THE DAILY
MISSISSIPPIAN
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Volume 103, No. 99
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THE MADNESS
ASB proposes new bills ISABELLA CARUSO
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PHOTO BY: CADY HERRING
Top: M.J. Rhett dunks against Brigham Young in the second half of the NCAA Tournament game Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. Ole Miss won 94-90 to advance. Bottom left: People celebrate St. Patricks Day and cheer for the Rebels’ comeback win against BYU at Locals Tuesday. Bottom right: People watch the game against BYU and drink a Grove Punch to celebrate St. Patrick’s day at Funky’s Tuesday.
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DAYTON, Ohio — In an absolute classic, the Ole Miss men’s basketball team erased a 17-point halftime deficit to knock off Brigham Young University 94-90 in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. “Welcome to March Madness,” Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy said. Ole Miss trailed 49-32 at the
end of the first half and outscored BYU 62-41 in the second half to advance Ole Miss to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. “We know we were losing at halftime and all we wanted to do was battle,” Kennedy said. “We are a good basketball team. If we weren’t, we wouldn’t be here. Let’s play like it.” The hero of the night on offense was junior guard Stefan Moody, who scored an Ole Miss
NCAA Tournament record 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including 5-of-9 from three. Moody snapped out of a recent five game stretch where he shot just 26 percent from the floor. “It felt great,” Moody said. “I was just trying to make plays. Coach challenged us to make plays and come back in the second half. Those are some of the big shots you have to make.” On the other end of the floor, senior forward M.J. Rhett an-
chored a ferocious defense in the second half as he finished with a career-high three blocks and scored a career-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field in the game. Rhett certainly lived up to the pressure of playing in the Big Dance. “We belong here,” Rhett said. “I feel like we belong here. We wanted to make a run and just keep going.” After allowing ten 3-pointers
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Attorney General Kelly Savage proposed a new bill at Tuesday’s Associated Student Body committee meeting that would allow students to distribute promotional items without penalty during campaigns. The proposed legislation will permit candidates and campaigners to give away free items such as pencils, koozies or plastic cups as long as each item is under the value of $1 per unit. The cost of the items must also be reported in the candidates’ expense voucher. “I’ve authored this bill to fix the code as it stands, which will allow free giveaways – which was going on anyway with the stickers, baseball schedules etc. – to avoid violations on this matter in the future,” Savage explained. “We used the last two elections as a trial period and experienced no issues.” Savage’s proposal was met with opposition from some members of the senate who said candidates should be able to spend their budgeted money however he or she desires. “I agree that it should be kept in control,” Parliamentarian Jake Loyer said. “That’s something we should strive for.” Loyer and ASB Vice President-Elect John Brahan introduced an additional bill at the committee meeting to create a chaplain position for the senate. Loyer said the word “chaplain” was originally based in religious context but is now used all over the world in reference to somebody who gives invocation. The chaplain would not be associated with any one religion but would rather facilitate order reverence and reflection at the start of each senate meeting. “I’m really excited to see this come to the senate floor next week,” Sen. Emma Jennings said. “I think having a chaplain would help us remember why we’re here and the importance of the things we are doing.” Both bills will be voted on next week in formal senate.