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Volume 95 Issue 38

BASKETBALL

Eagles make comeback on the court Travis Thornell Sports Editor

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Head Coach Larry Eustacy hugs R. L. Horton, on left, and Angelo Johnson, on right, after the win against UTEP 64-51 on Feb. 16.

Two seniors, a hot shooting guard and a lock-down defender off the bench helped spoil Tim Floyd’s homecoming and upend Conference USA leader Texas-El Paso, 64-51.

After a miserable first half for the Golden Eagles (19-6, 8-4 CUSA), R.L Horton sparked a 23-4 run to lift Southern Miss to their first and only lead of the ball game mid way through the 2nd half. Horton was clutch from beyond the arch with four three-pointers to have a teamhigh 20 points.

Horton spoke of the huge momentum swing that took place in the second half, “Coach told us who to stop and what to do.

We did that and that was what

turned the game around for us.”

The thing the Golden Eagles were trying to stop was senior center Claude Britten who dominated the paint with a game high 21 points. The 6-11 post player came into the game only averaging 7.1 points per game off the bench. UTEP (196, 7-3) exposed his mismatched size against USM defenders.

Britton scored the Miners’ first eight points to gain the lead on Southern Miss in the first half.

He continued his dominance early and often in the first half and started to look like he would do the same in the second half.

Coach Larry Eustachy’s solution to the ailment was the best bench player in the conference, Sai’Quon Stone. Stone’s great

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ON CAMPUS

Egypt revolution sparks campus forum Meryl Dakin Managing Editor Egypt’s entire government has been overthrown in a matter of only 18 days. And this hits parts of the Southern Miss very close to home.

The students involved in the Center for Human Rights have asked a panel of faculty and student speakers from Egypt and Sudan to lead a campus discussion on the revolution and how much affect it could have in our world.

“This will be about the 18-day Egypt revolution that resulted in the ousting of a 30-year autocratic dictator. An amazing feat,” said Bob Press, who teaches social movements and human rights at USM. “This is a story of courage. Young, old, wealthy and poor stood up for freedom.”

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Political science department chair Allan McBride suggested the forum to Press, who immediately asked students in various human rights groups on campus to organize the event.

“I went into Dr. Press’ office, and he was so excited about this idea that Dr. Allen had, to have a forum about Egypt that would inform the campus about what was going on,” said Dylan Harris, a junior political science and religion major and co-president of Amnesty International.

“We’re talking about how the dictatorship was for thirty years and how special it was that the revolution happened in only 18 days. We want to make students more aware of the issue, that it’s a newly free country, and how that happened. What a cool oppor-

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TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

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Mohamad Sedki, a high-ranking Egyptian policeman, breaks down in tears upon arriving into Tahrir Square with about 75 other policemen. The police have long been hated and feared by the people of Egypt for their harsh treatment and Sedki came to try to express how he wanted to be united with the people.

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Big Event Info Table TCC Lobby 6:30 p.m.

Stage Monkey Meeting/ Show TCC 210

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Orthodox Christian Fellowship Vespers Danforth Chapel

All day WUSM Fundraiser Buffalo Wild Wings

All Day “Big Night” Ticket Sales Across Campus

All Day “Big Night” Ticket Sales Across Campus

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Phi Alpha Theta Regional History Conference LAB 105, 106, 107

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Justin Moreira Trio Caliente Grill

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Greek Life Summit TCC Ballrooms

7:30 p.m.

Symphony Orchestra Concert Bennett Auditorium

8:30 a.m.

Mardi Gras 5K Pride Field and Campus

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Dirty Birds

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 One not standing after a strike 4 “Così fan tutte” composer 10 Fuel used in smokeless briquettes 14 United 15 Tater Tots maker 16 Humerus neighbor 17 School gp.

18 Normal damage 20 Object held by some Monet subjects 22 “Born to Fly” singer Evans 23 __ out: barely makes 24 Bribes 27 Exodus landmark 30 Cubicle items 32 End zone dance preceder 34 Way to get up 36 Party drink 37 Like Mars 38 “Pay attention!”

42 Nimitz letters 45 “Livin’ Thing” rock gp.

46 Horde member 49 Extensive Asian landmark 53 Worker with rattan 55 Jockey rival 56 Israeli prime minister, 1969-’74 58 Diet brand word 59 Logician’s “E,” perhaps 61 Thames neighborhood 63 With the ends of 18-, 32-, 38- and 49-Across, an historic demand 67 Where Dover is: Abbr.

68 Jezebel’s husband 69 City WNW of Boca 70 LAX listing 71 Jobless benefit 72 Assembly sites 73 Man cave, maybe DOWN 1 Visited unannounced, with “in”

02-13-11 Emergency Telephone Abusive Calls E Memorial Dr - A Code Blue phone was activated by a student with no actual emergency occurrence. The student was interviewed by UPD officers regarding the incident.

