The Daily Mississippian - November 14, 2014

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Volume 103, No. 57

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Members of the Ole Miss Army ROTC stand at attention during the national anthem during a Veterans Day ceremony Thursday. The ceremony was held to honor veterans at the university. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Bela “Buddy” Chain spoke about the importance of Veterans Day to the crowd gathered in Paris-Yates Chapel. For more photos see page 8.

Forty years of song TORI WILSON

vrwilson@go.olemiss.edu

Forty years ago, a group of students came together with an idea for a new kind of group on campus—a choir dedicated to gospel music, its membership open and available to anyone who enjoyed worshipping through music and performance. Members did not have to be trained singers, music majors or otherwise experienced in choral singing — the only requirement was a desire to make a difference in the Ole Miss and Oxford community through gospel music. They called it the Black Student Union Choir.

In 1974, only a little more than a decade removed from the integration of the university, the choir fostered a community for its black members and gave them a concrete place in the larger world of the university community.

Over time, the choir has experienced changes in leadership, membership and sound, as does any choir with such longevity.

It has also undergone a shift in nomenclature: the group once known as the Black Student Union Choir is now known around the university campus and the wider Oxford community as the UM Gospel Choir.

The choir has enjoyed great successes throughout its forty years, including a Grammy Award nomination in 2000 for their album “Send Up the Praise.” The choir gives regular concerts and usually boasts a headcount of over 100 dedicated and joyful singers. Justavian Tillman, a junior journalism major and the president of the UM Gospel Choir, has been with the group since his freshman year.

“I was looking for ways to get involved on campus, and gospel

SEE CHOIR PAGE 7 The UM Gospel Choir performs a concert in 2012.

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My First Meteor

by Sara Elizabeth Baker

I. In Escatawapa, where the crickets are louder than highway cars, we drove out past my great-grandmother’s house, following the dirt rode that led to open fields, to the parking lot of a soccer stadium.

We piled blankets on the hood of the Rav4, curling into the warmth of the engine, and lay back to watch the stars start to fall.

The sky, deeper and darker out here, Began to to slowly light with brilliant lines, meteors flying from one end to the other, moving so quickly that they blurred.

My eyes kept the image of burning space rock, Blinking against the squiggles that appeared, to see the brightest flash of them all cross the night.

Bright enough to leave shadows on our vision, a huge meteor flew, as if in slow motion, through the atmosphere. What made this one light, this separate part of the whole, so different?

II. Given that things move differently in space, the slowly falling fire was just a flash in time.

Different way of burning, I thought at the light.

Like a phoenix, the meteor crackled at me, new life in the brightest glow, lighting up the night sky, soaring on flaming wings.

Flying south for the winter, the meteor sings A song of rebirth, too high for earth to hear.

He will crash land in the branches of the galaxy, Then blaze in his own beauty, his own glory, Before settling down to a slow smolder of life— A candle nestled in endless black— To die and be reborn again and again.

Until his next time to fly.

Brown Boy

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In a jungle of criminals A land of crooks A young brown boy Nestled up with a book Page by page Word by word Settings so large Tales unheard While others were playing Running, jumping, being bold He was inside Experiencing things the streets never told Plots of love Stories of deceit Characters of beauty Heroes who violence could never defeat But who was he To be so smart To have brains To have a better start He was just a brown boy Dark and limited A product of his surroundings But that’s not how he saw it He was different And there were others too Those who never gave in Those who had more to do So though they teased And called him names The brown boy knew His color would never leave him tamed

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Belk Boulevard under construction, to be finished in 2017 MADISEN THEOBALD

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A new roadway, Belk Boulevard, off Old Taylor Road, began construction due to the planning of the new hospital and heavy traffic and is set for completion by the end of year.

The construction of Belk Boulevard started in July of 2013. Though the final stages of construction are nearing, the final asphalt on Belk will not be installed until after the new hospital is completed in 2017. Once the new hospital opens, the intersection of Belk and South Lamar will be reconstructed as a roundabout with Belk Boulevard on the east side being realigned to the east side of the new roundabout, Board of Alderman city engineers said.

According to the site plan, which was approved in June 2013, Baptist Memorial Hospital is proposing to construct a 680,000 square foot/217bed, 6-story replacement hospital, which will occupy approximately 21 acres of the site.

The site plan includes the construction of a four-lane extension of Belk Boulevard. This road will provide the needed connection from South Lamar to Old Taylor Road.

According to Assistant City Engineer, Reanna Mayoral, once the new Hospital is completed, the existing Belk Boulevard will shift through part of the current Baptist Memorial parking lot, so that it lines up with the “new” Belk Boulevard. Then it will all be one connected roadway instead of being offset like it is right now.

