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A man was arrested Wednes-day night after leading police on a chase through campus and Oxford. Travis Wilson was arrested and charged with speeding, resisting arrest, driving the wrong way on a one-way street, running a stop sign, and driving with a sus-pended license.The chase began at 12:50

a.m. after a UPD officer clocked Wilson’s green Toyota going 36 miles per hour, twice the speed limit, while Wilson was traveling southbound on Rebel Drive near Stockard and Martin halls, according to the police report. After the officer turned on his blue lights, the vehicle picked up speed and led officers on a chase toward the Tad Smith Coliseum. Wilson allegedly continued

to drive the wrong way around the Coliseum. By the time he turned off of

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BY ADDISON DENTThe Daily Mississippian

With the help of topics like insects and oceans, dozens of Oxford and Lafayette County children’s vocabularies are be-ginning to grow.The University of Missis-

sippi’s School of Education has teamed up with the Ox-ford-Lafayette Boys and Girls Club to create the Vocabulary Improvement Service Learn-ing Program, in which senior elementary education majors spend time after school read-

ing to and interacting with lo-cal children.Dr. Kerry Holmes, associate

professor of elementary educa-tion and one of the program coordinators, said that the objective of the program is to increase the number of books these children hear. According to studies done by

reading researcher Steven Stahl, this increase will then directly improve the children’s growing vocabularies.“Our whole goal is to help

these children learn better vo-

cabulary,” Holmes said.Since the program’s first day

September 7, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after-noon elementary education students visit the Boys and Girls Club with lesson plans that incorporate multiple read-ings from fiction, nonfiction and poetry books. About 85 children of ages 8

through 12 participate in the reading groups, Holmes said.The Ole Miss students in-

volved are getting benefits

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HELPS IMPROVE LAFAYETTE CO. CHILDREN’S VOCABULARY

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A proposed dead week policy is under consideration by the University of Mississippi faculty senate. If enacted, classes would not meet the entire week before exams. Students who support this

policy say that class assignments due during this week affect their ability to adequately study for exams.Cody Hall, a senior from Tupe-

lo, said, “I think that an official dead week would be a good idea. Learning new material the week

before exams is just not worth it when students are trying to cen-ter their focus on preparing for the class exam.” While there are many students

who support the idea of a whole week without classes, there are still others who do not. Ben Hurston, a sophomore from

Hattiesburg, called the policy a bad idea and said he believes the time off would be abused.“Things get along just fine

without the dead week,” Hur-ston said.In a faculty senate meeting last

April, the matter was brought up by the Associated Student Body.

It was discussed and considered by the senate in a meeting in May.Years ago, when an official dead

week was established, there was a spike in vandalism and parties on campus. Senators opposed to the policy said that a dead week was tried, and it failed.Still, others in the senate strong-

ly support the policy because of its intent: to alleviate student stress and allow for them to do better on exams.If an official dead week were es-

tablished, campus organization activity would more than likely be restricted as well. Sororities

and fraternities would be prohib-ited from holding social events. In concern for athletes during this week, the SEC already pro-hibits athletic events, but the NCAA does not. An alternative to the dead week

policy presented in the senate meeting was that exams be spread out over more days than the typi-cal five to allow students more time to prepare for each exam. The faculty senate will continue

to explore the possibility of a campus-wide dead period, and the potential costs and benefits that the policy would mean to the university.

UM faculty senate proposes dead week policyBY BLAIR JACKSONThe Daily Mississippian

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The SPB, the Department of Campus Programming and the Cardinal Club welcome the Class of 2014 with the fifth-annual Rebel Run. It is open to all freshmen, and each participant will receive a Class of 2014 shirt free. To sign up, log on to myOleMiss and look for the Rebel Run link on the right side. The registration deadline is today at noon.

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Referencing Wednesday’s edi-tion of the DM, the article fea-turing the Hughes family was right on target, True Ole Miss fans will NEV-

ER accept another mascot. The mascots that remain for

consideration are juvenile and insulting. If you want to capture the spir-

it of fans today why not pick for instance: Captain Morgan, Jack Daniels, or Jim Beam. Better yet, bring back Col. Rebel!

Eugene L. Gathright, P.E.Class of 1954-59

I want to bring to the attention of the DM readers the incompetence of Metrocast Com-munications. I recently canceled service at my previous resi-

dence before July 31, yet still continue to receive bills from Metrocast, the latest one for service from September 18 to October 17. Today, I spoke with someone on the phone

who informed me that I will continue to receive these bills (which they say will be eventually credited) until someone from Metrocast physi-cally goes out and disconnects service. They also previously told me that I will be

receiving a refund check, which I have yet to receive. If a customer is late paying a bill, a $25 fee

is assessed, yet taking over eight weeks to stop billing me and send a refund incurs no penalty on Metrocast.I urge all Metrocast customers to take a look

at AT&T Uverse, the service I am currently us-ing. Though it is not completely deployed in Ox-

ford, many locations are eligible, and I am now paying much less for much more service. Not only do I have a DVR, HD service, and more channels, I have a much faster, more reliable internet connection and pay significantly less, even if you factor out the discounts I currently receive. It’s not perfect, but it’s not Metrocast either.

Metrocast’s monopoly in Oxford is slowly erod-ing away, and I want to make sure that every DM reader is aware that there is an alternative. Eventually, they will have to realize their faults or AT&T and satellite providers will put them out of business.Thank you,Sumpter SmarttOle Miss Alum 2009 / Oxford Resident

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I am admittedly a person of limited patience. I’ve never claimed it to be one of my virtues. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that I am constantly restless. I like things done fast. Text messaging is my best

and worst friend. In the per-fect scenario, a quick inter-change of thoughts or ideas occurs. A snappy question should be followed with an instant reply. When this hap-pens, I’m nothing short of pleased.However, way too often, I get

no response, or I wait hours to hear back from someone. This I cannot stand. It has gotten to the point

that when it takes someone more than ten minutes to re-ply I begin to get irritated. At least I know I’m at fault

and can usually “check” my feelings. I do know that I am being unreasonable.My insane quirks aside, the

one thing that I know is driv-ing everyone on campus crazy is the wireless Internet con-nection.I don’t think I should have

to wait forty minutes for a ten minute video to load. The fact that it takes eight minutes to download one song from iTunes is completely crazy.I’m not being impractical or

ridiculously impatient. I’m being honest.No one likes waiting, but

when I have to wait longer to sign on to the Internet than it takes me to check my email, Facebook, Twitter, and blog combined then I do believe there is an issue.Now, I’m in no way involved

with IT. I don’t have the slightest clue how an internet operation covering an entire campus works. I do know that other schools don’t have as many problems as we do. I know that Internet speeds

can be really fast, and I wish Ole Miss would implement some of this new technology.I recently read an article

online about Chattanooga, Tennessee, and how they are believed to have the fastest Internet connection in the world, one gigabyte per sec-ond. Not being a tech-savvy per-

son, I found out that you could download an entire movie in the amount of time it takes you to click the but-ton with speeds that fast. We probably could live without lightning speed connection times, but an upgrade would be nice for everyone.I have no doubt that this

column is going to make a lot of people groan. I’m stat-ing what’s been said over and over again. Ole Miss’ Internet sucks.Well, maybe if we say it a

few more times, something will finally get done. For the longest time, I was

quick to blame the problem on my impatience (something I work on constantly), but I soon realized that very pa-tient friends were getting very fed up.If I’m not alone, I feel like it’s

a problem to be addressed. For three days, I couldn’t

connect to the wireless in my dorm room. I went out to Walmart at eleven o’clock at night, bought an ethernet cord, and ran back to my room to resume my Facebook

stalking and homework only to be met with no Internet.It took another day of re-

starting my laptop for the bil-lionth time before the Inter-net would work. IT or some other mystical power finally fixed my wireless, but it never changed the fact that I cannot watch a YouTube video with-out letting it load for a good bit.We seriously pay enough

money to come to school and for living expenses that the Internet should never be an issue. Internet access is no longer a luxury in this day and age, but a necessity.Foreign languages, math and

lot of other subjects assign homework that must be com-pleted online. Blackboard is supposed to be checked daily. Webmail is also a must.The Internet is how we com-

municate with professors and classmates. If we can’t get on and do what we need to do in a timely manner, then I feel like the entire student body is getting ripped off.I’m no longer just impatient.

