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This Mother’s Day will be the first time alcohol will be sold on a Sunday in Oxford.
BY DONICA PHIFER Online Editor
For the first time on a Sunday, you can take your mother to drink alcohol at a restaurant in Oxford. May 8 marks Mother’s Day, the first national holiday to fall on a Sunday since the Sunday alcohol sales law was passed by the city. Matt Smith, junior hospitality management major, said he plans to go out and drink Sunday. Although Smith is taking advantage of the new law, many restaurants on the Square, including the John Currenceowned Boure, City Grocery and Snackbar, will remained closed.
Currence’s fourth restaurant, Big Bad Breakfast, will be open but will not be serving alcohol. Restaurants that are open on regular Sundays will remain so with the addition of alcoholic beverages to the menu. “We’re not really going to be doing anything different than on a normal day, but we are looking forward to the opportunity for people who want to have a drink to come in and have one,” said Rob Carpenter, general manager for South Depot Taco Shop. Other businesses are following the same concept, opening for normal business hours but not preparing for large crowds. “We aren’t expecting that much of a fluctuation because of
alcohol sales,” said Ross Green, general manager for the Rib Cage. Ward VI Alderman Brad Mayo said he had no expectations for Sunday sales, but that the current law was the result of a compromise. “It’s not what everyone wanted,” Mayo said. “Some wanted Sunday sales every Sunday, and others didn’t want sales at all, but this is the compromise that we reached.” The push for Sunday sales in Oxford began in February 2010, when Valentine’s Day fell on a Sunday and the Restaurant Association pushed for an exception to the no-Sunday sales law, Mayo said.
While the city granted the exception, the Mississippi State Tax Commission denied the request. The summer months in Oxford brought campaigns and open forums for both sides of the Sunday sales issue. “I just don’t agree with how they went about doing it by having special days or whatever,” Smith said. “I just think it’s all or nothing. I think it’s good for business owners in general.” The Oxford Board of Aldermen passed the law Dec. 7, 2010, and it was approved by the state in January 2011. With the adoption of the law, restaurants can now sell wine and liquor from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
LIFESTYLES
IN REVIEW: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Superintendent’s sudden death encourages OSB to improve BY LUKE TAYLOR The Daily Mississippian
Those who knew her described Oxford School District superintendent Kim Stasny as a tireless worker who had great compassion for the well-being of the Oxford community. Stasny, 55, died May 4 after an unsuccessful surgery to remove a brain tumor. “The Oxford School District has lost a wonderful educator, administrator and friend,” acting superintendent Brian Harvey said. Stasny was named superintendent for the Oxford School District in March 2009.
She previously served as superintendent in Bay Saint Louis where Hurricane Katrina devastated every school, destroyed four campuses and left two campuses with serious damage. Stasny lead the way to reassemble the school system in 70 days after Hurricane Katrina. Eighty percent of her staff was homeless, and four out of six campuses were severely or completely destroyed. For her efforts, Stasny was named Mississippi’s Superintendent of the Year in 2008. “Her life of service to family, friends, employees, and most of all, children, is truly one that we should all aspire,” Harvey said.
Oxford School Board president Buddy Chain said in the short time Stasny spent as superintendent of the Oxford School District, she had numerous accomplishments. “She was a pleasure for all to work with and will be sorely missed,” he said. Among her accomplishments with the Oxford School District were an emphasis on instruction and an improvement in the teacher evaluation process. Both internal and external communication within the district was improved, a new discipline hearing procedure developed and morale throughout the district improved during her tenure.
One of her most notable contributions was a comprehensive analysis of the future classroom needs of the district, which resulted in the school board’s decision to seek a bond issue to build a new high school. Chain said Stasny provided outstanding leadership in the bond campaign to provide funds for the construction. “God used Kim’s life to enrich the lives of those around her,” Harvey said. “She will continue to serve as an inspiration to all of us that knew her. We will all carry the responsibility of honoring her life of service with our own actions.”
