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N.Y. snubs voters Analyzing latest primary results Nicolas Kubicki Printz Reporter

The New York primary election took place on Tuesday represents many things to many people. For Donald Trump, it was an opportunity to regain lost ground and further distance himself from Ted Cruz. For Bernie Sanders, it was an attempt to close the gap between himself and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. For Cruz, it was an embarrassing fever dream. For Clinton and Trump, it was a place of victory, but the real losers were thousands of New Yorkers when they learned how ﬂawed the system of voting really can be. For the Republican party, it was an attempt to avoid a brokered convention. Drew Desilver of the Pew Research Center wrote that those parties that nominate a candidate through a contested convention seldom win in the general election due to a signiﬁcant ideological difference between voters. Cruz, who made comments in early January about “New York values” while gaining support in Iowa, saw his words come back to seriously hurt his chances in the state. “Everyone understands that the values in New York City are socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage–focus around money and

the media,” he said. New York responded in kind, and Cruz ﬁnished dead last. According to USA Today, in one county, Cruz came in fourth place behind Ben Carson, who dropped out of the race in early March. The senator, who proposed abolishing the Department of Education and the Department of Energy among others, got less than 15 percent of the vote, and came out with zero delegates, leaving his total at 559. Donald Trump came away with over 60 percent of the vote and 89 delegates, bringing his total to 845. In the Republican race, candidates must have 1,237 in order to receive the nomination. With only 743 delegates up for grabs, Cruz absolutely has to do better than Trump in the next few primaries. Essentially if he loses more than 65 delegates within the remaining primaries, he will not be eligible for the GOP nomination. Kasich remains in last place with 147 delegates, picking up three from New York. On the Democratic side, things are a bit more complicated. On the surface, Clinton won the state with 58 percent of the vote, though according to The New York Times, Sanders won more counties in the state with a total of 42 percent of the vote. As is the case in the Democratic primaries, Clinton received 139 elected delegates and

Sanders received 106. This brings their elected delegate count to 1,428 and 1,151 respectively. Clinton remains in the lead with unelected superdelegates as well, with 502 to Sanders’ 38. Either of these candidates must receive 2,383 delegates to have the nomination, with 1,646 left to go. It goes without saying that if Sanders wants the Democratic nomination, he has to do better in the remaining states. However, his margin of error is not quite as crucial as Cruz’s is. The real losers were the voting public of New York, who reported numerous issues with the voting records and lists when more than 120,000 Democratic voters were removed from the rolls, according to CNN. Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a reform of the system after receiving the reports of the purge. “It has been reported to us from voters and voting rights monitors

that the voting lists in Brooklyn contain numerous errors, including the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters from the voting lists,” de Blasio said. “The perception that numerous voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be ﬁxed.” Scott Stringer, comptroller of New York, said that he will be auditing the Board of Elections as a result of the complaints. The ﬁnal issue was the fact that New York has closed primaries, which means that voters needed to have changed their political parties by October 2015 if they had decided to change. This was the largest obstacle for those wishing to participate in the election, especially any independent voters who have recently decided to vote Republican or Democrat. While

some voters obtained afﬁdavits and court orders that allowed them to cast a ballot, those who were not ofﬁcially registered by October 2015 had their votes go uncounted. After the dust settled, Clinton and Trump came out victorious while Sanders and Cruz remained farther from their goals. The next primaries will be on April 26 in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland and Pennsylvania, with 384 delegates available for the Democratic party and 118 for the Republican party.

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University ACS chapter ranks No. 1 in state Andrew Dutton Printz Reporter

The University of Southern Mississippi’s American Chemistry Society student member chapter was recently named Chapter of the Year by Mississippi’s branch of the organization. The USM ACS chapter was invited to attend a banquet at Mississippi State University to

receive the award. The award ceremony will begin on April 21 at 6 p.m. All Mississippi ACS members are invited to attend. The awards banquet will include a keynote address from the 2015 Mississippi ACS Chemist of the Year Edwin Lewis and the award for the Johnnie-Marie Whitfield Service Award will also be presented. David Sliman, president of

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FREE SPEECH National group seeks to shake up campus speech codes.

the USM chapter, said he felt relieved when he learned they would be named chapter of the year. “It’s a big sigh of relief because we’ve been working really hard as a group,” Sliman said. He said it felt satisfying to get the recognition from the state level. Sliman and chapter have completed 17 outreach

programs this year that reached over 500 children and clocked in over 50 hours of volunteer time. The American Chemistry Society’s mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people, according to their web page.

