The Student Printz March 9, 2017

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Annual workshop provides skills to 56 delegates “A premier opportunity for leadership development”

KAITLYN WATKINS

news editor

The Universty of Southern Mississippi’s Office of Leadership and Student Involvement (OLSI) hosted the third annual Student Leadership Summit on March 3 at the Trent Lott National Center on the Hattiesburg campus.

Fifty delegates from the Hattiesburg campus and six delegates from the Gulf Coast campus were selected to attend this year’s event. The application was open to all Southern Miss students and student leaders involved in campus organizations were

encouraged to attend.

According to the OLSI website, the Student Leadership Summit is a day dedicated to equipping students with tips and tools to add to their leadership skills.

The mission statement of OLSI according to the website, is to provide valuable co-curricular experiences that exist to foster student growth and development while creating pathways for students to engage in the Southern Miss community.

According to the OLSI website, social integration in college is most often connected to student involvement. Students who are

involved out of the classroom can perform better academically.

Additionally, involvement helps to build community.

“We’re delighted to offer the Summit again this year to our student leaders on campus,” said Director of the Office of Leadership and Student Involvement Emily Holmes. “We designed this event to be a premier opportunity for leadership development for any student at Southern Miss.”

Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Initiatives André Heath delivered the keynote presentation. Heath said there are three main points of leadership: purpose, passion and

persistence.

After Heath’s speech, delegates had the option to choose from four educational session blocks with a variety of presentations. Various staff and faculty members from across campus submitted their applications and were then chosen to be presenters for these sessions.

Assistant Vice President and Dean of Admissions Kate Howard and Assistant Director for Orientation Programs Laura Laughlin discussed the topic “Essentialism and Leadership: How to Do Less But Better.” Other topics covered throughout the day included “Who Do You Think

Cameron Cloud elected SGA president JULIUS KIZZEE sports editor On March 7, The University of Southern Mississippi announced that Cameron Cloud, a biological sciences and communication studies double major, became the next SGA President for the 2017-18 school year, following Caroline Bradley.

With a total of 1,172 votes cast in this election, SGA president-elect Cloud received 676 votes and his adversary, SGA vice president elect Jesse Robinson, who had a motto of “Together we CANpaign,” gained 496 votes in his opposition.

Cloud prides himself on the focus of “Relationships, Inclusivity, Transparency and Community.”

Bradley, a junior English major, will be leaving office after spending a lone year as the SGA president.

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You Are?” in which participants took personality tests to discover various aspects of their leadership style and “Conflict Management: How to Make It Work for Your Leadership Style.” Sessions ranged from topics such as how to avoid microaggression to how to use social media to market oneself to potential employers in the future.

The day concluded with a photo of all the delegates and an impromtu Q and A with USM President Rodney Bennett. Following his speech, Bennett stayed for a reception in order to meet some of the student leaders and take pictures with them.

Cloud sang the first line of his speech at the SGA election debate.

Cloud wrote on social media that he was humbled and honored to be elected as you president of the Student Government association.

“Today, your voices were heard, and they were not received in vain,” Cloud wrote. “We as a student body will focus on relationships, inclusivity, transparency, and community. These four qualities will propel us forward into this upcoming year.

Cloud wrote that his platform was a promise, and he will instill his points promptly.

Cloud said he was grateful and blessed to receive this opportunity to serve the student body.

“I am looking forward to fulfilling the promises that I have made over the previous campaign,” Cloud said. “I want the students to feel welcome at Southern Miss and to know that their voices will be represented accurately and effectively. I encourage you to speak up Southern Miss! We will improve the student experience and will make this our home!”

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NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017

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USM magazine seeks student submissions HIBA TAHIR

entertainment editor The University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Writers, a creative writing program in the Department of English at The University of Southern Mississippi, is now accepting submissions for Product 31, the 2017 edition of its student-run online literary journal.

“All current students can submit their work,” reads a statement from the Center. “You can review the past three issues and find out more about submission rules online at www.usm.productmag. com.”

The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 31.

