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Third year MFA students Joseph Lopez, left, and Towey Truong, right, portray two of the main characters of Marat/ Sade. French revolutionary leader Marquis de Sade is whipped by Charlotte Corday for his rebellious actions.
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Insane play opens Patrick Laughlin Printz Writer Theatergoers will be whisked to a turbulent era tonight with the opening performance of Peter Weiss’ “Marat/Sade” at 7:30 p.m. in the Martha R. Tatum Theatre. “Marat/Sade” is set in 1808 in post-revolutionary France. The play takes place in the confines of an insane asylum, where the inmates engage in the production of a colorful and charged play of their own under the direction of the noted libertine, firebrand and fellow patient the Marquis de Sade. “Marat/Sade” is a play within a play, explained cast member Twoey Truong. “It focuses on the historical imprisonment of the Marquis de Sade, who actually wrote plays and was allowed to have them performed at the asylum during his internment there,” she said. “It’s one of those pieces that has inspired generations of artists,” said the play’s director, professor of theater Monica Hayes. “It’s had a huge impact on the development of alternative theater. A lot of people have built on this as a method of storytelling in a postmodern way of mixing timeframes and genres. It’s an exciting, environmental piece of theater.”
Truong, a third-year graduate student, plays Charlotte Corday, an inmate and the controversial historical murderer of the titular Jean-Paul Marat. Truong explained that on one level, the play is an overt cri-
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feel it is about the consequences of revolutions, the idea that history repeats itself and that power is easily abused.” However, Weiss’ brush may paint a much wider arc according to junior Chris Dixon, who plays
They’ll enter into the world of the play the moment they walk in.
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Cast member Annie Cleveland tique on the politics and society of 19th century France. “In ‘Marat/Sade,’ they’re performing this play about 15 years after the French Revolution and during Napoleon’s reign as emperor. Through the play within a play, Weiss is trying to show how the Marquis de Sade feels about the Revolution and his role in it, and it makes a political and social commentary on French society. I
the patient starring as Marat. “The play was written when we were starting to get into the Vietnam conflict, so the whole world was changing, which is true for now as well. It has some interesting concepts, because you can find similar aspects at different times in history, so now is a good time to play it.”
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Students at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal High School in Jackson, Miss., have decided to voice their opinions about the recent budget cuts affecting the Latin program at Southern Miss. About 25 Latin students at St. Andrew’s have written letters to the provost concerning the program’s recommended termination. Patsy Ricks, who has taught Latin for over 40 years, came up with the idea of involving her students. “One day I mentioned to them that Southern Miss was planning to cut the classics department, and they all felt really enthusiastic about writing letters to share their thoughts,” Ricks said. “The bottom line is that they have really enjoyed their studies in Latin at St. Andrew’s and wouldn’t want to go to a university that did not offer them the chance to continue,” Ricks said. Laura Landrum, a senior at St. Andrew’s, is one of the students who wrote letters to the school. “Latin is not just a language,” Landrum said. “Taking a Latin class is like taking literature, history, language, riddle and a morality course all in one.” Landrum said she is upset about the Latin program being cut at USM. “This choice speaks to extremely ignorant judgement on the part of Southern’s leaders,” Landrum said. “I can unfortunately say that I do not believe I will be applying to USM because it seems the leaders do not care to consider the students when making decisions about their futures.” Not only is Landrum’s opinion of Southern Miss being affected, but she said the opinions of her peers have been affected as well. “I know for a fact that their application decisions are greatly affected by the cuts,” Landrum said. “I believe USM is making a grave mistake in cutting Latin not only because of the loss of those in the major but because of the image it portrays for the school.”
