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Pitchers:

While there is still a lot to be determined in this young pitching staff, one thing is clear: there is depth. The weekend starters are not yet set, but it looks as though freshman Bobby Wahl and senior R.J. Hively will take the hill on Fridays and Saturdays, respectively, for the Rebels. The Sunday spot seems to be down to three guys, but it’s anyone’s battle at the start of spring practice.

Cinderella’s fairy godmother uses the flick of a magic wand to create a carriage out of a pumpkin. Janie Travis uses the stir of a spatula to create a pumpkin out of cake.
Travis rotates “Number 63: Pumpkin Cake with Burnt Orange Buttercream” while it sits glistening in the sunlight atop a white ceramic cake stand.

Two months and $37,000 later, Oxford Police Department’s security cameras on the Square are still filming in an effort to decrease crime.

After working on the idea of adding 10 extra video surveillance cameras on the Oxford Square since April, the Oxford Board of Aldermen approved the purchase July 5, and the cameras were installed on Aug. 15 by the Madison-based company ADGIX. 

The Grove has always been considered one of the top tailgating traditions in the country, but for those who need some more validation, Parade and Tailgater Monthly magazine are here to help out. 

Parade magazine took an inside look into the tailgating atmosphere, featuring the Grove on its cover. 

Parade, which is included in more than 600 Sunday newspapers across the country, has a circulation of 32.2 million and readership of nearly 70 million weekly, according to its website.

Kennedy excited to get started Friday

Ole Miss men’s basketball head coach Andy Kennedy met with the media Thursday afternoon, as the team prepares to begin the season with its first official practice Friday. 

The Rebels lost their two top scorers in Chris Warren and Zach Graham, but Kennedy is excited with what he has seen from his team this offseason and looking forward to seeing where this team can go in 2011-12. 

Nutt impressed with McCarron

Alabama sophomore starting quarterback A.J. McCarron has impressed so far, as he continues to get more comfortable in his first year as a starter. In last week’s 34-0 shutout of Vanderbilt, McCarron threw for career highs with 23 completions, 237 yards and four touchdowns.

While Oxford may be known for the thousands of students the University of Mississippi attracts, the steps required to achieve higher learning are not overlooked.
Oxford School District’s 2011 enrollment summary noted that the area is host to 3,733 students, ranging from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. Despite growing enrollment, however, Interim Superintendent Brian Harvey said the schools do not offer a tutoring service but allow after-school tutoring opportunities on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Tonight the Oxford Art Crawl is bringing together art and culture, featuring unique works of art from St. Louis, Ocean Springs and University of Mississippi art students.
The art shows change every month. Wayne Andrews, the executive director of the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, said a record-setting gallery show is premiering at the Powerhouse at 6 p.m., an hour before the Art Crawl starts. The show, by Katherine Rhodes Fields, mixes parody and 1970s images from Playboy magazine with food and photography that can be scratched and sniffed.

The past month and a half for former Ole Miss standout pitcher Drew Pomeranz has been hectic, to say the least. Despite the added stress, he made his major league debut in professional baseball.

Pomeranz, who was drafted in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft as the fifth overall pick by the Cleveland Indians, spent most of the 2011 season in the Indians’ minor league system.

However, a mid-season trade changed everything for the Collierville, Tenn., native.

While many students spent their summers getting some rest and relaxation, some chose to mix their fun in with preparing for the future.
Come fall, three students talked to The Daily Mississippian about it.
Alise Darnell chose to spend half of the summer in school and the other half out of the country. Chris Presley remained in Oxford all summer doing lab research and school. Erika Watson left Oxford as soon as spring semester was finished and went north to spend the summer with a bunch of girls.

When the 2011-12 Ole Miss men’s basketball team takes the court in November, it will do so after a large shake up on the coaching staff and on the roster.

Andy Kennedy enters his sixth season as head coach at Ole Miss and feels like the turnover will be good.

“From a coaching standpoint, we had a big shake up this offseason,” Kennedy said last week. “We have 13 guys on the roster with seven getting experience last year.”