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Volume 96 Issue 7
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USM works to welcome new degree
Michelle Holowach Printz Writer
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Jack Ly, a junior polymer science major, works to create a nylon 6,10 through interfacial polymerization. If approved by the College Board, the University of Southern Mississippi plans to add a polymer science engineering degree as an additional undergraduate option for students. Southern Miss is already home to the number one polymer science program in the nation. If approved, the program will only require the hiring of two new professors.
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An exciting future lies ahead for Southern Miss as the proposal for the installment of a new polymer science engineering program will be presented before the College Board in November. If approved, this degree program will open many doors for USM students and graduates, and it will be the first of its kind in Mississippi. Dean of the College of Science and Technology Joe Whitehead said the proposal for this new program was prompted primarily because of the new opportunities it will offer to students. “In the U.S. we have a shortage of scientists and engineers overall,” Whitehead said. “And some of the research indicates that underrepresented minorities tend to major in areas where they can help society, and engineering is one of those areas because there’s a tangible benefit for people to see, and so we are appealing to all Americans.” Whitehead added that Southern Miss will have an opportunity to help a great section of the Mississippi society because it has one of the largest minority populations in the U.S. “So if we’re going to capitalize on one of our most precious resources,” Whitehead said, “that’s our people.” Professor of polymer science Robert Lochhead foresees this program at Southern Miss as a tremendous asset to the University. “The polymer science and engineering program gives the graduates a much broader de-
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gree,” Lochhead said. “And as far as employers are concerned it carries a lot more weight; the engineering title is highly valued by industry. While some of our students do go to academia, the vast majority of our students have been groomed for industry research and industry - and when you’ve got both science and engineering it opens doors.” Southern Miss is already the number one undergraduate program in the country for polymer science, Lochhead pointed out, but adding the engineering component to the already established School of Polymers and High Performance Material will bring more people to recognize this prestigious level. “Polymer scientists look at understanding and developing new molecules,” Lochhead said, “and the polymer engineer takes those new molecules to practical applications. So the polymer scientist and engineer are like two facets of the same thing, and if you take polymer science and engineering you’re a much stronger person than taking either polymer science or polymer engineering by themselves. So we would now be recognized as the number one polymer department in the country.” Sophomore polymer science major Tyler Brown thinks the new program, if approved, would be very beneficial to the university and the scientific community. “This program could potentially establish new collaborations with other chemical companies, industries, etc., which would benefit every single research group in the Polymer Science Research Center,”
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USM senate appoints new members Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor
From commissioning the Payne Center to helping implement a fall break into the calendar, the Senate at Southern Miss has worked to create policies to better the University of Southern Mississippi as a whole. This week, 35 students were appointed to carry on the tradition of passing legislation that will make USM a better place. “For the first time in years, every senate seat is filled,” said Jeffery McClendon, SGA Vice President and head of the Senate. “All of the senators know I mean business, and they mean business, too.” This year, the senate hopes to
pass legislation that will extend the hours of the Fresh Food Company and Hillcrest, expand the width of the student section in the football stadium and make the campus more handicap accessible. “Our options are limitless,” McClendon said. “It doesn’t mean everything we try to make happen will happen, but the point is that we have the maximum efforts to try. It’s our job to make sure that the students’ problems and concerns are the university’s foremost priority.” This year, the senate has representation from each college, as well at campus at large. The senators live on and off campus and represent all classifications. Senior Austin Gilbert is serv-
ing as a senator at large this year and has been on Senate once before. “I wanted to leave the campus better than it was when I got here,” Gilbert said. “I’m very excited this year and I think we’ll get a lot accomplished.” Gilbert added that he hopes to offer more eating choices to students that stay open later. McClendon shares Gilberts enthusiasm about the upcoming year for senate. “I’m very excited, but what’s more exciting is seeing those who have invested so much in senate witness us finally thriving and evolving into an important and effective body,” McClendon said.
