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Southern Miss sees campus construction Carly Tynes Printz Writer
As students gear up for a busy school year, the University of Southern Mississippi Physical Plant is also gearing up for an even busier year with construction projects across campus. A recent grant has propelled the Physical Plant into action with the mission of beautifying the campus street between the Liberal Arts Building and Joseph Greene Hall. Chris Crenshaw, director of the Physical Plant, said the project is stretching from the intersection at Pearl Street to the intersection at Montague Boulevard between the LAB and Joseph Greene Hall. “We are most excited about this project,” Crenshaw said. “We plan to have this area look-
ing even better than West Memorial Drive already does.” The project includes bricking the entire length of the street, landscaping with trees that will turn a golden color during the fall months, up-lighting (which will include uniform lighting) in the landscaping of the trees, constructing half-walls for professors to take their classes if weather permits, and installing picnic areas and covered bike racks. Crenshaw said students should take note that although the area in its entirety is blocked off, there is a walkway that will remain open between the construction sites linking Joseph Greene Hall, the LAB and the International Center. In addition, the area’s water supply line has been completely replaced, and the sewer to Joseph Greene has been repaired. This project is expected to
reach completion by Dec. 31. Separately, in May, campus was buzzing with the excitement of the groundbreaking of the new College of Business building, Scianna Hall, which will be located off U.S. 49, nestled between McCarty Hall and the Trent Lott Center for Economic Development. Crenshaw said though the construction team working on Scianna Hall has made extensive progress since May, the building project still has a long way to go. “The foundation is in its early stages since the infrastructure of the building is still being laid,” he said. Crenshaw added that certain outages on campus will be unavoidable, but efforts will be made to keep them zoned
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Caitlin Osborne, a freshman from Hattiesburg, inspects an English book in the on-campus bookstore before purchasing it for her class. Barnes and Noble at Southern Miss is open Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. until 5 p.m.
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Res. Life renovates USM housing Carly Tynes Printz Writer
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A surveyor measures the depth of the decline being dug for the foundation of Scianna Hall, the new College of Business building being constructed off U.S. 49.
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The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Residence Life has been working non-stop on renovations and plans for future residence halls on campus, and students are taking notice. Female residents in Hillcrest Hall this fall were greeted with a face-lift to the building, the first construction the building had seen since its completion in 1965. Scott Blackwell, director of Residence Life, said exterior windows were replaced and the 225 dorm rooms received fresh
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paint on the walls and ceilings. Tiles in common areas were replaced with a laminate flooring that resembles wood but has an easier, cheaper upkeep, Blackwell said. Heather Chopin, a first-year Hillcrest resident and sophomore from Petal, said she was shocked when she walked in and saw the new flooring in the dormitory. “I feel more at home in Hillcrest now because of the new renovations to the building,” Chopin said. “It feels as if I can truly call this my home away from home.”
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 CONSTRUCTION, from 1 and limited. He said students should check their e-mail accounts regularly for notification of these outages and estimated times, dates and areas that will be affected. Scianna Hall will be a stateof-the-art facility housing computer lab classrooms, an auditorium venue for guest speakers and top-notch technology. This new home to the College of Business will open in 2014. Yet another project on campus is replacing the grass on Centennial Lawn, where cattle panels currently block the area. Crenshaw said the lawn should be
open by the first football game. Brittany Holifield, a senior music education major from Laurel, said she was most excited about the renovations that the older buildings on campus are receiving. “The older structures on campus have a lot of value, and I think the renovations are bringing out their original beauty,” Holifield said. Students and faculty are encouraged to keep up with these projects by checking the Physical Plant’s website at www.usm. edu/physical-plant.
