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New Obama plan reforms student loans BY KATHRYN WINTER Kathryn.winter2011@gmail.com

For the more than 36 million Americans who carry federal student loan debt, totaling more than one trillion dollars, President Barak Obama’s new plan could significantly lighten the heavy burden of debt for those who qualify. The new Obama plan to help alleviate college student loan debt might not be much help to current students, with loan consolidation not starting until 2012 and loan debt repayments being lowered to 10 percent from 15 percent in 2014. The first part of the new “Pay as you earn” plan will cut back on loan repayments. Currently, student loan borrowers repay 15 percent of their income, and any remaining debt after 25 years is forgiven. With the new plan, loan debt repayment will be lowered to 10 percent of income, and debt forgiveness will be set at 20 years.

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Mixed in with the familiar red and blue flashes of the Oxford community are the just as well-known multi-dimensional taxis zipping around town. The traditional late-night taxi ride may be about to change for students, as a new ordinance is being considered by the Board of Aldermen. At the city hall board meeting Tuesday night, both those for and against the ordinance filled the room, as the board discussed the proposed amendment to Chapter 118, which deals with taxi laws and regulations within Oxford. On one side, members of the Associated Student Body are pushing for more consistent and accurate taxi ride fares, and on the other, taxi services, such as Hotty Toddy Taxi, oppose the regulations set by the new ordinance. The ordinance seeks to put a $10 maximum per person on taxi rides, along with requiring all taxi companies to adopt a new standardized insurance. Associated Student Body senators Daniel C. Roberts, Emmalee Rainey, Olivia Watkins and Hardy DeLaughter attended the meeting to present concerns about what they say are inconsistent taxi fares. “The problem comes when students call the dispatcher and get one price then have to pay another,” said Roberts, ASB president pro tempore. ASB conducted a recent survey, testing all cab companies in Oxford. It found that in most cases there were discrepancies between the advertised rate and what students actually had to pay. Later that evening, senators Roberts, Rainey and Watkins presented a similar piece of legislation to the ASB Senate. Resolution 11-25 encour-

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Private property? Or possible economic development? This is the first in a four-part series highlighting issues that will be on Tuesday’s ballot. This article will deal with Intiative 31, which talks about Eminent Domain. Tomorrow will deal with Initiative 27, which talks about Voter Identification. BY WARREN BISHOP

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While some people may not know or understand eminent domain laws in Mississippi, for others it is a huge deal. “As of now, eminent domain allows government to take private property from people who are not willing to sell their land directly to the private corporation and use it as economic development,” Cy Rosenblatt, political science professor, said. People for this initiative feel like the government should not be able to take private land and hand it over to pri-

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Proposed Ballot Title: Should government be prohibited from taking private property by eminent domain and then transferring it to other persons? Proposed Ballot Summary: Initiative #31 would amend the Mississippi Constitution to prohibit state and local government from taking private property by eminent domain and then conveying it to other persons or private businesses for a period of 10 years after acquisition. Exceptions from the prohibition include drainage and levee facilities, roads, bridges, ports, airports, common carriers, and utilities. The prohibition would not apply in certain situations, including public nuisance, structures unfit for human habitation, or abandoned property. INFOGRAPHIC BY KELSEY DOCKERY | The Daily Mississippian

vate corporations. Rosenblatt said that gubernatorial candidates and, more importantly, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation are

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among those in support of this initiative. Randy Knight, president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, said in a column

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THURSDAY FACE-OFF Each Thursday, The DM pits one columnist against another. This week we focus on President Obama’s new student loan plan.

Obama’s student loan executive order encourages irresponsibility

BY TRENTON WINFORD tgwinford@bellsouth.net

We live in an age of irresponsibility. It appears that no one seems to take the blame when things go wrong, and everyone feels entitled to something. Life costs money. We have to pay for living arrangements, food, insurance and, of course, taxes. A paycheck of “X” dollars can only go so far. So, when you add debt into the equation, “X” is worth even less. Some people take out loans to help pay for these things while in college.

Recently, it was announced that federal student loan indebtedness has risen to over $1 trillion, more than credit card indebtedness, leading to a record number of defaults. Defaulting on a loan is the inability to pay. In the mortgage sector, this led to the near-collapse of many lending institutions. As a result of student loan defaults, a law was passed in 2010 to aid debtors. The law would lower the maximum required payment from 15 percent of discretionary income to 10 percent. Also, the remaining debt would be waived after 25 years. This law was set to take effect in 2014. Obama recently announced a plan to modify the law, forcing it to go into effect in 2012. This means that beginning in 2012, people with federal student loans will be paying less per month to

pay off a loan, and it will be forgiven more quickly. According to a White House fact sheet, a teacher $25,000 in debt and earning $30,000 a year will see his or her payments reduced to about $114 a month. At that rate, it would take more than 18 years to pay back the $25,000, which does not include interest payable. Wanting to make things easier on people paying back loans is noble, but it is not the responsibility of the government, especially when it is taxpayers’ money at stake. In 2008, 65 percent of students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree had some debt. The average debt for them was just over $23,000. According to PayScale Inc., the average starting salary for graduates is $44,310, with a midcareer average salary of $74,786.

While life is not a game of averages, the numbers mentioned above are very indicative of where we as Americans stand. College is expensive, but students should not borrow more money than they believe they can easily pay back. Not just what they believe they can pay back, but what they believe they can easily pay back. Borrowers have to take the responsibility upon themselves, but data shows that more borrowers are not taking full responsibility for their actions. Imagine if you loaned someone $23,000. Would you be mad if they defaulted? Would you forgive the debt after 20 years? Would you even allow them 20 years to pay it back? This is exactly what the government is doing with federal student loans, though. If the government really wants to make paying loans back easier,

then they should remove the laws that make it easy to obtain federal loans in the first place. Federal student loans should be difficult to obtain so that students will use loans only as a last resort. With federal loans as a last resort, students and lenders will consider the ability to repay more so than they do now. Obama’s order is more reactive to the problem of federal student loan defaults than proactive in eliminating the problem of defaults. Defaulting on student loans is irresponsible, and a law that makes loan payments lower per month is irresponsible. But it seems we are all right with this. After all, we do live in the age of irresponsibility. Trenton Winford is a sophomore public policy leadership major from Madison. Follow him on Twitter @tgwinford.

