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ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY: UM HOSTS BOOK CLUB

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LEFT: Colonel Reb winner Ty New celebrates with his brother Lee New shortly after the announcement yesterday.

RIGHT: Members of Chi Omega sorority wait by the Lyceum for the Homecoming Queen announcement.

The election for Colonel Reb came to an end last night with Ty New receiving 61 percent of the vote. The election for Homecoming Queen has been further extended to a later date due to election violations. The candidate who has had a violation filed against her has the right to appeal it if she so wishes. When the violation has been settled, the results will be announced.

Mayor reports Oxford budget is up

BY CAIN MADDEN The Daily Mississippian

The City of Oxford’s budget is up approximately $650,000, but Mayor George “Pat” Patterson was happy to report the increase did not take a bite out of taxpayers’ wallets.

Patterson said the city will not raise taxes.

To pay for the increase, Patterson cited rising property values and higher sales tax revenue.

“Property values in Oxford have been going up,” Patterson

said. “That is slowing down, but I still feel like we are getting a push from it.”

Patterson said consumer confidence plays a big role in the sales tax revenue.

“People are spending more,” Patterson said. “I think there is more optimism in the economy.”

Tourism tax also plays a role, Patterson said.

“We had a decrease in tourism last spring and summer,” Patterson said. “But we have seen

an increase lately.”

Overall, Patterson said he was satisfied with the economic health of Oxford, with the exception of the unemployment rate.

“We still have some work to do to bring down unemployment,” Patterson said. “It is way too high.”

Patterson said budgeting for a new fire station was the largest item, but that the budget also included equipment and a 1.5 See BUDGET, PAGE 5

Fourth OMazing Race to be held October 8 and 9

BY AMBER HEISEL The Daily Mississippian

The fourth OMazing Race at the University of Mississippi will be hosted Friday and Saturday, October 8 and 9.

“The overarching goal for the entire event is to instill the drive in the participants to make Ole Miss a better place,” said Jennifer Taylor, director of campus programming.

The Race was started in 2006

by Josh Davis, a former employee of the alumni association.

“He saw that a lot of people

had different experiences when Association,” Taylor said. they came to Ole Miss,” Pat“It’s now coordinated through rick Weems, program coordi- Campus Programming and the nator for the William Winter William Winter Institute for Institute, said. “He wanted to Racial Reconciliation.” do something for students on The people who sign up will campus that would bring them be divided into twenty teams, all together, so that students each with four members from would have more shared rela- diverse backgrounds. tionships and shared experi“The purpose is to place stuences while they were on cam- dents from different walks of pus.” life in a setting where they have This is the first time it has the opportunity to explore been held since 2008. their perspectives and opinions “It was a program I felt strong- about a variety of topics rangly enough about to solicit funding from the Ole Miss Parents See OMAZING, PAGE 4

LUCERO

A national service project called One Book, One Community began for the first time today here at the University of Mississippi.

One Book, One Community is a way to connect people from many diverse groups on a deep and intimate level.

This year’s book “Listening is an Act of Love” is a record of personal stories. These stories come from everyday people from all over the world who wanted to share something intimate about themselves to impact another person’s life.

The UM libraries chose the book because they thought it would be a great way for diverse groups to connect on a deeper level at Ole Miss and the Oxford community.

“It opens up a way to talk about things that normally would not get discussed–it gets people talking,” Melissa Dennis, UM outreach/reference librarian, said.

Eventually the University wants to start a program where Ole Miss students, high school students, and the community read the book and then come together to read, listen and share stories.

“It is happening everywhere and Oxford is missing out because they really could be running this project,” Dennis said.

On Saturday, One Book, One Community will hold an event at Farley Hall and in the Grove from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ole Miss facilitators will record stories of participants in their mock StoryCorps booth in Farley.

Participants may either interview a friend or loved one or have their own story recorded.

A copy of the recorded story will be submitted to the archives in J.D. Williams Library and another copy will be sent to the participant.

On October 7, Dave Isay, the editor of “Listening is an Act of Love” will come to Oxford to discuss what it really means to listen to society.

Isay will read from his book “Listening is an Act of Love” from 6:00-6:30 p.m. on Thacker Mountain Radio. From 7:308:30 p.m., he will present at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.