SGA Senators College of Health: Triyonna Green Claire Thrash Jonathan Nelson Ben Nowell John Hii Kara Moylan
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On campus
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Laissez les bons temps rouler Erin Lowrey Printz Writer There is a new restaurant in town giving the typical southern soul food buffet a kick to the curb. DeRe’ LaRouge is a Cajun eatery inspired by true Louisiana dishes. Owners Daniel and Renae Edwards have lived in Hattiesburg their entire lives but felt the town lacked true Cajun flare. “We wanted to offer the community a Louisiana atmosphere,” Renae Edwards said. “Our goal was to serve food people could relate to as if they were really eating on the bayou.” The name “DeRe’ LaRouge” has a sentimental background for the owners. “My husband and I combined our initials for the “DeRe’” part, then we combined Louisiana and Baton Rouge to keep with the theme,” Edwards said. “It was just
a fun way to represent our place.” DeRe’ LaRouge has a plethora of true Cajun dishes that are sure to make taste buds sizzle. The most popular dishes range from fried alligator tail to traditional Louisiana jambalaya. All the dishes are made with fresh seafood cooked by seven trained chefs specializing in Cajun cuisine. The dishes are reasonably priced, which keeps the typical college student’s budget in mind. Along with fantastic dishes, the eatery also offers a wide range of alcoholic beverages. “Our drink specials really bring in the crowds,” said Edwards. “We have happy hour 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday along with 25 cent shots on game days, one dollar beer night and drink specials periodically throughout the week.” Among the vast amount of beverages served, the crowd pleaser of the bunch would be “the fish bowl,” which is served in an actual fish
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Patrons enjoy dinner and drinks at new Hattiesburg hotspt DeRe’ LaRouge.
bowl and is made with nine different liqueurs. The drink is sweet and
pairs nicely with any signature dish. Along with the great food and bar, the venue excels in entertainment. Every week the restaurant offers dueling pianos, karaoke and acoustic bands. The most popular event, Smoking Idol, has an incredible prize to offer if entered. “The winner of our Smoking Idol singing competition receives $2,500 and a recording session in Nashville,” said Edwards. “The final round is in two
weeks, so we encourage all to enter before the deadline.” DeRe’ LaRouge is open Sunday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. until midnight and Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. The restaurant also offers coupon deals in the Southern Miss planners. For more information contact Daniel or Renae Edwards at 601467-3500.
polymer, from 1 Brown said. “More collaboration means more funding, more funding means more access to materials to run reactions, more projects means greater advances in science.” .Brown also said that if the university is able to effectively find a way to finance the program without cutting anything out, the new Polymer Engineer Degree would immensely benefit not only the research at the Polymer Science Research Center but also the university as a whole. Along with opportunities for students and research, Whitehead says there is an economic development component as well. “It will bring more visibility for Southern Miss as a whole,” Whitehead said. “It means more opportunities for economic development. For example there are companies who need engineers with the Polymer background and therefore it can be attractive for companies to locate in Mississippi.” If approved in November the program will be up and running at Southern Miss by fall of 2012. Because of the already established School of Polymers it would require no new construction, and only two new faculty members will need to be hired.
Whitehead said the university thinks this is do-able because it already has a solid foundation in Polymer Science. “So we don’t have to start from the very beginning, we have that set already in place,” he said. “Now we have to add the engineering component to have the undergraduate degree in Polymer Science and Engineering. And so we have some existing money that we can reallocate to target adding the engineering capability that we need.” It is expected that, if approved by the College Board, the program will start out small. But as its recognition and reputation grows it will continue to expand over the years. “I’m expecting 10 students the first year,” Lochhead said. “Those ten students will hopefully get us through the first year get the new faculty and get the program running so by the second or third year its running smoothly and then we can move to rapid expansion.” The benefits of adding the Polymer Science Engineering degree goes beyond benefiting the students who would choose to major in it. As Lochhead said, “It benefits the university because it gives us a number one national program that nobody can refute.”
