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We remember ‘64: Hattiesburg hosts Freedom Day March Crystal Garner Printz Reporter

Old negro spirituals rang from the intersection of Seventh and Mobile Street as marching supporters of Hattiesburg reignited the legacy of local civil rights veterans Wednesday morning. The event recognized courageous activists who fought for voter registration among blacks with a re-enactment of the 1964 march around Hattiesburg’s court house. More than 150 participants attended the event, marking its 50th anniversary. According to Don Holmes, vice president of the The University of Southern Mississippi student group Remembering ‘64, said the march was a bold statement.

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Supporters took to the streets Jan. 22 to re-enact the 50th anniversary of the Freedom March in Downtown Hattiesburg. The march began at the intersection of Seventh and Mobile Street and concluded at the Forrest County Courthouse.

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Faces of Freedom Summer Ardan Thornhill Printz Reporter

“Twelve clubs, a physician, a pharmacy, a taxi service, a dentist, cleaners, houses for all your eyes could see,” said Eddie Holloway, USM Dean of Students. He also served as city council president for 12 years. “It was a mecca of business, like Memphis’ Beale Street and Atlanta’s Auburn Street.” In 2014, one can see Mobile Street is not in quite the shape it was a half-century ago, when African-Americans were

fighting for their right to vote. Jan. 22, 2014 commemorated 50 years since the 1964 Freedom March, starting on the corner of Seventh and Mobile Street and continuing to the Forrest County Courthouse on Main Street. Peggy Connor, who served as executive secretary of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1965, owned a beauty salon on Mobile Street during the time of the march. “It started at the Copher office,” Connor said. “It was a three story building, now a vacant lot. Kids stayed out of

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school that day, and 50 ministers came from the North to lead us up the street.” The Rev. John Cameron was in his thirties in 1964, when the Freedom March made its debut in his hometown of Hattiesburg. “We would march about the Confederate statue (located to the right of the building), 41 at a time,” Cameron said, remembering the events of the first Freedom March. “They’d arrest 41 of us, and another 41 would come to take our place. Eventually, we’d filled all three of the jails. We stayed there for three

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days, three nights until bail from (church organizations) were sent to release us.” Cameron said the case was taken to court for the charges against them were unlawful. They lost their case to the state of Mississippi justice system, but when taken to Supreme Court, they won. Anthony Harris, son of activist Daisy Harris, spoke outside the Forrest County Courthouse on his arrest 50 years ago as an 11-year-old boy. Mississippi passed a law banning individuals under the age of 18 from the picket line against

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First Amendment rights. Harris, his older brother and a friend were arrested and menaced by police officers until Daisy arrived, demanding their release. The officers threatened the boys with a BlackJack. It was about that time Daisy Harris burst into the police station and demanded their release. “My mother put her own safety, her own security and own freedom as secondary and stood up for the right thing,” Harris said. “In the

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Symposium to forecast 2014 economy Crystal Garner Printz Reporter

The annual Economic Outlook Symposium will take place Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Center at The University of Southern Mississippi. Professionals experienced in banking, finance and economic development will present the economic outlook forecast for 2014. The Southern Miss College of Business, the Trent Lott National Center and The First Bank of Hattiesburg partnered to host the event. Approximately 250 regis-

tered guests are expected to attend, making it the largest of the annual economic forums. Brady Mitchell, a senior finance major, said he is looking forward to hearing professional opinions to better understand where the economy is now. “It’s important to know the outlook of the economy because of how it affects you,” Mitchell said. “The economy plays a key role in job outlook, retirement plans and future decisions.” According to The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment situation, along with the consumer price index, are a few of the major

economic indicators this year. The experts speaking at the event will address these issues along with other local and national issues, according to J. T. Tisdale, director of external relations for the College of Business. The presenters include: Robert Strand, senior economist for the American Bankers Association; Darren Webb, senior economist for the Mississippi Institutions for Higher Learning; Jack Norris, President of the Gulf Coast Business Council; Chad Newell, president of the Area Development Partnership and Lee Lawson, president and CEO of the Baldwin County Economic Develop-

ment Alliance. “They will focus on Jackson, the Gulf Coast, Hattiesburg, the southern region and the nation in its entirety, economically,” Tisdale said. “The level of speakers seem to escalate more and more each year.” Director at the Trent Lott Center, Shannon Campbell, said it is important to offer professional outreach services such as the forum because of the information it provides. “The forum highlights important economic issues that impact daily decisions affecting both private and public sector leaders,” she said. “Attendees have the op-

portunity to learn from subject matter experts about trends affecting our economy.” While registration for the event is full, Tisdale said information from the discussions may be available online in the upcoming weeks. For more information, contact J.T. Tisdale through the College of Business.