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OLE MISS MEMORABILIA EXHIBIT In conjunction with UM’s annual Fall Family Weekend, the museum presents an exhibition of memorabilia that follows the graphic representation of “Ole Miss” across decades, including sports uniforms, band instruments, luggage, caps, pennants, jewelry and clothing.

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The value of volunteerism

BY JOEMECE DUNIGAN The Daily Mississippian

In this day and age, innocent people feel that they have been orphaned by kindness.

Children are being raised where the laws of war are being taught and being ravaged by diseases that are considered the common cold in the United States.

Adolescents are constantly kamikaze-d by the horrors of a broken home with raging thoughts of suicide. An increasing population is considering the streets as their homes even if it means a high possibility of starvation.

Like peasants, these people feel that they are forgotten by a world whose language is stock market numbers and dollar signs.

Their stories are only the loudest when they die from one of these causes and this causes action.

Why not before the individual decides that their life has no value and death is the only option? The value of volunteerism is not materialistic or measured through class credit, yet it is the priceless

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cost of a human life and a better world.

One of the best memories I had this summer is an example of how this works.

I was in the arteries of Memphis, Tenn.

The chambers were blackened from sorrow due to generations of gangs who redefined strength by writing it in blood and the powerful drug industry that made broken people trade in authentic happiness for synthetic pleasure.

A brigade of youth groups wanted to detox the filthy veins of hopelessness and restore the city back to health.

My youth group was assigned to play with children at a community center were the kids played on playgrounds of broken glass. As enthusiastic we could be in 100 degree weather, we cleaned the playground and enjoyed our time with the youth. We played kick ball for hours, made cookies, taught them how to win a checker match.

We watched the smiles grow on their faces and felt warmness in our hearts because we were informed that most of these kids had guardians. Their parents threw up their hands at life and made

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themselves so unstable that they couldn’t take care of a child.

We caught them at a young age made them realize that there is a different world outside the universe of hate and hopelessness. We couldn’t help but to think that maybe we made a smaller chance of history repeating itself. The children can also inherit our good works and reiterate this action in the future.

Noticed I said the word ‘we’ a lot.

When someone becomes consumed with bitterness, sadness hardens the heart and the mind becomes polluted with the thought that the person is useless in the world. In this colorblind mindset, death is always shadowing over them.

Our generation can prove to a broken person that when they feel lower than dirt that gold grows deep in the ground.

There are outlets all around the University, from Habitat for Humanity to mission trips in Peru. You just have to get involved. For everyone has a gold mine within them that they can harness and share their riches to make the world a better place.

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Following the Fad

BY EMILY CEGIELSKI Columnist

I love my Nike shorts and oversized T-shirts.

Dressing up for class is not only impractical and uncomfortable but also insane.

No girl wants to spend the time picking out a cute outfit in the morning when she only has 15 minutes to get ready and get to class.

I am 100 percent guilty of following and contributing to this fad.

That being said, I’m about to sound like a hypocrite because I of-

ten talk about the absurdity of this clothing trend.

Indeed, it is preposterous to think that almost an entire university’s female population justifies looking like they just woke up.

Sure, not every single girl on campus is a follower. Every day I pass girls wearing jeans or dresses and even occasionally heels. Honestly, I just feel bad for those girls.

They have to be hot. They have to be uncomfortable. Their feet must hurt.

Nonetheless, I take solace in the fact that my clothes took 30 seconds to slip on, and I am as comfortable as if I had just rolled out of bed. In fact, I did.

The craziest part about the whole fashion trend (if you can even call it fashion) is that this is not just one

particular group of girls doing it.

Sorority girls, band members, DM writers, and pretty much every other clique has a hand in this craze.

And this is not new. I am not claiming to be a revolutionary by pointing out the clothes around campus, but think about the implications of a trend this large.

Are that many people followers or are that many people just practical?

Is it a mix of the two that keeps girls year after year dressing in the same preposterous dress code?

I’m of the opinion that we have become so accustomed to having things thrown at us (we’re a consumer culture, people) that we just adapt to what’s easy. Athletic shorts and T-shirts are ridiculously easy.

As great as this unofficial dress code is, I have a romantic side that

longs for the days of corsets and ball gowns. I’m not really into the whole ‘Southern Belle’ thing, but I’m after more of the ‘Marie Antoinette’ look.

