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Christo speaks at campus forum Chase Ladner Printz Writer A crowd of students, faculty and fans of art flocked to Bennett Auditorium at the University of Southern Mississippi to listen to artist Christo present a lecture Wednesday night. Everything from bow ties to nose rings could be seen on the attendees standing outside two hours before the event.

Hardly a seat was available by 6:30 p.m. when the lecture began.

“We bring the world to you,” said Dr. Alen Hajnal, assistant psychology professor and University Forum director.

“I am amazed and grateful the university was able to get an artist of his fame,” Yolanda Cruz, a broad-

importantly, cast journalism his new projmajor, said. “I ects. After a studied him in 45-minute middle school.” presentation, Christo the floor was stepped on to opened for the stage to apquestions. plause. After “My excitea short tribute ment is to see to his deceased the excitewife Jeanne ment of this Claude, he went many people straight into the waiting outnuts and bolts side the auof his work. ditorium fifChristo took the audience Jill Johnson/Printz teen minutes through his Christo, a renowned artist, is pictured during his lecture at University before they Forum Wednesday night in Bennett Auditorium. even open the timeline, which doors,” said spanned decades. He touched on such issues projects, how do deal with land Randy Jolly, a 1979 USM graduate as selling one’s art, self-funding and trespassing laws and, most who now serves as the director of

Mississippi College’s Samuel Marshal Gore Art. “To see within five minutes over half of the auditorium filled, it’s really amazing. To have this caliber of artist speaking and showing in Mississippi, our students can get this, and it’s so nice to have it. That’s why we insisted on bringing a group down.”

On Tuesday, Christo also lectured at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel. His exhibit there houses a collection of 90 examples of sketches of his works as well as photos of his finished projects. This exhibit will be open until Oct. 5. For more information, visit lrma.org.

Information about Christo and his body of work is available at http://www.christojeanneclaude.net.

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Hattie’s Hippo is hopping again Paul White Printz Writer

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The inside of The Thirsty Hippo at its new location on McLeod Street. The bar reopened after more than a year-long absence.

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After a long awaited 456 days, Hattiesburg’s favorite watering hole, The Thirsty Hippo, re-opened its doors to an eager fan base on Aug. 27 at its new location on McLeod Street.

After a successful 11 year run at the bar’s old location downtown on Main Street, owners Brad and Sarah Newton felt it was time for something new.

“We just wanted to do more with the business,” venue owner Brad Newton said. “We had been doing the same thing for so long, for eleven years, with no real changes.”

With big plans for the bar’s future, the Hippo’s old location was not going to cut it.

Still in the beginning stages of what the owners have in mind for the future of the bar, they have al-

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ready accomplished one of their goals, which was to bring more choice and variety to patrons.

“Not that there is anything wrong with what we were doing before, which was soft drinks, beer, water and music,” Newton said. “We just wanted to be able to do more for people, grow the business in that direction and make it an even better environment.”

Ready to move away from serving just soda pop and garden-variety beer, the Hippo now has a full kitchen and a full menu, including liquor.

According to the Alcoholic Beverage and Control Division of the Mississippi Department of Revenue, applicants must deal with a plethora of hurdles, such as “providing floor plans showing locations for storage, preparation and serving of alcohol,” one qualification they must meet to serve liquor is to have a menu and be a food vendor.

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SADD Popsicle social Shoemaker Square 11:45 a.m.

USM Wesley FoundationFree Lunch Thursdays USM Wesley Foundation Building

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Rush - Philanthropy Day Sorority Village

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Rush - Sisterhood Day Sorority Village 6 p.m.

Alpha Phi AlphaMiss Black and Gold Informational Meeting R.C.’s Lounge

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The Southern Yearbook Pre-Sale Thad Cochran Lobby

12 p.m.

The Southern Yearbook Pre-Sale Thad Cochran Lobby 5:30 p.m.

Rush - Preference Day Sorority Village 7 p.m.

Lifeline Campus Ministry Weekly Meetings Stout Hall Room B 7 p.m.

Phi Beta Sigma “Do You: What Success Looks Like.“ Union Honors Hall

12:15 p.m.

