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UPD more concerned with education than arrests

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Officer Caleb Winfield returned to UPD last July after serving a year in Baghdad with the Army National Guard. He was one of four officers to return from overseas last year and boost the number of officers to 32.

BY CAIN MADDEN Campus News Editor

Ole Miss Police Chief Calvin Sellers said that even though arrests were up in 2010, making arrests takes a backseat to educating people on crime prevention.

Sellers said unlike the Oxford Police Department, the university population is primarily 18 to 30 years old, and that means the University Police Department has to be run differently.

“Some of Oxford’s problems are not problems we have, and

likewise, we have a different set of problems,” Sellers said.

“When you are dealing with a number of young people, we find that education and prevention should come before arrests.”

While the University Police Department patrols campus and makes arrests, the majority of the department’s time goes into educating people.

“We send our officers out to teach,” Sellers said. “They go to the fraternities, sororities, clubs and talk to people about crime–

and Rebel Ride takes people.

You can call your friends. We just have to educate people to use these programs.”

The University Police Department is soft on people drunk in public, unless the student is so drunk that he or she is a danger, Sellers said.

“On football Saturdays and after big parties, we will see people public drunk,” Sellers said. “We are not going to arrest someone public drunk unless they are a danger to themselves.

“The way we see it is that we’d rather have you leave the game or a party and walk back than get in your car and drive drunk.”

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Larry Ridgeway said education was the primary means to reducing drug use on campus.

“The more we can do to educate students about the dangers of drug use, the more it will pay dividends to us,” Ridgeway said.

“We will continue to enforce drug codes, but our primary means of prevention is education.”

Ridgeway said the university has a two strike policy on drug and DUI arrests.

“If they get a single strike they are put on academic probation and have to report to the health office,” Ridgeway said. “For

and how they can help prevent it.

“It may only take 5 minutes, but we like to drop in wherever we can.”

Sellers said with the taxi services, Rebel Ride and the CHEERS program, which provides incentives to be a designated driver, such as working with bars to provide free nonalcoholic drinks, there is no reason for anyone to get a DUI. “I don’t want to see people get DUIs,” Sellers said. “There are taxis that you can pre-pay for, See UPD PAGE 4

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MEN’S BASKETBALL The Ole Miss Men’s Basketball team will play against Tennessee (13-7, 3-1 SEC) at Tad Smith Coliseum on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Admission is $5 with a student ID, and $15 for non-students.

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Oxford receives 100K for recycling

BY DONICA PHIFER Online Editor

Oxford continues to expand its recycling program with the aid of a $100,000 grant issued from the state government.

Sixty percent of the funds will be used to boost the recycling program at the University of Mississippi by purchasing recycling bins to replace the cardboard counterparts seen around campus.

“The cardboard bins have been useful, but they aren’t getting the job done,” Jim Morrison, Director of Campus Sustainability, said.

“We wanted to purchase bins that will be permanent and last longer to help increase our percentage.”

The purchase of the bins is the result of a plan to improve the recycling program on campus, which began 18 months ago, Morrison said.

In 2010, the University returned 100 cubic meters to the recycling center in town.

The University accounts for 25 percent of the recycling in Oxford, and currently, the city has a 40 percent return of recyclable materials, according to Amberlyn Liles, manager of the recycling center.

The remaining money, roughly 40 percent, will be used for the city.

“We plan to purchase curbside recycling bins that can be bought by the residents and more rolloff bins to place in areas around town,” Liles said.

The city also plans to purchase a skid steer, a vehicle with labor reducing attachments, to help with various aspects of the recycling process, Liles said.

No actions will be taken on purchasing items until all equipment has been priced, per the require-

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The Oxofrd-Lafayette recycling center on Molly Barr Rd. near the Police Station accepts residential recyclables.

ments of the grant.

“We want to get the maximum amount of out the money we have been given,” Liles said.

Five additional towns were

chosen to receive grant funds: Calhoun City, Pascagoula, Pearl, Quitman and Starkville. Oxford was issued the largest amount of the six cities.

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Have Some Haitian Humility

BY ADAM GANUCHEAU The Daily Mississippian

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Americans are sometimes the most selfish people on this planet.

