The Student Printz. February 9, 2015

Monday, February 9, 2015

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NEWS

Autism treatment

Researchers pave way toward breakthrough treatment.

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F E AT U R E

OPINION

S P O RT S

Southern Miss receives A+ crime rating.

Writer reflects on worst and best moments of annual awards show.

Lady Eagles notch another win on their belt.

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2015 Grammys

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Longtime VP to retire in June Kathryn Miller Executive Editor

Joe Paul, vice president for student affairs at The University of Southern Mississippi, will step down after working 39 years on campus, effective June 30. Paul, 61, served 21 of those years as USM’s vice president.

“One never quite knows the right time for change, but I always wanted to leave the University at a time when things were going well,” Paul said in a USM press release.

“I am excited about President (Rodney) Bennett’s leadership and impressed with his passionate concern for our students and their success.”

Paul said he talked to Bennett about the possibility of retirement at the end of the 2014 academic year.

However, Bennett convinced him to continue serving his administrative position through the end of the current academic year.

“I have tremendous respect for Dr. Paul and the contributions he has made to the Southern Miss story as a student, an alumnus and an administrator, and I am grateful he agreed to my requests to serve an additional year as vice president,” Bennett said in a USM press release.

Bennett made the decision to appoint Tom Burke as interim

The beauty of retiring from Southern Miss is that you don’t really have to leave it.

(My wife and I) will continue to reside in Hattiesburg, and you will see me at most every Southern Miss event for many years to come. I will continue to serve my alma mater in any way possible.

-Joe Paul, Vice President for Student Affairs

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vice president for student affairs, effective July 1. He is the current executive assistant to the President for Administration.

Burke served more than 30 years in higher education and previously served as the vice president for student affairs at the University of Georgia.

According to the release, Paul said he plans to remain engaged with Southern Miss in many ways.

“The beauty of retiring from Southern Miss is that you don’t really have to leave it,” Paul said in the press release. “(My wife and I) will continue to reside in Hattiesburg, and you will see me at most every Southern Miss event for many years to come. I will continue to serve my alma mater in any way possible.”

During Paul’s term, he left a legacy behind at Southern Miss by expanding key student services, creating the Luckyday Citizenship Scholars program and building relationships that spread across the world so USM alumni can research and explore. He also took part in more than $100 million student-dedicated facilities including Payne Center Recreation Center, McCarty Residence Hall, The Sorority Village, Student Activities Hub, Century Park North and South and Moffitt Student Health Center.

SGA proposes new legislation Emma Reeves Printz Reporter

The University of Southern Mississippi Student Government Association is working to implement new legislation that will affect several aspects of campus life.

These resolutions include a smoking initiative to make the Southern Miss campus smokefree, a partnership with Hub City Transit to provide better bus service to students and a revision to dead week policies to relieve students of some of the stresses of the end of the semester.

The smoking initiative, which passed through the Senate last

semester, according to SGA Senator and sophomore communication studies major Lakelyn Taylor, will be taken to a referendum vote this March during SGA elections.

If passed, the initiative will make the USM campus a smoke-free environment like many other universities within the state.

“The smoking initiative will make the campus environment healthier and help us be more competitive in attracting students with the same policies as those of other schools in the state,” said Rachael Reeves, another senator and a sophomore political science and dietetics double major.

According to the official blog of

the United States Department of Education (DOE), universities and colleges across the country are implementing similar policies.

“Today more than 1,159 university and college campuses have implemented tobacco or smokefree policies, reflecting exponential growth,” according to the DOE blog.

The legislation would still allow chewing tobacco on campus, but all forms of tobacco smoke and e-cigarettes would be prohibited.

The other two pieces of legislation, the Hub City Transit system and dead week, are currently either in progress or under revision. Taylor said the ultimate goal of the transit system is to place an effective

bus stop near the parking garage in order to encourage greater sustainability, as well as provide a convenient service.

The dead week policy, which passed through Senate but failed to address some key interests, would be intended to help students focus on tests instead of major projects or papers the week before finals week.

These pieces of legislation came as a result of student complaint and concern.

“Overall, these specific pieces of legislation were considered because a certain senator or group of senators saw a need on campus and decided to address it diplomatically,” Taylor said. “We

heard from students (about the problems), as well as being students ourselves,” Reeves said regarding the inspiration for the legislation.

Taylor and Reeves both said each piece of legislation intended to benefit students of the USM community.

“I think all of these pieces of legislation will benefit the students of USM in one way or another,” Taylor said.

However, senators also encourage students to make their voices heard by voting, presenting ideas for change to senators and running in the upcoming Senate elections.

