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Miss Mississippi visits USM, discusses platform
‘It’s never right to discourage someone from being who they are’ TICHINA WILSON printz reporter On March 21, Brookhaven native Miss Mississippi Laura Lee Lewis graced the Southern Miss campus. Lewis acted as emcee at the SMP Pine Belt Annual Pinnacle Awards that night and was a guest on WUSM in order to discuss her work as Miss Mississippi. Lewis, 23, is currently traveling around the state to share her story and advocate for her platform, Mentoring Matters. She said when she travels to high schools, many of the kids in the crowd judge her the moment she walks on stage. “I see the students in the crowd and know they are thinking, ‘Blondeheaded girl from Mississippi with a crown on her head – she must love Barbie dolls and all things glitter,’” she said. “But when I start to tell my story and am vulnerable with them, they begin to listen.” Lewis said the crown on her head is not everything. “But I do love glitter,” she said and laughed. What many are not aware of, though, is why mentoring matters to Lewis. Mentoring Matters began with a kindhearted gesture by Pamela Fearn, Lewis’ third-grade principal at Brookhaven Elementary. Lewis was born with midface hypoplasia. As she grew up, the bones in her chin overdeveloped, while the bones in the middle of her face were underdeveloped. At age 19, she was able to have reconstructive surgery. Lewis endured constant bullying throughout her formative years because of her condition. Lewis said Fearn gave her encouragement and confidence, becoming a mentor to her in a time of need. “She did the simplest thing by pulling me out the classroom from time to time, seeing me in the hallway and saying ‘Hey, come in here for a second. You know I just want to tell you how special you are, how much I appreciate you and I love you. I see such leadership potential in you. You’re going to do something big,’” Lewis said. The Mississippi State student and Brookhaven High School graduate built her platform on this and similar experiences. As Lewis reflected on the impact Fearn made on her, she came to life. “Because of that one person, I’m standing here as Miss Mississippi,” she said.
Cam Bonelli | Printz Miss Mississippi 2016 Laura Lee Lewis visited The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg campus and was interviewed by WUSM on March 21. The 2016 title holder said that is why she developed Mentoring Matters – because investing in a child who needs to feel loved is important. “Not everyone has a Ms. Fearn like I did,” Lewis said. “It is my mission to affect as many people as I can, to get them in schools. If they’re investing in young people, they’re investing in their own future.” Lewis said her experiences being bullied and persevering helped her to become the best Miss Mississippi she could have ever been. “You can be whatever you want to be,” Lewis said. “I’m so far from perfect, but I still have this crown on my head.” After taking a year off from university, the next stop after the crown,
Lewis said, is going back to Mississippi State to finish her last semester and get her bachelor’s degree in elementary education with an emphasis in Mathematics and Science. “Mrs. Fern made an impact on me, so of course I’m going to be a principal just like her,” Lewis said. Lewis can agree that everything has come to full circle, as she gets to sprinkle a little of her sunshine everywhere while giving back to others. Though she had surgery to correct her condition, Lewis said healing must start from the inside out. “If in any case, if someone cannot have their situation fixed, I would say the main focus they need to have is on their heart and on service to others,
because it helped me truly forget [my condition] when I started focusing on other people,” she said. Lewis said there is a lot of hate not only in our state but in our world.
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Therefore, she developed the platform Treat Me Fairly, which advocates for treating everyone right no matter their race, gender or sexual orientation. “It’s never right to discourage someone from being who they are – being who you are is the most beautiful part about someone,” she said. Lewis’ message to people is to look past what is on the outside because to her, it is simply irrelevant. While visiting Southern Miss, Laura Lee also spent time with Miss Southern Mississippi Kaelyn Wolfe. Wolfe, a Picayune native, is preparing to move on to the Miss Mississippi pageant scheduled for this summer in Vicksburg. “I won Miss USM in October, and the following Monday, I was back in the gym,” Wolfe said. “I haven’t stopped yet.” Wolfe said she loves a busy schedule and admitted that she plans her entire week in 30 minute increments. Aside from pursuing a master’s degree at Southern Miss in higher education and student affairs, she teaches dance and mentors young girls in Downtown Hattiesburg on Wednesdays. “I love to love on them and tell them they’re good dancers and that they can do whatever they want to do when they grow up,” she said. The tap dance lover said her platform is mental health. In August 2012, Wolfe began pursuing her bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in Spanish. In just a few short months, Wolfe’s father passed away in November. She described her freshman year of college as “a rollercoaster of emotion and trying to learn what college is as a freshman” while coping with losing a parent. “I was diagnosed with depression my sophomore year of college – I didn’t tell anybody,” Wolfe said. “One day I finally realized there is somebody else, maybe somebody living in the room next to me, who’s doing the exact same thing.”
