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Cook Library will undergo renovations BENJAMIN ROARK PRINTZ REPORTER
ook Library will be under construction beginning in spring 2019 for technology upgrades and sleeker, sharper cosmetic appeal. During this time, the library will remain functional until the project wraps in the summer of 2021. Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Amy Miller, Ph.D., has been working on the project for three years and said the mission is to modernize Cook Library cosmetically and functionally. “We really want to get more of the services and support that students use in the library and then also build out more spaces for students to collaborate, study together and work together,” Miller said. “The library needs a renovation, and we want to make sure that during the renovation we’re meeting the needs of students and making it look more like the libraries that are more cutting edge and have the best practices for students today.” Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management Christopher Crenshaw, Ph.D., listed and discussed the
upgrades. “For us, it’s a complex kind of web of project management. Where we are right now is in the design phases,” Crenshaw said. “Our plan is for this to materialize in three phases. The first phase is the mechanical part,” Crenshaw said. “The university’s Academic Advisement Center which will be phase two. Then later will be phase three, the Bower Academic Center.” The Bower Academic Center will house the Student-Athlete Enhancement Program to serve Southern Miss’s nearly 350 studentathletes. Although its primary audience is athletes, many of the amenities will be available for use to students of all disciplines during certain times. This will increase the number of available study rooms. The Academic Advisement Center will be available for all students who have questions about anything related to their classes, their progression, changing a major and anything else advisement related for all 12 months of the year. The university received $7 million from the state legislature for necessary use around campus and will be appropriating a large amount towards the Cook Library renovation project, yet administrators have reached
out for donors to alleviate the excess budget expenditures, namely for the Bower Academic Center, to help bring the university’s fullframed vision into fruition. “We could certainly do a lot more if we had more money, but at the end of the day, I think, what comes together in this project when it’s all said and done is going to be a significant impact to student success and retention,” Crenshaw said. Dean of University Libraries John Eye, Ph.D., said the services will improve student success. “It’s going to be an improvement in a lot of ways. It will make Cook Library more of a central place to serve students in more ways than we already do,” Eye said. “I think we can accommodate things so that students will still be able to function as close to normal as possible, and as with any construction project the inconvenience will be well worth it because in the end, this place will be much more inviting and much more functional.” “We are going to have to be flexible, and we’re going to have to be patient. I think we have enough flexibility and enough spaces to where we can block off some and then move other services to another place on a temporary basis.”
attiesburg residents filled almost all of the pews in Temple B’nai Israel as the church celebrated Shabbat Friday, Nov. 2, after 11 Jewish people were murdered in Pittsburgh. Every Shabbat, the Jewish congregation says a prayer for healing, Mi Shebeirach, with their loved ones in mind. However, during this Shabbat, the congregation extended their prayers to the national level, thinking of those who were murdered in the mass shooting a week prior. On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 27, Robert Bowers walked into the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue with an assault rifle and four handguns, yelling, “All Jews must die.” Bowers murdered 11 worshippers and injured six that day. Bowers was charged with 29 federal counts, including hate crimes. New Orleans resident and Rabbi Edward Kohn joined the synagogue to deliver a message of healing. Kohn lived in Pittsburg with his family for five years near the Squirrel Hill neighborhood while he served as a rabbi for a temple near Tree of Life. He described the neighborhood as “close knit and wonderful.” “I didn’t know the specific people, but I know the goodness of that wonderful little village inside a major city,” Kohn said. “That’s what it is. It’s so rare. It’s not just Jews. There are people of all kinds of denominations, and they have a history of getting along well and doing interface study together and having tremendous respect for one another. So what took place there was so shocking for everybody because there’s always been such a high plane of love and acceptance in that area.” Southern Miss Director of Admissions Erron Flowers said he was invited to the synagogue by one of his coworkers and wanted to show support the local Jewish community. “We’ve seen it time and time again from churches. It’s happened to African American churches. It’s happened to all different types of religions, Muslims, Jews, Christians. Nobody is exempt from it, and that is extremely sad,” Flowers said.
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ne of the most thrilling and exciting games of the season was played on out court with the fast Perkinston team. Shouts and yells could be heard when the whistle was first blown. Both teams played hard and even in the fight until the very end. The teams stayed neck and neck as the score remained the same almost throughout the entire game. Miss Robins, forward was the star of the game, although all the players conducted themselves creditably. At the end of the fourth quarter the score was 19-19. The tie was played off in five minutes and the score was 23-24 in favor of the Teachers.
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Students organize ‘Eagles Engaged’ event BRIAN WINTERS PRINTZ REPORTER
ntrepreneurship students in the College of Business and Economic Development will host Eagles Engaged in Entrepreneurship Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Center, rooms 214 and 218. The event is free for all students, faculty and staff. Members of the community are welcome to attend. Southern Miss students with aspirations of becoming an entrepreneur are encouraged to attend and students of all majors are invited. Participants are asked to come with an open mind or with questions about entrepreneurship. The event is part of a class project. Director of the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship James Wilcox and Interim Director SherRhonda Gibbs, Ph.D., as well as the students enrolled in MGT 475 have been in charge of planning the event. The planning process has been heavily reliant on the students. Eagles Engaged in Entrepreneurship will have creative activities, food and a shark tank challenge. Local entrepreneurs will give will give short presentations on topics such as start-up, funding, human resources and marketing a business. Entrepreneurs in the arts will share their journeys too. Students will learn more about resources available on campus for entrepreneurs
and have an opportunity to network with local entrepreneurs and other students. The event will help students learn valuable entrepreneurial skills and tips to overcome challenges faced by start-up businesses. Senior entrepreneurship major Gabrielle Morgan said, “We hope this event educates students on how to pursue their entrepreneurial ventures by giving them helpful tips from the seasoned entrepreneurs and business owners.” The event is the first of its kind to be held at Southern Miss and is part of a class project for students in the New Venture Creation course in the School of Management. Entrepreneurship professor and Interim Associate Dean SherRhonda Gibbs, Ph.D., said, “Southern Miss students are extremely entrepreneurial, and it’s important to provide a venue for these students to connect, interact, and access the resources they need to start successful new ventures.” Haley Brown, a senior entrepreneurship and accounting major, is hoping the students who are not entrepreneurship majors can be successful and be their own boss one day. Brown also hopes students will be more aware of the resources that are available to us and use them wisely. “I think if this year is successful, the next group of students to take the class will choose to host the event, but maybe in a different way,” Brown said. For questions, contact Haley Brown at 601-606-3799 or lauren.h.brown@usm.edu. Courtesy Photo
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MONDAY, OCT. 29 * At 12:52 PM at Pi Kappa Phi house, individuals were reported to have received stolen property. TUESDAY, OCT. 30 * A fight took place at 10:48 PM on the Intramural fields (Assault Simple). WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31 * An individual was found in possession of alcohol as a minor at the Sigma Chi house at 11:47 PM. FRIDAY, NOV. 2 * At 12:18 PM, Grand Larceny (item or items valuing over $500) was reported at Spirit Park. The case remains open. SUNDAY, NOV. 4 * At 1:49 AM at the Peck House, an individual was arrested for public drunkenness.