Obama’s plan will help, but expanding Pell Grant would be even better

BY ALAN-MICHAEL WHITE alanmichael.white@gmail.com

According to Kimberly Hefling of The Huffington Post, student loan debt in the United States recently surpassed the trillion-dollar mark. Under Obama’s plan, anyone’s student loan payback would be no more than 10 percent of discretionary income, as opposed to 15 percent, and loans would be forgiven after 20 years instead of 25. This does not apply to those already in default or to loans from private institutions, like banks,

which is great news for me but not for a large majority of that trillion-dollar debt. I’m no economist, but people keep telling me that the next bubble is going to be in student loans, and I believe them because it really does seem like a losing situation for the lenders. I’m honestly surprised at how easy it is to get a student loan, considering how low the interest rates on mine are. The problem is really sort of compounded by high unemployment. It’s not just people with degrees in the liberal arts who are being affected. Even highly marketable skills such as engineering and education can’t seem to overcome the ill effects of the economy. Opponents would rather see

states pick up the tab by having the federal government reduce health care cost. Considering this was Republican Lamar Alexander’s concern, perhaps he believes that Obamacare is preventing our federal government from doing what they appear to be doing already, one way or another. The real shame here is that so many freshly minted college students are insolvent. After all, if they are, the institutions that helped finance their educations may very well be themselves in the not too distant future. I don’t think reducing the amount students have to pay each paycheck will really solve the issue. If the students could pay off their student loans, I suspect they would. No one wants bad credit

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that young; it just sort of seems to be thrust upon them. Really, the problem seems to be totally tied to employment. For these loans to remain solvent, they’ll need to be repaid. To me, the plan does not address any of the problems it’s set up to fix. Not that I’m ungrateful for paying back less money per month, but we can bail out the mortgage market, but somehow we can’t find the scratch to pay off student loans or, for that matter, expand the Pell Grant program? Clearly, this solution was created in a committee; nothing else could be so complicated while not addressing the problem it needs to fix. However, it will help out a lot of people with federal student loans, so while the student loan bubble still looms, perhaps those

who will be affected will have the ability to keep from defaulting and lessen the damage the burst causes. Whatever it accomplishes on its own will be insignificant compared to what it can accomplish with, say, jobs, be they in the private or public sector. The economy, to my understanding, is the flow of worth from one entity to another — a machine capable of creating its own value, if we give it the proper tools to do so. We might have economic troubles now, but anyone who says we can’t spend our way out of an economic recession knows less about economics than I do. Alan-Michael White is a senior English major from Dumas. Follow him on Twitter @nintfjr.

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We can’t wait: helping manage student loan debt

BY BARACK OBAMA Special to The DM

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to get out of Washington and talk with folks across the country about how we can create jobs and get our economy growing faster. This is a tough time for a lot of Americans — especially young people. You’ve come of age at a time of profound change. The world has gotten more connected, but it’s also gotten more competitive. And for decades, too many of our institutions — from Washington to Wall Street — failed to adapt, culminating in the worst financial crisis and recession since the Great Depression. For the last three years, we’ve worked to stabilize the economy, and we’ve made some progress. But we still have a long way to go. And now, as you’re getting ready to head out into the world, many

of you are watching your friends and classmates struggle to find work. You’re wondering what’s in store for your future, and I know that can be scary. The truth is, the economic problems we face today didn’t happen overnight, and they won’t be solved overnight. But the fact that you’re investing in your education right now tells me that you believe in the future of America. You want to be a part of it. And you know that there are steps we can take right now to put Americans back to work and give our economy a boost. The problem is, there are some in Washington who just don’t share that sense of urgency. That’s why it’s been so disappointing to see Republicans in Congress block jobs bills from going forward — bills that independent economists say could create millions of jobs though the kinds of proposals supported by Democrats and Republicans in the past. Now, the best way to attack our economic challenges and put hundreds of thousands of people back to work is through bold action in Congress. That’s why I’m

going to keep demanding that members of Congress vote on common-sense, paid-for jobs proposals. And I hope you’ll send them a message to do the right thing for your future, and the future of our country. But we can’t wait for Congress to do its job. So where they won’t act, I will. That’s why I’ve announced a new policy that will help families whose home values have fallen refinance their mortgages and save thousands of dollars. We made it easier for veterans to get jobs, putting their skills to work in hospitals and community health centers. And at the University of Colorado at Denver, I announced steps we’re taking to make college more affordable and to make it even easier for students like you to get out of debt faster. Michelle and I know what it feels like to leave school with a mountain of debt. We didn’t come from wealthy families. By the time we both graduated from law school, we had about $120,000 worth of debt between us. And even though we were lucky enough to land good jobs with steady incomes, it still took us almost 10 years to fi-

nally pay it all off. It wasn’t easy. Living with that much debt forces you to make some tough choices. And when a big chunk of every paycheck goes toward student loans, it isn’t just painful for you — it’s painful to our economy and harmful to our recovery. That’s why we’re making changes that will give about 1.6 million students the ability to cap their loan payments at 10 percent of their income starting next year. We’re also going to take steps to help you consolidate your loans so that instead of making multiple payments to multiple lenders every month, you only have to make one payment a month at a better interest rate. And we want to start giving students a simple fact sheet called “Know Before You Owe” so you can have all the information you need to make your own decision about paying for college. That’s something Michelle and I wish we had. These changes will make a real difference for millions of Americans. We’ll help more young people figure out how to afford college. We’ll put more money in your pocket after you gradu-

ate. We’ll make it easier to buy a house or save for retirement. And we’ll give our economy a boost at a time when it desperately needs it. That’s not just important for our country right now — it’s important for our future. Michelle and I are where we are today because our college education gave us a chance. Our parents and their generation worked and sacrificed to hand down the dream of opportunity to us. Now it’s our turn. That dream of opportunity is what I want for my daughters, and for all of you. And even in these tough times, we are going to make that dream real once again. In the weeks ahead, I’m going to keep doing everything in my power to make a difference for the American people — including young people like you. Because here in America, when we find a problem, we fix it. When we face a challenge, we meet it. We don’t wait. And I hope you’ll join me. Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States.

