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Don’t Kill the Music:
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Face-lift planned Ordinance sparks controversy for Fraternity Row Justin Mitchell News Editor More than 200 people sporting “Don’t Kill the Music” buttons sat in on Monday’s open forum meeting concerning a proposed city ordinance that would reshape Hattiesburg nightlife. The meeting, which was hosted by city officials at the Hattiesburg train depot downtown, allowed local restaurant and bar owners to voice their opinions about the ordinance that would redefine what type of business constitutes a “nightclub.” Ward 1 City Council member Kim Bradley moderated the forum, for which all city council members were in attendance. Some members of the committee who created the ordinance were also at the meeting to answer concerns and respond to reactions. Committee members present included Hattiesburg Police Chief
Hardy Sims and city attorney Charles Lawrence. Other members of the committee include Hattiesburg Fire Chief Andy Cartlidge and University of Southern Mississippi Dean of Students Eddie Holloway. Owners of local bars are also on the committee, but none attended the meeting. Those members include James Rahm of Ropers, Rick Taylor of the Hattiesburg Convention Center, Roy Tatum from Club Memories and Mitch Brown from The Bottling Company and Brownstones. City attorney Charles Lawrence
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said the restaurant and bar owners took part in proposing ideas for the ordinance. “They came up with the skeleton, and we put the meat into it,” Lawrence said.
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Above: Ward 1 City Councilman Kim Bradley moderates the open forum meeting concerning the proposed bar ordinance on Monday. Bottom: Jason Le Viere (left) and Adam Myrick (right) applaud a comment made by restaurant owner Tom White
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Last week, Fred Pierce, a consultant from Pierce Education Properties, visited the University of Southern Mississippi to take a look at the future of fraternity housing. A project for new fraternity housing is in the talking phase and has a lot of momentum behind it. It would include rebuilding fraternity housing and providing housing to National Pan-Hellenic fraternities. “Some of our fraternity houses were built in the 1960s, and they need to be updated,” said assistant dean of students for Greek Life Josh Schutts. “Occupancy is different today, and many chapters were bigger when the current houses were built. Across the country we are seeing a trend for newer houses to have more multi-use space and less residential space, and that’s what we would want here. However, a construction date and the means of funding the project have not been set. “He [Pierce] will tell us how realistic this is and how we should go about funding it,” Schutts said. “We want it sooner, but he will be able to figure that out.” The new housing would likely be located where the current fraternity houses are but also continue past the Sigma Chi and Alpha Tau Omega houses. The company is meeting with focus groups of students in Interfraternity Council, College Panhellenic Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council to get student input. “This is definitely a step in the right direction,” IFC president Keenan Dollar said. “It’s a long awaited process that won’t happen
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overnight, but I’m thrilled about the possibility. “Some chapters may feel this is a disadvantage to get new houses because they have deep ties to the present house, but they need to know that if this happens the new houses will be top-notch and will benefit our Greek system in the long run.” The company has assured students that they will be able to be involved in the drafting and planning process and that fraternity members will have a say in what the houses look like. “We will allow the men to be very involved in the planning, but some of the houses may look similar,” Pierce said. “If you ask a fraternity man what he wants his house to look like, most of the time he will say something brick with big columns.” Another possibility with the project is housing for NPHC sororities such as Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Gamma Rho, which did not receive housing when The Village was built in 2006. The project is currently in the research phase, and Pierce and his company are looking at Southern Miss and comparing it to other schools of the same size. “We are taking USM and looking at what has worked for fraternities at other similar schools,” Pierce said. Pierce Education Properties designs multi-use student housing projects all over the country. They have won many awards for their designs for off campus and on campus housing communities. Pierce will be back on campus in April to meet with more administrators and students and to take the next step for the future in fraternity housing at Southern Miss.
