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FOOTBALL
USM fails to end the streak Alan Rawls
Printz Reporter With a minute left on the clock in the fourth quarter, Allan Bridgford and the Golden Eagles took over at the USM 28-yard-line. The Golden Panthers led the Eagles 24-23. Southern Miss had a oneminute chance to snap the longest active losing streak in the FBS after Florida International missed a 45-yard field goal attempt. After three incompletions USM converted on fourth down with a 13-yard pass to Markese Triplett. Bridgford completed another pass to Triplett again for 12 yards. After an FIU offsides penalty and an incomplete pass, Bridgford threw the ball deep in hopes that wide receiver James Cox would score the winning touchdown. Instead, FIU’s Sam Miller was penalized for pass interference, setting up a Southern Miss 44-yard field goal attempt by kicker Corey Acosta. Susan Broadbridge/Printz A Golden Panther timeout left six Junior place kicker Corey Acosta takes a knee after his game-winning field goal was blocked Saturday. seconds on the clock. “I honestly thought this was it,” said of that moment. “This was go- over the top. We put in the work and effort and really work hard.” defensive lineman Khyri Thornton ing to be the win to put ourselves practice all the time. We put in the Southern Miss fans were filled
with hope. Some were tempted to storm the field in celebration of USM’s first victory since Christmas Eve of 2011. But another Southern Miss weakness was manipulated in those final seconds of the game. FIU defensive lineman Isame Faciane blocked the potential game-winning field goal, handing Southern Miss its 17th consecutive loss. It was USM’s third blocked field goal in two games. “Obviously, someone got their hand up,” first-year head coach Todd Monken said. “Was it frustrating to go all the way down there? Sure it is. Of course it is.” Southern Miss entered the game a 17-point favorite over the previously winless Golden Panthers. Statistically, FIU was supposed to be worse than USM. Even ESPN analysts Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit expected Southern Miss to win. The Golden Eagles’ loss defied expectation as they allowed an offense that averaged 150 yards per game to rack up 341 yards of total offense. In addition, the Panthers scored three touchdowns and a field goal, which
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ROTC closure to be appealed Administrators at The University of Southern Mississippi received notice that Southern Miss’ Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) program would be one of 13 programs nationwide to close, effective after the 2013-2014 school year. The notice, which came from officials at the Department of the Army, indicated the decision was reached “after careful consideration of how to best accomplish its mission with a reduction of resources.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, the program closures are due to low production of officers. Each ROTC program is expected to produce an average of 15 officers annually. The Army will now focus on emerging programs in larger cities. University administrators and ROTC officials have already taken steps to appeal the decision. “We intend to participate in any appeals process that may be available to us,” University President Rodney Bennett said in a statement. “We are disappointed with this decision because we know our Army ROTC students to be bright,
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engaged and patriotic citizens.” “The university’s ROTC program has a long history of demonstrating excellence while producing military leaders for our country, including 16 general officers from our 1,555 graduates,” he added. Southern Miss’ ROTC program is one of six statewide. There are currently 87 cadets in the program with five scheduled to be commissioned as lieutenants in December. Twelve cadets are projected for commission in May 2014. For more information on the Jamie Gominger/Printz Archives ROTC program, visit www.usm. Squad leader Williams overviews the squad mission during the FTX edu/army-rotc. lane on Saturday, March 2 at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg.
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Southern Miss Sports 10 Facts About Fall You Probably Didn’t Know...
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1. You sleep best during fall months because of the cool temperatures.
Football:
10/5 vs. Florida International L, 24-23
Women’s Golf:
10/1 at Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational 11th of 11 10/2 at Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational 11th of 11
Women’s Soccer:
10/4 vs. Tulsa L, 1-0 10/6 vs. Marshall T, 0-0 (2OT)
Women’s Volleyball: 10/4 vs. North Texas L, 3-2 10/6 vs. Rice W, 3-2
Track & Field, Cross Country: 10/5 at Chile Pepper Inviational 6th/181 Points
Upcoming Games 10/11/13 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. UTSA Hattiesburg, Miss. All Day Men’s Tennis at Tennessee Invitational Knoxville, Tenn. All Day Women’s Tennis at Northwestern State Invitational Natchitoches, La.
10/12/13 12 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Rice Hattiesburg, Miss. 10/13/13 1 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. UTEP Hattiesburg, Miss.
