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Students offer tips for a healthy lifestyle to prevent heart disease.
Mysterious DJ introduces electronic music to campus.
Band’s second album ‘Then Came the Morning’ a must-listen.
Late interception seals the deal for Patriots’ win over Seahawks.
Heart Health Month
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McGillis proposes Reed Green overhaul Jacob Kemp Printz Reporter
The University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Director Bill McGillis proposed the options for renovations to Reed Green Coliseum in the Trent Lott Center Thursday. The news brings a bit of hope to USM’s athletic program and fans after a rough season of NCAA investigation. Reed Green Coliseum hosted its first game back in 1965. The building has only received minor upgrades since then and is long due for a makeover. Sports architecture firm Populous will headline the project and have already come up with several renderings of what the future Reed Green could look like. The main complaint about the arena now is the distance of the seats to the court. Most basketball arenas have their seats right on top of the action, but USM fans have had to sit far away. McGillis said that was the department’s main focus in renovating. They wanted fans closer to action and to provide a more comfortable experience. Renderings show that fans will indeed be closer to the court than ever before. Also, the bench seating will be taken down and every seat in the arena will be chair back. The new arena will also have a centerhung score board, something the athletic director and others have wanted for a long time.
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Southern Miss Athletics revealed its plans to renovate the Reed Green Coliseum Thursday. New renovation features will include a practice court within the arena, a new ticket booth and five to seven new concession stands.
The building’s arena holds about 8,000 people, but McGillis said seating would drop to somewhere between 6,600 and 7,000 because of changing bench seating to chairbacks. Other new features to Reed Green Coliseum include a practice court within the arena, a new ticket booth and five to seven new concession stands.
The renovations to Reed Green Coliseum would not only be just for the basketball teams, but also for volleyball and other events. Populous and McGillis were adamant about the arena being multipurpose and being able to host not just potential graduations, but concerts as well. The last time Reed Green Coliseum hosted a concert was
in 2004, when the band Train came to campus. USM has also wanted to host a Conference USA basketball tournament at Reed Green for a while now and McGillis thinks that this is now their best opportunity. When asked about when the project could potentially get underway, McGillis was mum on the situation.
“It’s going to happen when our community decides it’s going to happen,” McGillis said. “I want go forward at the first opportunity, the sooner the better. But it’s going to be a determination made by a lot of folks as how to do it and when to do it.” McGillis said the project would cost from $35 to $45 million and its funding and timetable for completion has not been determined yet, but identifying funding will be part of the next phase, according to the Hattiesburg American. He said the department will start this year with contacting community leaders, campus leaders, financial experts and industry experts together to tackle different funding models and pick the best model for the coliseum. Populous has been a major proprietor in recent renovations. The firm renovated places such as Yankee Stadium, the University of Phoenix Stadium and a number of NBA arenas like the United Center. However, McGillis said those projects were not what caught the department’s attention. There was a special renovation they did that got them intrigued in Populous. “Probably the single most important project that they did that impacted our decision to use them was their renovation of Georgia Tech’s on-campus arena, which is very similar to Reed Green Coliseum,” McGillis said.
Black performance troupe showcases new talent Lindsey Kelley Printz Reporter
On Monday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m., new performance group Harlem will produce “A Night At The Cotton Club” to kick off The University of Southern Mississippi’s celebrations of Black History Month. Harlem, which formed in 2014 and presented its first showcase, is an all-inclusive arts performance group for minorities within the Department of Theatre. Hillary Lewis, a theatre graduate student and one of Harlem’s founding members, said that
Harlem was founded because the group noticed a lack of minority representation in the arts at Southern Miss. “There (are) a lot of wonderful works out there that we felt that the students at USM needed to see. Our mission was to put works of new playwrights on the stage, particularly those who are a minority, and present them to the students,” Lewis said. While last year the founding members were primarily theatre majors, this year they have expanded to add other artists in differentiating fields. “Everybody
from every art form (is welcome),” Lewis said. “We now have musicians, opera singers, dancers and theatre people, so it (involves) all of the performing arts.” Brittany Butler, a senior theatre major and performer, said that “A Night At the Cotton Club” will be a diverse performance of many different styles. “It is a piece that is incorporating poetry, dance, music and acting. It’s basically a night of different acts,” Butler said. All of these acts will be based inside of the historical old-fashioned Cotton Club, a club based in New York’s Harlem that saw its heyday
in the Prohibition Era, featuring black artists like Louis Armstrong and Ethel Waters. The performers bring back that old jazz and swing, with each of the artists acting as a club performer. “I am the nightclub singer, one of the acts that does poetry,” Butler said. “In the (theatrical) scene, I play Sister Taylor, who is kind of a gossip.” Jasmine Neal, a theatre graduate student, said that she has been enjoying watching the rehearsals. “I’m just as excited as everyone else to see the show,” she said. Neal also stressed the
importance of representing minorities in the arts. “I believe it is so important because there are other stories to be told. Each story of each different minority group is different and each has their own struggles,” she said. “It’s very important for us to show, as theatre artists, the experiences of each group on the stage.” “A Night at the Cotton Club” will be performed in The Woods Theatre at 6 p.m., a small classroom based theater inside the Theatre and Dance Building. There is no cost to attend the event and seats are first-come, first-served.