Presently, there is only one public road, Nicole Lane, that connects to Belk Boulevard.

Baptist Hospital will have three connections, which will be private streets or drives to serve the hospital.

The approved site plan for Baptist Memorial Hospital states that a public right of way for a north/south connection road from Belk Boulevard to Country Road 300 will be dedicated by Baptist Hospital for additional circulation as needed in the future.

Steve Brigance, senior civil professional engineer and project manager of A2H, the engineering firm responsible for the design and construction of the road, said that once Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford had selected a site for the hospital, the City of Oxford’s Engineering Department and Planning Department worked with Baptist Memorial Hospital and A2H to determine the general alignment and connection points of the new road.

“The options for this alignment had been planned by Oxford in the Major Thoroughfare Plan,” Brigance said.

“This plan was developed as part of the Comprehensive Master Plan prepared in 2004.”

Soon after the Major Thoroughfare Plan, A2H prepared construction documents that were reviewed and approved by Oxford’s City Engineer, Brigance said. Lafayette County’s Engineer and the plans were also approved publicly at the Oxford Planning Commission and the Lafayette County Planning Commission.

The cost to construct Belk Boulevard and the widening of Old Taylor Road is $7.5 million.

Baptist Hospital is paying for all road construction im-

provements associated with the new hospital, according to Pat Harcourt, senior vice president of A2H. The construction of the Old Taylor Road Bridge and two roundabouts was a Mississippi Department of Transportation project paid by Mississippi Department of Transportation. Baptist Hospital is paying for the widening of Old Taylor from the roundabout to Belk Boulevard, Brignace said.

Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital Bill Henning said that A2H engineering firm has prepared the site planning and engineering for several hospitals and facilities developed by Baptist Memorial Healthcare, including Baptist Memorial Hospital in DeSoto County, Mississippi, and Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

“Belk Boulevard will benefit the Oxford community by making the needed connections for the community as determined in the Major Thoroughfare Plan and comprehensive master plan and by providing the community with safe and efficient access to the hospital,” Andy Reynolds landscape architect of A2H engineering said.

By connecting to Old Taylor Road, hospital users will now have two routes to reach the hospital (off of Old Taylor and South Lamar), and this new road also provides a much-needed direct connection between Old Taylor Road and South Lamar Boulevard, Mayoral said.

Also, by connecting to the existing Belk Boulevard in the future, users will have a direct route between Highway 7 and Old Taylor Road. Mayoral said that this road also

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provides an alternate route for users of Old Taylor Road in the event of an emergency.

Belk Boulevard meets one of the city’s guiding ideologies established in the 2020 Vision Plan of providing a compact connected roadway network that equally serves automobiles, pedestrians, bicycles and future prospects of transit, according to the Board of Alderman.

“Belk Boulevard has already benefitted the community, as shown by how well-used it has become in such a short time, and it also increases convenience for many users and reduces congestion at the Old Taylor Road and South Lamar exits on Highway 6,” Mayoral said. “Any time you can provide users multiple routes and means to get from A to B, you have improved the transportation network and benefited its users.”

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TAYLOR BENNETT

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Last Friday, Oxford Solid Waste Department announced they would be trying a more efficient method of collecting rubbish to help better serve their customers by changing truck routes.

Amberlyn Liles, the Oxford superintendent of sanitation, said recycling and rubbish will only be collected once a week, as sanitation will continue to be collected twice a week for residents that put garbage cans at the curb.

“It will give more of a timed method to line up rubbish the same days as recycling and sanitation,” Liles said.

Rubbish is any kind of bulky waste like furniture, wood, sticks, leaves, grass and natural debris.

The Oxford Solid Waste Depart-

ment is responsible for collecting residential garbage and providing commercial dumpster service within the city.

The new method of cleanup is particularly beneficial to areas that have larger tree canopies like central Oxford and the older neighborhoods in the community, Liles said.

“This new schedule will allow not just one truck but several trucks to work together to get a neighborhood completely collected,” Liles said.

The new route will have all the trucks working in one area of the city on a certain day instead of them being scattered all around the city. One area of the city will be covered per day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays will be used to catch up on delays, clean areas

backed up with rubbish and to make up for holidays. The effect of the new route in the city will not affect costumers too much, according to Liles.

“It will affect people on the coming holidays- Thanksgiving and Christmas. Their days may be pushed a day before or a day behind,” Liles said.

It is not yet determined what the cost difference between the new route and the old route will be.

“We do not know at this time the results, but we can compare our gas consumption in the coming months,” Liles said.

