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Senior capstone students premiere ‘USM’s Indifference: demands for sexual assault justice unanswered’ A’DARIUS MCCORMICK PRINTZ REPORTER

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he School of Communications’ journalism workshop course created Southern Miss TV’s first Special newscast that discussed the disconnection between students and administrations about USM’s Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures.

“USM’s Indifference: Demands for Sexual Assault Justice Unanswered” challenged students to explain their call for a Zero-Tolerance policy regarding sexual assault, but the project requested the administration’s thoughts on the call for a change to the policy.

Journalism Workshop instructor Dr. Edgar Simpson allowed his students to put the entire project together.

Students did everything from editing the actual newscast to conducting each interview in the newscast. The interviewees included survivors, USM’s Sexual Assault Prevention Ambassadors’ Bella Brocato, Dean of Students Sirena Cantrell and more.

The administrators, Dean of Students Sirena Cantrell and Director of Compliance and Ethics Paul Walters, made contradicting statements on the current policies at the university.

Cantrell discussed retention for students that are found responsible for sexual misconduct.

“Now, if you’re a repeat offender here, then we’re, we might suspend you because you’re not listening or you’re not truly wanting

to make a change,” Cantrell said.

Walters’ comments implied that USM does not promote retention because he said that the school has a policy that resembles a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual assault. This acts as a direct contradiction to the comments made by the dean of students.

“Our policy is zero tolerance,” Walters said. “We don’t tolerate sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, period.”

The survivors involved in the project mentioned their thoughts on the USM’s Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures, and senior Morgan Myres shared her ideas for what a zero-tolerance policy looks like to her.

“If you’re proven guilty, you sh

ould not be on campus, and you should never be allowed to be back on campus. And that’s the end of it. That’s what zero tolerance is to me,” Myres said.

USM’s Sexual Assault Prevention Ambassadors President Isabella Brocato, who is pushing for the university to adopt an official zero-tolerance policy, shared information about sexual assault on university campuses found in a study by Jim Hopper, a nationally recognized expert on psychological trauma.

“If you can diminish campus sexual assaults by 90%, just by eliminating a person we know has already committed a crime, then why not,” Brocato said.

The projects discussed several subtopics, g policy and procedures

for help, other universities’ policies, students’ responses and solutions.

Each newscast segment was covered by a different set of student reporters who covered various aspects of the situation. Student reporter Sarah Kofman worked with her partner on the main bar of the project.

Kofman believes the project displays the nature of the situation at the University of Southern Mississippi for viewers to absorb.

“The story is something that I connected more with the students’ side than the administrative side, but you find the middle ground by letting each side speak for itself,”

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Graphic design students display talents in senior showcase

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Kyra Lampley kyra.lampley@usm.edu Entertainment Director Loren Jones loren.jones@usm.edu Printz Reporters A’Darius McCormick adarius.mcormick@usm.edu Nathan Lee nathan.lee@usm.edu Jessica Besnard jessica.besnard@usm.edu Cordaveon Carter cordaveon.carter@usm.edu Abigail Troth abigail.troth@usm.edu

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The views represented in The Student Printz’s columns and editorials do not represent those of the faculty, staff or administration of The University of Southern Mississippi. We welcome letters to the editor representing similar and contrasting opinions. To be eligible for publication, all submission must include name, class distinction, major, phone number and email address. Submissions should be emailed to printzeditors@gmail.com by 5 p.m. on the Friday before publication. Please limit them to 500 words or less. The Student Printz reserves the right to refuse publication or edit any material on the basis of clarity, space or journalistic ethics.

Opinions expressed in The Student Printz are those of the writer and not necessarily those of The Student Printz, its publication manager, USM, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning or the USM Board of Student Publications.

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outhern Miss graphic design seniors took what they learned in practice and classes to display in USM’s Art and Design’s Senior Show.

The showcase featuring the work of 19 seniors in the program lasted from April 21 through April 29 as a free-to-visit exhibit.

For the seniors, it marked the climax of the months-long process and one of the final steps in reaching graduation.

“The seniors have been working hard all semester,” associate professor and Graphic Design Area Coordinator John Mark Lawler said. “I am amazed year after year with the level of talent and dedication to the craft of design that our students displayed.”

The student’s work featured a variety of topics of business concepts, with their work entailing creating logos, posters, menus and the overall brand of their envisioned company.

One of the group’s

seniors, Anna Denette, created a ‘60s-inspired cannabis-infused bakery, a concept incorporating the iconic psychedelic fonts and colors of the era into her branding.