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ACROSS 9 Flying around, revolutionary ‘Deutsch’ engages in two loops, an act of great courage (7-2) 10 Mass in the past for all to attend (5) 11 Affected and withdrawn after losing sappers (5) 12 Alas, evoke mislaid military decorations (3-6) 13 across, 14, 19 ,24 across, 27 down Propaganda from proud Tommies created a corrupt lie for conflict (5,2,7,3,3,6,4) 17 Take down raving, gun-toting state (5) 20 Highland dances are authentic when on the radio with saxophonist’s introduction (5) 21 Party in Savoy Hotel primarily, then in own lodgings shortly afterwards (7) 22 Fortunately, the fleur-de-lis embodies the leaderless riff-raff (7) 26 Starts to see officers lecturing uniformed men in the ground (5) 28 1914 is, with time, to become a momentous occasion (5) 29 It shines with the prime of life, yet it’s life is done by the year’s end (9)
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Students join in Heart Health Month Karyn Lewis Printz Reporter
February is National Heart Health month, and heartfoundation.org encourages Americans to take control of their health by getting tested and monitoring their hearts. Heartfoundation.org reported heart disease is the number one cause of death in the U.S., killing nearly 787,000 people alone in 2011. Some USM students are staying health conscious this month and offer some advice for a healthier lifestyle in college. “To celebrate National Heart Health month I am striving to keep fit and workout as well as run a few miles every week to keep up my training for my upcoming half marathon,” said Alexis Jones, a senior USM public relations major. “I also plan to eat healthier foods such as apples and grapes to help with heart health and drink more water and juices to stay hydrated.” “To keep a healthy heart I usually eat Cheerios, fruits and vegetables, and I also detox with lemon and lime water,” Jones said. Joshua Polk, a junior double major in criminal justice and psychology at USM, just ran the Hot Chocolate 15k in Atlanta a week ago and is keeping an eye out for local races in Hattiesburg
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in February. “I am going to celebrate National Heart Health month by continuing to run races and stay active. I generally eat salads instead of ice cream, grilled chicken rather than fried chicken, and wheat bread rather than white bread,” Polk said. “My recommendation to students who are trying to become healthier would be to start being dedicated to health now. You will regret it if you wait until later, and motivation is difficult to maintain over longer periods of time. Stay motivated and actually do rather just say you are going to,” Polk said. American Heart Association said stress management is also a major part of maintaining a healthy heart. Also, more research is needed to determine how stress contributes to heart disease — the leading killer of Americans. But stress may affect behaviors and factors that increase heart disease risk: high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, smoking, physical inactivity and overeating. Some people may choose to drink too much alcohol or smoke cigarettes to ‘manage’ their chronic stress; however, these habits can increase blood pressure and may damage artery walls, according to the American Heart Association. Also, those who stress constantly should look for stress
SMAC to hold Golden Eagle Idol auditions Nan Buti
Printz Reporter Southern Miss Activities Council (SMAC) will host its Golden Eagle Idol auditions on Feb. 2 and 3 in the Student Activities Hub. The auditions will start at 5:30 p.m. and last until 8 p.m. on both days. The main event, Golden Eagle Idol, is meant to showcase students’ vocal talents, and it will be held April 1 at 7 p.m. in Bennett Auditorium. In past years, SMAC coordinated a similar event called Southern Miss Got Talent, in which students performed various talents. “This year, we decided to narrow it down, because we thought it would be a better show and easier on us to facilitate and manage,” said Elyssa Klipsch, a senior music education major and event coordinator for SMAC. In 2014, the talent show had nearly 30 people audition and 20 participate in the show. This year, due to extensive publicizing of the event, SMAC expects auditions and the show to have a great turnout as 12 people will make it
through to the final show. “I’ve been able to be a part of coordinating this event for the past two years and with each year, it gets better,” Klipsch said. “I’m excited to see the talent the student body has and am fortunate to be a part of the organizing committee.” After two weeks of advertising, the auditions and the final show can be found publicized on flyers and push cards around campus as well as on social media such as the SMAC Facebook page, Instagram and Twitter. The main winner of Golden Eagle Idol will receive a cash prize. Auditions will begin as people walk in, sign in and be called to perform based on the sign in list. For students interested in being in the Golden Eagle Idol show, attend the auditions either Monday or Tuesday to sing in front of the judges and have a chance to be selected to sing in the show. Anyone can audition, as long as singing will be their choice of talent. After singers are selected for the show, SMAC will advertise those singers and the main event.
