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The University of Southern Mississippi will host its 5th annual Lighting the Way for the Holidays Sunday.

Serena Williams, co-director of the event, said that Lighting the Way is a university and student government sponsored philanthro-py event that features holiday entertainment, hot chocolate, student organizations and busi-ness sponsorship for a

deserving charity.“Lighting the Way is a mean-

ingful way for the university faculty, staff, students and com-munity to gather and celebrate the most wonderful time of the year,” Williams said.

As codirector, Williams works closely with this year’s director, Brandon Baker.

“Brandon has been so great to work with this past semester,” Williams said. “Together we plan the event, which includes pick-ing a theme and charity, � nding organizations to perform and donate and getting tree farms to donate Christmas trees.”

� is year, the selected charity is the Smyles for Myles scholarship

fund. � is fund was established in memory of Myles Henderson, a former student Southern Miss. Henderson served as a resident assistant, male cheerleader, SGA senator and Honors College scholar. In his memory, his par-ents, Barry and Cindy Hender-son, created a scholarship fund to award to students from the greater New Orleans area. All proceeds from Lighting the Way will go toward a student from New Orleans who will attend USM as a freshman.

Senior communication stud-ies major Mary Lois Hanna has attended the event since her freshman year.

“It draws the Hattiesburg

community and Southern Miss together to ring in the season of Christmas,” Hanna said

This year’s Lighting the Way will feature Dance South of Hattiesburg, A Show of Hands, Spirit of Southern, a men’s a cappella group, a women’s a cappella group and other uni-versity student ensembles. There will also be student orga-nization tree displays as well as the main event - the lighting of the university’s Christmas tree.

“I love the performances on stage while drinking hot choco-late and talking with friends,” Hanna, who is also the chair of

Arielle EdwardsPrintz Writer

ON CAMPUS

SGA to Light the Way at Southern Miss

This time last year, Univer-sity of Southern Mississippi president Martha Saunders was working closely with the Uni-versity Priorities Committee and Bob Lyman, former univer-sity provost, to cut the univer-sity budget.

“I told campus this year that we were worried, but we didn’t give up,” Saunders said. “Cam-pus is much more united as a result. We disagreed on some things, but we weren’t divided. It brought out the best in us.”

The university made $7.5 million in permanent reduc-tions to the budget through an approach “on all fronts,” Saun-ders said, “In a word, it was elaborate.”

The UPC, which was pro-posed by the faculty senate, was

a group that represented South-ern Miss’ campus and was cre-ated solely for the purpose of examining and cutting the uni-versity’s budget.

“We looked at programs that could be closed or consolidat-ed. We looked at efficiencies, or how we could cut costs within programs. We looked at exist-ing vacant lines that we had and could not fill or collapse and one strategy was early re-tirements,” Saunders said.

Saunders also said that con-troversy arose from the process, especially concerning closing programs.

“We set up an even more elaborate review process to make sure we were looking at everything,” she said.

During that appeal process, programs such as religion and Latin were saved, because of student activity and successful appeals to the UPC.

Another controversy that

arose during the budget cutting process was cutting the athlet-ics budget. Saunders said that athletics received a proportion-ate cut to its budget and that they would had to find ways to deal with those cuts.

“We have to find ways to help auxiliary programs thrive while also being responsible and good stewards of the state and our students’ money,” she said.

Saunders said if she had a mulligan on budget cutting process, then the approach may have been different.

“Time was of the essence,” she said. “You do a lot of things dif-ferently when you have all the time in the world. If I had it to do over, we would have paused at several steps along the way and provided, not just students, but the whole campus with a chance to give some feedback.”

Saunders said she doesn’t want to see that work go to waste and would like for the

UPC to stay in place or be re-imagined as a way to guide the priorities of the campus.

“We aren’t going on any spending sprees,” Saunders said.

She also said because state reductions to the university budget were less than expected, USM had a cushion and was able to put some stabilizing money on reserve.

The extra money went to-ward repairs and upgrades on the Hattiesburg campus, specif-ically roofs and the bathrooms in the stadiums. Additionally, some faculty and staff members were given raises.

Saunders also said Southern Miss has plans for the future including the next phase of Century Park on the old triad where Bond, Scott and Vann residence halls currently stand. Construction on that project is anticipated for mid-2012.

“We’ll also be getting some new [academic] buildings. � e

good news is that the cost of con-struction is low, so we’ll get some good deals,” she said.