“[Kohn] said it tonight. When this happens to us, it happens to you. There were so many times when he was talking about different things that Jewish people went through. I was like, ‘That was such a similar experience to my ancestors and my people, and so I think it shows that when one of us hurt all of us hurt.” Education fellow for the Institute for Southern Jewish Life Mackenzie Haun traveled from Oberlin, Kansas, for her fellowship and assisted Kohn during the service. Haun said the Pittsburg shooting reminded her of another anti-Semitic tragedy, the Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooting in 2014. “During my senior year of high school, there was a shooting at my Jewish community center in Kansas,” Haun said. “I have unfortunately been on the side of the trauma before and have lived through my synagogue completely changing as far as having the door locked all the time and having a police presence every Friday night, which we didn’t use to have.” “It wasn’t so much shocking to me that [the Pittsburg shooting] happened as it was saddening to see the wide response of everyone had to step up their security and not feeling as safe as they once did in their sacred spaces. That’s just heartbreaking to me,” she said. Kohn said people should be more responsible with their speech; however, he does not see that happening in the near future. “I don’t see any signs of it with the inciting of people with sending troops to the border and the disparagement of immigrants,” Kohn said. “There’s nothing religious about that. We are taught to remember that we were strangers in the land of Egypt, and we’ve been immigrants. And we help immigrants. That’s part of our calling as immigrants.”
Having a grandfather who immigrated to America from Russia in the 20th century, associate professor of political science Kate Greene, Ph.D., said she came to Temple B’nai Israel for the first time to show she cares about the Jewish community. Greene said she is no longer surprised by news of mass shootings and said President Donald J. Trump is to blame for the frequency. “He’s made it acceptable for these people who have always been out there, but for a long time have had to stay quiet,” Greene said. “Now they’ve got somebody in the Oval Office who doesn’t criticize them and supports them.” Despite this, Greene said peace and love are attainable goals. “It’s the message of all the major religions, including Islam. We just need to love each other, and we don’t. And we should.” Kohn referred to the congregation as
healers as he prepared to conclude the service and lit a Yahrtzel candle, which will remain lit for seven days, in memorial of the Pittsburg victims. The next time Temple B’nai Israel congregants will meet will be on the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, where more than 1,000 synagogues and Jewish businesses were burned and vandalized and more than 100 Jewish people were killed by Nazis in two days. “People pass by doorways and for one reason or another they don’t go in, but tonight people came in who had never been in here,” Kohn said. “And they knew that they would by their very presence they would be a force for healing and for comfort. Everybody who was here had somewhere else they could be, but they didn’t go there. They came here, and that’s the message. You know, they say the friend is the one who comes in when the rest of the world goes out.”
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High school students tour Art & Design program ASHLYN LEVINS PRINTZ REPORTER
he University of Southern Mississippi Art and Design School hosted an open house welcoming high school and college students on Nov. 2. The school showcased each of its departments to the students by providing interactive demonstrations. Professor of Art History and Faculty Lead for Art and Design Dr. Jennifer Courts attended the open house and assisted students in their tour of the school. “Today’s open house is one of our favorite events that we do every year,” Courts said, “It invites area high school and community college students in. They get to meet our faculty, and I think the highlight of it is they get to do hands-on demonstrations in all of our different areas.” Students currently a part of the Art and Design School volunteered for the event to shadow the students attending. Graphic design senior Maryssa Everett volunteered for the ‘Mural Mania’ wall outside of the George Hurst building. Students were able to graffiti designs from stencils made in the labs. “For Mural Mania we wanted to show the students coming in that there is more to art than just drawing and sculpture, and we wanted to show them that there is also a much more modern aspect to it,” Everett said, “It is something that can be taken out of the studio and taken outside and experimented with, and that it is not something that is confined to the walls of one building – though it can be on the side of a building. Today we are using stencils made from our laser etcher to show the depth and the range of what we have to offer here.” The touring high school and college students were able to experience still life drawing as well as monoprinting with Professors Mark Rigsby and Carolyn Norton. “We do monoprints because they are very quick for students to do,” Norton said, “The students will take a piece of acrylic, cover it with printing ink and use various materials like Q-Tips, cardboard and paper to make nonobjective compositions. It is then run through the press and when it’s lifted the students are pretty wonderstruck
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at the results.” Professor Mark Rigsby enjoyed spending time with the students and teaching them about the printing process. “The students have been having a great time. They’ve been collaborating and will be able to take home a small print today. Once a year we have this open house and it’s a recruitment event where students come from high schools all over the state to check out our program and
Prospective students participate in Open House drawing workshop.
decide if they want to study art at USM,” Rigsby said. The Art and Design School’s open house allowed students to interact with faculty and staff as well as current students. The faculty wanted to spark interest in art and design by introducing different forms of art and design to current high school students. Students came from all over the state for the open house. High school students from D’Iberville High School, Oak Grove High School and Jones County visited the design school.
They had the opportunity to speak with faculty and current students over a lunch provided by the program. Mallorie Searborough, a Junior at D’Iberville High School expressed her enjoyment with the open house and interest in the different areas. “I am really enjoying today a lot. I like the print making the best, it was really fun. I wanted to learn more about art and what they do here at the school.”
