August 30, 2011 Volume 96 Issue 2

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SOCCERFRAT FASHION WEATHER

Constructing the Wright idea Being a leader isn’t always

about getting in front of a group of people and landing in the spotlight, but it’s about being among the people and leading from within.

Garrett Wright, a senior con-struction engineering major, has embraced this de� nition of leadership and was recently rec-ognized for his persistent dedica-tion to serving others by being awarded the Pearson Prize for Higher Education.

A prize that is awarded na-tionally to students who have shown outstanding leadership and extraordinary involvement in communities, the Pearson Prize was awarded to 70 stu-dents in 2011, and Wright is one of over 20,000 applicants

who became the recipient of this prestigious scholarship.

“I thought it was a prank call at � rst,” Wright said when describ-ing his reaction to receiving the news this past summer that he had won. “But a� er I started get-ting emails I realized it was true.”

� e Pearson Prize awards its winners with $10,000 to use to-wards furthering their education. � e enormous project Wright un-dertook that caught the attention of the Pearson Foundation was building an outdoor classroom for Hawkins Elementary School.

Director of Luckyday Scholars Program at Southern Miss Larry Sparkman said that Wright had gotten involved volunteering at Hawkins Elementary and heard them talking about the needs they had for an outdoor classroom.

ON CAMPUS

Michelle HolowachPrintz Writer

See WRIGHT, 10Garrett Wright, senior construction engineering major and a Pearson Prize winner, built an outdoor classroom for Hawkins Elementary School located in Hattiesburg.

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� e athletic department at South-ern Miss has self-reported 21 NCAA violations in seven sports over a pe-riod of two years, records obtained by the Hattiesburg American show.

� e violations were all � led as secondary violations, meaning they aren’t considered major infractions, USM athletic director Richard Gi-annini said.

According to the Hattiesburg American, a secondary violation is de� ned as one that “does not pro-duce any signi� cant competitive damage” and one that is “isolated or inadvertent in nature”.

“� is is no di� erent from what we usually report on an annual basis,” Giannini said. “� at’s all they are.

No penalties will fall over into this coming academic year.”

� ough the violations aren’t being considered major prob-lems for USM, Giannini added that the athletic department is taking them seriously.

� e following is a list of some of the violations obtained through an open records request by the Hatties-burg American.

• Teddy Viator, USM men’s head tennis coach in 2008 arranged a foreign tour in the Bahamas to play matches against one of the Baha-mian national tennis teams. While in the Bahamas, the USM team did not compete, although every team member played “a set or two against individuals.” � is trip was then considered a practice, and NCAA prohibits teams from traveling more than 100 miles for practice.

• In a men’s tennis tournament at the University of Alabama in 2009, seven members of the USM team saw USM head coach Viator off er $200 if a player in a close match won that match. Via-tor placed the $200 in the players’ equipment bag, but removed it af-ter the player lost the match.

• USM football coach Larry Fe-dora, while attending a high school game his son was playing in Novem-ber of 2008, gave a radio interview at a game, which is not permitted by NCAA rules.

• The USM football strength and conditioning staff created videos and summer workouts and put them on a YouTube channel the staff created for the public to view in 2011. Since USM’s football coach had the

Mary Margaret HalfordExecutive Editor

USM violates NCAA rulesON CAMPUSON CAMPUS

Barnes and Noble, a student token textbook hot spot, has faced issues with lengthy checkout lines the fi rst week of the fall semester. After implementing a new policy, students are now required to purchase textbooks on the second fl oor and will not be allowed down the escalator without paying for them fi rst. Students have reported average wait times of more than an hour and frustration mounted as lines grew longer.

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NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF UNIVERSITY PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS

The University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg, Miss. hereby gives notice of enactment of the University’s Traffic and Parking Regulations for the academic year 2011–2012. These rules and

regulations are enacted by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, State of Mississippi, and are effective from and

after Aug. 15, 2011. The full text of such rules and regulations are on file at The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Parking

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Student Shout-outs

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“I’d like to give a shout out to the Instructional Tech department, what’s left of it, somewhere. Great centraliza-tion USM!

I love USM so much that I don’t even mind being nearly run over by bike rid-ers every morning.

“What do we want?”“A cure for ADD!”“When do we want it?”“SQUIRREL!”

If tablets are ‘like the Swiss Army knives’ to ed-ucation, then why are we giving them to students who already have the high-est grades?

Ashton, I enjoy your pieces more than any other section of the paper. Amazing job this week and look forward to reading more of your work throughout the year. SMTTT.

Elizabeth Coker, you are amazing and your hard-work and determination continues to inspire ev-eryone around you. I hope you read this issue of the Student Printz!

I understand that leggings might be the ‘it’ thing, but girls, can we please refrain from wearing them without anything over them. I do not feel like seeing your cellulite everytime you walk in the classroom. Plus, the darn things are see through half the time!!!

Dear girl wearing a soror-ity shirt who was playing guitar and singing in the Medicine Wheel Garden, let’s get married.