Denette transitioned to graphic design early into her college career at USM, having to learn the intricacies of the software and tools needed to succeed.

Her work led her to this project, which stood as a comprehensive test for all she learned.

Denette said she feels relieved to have finished the project, which was challenging but a labor of love.

“It was really stressful,” Denette said. “There were a lot of late nights in the studios, a lot of all-nighters, but overall, I think it went really well. I’m just really proud of the work that I was able to accomplish.”

Denette and the other students took on a project of a scale they had never done before. She said it

stalled at times, especially at the beginning of the process and when it took her nearly a month to create the logo and pattern.

But that experience taught Denette valuable lessons and was worthwhile as she said she received a satisfactory grade better than her expectations.

“Making a production schedule and then also just being able to handle multiple things at the same time [was important],” Denette said. “I’ve never had a project really to this scale, and I also think just the idea of just creating it being perfect, like just getting stuff on paper just to try it out, was really important during this project because you needed to move at such a fast pace.”

Senior Sydney Beech also expressed similar sentiments about the project.

“While at USM, one of the most important skills I’ve learned is perseverance. Keep working hard even when things get

tough, and you will be able to look back on those times or that project and be proud of yourself,” Beech said. “Moving on into the workforce is pretty scary, but I believe that USM and the graphic design program have eloquently prepared me for this next step.”

The seniors were able to take a step back and let people visit their work on display. Students and faculty from across the campus enjoyed the students’ work.

“I’m here because I’m very curious about graphic design in the sense that I’ve always known that communication is a power, but being able to communicate visually today is a superpower, and there clearly are some students here with some superpowers because they’ve done a great job of communicating some really great concepts in clear ways,” Director of Research Development and Scientific Entrepreneurship Henry Jones said.

Hannah Cantrell designed for K!B!, a fashion brand.

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Denette designed the open sign for her Charlie Luttrell/Printz cannabis-infused bakery.

Noah Rogers creates a customizable subscription box concept.

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Brent Jambon created designs for a distillery concept.

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USM’s Indifference CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Kofman said. “I didn’t have to choose a side, and any viewer doesn’t have to choose a side either because each side tells their story.”

Brocato and a graduate student at USM are currently drafting a new version of USM’s Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures, which they will present to the administration in hopes of meeting at least somewhere in the middle. Brocato wants to give students like Myres what they want.

“I just don’t think Southern should be accepting anybody back that has done that on campus, and I don’t understand what’s so hard about that to get,” Myres said.

For more information about “USM’s Indifference: Demands for Sexual Assault Justice Unanswered,” visit the project’s website at https://usmsindifference.wixsite.com/ my-site, which will link you to the articles and videos for each segment and the final newscast.

You can also watch the project on the Southern Miss Student Media Center’s YouTube page on the last Southern Miss TV

episode of the semester premiering on May 5.

For more information about SAPA and its resources, visit their social media accounts @ usm.sapa on Instagram and Sexual Assault Prevention Ambassadors-SAPA on Facebook.

If you are a survivor or need support, the USM Title IX office is available on the first floor of the Cook Library in room 129, or they can be contacted at 601-266-6804 or via email at titleix@usm.edu.

Students march through campus in protest Charlie Luttrell/Printz of the university’s sexual assualt policy last October.

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NEWS MAY 4, 2022 WWW.STUDENTPRINTZ.COM Collegiate esports offers opportunity to next level of gaming LOREN JONES

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ince his first year at the University of Southern Mississippi Joshua Mackie, a sophomore majoring in computer science, has been an Esports program member at USM. He is now helping the program grow as a coach.

“I started because I was always interested in video games,” Mackie said. “In my freshman year, I joined as a Rainbow 6 Siege and Call of Duty player, and here I am now, a coach and a player helping the program grow.”

USM Esports is an active, competing organization of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) and the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC).

USM Esports is a division of Student Affairs whose primary mission is to engage students in the digital community through competitive platforms. As well as the subsequent academic and research opportunities Esports provides for the institution.

Currently, they have teams for Call of Duty, League of Legends, Overwatch, Rainbow 6 and Rocket

League. They are also expanding into Halo Infinite and Valorant.

Esports involves members of varying teams playing video games.

It is a serious competition that uses coaches and requires skill to help set up gameday strategies as well as production skills.

“Besides being a player, I also work as a coach. I am mostly the main spokesperson for the team and make strategies for the team,” Mackie said.

In addition to coaches, esports needs people to help promote tournaments and set up gameday streams.

