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Carly Tynes Printz Writer Many young women at the University of Southern Mississippi will begin searching for their “home away from home” beginning this Thursday, the start of College Panhellenic Council formal sorority recruitment.

As of Monday night, 430 potential new members had registered for the six-day process of choosing a chapter to affiliate with during their time at USM. “It’s exciting that each year more and more women are interested in our Panhellenic community and are willing to see all our chapters and the great qualities they have to offer through formal recruit-

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Junior quarterback Chris Campbell prepares to fire a pass during the Eagles’ season opener against Nebraska Saturday.

ment,” CPC President Eileen Dominguez said.

Each year, the seven CPC sororities on campus (Delta Delta Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, Delta Gamma, Phi Mu, Alpha Delta Pi and Pi Beta Phi) ardu-

ously begin preparing for the new group of women to come through recruitment in hopes that each woman will see something different about their chapter and choose to call it home.

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TOP: Members of Delta Gamma practice their skit in preparation for College Panhellenic Council Formal Sorority Recruitment, which begins Thursday.

BOTTOM: Members of Kappa Delta carry newly painted letters outside in preparation for recruitment.

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Eagles fall in season opener Jeff Haeger Printz Writer While the Golden Eagles (0-1) showed early signs of life against the Cornhuskers (1-0) on Saturday, the game turned into a rout in the second half, as Southern Miss ultimately fell on the road to Nebraska 20-49. The win for Nebraska extended its nation-leading streak of consecutive season opening victories to 27 games.

The Huskers came out of the gates firing on all cylinders, as senior running back Rex Burkhead scampered for a career long 57-yard touchdown run on the fourth play from scrimmage. The Heisman hopeful’s day came to an abrupt end when he sprained his medial collateral ligament later in the first quarter, but running back Ameer Abdullah filled in nicely in his absence. Abdullah rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries and even hauled in an 11-yard

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touchdown reception midway through the fourth quarter.

The story of the game was Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez, as his 354 passing yards topped his previous career mark of 323 passing yards against Oklahoma State in 2010. Martinez completed 26 of his 34 pass attempts and threw five touchdown passes to five different receivers.

“It’s what I expected from Taylor,” Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini said of Taylor’s performance. “I’ve been seeing a lot of good things. I thought, to be efficient, he had to handle the offense well. I thought he directed things very well. He got us out of some bad plays and into some right plays. For the most part, [he] made good decisions. I know he had one throw that we were lucky to get back, but for the most part, I thought he played very well, very efficient. [He] made good decisions, and he distributed the ball well. I thought there were a lot of positives there.”

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College Panhellenic Council Recruitment Table Cochran Atrium 4

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Student Eagle Club Membership Drive TCC Atrium 6

12 p.m.

The Southern Yearbook Pre-Sale Thad Cochran Lobby 12:30 p.m.

Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance First Meeting LAB 106 5:30 p.m.

Rhythm Rush Auditions Union-Honors 7 p.m.

IFC-Coat and Tie Affair TCC Ballroom I and II 8 p.m.

USM Wesley FoundationRefuge Worship Service USM Wesley Building

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USM Men’s Rugby Recruitment Table TCC Atrium 5 p.m.

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Freshmen Associates Group Interviews TCC 218 6 p.m.

Campus Crusade for Christ-CRU Weekly Meetings Stout Hall - Room B

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USM Wesley FoundationFree Lunch Thursdays USM Wesley Foundation Building 12 p.m.

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Eagle Dash - GESCG Run for Habitat for Humanity Pride Field

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Rush - Meet the Greeks Day 2 Sorority Village

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Rush - Philanthropy Day Sorority Village

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The Big Success Event Thad Cochran Center and Union Lobby 6 p.m.

Rush - Meet the Greeks Day 1 Sorority Village 7 p.m.

R.U.F. Large Group Bible Study Stout Hall Room B

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News

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Famous artist to lecture on upcoming exhibits Chase Ladner Printz Writer On Wednesday, world-renowned artist Christo will be giving a lecture at Bennet Audtiorium at the University of Southern Mississippi at 7 p.m. The lecture focuses on his upcoming works and is titled Christo and JeanneClaude, Two Works in Progress: Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, Colorado, and The

Mastaba, Project for the United Arab Emirates.

