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ANNIE JOHNSON
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On Feb. 24, members of the of the Fourth Congressional District of Hattiesburg gathered outside Congressman Steven Palazzo’s office on Main Street to hold a “Town Hall Meeting” with the congressman. Women’s March Hattiesburg Huddle (WMHH) organized the meeting to give Palazzo an opportunity to address the organization’s concerns. Facilitator for the WMHH Caroline Miles said these demonstrations are important because it gives women a sense of solidarity. “Through this group and these demonstrations our voices are being heard,” Miles said. “It leaves an impression. In some cases, our voices are heard and still ignored, but they are still heard.” The WMHH voiced concerns about the following topics: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Repeal, Immigration Reform; US-Russia Relations, President Trump’s Business Conflicts; Bill to Dismantle the EPA, Social Justice Issues and Voter Suppression. Residents and community organizers hoped to discuss these topics with Palazzo and make sure they, too, were being accurately represented by the Congressman. Miles said Palazzo stated earlier in the week that “[the Town Hall Meeting] was just going to be an angry group of liberals yelling at him.” Palazzo never guaranteed his attendance. Spectrum Center board member Lynn Coles said representatives need to be held accountable on the local and national levels. Coles said demonstrators should take out their cell phones and save the numbers of Representative Palazzo, Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Thad Cochran. “Phone calls are the most effective way to get our points across,” Coles said. “Please use your phones.” At the meeting, Coles introduced speakers Charlee Osborne, Melinda Medina and Raylawni Branch.
Samuel L. Mingo | Printz Protesters at the Town Hall Meeting stand in front of Congressman Steven Palazzo of the Fourth Congressional District of Hattiesburg’s office on Main Street Saturday, Feb. 24. The Women’s March Hattiesburg Huddle organized the event. Branch played a role in integrating USM in 1965. Osborne discussed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and said residents should urge Palazzo to not vote for its repeal. Osborne said he
grew up poor and received health care through USM when he was a student. He introduced his Chris, his closest friend, who has diabetes, and said Chris’ medicine cost approximately $1,000 per month.
“ACA made it possible for Chris to receive his medication every month,” Osborne said. “What would happen to Chris’ son if anything happened to Chris because he couldn’t afford his medication for
his diabetes? Reform is not bad – complete repeal is [bad].” continued on | pg 3
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NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
Local animal shelter reaches no-kill status NAN BEAUTI
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On Feb. 23, Hattiesburg’s Southern Pines Animal Shelter (SPAS) announced that it has maintained the status of a no-kill shelter for more than two years. In 2016, the shelter saved almost 6,000 animals and achieved a 97.9 percent placement rate. Nationally, the accepted no-kill standard rate is a placement rate of 90 percent. According SPAS, it is the largest open-admission animal shelter with the no-kill status in the entire state. “We have met the national standard to be classified as no-kill status,” said Director for Southern Pines Animal Shelter Ginny Sims. “Southern Pines accepts all animals into the shelter and does not discriminate against age, health or perceived adoptability [sic].” Sims said SPAS has worked hard to create innovative adoption programs. “We operate a transport program that saves thousands of animals,” Sims said. “Through the support of the community, we have been able to save more lives than ever before.” The shelter’s no-kill status does not rule out the practice of euthanization completely, but its decisions to euthanize animals is based on the animal’s level of suffering. Animals suffering from illness, injury or extreme aggression have a decreased quality of life and
put the public at risk, according to SPAS. Sims said euthanasia is for animals dealing with illness or aggression to which they are a danger to themselves or to the public. “We are able to treat for things we haven’t been able to,” Sims said. “Because the community has supported us and continues to support us, the number of lives saved is the same as a no-kill shelter.” The organization has rescued more than 12,000 cats and dogs since 2015, providing them with a means to shelter and medical care. The shelter’s humane success is possible through progressive shelter programs and services. The shelter’s supporters such as volunteers, fosters, community supporters, staff and board of directors have also contributed to the shelter reaching the no-kill status. Adoption programs encourage people to adopt animals in the shelter, opening living opportunities for the animals. Innovative programs such as the “Barn Cat” and “Healing Heart” program have protected animals with behavioral or bodily risks by helping them find adoptive homes. Southern Pines partners with 15 other shelters in the region which help bring animals across Mississippi through the Southern Pines Transport Program, saving more than 3,000 animals last year.
