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Scientists to save birds Ashton Pittman Web Editor

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Preston McDaniel, a senior polymer science major from Houston, Texas, works in the lab at the Shelby Thames Polymer Science Research Center.

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A year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a polymer science professor at USM is working to perfect a product that could prove very useful in the event of another oil spill disaster. Professor Robert Lochhead and his colleagues have been working on a “non-stick substance,” which would be put in the oil-invaded waters, to prevent oil from sticking to bird feathers.

In oil spills, one of the primary concerns has always been the effect on birds and wildlife. Because birds rely on their feathers not only to fly, but to float and maintain proper body temperature, they are especially vulnerable to oily waters.

In the past, the reaction has

been to try to keep birds and wildlife away from the oil area.

When birds were found soaked in oil, they would be cleaned with Dawn dish washing detergent.

But detergent doesn’t just remove the bad oil; it also removes very important natural oils that can take weeks to come back.

So when BP chose to use the dispersent Corexit last year to break up oil slicks, Lochhead got the idea to find a better solution.

Laundry detergents inspired him. They contain a chemical compound that prevents dirt from redepositing in clothes.

“And I thought we could use this same technology in the oil to stop the oil from sticking to

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Alumnus announces candidacy

Tuesday evening, State Representative Toby Barker announced his campaign for reelection at SouthBound Bagels in downtown Hattiesburg.

Roman Galey, a member of Barker’s campaign team, introduced the incumbent Republican.

“We need someone who’s got what it takes,” he said. “Someone with strong moral fiber who will do the right thing, no matter what the situation is. I think that man is standing before us: Toby Barker.”

Barker said his focus is on developing Hattiesburg to its full potential. “I believe where the city goes,

the region will follow,” he said. “We want you to believe that our city and our state’s best days are ahead.”

As far as students are concerned, Barker has plans for higher education in Mississippi.

His focus will be on shifting the burden of college funding from tuition, which is handling 54 percent of the pie right now.

He also plans to expand the MTAG program, which assists students with funding, in order to meet the rising tuition.

Barker’s concern with downtown Hattiesburg applies to students at USM as well. “We don’t want to create a city here where people want to come for four years then leave,” he said.

“We want to create a city where people want to plant their lives.”

Barker said he wants to continue the extension of the Long Leaf Trace to encourage “walkability” from the university to the downtown area and invest in the surrounding neighborhoods.

“We could be an Austin,” Barker said. “Putting into place policies that promote investment and fix the infrastructure, that’s what’s going to make us the premiere city in the state.”

Pending the outcome of possible redistricting, Barker will run for the Republican nomination in August against Ric McCluskey, a Southern Miss student who announced his campaign Saturday. Both are currently running for state representative of District 102.

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Library to be open for 24 hours Marie John Printz Writer Partnering with University Libraries and Eagle Dining, the Student Government Association is offering a new resource for students during finals week: continuous study space.

“University Libraries has agreed to keep the first and second floors of Cook Library open to students 24 hours from the open of business on May 8,” said SGA President Erick Brown. During this time, the second floor will be designated as a quiet zone while the first floor will continue normal operation.

Another benefit of this innovative program is the availability of refreshments and much needed caffeine thanks to Eagle Dining, which has partnered in this project to keep Starbucks open for the duration of the 24-hour program.

The finals-inspired program, scheduled to run from May 8 through May 12, is a first for SGA, and is reliant on the turnout of student support and usage in order to see the program repeated

for further terms.

“Students need to know the importance of their presence in the library during the 24-hour program. A count of how many students attend will be taken and used to help us push for even better programs later on, so we must have the numbers if we want our voices heard in the future,” Brown said.

The perpetual space for scholars has gained extensive support from students, with a self-titled Facebook event boasting over 500 attendees, while the program itself continues to spark positive feedback: “I think that a 24-hour study space is important to students because there really are not enough hours in the day and a lot of us need to pull all nighters multiple times for finals,” said freshman Lauren Ishee, a History licensure major and Gulfport, Miss. native.

Tim Wells, a sophomore international business major and Hurley, Miss. native, is credited for organizing the flagship event and

is hoping for a major influx in attendance during this time in order to deem the event a success. “Students should know that this is an experimental project, which means

we need as large of a turnout as possible,” Wells said. With a large enough crowd, Wells plans to push for funding to provide a 24-hour study space available during other periods.

Sophomore Meredith Manguno, a psychology major from Germantown, Tenn., comments that the event will be useful to those looking for a studious space to get away from distraction: “Students have a right to a space to study during finals outside of their dorm room. It‘s hard to stay up late or even all night while a roommate is trying to sleep or study for another test.

This is important to all of us as we are here for an education and having a place to study at all times benefits us,” Manguno said.

Students seeking an intellectual environment to host their study habits are welcome 24 hours a day on the first and second floors of Cook Library May 8 through May 12, with accompanying Starbucks offering a wide array of refreshments.

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With the aid of a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Lochhead and his team set out to do just that.

But finding that right solution was not going to be easy.

“You’re looking for a needle in a haystack,” he said. “You may have to screen thousands and thousands of compositions before you find one that works. The problem is we had only months to do this.