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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Southern Miss Box Score Football:

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

Soccer:

9/3 Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-1

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

09/08/12 Women’s Volleyball 11 a.m. vs. Marist Arlington, Texas

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

09/08/12 Women’s Volleyball 7 p.m. vs. Texas-Arlington Arlington, Texas

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

09/09/12 Women’s Soccer 7 p.m. vs. Mississippi State Starkville, Miss.

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Midtown project continues as planned Stephanie Pendergrass Printz Writer Hattiesburg residents can expect additions to the midtown area of the city thanks to a project called “Midtown in Motion,” the goal of which is to create a “walkable, workable, mixed use community that connects people to living, shopping, dining, entertaining, educational, medical, cultural, and recreational venues,” according to

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Obtaining a liquor license was not the biggest problem faced while trying to re-open at the new location, however. According to city ordinances in Hattiesburg, if there is not sufficient public parking available, a business is required to provide its own. If the parking lot is not connected to the property that the business sits on, like in the Hippo’s case, then a “use-permit” must be obtained.

Even with the community fully backing the bar, there was at least one man that held up progress in letting Hattiesburg have its Hippo back. Local attorney and now The Thirsty Hippo’s newest neighbor, John Lee, appealed the plans for the parking lot. The community also

midtowninmotion.org.

Midtown is the area between the University of Southern Mississippi and Forrest General Hospital from U.S. 49 to 33rd Street, and it is expected to grow into a more beautiful and exciting place over the next few years.

Some of the ideas for midtown include venues for local bands, a trolley connection with USM, a grocery store, a cultural infrastructure, mixed uses such as retail and housing, sidewalks and more crosswalks, green space and the

beautification of U.S. 49.

“I’m glad Hattiesburg is doing this,” senior graphic design major Jordan Klingenfus said. “It’s going to be really good for USM.” Klingenfus said she is especially excited about the bike lanes and open green spaces.

According to Forrest County planning director Kara Drane, the Midtown Steering Committee met this summer to do outreach to property owners in the area and make revisions to the Midtown Hattiesburg Master Plan.

came together in support of The Thirsty Hippo.

A report by WDAM said that more than 200 people came out to the Jackie Dole Sherrill Community Center in support of The Thirsty Hippo for a public hearing on March 19 that was abruptly cancelled after the two parties met. The Hippo was then granted its permit.

“I knew being a lawyer 44 years that if we had started this public hearing that probably the chances of reconciling our differences were very remote,” Lee said. “I look forward to having the Newtons and The Thirsty Hippo across the street from my law office.”

After a long battle, The Thirsty Hippo is finally back. A post on The

Thirsty Hippo’s Facebook page read, “Thanks for a great first week everyone... we are happy to be back and look forward to many great weeks (and years) ahead. And thanks again for helping us each step of the way.

We couldn’t have reached this point without you... what a great community we live in.”

Likewise, the feelings of gratitude are reciprocated from the community.

“I’m so happy The Hippo is back,” longtime fan of the bar Stephen Carol said. “The first time I ever came to Hattiesburg almost twelve years ago, I went to The Hippo and instantly loved it. I’m excited about the new place.”

“These meetings were to review elements of the master plan and the new draft code and zoning map, which will implement the vision for midtown Hattiesburg as a mixed-use high density district,” Drane said.

There will be a public revealing of the documents in September.

Students and faculty are encouraged to get involved and attend the meeting and public hearings scheduled in October.

Forrest General Hospital acquired property and has been in

the process of demolishing buildings and re-grassing the lots, a change that can be seen from campus. Midtown plans to lead the way in being green by using green building techniques, using storm water management techniques and planting urban forests.

One of the storm water management techniques is by restoring Little Gordy Creek, which runs through midtown. This will make the area greener and more beautiful and will provide a place to ride bikes and walk.

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The Hattiesburg City Council announced on Tuesday that it will recognize Sept. 15 as Fill To The Top (FTTT) Day. The goal of the campaign is to sell out M.M. Roberts Stadium during Southern Miss’s first home game of the season.

Southern Miss Athletic Director Jeff Hammond stressed to the council and attendees that athletes are future leaders and that he appreciated the city’s support of them.

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NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF UNIVERSITY PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS The University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg, Miss. hereby gives notice of enactment of the University’s Traffic and Parking Regulations for the academic year 2012 –2013. These rules and regulations are enacted by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, State of Mississippi, and are effective from and after Aug. 15, 2012. The full text of such rules and regulations are on file at The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Parking Management, located in McLemore Hall.

