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Student journalists interview Obama Ashton Pittman Web Editor President Barack Obama kicked off a campaign Tuesday aimed at preventing student loan rates from doubling by speaking to student journalists in a White House conference call that included this The Student Printz writer. Obama held the call from aboard Air Force One just after delivering a speech on the issue at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was en route to the University of Colorado at Boulder. “What we’re doing is going to schools to talk to students directly about the possibility that 7.4 million students with federal student loans would see their interests rates double on July 1 unless Congress steps up and does what it needs to do,” Obama told student journalists. Obama said that, at a time when the unemployment rate for college graduates was half that of the national average, higher education

has never been more important. “Unfortunately, it’s also never been more expensive,” he said. “Students who take out loans to pay for college graduate with an average of $25,000 a year. And I know what this is like, because when Michelle and I graduated from college and law school we had enormous debts, and it took us a lot of years to pay off.” Obama warned that, if interest rates are allowed to go up, it could strike a critical blow to the fragile economy. He indicated that he had urged Congress to take steps to make college more affordable, including action that would stop the July 1 rise in interest rates. He also took a chance to take a swipe at Republican opponents. “Over the past few years, Republicans in Congress have voted against new ways to make college more affordable for middle-class families, even while they’re voting for huge tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires - tax cuts that, by the way, would have to be paid for by cutting things like education

and job-training programs that give students new opportunities to work and succeed.” However, Obama’s likely Republican presidential challenger this fall, Mitt Romney, indicated that he agreed with the president’s call for congressional action. “With the number of college graduates that can’t find work or that can only find work well beneath their skill level, I fully support the effort to extend the low interest rate on student loans,” Romney told supporters in Florida. Not all Republicans seemed to agree with their presumptive nominee, however. During the conference call, White House adviser Cecilia Munoz denounced comments made by Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, who seemed to criticize students who take out loans to finance their education. “I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there is no reason for that,” Foxx

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President Barack Obama talks about the affordability of higher education at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Tuesday.

said. “I remind people all the time that the Declaration of Independence says, ‘Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ You don’t sit on your butt and have it dumped in your lap.” Obama had already criticized Foxx’s comments during his speech at UNC. “Those of you who’ve had to take out student loans, you

didn’t do it because you’re lazy. You didn’t do it lightly. You don’t like debt. A lot of you, your parents are helping out, but it’s tough on them. They’re straining. And so you do it because the cost of college keeps going up and you know there’s an investment in your future.”

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Fraternity hosts annual Charity Bowl On Wednesday afternoon, the men of the Mississippi Sigma chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosted their annual Charity Bowl, a football game that raises money for the Hattiesburg Civitan Camp, a summer camp for mentally handicapped individuals. This year, SAE played the Theta Delta chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity, which resulted in a tie. Throughout the week, SAE also held a money drop for Miss Charity Bowl, a title that a woman from each sorority on campus competes for. Andrea Maxwell of the Eta Zeta chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority won the title this year. SAE raised around $5,000 at this year’s event. Justin Sellers/Printz

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5 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW about the ‘Toy Story” trilogy *Toy Story 3 is the only Toy Story film not to receive a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It still received a relatively high score of 99%, however. *The Pizza Planet delivery truck, which has appeared in every Pixar film except The Incredibles, also appeared in all three Toy Story films. *In their most productive week during production, Pixar completed 3.5 minutes of animation. *The movie was originally supposed to be called “You Are A Toy.” and Buzz Lightyear’s original name was Lunar Larry. *Hasbro denied Pixar the use of the name GI Joe when it was informed that a GI Joe doll was going to be blown up by Sid. Pixar used army men instead.

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BBQ fundraiser to benefit USM grad Stormy Speaks Copy Editor Recently graduating from college, looking for a full time job, and having a family and bills to pay don’t make for an easy situation. Now imagine having Hodgkin’s lymphoma and being medically uninsured on top of all that. This situation is reality for University of Southern Mississippi graduate Jay van Orsdol, who was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of lymph tissue and lymph nodes, in January of this year. “We were pretty freaked out the first couple of days,” van Orsdol said. “My first thought was, ‘Who’s going to take care of my boys? Who’s going to take care of Heather [my wife]?’ My first thought was, ‘I’m going to die.’” At the time of his diagnosis, van Orsdol was working part-time bartending for a catering company. He had met a doctor at a few of the events where he was working and asked if he could take a look at a lump that had developed on his neck. Shortly thereafter,

