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Miss USM to be crowned Saturday Arielle Edwards Printz Writer
Cabinet and is Pageant Director. Any woman currently enrolled as a full-time student at USM and in good academic standing with a minimum 2.25 GPA is able to participate.
“Because of our strength in advertising, we had more women than expected sign up,” Myers said. “I am thrilled that 18 talented young women will be vying for the title of Miss USM
2011-2012.” Preliminary to the Miss Mississippi pageant and the Miss American Organization, the Miss USM Scholarship Pageant is an opportunity for women to
showcase their talent on stage, win scholarship money and potentially represent their university as Miss USM. “It’s about having a passion for the university and wanting to better oneself as an individual,” Myers said. “It is an honor to be crowned Miss USM and also entails the responsibility of representing our university at Miss Mississippi.” Each year, the women who compete in Miss USM must raise at least $100 to donate to Children’s Miracle Network and formulate a platform. Junior Megan Tanner wants to compete in the pageant to become more involved with Southern Miss and the community. “I thought that I could represent Southern Miss in a positive and genuine way if I become the next Miss USM,” Tanner said. To help prepare for the
Eighteen Southern Miss students will compete for the title of Miss University of Southern Mississippi on Saturday at Bennett Auditorium. The contestants are competing for a $1,500 scholarship and the chance to represent Southern Miss at the Miss Mississippi Pageant held in Vicksburg in July. This year marks the 66th anniversary of the Miss Southern Miss pageant, and it’s one of the Student Government Association’s largest events. Much of the preparation for the pageant was done during the summer. “This fall was spent finalizing details, recruiting participants and working to boost the event’s name and advertising,” Mary Alice Truitt/Printz said Lacey Myers, who is Eighteen students who will compete in the Miss USM pageant Saturday rehearse in Bennett Auditorium Wednesday. part of the SGA Executive
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Student death no longer homicide Almost three months after Southern Miss student and former SGA Vice President Lance Logan was found dead in a Hattiesburg apartment, the ruling of his death is no longer being called a homicide. “It was likely accidental,” said Forrest County coroner Butch Benedict. “As the investigation has gone on, nothing has proven to us that it was a homicide.”
Logan, 24, was found dead on July 14 at Point O’Woods apartment complex on North 38th Avenue. The death was initially called a suicide, then changed to homicide after an autopsy indicated Logan had a second gunshot wound to his arm, which the autopsy defined as a defensive wound. Now, after the Forrest County Grand Jury met in September and reviewed the evidence of the case, the ruling is no longer a homicide. Benedict told The Vicksburg Post he believes Logan was han-
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dling a gun and dropped it. He thinks the “Western style” revolver, similar to a .22 caliber, went off when it hit the ground. Benedict added that the angle of the bullet was not consistent with a homicide, so the official cause of death is listed as “undetermined.” The grand jury has not released an official statement, and Hattiesburg police have not announced whether the case is officially closed. “While having the answers will not bring him back, it gives
his family and me so much more peace to know that there was no struggle,” said Logan’s fiancée Allie Barfield, a senior accounting major from Vicksburg. “Lance always made it a personal goal show his love for Southern Miss by leaving it better than he found it. The most important thing we can do now is to honor his legacy and his memory by putting passion and heart into everything USM.” Logan was a senior international business major and graduate of St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg.