I’m pretty darn agitated.

FASTER INTERNET SOON, PLEASE

BY EMILY CEGIELSKI Columnist

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If there is any such thing as a sure bet this year, it is that the 112th Congress that will convene in Janu-ary 2011 will be led by Re-publicans.It’s not just my status as

a registered Democrat that makes me less than thrilled at the idea.In 1994, the Republican

minority led by Newt Gin-grich seized control of the House after the midterms and instituted a system of divided government in Washington: the Republi-cans controlled Congress, and the Democrats occu-pied 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.What ensued was disas-

ter. At various points in 1995 and 1996, the fed-eral government was basi-cally forced to shut down because the President and Congress could not agree on the budget, which is what appropriates money to keep the doors open and the lights on at the various departments and agencies.As a side note, the shut-

downs also resulted in the Monica Lewinski debacle, but that’s another story for another time.The point I’m trying to

get at is: this can’t happen again.John Boehner (not pro-

nounced that way, you filthy-minded hooligans), the presumed next Speaker of the House, must not fol-low the path of his prede-cessor and refuse to work with the White House. It’s bad enough that it’s the middle of September and the Democratic-controlled Congress can’t pass the budget of a Democratic administration; if Boehner pulls a Gingrich, we’ll re-ally be screwed.Unfortunately, that’s

what we’re likely to be. As a result of the increas-ing radicalization of Re-publican candidates (and, subsequently, Republican lawmakers), “compromise” has become a profanity on Capitol Hill. There is no place for it anymore.There will be weeks of de-

bate over the trivial things like the cost of re-doing the drapes in the Speaker’s of-fice and on the amount of money to appropriate for coffee for staffers and in-terns.At least six months will

be wasted on the exer-cise of futility that will be attempts to repeal the healthcare reform law, and another two or three weeks trying to extend/recreate the Bush tax cuts.Republicans and Demo-

crats will spend so much time arguing over every little line item proposed

in the budget, there won’t even be time for the House to agree to the trivial reso-lutions honoring the 2010 National Champions in this sport or that.And of course, there will

be two years of John Boeh-ner’s ugly orange face on the television every night, with the cringe-inducing title of “Speaker of the House” preceding his name on the graphic.Republicans: you’re going

to win the 2010 midterms and control the 112th Congress. The way the trend has gone for the last fifty years, you’ll control Congress until the 2022 elections. Just don’t expect 2011-2013 to be any fun, because it will be miser-able.Half your votes will be at-

tempts to override vetoes, and very few non-RNC es-timates predict you’ll have that large of a majority in the House to accomplish that particular feat. In addition, there’s the off-chance (my calculations put it roughly 50-50) that the Democrats will cobble together a coalition to re-tain control of the Senate, making it that much hard-er for you to get any legis-lation you are able to pass out of the House to make it to the President’s desk.Is it really worth all the

bother it’s going to create?

When I think of recycling, I picture the blue or green bins where people put plastic or pa-per products, so needless to say, my ideas of recycling is very limited to what I hear in the news or what I learned in my elementary school.I was never encouraged to re-

cycle in school, so of course my family and I never did at home even though we had the bins. I was very surprised when I

came to school here and I heard of a local elementary school that was promoting recycling. I am currently observing at

that local elementary school, Bramlett Elementary School, for my classes and this school is doing such a fantastic job of teaching their students about recycling and why it is so vital to us and our planet’s future. They learn how to reuse and

renew everyday items in their classroom and at homes. I was blown away at how seri-

ous the students took recycling. They all told me that I had to

place my Diet Coke can and plastic bag in the bins or I was going to kill the planet.While I was in the classroom

one day, my teacher was giving the students some ways to pro-tect their planet, like to wear their older sister’s or brother’s hand-me-downs and how they could take their old clothes they couldn’t wear to a local thrift store so someone else could wear them.I go to thrift stores a few times

a month because I love getting great deals, but I never thought that I was recycling. Growing up, I always had this

negative image of buying clothes at thrift stores and I would ab-solutely refuse to even step in the stores– but now I can’t get enough of them.A few of my close friends love

going to thrift stores and will go at least one to two times a week and if you saw the clothes they got from these stores you would think they just got them from a boutique or department store.One of my best friends, Jessica,

loves to shop at thrift stores in Oxford and she was one of the reasons I started to love shop-ping at thrift stores. She gave me some great tips of

when and where to go in Ox-ford, and I was really surprised to know that our community has five thrift stores that offer everything from clothing to fur-niture to jewelry. Jessica has a house full of

unique and eclectic items she has bought from different thrift stores and her house is amaz-ing. The things she has found

would blow your mind.My roommate Lauren also

loves to shop at thrift stores. She was telling me that she

bought a beautiful pea coat that was around $200 online she found for $5 at the Salvation Army. When it comes to shopping at

thrift stores, you have to dig and hunt for the really nice items.If you are like my sister who

hates digging around and look-ing for clothes you may not want to shop at thrift stores. Going to thrift stores is one of

the easiest ways all of us could recycle and help reduce the amount of trash that is put into our landfillsPlus you can get some really

great items for really cheap, so I don’t see why we all can’t buy clothes at these types of stores or go and give stuff to thrift stores.So this weekend, go through

your closets and see if there is anything you could give away to the local thrift stores, and while you are there, check out what they are selling and you just might find something amazing.

Critiquing Divided Goverment

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Colonel Too has been spotted.He was seen this week in front of the

Student Union, on the Lyceum Circle and he also visited some of the Greek houses.“He’s here and that’s all I have to say,”

Sparky Reardon, dean of students, said about Colonel Too’s appearances on campus this week.The Colonel was at Ole Miss on behalf

of the Colonel Rebel Foundation. The organization has been trying to

get students to sign a petition for what the foundation calls “a true student-led effort” in “saving” the mascot. “We don’t want the students’ voices to

be cheapened,” Forrest Pace, biology major and student chairman for the or-ganization, said. “We don’t want them to accept something they don’t want. We want this to be a student-led effort instead of something called a student-led effort.”According to the organization, they

received 2,000 student signatures Wednesday.“We are trying to double the number

of students that voted in the election for the new mascot selection last year,”

Pace said.“For every one who is offended by Col-

onel Reb, there are a hundred who are devoted and love the Colonel,” Arthur Randallson, student leader and master’s candidate in southern studies, said. The Colonel Rebel Foundation is a

student-led organization that started in the summer of 2003 in response to the administration’s decision to take away the mascot. Colonel Too is the Colonel Rebel

Foundation’s replacement mascot. They commissioned a mascot compa-

ny in 2004 to design the new Colonel to fill in for the old one. Colonel Too is not welcome at most

sporting events.Along with his appearances on campus

this week, Colonel Too will be on the Square Thursday and Friday night.“I’ll be in the Grove before the game.

Then, I’ll try to get into the stadium and root for the Rebels,” the Colonel said of his plans for Saturday. According to the foundation, Colonel

Rebel, who became the Ole Miss mas-cot in 1936, was based on a man named Blind Jim Ivy. Ivy was a peanut vender in Oxford and attended almost every athletic event. He was known for say-ing, “I’ve never seen Ole Miss lose.”

