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Having spent 13 years in ser-vice to the university, Southern Miss will lose a vital member of the College of Arts and Letters this summer. Denise von Her-rmann, dean of the college since 2008, will take a post as the new Provost and Vice President for Academic A� airs at Oglethorpe

University in Atlanta.“I will de� nitely miss the peo-

ple,” said von Herrmann, whose array of positions have varied from professor to her current position. “I think the faculty and sta� of USM are so talented, so caring and so engaged with students. It has made each of the positions I have held here so much more reward-ing. I’ve honestly loved working with this group of professionals.”

Beginning her journey in 1997 as an assistant professor of po-

litical sci-e n c e , von Her-r m a n n t a u g h t predomi-nately on the Gulf C o a s t c a m p u s . A f t e r four years of instruction, von Herrmann chaired the Arts and Sciences Di-

vision for the campus; in 2003, she was named Interim Campus Dean.

“In 2004, I was named Associate Dean for the College and moved full time to Hattiesburg,” said von Herrmann, who then took post as the chair for the political science department. A� er the sudden pass-ing of the current College of Arts and Letters dean, von Herrmann was asked to step in, and it’s been a whirlwind ever since.

Von Herrmann recalls her fond

memories of Southern Miss: “I have most enjoyed being a part of teach-ing the � rst class of freshman stu-dents on the Gulf Coast campus, as well as the multi-departmental col-laboration to produce the theatre production of Ragtime.”

For her new position, von Her-rmann comments that her du-ties will range from overseeing other departments to giving in-

Marie JohnPrintz Writer

Arts and Letters dean leaves USM

The South rises against Westboro� e Topeka-based Westboro

Baptist Church was a no-show Saturday at the funeral of Marine Sta� Sgt. Jason Rogers in Bran-don, Miss. � e church recently won a case in which the Supreme Court ruled that they had the right to protest at funerals.

A� er Rogers was killed in Af-ghanistan, the church issued a press release announcing its intent to protest the fallen Ma-rine’s memorial service. But even though the church did not show up as they had promised, many others showed up in their stead.

William Carey student Zach Magee helped organize a counter protest via Facebook to combat the negative message Westboro was expected to deliver.

“As soon as we heard that Westboro was gonna be here, we didn’t want that to happen,” Magee said. “I’m a � rm believer in human rights, and I believe it should be a natural given hu-man right to be able to bury your loved ones without negativity brought towards that.”

Ashton PittmanWeb Editor

The hearse carrying the remains of Marine Staff Sergeant Jason Rogers arrives at New Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Miss., Saturday, April 16.Justin Sellers/Printz

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Brandon resident Heather Rod-gers had never heard of Westboro prior to the events surrounding Staff Sgt. Roger’s funeral, but she knew she had to be there to show support for the family.

“We came out to support his family, our country, and the sol-diers that fight for us everyday,” she said. “I don’t know how peo-ple can have so much hate inside of them to do something as low as that,” she said.

Rogers was just one of the esti-mated thousands who showed up to overpower Westboro’s message of hate with one of love.

Supporters of the fallen Marine and his family held signs that said things like, “God Loves Jason” — a stark contrast to Westboro’s placards, which often carry mes-sages like “God Hates Fags” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers.”

For Marlee Merritt, 17, of Richland, the idea that Westboro would come so close to home was infuriating.

“It really just pisses me off that they would put the family through that,” Merritt said. “They don’t need that stuff right now—they’re dealing with enough.”

Several USM students showed up, including sophomore theater major Michael Dendy and sopho-more psychology major Emma Burleson. Dendy said that it would not be his first experience with Westboro.

“I came here because I’ve had a past with Westboro Baptist Church, with them protesting the Laramie Project,” Dendy said, referring to a play based on the

1998 murder of gay college stu-dent Matthew Shepherd — whose funeral Westboro also protested.

“I just wanted to have a chance to make them realize who they’re messing with when they come to Mississippi,” Dendy said.

