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USM soars to the top amidst challenges

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During the 2011-2012 academic year, the University of Southern Mississippi has faced the departure of two coaches, provost and president; controvery surrounding the UTab pilot program and rising debt. Despite these challenges, however, USM has seen record enrollment, athletic success and national recognizition.

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Lucas takes presidential reigns for third term Aubrey K. Lucas and his famous bow ties have been involved with the University of Southern Mississippi since he was an undergraduate student in his 20s. Now, the 77-year-old has been named interim president of USM in light of Martha Saunders’s resignation, which was announced Friday and will be effective June 30.

Lucas served as president of USM from 1976 until 1995, and in 2001 he came back to serve as interim president for just under a year.

“Do you know what the funny thing is?” Lucas asked. “I’ve never left Southern Miss. I have been President Emeritus and professor of higher education, so I have been on campus serving as a professor and helping with fundraising.”

Lucas is scheduled to take over on July 1, and his appoint-

ment was officially announced Wednesday at a press conference on campus.

“We are very pleased that Dr. Lucas has agreed, once again, to take on the role of leading the University of Southern Mississippi,” said Hank Bounds, commissioner of higher education. “His love for the university is without question and his thoughtful leadership style will be an asset to the university and the system as a whole.”

Saunders, who has served as

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president of the university for five years, said she was pleased to hear that Lucas was chosen to fill her spot.

“I can think of no one better suited to step in as interim president than Dr. Lucas,” Saunders said. “His deep understanding of the university will serve us well.”

The news of Saunders’s resignation was met with varied reactions from students, faculty and alumni across the country,

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10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW about summer *In the 1840s, the summer break was created by Horace Mann. *Mosquitoes are insects that have been around for 30 million years. They have chemical sensors that can detect mammals from 100 feet away. *The first “bathing suits” for women were introduced in the early 1800’s. *The late President Reagan declared July National Ice Cream month. It is also the month the most ice cream is sold. *In 1827 the first swimming school opened in the United States in Boston, Massachusetts. *The US has more than 12,000 summer camps. These include sports camps, day camps, and sleepaway camps. * The ‘dog days’ of summer, which are the hot, sticky days, get their name from the rising of the Sirius, the Dog Star.

The Sirius rises around the hottest time of the year. * The highest recorded temperature ever measured in the United States was at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, on July, 10 1913 - a sweltering 134 degrees. *USM’s summer offically starts in 10 days!! ;) *The last day of summer is September 20th. The first day of autumn begins on September 21st.

Good luck on your finals, and have a great summer!

See you in the fall!

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Manitoba native 5 Seat at a bar 10 Mallorca or Menorca, por ejemplo 14 “The War of the Worlds” broadcast, notably 15 __ d’Or: Cannes award 16 Gush forth 17 Swimming stroke 20 Major tractor manufacturer 21 Welsh dog breed 22 DJ’s stack 23 Egyptian viper 25 Vampire vanquisher 27 Intense emotions 32 Bigwig 35 Genetic carrier 36 Persona non __ 38 Paleozoic and others 39 Often-booed baseball play 43 Popular faucet brand 44 Hawaiian porch 45 State with a peninsula: Abbr.

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Athletic department racks up debt Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor With people still reeling from the announcement of Martha Saunders stepping down as president of the University of Southern Mississippi, on Friday the Hattiesburg American reported that the Southern Miss athletic department is more than $1 million in debt.

lucas, from 1 but many were happy to hear of Lucas’s appointment as interim president.

Chuck Scianna, a USM alumnus who will be the commencement speaker next week, said he was solemn when he heard Saunders would be stepping down, but has faith in Lucas.

“I believe that Dr. Saunders was the best president Southern Miss has seen since Aubrey K. Lucas,” Scianna said.

Lucas said despite his age, he is ready to tackle the role of the presidency and continue to advance the university.

“I’m a little older now than I use to be, but I still have energy,” Lucas said. “It kind of feels natural to come back to the presidency.

There are a lot of wonderful things to be done, and we are seeing how that will go.”

When asked whether he would make the decision about a new athletic director, Lucas said he was not sure.

“That has not been decided,” Lucas said. “I would be able to make that decision if I were to feel it should be made now, but of course, it could always be that option that the decision will be waited for a person who will serve in the presidency for a longer term.”