Students abuse accessible parking CALEB MCCLUSKEY PRINTZ REPORTER
isabled students and faculty have been prevented from parking in accessible parking spaces due to some able-bodied students using their designated parking spaces as free rides to a shorter walk. Ph.D. candidate in communications and general manager of WUSM Wilbur “Mean Willie Green” Martin said that it is a daily occurrence to find an ablebodied person parking in an accessible parking space. “I can’t think of the last time that I went somewhere and didn’t see an able-bodied person illegally parked in a handicap spot,” Martin said. “That is how often. Every time I go out.” Martin said he cannot tolerate this behavior because it shows a distinct lack of empathy and consideration of other human beings. “One incident isn’t usually that big a deal,” Martin said. “When you have two or three obvious signs from society that ‘I really give a s–t about you. I have my own thing. I don’t care,’ it adds up and gets to be more than I’m interested in dealing with.” Martin habitually confronts these people and is given responses along the lines of “I will only be a minute,” or “I am just waiting on someone.” Martin said, in a letter to the editor he wrote for the Student Printz Oct. 3, that these excuses have no basis for them to park. Student Government Association Attorney General Lauren-Hunter Gaudet said the Judicial Board has heard these excuses before. “When [Judicial Board] is having its appeals, most of them are people that say, ‘I just needed to run in for a minute’ and they will try to appeal it,” Gaudet said. She said the board will shut down any appellant that use these excuses. 27-19-56-5(a) of the Mississippi Code said, “It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle in an area set aside for persons who are disabled if the motor vehicle does not (i) have displayed the removable windshield placard authorized in this section with the date of expiration visible (ii) have the special license plate issued under this
section properly displayed upon the motor vehicle, or (iii) have the disabled American veteran tag or plate.” The code goes on to say that any unlawful parking of a motor vehicle or blocking of an accessible spot is punishable with a fine ranging up to $200. Martin believes that above the unlawfulness of the act, parking in an accessible spot shows a complete disregard for human beings. Gaudet said she and the Judicial Board of SGA take the problem very seriously along with Parking Management itself and see the problem often. “Whenever [Judicial Board hears] the word handicap, we immediately perk up and we go through the very fine details of [the appeal],” Gaudet said. Gaudet said that it is tricky for Parking Management to catch students parking illegally while using a friend or loved one’s disability tag. She also said that she believes there should be more accessible spots on campus and that she will continue to discuss the issue with Parking Management. Faculty and students feel the effects of inconsiderate parkers. Former Southern Miss student Samantha McNease, like Martin, is wheelchair bound. She attended Southern Miss from 2009 to 2016 and had her share of parking problems. McNease said even when there are multiple accessible spots open or if you are running late, it is still illegal to park there without a disability and the proper paperwork. “It is not for you to judge what place, time and how many handicapped people are going to show up,” McNease said. “There is a reason it is illegal.” This issue of able-bodied people parking in accessible spots doesn’t stop in the parking lot. McNease said she encounters it just as much in the restroom. Though not expressly illegal, McNease said it feels just as frustrating. She feels those who take an accessible bathroom stall when there are other stalls open as just as inconsiderate. “Having troubles with mobility is difficult anyway,” McNease said. “For people to just blatantly not care about something they can definitely help with just by avoiding some of their actions, it makes you feel s—y. It makes you feel like society is not really supporting you as they should.”
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The issue of parking is not the only problem disabled individuals face. In Martin’s and McNease’s cases, navigating the world has become extremely difficult without some outside help from students and friends or Southern Miss’s Office for Disability Accommodations. Necessities such as wheelchair ramps, having large enough accessible stalls and even being able to navigate a classroom. The Americans with Disabilities Act states that wheelchair ramps must fit a ratio of a 1:12 slope, meaning a ramp must rise one inch per every foot “I have yet to see a ramp on any campus that meets
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that standard,” McNease said. “Both ramps [in Bobby Chain] I could not do on my own.” Martin said he feels being disabled is frustrating but he can still enjoy parts of the world and being alive in it. “You’re going to be discriminated,” Martin said when asked what he would tell someone who recently became disabled. “There are people that, no matter what, will not being willing to understand that you are still a pretty ok person even though you have to do things in a different way.”
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School of Music hosts benefit concert JESSICA FIELDS PRINTZ REPORTER
he School of Music hosted its first annual Eagle’s Nest Food Pantry Benefit Concert Thursday, Nov. 1 at Marsh Hall Auditorium. In collaboration with the School of Social Work, the concert proceeds benefited the campus food pantry, which serves students, faculty and staff. Director of the School of Music Richard Kravchak, Ph.D., explained why the food pantry is important, especially to international students. “We are aware that there is a lot of hunger here on campus with students, with staff and even with some of our faculty. We saw a lot of that with our own music students. We have a number of international students who just don’t have two nickels to rub together when they get here,” Kravchak said. “I am so in awe of them, they are such brave people that come to a new country to try to have a better life. So, the least we can do is help them to get something to eat.” Kravchak said faculty in the music department saw a need on campus and used their love of music to help. “Dr. Galit Kaunitz has started a program where the School of Music has a donation bucket in our main office, and many of our faculty bring in food items every week,” Kravchak said. “So, this event was a natural output of our interests in making sure that everyone here has enough to eat because if you don’t have enough to eat you can’t learn, you can’t do anything.” The benefit concert was free to the public but donations of non-perishable food items were accepted at the door. The School of Social Work was on scene to help collect the donations and
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educate members of the campus community about Eagles Nest, which opened in 2016. Graduate social worker student Icerica Gardner said Eagle’s Nest serves the Southern Miss community weekly, but some people still do not know about the pantry. “The Eagle’s Nest is a resource for Southern Miss students and staff,” Gardner said. “Anyone can come in on Wednesdays and Fridays and
Spirit of Southern performs at Eagle’s Pantry benefit.
shop for what they need, but they are only allowed to come in once a day. I am glad that we are having the benefit concert because people on campus still really do not know about us, and this can help get the word out so we can continue to grow.” Graduate social work student Lumay Lawrence said the Eagles Nest is set up like a grocery store to present a more welcoming
environment. “We have shopping carts,” Lawrence said. “You can come in, grab your basket, and you can pick out what you want.” The next benefit concert is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at University Baptist Church. For more information about the concerts, contact Kaunitz at galit.kauntiz@ usm.edu or call 601-266-6042.
DOD contracts Southern Miss for $4.73 million CALEB MCCLUSKEY PRINTZ REPORTER
outhern Miss’s National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security announced a $4.73 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Domestic Preparedness Support Initiative program Friday, Nov. 2 to test security technology. “Since the establishment of [the NCS4] in 2006, this award probably offers the most significant advancement of the mission of the National Center,” Director of NCS4 Lou Marciani, Ph.D. said. The NCS4, which has previously worked with The Department of Homeland Security, is working, for the first time, with the Department of Defenses. NCS4 not only partnered with the DOD but also with Kopis Mobile, a company that is specialized in designing custom apps and app-enabled electronics. Kopis Mobile co-founder Hugh Middleton said he believes the partnership will result in a variety of new tools, training and an overall increase in safety across the nation. Marciani said this partnership will open doors to the best of technology, partners, research, developers and manufacturers. “Our collaborative partnership and advancement of technology will significantly enhance our ability to provide security and protection at national and international spectator events,” Director of the School
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of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science and Security Lisa Nored, Ph.D., said. Nored said it was an honor to be selected by the DOD to receive the contract. She said the project will allow Southern Miss to and its partners to take a leadership role in exploring and developing security and safety technology.