You can’t wait 20 years while the oil is moving around.”

So the team was aided by even more technology – a robot. While a

normal formulator in a lab can only make about 10 compositions a day, the robot can make up to 10,000.

Preston McDaniel, a senior polymer science major, worked on the project last semester. He said he helped with some of the formulation.

“It was to the point when I left that it was at the proof of concept stage,” he said. “So we proved that the concept worked.”

McDaniel said that the team tested the mixtures by preparing tanks filled with sea water and oil.

“We would dip duck feathers into it,” he said, “and if the oil stuck to

the duck feathers, then we knew our formulation hadn’t worked. But if the oil did not stick, we knew the formulation was good, or at least, going in the right direction.”

The team found a mixture of ingredients that breaks oil into small droplets and prevents them from sticking to organic materials like bird feathers. It also lets in oil-eating microbes.

According to Lochhead, the mixture the team arrived at would allow a pelican to immerse itself into water with dispersed oil, flap its wings and have the water roll right off.

“We’re at proof of concept level,”

Lochhead said. “We’ve proved that, yes, this thing will work . . . What we need to do now is find the ideal mixture that works, to find how we put it together into a product, how that product will be stored, and make sure it’s got 5-year shelf life.”

That product, he hopes, will eventually be an important safety feature on every rig and tanker.

But there are still hurdles to overcome. Even after it’s perfected, the product must first clear EPA regulations.

Researchers expect to have a prototype of the product ready within a year.

ON CAMPUS

Yearbooks still not ready

Mary Margaret Halford Printz Writer In years past, USM students have received their yearbooks during finals week of spring semester, but that’s not the case this year.

In fact, sources from The Southerner say that they are not sure when exactly the yearbooks will be given out.

Because of a change in leadership, The Southerner was knocked off track, and the editing process was just completed this week.

Eryka Wallace, the new Executive Editor for the 2011-2012 edition of The Southerner, was not positive about when the yearbooks will be coming out.

“We should have them sometime in the summer,” Wallace said. “We will most likely set up a distribution day in the fall.”

For graduating seniors, however, getting a yearbook in the fall is not the most convenient option.

“We will most likely send out their books,” Wallace said. “We will keep them posted on the status of their books.”

Hayley Boyd, a senior from Vicksburg, Miss., is frustrated with the lateness of the yearbook, especially from the standpoint of a student graduating in May. “I was yearbook editor in high school so I know that there’s tons of time and effort that go into the making of the book,” Boyd said.

“But at the same time, it’s frustrating for those graduating because it’s our senior yearbook.”

Though Boyd does maintain some sympathy for the situation, she says it is hard to not be irritated.

“Students graduate every May at the end of finals week so I don’t understand why it wasn’t completed in time,” Boyd said.

Christopher Bostick, a senior who took over The Southerner’s Executive Editor position at Christmas, said that the change in leadership, coupled with having to rework the fall section while still moving forward in the spring added to the lateness of the book.

“It was double the work in one semester,” Bostick said. “In the end, it was the call of the yearbook adviser, Audrey Charoglu, to push back the deadline.”

Bostick said that in moving the deadline of the book from March 16 to March 30, distribution during finals week was no longer possible.

As of now, distribution is planned for sometime in the fall of 2011, and seniors can expect to be notified as to how and when they will receive their yearbooks.

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art

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Seniors showcase their artwork From nudity to oil landscapes

Earvin Hopkins Printz Writer From illustrations of dead fish to nude paintings, people are welcome to come to the Senior Art Students’ Exhibit Work Museum. The exhibit started on April 21 and will run until May 13. These works are the final projects of graduating seniors majoring in fine arts and graphic design.

The showcase features the works of ten graphic design and four fine arts students. The art exhibit is located in Marsh Hall and is open from Tuesday until Thursday 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturday 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission to the museum is free and open to the public.

When people enter the exhibit they can expect to find Amy Baggett, an art and Spanish ma-

jor who works the desk in the exhibit to make sure no one vandalizes or steals the fine art.

“I think this exhibit is a great opportunity for students to get appreciation, and it is also good for traveling artists who would like to see what Hattiesburg has to offer,” Baggett said. “So far we’ve had positive reactions to all of the works, I think people are impressed. My favorite artwork is the nude drawings.”

Baggett’s job is to also keep count of the amount of people that come in. She says the numbers are higher than last year. Museum director Jan Siesling agreed.

“Of the past exhibits, this exhibit has been the most successful in terms of people coming to actually view the art work,” Siesling said. “This year we have an outstanding group of graphic design and fine art

students in the exhibit, which is includes a bird flying and poopmore than previous years. With ing on a woman’s head. The all the talent we have I expected quotation reads, “A bird in hand a positive feedback.” is safer than one overhead.”

S om e Another of of the Wodtke’s ilOf the past exhibits, lu s t r at i ons w o r k s included this exhibit has been is a man in the running the most successful away from exhibit are the in terms of people a train comfamous out of a coming to actually ing charcoal tunnel with n u d e s the quote view the art work of Erin reading, Jo h n s o n , “The light oil landat the end of scapes in the tunnel creamy is the headpastels by Victoria Meek, and light of an oncoming train.” the acrylic monochromes of Tikquana Young from New Megan Cochran.