02-13-11 Harassment Union - A student reported a note left on the windshield of her vehicle.

02-14-11 Suspicious Person Owings-McQuagge - Incident report on file.

02-15-11 Vehicle Traffic Stop 4th St - Latoria Ware, B/F, 23 yoa, Hattiesburg address, was arrested and charged with Speeding, No Insurance, Suspended Drivers License and warrant from Forrest County S.O. 02-15-11 Weapon Possession The Quad - A witness reported seeing a subject with a weapon in his vehicle. The subject was located and interviewed by UPD officers and the case was cleared. The vehicle did not contain a weapon at the time of the search.

02-15-11 Disturbance Black & Gold - One campus citation was issued for Noise Violation.

02-15-11 Vehicle Traffic Stop Service Dr - Allen Brown, Jr. was arrested and charged with Speeding, No Insurance and No Drivers License.

02-16-11 Disturbance McCarty Hall - Incident report cleared by Residence Life.

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2 See 7-Down 3 Most convenient 4 Does some yardwork 5 Droxies used to compete with them 6 Extremist 7 With 2-Down, engine conduits 8 Nutritional amt.

9 Darkens in the sun 10 Foul-smelling 11 Aquitaine duchess 12 Women’s tennis star Ivanovic 13 Sailor 19 Track event 21 Out of line 25 Road hazard 26 Plum pudding ingredient 28 Blow away 29 Pacers’ home: Abbr.

31 Balneotherapy venue 33 “Come Fly With Me” lyricist 35 Burgoo, e.g.

39 Bit of dough 40 Org. with an interlocking rings logo

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41 Trivial 42 “That’s disgusting!”

43 E. Perón’s title 44 It nearly surrounds Gambia 47 Liqueur flavoring 48 Cold War thaw 50 Oxygen-loving organism 51 Peter the Great, for one

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52 Fungus-alga union 54 Born 2/6/1911, speaker of the demand 57 Butler at Tara 60 1/2 fl. oz.

62 Halloween et al.

63 Moonstruck 64 17th Greek letter 65 Falcons, on scoreboards 66 Yr.-end adviser

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national

Confessing on a whole new level Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer Catholics, confession just got a little more connected.

Little iApps, an Indiana based mobile application development company, released Confession: A Roman Catholic App to prepare for the sacrament of reconciliation through “a personalized examination of conscience for each user.”

The application also keeps up with the time between confession trips in a convenient clock form, and lets users add custom sins to a provided list, among other features.

Father Tommy Conway, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, said it is important to note that the app is not a substitute for actually participating in confession.

“I think its a great idea to use the application as a guide to prepare for the sacrament though,” Conway said.

In a statement from the Vatican, church spokesman Fredrico Lombardi said “One cannot speak in any way of confessing via iPhone.”

Still, the app comes on the heels of Pope Benedict XVI’s message at the World Communications Day late last year.

In that address, the pope said, “Young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth and to better prepare themselves to serve society.”

Joey Tramuta and Elizabeth Pax are both members of USM’s Catholic Student Association and smartphone owners.

Tramuta said the application could be useful to all Christians, not just Catholics, who want “to stay accountable to themselves for their actions.”

“From the standpoint of a young

Catholic, this is a great example of how alive and involved the Catholic Church is in the world today. It’s not just a bunch of old men who’ve secluded themselves from an everchanging world,“ Tramuta said.

Pax acknowledged that it was good that the church is trying to make an effort to reach out to more people.

“But I don’t know that [the Confession app] has any more purpose than a sheet of paper with an examination of conscience on it,” she said.

Mark Harris, a senior philosophy major from Mobile, Ala., is a member of CSA but does not own a smartphone. If he did, Harris said he would probably use the application.

Harris echoed Pax’s assessment of the app. He called it a “digital version of an examination of conscience.”

“Before confession, Catholics go through a private examination of conscience to evaluate what they need to confess to a priest,” Harris explained.

“To do that, they consult a list of sins. The app is basically that same list in digital form.”

Father Conway said that embracing all things digital and using the Internet have become significant within the Catholic Church.

“The Vatican has encouraged us to catch up and keep up with new technology,” he said.

Conway mentioned blogging and Facebook as specific things leaders in the church would like to keep relevant with.

Twitter is another of the social networks the Catholic church has begun to embrace and that is where Jody Bailus, an English and theater double major heard, about the Confession application.

Bailus, a Laurel, Miss. native, said that she always finds herself remembering things right before Confession, and this could be

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just what she needs to keep track of things.

As an iPod touch and Android phone owner she said the price of the application, $1.99, is one of the main hurdles to her justification of buying it. She said she tends to stick to an “‘only free apps’ policy.”

“I’m still going to ponder a little before I decide to buy it,” she said.

“I’m also curious as to where that

money is going.”

Though he endorses the app, Conway said one of his main concerns with it is privacy.

According to the application’s information page on the iTunes App Store, it is password-protected, but Conway called Confession “a sacred cow.”