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management classes within their communities. They can be found at community colleges, rehab centers, therapy and
local hospitals. To prevent heart disease, follow a healthy diet, avoid smoking, lose weight, especially if one
is overweight or obese and be physically active, according to National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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FEATURE
LIFE
Professors, students explain modern dating Lindsey Kelley Printz Reporter
There comes a point in most modern students’ lives when they make the transition from high school dating to college dating — a strange, different monster altogether. Maybe the attraction starts when a cute girl starts batting her eyes in chemistry class, or that attractive baseball player asks for a little extra tutoring outside of school hours. Maybe the two meet at a bar or a party, or they have mutual friends. Maybe they play a club sport together or sing in the same choir or meet at a Greek Life event. There are infinite ways to meet people of the opposite sex. They start texting, then they start hanging out and so on. What happens then? This confusing, often berated piece of work is modern dating, and it is a far cry from the traditional, gendered dating of the past. A study conducted by Southern Miss professor of sociology Julie Reid and her peers in other universities Sinikka Elliott and Gretchen Webber said the reason the dating styles changed is likely related to the way students currently meet opposed to the way students formerly met. Reid said in a recent interview that formerly, men and women did not mix in social groups as much as they do now on college campuses. “If you wanted to get to know the opposite sex, you had to (make) a special attempt and say ‘Let’s go out,’” she said. “Nowadays, (men and women in college) are already ‘hanging out.’ It makes it less necessary to
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go through this ritual of ‘traditional dating’ just so that (a student) can just talk to someone.” With this shift into “hanging out” rather than going on dates, this can often blur relationship definitions and make differentiating between “hanging out” and “being in a relationship” quite difficult. Melvin Tucker, a junior chemistry major, said he defined a relationship by exclusivity. “For me, it would be (when) you and the person that you’re with agree that it’s just (the two of you), ” he said. “There are plenty of other factors as well, like how connected you feel.” Anna Hotard, a senior English major, said that she believed there were different classifications of relationships. “You can have romantic stuff, but there can be a romantic casual. You can be exclusive, but it isn’t so intense.” Many of these relationships begin with a “talking” stage. “Talking” is a very vague term with many connotations and meanings, but is still a crucial point in modern dating. “Well, there’s pre-talking and talking,” said Hotard. “Talking is when you begin discussing exclusivity. It’s a very loose definition, however.” Caitlin Nash, a sophomore political science major, said that “pre-talking” is the time when the pair may go on dates, but are simply trying to get to know each other. “When a couple is pre-talking, they aren’t dating, but they are going on dates. When a couple (ventures into the talking stage), the language tends to go from ‘me and you’ to ‘us’,” she said. “When you’re talking, I think the
attitude you have (toward) the other person is important,” said Vincent Kennedy, a freshman computer science major. “If you’re both on the same page, thinking ‘This could be someone I want to have a stronger relationship with,’ then that’s talking.” With talking being such a myriad of definitions, it is no wonder that the line venturing into “dating” territory is often so blurred. Tucker said he thinks the relationship evolves into dating after more quality time is spent with the significant other. “As more time together and going places happens, that’s when it starts making a transition from talking to dating. When you actively try to seek out things to do together to unify (the two of you), that’s when you’re dating.” Often, when there is confusion about the status of the relationship between both parties, this brings about a fun conversation known as the “DTR” or “define the relationship” talk. “That’s the point in the relationship where (someone says), ‘Hey, what are we? Are we (together), or are we just friends?’” Hotard said. “It can often get complex and it can sometimes be a painful thing.” “If you’re thinking about a relationship, then it should be something you’re comfortable doing,” said Kennedy. “With the journey to relationships being so confusing, it is not surprising that many students forego the traditional relationship and choose to participate in “hookup culture.” The term “hookup, according to a 2007 study by Paula England, Emily Shafer and Alison Fogarty,
Kelley Joe Brumfield/Printz Sometimes it is hard to tell whether or not people are dating in college. While some couples blast their relationships all over social media, others simply keep to themselves.