SGA is still unsure as to when these policies will be put into full effect.

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‘Max and Ruby’ author gives to de Grummond Nikki Smith News Editor

Oddfellows Gallery was abuzz with excitement as fans gathered to meet and have their books signed by awardwinning children’s author and illustrator Rosemary Wells on Saturday, Feb. 7.

The book signing marked the opening of the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection exhibit featuring approximately 60 of Wells’ watercolor and mixed media illustrations.

Wells decided to feature her work in Hattiesburg after meeting Ellen Ruffin, curator of the de Grummond collection, while waiting for a taxi in New York.

Ruffin asked if Wells had plans for some of her work. Wells said she looked at Ruffin and said, “No, do you want some?”

“It is a huge success for us having her here,” Ruffin said.

“She has been so generous.”

Wells published her first book in 1968 and has created 120

books over 40 years. She is the creative mind behind Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora and Yoko.

She said the idea for Max and Ruby came from her children.

“There I was upstairs, writing down every word they said,” Wells said. “That is why there aren’t any parents in it.”

She is donating artwork, sketches and dummies – original, handmade markups of some of books.

The exhibit – Wells’ first onewoman show – attracted locals of all ages, including long-time fans and those just discovering her work. Allison Campbell and her two-year-old daughter Amelia first read and watched the television adaptation of “Voyage to the Bunny Planet” before attending the exhibit.

“We don’t own a television, so (Amelia) coming here to Hattiesburg is her experiencing (Wells’ work) for the first time,” Campbell said. “She said ‘Voyage to the Bunny Planet’ is her new favorite book.”

Rosemary Wells signs a book for Amelia Campbell-Mills at the Oddfellows Gallery Saturday evening.

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Researchers discover potential autism treatment Colin Cameron Printz Reporter

A team of researchers from Mississippi and California has recently made a shocking discovery about the brain. The team’s research concluded that the brain can be rewired — a breakthrough that will likely yield long-term innovation in mental health.

According to a press release from The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Rick Lin, professor of neurobiology and anatomical sciences at UMMC, said the team’s findings could potentially lead to effective treatment of autism spectrum disorders.

As of right now, the team has conducted its research solely on rats. However, Lin said that the research results have proven that intense auditory behavioral training is essentially able to rewire these animals’ brains. As a result, the team immediately began to consider the finding’s possible implications regarding autism treatment.

“The particular test subjects were injected with a drug that stimulated serotonin receptors, which in turn induced autistic-like behaviors in the young rats,” Lin said as he described the premise of the research. “The rats were just not going to play with each

other. Just as a child with autism prefers to play by himself, so were these animals.”

“They were also super nervous, and when we would try to excite them with noise, they would just freeze,” Lin said. “That’s not typical

of a rat.”

According to UMMC professor of psychiatry and human behavior, Ian Paul, the autistic-behaving rats were then subjected to a specific set of tones and clicks that has previously been proven to initiate

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and sustain the brain’s overall plasticity. Paul explained that the test rats were hearing these sounds at distorted frequencies; therefore, the rat’s reactions were not typical.

“In your brain, there are cells connected to the nerves running to

the ear that respond very precisely to one particular frequency of sound,” Paul said. “It’s almost if you hear the world completely muffled.

It turns out autistic kids can have the same problem.”

University of California San Francisco researcher Michael Merzenich explained that research was ultimately able to “reverse” these neurological distortions in the subjects’ brains and dramatically improve overall brain plasticity.

The conducted research spanned over the course of two months, and the nature of the training is the equivalent to about two years of a child’s life, according to Lin. “The most amazing part, the reason why this paper is so important and can bring hope to families with autistic children, is this is the first study to ever show on the animal side that the brain can be rewired after intensive auditory training,” Lin said. “What might be our future strategy on the human side is that we need to find a very supportive system to enforce these lessons with children.”

According to the press release, the team has said that while the implications for an innovative autism treatment is present, implementing the recent research findings into human treatment might take some time.

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NATIONAL

FEATURE

Lee publishes sequel to classic J.D. Rimann Printz Reporter

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” was declared a classic almost immediately upon its publication in 1960, and it has been a staple in high school and college English courses ever since.

A young Harper Lee in 1962.

The story of Atticus Finch and his confrontation of racial injustice in Alabama has been hailed as one of the great literary works of the 20th century, as well as the book that has most contributed to a frank discussion of civil rights struggles.

However, the novel has always functioned well as a stand-alone work which wraps up tidily at the

conclusion and leaves few loose ends. Thus, she raised quite a few eyebrows when Lee announced in 2014 that she was going to release a sequel to her only novel.