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SGA prepares for biggest downtown concert of year Ashlyn Ervin Printz Writer
When polling USM students on whether they had been or planned to go to Eaglepalooza, many came back with a shocking response: “What’s that?” “Eaglepalooza is a free concert put on by the Student Government Association in downtown Hattiesburg, started by the SGA several years ago,” said Kasey Mitchell, SGA president and business management major. “To students [Eaglepalooza] is free; to the directors it is about 7 months of your life and a whole lot of stress, work and pride,” said Katherine Miller, Eaglepalooza director. Mitchell says that over the past few years there have been a variety of diverse acts including Sister Hazel, Robert Randolph Band, Mute Math, Dave Barnes and Girl Talk. “We are in the process of finalizing [this year’s] lineup and will be revealing the acts soon,” Mitchell said. Amber Haik, a senior entrepreneur major at USM, said she’s been three times. “I’ve seen
Dashboard Confessional, Mute Math and Girl Talk,” she said. “My favorite part was the energy from the crowd, everyone was so pumped – each year,” Haik said. After she and her friends left the show Haik said they ate at downtown pizzeria, Bianchi’s. “It is the centennial year so we are trying to make it special,” Miller said. “Of course we always strive to make things bigger and better every year,” Mitchell said. “This year we are looking to have a larger variety of vendors and get more people out there earlier in the day, rather than just people showing up for the final act. We also want to do some kind of reveal party to get people hyped up and excited.” In collaboration with students, the Eaglepalooza directors make lineup decisions. “[The directors] did a great job this year of seeking input from students and getting the opinion of people on campus while making their decisions, so I am extremely proud of them and know it is going to be a great event,” Mitchell said.
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Eaglepalooza is funded solely by the SGA and its sponsors. Regarding the recent budget cuts, Mitchell said, “Of course the budget for something like this is not as large as we would like it to be, and we could do more with more money, but we are definitely stretching the money and making the most of every penny we can to put on a
great event.” “Money is tight everywhere,” Miller said. “All it really affects is sponsorships. Our budget pushes us to be creative and put on the show people expect while not having some of the luxuries schools like State have. It is going to be awesome though,” Miller said. “I plan on going this year, but
I’d rather know ahead of time who’s playing,” Haik said. For those wondering who will be playing this year, the SGA will host a reveal party on Oct. 18. Eaglepalooza will be on Nov. 19 in downtown Hattiesburg. To those students still unsure of what to make of Eaglpalooza, Miller said, “To me, [Eaglepalooza] is college at its finest.”
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Athletics tripped up by cuts Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer
The UPC’s recommendations for the budget for next fiscal year have affected the entire university, but the question has come up whether all parts were affected equally. Some believe that the athletics department didn’t bear as much of the cuts as other parts of the university. Richard Giannini, USM’s Director of Athletics said that in situations like this, there will undoubtedly be belt-tightening all around. “These are tough economic times for everyone,” Giannini said. “Budget cuts are affecting not only education and higher education but every person.” Giannini clarified that tuition and state money are not major sources of funding for the athletics department, hence the relatively small percentage of money it lost in the big picture. “We got hit a percentage this year and last year, and if you add up the hits we’ve taken in the past two years, it’s quite a bit,” Giannini said. University President Martha Saunders said the athletics department receives a flat rate of $1 million from the university along with a percentage of tuition. Saunders said the administration accepted without question the UPC’s official recommendations concerning the athletic budget. “Whatever it was, that’s what we took without question... and then it said reconsider it said reconsider the percentage of tuition that is going to athletics, and that
ST ANDREW’S, from 1 Leah Fonder-Solano, chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at USM, said that St. Andrew’s students are not the only ones sending letters
is exactly what we will do.” “The recommendation was to cut a percentage of the flat $1 million that athletics gets... and then it said reconsider the percentage of tuition that is going to athletics, and that is exactly what we will do,” Saunders said. Saunders said this suggestion is one that will take time to assess. Saunders said the football experience at USM is pretty consistent with other universities. “It’s considered part of the university experience,” she said. “It is almost certainly a factor in students’ decisions on where to go to school and not something to whimsically dismiss,” Saunders said. She included that the division one standing does not necessarily have to do with the budget, but with the number of sports USM offers. AnnMarie Chilcutt, a freshman nursing major from West Point, Miss., said she doesn’t know much about the game of football itself, but she enjoys going to games and cheering for the team. As far as her decision to attend USM, she said seeing the football team’s tactful behavior after the game did encourage her to attend the university. After the football game she attended on Black and Gold Day, Chilcutt said the team stood in front of the Pride as it played the alma mater for them. “It was something about how they showed respect to the band, the Dixie Darlings, the students. Never before had I seen football players show
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respect for the people who cheered for them,” Chilcutt said. Chilcutt said the school spirit she saw at that game was a factor in her decision to bring her tuition money to USM. Aaron Mansfield, a 2010 alumna of the film program, said he doesn’t feel the football team plays teams
that are “worth caring about.” Mansfield, who is a Hattiesburg native, said, “I’m going to school to be educated in the liberal arts, not because we have athletics teams,” “I don’t think it’s worth the money we spend on them,” he said. Giannini said he and the athletics department are constantly working
on ways to generate more revenue while making sure that the cuts they do have to make are not too obvious for fans and supporters. “Our goal is to maintain excellence in our program and our position in conference USA,” Giannini said.