SPORTS
Ole Miss baseball hosts No. 3 South Carolina
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CAROLINE LEE editor-in-chief EMILY ROLAND managing editor
BY JOSH CLARK
LANCE INGRAM city news editor
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CAIN MADDEN campus news editor AMELIA CAMURATI opinion editor EMILY CEGIELSKI lifestyles editor PAUL KATOOL sports editor ALEX EDWARDS photography editor KATIE RIDGEWAY design editor WILL GROSSENBACHER copy chief
PATRICK HOUSE business manager
GEORGE BORDELON KEATON BREWER ALEX PENCE ANGELYN VAUGHAN
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A farewell to all BY BRANDON IRVINE Columnist
T H E
As I write this, there are 108 files in the folder on my computer labeled “Articles.” I wrote my first column for The DM sometime in the middle of the fall semester of my sophomore year at Ole Miss in 2007. Each of the files in that folder averages 550 words, and while some of them are duplicates or extensions of published columns, or never published for some reason or other, that’s still nearly 60,000 words I’ve written for this newspaper. That first column consisted of me ripping the state of Mississippi a new one for all the faults and problems I perceived it had. If you can find a copy of it on the Internet, you’re better at the Googles, Bings, AskJeeveses, AltaVistas, Netscapes and Lycoses than me. That first column brought me the first of many angry reader re-
sponses in the form of letters to the editor, direct Facebook messages and personal confrontations. They all made me happy, despite the angry tone of some, because it meant that I was achieving my goals. When I sit down to write a column, I have two goals in mind. First, I want to make at least a portion of my readers angry. You, as my readers, are not supposed to agree with everything I write. My philosophy on writing opinion columns is to give a voice to ideas that people either disagree with or don’t think of. Second, I want to make you all think. The ultimate success of an opinion columnist, at least in my opinion, is whether or not people are taking in what you write and think about it, which hopefully leads to some sort of response. I love reading every letter to the editor you wonderful people send
ROBBIE CARLISLE KELSEY DOCKERY LIBBI HUFF SARA LOWREY
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in reaction to something I or any other DM columnist has written, no matter how much I disagree with the points you’re making, because it means you either read our stuff or had a reaction to it. You read, and it set something off inside you that made you sit down and write a letter to the editor (or email to the editor), detailing your reaction. The goals I have in writing opinion columns are why I ask the opinion editor every year to put me in the Friday paper. I did it because it gave me the maximum exposure to the maximum amount of people: the students on Friday, and any visitors to campus over the weekend who pick up a DM and leaf through it. The Friday DM is out and available until Monday, giving my column three days of exposure, as opposed to the one day window the other columnists get.
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Over the past four years, I have been truly privileged to be able to communicate with you all more or less every week, and let you know what my thoughts are on a hodgepodge of topics, and even more privileged, to have opportunities to see your thoughts on my own in whatever form they took. Next Saturday, I’ll walk across the stage of the Ford Center and receive my degree. I imagine that a few of you (you know who you are, Kyle), will celebrate never having to see my ugly mug in the paper again. They say there’s no easy way to say goodbye, so I’ll do it the hard way and draw it out. I’d like to say thank you for the memories, God bless you, God bless America, and I hope to see you all in the Grove come September and football season. Hotty Toddy!
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Final words from outgoing editor-in-chief BY CAROLINE LEE Editor-in-Cheif
This year has gone by more quickly than I could have imagined. After a semester of being lifestyles editor, a semester of being managing editor and a year of being editor-inchief, much of my time at The Daily Mississippian is over. Before I began this job, I had a lot of advice dumped in my lap: Put more Sudoku in the Finals Frenzy.
Don’t let this columnist write anymore. And God forbid, don’t make the same mistake my friend who worked there three years ago did. One of the hardest parts of being editor of The DM is that you want to put out the best paper possible and to fulfill the newspaper needs of your peers – and harder still is that they’ll tell you everything they want. I’ve enjoyed the challenge that has been posed for the paper. There is nothing that makes me happier than to see a copy of The DM in someone’s hand on campus. In my first grade journal, there was a fill-in-the-blank page that said, “I am the best at...” I put “spelling.” I loved to read, and I put all the
words in my head that would fit. (I also put that I wanted to be Celine Dion, but I digress.) In middle school, I lived for creative writing. In high school, I developed a passion for photography and for art classes that let me do things graphically. Somehow, entering college, I hadn’t ever considered that journalism combines all of these things. I’ve gotten to do everything that I love in one place. More importantly, though, I’ve gotten to learn. I have been able to work with a great editorial staff and an everchanging cast of writers and columnists, many of whom share these loves.
