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SERVING SOUTHERN MISS SINCE 1927
September 27, 2012
Volume 97 Issue 10
ON CAMPUS
ON CAMPUS
USM pushes smoke-free campus Arrest
made in hitand-run
Kathryn Miller Printz Writer Since the start of the semester, students and faculty are starting to take notice of the recent changes in the smoking policy at the University of Southern Mississippi. Smoking locations were updated over the summer with the help of the Physical Plant and Student Health Services, according to Student Government Association Vice President Allie Solomon. According to Student Health Services, the designated smoking areas were changed to avoid areas such as the Thad Cochran Center and the Administration Building. Many have questioned the enforcement of the smoking policy, but staff wanted to give students time to adjust to the new smoking areas on campus this semester. “There is more seating available now,” Solomon said. “The west half of LAB’s patio is now a smoking zone. However, Solomon still sees
Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor
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Senior business major Gerard Gore of Brandon, Miss. takes a break to smoke near Centennial Lawn on Wednesday afternoon.
students smoking in nonsmoking areas. “UPD officers know all of the new locations,” Solomon said. “When students moved in this year, they were informed of the smoking policies and will receive
a $50 citation if caught smoking.” Since the zones have changed, it is up to the officers to decide on consequences for the smoker, according to University Police Department Chief Bob Hopkins. Hopkins said several
things can happen, such as a warning or a citation for violating the smoking policy. With the designated smoking areas in effect, students and
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ON CAMPUS
Homecoming runoff elections today Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor More than 2,600 students came out Tuesday to cast their votes for the eight people who will represent the Southern Miss student body on the field at this year’s Homecoming football game scheduled for Oct. 20. The race will continue today as 12 students advance to the runoff elections for the positions that were too close to
MOVIE REVIEW
determine a winner in Tuesday’s regular election. The six positions being voted on again today are: Mr. Southern Miss, Miss Southern Miss, Homecoming Queen, Graduate Maid, Senior Maid and Freshman Maid. Jordan West, election commissioner for SGA, said the election Tuesday was the biggest one the school had seen, and about 100 more people than last year came out to vote.
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J.K. ROWLING
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Homecoming campaign signs were visible outside polling locations across campus Wednesday.
HONEY BOO BOO
WEATHER Thursday
88/66 Friday
89/68 Saturday
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University Police have arrested a suspect in the Sunday evening hit-and-run on 4th Street near Century Park that sent one student to the hospital. The suspect, who has not been named by police, was interviewed and arrested Wednesday morning after being identified through surveillance camera footage that showed the accident, police officials said. The suspect was being held without bail in the Forrest County Jail Wednesday night pending an initial hearing. University Police Chief Bob Hopkins said the suspect is not a student at Southern Miss, but no more information on the accused was available Wednesday night. Hopkins said the suspect will be charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing injury, which is a felony in Mississippi. The incident happened around 6 p.m. Sunday when a student on a bicycle was struck by a vehicle traveling west on 4th Street near Century Park and the parking garage. Through surveillance cameras in the area, police were able to identify the vehicle as a “white, latemodel SUV”.
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INDEX
Calendar ........................ 2 News .............................. 3 Feature ...........................5 Arts & Entertainment......7 Opinion............................8 Sports.............................11