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joshua pillault trial updates According to The ClarionLedger, a request for a mental evaluation was filed on Friday by prosecutors and defense attorneys for Joshua Pillault, 19, who was arrested and charged for violent online threats toward Oxford High School. The article stated the judge has yet to rule on the motion. Pillault’s attorney is not opposed to the motion, but sug-
gests that the evaluation “take place locally.” Pillault’s attorney said he felt moving him to a Bureau Prison facility would deny him a speedy trial. Pillault was arrested on Monday, Oct. 8, for making threats toward Oxford High School in an online chat room during a game of “Runescape.”
UM welcomes new fraternity The fraternity Phi Kappa Theta has officially joined the university’s Greek system with its new colony at Ole Miss. BY ANN-MARIE HEROD aherod@go.olemiss.edu
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Students gather in the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics Auditorium to watch the first presidential and vice presidential debates to learn candidates’ stances on the issues
BY STEPHEN FINCH snfinch@go.olemiss.edu
With Election Day less than a month away, voters thinking about the presidential race are looking at the state of the economy as a guide to who they will vote for in November. A study conducted in September by the Pew Research Center shows that 87 percent of registered voters are primarily concerned about the nation’s economic health. “The two biggest issues that are important for the election probably are jobs and government debt,” said Joseph Hendrickson, associate professor of economics at The University of Mississippi. “This is essentially the longest economic recovery we’ve had since the
Great Depression.” Even those who have jobs are worried. “I’m concerned about job security, for the nation and Medicaid and Medicare,” said Tim Flannigan, sales associate at The Ole Miss Bookstore. Flannigan also said he would like the candidates to be very specific about their economic policies Journalism senior Brad Long said the national debt is “a big issue” and the candidates have to face it. “Obviously the economy has been in a downward spiral and either candidate will have to deal with it,” Long said. Hendrickson said the candidates need to develop new strategies. “We need to have policies
that generate growth or reduce debt, or both, in order to make that debt sustainable,” he said. “High unemployment means that we’re not utilizing resources to their full potential. We’re sacrificing some amount of growth in the short run.” Hendrickson also said the debt can be addressed by reducing spending, which may mean fewer benefits for people who need them, or by raising taxes. “The more the government increases debt, the more it has to issue bonds, the less money people have to invest in the private sector,” Hendrickson said. “Less investment means lower growth.” Ballots will be cast for the presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
With the steady increase in enrollment at The University of Mississippi each year and the concern of alumni, Ole Miss has decided to accommodate the growing Greek system by adding another fraternity to its roster. Phi Kappa Theta, the new fraternity that prides itself on intellectual, social and personal excellence, will make its return to campus, where it had a chapter from 1971 to 1988. The alumni from those years have played a vital role in the reinstatement of the fraternity. “The new colony owes its existence to a cooperative effort between university officials, alumni and our national headquarters,” Adam Flaherty, founding father and philosophy major, said.. Founding fathers are members who join a fraternity colony before that colony formally charters. The fathers take the responsibility of the recruitment of new members to the colony. They also schedule philanthropy and social events for the fraternity, as well as
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work with alumni and their national headquarters to speed up the charter process. Before it becomes a fullfledged fraternity, Phi Kappa Theta will go through the process of colonization. A colony becomes a chapter by meeting the criteria set by the national headquarters. Some of those requirements include each founding father meeting a personal financial obligation, the naming of a board of directors that include academic, spiritual and other advisors and meeting a minimum member quota, among others. See FRATERNITY, PAGE 3
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Our flag was and is still there
Banner” is sung in the Vaught. Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” in 1814. He was so inspired by the resilience of the Fort McHenry occupants that at “the dawn’s early light” (after a night of heavy bombardment by the British), he began writing a poem that would evolve into our national anthem on the back of a letter he was carrying. “The Star-Spangled Banner” has been played at memorial services for fallen soldiers and as a battle cry before battle. I wish to focus on the latter as the song simultaneously fills me
with pride and motivation. Specifically the lines that read, “And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.” Those words resonate with me ever so greatly. It reaffirms for me every time I hear them that sometimes life is not going to go my way and troubles will emerge. In spite of that, the lyrics also provide fervent reassurance. Chill bumps riddle my arms as I hear “our flag was still there.” Through it all our flag was still there. Sometimes we as college stu-
dents become overwhelmed with the amount of reading, studying and, for some of us, working we have to do. However, I strongly suggest meditating on the national anthem when times get rough (Yes, I am aware of how corny that sounds, but hear me out). Francis Scott Key provided us with a great motivational tool. In life, we’re going to encounter some tough times. We won’t always have the answers. Friendships and relationships will begin and end. However, we should keep in mind that “our flag was still there,” and you too will emerge from whatever plight life has you in. Though you may not emerge as crisp and clean as you were before the struggle or battle began, you WILL emerge after the all the proverbial bombing. And like our country after the War of 1812, you too will become stronger and better. Thank you, Mr. Francis Scott Key. Tim Abram is a public policy junior from Horn Lake. Follow him on Twitter @Tim_Abram.
