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The Frat House Bus: You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here first bar in the Hub City to offer its patrons free bus rides to and from the bar. Owner Michael Andrews decided to purchase a bus two months ago when he started hearing concerns from the Hattiesburg Police
Department about the rising numbers of DUIs. “We will shuttle customers to Printz Writer and from anywhere on campus or The Cottages and The Crowne One month ago, The Frat apartment complexes,” Andrews House Hattiesburg became the said. “It’s a short, ten minute ride. Plus, I know that customers get home safely.” Andrews plans to have a permanent route schedule for bus stops to be ready by next semester. J o r d a n Dauterive, promotions and social media manager of The Frat House, said the popular bar also uses the bus for private parties as well as sorority and fraterJustin Sellers/Printz nity parties. “The great The Frat House offers a shuttle service to places in the Hattiesburg area every night of the week it is open. thing about the
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bus is that if someone at a private party has to leave early or can’t attend until later, we can take the bus and drop them off or pick them up,” Dauterive said. “We don’t mind traveling back and forth. The whole party gets to get home safely.” Dauterive said that in the near future the bus will be renovated “Frat House style.” Updates will include The Frat House vinyl logos on the exterior as well as neon paint and speakers for music. Andrews decided to offer this as a free service to customers as a sign of appreciation. “When you operate a successful bar in a college town, you quickly realize how lucky you are,” Andrews said. “You make so many good friends out of customers as well as form a dedicated group of people who work together behind the bar. It’s like a family. The bus is a win-win for everyone.” Andrews also said that the cost of running the bus is irrel-
evant as long as people are getting home safely. “We’re doing well by doing good,” he said. Dauterive will also use social media to keep customers informed of bus routes and traveling information. “We hope to use Facebook and Twitter to keep customers inthe-know,” he said. Andrews opened the Hattiesburg branch of The Frat House, which originated in New Orleans, nearly two years ago and wanted to create a solid collegetown bar. “The Frat House gives its customers the opportunity to have a fun overall social experience while in college,” Andrews said. “The ideal college experience is composed equally of academics and social outings.” Andrews and his employees at The Frat House hope customers continue to frequent the bar and use their bus service to ensure a safe trip home after a fun night out on the town.
ON CAMPUS
C-SPAN stops at Southern Miss Leighanne Lockhart Printz Writer The C-SPAN bus is traveling the country on its Campaign 2012: Road to the White House tour, stopping at various community events, major political events and state capitals, all the while meeting with voters, teachers and students along the trail. Early Thursday morning, the bus made a stop at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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The traveling political media outlet granted some political science and journalism students the opportunity to interview U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga in a live broadcast of Washington Journal. A total of 10 students were asked to participate in the event, five of whom directly interviewed Huzienga. The bus features several comprehensive educational and political resources via touch screen computers, HDTVs, mobile devices and laptops.
Anyone can keep up with the C-SPAN tour live via its public affairs event coverage on the website, extensive video library, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, YouTube, XM radio and iPhone and BlackBerry applications. This event provided up-close exposure to the political process, allowing students to get engaged and promote involvement in voting. Students asked Huizenga questions concerning national and international economic is-
sues and what’s in store for the U.S. regarding relations with European global markets. Senior political science major Kate Wilson asked Huizenga how he felt about the United States’ relations with Europe in this time of financial crisis. “We’re not sure exactly,” Huizenga said. “The interconnectedness with the economy is a reality, but it’s really kind of an unknown.” Huizenga said there are limits in the U.S. of what can be
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done to directly influence what is happening in Europe but that there are going to be some ramifications economically and politically. Wilson was one of two students who had the opportunity to Skype video chat with Congressman Huizenga. “It was my first time on the news. It was exciting,” Wilson said in a Southern Miss Now interview.
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