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Marciani said the program with help builds a better understanding of the gaps in our current defense technology. He also said they will be testing technology, current and new. “Hopefully tomorrow, there is a new technology. Maybe a technology that may make a difference in making our experiences
in the sports industry safe and secure for our spectators,” Marciani said. Marciani said what technology they use is wholly dependent on the result of the gap identification they are currently doing. Once the center identifies the gaps, they will go to the DOD and explore options of technologies they can use. He said these technologies are not limited to spectator sports security but will help in most cases where a large crowd is congregating. “What we are talking about here is technology for mass gatherings,” Marciani said. “That mass gathering is for sports and entertainment, but what happens normally in this field is that it can be applied to other applications.” The contract will work on a one-year time span, starting with a security gap identification process will tell those involved where the problems in security may lie and give them an idea of where to go from there. After the identification, there will be seven months to do testing, commercializing and outreaching. Marciani said they will be field testing these technologies during football games and other sporting events around Southern Miss. Associate Professor of criminal justice Joshua Hill, Ph.D., who will be working as a chief investigator on the contract, said there will be plenty of student involvement but it will mostly be at a graduate level of learning. “I think [the DOD choosing Southern Miss] says a lot about the university and our ability to carry out a project like this in, especially in such a short time frame,” Hill said.
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How to dress chic for cheap during winter JACK MCCALLUM PRINTZ REPORTER
rends come and go, styles are constantly evolving and this season is no exception. Dressing for winter in a city like Hattiesburg can be difficult with the unpredictable temperatures, but there are a few essentials that can help anyone bring their look to a new level. It can be easy to lose track of your personal style in a sea of Comfort Color t-shirts, so please allow for this to serve as a guide. Puffer coats have been making quite the comeback via social media and runway with brands like Balenciaga pushing the ridiculously oversized look. It might be fairly easy to write off winter coats as being an unnecessary purchase in climates like Hattiesburg, but these can be purchased for cheap and automatically add a sense of depth to your personal style. Temperatures drop to lower than 30 degrees at least a few times a year so it is wise to invest in at least one item to keep warm. Outerwear does not end at puffer coats if those just are not your thing. Vintage, neon windbreakers are still stylish, cheap and easy to find at a thrift store. Now is the time to be adventurous, so go take that bright pink windbreaker from your mom. Leather boots are always a point of peak excitement for bringing out the winter wardrobe and remain a must. If boots seem too expensive or are just not your thing, dad sneakers are still a hot moment. Nearly every brand has hopped on the dad sneaker trend so just find your favorite sneaker brand and roll with it. Sweaters are always a must for the colder months and brands like Marc Jacobs have really helped liven up the idea of the sweater. Just because the temperatures are cooling does not mean your wardrobe has to cool down. Bright prints are raging in knitwear and are super easy to find whether from a thrift store or Paul Smith.
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Kitschy handbags have made quite the splash with brands like Betsey Johnson, H&Moschino and Balmain bringing forth their idea of a unique bag. Not only are the bags cute, but it is also fun to pull your phone out of a purse shaped like a swan. If you think there might be a handbag shaped like it, you are probably correct. Pants can seem a bit monotonous with season after season of little-no change. Barring this, texture and patterns are making quite the
rise with plaid pants appearing on every Instastyle icon. A pair of fitted, textured pants can be purchased for cheap and show an attention to detail in your style. Not only are sunglasses an essential in terms of health, but they are also probably the most fun part in styling yourself. Off-White’s sold out collaboration with Sunglass Hut shows how hot the sleek, slender, dark-lensed sunglasses are. Good thing is that you do not have to pay Off-White money and can get
similar sunglasses from your local gas station for the price of a Cook Out tray. Style is truly about confidence and representing yourself. Your fashion and how you dress are an extension of your personality and point of view. The world of fashion is a way of expression and should not be taken to heart as long as you are confident in the style choices you have made.
Why you should vaccinate your children MAGGIE MATTESON PRINTZ REPORTER
he World Health Organization says that as of July 2018, roughly 20 million children below the age of one did not receive the diphtheria-tetanuspertussis immunization (DTP3), and about 1.5 million deaths worldwide could be avoided if they were to receive the vaccine. So why is it that there are so many people not wanting to vaccinate their children? The first death of the 2018 flu season was a young girl under the age of five. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has stated that around 97 children died this flu season alone, and continuing reports state that the majority of the deaths were unvaccinated children. Why? More and more children are becoming sick, contracting strands of viruses that have been eradicated for years. So why is it that parents are unwilling to save these children’s lives? Since well into the 1800’s, there has been an opposition to vaccines. The History of Vaccines states that Edward Jenner proved that he could protect a child from the smallpox outbreak by “injecting him or her with a lymph from a cowpox blister.” This frightened everyone. The fact that you could protect a child from sickness, using an already sick animal was crazy. Many of the Christians believed that it was “unchristian” as the vaccine came from an animal. However, the Vaccination Act of 1853 required that all infants three months old and under must be vaccinated. The people still fought
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it, but their children were well. Flashforward to 1998, a mere 20 years ago, when Dr. Andrew Wakefield suggested that we start researching the link between “bowel disease, autism, and the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine.” Of course, later we find that Wakefield had been paid off to state that there was an issue with the vaccine, and he has since been stripped of his medical license. A book titled “Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism,” written by Peter J. Hotez MD, Ph.D., was published in October. In the book, Hotez discusses the myth that there is a link between the immunization his daughter received
at 19 months old and her learning disability. He states, “we’ve seen deadly and disabling outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases around the country.” Hotez is a vaccine scientist, meaning that this is his focus. He stares at strands of viruses all day and has been proven correct that there is no link between the vaccines and autism. Now explain to me how you are going to let a failed doctor tell you that your child will develop autism if they receive a life-saving vaccine? Furthermore, what if your child is autistic? What difference does it make if they are still healthy and alive and you are still able to love them?
In the last decade, as the use of social media has increased and so has the percentage of vaccination refusal. The growing reliance on social media for the answers to everyday questions has made plenty of room anti-vaxxers to boost their cause. However, the Infectious Disease Advisor states that even though the antivaccination movement has been growing on the internet, social media can also offer a platform for pro-vaccination movements. Do your research, folks. Don’t be scared to ask questions. Most importantly, vaccinate your children so that they, and the people they are around, stay safe.
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ow that Halloween has come and gone, we have already begun to skip over Thanksgiving and have our eyes set on Christmas. Why is this, though? Why do the Christmas commercials start during late October? Why can’t they wait until after Thanksgiving? Why do we always try to fast-forward through this day to arrive at Christmas so soon? Why are we always in such a hurry? I am just ready to get out of school. But like I read on Twitter, “Why does everyone try to skip Thanksgiving??? You’re getting out of school to eat yourself into a coma… what’s better than that?!?” And Holland, you do have an excellent point.
