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Barbour causes statewide controversy with midnight pardons

whether or not all but 21 of this, but the court should just the full pardons are legal was rely on the facts of the case,” originally scheduled for Mon- he said. day, Jan. 23, but it has been Two possibly bigger issues moved to Friday, Feb. 3, be- than the actual validity of the cause more time was needed pardons are how the state’s to cover the numerous par- constitution may be changed dons, according to the state and how Barbour’s legacy will attorny general’s office. be affected. Marvin King, Jr., a political Newly elected Gov. Phil Bry- science professor at the Uni- ant has condemned the ma- versity of Mississippi, admit- jority of the pardons and said ted that determining whether that he will seek to change the all the pardons are legal is a laws necessary so this act by a tough call, but he said he be- governor cannot be done eas- lieves Barbour had wide lati- ily again. tude in his decision. King said he expects the “My understanding is that future will bring new rules re- he had pretty blanketed provi- garding pardoning abilities of sions for doing this in the state the governor. constitution,” King said. “So “The major effect may be while it might seem unpopu- that no future governor will lar, I’m not sure it’s actually have such a blank slate when FILE PHOTO | The Daily Mississippian Former Governor, Hayley Barbour illegal.” it comes to pardons,” he said. King was quick to point out Amending the constitution BY WILLIAM BEDWELL his last official acts. This act, that, Atty. Gen. Jim Hood be- that in the end, the courts will of Mississippi is not too hard, [email protected] uncommon on such a large lieves that at least 156 of the decide whether Barbour actu- according to King, but it is a scale, will likely have far- pardons do not meet constitu- ally had the power to do what lengthy process. One possibil- At the end of his tenure as reaching implications on Mis- tional requirements and has he did. ity King proposes is having a governor, Hayley Barbour sissippi’s constitutional rules launched an investigation. “People are often swayed by pardoned 200 felons as one of regarding pardons. On top of The original hearing on their emotions on issues like See BARBOUR, PAGE 5

UMMC lays off 112 employees Ole Miss graduate school numbers on the rise

BY KAYLA VISE lation of uninsured patients,” said BY MEREDITH FULLER Institutional Research. [email protected] Tom Fortner, chief public affairs [email protected] The total number of students officer at UMMC. enrolled in the university’s grad- The infamous term “bad econ- Not only do those uninsured Faced with the current econ- uate school in the 2003-04 year omy” became all too real for the patients lose their jobs and of- omy upon graduation, many was 551, while in the 2010-11 University of Mississippi Medical ten their insurance, but also they college students are making the school year that number has Center in Jackson. put off elective procedures that decision to continue their educa- grown to 625 enrolled students, Earlier this month, 112 would generate revenue for the tion. according to the Center for In- UMMC employees were laid off hospital. The University of Mississippi stitutional Research. from work due to a downturn in Last year, Keeton said the hos- has seen graduate student en- Graduate school interim dean the economy. James Keeton, vice pital provided $120 million in rollment across all programs in- Christy Wyandt said that while chancellor of affairs, predicts “charity care” for the many un- crease approximately 20 percent there are several reasons stu- the loss of UMMC’s employees insured, $20 million more than since 2000, according to Mary dents choose to go to graduate will save the medical center $12 UMMC’s $100 million budget. Harrington, director of institu- school, the limited amount of million annually, according to Most of the eliminated jobs tional research and assessment. jobs is certainly a reason many The Clarion-Ledger. UMMC’s were nursing positions, health Hospitality management se- decide to continue their educa- finances were reported to have care technicians and support staff nior Kate MacNeil was among tion. been in the red last year, which and administration. the students who made that de- “I think generally when the prompted the sudden reduction However, Fortner believes the cision. job market is tight, more stu- in jobs. cut positions will come back as “I just feel like with the amount dents consider entering gradu- INFOGRAPHIC BY Cain Madden | The Daily Mississippian “It is imperative that we align the economy improves. of jobs available now, I want to ate school,” she said. “Going our costs with our revenues,” “All of the (jobs) lost were in our have that much more of an ad- to school is a good alternative andt said. The graduate school Keeton said in a news release. clinical enterprise, as opposed to vantage when I decide to apply to being unemployed or under- and the Center for Excellence “We have no other option.” our educational programs or our for a job, and I believe that grad employed. Also, I think when in Teaching and Learning offer Keeton said the medical center research programs,” he said. school is what will give me that students see that jobs are hard to workshops of several different layoffs will not affect patient care. Keeton said he does not expect advantage,” she said. come by, they want to do what varieties focused on professional “The employees were laid off more layoffs in the future and ex- The graduate school at Ole they can to increase their mar- developments. There are also generally due to the current eco- pects most of those laid off to be Miss, which is made up of sever- ketability for the rest of their counselors available through the nomic conditions and the chal- able to find another job. al graduate programs, received careers.” graduate school dedicated to lenge our medical center has to “We will continue to look at 2,019 applicants in the 2003- There are several opportuni- helping Ole Miss graduate stu- provide care to a very large popu- our financial situation to main- 04 school year, and the number ties enrolling in one of the near- dents find work after they com- tain our stability and deliver what increased to 2,902 applicants in ly 100 specialist or graduate pro- plete their degree. we have to to the state of Missis- 2010-11, according to the Uni- grams offered to students when inside sippi,” he said in a release. versity of Mississippi Center for they begin to look for a job, Wy- See GRADUATE, PAGE 5

