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Students define, discuss consent with RASA Ole Miss reacts to Las Vegas shooting JOHN TOULOUPIS

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Rebels Against Sexual Assault holds the Consent Carnival on Tuesday in the Circle. It featured Twister, giant Jenga and sticky notes for people to write what they think consent means and put it on a poster board.

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The Violence Prevention Office and Rebels Against Sexual Assault partnered to hold the annual Consent Carnival on Tuesday in the Lyceum Circle.

Nathan Payne, graduate assistant for the Violence Prevention Office, said he hoped this event would get people talking about consent.

“Consent is something that we navigate daily and is very important to understand,” Payne said.

“Some are not always conscious of consent and what that truly means in our lives.”

Event organizers created games and activities as ways to get students not only to talk about what consent means to them but also to get them to understand consent and its policies.

“We use events like this to press

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current policies about consent, such as the definition of consent and what qualifies as consent,” Payne said. “Students should be aware and know the reasons and policies behind it.”

RASA uses events like the Consent Carnival and its Sex Week activities to present to students important topics in a lighthearted and fun manner.

Freshman T.J. Bleeker, peer educator in training for RASA, volunteered at the event in hopes of spreading awareness about consent.

“I want to help out my community, and this is an issue we should be addressing,” Bleeker said. “Sexual abuse on college campuses is such a big issue, and it’s becoming more and more prominent.”

The American Civil Liberties Union estimates 95 percent of campus rape goes unreported.

Though some may consider sex-

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ual violence a common occurrence on college campuses, Bleeker believes Ole Miss has a bigger problem than usual with the issue.

“Every university has a sexual assault problem, but there has been a sexual assault happening every week since I moved in here,” Bleeker said.

According to the University Police Department Clery Daily Crime Log, six sexual offenses have been reported this year. All offenses were reported as sexual battery, with two reported as having happened at fraternity houses and the rest at on-campus dormitories.

Because of the number of reports, the Violence Prevention Office and RASA made it their goal to provide various awareness events for students.

The Consent Carnival has been a yearly event since 2015, and Payne sees this and other events as proactive for students and the university.

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The deadliest mass shooting in recent United States history took place late Sunday night outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. As of Monday evening, 58 people are dead, and an estimated 515 people are injured.

The gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the resort into the crowd of more than 22,000 people attending the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival.

Country singer Jason Aldean was in the middle of his performance when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the festival’s crowd. Authorities later found Paddock dead in his hotel room, along with 10 guns ranging from rifles to handguns, after what they believe was a suicide.

The catastrophic effects are being felt by members of the Ole Miss community.

Shannon Farrell, a Las Vegas native, is a senior at Ole Miss who received news her loved ones were injured.

“Vegas is a really special place to me,” Farrell said.

“It’s my hometown and a place I’m really proud to call home.”

Farrell’s family friends were in attendance at the concert when the gunman started firing.

“I had a bunch of friends at the event, and I had some extremely close family friends that were shot,” Farrell said.

Farrell said her friends are all in stable condition now.

“I’m extremely grateful,” Farrell said. “Everyone is out trying to donate blood and offer housing, and everyone seems so willing to help wherever they can.”

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There have been a lot of comments lately that paint Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane devastation and President Donald Trump’s response as “his Katrina.” In case you were out of the loop, any of Puerto Rico’s post-Irma problems have nothing to do with the fact it’s an island or had poor infrastructure beforehand.

It’s Trump’s fault.

If you lived in some of these people’s worlds, you would honestly believe Republicans have moved on

from football to perpetrating “something close to a genocide” by natural disaster.

The worst proponent of this attitude is probably the mayor of San Juan, Carmen Yulin Cruz. She would have you believe our president is just sitting back and letting people die as he enjoys a taco salad while tweeting from the comfort of the White House.

However, the facts of the matter may suggest that the mayor is the one failing her citizens.

