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FRESHMAN CLASS LARGEST IN OLE MISS HISTORY BY ALEXANDRA COMBS The Daily Mississippian
It’s the million dollar question that people in the University of Mississippi admissions department are asking themselves, and it’s bringing big numbers in a big way to campus. The freshman class of 2014 is the largest incoming class to date at the University, with a total 4,763 enrolled students. This is a 19 percent increase from last year’s incoming freshman class. Over the last five years, the University has seen a steady increase in applicants, admits and overall enrollment for incoming freshman students. “There really is no why yet,” Whitman Smith, director of enrollment services said. “We have a lot of theories, economy is certainly one, publicity is another.” According to an article written for the New York Times, admission for public colleges is up all around the country. Admissions officers at State University of New York, Oregon State University and University of Cincinnati, are all reporting
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Above, the total undergraduate student body numbers for the Oxford campus over the years. The University has seen a steady rise in enrollment over the years, especially as the economy has suffered.
over 10 percent increases in their incoming classes. “Ole Miss has been in a number of major publications as a school where you get a real good value for your dollar,” Smith said. Since the crash of the economy in 2008, the University has experienced a 37 percent increase in applications and a 30 percent increase in students who enrolled for the fall semester.
Admissions officers have not the state. increased or decreased the rePotential students are auquirements needed for a stu- tomatically admissible if they dent to be admissible; all ap- meet either one of the two replicants who meet the required quirements set by the IHL. StuGPA and SAT/ACT scores are dents with a high school GPA automatically admitted. between 2.5-3.2 need an ACT The University admits appli- score of 16 and an SAT score cants based on requirements set of 760. If a student has a lower by the Mississippi Institutions GPA, they are required to have of Higher Learning. The IHL between 2.0-2.5 with an ACT is responsible for admissions score of 18 and an SAT score requirements in all eight of the public universities throughout See FRESHMAN, PAGE 4
New minor upgrades in the series of Tad Pad renovations BY MOLLY HUTTER and EMILY ROLAND The Daily Mississippian
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Three upgrades within the Tad Smith Coliseum are now complete, helping to keep the stadium up-to-date in terms of safety and mechanics. The upgrades include four brand new LED video displays, new handrails throughout the lower-level seating section and four new boilers that help to heat the stadium. According to OleMissSports. com, the video boards are approximately 7 feet tall and 13 feet wide. They will be used as part of the “centerhung structure” and play host to many different graphics, statistics and animations. A new sound system has been customized by Daktronics to complement these LED displays, and Ole Miss Sports said the arena’s sound quality has come a long way. University architect and direc-
tor of facilities planning Ian Banner said that the new boilers are more energy efficient than the ones they replaced — a decision that reflects the general movement on campus towards greater energy efficiency. He said that while it is good that they will be better for the environment, the upgrade was out of necessity. “We didn’t just tear out the old boilers because we wanted higher efficiency,” Banner said. “The old boilers had reached the end of their useful lives.” Although fans will be unable to tell a difference between the old boilers and the new ones, Banner said that hopefully, over time, the University will see a decrease in the cost of heating the stadium. The two upgrades were completed last week and are the most recent repairs in a series of renovations completed over the past few years. The most recent renovation before these two, Banner said, was the new highly reflective roof that was completed last year.
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Thanksgiving is approaching like pilgrims on the Mayflower. Excuse the analogy, but I feel it is appropriate, considering the circumstances. It takes me back to a time when we traced our hands to make turkeys and dressed up like pilgrims to feast with the Indians. I remember during our Thanksgiving play one year, I had to be a can of cranberry sauce. To me, that was just ridiculous. I wanted to be the turkey:. Well, every girl did. The turkey got to wear a pretty dress made of suede and feathers (while the boys got to be the pilgrims and Indians). There were at least five Thanksgiving plays that I graced with my presence, and not once did I get to be the turkey. This will be my first Thanks-
giving break here at Ole Miss. It is a brand new experience for me (as was the landing at Plymouth for the pilgrims). I have never been this far away from my family. With my mother in Indiana and my father several hours south here in Mississippi, holidays will be a big deal. They become less of a break from school, and more of a chance to be around the people I have known my entire life and love. Thanksgiving in particular has always been important to me. Even before I understood its meaning. In 10th grade English I was asked to write an essay about Thanksgiving. Most people wrote about the usual things people are thankful for. I have never been like most people. Instead the words that filled
the blank pages spoke of the small things that made me who I am. The “once in a blue moon” moments that deserve just as much thanks as the regularly occurring ones. What exactly are “once in a blue moon” moments? Moments such as a baby’s first step, learning how to ride a bike, and your infamous first “I love you”. It is perfectly acceptable to be thankful for family, friends, a place to live, and the fact that you’re still breathing. However, there is so much more to this life. Things like the stars in the sky, the birds that sing, the flowers that bloom, the beauty of nature, and the different species of wildlife. All of these things. We had to present those essays in front of the entire class.