Sure, we do what we can to help those in need. We throw a $20 in the red bucket at the supermarket during the holidays.

We go on mission trips with church or community groups.

We change the light bulb for our elderly neighbor. What we fail to do, though, is actually care.

Barely a year ago this week, the catastrophic Haitian earthquake rocked the small country. To refresh your memory: 316,000 fatalities, 300,000 injuries and 1,000,000 homeless.

To put that in perspective, Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,500 people.

The worst part about the earthquake, however, is the incredibly poor shape the country was in before the natural disaster.

As implausible as this may seem, imagine yourself as a small Haitian child for a sec-

ond: This earthquake hits, your home has been destroyed, and your parents are missing.

This exact thing happened to tens of thousands of Haitian children.

When Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, lives and homes were destroyed as well. People volunteered to help with cleanup and recovery as well as donate a specific amount of money. The same efforts were carried out for Haiti.

Being blessed with a country like we live in today, we were able to recover from Katrina in about a year. Sure, there are some things that just could not be replaced in a year, but the Gulf Coast was livable.

Now, a little over a year after the first tremors occurred, Haiti is still in ruins. The earthquake was reported to have destroyed or damaged nearly 75 percent of the building structures in Haiti. In one year’s time, a mere 5 percent of that rubble has been cleared.

Can you imagine living in a tent for a year? We as Americans can hardly stand to sleep in a tent for one night, let alone be forced into one as our only resort.

These people have no clue when help is going to come their way.

Oxfam recently released a report on the recovery of the country. Currently, the recovery project is at a standstill due to “indecision on the part of donor countries.”

How the hell can there be any indecision on our part? The answer is simple: We do not care enough because it’s not directly related to us. Americans have it way too easy and sadly, we don’t even realize it.

To be fair, what are we supposed to do? It is nearly impossible to find time in our busy schedules to go to Haiti and clean up some rubble. With our economy constantly fluxing up and down, it is an imposition to adopt a Haitian orphan and

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What we can do is humble ourselves. Realize that even in our worst days or situations, we are so much better off than what we could be. We can also write letters to our Congressmen, urging them to make every effort to better fund the relief project in Haiti.

It is time to stop this selfishness that we have become so accustomed to.

Can you honestly say that you have thought about the current state of Haiti once in the last six months?

One of my greatest fears is that this country has lost sight of the fact that we are blessed beyond comprehension. Is it too late to change our worldly, self-centered views? I certainly hope not, but it sure isn’t looking too good, is it?

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Is Facebook dying?

BY JONECE DUNIGAN The Daily Mississippian

Now that online communication has become a necessity, our pixel-playground of social networking has ensured its longevity.

There are elements that make Facebook a great candidate for being popular for a very long time, but critics are polluting the air by saying that it, despite dominating social networking, will eventually fall into the same pattern as Xanga, created

by John Hiler - or its predecessor MySpace, created by Tom Anderson.

Once upon a time, Xanga and MySpace were included in this goal to satisfy society’s wants and needs to have the world at the their fingertips: It is the want to construct a community, add the individual they wanted in it and become any character they wanted to be.

Although they both picked up mass popularity soon after launching, both sites still seemed to have fallen to ashes.

As one of the earliest and most simple, Xanga has become an artifact of all social media. The basics were established there: how to use codes to decorate your profile to reflect personality, how to post a blog, etc.

The new terrain no longer became outer space; it was the Internet. A firestorm of bad publicity, however, turned that extraordinary idea into ground zero.

A weak security system left a bitter taste to the name when printed on newspaper.

The $1 million fine from the Federal Trade Commission due to violations of the Children Online Privacy Protection Act made Xanga look like an old man who had his eyes on little kids in the park. Parents pan-

icked and made their children flee to safer ground, causing the first cyber migration. By that time, MySpace was there to house the refugees. Anderson had the same problem on his hands with MySpace, but his team made Xanga’s pathetic wire fence into a pretty sturdy wooden fence. Predators could peek, but it was up to the user to be allowed to be touch.

It was a little bit more hip with its ability to add music to the profile and had more personalization options. That ciphering, however, was the problem. The site attracted people that had the time and the technological experience to do that type of tweaking.

