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tudent Government Association Senate passed a resolution that will add gender-neutral options for the admissions application
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in Georgia, where Republican Brian Kemp is currently leading. Currently, Republicans will outnumber Democrats 26-23 in terms of governorships once the newly elected governors assume office, though that number will change by one either way once the race in Georgia is called. In the state of Mississippi, unofficial election results show that incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Wicker defeated Democratic challenger and state representative David Baria 58.9-39.1 percent with about 98 percent of precincts reporting.
Nov. 8. Senior English Major and SGA Senator Jack Hoda proposed the resolution. Hoda said he started in the SGA as a freshman associate but did not decide to get further involved until senior year when he realized that the SGA Senate was the vehicle for change he had been looking for. Hoda said he was inspired to join SGA while speaking to LGBTQ+ undergraduates during his internship with LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. “Throughout my time at Southern Miss, there are things, being LGBT, that I’ve noticed that I wished would change,” Hoda said. “I never really thought about the fact I could change it through Senate.” Hoda has been advocating for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community since he was outed in high school and has plans to move forward with more legislature involving gender-neutral accommodations. Hoda said he plans to work with Dean of Admissions Kate Howard to implement the changes. Senior Biological Sciences Major and SGA Senator Andrew King said the resolution was sound. “It is a decent resolution where the senator finds a problem and then presents the solution,” King said. Corai Jackson, SGA vice president and psychology major, said she loves the direction Hoda is going with his legislation and that the university should strive to be as inclusive as possible. “I was very impressed and proud of [Hoda] for proposing this legislation,” Jackson said. “It is very progressive, and I think that it sends a good message to our university students and prospective students coming in that we are paying attention to those things that matter to people and that we care.” Though Jackson herself does not have a vote, she said she both supported and encouraged Hoda’s decision to propose the legislation to the Senate. Both King and Jackson said that it had not occurred to them that the admission application was not already non-gendered, but they also said that it had been three years since either of them had applied.
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Mike McDaniel, WDAM reporter and Hannah Roberts, Miss University of Southern Mississippi 2013, hosted the event, along with Student Government Association co-directors of the Miss USM Pageant, Rachel Shoemaker and Destiny Chafin. Sophomore communications major Shoemaker said SGA has been planning the Miss USM Pageant since the summer. “We had our first meeting last July, so it’s been about six months of hard work,” Shoemaker said. She said seeing everything come together was “the best feeling in the world.” “We worked with the absolute best staff, absolute best directors, and we could not be more excited
for our new Miss USM,” Shoemaker said. The Miss USM Pageant is an official preliminary to the Miss Mississippi pageant. The winner of the Miss Mississippi Pageant will go on to compete in the Miss America pageant. Before the pageant, the women had a private interview with the judges, which accounted for 25 percent of their score. While Miss America announced the end of the swimsuit competition, the Miss USM pageant chose to include it in the fitness/lifestyle portion of the competition, which accounted for 10 percent of the score. The other sections included talent, evening wear and an on-stage response to a question pertaining to the contestant’s platforms.
Both parties win in midterms GRANT CHIGHIZOLA SPORTS EDITOR
he 2018 midterm elections took place Nov. 6, as voters across the country, cast their ballots to determine a multitude of state and local elections. The big news on election night was that Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives, regaining the majority in the lower chamber for the first time since 2011. In the Senate, Republicans retained their majority, flipping seats currently held by Democrats in Indiana, North Dakota and Missouri. As of now, Democrats have picked up over
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ive women competed for the crown in the 74th annual Miss University of Southern Mississippi Scholarship Pageant Sunday, Nov.11. Macken’z Smith, senior speech pathology/audiology major, was crowned Miss University of Southern Mississippi and was awarded a $1500 scholarship. Smith is no stranger to the pageant world. “This will be my fourth year competing in Miss Mississippi, so [I’ve been preparing] really all my whole life,” Smith said. “It’s a lifelong dream. As a student, it’s your dream to represent your university, and I’m just looking forward to this wild ride. I cannot wait to represent USM.” Smith’s platform is centered around skin cancer prevention. She aims to teach others about how to best protect their skin and promote lifelong safety habits. Smith said she hopes to raise awareness about skin cancer and prevention around campus. “Whether it’s sunscreen dispensers or just getting student-athletes involved, I just want to make our whole campus safe,” Smith said. Senior communication studies major Macy Mitchell was Miss USM in 2015 and 2017 and said she was happy for Smith. “I’m so excited for Mcken’z,” Mitchell said. “She’s going to be a great representative for our university.” Smith will go on to compete in the Miss Mississippi Pageant in Vicksburg in June. Katelyn Brown, junior medical laboratory sciences major, was awarded first alternate and received a $700 scholarship. The other contestants included Kylie Hungerford, Madalyn Oglesby and Felicity Slater.
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30 seats in the House, moving well past the 218 seats needed for control of the chamber. However, as of this publication, at least eight seats have still yet to be called. In the Senate, Republicans are guaranteed at least 51 seats as races in Arizona and Florida have yet to be called and a runoff election will occur in Mississippi later this month. Democrats also made gains in terms of state governorships. Republicans entered the election controlling 33 out of 50 governorships, with Democrats controlling 16 governorships and one independent governor in Alaska. On election night, Democrats flipped governor’s seats in Illinois, New Mexico, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine and Nevada. Republicans picked up one governor’s seat in Alaska and one race has yet to be called
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PRINTZ REPORTER, 2013 any changes have occurred on The University of Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg campus since an EF-4 tornado struck in February. According to The Talon article written by Amy
Martin, The University of Southern Mississippi’s Foundation Manager of Communications, the USM Foundation has raised over $1.7 million for the beautification campaign. $140,000 was donated by alumni, friends and parents of current students. Loren Erickson, the superintendent of landscaping at USM, said the university is implementing the five phases of The Landscape Restoration Plan. This includes the gateway phase,
the rose garden phase, the Lake Byron phase, the District phase and the Marsh Hall phase. According to Michelle Shinall, assistant director of marketing and campus relations for the Physical Plant, the rose garden phase will be completed by Homecoming. The rose garden phase includes adding a brick walkway through the center of the garden, a seating area, a wider pathway for pedestrian and bike travel and the completed Golden Eagle statue.