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OPINION

OPINION | 01.27.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 2

BY JOSH CLARK @dm_toons

Privacy or no privacy? A critical question in the digital age

BY EMILY STEDMAN expectation of privacy when it ed to the Internet through some to ignore. Eventually, and likely didates. If companies are able to [email protected] comes to not being tracked by sort of personal device (comput- without you ever noticing, some access a more in-depth Internet GPS devices? er, phone, iPad, etc.) as we read people will disappear from your history, regardless of how many On Monday, in a unanimous The knee-jerk reaction is to this? feed (without you unsubscribing) privacy protections we enlist to 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court shout, “Of course we do!” No All of those devices are pas- and others will begin to domi- help us prevent this from hap- held that police must obtain a one wants the police to sneak sively tracking your GPS coordi- nate. pening, we are in trouble. warrant before using a global into an open garage and attach nates. Long gone are the days of ab- On the other side of the coin, positioning system to track sus- a GPS tracker without first en- Our society’s acquiescence to solute control over your Internet however, soon our generation pects. suring the existence of probable such passive and typically unde- identity, and that trend seems to will be in charge, and because Justice Samuel Alito focused cause before a neutral and de- tected monitoring seems to give be seeping into other aspects of we face the brunt of this ordeal on the physical nature of attach- tached magistrate. the police a legitimate argument life as technology becomes an as it is, perhaps we will be more ing a GPS device to a suspect’s But, under more careful for attaching GPS devices with- ever-present component of our understanding of some of our vehicle. thought, one can easily think of out warrants. lives. peers’ blips in their digital his- Frankly, this is not a surprising a list of devices used on a daily Let’s be honest. Things are Maybe I’m paranoid, but the tory. outcome. One can easily imagine basis that track our every move already crazy. Take Google for way we take most of this for No matter what, a call to aware- a variety of ways in which police without a physical invasion of example. You and a friend can granted opens us up for a rude ness and further understanding is officers maneuver themselves in our homes, persons or vehicles. type “scuba diving” into Google, awakening if one day in the fu- key. We might laugh at the An- order to attach these devices to How many of us have a GPS and based on your location, In- ture employers are allowed to pay thony Weiners of the world who cars. device lying on the floorboard, in ternet browser, Internet provider private companies for reports on are unable to hide their indiscre- A more subtle concern, how- the glove compartment or in the and computer history, you will our digital identity. tions, but soon, those “hidden” ever, is the issue of privacy. A middle console of our car? receive different results. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and digital indiscretions could be warrantless search can occur if How many of us have an iP- Facebook is even worse. Your many other social networking subject to public scrutiny. there is no reasonable expecta- hone, Droid or other type of newsfeed adapts with links you and blogging sites already serve tion of privacy. So, I submit to smartphone? click, status updates you like as a means for employers to filter Emily Stedman is a second-year law you: do we have a reasonable How many of us are connect- most often and who you tend through equally competitive can- student from Marietta, Ga.

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OPINION | 01.27.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 3

Occupy Wall Street movement could be stepping stone

It was an appropriate place for mately 5,000 books were report- ey has a corrupting effect on poli- I emerged understanding that the Occupy movement to begin, edly disposed of in dump trucks tics and wants banking-industry Occupy is a movement that has and during the first two months by the policemen who carried out regulations tightened. spread to cities in more than 80 of action, the protesters set up a the raid. Multiple reports of com- This general assembly has roots countries and over 600 communi- kitchen, a sanitation department puters being broken upon retrieval in both anarchist and democratic ties in the USA. I also understood and a library. were also filed in the aftermath. philosophies, and until recently, it that because Occupy does not BY ANDREW DICKSON However, a raid on Nov. 15, New York City officials then was the closest thing to a “voice” have a leader or a particular end [email protected] 2011, saw police giving notice to ordered the park closed, which I could associate with the move- point, it will be around for some protesters that cleaning crews had it remained for all intents and ment. time. Four months have passed since to access the park. According to purposes relevant to the Occupy But then I heard the voice of What I’ve learned from the Occupy Wall Street began its pro- the notice, protesters would be al- movement until Jan. 10. MIT professor (emeritus) Noam Occupy movement is that we test at Zuccotti Park in New York lowed back in but would not be Barricades were removed on Chomsky, as he lectured to 700 at- shouldn’t be looking for new lead- City’s Wall Street financial district, allowed to bring their tents, tarps Jan. 10, and protesters were al- tendees in a room with a capacity ers or heroes — we should be yet we wait for a clear articulation or sleeping bags back. lowed back in. The origin of the of 500 people at Rhodes College looking for new, great ideas. of their demands. Among the 200 people arrested movement is a fitting case study in Memphis two weeks ago. However flawed, the Occupy Zuccotti Park is a granite plaza during the raid were journalists regarding the transition period Chomsky was able to establish movement is an established vehi- located near the New York Stock representing the Associated Press, the movement itself is in. Though a decent timeline of events that cle with the potential to propagate Exchange (NYSE). A compromise the Daily News and The New York it has faced multiple trials, Oc- led to the current economic crisis great ideas. reached in 1961 between the city Times. As part of documentation cupy finds itself holding a great we’re in, but he said several times While the past four months and developers allowed skyscrap- prohibition, credentialed media platform for speech in a pivotal that, while the system is broken, have been remarkable, the true ers to be built as long as they also members were escorted a block election year — but can they ar- we still have plenty of time to fix worth of the Occupy movement constructed a “bonus plaza” that away as the park was cleaned, and ticulate a strong, coherent mes- it. He argued Occupy is a great will be measured by the ideas and would provide “light and air” for police helicopters prevented NBC sage? platform for us to discuss these is- movements it influences moving New York’s denizens; the bigger and CBS helicopters from filming While the general theme of the sues. forward. the plaza that was constructed, the cleaning efforts. Occupy movement may seem I went into that particular lec- the taller developers could build Tents, personal effects and the fuzzy, the “general assembly” for ture thinking Occupy was go- Andrew Dickson is a senior religious their skyscraper. assembled library of approxi- Occupy Wall Street believes mon- ing to go away soon and quietly. studies major from Terry. The great comeback of the Ole Miss ‘swagger’