Although Saunders acknowl-edged that last year’s budget cuts were di� cult, she said the uni-versity pooled its resources to

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10 a.m. TOMS Campus Club Shoe Drive TCC Lobby

11 a.m. Food Drive for the Salvation Army TCC Lobby

2:45 p.m.Eagle Connection Group Tour Union Room C

11 a.m.Conference USA Championship GameHouston

9 a.m. Songfest Money DropTCC Lobby

10:30 a.m. Luckyday Service Fair Union Room B

11 a.m. Food Drive for the Salvation Army TCC Lobby

11 a.m. South Mississippi Children’s Center Fundraiser Union Lobby

6 p.m.Financial Fortitude: Life After College TCC Ballroom I

8 p.m. Helping Young People Evolve General Meeting TCC 227

9 a.m. Songfest Money Drop TCC Lobby

11 a.m. Food Drive for the Salvation Army TCC Lobby

11 a.m. South Mississippi Children’s Center Fundraiser Union Lobby

5:30 p.m.SMAC Christmas Banquet TCC Ballroom II

6 p.m. Deltas Spirit of Giving: Gift Wrapping Party R.C.’s Lounge

10 a.m. TOMS Campus Club Shoe Drive TCC Lobby

11 a.m. Food Drive for the Salvation Army TCC Lobby

11 a.m. South Mississippi Children’s Center Fundraiser Union Lobby

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10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW

*Alabama: You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.*Arkansas: It is unlawful to walk one’s cow down Main Street after 1 p.m. on Sunday.*Connecticut: In order for a pickle to offi cially be consid-ered a pickle, it must bounce.*Idaho: Residents may not fi sh from a giraffe’s back.*Illinois: It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fi re.*Iowa: Horses are forbidden to eat fi re hydrants.*Montana: Worrying squirrels will not be tolerated.*Nebraska: It is illegal to go whale fi shing.*New York: The penalty for jumping off a building is death.*Oklahoma: It is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.

Just a side note: a blue law by defi nition is a law de-signed to regulate commercial business on Sunday. It is also one of a body of laws in colonial New England de-signed to enforce certain moral standards and particularly to prohibit specifi ed forms of entertainment or recreation on Sundays. It is believed to have been coined by Rever-end Samuel Peters of Connecticut back in the 18th cen-tury. Most of these laws are no longer applicable in the 21st century.

*Alabama: You may not have an ice cream cone in your

*Arkansas: It is unlawful to walk one’s cow down Main

*Connecticut: In order for a pickle to offi cially be consid-

*Idaho: Residents may not fi sh from a giraffe’s back.*Illinois: It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fi re.

*Alabama: You may not have an ice cream cone in your

*Arkansas: It is unlawful to walk one’s cow down Main

*Connecticut: In order for a pickle to offi cially be consid-

*Idaho: Residents may not fi sh from a giraffe’s back.

*Connecticut: In order for a pickle to offi cially be consid-

*Idaho: Residents may not fi sh from a giraffe’s back.*Illinois: It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fi re.

Blue Laws

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“Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed” set for tonight

Tonight the resident assistants in Jones Hall will be hosting a pro-gram titled “Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed.” � e program begins at 7 p.m. in the Jones Hall lobby and will host Andre Heath, Assistant to the Dean of Strategic Initia-tives in the College of Science and Technology. � e program is de-signed to look at student behavior in college and beyond. Heath will present students with tools they will need to be successful in the future and what students can be do while still in college to be ef-fective in the workforce. Refresh-ments will be provided.

Campus streets closed

Beginning last Wednesday, the

road between the � ad Cochran Center and Walker Science Build-ing on the Hattiesburg campus was closed to all vehicular tra� c, except for emergency, service and delivery vehicles. � e purpose of this closure is to enhance pedes-trian safety in this area, which is in keeping with the goals of the University Master Plan.

� e closure will start on Charles Lane Drive at Forest Avenue near the Barnes and Noble bookstore. Motorists should be aware that once turning on to Charles Lane Drive o� of Golden Eagle Drive, there is only limited faculty/sta� and handicapped parking in the area and no through tra� c access to other roads on campus.

Drop date Wednesday

� e last day the Registrar’s

Office can accept university withdrawals and Add/Drop Forms is 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

Submit variable title courses to the Registrar’s Office on Variable Title Assignment Forms by 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2011. This form is available via the Registrar’s website on the faculty/staff link under General Info.

Faculty members honored

Four faculty members in the College of Health at Southern Miss have been honored as Health Care Heroes for 2011 by the Mississippi Business Journal.

Bonnie Harbaugh, associate professor in the School of Nursing; Dr. Jerome Kolbo, professor in the School of Social Work; Amal Mi-tra, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and

Kathy Yadrick, chair of the De-partment of Nutrition and Food Systems were part of a class of 30 honored by the magazine.