The Colonel Comes to Ole MissBY AMBER HELSELThe Daily Mississippian

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Karen Hinton and Lee Ragland know how to handle a crisis. The two public relations professionals will share part of their knowledge today. Hinton and Ragland will speak at 5

p.m. in the Overby Center auditorium as part of the Gatherings Before the Grove series. Hinton is president of Hinton Com-

munications, a public relations firm based in Washington, DC. Prior to founding her firm, Hinton was assis-tant secretary for public affairs for the U.S. Department of Housing and Ur-ban Development (HUD). Ragland is director of public relations

for GodwinGroup Public Relations of

Jackson. He was also a reporter for the Clarion-Ledger for 19 years. Ragland has served on the national

Ole Miss Alumni Association and cur-rently is a member of the Meek School of Journalism advisory board. Both Hinton and Ragland are gradu-

ates of Ole Miss. Robin Street of the Meek School of

Journalism and New Media was partly responsible for the program entitled “PR Crises.” Street said she was reading an e-mail

from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) when she found out about a program Hinton was doing about oil companies handling crises.“I thought I recognized Karen’s name

so I went and asked Dean Norton if she

was an alumna,” Street said. “The next thing I know, he tells me that he’d e-mailed her and asked her to speak.”Hinton and Ragland will focus their

discussion on the BP oil spill. Ragland was deeply involved in BP’s

public relations following the oil spill because BP is one of GodwinGroup’s clients. Street said from what she un-derstands, Hinton believes BP should have handled their PR differently. “This is an outstanding opportunity

for students to hear from two profes-sionals who can speak to the up-to-the-minute crises that oil companies have today,” Street said. “These are both ac-complished, interesting speakers.”Kaitlin Howell, sophomore journal-

ism major said she is very excited about

having these alumni on campus. “As a journalism major, it really in-

spires me that these alumni are coming back to share their knowledge,” Howell said. “I hope to learn from what they have to say.”The event is free and open to the pub-

lic. This is the third of the Gatherings Be-

fore the Grove series, which take place on home football weekends. The Overby Center hosts these speak-

ers to complement the Meek School of Journalism. To learn more about the Overby Cen-

ter’s Gatherings Before the Grove and to see a complete list of speakers please visit their website at www.overbycen-ter.org.

Public Relations professionals host ‘PR Crises’ lecture todayBY HILLARY GOODFELLOWThe Daily Mississippian

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from the program as well.Taylor Reese, senior elementary education ma-

jor from Collierville, Tenn., spent Wednesday afternoon reading to a group of children ages 8 to 10. In preparation, Reese and her fellow tu-tor had to develop a lesson plan — a hands-on experience she said was rewarding.“It’s always really good when we have to create

lesson plans that include books,” Reese said.Each week, the chosen books and lesson plans

are centered around an overall theme. This week’s topic is hummingbirds, so the un-

dergraduates have developed reading plans in-cluding books about the birds. This topic is in anticipation of a field trip that

the Boys and Girls Club children and program students will take this afternoon. Holmes said that the group will visit a local

attraction in which they will see “clouds” of live hummingbirds.This program was formed in reaction to Chan-

cellor Jones’ request for the University to con-nect with the local community through service. The Oxford-Lafayette Girls and Boys Club is an important resource in the Oxford community, providing children between the ages of six and 18 an educational and recreational after-school environment.Timbrely Hines, a sophomore from Batesville,

works at the Boys and Girls Club between 15 and 19 hours each week. Hines said she chose to work at the Boys and

Girls Club because she believes that education is a major part of today’s society, as well as her love for children.Hines said that a typical afternoon involves

working on homework, educational games and some free-time recreational activities.“To instill knowledge in them gives both me

and them a greater sense of power,” Hines said.The Vocabulary Improvement Program will

continue until Dec. 3.

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The Gridiron Rivals Tailgate Tour will visit Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18 for its inaugural tour when the Rebels take on Vanderbilt.“We hear that the Grove is one of the best

places to be for tailgating, so we wanted to come check that out for sure,” Julie Howlett, marketing assistant for MME Creative Inc., said.The Gridiron Rivals Tailgate Tour, run

through TRYBE Targeting, will be setting up on the west entrance of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Howlett said.The Tailgate Tour will feature tailgating dem-

os from Kingsford Charcoal and Tyson Chick-en and food sampling, according to the group’s press release. There will also be interactive games for fans to

participate in, including the KC Masterpiece’s MasterPass and the GLAD ForceFlex Sack At-tack.“We are going to have some games putting

Ole Miss fans and Vandy fans against each oth-er in some head-to-head competitions,” Howl-ett said.The games will culminate Saturday morning

at the EZ Grill Cook-Off Before Kickoff where

two rival fans will face off to see who can cook the best chicken wings.The tour will be taking pictures of fans and

posting them on its website. There, people will be able to vote for their

favorite fan. The fan with the most votes will be named

Tailgater of the Game. The top vote-getter for the entire season will

be crowned with the title Tailgater of the Year, Howlett said.The Gridiron Rivals Tailgate Tour will be vis-

iting eight of the best college rivalries through-out the country Howlett said. The tour has already been to the Chick-Fil-A

Kickoff Classic between LSU and North Caro-lina. The Ole Miss and Vanderbilt game will be the tour’s second game of the season. After this weekend, the tour will travel to Dal-

las for the Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma. It will continue their tour with Alabama and

Tennessee, Florida and Georgia, Ohio State and Penn State, Kansas and Missouri, and fin-ish at the Chick-Fil-A Bowl between an ACC and an SEC team in December.Fans can follow the Gridiron Rivals Tailgate

Tour on its website, www.gridirontour.com.“They can upload photos and vote on their fa-

vorites and check out where we have been and see where we are going,” Howlett said.

RIVALS BRINGS TOUR TO OLE MISS CAMPUS

BY KIRBY BARKLEYThe Daily Mississippian

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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — University of Mississippi student

Patricia Pacheco is facing deporta-tion because she is an illegal immi-grant.Growing up poor with a single

mother in southern Florida, she knew she couldn't afford a car, but she at least wanted a driver's license. That was when her mother revealed an astonishing family secret.The Commercial Appeal reports

Pacheco couldn't get a driver's li-cense, she learned, because she and her mother were illegal immigrants. [They had come to the United States from Brazil when Pacheco was 7, in September 1995."I never thought I was any differ-

ent," she said. "It hurt our relation-ship a lot. It just ruined things. I don't hate her. But I hate that she did this and didn't try to make things right sooner."Pacheco's own actions — not

her mother's — have resulted in a Sept. 28 deportation hearing at the Memphis field office of the De-partment of Homeland Security."She probably could've rocked

along for years without anyone noticing," said Jack Richbourg, her lawyer, who has handled immigra-tion cases in Memphis since 1997. "But she tried to do what she

thought was right."Five years ago, the 22-yedar-old

Pacheco confessed her status and asked for asylum.

Asylum is a safe haven the United States offers immigrants who face persecution in their native country on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group."We know that Brazil is civilized.

It isn't Pakistan," Richbourg told the newspaper.Richbourg said Pacheco has only

two relatives in Brazil — grandpar-ents in their 80s who live outside of Rio de Janeiro — and she speaks Portuguese, the national language there, at a kindergarten level.Her asylum request put her on

the Department of Homeland Se-curity's radar.She enrolled in Ole Miss — where

she majors in business management with hopes of law school — while her status was being processed.Because illegal immigrants are

ineligible for financial aid, she has been paying full out-of-state tuition — $10,000 per semester — thanks to benefactors from her hometown."It's tragic that the mother is the

one who evaded the law, and this young woman who embraced the system is the one facing deporta-tion. The fact that she didn't know she was undocumented is com-mon. We take our parents' word for things like that," said Michael Olivas, a law professor at the Uni-versity of Houston.

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Most of you are probably famil-iar with the new Camaro, even if you’re not one of the lucky few driving them around campus.