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NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017
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USM observes third annual It’s On Us week LORA LAVIGNE
printz reporter
“This conversation can’t stop, and it can’t just happen once or twice a year,” said It’s On Us Campaign Director Carlee Welch-Dick. “We have to make sure that it’s an ongoing thing.” The University of Southern Mississippi’s Student Government Association (SGA) aims to continue the conversation for prevention of sexual assault on college campuses by holding its third annual It’s On Us campaign March 20 - 24. The SGA adopted the campaign, created by the White House, to get students more involved in ending sexual assault and domestic violence on college campuses. “I hope that this week encourages others to implement programming that also addresses this issue,” WelchDick said. “I hope it creates healthy conversations and an atmosphere and a campus that support survivors so they know that they can talk about it.” According to notalone.gov, one in five women are sexually assaulted while in college, most often during her freshman or sophomore year. The university’s Title IX Office works on cases involving sexual assault by monitoring outcomes, identifying and addressing patterns and assessing effects on the campus climate.
Title IX Coordinator Rebecca Woodrick Malley said she noticed a pattern in sexual assault cases on USM’s campus. “Particularly in those situations that involve allegations of sexual assault, misuse of alcohol is usually a common thing I would say is easily in 95 percent of the cases,” she said. For this year’s campaign, SGA members said they created daytime and nighttime events, publicity and demonstrations to catch students’ attention. “We really need other organizations to take it on and bring it up,” WelchDick said. “It’s not just Greek Life and SGA that wants to talk about it. It’s happening in all of these organizations. It’s happening in residence halls. It’s happening everywhere. It’s not just our responsibility. It’s on everybody.” The week kicked off on Monday with a screening of documentary “The Hunting Ground” featuring Will Frankenberger, the director of Delta Zeta’s Risk Prevention and Education, as a speaker. Tuesday included a demonstration day in which 400 teal flags were placed around campus. Each flag represented 800 Americans, age 12 and over, who were sexually assaulted or raped. As students walked past the pennants in direction of the Thad Cochran Center, a performance was held by Ameiia
Cam Bonelli | Printz For It’s On Us week, SGA set up The Clothesline Project on USM’s Hattiesburg campus. Each shirt was created by a survivor of sexual or domestic abuse or one of their family members. Watson singing Lady Gaga’s “Till It Happens to You,” which was written for “The Hunting Ground’s” soundtrack. SGA switched gears on Wednesday by having bystander intervention training. The event was a scenario training that demonstrated a mock party environment. It gave students a hands-on and visual idea of what a typical party may look like and how to be aware of certain unsafe behaviors or environments.
The week continues Thursday with 1 in 5 Day. It includes an activity to help explain to students the meaning of “1 in 5” and how it affects them. Friday will wrap everything up with students signing a pledge against sexual assault. Southern Miss was the first of 200 universities in the country to participate in this campaign. Those assaulted in any manner are encouraged to contact either the
University Police Department or the Title IX Office. “Any student or employee, he or she, should contact the Title IX Office anytime he or she feels like they have been victimized in anyway because of their sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or pregnancy status,” Malley said. Students can report a concern or make an anonymous report by visiting usm.edu/compliance-ethics
‘The Selfie Vote’ author lectures in University Forum ANNIE JOHNSON
printz reporter
On Tuesday night, The University of Southern Mississippi Honors College hosted the lecture “The Selfie Vote: Millennials and the Republican Party” presented by Kristen Soltis Anderson, author of “ The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up),” as part of the Spring 2017 University Forum series. Anderson, an ABC News political contributor, began the lecture by letting the audience know that this was her “first time ever visiting the state of Mississippi.” Anderson quickly moved to the main points of her lecture, giving a breakdown of each election from 2004 until the most recent. She called the 2004 election an “electronically organized campaign” and the 2008 election a “Facebook election.” “This was when Facebook really became a political tool,” she said. Anderson said Twitter was used as a political tool in 2010. Lastly, she called 2016 the “selfie election.” “No longer do you want to shake a politician’s hand or them to kiss your baby,” Anderson said. “We no longer want an autograph. We want selfies. We have finally come to the moment of the selfie election.” Anderson shared with the audience what made her want to study politics and Republicans. According to
Abishek KC | Printz Author of “The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up)” Kristen Soltis Anderson lectures as part of the University Forum Series in Bennett Auditorium on March 21. Anderson, her interest in politics began after being asked, “How can you be a Republican?” so many times. She said millennials are changing and shaping the future of politics in this country. “What sets us apart is the amount of technology we use and the way that it’s embedded in our lives,” she said. Anderson reiterated that when it comes to elections, millennials (anyone born between 1980 and 1999) matter.