Reactions have been mixed among literary academia and the main stream media, with some people insinuating that Lee is being taken advantage of in her old age.

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This sentiment has been echoed by some students at The University of Southern Mississippi.

“While I’m sure that many people here in the South, as well as the United States, would love a sequel to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ we have to be aware of the suspicious circumstances of this manuscript’s release,” said Meredith McPhail, a junior English major. “Essentially, we must take steps to establish the validity of this manuscript and, most importantly, ensure that Harper Lee has not been exploited in any way.”

Other students were much more positive in their reaction to the news that “Go Set a Watchman” may finally be released. Though characterized as a sequel in press releases and set 30 years after “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the book was reputedly written in the 1950s, before “To Kill a Mockingbird” was anything more than a rough draft.

Joshua von Herrmann, a senior double majoring in political science and communications studies, was excited by the prospect. “‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a classic work of literature, ranking with ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ as far as books that helped to advance civil rights in America.

I think that a sequel – or even just another novel written by Harper Lee – would be an excellent addition to the canon of great progres-

sive works.”

Other students were simply interested in how the new novel would function as a sequel – intentional or not – to such a classic work. “(Personally) I’m interested to see how this sequel plays out. The last book ended so completely that it’s hard to imagine where this next book could go,” said Lakelyn Taylor, a sophomore double majoring in communications studies and Spanish. “Historically, sequels have always had a hard time following an original work, even when that sequel is part of a series. Therefore, successfully writing a sequel that follows a book that was meant to stand alone would be quite the feat.”

This question of meeting expectations was echoed by senior English major Mary Beth Wolverton.

“I know that ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ has a special place in the canon, and while I love Atticus Finch as much as the next English major and the classic ‘gotcha’ moment with Tom in the courthouse, I’m not a huge fan of Scout. I haven’t yet decided if I’m going to read the sequel; I don’t know what a sequel can give me that the first book didn’t.”

Regardless of how the book itself ends up turning out, it appears that “Go Set a Watchman” will certainly have everyone talking this June.

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Stats reveal USM safer than students realize Karyn Lewis Printz Reporter

From iTech stalkers and students posting ambiguous threats to social media sites, to car theft and stolen phones in the Payne and Fresh, many ponder the safety of USM’s campus.

Despite the multiple acts of crime that have occurred at USM and within Hattiesburg this past year, statistics show that the campus is one of the safest in the nation.

The University of Southern Mississippi has an excellent

overall crime rating, according to College Factual.

“The overall crime rating is based on reported crime on campus and in surrounding areas. Colleges with low amounts of reported crime are valued as being safer.

“The University of Southern Mississippi earns an overall crime rating of A+ when we compare reported on-campus, city and regional crime against all other schools nationwide,” College Factual reported.

The site said Southern Miss has good crime ratings with respect to on-campus

violence and theft: 46.7 percent burglary, 26.7 percent aggravated assault, 20 percent motor vehicle theft and 6.6 percent crime related to forcible sexual assault.

“I feel safe on campus sometimes, but not all of the time,” said Coretta Talbert, a senior speech pathology major.

“I feel safe during the day, but not so much at night. Especially walking from Hillcrest, because I know of people who have been robbed or mugged there. At least I can call for an escort late at night if I need to,” Talbert said.

The University Police Department’s webpage offers resources to students, faculty and staff. Students can report crimes, call for a campus escort and take online surveys to better secure USM’s campus.

“I don’t feel completely safe because this is an open campus, and anyone can come during the day or night without being noticed,” said Anesha Handshaw, a junior nursing major and desk assistant at Southern Miss.

“I feel that the residence life at USM is safe to an extent,”

Handshaw said. “When the automatic doors in different residence halls stay open, it gives intruders a chance to walk in. I feel that Desk Assistants make dorm life safer because we make sure that only residents and approved guests are being checked into dorms. UPD plays a significant role because we have to call them in unsafe situations to resolve issues.”

“I think that in regards to our compliance, requirements and being proactive toward what the campus community we are providing above what is needed to assist the campus in having a safe environment,” UPD’s Chief of Police Bob Hopkins said. “It is important to remember that it is not just our responsibility, but it’s also important for (students) to be proactive in the decisions and choices that they make.”

He also said students should take necessary precautions to ensure they do not become victims of crime.

Hopkins said students should be aware that valuables are not visible when parking their cars and to always lock car and dorm room doors. He also reminds students to be safe when off campus such as parking in a lighted area when shopping.

“Eagle Alert subscriptions are automatic now because we didn’t see a lot of participation.

This way we make sure that everyone has the opportunity to receive messages,” Hopkins said.

