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USM seeks input on campus roadworkON CAMPUS

Tra� c � ow concerns on the Hattiesburg campus of the Uni-versity of Southern Mississippi are currently being addressed. In January, a committee set up by the President and the Executive Cabinet of the university began to meet to see what could be done about campus tra� c � ow, and the Tra� c and Circulation Flow Ad Hoc Committee is seeking input from students.

The committee has re-searched many ways to relieve traffic on campus.

“� e committee has done what every good committee should do,” said Chris Crenshaw, director of the physical plant. “� e Tra� c and Circulation Flow Committee has thrown out various ideas for campus tra� c relief a� er months of research and planning, and now they have asked for feedback from the students, faculty and sta� of this university.”

� e Tra� c and Circulation Flow Committee, which is com-prised of USM faculty and sta� , has spent months researching and working with a contractor in order to discover the best ways in which campus tra� c � ow and congestion could be eased. � e committee has come up with sev-en di� erent tra� c relief plans that are in order from the most-liked plan to the least-liked plan.

“So far I have received a lot of feedback about one of the op-tions, which would require re-opening a section of street that has been previously open to pub-lic vehicles,” Crenshaw said. “� e feedback I have received regard-ing this option is feedback that de� nitely feels as if this street should remain closed due to high pedestrian tra� c volume. We [the committee] greatly appreciate and listen to those who have taken the time to respond to the options we have thrown to the public. � ose

responses are bringing up inter-esting points we may not have seen or noticed before.”

Jordan Swindoll, a senior mu-

sic education major, expressed his concern for the current tra� c � ow situation.

“I really attempt to avoid driv-

ing around campus if at all pos-sible,” Swindoll said. “Southern Miss is a small campus already and tra� c � ow is just horrible,

especially around the times when students get out of class and are crossing the roads. It can take � f-teen minutes of waiting at certain places on campus while waiting for students to cross.”

Swindoll said he is excited and looking forward to what plan the Traffic Flow Commit-tee decides on.

“Even if I’m no longer a student at Southern Miss, I feel as if once the tra� c � ow situation is han-dled and addressed properly, it will bene� t many Southern Miss pedestrians and drivers to come.”

Crenshaw stressed that this will be a lengthy, well thought out project for the campus that will benefit both pedestrians and vehicle users. He said noth-ing has been finalized yet, and he highly encourages those who have not viewed the traffic relief flow plans to review them and provide feedback to a member of the committee.

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USM hosts Great Britain in debateON CAMPUS

Monday evening, a debate was held on campus on the topic of “Should Hate Speech be Protect-ed?” between the Southern Miss Debate Society and the British Na-tional Debate team.

Ettie Baily-King and Willard Fox-ton of Great Britain and Brandon Hersey and Michael Sims of the University of Southern Mississippi discussed the topic. USM debated for the protection of hate speech and Great Britain for the banning of it. Who argued for each side of the is-sue was predetermined and did not

re� ect the views of the debaters.� e debate was done in British

Parliamentary style, which is the world standard debate format, and judged by the audience. � is style allows for one team to ques-tion the other side’s argument at any time between the � rst and last minute of the debate. � e audi-ence was also encouraged to par-ticipate in the debate by yelling “hear, hear” and “poppycock.”

“I think they hung with them and clashed and gave the audience a good show,” said Frankie Glennis, one of the debate coaches for South-ern Miss. � is year, USM began using Parliamentary style with the intention of competing with other

schools. Recently, Hersey and Sims took � rst and third for best speakers at a competition at Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Parliamentary style involves “a lot of de� ning and formalities,” said debate coach Stacy Ahua. Hersey held to this form by start-ing with a few pleasantries and outlining his points, but once that � nished a very dramatic presenta-tion began. Bailey-King and Fox-ton contested several of Hersey’s points, though USM managed to shrug o� or refute their attacks.