everything they had to make us are starting to cause us to shiver. ever. our pride from outsiders. look bad. While we were busy The incredible atmosphere of Sometimes it takes something Keep at it, Rebels. We are fighting among ourselves, they being around the best people on that will tear us apart to ulti- making miles of progress. stole the one thing that we could this planet is starting to become mately bring us closer together. truly call ours — our swagger. thick with swagger. All that is left is to continue to get Adam Ganucheau is a sophomore I am going to make the bold- Chalk it up to the hiring of the stronger and unite as one family journalism major from Hazlehurst. BY ADAM GANUCHEAU est statement that any Rebel has fiery and passionate Hugh Freeze again. Soon, we will no longer Follow him on Twitter @Ganucheau- [email protected] made in about two years: We are or our recent basketball victory have to defend our school and Adam. about to start getting our swag- over a highly ranked basketball As Rebels, our nature is to be ger back, and it will be stronger team that we have come to de- somewhat arrogant. The “Ole than ever. spise greatly in the last couple of Miss swagger” has existed for as In the last few months, the dull- years. Maybe it is the fact that the long as anyone can remember ness of our attitudes is deteriorat- School Below Us has started to Full Service Salon — the pretentious looks we give ing at a tremendous rate. When lose interest in continually humil- Walk-ins welcome to our opponents in the Grove, you walk around campus, take a iating themselves publicly with a the enormous amount of pride look around. The warm feeling trashy billboard campaign. May- we have for every single tradi- you can only get when you walk be it is the fact that the Ole Miss tion Ole Miss possesses and the through the Grove is starting to family is starting to make up and overall feeling of vast superior- make us sweat. The goose bumps become whole again. Whatever ity at outside events are things you normally get when you see the reasoning is, it is powerful, every Rebel who has walked the the sun beaming on the Lyceum and it will make us stronger than halls of Ole Miss treasures. Out- siders view our attitude as arro- Cuts. Highlites. Waxing. Spray gant or snooty; we tend to think of it more as a way of life. The Tans. Organic Smoothing creator of the expression, “We Treatments. aren’t snobs, we’re just better than you,” must have attended Ole Miss. Anyone who has been around the university the last couple years has experienced something Swing/Latin Classes a little different, though. Oxford, Classes are every Thursday for six weeks starting on like most other college towns in February 2. the South, is centered around Location: Orion Fitness Center sports. The past two years have been a very trying time for our The laRg e PePPeRONi beloved university. The Ole Miss Cost Per Class: swagger has been dull, to say the $85.00 per person; $65.00 per student least. It seems like everyone has with Ole Miss i.d. been complaining about some- thing over the last two years, and with good reason the majority of Intermediate East Coast Swing the time. Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. $5.50 READY TO GO UNTIL 10 PM To make it worse, our in-state Beginning/Intermediate Club Latin Big rival has seemed to grasp much PICK UP ONLY of our arrogant swagger and tak- Time: 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. en to using it against us in several You must Pre-Register at 662-236-3030 aspects. The “School Below Us” 1603 w. jackson ave. thought a billboard campaign http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/communiversity/ would be a good idea. They used Deal 4

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OPINION | 01.27.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 4 Barbour and the pardon backlash

