Tuition at Ole Miss may in- crease by nearly 7 percent next fall for residents and more than 10 percent for non-residents. Financial burdens even heavier than this would have fallen upon students had the House not voted to prevent federal student loan interest rates from rising. The state college board is meeting on May 7 to have a fi- nal vote on tuition increases at all eight of Mississippi’s public universities. It is expected that tuition at the state’s universities could increase by as much as 10 percent, according to an AP re- lease. Students are not looking for- ward to these increases, though many understand they are nec- essary. “Because tuition and financial aid and scholarships play such a big part in students’ decisions when they’re deciding which college to attend, I feel like stu- dents feel tricked in a way when tuition increases or scholarships decrease once they’re here,” English freshman Rachel Banka said. Students were saved from fur- ther financial difficulties Friday when the Republicans in the House successfully defied a veto threat, and the House voted to prevent federal loan interest rates from doubling, according to an AP release. Had the law not been passed, the interest on unsubsidized Stafford loans would have in- creased from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent beginning July 1, ac- cording to an AP release. The rate was lowered in a vote four years ago, but the act was scheduled to expire. The higher interest rates would have affect- ed approximately 7.4 million un- dergraduates. Money to cover these lowered interest rates will come from the preventive health fund that Pres- ident Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul law established, caus- ing many Democrats to oppose the bill, the press release stated. Numbers are not final, ac- cording to Laura Diven-Brown, director of financial aid at Ole Miss, but the department did make some estimates in their let- ters to potential freshmen. Last year, in-state tuition was $5,790. The estimate for next year that was sent out to incom- ing freshmen was $6,186. The additional tuition for non- residents was $9,006 last year. The estimate for next year put this number at $9,980. There are also estimated in- creases for housing and food, Diven-Brown said. The cost of attendance for residents was $19,852 last year. Estimates put this number at $21,216 for next year, an in- crease of $1,364. The cost of attendance for non-residents is estimated to in- crease from $28,858 to $31,196, an increase of $2,238. Summer costs will still be based on the tuition from 2011- 12, Diven-Brown said. Diven-Brown emphasized that these numbers are not final and are only the financial aid office’s estimates to keep potential stu- dents as informed as possible in the letters sent out on April 1. Once the decision is finally made, Diven-Brown said finan- cial aid will make adjustments to the cost of tuition and possibly to scholarship amounts. Vice Chancellor for Admin- istration and Finance Larry Sparks said these increases are made necessary by the lack of state appropriations. In 2000, state appropriations covered 56 percent of the eight state universities’ costs, and tu- ition covered 32 percent, and in 2012, state appropriations ac- counted for 37 percent of the costs of all eight universities, and tuition accounted for 57 per- cent. From fiscal year 1970 to 2011, state appropriations dropped from covering about 65 percent of costs to covering about 25 per- cent of costs. Tuition increased from about 33 percent to about 63 percent. And while appropriation has gone down, enrollment has gone up. Since 1999, college enrollment has increased 39 percent in the U.S., according to data from the Southern Regional Education Board. Sparks said Ole Miss request- ed a minimum of a 6.8 percent tuition increase for fiscal year 2013, which would put tuition at $6,185. The university also requested a 1.2 percent increase, or $70, in tuition if the university is forced to pay more to the Public Em- ployment Retirement System, which seems probable at this point, Sparks said. The university requested a .5 percent increase, or $25, for every 1 percent of state appro- priations that is cut. Currently, Sparks estimates about a 1 per- cent cut in these appropriations. If all of these increases are approved, resident tuition will stand at $6,280 next year. For fiscal year 2014, the uni- versity requested a 5.7 percent The Board of Aldermen passed a motion Tuesday night allowing the City of Oxford to purchase two 2000 Gillig 40- foot, low-floor buses for $18,000 each. The University of Mississippi will reimburse the Oxford Uni- versity Transit for the buses. Oxford City Planner Tim Akers presented the proposal before Mayor Pat Patterson and the Board of Aldermen. “This