RES LIFE, from 1 the residence halls are currently at full capacity, with 3,400 booked residents living on campus this year. He said Residence Life will soon address the students currently on the wait list to get into housing. Blackwell said stuNicky Duvieilh/Printz dents can expect to see a lot more comFreshman Ryan Lehman of Covington, La. browses the new convience store located in the ing from Residence Centry Park Learning Center. Life in the upcoming months, including Other residence halls across campus also received some updates, the demolition of Scott, Vann and which Residence Life feels will east Bond halls. The project includes plans for a new set of residence halls please students. In Hickman Hall, the headquar- and a three-acre grassy area. Chris Crenshaw, director of the ters of Residence Life and housing for 60 guests on campus, students physical plant, said the construction who are wheelchair bound can now in that area will be an “iconic addieasily access the laundry room, tion to the Southern Miss campus.” Blackwell said the summer of which was also renovated this summer. Bolton Hall welcomed a new 2014 is the estimated opening date sprinkler system, while Wilbur Hall of the three-building housing comresidents had the option to select to plex to be named Century Park live in the campus’s first-ever 800 South. The complex will house 950 square foot studio rooms. Century students and replace the area known Park residents will also have access as the “freshman quad.” With the opening of Century to a new convenience store named University Market that has been Park South, there will be a 230-bed added to the southeast corner of the increase that will help accommodate the 3 percent enrollment adjustment Learning Center. Blackwell added that he’s pleased the university has seen.
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Former Southern Miss English professor dies Stormy Speaks Chief Copy Editor Former longtime University of Southern Mississippi English professor and William Faulkner scholar Noel Polk died Wednesday. He was 69. “A very sad day for those of us who knew Noel, and for the state as a whole,” Pamela Pridgen, director of the Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County, told Hattiesburg American. “He was an ambassador for Mississippi and its authors and writers all over the world.” Polk taught at USM from 1977 until 2004. He then went on to teach English at Mississippi State University, where he also served as editor of Mississippi Quarterly,
a scholarly journal about life and culture in the South published by the College of Arts and Sciences at MSU. “For almost thirty years, Noel Polk was a challenging, compassionate teacher to countless students Noel Polk at Southern Miss,” Maureen Ryan, USM English professor, said. “Widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on Southern literature—particularly the writing of William Faulkner—he published important scholarly work and lectured around the world. And in doing so he served as a charming and erudite ambassador for Mississippi and our university.” Polk’s work focused on American fiction, and he was also a
highly regarded William Faulkner scholar. He edited Faulkner’s novels for the Library of America and Random House and authored several books concerning the work of Southern writers. He also studied the works of Eudora Welty and lectured on the works of both Welty and Faulkner in the United States, Europe, Japan and the former Soviet Union. Polk was a native of Picayune. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi College and his doctorate from the University of South Carolina. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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Chick-fil-A controversy fizzles on campus states, “The University of Southern Mississippi offers to all perPaul White sons equal access to educational, Printz Writer programmatic and employment Over the summer two peti- opportunities without regard to tions surfaced among the USM age, sex, sexual orientation, recommunity, one in favor to re- ligion, race, color, national orimove and one in favor to keep gin, Vietnam era veteran status the Chick-fil-A on campus at or disability status.” The second petition, created by Seymour’s in the R.C. Cook Ryan Kelly, director of External Union, though neither has forRelations of the College of Health, mally been submitted to the uniaims for the antithesis. versity. The petitions came after While Kelly would not comnational controversy related to a ment directly, his desire was for statement made by Chick-fil-A supporters of the restaurant to CEO Dan Cathy regarding his sign the petition to make known beliefs against gay marriage. that there were divisions of the The first petition, created by university that supported Cathy USM student Andy Bearden, asand Chick-fil-A. pires to remove Chick-fil-A from Jim Coll, chief communication its campus location. officer at USM, said though uni“Remove the extremely antiversity officials knew of both peequality Chick-fil-A from our titions, neither was ever formally campus,” Bearden said in a calling presented for consideration. card to his petition. “The university is aware of the “The University of Southern online petiMiss prides tion started by itself on You have the right a student and being a also aware culturally to believe what you isof the support diverse and want to believe. Buy for Chick-filinclusive the products, not the A from many community of its constitsupportive uents,” Coll politics. of all indisaid. viduals. The Roughly a universit y month after Zach Knight has even each petition taken the made its deopportubut, controvery erupted on the nity to make this known through social networking scene. Now the nondiscrimination policy,” both have dwindled to a halt. Bearden said in the document. Bearden’s petition to remove The policy Bearden refers to the restaurant at latest has re-
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Chick-fil-A in the R.C. Cook Union on campus was the target of two petitions started this summer as a result of national controversy stemming from comments by the company’s CEO regarding gay marriage.
