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FACULTY RECITAL SERIES IAN HOMINICK, PIANO Faculty pianist Ian Hominick will be performing a solo piano recital on Monday, September 20 at 8:00 pm in Nutt Auditorium. On the program will be works by JS Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Carl Czerny, Ignaz Moscheles, Felix Mendelssohn, Otto Respighi, Franz Liszt and Sigismund Thalberg. 8 p.m. Admission is free. Nutt Auditorium F R I D AY
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Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli scrambles past a Vanderbilt defender in the Rebels’ 28-14 loss to the Commodores. Masoli passed for and ran for over 100 yards in defeat.
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Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli threw for 190 yards and ran for another 104 yards, but Ole Miss didn’t make enough plays to win on Saturday, falling to Vanderbilt 28-14 at home. Tight end Ferbia Allen and running back Brandon Bolden dropped would-be touchdown passes while Vanderbilt broke two long runs for touchdowns. Turnover continued to be a problem as Masoli threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and running back Korvic Neat fumbled deep in Rebels’ territory. “It was a very disappointing loss,” Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said. “I feel like we wasted away so many opportunities in this game and we just can’t do
that. You can’t play like that in the SEC. You can’t do it.” The game remained scoreless through the first quarter, despite Allen dropping what would have been a likely touchdown about halfway through the quarter. Then, early in the second quarter, Vanderbilt running back Zac Stacy capped a 13 play, 97-yard drive with a 35-yard run up the middle, bursting through the Ole Miss defense untouched. Later in the quarter, Masoli, who became the first quarterback since Archie Manning to record at least 100 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in the same game, made a critical mistake. On the first play after a Vanderbilt punt, cornerback Eddie Foster intercepted an errant Masoli throw and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown, extending the Commodores’ lead to 14-0.
Set up by a long 31-yard pass down the right sideline, running back Korvic Neat took a toss right and dove into the end zone for an Ole Miss touchdown with just over a minute left in the half. On the Rebels’ opening drive of the second half, Masoli made what was arguably the best play of the game, spinning loose to elude Vanderbilt defenders and then diving over the pylon to tie the game at 14. However, on the very next play from scrimmage, Vanderbilt running back Warren Norman ran untouched up the middle for an 80-yard touchdown run to regain a 21-14 for the Commodores. The Ole Miss defense held Vanderbilt quarterback Larry Smith to 73 yards passing while also limiting Vanderbilt to 112 yard rushing
“There were two plays that we wish we could take back,” Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix said. “Other than that, I think we really improved. I know we’re not where we need to be, and we have to continue to get better.” After converting a fourth down, Bolden dropped what would have likely been another touchdown. Plays later, Bryson Rose missed a 32-yard field goal wide right. “It just hurts because (those plays) equal six points,” Nutt said. “You got to have those kinds of plays. You have to take advantage of those opportunities.” On the third straight drive, the Rebel offense started from inside its own 20 yard line. On first down with just over eight minutes to go in the game, Korvic
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Oxford Tree Board begins new Tree Planting Program BY RACHEL JOHNSON
Some O x ford neighborhoods will soon be much greener thanks to the Tree Board’s Releaf tree-planting program. The idea from the program came from Oxford Eagle reporter and Eagle Point resident Melanie Addington, who wanted to know if the Tree Board could do something to replace trees which had been removed during construction in neighborhoods like hers. The Daily Mississippian
Releaf will focus on two pilot neighborhoods — Community Green and Eagle Point. “Eagle Point was chosen as a pilot project for the program because a resident (Addington) from there first requested help and it would greatly benefit from the trees,” Cowan Hunter, co-chairman of the Oxford Tree Board, said. “Community Green was chosen because it also could use more trees, the city has already done some recent planting on public areas in the neighbor-
hood and a Tree board member who lives there offered to host the meeting.” For future projects, Hunter said the board is considering Windsor Falls, and any interested homeowners associations or neighborhood groups should contact the Tree Board through the city website. According to Hume Bryant, cochairman of the Tree Board, the preservation of trees enhance scenic beauty, sustain long term increases in property values, encourages qual-
ity development, reduces erosion of valuable topsoil, cuts heating and cooling cost, moderates the temperature and cleans the air. The program is funded through an urban forestry grant from the Mississippi Forestry Commission and the US Forest Service, Cowan said. Other board projects are funded through similar grants from the state and federal forestry departments. The Tree Board was established See PLANTING, PAGE 6
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OLE MISS DEFEATS THE GOLDEN EAGLES
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Getting Tough on the Mexican Government America has an immigration problem. As of 2009, the number of illegal immigrants living in America is over 11 million, according to the Pew Hispanic BY JON MOSBY Center. Of those 11 million illeColumnist gal immigrants, 25 percent were of non-Hispanic origin. Of those illegal immigrants that are of Hispanic origin, about 65 percent come from Mexico. According to the Center for Immigration Studies, in 2004, households headed by illegal immigrants incurred more than $26 billion in costs for the federal government. Illegal immigrants paid $16 million in taxes, creating a fiscal deficit of about $10 billion. Medicaid costs for illegal immigrants were more than $2 billion. Food assistance programs, such as food stamps and the free school lunch program, incurred the federal government about $2 billion. Illegal immigrants cost federal prison and court systems more than $1 billion. According to a U.S. Government Accountability Office population study of 55,322 illegal
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immigrants, that group had been arrested a total of 459,619 times, averaging about eight arrests per illegal immigrant. Thirty-two percent of that group had been arrested about six to 10 times. About 45 percent of all offenses were drug or immigration offenses. About 15 percent were property-related offenses such as burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and property damage. About 12 percent were for violent offenses such as murder, robbery, assault and sex-related crimes. In America, we spend a lot of time targeting illegal immigrants themselves, but why not their countries of origin? Mexico currently has over five million of its citizens living illegally in the United States. Shouldn’t they be concerned? Mexico does not care about these citizens; many are the country’s poorest. But what’s most disturbing is the hypocrisy and corruption that exists throughout the Mexican government, including the Mexican Constitution. The constitution forbids foreigners from participating in po-
litical life in Mexico. Article nine of the constitution states, “only citizens of the Republic may do so to take part in the political affairs of the country.” Mexico goes as far to deny employment rights to legal immigrants in the country. According to Article 32 of the constitution, “Mexicans shall have priority over foreigners under equality of circumstances of all classes for concessions and for all employment, positions, or commissions of the Government in which the status of citizenship is not indispensable. In times of peace no foreigner can serve in the Army nor in the police or public security forces.” The Mexican constitution also fuses government and religion, “to practice the ministry of any denomination in the United Mexican States it is necessary to be a Mexican by birth.” A foreigner can be removed from Mexico without due process. According to Article 33 of the constitution, “the Federal Executive shall have the executive power to compel any foreigner
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whose remaining he may deem inexpedient to abandon the national territory immediately and without the necessity of previous legal action.” While Arizona’s proposed immigration law does have some flaws, it’s appalling to hear Mexico’s foreign minister say the law “violates inalienable human rights.” Mexico’s constitution violates human rights left and right. Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon had the nerve to criticize Arizona’s immigration law before Capitol Hill, while his country doesn’t provide an appropriate path to citizenship for immigrants or protect legal immigrants currently living in the country. The country continues to encourage its poorest citizens to simply leave the county. At this point, there’s one surefire way to end our immigration problem and show Mexico who’s the boss: end the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mexico will be forced to provide for its citizens and illegal immigrants will have no economic reason to work in America.