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11 a.m. Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser Union Lobby
11 a.m. 2nd Annual Rocking for Ronald Penny Drop TCC Lobby
12:15 p.m. Sports Officials Association Promo Table TCC Lobby
11 a.m. Rugby Club Recruitment TCC Lobby
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11 a.m. Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser Union Lobby 1 p.m. Red Cross Council Meeting HUB Gold Conference Room
9 a.m. Men of Excellence “T.R.U.S.T. Your Brother” Union Rooms B, C H, Hall of Honors 1 p.m. Alpha Delta Pi Rocking for Ronald Pride Field 7 p.m. Miss USM Pageant Bennett Auditorium
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Steve Jobs (1955-2011) As we sat in production Wednesday night and learned about the death of Steve Jobs, The Student Printz Editorial Board realized we owe a lot to the man who redefined the technology of our generation. With the loss of Steve Jobs comes the loss of one of the greatest minds of our time, and we are eternally grateful to the visionary man who changed lives through technology. The Student Printz you are reading right now was written,
designed and edited from Apple computers. The world of communications as we know it is dependent on Jobs’s innovative ideas and perseverance to see a project through until the end. Jobs was truly an inspiring individual, and he will be greatly missed. “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”- Steve Jobs
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 PAGEANT, from 1 pageant, tips for hair, makeup and interviews were provided to the contestants. Contestants said they have also found support beneficial. “I have friends who have been in pageants before and they are so sweet to be helping me out,” Tanner said. Junior Elizabeth Kiehn said being on stage is a lot more work than people think. “It’s not just about finding a pretty dress to walk around in,” Kiehn said. “It’s mainly based on your talent and your interview.” Kiehn also said that being
able to display diversity and intelligence is important. “You must be well versed on all current events and issues relating to your chosen platform in order to have an outstanding interview,” Kiehn said. Despite the outcome, Kiehn regards pageants as learning experiences. “After each pageant that I have done, win or lose, I have always learned something new about myself and the world around me,” Kiehn said. “That’s the thing to always remember: it’s not about coming away with
a crown on your head; it’s about growing as a young woman,” Kiehn said. Kiehn wants all contestants to have fun and remember to embrace who they are as young women. “I am thrilled about this year’s program and how it has elegantly come together,” Myers said. “It will certainly be a benchmark event for SGA and Southern Miss.” Tickets are on sale at the Southern Miss ticket office and will also be sold at the event.
Here is a list of the 18 contestants: Grace Claire Cordes Arrielle Dale Jessica Fudge Rachael Holman Brandy Jarvis Lori Johnson
Brettany Payne Breanne Ponder Valerie Remich Megan Tanner Ashley Tate Chasity Tyler
Lindsey Kelley Elizabeth Kiehn Kiera Lane Tamecia Myers Bridget Page Kimberly Page
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The great debate Erin Lowrey Printz Writer The Southern Miss Debate Society is an up-and-coming club that offers an opportunity to learn speech and debate tactics and provides the option to compete. The main purpose of the society is to provide a forum for everyone who is interested in engaging in debate and persuasive speaking. “I’ve talked to so many people who would love to get involved in
speech and debate,” said SMDS President Michael Sims. “A great number of people who competed in high school forensics seem to lose interest due to lack of collegiate opportunities. It is my hope that we can keep those people interested and invested in the world of speech and debate throughout their college years.” Even if students are not familiar with debate background, they can still join. “No experience is needed, only an interest for civil discourse,” said SMDS Competition Coach
Samantha Rayborn. “This is an outlet strictly for those with a passion for political issues.” The competition team will be a separate unit within the society and may require and audition or application form. Prospective meetings will be held at 7 p.m. with information on the days in the upcoming weeks. For those interested in SMDS, contact Michael Sims or Samantha Rayborn at michael.b.sims@ eagles.usm.edu or Samantha. Rayborn@eagles.usm.edu.
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News in brief: Rire-Woodbury Dance Company Concert tonight Tonight the University of Southern Mississippi is proud to have the Rire-Woodbury Dance Company in concert at the Mannoni Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Four different types of artistic dances styles can be expected throughout the night. Founded in 1964 by University of Utah professors Shirley Ririe and Joan Woodbury, Rire-Woodbury Dance Company continues to create and perform innovative contemporary works. Their early collaboration as founding members of Choreodancers set the foundation for an internationally renowned dance company. Travels have taken them to all corners of the nation and around the world, including the United Kingdom, Canada,
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China, Eastern and Western Europe, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa and the Virgin Islands. The company’s philosophy is “Dance is for everybody.” Admission is $16 for public; $10 for faculty, staff, seniors and military; and $6 for students.
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King Lear premieres fall break Justin Mitchell Printz Writer The University of Southern Mississippi’s Department of Theatre and Dance is kicking off its 2011-2012 season with a rendition of William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy King Lear. The play follows King Lear, an aging king, and the repercussions of his decision to split his kingdom between his three daughters when he dies. Renowned classical actor Mark Kincaid will star in the play as King Lear. Kincaid has been part of the Professional Actors Union for 30 years and is classically trained in Shakespearian acting and literature. “King Lear is play about big questions of life—mortality and facing death. It’s about having the courage to question your own life in the face of death,” Kincaid said. Kincaid said he has had a wonderful experience working with the students in the theatre department and that is the first expose to Shakespeare for some. Kincaid has also been helping the students work on vocals, phras-
ing and punctuation to sound more authentic when acting. “I hope it’s something that makes the audience ask big questions,” Kincaid said. “I’m also looking forward to performing. It’s what I live for—performing Shakespeare.” Lou Rackoff, the director of King Lear, said that the play is incredibly complex and the play’s rehearsal has lasted longer than usual. “We wanted to bring in a professional guest artist so students can work alongside someone from the professional world,” Rackoff said. “It’s the impulse of the play.” Rackoff also said King Lear is a huge event for the theatre department. “This play has been as challenging and rewarding as we all hoped it would be,” Rackoff said. Rebecca Yeager, a secondyear MFA theatre student, plays the Fool in King Lear. As his witty, goofy and cynical assistant, the Fool is one of the only people who can be completely honest with King Lear without getting killed for it. “My goal is to bring King Lear back from the brink of madness,” Yeager said. Yeager also said the play is rel-
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King Lear played by Mark Kincaid and Fool played by Rebecca Yeager practice at a dress rehearsal Wednesday.
