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Protest ignites in the square
LOCAL
City Council students speak out against anti-abortion demonstrations adopts new policies Kathryn Miller
Executive Editor A conflict emerged among antiabortion demonstrators, women’s rights advocates and students on the Hattiesburg campus near Shoemaker Square Tuesday afternoon. A sizeable crowd of people formed by the fountain and expressed their views about pro-life, pro-choice and advocating for women’s rights. The anti-abortion demonstrators frequently visit The University of Southern Mississippi and speak about prolife to students who walk past Shoemaker Square. Brady Leatherwood, a USM graduate student in the School of Social Work, was attempting to counter the demonstration against abortion by presenting signs about women’s rights. This was Leatherwood’s first time protesting near them and the situation quickly escalated. “I’ve been outraged over these (demonstrators) for the past few semesters and just like many other students, I have not done anything because I have felt like I have not had the time,” Leatherwood said. She said the demonstrators always come during students’ lunch break and students usually walk past them because they are hungry or have something else to do rather than to stop and listen.
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Photo by Kate Dearman Brady Leatherwood protests with the women’s rights advocates in Shoemaker Square Wednesday afternoon. Students gather around in between classes to watch the anti-abortion activists who frequent the Southern Miss campus.
STATE
Group pushes for legalization of marijuana Mary Sergeant
Printz Reporter & Photographer The debate over the legalization of marijuana is affecting many states across the U.S., including Mississippi. Recently, a group banded together to create a ballot initiative that, if passed, will both legalize and decriminalize marijuana in
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the state of Mississippi. For legalization, the group wants adults 21 and older to be able to use marijuana as freely as they can alcohol and tobacco products. While many students on campus are in favor of legalization, many students are not. Jacob Fitzgerald, a junior healthcare marketing
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major at Southern Miss, said Mississippi could use its resources for a direct initiative toward legislation that holds more importance. He said many other issues need to be taken care of first. As for how legalization could affect students, Fitzgerald said, “I feel like it will all be up to personal responsibility. Some people can use mind-
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altering substances in a responsible way, whether that be marijuana or alcohol, and some cannot.” Junior biochemistry major David Sliman is also against the initiative. He said this legalization could hurt Mississippi, making it more dependent on other states.
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OPINION ‘Voluntourism’ Exploring the issues with foreign missions.
Hattiesburg City Council members met Tuesday to discuss, approve or deny proposed action plans for the City of Hattiesburg. Council member Mary Dryden began the meeting with defending the routine agenda item to approve specifications and authorize publication of advertisement for recycling containers. After displaying multiple pieces of non-recyclable garbage she found on the street the previous morning, Dryden said, “If we had a sustainability officer, things would be going a lot better. If we included all the schools in Hattiesburg, we’d get a lot more in the recycling program.” Dryden called for schools’ involvement in the proposed recycling program since nearly 70 percent of Hattiesburg’s schools and neighborhoods are not contributing to recycling. Major policies discussed included the adoption of a resolution establishing petty cash funds and approval of issuance of a manual check to each custodian and to approve specifications and authorize publication of advertisement for recycling containers, which was not approved. Councilwoman Deborah Delgado was against the proposal to take from the table a task order related to the design and construction of a new wastewater treatment facility to replace the existing South Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant. The policy was forwarded and will be reviewed.
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SPORTS Men’s golf Eagles fare poorly at LSU tournament.