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According to Martin, the Lake Byron phase will expand the shore and add a recognition wall at the north end of the lake. As for the district phase, trees will be added for shade and irrigation to support renovated or new turf. Erickson said tailgating in The District will be allowed but a completion date is yet to be determined. “Now that we are well on our way to getting the new and old landscaping to mesh and look even better than before, I am encouraged and excited to see the transformation continue,” Erickson said in The Talon. Other changes include the transitioning of college departments and the demolition of the Elam Arms Residence Hall across from campus. “Due to the tornado damage from the George Hurst Building, the ROTC department has moved to Southern Hall,” Shinall said. Shinall said the art department is scattered around in different university facilities. “Once all repairs are complete, all of the department of art and design, including the Art Museum, will be housed in George Hurst,” Shinall said. The area where Elam Arms once stood will eventually be turned into a green space. “A lot of the material from the building will be recycled, and the concrete from the building will be used for asphalt on roadways,” Erickson said. Erickson said they decided to save the grates from the pool area at Elam Arms Dorm and construct them into a rose art trellis for the courtyard at the Power House. Martin agrees that the beautification campaign was a huge success. The USM Foundation continues to raise money for additional changes. “We were so pleased with the support and it really shows the strength of this community and regardless of where people go, they still come back and help,” Martin said. On Aug. 29, Qdoba Mexican Grill will donate 15 percent of all sales to the Beautification Campaign.
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“In Regards to this Disastrous Reorganization” FROM A CONCERNED STUDENT his letter will likely be repetitive to many of you. It will say things you’ve heard from your fellow classmates, your professors, or coworkers here at the University of Southern Mississippi, but you have not heard it from me. My experiences, just as all the experiences of every other individual at this university, are uniquely mine, and I believe that by sharing how the reorganization process that USM has been going through has affected me I can show to my fellow students that we do have a voice. Our voice, in the grand scheme of things, carries very little weight with the administration when we speak alone, but when we speak in unison, our voice can carry more weight than any other. The first and most enraging issue I have encountered is the complete abandonment of the student body by our representatives, the Student Government Association. Just as the state and national government represent the state and national populations, SGA is meant to represent the student body of USM. However, SGA has not communicated in any significant way to the students about the reorganization of the university. The organization that is meant to act as a kind of go-between for the student body and administration has almost entirely taken the side of the university administration. Our elected representatives have undeniably chosen
to protect their personal interests instead of acting on behalf of the students. However, the members of SGA cannot be entirely faulted for this because at the end of the day they are students and have their education and future careers to think of. Still, it is inexcusable that SGA has not created any kind of communicatory discourse with the students even if it’s only purpose would be to keep us informed on the reorganization process. This issue conjures imagery of early 20th century Mississippi politics, full of secret caucuses and back door deals that are meant to serve the agendas of the legislation and not those they are meant to govern. That is not to say that SGA has done these sorts of things or would ever do them, but, as is often the case, the created perception carries more weight than the actions. The second issue which has become more and more frustrating is that this reorganization is suffocating student organizations, and those in charge of it do not seem to be aware of this. I am an active member of several campus organizations, and we have had to drastically reduce our campus involvement this semester because there simply is not enough time. This reorganization is creating a campus culture that gives students two options: ignore social activities and maintain good grades or ignore class and maintain a healthy social life. This is creating deep, emotional stress and anxiety issues for some students, and student use of the university provided counseling is at an all-time high.
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MONDAY, NOV. 5 * At 8:27 AM, an individual or individuals were arrested for first degree hazing at the Sigma Chi house. * At 11:43 AM harassment was reported to have taken place at a location off campus. * A motor vehicle was reported to have been stolen (felony) at 4:09 PM from a location on Lot Ross Blvd North. TUESDAY, NOV. 6 * Arrest made for possession of drug paraphernalia at Pinehaven circle at 1:53 AM. * At 10:16 PM, an individual was arrested for possession of a misdemeanor amount of a controlled substance. THURSDAY, NOV. 8 * Harassment reported at Century Park North at 3:17 AM. * Destruction of private property reported in the parking garage at 11:29 AM. SATURDAY, NOV. 10 * At 3:40 AM at Pinehaven Circle, a student was arrested for possession of a weapon and malicious mischief. * At 11:58 PM, an individual was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance at Golden Eagle Ave & Montague Blvd. SUNDAY, NOV. 11 * At 12:43 AM, an individual was found in possession of drug paraphernalia at the parking garage. * At 1:38 AM, a student was arrested at Lot Ross Blvd North for possession of a weapon.
“Most of us would agree that we did the application and didn’t think much of it afterward,” King said. The next legislation Hoda is working on is focused on gender-neutral restrooms. Hoda spent the summer working with program manager of Prism Tegi Jenkins, but neither felt comfortable giving the list to students because the restrooms are not specifically labeled gender neutral. “Most of [these restrooms] are labeled family restrooms,” Hoda said. “My next project will be passing a piece of legislation to change the signage of all those restrooms to ‘all gendered” to be more inclusive.”
CONTINUED FROM PG 1 MIDTERM ELECTIONS STORY Due to the resignation of Thad Cochran due to health reasons in April, voters in Mississippi also voted in a special election to fill the remaining two years of Cochran’s term. Incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy HydeSmith and Democrat Mike Espy will advance to a runoff. Hyde-Smith garnered 41 percent of the vote in the initial election, followed by Espy with 40 percent. Republican state senator Chris McDaniel garnered 16.4 percent of the vote and Democrat Tobey Bartee took 1.4 percent of the vote. As the top two vote earners in the special election, Hyde-Smith and Espy will face off in a runoff election Nov. 27. In the race for the 4th Congressional District of Mississippi, which encompasses Hattiesburg, incumbent Rep. Steven Palazzo defeated Democratic challenger Jeramey Anderson with 70 percent of the vote. Anderson received 29 percent of the vote, while Reform Party candidate Lajena Sheets received one percent of the vote in the race. Around the state, incumbent 2nd District Rep. Bennie Thompson and 1st District
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The administration’s silence on this reorganization has created a tense and frustrating barrier for students, like myself, who had considered continuing their education beyond a Bachelor’s Degree at USM. It is because of the reorganization that I have begun looking at other graduate programs and will likely not return to USM. I imagine that the undergraduate dropout rate Rep. Trent Kelly also won re-election in their respective districts. Republican Michael Guest won the open seat in the state’s 3rd Congressional District, where he will replace retiring Republican Rep. Gregg Harper. With a retained and potentially expanded majority in the Senate, President Donald Trump should have an easier time confirming future judicial and cabinet nominees. In fact, Attorney General Jeff Sessions tendered his resignation to Trump on Nov. 7, setting up a confirmation battle for that position in the near future. However, the ability for the President to advance key items on his agenda, especially in terms of immigration and health care, will hit a roadblock with a divided Congress ahead. Still, leaders from both parties have expressed a willingness to compromise on certain issues, mainly on infrastructure reform. The 116th United States Congress will begin Jan. 3, 2019, at which point the newly elected senators and representatives will assume office.
for this semester will reflect a similar level of distaste, as well. I would like to close with this: silence, on both the part of the students and administration, is damnable. Lines of communication between students and administration need to be opened, and true transparency must be achieved. Otherwise, USM may not survive much longer.