is the next step in the sustainability service that we had talked about,” Akers said. The aldermen also approved shipment of the two buses to Oxford from California for $4,022 each, also to be reim- bursed by the university. The OUT bus system cur- rently has 15 buses, growing from only five in 2008, and with the addition of these two buses, it will work toward meeting the growing need for public trans- portation from the university and the community. Three new OUT bus routes have already been added since 2008. Plans were drawn in 2009 by the Oxford University Transit committee for a new building to house OUT, which is set to be completed by Janu- ary 2013. DailyMississippian thedmonline.com Vol. 100 No. 297 Wednesday, May 2, 2012 The University anticipates nearly 7 percent tuition increase WILL STROUTH | The Daily Mississippian Oxford-Lafayette Library targets teen readers Kindles, Nooks and other types of e-readers are gaining popularity as people, especial- ly teens, embrace technology, and the local libraries have taken notice. Dorothy Fitts, the head li- brarian at the Oxford branch of First Regional Library, said she has looked for trends in what materials are being checked out and who is check- ing those materials out. Fitts noticed a change in the age groups that are checking out, and she has a concern about teen readers. She said she thinks school programs like Accelerated Reader are taking the joy out of reading. “I think it has made kids think that books are a pain in the neck and it’s a job, and they don’t care what’s on the cover of the book – they don’t care what’s in it,” Fitts said. “All they want to know is how BY KAITLIN HOWELL AND BRIT STACK [email protected][email protected]An Oxford child plays a learning game at the Lafayette County Library Tuesday afternoon after class. 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Tuition at Ole Miss may in-crease by nearly 7 percent next fall for residents and more than 10 percent for non-residents.
Financial burdens even heavier than this would have fallen upon students had the House not voted to prevent federal student loan interest rates from rising.
The state college board is meeting on May 7 to have a fi-nal vote on tuition increases at all eight of Mississippi’s public universities. It is expected that tuition at the state’s universities could increase by as much as 10 percent, according to an AP re-lease.
Students are not looking for-ward to these increases, though many understand they are nec-essary.
“Because tuition and financial aid and scholarships play such a big part in students’ decisions when they’re deciding which college to attend, I feel like stu-dents feel tricked in a way when tuition increases or scholarships decrease once they’re here,” English freshman Rachel Banka said.
Students were saved from fur-ther financial difficulties Friday when the Republicans in the House successfully defied a veto threat, and the House voted to prevent federal loan interest rates from doubling, according to an AP release.
Had the law not been passed, the interest on unsubsidized Stafford loans would have in-creased from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent beginning July 1, ac-cording to an AP release.
The rate was lowered in a vote four years ago, but the act was scheduled to expire. The higher
interest rates would have affect-ed approximately 7.4 million un-dergraduates.
Money to cover these lowered interest rates will come from the preventive health fund that Pres-ident Obama’s 2010 health care overhaul law established, caus-ing many Democrats to oppose the bill, the press release stated.
Numbers are not final, ac-cording to Laura Diven-Brown, director of financial aid at Ole Miss, but the department did make some estimates in their let-ters to potential freshmen.
Last year, in-state tuition was $5,790. The estimate for next year that was sent out to incom-ing freshmen was $6,186.
The additional tuition for non-residents was $9,006 last year. The estimate for next year put this number at $9,980.
There are also estimated in-creases for housing and food, Diven-Brown said.
The cost of attendance for residents was $19,852 last year. Estimates put this number at $21,216 for next year, an in-crease of $1,364.
The cost of attendance for non-residents is estimated to in-crease from $28,858 to $31,196, an increase of $2,238.
Summer costs will still be based on the tuition from 2011-12, Diven-Brown said.
Diven-Brown emphasized that these numbers are not final and are only the financial aid office’s estimates to keep potential stu-dents as informed as possible in the letters sent out on April 1.
Once the decision is finally made, Diven-Brown said finan-cial aid will make adjustments to the cost of tuition and possibly to scholarship amounts.