If ever there was something I didn’t know, someone could likely show me. Sure, there have been late nights. There have been mistakes that have taught me lessons along the way. I have one year left of college, but I doubt I will find something that will teach me more during my time at this university. That’s what I want to leave you with – find something you love in college. And I don’t mean your favorite bar, though that’s important too. Find something that you can leave a mark on, and more importantly, can leave a mark on you. Through this job, I have learned
how much I love the University of Mississippi. I have met so many students, faculty and Oxonians and have learned that this really is the best community I could have chosen to be a part of. So thank you for those who worked with me, put up with my grammatical hang-ups and trusted my vision for the paper. And thank you for letting me be your editor-inchief. I know the staff that is starting will do a fantastic job, and I have no doubt the paper will continue to improve. And, while I’m still being published: When do I get my black bear T-shirt? I’ve been waiting for months.
Now, I’m moving on. I graduate in a week and plan to move on from the field of journalism. It was fun while it lasted, but I don’t feel like it’s my ultimate calling in life. Apparently God doesn’t intend for me to write for Rolling Stone, sadly. As pessimistic and whiney as all of this sounds, I enjoyed the job, for the most part. There were days when I was so frustrated, I contemplated the punishment for doing some of the most absurd things, but they never balanced out. Like I said above, I made some good friends. People I may never talk to again after I graduate, but I enjoyed the time with them. To our managing editor, Emily Roland: You were one of my best friends on and off the job. To our opinion editor, Mia Camurati: Our NBA discussions were always a nice break from news. To our campus news editor, Cain Madden: If anyone deserves to be a journalist, it’s you. To the incoming city news editor, Mallory Simerville: Good luck, and thanks for being my most consistent reporter. To all of my reporters: You are very appreciated, and I enjoyed
working with each of you. Best of luck to you all. To our faculty advisor, Pat Thompson: Making you laugh was one of my greatest pleasures at work, and thank you for being the smart one. There’s so many more people I could thank, but I don’t have enough space or words. I guess my
advice for anyone who’s actually read this far into the article: Don’t be so critical of The DM. We’re students just like you, and we do the best we can. Anyway, farewell to all you frat stars and sorority things. In the words of my favorite band, “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.”
Farewell and go Cubs! BY LANCE INGRAM City News Editor
What a year. This was easily the most stressful and difficult year of my college career. I still remember the day when I realized the calling for my senior year: to be the city news editor for The DM. I was driving back from a weekend at home and heard a tiny voice that told me what to do. Little did I know what I was getting myself into. For the first three weeks of the job, I slept little, exercised rarely and stressed often. It was paradise, if your paradise is suck. After a semester of working my hardest to provide the students at Ole Miss with the latest in L-OU news, repeated insults that The DM is a joke and the other stresses of being a college student, I wanted to give up. During winter break, I had a lot
of time to think and breathe, and it was during that time I remembered that little voice (it sounds so much creepier than it actually was) that told me what to do. I knew I was in this position for a reason. The spring semester wasn’t much different from the fall semester, but I came into work each day knowing that God had a purpose for me being in this position. I’d like to say I know what that reason is now, but I honestly don’t. I learned a lot about the field of journalism, and I was able to speak with some very interesting people. I made a few friends, and apparently a few enemies, but what can I say? That’s what happens when you’re a “working man.” Looking back, I’m realizing that I’m one of two people who stuck with it since I was hired last April. It’s a tough job and not for those who don’t like to get calls at all hours to come into work because something caught on fire or a catastrophe happened. Yes, that did happen; multiple times in fact. Regardless, I’d like to think that I made a difference for someone. Even if I didn’t, I’m telling myself that I did because it helps me sleep at night.