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NEWS USM celebrates Earth Week

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ON CAMPUS Jennifer Robinson Printz Reporter

Earth Week at The University of Southern Mississippi kicked off April 18 and will continue through April 22. The activities so far have included a nature walk, poetry night, an earth fair and Farmer’s Market. More than 30 separate organizations set up in Shoemaker Square on April 19 to help kick off the event. A handler from the Hattiesburg Zoo brought an infant alligator that students were able to pet, and a raffle was held to attend a sloth showing. Mississippi Power brought boxes of 10-count energy saving light bulbs. The representatives at their booth said they have attended the Earth Fair for the past seven or so years. “The Office of Sustainability started the Earth Fair in 2009,” said Haley McMinn, assistant director of sustainability. “It’s on the week of [Earth Day] every year. The goal of [the] Earth Fair is to bring information to the community as well as students at USM. The fair also gives different organizations a chance to come together and share information.”

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Jhaimee Bullock/Assistant Designer A photo illustration of a student celebrating Earth Day.

The Office of Sustainability had a booth present with two large containers half-full of trash. The trash was picked up from around campus Tuesday morning. The trash will be weighed Friday, and a weight should be posted to the Office of Sustainability’s social media pages. Several different volunteer organizations attended the event such as Habitat for Humanity and Oseola McCarty. Habitat for Humanity handed out seed starting trays as well as seeds to plant. Oseola McCarty allowed students to plant a squash seed. More information on Oseola is available at givegab.com. Thoughtful Threads had a

table with boxes for Goodwill, Edward’s Thrift Store and 360 Thrift Store. They encouraged students to donate old clothes so they can be reused by someone else. For students interested in these organizations, most of them will attend the second fair April 21 from 3 - 6 p.m. in Town Square Park. There will be live music, a farmer’s market and door prizes. There will be a Pollinator Celebration on the south side of the Payne Center on April 21 from 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Concluding Earth Week on April 22, students can attend a field trip to view a selfsustainable home. Right Way to Throw Away Day will be held at the Bobby L. Chain Airport and the Lamar County Multi-Purpose Center April 23 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. This event will present the Hattiesburg community the opportunity to throw away household hazardous waste. Students interested in attending the field trip are required to register ahead of time by sending an email to Christina.Foreman@usm.edu. For more information on recycling, visit www.deq.state.ms.us/recycling or call 601-961-5171.

Junior receives acclaimed award Afnan Beauti Printz Reporter

Out of 25 students nationwide, junior communication studies and Spanish double major Lakelyn Taylor from Long Beach received a $1,000 grant to study abroad. Taylor won the grant from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest collegiate honor society in the nation. The grant will fund Taylor’s study abroad experience in Rome. The honor society has distributed more than $750,000 in study abroad scholarships since 2001. More than 400 students applied for the grant. Members and nonmembers of various disciplines from different institutions with Phi Kappa Phi chapters applied for the grant. “Lakelyn demonstrates the qualities of a Phi Kappa Phi award recipient through her superior academic excellence and leadership both on and off the University of Southern Mississippi campus,” said Hannah Breaux, director of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi Hannah Breaux. After being encouraged to join and receiving an invitation to join Phi Kappa Phi, Taylor applied for the grant. Taylor thought her chances were slim when she applied for the grant but was delighted when she found out she had in fact been awarded. “I was positive going into it

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Joesph Frierson/Printz Junior Lakelyn Taylor from the sorority Alpha Delta Pi was recently arwarded the Study Aborad Scholarship from Phi Kappa Phi fraternity.