retired Air Force colonel, participated in this jump by helping talk Baumgartner through some highly tense moments. A story in the New York Times said Baumgartner made the highest and fastest jump in history after ascending by a helium balloon to an altitude of 128,100 feet. He jumped from a customized capsule, which was lifted by the balloon, wearing a specially-made, pressurized suit and helmet. The New York Times article reported that while Baumgartner broke Kittinger’s altitude and speed records from a half century ago, he didn’t manage to break the record for time; his jump lasted only 4 minutes and 20 seconds, which was 16 seconds less than Kittinger’s. Bummer, let’s try it again. The NY Times piece went on to report that besides aiming at records, the engineers and scientists on the Red Bull Stratos
team (the jump was sponsored by Red Bull and their undisclosed millions of dollars) were busy gathering data intended to help future pilots, astronauts and space tourists. This is comforting, for all of those who can afford to be space tourists anyway. The highly tense moments came when Baumgartner had to overcome his claustrophobia from the suit, which is where Kittinger and his deep voice came into play, as he kept Baumgartner busy checking off certain points of the jump to keep his mind off his claustrophobia, and an episode that everyone feared would happen, where Baumgartner lost control of his body during an early part of the jump and went into a “flat spin.” Thankfully, he regained control shortly after, and the jump was safely successful. He landed in a barren spot of a New Mexico desert. The jump
was live-streamed to viewers on YouTube, the audience growing to a reported eight million, and all was right with the world when, once he landed, he fell to his knees and uplifted his fists in triumph. This amazing test of the human spirit and body is certainly admirable, I suppose. But is plummeting from the edge of space at 833.9 miles per hour really necessary to reflect that? Is it the adrenaline rush, the attention or a true need to facilitate mankind that makes someone basically jump from space and free fall back to earth? What drives people to risk just about anything to prove a point that may or may not be beneficial to future generations? The answer: Who knows? But I guess it’s preferable to running for president. Angela Rogalski is a print journalism senior who lives in Abbeville. Follow her on Twitter @abbeangel.
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Right hand placed over my heart. Left arm behind my back. Eyes transfixed on the larger American flag near the north end zone in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. I habitually assume this position as “The Star-Spangled Banner” echoes at the start of each football game. Although “The Star-Spangled Banner” will never appear on the Top 25 Most Played playlist on my iPod, it produces a feeling in me that few other songs can reproduce. During the solemn silence, I reflect on the meaning of the song and how it applies to not just the historic triumph of our country, but my own life. I urge each of you to take the opportunity to do the same the next time “The Star-Spangled COLUMN
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There have to be daredevils in the world. That’s just a fact. Without daredevils, who would we ridicule and say “the man is crazy” or “she has lost her mind” when they pull one of their stunts to either break an already set record, garner attention or simply for the heck of it. In the case of Felix Baumgartner, who will from now on be known as the first free-falling human being to break the sound barrier (that is until another slightly altered individual comes along and tries it), he wanted to break a record, which had already been set by Joe Kittinger, now 84. Kittinger, a T H E D A I LY
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UM inducted into one of country’s largest scholarship programs FRATERNITY, The University of Mississippi can now offer five additional full-ride scholarships to incoming freshmen for the 2013-14 school year. BY ADAM GANUCHEAU thedmnews@gmail.com
The University of Mississippi recently became one of three Southeastern Conference schools to be members of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation scholarship program. The program, which is one of the most prestigious scholarship programs in the country, recently announced that Ole Miss will be added to the list of participating schools. The University of Georgia and the University of Florida are the only other SEC schools in the program, which gives Ole Miss one of the top scholarship programs in the Southeast. “Penny and Roe Stamps are generously providing deserving young people lifelong inheritances by funding these incredible educational opportunities,” Chancellor Dan Jones said in a release. “Their support enhances our tools to recruit exceptional students. We are extremely fortunate to have The University of Mississippi associated with these tremendous scholarships.” The 2013-14 school year will mark the official start of the program that will give five incoming freshmen full scholarships to attend Ole Miss. The program’s packages will give the university between $98,000 and $138,000 each, leaving extra funding for outside expenses, such as study abroad or research pursuits. The number of available scholarships is expected to grow to nearly 10 in the future with financial contributions to the program from alumni. This program is expected to be a major recruiting tool for the 2013-14 academic year. “We were excited to see in the proposal how studentcentered the educational experience is at Ole Miss,” said
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Ole Miss alumnus and artist William Dunlap (left), E. Roe Stamps IV and Lydia and Dan Jones. The Stamps Family Charitable Foundation and The University of Mississippi have partnered to offer new scholarships to students.