SENIOR HONORS THESIS PRESENTATION
Saheed Olanigan
“Investigation of Ultrasonic Fields Radiated from Planar and Curved Apertures”
Friday, May 6th 2:00 p.m. Lewis Hall Room 109 The defense is open to the public.
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Local television station follows Ole Miss students across continents BY CAROLINE DANIELS The Daily Mississippian
In the summer of 2008, three university professors and 18 college students set out on the journey of a lifetime. The journey, sponsored by the Trent Lott Leadership Institute, gave students the chance to travel across three different continents in just five weeks, while exploring two of the world’s most dividing issues: race and religion. The University of Mississippi paired with universities in Northern Ireland and South Africa to create a unique and adventurous exchange program that gives students the opportunity to earn three credit hours. Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s newest documentary, “Divided We
Stand,” follows the students on their journey through unknown territory, new discoveries and finding what life is really like outside the comfort of their own walls. As part of the “Divided We Stand” documentary, each student was given a camcorder and the freedom to choose what they wanted to record. Marie Antoon, former Mississippi Public Broadcasting director, provided the camcorders. As part of the selection process, students were required to submit an application and go through an interview. Over 30 students applied, and six were chosen from each of the three universities to be a part of the journey. The group of 21 individuals, seven from each university, started out in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2008. From D.C., the group
traveled through Memphis, Tenn., then to the Delta and Jackson before catching flights to Northern Ireland. “It was a wonderful experience,” Rebecca Batey said of the trip. “I think what I remember most is just constantly going.” In Northern Ireland, students and instructors had the opportunity to visit Dairy, a town best known for being the epicenter of troubles between Catholics and Protestants. Dairy, although a divided city, is also home to what Charles Wilson, professor of Southern studies, refers to as some of the most beautiful murals he has ever seen. “They were these huge murals that covered the sides of buildings,” he said. “Murals of Dr. King and Nelson Mandela; just amazing.” After Northern Ireland, students
and advisors traveled to Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Here students learned about the racial division that is still a visible factor in the South African society. “Psychologically, the trip was pretty demanding,” Wilson said. “We were hearing stories of trauma, injustices, oppressions, violence and how people are trying to rebuild their lives. So it was pretty demanding but very rewarding at the same time.” Through this exchange program, students and faculty were able to not only see new things but also understand new perspectives. Many students acknowledged the differences around them and openly accepted the challenge to learn what makes different cultures unique. Rachel Ford, producer at Mississippi Public Broadcasting, accom-
panied the students and faculty as she shot her own film of the trip throughout the five weeks of travel. “This trip was one that was life changing for everyone involved,” Ford said in a press release. “You can’t spend five weeks with 18 brilliant minds from three very different countries without learning about each of them and, in turn, yourself.” Batey agreed that the trip was a memorable one. “I think one of the most memorable things for me was hearing all the perspectives of the different students who were part of the trip,” she said. “Everyone came from different backgrounds, and we were able see different types of perspective and insight that you can’t get from a lecture.” Upon arriving back in the U.S., students were asked to submit their video diaries allowing Ford to produce what would become known as a Mississippi Public Broadcast documentary: “Divided We Stand.” “Divided We Stand,” by Rachel Ford, is now showing in Oxford. To learn more about the Trent Lott Leadership Institute or the University of Mississippi exchange programs, visit lottinst.olemiss.edu or outreach.olemiss.edu.
SENIOR HONORS THESIS PRESENTATION
Will Allen
“Transboundary Animal
Diseases and Their Likelihood to Be Used in an Agroterrorist Attack on the United States’ Economy” Friday, May 6th 1:00 p.m. ISS Old Athletics Building The defense is open to the public.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Penny Leeton at 662-915-7266.
SENIOR HONORS THESIS PRESENTATION
Paul Jennings Treutel “Confucianism and the Modern East Asian”
Friday, May 6th 11:00 a.m. Croft Building Boardroom The defense is open to the public.