Vice Chancellor for Admin-istration and Finance Larry
Sparks said these increases are made necessary by the lack of state appropriations.
In 2000, state appropriations covered 56 percent of the eight state universities’ costs, and tu-ition covered 32 percent, and in 2012, state appropriations ac-counted for 37 percent of the costs of all eight universities, and tuition accounted for 57 per-cent.
From fiscal year 1970 to 2011, state appropriations dropped from covering about 65 percent of costs to covering about 25 per-cent of costs. Tuition increased from about 33 percent to about 63 percent.
And while appropriation has gone down, enrollment has gone up.
Since 1999, college enrollment has increased 39 percent in the U.S., according to data from the Southern Regional Education Board.
Sparks said Ole Miss request-ed a minimum of a 6.8 percent tuition increase for fiscal year 2013, which would put tuition at $6,185.
The university also requested a 1.2 percent increase, or $70, in tuition if the university is forced to pay more to the Public Em-ployment Retirement System, which seems probable at this point, Sparks said.
The university requested a .5 percent increase, or $25, for every 1 percent of state appro-priations that is cut. Currently, Sparks estimates about a 1 per-cent cut in these appropriations.
If all of these increases are approved, resident tuition will stand at $6,280 next year.
For fiscal year 2014, the uni-versity requested a 5.7 percent
The Board of Aldermen passed a motion Tuesday night allowing the City of Oxford to purchase two 2000 Gillig 40-foot, low-floor buses for $18,000 each.
The University of Mississippi will reimburse the Oxford Uni-versity Transit for the buses.
Oxford City Planner Tim Akers presented the proposal before Mayor Pat Patterson and the Board of Aldermen.
“This is the next step in the sustainability service that we had talked about,” Akers said.
The aldermen also approved
shipment of the two buses to Oxford from California for $4,022 each, also to be reim-bursed by the university.
The OUT bus system cur-rently has 15 buses, growing from only five in 2008, and with the addition of these two buses, it will work toward meeting the growing need for public trans-portation from the university and the community.
Three new OUT bus routes have already been added since 2008. Plans were drawn in 2009 by the Oxford University Transit committee for a new building to house OUT, which is set to be completed by Janu-ary 2013.
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Oxford-Lafayette Library targets teen readers
Kindles, Nooks and other types of e-readers are gaining popularity as people, especial-ly teens, embrace technology, and the local libraries have taken notice.
Dorothy Fitts, the head li-brarian at the Oxford branch of First Regional Library, said she has looked for trends in what materials are being checked out and who is check-
ing those materials out.Fitts noticed a change in the
age groups that are checking out, and she has a concern about teen readers. She said she thinks school programs like Accelerated Reader are taking the joy out of reading.
“I think it has made kids think that books are a pain in the neck and it’s a job, and they don’t care what’s on the cover of the book – they don’t care what’s in it,” Fitts said. “All they want to know is how
During John F. Kennedy’s pres-idential campaign in the 1960s, Kennedy found himself under a great deal of scrutiny because of his Roman Catholic background. Many Republicans attacked Ken-nedy by saying if he became president, he would be too heavily influenced by the papacy. Many feared that this influence would affect the way he would lead the country and would jeopardize America’s longstanding freedom of religion.
This scrutiny was so great that on Sept. 12, 1960, he delivered a speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association regarding his religion and the role it would play in his politics. In regard to
whether he would be influenced by the papacy or his personal re-ligious convictions if elected, he said, “Whatever issue may come before me as president — on birth control, divorce, censorship, gam-bling or any other subject — I will make my decision ... in accor-dance with what my conscience tells me to be the national interest, and without regard to outside re-ligious pressures or dictates. And no power or threat of punishment could cause me to decide other-wise.”
Fast forward a little over 50 years, and you’ll find religion and politics in the headlines again due to certain pieces of legislation that the Catholic Church sees as in-fringing upon its religious liberties. The most well-known instance of this is the recent birth con-trol mandate added to President Obama’s healthcare plan. This mandate would make insurance companies provide birth control to women free of charge even if their employer is a faith-based
institution that is against contra-ception. Despite the fact that the employer would in no way have to pay for this service, the Catholic Church in particular sees this as an attack on its beliefs.
