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S TUDENT P RINTZ
October 24, 2013
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SERVING SOUTHERN MISS SINCE 1927
Volume 98 Issue 17
Mullens named starting QB FOOTBALL
Alan Rawls Printz Reporter After a 55-14 loss to East Carolina Oct. 19, first-year head coach Todd Monken named true freshman Nick Mullens the starting quarterback for the Homecoming game against North Texas. Mullens, an 18-year-old, 188-pound graduate of Spain Park High School in Hoover, Ala., completed nine of 17 passes against ECU for 97 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Playing behind a young and inexperienced offensive line, Mullens still managed to lead the team effectively on a couple of scoring drives. “What Nick [Mullens] showed us Saturday was his ability to create when things break down,” Monken said in his weekly press conference. “Whether or not Allan [Bridgford] had that ability and then over time got beat up and is not able to do that now, the bottom line is we need a spark.”
title in school history. That year he threw for 3,649 yards and 40 touchdowns, with only seven interceptions. Mullens also played quarterback for the Alabama squad in the Alabama-Mississippi AllStar Game, in which he threw eight passes for 156 yards to lead all quarterbacks. After the game, he was given the award for “Best Arm,” and he was also named the Gatorade 2012 Alabama Football Player of the Year. When asked about being named the starting quarterback for the North Texas game, Mullens said, “Of course (I’m) thrilled about it. I mean, it’s a great opportunity to come out and represent Southern Miss, but at the same time you got to keep a level head and just worry about football, and that’s what I’m doing.” Christopher Little/Printz For Mullens, there is comfort Todd Monken works with freshman quarterback Nick Mullens during a preseason practice. Mullens was in knowing that the Southern announced as the starting quarterback for the Homecoming game Saturday against North Texas. Miss offense is somewhat simiMonken said that he and his constantly trying to assess who Miss, Mullens had tremendous lar to the type of offense he led staff had planned on playing Mul- gives us the best chance to win,” success at Spain Park High School. He led the Jaguars to lens against ECU for some time. Monken said. See MULLEN, 3 “Like any position, we’re Before coming to Southern 10 wins and their first regional
ON CAMPUS
Students learn the art of storytelling Mercey Livingston Printz Reporter Select Southern Miss journalism, communication studies and business majors were invited to attend a Master Class with communication expert and national business leader Nancy Duarte Monday at the Trent Lott Center. The School of Mass Communication and Journalism hosted Duarte for a Master Class, where she talked about “Presenting Visual Stories that Transform Remote Audiences,” and held an open Q & A with guests afterward.
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ployer in Silicon Valley. Her firm, Duarte Inc., specializes in presentation training. The firm has been responsible for coaching CEOs and top leaders in companies like Apple, Google and Twitter. Duarte explained her method of incorporating storytelling into presentations. She said for any kind of presentation, whether it’s at a meeting for business, school or any form of persuasive communication, creating a more emotionally-engaged Courtesy Photo audience will always be beneficial. Duarte is one of the top comDuarte spent an extensive munication experts in the country amount of time researching the and is the fifth-leading female em- art of storytelling and translat-
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ing those methods to her clients. Her clients usually seek her expertise to bring emotion and life to “dry” presentations. She discussed two iconic presentations, Steve Jobs’ 2007 presentation that discussed the launch of the iPhone and Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. While many may struggle to see the relationship between these two speeches, Duarte explained that both speakers effectively used storytelling to engage their audiences. “Every presentation should have a star moment,” Duarte said. “What do you want your audience
to remember afterward? What do you want them to talk about later at the water cooler?” Duarte stressed the importance of communication for professional success. “Learn to invest in how you communicate,” she said. “It’s the communicators who will change the world.” Page Ann Stephens, a senior public relations major, said Duarte’s talk inspired her to recognize the power of communication. “You really do have the power to change anything,” she said. “She re-
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