“There are five different trends that define millennials,” Anderson said. “The first trend is the evasion of being labeled an any certain way.” She compared this resistance to how millennials consume music. “Now we can go on Spotify and listen to just one song without buying the whole album,” Anderson said. “Why do we have to have the whole album?” She said the same reasoning applies to politics.
“Why do we agree with everything that comes with being a Democrat?” she said. “Why do we have to agree with everything that comes with being a Republican? Labels come with baggage that people aren’t comfortable with.” Anderson said the remaining four millennial trends were a distrust of existing institutions, a moral lens through which they view the world, being very mission driven and placing value on authenticity.
Anderson wrapped up the lecture with a warning. “It seems like a good time to be a Republican, but they’re missing the tidal wave that is heading their way,” she said. “Assuming that everything is fine and that everyone loves the GOP is risky.” Anderson proposed an analogy of someone who is constantly going to the doctor, constantly receiving the same treatment and not getting better. Anderson said one day the doctor will suggest an experimental drug that “might” work, one that has side effects and could kill the patient. “If you’ve been sick long enough, sometimes you take the experimental drug,” she said. “And that’s what happened in this election. Voters took the experimental drug.” University Forum Director and Associate Professor Andrew Haley concluded the lecture by taking questions from the audience for Anderson and thanking them for their participation. Haley said the forum was incredibly successful. “We just had a major political shift in this country, and we need to know why things are happening” Haley said. “She is exactly what we were looking for. We want Southern Miss to be a part of the national conversation.” The next University Forum will be held on April 11 and is titled “Tribe: War Veterans” by Sebastian Junger.
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FEATURE THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017
Alum battles cystic fibrosis with optimism JULIUS KIZZEE
sports editor
Imagine breathing through a straw for as long as you can remember. On the other hand, dating someone with such a serious disease can be a serious task in itself, especially if you know nothing about it. This is the world of cystic fibrosis. “Our relationship is very unconventional,” said USM senior broadcast journalism major Jordain Lang. “When we first started dating, it didn’t occur to me how serious CF actually was. It scared me looking at the things online…. it was really terrifying.” Alum Jonathan Lawler has handled his sickness every day for 23 years, often taking the next treatment more serious than the last. Every morning he wakes up, he straps on a 10-pound vest and remains stationary for 15 minutes. Whereas other people would wake up for breakfast, his morning meal involves breathing routines and having his ribs beaten down for the day, in just the first 30 minutes from when he awakens. Cystic fibrosis is a illness that affects more than 30,000 people in the United States, with the average lifespan of someone affected being 37 years. Lawler has theoretically lived almost two-thirds of his life. But he does not see it that way. “I can walk out into the street and
Julius Kizzee | Printz Jonathan Lawler enjoys childhood photos while sitting at home. get hit by a car,” Lawler said. “Is CF something that does hang over my head? Yeah. But everybody else has their own problems. I’m going to go out the way I want to.” According to the CF Foundation, cystic fibrosis affects lung functions and the ability to breathe properly. “In people with CF, a defective gene causes a thick buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs,” says the company’s website. “In the lungs, the mucus clogs the airways and traps bacteria, leading to infections,
extensive lung damage and, eventually, respiratory failure. In the pancreas, the mucus prevents the release of digestive enzymes that allow the body to break down food and absorb vital nutrients.” Lawler lives with his dog and Lang. “I find courage in Jonathan,” Lang said. “He’s one of the most loyal people I know. I think his role in this life is to inspire others. There are people that have met him and their life is changed because of his story.” Lang is not the only one that supports Lawler. Sometimes, he finds
his biggest inspiration in others with similar struggles. Steve Richards, a 53-year-old suffering from CF, is the founding chapter president of Delta Tau Delta. Richards and Lawler speak from time to time, motivating each other to get through the various treatments each must endure. “Jonathan and Papa Steve have an interesting relationship because they both have cystic fibrosis,” Lang said. “Papa Steve is able to knock sense into Jonathan.”
