album within the same calendar year. With the pace of rap music releases today, rappers commonly record enough material to keep fans satisfied. Enlisting the help of the blogosphere and social media, many hip-hop artists treat fans with mixtapes, oneoff singles and freestyles aplenty at an intense, rapid frequency. For those who actually take the time to package major label distributed releases, much of the free content released to their Internet fan base is comprised of the material left on the cutting room floor during the process of producing a proper album. In 2012, Ross experienced an unlikely consequence of this formula when he released his mixtape “Rich Forever” to gain attention for his upcoming album “God Forgives, I Don’t.” Although critics donned both projects with generally favorable reviews, some gave “Rich Forever” a surprising edge. Pitchfork.com’s Jayson Greene touted that “God Forgives” standout track “911” “sounds like it was recorded during the same time as the far-superior material on last winter’s Rich Forever and is therefore excellent.” Complex.com listed “Rich Forever” as the third best album of the year, comparing the release of a free album of such high quality to “lighting up a cigar with a one million dollar bill.” Despite enjoying commercial success with the sale of the Gold-certified “God Forgives” album,
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the lead single “Touch N’ You” failed to break into the Billboard Hot 100 chart while the sole single from “Rich Forever” remarkably broke to number 58 on the list. Releasing “Mastermind” earlier this year, Ross appears to have found his footing. The album, met with positive reviews earlier this year, approached the large scope of sprawling rap tastes. The portly “Port of Miami” penning rap star prepped his upcoming album with a weight-loss regimen that made headlines rather than releasing a wealth of free music to promote. With the unusual six month turnaround between solo album releases, Ross finds himself in the company of two rap artists who yielded vastly different results when rolling out two LPs in one year. DMX’s second album “Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood” came out on the heels of fellow 1998 release and his debut album
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UM theater presents ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ ASHTON DAWES
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Stepping into Fulton Chapel to watch Ole Miss Theatre’s production of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” is like taking a step back into the 19th century Great Britain. The the chapel has been redecorated for the purpose of transporting the audience away from the Ole Miss campus and into the world of the theatre troupe attempting to put a musical based on Charles Dickens’s last novel. The musical, “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” is based on the novel “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” by Charles Dickens. Of course, the actual mystery comes from the fact that Dickens died before he could finish the novel, so no one knows the ending. That is largest trick of this production: not even the actors know the ending. Director Amanda Wansa Morgan, assistant professor of performance at The University of Mississippi, said there are over 400 possible endings, and the audience gets to decide. “There are three things the audience gets to decide on every night, and there are six to eight options within those options,” Morgan said. The audience, after watching the theatre struggle to produce what they perceive to be a dramatic play but is really a melodramatic musical, will decide on who killed Edwin Drood, who is
wearing the disguise of Detective Datchery and which two characters will become lovers at the conclusion of the show. “The voting process will be conducted by some actors up front,” Morgan said. “There will be others actors sent to different sections of the audience to tally up the votes on chalkboards. The votes are tallied backstage while the actors continue performing, and then they will know within a couple minutes notice who gets to perform their confession.” Although the story of “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” follows the misadventures of a whole slew of characters, the musical is more about “the experience of watching a group of actors try to put on a play that has no ending with a story that has a lot of flaws.” “There are a lot of things that can go wrong,” Morgan said. She said that along with scenic designer, Dex Edwards, she designed what they call “bits” or the what-could-go-wrongs. “There’s a lot for the actors to play with,” Morgan said. “I think the audience will be constantly entertained.” Featuring a ten member orchestra and 21 member cast, the performance is a spectacle very different from what Ole Miss Theatre has shown before. “You decide the ending,” Morgan said. “So, come and enjoy watching a bunch of actors struggle through a melodramatic script with amazing music, a beautiful, intricate set and an ending that is
based on your choosing.” The audience members can choose to be active participants or to sit back and enjoy the show, Morgan added. As the ending of the show is chosen by the audience, Caroline Lyell, the actress playing the part of Miss Deirdre Peregrine and Rosa said that she always hopes to be chosen as the murderer. All the characters hope to be chosen as the murderer. “You get to sing your song and have your shining moment,” Lyell said, revealing the actors’ intent behind wanting to be selected for the role of murderer. “This show is different from anything I’ve ever done,” Lyell added. “It has allowed me to grow vocally, and I love everyone in this cast.” Even the tech crew is excited about the production. “It’s a fun show, and it’s funny,”