You most likely recognize it as the car in both of the “Trans-former” movies.The first thing that comes to

mind when you look at the Ca-maro is “Man, this thing looks

bad,” (the good kind), even though it doesn’t have as aggres-sive of a body kit as Bumblebee did.The best angle by far on the

new Camaro is the side. With the highly raked wind-

shield and the strakes on the rear fender, it makes the car look downright menacing, especially with our test car’s Darth Vader-like jet black paint.The styling on the Camaro is

not perfect, however. The front of the car has that hate it or love it look, and I personally am not a big fan of it. To me it looks more like a late

80’s Monte Carlo than a first generation Camaro, but the air intake in the SS model does help quite a bit.The rear of the car is not the

best either. The worst part about the back is the taillights. It makes me wonder why

Chevrolet decided to go with four small taillights in the back instead of two large rectangular lights, like the first generation had. This would make the rear of

the car look much less bulky than it really is.I do believe that the Camaro

comes in last place in the retro-

pony-car-war that is currently going on. It just doesn’t match up styling-

wise to the ultra-retro Challeng-er and the modern-retro look of the newly redesigned Mustang.Nonetheless, these things are

all a matter of personal prefer-ence, and in general, the Cama-ro looks very good, evidenced by all the heads that were turning while we were driving it. Not only does this car look bad, but you feel bad while driving it.The interior of the Camaro has

2+2 seating in it, which means that two adults can sit up front and two hobbits in the back, or at least an adult under 5’ 5”. So if you plan on road-tripping with four of your friends, don’t expect the rear occupants to talk to you for the majority of the trip.Then again, you didn’t buy the

Camaro to haul your friends around. You bought it so you could live

life a quarter of a mile at a time––or just to pick up women.The only other grief with the

interior is the speedometer and tachometer which are both pret-ty difficult to read. That is just the price you pay

in order to have otherwise really

cool looking gauges.When driving the Camaro you

can’t tell that it weighs 3800 pounds, even with the slightly heavy steering. This vehicle handles remark-

ably well for its size and also rides quite smoothly. Sadly, I didn’t have that sense

of connection with the road as with other sports cars.As for the engine, 6.2L sounds

a little muted at first, but then when get you above 4K RPMs, it lets out a good-old American V8 roar that you can’t mistake for any other car.Our test car came with the six-

speed automatic transmission and manumatic shifting. The transmission shifted

smoothly and with decent speed when prompted to.The downside to the transmis-

sion is the buttons you have to use in order to do the manual shifting. I think Chevrolet should put actual paddles on the column instead of the small but-tons behind the steering wheel.Outside of the small negatives

I have mentioned about the Camaro, this car will not disap-point overall. The fun you could have with it

simply outweighs the negatives.

BY MATTHEW BISHOPAutomotive Columnist

TEST DRIVE: CHEVROLET CAMARO SS

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In the world of blind dating, there are two main outcomes: falling in love and being stalked. One of these is glamorous and won-

derful, while the other is the premise of this show.“Boy Gets Girl” is a contemporary

drama by Rebecca Gilman about how human relationships work, from romantic to platonic to familiar. Throughout the course of the show, you learn that these characters are more than meets the eye. The men and women alike have

been hurt time and time again, and the damage is starting to crack through and interfere with everyday life.Rhona Justice-Malloy, the chairman

of the theater department and direc-tor of the show, always sticks with small, intimate shows that are meant to bring social issues to your atten-tion with in-your-face tension and emotion. This is quite possibly the most suc-

cessful of her shows here, with a good script and a solid cast.Taylor Wood, a senior and veteran

to the stages of Ole Miss, gave a real-istic and honest portrayal of her char-acter, Theresa Bedell. As a single woman trying to bal-

ance her career and her love life at the same time, Wood has true emotions with every line she delivers. From her awkward first date to her

emotional breakdowns, her charac-ter is exactly what a stressed, lonely woman should be. She is a strong actress portraying a

strong female character, and it fits Wood like a glove. There is not a moment I would have

changed about her overall perfor-mance — Wood is a perfect choice as the lead.Will Harris plays Tony, an insane

man with a lot of love for his moth-er. As a senior who just decided to

audition for some plays one day, he holds himself well enough to get by, but it becomes apparent that he is not comfortable enough with the stage and his surroundings to do the character justice.After their first date, Tony extends an

invitation to Theresa for another later that weekend, and she (of course) ac-cepts, but I have no idea why. The awkwardness between the two

of them is enough to make the entire audience feel out of place and un-comfortable. This was not a strong pairing, but

luckily, the tension pays off in the end.However, two of the men stuck out

to me long after I left the theater.Jay Jurden, a well-known face

around campus, does beautifully with his old misogynistic character and his constant obsession with the naked female anatomy. Jurden is known for his come-

dic timing, but he is able to leave the comedy behind and seep into a darker, more emotional place full of loneliness and despair at the drop of the hat. Every scene he was in, I was com-

pletely engaged. His performance is top quality and easily the most enter-taining of them all – he quite possibly steals the show.My other top male choice is Gavin

Fields, a freshman from Ridgeland. As Mercer, he brings new light to

men and truly wants to help Theresa without any ulterior motives. Fields

stays very consistent with his charac-ter and was easily the most likable of the bunch. The raw energy he brought to the

stage with his presence alone com-manded attention, yet he was still a sensitive and truthful man. I look forward to seeing more from

him in the upcoming years.The set is minimal and modern

with a few pieces of interchangeable furniture and three sliding panels for walls. It works well overall and the walls move enough to create quite a few different New York City locales, going from office to bedroom to res-taurant with a few shoves this direc-tion and that.The lights, designed by Paul Ken-

nedy, really bring life to the show. In a scene where Wood is sitting

alone in her bedroom, she turns off the lights and a beautiful cityscape of the Upper East Side appears on the walls behind her. The lights really brought focus and

dimension to some of the simpler scenes.I was a bit disappointed in the usage

of music in this production. There was very little background

music, if any at all, and very loud, abrupt music during all scene-chang-es and breaks. It didn’t seem to flow with or fit the

show as much as the other technical elements.Overall, this show is a success with

spurts of comedy mixed with a dark story that many women have had to tell. They deliver a strong performance

with an important message that ev-eryone on this campus can relate to in one way or another, making it a perfect getaway after a crazy weekend or two of football.

IN REVIEW: “BOY GETS GIRL”

BY MIA CAMURATIOpinion Editor

ALL PHOTOS MICHAEL BARNETT | The Daily Mississippian

Taylor Wood (left) and Gavin Fields (right) performing in this season’s second show, “Boy Gets Girl.”

Jay Jurden gets into character.

Taylor Woods (left) and Will Harris (right) gave an overall impressive performance last night.

what

Boy Gets Girl

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Meek Auditorium

when

Sunday, Septem-ber 19 until Fri-day, September 24 at 8 p.m.

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Tickets: the UM Box Office in the Student Union, Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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This weekend a new southern cultural institution takes root in Oxford as the Southbound Showdown tour makes its in-augural stop, celebrating Ole Miss’s inter-league home opener versus Vanderbilt.The tour consists of various

community events centered around southern culture as well as a gameday tailgate party.

It

all starts tonight at 9 p.m. with a concert at The Lyric.The show will feature four dis-

tinct acts, each exemplifying the unique sounds that make up what we call “Southern music.”Former house band for the

New Orleans club, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band specializes in hybrid funk that integrates jazz fusion and that big brass sound most associated with the Cres-cent City.Equally gritty and flashy, the

Dirty Dozen have a bite com-parable to that of the legendary rhythm sections heard backing an early James Brown. The energetic seven-piece band

has developed quite a following, reining in fans with their kinet-ic, interactive live shows around the world including Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and Bonnaroo.The Dirty Dozen appear in

the album liner notes of artists such as Elvis Costello, the Black Crowes, and most recently No-rah Jones, making them a high-demand studio group.After graduating from Iowa in

1989 with a master of fine arts degree in creative writing, Kevin Gordon was unsure of his life’s course. A series of odd jobs and dead ends led the Shreveport, La. native to songwriting. In order to further his career,