“The sacrament is sacred; it’s super sacred,” he said. “If people come

into confession with their sins written on paper, I encourage them to go and get rid of that paper when they leave.”

Harris said he wasn’t sure exactly how the app worked, but that privacy concerns didn’t affect his opinion of it.

“Privacy is certainly important in confession, but I’m not sure it would be a problem here,” he said.

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Black History Month

Students discuss racial stereotypes Tierra Clemmons Printz Writer “During slavery, there were no jails ... slavery was the jail.” Those were a few of the many words said at “Sentenced to Death,” hosted by the Future Black Law Students Association last Wednesday, which was an open discussion on racial stereotyping in the black community.

“The idea came from not just doing a typical black history program,” said Shawn Gatlin, FBLSA member, “but getting those perspectives from the le-

gal aspect and seeing what their [perspectives] are in regards to the stereotype of the common African American civilian.”

The program featured an array of panelists in the Hattiesburg law enforcement area, such as defense and prosecuting attorneys, Hattiesburg police officers, Chief of Police Bob Hopkins, and black studies professor Curtis Austin.

“Our organization wanted to bring a new awareness on some of the things that plague us most,” said Jeremy Hosey, president of FBLSA. “Our goal was to shed light on some of the dark-

est areas of our past.”

And shedding light is exactly what they did. In FBLSA’s program, stereotypes such as complacency with mediocrity, criminals and the uneducated were discussed. Issues that heavily affect the black community, such as voting, the large population of black men in jail and the break down in the black family were also analyzed.

“Laziness,” Hosey said. “I would have to say that is the biggest stereotype we face, because whenever we are faced with an obstacle that seems rather gargantuan, we tend to just drop

it and not deal with it. This is not always true in most cases.

Actually, African Americans are some of the hardest working individuals in history.”

According to the panelists, unity is the solution that will help eliminate the negative stereotypes. “It’s time that we all step up together and help one another excel,” Hosey said. “It’s a group effort in making a difference.”

The panelists gave advice to the college students who were attending the program.

“Take advantage of the opportunities you have while you’re in [college],” Hopkins said. “And

treat people how you want to be treated.”

“Be the person that your child can be proud of,” said C.J Lawrence, law practitioner.

“Learn your history,” Austin said.

“I plan to smash the negative stereotypes in the black community by lifting as I climb,” Hosey said. “The main goal is to secure a spot in a fast pace and changing society. An additive to that goal for all African Americans is that after my spot is secure, I’m going back for someone else.”

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Greeks serve community one veggie at a time Michelle Holowach Printz Writer The Greeks of the National Pan-Hellenic Council gathered at Edwards Street Fellowship Center Saturday to work together and serve their community.

As a part of Black History Awareness Month, USM students were offered the opportunity to volunteer their time at the Ed-

wards Street Fellowship center for a Day of Community Service. On this sunny Saturday the NPHC sororities and fraternities grasped this opportunity and spent their morning planting trees and preparing gardens to be filled with fresh vegetables.

“We feed about 12,000 people a month, and we’re trying to help feed them fresh vegetables,” said Eddie Graves, a volunteer worker at the center. “We get food from

Jackson but we rarely get fresh food. We want to show them that they can plant vegetables here.

We’re trying to help people realize that they can plant their own little gardens, and it’s better for them.”

Graves said that they’re going to plant beans, tomatoes, okra and things that are easier to grow and pick.

“We’re trying to plant crops that people are not accustomed to cooking. People cook a lot of fried foods but we’re trying to show them not to do that; eat more baked or boiled. Right now we’ve got so much going on with the gardens it’s hard to keep up with it.”

Edwards Street Fellowship Center was established as an outreach ministry in 1979. Their goal is to

strengthen families and individuals within the community and meet any needs they might have as well as provide them with any resources they may be lacking.

Graves said they’ve received much help from different organizations and groups and that groups from USM have made a big difference.

Philanthropy Chair for NPHC Kelsey Haggard said he saw the community service event on the Black History Awareness Month calendar and organized for the sororities and fraternities to be a part of it.

“It was fun just digging in the dirt and doing community service,” Haggard said. He had volunteered his time at the Fellowship

Center before and knew it would be a good opportunity for his fellow Greeks to serve.

“It feels good to be able to give back to the community,” said Shayna Washington, a member of Delta Sigma Theta. Her sorority, along with Zeth Phi Beta and the fraternity Phi Beta Sigma, gladly gave up their Saturday morning to help the center in any way needed.

“We may not always know why we’re doing these certain jobs, but we know we are helping people out and we’re just doing it because we’re a community service organization, and this is what we do,” said Denotra Logan, also a Delta Sigma Theta member, as she shoveled fresh soil into a wooden garden box.

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On campus

To Russia with love: USM style Meryl Dakin Managing Editor “It was something I never seriously thought would happen,” said Kasey Mitchell, president of the Student Government Association.