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Stage Monkeys to hit stage tonight Chris Greene Webmaster Stage Monkeys, the University of Southern Mississippi’s student improvisational group, will host its first show of the year tonight. Stage Monkeys consists of a two-hour improvised performance on certain Thursdays of each month. During the shows, the Stage Monkeys will act out a variety of scenarios that the audience provides.

We’re in a development stage with our format, but traditionally

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we are a short-form troupe,” said Henry Shepard, president of Stage Monkeys. “That means we play a variety of games, similar to the show ‘Whose Line is it Anyway?’.

So we play the crowd pleasers like World’s Worst, where we demonstrate the world’s worst member of a certain profession, or Return Clerk, where three customers return items, only they do not know what those items are.”

This will be Shepard’s third year performing for Stage Monkeys.

“We have one goal every year: to entertain the students of USM and to bring more laughs than the

previous year,” he said. “This is the beginning of our eleventh year, so we’re going to need to make a lot of people laugh.”

Christian Myrick, a business management major, often attends Stage Monkeys shows.

“I enjoy going to Stage Monkeys because I know for sure that I’m going to get a great laugh before I leave, and it’s a great refresher during a hectic week of school and work,” Myrick said. “My favorite thing about their shows, besides the comedy, of course, is the intentional interaction with the audience. They do a phenomenal job of involving their

audience in their shows to make it that much more entertaining.”

For those interested, Stage Monkeys will open its doors to new talent soon.

“We’re actually holding auditions on Sept. 13 in Joseph Greene Hall 115 from 7 to 9 p.m.,” Shepard said. “Anyone is welcome to audition. Theater experience helps but is in no way required. There’s not a lot of pressure during the auditions; we just want to see how fast you can think and how well you handle the improv material we throw at you, sometimes literally.”

John Ridgeway, an entertainment

industry major, has been in Stage Monkeys for three years.

“I enjoy being able to act and perform on a regular basis with the troupe,” Ridgeway said. “It’s a childhood wish fulfillment of mine to get to be on ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?,’ but this certainly meets that dream.

People should come see us to get their laugh on.”

The Stage Monkeys performance begins tonight in Joseph Greene Hall 115 at 7 p.m. For more information about Stage Monkeys and auditions, contact Henry Shepard at henry.shepard@eagles.usm.edu.

Website reaches out to female sports fans Rachel Beech Printz Writer It’s that time of year again. It’s time to head to the District for tailgating, time to gather around the big screen with friends to watch beloved teams vie for the title and time for women

everywhere to be positively confused about “sports talk.”

Football season has swiftly approached, and in a matter of days the floodgates will open to yet another college football season. This year, though, it’s not just about the guys; it’s about the girls, too.

Fear not, ladies. Former Miss

Mississippi Taryn Foshee has come to help. Foshee recently launched a website encouraging women to join in on the sports conversation at WomenCanTalkSports.com. The site urges women not to be intimidated by the double speak and foreign lingoes of the sports world but to be empowered by the challenge.

According to Women Can Talk Sports, guys from coast to coast start compiling their secret lists and formulas in preparation for their serious and stress-ridden fantasy football drafts. The website gives women a chance to not feel so left out this season as well as a guide to what certain plays mean and how to understand fantasy football, all while teaching women how to create a fantasy team of their own.

For those not gifted in the mathematical arena, Foshee has broken the numbers down. With first down and 10, second and five, third and 15 and so on, she touches on the most important concept of football for ladies to understand—downs. The website is the key that will unlock the entire game for girls who want to be a part of the conversation.

Senior casino and resort management major DeRae Graham has

always been a sports fan, and she thinks Foshee’s website is helpful.

“What a way to set a precedent for women connecting about sports,” Graham said. “I love this idea, and I think it will open new doors for all women, whether they have always enjoyed sports or whether they were always curious but too afraid to ask.”

Former Southern Miss cheerleader Adrienne McDill also agrees that women should let their voices be heard.

“If women know what they’re talking about, they should most definitely join in on the conversation,” McDill said. “They should have as much say so as any guy.

Cheering for eleven years taught me that.”

So, girls, hitch and go. Let your voices be heard this football season—Who said women couldn’t talk sports?

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Saunders says ‘goodbye,’...