“Any current students, undergraduate or graduate, are eligible to submit their work,” says a statement on the website. “Our

Courtesy Photo | Product Magazine, USM English Department’s student writing submission portal

interests are wide and varied. We love everything from traditional realism to experimental to magical realism. We are also interested in

seeing ways in which writers use form, narrative, and language in both traditional and nontraditional ways. Flash fiction, short shorts,

traditional length short stories and everything in between are welcome.”

Interested students can submit

their work to usmproductmag@ gmail.com.

Prizes will be determined by outside judges.

Brown Bag Lunch lecturers discuss women’s issues ANNIE JOHNSON printz reporter The Committee for Services and Resources for Women (CSRW) at The University of Southern Mississippi hosted a Brown Bag Lunch lecture event Tuesday afternoon to begin the celebration of Women’s History Month.

At the lunch, Peggy Jean Conner Grant recipients Elizabeth Lentz-Hill and Kelly Ferris Lester presented a lecture titled “People Issues” and were followed by lecturer Danielle Cottonham’s presentation of “Risky and Safe Behaviors Among AfricanAmerican College Women.”

Lentz-Hill and Lester opened the discussion by having all the participants flip through an issue of People Magazine. Lester asked the participants of the lecture to look for a white woman in your magazine.

“Raise your hand when you find one, and keep them raise until you no longer see one,” Lester said.

“Now look for a white man,” LentzHill said. “Now raise your hand if you see a woman or man who is AfricanAmerican.” Hands started lowering.

The presenters then instructed the audience to raise their hands if they saw anybody of another race or ethnicity or with white/silver hair.

The hands continued to diminish.

Lester said raise your hands if you see someone with a physical disability.

“Not many hands right now,” Lester said.

She finally instructed the audience to raise their hands if they saw someone overweight.

“No hands right now,” Lester said.

Lentz-Hill explained how the collaboration created a “dance” that symbolized three things from what

they saw through these magazines: all the visual images, how those images related to current social issues and all the ways these social issues interact with each other.

Kelly and Lentz-Hill discussed several challenges they faced through the piece including what exactly they wanted the piece to say about these issues. In the end the two were happy with the outcome.

“It’s important that the audience also goes through this journey with us,” Lester said. “By the end of the dance, I felt like I was about to cry.

I got so into what we were saying, and I do feel like the audience goes through what we feel too. We feel their energy.”

Cottonham’s research, “Risky and Safe Behaviors Among AfricanAmerican College Women,” focused on different theories within mass communication.Cottonham said her research concluded that racial and sexual discrimination are separate entities.

“I wanted to give a language for what we as black women experience,” Cottonham said. “Gendered Racism –I wanted to give it a word.”

She said she was happy to create research about African-American women by an African-American woman.

“I’m an advocate for us, by us,” Cottonham said.

Cottonham said she hopes that her research will push others to continue to research different variables among African-American women.

“African-American women get overlooked [in drinking statistics] because they don’t drink as much as much as white women,” Cottonham said. “It’s still important.”

Cottonham not only used her study as a research mechanism, but also as an opportunity to advocate.

“Voices need to be heard,”

Courtesy Photo | Women’s History Month at Southern Miss 2017 Cottonham said. “People need a mic and an opportunity to use their voice. This research gave a voice to a population who aren’t always heard.”

Cottonham plans on publishing her work.

The Committee on Services and Resources for Women will host a series of other events throughout the month as part of Women’s History Month 2017. For more information, visit aquila.usm.edu/csrw_events.

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FEATURE THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017

Project SEARCH emphasizes ability, not disability AUTUMN BROWN

printz reporter

Some feel that persons with disabilities are the largest minority in the state and remain an untapped population for employment.

To fix this issue, the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) has partnered with the National Project SEARCH Transition Program to institute Project SEARCH at The University of Southern Mississippi.

The Project SEARCH Internship helps students with disabilities train for jobs in the real world.

USM Community Education Director Jerry Alliston said he believes students with disabilities have much to offer the workforce but are rarely given the opportunity.