Cain’s 9-9-9 plan only hurts country’s poorest

BY JAY NOGAMI jaynog11@gmail.com

In recent weeks, presidential hopeful Herman Cain has established himself as a front-runner for the Republican Party nomination in 2012. Cain has been riding a mantra that consists solely of “9-9-9,” his plan to reform the tax code and create economic growth. Even if his tax plan does spur economic growth, which is questionable, in the end it will only serve to hurt the poorest people in our nation. Cain’s plan has two phases. The first is where the name comes from and is very simple. Erase every federal tax that exists. This includes corporate gains tax, taxes on repatriated profits and dividend taxes. Replace these with a 9 percent income tax, a 9 percent national sales tax and a 9 percent business tax. But doesn’t this shift the tax burden heavily from the rich to the poorest of Americans? Yes. A recent study has shown that Cain’s tax plan as originally proposed would raise taxes on 84 percent of Americans. A family earning $50,000 annually would expect to pay about $4000 more in taxes annually. And this is just as a result from the income tax. Creating a na-

tional sales tax further hurts the poorest Americans, as they already devote a large amount of their earnings toward goods that would be taxable nationally. Higher sales tax will lead to higher prices, thus neutering the poorest Americans’ spending power. Herman Cain is actively supporting a plan that will worsen the tax burden for most Americans. He has recently announced that those living below the poverty line would be subject to exemptions, but exact details haven’t been announced. The upside of this plan is that it would put more money into the pockets of small businesses and corporations. Yet corporations are maintaining record levels of cash on hand. At no point in U.S. history have corporations had more cash available to them. Yet,

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in spite of this, they are not hiring, and they are not investing. In addition to the overhaul of the U.S. tax code, Cain’s plan would include the creation of “Opportunity Zones” to help impoverished areas. These are based on the enterprise zones, which have been proposed many times in the past. These have been wildly successful in developing countries, but in developed countries, results have been mixed. In the United Kingdom, for example, a large number of enterprise zones were created in the early- to mid-1980s. The results from these are mixed. Some of the largest growth came in sectors where jobs simply shifted from outside of the enterprise zones to inside of them. It cost nearly 300 million pounds in lost revenue and created only 13,000 jobs.

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In his release, he outlines the opportunity zones; it suggests that “minimum wage laws prevent many unskilled and inexperienced workers (i.e. teens) from getting their first job and prices them out of the market,” and “prevailing wage laws unfairly restrict the supply of labor.” Now, the first is a very clear damnation of minimum wage. Attempting to help those who are impoverished by eliminating any controls on wages is very counterintuitive. This would only serve to drive down wages for those who need increased wages the most. The second is a subtle nod toward unionization.

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An opposition, or outlaw in this case, to unions is great for businesses but once again horrible for the impoverished, not to mention the middle class. Hermain Cain is gaining huge amounts of momentum with the unleashing of his 9-9-9 plan. Only time will tell if the majority of Americans will support a president who believes that raising taxes for more than 80 percent of Americans is a good thing and will promote economic growth. Jay Nogami is a sophomore public policy leadership major from Denver, Colo. Follow him on Twitter @JayTNogami.

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Oxford School District pushes sex ed decision further away

From the Chancellor November 2, 2011 Mason Wilbanks Sam Clayton Kelly Walker Kelly 2 Corinthians 1: 3-4 The Apostle Paul wrote these words to those he loved in the Church at Corinth: (3) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, (4) who comforts us in all our troubles .... To the Wilbanks family and the Kelly families, today I bring compassion, comfort, love and appreciation for your sons from the Ole Miss family. It is our hope and prayer that God will use us in your lives in a way that you feel God’s strong arms of comfort around you. We were fortunate to have

your sons in our lives — in the Ole Miss family — and we are profoundly grateful for the joy they brought to us. In a large university, there is not the opportunity for us to know all of our students on a personal level. But in the last four days, through the voices and words of those in the Ole Miss family who knew and loved your sons, I’ve had the privilege to come to know them very well. Just as you are, we are very proud of them. In their too short time with us, they gave us all their energy and passion. It is clear that they were not only growing intellectually, socially and spiritually, they were also a strong influence on those around them. To those who don’t know our university well, some would be surprised to know of the depth and breadth of the spiritual community at Ole Miss. I am grateful that there were oppor-

tunities for your sons to build on the base of the spiritual life developed here with family and church. As our prayers are with you during your time of grief, we take joy in the knowledge that in time, fond memories ease out some of the pain. A line in the University’s alma mater reads: “There is Ole Miss calling, calling, to our hearts fond memories.” It is comforting to know that in the days ahead, whenever the KAs, the Madison Central Ole Miss students, or any of the Ole Miss family who knew and loved your sons gather in the Grove or anywhere on our campus, they’ll carry in their hearts fond memories of your sons.

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(3) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.

Deer-mating season proves troublesome for drivers BY HILLARY HOUSTON hrhousto@gmail.com

As if the roads could get any more dangerous, with text messaging, speeding and drinking and driving, the Mississippi Department of Transportation has another more natural warning to add to the list: deer. According to MDOT, the next three months have the highest number of reported deer-car collisions. The months of October, November and December are the deer migration and mating season. During this time of the year, deer are more active than

usual, causing more accidents than at any other time of the year. “I’ve had two run-ins with deer since I’ve started driving,” Ashley Simmons, Oxford resident, said. “And both times it’s been during this time of year.” Yearly increases in vehicledeer accidents are a result of higher deer activity, more people on the roads for holidays and the smaller amount of daylight hours during the fall and winter. “Deer are everywhere here. You have to be careful, but must of the time it happens so quick that you don’t have time to re-

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act,” Simmons said. According to MDOT, Mississippi is said to have one of the highest deer populations in the nation. This year Mississippi was ranked number fifteen on State Farm’s list of states with the highest deer-car collisions rates. In 2010, MDOT reported 3,397 vehicle-deer accidents in Mississippi. Deer-related collisions can result in serious injury or even death and can cause major damage to the vehicle. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, deer-vehicle collisions cause around 200 fatalities each year. “Luckily, I wasn’t hurt during either of my deer collisions,” Simmons said. “But I can’t say that about my car. It can be a very expensive freak accident.”