ceived 718 of 15,000 desired signatures. Kelly’s petition evoked less of a response, receiving 592 signatures, but it only asked for 1,000. Supporters of Chick-fil-A and Kelly’s petition are drawing greatly from the argument that their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion are being infringed upon. “I believe in freedom of speech,” Chick-fil-A consumer and psychology major Zach Knight said. “You have the right to believe what you want to believe. Buy the products, not the politics.” Staunching this argument are members of the Gay Straight Alliance on campus and supporters of Bearden’s petition. “Cathy is entitled to his own
opinion,” GSA council leader Amber Hammons said. “We’re not trying to take that from him. We don’t support his involvement with and donations to anti-gay organizations and it has been that way for years…not just since he made those comments publicly.” According to Bearden, some supporters of the petition have also come under fire because of their outspoken support of the movement. “A faculty member that doesn’t want to be named was putting their full support behind my cause told me one day that she didn’t want to support this publicly anymore because she had received numerous threatening emails,” Bearden said. Even if both petitions pull in
as many signatures as they want and are presented to the university, there is a business end to the situation that better explains the relationship between Chick-fil-A and the university that may be the ultimate deciding factor in the fate of the restaurant. “The University of Southern Mississippi has outsourced its food service operations through a long-term contract with the Aramark Corporation,” Coll said. “Chick-Fil-A is one of ten different retail-dining options available on campus. Aramark provides dining services on more than six hundred college campuses nationwide, including five public universities in Mississippi.”
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The BoCo says goodbye...again
came as a shock to the Hattiesburg community. Josh Byrd, a junior graphic design major said, “I had no clue,” University of Southern Mississippi junior graphic design major Josh Byrd said. “I’ve been to a few shows there, and it was a cool venue. Hopefully whatever opens up in its place will bring as much to downtown as The BoCo did.” The Bottling Company originally opened its doors in 2006 at its downtown location, 126 Mobile St. After a yearlong stint as The Shed Barbeque and Blues Joint, the business returned to its original name in October 2011.
Caitlin Seale Printz Writer After five years in downtown Hattiesburg, The Bottling Company closed its doors this summer. Mitch Brown, who co-owned the business with his brother, Ken Brown, told the Hattiesburg American the decision was difficult but made as a family. The venue’s last night of operation was Aug. 4, just more than a week after 11 music publishers and Broadcast Music, Inc. filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the venue and its owners. The suit was filed on July 27, claiming that 12 individual songs were played without license or permission at The BoCo. The songs included hits by The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Buffett and other artists. “It seems like an unusual situation to me,” Paul Linden, a professor in the entertainment industry department at The University of Southern Mississippi, said. “All live music venues must have a public performance license to play music, unless they own ev-
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erything through originals. This is simply a case of a venue that did not pay a performance rights organization their annual blanket license fees, which seems a little silly.” Linden said PROs provide broadcasters and venues with the
rights, and that is one of the major ways owners of songs get paid for their “intellectual property.” Linden added the songs named in the suit could have been transmitted by a recording or by a cover band performing at the venue, but a license must be paid
for either way. The announcement of the closure came about via the business’s Facebook page immediately after a party that took place the previous day saying, “Our doors are closed for good.” The closure of the business
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Songs of summer Hit summer 2012 tunes encompassed a wide range of genres, from pop to indie rock.
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“The bookstore has such great deals on textbooks and gives you a fair price to buy them back” said no one ever. Ready for the new school year! SMTTT Thank you FFC for trying again to stop me from taking the pineapples, be aware that I will not tolerate your unmitigated abuse of these delicious fruits, by using them as decoration, I do not go to the FFC for the cool pictures or the visually pleasing set ups, I go there to eat.
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Every summer a select group of songs dominate airwaves, celebrating sunshine, fun and freedom from the pains of the spring semester. Surf rock legends the Beach Boys officially coined the term “song of summer” in 1965 with the release of their cult hit “California Girls.” Forty-seven years later, “song of summer” is still a title all music artists vie for. This year a bubbly, straight-banged Canadian took the top spot that dominated airwaves, and thus, “Call Me Maybe” lives on for the masses.
