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sector jobs and entertainment to be one of the Great Places in venues, Hattiesburg was America. Printz Reporter once again recognized as an Hattiesburg is a nationally Move over, Starkville and exceptional place to live by competitive location due to local Oxford: in a national ranking of national press. Earlier this year, community leader involvement, college towns across the United Hattiesburg ranked 24th on a revitalized downtown and States, Hattiesburg was the only greatvaluecolleges.net’s list of 50 dining and entertainment venues Mississippi name to make the list, Great Affordable College Towns available to residents. The earning a spot on livability.com’s in the U.S. Hattiesburg was the University of Southern Mississippi 10 Best College Towns 2014. only Mississippi town to make the itself contributes largely to Due to high scores in ranking list. In 2011, Hattiesburg Historic Hattiesburg’s high placement, as criteria such as student population, Neighborhood was deemed by the affordable housing, education American Planning Association
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Almost two months after losing to incumbent Senator Thad Cochran in the Republican primary, State Senator Chris McDaniel has entered the courts to rectify his political trajectory. McDaniel (R – Ellisville) bested Cochran in the June 3 Republican Primary for U.S. Senate with 49.5 percent of the vote, just shy of the one vote over 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff. The June 24 runoff election should have been a blowout for McDaniel but ended with Cochran winning by 7,667 votes. Although no official analysis has been completed, most agree that Cochran won because of his campaign’s focus on the African-American communities in the Delta and Hinds County areas. The New York Times has reported, “The surge in turnout was clearest in overwhelmingly black precincts; turnout sometimes increased by more than 3,000 percent over the initial Republican primary.” McDaniel has said the election was stolen from the true Republicans, claiming that the election was plagued with illegal and irregular votes by Democrats invading the GOP primary. For weeks McDaniel complained about election fraud in various interviews, press releases and campaign e-mails, in which he would ask his supporters to help fund his legal challenge. On Aug. 4 McDaniel started an official challenge to the June 24 primary results with the State Republican Executive Committee. Mitch Tyner, McDaniel’s lawyer, has said that after poring over election results, the campaign has found over 15,000 votes that were cast that should not have been cast. According to the 380-page official challenge, McDaniel
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wants “Hinds County results from the June 24 primary runoff be invalidated and removed from the statewide count because of extensive vote fraud and election law violations permitted by the Hinds County Republican executive committee.” He also wants other counties that have widespread vote fraud and violations to be invalidated. His lawyers have concluded that if the counties are excluded from the count, then McDaniel is unmistakably the nominee elected by the majority of the lawful Republican Party voters, and he wants to be named the nominee. However, if this is unable to happen, McDaniel would be satisfied with a new Republican Party primary runoff election that requires the Republican Party implement proceeding to prevent ‘party raiding,’ as it violates Mississippi law they claim, despite the fact that Mississippi voters do not register by party and have open primaries. The 52-member SREC elected to decline to hear the challenge. “Our 52-member volunteer Republican State Executive Committee has been asked to spend just five hours listening to legal arguments and then overturn a United States Senate primary in which over 360,000 Mississippians cast votes,” said Joe Nosef, chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, in a response to the challenge and a letter sent to Nosef by Tyner. He continued, saying it is neither prudent nor possible in a single day to make such a monumental decision. Instead, he said the only way to ensure election integrity is to have a proper, public review of this matter through the judicial system in a court of law. On Aug. 20, Judge Hollis McGhee, a senior-status, former
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Correction The Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, print edition of The Student Printz stated in error that Jay Dean was not being renewed as the director of The University of Southern Mississippi Orchestra. His position has been renewed and he is currently serving as the director of the orchestra. The Student Printz regrets the error.