that there was a great chance I would not receive it,” she said. “I don’t think that I can adequately describe how blessed and thankful I am.” Taylor said that for the grant, she submitted an online application with her resume, transcript, recommendation letters and a personal statement. “Dr. Weinauer, dean of the Honors College, told me that the committee chair said that my personal statement was one of the best ones they have ever read,” she said. Taylor will take the political science course titled Christianity and Law in Rome while learning about the ways that religion has played a role in law and politics. Phi Kappa Phi grants

are designed to support undergraduate students seeking expand knowledge and experience in their academic ﬁelds by studying abroad. Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. The society has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of secondsemester juniors are invited to the honor society. The society’s mission is “to recognize and promote academic excellence in all ﬁelds of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

“For almost 140 years, we have been improving people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry,” the ACS said. According to the USM webpage, the chapter’s objective is to afford an opportunity for students of a chemical science to become better acquainted and knowledgeable about chemical science as well as gain experience in preparing and presenting technical material before an audience. Sliman said he believes that the student chapter is important for students to participate in, even if they do not necessarily have a chemical science background. “We’re the basis of everything. Everything you learned about science was discovered by someone in a lab,” Sliman said. This is the message Sliman gave to young elementary and high school kids on his

outreach programs. Sliman also said it is much easier to work on something in the laboratory rather than hear it explained in a lecture. “There are times where I’m in class and I have no idea what he’s talking about. Then I’m in lab and I’m thinking ‘Oh, this makes so much more sense,’” Sliman said. The ACS chapter works with faculty and students to help achieve a much broader understanding of chemical science. Sliman believes both teachers and students benefit the most from the program. “We give the teachers a way to showcase what they’re teaching,” said Sliman. The question many ACS chapter members get when traveling to middle schools and high schools across the state is “Why do I need this?” “I often ask those kids, ‘Do you want to be a doctor?” Sliman adds “do you want to cure cancer or do you want to cure Zika virus? This is how you get there.”

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ON CAMPUS

Glow Run attempts to keep students safe, healthy Lora Lavigne Printz Reporter

The University of Southern Mississippi Recreational Sports and Eagles After Hours hosted the 2016 5K Glow Run on April 19. The annual event allowed students of the university and community members to dressup in neon and glow attire and run three miles around the Hattiesburg campus. Participants competed for their personal best, while others simply enjoyed a night of entertainment and athleticism with their peers. The Glow Run began at Pride Field and trailed across the entire campus. The participants ranged from experienced runners to those just attending to have a good time. “I feel tired, but I made it through the race,” said Jamar Sims, senior Sports Management

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student and track team member. “My goal was to just ﬁnish the race, and I did, so I’m pretty excited with this being my ﬁrst time participating in a 5K.” Eagle After Hours was also their to support for students and the community to provide a safe, yet fun, environment. The event included games, food and a DJ to enhance an exciting atmosphere. “This is something special that we put on for students after hours so they don’t have to feel like going to a bar or another place that may not be as safe to have a good time,” said April Jordan, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator for Recreational Sports. Several prizes were given at the event for the most creative costume and fastest male and female runner. The event was free for students, but community members were

asked to bring a fee of $10 that go towards supplies and entertainment for the run, expanding on greater ideas for years to come. “The Glow Run allows the students to get out and meet new people around campus, network and to just create great memories with their friends,” Jordan said. The Glow Run was established a few years ago, and the 2016 run marks the biggest turnout. The event was cancelled earlier during the month because of inclement weather but was rescheduled at a better date, according to organizers. Dugan Thorderson, junior kinesiology and exercise science major, encourages more students to get involved in activities such as this. “Running is something good to do,” Thorderson said. “It’s healthy

Fadi Shahin/Printz Participants of the 5K glow run Running at the beginning of the race on Tuesday, April 19.

for you. Many students don’t realize that we’re at the prime age of our lives right now and running is the best thing we can do for ourselves.”

The successful outcome of this year’s run have allowed directors of Southern Miss Recreational Sports Center to secure this event for another year at USM.