Okay, now I just sound crazy, but I make a point.

Even though everyone loves dressing down for class; there is nothing like getting dressed up for the Grove. Getting ready to go to the Square or a party is an essential act of femininity.

So, I guess college, and maybe life for that matter, is just one big double standard. Trends can be completely ridiculous, yet we follow them. We hate dressing up during the day, yet we love getting fancy at night.

None of it makes sense.

It actually goes deeper. We talk about being leaders and not fol-

lowing the herd, but very few of us actually have the guts to step apart from the crowd. No one wants to be singled out.

Doing the “easy thing” truly has a double meaning when talking about following the T-shirt trend.

I’d love to end this column by proclaiming my independence and the fact that I’ll be wearing my favorite pair of skinny jeans with a cute top tomorrow to class.

But that’d be a straight-up lie.

I have no doubt that I will roll out of bed in the morning, throw on my favorite giant Ole Miss sweatshirt, a pair of completely ridiculous Nike shorts and my handy dandy flip-flops.

Don’t worry though. I expect to see you wearing the exact same thing too.

WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM JIMMY CARTER?

BY JON MOSBY Columnist

Americans are consuming foreign oil at an alarming rate. Oil prices go up just as often as they go down. The public demands that changes be made to correct the dangerous trend of energy pricing set by our overseas counterparts. The President vows to fix the nation’s energy crisis.

Does this scenario sound familiar?

The year was 1979, not 2010.

The country was suffering from unemployment and inflation, now it is unemployment and a recession. The president was Jimmy Carter, not Barack Obama.

The American people are not different; they are the same.

According to the U.S. Energy

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Information Agency (EIA), American consumers used about 21 million barrels of oil per day in 1979. As of late, oil consumption is less than 18 million barrels per day. That is quite a shift for American consumers.

But there is a problem with the story behind those figures.

In 1979, Iran was (and still is) one of our primary suppliers of oil. That year the country was in the midst of a revolution.

The Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, fled the country and the Ayatollah Khomeini became the leader of Iran.

Following the change, massive protests continued throughout the country. The protests disrupted many of Iran’s oil producing facilities. Although there were other energy supplies, namely from OPEC, the Iranian Revolution caused an energy scare in America. Oil prices rose dramatically.

During this time President Jimmy Carter called on all

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Americans to curb their energy consumption in his “Crisis of Confidence” speech.

President Carter believed Americans had to face the energy crisis head on in order to turn away from a deep desire for foreign oil.

In one of most poignant portions of the speech, Carter said, “We are at a turning point in our history. There are two paths to choose. One is a path I’ve warned about tonight, the path that leads to fragmentation and self-interest. Down that road lies a mistaken idea of freedom, the right to grasp for ourselves some advantage over others.

That path would be one of constant conflict between narrow interests ending in chaos and immobility. It is a certain route to failure.”

The “Malaise” speech, as it was later infamously dubbed, was taken well by Americans.

But how much has really changed for America?

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Iran is again in the midst of great controversy. The country is developing nuclear power plants for what they say is ‘peaceful’ civilian energy use.

Throughout the entire process, Iran has refused to report desperately important information on their enrichment and processing activities to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has continued to defy the international community by refusing to shut down his nuclear program.

The U.S. has changed in some ways. The country created the Strategic Petroleum Reserves, following the 1973 energy crisis. The SPR stores about 700 million barrels of oil.

Vehicle fuel economy mandates were put in place.

A “green” movement has taken place across the country.

The attitudes of Americans about energy have changed somewhat, but that could change. American oil consumption has dropped by 12 percent since 2008, according to the EIA. This is primarily due to the Great Recession.

When the recession ends, will Americans bring back the same habits?

Iran and other nations continue to be a threat to American energy security.

When will we get serious about one of the greatest problems to face this country?

I’ll leave you with these words from Jimmy Carter: “The energy crisis is real. It is worldwide. It is a clear and present danger to our nation.”

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BY LANCE INGRAM City News Editor

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a farmer.

If you could be any superhero, which would you be and why?

Superman, because he’s faster

than a speeding bullet, leap buildings, can fly, truth-justicethe American way!

What is the greatest part of being a police officer?

There is nothing routine about the job; every day is different Have you ever been arrested or

had a close call with the law?