“Our transport program has made a huge impact,” Sims said. “Transport program partners take animals that might stay in the shelter for months or become sick or have behavioral issues.” SPAS has created several other initiative to help reduce the amount of homeless animals. Over the course of seven years, The Southern Pines Spay & Neuter Clinic has completed more than 40,000 spay and neuter surgeries. The clinic has saved more than 1.2 million lives by reducing the number of unwanted litters being born into Mississippi communities. The Southern Pines Second Chance Thrift Shop opened in 2011 and functions to save the lives of homeless, neglected and abused pets at the shelter. The shop has raised over $147,000 in effort to save animal lives. The Second Chance Thrift Shop does not only cater to animals. It contributes to the community by having donated thousands of dollars in clothing and items to “organizations assisting homeless populations and local at-risk youth,” according to the Southern Pines organization. “This is truly a community accomplishment,” Sims said. The shelter has held the no-kill status since Dec. 2014. “We have a commitment to save every life we can,” Sims said. “Together, we can accomplish more.”
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Palazzo no show at Town Hall Meeting ANNIE JOHNSON printz reporter Medina said she saw herself having the same issues that other Latino individuals face in the Hattiesburg community. “I’ve seen the Latino community having trouble just communicating with others,” Medina said. “They’re having trouble registering their vehicles, registering their property and even making doctor’s appointments for their kids.” Medina said Latino residents are also humans and greatly affect the Hattiesburg economy. “Trump’s not realizing this is tearing families apart, including mine or maybe he does realize it, but doesn’t care,” Medina said. She said the Latino population in Hattiesburg faces the scary reality of deportation and being taken from their families for being undocumented immigrants. “This is real for them,” she said. “We need a new immigration system.” “I don’t have anything written down,” Branch said. “I just want to speak from the heart. How can [Trump] make executive orders that hurt so many people? We do everything we can to
Kaitlyn Watkins | Printz Southern Pines Animal Shelter rescued more than 6,000 homeless animals in 2016.
make Hattiesburg a good place. If no one runs against Palazzo, then I will run.” Congressman Palazzo did not attend the Town Hall Meeting. Employee of Pine Belt Action Network and organizer of the Town Hall Meeting Taylor Vines said “Daily laws and local elections are what really matters,” Vines said. “Views are being heard through events like this.”
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FEATURE THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
‘Throw me something, mister’ ADRIANA GARCIA assistant photo editor
On Feb. 28, Fat Tuesday, crowds gathered in the streets of Biloxi for the Gulf Coast Carnival Association’s annual parade. More than 300 sponsors participate in one of the coast’s oldest Carnival organizations, according to Carnival on the Coast’s website. “Today the Carnival Association continues the tradition begun years ago, with King d’Iberville and Queen Ixolib reigning over parades in Biloxi on Fat Tuesday,” states the website. The parade started at 1 p.m. on Main Street, turned onto Highway 90 then right on to Lameuse Street, turned left onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, turned left onto Reynoir Street, then back on to Highway 90, turned right on to Porter Ave. and ended on Howard Ave. near Caillavet Street. The theme of this year’s parade was “The Luck and lore of Superstitions.” According to WLOX one parade participant fell on a piece of exposed rebar and died during the parade festivities.
A boy in the crowd stretches his arms wide to catch beads and treasures thrown at the Carnival on the Coast Feb. 28, 2017.
Woman aboard a float hurls beads at open hands during the Carnival on the Coast Feb. 28, 2017.
Kids outstrech their hands to catch bead thrown from floats at the Carnival on the Coast Feb. 28, 2017.
ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
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entertainment editor On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Angie Thomas celebrated the release of her debut novel “The Hate U Give” with a launch party in Jackson’s Lemuria Books. I was lucky enough to attend and am still reeling from how incredible it was. I waited so long for the book’s release and to finally meet Angie – whom I’ve known for some time through Twitter – in person. From the minute I walked into the quaint bookstore and its quirky annex (where the post-book signing reading took place), I was floored by the sheer surreality of the moment and wanted it to never end. Thankfully – it doesn’t have to. One of the best parts of being a writer is that your words travel beyond your own capabilities, and let me assure you that Angie’s words will travel far and wide for many years to come and will enrich every life they touch along the way. John Green called the novel “a classic of our time,” and though I’ve yet to finish reading it, I cannot agree more. Here’s why you need “The Hate U Give” in your life. 1.) It’s been a long time coming. For the past several years, we’ve been bombarded with headline after headline announcing tragic deaths at the hands of police. You know where the issue of police brutality isn’t addressed? In children’s books. And yet, it’s a grim conversation that parents in America are forced to have with young children every day. Do you know how alienating it is to have to fear something that, due to utter lack of representation, appears imagined? Unless you’re black, you don’t. It’s about damn time we talked about these issues. Read this book. 2.) It’s a lesson in empathy. “The Hate U Give” is an “Own Voices” book, which means that it’s about a diverse character and is written by an author from the same diverse group. In a speech to a group of community college students in New Jersey, Pulitzer Prize-
winning author Junot Diaz spoke about the importance of diverse representation in young adult books. “There’s this idea that monsters don’t have reflections in a mirror,” he said. “And what I’ve always thought isn’t that monsters don’t have reflections in a mirror. It’s that if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them at the cultural level any reflection of themselves. And growing up, I felt like a monster in some ways. I didn’t see myself reflected at all. Part of what inspired me was this deep desire that before I died, I would make a couple of mirrors. That I would make some mirrors so that kids like me might see themselves reflected back and might not feel so monstrous for it.” I love this quote and use it at every opportunity I get to explain the need for diverse representation. “The Hate U Give” is unflinchingly raw and honest. At her reading, Angie stressed the importance of being empathetic over being sympathetic, and one of the fastest ways to gain empathy for a person is to put yourself in their shoes by reading about them. Once you understand someone, it’s much harder to hate them. It’s much harder to turn away when they are unfairly subjected to injustices, and we all inherit a much kinder world. Want to live in a kinder world? Read this book. 3.) It’s truly a dream come true. Angie got choked up several times during the event, and though I definitely have not made it as far in my literary journey, I could understand the full range of emotions she experienced. There was one moment in particular that made me tear up – a member in the audience asked Angie how she dealt with the loneliness of being a writer, and Angie assured her that thanks to her incredible support system of friends and family and fellow writers, she’d always known she wasn’t alone. Although the completed project is undeniably stunning and more than worth the time and effort, I’m a little sad to realize that most people will never know the
full experience of writing a novel - the long hours, the crushing selfdoubt, the crazy ups and downs, and the little happy moments along the way that somehow add up to something massively meaningful. There are characters contained within those pages, yes, but there are just as many outside of them, and the more the author believes in her work, the more meaningful and impactful it will be for anyone who comes across it. As I held Angie’s book in my hands, I realized that I was holding something much bigger, something more fleeting and yet somehow eternal – a dream. Want to hold a dream in your own hands? Read this book.
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Courtesy Photo | Hiba Tahir meets Angie Thomas in person for the first time at “The Hate U Give” book launch.
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OPINION THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
New planets distract from Earth issues ALYSSA BASS
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On Feb. 22, NASA announced its discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 about 40 light years away from Earth. According to NASA, of the seven planets, three of them are habitable. NASA’s top priority seems to be answering the question, “Are we alone?” and frankly appears to be the only scientific topic of public interest. Prior to the announcement, I had a feeling that the information would be concerned with life outside of Earth due to the exciting language used in the NASA press release. By saying that the event would cover a “discovery beyond our solar system” and “present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets,” you would think that more people would be excited. However, besides the science community and the few people who used this as an opportunity to make jokes about escaping Trump’s America, everyone has been silent. But I have found that this is because the average civilian does not know
what to do with this information. Most of them are asking, “So what? Why is NASA obsessed with finding life outside of Earth?” The skepticism is understandable. The process of NASA being able to do closer research on these planets will take longer than any NASA scientist’s lifetime – for no current spacecraft can travel at light speed. New Horizons, the fastest spacecraft NASA has ever produced, can travel at the speed of 32,000 mph and would take an estimated 819,000 years to get to the newly-discovered solar system, according to Space.com writer Hanneke Weitering. Sorry, but we will not be going on a vacation to any new planets anytime soon. You will have to continue oneupping your friends by traveling to European countries and demonstrating a vague, stereotypical understanding of the cultures you encounter. Yet, NASA continues to hype the idea of civilian space travel with the release of an art concept featuring space tourists looking from inside a spacecraft at a new planet, which may feature extraterrestrial life.