‘Pro-liberty’ group challenges campus speech code Garrett Minta Printz Reporter

Young Americans for Liberty is looking to form a chapter locally at USM, bringing with them a petition to reform the campus speech code and get rid of free speech zones. This petition is to allow all of campus to be treated as a free speech zone and to reform the “yellow light” policies in our speech code. YAL is a group focused on individual rights and freedoms. “The organization was founded after Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign after the whole freedom movement began,” said Chase Wilson, national member and proponent for starting a group on campus. “So it’s kind of off that same principle. They’re a nonpartisan group. They just focus on liberty in general.” YAL and other groups have been trying to make changes for freedom of speech in other universities around the country, including at MSU and Ole Miss which both have received green ratings from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Southern Miss is ranked at yellow, as is Alcorn State. Jackson State and Delta State have both been rated as red, meaning that at least one policy restricts freedom of speech.

“[The] University of Southern Mississippi has been given the speech code rating Yellow,” FIRE’s website said. “Yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application.” FIRE has an excerpt from their website describing one policy that could be arbitrarily interpreted. “Lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct, including expression of profanity, which exceeds the normal standards of decency prevailing in the general Hattiesburg community at large,” FIRE’s website said. The Director of Policy Reform Azhar Majeed said that the ratings are based on a very comprehensive look through policies regarding speech codes through various forms of documentation. “FIRE rates schools on their speech codes by looking at all of their policy materials that pertain to students and faculty speech and conduct,” Majeed said. “We try to do a comprehensive look through schools--codes of student conduct, their faculty materials, their student handbooks, their mission statements, really all applicable policy materials to get as comprehensive a review as we can.”

Kate Dearman/Courtesy Photo Brady Leatherwood protest with the women’s rights advocates in Shoemaker Square Wednesday afternoon. Students gather around in between classes to watch the anti-abortion activists that frequent the Southern Miss campus.

Majeed said Mississippi’s institutions are doing well on matters of free speech, but there are still some problem areas. Majeed said USM is doing better than they have in the past, but they still have a ways to go before they can actually earn the green light. “Well when it comes to The University of Southern Mississippi, there’s good and bad,” Majeed said. “The good is that they have worked with FIRE recently to revise some of their speech codes. The bad is that they still have a few more of those that need to be improved to meet

First Amendment standards.” Majeed said USM has had red light policies in the past, and those have been reformed with the help of FIRE’s legal team. USM has worked with them before and FIRE urges the university to continue reforming. The ﬁve free speech zones currently on campus are Weathersby Lawn, Union Plaza, Shoemaker Square, Kennard-Washington Lawn and Centennial Lawn. These are the places that free speech is completely unrestricted. YAL contends that the entire university should be a free speech zone.

State coordinator for YAL Tavish Kelly said their mission for YAL at USM is to protect student’s and the community’s ﬁrst amendment rights. “We’d like to remove the sections on free speech zones and obscenity, and to clarify language in the sections on sexual harassment and student rights and responsibilities to ensure that mere offensive speech is protected as the First Amendment requires,” Kelly said. For the rest of the story, visit studentprintz.com.

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NEW ORLEANS

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JAZZ FESTIVAL Jonathan Urbina Entertainment Editor

With the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival beginning this weekend, it seems only fitting to start getting ready for it. These days, spending warm spring weekends at a festival is almost a millennial right of passage. However, the New Orleans festival dates back to the 70s before they were the Instagram gold that they are today. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people make their way out to the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course to indulge in all of the food, music and culture that make a big easy music festival such a unique experience. This year the festival is expected to see its biggest crowds yet and will take over the city April 22-May 1. For more information about the festival and tickets, visit www.nojazzfest.com

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The key to packing for a festival is to not. Don’t go to a festival with luggage that will only weigh you down as the day gets going. Bring only the essentials: sunscreen, phone charger, wallet and (possibly) a inexpensive camera to capture those WTF moments. Fest goers often bring foldable chairs and blankets, but those people also take up a lot of valuable space and become some of the most hated people at the festival, so don’t be one of them. The biggest item recommended to bring would be a small backpack to carry anything you do not want to hold, like that inexpensive camera.