Recipients were honored be-cause of their long-term excel-lence in academia and in bene� t-ing the health profession through research and outreach for the bet-terment of Mississippi residents. � e Southern Miss College of Health was the only business/or-ganization to have as many as four recipients of the award.

Starting Monday, the Center for Human Rights and Civil Liberties at the University of Southern Mis-sissippi has been hosting USM’s � rst Human Rights Week. � e committee for the event is entirely student-based and is composed of representatives from various hu-man rights organizations across campus. Emily Hoxie is a senior political science major who is an active member of the Human Rights and Civil Liberties group.

“USM has something really spe-cial because we are the only school in the southeast that has a center for human rights and o� ers a hu-man rights minor to its students,” Hoxie said.

Hoxie also said she hopes for Hu-man Rights Week to become an an-nual event.

“We hope to educate USM, the community of Hattiesburg, and even the state as a whole about important human rights issues that happen around the world,” Hoxie said.

Many diverse events will take place this week as part of Human Rights Week. Today, Students for Human Rights will present the � lm

Conspiracy of Hope, which deals with issues of child labor and slav-ery worldwide. � e � lm will de-but, along with guest speaker Mark Langham, at 5:30 p.m. in room 101 of the International Center.

� roughout the rest of the week, events will take place spon-sored by � e Arab American Stu-dent Association, Golden Eagle Intertribal, � e Secular Student Alliance, Vox and Student Asso-ciation of Social Workers.

DeAnnah Kleitz-Singleton is serving as the moderator for the Board of Directors for the Center for Human Rights and Civil Liber-ties, and she said that people need to remember that human rights is still a prominent issue today.

“We should empower people to be active and empower people to make change with their own voice,” Kleitz-Singleton said.

At end the week, USM graduate Betty Dahmer will speak at � e Gar-den Center o� Hutchinson St. about civil rights issues past and present. Dahmer’s father Vernon was a civil rights activist in Hattiesburg who spearheaded the voter registration event center for Freedom Summer. Vernon Dahmer was killed by a � re-bomb in 1964.

Students to host Human Rights WeekON CAMPUS

Justin MitchellPrintz Writer

Tuesday, Nov. 29:

*Students for Human Rights will present a program on child labor and slavery, featuring the film Conspiracy of Hope and special guest speaker Mark Langham, at 5:30 p.m. in the International Center room 101.

*The Arab American Student Association presents “Revolution in the Arab World: A Look Back,” which will include a review of the revolutions that swept across the Middle East in the last year and discussion on the current implications and conditions in those areas as well as the rest of the world at 7:30 p.m. in Gonzales Auditorium in the Liberal Arts Building.

Wednesday, Nov. 30:

*The Golden Eagle Intertribal Society, in honor of Native American History Month, will march across campus at noon. There will be a forum focusing on current issues within Native American communities as well as a discussion on human rights abuses faced by Native Americans.

Thursday, Dec. 1:

*The Secular Student Alliance presents “Religion and Politics,” a discussion of multiple perspectives on secular and non-secular politics that will explore the different ways in which religion and politics affect each other at 5:30 p.m. in Gonzales Auditorium.

*Vox presents a Sexual Health Forum, a discussion on sexual health and sociological aspects of reproductive rights and health in society is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building room 202.

Friday, Dec. 2:

* Student Association for Social Workers sets up a mock jail, “Jailed for Justice” - an interactive event that explores the impli-cations of anti-immigration laws as being potentially arbitrary and racially prejudiced from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. outside the Liberal Arts Building.

*Celebration of the efforts of students and others on issues of human rights, open to the public at the Garden Club on Hutchinson Avenue, located off of Hardy Street near Hattiesburg High School, starting at 6 p.m. Civil rights activist Bettie Dahmer will speak at 7 p.m.

BUDGET, from 1make the best of a bad situation.

“It was a case of none of us is smarter than all of us,” Saun-ders said. “I would say to any-one that can look at what we have accomplished and think that Southern Miss can’t get to the top is just plain wrong and out of excuses.”

LIGHTING, from 1Lighting the Way for her soror-ity, said. “It truly is a magnifi-cent event put together by our student government. I am so excited to be able to participate in such a wonderful event.”

Lightening the Way will be-gin at 6 p.m. in front of the Au-brey K. Lucas Administration Building.

News in brief:

Feature Tuesday, November 29, 2011Page 4, Student Printz

on campus

Greek Life is color blindRachel Holman, a junior crimi-

nal justice major at the University of Southern Mississippi, is proud to be the first African-American member of the Mississippi Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Holman chose to go through Col-lege Panhellenic Council (CPC) recruitment instead of National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) recruitment because she felt that is where she fit best.

