October 16, 2012 Volume 97 Issue 14

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USM lets the good times soarON CAMPUS

For 87 years, the University of Southern Mississippi has dedicat-ed a week to celebrating the alum-ni and traditions of the school through homecoming. � e 2012 celebration began Monday and will continue this week through Saturday.

� e Southern Miss Student Government Association and Homecoming Committee have deemed the theme of this year’s homecoming week “Let the Good Times Soar,” and the week is packed full of activities for stu-dents to get involved in while showing o� their Southern Miss pride.

““We wanted to incorporate the fun feeling of the week with a mix of school spirit into our theme,” said Ashley Darda, homecom-ing director and senior human performance and recreation ma-jor. “Because we are the Golden Eagles, we decided the word ‘soar’ would be a fun addition to the theme.”

� e week kicked o� with the annual Eagle Launch party Mon-day night on Weathersby Lawn, to be followed today by the Golden Eagle Relay Challenge, which is a relay race that leads its par-ticipants throughout campus. On Wednesday, Homecoming Gives Back night is scheduled at the Power House on campus, and 10 percent of the purchases made from 5 until 9 p.m. will be donat-ed to the ARC Foundation. � urs-day is the Bring It On - Eagle Style dance competition. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Reed Green Coli-seum. Friday will play host to one of the more traditional events the Southern Miss campus has seen throughout the years: � e annual Fountain Sit, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Shoemaker Square Foun-tain, subsequently leading up to Friday Night at the Fountain,

sponsored by SMAC, at 7 p.m. on Centennial Green.

� e week will come to a close Saturday, with the homecoming parade and football game. � e parade, set for 10 a.m. in down-town Hattiesburg, will feature � oats from various participating organizations. � e Southern Miss Golden Eagles will take on the Marshall � undering Herd at 6 p.m. to round out the celebration.

Darda said 39 student organi-zations are registered to partici-pate in homecoming this year, but everyone is invited to take part in the festivities.

“My favorite part of homecom-ing is feeling the Southern Miss spirit erupt from the student body,” Darda said. “We will al-

ways have a good time celebrating our university’s past, present and future.”

Kathleen Warren, a 1985 grad-uate of Southern Miss and former Dixie Darling, comes back to dance each year for homecoming and plans to be on the � eld Satur-day. She said campus has changed a good bit since she was a student, and homecoming is still one of her favorite Southern Miss tradi-tions to participate in.

“I always look forward to the parade, Eagle Walk and tailgat-ing since we didn’t do any of that when I was a student,” Warren said. “Even though we are in-volved year-round on campus,

Carly TynesPrintz Writer

For three members of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, fall break was not a relaxing vacation at home, but a time to give back to a cause that means so much to them.

The three made the 11-hour drive to Eustis, Fla. to spend their fall break volunteering at Camp Boggy Creek, a getaway for terminally ill children.

“I know most people en-joy relaxing on their breaks, which would be nice, but I also knew I would have a great time helping kids who rarely get the chance to do things that I am able to do whenever I please,” said Eric Duckworth, a junior business manage-ment major who has been to the camp three times. “I knew how much fun it would be.”

Camp Boggy Creek, which is a member of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, is partially funded through Phi Kappa Tau’s fundraising events throughout the year. � e camp is for children ages 7 through 16, and their families do not have to pay to send them.

During the fall break week-end, Duckworth said there were about 100 kids at the camp.

“Seeing how much fun all the kids had is an amaz-ing experience that I would never give up,” Duckworth said. “They are all so thank-ful for the volunteers because of what we do for them, but they are also giving back to us by showing us that no matter what terrible thing someone encounters to always live life to the fullest.”

Jack Ly, a senior polymer

science major and member of Phi Kappa Tau, said experienc-ing the trip with his fraternity brothers was very rewarding.

“It made the ride there and back more enjoyable, and I felt that I could be more social with the other volunteers and campers,” Ly said. “I consid-ered it my own vacation be-cause I enjoyed it just as much as the campers.”

This was Ly’s second time at the camp, and he said his favorite part was “just having fun with the campers.”

Mark Rubelowsky, a junior architectural engineering ma-jor, has been to Camp Boggy Creek before and said the ex-perience was one-of-a-kind.

“I don’t consider it giving up my fall break,” Rubelowsky said. “Going actually made my break better than if I hadn’t gone. I couldn’t be happier with my decision.”

