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Thursday, Baptist Memorial Hospital of Oxford will host its annual Men’s Health Fair at the Ole Miss golf course.

The fair will run from 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and will offer discounts on golf rounds and information on men’s health is-sues.

The golf course will provide a free cart rental with any round of golf and discounts on walking rounds.

Pro shop manager Gerald Bar-ron said reservations are not re-quired for tee times, but can be made in advance or the day of the event.

“We’re expecting a really good turnout from all the banners and advertisements they’ve had up,” said Barron.

Baptist Memorial will be pro-viding a number of services for men to take advantage of includ-ing blood work with a complete profile of blood sugar, choles-terol, and triglycerides for $20 and PSA screening for prostate cancer for $25.

The event is not only geared toward general health, but men’s screenings as well.

“Colon cancer is so rampant right now; we’re going to be giv-ing lots of information about that,” said Melinda Gordon, director of marketing and physi-cian’s services for Baptist North Mississippi.

The fair is an annual event for the hospital, but this will be the first time it has been hosted at the Ole Miss golf course.

“We hope to reach some guys who may not ordinarily come to a health fair,” Gordon said. “The golf course was very ex-cited to have us out there to promote men’s health with their members.”

Barron agreed.“The golf course is part of the

community, and as part of the community we think it’s great to help support organizations who do this,” Barron said.

The fair is part of Men’s Health month, and Baptist is holding a number of events to bring more information to the community about men’s health.

“Men sometimes do not take care of themselves like we wom-en do, and the more we can edu-cate men in our community and make them aware that it’s im-

The Oxford Park Commission will be holding a Tennis town hall meeting tonight to raise aware-ness about a possible expansion of the John Leslie Center.

The meeting will discuss a plan to expand the center to include 21 courts and a new club house.

“We’re going to be talking to the community and the city to let them know what we are as the tennis committee, Mike Young, program director for the Oxford Park Commision, said.

“We just want to let them know what we’re going to do, who we are and what our plans are. We want to try to get some feedback as well from our com-munity.”

Young said that he hopes to the have the project started as soon as possible, but wants to build support from the com-munity and allow aldermen and supervisors to know that this is a big need in Oxford.

The current center offers ten-nis classes that have been forced to limit the number of partici-pants and had to create wait-lists for the classes because of

the growing number of persons interested in learning the sport, Young said.

“We’re doing this because of the amount of people who want to play, and to meet the demand of league play,” Young said.

“For instance, on a Sunday af-ternoon when it’s nice outside, you can’t find a court because they’re always full. It’s a great situation to be having.”

Young said the project is ex-pected to cost $2.5 million.

The cost could go up or down, depending on the economy. It isn’t expected to change drasti-cally, however.

The commission plans to take the issue to the Board of Alder-men soon because they will need the backing of the city to build the new courts.

No date has been set for when that will be, but Young said he hopes for it to be within the up-coming month.

The meeting is only to inform the community of the issue, and no vote will be taken during the meeting.

It will be held 5:30 p.m. Tues-day at the Oxford Conference Center.

BY LANCE INGRAMNews Editor

BY RACHEL JOHNSONThe Daily Mississippian

Town hall meeting tonight concerning growing tennis facility needs in Oxford

Toyota has announced that the new plant in Blue Springs will resume construction af-ter an 18-month delay.

The plant originally broke ground in April 2007, but was suspended indefinitely in De-cember 2008 due to a downturn in the au-tomotive market. The downturn, marked by gas prices hovering near $4 per gallon and by fewer sales, made the addition of a tenth Toy-ota plant in the United States undesirable.

“We first needed to fully utilize our existing facilities as the economy slowed,” Yoshimi Inaba, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor North America, said in a statement regarding the Blue Springs Plant.

“Now it’s time to fulfill Toyota’s promise in Mississippi.”

The announcement of the opening of the Blue Springs plant comes after a reported 19 percent rise in the sales of passenger vehicles during the month of May.

The plant will be producing the Corolla, instead of the Highlander SUV that was originally intended, or the Prius Hybrid, which Toyota had announced in mid-2008. While the plans are to have cars rolling off the lines in late fall 2011, there is still much work left to be done.