The coding and personalization, however, became a major problem; not only did it leave out a large group who were not as technologically advanced as the children of the world, but the extreme amount of person-

alization overloaded the servers and made the site take far too long to load.

All was fine until a new kid in town stepped right into MySpace’s thriving territory.

Unlike Xanga and MySpace, Facebook’s profiles are private by default and a user has more privacy options to make security even tighter.

This made Anderson’s picket fence look like a decaying brick wall. The lack of extra personalization keeps it user-friendly and running at top speed, making it a comfortable place for people who do not have a feel for web design.

The big contribution Facebook made to society had nothing to do with personal interaction, however; businesses were able to create pages and advertise themselves free of charge to millions of users every day.

It not only assisted in their

publicity, it made it easier to track comments from their fans and followers to give them the optimal experience their business can provide.

News coverage started streaming and graduates can now create a profile of their accomplishments for employers to look at and a separate profile for those nights on the town you don’t want employers to know about.

So what created the second cyber migration? Why would anyone want this boring light blue and white page that you could not decorate or put music on?

With a melting pot of different ages using this network for many different reasons, Facebook did what Xanga and MySpace couldn’t. Create a community that wasn’t just about you, but about all of us together.

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Ole Miss fraternity wins national award and honors

BY KAITIE HARRISON The Daily Mississippian

Ole Miss’ Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega was awarded the 2010 Earle M. Herbert National Friendship Award at the fraternity’s national convention in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 30.

The award is presented every two years at the convention to the Alpha Phi Omega chapter with the best overall membership program. The criteria for the award includes training activities and fellowship activi-

ties conducted by the chapter for pledges and active members.

“It feels good to win a national award, and it’s an opportunity to grow more now and to see we’ve already grown so much,” APO co-president Amber Goode said.

APO was also awarded a Chapter of Excellence Award at the highest level. The Chapter of Excellence Program recognizes those chapters of APO whose programs of leadership, friendship and service promote growth, retention and stability

for the chapter, while providing a positive, inviting and educational environment for prospective and new members.

“Out of over 350 chapters nationwide, only 30 received this award at the highest level,” said Alpha Phi Omega National Vice President John Ottenad. “Chapters who received this award, like the Epsilon Omega Chapter at the University of Mississippi, are truly among an elite group, recognized as our fraternity’s best.”

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APO is the nation’s largest Greek-letter fraternity with over 350 chapters within the United States and is the only one whose primary purpose is service.

“We are very proud of all the hard work that our chapter has done to grow and expand our leadership and service programs over the last two years,” Epsilon Omega Chapter’s Membership Vice President Amber Scullion said.

The chapter works with campus and local nonprofit organizations, including 4-H, Habitat for Humanity of Pontotoc County, Oxford-Lafayette Humane Society and the University of Mississippi Office of Sustainability.

APO also works with a wide variety of other organizations

in Oxford and around the Mid-South, including Green Grove Campaign, Volunteer Mid-South, Boys and Girls Club, Girl Scouts and the Salvation Army.

“In the last two years, we’ve gone from having no membership program at all to being recognized as having one of the strongest membership programs in the nation,” pledge parent and former Chapter President Rosie Nelson said.

“The award is a testament to everyone’s hard work.”

Goode is hopeful that being nationally recognized will help their upcoming spring 2011 recruitment in increasing the amount of people interested in APO’s fraternity.

“Hopefully winning this award will help rush and be a positive thing by boosting the number of people interested in our fraternity,” Goode said.

“They’ll see our chapter won an award and are nationally recognized.”

The chapter will hold its Spring 2011 recruitment events from Feb. 4-18.

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the second strike, they may be forced to spend a semester suspended from campus.”

Sellers said the majority of thefts could be prevented if people kept a closer eye on their personal items.

“This campus is a safe place, but there are things we could do better,” Sellers said. “We can be more careful with our property by not leaving your valuables in sight.

“Keep your dorm room door closed and locked when you are not there; keep items in your car out of sight, and don’t leave your items on the table when you go to the bathroom in a high-traffic place — such as the library.”

Sellers said he understood that many people are coming from smaller communities and may have been able to get away with this at home.

“Where I used to work, at the Mississippi University for Women, people could leave their back packs at the doors of the cafeteria, and we kept thinking that would be a problem, but no one ever lost a backpack,” Sellers said.