The ladies of Pi Beta Phi wish their seniors the best of luck this semester!

New school year, new shout outs! Bring it!

The University of Southern Mississippi recently teamed with Mississippi College School of Law to provide future stu-dents the chance to enroll in an esteemed law school program.

The program will allow eli-gible students to finish their four-year Bachelor of Arts de-gree with USM while advancing their law studies at MC Law.

Students must meet many re-quirements, however, until they are fully admitted into the pro-gram. Those requirements in-clude a minimum ACT score of 27 or SAT score of 1180, inten-tion to join the program before advancing to 24 hours of credit at USM, a maintained GPA of 3.25 and a 150 on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).

A� er the completion of three years at USM, students will then be eligible to enter MC Law. � eir � rst 21 to 22 hours of credit in their � rst year at MC will then transfer back to USM to complete the 124 hours credit requirement for the B.A. degree.

Dr. Mark Wrighton, asso-ciate dean of Undergraduate Programs & Assessment, said the program should decrease tuition cost for students in the program.

“The way we make this work is that the program waives the minor requirements,” Wrigh-ton said. So, it’s really squeez-ing what could be seven years into six and it, to some degree, has the potential to reduce the tuition cost because they would finish their fourth year of USM at MC.”

Wrighton does not believe that the loss of tuition from these students will negatively affect USM’s budget.

“We don’t think it will par-ticularly because many of those students opt to go to a junior college on scholarships for the first couple of years. This is something that those institu-tions can’t necessarily offer them. We don’t, however, only look at it from a business pro-spective, but as an opportunity to prepare high-caliber stu-dents through our programs for the rigorous training they will

be getting at MC law.”Going forward, Wrighton is

optimistic about the future of the program.

“It’s still very new. We very much don’t expect current stu-

dents to be able to take advan-tage of the program, but we are very hopeful that in the future we will be able to attract even more high-quality students to the university as a result of this program.”

At the moment, USM has only partnered with MC for this type program. It does not, how-ever, exclude future partner-ships with other universities. For more information, contact the College of Arts & Letters at 601.266.415.

USM and MC Law uniteON CAMPUS

Tyler HillPrintz Writer

News Tuesday, August 30, 2011Page 4, Student Printz

Intruder reported in The Village ON CAMPUS

At approximately 8:15 Monday morning, a Village resident spotted an unfamiliar face gazing down the stairwell of the Kappa Delta house.

“I couldn’t believe what I saw,” said Claire Dulaney, who said she saw a black man standing at the

top of the staircase. “I panicked, so I called my boyfriend.”

As soon as the trespasser locked eyes with Dulaney, he � ed—sprint-ing down the stairs toward the front door, she said.

Residents of the KD house im-mediately locked their doors a� er receiving a warning text message from Kaitlin Dement, president of KD. Women who were locked in

their rooms remained calm, qui-etly sending text messages to each other in di� erent rooms assuring the other was safe.

When police arrived 15 minutes later, they advised Dulaney to lock her door at all costs. Although po-lice o� cials thoroughly searched the Kappa Delta house for evidence, Dulaney and other residents of � e Village still feel uneasy.

Dulaney stressed to UPD that it doesn’t matter whether or not the rooms were locked since the intruder had already entered the building.

“He shouldn’t have been able enter our house, regardless,” said Dulaney.

Dulaney wants the student body to take heed of this scary situation.

“I want nothing but my girls to feel safe. It’s so important to feel secure in

your own home,” said Dement.Police assured the women that

one must have an identification card to gain entrance to the so-rority houses.

� e intruder is described as a black male who appeared to be 5’5” and in his late thirties.

� is occurrence is under investi-gation until further notice.

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Rachel BeechSta� Writer

opportunity to view the video, it was a violation of NCAA rules.

• A rivals.com media member, Lanny Mixon, attended an event for football prospects on campus on Feb. 26, 2011, and published photos of prospects at the event, which is against NCAA rules.

• A non-coaching member of the football sta� helped the coaching sta� send in signals during the 2011 football spring game, contrary to NCAA bylaws.

• A football camp brochure

was 17x25 inches, with three inches being a tear-out registra-tion form. � e NCAA allows only a 17x22-inch brochure.

• A student-athlete, a football kicker, who had not signed a student athlete statement and drug testing consent form, was allowed to par-ticipate in practice activities in 2009, contrary to NCAA rules.

• Th e USM head women’s bas-ketball coach, Joye Lee-McNelis, in-structed her son, who was an 11th-grade prospective student-athlete,

to practice with the USM women’s basketball team in Octover of 2010. Lee-McNelis also instructed a team manager to practice with the team. An NCAA rule prohibits this.

• USM men’s head basketball coach Larry Eustachy attended a practice of a non-scholarship based basketball program in Jack-son, against NCAA rules. Eu-stachy said he was curious about seeing a player but that he was not recruiting the player.

• A senior USM football player in

2009 competed in a game a� er he had dropped a class to go below full-time enrollment. O� cial paperwork regarding the dropped class was not processed within the allowable time, and was declared invalid.