This past Monday, Nov. 10, was the first day the new system ran in Oxford.

“This is not cutting service.

This is trying to serve the customers best,” Liles said.

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Cyberbullying increasing problem Students balance healthcare concerns TAYLOR BENNETT

tbennett@go.olemiss.edu

Cyberbullying is an increasing issue among high school and college students because of the increased use of social media sites, according to the Oxford Police Department and University Police Department.

According to the stopbullying.gov website, cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology.

Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat and websites.

On campus, the most common cases are through text message or social media according to UPD Detective Lieutenant Jeremy M. Cook.

“They’re usually trying to intimidate somebody or threaten somebody into doing what they want them to do or sometimes it’s a boyfriend or girlfriend or something sexual in nature,” Cook said.

In order to prevent cyberbullying, UPD tries to educate students at the university through the freshmen EDHE classes. They also investigate every single case until they come to an end, according to Cook.

“We try to make an arrest of it if we can,” Cook said. “We try to assist the victim. If we have a suspect, we’ll call and tell them to stop.”

According to Cook, the continuation of harassing another person online or through text is called cyber-stalking and it is considered a felony in the state of Mississippi.

It’s a bigger problem now, said Cook, because of social media sites like Yik Yak where anyone can post an anonymous statement without disclosing their name. According to Cook, there has been a few reports of people having their names mentioned on Yik Yak. Cook said he believes this is a problem that may even be worse among high school.

According to Pew Research Center, 88 percent of social media-using teens have seen someone be mean or cruel on a social media site and 20.8 percent of children, ages eight to ten have been cyberbullied at least once in their life.

In March of this year, Yik Yak caused a disturbance on the Oxford High School campus. In response to the reports of many students using the app, Brian Harvey, the Superintendent of Oxford School District wrote a press release.

“The app’s promise of being anonymous has opened up a Pandora’s box of trouble for our high school: malicious comments, hurtful statements and untruths posted anonymously by our students and others in the community,” Harvey wrote. “These posts are vicious and hurtful, and there is no way to trace their source.”

According to Harvey, the school district asked the developers of Yik Yak to build a virtual barrier around the schools, so the app could not be accessed by students while they are in class. Harvey also wrote about the importance of parents teaching their children to be responsible digital citizens.

“We need to take this time as adults to encourage our

children to strongly think about character, respect for others, and responsibility for actions — all ideas that center around the Golden Rule, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,’” Harvey wrote.

OPD Detective Chase Camp said that they deal with a case or so a month.

“It tends to be kind of across the board. We’ll sometimes help out with some juvenile cases where a couple high school girls are making fun of another high school girl.

It seems to be from ages six to seven up to forties. A lot of people are posting cyber bullying type remarks or pictures,” Camp said.

Lately, Yik Yak has not been a large problem but it was in the past when the social media site first emerged, Cook said.

“It’s increasing as a problem since more people are getting used to getting online,” Cook said. “It’s a daily part of life so they feel more freedom to harass or post things on there.”

Another reason why UPD and OPD aren’t seeing more cases of cyberbullying is because most of the cases aren’t reported, Cook said.

“It’s hard for us to know a private message between people if they don’t come forward,” Cook said.

According to Cook, when dealing with a suspect in a cyberbullying case, it is all about what the victim wants OPD to do. It varies from just having an officer talk to a suspect to going through the act of pressing criminal charges. All of these cases are handled the in the same way for minors until it’s time to press charges.

CHANNING GREEN

ccgreen1@go.olemiss.edu

The student health center is almost always packed this time of year. With cold and flu season in full swing, more and more students have been visiting the campus clinic as well as their personal physicians off campus.

Students are offered a free consultation with any of the doctors at the campus clinic, but talking can only do so much. Students have to pay for any medications, tests or procedures they receive as a part of their diagnosis or treatment at the clinic.

With the recent implementation of the Affordable Care Act, young people can stay on their parents’ health insurance until the age of 26 before having to seek their own coverage.

This is exactly the case with John Lester, a junior majoring in finance and Chinese.

“For the time being, I’m on my parents’ plan,” Lester said.

“When I graduate I’m hoping to find a job that would provide stuff like that for me.”

Seventy-six percent of the students that come to the campus Health Center have insurance, according to operations supervisor Jennifer Varner. That leaves 24 percent of the clinic’s patients paying out of pocket or adding the charges to their bursar accounts.

Dr. Travis Yates, director of university health services, said he is aware of how many people are without health insurance and encourages students to take advantage of the health center because it is cheaper for students.