A� er Hersey’s seven minutes were up, the � oor went to Foxton, who discussed the issue in a larger context, while USM had a more

focused approach. While Hersey tried to interrupt Foxton’s argument, Great Britain would not have it and blocked his attempts.

Next was Sims, who further fo-cused his side’s argument on the keyword “liberty.” While he allowed Foxton to speak, Sims managed to control the use of his allotted time well. Shortly a� er, Baily-King spoke, and she chose to focus on “truth.” She was interrupted by USM but did not allow them to speak o� en.

“British Parliamentary debate bears as much of a resemblance to actual debate as Clue to mur-der mystery,” said Foxton be-fore the event.

During this time, many ver-

bal jabs and jokes were directed at the opposing teams, though competition did not stop the de-baters to also make fun of their teammates and themselves.

“We wanted the debate to be audi-ence friendly,” Glennis said.

After the debate, the audience was invited to ask their own questions and make their own points. The debate finished up with the audience standing up to vote for either side, which ended in a draw. While the event bounced between relaxed and melodramatic, both teams argued to the best of their abili-ties. Without a doubt, they managed to put on a show.

Chase LadnerPrintz Writer

Garden offers sanctuary to studentsON CAMPUS

University of Southern Mis-sissippi psychology graduate Tyler Meador left the university better than he found it by play-ing an integral role in helping the Southern Miss medicine wheel garden thrive.

The medicine garden is a place where students can go for heal-ing and reflection, and it can easily be described as one of the university’s best-kept secrets.

The garden, located between the International Center and Liberal Arts Building, thrives with mint leaves, tea leaves, tobacco, organic plants and more for all to utilize. Some of the most sacred aspects of the medicine wheel garden are the

prayer ribbons.“Every ribbon you see in that

medicine garden is for a per-son who is being prayed for,” Meador said. “Anyone can go

out there and tie a ribbon on a plant in honor of someone who needs a prayer.”

Everything in the medicine wheel garden is grown natu-

rally, and the absence of pesti-cides is what makes the garden completely organic. Cardboard and pure soil keep the garden alive. The entire garden is in-digenous, which makes it easy to keep the plants flourishing throughout the year.

The garden is divided into four quadrants, each represent-ing the colors red, white, yellow and purple. People who adopt its sections nurse the garden and arrange the plants and ob-jects in ways that are meaning-ful to them.

“I have worked with the or-ganization for quite a few years now, and I can tell you the med-icine garden has made great strides,” Meador said. “I even had the pleasure to plant some of the plants with Rosalie Steve, who was one of the last medi-

cine women for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.”

One of Steve’s last pieces of advice to Meador is that people need to keep the tradition of the garden alive. She talked about how important it is to appreci-ate earth’s natural gifts, because today’s luxuries, such as elec-tricity, could be gone tomorrow.

The most recent news about the medicine wheel garden is that it will be handicap acces-sible soon. Meador is legally blind, and he also serves on the ADA board.

Meador and associate psy-chology professor Tammy Greer, another medicine wheel garden pioneer, got the ball rolling on making the garden a place that every student can enjoy.

Rachel BeechPrintz Writer

The medicine wheel garden on campus is a multifaceted natural area on campus.

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Arts & Entertainment Tuesday, November 6, 2012Page 4, Student Printz

La Dispute rocks downtown show Review

Last Thursday, Michigan na-tives La Dispute made their fifth Hattiesburg appearance at Bennie’s Boom Boom Room. Their last show in Hattiesburg was at the 1126 House, which has since shut down. The band has greatly grown in popularity over the past two years, and the show drew a crowd of close to 200 people from Mississippi and

beyond. One concertgoer made a 10 hour drive from Savannah, Ga. to see the band.

The show opened with local bands Les Doux and Waypoint, followed by the tour package of Sainthood Reps and La Dispute. The two bands toured previously to promote La Dispute’s latest record, “Wildlife,” and they have reunited for this week-long tour, which the bands unofficially named “The Worst of the Wild-life: Strikes Back.”