“A lot of people tend to focus on the disability and not the ability,” Alliston said. “What we focus on is just the ability.”

According to one of Project

SEARCH’s newsletters, the purpose of Project SEARCH is “to increase the number of young adults with intellectual, cognitive and other developmental disabilities to obtain competitive, community-based employment.”

The year-long training intensive program consists of “daily employment preparatory skills training, community development, mentoring services and work internships,” according to Project SEARCH. The program teaches students employable skills, such as team building, interviewing and social skills. Alliston said the program helps students gain confidence.

Interns average about three internships per year at on-campus job locations, like the Payne Center and the cafeteria.

In addition, the Project SEARCH interns work hard to use their abilities and talents to create their

own business and become selfadvocates. Alliston said the interns enrich the work environment.

“So the program impacts [interns] individually, but it impacts the greater community,” Alliston said. “It shows employers, ‘Hey, these young people have great skills, they can meet needs – have you considered hiring a person with a disability?’ What Project SEARCH brings – which I really like – is how USM’s a host site, and we’re a community getting them connected to the real world.

Students have been able to find jobs after graduating from Project SEARCH. Jason Dean is the first graduate of the program, completing two-and-a-half internships before being offered an employment opportunity off campus. Dean currently works at Wendy’s.

Project SEARCH Internship is a grant-funded program in the Institute for Disabilities Studies,

Autumn Brown | Printz Project SEARCH intern Ronald Baker interns at Hillcrest’s cafeteria. located on the fourth floor of Bond Hall.

For additional information on

Project SEARCH and Institute of Disabilities Studies, visit usm.edu/ disabilitystudies.

Spring break in the ‘Burg: Things to do for little cost ASHLEY HOBSON

printz reporter

As midterms come to an end, spring break will just be starting. Droves of students will pack up their cars on Friday afternoon and head out for a week filled with relaxation, family and new destinations – hopefully.

If you are one of those students who

will be staying close to home-sweetUSM, don’t panic. There’s still plenty of cheap and fun ways to enjoy your Spring Break while also finding out exactly why we call it The Hub City.

Explore Downtown Hattiesburg Distance: 3 miles Cost: $ Get a head start on that paper your professor assigned you over the break

while exploring one of the hidden gems of Hattiesburg. Sip on a “hardy” in the upstairs loft of The Depot coffee house, or have breakfast at the corner café called Southbound Bagel. After you finish that paper, head across the railroad tracks to Bianchi’s pizzeria for some lunch. Explore the various abandoned buildings (Instagram photo op!) until it is time to make your way

over to The Porter or The Thirsty Hippo.

Both have live music and great food.

A day downtown is the perfect way to unwind from the stress you’ve been carrying through the semester. If you’re willing to shell out the extra cash, The Lotus Spa is even located downtown.

Kayak the Okatoma Distance: 15 miles Cost: $$ Just 30 minutes away from campus, the Okatoma Outdoor Post can be found down a dirt road in Seminary, Miss. The post offers camping, but it is most used for its kayak and canoe rental services. Pricing can be a little steep with kayak rental coming in at $30 and canoe rental at $40 per day.

However, a group of six or more can knock $5 off kayaks and $10 off canoes.

For this price, the Okatoma will provide your kayak or canoe, life vests and transportation to and from the river entrance with the option of two different pick up points. We suggest you bring your own sunblock and waterproof phone case.

Have a Camp Out at Paul B. Johnson State Park Distance: 16 miles Cost: $$ If you feel like your dorm room just isn’t cutting it anymore, rent some camping equipment and head down Highway 49 to Paul B. This state park offers “primitive campgrounds” rental for less than $20 a night. If you forgot you tent and sleeping bag at home, Outdoor Adventures at USM offers gear rental for single items as well as packages.

Paul B. also offers use of a bath house and laundromat. Gather your friends and have a mini adventure kayaking, fishing and gorging on fire-side junk food.