Nope.

If you could spend the day with any celebrity, who would it be and why?

Bill Dance. A day on the lake with the legendary bass fisherman would be a great time.

Favorite professional sports team?

Saints Blondes or brunettes? Blondes If you could visit any foreign country for a month, where would you go?

England

What would be your ideal weekend?

My wife and I out on the Harley with sunny skies, cool temps, and fall colors.

What’s your favorite type of cookie?

Chocolate Chip

Oxford Ballet School still has roles available for ‘The Nutcracker’

BY MALLORY SIMERVILLE The Daily Mississippian

The Oxford Ballet School hosts several performances throughout the year, but one of their largest is “The Nutcracker” Ballet.

Some of the casted positions have been filled, but some roles are still available. Those interested in trying out to be part of the performance are encouraged to audition.

“It is the most extensive performance of the year,” said director and founder Genevieve Fortner.

Fortner not only plays the role of director, but is also in charge of the artistic and production aspects of the show. As a dance teacher and instructor, she also works as an advisor for the Oxford Ballet Association, a nonprofit organization. These different roles give her years of experience with all kinds of productions.

This particular production is performed every year, but each performance tends to be slightly different.

“This year we are hoping to make the production side of the performance more magical,” Fortner said.

According to Fortner a lot of thought and money go into details such as backdrops, scenery, props

and lighting.

The lighting will “create a whole mood that will draw the audience right into the story, instead of keeping it very one dimensional,” said Fortner.

Fortner has pulled in several resources from the community for this years show. A costumer manager, several choreographers, stage managers and production managers have been hired to aid in bringing The Nutcracker to a new level.

Lydia Siniard, an Ole Miss graduate, is the choreographer in charge of the organizing the Spanish and Chinese portions of the performance.

The Nutcracker can be done in several variations, either based on food or location. Siniard has had experience in both having been a part of Nutcracker performances for over ten years.

“I grew up doing The Nutcracker ever since third grade to my senior year in high school,” said Siniard.

“It’s been a while and I am really excited to get to work with Genevieve and her dancers.”

Not only is she a choreographer but will also be featured as a performer, “I am a part of Hinge Dance Com-

pany, and a few of us are playing some roles in The Nutcracker.”

Hinge is a newly formed dance company founded by students. The performers that are featured range from Ole Miss students to community members; most prominently dancers from The Oxford Ballet School are involved. In order to fill the acting roles featured in the performance Fortner has hired actors from the community.

Christmas time tends to be a competitive time for peoples’ attention, but Fortner said their turnout has always been high.

“The community really wants this and supports this,” said Fortner.

“We have really been pleasantly surprised.”

The performances will take place on Dec. 11 and 12, 2010 at the The Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Prices for tickets are not yet determined, but can be purchased at the University of Mississippi box office (662)9157411.

If interested in playing a role, contact Genevieve Fortner at (662)2364255 or oxfordballetdirector@ gmail.com. .

which will allow the students to talk about their views on topics such as diversity and race.

At the end of the night, participants will hear a speech from keynote speaker from Curtis Wilkie who was a newspaper reporter and editor for nearly 40 years. He is an Overby Fellow and associate professor of Journalism.

“I’m honored, of course, to be asked to speak and plan to talk about the progress that’s been made at Ole Miss from the time I was a student here 50 years

ago,” Wilkie said. “The transformation of our campus life is truly ‘OMazing’ in itself.”

On October 9, participants will engage in a scavenger hunt across campus.

“It’s all Ole Miss trivia,” Taylor said. “It’s everything you probably wanted to know about Ole Miss and more.”

The scavenger hunt is estimated to take up to three hours. It will include a mixture of physical and intellectual challenges.

In a ceremony after the hunt, the winning team will win

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ing from race and diversity to religion, among other topics,” Taylor said.

“You could have someone that’s from the United States, someone who is a Muslim, someone who is bisexual, and someone who is a libertarian.

The purpose is to intentionally place people in groups that will get them talking about their views and perspectives.”

The events on Friday will focus on the social aspects of the race. The participants will take part in a story circle activity,

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Southern University faculty members Stephen Redfield (violinist) and Lois Leventhal (pianist) perform in the Nutt Auditorium last night. The duo played classical music from the early twentieth century.

Jim and Marge McCauley act in “The Dreamer.”