The Catholic Church has been upset by other pieces of legisla-tion, as well. State immigration laws passed by several states, par-ticularly Alabama, have made it illegal to “harbor” undocu-mented immigrants. In Alabama, Catholic bishops, along with the Episcopal and Methodist bishops in the state, filed a suit against the law because they see it as prevent-ing them from practicing Chris-tian charity and “pastoral care” to those immigrants. And, indeed, it would potentially prevent actions like giving an undocumented per-son a ride to church or a priest receiving his or her confession be-cause such actions could be inter-preted as “harboring” an illegal immigrant.
So the question is raised: What is the proper relationship between
politics and religion, especially for the president? Or should there even be one at all?
The question is difficult to an-swer because most of us are fine with the two overlapping, as long as we agree with the overlap, but as soon as we are offended, we begin raging against the relation-ship and saying that politics and religion shouldn’t mix. Our first instinct tends to be that religious beliefs should not mingle with political action. However, most of us admire the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and the political changes that he inspired. He was most certainly a religiously moti-vated man, but because we like his cause, we have no problem with the combined use of religion and politics. On the other hand, bring up gay marriage, and the public response on how much religion should be considered in legislation isn’t as united. How do we decide where to draw the line?
Honestly, that question is load-ed and not entirely fair because
the line may not stay in the same place for every situation. But I do agree with Kennedy when he said, “I want a chief executive whose public acts are responsible to all groups and obligated to none; who can attend any cer-emony, service or dinner his of-fice may appropriately require of him; and whose fulfillment of his presidential oath is not limited or conditioned by any religious oath, ritual or obligation.”
Do I want a “godless” presi-dent? Not necessarily, but the ar-gument could be made that his or her personal deity or lack thereof should not be an influence either way because a president’s job is not to lead a country spiritually, but politically, and to uphold the values upon which she is built. A presidential candidate should be judged on his political stances and actions, not his religious beliefs.
Megan Massey is a junior religious studies major from Mount Olive. Follow her on Twitter @megan_massey.
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increase in tuition, which would bring the number to $6,540. They also requested an increase of .4 percent for every 1 percent of state appropriations that are cut, which would amount to a $25 increase.
“Participation in public higher
education is growing at a faster pace than state economies can absorb,” Sparks said.
Ole Miss is a member of the South Regional Education Board. In the category Ole Miss is in, there are 40 universities. The average tuition for these universities is $8,162.
Currently, Ole Miss ranks 35th in tuition in its category. Its tu-ition is 71 percent of the average
tuition. If the increases for 2013 are
approved and no other univer-sities change their tuition, it will move up to 30th on the list. Tu-ition at Ole Miss will then be 75.8 percent of the average.
If the increases proposed for fiscal year 2014 are approved, the university will remain at 30th on the list, and its tuition will be 80.1 percent of the average.
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many points, is it on their level; and I think that’s really sad.”
Fitts also said many teens visit the library to use the com-puter, do research for school projects and hang out with their friends.
Oxford Middle School stu-dent Jalon Young checks out books to read for fun about once a month, but he said that is not the main reason he visits the library.
“I mostly come to the li-brary to check out books and do research on papers,” Young said.
First Regional Library and its branches are trying to in-crease the number of teenage readers with their new book club Boxes for Teens. The kits include traditional paper books, as well as books already downloaded onto e-readers like the Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader.
Nancy Opalko, the children’s librarian at the Oxford library,
said the book club kits for teens are relatively new and have not been talked about much.
“The adult ones have defi-nitely gotten used,” Opalko said. “The teen ones, not so much.”
Opalko said people shouldn’t count juvenile readers out just yet.
Library research from fall 2009 and spring 2012 showed only a slight change in the per-centage of juvenile readers.