Had a blast a GEWW! I loved meeting new people and I can’t wait to see whats in store for this year! Team 26 To The Top!! Come out to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house tonight for the Back to School Bash with music by Trazy Productions! Happy second first day of school! Watch out guys! The cops will stop you and the parking people will ticket you. Dear bookstore, Please stop being cheap, and take the time to double bag my $500 book collection that I was forced to purchase from your monopolized textbook business. #englishmajorprobs Already ready for people to stop going to class so I can get a decent parking spot on campus again. 9 days till the first Southern Miss football game! Can’t wait! Go eagles SMTTT!! So, how bad is it that its only been one day of class and I’m already feeling some senioritis?!
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chart and the Pop Songs chart, according to Billboard.com. “Call Me Maybe” sold over 7.3 million copies and takes the second most selling single of 2012, losing only to Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know.” So who is responsible for the song that just won’t go away? Yet another annoying Canadian crooner—Justin Bieber... as if Bieber hadn’t done enough for the world of music already. After Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez tweeted about the infectious tune, Jepson was signed to Schoolboy Records and released the single in America. Even Olympians couldn’t get enough. In July, the United States Olympic swim team released a parody video of athletes such as Michel Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin lip synching to Jepson’s chart-topping single.
Los Angeles-based indie rock band Grouplove hit the mainstream scene this summer with the release of their second single, “Tongue Tied.” Arguably my favorite song of the summer, “Tongue Tied” sent Grouplove to the mega charts in 2012. The song first gained attention when Apple used the tune in a commercial for the iPod Touch in 2011. Although the song was released in July 2011, Grouplove’s “Tongue Tied,” from their debut album “Never Trust a Happy Song,” gained the most momentum this summer. In June, “Tongue Tied” officially nabbed the number one spot on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart.“Tongue Tied” is for 2012 what Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” was for 2011. Grouplove will be headlining a huge U.S. tour this fall that includes a stop in New Orleans’ House of Blues in October.
POP: “Call Me Maybe” Carly Rae Jepsen Recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe” has officially been crowned the most popular song of summer 2012. In the United States, the track ultimately reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
with on the track “Church in the Wildwood,” and Tyler the Creator, a fellow member of Odd Future with Ocean, showed their support for the young R&B star. Although “Thinkin Bout You” peaked at 72 on the Billboard charts, the attention surrounding Ocean’s music abilities and personal life made him the must-see superstar in the summer music realm.
Billboard Hot 100 Billboard.com posts a weekly chart tracking the most popular songs of Summer 2012 based on their performance on the Hot 100 chart from June 9, 2012 to Sept. 6, 2012. These rankings reflect sales up to this week.
1. “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen
INDIE: “Tongue Tied” Grouplove
R&B: “Thinkin Bout You” Frank Ocean Frank Ocean’s debut studio album, “Channel Orange,” hit the shelves July via Island Def Jam records. Ocean’s first single, “Thinkin Bout You,” was released via Tumblr last year but didn’t receive national attention until the album was released over the summer. Pitchfork dubbed the album “best new music” in addition to giving the album a 9.5 out of 10, an apocalyptic feat in the hipster music scene. Ryan Dombal, a music reviewer for Pitchfork, said that “Thinkin Bout You” shows how Ocean “battles his own brain while reminiscing about a first love.” Ocean made waves in early July after revealing that his “first love” was actually a man, coinciding the release of the single, according to the New York Times. After posting a letter online concerning his year-long relationship with the unidentified man, hip-hop superstars Jay-Z, whom Ocean teamed up
2. “Payphone,” Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa 3. “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye ft. Kimbra 4. “Wide Awake,” Katy Perry 5. “Lights,” Ellie Goulding 6. “Where Have You Been,” Rihanna 7. “We Are Young,” fun. ft. Janelle Monae 8. “Starships,” Nicki Minaj 9.”What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction 10. “Scream,” Usher
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Meet the 2012-2013 Printz editors
Mary Margaret Halford, Executive Editor Mary Margaret Halford is a senior news editorial major with a Spanish minor from Vicksburg. This is her third year on the staff of The Student Printz and her second as executive editor. Mary Margaret enjoys sassy comments, flipping her hair, Nike shorts and Ropers. Follow her @MaryMargaret25 on Twitter.