“Each of the NPHC sororities are amazing, and I have friends in each one of them, but they weren’t for me,” Holman said. “My cousin was a past president of Kappa Al-pha Psi here, and I have two aunts that were Alpha Kappa Alphas. They love the fact that we get to share different perspectives of Greek Life. Greek Life as a whole, whether IFC, CPC or NPHC, has grown so much because they em-brace people of all colors, creeds and religions.”

Holman joins many young women who chose to cross boundaries and bring more di-versity into the Greek system at Southern Miss. These women have joined CPC or NPHC orga-nizations because it’s simply what suited them best. Today, Greek Life at Southern Miss is composed of diverse members who look past race and see diversity, prosperity and growth.

Pi Beta Phi has welcomed members of many different ethnic backgrounds. While Holman was the first African-American woman to join Pi Phi at USM, the sorority, as a whole, has members who are Asian-American and various other ethnic backgrounds.

Aria Pendleton, a freshmen from Mo-bile, Ala, c o m e s from a mixed eth-nic back-ground. She chose to go t h r o u g h CPC re-c r u i t m e n t because of the process.

“I chose Pi Phi because of the diversity of the girls and the laid back feel of the house,” Pendleton said. “I felt most com-fortable there. Diversity is very important in Greek Life. In my opinion, sororities shouldn’t base anything on one specific type of person.”

Kiffani Zackery, a freshman from McDonough, Ga. went through CPC recruitment this semester and chose to become a member of Alpha Delta Pi.

“When I came home to ADPi, I knew it was the place for me,” Zackery said. “I can be myself around those girls, and they’ve ac-cepted me for who I am, not what I look like.”

While Zackery is an African-A m e r -i c a n woman, s h e k n e w t h a t C P C recruit-ment is w h e r e s h e w o u l d fit.

“ B e -i n g f r o m

a small town with a predomi-nately white population, I knew more about CPC than NPHC,” Zackery said. “You could say my choice was made by the phrase ‘Get in where you fit in,’ and I knew I fit in the CPC world.”

Joslynn Araujo is a junior ad-

vertising major from Lake Vil-lage, Ark. who went through re-cruitment in the fall as a transfer student. She chose to become a member of Delta Delta Delta because the women of Tri Delta made her feel at home.

“I don’t have to worry if they think I’m weird or doubt why they chose me,” Araujo said. “I wasn’t being judged at Tri Delta for go-ing through as an upperclassman or being a transfer student.”

As a woman of Hispanic de-scent, Araujo said that it’s impor-tant for Greek Life to be diverse.

“If Greek Life had all the same people in them, then how would a chapter be able to grow and ac-cept new ideas?” Araujo said.

Like Araujo, nursing major Tatianna Mondaini did not go through sorority recruitment during her first semester of college. However, during her second semester, she chose to join the ladies of Phi Mu. Since her parents are from Paraguay, Mondaini thinks diversity is key to future success.

“To me, Greek Life symbol-izes how people from differ-ent backgrounds and races can come together and better the community, whether it be through philanthropic events

or involvement on campus,” Mondaini said. “Whether we are white, African-American, Asian or Hispanic, we all play an important role in Greek Life, and Greek Life would not be the same if it did not include so many differ-ent people in it.”

E i l e e n Dominguez will be CPC’s new presi-dent once the spring s e m e s -ter begins next year. Dominguez, a member of Delta Gam-ma, is from Mobile, Ala., and her parents are from Honduras. Dominguez said that diversity is one of Greek Life’s pillars.

“We promote cultural enrich-ment and excel to educate our members about cultures different from ours,” Dominguez said. “I think it’s important that different ethnic groups are represented in all the chapters.”

For the past two years, women

from NPHC sororities on campus aided CPC recruitment by be-coming Gamma Rho Chis to help girls through the week-long pro-cess that recruitment entails.

Tierra Clemmons is a senior broadcast journalism major and a member of Zeta Phi Beta. This year, Clemmons served as a Gam-ma Chi during CPC recruitment even though she is a member of an NPHC sorority.

“I wanted to be a Gamma Chi because I wanted to a part of something bigger than me or my sorority,” Clemmons said. “It meant the world to me help girls find where they fit. It’s what’s most important.”

Wendy Martin is a senior English major who has been a Gamma Chi for two years. As a member of Alpha Kappa Al-pha, Martin said her experience as a Gamma Chi was one of the most memorable experiences she’s had at USM.

