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Professors prepare for appeals to potentially save their departments.

Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer

The appeals process for programs cut by the UPC is underway, and professors are preparing to fight for

their program’s place on campus.

Daniel Capper, an associate professor of religion, said he feels that he can’t speak on the fairness of the process until he goes through it but said the appeals process does not meet AAUP standards.

“It’s a two-step process. First, they are doing appeals for programs; if you get reinstated there, there’s no need for an individual appeal. If not, you have a legal right to both,” Capper said.

Provost Bob Lyman said de-

partments trying to appeal must present their cases in the form of a written statement as well as an oral presentation.

The program appeals will be judged by a committee of faculty and staff members.

In a draft of the minutes from the faculty senate meeting on Oct. 1, Lyman said the committee will consist of “a mix of faculty from governance groups and four administrators not from the Executive Cabinet.”

Lyman said, “I wouldn’t pre-

tend to predict the outcome. Everyone is presenting their case and the appeals are being held in good faith,” Lyman said.

Colby Lambert is a religion major from Raleigh, Miss. Though he has heard about his department’s plan to appeal its cut, he will still transfer to William Carey University in the Spring to finish his course of study.

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Campus reacts to vandalism Students awoke Friday morning to find graffiti on nine buildings around campus.

Earvin Hopkins Printz Writer Friday morning, a series of messages reading “Impeach Saunders!” were graffitied on nine buildings around campus.

The buildings marked with chalk and shoe polish graffiti were the Theatre and Dance Building, Elizabeth Hawkins Hall School of Nursing, the Liberal Arts Building, Hattiesburg Hall, The Union and Shoemaker Square, the Joseph Cook Library, Mississippi Hall, Joseph Green Hall and Danforth Chapel.

Chief of the University Police Department Bob Hopkins said the graffiti was easily removed

with no permanent damage.

Cases of vandalism can be classified as either a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the severity of the final damages.

USM police are searching for three white males suspected of committing the vandalism.

USM student Molly Richard was one of the first people who alerted the authorities about the graffiti.

“I first saw the graffiti on the LAB, then the International Center,” Richard said. “I called the physical plant to see if they could get it removed, and they were on it. I felt embarrassed when I saw it. I know our campus is going through a lot of changes right now, but I feel like that was a really immature way to deal with things. If students and faculty

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The statue in front of the International Center was one of many structures on campus that was vandalized.

was not an effort to unify our campus; it was an attempt to rally anger.”

Vice President of Student Affairs Joe Paul discussed the situation.

“We value responsible freedom of expression at Southern Miss but not vandalism,” Paul said.

“Students or any others who have something to say should write a letter to The Student Printz, schedule time for making a personal public speech, or come see us and converse; but not hide in the shadows and vandalize university property; these actions were immature and cowardly.

“I want to implore students to act responsibly – express themselves freely but openly,” Paul said. “Our students are an important part of this academic community; a community that should be marked by

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Tea party steeped in controversy Ashton Pittman Printz Writer Today’s election pitting Democratic U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor against GOP candidate Steven Palazzo has created a rift among local Tea Party groups.

Tea Party candidate Joe Tegerdine initially sought to run against Taylor, but lost the Republican nomination to Palazzo in June. Tegerdine was expected to endorse the Republican candidate, but shocked voters last week when he announced support for Taylor on his website.

“I am not a loyal Republican,” said Tegerdine, explaining his decision at a Tea Party meeting Thursday night. “I said that from the very beginning.”

Tegerdine said that problems in Washington were not just the

fault of the Democratic Party, but of the Republican Party as well.

Because of that, Tegerdine said he made his decision based on character, rather than party.

“I believed we could beat Gene Taylor, but I wasn’t going to do it without character, without honor, without integrity,” he said. “I didn’t run against Gene Taylor one minute because I thought he was a dirt bag, dishonorable, or a bad man.”

Rather, Tegerdine said, he ran against Taylor because of dissatisfaction with his legislative record. Despite that, Tegerdine said he believed Taylor was the best candidate in the race because of his integrity.

Tegerdine said there was no record of Taylor being involved in a scandal throughout his 21 years in Congress. He also said he admired the fact that the size of Taylor’s

bank account had not changed noticeably over those years.