criminal justice system plays we do have the death penal- a way out that might not have guards attached to it in order in our society. There are two ty and life in prison without been otherwise available. to be used to effectuate insti- schools of thought regarding the possibility of parole for Our criminal justice system tutional mercy. the purpose of the criminal a particularly heinous class is very good and we strive to Mercy and compassion are system. The first is the idea of criminal. For that brand achieve fairness, but while the qualities we typically regard that we punish for punish- of criminal, they are seen as system strives for that it is a as good, except apparently BY BRITTANY SHARKEY ment’s sake, that criminal beyond rehabilitation and are goal not always reached. The when it comes to executive [email protected] justice is retributive. On the punished as retribution for power of the executive par- pardons. While the position other side is the more utilitar- their crimes. It is the duality don is a check and balance of being soft on crime is of- At least one thing can be ian view that people who do of views that forms the penal for when the system fails, as it ten politically unpopular, said for former Gov. Haley wrong are punished with the system and creates conflicts inevitably does. an outgoing politician is af- Barbour: the man sure knows goal of reform. when issues like Barbour’s The other important thing forded a unique opportunity how to make an exit. Before The current state of our mass pardons arise. to note is that this is not an in his pardons. The politician leaving office this month, criminal system supports The power of the pardon is absolute power that Barbour can see justice done and dole Barbour pardoned more than both of these points of view. a tool granted to most state’s wields. Barbour must disclose out mercy without having to 200 convicted criminals, in a Our prisons have numerous governors and the president. the rational for his pardons. In worry about his electability move that left the new regime educational and training pro- When it’s correctly applied this case, he did so days after suffering. Barbour’s last acts in Jackson confused and out- grams designed to rehabili- and used without favoritism, it the pardons were announced, as governor were ones of raged. tate prisoners and acclimate can be an antidote to injustice which may have contributed mercy and justice, and while They weren’t the only ones; them to life outside of the and harsh sentencing. If the to the outcry. Pardons like they caused quite a stir, more the public outcry following prison system. While the ef- pardon is applied to prisoners this are also normally done politicians making similar ex- the pardons was deafening. fectiveness of these programs who have made a concerted in conjunction with the rec- its would not be such a bad While many of the pardons is debatable (and the subject effort at reform, it can be in- ommendations from various thing. now hang in judicial limbo, of an entirely different col- spirational for other prisoners parole boards and prison offi- one question has yet to be an- umn), their existence points in similar situations and pro- cials. It is not a power immune Brittany Sharkey is a second year swered: what’s so wrong with to the fact that we have cho- vide them a measure of hope. from later judicial scrutiny, law student from Oceanside, Calif. the pardons? sen to value the potential for For those who were convict- as Barbour has experienced. She graduated from NYU in 2010 To answer this question, first criminals to pay their debt to ed unjustly and or given too The pardon is an executive with a degree in politics. Follow it helps to look at the role the society and reform. However, harsh of a sentence, it can be function with numerous safe- her on Twitter @brittanysharkey. University employees get 10% discount for lunch! Letter to the Editor Liam Clements, tive, Hot AC, no format, and now changes we had to make some It’s funny how social media and CHR. Before the format change major cuts, which include local convergence have changed the in August the station had no clear Oxford music. Not only does local world in today’s time. We have path and was all over the place. music not fit in the music format come a long way from literally cut- Rebel Radio 92.1 changed for- of Top 40, it does not produce rev- ting and pasting the newspaper mats to Top 40/CHR in August enue. 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gree even though their field of UMMC receives $112 million bond GRADUATE, study does not require a post- continued from page 1 secondary degree. “I know that the graduate de- for more than 60 construction projects gree is not required to become a Among the many concentra- hospitality professional, but most tions offered by the university’s importantly I know it will help graduate school are the National me in the future,” MacNeil said. Center for Physical Acoustics, The total number of graduate the National Center for Natural students in the United States in Products Research, the Center 2009 was 2,862,710, according for Water and Wetlands Re- to the Integrated Post-Second- search, the Center for the Study ary Education Data System. of Southern Culture, the Mis- Potential applicants to the sissippi Mineral Resources Insti- graduate school must have their tute and the Mississippi Center transcripts, letters of recommen- for Supercomputer Research. dation, statement of purpose While some fields of study re- and a $40 application fee. quire at least a graduate degree For more information on the for employment, many students, University of Mississippi Gradu- including MacNeil, have made ate School, visit http://www.ole- the decision to get a second de- miss.edu/gradschool/.

care about what he was do- BARBOUR, ing.” continued from page 1 King, however, said he be- lieves this last act will not stain Barbour’s political leg- parole board or other state acy. agency approve pardons, “It won’t be his defining which would prevent par- legacy,” he said. “In the his- dons from occurring on such tory books, Katrina will be a massive scale. what he is remembered for.” FILE PHOTO | The Daily Mississippian “Clearly, what Haley Bar- Sanders predicted that be- bour did on this issue was yond any effect on Barbour’s BY BLAIR JACKSON the center’s bank account, and state’s future. kind of extreme,” he said. legacy, the real problem will [email protected] as a result, the center recently “I think the renovations will Justin Sanders, a public be giving the nation one had to let 112 employees go attract more people to the cen- policy leadership junior from more reason to view Missis- The University of Missis- and leave 90 positions un- ter and that the outcome will Madison, said he sees this ex- sippi as the laughingstock of sippi Medical Center has been filled. be that Mississippi will ben- treme act as one congruent the country. approved to receive a $112 “The uninsured in Missis- efit from having more medical with Barbour’s political deal- “It’s just one more national million bond, which was re- sippi (are) a big problem, af- students and doctors down the ings. news story that makes Missis- cently granted by the state fecting our center in particu- road,” she said. “I think that these pardons sippi look stupid,” he said. college board to go largely go lar,” Keeton said. As for the 61 projects that and the whole scandal (have) All predictions on the toward construction projects. In addition to providing a will be funded with the bond been indicative of the way pardon rulings will be de- This bond is the largest cushion for money being spent money, Keeton said they will that Barbour’s administra- termined next Friday. After amount of money UMMC has out of pocket by the medical be necessary to the center’s tion has dealt with people in that, the state constitution ever received, and it will be center, biology sophomore operation. Mississippi,” he said. “It has will likely be the next focus used to reimburse the medical Kristen Wilson said she thinks “They are projects that need always been an afterthought before the lengthy debate on center for $34 million in debt improvements to the medical to be done for us just to func- as to the public’s true reac- Barbour’s final act in office is from previous projects, as well school will be beneficial to the tion as big as we are,” he said. tion or what people really settled. as pay for 61 other projects. James Keeton, UMMC’s vice chancellor for health af- fairs, said the money will act as a bridge to fund projects past, current and future. “We’ve been spending all our cash, and this will give us some breathing room as we readjust as to how we’re going to fix things internally to get more financially secure,” Kee- ton said. The only member of the state college board to vote against the bond issue was West Point Mayor Scott Ross, who was against the issue be- cause he thought that it was not “keeping with the spirit of (the board’s) policy” because the money will largely be go- ing toward construction and building equipment,” accord- ing to the Associated Press. One large project will com- bine additional federal aid with $12 million to create a new research building. Other big projects include electronic health records and a renova- tion of the center’s cafeteria and emergency room. UMMC faces problems with uninsured patients, which has caused a financial strain on 6