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Southern Miss students walk to the polls CALEB MCCLUSKEY PRINTZ REPORTER
group of students walked from Centennial Lawn to the voting station at Hub City Masonic Lodge Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. to vote during the midterm elections. The event called Walk to the Polls” was organized by junior communication major Brandon Rue. He said that many students would have had to wait until dark to vote and that he wanted to make sure everyone got the voting station and back safely. “We want to make sure we have our say and that we have our needs met,” Rue said. “It is important to vote because it is our voice—our right.” Rue said because college students make up one of the largest voting blocks in the country it is important for as many students to make their voices heard. He said students should vote in any elections possible because the officials voted into office affect not just themselves but everyone in the country. Rue and his student organization, Elevate, partnered with Common Cause, a non-partisan organization that created a position on campuses which advocate for voting. Before the walk started, Rue and others assisted giving away free stickers, buttons and voting pamphlets for those who have not made a decision yet. After the group voted, they had a gathering at the Thad Cochran Center where food and drinks were served. Among the students were senior English major Emily Rasch and junior social work major Kelly Shoemake who said they came to the event specifically to support Rue. Shoemake said she is good friends with Rue and that they have worked together on many projects. She said that the precinct the walk was at was not her own, but she
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wanted to come to see students of all different backgrounds, ethnicities and colors come together to vote. “The young vote is so important especially in this election,” Shoemake said, “Millennials and Generation Z make up together the largest population that is eligible to vote. However, they don’t typically show up. But today it looks like we are starting a change—a butterfly effect.”
Stickers, pins and fliers encouraging students to vote.
According to the United States Elections Project, Mississippi had a 40.7 percent voter turnout in 2018 as opposed to the 36.7 percent turnout in 2014. Rasch similarly had already voted but felt it was nice to see everyone vote. “I voted this morning, but I wanted to walk with these people because I wanted to see the reaction of people voting for the first time or showing that our Southern Miss
community is so much more than what we guess,” Rasch said. Rasch said it was exciting to see young students who were first time because they glowed with pride. “The look on their face is like, ‘Oh yeah, I really made a difference in my community,” Rasch said. “That is really powerful.”
Share the Love panel discusses LGBTQ+ issues CONRAD ACOSTA PRINTZ REPORTER
he Southern Miss Prism Center and the Center for International Education held the Share the Love forum event as a part of International Diversity Education Week Monday, Nov. 5. The forum focused on several issues facing the LGBTQ+ community, including the challenges that face transgender people and how those who wish to be allies to the LGBTQ+ community can do better about improving the situation. Amy Ellefson, a Ph.D. student of Communication Studies, suggested that the best way to start with being an ally is to want to learn about the issues and identities of people in the LGBTQ+ community. “Most people are okay with questions that come from a place of truly wanting know,” Ellefson said. The concept of gender identity versus biological sex and the idea that gender exists on a spectrum was also discussed. Junior psychology major Alex Saucier identifies as transgender man. “If you have pink on one side and blue on the other, you have a whole range of purples that exist in the middle,” Saucier said. This statement started a dialog about gender identity and gender expression and how people express their gender in different ways. “It’s very individual. What makes me a man and what makes you a man could be two completely different things, and that’s okay,” Saucier said.
The discussion also focused heavily on the issues that face LGBTQ+ issues in Hattiesburg. The panelists said the city gives many people in the LGBTQ+ community the opportunity to express themselves, but that things could be better. Senior English major Jack Hoda said potential allies should be politically engaged, especially when legislation regarding LGBTQ+ issues is being discussed. “People tend to think that there’s no longer a problem, but when it comes to things like employment protections for LGBTQ+ people, it’s still a huge issue,” Hoda said. Panelist and Vice-President of the Hattiesburg Spectrum Center Keenan Walker described the experience of alleviating the issues that LGBTQ+ individuals face in the city. He is not only involved with the Spectrum Center but has also worked with the Hattiesburg City Council and the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association as a social media representative and continues to be an advocate of LGBTQ+ issues within the Hattiesburg community. “I’ve put myself in an elevated position in the community, and I know that there are people out there who would rather not see me doing the things that I’m doing. But I just keep on doing what I’m doing,” Walker said. Tegi Jenkins-Rimmer, the Program Manager for the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services and also one of the organizers of this event, said that the goal of the event was to remove the stigmas surrounding LGBTQ+ issues. “Love is too beautiful to be hidden in the closet.” This quote is attributed to an anonymous
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Dr. Amy Ellefson and other panelists speak on Share the Love panel.
person on the internet and was pictured on all of the posters advertising the event. “It symbolizes the daily struggle for people in the community. The constant fear of not being able to be yourself. It also represents the programs effort to get LGBTQ+ individuals to feel comfortable with who they are,” Jenkins-
Rimmer said. She also said that the quote represents the effort to make a more inclusive campus, a goal that is shared among many of the organizations here at Southern Miss. For more information on LGBTQ+ resources in Hattiesburg, visit the Spectrum Center website.
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‘Cabaret’ performed by Southern Miss Theatre MORGAN USRY PRINTZ REPORTER
outhern Miss Theatre presented their production of the musical “Cabaret” at the Martha R. Tatum Theatre Nov. 8-11. This was the second show of their 2018-2019 season. Set in the early 1930s in Berlin, Germany while the Nazi Party is rising to power, “Cabaret” focuses on the Kit Kat Klub and the romance between one of the club’s performers, Sally Bowles, and an American writer, Cliff Bradshaw. Carrie Sullivan, a sophomore double major in theatre and dance education, played the role of Fritzie, one of the dancers at the Kit Kat Klub. This was her first time being involved with a Southern Miss Theatre production. Sullivan said that while the musical is fun, it also has a more serious message behind it. “It’s flashy and showy, but it comes to a point where it gets really serious,” Sullivan said. “It has a really serious message to send out about politics and coping with significant changes in the people and places you love. It’s about art and how you can use art to both cope and to spread a message.” Jessica Luzardo, a graduate student in the Master of Arts in the Teaching of Languages program, said she enjoyed the performance. “It was very good,” Luzardo said. “The voices were great. The acting was fantastic. I lost count of how many times I teared up. It was just very moving.” Library and information science graduate student Emily Hixon said the actors performed their characters well and that “Cabaret” accurately describes the 1930s. “It had strong performances,” Hixon said. “There’s always a lot of subtext when you see “Cabaret” about the German experience during those times, but now they’re making some commentary about willful ignorance in our culture.” Freshman psychology major Iyanna Marshall
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said she knew nothing about the show’s plot prior to seeing the show. “I thought it was incredible,” Marshall said. “I was enthralled every second. I didn’t know anything about the show going in, other than there would be some adult content, so it was really interesting seeing the story unfold.” Mario Marset, a junior sociology major said he liked the explicit nature of the show. “I’m glad it was so vivid because I’m half
The cast of ‘Cabaret’ pose together.