In 2009, 34.62 percent of the books checked out over five days were checked about by patrons under the age of 18.
The spring 2012 numbers show that 32.03 percent of the books checked out were from the same age group.
Opalko and Fitts have con-tinued to be optimistic about libraries. Oxford is growing, and they said they hope the number of library users will, too.
“The area is growing, and First Regional is expanding,” Fitts said. “I wouldn’t be wor-ried.”
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Oxford’s Rosie Nelson has been presented with the inaugural award for Outstanding Service by a National Service Partici-pant. Nelson is an AmeriCorps VISTA member with the North Mississippi VISTA Project at the University of Mississippi. She develops service-related initiatives and helps faculty members develop service-related coursework. She has served 800 hours as a VISTA member. She also serves as the chapter advisor of Alpha Phi Omega, as well as volunteering with the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts and the Lafayette County 4-H.
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Recruiting Update: Rebels have six commitments for 2013 classAfter signing day 2012 was complete, the new Ole Miss coaching staff turned its full attention to the 2013 recruiting class. Football beat writer Bennett Hipp takes a look at the players they have committed:
Antonio AllenSafety
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The most recent Ole Miss commitment, Allen is an un-dersized safety who is known as a hard-hitter with good speed. The 5-foot-10, 195-pounder committed to Ole Miss over claimed offers from Cincin-nati, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Wisconsin and others. The Indianapolis, Ind. native racked up 114 tackles and one interception as a junior. The Rebels are incredibly thin at safety, and Allen could see ear-ly playing time in 2013.
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Eugene BrazelyRunning Back
Ole Miss has had success landing players out of Loui-siana such as running back Brandon Bolden and defensive end Kentrell Lockett. Another Louisiana product, Brazley, a New Orleans native, could be the Rebels next big get from the state. The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder committed to Ole Miss during a junior day in Feb-ruary over an offer from Ten-nessee. A speed back, Brazley could use his elite speed both in the backfield and in the slot at the collegiate level.
Marquel CombsDefensive Tackle
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To fix this, Ole Miss struck quickly and landed a commit-ment from Combs, who is one of the top junior college players in the country. He had 34 tack-les, 10 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks last season at Pierce Com-munity College in California. A Memphis native, Combs had offers from all over the country before committing to Ole Miss, including Arkansas, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas A&M, among others. He should be able to step in and play im-mediately in 2013.
Dannon CavilWide Receiver
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The Rebels lack a tall receiv-er, who can go up and catch the football, but the 6-foot-5, 205-pound Cavil looks like he could fill that role quite well for Ole Miss. Another out of state commitment, Cavil plays his high school ball in San An-tonio, Texas. He committed to Ole Miss over offers from Bay-lor, California, Clemson, Mis-sissippi State and South Caro-lina. Cavil missed almost all of his junior season due to injury but recorded 21 catches for 425 yards and five touchdowns.
Davion JohnsonOffensive Tackle
The only commitment Ole Miss has from the state of Mis-sissippi, Johnson, a Byhalia native, chose the Rebels over Mississippi State and Ole Miss. Even at 6-foot-4, 315-pounds, Johnson has quick enough feet to likely stick at tackle at the college level. Offensive line is one of the bigger needs for the Rebels in 2013, and Johnson signifies a good start recruit-ing for the position. He was the first 2013 commitment for head coach Hugh Freeze and Ole Miss.
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Christopher RobinsonDefensive Tackle
Defensive tackle is a position of need for Ole Miss in 2013 class, as they will lose seniors Uriah Grant and Gilbert Pena to graduation after the year. A Louisiana native, Robinson committed to Ole Miss over Mississippi State. As a junior, Robinson recorded 40 tack-les and 12 sacks as a junior at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport. The 6-foot-2, 270-pound tackle pairs with Combs to give the Rebels a solid duo of incoming tackles for 2013.
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wood and R.J. Hively made the runs stand up for Ole Miss.
