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Commencement speaker announced Justin Mitchell News Editor

Relay for Life is an event that helps communities across the globe celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease.

On Friday, April 27 the University of Southern Mississippi will host Relay for Life for the first time. The relay will begin at 6 p.m. and will continue until 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 28. Pride Field will be the venue for the event.

“The previous events on campus

were community-based, but this one is strictly for the college and will provide a better college-based atmosphere with more fun,” said Brittany Compton, freshman and chair for the event.

Gavin Snyder, cochair of production for the Southern Miss Relay for Life team, added that a survivor reception will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the opening ceremony at 7 p.m. A luminary ceremony will be at 10 p.m. with the closing ceremony following hours later at 6 a.m. In between the various ceremonies there will be games, entertainment and food.

Snyder said that just one per-

son can make a difference when it comes to Relay for Life.

“Nowhere is that more evident than with the story of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, which began in Tacoma, Washington,” Snyder said.

According to Snyder, in the mid 1980s a surgeon named Gordy Klatt from Tacoma wanted to increase the income of the local cancer society office.

“He decided to personally raise money for the fight by doing something he enjoyed, and Klatt enjoyed running marathons,” Snyder said.

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Chuck Scianna, president of Sim-Tex, L.P. in Waller, Texas and namesake of the new College of Business building, was named as the University of Southern Mississippi’s spring 2012 commencement speaker on Monday.

Scianna is a Golden Eagle alumnus who graduated from the College of Business in 1975.

He is a native of Bay Saint Louis.

Scianna will give both commencement addresses at Reed Green Coliseum on May 11 at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Scianna said he was humbled when USM president Martha Saunders approached him about speaking at graduation.

“I told Martha I thought she was scraping the bottom of the barrel,” Scianna said jokingly.

Sim-Tex imports pipe goods that are used for oil and gas production all over the world.

The company is also responsible for providing domestic sources for a product known as Green Tube. Sim-Tex brings the product to Houston, where the wholesale finished product is then mass distributed.

Scianna said that his education at USM helped aid in his current success.

“Southern Miss gave me the education and training I needed to do a lot of things that I do today,” Scianna said. “Education is like going to the gym - the more you exercise your mind, the better results you get.”

Scianna donated $5 million to USM’s “Building Better Business” campaign last year, which will

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Students from the Student Association of Social Workers at the University of Southern Mississippi take a break to throw colored powder at each other during the Diversity Dash Saturday. After running a kilometer, participants had a different colored powder thrown at them.

The 5k was held on campus, beginning and ending at Centennial Lawn. Healthy food and drinks were available at the event, and 500 people participated.

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aid in funding the university’s new College of Business, which will be named Scianna Hall. He also vowed to match any further pledge made to the campaign by May 31 up to $1 million.

“Southern Miss has an excellent business school,” Scianna said. “In the 1970s when I attended, it was one of the best in the country. When I moved to Texas, people did not think much of Southern Miss. They were proven wrong.”

Scianna said he will keep his speech short and simple.

“I’ve got a couple of quick pointers to get students through life,” Scianna said. “But I know when I graduated, all I cared about was getting out of that hot gown.”

Scianna joked about having to wear a gown as well.

“I wanted to wear a Tommy Bahama shirt, shorts and flip flops,” he said.

Scianna will also be present at the university’s Scianna Hall ground-breaking on May 10 at 10:30 a.m. next to the Trent Lott Center, where the new College of Business will be built.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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Passion for Fashion TCC 210, 214, Ballrooms I, II

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Eagle Connection Spring Retreat TCC 214

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TOMS Shoe Drive/Bake Sale Shoemaker Square 11 a.m.

Tabling for Miss Krimson & Kream Scholarship Pageant Union Lobby 11 a.m.

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Lights, Camera, Fashion Union Lobby 7:45 p.m.

Miss Phi Beta Sigma Pageant Rehearsal Union Room A

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SMAC Attacks Cancer TCC Lobby 11 a.m.

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SMAC presents “Art Walk” Centennial and Weathersby Lawn

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Wine expo pops the cork downtown Stormy Speaks Copy Editor Friday evening, Purple Parrot Café hosted their eighth annual New South Wine Expo at Odd Fellows Gallery in downtown Hattiesburg.