Eat everything (no, really). When attending any type of festival in New Orleans, the name of the game is to eat much as possible, as frequently as possible. At Jazz Fest, the same rules apply. With more than 60 food options, there is without a doubt something for everyone. Craving Vietnamese food? They have it. Want Italian food? They have it. Looking for fresh boiled crawfish? They have it. You name it, they have it plus more. The best way to get a bite out of everything is to explore the food scene with a partner and share everything. This way you’ll get a taste of all the different dishes without stuffing yourself on just one plate. Side note: this is also how you get the best bang for your buck. Once sufficiently stuffed to the brim with creole good eats, it will be time to hydrate yourself with plenty of water (or strawberry lemonade, it’s your call). The power of the sun is often underestimated and can dehydrate you with little warning. Stay out of the danger zone by keeping at it with a large bottle of something non-alcoholic.

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The music at Jazz Fest is a unique blend of jazz, soul, rock and blues. The festival has seen performances by Florence + the Machine, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Elton John, The Who and others, making it truly a festival for all ages. This year the festival will be continuing its pattern of diversity with performances by Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Nick Jonas, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Janelle Monáe, to name a few. If the lineup seems intimidating, that is because it is. At festivals, the biggest mistake you can make is poor time management – God forbid you miss “Drop it like it’s Hot” because you were taking a port-o-potty break. Therefore, the best way to ensure you that you shake your bon-bons to all of your favorite tunes is by planning ahead. Enter the festival with a schedule in mind. Know when Nick Jonas is taking the stage, know which stage he is performing on and know where that stage is located. Big artists draw big crowds, so to avoid being stuck at the back of the pack make sure you go with a plan. Once at the stage of your favorite artist, it is important to remember festival etiquette. Be nice and courteous to the people around you and they will be the same to you. Nothing is worse than being in a large crowd under the sun with a full bladder surrounded by people that you hate or that hate you.

As it turns out, festival fashion is seemingly all the rage these days making it almost impossible to make it through the festival gates looking anything less than perfect. However, with all style guides, there are a few “trends” (if that is what you want to call them) that every festival goer should avoid, like: flower crowns, culturally appropriating bindis, gladiator sandals that leave outrageous tan lines, large hats that might block the stage view for someone, body paint that will sweat off and bulky bags. When putting your festival ensemble together, think lightweight and breathable. A day at a music festival can seem like an eternity in the sun. Make the day a bit more doable by wearing clothing that can keep you from A. chafing and B. passing out. Nothing too tight or constricting. Find the happy medium in the phrase “less is more” and remember you’re going to Jazz Fest, not Coachella. Topping off a strong festival look are the two necessities that any seasoned festival veteran would be lost without: sunglasses and a hat. The two, seemingly accessories, are the most functional wardrobe pieces a festival goer can have. Shades reduce excessive squinting through the sun and a hat helps reduce harmful sun exposure to the face, as does the SPF previously mentioned. Together, these two accessories will be your saving grace and the true knight in shining armor carrying you through the end of the festival.

FEATURE

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Showcase highlights exiting graphic design talent Jack Hammett Managing Editor

On April 20, the Department of Graphic Design showcased student artwork at the 2016 Senior Show in Graphic Design from 5 - 7 p.m. in the George Hurst Building. The show acted as the ﬁnal part of students’ senior projects. Senior graphic design major Cody Bass said for his project, he decided to brand a mock type foundry called Friendly Font Co. and develop a typeface called “Fellow.” Bass said the font is derived from blackletter typeface associated with diplomas and even Nazi Germany. “I absolutely love typography and hand lettering, so I thought this project would be a great way to combine my favorite aspects of design,” Bass said. “Because this project lasts all semester long, I wanted to make sure I did something that would challenge me and that I would enjoy developing in-depth.” Senior graphic design major

Hannah Heneghan/Printz Senior art show opens in the George Hurst Building on April 20.