A few MDOT tips to avoiding deer-related car accidents are: Be aware of posted deer crossing signs. These are placed in active deer crossing areas. Remember that deer are most active between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Use high beam headlamps as much as possible at night to illuminate the areas from which deer will enter roadways. Keep in mind that deer generally travel in herds — if you see one, there is a strong possibility others are nearby. Do not rely on car-mounted deer whistles. If a deer collision seems inevitable, trying to swerve out of the way could make you lose control of your vehicle or move into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

INITIATIVE 31,

effective way to protect private property from improper takings than this,” Barbour said. Business major Jesse Powell offered an objective opinion. “Coming from out of state, I wouldn’t like the government taking my property for economic development and not infrastructure,” the Virginia native said. Oshkin Bulutoglu, a freshman undecided major, offered an opposing opinion. “Mississippi is so underdeveloped that it seems like that is what the state needs –– industrialization.” Both sides of the initiative have their pros and cons, and both sides require critical thought and consideration before and on Election Day.

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a willing buyer and a willing seller. “Economic development can and does occur without the use of eminent domain,” Knight said. “We need to do everything we can to inhibit government from using eminent domain for private economic development. I urge people to vote ‘Yes’ on [Initiative 31].” In the Clarion Ledger, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said that if the initiative were to pass and go into effect it would “gut state economic development efforts.” “There is a far better, more

The Oxford School Board is no closer to a decision on whether or not to vote on a curriculum for sex education for next fall than they were a few weeks ago. This past Monday senior public policy major Cortez Moss went before the Oxford School Board and conducted a presentation on the abstinence-plus policy. “What concerns me most is how folks don’t often view this issue that limits someone’s ability to become successful,” Moss said. “When a teenage mom has a child, she eliminates her chances to become successful in life.” Marian Barksdale, a member of the Oxford School Board, said that the board was supposed to vote on a curriculum in October, but she said they have not received enough information from the Mississippi Department of Education to make a decision. “We do not have it on schedule yet,” Barksdale said. “We wanted to study the issue further.” When the board does vote, the curriculum with the majority of board members’ votes will be approved and applied. In his presentation, Moss cited statistics on teen pregnancies and STDs. Mississippi has the highest teen pregnancy rates in the nation, along with the most cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea infections. Moss gathered the research while working as an intern at Mississippi First, where he now works part time. Moss said he thinks that his presentation was overall a success. “I do think we were successful in that we laid out the facts about Mississippi,” he said. “Some folks are talking in everyday language and not addressing the surrounding issues.” Moss wrote a model policy directed at 85 school districts called Creating Healthy and Responsible Teens (CHART) for Mississippi First. The CHART model focuses on abstinence as the best option but also presents medically accurate information on birth control and STD prevention. Coahoma County and Holly Springs have adopted CHART, along with the Benton and Tunica School Districts.

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In 2009, 39 percent of Ole Miss students had an average student debt of $22,866, which is slightly higher than the national average of $20,200. In 2008, 128 Ole Miss students defaulted on their student loans, according to data compiled from the Ole Miss Financial Aid website. The default rate was 4.9, and the number of students in repayment was 2,586. That same year, the average loan amount for students nationally was $6,600, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. “You pay all this money, and when you get out in the work force, you can barely make any money to cover your bills,” said Darriah Terese Smith-Arthur, a psychology senior, who has attended Ole Miss since 2008 and is $30,000 in debt. “Owing the government money in student loans is like another burden hanging over your head, which is not a good feeling at all.” And as college tuition costs continue to rise, students continue to borrow more. “A college education to some degree is a scarce resource, and it’s going to continue to go up in price, meaning student loan debt will go up as well,” said Dr. Matthew Hill, assistant professor of finance and real estate. “At some point students will respond negatively toward a tuition increase. I have no idea where that point is, though.” “We’ve talked about this in our office,” said Laura Diven-Brown, director of Financial Aid at Ole Miss. “How we can best inform people going forward as they

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ages the city to implement a mandate stating that each taxi company must advertise and charge a set rate. The resolution also encourages the taxi companies to produce a receipt after a transaction. The Hotty Toddy Taxi company strongly opposed the maximum fee of $10 per person. The company is concerned that the requirements could cause the company to become financially unstable. While Hotty Toddy Taxi strongly opposes the ordinance, Angel Taxi supports it. Suzanne LaCrosse, manager of Angel Taxi, says the new ordinance will not negatively affect her company. “I’ve always charged $10 for one person and five for the second. Once you hit three people, it’s $5 a person, so it’s not going to have any effect on me,” LaCrosse said. Additional reporting by Jacob Batte and Joe Scott.

graduate about the options available to them.” The second part of the plan is consolidating federal student loans. According to a White House press release, approximately 5.8 million borrowers have both a Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan requiring separate payments. The administration will now allow borrowers a single payment to a single lender for both loans. Jeff Hood, a graduate student studying history, said he got married three months ago, and his wife has $20,000 worth of debt. “Student loans seem like, instead of allowing people to progress, the 1 percent keeps the 99 percent saddled with debt and as a whole (not allowed to) progress economically,” Hood said. The consolidation option begins in January, and borrowers who choose the consolidation option will receive up to a 0.5 percent reduction on their interest rate. Eligible borrowers will be contacted by their federal loan servicer early next year with information on how to consolidate. An example used in the press release would be a nurse who is earning $45,000 and has $60,000 in federal student loans. The standard monthly repayment would be $690. Under the “Pay as you earn” plan, it would now be reduced to $239 a month. If a borrower is a teacher or is employed in a public service occupation, he or she would be eligible for forgiveness after 10 years of loan repayments. Rena Tillinghast, a junior premed student, said that the Obama plan would be beneficial to her because she has four more years of medical school. “I didn’t have to pay for my first

four years, but now I’ll have to pay for my next four,” Tillinghast said. “Financial aid is the number one reason why I came to Ole Miss, or else I would have gone to a school closer to home.” Diven-Brown said all schools used to have a choice of offering federal student loans through commercial lenders, such as banks and credit unions, but now they have it go directly through the government. Hill said that students must remember nothing is free. “If you take a borrower who is saddled with debt and reduce their payment, they then have more discretionary income to spend on consumption, which gets our economy going again, and hopefully will lead to increased jobs going forward,” Hill said. Updated debt calculators are now on the Ole Miss Financial Aid web page for student use. There are also links to the federal student aid websites where students can input personal information and receive an automated summary of how much they would repay. Diven-Brown said a lot of students don’t even know about this option for repayment; they know about the standard plan, which is 10 years with set amounts each month. “It’s sad because they could have ended up struggling, might have gone in delinquent or in default, and they wouldn’t have had to do that if they had known this was out there for them,” DevinBrown said. Joseph Anderson, coordinator of student loan operations, said the Office of Financial Aid is going to start sending out emails to students who are about to graduate in an effort to better inform them.