Roe Stamps, who graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School, in a release. “While this program will be brand new, it is quite mature in how it will be positioned in Ole Miss’ recruiting efforts, as well as how it will use intentional programming to achieve outstanding student development.” Stamps has been a venture capitalist and is a co-founder and managing partner of Summit Partners in Boston, according to the Stamps Foundation website. He said he was impressed with Ole Miss’ proposal to join the program, which was highlighted by the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, Croft Institute for International Studies and the Lott Leadership Institute, among other academic programs. “It is clear that Ole Miss wants not only to create a phenomenal program but is also already considering ways to assess such a program down the road to make it even better,” he said. Interested high school seniors should apply through the Special Programs and
Scholarships Application, which can be found on the Ole Miss Financial Aid website. This is the same application used for the university’s Residential College, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, School of
Pharmacy, Croft Institute for International Studies, Lott Leadership Institute, Chinese Flagship Program, Center for Manufacturing Excellence and entering freshman scholarships. The deadline is Jan. 15, 2013.
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“At this stage in the colony’s development, we are truly democratic: We’ve yet to hold officer elections, so we depend on our brothers to take on independent responsibility to help ensure that we will create a lasting legacy here at The University of Mississippi,” Flaherty said. “I personally handle alumni relations, recruitment efforts and board of directors vetting.” The fraternity also prides itself on being a diverse fraternity with members from all faiths, races, socioeconomic statuses and personal backgrounds. “We the brothers of Phi Kappa Theta believe in duty to self, fraternity, community and God,” Flaherty said. “Nationally, Phi Kap is known for the active role its chapters play in their respective communities.” Anyone interested in joining should contact Adam Flaherty at gaflaher@go.olemiss.edu. Phi Kappa Theta will also have a tent in the Grove for potential new members.
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School of Engineering gives a service back to the state A group of students and faculty at The University of Mississippi School of Engineering are working with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to help prevent natural disasters in the Mississippi Delta.
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Greenville Mississippi residents stand on the levee overlooking the casinos and look at the damage caused by last year’s flooding. Ole Miss engineering students have partnered with MEMA to help strengthen the levees in an effort to try to help prevent natural disasters in the future.
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Engineering students and faculty are giving back to the state by working on levees in the Mississippi Delta. The risk management team, composed of three graduate students and a few faculty members from the engineering school, partnered with MEMA in July 2011, focusing on checking the strength of the levees in the Delta to help prevent natural disasters. “The levees are like a chain, no stronger than its weakest link,” project manager Charles Swann said. “We are interested in finding the levee’s weakest link and strengthening it.” Swann said the three graduate students are gaining valuable experience that would not necessarily be learned in a classroom. “They are learning new things and how to apply what they learned at Ole Miss to real-world problems,” Swann said.
Jeremy Dew, Ole Miss research assistant and member of the risk management team, said he is enjoying being part of the team. “I’m from Mississippi and graduated here, so I feel privileged to work on a project like this,” Dew said. “It feels great to me.” Dew’s most recent role with the team has been making sure critical facilities, like police stations and fire departments, have the correct geological information on file with MEMA. “I’ve been going through those to make sure the GPS (coordinates) and addresses were correct,” Dew said. The team’s service to the community has been beneficial not only to the Mississippi Delta, but to the school as well. “Any time you have a school that is working actively with state government for the benefit of the people in the state, you are going to improve the prestige and recognition of the school,” Swann said.