The graphic design team mostly makes graphics for upcoming games and promotes positive reinforcement for recruitment on social media. Operating cameras and making sure sound quality is great is the job of the production side in Esports.

“Additionally, I help set up for gameday streams with production.

I also work within graphic design to make graphics for our Twitter page,” Mackie said.

Although Esports is mainly competition-based, some people use it to meet and interact with others

EDITORIAL This is in reference to an article published in the April 20 edition of The Student Printz that was incorrectly posted as a news article instead of an editorial.

My name is Sydney Hall and I am the Community Service Chairman for the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA). This prestigious organization prides itself on educating the general public and being an advocate for all individuals diagnosed with a hearing impairment or a communication disorder. I am unfortunately writing in reference to the “Autism Acceptance Month, Not Awareness” article published on April 20th that used the Autism Awareness Display created by students in the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences. I want to address the use of our photo in an opinion piece. Readers of the article and I interpreted the article to be related to our Autism Awareness Display and suggested that we support the idea that “autism is a frightening yet harmful neurological disease.” That is not the case. We chose the name Autism Awareness Month because individuals diagnosed with Autism need the public to have awareness about Autism. Part of awareness is indeed acceptance.

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, awareness is defined as “knowledge and understanding

or because they like a game and want to compete.

Others like the money they can win through esports. However, the reason for playing the sport is up to each individual that partakes in the sport.

Mackie uses Esports to disconnect from campus and relax after a long stressful day, much like how others use online gaming to relax after a long day or week.

“I am extremely grateful for Esports. I personally think of Esports as a stress reliever,” Mackie said.

Players who want to play for fun would rather play with their friends on a typical gaming platform.

For example, frequent video game player Keenan Barnes would rather not make a living out of something he enjoys doing during his free time.

“Making a job out of games makes it hard to enjoy them,” Barnes said.

While some members of USM Esports do not have aspirations for professional gaming, a few of the

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coaches believe a few have what it takes to go into the esports industry professionally.

While many wish to keep gaming as a hobby, the world of professional esports is growing.

It is predicted that somewhere around $2 billion in revenue may be generated in 2022.

In addition, there is also a possibility of mobile games entering esports as well as a growing collection of competitive games and financial support through sponsorships.

Letter to the Editor

that something is happening or exists.” The Autism Awareness Display was not created to promote a connotation of fear or to enable the stigmas that surround Autism. Instead, the display was created to inform the public about what Autism is, how to advocate for individuals with Autism, and how to be a friend.

At the event, we emphasized the 3 B’s: Be an Advocate, Be an Ally, and Be a Friend. We created the 3 B’s in hopes that students on campus would remember this phrase and allow it to guide them in support of the neurodivergent community.

Also, it is essential to highlight that the display centered around speakers at the event who were two students from the Speech and Hearing Sciences program and members of NSSLHA with brothers diagnosed with Autism. Both speakers and their families were deeply affected by this article. These students shared personal experiences about their siblings, enabling those who attended to celebrate their lives. Their stories showed resilience, strength-based support, and acceptance. In addition, their stories successfully portrayed how to be an advocate, be an ally, and be a friend.

I would also like to address how the article was supposed to be

labeled an opinion piece, yet our picture next to the article suggested otherwise. The photo was also run without a caption, so it was difficult for readers to determine the connection between our picture and the article. The third pillar in the journalists’ Code of Ethics is accountability. I believe this was a mistake and a misrepresentation of the display and its purpose. I also think that The Student Printz should be given a chance to amend the mistake by including an article on our Autism Awareness Display. I would like to have the opportunity to see the article written to reflect what happened at our Autism Awareness Display and celebrate the diversity and inclusion that NSSLHA hoped to bring to our campus during the month of April.

We hoped that by doing the display, we would increase awareness of what Autism is and bridge the gap and enlighten neurotypicals about what full acceptance looks like for autistic individuals. A new article will continue this mission and amend the publication’s error.

Each display piece was calculated and coordinated with precision, down to the color. For example, the hand-painted butterflies that decorated the display were inspired by a TikTok creator with Autism who

loves insects and whose content was linked to allow attendees to engage on their own time. Multiple autistic creators were highlighted at the event to showcase their wonderful efforts to break down the stigmas surrounding Autism. In other words, this display created an atmosphere of acceptance, love, and celebration.

Free resources for further information from creators who identify as autistic include the Autism Self Advocacy Network https://autisticadvocacy.org/ and Autism Level UP https://autismlevelup.com/.