NEWS | 01.27.12 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | PAGE 6 Ole Miss professors and students react to Princeton ranking

BY CHARLES HALE ROBINSON Ole Miss, whose accountan- Louisiana State University at [email protected] cy program was just ranked in No. 8, University of Florida the top 10 in the country, is at No. 14 and the University Though the academic ac- ranked No. 6 for schools in of Georgia at No. 15. colades have been rolling in “least studious.” French professor Jane Rich- for the University of Missis- Four other schools from ardson said her experience sippi over the past few years, the Southeastern Conference with the university does not concern is still being raised in made the review publication’s reflect the ranking given by the Princeton Review’s latest top 20, including the Uni- the Princeton Review. survey. versity of Alabama at No. 3, “I know my experience is limited, but I have to dis- agree,” she said. “Ole Miss wouldn’t even be the least stu- dious school of the three uni- versities I’ve been at so far.” Richardson attended the University of Memphis for her undergraduate work and received her master’s degree from Louisiana State Univer- sity, where she also taught. “I only taught at LSU and Ole Miss,” she said. “From a teaching perspective, as far as intro-level courses, because that’s what I’m teaching here,

I’d say that Ole Miss students PHILLIP WALLER | The Daily Mississippian are definitely more studious Freshman students Daniel Garrett and Iva Cramer study. Ole Miss has been named by the than LSU students.” Princeton Review as one of the nation’s least studious schools. While Richardson did not deny that there was a party Senior public policy major make these determinations,” element on campus and some Cortez Moss said he also dis- he said. students may not study as agrees with the ranking Ole “LSU alone has almost much, she has seen worse. Miss received. 25,000 students. Such a small “There are some here that “I would like to see what survey size cannot possibly have done that, definitely, but factors were taken into con- reflect an accurate supposi- the numbers aren’t the same sideration,” he said. “We take tion.” as what I saw at LSU,” she our academics seriously, and Having spent time at both said. that is clearly evident given schools, Neale said he doesn’t Richardson also said one the number of Truman and believe that either school has of the first things she noticed Rhodes scholars and finalists poor study habits. when she began teaching we have produced over the “Students across the nation at Ole Miss was how differ- last 20 years.” at colleges and universities ent students’ attitude toward Casey Neale, a second-year have poor study habits, but studying was. LSU law student and Ole to allow a mere 122,000 stu- “I haven’t had students talk- Miss alumna, said the Prince- dents of the nearly 12 million ing back to me about how I’m ton Review’s rankings should students currently enrolled in being too hard or demand- not be taken seriously. college to determine which ing,” Richardson said. “They “The review only surveys universities have the ‘least know that they need to put a mere 122,000 students studious students’ is seeming- work into their studies.” throughout the country to ly dishonest,” he said. Follow us Anywhere twitter/thedm_news 7

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OLE MISS SPORTS INFORMATION Rebels Netters sweep Southern Ole Miss falls At South Carolina