The Blue Springs Toyota plant originally was set to cost $1.3 billion to finish, but now will be finished on a budget of $800 million. Costs were able to be cut after deciding to manufacture the Corolla, which is less ex-

pensive to produce than the Highlander or Prius.

Also, many of the machines used for pro-duction come from a California plant that closed earlier this year.

Most of the Corollas for the United States will be produced at the northwest Missis-sippi plant.

The spring 2010 closing of a California plant sent most of the production of the Corolla to Japan. When the California plant closed, 150,000 units of the Corolla output were sent overseas.

“We sincerely appreciate the patience and

understanding shown by Governor Barbour and the people of Mississippi,” Inaba said. “With the economic downturn, we had a commitment to our team members and communities worldwide to make sure all of our existing plants were stable. With the re-turn of stability to our existing operations in North America, it is time to fulfill Toyota’s promise in Mississippi.”

The Blue Springs plant will employ around 2,000 people in addition to the 60 already there in administrative positions. Other jobs will be created in the surrounding area as suppliers for the car factory.

TOYOTA PLANT TO RESUME CONSTRUCTIONBY BRITTANY STACKThe Daily Mississippian

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Hospital hosts men’s health fair at UM Golf Course on Thursday

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Soccer now lives in AmericaCOLUMN

BY JACOB FULLERColumnist

BY MATTHEW KINGCartoonist

I was raised in the southeastern U.S. That means I knew three sports growing

up: baseball, basketball and real, American football. I was about as likely to watch a soccer match as I was the World Scrabble Championships on ESPN 4.

And why should I? Who was I to pull for? It’s not like there was a nearby MLS team I could watch in person or on televi-sion,

Ole Miss does not have a men’s inter-mural team, and our national team wasn’t exactly an international threat.

That slowly changed over the years. First, our national team reached the World Cup quarterfinals in South Korea ’02, but I was not up at 3 a.m. to watch. ’06 was not so pretty. Then, in the Confederations Cup last year in South Africa, our boys pulled off the defeat of Spain and took Brazil to the wire in the finals.

Now, it’s FIFA 2010, and I finally have a soccer (or football) team to root for that has a real chance: The United States of America.

I, for one, am sold. I wake in the morn-ing and my first thought is ‘who’s playing

right now?’ Chile vs. Sweden, Italy vs. New Zealand, Paraguay vs. Slovakia - I don’t care; I’m watching. I’ve joined the bracket challenge online. I’m figuring out every possible scenario. I think Koman Coulibaly is blind, corrupt or was watch-ing a different match.

One thing I now know, though, is the FIFA World Cup is the greatest event in sports. There is no comparison.

Outside of North America, the world’s best athletes play football. These athletes are representing their countries, not rich team owners or the business that paid for their stadium. They wear their nation’s seal on their chests, not a corporation’s logo.

The entire world is watching them. When these athletes represent their coun-try, the entire country can relate. We all feel a part of the matches. We all want the elation that comes with knowing your football team is the best on the planet.

The Olympics have many of the same characteristics, all except for one very im-portant one: football is the most popu-lar sport in the world. There is no curl-ing, diving or equestrian competition to

waste television time and put the audience to sleep; just 90 minutes of the greatest athletes in the world playing the world’s game.

Things are looking good for the U.S. right now. A win, with some help from England, could likely mean a group win. From there, chances are high our boys would face a rematch with Ghana, who sent the U.S. packing from Germany in ’06. If they win that match, they could likely face Mexico, Uruguay or South Ko-rea in the quarterfinals. Uruguay is the highest ranked of the three at 16.

That means the U.S. could be favored in the next three matches if they can win. A trip to the semifinals would only be the second top-four finish for the U.S. and first since 1930.

I’m greedy. If we get that far, I want them to bring home the World Cup.

But let’s face the task at hand: Algeria, 9 a.m. tomorrow.

If that doesn’t get your blood flowing, you might want to check your pulse. Soc-cer now lives in America. USA! USA! USA!

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I am super stubborn. It’s a curse and a gift. The redeem-

ing side of my obstinacy is that I’m only truly stubborn about things I am passionate about.

Of course, my long list of passions could probably wrap the earth twice, but I feel like this makes me strong-willed as opposed to difficult.