A 5K on campus honors Richards and others who battle CF. “It’s not a death sentence because it doesn’t affect me in a way I won’t allow it to,” Lawler said. “Just like anything else, you’ve got to turn it into a positive. I know [Richards] strives in with everything he does in his life and he’s overcome CF every step of the way.” The story of cystic fibrosis does not end at the age of 37. CF has a place in not just in Lawler’s life but in Lang’s as well. CF is as much a part of their life as a couple as the next spot for a dinner date. For instance, with every meal, Lawler has to take eight pills just to digest any food of substance. “It affects my lungs, my ability to breathe, my digestive system and as well my immune system,” Lawler said. “Because of the mucus, it really over the long run affects my ability to breath and process foods.” CF is by no means a death sentence for Lawler. Lang does not look at it that way, either. “To me, one day with Jonathan is so valuable,” Lang said. “I would rather be with Jonathan for the next 12 years than to be 70 and be unhappy. I had to ask myself would I be happy with anyone else, knowing that I would be leaving this relationship that has a piece of me in it.” Through one illness this couple realizes they can handle any obstacle, one breath at a time.
Art and design showcase illustrates student talent DURLAB SHERCHAN
printz reporter
On March 21, The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Art and Design opened its gallery’s door to spellbind visitors with student work for the 2017 Student Show. The George Hurst Building gallery will
host the exhibition until April 7. The exhibition showcases selected works of students such as “The Fall of Night” by Zora Marie, and “Garden Head” by Whitson Ramsey, among many others. Sophomore graphic design major Marie said she took engineering in high school. She then started to get bored
with engineering because she was already doing senior level projects in her freshman year at high school. Other than graphic design, Marie said she is also practicing pyrography or the burning of wood in an artistic way and is eagerly looking forward to taking painting next semester. Marie’s project “The Fall of Night” won
first place for 3-D Design Foundation. The project’s minimalistic approach, having only been built from paper and galvanized wire, attracts the viewer instantly. Marie’s project appears to be a barbed wire at first glance. Instead of baring barbs, it features little pieces of paper that are almost shaped like flowers. Ramsey, a junior drawing and painting major, won best in show for his painting “Garden Head.” Ramsey said he has been drawing since the age of six. He said he followed a teacher’s instruction in joining the drawing and painting program at Southern Miss. Whitson said he wants to have a career as an artist but that he would also enjoy
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teaching at a high school or college level. “Art is a way to express myself, because I’m pretty subdued, laidback and quiet,” said sophomore graphic design major Harley Perdue. “So art is like my outward expression – in a way, I show people my personality.” Mark Rigsby, gallery director and instructor in the department of art and design said it is always interesting to see what the students are doing as things change. “They have some very fantastic work this year, and I’m absolutely proud of them,” Rigsby said. For more information on the Department of Art and Design, visit its page at usm.edu/visual-arts.
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FEATURE THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017
Southern Miss celebrates Oral Health Day AFNAN BEAUTI
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Wellness Ambassadors from the Office of Health Promotion hosted a tabling event in recognition of World Oral Health Day 2017 March 20 The University of Southern Mississippi’s Thad Cochran Center. Monday’s event was the first in the nation to be registered with FDI, World Dental Federation. The purpose of World Oral Health Day was to educate students, faculty and staff about the importance of oral health as a major aspect of overall wellness. As part of the tabling events, free toothbrushes, toothpastes and dental floss were distributed to students. Public health graduate student and Wellness Ambassador Sudheer Koutha suggested that the event be hosted at USM and gained support from TRIAD AmeriCorps, the Miss. State Department of Health and the Office of Health Promotion. The World Dental Federation, FDI named this year’s WOHD theme as “Live Mouth Smart.” World Oral Health Day has been celebrated globally on March 20 since 2013.