As the fall semester officially kicked off yesterday, the editors of The Student Printz were back in action delivering Southern Miss news every Tuesday and Thursday. The editorial staff is comprised of a unique group of talented and experienced students who dedicate themselves to make each issue of The Student Printz enjoyable and informative for students, teachers and faculty members. Printz editors, writers, photographers and designers strive each week to bring students an articulate, intriguing collegiate newspaper. After sweeping the Mississippi Press Awards last year, the editors of The Student Printz are dedicated to maintaining the high level of excellence that is not only hoped for but is also expected.
Stormy Speaks, Chief Copy Editor Stormy Speaks is a senior psychology major and management and German minor from Madison. This is her fourth year as a member of The Student Printz and first as chief copy editor. She enjoys reading, traveling, movies starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and spicy red pepper hummus. Follow her @stormyzane on Twitter.
Hannah Jones, Managing Editor Hannah Jones is a senior English major and news editorial minor from Lucedale. It’s her second year as managing editor for The Student Printz and third year as an arts and entertainment writer. Hannah enjoys Earl Grey tea, over dressing for every occasion, Woody Allen movies and sarcasm. Follow her @hb_jonez on Twitter.
Tyler Hill, News Editor Tyler Hill is a senior broadcast journalism major with a communication studies minor from Hurley. This is his second year as a member of The Student Printz and first as News Editor. Tyler enjoys overendorsing the Republican party, the color blue, jazz music and acting.
Kyle Smith, Sports Editor
Lisa Gurley, Design Editor
Kyle Smith is a first-year graduate student in sports management from Daphne, Ala. This is his second year at The Student Printz and first as sports editor. He enjoys blogging, fishing, hunting, track and field (especially javelin), making fun of Alabama fans, Tim Tebow and cuddling with his yellow lab Marley. Follow him @goldeneaglejav on Twitter.
Lisa Gurley is a senior advertising major with French and business administration minors from Hernando. This is her fourth year on staff and second year as the design editor for The Student Printz. She enjoys long walks on the beach (obviously picking up sand dollars in the process), hanging out with friends, playing the Wii and watching movies. Sorry guys, she doesn’t use Twitter, and she’s taken. This tree is somewhere on campus.
Mary Alice Truitt, Art Director
Chris Greene, Web Master
Mary Alice Truitt is a junior photojournalism major with minors in history and Spanish from Columbus. This is her first year as art director and second as a Printz photogrpher. Mary Alice enjoys cats, bluegrass music, her daily cup of bitter black coffee and excessive organization. Follow her @matruitt on Twitter.
Chris Greene is a senior computer science major and webmaster for The Student Printz website. He enjoys playing guitar, singing and spreading the gospel of Led Zeppelin. Chris also enjoys eating alfredo while listening to Tolkien novels on tape. Add his Blizzard RealID: opeth.geek@gmail.com.