More than 35 wineries from four states and nine countries offered a tasting of more than 100 types of wines. In addition to the tasting, guests snacked on hors d’oeuvres made by Purple Parrot chef Jeremy Noffke. All labels featured at the expo are served at Purple Parrot and range from $15 to $120 a bottle.

Spread over two floors, the gallery offered a wide, bright space to host the tasting. This environment, coupled with the atmosphere of downtown Hattiesburg, is what made Odd Fellows an attractive venue, according to Purple Parrot manager Alexandra Minton. She believed the tasting gave consumers a chance to meet the people who make the wine available at Purple Parrot and to also make connections. Including the

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Five years later, Klatt spent 24 hours running the track at Baker Stadium at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. Friends donated $25 to run or walk with the surgeon for 30 minutes. Snyder said his efforts raised over $27,000.

Compton explained that Klatt later thought about how other people could partake in a similar 24-hour event in communities across the country. He recruited a small team of people and put on the first official Relay for Life event in 1986. Since the beginning of this fund-raiser, the

wine makers, approximately 150 people attended the expo.

To make the expo happen, a broker in Hattiesburg who has relationships with the vendors encouraged them to visit Hattiesburg and see the culture, according to Purple Parrot general manager Dusty Frierson. Frierson said the featured wine makers continue to visit Hattiesburg because of the rich culture and hospitality found in the South. He said it is also important for local business to attract national and international vendors in order to promote growth in the city.

Frierson hoped the event would allow attendees to have fun and realize that wine isn’t intimidating, but rather something to explore and discover new tastes. He described wine as a “bread breaking” event that brings people together and also said that it turns a good meal into a great meal.

Cody Morse, a host at Purple Parrot and former University of Southern Mississippi student, said he attended the expo because he

relay has grown into an overnight event in which people may bring tents and sleep around the tracks.

“People of all ages come out to bring the community together and reminisce about their loved ones who have died of cancer and to honor those surviving,” Compton said.

Today, nearly four million people participate in the event in more than 5,000 communities across the United States.

Sign up for Relay for Life at Southern Miss can be found at www.relayforlife.org/southernmiss. People

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Attendees sample wine from various wine makers around the world Friday evening at the New South Wine Expo at Oddfellows Gallery.

wanted to try all the wines that he normally would not get an opportunity to try. He believed the expo allowed people to branch out and the vendors to see that Hattiesburg interested can start a team, join a team, register as a survivor or sign up individually. There is a $10 registration fee, which will go directly to the American Cancer Society. There is an option on the website to pay at a later date, and it can take the registration fee from the total money raised by an individual or team.

Everyone is encouraged to sign up and participate. The Office of Community Service Learning is also offering volunteer opportunities for the event.

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tures over 700 labels and 30 wines by-the-glass.

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Que Delta hits the Hub City April Jackson Printz Writer The members of Omega Psi Phi and Delta Sigma Theta have been preparing for the annual Que Delta week, filled with fun, hard work and service to the community. Proceeds will go toward the construction of a playground for the Osceola Youth Development Center.

“This community really needs our help, and we want to help them,” said DST president

Jazmyne Butler.

Vice President of OPP William Coleman agreed with Jazmyne’s vision of helping the community and wants to bring back the understanding of how important philanthropic roles are in the fraternity.

“Giving back to the community is our main focus point during the week,” Coleman said.

“This will let the city know that we not only party, but we have a passion to help the city out. The community makes the city, and we will continue to uplift the people who stay in it for many

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more years to come.”

Coleman hopes Que-Delta week will foster “fellowship with all the fraternity brothers in the surrounding areas and be an opportunity to give back to the community.

“Once the week is done, we notice how much we have given back to the Hattiesburg community,” Colemand said. “Also, the service that we do throughout the entire event gives a feeling of joy, and I always hope that the good we do impacts someone’s life in a positive way.”

“Que-Delta is a week in which we try to bring back to the community and try to leave this city better than we found it,” OPP Gerald West said.

For 32 years, these events throughout were envisioned by 18 individuals. In 1979, nine of were the men who entered the Nu Eta chapter of Omega Psi Phi at Southern Miss. In 1975, the Mu Nu chapter of Delta

Sigma Theta started at Southern Miss by nine women. Thus, Que and Delta was combined to create Que-Delta. Over the years, this event has grown to be an opportunity for fellowship for both the fraternity and sorority.