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The vision of the I.D.E.A.L Women Wilton Jackson Printz Reporter

The University of Southern Mississippi offers a plethora of special interest organizations for students to become involved in on campus. However, one organization sets a noteworthy standard for cultivating excellence and professionalism for minority women. I.D.E.A.L Women is a campus organization that provides the opportunity for college women to build their character and impact the community around them. The I.D.E.A.L woman is described as intelligent, dignified, elegant, ambitious and a leader. I.D.E.A.L Women was founded at Southern Miss on Feb. 27, 2003. The four visionary founders were Latrice Thomas, Aisha Bishop,

Latisha Brown and Chanel Cain. Together, with the assistance of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), they created an organization based on promoting the quality of life by inspiring the respect of others, enhancing the growth and development of our youth, encouraging education and responsibility and establishing friendship among the human race. The NACWC was established on July 21, 1896 and serves as the oldest African-American secular organization in existence today. I.D.E.A.L Women hosts several annual programs such as the “Relationship Forum: Battle of the Sexes” and “What Not to Wear” in which students are informed about issues in regard to dating, relationships and professionalism in the workforce.

The organization also participates in various community service projects on campus and in the community. Some opportunities include Federation Volunteers, The Big Event, school supply drives, the National Pan Hellenic Council Martin Luther King Day, P.A.C.E. Head Start, Southern Miss Freshman MoveIn, food drives and a coat drive to support Christian Services in the Pinebelt area. “The organization provides great ways for young women to impact the community,” said Anna Francis, a junior broadcast major.“ “I wanted to become more involved in servicing the community and participating in campus sponsored events.” Francis serves as the chaplain of the organization.

While some women joined I.D.E.A.L Women to impact the community, others joined the organization as a way to connect and promote scholastic achievement on campus. “Joining I.D.E.A.L Women made me a better person academically,” said Amber Green, a junior kinesiotherapy major. “This organization has given me a reason to push myself harder in school and to strive for the best in anything that I do.” To become a member of the organization, potential members must meet a GPA requirement and complete an application and interview process.

Desmin Ross, a senior psychology major, said joining I.D.E.A.L Women helped her to become a better woman in numerous ways. “The organization has taught me how to handle unprofessional situations in a professional matter and how to be a part of something truly greater than myself,” Ross said.“Many of the skills I have learned, I will take into my post graduate life.” Ross serves as the president of the organization. As the organization grows, it continues to portray its motto “Lifting as we climb” in the Hattiesburg and campus community.

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In the limelight: Student DJs Yolanda Cruz Printz Reporter

As if being a full-time college student is not hard enough already, some students choose to be disc jockeys atop of all of their school commitments. College life is already filled with late nights and little sleep, but imagine being the one that has to be at the bar before guests arrive to set up the equipment, and then stay late to pack everything up. That is the life of a DJ in a college town. J. P. Stephens, a junior business administration major, has been a DJ for over a year now. He said it took him awhile to realize being a DJ was something he was interested in, but Stephens does not regret the decision. “For the past two years, since I’ve been going to school here, I’ve been going to all the clubs and bars around here,” Stephens said. “I’ve always been fascinated by dance music, and how cool it would be to be on a stage doing that.” In fall 2012, Stephens decided to pursue his newfound hobby. “I got confident and got the equipment together and did my first show in February of last year. I’ve been doing shows and house parties ever since,” said Stephens, whose stage name is DJ Slozz. Stephens attributes his success as a DJ to playing his first show at The Yellow Fiddle, a local Hattiesburg bar. “I feel incredibly lucky because most DJs I know, like especially