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“We are trying to let people know that when you get ready, based on what kind of job you get, you’re going to have to start paying back these loans again, but be aware there is an option you should try to explore,” Anderson said. When current students are about to graduate or leave the school, they are supposed to go through exit loan counseling. Incoming freshmen go through entrance loan counseling to learn about options, and exit loan counseling reviews options to pay back student loans. “I didn’t know I had to complete exit loan counseling before I could get transcripts sent to another school; the Bursar’s Office puts a hold on your account,” Smith-Authur said. “Everyone will be presented

information about this, but we feel like we could take a role and promote it even more on behalf of our graduates,” Diven-Brown said. “We want our students to be set up for success going forward.” George Bradley, a junior transfer student from community college, had to take out loans to help pay for college. “When I graduate, I’ll have to pay my loans back, and my parents said they won’t help me,” Bradley said. “The cheaper I can pay back my government loans, the better it will be.” Borrowers who aren’t sure if they qualify for the income-based repayment plan should visit www. studentaid.gov/ibr. For more information about Ole Miss Financial Aid, visit www.olemiss.edu/ finaid/.

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I was rummaging through my old Vogue magazines the other day trying to find some kind of inspiration for this column. What I ended up doing instead was gazing through the magnificent photographs, reliving the stories over and over again as I gazed at the wonderful fashions and the interesting settings. And then it came to me. We see the photographs in every fashion magazine, showcasing the latest trends and styles in intriguing and interesting ways, but who is behind the camera? Behind the lenses are creative geniuses who bring fashion to life. They let us into a fantasy world in a way words simply cannot do. So here is a look at my fa-

vorite fashion photographers of all time. They are all different in their own ways, yet they provide the same thing: glorious, glossy photographs. Patrick Demarchelier Born in Paris in the 1940s, Demarchelier moved to New York City in the 1970s and started as a freelance photographer before finding his niche in fashion photography. From the beginning, his talent was showcased on the covers of Elle, Marie Claire and the fashion photographer’s dream: Vogue. He has worked with the top dogs of the fashion hierarchy, including Ralph Lauren, Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and Chanel. Since 1992, he has been the premiere photographer for Harper’s Bazaar. He is able to take you into the world of fashion — to make you look into a world you wish to be a part of. One of his most well-known spreads was a shoot with Marc Jacobs himself dressed in drag. While Jacobs doesn’t make the most beautiful woman, his photographs make you stop

and question the motives behind them, and you see the love Jacobs has for his female audience. His photo spreads always have a secret story, whether showcasing the provocative nature of downtown New York, the glamorous life of a Hollywood starlet or the true stories of American families, you can see the story without ever reading a word. Annie Leibovitz She began her photography career in 1970 as a staff photographer for Rolling Stone. The magazine had just launched, launching Leibovitz’s career as well. During her 10-year-long career at the magazine, Leibovitz fell in love with portraits and figured out that she could have a personal career on top of her professional career. She photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono for the cover of Rolling Stone in 1980, perfectly capturing their relationship through the portrait, showing their love in both a stimulating and vulnerable way. One of Leibovitz’s most

talked-about and controversial cover shoots was of then15-year-old Miley Cyrus on the cover of Vanity Fair. While the photograph sparked a litany of criticism, she stands by what she wanted the photograph to represent: a simple, classic portrait. Aside from her beautiful portraits, Leibovitz has created a series of whimsical, alluring photographs. My favorite is the series of Disney photographs she created featuring Hollywood’s most prominent stars. Two that were featured in Vogue were of actress Keira Knightley as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” and model Natalia Vodianova as Alice from “Alice in Wonderland.” Irving Penn Before his death in 2009, Penn worked for many years at Vogue, showcasing his photography through simplicity, using mostly black, white and gray backdrops with acute angles. A lot of his work was so ahead of its time that they are still looked at as stepping stones to the modernist era.

He photographed nude shots in the early 1950s, but they weren’t exhibited until 1980. The first Vogue I ever bought had Nicole Kidman on the cover and nothing else. No headlines, no cover stories, just the photograph of her against a black backdrop and a photo credit on the bottom of the page: Irving Penn. That was when I first fell in love with not only Vogue, but also the photographs inside and Penn himself. Although he is no longer alive, his presence in the magazine is still very much alive. Whether it’s inspiration pulled from a past photograph or a story retold about the photographer, Penn will never leave the pages of Vogue. He was able to pull from his subjects the things no one else was. He once said, “Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world ... Very often what lies behind the façade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe.”

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Adam Brown was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that affects his left arm and leg. “I’ve had it for 28 years, well, 27 and some odd months,” he said. “Basically I use my walker and a wheelchair. But I only use my wheelchair if I have to go a long way.” But this has not stopped Brown from going to college — two colleges, in fact. A transfer from Mississippi State University, Brown is now a senior journalism major at the University of Mississippi. Like Brown, students with mobility disabilities face a number of challenges in going to college. The university offers assistance to those students who register with Student Disability Services. According to Stacey Reycraft, director of Student Disability Services (SDS), Ole Miss has 16 registered students with mobility issues, according to Stacey Reycraft, Student Disability Services (SDS) director. “You have to understand that not all students with disabilities register with us,” she said. “Only students who need assistance register; it’s voluntary. For those who do need help we do what we can.” SDS provides registered students with priority registration, which allows them to enroll in

classes first to ensure they can get into classes where the buildings are wheelchair accessible and so they can get from one class to the next, Reycraft said. The SDS also provides notetakers and extended time on tests for those students with dexterity problems. Everything is determined according to the needs of the particular student. “More and more high school students with disabilities are planning to continue their education in postsecondary schools, including vocational and career schools, two- and four-year colleges and universities,” said the release. Reycraft believes this rise can be seen at Ole Miss. “As the university’s overall population has increased, so have our numbers,” she said. “We have definitely seen an increase.” Reycraft is also the staff adviser for the University of Mississippi’s student-led organization that helps students who have disabilities. The Advocates for Students with Disabilities Association (ASDA) provides information and offers help for students with disabilities. Brown, along with Reycraft, helped form the ASDA, of which he is now the president. “We started it two years ago, basically just to build awareness,” Brown said. “We have a lot of members. If anybody sees problems or an issue with accessibility