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ACROSS 1 11’s work could produce British ale, home brewed (2,6) 5 The thing here is, with bad grammar she’s a tragic figure (6) 10 Yellow-belly, as the saying goes, did this? (7) 11 He scored century in international after returning prize (7) 12,25 11’s work gets staff with consulate sacked (5,7) 13 Masculine types fish and drink (4,5) 14 Anyhow, get usual buns for elephants, say (12) 18 One in Europe gets man’s Palm Pilot finally home, good and ready (12) 21 Symbolic logic, most learn, is complicated (9) 23 Runs off to mark 11’s work (5) 24 Back around beginning of November priest died and left absolutely nothing (4,3) 25 See 12 26 Sustained note held by singer ended prematurely (6) 27 A year’s rent is lower (8)
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ON CAMPUS
2014 Miss USM to be crowned Saturday Lindsey Kelley
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of SGA and pageant director, spoke of her excitement for the program as well as the diversity of the girls involved. “There will be a lot of old faces as well as a lot of new faces,” Moody said. “We have a lot of girls from a lot of different backgrounds and a lot of different talents. It’s a group of very individual girls.” Bethany Cuavas, a junior elementary education major from the Gulf Park campus, is competing in the 2014 pageant to live her dream of becoming Miss USM. “I’ve always wanted to be Miss USM,” Cuavas said. “My parents and my grandparents both graduated from here. I do so much with our campus on
the Gulf Coast already, and I’d love to promote my platform.” Rebecca Farnell, a junior advertising major and a pageant contestant, stressed her personal desire to represent the university. “I did not know about Southern Miss (before) coming here, and I’ve fallen in love with the university,” Farnell said. “I feel like being Miss USM would allow me to be an ambassador for something I’ve fallen in love with.” This year’s theme is the 1980s, where contestants will give a fun, vintage opening number before slipping on their evening gowns. While the event promises to be fun, for one young
woman the moment will be bittersweet. Kimberly Page, a senior communication studies major and Miss USM 2013, will relinquish her reign when this year’s winner is announced. She has competed in Miss Mississippi and expressed her desire to return to the statewide pageant with another title, but said this year was her favorite. “I know I’ll always be representing Southern Miss wherever I go, but I will always remember my year as Miss USM,” Page said. The doors will open early for admission and attendees are advised to enter early. Tickets are available at the door and will be $5 for students and $7 for general admission.
nine plants or less, they can gift and barter these with no taxation. Cannabis farms, territories of 10 plants or more, will be charged a $25 residential fee, which will be kept by the locality. If the plot is much larger than 10 plants, a higher fee may be put into place. Under this initiative, adults will be allowed to sell cannabis as well. They will be required to get a sales license from Alcoholic Beverage Control and to charge a 10 percent sales tax. These taxes will benefit Mississippi public schools. “Honest suppliers with an honest product,” said Kelly Jacobs, a community activist for Team #LegalizeMS. All territories that contain cannabis will be required to have a fence surrounding them. Also, any illegal activity such as a minor in possession and selling to minors will be treated just as if they were crimes involving
alcohol or tobacco. As far as the decriminalization aspect of the ballot, it asks the governor to pardon those imprisoned for non-violent cannabis convictions. In order for the initiative to have an official ballot initiative number, the secretary of state
will look over the petition. Then, they will send the ballot initiative to the attorney general who will issue a certificate of review. Once everything becomes official, advocates can begin to collect signatures from registered voters. They need roughly 110,000 signatures before they
bring it before the Mississippi State Legislature. Though this initiative is still in the beginning stages, it could affect Mississippi in a big way. For more information regarding #LegalizeMS, visit their page on Facebook “Legalize Marijuana in Mississippi.”