the older ones, it took them a good solid couple months, even a couple years before they could get a show at a bar,” Stephens said. “Now I play all around here (at)house parties, bars and even a couple weddings.” But Stephens said being a DJ is not just about partying and having fun. “I’m a (full-time) student, and I work about 25 hours a week at Lowe’s, and I DJ on the weekends and even some weeknights,” he said. “There are a lot of things I can’t do, like my social life exists solely through work or the shows I play. If I ever do get free time I use it to find new music.” Stephens also knows he is a student first, meaning academics has to be his first priority. “This semester I’ve got a harder course load so I have to scale back on playing shows for a little bit,” he said. Will Mueller, a freshman entertainment industry major, decided to undertake the busy DJ lifestyle in his first semester of college, even with his Honors College coursework. “I started out as a music producer, and I had been doing that seriously for a few months before I came to USM,” Mueller said. “I started producing because I’ve always been involved in music and I wanted to be able to make electronic music as well. I saw one of my friends as a DJ, and I thought maybe I might like to give that a try too.” Mueller contacted Stephens along with a few other DJs in

Hattiesburg to find a way to break into the DJ scene. Stephens gave Mueller a chance as an opener for one of his shows, and that was how Mueller realized he loved to be a DJ. Mueller, stage name Devolver, also has to take special precautions to make sure he can balance his schoolwork with being a DJ. “I only play on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and I have to make sure I never book shows when I have something important, such as a test the next day,” he said. While being an honors student or having a job can be difficult to balance along with being a DJ, imagine being a college football player while trying to be a DJ. That is what Alan Howze, a senior tourism management major, is trying to do. Being a middle linebacker for the Golden Eagles should already take away plenty of time from schoolwork, but Howze seems to make it all work. “I don’t DJ every week but usually more like every other week,” said Howze, whose stage name is DJ Howze Party. “I try to set my shows up in advance so I can work it around my schedule.” “Even during football season I can do shows because most date parties will run on Tuesdays and I even sometimes do shows after the games,” Howze said. Being a DJ is not a joke to these guys, and it cannot be to anyone thinking about entering

that field. “I would encourage people to do it, but only if they have a real interest in it. There are plenty of people in that business for the wrong reasons,” Stephens said. “The only problem with doing it is you have to make a rather large investment up front, and if you don’t like it then you’re in the hole hun-

dreds of dollars.” The investment must have been worth it, considering Stephens has managed to book a big show in Mobile, Ala., only a year after starting out as a DJ. He hopes this will open a lot of doors to him being able to play shows all over the surrounding area.

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Junior J.P. Stephens (DJ Slozz) performs as DJ at the Yellow Fiddle Friday night.

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REVIEW

Disney film becomes instant classic Alan Rawls Managing Editor

When I first saw previews on TV for the new Disney film “Saving Mr. Banks,” I immediately knew that I wanted to see it. I always loved the older Disney classics, such as “Pete’s Dragon,” “The Apple Dumpling Gang” and “Mary Poppins.” And along comes a movie that explains how the last of those three movies was made. Clearly it was a recipe for spending what little money I have at a movie theater. I assumed that the film would be filled with fun and humor, and I was right. But while there was plenty of jest, I certainly did not expect this movie to get inside my head and play with my emotions. “Saving Mr. Banks” was, without a doubt, the most memorable and amazing movie of 2013. I say this because I saw a lot of movies last year, and none but “Saving Mr. Banks” made me cry like a ten-

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year-old girl. The movie focuses on P.L. Travers, the author of the popular children’s books that inspired the Disney classic. After promising his daughters that he would make an adaptation of “Mary Poppins” for the silver screen, Walt Disney spends 20 years trying to convince Travers to sell the rights to her books. Out of money and unwilling to write any more books, Travers reluctantly agrees to fly to Los Angeles to begin working on a screenplay for the potential movie, though she blatantly appears to be intentionally sabotaging its production. While Travers desperately wants her beloved Mary Poppins to never become a movie character, Disney desperately wants to keep his 20-year-old promise and their interests conflict throughout the movie. But as most of us know, Travers does eventually sell the rights to Disney and the movie is made. That is a brief, superficial summary of “Saving Mr.