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Elena Ontiveros, a member of the crew and sophomore theatre major, said about the show. “The characters are ridiculous, and it always ends differently. You can’t be bored watching it.” Lyell encourages everyone to come, throwing out at least one attribute for everybody. “If you like Charles Dickens, come. If you like theatre, come. If
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Insell thinks Faleru won’t be as stressed on the basketball court this season. “She came to me in practice one day and said, ‘Coach, I have help this year,’” Insell said. “Last year, she didn’t have the help that she needed, and she was getting double and triple-teamed.” Insell also thinks that Faleru may have her best season yet as an Ole Miss Rebel. “There’s no player that’s been pushed harder in preseason than she has. I’ve been on her butt every single day to take her game to new levels, and she knows that,” Insell said. “She said her goal coming to Ole Miss was to make the NCAA Tournament, and whatever it takes for us to get there, I’m going to do that.” With the improved player development and recruiting seen in the last year, Insell says that he wants a new reputation to be created for his team. “We want to gain a reputation as a team that when you play Ole Miss, you’re going to be pressured defensively,” Insell said. “A team that’s going to push the ball in transition and try to score real fast offensively, and one that’s going to get the offensive boards.”
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“Toree’s really developing. She has good days and bad days like any freshman will have,” Insell said. “She played really well in the exhibition against Christian Brothers University, and the hard work she’s been putting in allowed her to play the way she played with 25 points and nine assists.” Veteran leadership will be key from players like senior point guard Amber Singletary, senior power forward Tia Faleru and senior Danielle McCray. Before Insell arrived, these players suffered through three coaching changes with Renee Ladner, Adrian Wiggins and Brett Frank. There’s no question that there was some negative turmoil during those years. However, Insell insists that he has installed trust within his players. “I tell the players that I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to be here for you,” said Insell. “I know I’m on you on the court, and I push you on the court everyday. But I’m going to be here helping you with whatever you need.” There are big expectations for one of those players in Tia Faleru, who was named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team earlier this month. With an improved roster,
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It’s year two for Ole Miss women’s basketball with head coach Matt Insell at the helm, and he believes this year’s team is better than last years squad that struggled to a 2-14 record in SEC play. “The journey in year two is a lot more exciting because the talent level from top to bottom is so much better,” Insell said. “We’re having 13 players active in practice, and our top 10 rotation changes everyday.” With six returners this season, Insell studied how much his team has progressed from year one to year two. “I went back and watched practice film from last year to this year, and there is so much more energy, excitement, athleticism and more capable players on the floor,” Insell said. As a an assistant coach at Kentucky, Insell helped guide the Wildcats to four NCAA Tournament appearances and played a huge role in recruiting. Needless to say, Insell is a proven winner. However, as a head coach last year at Ole Miss, Insell had to deal with a new roster that had not seen a lot of winning. Insell stresses that last year’s learning experience helped him prepare for his young team this year with eight newcomers. “The biggest thing I’ve developed is patience. Last year, I wanted it so bad for that team to win that I pushed them too hard,” Insell said. “This year with a younger team, as you continue to grow in this league, you have to understand that it’s going to take some growing pains. You’re not going to get to the top over night.” Speaking of young players, Insell will have a new starting point guard this season with Valencia McFarland now graduated. Insell will turn the keys over to freshman Toree Thompson, who has shown promise thus far in the preseason.
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the arm to push it down the field. On those deep throws, it’s setting my feet and getting my base right underneath me.” Watching film against LSU, Wallace and the coaching staff noticed flaws in his mechanics that resulted in misfires both down the field and on short routes that should have been completed. Even though the Rebels don’t play a game this weekend, there are games in the SEC that have major implications on the Rebels’ SEC West and playoff hopes. Ole Miss can’t control what happens over the weekend, so they just have to focus on themselves and get better. “For us, it’s just staying sharp. Obviously, I want to get
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with the receivers as much as I can before we go on the road again,” Wallace said. “I want to get timing down with some of those guys that I haven’t played with as much this year. That’s my focus this week and moving forward.” With the big games in the SEC this weekend, including Mississippi State at Alabama and Auburn at Georgia, the Rebels have a lot to look forward to this weekend. Wallace, however, isn’t worried about those games over the bye week. “I’m going to Nashville, so I’m going to hang out with my family and friends. If the game’s on wherever I’m at then I’ll watch it,” Wallace said. “I’m not going to sit there and watch every play and be worried about it. At the end of the day, all we can control is our team. I’m excited to go and get some rest.”