An artist known for his grand scale and use of cloth as his primary material, Christo has created several pieces of environmental art in America and around the world. The event will be open to the public and is free of charge.

More information for the event can be found at usm.edu/news.

Christo is responsible for the Running Fence, which, according to his official website, was an 18 foot high, 24.5 mile long stretch

Sydney Opera House and several skyscrapers in New York wrapped in cloth can be found Charles Owen, a member of the museum’s board of trustees.

“We are extremely fortunate to have him here and excited about the caliber of artist we can bring to Laurel and the surrounding area,” Owen said.

Christo, a Bulgarian native, was born in 1935 and attended the Fine Arts Academy of Vienna, Austria. He moved to the United States in 1964 with his

wife and creative partner JeanneClaude, who is now deceased.

Together they realized 20 different projects. Christo’s current project, Over the River, will consist of “5.9 miles of silvery, luminous fabric panels to be suspended high above the Arkansas River along a 42-mile stretch of the river between Salida and Cañon City in south-central Colorado,” according to his website.

The project is scheduled to begin February 2013 after several legal disputes have been settled.

seven passes for 54 yards in the first half of his first career start.

He also tossed a 24-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Dominique Sullivan early in the second quarter, the first of Campbell’s career.

“It felt amazing; it was awesome,” Campbell said of his first career touchdown pass. “It was really fun. It was a dream come true. Like I said, it was an honor and a blessing to play in this stadium in front of this crowd. It was a lot of fun.”

Despite Campbell’s performance, the quarterback competition is still wide open after the game. Campbell, Anthony Alford and Ricky Lloyd are all still competing to be the starting quarterback, and that will not change based on Saturday’s game.

“The thing we are going to do this week is work all three of them again. I thought Chris (Campbell) came out very good, steady and handled a very tough environment really well. The production was there, and he had two good drives. Our running game began to stall a little bit before we put Anthony (Alford) in. The running game then pumped up a little bit, and we got better as the game wore on with him in there,”

Johnson said in his weekly press conference on Monday.

Another bright spot for Southern Miss was wide receiver Tracy Lampley, as he took a first quarter kickoff 100 yards to the house.

The return touchdown helped spring Lampley into sixth place all-time for all-purpose yards at Southern Miss. Lampley has already exceeded 1,000 career yards for kickoff return and is only 31, 95 and 184 yards away from topping 1,000 career yards in rushing, receiving and punt return, respectively.

Johnson said that Southern Miss will look to build on Saturday’s positive takeaways when it hosts conference for East Carolina at The Rock on Sept. 15. He believes the team will bounce back and be fully prepared for next Saturday.

“They are tough, they are fighters and they are hurt. And they should be. That is the way it is,” Johnson said. “When you are a competitor, failure hurts and you want to improve. That’s all they want to do. You have to do two things. I told them one game cannot beat you twice. Number one, you fix things that were wrong and build on what was good, and number two, you move on.”

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sorority, from 1 Active members in each sorority spend countless hours with their chapters throughout the spring semester prior to recruitment, along with weekends during the summer, in order to prepare themselves and their chapters for the year’s upcoming recruitment.

“As the preparation for formal recruitment comes to an end, Alpha Delta Pi has been working extremely hard during our workshops,” Alpha Delta Pi Recruitment Vice President Remy Kleinman said. “We’ve spent hours practicing songs, decorating and rehearsing our skit. This is the time where our members’ talents shine the brightest. We are so excited to meet the women going through recruitment and hope they find their homes in Greek Life.”

Throughout the process, a group of sorority women who were chosen in the spring help potential new members make the best decisions for themselves. These women are called Gamma Rho Chis and disaffiliate from their respective chapters one semester before recruitment to provide unbiased assistance for the new women.

Caroline Knight, a senior Gamma Chi and speech pathology major, stressed the importance of the role she plays during the week of sorority recruitment.

“The Gamma Chis are here to guide each woman through the recruitment process,” Knight said. “We are trained months in advance on how to give an unbiased opinion in order to help answer any questions they may have during the week.”