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Music
Arts & Entertainment
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Leaf summer behind: fall indie preview Hannah Jones Managing Editor As summer draws to a close, a new crop of anticipated album releases has emerged for eager listeners to continue their post-summer music mania. This fall’s fresh music mix offers listeners a bounty of new records and EPs sure to pack a punch in 2011’s concluding months. Although the sun may be setting on summer, this fall will feature a cornucopia of new music from a variety of artists within the alternative-indie circuit. Hipsters and music snobs rejoice. Feist - Metals, Oct. 4 For fans of: Broken Social Scene, Rilo Kiley and Cat Power Four years have passed since the indie songstress’s single “1234” dominated airwaves. The Grammy nominee has since recorded her upcoming album, Metals, in collaboration with Björk’s producer Valgeir Sigurðsson. Overall, the album possess an art rock tone, with each track highlighting her celestially lush voice. Feist has teased the release of Metals by posting online vignettes of tracks “Graveyard,” “A Commotion” and “Bittersweet Melodies”, and in the process, caused a stir amongst legions of eager fans. Listen to: “How Come You Never Go There”
Neon Indian - Era Extraña, Sept. 13 For fans of: Dum Dum Girls, Beach House and Real Estate Perhaps one of the most buzzedabout bands within the current indie music scene is Neon Indian. The Texas-based band has gained much attention since the release of their 2009 album, Psychic Chasms, which made its way onto numerous “best-of-the-year” lists including Mecca for all music snobs – Pitchfork. Era Extraña, which means “It was strange,” in Spanish, is the second studio album self-produced by the band, who’s music is informally labeled as “noise electronica.” The album’s single “Polish Girl” is currently at the top of college radio charts and has gained over 8,000 YouTube hits since its release Tuesday. Listen to: “Polish Girl” St. Vincent - Strange Mercy, Sept. 9 For fans of: Beirut, Grizzly Bear and Sufjan Stevens Following critically-acclaimed album, Actor, Dallas native Annie Clark, the one-woman force behind St. Vincent, has once again delivered an indie tour de force. Strange Mercy features dark lyrics sung in a sugary-sweet delivery. All 11 tracks are a melting pot of influences, ranging from “hard-edge” indie rock to
theatrical, almost film score-like sounds. Pitchfork’s review of the newly-released album focused on Clark’s personal and emotional involvement with Strange Mercy. “Clark’s role-playing is grounded in emotions that are as cryptic as they are genuine and affecting.” Overall, Strange Mercy showcases Clark’s vocal talent as well as her adept songwriting skills.
Listen to: “Surgeon” Surfer Blood – Tarot Classics Oct. 25 For fans of: Spoon, Real Estate and Pixies In late October, the Floridian quartet is set to release a four track EP via Kanine, featuring remixes produced by members of Baroness, School of Seven Bells and The Pains
of Being Pure at Heart. Following their 2010 release, Astro Coast, the power pop band released “Miranda,” the EP’s first single. The track offers a lively introduction to the much-anticipated EP. Surfer Blood is scheduled for an extensive U.S. tour this fall, including numerous shows with famed late ‘80s/early ‘90s visionary-rockers Pixies. Listen to: “Miranda”
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It’s like Christmas when I see a line of cars all with white, shiny tickets waving in the breeze. We should get another parking garage from all the money your making off of us. Praise God. Sorority rush is FINALLY over. The ubiquitous effeminate whining might settle back into its usual amount now! I tried to make a call from a landline phone, and I forgot I had to dial 1 before the area code. #firstworldproblems The Mobile Leprechaun has finally made it to Tosh.0. YES. “Where the gold at?!” In Tuesday’s issue of The Printz, it looks like Saunders has a beard. All I’m sayin’. Brittany Tyrone is my hero. Don’t bro me if you don’t know me. I love it when the poster dude comes to the Union. It’s for real my fave. Can we pretend that our football team is at least slightly above average? Welcome to Club USM, where white leggings and shirts as dresses is appropriate for English 101 at 8 a.m. #IdowhatIwant
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Opinion
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tips on tipping time of mediocre service at your favorite restaurant. 1. Even if your waiter is awful, a 15% tip is necessary. Sometimes people just have a bad day. Give them the benefit of the doubt. Good karma is always something great to have on your side. 2. If you’re that person (like me) who has an extremely picky taste and always has a complicated order, be patient and understanding. If your food gets messed up, politely send it back. Incorrect food is never a server’s fault. Don’t take your anger out on their tip. 3. I’ll be the first to admit it:
friends’ snotty little attitude and complicated order gives you more reason to tip your waiter well when on a date. 5. If you go with a group of friends to a restaurant, it is tacky and down-right embarrassing to Justin Mitchell stiff a waiter because all of your Printz Writer friends tipped him or her. If I was one of your friends, I would People still seem to find ways loudly remind you that our waiter to validate bad tipping. served you, too. When people do The excuses are endless. People that, it makes everyone in your don’t tip because they got bad party feel obligated to tip more service or because it took too because you’re a cheap skate. long for the waiter to refill their 6. If you eat casual for lunch, sweet tea. Some people claim remember that at some places they just can’t afford to tip while you are still expected to leave a others break out their tip callittle sign of appreciation. culator because they would Servers at Sweet