Tegerdine said he believed that Palazzo did not have the integrity needed to serve in national office.

He said that on the day he finished writing the press release announcing his support for Taylor, he heard that Palazzo had failed to show up at a debate hosted by the Hattiesburg AARP. “I knew he wouldn’t show up,” said Tegerdine. “He doesn’t want to go on the record and have to try to state what he believes; he doesn’t believe anything.”

While many in the Tea Party rallied behind Tegerdine, others were angry. Some Palazzo supporters and Tea Party members posted comments to his Facebook accusing him of being a “turncoat” and a “traitor.”

“When I ran, I told people I would do what I believe is right,”

said Tegerdine. “There’s a lot of people who may not agree with me on this, but I can sleep at night on November third and wake up knowing that I did what I could to keep character and integrity in Washington.”

On his website, Tegerdine said that putting Palazzo in office would amount to putting “our 4th District seat in the hands of a Republican puppet and puppeteers that I do not trust.”

Longtime Republican and Palazzo supporter Sally Campbell stood up to defend the Republican party.

“There is another side to the Republican party that has been very positive,” said Campbell. She said that, though the Republican party was not perfect, she had watched it operate as a vehicle for positive change across the country.

Hattiesburg Tea Party leader

Jennifer West asked that the group remain unified, despite disagreements over the current election.

West said she did not believe that the outcome of today’s election would affect whether or not Republicans take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

She said she was confident that the GOP would win more than enough seats to end the Democratic majority.

Speaking to USM Professor Marija Bekafigo’s Political Science 101 class on Friday, Taylor briefly said he gladly accepted support offered by Tegerdine and Tea Party members, despite the disagreements they shared.

Tegerdine said he believed Taylor would work to reach out to the Tea Party should he win reelection.

Tegerdine said he does not plan to run for office again in the future.

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Alcohol and caffeine a loko blend Stormy Speaks Printz Writer There’s a new drink on campus. Four Loko, a high-powered energy drink that contains both alcohol and caffeine, has made headlines across the country as the new culprit lurking at college parties. An incident at Central Washington University on Oct. 8 resulted in the hospitalization of nine students with dangerously high blood alcohol levels after consuming Four Loko and other alcoholic beverages at a party.

Four Loko’s name comes from its four main ingredients: alcohol, caffeine, taurine and guarana. Packaged in a 23.5 ounce can, the drink contains

12 percent alcohol by volume and comes in nine fruit flavors, such as fruit punch, lemonade and blue raspberry. The drink is legally sold in gas stations, grocery stores and liquor stores.

According to a video posted on abc.com, one can of Four Loko, also referred to as “blackout in a can,” contains as much alcohol as a six-pack of light beer and as much caffeine as nearly two cups of coffee.

USM assistant professor of psychology Michael Madson said mixing a depressant (alcohol) and a stimulant (caffeine) in such a way poses serious risks.

“Combining these substances can be quite harmful, simply for the reason that individuals may feel as though they are less impaired than they actually are,” Madson said. “Tiredness, coordination difficulties and even throwing up and passing out are part of the body’s mechanisms to protect us from consuming amounts of alcohol that can be lethal. These substances mask this protective factor for us, so individuals feel as though they can keep on drinking. Well, you are still ingesting large quantities of alcohol, and the depressant effects on the body continue regardless.

As such, an individual could end up drinking amounts of alcohol that depress their system so much that they stop breathing and die.”

Another concern Four Loko brings to the table is its fruity flavor that masks the taste of alcohol, which may appeal to those who dislike the taste of alcohol. This,

along with the fact that Four Loko is served in a single can, has been touted as deceitful to consumers.

“The high alcohol content in these drinks can mislead students,” Madson said. “Often we think about how much we drank by number of drinks consumed, but we fail to recognize that the amount of alcohol in a drink influences us much more than the number. When one can of Four Loko equals five or six beers, one’s ability to evaluate and manage their alcohol intake is affected.”

Southern Miss students who have tried Four Loko have mixed feelings about the drink, but all agree it makes them feel differently compared to other alcoholic beverages.

“It definitely hits you faster than beer,” said Ryan Rome, a music major. “And I did feel more awake and not so drowsy.”

“The taste is pretty good,” said Hannah Pickard, an English major. “It makes it easier to drink than most beer.”