York City often visits MississipAndrea Wodtke, a graphic pi and is making plans to visit design major, created a comi- the art exhibit.

“I’ve always loved the art cal piece about Murphy’s Law. One of Wodtke’s illustrations work from the South because to

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me I do see a difference in the art work,” Young said. “I find that Southern art has more culture to it and I think I yearn for that because I am so deprived of that in other states. I have never been to Southern Miss’ art exhibit before, but if it’s anything like the other art I have seen from South Mississippi, I know I will love it.”

Siesling wants people to understand the importance of artwork and supporting their fellow students.

“These students have worked very hard in creating professional work,” Siesling said. “Is it really art work if no one sees it, is it really music if no one hears it? The point is that we are a department that shares our work with the public and we would be pleased if people would come to see what amazing works they have.”

research

New USM publication accepting work Research magazine makes its debut Chris Greene Printz Writer USM’s Catalyst team is currently accepting original research for publication. The Catalyst is a student-run, multi-disciplinary research journal for undergraduates of all majors.

Senior English major Kristin Teston is the current editor-inchief for the Catalyst. Teston, from Foxworth, Miss., said this is a rare opportunity for students to showcase their work.

“Undergraduates spend countless hours researching and writing,” she said. “But usually this effort is rewarded with only a letter grade. Catalyst offers

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undergraduate students the rare and exciting opportunity to celebrate their work.”

Teston, a researcher herself, said the feeling of respect from the academic community is very fulfilling as an undergraduate. “With this journal, students are able to bring about a change, whether it be through the results of an experiment or the labors of literary analysis.”

Junior sociology major Tahseen Shams is the humanities editor for the paper. A Hattiesburg native, Shams sees great potential for the new publication.

“Being an honors sociology major, I have had the privilege to read many research jour-

nals,” Shams said. “I learned to appreciate the value of good research papers that push the boundaries of knowledge.”

The student staff of the Catalyst is overseen by Charles Sumner, an assistant professor of English.

“In my three years here, I have encountered a number of ambitious and gifted students,” Sumner said. “Students who, in the process of pushing themselves to do their best work, have also pushed me to be my best as a teacher.”

Sumner’s hope for the Catalyst is that it will help USM undergrads and their professors to “generate and spread intel-

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He said he hopes all aspiring scholars on campus will be able to contribute something to the publication. “This is your community, and hopefully Catalyst is one way you can help to define, direct and celebrate it,” he said.

Shams said he sees the same potential for the journal. “I believe Catalyst has the potential to make a difference in academia by giving the vital and inquisitive undergraduates here at USM a platform to present their research in various fields.”

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Student selected for national pageant Earvin Hopkins Printz Writer When people think of pageants they normally think of “world peace” or “Miss Congeniality,” but USM student Marjorie Turner plans to want more than world peace as she prepares to represent Mississippi in Miss All Nations.

Miss All Nations is a national competition where one girl from each state will meet in Texas to compete for one title.

Senior Marjorie Turner is from Mobile, Ala. and is the daughter of Ken and Shelley Turner. Turner held the Miss Hattiesburg title last year and said that she was chosen to represent Mississippi in Miss All Nations after winning Miss

Pearl River County earlier this month.

“I am very excited that I can represent my community and my state at a national pageant,” Turner said. “I hope that I’ll be able to represent Mississippi with dignity and to break some stereotypes that people hold of Southern states.”

Turner said that she was pretty awkward as a child and started to compete in pageants at age ten in order to help bring her out of her shell and learn how to interact with people. Turner also said that she struggled with her weight and pageants helped her learn what true beauty is and in someway helped save her life.

“Pageants have shown me that I don’t have to be a size 2 to be

‘Miss It’,” Turner said. “Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and now after losing 50 pounds, my goal is to inspire young women to be active and healthy and to love themselves no matter what they look like.”

Skylar Nicholson, a student from University of South Alabama, looks up to Turner as a positive example.

“To me, Marge never had to lose weight, she was always stylish and glamorous; the weight lost has only improved her health and that sexy figure she always had,” Nicholson said. “But besides her beauty, she is and always have been one of the most knowledgeable people I know.

Her beauty shines from the inside.”

Turner addresses the negative connotations people put with pageants.

“I think pageants get a bad reputation; I’ve heard people say that they are degrading to women, that they only encourage outer beauty and that pageant girls are just airheads who want ‘world peace,’” Turner said. “But I don’t find that true at all; sure, some pageants are only after the girl with the perfect body, but the ones in which I’ve competed score heavily on interview. The judges want to know how involved you are in your community, what you are doing in school and how you plan to give back.”

USM student Heather Bourque said that one of the most impressive things about

Turner is her poetry.

“Marge has quite a natural instinctive voice in her poetry, she can create a powerful image with apparent ease,” Bourque said.

“While reading her poetry, I was always interested in the experiments she took with the form. She was forever trying new things.

You can always count on her work to have variety and pizazz.”