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Rebels talk Arkansas offense and defense at practice CODY THOMASON
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Bye week could not have come at a better time for the Ole Miss Rebels. With the team nursing a slew of injuries and two tough matchups against Arkansas and Mississippi State coming up to finish the season, a break to get healthy and study up for next week was sorely needed. Ole Miss senior middle linebacker Deterrian Shackleford spoke to the media about what effect the off week had on the team. “It’s allowing us to get our legs
back up under us,” Shackleford said. “There’s not any easy games (in the SEC), so any time you get a chance to rest some of your starters and get some guys healthy, that’s always good.” Defensive coordinator Dave Wommack also talked about the bye week and what he wanted to focus on during it. “Just to get the (players) back healthy, and we want to improve fundamentally, which the last couple of days we’ve done, and get ahead on the game plan versus Arkansas,” Wommack said. The Arkansas Razorbacks cur-
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rently have a 4-5 record, which belittles how good they actually are. While they have gone winless in SEC play this season, they also have yet to play a single SEC matchup in which the opposing team wasn’t ranked in the top ten at the time. Furthermore, the Razorbacks lost several of those games very narrowly, losing by one point against Alabama and only by seven to number one Mississippi State. Wommack and Ole Miss co-offensive coordinator Dan Werner were impressed with their play this season.
“They play so hard. And I think the quarterback (junior Brandon Allen,) he’s improved. He’s much more experienced. I think they have really good depth at (running) back. I think the two tight ends, especially (senior AJ) Derby and (sophomore) Hunter Henry, those two guys are outstanding,” Wommack said. “I think they’re a much improved football team than they were last year.” Wommack also spoke about how the bye week could help them when they face the Razorbacks. “It should be a big benefit because they are different. They’re
not like a LSU team that just pounded you, but they have the really good backs, and they have a good line,” Wommack said. “We get a great advantage with being able to see and do and work on all that stuff.” Werner sees a physical group that plays sound defense. “They’re really physical on the defensive line,” he said. “They don’t blitz as much as most teams, which is good because Presbyterian didn’t either, so our game plan can be fairly similar. So hopefully, that will carry over a little bit.”
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Wallace feels stronger, better than previous season DYLAN RUBINO
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The bye week is a time of rest for Ole Miss football players, but it’s never a break. The team will practice and go through its regular preparations just like any other week, and the Rebels will make early preparations for Arkansas and focus on individual growth. It’s a different focus for senior quarterback Bo Wallace during the bye week. “Just fixing my mechanics, just making sure I stay sharp,” Wallace said. “I felt like I threw the ball really well against Auburn. I just want to
get my body right and keep my mechanics fresh.” Wallace looks like a different player at this point this year compared to this point last season. Wallace struggled with injuries to his throwing shoulder last season and played at 75 percent arm strength. Wallace admitted Tuesday he was trying to win games for Ole Miss but at the same time, tried to get through the year and heal his shoulder in the offseason. The training Wallace went through in the offseason helped his shoulder and mechanics with his throw-
Wallace releases a pass during football practice on Wednesday. ing motion, helping him feel
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like a different player. “It’s not even a comparison really,” Wallace said about how he feels now compared to this point last season. “This year I feel good. I’m still doing my extra work with the strength staff, and I definitely feel stronger.” Wallace said he doesn’t feel the pain or stress from undergoing shoulder surgery from last season and started bench pressing two weeks ago like he would normally do without the problems with his shoulder. Because of the injury to his throwing shoulder last season, getting the ball deep to
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his playmakers is something Wallace struggled with. Wallace has been known to have a strong arm, but the pain in his shoulder affected his arm strength and cost him on throws late last season. Wallace admitted his deep throws are the biggest change he’s seen in himself compared to last season. “A lot of the time, it’s not really my arm if I miss a deep throw. It’s something with my feet. I know I missed a deep throw against Auburn, and that was because of my feet,” Wallace said. “I know I have
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