Courtesy Photo | “Understanding good oral health practices and adopting them early in life, will help to maintain optimal oral health into old age and ensure you live a long life free from physical pain and often emotional suffering caused by oral disease,” said Edoardo
Cavalle, WOHD Task Team Chair. Koutha worked as a dentist in his home country of India and felt that it would be beneficial to the Southern Miss community. “Being a health professional, I feel it is my responsibility to work for the
healthy lifestyles of the community where I live in,” he said. A report by the Center for Disease Control says 44 percent of the adults in Mississippi did not visit a dentist in the past year. “This shows the scarcity of
awareness among the community about the importance of oral health,” Koutha said. USM was one of two institutions to host WOHD celebrations in America. Koutha notified Angela Filzen, oral health consultant from the Mississippi State Department of Health, about the event being hosted at USM. Filzen promoted and encouraged Koutha’s idea and surprised him and the Wellness Ambassadors with another tabling event headed by regional dental hygienist Carla Basset. Representatives from the state department of health along with Wellness Ambassadors educated students for four hours that day. Koutha said more than 100 students benefited from the event. “I feel it would be great if more programs of this kind were organized at USM,” Koutha said. “I am looking forward to April 7, World Health Day and May 31, World No Tobacco Day for promoting health among students. I sincerely thank Student Health Services, Mississippi State Department of Health and Department of Public Health, students and Wellness Ambassadors for making this event successful.”
Hub City Madness to host 20 Hattiesburg bands KENDRA SMITH-PARKS printz reporter On March 25 and 26, 20 Hattiesburg bands will present the third Hub City Madness concert series. Hub City Madness is the largest showcase of exclusively Hattiesburg bands. The showcase features different sub-genres in the underground Hattiesburg rock ‘n’ roll scene. This year will feature pop rock, indie rock, punk rock and metal. This is the first time the event has expanded to two days. From the beginning, different parties from around the various Hattiesburg scenes have organized the showcase. Drew Kern of Face on Mars; Ross Sherman of Emerald Heavy; Stephen Curley of Stellatone, Under Orbit, The Squirms and Chubby Daniels; Matthew Curtis of Face of Mars and The Squirms; and Eric Jamison, previously with Vorpal Hand, put together the band roster and set up this year’s Hub City Madness. For the past couple of years, local sound engineer Joel Londeree has run sound for the shows. “It is about getting new eyes and ears on local bands that deserve more eyes and ears on them,” Kern said. “Myself and a few friends from other bands come together once a year to put on this show that spans the spectrum of rock ‘n’ roll in Hattiesburg. One of the big ideas behind [Hub City Madness] for me was not just promoting the future of rock and roll in Hattiesburg but honoring the history of rock ‘n’ roll
in Hattiesburg. ” Many different bands throughout the years have participated in the event. During the setup, bands come together for the first time sometimes and help each other. Alfred Jordan III, of Year of the Vulture and previously in Vorpal Hand, is one of the members that played for the previous Hub City Madness’. “Being in this really small community of bands and musicians, we very rarely get a chance to meet in one place to appreciate each other,” Jordan said. “[Hub City Madness] kind of gives us that opportunity. I know the first two years were mainly focused on the heavier ends our local music spectrum. But this year it’s been opened up way more. I think that’s beautiful.” The show will be an opportunity for people to play and expose themselves to people who normally would not listen to that genre. Justin Thrash of Pissfist has attended the show previously but will be playing the event for the first time. “It’s not a normal show, which are normally focused on hosting a touring band and everyone making money,” Thrash said. “It’s a chance for bands to be heard by people who normally wouldn’t travel outside of their preferred genre. Also, it’s a great chance for friends throughout the music community in Hattiesburg to set up merch booths and have a chance for people who might not normally see them to hear a new band and get some merch off them.” “The way all the bands come together and hang out with each
other is something special and unique,” Curley said. “Since a lot of us come from different genres, things like this don’t happen very often.” The event will be held at The
Thirsty Hippo and is sponsored by C&M Music, Hattiesburg Tattoo, Rock 104.5, Shipley’s Donuts of Hattiesburg, Sunset Screenprinting and The Thirsty Hippo. The door fee
will be set at $5 a head. For more information on the show and this year’s lineup, check out the facebook the Hub City Madness event page.