Senior first baseman Matt Sny-der led off with a double down the right field line and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Sopho-more catcher Will Allen followed with an RBI single up the middle. Allen went from first to third on a failed pickoff attempt and scored on an infield single to the short-stop off the bat of junior desig-nated hitter John Gatlin.
Ole Miss, then, added an in-surance run in the fourth courte-sy of Allen. He led off the inning with a single to left, advanced to second on a dropped third strike, stole third and came around to score on a sacrifice fly from fresh-man center fielder Auston Bous-field.
“Just like we talked about with the defense, those little things – a sacrifice fly and taking an extra base – count in a 3-0 game,” Bi-anco said. “There are going to be a lot of nights where you don’t score six, seven or eight runs. You’ve got to take runs when you can get them.”
Laxer pitched into trouble in the fifth, giving up back-to-back singles to put runners at the cor-ners with no outs. However, Lax-er got a pair of fly ball outs, while Allen threw out a runner at sec-ond, his seventh runner caught stealing this season, to stand a runner at third and get out of the inning unscathed.
Bianco lifted Laxer at the start of the eighth in favor of sophomore right-hander Aaron Greenwood who struck out the side in order. Hively closed things out with perfect ninth to earn his second save of the season.
Rebels Return HomeOle Miss hosts Murray State
(21-24) tonight at 6:30 p.m. be-fore starting a three-game home series with No. 4 LSU Friday. The Racers are currently in seventh place in the Ohio Valley Con-ference after taking two of three from Southern Illinois-Edwards-ville this past weekend. Freshman right-hander Sam Smith gets the start for the Rebels. Smith is 2-3 with a 5.19 ERA in 34.2 innings pitched this season.
Wahl, Yarbrough Named To Midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List
Sophomore right-hander Bob-by Wahl and junior second base-man Alex Yarbrough have been named to the midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award honoring the nation’s top college baseball player, it was announced by USA Baseball on Tuesday.
The midseason list is made up of 60 players from around the nation and USA Baseball officials will announce the 30 semifinalists for the 2012 Golden Spikes Award on Tuesday, May 29. The list of 30 will then be sent to a voting body consisting of past USA Baseball National Team coaches and press officers, members of media that closely follow the amateur game, select professional baseball personnel and current USA Baseball staff, representing a group of more than 200 voters in total.
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Now their attention turns to what both teams have been working toward all year, and both are thrilled that at least part of the tournament will be played on their home courts.
“We are excited,” senior Abby Guthrie said. “We can’t wait to finally be able to host.”
“We worked really hard for this and felt like we deserved it,” senior Gabby Rangel said. “To get to host our senior year is re-ally special. We are going to take full advantage of it, and, hope-fully, make it to the next level.”
Both teams feel that being able to host will be a big advantage for them and could propel them to Athens, Ga., where the NCAA Championships will take place.
“It is definitely an advantage,” Beyers said. “When you earn that ranking, you want to have every advantage possible. This makes things a lot less stressful where we can just focus on ten-nis and not have to worry about making up exams and things like that.”
“We are more confident play-
ing on our home side,” senior Chris Thiemann said. “It is a great deal for us. Unfortunately, we have never hosted in my time here, so it is really nice to host the NCAAs.”
Now that it is crunch time for both teams, the coaches are hap-py to see that their teams are at the top of their game and ready to play.
“The team is working hard,” Chadwick said. “I really feel like they are at the top of their game right now. These guys, with the win over Florida, really put their mindset that they can do some-thing and make the final 16 in Athens.”
Looking back over the season, both coaches feel like their teams had a moment when they knew that this goal of hosting was pos-sible and that they would find themselves in the position they are in.
“I knew we were good,” Bey-ers said about returning from an early season road trip to Ha-waii. “We had some young kids on the team like Erin Stephens and Julia Jones who are fresh-men; I knew they were good, but I didn’t know how quickly they would develop. When we won the regional in Tallahassee for the indoors, I knew that was a huge first step for us. We beat Texas A&M and Florida State. Those are two solid teams, and when we beat those guys, I knew
we could have a really good team.”