Last week, my tenacity led me to spend the weekend with the Harry Potter cast in Orlando.

I put up the biggest fight with my parents about it because I simply could not miss this opportunity.

I have been the biggest Harry Pot-ter fan for as long as I can remember, and the idea of not doing all that I can to be a part of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s grand open-ing was inexcusable to me.

So I fought. After three days of not giving up,

my parents finally caved with some crazy conditions, but I went with

what I had been given.I must say, I was well rewarded

with one of the most epic weekends of my life.

I absolutely hate inspirational quotes because they tend to be trite and vague but I read this somewhere and it really stuck.

Jim Rohn, an American entrepre-neur, once said, “The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - never knowing.”

I have basically come to live by this advice. It might make me seem self-ish and uncompromising, but I don’t think that is a fair assumption.

I listen to other people’s input and take into account their opinions.

I am always willing to compromise my means of achieving my goal, but I refuse to throw away any of my dreams.

Instead, I go after them with full force.

This is what saddens me about a lot the people I know; they are just content to sit back, get by and watch their dreams float away.

They aren’t necessarily pessimistic about the future, just apathetic, and apathy is what kills me.

Sure, there are things that I don’t necessarily care about.

I honestly could not care less about who wins the World Cup. I have absolutely zero opinions about foreign politics.

But I refuse to be disinterested in my life.

I know how I want my life to play out. I don’t have a grand plan, but I know I want to accomplish great things, and I’m willing to do all that I can to achieve these goals.

Unfortunately, the passivity that I’ve encountered in numerous friends doesn’t just apply to their futures. It

also has taken over their present. It’s disheartening to see a friend

that has always longed to study abroad suddenly decide that it was a “stupid idea in the first place.”

If money is factor in your dreams not playing out as you imagined, get a job, work hard or scour the inter-net for scholarships and grants. It’s incredible how much free help there is online.

In today’s world, there is no excuse for not going after your dreams. I’m not saying every thing you want will happen. I know from lots of experi-ence that this is surely not the case, but there is no reason not to try.

Try with all of your might, and those dreams you’ve had all your life or maybe just for ten minutes can come true.

Take it from me. I got to see the entire Harry Potter cast last week-end and my third-grade self could not possibly be happier.

DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUECOLUMN

BY EMILY CEGIELSKIColumnist

STUDENT DEBT REACHING HIGH LEVELSUWIRE

BY TALMEDGE FARRINGERThe Technician, N. Carolina St.via UWIRE

For graduating students set on en-tering the “real world” and potentially setting themselves free from the rigors of the academic lifestyle, worries were not solely set on finding a job or re-locating to more aesthetically pleas-ing living conditions. These graduates were enslaved by their student loans of $40,000 or more. The sudden realiza-tion of this can be completely demoral-izing to the recent graduates, especially since the recent downturn in the econ-omy has made many people unsuccess-ful in finding jobs.

Paying for college can become a night-mare for many parents and students as they matriculate from high school into the university life. Throughout their four years, or more for those going to graduate school, college debt can pile on quickly. With relief far from sight, some students receiving diplomas will have to face the tremendous amount of debt that they have accumulated while pursuing their careers.

Borrowers of school loans do not start repaying them until after gradu-ation. This adds to the difficulty they face when trying to reconcile the finan-cial decisions made in the present, and will have a major impact on their future lifestyles. After fighting for jobs, recent graduates will realize that their earn-ings will quickly be diminished from not only principal but also interest pay-ments as well.

Federal loans are regulated and their interest rates are capped by the gov-ernment at 6.9 percent. Anything that limits the highest price a supplier can charge will result in shortages, and the federal student loans are no excep-tion. Plenty of students apply for the federal loans but no one is guaranteed placement. Private loans reach to the students who are not lucky enough to get the federal loans, with interest rates that can be as high as 20%.

For students at our University, stu-dent debt should not be too much of

a problem. The tuition for in- state students is much lower than many of the private schools that are offered in the southeast. 91% of students are resi-dents of North Carolina and taking ad-vantage of the lowered tuition. The re-sult is that the average student at North Carolina State graduates with about $19,000 in debt.