Banks,” but the meat of the story is Travers’ childhood, which is shown in numerous flashbacks throughout the film. Travers’ actual name is Helen Goff. Through the story of her childhood, we discover not only who she is, but where the idea for Mary Poppins came from. It becomes clear that the story of “Mary Poppins” is less about the children and more about their father (as one can see simply by looking at the title of the film, “Saving Mr. Banks”). Directed by John Lee Hancock, the same man who brought us “The Blind Side” in 2009, this movie not only tells the story of how “Mary Poppins” was made but also explains the backstory of P.L. Travers and the inspiration for her books. It is a beautiful, emotional story that nearly everyone can connect with. Emma Thompson does a marvelous job of portraying the pragmatic, picky and stubborn P.L. Travers, while Tom Hanks

does just as well a job of making Walt Disney less of a mythically extraordinary person and rather a simple man with a heart for dreams. I highly recommend everyone see this movie, preferably while it is still in theaters (seeing a

movie in a theater is a very different experience than seeing it at home). Also, you will not want to miss any of it, even if you must use the restroom. It’s a two-hour movie, so brace your bladders and enjoy the show.

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A closer look at 2014 Oscar nominations

Sarah Turnage Printz Reporter

Film award season is in full swing. Two of the three major award shows, the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards, have already aired. The final and biggest award show, the Academy Awards, or more commonly known as the Oscars, recently revealed their 2014 nominees. The winners will be announced on March 2 on the ABC network. The Oscars is the oldest entertainment awards ceremony dating back to 1929. There are

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25 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Visual Effects and Cinematography. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences consists of approximately 6,000 members who vote on each category. There are always major surprises and upsets, so it is hard to predict the winners. But, based on other award shows for this season and past Oscar results, I will attempt to predict the winners of six of the major categories. For Best Picture, Hollywood. com predicts that “12 Years a Slave” will take the top prize.

While it is a close race with “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” running neck-andneck, I agree that “12 Years a Slave” will come out on top. The Oscars often award historical dramas. For example, “Argo,” “Titanic” and “Gladiator” have all won Best Picture. The story of slavery and its atrocities, are often hard to depict, but it appears “12 Years a Slave” rose to the challenge and gave audiences a movie worthy of the Oscar. To top it all off, Brad Pitt produces and co-stars for the movie. Even Bradley Cooper’s perm from “American Hustle” cannot beat that. Best Director appears to be a landslide. Alfonso Cuaron from “Gravity” won the Golden Globe and most people predict he will also take the Oscar. The special effects in “Gravity” were spectacular. Cuaron also helped to write the script. He worked on “Gravity” for years, so I believe the Academy voters recognize that and will reward him. The Best Actor winner this year will be tricky to predict. While Matthew McConaughey from “Dallas Buyers Club” won the Golden Globe and SAG award, Leonardo DiCaprio from “The Wolf of Wall Street”

is not to be counted out. McConaughey is the favorite; however, the Oscars are known to surprise us. This may be the category in which they do so. McConaughey lost 45 pounds to play a man in the ‘90s infected with AIDS. In the past years, the Oscars have proven they like to give the top acting prize to people who drastically change their appearance to play the role, but they have also proven they like to vote for those who have been giving great performances for years. DiCaprio has been snubbed for years by the Oscars according to some. I predict this year, he will finally take home Best Actor and end his losing streak. Best Actress will go to Cate Blanchett from “Blue Jasmine” hands down. She won the Golden Globe, SAG and is predicted by a majority to take home the prize. Congratulations, Cate. Go ahead and make room on the shelf for your Oscar trophy. Best Supporting Actor is also predictable. Jared Leto from “Dallas Buyers Club” has won the Golden Globe and SAG. He made a great comeback after taking many years off from acting to tour with his band. Play-

ing a transgender, Leto went through a giant transformation. Like Blanchett, Leto should go ahead and make room for his Oscar trophy as well. America’s favorite “it girl,” Jennifer Lawrence, from “American Hustle” and the newcomer, Lupita Nyong’o, from “12 Years a Slave” are battling it out for Best Supporting Actress. Lawrence took home the Golden Globe and Nyong’o took home the SAG. This is anybody’s game, but I still predict Nyong’o will take home the award. The Academy loves to vote for newcomers. Lawrence won last year for Best Actress, so I think the voters will agree this is Nyong’o’s year. Make sure to tune in March 2 to see if my predictions are correct.