• At a USM women’s home bas-ketball game on Dec. 15, 2010, a group of prospective student-ath-letes were allowed to line up on the baseline of the court during the na-tional anthem and player introduc-tions during the pre-game period. Such public display is in violation of NCAA rules during an uno� cial visit. Lee-McNelis said some of the student-athletes returned to their seats and others remained on the court, without her sta� ’s knowledge.

• On Aug. 23, 2010, a fresh-man student-athlete, who had been deemed a non-quali� er, was instructed to participate in required athletically related activities prior to receiving the required sickle-cell screening, in violation of NCAA rules. � e student-athlete was asked to be present at team workouts, drills and was asked to walk the upper concourse of the coliseum. USM was actively working to have her

eligibility status changed (which it was, 10 days later).

• An assistant coach in the USM men’s golf program, Jim Garren, purchased airline tickets for $815.60 for a prospective student-athlete and his parents to travel from Tulsa, Okla., to Jackson and back for an of-fi cial visit to USM in November of 2010. Jerry Weeks, the USM head golf coach, when he heard about the ticket purchase, realized this was an NCAA violation and reported it.

• A USM men’s basketball play-er received permission to compete for a team in a summer basketball league in Philadelphia, Pa., in June 2011, but he later competed for a di� erent team in the Dela-ware County Pro-Am League in King of Prussia, Pa., without ap-proval from the athletic director, in violation of NCAA rules.

� ese, along with seven others, were reported by USM to the NCAA and to the conference, as part of nor-mal procedures.

Each violation has been dealt with in various ways, including letters of reprimand and educational sessions about NCAA rules.

News Student Printz, Page 5Tuesday, August 30, 2011

News in BriefRegistration forms are

available online for women interested in formal recruit-ment for College Panhellen-ic Council sororities. Forms are due Friday and are avail-able at www.southernmiss-cpc.com. A Meet and Greet will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. on Weathersby Lawn for all potential new members interested in CPC or IFC recruitment. Call the Greek Life Offi ce for more information.

The Residence Life staff at USM is encouraging all students who live on campus to conserve en-ergy over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

For those students who will be away during the holiday weekend, Res Life is asking that everyone remember to turn off all electronic equipment; empty and unplug micro-fridges; unplug items such as fans, chargers, radios and power strips; close blinds and tilt slats upward; set thermostats to “auto”; and close and lock all windows and doors.

Student Eagle Club mem-bers can pick up their mem-bership cards, t-shirts and

discount cards this week. Items will be available for pickup Thursday and Friday outside the Fresh Food Company from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., and Saturday at the Pat Ferlise Center from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, a new campus ministry organization will host an interest meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Thad Cochran Cen-ter, room 228. Everyone is invited, regardless of background. Email info@getconnectedusm.com or text 985-414-4812 for more information.

Metal artifacts from the World Trade Center twin towers that collapsed on Sept. 11, 2011 will be brought to a permanent memorial site in at the University of Southern Mississippi. Each piece is 72 inches long and 12 inches wide, and weigh about 200 pounds. The pieces will arrive Friday and will offi cially be giv-en to the university during halftime at the football game against Louisiana Tech Saturday night.

LOCAL

Hub City dazzles with exciting nightlife

Being new in town doesn’t mean having to spend Friday nights in a dorm room or at the local Taco Bell.

Hattiesburg offers plenty of options for anyone wanting to enjoy a night on the town.

Looking to dance or have a few drinks with friends? Night-clubs like The Frat House or Taste Bar and Lounge can ca-ter to those specific nightlife needs.

Rebekah Segraves is a Hat-tiesburg native who spends

many of her nights at The Frat House.

“It’s fun to go to The Frat House and listen to music and dance on Thursday nights,” Se-graves said.

Segraves, who said she is a regular at the popular bar, en-joys going out with her friends on Thursday nights, as many students do.

“Thursday nights are usually college nights,” said Racheal Edwards, a senior.

Edwards is a regular patron of Taste Bar and Lounge as well as Pascha, The Shed and Ropers.

Edwards said she mostly fre-quents Pascha and Taste, but

doesn’t have a favorite, choos-ing to “keep [her] outings di-verse.”

Being social and balancing life as a student can be chal-lenging, but Edwards feels she has become adept at balancing the two during her senior year.

“Really it’s just a matter of managing your time well and deciding when you should go out and when you shouldn’t,” Edwards said.

Segraves, a sophomore, is still working on that balance but feels that in her second year it’s going to be easier to achieve.

“I go out when I have the time to,” she said.

“Sometimes I just can’t be-cause I have to stay in and do homework. My first year I un-derestimated how much time I needed to put into schoolwork.”

Jacqueline Lee, program manager for the Historic Hat-tiesburg Downtown Asso-ciation, said downtown Hat-tiesburg offers something for everyone.

Lee said there are roughly 10 bars and restaurants in down-town Hattiesburg that cater to nightlife, be it dancing, eating or imbibing.