For Rubelowsky, like Ly, vol-unteering alongside his close friends made it that much more fun.

“Doing just about anything with my brothers makes any experience better,” he said.

“I have no regrets,” Ly said. “I would do it again.”

Duckworth, Ly and Rube-lowsky were joined by Phi Taus from other schools in-cluding University of Central Florida, University of South Florida and and University of Florida.

Phi Kappa Tau at South-ern Miss hosts a drawdown each year to raise money for the camp. The drawdown this year is scheduled for Nov. 16. For more information about the event, contact Eric Duck-worth at eric.duckworth@eagles.usm.edu.

Greeks spend fall break in service

Mary Margaret HalfordExecutive Editor

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Junior Jordan McQueen and senior Rachel Anthony cheer for Team 3 during the Homecoming Kickoff party on Monday night.

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Subject Line: Parking Garage Available to Faculty, Staff and Students on Game Day

Faculty, staff and students who have a valid Southern Miss parking decal now have an additional parking option on football game weekends-the parking garage at Golden Eagle Avenue and West 4th Street. On each home game weekend faculty, staff and students with parking decals will have first access to the garage as space allows. The Southern Miss vs. Marshall Football game will be Saturday, Oct. 20; all vehicles parked in the Century Park and Payne Center lots must be moved no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, while all vehicles in other restricted areas must be moved by 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20. Any vehicle not moved will be towed at the owner's expense. In addition to the parking garage, game weekend parking is also unrestricted at the following locations on the Hattiesburg campus: • Community Health • Fraternity Row • Elam Arms Gravel Lot • Ross Boulevard • Performing Arts Center • CICE • Arthell Kelley Please call Southern Miss Parking Management at 601.266.5447 or 601.266.4943 with questions about game weekend parking.

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8-12 p.m Free ADHD Screening for AdultsOwings-McQuagge Hall 202

11 a.m. SGA Bone Marrow DriveUnion Lobby

1 p.m. Homecoming Week 2012- Fountain SitShoemaker Square

2 p.m.Richard Richard’s “Are Species Real“LAB 101

6 p.m.SMAC Friday Night at The FountainCentennial Lawn

7 p.m.Pi Kappa Alpha Ice Cream Fundraiser Shoemaker Square

8 a.m.17th Annual Homecoming 5K Eagle RunEagle Walk

6 p.m. USM Homecoming Game v. Marshall

The Rock

11 a.m. Miss USM Pageant Promotion TCC Atrium

11 a.m. USM Muggle Quidditch Club Bakesale Shoemaker Square

11 a.m. Student for Human Rights - Promote the voteShoemaker Square

5 p.m. Homecoming Week 2012 - Homecoming Gives Back The Powerhouse

5 p.m.CSA Mass on the GrassThe District

11 a.m.Miss USM Pageant Promotion TCC Atrium

11 a.m. NPHC Homecoming Step Show Promotion Union Lobby

11 a.m. USM Muggle Quidditch Club Bakesale Shoemaker Square

12 p.m. The Southern Yearbook Pre-SaleUnion Lobby

11 a.m.COGIC Fellowship Bible Study Promotion Shoemaker Square/Union Lobby

7:30 p.m.Bring it on Eagle Style - Drop Down and Get Your Eagle OnReed Green Coliseum

11 a.m. Homecoming Week 2012 Golden Eagle Launch Kicko� PartyWeathersby Lawn

11 a.m. NPHC Homecoming Step Show Promotion Union Lobby

12 p.m. The Southern Yearbook Pre-SaleUnion Lobby

4:30 p.m.HC Week 2012 - Golden Eagle Relay Challenge Eagle Walk

8 p.m. Southern Miss Debate Society - Presidential Debate Viewing PartyRC’s Lounge

7 p.m.Wesley Foundation - Refuge Worship ServiceUSM Wesley Building

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ON CAMPUS

Monday, Oct. 15, 2012

Event: Eagle Launch PartyWhat: Come out for a great time to kick off Homecoming and begin soaring through the week.Time: 9:30 p.m., Weathersby Lawn

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012

Event: Golden Eagle Relay ChallengeWhat: Compete in a relay race throughout campus.Time: 4:30 p.m., Eagle Walk

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012

Event: Homecoming Gives BackWhat: Ten percent of purchas-es made from 5 - 9 p.m.