sons’ college funds, which the doctor confirmed van he hopes to begin rebuilding Orsdol had Hodgkin’s lymwhen his cancer is cured. To phoma and referred him to help with these efforts, the Dechemotherapy treatment. partment of History at USM So far, he has completed has partnered with Keg & six treatments of the twelve Barrel and St. Thomas Aquithat have been prescribed. nas Catholic Church to host Van Orsdol’s recovery a BBQ, Blues, & Beer fundprognosis is good; body raiser event on Sunday from scans have shown that the 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. to help pay masses in his lymph tissue for van Orsdol’s medical bills. and nodes have decreased Each BBQ plate costs $12 and by at least fifty percent. includes pulled pork or brisHowever, the cost of this ket, potato salad and baked prognosis is hard to bear; beans. A blues band will also in addition to the chemo treatments, there are costs Jay van Orsdol with his wife, Heather Stur and play during the event. “They’re a quintessential for injections, testing, and son Angus at his graduation in May 2011. Southern Miss family,” USM other fees that have stacked history professor Andrew up to be a financial burden. cess it all. We had to brace ourselves Wiest said. “One thing I’ve figured “It’s been a challenging year so for the high price tag of it all.” far,” said Heather Stur, wife of van Van Orsdol received a bachelor’s out about Southern Miss is that Orsdol and USM assistant history degree from USM’s School of Mass we’re a family and that we take care professor, said. “Not only was my Communication and Journalism of each other. This is a really good husband diagnosed with cancer, in May 2011 in order to further his and needed example of that. If but we had just had our second photography skills. During his time what we can do is show the Southchild back in November, so we’re at Southern Miss, he also photo- ern Miss family cares about them and help them out now or in the juggling a toddler and an infant graphed for The Student Printz. as well as dealing with Jay’s treatStur said she and van Orsdol are future, that’s great.” “The fund-raiser is another rement. Jay is young and has always seeking strength from relatives and been healthy, so we never expected focusing on their future as a family. minder of what a wonderful USM/ a cancer diagnosis, and it took me a Van Orsdol said the cost of the Hattiesburg family we have,” Stur while to get over the shock and pro- treatments has taken a toll on his said. “The support of our friends

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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes today Today beginning at 11 a.m., members of Sigma Nu fraternity and The Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention will be hosting the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign on the University of Southern Mississippi’s campus. This annual event promotes prevention and awareness against the crime of sexual assault. Participants will wear

obama, from 1 Obama indicated during the conference call that the issue of student debt would be an issue that he would continue hammering throughout the campaign or until Congress passed legislation to keep interest rates down and to help students get the chance to enjoy a higher education. He called on college students to speak out on the issue by using the Twitter hashtag #dontdoublemyrate. “We need to reward hard work and responsibility,” Obama said. “And part of that is keeping interest rates on student loans low so more Americans get a fair shot at an affordable education, the skills they need to find a good job, a clear path to the middle class that’s not blocked by a mountain of debt.”

women’s shoes while carrying signs that feature message promoting awareness. Walk a MIle in Her Shoes is a nationwide event that is held annually in April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., and the walk will start at 12:15 p.m. in front of the Student Activities Hub.

here means the world to us as we are going through this difficult time, and it is helping us get through this. We are overwhelmed and humbled by the kindness the USM and Hattiesburg communities are showing us.” Van Orsdol hopes attendees have a good time and know that the benefit money will help pay for his medical bills and ultimately go back into savings for his sons. “I’m incredibly nervous and shy about the whole thing,” van Orsdol said. “I’ve never been one to enjoy lots of attention, but I’m completely grateful.” “Dr. Stur is an awesome mentor, teacher, mother and wife, and her husband deserves the best medical care he can get,” Mollie Egloff, a senior history major, said. “Anyone who knows Dr. Stur knows she loves good music, so I’m sure the BBQ and Blues fundraiser for her husband at Keg and Barrel will not disappoint in that aspect. It’s always a good thing to help someone else out and having fun while you’re doing it.” For more information, contact the history department at 601-266-4333.