ful it was to them,” Fonder-Solano said. “Many people told us their Latin courses got them into graduate school, how helpful it is in their careers and its importance to education in general.” Other schools and corporations
are showing their encouragement for the Latin Department as well. “We’ve also heard from other universities and law schools, all showing us their support and giving reasons for why Latin is so important to education,” Fonder-Solano said.
Fonder-Solano is anticipating that these letters will do good for the Latin program and show just how important it is. “These letters keep pouring in, and we just hope they make a difference.”
ence feel as though they are part of the story,” Cleveland said. “We’re taking them back to 1808 and treating them as if they are an audience invited to Charenton asylum. I recommend to the audience members that they come early; when we open the doors at 7:15 p.m., they’ll be able to interact with performers. They’ll enter into the world of the play the moment they walk in.” This element is something both Dixon and Cleveland define as very “edgy.” “Part of what is edgy about ‘Marat/Sade’ is that we’re completely breaking down the fourth wall,” Cleveland said. “We don’t want there to be any barrier between the actors and the audience, no pretense of ‘we can’t see you and you can’t see us.’ That’s
what I’m most excited about.” “Marat/Sade” shows at 7:30 p.m. from Oct. 5 through 8. A matinee showing will take place on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m., to be preceded by a pre-show talk at 1 p.m. Theater lovers should be alerted to the fact that due to the content of the play, “Marat/Sade” is intended for mature audiences only. Truong said she hopes that all attendees come with an open mind and prepare to be moved. “There will be so many things,” she said. “There’s going to be song and dance, there’s going to be puppets, and there’s going to be a lot of very engaging and intense moments as well as moments of humor and levity. It’s going to be a really moving experience, we hope, and we want to bring the audience along with us.”
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Senior Annie Cleveland, who plays the role of the Herald, observes an even broader interpretation. “I think it’s fair to say that Weiss wrote ‘Marat/Sade’ to apply to the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. It deals with chaos and order, social hierarchy and the definition of art. It’s even similar to the political environment on campus now, the way people are protesting the program cuts. It’s definitely something that’s resonant today.” Myriad of interpretations notwithstanding, the chief attribute of the play appears to be its unconventional goal of making the audience feel as if they are present in Charenton, and not just outsiders regarding from a different time and place. “Our aim is to make the audi-
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Are we paying for entertainment or education? Lesley Walters
Graduated USM in May 2010 with mass communications degree After I graduated from USM in May, I was sure my focus would shift entirely to my new educational challenges at Mississippi College School of Law. But even now, as I sit in a civil procedure class, my mind is thoroughly wrapped up in the crisis facing my alma mater. It’s been like this since I learned that the Latin program, which helped to get me where
I am today, is one of the dozen paying customers. What seror so slated for elimination next vice are the customers paying so year. I would share my lamenta- much for? The answer should altion with you at this outrageous ways be an education, if nothing idea, but I think my seven-page else. The customers – that is, the letter of appeal to the adminis- students – pay tuition in return tration will do for now. for a chance to earn a degree. Everyone who happens to From a business standpoint, come across this publication it makes sense to keep your cusshould think long and hard about tomers paying for as long as posthe priorities of any university sible, which in a university conbut especially the one to which text is generally at least three or you (or a creditor) regularly pay four years, as long as the customthousands of dollars. ers keep their promise to attend This brings me to my point: class and make average grades or universities are essentially busi- better. To attract more customnesses that provide services toT:7.71”ers, it also makes sense to provide
extra services – student organizations, to build a sense of community; pep rallies and concerts, to keep the students entertained throughout the years; or sports teams, to create a tangible sense of loyalty. Many universities, including USM, provide these extra services to their students. Tuition pays for the educational services, as well as the more entertaining ones. Student tuition makes up at least a third of USM’s operating budget, and the rest is supplemented through alumni donations, endowments and state tax revenue.
