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Five shot at local restaurant Monday

Five people were shot Monday a� ernoon when a man walked into Cucos Mexican Cafe and Cantina o� U.S. 49 and opened � re at random.

Hattiesburg police received the call at 3:31 p.m. and responded to the scene. All � ve victims were immediately transported to For-rest General Hospital. Forrest County coroner Butch Benedict said no fatalities had been re-ported from the shooting as of Monday night.

Scott Tyner, a 44-year-old Hattiesburg resident, has been charged with � ve counts of ag-gravated assault in the shooting.

“It seems to be random,” Hat-tiesburg police Lt. Eric Proulx said Monday a� ernoon. “He walked in and started shooting. � ere was no exchange of words.”

� e restaurant has been owned

by couple Ricardo and Trish Mussiett for � ve years, and Trish was in the dining area when the shooting took place.

“It was so loud,” Trish Mussi-ett said. “I fell to the � oor and prayed he didn’t see or shoot me. It was just a lot of chaos, and I thought to myself that it couldn’t be real.”

Mussiett said when the shooter entered the restaurant, he imme-diately shot a patron at the bar before moving into the dining area and shooting three patrons in a booth and a waitress.

“I just got on the ground and tried to make it back to the o� ce area,” Mussiett said.

Mussiett said the shooter ap-peared to have a handgun, but Hattiesburg police declined com-ment on the type of gun used in the shooting. She added that he was not wearing any type of mask, just a hat.

Mussiett said the shooter � ed through a door in the back of the

restaurant, and a bartender fol-lowed him and kept him in sight until Hattiesburg police arrived.

Ricardo Mussiett said six em-ployees and an unknown number of patrons were in the restaurant at the time of the shooting.

“I never thought something like this would happen in Hattiesburg,

Mary Margaret HalfordExecutive Editor

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Supreme Court Justice to speak on campus

� e University of Southern Mississippi’s Honors College will hold an event featuring Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to-morrow in Bennett Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. titled “� e Methodol-ogy of Originalism.”

Scalia assumed the position as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in Sep-tember 1986 a� er being appointed by President Ronald Rea-gan. Prior to serving on the Supreme Court, Sca-lia was Chair-man of the American Bar Association’s Section of Ad-ministrative Law, Assis-tant Attorney General for the O� ce of Legal Counsel and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is the lon-gest-serving justice on the Court.

Scalia is considered to be a conservative, right-wing judge. He is one of the most well-known Justices on the court for his judi-cial philosophy of “originalism,” which is the idea that the Con-stitution should be interpreted in terms of what it meant to its original authors.

He graduated with a bach-elor’s degree in history from Georgetown University in 1957 and was valedictorian of his

graduating class. A� er graduat-ing from Georgetown, he went on to earn his law degree from Harvard Law School. He is cur-rently married to his wife Mau-reen, and they have nine chil-dren and 28 grandchildren.

Dave Davies, dean of the Hon-ors College, expressed his excite-ment for the forum.

“� e purpose of Honors is to expose students to speakers who they might not get to hear other-wise,” Davies said. “� e opportu-nity for students to hear from a

sitting Supreme Court Justice is just terri� c, so I’m delighted they have a chance to hear one up close.”

Although the event is a part of the Univer-sity Honors Fo-rum, it’s open for all students. Approximately 180 seats will be reserved for

various Honors students and dignitaries, and the remaining seats will be open for the gen-eral public on a � rst-come, � rst-served basis.

Davis said he is expecting a nice turnout from all students. When asked why students should attend the forum, Da-vis begged the question, “How many times do you get to hear a sitting Supreme Court Justice?”

“� is is a wonderful chance to expose yourself to one of the most important jurists in the land,” Davies said.

Tyler HillPrintz Writer

ON CAMPUS

Hattiesburg police offi cer Lt. Eric Proulx stands outside Cucos Monday afternoon. Five people were shot inside the restaurant, and no fatalities had been reported from the shooting as of Monday night.

Justin Sellers/Printz

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Scott Tyner

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

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All Day Good Friday Holiday

Have a good break!10 a.m. Air Force ROTC Recruiting Union Lobby

10 a.m. S.A.D.D. 2nd Annual Don’t Text and Drive Rings Union Lobby

11 a.m. Paper Wings Paper Plane ContestPayne Center

12 p.m. RHA: All of the Lights TCC Lobby

7 p.m. Phi Tau Karaoke Contest Phi Kappa Tau House

7:30 p.m. The Point Weekly Service R.C.’s Lounge

11 a.m. SMCCC March of Dimes Fundraiser Union Lobby

11 a.m. QueDelta Union Lobby

5:30 p.m.Generation 6:20 Thursday Night Live TCC 214

7 p.m. COGIC Fellowship Bible Study TCC 216

7 p.m. RUF Large Group TCC 210

8 p.m.Divine Night of Distinction Hop Contest/Party TCC Ballroom I, II

10 a.m. AKA Mr. Esquire Pageant Promotion Union Lobby

11:30 a.m. Walk a Mile in Her ShoesShoemaker Square

12 p.m.RHA: All of the Lights TCC Lobby

12:15 p.m.Jambalaya Jam FAB Front Lawn

5:30 p.m. How Do You Think? The Think Center

6 p.m.Episcopal Church Danforth Chapel

8 p.m. Wesley Refuge Wesley Building

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Hubfest attracts crowd

On Saturday, over 250 vendors set up tents along Main Street and Front Street downtown for the 28th annual Hubfest celebration.