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USM to offer nursing anesthesia program Tyler Hill Printz Writer The School of Nursing at the University of Southern Mississippi is getting closer to finalizing a program that will offer a degree-granting nurse anesthesia program (NAP). USM received approval earlier this year from the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning and the Council on Accreditation (COA) of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs to establish and develop the program. However, the school won’t be notified of its accreditation approval from the council until October. If accreditation is granted, the first class will begin in January 2013, according to the nursing school’s website. This will be the state’s first program to offer

a nursing anesthesia degree. The program will include 36 consecutive months of study, which the Council on Accreditation requires for doctoral programs. Student in the program will earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice with an emphasis in anesthesia. Southern Miss will only accept up to 20 students per year to join the NAP. The program will also require students to have nursing experience. According the program criteria, the student must have one year of clinical experience (two years preferred) as a licensed registered nurse in an area of intensive care nursing. Vickie Stuart, assistant clinical professor at USM, will serve as the director for the new anesthesia program. Stuart was quoted by the Office of University Communications earlier this month.

“Our vision is that the Southern Miss nurse anesthesia program will emerge as a premier practice-oriented doctoral nurse anesthesia program that excels in scholarship, practice and research,” Stuart said. Olivia Vaughan, a sophomore nursing major, said the program will be a positive addition to USM’s School of Nursing. “This new program is so great for Southern,” Vaughan said. “Not only does it open opportunities to students that are nursing majors already, but I think it will have a great pull for incoming students looking into that profession.” The NAP is also garnering attention from out-of-state residents. Lucas Dobson graduated with his nursing degree from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. in 2010, and he is eager to apply for USM’s new program.

He said that the proximity to his hometown is a major factor in his interest. “The closest one to Mobile is either in Birmingham or New Orleans,” Dobson said. “My whole family graduated from Southern Miss except for me, so I wouldn’t mind a Southern Miss degree behind my name.” Dobson said that USM will receive many applicants for the program. “CRNA programs are so competitive,” Dobson said. “I know eight people in my unit that want to apply for a CRNA program, but there aren’t any option close to Mobile, so Southern’s program will definitely receive attention.” Aside from the NAP, the School of Nursing is also looking forward to its new nursing building. In January, the Southern Miss Foundation an-

nounced a campaign to raise $8 million to construct a new building. It was also announced that the Asbury Foundation has committed to donating $4 million to the construction. The name of the building will be Asbury Hall. For more information about the admissions criteria for the program, visit www.usm.edu/ nursing/nurse-anesthesia-program-nap.

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Former Southern Miss AD dies Stormy Speaks Copy Editor On Sunday evening, former Southern Miss Golden Eagle athletics director Roland Dale died in Jackson. He was 84. Dale is credited as one of the architects of the Southern Miss athletic program as an assistant coach and athletic director. Dale’s career at Southern Miss began in 1955 as line coach, in which he served for two years and led the football program to a 16-3-1 record and an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl. Dale then served as an assistant at Ole Miss for 12 years and as head coach at Southeastern Louisiana in 1972. In 1974, he returned to Southern Miss to become athletic director. During his time as athletic director, Dale oversaw the renovation of Roberts Stadium and helped lead the football team to success in the Metro Conference, which gave rise to Southern Miss’s membership today in Conference USA. In 1995 he was inducted into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and into the Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame in 1996. Dale began his football career at Ole Miss in 1947 as tackle, and in 1949 Dale was named captain of the squad. In 1950, he played defensive end for the Washington Redskins, but his professional football career was cut short by a shoulder injury. Prior to coaching at Southern Miss, Dale worked at Jones County

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Junior College, Greenwood High School and Gulfport High School. At GHS he served as head coach and athletic director beginning in 1953. During his tenure at Southern Miss, Dale hired several Golden Eagle Hall of Fame coaches, including Bobby Collins (football), M.K. Turk (men’s basketball), Kay James (women’s basketball), Hill Denson (baseball) and Marshall Bell (track and field). “Southern Miss has lost a legend as Roland Dale was an exceptional man, coach and athletic director,” interim athletic director Jeff Hammond said in a press release. “Roland Dale was a true visionary and will be missed by the entire Southern Miss family.” Arrangements for Dale’s funeral have yet to be announced. Instead of flowers, his family is requesting donations to the Roland and Teenie Dale Endowment, which is awarded annually to a student-athlete at Southern Miss. Checks should be made to the Southern Miss Athletic Foundation; Box 15458; Hattiesburg, MS 39494.