is ambiguous in definition, but is mostly used to refer to “a situation where two people are hanging out or run into each other at an event (often a party), and they end up doing something sexual.” A hookup has no intent of becoming a relationship, but may develop into one after several hookups with the same person. While hookups are common, (in England, Shafer and Fogarty’s survey of 4,000 college students, by their senior year 76 percent of participants had participated in a hookup), Reid argues that the hookup culture may be less prevalent than most college students think. “Many college students are lamenting about how ‘No one dates anymore’ and everyone is
hooking up, but there is this thing called ‘pluralistic ignorance,’” said Reid. “It’s this idea that everyone thinks the same thing but they don’t know it isn’t correct. When they start guessing at these figures as to how popular hooking up is, it’s completely out of line with research findings, which show the figures to be lower than many students think.” From hookups to talking to relationships, modern students face a murky pool of possibilities before they perhaps find true love. While this article focused mostly on heterosexual dating habits, there is a wide new world of gender and sexualities that may or may not have similar relationship styles, making the journey even more fun and confusing.
‘Final Mix’ midnight radio block debuts Jesse Hammett Printz Reporter
Final Mix’s electric pulse paints the evening in neon, pneumatic airwaves ricocheting across Hattiesburg. Ideally, a student driving down Hardy Street might flip his or her radio to WUSM to see what the school’s station has to offer at such a bizarre hour—midnight on a Saturday—and find a blast of shrill synthetic harmony tickling their ears like the static of a battery. “NEVER DIE. FOREVER THRIVE,” read the fliers that dot the campus. Start asking around and no one will be able to tell who hosts this strange experiment in radio; the show’s DJ is as elusive as the time slot itself. Midnight on Jan. 25 saw the premiere of Final Mix, an enigmatic radio block highlighting alternative electronic music, as well as other peripheral genres pulled from the corners of cyberspace. The first episode, edited together and uploaded post-airing, reached #19 in the trending college radio tag on Mixcloud after a single day, and currently stands at #7. The
tracks can also be found in the archive of the WUSM website. Miriam Featherston, a junior nursing major, tuned in on Saturday night via livestream and noted her excitement that WUSM played something other than classic or indie rock.
time, when I think of radio it’s always top-40 pop or pop folk. So it was refreshing to hear something that was suited more to my tastes.” Featherston was one of the students who learned of Final Mix through fliers posted on the doors of various campus buildings, and, just as
on how one might describe the music played on Final Mix. “Really, there’s no genre distinguisher that I stick to or anything,” the DJ said. “I guess the simplest way I could describe it to somebody is it’s kind of a love letter to the Internet. When the Internet came
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“It’s cool to hear some good electronic-style music on an online medium other than Bandcamp or Soundcloud,” Featherston said. “I love those media, but at the same
everyone else, she had no clue as to who the show’s host really was. Fortunately, the mysterious curator, who chose to remain anonymous, was open to comment
along, I got my first iPod and had access to an immediate library of any type of music. It changed everything. I guess that’s how you’d describe it—cool stuff I found on the Internet.”
The curator also went on to discuss who the “ideal” Final Mix listener would be: someone who is not too savvy and who does not have the time to seek out fringe music online. “Really, I just want random people to tune in and react to it, whether it’s positive or negative, and maybe look into this music further,” the curator said. Seeking to bring something new to WUSM after finding that the station has an often polarizing broadcast of popular country, rock and folk material, the DJ cited that there was nothing being aired that appealed to people with interest in alternative genres. The show’s future content is not likely to stay focused on one musical category. Subsequent broadcasts may present something very different from the first episode, but will stick to spotlighting obscure online artists who do not regularly receive radio play. The show, according to the curator, is open to airing underground artists who are willing to submit their music. Final Mix is slated to air every Sunday at midnight on WUSM, which can be streamed live on the WUSM website or heard on 88.5 FM. Past broadcasts can be found at the Final Mix page on Mixcloud.