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you, and I am going to be on you hard,’ and the whole spring he was. We have our ups and downs sometimes, but it is mostly just positive. At the end of the day, Coach Freeze loves us.” Scott returned as the team’s leading rusher from last season when he racked up 529 yards and six touchdowns. Despite that success, Scott said this season has been more fun for him personally with the new offense and new staff that has come in. “It started over the summer when we started to practice the no-huddle,” Scott said. “We could barely move the ball. So we were like, ‘What is going on?’ As the weeks went by, though, we started moving the ball and everyone was like, ‘This offense might work for
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a slight tear or something, but he’s not going to miss anything. He just may be tender from time to time.” Aside from injuries, Freeze said the focus is on getting better. The Rebels travel to Little Rock, Ark., to face Arkansas on Oct. 27, and Ole Miss has a lot of work to do between then and now. “There have been areas from week to week that we’ve struggled at in the previous game,” Freeze said. “In most instances we’ve been able to correct those. That’s a sign of a team that is continuing to improve. There’s always room for improvement. We’ve got to improve on some special teams stuff, first down production on both sides and third downs. “I know that the kids are continuing to give us great attitude and great effort. That’s what we’ve got to continue to build upon and us putting together a game plan that can be effective against other teams.”
us.’” There’s no doubt Scott is a huge playmaker for this Ole Miss offense, and the coaches are going to do whatever they can to get the ball in his hands. “He’s a guy that we have to get the football and get touches,” Freeze said. “He’s proven to be a guy who takes care of the football when he is asked to carry it and to be effective in what we do with him. So we are real pleased with his game and his maturity. “He’s a guy that when we first got here, we knew he had a long way to go in a lot of areas and he has made consistent strides. He still has a ways to go. He is one of my favorites, but I couldn’t be more pleased with the way he is performing on the field.”
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Rose honored BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For his performance in the Rebels’ 41-20 win over Auburn, Ole Miss kicker Bryson Rose was named Southeastern Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Rose scored 11 points against the Tigers, going a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs and 2-for-2 on field goals, connecting from 39 and 28 yards. He also averaged 56.7 yards on seven kickoffs, recording three touchbacks. Ole Miss-Arkansas game time announced Kickoff for the Ole Miss Rebels’ Oct. 27 game at Arkansas has been set for 11:21 a.m. CT, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday. The game will be played at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. It will be televised by the SEC Network. Ole Miss Sports Information contributed to this report For continuing coverage of Ole Miss football, follow @thedm_ sports and @DavidLCollier on Twitter.
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Sophomore slump: It’s is a common phrase in the sports world. It refers to a player who had a breakout rookie season and is experiencing difficulties in their second year when expectations are high for them to succeed. For Ole Miss women’s soccer goalkeeper Kelly McCormick, it’s been the exact opposite kind of sophomore season. McCormick has had a strong second season in the net for the Lady Rebels, her first full season as starting goalkeeper after rotating with Ally Ronaldi her freshman year. During the 2012 season, McCormick has experienced great success as she was named Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week two consecutive weeks in a row earlier this season. McCormick has also posted six shutouts this season, which is tied for third in the conference. “People seem to attribute shutouts just to the goalie, but in reality it is a team effort to keep the ball out of the back of the net,” McCormick said. “What attributes the most to shutouts is when everyone on my team knows what their job is and executes with precision. By doing this, it allows my position to be
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a lot easier and allowing me to come up for big saves every once in a while.” Big saves have been a part of McCormick’s arsenal this season and have helped keep Ole Miss in games. Head coach Matt Mott recognizes this and knows he has a special player in the net. “She’s been great,” Mott said. “She’s really emerged as one of the best keepers in our conference. I’m happy for her. (Assistant) coach (Rob) Thompson does a great job with her.” McCormick also recognizes the help her coaches have given her during her first two years at Ole Miss. “A lot of my improvement I attribute to my coaches,” she said. “They have been very patient with me throughout my freshman and sophomore year. As a freshman, I was very stubborn in my own set ways, and I think this year I have finally realized that the techniques that my coaches have taught me are vital to my position.” Learning to overcome her stubbornness and becoming confident in what her coaches are teaching her have been instrumental in her becoming a leader on the defense. The defensive back line is very young with a lot of freshman getting a lot of playing time, but McCor-
mick has been impressed with how they’ve played. “Honestly, I haven’t been faced with many challenges with the young back line in front of me,” McCormick said. “They have exceeded my expectations. The only area they don’t have is the experience that seasoned players possess. However, their maturity grows with every game played.” With three games remaining in the regular season, McCormick is in the top 10 in most defensive statistical categories in the SEC. She has only allowed 17 goals in 17 games, and her goals against average (1.03) ranks fifth in the conference. With a goalie putting up those numbers, it gives her team a good chance going into each game. McCormick acknowledges she has performed well this season, but also gives credit to her teammates playing in front of her. “In most cases, I am pleased with my performance, as I have made some good saves,” she said. “To me, the success of this year is measured by the team’s effort. When we are all working together, we are unstoppable.”