“Ole Miss is a bigger community, however, and not everyone has your best interests in mind when it comes to your property.”

Director of Student Housing Lorinda Krhut said students could also help by not tolerating the bad behavior.

“Report any suspicious activity,” Krhut said.

Krhut said if the activity was reported, and the student is found to be guilty of the crime under the judicial process, that student will have a good chance of being asked to leave student housing — and will still be liable for rent for the year.

“Look out for each other,” Krhut said. “Each student who comes to the niversity pledges to abide by the Ole Miss Creed which plainly states that students will be good students.

“Unfortunately, a few students feel that violating residence policy is different than if the same behavior took place in the classroom. Don’t tolerate the behavior of the few students who make it difficult for others.”

Ridgeway said the Ole Miss campus is a very safe place to live.

“Independent magazines have rated us among the safest schools in the country, and the safest school in the Southeastern Conference,” Ridgeway said. “I think their conclusions are accurate. We are fortunate to live in a rural community — we have a great relationship with the City of Oxford — and both entities want a safer community.”

Ridgeway said the best way to keep the campus safe was for students to look out for each other.

“Keep your eyes and ears open,” Ridgeway said. “When you see something that is not right, report it to the campus police.”

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Oxford Film Festival set for 2011

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As Oxford Film Festival approaches, Oxford prepares for the annual weekend of Hollywood-style glitz and glamour.

The festival, which takes place Feb. 10-13, will have its opening ceremonies at The Lyric Theater. The event kicks off with Thacker Mountain Radio, followed by two short

films and “Brother’s Justice,” a feature narrative directed by David Palmer and Dax Shepard.

This is the eighth year for the festival, and according to co-director Melanie Addington, about 60 filmmakers are expected to attend– twice as many as previous years.

While Oxford Film Festival brings in films from around the world, the Mississippi Narra-

Thousands of students visited the health center during Fall ‘10

BY AMBER HELSEL The Daily Mississippian

The University of Mississippi Health Center had approximately 10,000 student visitors last semester, according to Barbara Collier, director of University Health Services.

The common cold, sore throats, bronchitis and other respiratory illnesses brought in 85 percent of the students, Collier said.

“This is a normal number even though there’s been an increase of students,” Collier said.

“We have some really sick kids and some who don’t have to be here.”

Near the end of Wintersession, the health center saw a spike in students with the flu.

“This is the beginning of our flu season,” Collier said.

The flu will cause a growth in student visits over the next few weeks.

“Only a small percentage of people are vaccinated,” Collier said. “We would like to vaccinate more people.”

Collier also said that when the health center offers the flu vac-

cine, not many students take advantage of it. She said she hopes this semester more students will be vaccinated, however.

“It seems that when we have an excess amount of the flu vaccine, no one wants it. When there isn’t enough, everyone wants it.”

To stay healthy, Collier said that students need to practice basic hygiene, like washing their hands, staying away from people who are sick and covering their mouth when they cough.

“Students need eight hours of sleep,” Collier said. “Students need to utilize daylight hours to study. Sleep and rest are really important.”

There are certain habits that make students more susceptible to sickness, such as poor sleeping habits, smoking, and the use of drugs and alcohol, Collier said.

Some students were successful in avoiding these habits and avoided major illnesses.

“I never went to the health center last semester,” senior journalism major Tairyn Kaminski said. “I’m in the Army, so I work out constantly and eat healthy, which helps.”

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tive and Mississippi Documentary categories bring in films with a local flair.

“Where I Begin,” a film cowritten by Addington and filmed in Oxford, will have a preview screening at the festival, in addition to other films by and/or featuring Oxonian talent.

The majority of the events on Saturday and Sunday will take place at Malco Oxford Studio Cinema with panels taking place throughout the Ole Miss campus. Children’s movies will be shown at the Oxford Public Library on Saturday.

Judges from around the country will be in attendance to judge films in the categories of documentary feature, narrative feature, documentary short, narrative short, experimental, animation and Mississippi.

Movies will run from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m on Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight on Friday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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A wide variety of organic fruits and vegetables are grown at Yokna Bottoms Farm.

