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USM senior wins MasterChef Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer
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Whitney Miller, a 22-year-old senior from Poplarville, Miss., is America’s first MasterChef. Miller, along with family, friends and supporters watched the finale of the show at the Alumni House Bar and Grill. After winning, Miller said she will start on her cookbook first and joked about another possible career prospect. “I’m waiting on the Food Network to call,” Miller joked. Miller defied the odds by remaking a chicken dish she had spent the entire 2-hour match preparing, only to drop it near the end of the match with 10 minutes left. She was able to recook the dish and serve it to the judges. That setback did not stop Miller from winning the contest. She recooked a chicken breast in 7 minutes and wowed the judges with her presentation. Before the finale aired, Miller said being a part of MasterChef was a life-changing experience for her. Miller was the youngest contestant on the program, and through her expert preparation of dessert dishes earned the title “Pastry Princess.” “To go to California and cook
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USM senior Whitney Miller celebrates her win Wednesday night with family at the Alumni House Bar and Grill, where they hosted a party to view the finale.
with chefs from all over the U.S...,” Miller said. “No matter how it ends I’m glad I got to be a part of it.” Miller said her strategy throughout the show was to always stick to her Southern roots. “I liked to think like I was cooking for my family,” Miller said. Midley Harrison, a classmate of Miller’s, was in attendance at the party thrown for her at the Alumni House Bar and Grill. Harrison said many of the people in attendance were also from Poplarville, Miss., where Miller grew up. “We all came out to support Whit-
ney,” said Harrison, who was not at all surprised by the large turnout. “From that small town, yeah! A lot of the people here know Whitney personally and came out to cheer her on,” Harrison said. Harrison said he has been following the entire season, but watching his classmate on MasterChef hasn’t gotten him into cooking shows. Logan Grubbs, also from Poplarville, echoed that notion. Grubbs said, however, he also watched every episode of the show this season.
Grubbs, unlike Harrison, was surprised by the turnout. When he got to the restaurant at 6:15, he could not find parking. Miller, who accepted hugs, handshakes and congratulations from supporters after her victory said the best experience she gained from the show came from the judges’ feedback. Miller said of the experience overall, her favorite part was “knowing that I got to grow as a person and a cook. “It just pushed me to work harder and to be a stronger person.”
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At Tuesday’s town hall meeting, a panel of USM officials answered students’ questions concerning the proposed budget reductions announced Monday, Aug. 30. The panel included President Martha Saunders, Vice President of Student Affairs Joe Paul, Provost Bob Lyman and chairpersons of the University Priorities Council. During the hour students asked questions concerning the cost of USM’s plane, the vision for the future of USM, the supposed increase in the athletic budget and the recommended terminations of various programs. Before the question and answer session began, Lyman answered a question that he seemed to know was on students’ minds. “The university has committed itself to teaching out current
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History major Jennie Scrivner listens to the panel speak during USM’s student town hall meeting on Tuesday. During the meeting, administrative staff answered questions about the recent $14.7 million budget cuts.
students and majors,” he said. “That means if you are currently enrolled in a major or academic initiative which is designated for
elimination, there will instructors available to you until you finish that degree.” Lyman said the instructors
may not be those affiliated with the program now, but they will be qualified instructors, as this is required by a regional accrediting agency. Lyman also discussed the appeal process, saying the first step of the process will be the appeal of programs. He said it would not make sense to appeal faculty cuts first, because if a program is saved then faculty will likely be saved as well. Appeals will begin in October and probably last until January, he said. In response to sociology major Henry Herds’ question about the usage of USM’s plane, Saunders said, “The university does not own an airplane. The university leases an airplane. And in about two years – two and a half years – when the lease is up, we’ll certainly review the efficacy of that decision.”