2. Apples are a natural teeth-whitener and can prevent Alzheimer’s disease. 3. Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte almost wasn’t created due to lackluster in market testing. 4. The first and last day of autumn shift about 24 hours every year because the earth’s orbit is not perfect. 5. Climate cooling sends a signal to humans to pair up, making fall the BEST season for falling in love! 6. Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites. 7. The first day of fall is 1 of 2 days of the year that you can stand an egg on end. 8. Bobbing for apples originated in Roman times. 9. The British prefer “autumn.” North Americans favor “fall.” The word “autumn” is more graceful and poetic, but “fall” is easier to rhyme. 10. Fall is AWESOME!
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FOOTBall, from 1 was enough to outscore the Eagles in a game that yielded the most points for USM all season. USM’s too familiar problems continue to plague them. Southern Miss turned the ball over four times – two interceptions and two fumbles. They had another field goal blocked. The offense failed to convert on nine of 15 third-down situations. The defense struggled to stop an offense that played over ten minutes longer than the Southern Miss offense. The Eagles’ first drive of the game resulted in a touchdown. It not only gave fans hope, but it gave FIU fans and players a familiar feeling. “The thing I was most proud of was we fell behind, started out the same old way,” first-year FIU head coach Ron Turner said. “Get the ball, go three and out, crappy punt, they get decent field position. They
go down and score. Our guys could have said oh s--t here we go again. But they didn’t.” The Golden Panthers responded with a scoring drive of their own, tying the game at 7-7. Before the first half ended, FIU led 21-16, and would eventually earn their first win of the season. Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles are 0-5 and lost their first conference game of the season. “It is kind of sad in the locker room right now,” USM linebacker C.J. Perry said. “Players are taking (the loss) pretty hard, but it is only one loss and that is how we go about it. We have to come back to work next week and come back ready.” USM is still looking to end a 17game losing streak, made worse by a total of 19 turnovers in five games. Southern Miss is the only team in Conference-USA without a win.
And though Southern Miss will have its second bye week of the season, the next game is at East Carolina (4-1, 2-0). After the loss to FIU, Coach Monken accepted much of the blame for USM’s shortcomings in 2013. “There are obviously times where we don’t do enough things to beat good football teams,” Monken said. “But ultimately, it falls on me. I’m the head coach… We’re going to look at what we can do better as a staff. It starts with us. We have to coach better and we have to play better. That’s the only way I know.” Southern Miss plays ECU on Oct. 19 in their fourth game on the road. Christopher Little/Printz
Senior wide receiver Dominique Sullivan escapes the grasp of FIU defenders for a first down conversion during Saturday’s game.
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Smith to wrap up Fall Visiting Writers Series Nikki Smith Printz Reporter The Center for Writers at The University of Southern Mississippi will host the final presentation in the Fall Visiting Writers Series with a visit from Michael Farris Smith of Columbus. Smith will present a fiction reading on Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the International Center Room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Smith is the author of “Rivers” and “The Hands of Strangers.” A graduate of Mississippi State University and the Center for Writers at Southern Miss, he has won numerous awards including Transatlantic Review Award, Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship, Brick Streets Press Short Story Award
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Kevin Young signs copies of his book after his poetry reading in the International Center on Oct. 2.
and Alabama Arts Council Fellowship Award for Literature. “His fiction is powerful and lovely and local,” said Jennifer Brewing-
ton, a graduate student studying English. “I think folks would really love to hear fiction that is so rooted in Mississippi. I have a soft spot for
Southern fiction, and I am incredibly eager to hear his work as well.” The Center for Writers has hosted internationally acclaimed authors for over 30 years with the Visiting Writers Series. It’s goal was to bring a mix of writers to expose students to different writing styles to improve their writing. “I have loved every one of the readings I’ve attended. Professional writers read their work aloud and interact with the audience,” Brewington said. “These events allow a more personal interaction with writers than most of us have the opportunity to experience. I am impressed by the quality of writers our faculty has been able to attract to USM this year. It is an event that fits nicely within the USM and Hattiesburg community’s enthusiasm for art.” Kevin Young, the author of “Ar-
dency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels” and the winner of an American Book Award and Jelly Roll, read one of his original poems on Oct. 2 as the first installment of the Fall Visiting Writers Series. Young was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and won the Paterson Poetry Prize. “This reading with Kevin Young is a great opportunity to see and meet a published writer,” said Elena Tomorowitz, a graduate student studying English and creative writing. “When the English department hosts a visiting writer, something magical happens--we all put down our own work, engage in the art of an inspirational writer, and later, conversations about writing and poetry fill the room.”