In contrast, religion major

West McKellar “felt like dying” after he and some friends drank Four Loko.

Whatever the experience, Madson believes more research on Four Loko is needed in order to better assess its effects and whether it is safe for consumption, for extensive research has not been conducted on drinks that mix alcohol and caffeine.

“My guess is instances such as the one in Washington will increase the investigation of these drinks,” Madson said.

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Cuts may stop singers from signing Michelle Holowach Printz Writer Most choirs serenade people with their voices, but A Show of Hands, a show choir here at USM, uses American Sign Language to sing their songs.

A student organization since 1988, A Show of Hands is well known around Hattiesburg for entertaining audiences with the essential yet often overlooked language of the deaf. The sign choir is led by Gerald Buisson, an assistant professor in the speech and hearing department.

This Sign Language Performing Troupe performs to prerecorded music. The group sometimes does skits or stories, and they always try to have audience participation in a song or two.

They are most famous for their annual Christmas concert. This year it is titled ThankChristmas, and it will be performed on Friday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Heritage United Methodist Church, and Saturday Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Oak Grove. Tickets are $3.

This year the concert will combine songs that celebrate both Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first half will be centered on the theme of being thankful for family, and the second half will kick off the season with traditional Christmas tunes.

The group’s concerts come from every decade and include a

variety of music that spans from Disney to disco to Broadway.

Buisson said, “I make the concerts safer than a Disney movie – very family friendly.”

The group performs all over Hattiesburg and throughout the South.

They will perform for the gifted students at Oak Grove, and they are scheduled to be in both Ocean Springs, Miss., and in New Orleans later in the semester. They have also been invited to perform at the Chi Omega Song Fest and Hattiesburg’s lighting of the Christmas tree.

Malone Thornton, a junior transfer student and deaf education major, said that her favorite thing about A Show of Hands is “just being able to meet with other people that have the same passion that I do and signing in general. It’s really fun.”

So is this unique group jeopardized by the potential cutting of the deaf education program at USM? “Yes,” Buisson said. “Right now, sign language has always been tied in with the deaf ed program and if that were to be cut, then it would stand to reason that the sign language program would be cut.

Without the sign language program there could be no A Show of Hands.

“A Show of Hands, if it’s lost due to the cutting of the deaf ed program, USM will lose good PR and good recruiting,” Buisson said, “as well as the social and entertainment value that we have from Jackson on down to the coast…We have an influence on people.”

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Junior deaf education major, Malone Thornton, rehearses her solo in Christmas Canon that will be performed

by A Show of Hands on Friday Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Heritage United Methodist Church, and Saturday Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Oak Grove.

Cutting the deaf education program would not only affect this sign language troupe, but it would also affect the students.

Mary Bergens, a freshman deaf education major and a member of A Show of Hands, came to USM for the sign language program. “If they cut faculty for deaf ed classes I may have to go somewhere else to take classes,” she said.

Thornton came to USM from Douglasville, Ga., and said that the deaf ed program is the only reason she chose USM. “This is

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actually my third school,” she said. “I was looking everywhere for a school that offered deaf ed, and I found Southern.”

Like other current deaf education students, Thornton knows that she will be able to graduate. But she also realizes the importance of keeping the deaf ed program alive and well at Southern.

“It’s definitely important,” she said. “There’s not many places that offer that. Southern is one of the only places I could find that had a deaf education program, and I think if they cut that then it would be a pretty big deal.”

Buisson said that USM has the only deaf ed program between Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas. He also said that it is a self-sustaining department that doesn’t lose the school any money and all of the

program’s graduates find jobs.

“There is already a shortage of interpreters and classroom interpreters. If we were to cut off their teachers as well it would be a very unfortunate thing, because every deaf child has a right to be educated in their own home school district.

“I think there have been four deaf ed programs that have closed in recent years,” Buisson said, “and we should not follow suit because anybody who would’ve gone to those programs are going to be looking for other programs.

We are one of only 33 programs in North America that’s accredited by the Council on the Education of the Deaf. For USM to cut that is really a shame.”

To learn more about the deaf education program, email Buisson at Gerald.Buisson@eagles.usm.edu.

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free and civil discourse, transparency and self-responsibility.”

