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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2008
Serving Southern Miss since 1927
Volume 93, Issue 20
2008 Homecoming Court
HOMECOMING GAME
UAB vs. USM When: Saturday Nov. 1, 2008 Where: The Rock, Hattiesburg Time: 7:00 p.m CT
EAGLES READY FOR HOMECOMING GAME Tyler Cleveland Sports Editor
Once the Alumni Association breakfast is over, the parade has passed and the homecoming queen is crowned, attention will turn to M.M. Roberts Stadium and the Golden Eaglesʼ homecoming game against Alabama-Birmingham. Southern Miss first-year head coach Larry Fedora has had a slow start to his career at Southern Miss, but history will be on his side when the Eagles take the field against UAB. The Eagles have never lost to Blazers, and will look to continue that winning tradition this year. Since 2000, Southern Miss is 7-0 in homecoming games. Southern Miss has taken several steps in the past two years to expand the Southern Miss football program, including hiring head coach Larry Fedora and adopting his attitude of “Attack, attack and attack some more.” The expansion of the South endzone, a $29 million investment in the future of the program, added 29 luxury suites for big donors, and 3,000 additional field-level seats for fans. Associate Athletic Director Scott Carr explained that the new endzone seating and edzone expansion has worked out wonderfully for the University, which is currently experiencing one of its best years in terms of attendance at home football games. See GAME on page 2
Sebe Dale IV/Photographer Back Row: Hilliary Walters, Graduate Maid; Sarah Ali, Junior Maid; Jessica Eli, Freshman Maid; Jessica Parker, Sophomore Maid; Brena Ward, Senior Maid. Front row: Katie Christansen, Homecoming Queen; Jenell Ward, Student Body Maid
Meet the Homecoming Court on pages 3 and 4.