supports First Amendment rights, she said these demonstrators are particularly offensive by displaying large photographs of aborted fetuses. “Some female students have reported being verbally accosted by (the demonstrators), which should not be tolerated by the university. I am proud of students who refuse to tolerate this interruption in their campus life,” she said. Johnny Brekeen, an antiabortion demonstrator, was in the midst of the dispute. According to Brekeen’s Facebook page, he posted a photo of the crowd on campus and wrote, “Exposing the deeds of darkness and warning students to repent of their justification of abortion and other sins and seek Christ for salvation.” Brekeen posted another photo of the protest of the women’s rights
advocates and wrote, “claiming to be Christian, justifying abortion and accusing us of judging her for telling her that Bible says that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” One witness even said that none of the students stood up for the demonstrators. “We are commanded by Jesus to love our neighbors as we love ourselves,” Brekeen said in an interview with The Student Printz in September about his anti-abortion demonstrations. “These are our unborn brothers and sisters. They have no voice so we need to speak out for them.” Senior social work major Lasha Poole joined Leatherwood in the protest because she said social workers are all about advocacy. She said the demonstrators Tuesday made this about a religious issue when she believes it
was actually a human rights issue. “I spoke for the right to choose today,” Poole said. “Everyone has a right to do what they want to their own bodies. Everyone has been complaining about the (demonstrators) amongst each other but no one has taken a stand.” Poole said the demonstrators were very disrespectful to the crowd as well as to her, Leatherwood and Hrostowski by shouting Bible verses and namecalling. “I wanted to convey to the students of Southern Miss that this is our campus and our opinions matter,” Poole said. “I hope that the university looks into this and at least makes (the demonstrators) take down the horrific pictures.” She said the demonstrators have a right to their personal beliefs, but they must not violate
others’ right to validate their own beliefs. “Campus should be a safe place for women,” Leatherwood said. “There are women on our campus who have had to make that indescribably difficult decision and I do not believe that the school is showing any concern for their mental health by allowing such images and public judgment to take place.” According to the Guttmacher Institute, half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in 10 of these end in abortion. In 2011, nearly 50,000 of more than 600,000 women of reproductive age became pregnant. Seventynine percent of these pregnancies resulted in live births and four percent in induced abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute state abortion report.
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Eleven young women will compete Saturday at 7 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium for the honored title of Miss University of Southern Mississippi. The pageant is hosted primarily by the Student Government Association and is a preliminary pageant to the Miss Mississippi Scholarship Pageant. According to the Miss Mississippi website, the next statewide pageant will occur in the summer of 2015. The student that wins the title of Miss USM will continue to the state level and compete as a representative of the university. Meredith Moody, a member
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continued from page 1 “Mississippi is already addicted to cash crops and thus has to import most of its fresh foods,” Sliman said. “Adding more cash crops to the market might stimulate the economy of local farming areas but would lead to more import dependence of freshly (grown) foods.” On the other side, a Southern Miss employee who wishes not to be named is in favor of parts of the ballot initiative. “While I don’t think the payto-grow initiative is the right call, it’s a step in the right direction,” he said. “It should be legalized, regulated, heavily taxed and the tax money appropriated to the areas of the most need (education, health and public safety).” Adults will be allowed to grow cannabis. If they choose to grow
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But on Tuesday, students took notice. “Tuesday demonstrated that those emotions are still there and I think many of the female students just needed one person to publicly take their side to give them permission to release these emotions and to let their voice be heard,” Leatherwood said. Social work instructor Susan Hrostowski also joined the protest for women’s rights advocacy. Hrostowski has feminist values and also serves as an Episcopal priest. According to the USM website, she “serves at area churches and is often called upon to speak on spiritual issues in social work.” While Hrostowski fully
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INTERNATIONAL
Ebola scare reaches America Ardan Thornhill Printz Reporter
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil, died Wednesday. His death was confirmed by the Dallas hospital where he was being treated. “It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the death of Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at 7:51 a.m.,” Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said on Facebook. “Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola. He fought courageously in this battle. Our professionals, the doctors and nurses in the unit, as well as the entire Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas community, are also grieving his passing. We have offered the family our support and condolences at this difficult time.” Duncan, a Liberian national, arrived in Dallas to marry his longtime girlfriend and reunite with their 19-year-old son. Shortly after, he began having troubling symptoms, according to
Associated Press. After initially being sent home from the ER, Duncan returned to the hospital where he was then diagnosed with Ebola.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was informed of Duncan’s case, and shortly thereafter identified about 100 people he may have
come into contact with and is currently monitoring them for Ebola symptoms. But Duncan’s case has only allowed for even greater
There are five identified Ebola virus species, four of which are deadly to humans. Ebola viruses are found primarily in West Africa, where CDC has reported that the virus is the largest epidemic in history. It was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River, which is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have been sporadic outbreaks since its first discovery. 7,492 total cases; 3,439 total deaths (as of Sept. 30, 2014 reported by Ministries of Health) Source: World Health Organization
media coverage of the topic that has caught fire over the past few months. Top stories on major news outlets are all speckled with at least one mention of the hemorrhagic fever. Politicians and celebrities also partake in the discussion, adding their own quips and stances to the issue. In an Aug. 1 tweet, Donald Trump said: “Stop the EBOLA patients from entering the U.S., Treat them, at the highest level, over there. THE UNITED STATES HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS!” Sen. Ted Cruz resonates Trump’s sentiment in recent criticisms of the Obama administration’s and FAA’s failure to shut down flights to and from West Africa to ensure keeping out anyone infected. “The first thing we should do is look seriously at shutting down air travel coming from areas that have been hit by the outbreak. I think the risk for passengers, for pilots, for flight attendants, for flight crews are too significant right now,” Cruz told KOKE-FM.