Peppers never dare tip over 15%. Let only make $2.15 per hour me enlighten all you horrible as well. Food runners at tippers out there. The reaNewk’s, The Spicy Pickle, son you don’t tip is because and McAllister’s also bring you’re cheap. you food, extra napkins, The fact is that men and and refills. Leaving a dolwomen in the service inlar on the table as a sign of dustry make $2.15 per hour. appreciation is not going to Thus, if servers work fullbreak the bank. time, they bring home about 7. Religious pamphlets do Justin Sellers/Printz forty dollars per week on not pay the bills. Customer leaves tip for Powerhouse employees. their paycheck. I don’t think Working in the food service many people could fill their industry is a great experience cars up for a measly forty bones. I’m a fish. I drink four or five for a college students. One has the Below is a list of hard-hitting glasses of water every time I dine opportunity to work in a fast-paced truths about tipping and dining out. If you are a refill-whore like environment, meet new people, etiquette: me, leave an extra dollar or two. and make awesome money. All of Servers, remember who you If you’re needy, let your server us have friends who are students are when you only tip two dollars know you appreciate their extra and servers. Remember that tipon a twenty-five dollar meal. Do time and effort. ping is a way to thank your waiter you really expect to be treated like 4. High school students: when for the service they provided. Angelina Jolie when your tip is as your parents give you money to The fact of the matter is simple: awful as Charlie Sheen’s lifestyle? go out on the weekend, make tip your waitress, and if you can’t Sorry, you’re not #winning. You’re sure you save some cash for a afford to tip, then eat at home. just setting yourself up for a life- tip. I assure you guys, your girlThis was an article of opinion by Justin Mitchell, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to justin.mitchell@ eagles.usm.edu.
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If you don’t want to ALMOST get hit by a car, use the crosswalk. If you don’t like the food in the fresh, buy some Ramen, eat in your dorm. If you have problems with parking, its been a problem, sorry. Sorry i’m not sorry. Be a little more creative with your shout-outs. The Bob Ross of Yoga? I like it. Now, let’s all be happy trees! - MP Girls of Hickman Hall who ride bikes, you are aware we only have one bikerack, aren’t you? Can we please stop being scared of one another and park our bikes closer together so I don’t have to play tetris with my bicycle? Thanks. Look, I understand. Walking to class can be really scary sometimes, but just because it can be terrifying doesn’t mean you need to do it slowly. Walk faster, m’friends... Walk faster. Baby dolphins rockkkkkkkkk! Spotted: E running. Running fast. It was funny. xoxo. “WHEAT!” The Good: USM The Bad: State The Ugly: Ole Miss
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Opinion
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Two views on Michele Bachmann Ashton Pittman Web Editor I don’t care about Michele Bachmann’s latest fashion faux pas. I don’t care about her eye makeup or the volume of her hair. For that matter, I really don’t care how beautiful her high heels are. Of course, listening to much of the sexist media banter surrounding her, one might think that a female Presidential candidate was qualified or disqualified on such merits alone. Not I. I do have a litany of reasons why I believe she’s unqualified to be President. However, I believe my reasons are a little more substantial. When it comes to the company she keeps, for instance, Bachmann has a group of friends that would make even Obama’s former Pastor, Jeremiah Wright, blush with shame. Take, for example, her friendship with charismatic extremist Lou Engle, whom she joined hands with to pray against healthcare reform. He’s the traveling evangelist who likened America’s acceptance of homosexuality to the holocaust. Or her friendship with Bradlee Dean of You Can Run But You Cannot Hide Christian youth ministry. He’s a preacher and talk show host often goes on extremely homophobic rants such as when he praised extremist Muslims for being better Christians than, well, Christians. Dean has also provided imaginary statistics that purport to show that, on average, gay men will molest 117 people “before they’re found out.” Despite Dean’s hateful rhetoric, Bachmann has actually helped raise money for his traveling youth min-
istry and prayed that his ministry would be multiplied tenfold. But perhaps her biggest PR disaster is the one she can’t easily rid herself of — her husband. “We have to understand,” Marcus Bachmann said not so long ago, “Barbarians [gays] need to be educated. They need to be disciplined. Just because someone feels or thinks it doesn’t mean that we are supposed to go down that road.” Perhaps in this instance, the irresponsible one is Marcus Bachmann, who is stupid enough to endanger his own wife’s political chances. But wait — there’s more. Bachmann has a clinic where he promotes and offers so-called “ex-gay” therapy. Every legitimate medical and mental health association, by the way, rejects “ex-gay” therapy and other attempts to change sexual orientation as both dangerous and ineffective. It’s no shock that Bachmann is an opponent of gay rights; she’s made that clear even recently in the campaign. But her words from years ago — before the presidency was on her mind — reveal a woman who has likely been heavily influenced by her spouse’s profession and by the beliefs of the radical preachers she calls friends. As progressive as it would be to finally have a female president, the installation of someone as radically intolerant of gays and lesbians as Michele Bachmann into the Oval Office would completely negate all else. This was an article of opinion by Ashton Pittman, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to ashton.pittman@ eagles.usm.edu.