Hubfest is sponsored by the Area Development Partnership and the Hattiesburg Zoo. Every year, vendors prepare their tents with food, art and knickknacks that are unique to the area.

Ember Ahua is a member of this year’s class of Leadership Pine Belt, sponsored by ADP and the Hattiesburg Chamber of Com-merce, and was a sta� member for Hubfest 2012. Ahua said that the event has become more regional since its origin in 1985.

“When the � rst Hubfest hap-pened, around 100 booths set up. At this year’s Hubfest, we saw over 250 booths set up this year,” Ahua said. “Most vendors were from Mis-sissippi, Louisiana and Alabama.”

Petal resident Allison Kuhn brought her two children, Maddox and Mason, to Hubfest this year.

“I wanted to partake in a fun activity with my kids that was unique,” Kuhn said. “I also want-ed to look at all the arts and cra� s. I try to ask o� work every year for Hubfest.”

Mason, 4, said he enjoyed Hubfest.

“It was really super great,” Ma-son said. “I liked all the kids’ stu� , and I especially liked jumping.”

Keatyn Ladner, a sophomore broadcast journalism major, said her family came in town from Kiln, Miss. to attend Hubfest with her.

“Hubfest was a great family out-ing experience,” Ladner said. “Aside from the booths that were there, we had the opportunity to explore downtown Hattiesburg. We ate

craw� sh at Bottling Company, and I shopped and bought a fedora hat at Twelve Oaks.We had a blast.”

Ahua said that Hubfest attracts many people because it displays Hattiesburg culture.

“Hubfest is a celebration of music, art and food,” Ahua said. “Of course students need to come see the different type of culture that happens in and around Hattiesburg.”

Justin MitchellPrintz Writer

LOCAL

People walk the streets of downtown Saturday for the 28th annual Hubfest. More than 250 vendors were set up for the event.

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it was completely random,” Ri-cardo Mussiett said. “We’re a family-owned restaurant with a lot of loyal customers. � ank goodness no one died.”

“We’re a family-owned res-taurant with a lot of loyal cus-tomers. Thank goodness no one died.”

Ricardo Mussiett said the waitress who was shot under-went surgery at Forrest General Hospital Monday night and is expected to make a full recov-ery. No condition reports were available for the other victims.

Cucos was founded in 1985

and has been at the U.S. 49 lo-cation across from Forrest Gen-eral Hospital ever since. Ricar-do Mussiett said the restaurant employs about 20 people, and they will be back open for busi-ness today.

Tyner was being held in the Forrest County Jail Monday night without bond, and Hat-tiesburg police said a bond hearing is expected to happen Thursday.

In Mississippi, aggravated as-sault is a felony and carries a sen-tence of up to 20 years in prison.

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Autism awareness events planned for April

Whether we know it or not, everybody is born speaking a different language. And for one in 88 people, that is the lan-guage of Autism.

As National Autism Aware-ness month, April is a time to learn more about the language of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Rec-ognized nationally by a puzzle piece symbol, autism is a neu-ral-developmental disability that affects a person’s social and communication skills.

Having autism does not make one stupid or mentally ill, though. In fact, it’s quite the op-posite. Most people on the autism spectrum are brilliant, unique individuals just waiting for the chance to take off and soar.

Lisa Mestayer, a graduate student studying therapeu-tic recreation, is one Southern Miss student well aware of this. To kick off Autism Aware-ness month, Mestayer has been chalking inspirational messages across campus. With motiva-tional catch phrases such as “Autism…it’s time to listen,” and “It’s time to find the miss-

ing piece,” she has been making sure the Southern Miss campus knows that the time to stand up for autism is now.

“I have always been a big ad-vocate for autism awareness, but I’ve never known how to get the word across,” Mestayer said. “People never really talk about it, so let’s just go and get the word out.”

Now that the month has come for autism to take the spotlight, Mestayer has found a way to make sure people on the spec-trum have a voice that is heard.

Mestayer makes it clear that autism is not something that needs to be cured, for it is what makes a person on the spec-trum who they are.

“I think when people hear the word ‘autism’ they almost think it’s a disease,” Mestayer said. “When I think of autism I think of them like any other individu-als. They have their strengths and weaknesses, they’re unique, and just like everybody else they deserve an equal opportunity.”