On Wednesday, the DST and OPP will have a Kid’s Carnival on Pride Field at 3:30 pm with a Date Auction at 7 p.m.

Thursday the members will participate in Rock for Autism from 10 a.m. to 10 pm, followed by a Toga Party at the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center.

Friday will be the Que-Delta: Osceola McArthy Adams Philanthropy event at the Osceola Youth Development Center at 2 p.m.

The week will end with the official Que-Delta after-party on Saturday at the Multi-Purpose Center.

Tuesday:

Pillow Talk with The Divas and Dawgs: 6 p.m.

Union Room 8

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Kids Carnival: 3:30 p.m.

Pride Field Date Auction: 7 p.m.

Stout Hall

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“Rock for Autism”: 10 a.m. 10 p.m.

Union Lobby TOGA Party Multi-Purpose Center, Hattiesburg

Friday:

Que Delta: Osceola McArthy Adams Philanthropy: 2 p.m.

Osceola Youth Development Center Kony 2012 with Campus Civitan: 5:30 p.m.

Union Lobby

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Moser named COAL dean Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor

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A Southern Miss women’s soccer player takes a swing at a golf ball on Pride Field at an even during Eagle Fest weekend. Golf players also took kicks at soccer balls to entertain visitors on campus.

You are invited to attend the

University Undergraduate Research Conference Saturday, April 21, 2012

Student presentations begin at 8:30 a.m.

Liberal Arts Building Plenary Lecture by President Martha Saunders (and Award Ceremony) begins at 12:45 p.m. (LAB 108) Come hear about the best undergraduate research going on around the university! around the university!

Be inspired!

Support your friends and fellow students!

Sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta & The VP for Research

Program details at www.usm.edu/history/ug www.usm.edu/history/ug-conference

After a national search that has lasted nearly a year, Dr. Steven Moser has been named the new dean of the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Southern Mississippi, pending approval by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. His appointment to the position, if approved, will be effective July 1.

Since May of last year, Moser has been serving as interim dean in re-

placement of Dr. Denise von Herrmann, who left USM to become provost at Oglethorp University in Atlanta, Ga. Moser said he is thankful to have been chosen for the position.

“I am grateful and humbled that the faculty and staff in the college have shown confidence in me,” Moser said. “Arts and Letters is a remarkable college. It is an honor to serve our faculty, staff and students.”

Other faculty members were pleased to hear of Moser’s promotion, including history professor Andrew Weist.

“I am excited to learn that Dr. Moser has been named our dean,” Weist said. “The College of Arts and Letters is a disparate group and is fundamental to the success of our students and to the university as a whole.”

Moser has been active in leadership roles on campus since 2002 and previously served as Senior Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Letters.

Dr. Steven Moser

“Dr. Moser has a true sense of what this college is, of our strengths and weaknesses and has a real vision of how best to move us forward as a collective unit,” Weist said.

Moser is a native of Minnesota and holds a doctorate in educational leadership and research from Southern Miss. He holds both a master’s degree from Texas Christian University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi in music education.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Arts & Entertainment

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Annual concert series jazzes up downtown Justin Mitchell News Editor More than 1,000 people made their way to Town Square Park in downtown Hattiesburg Friday to hear Dr. E & the Voodoo Kings tear up the Live at Five stage.

People from midtown, Oak Grove, Southern Miss and downtown alike came to sit on blankets or lounge in folding chairs to enjoy the performance.

Many of the 34 sponsors of Live at Five set up booths filled with refreshments, candy, food, beer and clothing that viewers could purchase while at the event.

Downtown Grill & Grocery served hot dogs, hamburgers and sausage dogs off the grill and also fried up classic treats such as Oreos and funnel cakes. The Bottling Company served barbecue, and Qdoba served nachos. Click Boutique & Gallery debuted their men’s “Hattiesburger” v-neck tee shirt, and a beer truck served domestic and imported beer.

Many people who came to

Live at Five last week were impressed with how many people were there.

“I’ve been to Live at Five a number of times, and I was really impressed with the turnout last week,” Hattiesburg resident Marshall McNeese said. “I think it’s important for students to go, and I highly recommend attending because it’s a good way to connect to the community, enjoy live music, and interact in the downtown setting.”