Spend the Day on the Finding the Perfect Beach Spot Distance: 70 - 80 miles Cost: $$

When the sun comes out, pull out your sun shades and head down Highway 49 to one of the many cities that line Mississippi’s coast. Between the outlet mall in Gulfport, the casino in Biloxi, the fishing in D’Iberville and the fresh markets in Ocean Springs, there’s something for everyone along the coastline.

While we cannot suggest getting in the water at one of our Mississippi beaches, they are still perfect for short trips and other beach activities such as working on those tan lines or playing a game of volleyball. Whether you enjoy a crowded beach or a peaceful one, carpool with your friends down the coast line until you find the spot for you. If you’re willing to make the trip, Gulf shores is less than three hours away. Here the water will be cleaner, the beaches fuller and the nightlife collegeoriented.

Spend A Day or Two in New Orleans Distance: 112 miles Cost: $$$ Growing up in Hattiesburg, it always surprises me how many of my fellow students have never experienced The Big Easy. Guys, go! This trip ranges on the expensive side because of the gas you’ll spend to get there, but after that your budget can range from just a few dollars to a few hundred.

If you have never been to New Orleans, do not try to drive around it.

Park your car in a safe area and utilize the city’s public transportation such as buses or trolleys. Prepare for this trip beforehand and make a plan of action.

From the aquarium, zoo, Bourbon Street, World War II Museum, countless city parks and great food, you can easily spend a few days exploring this city and blowing off steam.

I suggest having Google Maps at the ready and not carrying anything in your back pocket.

ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017

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HIBA TAHIR

entertainment editor

Weary of midterms?

Excited for spring break?

Enjoying your relationship?

Great.

Now, let me ruin it for you.

Statistically speaking, you’re heading for a breakup.

According to a 2010 Facebook chart compiled

by British journalist and graphic designer David McCandless, the biggest spikes in status updates containing the phrases “breakup” and “broken up” occur after Valentine’s Day and in the weeks leading up to spring break.

Presumably, this occurs because your significant

other finds himself emboldened by the season of new beginnings and eager to rid himself of old baggage (read: you).

Call it a “rebirth,” call it a

“spring cleaning,” call it a fitting end to the long list of disappointments that have come to resemble something you previously called a “life.” Whatever

it is, it’s sure to be devastating, and whatever it is, I’m here to help you through it by showing you how this miserable experience quite closely

resembles something that’s largely positive and that you will endure very soon a week off from school.

Here’s how a bad breakup is like spring break.

You begin to envy people in far worse situations than you.

When anything in my life goes wrong and I find myself lacking something I desperately crave, I often overlook the incredible things with which I’ve already been blessed. I don’t think I’m alone in doing so.

Oh, is homely-looking Jill going stag to another party? Well at least her heart’s still intact. At least those cats in her future will love her back.

Is Juan facing deportation after the latest executive order? At least he gets to go to another country while your parents continue to affix wooden signposts marking “Disney World” in the backyard.

Speaking of your parents - they’ve never been happier.

Your parents haven’t seen you in months and can’t wait to spend the week flattering you with praise and questions of impending marriage proposals. Speaking of marriage proposals, they are super glad you dumped that good-for-nothing deadbeat whose name will henceforth be blissfully omitted from any family gathering.

“But he dumped me,” you’ll tell them feebly.

“That’s just semantics,” they’ll say.

For the first time in a long time, you have time but that time is useless.

Parting ways with your significant other will increase all kinds of things: the money in your bank account, the food in your fridge, your free time and your (until recently, well-hidden) desire for self-immolation. Unfortunately, it’s a little difficult to enjoy these things when you know why you have them. In the same way, it’s hard to enjoy all the free time you have during spring break knowing that group projects and term papers await you on the other side.

Pictures are probably not a good idea.

Breakups are a memorable time of which you most definitely do not need memoryrecalling photographs. Trust me – you’ll remember these lows without convenient snapshots, and the upside to not having any is that the edges will soften in your recollections.

On the spring break side, it’s best you don’t recall every moment of your wild youth.

Several tattoo removal processes exist for a reason.

Sometimes, indulgence is key.