These words were spoken by former president of the University of Southern Mississippi Martha Saunders. Faculty, staff and students said goodbye to the ninth president of the university this summer. Saunders vacated her office on June 30 after announcing her resignation in late April, but she did not leave before giving The Student Printz an exclusive interview.

In 1969, Saunders graduated from USM with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French. She returned to her alma mater in 2007 after she transferred from the University of Wisconsin-

Whitewater, where she served as the first-ever female chancellor.

Saunders said she left Hattiesburg to explore the world, start a family and flourish in her professional opportunities.

“To get the call to take all that I had learned and bring it home was something that couldn’t be planned in a million years,” Saunders said. “It really was a fairy-tale...and a thrill.”

Saunders returned during a demanding period, both emotionally and economically. Just two years after Hurricane Katrina wrecked the Gulf Coast and impacted families across the state, Saunders stepped in to make the best of a bad situation.

As Murphy’s Law goes, however, anything that can go wrong will.

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, the university was up against the worst recession since the Great Depression

and budget cuts from the state.

“The absolute toughest decision I made as president was having to agree to close down programs,” Saunders said. “They weren’t bad programs; they were good programs, but we couldn’t afford them.

It was hard to swallow.”

Despite the drawbacks, the university was able to offset some of the cuts by extensively examining the budget for a year, so Southern Miss weathered the storm, according to Saunders. Today, the university is enjoying five straight years of record enrollment numbers and all-time high fund-raising and is ranked as one of the Top 20 Most Popular Universities, according to the U.S. News and World Report.

On the morning of April 27, Saunders shocked the Golden Eagle community with her resignation. When

asked to elaborate on her decision, Saunders said, “I wish I could.”

“I came to the very clear realization that I had done all that I could do for Southern Miss as its president,” she said. “We’ve done great things, but it’s my time to pass the baton on to the next person.”

That person to receive the baton, for now at least, is interim president Aubrey K. Lucas. Lucas previously served as president from 1975- 1997 and in 2001, and Saunders says the university is left in good hands.

“He [Lucas] knows us well; as always, he will be great,” Saunders said.

Though she is leaving the Office of the President, Saunders will remain a part of the university by serving as an undergraduate and graduate professor at the Gulf Coast campus.

She will begin teaching during the spring semester.

Saunders also spoke about the legacy she will leave behind. When she became president, she told campus that she was going to build trust, a team and a campus.

“When I got here, the campus had been embattled for some time, but from that, we have been able to build a lot of trust,” she said. “We have been able to disagree and not go to war. We have taken back our campus.”

As she closed the interview, Saunders said her good-byes to campus, faculty, staff, students and the entire Golden Eagle community.

“I want to thank them for being so wonderful,” Saunders said. “My advice to Southern Miss is to build for the next 100 years. Keep your eye on the prize because the best is yet to be.”

When Aubrey K. Lucas was asked to serve as interim president at the University of Southern Mississippi for a second time, his answer was no.

The 78-year-old Southern Miss grad, who served as president from 1975 until 1997 and again as interim president in 2001, said his age kept him from immediately agreeing to the job this time.

“I tried to get out of it because of my age,” Lucas said. “I’m 78 years old. I should be doing other things. I never imagined I’d be back in this position again.”

Lucas, who came to USM in 1952 as an undergraduate student in education, said his main reason for fi- Aubrey K. Lucas nally accepting the position was his love for the university.

“I knew I was needed, and I’ve tried to answer that need in my career,” Lucas said. “The board wanted me to do it, sincerely wanted me to do it, and Southern Miss is a wonderful place. It’s special.”

Lucas was approached in April when USM’s ninth president Martha Saunders unexpectedly stepped down from her position, leaving a hole in the administration that Lucas stepped in to fill.

“While I think the university was generally saddened, you must realize the really important work here is done by the faculty,” Lucas said.

“Presidents come and go, but the faculty and staff really make this place work.

Lucas said when he was first ap-

proached about the position in the spring, the timeline for hiring a new president was still under discussion, but the goal was Jan. 1.

“We were looking at January 1 before, and we’re still hoping that’s what we’ll be able to do,” Lucas said.

As interim president, Lucas said his duties aren’t that different of a regular president.

“The work of a president still has to be done,” Lucas said. “But you don’t have to worry about the long-term responsibilities, though we are doing some long-term thinking and planning here because we have to.”