Madelyn Roberts, a junior

graphic design major, enjoyed the show from start to finish.

“It’s the type of music that can keep a smile on my face the whole time,” Roberts said. “It’s so hard to pick a favorite part. La Dispute’s set was the perfect end to the show.”

Sainthood Reps formed in September 2009 and have been steadily making their mark on the alternative music scene. With Derrick Sherman, touring guitar-ist for Brand New, how could the band not make an impact? Nam-

ing musical influences such as Modest Mouse, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai and Sunny Day Real Estate, their performance held a lot of energy and feeling.

The band’s usual lead vocalist Francesco Montesanto was feel-ing under the weather for the Hattiesburg show, so Sherman stepped up to the plate and de-livered a flawless performance. Even though they are a newer band, the four members were en-tirely in sync, and the chemistry was apparent. Crowd favorites

were “Animal Glue” and the title track of their full-length album, “Monoculture.”

After Sainthood Reps, the ex-citement in the crowd was at a high as La Dispute took the stage with one of their older songs, “Said the King to the River.” Vo-calist Jordan Dreyer gives espe-cially passionate performances, and Thursday night’s show was no different. Easily one of the stand-out characteristics of the band’s music are the lyrics. Descrip-tive wording packs an emotional punch that clearly paints a picture for the experience that Dreyer writes about in each piece. Seam-lessly, each instrument is used to heighten the sentiment that each song tries to convey.

The set-list consisted of a mix of old favorites such as “Castle Builders” and “Andria,” as well as songs from “Wildlife.” The crowd screamed lyrics along with Dreyer, and a few brave souls surfed the crowd during their favorite songs. The band delivered one more song, “King Park,” at the urging for an en-core from the attendees.

The show was booked by Jackson native Caleb Rowe, who went out on a limb to make the show hours away from his home a success.

“The bands are pretty popular, and I knew kids from all over the state would love to see them,” Rowe said. “When the opportu-nity was passed my way, I couldn’t resist. It was a great show, and I was extremely pleased with how well the crowd reacted.”

Caitlin SealePrintz Writer

Lysistrata keeps audience laughing

University of Southern Mississippi students put on a rendition of the Greek comedy “Lysistrata” in the Hartwig Theatre in the Theatre and Dance Building on campus last week. The play, which lasted about two hours, featured humorous puns about women banding together to deny their husbands sex until they agreed on a peace treaty to end war.

It was evident that the cast, made up of both graduate and undergraduate students, was well-rehearsed from their stylistic movements and funny, unified dialogue.

Though the subject matter of the production was made up of mostly adult content, the audience stayed entertained throughout the show, and it was no surprise that tickets were sold out for the last three performances of the play.

Mary Margaret Halford/Executive Editor

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Southern Miss, it’s time for a changeLetter to the editor

Letter to the Editor writ-ten by Dallas Medlin, a senior history licensure

major.

Tradition. It is a big thing at Southern Miss, and it always has been. Since the freshman class at our great school has been alive, Southern Miss has always produced winning sea-sons. Just last year, I watched my beloved Golden Eagles beat the No. 3 team in the nation, in-ducing Hattiesburg into a fren-zy of Southern Miss pride that I thought would never be shaken, but somewhere down the road it has taken a bleak turn. Allow me to paint the picture for you.

Out of the 18 fans who show up to the games of this dismal season, some show up wear-ing paper bags reminiscent of the Saints in the days of Aar-on Brooks. A head coach that watches from the sidelines, emotionless and lacking fire and passion, remains stagnant in a win-less season. A Face-book group resembling an an-gry mob with torches and pitch-forks wanting to fire anyone having anything to do with the football program has become the breeding ground for nega-tive thought and energy. Lastly, we have an administration that does not listen or raise an eye-brow at the wishes and concerns of the foundation of Southern Miss football: the fan base. Mix all of these ingredients together and you have a recipe for disas-ter. We are talking about a cata-

strophic storm that sucks the life from a once proud and honor-able football program.