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ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017
HIBA TAHIR
entertainment editor Ah, Spring - when trees lose their wintery decay, frat boys lose their already nearly nonexistent chill and I lose all three of my functioning brain cells. After viewing Jia Jung’s Ted talk “What I learned from 100 days of rejection” a couple months ago, I decided to try something a little different one week with this column. Over spring break, I very boldly and very publicly invited readers across my social media to submit challenges they’d like to see me do. I told you all that I would select a couple of the craziest, announce them in this week’s column and then write about my experiences doing them in a future column. I even opened up a pathway for anonymous questions for the sake of anyone too embarrassed to ask publicly, and – just to keep things interesting – borrowed one of Jung’s challenges. As far as quantity goes, you guys certainly didn’t disappoint and though there were many I immediately crossed off - eat a fish eyeball? What’s wrong with you? - I managed to compile a pretty diverse, pretty terrifying list. Here’s what I’ve chosen and why, along with how I’ll go about completing it.
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Run a 5K
Theoretically, I like the thought of running. Realistically, I don’t run unless something is chasing me, and nothing has ever been interested enough. (This is why tagging me in photos of the new Nike hijab was utterly pointless, by the way.) Lack of athletic ability and necessary lung capacity aside, I’ve always wanted to be a runner. I want to be able to snottily brag about running. I want to be able to sleep in in the mornings and then run to class. Obviously, there’s no way I, as a person who occasionally walks quickly, can be expected to run a 5K next week, or even by the end of the month. So I’m going to start training now instead, and I’ll keep you updated on my progress. Also, I will have two accountability partners to make sure I finish the challenge before the end of the semester.
Kiss a goat
This is one that comes with some stipulations. If, by some miraculous turn of fate, I happen upon a friendly goat desirous of human contact, I’ll complete the challenge. But “friendly goat” is a bit of an oxymoron, and I really don’t want to be that person at the petting zoo. Please don’t make me that person at the petting zoo.
Spend five days eating nothing but Taco Bell
This is one I was actually a little excited to receive. Who doesn’t love Taco Bell? Then again, the thought of eating imitation Mexican for breakfast, lunch and dinner five days straight does give me some pause. Also, I’m not sure what the results of mixing 5K training with a strictly taco bell diet could be, but I imagine they’re not pleasant.
4 Spend 24 hours on the Water Diet 5 Take selfies with five strangers
Speaking of things that don’t mix well, I’ve also been challenged to 24 hours consuming nothing but water. Ambulance and mozzarella sticks on standby, please.
This one gives me the most anxiety. Do you know what most people think when a slightly-crazed looking hijabi approaches them and asks for a picture? Me neither, but I’m sure we’ll all find out very soon.
6 Imitate a work of art like van Gogh’s “A Starry Night”
I can’t wait to try this because I love art and being creative, and I want to be creative all around. But I’ve never been as tolerable in drawing and painting as I am in writing. This gives me a good excuse to try again. (It won’t be pretty, but tell me it’s pretty, please.)
7 Make a contouring tutorial
Speaking of (terrible) works of art, I’ve been challenged to “attempt to contour” my face and post a video doing it. The funny (read: depressing) thing about this is that I contour my face pretty much every day, and apparently no one has even noticed. Why do you want a makeup tutorial from me, again? (Tell me I’m pretty, please.)
8 Wear no makeup for two days
Initially, I was horrified to attempt this challenge but what’s the point? No one notices my makeup anyway. (Yes, I’m salty, and yes, I’m going to be bringing it up at every opportunity possible for the rest of my life.)
9 Do the “Ice Bucket Challenge”
I didn’t do this when it was popular. I didn’t see the point. If you want to support a cause or fight a disease, dumping a bucket of water on your head to avoid donating doesn’t work quite as well as – well, actually donating. However, in the spirit of the challenge itself, I’m going to do it.
10 Ask strangers to rate my look (from Jung)
This will, no doubt, be the most cringeworthy experience of my life, but I’m interested to see how people will respond. (Although I’m sure the initial reaction will be fear - see #5.)