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continued from Page 1 “We want to say we remember those who lost their lives and those who put selfless service out to fight for our right to vote,” Holmes said. “We want to say ‘We remember ‘64,’” Holmes said. Southern Miss faculty and

members of Remembering ‘64 called for city officials to erect a monument honoring Hattiesburg activists. Former freedom school student Anthony Harris recalled an incident where he was arrested while protesting near the very corner where he stood. Harris said his mother’s firm word’s “Let him go!” is what released him from jail. The audience including Har-

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Participants of the march sang their way to the steps of the courthouse Jan. 22.

ris’s mother, Daisy Harris, reacted with words of support. Valerie Arnold, assistant to Johnny Dupree, read a proclamation on his behalf. “We will work diligently to try to get a monument erected here, but that’s a process,” Arnold said. The proclamation states the mayor will work toward erecting the monument. President of Remembering

‘64 and USM graduate student Shane Hand added that it only makes sense for the monument to stand near the Forest County Courthouse. Hand also said he was skeptical about the attendance. “It’s hard to know who will embrace the event since it’s such a large scale project,” Hand said. “I’m just thrilled with the response.” The event closed with the

singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is recognized in the black community as the Negro National Anthem. The Freedom Day March Reenactment commemorating the 50th anniversary is the first of a series of events recognizing Freedom Summer. The series will end with the Freedom Summer 1964-2014 conference which will be held June 19-21 on the USM campus.

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continued from Page 1 end, good triumphs evil.” “It was scary sometimes back then,” said Leonard Marris, lifetime resident of Downtown Hattiesburg who was a student at Eureka in 1964. “Changes have certainly happened since I was in school.” Eureka was the first and only African-American school at the time, built in 1921. Connor reflects on said changes, but still has a heavy heart for the Hattiesburg community. “There’ve been many changes, but the laws made the change,” Connor said. “Real community change comes from the heart. You can see our past arise in events like the (2013 Hattiesburg mayoral) election.” And the rigid divide is as literal as it is historical. “All African-Americans lived east of the railroad tracks,” said Holloway, gazing upon the now vacant lots and the many decrepit buildings lining Mobile Street. In 2014, one may see the demographical distinction between West Hattiesburg, being nearly 75 percent white and East Hattiesburg holding a 50 percent black population.

Thursday, January 23, 2014 | Page 7 Glenda Funchess, who runs the Civil Rights Institute for Young Children, was around 10 years old in 1964 and attended Freedom School at Mt. Zion in Hattiesburg. Donning a bright yellow NAACP sign stating “PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS,” Funchess carries on the tradition of marching. “I attended the March on Washington in August, and we also are very active participants in Atlanta,” Funchess said. “If there’s a march, we’re usually there.” Funchess remembers the 1964 Mississippi and poignantly remarks on today’s Mississippi. “We made some steps towards equality, but now I believe we’re regressing,” Funchess said. “Hattiesburg had a horrible voting history (and) 500 African Americans lived here, but only about 50 were on the roll.” Funchess equates the 2013 Voter ID movements act as a modern poll tax and disenfranchises African-American’s right to vote. “I think it’s going to be very hard to (move on) until people lose the attitude of superiority. It’s not about skin color; it’s about content of character,” Funchess said. Mississippi, notoriously a Republican state today, was Democratic at the time that

Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. “It was then we saw a shift to the Republican Party,” Funchess said. Democrats existed throughout the state, but African-Americans were barred from representation, thus the emergence of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Connor co-founded the MFDP along with activists Victoria Jackson and J.C. Fairley and attended the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J. She had close ties to the struggle in Hattiesburg particularly. “You know, they thought we’d stop (protesting) after this day 50 years ago, but we kept pressing on everyday thereafter for months,” Connor said. Connor was arrested for picketing in April 1964 outside the Forrest County Courthouse, where about 150 marched today. “We will be celebrating all year,” said Victor Booth, a lifelong resident of Hattiesburg, as marchers sang the traditional song, “We Shall Overcome.” “The great experience is the freedom to speak on these topics,” Booth said. “In ’64, we didn’t have that. Now we can speak and speak about what’s against us. We have the knowledge and the right. In the end, we’re all God’s people. That’s how it should be.” Looking down the street he

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Participants in the re-enactment as well as onlookers concluded the march at the Forrest County Courthouse to hear notable speakers tell the story of the original march that took place in 1964 and the progress that has been made in the Pinebelt since then.