Mestayer is not alone in her efforts to actively get the word out about autism at Southern Miss. Senior speech pathology major Marie Ferderer has been an advocate for autism since she began volunteering ten years

ago to work with ASD children.“It’s important to advocate

for autistic individuals because it’s a disorder that’s so preva-lent in our society and at the same time so misunderstood,” Ferderer said. “If we can bring about greater understanding among the people that are go-ing to encounter autistic in-dividuals eventually in their personal or professional lives,

we can foster a community that can help and support autistic individuals and help them learn to interact instead of shutting them down.”

When she was 14 years old, Ferderer herself was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism. Since then she has made it her mission to help bridge the gap of communication between autistic individuals and the rest of the world.

“I see myself as an interpret-er, somebody who is a native speaker of the autistic language and who has learned to interact in this world,” Ferderer said.

In 2010 Ferderer initiated an au-tism advocacy group on at South-ern Miss called TEAAM USM.

“I have seen the lack of knowledge about autism spec-trum disorders among my fel-low students,” Ferderer said. “And the students here are the professionals of tomorrow who are going to be teaching and in-teracting with autistic people in the community. It would really help if they had awareness and knowledge about the disorder before going into their profes-sional lives.”

TEAAM, which stands for Together Enhancing Autism Awareness in Mississippi, is a Mississippi organization started by USM alumnus and professor Mark Yeager. A volunteer, non-profit organization, TEAAM is dedicated to educating Missis-sippians about autism and pro-moting the acceptance and in-clusion of autistic individuals. TEAAM USM is the Southern Miss chapter working towards the same goals.

“Autism does not mean that a person will not be able to do things that other people do,” Yeager said. “Many people with

autism have done and continue to do exceptional despite their diagnosis. All people, autistic or not, have amazing potential. To assume less of a person be-cause of a diagnosis is giving up on someone. We can’t do that.”

Yeager encourages people to realize that those with autism see the world differently than most, but their view is one from which we all can learn a great deal.

In celebration of Autism Awareness Month, TEAAM USM will be hosting their an-nual fundraiser, the Rock for Autism, on April 19 in the Union. Student groups are raising money throughout the month by selling raffle tickets for a Southern Miss football signed by Brett Favre. On April 19, the student groups will rock in rocking chairs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. There will be games, music, food and a silent auction on the day of the rock.

The ultimate goal by the end of the day is to raise $3,500, which will send five kids on the autism spectrum to Kamp Kaleidoscope, an adventure based camp for children on the spectrum. Founded by Yeager in 2001, this camp allows ASD children to have a fun and edu-cational summer experience in a setting where they are ac-cepted and embraced for who they are.

There is no better time than now to learn more about au-tism. Now is the time to speak up, spread the word and make sure the language of the autistic individual is heard.

Michelle HolowachPrintz Writer

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Lisa Mestayer (right) talks to Kristen Kutza (left) on campus Monday about raising awareness for Autism.Christopher Little/Printz

Arts & Entertainment Student Printz, Page 5Tuesday, April 3, 2012Review

ACM recap: Swift sweeps ‘em upFamilies all over the map

gathered ‘round the coffee table to catch a glimpse of some of country music’s biggest heart-throbs and entertainers Sunday night. Stars who took home honors at the American Coun-try Music Awards include Tay-lor Swift, Blake Shelton, Eli Young band and more.

Taylor Swift accepted her En-tertainer of the Year award with a surprisingly grim facial expres-sion, unlike her usual expression of astonishment and awe.

Haters posted tweets, such as “Watching Taylor Swift dance on the ACMs is the most fawkward thing I’ve ever seen #shecantsin-gordance.” Though that very well might be true, that didn’t stop Swift from sweeping the charts

with millions of albums sold and turning new fans to country music.

Country music’s be-loved Blake Shelton de-fended Swift.

“She deserved it,” said the fellow nominee.

Miranda Lambert and the Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson duo were the top dogs, snatching up two trophies each. Lambert took her third consecutive female vocalist award and was matched by husband Blake Shelton. Along with her award, she also won al-bum of the year for “Four the Record.” Aldean and Clarkson won single record and vocal event of the year for their oh-so-sexy duet “Don’t You Wanna Stay.”

To my mother’s gen-eration’s delight, the Eli Young

Band knocked off Chesney’s rendition of “You and Tequi-

la” with Grace Potter in the Song of the Year category. Young told re-porters their career as a band has transformed in many ways. A few years ago, they were excited to score an interview in a college newspaper, and Sunday night they were dedicating their come-back win to their wives for being so patient.

“They were crying a lot. We were crying a lot,” Young said.

Husband and wife duo Thompson Square wowed country music lovers by winning Vo-cal Duo of the Year over Sugarland. Everything else was predictable: Lady Antebellum won its third consecutive vo-

cal group trophy, Toby Keith’s

chaotic “Red Solo Cup” won Video of the Year and American Idol champion Scotty McCre-ery won New Artist of the Year.

Despite the confusion of many, Taylor Swift’s win came from crowded arenas around the globe, and Billboard recent-ly named her its golden goose last year with an estimated $35 million. She also won two Grammys in February.