will be donated to the ARC Foundation.Time: 5 p.m., Power House restaurant

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012

Event: Bring It On-Eagle Style: Drop Down and Get Your Eagle OnTime: 7:30 p.m., Reed Green Coliseum

Friday, Oct. 19, 2012

Event: Fountain SitWhat: This traditional home-coming event leads up to Friday Night at the Fountain.Time: 1 p.m., Shoemaker Square fountain Event: Friday Night at the FountainWhat: Sponsored by Southern Miss Activities Council

Time: 7 p.m., Centennial Green

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012

Event: Homecoming ParadeWhat: See all the fl oats cre-ated and come enjoy the bandsTime: 10 a.m., downtown Hat-tiesburg Event: Game Day at the RockWhat: Marshall at Southern MissTime: 6 p.m., The Rock

Homecoming 2012 schedule of events

Little Dog Cinema to host movie

Little Dog Cinema is kicking into high gear and will be roll-ing out Thursday night mov-ies. They start off the series of movies at the Keg and Barrel on Thursday at 8 p.m. The first film will be “The Shawshank Redemption.” Little Dog Cine-ma is a local company that uses venues in Hattiesburg to feature free movies for the community.

New uniforms for the Pride

The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band is asking stu-dents, alumni, faculty and fans of Southern Miss to cast their vote on new uniforms. The cur-

rent marching band uniforms are a decade old, with fainting colors and busting seams. De-signers from around the coun-try created new designs, and it has been narrowed down to three. To vote for your favor-ite design, visit The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band on Facebook.

Miss USM Pageant to be held in October

The annual Miss USM Pag-eant will be held October 27 at 7 p.m. at the Lake Terrance Convention Center. Student tickets will be five dollars, and guest tickets will be seven dol-lars. If you would like to pur-chase tickets, visit etix.com or the Union Lobby.

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it’s always a joy coming back to Southern Miss and participating in one of campus’ biggest events as an alumni.”

Gavin Snyder, a sophomore com-munication studies major from Mo-bile, Ala. and assistant director of the Homecoming Committee, said the week is a time for all students and alumni to re� ect on their college ex-periences at Southern Miss and take pride in their school.

“To me, homecoming is a time where we, as students, can come to-gether to celebrate our university’s rich traditions and heritage,” Snyder said. “Homecoming week unites all students, both current and alumni, and we want those participating in the homecoming events this week to enjoy their time. All too o� en we get too involved in the technical side of school and forget the love we have for our university.”

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USM students are ‘Pitch Perfect’Movie

The year 2012 has seen a vari-ety of movies hit the big screen, but none have been quite like “Pitch Perfect,” which was re-leased earlier this month featur-ing two University of Southern Mississippi students.

Jonathan Brannan, a Petal na-tive and 2012 USM graduate, and Sawyer McLeod, also a Petal na-tive and current senior theatre student at USM, were cast in the movie as backup singers.

Brannan, a choral music edu-cation major, credited the USM music department for his prep-aration for a role such as this. Brannan was a Southern Chorale member and a four-year member of Spirit of Southern, USM’s male a cappella group.

“I definitely think my training under Dr. Fuller with Southern Chorale and his emphasis on sight reading and using tuning forks to learn pitches helped me earn this role,” Brannan said. “I was able to help others in my section whenever the director would hand us sheet music, and I think that played to my advan-tage. Dr. Smith is another who helped me learn more about the voice and its capabilities in four years than I ever could have imagined learning.”

Even though McLeod and Brannan considered themselves “glorified extras” in the film, they both enjoyed the filming

process and said it was an expe-rience unlike any other.

McLeod said working with some of the industry’s biggest names was what made the expe-rience one of a kind.

“I was able to meet some in-credibly professional people and really big names in the industry during filming,” McLeod said. “The director, Jason Moore, has directed many plays on Broadway

and was the resident director for ‘Les Miserables,’ where his direct-ing career all began. It was truly an unforgettable experience.”

Brannan agreed with McLeod.“Just the other night, I saw

Adam DeVine on ‘Conan,’” Brannan said. “After his seg-ment, I text him and told him great job and he responded. The connections that were made during the filming of this

movie have been unreal.”“Pitch Perfect” has been

named one of America’s funniest a cappella films.