Think about it, you’re surrounded by people that you love and just eating all you want FOR FREE. There are home cooked meals for free (insert mouth watering emoji) and no school-related responsibilities. Going off of that, the proper time to start getting excited for Christmas is the day after Thanksgiving because of Black Friday. A day filled with crazy people crashing through storefronts to purchase items off of their loved ones’ wish lists at a much lower price. Do we love to celebrate Halloween and Christmas more than Thanksgiving because of what we get out of those holidays? On Halloween, we get to dress up as characters, movie stars, puns and anything else you could think of. As children, we got
candy. On Christmas, we get presents. Are we that greedy? I like to think that I am not, but then again, I haven’t really gotten into the Christmas spirit early in several years. Maybe it’s not the presents. Maybe it’s the whole act of the celebration of Christmas. There are movies, decorations, light shows, shopping trips for presents, giving, receiving, religion, family and love. Christmas is so much more than just receiving presents. It brings such warm and fuzzy feelings into my body- even in the super cold temperatures. There’s just such a magical feeling when it comes to Christmas time, and I haven’t felt this magic in years, but this year I’m ready to put up the tree right now. I am ready for the Christmas music, the lights, the
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hot chocolate, being with my family and everything there is in between. We don’t just skip over Thanksgiving, we acknowledge it and we love its good food, but we also just get so ahead of ourselves. Because there are more celebratory factors within the Christmas holiday, we are obviously going to feel more compelled to start celebrating as soon as we can. As college students, it can be very hard to find time to relax or feel anything other than stressed out, but when November rolls around, we start to see the light that is Christmas break and all it has to offer. Christmas relieves us from so much stress and puts a new breath of life unto us, and that is why we tend to “skip” Thanksgiving.
Let’s get cracking: How to spice up your egg dish NATE SCHUMANN PRINTZ REPORTER
ore often than not, those of us who are college students who have to provide our own food look for ways to eat cheaply. I am a proponent of cooking your own food, and I believe that people can eat good food for a fair price if they prepare it themselves. Today, I want to offer some suggestions about how to spice up your budget buffet—particularly with eggs. Eggs are cheap. You can get a dozen eggs for less than one dollar. And one or two eggs can make up a solid meal. Eggs are versatile. You can scramble them, fry them, boil them, poach them, all sorts of things. Personally, I find that eggs are good at adopting the flavors of whatever spices you use to season them. As such, by employing a variety of spices, you can create a number of interesting egg dishes that keep your breakfasts fresh. For instance, I am a fan of Mexican food, so I sometimes use seasonings common to that spice palette when cooking my eggs. An egg dish that I enjoy is a fajita-style fried egg sandwich. If you have made a fried egg before, then you may find this variation of the simple recipe a refreshing way of mixing things up in the kitchen in the morning time (or dinner time, if you like breakfast for dinner). Fried eggs begin cooking fairly quickly, so I recommend sprinkling all of the spices you plan to use for this recipe in a small bowl first and blend them so that you can evenly season your fried egg without worrying about it overcooking in all the time it takes for you to open each spice container individually.
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I do not usually use exact measurements with my spices, but I have a visual ratio I tend to use. Primarily, a fajita seasoning mixture will include a decent amount of cayenne pepper, chili powder, cumin, and paprika. These four make up the core flavors for the dish. I like to add supplementary spices as well, such as black
pepper, chicken bouillon powder, jalapeño or habanero pepper and salt. After these spices are blended, you can start frying your egg. Lightly sprinkle your spice mixture over the egg (be careful not to put too much; you do not want to overpower your dish), and cook the egg as you normally would.
Once the fried egg is cooked to the level you prefer, scoop it up on your spatula and place it on some bread you already had lightly toasted. Top the egg with sliced or shredded cheese, and you have a nice fajita-style fried egg sandwich. To get the most bang for your buck, though, I recommend adding a few more items to your sandwich. In the frozen food section of many stores with grocery sections, you can find a bag of frozen peppers and onions. I like to get a three-pepper and onion blend bag for about one dollar. If you sauté some of these in a small saucepan using butter with some of the seasoning blends you prepared before, the peppers and onions really start to smell aromatic. I like to add these sautéed peppers and onions to my fried egg sandwich to really bring out that fajita flavor. I personally like to add a little cilantro, either fresh or dried, to my fried egg, and cilantro is fairly cheap as well (again, less than one dollar for a considerable amount). Lastly, I like to have a little salsa or sour cream on my plate for dipping. There you have it. For only a few dollars, you have made a cheap and filling yet interesting meal for yourself. And you will have enough leftover ingredients to make this dish again and again until you run out. For those who do not like fried eggs, an alternative for this dish would be to scramble the eggs while using these seasonings and then put the scrambled eggs into a tortilla wrap. Other spice palettes can flavor your eggs in other ways. You are only limited by how creative you want to be. While not everyone may agree, I enjoy the complex flavors that come with using many different spices. A little spice can go a long way. A lot of spice can go even further.
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Queen biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is a champion OLIVIA SALDANA PRINTZ REPORTER
wentieth Century Fox released “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a biographical film about the legendary band Queen. The movie, in line with traditional band-focused movies, explores the ups and downs of the band’s relationships with each other. For a fresh spin, it details the band’s discovery of its unique sound and its lead singer Freddie Mercury’s various personal struggles. When Hollywood decides to make a movie highlighting the inner workings of the music industry and a band known for its distinct soundtracks, people tend to celebrate. Queen as a whole seems out of reach today because of their familiarity with the common music listener. Having a movie to bring this band back down to Earth for us just makes sense. “Bohemian Rhapsody” follows Queen on their journey from humble beginnings playing in a bar to their memorable performance at Live Aid in 1985. While on tour in America to promote their first album, the band struggled to find a sound that was less mainstream than the rock currently on the radio. The four men began messing around in the recording studio, throwing dimes onto drums and sticks onto piano strings to alter the sound. From this came the inspiration for their second album, which was an experiment in form. The band’s manager refused to promote their favorite song “Bohemian Rhapsody” because it was longer than standard, so Queen walked and put it on the radio themselves. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is an excellent biographical sketch of Queen’s music. The storyline dives just deep enough to better understand the band’s intentions in their lyrics and melodies, but it doesn’t quite go so far as to be able to have a good grasp of the band members themselves, which is what a
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viewer expects from a band film. One of the greatest strengths of this film was its ability to make the concert scenes feel like live concerts. The views of the stage from the crowd and the closeups of the band performing made it seem as if I were standing there with everyone. I had to resist the urge to clap in the quiet theater when the band finished. Another strength is the close dynamic of the band, whether performing concerts or just hanging out on the bus or in the recording studio. The actors did a great job
depicting the Queen “family,” as the band members called it. The dynamic strengthens the audience’s relationship to the band and their music and makes viewers more devoted than they already were. Along with the highlights of “Bohemian Rhapsody” come its few flaws. While the major plot was the band’s highs and lows, the key events took place through the eyes of Freddie Mercury, and this included his private life. If a viewer watched the film without prior knowledge of Mercury, she would not have
learned many facts about him. The movie did include his process of discovering his sexuality and some of his addictions, but it scratched the surface of those struggles, which weakens the viewers’ interpretations of their harsh reality. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is an outstanding band film that chronicles the celebrated rock band, Queen, as they find their distinct sound. With a noteworthy (pun intended) soundtrack and epic concert scenes, this movie will have you singing along from beginning to end.