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I’m sure most of us have grown up with soap operas as a part of our lives in some capacity, be it small or large– whether BY ANGELA ROGALSKI we want to adColumnist mit it or not. Whether you watched them voluntarily or (like me) became a junkie through genetics (my mother ran the gamut, from “The Young and the Restless” all the way through “General Hospital”), you’re at least aware of their existence. By the way, I have since overcome my addiction. Kids, work, and school are an amazing rehab. I use the past tense because unfortunately (or not, depending on your own personal take on the genre) the serial daytime drama appears to be a dying breed. After 54 years on television and a radio life long before that, “As The World Turns” had its final run last Friday. It had to be heart-wrenching for everybody concerned, cast, crew and fans. I mean, these characters had been coming into people’s homes for generations. They were cared about and their dire straits discussed over many water coolers and assembly lines. And now they’re no more. The daytime drama, or soap opera, a name that stuck due to the big sponsorship of companies like Procter and Gamble, appears to be on the way out – ratings have been slipping for years now. According to an article by Franz Lidz on Portfolio. com, more women are working outside the home these days, and the women that are stay-athome moms (and dads) appear to be doing other things with their time. With the accessibility of cable channels, live streaming on your PC, and the overall availability of entertainment outlets, soaps are no longer the majority’s choice for angst and mayhem. So what
The Rebels’ second home loss in three years to that school that claims academic BY JACOB prestige to FULLER make up for its Columnist obvious lack of SEC-worthy athletic credentials has shined a giant golden spotlight on an issue I’ve hidden in the shadows of my conscience. The Ole Miss athletics department as a whole does not make the grade compared to the rest of the SEC. Despite constant hopes among fans, our three biggest spectator sports continue to disappoint year in and year out. I will go easy on the baseball team, because Bianco’s Rebels have brought both regular season and tournament conference titles to Oxford in recent years. Fans have been ready for a trip to Omaha for almost a decade now, and I’m not sure how many more Super Regional heartbreaks I can take. In the most highly-publicized sports, though, Ole Miss has been on the outside looking in when conference and national champions have been crowned for almost three decades. The last conference championship in basketball was a surprise tournament win in 1981, 10 years before the majority of current freshmen were born. Since then, every other SEC school has won either a regular season or tournament conference championship. And every school but South Carolina and Vanderbilt has won more than one, including
Mississippi State, who has won five in that time span. The last SEC title on the gridiron came in 1963 when John Vaught was in his prime, African Americans weren’t allowed on the team and no one in Oxford had ever heard of Archie Manning. Six SEC teams have won conference championships since then — Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Tennessee — and all six have won five or more since the Rebels’ last title. Saturday’s not-all-that-surprising loss to Vanderbilt opened my eyes to a blazingly-obvious truth: Unless major changes are made, those will remain the last championship banners hung in our stadium and coliseum for the as long as this is a university. Compare us to the rest of the league in attendance, record, championships, bowl appearances (noting that Independence Bowls don’t quite match up with Sugar Bowls), NCAA tournament appearances (and rounds won once there), and you can’t deny that our football and basketball programs are at best second-rate SEC in every way that counts. The key to fixing this is recruiting.
We’ve got to get the best athletes if we want to have the best teams. And getting a kid to join a team takes an entire program. When a player comes to campus and sees the football stadium with the tenth largest capacity in the league (more than 26,000 less than the six schools with recent conference titles) or a coliseum that is older than their parents and has the smallest capacity in the conference, that immediately puts our coaching staffs at a serious disadvantage to the rest of the league in recruiting. Just look at the baseball team. They’ve brought home conference titles and made long tournament runs, largely because they have arguably the best gameday atmosphere and some of the largest crowds in the conference at O-U Stadium. There are other issues that go into recruiting top talent, and we are falling short there as well. If we as Rebel fans want to see the day that someone in an Ole Miss uniform gets to hold up a SEC or national champions trophy, it’s time that major, progressive changes are made in our athletic program. Your voices are the only thing that can make that happen.