Tyler Hill
Printz Writer Michele Bachmann became nationally known before the 2010 congressional elections when the Tea Party started to gain momentum throughout America. The Tea Party is generally known as extremely fiscally and socially conservative. Bachmann is known as the founder of the House Tea Party Caucus. It wasn’t until her first debate, however, that Bachmann
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became one of the front-runners in the Republican elections. But can she gain the attention of mainstream Republicans? Or is she only relevant to the Tea Party Republicans? Let’s look at Bachmann on the issues. The main issue that originally fueled her campaign involved President Obama’s health care legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or as Bachmann says, “Job-Killer Bill” and “ObamaCare.” She remains one of few congressional members that continues the fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare, and rightfully so. However, it seems
like this is the only topic she would address as president. Her answers continually lead back to this topic; sometimes, it feels as if she is a broken record repeating the same substance over and over again. For example, when asked about national security at her first GOP debate, she claimed that the repealing of ObamaCare is a necessity to protect ourselves from foreign countries. Wait... What? As a congresswoman, Bachmann has led the fight in lowering taxes for all Americans. Prior to her election to the Minnesota State Senate, Bachmann signed a “no new taxes” pledge. She effectively held her position. She drew criticism from the Republican Party for not agreeing to a cigarette tax increase, but she said she opposed the state surcharge “100 percent- it’s a tax increase.” Unfortunately, she can’t escape her past. For over 20-years, Bachmann served as an IRS attorney tax collector. Having your name associated with the IRS isn’t exactly appealing to conservative voters. Luckily, to her advantage, no Republican candidate has publicly condemned her for being tied to the IRS. Michele Bachmann is the most socially conservative Republican candidate. Bachmann identifies herself as “100 percent pro-life” even in the case of rape and incest - this category makes up approximately one percent of abortions. Bachmann is also against gay marriage. At a debate hosted by CNN, Bachmann said she wants to pursue a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage
across all 50 states. This opinionated approach is acceptable if you support higher powers granted to the federal government. Bachmann, however, claims to be a constitutional conservative; she argues that states should hold more power compared to the federal government. Therefore, she is contradicting herself. These decisions should be decided by state legislators. Unfortunately, Bachmann is mainly pure rhetoric and no real substance. All the candidates will agree that Barack Obama must be a one-term president because of his broken policies. While many of the contenders may be better than Obama, Republicans must handle the situation realistically. Michele Bachmann is not electable. And if she wants to remain in the race, she must become prominent in the debates. Rick Perry entering the primaries dramatically hurt her chances of remaining relevant. Despite her low chances of winning, Bachmann does add heat to the fire. Her charisma and humor definitely livens the debate. Who knows, maybe she will become the next Vice President. This was an article of opinion by Tyler Hill, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to tyler.hill@eagles.usm.edu.