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Yearbook released, new editor chosen Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor By definition, the word ‘unbound’ means free or not attached. This was the word that came to Eryka Wallace’s mind last spring after she was chosen to be editorin-chief of The Southerner, the yearbook of the University of Southern Mississippi. “I sat back and threw around words that could potentially describe the university,” Wallace said. “I started to look at books, and I realized that all books have bounds and limits, but when I think of my university, I see no limits or bounds that could define us. We are creative, bold, determined and unbound.” With her staff of 25 working for nearly a year to write stories, take photos and design pages, Wallace’s final product is ready to be picked up by students, a little earlier than expected. “I can say that this staff has worked tirelessly to create an ontime, high quality yearbook,” Wallace said. “This staff has been great to work with. Together we managed to produce this book in a timely manner, and I am extremely proud of their work.” The staff will be hosting a Southerner Yearbook Release Party in the Student Activities Hub on May 3 from 12:15 until 1 p.m., and all students are invited to attend and pick up books. The yearbook will

cost $20 this year, and cash or checks will be accepted. Wallace said that because of recent budget cuts at Southern Miss, the staff had to think of other ways to fund the book. “We want to continue to provide the students with high quality to work, and to do so we have to be able to afford it,” Wallace said. At the same time Wallace was busy unpacking yearbooks to

how they experience Southern Miss on a personal level.” Price was named editor on Friday, and has already begun working. She said in addition to distributing this year’s book, she is currently working on the planning process of the book and hiring staff members for next year. “Right now we are mainly focused on selling this year’s book,” Price said. “After graduation I’ll definitely be working full time on things for the next book.” Price also works as a resident assistant on campus and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She is from Terry and has worked for The Southerner since her sophomore year as a photographer. Wallace said she is excited for Price and thinks she will Justin Sellers/Printz do a great job on the book. “I am thrilled that Kelly prepare for distribution, The will be the next editor,” Wallace Southerner’s current photo editor, said. “She is very capable and Kelly Price, was preparing her ap- has so much drive and passion. I plication for editor-in-chief of the know that her book will be amaz2012-2013 yearbook. ing and inspirational.” “I think this is a great opportunity, Wallace said she has enjoyed and I have learned so much from be- her time as editor of The Southing the photo editor on staff,” Price erner and is proud of her finsaid. “I’m ready to learn even more ished product. as the editor-in-chief.” “I feel that we as students After she was selected to be editor of Southern Miss have gone of the yearbook, Price said she wants through many obstacles and setto focus on bringing back more backs, whether it personal, acastudent spotlights and get feedback demically, politically or morally, from students on whom they think but somehow the spirit of the should be featured. students soar on,” Wallace said. “I think it’s important that ev- “We are unbound by any obstacle erything we include in the book that may stand in the way of our tells someone’s story and that future successes.” we focus on the students and

Dates to get a yearbook 4/25 SA Hub 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 4/26 SA Hub 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 4/30 SA Hub 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 5/1 SA Hub 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 5/2 SA Hub 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Midnight Breakfast-Fresh Food Company 5/3 SA Hub 11a.m. -1 p.m. 5/4 Crawﬁsh Fest - Centennial Field 5/11 Graduation - Reed Green Coliseum (after both ceremonies)

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Dr. E and the Voodoo Kings rock the Hub City Southern Miss psychology professor and Hattiesburg resident jams in and out of the classroom and releases a new album.

Arielle Edwards Printz Writer Local band Doctor E and the Mississippi Voodoo Kings released a new album last week titled “The Doctor Is In” with South City Records at the University of Southern Mississippi. The band was featured on WUSM 88.5 Tuesday. Robert Thronson with South City Records encouraged everyone to tune in at noon to USM’s local radio station. “When I first moved to Hattiesburg a friend, Brad Dufrene, volunteered me to play at the Downtown Victorian Candle Lighting in December of 2005,” lead singer David Echevarria said. “It was there that I was introduced to Tate Thriffiley, who at the time was with the Deltamatics.” Echevarria said that they hit it off and started played stripped down versions of their favorite blues songs. Thriffiley played stand up bass and Echevarria sand and played guitar and the bass drum. Original ideas started growing out of those early shows. Echevarria grew up with the Latino/Caribbean version of voodoo (Santeria), and when he moved to the area he was fascinated by the common themes he discovered in Cajun and delta voodoo and folklore. “The Dr. E part came out of being at Southern Miss,” said Echevarria, who is a psychology professor at USM. “Almost immediately students called me Dr. E because they couldn’t pro-