“We can expect great things from her,” Bourque said. “She’s talented and more than that, she’s driven. Getting to know her over the past few semesters has been a great joy. She is a generous and lovely young woman with a silly side that all who know her find quite endearing. She will go far, and we can all say we knew her back when.”

health

Campus clinic offers quality service said the doctors who work for the clinic are qualified. As for students Printz Writer who believe otherwise, Ryder said she doesn’t think the doctors at If you’re sick, where do you go the clinic encounter students who to get your diagnosis? If you’re like think that very often. some USM students, the Bedie “Hopefully, these students Smith Clinic on campus provides a would realize they are incorrect in lot of your health care needs. their assumptions after they visit Paul West is a sophomore en- with our providers,” she said. tertainment industry major form Austin Keen is a sophomore Jackson, Miss. who said that when from Grenada, Miss., who has he had a cold, the clinic on cam- never visited the clinic. pus was “a good deal and betKeen said his good health has ter than having to drive to other never given him a reason to visit. clinics “If they work around for a university

If they work for a and they are cerHatt iesburg or university and they are tified medical to the certified medical doc- doctors, then hospital.”

I think I’d be tors, then I think I’d be trusting of their Some students, trusting of their qualifica- qualifications,” however, he said. tions, are hesiVirginia Crawtant to ford is the direcrely on tor of the clinic the clinic. and has worked “ I for the university avoided the clinic,” said alumna since 1989. She earned a doctorate Beth Ann Williamson, who grad- degree from the University of Misuated in 2009 with a marketing sissippi in 1983 and is board certidegree and now attends graduate fied in Internal Medicine. school at the University of TexasA. Christopher Schwartz also Austin. “I heard secondhand that earned his doctorate degree from people had been misdiagnosed, the University of Mississippi in 1988. and I just questioned the doctors He is board certified in Family Pracand their credibility.” tice and Ambulatory Medicine.

But West said the qualifications These doctors and their colof the doctors at the clinic were leagues, the nurses and the adnever a concern for him. ministrators who work in the “Whether they’re working at the clinic, see about 22,000 patients school clinic or at a hospital, all doc- every year, according to Ryder. tors are trained the same,” he said.

“Each of our providers sees Jodi Ryder, the health educa- about ten to 40 patients a day, detion and promotion coordinator pending on the season,” she said.

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West said that when he first visited the clinic, one of his main problems was his wait to see a doctor.

He said when he went to the clinic his freshman year, he waited over an hour to see a doctor.

Wait times have improved, he said, and since the clinic has begun to let students schedule appointments online, they haven’t been a problem for him.

“My friends say they hate the long wait time,” he said. “But I just tell them they should have made an appointment.”

The convenience of location is another reason students use the clinic. Keen said he would visit the clinic if he had a minor problem before he drove to the hospital.

“Thankfully, though, I haven’t been sick and haven’t had a reason to go there,” he said.

Speaking of things students don’t know about the clinic, Ryder said that she has heard some rumors that students believe the clinic only issues z-packs (antibiotics) or that they only treat STDs. Overall, Ryder said students can

expect a well-rounded medical visit when they come to the clinic.

“We have a full service pharmacy and an in-house X-ray lab with certified technicians,” she said.

“We are an accredited health clinic which is not something that is mandatory for college health clinics,” Ryder said. “We choose to maintain our accreditation through the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care which means that we maintain the highest standards in health care and services.”

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New editors take over publications Samantha Schott Executive Editor

burg Post, I learned more about how to write in an interesting way that keeps people entertained, while making sure they stay informed,” she said. “I plan on incorporating that next year

Next year’s editors have been chosen for The Student Printz and The Southerner, and the two are busy making plans.

“I think it would be cool to do more on-campus spotlights, kind of like we did with Ms. Gloria,” said sophomore Mary Margaret Halford, the new editor The Printz. “I plan on featuring any students or faculty that are doing cool things, or just have an interesting story to tell.”

Halford is a public relations major from Vicksburg and a member of Delta Gamma sorority, the Catholic Student Association and the Student Government Association. She interned with The Vicksburg Post over the Christ- Mary Margaret Halford mas break and will intern there again this summer.

Halford said her experience with in all the stories that we run.”

Halford’s other plans include The Post will influence the way luring more readers to the online she manages The Printz.

“When I worked at The Vicks- version of the newspaper, by offering more multimedia projects

and keeping the paper’s Facebook Printz is Southern Miss’ paper, and Twitter constantly updated. and I want everyone to feel pride She also intends to offer more di- and ownership in it.” versity in the paper’s content.

Sophomore Eryka Wallce has “Another thing I’d like to focus similar goals for her publication. on next year is diversity within Also a sophomore public relations the paper, especially in the opinion section. We’ll be having both conservative and liberal opinions, with everything in between.”

Halford said some things, however, will stay the same.

“I’m definitely keeping the Student Shout-Outs because I think people seem to really like those,” she said.

Halford added that she may put leftover Shout-outs Eryka Wallace on the website.

Overall, Halford hopes to gain more fans. major, she served as The South“I’d like to have great relation- erner’s design editor this year. Like ships with all campus organiza- Halford, Wallace wants to increase tions and the student population the visibility of her book by using in general,” she said. “The Student online opportunities.

“My plans include truly utilizing technology in the form of social networking and maybe a publication that is visible online,” she said.