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REVIEW
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Folk artistry abouds in 2nd album Chris Lee
Printz Reporter Last April, while playing a soldout show at T-Bones Cafe and Record Store, The Lone Bellow frontman Zach Williams announced to the crowd that they were soon to begin working on a second album with the help of producer Aaron Dessner, who is known for his work as a member of The National. If you happened to miss the band’s show last April, you may have had the opportunity to see its performance in November 2015 when they returned to The Hub City to play a show at The Thirsty Hippo. But, if you haven’t had the opportunity to hear its music, you’re missing out. The band’s newly released album “Then Came The Morning” is proof. This album is full of the soulful vocal performances that the band has become known for. Gospellike harmonies and excellent lyricism string together the 13-track album to create a masterful work of modern folk artistry. “Then Came The Morning” begins with the album title track followed by its previously released single, “Fake Roses,” and a third track titled “Marietta.” The style of these tracks is reminiscent of band’s first self-titled album, “The
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Lone Bellow.” They display another passionate vocal performance from Zach Williams, beautifully complemented by the almost eerie back-up vocal performance from lead guitarist Brian Elmquist and mandolin player Kenene Pipkin. From there the album picks up the pace with the fourth track titled “Take My Love.” This track features a driving drum track and vocal performance that seems to be all rise and no fall. But from there, the album takes a slower tempo with an haunting track titled “Call to War,” which features a tremendous lead vocal performance from female vocalist Kenene Pipkin. This track marks the beginning of a mellow run of songs in the middle of the tracklist. From here, the album takes listeners for a turn with “Heaven Don’t Take Me Home” and “If You Don’t Love Me.” These tracks are what really sets the album apart from the band’s previous work. “Heaven Don’t Take Me Home” shows off a side of The Lone Bellow that many listeners may have not had the opportunity to hear before. The track features overdriven guitar riffs and a fast-paced tempo that bears resemblance to the like of Southern musicians such as Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Daniels Band.
While the band returns to a slower and less energetic feel in “If You Don’t Love Me,” one thing it does maintain is a certain grit they have not shown in other works. The choppy blues-like track features the same rugged guitar style that “Heaven Don’t Take Me Home” does, it mixes it back in with the band’s tremendous harmonious singing performance. “Cold As It Is,” one of the album’s more popular songs, is featured
as the second-to-last track. You may have caught the band playing it on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” a few weeks ago. I could only imagine that it makes for a tremendous live performance. It features one of the catchiest melodies that I have heard from The Lone Bellow. The final track is titled “I Let You Go.” This song almost seems as if it’s a thank you to listeners. The slow ballad seems as if it’s directed specifically to the listener with a chorus line that says, “I let you go
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and hoped you’d come back to me.” It’s almost as if the band is trying to make a sincere connection with the listener at the end of the album. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever heard. It doesn’t matter if you’re a devoted groupie or a complete stranger to The Lone Bellow, I suggest that everyone do themselves a favor and give this album a listen. And who knows? At the rate it has been going, we could see The Lone Bellow back in Hattiesburg very soon.
Study unfairly pegs selfie men as psychos J.D. Rimann Printz Reporter
Both quarterbacks from last night’s Super Bowl are avid selfie-takers. According to a new study, both of them, then, likely lean toward narcissism and selfobjectification. To that I say: do we really need a study to tell us that Tom Brady is a narcissist? The word “selfie” could be said to have officially entered the English lexicon in 2012, when TIME Magazine included it on their list of top 10 buzzwords for the year. Three years later it has done more than arrived — it has moved in, settled down and started a family. Selfies (i.e. pictures taken of oneself, often with a mobile device) have caused international incidents, been the crux of multiple marketing campaigns, inspired the rebranding of the monopod as the “selfie stick” and now even have a TV series (ABC’s creatively titled “Selfie”) made about them. All of this attention inspired researchers at The Ohio State University to try to find out just what kind of person it is who takes selfies. Researchers surveyed 800 men ranging in age from 18 to 40, using an online survey that inquired about their photo-posting behavior on
social media. The men were also asked to complete standard questionnaires regarding antisocial behaviors and selfobjectification. The results: men who often take and post selfies tend toward narcissism, selfobjectification and psychopathy. “It’s not surprising that men who post a lot of selfies... are more narcissistic, but this is the first time it has actually been confirmed in a study,” said Jesse Fox, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of communication at The Ohio State University. Students at The University of Southern Mississippi generally agreed. “Generally someone who takes a lot of selfies has a selfesteem issue as it is,” said Alissa Clouse, a junior interior design major. “It could be (caused by) low self-esteem or preoccupation with themselves.” David Jordan, a sophomore business major, said that while “you can’t really generalize people who take selfies like that, it is an interesting study nonetheless.” I am inclined to agree with Jordan myself. The findings of the study strike me as over-the-top. It is somewhat of a stretch to claim that all men who commonly take and post selfies are psychopaths. Unless, of course, you think Barack Obama
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A photo illustration depicting the relationship between men who take an abnormal amount of selfies and psychopathy. Modeled by junior theatre major Stuart Rial.