“In 2010, my good friend Maley Morris was president of CPC and asked me to help with CPC recruitment,” Martin said. “The whole team made me feel so welcome, and I got to know a lot of girls that I would’ve oth-erwise not have had the chance to get to know if not for my Gamma Chi experience.”

Greek Life has always been present in Martin’s life.

“My father is a Kappa. I have Greeks from different NPHC or-ganizations in my family as well,” she said.

Men and women in Greek Life at Southern Miss represent a diverse, multi-faceted group of

people who re pre s e nt our univer-sity.

Mo r r i s , a Phi Mu a l u m n a e , thinks di-versity is what makes Greek Life a wonder-ful organi-zation on campus.

“Aware-ness of di-

versity is a continual commit-ment as new members join and older ones graduate,” she said. “Many of our diverse Greek stu-dents are leaders in various fac-ets across campus. Whether a fraternity or a sorority, in CPC, IFC or NPHC, we all strive to achieve greatness as Dr. Paul encourages us to come together to ‘leave Southern Miss better than you found it.’”

Justin MitchellPrintz Writer

(From left to right) Kiffani Zackery, Joslynn Araujo, Tatianna Mondaini, Wendy Martin, Rachael Holman, Tierra Clemmons, and Aria Pendelton represent the diversity in their respective sororities.

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I felt most comfort-able there. Diversity is very important in Greek Life. In my opinion, sorori-ties shouldn’t base any-thing on one specific type of person.

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We promote cultural en-richment and excel to ed-ucate our members about cultures different from ours. I think it’s impor-tant that different ethnic groups are represented in all the chapters.

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Arts & Entertainment Student Printz, Page 5Tuesday, November 29, 2011

She & Him brings indie whimsy to ChristmasREVIEW

It’s o� cially the holiday season, and thus, the � ooding of Christ-mas albums on the music market has begun.

� is time each year, artists from all genres o� er their interpretation of a Christmas compilation in an attempt to enter that coveted rota-tion of holiday standards and carol favorites that can be heard at shop-ping malls and tacky sweater parties throughout the month of Dec.

For my upcoming 21st birthday, I received an early gi� — “A Very She and Him Christmas” on vinyl from a friend and fellow She & Him fan.

Actress-singer Zooey Descha-nel (She) and her partner in crime M. Ward (Him) gave a cutesy, in-die addition to a typical holiday songs “Sleigh Ride,” “� e Christmas Waltz” and “Silver Bells.”

As a fan of “old-school” Christ-mas music from artists such as Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, my expectations for mod-ern Christmas albums are consid-erably low. However, She & Him’s festive record (no, really, it’s even red, Christmas card included) was a welcomed surprise.

Deschanel and Ward’s musical style, which has been summed up as “well-mannered folk-pop,” � ts the whimsical spirit of the holiday season perfectly—much like a retro, hipster holiday ver-sion of � e Carpenters.

Unlike the band’s previous two albums, “A Very She and Him

Christmas” doesn’t feature complex arrangements or lush production quality. � e holiday record seems to aim for a sparse use of instruments and instead highlights Deschanel’s vocals. Although she doesn’t have a broad range vocally, Deschanel makes up for her limitations with charm, an element essential for all-things Christmas.

Songs such as “Christmas Day” and “Rockin’ Around the Christ-mas Tree” are not Deschanel’s best, vocally. However, there’s a undeniable sweetness within the tracks. Ward’s guitar accompani-ment, which is both tasteful and subtle throughout the record, brings consistency to the album.

Arguably, the best track on the record is Ward and Deschanel’s rendition of “Baby, It’s Cold Out-side.” A whistling bridge and feath-ery background snare backs up the playful vocal exchange between the duo. � e so� string strumming and drawn-out vocals of “Silver Bells” also make for a solid yet unconven-tional holiday tune.

Overall, “A Very She and Him Christmas” is a successful attempt at a throwback holiday album pre-sented as a late ‘50s/early ‘60s milieu that is charming, airy and, most im-portantly, festive.

Key Tracks: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “Little St. Nick” and “Silver Bells” The A Very She & Him Christmas album cover features Zooey Deschanel (She) and M. Ward (Him).

Courtesy of She & Him

William Carey University, Winters School of Music and His-toric Hattiesburg Downtown As-sociation will present “Sounds of the Season,” a holiday concert se-ries beginning today and ending Dec. 15. Performers are students

as well as members of the faculty and staff at William Carey Uni-versity. Concerts are scheduled

for 12 p.m. until 1 p.m.

� is was an article of opinion by Hannah Jones, the Managing Edi-tor for � e Student Printz. Email questions or comments to hannah.jones@eagles.usm.edu.