In the horrible, post-hurricane wasteland where no people can get anything that’s been donated to them and communication is better done with an Ouija board or smoke signals than anything else, Mayor Cruz was fortunate enough to be distributed a fashionable “SOS” hat and “HELP US WE ARE DYING” shirt. Just in time for her CNN interview, too. How convenient.

Funnily enough, another

Puerto Rican mayor, Angel Perez Otero of Guaynabo, stated in an interview that he was having much better luck. I don’t claim to know how to run a city, but I would bet at least $5 that his people were probably better off because he was actually meeting with FEMA himself — unlike Cruz, who admitted in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that she was not doing this.

To prove there are other Puerto Rican leaders who have had success, note that the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rossello, also had positive words about the federal response, according to a CNN report. Rossello said, “The administration has answered and has complied with our petitions in an expedited manner.”

All of Puerto Rico undoubtedly needs a lot of help recovering and rebuilding from these hurricanes, and the federal government should do what

it can to help. Anyone trying to lessen or invalidate Puerto Rico’s bad condition should be corrected.

On that same note, anyone assuming problems with disaster relief are exclusively the fault of President Trump is incorrect.

Local response is one of the most important factors in disaster relief.

Cruz reportedly has an intention to run for governor of Puerto Rico. Apparently, her current strategy for disaster relief is to blame Trump so she can later campaign on the lie that Puerto Rico was abandoned by the world.

Unless Cruz adjusts this tactic for the future, Puerto Ricans would be wise to learn from the misfortune of San Juan and elect a governor who doesn’t sacrifice her people for political gain.

Matthew Dean is a senior criminal justice major from Possumneck.

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Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz speaks with a man as she arrives at Hospital San Francisco in the Rio Piedras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday as about 35 patients are evacuated after the failure of an electrical plant.

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Delaney Splawn, a junior -political science and psychology major from Las Vegas, grew up 30 minutes outside the Las Vegas Strip, where the shooting took place.

“I was in shock, and then I immediately called my family,” Splawn said. “I had friends and family at the nconcert. My sister-in-law was down there, and she was seven months pregnant.”

Splawn said there was complete chaos.

“My sister-in-law was taken to a complete stranger’s condo, and they let her stay until it was clear,” Splawn said. “We’ve all banded together. We’re so sad this happened. We never thought something like this would happen in Vegas.”

Splawn received texts and calls from family and friends back at home who go to other schools and were trying to make sure everyone was OK. Parker Williamson, a senior elementary education major from Las Vegas, woke up to dozens of text messages and the news all over her social media feed.

“I was shocked and confused because I saw it when I woke up this morning,” Williamson said. “I woke up with a ton of texts from a group message with friends from Las Vegas asking if everyone was OK. I got on social media, and I saw everyone was marking themselves safe on Facebook.”

Throughout the weekend, Williamson saw people posting videos and photos of the concert on social media.

“I’ve been contacted by so many people, people I don’t even talk to that often.

They wanted to make sure my family and friends were OK,” Williamson said. “I’ve had friends from Oxford shoot me texts reaching out to make sure I’m OK, people I didn’t even think about.”

The shooting provided a stark eye-opening for Williamson.

“I think something like this can happen anywhere.

We’ve seen so many shootings on college campuses,” Williamson said. “It can happen anywhere in the

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world, and seeing it in my hometown makes it more real and more eye-opening.”

However, Williamson said the shooting won’t affect how she lives her everyday life.

“We all just have to get together and make some changes so things like this don’t happen anymore,” Williamson said. “I hope everyone keeps Vegas in their thoughts and prayers.

I have friends who have people who passed away or are getting out of surgery, and we just need to keep them in our thoughts.”

The Oxford and University police departments train every year to respond to active shooters and violent intruders in case violence were ever to break out on campus.

“All local and state law enforcement agencies are trained on the latest active shooter response and techniques so that we are as prepared as possible for any emergency event,” Oxford Police Chief Joey East said, In the event of an emergency, law enforcement officials advise three steps to maintain safety.