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What is the Trent Lott Center? Ashton Pittman Printz Writer “Economy has frequently nothing whatever to do with the amount of money being spent, but with the wisdom used in spending it,” reads a Henry Ford quote etched in stone on a wall inside the Trent Lott Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship. In the wake of the budget cuts, many concerned students and citizens have been questioning the wisdom of spending $28 million to build the very building where that quote is memorialized. “A lot of people ask, ‘How can you build a $28 million building of that size and grandeur?’” said Assistant to the President for External Affairs Chad Driskell. “The Trent Lott Center was started some seven or eight years ago, probably five years before Dr. Saunders became president. So when you have a building of that magnitude and grandeur, there’s nothing to do but finish the building.” Addressing the irony of completing a building named for
“economic development” so soon after last year’s cut of the economics program, Driskell pointed out that the programs at the Trent Lott Center were unrelated to the economics program. “Economic development is a new discipline that studies the recruitment and retention of business, workforce development and the components necessary to attract and bring industry to a town whether it’s natural resources, labor or educational achievement.” He said that despite the general lack of knowledge about the center’s functions, the building plays a very important role at Southern Miss. “The building holds a prominent position on the campus of the university and will be a prominent fixture in the new economy as Southern Miss develops a true connection to the community.” One way the center is helping Southern Miss connect to the community, Driskell said, is by working with small businesses and entrepreneurs. He said that the center will help students who have small business ideas get started up at a launch point in downtown Hattiesburg. Another
goal for the center is to provide community leaders and elected officials with insightful seminars and opportunities to learn. “There’s no better way to connect to the community than to provide a service, whether it’s educating business people or elected officials about economic developments and ways to track business, or whether it’s helping be your small business start-up and business incubator,” Driskell said. “Those services are crucial to the future of the university as far as our connection to the university.” The center hosts the Department of Workforce Development, the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, the Center for Logistics, Trade and Transportation, and the University Foundation, which was once housed in the Honors House. The Center for Logistics, Trade and Transporation is meant to provide an executive format master’s program for people who work in logistics and intermodal transporation arenas. Driskell said that because of the enhancement of the Port of Gulfport and the widening of the Panama Ca-
nal, more freight will be coming through the Port of Gulfport. “So this program will serve to train, retool and bring up to par our folks who are working in the logistics arena, whether it be shipping, rail or air cargo.” The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, or NCS4, exemplifies the goals of the center, said NCS4 director Lou Marciani. NCS4 is a one-of-a-kind operation backed by grants from the Department of Homeland Security. It focuses on developing innovative solutions to strengthening security at sporting events like MLB, NASCAR, NBA, NFL and other events. Also offered is a master’s degree program called Sports Management, which emphasizes security. “The Trent Lott Center was built for globalization of workforce development for Mississippi,” Marciani said. “So we’re an offshoot of that. We’re a model child – just one example of that model.” NCS4 seeks to standardize security practices across all sports venues in matters like natural disasters, crime management prob-
lems and terrorism. One key emphasis in NCS4’s relationship to the DHS is on security measures in the event of terrorism. “We cannot see any case except sports games where there are so many people in one place at the same time,” said Young Lee, a visiting professor from Daebul University in South Korea. “So that’s why terrorists are very interested in sporting events, because our airports are very secure right now.” Stacey Hall, the associate director for NCS4, wanted to make it clear that NCS4 looks at more than just international terrorism. “When people think terrorism, they think 9/11; they think international terrorism. But domestic terrorism is also a problem. “For example, you have the bombing by Eric Rudolph in the ‘96 Olympic games, you have Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombings, and even in 2006, at the University of Oklahoma, a student with a bomb strapped to his body prematurely detonated a bomb outside the stadium. Fortunately, nobody was injured, but he died. Those kinds of things are our concerns.”
Town, from 1 Saunders said, too, that most Mississippi universities have planes to maximize the time of the president and vice president of the university when doing business out of town. “One visit, well placed, can come back with a million dollar gift,” she said. “So it does have merit. Is it sufficient? I don’t know. Seeking her BFA in drawing and painting, Megan Sauls’ question drew applause from the audience. “I came back to this University after 15 years out,” she said. “I’m juggling being a wife and a mother and a caregiver to an elderly parent. And my oldest stepdaughter was recently advised not to apply here for her master’s degree in English because of the turmoil at this university. And I personally would have an easier time swallowing these cuts if I knew what the long term goal was. These programs seem really random, and I don’t understand where you’re aiming for our university identity. There’s teaching cuts, there’s science cuts – What are we doing to be?” Lyman said USM was founded as a teaching college and would not stray from its roots. Deaf education major Krystal Newsome said, “Deaf kids will not get the education that they
need if their teachers are not prepared. You said you wanted to improve the quality of teacher education. Does that not include deaf ed? “No matter what happens, there will always be deaf children,” she said. “And they will always need teachers. And this is the only deaf ed program in the state of Mississippi.” Lyman said Newsome should write the appeal for them. After the event, some students were disappointed in the answers they were given. “I thought a lot of the questions weren’t as pointed as they needed to be,” Michael Samel said. “I think students’ questions were open but the answers were very technical,” said sports and high performance materials major Olivia McNair. “[Panel members] tried to be sensitive, though.” Paul said, “I was so happy to see so many students coming out and voicing their opinions and questions.” “Students need to keep asking questions, there should be civil discourse like this in the university,” said Tim Rehner, director of the School of Socials Workers and chairperson of the UPC. For more coverage and video of the town hall meeting, see www. studentprintz.com.