That sentiment was held by many in the crowd.

“This is the dirty South,” Mer-ritt said. “We don’t play.”

“I just hope that they realize that we’re the state of Mississippi,” said Brandon resident Michelle Milloway. “It’s the Deep South. We are very close here. I definitely think they might get more than they bargained for.”

Hours after Westboro failed to arrive, Magee offered that it may have been the tight-knit nature of families and communities in the Deep South that made West-boro reconsider.

As it became apparent that the church would not be coming, the hundreds of people gathered at the cemetery began to cheer.

“In a round about and direct sort of way, they really just boost-ed the number of people here and support that the family got,” said USM student Jon Negri. “West-boro Baptist Church was pretty positive today.”

Magee said he wasn’t surprised; the massive crowd of patriots who had shown up to silence Westboro would have easily drowned out their small numbers.

“I really think that was kind of the sole purpose,” Magee said, “to keep them away.”

“Mission accomplished,” he added, nodding.

News Page 3Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Plastic surgery: beauty over brains?health

“People assume that girls with plastic surgery do not have the ability to be intellectually stimu-lating and have no self-confi-dence, and that is such a gener-alization,” senior Ashlen Bissell said. “My breast implants do not define me as a person.”

Bissell is an exercise science major who decided to undergo breast augmentation in Decem-ber of 2009. Bissell chose to have surgery during the beginning of Christmas break in order to have enough time to heal before spring classes began.

“I was perfectly happy with my body, but I was tired of being flat chested. I wanted to feel like a woman when I put on a bikini,” Bissell said.

Bissell chose to have 350cc saline implants. She chose the high profile style of implant that was inserted through the under

part of her breasts to reduce vis-ible scarring. Bissell felt like she was a “negative A” cup size be-fore surgery. Her 32-A bust size has now been transformed to a 34-C or 32-D.

Bissell is very happy with her results and finds it degrading that some people label her has bubbly, unintelligent and financially naive.

“I paid for my breast implants with my own money. I did not receive help from my parents or from student loans. I worked hard to save up for something I wanted, and I view them as a life-time investment,” Bissell said.

Bissell has a 3.967 GPA and made her first “B” last semester. Throughout her four years at Southern Miss, Bissell has been on academic scholarships that pay for her tuition in full.

Courtney Cuevas is a sopho-more petroleum engineering major and is one of Bissell’s close friends. Coincidentally, Cuevas scheduled her breast augmen-tation within a day of Bissell’s. However, Cuevas’ decision to

finalize surgery took a lot of thought and consideration.

“I went back and forth about having the surgery. However, I knew that if I was going to bite the bullet and go under the knife to change something I was not happy with, now was the right time to do it. When I realized I was doing this for me and no one else, I knew the time was right,” Cuevas said.

Cuevas’ implants are slightly differ from Bissell’s. Cuevas also chose a 350cc saline implant, but she chose the rounded, smooth implant instead of high profile. “I liked the natural look of the rounded implant,” Cuevas said. Her implants were inserted un-der the muscles in an area right under the nipple, making scars look nearly invisible. Her 34-B cup size jumped to a 34-DD.

After surgery, Cuevas’ grand-mother gave her a vintage bra that she had worn in the 1940’s. Cuevas holds it as one of her most prized possessions. “My grandmother is an inspiration

to me because she was such an outspoken, fearless woman. She never let anyone else define who she was,” Cuevas said.

Cuevas is very happy with the results of her surgery and feels that her breast implants look nat-ural and fit her tall, slender body. She is also fully prepared for the negative reactions she has heard from students.

“Girls call me trashy and guys either think that I should show more cleavage or believe that I am promiscuous,” Cuevas said. “But I don’t worry about what others think. I am myself and my breast implants are a part of me. If people want to talk, then I’m going to give them something to talk about.”

Cuevas also says that investing in something that will enhance your body is not a waste of mon-ey. “My surgery cost the same amount that some students pay to live in luxurious apartments for one semester. My breasts will be with me for the rest of my life,” she said.