The play was one of five performed at the Powerhouse on Thursday night as part of Ten Minute Play Festival.

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percent across the board raise for city employees.

“We have been successful in giving raises most every year,” Patterson said.

The city, however, has not created any new positions and are cross-training current employees to fill certain positions as they become available.

Fire Chief Mike Hill said station No. 1 was built in 1971.

“We have outgrown it many times over and the life of the building has been exceeded,” Hill said. “It has been in the works for several years.”

Hill said the station will have four bays, sleeping quarters for 13 people, six administrative offices and a training facility.

The new fire station could be up and running in two years, Patterson said.

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LUCERO: A GLIMPSE IN TO THE LIFE OF ROCK N’ ROLL

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Lucero, a band with a sound all its own, will play this Saturday at the Lyric. The show will be a part of what has been a crazy ride for the Memphis natives over the past year. They signed to a major label, Universal Republic Records, and released their 6th studio album––all while touring nationwide.

Lucero fans come to each of their shows and belt out the words to every song. The band can look forward to not having to worry if the audience will be silent the entire show. That will never happen at a Lucero show– the guys guarantee it.

BY TAYLOR KAMNETZ The Daily Mississippian

I had the pleasure to talk with the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Nichols earlier in the week. I got some one on one time to find out his take on things from signing with a major label to insane moments on stage.

How have you been?

“I’ve been pretty good! We’ve had the last two days off, so it’s been good.”

That’s great! So, let’s talk about Lucero, how did the band become what it is now?

Ben: “Well, I moved to Memphis for a girl, and had been in bands since high school and had always wanted to be in a band and travel.

I Looked for guys to play music with, found the guys in Lucero and approached Brian on the phone. The band was kind of a “cowboy-emo band” at first, but I thought I could write songs with

them. Over time, it became more Rock n’ Roll.”

That’s quite the title to be categorized as. In your early career, was there ever a point where you thought ‘this will never happen’?

Ben: “We’ve always thought it was never going to happen, and it’s probably why we stuck with it. I knew it was what I wanted to do but I never thought it would work out and make a living off of it. We didn’t go in to it expecting anything and I think that was good for us, and it allowed us to stick with it because we enjoyed doing it.”

That’s an excellent way to look at it. When you got your first record deal, how did you guys feel about it?

Ben: “I think we all knew that usually nothing big would come of it. (Labels) have a bunch of power behind them, and none want to pay you any money. It ain’t like the

60’s and 70’s so, we had pretty realistic expectations of what the label could do, it really comes down to how much work the band puts in it.”

Very true; bands don’t usually get what they deserve these days.

But about your band, what inspires the music you guys make?

Ben: “Listening to my dad’s old 45’s, like Buddy Holly stuff when I was little bitty, and I knew instantly that nothing else makes you feel like that, rock n’roll makes you feel good and want to kick ass.”

How would you describe your fans?

Ben: “Most times at shows I like to go to the bar and have a couple drinks and talk to folks, and most are super nice. Some are diehard fans that scream the songs. They’re the very loyal, dedicated fans. It’s a big compliment to have people pay attention and know the words and sing back at you.”

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continued from page 7 Speaking of your shows, what’s your favorite song to play live?

Ben: “I think it changes, but right now that’d probably be ‘Goodbye Again’ off the new album. I like it ‘cause I actually sit the guitar down and just sing and my piano player Rick kind of carries the song. It’s awesome.”

Sounds like it’d be a nice change of pace in the middle of a show. So, Ben, why should people come see you on September 25th?

Ben: “‘Cause its gonna be a (expletive) blast! There’ll be some whiskey and tequila involved and some loud rock n’ roll. Some pretty girls, some dancing, and some trouble making. It’ll be a good time.”

It’s clear that the guys in Lucero

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Lucero is already familiar with Oxford. They’ve played Double Decker multiple times. The guys love it here and no matter the size of the show, they “always have a good time.”

There’s no doubt that their show Saturday at the Lyric will be a blast, and the guys encourage everyone to come out and have some fun.

One thing Ben loves about Lucero is the diversity of the crowd.

“It’s not all frat kids or emo kids or redneck kids, it’s really everyone,” Ben said.

