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Counter-protesters oppose MS state flaggers Morgan Clark news editor

On Sunday, Aug. 20, counterprotesters made their presence known to the recurring group of Mississippi state flag supporters on The University of Southern Mississippi’s campus. While this is the flag protesters’ ninety-fifth consecutive appearance on the campus, this is the second time counter-protesters have come. Protesters from both sides began to arrive around noon as law enforcement from Hattiesburg and its surrounding cities set up barricades and made accommodations for peaceful protests. Police blocked off certain roads on campus, set up blockades, divided the parking for each side, set road lights to blink yellow and observed. “We’re here to make sure that those people who have requested to express their passion and conviction regarding keeping our state flag and those who are in favor of getting rid of it - giving them the opportunity to do that safely and without fear of harm,” Chief Bob Hopkins of the Hattiesburg Police Department said. The flag protesters bore Mississippi state and Trump flags along with signs reading, “No state flag, no state funding,” “stand fast Mississippians” and “don’t tread on me.” The counterprotesters held signs saying, “Black lives matter,” “white supremacy is a lie,” “stop advocating treason” and “heritage of hate,” to name a few. Retired USM Civil War Professor, William K. Scarborough, was present on the flag-defenders side. He has been present at the majority of the past rallies in the front of campus. “We’re protesting the fact that the [USM] president took the state flag down without consulting anybody I’m protesting more than that. This campaign to eradicate every vestige

Hiba Tahir, Printz Counter-protesters hold up signs in front of the USM campus on Aug. 20. of the heritage of the Confederacy,” Scarborough said. “I’m very angry about it – I’m not interested in reconciling with anybody. I’m just angry – I don’t like ‘em, I hate ‘em if you wanna know the truth. They’re very unreasonable.” According to Mississippi Rising Coalition’s event page on Facebook, Solidarity Counter-Protest of USM Flaggers, they “will stand in solidarity with the residents of Hattiesburg and USM students in their second counterprotest of the USM Flaggers and their racist flags which have been flown for 94 Sundays.”

The counter-protesters’ side shouted throughout the rally things such as “You are a traitor,” “no hate in our state” and “change.” They also sang “This Little Light of Mine” and “All You Need is Love.” Some shouted profanities back at the flaggers while some kept the chants milder. History professor Doug las Chambers made an appearance on the anti-flag side and joined in on the chants and plans on returning on subsequent Sundays. Along with Chambers, senior social work major Reginald Virgil, led a speech on the counter-protesters side. Not only was

he present at the protests, but also was a leading speaker at the vigil held on campus Monday, Aug. 14. “Stand up and be the change of this nation,” Virgil said. Despite having peaceful protests, some threats were made. Junior accounting major Sam Landrum showed up with a “Pepe” sign, which has been designated as a hate symbol, and was threatened until being asked to leave by officials for his safety. “I attended the protest to stand in solidarity with other anti-flag protesters. I believe the confederate battle flag represents hate to many

Mississippians and should be removed from the state flag,” Landrum said. “I brought a painting of Pepe the frog. I thought it was funny – apparently only Nazis like Pepe. I was called a white nationalist, a Nazi and a racist. Many of the protesters made physical threats to me so I left after the police asked me to. I expected the flaggers to be jerks, because to be honest I was making fun of them. But they just laughed at me and politely asked me to leave.” The protest began to die out around 5 p.m. Protesters from each side plan to continue this trend and be present every Sunday until otherwise stated.