Bissell and Cuevas are both

advocates of students getting plastic surgery as long as it is done tastefully and for good reason. They both stressed the importance of being aware of recovery time after surgery.

“I couldn’t get out of bed for two weeks,” Cuevas said. “I felt like someone was stabbing me every time I moved my chest.”

However, both agree that the results overpower the tempo-rary discomfort.

“I’m never going to be Heidi Montag, but I didn’t want to be Mis-cha Barton either,” Bissell said.

“Now is a great time in your life to have plastic surgery. Do-ing it during a break from school will give you time to heal. But re-search what you want and know what you want. And do it for you and nobody else,” Cuevas said.

Bissell plans to attend physi-cal therapy school in the sum-mer of 2012. Cuevas will start taking core petroleum engi-neering courses at the Univer-sity of Louisiana at Lafayette in the fall of 2011.

Justin MitchellPrintz Writer

other departments to giving in-put for community activity: “My new position is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will include oversight of the entire academic enterprise as well some community outreach programs.”

Looking back on her 13 year tenure at Southern Miss, von Her-rmann described her experience: “The ‘surprise’ of being the dean is the complexity of the job, par-ticularly in the College of Arts & Letters. CoAL is responsible for about three fourths of the General

Education curriculum, while also offering around 30 undergraduate and more than a dozen graduate programs.” The college also pro-duces between 300 and 350 public performances per year and fea-tures guest lecturers and artists on campus. “We deliver humanities and arts programming in public and private schools throughout the region,” von Herrmann said.

“While it is the faculty, staff and students of the college who do all of this work, the dean must un-derstand, advocate for, develop,

and provide appropriate support to each of these functions. It’s an exhilarating mix and I have been humbled and honored to have worked with this amazingly pro-ductive group of faculty and staff.”

As for her future, von Her-rmann looks forwards to the ed-ucation and experience she will gain in her new position: “What more can I say? I’ll miss everyone here terribly, but am also excited about the new challenges I will face in the provost position.”

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Counter protestors line the road leading to the New Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Miss. Saturday, April 16.Ashton Pittman/Printz

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Masters jumps in to new positionSGA

When Rebecca Masters began her term as a member of the Stu-dent Government Association Ju-dicial Board last year, she had no idea that a year later, she would be elected Attorney General for SGA.

� roughout her junior year at Southern Miss, Masters branched out of her comfort zone into other leadership positions, and with the encouragement of friends and mentors, decided to run for the At-torney General position.

“Although a year ago I would never have seen myself where I am today, I am so glad that I now have the opportunity to serve the student body in this way,” Masters said.

As SGA Attorney General, Mas-ters oversees the Judicial Board and ensures that SGA abides by the Constitution. Because of the time she spent on Judicial Board last year, Masters is optimistic that her term will be a positive experience.

“I loved serving on the Judicial Branch of SGA because you are able to work closely alongside a small group of people and develop relationships with others while serving Southern Miss students,” Masters said.

During her term, Masters plans to make sure that the students of USM know exactly what Judicial Board does, and how they can help. For example, Masters said that many students do not realize they can appeal parking tickets they re-ceive on campus.

“On Judicial Board, there are nine

students who read these appeals who can identify with the problems that we all face at Southern Miss,” Masters said. “It is important that students know the SGA Judicial Branch is here to serve the South-ern Miss community as a bridge between students, Parking Manage-ment and the Dean of Students.”

Masters also wants to enforce an open-door policy, meaning that

students can come to her whenever they need.

“I really want students to know that I am available to help in any way I can,” Masters said. “Taking ideas from students will also be a main priority.”

In helping with interviews for Ju-dicial Board and Executive Cabinet, Masters has already thrown herself into her new position.

“So far I have absolutely loved being Attorney General,” Mas-ters said.

“� e best part is the relation-ships that are built through Judicial Board and the opportunity that I have to watch these students ma-ture together throughout the year.”