At what cost should we con-tinue losing? An 0-12 season all for the sake of rebuilding? Give me a break. The worst part is that the players have nothing to do with this. The indecisive coaches set a sub-par level of expectations. Take

a look around the college foot-ball world. Take a look at what happened to Penn State in the off-season. They still managed to have a winning season so far, and you want to know why? They did not make excuses. Pa-thetic excuses warrant pathetic results. When programs face a hardship, you move forward, you do not settle for mediocre,

or in our case, being the worst team in college football. For some reason, our administra-tion and sports staff has be-come okay with our program being the furthest from the top that it has ever been. I would like to say that there is hope on the horizon.

We must not waver as Golden Eagle football fans. We must

continue to hold our admin-istration accountable. Just be-cause some would like to see El-lis Johnson gone does not mean they are fair-weather fans. They are holding their program ac-countable. They are being the truest of fans. We must con-tinue to voice our concerns in a respectable manner so that our school will realize Golden Eagle Nation is not okay with losing to “Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.” Most importantly, we must support our players. If any team has been scrutinized the most, it is this one. It is like a family in which the parents are being separated. Even though one parent is being asked to leave because they did very bad things, such as ruining a per-fectly fine football program, the other parent (enter Golden Eagle Nation) will take care of the children (enter football players). We are the family that is Southern Miss. We protect what is ours, and when some-one fails at doing their job, we hold them accountable instead of making excuses.

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Does the university know how hard it is for students to eat healthy? I suggest two things: One, they should of-fer residents a place to cook our own food so that we can choose what we put in our body, and two, stop forcing a meal plan down our throats. I can cook healthier meals that taste good instead of constantly eating the same crap every day.

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Memorable moments of the 2012 election

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November is here, and with it comes that one day that we all love and hate: Election Day. It is time once again to see who will be in the White House the next four years. � ough we are all going to miss these past few months leading up to Nov. 6, let us bid the election adieu by looking back and re� ecting on some of the more memorable mo-ments of the campaign.

Name play – � roughout the entire year, both candidates have made use of one another’s names in ways that most never imagined possible. First, President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and A� ordable Care Act (PPACA) was dubbed “Obamacare.” � en,

Governor Mitt Romney’s health-care plan in Massachusetts be-came known as “Romneycare.” What started as an e� ort to easily label the candidates’ health-care di� erences escalated into such things as “Obamaloney” and “Romnesia.” One has to wonder who in the world thought up this stu� , and are they seriously get-ting paid to do it?

Big Bird – While debating with President Obama at the University of Denver, Gov. Romney stated, “I like PBS. I love Big Bird. Actu-ally, I like you, too,” (talking to the moderator, poor Jim Lehrer of PBS “NewsHour), “but I’m not going to… keep on spending money on things to borrow money from Chi-na to pay for.” Uh oh. � e Republi-can nominee just dragged Big Bird into the scene. With that comment

in mind, a new television ad for the Obama campaign was released jam-packed with sarcasm. � e ad, actu-ally endorsed by President Obama, mocks Romney for being the only one willing to take down the true enemy to America: Big Bird.

“I take that back.…” – Both candidates have said at least one thing they will both regret. Obama kicked it o� by saying in a speech, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” What he meant to say is that the infrastructure provided by the government is essential to business success, but what a candi-date says does not always come out the way they intend. Since then, Romney’s campaign has made full use of the blunder by using the slogan “We Built It.” As everyone knows, however, even Romney has his moments. A candid video of

Romney at a fundraiser in Florida reveals him blasting the “47 per-cent” who will, no matter what, vote for Obama. “� ese are people who pay no income tax,” Romney said in the video. “My job is not to worry about those people.” In an apparent e� ort to repair the dam-age done, both candidates have said they regret the wording they used in these situations.