Plan approved by Institutions of Higher Learning HL Board of Trustees Kaitlyn Watkins executive editor

On Aug. 17, the State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board of Trustees approved the University of Southern Mississippi’s Plan for Academic Reorganization: Vision 2020. The academic reorganization plan reduces the number of academic colleges on campus from six to four – the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economic Development, the College of Education and Human Sciences and the College of Nursing and

Health Professions. “The most important fact for you to know is that no degree plans or majors are being changed as part of this reorganization,” Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Amy Miller said. “Your majors and paths to graduation will remain the same. What may be altered are the names and structures of the colleges and schools within which your degrees are found. So, although your deg ree will not change, your prog ram may be housed in a different college or school than it was b e fo re t h e reorganization. The plan is designed to make

it easier for students to find resources and obtain assistance from faculty and staff across all programs and colleges.” The completed academic reorganization plan, Vision 2020, can be found on the Office of the Provost’s website. “The goals of the reorganization are to highlight our strengths, to increase the efficiency of our processes, and to encourage more cross-disciplinary connections among students and faculty in larger, more diverse schools,” Miller said. The University of Southern Mississippi is not the first college to implement a reorganization plan. Department Chair of

Mathematics Bernd Schroeder shared a positive view of the academic reorganization plan, having previously worked at Louisiana Tech University where a similar structure to the one being implemented at USM is in place. “ [ Re o r g a n i z a t i o n ] w i l l certainly require a lot of trust between people,” Schroeder said. “We need to understand each other a whole lot better than we do right now. And that is something that again so far hasn’t happened or at least hasn’t happened enough, I think. And so more communication probably is needed as we are moving into

this reorganization.” P rovo s t S t e ve n M o s e r s a i d t h at t h e a c a d e m i c reorganization will create more opportunities for departments to collaborate. “I want to thank each of you who were involved in the process of developing this plan,” Moser said. “Your leadership and engagement enriched our final product, and I appreciate your contributions to this important work.” Once the plan is implemented, reorganization is expected to be completed by fall 2020.

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• USM’s updated alcohol policy states that all social events that are registered and approved for alcohol are BYOB only. No hard liquor or glass bottles are allowed and only a six pack of beer, sparkling wine or wine coolers per person are allowed which means no community alcohol.

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Jefferson Davis County narcotics bureau discovers four acres of marijuana Morgan Clark printz reporter

Last Thursday, Aug. 17, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics found

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over four acres worth of marijuana in Jefferson Davis County. It has been estimated that the plants are worth over $20 million with over 20,000 plants recovered, making it the largest

drug bust the county has seen in over 35 years. According to WDAM, along with the plants, an underground bunker with a generator, an

irrigation system, processing and drying areas, cell phones and guns were found. It is believed that the operators fled the scene shortly before the arrival of officials due to

helicopter observations. Agents are at work to recover, count and dispose of the plants as they continue the investigation for those responsible.

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Beaus added to homecoming court Alyssa Bass

“I also had a few freshman girls ask me why they can’t pick their own escort or run with a male counterpart. I honestly don’t know why it has taken so long to break this tradition,” Rue said. “I’m not sure if guys just did not want it or if someone just shot them down when they brought it up, but for me it was a really easy process.” Stone explained the “easy process” of passing a piece of legislation in the SGA Senate. “There are two types of legislation - bills and resolutions. A resolution is an encouragement for a particular person or department on campus to take action. A bill, on the other hand, changes official SGA documents, such as our Constitution, Bylaws or Election Code,” Stone said.

entertainment editor On April 17, sophomore political science major and SGA senator Brandon Rue submitted bill B06S17 to junior communication studies major and SGA Vice President McKenna Stone. Rue proposed that for every female position held on the homecoming court, there will be a male counterpart. Almost one week later, all 35 senators voted unanimously to pass the bill on April 27. Rue’s inspiration for amending the election code stemmed from not being allowed to run for homecoming beau as a freshman from Meridian, Mississippi. Soon after, he realized he was not alone in his confusion.