BY ASHLEY LOCKE The Daily Mississippian

Residents of college towns are known for eating pounds of pizza

and guzzling buckets of beer.

Eating healthy is not always easy when weekdays are filled with fast food and weekends with partying, however, fresh fruits and veggies are

right in Oxford’s backyard.

Yokna Bottoms Farm is a 19acre farm on the outskirts of town.

Opening in January of last year, Yokna Bottoms has grown to be-

come Oxford’s first community supported agricultural (CSA) farm, an agrarian trend that is spreading throughout the country.

Although there is no official

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government count, grassroots databases such as localharvest.com estimate 2,500 CSAs in the United States, over 300 of which began in See YOKNA, PAGE 7

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“There are three or four organic farms in North Mississippi today,” said Douglas Davis, owner of Yokna Bottoms and associate professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Mississippi. “I believe there could be 100 in the next five years.”

So in what way is the community supporting the farm? Local shareholders underpin its endeavors. In exchange for purchasing a share, shareholders receive a portion of the fruits and vegetables grown.

“This is a local food movement,” said Davis. “Local food is fresher, more nutritious and more beneficial for the local economy.”

The farm will be growing vegetables for six months of the year, and this time is when shareholders receive their organic foods, which consists of varying crops depending on the season.

All in all, about 30 to 40 different crops are grown. The summer months are filled with tomatoes, green beans, eggplant, squash, corn, okra, cucumber, watermelon and cantaloupe.

Autumn brings in lettuce, turnips, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, mustard greens and more.

Holders of an $80 one-fourth share can visit the farm once a month to pick fresh produce. Full shareholders, who pay $400, get fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to their doors every week.

For the penny pinchers, work shares are also available. Working at the farm for 20 hours will earn a share in the goods.

Deep pockets can buy an angel share, three-fourths the price of a regular share, which gives a family in need fresh produce for six months.

All of the produce leftovers are sold to local restaurants such as Honey Bee Bakery, City Grocery, the Ravine and Ole Miss’ own Lenoir Dining. In addition, some Yokna Bottoms produce is sold at the Taylor Farmer’s Market.

Despite the growth of the farm, the natural habitat remains intact.

Yokna Bottoms was built upon the idea of permaculture.

“We work with the land, the native species and the water,” said Daniel Doyle, farm manager. “We find out how to maximize space without changing the environment we’re using. If we abandoned the farm today, it would still be able to function on its own as a natural habitat.”

This different style of agriculture might be of interest to environmental studies students who are encouraged to apply for a summer internship at the farm, which offers $1,000 upon completion. Yokna Bottoms is offering one or two internships this year for the students in the Environmental Studies program.

However, those involved in Environmental Studies are not the only ones who can get their hands dirty working at Yokna Bottoms.

“We love volunteers,” Doyle said.

“The farm is a great way for fraternities, sororities, and other groups to work on their community service hours.”

Duties range from planting, to harvesting, to weeding, to washing picked vegetables, but for those who are not fond of hard labor, there are other tasks that need to be done as well.

“Students help us sell our produce at the farmers market,” owner Davis said. “It’s a good job for those who don’t want to work in the fields.”

While older students are welcome to help out, younger students are welcome to visit.

“This past summer a group of about 60 elementary school students visited us through Reb Quest,” Davis said. “We gave them a tour of the farm, and we let them pick a few fruits and vegetables to eat. It was great fun.”

That was not the only summer event held at Yokna Bottoms this year. During the last full moon of

every month, the farm held a drum circle led by Ricky Burkhead, associate professor of music at Ole Miss.

“We have a bonfire and listen to the drums. It’s great,” Davis said.

“We’ve even had belly dancers come to our drum circles.”

Despite seeing the farm grow and holding many exciting events, Davis’ favorite part of the farming experience is the connection he has established with the city of Oxford.

“People really embraced and supported this project,” Davis said. “I started out new here, I didn’t know anyone. But now I feel very much a part of Oxford.”

Davis thinks that other areas in North Mississippi would be just as open to CSA farming.

Though more organic farms may pop up in the future, Oxford is home to this little treasure right now.

For more information, visit www. yoknabottoms.com.

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Daniel Doyle, manager and resident at Yokna Bottoms Farm, looks over the rows of crops.