is a narcissistic psychopath. In this case Republicans might completely agree with the study. That is, until being informed that Mitt Romney is also a serial selfie-taker. Other men who commonly take selfies include Leonardo diCaprio, Jay-Z, George Clooney and Vladimir Putin (the psychopath part is probably
spot-on in that last example). At the end of the day, most every student – male or female – takes at least a couple of selfies a week. It is, by and large, really nothing more than a harmless cultural phenomenon. Of course, some might take it a little too far. Renowned selfietaker James Franco wrote an entire op-ed in the New York
Times back in 2013 defending his frequent selfie-taking, a column he ended by saying: “I am actually turned off when I look at an (Instagram) account and don’t see any selfies, because I want to know whom I’m dealing with.” He sounds pretty psychopathic to me. But then again, I take selfies every day too.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Patriots win Super Bowl XLIX, 28-24
Mississippi native seals it
Joshua Campbell
Sports Editor Two plays after being the victim of one of the craziest catches in NFL history, undrafted rookie Malcom Butler got his redemption. With 26 seconds left on the clock, the Vicksburg, Mississippi, native jumped in front Seattle Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockette to intercept Russell Wilson’s pass, clinching a 28-24 win for the New England Patriots. The Patriots came back in the fourth quarter after trailing 24-14 to score 14 unanswered points. The Super Bowl XLIX victory now gives Tom Brady and Bill Belichick their fourth Super Bowl ring. With the win, Brady, who was also named Super Bowl MVP for the third time, tied Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to hoist the Lombardi Trophy four times. Despite throwing two interceptions, Brady led the Patriots throughout the game, throwing for 328 yards and four touchdowns. Four Patriots’ receivers, Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola, Julian Edelman and Brandon LaFell each caught one touchdown. Much was made about the Seahawks’ defense and the vaunted Legion of Boom before the game, but the Patriots devised a brilliant game plan to consistently find the holes in the defense. Most of the game, Edelman and Amendola ran option routes that dictated where they would run based on the Seattle defense. Despite boasting the presumptive best secondary, the Seahawks were exploited time and time again over the middle and in the flats, avoiding Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Byron Maxwell. The fourth member of the Legion of Boom, Kam Chancellor, was consistently attacked and abused by the Patriots offense, mainly by Gronkowski. Seahawks receiver Chris Matthews came into the game without a single reception in the NFL, but lit up the Patriots to the
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NFL: Super Bowl XLIX-New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks.
tune of 109 yards on four catches and a touchdown. However, no other Seattle receiver had more than 59 receiving yards or more than three catches. On Super Bowl Sunday, it was the Patriots secondary that won the game. The Patriots got on the board first with LaFell catching an 11-yard strike from Brady with just under ten minutes to play in the first half. Seattle responded with a 3-yard touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch right before the two minute warning. But Brady answered right back, orchestrating a masterful drive. The
Patriots went 80 yards in under two minutes, capped off by a 22-yard touchdown grab by Gronkowski, giving the Patriots a 14-7 lead that they expected to take into halftime. But Russell Wilson was not to be outdone. He led the Seahawks on an 80-yard touchdown drive of its own that only took 29 seconds. The score knotted up at 14-14 heading into the half. While the game will go down as one of the most exhilarating Super Bowls in NFL history, Katy Perry’s halftime show will go down with the same fate. She performed with
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Lenny Kravitz as expected, but gave the crowd a surprise when Missy Elliot came out of hiding to perform by her side. After receiving the kickoff following halftime, the Seahawks took the lead for the first time in the game with a Stephen Hauschka 27-yard field goal. Brady was intercepted on the Patriots’ ensuing drive and it gave Wilson and the Seahawks excellent field position with a chance to take control of the game. That is exactly what they did as Wilson hit Doug Baldwin on a crossing route, leaving Darrelle
Revis behind, for a 3-yard score to give the Seahawks a 24-14 lead with 4:54 left in the third quarter. After each offense had their next two possessions result in punts, Brady went to work and took over the game. Facing a 2nd down and goal, he found Amendola in the back of the end zone to pull within three points, with 7:54 remaining. The New England defense forced the Seahawks to punt on the ensuing drive, giving Brady ample enough time to orchestrate one of his patented game-winning drives, trailing just 24-21. And of course, he delivered with a Brady-esque performance. He completed all eight of his passes for 65 yards on the drive with his final attempt finding Edelman in the end zone to give the Patriots the 28-24 lead. Edelman beat Seattle cornerback Tharold Simon on a picture perfect whip route that left him all alone, giving Brady the easiest clutch throw of his career. But Seattle got one last chance as they got the ball back with 2:02 on the clock and 80 yards to go. After converting on a 3rd and 10, Wilson launched the ball deep down the right sideline, but Butler made a great leaping play to bat the ball out of Jermaine Kearse’s hands. However, the ball happened to hit Kearse in the leg on the way down (as he was laying on the ground) and bounce right into his arms for a 33-yard completion. After a 4-yard run by Lynch, the Seahawks faced 2nd and goal from the New England 1-yard line and a chance to win the game. Then Butler got his redemption, sealing the game. The ending of the game was marred by an immature brawl that ensued after Brady kneeled to run out the clock. Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin was ejected for instigating the fight by charging at Gronkowski with bad intentions. Super Bowl XLIX will definitely go down as one of the most exciting and intense games in NFL history and cemented the Brady-Belichick legacy.
