October 25, 2012 Volume 97 Issue 17

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At the University of Southern Mississippi, the Student Govern-ment Association is similar to that of the United States government. It makes laws that govern the univer-sity, and it has branches in place to carry out those laws.

One of those SGA branches is Ju-dicial Board, a student-run liaison between students and the university.

According to their website, Ju-dicial Board is a committee of nine students who have original jurisdic-tion in all cases in which a student violates a university regulation. � e board also has sole authority in any and all cases regarding violations of

the SGA constitution and code.Cases such as parking violations

or other on-campus violations can be appealed through the Judicial Board. Students are given the option to write appeals and submit them to the board or speak in front the nine-member jury and appeal their cases.

Christopher Brewer, vice chair-man of the board and junior foren-sic science major, stressed that the Judicial Board is a board of students working for students.

“We [the Judicial Board] want students to understand their rights as students at this university and what their privileges are,” Brewer said. “Students shouldn’t be scared of coming before us to appeal a ticket or a disciplinary issue. We’re friendly people, and we truly want

to help students out in any way pos-sible within our jurisdiction.”

Judicial Board members are also involved in all aspects of SGA. Mem-bers attend various SGA meetings to ensure all branches have complete knowledge of all of the happenings within SGA and USM.

“We consider ourselves a ve-hicle for students to express their concern about any issues within our jurisdiction,” said Tyler Lew-is, a member of the board and junior criminal justice major. “As a board, we do everything in our power to see what we can do to help students, and we want stu-dents to realize we are acting in their best interest, no matter the decision made.”

Judicial Board: Giving a voice to students

ON CAMPUS

Carly TynesPrintz Writer

� is Saturday, the next rep-resentative for the University of Southern Mississippi at the 2013 Miss Mississippi pageant will be chosen at the Lake Terrace Con-vention Center.

� is year’s pageant will fea-ture 14 contestants who will be judged on talent, swimsuit, pri-vate and on stage interview and evening wear. � e � ve judges tasked with deciding the out-come of the pageant are certi-� ed through the Miss Mississippi Corporation. � ere will also be two Masters of Ceremony: Uni-versity of South Alabama Dean of Students Michael Mitchell and Miss USM 2010 Jill Duckworth.

In addition to the title and crown, the winner will receive a $1,500 scholarship from the

Miss Mississippi Corporation, and three runners up will re-ceive other amounts. Prizes will also be awarded to the contestant with the most talent and spirit.

“It’s so much fun getting to know the other contestants and being on stage,” senior psychol-ogy major Ann Claire Reynolds said. Reynolds is a Miss USM hopeful who has been involved in pageants for the past four years.

“I missed being on stage once I got to college, and I saw this as a way to keep preforming,” Reynolds said.

Reynolds has been rehearsing for the pageant with the other contestants for two weeks. � ey have been working both on in-dividual presentations and the opening performance, which was choreographed by senior dance education major Zurick � omas.

Miss USM to be crowned SaturdayON CAMPUS

Chase LadnerPrintz Writer

Contestants for the 2012 Miss USM Pageant learn a dance routine for the pageant to be held on Saturday in Bennett Auditorium.

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CAREER FAIR

Alumni Jessica Brewster speaks with representatives from The Paschen Way at the Career Fair hosted by the in the Thad Cochran center on Wednesday.

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8 a.m. All-South Honor BandTCC 227, Union Rooms A and B