Gordon moved to Nashville in 1992.Starting out as one of the song-

pitching thousands, the blues-rocker soon morphed into a full fledged solo artist, releasing his debut in 1998 entitled, “Cadil-lac Jack.”Gordon was influenced by

delta blues pickers like Jimmy Reed and Lightnin’ Hopkins as well as the brash punk sound of The X and The Sex Pistols.From these inspirations, Gor-

don melds genres into his own brand of lyrically driven, hard-scrabble rockabilly. The modern bluesman has col-

laborated with artists such as Lucinda Williams throughout his musical career, and he has

had his songs recorded by the likes of Keith Richards, proving his worth as an underground songwriting icon.To some, lyrics are simply

chaotic words strung together; however, for Mary Gauthier they are life.Waitress, 15-year-old run-

away, drug abuser, philosophy student, restaurant owner and jailbird are all lives led by this Louisiana native.Using simplistic, yet vivid

songwriting templates and a ta-pered, honest drawl, Gauthier has propelled herself into the upper stratosphere of storytell-ers. She has played an array of venues including the Grand Ole Opry and the Newport Folk Festival.Gauthier has also released 6

critically acclaimed studio al-bums on Lost Highway and is touted by many as one of the greatest singer/songwriters of the past decade.Jason Isbell was raised amidst a

unique aura that surrounds the north Alabama community and its musical landmark FAME Studios.Whether absorbed intentional-

ly or subconsciously, the influ-ence of the integral recording masterpieces produced in his hometown permeate the former Drive-By Truckers’ melanchol-ic, lyrical creations.With his band of fellow Muscle

Shoals residents, the 400 Unit, Isbell has quickly become one of the most soulful, prolific young songwriters on the scene. Spin Magazine, which gave Is-

bell’s album an 8 out 10, calls his band’s self-titled work, “vi-brant,” filled with “multiple tales of warm, lonely barrooms and the warm, lonely relation-ships they breed.”The Southbound showdown

starts tonight with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Mary Gau-thier, and Kevin Gordon at the Lyric on the Square. Tickets are being sold online for $17 and at the door for $20.

Southbound Showdown Tonight BY JOSH BREEDEN

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1. As Jeremiah Masoli enters his second game as the Rebels’ starter, expect Ole Miss to continue to cater the offense to his abilities. This means that coach Houston Nutt

and staff will continue to allow Masoli to make plays on the ground. In their first game, Vanderbilt gave

up 82 yards rushing to Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa. It’s safe to say that there should be

plenty of running room available for Masoli on Saturday.

2. Contain the dink-and-dunk of-fenseBoth Jacksonville State and Tu-

lane had success moving the football through the air against the Rebel de-fense. Ole Miss has struggled against quick

slants and short out routes along with the spread option. Expect to see Vanderbilt employ all

of these Saturday with quarterback Larry Smith. If Ole Miss hasn’t learned how to

stop this, it could be a long day de-fensively.

3. Generate a pass rushGoing into the season, this was not

expected to be a problem at all for Ole Miss with stalwarts Jerrell Powe, Ted Laurent and Kentrell Lockett, among others. But in the first two weeks, Ole Miss

struggled to produce a consistent pass rush. With Lockett back healthy and junior

college transfer Wayne Dorsey starting to learn his way, there is hope that the Ole Miss defensive line will be able to put pressure on a weak Vanderbilt of-fensive line that struggled last Satur-day against LSU.

Ole Miss has also begun to use line-backer D.T. Shackleford in a hybrid DE/LB role in hopes of jump-starting what has been so far a stagnant pass rush outside of the last few minutes against Tulane.

4. Find a solution at right guardWith last week’s starting right guard

Josh Tatum out for Saturday’s game, Ole Miss has turned to redshirt fresh-man Michael Brown in hopes of find-ing a starter at the position. The Rebel offense has struggled so far

to run up the middle with the guards and center, and has had to resort to running outside of tackles Bradley Sowell and Bobby Massie. If Brown proves to be the answer at

right guard, Ole Miss will have gone a long way in improving the offense. If Brown struggles, expect fellow

freshmen Jared Duke and Patrick Junen to be waiting in the wings to get their shot.

5. Don’t come out flat after half-timeThis may be the biggest key for the

Rebels going into Saturday. In both games this season, Ole Miss

has come out and struggled to move the football at all in the third quarter. Jacksonville State took advantage

of it and ended up knocking off the Rebels, while Tulane was able to hang around with the Rebels until late in the game. If Ole Miss thinks they can continue

this trend of producing nothing in the third quarter, Vanderbilt will win this football game. It will be key for the Rebels to put

together a solid drive and get some points on the board in the third quar-ter Saturday, no matter the score.

HIPP’S UM FOOTBALL QUICK TIPSThe Daily Mississippian’s football beat writer Bennett Hipp breaks down what the Rebels must do to have success against Vanderbilt.

Ole Miss continues its four-game home stand this weekend as the Reb-els close out non-conference play with TCU and in-state rival Southern Miss. After a come-from-behind 5-1 vic-

tory over McNeese State and then a good showing in a 2-1 loss to na-tionally ranked No. 20 Memphis, Ole Miss looks to build momentum before opening conference play next weekend.“You want to be successful that last

out-of-conference weekend because it gives you that energy to take on the SEC because that’s when it really mat-ters,” senior Taylor Cunningham said. “Non-conference (play) is important, but SEC (play) is where you really need to give your heart and soul.”In last year’s game at Southern Miss,

the two teams were playing in a score-less tie before heavy rains and unplay-able conditions ended the contest ear-ly in the second half, ruling the game a no contest.However, the Rebels hold a perfect

7-0 record in the series, shutting out the Golden Eagles 1-0 in 2008and 4-0 in 2007.Southern Miss enters Friday night’s

game with a 2-3-1 record, coming off a 6-0 win over Jackson State, but the Golden Eagles have also been shut out by SEC foes Mississippi State (3-0) and Vanderbilt (2-0). Despite that, it’s still a rivalry and the intensity will be cranked up a notch.“That intensity level in that Mem-

phis game is similar to what we’ll see on Fridays and Sundays in the SEC,”

coach Matt Mott said. “I think we’ll expect the same out of Southern Miss. There will be a heightened intensi-ty because we know each other well pretty well and it’s an in-state rivalry, which always adds to the intensity.”TCU comes into Sunday afternoon’s

with a 3-3-1 record, but two of the losses came against nationally ranked No. 25 USC (1-0) and No. 13 Okla-homa State (4-0). The Horned Frogs also fell to Texas Tech 3-0, who Ole Miss lost to 2-0 earlier this season, and will visit another Ole Miss oppo-nent, Memphis, on Friday night.After seven games and nearly a month

of playing together in game action, the Rebels look to be finally finding their respective roles on the team and looking more comfortable playing in Mott’s system.“We need to just play together as a

team,” Cunningham said. “When you step on the field — you have that Ole Miss jersey on—you need to play for the front of the jersey, not the back (of the jersey). And play for each other because you know that your teammate right next to you is playing for you.”Ole Miss exploded for five goals in

the second half last Friday against Mc-Neese State and held a 1-0 halftime lead on Sunday against Memphis, but the Rebels look to put two halfs to-gether and hopefully put two games together this weekend.“We want a 90 minute mental-

ity, where we play as hard as we can for 90 minutes,” Mott said. “I think we’ve struggled with that lately. And we want to be able to finish chances. Those two things are probably the biggest areas that we’re looking to im-prove this weekend.”

Soccer Closes Out Non-Conference Play

BY AUSTIN MILLERThe Daily Mississippian

Taylor Cunningham dribbles the ball in a game against Alabama last year. The team has won back-to-back non-conference games, which will set them up for a high-energy season.

FILE PHOTO | The Daily Mississippian

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With a win now under their belts, the Ole Miss football team (1-1, 0-0 SEC) hopes to continue the momentum and grab their second of the season Sat-urday when they open Southeastern Conference play against the Vander-bilt Commodores (0-2, 0-1 SEC) at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.“We’re very excited,” sophomore line-

backer D.T. Shackelford said. “This is it. This is what you fill the bleachers for. It’s the SEC. We know Vanderbilt. We know they’re a hard working team, so we know we’re going to have to come out and give it all we’ve got.”

In 2009, the Rebels were predicted in many preseason publications to win their first SEC Western Division title since 2003 as well as possibly advance to the SEC Championship game. Those aspirations didn’t come to fruition as the Rebels finished third in the SEC West standings. This season, Ole Miss finds itself on the opposite end of the spectrum from a year ago as some ana-lysts projected the Rebels to finish last in the SEC West. But the players don’t seem to be wor-

ried about these projections. “Every game is important but this

game Saturday, is as important because if we want to get to the top of the SEC

(standings) then you’ve got to win your first SEC game,” senior defensive end Kentrell Lockett said. Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said

Wednesday that he’s noticed a new-found and better effort from his de-fense during practices this week. “They’re playing with personal pride

and a lot of pride,” Nutt said.Nutt also said that senior transfer

quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will make his second consecutive start for the Rebels. Masoli guided the team to a 27-13

victory at Tulane last Saturday, throw-ing for 281 yards while completing 14-of-20 passes.