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USA dominates 2012 Olympics Ben Welch Printz Writer From Katrina to Gold The wind blew, the rain fell and the waters rose. Everything changed on that August day as Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast. In the months that followed, people searched for something to grasp on to, something to give them hope, something to tell them that all was going to be okay. A graduate of Gulfport High School traveled to Beijing, China to give them that. Long jumper Brittney Reese was searching for a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games and wanted to bring it home to the Gulf Coast. That dream fell short as Reese leapt her way to fifth place. Most of the coast found their golden lining when the New Orleans Saints won
Super Bowl XLIV in the 2009 season. Reese would not be deterred. She entered the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games in search of the gold medal that she so anxiously wanted to bring back to Mississippi. With a final distance of 7.12 m, Reese brought that gold home. Reese told the AP, “In ‘08 my goal was to come out there and get a medal. And when I placed fifth, I was devastated and cried the whole way back to the (athletes) village. I had the whole Gulf Coast behind me. I got a lot of emails, a lot of Facebook and Twitter about my Gulf Coast family representing me, being there for me, and I wanted to come out here and do that for them.” A Golden Eagle’s Search for Gold On June 9, Ganna Demydova captured the NCAA Title in the women’s triple jump by setting the
NCAA Championship record for the event. Less than two months later, the Golden Eagle found herself in London representing her home country of Ukraine in the same event. A final score of 13.97 m was good enough to qualify better than half the Olympic field. However, Demydova did not place in the top 12, which is required to advance to the Olympic finals. Other Highlights Four USA Olympic teams entered the Summer Games ranked number one, and all four lived up to expectations. The hardwood saw both the men’s and women’s basketball teams go perfect in Olympic play, bringing home gold medals. The men’s team included New Orleans Hornets rookie Anthony Davis, who became the youngest gold medal winner in USA basketball history. The soccer pitch witnessed the
Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games Soccer:
8/24 at Louisiana Tech 11 a.m. 8/26 at SE Louisiana 4 p.m.
Volleyball:
8/24 vs. South Alabama 7 p.m. 8/25 vs. Central Arkansas 11 a.m. 8/25 vs. Louisiana Tech 7 p.m.
USA women’s team avenge a World Cup loss to Japan by defeating them in the gold medal match to live up to its number one ranking. The name “Fab Five” was justified as the USA women’s gymnastics team took gold in the gymnastics team competition. Gabby Douglas followed up with the first gold by an African-American female in the individual all-around competition. In similar fashion to the 2008 Summer Games, the best individual performances were found in the pool and on the track. Michael Phelps finished off his Olympic career by medaling six more times in London, including four golds. Phelps brought his career total to 22 medals with an astounding 18 gold medals. If he can find room in his trophy case, Phelps also received a lifetime achievement award from the FINA. Not to be outdone, Usain Bolt
looked to defend his title as “fastest man in the world” against countryman Johan Blake and several threats from the USA. Bolt retained that title by smoking the field in the 100 m, becoming only the second man to repeat gold in that event. Four days later, Bolt defended his gold medal in the 200 m becoming the first to repeat gold in the 100 m and 200 m. USA finished first in the medal count with 46 gold, 29 silver, and 29 bronze medals for a total of 104 Olympic medals. China finished second with 88 medals while the host country, Great Britain, finished third with 65 medals.
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Major donation made to Athletic Department Kyle Smith Sports Editor On Aug. 16, The University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Department announced that local businessmen Jim and Thomas Duff made a large contribution to the department. In return for their donation, the Athletic Center will be named the Jim and Thomas Duff Athletic Center. The donation of millions of dollars is the second largest ever given to the athletic department. The Athletic Center was built in Fall 2002 and kept a generic name since construction. It houses the offices of the department’s administration, the football offices, the football locker rooms, the athletic weight room and several offices for other athletic teams. The Duffs have also committed to provide a semi-truck, trailer and driver for the Southern Miss football team to transport equipment to away games starting this season. “All of the big NCAA programs have a semi-truck that they take to away games. Southern Miss athletic director Jeff Hammond said, “This is something the best of the best have.” “The Duffs have been involved with Southern Miss athletics for the last few years, and they want to be a part of our continued growth here at Southern Miss,” Hammond said. “There are no better people in the South than the Duffs.”
The donation could go towards payments of the department’s debt, but it will likely go toward something that can be immediately used by current athletes. “We will look at our needs,” Hammond said. “We could use the money to go towards the payment of debt from our facilities, but I would like for it to be reinvested into something to help the student athletes. Our track is in need of resurfacing. We are looking to construct a new academic learning center for our student athletes. We want to relocate the weight room to the south end zone. We could use it to improve Reed Green Coliseum. We also have three hundred sixty-four student athletes on scholarship. The money could go towards any of these.” Hammond also said that he has been working closely with the Duffs over the past few years. “We have developed a very trusting relationship,” Hammond said. “Jim and Thomas’s willingness to contribute shows their willingness to help Southern Miss move into the hundred-year celebration and to help Southern Miss athletics continue to grow.” The Duffs own five businesses in Mississippi, four of which are in the top 100 largest private businesses in the state. They employ 3,800 people and have revenues of over $1.3 billion. Thomas Duff is a graduate of the College of Business and holds a degree in banking and finance.