has lived on his entire life, Holloway reflected once more on its people and its history. “Everyone knew everyone, and we went through a lot together. I don’t find peace with moving.” The Freedom Summer dia-

logue series, sponsored by USM Center for Black Studies, will continue February through May to recognize and commemorate the participants of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Weed or wheels?| Allison Edwards Printz Reporter

Ringing in the 2014 new year meant lighting up more than just fireworks for Colorado residents. On Jan. 1, companies opened their doors to recreational marijuana users for the first time in U.S. history, in response to the state’s 55 percent vote in favor in 2012. I spoke with a graduate student from The University of Southern Mississippi who recently returned from Colorado where he got to experience first-hand what this level of legalization was like. “You walk into a shop and it looks like your average bar,” said a USM graduate student who visited Colorado. “Just like liquor bottles they have jars of pot everywhere. It’s strange walking down the street seeing people just toke up freely. I saw a guy smoking a joint walk past four cops who were just sitting there, talking.” So far, only Colorado and Washington, which opens its dispensaries later in 2014, have legalized the recreational usage of marijuana. Yet, according to fowardprogressives. com, as of Jan. 21 Louisiana lawmakers will meet to discuss legalization, potentially joining the six other states that already have the issue on their agenda. Recently President Barack Obama had an interview published in the “The New Yorker” in which he made remarks supporting Colorado and Washington’s decisions. He said marijuana is not very different from the cigarettes that he smoked as a young person and it is important for this issue to go forward. Now that more states are thinking of hashing out the hash, with the president’s apparent blessing, some would say the people are getting exactly what they asked for. But is the grass, in fact, always greener on the

other side? Unlike alcohol, marijuana is a relatively new product for the legal market to learn how to control. With that comes the responsibility of finding out what laws will and will not work over the next five to ten years. Here’s the law that definitely doesn’t work: According to norml.org, Colorado residents can be ticketed if they are found driving with more than 5 nanograms of THC (the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis) per milliliter in their blood. The problem? THC is stored in the body’s fat cells, meaning that regular smokers can have THC in their body for days, weeks or even months without being high. THC levels also subjectively vary from smoker to smoker depending on his or her girth and tolerance level. Consider author David Bienenstock who wrote an article in motherboard.vice.com, in which he addressed this issue by smoking an expensive bud, Red Congolese, a soughtafter sativa-dominant hybrid, the day before and having his blood tested 14 hours later. His results? A whopping 35 nanograms of THC were still in his bloodstream even after the point of him being too impaired to drive had passed. This law is obviously unjust and based upon seemingly ar-

nology to make it more accurate? I decided to go around Hattiesburg to discuss this issue with Southern Miss alumni and students. I interviewed the same graduate student who spoke with me about his recent trip to Colorado. He wished to re-

A: If it were legal, I’d do it

the legal way. Just like alcohol, you’re never going to catch me drunk driving. Ever. Sophomore biology major Thomas Wilson gave almost an exact opposite response.

that we would tax would be very helpful to our society,” Edwards said. “Especially with the education system here in the south. We could improve the education system all the while eliminating a hype.”

Q: What do you think about

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main anonymous but told me his bachelor’s degree was in criminal justice.

: Is it better to adopt a flawed law and hope the changes come over time or should the rest of the country wait and see how Colorado and Washington handle this first before legalizing marijuana themselves?

You’re going to be putting some people in jail that don’t deserve it. But that’s already happening right now with nonviolent drug offenders, so any minimization that you can do on that is for the good even if you have to work out some kinks later. Infographics by Cody Bass

bitrary standards. If this were to become a normative guideline for other states, how long would we have to wait to collect the information and tech-

Why recreational pot smokers may be trading in their licenses

: Would you wait a certain period of time after smoking if it were legalized in this way?

Given this law would you still be a smoker? How do you think it would affect your life?

: For me personally, I longboard. I would longboard more probably. I would bike more. But I would also ignore this law. If you’re going to use a recreational narcotic regularly then you have to have enough responsibility to then make good choices about how you are driving, how much you are driving and the amount you consume.

: What would it take for legalization to come to Mississippi?