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On Behalf of ASB:
Good Luck With Finals!
Stop by the ASB table TODAY in the Union for FREE SCANTRONS!
Thanks to everyone who participated in ASB Awareness Week!
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The Daily Mississippian set to celebrate centennial BY JACOB BATTE The Daily Mississippian
On October 14, 1911, The Mississippian was published for the first time. Nearly 100 years later, it has seen two World Wars, a name change, the first integration of an African American student at a public university, the Cold War and two presidents with the last name Bush. And on June 17 and 18, 2011, editors, administrators and faculty alike that have contributed to the success of the paper will get together for the centennial celebration. Will Norton, dean of Meek School of Journalism and New Media, said The Daily Mississippian is an underrated resource for students.
“I don’t think most people understand how influential The Daily Mississippian has been on this campus,” he said. “Particularly before the James Meredith incident, there were a series of editors who spoke out for policies that would enable it to avoid a lot of grief that it experienced with the James Meredith incident.” Norton said there are countless situations in which the students here at Ole Miss were aware of the problems that society or the University faced, and they dealt with those in their news and the editorial pages. “That resulted in helping the University and a lot of times, it set the agenda for public discussion that led to improvement,” Norton
said. “I think we are talking about a very unusual organization on the campus. A lot of people just look at it in terms of the mistakes that are made, instead of looking at the contribution that exists.” Norton said a number of outstanding people have come into our society after having worked at The Daily Mississippian. One of those people is JB Clark. Clark, who graduated from the University in May 2010, worked at The DM from 2008 to 2010, spending a year as city editor. “It was a family for me,” said Clark, who now writes for the Desoto Times Tribune. “It was fun, it was stressful. I learned so much, got connected with so many people. If you can work at The DM, you can
work anywhere.” The two-day event will begin on Friday with a walking history of The Daily Mississippian facilities starting at Farley Hall and the Overby Center for Southern Politics and Journalism, followed by the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center at Bishop Hall. Later that night, guests are invited to a meet with Chancellor Dan Jones and Provost Morris Stocks. Pictures and videos of past reunions and DM events will be on display. Guests will be interviewed by the students. The second day will begin early in the morning as the guests are welcomed by co-chairs Elizabeth Shiver, who was DM editor-in-chief from 1953-54, and Jim Autry, DM
editor from 1954-55. The rest of the morning will include a panel discussion to be moderated by Charles Overby, DM editor from 1967-68, and a special discussion about the Delta Project by Bill Rose, followed by lunch in the Grove. That night, dinner will be full of special speakers, including Chancellor Jones, with remarks by Ed Meek, who the journalism school is named after, and Patricia Thompson, director of the Student Media Center. A keynote address will be given by William Winter, DM editor in 1943 and the 58th governor of Mississippi. Afterward, entertainment will be provided by Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat and Tricia Walker, director of Delta Music Institute.
The future of the S. Gale Denley student media center BY MARY KELLEY ZELESKY The Daily Mississippian
Every year, the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center allow students the opportunity to lead its different departments: NewsWatch, Rebel Radio, The Daily Mississippian and The Ole Miss. Victoria Boatman, a freshman journalism major, will be next year’s Yearbook Editor. Before coming to Ole Miss, Boatman, an Orlando native who graduated from Boone High School, was the features editor of her high school newspaper and occasionally helped out with the yearbook. Boatman said she does not want to copy last year’s yearbook. She hopes that next year’s staff will bring their own style to the yearbook. “We had a really great, strong yearbook this year,” she said. “It’s going to be really hard to follow in their footsteps.