evant in modern society. “King Lear reflects humanity in a honest way,” Yeager said. Yeager said she was very excited to work with Kincaid. “Seeing what we do come to life professionally is very powerful,” Yeager said. King Lear opens during Fall Break on Oct. 14. Tickets will be two dollars off since the play is
opening at that time, making the cost of a student ticket six dollars. “That’s half the price of a movie ticket,” said Leslie Datsis, publicity manager of the theatre department. “This is a great opportunity to see students and a professional actor perform alongside each other in one of the greatest plays ever written,” Rackoff said.
King Lear will play on Oct, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. The play will also be shown on Oct. 16 and Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.
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Jonathan Andrews Printz Writer The Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association’s Fall Art Walk will take place Saturday starting at 4 p.m. Downtown will shut down Front Street and Walnut Street in order to allow patrons to walk at their leisure through the various businesses featuring art from Pine Belt area artists. “Art Walk is not a festival where there are tents along the street,” said Betsy Rowell, Director of the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association. “Businesses host open house type activities to encourage people to go into each business to
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see the items and meet the artists.” Rowell said a number of downtown businesses will sponsor featured artists in their stores. Barry Herring, owner of Southern Fried Comics on Main Street, said the work of Russ Ferris, a painter from Ellisville, will be featured in his store. “He has some comic book related art in our store already,” Herring said. “He does more than that, but he is a comic book fan. He loves the material and it really shows through his art.” Ferris has painted everything, from a set of four paintings of rock band Kiss in stage makeup to a pair of Converse sneakers. Rowell said works by every sort of artist, from painters to sculp-
tors to photographers and even to jewelers, will be featured The Southern Miss Sculpture Guild will also open a show in the Faulkner Gallery on the first level of the Faulkner Building at the corner of Main and Front Streets. Rowell said most of the artists’ work on display will be for sale and that part of the draw of the Art Walk is that patrons will be able to speak to the artists about their work. “If you see a piece that you fall in love with, you can meet the artist and ask them what they were thinking when they painting or photographing it,” Rowell said. “That’s the fun thing about it.” After the walk ends at 9 p.m., those interested will be able to visit the various bars and restau-
rants downtown to enjoy drink and food specials as well as live music at a number of venues. Downtown will be busy with other events this weekend as well. In addition to the Art Walk, Click Boutique & Gallery will hold the grand opening of its new Twelve Oaks Accessory Garden store, which will be commemorated by a showing of Alfred Hitchcock movie The Birds at the Saenger Theater. A new yoga studio will also open on Bushman Street. The Gordon Creek cleanup will also take place Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Volunteers for the event will receive a free t-shirt and lunch for their service in cleaning a three-mile stretch from Hardy Street to the Leaf River.
“The Deltamatics will be at the Town Square Park afterward for entertainment, and there will be a photo opportunity with all the trash stacked up in trucks,” said Michelle Gill of Neel-Schaffer. People interested in helping can contact Neel-Schaffer at 601545-1565. Anyone above the age of 12 (under 18 with parental consent) can participate. Those who sign up will be assigned to color-coded teams by district. “It’s going to be a bit of a contest to see who can collect the most too, and the winner will get a trophy designed by one of the Art Walk artists,” Gill said.