“The best way to experience downtown is to get together with a group of friends and

organize your own pub crawl, just go door-to-door to find out which one is the best fit for you,” she said.

Lee said one of the best parts of nightlife in downtown Hat-tiesburg is that when frequent-ing a place, waiters, bartenders and even owners begin to notice.

“These aren’t big corpora-tions, they’re privately owned. It really is personal,” she said.

“Sometimes it takes people a while to find out about what downtown has to offer,” Lee said. “It is one of Hattiesburg’s best kept secrets.”

Jonathan AndrewsPrintz Writer

From bars to dance clubs to music venues, Hattiesburg supplies Southern Miss students with a variety of entertaining options.

Arts and Entertainment Tuesday, August 30, 2011Page 6, Student Printz

Constitutional Election September 2, 2011

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Membership Fee: $10/year

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Location: Pat Ferlise Center (ticket office)

Pub Crawl to toast Golden Eagle football LOCAL

With the first game of the 2011 Golden Eagle football season kicking off this Satur-day, students and members of the Hattiesburg community are buzzing with excitement. For those who like to pre-pregame by knocking back a few, the in-augural Kickoff Pub Crawl, a “rowdy, bus ridin’, bar hoppin’ pub crawl,” according to the Facebook event created by John Herron, who came up with the idea, is a great way to gear up for the late-night game.

On Friday, the night before Southern Miss’s first home football game, local venues The Gold Pub & Grill, The Tavern, Caliente Grille, Old Athens Grill and The End Zone are teaming up to host an event similar to the bike pub crawl hosted earlier this year. For this crawl, though, buses will take participants from venue to venue throughout the evening, and at each stop participants will receive a a specialty drink.

Herron, a USM alumnus and

owner of The Gold Pub, said the event is being held the night before the game rather than on game day because it “gives you plenty of time to shake off the effects of the fun time that will be had.”

“The idea of a bus pub crawl sounds so fun,” said Charles Ar-rinder, owner of Caliente and also a USM alumnus. “Anything with that kind of fun-tential we [Caliente] are always up for. He [Herron] approached me to be a part, and I couldn’t resist.”

Caliente is bringing back its seasonal Go Gold Pineapple Mar-garita for the event, as well as the rest of football season. Arrinder called it “the perfect drink to get you into the Southern spirit.”

Herron would even like to see the crawl become a part of foot-ball tradition at Southern Miss.

“We want the kicko� pub crawl in peoples’ minds every year, just like art walk or Eaglepalooza is,” said Herron.

Early registration costs $25.00, which covers the cost of the bus ride and drinks, plus a t-shirt and koozie. Payment can be made at The Gold, Old

Athens or Caliente. Only three buses will be available, so Her-ron encourages participants to

sign up quickly. If spots are still available on the day of the crawl, the cost is $30.00, which only covers the bus ride and t-shirt.

Sign-up on the day of the event begins at 6 p.m. at The

Gold Pub, and the buses will leave for the crawl at 7 p.m.

“Jump on the bus. This will be the Burg’s biggest party of the year,” Herron said.

Stormy SpeaksCopy Editor

Larissa Mueller/MCT Campus

Arts and Entertainment Student Printz, Page 7Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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It goes without saying that ev-ery year MTV’s Video Music Awards promise a televised ar-ray of drug-induced trainwrecks, Kanye-inspired outbursts, heinous fashion choices and enough celeb-rity-fused drama to fuel entertain-ment blogs year-round. � e 2011 VMAs were held Sunday in Los Angeles, managing to stay true to classic MTV hot mess methodol-ogy. Here are the highlights of this year’s MTV VMAs.

Tony Bennett paid tribute to Amy Winehouse.

Over a month has passed since the announcement of Amy Wine-house’s death. Celebrities and fans alike have mourned the loss of the talented songstress. Friend and fel-low musician Tony Bennett, who recorded with Winehouse earlier this year, honored the late singer by praising her work to Access Hollywood reporter Shaun Robin-son during a VMA pre-show.

“I’m so regretful that she died so young,” Bennett said. “It’s a tragedy. Amy Winehouse was an artist of immense propor-tions… and when we recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance. I was honored to have the oppor-tunity to sing with her.”

� e video tribute featured dur-ing the VMA ceremony included

footage of Bennett and Winehouse at Abbey Road Studios in London dur-ing the March recording of “Body

and Soul” for his newest album, Du-ets II. � e session was Winehouse’s last recording before her death on

July 23. A� er the video tribute, Bruno Mars performed “Valerie” in her honor, altering the lyrics to say, “Amy, oh Amy, I love you, darling. … We’ll miss you, baby. You got the world singing.”

Beyoncé announced she’s pregnant.

It’s the pregnancy heard ‘round the world. Beyoncé, 29, and rap mogul husband, Jay-Z, 41, an-nounced they are expecting their � rst child. � e “Run the World (Girls)” singer arrived at this year’s award show sporting an or-ange Halson ensemble and an ev-er-present baby bump. MTV � rst con� rmed the news via Twit-ter, “OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #VMA carpet! #baby!!!!” Her rep con� rmed the news by making the statement to reporters, “I’m happy to say it’s true.” During the o� cial ceremony, the proud ma-ma-to-be performed her single, “Love on Top” exclaiming to au-dience members and viewers at home, “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside of me.”