Jane Clair Tyner, co-owner of event planning service Cherry On Top, said Live at Five is a great music experience in the downtown area.

“Live at Five is consistently the best event Hattiesburg offers,” Tyner said. “You get the perfect feel for this city on those Friday evenings - support of the arts, and engaged, diversified community and locally owned businesses making it happen.”

Tyner said she was impressed with Live at Five’s turnout last week.

“It’s obvious by the scores of folks who turn out for it how loved it is,” Tyner said.

Brad and Sarah Newtown, owners of The Thirsty Hippo, are the

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A young onlooker watches local Hattiesburg band Dr. E & the Voodoo Kings perform at Live at Five on Friday.

directors of Live at Five. Tyner said they deserve to be recognized for their hard work to bring music into the Hub City.

“A collective thanks to the Newtowns for providing us with this wonderful outlet to enjoy the company of our neighbors, a cool breeze

and great music.”

This Friday, The Revelers from Baton Rouge, La. will perform on the Live at Five stage.

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New film sparks abortion controversy Amber Grubbs Printz Writer In November 2011, while Mississippians were gearing up to vote on Initiative 26, local theaters previewed “October Baby,” an anti-abortion movie. The movie was officially released to all theaters in March 2012.

“October Baby” tells the story of 19-year-old Hannah, a college student who has always had a history of health problems. The movie begins with Hannah preparing to perform in a play when she collapses on stage. We learn afterward of all of Hannah’s medical history: hip surgeries, epilepsy and acute asthma, to name a few. Hannah’s parents eventually come clean to her as to why she stays so sick.

Hannah was adopted after she survived a failed abortion.

Hannah tries to deal with this news in the best of possible ways: find and confront her birth mother. She and her best friend, Jason, go on a road trip to Mobile, Ala. to find answers.

While the film is an obvious nod to pro-lifers everywhere, at the heart of the movie is a story about a girl on a path to self-

awareness. That’s the main plot and message of the film for this critic, at least.

However, the only way to get to that point is to strip away the propaganda that shows throughout the movie. It begins with the credits, in which the audience sees that American Family Studios produced the film, a Christianbased organization. From there, we see a girl running through a field with a boy, racing to a lake.

While the scenery is pretty, it’s difficult to wipe that image from our minds, and Hannah repeatedly references her Christian upbringing, as do her parents.

As a woman who leans toward the pro-choice movement, I found it hard to get past the credits with an open mind. The movie does have a rare shining moment when Hannah meets the nurse who delivered her, played by Jasmine Guy, and her performance is the only good one. Her chilling account of Hannah’s birth could hold even the most liberal heart’s attention. That’s about it, though.

The movie could easily be an ABC Family special with its soft music and use of slow-motion tactics.

It’s full of cliches like the college road trip or friendship-turnedromance scenario. Otherwise, all of the actors are overly dramatic,

and its plot begs to be released straight to DVD. Critics generally panned the movie, too.

“What’s most interesting – and depressing – about ‘October Baby’ is how easily first-time feature directors Andrew and Jon Erwin have folded the anti-abortion theme into such standard Hollywood elements as building a plot on serial coincidence and a belief that the talking cure can solve any emotional problem so long as those doing the talking are backlit,” said Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe.

But another message does lie in the film, especially if you can get around the anti-abortion stance.

Forgiveness is a major plot theme, and it carries the film to its muchneeded end. We have to wait an hour and half for it, but it’s there.

“To its credit, ‘October Baby’ doesn’t opt for the expected ending,” said Barbara Vancheri of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Its message about forgiveness is a welcome one, even though it’s delivered in a clumsily wrapped package.”

Whether or not you agree with the anti-abortion message of “October Baby,” I think we can all agree on one thing: there’s definitely a need for improvement.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Local

Farmers Market: local, fresh and diverse Justin Mitchell News Editor “If you live in Hattiesburg and haven’t eaten peach goat’s milk ice cream from the Downtown Farmers Market, then you’re just not living correctly,” senior graphic design major Celeste Plaisance said.

Plaisance said she has supported Hattiesburg’s only farmers market since she heard about it two years ago.

“It’s so hard to find fresh, organic items in a small community,” Plaisance said. “I find it refreshing that Hattiesburg offers such unique products downtown once a week for its residents to buy and enjoy.”