Recruitment will kick off Wednesday night with an information session for potential new members, followed by the first round of events, Meet the Greeks, on Thursday. The week also includes Philanthropy Day round, when the women learn about the community service each organization does; Sisterhood Day,

of woven nylon fabric created in 1976. In 2005, he garnered attention with The Gates, a project that consisted of 7,503 vinyl and nylon gates running through 23 miles of Central Park in New York City.

Christo funded these and all his other projects privately, without the help of government grants or outside sponsorship.

The Lauren Moore Museum of Art is currently hosting Christo’s plans, sketches and models for both finished and unrealized projects. Among pictures of the

when each chapter showcases their personality through a skit; Preference Day, when the women make their final decision about which chapter to join; and Bid Day, the end of formal recruitment when the women receive a bid from a chapter they visited during the week. Bid Day will be on Sept. 11.

Meredith Manguno, a senior member of Kappa Delta, gave some advice for the women going through recruitment.

“Each girl should know that they should enjoy their week,” Manguno said. “Try not to get too caught up in the craziness that recruitment week will bring.”

Manguno also stressed the need for each woman to remember to make the best decision for herself, not for anyone else, and that she must trust that she will find her home.

Hannah Atwood, a potential new member and junior at USM, said sorority life is more than just date parties and t-shirts.

“Sororities are all about their sisterhood,” Atwood said. “I think when you join a sorority it is safe to say you will be joining a new family, and families are great at making you feel right at home.”

Dominguez said women who are interested in signing up for sorority recruitment can do so before the deadline, which is 2 p.m. on Wednesday. A table will be set up in the lobby of the Thad Cochran Center for those who are interested.

Martinez and the Husker offense moved the ball at will against Southern Miss, as the Golden Eagle defense surrendered a dismal 632 yards of total offense and failed to record a single turnover.

“Defensively I think it was poor,” Southern Miss head coach Ellis Johnson said of his team’s performance. “I think that Nebraska is a really good team, so I am not trying to take anything away from them. They probably have a shot to make it a long way in their conference. But I was disappointed. A lot of young guys on our defense showed their youth rather than their talent at times.”

Despite a lackluster defensive performance, there were several bright spots on offense that left Johnson feeling positive after the game.

“A lot of guys did a good job on the offensive side of the ball, although we did have some mistakes,” Johnson said. “We put the ball on the ground once, and a few balls should have been picks.

But there are plenty of things to build on, and we can become a pretty good team.”

Southern Miss quarterback Chris Campbell was one player that showed signs of promise, as he completed five of his

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Downtown

FNO to hit Hattiesburg runway Rachel Beech Printz Writer The boys have done it again.

The co-owners of Click Boutique & Gallery Jason Le Viere and Adam Myrick are hosting the single largest shopping event of the year, Fashion’s Night Out, right here in Hattiesburg.

Myrick and Le Viere consider the FNO celebration a way to give back to the Hattiesburg community, and this Thursday will mark a night that has been a year in the making.

“It would change the way it feels here,” Le Viere said. “It would change whether people want to leave or stay after graduation. We hope our participation in this event will help reshape perceptions of Hattiesburg. It would change whether people want to leave or stay after graduation. This is for you, and you need to come.”

On Thursday, Hattiesburg fashionistas will join forces with the world of fashion in celebration of Fashion’s Night Out, sponsored by Vogue and Council of Fashion Designers of America. FNO was created as a global initiative to boost the economy, an event honoring the cause of full-price retails across the globe, and owners of Click are hosting the event at Oddfellows Gallery downtown.

“Oddfellows will be perfect because it gives the event an artsy feel, and fashion is art,”

Le Viere said. “It is also a venue that is spacious enough to fit the amount of people that will be in attendance.”

The event includes a do-ityourself nail station, a cocktail bar, art showcased by Jackson’s Anthony Di Fatta and a meetand-greet with Mississippi’s Miss Hospitality Chandler Llana.

“It’s a free party; the great thing is that it doesn’t cost a dime,” Le Viere said. “It’s open to the public and anybody can come. The essence of the event is that you can pull that dress from the back of your closet that you’ve wanted to wear but never had a place to wear it.”