SGA President Kasey Mitchell talked about how she felt whenever she heard about the graffiti.

“My reaction when I was first alerted about the events of vandalism performed on our campus was of shock and sadness,” Mitchell said. “I feel very ashamed and sad for whoever was responsible for this. I am all about empowering others and helping people’s voices be heard through appropriate means, but the events of vandalism was completely unjustified.

“I am not sure what the intentions, motives, or reasons of the suspects were, but if their actions had to do with the budget situation, then I am even more deeply saddened by this. The president of our university is not responsible for the budget cuts our university is being

required to make; that was a directive from above due to the situation facing our entire state’s budget during these tough economic times, and it is both uncalled for and inappropriate to point fingers, especially in a way that vandalizes our beautiful campus.”

Mitchell gives advice to any students who may have a problem with the university.

“I certainly hope that any student who has a legitimate concern will find an appropriate way to get their questions, answered or voice their comments,” Mitchell said. “One that does not harm our beautiful campus. It is not my place to place judgment or punishment, but I do hope that no event like this occurs again.”

If you have any information, call the university police at 601266-4986.

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Workout fuses dance, martial arts Sarah Rogers Printz Writer The Payne Center offers a workout class that blends martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Nia Fusion, a low impact cardio class, helps joint pains especially in the knees and ankles. The course is set to music with choreography, but every individual may go at their own pace and tweak what is needed.

“It is very self expressive,” Josh Berthelot, a graduate student who teaches the class said. Nia also encourages people to do the class bare foot, but it is not required. Shoes conflict with the ankles receiving a full range of motion, whereas being barefooted the ankle can acquire its

full range. Berthelot said everyone can put their own flavor to it.

This class is geared for all different types of people – dancers, yoga, and anybody who likes to move. “Nia is meant for everybody, but not everybody likes it,” Berthelot said. Everyone is capable of doing it, however, and a person does not have to be fit or active to do it, he said.

Zumba instructor at the Payne Center, Shellie Hubbard, has taken Berthelot’s class several times. Hubbard said that she likes to take everybody’s classes to help her with her own class. Hubbard especially likes the martial arts aspect of the class.

“I don’t feel like I got hit by a truck. I feel like [my] muscles are awake and not dead,” Hubbard said

about the class. Freshmen Kacy Decker and Meriel Howlett also had positive things to say about the class. “It’s a fun way to express yourself,” Decker said. Howlett, another Zumba instructor, liked the dance aspect of the class. “It is a happy medium between yoga and dance,” Howlett said.

Berthelot is the only certified Nia Fusion teacher in Mississippi, so Hattiesburg and Southern Miss are very unique to have a Nia Fusion class. Berthelot had a very good friend who was a Nia Fusion teacher. After just one class, Berthelot loved it. It was a freeing experience that allowed self-acceptance, Berthelot said. He took classes for three years and decided that he wanted to have Nia wher-

ever he went. Two summers ago he trained with a co-creator of Nia and got his white belt as well as became a licensed teacher.

Berthelot decided that he wanted to teach the class last November. He had an audition and they gave him a time slot starting in January. He started out with two classes but got cut to one after having so many small classes.

Today Berthelot has several different goals for the class and himself.

“I would like to teach more classes,” Berthelot said. He also would like to teach the class off campus at different yoga studios.

Since he will be graduating soon, he wants to inspire somebody to get certified and continue the Nia Fusion classes on campus, he said.

As for personal goals, Berthelot has already received his green belt and said he wants to receive his blue, brown, and black belts.

Even though the class is new, Berthelot said this should not discourage people from trying it out.

“I would strongly recommend it,” Hubbard said. “It is energizing and relaxing at the same time. Do not let something new discourage you from taking it.” It is also a good class for health students to participate in for class credit.

Nia Fusion is offered Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. in the Dogwood room at the Payne Center. No experience is needed to join the class. For more information contact Josh Berthelot at (225)-933-6983 or at clarinetman2001@yahoo.com.

budget cuts are necessary at times, but the people in the department could be taken care of better than they are currently.

“I’m changing my entire life after spending two and a half years here,” Lambert said.

Capper, who is optimistic about the upcoming appeal said he has the backing of his department chair and the dean of the College of Arts and Letters, whose voices

“carry a lot of weight.”