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11 a.m. College Democrats Voter Registration Drive Union Lobby
10 a.m. Muggle Quidditch Bake Sale Shoemaker Square
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11 a.m. NPHC Divine Days of Distinction Union Lobby
1 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Fundraiser Shoemaker Square
11 a.m. JPC Spring Break Table TCC Lobby
11:45 a.m. Thursday Lunch at Wesley Wesley Building
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News
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
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MUsic, from 1 Dozens of bar and restaurant owners used the meeting to voice their concerns about the controversial ordinance. Representatives from several local venues were there in support of abolishing the ordinance, including Keg and Barrel, T-Bones Records and Café, 206 Front, Bianchi’s Pizzeria, The Hunt Club, Shuckers, Mugshots Bar and Grill, Old Athens Grill, Parrot Café Company, Cork Wine and Martini Bar, Skylight Lounge, The Boom Boom Room and The Frat House, as well as others. From security to occupancy to parking to putting a damper on local music, many negative aspects of the proposal were brought to light Monday evening. Robert St. John kicked off the forum when he said the zoning issues surrounding the ordinance were unnecessary. Under the ordinance, “nightclubs” must be at least 2,500 feet away from a residential neighborhood. “I don’t see how anyone can read that and make sense of that,” St. John said. “With this, we’re throwing the baby out with the bath water.” St. John also said that business owners shouldn’t be responsible if a patron commits a criminal action
inside their business, which is another part of the ordinance. “We’re not making bank owners or convenience store owners responsible for patrons bringing weapons into their businesses,” St. John said. Next, attorney Alexander Ignatiev spoke on behalf of several of the restaurant and bar owners who attended the meeting. Ignatiev brought national statistics from different cities around the country who initiated bar and restaurant ordinances recently to light. “We would urge for a more standardized definition of a nightclub that is nationally recognized,” Ignatiev said. Ignatiev pointed out that the ordinance requires nightclub owners to facilitate four times more parking than any other retail business. He also noted that the amendment would allow the committee to pull security footage from any nightclub at any given time. “Under the Fourth Amendment, you still have to obtain a warrant or subpoena to get video camera tapings,” Ignatiev said. “This would basically turn a nightclub into an organ of the police. If we’re trying to prevent
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crime, we want to make sure we prosecute crime.” Wayne Hynum, attorney for The Hunt Club, explained that under the ordinance, nightclubs could not have drink specials. “Free or reduced drink prices cannot be offered after 9 p.m.,” Hynum said. “I don’t believe the city council has the authority to tell businesses
the prices to charge, whatever it is they’re selling.” Owner of 206 Front and Bianchi’s Tom White received a standing ovation from the audience when he told committee members that he thought the ordinance was a terrible idea. “I didn’t come here tonight for you to tweak a bad ordinance,” White said. “You will not be able
to write an ordinance to protect society from itself. It would hurt the potential growth for our wonderful city.” Mugshots owner Ron Savell questioned the intentions of the committee members who owned restaurants. “I would love to meet with the restaurant owners who put this ordinance together, because they must be planning to go out of business,” Savell said. “I don’t know how to fight fires or arrest people, just like you all don’t know how do our job. We all need to be more proactive, and I’d love to throw this thing out.” Harry Crumpler, owner of TBones, said that the music industry in Hattiesburg would suffer should the ordinance pass. “This would put a damper on a small venue to host live music,” Crumpler said. “Mississippi is the cradle of music in America. Entertainment and tourism in Hattiesburg would suffer greatly.” Students in attendance agreed with Crumpler. Dylan Harris is a senior religion and political science major who plays in local band The Splinter, The Woods. He said the music industry is important to Hattiesburg.
“I think it’s important for musicians in this town to be aware of this ordinance,” Harris said. Josh Sullivan is a junior entertainment industry production major. His band Les Doux plays at The Tavern and The Grill and Grocery. “This ordinance is outlandish, and I’m concerned about the impact it will have on local musicians,” Sullivan said. Sullivan’s band mate, Chris Evans, is a junior marketing major who also said the ordinance is unclear and detrimental to Hattiesburg. “It’s my job to be a musician,” Evans said. “It’s how I make money. I’m also a big advocate to support local businesses.” Committee members said the ordinance was first discussed in the fall of 2010. “From those discussions we came up with a draft,” Lawrence said. “The process will be fair. We wanted to address everything we heard here tonight. We’ll make sure everyone’s voices are heard before the vote.” Lawrence said he did not know when the ordinance would come before city council for a vote, but committee members will meet again to revisit the wording of the document before then.