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West Coast drought impacts Miss. economy Johnathan Parr Printz Reporter
The drought causing California Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in multiple counties is not just a Californian issue, as economic side effects of the three-year drought span from coast to coast, affecting the entire country. The drought affects the wallets of Mississippians. As the water supply decreases, farmers lose access to water and are unable to grow as many crops, said Trellis Green, an economics professor with the Department of Political Science, International Development and International Affairs. “It’s basic economics 101 and 102,” Green said. “As supply goes down and demand rises, prices increase.” Oranges and other citrus fruits are affected by the drought because the farmers are unable to grow as big of a supply as there is a demand. Wild fires are another issue with the drought because “fires work with the drought to raise prices,” Green said. The suppliers regain
the money they lost because of fire by passing the cost on to the consumers, thus causing food prices to rise. The reduced production and reduced supply with an increased demand—because of the combination of fire and drought— creates the bulk of price increases for people in Mississippi. Multiyear droughts are not particularly common but not unheard of for California. According to the website of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the state has experienced nine multiyear droughts since 1900. The report noted three especially important drought periods. “The 1928-35 Dust Bowl drought established hydrologic criteria widely used in used in designing storage capacity and yield of large Northern California reservoirs,” the page said. This historic drought occurred during the Great Depression and exacerbated the issues associated with the Dust Bowl. The 1976-77 drought was a wake-up call for California. The water providers were unprepared for the drought. As a result, 81
percent of counties in California experienced local drought related issues. The most iconic symbol from the drought was a hastily built pipeline that laid across the San Rafael Bridge. This pipeline brought water to Marin Municipal Water District in Marin County. “The 1987-92 drought was notable for its six-year duration and, relatedly, its impacts on reservoir carry-over storage,” the DWR said. During the driest and fifth year, the drought forced the DWR to start a “drought water bank.” Twenty-three of the 58 counties had local drought emergencies during this drought. Public safety is a massive concern of Californians. A “lack of water for domestic purposes, for maintaining required distribution system pressures in public water systems or for maintaining distribution system fire flows” are the main concerns of the drought, according to the DWR. Wildfires are another significant safety concern, and the longer the drought is, the most the risk is.
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Water shortages from the California drought are a cause for concern nationwide as well as in Mississippi. The lack of water has led to devastated crops, meaning higher prices for produced goods. This photo shows the impact the drought has made on the state of California.
FEATURE
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ON CAMPUS
Feminist club promotes gender equality Mary Sergeant Printz Reporter
United Nations Women has recently launched the HeForShe Campaign. According to its website, HeForShe is a solidarity movement to promote gender equality. Emma Watson, most known for her role as Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” movie series, gave a speech to the U.N. regarding the campaign and the importance of gender equality. The speech has received over five million views on YouTube alone. “This is the first campaign of its kind at the U.N.,” Watson said. “We want to try and galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for gender equality. And we don’t just want to talk about it, but make sure it is tangible.” Watson also spoke about feminism. She said many synonymize the word feminism with man-hating; when, in fact, it is the opposite. Feminism is, Watson said, “the belief that men and women
should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.” Southern Miss is home to its own Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance. This group advocates for gender equality, reproductive rights, “Yes Means Yes,” sex education, economic equality, LGBTQ+ equality and redefining gender roles. FMLA also joins with many other groups on campus to promote advocacy for other awareness campaigns. This month they have partnered with the Pink Ribbon Fund, a group that provides both compassion and financial assistance to those suffering from breast cancer in the Pine Belt community. “We have vested interest in reaching out to other groups and working with them to bring awareness to discrimination and trying to eliminate it,” said Lisa Wakeland, a senior double major in French and drawing and painting and president of FMLA.