FASHION
Leaves changing, closets changing Popular fall fashion trends this season include rich colors and layers emphasizing fit as well as comfort. Each person has their own interpretation of fashion.” Printz Writer Tynes finds the clothes she loves the most at Forever21 and The weather is cooler, the online at Urban Outfitters and leaves are changing colors and Anthropologie. fall looks are ready to rock. This Patterns with pops of colors are means layering with rich colors also popular this season. Funky, and designs, for this year’s trends bold and loud patterns will set are all about staying warm while one apart from the rest. looking fierce. Audrianna Strickland, a sophoLadies, more speech we all know patholwe love to ogy major, be comfy shows off while walkher quirky ing to classstyle in es, so strutskinny jeans ting your and bright stuff with colored oversized items like sweaters belts, handCoco Chanel and jackbags and ets are a big rings. must. Carly Tynes, a sophomore Strickland said the mantra “Fashpublic relations major and fash- ion fades but only style remains,” ion merchandising minor, said coined by Coco Chanel. men’s styled jackets are a neces“This fall season seems to be sity this fall season. going more toward the punk“You can wear a simple tee un- chic 80s style,” Strickland said. der the jacket or something with Bright colors, whether in overa little more sex appeal, but either sized high-waisted pants or difway you can look effortless and ferent layered necklaces, are all stylish with this one simple cloth- the rage right now. ing item,” Tynes said. As she sported her tan Steve The jacket is an easy fix for a Madden boots featuring a red zipchic look. Tynes added that lay- per, Strickland added it is essenering oversized sheer shirts with tial to have boots this season. a colored cami underneath and a Strickland also believes one can beautiful necklace is a fashionable make a statement on a college way to show off your personality. budget. When explaining what fashion “It might not be easy, but buymeans to her, Tynes said, “Fash- ing one high ticket item, like the ion is independently defined. boots or oversized jacket, can be
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paired throughout the season with simple looks such as tees and jeans,” Strickland said. She also saves money by shopping at flea markets and consignment shops such as Polly Esther’s Closet. One can find all these items around Hattiesburg at places like Eve Marie’s and Click Boutique. You can’t go wrong by rocking the fall trends. To recap, layering with jackets, cardigans and blazers are a great way to stay warm and look
cute. Make bold statements with bright colored accessories and don’t forget the boots. Men, if ask any lady on campus, she will say she loves when you dress up your style, even just a little. “I like my outfit to tell a story, to describe my personality and the way I carry myself without me having to say a word,” said Taylor Booth, a senior fashion merchandising major. Along with the ladies, Booth
stated the trends this fall for men are pea coats, shawl collared cardigans, scarves and a pair or two of boots. Flannel shirts and dark washed jeans never fail, and they can be played up with a v-neck, blazer and leather watch. Even if shorts stick around in November, pairing them with a long sleeve colored polo and contrasting sweater looks more fashion forward. Make your mark and look fashionable this fall season by trying on these style trends.
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Two views: Class warfare Ashton Pittman Printz Writer
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Vote ‘Yes’ to Amendment 26 if you’re a crazy person with no understanding of the concept of constitutionality. Three words: home field advantage. We students are supposed to get under the visiting team’s skin. It’s football, not golf. As for the BS chant, there’s always the alternative: “Push It.”
One of the biggest political memes right now concerns “class warfare” — especially in light of President Obama’s proposed “Buffett Rule.” It would help to pay off about $1.5 trillion of the national debt by raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires. Many conservatives are having none of it. To them, this is just another example of Obama’s socialist policies and his antipathy for job creators. These are many of the same people who revere former President Reagan as some type of holy conservative god. Yet, as Obama pointed out recently, Reagan once advocated clos-
ing tax loopholes that allowed millionaires to pay nothing while bus drivers had to pay 10 percent of their salary. “That’s crazy,” Reagan said at the time. “It’s time we stopped it.” Did that make Reagan a socialist? Did that make Reagan an enemy of the so-called “job creators?” Actually, taxes are much lower today than they ever were when Reagan was President. We can only deduce that Reagan did a much better job of waging class warfare against the “job creators” than the socialist Obama has. We could open our eyes are realize that, if class warfare is being waged, it certainly isn’t against the rich. To quote an old cliché, “The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.”