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ON CAMPUS
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Students put Christmas cheer in a shoebox Michelle Holowach Printz Writer It is hard to imagine a Christmas with no presents, yet millions of children in countries all around the world and even in the United States know this as a reality. Operation Christmas Child is a program working to change this reality for as many children as possible. Operation Christmas Child, or OCC, is a project sponsored by the organization Samaritan’s Purse, a “nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world,” according to its website. Samaritan’s Purse hopes to reach out to the hearts of thousands of children living in impoverished countries, and Operation Christmas Child is just one way of achieving this goal. Every year millions of shoeboxes full of toys are sent to children in over 120 different countries, and for the past three years USM has been playing their part in this outreach as well. Dr. Brigitte Burgess, associate
professor of fashion merchandising and co-representative of OCC here at USM, said she has been involved with OCC for years. “It is so rewarding, so much fun and not a lot of money. You can really make a whole family happy. Most of these kids have never gotten a Christmas present.” Burgess also said that it is easy for USM students to get involved with and a little way to make a big difference. “The items that are sent are things that these children and families need,” she said. “It’s a way to give back and to teach people that Christmas is about giving, not receiving.” Many of these children are lacking in the everyday things that others take for granted – things such as shoes, toothbrushes, toys and even candy. “Some of these kids have never had candy before,” Burgess said, “and a lot of times that is their favorite thing.” Junior Katie Wilson participated in OCC last year and said that it was very enlightening. “The kids that get this stuff – I mean, basic stuff – it doesn’t matter what you give them, they will be excited about it. When I
was collecting donations I realized, ‘Wow, I’m giving these basic needs to somebody.’ It’s an eye opener.” Assistant professor of fashion merchandising and the USM representative for OCC Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong said that the first year USM took part in this organization they collected eight boxes. Last year that number rose to 92. She said she hopes that it will continue growing. “Every year we have more boxes,” Yaoyuneyong said. “What we do at USM is try to promote it. As long as you pack the box and drop it off somewhere we’re happy, because that means one more kid will get the box.” Yaoyuneyong also points out that it is especially easy for USM students to relate to these children and become involved because many have experienced natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, themselves. “People here know what it means to be in distress,” she said. Before the shoe boxes are packed up and sent away USM will have three drives. The back to school drive will be Sept. 20, followed shortly by a hygiene drive. At the end of October the
group will host a candy drive.. During National Collection Week, which takes place from November 15 - 22, students can help pack the boxes and write individual notes to the kids to be included in the boxes. The boxes can be made in all sizes for children anywhere from ages 2 to 15. One can even pay for a bar code to put on the box-
es so that its final destination can be tracked down. Boxes from USM have gone to India and China previously, and this year many of the boxes are intended for Haiti. Items for Operation Christmas Child can be donated either in Joseph Greene Hall or taken to Immanuel Baptist Church in Hattiesburg.
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USM students begin autism organization Hannah Jones Printz Writer TEAAM USM is a new student organization at Southern Miss dedicated to improving the lives of those who are affected by autism across the state of Mississippi. TEAAM, “Together Enhancing Autism Awareness in Mississippi,” is a non-profit volunteer organization that provides direct assistance as well as indirect resources to Mississippians with autism and to those who support them. Matthew Planchard, a junior biology and biochemistry double major and treasurer of the organization, believes the main goal of TEAAM is to educate. “TEAAM is an organization dedicated to educating people about Autism Spectrum Disorders,” he said. “Through education, we hope to draw attention to the challenges these people face on a day to day basis and the need for research, knowledge, and investment in developing programs for people who have more severe forms of autism.” Marie Holowach, a junior speech-language pathology major and TEAAM USM’s president, began the process of creating TEAAM’s first university chapter in January of this year. As of this semester, TEAAM USM is an official, certified student organization here at Southern Miss. “This is a place where people should come and be able to feel comfortable and accepted,” Holowach said. “Also, it is a place where people going into any profession having to do with autism can come and learn. It’s for both sides. ” TEAAM USM will host a number of fundraisers throughout the semester, such as “Rock for Autism,” a non-traditional fundraiser that will bring to light the compulsive behaviors that are typical of autistic people. Volunteers from the organization will rock in rocking chairs for an entire day while taking donations in the process. All profits from fundraisers throughout the semester will go directly to sending children with various types of Autism Spectrum Disorder to Kamp Kaleidoscope, an outdoor adventure camp hosted by TEAAM. Planchard said the camp “offers autistic children a
great time in the great outdoors while feeling happy, at home, and normal for once.” TEAAM USM is open to all students, not just those who are personally affected by autism. “People don’t realize there are a relatively high number of people on campus who are affected by autism,” Holowach said. “It’s easy to become involved. It’s as
much involvement as you want. You sign up for whatever volunteer opportunities you want to participate in.” Students interested in becoming involved with TEAAM USM can attend the meeting on Sept. 21, featuring faculty guest speaker David Davies in Room 214 of the Thad Cochran Center at 6:30 p.m.