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SMAC speed dating event succeeds Michelle Holowach Printz Writer It’s not every night that 18 guys and 14 girls are thrown together for a chance to meet each other, but this is what happened at the speed dating hosted by SMAC on Wednesday night. The third floor of the Power House became a dating hub; tables were lined up with the guys on one side, girls on the other, and the air was full of excitement as each person prepared for their 3-minute windows of opportunity to make new friends and possibly find a significant other. Joel Hues, the adviser for SMAC, said the night was a huge success. “This is a healthy thing if you ask me,” he said. “Students who might not be outgoing get the chance to sit down and talk face to face to people.” Many of the participating students seemed to enjoy their evening as well. “I would definitely do it again,” said SMAC Vice President Janet Thompson. “It was interesting. I didn’t really know what to expect. I just like meeting new people.” When asked if the night went like he hoped it would, Sean Forrester shrugged and said, “We’ll find out.” Each of the participants were given a sheet of paper. On it they wrote the number on each partner’s nametag and then circled either “yes” or “no,” after talking to each person, noting whether they wanted to exchange emails. If the yes is mutual, then information is exchanged, and a second date is scored.
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USM students take part in a SMAC-sponsored speed dating event at the Power House on Wednesday. 33 students took part in the event.
Everybody had his or her own reason for participating in speed dating. For Justin Stevison, it was “just to meet new people.” For Emmanuel Walker, he did it “mainly because I’m not as social as I would like to be, so I seized this opportunity to meet some new people.” He said that everybody was very friendly; he only wishes he could
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Brownstone’s: a downtown taste of New Orleans Ashlyn Ervin Printz Writer Just across Highway 49 lies many venues that offer both interesting and exciting experiences in music, art and food. One of these is Brownstone’s, a New Orleansstyle restaurant of the downtown scene. Brownstone’s was opened four years ago on July 4 by Ken Brown who said, “We purposely pursued this downtown location for Brownstone’s to complement other local music venues, such as Thirsty Hippo, B&E Wine Bar and Benny’s Boom Boom Room, and help foster the ‘college town’ experience which towns like Oxford, Starkville, Tuscaloosa and Athens, Ga., have established.” Brown, the owner of Brownstone’s, said his restaurant has a “lively, friendly, casual New Orleans atmosphere and the fusion of flavor and fun you would expect,” Brown said. The balcony on the top floor of the restaurant offers a view for diners. Many events are held at Brownstone’s ranging from birthday parties to wedding receptions. The atmosphere allows romance as well as fun, much like the city of New Orleans.
Brian Beck has been working as a server at Brownstone’s for three weeks and said he enjoys working in the downtown atmosphere. “People seem to think that West Hattiesburg is all that Hattiesburg has to offer, but downtown is really beautiful and has a lot of culture,” he said. There’s a sense of community and camaraderie that comes from working amidst the quieter downtown scene, Beck said. “People that work in the downtown community are friends,” Beck said. “We all hang out together.” James Benge, an advertising major at USM, said that he’s had some pretty interesting experiences while working at Brownstone’s. “Deuce McAllister comes here occasionally and I’ve gotten his autograph,” Benge said. Benge has been working at Brownstone’s over a year and is the lead server and training to be a bartender. In addition to the live music offered at Brownstone’s every week, they also participate in many downtown events. “Eaglepalooza has become a Brownstone’s tradition and is our single biggest day of the year,” Brown said. Brownstone’s will also be participating in Down Town Boogie Down on Oct. 8 featuring George McConnel from Widespread Pan-
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James Benge, lead server at Brownstone’s, chats with customers on Saturday. Brownstone’s is a locally owned, New Orleans-style restaurant in downtown Hattiesburg.