Since 1999, the Open World Leadership Center has hosted student delegates from Russia and other Eurasian countries to the U.S. to experience our government and have an open exchange about the relationship between the two countries. Last fall, Russia accepted the first group of American students into their country.

The group of less than twenty student government presidents from various universities was successful, and during spring break, Russia will host the next batch of students – among them Southern Miss’ own student body president. “(Executive Assistant to the President Chad Driskell) called over Christmas break to gauge my interest in the trip and see if I had a valid passport,” Mitchell remembered. “I was really shocked because it seemed like something that was just too good to be true, and it never crossed my mind

again that it would actually happen. Then one day after Spanish class, I checked my phone and I had missed calls and missed emails saying that I’d been selected. It was a very ‘wow’ moment, a very humbling and exciting moment.”

Driskell said he knew before Christmas that Mitchell was being strongly considered for the trip.

It was Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker who nominated her, an honor in itself as Wicker is one of the board members of the OWLC. Mitchell and Driskell recently traveled to Washington D.C. to meet with the OWLC and discuss the trip, along with several other students who would be attending. Mitchell was able to attend a round table discussion with some of her fellow travelers and leaders of the organization. “It was a 24-hour in and out trip, just so exciting,” Mitchell said. “I went to a round table discussion, and there were people like Ambassador John O’Keefe and a woman from the National Security Council there.

People who are so well known and have such prominent positions.”

That evening, there was a reception in the Great Hall at the Library of Congress, where the

organization unveiled the new OWCC logo. “I actually got to get on stage with Senator Wicker, which was such an honor since he was one of the people who really started this. It was a great moment,” she said. “I love D.C. It was an amazing trip, an amazing city.”

Driskell said Mitchell’s time in Russia will be focused on meeting the country’s governmental leaders and exchanging ideas with them.

“According to students who went before, they had a free flowing and engaging conversation.

And some of the topics aren’t so soft,” Driskell said.

“A lot of people start off with a lot of accolades and opportunities. Some make the most of those and some go by the wayside, but i daresay Kasey Mitchell has made the most of every opportunity she’s gotten.”

In an article in Southern Miss Now, Wicker discussed why he chose Mitchell for the trip.

“Kasey has demonstrated qualities that are essential to leadership, and she will represent Mississippi well,” he said. “This is an important opportunity for Kasey and students from around the country

Kasey Mitchell

to learn more about the complex relationship between the United States and Russia. Developing an understanding of our increasing global interconnectedness is critical for our future leaders.”

“It’s a phenomenal opportunity.

And if you look at Kasey’s resume

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you can see she’s a phenomenal student,” Driskell said. “Kasey is the most humble and unassuming person, but there’s so much depth and knowledge and wisdom beyond her years encapsulated in her, and those are the things that are going to make her successful.”

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Arts & Entertainment

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Iron & Wine, keep it simple Hannah Jones Printz Writer On January 25, singer-songwriter and indie folk-rock sensation Iron & Wine (a.k.a. Samuel Beam) debuted his long-awaited fourth studio album, “Kiss Each Other Clean” to mixed critical reviews and legions of anxious fans. Since the release of his first record in 2002, Beam has tugged at the heartstrings of every listener who has delved deeply into his eclectic albums that highlight his hauntingly beautiful, falsetto voice and mesmerizing musical arrangements.

Though Beam is no stranger to experimenting with unconventional sound mixing, (i.e. his collaboration with Calexico back in 2005) he manages to create even more eccentric mixes in “Kiss Each Other Clean.” While the majority of his former fusions were labeled as fresh and exciting, many tracks on Beam’s newest album fall flat.

Though Beam described this album to Spin magazine as an “early-to-mid-’70s FM, radiofriendly … focused pop record,” it is the sole member of his fouralbum discography to receive an “explicit” label, discrediting the “friendly” aspect of his de-

scription. Track 8, “Big Burned Hand” features bits of misplaced horns and “funkifed” guitar riffs with heavy emphasis on the Wah pedal. Sure, it worked for Jimi Hendrix in the 1970s, but it does not work for Sam Beam in 2011.

Instead of giving off a “groovy” vintage vibe, the tune, especially within the first minute, resembles more a B-rated sitcom intro – cue The Cosby Show. Beam’s shift from folk to funk featured in a handful of his new songs sours his reputation and violently contrasts his former “folktastic” tunes that made him famous.

Another major issue with “Kiss Each Other Clean” is the ongoing use of synthesized backdrops that do not blend fluidly with the “real” instruments. Despite the fact that synthesizers are the new trend in indie jam fests – yes, I’m talking to you Sufjan Stevens – Beam’s choice to rely so heavily on synthesized additives is disheartening. Come on Sam, we all know you’re better than that. Though all art forms are about broadening aesthetics and reinventing one’s self or work, Beam was too quick on the draw with his latest reinvention. There is a distinct rift between the bona fide 2007 acoustic masterpiece, “The Shepherd’s Dog,” and 2011’s musically

bi-curious pop/alternative mess.