“It was an amazing thing and for me I am always looking for-ward, I am always looking at what’s next,” Swift said. “And I’m writing my next record right now as I have been for the past two years, but intensely writing my next record right now. I hope it’s good. Keep your fingers crossed. I would love it if it was good.”

Rachel BeechPrintz Writer

Review

Fun. celebrates why we’re youngWhen Southern Miss students

came back from spring break, it seemed that many were hum-ming the same catchy pop tune by a relatively unknown band. College stu-dents raised their glasses and sang about burn-ing brighter than the sun thanks to the song “We Are Young” by fun. fea-turing Janelle Monae.

While “We Are Young” became a spring break anthem, fun.’s sec-ond album, “Some Nights,” de-mands attention as well. The al-bum has a strong start and leads to a great finish while showing a side of the band radio-listeners may not be all to familiar with.

“Some Nights” starts with bang with “Some Nights - Intro.” The song begins with a quiet piano introduction and what appears to be applause. Then lead singer Nate Reuss begins with soft lyrics to a crescendo to what sounds like an opera. This is where one can see the real fun. - pun intended. The song ends with Reuss belting out the song/album title that leads one to believe he could be Freddie

Mercury re-incarnated.The album leads into the title

track “Some Nights,” which be-gins with what sounds like an a capella group with Reuss lead-ing the madness into a song with strong percussion and a cho-rus that gets stuck in the mind quicker than flypaper.

After “Some Nights,” the band rides its wave of upbeat songs to its lead single “We Are Young,” featur-ing Grammy winner Janelle Monae. After listening to the song, noted for its hip-hop in-fluences and buildup, it can be understood

why the song is becoming a party anthem. “We Are Young” was re-leased in September 2011, and de-spite a “Glee” cover, the song didn’t receive attention until Super Bowl Sunday 2012 when Chevy used it in a commercial. According to a Billboard Magazine article, the song gained sales of 291,000 the week after the Super Bowl. The song is currently at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and has been for the past three weeks.

After “We Are Young,” lis-teners can hear more of fun.’s rock blended with electronics in songs like “It Gets Better” and “Stars.” The album keeps

up with its anthem, inducing points with the marching band-esque “One Foot.”

While most of the album is great, it’s easy to notice the overuse of electronics to alter Reuss’s voice. The constant use of Auto-Tune leaves the listener begging for more raw vocals. The album also lacks depth of emotion in some songs with lyrics that simply seem to be only about partying in Brook-

lyn and setting the world on fire.

What “Some Nights” lacks is made up with sing-along lyrics and great vo-cals. With songs like “We Are Young” and “Carry On,” fun. proved that they will be around for longer than just some nights.

Amber GrubbsPrintz Writer

Singer Taylor Swift took home several awards at the Country Music Awards Sunday night.

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After listening to the song, noted for its hip-hop influences and buildup, it can be understood why ‘We Are Young’ is becoming a party anthem.

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Feature Tuesday, April 3, 2012Page 6, Student PrintzON CAMPUS

Founders’ Day celebrates 102 years� e University of Southern Mississippi was chartered on March 30, 1910 under the name Mississippi Normal College. Now, 102 years later, Southern Miss boasts an enrollment of nearly 17,300 students on two campuses and � ve teaching

and research sites. Each year, the university celebrates Founders’ Day, a ceremony that honors outstanding students and faculty while remembering the past and celebrating the future of the university.

2012 Outstanding Freshmen:Blake HoustonWilton JacksonSam NewmanAlloric RileyMason SeidenburgNicolet HooperErin McLeodLindsey PellittieriHannah RobertsKi� ani Zackery

Most Outstanding Freshman Female:Bridget Ashley Page

Most Outstanding Freshman Male:Gavin Duwayne Snyder

Best Male Citizen:Garrett Michael Wright

Best Female Citizen:Kimberly Lane Gaddis

Phi Kappa Phi Bowl:Samuel Miller

Hall of Fame:John � omas BarrErick Anthony BrownTierra Jenae ClemmonsMarie (Holowach) FerdererStephanie Anne GwinZachary James KnightLauren Paige LeBlancRebecca Anne MastersLacey Elizabeth MyersAshley Marie Villarreal

Faculty Excellence Awards:

Excellence in Teaching:Ellen Weinauer, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Excellence in Service:Stacy Reischman, M.F.A.Associate Chair and Professor

Excellence in Librarianship:Jennifer Brannock, M.S.L.S.Associate Professor

Sta� Excellence Awards:

Service/Maintenance:Victor WatkinsMamie Beckum

O� ce Personnel:Linda JordanDelores McNair

Professional:Heather Brown

2011-12 Sta� Council Service Award:Gary KimbleJe� May

Hall of Fame recipients await the presentation of their silver plates during the Founders’ Day Celebration in Bennett Auditorium Friday. Ten students were inducted into the 2011-2012 Hall of Fame.