Lucas began transitioning into the interim president position Wednesday, and he’s excited to get started yet again.

“This is only my first day back,” Lucas said with a laugh. “The university is doing really well now. We want to keep that momentum going.”

Lucas has also served as director of admissions, registrar, professor of higher education and dean of the Graduate School at USM. College Board president Ed Blakeslee has faith that Lucas is the the right person for the USM presidency right now.

“His vast knowledge of higher education, and particularly the University of Southern Mississippi, will serve the university well during this transition period,” Blakeslee said.

Jeff Hammond, Southern Miss interim athletic director, told the newspaper that he and his staff are working to fix the situation by scheduling big football and basketball games to bring in more revenue.

“This university athletics department is going to deal with it not this year, but in the years ahead,” Hammond said. “It was due to a lack of accountability and probably a lack of creative thinking in ways to develop

revenue, such as scheduling.”

Hammond told the Hattiesburg American the debt was discovered through an internal audit of the athletic department earlier this year.

Hammond took the interim athletic director job in January after Richard Giannini retired in December, and Giannini reportedly defended himself in reference to the mismanagement and debt.

“Every year, the NCAA re-

quires us to be audited,” Giannini said. “In 13 years, there were no irregularities that were ever discovered. We always had a clean bill of health. If they think someone out there found issues, they can take them down to the grand jury and let the public know. I stand by my record.”

Giannini added that the athletic department saw success under him on and off the playing fields. The football team had more wins than any team in

school history, and he said they “changed the face of the athletic facilities.”

Hammond told the Hattiesburg American the most important thing in this time of financial distress is to stay united.

“We’ve got to come together,” Hammond said. “We’ve all got to look in the mirror. It’s time to stand shoulder to shoulder, back to back. We have to come together unified. I’m the first one to look in the mirror.”

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Customers check out Wednesday at Southern Fried Comics in downtown Hattiesburg. The store will be hosting Free Comic Book Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in which comic books will be handed out.

Participants can also make a donation to a local children’s shelter in order to recieve a chance to win a tote bag filled with prizes. Snacks and drinks will also be provided.

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Amnesty show to benefit Afghan women Stormy Speaks Copy Editor The Amnesty International chapter at the University of Southern Mississippi will be holding its fourth semi annual benefit show at Benny’s Boom Boom Room tomorrow at 10 p.m. The show will feature Brownout, including members of Grammy award winning act Groupo Fantasma, as the musical act. Money raised from tickets sales will benefit Women

for Afghan Women, a New York and Kabul based organization that advocates for women’s rights in New York and Afghanistan, which USM’s Amnesty chapter has chosen to highlight this semester.

“For the past forty years, Afghanistan has been ravaged by various regimes and wars and is now on the brink of a potentially peaceful future,” said senior political science and religion double major and active member of Amnesty Dylan Harris. “The women of Afghanistan, mostly silenced under the rule of the Taliban,

have an opportunity to have their voices heard and play an integral role in the peace building process that is under way. The gendered nature of conflict is often ignored, and women could play a pivotal role in the future of Afghanistan if they are allowed to join the peace building discussion.”

Since 2001, Women for Afghan Women’s mission has been to secure, protect, and advocate for women’s human rights in the Middle Eastern country, according to their website. Since then, the organization has set up fam-

ily guidance centers for men and women who have suffered human rights violations, women’s shelters, children’s support centers, and halfway houses. Awareness and outreach is also promoted at these establishments in order to educate and train all Afghans about women’s rights in the country.

“We’re super passionate about this issue,” junior English major and Amnesty cochair Stephanie Craig said. “We’ve been working all semester to get the word out there and raise money for Women for Afghan Women.”

Tickets for the show will be sold prior at T-Bones Records & Café for $7 and will be $10 at the door. T-shirts will also be sold at the event for $10.

“I hope to raise as much money for women for Afghan women as possible to help promote women’s rights and empowerment,” Harris said. “I am always looking for ways to catalyze the USM and Hattiesburg communities’ ability to act together on important issues.”

For more information, contact Craig at stephanie.craig@ eagles.usm.edu.