HCLO to perform ‘Mamma Mia!’ in November MORGAN USRY PRINTZ REPORTER
he Hattiesburg Civic Light Opera will perform the musical “Mamma Mia!” at the Hattiesburg Saenger Theater Nov. 15-18. Set on a Greek island and using hits from the 70s Swedish pop band ABBA, “Mamma Mia!” tells the story of Sophie as she tries to discover the identity of her father the day before her wedding. The 1999 musical was adapted into the movie “Mamma Mia!” in 2008, which spawned a sequel, “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” in July of 2018. Judyth Daley, who graduated from Southern Miss in 2017 with a degree in theater, plays the character Sophie. This is her fourth show with HCLO. “It’s been really fun, and it’s been challenging because this is my first big lead in a musical. But I feel like I’ve had a lot of growth from it. I’m really excited. I just want to do it justice because it’s a dream role for so many girls, and I got it,” Daley said. Olivia Drinkwater plays the role of Donna, Sophie’s mother, and said “Mamma Mia!” is a classic. “I think ‘Mamma Mia!’ is one of those shows that has so many songs that people know and love and when you come out you want to get up and sing along and dance along. The story is very light-
hearted, very funny and something that everyone can relate to. It’s just going to be such a great way to kick off the holiday season,” Drinkwater said. Miles Doleac, a Classics and film professor at Southern Miss, plays the role of Sam in the musical. “For me, it’s the ultimate jukebox musical and I just think people are going to come out and have a positively wonderful time with this music and wonderful cast,” Doleac said. “And it’s a show for the whole family.” Lindsay Williams is the director of the show and also plays the character Tanya. This is her second time directing a show for HCLO. Williams said that while there are some minor differences between the movie and the stage production, they are overall the same. “One of my favorite differences though is a small plotline that they’ve inserted into the musical about Helen of Troy’s pearl necklace. There’s this legend that if a groom goes and dives down to the shipwreck and he finds the necklace he’ll have a blessed union. Sky finds the necklace and gives it to Sophie at their bachelor/bachelorette party. I think that’s a cute bit that they threw in there,” Williams said. The necklace was designed and crafted by a local artisan using natural freshwater pearls, according to Williams. HCLO is selling raffle tickets for the pearl necklace that is used in the show. Tickets can be purchased on the HCLO website.
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Robyn returns with the vulnerable ‘Honey’ JACK MCCALLUM PRINTZ REPORTER
t might have seemed as if Robyn peaked in 2010 with the acclaimed “Body Talk” project. “Honey” proves that to be false as it takes the listener on a pop journey into Robyn’s heartbreak and her road to freedom through self-love and nightlife. Robyn brings together Metronomy’s Joseph Mount and previous collaborator Klas Åhlund to create this glowing collection of bumping dance tracks. The album kicks off with the lead single “Missing U,” which has a thumping electro-pop beat that is reminiscent of her earlier hits, “Call Your Girlfriend” and “Dancing on My Own.” This track dedicated to Robyn’s fans in regard to her absence feels especially vulnerable when compared to her earlier, more comedic tracks. It feels especially right and appropriate to kick the album off with this high energy track. Robyn’s collaboration with Zhala, “Human Being,” is a well-produced track that fits the overall sound of the album. That being said, the song is definitely a snooze. It is a bit of a disappointment that the only collaboration on the album is the least interesting track. This disappointment is immediately made up for with the super catchy, transcendent-sounding “Because It’s In the Music.” Robyn proves yet again that she is a master of creating catchy pop tracks as she turns her pain into beauty. It is as if Robyn was born to create clubbing music that is about being sad. The incredible relationship Robyn has with pop music can be heard in “Baby Forgive Me.” This track takes the listener to the 4 a.m. taxi ride home, as does “Send To Robin Immediately.” The way these tracks bleed
together is so gorgeous and emotional with Robyn belting about her heartache. “Honey,” the album’s title track, stands out as a high point not just for the album, but Robyn’s discography. The thumping house beat laced with the echoing sound of Robyn’s voice is catchy and nightclub-ready. The lyrics full of euphemisms about honey is intensely sensual and clever, a common theme across Robyn’s work. Robyn’s ear for production comes out throughout the album, which can be expected with this being her most involved album yet in terms of production. “Between the Lines” has an old-school house music vibe, resembling a song that could have been blasting in the 80s Chicago house scene. This ethereal track is essential Robyn with hopeless romantic themes mixed with an experimental dance beat. “Beach2k20” is like nothing else on “Honey” with its talk-singing and five minutes in length. This track can grow a bit boring after a while as it seems like it could be cut at around four minutes, but it shows a different side of Robyn. Robyn surely brings a light, calming mood to the album with “Beach2k20” as she repeatedly whispers “let’s go party.” The album comes to a perfect close with “Ever Again,” a song with a heavy disco influence. This track vulnerably has Robyn singing about never wanting to have her heart broken again. It is moments like this where the listener almost wants Robyn to get heartbroken because of all the good music that comes out of it. Robyn’s eighth studio album and first album in eight years prove that she still has something to say. The production sounds crisp and Robyn’s writing is super relatable. It can be hard to top an album as good as “Body Talk,” but Robyn did it with “Honey.”