“It is something that worries me. When students are uninsured I’m very aware of the fact that the financial burden of any testing they undergo falls directly onto their shoulders,” Yates said.

“Fortunately, the services we provide at the clinic are available to students at a much lower cost compared to other facilities here in town. But in an ideal world, everyone would have insurance.”

The university does offer different insurance opportunities to both graduate students and students studying abroad. The Graduate School at Ole Miss requires all graduate students in assistantship positions to have health coverage. If the graduate assistants are not already on their own plan or their parents’ plan, then they are provided the option of taking out insurance through the school.

Students going outside the country through the Ole Miss Study Abroad Office are put on a coverage plan through the Cultural Insurance Services International program. The program covers nearly every issue imaginable that a student might encounter while abroad. Cultural Insurance Services International covers everything from a student’s medical bills to any expenses that might arise during an evacuation brought on by an emergency medical or political situation.

Elise Luers, a senior in the Croft Institute, regularly worries about her lack of health insurance. Luers is enlisting in the Navy immediately upon graduation and looks forward to not having to worry about how she will pay for medical bills if and when issues arise. For now, she describes it as a, “waiting game and a worrying game.

“Health insurance is certainly at the forefront of my worries right now,” Luers said. “I always think ‘what if something happens?’ And with Obamacare all over the news all the time, it’s hard not to think about. It’s nerve-wracking for sure.”

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MACKENZIE HICKS

Being free

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When Justavian Tillman was a freshman at The University of Mississippi, he found himself at Rebel Roundup being asked a question that would change his life.

“They asked me, ‘Do you like to sing?’ And I was like, ‘Yes, of course.’ And they were like, ‘Well, you should join the gospel choir,’” Tillman said. “So, I went to the first informational that the gospel choir had, and that’s the way I got involved with it.”

Tillman remembers how he longed to be involved with something on campus and immediately fell for the family-like atmosphere the UM Gospel Choir offered him. Tillman recalled the first meeting and how, to get everyone loosened up, the current members suggested they play an icebreaker.

“And the icebreaker was somebody got in the middle of a circle, and if you agreed with the statement (that person said), you have to run up and slap their hand. So, one guy he was like come slap my hand if you love the Lord, so everyone just ran up and slapped his hand,” Tillman said. “It still sticks with me to this day.”

Justavian Tillman oversees planning of the UM Gospel Choir.

Tillman decided after that meeting that he wanted to be a part of the gospel choir and started off with his general member status, participating in all the things being a regular member

includes.

“To be a member you have to participate in various opportunities that we have each semester, and we also have to do two community service projects each

Courtesy: JUSTAVIAN TILLMAN

semester as well,” Tillman said.

“We perform. We do take invitations to different events across Mississippi, or even if we feel like going outside of Mississippi, if there is an invitation, we will ac-

cept it.”

Tillman began making friends in the choir, but it wasn’t until his grandmother, his biggest supporter back home, got sick that he truly knew he had found a place for himself at the university.

“She had five mini strokes back-to-back,” Tillman said.

“So, it didn’t take her away, but the support that she was giving me like the finance and being able to talk to her everyday, she wasn’t able to do that because of her sickness. So, I depended and leaned on the choir to be my support here. And the choir was like the best thing for me because it kept me going. It kept me motivated. I learned I still had people fighting for me and being my biggest supporters.”

After that experience, Tillman was hooked and wanted to do whatever he could to help the gospel choir, and he found himself serving on the executive board as a sophomore.

“Sophomore year, I served on executive board as a standards chair, and as standard chair, I was holding members accountable for attendance and also

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study hours,” Tillman said.

But that still wasn’t enough for Tillman.

“I feel like my position on the executive board last year just wasn’t enough,” Tillman said, “and I wanted to do more, especially for the gospel choir.”

And so, he became president of the gospel choir for its 40th anniversary season as a junior.

“When I first thought about that (being the president for this big year), it was just like, ‘Okay, it’s not going to be that stressful. It’s going to be very exciting. It’s just going to be a very laid back job.’

But that changed really quick,” Tillman said.

According to Tillman, he thought he knew what he was getting into since he had already been on the executive board and had worked alongside last year’s president, but he wasn’t prepared for all the media attention his position would receive as he began planning for the 40th anniversary celebration events.

“There’s a lot of media that’s involved this year,” Tillman said.

“Everybody didn’t know what the gospel choir did, but this year everybody knows about the gospel choir.”

Tillman, in his role as president, oversees a majority of the operations of the gospel choir, which requires a lot of dedication and time. Tillman has executive board meetings every Monday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. followed by choir practice from 6 to 8 p.m. Some weeks, he has to attend sectionals.