“This year’s book was so great, I just hope to keep it at the level that it’s at.” After graduation, Boatman wants to join the peace corps. Amelia Camurati, a senior journalism major, has worked at The DM for four years and said she is excited to be editor-inchief for the summer, even if it is only for a couple of months. Camurati started off as prelaw but didn’t like her political science classes and needed a new major. “Everyone told me I could write, and I didn’t want to do English,” she said. ”So I decided to become a columnist. I liked the arts and entertainment aspect of it more than the hard news, so I went with it.” Camurati began writing as an opinion columnist in 2007 and spent this past year as the opinion editor. She said that her ultimate goal is to move to New York and be a theater critic. Josh Hollingshead, a senior
math and history major, will be manager of Rebel Radio for this upcoming year. Before Rebel Radio, he did not have any experience with journalism. Hollingshead, who is from Brandon, said he sort of fell into the job with Rebel Radio. “I needed a job, I needed money,” he said. “I’ve had four different sports shows since I’ve started.” After he became a part of the Rebel Radio team, Hollingshead worked for Bott Radio in Memphis, Sports Talk with Richard Cross and Ole Miss Sports Productions. Now that Hollingshead is the incoming manager, he plans on building Rebel Radio into a better station by striping it down and rebuilding it completely. “We’re changing the logo of the station and spending two months of the summer re-doing our website,” he said. “On top of that, we are going to integrate more news into the
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station.” Cain Madden, a journalism major from Natchez, was chosen to be the new editor-inchief for next year. Madden was previously The DM campus news editor. While at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Madden worked at N-Sights, the student newspaper. After graduating, Madden became an intern at the Natchez Democrat and later worked as the county beat reporter. He also covered high school football games for the Commercial Dispatch in Columbus. Madden plans to make several changes for The Daily Mississippian next year. “One of the biggest changes that I plan to make is rolling out a new design in August,” he said. One of many changes he hopes to add includes a weekly insert for the lifestyles section to explain what is happening in Oxford that weekend.
Although Madden hopes to eventually write both fiction and non-fiction books after he finishes degree, he said he is going to keep his journalistic options open. Brian Spurlock, a junior biology major from Terry, was chosen to be the new manager of NewsWatch. After being told that it looked like a high school news show from the ‘80s, Spurlock said he plans to re-do the style of it to make it look more modern and collegiate. “We need a few changes to the rundown just to make things flow better,” he said. “Apart from that, it’s a good show.” After college, Spurlock plans to attend graduate school and hopes to eventually end up doing genetics research in North Carolina. “Brian is a really dedicated person and he will make a great station manager,” said Gerard Manogin, assignment editor for NewsWatch.
SENIOR HONORS THESIS PRESENTATION
SENIOR HONORS THESIS PRESENTATION
“Representation of African Americans in Memphis Media”
“Molecular Analysis of Endophytic Bacteria Associated with Lettuce”
Gloria Howell
Shelly Osborn
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In Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee BY AMELIA CAMURATI Editor
This weekend, Putnam County is coming to Lafayette, and is hosting a spelling bee. Well, sort of. The Ole Miss theater department is producing “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a hilarious musical about six oddball preteens and their three bizarre chaperones. Directed by Rory Ledbetter and choreographed by Rene Pulliam, this show could easily be the best production of the season. Saving the best for last, this rousing production will leave you dreaming about your childhood and thinking, “Wow, were we this weird/ awkward/quirky/sexual?” The answer is yes, and the cast overall delivers a spot-on performance. Emily Wicks takes the cake with her energetic characterization of Rona Lisa Peretti. While Wicks is in the process of recovering from laryngitis, she still kept the number one realtor in Putnam County’s wit on cue, never missing a beat. While her voice may shake a bit from time to time when she gets into the rafters, her effort overrides her illness. Senior Ashley Mitchell plays the
precious Olive Ostrovsky, a little girl with invisible parental support and one friend: the dictionary. From the moment her meek figure takes the stage, you want nothing more than to comfort the lonely girl with a faraway mother and workaholic father. Her extreme lovability and pure optimism of a child gives Olive a dimension that surpasses the other five. There is not a more fitting way to say goodbye than to go out on top, and Mitchell does just that. Junior Sam Damare storms the stage as the misunderstood bully of the competition, William Barfee. Taking a drastically different approach than the original, Damare wins your heart with his honest and emotional performance. The hysterical outbursts and intriguing quirks leave you laughing longer each time, and he easily has one of the strongest performances of the cast. It’s rare to see a bully with a soft side, but it’s impossible to leave the theater without loving Barfee at least a little bit. Sadly, mixed in with the wonderful is a dud. Maegan Ewing plays the quiet Marcy Park, an overachiever to the highest degree, but Ewing ends up giving an underwhelming performance with no energy and