Yes, it is a cliché. But it’s also more true today than it has been since the Gilded Age — the time when superrich industrialists like John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan reigned supreme. An entire 24 percent of the national income is taken home by only one percent of the population. Yet opponents of raising taxes on the wealthy argue that asking them to pay a little more would be class warfare? That’s insane. The fact is that our national debt has to be tackled. Instead of raising taxes on a percentage of the population who will likely not even notice the difference, conservatives think that we should cut the debt by taking away assistance to the poverty stricken and the lower class (which is continuing to grow
for his administration and the Democratic Party while the other isle is a group of Republican presidential candidates dueling for the nomination. Each has his or her own ideas to secure America’s financial future. President Obama and other Democrats have advocated higher
taxes primarily on the wealthy class. Many congressional Republicans think that wealthy citizens should receive extensive tax breaks in hopes that they will create jobs. After listening to back and forth bickering, you’re probably wondering, “Which side is right?” The answer is quite simple. They are both wrong. For years, the federal government has been choosing winners and losers. Some individuals don’t pay any income taxes while others pay more than 30 percent. Not exactly fair, right? President Obama has gone on the record saying that the rich needs to pay their “fair share.” In one of his examples, Obama claimed that billionaires should not pay lower taxes than school teachers. As a conservative, I completely agree. However, the agreement ends there. He then claimed that billionaires should pay a higher percentage in taxes. Instead, every American should
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larger as the American middle class shrinks away). If there is such a thing as class warfare in this country, it’s been going on for a long time. The poor aren’t the ones who started it, the poor aren’t the ones who asked for it, and the poor definitely aren’t the ones winning it. 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.
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pay the same percentage no matter how rich or poor he may be. The way to end class warfare is by instituting an even tax bracket system such as the Fair Tax. For example, a teacher makes $10 a year while a business owner makes a $100. If a 10 percent fair tax was imposed, the teacher would pay one dollar in taxes and the business owner would pay 10 dollars. So easy, a caveman can do it. The Fair Tax is genuinely, well, fair. According to the National Taxpayers Union, the top 10 percent, families making over $100,000, pay 69.94 percent of all income taxes in America. The bottom 50 percent, families making $33,048 or less, pay only 2.7 percent. This is a clear-cut example of the federal government choosing winners and losers. It is morally and ethically wrong to take more from one than the other. Another astonishing statistic was released by the Internal Revenue Service following the 2010 tax season. According to the IRS, nearly 45 percent of Americans pay zero or negative federal income taxes. Benjamin Franklin once said, “I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.” The federal government continues to cater to the poor by taking from the rich. It’s time that the federal government quits waging class warfare. We, as a nation, must help our neighbors in need by driving them out of the bottomless pit, not digging it deeper by enslaving them in socialist ideas and programs.
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Actually the Pride plays “Hey Baby” at football games. And if you knew anything about tradition, you’d know that we?ve been playing it at games for years. Now I could do without “My Girl” and swaying back and forth for 20 minutes at Homecoming... Since when are football games classy? Southern football is about us showing our spirit for OUR TEAM. Most of us can’t be on the field with our football players, but we sure as hell are going to defend them. If that means booing the other teams or call bullsh*t on the refs, that’s how we play.
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Shhh…Use your inside voice Abby Loranger Printz Writer We’ve all been there. 15 minutes before an assignment is due, your computer or printer has a random meltdown, so you rush to the first floor of the library only to find there are no computers available. You wander around to glance quickly at numerous screens to see if anyone is almost done and about to walk off. Then the annoyance sets in when you realize everyone is browsing Facebook. We’re all guilty of doing it. The problem isn’t bad on weekends or at night, but it is at the time of day when campus is packed and people are bored and need something to do between classes. Of course, Facebook isn’t the only problem. We’ve all witnessed those people watching YouTube videos without headphones on, huge groups of gossipers laughing and conversing in their “outside” voices, and, of course, those who have their phone ringers turned to the highest volume possible and allow their ringtone to go off the full 45 seconds in the middle of the crowded library. FYI, no one actually thinks you’re cool.