“Every once in a while we send a message in the morning and get a response saying ‘You woke me up. It wasn’t that important,’” he said. “Our compliance responsibility to the Clarity Act gives us strict guidelines on what we have to do, when we have to do it and how quickly we have to do it. That’s to give the campus community information to help them make good choices in regards to being more careful throughout their day.”

In the end, Hopkins is satisfied with Eagle Alert and hopes USM students will use it to stay safe.

“I feel that the purpose is served and the information is shared. We hope that it’s taken as us sharing with them something that will keep them safe,” Hopkins said.

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MUSIC

OPINION

Grammys’ performances memorable, awards disenchant Mary Sergeant Social Media Editor

From AC/DC opening the night with its first on-stage performance in four years to Usher’s cover of Stevie Wonder’s “If It’s Magic,” the 57th Grammys was one for the books. Every year, the Grammys brings to stage the music industry’s most outstanding performers.

Not to make myself sound like a hipster or anything, but I’m not a huge fan of mainstream music.

But, for the purpose of this article, I will try to put that bias aside as I record my account of the Sunday night’s winners.

For me, the Grammys isn’t about the winners and the losers; it’s about the moments.

The funniest, if not the best, moment of the night was when the camera caught Paul McCartney jamming out to the 1975 hit “Evil Woman.” Many in the audience were too young to appreciate the performance, but McCartney clapped, sang and shook his hips all the same.

The best part was when he realized the cameras were all on him. Shocked and slightly embarrassed, The Beatles star proceeded to sink back into his seat.

One of the most poignant moments of the night was Brooke Axtell’s written-word piece on domestic violence.

Axtell is the founder of SHE: Survivor Healing and Empowerment, and she was once a victim of domestic violence. Axtell’s piece was followed by Katy Perry’s performance of her ballad “By the Grace of God.” “Authentic love does not devalue another human being,” Axtell said.

The most disappointing part about the 2015 Grammys was the producers let Kanye West take the stage not once, but two times during the three-hour event.

I attended Bonnaroo this past summer and during his performance, I retreated to my campsite to indulge in some cold PBR. West may be talented, but he’s a jerk and should not represent the music industry in anyway.

Not to eat my words, but another great moment of the night was Beck winning Album of the Year for his album “Morning Phase.” Just as Beck took the stage, West ran up on stage as if he was going to perform a

Music artist Sam Smith won Best New Artist, Best Pop Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 2015 Grammys.

Grammys 2009 repeat. At least after five years, he can finally poke fun at himself.

Other let-down moments of the night were when Sam Smith took the stage four times to accept Best Pop Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. I just don’t really get the hype with Smith. I still, to this day, haven’t listened to “Stay With Me” all the way through. But, as I said before, I typically don’t appreciate most artists that perform on Top Hits Radio, besides Beyoncé of course.

Speaking of Beyonce, the queen herself closed the Grammys with the most beautiful moment of the night. Her rendition of “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” was not only magnificent, but also brought something new and refreshing the annual award show. Then, to top it off John Legend and Common amazed us all with a beautiful duo that was both politically and religiously charged.

Overall, the 57th Grammys left the music industry with something to talk about for the remainder of 2015. Until 2016, music lovers.

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BASKETBALL

SPORTS

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Blazers’ strong defense not enough to stop Eagles Julius Kizzee

Sports Reporter The Lady Eagles (15-7, 8-3) continued their three-game winning streak as they defeated the UAB Blazers, 44-39, despite only shooting 29 percent from the field.

During a stretch in the first half, the Golden Eagles went 2-of-10 from the field. During the same stretch, all of the starters had only hit one field goal each.

“It was truly a defensive battle,” head coach Joye LeeMcNelis said. “Both teams put the grind to it defensively.”

UAB guard Chelsee Black finished the first half 5-of-5 from the field, including four threes in only 17 minutes. No other player for UAB had over 7 points.

“We went to the (manto-man defense), and they destroyed us in man,” McNelis said. “We looked sluggish defensively on the bump and it takes three people to bump that action.”

In the second half, Southern Miss held UAB to only 8 points, easily its best defensive

performance of the season.

UAB shot 3-of-26 from the field in the second half, and 2-of-15 from behind the arc.

Southern Miss also outrebounded UAB 46-28, including 18 offensive rebounds.

The 18 offensive rebounds led to the Lady Eagles gaining 14 second chance points.

UAB’s 39 points was its season low and did not get a chance to get it going in the second half. Leading scorer Black, finished the game shooting 1-of-5 shooting in the second half. Only Black and Whytney Singleton made field goals in the second half for UAB. “People say rebounding and defense wins championships, and I think tonight, that’s what gave us the win,” McNelis said. “It wasn’t anything we did offensively, for sure.”