expand! Rue’s passion on the topic is contagious,” Stone said. In addition, Rue mentioned that The University of Southern Mississippi is one of “the first of its kind” in predominately white universities in Mississippi. For example, the University of Mississippi nor Mississippi State University appear to have had male beaus accompanied by homecoming maids. “The reaction I got from this is truly amazing everyone loves the idea and was surprised as to why it was not already like this,” Rue said. Bruebaker echoed similar thoughts regarding the university’s progress. “I think as humans we like what is familiar to us, what is comfortable, and we sometimes become set in our ways and traditions,” Bruebaker

In the first section of the bill, which lists the titles and requirements of the homecoming court, the bill now states, “There shall be one maid and one beau for each undergraduate class and one graduate maid and one graduate beau” as long as each maid and each beau is a member of the class that he/she seeks to represent as determined by number of hours completed. In order for the bill to go into effect, it had to pass with majority over two consecutive meetings. Afterwards, Rue, Stone, SGA President Cameron Cloud, SGA Election Commissioner Henry Bruebaker and SGA advisor Wynde Fits signed the bill into law. “We [the SGA Senate] are very excited to see homecoming

said. “However, the world we live in is constantly changing and USM is evolving with it.” For interested candidates, applications for Homecoming Court and Mr. and Miss Southern Miss open on Aug. 24 and will close on Sept. 7 at noon. Applicants will then be required to attend a candidates meeting the evening of Sept. 7. Candidates are then allowed to campaign both verbally and via social media (following regulations within the Election Code and determined by the Election Commissioner) up until the day of elections. At the end of each election day, results will be announced. Homecoming elections will be held on September 19, and run-off elections will be September 21.

Guide to parking on campus Parking Management oversees traffic and parking for USM’s campus including control, enforcement, maintenance and improvements of all parking areas on our campuses. Parking zones are enforced between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m Monday through Friday. Tickets for

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This year, The University of Souther n Mississippi’s parking management has a d d e d m o re o p e n zo n e parking spaces on campus including the newly paved lots on 34th and 35th Avenue. The Department of

parking in the wrong area can cost up to $25. G re e n p a rk i n g s t r i p e s indicate faculty/staff parking, blue parking is for handicapped only, red stripes are for fire lanes and yellow parking areas are tow-away areas/service areas. Student parking areas (commuter, re s i d e n t , f r at e r n i t y a n d

sorority village) are indicated with signs. White stripes indicate open parking zones which can be used by vehicles properly registered with a current parking per mit number. Year-round parking permits for the Hattiesburg campus are $162. With so many new students on campus, parking can be a

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bit of a hassle. “Try to park right after a class has started because students from the class before will be leaving and good spots will open up,” sophomore Katherine Hill said. “So if you have class at 10:00 come at 9:20-ish and get a good spot plus good study time.”

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ACADEMIC 1 Kelley Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3-D Arts Building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chain Technology Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 College Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Asbury Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fritzsche-Gibbs Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hurst Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Harkins Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Kinesiology Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 International Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Johnson Science Tower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Greene Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Interior Design Studio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Liberal Arts Building. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mannoni Performing Arts Center . . . . . . . 16 Marsh Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 McLemore Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Owings-McQuagge Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 George Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Southern Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Stout Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Thames Polymer Science Research Center . 23 Theatre and Dance Building . . . . . . . . . . 24 Walker Science Building. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Scianna Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 DuBard School for Language Disorders. . . 28 Math Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUPPORT 29 Forrest County Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 NFSMI-ARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Johnson Natatorium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 University Union Complex. . . . . . . . . . . . - Cochran Center, Cook Union, Hub 33 Softball Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Payne Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Pete Taylor Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Lott Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Henderson Physical Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . - Motor Pool 38 Stores and Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Roberts Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Bennett Auditorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Green Coliseum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Hickman Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Honor House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Cook Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Kennard-Washington Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Lucas Administration Building . . . . . . . . . 52 McCain Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Ogletree Alumni House . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Power House Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention . . . . . 59 Tower Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Unit H - College of Health 60 Ferlise Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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RESIDENCE LIFE 72 Bolton Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Delta Tau Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Hattiesburg Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Hillcrest Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Jones Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Kappa Sigma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Mississippi Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Sigma Nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Pi Kappa Phi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Phi Kappa Tau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Pine Haven Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Pulley Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Roberts Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Sigma Alpha Epsilon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Sigma Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sigma Phi Epsilon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Wilber Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 McCarty Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Delta Delta Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Chi Omega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Alpha Chi Omega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Kappa Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Alpha Kappa Alpha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Delta Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Phi Mu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Alpha Delta Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Pi Beta Phi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Scholarship Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Delta Sigma Theta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Alpha Tau Omega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Century Park North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - CPN 1, CPN 2, CPN 3, CPN 4 116 Century Park South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Scott, Vann, Luckyday Citizenship, Moffitt Health Center 117 Village Laundry Room. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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‘Hedwig’ brings edgy entertainment to Hattiesburg Kaitlyn Watkins executive editor