All this commotion is going on, yet the library staff never says anything to the students committing these acts. I’ve never seen anyone get kicked out or get told to be quiet. In case some of you aren’t aware, the library is a place most people go to study away from distractions. Obviously, the first floor of Cook Library isn’t a good place to do that, which is why students with armfuls of books are seen trekking to the fourth floor. A solution would be for iTech to block social netMelissa McCraw/Printz working from library computers. How- La’Darius Milton, a freshman human performance major, works at one of the computers in the Cook Library on Wednesday. ever, there are students who use them for less than two dollars. You responsibly, and there are in- can even rent them for free. stances in which it’s acceptable, Please, people, all that I ask is Brittney Benigno, manager of “On Thursday, Friday and Saturday such as taking a break from for you to show some courtesy DeRe’s LaRouge, wants to clear up nights, people over the age of 18 can writing a huge paper to check to those of us who actually use get in after ten,” Benigno said. the rumors about drink specials. “There was an instance when a LaRouge does not want people to think Facebook updates. the library for study purposes. new server charged regular prices the restaurant is behind a scam, either. Sitting on a computer for Take your loudness and socialfor drinks on the day of drink speThe drink specials vary every night so hours just because you’re bored izing elsewhere. cials,” Beningo said. “That’s prob- patrons don’t have to pay a fortune for isn’t one of those instances. ably where all the confusion about drinks, according to Benigno. For students who are confused about drink specials is coming from.” iTech has laptops available for LaRouge, Hattiesburg’s newest LaRouge’s drink specials, the prices and rent. Take one, go back to your This was an article of opinion by Abby specials vary nightly and don’t start until Cajun/Creole and seafood restauresidence hall or Starbucks, and Loranger, a writer for The Student rant, also features a bar, which has nine, and one must be 21 or older to enPrintz. Email questions or comments continue your stalking there. stirred up commotion about people, ter every night except Thursday through to abby.loranger@eagles.usm.edu. particularly students, getting kicked Saturday. Headphones are available for out of the bar area. Here’s why. purchase at the circulation desk
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Eagles gear up for option attack Travis Thornell Sports Editor The Southern Miss Golden Eagles will take on their final non-conference opponent of the year, the US Naval Academy, Saturday. The first meeting between the two schools has big implications for both teams. Southern Miss (4-1, 1-1 C-USA) has won three straight games since a loss at Marshall and could grab some momentum as they finish up the first half of the 2011 season. Navy (2-2), on the other hand, has dropped two straight hard fought games to South Carolina and Air Force. The Midshipmen will be a different type of an opponent for the Golden Eagles as they run a triple option running attack. Quarterback Kriss Proctor and running back Alexander Teich will be the main targets as USM tries to stop the fourth best rushing offense in the nation. “It’s not old fashioned football by any means,” said Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora of the preparation for the triple option. “You’re talking triple-op-
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Golden Eagles running back Tracy Lampley makes one of his nine carries during the game against Rice Saturday at The Rock.
tion in every way you can run it. They are running it out of multiple formations. It’s very, very difficult to prepare for. Fortunately for us, we started preparing for it back in the spring and then some during camp. We’ve spent some time on it. Hopefully with that and the three days we really have
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to actually prepare for it, our defense will be ready to go.” Offensively, the Golden Eagles will have to line up against a stout pass defense. Southern Miss has the 28th best offense with 453.8 yards per game, but Navy sports a secondary that only gives up 159 yards through
C-USA games this weekend Mississippi State at UAB Memphis at Rice Marshall at UCF East Carolina at Houston Syracuse at Tulane
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the air for 7th best. With several Golden Eagle running backs that are questionable for Saturday’s game, the key match-up will be in the passing game. Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green has been impressed with USM on the offensive side of the ball.
“The quarterback has all the tools,” Green said. “He’s a big kid with a strong arm who can make all the throws. They have three very talented running backs and a bunch of wide receivers with great speed that can go get the football. They have a huge offensive line that can run or pass block equally well. They are not one-dimensional. They can run or throw the football equally well. This team is as good as we’ve seen offensively.” This game will be a clash of completely different styles in football. Southern Miss is built for speed and getting into open spaces. Navy is traditionally one of the most disciplined teams in the country and will try to take advantage of the aggressive style of USM. “You can’t do what we’ve done defensively“We’re built for the spread. You’ve got to switch gaps in two or three days and build it for something else. There won’t be a lot of tackles for losses and we won’t have a lot of sacks. This will be a different type of ball game,” said Defensive coordinator Dan Disch. The game will be televised at 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games
Football:
10/7/11 6 p.m. Soccer at East Carolina Greenville, N.C.
10/8/11 2:30 p.m. Football at Navy Annapolis, Md.
Soccer:
10/8/11 1 p.m. Volleyball at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla.
10/9/11 12 p.m. Soccer at Marshall Huntington, W. Va.
Volleyball:
10/8/11 2 p.m. Softball hosts Chipola College Hattiesburg, Miss.
10/9/11 1 p.m. Volleyball at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla.
10/1 vs. Rice W, 48-24
9/30 vs. Colorado College L, 3-0 10/2 vs. UTEP L, 3-1
9/30 vs. Memphis W, 3-0 10/2 vs. UAB L, 3-1