Wallace also said she won’t stray far from the book’s current management style.

“I will keep the drive and determination going from last year to finish the book,” she said. “It seemed like through all adversity, we still had the desire to finish this year’s book.”

She may use a smaller staff to do the job next year, however, and seek to create a reliable, consistent group to handle the task. But however she decides to manage her publication, one thing’s for sure – she is pumped about her new job.

“This means everything to me,” she said. “I have been involved with yearbooks since my 7th grade year. I want to work within this industry, and becoming editor gives me more experience.”

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Downtown boutique hosts Masquerade Meryl Dakin Managing Editor Click Boutique brought the 60s style cocktail party to Hattiesburg with a MadMen Masquerade Wednesday evening.

Adam Myrick, co-owner of the store, said, “We’re very much inspired by retro fashion, so for every one of our customers that comes in, the connecting piece is that love of MadMen, that 60s style, that Joan Holloway character.”

Myrick and his partner, Jason Leviere, said they felt a MadMen themed costume party would be most appropriate to commemorate Secretary’s Day and encourage nightlife downtown.

“The show is about women entering the workforce, and men, and what it’s like for them,” Leviere said. “You smoked at work, you had drinks at your desk, there were interoffice relations, it was completely, completely different.

But why it has such a great following is the fashion.”

Leviere said they even modeled the Click girl icon after the 1960s secretary. “That’s why we’re called Click, it’s the sound the typewriter makes when you hit the keys.”

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Hattiesburg residents Jane Claire Tyner and Tracy Bowles sip faux Manhattans and pretend to smoke cigarettes at Goddard Art Studio in downtown Hattiesburg Wednesday. Customers of Click Boutique don 60s style costumes for the MadMen Masquerade.

Kevin Breazeale, a Petal native who recently returned to the Hattiesburg area, said he found out about the event on Face-

book. “I just moved back here and it’s a good opportunity for me to meet people my age,” he said. “It’s a cute event, I’m surprised to see how many people stepped up and dressed up.”

Breazeale, a choreographer, said he had never seen the show but is a big fan of the time period. “I’m definitely a person who wants to preserve the 60s style and I try to support that whenever I can,” he said. “I really was wondering if Hattiesburg had any fun events like this, and this has been great so far.”

Senior exercise science major Renee Keeney lives in the loft next door to Click Boutique, and took pictures at the shop’s pho-

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tobooth that evening. “I’ve never seen MadMen, I just love Adam and Jason,” she said. “They’re my favorite. I do a lot of shopping over there, it’s great.”

said. “We thought it would be really fun to dress up and come support them.”

Myrick, who graduated from USM in theater and dance, moved back to Hattiesburg after working in New York and Pittsburgh for several years as a merchandiser and stylist. He started Click Boutique with Leviere, a Pittsburgh native, with the hope that they could bring some of the big city to Hub city.

“I love downtown Hattiesburg. It has so much that needs to happen, but so much potential,” Myrick said. “For Jason and I we felt very committed to bringing what we learned in New York city here. It’s little things, like this cocktail party where we can dress up and have fun with our favorite customers.”

The night culminated at 206 Front, where Myrick and Leviere supplied hors d’oeuvres and guests ordered their favorite martinis.

“I want downtown to become more of this,” Breazeale said.

“Less corporation, more boutique. More homegrown, where people actually come to meet the owners, not just a franchisee. I just want it to grow.”

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Keeney’s friend Janna Roth, a junior interior design major, accompanied her to the party.

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How do Facebook ads know me so well?

Students have mixed opinions Justin Mitchell Printz Writer Ever notice that tiny row of advertisements on the side of your home page on Facebook? They are always there and always seem to pinpoint a person’s individual interests, hobbies, sexual preferences or marital status.

Students who have opted for more security and changed their Facebook settings to private, however, still receive ads on the sides of their pages just like everyone else. Although it sometimes seems like Facebook is psychic, there is a clear and clever explanation.

A dandy Best Buy employee who wishes to remain anonymous explained that Facebook has the right to access all information posted on their website as owners of the company. Even though some people choose to change their information to “private”, users cannot see the information but Facebook still can.

Thus, Facebook pinpoints likes and interests from each user

and sells ad-space to companies.

Then, the ads that best match your provided information Facebook are placed on the side of your home page.

Facebook sells ads, companies have a chance to sell their product to an entire social networking outlet and users have the opportunity to purchase things that may captivate their interests. Everybody wins.

Students have mixed opinions about seeing advertisements on the side of their Facebook page.

Devin Simpson, a sophomore music major, thinks advertising on Facebook is a clever idea.

“Our generation is big on snap decisions and impulse buys,” Simpson said.

Simpson also said that most ads that he receives on his Facebook page include advertisements for clothing, beer and food. Match. com ads are also frequently placed on his side bar.

Junior English licensure major Ashley Elkins, however, finds the advertisements to be annoying and unclear.

“The ads I see are always for dat-

ing or for diet pills,” Elkins said.

Elkins has a boyfriend and is in good physical shape, so she said she needs neither of the two ads that always recur on her Facebook page.

Elkins also believes that Facebook could come up with a more creative way to use advertisement than a side bar on everyone’s home page.