Lady Gaga got in touch with her masculine side.

Lady Gaga turned up the tes-tosterone and downplayed the glam for her performance of “Yoü and I.” Mother Monster, dressed as her male alter ego Joe Calderone, began her understat-

ed performance with a four minute plus speech on how she’s just “one of the guys.” However, Gaga’s male persona, which is featured among a cabaret of couples in the o� cial video for “Yoü and I,” couldn’t help but evoke images of a cross between Ralph Macchio and any given mem-ber from � e Outsiders.

Adele melted hearts.America’s favorite British song-

stress Adele o� ered audiences a simple yet moving rendition of her second single, “Someone Like You” from her album 21. � e raw perfor-mance lacked any form of typical unnecessary gimmicks and theat-rics, featuring only Adele, a pianist and an endless amount of emphatic hand gestures. According to MTV News, Adele’s record, 21, is the most successful album so far this year, selling more than three million cop-ies. Such success proves that a halo

of � ashing lights, a barrage of back-up dancers and bizarre stage cos-tuming is not needed to truly move an audience.

Kanye managed to keep his mouth shut.

A� er last year’s “Im’ma let you � nish, but uh,” Taylor Swi� debacle, Mr. West kept it simple when ac-cepting the VMA for “Best Collabo-ration” with pop princess Katy Perry. � e rap-star and king of all loud-mouth celebrities remained seen but not heard for the majority of the evening’s festivities. However, his co-collaborator, Mrs. Russell Brand’s, fashion choices said enough for the famous duo combined. Perry � ubbed in the fashion department wearing a yellow, cube-inspired headpiece, which seemed to channel a Green Bay Packers’ cheesehead, making her game-day ready but a failure in the art of haute couture.

VMAs offer celeb surprisesON CAMPUS

Hannah JonesManaging Editor

The complete listing of the 2011 VMA award winners

include:

Video of the YearKaty Perry, “Firework”

Best New ArtistTyler, The CreatorBest Male Video

Justin Bieber, “U Smile”Best Female Video

Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”Best Hip-Hop VideoNicki Minaj, “Super Bass”

Best Pop VideoBritney Spears, “Till The World Ends”

Best Rock VideoFoo Fighters, “Walk”

Best CollaborationKaty Perry featuring Kanye West,

“E.T.”Best Video with a Message

Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”Best Choreography

Beyonce, “Run The World (Girls)”Best Editing

Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”Best special effects

Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”

Best CinematographyAdele, “Rolling In The Deep”

Best Art DirectionAdele, “Rolling In The Deep”

Best DirectionAdele, “Rolling In The Deep”

Opinion Tuesday, August 30, 2011Page 8, Student Printz

Lady Gaga once said, “I’m ob-sessively opposed to the typical.” While Gaga’s fashion is over-the-top and out of this world, the iconic pop star is right-typical is boring. And there’s nothing more typical on Southern Miss’ campus than those wretched Nike athletic shorts paired with oversized fraternity tee shirts, leggings and Ugg boots. La-dies, what are you thinking? This staple casual-wear outfit has caused students to label this look as “the typical sorority girl”.

Unless a label has a famous de-signer on it, it is condescending, judgmental and rude. Men and women who join Greek organiza-tions on campus tend to get better grades, join more student organi-zations and are more involved on campus. Most of these men and women have also started fabulous fashion trends on campus. Cha-cos, bow ties, Polo oxfords, baggy

shirts and loud-colored sports bras paired with over-sized tanks are all staple fashion pieces that can be seen in day-to-day looks around campus. All of these styles were started by those men in fra-ternities and women in sororities.

However, there are some com-ponents to “frat fashion” that can be considered a fashionista’s worst nightmare. First of all, unless you’re going to the gym to pull a Fergie and work on your � tness, there is no reason to sport those Nike athletic shorts around cam-pus. � ey are not � attering and are even worse in winter when paired with leggings and Ugg boots. It’s 90 degrees outside, and every-one knows you’re feet are sweat-ing. Wouldn’t it be easier just put on a pair of wind pants or jeans? Ugg=ugly. � ey are NEVER okay. Spend your $100 on a staple piece you can wear for many occasions like a little black dress or a cute cocktail dress from Eve Marie’s or Click Boutique.

To all you ladies who think piling on ten pounds of bronzer and using a whole can of Aqua Net hairspray to tease the hair on your crown when going out � e Frat House is attractive, the only men you are attracting are the gay ones. To you ladies who go out in

groups and wear the same romper and wedges but in di� erent col-ors: stop it. Buy a crop top and a pair of high-waisted shorts. Set yourself apart from your friends. Be bold. Be di� erent.