Though “Kiss Each Other Clean” features songs that are not as impressive as those in times past, many tracks featured on the album offer listeners a muchneeded sigh of relief. Track 3 and the record’s first single, “Tree By The River,” is by far the song that most closely resembles the Iron & Wine of old. The track highlights Beam’s ability to formulate earpleasing harmonies backed with a lullaby-like quality.

Other songs such as “Glad Man Singing,” “Godless Brother In Love” and “Half Moon” also reflect Beam’s past greatness but with the right amount experimentation. More specifically, each of these tracks, much like those featured on “The Shepherd’s Dog and the 2005 EP “Woman King,” feature Beam’s voice as an instrument itself – subdued, uncluttered and hypnotizing.

Overall, the perception of “Kiss Each Other Clean” solely lies on which Beam you deem best – the sensual less-is-more poetic Iron & Wine or Beam 2.0 that streams from every college radio station and overpriced coffeehouse in the continental U.S. For me, Beam is truly at his best when he keeps it simple – just his voice, his guitar and his lyrics, no over-used synthesizers, jazzy horns, funky riffs or big-budget studio production required.

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Sam Beam of Iron & Wine performs during Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008.

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USM alums find success in job search Samantha Schott Executive Editor

In response to the article “Graduates alter career plans,” published Jan. 20, recent graduate James Wilcox sent The Student Printz an email, saying he loves his job. The Printz then sought out alums who have had success in their job searching.

Wilcox received his master’s degree from USM in economic development in the summer of 2010, and before that, he earned a bachelor’s degree here in international business. While an undergrad, Wilcox helped found the USM chapter of Students In Free Enterprise. This group led him to an internship, which led him to a professor of economic development who offered him a graduate assistantship that led him to his job.

“My life seems to be a story of open door after open door that I never really foresaw,” Wilcox said.

As of January, Wilcox is the director of the Southern Miss Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education. Wilcox is one of five directors of sister centers located around the state and the only one of these who is not a professor The center hosts multiple community outreach initiatives in an effort to improve the state’s education on economics and entrepreneurship. One of these initiatives includes better preparing high school teachers to teach economics to their students. For the past two years, Wilcox has facilitated and co-managed a high school program covering entrepreneurship, small business development and business plans.

“Seeing students’ scores improve in economics in local high schools is a pretty huge deal, especially when Mississippi is on the bottom of the list for those things,” Wilcox said.

The center is housed within the Department of Economic and Workforce Development, which operates out of the Trent Lott Center. But Wilcox himself is often on the go. This made the transition from college life to work life easier for him, he said. But Wilcox said the transition from attending class at USM to working at USM has been interesting.

“You’re here when the students aren’t, and it feels like a ghost town for one,” he said. “And when the students arrive, it’s funny listening to some of the staff and faculty who have been here for a while. ... There’s almost a sense of frustration that all of a sudden there’s no parking, everything’s crowded on campus. It gives

you a completely different perspective on things. ... It’s a really cool thing seeing the new shifts of students come in and seeing all new faces, nobody that you even recognize. It’s been a good transition. For one, the more I’ve worked here, the more I’ve had a vision for education.”

Wilcox, who has been on multiple mission trips, said he hopes to one day expand his work to educating those outside of the U.S. “My heart is in international development projects, mostly because I’ve travelled and I’ve seen, and I know how bad it can be over there,” he said.

Wilcox said education could be a solution.

“Education, again, that’s one thing I’ve taken out of my job is just seeing the importance of education in improving everything,” he said. “If people know, then they can make a difference themselves – how they treat their health, what they eat, what they drink, receiving a better job because they can actually read and write. Education’s huge.”

Alumna Ashley Lane can vouch for that. As a student, Lane took a job-seeking course with Rusty Anderson, and Lane said the class made her consider jobs that she wouldn’t have considered before.

“Things like major companies with intensive training programs, who are really just looking for a college degree and personality they can work with and mold to what they need,” Lane said. “Before that class I was thinking that I’d have this degree in dance, so my only job options were dancerelated, but that’s not true at all.

Any college degree opens someone up to a lot more than I had originally thought.”

Lane graduated in May of 2010 with a degree in dance performance and choreography. This month she started orientation for her new job, which entails answering phones for a multinational company’s online store.

(For confidentiality reasons, the company’s name will not be revealed.)

After graduation, Lane moved to Austin, Tex. She researched major companies that have headquarters in Austin and discovered her future employer was hiring.

“I assumed applying was a real long shot, and I thought I was probably submitting a cover letter and resume into a pit of nothingness somewhere in the Internet where no one would ever look at it,” she said. “So, I was really surprised when I heard back two days later and immediately had a phone interview.”