The best thing you can do for yourself during this miserable time is throwing yourself in headfirst. Zero to 1,000, if you will.

Wallow in that misery as thoroughly as you can, and then brush yourself off and try again.

During your spring break, do all the crazy things you’ve always wanted to do, but then don’t ever call them to mind or tongue again and definitely do not, for the love of all that’s good and holy, call your ex and attempt to get back together again.

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OPINION THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017

Some theaters refuse to show Disney remake TICHINA WILSON

printz reporter

The Walt Disney Company’s latest live-action film will lose profits in a foreign market.

Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov has insisted that the government ban the Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” remake.

According to him, the remake of the classic labeled “a blatant, shameless propaganda of sin and perverted sexual relationships.”

Milonov wrote this in a letter to Russia’s Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, and a state-run news agency reporter Ria Novsti reported this interaction.

Milonov said the movie should not be shown in Russia if the ministry found “elements of propaganda of homosexuality.”

In 2013, Russia’s government passed legislation prohibiting the spread of “gay propaganda” among minors. The law describes homosexuality as “non-traditional sexual relations,” thus prohibiting public discussion of gay rights and relationship in any setting where a child might overhear it.

This sparked criticism throughout the LGBTQ+ community internationally and human rights groups. In 1933, laws banning homosexuality in Russia were revoked following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and in 1999, homosexuality was taken off the list of psychiatric disorders in Russia.

According to CNN, Milonov was the “driving force behind Russia’s anti-gay laws.” Milonov said the LGBTQ community is “sick” and “crazy.” He is also a supporter of a new Russian law which decriminalizes some forms of domestic violence.

As of now, the Ministry of Culture has not given their final ruling on the airing of the film.

“Beauty and the Beast” is still scheduled to debut in Russia on March 16.

However, the Ministry of Culture is not the only group refusing to show the Emma Watson remake: A drive-in theater in Alabama has also released a statement.

“It is with great sorrow that I have to tell our customers that we will not be showing ‘Beauty and the Beast,’” the Henagar Drive-In Theatre wrote on Facebook.

“We will not compromise on what the Bible teaches,” the theater said. “We will continue to show family-oriented films so you can feel free to come watch wholesome movies without worrying about sex, nudity, homosexuality and foul language.”

In response to the Alabama theater’s decision, ”Beauty and the Beast” director Bill Condon told USA TODAY that outcry over the first gay character in a Disney movie is “overblown.”

“My message is: This is a movie for everyone,” Condon said. “I’m sad about that theater but there are 4,000 theaters showing the movie.

I hope everybody moves past that and just goes to take pleasure in what we made.”

Condon says the character of LeFou, portrayed Josh Gad, has an “exclusively gay moment” in the film.

According to CNN, at the end of the film, LeFou finds himself paired with another man during a dance. The pair freeze, surprised in their embrace. The audience laughs, and the camera cuts away.

That’s it – the moment is over in seconds.

Some consumers say Disney has a negative influence on children.

A 2016 study from Brigham Young University found that “engaging with Disney princess culture could make young children more susceptible to gender stereotypes.”

Family-life professor Sarah Coyne studied 198 preschoolers’ responses Disney princess movies, toys and merchandise.

Their behavior was assessed and documented by reports from parents and teachers.

The children were even asked to rank their favorite toys among stereotypical “girl” options such as dolls and stereotypical “boy” options such as toy sets. Gender neutral options such as puzzles were also included in the study.

The study suggested that the influence of Disney could be positive for boys and that it could possibly encourage better body esteem and being more helpful.

Courtesy Photo | It also suggested Disney princesses could be damaging to girls by making them more susceptible to having bad body esteem and less confidence.

Disney said it has “always been inclusive, with stories that reflect

acceptance and tolerance and celebrate the differences that make our characters uniquely wonderful in their own way. . . . Disney remains committed to continuing to create characters that are accessible and relatable to all children.”