Broadway musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” debuted in Hattiesburg on Aug. 10-12 and 16-18 at the Thirsty Hippo. University of Souther n Mississippi Assistant Professor of Classics and Film Studies M i l e s D o l e a c b o t h d i re c t e d t h e s h o w a n d p l a ye d t h e l e a d c h a r a c t e r o f H e d w i g. The performances of “Hedwig” followed the success of “Cabaret” held at the Thirsty Hippo last summer. Brad and Sarah Newton, owners of the T h i r s t y H i p p o, c o o rd i n at e d w i t h t h e H at t i e s bu rg C i v i c Light Opera (HCLO) to host Broadway shows in Hattiesburg. “Hedwig” is the second s h o w t o b e p e r f o r m e d by HCLO at the Thirsty Hippo. “I like the idea of doing these slightly edgier envelope pushing shows in this kind of bar setting because people coming there s e e m t o k n ow wh at t h ey ’re g e t t i n g i n t o, ” D o l e a c s a i d .

“The audience is right there and you’re right in their face and there’s just this connection I think that you have with the audience which is very important for a show like ‘Hedwig’ as it was with ‘Cabaret’.” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” tells the fictional story of East Ger man singer Hed wig who receives a botched transgender surgery in order to marry an American soldier and escape C o m m u n i s t G e r m a n y. T h e musical takes inspiration from the style of David Bowie as well as the work of John Lennon, L o u Re e d a n d I g g y Po p. “‘Hedwig’ is a show that I had always wanted to do, and it was just, for me, a question of - is Hattiesburg ready for Hedwig?” Doleac said. “And after the response to Cabaret last summer, which in many respects is every bit as racy as Hedwig, in perhaps slightly dif ferent ways, I thought, it’s time to do Hed wig in Hattiesburg.” “Hedwig and the Angry

Inch” was the fourth show that Doleac directed with HCLO and his tenth appearance as a perfor mer with HCLO. Doleac dedicated his performance in “Hedwig” to “all the misfits, the losers and the strange rock and rollers,” along with men and women of every backg round, national origin, ethnicity, religious persuasion and sexual orientation who have suffered against the forces of fear, bigotry and oppression. “Anybody who’s ever been pushed to the fringe, who’s been ostracized, or felt like an outcast or a misfit, or felt like they were unable to be who they were, who has been made to feel like a weirdo or who has made to feel like they are less than for having a certain opinion or passions can identify with Hed wig,” Doleac said. “I thought it was a revolutionary moment for H a t t i e s bu r g. T h ey b ro u g h t such a controver sial musical to our city in the name of

change and inclusion, and it was absolutely inspiring to witness,” Junior Graphic Design major Cameron Cummins said. “Hedwig turns out to be, as much g reat art is, so incredibly relevant and timely and addresses issues that are right in our faces, right at this moment and what we’re seeing in the news every day,” Doleac said. “So, I thought it would be a g reat show and, as it turns out, the vast majority of the community has embraced it and ever yone who’s come to see the show... I mean I think there was some backlash and some fear, for whatever reason of doing Hedwig here.” A major sponsor of HCLO a s ke d for their l o go s to b e r e m o v e d f r o m t h e s h o w ’s p r o g r a m s a n d Fa c e b o o k ads because they had received complaints about t h e c o n t e n t o f t h e s h o w. “A t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y, Hed wig is about the healing power of love, and accepting