When he’s not busy doing choir planning, Tillman also serves on a number of different boards, such as the ASB Inclusion Committee, the Vice Chancellor’s Student Advisory Board and the Black History Month Planning Committee.

Even with all of this, though, Tillman refuses to say he is the most dedicated member in the gospel choir.

“I will say that my dedication did allow me to be in this position, but I’m not going to say that I am the most dedicated out of everyone in the gospel choir,” Tillman said. “With my position, I do have to be dedicated, but we still have many choir members that are very dedicated as well.”

Tillman admitted that what the gospel choir has really given him besides a nice title are life-long friends and the chance to be himself fully without judgment, and that’s why he truly loves the gospel choir.

“Even though I only live thirty minutes away from home, I hardly ever go home. So, I’ve met some of my best friends in the gospel choir, and that means a lot,” Tillman said. “It allows me to be free.

It gives me the opportunity to be myself. It allows me to do the things I love the most.”

choir was one of the first organizations I looked into,” Tillman recalled. “Gospel music has always been a major part of my life.

I started singing gospel at a very young age, and I’ve always sung with my church choir, a praise (choir) and several community choirs. Gospel music gives me the opportunity to get away from a long day and just relax.”

Tillman knew as the fortieth anniversary approached that he and the choir wanted to have some sort of special event. In conjunction with Mississippi Freedom Summer, which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, the Freedom Series was created.

The four-day Freedom Series has been termed a “communiversity” event by Oxford Civic Chorus artistic director Brooke Worthy, who, along with her group, is also participating in the series.

“The Oxford Civic Chorus is an excellent group of musicians from a variety of backgrounds and occupations, hailing from Oxford and the entire North Mississippi area,” Worthy explained.

“Membership is by audition only.”

Worthy sang with the chorus as a student at Ole Miss and was honored when they brought her in as artistic director in 2009.

The Oxford Civic Chorus is in many ways a true communiversity effort — founded in 1998 by senior music major Gabriel Statom and music department faculty member Dr. Martha Hitch, the group often includes students from Ole Miss as well as people from the Oxford area.

When preparations began for the Freedom Series, Worthy knew she wanted to present the choir with a significant piece of music that they could, in turn, present to their audience. After an extensive search, she happened upon the composition “Free at Last,” written by Chicago composer Lena McLin in 1974.

Worthy was lucky enough to speak with McLin, who explained in detail her feelings toward the piece and the circumstances of its composition.

“Dr. McLin grew up with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; they were friends. She wrote the piece in his memory,” Worthy said.

“She had planned to come down to Oxford to present her work in person. Unfortunately, she cannot join us; however, she has created a video presentation for this concert. She will discuss why she wrote the piece in greater detail and discuss her music career during the civil rights era.”

While the Oxford Civic Chorus considers “Free at Last” the focal, or perhaps vocal, point of their concert, the gospel choir is crafting a story through song for their performance.

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“We will be performing ten songs,” Tillman said. “Our closing selection will be ‘Thank Ya’ by Darrel Petties. In selecting that song, we are thanking God for blessing our choir to reach forty years and also thanking our audience and university for their continued support.”

“There are no wrong songs, though,” added Jasmaine Wilbert, a senior biology major, who has been singing with the gospel choir for two semesters now.

“They’re all great pieces.”

The UM Gospel Choir has invited all of its alumni to celebrate this milestone performance, and Tillman expects many to visit. “(The Freedom Series is) a one-time event commemorating these milestone anniversaries.

These events are very significant to our university and the community.”

In addition to concerts from the gospel choir and Oxford Civic Chorus, the four-day event will feature a plethora of activities.

On Saturday, Nov. 15, the UM Gospel Choir will perform its concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Ford Center.

On Nov. 16, tours will be offered at the newly renovated Burns-Belfry Church on Jackson Avenue, which has been a fixture of Oxford since its initial construction in 1867. Retired University of Mississippi Provost Dr. Gerald Walton described the storied history of the building in a short article featured on the Burns-Belfry Church’s website: from 1867 to 1978, the building housed the Burns Church.

In 1978, the building was sold, made into office space and renamed “The Belfry.”

John Grisham was the last private owner of the building; he deeded it to the Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation so that they might preserve the historic building. Plans were made to renovate the church, which had been rebuilt in the Gothic Revival style in 1910. The renovated building now houses a museum and special exhibits pertaining to the church and its close ties with the black community.

“The Burns Church building represents a valuable part of the history of Oxford and the surrounding area, that of the lives of African Americans during the 19th and 20th centuries. By preserving and restoring the building to its current location, it will continue its role as an African American Mississippi Landmark and offer documentation about the lives of the African American community,” Walton wrote.