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Charles Arinder, alum of Southern Miss, has found success in owning his own business near campus – Caliente Grille.

Lane said the company was not looking for a specific degree or experience, but rather a passion for the company and for learning.

After her second day of orientation, Lane’s passion and excitement are still there.

“Everyone’s as excited as I am,” she said. “But the most excited people are the people that already have been working with the company, which is really great to see. It’s all been very cool and laid back and everyone drinks as much coffee as I do, and there’s free Starbucks all day long. I sound like I’m making that up. I’m so not.”

When asked about her career goals, Lane said, “I have no idea.

Since graduating, I had been saying that with a very terrified and anxious undertone, but now with this job it’s a really, really happy excited ‘I have no idea.’”

Similarly, recent graduate Andy Hess is uncertain of his future, but for now, he has what he calls his “dream internship.”

Hess graduated in December 2010 with a journalism degree, and he now lives in Washington D.C., interning with National Public Radio. Hess said he applied twice for his NPR Music internship, and the third time around was the charm. The difference was his completed degree and his experience and recommendations from his previous job at Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

“As for getting the job, I actually got it through networking,” Hess said. “I always thought the idea of networking was not cru-

cial to the job search, but if I hadn’t met the people at Sirius XM, I wouldn’t have even had the interview with NPR. Apparently the person who did the hiring for NPR Music never saw my application from human resources and only heard about me from the recommendation my former boss sent her way along with my resume and cover letter.”

Hess said he had help from USM connections along the

way, too. When Hess moved to D.C. to take a few semesters off, he was three credits short of his degree, he said. The day he was offered the internship with Sirius XM was the last day to register for classes at USM, and two helpers from the Mass Communication and Journalism department – Internship Coordinator Maggie Williams and Assistant to the Director Mandy Nace – came to the rescue.

“With their help and the kind people at the registrar’s office, I was able to earn credit for the internship, graduate and make my application with NPR Music infinitely more credible with experience at Sirius XM,” Hess said.

“I wouldn’t be doing something I love – even though it’s non-paying – if it wasn’t for them.”

When asked why he loves his job, Hess said, “The obvious perks like access to concerts, being published on a website that gets millions of hits, free music and working for a national publication definitely make my long days easier. Knowing that the work I do here will carry a lot of weight on my resume also helps.”

The weight on Hess’ resume, and on Wilcox’s and Lane’s, isn’t the only thing that will land them jobs. Seizing opportunities, along with enthusiasm and networking, have gone a long way for these alums. They exemplify that finding that dream job or internship in this economy is actually not impossible.

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Dealing with and preventing diabetes Deonica Davis Printz Writer Exercise and eating healthy is not only important for keeping in shape. It also strengthens heart health and prevents immune-challenging diseases like diabetes. The plight of diabetes has been made public by Nick Jonas, the youngest of the Jonas Brothers. Nick, according to CNN.com, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 13.

More locally, Jill Duckworth, a senior at USM and Miss Mississippi Scholarship Pageant participant, has also made it her mission to promote awareness through her pageant platform.

“I chose diabetes education and awareness because my dad has had Type 1 diabetes since the age of 11,” Duckworth said.

“I work often with the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi by volunteering in their programs such as conferences on diabetes, camps for children with diabetes, diabetes walks and many other events.”

Duckworth said that she loved working with children and other pageant participants on diabetes awareness. She hopes to soon educate USM students on Type 2 diabetes through educational tables around campus.

Many students may be unaware of the effects diabetes has on the body. Some may have the disease and not know it. Kathy Johnson, RN and educator in the School of Nursing, said such a lack of knowledge can be threatening.

“Most people know that diabetes involves the body’s inability to use sugar or glucose,” Johnson said. “When a diabetic ingests sugar such as a cookie or soda, these foods are then broken down by the body into simple sugars.

The diabetic patient cannot utilize these sugars for energy, so they build up in the blood and cause a person to develop symptoms of hypo- or hyperglycemia.”

Johnson said a person in a hypo- or hyperglycemic situation will feel sick and experience nausea, hunger, sweating and other side effects depending on whether their sugar level is high or low.

Students may think that since diabetes is hereditary, they can’t get the disease. However, diabetes comes in two types: Type 1, which is hereditary, and Type 2, which

Stuart Abel, sophomore, types on his computer in the lobby of Century Park North, Feb. 9.

can be developed over time.

USM Health Educator and Coordinator Jodi Ryder stressed that Type 2 diabetes is becoming more prominent than it once was. “Those at risk or who have Type 2 diabetes are also at more risk for other diseases such as heart disease and stroke,” she said.

Ryder was optimistic, however, stating that with exercise and a healthy lifestyle one can combat the disease.

Most diabetic students, according to Johnson, have ACCU-CHECK meters, which are important when the student is feeling sick. Depending on if the student’s blood sugar is high or low, sugar packs from local food courts can raise a student’s sugar and an insulin injection will lower blood sugar.