News in brief: USM farmers’ market begins May 7 The University of Southern Mississippi will host its first on-camps farmers’ market beginning May 7. The market will be from 3-6 p.m. each week until the end of October and will be located on the lawn of the Baptist Student Union on Montague Boulevard adjacent to International Building. The market will feature homegrown fruits and vegetables, flowers, baked goods, jellies, jams, artwork and craft items.

CoAL to take group photo tomorrow The College of Arts and Letters at the University of Southern Mississippi will be offering a follow-up prize to the 647 people who “liked” the college’s Facebook page during a February promotion. Friday, the college asks those who participated in the promotion to wear the shirts that were given away for a group photograph. The college will distribute coupons for a small smoothie to those who participate in the photo. Visit the College of Arts and Letters Facebook event page for more information.

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Review

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Comedian headlines BoCo Hannah Jones Managing Editor

Comedian Jarrod Harris joined the ranks of Hattiesburg’s finest funnymen for a comedy show at The Bottling Company Tuesday evening.

Harris first gained public attention with his popular YouTube series “Action Hero Therapy” and being featured on numerous television shows, including TBS’s “Lopez Tonight” and Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham.”

The evening kicked off with Hub City Comedy member Jamie Arrington hosting the event, throwing in a few oneliners and celebrity impersonations along the way.

George W. Bush and Matthew McConaughey à la Arrington were a big hit with the audience.

As a fan of Hub City Comedy, I’ve frequented shows in the past and had heard the majority of Arrington’s jokes before, which proved to be disappointing. However, Arrington acted as a lively host, overall.

Southern Miss alumnus Mercer Morrison was next on the evening’s lineup.

Morrison stuck to his usual chain of pop culture and current event jokes, making jabs at the anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s death, Mexican restaurant employees on Cinco de Mayo and defeated Republican train wreck Rick Santorum. Overall, Morrison’s set was up-to-date and clever.

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Comedian Jarrod Harris headlines a show hosted by Hub City Comedy at The Bottling Company in downtown Hattiesuburg Tuesday night.

Harris, an Atlanta native, first gained public attention with his popular YouTube series “Action Hero Therapy” and was featured on numerous television shows.

USM student and fellow Printzer Corbin McDavitt was the last local comedian to perform before

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Harris’ awkward Southern charm and raucous sense of humor is comedy that keeps on giving.

mor and pregnancy cracks. Hands down, the highlight of the set was McDavitt’s contagious, non-stop energy—not to mention his green and sherbet paisley button up.

Armed with plaid shirt, black-rimmed glasses and mixed drink in hand, headliner Jared Harris took the BoCo stage at 10 p.m. Throughout his set, Harris joked about being from Atlanta, assuring the audience that there are no peaches in Georgia, just Bobby Brown.

Harris also covered a bevy of hot topics, including Chick Fil

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the headliner. The audience was receptive to McDavitt’s stoner hu-

A, whose advertisements use “Charles Manson family murder font,” Jersey Shore, a.k.a. “today’s modern Holocaust” and Dog the Bounty Hunter, whose “racist mullet resembles an Indian burial ground.”

Harris then segued his set to talk about his new home, Los Angeles. His jabs at his hipster/ homeless neighbors and Cher were some of the best of the night.

After the show, Harris tweeted about his first trip to the Hub City, saying “Packed out in Hattiesburg!” and “I love MS.” After seeing Hub City Comedy’s previous big-ticket comedy shows, I anticipated seeing yet

another professional comedian, and Jarrod Harris didn’t disappoint. Noah Gardenswartz from Creative Loafing, an Atlantabased culture hub, sums up Harris’ comedy as an “oddly comfortable mix of trailer-park filth, comic angst and hipster irony.”

I couldn’t agree more. Harris’ awkward Southern charm and raucous sense of humor is comedy that keeps on giving.

This was an article of opinion by Hannah Jones, Managing Editor for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to hannah. jones@eagles.usm.edu.

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Click loves your curves Justin Mitchell News Editor “I think recent pop culture icons like Adele and Christina Hendricks from the hit television series ‘Mad Men’ have very openly shown us that there is nothing wrong with eating three meals a day and loving your curves,” Adam Myrick, co-owner of Click Boutique & Gallery, said.

By the end of the month, Myrick and his business partner Jason LeViere said they will expand their clothing assortment inside of Click, located on East Front Street in downtown Hattiesburg, to include smaller and larger sizes.