“I loved seeing Jonathan and Sawyer in the movie,” senior news editorial journalism ma-jor Erin Lowrey said. “I went to junior college with Sawyer and participated in many choir events with Jonathan, so it made me really proud to see two of my

most talented colleagues on the big screen. The movie was abso-lutely adorable.”

Brannan is a firm believer that the South is a wonderful place to film and that the entertainment industry will soon find its way down there not only because of how inexpensive it is, but also because of the local talent.

“I’m so glad that Jonathan and Sawyer proved that the South has talent,” Lowrey said. “I see this as just the beginning of very long careers for the both of them. I can’t wait to see where life takes these men.”

McLeod hopes to graduate in December 2013. This fall, he has been cast in the theatre depart-ment’s production of “Lysistrata” and hopes to land a role in the spring as well. Upon graduation, he plans to continue audition-ing and plans to book more roles through the agency he is current-ly partnered with.

Brannan is currently the choral and show-choir director at New Hope Middle School and High School in Columbus. He mar-ried recently and is currently au-ditioning for more roles in films and is optimistic about his future as an educator and entertainer.

McLeod also offered advice to students hoping to break into the industry.

“Never say no to yourself,” McLeod said. “Never give up on your dreams.”

“Pitch Perfect” is currently in theaters and is rated PG-13.

Carly TynesPrintz Writer

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‘Walking Dead’ premiere thrills viewersTelevision

The third season of “The Walking Dead” picks up sev-eral months after the survivors were last seen. An entire winter season has come and gone in its interim. A ton of changes have occurred, many of which can be observed in the episode’s eerie, an action-packed, dialogue-free opener. It’s been established that Carl has become an excel-lent one-shot marksman who is unafraid to take down the walk-ers. T-Dog will be featured more prominently than ever before. Lori is pretty far along in her pregnancy, and the group will abandon a potential squatting position as quickly as they find it proves unfitting rather than trying to make it work.

A much needed break is pro-vided from the moral implica-tions raised of terminating the undead, which much of the second season spent ponder-ing. The Hershel versus Rick de-bate is decidedly over with the “shoot first, ask questions later” approach enacted under the Ricktatorship established in the second season finale. This frees up screen time to be devoted to the more important survival struggle and questions of shelter faced by the beloved group.

This season’s question of shelter is answered in the dis-covery of an abandoned prison initially overrun with walkers. Everyone plays their part in clearing the walkers out as they all agree this prison will make for a perfect place to hole up, if only semi-permanently. There

is land to plant crops in the surrounding area and access to fresh water, and fencing around the complex offers a barrier to stray walkers that pop up. Rick is also excited about the pros-pect of medical supplies and places to comfortably sleep.

One criticism of the episode

is that of wanting more expo-sure to the previously teased character, Michonne, one of season three’s most anticipated reveals. It’s evident she and An-drea are working well together to survive and that in some way Andrea is sick.

Overall, this episode sets up the rest of the season in a very exciting way. The final moments of the show eagerly tease to the coming week knowing the group is not alone in this new hold-up. Fan service is at an all-time high; onscreen zombie

killing is up, the prison is finally here and the Governor and Michonne are right around the corner.

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“ Having Chick-fi l-A on campus gives people the wrong impression about

Southern Miss.

People need to watch where they are driving especially when driving in front of Cen-tury. I have almost gotten hit three times already!

To all of the students who are still wearing the free college tour T-shirts. You have found a college so bleed some black and gold! Have school spirit!

Hey Block F Elementary Ed Majors,Only 206 days until gradua-tion!!

Dear Pride of Mississippi,Can you please start play-ing something different in the stands? Seriously. Every game its the same fi ve songs over and over. It gets old really fast. May-be you should consider some traditional football songs, too.

Noise bothers people. Ciga-rette smoke bothers people. It’s about respect

From the people who take the elevator to second fl oor. Your apology is not sincere, there-fore not accepted. Your day is coming swiftly. Mark it on the calendar. I’ll hold the door for you while they push your wheel chair on.By the way, get your butt to a grammar class. Seems you know enough to excite your pride, but not quite enough to cure your ignorance.

To the international student in the math zone...please excuse Americas ignorance we are not all like that. you are great

Hey business majors, my par-ents hugged me. #cubicle #ital-ianoooooo

Really questioning the num-ber of bats in the Thad Co-chran Center #wow #woah

So I’m thinking we should raise some money to get a new TV in the clinic lobby.