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University Designated Drivers helps people get home safely BY BLAKE JOHNSON The Daily Mississippian
The University Designated Drivers program offers a safe alternative to those in need of a ride or who don’t want to leave their car unattended over night. Zach Gossett and his girlfriend, pharmacy student Katie Sims, both experienced the loss of a friend or family member due to drunk driving accidents, which led them to create the program. “When we heard about DD services that were popping up across the nation we decided that Oxford needed one,” Gossett said. The program charges $20 to pick up a customer, with no extra charge for extra riders, and after the first five miles the price is $2 per mile. “We have a flat rate for as many people that the customer can fit in their vehicle, whereas you would have to pay per-person with other taxi services,” Gossett said. The program has 12 drivers, most of which are students at the university, and three receptionists. “We work in teams of two — One of our drivers drives the customer, and the other one goes and picks up that DD,” Gossett said. Gossett asks that customers call 20 minutes prior to leaving so the drivers can have time to get there. University DD will acquire basic information from their customers so they can pair them with an appropriate driver. Junior communicative science major Rachel Dunlap and junior biology major Kate Kirk-
patrick agreed that the service was a great idea. Kirkpatrick said she liked that the program matched the drivers with the customer and said she felt more comfortable with a student-aged person driving her car rather than an unknown older adult. “The driver takes them wherever they’d like to go,” Gossett said. “Stops are welcome, they can stop at Taco Bell, get chicken on a stick or they can drop a buddy off.” Once the driver gets the customer to their destination and is paid, the follower picks the driver up and they continue to another customer. Given 24-hour notice, the program, also, offers their services to those who need someone to drive their car home from medical appointments. “We want to help people that are impaired for any reason,” Gossett said. “Whether they’ve been out having a great time drinking, they’re sleepy, they’ve been under anesthesia, or even if they really busy. We want them to live their life and not have to worry about having a safe driver, and we will provide that for them.” University DD can be found on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Gossett said they have given out free rides each month through contests to those who “Like” their Facebook group. Services run from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Customers can call toll-free at 1-888-654-6933. For more information about University Designated Drivers’ services or job opportunities visit universitydd.com.
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Oxford Police are playing their part in giving downtown a big-city atmosphere during peak hours with two new programs. The police department is working to expand the mounted patrol unit that was implemented in the spring. The City has also applied for a grant that would pay to place cameras on streets with the heaviest pedestrian congestion. One Oxford officer finished certification training for mounted patrol Friday, Sept.17. With the certification, he will be able to train other officers in mounted patrol. Chief Mike Martin said this will save the City a lot of money in the future. “I have five or six (officers) who have been through (mounted patrol) training. With him being certified as an instructor, we can widen that out to where we can have as many as we want that’s been trained to get on the horse,” Martin said. Despite the ability to train all the officers in-house, Martin said there will never be more than four or five mounted patrolmen at one time. The training, which took place in Lafayette, La., from Sept. 5 through 17, cost Oxford $3,683, but will save the City the money to send officers out of state for mounted training in the future. Martin said he has used strong officers with several years of law enforcement experience to start the mounted patrol program. One of those officers, Kevin Stark, said the biggest advantage for a mounted patrol is visibility. He said sitting on the horse gives him the ability to see almost everything happening
on the street. The horses are also great for public relations because they give citizens a different look at the police, Stark said. “We’re approachable, where officers on the ground are not so approachable because they’re perceived in a different light,” Stark said. Younger officers who have shown the needed poise will get a chance to be certified now that training will be done in-house, Martin said. Many citizens have been supportive of the patrols so far. Jason Plunk, owner of Taylor’s Pub located on Jackson Avenue just off the square, said he loved having the mounted patrols out during his bar’s busiest times. “I think it’s very positive. I think that it has a very subtle police presence,” Plunk said. Martin said a few Oxford residents have shown their support with more than just words. “I’ve had a lot of donations to the police department before, but I’ve never had someone come in here and say ‘I’m real pleased with you starting this mounted officer program. I want to be a supporter and I want to write you a check.’ I looked at the check and it’s $20,000,” Martin said. He said the money was used to purchase new saddles for the officers. In another big-city move, Martin said the City is waiting on a grant from the Department of Agriculture that will allow them to place cameras at the busiest locations in the downtown area. The Department of Motor Vehicles already has five similar cameras located on Jackson and University Avenues, which send a live feed to a control room located at the Oxford Police Department.
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Depending on the amount of money granted, Martin said he would like to start with cameras in the busiest areas and eventually expand to having all of the roads around the Square under surveillance. Martin said he is not sure when the grant will come in, but he feels sure the cameras will be up and running by the start of next school year. “We’ve basically been told that we will get it (the grant). Now, when, who knows? With grants, you never know how long it takes to get it in your hands,” Martin said. Plunk said he loves the idea of having cameras outside his bar. He said he found out someone had broken in to his previous establishment, Nighttown Billiards, when police saw the back door open through a camera located on Jackson Avenue a few years ago. “I told them that they can stick a camera on the roof of my building,” Plunk said. “I like having the police here.” Lyn Roberts, manager of Square Books, called the plan for the cameras “a bit big brotherish”, but said she believes the mounted police will deter crime on the Square. “In the last five years, we’ve had two front windows broken at those times, like one o’clock in the morning,” Roberts said. “That’s unlikely to happen here if there’s a mounted policeman on a horse sitting there.” If granted the money for the cameras, Martin said the toughest part would be running fiber wires to the Square, where all wiring is underground, without disturbing normal business. He said the wiring would be done by the City, though, and would not take much money from the grant.
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continued from page 1 Neat, who scored his first career touchdown earlier in the game, fumbled. Vanderbilt struck quickly, going ahead 28-14 on a 15yard touchdown run from Smith on the first play of the drive. “Offensive is execution,” co-offensive coordinator Mike Markuson said. “It’s easy to get up on a board and draw up a bunch of plays, but when you go out there, you have to do everything the right way and then you have to make plays. When you don’t make plays and you turn the ball over, that’s a bad combination. That’s where the points were left.”