Mallory Stubbs said her project was “off-beat” and “based on funky, unusual and healthy ingredients.” “I have a weird obsession with beets,” Stubbs said. “I really enjoy living a healthy lifestyle so I kind of

wanted to share that with everyone around me.” The showcase continues through April 27. For info, visit usm.edu/ calendar/4-2016/2016-seniorshow-graphic-design.

GREEK LIFE

Sororities call out sexism following Sigma Chi scandal Hiba Tahir

Printz Reporter

What was meant to be a fun and light-hearted evening quickly turned sour, as spectators watched their female friends be degraded under the guise of “philanthropy.” On April 15, Sigma Chi fraternity at the University of Mississippi hosted Derby Days, its annual philanthropy event. The event featured students from various sororities competing in dances, question and answer sessions and a blood drive. Abby Bruce, a sophomore international studies and Spanish major at Ole Miss, found her eyes welling with tears as she watched the events unfold. At the dance competition and before an audience of hundreds of women, she recalls guys asking contestants “which Sigma Chi they would go down on,” “what type of sausage would they prefer: linked or Sigma Chi,” among other similar questions. “I attended the event not out of support for the way Sigma Chi runs their philanthropy event but to cheer on friends who had put lots of time and effort into the dances . . . only to be mortiﬁed and completely ashamed that I am even remotely associated with such an event,” said Bruce in a public Facebook post after the event. “I think the question all Panhellenic women . . . should be asking here is ‘why?’ Why do we pay money to participate in these events to be humiliated? Why have we allowed ourselves to be objectiﬁed? Women’s fraternities were started as an empowerment movement -what happened?” Bruce’s post quickly went viral, with many other Greek women --

who had previously been too afraid to speak out - chiming in. Lizzy Pitts, a member of a different sorority that also required its underclassmen to dance in the Sigma Chi Derby Days competition, found herself outraged when she realized she was being required “to dance in front of and be judged by college frat boys,” as she wrote in her own public Facebook post.

The idea of putting on a short skirt and twirling around for boys is not only accepted, but it is enforced. Lizzy Pitts, sorority member at UM

“I’ll be damned if I’m going to chant the name of a fraternity and beg for their attention through skimpy, shimmery outﬁts,” Pitts wrote in her post before adding that she shared her frustrations with other members and wondered why they were being forced to work against the values of their organization. “The idea of putting on a short skirt and twirling around for boys is not only accepted, but it is enforced,” Pitts wrote. “Our values read that we will put character before appearances, apparently except when the approval of a fraternity is on the line.” Pitts was further frustrated when she vented to her mother, who was also a member of her sorority during

her time at Ole Miss, and was told, “It’s just a part of being in a sorority.” “When the Greek system is questioned, the answer is always ‘That’s the way it is,’” Pitts wrote in her post. “Why? Why are people oppressed for asking why? Why don’t the leaders of these organizations recognize these things? It doesn’t have to be this way.” Madison Greer, a freshman biology major at Ole Miss, left her sorority when she realized some of the ideas conveyed by the Greek Life system did not align with her personal values. “I realized that sororities are so competitive over the silliest things for bragging rights,” Greer said. “It’s never because they raised the most blood or because they did something to help the community. They brag more about winning a dance competition that will not help you out in any way in the future.” A source at USM, who chose to remain anonymous out of fear that she might be alienated from the friends she still has in her former sorority, treaded carefully on the topic of inherent sexism in Greek Life and cited it as one of many reasons that led to her quitting. “There’s some problematic stuff [in Greek life] for sure,” she said. “There’s something really systemically wrong, but it’s magnified in Greek Life. You know, you’re willingly sort of consigning yourself to these rules, but I do think it is strange that this group -- which is purportedly a group of women [for empowerment] -- did not become a source of female empowerment for me. In fact, in many ways, I felt kind of stifled or sort of confined.” For the rest of the story, visit studentprintz.com.

Hunt Mercier/Photo Editor Mallory Stubbs holds a bag for her senior project Off Beet. Her project was designed around eating healthy.

