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The Frat House Bus: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here first bar in the Hub City to offer its patrons free bus rides to and from the bar. Owner Michael Andrews decided to purchase a bus two months ago when he started hearing concerns from the Hattiesburg Police
Department about the rising numbers of DUIs. “We will shuttle customers to Printz Writer and from anywhere on campus or The Cottages and The Crowne One month ago, The Frat apartment complexes,” Andrews House Hattiesburg became the said. “It’s a short, ten minute ride. Plus, I know that customers get home safely.” Andrews plans to have a permanent route schedule for bus stops to be ready by next semester. J o r d a n Dauterive, promotions and social media manager of The Frat House, said the popular bar also uses the bus for private parties as well as sorority and fraterJustin Sellers/Printz nity parties. “The great The Frat House offers a shuttle service to places in the Hattiesburg area every night of the week it is open. thing about the
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bus is that if someone at a private party has to leave early or can’t attend until later, we can take the bus and drop them off or pick them up,” Dauterive said. “We don’t mind traveling back and forth. The whole party gets to get home safely.” Dauterive said that in the near future the bus will be renovated “Frat House style.” Updates will include The Frat House vinyl logos on the exterior as well as neon paint and speakers for music. Andrews decided to offer this as a free service to customers as a sign of appreciation. “When you operate a successful bar in a college town, you quickly realize how lucky you are,” Andrews said. “You make so many good friends out of customers as well as form a dedicated group of people who work together behind the bar. It’s like a family. The bus is a win-win for everyone.” Andrews also said that the cost of running the bus is irrel-
evant as long as people are getting home safely. “We’re doing well by doing good,” he said. Dauterive will also use social media to keep customers informed of bus routes and traveling information. “We hope to use Facebook and Twitter to keep customers inthe-know,” he said. Andrews opened the Hattiesburg branch of The Frat House, which originated in New Orleans, nearly two years ago and wanted to create a solid collegetown bar. “The Frat House gives its customers the opportunity to have a fun overall social experience while in college,” Andrews said. “The ideal college experience is composed equally of academics and social outings.” Andrews and his employees at The Frat House hope customers continue to frequent the bar and use their bus service to ensure a safe trip home after a fun night out on the town.
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C-SPAN stops at Southern Miss Leighanne Lockhart Printz Writer The C-SPAN bus is traveling the country on its Campaign 2012: Road to the White House tour, stopping at various community events, major political events and state capitals, all the while meeting with voters, teachers and students along the trail. Early Thursday morning, the bus made a stop at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Remember to VOTE today.
The traveling political media outlet granted some political science and journalism students the opportunity to interview U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga in a live broadcast of Washington Journal. A total of 10 students were asked to participate in the event, five of whom directly interviewed Huzienga. The bus features several comprehensive educational and political resources via touch screen computers, HDTVs, mobile devices and laptops.
Anyone can keep up with the C-SPAN tour live via its public affairs event coverage on the website, extensive video library, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, YouTube, XM radio and iPhone and BlackBerry applications. This event provided up-close exposure to the political process, allowing students to get engaged and promote involvement in voting. Students asked Huizenga questions concerning national and international economic is-
sues and what’s in store for the U.S. regarding relations with European global markets. Senior political science major Kate Wilson asked Huizenga how he felt about the United States’ relations with Europe in this time of financial crisis. “We’re not sure exactly,” Huizenga said. “The interconnectedness with the economy is a reality, but it’s really kind of an unknown.” Huizenga said there are limits in the U.S. of what can be
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done to directly influence what is happening in Europe but that there are going to be some ramifications economically and politically. Wilson was one of two students who had the opportunity to Skype video chat with Congressman Huizenga. “It was my first time on the news. It was exciting,” Wilson said in a Southern Miss Now interview.