Monday, Nov. 17, there will be a brown bag civil rights faculty panel in Barnard Observatory at noon and the Oxford Civic Chorus’s performance in the Ford Center at 7:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the Malco Commons Cinema will offer a free showing of the documentary “Freedom

PHOTO BY: ARIEL COBBERT

The UM Gospel Choir performs in front of the Student Union.

Summer” at 7 p.m.

The decisions of forty and fifty years ago changed what the

university was, but the choices it continues to make changes what it is. Join in on the remembrance.

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University commemorates veterans’ service Thursday

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IMPACT PLAYER- GRAMBLING STATE The only returning player for the Tigers last season is senior small forward Jaylan Bodiford.

In only 28 games last season, Bodiford only averaged 2.4 points. Bodiford has been in the program, and she will be one of the key players to look out for as she has the most experience on this young Grambling squad.

REGULAR SEASON OPENER OLE MISS VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 6:00 P.M. C.T. TV: SEC NETWORK + TAD SMITH COLISEUM The 2014-2015 Ole Miss men’s basketball team tips off their season tonight against Charleston Southern. Ole Miss is on a hot streak winning their last ten season openers. The backcourt duo everyone talks about is senior point guard Jarvis Summers and junior shooting guard Stefan Moody.

This backcourt has potential to be even better than Sum-

mers and Marshall Henderson.

Moody is expected to come off a lot of those baseline screens that Henderson came off of in his tenure at Ole Miss. Andy Kennedy will treat this game almost like the exhibition, and give a lot of his guys minutes.

The Rebels have a few tuneup games before they begin the Emerald Coast Classic, which starts on November 20.

Last season, the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern lit it up offensively averaging 81.4 points per game, which ranked tenth in the nation. The Bucs return three starters from a season ago including a duo of preseason All-Big South selections in senior point guard Saah Nimley and shooting guard Arlon Harper. This experienced Rebels squad should have no trouble against Charleston Southern as Ole Miss has ten upperclassmen, and returns six of its top-seven rotation players from last season.

IMPACT PLAYER- OLE MISS Sophomore center Dwight Coleby has many eyes on him this season as fans are hoping he will be able to bring the production that Reggie Buckner and Murphy Holloway brought to the Rebels not long ago. In disappointing fashion, Coleby only averaged 2.2 points and 1.8 rebounds. It is crucial to get

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Coleby going early on the offensive glass as rebounding will be critical to the Rebels’ success this season. If Ole Miss can get Coleby off to a good start early this season, it will bode well for his future success. He needs to have a big game tonight if he

wants to keep his starting spot for the rest of the season.

IMPACT PLAYER- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Senior point guard Saah Nimley returns as Charleston Southern’s leading scorer from last year after averaging

13.3 points per game. Nimley can bring pressure to Ole Miss point guard Jarvis Summers, who is still nursing an ankle injury. If Nimley can bring toughness and make outside shots, he could be a problem early on for the Rebels.

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Four Downs: Arkansas

Featuring DM sports editor Dylan Rubino (@drubino11) and football writer Cody Thomason (@thecodythomason)

What should be the main focus of the bye week for the Rebels?

After the bye week, can the Rebels win out against two SEC West opponents?

Who is the one player on Ole Miss that needs a bye week the most?

When the weekend is over, will Ole Miss’ SEC and playoff chances still be alive?

Dylan- With a week off before the final two games of the season at Arkansas and home against Mississippi State, the focus of the bye week should be getting guys healthy. This is the final stretch of the season and with two games against SEC West opponents remaining, getting everyone close to 100 percent healthy will be key. health on the offensive line will be key on the off weekend. Getting guys like junior Ben Still and sophomore Laremy Tunsil healthy will help against physical defensive fronts that Arkansas and Mississippi State will present. Injuries will be key on defense also.

Dylan- Both scenarios are possible where the Rebels can win their last two games or lose their last two games.

Both scenarios are entirely possible.

The injury to sophomore wide receiver Laquon Treadwell definitely hurts the chances of Ole Miss running the table the rest of the season, but there is enough talent on both sides of the ball for the Rebels to win out. The running game of Arkansas will pose problems for the front seven of Ole Miss and Mississippi State’s quarterback Dak Prescott will will be handful to deal with both passing and running. Both games will be close, but I see Ole Miss getting both wins to finish the season 10-2.

Dylan- I think a bye week can really help Bo Wallace. Wallace played well last week against Presbyterian.