The main objective of Fashion’s Night Out is to bring people downtown who usually don’t spend a lot of time in this area of Hattiesburg. Even though the party ends at 10 p.m., Le Viere hopes people will linger and make a night of it.

“That’s what downtown is all about,” Le Viere said. “It’s going to multiple places in one night.

If you get off work at five, make reservations somewhere and grab dinner before FNO at a restaurant downtown or make your way over to the Skylight Lounge, 206 Front Street or Brownstone’s for drinks afterwards.”

Even though FNO 2012 is a one-night-only party, Le Viere and Myrick hope the event will promote dressing up and putting oneself out there.

“It’s all about how you put

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Jason Le Viere and Adam Myrick with Click Boutique & Gallery are tickled about hosting Fashion’s Night Out on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at Oddfellows Gallery in downtown Hattiesburg.

yourself out there,” Le Viere said. “An event like this reinforces the idea that it doesn’t have to be a state dinner at the White House for you to get dressed up. You can go out with your girlfriends any night of the week and have your own FNO, because guess what? If four of you dress up and go out one night, you’re not going to feel out of place.”

Le Viere said that American culture has moved away from dressing up and that FNO celebrates beauty that comes in all shapes and sizes. He wants ev-

eryone to kick it up a notch by being fashionable.

Although FNO is an event that attracts scores of women all over the world, it appeals to an even larger demographic.

“I think the beautiful thing about FNO is that it is reaching so many different genres and demographics of people,” Le Viere said. “Young girls are going with their moms, young professionals are going to be in attendance, students have RSVP’d, women will be there for a fun night out, and couples are coming as a date night.”

It’s a night when retailers open their doors to have free parties, and it gets people out of the house by making them feel comfortable in fashion.

Oddfellows is located across the street from Bianchi’s Pizzeria and two doors down from Brownstone’s.

Models will be showcasing outfits from Click’s fall collection, along with a few holiday pieces.

For more information about Fashion’s Night Out, visit www. fashionsnightout.com or follow @FNO on Twitter.

Downtown

‘Rear Window’ featured on Front Street Jill Johnson Printz Writer Little Dog Cinema’s husband and wife duo Ronnie and Lee Ann Venable teamed up to present Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic “Rear Window” on Front Street Saturday.

The couple screens and helps create movie events in the Hattiesburg area. More than 150 people attended the showing of “Rear

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Window,” a suspense film starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.

The downtown community has sponsored the films, including such businesses as Click Boutique & Gallery, Southern Fried Comics and Twelve Oaks Accessory Garden. The couple said that one of Little Dog’s goals include connecting to local artists, photographers and filmmakers to the community and network smaller businesses.

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ture film; it is about getting local artists and local entertainment out into the community,” Ronnie Venable said.

Attendees were excited not only for the film, but for the location of the showing.

“It was a lot fun watching a classic movie outside,” Hattiesburg resident Betty Press said. “Front Street works great as a natural amphitheater, and afterwards, you can join the other downtown

events. It’s like going to the drivein, only instead of a car we bring our camp chairs.”

Several USM students also came out for the movie showing.

“It was an interesting and effective way to introduce a younger crowd to classic films,” senior Jesse McDonald said.

“Best of all, it was free.”

Marketing professor Jayme Foster said the event helped draw the community together.

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“It brings the community together - families and people of all ages,” Foster said. “I overheard someone tell Ronnie, ‘This is really great. It’s like watching a movie with the whole neighborhood.’”

Little Dog Cinema will be screening “Charade” in Kamper Park at the Hattiesburg Zoo Saturday at 7:30 p.m. For upcoming events and information on movie screenings, visit Little Dog Cinema’s Facebook page.

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Opinion

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LIFE

Let love ‘Carrie’ you away Arielle Edwards Printz Writer I am obsessed with Carrie Bradshaw. Why, you may ask?

Because she is Carrie Bradshaw.

If you don’t know who this wonderful, yet fictional, character is, then you don’t know what you’re missing.

She is the woman who taught me that men are just playthings, your friends are your soulmates, you splurge every

now and then on that awesome pair of shoes just because you need to, and no matter how rich or handsome someone is, you will always find a flaw because no one is perfect. Who knew you could learn so much from watching “Sex and the City?”