USM students with autism or other communication disabilities can receive support from the Office for Disability Accommodations and from the USM Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic in the J. B. George building where the display was held. With this in mind, I would also like to invite you for a personal tour of the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences, that includes the Children’s Center for Communication and Development, the Dubard School for Language Disorders, and the Speech and Hearing Clinics, on behalf of the Speech and Hearing Sciences program to truly see the excellent faculty, staff, and students who continue to take leaps and bounds to break down the stigmas that surround Autism.

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ENTERTAINMENT

ing Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, a wonderfully erratic band known for genre-hopping and psychedelic rock, released their latest album ‘Omnium Gatherum’, which continues what their signature sound.

The Oxford Language dictionary defines “omnium gatherum” as a collection of miscellaneous peoples or things, which is exactly what Gizzard does with this album.

‘Omnium Gatherum’ has a little something for everyone. Tastes from each of their albums are displayed in this one.

I mean––take a look at ‘Gaia,’ ‘Ambergris,’ and ‘Sadie Sorceress’ placed back to back. It’s quite a versatile arrangement.

‘Sadie Sorceress’ and ‘The Grim Reaper’ introduced GizzRap, which is just King Gizzard rapping. They are so different from Gizzard’s norm but there’s nothing wrong with that.

Occasionally, King Gizzard’s beats sound similar to the Beastie Boys’ beats. ‘Kepler-22b’ sounds like Beastie Boys’ ‘Professor Booty,’ specifically in its beginning. There’s something about

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‘Sadie Sorceress’ that has a Beastie bop touch too.

There is such an array to choose from, but my favorite song may either be ‘Gaia,’ ‘The Dripping Tap,’ or ‘Blame It On The Weather.’ I’m leaning further towards ‘Gaia.’

‘Gaia’ is exceptionally done, ferociously paced, and reminds me of my favorite King Gizzard album ‘Infest The Rats’ Nest.’ I love their thrashy metal even more than their psyche rock.

‘The Dripping Tap’ stands at 18 minutes long but gains traction about a minute in and doesn’t shy from a winding adventure. It tricks the listener with something more soulful before hopping into their heavier tone.

‘Blame It On The Weather’ is a colorful track. I love the drumming in the beginning,which reminds me of the beginning of ‘Work This Time,’ the first song of theirs I had ever heard.

‘Blame It On The Weather’ is like a lighter alternative to the songs on ‘Infest The Rats’ Nest’ due to it seemingly alluding to the realities of climate change.

The title pokes fun at climate change deniers who ignore its signs by

labeling it as “just” a bad weather day––“go on then, blame it on the weather.”

They took such a brooding subject and delivered it in a cheerful Courtesy of kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com tune––exceptionally done. very catchy with its smooth, melodic I really enjoy ‘Evilest Man’––it’s repetition. got the classic Gizzard “woo” and ‘Magenta Mountain’ ranks currently somewhat reminds me of ‘Sketches of as their most popular song on Spotify Brunswick East’ with its more glittery, and fairly so since it’s great, but I do psychedelic chime. believe other songs are more deservDirectly after ‘Evilest Man’ is ‘The ing of that first spot. It is a splendid, Garden Goblin’ which, at times, feels vibrant song though. a little bit reminiscent of The Beatles’ Even though ‘Omnium Gatherum’ psychedelic era. is entirely erratic, it still feels like a uni‘Predator X’ is very similar to ‘Gaia’ fied masterpiece. It is rare that I like with its heaviness, though ‘Gaia’ is a a King Gizzard album, or any album, smidge heavier. It does wonders for in all its entirety, but I truly appreciate the album though. each song from this album.

I also enjoy ‘Presumptuous’ as it’s 9.5/10

Free Speech: At What Cost?

hen Southern Miss students hear screaming near the fountain and see the giant posters relating to abortion and the sins surrounding it, we know what it means.

The Christian protestors have returned, bearing the same signs that read, “REPENT OR BE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE.” The protestors are passing out pamphlets, detailing how blasphemous we are as humans.

These pamphlets also like to list sins we have committed against God and that for those sins, we shall burn in the fiery pits.

These sins are included, but not limited to, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, Catholicism and a plethora of others.

They question whether or not we are good people, if we have accepted Christ or even take louder approaches.

If you are in the surrounding area, you will most likely hear one of the people from this organization screaming that we don’t love God. Not his words, but God’s, apparently.

These protestors have returned to USM’s campus over five times, most frequently in the past few weeks.

To say that it doesn’t invoke a response from our community would be a lie.