Hannah JonesManaging Editor

Dec. 6 and Dec. 8

206 Front

Hub City Diner

Nov. 29 and Dec. 1

The Pastry Garden

Walnut Circle Grill

Bianchi’s Pizzeria

Dec. 13 and Dec. 15

The Bottling Co.

Brownstone’s

‘Sounds of the Season’ concert series scheduled

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American Music Awards 2011 WinnersMusic

ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift

POP ROCK BAND, DUO OR GROUP:

Maroon 5

POP/ROCK MALE ARTIST:

Bruno Mars

POP/ROCK FEMALE ARTIST:

Adele

POP/ROCK ALBUM: Adele, 21

SPRINT NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

Hot Chelle Rae

SPECIAL ACHIEVE-MENT:

Katy Perry, for five #1s from one album

RAP/HIP HOP ARTIST: Nicki Minaj

RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM: Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday

SOUL/R&B MALE ARTIST: Usher

SOUL/R&B FEMALE ARTIST: Beyonce

SOUL/R&B ALBUM: Rihanna, Loud

COUNTRY BAND, DUO OR GROUP:

Lady Antebellum

COUNTRY MALE ARTIST: Blake Shelton

COUNTRY FEMALE ARTIST:

Taylor Swift

COUNTRY ALBUM: Taylor Swift, Speak Now

LATIN MUSIC ARTIST: Jennifer Lopez

ALTERNATIVE ARTIST:

Foo Fighters

ADULT CONTEMPO-RARY ARTIST:

Adele

CONTEMPORARY IN-SPIRATIONAL ARTIST:

Casting Crowns

Tim Ogier/ABCTaylor Swift Tim Ogier/ABCBruno Mars

Tim Ogier/ABCAdam Levine of Maroon 5

Tim Ogier/ABCJennifer Lopez

Tim Ogier/ABCKaty Perry

Tim Ogier/ABCNicki Minaj

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“ Southern Miss is going to the Liberty Bowl... I hope we play State so we can fi nally put to rest that we are the best school in the state! #smttt #failstate

Why is it so hard to be quiet in the library? Shut the hell up, I like studying in silence.

To the cute, tall student coach- I think we have foot-ball and being awesome in common- call me.

SS’11 TTT

Hey black bears & puppies, I hope you enjoyed fi ght-ing over your little egg this weekend. Our Golden Eagles are busy preparing for the CUSA Championship next weekend!! #thisisourstate #SMTTT

Now we can all see how the USM football team does this season against someone who is actually good in the C-USA championship.

To the British tennis player with the bright blue bag, in case you couldn’t tell, I think you’re attractive. Sin-cerely, I’m sorry I look at you all the time.

It’s 2011 and people of all rac-es are still looking at the color of the skin. Can we get past that please. Blackface, Yellow-face, Greenface, it shouldn’t matter. Move on and stop holding on to the 60’s.

To the actor who played Wil-liam “Magic Foot” Barfee: If I were the type of girl to make the fi rst move... You were hilarious and your mane of hair is pretty glorious. Just sayin’.

To the kids that live in the gameroom, I heard your cry and tips are now on your fa-vorite pool sticks. Signed the Pool Fairy.

#EZsays If you mess with fi re, you’re gonna get burned... I got the fi re.

#hailstate is the tackiest thing anyone has ever wri-teen in an end zone

Who would Jesus bully?Religious exemptions legitimize bullying

RELIGION

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Earlier this month, the Mich-igan legislature passed “Matt’s Safe School Law.” This law was named after Matt Epling, who committed suicide in 2002 just before his freshman year of high school. However, the bill was met with public outcry when supporters realized that Senate Republicans in Michi-gan had added a clause that, far from outlawing bullying, cre-ated a blueprint for bullying.

The clause stated that schools could not create anti-bullying policies that prohibited bul-lying in cases where the bully was expressing “a statement of

sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.”

In other words, all bullies have to do is claim that their religion tells them another kid is deserv-ing of the assault – for whatever reason – and nothing can be done to stop them. Kevin Epling, Matt’s father, called the move “govern-ment sanctioned bigotry.”

Democratic Michigan Con-gresswoman Gretchen Whit-mer recognized how ludicrous such an exemption is.

“It further endangers [stu-dents] by legitimizing excuses for tormenting a student,” she said. “The saddest and sickest irony of this whole thing is that it’s called ‘Matt’s Safe School Law’. After the way you’ve gut-ted it, it wouldn’t have done a damn thing to save Matt.”