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BY AUSTIN MILLER The Daily Mississippian

Coming off a weekend sweep of Southern Miss and TCU to, Ole Miss (4-4-1) opens Southeastern Conference play this weekend with a pair of road games at Alabama on Friday night and Auburn on Sunday afternoon.

In Sunday’s game against Auburn, the Rebels will also make its first of four TV appearances on ESPNU. “The game’s intensity level is cranked up a notch (in conference play),” Ole Miss coach Matt Mott said. “And there are no surprises.

We know teams as well as they know us. Our girls know their girls and vice-versa.”

After seven home and two neutral-site games during the nonconference schedule, this weekend also marks the first true road test for Ole Miss.

“You have to play as well as you can to get a result on the road—it’s very difficult to get results on the road,” Mott said.

Junior midfielder Dylan Jordan, named SEC Offensive Player of Week, scored three goals and added an assist to the led the Rebels to

a 3-0 victory over rival Southern Miss and a 1-0 victory over TCU this past weekend. Friday’s rivalry game with Southern Miss and the close game with TCU gave Ole Miss confidence heading into conference play.

“We’ve always known we’re a good team, but now we know that we can get a result, even when it’s not the prettiest game—just gutting it out,” junior midfielder Jenna Strother said.

Last season’s SEC opener against Alabama was postponed due to inclement weather. Instead, the two teams met in the final game of the regular season, with Jordan scoring the lone goal in an Ole Miss 1-0 win. This year, the Crimson Tide ended its non-conference schedule with a 5-2 record, including 1-0 victories over UAB and Texas Tech.

“We’re excited about opening SEC (play) and playing a very good Alabama team,” said Mott.

“We have to be ready, we have to start fast and we have to be able to control the elements.”

Lily Crabtree and Taylor Cunningham each scored a goal in last season’s 3-2 double-overtime victory over Auburn, but the Tigers

would return the favor with a 2-1 win in the first round of the SEC Tournament.

Auburn, ranked just outside the top 25, comes into Sunday’s game with a 6-2 record, including a 3-2 double-overtime win over nationally ranked No. 13 Florida State earlier this season. “(Auburn’s) a great team,” Jordan said. “I thought they were the best team in the SEC last year. I’m sure they’ll be one of the toughest, if not the toughest again this year.”

As conference play starts, there will be increased intensity on the field and a new semblance of familiarity from playing the same teams year-in, year-out. This is especially true for Hoover, Ala. native Sarah Story, who’s coming off back-toback shutout performances last weekend and Auburn, Ala. native Strother, who eagerly awaits Sunday’s game with her hometown Tigers.

“It makes it more intense, especially Auburn — that’s the one team I want to beat the most,” Strother said. “It’s pretty weird, actually growing up watching them—they were like superstars to me and now I’m playing and wanting to beat them.”

VOLLEYBALL TAKES ON SEC RIVALS OVER WEEKEND The Ole Miss Rebel volleyball team will hit the road this weekend to take on SEC opponent South Carolina today at 6 p.m. and No. 3 Florida on Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m.

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After jumping to a 2-0 start in the conference against Alabama and Mississippi State last weekend, Ole Miss (8-3, 2-0 SEC) found itself amid a six-match win streak.

“We just have to take that same mentality on the road with us,” Ole Miss coach Joe Getzin said.

Rebel junior libero Morgan Springer won SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for her 26dig performance against Alabama and 21 digs against Mississippi State last weekend. She leads the SEC with 5.39 digs per set.

Middle blocker Regina Thomas ranks second in the conference

with a team leading 3.91 kills per set. She comes into this weekend with 117 kills on the year.

“We have to stay focused and do the things we do well, which are blocking and defense, and frustrate them,” Getzin said.

Senior middle blocker Miranda Kitts and sophomore outside hitter Whitney Craven come in second in kills with 108 on the season.

Craven had a game-high 17 kills Sunday against Mississippi State.

South Carolina (2-9, 0-2 SEC) lost their first two SEC matches against No. 22 Kentucky and No. 18 Tennessee. The Gamecocks’ only wins this season came against South Carolina State and Furman.

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Carolina offense with 113 kills on the year and a 2.83 kill-per-set average. Juliette Thevinin is second on the team in kills with 99 and a 3.41 kill per set average.

Florida (9-1, 2-0 SEC) enters the Sunday matchup after a 3-0 victory over in-state rival Florida State.