Senior public relations major Michael Cox fully supports Facebook’s advertising strategy.

Cox said that most ads he sees are dating ads, ads for television shows that he “liked” on Facebook and touring and album ads for performing artists that he “liked” as well.

Cox also said he pays special attention to the music ads on the side of his home page.

“Sometimes iTunes will offer a free download from a new artist I like,” Cox said.

Cox also thinks that Facebook’s advertising works because they pinpoint each individual user’s interests. “Why would you market a gay dating ad to a straight girl,” Cox said.

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Seniors, Southern will miss you Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer

Denotra Logan “I’ll be in grad school, so I’ll be busy. I’m going to miss the freedom I had as an undergraduate student. I’ll miss being involved, and giving back to others through the activities I helped put together.”

Major: Public relations Hometown: Jackson, Miss Extracurricular Activities: Picture Perfect Models, AASO, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., GEWW Crew, Homecoming Queen Plans after graduation: This summer, Logan will attend the Semester in Washington journalism program at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. After that, Logan plans to attend graduate school at USM. She wants to get her Master’s degree in advertising. She joked, “I’m not ready to leave Southern Miss just yet.”

Best Experience: Logan said that being a part of Delta Sigma Theta has been the best experience of her undergraduate career. Growing with her sisters has helped her to grow as a person and a professional.

Mark Hamrick “I’m definitely gonna miss the people, I’ve been saying

this a lot to my friends. When I walk through the doors of my fraternity house, everyone here knows and loves me because of who I am -- they don’t want anything from me. It’s a unique experience.”

Major: Communications studies Hometown: Moselle, Miss.

Extracurricular activities: Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, Student Government Association, Best Male Citizen 2011 Plans after graduation: Hamrick plans to attend law school at Duke University. Afterward, he would like to achieve a position as Clerk of the Supreme Court.

He said it’s “a long-shot” but it is a dream to do straight out of law school.

Best experience: Hamrick said that being a part of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has given him opportunities socially and supported him morally throughout his years at USM. “It really made me hold myself to a higher standard,” he said.

Jasmine Brown “It’s bittersweet, the sweet part of it is that I’m moving on to a new part of my life, so personally, I’m excited. At the same time, as far as my social life its a little sad because I have a lot of friends that I’ve made. It’s gonna be sad leaving the people I love.”

Major: Political science Hometown: Vicksburg, Miss.

Extracurricular activities: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., AASO, Lambda Sigma, Phi Eta Sigma Plans after graduation: Brown plans to attend law school. She is not sure where yet but has applied and is particularly excited about The John Marshall Law School in Atlanta and the University of Mississippi.

Advice to future students: Brown said, “Pick your major wisely.” She advised students to research the courses they would have to take beforehand and ask questions about what they would have to do in them. “If you’re not a great paper writer, be careful,” she said. She added that students should pursue what they love in a major. “Don’t just do what your family thinks you should.”

land plans to attend the Duke University School of Law. He said applying for the law school was more bureaucratic than one would think and said it was “nerve-wracking” waiting on decision letters. However, Roland said, “It’s also kind of fun because its starting a new chapter in my life.”

Advice to future students: “Put yourself in a position to succeed,” Roland said. He said the best way to do that is to make good grades and go to class. “Employers and grad schools look at GPA almost before anything else.” he said.

Roland said its okay if students don’t know what they want to do starting out, but that if one is in a position to succeed then the possibilities are endless.

Justin Roland

“I’m so excited and ready to graduate! I’m nervous about going into the ‘big kid world’ but I’m sick of school and classes. I will miss my friends the most.

We’re all going to different areas after we graduate. They’ve encouraged me and kept me going my four years here.”

“I’ve got a good exit option with Duke, but I’m also leaving behind a lot of great friends -and equally great memories. It’s kind of scary. I’ve been a part of USM for so long. The network of people I’ve built with my professors and friends will be 12 hours away when I’m at Duke.”

Major: English & philosophy Hometown: Laurel, Miss.

Extracurricular activities: Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, Honors College, Phi Kappa Phi honor society, Honors Ambassadors Plans after graduation: Ro-

Amanda Chunn

Major: Music education Hometown: Mobile, Ala. Extracurricular activities: Carillon Handbell Choir, Pride of Mississippi, choir member at First Presbyterian, basketball pep band Plans after graduation: Chunn said she plans to find a

job as a band director in Alabama to gain experience. Afterward, she plans to return to school to get a Master’s degree in music education.

Advice to future students: “Stay in school and go to all your classes,” she said. She said getting an education is worth the time and effort it requires because of the payoff in the form of higher paying jobs in the future. Chunn said class attendance is reflected in your grades, “Even the 8 a.m. classes.”

Nikisha Williams “I’ve gotten a lot of help from a lot of great teachers in my departments that will help me be able to successfully get a Master’s degree... Keep God first, stay on top of your work, and you’ll reap the benefits.”

Major: Vocal performance Hometown: Mobile, Ala. Extracurricular activities: USM performance choirs, cast member in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Ragtime, and La Boheme.

Plans after graduation: Williams earned an assistantship in the university’s choral conducting department. She will attend graduate school at USM in the fall.

