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February 28, 2013
Volume 97 Issue 41
ON CAMPUS
College Hall to open doors early Tyler Hill News Editor
After undergoing about a year of construction, College Hall is opening a little earlier than expected. When a tornado ripped through campus, many spaces in the Performing Arts Center and Fine Arts Building were destroyed or heavily damaged, leaving many courses without classrooms. To alleviate the spacing issue, the School of Mass of Communication and Journalism started moving into its new home, College Hall, this week, while some of the music and fine arts department moved into MCJ’s offices and classrooms in Southern Hall. Originally, the MCJ department was not scheduled to move until fall 2013. In the days following the tornado, the PAC and FAB classes were moved to what is now dubbed Twister Town, roughly 20 module units used as classrooms, professor offices and the School of Music Office located near Hillcrest Residence
Hall. Along with Twister Town, many courses have moved to either Bennett Auditorium or various parts of campus such as Centennial Lawn and The Hub for music rehearsals. Before the School of Music moved to Southern Hall, professors had to travel from the Hillcrest parking lot to Bennett Auditorium to teach classes. Director of Bands Catherine Rand said the move to Southern Hall has been a pleasant surprise. “I’m very happy we are in this kind of facility and set-up,” Rand said. “It doesn’t take much to please us...as long as we have a space. The university has also been very good to us by being accommodating and giving us this space.” Rand said they even received an upgrade. “We actually have windows,” Rand said. “Many offices in the PAC don’t have windows, so it’s nice to see the weather, students walking around campus, and we even get fresh air.” For the School of Mass Communication and Journalism, the forced, early move isn’t entirely unwelcome.
Mary Margaret Halford, executive editor of The Student Printz, said she and her staff will be relocating to their new offices on the third floor of College Hall in about two weeks. “Since I’m a senior, I didn’t think I would actually get to work in College Hall,” Halford said. “I hate the circumstances that are forcing us there, but I’m excited to get to use the new building.” Due to the early move, the university had to rent furniture for classrooms and some of the department’s offices. Director of MCJ Chris Campbell said that other than having to wait on furniture, the department is excited about the move. “We’re thrilled about the building,” Campbell said. “It’s such a beautiful building, so we’re very excited for the reopening of College Hall.” Campbell said it may take anywhere from two to six weeks for the building to be fully furnished. Christopher Little/Printz
RIGHT: Junior music education major Kris Chandler packs boxes during the music department’s move to Southern Hall on Wednesday afternoon.
ON CAMPUS
Philanthropy hits home for Greeks Mary Margaret Halford Executive Editor
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Freshman Haleigh Hughes cheers with the ladies of Kappa Delta as they perform in Delta Delta Delta’s Triple Play cheer competition on Wednesday night. Kappa Delta took first place at the philanthropy event.
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Southern Miss students will be busy this weekend raising money for their philanthropies, but the events are more than just another fundraiser to the Greeks who are hosting them. On Saturday, Delta Tau Delta will host their 23rd annual philanthropy event at the Payne Center, including a Great Strides Walk and Children’s Sports Challenge. The money raised will support cystic fibrosis research, a cause that directly impacts their chapter on campus.
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“Our first chapter president, Stephen Richards, has the disease and is one of the oldest living people with it,” said Hunter Nichols, a senior sport coaching major and member of Delta Tau Delta. “He is still very involved in our chapter and is like a father to us.” Current chapter president Tyler Albin said raising money that helps one of his brothers means a lot to the fraternity. “Thirty years ago, the life expectancy of someone with cystic fibrosis was only 19 years old,” Albin said. “Steve just celebrated his 49th birthday last week, which is a statement of how far research regarding cystic fibrosis has come.” Albin said the Saturday event
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will include a Great Strides Walk that is open to everyone and a Children’s Sports Challenge featuring three-legged sack races, bowling, kickball and other games for kids. Albin said Delta Tau Delta has raised more than $370,000 for cystic fibrosis research since they started hosting the event. Last year, they raised about $40,000. At the Intramural Fields, Delta Delta Delta sorority will be hosting their annual Triple Play event, a softball competition to raise money for their national philanthropy, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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