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and lively cultural events like these are one reason continued from page 1 Hattiesburg is considered a great college town. 14 percent of jobs in Local theater and musical Hattiesburg are in the groups have performances education sector. Students are throughout the year, and willing to invest in the local the city draws nationally economy and the presence of recognized speakers. the college attracts a young Hattiesburg’s larger facilities age demographic to the area, boast space to host rodeos, fairs according to livability.com’s and even monster truck rallies. article. While the article notes Access to two hospitals, a the presence of William Carey growing number of flourishing University in Hattiesburg, local businesses and outdoor Southern Miss’ neighbor, is activities like biking on the not featured in the write- Longleaf Trace or playing up of the town, although golf at one of the city’s many together the two schools bring courses are other draws to the in a total of 17,000 students Hub City. Hattiesburg is also to Hattiesburg. on livability.com’s list of Best Hattiesburg’s rank in 10 BBQ Cities, highlighting the Best College Towns 2014 is a town’s abundance of delicious testament to the opportunities local eateries, a growing available in the city. Student collection of ethnic options, turnout is always visible at Southern comfort food and local festivals and concerts high-end restaurants. such as Live @ 5, Downtown James Curtis, a doctoral Art Walk and Hubfest. Popular English student, completed
previous degrees in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and noted a huge arts presence there. Upon hearing that Hattiesburg had made livability.com’s 10 Best College Towns list, Curtis expressed surprise, although, he explains, it is due in part to being uninformed. “I think that’s mostly because I’m not often aware of many of the events that go on around campus,” Curtis said. “I feel like you have to actively seek out places to hang out, and as a grad student, I don’t often have time to do that.” “I really enjoy the community events around town. I just wish there were more things like that,” he said. The livability.com list of 10 Best College Towns includes the homes of many major universities including Notre Dame, The University of Virginia and Iowa State University.
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Southwest Mississippi Chancery judge appointed by State Supreme Court Justice William Waller Jr., heard an initial hearing of the challenge. According to The Clarion Ledger, in the initial hearing, McGhee denied McDaniel’s request to put an injunction on the printing of the general election ballots until the challenge is resolved. However, McGhee agreed with Cochran’s lawyers, who argued that Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is not a party in the lawsuit and should therefore not be prevented from performing his duties such as printing the general election ballots in a timely fashion. The Clarion Ledger also reported that on Aug. 28, McGhee will hear the Cochran campaign’s motion to dismiss the
challenge lawsuit because they claim that McDaniel did not file the challenge within a deadline of 20 days of the runoff, as based off a 1950s court ruling. The McDaniel campaign is confident that it has missed no deadline. McGhee has given the McDaniel campaign until Aug. 26 to officially respond to the Cochran campaign’s dismissal motion. While nothing is certain, many election law experts are less than enthusiastic that McDaniel will be able to achieve the result he wants. Rick Hansen, political science professor at the University of California-Irvine, has written on his blog, electionlawblog. org, that “despite all the talk of massive fraud by the McDaniel campaign for weeks, there is virtually nothing substantiating fraud alleged in the complaint.” McGhee has set the trial to begin on Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. He has said the trial will be over by Oct. 3 at the latest.
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Campus gym updates equipment Destiny Reynolds Printz Reporter
This semester, students who choose to work out at the Payne Center, The University of Southern Mississippi’s oncampus gym, can look forward to a slew of new renovations. The Payne Center underwent renovation during the summer semester and took this opportunity to update much of their equipment. The new equipment featured includes all-new free weight equipment in the free weight zone and additional cardio equipment on the second floor concourse. “I think it looks cleaner,” said Shannon Murphy, a sophomore nutrition and dietetics major. “It’s easier to find what I’m trying to use. It looks a lot better.” Setting this equipment apart from the older machines is the personalization of the weights, with each weight carrying the campus recreational sports logo. In addition to the customization of the equipment, there are also new cycling machines on the second floor concourse that feature a visual display similar to that of a video game to promote and facilitate engagement in the workout process. In addition to new equipment, the floor in the atrium was also replaced. According to the Payne Center staff,
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New weights in the Payne Center are fitting to Southern Miss with golden eagles on the side of each one. The Payne Center went under recent renovations and new workout equipment was brought in.
there will also be additional conversational furniture, such as couches, in the atrium in the coming weeks. Many students appreciate the updates to the equipment. “It’s definitely a step in the
right direction, not that it was bad before,” said Drew Davidson, a fine arts graduate student. “It makes me want to work out. It feels like an actual gym.” Some even find that the new
machines are far more helpful in the workout process than the older equipment. “I think the new weight center is a big improvement,” said Nicholas Lambes, a senior music education major. “The new
machines offer more variables with how to do your workout.” While the updates are much appreciated by students and faculty across campus, there are no plans as of yet to implement future renovation.