Advice to future students: Williams said students should prioritize. “There’s plenty of time for extracurriculars, but people fall into the trap of taking the least amount of classes to get involved with those,” she said.

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Printz, please interview random people you DON’T know instead of interviewing your friends for every story!

I wish I could understand why you would move in with a guy after you met him a week ago.

I haven’t seen my roommate in two weeks, and the only reason I know she’s alive is because of her Facebook.

All faculty, staff, and students please do not come to Buffalo Wild Wings unless you have enough money to pay for your bill and leave a tip. We only get paid 2.13 an hour and being stiffed doesn’t help pay rent!

Wanna see waste? Walk through the hallways of the Liberal Arts building and you’ll be shocked at the number of unnecessary lights on during the day.

To the girl in my Thursday night class with the initials A.F., I have a Texas size crush on you!

It looks like some SGA reps are already abusing their power.

Kate Greene, to the top.

To whoever STOLE my umbrella from the LAB on Tuesday, April 26th, I hope you’re proud of yourself. That umbrella was given to me by my mother-in-law. She died in January. The other thing is that if you have the balls to steal from me you should have the balls to look me in the eye first, and see how that works out for you.

To the person who commented about the fountain sitters: I too have wondered how they have so much free time. What is your major? I’m looking into switching mine to whatever that is.

Hey Rec Sports, stop canceling intramural games because it sprinkled on you driving to work this morning. You being “cautious” doesn’t fool anyone, you’re lazy. Sincerely, under-exercised student.

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Ashton Pittman Web Editor Last week, the Tennessee state senate advanced a bill that has been dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The bill, authored by religious right darling Stacey Campfield, would make it illegal for Tennessee teachers to discuss homosexuality with students prior to the ninth grade.

If the bill becomes law, teachers who even acknowledge the existence of gay students will be wading into criminal territory.

The bill plays a role in a larger effort by the religious right to undermine anti-bullying efforts that have recently gained widespread support.

The highly publicized suicides of several bullied gay teens last year sparked calls to action that began a nationwide crusade against bullying.

Out of tragedy arose the “It Gets Better Project,” which came with a message of hope for marginalized youth. And last month, President Obama held a White House Conference intended to take on the issue of bullying. A bill was also introduced in Congress designed to “address and take action to prevent the bullying and harassment of students.”

It’s hard to imagine that anyone could find fault with such causes. But self-described “Christian” groups like the Family Research Council and the Liberty Counsel have chosen to stand resolutely against these anti-bullying campaigns.

The Liberty Counsel’s Matt Barber, for example, called them a “homo-fascist tactic to stifle any dissent.”

According to Barber, gay activists are attempting to fight bullying at the expense of “Christian values.” Well, that’s one way to look at it.

Or one could consider the view taken by Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council.

Numerous reports have con-

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cide. But gay teens don’t commit suicide because of bullying, Perkins argued in a piece for the Washington Post. Instead, he said, they commit suicide because they “recognize intuitively that their same sex attractions are abnormal.”

“If we want to see fewer students commit suicide,” he wrote, “we want fewer homosexual students.”

Perkins indicated that he doesn’t think anti-gay groups like his own organization are responsible for the despair that so many gay youth are driven to. Instead, he deflected that guilt to adults who offer gay teens affirmation instead of condemnation.

of the religious right, it makes perfect sense to Voldemortize the topic of homosexuality by forbidding mention of it in classrooms.

But here’s the problem: YouKnow-What will be mentioned at school no matter which laws are passed. Perhaps it won’t be discussed in the classroom, but the subject will arise in the hallways and on the playgrounds – likely in more sinister form.

When I was a kid, I remember regularly hearing bullies use “gay,” “fag” and “queer” as slurs against other students, even as early as second grade. I doubt much has changed since.

Yet, because of their personal views on homosexuality, some lobbyists and legislators would strip bullied students of the only resource they have – the ability to seek counsel from their teachers.

How can teachers effectively respond to anti-gay bullying if they are held hostage by the fear of legal retribution?

Perkins, Barber and Campfield are angling for a place in the history books, to be counted amongst pariahs like Joseph McCarthy and George Wallace. They are entitled to seek such a legacy if they so choose.

But they do so to the detriment of some of our nation’s most vulnerable children. And that makes them the worst bullies of all – bullies with power.

If we want to see fewer students commit suicide, we want fewer homosexual students.

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Tony Perkins cluded that gay teens run a substantially higher risk of sui-

“I’m suggesting that adults that pressure these students to declare a disordered sexual preference when they’re too young to know better, that they share some culpability for those that take their life,” Perkins wrote.

Which is why, in the minds

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There is life outside your apartment.

Meryl Dakin Managing Editor

of new gems and jewels in our date: “Doesn’t get more fresh OR Front Street shop. But with a cast local – come support these hardof super villains living next door working people!” at Southern Fried Comics, we If I’d broken out of my elitist would prefer you kept it between shell a little sooner, I would have us. xoxo.” realized how many things are acBenny’s Boom Boom Room re- tually happening around me, all sponded to the Mugshot’s fire by within biking distance. hosting the band they’d slated and I met a fellow student last night donating all the profits to the tem- who lives in a loft downtown porarily unemployed employees. above a business. How cool is The Depot Coffee House re- that? What are the possibilities of cently featured a house salad nightlife downtown if the majority made using ingredients purchased of us actually begin to live there? at our weekly Farmer’s MarketT:7.71” As a state representative redowntown. Their Facebook up- cently told me, “You should nev-

er cross 59.” And he was right: if more of us begin going off campus and supporting our community, we could help create the kind of vibrant city we all want to live in.