“Two phrases the Click girl lives by are, ‘Be true to who you are’ and, ‘Dress like you mean it,’” LeViere said. “We can’t tell customers that if we are only offering sizes small through large.”

Click will begin carrying size extra small in many of their retail clothing options as well as introduce a “Curvy Girl” line.

The lines that will encompass the “Curvy Girl” line are emerging designers based in Los Angeles.

“We are expanding our assortment to include a broader range in sizes,” Myrick said. “Our customers don’t have the same body type, so it’s important for us to have an assortment as diverse as the people who shop with us.

We are excited to be debuting a few new lines that now come smaller for our petite customers as well as more flattering sizing for our curvy customers.”

LeViere said that it’s important for Click to offer a wide selection of products.

“We don’t want our boutique to feed into the stereotype that only one body type or size is beautiful,” Le Viere said. “At Click, we work with you to compliment whatever curves or lack of curves you are blessed with.”

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Click Boutique & Gallery owners Adam Myrick and Jason Le Viere sit outside their store on a rainy afternoon. The boutique will be launching clothing in petite and plus sizes soon.

Students were excited to hear about Click’s expansion in sizes.

Kayla Krieger, a senior marketing major, said that in today’s world, sizes are not true to fit any more.

“Sizes have shrunk in the retail world,” Krieger said. “Everything is made for thin, average height girls. If Marilyn Monroe were to go shopping today, she would have to shop plus size.”

Krieger said that she will definitely shop in Click’s “Curvy Girl” section.

“No one should have to be forced to shop in plus size sections in malls just because they

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have hips,” Krieger said. “I’m excited for Click to launch their new line.”

Courtney Cuevas, a junior engineering major, said she is excited to see the petite cloth-

ing options Click will have for sale at the end of the month.

“I’m 5’9” and 115 pounds,” Cuevas said. “It’s so hard to find dresses that fit because I’m so tall and slender. I shouldn’t

have to belt every dress I wear because it doesn’t fit me in the waist. I’m excited to see what Click will offer for its petite customer base.”

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Student Shout-outs

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Shout out to MYSELF for graduating next Friday May 11th!! Its been a long time coming but I made it!!! Class of 2012 we made it!!!!!!!! shout out to my r.a and others for covering my peep hole on the door with their finger so I can’t see who is knocking and have no choice but to open it !

To the PIKE with spiked hair and earrings, thank you for holding the door open, oh and your really really really HOTTTTTT!!! :) To the person who gave a shout-out about hating Greeks, I’m sorry you’re so bitter you weren’t popular in high school. Now that you’ve cried yourself a river, you can build a bridge and get over it!

I am really glad the library is staying open 24 hours this year! However, you should open more floors so I’m not fighting for a spot on the first and second floor.

We need some more Asian girls on campus thats where it’s at!!!

To the person who wrote article about the dress code at the frat house, you don’t see white people going to club taste or the hunt club do you?

To the fellow bike rider.

If we arent suppose to ride on the sidewalks then why are there bikes painted on some sidewalks indicating its a bike lane? also, riding in the street is dangerous. most people cant drive!

I’m sooo glad somebody wrote about the Frathouse’s dress code! I’ve been a few times and its always bothered me & makes me feel not welcomed as a person of color. Something needs to be done!!

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AS WE SEE IT

The Student Printz’s Editorial Board

Student Printz year in review When we came to the basement of Southern Hall to print our first edition on Aug. 25, 2011, we had no idea what was in store for the year.

We knew we would be reporting the typical stories about football games, Eaglepalooza, Student Government Association and Greek Life, and, of course, we would be receiving countless Shout Outs in reference to love at first sight and bad drivers on campus.

What we didn’t think about covering, however, were the more dramatic things that happen on a college campus, like the deaths of two students in our very first publication.

Just two months into the year, Southern Miss was forced into the national spotlight when a group of sorority girls on campus dressed up as the Cosby family for a party, and they were labeled racists and accused of blackface.

A week later, USM was under fire yet again when students were illegally given Samsung Galaxy Tablets and told they were gifts.

The students were forced to return the tablets, and a few administrators lost their jobs in connection with the incident.

With all this negative attention swirling around the university, the Golden Eagle football team was having a historical season, and they took the title of C-USA

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champions after beating the Houston Cougars in December.