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Elections for Homecoming Queen and Miss Ole Miss are tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are open to all full-time students, including those abroad. To vote, open MyOleMiss, select Vote in Student Elections, and follow the directions. The following women are running for Miss Ole Miss and Homecoming Queen, respectively. Each was asked to explain why she thought she was the best representative of Ole Miss. Chelsea Caveny, Miss Ole Miss “Ole Miss is a university and a home. It is a large public research institution with the atmosphere of a small liberal arts college. It is a place filled with sporting traditions and academic prestige. I like to think it holds it all. Ole Miss is not defined by one element. It takes all of these pieces to make it a place that people love. I represent Ole Miss well because I am also not defined by one element. I have studied hard, played hard, taken every opportunity and given some back. I am a scholar, servant and friend and it is the combination of all of these that make me a representative of the place I call home.” Lauren Childers, Miss Ole Miss “I think I best represent Ole Miss because of my sincere commitment to service and this university. From the moment I walked onto this
campus as a freshman, I was overwhelmed by the true family that is represented here. I have and always will strive to ensure that present and future students share the same experience as I have.” Sarah Bransford, Homecoming Queen “Ole Miss has given to me more than I would ever be able to repay, from the people to the days in the Grove or even simply eating in the Union. Walking around and knowing you are part of a family greater than you is a feeling that you can’t create. Given the opportunity to represent the part of my heart that no other person who hasn’t experienced Ole Miss would understand would mean more to me than anything else.” Sara Burns, Homecoming Queen “When I think of Ole Miss, I don’t just think of it solely as an academic institution. Nor will I think of it one day as just a place where I attended college. Ole Miss is so much more than any person could ever attempt to describe. To me, it is a place that I can truly call my home. The past few years have been more than I could have ever imagined them to be. Because of Ole Miss, I have been provided with the opportunities to mature into the person that I am today. I have been able to achieve academic success, obtain a leadership status, and I have been able to give back to the commu-
nity. For the past two years I have had the privilege of being a face for Greek life, and it has been one of the most rewarding experiences during my time at Ole Miss. Now, as my senior year continues on and I begin to take the next steps into life, I would love nothing more than to become a representative for the Ole Miss student body.” Echarial Gaines, Homecoming Queen “Not only have I represented Ole Miss on campus, but also in the Oxford community, across the U.S., and around the globe through scholastic learning and above all, community service. I have bonded with individuals that symbolize every facet of the Ole Miss culture, and they have inspired me to truly “experience amazing.” As the only non-greek candidate, I strongly desire to represent those just like me in addition to all of my friends who are Greek. It is my desire to represent the Ole Miss family and serve as the 2010 Ole Miss Homecoming Queen. I would love to have your support and I hope that you will remember “E” is Everyone’s Candidate!” Christin Gates, Homecoming Queen “Since freshman year, I have had an absolute love for Ole Miss that I have channeled into giving back to a school that has given me so much. As a freshman, I wrote 20 letters a week to prospective students ex-
pressing my love for Ole Miss - not for the beautiful campus - but for the people and the personal connections. I feel that I best represent Ole Miss because I have been able to experience so many aspects of the University from being an orientation leader where I taught students to dance, to student government where I have helped students navigate how to get involved and succeeded academically. If given the opportunity to serve as Homecoming Queen, I would like the entire court to give back to the OxfordUniversity community with a designated philanthropy.” Stephanie Mathis, Homecoming Queen “I feel that I best represent Ole Miss because I have a passion for seeing people achieve what they want most in life. Ole Miss is an opportunity and a gateway for students to develop the knowledge and confidence to reach their goals. In everything I do, I strive to inspire people to reach for their dreams, even when they seem out of reach. ‘Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.’” Diana Price, Homecoming Queen “Ole Miss isn’t just a college; it’s an experience. Coming to school here I’ve been given the opportunity to meet so many people that have positively impacted my life. I’ve also had the chance to get involved and give back to the university community,
and I’ve learned that by giving back to Ole Miss I receive even more in return. Running for Homecoming Queen gives me the opportunity to represent the Ole Miss family and thank them for giving me a home these past four years.” Douglas Strahan, Homecoming Queen “A third-generation Rebel, I have been in love with Ole Miss since I was a little girl. My great-uncle would tell me stories of when he was at Ole Miss in the 1930s, playing football, basketball, baseball, and running track. His team was MY team and I have been a true red-and-blue Rebel fan for as long as I can remember. I tailgated in the Grove when you actually did tailgate from the back of your car, which was parked under the beautiful old trees in the Grove. I feel so fortunate and blessed to be able to attend our great University. It has taught me so much in my time here, lessons in class and lessons in life. It has helped shape who I am, as well as who I will be. Ole Miss is, and always will be, near and dear to my heart. It was a part of my past, it is my present, unfortunately, for an all-too-short while longer, and I will proudly carry it with me into my future. I look forward to being, along with all of the other graduates, a representative of my university… our Ole Miss. I would be so honored if I could represent you now as your Homecoming Queen.”
The ASB will be hosting a Bike Giveback Auction, in which 5 bikes will be stationed in the Union Plaza, on September 21st from 10am to 2pm. These 5 bikes are being retired from the Rebel Pedals program. The winners will be announced and contacted at the 2pm close of bidding. Sponsored by ASB, Office of Campus Sustainability & OMOD.