German myself,” Marset said. “My grandparents were activists during the Cold War and after in Germany. I think it was necessary for people to at least see a representation of what it could have been like as far as the social interactions they had going on.”
Southern Miss Theatre will be holding its Emerging Artists Series from Nov. 1316 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hartwig Theatre. Tickets will be available at the door and southernmisstickets.com.
Pi Beta Phi ‘Phield Day’ benefits Read, Lead, Achieve BENJAMIN ROARK PRINTZ REPORTER
i Beta Phi’s flagship philanthropy event ‘Phield Day’ benefiting their ‘Read, Lead, Achieve’ initiative was held Nov. 10 at the Payne Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Mississippi Alpha chapter hosted a volleyball tournament with other College Panhellenic Council sororities and Interfraternity Council fraternities participating with Kappa Sigma winning the tournament. Junior international studies major Carol Dominguez said the tournament was successful. “It’s a great way to raise money for children’s literacy because every sorority and fraternity donates money to participate and all the money goes to our foundation,” Dominguez said. “Having the philanthropy we do have, my major is speech pathology, so I want to do something for kids, so I like the fact that we give back to kids,” Shelby Blades, a sophomore speech pathology major said. Sophomore business management major Chaney Ferrill was the tournament scoretaker and said she enjoyed the event. “[We’re] new members of Pi Phi so we’re
just trying to get involved,” Ferrill said. Ferrill and Blades said they appreciated the chance to give back to the community and those who participated. Pi Beta Phi’s philanthropy focuses on literacy. According to their philanthropy’s website, “[At] Pi Beta Phi, we believe in the power of reading. We believe reading always has been — and always will be — a powerful step toward a life of enduring impact. We believe that when one out of four children cannot read, that is one too many. We believe in inspiring readers, sparking imaginations and igniting the desire to learn. We believe that readers become leaders. And, we believe reading is the foundation of all that we can achieve in life.” Greek Life philanthropies are set up to produce means to contribute to charitable causes. Each year, sorority women and fraternity men offer up their time and money to benefit charities. The individual sororities have national philanthropies while also serving local agencies as well. The quality of the mission and strength in numbers helps these organizations achieve success in aiding their communities they serve. The next CPC philanthropy event will be Chi Omega’s Songfest, benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, at Reed Green Coliseum at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15.
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Beer enthusiasts compete at Keg & Barrel ASHLYN LEVINS PRINTZ REPORTER
attiesburg’s Keg & Barrel hosted its ninth Annual Outlaw Homebrew Competition and invited brewers from all over the South to present their homebrewed beers to the public Saturday, Nov. 10. The event welcomed guests from Louisiana to Florida to compete for the title of Overall Best Beer. Keg & Barrel has hosted the event for nine years, and locals and out-of-staters travel in order to get a taste of the best beers. General Manager of Keg & Barrel, Diana Pennington said the event began when homebrewing in Mississippi was illegal nine years ago. “They passed a law about five years ago making it legal in Mississippi – hence the name ‘Outlaw Homebrew Competition’,” Pennington said. “Even though it’s legal now, we still do it. We usually have about 30 homebrewers from Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida come with a bunch of beers, and everyone tastes them and it’s such a good time.” The restaurant prepared for the event by marketing on social media and blind numbering the beers for the judges. Butch Bailey, who is the head of Raise Your Pints, lead the judging and the restaurant provided cups for tasting. Ocean Springs resident Trevor Smith brought along his own brews for the competition. Smith is known for experimenting with flavored beers. “This is a fun beer event because it doesn’t go by the rules of most homebrew events,” Smith said. “I like this one because I bring a bunch of ‘Willy-Wonka’ style beers. Things that I throw a lot of different flavors into, like fruit and spices, even hot peppers. So that’s what I am trying to do today is bring just the wackiest, flavorful beers that I can think of.”
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Long-time homebrewers look forward to the event each year. Hattiesburg local Sean Murphy had set up a tent at the Keg & Barrel for his tenth year while attempting something new. “This is our first try with an Oktoberfest,” Murphy said. “It’s a lager, and lagers are a little more difficult because it takes a long time, and you need to ferment it at a colder temperature. We didn’t really have the
Brady’s Brewing showcases various citrus beers.
equipment, but we did try our hand at this.” Murphy said. “For the fruit beer, we have fallen in love with guava in beer. So my wife decided she wanted to use guava, and she added some mango extract. We are real proud of that one also. Both of them are easy drinking. They are not really high in alcohol, so we think people will really like them.” Murphy said he wants more people to let
go of their preconceived notions about beer. “Just give it a chance,” Murphy said. “A lot of the time you will hear people say, ‘Oh, well I don’t like beer,’ and what I say is, ‘You just haven’t found the right beer.’ It is because a lot of people have a preconceived notion. They will say they don’t like dark beer, but they won’t try it. I just say try it, and eventually, you are going to find the one.”
Newscast opens for Wildframes at Thirsty Hippo MAKAYLA PUCKETT PRINTZ REPORTER
ast decades came back to life on Nov. 9 when Mississippi based bands Newscast and Wild Frames played at the Thirsty Hippo in Downtown Hattiesburg. Opening for Thirsty Hippo veterans Wildframes, the 6-month old pop band Newscast relies on the keyboard and electronic sounds that give the group an 80s and disco style. “Yazoo, Genesis, Human League or any 80s bands influence us,” Newscast guitarist Hayden Boyd said. The denim jacket and canvas sneaker-clad group’s music is all original, using personal experiences for lyrical inspiration. Newscast is motivated to produce a style that will stand out in the local music scene by bringing a spunky, modern twist to a previous genre. “[Our style] stems from wanting to hear something different. There aren’t a lot of pop bands in the area,” lead singer Sal Almakky said. The Jackson based band agreed that Hattiesburg is always a fun place to play. With other areas in Mississippi trying to create the DIY scene, Newscast is breaking into, Hattiesburg has one already in motion. “I like the city a lot. Everyone is creatively free here,” Almakky said, “It’s really fun to see the genre grow. I have friends here, and they are just killing it in Hattiesburg.” Newscast is working on new music as well as planning a tour for 2019. “We are booking a tour for the beginning
of next year, but for now we have more local shows in Jackson and Hattiesburg coming up,” drummer Logan Owensby said. Wildframes is a garage rock band with the 90s and surf rock influences. All of the band’s original lyrics are inspired by personal experiences as well as fantasy. One of the group’s songs, “Metropolis”, is a combination of each of their dreams. Wildframes takes influence from each of their favorite groups such as The Pixies and The Cranberries to form their spunky style. The 3-year-old group utilizes heavy bass and percussion to create high energy on the stage. Wildframes discovered lead singer Leeann Rogers during a Hattiesburlesque performance after which the band asked her – and only her – to audition to sing for them. Since then, the group has created a name for themselves in the Hattiesburg music scene. “The live performance is really where we shine because it’s a spectacle to see. It’s not just people standing there playing,” Wildframes drummer and Southern Miss junior biology major William Bird said. Rogers said that performing allows for her to release creativity and feel accomplished. “It’s nice to go and express myself and have people react to it and like it and to have a good time with the audience,” Rogers said. Wildframes is currently taking a break from touring in order to focus on writing new music. While they do so, the band members will continue to work on other projects as well. “I’m a part of another band, Electric Witch, and I also work for the Hattiesburg Art Council I’m always trying to stay active in the community as far as being artistic,” Rogers said.