USM women’s tennis sweeps doubleheader Ashley Hickman
Sports Writer The Lady Eagles continued their dominating hot streak with a pair of 7-0 wins over William Carey and Alcorn State Saturday at home. Carolin Drescher and Alex Kitchen wasted no time defeating Audey Leitz and Oceane Sanchez of WCU, 6-1, in the first doubles match of the day. Claudia Castella and Lisa
Schneider teamed up for a 6-2 victory over Sara Valero Marin and Glorida Kaufmann to keep the momentum with Southern Miss. Karina Gurgenyan and Elena Roca concluded doubles play routing Hannah Bradford and Natalie Saunders of WCU 6-0. In singles action, all six Lady Eagles were victorious. Roca and Kathrin Waidner each won their matches 6-0 and 6-0 against WCU’s Bradford and
Saunders respectively. Kitchen, Castella, and Schneider defeated each of their opponents Kaufmann, Sanchez and Marin, easily. Drescher battled it out three sets with WCU’s Leitz. Drescher fell 4-6 in the first set, but fought back and won with scores of 6-2 and 10-3, finishing USM’s singles sweep. Against Alcorn State, Drescher and Kitchen’s duo dominated Alcorn’s Ivana Boberic and Siobhan Ryan-Bovey 6-1.
Gurgenyan and Roca also teamed up for a 6-1 victory, knocking off Aida Kelic and Kate Potapova. Castella and Schneider were heading for a win, 5-3, as time ran out. Keeping the momentum with Southern Miss, Roca, Kitchen and Gurgenyan each won their singles matches in dominating fashion against Alcorn State. Drescher and Castella defeated their opponents Ryan-Bovey and Boberic by identical scores of 6-3
and 6-3. Finishing singles play for the day, Schneider defeated Kelic in three sets (7-5,1-6,10-4). The Lady Eagles continue to dominate in every aspect, singles and doubles, against all opponents. USM improves to 4-0 overall, remaining undefeated on their home court. Their next challenge will be Feb. 7 against McNeese State at 1 p.m. in Hattiesburg.