Anyone who may suspect they have diabetes or knows a friend or classmate who has diabetes can visit the campus clinic, which provides diabetic testings and supplies.

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Veteran student runs for Mississippi House Marie John Printz Writer

and his self-description gives some to run: “While College Repubinsight to his political agenda: “I licans doesn’t officially endorse expect hard work and some seri- any candidate before the August ous challenges. However, serving primaries, we are excited to see a in the Marines helped me pick up fellow USM student and young tips for dealing with tough situa- conservative running for office, tions. I am a strong willed person and pledge to support him in that – I speak my mind and I think that effort,” Kramer said. is what the voters want right now.

For McCluskey, the role of poliThey want to know that the per- tics in his life will be decided folson they send to Jackson or D.C. lowing the primary elections on is someone of strong moral char- Tuesday, Aug. 2, with the general acter who will stand up for them election following Nov. 8. Until no matter what the price may be.” then, McCluskey will focus on Edward Kramer, president of gaining support and informing the College Republicans, com- voters on his platform and plan for T:7.71” mented on McCluskey’s decision the state.

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Senior Ric McCluskey is pretty involved in politics. From being a political science major and an active member in the Southern Miss Political Society, it’s common for McCluskey to engage in political banter and bipartisan debate on a regular basis. But McCluskey’s life is about to get much more involved in politics … that is, if he is elected.

One of USM’s own is running for the Mississippi House of Representatives for District 102, which includes Forrest and Lamar counties.

“When I returned home from my tour of Iraq and finished my career as an active duty Marine, I decided that I was not finished serving. However, this time I wanted to come back and serve the people of Hattiesburg and Mississippi,” McCluskey said while waiting outside his PS 491 capstone class. On top of managing school and working as an insurance salesman, McCluskey is out campaigning and promoting for his election.

Upon announcing his campaign, McCluskey has focused on gathering support and gaining interest in his conservative affiliation, which he hopes to use to decrease wasteful allocation of government aid: “I am a true fiscal conservative who believes that the road to prosperity does not contain wasteful government programs that we see abused every day. The abuse that occurs in these programs prevents those who really need help from getting it and puts a tremendous burden on the taxpayers of this district.”

A native of McLain, Miss., McCluskey has major plans for educational reform and promoting political education and activism in the state’s youth. He argues that state and local politics are important for students to know about, as that is

what affects them most regularly.

Running against two-year incumbent and Southern Miss alumnae Toby Barker, who also campaigns under the Grand Ole Party’s banner, gave 26-yearold McCluskey motivation for creating a full force campaign that encompasses many different media outlets. His self-titled “boots on the ground” approach will include personal, electronic, advertising, mail-outs and other campaign strategies.

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NATIONAL

Don’t commemorate KKK founder Ashton Pittman Web Editor

Every time I see the word ‘Mississippi’ in a headline I instantly cringe. That’s because I know that whatever follows will only serve as a reaffirmation of the negative stereotypes many hold about our state.

Despite my best efforts to convince others that my state really isn’t as backwards as we’re portrayed, something always happens in our state so indefensible that I feel disingenuous for even attempting to defend the ‘hospitality state.’

The most recent stupidity to grab national headlines are the considerations under way for a special license plate to commemorate Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The Mississippi Branch of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans is behind the push.

Interestingly, Forrest was once Southern Miss’ mascot. Having him as Southern Miss’ mascot was far more offensive than Ole Miss’ generic Colonel Reb; Forrest had a somewhat more shady history. In other words, there’s a very good reason Seymour took over for General Forrest long before Colonel Reb was devoured by a black bear.

Forrest was responsible for numerous atrocities as a Confederate general, including the Fort Pillow massacre, in which Forrest mercilessly slaughtered black Union soldiers.

In a letter to his sister, Confederate Soldier Achilles Clark described witnessing the massacre with repulsion: “The poor ... negroes would run up to our men, fall upon their knees, and with uplifted hands scream for mercy, but they were ordered to their feet and then shot down. I, with several others, tried

to stop the butchery ... but General Forrest ordered them shot down like dogs and the carnage continued.”

In later life, after the war was over, Forrest went on to help found the Ku Klux Klan. His activities included nighttime “ghost parades” in which he and his fellow hooded freaks would go around attacking and killing blacks in an effort to intimidate black voters.

Yet for some reason, the Sons of Confederate Veterans seem to think Forrest is worthy of commemoration on Mississippi’s license plates.

Member Greg Stewart said that Forrest deserved the dignity of Christian redemption and that he had redeemed himself later in life.

Even if it were true that he had redeemed himself in time to meet his maker, that wouldn’t mean he is deserving of special recognition by the state of Mississippi.

There’s a very good reason we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and not Malcolm X Day — despite Malcolm X’s late religious epiphany and rejection of his former doctrine of violence. But it almost sounds ludicrous to even compare Malcolm X to Forrest; Malcolm X never even came close to the kind of cruelty Forrest unleashed before his supposed “redemption.”