“Other than that, we are trying to argue on several fronts that the financial viability of the religion program has been miscalculated.

The financial contributions we bring in may have been misunderstood,” Capper said.

Capper pointed out that the administration has not presented instructions for appeals too clearly, but they weren’t too hard to decipher.

“An intelligent faculty member should be able to figure out what should and should not be argued, but their instructions weren’t very clear,” Capper said.

Lyman said that presenting a compelling case for the centrality of the program to the university’s mission would be important for a good appeal.

Lyman added, “In addition, strength and productivity of the

program and numbers bearing on increasing enrollment as well as graduates and their impact on the community.”

The appeals being held currently are for academic programs.

After this round of appeals, individuals will be able to present their cases. Finally, those cut in non-academic programs will present their appeals through the Office of the Vice President.

Appeals, from 1 Lambert, who originally had changed his major to English said he has lost faith in the administration at USM. “I’m just really upset and kind of disillusioned with the administration here,” Lambert said. “I love a lot of things about this university but I’m hurt about how the students, professors and people here are being treated in this process.”

Lambert said he realizes that

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Should students fund 38% of athletics?

Someone’s got some ’splainin’ to do.

Sophomore Daniel Miles’ budget proposal raises legitimate concerns.

Each student pays $192 a semester toward athletics, totaling $6 million a year from the student body’s wallets. Students should know how their money is spent, and they don’t.

Their money makes up 38 percent of USM’s athletic budget – the same athletic budget considered “self-sustaining,” like other auxiliaries on campus (the clinic, the Payne Center, etc.). But the numbers don’t reflect the so-called “self-sustaining” nature of the athletics program. Students currently pay the largest fee toward athletics allowed by the Institute of Higher Learning.

When asked how USM’s athletics budget can be called “self-sustaining,” USM’s Chief Financial Officer Russell Willis said in an email, “The athletic department does rely on student tuition dollars for part of its budget, as do other auxiliaries on campus.”

Students should have the opportunity to decide whether they pay this much of the bill for a single department on campus. If they want to foot that bill, fine. If not, however, they shouldn’t have to.

Another concern the proposal brings up is whether the athletic department is seeking external funding as aggressively as it should be. Those responsible for seeking this money should not be comfortably sitting around on the $6 million cushion provided by student tuition; they should still be seeking funding constantly. Are they?

Dr. Saunders did tell The Printz that the UPC suggested re-evaluating the amount of student tuition that goes toward athletics. Dr. Willis said, too, that the student fee is under consideration. So the proposal isn’t a long shot. If the majority of students show their support for trimming that $192, and for perhaps paying for tickets to athletic games to help athletics recover from a $3 million cut, students could influence the administration’s decision. Or, they can take a stand against Daniel’s proposal.

Either way, students, don’t underestimate the power of your voice.

Participate in the discussion Daniel has started. Vote on the proposal at www.studentprintz.com. Also, The Printz would love to hear from you if you have some insight to offer on the feasibility of the proposal.

Editor becomes a little saner Bryant Hawkins Art Director It’s 11:30 a.m., and we’re running late to the rally. We’re walking towards the National Mall with hundreds of other attendees, running on maybe five hours of sleep after a 16-hour drive. A guy dressed as a bull walks past us.

“No more bull!’ he yells before running across the street.

We arrive at the rally ten minutes before it kicks off at noon.

We proceed to snake our way through the estimated 200,000plus crowd. A line of other college kids dances past us linked backto-back like a train singing about jumping on their train. A group of guys dressed as superheroes slip their way through the crowd. We finally manage to secure a spot with a tree perfectly obscuring our view of both the stage and the three screens.

As the name “Rally for Sanity and/or Fear” might suggest, the gathering was incredibly subdued. Fellow attendees boasted signs saying, “This sign is too damn big,” “The Mad Hatter

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A crowd estimated at about 200,000 people wait for Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert’s Rally for Sanity And/Or Fear on the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday. The featured performances by the Roots, Kid Rock, Tony Bennett, and Cat Stevens as well as speeches by the two comedians.

called; he wants his tea party back,” and (my personal favorite) “Bring back Firefly.”