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AMA to host Marketing Week events Kirstie Lowery Printz Reporter The American Marketing Association at The University of Southern Mississippi will host its first Marketing Week. Marketing Week events will begin Oct. 7 and last through Oct. 15. The events will teach students about the work that goes into marketing, the various marketing careers that are available and the opportunities that come from working in the marketing industry and the benefits of being a member of the AMA.
“The original goal was just to participate. We wanted to offer students opportunities to meet industry leaders, but we also wanted to use Marketing Week as an opportunity to build credibility and awareness for our chapter on campus,” said Executive Vice President of Professional Development for the American Marketing Association Chelsea Thomas. Some of the events scheduled to take place during Marketing Week include: “Graphic Design for the Marketing Major,” “Connecting the Right People at the Right Time,” “The Tourism Industry in New Orleans”
and “The Mysteries of LinkedIn, Solved.” “The Tourism Industry in New Orleans” will be held Oct. 10 in Room 218 of the Thad Cochran Center and will feature the announcer for the New Orleans Saints and CEO of New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation Mark Romig. Other Marketing Week events are “Drink Pink to Support Breast Cancer,” held from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Center Oct. 9, and “Marketing and Merchandising Majors Confidential.” While this is the first time that USM will host the five-day event, Marketing Week is an an-
nual occurrence for the American Marketing Association. During this time, students will not only have the rare chance to meet with industry heads, but to gain hands-on experience by participating in various activities each day. According to AMA President Kevin Buckley, there will be many out-of-state professionals and local business owners present during the week, so it will be a great opportunity for students to present themselves professionally and hone his or her skills. “We started brainstorming over the summer and trying to create really great marketing set by the
professional marketing association,” said Mikel Mangipano, vice president of programming and marketing at the American Marketing Association. Part of Marketing Week’s mission is to prepare future employees for the types of jobrelated situations they will face after graduation. “The main goal is for students to grow professionally,” Mangipano said. “I want them to get out there and network and get to know the people that will potentially be hiring them.” Each activity is free for students and faculty members.
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Local
Monday, October 7, 2013
NEEDTOBREATHE set to headline Eaglepalooza Emily Evans Printz Reporter
Eaglepalooza, the free music event hosted annually by the Student Government Association, is set to take place Nov. 15 and NEEDTOBREATHE will headline the event. The 10th annual Eaglepalooza will also feature performances from Rosco Bandana, Mack Wilds, A Thousand Horses and DJ Bionics. Normally, the event hosts two or three artists but this year SGA took a different route and invited five artists to perform. NEEDTOBREATHE is a Southern-raised group that began in a church setting. Two of the founding members are sons of a preacher and their background subtly influences their message. If you are a fan of Mumford & Sons or Gavin DeGraw, then you’ll be pleased to see their performance. They have a popfolk sound that appeals to the masses and will surely entertain those who decide to attend the event. Having won multiple Dove Awards along with opening on the American leg of Taylor Swift’s, this group has some major clout in many music communities. Most young people in the Hattiesburg area consider Rosco Bandana to be a household name. A Mississippi bred folk group with male and female
harmonies makes for a great sound that has caught on in the Southeast region of the country. Rosco Bandana is currently performing shows with popular group Fun. and is continuing to grow in popularity. Whether you like country
music or indie-rock, this band will perform a show you won’t want to miss. They incorporate aspects of country and rock music, creating a unique sound that people are sure to love. Nashville band, A Thousand Horses, will appeal to those
country music lovers who enjoy the sound of a steel guitar. This up-and-coming group has seen some quick success with one of their songs featured on the “Footloose” soundtrack in 2011, and they’ve also shared the stage with names like Dar-
ius Rucker and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Mack Wilds and DJ Bionics are rather under the radar will surely add some variety to the bill put together for this event. For more information about Eaglepalooza visit www.usm. edu/sga/eaglepalooza.