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Fortunately my many years of theater permanently rid me of my stage fright. I stood proud, and read that essay as if it were an acceptance speech for the Pulitzer prize. Two days later the essay was returned to me with a bright red A on the front. I was just as thankful for that A as I had been for everything written in my paper. So much has happened since then. The teacher who graded that paper actually gave me the encouragement I needed to pursue a career in journalism. In many ways, I am here because of him. So when you are sitting around the table on Nov. 25 with the ones you love, remember every moment. You never know when something small will become something much larger.
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Where have all the holidays gone? BY MIA CAMURATI Columnist
When I was a little girl, I loved the holiday season. I am an only child and the youngest of five cousins, the closest being 11 years older than me. Needless to say, I was a pain in the ass with no one my own age to play with. Every year, on Thanksgiving night, we would draw names out of a hat for Christmas presents, and we would begin to slightly decorate my grandparents’ house for Christmas with dozens of nutcrackers and other familiar red and green things. Yesterday, I went to Walmart, and almost ran into a 10-foot Christmas tree. I’m sorry...did I miss November? Is that why it’s so cold? No. We are in the thick of a wonderful time that used to be a world coated in cute traced hands with beaks drawn on the thumb and canned cranberry sauce galore! Now, all I see is crappy Christmas albums and tacky trinkets for sale left and right. While Christmas is a very important Christian holiday, Thanksgiving is an American tradition based around the original residents of this land accepting and helping those about to destroy them. OK, that doesn’t make it
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sound so wonderful, but at the time, the three-day feast was a wonderful bonding experience and embraces the emotions this country was founded on. A member of my family came over on the Mayflower (John Alden, look it up) and I don’t seem to understand what makes his memory get swept under the rug for a baby sleeping with livestock. Thanksgiving seems to now be a kickoff to the holiday season followed by a romping day of shopping for crazy discounts and fighting off the other mothers for that new Tickle Me Elmo... or whatever atrocious toys children play with these days. Both of the holidays are important in their own way, but one of them just doesn’t know how to behave anymore. The holiday season encompasses Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and so on. Yet Christmas, with all of its shiny tinsel, fuzzy stockings and reflective ornaments, takes over the season and snuffs out all of the other guys with a simple flick of the wrist. What happened to the cute little pilgrim girls and Indian boys holding hands surrounded by food and friends and love? Christmas ate them, that’s what. A few of my friends put up a Christmas tree and a few other Christmas decorations over two weeks ago. They said when Halloween comes down Christmas goes up. Christmas, you bloated, overdone disaster. Why can’t you
just stay where you belong, at the end of December, and let everyone else have a chance? Don’t let this fool you. I do still enjoy Christmas just as much as I did when I was a little girl. I don’t get to see my extended family often, especially with
the large age gap, so it’s always enjoyable to make fun of everyone with everyone again. However, Christmas, like all other things, has a time and a place and that time just hasn’t come yet. Enjoy the Thanksgiving break and focus on the fact
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Inaugural Mayor’s Championship series a success BY LUKE TAYLOR
The Oxford Parks Commission’s youth flag football league held its inaugural Mayor’s Championship Series on Nov. 11 and Nov. 15 at FNC Park. The series consisted of a playoff between the top four teams from each division. There were three age groups involved in the playoffs. The leagues are divided into ages 6-7, 8-9 and 10-12. “With soccer the top two teams qualify for a district tournament and in baseball and softball kids have all-star tournaments they can participate in, but with football there was really no chance of postseason play before,” said Brad Freeman, di-
rector of FNC Park and a coach in the flag football league. “The kids were really excited to be playing in these games.” “We thought it would be kind of fun to create our own postseason series with Mayor Patterson presenting the trophy to the winners and have the pictures of the winning teams placed in City Hall,” said C.J. Ketchum, head of the MCS. In the semifinal round on Nov. 11, the Ravens defeated the Saints 18-13, while the Chiefs topped the Raiders 19-13 in the 8-9 league. In the 10-12 league games, the Bears beat the Steelers 19-6, while the Giants defeated the Cowboys 13-12. The Bears won over the Giants and the Jaguars defeated the Steelers
in the 6-7 league. The championship games were played on Monday night with the Jaguars defeating the Bears 21-14 in the 6-7 league, The Ravens defeated the Chiefs 20-6 in the 8-9 league and the Bears won over the Giants 1814. The teams are drafted based on their skills shown at an observation clinic held before the beginning of the season. “We try to separate the talent equally as much as possible,” Ketchum said. Youth flag football is co-sponsored by the NFL, Inc. in a program called NFL Flag. The program is designed to teach kids sportsmanship, teamwork, and football skills.
