Rebel the Black Bear

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAyeUGML-TE

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Ole Miss celebrates the birth of someone new to the Rebel family. His name? Rebel, of course. The Department of Athletics presented Rebel the Black Bear this past week to the entire world at Blair E. Batson Hospital in Jackson. He started his tour by entertaining the children in the waiting room and eventually visiting children's rooms. Donica Phifer believes the new mascot unveiling had just the right taste.

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Chancellor Dan Jones says he is proud of the way the students have handled the new mascot.

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Rebel made his was to Memphis the following day, visiting LeBonheur's Children Hospital. Here he met up with other local sports mascots, such as Memphis Redbird's Rocky the Redbird. Rebel brought smiles to the sick children's faces, uplifting them into a great morning. Along with the friendly face, Rebel brought each kid their very own baseball and baseball bat.

Most individuals are accepting the way Athletics has introduced the new mascot, while others are not so sure. James Luckett says he's not the only one that thinks the Athletics did the wrong thing.


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Rebel has yet to be revealed to the Ole Miss Campus. Athletic officials have not disclosed on the time-span on when the new mascot will be revealed. Although rumors have spread saying Rebel will be unveiled to the Ole Miss students this weekend at either the Kentucky baseball game or the annual Grove Bowl.

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Reporting, I'm Stewart Pirani.