However, anyone can easily fall vic-tim to the negative effects of needing a student loan. But, the best way to avoid feeling the consequences after graduation is to avoid the private loans. Federal aid and loans should be the top pick for students that cannot afford the tuition from family, gifts, or their own personal income. For the students that do not qualify for federal aid and are turned away from the federal loans are in a tenuous situation.

Students overall, but especially these students, need to become more creative when paying for school. Re-ceiving top grades and qualifying for scholarships, working over the sum-mer or during the semester, and be-coming an RA are some of the ways that you can lower the total amount of student debt that you would have to take on as a student.

But if you find yourself heading off to graduate school you will need to consider all the options to cover the cost of the tuition. Another concern that shouldn’t be overlooked is the expected increase in future earnings. That needs to be higher than the cost of your time and the obvious cost of the tuition for the graduate program or college may not be a good invest-ment.

We, as students, need to realize that just by graduating we are not guaran-teed job placement. Student loans are becoming more of necessary evil with rising tuition costs. But, minimizing student loans now will not only pre-pare us for budgeting later, but also leave us money for ‘entertainment.’

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portant to take care of themselves, the better everyone will be,” said Gordon.

Baptist has already hosted a free blood pressure screening at The Beacon restaurant, and Gordon said they had a great turnout for the event.

“We’re trying to go where the guys are,” Gordon said.

“We’re really trying to get as much education out to the pub-lic and reach them as possible; we want to keep them well.”

GOLF, continued from page 1

“What If...,” a Christian film, is coming to Mississippi theaters and has high expec-tations to make an impact.

The film is not using traditional tech-niques to receive play in theaters, how-ever.

“What If...” is marketing the film in a grassroots campaign by create a partner-ship with local radio stations, churches and community programs to bring the movie to cities.

“We’re not under a national release like some of the larger films, and in one way, it makes it more personal to the city that we get it played in and another way is it helps us get the movie out there amongst the crowd,” marketing director James Foster said. “The whole purpose of the way we’re marketing this is to create an outreach for people all over the place.”

The film currently has been scheduled to open this fall in Jackson, Hattiesburg, and D’Iberville. But despite preconceived notions of the South being the Bible Belt, the movie has received more interest from the New England area than parts of Missis-sippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee, Foster said.

Foster said “What If...” is different from other Christian films because they tend to consist of unknown actors and bad acting.

“What If...” stars Kevin Sorbo (“Hercules, the Legendary Journey”}, Kristy Swanson

(“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), Debby Ryan (Disney Channel show, “The Suite Life on Deck”), John Ratzenberger (“Cheers,” and a voice role in every one of Pixar’s films to date) and Taylor Grootuhis.

“What If...” tells the story of a man who left the love of his life and his calling to be a preacher for a lucrative business opportu-nity. Fifteen years later, an angel visits him and shows him what life would have been like had he not taken the opportunity.

“The acting, the story, the whole way that it is put together; it’s just not one of those, I don’t want to use the word ‘cheesy’ films, but it’s much more down to earth because people can relate to the characters and bad acting is honestly a distraction,” Foster said.

Jenkins Entertainment and Pure Flix En-tertainment, producers of the film, are two of several film companies that are trying to bring Christian films to national screens. Films such as “Facing the Giants,” “Fire-proof ” and “The Blind Side” are all part of the new genre.

Foster said he believes this film will make an impact on peoples lives and cause them question their own lives when they are leaving the theater.

“I’m hoping to see people come to the-ater and question their own lives; what is God doing in their lives, how can they relate themselves to the character of Kev-

in Sorbond what they can take from this movie as far as where do they stand in their own life,” Foster said.

Although many Christian-based films tend to be “preachy,” Foster said the film isn’t too “in your face.”

“A lot of films, especially in this genre, so to speak, kind of beat you over the head with the Bible or the message is like ‘re-pent repent repent’, but in this storyline the message is there but it’s not blatant. It’s more ‘hey look at this guy’s life changing,’” Foster said.

Those interested in bringing the film to a local theater can receive information at [email protected]. The film opens nationwide in select theaters August 20.

BY LANCE INGRAMNews Editor

Christian film comes to Miss.

GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — Many would-be vol-unteers hoping to help clean up the oil spill’s effects in the Florida Panhandle have seen their offers spurned.

BP PLC is using only paid and trained workers to clean up its mess, but the National Park Service has provided an outlet for civic-minded citizens by sign-ing them up as visitor information volunteers.

Some have time on their hands because they are

retirees or their business has slowed due to the oil spill. Others just want to help protect their commu-nities and the environment from tar balls other oily byproducts.

They’re being stationed at various National Sea-shore beaches in the Panhandle to offer safety tips, answer visitors’ questions and report sightings of oil or oil-soaked wildlife.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Bids from seven executive search firms show that most think new presidents for three Mississippi univer-sities can be found within four months.

The president’s job is open at Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Mis-sissippi University for Women.

Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds tells The Clarion-Ledger that he asked College Board members to take time to choose the right firm for each, to ensure that everyone is comfortable with the pro-cess.

The newspaper reports that an overview

of the bids shows the state likely will spend a combined $120,000 to $200,000, plus ex-penses, on the three searches.

The board plans to interview people from all seven firms. That’s a new step. Bounds says he wants to find the best fit for each of three very different schools.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A personal care home operator has been arrested after eluding au-thorities since April.

The attorney general’s office said Stephanie Fields was the owner of the personal care home where Janice Hollins died in January.

Fields was indicted in April on 15 counts of exploitation of a vul-nerable adult and one count of ac-cessory after the fact in culpable negligent manslaughter.

The attorney general’s office says Fields was arrested Monday after attempting to file a claim with her insurance agent after one of her homes burned down in May.

She operated several personal care homes in Jackson, but all were unlicensed, according to the state Department of Health.

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It’s time to move in to new houses and apart-ments for next semester.

Moving in always poses a problem when the time comes to decorate.

As each year passes, students redefine their styles, attitudes and tastes. Because of this, the ideas in which they wish to decorate change as well.

This means buying new decor, right? No. Re-decorating is as easy as changing the old into new.

For those who are moving into older houses, there may be more freedom available. Often, the owners are exceptionally lenient towards repaint-ing. This means a few dollars for a bucket of paint, some brushes and a homemade stencil (if you aren’t comfortable with free-handing) can convert a plain room to a personal, homey living space.

One way to dress up a wall is to use stripes.Start by painting the entire wall one solid color.Using painter’s tape, map out stripes on the wall

and paint them with a complimentary color.My personal favorite combinations are red/or-

ange and robin’s egg blue/brown.When creating a stencil, use simple shapes like

circles or diamonds.Circles are cute and feminine, but, at the same

time allow creativity with overlapping and spac-ing.

Diamonds, however, can be elegant and sophis-ticated. Try placing a triple-diamond design be-tween stripes.

If repainting the walls is not an option, refinish old furniture such as desks and coffee tables.

The great thing about desks and coffee tables is they can typically be repainted over and over again.

Paint designs on the old piece of furniture, re-place knobs, and, if possible, replace the feet.

Another piece of furniture that can be refinished in this way is the book shelf. Many bookshelves are flat on the bottom. Feet can be added to create a more elegant look.

The best part of old houses is old amenities. A lot of old houses have fireplaces and bay windows.

With a fireplace comes the mantel. Mantels can be painted in colors other than white. Put a per-sonal spin on it.

The hearth of the fire place can be decorated with candles, and if there is a screen, it can be painted.

However, if the fire place is in working order and there is a possibility it will be used, be sure to buy fireproof paint.

If the bay window is in the living-room area, it can easily be converted into a sitting area.

Use Asian-style floor cushions and throw pillows to fill the bay. Add short floor lamps and tea lights to give the space a warm feel.

In old houses, it’s very likely that door frames may be without doors. This sometimes creates a problem dealing with privacy.

There are two very good options to fix this.The first, which most people automatically turn

to, is to hang a curtain in the doorway. Purchase a plain cloth curtain and either dye or

paint the fabric to match the house.Apartments are a lot trickier to decorate. There

are a lot more rules to follow as far as what can be hung and how, no painting the walls and definitely do not remove any doors.

However, repainting and refinishing old furni-ture is still a good way to update your look.