The rally itself hosted performances by groups like the Roots, Ozzy Osbourne, Cat Stevens, and Kid Rock, who was met with a polite golf clap. Eventually Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert took the stage in a comedic whirlwind. Near the very end of the rally, Stewart asked to speak to have a moment “however brief, for some sincerity.”

He proceeded to layout an amazingly levelheaded plea for moderation, discernment and working together. The basic argument Stewart made is we are all Americans, and we all need to work together.

“We hear every damn day about how fragile our country is – on the brink of catastrophe – torn by polarizing hate and how it’s a shame that we can’t work together to get things done, but the truth is we do. We work to-

gether to get things done every damn day! The only place we don’t is here (Washington) or on cable TV. But Americans don’t live here or on cable TV.” Stewart admits, “There are terrorists and racists and Stalinists and theocrats, but those are titles that must be earned. You must have the resume.” He finished his speech by stating, “Sanity will always be and has always been in the eye of the beholder. To see you here today and the kind of people that you are has restored mine. Thank you.”

The drive back was long, but I left feeling somehow more accomplished than on the way up.

For the first time in a long time I felt strangely calm about our country. Maybe I got a little saner.

I’m not really sure.

This was an article of opinion by Bryant Hawkins, a writer for the Student Printz. Email questions or comments to bryant.hawkins@ eagles.usm.edu.

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Lady Eagles prepare for the season Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer Lady Eagle basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis knows there is a challenge ahead of her and her young team, with only 5 players returning from last year’s squad.

McNelis said at the Women’s Basketball Media day on Monday that in order to make a difference in their schedule for the upcoming year the new girls on the team would have to be ready to be coached.

Out of the 13 women on the team 5 are returning from last year’s squad.

Tanesha Washington, Geneshia Dunbar, Ashlee Kelly, Brittany Johnson and Danielle Johnson are all coming back from a 9-21 season last year.

Washington, a senior Guard from Clarksdale, Miss. said she think that even with the new players, the team will jell.

“If we can get the younger players to focus mentally and just be ready to play, then I believe we will be okay,” Washington said.

This season will mark the first that these women have played without Pauline Love, one of the leading scorers for the Golden Eagles, who now plays in Europe for a French team. She is currently recovering from a knee injury that required surgery.

“This year we have a lot of weapons on the floor,” McNelis said.

Though they have the skill and potential to win, McNelis said that with a team as young as this one, there will inevitably be some mistakes as the players get used to each other.

News In Brief

USM plays ‘Bowling for Bow Wows’ University of Southern Mississippi faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a fundraiser in support of the Southern Pines Animal Shelter Nov. 17 from 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Champion Bowling Lanes in Hattiesburg.

Entry fee is $15 per person and includes two games of bowling, shoes, a meal and $5 contribu-

tion benefiting Southern Pines Animal Shelter. No pre-registration is required.

This event is sponsored by the Animal Medical Center, Delta Tau Delta fraternity, Champion Lanes, Commercial Stationery and Moore’s Bike Shop. For more information, contact Sid Gonsoulin at 601-266-5767.

WUSM to host band at the Hippo The band, John Henry, will perform a live set on WUSM 88.5 at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2.

The band is made up of members – Jay Wesley (drums), Shane Wesley, (bass), Thurgood Wright (vocals) and Evan Jones (guitar). The radio broadcast is to

promote the upcoming WUSM’s benefit concert, which will take place at the Thirsty Hippo on Nov. 11. The concert will feature Vanilla Jane, John Henry and DJs Brian Rose and Gordo. John Henry are promoting their debut EP “Electric Bamboo.”

Crime Stoppers offer $300 reward University of Southern Mississippi Police Department Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $300 for information leading to an arrest for the acts of vandalism and malicious mischief that occurred early Friday, Oct. 29 at several buildings on campus. University property, including buildings and vehicles, were chalked and painted causing several hundred dollars in

damage and cleaning costs. Information was obtained in connection with these incidents that three male subjects were seen chalking a sidewalk near the front of campus.

If you have any information about these crimes, contact University Police Department Crime Stoppers at 601-266-4986. The identity of those providing information will be kept confidential.

Boehme candidate for Ray Guy Award Southern Miss sophomore Peter Boehme (Birmingham, Ala.) has been named a nominee for the 2010 Ray Guy Award for the nation’s top collegiate punter, released Friday morning by the Augusta Sports Council. Fifty-one athletes were

nominated for this year’s honor.