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NEEDTOBREATHE guitarist Bear Rinehart performs with the band in Starkville, Miss.
on campus
College of Health sponsors Donor Challenge 2013 Monicia Warner News Editor All it takes is one person willing to become an organ, eye and tissue donor to save the lives of eight people and enhance the lives of at least 50 people. Over the next few weeks, students at The University of Southern Mississippi will get the chance to become one of these lifesavers as part of Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency’s Donor Challenge 2013. The College of Health Ambassadors participated in the challenge last year and are spearheading it again this year. Their goal is to spread the word about organ, eye and tissue donation and get stu-
dents and Hattiesburg community members registered as donors. Alanna Buckley, a senior speech pathology major and president of the College of Health Ambassadors, has been an organ and issue donor for four years and is participating in the event for a second year. “…when they asked if we’d do it again this year, I was really excited about it,” Buckley said. “I think it’s a really great cause.” In the 2012 inaugural challenge, Southern Miss went up against Ole Miss to see who could register the most donors. According to MORA, 68 percent of the 300 donors who registered were from USM. Southern Miss will battle Ole Miss to register the most do-
nors and get bragging rights for a second year. “What we wanted to do was to get on college campuses to promote awareness about donation and to create a little football challenge atmosphere with it,” said Chuck Hinson, community outreach manager for MORA. “[Southern Miss] did an outstanding job last year. They kind of took this on as their own and won the challenge.” According to Buckley, there’s a lot of misunderstanding about organ, eye and tissue donation. “It’s such a great way to give back, but you don’t have to do anything right now,” she said. “It’s completely a post-mortem thing, but it also can be an anonymous thing.” “It’s just making a promise that
however many years down the road, that you’ve made the commitment to save someone’s life,” she added. Once potential donors sign up, they will receive an email confirmation and a donor card in the mail. Their name will go on the Miss. donor registry and they can also elect to have a small heart placed on their driver’s license when they renew it. Students and community members can register to be a donor in three ways: at one of the COH tabling events, on MORA’s website or at their local department of motor vehicles. Students who have previously registered to be an organ donor can’t participate, but are encouraged to spread the word. “Also, if someone from out of
state is in Mississippi, they can still register with MORA,” Buckley said. “They try to give to Mississippians in need first, though [they] can go anywhere in the country.” Hinson hopes to see donor registration numbers increase this time around. “There’s over 119,000 Americans right now in need of a transplant,” Hinson said. “Every 10 minutes, a name is added to the list.” “It’s something that allows people to see children get married, to see grandchildren born, to see things in life that they may never see,” he added. For more information about the challenge or to register for organ, eye and tissue donation, visit www.MSORA.org/DonorChallenge.
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NATIONAL
Journalist discusses year without Internet Yolanda Cruz Printz Reporter Technology journalist Paul Miller spoke to Honors College students about the year he spent without any use of the Internet.
Paul Miller
Miller, a former journalist for an online technology news media network in New York, gave his talk in the Thad Cochran Center Tuesday. He talked about the life experiences that led to his decision, some of the feelings he had while he was “off the grid” and what he plans to do now. While without Internet, Miller was able to write a column about his experiences for The Verge, his employer at the time. He said he was getting exhausted and fed up with the Internet and realized it took up a lot of his time. Most of his waking hours were devoted to the Internet in some way. He thought he would be more productive if he took a break from it .
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Miller officially went offline on May 1, 2012, and didn’t log back on for a year. “When I first left the Internet, my first feeling was like this Zen, this calm. The Internet wasn’t the boss of me. I felt like I was 14 years old and no one could tell me what to do. No one could get in touch with me if I didn’t want them to,” Miller said. For Miller, the first month was the hardest. After that, it just felt normal to him. Two of the biggest feelings he had to overcome were boredom and loneliness. “You have the ability to connect so quickly and without that ability I found myself trying harder to connect to people,” he said. Miller took up many hobbies during his time without Internet such as reading books, riding his bike, playing lots of video games and listening to audio books. He still continues some of these hobbies. He noticed that he was more engaged when speaking to other people. However, he slowly started to fall out of sync with others. When this happened, he stopped making an effort to reach out to others, which left him feeling even more isolated. While disconnected, Miller noticed people’s behavior in regard to the Internet. He noticed people were always on their phones. He thought people used the Internet as a way to fill an emptiness
that people naturally have inside them. He said it’s not the same with older generations. Miller spoke of how his parents use the Internet for a few, specific tasks. He said that because we have smartphones that can access the Internet almost anywhere it’s hard not to use them as part of everyday life. “It’s awesome, but dangerous,” he said. Miller also said how the Internet has made people crave instant gratification. With the Internet, we can download movies, music and books with just a click. Miller joked that he was sitting in a coffee shop and wished he could’ve clicked to instantly get a refill on his iced coffee instead of walking to the counter and wait for it. Students in the Honors College had a positive reception of Paul Miller’s story. Madison Ralph, a sophomore special education major, took away a different perspective of how people use the Internet. “Paul Miller’s account of his experience without Internet can only be described as thoughtprovoking,” Ralph said. “His response was one I least expected: that our dependence on the Internet has become a necessity. “The lecture, as a whole, caused each student to reflect inwardly on the way we live our lives and how the Internet truly affects our
social interactions,” she added. Some people don’t see our reliance on the Internet and the technology that allows us to access it as a problem. It is simply the way people live their lives. This is especially true for an emerging generation that has not known much of life without the existence of the Internet. Ashley Pate, a freshman psychology major, said that she noticed the way people interact faceto-face versus virtually. “I see people constantly on their phones as they walk around campus, and I know I do it too,” she said. “It’s become a way for us to interact with people without really having to interact with actual people. I admire what he did and even though I would never do it, hearing about it was an eye-opening experience.” What will Paul Miller do now that he is back on the Internet? For the past few months he has been living in Colorado with his sisterin-law and her three children while his brother is deployed. He plans to write a book about his experience and possibly try to go to college. Miller said he probably wouldn’t go without Internet for a second time. He missed people, and now he can’t go a weekend without using the Internet. Read more about Miller’s experience on TheVerge.com.