Transparency between SGA and the student body is Masters’ main goal throughout the year.

“I want every student at Southern Miss to be aware that SGA and Ju-dicial Board are here to serve them,” Masters said. “SGA can implement wonderful improvements and o� er great services, but if students are not aware of them, our work is useless.”

In reference to herself and other Executive O� cers, Masters said, “I think that all of the new SGA Ex-ecutive O� cers will agree when I say we ran for o� ce to be servants to the student body. We love this university and helping the South-ern Miss community reach its full potential is our goal.”

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“I’m so stressed,” is a common phrase heard often around cam-pus, especially toward the end of the semester.

Public relations major Michael Cox said, “For me, the most stress-ful part of the end of the semester is trying to balance final projects, tests, my part time job and my ex-tra curricular activities. It leaves little time for a social life, so it’s pretty stressful.”

Cox often uses different methods in relieving his stress. “I use Bath &

Body Works’ aromatherapy candles and I make sure to get at least an hour’s worth of dancing in a day; it’s my way of having fun, staying in shape and releasing tension.”

Former SGA President Kas-ey Mitchell knows a bit about stress as well.

“The most stressful thing has been the final stretch to finish up,” Mitchell said. “Getting so close to graduation and being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel makes it hard to focus on the last few things that have to be done. I relieve the stress by trying to remind myself that I want to fin-ish strong and enjoy my last few

moments as an undergrad at this wonderful institution.”

Spanish and French major Ashleigh Ladner said that it’s hard to find out where to begin when ev-erything is due in one week. “To re-lieve stress I go to the gym and work out while listening to my iPod; it doesn’t matter if it’s 30 minutes or an hour, working out is a wonderful stress reliever,” Ladner said.

Theater and dance major Ad-ewunmi Oke said that she writes out a to-do list, putting her high priority items at the top and her

lower ones at the bottom. Oke said, “It’s difficult to deal with as a senior; you have senioritis, final projects, papers and graduation. To top it all off, you have to make sure your plans after graduation are all in place. A to-do list helps me out the most.”

Stopstressingnow.com has a Top 5 instant stress reliever list to help college students relieve stress:

1) Humor: Poke a bit of fun at your stressful situation. It will dif-fuse a lot of tension.

2) Music: When overloaded and

stressed out, it is best to listen to whatever music you find soothing.

3) Breathe: Breathe in for the count of 4, out for the count of 7, pause for the count of 2. After a few breaths you will notice a strong calming effect.

4) Identify your stress style: Iden-tifying how you react to stress and giving your reaction a funny name or description helps you to step back and take a more objective look at what’s going on.

5) Touch: Reflexology and mas-sage will help reduce stress levels.

Feature Page 5Tuesday, April 19, 2011

“Body piercing saved my life!”

Not a pierced ear, nose, navel or tongue … but pierced hands and feet.And not as a fashion statement … but as a sacrifice for you and me.

Nearly 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ was brutally nailed to a cross – crucified.Why did He suffer? Why did He die such a cruel death?

So we wouldn’t have to. Because He loves us.

But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, And by His wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 (New International Version)

The USM Christian Faculty and Staff Network wishes you a blessed Easter. To find out more about this group, contact us at [email protected].

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Robbie Merkosky, a junior computer science major from Southaven, Miss., studies for an upcoming test at Cook Library.

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Arts & EntertainmentPage 6 Tuesday, April 19, 2011review

It is going to be hard for me not to be a little biased on this review of “Scream 4” because I am truly a fan of the horror sagas. In reality, I was very afraid that the movie would disappoint and just repeat its 15-year-old story line over again. However, Scream 4 lived up to my expectations by keeping it classic and showing that the sim-plicity of a man with a knife is still scary enough to make you jump out of your seat.