Sixty years ago, when Lucas was an undergraduate student at USM, he did not have dreams of becoming president of the university.... three times.

“I wanted to be a teacher, an elementary teacher,” Lucas said. “I somehow got into university administration, and that’s where I’ve been ever since.”

While some things have changed, Lucas says he still enjoys the position.

“There’s a lot I enjoy about this position, like getting to know the faculty, students and staff and interacting with them on a regular basis, ” Lucas said. “The amount of work can be overwhelming though, especially the e-mail.”

Southern Miss continues to exceed past records, something Lucas says is worth being excited about.

“USM is the strongest it’s ever

been academically,” Lucas said.

“We’re bringing in almost 70 new tenured faculty for this fall, our physical plant is better, athletics is

strong and we have set a record for private money donations. Everything is trending beautifully.”

Lucas can still be seen sporting his

iconic fashion statement: a bow-tie.

“It’s become a trademark of sorts,” he said.

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Mourning the loss of ‘Green Mile’ actor

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Michael Clarke Duncan dies at age 54

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Since when does having an opinion different from the schools, make you a bad leader on campus? I love my Southern Miss.. but WE make Southern Miss.. NOT the other way around..

Hi everyone, this is the pineapple liberator, I just wanted to say thanks to the FFC for cutting the tops of the pineapples off so the only part being displayed was the crown, implying the rest of the fruit is used as expected to be. Also a side note, I think if the FFC were a parent and the students were children, someone would have called child services. Liberator out.

Dear Parking Management, Please start ticketing people who park in the gated village parking without a village decal. I pay more to live in the village and can never park by my house!

Those people that are still upset about complaints of school reopening when it did.

How exactly do you think changes happen if nobody voices their opinion and lets the people in charge know that everybody is not ok with it? Oh, right. By speaking up!

To the dude who parked his big a** truck with his big a** boat in the commuter lot, BOATS DON’T BELONG ON CAMPUS! leave it at home and quit taking up valuable parking space. You know there is NOT enough commuter parking as it is.

Arielle Edwards Printz Writer Natural causes are to blame for the death of 54-year-old actor Michael Clarke Duncan, which occurred on Monday. Duncan suffered from a heart attack in July and had been in the hospital since then. Coroners reported that no formal investigation has been scheduled due to Duncan’s history of heart trouble. There were no signs of foul play or other abnormal factors that would leave them to believe otherwise.

Many remember Duncan for his role in “The Green Mile,” where

he started his Hollywood dream.

Duncan played John Coffey, a teddy bear of a man who was sentenced to death for the murder of two young white females. Duncan dug ditches for a gas company in the Chicago area before he began his job as a celebrity bodyguard in the mid-1990s.

“The Green Mile” stars Tom Hanks and is set in a Louisiana penitentiary during the Great Depression. The six-foot-five actor bounded onto the set with his 300-plus-pound frame and took on the role as Coffey.

“After his first reading, he kept haunting me,” writer-director Frank Darabont said in a 200 Daily Variety interview. “Given that he

was a fairly inexperienced actor at that point, obviously there was a concern about, ‘Gee, how would this guy do?’ But once we put him on film, it became apparent that he was up to the task.”

Duncan was born and raised on the south side of Chicago on Dec. 10, 1957. His father left the family

while Duncan was young, and his mother made sure her children did not get into trouble. He had dreamt of being an actor from a young age.

Duncan is survived by his mother, Jean; his sister, Judith, and his fiancée, Omarosa Manigault.

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New Orleans Saints 2012 season outlook Jeff Haeger Printz Writer After an off-season that included extensive contract negotiations with franchise quarterback Drew Brees, wiretapping allegations and a bounty scandal that produced eight suspensions of current and former New Orleans Saints players and coaches, the Saints will enter the 2012 regular season with more unanswered questions than perhaps any team in NFL history.

The Saints are tasked with playing the entire 2012 season without head coach Sean Payton and veteran middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who is currently involved in an ongoing federal lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Free agent acquisition Curtis Lofton should fill the void at middle linebacker nicely in Vilma’s absence, but the Saints will miss defensive end Will Smith when he fulfills his four-game suspension at the beginning of the regular season.