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CP South receives mixed reviews Mary Beth Wolverton fall of 2014, supplying 450 beds similar to those of Century Park Printz Reporter
Students at The University of Southern Mississippi are finding a new home in the recently constructed dorms in Vann Hall and Luckyday Citizenship Hall. Located on the north side of campus off 4th Street, the two dorms opened to residents in the
to students, and will be joined by Scott Hall in January 2015. Century Park South, as the three dorms are collectively called, replaced student housing lost by closing dorms in the Freshman Quad and adds to housing since the old Bond, Scott and Vann Halls fell into disuse. Vann Hall’s amenities are
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Raven Webb, a freshman exercise science major, and Bernesha McLemore, a freshman biological science major, live on the same floor in Luckyday Hall. They both agreed that the location of the new halls is convenient for them to get to class and the cafeteria.
North, with in-room private bathrooms and laundry located on the first floor of the building. Vann, like Luckyday Citizenship Hall, offers kitchen space on each floor that Century Park North did not. The lounge/kitchen area boasts several microwaves, a large fridge, two stoves and sinks. Both dorms also have two private study rooms on each floor. Luckyday Hall is laid out slightly differently, however, with multiple private bathrooms on each floor, but across the hall from students’ rooms, and a laundry room on each floor. Students’ reactions to the new dorms have been positive. Abi Jacobson, a junior physics major, is a resident assistant in Vann Hall. Having previously served as an RA for upperclassmen in Century Park North, she finds that the students she interacts with in Vann are more excited, but she said Vann Hall presents different problems than the dorms in Century Park North. “We were told that we can’t hang things up (on the walls), something about the paint,” Jacobson said. “Some
of the students hung things up anyway. We have no date on when we can put things up, and I think it would make people feel better to have a date.” Jacobson also noted that the showers were too tall, but made clear that her experiences so far in Vann have been good. Shakyra Peters, a junior transfer student, also lives in Vann Hall and likes the facilities. Peters said the rooms at Vann are of similar quality as those at her previous school. “(Although) we did have more room to ourselves,” Peters said, noting that her former room was larger than the rooms in Vann. But despite previous complaints from other students that Century Park dorms are too far from the main parts of campus, Peters finds that Vann is fairly convenient. She is also looking forward to attending RA programs this year. Raven Webb, a freshman exercise science major, and Bernesha McLemore, a freshman biology major, are two students living in Luckyday Citizenship Hall. The girls became friends at orientation and now reside on the
same floor in the Luckyday dorm, just two doors down from each other. Both girls were annoyed by the amount of ID swiping required to get to their rooms, but were understanding of the need to wait to decorate their rooms so that the paint can dry completely. “I think we only have to wait a month to put stuff up on the walls. It’s not that big of a deal,” McLemore said. Both McLemore and Webb also felt that the price of the new dorms, $3,050 per semester, is reasonable for the facilities. More of a problem, the girls believe, is where to park; neither of them think there are enough spaces near the dorms. “The first day here, I lost my car, and we were walking around the parking garage,” Webb said. Despite the perennial complaints of too many swipes to get into the rooms and the lack of parking, most students, it seems, are happy with their new home here at Southern Miss and Century Park South in particular. McLemore summed up popular sentiment. “I would rather be here,” she said. “It’s the perfect location.”