(5-3 SEC). Miss in season opener Valencia McFarland and Tia Faleru each ended the game with 12 points. Faleru added a team-high nine rebounds. South Carolina went on a 10-2 run to start the game to lead by eight after five and a half minutes of play. Ole Miss cut the lead to six, 13-7, on a three from Whitney Hameth but the Gamecocks quickly pushed their lead to 19 points after an 11-0 run and led 26-7 with 8:10 left in the half. At the half, South Carolina led 35-16. Tia Faleru led Ole Miss with eight points and five rebounds while Hameth had six points. Ole Miss shot 25.0 percent (7- 28) from the floor in the first half QUENTIN WINSTINE | The Daily Mississippian while South Carolina shot 44.1 Freshman Nik Scholtz serves during yesterday’s season opener against Southern Miss. The South African native combined with junior Jonas percent (15-34) including 45.5 Lutjen for a win at No. 2 doubles and won in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, as Ole Miss swept Southern Miss 7-0. percent (5-11) from three-point BY DAVID COLLIER his collegiate debut and won in lead. range. [email protected] straight sets 6-2 and 6-3 at No. The next Rebel to claim a The Rebels used an 11-2 run 1 singles. To start his match, he point was Kallberg, who won PHILLIP WALLER | The Daily Mississippian capped by a three point play The Ole Miss men’s tennis aced his first four serves and in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 at No. Valencia McFarland and freshman Tia Fa- from Valencia McFarland to cut team, ranked No. 23 in the na- finished with 13 aces for the 4 singles. Backstrom completed leru led the Rebels with 12 points each in the Gamecocks’ lead to eight, 45- tion, got its 2012 season off to match. the 7-0 sweep for Ole Miss with last night’s 61-43 loss to South Carolina. 37, with 13:33 left in the game. a good start with 7-0 sweep of “Nik is a guy that is highly a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles South Carolina extended its Southern Miss yesterday at the touted, and we’ve said a lot of Although it is only the first COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Ole lead back to double-digits and Gillom Sports Center. good things about him,” Chad- match of the season, Scholtz Miss women’s basketball team posted the 61-43 win over Ole “The guys were very excited wick said. “I think he showed likes what he sees from this fell on the road at South Caro- Miss. to have their first dual match, that today.” year’s team. lina 61-43 Thursday night in For the game, Ole Miss shot especially the freshmen on the Scholtz, who redshirted this “We’ve got a great team,” he SEC play. 35.4 percent from the floor (17- team,” Ole Miss head coach past season due to NCAA eligi- said. “We’re looking forward to With the loss, Ole Miss fell 48) while South Carolina shot Billy Chadwick said. “There is a bility rules, was glad to have his having a good season and go- to 12-9 overall (2-6 SEC) while 41.3 percent (26-63). lot of excitement with this team, first match under his belt. ing for the SEC Championship, South Carolina who is receiving Ole Miss will host Auburn and I think the fans saw that.” “There were a little bit of maybe even a National Cham- votes in both national polls this Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will The Rebels swept the double nerves playing my first match pionship. We’re one of the top week, improved to 16-5 overall be televised on FSN. matches to take an early 1-0 lead. for Ole Miss,” the South African teams in the country this year. The Swedish duo of sophomore native said. “I’ve been waiting Hopefully, we can put it together Jonas Backstrom and freshman on this for a year and half. It’s and show it on the scoreboard, William Kallberg won at No. been a long wait, but I’m glad but talent-wise, we’re up there.” 3 doubles, followed by fresh- I’ve got it under my belt. I think Next up, Ole Miss will travel man Nik Scholtz and junior Jo- I played pretty well. I got a little to Knoxville, Tenn., to take part nas Lutjen at No. 2 doubles to tired toward the end, but over- in the ITA Kick-Off weekend. clinch the doubles point. all, I think it was pretty good.” The Rebels will face No. 15 “I was very pleased (with the Lutjen, ranked No. 88 in sin- Oklahoma in the first round on way we performed in doubles) gles, clinched the match for the Sunday. today because we played well at Rebels in a tight one at No. 3 If they win that match, they each position,” Chadwick said. singles. He won the first set 7-6, will take on the winner of the Senior Marcel Thiemann, but was down 4-0 in the second Tennessee-Michigan State match ranked No. 27 in singles, domi- set before rallying to win the set on Monday. The winner of the nated at No. 2 singles winning 6-4. Senior Chris Thiemann four-team regional will advance 6-3, 6-3 to push Ole Miss to a made quick work at No. 5 sin- to the National Team Indoor 2-0 lead over the Golden Eagles. gles, winning in straight sets Championships Feb. 17-20 in Freshman Nik Scholtz made 6-1, 6-2, to give the Rebels a 5-0 Charlottesville, Va. 8

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Rivals.com analyst Keith Niebuhr breaks down Ole Miss recruiting sports briefs Daily Mississippian sports editor Austin Miller recently caught up with Rivals.com Southeast Football Recruiting Analyst Keith Niebuhr, who spoke about this year’s Ole Miss recruiting class, its stars, its sleepers and an evaluation of Freeze and his Men’s Tennis, recruiting strategy. Women’s Golf Receive Chancellor’s Cup

The Ole Miss men’s tennis and women’s golf teams received the Chancellor’s Cup during half- time ceremonies honoring stu- dent-athlete’s academic achieve- ments at the Rebel basketball game Thursday night. The Chancellor’s Cup is awarded to the men’s and wom- en’s varsity teams with the highest cumulative grade point average