Feature
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
on campus
Butler claims SGA presidency Stormy Speaks Copy Editior After weeks of campaigning and a grueling election week that went to runoffs, junior broadcast journalism major and Vicksburg native Jazmyne Butler came out on top as the 2012-2013 Student Government Association president at the University of Southern Mississippi. Butler defeated three other candidates in her quest for the presidency. “I was extremely surprised but extremely humbled and grateful to be elected,” Butler said. For those who may be unfamiliar, the SGA president is responsible for presiding over the executive cabinet, which includes SGA branches such as executive initiatives and campus events. Butler will oversee the duties of all other members of SGA. When applications were initially released, Butler was undecided whether she would be a good candidate for the presidency. After thinking and sleeping on the idea for
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some time, she felt it was the right thing to do and began her journey to the presidency. Butler’s value of relating to people and the ability of groups working together to accomplish goals for the betterment of others also helped her realize she would be a good fit for the job. While in high school, Butler served on Student Council, and she has been involved in SGA while at Southern Miss. She also served on Southern Style 2011, was the assistant director of Eaglepalooza 2011, is a member of the Golden Eagle Welcome Week 2012 executive team and is president of the Mu Nu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. W i t h the implement ation of the new voting policies, Butler was tasked to choose a running mate and selected Allie Solomon as her vice presidential candidate. Butler and Solomon are in the same prospectus writing class and know each other through working together on SGA. Butler felt Solomon’s work ethic and similar views on
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subjects would be vital to her campaign. The installation of the new SGA officers will be held on Founder’s Day on March 30, and Butler already has ideas she wants to put in the place during the last few weeks of class. “First, I want to meet with exec [officers] and get us all on the same page so that when we actually do get started we’ll all know what we’re doing and will be accountable to each other,” Butler said. “I want to set that tone that I want us all to be equal and be able to have open discussions with each other. I think that’s very important.” During the course of her presidency, Butler plans to grow and build upon the role SGA plays in the lives of students, including making the SGA office more available. She also wants to get students more involved by holding town hall meetings for students to voice their opinions and concerns in an attempt to make SGA more accountable. An email thread among the presidents of multiple campus organizations to increase involvement is also an enterprise she wants to test. On the subject of Eaglepalooza, Butler also wants to increase student involvement and begin seeking sponsorships early in the hopes that the event will
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Junior broadcast journalism major Jazmyne Butler was elected the 2012-2013 SGA president last Thursday. She will take office on March 30.
be bigger and better than it has been in previous years. Ultimately, Butler wants to leave decisions regarding students in the hands of the students. “We want to leave it open for the students to tell us what we need to do,” Butler said. “To me, SGA is my way of serving by being a true representative of the students. What they want is what I’m going to do. It was very important to me to hear their ideas
and relate to them. It’s important to me to reach out and see what the students want.” Butler ran with a campaign motto of “Bridging the Gap: Service, Accountability, Progress” and plans to incorporate those values into her presidency. She plans to do service by being a servant student representative, have accountability via the town hall meetings and transparency and see progress by growing in all facets of campus life. “I want them [students] to trust that they can come to us with their concerns, and we’ll do everything that we can,” Butler said. “We want to bridge the gap between the administration and the students. So, if the answer we get from the administration on why we can’t do something or what it takes to get something done, we’ll bridge that gap by telling them why we can’t instead of keeping it upstairs in the SGA offices.” After her term is complete, Butler hopes to pass on a legacy of growth and progress in SGA and see leaders who truly want to serve the university take her place and those of the other officers. “We want to grow on everything,” Butler said. “If we’re all going in the same direction, there are no limits to what we can do.”