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Welcome to the ‘Nerdvolution’ Destiny Reynolds Printz Reporter
On The University of Southern Mississippi’s campus, there are many well-established groups, ranging from religious worship groups to academic honor societies. However, there is a much larger group without a solid face that lurks in every corner yet is rarely noticed: the Nerddom. There are so many large groups of fans, or fandoms, who share a mutual interest in a show or game, that it is nearly impossible to cover everything with a single club or group. When combined with the introversion preferred by most fans, this can make it difficult for fellow nerds to mingle and share in their interests. What many students do not realize is there are a number of resources available for nerds and ways to break out of the shell of introversion and into the land of Nerddom. For those interested in anime, there is an Anime Club on campus that meets each Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. to watch anime and mingle with others who share similar interests. “An hour before we begin, we consider this social hour,” said Amber Massey, president of the Anime Club and a junior forensic
science major. “(This is) a time when friends catch up or, in the case of officers, we notice who is new in the room and introduce ourselves, whether in a case of social awkwardness or just sheer curiosity,” Massey said. Massey encourages students who are interested in any genre of anime to attend the Involve Me! fair August 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and join the USM Anime Club Facebook page to receive more information about the club. “Making new friends usually starts with similar interests,” Massey said. “This is why the Anime Club exists.” Those who may not enjoy anime but prefer gaming can look forward to the reformation of a gaming club on campus known as Game Over. While still in the formation process, this club plans to begin meeting in September and welcomes all types of games without discrimination, from card and board games to console and PC games. For members of any fandom, be it “Doctor Who” or “Elder Scrolls” or “The Avengers,” there is a Southern Miss Fandoms facebook page run by senior elementary education major Rebecca Casey. This page promotes the coming together of all fans across campus and supports all fandoms with no discrimination. “Everyone has something
they associate with that can be included in a fandom,” Casey said. “What this group does is try to bring all of them together to celebrate and learn about the other fandoms the members are in.” Casey also has advice on how fellow fans can meet each other on campus. “What students can do is wear something such as a t-shirt that shows that they like ‘Doctor Who’ or ‘The Avengers’ for example,” Casey said. “And when someone sees that shirt walking by they know there’s another person on campus with their same (interests).” Casey hopes to possibly form an official club on campus for the members of this Facebook page and potentially host events on campus, ranging from a Nerf Dart war on Pride Field to a possible convention held on campus for students to attend. Finally, for those heroes that reside in the world of comic books, Bombshell Comics is a comic book store near the intersection of 21st and Hardy in the same complex as T-Bone’s Records and Cafe that is less than five minutes away from campus. As an added bonus, the comic store offers a 10 percent student discount to anyone with an active student ID. “Every Wednesday is new book day,” said Jason Adcock, owner of Bombshell Comics. “New merchandise ships to comic shops
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There are many facets of student group life on campus, one of them being “Nerddom.” Southern Miss offers numerous opportunities for students to embrace their fandom with fellow nerds.
every Wednesday, so (on those days) we see a lot of regulars. There’s always buzz. Someone talking about the new movie that came out that weekend or the new comic that’s shipping out or TV shows like ‘Game of Thrones.’ This spot has a nice social vibe to it.” “The biggest thing to remember is that everyone is a nerd when it comes to something,” said Jason Smith, a sophomore music education major. “Mutual
nerdiness isn’t too hard to find.” Fellow nerds, with all of these resources and support available for fans, we are all just a simple, “Hello,” away from falling in mutual nerdiness. With this in mind, do not fear the outside world anymore. Let loose your inner nerd, and please, feel free to go out into the world of the normal wearing your best fandom gear and join the Nerdvolution.
REVIEW
Take a ‘Deep Breath:’ The Doctor is back Lindsey Kelley Printz Reporter
Hello, sweetie! On Aug. 23, Peter Capaldi crash landed into his new role as an alien humanoid named The Doctor in the Series Eight premier of the classic British television show, “Doctor Who.”