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OLE MISS SENIOR REFLECTS ON 2010 SUMMER EXPERIENCE WITH ESPN BY JOHN HOLT The Daily Mississippian
Allison Croghan hasn’t had the typical college-student experiences. After studying abroad in London during the spring semester, the Ole Miss senior broadcast journalism major immediately moved back to the states into a three-month summer internship with television’s largest sports network, ESPN. Now she is back in Oxford this fall for the first time since December and is using her internship as driving force. “Every day there was an amazing experience. Every day I would wake up and be like ‘Wow, I’m working for ESPN’,” Croghan said. Over 10,000 people applied for 88 summer positions, and the St. Louis native was one of the lucky ones selected. However, Croghan was uncertain she should pursue a career in the sports industry until she arrived at Ole Miss. Croghan said she grew up at the hockey rink and baseball fields watching her broth-
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in 1996 by the Board of Aldermen to more address the management of the city’s urban forest. Five citizens are appointed annually to the board by the mayor and the Board of Aldermen. The Master Tree Plan is the city of Oxford’s
er’s games but never planned to work in sports. Before her internship with ESPN, Croghan had the opportunity to be the sports intern at KMOX 1120 in St. Louis, as well as spend time working for the Memphis Redbirds, the AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. “It is very nerve-racking as soon as you submit your (ESPN) application because you know that thousands of people are applying to that company constantly,” Croghan said. “But you have to put yourself out there in order to succeed.” She heard about the internship through an e-mail the journalism department sent to its students. She decided to apply before she departed for London. After several phone interviews, she didn’t hesitate to take the position when it was offered in April. While working for ESPN, her superiors continuously stressed the importance of taking advantage of every opportunity while they were there, so she made sure to go above and beyond. Although she was taught much during
her internship, she said that she learned the most from ESPN’s “SportsNation” host, Michelle Beadle. “(Michelle) Beadle is so nice and I really admire her as a woman in the (sports) industry,” Croghan said. While working in Bristol, Conn at the ESPN headquarters, Croghan shadowed many departments, people and various shows. Her most important duty was to prepare shows to re-air. “I had full creative control for the re-air of certain games and studio shows,” she said. “I would log and analyze them, and then basically decide what parts re-aired. I always tried to keep as much game-play in the reair as possible.” The one thing that surprised Croghan most about ESPN was the size of their national headquarters. She said it is a lot like a college campus which included a nurse, workout center, cafeteria, lake and a field designed to film for broadcasts. Croghan said she couldn’t have picked a better summer to intern in Bristol. She worked
at the same time as the 2010 FIFA World Cup, LeBron James’ famous decision,’ and the network’s launch of 3D sports. Even after being away from friends and family for eight straight months, Croghan’s drive to succeed hasn’t slowed down. Since returning to Oxford, she has continued to become involved in campus activities that will help her achieve her career dream of becoming an ESPN sideline reporter. This fall, she’s started working as an ESPN U Campus Connection reporter, become an analyst on Ole Miss’ Thursday night sports show “The SportsWhip”, signed on to be a correspondent for www.holyturf.com, (a website designed for people that have a strong passion for football), and joined the Ole Miss chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. “After living abroad and then working for ESPN, I feel like I’ve got a really good perspective on life,” Croghan said. “It’s about having fun, and as long as you’re doing something you love, you’ll be willing to get up every day and do it.”
plan for the future of the city’s urban forest. “The Master Tree Plan provides Oxford with a ‘vision’ for the future, using cultural factors unique to Oxford, along with landscape and urban design criteria and principles,” Bryant said. “Much of the material in the MTP was drawn from extensive research of other Cities Tree Plans and Policies and the many organizations, both private and public, that focus on trees and urban forest management prac-
tices.” Bryant said that Oxford was designated as a Tree City USA in 1997 after the creation of the Tree Board, and has been re-certified as such every year since. There are multiple ways for Oxford residents to become involved with the Tree Board’s work. Cowan said one of the best ways is for people to take proper basic care of trees in their own yards and plant some new ones
too. “Our yards are an important part of Oxford’s urban forest,” Cowan said. “To help get our volunteer program better organized we are planning to start having quarterly meetings for volunteers and the public with guest speakers to present programs about trees.” Cowan said more information for how to get involved will be available on the city website soon.
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Many people who know Clarence Greenwood, a.k.a. Citizen Cope’s music probably think that he has only been playing and touring recently. Greenwood, however, has been making his own brand of music since his debut in 1992. Even before that, he contributed to albums by Maryland rapper Basehead. This means that almost everyone has probably heard one of his songs before. “I picked up a guitar in my early teens for the first time, and I enjoyed it,” he told Spinner.com. “Then I started to write poetry later. By combining both elements, I became a songwriter and a producer.” He has since recorded with many labels, including Dreamworks (Citizen Cope in 2002) and RCA (The Clarence Greenwood Recordings and Every Waking Moment in 2004 and 2006, respectively), eventually creating his own label called RainWater Recordings, Inc. to record his new album The Rainwater LP, released earlier this year. A native of Memphis, Greenwood grew up in Washington, D.C. and now resides in Brooklyn. His songs are a hybrid of blues, hip-hop, soul, alternative rock and folk-driven by a percussive onslaught. Add to that his natural talent
for finding catchy hooks amongst these genres, and anyone can see a musician whose music successfully combines the old and the familiar to make something no one has heard before. He himself is not quite sure how to define his sound. “Oh, I don’t know, You gotta listen to it to define for yourself, you know,” Greenwood said in an interview with About.com. “I think it’s something you can drive your car to.” Freshman Mitchell Templeton saw Greenwood perform at Rick’s Cafe this past Wednesday in Starkville. “He was very personal with the audience. His music is just a lot of fun to listen to,” Templeton said. “Definitely worth seeing if you have the chance. His presentation is just really well done. It is impressive to think he does that by himself.” This is Citizen Cope’s second visit to Oxford, after a successful show in early 2009. The Lyric, which was renovated in late 2007/early 2008, has since then been reviving and reshaping the music scene in Oxford along with other venues such as Proud Larry’s and The Library. The recent collection of musical talent to come to the Lyric shouldn’t make anyone surprised that Citizen Cope is joining them. By releasing four albums in eight years, Greenwood has shaped his musical persona and reputation in
a relatively short period of time. The Washington Post claimed he was “the city’s most soulful export since Marvin Gaye.” A Rolling Stone critic called him “a modern day bluesman who paints a… portrait of the human condition.” Songs like “Let the Drummer Kick,” “Sideways” and “Son’s Gonna Rise” have been the staples of numerous commercials and campaigns. Greenwood’s challenge lies in figuring out how to handle himself on stage with his newfound fame. “I’m not too much into showmanship, and I used to get stage fright before a performance,” Greenwood told Spinner.com. “I’m a little shy, but I am getting better at delivering this part of my music.” By being an outsider, Greenwood has subsequently become more accepted, and is a fresh change in listening habits from the overly sweet pop that pollutes radio stations. Greenwood’s use of minimalism and soul in his music gives it a raw and subversive quality that people want to hear. Nearly two years have passed since Citizen Cope’s last visit, and Oxford is welcoming this talent again warmly. The one-man band has been touring around the Southeast recently, including Starkville, Tallahassee and Shreveport. He is scheduled to perform at The Lyric in Oxford on Tuesday, September 21.