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News
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Debate Society returns to ‘Occupy Shoemaker’ Ashton Pittman Web Editor As the debate over the Occupy Wall Street movement heats up across the nation, the long lost Southern Miss Debate Society returned last week to join the conversation. About two dozen onlookers stopped near the fountain in the University of Southern Mississippi’s Shoemaker Square to watch as two society members debated whether or not “the Occupy Wall Street movement is contrary to American values.” Each speaker had four minutes to present a case. “I am going to say something right now that many people are probably thinking but don’t really have the guts to say,” said Michael Sims, a polymer science major. “Occupy Wall Street is anti-American.” Sims suggested that the movement runs counter to the American values of self-reliance and entrepreneurship. Most of those who are in severe debt, he said, are there because of poor judgment and a lack of fiscal restraint. “Private individuals and companies know the best thing for the economy,” Sims said. He argued that it was wrong for the occupiers to
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Michael Sims (left) and Brandon Hersey (right) speak to people in Shoemaker Square during Thursday’s debate.
contrast the top one percent of wage earners with the lower 99 percent. “An important thing to remember is that the one percent still gained their wealth through work,” Sims said. “They earned their place in the economy. So all the demonization that the Occupy Wall Street movement does against working people is anti-American.” Political science major Brandon
c-Span, from 1 Associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters Mark Wrighton was the coordinator of the C-SPAN bus visit and prepped students before airtime. “Students get a sense of the behind-the-scenes efforts it takes to put together a show for television,” Wrighton told Southern Miss Now. Jeremy Art, a social media manager at C-SPAN, gave an example of the importance of
social media in the news to students by constantly updating C-SPAN’s Facebook and Twitter accounts with pictures of the students who participated as well as the questions they asked. “It’s great that C-SPAN is reaching out to students at the college level,” Wilson said. “It gets them involved in the political process and engaged in the issues”
Hersey defended the movement. “Raise your hand if your parents own a yacht,” he told the crowd. “Raise your hand if your parents make over $500,000 a year. Raise your hand if your parents had a college fund for you that could afford Harvard University for you by the time you were one year old.” When no hands were raised, Hersey continued: “Congratulations, you are officially a part of the 99 percent.”
Hersey said that he believed that Sims misunderstood the movement — an admission that perhaps the movement’s goals aren’t yet well defined. Even Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree, who is running on the Democratic ticket for governor, expressed his wish that the occupiers would make their message clearer. “I think that they need to organize a little better so that they can vocalize those things that they real-
Full Eaglepalooza lineup The coordinators of Eaglepalooza announced additional bands to be added to lineup for the 11-11-11 festivities. The Glenn Chandler Project
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ly want changed,” DuPree said after a campaign rally last week. “It’s one thing to occupy, but if you’re going to move forward you’ve got to make things known so that we as leaders can change them.” However, Hersey said he understood the occupiers’ plight. “They are looking for the American dream that has been denied to them,” he said. “We believed in the American dream — that anybody can be what anybody wants and deserves to be if they work enough. Now how easy is it to work in a system that’s constantly working against you?” After their speeches, the debate raged on, with students asking questions and discussing the issue with one another. “I’m really excited,” said graduate student Stacy Ahua, who was in charge of organizing the event. “I think we picked a topic that is going to generate a lot of interest and something that students are clearly passionate about. We want to stress the importance of debating relevant ideas and being culturally aware.” Ahua said that the Southern Miss Debate Society was recreated based on a highly competitive team USM had in the years of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. That team faded out in the late ‘70s, leaving students who had competed in high school with few options to continue the sport of debate. The new group plans to form a competitive team and continue holding similar events in the future. For more information on the Southern Miss Debate Society, visit their page on Facebook.
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Left: A third-year cadet briefs her team before executing a mission early Saturday morning. Below: Cadets march to their next objective. Right: A team of cadets ruck up before heading to their next STX lane.
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Weekend training with the ROTC Photos and Story by Thomas Pearson Printz Photographer
This weekend I had the privilege of accompanying the Army ROTC Golden Eagle Battalion as they underwent Fall Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg. I arrived Friday evening as they began Night Land Navigation training and was given a thorough introduction to the events of the weekend by Second Lt. Andrew Maitner, a recent graduate of the ROTC program at USM, and bedded down with the cadets around 11 p.m. I woke up at 4:15 a.m. and, after some coffee, began photographing the preparations for the twelve hours of Situational Training Exercise (STX) lanes training that would take place on Saturday. During STX lanes,
first and second year cadets are lead through a series of mission sequences by their third year counterparts. While FTX gives students in their first and second year of ROTC the chance to gain experience in a field environment, a heavy emphasis is placed on the evaluation of the leadership abilities of third year cadets as they hope to attend LDAC, an intense month long training program, in the state of Washington next summer. Under the guidance of a seasoned Cadre and Senior cadets, the intense experience of FTX is fundamental in the process of training future Army officers to lead soldiers in the field. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Golden Eagle Battalion and hope that my photographs do justice to the experience of the cadets.