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Want to create your own organization on campus? Here are a few of the steps that you must follow: Step 1) Fill out a Blue Card Step 2) Create a Constitution Step 3) Get an Advisor Step 4) Letter of support from the advisor Step 5) A letter from the affiliated department (If no affili ation is planned, then no letter is required). Step 6) Complete Chartering Application (minimum 10 members) Step 7) Complete Health and Human Services Form
For the full list of details, please visit the Student Activities website at:
http://www.usm.edu/union/studentactivities.php.
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REVIEW
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Halo impresses Ben Sutton Printz Writer Halo: Reach for the Xbox 360 has hit shelves, and millions of gamers worldwide have picked up Microsoft and Bungie Studios’ latest addition to the Halo franchise. The newest Halo game is the last game that Bungie Studios, the game developer behind the Halo series, will produce. Bungie has declared Halo: Reach to be their “swan song” to Halo in which they have attempted to epitomize the Halo experience and send the series out with a bang. After playing the game myself, I believe they’ve succeeded. Halo: Reach is set immediately before the first Halo game. The player experiences the untold story of Noble Team, a squad of “Spartan” supersoldiers, during the final days before the planet Reach falls to the alien Covenant. Though Halo: Reach lacks the Master Chief, the iconic main character from the previous Halo games, it doesn’t suffer for it. The enemies are faster, tougher and smarter than ever before,
providing a challenging experience even on the default difficulty setting. The campaign maintains the epic feel of Halo, actually bringing back some of the magic of the first Halo’s single player mode. The multiplayer for Halo: Reach delivers an even more satisfying experience, providing new weapons and gadgets and all-new ways to battle your friends for bragging rights. Bungie’s multiplayer matchmaking service on Xbox Live provides more options than ever, from the Firefight survival mode to classic death match modes. Multiplayer maps old and new round out Reach’s multiplayer. The innovative Forge map editor from Halo 3 has also been improved for Halo: Reach, allowing players to build their own Halo multiplayer experience. All in all, Halo: Reach delivers fun, fast-paced, frantic game play that the Halo series is famous for. I recommend it for any fan of sci-fi games, shooters and/or multiplayer madness. My overall rating is a 9.5 out of 10.
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Sports
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Lady Eagles look to soar soccer
Kurt Cavataio Printz Writer The Lady Eagles soccer team is coming off its most impressive win of the season last weekend as they defeated Jackson State at home with a 6-0 victory. “Coming out and playing a good first half and finding the back of the net early was a big focus for us coming into the game. When you can do that it changes the completion of the game and obviously it did today for us.” The win brings the team’s record to 2-3-1 on the young season. There are 13 true freshmen on this team who bring young blood to the group. With those new faces comes inexperience, however. “It’s all about understanding how to play together as a team,” Ebke said. “Every game is crucial as we start getting into conference play coming up. It’s something I’ll have to manage.” Coach Scott Ebke is in his third season as the team’s head man with a record of 9-26-1 and said he expects the team to take a big step forward this year.
“We have a good group of upperclassmen here who have taken the lead role to heart and want to guide the new faces we had come in,” he said. Hannah Vanderboegh has had two impressive shutouts of the year so far against Jackson State and Mississippi Valley State. Elisha Tarbell is tied with Jana Mason, Chelsea Cruthirds and Jordan Wagner in goals scored with two on the season so far. When asked who he thinks has been impressive so far, Ebke said, “I really like the play of Tarbell, Polley and Vanderboegh. Their play on the field has gone up and I am really pleased with their leadership they have displayed. But everyone is doing a great job.” Elisha Tarbell, a junior centermidfielder for the Lady Eagles, said she’s anxious to see what this team can do. “I’m real excited about this year’s team and the things we can achieve,” she said. “The level of play has been high lately and we’re going to need that once conference play starts up so we can finish where we want to be.”