ic as well as Homecoming and the Art Walk on Oct. 9. “The coolest thing we do from my point of view is that on Thanksgiving Day Brownstone’s hosts a free community Thanksgiving dinner where we share food donated by local merchants served by family, friends and volunteers, many of whom are USM students,” Brown said. “Of
course, we welcome volunteers who would like to donate a couple of hours of their time on Thanksgiving Day to join us in serving a wonderful and welcome dinner to our guests,” Brown said. Brown agreed with many downtown employees, stating his interest in revitalizing downtown. “We wanted to participate in the downtown Hattiesburg revitaliza-
tion and be an integral player in the growing restaurant and music scene,” Brown said. Beck said his favorite thing about coming to work is seeing downtown Hattiesburg in the morning. “It’s so beautiful seeing the sun come up over all the buildings, there’s just so much beauty here, and I don’t think people know that.”
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Herd heads to the Burg Football
Cade Morrow Printz Writer
Southern Miss is getting ready to open up conference play against the Marshall Thundering Herd, and the Eagles will have to face their opponent with some key players out due to injuries. Jason Weaver has been out since week two, and it was announced this week that he will be lost for the season. “Jason is done for the season with a knee injury,” said Coach Larry Fedora. “He had surgery on Thursday and will be out for the season. He injured it in the Prairie View game.” Blake Anderson, the Eagle’s offensive coordinator, is confident in his offensive line depth heading into conference play. “We’ll be glad to have (Weaver) back for next fall, but guys have stepped in and played well in his absence,” Anderson said. Thomas Edenfield will replace Weaver at tackle for the rest of the season. Fedora said he has confidence in Edenfield to get the job done. “Thomas Edenfield played great the other night,” Fedora said. “We were really pleased with the way he played.” Deandre Brown is also another player that could be sidelined for the Marshall game. Brown is day-to-day right now, but he will not practice in the beginning of this week. “Right now, he is day-to-day with a lower leg strain,” Fedora said. “He will not practice to-
morrow from my understanding. There is no concern that this is a lingering injury from his (leg) break in 2008.” Fedora believes that one of the many keys to Saturday’s game will be the home field advantage that the Eagles will have. “We have our crowd behind us, and they do a great job,” Fedora said. “Our students do such a great job. Our players feed off that energy, and it is a pretty neat situation to play in that environment. There is a tradition here, and our players take a lot of pride in that tradition.” The Eagles will have the opportunity for a fast start in Conference USA, with three of their first four games at home. Fedora said his team is ready, because they’ve had much practice in the first few games. “That was kind of the way we wanted to work things and why we played so many players in the first four games, so we would be ready for C-USA play,” he said. “I think we are ready now.” Fedora has watched the Marshall tape and has seen a lot of youth and inexperience that the Golden Eagles could be able to take advantage of. “Just watching them overall, they are a new staff with kids still learning what they want them to do,” he said. “They have been playing real hard but just have not gotten over the hump.” Southern Miss will take on Marshall Saturday at 7 p.m. The game can be viewed on CBS College Sports.
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USM’s DeAndre Brown, right, embraces teammate Desmond Johnson, left, after a touchdown against Prairie View on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Brown will not be playing this Saturday against Marshall in in Conference USA opener.
Southern Miss vs. Marshall
Day: Date: Location: Time:
Saturday Oct. 2, 2010 The Rock 7:00 p.m. CT
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Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games Saturday
Friday
11:45 a.m. Softball vs. Baylor in Spring, Texas 4:15 p.m. Softball vs. Texas A&M in Spring, Texas 7:00 p.m. Football USM vs. Marshall
7:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer at UAB 7:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Tulsa
Sunday
9:30 a.m. Softball vs. Texas State in Spring, Texas 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer at Memphis 1:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at SMU
Southern Miss Weekend Box Score Volleyball:
9/24 vs. Rice L. 3-1 9/25 vs. Rice W, 3-1 Bryant Hawkins/Printz
USM’s DeAndre Brown catches a pass despite tough defense from Prairie View during their match up on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Brown will not be playing this Saturday against Marshall in in Conference USA opener.
Football:
9/25 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 13-12
Softball:
9/25 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 7-0 9/25 at William Carey W, 4-1
Soccer:
9/25 vs. Marshall L, 1-0