While some students simply walk past them, ignoring their pamphlets and words, some students decide to provide a counterattack.

Some of them make signs of their own. Some of them blast Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ from their Bluetooth speakers.

Some of them wear pride flags, waving them proudly. Sometimes a crowd will gather around these protestors, taunting them and mocking their insulting and offensive display.

Nonetheless, there is always a response from the community in some fashion.

It’s become a hindrance. More than a hindrance, really.

When they gather at the fountain, they spew hate in the name of God. Is it truly spreading what the Bible says, or is it an attempt to indoctrinate students?

USM is a vibrantly diverse campus.

With people from all over the world, different sexualities or simply different backgrounds entirely, not one person is alike at this university.

With their harmful words and banners, do they realize how badly they hurt entire communities? Do they care?

The biggest problem with this organization is that they preach hate in the name of Jesus Christ.

As a Christian, the God that I have spent my life worshiping and believing in is not a God of hate.

He is a God of acceptance and love. One of the biggest problems with these spewers-of-hate, in my eyes, is the spreading of misinformation.

It is hate in the name of someone who is not hateful. It’s a poor representation of Christianity, something we see too often.

What is the difference between hate speech and free speech? Where is the line?

We wish to provide acceptance into our Southern Miss community. Our goal is love, peace, equality and equity.

Not one person in our community should feel attacked or unsafe simply because they want to live as who they are.

If these protestors, as Christians, claim to spread the word of God in the name of free speech, then they have completely done it wrong.

Their hate and promotion of ideals that are simply dangerous have only promoted an unsafe and unwell feeling amongst our community.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to keep them from coming back. As long as USM is a public university, then

they can gather at the fountain as long as it remains a peaceful and nonviolent gathering.

We could continue to argue and debate with these protestors, but there’s a chance that will only make them want to keep coming back.

And let’s be honest, they’re going to keep coming back. We could simply ignore them, but at the same time, it could also make the community believe that we stand for hate. The good ones in our community do not stand for that.

For now, I must say that these protests are dangerous. I’ve been called a scandalous woman, and told that I would burn in the fiery lake for my views.

I’ve taught myself to just let it roll off my back. . In the end, they have no say over how we lived our lives or our decisions. They can spew their hate, but at the end of the day, our destinies are up to us.

I encourage you to love one another. Do the exact opposite of those that gather at the fountain with their posters and pamphlets.

Remind them of Romans 2:11. “For God does not show favoritism.” Love each other equally. Do not let their words ring true. Fight their hate, and defend the love.

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Carter’s Countdown: Top 100 Songs

0. Mrs. Officer – Lil Wayne: Thanks to my stepdad for introducing

me to this masterpiece of a song.

When I think of great vibes, this song is one that always comes to mind. Lil Wayne absolutely did his thing and added an urban-type R&B sound, which defines it. ‘Mrs. Officer’ is very different from his usual style, which made it great.

The production is top tier and the features from Bobby Valentino and Kidd Kidd elevated it to one of Wayne’s best songs.

29. Human Nature – Michael Jackson: Hands down this is one of the most underrated songs by the greatest artist ever. Though people may know of this song, it’s just simply not appreciated enough.

With the beautiful production of musical genius Quincy Jones, and the angelic vocal by MJ, this is a top ten song of his catalog and is a classic.

28. Why I Love You – MAJOR.: This will be a song at my wedding and it’s absolutely one of the best love ballads of our generation.

MAJOR absolutely poured his

heart and soul out when record-

enjoying the process of making it,

ing this beauty. Call him a one hit

which as a listener, is something

wonder if you want but this one hit

you love to hear.

is a masterpiece. The ability to feel

25. The Curtain Falls – Bobby

pure love through a song and to

Darin: Mr. Darin provides a very

write about it and be emotionally

comforting and easy going listen-

vulnerable is something that will

ing while talking about how much

always move people. ‘Why I Love

he loves what he does and his fans.