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POLITICS

Thursday, April 21, 2016 | Page 7

Paul Ryan, N.Y. primary focus of past week’s politics Last week, this column reported on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s announcement that under no circumstances would he accept the Republican nomination for POTUS this year. This week discusses Ryan’s philosophy and his role more in-depth. Last September, when John Boehner was still house speaker, Gallup released a poll claiming that 58 percent of Americans did not know who the speaker was. Considering the importance of the position, that is an astounding number. So I wanted to establish a three-part series on Ryan and his mass appeal to people of all parties. The house speaker is established in Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution. The speaker is elected by their fellow representatives. Interestingly enough, the U.S. Constitution does not require that the speaker be a U.S. citizen, although every speaker since the founding fathers has been. The speaker is a partisan officer whose primary role is to enact the legislative agenda of the majority party and select the Committee chairs in the House of Representatives. Secondary roles include presiding over joint sessions of Congress and certifying the results of presidential elections. Paul Ryan is the 54th Speaker of the House in United States history and the youngest Speaker since 1875. Hailing from Wisconsin, Ryan first rose to prominence in American politics in 2011 when he was selected as the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, and then skyrocketed to national attention when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney selected him as his running mate in 2012. While Ryan failed to attain the Naval Observatory, the recognition he garnered from the run was a large part of the reason he was the clear choice of House Republicans to succeed Boehner as Speaker of the House last year. Next week, we will explore Ryan’s philosophy of government, which some pundits have hailed as the future of the conservative movement in America, more in-depth. Some quick tidbits about this week in the presidential race below. It was, of course, New York week for the primary season, which meant that Americans nationwide got to be treated to the loud, brash and “authentic”

(read: rude, rude, and “hey, I’m not rude – I’m just telling it like it is!”) stylings of a New York-style political campaign. To the surprise of nobody except the most die-hard Bernsters and John Kasich, Trump and Clinton easily dominated the primary. But of course: this was the home state for each of them. For Trump particularly, it was the match made in heaven: the tabloid candidate for the tabloid state. Of course, everybody wants to know what this latest primary means, so here are three big takeways. First, Bernie Sanders is done. The senator unexpectedly ditched his traveling press corps and flew to Vermont to rest, a Ben Carson-esque move that speaks volumes about his outlook on the continuation of his campaign. With one win in one state, Hillary Clinton functionally reversed Bernie’s last eight wins and made it mathematically impossible for him to win the nomination, though the odds were already slim. Second, Trump neither gained nor lost much of anything. He won the primary, but that was already expected. Consequently, his only competition for the nomination, Ted Cruz, barely campaigned in New York, focusing instead on upcoming primaries later on this month. This loss should finish out whatever was left of John Kasich’s flailing campaign. Third and finally: especially for the GOP, this primary reveals the true voter disenfranchisement behind the nominating process, which is the ridiculous amount of sway voters in liberal states have on the GOP nominee and voters in conservative states have on the Democratic nominee. An anecdote to illustrate this: 1,100 people voted in the Bronx, which will send three delegates to the Republican Convention; 68,000 people voted in Williamson County, TX, and will also send only three delegates to the convention. Thus, a vote in the Bronx is worth more than 60 votes in Texas. That is absolutely ridiculous and completely undercuts the rationale of one person, one vote. This dichotomy of voters whose views do not align with the vast majority of the party base having their votes disproportionately weighed is one of the reasons that the GOP establishment is dealing with so much discontent with the GOP base today. Their values simply do not line up as much as they probably should for a successful party operation.

CURRENT DELEGATE COUNT AFTER N.Y. REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

Printz Reporter

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

JD Rimann

TRUMP 559 CRUZ 148 KASICH 845

delegates

HILLARY

1930 delegates

BERNIE

1189 delegates

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SPORTS Hopson sets the stage for annual spring game Page 8 | Thursday, April 21, 2016