“We emphasize three steps: Avoid and run. Then deny and try to hide and block and secure the door.

Last, defend. If you’re encountering a shooter or violent intruder and if you have no other options, you must be prepared to defend yourself against the assailant,” University Police Chief Tim Potts said.

East said there are always security concerns whenever there’s a large event.

“By working together with all our local, state and federal partners analyzing, training and by sharing information, the LOU law enforcement community has and will always work together to keep our community as safe as possible,” East said.

Law enforcement always prepares security for special or big events and factors in consideration for

AP PHOTO | MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ

Investigators walk through debris on festival grounds across the street from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Las Vegas. Authorities said Stephen Craig Paddock broke windows on the casino and began firing with a cache of weapons, killing dozens and injuring hundreds at the festival.

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Police officers stand at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. potential security threats.

“We arrange appropriate security for large-scale events based on what the event is, the location and the crowd expected,” Potts said. “We will not share the specifics of our plans, but they are well-planned and researched.”

Potts said that with any

This is something that has to be reviewed each and every time there is an event,” East said.

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‘Fault Lines’ explores themes of blame, environment‘ JACQUELINE KNIRNSCHILD STAFF WRITER

In order to understand “Fault Lines,” a collection of tapestries and prints by Mary Zicafoose on display at the University of Mississippi Museum, one should probably read former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser’s poem “Tectonics.”

When Zicafoose first read “Tectonics” 10 years ago, she said she was blown away by the “brilliant contrast” Kooser created between the fading memory of a romantic relationship and land shifting to create a new world.

In one part of “Tectonics,” Kooser wrote, “After many years, even a love affair, one lush green island all to itself, perfectly detailed with even a candle softly lighting a smile, may slide under the waves like Atlantis, scarcely rippling the heart.”

“This poem captures the exhibit,” Zicafoose said. “The driving force behind (‘Fault Lines’) is the changes on Earth, and I think you can extrapolate that to personal relationships.”

Zicafoose’s use of ikat, a complex, ancient Malaysian weaving method in which one resist-dyes fibers before weaving them, and her “unabashed” use of color allow her to approach the movement of land masses in this abstract, humanistic manner.

“I remember reading that poem years ago and thinking there’s going to be a time for me to starting weaving about this,” Zicafoose said.

And that perfect time turned out to be a few years ago, Zicafoose said, considering the changing environmental state

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i f r t T a o PHOTO BY: MARLEE CRAWFORD t e Artist Mary Zicafoose stands in front of her “Fault Lines” exhibit displayed at the UM Museum now until February 2018. She created the integrated series of weftw faced woven ikat tapestries with a theme driven by politics, human relationships and land movement. s w of the Earth and the fact that center triptych of the exhibit, five-yearlong series, “MounLastly, Zicafoose replicated fi such changes have become a conveys bright stripes repre- tain for the Buddha,” which her own fingerprints to exsenting the Earth’s develop- references landscape, geome- plore themes of self-identity part of popular culture. w “The ‘Fault Line’ series is ment in conjunction with hu- try and sacred space. in “Blueprint.” b “I tend to work around clasbased on land mass and land manity.

Museum director Robert m “When you go to the Grand sic archetypal symbols, so the Saarnio said the museum is formations changing and e moving. Whether you agree Canyon, you see all of the lines symbol this is based on is the thrilled to present the work of d with it or not, it’s happening — the Paleolithic period, the triangle, the temple, the triad, this internationally renowned k — the climate is changing,” Zi- Neolithic period — you literal- the trinity, the three angles,” tapestry artist and rug weaver. b cafoose said. “And as it chang- ly see the timeline of man on Zicafoose said. “It’s got a lot of “Mary’s pieces are excepf es, there’s fallout in forms of this planet,” Zicafoose said. spiritual symbolism and envi- tionally vibrant and also eletornadoes, earthquakes and “Where are we on that time- ronmental symbolism since it gantly simple,” Saarnio said. e all the disasters we’re experi- line? Which segment is 2017? resembles a mountain.”