Jessica Long is an undergraduate here at Southern Miss and said she is an avid soccer fan. She said although she hasn’t been to many Lady Eagle soccer games in the past, she’s looking forward to seeing some games in the future. “I played a lot of soccer when I was a kid and loved it,” she said. “But I haven’t been involved in the game since. The recent World Cup in South Africa has made me fall in love with it again, and I’m looking forward to watching our girls play this year.” Ebke will try to improve his team’s conference play this year as the Lady Eagles finished in 12th place last year. “We’d really like to finish in the top six in conference this year and play in the conference tournament,” he said. “We need the Golden Eagle nation to come out to support our team this year. Our team feeds off those guys.” The team has another early test as they travel to Ole Miss on Friday and come back home to play Northwestern State Sunday at 1 p.m. at the soccer complex. Conference play starts next Friday when Marshall comes to town.
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USM’s Tricia Tillman attempts to dribble the ball past Jackson State’s Rochelle Moncrieffe during their match on Sunday. USM won the match 6-0.
Volleyball
Senior Kelsea Seymour sets the ball up during the volleyball game against Mississippi State Wednesday, The Lady Eagles went on to win the match 3-0. Jordan Moore/Printz
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budget
Thursday, September 16, 2010
President Saunders addresses concerns: Part 2 Meryl Dakin
Concern: If we cut the operating costs of the buildings, we could put money toward teacher salaries.
Managing Editor Concern: The Century Park residence halls and parking garage constructions are absorbing funds we could have put to better use paying teachers. Response: Provost Bob Lyman explained that the residence halls and garage can be built because they will be self-supporting projects. This means that USM has essentially borrowed money from the state to pay for the construction because the new sites will eventually repay their own costs. The students who live in Century Park will pay for its construction through room fees (hence the high cost of living in those halls). The parking garage will be paid for through the increased cost in parking permits. The construction of new classrooms comes from bonds, which is money the state of Mississippi appropriates to Mississippi universities to use for that purpose only; that money cannot be used for salaries. Executive Assistant to the President Chad Driskell emphasized that student tuition money does not go toward either of these projects, nor is it used for the construction of the Trent Lott Center or the new hi-tech Accelerator building, which offers
Response: True. Lyman said the operating budgets can be transferred to faculty support, however most of the buildings on campus are very old and energy inefficient. Lyman said USM will invest $2 million during the next two years to update antiquated operating systems for campus buildings, which should more than pay for itself in the amount of money saved on energy bills. Concern: The furloughs being considered will force faculty to take a day off teaching each month.
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President Martha Saunders addresses university faculty, staff, and students during the Fall Convocation on Tuesday.
office space laboratory space and specialty equipment. “When you pay your tuition, those monies are dedicated to the education and general support of the university. You know, paying the student’s share of the overhead if you will – the power bill, and the student’s share of the faculty and staff costs of the university,” he said.
Concern: USM’s plane is unnecessarily burning student tuition money. Response: The university leases a twin engine prop airplane owned by the University Foundation. Saunders said the chief pilot is already employed by the school, and the plane is
available only for official use. USM is not the only university to have a plane. Other Mississippi universities, such as Mississippi State and Ole Miss, each have one or more than one plane to maximize the time of people doing business for the university, Saunders said.
Homecoming Runoffs Today Mr. Southern Miss Miss Southern Miss Homecoming Queen Senior Maids: Maria Morris Tonya Yancy
Junior Maids:
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Sophomore Maids: Deola Jones Ashley Tate
Freshman Maids: Kayla Purvis Iman Brown Vernon Smith
Stephanie Latza
Lauren Richards
Response: Furloughs, which will only be used as a last resort, will not work the same way for staff as for faculty. The faculty will have to endure a 4 percent cut to their salaries if the furloughs, which Lyman called “an act of desperation,” are put in place. The alternative, however, is cutting more teaching positions. Another route Lyman hopes will help keep jobs is the retirement incentive package for retirementeligible faculty. Those who elect to accept it will receive a payment of one half of their yearly salary. Concern: The university has failed to consider other areas of the university to cut. Faculty jobs could be saved if staff jobs on campus are trimmed. Response: Many areas of the university will endure cuts in order to keep more faculty jobs. These include staff support in the library, staff support in the graduate school, the budget of iTech, administrative offices, university publications, administrative office of BlackBoard, computer labs, clerical and administrative staff, commencement budget, physical plant and grounds, student services, Greek Life staff, etc. These jobs were cut to save money for faculty positions.The university is also introducing a retirement incentive to eligible professors in an attempt to save other jobs. Lyman said if some professors respond to the cash payment for early retirement, some cuts will be unnecessary. Go here to see a breakdown of the budget: usm.edu/budgets. The entire budget book is public information and must be requested at the office of the Provost.