The Gators only loss of the season came against No. 2 Penn State.

Florida is led offensively by Kelly Murphy, who has 123 kills and a 3.15 kill per set percentage on the season. Erin Fleming leads the Gator defense with 134 digs and 3.44 digs per set on the year.

“They are going to be at their home places, so we got to be ready for anything,” Craven said. “We are practicing hard.”

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The Ole Miss football team (12, 0-1 SEC) hopes to get back in the winning column and even their 2010 record at home when they take on Fresno State (2-0, 1-0 WAC) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

“It’s a must-win situation for us cause we need this win,” junior running back Brandon Bolden said. “Nobody wants to have a losing season and we need this to give us a confidence boost as a team.”

The Rebels are 0-2 at home and hope to change that stat against the Bulldogs, a member of the Western Athletic Conference.

“It’s frustrating because that’s one thing we always talk about,” senior defensive tackle Jerrell Powe said.

“Defending our backyard. We have yet to do that, but hey, we’re going to be fine. We were sitting here a couple years ago when coach (Houston) Nutt first got here. We just have to get everyone to believe in the scheme and just come and execute it on Saturday.”

Fresno State is arguably the best team the Rebels have faced this season. The Bulldogs enter the matchup leading the nation in sacks with an average of five per game and have defeated Cincinnati and Utah State.

The Bulldogs’ roster includes plenty of playmakers. Junior defensive tackle Logan Harrell leads the nation in sacks (3.5), while his fellow line mate Chris Carter ranks fifth in the nation in sacks (3).

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enced quarterback, senior Ryan Colburn, who currently ranks second in the WAC and No. 11 in the NCAA in passing efficiency.

“We just have to execute,” sophomore wide receiver Melvin Harris said. “It’s just sometimes, the offensive line will be doing what they need to do and everybody else won’t. Sometimes, the receivers will be doing what they need to do. But we all just need to get on the same page. That’s just going to come with repetition. We’re all going to get better.”

He also said it has been difficult to cope with having a 1-2 record but is confident the Rebels can still turn their season around.

“We were like four or five plays from being 3-0,” Harris said. “Four or five plays. The good thing about it is that we know that we’re better than what we’re showing right now and we just have to come out and show what we really can do.”

Since 1996, Fresno State has only faced SEC opponents three times.

All three times, the SEC school has emerged victorious and the Rebels hope to continue that streak tomorrow.

After already dropping two home contests, the Rebels likely can’t afford to lose another with visits to Tuscaloosa, Fayetteville, Knoxville and Baton Rouge still ahead on the schedule.

“We want to give the home crowd a great game to watch and a win in Oxford,” Harris said. “I feel like this week, we’re definitely going to give it to them.”

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As Ole Miss heads into a must-win game Saturday against Fresno State, The Daily Mississippian sports columnist Bennett Hipp presents five things that must happen for the Rebels to emerge victorious.

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3. Force turnovers: After last season, Ole Miss lost a significant amount of talent to the NFL. Gone are Cassius Vaughn, Marshay Green and Kendrick Lewis. In their places are Jeremy McGee, Marcus Temple, Charles Sawyer and Damien Jackson. The Rebels have failed to record an interception through three games, making the Rebels susceptible to the pass. If Ole Miss fails to start recording interceptions or forcing fumbles against Fresno State, it could turn into a long day for the Ole Miss defense. The defense was on the field entirely too long last

week against Vanderbilt, and it could be a repeat of that if Ole Miss continues to play a bend but don’t break, no turnover style of defense.

4. Let Jeff Scott loose: Outside of Jeremiah Masoli, who has been electric in his first three games at quarterback, Ole Miss is lacking another offensive playmaker like they had in Dexter McCluster last season.

Among potential players who could be that guy, Jeff Scott has to be the first choice. He recorded a long kick return against Jacksonville State, but got hurt and missed the Vanderbilt game. With a healthy

Jeff Scott back in action, it is time to give him the ball on offense and see what he can do. He has the ability to run outside the tackles, and can take some of the load off of Masoli.

5. Contain Ryan Colburn: Ole Miss has shown a glaring weakness against smart, accurate quarterbacks so far this season. That fact bodes well for Fresno State as they bring senior quarterback into Vaught

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