Boehme has tallied a 38.4 punting average over 27 boots this fall, including a long of 61 yards. He has had two 50-plus punts, as well as nine inside the opposing team’s 20-yardline and eight fair catches.

“I think that with a team this young, you will have miscues and that happens across all sports,” McNellis said.

The Lady Eagles’ schedule this year includes eight teams that were a part of the NCAA tournament.

All of teams teams were “on the court dancing, when most others were sitting down,” McNelis said.

In addition to helping the team polish their game, working with the young players on the team has made the coaching staff improve, according to McNelis, who also noted an increased amount of effort and energy from the coaches.

The Lady Eagles will face their first challenge in an exhibition game at home Wednesday against the University of Mobile.

Their first conference game will be against McNeese State on Friday, Nov. 12, also at home.

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The Lady Eagles practice for the upcoming season on Monday at Reed Green Coliseum. The first women’s home game is Wednesday against Mobile, and the men’s first game is Thursday against William Carey.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Eagles battle for the bell FOOTBALL

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Coming off a 50-49 double overtime loss against UAB at home, the Golden Eagles will try to put it behind them as they travel to New Orleans this Saturday to play Tulane (3-5).

“It was a very disappointing loss for our football team. I know our fans were disappointed, our staff was disappointed, everyone was disappointed,” said Head Coach Larry Fedora. “We talked about the choices that we have at this point in the season, and I believe that this team has chosen to press forward and move on and play Southern Miss-style football this week.”

The long time rivalry between Southern Miss and Tulane will be in action Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with the winner taking home the “Battle of the Bell” trophy. This will mark the 30th meeting between the two teams with the Golden Eagles leading the rivalry 22-7.

The Golden Eagles are now 5-3 and 2-2 in C-USA and are looking to make a change on both sides of the ball. The inconsistent defense will need to make some plays this weekend.

Tulane’s offense is lead by quarterback Ryan Griffin who has shown to be able to be a threat in the passing game as he has thrown 211 yards against Army, 412 yards against Tulsa, 201 yards against UTEP. Casey Robottom is his fa-

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Blazer running back Pat Shed rushes through Southern Miss defensive back Justin Wilson for a touchdown in double over time, during Saturday’s 50-49 loss against UAB.

vorite target, ranking second with an average of 6.38 receptions a game, 1,556 career-receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Running

back Orleans Darkwa has gained over 100 yards in the last two games and has 88 carries for 480 yards with six touchdowns this season.

Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis should not have any problems getting the offense going against Tulane’s

small defense as they let up 542 total yards (184 rushing and 358 passing) and 31 points against SMU last week.

Watch Monday’s press conference with Head Coach Larry Fedora.

Online

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Check Saturday for game coverage.

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Junior wide receiver Kelvin Bolden catches a long pass from Austin Davis. Bolden had 10 receptions, 132 yards, and 1 touchdown in Saturday’s 50-49 loss against UAB.

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Junior quarterback Austin Davis hands the ball off to sophomore running back Desmond Johnson. Johnson ran for 43 yards and touchdown in a Saturday’s 50-49 loss against UAB.

Women’s Basketball v.s. Mobile Day: Date: Location: Time:

Wednesday Nov. 3 Reed Green Coliseum 7:00 p.m. CT

Men’s Basketball v.s. William Carey Day: Date: Location: Time:

Thursday Nov. 4 Reed Green Coliseum 7:00 p.m. CT

Southern Miss Box Score Football:

10/30 vs. UAB L, 50-49

Soccer:

10/29 at UCF L, 6-0

Volleyball:

10/29 at Memphis W, 3-2 10/31 at UAB W, 3-1

Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games

11/3 7:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Mobile Reed Green Coliseum

11/5 3:00 p.m. Volleyball vs. UTEP Reed Green Coliseum

11/4 11/6 7:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. William Carey 2:30 p.m. Football at Tulane Reed Green Coliseum New Orleans, La. 11/5 All Day Men’s Tennis Alabama Invitational Tuscaloosa, Ala.

11/7 12:00 p.m. Volleyball at UCF Orlando, Fla.