Melanie Boyd/Printz

Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Paul speaks during the ceremony.

Melanie Boyd/Printz

President Martha Saunders waits to present an award to a student.

Melanie Boyd/Printz

Go to www.studentprintz.

com to see footage of founders day.

Opinion Student Printz, Page 7Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Last Wednesday, C Spire cell phones were silenced for three awful hours. Customers could not make their precious phone calls and send their ever-im-portant text messages. For three hours, the world stopped turn-ing, and C Spire customers took to social networking websites to vent their frustrations.

Facebook statuses such as “Stupid C Spire” and “I hate C Spire!!!!!” covered Facebook news feeds more than Instagram pictures did. A few customers even threatened to take their business to other companies, such as Verizon and AT&T. Some were even offended when called out on their outrageous behavior.

“What if something hap-pened to my so-and-so, and they couldn’t call me about it,” was the usual response to the commentators.

Those three hours really showed us that we are more ad-dicted to cell phones and tech-nology than ever before. Take thirty seconds to think about the first three things you do in the morning. I can almost guar-antee that one of those will be “check my phone.”

While technology has its posi-tive effects, it has come to control our lives. “The Matrix” is hap-pening. The machines are tak-ing over Earth. Productivity has been replaced by social network-ing. Facebook has become the stalker’s paradise. We no longer watch where we’re going (on foot and road); instead, our eyes stay glued to the screen, typing that important reply.

The addiction is starting at a younger age, as well. While I had to beg my mom to get a cell phone when I was 14, ten-year-old children now send text messages faster than they can speak. Babies are playing with iPads. Kids feel left out if they don’t have one.

Technology addiction is a dan-gerous spiral. It begins with a simple cell phone to make calls in case of emergency. As we all know, one cannot have a basic cell phone these days – it has to be smart. We can now talk to our phones and tell it what to do and whom to call. It keeps track of our schedules and e-mail. We even trust our phones with im-

portant information like bank accounts and passwords.

In 2011, OnlineEducation.com surveyed students about their addiction to technology, and some of the results were shock-ing. According to the survey, col-lege students spend an average of 181.43 minutes a day texting and 54.18 minutes talking. They spend another 101.93 minutes on Facebook. Students spend an average of 131.35 minutes a day searching the Internet. No won-der Google is rich. Students also dedicate 56.68 average minutes e-mailing and 19.54 minutes us-ing instant messaging.

There are 1,440 minutes in a day. According to the survey, college students use technology an average 545.11 minutes a day, which is half of the day.

Maybe there are still people out there who do not proscribe to the tech addiction.

It’s also possible that I’m being completely dramatic. I find hope when I walk by a campus lawn and see students on blankets with books instead of laptops.

While I understand the im-portance of technology, it is hard to overlook its negative effects. Yes, cell phones and technology are necessary in our society. We need computers to write papers - and articles - and cell phones to make important or emer-gency phone calls. Throwing a tantrum when they don’t work,

however, is not necessary.I’ve always heard the first

step in fixing a problem is ad-mitting you have one. I know I am not immune to technology addiction, so allow me to clear

my throat: “My name is Amber, and I am addicted to technolo-gy.” Now, give it a try, and after, grab a blanket and enjoy this brief Mississippi spring.

True Life: I’m a technology addictTech

Amber GrubbsPrintz Writer

This was an article of opinion by Amber Grubbs, a writer for the Student Printz. Email questions or comments to amber.grubbs@eagles.usm.edu.

Opinion Tuesday, April 3, 2012Page 8, Student Printz

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“ Hey USM! Where my fellow Bronies and

Homestuck fans at? I need some folks to share my ob-sessions with - if you know Vinyl Scratch from Octavia or your land dwellers from your sea dwellers, give me a holler (and don’t say I didn’t warn you about those stairs?)

I hate Nike shorts and my classes are so much harder than nursing majors. JK, I’m not going to troll you guys like that.

Instead of wasting money on perimeter fencing, why not build pavilions over all the designated smoking areas and provide some seating?? Smokers are treated like scum of the earth at USM. Bi-cycles fare better on campus than smokers do...they get a sheltered area! SMOKERS SHOUT OUT!

To the person who asked if there were any Doctor Who fans on campus: Can I offer you a jelly baby?

All of you that got that swag and walkin with a limp slow-ly around campus, you aint pimpin but you are making me late for class. Move it or lose it!

Looking for fans of Dr. Who to relive amazing space time travels in the tradis. If you interested I’m in Mc-Carty north

Thank you for the “inhospi-table state” opinion, which was spot on. As a northerner who has been at USM for al-most 4 years, I cannot believe how unfriendly most of the people are and how terrible the manners are here... heck, even my manners are better! I guess it’s more about HOW you are raised than WHERE you are raised.

Dear Doctor Who Fan....Bow ties are cool. I would love to meet up for some fi sh fi ngers and custard. Sincerely madly in love with the Doctor.