Wallace went 11-15 passing for 140 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Wallace has to build new relationships with his new group of receivers with since the injury to Laquon Treadwell. With Treadwell out, Wallace seemed to find senior Vince Sanders and junior Cody Core often as they seem to be his two favorite targets. Two straight losses against LSU and Auburn seemed to rattle the confidence of Wallace and the team.

The bye week will be a good time to rest Wallace’s arm and stay fresh for the home stretch of the season.

Dylan- When it’s all said and done, Ole Miss’ chances in the SEC and the playoff will still be alive. In order for Ole Miss to still have a chance, Georgia needs to defeat Auburn at home and Alabama needs to beat Mississippi State at home. I think Georgia gets the win at home with the return of junior running back Todd Gurley and senior quarterback Hutson Mason on a hot streak passing the ball. I think the game in Tuscaloosa will be close, but the big game experience of Alabama will be enough to pull away at home.

Rebel nation will be happy with these results.

Cody- I believe they can, but it will be very tough. On paper, Arkansas is almost a perfect fit for a team looking to upset the Rebels. Ole Miss has struggled against the run, especially against LSU’s power running game, and Arkansas also employs that brusing downhill style. Meanwhile, Mississippi State is putting together a fantastic undefeated season and doesn’t look to be slowing down.

However, I think Ole Miss should still be able to handle Arkansas and should have a great chance to upset Mississippi State, as the Egg Bowl is always a close game.

Cody- Cody Prewitt. Prewitt played hurt against Auburn and it really showed, with the Tigers completing several deep passes which Prewitt might have been able to get to had he been at full strength. Ole Miss cornerbacks Senquez Golson and Mike Hilton have been great at jumping passes and generating turnovers this season, but their risky style of play needs Prewitt covering deep as insurance in case they cant get to the ball.

Cody- The focus should be of course to continue getting healthy, and to do everything they can to make sure they cant be upset by Arkansas. Arkansas is a vastly underrated team who’s played a lot of teams, like Mississippi State and Alabama very close. Ole Miss has to dedicate the extra time they’re getting week into preparing for what could be a very tough away game for the team.

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Cody- I think there’s a great chance for the Rebel’s playoff hopes to still be alive. In order for the Rebels to have a shot, Auburn and Mississippi State both have to lose, and they’re actually both favored to lose their respective games against Georgia and Alabama. With Todd Gurley back for Georgia I expect a strong performance from them, and no one wants to take on the Crimson Tide at home. I expect Ole Miss’ playoff chances to still be standing after Saturday.

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SEC pick ‘em

Featuring The Daily Mississippian sports editor Dylan Rubino, football writer Cody Thomason, and special guest picker, editor-in-chief of The Daily Mississippian Lacey Russell.

MISSOURI AT NO. 24 TEXAS A&M

Cody- I definitely think Texas A&M wins this game. Missouri had a really tough loss to Georgia a few weeks ago —34-0— barely beating Vanderbilt, who is at the very bottom 24-14, and barely beat Kentucky. I think Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk is not where the team needs him as a passer, Texas A&M has been improving a lot. Freshman Kyle Allen took over as the starting quarterback two weeks ago and had a great game against Auburn. He threw four touchdowns and only one interception and really set the tone of the game. I think Texas A&M is looking better and they match up well against Missouri. I have Texas A&M. Dylan- I’ll take Texas A&M also. Kyle Allen really proved himself as the top quarterback on the Texas A&M roster, shaking off the rust from his first start of the season against Louisiana-Monroe two weeks ago.

Allen showed great poise and control of the game as a true freshman on the road at a place like Auburn. I think Missouri is too inconsistent offensively. They don’t score enough points week to week. I think Texas A&M is going to take advantage of that. I have the Aggies big by at least two touchdowns.

Lacey- I’m going to have to go with Texas A&M, and I’ll tell you why. Last weekend’s gameplay against Auburn was the Aggies’ best performance of the season. I think Texas A&M is on the rise, and they will beat Missouri at home.

NO. 17 LSU AT ARKANSAS

Cody- I think this could be one of the closer games this week, but I’m going to go with Arkansas on this one. They’ve been trying to get the elusive SEC win this season. I think this is going to be the game that Arkansas gets over the hump. Arkansas’ run game is outstanding with Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins, who may be the best running back tandem in the SEC. These guys are always pounding the ball well up the middle.

LSU will have success with running the ball, but where they’ll struggle is passing the ball.

Quarterback Anthony Jennings struggles

passing the ball. I think Arkansas can outplay LSU at their own game and win.