It is no secret that college is the place where we refine and polish our procrastination skills. All of the time we wasted in high school looks like a joke compared to the “delaying tactics” we learn while getting a degree. Facebook stalking reaches new heights, our Minesweeper and Bejeweled scores improve tremendously and we discover the coolest websites whenever a paper looms. I would guess that when we spend eight hours writing a paper, we probably only use an hour of that time writing. The majority of our time is spent procrastinating to the extreme. That being said, I’m not going to try to convince you to stop. This is college, and putting off deadlines is what most students do. As long as you get your schoolwork and studying done in the long run, then that is fine with me. Of course, not all procrastination is equal, and sometimes if you are not careful, you can let it ruin your life. No, I am not being over dramatic. Considering a career where you need experience to get a job such as journalism or hospitality? Stop sitting around. It’s a catch-22 for most job markets. No one will hire you without experience, but you cannot get experience because no one will hire you. This fate can be avoided.
Internships, volunteer positions and assistantships are open to us now because we’re college students and can be exploited for little pay. Employers know we need the work to put on our resumes, and they use that to their advantage. Instead of complaining about “working for credit” and sitting there on Twitter until a better opportunity arises, jump at the chance to get involved. Don’t wait until senior year to realize you need more than a degree to put you ahead in the real world. Just because it is in vogue to wait until the last minute to start studying for that huge exam, it is not a good idea to wait until the last minute to start preparing for the future. If you need to network and make contacts, start now. If you need to join professional clubs and organizations, start now. If you need to practice for the LSAT or MCAT, start now. There is no excuse for having a blank resume come graduation. The University of Mississippi plays host to an insane number of clubs and organizations. Not to mention almost every department has some kind of work programs to provide hands-on experience to student. Don’t want to be on campus more than you have to? The Oxford community and surrounding areas hold See FUTURE, PAGE 8
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Throughout history, we womenfolk have collected a variety of fashions that have made some of us cringe, others of us nostalgic and the rest wonder what the hell we (or our sadly misguided predecessors) were thinking. As of late, a diverse assortment of trendy one-timers has been creeping back up the style scale to find their place amongst the hip youth of today. The fashion industry has begun to borrow the more classic “It” items of the decades, resurrecting their itness, and putting an entirely new spin on what the word “vintage” means. This is causing a melting pot of generations’ worth of mistakes, misses, but mostly, marvelous fun thanks to good ol’ Mom and Dad. 1) The Romper For those of us who are unaware of this fabulous phenomenon, a romper is fun-
damentally a onesie, but more attractive than its ancestor. It was born in the time of poodle skirts and cat-eye glasses, and they functioned as children’s clothes and women’s (I’m imagining June Cleaver right now) loungewear. Girls everywhere can be seen parading around in these with heels, flip-flops, and on occasion, I’ve even spotted cowboy boots. They’re safer than a dress on a night out, and you never have to worry about pulling a Marilyn. 2) The Poof Hopping along the timeline quite nicely, we enter the “poof ” era. From huge do’s, to the musical Hairspray’s claim to fame, the sixties was the time of big hair. Poofs, however, did survive the decades better than some—they could be found in rare species such as the pageant girls and showchoirs, but not until recently have we seen celebrities feature beehive-esque replicas that seem vaguely familiar. Though not as spectacular as Tracy’s in Hairspray, the
poofs today are being used to add volume in all the right places with that sixties’ sexkitten flair. 3) Ray-Bans You knew this was coming. Also stemming from the same generation, if even a little earlier, these shades have made an enormous comeback, coming in a variety of colors and sizes. Their appeal? So many. They give their owners a sense of “cool” that hasn’t really been felt since Bob Dylan serenaded us with music, and Tom Cruise did the slip n’ slide across the floor. They’re an icon, an ever-lasting American truth, and no matter how many people sport them, their message is one in the same: I’m retro, by God. 4) Hippie Headbands When you think of hippies, you might imagine flowers, the middle part and those funny-looking buses that emit a strangesmelling smoke that induces everyone to simply just be happy. Well, the seventies are back kids: say hello to headbands. Braided, beaded, sequined, sewn, red or turquoise, straw and leather: they come
wide and skinny, dangly and fringy; it’s a world of options and all you have to do is position it across your forehead. You’re instantly hipper, artsy in ways you never knew existed and you’re tempted to go without a shower for a day or two (Just kidding). 5) Leggings We can’t forget the most memorable (or infamous?) era of all. The one our parents now shy away from when you ask, “What did YOU wear to prom senior year?” It was a collaboration of frizz, glitter and a soft spot for neon. Bright lights, big city, baby, it’s the eighties. Leggings have now become a must-have accessory, so much so that people have begun wearing them as their pants. The denim people must have gotten jealous, because recently, there’s been an onslaught of suspiciously legginglike “jeans”; some bold enough to even claim themselves as “jeggings.” From purple, to basic black, they are worn under dresses, skirts, shorts––just about anything. The sky’s the limit for our leg-loving friends.