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Ladner says practice key to Lady Rebels’ woes

BY KAITLYN DUBOSE The Daily Mississippian

After losing six of the last eight games, the Lady Rebels basketball team has had a rough winter break.

Ole Miss had a four game losing stint – with losses to Tennessee on Jan. 9, Auburn on Jan. 13, South Carolina on Jan. 16 and LSU on Jan. 20 – that ended on Jan. 23 with a close 69-50 victory over No. 23/24 Auburn on Sunday.

According to Lady Rebels

coach Renee Ladner, there were a few causes behind the losses.

Playing at Tennessee was the beginning of the losing streak, and that is where the issues started for the young team.

“You could say Tennessee was the problem,” Ladner said. “I think they are head and shoulders above everyone else in the league. You are in front of 14,000 people, and they are a very good basketball team.”

The team then went on the road again to play and lose at both Auburn and LSU.

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“I’d say that’s a big nemesis for us,” Ladner said of playing on the road. “We are much more comfortable at Tad Smith.”

But playing on the road cannot be blamed for every game – the team won at Arkansas but lost to South Carolina in Oxford. The other problems for the team come from defense and rebounding, Ladner said.

Those two issues are what the team has been intently focusing on at practice. Ladner said that the team has been working on rebounding for so long that should be saying “weak-side board” in their sleep.

And it doesn’t look like the Lady Rebels will be taking a break anytime soon, with Ladner running practice almost an hour longer than normal in

preparation for Thursday’s game against No. 17/18 Kentucky.

“We really put out a game plan, beat it death and stay within it,” said Ladner. “So again, it’s defense and rebounding.”

Even with an influx of freshmen on the team, Ladner refuses to lay blame solely on the youth of the team.

“It’s a twofold problem, with the youth and inexperience of the team and the physicality of the league,” said Ladner. “We are trying to grow and mature every day.”

Even with the losses, Ladner said she’s nevertheless proud of her team’s effort, especially in the Arkansas game.

“The win was big for several reasons,” Ladner said. “One, it was a road win. Two, it was our

first win against a ranked opponent. Three, it was a game when our freshmen and our young players actually weathered the storm, stayed with the game plan and finished the game.”

The win against Arkansas should boost the confidence of the Lady Rebels, said Ladner, which the team will need against No. 17/18 Kentucky.

“Kentucky prides itself on defense,” Ladner said. “They are going to pick us up when they walk through the door and then when they get on the bus they’ll probably stop defending us.”

Kentucky, ranked No. 17/18, is 15-4 overall and 4-2 in the SEC, while the Lady Rebels are 9-9 (2-4 SEC) this year.

Tip-off for the Kentucky game is at 8:05 p.m.

Softball depending on pitching duo Barnhill and Perry

BY MATT SIGLER The Daily Mississippian

After finishing 29-27 overall last year, including a disappointing 8-19 showing in Southeastern Conference play, the Ole Miss softball team – led by coach Missy Dickerson – looks to improve on that record in 2011.

“I think you’ll see a hardworking, solid team putting in effort on and off the field,” Dickerson said. “If they play up to their potential, the sky is the limit.”

Dickerson said she hopes to see senior pitchers Brittany Barnhill and Lindsey Perry surpass the quality of their junior

campaigns.

Barnhill, who played two years at Texas before joining Ole Miss, hopes to be a force for the Rebels in the circle this year. Perry also plans to make a big impact for the pitching staff. The 1-2 combo of Barnhill and Perry could prove lethal for the Rebels during their last season in red and blue.

“Their hard work and effort will pay off,” said Dickerson of the two pitchers.

Also looking to make a big impact for the Rebels is Corrine Doornberg. The likely starting second baseman and lead-off batter is hoping to provide a spark for the Rebels at the top of the lineup.

“I’m looking for Corrine Doornberg to have a big year at the plate,” said Dickerson, “She hit lead-off for us last year and will likely this year too.”

The Rebels’ schedule won’t be easy with the SEC being one of the toughest softball leagues in the counrty.

“Every SEC game will be one to watch,” said Dickerson, “Along with the Pac-10, we are neck-and-neck as the top conferences in the country.”