I write this article hoping to get your attention, because today I awoke with an indignant heart. I was overcome by my grief so much so that I grabbed a piece of balled paper from my bed-side wastebasket and a Sharpie from my night stand and began to write; in writing this I hope to � nd understanding.

Each day that I attend school I am faced with the beautiful array of diversity that stretches from corner to corner of our campus, and I am proud to be a student here, but my happiness subsides when I take a deep look into the reality of my campus. Here, at this campus, lies an evil that has existed among us for more years than many of us have been born, something that seems inescap-able when it comes to Missis-sippi and the states that border it. Mississippi is covered with it, covered so much so that it is stig-matized and o� en seen as a place unworthy of visiting, especially if you are not Caucasian. My friends from other states refuse to visit because incidents like the Deryl Dedmon case plague their thoughts of what my hometown is like. So I ask you, “What is your deal?” Why should we all take the blame for the way so little think and feel? Incidents like the Kansas State vs. Southern Miss basketball game seem to set us behind as a campus and help to

reiterate that we as Mississippi-ans are still unable to move fur-ther from our past. � ings that are portrayed of us in the media are o� en negative and always tied to race, and still we commit the same crime of being ignorant. We are doing all the right things to stay in the exact place we were in during the early 1900’s, whether it’s segregated proms until 2008, students going to a party in black-face or racist chants at games, the mind-set has not changed. Have we changed since the days of the Jim Crow laws? Has our cam-pus changed since its opening in 1910 or since the falsely accused Kennard Washington tried to at-tend school here? Have we taken strides toward positive growth and acceptance of all since our

integration and acceptance of blacks in 1965? When will we stand our ground and put behind us the very thing that continues to separate us on this campus and throughout this state? How would you look at race relations on our campus? Has it changed? Are we still where we were in 1960? Of course we don’t have any “white only” or “black only” signs, but if the mind-set still ex-ists, no signs are needed to por-tray the attitude that keeps the behavior going.

I needed to know if the face of our campus had changed. It was important to know that we had arrived at a place that was better than the past before me, but I also needed to know that the people that were going to school with me could see the bene� ts of that change, if any. I began by digging into the past of the USM gradu-ates who surrounded me. � e � rst was Sam Wilson, my uncle, who attended USM in 1970 to obtain a master’s degree. I asked him what race relations were like on campus for him.

“It was good,” he said. “We were pretty segregated then too, and the same types of things were happening on campus.

They just weren’t being publi-cized like today.”

Our talk was brief and pro-vided clarity, but I still needed to hear from one more person. I sought a pillar of the commu-nity in Hattiesburg who I knew would be as honest as my uncle about his experience, so I spoke with Raylawni Branch. Branch attended USM in the 1960s and was more concerned about the recent basketball incident.

“I condone the decision of the USM administration when it comes to the band-mates,” Branch said. “We cannot con-tinue to use this old language and behavior. We must support USM in their fight for diversity. Let’s see people how they are and not their skin color. The

only race that exists is human race.”

Branch’s � ght for equal living is still evident in her life cur-rently. She went on to tell me that she would be holding a forum about race that she’d like the USM band-mates to attend on April 12. � e experi-ences from the past gave me an idea of what the campus was like 30 or more years ago. I understood that

for their era that racism was go-ing to be an issue because inte-gration had just started on cam-pus, and this new way of things was very new to everyone, so nat-urally there would be problems.

What I wasn’t ready for was if today’s USM students were too dealing with problems of the past. It was of great concern to me, so I went to my classes and began ask-ing questions. I � rst questioned my anthropology professor, Dr. Davis, about the matter.

“I believe race relations are good on campus,” Davis said. “Being an anthropologist, I at-tempt to be culturally relative, which means I try not to hold my own culture or personal be-liefs above others. I feel culture is unique and should be expressed.”

I then asked Dr. Davis if he had dealt with any acts of rac-ism on campus.

“One experience in particular stands out,” he said. “I was out-side the library, and a car drives by blaring gangster rap, which is fine with me other than the noise pollution. I heard some people around me say, ‘Why do those people listen to that (N word) music.’ I was quite offend-ed and spoke up. They called me

an idiot and walked away. They were the ones being idiots.”

I gained clarity from our talk, but I still needed a current stu-dent’s experience, so I asked for my classmates to speak up about how they felt about our campus as far as race issues and race relations. Many were hesi-tant, did not want to address the subject and were somewhat fearful of expressing how they felt - except one.

“� ere is still racial tension on campus,” Bailey Montgomery said. “� e racial tension may be caused by the di� erent incidents that occur that have been nega-tive publicity for the school.”

I then asked her about her views about segregation on our campus.

“There is definitely segrega-tion on campus, but it is not by law,” Montgomery said. “There is only segregation because we segregate ourselves. It’s almost like we’re afraid to step outside our comfort zone and get to know each other’s race.”