From Left to Right: VP DebatePOLITICS

Big teeth. Obnoxious laughter. Snarky comments from both sides. And a widow’s peak from the pits of hell. � at basically sums up the vice-presidential debate, but since you’re looking for an analysis, I’ll go into further detail. � e night

started o� like any political de-bate; the moderator (ABC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Martha Raddatz) explained the format of the debate and welcomed the candidates. Vice-President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan proceeded to give the domi-nant shoulder pat while vigorously shaking hands as they tried to claim the role of alpha-male.

� e debate centered around for-eign policy, and the night brought many heated exchanges. Unlike the � rst presidential debate, how-ever, the vice-presidential debate did not have a clear winner. If you were to ask a Democrat who won, they would most likely say Biden. If you were to ask a Republican who won, they would most likely say Ryan. Like always, it’s the Inde-pendents that make the di� erence, but they were pretty evenly splzt.

CNN conducted a poll among nearly 400 respondents who watched the debate; 48 percent said Ryan won the debate while 44 percent claimed Biden won. � ese results were well within the survey’s � ve-point margin error, making it a statistical tie.

� ough the polls claimed a tie, I believe one candidate receives the title for the “biggest loser.” � at person is Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (Joe for short). Why did he lose? Joe lost because he would have won had he not acted like a

prepubescent child high on goofy gas. It’s like someone was under the table tickling his private parts the whole debate.

Biden spent most of the time in-terrupting Ryan. It was clear what he was trying to do. He was trying to be feisty, competitive and will-ing to attack his opponent, some-thing President Obama did not execute well in the � rst debate. Despite his e� orts, it did not work, and the polls back that claim.

According to the CNN poll, 70 percent of responders said Biden spent more time attacking his opponent; 19 percent said that of Ryan. 43 percent said Biden was more likeable than Ryan; 53 percent said the opposite. 43 percent said Biden did a bet-ter job of defending his running mate (Obama); 49 percent said Ryan defended his running mate (Romney) better.

Granted, Biden never has been extremely likeable. In 2008, 36 per-cent said Biden was more likeable while 54 percent chose Sarah Palin.

In spite of Biden’s debate failures, Ryan does not get o� the hook. Plain and simple, Ryan needed much more polishing. More o� en than not, Ryan’s delivery is out-standing, but not so much at the debate. Romney was well-spoken, simple, vigorous and to-the-point during his debate; Ryan should have learned something.

� e debate mimicked an epi-sode of Comedy Central’s “Roast.” It was more reality entertainment than a learning experience. My fa-vorite zingers of the night of each candidate are:

Ryan: “I think the vice presi-dent very well knows that some-times the words don’t come out of your mouth the right way.”

Biden pulled the Kennedy card: “Oh, now you’re Jack Kennedy.”

In the end, the vice-presidential debate never really matters. It’s up to the presidential nominees to sell their party’s ticket. � e next presidential debate will be held tonight at 8 p.m and will cover both foreign and domestic poli-cies. Check your local listing for more details.

Tyler HillNews Editor

If I could summarize � ursday night’s debate in one sentence, I’d call it a night of obnoxious laugh-ter, malarkey, lies and Paul Ryan’s consumption of so much water I was led to believe he’d end up damn near peeing himself before the night’s end.

Despite all of the sneering com-ments made by Republicans and their radical news outlets, Vice President Joe Biden’s debate per-formance was bar-none the most tactful and entertaining one I have ever witnessed.

Biden rolled his eyes, laughed and even threw his hands up in the air at Widow’s Peak Ma-gee’s poorly rehearsed dialogue. Brilliant.

And guess what? He had ev-ery right to do so! Biden wasn’t about to let some snarky con-gressman from Wisconsin step into his zone.

� e vice president did every-thing but pat Ryan on the head, calling him “congressman” and “my friend” repeatedly through-out the night.

If Biden hit the nail on any-thing, it was his in� ection. � e vice-president sent shockwaves throughout media outlets and people’s living rooms with his commanding tone of voice and no-nonsense attitude.

There’s no way in hell people can actually take Romney and Ryan’s plight seriously, right? Their entire campaign is com-prised of nothing but a bunch of BS written to make people think they’re going to get the economy back on track.

But let’s be real and cut to the chase—the Romney platform looks a bit like this to me a� er � ursday night: “Let’s cut down taxes for disgustingly wealthy jerks like Mitt Romney while ev-eryone else foots the bill.”