Every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. from April through October, Town Square Park, located at the intersection of Main Street and Buschman Street in downtown Hattiesburg, white tents line the sidewalk and are filled with home-grown fruits and vegetables, goodies from local Hattiesburg restaurants, plants, honey, art and knickknacks for customers to browse through and purchase.

Many vendors have been selling their unique products to shoppers since Downtown Hattiesburg Farmers Market was founded in 2003.

Craig Clark, a 1996 USM graduate and lawn care business owner, has been selling honey from his beehives at the farmers market since it opened.

“I came out and sold my honey three seasons before the farmers market was established,” Clark said.

Clark calls his honey Honey Bloom Honey and manages his own beehives.

“I’ve got 20 hives,” he said. “I consider myself to be a smalltown beekeeper.”

Clark said he continues to sell his honey, candy and honey straws at the farmers market to meet new people.

“I like to serve the people,” Clark said. “You meet so many people from different cultures and backgrounds. Just down the sidewalk there’s an Italian family that sells gelato and pastries.”

Clark said the farmers market is a place where the Hattiesburg community can forget about problems and come together and shop locally.

“This is a place where people come together and do not worry about differences,” he said.

Laura Johnson, a Dixie resident, has been selling her homemade baked organic

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A vendor from D.P. Fields Plant Farm sells a variation of flowers at downtown Hattiesburg’s weekly farmer’s market.

goods and birdhouses for five seasons. Some of Johnson’s most popular items are cinnamon rolls, French bread and organic granola that she makes using granola from New Yokel Market and Clark’s honey.

“My family has been having granola and milk for breakfast for quite a while,” Johnson said.

Johnson said the farmers market is a place where her children can learn about fruits and vegetables from a holistic perspective.

“At the farmers market, you see roots on top of vegetables,” she said. “It’s something you don’t see at the grocery store.”

Caliente Grille has sold their chips, salsa and guacamole at the farmers market for three seasons.

“We’re very much for the idea of local business,” Matt Troub, assistant general manager of Caliente Grille, said. “This is as local as it gets. I also love coming out and enjoying the fresh air.”

Plaisance said she hopes to see Downtown Hattiesburg Farmers Market prosper even more.

“We have such a cool downtown here,” Plaisance said while munching on tamales from La Mexicana. “Students should really utilize the events that happen downtown more to their advantage.”

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Monica Brumfield, of Downtown Kettle Corn, bags popcorn Thursday in downtown Hatttiesburg.

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Spring art walk paints downtown Hannah Jones Managing Editor Downtown Hattiesburg was filled with art, music and cuisine at the annual Spring Art Walk Saturday. Attendees walked Hub City sidewalks perusing paintings and photographs while listening to a bevy of artists performing in the streets and dining on local food.

Numerous downtown venues hosted exhibits from artists both local and non-local.

Oddfellows Gallery exhibited the work of University of Southern Mississippi students alongside pieces by artist Dollye Kirk. The Depot presented an opening reception for “The Secret World of Walter Anderson” while Southern Friend Comics featured the work of artist Jose Huet.

USM junior Chase Robbins attended the art walk and said such events help keep Hattiesburg culture alive.

“One of my favorite parts of the Spring Art Walk was definitely the displayed photography from the Camaraderie Photo Club in Bianchi’s Pizza,” Robbins said. “It’s absolutely fantastic to see places like Southern Fried Comics and Bianchi’s bring downtown Hattiesburg

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Hattiesburg residents enjoy live music on Front Street Saturday afternoon during Spring Art Walk.

back to life, because with events like this, they are going above and beyond to succeed.”

However, this year’s art walk offered more than just art for the Hub City.

The Saenger Theater hosted the

annual Roots Reunion concert, sponsored in part by USM’s Center for Oral History & Cultural Heritage, the School of Music’s entertainment industry program and WUSM. Performing acts included L. C. Ulmer, Pine Belt Pickers, Rochelle Harper

Band, Mississippi Fred Gee with Catfish John, the Ridge Road Band and the Patchwork String Band.

Singer-songwriter Howard Lips served as emcee. Additional music acts performed in downtown streets throughout the art walk.

Click Boutique & Gallery and Twelve Oaks Accessory Garden coowner Jason Le Viere said the highlight of the event was the Debbie Blackwell Shemper Memorial Concert, sponsored by Benny’s Boom Boom Room.