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Founded last year, the PreLaw
Society(PLS) began as a branch of the Phi Alpha Delta National Pre Law Fraternity. Gradually, it has evolved into the Ole Miss PreLaw society, and has been growing ever since. PLS is a pre-professional organization that is open to any undergraduate student who is interested in becoming a part of the law scene at Ole Miss ebabling students to become involved in the Oxford area. Students are also able to gain a better understanding in the field of law and determine the career path they would like to take within the study of law. Members of the society are able to participate in mock law classes that prepare them for what law school will be like in the future. They also partake in admissions, seminars and question and answer sessions with the university’s law students. One of the advantages to being in the society is the students are able to job shadow and meet with local lawyers and judges.
The society strives to maintain three core values: professionalism, diversity in the field of law and service/civic engagement. PLS will be having special events once a month throughout the school year which will include various speakers with careers or backgrounds in law. Ole Miss law school Dean Richard Gershon will be speaking at the next pre-law society even on Thursday, Sept 23 at 6 p.m. and will be in the law school room 104, located next to Farley Hall. At the event, students can find out what it takes to get into law school, what all that experience entails, what career paths are available with a law degree. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend, especially future law students. If interested in other upcoming events, students are welcome to join the Facebook group or contact Mary Allen Langford through email malangfo@olemiss.edu.
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promise for young students who need a job for more than a paycheck. The point of college is to prepare us for our future, but most of that responsibility lies on our shoulders. No matter how much you learn in the classroom, it will never be the same as experiencing the workforce. I am not saying that you have to work three jobs during the school year. I am not even saying you have
to work at all, but do not let an opportunity pass you up because you are too busy watching “Entourage.” Intern one summer. Volunteer for an event. Join a club. These kinds of things will help you get ready for “real life.” No future boss cares that you aced your scuba diving class or that you have successfully dissected a frog in your biology lab.
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The Ole Miss Rebel volleyball team defeated Southeastern Conference Western Division rival Alabama in straight sets by a score of 3-0 (30-28, 25-22, 25-23) to open SEC play Friday night at the Gillom Sports Center. Ole Miss (7-3, 1-0) came into the game after winning three straight matches against Southern Miss, Louisiana and Samford and collecting their fourth consecutive Magnolia Invitational title. Junior middle blocker Regina Thomas put down a game-high 11 kills and hit .417. Sophomore outside hitter Whitney Craven had 10 kills and hit .138. Junior libero Morgan Springer recorded a game-high 26 digs, while senior setter Emily Kvitle posted a game-high 21 assists. The Crimson Tide (8-3, 0-1) entered Friday’s matchup on a seven match winning streak. Alabama’s Kayla Fitterer led the team in kills with 8. Fitterer also recorded 11 digs. Kelsey Anderson led the Tide with 15 digs. Alabama posted 32 kills to Ole Miss’ 45. The Rebels out-blocked the Crimson Tide 4.0 to 0 in the third set. The first set went back and forth until a big kill by Craven brought the Rebels to a 29-28 set point and led to the 30-28 win. “We played very steady
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volleyball the entire time,” Thomas said. Thomas came up with a key block in the third set to tie the Crimson Tide at 13-13. Thomas had a another big kill to bring the Rebels back to 16 all, followed by Craven’s kill to take a 17-16 lead in the set. Ole Miss went on to take the set 25-23 and win the match. “We are playing some very good defense and our middles continue to do really well,” Ole Miss coach Joe Getzin said. “I am very happy.” Ole Miss Defeats Mississippi State 3-1 at home. Whitney Craven posted a game-high 17 kills and hit .286 as the Ole Miss volleyball team beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 3-1 (25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 27-25) Sunday afternoon at the Gillom Center in the first weekend of conference play. Ole Miss (8-3, 2-0) entered Sunday’s match after sweeping SEC West opponent Alabama. The Rebels’ senior middle blocker Miranda Kitts was second on the team with 12 kills and hit .259. Sophomore libero Morgan Springer paced all players on the court with 21 digs. Regina Thomas had 10 kills and shot .400, and Allegra Wells put down 10 kills and hit .278. Senior setter Emily Kvitle led the team in assists with 27, while fellow setter Amanda Philpot recorded 24 assists along with 12 digs. “We got into a couple lit-
tle lulls but a win is a win,” Thomas said. “It doesn’t matter how you do it as long as you get that ‘w’ on the board.” Mississippi State (8-4, 0-1) came into the match-up after losing three of their last four, most recently a 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 18-25) loss to Southern Miss last Wednesday in Hattiesburg. The Bulldogs’ Caitlin Rance put down a team-high 16 kills and hit .263. Paris Perret recorded a game-high assists with 43. Ole Miss posted 64 kills compared to Mississippi State’s 50, and out-shot the Bulldogs .240 to .185. Thomas came up with a big kill to break a seven to seven tie early in the first set. The Rebels went on to take the set 25-18. Kitts had back to back blocks to tie the Bulldogs at 10-10 then put Rebels up by one in second set, setting up the 25-17 win. Wells posted a key kill that brought Ole Miss to a 21-16 lead in a fourth set that went back and forth late. The Rebels held on to win that set 2725 for the match. “The team is continuing to mature,” Getzin said. “I am proud of the team to finish them off in four.” Ole Miss returns to action this Friday when they travel to South Carolina to take on the Gamecocks at 6 p.m. before heading to Gainsville to play the Gators Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m.