The men’s basketball team also made it to the NCAA tournament for the first time in years, though their success was overshadowed when a few pep band members chanted, “Where’s your green card?” at a Kansas State player, once again causing USM to catch heat for racism.

Despite the negative attention, USM was voted into the top twentieth percentile of most popular universities in the country, and the school saw record enrollment.

Now, we are at a crossroads. Our president is resigning, and there is turmoil surrounding the hiring of a new athletic director. However, we have so many things to be thankful for.

For example, we have an excel-

lent student newspaper on campus.

In case you were wondering, we won best newspaper in the state by the Mississippi Press Association. #holdyourapplause. As an editorial staff, we have only you to thank.

Well, you and The Hog, our editorial meeting spot.

We could not have had the year we did without you, your constant complaining in the Shout Out section, dumb letters to the editor and your readership. We can also thank those bright stars on campus who see the good in every situation. By this, we mean Kelly Price and Melissa McCraw, who turned an armed robbery into a campus-wide day of hide-and-go-seek.

Justin Mitchell has probably personally offended each and every one of you out there with his biting opinion articles, starting with his editor, Mary Margaret Halford, who has

forward or backward? It is time to act now if you want us to move forward. General Jeff Hammond is the leader Southern Miss needs in the Athletic Department. He finds problems and fixes them. This military leader has command-

ed armies of men and has revitalized an apathetic Southern Miss fan-base in the short time he has been here, but that does not mean the job is his. There are many big money donors who are strongly against Jeff Hammond due to the fact that

never been seen wearing anything other than Nike shorts and oversized t-shirts. #FratFashion Our beloved ginger, Justin Sellers, never made it through a night toning photos without a glass of Jack Daniels and an argument with hipster Hannah Jones, usually about something stupid like a YouTube video or, really, anything else.

This year has taught us that we can deal with anything, and by we, we mean the Southern Miss community. We’ve faced some tough challenges this year, but nothing we haven’t overcome.

That is a testament to the value of the education we get here, not just academically, but as people.

Southern Miss is a family, and in these uncertain times where we don’t know what the future holds, whether it be in administration or athletics, the most important thing is that we remember to hang in there with each other. Remember what made you choose to come to Southern Miss, and what makes this university special to each of you.

Keep reading The Student Printz, because we’ll all be back next year (except for Sellers, but we don’t want to talk about him leaving, it makes us emotional).

We’ll see you all on Tuesday in August, and, until then, Southern Miss To the Top.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Brett Rushing Communication Studies Hello, students of Southern Miss. It’s at this point that we are at a crossroads in our athletic history. It is at this point that we will decide where our future will point. Will it point

they are involved in no bid contracts with the University to provide things for the athletic department, such as concessions. General Hammond sees these contracts and put them up to bid so that the school can make more money and get rid of this deficit of over one million dollars that the school is in. General Hammond is the man we need in charge of our athletic department.

Our time is now, students.

We must step up and show our support for General Hammond.

Your support can bring Southern Miss Athletics to a whole new level. Don’t let corporate greed win this battle. Let your voice be heard. Let it be known who you support. Please sign the petition at the website below and let others know about this. We have little time. We need every signature we can get, so spread the word students. Our time is now. Are you ready? http://www.gopetition. com/petitions/name-jeff-hammond-athletic-director.html

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A few weeks ago outside Stout Hall a man started a conversation with me about exposing USM for payn themselves for all of the construction going on on campus hmmmm i wonder does that have anything to do with a certian someone steping down jus sayn

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From the story “Hattiesburg resident is ‘Born This Way’” by Justin Mitchell.

1. Eagles tame Cougars in title game Travis Thornell The No. 24 ranked Southern Miss Golden Eagles knocked off the No. 6 ranked Houston Cougars 49-28 in the 2011 Conference USA Championship game to win the school’s fifth title and first since 2003.

2. Students on probation after blackface incident Mary Margaret Halford Six USM sorority women were placed on probation from their organization after dressing up as the Huxtable family from The Cosby Show for a party.

the U-Tab pilot program will have to return their tablets upon leaving the university or graduating. Three university officials were put on administrative leave pending completion of the investigation surrounding the mix-up with the tablets.

4. President Saunders resigns Mary Margaret Halford In April 2012 Martha Saunders announced her resignation as USM president effective June 30.