PHOTOS COURTESY BRANDON SPECK among all sports at Ole Miss. LEFT: Aberdeen defensive end and Ole Miss commitment Channing Ward makes a tackle in the Under Armour All-American Game on Jan. 5. RIGHT: South Panola defensive tackle and Ole Miss commitment Issac Gross rushes the quarterback in the Under Armour All-American Game on Jan. 5. Diamond Rebels Be- gin Spring Practice BY AUSTIN MILLER NFL body. He’s intense, he’s ag- ers in this year’s recruiting don’t have much time, and you [email protected] gressive, he’s explosive, so he can class? haven’t built those long-standing The Ole Miss baseball team play. Bottom line: he’s a player. KN: A sleeper would be a guy relationships. Now, next year is will begin spring practice today Austin Miller: What are And second, it’s perception. You like Mike Hilton. He could play usually when you get that bump and play two intersquad games your overall thoughts on have a new staff coming in. Mis- cornerback, he could play receiv- in recruiting. That first full year, this weekend. Friday’s game will this year’s Ole Miss recruit- sissippi State has done very well, er, he could be a third-down back, that’s what you see. That’s what begin at 2:30 p.m. and Satur- ing class? especially in-state. To get that big he could be a Chris Rainey-type you saw from Auburn, that’s day’s game will be at 1 p.m. All Keith Niebuhr: It’s always dif- prize out there was significant. It player at Ole Miss, and also, he what you saw from Florida and practices are free and open to the ficult when you have a new staff lets people know they’re not go- could be a special teams warrior. that’s what you saw from Missis- public. Ole Miss opens the sea- come in and have that kind of ing to be a pushover to those guys And he’s a guy not many people sippi State. son at TCU on Friday, Feb. 17, turnover. They lost some crucial down south. are talking about. To me, that’s a AM: What do you think the first of a three-game series. time from when it was known AM: Talk about the other guy to keep an eye on. And also, of Hugh Freeze’s recruiting that Nutt wasn’t going to be back, Under Armour All-Ameri- everyone talks about Issac Gross, strategy? Ole Miss Track & to the time the new staff was put can in this year’s recruiting but his South Panola teammate KN: This is a guy that thought Field Travels To into place. This group did a good class, South Panola’s Issac Temario Strong also has some big at Arkansas State. He thought Lexington job, first and foremost, of secur- Gross. ability. he could get guys like Richie ing the recruits they already had. KN: People think he’s under- AM: How do you evaluate Brown. Even if Richie Brown The Ole Miss track and field That’s the key. So you’re almost rated sometimes because some a first-year coach’s recruit- doesn’t end up at Ole Miss, he team begins another weekend starting from scratch. Then they services have him as a 4-star ing class? has said a lot of good things about of indoor competition Friday as went out and have gotten a few prospect. We (at Rivals.com) have KN: First, can you hold on to Hugh Freeze. And they made a they will compete in the Rod Mc- more guys. It’s not huge in num- him as a 3-star prospect. First, we the guys you already got? They run at A.J. Jefferson. You’re hear- Cravy Memorial Meet hosted by bers, but it’s high in quality. And think a high 3-star prospect can have pretty much held on to most ing positive things. Kids kind of the University of Kentucky at now they land Channing Ward, play. And second, the big ques- of the guys. With a guy like Jake knew Freeze because of when he the Nutter Field House in Lex- which was huge. That’s a big tion mark with him, really, is just Meador, I believe it was more Ole was at Arkansas State. He thought ington. prize in Mississippi, so that’s sig- his size. Can he play? Of course Miss’ decision. They have kept big, and he went after big-time The meet will include 11 men’s nificant. he can play. We’re in the business the guys they wanted to keep. talent. So they knew who he was, schools and 17 from the women’s AM: How big was the com- of projecting forward, and we They convinced Mike Hilton to and I think that helps. He already side. Fellow Southeastern Con- mitment of Aberdeen de- think his size is something that not go to North Carolina. That’s has a lot of great relationships in ference schools Kentucky, South fensive end Channing Ward could potentially limit him mov- a significant win. Issac Gross Mississippi. It’s not like he’s start- Carolina and Vanderbilt will be to Ole Miss? ing beyond college. When you could go just about anywhere, ing from scratch. They’re just participating among the women’s KN: It was enormous. First and watch him play, he’s very good. and they convinced him to stick. getting re-familiarized with him. teams, while the Wildcats and foremost, the guy can play and He’s explosive off the ball. He’s Second, you need to go out and Obviously, Memphis is the key to Gamecocks men’s teams will also potentially be a three-year starter a menace, basically. get other guys. That’s been a little Ole Miss’ success. You got to do be represented this weekend. in the SEC. He already has an AM: Who are some sleep- more difficult, but that’s because well at home in Mississippi, and Meet events in Lexington will they don’t necessarily have a lot you got to cherry pick from other begin tonight at 6 p.m. with the of relationships built with those areas. Memphis is ideal. There’s weight throw. Saturday, events guys yet. The first year is al- a lot of good talent in Tennessee are set to run all day, starting at ways a bit of a struggle for most next year, so that’s good for Ole 10:30 a.m. with the women’s staffs because you’re new. You Miss. high jump.

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Recruiting update: Remaining targets for Ole Miss With signing day less than a week away, The Daily Mississippian’s Bennett Hipp looks at a few of the prospects who are still being pursued by Ole Miss. This isn’t an all-inclusive list, and names are listed alphabetically.

Richie Brown Sheldon Dawson Trae Elston Khalid Henderson A.J. Jefferson Linebacker Athlete Defensive Back Linebacker Defensive End Long Beach Ridgeway (Tenn.) Oxford (Ala.) Pebblebrook (Ga.) North Pike Scout.com: Scout.com: Scout.com: Scout.com: Scout.com: Rivals.com: Rivals.com: Rivals.com: Rivals.com: Rivals.com: Vitals: 6’2,” 228 pounds Vitals: 5’11,” 170 pounds Vitals: 6’0,” 180 pounds Vitals: 6’1,” 200 pounds Vitals: 6’4,” 245 pounds Brown is considered the top The Rebels already have a com- Two Under Armour All- A longtime time Tennes- Prior to his official visit to Mis- linebacker in the state. Brown mitment from running back Jay- Americans have already com- see commitment, Hender- sissippi State this past weekend, was a member of The Clarion- len Walton, Dawson’s high school mitted to Ole Miss in defensive son decommitted on Jan. 1 the Bulldogs and Rebels were Ledger’s Dandy Dozen and teammate at Memphis Ridgeway. end Channing Ward and de- and opened his recruitment thought to be tied at the top for is listed No. 6 on the publica- Dawson is considered one of the fensive tackle Issac Gross, and back up. The Austell, Ga. na- Jefferson. Like Brown, he was a tion’s Top 10 Most Wanted list. top players in the Memphis area the Rebels would like Elston to tive visited Ole Miss this past member of The Clarion-Led- He racked up over 200 tack- and has been committed to Mem- become the third. Elston has of- weekend and Central Florida ger’s Dandy Dozen and is listed les during his senior season at phis since this past July. That com- fers from all over and is being earlier this month. He is ex- No. 10 on the publication’s Top Long Beach High School. He mitment is soft at best with the re- recruited the hardest by LSU, pected to visit Kentucky this 10 Most Wanted list. He record- possesses great speed for a line- cent coaching change at the school Ole Miss and Oklahoma State. weekend, and he is thought to ed over 100 tackles with 12 sacks backer, running the 40-yard from Larry Porter to Justin Fuente. He could play wide receiver at commit to either Ole Miss or as a senior at North Pike High dash in about 4.5 seconds. He He has taken official visits to Cin- the next level, but most likely Kentucky. He recorded over School. However, the Summit has taken official recruiting vis- cinnati, Georgia and Memphis, will end up on the defensive side 70 tackles as a senior at Peb- native committed to head coach its to Tennessee, LSU and, most and he is expected to trip to Ole of ball. He is listed as a safety on blebrook High School and can Dan Mullen and Mississippi recently, Mississippi State. Mis- Miss this weekend. While Memphis Rivals.com and a cornerback certainly add more weight to State on his visit. On Tuesday, sissippi State is thought to lead remains in the picture for Dawson, on Scout.com. He visited Ole his frame at the next level. he tweeted “Im not taking any- for Brown. An official visit to Georgia and Ole Miss are thought Miss this past weekend and will more visits anyone so quit ask- Ole Miss this weekend remains to be fighting it out for the talented choose between visiting LSU or ing. Ima BULLDAWG!!” up in the air. athlete. Oklahoma State this weekend.