zero choices. Whether she was staring idly into space or not singing at all, her lack of enthusiasm and effort brought the group down. With one of the most active solos in the show, her barely-there smile left nothing to be desired. Her lack of choices stood out most while seated in the center of the other five children, who were all doing something while she simply did nothing. Not for me, and not for the show. Nick Bredosky takes Mitch Mahoney, a thug doing community service, and turns him into... well, a thug with a gorgeous voice. His sharp movements and fancy footwork make him one of the more attention-grabbing featured roles, and Bredosky’s velvety voice causes goosebumps. One of the highlights of the show is the costumes. While these 5 foot something “children” are obviously nowhere near the age they portray, Ruthie Fenger’s design brings the kids to life, from Leaf’s homemade cape to Chip’s Boy Scout badges. The color palette mixed with the blank backdrop makes the children pop to life with an “I dressed myself today” look and brings the final touches of authenticity to the decked out gymnatorium. Within the past month, the the-
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From left to right: Christian Green, Ashley Mitchell, Maegan Ewing, Sam Damare, Emily Wicks, Christopher Young and Morgan McHugh.
ater department invested in some new lighting technology, and the difference is quickly visible. The quick attention shift from left to center without the shakiness of a human-operated spot brought a crisp look to the beautiful lighting design by Paul Kennedy. From the moment the banner welcoming you to Fulton Chapel is visible, Putnam County Middle School becomes a reality, basketball goal and all. A top-notch performance that is
not to be missed, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will make you laugh, melt your heart and (maybe) make you cry in under two hours. What better way to unwind for a brief second during a study break than to support your UM theater department and laugh a lot. Stay tuned, fellow theater patrons – the season has been announced for next year and someone may be paying a lot of “RENT” to use the Ford Center.
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and ranks third in strikeouts (72) and opponent’s batting average (.206). Sophomore right-hander Colby Holmes and freshman right-hander Forrest Koumas round out the Gamecocks’ weekend rotation. Also in the bullpen, sophomore righthander Matt Price, who earned the win in last season’s national championship clincher, is second in the conference with 13 saves and holds
a 1.97 ERA in 32 innings. Friday’s series opener is set for 6:30 p.m., while Saturday’s game starts at 2 p.m. and Sunday’s at 1:30 p.m. After this weekend, the Diamond Rebels host Mississippi State and travel to Arkansas to close out conference play, in addition to a midweek makeup game at home against Southeast Missouri State on May 17.
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batting .326 and .317, respectively, in support of the offense. Junior left-hander Michael Roth, who made just two starts last season, anchors the pitching staff as South Carolina’s Friday night starter. His 1.24 ERA is second only to teammate and senior right-handed reliever John Taylor, who leads the SEC with a 0.82 ERA in 44 innings pitched. Roth is also tied for the conference lead with nine wins
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records for rushing yards in a game and all-purpose yards in a game against Tennessee, and I was in the press box and on the sidelines to see it all. It’s not hard to tell from this column that football has always been No. 1 in my heart. That being said, the Ole Miss football team fell flat on its face in 2010. The Ole Miss basketball team failed to make the NCAA Tournament, and the baseball team is struggling for the first time since I can remember. It wasn’t easy during my tenure as sports editor – and it wasn’t just the lack of sleep and social life. As a journalist, I prided myself on maintaining a level of objectivity this past year. In the end, though, I’m a
huge fan of the Ole Miss Rebels, and loss after loss hurt. Many fans threw many Ole Miss coaches and administrator under the bus this past spring and fall. The reality of it, though, is the Rebels play in the SEC – the premier conference in collegiate athletics – and wins aren’t easy to come by. So as my final message to readers of The DM, I say give the Rebels some slack. One bad year doesn’t define a program, and I have faith in the future of Ole Miss athletics as a whole. I’ll be in the Grove this fall. Pour me a drink – I like Maker’s and Coke – and let’s talk some football. Hotty Toddy, and go to hell LSU!