She will become a faculty member on the Gulf Coast campus.

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3. Tabletgate: Students asked to return Samsung Galaxy Tabs Mary Margaret Halford USM students participating in

5. Frat fashion: The good, bad and ugly Justin Mitchell Greek men and women have popularized several fashion trends, ranging from Chacos to brightly

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From the story “Manic Monday 2012: @hancockrobber”

by The Student Printz Editorial Board.

colored sports bras, but not all are exactly fashion forward.

6. Don’t Kill the Music: Ordinance sparks controversy Justin Mitchell Over 200 Hattiesburg residents sat in on an open town hall meeting concerning a proposed city ordinance that would change Hattiesburg nightlife.

7. Hattiesburg resident is ‘Born This Way’ Justin Mitchell As a Hattiesburg resident, Justin Bentley paints a picture of his life for readers that includes women’s clothes, makeup, and hairspray.

He doesn’t identify as a man or a woman; he identifies himself.

8. Manic Monday 2012: @hancockrobber The Student Printz Editorial Board The Printz editors reflect on the hysteria surrounding the Hancock Bank Robber incident in February 2012.

9. Nugget hopes to soar once more Tyler Hill In September 2011, the SGA Senate proposed to bring a live golden eagle back as a mascot.

10. USM ranked most popular Miss. university Justin Mitchell According to U.S. News & World Report, USM ranks in the top 20th percentile of the nation’s most popular universities.

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Can we stop turning everything into a race issue? We will never progress forward if we keep looking back.

From us unattractive socially awkward fraternity men, thank you for making us feel even better about ourselves. Because honestly we don’t care, we represent the school well. #gogreek YES! Another shoutout to Greek Life in the Printz!

Because you know we love attention! #gogreek Oh, you’re a GDI? Please, submit another Shout Out about how much you hate frat guys and sorority girls. FYI - our GPAs will probably be higher than yours anyway. #generalizationsTTT Congrats to PMFG for graduating this semester!! It’s been an eventful year for sure. Keep it steezy son!!!

Dear Sorority Girls, The non-Greek are TIRED of liking pictures at 2AM so you can get a free tank top. It’s finals week. GO AWAY. Thanks, Don’t wonder why we hate you.

To the sexy BA with beautiful eyes in my PLS 388 class, thanks for making this semester amazing. <3

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Conference USA to add up to six teams Kyle Smith Printz Writer While Conference USA is set to lose four schools to the Big East Conference in the upcoming year, they have begun to explore replacements.

C-USA is poised to add as many as six schools in 2013, CBSSports.com reported Tuesday afternoon.

Louisiana Tech, Florida International, North Texas, Texas San Antonio, Charlotte and Old Dominion are all scheduled to join, pushing the total amount of schools in the conference to 14. By maintaining at least 12 football teams, the annual conference championship game can continue to be held.

Memphis, Houston, Central Florida and SMU are all scheduled to leave for the Big East following this fiscal year.

Charlotte and Old Dominion are currently not Football Bowl Subdivision football programs.

Charlotte will add a football program in the 2013 season, while Old Dominion is currently playing in the Football Championship Series. They will require a two year transition period to move up to the FBS level.

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By adding Old Dominion, FIU, Charlotte, Louisiana Tech and Texas San Antonio, this will move the conference to 11 baseball schools - two more baseball programs than are currently in the conference currently.

In February, it was announced that C-USA and the Mountain West Conference were planning to merge into one conference, but because of legal conditions that is likely no longer an option.

The additions to C-USA will come from four conferences: North Texas and FIU from the Sun Belt, Louisiana Tech and Texas San Antonio from the Western Athletic Conference, Charlotte from the Atlantic 10, and Old Dominion from the Colonial Athletic Association.

Southern Miss is expected to be in the Eastern division on the conference with East Carolina, FIU, Marshall, UAB, Charlotte and Old Dominion.

The Western division is expected to consist of Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Texas San Antonio, Tulsa, Tulane and UTEP. It is believed that an official announcement could occur as early as Friday morning, sources said.