in buildings, we come together as a group and try to see if we can get those changed.” Next semester the ASDA will join with the Black Student Union to hold a wheelchair basketball game. In the spring, the ASDA tried the same thing but had to cancel due to weather concerns. “We had a lot of people sign up,” Reycraft said. “We were all excited, but the weather didn’t cooperate. Hopefully we will have the same response next time.” At last year’s “Diversity Rocks” event held at Meek School of Journalism and New Media, Brown and other students with disabilities sat on a panel to discuss and answer questions about being a part of that minority group. Brown said he has never experienced any discrimination because of his disability, but he has gotten some strange looks. “Occasionally people will just look at you and wonder,” he said. “But really I’m willing for anyone to just come up and talk to me. If you have questions, just ask.” Reycraft believes discrimination against students with disabilities is not an issue on the Ole Miss campus, but the occasional misunderstanding does occur. “Sometimes students don’t fully understand their teachers, and teachers sometimes don’t understand the student,” she said. “But

Pinterest connects the world BY ELLIE TURNER eeturne1@olemiss.edu

The Internet can be overwhelming. Websites are full of things like fashion, recipes and quotes that you would like to remember but easily forget from one day to the next. A small team of nine people from Palo Alto, Calif., decided to create a website that would make it easy for web browsers to document and organize things they find on the Internet, and Pinterest is now one of the fastest-growing social services in the world, according to the Pinterest team. As written in Pinterest’s mission statement, its goal is “to connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting.” After requesting an invite, the team personally sends a link that enables people to join the group and then allows them to browse pins posted by others. The user can “repin” things he or she likes to his or her pinboard and/or create pins to be browsed by others. Pinboards are categorized in a variety of ways. Some

examples of pinboard themes taken from the website are “cool posters,” “inspiration,” “future wedding” and “fitness inspirations.” Like Twitter, Pinterest has a follower system. Once someone follows another Pinterest user, he or she can then see all the things the user posts or “repins.” Users can also follow specific boards posted by someone they follow instead of following their whole Pinterest account. Pinterest accesses its users’ Facebook accounts to connect Facebook friends with other Pinterest users. Pinterest users can leave comments on posts and “repins.” For example, an engaged couple can plan their wedding on a pinboard, and their parents and friends can leave feedback. Junior psychology major Chase Killebrew uses Pinterest to learn more about his friends and what they like. “I like seeing what my friends are interested in,” Killebrew said. “I guess it could even be good for gift ideas. I see it as a social network that gives peo-

ple yet another way to share different aspects of their lives. There are things that can’t really be shown through tweets and status updates.” Like many people, senior education major Julia Porter has been making plans for her future since she was a child. Pinterest has come to her mind capacity’s rescue, she said. Now, she has visual documentation of the plans she has been making for years. “I’ve basically got my life planned,” Porter said. “I have a board for my future home, wedding and birthday parties.” Porter also uses Pinterest to give her a better understanding of her fashion style. She said that she better understands what things she likes because her “style” board has an obvious theme. Pinterest has an iPhone app, and it allows users to link their account to websites and blogs. With so much information at the world’s fingertips, Pinterest has created a way to organize thoughts and ideas that may make everyday life a little easier to navigate.

outright discrimination is not a problem, it’s just miscommunication.” Reycraft said one of her main goals is to ensure that students with disabilities are treated the same as students without them. One student with a disability proving this is Robin Walker, a senior art major. Walker, who is in a wheelchair, has not let her disability stop her. “I’m super independent, so even things that are ‘regulation,’ I don’t seem to notice,” she said. “This campus is very wheelchair friendly. Sometimes there is trouble parking, but who doesn’t have that problem?” Walker, like many other students in wheelchairs, is not assisted by Student Disability Services.

Reycraft said the services offered are voluntary and only there for those who need help. “We have quite a few students on campus with wheelchairs, and we’ve never met them,” she said. “They do fine without us.” For Brown, the ASDA and SDS are vital to Ole Miss in ensuring that disabled students on campus and high school students with disabilities who are considering attending Ole Miss get the support and help they need. “My main goal is to make sure every obstacle for someone with a disability gets looked at,” he said. “If it’s not fixed while I’m here, fine. But I just want the university to be aware of the challenges that students with disabilities will face.”

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Rebel netters travel to New York for USTA/ITA National Indoor BY MATT SIGLER mcsigler@olemiss.edu

The Ole Miss tennis teams will be well represented in New York for USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships this weekend. On the men’s side, junior Jonas Lutjen and sophomore Jonas Backstrom will be competing in doubles. On the women’s side, senior Kristi Boxx will play in the singles’ tournament and also combine with fellow senior Abby Guthrie in the doubles’ tournament. All four players are excited and emotions are running high entering the tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. “It is going to be a great experience, I’m sure,” Backstrom said. “I’m really excited. It is my first visit to New York, and

to play at the US Open facility is going to be amazing.” His doubles partner, Lutjen, will also be taking his first trip to the Big Apple, and he said he is very anxious. “I’m happy to go there,” Lutjen said. “I’ve never been to New York, so I think it is very exciting. We are trying to go there, have fun and beat some other guys.” The field will not be an easy one for the Rebel duo with six of the nation’s top ten teams in attendance, including topranked Georgia Tech. However, Backstrom and Lutjen don’t see this as a problem. “We are playing well,” Backstrom said. “We used to play a little bit last season, but we didn’t really play as well as we are now, so it is great we have made some improvements. “We are right there on top of

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and I have gotten so much stronger. One of our goals this summer was to help prevent me from getting injured because pretty much the whole time I’ve been at Ole Miss I’ve had some kind of nagging injury.” Boxx will have the opportunity to play both singles and doubles in the tournament and is excited to get back on the court. “I’m so excited Abby (Guthrie) and I are in doubles for sure,” she said. “So we are going to get to play doubles, and I’m excited I’ll be able to play singles as well.” Boxx and Guthrie, ranked No. 19 in the country, advanced to the semifinals at the USTA/ ITA Southern Regional last month and earned an at-large berth after being an alternate for the national tournament. The USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships will begin today and run through Sunday.