Before I get even more heated, let’s get back to the debate.

Paul Ryan and Joe Biden went back and forth at each other over taxes, the economy and Medi-care. Both opponents went so far as to interrupting moderator Martha Raddatz of ABC.

“� at is a bunch of malarkey,” the vice president shot back at Ryan’s criticism on the adminis-trations foreign policy.

“I know you’re under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be bet-ter served if we don’t interrupt each other,” Ryan said to his elder, more experienced opponent.

Biden’s performance de� nitely put democrats back on top a� er Obama’s faulty performance at the presidential debate. He brought

many things to the light, includ-ing the video in which Mitt Rom-ney said 47 percent of Americans pay no income taxes, play the vic-tim card, lacking responsibility for themselves and their actions.

Biden obviously took o� ense to the secretly recorded video, stat-ing those 47 percent of people Romney mentioned include peo-ple like his parents and the people he grew up with.

The Obama administration accomplished exactly what it had planned.

� e reason why Biden’s points were so much more alluring is be-cause, unlike Ryan, he didn’t ex-press the need to defend President Obama the entire time. He did, however, defend working class American citizens.

Joe Biden put democrats back in the game with passion, truth, and exemplification of his long line of political experience. I’m afraid Paul Ryan didn’t know what he was getting himself into, but he fared well consid-ering his opponent. Let’s just hope Ryan lays off the water next time. Chug a lug!

Rachel BeechPrintz Writer

Joe Biden: Crushing snarky congressmen one chuckle at a time

VP debate offers entertainment, not a game-changer

� is was an article of opinion by Rachel Beech, a writer for the Stu-dent Printz. Email questions or comments to rachel.beech@eagles.usm.edu.

� is was an article of opinion by Tyler Hill, a writer for the Student Printz. Email questions or com-ments to a.t.hill@eagles.usm.edu.

Rachel Beech Tyler Hill

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With seven starters and the en-tire pitching sta� back returning from last year’s squad, and all a year older and more experienced. � e expectations are again high for the Southern Miss baseball team a� er missing the postseason for the � rst time in 10 years.

“I think last season we knew we were going to be challenged be-cause of our youthfulness up and down our lineup,” fourth-year head coach Scott Berry said. “� ere is no substitute for experience, the guys

from last year now have a year un-der their belt, and in the end this is going to prove very bene� cial to our team.”

While baseball obviously � y’s un-der the radar during the fall months behind football and other USM athletics, these months may be the most important to a team’s growth on and o� the � eld. Chemistry is formed, roster spots are earned and lost, and new players look to play their way onto the diamond among the returning players.

“� e most important thing we are looking for in the fall is the abil-ity to compete in our players,” Berry said. “ When we talk about compet-

ing with our players, we talk about focusing, concentrating, and com-peting in the right way.”

All three of these things can be seen in full e� ect this a� ernoon at Pete Taylor Park.

� e Southern Miss baseball squad is being split into a Black and Gold teams, allowing them to compete in the 1st Breast Cancer Awareness World Series. � e � rst pitch in the best-of-� ve series is set for 3:15 p.m.

“I am really excited to compete in a game like atmosphere, we are all excited to see some people in the stands,” Gold team pitcher James McMahon said.

� is gives Golden Eagle base-ball fans a � rst look to size up the 2013 baseball squad. Game two of the series continues on � ursday under the lights at the Pete at 6 p.m., with game three following on Sunday at 2p.m.

A big emphasis is being put on the � ursday night game, with some exciting things being put to-gether to go along with the game.

“Its going to be fun, it’s the � rst time we are playing under the lights all fall, and we have our number 1 and 2 guys throwing for each team,” Black team senior, Blake Brown said.

� e two teams will play if nec-

essary on Tuesday Oct. 23, and Wednesday Oct. 24 at 3:15 p.m. Admission to the games is free but donations will be accepted, with all donations being sent to the Pink Ribbon Foundation, a volunteer organization aiding Pine Belt breast cancer patients.

“It is going to be the black team against the gold team, there will be no Southern Miss, and we are looking to get a� er each other,” Berry said. “We want people to come out and watch us play to create the atmosphere so the play-ers can get used to the pressure of playing here at the Pete in front of our home crowd.”