other large percentage spike for next fall. Biology 160, which corresponds to its laboratory class biology 161, has always been a two-section course, but this year, due to overcrowding in the classroom, a third section was temporarily implemented to accommodate students. “It’s been challenging, but there are a lot of good students in the class,” McCook said. “It may come down to us having to convert other rooms or classrooms into laboratories. We’ve also started having Friday labs, which is something we have never had to do before. We may even have to start evening labs.” All departments are seeing increases in their classrooms, and while the University is pleased with the record break-
ing enrollment this fall, strategies and plans are already in the making to prepare the campus for another large freshman class. “We didn’t quite anticipate the number of applicants we got last year, and we didn’t quite anticipate the number of students who actually enrolled,” Smith said. The University can house up to 4,200 students on campus; however, if freshman enrollment continues to increase, housing for upper-class students will decrease on campus. “It was incredibly fortuitous that we were able to build Campus Walk,” Smith said. “Without it, we would have been in big trouble.” Currently the University is not facing overcrowding in the dorms, but Lorinda Krhut, di-
rector of student housing and residence life, is hopeful that within the next two years additional housing on campus will be erected. Smith recognizes that the increasing level of freshman enrollment will bring changes to the University. “I think eventually you have to begin to do what other schools have begun to do,” Smith said. “You either aggressively build, or you not so aggressively raise your standards.” Admissions officers are still in the process of determining why there has been such a dramatic number of applicants. A survey will be issued to all freshmen to determine what were the factors that went into selecting Ole Miss. “We want to know why,” Smith said. “We want some
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of 860. There are no foreseeable future plans for the IHL to increase these requirements, but if enrollment throughout the state continues to increase as a whole, the University may receive higher admissions requirements. “We aren’t making it difficult to get in,” Smith said. “If you make the requirements we assume you’re coming unless you say no.” Unlike many other college campuses around the country who are raising their requirements, Ole Miss is dedicated to accepting any and all students who meet the current requirements. Major publicity such as “The Blind Side,” the 2008 Presidential Debate, Cotton Bowl championships and SEC rank-
ings have all put Ole Miss on the map as a reputable school. Since these major events, Smith has seen an overall increase in students applying from other states. “The school went from about 32 percent to 35 percent this year out of state,” Smith said. “That makes us the most diverse in terms of geography in the state of Mississippi.” Along with big enrollment numbers come issues regarding the campus’ capacity in the classroom and dormitories. These are issues that admissions advisors are beginning to address. Lucile McCook, instructor of biology 160, a freshmanbased lecture class, said there has been a 21 percent increase in class enrollment since last fall, and they anticipate an-
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What is a houseboy? BY CAIN MADDEN The Daily Mississippian
The Alpha Omicron Pi professor appreciation night did not get off to a perfect start. The tables had been set up wrong when the event’s host, elementary education senior Audrey Seal, the AOII Vice President of Communication, arrived. But she was saved by AOII’s group of houseboys, who showed up early. “They had to switch the plates around at the last minute and make sure the dining hall was as neat as can be,” Seal said. “They are an awesome group of guys.” The AOII houseboys basically act as waiters in an upscale restaurant on Monday nights, dressing up for the event and serving the courses, which the women plate themselves. They also get requests, said AOII head houseboy, Greg Richard, who has been an AOII houseboy for three years. “The kinds of things we get asked for are like ketchup for shrimp, milk and random things like honey mustard for roast beef,” Richard, a biology senior, said. “The strangest thing I’ve ever been asked for was honey mustard to dip rolls in.” Houseboys are also responsible with making sure the girls have drinks — water, tea and even coffee. “You never want to be the first one to be asked for coffee,” Richard said. “It seems like if one person orders coffee, every girl will want coffee. We never serve a few cups, it is none or all.” Over at the Delta Delta Delta house, the houseboys work formals on Monday and Wednesday nights before chapter meetings, but they are also present at the other meals the house serves. Tri Delta head houseboy and three-year houseboy veteran, Thom Hunter Pratt, said the extra work is not so bad because there are a lot of houseboys. “There are basically two shifts, from 11 a.m. to noon, and noon to 1 p.m.,” Pratt, a senior double majoring in history and English, said. “And there are some who stay the whole time.” On non-formal nights, the Tri Delta houseboys are the go between from the kitchen to the buffet table, making sure everything comes out and stays stocked. They also keep it clean during the meal, and return the leftovers to the kitchen once all of the girls are finished. “Everyone works together to make sure there is not too much work on one person,” Pratt said. “When everyone is here, we get the work done really fast and spend a lot of the time at the table talking to each other.” What They Get Pratt and senior Gabriel Stanley, who has been a Tri Delta houseboy for three years, agreed that getting free meals at the Tri Delta house was a really good deal for what they do. “It helps out a lot with the grocery bill,” Pratt said. “That is a big