Obama wiretapping conspiracy unrelated to ACA repeal ALYSSA BASS

printz reporter

During one of Donald Trump’s Twitter rants on March 4, Trump claimed that 44th President Barack Obama wiretapped phones in the Trump Tower during election night.

Critics wonder if Trump’s reported wiretapping is a distraction for the plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act. If this proposal is passed by the House and the Senate, this will definitely be a win for the Trump administration. Therefore, Trump has no reason to cover this proposal or any other bill up by making wild allegations about Obama during a Twitter rant. I do not believe the allegation served as a distraction.

First, we have to recognize (and maybe even credit) the Trump administration for being able to deliver on their campaign promises. Since Trump announced that he was running for president, he has promised his supporters that he would repeal and eventually replace the Affordable Care Act.

On March 6, House Republicans released their long-awaited repeal plan.

The bill reportedly changes the grounds of subsidies with the requirement now being based on age instead of income, defunds Planned Parenthood, revokes the right for private insurance companies to cover abortions, takes away the penalty for not having insurance, affords states the right to decide on maternity and mental health benefits and cuts taxes for the wealthy.

While I believe that most of the plan is anti-feminist and a slap in the face to the poor, it is definitely a plan that most Republicans will be proud to support – due to the lack of government intervention and the “every man for himself ” mentality throughout the bill.

Arguing against this bill would basically be an argument against the Republican laissez-faire ideology, which I, for the most part, disagree with.

For instance, I could live with the insurance penalty being taken away – even though I believe that everyone should have insurance.

According to the LA Times, Republicans are proposing that insurance providers charge higher premiums for those who wait a period of time to renew their insurance plans. I believe that this policy is for the greater good of all people because healthcare is a necessity.

I do not see the American government ever taking a socialist approach to healthcare by providing free healthcare to everyone, so for the sake of Republicans’ pride and to the relief of the national government’s bank account, this plan will have to do, for now.

However, I disagree with defunding Planned Parenthood – which provides not just abortions but a multitude of health services to low-income families – and disallowing private insurance companies from funding abortions. The latter I find to be in direct opposition to the “no government intervention” goal of the Republican party. Private insurance companies, because they are private, should not have their policies regulated by the federal

government.

The defunding of Planned Parenthood and rules for private insurance companies serve as a push of the Trump administration’s pro-life stance.

The laissez-faire ideology is supposed to give rights to the states as well to the people, but if women are forced to seek black market abortions or pay higher costs for legal and safe abortions, it does not seem that this administration is for the rights for all people – especially if they are making it more difficult for women to terminate unwanted pregnancies.

But of course, belief systems vary depending on the party in control of the White House, and regardless if that party in control is Democrat or Republican, that party will not fund a program they do not personally value as important.

I believe Trump subtweeted Obama because he genuinely believes Obama ordered wiretapping – despite the lack of evidence that has thus prompted no investigation by the FBI and Justice Department. The man is simply not intelligent nor is he a

dignified president.

Even press secretary Sean Spicer could not properly defend him in a recent press conference.

“I think the president made it clear that he wants Congress to go in and look,” Spicer said. “There is no question that something happened. The question is, is it surveillance, wiretapping or whatever?”

His uncertainty of what happened is concerning, to say the least.

I have faith that the media can provide clarity and transparency to the American people. The media can multitask and report on more than one issue at a time, so do not worry, the media will cover everything Trump does and plans to do in the coming days, months and years (if he stays in office that long).

After the White House blocked news organizations like CNN, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico, BuzzFeed, the BBC and the Guardian from a press briefing in late February, journalists are more determined than ever to expose the truth.

SPORTS THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017

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Southern Miss falls to Rice in C-USA tourney CHRIS MORAN printz reporter On Wednesday, the men’s basketball team finished its season with an 86 - 75 loss to the Rice Owls in the opening round of the Conference USA tournament in Birmingham, Ala., ending their year with a 9 - 22 overall record, including 6 - 12 in C-USA. In the first half, No. 12 seed Southern Miss started strong offensively, opening with a 10 - 2 run in the first three minutes of the game. The defense also held Rice scoreless for over four minutes at one point in the first half, while forcing 11 turnovers. The No. 5 Owls gained momentum before halftime to lead 37 - 35, shooting 50 percent from the floor.