who you are,” Doleac said. HCLO plans to debut several shows in the upcoming season including the first ever Shakespeare in the Park p e r fo r m a n c e o f “ M a c b e t h , ” “White Christmas,” “The Who’s Tommy” and “Evita.” Since its founding in 1976, H C L O h a s p r o d u c e d ov e r 120 shows in order to bring entertainment to the Pine Belt residents and provide an outlet for community members to share their various artistic talents with their neighbors. According to HCLO’s website, participation in HCLO perfor mances has allowed hundreds of locals to lear n about play production and share their talents and enthusiasm for artistic endeavors with other member s of the community. Visit www.hclo.org for more details, ticket infor mation and notes on related performances.

Study abroad provides students with opportunities Nate Schumann features editor

Lance Bowe, Contributor Miles Doleac as Hedwig.

Study Abroad offers many summer programs to students so that they can both travel and earn credit hours toward their degrees. Through studying abroad, students can experience life in nations such as England, Cuba, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Spain, Peru, Germany, Austria, Belize and Canada. The duration of the programs usually vary from a couple weeks to a semester, and over that amount of time, students can often earn up to six credit hours. T he univer sity handles accommodations for lodging so that the students’ primary responsibilities are covering the cost of tuition. Each program has a different tuition cost. Often, students find the costs imposing. However, The University of Southern Mississippi’s Office of Study Abroad offers scholarship opportunities to lighten the financial loads. One of the largest scholarship opportunities is the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. The Gilman scholarship is available to anyone who is eligible for a Pell Grant and offers up to $5,000 as needed. Even if you are not eligible for the Gilman scholarship, there are dozens more scholarships opportunities available. The Office of Study Abroad has a page dedicated to scholarships on the university’s website. “I would encourage any students looking into studying abroad to capitalize on the numerous scholarship opportunities offered,” study abroad peer adviser Zachary Ransom said. In addition to scholarship opportunities, study abroad can also guide students to several student loan opportunities. Ransom used one of these loans to finish covering the cost of the program’s tuition.

Sometimes, students are hesitant to take on a student loan, however, students who have taken that path have sung praises of assistance. “The decision was made that [using a student loan] would be worth the experience, and in hindsight I was right. I would do it all again if I am given another chance to do so,” Ransom said. Beyond the financial responsibilities, there are other necessary preparations students should make for studying abroad. For example, some students have jobs, and taking a couple weeks or a month off from work is not always easy. However, Ransom advises students to plan as far ahead as possible with their employers to make these concerns more manageable. Students should also keep in mind that communications with home may be limited. There are plenty of options to remedy this, such as international data plans or use of public Wi-Fi, but preparations for communication should be considered. If students have any questions or need any assistance, coordinators within the Study Abroad office will be more than willing to help. Amanda Ladner spent last summer in London on the British Studies Program for the Mass Communications and Jour nalism prog ram. “The Study Abroad staff went above and beyond to make sure that I was prepared and excited for what would be a fun and transforming month,” Ladner said. “Rely on your advisers and staff members to help guide you on what and how to pack. Many of them have been on trips to these areas before and will use their experience to guide you,” Ranson said. “Be ready to meet new people and experience new things. While this can be a little anxiety-inducing, it can also be the time of your life.” The earlier students begin to plan to study abroad, the more assistance they will have available.