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SCOTT CARRIES THE LOAD Ole Miss junior running back Jeff Scott has been looked at to carry the load in the backfield this season for the Rebels. Through seven games, Scott has racked up 562 yards and five touchdowns.
Rebels heal up, Freeze hits the recruiting trail With the bye week, head coach Hugh Freeze met with members of the media via a teleconference on Monday afternoon to discuss the team’s plans for the week.
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Junior running back Jeff Scott
BY MATT SIGLER mcsigler@go.olemiss.edu
When the season began, junior Jeff Scott was the only Ole Miss running back with Southeastern Conference experience. There were several other guys that could help fill in at the position, but Scott had seen what it takes firsthand to be successful in arguably the nation’s strongest conference. The only question regarding the 5-foot-7, 170-pound Scott was whether or not he could handle being the feature back of head coach Hugh Freeze’s offense. “I read about that all the
time,” Scott said. “It bothers me, but it actually makes me work harder in the weight room. The coaches know what I can do. My teammates know what I can do. They believe in me. I think that is why I play much harder. I play with that chip on my shoulder to prove everybody wrong and show that I am durable.” So far, Scott’s done just that. Through six games this season, Scott has 562 yards on the ground with five touchdowns and currently ranks fifth in the SEC in rushing yards per game (93.7). He has also had three games with 19 carries or more. “He’s tougher than most
guys of his size,” Freeze said. “He runs harder and bigger than he really is. For us to be in the tempo offense, it’s designed around that tailback being able to make the first guy miss. You can’t play fast and end up having to account for every guy that’s going to be in the box. “You have to depend on that guy to make the first guy miss a large percentage of the time. You won’t always do that, but we’ve got to win that battle 70 percent of the time. He’s doing that for us right now.” However, the journey for Scott has been an interesting one since Freeze and his staff took over this past December. “Coach Freeze, he’s a pretty good guy,” Scott said. “Since day one when he first got here, he told me, ‘I’m going to grind See SCOTT, PAGE 7
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Head coach Hugh Freeze
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Saturday’s 41-20 win over Auburn came at a good time for the Ole Miss football team. They get to enjoy their first conference win of the season, which broke a 16-game SEC losing skid, for another week with the bye week. “We’re obviously thrilled to get that first SEC win, to go into an open week and build upon it,” head coach Hugh Freeze said. “Recruiting on the road seems to be a little better when you’re coming off of a conference one, particularly when it is our first in a while at Ole Miss. “Obviously, we’re not there yet, but we were good enough Saturday to win and hopefully,
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we can build on it.” Freeze said they will take a lot of time this week to meet with the academic staff to make sure the team stays out of the trouble they were in when Freeze took over the program. “I want to remind everyone that we inherited a bad situation academically with about 25 kids,” he said. “Just because we were able to get them eligible doesn’t mean we’re out of the danger zone with them. We’re spending an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with the academic staff and our kids.” The first-year head coach also said they would allow some players to rest. On Thursday, Freeze noted the guys who receive a lot of playing time will have a short workout, while the scout team and redshirted guys will have a scrimmage. Freshman defensive back Mike Hilton, sophomore offensive guard Aaron Morris and senior tight end Jamal Mosley were all banged up in the game this past Saturday against Auburn, but Freeze said all should be OK. Hilton has a concussion and is in the process of going through his second stage of tests before being released for practice. Morris suffered an arm injury, and X-rays came back negative, according to Freeze. Mosley has a tender knee, and it was drained. “He’s going to be OK and will finish the year,” Freeze said of Mosley. “He might have See FREEZE, PAGE 7