The movie opens with a little twisted humor instead of its usual scare to get you going. Then audi-ences got to see the series’ heroine, Sidney Prescott, who has her own book now, return to her home-town of Woodsboro during her book tour. Coincidentally, the an-niversary of the Woodsboro Mas-sacre is the same day of Sidney’s arrival. Here, Sidney reunites with long time friends and survivors, Gale Weathers and Dewey Riley, who are now married. The movie wastes no time; the killings start immediately, alerting the charac-ters and gearing viewers up for more blood and gore.

No matter how much I antici-pated the next scare, I was never truly prepared. Director Wes Craven created each scare at a time that you would never ex-pect. It was almost as if Craven was intentionally playing with the scenes to see how much he could make you jump before there was actually bloodshed. I I caught myself laughing with others at how scared we were getting at the wrong times.

I loved that the fourth addi-tion to the classic series stayed true to the story that started

back in 1996. I was only seven when the movies came out, but for my generation, the Screams are our “Halloweens” or “Friday the 13ths.” Character favorites were back and were stronger and wiser than ever, making me love them even more. Veterans like Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette are joined by newcomers like Hayden Pa-nettiere and Emma Roberts, who both play high school girls at Woodsboro High.

I have never been able to accu-rately guess who the killer was in

any of the Screams, and this one was no exception. The killer was well thought out, and the script did more than a good job on mak-ing you second guess your predic-tions. Top critics on rottentoma-toes.com only gave the film 58 percent overall while audiences gave it 73 percent.. “The franchise is showing its age, but ‘Scream 4’ is undeniably an improvement over its predecessor, with just enough meta humor and clever kills,” rot-tentomatoes.com said.

I think the critics were too harsh because this movie is a

crowd-pleaser. “The only real problem with Scream 4 – which won’t be an issue for series fans – is that it’s a bit too Screamy for its own good,” said Robbie Collin, a critic from News of the World.

“Scream 4” came in at No. 2 at the box office, behind the animat-ed movie “Rio,” debuting at $19 million. This proves that people can still appreciate a simple scary movie, and I think that Wes Cra-ven outdid himself on this one. “Scream 4” should go down as this year’s ultimate slasher movie.

‘Scream 4’ is successfully scaryAlicia EsterPrintz Writer

Neve Campbell stars in Wes Craven’s “Scream 4.” Courtesy of MCT Campus

Local businesses host Bike Pub Crawl

Tuesday night, five local business-es are teaming up to promote bicy-cling and beer in the first ever Bike Pub Crawl.

The route will begin at the Keg and Barrel, where the idea for the jaunt originated. The owner, John Neal, said he expects a hefty crowd. “I think it’s going to be crazy packed – 50, maybe 75 or 80 people joining us,” he said. “It’s all about biking and supporting local businesses.”

The convoy, escorted along Hardy St. by a vehicle in the front and back, will meet at the Keg at 5:30 p.m.

and leave for their first stop at Cali-ente Grille by 6:10 p.m. From there, they’ll hit the End Zone, South-Bound Bagels, The Shed, and return to the Keg by 8:30 p.m. Those who finish will receive a free T-shirt. Neal suggests riders bring cash rather than credit cards for the night.

Neal is an avid rider himself, and likes to push more people to bicy-cling. “The Keg and Barrel does a lot to promote biking,” he said. “We really want to make Hatties-burg more bike friendly. A lot of our clientele bike here and hope-fully, we’ll have to add another bike rack after this event.”

SouthBound, the fourth stop on the crawl, will be debuting their brand new taps Tuesday night, cel-

ebrating their recently obtained beer license. “We’re starting out with four taps and some bottles, and we’ll see how it goes,” said Heidi Hackbarth, co-owner of the restaurant. The res-taurant, usually only open for break-fast and lunch customers, will begin to serve Spanish influenced tapas a few nights a week as well.

“They’ll pretty much be what I feel like fixing that night,” said Chris Hackbarth, also owner of the bagel joint.