Courtesy Photo | If that is what NASA envisions human to extraterrestrial contact being like then the idea sounds very similar to a zoo. And if all we are going to do is gawk at whatever life exists, then should this project be pursued, especially if this life is so far away? One could connect this to the argument against providing aid or having an ally ship to foreign countries. Usually I am opposed to the selfish
argument of “helping our own first,” but I feel myself taking that stance regarding space exploration. NASA is inessential to human life right now. What civilians, scientists and lawmakers should be focused on is how to delay climate change from destroying our planet, so that there will be planet for these zealous scientists to return to. According to reports by Reuters,
The Washington Post and Scientific American say that the Trump administration was urging the EPA to remove climate change content from its website. Until we figure out what is going on with Earth and the possible solutions to its various problems, I do not think that NASA’s announcement, though fascinating, is the most pressing scientific issue of our time.
Oscars Recap: ‘La La Land’ mix-up, Ciara vs. Beyoncé and more TICHINA WILSON
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One of the biggest moment of the 89th Academy Awards was when “La La Land” won best motion picture award … for a minute or two. Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty presented “La La Land” as the winner of the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. Mr. Horowitz, a producer on that film, and colleagues and cast members raced to the stage. “I’m holding the envelope and the award, and I had just given my speech, and there are people on the stage with headsets, and I thought, ‘That doesn’t seem right,’” Mr. Horowitz said at the Governors Ball, the official postOscars celebration. “They asked to see my envelope, which I haven’t opened,” he recalled. “Clearly something was wrong. They open my envelope, and it says ‘Emma Stone, “La La Land.”’ So, clearly something isn’t right. The guys in headsets were going around with urgency looking for the other envelope – it just kind of appeared. One of the guys opens it, and it says ‘Moonlight,’ and I took it onstage and went to the
microphone and said what I said.” What Mr. Horowitz said – “There’s a mistake. ‘Moonlight,’ you guys won best picture,” this was one of most jaw dropping moments of the night. Steve Harvey tweeted the next day about the incident, taking jabs at the two-time Oscar winner. “Call me Warren Beatty. I can help you get through this! #Oscars,” tweeted @IAmSteveHarvey. Harvey took the crown for a while for award show mix-ups. The entertainer announced the wrong contestant as the winner for 2015 Miss Universe. Everyone on social media is buzzing about what, who wore what and who nearly slept through the awards show. Countless memes and “who wore it best” comparisons are being made about the soon-to-be Mrs. Wilson. Social media warriors are saying singer and model Ciara copied Beyoncé’s Grammy awards ensemble. Ciara was seen wearing a red Jovani dress to the Vanity Fair Oscars AfterParty. The Beyhive came for Ciara saying the singer’s gown was nearly identical to the one Beyoncé wore on her first baby bump outing.
Both celebrities’ dresses had plunging necklines, a curve hugging silhouette and, of course, were red. The difference between the two was, CiCi’s gown was velvet and Mrs. Carter’s had sparkle and shine. Some even commented on the lady’s hair despite the fact that the singers both have been sporting blonde hues for some time now. If you were sitting home during the Oscar awards show, trying not to doze off, you were not alone. Supermodel and author, Chrissy Teigen was in the audience asleep. She was spotted with her eyes closed, resting her head on her husband, John Legend’s, shoulder. The cookbook author was asleep while Casey Affleck was giving his speech after winning the award for actor in a leading role. Hey, the first-time mom was maybe tired. She didn’t mind being the center of the laughs. “just woke up what happened,” she tweeted @chrissyteigen the following morning. Apparently there was another fiasco before the Academy Awards attendees hit the red carpet. According to Nylon.com, Chanel designer (and the man who dared to call Michelle Obama’s bangs “a bad idea”) Karl Lagerfeld learned this the hard way after he came for Meryl Streep in an interview with Women’s Wear Daily for not wanting to wear his design on the red carpet. Apparently Lagerfeld claimed the actress requested a gown from them but changed her mind once they refused to pay her to wear the dress too. “I made a sketch, and we started
Courtesy Photo | to make the dress,” Lagerfeld told WWD, but then Streep’s people said, “’Don’t continue the dress. We found somebody who will pay us.’” According to Lagerfeld, it’s Chanel’s policy not to pay celebrities to wear its clothes, even the “greatest living,” a category Streep surely falls into. “After we gift her a dress that’s 100,000 euros [$105,000], we found later we had to pay [for her to wear it]. We give them dresses, we make the dresses, but we don’t pay,” Lagerfeld said. And then he went on to commit a cardinal sin and called Streep cheap. “She could keep the dress because of the size,” Lagerfeld said. “It’s couture. It’s perfect for her. A genius actress, but
cheapness also, no?” A representative of Streep’s told The Hollywood Reporter that Lagerfeld’s comments are “false,” and that it is ”against her personal ethics to be paid to wear a gown on the red carpet.” They also told Refinery29 that the story was “completely untrue,” adding “Ms. Streep would NEVER wear anything in exchange for payment” and that Chanel’s executive director of VIP relations could “corroborate Streep’s side of the story.” Streep is bringing receipts. In the end, Ms. Streep chose to grace the red carpet in an Elie Saab. Host, Jimmy Kimmel called out from the stage, “Nice dress by the way… Is that an Ivanka?”