“I think the difference-maker was the win over Florida at the SEC Championships,” Chad-wick said. “That was a top 10 win for us. We were knocking on the door with Virginia and Geor-gia where we almost got them, but we had not gotten over the hump. When we beat Florida, we felt like our chances of host-ing were very good.”
Both teams will turn to their seniors for leadership at this time of the year. The women will look to four-time All-SEC first teamer Kristi Boxx, who is ranked No. 10 in the nation in singles. Boxx has also teamed up with fellow senior Guthrie to achieve a No. 6 ranking in the nation in doubles. Boxx finished the regular season at 10-1 in the SEC in doubles and 9-1 in the SEC in singles.
The men will turn to senior Marcel Thiemann, who was also awarded first team All-SEC honors this season. Thiemann finished his last regular season as a Rebel at 10-1 in SEC play.
The women will begin play against Southern University May 11, and if they win there, they will face the winner of No. 20 Illinois and No. 39 Rice. The men will start things off against Binghampton, and in the next round, they would face the win-ner of No. 22 Michigan and No. 46 Middle Tennessee State.
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For the first time since 1999, both the men’s and women’s Ole Miss tennis teams will be hosting an NCAA Regional.
The women, ranked No. 16 in the country, will be joined in their regional by No. 39 Rice, No. 20 Illinois and Southern University. The men, ranked No. 13 in the country, will host No. 22 Michigan, No. 46 Mid-dle Tennessee State and Bing-hampton.
“We’ve been so close,” wom-en’s head coach Mark Beyers said. “We finished 17th in 2010, and we were the first team to be a two seed. We were wor-ried with some of the confer-ence tournaments going on this week and that the same thing
was going to happen — that we were going to get bumped one spot and not get to host, but it all worked out in our favor this time.”
Men’s head coach Billy Chad-wick was also excited about his team’s accomplishment.
“It is a fantastic feeling,” Chadwick said. “The guys and the girls have both worked real-ly hard this year. We felt like we deserved to host, so it is a great feeling when it actually turns out the way you hope it will.”
Both teams were able to put together solid performances during the Southeastern Con-ference tournament, though losing in the semifinals, to help build their resumes and get to this point.
Laxer leads Rebels to 3-0 win against Golden Eagles
Head coach Mike Bianco has been looking for a Sunday starter since moving senior right-hander R.J. Hively to the back end of the bullpen after the Georgia series, and Josh Laxer certainly made a case for the spot with seven shut-out innings in Tuesday night’s 3-0 win against Southern Miss at Trustmark Park in Pearl.
“There’s no doubt,” Bianco said of Laxer as a weekend start-er. “I say that because they’re all in consideration. We’ve seen Will Kline, Eric Fowler and other guys in the bullpen take a night like this and make a career out of it. Hopefully, we’ll see if that hap-pens for him.”
In his fourth start of the season, the freshman right-hander tossed a career-high seven innings giv-ing up no runs on four hits with a walk and a career-high five strike-outs as Ole Miss (29-16) avenged an earlier 10-0 loss to Southern Miss on March 20.
“You can see tonight he had his best command, but yet it was his best stuff,” Bianco said. “He was 92-95 (mph) in the first, maybe, four innings with a power slider and with good command. When you take those restraints off and just let it go, he can be special.”
Bianco said Laxer worked with pitching coach Carl Lafferty Monday and talked to him about his approach on the mound. Lax-er, who said he hasn’t had the year he would have liked to have, cred-
ited Lafferty for a lot of his success on the mound Tuesday night.
“He sat me down and told me to have a mentality I had when I pitched in high school to just go after batters and not worry about nibbling in the corner – to just blow it by them and I think that helped me a lot,” Laxer said of Lafferty.
Bianco also credited the defense behind Laxer, including a pair of web gems – one from sophomore shortstop Austin Anderson and another from junior third base-man Andrew Mistone.
Offensively, the Rebels got on the board with two runs in the second inning, and a combined effort from Laxer, Aaron Green-