The two anticipate a large crowd on Tuesday, and said they’re excited to see the support for local busi-nesses. “Anything the Keg and Barrel does, we’re happy to jump on board,” Heidi said. “It’ll be a success.”

Meryl DakinPrintz Writer

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Opinion Page 7Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Hey USM, you and your dumb decisions are pissing me off more and more everyday. I pay too much for your bull!!!!

You’re cute and I’m cute. So we might as well be cute together.... Enough said.

Why is it that someone can get an admissions scholarship for being in the top 50 of their high school graduating class, and I didn’t get one for being the SALUTATO-RIAN? Really?

Forgive me BSC 103 professor for turning my paper in three weeks late! Oops...

In the Agora this after-noon as I was enjoying my bagel a voice came over the intercom. The employees were playing an audio fi le of a preach-er racially discriminating against Caucasian people. With his vibrant choices of slandering words, an-ger grew. If you want the racism to stop, stop being racist towards others.

To whomever is making a big deal about birthday shout outs in The Printz, Are you upset that no one shouted you out? Anyway, happy birthday Shanta Lott!

To the cool Sigma Nu who’s in my ENG 333 class: we should hang out.

Student Shout-outs

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To whomever invited the creeper to Date Party on Saturday... Please never in-vite him again.

Dear professors,Just so you know, not all stu-dents think that y’all shouldn’t park in the garage. This guy doesn’t care. There’s plenty of room for all of us so be my guest! (Except that spot. Yeah, that one’s mine.) Now, about that paper that’s coming up...

I see you removed me as a friend on Facebook. Please crop me out of your profi le picture – we obviously aren’t friends anymore.

Is James Edward Bates mar-ried? He is cute, and I am single. I’m glad the Shout-outs have become a place for per-sonal ads.

HE PROPOSED! I love you, Mitchell!

I hope Rebecca Black decides to go to USM when she gradu-ates so she can sing her song “Friday” to the entire campus every Friday! Partying, party-ing, partying, YEAH!

If you’re not writing an essay about Robot Chicken, you’re in the wrong English 102 class.

To the student sunbathers at the Crowne, how can you lay out all day, day after day, when some of us actually have to study and do schoolwork? Maybe I should change my major, dang!

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“If each of us lived in a pro-tective glass bubble, never en-croached on anyone else’s liv-ing space, and never interacted with another soul, there would be no need for manners.” Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Book of Etiquette is quite right. The whole purpose of manners is to treat one another with respect.

So why is it that as I walk across campus, I notice more and more students having no manners? Perhaps it’s be-cause people just have forgot-ten proper form – or some are too proud to be respectful. Ei-ther way, I think it’s high time Southern Miss students had a refresher course in conduct.

I’ll start with a few hypotheti-cal scenarios for you, and I want you chose which course of ac-tion is the most proper to take:

First, you’re riding the esca-lator in Barnes and Noble up-stairs. You’re in no hurry, but the student behind you is rushing to get a Scantron in time for his midterm in four minutes. Which side of the escalator should you be standing on?

If you answered the right side, you’re correct. The proper rid-ing form for escalators follows standard driving practice with slower vehicles to the right, faster to the left. So move over, slowpoke, you’ve got people be-hind you with places to be.

Second, you’re in a crowd-ed elevator during peak class changing time (and no, I’m not going to complain about you people who ride from the

1st to the 2nd floor – you have your own conscience to worry about) and your phone rings. It’s someone calling and you know it’s not an emergency, do you answer the phone? (Here’s a hint: If it’s your friend from class calling to tell you about these super cute shoes she just got – that’s not an emergency).

If you answered no, you’re correct. I promise – no one in the elevator cares about you and your girlfriend’s fight, you failing your history test because you partied too hard or you complaining about how you could not find a parking spot. Save it for later.

If you answered yes, I’ll give you some credit as long as you keep the conversation quick; ask the person on the other end of the line to hold until your ride is complete or ask if you

can call them back.If you answered yes to answering

your phone and carrying on your conversation in all its glory, people like you have their own special place in social purgatory.