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With the 2011 season in the books, it is now time for the Ole Miss soccer team to look ahead and prepare for next season. The biggest challenge head coach Matt Mott faces is the loss of three defenders along the team’s backline. “We are going to have to have some freshman on the back line, as we lose Meredith (Snow), Kendyl (Mygatt) and Abbie (Curran) back there, so that will be some transition for us,” Mott said. One key returner on defense, however, will be in the goal. Coach Mott started freshman Kelly McCormick throughout much of the season, including most of Southeastern Conference play. In 12 games, she allowed 17 goals and made 61 saves, while posting three shutouts.

“We have an experienced goalkeeper now in Kelly to come in and kind of settle that back line a little bit,” Mott said. With the defense facing uncertainty within the lineup, offensively the Rebels have a much clearer outlook. Sophomore Rafaelle Souza completed her first season with the Rebels after transferring from her native Brazil in the summer. Souza exploded onto the scene and led the team in goals (9), assists (7) and points (25). Even with those stats, Souza felt this was not her best season and is looking forward to next year. “The first season was not the best for me, as I had some difficulty with English, my classes and I had to adjust,” Souza said. Along with Souza, fellow sophomore Mandy McCalla looks to lead the offensive attack for the

Rebels next season. McCalla had a very good season, as she finished third on the team in scoring (5 goals) and tied for second with assists (4). “I was more defensive-minded in the first half of the season and was very pleased with how (second half of season) turned out,” McCalla said. With only four seniors on the roster for next season, the Rebels will be a young team, but will also ride the momentum from a threegame winning streak to end the season into the spring and next fall. Coach Mott feels he has a very good group in place moving into the offseason. “I think we established a really good attack in the way that we want to play,” Mott said. “I think we made a really good step forward.”

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SEC Football Power Poll: Week 10 BY AUSTIN MILLER thedmsports@gmail.com

1. LSU (8-0, 5-0 SEC, 1st last week):

What hasn’t been said about Saturday’s game at Alabama, especially after two weeks of the hype machine in full gear? It’s the first time in SEC history the No. 1 and No. 2 met in the regular season. On an Ole Missrelated note, the closest the SEC has gotten to the No. 1 and No. 2 matchup was No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Ole Miss on Halloween night, 1959, in Tiger Stadium. That’s not to mention the rivalry between LSU and Alabama, stemming from Nick Saban’s departure from Baton Rouge in 2004 and his arrival in Tuscaloosa in 2007. All four games since 2007 have been decided by less than 10 points. LSU has been the more complete team this season. This week: at Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC), 7 p.m., CBS 2. Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC, 2nd last week):

In all honesty, you’re splitting hairs to pick one team or the other, but, here’s my prediction: LSU wins. Both teams have been equally dominant in the second half, but Alabama has started slow in each of their past three games, and LSU has delivered knockout blows in early parts of games this season. I also give LSU the edge at quarterback with senior Jarrett Lee compared to Alabama sophomore quarterback AJ McCarron because, with these defenses, it will come down to just a play or two and more than likely in the passing game. This week: LSU (8-0, 5-0 SEC), 7 p.m., CBS 3. Arkansas (7-1, 3-1 SEC, 3rd last week):

Another week and another slow start for the Razorbacks, but, again, Arkansas came from behind and pulled out a 31-28 win over Vanderbilt. The play of the game, aside from the Commodore’s 27yard missed field goal at the end of regulation, was senior Jerry Franklin’s 94-yard fumble return for a touchdown that turned a likely twotouchdown game into a tied game. Junior quarterback Tyler Wilson had another big day, completing 27 of 43 passes for 316 yards and a touchdown. This week: South Carolina (71, 5-1 SEC), 6:15 p.m., ESPN

4. Georgia (6-2, 5-1 SEC, 4th last week):

The Bulldogs overcame mistakes, which included a fourthand-19 play that went for a touchdown and a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, to win 24-20 in Saturday’s “World Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” in Jacksonville. Sophomore quarterback Aaron Murray completed 15 of 34 passes for 169 yards with two touchdown and an interception. Both touchdowns came on fourth down and the second one tied the game, 17-17. Sophomore linebacker Jarvis Jones had a big game on defense, totaling five tackles, recording four sacks and forcing a fumble. This week, Georgia will be without leading rusher Isaiah Crowell and two other running backs, who were suspended for reportedly failing drug tests. This week New Mexico State (3-5), 11:30 a.m., CSS

7. Florida (4-4, 2-4 SEC, 7th last week):

10. Tennessee (3-5, 0-5 SEC, 8th last week):

The Gators made explosive plays early against Georgia, including touchdowns on a fourth-and-19 play and a 99yard kickoff return, but could not deliver a decisive blow in the second half and allowed two fourth-down touchdowns. Despite a sprained ankle, senior quarterback John Brantley started and threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, but was also sacked six times. These sacks, combined with the struggles of senior running backs Chris Rainey (26 yards on five carries) and Jeff Demps (12 yards on eight carries) led to minus 19 yards rushing in the game. This week: Vanderbilt (4-4, 1-4 SEC), 11:21 a.m., SEC Network

This team is not as bad as the record shows, but at some point the Volunteers have to win a conference game. That’s why they’re below Vanderbilt and Mississippi State in this week’s power poll. Two weeks ago, head coach Derek Dooley burned freshman quarterback Justin Worley’s redshirt and, this past week, he made his first career start. Worley completed 10 of 26 passes for 105 yards with two interceptions. Senior running back Tauren Poole struggled on ground, rushing for just 38 yards on 18 carries. Tennessee, in the absence of sophomore quarterback Tyler Bray and sophomore wide receiver Justin Hunter, continues to try to find explosive plays on offense. This week: Middle Tennessee State (25), 6 p.m., Fox Sports Net

8. Vanderbilt (4-4, 1-4 SEC, 5. South Carolina (6-1, 5-1 9th last week): SEC, 5th last week):

The Gamecocks survived their first game without star sophomore running back Marcus Lattimore, coming away with a 14-3 over Tennessee in Knoxville Saturday. Freshman running back Brandon Wilds stepped up in Lattimore’s absence, going for 137 yards on 28 carries. Sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw threw for 87 yards, ran for 64 yards and scored a touchdown through both the air and on the ground. With the win, South Carolina remains in control of the SEC Eastern Division, but it doesn’t get any easier with Arkansas and Florida over the next two weeks to close out the conference slate. This week: at Arkansas (7-1, 3-1 SEC), 6:15 p.m., ESPN

The Commodores were a play or two away from a signature win over a top-10 team, Arkansas, in James Franklin’s first season in Nashville. Vanderbilt never trailed and led by as many as 14 points in the game, before Arkansas stormed back to win 31-28. Junior Zac Stacy, who broke a 62-yard touchdown run and finished with 128 yards on the ground, had a costly fumble early in the fourth quarter that the Razorbacks returned for a touchdown. Then, sophomore Carey Spear missed a 27-yard field goal wide right that would have sent the game into overtime. This week, Vanderbilt looks for their first win against Florida since 1988. This week: at Florida (4-4, 2-4 SEC), 11:21 a.m., SEC Network.