SPORTS THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
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Golden Eagle offense falls to LSU in 4-2 loss ANDREW ABADIE printz reporter
A lack of offense potency and three fielding errors helped LSU walk away with a 4 - 2 win over Southern Miss, which is their first loss to a ranked opponent. “I think we can play with anybody in the country,” said Head Coach Wendy Hogue. “We have all the tools for that. I also know we got to play better defense and be tougher mentally.” Lauren Holifield started the game off with a solo home run that gave the Golden Eagles an early 1 - 0 lead. Following the home run, the Golden Eagle defense stayed firm, as they turned a double play in the top of the second inning to keep LSU in check. However, LSU starting pitcher Sydney Smith shutout the Golden Eagle for the next five innings and retired the first three batters of the Golden Eagle lineup each time. LSU took the lead, 2-1, after
two back-to-back RBI-singles from LSU’s Shemiah Sanchez and Constance Quin. Momentum stayed with LSU in the fifth inning, as left fielder Selena Estrada had a fielding and throwing error, extending the LSU lead, 4-1. The Golden Eagles did find lastminute life in the bottom of the seventh when Samantha Reynolds started the inning with a leadoff hit and found extra bases with an LSU error. Estrada made up for her previous errors and drove in Reynolds on a RBI-single, closing the lead at 4 - 2. Yet, the upset was not in the Golden Eagle cards as Smith struck out Samantha Robles to propel LSU for the win. “I feel like we had a very good softball team on their heels tonight,” Hogue said. “I think we gave them all they wanted, but I just wish we could have come out on top.” Lauren Holifield was 2-for-3 on the night and Reynolds was 1-for-1 at the plate as well. Smith completed
Courtesy Photo | Southern Miss Athletics- Softball LSU vs. USM the game and compiled seven strikeouts in her performance. Golden Eagle starting pitcher Jillian Johnson posted a solid outing allowing six hits on four runs (two
earned) and kept LSU scoreless for four innings. “We just got to get out here and play,” Hogue said. “We want to look at winning one pitch at a time, one
inning at a time and one game at a time.” The Golden Eagles will face Alcon State in a doubleheader on March 2 starting at 4 p.m.
Southern Miss places seventh in Louisiana Classics
Courtesy Photo | Southern Miss Athletics- Men’s Golf 2017
LUKE SMITH
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On Tuesday the Southern Miss men’s golf team finished the Louisiana Classics golf tournament in Lafayette, La. with a three-day score of 899, tying for seventh place in the event. In the first two rounds on Monday, Southern Miss shot 291 and 304 to end the day in seventh place. In the final round,
the Golden Eagles matched their second round score of 304 to finish the tournament tied for seventh place with Texas State. Kent State finished in first place with a 21-under par score of 843. Texas A&M and LSU finished the tourney second and third, respectively. Junior Matt Codd shot a 222 in three rounds anwd placed highest for Southern Miss by tying for 17th place overall. Senior Ryan
Argotsinger shot a 225, finishing tied for 31st place. Freshman Matt Lorenz finished tied for 39th place overall. Sam Burns of LSU won the tournament, finishing in first place overall by shooting a 206 in three rounds, 10-under par. The Golden Eagles’ next tournament is the Spring Break Invitational in Dallas, Tx beginning on March 14.
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