Forward Tamara Jones finished as the leading scorer for the Lady Eagles, scoring 12 points.

Jones shot just 3-of-14 from the field, but was crucial down the stretch when she made all six of her free

throws, including two to put the Lady Eagles up by five to end the game.

“The shots were on, they just were a little bit too strong, or a little bit too short,” Jones said.

“I think making free throws is obviously going to help us get the win.”

Jones also recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The Lady Eagles did not lead in the second half until Jones’ two free throws with just 13 seconds left in the game. Their last lead in the game was 06:23 left in the first half. The Lady Eagles finished the game on a 14-2 run over the last 10:19 in the game.

With the win, the Lady Eagles will not have to face another team higher than them in the rankings. Southern Miss holds sole position of third in the conference and will look to finish the season strong.

The Lady Eagles will travel to Miami, Florida, to take on FIU on Feb. 12, at 5 p.m.

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Senior Tamara Jones goes for the basket during the first quarter against the Middle Tennessee defense Thursday night in Reed Green Coliseum. The Lady Eagles won again Saturday against UAB.

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Foul trouble leads to another USM loss Ashley Hickman Sports Reporter

The Golden Eagles’ woes continued when they traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday and were defeated, 78-68, by the UAB Blazers.

Southern Miss dropped to 1-10 in conference play, 6-16 overall.

The Golden Eagles started off the afternoon with a technical foul for dunking during pregame.

The Blazers were awarded two free throws before the jump ball.

UAB’s Nick Norton sunk both, spotting his team two points before tipoff.

USM only dressed eight players, compared to a UAB squad who usually plays at least 10 different players.

In the first half of play, both teams traded the lead numerous times. Keljin Blevins’ dunk followed by a Chip Armelin steal and layup gave USM a 2018 lead with 7:22 remaining.

A missed three-pointer by Kevin Holland was snatched off the board by Matt Bingaya twice before he made the layup, closing UAB’s lead to only one, 28-27 with 3:29 remaining in the first half.

Southern Miss gave too many second chance shots to the Blazers all night. Consecutive missed three-pointers by UAB and back-to-back offensive rebounds capped off with a huge dunk by William Lee gave the Blazers a 33-30 lead with 50 seconds remaining.

UAB’s Tosin Mehinti nailed a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer, giving his team the edge at halftime 35-30.

First half shooting was not good for either team. USM shot 38.7 percent while UAB shot 37.9 percent from the field.

The second half did not start off well for the Golden Eagles.

Bingaya turned the ball over, which led to Norville Carey fouling Mehinti who sunk both free throws increasing UAB’s lead to seven, 37-30.

The Blazers’ lead quickly increased to ten, 47-37, after UAB’s Hakeem Baxter made two free throws with 14:27 remaining.

Southern Miss got into foul trouble, which was a key point in the loss. UAB scored 35 points off of free throws, 35-42 on the night, shooting 83.3 percent from the line. USM committed 24 personal fouls.

USM was in desperate need of defensive stops, but could only seem to slow down the Blazers by fouling.

Nick Norton of UAB, fouled by Carey, nailed two free throws giving the Blazers a large 14-point lead with 5:24 remaining.

With four minutes left in the game, Armelin made a threepointer, cutting the Blazer lead back down to 10, 68-58.

Kevin Holland sunk a threepointer, cutting the score to 7061. USM continued to show it would never give up.

“They have been in every game they have played this year and they do a great job with what they do,” UAB head coach Jerod Haase said. “They have had some tough times but Coach Sadler is doing a phenomenal job.”

Armelin’s late three-pointer had USM within five points, 7368, with one minute left to play.

USM failed to score any more points for the rest of the game, and continued to foul to stop the clock, while the Blazers added five more points from the line.

The Blazers outrebounded USM, 38 to 35. Both teams were rather close in every statistical category such as assists, blocks and turnovers.

USM shot 35.3 percent behind the arc compared to UAB’s 25 percent.

UAB had five players in double-digit scoring, but overall the foul trouble led to the loss for USM. Armelin led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 26 points. Bingaya finished with a double-double, 22 points and 12 rebounds. Holland added 7 points.

“Bingaya and Armelin have great ability to score the basketball,” Haase said. “We knew those two were going to take most of the shots, because they are talented players.”

Southern Miss will take on FIU Thursday at Reed Green Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.

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Southern Miss Golden Eagles guard Keljin Blevins (10) controls the ball as UAB Blazers forward William Lee (34) defends at Bartow Arena Saturday.

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