The concert featured five musical acts, including The Remnants, Sam Silva & the Good, Mark Mann, and Wes Lee. “The highlight of the art walk was definitely Ben Shemper’s, owner of Benny’s Boom Boom Room, benefit concert,” La Viere said. “I was really excited to see retailers and merchants of downtown Hattiesburg step up and present local artists.”

Senior history major Brittany Murphy said the art walk encouraged locals to keep art in the forefront of Hattiesburg culture.

“Perhaps most exciting to me about the art culture of Hattiesburg is the variety of individuals who participate and show interest in activities downtown,” Murphy said. “It is fun to see and interact with people of all ages and backgrounds when you know they’ve all come together to partake in a common interest such as art. It is nice to see Hattiesburg’s collection of fascinating art, artists, and art lovers.”

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Student Shout-outs

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Parking Management should reevaluate the alotted time of the metered parking around campus.

There is not a component on this campus efficient enough to handle anything in 15 minutes.

I LOVE POWER HOUSE...I got ranch from the salad bar so that the busy server wouldn’t have to run and get it for me. I was immediatley approached by a worker who rudely jerked the dressing off my table and told me I had to pay for it. Sorry to my server, I tried to help you!!

Any ladies looking for love come to starbucks on wednesday at 5 and meet a nice, cute, funny and smart guy!!!. He will be wearing a green and white polo with khaki pants. -Jess (help me, help this deserving guy :] ) While you’re bored in class check out “Southern Miss Memes” on Facebook. It’s more productive and healthier than FB creeping.

If you don’t know how to park, don’t park in the open lot across from the Bancorp South. Come on people, I get there at 7:30 in the morning every day when there’s pretty much no on in the lot. It shouldn’t take me 5 minutes to try to back out when I leave at 11 just because you can’t be bothered to actually learn how to drive before you’re released upon the rest of us.

Congrats to everyone who made the Southern Miss color guard for next season! It’s gonna be awesome.

Shout out to the Stage Monkeys Improv group for their awesome show on Thursday night!! To all who missed it, keep a look out for info about the next show!

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Memes: Oh, you have opinions?

According to the dictionary, a meme is an idea, behavior, style or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. It acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one person to another. It’s such a boring definition for such a hilarious concept that seeks to distract us all from finishing that paper that should have been started seven days ago, we know.

For the past few months, these hysterical and sometimes offensive little graphics have been creeping up on Facebook, Twitter and, yes, Pinterest. There are now websites that are solely dedicated to archiving everyone’s favorite memes, whether you are a World of Warcraft junkie, JuCo frequenter of the Frat House or an Instagram-snapping hipster, there is a meme out there that will make you laugh/offend you.

On March 19, 2012, something epic happened in Southern Miss history. The “Southern Miss Memes” Facebook page was born, and students rejoiced. Among a sea of other online distractions, USM became blessed with a page to specifically make fun of themselves and their frustrations.

(Though we still love you, too, @SoMissProblems) Less than a month after its creation, the Southern Miss Memes page had 500 “likes”, and four days later it had nearly reached the 800 “likes” mark.

were quick to tell us how happy they were that their page has obtained so many likes.

“We were surprised it became so popular so fast,” anonymous person said.

So, what have we learned, Southern Miss? If it offends people; it’s hilarious.

Oh, you have complaints about Southern Miss? That puts you in exclusive club called “everyone”. If you haven’t already done so, like Southern Miss Memes on Facebook and #SMTTTyall.

Since we’ve been sitting here writing this article, three of you have jumped on the bandwagon and liked the page.

“Oh, you read The Student Printz? You must be so well informed.” Touche, Southern Miss Memes. For some reason, the truth doesn’t hurt though. #hairflip Naturally, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and became obsessed with Southern Miss Memes. Some of our staff members even think they’re on the Southern Miss Memes staff and create their own and relentlessly publish them to their Facebook pages. Yes, we’re talking about you, Corbin McDavitt.

You can’t do everything. #youcantsitwithus

The creators of Southern Miss Memes were very humbled when they messaged us via Facebook.

Although they wouldn’t reveal their identity (take notes, @MelissaMcCraw, @KellyPrice), they

We’ve included a few of our favorite memes here, but to see more, visit www.facebook.com/ SouthernMissMemes.