As for those feather hair-exten-sions that have become so popu-lar in girl world: it’s a fair to as-sume that girls who get these feel that they are getting something edgy or original. What these ex-tensions really say is, “I think I’m Carrie Bradshaw, but I’m really just Ke$ha’s little sister.”

Frat boys, you are not forgot-ten. Short shorts are cute, but if people have to ask, “Is that a roll of quarters in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?” it’s clearly time to pick out shorts with a longer inseam. No one wants to see your junk.

Unless you are deep-sea � sh-ing on a yacht, there is no need to wear Costa Del Mar sunglass-es with that tacky � shing cork strap attached. You’re in class all day and nowhere near water. You’re not gonna be catching � sh or attention from girls. Hook, line, sinker. Replace those awful glasses with a pair of fun avia-tor shades that can be purchased from any gas station or gi� shop.

� ose festive Columbia shirts

with tons of pockets are fun, but I’d rather see you in tee shirts that support your fraternity and not in those Guy Harvey tees with big � sh all over them. � is is the Uni-versity of Southern Mississippi, not Bass Pro Shop.

Everyone has those days when they come to school look-ing like a hot mess--it’s inevi-table. However, there are some

looks and outfits that should always be avoided. It’s always better to make the worst dress list by trying something origi-nal and failing than not trying at all.

Frat Fashion: the good, bad and uglyFASHION

Justin MitchellPrintz Writer

� is was an article of opinion by Justin Mitchell, a writer for � e Student Printz. Email questions or comments to justin.mitchell@eagles.usm.edu.

Jack Branning, junior music education major from Meridian, Miss. sports frat fashion in the Fresh Food Company.

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Political

conservative or liberal: How do you know?

In lieu of current local elec-tions and in anticipation of the upcoming 2012 presidential elections, it’s very important for students to understand the differences between liberal and conservative ideology. College students are the voice of the current generation, and it’s inte-gral that they get out and vote. However, how can one properly vote if he or she is not familiar with the specifics of each party’s identifing characteristics?

Dr. Marija Bekafigo is an assis-tant professor in the political sci-ence department at Southern Miss. Bekafigo teaches numerous classes within the department including senior capstones, American gov-ernment, and a U.S. Congress class for graduate students. Bekafigo stressed the importance of student’s familiarity with different ideologies.

“Not knowing everything your candidate represents is okay as long as you know what your party stands for,” Bekafigo said.

Bekafigo said that understand-ing ideologies is integral in mak-ing political decisions because not everyone is classified as a Re-publican or Democrat.

“Ideally, you would come to college and learn the nuances with party affiliations and ide-ologies,” Bekafigo said. “Stu-dents should be able to form their own opinions.”

Alex Strahan, a recent USM

graduate with a bachelor’s degree in political science, said it’s ex-tremely important that students affiliate with an ideology.

“If students are more aware and informed, I believe they will become more politically active,” Strahan said.

Strahan also said that the

terms “liberal” and “conserva-tive” are an ideology, while “Re-publican” and “Democrat” de-note party affiliation.

“Not every Democratic candi-date has the same liberal policies as the others – and may even have a conservative policy or two,” said Strahan. “The same may be true

with a Republican candidate.”Political science graduate

student Leigh Haas feels that many college students are of-ten misguided when choosing party affiliation.

“Whether it be from their par-ents ideology, religion, morals, or even the media, the misguidance

is always there,” said Haas. “It is unfortunate that many of these beliefs do not emerge from their own accord.”

A political ideology chart can help students choose what side he or she affiliates with. When decid-ing the future, there is no reason to sit on the fence.

Justin MitchellPrintz Writer

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Joseph Paul, more commonly known as Joe Paul, has worked at Southern Miss for more than three decades. He has volunteered his time not only for the school, but in getting to know the students as well. Since 1993 Paul has served as Vice President of Student affairs. The following interview gives de-tails of what his job entails, while also delving deeper into his per-sona as VP of Student Affairs.

Q: Please tell us what your job as VP of student activities entails.

A: The Vice President of Stu-dent Affairs reports to the Presi-dent as a part of the executive cabinet and is responsible for leading the student service and student development functions of the university, from recruit-ment to career placement and all other student non-academic functions in between.

Q: What is the thing you most enjoy about your job?

A: That is easy to answer. The

very best part of my job is de-veloping relationships with stu-dents, helping them along the way at times, and watching them prosper when they leave South-ern Miss with a diploma and, more importantly, an outstand-ing education.

Q: Southern Miss is a big campus, yet you still remem-ber everyone’s name. How do you keep up with all of the stu-dents?

A: Well, I wish I knew every-one’s name! I do try to focus on individual students when we meet and learn some things about them. It is important to the distinctiveness of Southern Miss to create a welcoming and engaging environment and that is best-accomplished one stu-dent at a time.

Q: How do you think South-ern has improved this year from the last?

A: We are on track to have the largest and most academically able freshman class in South-ern Miss history. Great students make Southern Miss a great uni-versity as they accept the chal-

lenge to leave this special place better than they found it. The opening of our 1200-capacity, multi-level parking garage is certainly a nice improvement that will relieve some parking stress.