Jamie Stuart, the community advisor for FMLA and a Hattiesburg native, was introduced to the group on Nov. 8, 2011 when he passed a group of women on the street protesting Amendment 26. According to CNN, had this amendment passed, abortion and many other forms of birth control would have been outlawed in Mississippi and the state would begin to recognize that life begins from the moment of conception. “I never took on the feminist title,” he said. “And that day, I said, ‘It’s time for me as a man to man up.” Stuart said his main goal for being active with FMLA, Pine House in Jackson and other feminist groups in Hattiesburg is for his 11-year-old daughter to one day know what freedom really is. FMLA also works to bring awareness to Title 9. According to the National Center for Statistics, Title 9 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs. They want students
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Seniors Lisa Wakeland, Savana Blohm and Community Advisor Jamie Stuart of the USM Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance promote their club Tuesday outside the library. Members invited new students to join the club and promoted information about their work for intersectional feminism at USM and in Mississippi.
to know, that no matter what gender they are, no student should face sexual harassment, especially on campus. “One thing we want to hammer into people is if you believe in equal rights you are a feminist,” said Savannah Blohn, a senior at USM who is a triple major in French, English and interdisciplinary studies. FMLA meets every Thursday at 3 p.m. in Owings-McQuagge Hall Room 111.
The HeForShe Campaign is one of many movements across the nation working to promote gender equality, and FMLA is one of many groups working to advocate the issue as well. “Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive,” Watson said. “Both men and women should feel free to be strong.” For more information on the HeForShe campaign visit http://www.heforshe.org.
ON CAMPUS
Activity courses add diversity to schedules Alan Rawls Managing Editor
Some people wish they could take on a new and interesting hobby, like hiking, skating or weight lifting, but some lack the knowledge for beginning any of these activities. Often these people are forced to put their dreams on the backburner for a while. But students at The University of Southern Mississippi do not have to. The School of Human Performance and Recreation offers more than 30 activity courses, which are available to all students regardless of their majors. These HPR classes include karate, social dance, fencing, tennis, pioneering and much more. Only a handful of these classes require fees, but the benefits of taking these courses can be quite substantial. “(These classes) set the basis for understanding fitness, whether you’re getting into exercise or not,” said Abigail Elias, an instructor within the School of Human Performance and Recreation. “(They) give
you the facts about how to become healthy instead of just watching infomercials about it,” she said. Elias, a graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, is a wellqualified instructor of the aerobics and weight training HPR classes. She is also the fitness and wellness coordinator for Southern Miss Recreational Sports. “The common knowledge out there about fitness is so minimal so it’s good to know that kind of stuff now, rather than realize in your 40s or 50s that you need a workout plan and you don’t know where to start,” Elias said. According to the School of Human Performance and Recreation’s section of the university website, the school takes great pride in providing quality education that is supplemented by a great deal of hands-on experience. Students who enroll in activity courses will not just learn the material but will also have the chance to put that knowledge into practice. Devin Mitchell, a 24-year-
old psychology major, is in Elias’ weight training course this semester and said he has learned many indispensable facts in her class. “(Elias) has been a great instructor,” Mitchell said. “She’s helped me by just cleaning up my form while doing various weight lifting motions. She also has shown my class and (me) new activities we can do to further our workouts, and these are skills I feel we’ll hold onto after the class is over.” As a facility and intramural sports supervisor, Mitchell decided to take the weight training HPR class because he needed two elective hours. “I’m actually taking a bowling class for the (next) eight weeks in the semester, once again because of needing those two hours, and so I can get better at that to beat a few people (in bowling),” he said. Enrolling in any of these fun, diverse classes is simple. Students who wish to take an HPR activity course can simply add it to their shopping carts on SOAR like they would any other course.