Bottom Center: A cadet conducts a search of an enemy combatant after assaulting a bunker during a STX lane on Saturday morning. Bottom Right: A Squad Leader gives orders for the next STX lane on Saturday afternoon.
Feature
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on campus
Organization causes creative CHAOS “The most diverse, dynamic organization at USM” Rachel Beech Printz Writer Chaos is a Southern Miss organization founded for people who express themselves through their passions for creativity. It’s a limitless opportunity for those who want to simply be themselves without question, according to president Orlando Jones, Jr. “Chaos is art,” Jones said. “It’s an organization that is home to any artist looking for a home. It’s a place where artists of any kind can go and feel comfortable in their own art, and it gives anyone and everyone an avenue to express themselves. “This group isn’t limited to anyone’s creative abilities or interests. Any person interested in creativity can join.” Monday nights are a treat for over fifty USM students who need an artistic avenue. Members of Chaos are gearing
up for their big event of the year, the “Rhyme and Reason” benefit. Chaos is benefiting the Smyles for Myles scholarship by charging a $5.00 admission or a $3.00 admission for those who donate two or more canned food items. “We participate in the Smyles for Myles scholarship fund because we want to honor the late Myles Henderson,” Jones said. “He was an avid and active member of this dynamic group.” Henderson was a junior speech communication major at Southern Miss who died in a car accident in June 2010. Canned food items will be donated to a local shelter. The upcoming benefit show will feature acts ranging from musicians to visual arts, and it will take place in Wilbur Stout Hall Room A on November 18th at 7 p.m. Chaos members welcome anyJustin Sellers/Printz one to their meetings on Monday Alton Johnson, a member of Chaos performs spoken word to an audience of other participants at the nights at 8 p.m. in Thad Cochran organization’s meeting. Chaos meets Monday nights at 8 p.m. Center Room 216.
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Mississippi grant aims to save marriages Arielle Edwards Printz Writer Reality starlet Kim Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries became the most recent celebrity couple to call it quits in Hollywood. Just 10 weeks after their extravagant wedding, Kardashian filed for divorce on Oct. 31 citing
irreconcilable differences. The divorce will not be final until six months have passed, according to U.S. marriage laws for California as reported by the Mississippi Divorce Laws and Guidelines organization. Katie Sheridan, a junior student at Southern Miss, believes it was all just a publicity stunt. “With all the headlines and news reports, they had to have made some serious money off of that,” Sheridan said. She said the ex-couple might have been in love, but the wedding happened too soon. According to the 2009 U.S. Census Bureau, 17 of 1,000 marriages end in divorce in the state of California. In Mississippi, 24 of 1,000 marriages end in divorce. Lacey Kux, a senior marketing major from Laurel, Miss., is not surprised by the divorce rate in California. “With all the media attention and harassment, no wonder people get divorced so quickly,” Kux said. Kux was surprised that the rate is higher in Mississippi. “With this being the Bible
Belt, you would think less people would get divorced in the South,” she said. If Kardashian lived in Laurel, would the marriage have ended the same way? In 2007, the Laurel city administration and council initiated a Healthy Marriage Grant. The
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plating marriage. Sheridan said that no matter where a person gets married, problems may still arise. “Maybe the marriage would have lasted longer, no matter how good your communication skills may be,” she said. She also said that the media may have had a big role in divorce. Mariann Taylor, director of Family First Resource Center with the Mississippi State extension service, said that the grant was also taken into schools. Taylor said that the focus on high school students in particular enabled them to see what a healthy relationship looks like. They were also shown signs of an unhealthy relationship. Kardashian was previously married to record producer Damon Thomas at the age of 19. The marriage ended in a nasty
With this being the Bible Belt, you would think less people would get divorced in the South.
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Lacey Kux grant focused on public awareness by holding campaigns and classes that taught communication skills to couples and showed the benefits of a healthy marriage to families, parents and the community. It also funded workshops for couples or couples contem-
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divorce with claims of physical and mental abuse. Officials think that teaching teens what a healthy marriage is could lessen the divorce rate in the U.S. Kux thinks the grant should be enacted throughout the U.S. “Maybe if everyone learned what a healthy relationship is supposed to look like, it would stop them from having a harmful one,” Kux said. “The classes that are provided could help stabilize a lot of relationships.”