10 a.m. Rhythm Rush Valentines Fundraiser Union Lobby

11 a.m.Hearts for HospiceLAB and Union Lobby

11 a.m. SMAC Tabling Shoemaker Square

7 p.m.Flicks at the Fountain Centennial Lawn

7 p.m.CHAOS Chocolate & Candlelight TCC 218 and R.C’s Lounge

7:30 p.m.Symphonic WindsBennett Auditorium

8 a.m. SOCiety-Halloween Bake SaleLAB 2nd Floor Lobby

9 a.m. Gay Straight Alliance T-shirt salesTCC Atrium 1

11 a.m. SGA Helps Stop Hunger NowShoemaker Square

7 p.m. Smashing Stereotypes-Zeta Phi BetaTCC 218A

11 a.m. Alpha Delta Pi Penny DropTCC Atrium

11 a.m. Men of Excellence - Breast Cancer AwarenessUnion Lobby

11 a.m.Miss USM Pagent PromotionTCC Atrium

4 p.m.SMAC Halloween CarnivalWeathersby Lawn

6:30 p.m.RHA - O� the Hook!Freshman Quad

9:30 a.m. Miss USM Private Interviews

TCC Gold Leaf Room

12 p.m. Miss USM Pageant LuncheonTCC Polly Stout

3 p.m. Alpha Delta Pi-Rocking for Ronald Bene� t ConcertPride Field

11 a.m.Alpha Delta Pi Penny DropTCC Atrium

11 a.m. Men of Excellence - Breast Cancer AwarenessUnion Lobby

11 a.m. Miss USM Pagent PromotionTCC Atrium

4:30 p.m.College RepublicansUnion Meeting Room B

6 p.m.Alpha Delta Pi - Ronald RelaysPride Field

7 p.m.R.U.F. Large Group Bible StudyStout Hall Room B

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Tuesday evening, the Legacy Student Alumni Association will host a walking tour of the Uni-versity of Southern Mississippi campus with a Halloween twist.

The tour, set to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Ogletree Alumni House, will feature some of the oldest and “creepiest” locations on campus, while Legacy mem-

bers will provide facts and urban legends about each location vis-ited.

“In celebration of Halloween, we will be presenting facts spe-cific to each location mixed with urban legends, and it is up to people to determine whether it happened or not,” Legacy advisor Laurie Benvenutti said.

“The Legacy functions as the keepers of tradition on campus, and the tour is part of the Legacy Series,” Benvenutti said.

The Legacy Series is a series

of lectures and programs that discuss campus history and tra-dition to educate students and provide more understanding of why Southern Miss has certain traditions and where they came from, according to Legacy presi-dent D’Andra Price.

The tour will stop at five lo-cations on campus, beginning at the Ogletree Alumni House, which is the original university president’s home.

“It is really eerie,” Price said. “Aside from some furniture being

rearranged just slightly, it looks like a replica of the old house.”

Next, participants will be tak-en to Centennial Gateway.

“Centennial Gateway used to be a train house that was once hit by an eighteen-wheeler, and now strange things seem to happen there when eighteen-wheelers pass by,” Price said.

Participants will then make their way to the George Hurst Building, Bennett Auditorium and Hickman Hall. The tour will end on Centennial Green, the site

of the old University Commons.“These are popular places

passed by students every day and consist of some of the oldest buildings and locations on cam-pus,” Benvenutti said. “We will be telling histories of these places students might not be aware of.”

For more information about The Legacy and the Urban Leg-ends Haunted Campus Tour, visit www.southernmissalumni.com.

Legacy to host haunted walking tourON CAMPUS

Paul WhitePrintz Writer

SgA, from 1

MiSS USM, from 1“Things are coming together

well,” SGA member and pageant codirector Brandon Baker said. “It’s crunch time, though, but the girls are handling it very well.”

Tickets for the pageant are $5 for students and $7 for guests and can be purchased in the R.C. Cook Stu-dent Union as well as on etix.com. The show will start at 7 p.m.

The winner of the pageant will advance to the Miss Mississippi pageant to be held this summer in Vicksburg. The pageant is sponsored by the Miss Mississippi Corpora-tion, which in turn is sponsored by Miss America.

Visit www.usm.edu/sga/miss-usm-pageant for more information about the pageant.

Savannah Howell, a junior nu-trition major, said discovering that students have the opportunity to appeal parking tickets and go be-fore a board strictly for students was a surprise after transferring from another school where a simi-lar board did not exist.

“Just knowing that there is a board like the Judicial Board at Southern Miss that is dedicated to listening to students and hearing them out while also standing their ground and do-ing their job makes university life not so intimidating,” Howell said. “It feels good to know someone is on your side.”

“We are here for the students, and we want students to be aware of what Judicial Board has to of-fer,” Brewer said. “We also want students to take a look at the SGA Constitution on the SGA website so all can be aware of what the consti-tution says exactly.”

The board meets every Monday at 3:30 p.m. in Union Room D. The Judicial Board requests students follow procedure when submitting or making an appeal. To find out more information about the Judi-cial Board or the procedure for fil-ing an appeal, visit SGA’s website at www.usm.edu/sga.