“We were compelled by her c How many more segments are One of these works, “Moun- description of her work: ‘I creencing.”

T tain for the Buddha- Envy,” ate contemporary tapestry, These environmental going to be up on top of us?” n Similarly to Kooser, Zica- includes a triangle filled with pushing the boundary of this changes not only lead to dii sasters but also contribute to foose feels these land plates intricate black and white maz- ancient art form, to investit what will be the history of the represent more than the time- es on top of a deep green back- gate the intricacies of how we, i planet. “Timeline,” one of the line of the world — they also ground. This piece was guided as individuals, are tied to one three tapestries making up the represent personal relation- by Zicafoose’s intuition. When another.’” ships. The title, “Fault Lines,” she started, she didn’t know If you missed Zicafoose’s in fact, is a play on words, be- the name, but then the color art reception last night, don’t cause lines also represent the began to influence meaning. worry — she’ll return to Oxunspoken boundaries within “The piece just started to ford from Omaha, Nebraska, a relationship and the idea of emerge as I was making it, in a few months for the eighth blame — Whose fault is it?” and it became really clear that annual Oxford Fiber Arts Fes“The Earth is no different this maze is envy,” Zicafoose tival Jan. 25-28. Her exhibit than the humans on it — we’re said. “You get caught in this is on display at UM Museum all shifting and changing at the emotional maze, and you can’t until next February. same time,” Zicafoose said. get out. You’re locked into this The collection also includes nightmarish thought form of many pieces from Zicafoose’s envy.”

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‘Younger Now’ album review: Is Cyrus normal now?

HANNAH WILLIS STAFF WRITER

Remember when Miley Cyrus hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2013 and said Hannah Montana was dead?

It’s only been four years since the funeral, but Miley Montana is back, and the results really could go two ways.

Last Friday brought the release of Cyrus’ new album, “Younger Now.” If you were a fan of her last two albums, “Bangerz” and “Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz,” “Younger Now” won’t be your favorite. However, fans of country-pop might really enjoy her new sound, which might be the strangest thing about this album.

The first two singles, “Malibu” and “Younger Now,” feel like Cyrus’ appeal to the rest of the world to forget that whole twerking thing.

They’re nice songs, but both are a little unsettling because of who’s singing them. Cyrus tries too hard throughout this entire album to align herself with the Nashville scene, and she forgets millions of people watched her grind on a foam d finger on the VMAs stage.

There is nothing wrong y with evolving as an artist, but “Younger Now” feels t more like a cataclysmic event s engineered by a marketing f department in which Cyrus d kills off her twerking teddy . bears and marijuana-laden fashion choices.

Before listening to “Young. er Now,” people need to der cide if they like Cyrus’ vocals.

The instrumental accompa, niment on most of her songs s is so beautifully simplistic that it’s really enjoyable on , its own. But most impore

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tantly, unlike her past two albums, it isn’t loud enough to cover her vocals. “Younger Now” presents songs in which the listener can actually hear what the singer is saying. Revolutionary.

“Week Without You” might not be a favorite at first listen, but the smooth vocals and back beat really do grow on you. The chorus isn’t overly repetitive, and the electric guitar brings some surprising funk. The deepness of Cyrus’ voice makes this song a real keeper. It might not win on the first listen, but hit replay

and try not to sway.

The vocals on “Miss You so Much” feature the clearest twang on the whole album and really feel like a modern June Carter ballad. Cyrus’ vocals, instead of overpowering the music, dance a duet with it for almost five minutes.

This is one of the standout songs on the album. “She’s Not Him” is another example of a track with very cohesive vocals and instrumentation.