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David Echevarria, a Southern Miss psychology professor, plays with his band Dr. E the Mississippi Voodoo Kings at Live at Five last week. Echevarria and his band released a new CD last week.

nounce ‘Echevarria.’” Now “Dr. E” and simply “E” have become Echevarria’s nickname. “Many of my friends and neighbors downtown don’t even know my last name. That is just a riot to me.” The band officially formed in the spring of 2006 with Thriffiley and Drew Wooton, is the drummer. “Sometimes we play as a duo, a trio or a full orchestral funk machine,” says Echevarria. The

Voodoo Kings are Tate, who plays bass; Drew, who plays drums; Paul Linden, who plays harmonica and piano and Chris Werle, who plays trombone. The new album also features David Carter on trumpet and Ryan Raziano on saxophone. “It’s a pretty big posse,” Echevarria said. “We roll deep.” Based out of Hattiesburg, Echevarria was born in the South Bronx of New York and later lived in Flushing, Queens

and Long Island. “In the 1980s I took 10 years off from academia and played in a glam metal band,” Echevarria said. “My first encounter with the South was back in the 80s when I spent some time in New Orleans honing my blues skills playing Bourbon Street with the Rooster.” He said there was a great music scene before t-shirt and daiquiri shops took over. “I learned a lot from play-

ing with folks back in the day,” Echevarria said. “It was then that I fell in love with the South and the Saints.” Echevarria will be performing at Walnut Circle Grill in downtown Hattiesburg on Friday with Thriffiley and Linden with vintage equipment. Visit the “Dr. E and the Mississippi Voodoo Kings” Facebook page to find out more about the band.

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Students shine in senior art show Amber Grubbs Printz Writer When one thinks of art, the images of an inflatable kayak, bookmarks and airplane seats aren’t usually the first to come to mind. Some University of Southern Mississippi senior graphic design students have a different idea for their art. The Senior Show in Graphic Design began on April 24 in the Museum of Art on campus. The show includes work from seven students who are seniors in the graphic design program. The students describe their work as more of an application of art. Each senior came up with a fictional company, ranging from music promotion to textiles for transportation vehicles, to create designs. “We were told to think of a problem to solve visually,” senior graphic design major Melissa Dunne. “I saw the upholstery of vehicles as my problem.” In her design, Dunne came up with eye-pleasing fabric designs for vehicles, such as airplane and train car seats. The students also focused on things that interested them. “My design will visually revamp classic literature and make it appealing and aesthetically current to the younger generation, including redesigned book jackets for five popular novels, bookmarks, type teaser posters, an ad campaign, and a website,” senior graphic design major Kat VanSkiver said. Other exhibits include a promotional campaign for a benefit concert on the Gulf Coast, artwork for an extreme sports vacation and a modern etiquette book. Senior graphic design major Paul Donnell created a campaign

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The Department of Art & Design’s annual Senior Show in Graphic Design will run through May 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The exhibit features the work of several senior graphic design majors at USM.

for a benefit concert on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina. “By designing this campaign, I wanted viewers to realize how important design is for promoting an event, as well as the importance of branding,” Donnell said. The designers began working on their projects at the beginning of the spring semester, with most dedicating two and a half to three months to brainstorming, designing and putting their projects all together in a presentation. The designs are displayed as printouts ranging from posters to business cards, and each exhibit has its own

unique environment. The students want to let the viewer see that graphic design is everywhere. “Graphic design affects the non designers in everyday life, and everything has intent, from the color choice to the typeface,” said Dunne. “I think it’d be interesting for people to see the design behind all of the communication. The idea is that media is everywhere.” “Most of our works address bigger issues, like natural disasters, modern day manners and recreation, through graphic design,” Donnell said. “I can honestly say that every-

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Senoir graphic design major Tara Gerald’s project, “So Small and Gray,” is currently on display as part of the Senior Show in Graphic Design at the Museum of Art at USM.

one’s exhibits look amazing in this senior show, and there’s also a very nice variety of subject matter, so something will surely catch your interest,” VanSkiver said. The Museum of Art will be

showing the students’ work until May 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. A reception with refreshments for the show will be held today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is open to the public.