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DuBard School celebrating 50 yearsON CAMPUS

The DuBard School for Lan-guage Disorders will host an open house today from 3:30 un-til 6 p.m. in commemoration of 50 years of service and support. This serves to ensure that stu-dents, faculty and the commu-nity work together to impact the lives of children while providing hands-on educational experi-ences for University of Southern Mississippi students that help out at the DuBard School. Re-freshments, tours and informa-tion about the services that the school offers will be provided.

“We invite the community to share in the celebration with us,” Director of the DuBard School Maureen Martin said. “� ere will be various displays of di� erent aspects of DuBard work around the building, such as scrapbooks

and videos from years ago.”Martin has been the director

of the school since 1989 and has worked with the school since 1975.

“It is a thrilling privilege to have been here over so many years of the school’s growth and development and seeing so many good changes,” Martin said. “Seeing students leave and come back as adults with happy, productive, independent lives going on is so rewarding.”

In addition to speech pathol-ogy and audiology majors, stu-dents majoring in human per-formance, recreational science education, social work and mu-sic can also learn by volunteer-ing at the school.

“We have Luckyday schol-ars and others who want to do service projects and choose the school for the site,” Martin said. “We love interacting with the university community and hav-ing an opportunity to share what

speech language and hearing and learning challenges are all about.”

Founder of the DuBard School, Etoile DuBard, was the first speech correctionist in Mississippi.

“Above all that, she was origi-nally an elementary school teacher, was in the Navy, audi-ologist and educator to the deaf; she did it all,” Martin said.

DuBard passed away about nine years ago, but her impact has not been forgotten.

“She was far ahead of her time, and many professionals who have worked in the school over the years and many university students have attributed to what the DuBard School has become today while building on her vi-sion,” Martin said.

A remembrance exhibit will open in Cook Library in early No-vember, and pieces from the Etoile DuBard Collection will be shown.

“One of the things we have

been working on to a large extent in the last several months is mov-ing her books, papers and early therapy materials, along with personal items, to the libraries so that the treasure of materials can be kept safe,” Martin said.

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Arts & Entertainment Student Printz, Page 5Thursday, October 25, 2012ON CAMPUS

� is Friday and the follow-ing week, University of Southern Mississippi students will be put-ting on a modern rendition of the Greek comedy “Lysistrata” in the Hartwig � eatre in the � eatre and Dance Building on campus.

While the original play, writ-ten by Aristophanes, was � rst performed in 411 B.C.E., the play has been adapted with modern themes and language to convey innuendo that is not at all subtle. While a lot of the names and ref-erences may be outdated, many of the themes still are relevant.

“Lysistrata” is primarily a story about gender politics, both in ancient Greek and in modern times. � e play opens with the lead character, Lysistrata, calling all the women in Greece together in hopes to save Greece from war. She does this with a coup, taking over the government and getting

all the women to go on a sex strike.“Most of the aesthetic is per-

sonal input,” Alicia Hanley, a third-year graduate student and director of the play, said. While this play is o� en done in the clas-sical Greek style, Hanley decided

to take it in a di� erent direction.“� ey kind of just give you the

bare bones, and we worked o� that,” Hanley.

Both the set designs and the costumes draw inspiration from different times in Ameri-can history. Costumes are remi-

niscent of the 1950s, with large, frilly bold colored dresses and characters reminiscent of the stereotypical housewives from that era. This style is mixed with 1960s protest posters and psychedelic paintings.

Even though “Lysistrata” is pri-marily about the con� ict between men and women, the design comes together to play o� the an-ti-war themes that drives the plot.

“� e idea of war is times and universal,” Hanley said.

� is is Hanley’s fourth play as a graduate student.

“Out of all the di� erent aspects, directing is what I fell in love with,” Hanley said.

Despite its Greek roots, “Ly-sistrata” does not feel stilted, as many plays from that time feel with contemporary sensibili-ties. It adapts well to the modern theme and makes a great use of props and music. � e themes could be considered to be too assertive, but it is fun to watch. � e play deals with many sexual themes, so bringing children is not be advised.

� ere will be having six show-ings of “Lysistrata” total. A spe-cial showing will be held on Oct. 28 with a pre-show talk. General admission is $8. Run time is two hours plus intermission.

