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November 1, 2012
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Volume 97 Issue 19
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New set of sculptures Hub City hosts raise awareness at LAB Halloween parade Chase Ladner Printz Writer The Liberal Arts Building has a new set of sculptures. “Homes for Everyone,” a series of art created by University of Southern Mississippi professor Jennifer Torres, is catching the eyes of students, faculty and fans of art alike. Torres used a research grant she won from the College of Arts and Letters to fund the set of sculptures. Each house featured in the sculpture is made of quarter-inch aluminum plates, according to Torres’s blog. The tallest measures about five feet. The sculpture contains statistics about homelessness in America, and some of those statistics apply only to Mississippi. “About three years ago, I almost
lost my house to the economic crisis,” Torres said. “I started to think of the idea of homes and how important they are.” According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness as of 2009, more than half a million people experience homelessness on any given night, with 2749 homeless in Mississippi alone the same year, according to Mississippi United to End Homelessness. These facts drove Torres to try to raise awareness about that issue through her sculptures. “As an artist, art is my voice,” said Torres. All sculptures are safe to be interacted with and are partly bottomless so people can go inside of the two taller pieces. The placement of the sculptures near a busy sidewalk and courtyard was purposeful in hopes of having students interact with the
art. “We are just lucky that the end result is something that students can participate in,” Torres said, in reference to her decision to use to money for the sculptures. “Houses for Everyone” will keep remain in its current location near the Liberal Arts Building until the spring 2013 semester. As part of the board that decides which sculpture will be put on display, Torres hopes to always have public art on campus. “People not liking [the art] is just as important as people liking it,” Torres said. “It gives us an opportunity to have a discussion of what is around us.” For more information about the process of making “Houses for Everyone” or more of Jennifer Torres’s work visit her website http://www. jentorres.com/ or her blog http:// jentorressculpture.blogspot.com/.
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Samantha Wells, a senior nursing major, walks with other members of NPHC organizations during their inaugural HOPE Walk on campus to raise awareness for breast and prostate cancer.
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Rachel Beech Printz Writer The Avenues of Hattiesburg presented an inaugural Halloween parade on Tuesday night, drawing in hundreds from all over the Pine Belt area. Members of local businesses such as T-Bone’s Records and Cafe and The Thirsty Hippo participated riding in floats and throwing candy by the handfuls to onlookers. The parade traveled east down Hardy Street, starting at Parkway Heights United Methodist Church and ending at the Hattiesburg Zoo. The Avenues named Rex Thompson of WDAM and Ember Ahua as Grand Reaper and Pumpkin Queen in a statement last week. “We are excited about the addition of Rex and Ember to Hattiesburg’s first Halloween Parade,” said Brandon Thaxton, Avenues Alliance president. “Both represent the fun personality of our city and this event.” Cheerleaders, dance teams, the Hattiesburg High marching band and even the Hattiesburg Police Department dazzled Hardy Street with funky costumes and candy. Floats complete with colorful lights and smiling faces of Hattiesburg groups like Brownstone’s Restaurant and Comics & Stuff participated in the parade. Cub Scout Troupe 1323 stood on the side of Hardy Street by the Hattiesburg Zoo as they patiently waited in their Superhero and cartoon
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character costumes for Halloween decorated floats to whiz by. The inaugural Halloween parade showcased the local breast cancer awareness group and the Pine Belt Pacers, however, everyday people were not the only participants in the parade. Zombies and ghosts spooked onlookers with their eccentric outfits and intricately painted faces. Junior broadcast journalism major Kristy Shelley emceed the parade, throwing in knock-knock jokes and entertaining comments throughout the night. “There are way more people here than I initially expected,” Shelley said. “I’m so excited to have the opportunity to do my part as a member of the Hattiesburg and Southern Miss community. Hopefully this parade will be one of many.” Local dynamites Jason LeViere and Adam Myrick, co-owners of Click Boutique and Gallery and Twelve Oaks Accessory Garden, spent most of Tuesday night judging the floats and costumes. Best costume went to “Half Naked Guy” Mike Herrington. Best floats: Third place was Nick’s Ice House, second place was the Hattiesburg High marching band and first place went to T-Bone’s Records and Café and The Thirsty Hippo. A photo gallery of the parade can be found at www.rbportraiture.tumblr.com.
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