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MUSIC

To music, age is nothing but a number Rachel Beech Printz Writer After reading an article in the Washington Post about a documentary named “Alive Inside,” I was immediately curious about what it entailed. I thought the YouTube video would be just another one of the zillions of inspiring three-minute videos that would quickly be forgotten, but I was proved wrong. This particular video moved me to tears and gave me hope that even when I’m old, grizzled and gray, music will give me the same incredible feeling that it does now. I was touched by how much I related to Henry, particularly because of my love for music. (You’ll meet him later.) Although he is decades older than I am, I learned that music

can breathe zeal into even the weak- with music, love, prayer and spirituality, there is a proven reversal effect. est minds. Music doesn’t just affect people I’m sure several can attest that music heals. In the happiest and saddest moments of life, music has been there I learned that music to pull me up and litercan breathe zeal into ally dig at my soul to get me back to where I need even the weakest to be. Music isn’t biased. minds. It isn’t hateful or mean. It’s pure and real—the very reason why its efficacy is so powerful. Studies show that music provides the brain with the same feeling as a fit of in my generation or teens even, laughter, a drug or a favorite food. though. It affects everybody. Meet Henry. He’s confined to his It releases natural hormones, endorphins, into the brain, which are re- wheelchair in a gloomy nursing sponsible for the tremendous power home, and his posture is everything to heal and uplift. Most humans be- but erect. To passersby, Henry is just come entrapped in their own minds, another depressed elderly man on especially with old age. the brink of his departure from this Bob Marley once sang, “Out of earth, but his demeanor is deceiving, the darkness there must come out and music is to thank. the light.” As humans, we all run “Alive Inside,” unveils the miracle from lightness into the darkness of that plays out when he and others our own self-imprisonment, but in a nursing home are introduced to

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music from their younger years on an iPod; they’re instantly rejuvenated and reminiscing about the past that appeared to be lost to dementia and Alzheimer’s. The documentary explores the effects of music on the elderly. In it, neurologist Oliver Sacks, author of “Musicophilia,” and social worker Dan Cohen describe how patients literally “awaken” after music flows into their ears, unlocking some of their most beloved memories. Henry, who was only capable of answering yes or no questions, can now sing “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” When asked what music does to him, he said, “It gives me the feeling of love, of romance. I figure right now the world needs to come into music, singing. You’ve got beautiful music here.” Indeed, Henry. 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.

LIFE

“Don’t mess with my man!”: Why Facebook and relationships don’t mix

Justin Mitchell News Editor Meet Jack and Sally. Jack and Sally have bachelor’ degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. Jack met Sally one night while having cocktails at The Frat House. Jack was impressed that Sally knew how to “drop bass in her face” during a Skrillex remix while simultaneously drinking a sex on the beach and doing the wobble. Sally noticed that Tom knew every word to “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks and had a six-pack under his crisply ironed v-neck tee. It was love at first sight. Three weeks after Jack and Sally start dating, Sally decided to take their relationship to the next level after a romantic evening at TGI Friday’s, where Jack treated her to a 2 for $20 dinner. Apparently the way to a woman’s heart is splitting a fried mozzarella stick appetizer and a siz-

zling chicken and cheese plate. They even sat on the same side of the booth so that when dessert came, Jack could easily feed Sally the strawberry off the slice of vanilla bean cheesecake that came complimentary with the meal. For $22 (can’t forget the two dollar tip), Jack sealed the deal. That’s right, folks; Jack and Sally became Facebook official. Two months after they made their love for each other public, Jack’s cousin Tammy wrote on Jack’s wall. “Hey, boo boo! I miss you sooo much,” Tammy said. “When I come in town next week, we must get together and go for cocktails.” Since Jack and Sally are clearly the same person now, Sally has access to all of Jack’s social media passwords and vice versa. Sally obviously blew a fuse when she saw the post. Tammy had blonde hair, a curvaceous body and black-rimmed glasses. She was one of those hipster sluts Sally worried about. Sally smeared her Rimmel 24-hour mascara as tears ran down her face. She sent Tammy a Facebook message calling her a tramp and telling her to stay away from her “boo bear love bunny.”