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Five things you missed during summer break Kyle Smith Printz Writer There was plenty of action in the world of Southern Miss athletics over summer break. While only two sporting teams remained active after spring semester finals were done, there was still plenty of news you probably missed. Hammond announced as athletic director: After spending the previous five months as interim athletic director, Jeff Hammond accepted a one-year contract as the university’s new director of athletics on June 6. He originally came to Southern Miss as senior associate director of athletics in July 2010. Hammond is also a former Golden Eagle athlete who played quarterback on the football team from 1976-1978. He has already begun to implement his plan to reduce the department’s debt and has begun a campaign to “fill the Rock” with fans for the first home game on September 15. Baseball misses postseason: The Southern Miss baseball team is not used to missing the postseason. However, after an average season followed by an early exit in the Conference USA baseball tournament, the team failed to make a regional appearance for the first time in nearly a decade. The team looks to build on last year’s expe-
rience, as the majority of last s e a s o n’s roster will return. Tr a c k and field goes to NationJeff Hammond als: Track and field took to Des Moines, Iowa, this summer looking to bring a few more championships to Hattiesburg. After Tori Bowie finished second in the women’s long jump, it appeared that Ganna Demydova would be the Eagles’ last hope to bring home a championship. After moving into the lead early in the competition, Demydova would hold onto the narrow lead to win the women’s triple jump. Bowie and Demydova helped the Lady Eagles finish in a tie for 12th place in the nation. Demydova in the Olympics: Demydova, after winning the NCAA women’s triple jump title in June, qualified for the Ukrainian Olympic team in the third and final women’s triple jump spot. She competed in the XXX Olympiad in the qualifying rounds of the women’s triple jump on Aug. 3 in London. She finished 15th overall with a best jump of 13.97m. She failed to qualify for the finals. Alford signs with Blue Jays:
Anthony Alford, the two-sport Petal native, had initially committed to Southern Miss to play both football and baseball. But after the Toronto Blue
Jays drafted Alford in the third round of the MLB draft, Alford decided to turn pro in baseball. He signed a contract with the Blue Jays and began playing ball
at their Class A minor league affiliate the Lansing Lugnuts. He will play football at Southern Miss this fall, which is allowed under NCAA rules.
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Junior Alex Hamilton of Mendenhall participates as a member of the cheerleading squad in the Eagle Walk during GEWW Sunday.
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Resident assistants Hilda Watkins and Julia Brady assist with paperwork for freshmen move-in day Saturday.
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Freshmen participate in the painting of the Eagle Walk at GEWW Sunday.
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GEWW Crew leader Moriah Moorer cheers at eagle assembly Sunday.
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Alex Boylan, a freshman nursing major from New Orleans, La., uses her body and hands to cover the Eagle Walk in new paint. Painting the Eagle Walk is one of GEWW’s biggest traditions. Golden Eagle Welcome Week lasted from Saturday until Tuesday.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 Golden Eagle Welcome Week is designed to welcome freshmen and transfer students to the Southern Miss community. It’s a week filled with meeting new friends, learning Southern Miss traditions and plugging students into clubs and organizations. Students are divided into groups by major and led by upperclass students who were selected by the Office of First Year Experience. During the week, students participate in festivities such as painting the Eagle Walk, magic and talent shows, pep-rallies and sessions designed to orient new students to life at Southern Miss. GEWW 2012 greeted record participation and prepared for a crowd of nearly 1,500 new students.
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Above: Freshmen Sara Kathryn Beasley, Sarah Campbell, Ryan Vo and Shelby Gallup leave their mark on the Eagle Walk during GEWW Sunday.
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Right: Alex Shows, a graphic design major from Moselle, studies Peter Boie’s knot trick at GEWW’s magic show. Boie performed in Bennett Auditorium on Sunday.
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Bottom Right: Freshmen participate in the annual painting of the Eagle Walk at GEWW on Sunday.
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