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Eagles looking to dominate Lions a lot of success,” Fedora said. The success of the Lions’ defense will be tested by a potenPrintz Writer tially explosive yet struggling and inconsistent Southern Miss The Southern Miss Golden offense. The Golden Eagles reEagles return home on Saturday corded seven dropped passes to take on non-conference opas well as six turnovers and a ponent Southeastern Louisiana. blocked punt against Marshall, The Lions (1-1) are coming off areas that Fedora knows must a 63-6 blowout victory over Saimprove in order for Southern vannah State, while Southern Miss to secure a win against Miss (1-1) is looking to rebound Southeastern. from a disappointing 26-20 con“We’re going to have to come out ference loss at Marshall. and play the way we can play, and we The series between Southern have not done that yet in these first Miss and Southeastern dates two games,” said Fedora. “The chalback to 1940 as the Golden lenge this week is for us to execute Eagles have won 18 of the 21 our offense, our defense, and our match-ups. The Golden Eagles special teams.” most recently defeated the Lions The newly schemed 4-2-5 at home 45-0 on September 9, defense of the Golden Eagles 2006 behind 116 rushing yards will be challenged by a Lions and two rushing touchdowns offense that is averaging 48 from true freshman Damion points and 483 yards per game. Fletcher. Southeastern last deTheir offensive attack is led by feated Southern Miss in 1954 en wide receiver and Brookhaven, Miss. native Sammie Yarborough, who enters Saturday’s game 238 yards shy of breaking the school record for total yardage. According to Fedora the Southern Miss defense has yet to arrive, and while it has much room for improvement, the success of the team on Saturday will rely on the improvement of offensive leadership by Austin Davis. “Austin has to do a better job of tempo and ball placement,” offensive coorJordan Moore/Printz dinator Blake The Southern Miss defense makes a play at Marshall. The Eagles will take on Anderson said Southeastern Louisiana Saturday at 6 p.m. in the The Rock. of the Golden
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route to an undefeated season. Although Southeastern is 0-14 against Football Bowl Subdivision schools since resuming their football program in 2003, both teams are coming off games with very different results, and this weekend’s game promises to be more competitive than their last. “What I know so far is that they’ve had over 90 plays offensively in both games. They are a very up-tempo, move the ball around team and they didn’t have any trouble scoring,” Southern Miss head football coach Larry Fedora said of this week’s opponent. “Defensively, they’ve played two different types of game plans where they put a lot of the receivers and loaded the box against Tulane and played a little more base against Savannah State. In both of them, they had
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Eagles’ quarterback. “There were some balls that guys caught that were almost uncatchable and there were dropped balls we shouldn’t have had. We’re double-crossing each other.” “Everybody’s got room to improve. [Davis] knows that. He’s critical of himself. He wasn’t happy with his performance either week. The conditions the first week were bad, throwing a wet ball. This week, he had pressure and bodies flying around. He’s got to get better and he knows that. So does everybody else.” The offense will have to get better against a Lions defense, allowing a respectable average of 26.5 points and 302 yards per game this season. “I know from the bit of film I’ve watched this morning and last night, they’ve got a defensive end and defensive tackle that are really good players,” Fedora said of the Lions defense. “They’re playing a true freshman at safety that is lead-
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Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games
Football:
09/15/11 11 a.m. Volleyball vs. Louisiana Tech Houston Baptist Invitational
Soccer:
09/16/11 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La.
9/10 at Marshall L, 26-20
9/13 vs. MSU, 0-0
Volleyball:
9/9 vs. Marquette L, 3-0 9/9 at Milwaukee L, 3-1 9/10 vs. Akron W, 3-2
ing them in tackles and seems to be all over the field making plays.” Anderson has been positive of his offensive players following Saturday’s loss to Marshall. “We watched every snap of that game as an entire offensive staff, players all together,” Anderson said. “What came out of the meeting is ‘yes, we can do it’ and ‘no, we haven’t done what we feel like the standard we have offensively in the first two weeks.’ Every guy really took ownership on their mistakes, and we probably had our best Sunday night practice in a long time. “I’ve seen a bunch of guys in the building [on Monday] on a day off, studying film and getting ready. They have a sense of ownership that we’re not proud of what we put on the field for two weeks and we’re going to get better. We can and we expect it.” Southern Miss will try to improve to 2-1 on Saturday when they play Southeastern at 6 p.m. at The Rock.
09/17/11 11 a.m. Volleyball vs. Southeastern Louisiana Houston Baptist Invitational 09/17/11 6 p.m. Football vs. Southeastern Louisiana Hattiesburg, Miss.