Now I had the information I needed, but it was clear that there was much that still need-ed to be worked on, and though we have overcome obstacles, there is still much improvement to be made. I went to bed that night with a heavy heart and awoke with a strong determina-tion to get out exactly how I feel and try to put an end for this hateful way of thinking.

I am implore you to open your mind and accept one an-other. We owe it to one another to be open, conscious and aware of each other. I am not asking you to go out and make friends with every black, Asian, His-panic or Caucasian person you know, but I am saying we have a responsibility to be respect-ful to each other. I think we are unaware and unknowledgeable about one another, which is why we keep holding on to an old mentality. This is a burden on us all, and we should work to change this. I don’t have the answers, but I see the problem and hope that we can all work together to change it soon. I pray that when I have children and they attend college they can do it without the past on their backs. Open your minds, because the truth of the matter is, it’s only skin deep.

It’s only skin deepON CAMPUS

Kennytta BoltonPrintz Writer

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

We must support USM in their fi ght for diversity. Let’s see people how they are and not their skin color. The only race that exists is human race.

Raylawni Branch

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MLB Preview: National League is wide open

There’s an old idea in sports that the defending champion is the favorite until a loss or something major happens that drastically changes their team. This off-season, the St. Louis Cardinals fell into the latter category. The Cardinals we see opening day this year couldn’t be more different than last sea-son miracle team that stormed back from the brink of missing the postseason to overtaking the Atlanta Braves for the Na-tional League Wild Card and then the World Series title. This year, the addition of a second Wild Card team to the play-offs will up the ante for teams to win their division. The new

Wild Card team will play the other Wild Card team in a one game, winner takes all, play-in game, which gives the division winners an extra week to rest as the two Wild Card teams duke it out for the right to play one of them.

After the season ended, the Cardinals went on a whirlwind ride that has seen many key pieces of last year’s team depart for retirement or, in Albert Pu-jols’s case, for greener pastures. The first shock for the de-fending champs was the sudden retirements of manager Tony La Russa and pitching coach Dave Duncan. Despite these two ma-jor losses, the team remained intact, at least until the Winter Meetings, in which free agents are wooed by all 30 teams. It seemed predetermined that Pujols would decide to re-sign

with the Cardinals, after all that’s the only team he’s known. After courting many teams, Pu-jols signed a 10-year $254 mil-lion mega-deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Cardinals then hired for-mer catcher, Mike Matheny, as the team’s new manager. To try to replace Pujols production, St. Louis signed outfielder Car-los Beltran to a one-year deal and moved Lance Berkman to first base. One major move for them was pitcher Adam Wain-wright is back this season after missing all of last season with Tommy John surgery. If co-aces Chris Carpenter and [Adam] Wainwright can remain healthy and the offense can produce enough runs, this team still has a chance in the wide open Na-tional League.

The team formally known as

the Florida Marlins made some of the biggest splashes this off-season. The team relocated to the new, state of the art Marlins Park. The team has suffered from many rain delays over the years, but with the new retract-able dome, the Marlins will never have to wait out another rain delay as long as they play at their new home. The now Mi-ami Marlins changed their logo, team colors and outlook of their team as a whole. The team hired former Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen as the new skipper. The Marlins also signed the most coveted shortstop on the market, Jose Reyes. With Reyes’s signing, star shortstop Hanley Ramirez moved to third, giving the Mar-lins one of the most offensively formidable left sides of the in-field in Major League Baseball. The Marlins also bolstered their starting rotation with the sign-ing of former White Sox start-ing pitcher Mark Buehrle. They also signed former San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell. The Marlins are primed to contend with the Philadelphia Phillies for the National League East crown. The Phillies are starting to show signs of aging as Ryan Howard and Chase Utley strug-gle to stay healthy. The Phillies re-signed Jimmy Rollins to a new deal and brought in former Boston Red Sox closer and Mis-sissippi native Jonathan Papel-bon to solidify the Philly bull-pen. The Atlanta Braves have a vast amount of young, talented players who, if they play to their potential, could have the Braves

in the thick of things in the Na-tional League.

The National League Central suffered more than one power drain as Prince Fielder left the Milwaukee Brewers and signed a nine-year, $214 million deal with the Detroit Tigers. The powers have shifted in Major League Baseball and the NL Central is wide open. The Cin-cinnati Reds appeared to have improved themselves with the signing of former Philly re-liever Ryan Madison, but Madi-son will miss the entire season due to an arm injury. The NL West has seen some changes as well. Most recently, the Los Angeles Dodgers were sold by Frank McCourt for $2 bil-lion to a group headed by for-mer Los Angeles Lakers great Irving “Magic” Johnson. The Dodgers also locked up peren-nial MVP candidate Matt Kemp to a eight-year, $160 million deal in November. The San Francisco Giants are finally healthy as closer Brian Wilson is healthy and young All-Star catcher Buster Posey is back to full health. Also, Jonathan San-chez was traded to the Kansas City Royals for Melky Cabrera, giving the Giants the center-fielder they desperately needed after Beltran signed with the Cardinals.