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Faces of USM We ask, you answer.
Hannah Archer English Licensure Senior Hattiesburg, Miss.
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The shutdown has students talking Megan Fink
Printz Reporter Since the new fiscal year began Oct. 1, there has been a lot of talk on social media and in the press about the consequences of the government shutdown. Who and what does the shutdown really
affect, and what do students on campus have to say about it? The government’s budget crisis is a direct hit to some students’ budgets. Rene S., sophomore paralegal studies major, said, “I could lose student loan money and my grandfather, who is a veteran, will lose his benefits if the government shuts down.”
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Other students don’t feel affected by the shutdown. Meredith Bennett, a freshman elementary education major, said, “I am honestly very confused by it…I think it’s odd that they couldn’t agree on anything and I think it’s crazy that they are shutting everything down. I just hope that this stops soon.” Allison Gilliard, a grad student studying vocal performance, said, “I think it’s unfortunate that people are out of work right now … all of the Facebook posts are certainly annoying.” Some students are more actively involved in the politics of the situation, and have been following the partisan causes of the crisis. Kacie W., a junior history major, blames the Republican party. “[The Affordable Care Act] was passed into law, signed into law and upheld by the Supreme Court. If members of the current Congress don’t like that, then they need to come up with a better law, not try and hold the country hostage because they didn’t get their way…” Tori Carr, 18, of Purvis sees it from the other side. “It’s just a ploy to get the American people to blame the Republicans for it so the Democrats can gain more power…Obamacare has already cost a lot of people more money than they can afford.” Most students are just fed up with everyone on Capitol Hill. “It’s utterly ridiculous to think that depriving citizens of their rightful government will do anything
productive. It’s essentially a giant politicians’ temper tantrum,” said Brittany Elizabeth Strother, a senior advertising major Junior Sean Daniel Murphy blames Congress at large. “Our Congress could focus on better issues and do so much more than squabble like this and make everyone else pay for it,” he said. Carr is actually excited by the shutdown. “The whole government should shut down so we can create a new one,” she said. “Neither side is abiding by the Consti-
tution, or by what the American people actually want.” This raises a good question: What do the American people actually want? Since the crisis was caused by the most democratic branch of our government, it’s hard to tell. Most students are ready for the shutdown to be over and for business to continue as usual. This was an article of opinion by Megan Fink, a writer for the Student Printz. Email questions or comments to megan.fink@ eagles.usm.edu.
Sports
Monday, October 7, 2013
National
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Tragic death serves as a reminder Kansas City high school football star loses his life after suffering a stroke on the sidelines during a game.