Dylan- Oct. 2012 was the last time Arkansas got a win in SEC play. I think this is the week where head coach Bret Bielema and the rushing attack finally makes a statement. Quarterback Brandon Allen will be the difference. He has played a lot better over the course of the season. Arkansas has come so close to winning games in the SEC this season, losing by one to Alabama and by a touchdown to Mississippi State. I think the Arkansas defense makes a statement against a strong LSU ground game and gets the win.

Lacey- I’m going to have to go with the Tigers. They are fierce competitors and they look snazzy with the purple on their uniforms. That’s why I’m taking LSU.

will boost the offense. I think Auburn’s luck has finally run out and Georgia wins in a shootout.

Lacey- I’m going to pick Georgia. Mostly because I think Auburn’s luck has run out.

They’re going to lose this game.

NO. 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE AT NO. 5 ALABAMA

Cody- I’m taking Mississippi State on the road. Mississippi State has been considered the underdog in a lot of games this season, but they’re undefeated right now. I don’t think that changes. Mississippi State has been playing so well this seasoN, and they’re coming off a couple of games that have

been easier for them. I expect the Bulldogs to be healthy going into this game. It will be important for Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott to have a big game against the Alabama defense. How the Bulldogs’ secondary will stack up against Alabama’s receivers will be key. If Mississippi State can pressure the quarterback and make Blake Sims uncomfortable, Mississippi State will win this game.

Dylan- I think this game is going to come down to the wire since both defenses are near the top of the SEC. I’m going to take Alabama at home. The big game experience that Alabama has over Mississippi State will be huge in determining the outcome. Alabama quarterback Blake Sims

is the key to the game. Sims plays a lot better at home compared to on the road, and his numbers prove it. He’s more comfortable at home, and he finds his playmakers better at home. Junior wide receiver Amari Cooper will be a big problem for the Mississippi State secondary to try and contain.

Who will cover Cooper down the field for the Bulldogs? I think that Dak Prescott will make his fair share of big plays but will turn the ball over late in the game giving the close victory to Alabama.

Lacey- This is a no-brainer. It’s going to be Alabama. The 9-0 record that Mississippi State has is going to be terminated. Mississippi State will pick up their first loss of the season this weekend at Alabama.

NO. 9 AUBURN AT NO. 15 GEORGIA

Cody- This is definitely another close one, but I’m going to go with Auburn here.

Auburn has been hot recently, but Texas A&M took them out last week at Auburn in a surprising upset. I think Auburn is going to bounce back from that. Auburn’s offense has been playing so well this season. When in the loss to Texas A&M, they played outstandingly. Guys like quarterback Nick Marshall are tough to defend. Running back Cameron Artis-Payne quietly has over 1,000 yards rushing. Auburn’s offense will be too much to handle for Georgia’s defense. Georgia running back Todd Gurley’s return will help Georgia keep up, but the Auburn offense will be too much in the end.

Dylan- If you like high scoring games, this is the game you will love to watch.

I’d hate to be the scoreboard operator for this one. Revenge will be on the minds of the Bulldogs after their loss on the famous “prayer at Jordan-Hare” at Auburn. I think the loss last year will help motivate Georgia to get the win at home. The key to the game will be Georgia’s senior quarterback Hutson Mason. He’s had a bigger role in the passing game ever since Todd Gurley was suspended. Mason threw for a career-high four touchdown passes against Kentucky last week. Gurley coming back

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REGULAR SEASON OPENER OLE MISS VS. GRAMBLING STATE 11:00 A.M. C.T. TV: SEC NETWORK + TAD SMITH COLISEUM The 2014-2015 Ole Miss women’s basketball team tips off their season today at 11 a.m. against Grambling State in the annual School Day Game, which will feature thousands of screaming children in the Tad Smith Coliseum. Going into this matchup, the Rebels will have won six straight season openers; they haven’t lost a home-opener since the 1998-1999 season. Ole Miss head coach Matt Insell plans on playing a deep rotation in this game to figure out the ten players he wants in his consistent rotation. On the other hand, Grambling State is also a young team with seven new freshman joining the program, and they only have one returning player.

Tonight’s game begins a five game home-stretch that will be an early test for the Rebels. It is vital to pick up a win against

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anchor the offense. Ole Miss should be favored in their next five games until they travel to Reno, Nevada, to play in the John Ascuaga Nugget Classic.

IMPACT PLAYER- OLE MISS Junior power forward Tia

Faleru is nearly approaching the 1,000-point milestone as a Rebel. She only needs 41 points to accomplish that historic achievement. It is likely that she will reach that benchmark this weekend as she’ll

have a chance against Grambling State and a game on Sunday against Mississippi Valley State. Expect the Rebels to get the ball to Faleru early in

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