Because painting the walls is generally out of the question, wall decals are a neat way to personalize an apartment.

At one time, it would have cost a fourth of rent to purchase one decal, however, with stores like Target, they can be bought for under $30 a set.

There now are dry erase and chalkboard decals as well. These are great for kitchen and study areas.

Another great way to express unique style in an apartment (or house) is to display personal art-work.

Canvases and inexpensive paint can be bought at Walmart and ideas on what to paint can be taken from the Internet.

Search the web for something that is interesting and duplicate it. It’s much more inexpensive than ordering a print online.

By painting it oneself, there is freedom to use colors of choice and add or remove detail at one’s discretion.

To find decorations, skip Walmart and the fancy furniture and decor shops. Visit a thrift store or pawn shop.

A lot of inexpensive items can be purchased at these places and used for decorating.

An old teapot can become a flower pot - just add water.

Sometimes, old furniture can be found in thrift stores and pawn shops and can be purchased for little to nothing.

There are often picture frames, candle sticks and lamps there, too.

So, instead of spending money on something brand new, buy secondhand items and fix them up to fit the new, acquired style of another year.

REDECORATING ON THE CHEAPBY AMANDA WARD Lifestyles Editor

A teapot has been dressed up by adding ribbon and flowers to help decorate a home on Van Buren Avenue. Creative ways to redecorate your home or apartment don’t have to be expensive, and little touches like this can make a big difference.

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The 2010 NBA Draft is just two days away, and former Ole Miss guard Terrico White’s dream is about to come true.

With plenty of his family in at-tendance, the 6’5” Memphis native was back in his hometown Sun-day participating in the Grizzlies seventh pre-draft workout along with Patrick Patterson (Kentucky), Devin Ebanks (West Virginia), Jermaine Beal (Vanderbilt), Dar-ington Hobson (New Mexico) and Marqus Blakely (Vermont).

“We wanted to see Terrico White in a situation where he had to put the ball on the deck and read and see what was happening,” Griz-zlies Director of Player Personnel Tony Barone Sr. said. “I’ve seen Terrico White (play) twenty times in the last two years. We wanted to bring his entire family here for the workout and have a nice workout with him. He’s a very good player. The question for Terrico is going to

be position. Is he a combo guard, is he a two-guard or is he a point-guard?”

White, who averaged 15.1 ppg for the Rebels last season, has worked out for 13 NBA teams over the past month. His final workout takes place today for the 2010 East-ern Conference Champion Boston Celtics.

“I would say I’d accomplished most of what I wanted to,” White said of his Ole Miss career. “My freshman year, I was SEC Fresh-man of the Year. It was a positive year. This past year, I didn’t really achieve like I wanted to and what everybody expected me to.”

The 2009 SEC Freshman of the Year, whose friends call him ‘Rico’, said he attended plenty of Griz-zlies’ games while growing up and believes it would be a fantastic op-portunity for him to be able to play for his hometown team.

“It’d be very special to play for

my home team,” White said. “My whole family could come to all my home games just like they did at Ole Miss. It’d be very special for me.”

White, who is being projected by many as a late first-round pick, said he plans to be watching the Draft with his family and friends back in Memphis Thursday. He com-mented that he is anxious to go up against everyone in the NBA next season but no one more so than ar-guably the game’s top player, Kobe Bryant of the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers.

“When I come in next year, I’m going to try to make the All-Rook-ie team,” he said. “The next four years after that, I’ll just try to win MVP and try to lead my team to an (NBA) championship.”

When asked what the Grizzlies would like White to be, Barone re-sponded, “We’d like him to be Kobe Bryant. I think Terrico can be a very good combo-guard in the league.”

TERRICO WHITE WORKS OUT WITH GRIZZLIESTHIS IS PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES ON TERRICO WHITE AND THE NBA DRAFT, WHICH TAKES PLACE ON THURSDAY.TOMORROW: WHITE’S OLE MISS LEGACY.BY JOHN HOLTThe Daily Mississippian

Terrico White answers questions after he worked out for the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday in preparation for the 2010 NBA Draft, which takes place June 24. White has worked out for 13 teams over the past month.

PHOTO COURTESY Grizzlies.com