From scuba diving to golf, these courses promise to both be great for academics and excellent for self-development.
Who knows? Perhaps students will discover an entirely new interest they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
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OPINION
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Housing plans crucial for freshmen Dorm life is essential to college experience Living on campus is not an option for some Mary Sergeant Printz Reporter
Many incoming students and current freshmen are beginning to wonder if they should be required to live on campus. Currently, the only students required to live on campus are freshmen who have received competitive scholarships or who have been admitted to the Honors College. Regardless, the majority of the university’s freshmen choose to live on campus. Personally, I am a huge advocate for living on campus, especially during a student’s first year at USM. Taking into account price, regulations by residence life and other factors associated with oncampus living, I would never trade my freshman living experience for anything. For one, living on campus helps freshman students get plugged into all of the events on campus. Throughout the residence halls, signs and notices let students know when and where events happen and how to get involved with different organizations. Plus, students are more eager to go to those events and attend those meetings when they are a hop, skip and jump away. Also, if on-campus students think parking on campus is hard for them, they have never experienced the struggle that commuters feel. As a senior, this is my first year living off campus. I live near Hillcrest Residence Hall, and it still takes me over 10 to 15 minutes to get to campus, park the car and walk to class. When I lived at Century Park freshman year, I could get to the Liberal Arts Building in eight minutes at a quick-paced speed and 12 at a leisurely walk. Walking to class can get hot, but it’s a lot faster than searching for a parking spot. Not to mention, walking is a lot healthier for the environment and your body.
Lastly, there is nothing better than waking up to hear the excitement of game day on campus. You can hear the music, smell the food and feel the spirit right from the comfort of your own bed. Some of my best memories from freshman year were Saturday game days. All of my friends would gather and get ready together because we lived so close. We would trade clothes, shoes and other accessories. This was back when you could never wear a game day outfit twice. Then, decked out in black and gold, we would march toward
Mary Beth Wolverton Printz Reporter
While living on campus has the potential to benefit students, it is not a guarantee that these benefits will be received. Living on campus can inconvenience students, leading to increased debt and overall dissatisfaction among students - a perfect combination to lower the retention rate. Having a requirement that students on scholarship must live on campus is simply impractical unless the school is paying for
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Century Park North is home to approximately 800 students, 500 of which are freshmen. Students who choose to live on campus cite convenience and community as their reasoning.
campus, through the Eagle Walk and into the District. I think every freshman student should have experiences like that. As for me, I think that freshmen on scholarships should still be required to live on campus and that the university should still encourage new students to reside in on-campus housing. It is a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity every student, new and old, should experience at one point in time.
that student. Many students take out piles of loans simply to get an education, and the cost of living at The University of Southern Mississippi, including boarding and the required meal plan, is equal to or greater than the cost of tuition for many students. Freshman housing at Southern Miss ranges from $1,990 (about $400 per month) to live in the Quad, to $3,050 ($610 per month) to live in the Century Park dorms, according to the University’s website.
Food will set an on-campus student back another $1,497-$1,797 per semester. With the most basic meal plan in the cheapest dorm, a student will pay $3,487, which is $3 less than the cost of in-state tuition for that semester. Skye Gravenstuk, a senior communications major, lived on campus her freshman year, but was ready to move off after a year. “Once I moved off campus, I had a lot more lee-way financially, even while living in a very nice apartment,” Gravenstuk said. “It was much cheaper to live off-campus and cook for myself than to live on campus. I spend maybe $50 on groceries a month compared to being charged $1,500 a semester.” When cheaper options are available, students should be allowed to take advantage of these options and live off campus, especially when the cost of living on campus is so high. The freshman dorm experience also cannot promise the benefits its proponents boast. In my freshman dorm, doors were always shut, and I knew two girls on my hall, the ones who lived directly across from me. If I had not found other ways to get involved and meet people on campus, I would not have had a very good experience. Dorm living cannot promise students a better college experience. With students unable to pay for housing and not receiving the so-called benefits of dorm life, it is simply unreasonable to force first-year students to live on campus. Jonathan Bridenbaker, a freshman public relations and journalism major, finds the dorms convenient, but also notes problems in the dorms. “(Freshmen) generally are very loud and like to pull pranks on each other,” he said. “Small stuff like shutting off the lights in the shower room, but that’s freshman dorm specific.” While some freshmen enjoy their dorm experience, it simply is not practical or affordable for others.