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As the final seconds ticked off the clock on a steamy Saturday afternoon in Oxford, fans and players alike were searching for answers to explain what had just happened. Ole Miss was not expecting to walk off the field having suffered a 28-14 loss in their Southeastern Conference opener against Vanderbilt. However, the reality of the situation is that the Rebels have no one to blame for this loss but themselves. “I feel like we wasted away so many opportunities in this game and we just can’t do that. You can’t play like that in the SEC. You can’t do it,” Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said. Those missed opportunities could also be called mistakes, and those mistakes will haunt the Rebels as they watch the film of the game this week. The biggest mistake of the game may have been in the first quarter, when tight end Ferbia Allen got open behind the defense and dropped a perfectly thrown ball by Jeremiah Masoli that would have been a sure touchdown. “Main thing is it was drops,” Nutt said. “All those equaled to six points each, and instead our defense had to keep us in it. The chances were there to make so many plays.” The other drops Coach Nutt referred to were a drop made by Lionel Breaux in the endzone on what would have been a very tough catch, and then a Brandon Bolden drop that likely would have been a touchdown as well. An early seven point lead would have done wonders for the Rebels, and likely would have completely changed the course of what happened Saturday afternoon. The Rebels defense came out inspired and played hard,
and an early lead could have done a lot for the team. “If we go up 7-0, there’s no telling what happens the way our defense was playing early,” Nutt said. “Our defense had a lot of momentum and was playing well early,” On offense, the mistakes were not limited to drops, as quarterback Jeremiah Masoli floated a bad pass that was intercepted and taken back for a touchdown, and all-purpose back Korvic Neat coughed up a costly fumble late that sealed the loss for the Rebels. “Way below par,” Masoli said of his performance. “That first interception got away from me. You can’t have that. It’s unacceptable.” It was those kinds of mistakes on offense that kept Ole Miss from having a chance to win the football game. The Ole Miss defense however, made their share of mistakes as well, including a major defensive lapse that sprung Vanderbilt running back Warren Norman for an 80-yard touchdown run. That score by Norman gave Vanderbilt a lead they would not relinquish, and as Nutt said afterwards, it was a missed assignment on defense that allowed it to happen. “I don’t think one of our linemen squeezed down,” Nutt said. “We didn’t squeeze a gap there. Somebody should have been there.” At this point in time, unless Ole Miss corrects the mistakes that are being made and rights the ship quickly, a 1-7 start to the season is not outside of the realm of possibility. The upcoming opponents on the schedule are daunting enough, but until Ole Miss can stop beating themselves, the teams standing on the other side of the field do not matter.
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Ole Miss forward Erin Emerson dribbles past the Southern Miss defense during Friday’s 3-0 triumph over the Golden Eagles. Emerson scored the first goal of the game.
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Dylan Jordan tied her career high for points in a game as Ole Miss defeated Southern Miss 3-0 on Friday night. She assisted on Erin Emerson’s game-winning goal and scored two others for the Rebels. Ole Miss scored early and kept the pressure on the Golden Eagles, controlling most of the possession and holding the advantage in both shots (19-4) and corner kicks (7-3). “We talked about before the game that if we get one (goal) – one’s not going to be enough –let’s get another one and another one,” Ole Miss coach Matt Mott said. “And continue to put pressure on them and not let them get back in (the game.)” Emerson and Mandy McCalla both had near misses in the game’s first ten minutes, but it was Jordan’s aggressiveness to take on Southern Miss defenders that set up the first goal of the game. She dribbled into the box and found McCalla, who made a one-touch pass to Emerson for her first career goal in the 17th minute to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead.
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After a scramble off a Taylor Cunningham corner, which included a Southern Miss defender clearing a ball off the goal line, Ally Nikolaus connected with Jordan for Ole Miss’ second goal in the 30th minute. “We needed a good first half,” Jordan said. “We hadn’t played a very good first half this entire season, so that was our goal before the game. We wanted to play a full 90 (minutes).” In the second half, Emerson nearly doubled her scoring, but had a ball cleared off the goal line in the 53rd minute and missed just high of the goal in the 58th minute. However, just a minute later, Jordan scored her second header goal of the night, her team-leading fifth goal of the season, off a cross from McCalla to extend the Rebels’ lead to 3-0. Southern Miss had its best chance of the game in the 70th minute, hitting the crossbar and then missing the rebound wide. It was an overall great defensive effort for Ole Miss, led by goalkeeper Sarah Story, who posted her first career shutout and did not have to make a save. Ole Miss 1 TCU 0 In a gritty effort on a hot Sunday
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afternoon, Dylan Jordan’s teamleading sixth goal held up for Ole Miss in a 1-0 victory over TCU. Jordan’s goal was her third of the weekend and also tied her career high for goals in a season. With the win, the Rebels earned their first weekend sweep of the season and improved to 4-4-1, as they head into conference play next weekend. “We had some things we needed to sort out and we got them sorted out,” Mott said. “And figured out who needed to play and who needed to do what and, now, I think we have some really good continuity in how we play.” In the 36th minute, Mandy McCalla headed the ball on to Erin Emerson for a one-on-one breakaway opportunity, but her shot was saved. With just over three minutes to go in the half, Jordan collected her own rebound, took on two TCU defenders, and then put the ball through the goalkeeper’s legs to give Ole Miss a 1-0 lead. “I came through and I was going to put the ball to the side of the goalkeeper, but she came out with her legs pretty far apart, so I just put (the ball) between her legs,” Jordan said. McCalla nearly added a second goal in the 56th minute, but her shot was parried over the goal by TCU’s goalkeeper. Minutes later, Emerson got in behind the TCU defense for another breakaway, but TCU’s goalkeeper made a sliding save. In the last minutes of the game, Ole Miss and TCU exchanged near-misses. TCU hit a shot off the crossbar and then, on the counter-attack, Jordan was denied by the left post. TCU’s last scoring chance came in the final minute when Ole Miss goalkeeper Sarah Story made a diving save on a pass into the box, drawing a yellow card. Story made five saves in the game and has posted back-to-back shutouts. “Sarah (Story) is coming into her own,” Mott said. “She’s starting to play really well, doing the things we want her to do, and being a very solid goalkeeper for us back there.”