Eagle baseball team to host Breast Cancer Awareness World Series today

BASEBALL

Barrett NegusPrintz Writer

Eagles just miss fi rst win of season in OrlandoFOOTBALL

Although the Golden Eagles looked improved in most areas, it was not enough to get the � rst win of the season as the Southern Miss football team fell to conference foe Central Florida 38-31 in double overtime on Saturday.

� e loss dropped the Eagles to 0-6 on the season despite a strong e� ort by several freshmen. Quarterback Anthony Alford had the o� ense looking its best as he accumulated 236 total yards and two rushing touchdowns. � e most surprising performance of the night came from freshman running back Jalen Rich-ard, who ran for 82 yards and two touchdowns in the second half. His 87 yards was a career high, and he tied a career high in rush attempts.

“It’s granted to how my line blocked tonight,” Richard said af-ter the game. “What’s still ringing around my head is a block or two that I missed tonight that forced us to punt the ball. I played good, and everybody is congratulating me, but I’m still on the sour end about it.”

� e Golden Eagle defense could not match the play of its o� ense. Quarterback Blake Bortles led the Knights’ o� ensive attack, which

tallied 454 yards and controlled the ball for more than 34 minutes. Bortles accounted for 272 passing yards as he completed 67 percent of his passes.

An opponent’s running game once again gave Southern Miss problems. Central Florida scored all � ve touchdowns on the ground. Bortles ran for two, running back Latavius Murray added two and the

game’s leading rusher Storm John-son added another. � rough the air, UCF wide receiver J.J. Worton set a career-high with 117 receiving yards on eight catches.

Last week, Southern Miss gave up a score with six seconds le� be-fore hal� ime. � is week the Knights scored a touchdown with � ve sec-onds le� in the second quarter. Late second quarter scores have become

a painful trend for the Eagles. � ey also allowed East Carolina to score a � eld goal as time expired before hal� ime in week two. Nebraska and Louisville both scored touchdowns within the last two minutes of the � rst half in their respective games.

Senior linebacker Jamie Collins recorded two more sacks for South-ern Miss. Strong safety Emmanuel Johnson led the way with 10 total

tackles. Freshman defensive end Wil Freeman joined his fellow freshman in a strong showing with his � rst ca-reer sack.

Alford led the Eagles on two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to tie the game. Richard scored on a 14 yard run with 8:38 le� in the fourth quarter to bring the score within three points. Two defensive stops later, Southern Miss received the ball with 3:10 le� in the game. Alford led a 52 yard drive which ended with a Corey Acosta � eld goal to tie the game.

A� er an Eagles’ touchdown on their � rst possession, Murray took over the game for UCF. He scored on two touchdown runs on the Knights’ two overtime possessions. � e running game for Central Flor-ida was too much for the Southern Miss defense in overtime. An Alford interception on the � rst play of the Eagles’ second overtime possession ended the game and kept Southern winless on the season.

“It’s a tough loss,” Emmanuel Johnson said. “We really thought we had that one. I was proud of the way we fought a� er being 0-5. � is was a chance for us to get back on top. It just didn’t go in our favor. We’re going to come back tomor-row and get better.”

Ben WelchPrintz Writer

Southern Miss: Upcoming GamesSouthern Miss: Box Score

10/16/11All Day Men’s Golf

Lone Star Invitational-San Antonio, Texas

10/17/11All Day Men’s Tennis at ITA Southern

ChampionshipsAuburn, Ala.

Women’s Soccer:10/12 at UTEP L, 3-1

10/14 at Colorado College L, 1-0

Women’s Volleyball:10/12 at UAB L, 3-0

10/13 at Memphis L, 3-2

Southern Miss Sports

10/19/114 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Marshall

Hattiesburg, Miss.6 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at UCF

Orlando, Fla.

10/20/116 p.m. Football vs. Marshall (Homecoming)

Hattiesburg, Miss.

Football:10/13 at UCF L, 38-31 (2ot)

Men’s Golf10/14 at Lone Star Invitational 8th of 1510/15 at Lone Star Invitational 9th of 15

Track & Field, Cross Country10/13 at Chile Pepper Festival 18th/573 points

Southern Miss Golden Eagles running back Jalen Richard stiff arms as UCF Knights defensive lineman Cam Henderson defends during overtime at Bright House Networks Stadium. UCF Knights defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 38-31 in double overtime.

Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE

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