Arts & Entertainment
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Review
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‘Awake’ keeps viewers guessing Amber Grubbs Printz Writer Thursday night TV on NBC has long been a favorite among college students. With shows like “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation,” students get their fill of comedy in between studying for midterms and procrastinating. Now, a new show is here to add to the list. Last Thursday, NBC premiered its new suspenseful drama, “Awake.” “Awake” isn’t like the other shows that appear on a typical Thursday night line-up, however. It begins with a vivid car crash scene in which the viewer is introduced to three important characters: the main character, Detective Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs, better known as Lucius Malfoy); his son, Rex and his wife, Hannah. After the crash, Britten talks to a psychologist about his experiences after the accident. One day, Britten wakes up to find
that his son has died in the accident but that his wife survived. The next day, Britten wakes up to see his son is alive, but his wife has died. The hour is filled with suspense as Britten tries to figure out which reality is real and which is only a dream. Despite how riveting the show is, the constant shifting between realities gets old. The show does make it clear which reality is which, however. For example, the scenes with Britten’s son contain flashes of blue lighting. With two different realities come two different cases for Britten to investigate, which can either be
interesting or slow. The show gives “CSI” fanatics a little fix with the investigations. Each case keeps the show suspenseful but doesn’t seem to connect to the main plot. That is until the psychologist points out that the “dream case” is one investigating a missing child. After 30 minutes, the show seems to lose interest in keeping viewers entertained. The plot moves slowly, and the characters do not seem to stand out as much. Even the cases become a little tiresome. The show only recaptures interest when Britten wakes up
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and cannot figure out which reality he is in. In a desperate act, he drives a knife into his palm to wake up. The show continues to play upon which reality is real and which is a dream, but the plot becomes exhausted by the end of the show. At the end of the hour, the viewer is left saying, “Come on, save me the time and tell me which is real.” Despite the pace, the show has some promise. Isaacs’ portrayal of Britten is fantastic. The psycholo-
gist is excellent at driving Britten to wonder which life is real. The investigative cases have intermingling clues that could lead to an important plot device. The suspense of the show also drives the story throughout the hour. Ratings for the show have concluded that the show has promise in its 9 p.m. time-slot, especially when compared to the show it replaced, “The Firm.” However, ratings fell at the half-hour mark. What are a few ways to make sure “Awake” stays alive? Producers could cut the show from an hour to a half-hour or make the plot focus more on Britten’s wife and son. Also, give Britten a magical wand and a blond wig. That will surely capture some viewers’ attention. Interested viewers can watch new episodes of “Awake” on Thurdays at 9 p.m. CST on NBC.
Opinion
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Student Shout-outs
MUSIC
Rihanna: Dirty not dumb
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Props to the Fresh for the leanest, cleanest meat around.... Sike! Hope everyone enjoys cutting of all the fat as much as I do. Pizza is getting old. Get it together, this is sad Does like anybody else like realize like how often people on like this campus use like the word like when they like talk and give like presentations in like class? It’s like totally annoying people! You like sound like dumb. Like really! The Junior Panhellenic Council would like to invite you to stop by our table on Wednesday from 11-1 in the TCC. We will be handing out candy and providing safe spring break tips! White socks are totally bada$$ in my opinion. Dontcha think? ;) To the Zumba Teacher, Your absolutely AMAZING!!! You bring a whole new energy and level of excitement to your class and we love it. Each of us is changed for the better by having had the class with you. And BTW you have great taste in shoes. Especially heels. #ZUMBALOVE Happy birthday, Fiala! The Printz staff loves you! I wish we could control our own air/heat in our rooms in Hillcrest because some of the Hillcrest RA’s have lost their minds havin the heat on in 60,70,& 80 degree weather!! #SOnotCOOL! Literally!! Shout-out to the huge broken gates outside of the Century Park dorms for my newly acquired concussion! Would it be too much to ask for those things to be fixed? Dear athletes, I don’t appreciate you cutting I front of me in the cafe, just cus you think you run this campus. It ain’t cute, and I’m not impressed
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Justin Mitchell News Editor I’m still trying to figure out why the world is so butt-hurt because Rihanna, my idol, is collaborating with Chris Brown to remix two songs on her new album “Talk That Talk.” She’s not pulling a Tammy Wynette and standing by her man, and she certainly is no Whitney Houston. Rihanna is a young, talented and progressive artist who uses her music to speak to her faithful fans. In “We Found Love,” it is clear through lyrics and a racy music video that she is talking about her ex-boyfriend who used to beat her. The video has been
viewed 141 million times on YouTube. The edgy Caribbean goddess is clearly trying to tell the world that no one will ever understand what it’s like to be in an abusive relationship. So, why judge Rihanna for collaborating with Chris Brown? Trust me, she’s not doing it for attention. Have you heard “Birthday Cake?” “It’s not even my birthday, but I want to lick the icing off,” Rihanna sings. “I really want it in the worst way. Won’t you blow my candles out?” Clearly, Rihanna’s lyrics are becoming racier without any help from the hip-hop has been who is trying to “Kiss Kiss” and make up with her. In cockiness, she sings, “Suck my cockiness, lick my persuasion. Suck my resonance, swallow my pride down.” She also goes on to say that she just wants someone to be her sex slave.