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will be followed by many more student-focused initiatives from athletics.” “The students are the key to gameday atmosphere,” said Pete Boone, Ole Miss director of athletics. “Taylor McGraw and Nathan Dye presented some great concepts that benefit our students and encourage participation at all Ole Miss athletics events. We all have to be excited about this plan.” Football student season tickets were made available for purchase online at the OleMissSports.com ticket site beginning Monday at 8 a.m. at a maximum of one season ticket per student. Season tickets are being sold at a price of $105 with no additional charges or processing fees, and the
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The day that I stepped on the campus of the University of Mississippi, I made it my goal to one day become sports editor of The Daily Mississippian. To achieve this goal, I applied to be a sports reporter for the paper as a freshman but was told that all the positions were filled. After a little bit of persistence, I was given an assignment to write a feature on the men’s club lacrosse team. That piece, I like to think, was a launching point for my career in journalism. After that, the good folks at The
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DM let me keep writing. As a sophomore, I was lucky enough to cover Houston Nutt’s first year at Ole Miss. That team wasn’t expected to do much, but somehow, someway, the Rebels won nine games. Looking back, it’s not so hard to believe. The 2008 roster was stacked with superstars, including Dexter McCluster, Mike Wallace, Shay Hodge, Kendrick Lewis, Peria Jerry and Kentrell Lockett, among others. More than a few of the players from that season made NFL rosters. To be honest, the 2008 version of the gridiron Rebs might have underachieved. I reprised my role as football beat writer in 2009. Ole Miss was expected to compete for a Southeastern Conference Championship, but the then
No. 4 Rebels were exposed by South Carolina on a Thursday night early in the year. The team never fully recovered. That season, I witnessed a modern-day tragedy as quarterback Jevan Snead fell from a sure-fire NFL first-round draft pick to the ranks of the undrafted. That same year, though, Dexter McCluster became one of the Rebels’ alltime greats. McCluster’s senior season was a thing of beauty, and covering it was one of my most memorable experiences at The DM. That year, he became the first player in SEC history to rush for over 1,000 yards and have over 500 yards receiving in the same season. McCluster also set school See GOODBYE, PAGE 11
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After being swept by No. 4 Florida, the Ole Miss baseball team (2520, 9-12 SEC) finds itself in a precarious spot — tied with Auburn for seventh in the Southeastern Conference standings, one game ahead of Mississippi State and two games ahead of LSU — with nine conference games remaining on the schedule. Most NCAA Tournament projections have the Diamond Rebels among the first teams out of the field of 64. With this sense of urgency, Ole Miss hosts No. 3 South Carolina (36-8, 17-4 SEC) for a three-game weekend series. Last year, then No. 5 and eventual College World Series champion South Carolina took two out of three from Ole Miss in Columbia. The defending College World Series champions were picked No. 7 in Baseball America’s preseason ranking and third in the SEC East in the conference’s preseason coaches’ poll. The Gamecocks have not lost a weekend series all season and cur-
rently sit in a three-way tie with Florida and No. 2 Vanderbilt atop the SEC standings. However, South Carolina holds the tiebreaker, having taken two out of three from then top-ranked Florida and then top-ranked Vanderbilt earlier this season. South Carolina also split the season series with No. 16 and in-state rival Clemson and enters this weekend coming off a weekend sweep of Auburn. Despite a left wrist injury to junior outfielder Jackie Bradley, Jr., last year’s Most Outstanding Player of the College World Series, South Carolina is batting .296 for the season, fourth-best in the conference, and ranks second with 35 home runs and a .393 on-base percentage. Sophomore first baseman Christian Walker, a Freshman All-American last season, leads the Gamecocks and ranks among the SEC leaders in each of the triple crown categories: batting average (.386), home runs (9) and runs batted in (45). Senior catcher Brady Thomas and senior second baseman Scott Wingo are See BASEBALL, PAGE 11
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