And third, I give you the sce-nario which will not only prove if you practice proper manners, but will also determine if you deserve the title of “student.” � is scenario involves coming to class. Just in case you forgot, YOU made your schedule, so no excuses if you’re late. Sure, I’ll grant you a few times that it was because of bad weather or your backpack broke, but being tardy on a regular basis is not proper and strips you of your title of stu-dent. Come to class on time or don’t come at all – it’s distracting

those of us who prioritize and ac-tually make it on time.

If you’ve managed to make it through this opinion piece with a clear direction of proper form, then I declare you an afi-cionado of etiquette and con-gratulate you on your respect-ful demeanor.

For those of you who were un-able to pass this test, shame on you for being ill-mannered and lacking proper etiquette. Take this as a not-so-subtle hint to shape up or ship out because the rest of us who do have manners would greatly appreciate it.

Photo illustrationMary Alice Truitt/Printz

� is was an article of opinion by Marie John, a writer for � e Stu-dent Printz. Email questions or comments to [email protected].

Marie JohnPrintz Writer

Fresh o� a weekend series sweep of the University of New Orleans, the Southern Miss base-ball team will travel to Metairie, La. Wednesday to play the LSU Tigers at Zephyr Field.

� e Golden Eagles, ranked as high as 19th by Baseball America, made quick work of the UNO Pri-vateers over the weekend, sweep-ing the three-game series by a combined score of 26-1.

New Orleans (3-32), playing with minimal scholarship money because of the program’s deci-sion to drop to Division II, gi� -wrapped the � rst two games of the weekend series for the South-ern Miss baseball team. On Sun-day, they made them earn it.

Junior Jonathan Thompson allowed just one hit, walked two batters and struck out four in eight innings of shutout ball, and an Ashley Graeter RBI sin-gle in the sixth inning provided all the offense Southern Miss needed to win 1-0.

“I think you have to give credit

to the UNO pitcher,” Southern Miss coach Scott Berry said. “He was � lling up the strike zone and making us work for it, and we were having trouble making solid contact. I’m proud of Jona-than � ompson and the way he pitched, and I’m glad to get the win and the sweep.”

� e Golden Eagles (27-8) will look to get those bats heated up against LSU (23-11 4-11 in SEC play), which comes into Wednes-day having lost two of three to Au-burn over the weekend.

Riding a � ve-game winning streak, the Eagles have plenty of reason to be excited.

Filling in for Preseason-All American B.A. Vollmuth, who su� ered a strained hip � exor last Tuesday and was held out this weekend, junior Ashley Graeter made quick work of all eight grounders hit his way Sunday and made one diving catch on a line drive in the eighth inning.

“I felt great about the way I pitched today,” � ompson said. “But I don’t know what to say about the way (Graeter) made plays in the � eld behind me. He was looking like an All-American

back there, and that never hurts in a tight game like this one.”

Graeter was glad to get the play-ing time, but said he’s still hungry for more.

“I think the con� dence I had from Friday and last night really helped me today,” Graeter said. “(Filling in for Vollmuth), you feel like all the pressure is on you because he’s a great player, but our

team is pretty thorough, through and through, because the guys on our bench are good players.”

� e Golden Eagles (27-8) dropped to second place in the Conference USA standings at 6-3, just a half-game behind Rice (26-14, 8-4 in C-USA).

Berry said he will give fresh-man Boomer Scarborough the midweek start Wednesday, but

that’s about the extent of what he can predict about his lineup.

“Everything is day-to-day at this point,” he said. “Creel’s injury is in a more vital area around his rib cage, and anything that in-volves twisting causes him pain. I think B.A. has worked his way a little closer to coming back, but we’re just going to take it day-to-day and go from there.”

With a three game sweep against the University of New Orleans Privateers this weekend, Southern Miss baseball fans had more than just the win to talk about. Friday night featured a Jimmy Bu� ett inspired evening titled “Parrothead Night at the Pete” and included caribbean in-� uence to both fans and players.