You’ showcases the beauty and

He put on one of the greatest vocal

power in music and how it can

performances of all-time. The out-

speak for you.

standing and breathtaking vocals

27. I Can’t Make You Love Me

from Bobby gave the song so much

– Tank: Shoutout to Ma Dukes

extra flavor and the arrangement

for putting me on this song. This

from the backing orchestra made

is absolutely one of my mother’s

this song outstanding. If you like

favorites ever and I heard it a lot

the jazz and easy listening music of

as a child and even as an adult

the 60s this is one, this is the song.

now. The older I got, the more I

24. Ego – Beyoncé: The catch-

understood the lyricism of it and

iness of this song is iconic. The

the more relatable it became to

production accompanied the

me. This is one of the cases where

lyrics and plus the great vocals on

the cover is much better than the

display by Mrs. Knowles-Carter

original.

added a lot more to it. Every time

26. I Wish – Stevie Wonder:

I hear this, I get flashbacks to my

Welcome back to the list for the

childhood and instant happy vibes.

final time your grandma’s favor-

I think this is her best song and I

ite artist, Mr. Stevie Wonder. This

recommend it to anybody who just

song is one of the most funky and

needs to get their spirits up after a

groovy songs of all time. Per usual,

bad day.

the instrumentation is raw and the

23. Hit Em’ Up – Tupac: This

production is top-notch. You can

is the greatest diss track of all-time.

tell Stevie was in the studio just

He literally murdered the whole

Bad Boy Records with this one song. The very catchy and upbeat instrumental adds to the crazy lyricism that was put down on this song. This song will make you see why he was such a menace and his rap prowess.

22. Saving All My Love for You – Whitney Houston: This is one of the greatest love ballads of all time and showcases that 80s feeling of true love. It not only has R&B but it also has hints of jazz. The beautiful instrumentation of the saxophone adds another dynamic to this song, separating it from other love songs. Whitney really puts her heart and pure emotion out there.

21. If I Ever Fall In Love Again (Acapella) – Shai: The acapella is the only right version to listen to this song. The vocals from this are beautiful- they all mesh so well with each other. This is what made me love this song and just the ability to harmonize without anything else makes it so much better. The mixing and mastering of this also polishes and cleans it all up perfectly. This is one of the best love and vocal performances of all-time.

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Scott Berry becomes winningest coach in program history DIMA MIXON PRINTZ REPORTER

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ead Baseball Coach Scott Berry has moved into No. 1 all-time in Southern Miss history by passing Hall of Fame coach Will Denson. Berry has reached 469 wins in just his thirteenth season at Southern Miss.

Denson has reached 468 wins in his tenure between the years of 1984and 1997. Denson has been recognized as the one who helped establish Southern Miss as a national power, bringing the Golden Eagles to their first-ever NCAA regional.

Berry has continued his legacy.

After Denson left with 468 wins, Corky Palmer came as a coach and won 458 games over his 12 seasons at the university.

Scott Berry is at 469 in his thirteenth season and arguably has coached the best team in Southern Miss history this season.

Throughout the past 13 seasons, Berry has captured four Conference USA titles, four regular-season crowns and seven NCAA tournament appearances.

Berry has led the Golden Eagles to five straight 40-win seasons and appeared in the NCAA tournament five straight times.

“I’m a small piece of that puz-

zle. There’s a big puzzle out there of everything that’s gone into that. You know, Coach Palmer is like a brother to me. I mean, in all honesty there are a lot of people who have played really big roles in my life, but from the baseball side there’s bigger than him…that relationship is really, really special. I am really appreciative of what has happened here, but I owe so much of that to him.” Berry said after passing Corky Palmer for second all time.

This season Berry becomes the winningest coach in program history with 469 wins in 13 seasons.| Sean Smith Berry has been They lead Conference USA by a the head coach of have been a part of some special wins wide margin and start one of the best arguably one of the best baseball at this school and have been fortunate Sunday starters in the country in Hurteams in the country. They are defito be the head coach here in I guess in ston Waldrep. nitely candidates for the best team my 13th year. I followed some really The batting for the Eagles startin Southern Miss history. great people with Pete Taylor, Hill ed shakily but has found its ground “It really means everything,” Denson and Corky Palmer. All of through Dustin Dickerson, Slade Berry said after the game on the those guys laid the groundwork. Of all Wilks and Carson Paetow. school’s postgame radio show. “I those wins, 469, the most important Berry has achieved this milestone win honestly was the one today and it by defeating the UAB Blazers on wasn’t because of breaking a record, Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles but it was because this team needed have a 34-10 (17-4) record through that win. We had to have that win and three-fourths of the season.

I couldn’t be any more proud of our In what has been a historic season guys to go out there and grind that for Southern Miss and yet another thing out and feel the sense of urgency milestone achievement achieved here, that we had to have that win.” whatever happens in the rest of the The No. 4 Golden Eagles have season, there is no doubt that Denson, reached their highest ranking in school Palmer, and Berry’s trio has fueled history. The pitching staff is No. 2 in Southern Miss baseball to the top of the nation in both teams’ ERA and the baseball world. strikeout-to-walk ratio.

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