“He’s really comfortable right now,” Nutt said of Masoli. “He loves what we do and he’s really executing it excellent-ly. You can tell he’s been there.”2008 was the last time Vanderbilt vis-

ited Oxford, and during that trip the Commodores were able to leave Oxford victorious, defeating Ole Miss 23-17. Despite that loss, the Rebels still hold a significant 22-4 series advantage versus the Commodores during games played in Oxford. “We’ve got to make it a very hostile

place for them,” Nutt said. “We’ve got to play extremely hard. It’s our first SEC game. There is no excuse. This is big, the biggest game of the year.”

Rebels look to jump in SEC standingsBY JOHN HOLTThe Daily Mississippian

After a strong showing in the first meet of the season, the Ole Miss Track and Field team looks to run away from the competi-tion as they travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday to compete in the Crimson Clas-

sic. “This is an early season test,” coach Joe

Walker said. “There will be a lot of good competition out there like Alabama.” Alabama ranked fifth in the nation in

pre-season polls. Because it is early in the season, the Reb-

els are looking for runners to step up and prove that they are worthy of a top five spot on the team. On the mens side there is currently a

heated battle for both the fourth and fifth spots on the team. Freshman Max Holman has run very well

and seems to be the leader of the pack for the fourth spot, but close on his heels are Chad Berry and Riley Young. “We are moving forward,” assistant coach

Doug Blackwell said. “We are a little bet-ter prepared now and we can step up or run and hide.”

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Going into Saturday night’s game against Tulane, fans still wondered about the Ole Miss quarterback situation and who would emerge as the one to carry this team. Fast forward to after the game, where one thing was

abundantly clear. This is Jeremiah Masoli’s football team. All in all, Masoli accounted for 308 total yards and two

touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground. After the game, Coach Houston Nutt was pleased with Masoli’s play.

“Number one, excellent leadership. I thought he really tried to step up mentally in the game and it showed to-night. He did a good job with the huddle, getting us out of a couple wrong plays, getting us in the right situations, really proud of that” said Nutt. While Coach Nutt was very pleased with Masoli’s per-

formance, the quarterback himself still knows he needs to improve a little more. “I think I did alright,” Masoli said. “ Got a couple

throws I’d like to have back, but overall I think I had a solid performance tonight.” Masoli’s first drive as a starter led to a touchdown on

a quarterback sneak, but it was his touchdown pass late in the first quarter that really solidified his spot as the starter. Buying time in the pocket, Masoli set his feet and rifled a

bullet down the middle of the field to senior wide receiver Markeith Summers. If the trend continues, it appears Masoli will continue to find Summers for big plays. “Definitely me and Markeith (chemistry wise), I think

myself and all the receivers have an excellent chemistry,” commented Masoli. “We just haven’t gotten a chance to

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It seems like there is a stigma among Rebel fans that anything less than a nine win season is a fail-ure. It’s easy to understand the logic

since Houston Nutt has done more for the program in two years than anyone else has managed in de-cades. He came in on shaky ground, and

ended the season with a six-game winning streak that is still easily one of the most impressive things any coach or team have accom-plished at Ole Miss. Last year everyone felt we could

clinch the SEC Championship if we could just squeeze by Alabama, and in week two their hopes were dashed by a Thursday night loss to South Carolina. The season was over for most Reb-

el fans in that game, and a consecu-tive Cotton Bowl win was nothing more than an empty attempt at ap-peasement. By most accounts, this year was

meant to be a rebuilding year. The Rebels were meant to be

middle-of-the-pack, nothing spe-cial, and end the season with a tiny bowl game which no one but the fanbases of the playing teams would watch. And then we were given Jeremiah

Masoli. His talent at quarterback brought

a spark back into the fans, a spark which sputtered out on opening Saturday as the scoreboard read 49-48 and presented the Ole Miss Rebels with their first challenge of the season. They had lost to a 1AA team.

The Grove looked more like a fu-neral than a party. Bowl dreams were dashed. Some demanded that the coach-

ing staff be fired. Everyone wanted to crawl under a

rock and wait for spring.But I’d like to present everyone

with a small reminder:In 2007 the Florida Gators were

the number one team in the na-tion. Tim Tebow was on his way to

earning a Heisman and leading his team to a National Championship. Mid-way through the season Flor-

ida had dominated every opponent they faced, and the Ole Miss Rebels were destined to be another team to join the ranks. Except they didn’t. Those Rebels marched into The

Swamp, went head to head with the 2008 National Champions, and they won on a blocked field goal. The week before those same Reb-

els had been defeated by Vander-bilt, arguably the weakest team in the SEC. The moral of the story is that one

loss doesn’t define a season. One loss should be regarded as a

lesson learned and used as a chance to rectify mistakes. One loss doesn’t mean that you

can’t show up, wave your pom-pom, and scream yourself hoarse. If anything, one loss should give

you all the more reason to show up and cheer. Those guys on the field need your

support now - perhaps more than ever.

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ten a chance to open it up for those guys yet. As the season goes on, it is a

given that Masoli will become more comfortable with the play-book and on the field in general with a new team. It was obvious after Saturday’s game that that process had already started. “Yea, way easier (this week

than last). Just with more expe-rience and more game reps with these other guys around me just makes it more comfortable for myself ” said Masoli. Masoli started the game on a

hot streak, completing all but one pass on his opening drive of the game. He credited his good performance throughout the game to the coaches for get-ting him up to speed with the playbook and wasn’t surprised

he picked it up pretty quick. “Not really (surprised), I mean

with Coach Nutt, he’s done a great job with me as has coach Radar,” said Masoli. “I’m not really surprised. I’m pretty hap-py with where I’m at. As Ole Miss heads into its first

Southeastern Conference game Saturday against Vanderbilt, ex-pectations for the Ole Miss of-fense will be high with Masoli under the helm. As fans saw multiple times Sat-

urday night in the Superdome, Masoli has the ability to make plays that average quarterbacks cannot make. It is that ability that has Ole Miss fans excited for the rest of the season, and is the main reason that the 2010 Rebel offense is Jeremiah Maso-li’s.

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On behalf of every one on The Daily Missis-sippian staff, welcome to The DM’s 2010 foot-ball preview extravaganza. This season, and preseason for that matter, has

been as wild as Ed Orgeron after a dozen Red Bulls. Who would have guessed former Oregon

Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli would fly south to be an Ole Miss Rebel? And what ex-actly went so terribly wrong in the debacle that was the Jacksonville State game? Lastly, what’s up with that Ole Miss defense? I don’t pretend to have all the answers, but

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JSU, give the Land Sharks a little leniency and indulge yourself in the best brand of football on the planet starting with this weekend’s SEC opener against Vanderbilt. And for you glass-half-empty folks, here’s a

little optimism: In our cover story, football beat writer Bennett Hipp writes about Masoli, who has asserted himself as the starting quarterback for our Rebels. Remember all those did-you-see that moments

that Masoli had at Oregon? Well, after only two games, we’re seeing the

same football wizardry that propelled him to Heisman Trophy consideration at Oregon. It’s truly astounding that Masoli has been able

to make an impact in such a short time with

the playbook, so who’s to say the signal caller can’t take things to the next level in the next couple of weeks. That’s all I have. Enjoy the preview and for goodness sake, get

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OLE MISS 31 FLORIDA 30, 2008: In his first year at Ole Miss,

Houston Nutt needed a “signature win” to help the Rebels – down-trodden under former coach Ed Orgeron – gain confidence. No one could have guessed this break-through would come against the mighty Florida Gators, especially in Gainesville. But the upstart Rebels got enough big plays from Jevan Snead, Shay Hodge and Dexter McCluster to keep things close. Kentrell Lockett blocked a Florida extra point and Marcus Temple tackled Tim Tebow on fourth down to shut down the eventual national champions.