Your time in college may seem like the time to find your husband, or as some say, “It’s time to get my Mrs. Degree.”

Well, let me tell you something: This is the time to find your bridesmaids, not your husband.

For some lucky women out there, they have already found the one who gives them that feeling of pure happiness, as if they are floating on air.

I want to be the one to tell

everyone else that it’s not too late for anyone. I saw a sign in Hobby Lobby the other day that read, “It’s never too late for love.” As my friend and I walked passed it, she pointed to it and said, “That’s going to be hanging in my kitchen when I’m 50, so that it will remind me I’m not at a complete loss.” She was kidding, of course, but it really did get me thinking.

Why does everyone get so caught up on the little things?

Why does everything have to be a dramatic expression of some feeling that you are experiencing? If college has taught me one thing it is that you only live once, (flashback to spring break) and that you can’t be

worried what other people think about you. Live for yourself, not for the happiness of others.

“When it comes to relationships, maybe we’re all in glass houses, and shouldn’t throw stones,” Bradshaw said. “Because you can never really know. Some people are settling down, some are settling, and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.”

This was an article of opinion by Arielle Edwards, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to arielle.edwards@ eagles.usm.edu.

NATIONAL

Convention makes case for Romney Tyler Hill News Editor

“Our problem with President Obama isn’t that he’s a bad person.

By all accounts, he is a good husband and a good father. Thanks to a lot of practice, he’s also a good golfer.” [insert laugh track] “Our problem with Obama is that he’s a bad president.”

These words were spoken by Sen. Marco Rubio at the Republican National Convention last week, and they received heavy applause from the Republican-filled audience. The convention had many prominent political speakers who delivered witty one-liners like the above mentioned. The event brought more meaning and sense than just trivial jabs aimed at President Obama, however. It signified a united Republican party with a consistent and powerful message that was intended to convey why Obama shouldn’t be reelected.

The convention also defined. It defined Mitt Romney. Before the RNC, conservatives didn’t fully grasp Romney; some thought he was out-of-touch, too moderate and hard to trust, and others just did not know what to think about him, but for most, that changed.

One speaker that helped Romney’s chance at becoming the 45th president was his wife, Ann Romney. She spoke on opening night and stole the show. Instead of talking politics, she spoke about her and Mitt Romney’s life during college, family, faith and love for America. She told personal stories, such as how they

met at a school dance and how they were broke college students.

Was it cheesy? Absolutely. Despite that, it was sincere, genuine and fantastically articulated. She helped people better understand Mitt. Not only that, she helped Mitt in the lady department. Poll numbers have indicated that his favorability rate among women voters is low, but an upswing is expected following the convention.

Ann Romney crafted her speech to include women.

“You are the best of America,” she said. “You are the hope of America.

There would not be an America without you. Tonight, we salute you and sing your praises.” This line drew a standing ovation from men and women.

One of the best speeches throughout the RNC came from vice-president nominee Paul Ryan. Unlike Ann Romney’s speech, Ryan spoke about politics, economics and the failures of the Obama Administration - things we have heard before, but the greatest moments of his speech were personal statements.

During his speech, he spoke about his mother’s trials and tribulations when building her small business.

“It transformed my mom from a widow in grief to a small businesswomen...it gave her hope...it made us proud...my mom is my role model,” Ryan said.

The RNC was all about defining and humanizing the candidates, and quotes like the above mentioned undoubtedly succeeded in doing so. His primary duty was to introduce himself as a likeable, enthusiastic candidate. By the end of his speech, Ryan had the crowd cheering on their feet, and he brought something to the campaign that had desperately been missing: energy and enthusiasm.

The GOP even reached out to a Hollywood actor to deliver a special address. Clint Eastwood gave an amusing and rousing speech as he talked to an empty chair that he pretended was Barack Obama. Even some Republicans were begging the question, “What the hell?”

Overall, the convention not only helped the presidential ticket but also the entire Republican Party.

For years, Republicans have been criticized for not being diverse. This year’s RNC proved the haters wrong.