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Teachers’ lack of passion affects students hroughout this semester, I have continuously noticed that some teachers are not sympathetic and not just in college. I have noticed that many of my teachers just don’t even seem to care to try to actually teach. Many teachers are just going through the motions, and that is not what teaching is about. It’s about making an impact on your students’ lives, making them excited to learn and impacting them so they can make an impact in the world. To make an impact in a student’s life, you cannot just pass him or her, you have to actually care. I may seem to sit here and write all of my complaints down for people to read, and yes, that is one of my motives. However, I also want to be relatable and help make a change. Many things on this campus have begun to concern me as of late, especially
the parking situations and the new scheduling of classes because these seem to coincide and create many problems for students like myself. With the new scheduling of classes, many people have a harder time finding a parking spot on campus in enough time to get to their classes. For myself, I have 8 A.M. classes Monday through Thursday, so I have to get to campus by 7:30 at the latest to ensure I have a parking spot. For students with later start times, they have to get onto campus at least an hour earlier to ensure a spot in time. With this in mind, many students have personal issues and cannot always make it on time to campus to get a spot. Sometimes they just skip class, but other times they try to get to class, even if they are running 15 minutes late. That shows dedication. But there are teachers that still act very angrily
for interrupting class. I have seen this first hand many a time, but only one of my teachers has shown any sympathy for her students in this concern. This teacher asks my class every day if we were able to find parking on campus easily, and if not, what is there that she can do to help. She listens to our concerns. She went above her department to talk about the parking on campus and is always so adamant about letting us know that she is there for us. When we are in class, she has open discussions about what we are learning about and makes sure that none of us ever feel “dumb” when we are discussing a story. She cares, and she makes it known. I can tell with her that she is truly passionate about her job, unlike many of my other professors. I am not saying my other teachers aren’t passionate, but I am
saying that I cannot tell because they seem like they are just teaching as a job, not as a passion. The same can be said in high schools as well. I have seen my younger brother go through a very hard first semester of high school, and his teachers have seemed to beat him down even more. I would have thought that teachers would have more sympathy for ninth graders- it’s their first year in high school and they’re going through so many different things, but for my brother, they just don’t seem to care at all. I just want to know where the passion for teaching has gone in so many teachers. Having the ability to change your students’ lives and make them grow into great people is such an amazing gift that teachers possess, but many do not use anymore.
Living with generalized anxiety disorder MAGGIE MATTESON PRINTZ REPORTER
es, it is true. We as a generation need to talk about the growing impact of mental health on teens and young adults all over the world. But to what extent? I have been battling my very own mental health issues for nearly 15 years. My parents noticed signs of anxiety at a young age,but did not really worry about it until they became noticeable in my high school years. It wasn’t until recently that I realized how much of an impact mental illness, especially anxiety, had on my life. As Vice contributor Christina Stiehl puts it, “People have taken to exaggerating their everyday experiences...with terminology appropriate for a psychiatrist’s office.” Anxiety can take several forms and not all of them can be solved by popping a Xanax and taking a “depression nap.” Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder, and panic attacks are some of the various forms of “abnormal anxiety.” This means that instead of affecting you for a short period of time, the anxiety you feel weighs heavily on your day-to-day life. Even the simplest of tasks, like getting up to throw away trash, are daunting. The notion that people want to feel like that is wild to me. Anxiety is much more than the repetitious click of a pen or getting annoyed when a mild
inconvenience happens. Being “anxious” and being “agitated” are not the same in any measure of leaps or bounds. This disorder affects my schooling, my social life, and my run-of-the-mill daily activities. On top of the panic attacks, I also suffer from other symptoms, like lack of sleep, irritability, restlessness, and physical illness. So much stress on the body, that doctors have seen millions of cases where this disorder can cause aches and pains throughout the entire body. Medications like Xanax, Prozac, Paxil, or Zoloft are not for us to use to “chill out,” these medications help level out the chemical imbalances that we suffer from. According to Jim Morelli, MS, RPh, they regulate the amount of serotonin and norepinephrine the brain transmits. Not so cool anymore, is it? People will try to relate to me using my anxiety. If I express anxiousness or discomfort in a social setting, someone will inevitably bring up how I will get used to it, since they “used to be anxious” but aren’t anymore. That’s not how this works. I’m not going to just get over not being able to be in a social setting. I am still going to have to go home and wind down from the overstimulation of being in a room with more than fifty loud people. Be careful of what words you use and who you say them around. Your brief nervousness over a single presentation will be gone by the time you start talking. Someone battling anxiety will still be trying to get over it, even after the presentation is long been done. Their anxiety is not your trend.