OLE MISS 47 TEXAS TECH 34, 2008: Once again, the Rebels

were up against harsh odds. Texas Tech had made a liv-ing in ’08 with quarterback Graham Harrell directing the Red Raider’s prolific of-fense. Things looked great for Texas Tech early on with a two-touchdown lead in tow, but the Ole Miss defense went to work and stymied the Red Raiders’ attack after that. From there, Mike Wal-lace, Jevan Snead and Dexter McCluster went on the of-fensive, shocking previously one-loss Texas Tech.

OLE MISS 31 LSU 13, 2008: Ole Miss fans have been

quick to single out LSU as the Rebels’ true rival as of late, but until this victory over the Tigers, the series was skewed in favor of the purple and gold. In the in-augural “Magnolia Bowl,” Nutt’s squad assaulted LSU in Baton Rouge. Jevan Snead passed for a

couple of scores to Mike Wallace and the Ole Miss D-line shut down an LSU power-running game that had been effective through-out most of the season. Not only did the Rebels beat the Tigers, but they beat them real bad.

OLE MISS 42 TENNESSEE 17, 2009: The Rebels entered 2009

with expectations not seen since Johnny Vaught roamed the sidelines in Oxford. But everything came crashing to the ground when Ole Miss fell to South Carolina in Game 3 and then lost to Ala-bama and Auburn. While, the Rebels never lived up to the hype, this demolition of the visiting Volunteers will always be remembered in the annals of Ole Miss football history. Dexter McCluster ran wild, snatching the Rebels’ single-game rushing record from Duo Innocent and squashing Deuce McAllister’s all-pur-pose mark.

OLE MISS 45 MISSISSIPPI STATE 0, 2008: By the end of the ’08 sea-

son, the Rebels looked like world killers and Ole Miss’ dismantling of the Bulldogs to end the regular season put the cherry on top. Mississippi State played three quarterbacks in the game, but Peyton Man-ning wouldn’t have been effec-tive on a day that the Rebels’ defensive line set a school re-cord with 11 sacks. Afterwards, Sylvester Croom “resigned” as coach of the Bulldogs.Honorable Mentions: Ole

Miss’ victories over Arkansas, Nutt’s former employer, in both 2008 and 2009. Couldn’t wait to get rid of him, eh Ra-zorbacks?

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When the blue and red trash-cans are placed in the Grove on Friday and the “Hotty Toddy Pottys” emerge, it is a sure sign that there is a game on Saturday. The night before a game stu-

dents can be found waiting around the grove to set up their tents at 10 p.m. in prepa-ration for the next day. The Grove has been com-

pared to the holy grail of tail-gating and has been ranked the No. 1 tailgating spot by Sports Illustrated.Anyone who has been to the

Grove on a game day would be crazy not to agree that it is unlike any other tailgating ex-perience. Known for it’s tents with

chandeliers and food that can make your mouth water, The Grove is the best place to be in Oxford during the fall.“Walking to the grove on a

Saturday is the best feeling,” Jessica Martin said. “Know-ing there are food, people, and football waiting for you is the most exciting thing!”If you don’t have a ticket to

the game there is no need to worry, some tailgaters even go as far as to put flat screen tele-

visions with satellite in their tents. On Friday night the ten acre

spread is transformed into a sea of tailgating tents, creating an unrecognizable sight from the usual calm green landscape. Each tent is decorated in a

different fashion, and whether you stick to the traditional rebel blue and red or go with a colorful theme, isn’t really a way to go wrong. At each tent southern hospi-

tality and charm are in full ef-fect and a smiling face is always there to greet the tailgaters.Do not be afraid to walk up

to a tent and introduce your-self. Most people are happy to welcome you with their spe-cialty dish and insist you try all of their food.Many students wake up ear-

lier for the grove than most of their classes, so getting to the grove early is definitely a must.“Sometimes I dread 11 o’clock

games because you have to wake up at 8 for the grove,” student Lauren Thomas said. “But the earlier you wake up the more time you have to be there.”Two hours before each game

the players along with coach Nutt make their way down the walk of champions towards Vaught-Hemingway stadium. Rebel fans come together to

line the walk in order to high-five the players and give their support to their favorite team. After the walk of champions

is over, alumni and students wander the grove searching for old friends and meeting new ones. Of course the “Hotty Toddy”

chant can be heard echoing throughout the grove and if you hear someone say “Are you Ready?” be ready to respond. Sorority girls can be seen

passing out stickers that pro-claim their love for the rebels and putting a sticker on any-one who feels the same. When heading to the grove it

is important not to forget the unofficial “uniform”. Girls transform from their

usual Nike shorts and over-sized t-shirts to their best dresses and heels.Boys put on their collared

shirts and khakis, and some even wear ties and sports jack-ets.No matter what you wear,

make sure you are looking your finest for tailgating. Whether it is your first or

your eighty-first grove experi-ence, memories will be created in the grove that are unlike any others. As many Ole Miss tailgaters

say, “We may not win every game, but we have never lost a party.”

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Ole Miss has faced Vanderbilt more than any other school except Mississippi State and LSU, and undoubtedly this fa-miliarity has bred contempt between the two teams.

The root of this rivalry, however, isn’t in-state bragging rights or bad blood, but instead a series defined by close, back-and-forth games.

Ole Miss leads the series 47-35-2 and holds a 22-4 advantage in games played in Oxford. Every game since 1998 has been decided by less than two scores, in-cluding last year’s 23-7 win in Nashville. The Rebels came into last year’s Vander-bilt game reeling from a 16-10 loss at South Carolina the previous week and made just enough plays to preserve the

victory.Jevan Snead threw for 237 yards and

three touchdown passes to overcome his three interceptions and Marcus Temple made a key interception to stamp out the Commodores’ second-half come-back. As the season wore on, this game also proved to be the Rebels’ only SEC road victory in 2009.

However, the most recent game in Oxford, a painful 23-17 loss in 2008, stands as an embodiment of the series. Ole Miss outgained Vanderbilt 385 yards to 202 in the game and jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, courtesy a 13-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Peria Jerry.

After a Vanderbilt fumble deep in their own territory, Ole Miss appeared as if they would run away with the game ear-ly, but just like the season-opening loss

to Jacksonville State, such a result wasn’t in the cards for the Rebels. On the very next play, Vanderbilt’s Ryan Hamilton returned a Jevan Snead interception 79 yards for a touchdown. Ole Miss would come right back with a Mike Wallace 98 kickoff return for a touchdown, but the Rebels would be held scoreless for the remainder of the game.

Another Hamilton interception mid-way through the second quarter would set up a field goal that tied the game at 17-17 going into halftime. Twice in the second half, Ole Miss would come up just a yard short of scoring a go-ahead touchdown. On the first drive of the second half, Hamilton would tackle Cordera Eason from behind on fourth-and-inches at the goal line.

In the closing minutes, Dexter Mc-Cluster looked like he was going to score

the game-winning touchdown, but Chris Marve forced a fumble which Vanderbilt recovered in the end zone. Hamilton’s tied Vanderbilt’s school record with his third interception that ended the Reb-els’ last drive of the game.

Despite the loss, Ole Miss would go on to a 9-4 record and a Cotton Bowl victory over Texas Tech that year. Even in Eli Manning’s junior and senior years at Ole Miss, when Vanderbilt posted back-to-back two-win seasons, the Reb-els only won 24-21 in 2003 and 45-38 in 2002. Not since 1998 has a game been decided by more than two scores.

Suffice to say, when the SEC decided on permanent inter-division games, they got it right with Ole Miss-Vanderbilt. The names may change, but the games and moments of this rivalry stay the same.

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KNOW YOUR ENEMY: BREAKDOWN OF THE BESTLeading Rusher: SO RB Warren Norman 18 car, 117 yards, 1 touchdown.