Q: If you did not have this job to come to everyday, what else would you do with your time? I feel as if you are always available for everyone. What would we do without you?

A: It is hard for me to imagine my life without Southern Miss as a part of it. I would certainly be on campus a lot attending athletic and arts events.

Paul’s leadership skills are some of the best here on the Southern Miss campus. Will he ever be forgotten? How could someone possibly forget such a memorable man.

Not only does his leadership shine through, but his kindness also radiates from every action he accomplishes. So next time you see the VP of Student Af-fairs; be sure to tell him your name because he will not soon forget it.

Arielle EdwardsPrintz Writer

Not your average Joe: We asked, Paul answeredON CAMPUS

Vice President of Student Affairs Joe PaulUniversity Communications

Wright, from 1

“He took his major- construc-tion engineering- and applied it to a need in the community,” Sparkman said. “He didn’t go create something they weren’t asking for, he went and created something there was a stated need for… and that’s where real service takes place sometimes; you meet real legitimate needs in the community, and you’re able to learn things and grow as

a result of that yourself.”The outdoor classroom proj-

ect began in April 2011 and took Wright and his team a little over a month to complete. Wright said that the most re-warding part of the project was actually getting to see the kids enjoy their new classroom.

Wright also said his motiva-tion in taking on these projects is to improve the community

and take initiative many people do not take. “When somebody asks you to do something, al-ways think of how it will posi-tively affect your life in the fu-ture, Wright said. “Always seize the opportunities you are given.”

Josh Duplantis, director of the Community Service Learn-ing Office, has known Wright since he was a freshman and has worked with him on sev-

eral service projects. He also mentored Wright throughout the Pearson Prize application process and was there when Wright got the call that he was a finalist.

“You know he’s really got a heart for service, and Garret will do things that he doesn’t neces-sarily need to be praised for all the time,” Duplantis said. “He’s very unselfish. He does all the behind the scenes work and just so long as he knows that what he’s doing is making a differ-ence, like his outdoor classroom at Hawkins, and some of his oth-er projects, he just gets it done for the right reasons. He just does it because he wants to.”

During his time at Southern Miss as a Luckyday Scholar, Wright has taken on a leader-ship role in many and various ways, a few of them being as the President of Luckyday, as a member of Freshman Associ-ates, as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and as a graduate assistant in the Office of Com-munity Service Learning.

“I’m super proud of Garrett,” Sparkman, who has worked closely with Wright for four years, said. “I just think Gar-rett’s worked really hard, he’s

worked really hard at learning to lead and serve. He’s a servant leader by nature I think now, and it just comes out of him. He’s done of great job of invit-ing others on that journey too.”

As Duplantis explains, Wright also sets an example to other students of what opportu-nities they can grasp hold of at Southern Miss.

“Garrett takes Dr. Paul and Dr. Saunder’s advice; to ride all the rides, and he’s definitely leaving Southern Miss better than he found it… he could be a good example to the rest of our students, to heed their advice and really dive headfirst into some of the programs offered. Get involved, take advantage of the things, utilize campus service and dive in, and these are the kinds of things that can happen.”

“My time at Southern Miss has opened my eyes and helped me want to be involved in communi-ties my whole life,” Wright said.

Upon graduation in Decem-ber, Wright plans to start his Masters in economic develop-ment at Southern Miss and hopes to either continue to law school or own a commercial construction company.

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New organization kicks off SaturdayFor years, the Eagle Club has

been an organization that allows Southern Miss fans to be more involved with USM athletics and better show their support for the school.

That same opportunity to foster more Golden Eagle pride became available to students this year through the Student Eagle Club.

“Our goal with this organiza-tion is to create a more exciting atmosphere on campus and at athletic events,” said Chad Foote, who has led the push for the Stu-dent Eagle Club. “We’re doing this for students and we’ll give back to the university at the same time.”

A major draw for club member-ship is the special seating mem-bers get at football games. Be-ginning Saturday when Southern Miss takes on Louisiana Tech in the Rock, and for all other home games, only Student Eagle Club members will be allowed to sit in the lower deck of the student section.

Other students will walk up the ramp to Gate 8, where they will be allowed to sit in the up-per level seats.

Foote said the club has 1,200 spots, which is the same number of seats available in the lower deck

of the stadium, and about 1,800 people had signed up by Monday afternoon. He added that about 1,000 of those people have signed up since the start of classes.

“We’re definitely excited with the turnout,” Foote said. “The support the student body has giv-en us has been unbelievable and we’ve been happy with everyone’s willingness to try something new.”

The cost of membership is $10, and students can charge that fee to their student accounts until Thursday. After Thursday, new members will have to pay the $10 at the time of registration.

Members also get a t-shirt, a discount card for local businesses and access to tailgating events be-fore all home football games.

Stew Deen, a graduate as-

sistant with the Eagle Club, is excited for the chance to work with the organization.

“I think this organization is something that needed to hap-pen,” Deen said. “This is obvious-ly a passion of mine and I hope this encourages students to have a better connection with the uni-versity, especially with athletics.”