The episode, “Deep Breath,” premiered in the United States on BBC America at 7:30 p.m. With the exit of fan-favorite Matt Smith, the Eleventh Doctor, many fans were nervous about the incoming new actor, who looked to explore an older, fiercer and more dangerous portrayal
of the Time Lord. According to BBC, Capaldi said, “I was keen he be a little darker. He’s struggling with himself and who he is.” The story begins when a dinosaur mysteriously appears in the middle of Victorian London, splashing about the Thames River. The dinosaur proceeds to
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Peter Capaldi has become The Doctor in the eighth series of the British television show, “Doctor Who.” The show premiered Saturday night on BBC America.
vomit out the TARDIS, containing both the fresh-faced Doctor and his companion, Clara Oswald. Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax arrive on the scene soon after to investigate the presence of the dinosaur as well as its questionable spontaneous combustion. The new Doctor, onset with sudden amnesia, due to his regeneration reboot, faces both new and old foes, with the appearance of a mysterious woman named Missy. Capaldi lives up to his promises to bring us a darker, older Doctor who, unlike his previous regenerations, begins to look his age of 2,000 years. This Doctor is not the floppy-haired, silly and charming young fellow of Smith’s portrayal, but is instead an unpredictable, unstoppable force. Capaldi’s performance soars as he proves to the Who universe and to Clara that despite how much he has changed, The Doctor is still unabashedly the Doctor at his very core.
Jenna Coleman gives the performance of her companion career as Clara Oswald, a young English teacher who had previously traveled with Smith’s Doctor. Clara must face the new Doctor and determine for herself whether the Doctor she knew is the man standing in front of her. Coleman’s true talent shines brightly as Clara not only begins to explore her own inner strength without the Doctor she knew, but also the trust in the new Doctor she comes to know. “Deep Breath” is the exciting beginning of a new era for “Doctor Who.” While it may not be quite as distinctive as “The Eleventh Hour,” writer Steven Moffat’s previous Doctor debut, Capaldi rises to the challenge and ushers in a new Who that will thrill and electrify both new and old viewers.
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USM parking could be worse Rachael Reeves Printz Reporter
Walk into any morning class, stand in line for Starbucks, or just walk through any hallway on campus over the last few days and someone is talking about parking. According to Parking Management’s website, “There are enough spaces on campus for the number of students, staff, faculty and visitors we have daily at Southern Miss.” This seems to minimize students’ anxiety over the time required to find those spaces, but they do go on to acknowledge student’s concerns writing, “The problem is that we do not have as many convenient parking spaces.” This acknowledgement is small consolation to students forced to wake up earlier and walk farther. However, as Daniel Glover a sophomore business major, said, “We are not literally desperate. It’s just not what we want and not what we are used to.” This point was repeated by Douglas Vinzant, vice president of finance and administration. “We are trying to ameliorate the difficulties, but they are not something you can do in two days,” he said. “The first week or so of school is historically the hardest.” As students, faculty and staff adjust to fall schedules
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A Parking Management vehicle sits parked under a No Parking sign, both symbles looming over the parking lot behind McLemore Hall on Thursday,
the reduction in available parking is exacerbated. After 38 years at USM Joe Paul, the dean of student affairs, said, “I don’t think anyone should have the expectation of an excess of convenient parking. Because here as well as any college campus, (parking) is always a stressful thing, specifically the relationship between available space and convenience.” New construction has
resulted in a movement in residence population as well as construction taking over some parking lots. This has been the catalyst behind harder-to-find parking spots, but the lack of parking in the middle of campus is something that students should get used to. As Southern Miss grows over the coming years parking may become less and less available at the heart of campus for three main reasons. Safety, sustainability and aesthetics all led university administrators to propose that parking be moved outward. Safety is a huge concern, and the less that
motorists, cyclists and walkers are forced to interact, the better. Sustainability is also a concern; as we attempt to become entirely self-sufficient before 2050, we have to build now in ways that will make that possible. Aesthetics also play a role, albeit not such an important one. When potential students visit our campus, we want to capture their hearts as well as their minds. If they can imagine sitting under the oak trees studying with friends or eating crawfish on Centennial Lawn, they will choose USM because they love the atmosphere as
well as the academics. One of the mottoes often spouted by many in the student body is that we want to “leave Southern Miss better than we found it.” We are living that motto now. When incoming freshmen graduate in four years, USM will be better than they found it in part because of the new construction and renovations. Dealing with inconvenient parking now allows us to more vibrantly grow in the future, but for those bleary-eyed parking searches before your 8 a.m. class, Joe Paul has some advice. “Be calm, plan ahead and go to the periphery.”