Songs about sex are not uncommon on Rihanna’s albums. Chains and whips excited her in “S&M,” and she wanted to pull the trigger on a lover in “Russian Roulette.” So, what’s the point of my story? Rihanna is forgiving Chris Brown. She’s being the bigger person. Why should society feel the need to judge her? No, her music is not an indication that she likes to be abused. It’s lyrics. It’s a song. Do you think Leona Lewis really bleeds love? No. Do you think anyone is going to save Jewel’s soul? No. The only thing that needs saving on Jewel are those chops. #orthodontist. Do you think that Lady Gaga was really born that way? No, she was a brunette New Yorker who made an appearance on Boiling Points. Do you think that Jay-Z and Kanye West really order Filet-O-Fish from McDonald’s? No. Finally, and most importantly, everyone knows why
Rihanna is really collaborating with Chris Brown. It’s for the Illuminati. Jay-Z and Beyonce have convinced her to become really close with Chris Brown again and marry him and then kill him off for even more fame and fortune. Then, Rihanna will be “gettin’ paper” (because there will be no prenup) and subsequently give all of Chris Brown’s money to Jay-Once to begin Blue Ivy Carter’s music career. #aneyeforaneye Rihanna may love the way Chris Brown lies, and she might even like be tied up and spanked in the bedroom, but she does it because she’s a celebrity and does what she wants. This was an article of opinion by Justin Mitchell, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to justin.mitchell@ eagles.usm.edu.
POLITICS
GOP, Limbaugh and sluts Ashton Pittman Web Editor For weeks, Republican presidential candidates have been arguing against the mandate in President Obama’s health care plan that requires employers to provide female employees with insurance packages that include contraceptive care. They’ve argued that their opposition really has nothing to do with women or contraception, but with religious freedom. Catholic hospitals could be required to violate their religious beliefs, Republicans argue. Enter Rush Limbaugh, the unofficial ideological leader of the Republican party. Last week, he drifted away from the “religious liberty” argument and revealed the real reason Republicans are so opposed to the birth control mandate. When he attacked Sandra Fluke, a college student who testified before Congress about the high cost of birth control for women without insurance, he threw the “religious freedom” baloney façade aside. “What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who
goes before a congressional committee and essentially says she must be paid to have sex, what does that make her?” Limbaugh said. “It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She’s having so much sex she can’t afford the contraception.” Now, what in that implies a concern about a threat to the First Amendment and to religious freedom? Nothing. In fact, the concern seems to be that Fluke might be having a little too much fun - a little too much sex. Rush Limbaugh obviously doesn’t mind “being slutty.” After all, he is now on his fourth wife. One must assume that he has used contraception quite effectively considering he has produced no offspring. Since he’s a man, that’s okay; it’s his prerogative as a man to have all the sex he wants and never have to face any consequence—certainly not one that would grow in his belly. But women are different. This is where religion does come into play. According to the book of Genesis, when the serpent in the garden of Eden convinced Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, God told her thus: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.” (Genesis 3:16)
A rigid interpretation of this passage, as is common on the religious right, would make clear that women deserve the pain that comes along with childbirth. And since birth control is quite effective at reducing the chance of pregnancy, we can clearly see why the pill might be looked upon by some fundamentalists as a great wrench in God’s plan to punish Eve. If you think about it, the outrage over contraception makes perfect sense. How dare these women think they can just get a free ride and avoid the penalty they are due. How dare they attempt to whore their way out of punishment via the health care system. This is the root of the “war on women,” as some are calling it. It’s the root of Republican efforts to cut programs like WIC. It’s the root of efforts to cut health care for single mothers and their children. It’s the root of attempts to introduce mandated intrusive trans vaginal sonograms for women seeking abortions. Oh sure, there genuinely are people out there who believe the GOP message and honestly think they are fighting to “preserve religious freedom,” “cut unnecessary spending and “protect the sanctity of life.” Those people are sincere in their devotion to those causes. Bless their hearts. The motivator of those pulling the strings, however, is rooted