OPINION
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LIFE
Refocus purpose for volunteering abroad Mary Beth Wolverton is a quickly growing industry, with Printz Reporter
As I scroll through my Facebook, hashtags begin to appear, like #blessed #takemeback #lovethesekids #myheartsin. After seeing enough selfies, I begin finding these posts rather disconcerting and wonder if the people in the pictures would care so much about #service if they could not post on social media about it. For this Mississippi girl, personal service promotion is a private annoyance, but for others across the globe whose lives are touched by the phenomenon known as voluntourism, it can be either a major #blessing or a major #problem. Volunteer tourism, or ‘voluntourism,’ is a type of travelling where the volunteer pays to travel and help in the area he or she visits. While there, he or she might sightsee or participate in local activities and customs. Volunteer tourism targets the young and eager to help, who in return spend millions of dollars to help their fellow man. According to NPR, voluntourism
1.6 million westerners travelling outside the U.S. and spending about $2 billion a year. Voluntourism can be a major revenue source for travel companies who look to the 20-25 year old - the typical college student - demographic as their customers, said consulting group Tourism, Research and Marketing. So, why not target young adults as a source of labor to help with charity work? Typical college students possess able bodies, minds or both, are looking to expand their horizons and often need to meet service requirements. High schoolers and college graduates also fit the requirements of a voluntourist and are eager to get out into the world. A company that advertises the ability to travel safely, change the lives of the less fortunate and do it all for less than a traditional vacation would cost is extremely appealing both to young adults and their parents. What volunteers might not understand is how their desire to help can actually be harmful for a number of reasons. According to Al Jazeera, about 70 percent of Cambodia’s “orphans” actually have at least one living parent, but
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these adults give up their children believing that rich volunteers coming to the country will give them a better life than they could provide. Knowing that someone else will swoop in and take care of a problem takes away local initiative.Voluntourism can hurt local economies in this way, as local populations come to expect
the food, medicine or old t-shirts donated by a foreign church group. There is an incentive to not buy at local markets when a week later, a group of foreign volunteers toting piles of donated items will arrive. Pacific Standard Magazine ran the story of Lauren Caskac, a volunteer who traveled to Africa on
medical mission trips, but learned that the locals in Ghana, where she volunteered, would not buy medical insurance because they knew that outside groups would constantly come to fulfill their medical needs.
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ON CAMPUS
Disruptions in library: how not to be one Lindsey Kelley Printz Reporter
With midterms quickly approaching, many students are going to spend their days holed up in everyone’s favorite place: the library. Whether it is completing a speech, finishing that big term paper the night before it’s due or quietly poring over last week’s lecture notes, the library is
intended to be a quiet sanctuary for all students. However, we know the idyllic undisturbed paradise is never the case in Cook Library. There never fails to be at least one person speaking way too loudly to their partner or that group who fails to understand the principle behind the phrase “group study room.” If you cannot find that person, there is a likely chance that you are that person.
Mary Sergeant/Printz The library is meant to be a place to find quiet time to study. Many students, like the one pictured above, get aggravated when their friends or neighbors play their music too loudly.