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‘Overlord’ is one of 2018’s biggest surprises WILLIAM LOWERY PRINTZ REPORTER
verlord,” is a film from producer J.J. Abrams and director Julius Avery. An eclectic mixture of real-world history and macabre horror elements, the film stars Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbaek and John Magaro, amongst others. Set the day before the Invasion of Normandy, a.k.a. D-Day, “Overlord” follows a platoon of soldiers who have been sent into France to disable a jamming tower set up by the Nazis in a small town. The plane is shot down by German forces, and only a small group of soldiers, including Private Ed Boyce (Jovan Adepo), Corporal Ford (Wyatt Russell) and Private Tibbet (John Magaro) survive. The handful of troops makes their way to the town, where they hold up in the house of a French woman named Chloe (Mathilde Olivier). Boyce is sent out to find a way into the church, only to discover an underground lab housing strange and bizarre experiments. “Overlord” is a mad-scientist movie wrapped around a historical war drama. Imagine “Dunkirk” meets “Re-Animator,” and that’s the movie in a nutshell. The film’s pacing is superb. At first, one wouldn’t assume this is a horror movie given how much it takes itself seriously and the time it focuses on fleshing out the characters, but as things progress, the audience is teased glimpses of what is to come through the horrific and graphic imagery shown throughout the underground lab. Everyone in the cast is excellent, from Jovan Adepo as Boyce to Wyatt Russell as Ford. The performances highlight how well “Overlord” manages to keep one foot in reality, without teetering too much into overthe-top craziness, at least until the finale. “Overlord” is like a “Wolfenstein” video
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game, minus the “Wolfenstein” name. Sure, there are vicious, mutated humans the main characters take on, but it’s all set against a historical backdrop, in this case, D-Day. It plays off the real-life fascination Nazis had with the supernatural and science to create something that’s ridiculous but believable. When the monsters do come into play, though, it’s a gory tour-de-force. A majority of the film’s special effects are done
practically with make-up and animatronics, and CGI only comes into play when necessary. Although there are only a handful of creatures, “Overlord” makes the most of them quite well. “Overlord” is 2018’s biggest surprise yet. Unfortunately, it’s not doing well at the box office, as it opened in third place, earning $10 million on opening day. However, this film has the strong likelihood of becoming a
cult classic in the years to come. “Overlord” is unique and enthralling. It’s got the heroism of classic war movies and shows like “Saving Private Ryan” and “Band of Brothers” mixed with the campy horror of the likes of “Re-Animator” and “The Return of the Living Dead.” It has blood and guts, but it never tips the scale of action and scares in either direction, resulting in a picture that satisfies from beginning to end.
People experience ‘Pokémon Go’ on campus CARLTON MCGRONE PRINTZ REPORTER
wo years after the game’s initial release, I finally participated in my first “Pokémon Go” Community Day event, and I finally realize what I’ve been missing for the
past year. It’s no secret that “Pokémon Go” isn’t the trend that it once was upon its release in July of 2016. Despite the lack of local play, Niantic, the creators of the game, have been steadily updating “Pokémon Go” every few weeks, announcing legendary events and community days that encourage walking around local areas, catching Pokémon and meeting new Pokémon trainers. With the much anticipated “Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee” games releasing Friday, Pokémon fans have been jumping back onto the bandwagon, myself included. Amid the myriad of hard-to-catch legendary Pokémon that have been steadily rolled out since the game’s launch are “Pokémon Go’s” Community Days, which feature a rare Pokémon that spawns at an unnatural rate around population-heavy areas. As last Saturday’s Community Day featured one of my favorite Pokémon, Cyndaquil, I decided to finally try my hand at strolling around Southern Miss’ campus in search of the rare shiny variant of Cyndaquil and its evolutions.
Little did I know that I would be gone from my room for hours, meeting new people, catching up with old friends and obtaining a few particularly rare Pokémon. My mission grew to a quick and surprisingly easy success, and I even achieved something I didn’t realize was possible in my senior year of college: a true appreciation for Southern Miss’ campus. Being a central part of the Hattiesburg community, Southern Miss serves a hub for the admittedly small city of restaurants and WalMarts. Saturday certainly only highlighted this fact as immediately upon leaving my dorm I was greeted by crowds of people staring at their phones, stumbling around attempting not to trip over themselves. It was clear that they were “Pokémon Go” players. While at first, I was determined to avoid any interaction with others, after about 30 minutes of wandering around campus, a few friends joined me which led to me eventually meeting a few new friends. Soon we all joined into a climactic 40-person Raid Battle before shaking hands and parting ways. Truly, the beauty of “Pokémon Go” continues to lie in its ability in bringing “Pokémon” fans out of hiding and throwing them into further exploring these locations they’d otherwise slip through on a daily basis. Though I didn’t discover any hidden compartments on campus, I did find a substantial amount of beauty in my everyday life. Wondering the campus alone on a brisk Saturday morning was a new, alien sort of
peace, something I hadn’t done since my freshman year with my then-roommate. Three years later, I’m finally experiencing this hidden, simplistic grace once again right before I’m forced to say my farewell to Southern Miss in pursuit of far greater goals and aspirations.
While “Pokémon Go” certainly will not change the world, it’ll definitely change people’s perspectives on their daily lives, whether it be in their social relationships or immediate surroundings. I’m looking forward to getting out there and meeting new trainers in next month’s Community Day.
The Southern Miss vs. LA Tech game will be Saturday, Nov. 17. Century Park North and Pete Taylor parking lots will close at noon. Physical Plant parking lot will closed at 4 p.m. All vehicles in these locations must be moved no later than 5 p.m. on Friday Nov. 16. Students who park their vehicles at Century Park North will not be allowed back into the lot until 6 a.m. Sunday morning. All other vehicles parked in restricted areas must be moved by 8 a.m. on game day (Saturday). Any vehicle not moved will be towed at the owner’s expense.
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Spice Girls reunites without Posh Spice JACK MCCALLUM PRINTZ REPORTER
pice Girls are back with a reunion tour that kicks off in the UK next year. Fans of these pop sensations are undoubtedly excited to hear classics like “2 Become 1” and “Say You’ll Be There,” but a lot of discussions has been about the absence of Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice. Some people feel that this is a huge loss for the Spice Girls, but those individuals have bad taste because Posh was by far the group’s least valuable member. The iconic girls start their reunion by touring six stadium dates in the UK next June. Mel B, Scary Spice, revealed on “Loose Women” that these tour dates are just the beginning and that a world tour is coming soon. There is even talk about new music being released depending on the outcome of this tour. This reunion is coming after years of rumors, particularly following all five members reuniting at the 2012 Olympics. 2018 has had an incredible increase in Spice Girls reunion rumors, with Mel B telling basically any interviewer that a reunion was coming. This reunion will also be a great help in terms of allowing Mel B to recover from her financial losses that were highlighted in her messy divorce from Stephen Belafonte. Beckham’s absence from Spice Girls has been a hot topic in every interview with the girls, with Mel B even mockingly dressing as Posh for Halloween. The funniest part of Posh’s absence is that apparently they never even asked her if she wanted to go on tour. In a clip from “The Jonathan Ross Show,” the girls said that they never really asked her because she has said for years that she does not want to reunite. The girls are as congenial as ever though and still openly describe Posh as family. Posh has even wished the girls the best, and it seems neither party is particularly crushed. This does not mean fans have not voiced their upset as comments are either praising the group for going without Posh or ridiculing the group as not being complete without Posh. Posh was purely an image, as were Baby Spice
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and Sporty Spice. The true vocalists of the group were Scary Spice and Ginger Spice, so as long as those two are on tour it will sound the exact same as it did in 1996. This is not uncommon for girl groups (see Destiny’s Child), so it makes sense for Posh to not care to walk around and pose for two hours straight. People only view Posh as an essential member because of her life after the Spice Girls, not because of anything she contributed to the group. Her “meh” fashion label has been a heavily used excuse for why she is not on tour. That excuse might be a small reason, but Posh is just not a performer.