My top five of the National League would be, in order, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants and Mil-waukee Brewers.

BaseBaLL

Josh SeabrookSports Editor

St. Louis Cardinals players cheer and pose with the commisioner’s trophy after defeating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in game seven of the 2011 World Series at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals won the series four games to three.

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Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games

4/4/122 p.m. Women’s Tennis vs. UABHattiesburg, Miss.

4/4/126 p.m. Baseball vs. Alcorn StatePete Taylor Park

4/3/126:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Ole MissPearl, Miss. (Trustmark Park)

4/4/126 p.m. So� ball vs. MIssissippi StateRidgeland, Miss.

Baseball at RiceBaseball:3/30 at Rice L, 6-3 3/31 at Rice W, 2-14/1 vs. at Rice L, 8-6

Softball:3/24 vs. Tulsa L, 13-84/1 at Memphis L, 2-04/1 at Memphis W, 2-1

Women’s Tennis:3/31 vs. South Alabama L, 4-3

Men’s Tennis:3/31 vs. East Carolina W, 4-14/1 at Birmingham L, 5-2

Southern Miss Box Score

� e Southern Miss Golden Eagles began a three-game series against the Rice Owls with a 6-3 loss in Houston, Texas.

While pitching was respectable all night, the Eagles couldn’t muster much o� ense to help them out. Six singles were all that the Eagles could produce. Kameron Brunty, in his second game back from surgery, and Travis Creel, fresh o� a career-best night at the plate against ULM, both had two hits, while Chase Fowler and Dillon Day added a hit a piece. Day lead the team with two runs batted in, while Creel produced the � nal run. � ree of the Eagles’ top batters - Blake Brown, Mason Rob-bins and Connor Barron - all went without a hit while combining for � ve strikeouts.

On the mound, Andrew Pierce got the start and went 5.1 innings. He allowed eight hits and four earned runs while walking two and striking out three. Pierce took the loss, moving to 3-2 on the sea-son. Chase Horn came on in relief in the sixth, and Horn’s problems on the mound continued. While facing only two batters, he gave up one hit and one earned run while not recording an out. Cody Livingston � nished the game for the Eagles, throwing 2.2 innings giving up two hits and one earned run while walking and striking out a batter a piece.

Game two was a pitcher’s duel, with the Eagles coming out on top 2-1 despite the worst o� ensive per-formance of the season.

Southern Miss, which only had four hits on the day, got o� to a quick start. A� er loading the bases in the � rst inning without getting a hit, USM pushed across one run on a � elder’s choice by Robbins. � ey added the second run on an RBI sin-gle by Chase Fowler in the third in-ning. Fowler’s single proved to be the deciding run, as neither team would score again a� er Rice added its sole run in the bottom of the third.

On the mound, Jake Dreho� provided the spark USM needed to

win. While he did give up nine hits and three walks, he only allowed one earned run. Dreho� was pulled with two outs in the eighth a� er giving up an untimely single. Brad-ley Roney retired the only batter he faced to record his team high fourth save of the season.

Rice starter Jordan Stephens took the loss for the Owls in game two.

� e Eagles had plenty of oppor-tunities to take the series on Sunday, but the team could not hold on to a lead late in game three.

� e scoring began in the fourth inning when Southern Miss’ Travis Creel singled with the bases loaded, bringing home Brown and Mason Robbins. Day then added a fourth run on a sacri� ce � y before Brunty and Brown each walked in a run to bring the score to 5-0.

� e scoring continued for Southern Miss in the � � h inning when Austin Roussel knocked in the � nal run for USM making it 6-0 over the Owls.

Rice then started their comeback. � e Owls began in the bottom of the sixth inning when a sacri� ce � y and error produced two runs on a single play. Two singles also produced runs for the Owls, cutting the score to 6-4 at the end of the sixth. A Rice single in the sixth inning would cut the game to 6-5, but the deciding blow would come on a three run home run in the seventh. � e home run put the Owls up 8-6, which would prove to be the � nal score.

Josh Rogers took the loss for the Eagles a� er giving up the three run home run in the seventh. Rogers pitched 1.2 innings while giving up two earned runs. Taylor Nunez got the start for the Eagles, going 2.2 innings and allowing just one hit and no runs. Jay Mryick then came on in relief, giving up three hits and four earned runs. James McMahon also pitched 1.2 innings for the Eagles, giving up three hits and one earned run.

J.T. Chargois earned the win for the Owls, while Tyler Du� ey added the save.

The Eagles, now 16-12, head to Pearl today to take on Ole Miss at Trustmark Park. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m.

Baseball loses 2 of 3 at RiceBASEBALL

Kyle SmithPrintz Writer

Southern Miss Golden Eagles pitcher Jake Drehoff only gave up one earned run in the second game of the series against Rice this weekend. The Golden Eagles went 2-3 in the series that was played in Houston.

Mary Alice Truitt/Printz

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