“I Would Die for You” is overly sappy and dramatic — a love song written by a lovesick preteen. The depth of

Cyrus’ voice almost saves it, though. Gliding up and down octaves, her voice is too good for the lyrics. “Inspired” is another song that commits too hard on the cliches.

“Thinkin’” is a real jam, in large part because of the incredible chorus of Cyrus’ very poppy vocals and the beat-heavy instrumentation.

The song’s intro is annoying, and the need to add country flair to a song that doesn’t need it really detracts from the whole. This is a really entertaining song, in part.

“Love Someone” and “Bad

Mood” provide much more interesting combinations of country-like vocals driven by heavy beats. With these songs, it really feels like she’s creating something new instead of merely imitating other genres.

Cyrus’ duet with Dolly Parton on “Rainbowland” gives Parton as much vocal weight as a talented backup singer.

She and Cyrus pretty much sing the entire song together, but Cyrus’ vocals are so much louder than Parton’s that her distinctive twang can barely be heard apart from her brief solos. One would think Cyrus would give more weight to one of the greatest country singers ever, but like white chocolate cake pops, some things never will make sense.

Cyrus, as an artist, can feel dishonest or maybe just disappointing. What she stands for has changed drastically in the four years since “Bangerz,” so it’s hard to really know who she is.

“Younger Now” tries its hardest to convince the listener that Cyrus really isn’t the Los Angeles socialite one may have seen on Instagram these past several years. Maybe this album presents a new concept in that listeners will enjoy it most when they forget who’s singing it.

Overall, this album overall represents major growth for Cyrus, and any growth can be uncomfortable to experience. Enjoy this album for what it is and thank Cyrus, whoever she may be, for taking the time to write it. For a Miley Cyrus novice or an established fan, “Younger Now” still brings plenty of surprises.

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The Ole Miss men’s and women’s tennis teams kicked it into high gear this week as players headed to their respective ITA All-American Championships, where they competed against some of the nation’s best players.

On the men’s side, six players were invited to the tournament, which was hosted at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Senior Zvonimir Babic and freshman Cotter Wilson found themselves in the pre-qualifying round over the weekend. Wilson had an especially impressive showing and won three matches to reach the final before losing to Christian Langmo of Miami. Bab-

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The women’s team arrived at Pepperdine University in Pacific Palisades, California, with high hopese for the week. Junior TeaO Jandric, sophomore Annay Vrbenska and freshman Sa-N bina Machalova played inm the pre-qualifying roundsA over the weekend. d Vrbenska lost a coin-flip three-set match in the firstn round to Erica Oosterhoutv of Harvard, while Jandrica pulled out a three-set winc in the first round before taking a close 7-5, 6-4 lossg to Sabrina Federici of Tex-g as Tech. n Machalova turned in thel most stellar showing ofa the early rounds. She woni three matches in a row to advance to the qualifyingt rounds, where she joinedt teammate Natalie Suk, a3 senior ranked No. 32 in theN nation. The two began plays Tuesday and hope to makeo it to the main draw Thurs-r day.

If Suk and Machalovaf advance to the draw, theyw will join Arianne Hartono,a a senior ranked No. 17 inb the nation who earned ans automatic berth. They also hope to qualify for the 2017w Oracle ITA National Fallt Championships and earng themselves the opportuni-fi ty to compete for a nationalM championship. t Jandric and Vrbenska also competed in the dou-fi bles tournament over ther weekend. They lost theirp first match in the pre-qual-o ifying rounds 8-3 to a Wake Forest team that eventual-p ly reached the qualifyingg rounds. i Players on both teamsg will continue play over thei coming days, and a fews may even play their way tow a Sunday showing. n

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ic lost an extremely close three-set match in a tiebreaker in the third round after failing to convert on two match points.

Senior Grey Hamilton and junior Fabian Fallert joined junior Filip Kraljevic, who won three matches over the weekend in the pre-qualifying round to advance, in the qualifying rounds of the tournament.

All three disappointingly bowed out on Monday after first-round losses, though Hamilton and Kraljevic lost tight three-set matches.