Sally became so mad at Tammy for trying to “get with her man” that she immediately ran to Facebook to make a status about what “trifling” boyfriend stealer this girl is. On top of that, Sally ended her and Jack’s relationship on Facebook without even telling him. The world knew about Jack and Sally’s breakup before Jack even knew. The same day, Sally passed her state board tests in cosmetology. Her gay friend Philippe, who just so happens to be an Abercrombie & Fitch model, wrote on her wall. “Congratulations, hot momma,” he said. “The text time I see you, we’re going to get drinks, cutie, and they’re on me!” When Jack is trolling through Sally’s news feed, he sees with his own two eyes that this muscle bear is trying to lure Sally into his beefy, toned arms. He, in turn, threatens to drive to Los Angeles and beat his brains in while simultaneously texting Sally and saying, “You’re a cheater, and it’s over!” Jack and Sally broke up with each other at the same exact time over a first cousin and gay man. Clearly, Facebook is a credible source to find out if

your significant other is cheating on you. Stop that. No, it’s not. Finding out about relationships on Facebook is like using Wikipedia to source a research paper—you just don’t do it. What’s the moral of the story, boys and girls? Trust is something that many of you take for granted in your over-publicized and over-dramatic Facebook relationships. Maybe you should focus more on your actual relationship instead of what you think you see on Facebook. I have a news flash for you: if someone wants to sleep with someone else, break your heart and cheat on you, then they’re going to do it. Point blank. Facebook isn’t going to hinder anyone’s decisions. All it’s going to do is make you jealous and cloud your judgment. Take one piece of advice for your sassy gay friend: keep your relationship off Facebook. You’ll thank me later.

This was an article of opinion by Justin Mitchell, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to justin.c.mitchell@ usm.edu.

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I just can’t stop following that really attractive girl wearing those nike short and that date party shirt. ;) #turnaround To the girl interviewed in the article about the bondage themed poster who equated a picture of a nude woman tied up in a submissive position to a picture of a girl in a bikini, you seriously don’t see the difference? Thank you to the individual responsible for the BAKED SOUR CREAM & CHEDDAR RUFFLES in the Liberal Arts Bldg Vending Machine...Best Chips EVER!!!! YOU DESERVE A RAISE!!!!! To the guy with the BIGGEST heart-Your song made my heart flutter. To put it simply, I love you too! <3 Your JennyBunz Dear Spiderman, Please marry me? We would make beautiful spidey children. I’ll see you in the library later ;) XOXO, Your New Jane So I sit next to this pretty ballin’ girl named Erika in Geography 101 in MMM’s class every Tuesday and Thursday :)I’ll miss you next year! We met at the World Famous Bar, had fun at Gold, then more fun at World Famous with our t-shirts. I still don’t know your name, Miss Red Hot. Just call me Diesel. Only 15 more days!!!

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Sports

Thursday, April 26, 2012

BASEBALL

Bulldogs slug past Eagles Kyle Smith Printz Writer The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (23-17) traveled to Trustmark Park in Pearl on Tuesday to face in-state rival Mississippi State Bulldogs (25-16). To start the game, the Eagles sent sophomore pitcher Boomer Scarborough to the bump to try to quail the Bulldog bats. Scarborough went two innings for giving up one run on one hit and striking out three. The Eagles replaced Scarborough with Jay Myrick after Scarborough faced only two batters in the third. The first run of the game came when the Bulldogs hit a ground ball to Southern Miss third baseman Travis Creel, who stepped on third to get the force but

eliminated the force at home. After stepping on third, Creel fired the ball home, which would have been a smart move, except Creel had eliminated the possibility of turning the double play by stepping on third and getting the force out there. The Bulldogs put the game out of reach in the third inning as they put four runs on the board to push the lead to 5-0 over the Eagles. Upon Myrick entering the game, the Eagles’ chances of winning quickly flew over the fence, as MSU launched two two-run home runs, one by Hunter Renfroe and the other by Mitch Slaughter. The Eagles were unable to get anything going offensively despite out hitting the Bulldogs six hits to five. The Eagles were paced offensively by Kameron Brunty, who notched two hits for the Eagles.

Other players that had hits for the Eagles were: Dillon Day, Masson Robbins and Ashley Greater After the four-run third, the two teams settled into a pitchers’ duel, as neither team was able to sustain a rally and push across any runs. With the 5-0 loss to the Bulldogs, the Eagles were blanked in the run column for only the second time this season. This is also the second time within the calendar year that the Bulldogs shutout the Eagles, the last time being in the Atlanta Regional last summer. The Eagles will travel to Charleston, W.Va. on Friday to play C-USA foe Marshall Thundering Herd. The Eagles are currently in fourth place in C-USA and are looking to pick on the last place team, Marshall, to help the Eagles soar even higher in the CUSA rankings.