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eorge Miller has kept us entertained for nearly seven years both with videos and with music. He initially put off his career as Joji to concentrate on his videos as the popular Filthy Frank. In the last year, he has been able to put his YouTube persona behind him and release an EP and his first studio album. The album, rightfully named “BALLADS 1”, explores the topic of which ballads are mostly written: love. Listening to it more and more I started to realize that it was not just a romantic love, it encompassed past loves and heartbreak but also love within friendship. The album begins with “Attention.” It is a familiar sounding tune that matches well with the vibe of brooding and heartbroken. He describes only being able to be happy around one particular person and having a shadow of depression and indifference hang over him. The brokenhearted-vibe continues into the next song, “Slow Dancing in the Dark”. Towards the end of October, Joji released the music video for “Slow Dancing in the Dark,” which pumped everyone up for the album that we were waiting for. The video was dark and weird, following his usual trend and matching the tone of the song exceedingly well. This has become a fan favorite from the album. As I continued to listen to the album, it became evident that there was no album flow, each song was different than the next and the transitions were not there. However, this didn’t take away from the album and instead showed that each song was unique in its own
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right. Not all the songs on this album were a favorite, though. “Test Drive” was what a lot of people described as a “Post Malone knockoff,” and if you listen to the song, you can kind of hear it. “Wanted U” and “Can’t Get Over You” come right after and are left in the dust by the rest of the album and upstaged by the following song “Yeah Right.” “Yeah Right” was a single that was released earlier in October. This was my favorite on the album and definitely a song that most people who have ever dealt with heartbreak can relate to. He sings that the girl he loved never cared for him and he’s “gonna party all night” to get over her. This was a hard-hitting song, showing the true struggles that Joji has faced with depression and rejection. Facing the struggles of friendships can be hard, and he shows that in “No Fun.” Summertime can be hard on some people. Joji explains that as summer comes around, his friends leave one-by-one. He drives around by himself and doesn’t check his mail, keeping to himself. However, this song is more upbeat in comparison to the rest of the album. Following that, “Come Thru” and “XXNX” get lost in the album as they sound just like your standard SoundCloud Rapper. It is unfortunate, though, that the last few minutes of his album are not as strong as they could be and definitely pale in contrast to the rest of the songs. All in all, I believe that for a first studio album, Joji did really well. “Ballads 1” marks a growth in his work as a musician and is the beginning for what will hopefully be a long and successful career for George Miller.
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Southern Miss volleyball splits weekend matches ANDREW ABADIE EXECUTIVE EDITOR
outhern Miss split its weekend of conference play with a win against UAB on Friday, Nov. 2 and a loss against North Texas on Sunday, Nov. 4. Southern Miss won in four sets against UAB (13-14, 5-8 C-USA) but was swept by North Texas (13-15, 9-3 C-USA) on Sunday. Against UAB, Southern Miss had scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23 in the four-set match. Despite dominating the opening set, the Blazers were able to set a comeback and almost forced a fifth set leading 19-15 in the fourth set. Despite UAB’s momentum, the Golden Eagles battled back and edged out UAB. “I just feel like we didn’t give up in the fourth set,” Head Coach Stephanie Radecki said. “We are a team that struggles when we’re down in the deficit. They had confidence in the fact that they knew they could just pull away and finish that fourth set.” Senior Kylie Grandy finished the game with 19 kills and senior Sarah Bell had 39 assists in the match. North Texas proved to be a tough outing for Southern Miss. The Mean Green won with scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-19 in the sweep over the Golden Eagles. Key to this was North Texas’ defense as it kept Grandy in check with just nine kills with the Mean Green holding Southern Miss to a .123 hitting percentage. “One of the biggest things that we’ve talked about all year is that we need to work harder and I feel like North Texas worked harder than us and outplayed us and I feel like that should never happen,” Radecki said. “These girls work really hard and so a team should never outplay us.” After the weekend Southern Miss is now at 14-13 overall record and a 6-6 record in the conference which puts the Golden Eagles in seventh place in Conference USA. The top eight teams make the C-USA tournament, with Charlotte currently sitting
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in eighth place with a 15-14 overall record and a 5-8 record in conference. Sitting ahead of seventh-place Southern Miss is Florida International with a 15-11 record and a 7-5 conference record. Rice currently sits in first place with a 21-4 overall record and a 12-0 record in conference. Southern Miss has just two conference games
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left in the season, which are road games against Louisiana Tech and North Texas. For Southern Miss to have success in the final stretch of the season they have three main priorities. The first is to make sure Grandy, who leads the team with 457 kills, has the hot hand and consistently give her successful shots. Secondly, Bell needs to continue to play stellar.
Bell has had success throughout the whole season and has been crucial in keeping Southern Miss’ rallies alive. Lastly, Southern Miss has to play as it did against UAB, as the team has struggled in battling back from deficits throughout the season. These points are crucial if the team hopes to be a contender for the C-USA championship.
Defense keeps bowl eligibility hopes alive ANDREW ABADIE EXECUTIVE EDITOR
he Southern Miss’ defense has been an unsung hero for the Golden Eagles for the majority of the 2018 football season, and against Marshall they made their presence known. As solid as Southern Miss’ defense has been for the majority of the season, turnovers have been hard to come by. However, in the team’s 26-24 win over Marshall, the turnovers came at the most crucial time. The Golden Eagles grabbed four turnovers against the Thundering Herd, which is roughly a fourth of the season’s turnovers. “Our defense takes a lot of pride in stopping the run and its pass capability,” Hopson said in the postgame press conference. I’ve been a defensive coach forever, and you can’t just stop one side. You have to stop both. Marshall’s a team that can play through the air and ground, and our defense practiced and prepared extremely hard all week.” Junior defensive back Ty Williams’ interception in the second quarter was the momentum booster for the Golden Eagles, as just two plays later Darian Yancey’s scoop and score touchdown was the highlight of the day for the Southern Miss’ defense. “We take a lot of pride in our front seven, especially with the defensive line,” Yancey said. “We want to push the offensive line back and get past the line of scrimmage. We
made sure we got out there.” Overall, Southern Miss has held teams to just 112 rushing yards per game. For context, Marshall entered Saturday’s game averaging 169 yards and was held to just 31 rushing yards. “I feel we have the best defense in the country,” Williams said. “We wouldn’t be anything without the guys up front. We have Jacques Turner, Ladarius Harris and all those guys. They send a lot of pressure, and it’s hard to handle that.” Junior defensive back Ky’el Hemby’s interception helped to seal the game in the third quarter and if anything, it killed all of Marshall’s remaining momentum. “We’ve been talking all week about getting turnovers,” Williams said. “It started early in the season, and Coach Hopson told us before the game that we needed to get some and be relentless.” Another key statistic was holding Marshall on five of 13 on third down conversions. Southern Miss is second in Conference USA on holding teams on third down, where they have allowed first downs on third down plays just 32% of the time. Currently, Southern Miss is listed as the second-best defense in C-USA behind UAB and has given up an average of just 18 points per game. The Golden Eagle defense has kept Southern Miss alive in every game this season. Southern Miss will go on the road to play UAB on Nov. 10 in Birmingham, Alabama at 6:30 p.m.