Jeremy Liggins Cordarrelle Patterson Keith Niebuhr (Rivals.com) Quarterback Wide Receiver Lafayette Hutchinson C.C. (Kan.) on Jeremy Liggins Scout.com: Scout.com: Rivals.com: Rivals.com: Vitals: 6’4,” 265 pounds The only junior college Oxford’s own Jeremy Liggins player on this list, Patterson is has received lots of attention in the top junior college receiver recruiting circles, both for his in the country. At 6-foot-4, It looks like an Ole Miss-Mississippi talents on the field and his size. 200-pounds, he would provide State recruiting battle. You always He was named to The Clarion- a big target for whoever the want to protect your backyard. That Ledger’s Dandy Dozen and listed Ole Miss quarterback is next doesn’t just mean the state of Mis- No. 4 on the publication’s Top 10 season in new head coach “sissippi, it means South Panola, it Most Wanted list. An imposing Hugh Freeze’s spread, up- means Oxford, it means Lafayette. dual-threat quarterback at Lafay- tempo offense. Patterson ette High School, Liggins ac- racked up over 800 receiving He can play. He can play quarter- counted for over 2,500 total yards and 12 touchdowns this past back. If there’s a logjam at quarter- and 34 touchdowns as a senior. season. The Rock Hill, S.C. back, he can play tight end. He can He also led the Commodores to a native was also a two-time play with his hand on the ground. perfect 14-0 season and the MH- NJCAA All-American and He’s just a tremendous athlete, so SAA Class 4A State Champion- owns 15 single-game, single- that is a significant recruiting battle. ship. It looks to be an Ole Miss- season and career records Mississippi State recruiting battle at Hutchinson Community for his signature. College. PHOTO COURTESY JOHN BOWEN

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BY DAVID HENSON and 13th-ranked Florida Ga- run to take a 16-point lead be- [email protected] tors could not have gone any hind the hot shooting of senior better for the Rebels. After Terrance Henry and junior The start of last night’s game Florida scored the game’s first Nick Williams. After going into between the Ole Miss Rebels basket, Ole Miss went on a 20-2 halftime with a 10-point deficit, however, the Gators stormed back and outscored the Rebels 36-22 in the second half to es- cape with a 64-60 win. “I thought the effort was there,” Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy said. “The ex- ecution failed us a bit. They did a great job with their ball movement in the second half, and then when they had to have guys step up when it was time to make a shot, they made a shot.” The Rebels, who have strug- gled shooting at times this sea- son, put on an offensive clinic in first half, shooting 60.9 per- cent (14-for-23) from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 from be- hind the arc and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. In the second half, the of- fensive struggles returned for Ole Miss. The Rebels shot 27.6 percent (8-for-29) from the field and went just 1-of-6 from the three-point range and 5-of-9 from the free throw line. Flor- ida tied the game at 46 with 211 s. lamar, OxfOrd 662-236-0050 10:15 left in the game after a AUSTIN MCAFEE | The Daily Mississippian 10-2 run. Freshman guard LaDarius White swarmed by two Florida defenders in last night’s 64-60 The Gators then grabbed loss to No. 13 Florida. Ole Miss turned the ball over 14 times in the game. a 48-46 lead with 6:27 left in the game, their first lead since Ole Miss rallied late with ever, turned the ball over when TONIGHT the opening basket. Ole Miss some quick baskets and missed Maurice Aniefiok mishandled regained a 52-50 lead, but free throws by Florida. After a pass from freshman guard Florida responded with three a jump ball with 18 second Jarvis Summers. The Rebels straight three-point baskets left, with the possession arrow were then forced to foul, and to take a 59-54 lead and then in favor Ole Miss, the Reb- the Gators made one of their stretched the lead 61-54 with els had the ball down by only just 1:49 to play. three, 63-60. Ole Miss, how- See BASKETBALL, PAGE 11

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