Foote hopes that students will

take advantage of the organiza-tion and show their Southern Miss pride in the stands.

“Everything at this school lives and dies with the students,” Foote said. “If students are in that stadi-um having fun and being rowdy, everyone else is, too. We want our members in that lower deck creat-ing the best atmosphere possible for our players and fans.”

Football

Mary Margaret HalfordExecutive Editor

The lower deck of the Student Section will be reserved for Student Eagle Club members at all home football games this year, beginning with the Loui-siana Tech game Saturday. All other students will sit in the upper deck.

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Homecoming Court &Mr. and Miss Southern Miss

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Applications are due September 9, 2011

Primary Elections will be held on September 27, 2011

Runoff Elections will be held on September 29, 2011

Runoff Elections will be held on September 29, 2011

� e Lady Eagles improved their record to 1-1-1 with their � rst vic-tory of the season on Friday as they beat the visiting Jacksonville State Gamecocks 2-0.

� e Lady Eagles took a 1-0 lead with 18 minutes le� in the � rst half on the right foot of freshman forward Macie Wallace. � ey then seized control of the game 10 minutes into the second half with a powerful strike on goal from sophomore forward Chel-sea Cruthirds, making it 2-0.

“We attacked in speed today and when we attack in speed good things are going to happen,” said Lady Eagles head coach Scott Ebke. “We created some width in the at-tack, and both of our � ank players in Macie and Chelsea had outstanding strikes on goal.”

Senior goalie Hannah Vander-boegh also had several tremen-

dous saves on her way to an im-pressive shutout performance, which allowed the Lady Eagles to play the game almost entirely with a lead. � e conclusion of this game marked 208 consecu-tive minutes of shutout gameplay for the Lady Eagles, and in three games this season Vanderboegh, as well as redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Lindsey Schwaner, have only allowed two goals to their opponents. “Both of them are outstanding goalkeepers, both give us a great chance to win,” said Ebke of his keepers‘ performance. “I’m proud of both of their e� orts and I’m looking forward to the continued success and the continued competition between both of them this year.”

While the Lady Eagles held a clear edge in time of possession against the Gamecocks, they have not made a pattern out of scoring many goals this season, as Wallace’s � rst half goal on Friday was their � rst this year. When asked if he was disap-

pointed about not scoring any goals o� set pieces yet this season Ebke said, “A little bit. We train them all the time, I’d love to get one as soon we can. � e runs were there, just a little more execution on that and we’ll be okay.”

� e Lady Eagles still have room for improvement, but their solid performance on Friday was certain-ly a step in the right direction. “We’ve had 208 consecutive min-utes of scoreless game so far and the back line is tremendous,” said Ebke of using this shutout victory as momentum going forward. “Our back line in Elisha [Tarbell], Con-ner [McKie], Caitlin [Leumas], and [Amy] Davis across the le� has been outstanding all year. We know that we’re in a game if we have them in the back line. It could be 0-0 in the 85th minute, and [they] give us the chance to win it in the last little bit.”

� e Lady Eagles look to build on this momentum in their next home game on Friday against Southeastern Louisiana at 4 p.m.

Lady Eagles show improvement at homeSOCCER

Je� HaegarPrintz Writer

Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games09/03/1111:00 a.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Arizona St.Iowa St. Tournament

09/03/119:00 p.m. Football vs. Louisiana Tech Hattiesburg, Miss.

09/04/111:00 p.m. Women Soccer vs. Miss. StateHattiesburg, Miss.

Southern Miss Box Score

Soccer:8/26 vs. Jacksonville St. W, 2 -08/28 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 3-2 OT

Volleyball:8/26 vs. Chattanooga W, 3-08/27 vs. Northwestern St. W, 3-18/27 vs. Jackson St. W, 3-0

09/02/1112:00 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Iowa St.Iowa State Tournament

09/02/114:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Southeast-ern Louisiana Hattiesburg, Miss.

09/02/114:30 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. IowaIowa State Tournament

Day: SaturdayDate: September 3, 2011Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.Time: 9 p.m. CT

Football vs. Louisiana Tech

2011 Football Schedule

09/03/11 vs. Louisiana Tech 09/10/11 at Marshall 09/17/11 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 09/24/11 at Virginia10/01/11 vs. Rice 10/08/11 at Navy 10/22/11 vs. SMU *Homecoming*10/29/11 at UTEP11/05/11 at East Carolina11/12/11 vs. UCF 11/17/11 at UAB11/26/11 vs. Memphis

9:00 p.m. CT 2:30 p.m. CT6:00 p.m. CT TBA6:30 p.m. CT 2:30 p.m. CT 7:00 p.m. CT 7:00 p.m. CT 3:00 p.m. CT7:00 p.m. CT 7:00 p.m. CT3:00 p.m. CT

Date Opponent Time

Freshman forward Macie Wallace dribbles down the fi eld against Jack-sonville State. Wallace scored the fi rst goal of the match Friday.

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