Sports

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

BASKETBALL

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Eustachy accepts job at CSU Kyle Smith Printz Writer Former Southern Miss men’s basketball head coach Larry Eustachy stood at the podium in Fort Collins, Colorado as the new head coach for the Colorado State Rams men’s basketball team and gave his first interview at his new job.

“This is my last stop,” Eustachy said. “This is my final chapter in coaching.”

Colorado State athletic director Jack Graham announced the hiring Thursday at a press conference.

Eustachy is scheduled to make $500,000 for five years, with chances to make an additional $600,000 in incentives. He can earn $250,000 if he meets graduation rates and

has no major NCAA violations at CSU, while an additional $350,000 can be earned if he wins a conference title or makes the NCAA tournament.

Eustachy made a base pay of $430,000 last season at USM according to USA Today.

Eustachy is taking over the program from Tim Miles, who left for Nebraska on March 24. The Rams were 14-1 at home last season,

with their only loss coming from Eustachy’s Golden Eagles.

Eustachy was 142-113 during his eight seasons as coach at Southern Miss. Over his head coaching career, Eustachy has posted a 402-258 record at Idaho, Utah State, Iowa State and Southern Miss. He is now the 19th coach in Colorado State men’s basketball history.

Larry Eustachy

BASEBALL

Baseball loses two of three to UCF Kyle Smith Printz Writer

Southern Miss baseball entertained the No. 13 ranked team in the nation over the weekend, dropping two of the three games to the University of Central Florida Golden Knights at Pete Taylor Park.

Game one was the ultimate pitchers’ duel. The game went scoreless for 14 innings before the Golden Eagles were able to break the tie and take the first game of the three-game series.

Andrew Pierce was the Eagles’ starter for Friday night, going nine innings while allowing five hits on three walks and ten strikeouts. Pierce did not earn a decision in the contest. Bradley Roney then came on to pitch the remaining five innings. Roney, who earned the win, gave up just one hit and one walk while striking out five.

At the plate, the Eagles could muster just eight hits, with Blake

Brown and Chase Fowler accounting for half of those hits.

The game was decided in the bottom of the fourteenth when Mason Robbins knocked a two-out blooper down the left field line that dropped for a double. Isaac Rodriguez scored from first on the play.

Game two, played on Saturday, showed much more offense from both teams. Central Florida struck first in the third inning when they scored three runs. Southern Miss then rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the third when Ashley Graeter knocked in Austin Roussel and Michael Sterling with a double.

Kameron Brunty would then knock in Graeter with a ground out. UCF scored four more runs to push the lead to 7-3 before Mason Robbins recorded a two-run double, and Connor Barron scored on a wild pitch, making the score 7-6 going into the ninth inning. The Eagles’ bullpen allowed four more runs in the ninth, pushing the final score to 11-6.

Eagle starter Jake Drehoff took the loss. Drehoff went 4.2 innings, giving up seven hits and four runs

while walking two and striking out four. Isaac Rodriguez led the Eagles offensively on the game, going 4-4.

Also noteworthy was Roussel, who was 2-3 on the game.

Game three also provided some offensive showcasing, but mostly by the visiting team. The game initially got off to a slow start, with neither team scoring for the first three innings. UCF changed that in the fourth inning by scoring four runs off Eagle starter Boomer Scarborough. The Eagles struck back in the bottom of the inning, scoring a run off of a Rodriguez single and scoring another run when Brunty hit into a fielder’s choice. The Knights then went on to score two runs in the fifth, three in the sixth and three in the seventh to push its lead to 122. Southern Miss scored its final run on a Dillon Day sacrifice fly in the seventh, making the score 12-3.

Scarborough took the loss for the Eagles after going three innings, giving up three hits and four runs while walking two.

Rodriguez led the eagles offensively with two hits and an RBI.

He would finish the weekend going 7-14 from the plate.

After the loss Sunday, the Eagles moved to 20-15 overall, 4-5 in conference.

Southern Miss will travel to the University of South Alabama on Tuesday. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m.

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FOOTBALL

Offense shines in annual spring game Kyle Smith Printz Writer It took all spring for the offense to get into a rhythm, but things started to come together Saturday afternoon as the offense put up 463 yards and scored 34 points in the annual Southern Miss spring football game.