Victoria Beckham/Posh was not even a great performer at the height of Spice Girls’ popularity, her schtick is literally standing, not smiling and looking pretty. It is really hard to watch the Spice Girls’ previous reunions and not recognize the uncomfortable feeling radiating off of Posh. Also, remember that producers used to turn off Posh’s microphone, so it is not like fans will be missing out on the astounding vocals of Victoria Beckham. The girls have all pointed out their rapidly different lives as being the main reason for the reunion only coming now. With all the girls having
families and careers of their own, they have said it is difficult to get everyone in the same place at once. The last reunion attempt ended early due to Mel B’s personal issues, so here is to hoping they can complete this tour. Spice Girls are the most successful girl group of all time, icons in pop culture and their reunion is the equivalent of Michael Jackson being resurrected and going on tour. Who cares whether or not Posh is going on tour, she was never a necessity. The real question is when they will come to the U.S. because American fans “Wannabe” in the midst of the fun.
‘The Walking Dead’ star leaves the show WILLIAM LOWERY PRINTZ REPORTER
ast week’s episode of “The Walking Dead” was a pivotal moment for the series as it marked the final appearance of actor Andrew Lincoln as leading man Rick Grimes. Since its premiere in 2010, “The Walking Dead” has proven to be a humongous success for AMC. The show follows Rick Grimes, a sheriff who wakes up from a coma only to discover the world has been overrun by zombies. Throughout the years, audiences have followed Rick and company as they tried to survive in this dangerous new world. Besides dealing with the never-ending hordes of the living dead, the characters have also had to confront hostile factions led by individuals such as The Governor and Negan. No one, good or bad, was safe on this show. Later seasons shocked viewers with the deaths of fan-favorite characters like Glenn or Rick’s son Carl, but the departure of everyone’s favorite zombie-killing sheriff is nothing more than a cog-in-the-wheel for AMC. Not long after the episode premiered, AMC announced it would be producing three movies based on “The Walking Dead,” all of which were to feature Lincoln reprising the role. Although he is gone from the show permanently, the exit from the franchise is only temporary. It’s a cop-out on the hands of the studio to say that this season is the final one for the actor, only to then follow it up months later with an
announcement that he’ll be back for more, but in a different entertainment medium. Recent seasons of “The Walking Dead” have struggled to keep viewers interested. What started as an inventive take on the zombie genre has become a shambling corpse, and its never-ending hunger for ratings is the only thing keeping it going. The only reason people still tune in is whenever the series kills off a well-known character as if to say, “Hey, remember this show and this character you knew from seasons prior? Well, guess what? He or she is going bye-bye!” This isn’t undermining the show’s quality, quite the contrary. It boasts an excellent cast, great atmosphere, and plenty of zombie-killing mayhem to keep the gore-hounds happy, but story-wise, it’s run out of steam. “The Walking Dead,” both the graphic novel and the show it’s based on, were pitched as “the zombie movie that never ends.” This statement has proven to be a double-edged sword for the franchise. The average number of viewers was 5.35 million people when the show premiered in 2010, but that number had risen to 17.30 million viewers by season five.. From season six and onwards the ratings have declined, and when season nine debuted on Oct. 7, the views for the season premiere were down to 6.08 million people. Although Rick Grimes is gone, “The Walking Dead” is not. Even with the face of the once-popular series absent, things will continue as if nothing happened, and like a zombie, it shambles on. Courtesy Photo
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Cross Country finishes season at NCAA Regional ANDREW ABADIE EXECUTIVE EDITOR
he Southern Miss cross country team finished in 11th place in the NCAA South Regional 6K race in Tallahassee, Florida. The team set a school record with its lowest score in a regional with 248 points, which breaks the 333-point record set in 2016. “We had a pretty good team day,” Head Coach Aaron Kindt said. “We were right there with a bunch of the teams ahead of us and we feel really good about today. We ran much better than we did at the Conference Meet.” Junior Sandra Szpott led the team at the regional, as she earned the highest place in school history at 13th place while running a 20:59. Her finish breaks Stephanie Legerwood’s 15th place finish place set in 2012. Szpott’s top25 finish had her named to the All-Region team. “Sandra had a breakout day, falling just seconds short of being an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships,” Kindt said. “She had a huge day.” Sophomore Kate Mattox followed Szpott, running a 21:24 and finishing in 33rd place. “Kate also had a big day, she’s been battling and working her way through this season and I think she’s got a lot of confidence going into the winter and preparing for the indoor season,” Kindt said. “There’s a lot of racing left to do for her.” Finishing in the top five for Southern Miss were junior Emma Kate Holdbrooks, senior Monika Gerbarzewska and junior Regen McGee. Holdbrooks finished in 59th place running 22:00, Gerbarzewska ran 22:08 to finish in 66th place and McGee finished in 77th place while running a time of 22:28. “Emma Kate had a solid day and a big year,” Kindt said. “For someone who was a fringe role
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player last year to being such a huge help on the team this year; she’s improved a lot. Monika and Regen closed it out for us and I’m proud of this team.” Freshman Lina May and junior Theresa Harto ran 22:40 and 23:30 to finish in 86th and 120th place, respectively. Winning the meet was Florida State with 60 points and finishing as the runner-up was
Florida with 64 points. Finishing ahead of Southern Miss was Conference USA opponent Middle Tennessee in ninth place and Lispcomb in 10th place. Southern Miss placed better than Auburn in 12th place, Mississippi State in 13th place and also beat C-USA teams Florida International, University of AlabamaBirmingham and Florida Atlantic. “They showed they could compete against
some of the top teams nationally and this was a great way to end the cross country season and going into track,” Kindt said. “We’re in a great spot and I’m really excited about what we can accomplish.” Southern Miss will start its indoor track season at the UAB Vulcan Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama on Jan. 11, 2019.