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Opinion
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College campaigners casting votes: Truth or trend?
Rachel Beech Printz Writer After polling several students across the state, most college students—surprisingly enough—had similar viewpoints concerning the campaigning and voting processes among college students in Mississippi. Whitney Sasser, senior elementary education major, thinks most college campaigners are simply a group of students stirring trouble with no intentions of casting votes themselves.
“If I’m not registered to vote where I am on voting day? I’m not influencing others to stand for my beliefs nor am I going to encourage them to cast their votes,” Sasser said. “If I were to do that, it would be the pot calling the kettle black.” Sasser’s statement rings true in many instances, especially Hattiesburg. The Facebook profile pictures with “VOTE NO!” or “VOTE YES!” are certainly eye-catching, but who’s really a true-blue voter? Plenty of Southern Miss students aren’t registered to vote in the Pine Belt or surrounding areas, but has that kept them from rallying their beliefs from cyberspace to outer space, back to Centennial Lawn behind the library? Eh, didn’t think so. Many of you might be think-
ing, “What am I to do? Should I fulfill my civic duty and physically vote? Should I make others think I have a genuine concern for the well-being of Mississippi by voicing my opinion via social network?” Melanie Webb of the University of Mississippi is doing all she can to make a difference. “Although I’m not registered to vote in Oxford, I’ll be driving to Flowood on Tuesday to cast my vote,” Webb said. I think being allowed to vote in specific areas puts all of us in a difficult position. Christopher Herrington of the University of Mississippi has similar viewpoints to those of Southern Miss students. “Most people are using Initiative 26 as a means of being heard, regardless if they cast a vote or not. Most people won’t
actually vote. Yes, they’ll raise awareness and bring attention to the movement, but they won’t actually cast a vote.” Herrintgon said. “The people raising awareness about the amendments are making an impact by influencing others to vote, but in many ways it doesn’t make much sense.” So, what will you do today? Will you simply voice your opinion or take the time to make a difference and cast a vote? Every vote counts. How will you make a difference?
This was an article of opinion by Rachel Beech, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to rachel.beech@eagles. usm.edu.
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Nothing beats Saturday at The Rock Dallas Medlin Printz Writer
The District, the Eagle Walk and Southern Miss football make for a Saturday that brings the Southern Miss community together. Everything that happens on these football Saturdays in Hattiesburg showcases the traditions that students, alumni and fans all share. Seems like nothing could ruin that, right? Wrong. I have a bone to pick, and it happens to be with the vast amount of students at the football games who have deemed it okay to sit on their behinds. If there is one thing that gets my blood going, it’s a lack of support for our Golden Eagles. When I saw that the lack of support comes from some of the students, a little bit of me died on the inside. This is our team. There is absolutely no reason for able students to not be standing at the games. I’ll even give a list of reasons why. You are not middle-aged with kids. We all know that a family can wear on one’s patience and stamina. In fact, I even see myself in the future coming back to games with my family to pass on the Southern Miss tradition, and I can see why those middle-aged and older folks sit down when you factor in a
spouse, kids and a drive to and from Hattiesburg. The thing is, the student section should be young and vibrant, full of life and, most importantly, loud. I find it hard to see a fun atmosphere with students yelling from their bums. Students are only students for so long. Whether one is on the four-year plan while others are on a seven-year plan, one thing is shared: they are all Golden Eagles. This is a student’s time to be wild, crazy and loud. I take this duty to heart and will always do my best to support my Golden Eagles, but I cannot do it alone. Do you want to look back at your college years and say, “Man, I really wish I hadn’t just sat there and watched my team from the student section. I could have been a wee bit more supportive.” They are called football stands for a reason. You are supposed to stand in them. I have never heard anyone say, “Hey, let’s head to the football sits.” And I know the counter argument: “Well I call them football seats!” Seats are what are bought at operas, plays, fights, concerts and tennis matches. If Southern Miss football is like watching a tennis match, then you just need to stay at home where you can drink sweet tea and other cold snacks and go out for a round of golf afterwards. Tell the pro shop I won’t make my tee time because I am at the game supporting my school.
