Rebels claw their way to a 6-3 victory over Arkansas State

Ole Miss (21-16) took care of business, defeating Arkansas State (12-21) 6-3 in their midweek matchup.

Right-handed pitcher Jordan Vera got the start in what would be a bullpen game for the Rebels.

Right out of the gates, Vera struggled to get in a rhythm and didn’t look comfortable. After giving up a leadoff walk in the first inning to Arkansas State’s Wil French, Blake Buriss hit an RBI-single to give the Red Wolves an early 1-0 lead.

Then, Kody Darcy hit an RBI-single and Arkansas State led 2-0 in the first inning.

In two innings of work, Vera gave up five hits and two earned runs. He also had a walk and a strikeout.

Right-hander Cole Tolbert came in the game to replace Vera in the bottom of the third inning.

Making just his third appearance of the season, Tolbert pitched well and silenced the Arkansas State bats.

He threw two hitless innings and struckout four batters.

“He looked super dominant,” head coach Mike Bianco said about Tolbert’s performance after the game. “We’re going to need that.”

The Rebels were finally able to get in the run column in the top of the fifth inning.

With runners on second and third base with one out, Ethan Groff hit a ground ball to the third baseman who threw it to Arkansas

State catcher Dylan DeButy to make the tag at the plate. But DeButy didn’t apply the tag and Peyton Chatagnier was safe to give Ole Miss its first run of the game.

Then, with the bases loaded and one out, Calvin Harris drew a walk to bring in another run for the Rebels and tie the game 2-2.

Arkansas State ended up re-taking the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, 3-2, after an RBI-sac fly was hit by Brandon Hager.

But the Rebels answered in the top of the sixth inning and tied the game at 3-3 thanks to an RBI-single by John Kramer.

Ole Miss had the bases loaded with one out in the top of the seventh inning when all of a sudden Arkansas State threw a wild pitch to give the Rebels a run and their first lead of the game, 4-3.

Ethan Lege got things going in the top of the ninth inning, hitting an RBI-single to give the Rebels a 5-3 lead. Kramer then hit an RBI-sin - gle of his own and Ole Miss extended the lead to 6-3.

Lege and Kramer both had good performances at the plate. Lege went 2-for3 with an RBI and Kramer went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Despite their offense coming to life late in the game, the Rebels had their fair share of opportunities to tack on some more runs, but couldn’t capitalize.

They left 13 runners on base and were left stranded with the bases loaded multiple times.

“We just didn’t take advantage of too many baserunners,” Bianco said after the game. “I think we left six guys at third base with less than two outs, so we could’ve made it a lot easier on ourselves.”

The Rebels will face a tough test this weekend as No. 1 LSU comes to Oxford for a threegame weekend series. Game 1 is on Friday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. CDT on SEC Network+.

From the desk of the photo editor, When Billy Scheurman hired me as a staff photographer for The Daily Mississippian in the fall of my freshman year, I was shocked. I am now a junior who has served as the photo editor for the majority of those two and a half years. With both deep gratitude and sadness, I have realized it is time for me to move on from The DM, and I want to thank everyone that I have had the pleasure of working with these past years.

I want to thank several people by name. One of the first football games I covered for The Daily Mississippian was a night game against Tulane during the 2021 season. The game was delayed multiple hours due to weather. I mention this specific game because not only did the weather make it memorable, but it was also the first time I worked closely with many of the older photographers who would become my mentors. Joshua McCoy, Rogelio Solis, Thomas Granning, Logan Kirkland, Thomas Wells, Petre Thomas and anyone else I’ve interacted with in a media workroom, you all have had a significant impact on my life.

I would not be here today if I had not found this community of photographers through The Daily Mississippian. When I struggled with severe depression my sophomore year, this community and my work saved my life. I had nothing to get up for every day except the knowledge that I would get to go to work and shoot a football game if I made it to the weekend. Thank you for accepting me and guiding me as I began my photography career. Being told “You’re one of us, and we’ve got your back” by Rogelio after that football game meant more than I can put into words. I had never been told explicitly that I belonged somewhere like that before. I sat in my car at 2 a.m. in the Pavilion parking deck and sobbed for about 15 minutes because I was so overwhelmed.

That was the night that I allowed myself to acknowledge that everything else I was pursuing in college was out of a desire to appear “smart” by the majority of society’s standards. That was the night that I decided to irrevocably place myself on the path of photojournalism, and I felt so clearly the freedom that I had found in this career. I dropped my double major in chemistry to focus on my Chinese language major and building my photography portfolio.

I didn’t realize until a friend pointed this out to me, but I was the only woman photographer who covered the 2021 Egg Bowl. In fact, much of the time, I was the only woman photographer in the media workroom that year — or one of two because Carleigh Holt Harbin worked her ass off for Sports Illustrated at many of those games. The point here is that I’ve never felt, at this university, that I am seen as a female photojournalist; I am just a photojournalist. I didn’t have to prove myself any more or any less to others because of my gender. Yes, the bar is on the floor and not being judged for your gender should be the norm, but I know many female photographers don’t have the same experiences I have been lucky enough to have here.