Following the outraged pub-lic response, the Republican responsible for the carve-out agreed to drop the language

from the bill. The fact that so many in Michigan’s legislature found legitimacy in making an exemption for religious intimi-dation illustrates a sad reality.

The religious exception was most likely a thinly veiled at-tempt to protect anti-gay bully-ing – and possibly anti-Muslim bullying, too. While Matt wasn’t gay, according to a statement released by his family, we do know that a startling number of teens who commit suicide do identify as gay; according to thetrevorproject.org, LGBT teens are four times more likely to commit suicide than others.

“Sincerely held religious be-lief ” does not make the bully-ing and subsequent suicide of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer okay, nor would a “sincerely held moral conviction” have made an assault on Matt or any other student acceptable.

Equality is a principle that

should be applied to all people, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, or sexual orientation. In doing so, we must equally apply restrictions. Bullying, no matter the reason, is always wrong. No one should get a pass – not even those who claim to bully in the name of a God.

Ashton PittmanWeb Editor

� is was an article of opinion by Ashton Pittman, a writer for � e Student Printz. Email questions or comments to ashton.pittman@eagles.usm.edu.

Love is the unexplainable word that can either torture us or torture us to mere insanity. Going from experiencing true love for the first five years of my adult life to questioning why I ever felt that way in the first place is in fact a question that has no answer. Is there anyone who knows how you are supposed to feel or how it is supposed to find you? I do not believe so. Dating someone for five years can help you learn a lot on this topic that cannot help but to keep people from sleeping and eating. Love is something I tend to know and have a great deal of passion for. I use my experiences to help other young adults understand their own personal situations. My experiences are a gift to those in need of direction.

Often I am confronted by friends and friends of friends to give insight about their “love” situations. After hearing their deliberation on what it is that is happening in the relation-ship I give my verdict. Being blunt and truthful is the first of many steps in helping some-one understand their own situ-ation that has blinded them. Whether it is the common “I don’t know what to do?” or the

“We say I love you after three dates!” I know exactly what di-rection to guide them to. The ultimate goal everyone wants is to be loved, of course, but the real goal is to make love last. I give advice on not how to find love but how to make it grow within two people.

They say, “Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.” I could not agree more with this phrase by Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem In Memoriam: 27. Having this exact experience in my life helps me diagnose people by understanding what they be-lieve love, in all its forms, to be. Understanding people in general helps to understand love and its never ending meanings. The passion I have for this topic gives me confi-dence in helping people who are blinded by what is really happening in their relation-ship. People sometimes say that love has many forms, and in some cases I agree. The love that everyone ultimately wants has definite key elements.

Initial attraction to the per-son is what gathers the sticks. It is perfectly normal to ap-proach someone just because you may think they are at-

tractive. This is how nature intended it to be between two people looking for love. Un-derstanding that there is some form of compatibility with each other lights the match. This process is crucial because you cannot force love. People often confuse love for a deep infatuation just because there are certain things you may like about someone that attracted you to them in the first place. People often give too much of themselves too early in a relationship, which can dam-age the learning process of each other for the future. No one wants to get bored three months into the relationship. If this feeling has been felt on more than one occasion, then it may be time to move on. Learning about each other over a period of time is what starts the fire. People cannot be afraid to open up. Honesty, passion and faithfulness are what help keep the fire going. Also, learning from each oth-er’s mistakes and taking the course to fix them together is what can help keep that flame lit. In other words, communi-cation between two people has to happen. Otherwise, it is a lost cause.

Love was naturally created for duration and longevity. If taken for granted, love can escape anyone anytime. Some people question my opinions by asking, “If you know what love is, why did your love not last?” It is perfectly normal and okay for people to fall out of love. Such is life, they say. Experiences will help people grow to ultimately help them wean out the bad and stick with the good. My advice is how to keep the flame lit. It is how to understand that there are certain steps that should naturally combine within two people for the relationship to be a success. In the end, I am only an opinion. People will have to decide for themselves on what to do when they think they are in love. As long as people are willing to let love in people will be willing to keep the feeling of love within. Love is beautiful. Love is a gift. Love is bliss. Take the butterflies in-side and let them carry you away because there is no bet-ter high in life than to have the feeling of love.

Zak Ducote

Sports Tuesday, November 29, 2011Page 8, Student Printz

Eagles weather Tigers to take East Division

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles were able to make easy work of the Memphis Tigers by winning 44-7 on a rainy Senior Day. The win gave the Golden Eagles (10-2, 6-2) the Conference USA East Division championship, and they will play West Division champions and No. 6 Houston Cougars (12-0, 8-0) at Houston Saturday in the Conference USA Championship at 11 a.m.