expense for a college student.” But Stanley said that there was more to it. “It is an all-around good experience,” Stanley said. “Ole Miss is rated year after year for having the prettiest co-eds, and Tri Delta is the biggest and most prestigious sorority.” Stanley, who did not pledge, joked that Tri Delta was the best and toughest fraternity to get into. “I wouldn’t say that,” Pratt said. “But it is good to get to eat with the girls.” At the AOII house, Richard and freshman Michael Leday agreed that there was more to it than just getting free meals. “On paper, we get free meals here,” Richard said. “But there is more to it for me. I am getting more friends and building relationships, so for me, it is a networking thing.” Leday said he agreed that being a houseboy was a good gig. “You get to eat at all of the house meals, and you get to meet girls,” Leday said. “I can’t complain.” Broadcast journalism major and junior Gabby Gero, an AOII member, said that the girls do form friendship with the houseboys. “I am friends with some of the houseboys,” Gero said. “We do hang out away from the chapter meetings.” Why they got into it Leday joined recently to do something different, and he picked AOII because he had a friend who joined. “It is my first semester here, and she talked me into it,” Leday said. “She put in a good word, and I got in.” Pratt and Stanley also got involved because of friends.
Pratt said he went to junior college first, so that he could play baseball. “When I got here, I was too old to pledge,” Pratt said. “A girl I went to high school said I should at least be a houseboy.” Stanley, like Leday, joined as a freshman for something different to do. “I lived with a guy who was a houseboy,” Stanley said. “He got me into it.” Richard’s story was similar. “I was coaxed into joining by a friend, who is now my roommate,” Richard said. “I had nothing to do on Monday nights, so I figured I may as well come out and get free meals out of it.” Gero said using connections to get in is a good thing — it makes the girls and guys feel more comfortable. “We usually find people who are already friends,” she said. “We do this so it is not awkward for them, or us.” The Experience The girls are very appreciative of the work the houseboys do, said Pratt. Katherine Johnson, an English junior and Tri Delta member, agreed. “I love our houseboys,” Johnson said. “Ours are the coolest.” Freshman journalism major and AOII member Katura Finn said it was great to have the houseboys there on Monday nights. “I love having them here,” Finn said. “They are all so nice, and they help enrich the experience of the meals.” The Barrier Pratt said while it is nice to get to eat with the girls, there is often a
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barrier at the house. “I believe they think we sit over here and make fun of them for what they eat, or if they go back for seconds, when we don’t,” Pratt said. “It is just a self-conscious thing.” Another reason Pratt felt like there is a barrier is because they feel guilty. “They feel bad,” Pratt said. “They think what we are doing is a chore, but we get free food and the work is not bad at all.” When Stanley started three years ago, he said the barrier was not as bad. “I don’t know if it was the specific group of house boys and girls back then, or what, but there was not as much of a divide back then,” Stanley said. Stanley added that the spring semester is usually better than the fall one. “There is a new group of girls coming in every fall,” Stanley said. “It is understandable that they would be more uncomfortable, since they are going through a new experience.” The barrier is completely broken when they meet out on the Square, Pratt said. “It is not the same when we see Tri Delta girls out on the Square,” Pratt said. “They all recognize us as houseboys and they come up, and we talk to each other. There is no
social barrier.” Stanley said he had a similar experience out on the Square, especially later in the night. “When we are out, it is cool,” Stanley said. “We all hang out if we see each other.” Elementary education major and junior Meredith Meadows agreed that things were easier on the Square. “When we are out, they see us, and we are like BFFs,” Meadows said. Meadows agreed that there was something of a mental barrier. “I feel like they think there is,” Meadows said. “But it is just in their heads.” She put the blame on the boys, but said she understood. “I know I would be uncomfortable if I was a house girl at a fraternity,” Meadows said. Richard said he had broken the barrier for himself at the AOII house, which is not always a good thing. “I am legit friends with many of the girls,” Richard said. “Which can be a bad thing — they will be more likely to say, Greg, get me this, or that.” Not that he is complaining about it. “Being friends with the girls is what keeps me here,” Richard said.