Some speakers included former Democratic U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño, Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

The convention indisputably narrowed the gap between President Obama and Mitt Romney. It showed that Republicans won’t go down without a fight.

The Democratic National Convention is currently taking place in Charlotte, N.C. and will last until Thursday.

More important than watching the conventions, follow this important rule: Inform yourself. Think about it. Then vote on Nov. 6.

Student Shout-outs

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#GOHARD or GO HOME. CRIZZLY @ FRATHOUSE FIRDAY SEPT 7th.

STAY IN HATTIESBURG THIS WEEKEND Shout out for a short week!!

Because ON WEDNESDAYS WE WEAR PINK. Thank you for stating that while you may not agree with the decision to come back to school, it isn’t always best to post on Facebook or Twitter... especially as a student leader who represents the university. Yes, you may not agree but complaining isn’t going to change it.

Don’t forget to sign up for sorority recruitment!! Deadline is Wednesday!!!!!

For a second there I thought the rain had returned. Turns out it was just the tears from students still complaining about opting to come to class last Thursday. You kids wouldn’t last a day in a Northern winter.

To those that complained This was an article of opinion by about school reopening on Tyler Hill, a writer for The Student Thursday ..GROW UP we Printz. Email questions or com- are all adults and in the adult world you will be faced with ments to a.t.hill@eagles.usm.edu. situations that are WORSE! That is all!!

Forget Prince Charming, I’ve got a country boy with a big ole heart. Met him at Ropers.

Happy late birthday, JLC. “She doesn’t even go here!!!”

Does anyone know when refunds come in??? O-MG can’t wait to spend that monayyy at the Keg with my hipster friends, y’all.

Clint Eastwood is so senile that he likes to talk to empty chairs. No judgement here, though. He’s still a bada**.

Labor Day is over. Back to reality...

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LOCAL

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Local bands rock back to school show Caitlin Seale Printz Writer On Friday night, over 200 people came out to see three local acts perform at The Tavern.

Les Doux, Casual Karate and The Mount Rushmores came together to provide concertgoers with a variety of musical stylings, from hardcore to indie-rock.

“I wanted a diverse lineup so that there would be a diverse crowd,” Casual Karate lead singer Marcos Qunito, who also booked the show, said. “Music is about bringing people together from all different walks of life.” Qunito is also a senior vocal performance and Spanish double major at the Un ive rs it y of Southern Mississippi.

Kicking the show off was local hardcore band Les Doux. This band never fails to impress audiences with their passionate performances, and Friday night was no different.

“This song is about a girl,” said bassist and vocalist Chris Evans before playing Kingsbridge Blues, one of the band’s newer songs. Evans used an empty Woodchuck bottle to create a slide effect on the song’s opening bass line. This song seems to be one that really hits close to home for the three members because each one throws himself into his performance.

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After the high energy opening act, Casual Karate took the stage. This band is the newest of the acts to hit the scene, making Friday night’s performance their seventh show since forming. Originally started in late 2011, the band was forced into a two-month hiatus after guitarist Tony Hill sustained significant injuries when a drunk driver hit him while he was walking to work.

After his recovery, the band was ready to get back to work, and the variety of musical tastes among the members cause their overall sound to be very eclectic.

The five-piece group is made up of individually talented musicians, so when they come t o g e t h e r, their music is full of subtle complexities and very skilled p e r f o rmances. The indie-alt rock group had significant support from the audience, who seemed to enjoy every minute of their set.

Rounding out the night was Hattiesburg music scene veterans The Mount Rushmores. Friday night’s show was the group’s debut of their newest drummer, Paul Howayeck.

“The Mount Rushmores killed it as always,” senior kinesiotherapy major Shawn Chambliss said. “The new drummer fit in seamlessly, and the new arrangements in preparation for their upcoming album blew me away.”

The mosaic of a crowd that all three bands brought was amazing with tons of energy.

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Jeremiah Stricklin, the frontman of The Mount Rushmores, performs at The Tavern on Saturday, Sept. 1.

The band performed a Death Cab for Cutie favorite, “Sound of Settling,” which elicited a sing-along from the crowd. The Mount Rushmores concluded the night with a thunderous round of applause from the attendees with their first single, “The Saint.”