I’m taking an internship outside of Hattiesburg when I graduate, but I’m certain I’ll be back. More than just watching it grow, I want to play a part in what this city can be, and I hope you do the same.

This was an article of opinion by Meryl Dakin, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to meryl.dakin@eagles. usm.edu.

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Within my first few months of living in Hattiesburg, I came to a conclusion: I would leave as soon as humanly possible. To be honest, I decided to attend this school mostly for its study abroad program in France, one that catered to underclassmen.

After living in or around New Orleans (infinitely cooler city) until August 2007, I was well aware of what it lacked that I would find in Mississippi: a lot of thick accents, a lot of cows and a lot of nothing to do anywhere around me.

And so, after a bleak first semester (most of which consisted of me whining in my dorm about how there was nothing to do in Hattiesburg), I escaped to France in the spring.

But running away from Southern only meant it was that much harder for me to come back to what I perceived as my personal Hell: Hattiesburg, destroyer of fun and youth.

If I could go back, I’d punch 2007 Meryl. But, since that’s impossible and probably unhealthy, I’ll pass on some advice to other students from “cooler” places I wish I’d heard then: if you can’t find fun here, you’ll be bored your whole life, no matter where you go.

Writing for The Printz forced me to explore life off campus, specifically in the midtown to downtown area. We have an incredibly excited community of business owners, artists and even politicians who have revitalized the heart of Hub City. Some of these people are transplants, some have lived here all their lives, but many are returning home, ready to bring new life to downtown.

There’s literally something to do every night of the week here, often things that are pretty unique and inventive. Last night there was a masquerade cocktail party downtown. Last Tuesday there was a Bike Pub Crawl. SouthBound is going to start opening on certain nights of the week to serve beer and tapas. (Believe me, do not miss out on these when they debut.)

Another beautiful part of these businesses is their willingness to collaborate with each other. One day when I was working on a story about the Bike Pub Crawl, and I finished my interviews in

record time because they were all in the same place: I went to talk to the owners of SouthBound Bagels at their restaurant and found the owner of Caliente Grille and the general manager of the Keg and Barrel there as well, eating and chatting with them.

Check Facebook any day and you’ll see Southern Fried Comics and its neighbor, Click Boutique, driving customers to each other’s stores in pithy status updates. From Click’s wall: “We hate to gossip, but the Brinks truck just pulled away and left a cache

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USM struggled against Alabama Alex DeMouy Printz Writer The Southern Mississippi baseball team, ranked No. 15, lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide 7-3 on Tuesday night snapping an 8-game home winning streak.

The Golden Eagles (30-10) struggled in the contest collecting only three runs and nine hits in the game while committing three errors. Starting pitcher Dillon Day (1-1) went four innings giving up five runs with four being earned and picked up the loss. When asked about his performance Day said, “I just didn’t have it today.” Alabama (24-18) starting pitcher Adam Windsor (3-0) picked up the win.

Through the first two innings ,the game looked like it was going to be a pitcher’s duel, but that all went away in the third inning. In the top of the third Alabama broke the game open with two runs coming off of a Brandt Hendricks RBI double and a Brett Booth sacrifice fly.

Southern Miss responded in the bottom of the third with solo homeruns from both Tyler Koelling and Marc Bourgeois.

The elation of the crowd was short-lived as Alabama again took the lead in the top of the fourth. All of the Alabama hits and three runs in the fourth inning came after Southern Miss had already recorded two outs.

Taylor Dugas and Brock Bennett singled to start the two out rally, and Jared Reaves drove in a run with a single which proved to be the go-ahead run in the contest.

Bennett then scored on a wild pitch and the throw from catcher Jared Bales skipped away from pitcher Dillon Day to allow another run to come home.

Southern Miss had a chance to respond in the bottom of the fourth when Tyler Koelling came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded. He was not able to take advantage of the opportunity and

it seemed like the momentum was shifted for good towards Alabama.

Southern Miss finished the game with only one more run and was unable to string together enough hits to get back in the game.

When asked about the game Koelling responded, “We missed out on too many opportunities.

If we eliminate the errors in that game there is no telling what could have happened.”

Southern Miss looks to bounce back this weekend when they travel to Greenville, N.C., to face East Carolina in an important conference series. When asked about the upcoming series Coach Scott Berry said, “Whether we win or lose this is a big series. East Carolina has some very good arms so we are going to be challenged.”

The first game of the series is Friday at 5 p.m. as Todd McInnis will take the mound for the Golden Eagles looking to pick up a win.

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Senior outfielder Marc Bourgeois rounds second base after hitting a solo home run at the baseball game against Alabama on Tuesday, April 26. The Golden Eagles were defeated by the Tide 3-7.

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