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LARRY SMITH

Leading Receiver: JR TE Brandon Barden 9 catches, 101 yards, 1 touchdown

BRANDON BARDENDefensive leader:JR LB Chris Marve 18 tackles, 9 solo

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Sophomore RB/KR Warren NormanThis yearFirst Team Preseason All-SECLeads Vanderbilt in rushing yards (117)CareerLed Vanderbilt in rushing yards last year (783)Unanimous SEC Freshman of the Year last yearFreshman All-Ameri-canBroke Herschel Walk-er’s freshman SEC re-cord for all-purpose

yards last year (1,951)Broke SEC single-sea-son record for kickoff return yards last year (1,050)Tied SEC single-sea-son record by return-ing three kickoffs for touchdowns last yearRushed for 90 yards in last year’s Ole Miss gameJunior LB Chris MarveThis yearFirst Team Preseason All-SECCo-captainTied for lead in tackles (18)

CareerMade 121 tackles last year, second most in the SECSecond team All-SEC

last yearBack-to-back 100+

tackles seasons (105 tackles in 2008)Freshman All-Ameri-

can in 2008Led the SEC with four

forced fumbles in 2008Including a forced

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might not have a shot in hell of taking down the mighty Crimson Tide, especially in Tuscaloosa. That assumption might be correct. The majority of Alabama’s highly-effec-tive defense from a year is gone, but there’s still plenty of talent on the unit this season. On the flip side, coach Nick Saban has one of the top offenses in the SEC by virtue of a trio of stud tailbacks. Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Mark In-gram has yet to play a down because of injury, but sophomore phenom Trent Richardson and true fresh-man Eddie Lacy have more than adequate replacements. Oct. 23 ArkansasThe Razorbacks entered 2010

with high expectations. All-SEC quarterback Ryan Mallett and the junior receiving duo of Greg Childs and Joe Adams will give defenses nightmares all season. The defense has only given up 10 points in the first two weeks, but Tennessee Tech and Louisiana-Monroe are a far cry from what they will face from here out. With Georgia, Alabama and Auburn kicking off the Hogs SEC schedule, the Rebels will face either a contender or an exposed pretend-er Oct. 23 in Fayetteville. The Ar-kansas defense still needs improve-ment before they can top Alabama

for a trip to the title game, so watch for a high-scoring affair when Nutt heads back to his old school. Oct. 30 AuburnThe Rebels get a home game to

finish the run through the SEC “A’s”. Cam Newton has shown what all the high school and junior col-lege hype was about in the first two weeks. The Rebels will have to be on their A game to even slow down the dual-threat quarterback. Ole Miss should be the Tigers toughest road game before they head to Tus-caloosa to end the season, and Au-burn should be the Rebels toughest home test. Expect a defensive battle much like the one the Tigers won 17-14 in Starkville last week. Nov. 6 Louisiana-LafayetteThe Rebels get a break for Home-

coming right in the middle of a brutal six-game SEC stretch. Sun Belt foes should never be a problem for any SEC team, but as we saw in week one, Nutt’s boys can’t afford to take a week off, no matter who is on the schedule. The Ragin’ Cajuns attempted 29 runs against Georgia week one for a total of 14 yards, so look for junior quarterback Chris Masson to try to move the ball through the air. The Rebels should give the Homecoming crowd a big win, unless they head to the Grove with the student section halfway through the third quarter like week one. Nov. 13 Tennessee

This game could decide a lot in the fight for a mid-range bowl in the SEC. The Volunteers’ program got Kiffined in the offseason as their coaching staff ditched Rocky Top for the glitz, glamour and proba-tion of USC. If they can’t improve from the 48-13 whipping they took from Oregon at home last week, this could be a long season in Knox-ville. Junior running back Tauren Poole has put up All-SEC numbers through the first two weeks and is averaging almost seven yards a carry. Expect the Volunteers to improve a lot by November and the 100,000-plus crowd to give them a chance to end the season with five-straight wins. Nov. 20 LSUThe Tigers have looked solid in

wins over a suspension-ridden North Carolina and SEC doormat Vanderbilt. They’ll have to look good against much better teams, though, if Les Miles wants to be coaching at LSU next season. The one-two running back punch of Stevan Ridley and Russell Shepard should give the Tigers a chance in most games this season, and the loudest crowd in college football makes a trip to Baton Rouge a nightmare for any team. Walking out of Death Valley with a win is nothing new to Houston Nutt, though. Look for the winner of this one to head to a traditional New Year’s bowl, while the loser will pack

their bags for Shreveport, Atlanta or Memphis. Nov. 27 Miss. StateThe Bulldogs defense will keep

them in almost every game this season, but the inexperience of the offense and the coaching staff will likely mean a lot of close losses from a very tough schedule. Without a few major upsets, MSU will come

to Oxford looking for bowl eligibil-ity. Dual quarterbacks Tyler Russell and Chris Relf will mix things up, but don’t expect the spread option to dumbfound Tyrone Nix’s defense two seasons in a row. The Bulldogs have their best team in a decade, but a downright cruel schedule will likely mean they’ll need an Egg Bowl victory to get to a bowl.

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Jacksonville State 49 Ole Miss 48: The old saying goes: “You win

some and you lose some.” But that saying couldn’t have been referring to a Division I program losing to a Football Championship Subdivi-sion opponent. Well, on the open-ing weekend of college football it did, and the Rebels were plastered onto the television screens of ESPN viewers for all the wrong reasons. Ole Miss led by 21 points at the half, but the Rebels’ defense – sup-posedly one of the top units in the country – couldn’t stop Jacksonville State’s spread-option attack in the second half. The Gamecocks put the game into overtime in the final seconds, and sealed the colossal up-set on a two-point conversion in the second overtime.Ole Miss 27 Tulane 13:Jeremiah Masoli has only played

two games for the Rebels and he’s already beginning to make plays like he did at Oregon. Twice dur-ing the Rebels’ victory over Tu-lane, the dual-threat quarterback rolled around the backfield before completing long passes to receiver Markeith Summers. Masoli and Summers were the positives, but for

the second week in a row the Ole Miss defense allowed its opponent to get back in the game. Tulane quarterback Ryan Griffin completed passes at

will in the third quarter, but the Rebels’ defense shut down the Green Wave’s attack in the final minutes of the game to squash a comeback. Sept. 18 Vanderbilt: The most prestigious academic in-

stitution in the Southeastern Con-ference finds itself at the bottom of the Southeastern Conference year in and year out. Even long-time coach Bobby Johnson couldn’t take the heat, retiring during the sum-mer. New coach Robbie Caldwell is charged with raising Vanderbilt from the doldrums of the confer-ence, something that Johnson never sniffed. Caldwell’s job won’t be easy, but he’s got a young offensive star to work with in tailback Warren Nor-man. As long as Norman can fully recover from off-season knee sur-gery, the sophomore shouldn’t have any problems being a productive weapon for the Commodores. Van-derbilt has never been a “sure win” for Ole Miss – just ask the 2008 ver-sion of the Rebels.Sept. 25 Fresno State:Fresno State isn’t exactly thought

of as stalwart of a team, but coach Pat Hill’s promise to play “anybody,

anytime, anywhere” is well respect-ed among the college football ranks. And Hill’s motto brings him cross country to Oxford where the West Coast will do battle with the deep South. Ole Miss has to be thankful former Fresno State running back Ryan Matthews – now starting for the San Diego Chargers – is gone to the NFL. Matthews replacement, Robbie Rouse, rushed for 40 yards in the Bulldogs’ only game. Oct. 2 Kentucky: The Wildcats would rather be

playing basketball right now, but there’s still a pretty darned good football team in Lexington. After a season-opening win over rival Lousiville, the Wildcats stomped another instate opponent in West-ern Kentucky to the tune of 63-28. Where’s all this firepower com-ing from? For starters, quarterback Mike Hartline has finally emerged as a true leader and solid signalcal-ler for the Kentucky. Then there are the skill players. Tailback Derrick Locke has speed to burn and utility player Randall Cobb makes plays from multiple positions. It should be a good year for first-year coach Joker Phillips. Oct. 16 Alabama: It’s easy to think that the Rebels

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