Bottom line? Putting Forrest on any license plate is an awful idea.

Any state legislator who would be complicit in making such a license plate an option deserves nothing but the greatest scorn from the people of Mississippi. After all, they that perpetuate these stupid ideas are the ones who give us all a bad name.

Mississippi, we’re better than that.

This was an article of opinion by Ashton Pittman, a writer for the Student Printz. Email questions or comments to ashton.pittman@ eagles.usm.edu.

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Basketball, from 1 defensive presence allowed the Golden Eagles to completely wipe out any impact of Britton on the second half. The senior who only scored one basket made plays that do not show up on stat sheets. He shut down the Miners with his gutsy physical play that ultimately allowed Horton and the rest of the USM offense to take the lead.

“I tried to front (Britton) as well as I could. I trusted my teammates that they would be there and they came through for us. It wasn’t all me, I just brought the intensity level up for the guys,” said Stone.

Eustachy commented on the adjustment with putting Stone in the game. “I thought when we put him on Britton, we got into his legs and stopped him.

We knew when they started Britton, they were going to go to him. We had no answer for him, until we put (Sai’Quon) in. It was all about him and R.L

Horton bouncing back from two tough games.

“I got a text from Sai’Quon that said ‘I got you, Coach.

I know how much this game means to you.’ He’s really grown up and he accepts any role, five minutes, 20 minutes, no minutes. He plays his position.”

With the win, Eustachy defeated close friend and Hattiesburg native, Tim Floyd and stopped a two game losing streak to UTEP. Eustachy talked about facing off against his old friend, “(Floyd) was really gracious.

He hugged me and he was happy for me. He’s been my biggest supporter in my toughest of times and I would like to think I have been there for him.”

The high flying Golden Eagles will look to continue the momentum of the big win on Saturday when they take on East Carolina at 4 p.m. in the Reed Green Coliseum.

EGYPT, from 1 tunity this is for them to rebuild their nation.”

Emily Hoxie, political science major and member of Students for Human Rights, said she was approached by Press Monday about the idea, and the two began coming up with ideas for speakers. They selected Dia Ali, an Egyptian computer science instructor; Isaac Gang, a Sudanese computer science instructor; Nagwa Megahead, an Egyptian Resident Fullbright Scholar; and her son, Mohamed Ismail, student and president of the Arab American Association on campus. Hoxie said that Megahead “suggested that the panel not only address the potential future of Egypt and give facts on what is going on now, but expand further on the emotional aspects of this revolution.”

“From Megahead’s point of view, Egyptians are viewing this as the start of a new bright future for Egypt,” Hoxie said. “I think a powerful aspect of this forum, that students cannot find from the news or reading fact-based articles, is its ability to discuss the emotional responses provoked by this Egyptian revolution.”

All students are invited to take part in the discussion. “This is meant to be friendly to people who are not experts on this,” Press said. “It will show the basics of what happened.”

The forum will have an informal format. The panel will answer some broad discussion questions, with the floor open for the audience to ask questions at any time. Hoxie said it is organized as such “to include everyone and, I hope, be more colorful and enlightening.”

“There are lots of unanswered

questions ahead: will the Army transfer power to a democratically-elected, civilian government as promised; who will emerge as legitimate political leaders,” Press said. “I hope students and local residents take away a better understanding of what it means to put your life on the line for freedom, dignity and democracy.”

The Center for Human Rights is in the process of becoming the umbrella organization for the various human rights groups on campus. Hoxie said, “This event was coordinated by the Students for Human Rights and the Arab American Association. However, in the spirit of the newly forming ‘human rights organizations coalition’ the event is being cosponsored by numerous organizations,” all of which have helped to publicize the event.

Publicity is one of the reasons these organizations are banding together. Press said that they will “meet regularly, co-sponsor things and keep their individual identity but help each other. It’s good way to work together.”

Harris said this is the first time students have created an academic center in the history of the university. “We’re working really hard to make sure it’s student lead,” he said. “The Center for Human Rights has been dormant, but we’re trying to recreate it. We’ve realized how necessary it is to form a coalition of all these human rights groups.”

Harris said the idea is to create something that will sustain all the student groups once the current members graduate so that incoming students will be able to explore what they can do under the human rights category. “In the long run we want to create a repu-

tation at this school for being human rights oriented,” Harris said.

“I think it’s special that we’re in the South and that we’re becoming a human rights university.”

The forum will take place Monday night at 6:30 p.m. in the LAB, Room 108.

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Eagles defeat Miners 64-51

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M. Basketball: 2/12 @ Memphis 2/16 vs. UTEP W. Basketball 2/10 @ ECU 2/13 @ UAB Softball: 2/12 vs. Central Arkansas 2/12 vs. Kennesaw St. 2/13 vs. Kennesaw St. 2/13 vs. Central Arkansas

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