Late night TV – � anks to such shows as “Saturday Night Live,” “Late Night With Jimmy Fal-lon” and “� e Daily Show,” there was hardly a serious moment throughout this election year. From Jon Stewart mocking Rom-ney and Obama’s agreements on foreign policy in the � nal debate to Fallon’s skit about the presi-dential candidates watching their respective vice presidential candi-dates duke it out, our trusty shows never ceased to entertain amid tiresome political jargon.

Best singing voice – Finally, there is one important thing that should determine who will claim the presidency: music. In Janu-ary, Obama, speaking at the fa-mous Apollo � eater, sang a line from the Al Green song “Let’s Stay Together.” Our commander-in-chief cheerfully, and with some soul, sang, “I…I’m so in love with you…” Alas, he was not the only one. Romney graced an audience at a rally in Florida with his ren-dition of “America the Beautiful.” While silly, it was certainly nice to see (and hear) the presiden-tial candidates bring a little music into their campaigns, although I am sure some voice lessons could prove helpful for both.

� ere were plenty more memo-rable moments from this election year, but these � ve best sum up the attitude, spirit and downright ridiculousness of the 2012 election season. Vote today, and may the best candidate win.

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Media day sets stage for Eagle basketballBASKETBALL

A� er a strong showing in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and a high-pro� le o� -season head coaching transition, mo-rale and fan support surround-ing the Golden Eagle basketball team are arguably higher than they have been in several years. Wednesday’s media day revealed a strong angst amongst players and coaches to take the court for the season opener on Saturday when Southern Miss hosts West-ern Kentucky at 7:30 p.m.

“From the day that I took the job, I talked about wanting to sell out the season opener,” said � rst-year head basketball coach Don-nie Tyndall when asked about the season opener. “We want to ‘Fill it To � e Top.’ I want there to be over� ow in the walkway. Don’t get me wrong, I look forward to every game, but we want it to be electric in the Green House for

Western Kentucky.”Although Southern Miss � n-

ished 2012 as the second best team in Conference USA with a 25-9 overall record (11-5 C-USA), expectations should be tempered for this year’s young squad. � e team � aunts only four players (Rashard McGill, Jonathan Mills, Neil Watson and Cedric Jenkins) who have logged playing time in Division I basketball and will struggle to replace the six non-returning letter-winners (LaShay Page, Maurice Bolden, Darnell Dodson, Alahjah Franklin, To-rye Pelham and Angelo Johnson) from last year’s squad. “I love expectations,” Tyndall said. “My expectations would be very high. But on the flip side, you’re probably going to have to tweak your goals, espe-cially in year one.”

� e Golden Eagles’ schedule also works against them, as only three of their � rst 13 contests will be played at Reed Green Coli-seum. Southern Miss was an out-

standing 15-0 at home last season, so it will be crucial for the Golden Eagles to secure early-season vic-tories at home.

� is year’s roster includes eight newcomers and only six years of Division I experience as a team. As a result, a great deal of responsibility will be assumed by Preseason All-Conference USA second team member Neil Watson.

“It’s de� nitely been a di� -cult role so far,” said Watson when asked of his increased vocal leadership role this sea-son. “I’m not really the vocal type. I can talk to a person, but it’s hard to yell at one of my teammates when they’re doing something wrong, es-pecially being the smallest guy on the court. But Coach Tyndall’s helping me learn that you have to take on that role if you want to be respected as a leader.”

Forward Jonathan Mills is also expected to be a workhorse in the post for the Eagles in his se-

nior campaign, as he recorded 9.5 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game last season. � e Eagles are an undersized team overall, but Tyndall believes Mills will help stabilize the front-court.

“With Jonathan’s girth, he’s about as wide as he is tall,” Tyn-dall said. “It helps with his physi-cal nature. We list him at 6-6 but he’s probably 6-4. But he’s tough and physical. Le� ies always seem to be cra� ier around the goal than

right-handed guys. He obviously can score some balls and � nd a way to put it in the goal.”