In the Student Media Center, thank you to Dennis Moore, who let me cry in his office when I had to redesign photo pages last minute and will give harsh critiques that somehow don’t feel too harsh; Jared Senseman, for resetting my passwords too many times and being a cheerful and encouraging presence in the office; and to Steven Miller, for always making sure our gear is in order, always being up for a good conversation, and coining the term “photo boss.”

My final thank you is to professor Michael Fagans. I am not a journalism student. Professor Fagans had no obligation to mentor or advise me, but he did anyway. Thank you, Professor Fagans, for encouraging me when I lost faith in myself (which is frequent), for always being an open door for critique or just a chat and for becoming my de facto advisor and mentor for all things photojournalism.

I guess I’m also supposed to give some advice to the editor(s) and photographers who will come after me. That’s how these types of letters usually go, right? The most important thing, and I cannot emphasize this enough, is to never allow the people you photograph to become an object. Don’t pursue stories because they’re an opportunity to better your own name or add a line to your resume. You, and those you photograph, are humans first. The second you forget that, you lose the most important aspect of being a good photojournalist. Second, arrive early and stay late, that’s when you have the best opportunities to talk to people and scope out the situation. Third, talk to as many people as you can. Ask for people’s names. Know who you are photographing. Fourth, and finally, always take advantage of free food.

Once again, thank you all. My time at The Daily Mississippian has changed the trajectory of my life in ways I never would have believed when I first started working as a staff photographer. I might not wear my heart on my sleeve as I did when I was younger, but a piece of it is in every photo I’ve ever taken. From the late nights to even earlier mornings, it has been a pleasure and an honor to serve as your photo editor.

Live long and prosper, HG Biggs

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When thinking about what I would write for my farewell address, I thought about a traditional farewell telling you all how much I’ve enjoyed this experience and how much I’ll miss serving in this position.

I also thought about the journalistic farewell in which I would tell you how much I love storytelling and explain to you how a newspaper works. But I think you all know all of those things, so I’ve decided to go a different route.

My experience at this university and as editor-in-chief of The Daily Mississippian has largely been shaped by my identity as a Black woman — partly because Ole Miss is defined by its racial history and partly because the university celebrated the 60th anniversary of integration during the 2022-23 school term (October 2022). In this farewell address, I’ll instead talk about my hopes and fears for the University of Mississippi.

In a 1998 article for The Daily Mississippian, James Meredith, the university’s first Black student, mentioned that the last hurdle to overcome in regards to integration is making the Black student another regular student and committing to a one school, one student category by 2003. I would say this goal has been achieved. But one of the things I hope we can eventually acknowledge is that allowing Black students to enroll at the university doesn’t equate to accepting Black students as individuals who have earned the right to be here.

Choosing this university is definitely one of the best decisions I ever made because as a student here, I’ve been fortunate in a lot of ways. I’ve been able to be a part of many stu - dent organizations on campus and meet some of the most wonderful people. I’ve been able to travel to many different places because of this univer - the amount of Black students I’ve had classes with. The same issue is present when it comes to Black faculty on campus. It’s those things that many that erase the fact that that is, in fact, a racist symbol?

“Can I touch your hair?” No.

Would I ask to touch your hair?

A lack of representation sity. But to say my experience is representative of the Black student experience is far from the truth, which calls into question whether this university is truly capable of creating spaces for minority students.

In a place where you hardly ever see yourself represented, will it ever be possible to feel as if you belong? My fear is that we’ll never reach that place where Black students truly feel comfortable on this campus — a place where we don’t have to change the way we talk, the conversations we have, the foods we eat or how we wear our hair. I fear that the misunderstanding of Black life and Black culture will always be a problem. I fear that, despite our best efforts, the university’s racist history will linger in the shadows forever.

But my hope — and I have more hope than anything — is that we will continue to recruit Black students, and in a few years when a Black student chooses this university, they won’t enter a classroom and be the only Black student. Representation is vital, and without it, convincing other Black students that this is a place where they can get a quality education and feel they are welcome will be quite difficult. My biggest hope is that more Black students will choose to call this university home, and this university will choose to make Black students feel at home.

You can walk this campus for 20 minutes and never encounter another student of color. I can physically count

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LIZ HAYWOOD online editor combined with those “small things” that happen too many times in a day deter Black students on this campus. What you consider small — the way I talk, those racist symbols (used for other purposes), my hair — is something big for me, and I hope that one day that will be acknowledged on this campus.

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In his article, Meredith predicted that Ole Miss would be the Harvard of America, and Mississippi would be the picture of the “Good Life.” For Ole Miss to be the “Harvard of America,” in a state that is the picture of the “Good Life” and the “model of equality, freedom and Free Enterprise,” the university needs to ensure that this is a place where minority students feel welcomed for who they are and all the differences they possess.