The pace of the game picked up more in the second half, as both teams came out of the locker room fighting hard. Southern Miss guard Cortez Edwards came up with three steals that each led to points, as the lead continued to change hands with just over 10 minutes left to play.

After a stepback jumper by Edwards at the 7:12 mark in the second half, the game sat tied at 65.

Rice’s Connor Cashaw and Marcus Evans then hit back-to-back threes, which initiated a 12 - 2 scoring

run for the Owls and the final lead change of the game.

Rice took advantage of their trips to the foul line as Southern Miss held them to without any made shots from the field in the final six minutes. The Owls finished 29-of-32 at the line after starting the game 20-of-20.

The Golden Eagles continued to play scrappy to finish the game forcing 19 turnovers on the day, ten of which from steals. Southern Miss did struggle on the boards however, and Rice finished the game with a +17 rebound advantage at 41 - 24.

Shots did not come easily for the Eagles in the last five minutes.

Quinton Campbell’s three at the 2:56 mark trimmed the lead to seven, which was as close as it got.

Leading all scorers was Marcus Evans of Rice who finished with 26 points, and shot 5-of–9 from deep.

Quinton Campbell and Cortez Edwards led the way for the Golden Eagles with 23 and 21 points, respectively. The duo also played almost the entire game with 37 and 39 minutes each.

This is the third win for Rice over the Golden Eagles this season in three meetings.

Rice will play Texas-San Antonio tomorrow in the second round, while Southern Miss finishes their season with a 9 - 22 overall record, 6 - 12 in Conference USA.

Julius Kizzee | Printz Quinton Campbell and Raheem Watts react to Campbell’s missed three after their 61-58 loss to Rice on Jan. 21 at Reed Green Coliseum.

Lady Eagles complete first-place turnaround in UNF Collegiate CHRIS MORAN printz reporter In the first day of the UNF Collegiate, Southern Miss shot 301 and 299 to finish the day tied for fifth place with Daytona State College.

The Lady Eagles sat out of the top spot by five strokes, which was held by both The University of Memphis and Old Dominion at 596.

Sophomores Henriette Syr and Valentina Haupt both shot 149, leading the way for Southern Miss, which was tied at 13th overall. Syr also sunk the team’s only eagle on the day at hole 14 during the second round.

Senior Kelly Erasmus also completed a strong first round shooting a 74, and Junior Nichada Satasuk shot an even par in the second round with 72. Both ladies finished the day with 152 strokes, tied at 28th overall.

Sana Tufail of Old Dominion sat at 1st place overall by shooting a 140 in the first two rounds, 2-under par.

Entering Day two with a 601 score, the Southern Miss Women’s Golf team finished the UNF Collegiate in Jacksonville, Fl. tied for first place with a two-day score of 895.

After the first two rounds, the Lady Eagles sat only five strokes out of the top spot and were tied at fifth place with a 601. On Day two,

Southern Miss shot a 294 in the final round, the lowest round total of any school for the entire tournament.

The Lady Eagles tied with the University of Memphis, who shot a 299 on the day enabling them to finish both days in first place, respectively.

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Sophomore Henriette Syr of Norway shot a 224 in three rounds, including eight birdies and an eagle, finishing as the highest-ranked Lady Eagle tied at 14th overall. Not far behind were Nichada Satasuk and Valentina Haupt, who both shot 225 finishing tied for 17th overall.

Seniors Emily Ross and Erasmus also had strong final rounds, shooting two-over par and an even par, respectively. Erasmus tied for 21st overall, while Ross tied for 39th overall.

The first place overall individual winner was Old Dominion’s Sana

Tufail, who shot a 213 for the tournament, one-under par.

This win marks the Lady Eagle’s third of the season and their fifth Top-3 finish.

Next up for Southern Miss is the Spring Break Shootout in Dade City, Fl, beginning March 13.

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