Chase LadnerPrintz Writer

‘Rocky Horror’ time warps SaengerLOCAL

“Are you a virgin?” It is a possibility that someone

dressed in � shnets will ask this question at Friday evening’s screen-ing of “� e Rocky Horror Pic-ture Show” at the Saenger � eater downtown, as anyone who has yet to attend a screening of the � lm in a theater is considered a “virgin” in the world of Rocky Horror. Attend-ing this interactive show can be in-timidating for a newbie, but attend-ing near Halloween each year has become a holiday tradition.

� e crazy costumes are a signa-ture characteristic of this event. � ose who want to ease into the costume experience can dress up as Janet in an orange sheet worn like a towel or in a white lab coat. Similarly, Brad wears a lab coat with Janet. For those who are a lit-tle more daring, there are a wide

variety of costumes that involve gold underwear like Rocky’s, lin-gerie, stockings, lots of makeup, platform heels and crazy hair to pull o� Frank’s signature look. However, there are some out� ts to steer clear of, such as suits, san-dals and sweatshirts with stripes. Whatever the costume, the point is to have a great time.

Audience participation hap-pens throughout this movie. Don’t be afraid to stand up and dance with everyone else during “Time Warp.” Don’t worry, because the instructions for the dance are in the lyrics. Many fans will shout lines at the screen, but this is done in compliment with the movie and not as a distraction. � ere are tons of these “talk-back” lines, so make sure to pay attention for the showing the next year.

Props are also provided for the show with the purchase of a ticket. Take advantage of them. Newspa-

pers are to be held over the head during the rain scene, and water pistols will simulate the storm it-self. Toast should be thrown dur-ing the dinner scene. Make sure to be respectful of the theater and those around you when using the props. Just pay attention to the veterans around you for the ap-

propriate times to use them.Grab some friends, put to-

gether some costumes, and have a great time. It is necessary to experience the silliness and fun of a live showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Tickets for the show are $10 at the theater box o� ce and $12 at

hattiesburgsaenger.com. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the screening will start at 8 p.m. For more information, contact the Saenger � eater at 601-584-4888.

Caitlin SealePrintz Writer

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The cast of Lysistrata rehearses as they prepare for their opening on Oct. 26 in Hartwig Theatre. Susan Broadbridge/Printz

‘Lysistrata’ to premiere Friday

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“Students: please trend #justiceforshelby on twit-ter for domestic violence awareness and tips on how to save victims like Shelby! RIP.

Southern Miss SGA and SMAC, please hear my cry.....JIMMY BUFFETT FOR EA-GLEPALOOZA!!!!

Happy First Birthday USM Quidditch! May your Bludgers hit hard, Quaffl es score true, and Snitches be hard to catch for many years to come.

Everyone lookout for LSTTT coming to you soon from the Legacy Student Alumni As-sociation! It will be an exciting week for everyone!!

To the red headed guy with the glasses, you look like a mix between Harry Pot-ter and Ron Weasley. Ron Potter. Quit drums and play Quidditch. #seriously

Attention students who stop and hang out in droves in the middle of campus sidewalks to talk about nothing: PLEASE GET OUT OF EVERYONE’S WAY

I’m looking for people to race me via bike or skate-board. I’m getting bored of speeding around alone. Find me and I might take the challenge. - Blazian speed demon ^.~

Hey there little apple blossom, what seems to be the prob-lem? ...[Don’t worry because] I will come and rescue you. :)

This is for all the ladies who love them some Seymour....“You must be Seymour be-cause I would like to see more of you!”

I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school... I wish I could bake a cake fi lled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy...” #meangirls

It would be nice if we were allowed to stand up and cheer after our own team scores touchdowns. Se-curity does not allow this in the upper deck at The Rock.

� e � nal presidential debate was held Monday at Lynn University in Florida. President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gover-nor Mitt Romney went head-to-head in a debate focused on for-eign policy.

Since receiving the nomination for their parties, there have been four debates: three presidential and one vice-presidential, and the only one that seemed to matter was the � rst one. � e � rst debate was crucial for both candidates because it was the � rst national platform in which they could debate. Romney won the � rst debate by a landslide; accord-ing to a CNN poll, Romney won by 42 percent. If Obama had won, any chance of momentum for Romney would have been diminished.