Who are the first people that the players acknowledge when they storm the field? I’ll give you a hint: the student section. Out of the thousands in the stands, the team comes to us first. When they need some noise on defense, it is the student section they turn to for noise at the south end zone. You have all of halftime and the timeouts to rest your legs. With the recent acquisition of a national ranking, our team needs us now more than ever before.
Don’t even get me started on the ones who don’t attend the games or leave them when we only have a 10-3 lead in the first half. Give your booty a rest, student section, and use your legs, voice and arms to cheer our Golden Eagles to victory. This was an article of opinion by Dallas Medlin, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to dallas.medlin@ eagles.usm.edu.
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Sports
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Big plays make difference for Eagles Four non-offensive touchdowns lead to victory over ECU Travis Thornell Sports Editor Saturday’s 48-28 win over East Carolina couldn’t have started out any worse for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. East Carolina (4-5, 3-2 C-USA) scored on the second play of the game with a 72-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Dominique Davis to receiver Reese Wiggins. The Golden Eagles (8-1, 4-1) were not phased as they scored 28 unanswered points to grab the lead for good. The 28 points came from a variety plays that show off the athleticism of the East division leaders, the Golden Eagles. Jamie Collins was able to take an interception for 97 yards for USM’s first touchdown. Returner Tracy Lampley used his 60-yard punt return for a touchdown to garner Conference USA special team’s player of the week honors. The following series for ECU ended in a punt, but it was blocked and returned for a touchdown by Emmanuel Johnson for 15 yards. With all the non-offensive touchdowns, the offense had only racked up 69 total yards. The offense was finally able to put a touchdown on the board as Austin Davis hit Jamaal Woodyard from eight yards out to put the lead to 28-7. “I always love jumping out (to a lead) early. Was I surprised? I’m always surprised. You never know what’s going to happen, and you can’t count on an interception going back 97 yards and two backto-back punt returns for touchdowns. You can’t sit there and say that you expected that to happen. It was good to jump out. I think it took the crowd out of it. Not only out of it, but out of their seats as well. That was good because they had a good crowd,” said Southern Miss head coach Larry Fedora on his team’s great first half.
East Carolina was able to come back and score with a quarterback draw by Dominique Davis, but the Golden Eagles were able to get a 23-yard field goal by Danny Hrapmann. The defense was not done scoring as Deron Wilson picked off a Pirate pass and it took into the endzone from 79 yards out. Southern Miss was able to take a 39-14 lead into halftime. Desmond Johnson, who was playing for the first time since being injured in the season opener against La. Tech, scored on a three-yard rush, and Hrappmann added another field goal to finish the scoring for Southern Miss as they held up to win 48-28. After two consecutive defeats at the hands of East US/PRESSWIRE Carolina, it was bittersweet for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles running back Jamal Woodyard (26) dives into the end zone against the East Carolina Pirates Golden Eagles to in the first half at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. come out and depionship game, which they won Miss has them on the best start feat their rivals on their home field. Defensive end that year. It’s definitely revenge since 1996. The great start has Cordarro Law was a force on the to come out here and win in the rewarded the program with defensive line as he disrupted the big house tonight,” said Law to the Bowl Championship Series ranking of No. 22. Southexplosive Pirate offense with five the Hattiesburg American. The win puts the Golden ern Miss will put its national tackles and one sack. “It was great revenge. I re- Eagles in the driver seat to play ranking on the line as they face member (2009), sitting out in the Conference USA cham- Conference USA rival Central there watching them celebrate pionship game. The seventh Florida (4-5, 2-3) at home on and go to the conference cham- consecutive win for Southern Saturday at 7 p.m.
Football at ECU
C-USA games this weekend (14) Houston 56, UAB 13 Rice 41, UTEP 37 SMU 45, Tulane 24 Tulsa 24, UCF 17
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Southern Miss Box Score Football:
11/05 at ECU W, 48-28
Volleyball:
11/04 at SMU W, 3-2 11/05 at SMU L, 3-2
Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games 11/11/11 7 p.m. Volleyball at UAB Birmingham, Ala.
11/12/11 7 p.m. Volleyball at Memphis Memphis, Tenn.
11/12/11 12 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Spring Hill Hattiesburg, Miss.
11/14/11 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. William Carey Hattiesburg, Miss.
11/12/11 7 p.m. Football vs. Central Florida Hattiesburg, Miss.