Defense key in Lady Eagles’ second win BRAD CROWE
PRINTZ REPORTER he Southern Miss women’s basketball team earned its second home win on the season on Sunday, defeating the Grambling State Lady Tigers 68-47. Despite struggling with
turnovers in the first half, the Lady Eagles ultimately pulled away for a convincing victory. Despite the success on the boards, the Lady Eagles’ offense was limited by eight turnovers in the first period. Redshirt senior guard Megan Brown hit a buzzer-beating triple – the first made shot from the perimeter for the team – to give Southern Miss a 15-9 lead entering the second quarter. Yet another aggressive offensive start led to a 7-0 run to begin the second period for the Lady Eagles, who often cashed in on easy, fast-break buckets following turnovers. However, Southern Miss also had a total of 18 turnovers in the first half along with four missed free throws, delaying an opportunity to extend the lead even further before halftime. Southern Miss entered the locker room with a 28-20 advantage over Grambling State. Once again, the Lady Eagles’ offense took the court ablaze in the third quarter, stringing together a 12-4 run to claim a 14-point lead. Southern Miss nearly doubled its points total from the first half in the period, making 10-of-16 shots for 22 points to amass a 50-41 advantage. An enormous part of that success was accredited to much better ball control with only three offensive turnovers in the quarter. Southern Miss pulled away in the fourth quarter, holding Grambling State to only six points and amassing a 68-47 lead by the final buzzer to claim its second victory of the young season.
Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis said the fast starts to each quarter were crucial to allowing her team to establish their game and get the win. “Whether it’s defensively or offensively, we want to win coming out of every time out and out of every quarter,” Lee-McNelis said. “That gives you the opportunity to set the tone, or set the stage, to win ballgames.” Junior Shonte Hailes led the Lady Eagles in terms of production, sinking six of eight shot attempts for 18 points along with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Hailes attributed that success to great shot opportunities and execution by the whole team. “I got some great opportunities,” said Hailes. “When teams let us run, I can get going with my money shots inside the lane. We just started running the floor, they fed me the ball, and I was able to make plays.” Brown also had an impressive showing with 15 points to go with five rebounds and four assists. Junior forward Alarie Mayze put up 14 points on six made shots with six steals in 31 minutes of action. The largest differential for Southern Miss was its rebounding advantage, outrebounding the Grambling State 42-27 in the contest. Eleven different players recorded at least one rebound for Southern Miss, and Coach McNelis said that level of intensity off the glass is being encouraged each and every day. “We’ve told them that [rebounding] is what you’re going to have to do if you want to play, so they’re learning that if you rebound, you’re going to be on the floor,” Lee-McNelis said. “Sometimes it’s kind of a dogfight for that, and we’ve just got to continue to make strides in those areas.” Southern Miss will now begin preparing for the first road game of the season, a contest against the South Alabama Jaguars. The game will be played on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:05PM.
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Southern Miss defeats SMU 74-64 DARRELL REESE PRINTZ REPORTER
he Southern Miss men’s basketball team earned a big win over the Southern Methodist University Mustangs with a final score of 74-64. Southern Miss is coming off of a 11166 win over Southeastern Baptist, and they carried that momentum in Sunday’s win over SMU. SMU did get ahead of the Golden Eagles 10-2 early on, but Southern Miss managed to make the game close in the half, going on a 13-6 run to keep the score from getting out of hand. The Golden Eagles shot 56.52 percent from the field and 57.14 percent from the three-point line, but only managed to be down 36-35 at the half. Southern Miss broke away in the second half, taking a 49-42 lead at one point. SMU scored the next nine points in the contest to take another lead, but Southern Miss eventually regained the lead again and came away with the 74-64 win. In the contest, the Golden Eagles converted 13-of24 three-point shots and shot 39.7 percent on field goals. Southern Miss also outrebounded SMU 36-31. Redshirt senior guard Tyree Griffin was a key contributor in the win. The guard finished the game with 21 points and 7 assists. Senior Cortez Edwards hauled in nine rebounds, which was a game-high from both teams. As a whole, guard play was a key factor in the win. Freshman Gabe Watson, sophomore LaDavius Draine, Edwards and Griffin all finished with double figures in points. The road win over the Mustangs means that Southern Miss is the first non-conference opponent to defeat SMU at home in 33 games. The win is also important in creating momentum in non-conference play and puts Southern Miss in a good position moving forward. The team has the guard play and big men to grab rebounds, but consistency has to be its most important aspect through the season. The seniors are improved and the offseason helped all returning players grow and develop, so looking ahead at the schedule, this team has a chance to compete with every team, even in tough backto-back contests against Wichita State and Kansas State in December. “Overall, you couldn’t be more pleased with this group of guys,” Southern Miss Head Coach Doc Sadler said. “We went on the road early in the season, shot 49 percent and only turned it over 12 times.” Southern Miss will go on the road to face Troy on Thursday, Nov. 13. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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Tyree Griffin drives down the court.
Offensive struggles keeps USM from pulling off upset DARRELL REESE PRINTZ REPORTER
aturday night, Southern Miss took on UAB in Alabama in what was a hard-fought game from both teams, but the outcome was a different story. All season long the Southern Miss defense has been keeping them in games, and the team’s 26-23 loss to UAB was not any different. Southern Miss came into this game with one of the best defenses in the C-USA. Defensive Coordinator Tim Billings has done an incredible job with the defense and it has shown because it’s the defense that keeps them in games. Coming into the game, UAB was 8-1 and undefeated in conference games. So, one would think that this would be a tough game for the Golden Eagles. However, Southern Miss managed to take this game into overtime before giving up a 17-yard touchdown to end the game. The story behind the loss to UAB was the Southern Miss offense, a unit that has been up and down for much of the season. The Golden Eagles managed to only get 165 yards of total offense in the game, including only five net rushing yards on the ground. That stat alone is not going to help you win most games if any. Freshman quarterback Tate Whatley completed 16-of-39 passes for
160 yards while throwing one interception and a touchdown. The freshman made his second straight start in Saturday’s while starting quarterback Jack Abraham nursed an injury. Southern Miss’ offensive line struggled against UAB’s pass rush the entire game. The Golden Eagles gave up a total of seven sacks. The running game was nonexistent as well, as redshirt freshman Darius Maberry only rushed for 22 yards on nine carries in his first appearance of the season. Wide receiver Quez Watkins did manage to have a good game though, catching seven passes on 17 targets for 109 yards and a touchdown. Another positive sign was Southern Miss secondary, who came up with three huge interceptions to keep them in the game. It was an interception by junior defensive back Ky’el Hemby in the fourth quarter that allowed Southern Miss to have good field position, setting up a touchdown drive to tie the game at 20-20 midway through the quarter. The focal point for the remaining two games should be finding an identity on offense. Southern Miss can be over .500 if they have consistency on offense, as the defense is keeping them in games. It is now on the offense to finish them. The Golden Eagles return home for the final home game of the season next Saturday to take on Louisiana Tech at 2:30 p.m.
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