: We have a lot of traditional people who like to associate marijuana with the counter culture. I think it would be hard to convince people but if we raised awareness about the medical facts first and the legalization of the medical usage perhaps over time we would have more people understanding that a recreational user isn’t going to harm the public. USM alumna Emily Edwards commented on the nature of what legalization would mean for our society. “Not only do I think the crime rate would go down, but I think that the money that we were to legalize it the money

the current limit Colorado has put in place for impaired driving after smoking?

: Just like if someone were prescribed pain killers they could still get behind the wheel. They could still get a DUI. If anybody is driving destructively they should be pulled over and given a ticket. Bottom line. The issue of marijuana legalization has stepped into the limelight of an exciting new era for our nation, one in which states are beginning to listen to the demands of their citizens by taking action. Now that legal recreational usage is a reality for Colorado, the number of users will, no doubt, be increasing. This begs the question: Are Colorado residents actually allowed to smoke recreationally or do they now only face a new challenge that seeks to criminalize their choice to do so? Opinions expressed in The Student Printz are those of the writer and not necessarily those of The Student Printz, its publications manager, USM, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning or the USM Board of Student Publications.

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Upsets highlight the end of the BCS era Joshua Campbell Sports Editor

For college football fans, there is no better time of year than bowl season. Every year there are upsets, blowouts, incredible individual performances and all-around the best football of the season. However, this year was like no other in the BCS era. Besides the National Championship, every BCS Bowl matchup resulted in an upset, but even that game was a near upset before Heisman Trophy Winner Jameis Winston led the Florida State Seminoles on a game-winning drive in the game’s waning moments. Starting with the Rose Bowl, the Stanford Cardinals began the game as 6 ½ point favorites over the Michigan State Spartans. Many experts expected Stanford to grind this game out behind running back Taylor Gaffney and a stout front seven, but the Spartans were able to beat them at their own game. After a fast start for the Cardinal running game, the Spartans defense held the Stanford offense in check and only allowed 71 rushing yards for the last three quarters

which is an amazing accomplishment against Stanford. The Spartans won the time of possession battle and cranked out ten more first downs than their counterpart en route to a 24-20 win in “The Granddaddy of Them All.” Then there was the game that had upset written all over it. The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl featured 17-point favorite Baylor and the team nobody

winning streak after a heartbreaking loss to a more than solid South Carolina team, I was shocked when Baylor was announced as a threescore favorite. UCF let Baylor know very early on that they were not going to roll as they raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Baylor was able to make it a game, but UCF quarterback Blake Bortles

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McCarron. Oklahoma’s Geneo Grissom scooped and scored the fumble to give the Sooners a 45-31 victory. Though Ohio State was favored by three points, Clemson’s Sammy Watkins stole the show to produce the fourth upset in BCS Bowl Games. The Discover Orange Bowl was the most entertaining game of the bowl season with the score see-sawing in each team’s favor throughout the game. This game came down to which star was going to take

over which Watkins did, hauling in 16 receptions for 227 yards and two touchdowns. If Ohio State’s Braxton Miller was anywhere near even 80 percent healthy, this game could have been totally different in the second half, but Clemson was able to pull the upset, 40-35. The biggest takeaway from the BCS Bowl Games is that the SEC is no longer the unquestioned powerhouse conference in the country. Their streak of seven straight National Championships ended this year and both SEC teams that made BCS Bowl Games lost to ACC schools. While the BCS has been an imperfect system since day one of its existence, it has produced some of the most entertaining games in college football history. The BCS will give way to the College Football Playoff next season which will finally give college football fans what they have been begging for since they realized how bad the BCS system was. My way too early prediction for the playoff has Florida State, Auburn, Michigan State and UCLA making the final four. UCLA will upset Florida State to play Auburn in the National Championship, but they will not have enough firepower to keep up with Auburn. Auburn will beat UCLA 45-41 in an instant classic.

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BASKETBALL

Golden Eagles have strong week Rebounding key for USM in 8071 win over La. Tech Joshua Campbell Printz Reporter

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Senior guard Jerrold Brooks reaches for the rebounding ball against Rice players in Thursday’s game at the Reed-Green Coliseum.