When Southern Miss takes the � oor against Western Kentucky, Tyndall will o� cially enter the

19th chapter in the history of head basketball coaches at Southern Miss. As head coach at Morehead State from 2006 until 2012, he led the team to three NCAA Tournament ap-pearances in his last four years with the program, and he took the team past the � rst round in 2009 and 2011. Despite the youth of this year’s Southern Miss team, all signs point to him being the right coach at the right time.

“His energy makes you want to be in the gym all the

time,” said Watson of Tyndall. “He comes to the gym super ex-cited. It could be Sunday, rainy and a tornado outside, and he’s still going to come in here hap-py and ready to practice and ready to get better.”

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Hattiesburg, Miss.

8:15 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs.

Charleston WVHattiesburg, Miss.

Upcoming Games:11/10/12

6 p.m. Football at SMUDallas, Texas

7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs.

Western KentuckyHattiesburg, Miss.

Southern Miss

Box Score:

Football:11/3 vs. UAB L, 27-19

Men’s Basketball:11/1 vs. St. Catherines College W, 85-51

Women’s Volleyball:11/2 at Rice L, 3-011/4 at Houston L, 3-0

11/09/1211 a.m. Women’s Basketball

vs. Hampton UniversityHattiesburg, Miss.

7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Memphis

Hattiesburg, Miss.

TBA Track & Field, Cross Country NCAA South Re-

gional Tallahassee, Fla.

Je� HaegerPrintz Writer

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Sports Tuesday, November 6, 2012Page 8, Student Printz

Eagles crash in second half against BlazersFootBall

“At the end of the day, we’re not playing good football,” said Head Football Coach Ellis Johnson after Southern Miss’s 27-19 loss to UAB on Saturday. “We were our own worst ene-my tonight. I don’t think we’re a well-coached football team.”

Southern Miss stayed win-less on the season after allow-ing a 16 point halftime lead slip through their fingers. The Golden Eagles only mustered 117 yards in the second half and turned it over twice. Their sec-ond half output was surpassed by UAB running back Darrin Reaves, who ran for 169 of his season-high 223 yards and two touchdowns in the second half.

It was another offensive struggle for the Eagles. They gained 295 yards of total offense and turned the ball over three times. Despite only having 18 yards passing at the half, Southern Miss was able to score on a safety and touchdowns on runs of 10 and 29 yards in the first half, as they were the benefac-tors of favorable field position.

Blazers quarterback Austin Brown was held almost 100 yards under his season average for pass-ing yards. Southern Miss was able to sack him five times and disrupt the flow of the UAB passing game. Brown finished with 228 yards on 17 completions with a touchdown and an interception.

UAB relied heavily on their

running game. Southern Miss had no answer for Reaves. Every yard he gained seemed to suck a little momentum from the South-ern Miss sideline to the UAB sideline. The Blazers closed the game with 20 unanswered points to complete the comeback.

It was another rough outing for Eagle quarterback Anthony

Alford, who got the start af-ter missing last week’s game against Rice. Alford completed only 10 of his 26 pass attempts for 112 yards and an intercep-tion; 56 yards were gained on one completion. Alford also led the team in rush attempts with 14 but only gained 45 yards.

Running back Jalen Richard

rushed for 82 yards and a touch-down to lead the Eagles on the ground. Wide receiver Fran-cisco Llanos had a team-high five receptions for 47 yards. On the defensive side of the ball, defensive end Jamie Collins re-corded three sacks, bringing his season total to nine.

Southern Miss will carry

their 0-9 overall record and 0-5 conference record on the road next weekend when the Eagles travel to Dallas to face the Mustangs of SMU. The Mus-tangs are 4-5 on the season and 3-2 in C-USA play. SMU will be looking for revenge after losing 27-3 to the Eagles at the Rock last season.

Ben WelshPrintz Writer

Freshman running back Jalen Richard breaks free from defenders and races toward the endzone to score a touchdown at the home game against UAB on Saturday.

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