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4/28 at Marshall L, 2-1 4/29 at Marshall W, 5-3 5/1 vs. Ole Miss L, 3-0

Softball:

4/28 vs. UAB L, 2-1 4/28 vs. UAB L, 5-1 4/29 vs. UAB L, 4-2

Women’s Tennis: 4/19 vs. UCF L, 4-2

Men’s Tennis: 4/20 vs. Memphis L, 4-0

Men’s Golf:

4/224 at Conference USA Championships 9th of 11

Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games 5/4/12 6:30 p.m. Baseball at Tulane New Orleans, La.

5/5/12 3 p.m. Softball at Houston Houston, Texas

5/5/12 1 p.m. Softball at Houston Houston, Texas

5/6/12 12 p.m. Softball at Houston Houston, Texas

5/5/12 2 p.m. Baseball at Tulane New Orleans, La.

5/6/12 1 p.m. Baseball at Tulane New Orleans, La.

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Golden Eagle sports: The year that was Josh Seabrook Sports Editor “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

This is the best possible way to describe the season that was in Southern Miss athletics. We experienced great highs with Golden Eagle football’s record breaking season that culminated with a C-USA Championship to the men’s basketball team making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1991. Then came the lows, after the dream seasons of both the football and men’s basketball teams, both teams found themselves without a head coach as Larry Fedora headed to Chapel Hill, N.C. to take over the UNC Tar Heels and Larry Eustacy left for the head job at Colorado State. Despite bidding farewell to two head coaches that led USM athletics to the peak of the mountain, two new coaches have been hired who will hopefully take us to the promise land.

USM landed former South Carolina defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson to become the new head football coach and former Morehead State head basketball coach Donnie Tyndall to take over on the hardwood.

Football and men’s basketball went undefeated at home in the 2011-2012 athletic season, a feat that no other Division 1AA team accomplished. The football team saw unprecedented success with a record 12-win season and spoiled the Houston Cougars’ dreams of an undefeated season by handing them their only loss of the season in the C-USA Championship game. On top of winning the team’s fourth C-USA title in school history, the Eagles finished the season ranked in the Top 25. USM also completed their 16th straight winning season, a standard of excellence that only a hand-full of teams can boast. The men’s basketball team also made a mark by taking down C-USA foe the Memphis Tigers for the first time in the Eustacy era in route to the Golden Eagles’ first NCAA Tournament apperance since 1991.

Golden Eagle head baseball coach Scott Berry reached a significant achievement by becoming the coach to win 100 games the fastest. He passed names such as Hill Denson and Pete Taylor, who are two staples of Southern Miss baseball lore. Another bright spot in the baseball season is former Jones County Junior College Bobcat star Andrew Pierce. Pierce has had fans in awe as he came within only a

few innings of setting a new record for most consecutive scoreless innings that came to an end at 26 against the Memphis Tigers. Kameron Brunty and Blake Brown have provided the pop at the dish, and on the base paths it is freshman sensation Connor Barron leading the charge.

Southern Miss is set to make yet another appearance in an NCAA Regional and hopefully another miraculous trip to Omaha, Neb. for the College World Series as the team did in 2009.

Women’s basketball geared up this off-season, signing several big name recruits. Women’s softball and soccer are also primed to make a good showing in the 2012-2013 season as the two teams gain more and more valuable experience and build up chemistry to match the high talent level of two teams.

The sky is the limit for Southern Miss athletics, and each team looks to soar to new heights in the upcoming season. Southern Miss also bids a fond farewell to quarterback Austin Davis, who became the leading passer in many major, categories such as touchdowns and yards, during his time at Southern Miss. Golden Eagle athletics also saw the end of Richard Giannini’s time as athletic director, as he retired after many years of dedication and service to the university. Gianni was replaced by Jeff Hammond, who is looking to have the interim tag removed and lead Southern Miss athletics to new heights as the official athletic director.

Regardless of what has happened, this was truly a year to remember in Golden Eagle athletics. Looking back, we can only now truly appreciate what the teams have accomplished. We were fortunate to witness history in many ways this year, and for those lucky enough to have been a part of this historic year, we thank you for taking us fans on a great ride. This season marked the 100th year of Southern Miss athletics, and what a century it has been. Hopefully, the next century will be just as successful.

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Senior wide receiver Ryan Balentine (80) kisses the 2011 Conference USA trophy. The Golden Eagles defeated the Houston Cougars in the championship title, which would be Southern Miss’s fifth.

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