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Southern Miss beach volleyball program debuts ANDREW ABADIE EXECUTIVE EDITOR
he Southern Miss beach volleyball team made its debut in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Oct. 27. Sophomore transfer Olivia Hepworth and freshman Abbey Wilson represented the program. “It was a lot of fun,” Hepworth said. “I feel like [debuting the program] is what we’ve been working for here ever since we got here in August so it was a lot of fun to see how we matched up with other teams that we will be playing against when the season rolls around.” In the tournament, the Golden Eagles played against LSU, Florida State, Stetson and Spring Hill. Southern Miss finished the tournament with a 1-3 record with the one win coming against Spring Hill. “We really didn’t know how we were going to match up against everybody else because there is just two of us and we haven’t played yet,” Hepworth said. “It was definitely interesting [in] our first match playing together in a real game. I think by our third and fourth matches we kind of got it together.” Despite the tough start, both girls found it to be a learning experience and gained a better mindset as to the competition they will face at the start of the spring season. “[Just] knowing what we need to practice and once we got there we had our weaknesses exposed so now we have specific things to practice and our training,” Wilson said. “Just knowing the expectation of what level, we have to be at to be competitive.” Hepworth talked about how important communication is to the sport and the team. “I think communication is something that we still have to really work on and it’s something that is really a game changer,” Hepworth said. “So when the new girls come in we are all going to have to work really hard
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and have to communicate together until we find the person we will be playing with and then work really hard to play well with them.” Coaching in place for head volleyball coach Stephanie Radecki was graduate assistant Hannah Masoner. “It’s a huge help [to see some conference teams],” Masoner said. “They now know what to expect. They can see [and] understand the caliber of play we are holding them to. So
Abbey Wilson goes up for a kill. they know how much work they have to put in going forward.” In the spring, Southern Miss will play in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association beach volleyball conference. Members of the conference are UAB, College of Charleston, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Florida State, Georgia State, LSU, UNC Wilmington, South Carolina, Tulane and TCU, which is also a new member to the
conference. The team’s roster will feature a total of 12 players, most of whom will be players from Southern Miss’ current indoor team. As of now, senior Kylie Grandy is the only Southern Miss indoor player that is officially playing for the program. The program is still in the process of finalizing its spring roster and also establishing the schedule for the spring season.
Abadie: Mullens is why we love football ANDREW ABADIE EXECUTIVE EDITOR
ormer Southern Miss quarterback Nick Mullens brought immense pride to Hattiesburg by just earning the start for the San Fransisco 49ers against the Oakland Raiders last Thursday. I had a slew of emotions that crossed my mind while watching Mullens’ performance on Thursday night, but first I would just like to take a quick second and thank my professor for letting my 6:30 p.m. class out early. Had it not been for him, I would not have been able to catch the game. Anyways, it wasn’t just the fact that Mullens started the game, but it was his entire performance throughout the night that made him fun to watch. No one in the nation, that is everyone but local Hattiesburgers could have predicted how Mullens played. To be quite honest, Mullens’ 262-yard, three touchdown day didn’t shock me one bit. What else could you expect from Southern Miss’ alltime career passing record holder? The stories of Mullens simulating games with crowd noise or the intensity he brings during walk-through practices is nothing new. I remember when I interviewed former Southern Miss quarterback Keon Howard the summer after Mullens graduated. Howard talked about how Mullens seemed to never leave the
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film room and that his intelligence over the game was truly eye-opening for Howard, as well as myself. What was a little frustrating was how the
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national media portrayed Mullens as a nobody who broke all of Brett Favre’s passing records. Just to set the record straight, Mullens broke many of Austin Davis’ passing records, who in
turn originally broke most of Favre’s. There is no question that Mullens story is a feel-good story, but good lord, they oversold it just a tad for my taste. Nevertheless, Favre calling into the Fox post-game show was not just a message of congratulations from a former legend, but in a way, Favre acted as the voice of Southern Miss fans. It was interesting to see that just two years ago, Mullens was in Hattiesburg just doing his thing like any other college kid. To think that two years ago, Mullens went from being interviewed by me to Erin Andrews on a primetime stage. Mullens will likely start against the Giants this week. If he continues to play the way he did last week, then there is no question that you may potentially see another Hall of Fame quarterback from Southern Miss. What was impressive was that Mullens earned the respect of 49ers fan base in the preseason, with several fans on Twitter asking for him to be named the second string quarterback over C.J. Beathard. However, the best moment of the night was Mullens postgame interview with Andrews, where he earned the respect of a lot of football fans. Mullens kept it humble as he always has, but the most genuine line of his entire interview ‘I just love football’ made sports fans feel for the guy. The fact is, Mullens is someone who works hard and is genuinely humble, and made us realize why we all love football.
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Southern Miss Soccer’s historic season comes to an end GRANT CHIGHIZOLA SPORTS EDITOR
laying in the postseason for the first time since 2007, the Southern Miss soccer team finished as the runner-up in the 2018 Air Force Reserve Women’s Soccer Championship following two wins in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds and a loss in the championship game. “This is the first time in a long while that a Southern Miss team has been to this point,” Southern Miss Head Coach Mohammed ElZare said. “We took on the number three and the number two [seeds], in the final we played the number one team. We showed character in our mentality in terms of playing with the will to win and going forward and being aggressive.” In the quarterfinal round of the tournament on Oct. 31, Southern Miss faced off against UAB, a team that the Golden Eagles lost to by a score of 2-0 on Oct. 21. The sixth-seeded Golden Eagles and thirdseeded Blazers played a scoreless first half of the contest. The deciding goal came with 11:15 left to play in the second half when Southern Miss sophomore Miah Zuazua hit a goal into the back of the net. The Golden Eagles held on the rest of the way to advance to the semifinal round, where the team faced Florida Atlantic. Against FAU, Southern Miss was outshot in the contest 16-5, including 4-2 with shots on goal. However, senior Stephanie Garcia’s corner kick at the 41st minute found the goal on a curl to give Southern Miss a 1-0 lead. That lead held for the rest of the game, allowing the Golden Eagles to advance to the championship round for the first time in school history. Additionally, the team earned its 13th win and 11th total shutout of the season, both program records. Sophomore goalie Kendell Mindnich also earned her seventh individual shutout of the season, which breaks Anna Snyder’s record of six shutouts that was set in 2003. “She was magnificent. It’s amazing that all
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year she’s made two or three saves that has kept us in the game,” El-Zare said. “She’s come a long way in terms of preparing and working on her game. [I’m] really excited for her and for the team.” In the championship game, No.1 seed North Texas struck first on the scoreboard with a goal via a penalty kick in the 12th minute in the first half. That score held until senior Ola Akinniyi tied the match up with a goal at the
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Miah Zuazua dribbling past a defender.
Hannah Abrams attempts shot.
79th minute. That goal forced the two teams to head to overtime. Both teams played a scoreless first overtime period, but North Texas’s Lauryn Bruffett scored off of a header in the 105th minute in the second overtime, sealing the win and conference title for North Texas. Despite the loss, the Golden Eagles finish the best season in program history as the conference runners-up and a 13-6-1 record.
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After the team’s performance this season, El-Zare a standard that has been set for the program now. “The demands are high not only for the returning players but for the next players that are going to come in, [even] 10 years from now,” El-Zare said. “It’s not going to be easy, and you’re going to have to come in with a certain quality and certain expectations.”
Kendell Mindnich saves ball.
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