Quinto was incredibly pleased with the evening’s turnout.

“The mosaic of a crowd that all three bands brought was

amazing with tons of energy,” Quinto said. “We love the Hattiesburg scene and in a way want to be a part of its upward revival. This goal is shared by all the bands that played last weekend, which is yet another reason why I asked to bring us all together.”

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Sports

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

OPINION

Student Printz, Page 7

Not time to panic, Southern Miss Kyle Smith Sports Editor

Southern Miss could not stop Nebraska from moving the ball, and the Golden Eagles could not provide much consistency on offense and the coaching staff, which, at times, made questionable decisions. The only bright spot for the Eagles on Saturday was special teams.

But what many people are overlooking is the fact that this

is an entirely new Southern Miss football program. New coaching staff, new administration and new quarterback(s)everything is new. We weren’t exactly playing Jackson State or Central Arkansas at home for the first game like the schools up north, either. It is not time to panic just yet.

Yes, Southern Miss gave up 632 yards of total offense, with 354 yards coming against our secondary, which is supposed to be the strongest part of the defense.

But few point out that Taylor Martinez has become one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the NCAA. Martinez is not new to his system either.

He is now in his third year as a starter at Nebraska, where he has thrown for over 3,700 yards and ran for over 2,000 more in the past two years.

Southern Miss, on the other hand, has no proven quarterback, and it showed. After redshirt junior Chris Campbell started the game, the coaching staff substituted in Anthony Alford often. As the old saying goes, “If you have two starting quarterbacks, you do not have one.” This applied to the offense on Saturday. Campbell and Alford each had their bright spots, but without one playing 90-95% of the snaps, the offense will not find consistency. Once one guy gets the majority of reps at

quarterback, the offense will iron out the kinks and begin moving the ball better.

Not to be taken lightly, this Nebraska team is a legitimate top-15 team. If they continue to play like this, they will contend for the Big Ten title and a spot in the Rose Bowl.

To put this loss in perspective, remember back to 2010 when Southern Miss went to Columbia, S.C. to play Spurrier and the Gamecocks and got handed a 41-13 defeat. While 2010 may have been a “disappointment” to some fans, Southern Miss fared pretty well the next season, winning 12 games and a conference championship.

This is Southern Miss. This

is not Alabama, LSU, Oregon or USC. We are a good football school that has a rich history in the sport, but we are not known for contending for a national title year after year. What people need to realize is this: Every school has down years, every team has bad games, and just because your team loses the season opener, it is not time for you to want to fire the coaching staff.

Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither are 12-win football teams.

This was an article of opinion by Kyle Smith, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to kyle.s.smith@eagles. usm.edu.

NATIONAL

Chipper Jones: The Hall of Famer Barret Negus Sports Editor Larry Wayne Jones, Jr., better known as Chipper, was born and raised in Pierson, Fla., a small town in Central Florida that is the Fern Capital of the World and known for its farming.

The young, slender 18-yearold shortstop was selected as the first overall pick in the 1990 Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Braves and then General Manager Bobby Cox. After a year of playing shortstop in the minor leagues, the Braves moved him to third base, a move leading to two Silver Slugger awards.

Chipper made his debut just three years after being drafted by the Braves at 21 years of age, playing in eight games. In his first full season with the Braves,

he hit 23 home runs and drove in 86 runs, becoming runnerup in the Rookie of the Year voting, while helping the Braves World Series Championship.

Chipper went on to drive in over 100 runs in each of his next eight seasons while starting everyday at the hot corner.

In 1999, Jones won the National League Most Valuable Player by hitting .319, with 45 home runs and 110 runs batted in.

He has hit over 30 home runs six times in his career, with a career average sitting above .300, on base percentage of .402, and more than 100 RBIs in nine seasons.

At the ripe age of 36, Jones led the league in batting average with a .364 and on base percentage of .470, both career highs. His 2006 OPS of 1.029 led all of the NL.

Chipper ranks second all time among switch hitters in batting average and third in home runs, behind only Eddie Murray and Mickey Mantle. He is also the only switch hitter in the history of the game of baseball to hit over 300 home runs while maintaining a batting average over .300 in his career.