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Golden Eagles fall to WKU, 73-62 Joshua Campbell
Sports Editor Southern Miss’ (6-14, 1-8) struggles continued Saturday in a 73-62 loss to Western Kentucky (15-6, 8-1) and simply were just not as talented as the Hilltoppers. The effort was there for the Golden Eagles, which is a good sight after an embarrassing stretch of blowout losses. “I thought emotionally, we played as hard as we can play tonight,” Southern Miss head coach Doc Sadler said. “From the tip to the end of the game, we couldn’t do much more effortwise. But, we have so many things to try to get caught up on, that the little mistakes end up costing us.” However, USM simply had no answer for WKU’s senior guard T.J. Price. The Louisiana native tied a career-high with 30 points to go along with five assists and four steals. Price is firmly entrenched in the Conference USA Player of the Year conversation as he leads the league with 17.7 points per game while shooting over 46 percent from the field and from behind the arc. George Fant also had a nice night for the Hilltoppers, scoring 12 points and corralling nine boards. Despite losing by an 11-point margin, USM actually played fairy well and compared nicely to the Hilltoppers, but WKU was able to make more clutch shots when it mattered most. For the game, USM shot 42 percent from the field while WKU shot just a tick higher with 43 percent. The Hilltoppers had a clear size advantage over the Golden Eagles and it showed in the rebounding department. WKU outrebounded USM 3428 and was able to grab 13
offensive rebounds. Chip Armelin continued to prove that he is USM’s ironman as he played all 40 minutes, scoring 22 points while collecting nine rebounds and shot 8-of-16 from the field. Norville Carey’s athleticism shined once again as he had a couple explosive dunks, adding 16 points, six rebounds and five steals. Sadler’s rotation was much deeper than usual as nine Golden Eagles played Saturday night, mainly because sophomore Matt Bingaya struggled mightily, scoring just three points while committing four turnovers in just 19 minutes. All nine Golden Eagles scored in the game. With the departures of Jeremiah Eason and Rasham Suarez, Sadler and his coaching staff has been forced to adjust on the fly and attempt to play toward his current players’ strengths more, straying from their usual offensive philosophy. Suarez’s departure has left the coaching staff with only one true point guard in Shadell Millinghaus, who just recently rejoined the team. Sadler said Thursday that he had no intentions of playing Millinghaus for the remainder of the season after he walked out on his teammates, but his hand has been forced. “All of a sudden, you’re asking a guy to go out there and switch everything up,” Sadler said. “Offensively, it’s totally different from anything we were doing. We aren’t even close to doing any of the stuff that we were doing for six months and now we’ve completely tried to teach some things to control the basketball.” The Golden Eagles will try to get back into the win column when they begin a two-game road trip Thursday against Middle Tennessee State. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.
Susan Broadbridge/Printz Redshirt senior Chip Armelin reaches for the ball against Western Kentucky player Ben Lawson as the Golden Eagles play Saturday night in Reed Green Coliseum. The Golden Eagles fall to the Hilltoppers, 73-62.
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Lady Eagles squeak by WKU, 63-61 James Johnson
Sports Writer Southern Miss edged out the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers for a two point, 63-61, victory Saturday. The win gives the Lady Eagles a 13-7 record overall, and a 6-3 record in conference play. The game was close the entire first half as neither team could really gain an advantage. Until the 3:18 mark in the half, the largest lead was a 5-point Lady Topper lead. Alexis Govan pick pocketed the ball from Voche’ Martin’s possession and got the ball to Ileana Johnson. Johnson drove
to the rim and when the defense crashed to her, she found Chastity Gooch open behind the three point line. Gooch took her time and nail the 3-pointer, pushing Western Kentucky’s lead to eight. Southern Miss pulled closer to Western Kentucky after Megan Brown made a 3-point shot, off the assist from Brittanny Dinkins, to make the score, 2621. It looked like Southern Miss was going into half only down by three, but Kendall Noble beat the buzzer on her 3-point attempt and give the Lady Toppers a 6-point, 31-25, lead going into the half. Southern Miss clearly felt like
it had an advantage in the paint, scoring nearly half of its points, 12 of 25, in the paint in the first half. The Lady Eagles came into the second half with a new focus. On Western Kentucky’s first possession, Brooke Rhodes recorded her first steal of the game and found point guard Alex Coyne. Coyne then rewarded Rhodes by finding her open in 3-point land and she delivered, knocking down the attempt. Rhodes cut the Lady Toppers’ lead back to three. Both teams went through a stretch where they shot lights out, and Southern Miss was able to take the lead with 12:19 left for the
first time since the 15:53 point in the first half. The Lady Toppers held a 4342 lead before Brown found Martin cutting to the rim for a layup. Martin made another layup on the next possession to give Southern Miss a 3-point lead. The Lady Toppers regained the lead thanks to shots from Govan and Gooch. With five minutes remaining, the Lady Eagles’ outplayed and outscored the Lady Toppers 12-7. “We stayed true to the course even though they made that run just before the half,” USM head coach Joye Lee-McNelis said. “We felt like we were
right where we needed to be. What made this so special was that in different segments of the game, it was different players. We made some great adjustments today.” The Lady Eagles’ Tamara Jones led the team in points, scoring 14 on the night. Brooke Rhodes chipped in 13 points and five assists while Jerontay Clemons had 9 points, five assists and two steals. Next up for the Lady Eagles (13-7) are the Middle Tennessee Lady Blue Raiders (14-5). The game will be played at Reed Green Coliseum Thursday Feb. 5. The contest is scheduled to tipoff at 6 p.m.
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