With three crucial home series against Alabama, Tennessee and Florida, the Rebels hope to capitalize with home field advantage and possibly gather some much-needed conference wins.

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Rebel Netters welcome back Norberg, begin 2011 season

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It’s hard to think what the Ole Miss men’s tennis team could have accomplished last season had senior Kalle Norberg – the 2009 Southeastern Conference Tournament MVP – been part of the lineup. Yet it’s remarkable that even without him they finished the 2010 season with a No. 19 national ranking, a ninth consecutive SEC West title, a second-round NCAA appearance and had junior Marcel Thiemann become the 25th All-American in the program’s history.

“I think they did great last year without me,” Norberg said.

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The No. 18 Rebels have alThe SEC is always considered ready defeated Southern Miss the top conference for college Saturday to begin the season tennis and this year that hasn’t 1-0 and will depart for Louis- changed even though the Pacville today to face Tulsa in the 10 appears to be on the rise. opening round of the Inter- Five teams from the SEC are collegiate Tennis Association ranked in the 2011 preseason kickoff weekend. top-25 poll, whereas the PacThe Rebels return five of 10 has four of its own. Chadtheir top six players from a year wick feels Tennessee will be the ago and are thrilled to welcome toughest team his Rebels face back Norberg, who missed all this season. of the 2010 season with a back “The eyes are on Tennessee,” injury. Before suffering the in- Chadwick said. “They’re prejury, Norberg was almost un- season No. 2 in the country. touchable as he posted a 32-4 They basically have their team overall record and went 20-1 back from last year that won in dual matches during the the SEC and made the finals 2009 season. Chadwick said he of the NCAA (Tournament). thinks the Sweden native will We’ve got our eye on that team produce his best season as a so by the time they come to Rebel this spring. our place we want to be ready “Adding Kalle Norberg a player of his caliber back to See NORBERG, PAGE 12

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Four remain on recruiting big board

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With less than a week until national signing day on Feb. 2, Ole Miss has only a few remaining recruiting targets as it aims to close out the 2011 class with a bang.

The Rebels picked up two huge gains for its 2011 class Tuesday

when linebacker C.J. Johnson and defensive back Floyd Raven committed to Ole Miss.

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With the addition of Johnson and Raven, Ole Miss can realistically count its remaining targets on one hand. Here’s who is left that the Rebels would like to land.

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Jermaine Whitehead, defensive back Like Brassell, Whitehead is rated as a four-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.

The Amanda Elzy High School product committed to Mississippi State in April of 2010.

Whitehead’s commitment was also considered a surprise at that time. Whitehead visited Stanford in October, and has visited both Mississippi State and Ole Miss this month – his visit to Oxford occurred last weekend with Bras-

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Whitehead will have a shot at making an instant impact wherever he signs in 2011.

Cedrick Cooper, linebacker Cooper, the only out-of-state player that Ole Miss appears to be pursuing, is listed as a threestar recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. Thought to be a Clemson lean for a long time, Cooper has been highly pursued

by Ole Miss throughout the recruiting process and is expected to decide between South Carolina, Arkansas and Ole Miss.

Cooper visited Arkansas in December, tripped to Columbia to visit the Gamecocks this past weekend and is expected to visit Oxford this coming weekend.

Rumors of Cooper committing to Arkansas in the last few days appear to be false, and the Rebels look to have a good chance of landing the physical outside linebacker.

Josh Pinkston, wide receiver The younger brother of Todd Pinkston, who starred at Southern Miss and subsequently played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles, Josh is winding down his recruitment as signing day nears.

With early offers from Ole Miss and Southern Miss and interest from Alabama, Pinkston decided to wait it out and take his time making a decision.

He visits Ole Miss this weekend, hoping the Rebels can find room for him in their 2011 class with either a full offer or a grayshirt offer. Southern Miss, Nicholls State and Northwestern State also appear to options for the talented wideout, who is rated a three-star on both Rivals.com and Scout.com.

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to put it to them.”

Beside Norberg, the Rebels will be led by senior Tucker Vorster – a member of the 2010 All-SEC Second Team – along with Thiemann. Thiemann enters the season ranked No. 31 in the nation in singles while Vorster is ranked No. 107.

“I think we’re going to achieve some great things this year,” Vorster said.