Now, at the age of 40, Chipper finds himself playing in his last season as a professional baseball player after spending his entire career with the Braves organization. He announced his intentions to retire from Major League Baseball after his 18th season in the big leagues.

Chipper leads the Braves in batting average and on base percentage heading into the final month of the regular season.

His 18 years spent in the Braves organization is the longest stint

Southern Miss Sports: Box Score

Football:

Volleyball:

9/1 at Nebraska L, 49-20

9/1 vs. Houston Baptist L, 3-1 9/1 vs. Louisiana L, 3-0

Soccer:

9/3 Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-1

Upcoming Games 09/07/12 Women’s Volleyball 4 p.m. vs. Northwestern State Arlington, Texas

09/07/12 Women’s Soccer 7 p.m. vs. South Alabama Mobile, Ala.

09/07/12 Women’s Cross Country TBA vs. Auburn Invitational Auburn, Ala.

09/08/12 11 a.m. vs. Marist Arlington, Texas

09/09/12 7 p.m. vs. Mississippi State Starkville, Miss.

Women’s Track & Field, Cross Country TBA vs. Auburn Invitational Auburn, Ala.

7 p.m. vs. Texas-Arlington Arlington, Texas

for any active player.

Did you know?

Chipper Jones’s parents took him out of Taylor High School, where his dad was a teacher, and sent him away to Bolles High School, a boarding school, in Jacksonville, Fla. after his freshman year of high school.

His parents thought he was getting preferential treatment after staring his freshman year at Taylor High as a shortstop and pitcher, and their son would have no part in it.

Jones continued to star in three sports at Bolles High,

with baseball obviously being his strongest sport. He led his high school team to a state championship his junior year, losing in the state title his senior year.

Would Chipper have made it if not for the change in high schools at the age of 15? Absolutely. His parents didn’t want their son to get accustomed to special treatment from anyone, even if he was the best player on his high school team.

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LOCAL

Sports

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Lady Eagle soccer wins big at home Alan Rawls Printz Writer On Labor Day, the Southern Miss Lady Eagle soccer team competed against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in Hattiesburg, winning their home opener 4-1.

The game, which had been pushed back because of Hurricane Isaac, reflected the skill and teamwork of the Southern Miss soccer team.

The Golden Eagles demonstrated their talent and athleticism with a victory, but there was some concern with how the team would perform after a hectic practice schedule and a week of bad weather.

Head soccer coach Scott Ebke said that despite Hurricane Isaac’s disruption of practice and the Southern Miss soccer tournament, the team performed very well.

“Obviously with the lack of training time over the last week we were a little concerned with how we would fare,” Ebke said.

In front of an audience of nearly 250 people, the team was ready to give their full effort.

“We had a lot of momentum

coming in; we were really excit- team,” Roberts said. “We domi- clocked into the match in the Schwaner said. ed about our first home game,” nated, and we created so many 81st minute and finished with The Eagles travel to South senior forward Tricia Tillman chances, and that’s how I got a one save, gave credit to the Alabama on Friday and are said after the match. couple in the goal.” team’s defensive play. scheduled to finish the weekThat momentum greatly The team also excelled defen“It’s because of our defense end against rival opponent Mishelped the Lady Eagles. Even sively. Redshirt junior Lindsey that I only had to make one save sissippi State on Sunday. after missing a few days of Schwaner, the goalkeeper who today, so I give it all to them,” practice, Southern Miss dominated the game. USM had 30 shots with 12 on goal, compared to Louisiana-Monroe’s three shots with two on goal. Junior forward Danica Roberts scored just under 18 minutes into the game, assisted by senior Jordan Wagner. Southern Miss proceeded to score three more goals: senior Kristen Windecker scored an unassisted goal, Wagner scored unassisted and Roberts scored on a penalty kick.

After the match, Roberts said she was pleased with her team’s performance.

Jamie Gomingers/Printz “Everything has kind of come togeth- Junior Mischa Tice of Bay St. Louis takes on a Louisiana Monroe player during the Lady Eagles’ opening match on Monday. er today with the