Here are a few tips and tricks to avoid what I call “the stank eye,” and act like a decent human being as well as an efficient student. Respect the noise rules on every floor. For those who are unaware, the higher the floor, the quieter it should be. On the first floor, also called the Learning Commons, it should still be quiet, but using lower toned voices is perfectly acceptable. Now, this doesn’t mean that you and your friends can come and hang out. Starbucks or the courtyard are good places to catch up with friends. On the second floor, it’s pretty quiet and whispers are acceptable. The third through fifth floors should be absolutely quiet. Brianna Wells, a senior theatre major, expressed her irritability with people who are disrespectful to noise levels. “We’re all students trying to get our work done, and it’s really disrespectful when people don’t consider other people’s time (when it’s) the only quiet place they have to go,” Wells said. The issue of noise includes guidelines specific to music. I love music and am personally unable to study efficiently without my
foot tapping to some Led Zeppelin or Imagine Dragons. However, some students may not appreciate listening to the slightest strains of “Ramble On” while trying to study. Drew Raspino, a sophomore forensic science major, stressed the importance of using earbuds. “If you’re going to listen to music, use earbuds,” Raspino said. “(Also) make sure the earbuds work and (that) the earbuds are actually plugged into the right socket on your computer.” It’s also important to remember that even though one may wear earbuds, remember to turn the music down to a reasonable level. In a quiet environment, everyone can hear you rocking out to Iggy Azalea. You can’t be “Fancy” when your study neighbors are staring at you with annoyance. When it comes to printing and copying, there is one cardinal rule: be courteous. If you’re in the copy room doing something that can be done another time, let the harried looking student running to class go in front of you. You’ll get karmic brownie points and feel like a great person for at least five more minutes. This
principle can also apply to the printing stations. Don’t use a study room if you’re in there by yourself. There are plenty of cubicles on the fourth and fifth floors if you want some privacy. Also, no one enjoys that awkward, terrible moment when a study group has to evict the loner that’s hogging the study room. Finally, don’t eat full, smelly meals in the library. First of all, no one wants to smell last week’s tuna rice pilaf. Second of all, food allergies are more and more common nowadays and you never know who might have an allergy. A pastry from the library Starbucks or a cup of coffee is completely acceptable, as well as delicious. When it comes down to the line, this entire article could be summed up in three words: use your head. If you treat others as you wish to be treated in your study experience, that bibliographic haven we know as the library can be a truly pleasant place. For more information on hours, special events and updates, check out the Southern Miss Cook Library page.
SPORTS
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GOLF
USM team’s struggles continue in Louisiana tourney Jacob Kemp Printz Reporter
Courtesy Photo Senior Casey Fernandez participates in the David Toms Intercollegiate in Baton Rouge Sunday.
After a third-place finish at the Memphis Intercollegiate on Sept. 16, the Southern Miss men’s golf team traveled to Louisiana to compete in the David Toms Intercollegiate Oct. 5, the Golden Eagles came away disappointed. The David Toms Intercollegiate was hosted by LSU at the par-72, 7,663yard University Club, which gave the young Golden Eagles some trouble and handed them their worst finishes of the year. Freshman Vasill Kartos and sophomore Ryan Argotsinger both had rough days, shooting 26 and 24over par to finish in 56th and 53rd place, respectively. Juniors Tyler Peggs and Hayes Weathersby would not
fare much better, going 26over par and 25-over par to fall back into 56th and 54th place. The Golden Eagles bounced back thanks to seniors Drew Kirby and Casey Fernandez. Kirby shot a 75 and would end up tied for 20th at 12over par. It was Kirby’s second top-20 finish this year and fourth of his career. Fernandez put in a spectacular final round of 73 to finish seven-over par, tied with North Texas’ Juan Munoz. It was Fernandez’s second top five finish on the year. The Golden Eagles finished in 11th place as a team in the 12-team field, shooting a combined 66-over par. Their best round was easily the final round where they shot a combined 300, 13 shots better than round two and 17 shots better than round one.
The host of the tournament, LSU, finished with the team championship, shooting 27-over par as a whole. Southeastern Louisiana would fall just short of that mark, going 29-over par to finish second. Mercer would bring up the rear at third place, finishing well behind LSU and Southeastern. The top golfer over the weekend was LSU’s Benjamin Taylor and took home medalist’s honors by shooting two-under par. The Golden Eagles have a chance to get back on track, starting when they travel to Ruston, Louisiana on Oct. 20 and 21 in the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate. The event will be hosted by Conference USA foe Louisiana Tech at the Squire Creek Country Club. Louisiana Tech placed 10th at the David Toms Intercollegiate.