Sporting special event jerseys, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles hit the ball diamond in light blue team

jerseys in celebration of the event, which were then signed by team members, along with Jimmy Bu� ett, and auctioned o� to raise money for scholarships and athletic funding.

Executive Director of the Alumni Association Jerry De-Fatta, whose department helped organize the inaugural event, descibes the evening as a success, despite the one hour rain delay: “Although we were a little disap-pointed that the weather did not fully cooperate, we were excited to see the number of fans who turned out to support the event. Overall, we felt the event was very successful and have received posi-

tive feedback from everyone who was involved in the event.”

Featuring music from the Jimmy Bu� ett tribute band, Lloyd “Hur-ricane” Munn and the Forecasters entertained the audience, while Hat-tiesburg Zoo brought in an actual parrot to oversee the festivities and concessions were infused with Ca-ribbean-style � avor.

� e event also tallied $2,100 from the night-only ra� e, and will continue to bring in more funds from the jersey auctions themselves: “Each Jimmy Bu� ett-inspired jersey will be cleaned and distributed for autographs. Some will be signed by Jimmy Bu� ett

while others will be autographed by the baseball team. Once re-turned, jerseys will be available for auction on eBay,” DeFatta said.

Student reactions from the game were also positive. Sopho-more MC Price, a psychology ma-jor and Gulfport native, showed up to the game and sported a stu-dent version of the special jersey: “� e baseball team looked sharp in the Jimmy Bu� ett inspired jer-seys and they de� nitely set the mood for the night. I was shocked by the large turnout for the game and the crowd dressed the part as well,” Price said.

Bidding information for the

jerseys will be made available on SouthernMissAlumni.com and proceeds from the event will ben-e� t the baseball support organiza-tion, the Dugout Club and a schol-arship fund in the name of Bu� ett’s mother, Peets. Peets Bu� ett was a 1940 graduate of the Gulf Park Col-lege for Women, now the Southern Miss Gulf Park Campus.

“I felt that the theme united the students and alumni and everyone one showed their Par-rothead spirit and the love for Southern Miss was felt through the spirit shown at the game. Cheers to Sir James William “Jimmy” Buffett, Jr!,” Price said.

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Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games

Friday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m.So� ball @ MarshallHuntington, W. Va

Friday, April 22 at 3:00 p.m.So� ball @ MarshallHuntington, W. Va.

Friday, April 22 at 6:00 p.m.Baseball vs. MarshallHattiesburg, Miss.

Southern Miss Box Score

Baseball:4/15 vs. UNO W, 11-04/16 vs. UNO W, 14-14/17 vs. UNO W, 1-0

W. Tennis:4/14 @ Tulane L, 5-2So� ball:4/16 vs. UTEP W, 10-04/16 vs. UTEP W, 11-104/17 vs. UTEP W, 8-0

Wednesday, April 20 at 5:00 p.m.So� ball vs. Alcorn StateHattiesburg, Miss.

Wednesday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m.Baseball vs. LSUNew Orleans, LA.

� ursday, April 21 All DayWomen’s Tennis at C-USA ChampionshipsOrlando, Fla.

Day: WednesdayLocation: Zephyr Field, New Orleans Time: 7:00 p.m.

Baseball vs. LSU

LSU’s Last Five Games: 4/12 vs. Northwestern St. L, 5-24/13 vs. Alcorn St. W, 7-14/15 vs. Auburn L, 8-74/16 vs. Auburn L, 3-14/17 vs. Auburn W, 3-2

Overall record: 23-14, SEC 4-11

USM faces UNO in MargaritavilleGolden Eagles

sweep UNO

Weather didn’t stop the Parrotheads

Tyler ClevelandPrintz Writer

Marie JohnPrintz Writer

BASEBALL

Southern Miss baseball players celebrate during the “Parrothead Night at the Pete” Friday.Eli Baylis/Printz