“It took us a while to get going,” junior quarterback Chris Campbell said. “It wasn’t until practice nine or ten that we finally started getting a little rhythm for the offense as a whole.”

While the offense has faced consistency issues all spring, it is primarily because of quarterbacks’ inexperience.

One of the most important position battles of the spring was the quarterback battle. With sophomore Arsenio Favor out for the spring with a knee injury, Campbell and redshirt freshman Ricky Lloyd shared snaps.

Campbell played more consistently, according to first-year head coach Ellis Johnson.

“So far, nobody’s really stepped up, but I would have to say that Chris has been a little bit more consistent this spring,” Johnson said. “If we had to play tomorrow, Chris would be our starter.”

Lloyd completed 14 of his 28 pass attempts for 199 yards. Campbell was 12 for 18 for 167 yards.

Campbell threw the only passing touchdown of the day on a 26-yard strike to Dominique Sullivan in the third quarter.

The receiving corp. shined in the scrimmage. Senior receiver Tracey Lampley caught four receptions for

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No. 24 Dimitri Smith, a junior wide receiver, fights for the end zone against No. 16 Alex Smith, a redshirt junior defensive back, in the annual Southern Miss spring football game Saturday.

90 yards, freshman Cooper Harrington caught four passes for 64 yards, freshman Dimitri Smith added four catches for 40 yards and junior Dominique Sullivan added two receptions for 65 yards and the lone receiving touchdown of the day. Junior receiver Justin Sims, the reigning 100 meter dash champion in C-USA, also had a 52-yard receiv-

ing touchdown that was called back because of a holding penalty.

As good as the passing game was Saturday, the running game could never truly take stride.

Senior Desmond Johnson was the most productive runner of the day, taking five handoffs for 36 yards and two touchdowns.

Junior Jeremy Hester ran four

times for 19 yards, and junior Kendrick Hardy rushed seven times for 17 and a score.

Defensively, senior defensive lineman Jamie Collins provided three sacks. Junior linebacker Alan Howze and freshman linebacker Terrick Wright each recorded three sacks.

Senior safety Martez Smith and freshman safety DaQuinton Dean

both picked off freshman quarterback Cole Weeks once.

Corey Acosta was perfect on the day, going four for four on extra point opportunities and kicking two field goals.

Southern Miss will begin next season on the road against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sept. 1, 2012.

C-USA

Tennis, golf on verge of C-USA championships Kyle Smith Printz Writer Four Southern Miss athletic teams will begin their conference championships in the next week.

The Southern Miss men’s and

women’s golf teams will begin their tournaments on Sunday and Monday, respectively. Both tournaments are scheduled to last for three days.

The men’s team is coming off one of its best seasons in recent years, recording their first team

Baseball vs. UCF

win since 2005. The women’s golf team also looks to continue their strong season. They have posted six top ten finishes as a team this year.

The men’s tournament will be held at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Tex.. The

Southern Miss Box Score Baseball:

4/13 vs. UCF W, 1-0 4/14 vs. UCF L, 11-6 4/15 vs. UCF L, 12-3

Softball:

12

3

4/14 vs. South Alabama L, 8-0 4/15 at South Alabama L, 6-0

Women’s Tennis: 4/14 vs. UTEP W, 4-2 4/15 at Arkansas State L, 4-2

Men’s Tennis:

4/15 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette L, 4-3

women’s tournament will be played at Peninsula Golf Course in Gulf Shores, Al. Men’s tennis will begin their conference championships on April 20 in Orlando, Fla. The team, 9-14 on the season, will begin play as the number sev-

en seed against Memphis. The tournament will be held at the University of Central Florida.

Women’s tennis will begin their tournament play on April 19 in Memphis, Tenn. when they take on Houston at 2 p.m.

Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games 4/17/12

4/19/12

6 p.m. Softball vs. Mississippi State

TBA Women’s Tennis C-USA Championship

Hattiesburg, Miss.

Memphis, Tenn.

4/17/12

4/20/12

6:30 p.m. Baseball at South Alabama

6 p.m. Baseball vs. Memphis

Mobile, Ala.

Pete Taylor Park

4/18/12

4/20/12

5 p.m. Softball at Mississippi Valley State

ALL DAY Men’s Tennis C-USA Championship

Itta Bena, Miss.

Orlando, Fla.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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