SPORTS
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Fantasy Football cheat sheet James Johnson Printz Reporter
Football season is upon us and this time of the year can be extremely nerve-racking for fantasy football owners. The biggest question coming into this year’s is who should go number one overall. Three players are worthy of the coveted pick: Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy, Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamal Charles and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. Charles has the slight advantage over Peterson and McCoy in my book. In his first year under head coach Andy Reid, Charles toted the pigskin 259 times, racking up 1,289 yards and 12 touchdowns. Charles was also used creatively in the passing game; he finished the season with 70 catches for 693 yards and seven touchdowns.
Here is something to consider: all this was accomplished by Charles with fewer overall touches than McCoy and possibly Peterson, if not for the two games he missed in 2013. All three backs are a great pick for number one, but Charles gets the pick because of the way he is used in the Chiefs’ passing game. Another question fantasy football owners have been asking is who are some players to get in the later rounds with huge upside? For receivers, I like Detroit Lions’ newly acquired wide receiver Golden Tate. Tate is a steal with his average draft position being in round eight. Tate has potential to be a fantasy star, as he is coming from one of the NFL’s most run-heavy teams, the Seattle Seahawks, to an offense run by Joe Lombardi, former New Orleans Saints
quarterback coach. Unlike in Seattle, where he was the focus in the passing game for defenses, he is now playing opposite of the league’s most dominant receiver, Calvin Johnson. Johnson demands so much attention every play, which will leave Tate with a lot of one-on-one coverage and he excels at going up and getting 50-50 lob passes despite lacking prototypical size. At running back, Cleveland Browns’ newly acquired back Ben Tate has great upside as he will be around in the fifth or sixth round. He has taken command of the starting running back position in Cleveland where offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan runs a one-cut zone-blocking scheme that fits Tate’s running style perfectly. With the quarterback position being a huge mess for the Browns, Tate will see
a lot of carries. The biggest concern with Tate is his inability to stay on the field. Too often in his career he has dealt with injuries and has yet to play a full 16 game season in his five-year NFL career. However, if he can remain healthy, he has potential to lead the league in carries. The tight end to watch for is Washington Redskin Jordan Reed. Reed is a dynamic athlete and Washington has a new offensive-minded head coach in Jay Gruden and several weapons in the passing game with Pierre Garcon being joined by new additions DeSean Jackson and Andre Roberts. That should help open up the middle of the field for Reed in his second year as a pro. Reed should be available in the eighth or ninth round. At quarterback, I like the Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo. We know Romo has a problem with being inconsistent and is coming
off back surgery, but as a seventh round pick, he has great value. Last year, the Cowboys had the worst defense in the league and they did not do much to improve that in the offseason, so Romo is going to have to put the ball in the air a lot to stay in games this season. The Cowboys have made improvements on the offensive line and his receiving corps is one of the league’s more dependable groups. Dez Bryant is a stud and his counterpart, Terrence Williams, is starting to come into his own as a playmaker as well. Also, Jason Witten seems to always be at the right spot at the right time to keep drives alive. These players are all great value picks and have potential to have break out fantasy seasons and help you win it all. So remember these names come draft day.
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Junior Elise Ames jumps to block her teammate’s shot during the Eagles’ scrimmage match in the Reed-Green Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The volleyball team will begin their season with a home game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff this Friday night at 7:30.
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With T-Mobile®, you get 200 MB of free data each month for as long as you own your tablet and use it with T-Mobile. So you can stop searching for Wi-Fi and start using your tablet practically anywhere.
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Eligible device req’d. No roaming. 200 MB free data avail. every 30 days for as long as you own and use registered device with T-Mobile. Usage applied first to passes, next to free data, then Mobile Internet allotment. If you have a monthly plan (req’d for device financing), 200 MB is added to allotment. No data roaming. Coverage: Not available in some areas. See brochures and Terms and Conditions (including arbitration provision) at www.T-Mobile.com for additional information. T-Mobile and the magenta color are registered trademarks of Deutsche Telekom AG. © 2014 T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T:13.75”
service
B:13.75”
S:13.25”
NO CONTRACT
annual