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OPINION THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017
QB Competition: Keon or Kwadra? JULIUS KIZZEE
sports editor
Every spring before football season, competitions are rampant among position groups. From quarterback to inside linebacker, every spot is up for grabs – even if you’re a schoolrecord setter. This year is no different. Competitions among the defensive line, receiver and the defensive back spots have already begun. With Southern Miss in Mullens’ rearview mirror, no spot will garner more attention than quarterback. Nick Mullens – the starter for the majority of his four years in Hattiesburg, record-setter for all-time passer in school history – is gone. Behind him sat two men – junior Kwadra Griggs and sophomore Keon Howard. Howard, a four-star recruit out of Laurel who planned on redshirting until Mullens was hurt late in the year, played in four games, starting two last year. Griggs came to Southern Miss from Itawamba Community College but had to sit out last year due to academic reasons. This year, none of that matters. “It feels good being back doing what I love to do and being with this team,” Griggs said. “They really guide me and help me. I love all those guys. There’s not just a
single one that I get along with. I try and make them my blood brothers.” In the first spring practice, both players split time with the first team, taking snaps under the direction of Offensive Coordinator Shannon Dawson. Howard worked with Dawson directly last year in his brief time on the field and he believes that their relationship can be a good one. “We’ve been had a great relationship since I signed here,” Howard said. “Nothing really changed. He’s a great man. He’s
a great father-figure rather than a coach. We talk about life more than Xs and Os. He’s going to push us on and off the field.” It always is not easy to have uncertainty at the quarterback position. It can split locker rooms when players feel that one is a better leader than the other. But, Griggs believes that whatever it takes to make Southern Miss better, he will do whatever it takes. “There’s competition in life,” Griggs said. “Continue to work hard with each other.” Howard thinks the sky’s the
printz reporter In front of a crowd of roughly 5,000 people, the Golden Eagles extended their winning streak to eight games after beating in-state rival Mississippi State 7 - 5. “We’ve done some things that are good over the first 21 games,” said Head Coach Scott Berry. “It’s not just nine guys doing all the work, it’s the whole team. We just got to remain humble and stay the course.” The Golden Eagles came out with a hot start, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning. State found itself in an early pitching jam after Dylan Burdeaux and Hunter Slater were both walked. Taylor Braley capitalized on State’s early pitching mistakes by doubling to score the first run of the game. The Bulldogs’ pitching problems continued to benefit Southern Miss as two more Golden Eagles were walked, forcing a run to be walked in. Cole Donaldson extended the lead with a single to center that
Whatever we have going on with the competition, we’re just here to make the program better as a collective.” The Southern Miss football program will continue to practice until their annual Black & Gold Spring Game on April 22 at 12 p.m.
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limit for not just the QB position but for the football program as a whole. “It ain’t about us,” Howard said. “It ain’t about the competition between me and Kwadra. Only thing about us is how can we make Southern Miss better? How can we make the program top 25 better?
scored the final two runs of the inning. Braley continued to show his dominance on the mound again by mowing down the Mississippi State batters in the first two innings but allowing a run in the third. The Golden Eagles put together another rally in the third inning to extend their 4-1 lead. Casey Maack led the inning off with a double. LeeMarcus Boyd later singled to score Maack, and Burdeaux followed by hitting a double to drive in the final two runs of the inning. This gave the Golden Eagles a 7-1 lead. Yet State managed to chip away at the lead as they tacked on another run in the fifth inning. However, the Bulldogs began to threaten the Golden Eagles’ lead in the eighth inning. Braley found himself with the bases loaded with no outs in the eighth, forcing USM to dig in their bullpen to salvage the win. Relief pitchers Trent Driver, Stevie Powers and Colt Smith all
made appearances to keep the damage at a minimum and pick up all three outs. The Bulldogs put together a three-run rally to put the game at 7-5. The Golden Eagles could not answer in the following inning, which gave the Bulldogs one last opportunity to at least force extra innings. But relief pitcher Matt Wallner killed all hopes for a Bulldog comeback as he retired all three batters in a row, striking the last one out. Braley was the winning pitcher, as he allowed five runs on nine hits and had four strikeouts. Donaldson was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Maack was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. “I was real proud the way the guys came out early on,” Berry said. “Hats off to Taylor Braley in his gutsy performance. He had to pitch out of some tough situations. He helped his team to hold on for a win.” The Golden Eagles will face Marshall for their weekend series at home. First pitch will be at 6 p.m. on Friday.
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