Joshua Campbell Sports Editor Shawnee Mission West High School wide receiver Andre Maloney hauled in a pass and sprinted untouched to the end zone for a 63-yard touchdown during a Thursday night game in Kansas City, Mo. Maloney celebrated his touchdown then jogged back to his sideline, became disoriented and subsequently collapsed. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors discovered that he had a blood clot in his brain. Maloney was announced dead
Friday night after suffering a stroke during Shawnee Mission’s Thursday night game. Strokes
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young people than you might think,” said neurologist Coleman Martin of St. Luke’s Hospital’s Neuroscience Institute. There has been no explanation as to what caused Maloney to have a stroke that cost him his life. Sometimes, events like these never have an explanation. There are things that happen to good people every day that are simply gut-wrenching. “It’s shocking to me because you never expected something like that to happen to Andre,”
It’s shocking to me because you never expected something like that to happen to Andre. Kez Demby
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are usually associated with elderly adults, but can happen to anyone at any given time. “Strokes are more common in
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Michael Kavitz/Printz Alex Pfefferle sets for Kristen Fleming during Sunday’s match against Rice at Reed Green Coliseum. The Golden Eagles improved to 10-8 overall and 1-2 in league play. They will host UTSA Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
said Kez Demby, a former teammate of Maloney’s. “When people see Andre Maloney, they think football. The thing that stood out to me was his goofy smile. Anytime he was smiling, you just had to smile too.” Maloney was an athletic specimen who worked hard to put himself in position to succeed after high school. He was a four-star recruit and was committed to play football at Kansas next fall. “He was so fast,” Athletic Director Don Perkins said. “I can only think of one time he was every overthrown on a pass.” It is hard to imagine something so tragic would happen
to an individual that touched so many people on and off the field, but it serves as a reminder to all. There are just some things that can’t be explained. Many use sayings such as “life is too short” or “you only live once” to justify rather pathetic decisions. However, Maloney’s story gives light to the true meaning of these sayings. They are meant to serve as a reminder as to why people should strive to make the most out of every moment they are given in this world because nobody is guaranteed a tomorrow.
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Eight former Eagles inducted to Hall of Fame Judge Lucas Printz Reporter Eight former Southern Miss coaches and players were inducted in the university’s M-Club Hall of Fame. The 2013 class consisted of one coach and seven players, including the first soccer player in the school’s Hall of Fame history. Coach James Berry began his career in 1964 with the split duties of coaching the backfield and scouting. Berry would become the defensive backs coach and guided the ’65, ’67 and ’71 teams to intercept 20 or more passes as a team each year. The ’71 team’s 21 interceptions tied an all-time record. Stacey Hall became the first Southern Miss soccer inductee. As a member of the school’s first soccer team, Hall was a starter from 1997-2000 and owns every offensive statistical record to date. She is an alltime leader in goals scored with 50, assists with 20, points with 120 and shots on goal with 177. Hall earned All-Conference USA honors during her senior year. As an outfielder for the 2000-2003 Golden Eagles, Jeff Cook posted a .336 batting average in 225 career games. His 292 hits, 200 runs scored
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Mike Craft, Football 1968-1970, receives his plaque of recognition as he is inducted into the Southern Miss Hall of Fame Friday.
and 201 RBIs all rank fourth all-time in the school’s history in each category. Cook’s 50 career home runs ranks second. After leading the team to three straight NCAA Regionals and 2003 C-USA regular season and conference tournament victories, Cook was drafted in the fifth round of the MLB Draft later in the year by the Arizona Diamondbacks and played three seasons in the minor leagues.
Derrick “The Baby Bull” Nix became a feared running back in 19982002 after finishing his career with 3,584 yards and 30 touchdowns. Following three dominant years of more than 1,000 yards rushing, Nix was named to the C-USA Team of the Decade in 2006. Under the Jeff Bower-led Eagles, Nix was the 1998 C-USA Freshman of the Year and named to the all-freshman team. He finished his career with 14 games of
100 yards rushing. As a dominant linebacker in the “Nasty Bunch” defense of 19951999, T.J. Slaughter accumulated 425 tackles. As a first-team C-USA linebacker in back-to-back seasons, Slaughter helped lead the Eagles to a victory in the 1997 Liberty Bowl and 1999 C-USA Championship game. He was also part of the 1996 C-USA Championship-winning team. Despite a career of injuries, Mike
Craft left an impact for the 19681970 Eagles teams. Craft played on the offensive line and as a defensive tackle. Craft was a member of the team that upset the No. 4 ranked Ole Miss team in 1970. Bernard Haslett was remembered as a clutch shooter and played for the 1990-1994 men’s basketball teams. Haslett ranks ninth all-time in school history for points with 1,596. He currently holds the most threepointers in a single game with 10. Wenston Riley ran track and field in 1999-2000 and was known for being one of the best hurdlers in Southern Miss history. As a twotime NCAA All-American, he owns the school record with a time of 13.67 in the 100-meter hurldes. He competed in back-to-back NCAA National Championships, advancing to the semifinals in 2000 and finishing fifth in 2001. Each inductee will be remembered for his or her contributions to Southern Miss athletics. With changes to the school’s president and athletic director this year along with improvements to athletics facilities, the opportunity for current coaches and players to punch their tickets into the Hall of Fame is within their grasp.