Golden Eagles beat Rice 84-62 James Johnson Printz Reporter

After a lackluster performance against Tulsa resulting in the Golden Eagles men’s basketball team’s first conference loss, the Golden Eagles (15-3, 2-1) bounced back with a 84-62 victory over the Rice Owls (5-11, 0-3). Rice drew first blood as Austin Ramljak knocked down a three from the corner, but once Southern Miss took the lead 3:04 into the game, they never relinquished it. They controlled the game from the tip and kept the student section on its feet the whole game. Right before tip-off, head coach Donnie Tyndall stressed the importance of defense after allowing 75 points in their last outing. The Golden Eagles responded by running a full-court press that forced 14 turnovers, nine of those turnovers coming off steals, and held Rice to 62 points. Rice could not get anything going inside the paint due to the Golden Eagles’ 2-3 zone defense which made it difficult for the Owls’ inside game to get going, forcing them to rely on jump shots. The Southern Miss players heard what Coach Tyndall said loud and clear. Playing physical, yet disciplined defense gave Rice

just six chances at the charity strike. Rice went just 2-for-6 in their free throw attempts. Southern Miss was 18-for-26 from the free throw line. Rice shot 43 percent from the floor and was 12-for-34 (35 percent) from beyond the three point line, struggling to find the bottom of the net. USM looked much more comfortable in Reed-Green Coliseum, shooting 28-for-54 (52 percent) from the floor and setting a season high from behind the arch shooting 50 percent. Southern Miss also had the advantage in rebounding, outrebounding the Owls 43-20. Southern Miss ended the game strong, scoring 12 of the game’s last 15 points. Rice scored three points in the final five minutes making only one field goal and committing two turnovers. “I thought we wore them down,” Tyndall said. “Our guards did a good job of rebounding down and that led to us getting in the open floor.” Michael Craig led the team in scoring with 16 points, shooting 6-for-7 from the field and going 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. Craig also hauled in seven rebounds and had three assists. Aaron Brown led the team in rebounds with a career-high eight and had 15 points. Neil Watson had a teamhigh six assists and 12 points.

Southern Miss used a heavy rebounding edge to down Louisiana Tech 80-71 Sunday afternoon to strengthen their RPI to 39th in the nation. La. Tech came into the game as the top team in the conference at 15-3 and undefeated in conference play, but that did not intimidate USM. The Golden Eagles dominated the Bulldogs on the glass, holding a 48-26 advantage in rebounds including 19 offensive rebounds to the Bulldogs’ five. “Early on, it was an offensive game, but as both teams settled in, it became the defensive slugfest we thought it would be,” said USM head coach Donnie Tyndall. “But for us to outrebound them (La. Tech) by 22, shows you how hard and physical we played.” Michael Craig led the team with a career-high 12 rebounds and chipped in 17 points. Craig’s secondstraight strong performance led to him being selected as the Conference USA men’s basketball Player of the Week. Craig averaged 16.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds per game in the two USM wins. He was also able to hold La. Tech’s Michale Kyser to just two rebounds and no blocks. Kyser came into the game averaging 7.6 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game. Daveon Boardingham had a game-high 20 points and was a dominant force defensively, blocking two shots and altering several others. Neil Watson struggled from the field, converting on only two of his eight field goal attempts, but was 8-for-8 from the line including four clutch free throws down the stretch to seal the game. Jerrold Brooks had an uncharacteristically bad game going 2-for-15 from the field and 0-for-6 from three. For the game, USM struggled mightily from three as they shot just 11.1 percent and just 41.7 percent from the field.

La. Tech was much more impressive shooting throughout the game, but USM’s free throw shooting helped them secure their 16th win of the season. USM made 28 free throws while La. Tech only made 14. USM will play Old Dominion (9-9, 3-0) Thursday night in Norfolk, Va. It will be USM’s second consecutive game against the top team in C-USA. If the Golden Eagles can come away with a victory, they will be the number one team in C-USA. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. at the Constant Convocation Center. This will be the first time the two teams will face off as conference opponents.

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Senior forward Michael Craig was named Conference USA men’s basketball Player of the Week for his outstanding play against Rice and La. Tech.

Early on, it was an offensive game, but as both teams settled in, it became the defensive slugfest we thought it would be, but for us to outrebound them (La. Tech) by 22, shows you how hard and physical we played. Coach Donnie Tyndall

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Students cheer on the Eagles at the Rice vs. USM game Thursday night.

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