Senior Gustav Hansson, ranked No. 17 nationally, received an automatic bid to the main draw, which begins Thursday. He aims to advance as far as possible to earn a spot in the 2017 Oracle ITA National

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New-look basketball team hopes to make SEC splash SPORTS EDITOR

As fall makes its long-awaited return to Oxford, so does Ole Miss basketball. After last year’s team fell just short of the National Invitational Tournament semifinals, head coach Andy Kennedy went back to the drawing board.

This year’s team will blend new recruits with seasoned veterans in hopes of finding an NCAA Tournament caliber combination.

“I am excited about this group,” Kennedy said. “We’ve got an eclectic mix of old and new. I think we addressed a lot of our needs based on some areas we felt like we needed to improve upon.”

Two areas Ole Miss will hope to improve on are defense and turnovers. The Rebels ranked 336th in turnovers among NCAA Division I programs last season; at the same time, their opponents’ collective turnovers ranked 38th in the country.

“I hope we can be better defensively,” Kennedy said. “We weren’t very good defensively, and we had a turnover problem because we were just so unsteady at the lead guard.”

That lead guard instability won’t plague the Rebels much this year. Sophomore point guard Breein Tyree’s knee is finally healthy, and the Ole Miss coaching staff expects big things from him.

“He’s now healthy and confident, and he’s got that experience,” Kennedy said. “He’s probably taken the biggest step of anyone on our team.”

Tyree averaged 12.55 points per game over the final nine games of 2017 while contributing just under two assists per game, as well. Far from polished, Tyree has plenty of upside and talent to match, but he won’t need to do it alone. Kennedy signed Illya Tyrtyshnik, who featured for Ukraine in the 2017 FIBA U18 World Championship, to share ball-handling duties with Tyree.

Junior guard Terence Davis also returns for the 2017-2018 season. The Mississippi native scored at least 20 points in six games last year, including a

30-point performance against Syracuse in the NIT. “Typically, when a kid becomes a junior in college, now it’s time for him to take that next step,” Kennedy said. “If you’re capable of being an allleague player, which I think (Davis) is, that’s what we need from him this year.”

Completing the trio of returning Ole Miss guards, senior Deandre Burnett figures to improve on a statistically impressive 2016-2017 season.

After averaging 16.5 points per game and leading the NCAA in free-throw percentage for much of the year, Burnett, a natural shooting guard shoehorned into point guard duties last year, could see his efficiency explode.

Where does that leave the Rebels’ front court? Sebastian Saiz, who led the SEC in double-doubles and earned All-SEC honors from The Associated Press, graduated and now plies his trade professionally for Club Baloncesto Miraflores in Spain.

That’s a pretty big hole for anyone to fill. Enter the 7-foot Dominik Olejniczak.

After transferring from Drake in 2016, the center missed the 2016-2017 season because of NCAA regulations. According to the Ole Miss coaching staff, that missed time did not go to waste.

“He’s an incredible worker,” Kennedy said. “His body is in great shape. We just finished some of our conditioning stuff, and some of his numbers are really mind-boggling for a guy as big as he is.”

At power forward, on the other hand, the answer is a little less clear. Last season, Marcanvis Hymon and Justas Furmanavicius split time at the four spot, but neither made it his own. Furmanavicius was the more impressive of the two; the Lithuanian was a monster on the defensive end, averaging five rebounds a game in limited action, but made a habit of disappearing on offense. So Kennedy added a new forward, Jones County Junior College’s Bruce Stevens, to the mix over the summer.

At 6 feet 8 inches and 257 pounds, Stevens has SEC size and the coordination to match.

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Andy Kennedy coaches his team from the sideline last season.

He averaged more than 16 points per game while shooting 51.3 percent and pulled down 11.6 rebounds per game at Jones. His combination play with Olejniczak continues to impress and excite Kennedy’s staff.