� e presidential debate went more in Obama’s favor because he was aggressive and convincingly de-livered his talking points. Monday’s debate, however, was just boring. Romney changed his strategy to be

more calm and less intrusive, a strat-egy his campaign thought would help with women voters. Obama, on the other hand, debated the way he did in the second debate in hopes to � nish on a winning streak.

Frankly, no one won the third and � nal debate. Even the format was boring. � e format of the � rst debate was the best. Each candidate had his own standing podium; standing candidates make way for more in-teresting body language, which can help or hinder a candidate.

Along with the candidates, the questions were dull and not enticing. Bob Schie� er, moderator and host of “Face the Nation,” is an Emmy award winning journalist and an outstanding news reporter, but he was not on his game during the de-bate. It was supposed to focus on for-eign policy, but for a few segments it shi� ed to domestic and economic policy. Schie� er did not control the debate like he should have. Some say it was Romney’s fault for getting o� topic, but the economy is Romney’s strong point, so why wouldn’t he try to throw in economy talking points?

Everything that was discussed

in Monday’s debate was the same stu� we have heard over and over. We have heard Obama and Rom-ney get into spats about their “rev-olutionary” and “bold” ideas for America’s foreign a� airs time and time again. � is debate did not help the undecided voters come closer to a decision.

Twelve days remain until the elec-tion, which is Nov. 6. At this point, the candidates will most likely only visit swing states, which include Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nevada.

For voters, the choice comes down to two very di� erent can-didates. On the economic front, the choice should be clear. � e Obama administration has literally had over one trillion dollar de� cits every year since being in o� ce.

Granted, Bush le� an $800 bil-lion de� cit when he le� o� ce, but Obama increased that by $600 bil-lion his � rst year. Over four years, his administration has allowed $5.170 trillion in de� cits. Stretched out, that is $5,170,000,000,000 - that is a lot of zeros.

On foreign policy, no one can at-tack Romney for having zero experi-ence because Obama was the same in 2008. America has a spending problem. � e question is who will � x the problem: a man who has add-ed trillions of dollars to the debt or a man who has spent his life in the business sector balancing budgets?

Inform yourself. � ink about it. Vote on Nov. 6.

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Tyler HillNews Editor

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

Monday night’s � nal presiden-tial debate was about as boring as watching paint dry. Mitt Rom-ney and President Barack Obama both agreed way too much, and I think they both failed to show their true colors.

America’s involvement with Libya, Iran, Syria and China

were discussed between the can-didates in their � nal attempt to gain votes from scores of unde-cided voters across the country, but the debate lacked the previ-ous two debates’ � re.

Moderator Bob Schie� er failed to mention angles of foreign pol-icy other than peacemaking with the Middle East. � e debate was a failure in its entirety because many key issues were not ad-dressed. Even though peacemak-ing is necessary, so are climate change and global e� orts.

If solving the global crisis had been mentioned, conversation about creating jobs in the process of limiting carbon dioxide and putting more pressure on China could have been discussed. Drug policy? Immigration? Nada. It seems that Schie� er is out of the loop in regards to what is going on in America.

Just a week ago, the Keystone XL pipeline shut down to be in-vestigated for a weakness, and I did not hear one thing about it Monday night. Who cares about another oil spill, right?

All confusing things consid-

ered, one thing � nally made sense: Romney’s magical unicorn sparkle-poof Five Point Plan.

A� er � nally getting a good grip on what Romney’s Five Point Plan meant, I decided to pay attention to the rest of the debate.

I thought it was a bit odd that Obama did not talk about how similar Romney’s plans are to those of Bush. Obama could have used the last debate as a chance to stand up to Mittens’ bologna a bit more.

A� er watching President Obama smile snidely at some of Romney’s BS, I thought the de-bate would � nally start, but I was wrong. Key issues were missed, but one thing is certain.

� e end of the debate showed the Obama and the Romney fam-ilies conversing and being civil to-ward each other. Even though the cameras were on and every move-

ment was being watched by the public eye, both families showed respect and graciousness toward the other.

� at was beautiful, because that is what America is all about: re-spect, democracy and civility.

Let the candidates and their families motivate you to be re-spectful toward people you dis-agree with throughout the rest of election season. � eir respect-ful actions de� nitely encouraged me to be more open-minded and courteous to those who I do not agree with.

Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Exercise your right as an Ameri-can citizen by casting a vote for your preferred candidate.

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Sports Student Printz, Page 7Thursday, October 25, 2012

Southern Miss to host C-USA Cross Country

Championships

On Monday, Southern Miss will host the 2012 Confer-ence USA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships at Pine Belt International Golf Course in Moselle.

The Lady Eagles look to con-tinue their campaign, in which they have recorded four top-three finishes as a team. Lady Eagle senior Stephanie Ledger-wood is the team number one runner. Ledgerwood is the two-time female cross country ath-lete of the week.

“We are excited to bring the championship to Hattiesburg,”

Head Cross Country Coach Kevin Ondrasek said. “This gives us the opportunity to showcase one of the best confer-ences. It also gives our athletes a chance to run in front of the home crowd.”

The women’s race starts at 9 a.m. and the men’s race begins at 10 a.m. Southern Miss last host-ed the championships in 2002.

Women’s soccer to wrap up season over the weekend

� e Southern Miss women’s soccer team will conclude its sea-son this weekend.

� e Golden Eagles will host top 20 ranked UCF on Friday night, with the Eagles looking to contain the reigning o� ensive and defensive C-USA players of the week: Tishia

Jewell and Ashley Nicol, respectively.� e Houston Cougars will then

roll into town on the verge of clinch-ing the � nal spot in the Conference USA Championship, which begins next week. Houston is coming o� a 3-0 win over UTEP on Sunday.

� e Lady Eagles (4-11-1) are on a nine game losing streak and are ranked 11th in Conference USA, with only UAB behind them.

Sports in brief:

For the second time in the past 10 days, Connor Fisk failed to allow an earned run against the Southern Miss baseball Black squad in a 4-3 series, clinching a Golden Eagle Gold squad win on Tuesday a� er-noon at Pete Taylor Park.

“I had success commanding my fastball on the outside part of the plate and kept hitters o� balance working my slider ahead in the count,” Fisk said. “We have been working hard all fall, from early morning workouts to working with Coach Federico. I felt really prepared when I was out there. “

Fisk earned the win for the Gold squad, becoming the � rst South-

ern Miss Breast Cancer Awareness World Series Most Valuable Player. In two games, both wins, Fisk al-lowed a single unearned run on only � ve hits in 10 1/3 innings with one walk and 12 strikeouts.

“It’s a great honor being a pitcher winning the MVP and just being able to go out and help my team win two games,” Fisk said. “Winning this award is just icing on the cake.”

� e Gold team struck early in the � rst inning on Tim Lynch’s run, scoring double o� Black team start-er A.J. Glasshof. Glasshof su� ered his second loss of the series a� er a strong � ve-inning performance in which he allowed two runs on six hits with six strikeouts.

“� e teams really came out here and competed today, � ghting until the � nal out,” Head Base-

ball Coach Scott Berry said. “� e world series accomplished just what I wanted it too.”

Bradley Roney added a solo home-run in the � � h, his second home-run of the World Series, giv-ing the Gold team a 2-0 lead. � is held until the seventh, when Lynch and Joey Harris knocked in a pair of runs with RBI singles, giving the home team a 4-0 advantage.

� e Black squad was not nearly done yet, though.

Senior Blake Brown got things started in the ninth with a one out double o� reliever Mason Robbins. Freshman All-American closer Bradley Roney replaced Robbins with two outs a� er he issued a walk to Travis Creel.

Chase Fowler greeted him with an RBI single, plating Brown. Dil-

lon Day followed with a two run single, closing the gap to a single run. Roney � nally closed things out, getting Brown to pop up in foul ter-ritory to end the game with the tying run on base.

Fowler and Breck Kline led the Black team at the plate with two hits apiece.

“I was really impressed with the fans that came out to the � ursday night and Sunday games,” Berry said. “We were also able to raise money for the Pink Ribbon Foun-dation. � is is de� nitely something we can build on for next season, and hopefully we will be able to make a fall classic out of this.”

OverviewBrown led the Black squad with a

.381 average in the series, with Fowl-er knocking in four runs and carry-

ing a .333 average in the four games. Daniel Wineski anchored the Black team on the mound, pitching six scoreless innings out of the bullpen, earning the lone win.