“It was a good win tonight,” said Golden Eagle head football coach Larry Fedora. “We still haven’t reached our full potential as a football team, and if we do it can be a really special night.”

Despite last week’s loss, there was still a lot riding on this game: an East Division title, a spot in the C-USA Football Championship Game, and possibly the Eagles’ first Liberty Bowl bid since 2003.

“We’ve said all along this is something we want to do - play for a conference championship,” said Golden Eagle quarterback Austin Davis. “There’s not a guy in the locker room that’s ever played for a conference championship. We’ve got one goal in mind and we never lost focus. We came out tonight and took care of business.”

USM scored first when Davis found Ryan Balentine wide open over the middle for a 41-yard strike, giving the Eagles a 7-0 lead. The Eagles pulled a rabbit out of their hat and tricked the Tiger de-fense with a flea-flicker, and Davis found Tracey Lampley deep for a 49-yard touchdown. The Eagles flew ahead 20-0 over the Tigers.

“We’ve had that play in, but normally every time we called it we’d check out of it,” Lampley said. “We called it and we stuck with it tonight. They didn’t really bite on it like we thought they should, but I just had to beat them, so I used my speed, and when I got to the end zone I turned around and caught it like it was a punt return and fell into the end zone.”

A face mask on the Eagles nearly cut the drive short, but

the Eagles were bailed out by a long run by Jamal Woodyard for a 27-yard pick-up. A few plays later, Davis walked in for an 18-yard touchdown scamper, put-ting USM up 27-0.

On the following Memphis drive, the Tigers were trying to put points on the board before the half, but the Southern Miss defense had other ideas. Deron Wilson jumped a curl route and got a pick six from 35 yards out. The Eagles pushed further ahead to 34-0.

“Just getting the interception or the turnover is not enough,” Wil-son said. “We want to intercept and score whenever we get the ball.”

Memphis’s offense was finally able to sustain a drive and show a little life after flat-lining for most of the afternoon. The drive came to an abrupt halt after a new USM

Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games

12/3/1112 p.m. Woman’s Basketball at Ark-Little RockLittle Rock, Ark.

12/4/111 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. New Mexico StateHattiesburg, Miss.

Southern Miss Box Score

11/29/117 p.m. Woman’s Basketball vs. Florida A&MHattiesburg, Miss.

12/3/1111 p.m. Football vs. HoustonHouston, Texas

Football vs. Memphis C-USA games this weekend

Marshall 34, East Carolina 27Florida Atlantic 38, UAB 35Hawaii 35, Tulane 23Houston 48, Tulsa 16UCF 31, UTEP 14

Football:11/26 vs. Memphis W, 44-7

Volleyball:11/22 vs. Tulane W, 3-0

Women’s Basketball11/25 vs. Jacksonville State W, 75-5811/26 vs. SFA L, 66-65

Men’s Basketball11/24 vs. UC-Irvine W, 78-6711/25 vs. New Mexico State W, 80-7211/26 vs. Murray State L, 90-81

FooTball

Fans celebrate with Southern Miss Golden Eagle defensive back Marquese Wheaton after the win over the Memphis Tigers Saturday.Justin Sellers/Printz

Josh SeabrookPrintz Writer

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The Southern Miss men’s basketball team put on a solid showing in the Great Alaska Shootout over Thanksgiving break, going 2-1 in the tour-nament and earning a spot in the championship game. Paced by senior point guard Angelo Johnson, the Golden Eagles beat UC-Irvine (0-

6),78-67, and New Mexico State (5-1), 80-72, in con-secutive days to land a spot in the championship game against Murray State (7-0). Southern Miss (4-2) fell to the Racers, 90-81, in a hard-fought double OT loss, mark-ing the first overtime game in the tournament’s 34-year

history. Maurice Bolden, An-gelo Johnson, and LaShay Page received All-Tourna-ment honors for the Eagles. Southern Miss will continue its 2011 basketball campaign against New Mexico State in Reed Green Coliseum Satur-day at 1 p.m.

Sports in brief:

game record 100-yard intercep-tion return for a touchdown by senior defensive back Kendrick Presley. This was the third game of the year that the Eagle defense has returned two interceptions for a touchdown.

“It was a perfect call by the

coaches,” Presley said. “I just played my responsibility and he threw it right to me.”

The Tigers were able to put their first point of the game on the board, making the score 44-7 after recovering a Golden Eagle fumble in the end zone.

That would prove to be the fi-nal as the Golden Eagles made easy work of the Tigers 44-7, clinching a spot in the C-USA championship game and the team’s first 10 win season in nearly 30 years.