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College students are all likely to experience the stress and uncertainty of choosing a major. Even more likely, however, is the fact that most students will change majors at least once. The stress of choosing the right major only adds to the anxiousness of exams, finances and social life that begin to pile up further into semesters. Most students have had the experience of changing majors. However, if one does not know how to change his or her major, then the experience becomes that much more stressful. So here are some tips and resources The University of Southern Mississippi offers to make the process easier. *Career services offer a free online career assessment known as

Focus 2 to help students discover their values, skills and personality interests. Once one completes the assessment, he or she will be able to explore suggested jobs and career fields. This assessment is free but does require a code; the code is, however, provided. If one has any further uncertainty or questions, appointments can be made to meet with an advisor. Students can visit the Career Services resource page on the USM website or visit the Career Services office located in McLemore H a l l fo r m o re i n fo r m at i o n . *Students are encouraged to speak to their advisors or close professors for advice . Occasionally, students will doubt his or her selection of a major due to a poor performance or an exceptionally difficult semester. Talking to advisors or professors can help discern

whether or not the major is right. *Research the degree plans available at USM. There are semester-by-semester guides for each degree plan as well as a listing of all the degrees that USM offers. Students should research this list fully before making a final decision. *If a student is wanting to switch majors, he or she would need to visit the department of the chosen major. For example, if one changes their major to English, they would need to visit the Department of English office in LAB 347. Further help will be provided by speaking to the secretary who will then give you a form to fill out, asking for name, student ID, previous major and new major. After this form is turned in, the change will appear on the student’s SOAR account within a few days and a new advisor will be assigned.

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No more Disney on Netflix? Maria Celeste Cortez printz reporter

Disney wants to continue growing. One of the biggest entertaining movie providers for Netflix is ending their contract. Within a few days, news began to travel that Disney will be making their movies unavailable on Netflix. Disney is now going to launch its own streaming service

in 2019. According to some, the streaming service will be available in the US initially and expand internationally at a later date. Disney’s CEO Bob Iger talked w i t h C N B C a n d ex p re s s e d they continue to have a “good relationship” with Netflix, but having their streaming service allows for the company to grow and “represents a big strategic shift for the company” according

t o I g e r. H o w e v e r, d e s p i t e misleading previous reports, the truth is these animated movies will not leave Netflix totally. Marvel and Star Wars movies will still be available on Netflix after Disney’s streaming service begins in the U.S. All Disney and Pixar movies will continue to be available until 2018 including those coming soon from which are mentioned, “Toy Stor y 4,” “Frozen 2”

and other acclaimed movies. This news has caused plenty of negative feedback from Netflixmembers.Those at home who don’t have Netflix but do have children could purchase Disney’s streaming service monthly without any problem. The issue for Disney comes with the audience who pays for Netflix (over 5 million subscribers according to USA Today) and is unwilling

to pay for another platform just for animated children movies. Finally, Igor mentioned video streaming specifically for ESPN, featuring around 10,000 sports events every year in all categories, including MLB, NHL and MLS. Disney has been making a huge investment to make these streaming services possible by buying 33 percent of BAMTech, an investment of $1.58 billion.

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• The UPD arrested Eric Camp, a University of Southern Mississippi student in connection to an incident that occurred Friday at McCarty Hall on campus. Camp was charged with one count of sexual battery. • Registration for Intramural Sports is now open. Current open events include the Freshman Sand Volleyball Tournament, Kickball League, Wiffleball League, Volleyball League and Bowling and the first-ever Yard Games Tournament. Divisions for each activity include men’s, women’s, and co-rec and are open to students, faculty and staff.