Isaac Rodriguez led the Gold team at the dish, hitting an impres-sive .400 with six runs batted in. Robbins added � ve runs batted in of his own, hitting .391 with a home run, and Roney led all players with two home runs.

In addition to Fisk, Jake Dreho� had a quality start, allowing two runs in 5 1/3 inning of work, striking out seven batters and earning a win. James McMahon, Jake Winston, and Paxton King combined for 8 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen with three appearances apiece.

Gold squad holds off Black, wins seriesBarrett Negus

Printz Writer

BASEBALL

Southern Miss SportsSouthern Miss

Box Score:

Women’s Golf10/22/12 & 10/23/12

All Day Women’s GolfBlue Raider Invitational(Old Fort Golf Course)

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

5th of 18

10/26/124 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. UCF

Hattiesburg, Miss.

7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. MarshallHattiesburg, Miss.

All Day Women’s TennisSouthern Miss Halloween Classic

Hattiesburg, Miss.

10/27/1212 p.m. Football @ Rice

Houston, Texas

10/28/121 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Houston

Hattiesburg, Miss.

1 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. East CarolinaHattiesburg, Miss.

Upcoming games:

10/29/12TBA Track & Field, Cross Country

Conference USA Championship Hattiesburg, Miss.

10/29/12 & 10/30/12All Day Women’s GolfUAB Fall Beach Bash

Gulf Shores, Ala. (� e Peninsula Golf Course)

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� e Golden Eagles of South-ern Mississippi facing o� with the Owls of Rice in a Conference USA battle will be a bigger story come baseball season. � is weekend, however, the game will feature the only two teams without a confer-ence win this season. Southern Miss fell to 0-7 on the season and 0-3 in conference a� er their loss to Marshall last weekend.

� e Rice Owls come into the game with a 2-6 record overall and a 0-4 conference record. Rice upset Kansas earlier in the sea-son, with their other win coming against future C-USA member Texas-San Antonio. � e games they have lost include two road losses by four points to Memphis and Tulsa.

“� ey’ve already upset Kansas,” Southern Miss Head Football Coach Ellis Johnson said. “� ey had a very close ball game with Tulsa, who seems to be playing as well as anyone on that side [of the conference]. � ey had an over-time loss to Marshall, a team that beat us handedly. � ey are a really good football team that has just struggled on a couple of close ball games. I feel like the core of their football team is a good, physical run game. � at’s something we haven’t been very good at, so it’s going to be a challenge for us.”

� e Owls average 204.3 yards on the ground per game. � ey are

led by a triple-headed rushing at-tack by quarterback Taylor McH-argue and running backs Charles Ross and Turner Peterson. All three have over 80 carries on the season and average over four yards a carry.

Southern Miss has seen their share of run-focused o� enses this

season. � e Eagles have only held one team to less than 100 yards rushing this season. � ey allowed 278 rushing yards to Nebraska, 369 yards to Western Kentucky and 275 yards to Marshall. South-ern Miss was outscored 150-61 in those three games.

� e Eagles will face equal chal-

lenges on the o� ensive end. � e quarterback position took anoth-er turn Saturday against Marshall. A� er starter Anthony Alford le� the game in the third quarter with a toe injury, Ricky Lloyd lasted a couple of series before leaving with a knee injury. Last year’s backup quarterback, Arsenio Fa-

vor, saw his � rst action of the sea-son when he replaced Lloyd.

Favor, who was injured in spring practices, � nished the game by completing four of his � ve passes for 13 yards and added a rushing touchdown. Johnson said he would get his shot at the starter’s snaps in practice. John-son also noted that former starter Chris Campbell has been cleared to play. Campbell has not played since he su� ered a neck injury against Western Kentucky.

Whoever takes the snaps against Rice, they will have their hands full trying to get the Eagles’ o� ense in gear. Southern Miss ranks 119th in the NCAA in pass-ing yards and is the 110th ranked team in points scored per game.

� is is the � rst time in 18 years that the Eagles will not � nish the season with a winning record and are o� to their worst start since the 1976 season. It will be impor-tant for them to � nd something positive in the last � ve games in order to build some momentum for next season.

Ben WelchPrintz Writer

USM to face Rice, both teams in search of fi rst CUSA win

FOOTBALL

Junior defensive back Deron Wilson battles a Marshall receiver for a catch during the homecoming football game played against Marshall on Saturday.

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