“He’s really talented, and he’s got a big, strong body,” Kennedy said. “His skillset, with Dom, is probably the most exciting thing I’ve seen to this point. ... The pieces fit. They’re complimentary. Bruce can really stretch. I’d be shocked if he didn’t make 50-plus threes this year.”

Rounding out Kennedy’s offseason additions is a pair of guards: Devontae Shuler, from Virginia’s famed Oak Hill Academy, and Markel Crawford, a graduate transfer from the University of Memphis.

Crawford, who averaged 12.8 points per game and shot 47.8 from the floor, could slot right into the Rebels’ scheme. A vocal

leader on the court, Crawford will add points and guidance to the younger players on Kennedy’s team.

“We recruited (Crawford) out of high school, so I’m very familiar with him, and he’s exactly what we hoped he would be,” Kennedy said. “He’s going to be a perfect compliment to the guys we’ve got in place.”

Shuler arrived highly recommended from Oak Hill Academy, known for alumni like Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant. Kennedy hopes to keep

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Shuler’s role “simple” this season to acclimate the shooting guard to NCAA pace as quickly as possible. But Shuler’s onball production isn’t the only talent he’ll bring to Oxford: His defense, in particular, has impressed the Ole Miss staff.

That’s good news for a team that sorely lacked perimeter defense last season.

“He is instinctively as good as I’ve ever had,” Kennedy said.

“He’s just a ball-getter. ... He gets the ball.”

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Rebels hoping to forget Alabama, focus on future BEN MILLER

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There really is not much a team can say after losing a game by 63 points. There’s even less to say when that loss came against a rival.

Saturday’s 66-3 loss to the seemingly always No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide stung for the Rebels.

That scoreline may not leave the public’s mind for some time. And maybe it shouldn’t. But according to the Ole Miss football team, the time to dwell on that loss has passed. Auburn, Alabama’s younger cousin who’s just as big and only a little less mean, lies in waiting for Saturday.

In the minds of this year’s Rebels, Alabama is already a distant memory. Auburn possesses a physical and mental toughness that must be matched. According to sophomore corner Myles Hartsfield, the loss at Bama was just as motivating as it was demoralizing.

“A loss like that is hard to digest,” Hartsfield said.

“You have to just go back on the practice field and go to work, getting the stuff that

you messed up on game day corrected. That’s a game that you’re always going to feel, that you’re always going to keep going back to. You don’t want to have that feeling again. We’re just moving on to the next one. We’re not worried about Alabama anymore.”

Though the loss hurt his pride, Hartsfield thinks the agony felt after it will motivate his teammates to prevent it from happening again. That sentiment seems to be resonant with the team.

“That kind of loss will test your will,” wide receivers coach Jacob Peeler said.

“When you lose a game like that, you can’t lose two games. We threw that game away. We washed it. We learned from it.”

For Peeler and the rest of the coaching staff, this week is about preparing the guys to move on. They want the team to focus on what it can control, not on what it can’t.

“Simplifying is taking the thinking process out of it,” Peeler said. “When you think, you don’t play as fast.

When you’re not thinking, you’re playing fast, and we want to play fast.”

Wide receivers coach Jacob Peeler speaks during a press conference Tuesday.

Not thinking may seem like a strange idea after such a devastating loss, but it could be the key to getting the team out of its current slump.

One particular play in the game against Alabama rubbed many fans the wrong way. When junior wide receiver DaMarkus Lodge failed to catch an ultimately intercepted pass, he turned

his head and walked away instead of chasing down the ball carrier. But Peeler knew Lodge meant no harm by his action.

“You know the thing is it looks bad, but he thought the ball hit the ground,” Peeler said. “When you look at it, he never even turned around. It’s loud in that stadium. It was not intended.

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like.”

This weekend’s matchup with Auburn could set the tone for the rest of the season. A win could revitalize the team’s stagnant form, while a loss could crush any hope for further success.

Only time will tell. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

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