SOFTBALL

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Southern Miss Golden Eagle softball pitcher Gabby Luciani hurls a pitch during the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the Southern Miss Softball Complex. Southern Miss lost 1-0. The softball team will return to action on Saturday for a three-game series against UAB.

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Baseball vs. Mississippi State

Southern Miss Box Score Baseball:

4/21 vs. Memphis W, 2-0 4/22 vs. Memphis W, 2-1 4/24 vs. Mississippi State L, 2-0

Softball:

4/21 at East Carolina L, 3-1 4/24 at Alcorn State W, 10-2 4/25 vs. Mississippi State L, 1-0

Women’s Tennis: 4/19 vs. UCF L, 4-2

Men’s Tennis: 4/20 vs. Memphis L, 4-0

Men’s Golf:

4/224 at Conference USA Championships 9th of 11

Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games 4/27/12

4/28/12

1:05 p.m. Baseball at Marshall

Charleston, W. Va.

4/28/12

1 p.m. Softball vs. UAB

3 p.m. Softball vs. UAB

Hattiesburg, Miss.

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GOLF & TENNIS

USM teams complete in C-USA championships Kyle Smith Printz Writer Four Southern Miss athletic teams have completed their respective conference championships over the past week. Men’s and women’s golf completed play this week, while men’s and women’s tennis completed play last week. Men’s golf began their conference tournament Sunday morning at the Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Ark. The team, although having one of its better season in recent years, finished 9th overall out of 11 teams. The team finished thirty-five strokes off of first place Memphis. Redshirt senior Nick Brown was the bright spot for the Eagles, finishing tied for tenth place. Brown, who has had two other top ten finishes in his career. Brown recorded rounds of 72, 73 and 72 on the par72, 6,935 yard course in route to his best finish of the year. Zach Estep finished tied for 27th place and Kevin Brady finished tied for 34th to round out the top three for the Eagles. Women’s golf finished up their conference tournament Wednesday in Gulf Shores, Ala at the Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club. The tournament took place on the par-72, 6,426 yard Cypress-Marsh course. The Lady Eagles shot a three day total of 127 over par, finishing in tenth place. Sandra Sohlberg took top honors among the Lady Eagles, shooting 26 over par on the tournament. Sohlberg finished 38th overall. Brandi Rodriguez finished tied for 39th, shooting 27 over par.

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The Southern Miss Golden Eagle women’s tennis team traveled to Memphis, Tenn. for the C-USA Championship. The Lady Eagles lost 4-0 to No. 6 seeded Houston in the ﬁrst round of play.

Rodriguez was the team’s leader going in to day three, but Sohlberg’s final round of 76 pushed her ahead of Rodriguez by one stroke. Men’s and Women’s tennis competed in the Conference-USA championships at the end of last week.

Men’s tennis, whose conference tournament was located in Orlando, Fl. at the UCF Tennis Complex, was eliminated from the tournament in the quarterfinals by Memphis, who is ranked number 33 in the country. Memphis would

eventually go on to lose to Tulsa in tournament finals. Memphis put the Eagles away 4-0 on Saturday morning, after the match was delayed Friday night with inclement weather. Men’s tennis ends the season

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with a 9-15 record, matching the number of wins from last season’s team. The team has no juniors or seniors, so the team looks to improve as they will have everyone back next season. Women’s tennis also concluded their conference championships in Memphis, Tenn., with a 4-0 loss to No. 6 seeded Houston in the first round of play. The team, in a transition year after losing their coach mid season, looks to improve on their 3-19 record next season. The women’s tennis team will look to replace lone senior Elja van Berlo next season. She was the team leader in individual wins this season with 12. She also contributed 10 additional wins in doubles. Baseball, softball and track and field still remain to compete at their conference championships. Baseball’s tournament is scheduled for May 23-27 at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss.- a venue the Eagles have played at already this season. Softball is scheduled to begin their conference tournament May 1012 at the UAB Softball Complex in Birmingham, Ala. Track and field will compete in the Conference-USA championships in New Orleans, La. at Tad Gormley Stadium. Tulane is hosting the track and field championships.

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