6. Auburn (6-3, 4-2 SEC, 6th last week):

9. Mississippi State (4-4, 1-4 SEC, 10th last week):

11. Ole Miss (2-6, 0-5 SEC, 11th last week):

The Rebels played Auburn to a 17-17 tie going into halftime, but could not carry the momentum into the second half, as the Tigers scored 24 unanswered points and won 41-23 on the Plains. For the third straight week, the opposing team’s running back earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week, as Michael Dyer racked up 177 yards and a touchdown on the ground. For Ole Miss, senior running back Brandon Bolden had, perhaps, his best game of the season and rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. Look for more young players to enter the fold with attention quickly shifting from this season to the future. This week: at Kentucky (3-5, 0-4 SEC), 2:30 p.m., ESPNU 12. Kentucky (3-5, 0-4 SEC, 12th last week):

Behind sophomore quarterback Clint Moseley and sophomore running back Michael Dyer, the Tigers dominated the second half and defeated Ole Miss 41-23. Moseley completed 12 of 15 passes for 160 yards and four touchdowns, the first of his career. Dyer carried the ball 27 times for 177 yards and a touchdown. Junior wide receiver Emory Blake, the team’s leading receiver, returned from an ankle injury and caught five passes for 71 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown. After nine straight games, Auburn is bowl eligible and now has a bye week before the season’s finishing kick that includes Georgia and Alabama. This week: Bye, Next week: at Georgia (6-2, 5-1 SEC), TBD, TBD

Coming off a bye week, the Bulldogs regrouped and walked out of Lexington with a muchneeded 28-16 win over Kentucky. The quarterback carousel continues to spin in Starkville, with the competition between senior Chris Relf and sophomore Tyler Russell continuing into this week. Relf completed 6 of 9 passes for 92 yards and accounted for three touchdowns. Russell completed 9 of 12 passes for 172 yards. With games left against Alabama and Arkansas, this Saturday against a FCS opponent and the Egg Bowl against Ole Miss are two more must-wins, if Mississippi State wants to go bowling this season. This week: Tennessee-Martin (53), 6:30 p.m., CSS

The Wildcats missed their first of two prime opportunities to earn their first conference win of the season, falling 28-16 at home to Mississippi State. Junior quarterback Morgan Newton completed 3 of 5 passes for 15 yards, before suffering a right ankle sprain in the first quarter. Freshman quarterback Maxwell Smith stepped in and completed 26 of 33 passes for 174 yards. Basketball season is right around the corner, but backto-back bowl games and snapping a 26-game losing streak to Tennessee in the regular season finale will go a long way on the football field. This week: Ole Miss (2-6, 0-5 SEC), 2:30 p.m., ESPNU

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to an increased role on defense. “He’s shown toughness on special teams,” Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix said. “He has tremendous speed and athletic ability. Sometimes you make moves because you’re not getting the performance that your looking for from other guys so you say ‘Hey, let’s give this guy a shot.’ “He has all the tools. We recruited him and felt he was one of our best athletes, so we’re going to give him a shot at it.” Offense needs to show up ready to play Ole Miss offensive coordinator David Lee has been preaching all week that the Rebels must be ready to play Saturday afternoon in Lexington and that Kentucky should not be taken lightly. The Wildcats’ defense is led by the Southeastern Conference’s two leading tacklers in senior linebacker Danny Trevathan (94 tackles) and senior safety Winston Guy (83 tackles). “I think the biggest thing is, we better be ready to play,” Lee said. “That bunch up there in Kentucky, they believe they can beat Ole Miss. They’ve got good players up there. They’ve got three guys on defense that could start for anyone in this conference and our guys have got to know that.” Lee compared the Vanderbilt game to this Saturday’s game and said that he doesn’t want what happened in Nashville to happen in Lexington. “I don’t want the scenario of Vanderbilt happening again, where we think cause we’re going to show up that they’re not going to play or that we’re better than them,” Lee said. “My biggest concern is our guys not being deep down ready to play.” Rebels glad to have Bolden healthy Ole Miss running back Brandon Bolden has continued to battle back from a broken ankle and is finally back to full speed, something that the Ole Miss coaches are thankful for. “You’re able to open up the playbook a little bit from screens to draws and delays,” Nutt said. “You can throw to him, hand to him. He’s very valuable catching the ball out of the backfield and all those things.” Lee said being able to rely on Bolden and knowing he is completely healthy is “all the difference in the world.” “We’ll really miss him when he’s gone,” he said.

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time, but they are taking the game plan in and working hard,” Nutt said. “It’s like swimming, you’ve got to throw them in the water.” On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Serderius Bryant and safety Cody Prewitt are both in line to start at their respective positions against the Wildcats, and Bryant is glad to have the opportunity.

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“I feel great,” Bryant said. “A chance to get my first start, I might go out there and play a little better just because I feel a little better. I’m always going to go out there and give it my heart, give it my all every practice and every game. I feel like it’s going to be nothing different.” Prewitt, who broke his hand just weeks ago, has impressed the coaches with his play on special teams and that has led See NOTEBOOK, PAGE 11

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Senior running back Brandon Bolden takes a carry in the 29-24 loss to Arkansas last month. Bolden is second on the team behind Jeff Scott with 305 rushing yards on 50 carries.

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The Ole Miss men’s basketball team tips off the 2011-2012 season with an exhibition game against the University of North Alabama tonight at 6 p.m. at Tad Smith Coliseum. Ole Miss was picked to finish seventh in the Southeastern Conference this season in the pre-

season media poll. This year’s team features six lettermen, including three starters, and welcomes seven freshmen, as well as the return of junior Murphy Holloway, who transferred back to Ole Miss from South Carolina. Along with Holloway, senior Terrance Henry and junior Reginald Buckner return in the frontcourt. Sophomore Dundrecous Nelson and junior Nick

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