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Rebels look for third-straight Magnolia Bowl win
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The Ole Miss offensive line faces off against the LSU defensive line last year in the Rebels’ 25-23 home win over the Tigers. The Rebels face a tough task in this year’s version of the Tigers, a team with one of the top defenses in the country.
BY JOHN HOLT The Daily Mississippian
It may seem hard to believe, but next week marks the three-
year anniversary of when Houston Nutt was hired to become the 36th head coach of the Ole Miss football program. And amid all the hoopla that surrounded his hiring, one memory from that day has remained in Nutt’s mind. “The very first thing that was said to me after my very first press conference when I arrived on campus was beat LSU,” Nutt said. “That was a real message to me. I thought that was real interesting.” The Rebels (4-6, 1-5 SEC) travel to Baton Rouge this weekend for their final away game of the season on Saturday to face the No. 5 LSU Tigers (9-1, 5-1 SEC) in a game that will be televised on CBS at 2:30 p.m. While 2010 has certainly been the most difficult season thus far in the Nutt era, the Rebels still have the opportunity to defend back-to-back Magnolia Bowl rivalry wins.
“I love the rivalry games,” sophomore wide receiver Melvin Harris said. “It’s going to be a big stage and it doesn’t get any better than that.” In 2008 Ole Miss defeated LSU 31-13 in Death Valley, and the Rebels were again victorious last year in Oxford as Ole Miss pulled out a 25-23 win over the then No. 8 Tigers. “We can’t worry about the past,” Harris said. “We have to go out with the right mentality thinking that we’re going to win and just play football for 60 minutes.” The Tigers have been successful this season in large part because of their defense led by junior AllAmerican candidate, cornerback Patrick Peterson, who has three interceptions on the year. LSU’s physical defense is tops in the Southeastern Conference in total defense – holding No. 1 Auburn to its second lowest point total all year – and ranks fifth in the nation in that category. “They’ll probably be the best
(defensive backs) I’ve faced all year,” Harris said. “I just want to step up to the challenge.” For the Rebels to win three straight over the Tigers, Harris said the Rebels can’t afford to get off to a sluggish start. “They’re a great team and have only lost one game, which was to the No. 1 team in the nation (Auburn) so obviously they’re pretty good,” he said. “If we have a good start I feel like we’ll be in the game for four quarters.” In order to reach a bowl game for the third consecutive year, the Rebels must defeat both the Tigers and rival Mississippi State on Nov. 27 “We know what’s at hand,” senior defensive end Jerrell Powe said. “We’ve got to win these next two ball games to get to a bowl game so I don’t think anyone is down. I think everybody is staying upbeat. We have to take care of business. It’s a must win to get to where we want to go.”
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Here’s what Ole Miss must do to take down LSU in Tiger land: Make LSU throw the football If there’s been one area of concern for LSU this season, it’s been at the quarterback position. The Tigers have two options in Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee, and neither one have been close to decent. LSU has the 113th ranked passing offense in the country, and as much as the Ole Miss defensive secondary has struggled in ‘10, this game would seem to be Jefferson’s and Lee’s best chance at a breakout game. If the Rebels can clog the running lanes and force the Tigers to throw the ball, Ole Miss has a chance in the ball game. Establish Masoli early
I’m all about running the football successfully to set up the pass, but last week’s debacle in Knoxville made the importance of getting Masoli into a rhythm painstakingly clear. If Ole Miss can connect on some timing patterns on the first drive or two, Masoli can get into a comfort zone which will also open up the running game for Brandon Bolden and Jeff Scott. Of course, passing on LSU is easier said than done with do-it-all defensive back Patrick Peterson roaming the Tigers’ defensive backfield. The Rebels should take advantage of Peterson playing on Melvin Harris and look for Markeith Summers, Ja-Mes Logan and others instead.
Generate pressure and force turnovers This will be big for Ole Miss on Saturday. The Rebels can’t afford to not play opportunistic, headsup football and still pull off a win against the Tigers. With Jason Jones emerging as a legitimate pass rushing threat along with D.T. Shackelford, Ole Miss still has the personnel to put together a solid pass rush. While Jefferson might struggle passing the ball, he’s still an effective runner which makes it essential to put pressure on the quarterback. If the Rebels can generate pressure with their front four, that allows a linebacker to keep his eyes on Jefferson and prevents him from rolling out and taking off for cheap yards.
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