in a religious based animus that does not view women as equally created in the image of God (as Genesis 1:27 seems to imply) but as creatures especially deserving of punishment for their part in the fall of man. Three of the GOP candidates have given tepid responses to the “slut” controversy. But neither Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, nor Rick Santorum seemed particularly upset by the substance of Limbaugh’s rant. Santorum attempted to justify Limbaugh’s “absurd” comments by arguing that he’s just an entertainer. Romney criticized Limbaugh for going off message, saying, “It’s not the language I would have used.” Yet while the three expressed discomfort with his language, none criticized the sentiment behind it. If anything, they only seemed frustrated by Limbaugh’s astonishing breach of the GOP “religious liberty” narrative. That’s because, beneath all the rhetoric about protecting religious liberty, they, too, are truly concerned that the “sluts” might slither out of the garden unpunished. 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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Sports
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
BASKETBALL
Eagles fall to Marshall in regular season finale Kyle Smith Printz Writer The Southern Miss men’s basketball team traveled to Huntington, W. Va. Sunday afternoon to take on Marshall in what was the final regular season game before heading to the Conference USA tournament and hopefully the NCAA tournament. While the Golden Eagles were trying to get back on track after going 2-2 in their last four games, they left Marshall with a 7975 loss, making it their fourth loss in the last eight games. Although Marshall (18-12, 9-7 in C-USA) played well, Southern Miss (24-7, 11-5) eventually succumbed due to a lack of free
throw shooting. Going only 1426 on the game, the Eagles lost at the free throw line, despite shooting 50% from beyond the three-point line. After trailing the whole first half and most of the second half, USM came back to take a 62-61 lead with 4:50 left in the game. The Thundering Heard went on a run and took over the lead 73-65. They would never give the lead back. Marshall was led by forward Dennis Tinnon, who had a game high 22 points and nine rebounds. The Thundering Herd were also paced by Damier Pitts with 13 points and six rebounds, Dago Pena with 10 points and four rebounds, Shaquille Johnson with 13 points, six rebounds
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and five assists, and DeAndre Kane with 17 points, four rebounds and five assists. Southern Miss was paced by Johnathan Mills with 17 points and four rebounds. LaShay Page added 11 points with a team high seven rebounds, Maurice Bolden scored 13 points and recorded five rebounds, Darnell Dodson scored 13 points and Neil Watson added five assists. The Eagles have locked in a bye in the first round of the C-USA tournament this week in Memphis, Tenn. However, that number two seed could have been a number one seed if the Eagles would have beaten Marshall. USM awaits the winner of the Rice-ECU game. The game will be at noon at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.
Southern Miss Box Score Men’s Basketball: 3/3 at Marshall L, 79-75
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Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games 3/6/12 6 p.m. Baseball vs. South Alabama Hattiesburg, Miss.
3/7/12 5 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. UCF Memphis, Tenn.
3/6/12 All Day Men’s Golf Louisiana Classics Lafayette, La.
3/7/12 6 p.m. Softball at Jackson State Jackson, Miss.
3/7/12 4 p.m. Softball at Jackson State Jackson, Miss.
3/8/12 12 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Rice/East Carolina Memphis, Tenn.
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