The
S TUDENT P RINTZ
October 30, 2012
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SERVING SOUTHERN MISS SINCE 1927
Volume 97 Issue 18
ON CAMPUS
Sophomore crowned Miss USM Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor
After weeks of preparation, a University of Southern Mississippi sophomore was chosen to represent the university in Vicksburg this summer at the Miss Mississippi pageant. Hannah Roberts, a biochemistry major from Mt. Olive, was crowned Miss University of Southern Mississippi Saturday night at Hattiesburg’s Lake Terrace Convention Center. “I’m very excited to represent the university and hopefully be a role model to young girls,” Roberts said. “I always looked up to Miss Mississippi contestants when I was little and really would like to be that person for someone else.” Roberts was one of 14 vying for the Miss USM crown. The contestants were all judged in the categories of swimsuit, talent, individual interview and evening gown with onstage question. For her talent, Roberts played Pupil’s Concerto No. 2 Op. 13 by Fredreich Seitz on classical violin. Roberts said she stayed up-todate on current events by watching news channels and practiced her violin every day to get ready for the pageant. “I was very excited and sur-
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Hannah Roberts, a sophomore biochemistry major from Mount Olive, Miss., shows her excitement after winning the 2013 Miss University of Southern Mississippi scholarship pageant.
prised [when I won],” Roberts said. “I also felt very blessed with all of the support I received from
my family, friends and sorority.” Roberts will receive a $1,500 scholarship in addition to her crown.
First runner-up at Miss USM was senior Ann Claire Reynolds, who won a $700 scholarship. Second runner-
up was senior Elizabeth Keihn, who received a $500 scholarship.
ON CAMPUS
SOAR simplifies student scheduling Chris Greene Webmaster
Just in time for spring registration, the registrar’s office has released a new update to SOAR that simplifies the scheduling process for students. “We want to get the word out to the campus community about this exciting new functionality
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we’ve added to help students find a great schedule in the advisement process,” said Debby Hill, associate registrar. “Once logged into SOAR, students are able to access a schedule planner link that will allow students to enter their desired courses, customize their breaks and then generate all the possible schedules based on our current course offerings.” The schedule planner allows for students to input the times in
their schedule they will be busy or do not want classes, and then the planner will try and create a schedule based on the times inputted. After a student finds a suitable schedule, he or she can send the schedule to the shopping cart and complete the registration process as normally done. “While the schedule planner and shopping cart do not save seats prior to registration, we will have the ability to monitor course
selections and run analysis on course demand,” said Hill. Melanie Hall, an accounting major at USM, has already tried out the new system. “Well, one aspect that I know some people will enjoy is you can actually click the campus you want to sign up for,” Hall said. “I’ve had several friends who live on campus who accidentally signed up on the Coast. It also seems like a time saver, but it’s something that will take some get-
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ting used to.” The new schedule planner can be found by logging into SOAR and clicking “Schedule Planner” link under the Student Center area. SOAR also provides help videos that are accessible from the planner. Student registration on Nov. 5 through Nov. 8 for those with enrollment appointments, and open registration is on Nov. 12 through Jan. 18.
INDEX
Calendar ........................ 2 News .............................. 3 Arts & Entertainment......4 Opinion.........................5 Sports..............................6 Feature ............................7