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Southern Miss makes a statement in 3-1 win over Nicholls State Trevor Ritchie printz reporter

Southern Miss Volleyball looks to build on its 23-8 season after falling just one set short of making an appearance in the conference championship match last season. The team returns several key starters to make another strong run in conference. Junior Kylie Grandy’s offensive presence returns from last season, in which she was second on the team with kills, totaling 320 and led the team in aces with 66. Sophomore Catherine Repsher was Southern Miss’ first ever Conference Freshman of the Year. She finished third in kills last season with 253 and led the team in blocks with 133. Junior Sarah Bell is ranked No. 10 nationally with 11.43 assists per set. Her ability to move the ball around will keep the Golden Eagle offense active. “We have had some really good freshmen come in and they are really stepping up this preseason,” Grandy said. “Our freshmen have proven that they are great and that they can play with us.” Chandler Marshall has been the standout freshman, making an impact on the team early with her preseason play. “Chandler Marshall has been playing really well this preseason so I see her stepping up,” Head Coach Amanda Berkley said. “She is just a good all-around player she jumps well and hits it hard.” Despite only losing three seniors, the Golden Eagles look to replace the leadership of Stephany Purdue, Chanel Joyce and Makareta Rademakers. Last season, Purdue led the team in kills, totaling 427, but notably becoming the alltime kills leader in school history. Their leadership presence is mostly missed by the team and

Courtesy Photo replacing that has been a difficult task for the team in the offseason. “It is very different,” Grandy said. “They were all three big leaders for us in different ways because some of them were leaders by action and by voice. We have to find some people to step in those positions and we have people doing that now.” Facing a tougher non-conference schedule will be another tough obstacle as they face bigger division one schools such as Alabama, Oklahoma, Miami and

Wisconsin, who was the third seed in the NCAA tournament last year. “ We w a n t t o p l a y t h e s e teams just to prepare us for the conference,” Berkley said. “I’m excited about it because there are some challenging things for us. I think this nonconference schedule is really going to be good for us.” The conference schedule will be no easier for the Golden Eagles as they were picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll. They will be trying to dethrone three-time

defending conference champion Western Kentucky and trying to reach the NCAA tournament. “I think it’s an attainable goal,” Berkley said. “Every year we talk about wanting to be the first team to make it to the NCAA tournament from Southern Miss and every year I think we have gotten a little bit closer. I think we just have be consistent and be playing our best volleyball at the end of the season.” For the Golden Eagles, the biggest

key is developing dependable leadership that will be able to help pull through the tougher games like they had last season. The Golden Eagles’ goals are easily attainable, as they have been the past two years. Winning the non-conference games will be just as important as winning the conference championship because if they cannot beat Western Kentucky their strength of schedule could help them obtain an at large bid for the NCAA tournament.

Southern Miss Soccer dismantles Southeastern Louisiana in opening exhibition, 8-1 Trevor Ritchie printz reporter

Lightning delays in no way discouraged the Golden Eagles women’s soccer team on Aug. 10. In their season opening exhibition against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles soccer team coasted to an easily taken 8-1 win.

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Southern Miss got to the opposing keeper early and never looked back. Eight minutes in, Stephanie Garcia scored the first goal to be seen this season, Hannah Abrams followed shortly thereafter at the twenty-minute mark. Although Garcia did find the back of the net again, the freshmen players stole the show from there. Jennyfer Caracheo (2), Reagan

Urbany, JoAnnie Ramos and Miah Zuazua all scored their first career college goals in the opening exhibition. Head Coach Mohammed ElZare had high praise for these players following Thursday afternoon’s match. “They’re all creative players that love to have the ball at their feet. We want to attack, and they showed me their qualities today,” El-Zare said. With three minutes left to play, Southeastern Louisiana finally tallied up on the scoreboard, spoiling Southern Miss’s hopes of a clean sheet. However, veteran leader Garcia did not seem bothered in the end. Her mindset was fixated on the Southern Miss attack opening play and how that benefitted her teammates. “Our interchanging runs allow us to find space,” Garcia said. “I think that just creates a lot of chances, that’s how we got so many goals today. Our incoming freshmen came in to fight for a spot. That’s what we need. They showed that they can play at this level.” Soccer season here at Southern Miss looks promising thus far. Be sure to follow their progress as they fight their way through this season which officially starts on Friday, Aug. 18 against Nicholls State.