FOOTBALL

Julius Kizzee Printz Reporter

With the annual Black and Gold spring game coming this Saturday, the Golden Eagles have continued to work their craft on the football field. Southern Miss has moved past the uncertainty following the departure of Todd Monken back in January. Now, the Golden Eagles can look forward to a productive future led by first-year coach Jay Hopson. This is Hopson’s first spring, so he will have some adjusting to do on these players, but he certainly has a vision on what his goals are before the players leave before summer vacation. “We have to keep developing the guys and that’s what spring is for,” Hopson said. “Just make sure the guys that make plays and you want to see it when the lights come on.” The mainstays are still on the team, such as C-USA Offensive Player of the Year Nick Mullens, and defensive stalwart Dylan Bradley. There have also been new faces added to the roster such

as junior college transfers Isiah Jones and Allenzae Staggers. All across the roster, USM has an abundance of talent, maybe the best it has had since the 2011 season. Where there is talent, there is also experience. For example, senior Elijah Parker was tied for ﬁfth on the team’s tackle list last year. Senior D’Nerius Antoine also returns as the team’s leading tackler at safety. On the other side of the ball, junior running back Ito Smith returns after posting 1,128 allpurpose yards last season. That is 134 all-purpose yards a game, good for 18th in the nation. Hopson sees the progress and the leadership all across the roster but would like to see it all come together on Saturday when the team will play in their annual scrimmage. “I just want to see the guys who will be the playmakers on offense,” Hopson said. “Defensively, I just want to see guys that will step up and make plays. I think you’re trying to ﬁnd your 11 playmakers on the offensive side and the defensive side.”

The Black and Gold scrimmage will feature all of these players and more pitted against each other this Saturday. Where first-stringers will falter, the second stringers will hopefully take advantage of their miscues. The ferocity of the players is something that Hopson will pay close mind to, and it is something that he anticipates also. “I think they will be excited,” Hopson said. “They like to go out and talk a bunch of stuff to each other.” The players on the field will be led by a coaching staff full of new faces, including secondary coach Dan Disch and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson. The new faces could give way to confusion on the field, but Hopson is confident that the team will be led by a good group of men. “I got the best coaching staff in America, I couldn’t be more pleased,” Hopson said. “I think we are all doing a great job as a collective team.” The Golden Eagles will participate in their annual Black and Gold spring game this Saturday at noon inside the Rock.

SOFTBALL

Golden Eagles continue losing streak against SEC

Julius Kizzee/Sports Editor Jay Hopson pits players against each other during a drill on April 8.

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Southern Miss (23-24) took to the road this past Tuesday to face Mississippi State, losing 4-0. The matchup was the second between the two this season, with the Bulldogs winning both contests. Both teams have had their struggles against SEC opponents with the Bulldogs only producing an 3-12 record against opponents in their conference and Southern Miss producing an 1-6 record against the conference. Out of the six games for the Golden Eagles, four of them have been shutout losses. Both teams were unable to push runs across the plate in the first three innings. The scoring drought would end for MSU when Katie Ann Bailey delivered a two-out home run to left center

field to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs went on to score three more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. After a walk and a stolen base, Mackenzie Toler singled to bring both runners home, and then was able to advance to second on a wild throw to first. After a pitcher change for Southern Miss brought in Jillian Johnson, Calyn Adams doubled to bring home the final run of the ball game and solidify the win for MSU, 4-0. Southern Miss was able to produce six hits on the night, but failed to cross a run at home. Lauren Holifield and Samantha Robles both had a pair of hits on the night. Katie Cleary and Morgan McKeever added the additional hits. Robles pitched five innings in the game, giving up three runs off of six hits and one strikeout.

Johnson came into the ball game to replace Robles in the bottom of the sixth inning. Johnson allowed one run off of two hits in the one inning she pitched. Pitching has not been an issue this season for the Golden Eagles, but this game seemed to be a peculiar time on the mound. Robles was the only pitcher able to record a strikeout. That would be the only strikeout of the night for Southern Miss. Alexis Silkwood’s day on the mound for MSU proved to be efficient enough as she pitched a complete game shutout. With her efforts, the Golden Eagles recorded six hits combined with six strikeouts on the night. The Golden Eagles will have time to recover and adjust as they are set to face the University of Louisiana at Monroe at home on April 27. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

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