Other suspended members of the organization include general manager Mickey Loomis (eight games) and assistant head coach/linebacker coach Joe Vitt (six games). Vitt will serve as interim head coach following his six-game suspension at the start of the season, and offensive line coach Aaron Kromer will serve as interim-to-the-interim head coach until Vitt’s return.

Following an impressive 13-3 regular season campaign in

2011, the Saints made a disappointing exit from the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs by way of a 32-36 defeat to the San Francisco 49ers. Prior to that loss, the Saints had ripped off nine consecutive wins dating back to Week Nine of the regular season, so New Orleans will look to build on that success in a 2012 campaign that features the NFL’s 11th hardest schedule, as well as five opponents that won nine or more games in 2011.

The Saints finished their 2012 preseason slate with a sub-par mark of 2-3, giving mixed indications as to what kind of season they will produce in the upcoming year. At the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, Drew Brees and the first-team offense conducted a nearly flawless touchdown drive on the team’s opening possession, as the Saints went on to secure a 17-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. But in their Week One match-up against the New England Patriots, the first-team offense sputtered, and the Saints ultimately fell to the Patriots 6-7. The Saints also lost their Week Two bout with the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-27, as the defense missed several firsthalf tackles on its way to an allaround lackluster performance.

Nevertheless, Brees dazzled by completing 10 of his 13 passes for 133 yards and a score.

Brees’ Week Three performance was perhaps even more impressive, as he threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns on

17-25 passing en route to a 3427 victory over the Houston Texans. The Saints suffered a 6-10 defeat to the Tennessee Titans in their final preseason outing, but the first-team offense and defense were held out of the game as a precautionary measure.

Brees’s strong preseason performance comes as a surprise to no one, as he is coming off a statistically remarkable 2011 season. He broke Dan Marino’s all-time passing record in Week

16 of the regular season and finished his campaign by throwing for 5,476 yards and a leaguehigh 46 touchdowns. On July 13, Brees was rewarded for his stellar play when he signed a five-year, $100 million contract that includes a first-year take of $40 million in 2012, as well as an NFL-record $60 million in guaranteed money.

Despite Brees’s lucrative contract, the Saints were also able to resign veteran wide receiver Marques Colston to a five-year

contract extension, as well as cornerback Jabari Greer to a three-year contract extension.

Colston has been Brees’s go-to receiver since his rookie campaign with the Saints in 2006, and Greer will help provide stability to the Saints secondary under new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.

Other members of last year’s roster decided to take their talents in different directions, as

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Golden Eagles hit road for busy weekend Kyle Smith Sports Editor With the fall athletic season in full swing, volleyball, cross country and soccer all hit the road to continue their seasons this weekend.

Volleyball begins their third tournament of the season this weekend at the University of Texas at Arlington. The Lady Eagles will play Northwestern State at 4 p.m. on Friday, followed by games on Saturday against Marist at 11 a.m. and Texas-Arlington at 7 p.m.

The team looks to rebound

off a three-match sweep in Lafeyette, La. last weekend. The team dropped matches against McNeese State, Louisiana Lafayette and Houston Baptist.

They also had a 12-loss performance at their home tournament three weeks ago.

The Lady Eagle cross country team will head to the Auburn Invitational in Auburn, Ala. this weekend. The team looks to continue their impressive start from last weekend at the Crimson Tide Kick-Off in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Senior runner Stephanie Ledgerwood also looks to turn in another top 10 performance after finishing second overall at

last weekend’s meet. Also looking to crack the top 10 are senior Krista Moylan, freshman Felice Johnson and freshman Rebecca Ulrich.

Finally, the Golden Eagle soccer team will travel for two games this weekend. On Friday night the team will take on the South Alabama Jaguars at 7 p.m. in Mobile. The team will conclude the weekend with a Sunday night game against Mississippi State at 7 p.m. in Starkville.

The soccer team is coming off of one of the most impressive victories of head coach Scott Ebke’s tenure on Monday with a 4-1 victory over Louisi-

ana Monroe. The Eagles (2-1-1) could tie the win totals for the past two seasons, as they won

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the entire season remain to be seen, the Saints will undoubtedly rely on Brees and the league’s most prolific offense more than ever in 2012 to pick up the slack.

The Saints leave a scandalridden off-season behind them when they open the regular season at home against the Washington Redskins on Sunday at 12 p.m.

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