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“I felt like my long-term boy-friend broke up with me!” Kristi-na Williams exclaimed when she was asked how she felt a� er Mug-shots burned down. Williams, like many other students, considered Mugshots to be her “usual” bar in town. Its central location, laid back atmosphere and inexpensive drink specials made Mugshots one of the most popular spots for nightlife in Hattiesburg.

“When I look through my pro� le pictures on Facebook, every one them in the past year that was from when I went out was at Mugshots,” senior Kayla Krieger explained. Until Mugshots reopens, many students have split up their night-life choices among several di� erent spots in Hattiesburg. Krieger as well as many others have made Keg and Barrel their new favorite place.

“You can � nd me on the porch at the Keg every Wednesday for

Bar business booms post-Mugshots

Southern Miss’ new parking ga-rage opens to the public today.

Major project coordinator, Joel Lucero, said it has been a long time coming for students.

“We have worked diligently to make sure we were above schedule and below budget on this project,” Lucero said. “� e new parking ga-rage was built to relieve congestion on campus.”

� e parking garage will add 1,200 vehicle spaces open to stu-dents, handicap, faculty and sta� .

� e parking garage also has 10 code blue phones, automated en-ergy su� cient lights, more than 50 security cameras and � ve lev-els. From the top level, students can get a bird’s eye view of the campus including structures like Century Park, the Payne Center and the Rock.

At the entrance of the structure is an electronic sign that counts the cars that enter and leave, inform-ing the students if there are avail-able parking spots or not.

Lucero said that besides handi-cap parking, the parking garage is � rst-come, � rst-served for stu-

dents, faculty and sta� .USM social work major De

Klerk Richardson said the best part of the parking garage would be this � rst-come, � rst-served parking.

“I am very excited about the parking garage; we have been wait-ing patiently for the construction team to put their � nal touches on the building,” Richardson said. “I think the parking garage should stay � rst-come, � rst-served be-cause it would only be fair. I wish the entire campus parking was � rst-come, � rst-served like the parking garage.”

Police Chief Bob Hopkins talk-

ed about the security of the park-ing garage.

“� e new parking garage will be regularly patrolled by UPD as a part of their day-to-day patrol duties,” Hopkins said. In addition, the garage has 10 code blue phones that are tied into our 911 system, elevator emergency phones with direct contact with UPD, lighting throughout the garage including the exterior and stairwells and a few monitoring system. “It’s close proximity to UPD headquarters.”

Lucero said, “� e interesting part of this is to see how people will respect each other in this new

structure; depending on the suc-cess of that, we will then decide if any further adjustments should be made, such as additional stop signs.”

Lucero also added that the top level of the garage would be used for neither tailgating, nor bar-beques during games.

“Violations will remain the same, and those who violate parking rules will be dealt with no differently than before,” Lu-cero said. “We already tested it, and the tow truck does fit inside the structure, so students, please be aware of that.”

Earvin HopkinsPrintz Writer

Hallelujah! Parking garage opensON CAMPUS

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See MUGSHOTS, 4 Dustin Murray and other customers enjoy the nightlife at Mahogany Bar in Hattiesburg, Tuesday April 5.Justin Sellers/Printz

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Dirty Birds03-31-11 Petit LarcenyCentury Park - A MSI Netbook computer was reported stolen.03-31-11 DisturbanceHillcrest - Two campus citations were issued for Disturbing the Peace.04-01-11 Lost PropertyCook Library - A student reported she forgot a purse in the rest room and it was gone when she went back to get it.04-01-11 Found PropertySeymours- A student turned-in to UPD a found wallet with contents.04-01-11 Motor Vehicle AccidentWilber Hall - Incident report � led.04-01-11 Threatening Phone CallsPinehaven Apt - Follow-up by UPD Detective division.04-02-11 Property DestructionSorority Village - An unknown vehicle struck and damaged the parking lot gate.04-03-11 Suspicious PersonSigma Phi Epsilon - UPD interviewed two subjects found in the back yard of the house. They were instructed to leave.04-04-11 Domestic TroublePinehaven Apt - One verbal trespass warning was issued to a non-student.04-04-11 Medical AssistPayne Center - AAA ambulance transported a student to FGH ER.

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Campus construction plans are underway for two projects that will make Southern Miss a flagship school in the areas of mass commu-nication and business.

The first project, scheduled to begin as early as fall 2011, is the renovation and restoration of Col-lege Hall. Currently this building houses three floors of academic space and some offices.

Upon completion of the 36,000 square feet, the building will house the School of Mass Communica-tion and Journalism as well as spac-es for W-USM, The Student Printz, and studio space.

“College Hall is known as be-ing one of the oldest buildings on campus,” said freshman Julia Gar-field, mathematics major from Baton Rouge, La. “It’ll be nice to not have to go all the way over there for class since it’s in poor shape,” Garfield said.

Currently in the programming stage of construction, College Hall is expected to be completed around summer 2013 and will feature many go-green initiatives. “I’m re-ally proud of Southern Miss for taking the time and extra money to make sure the new buildings are energy friendly,” said Lucas Taylor, a sophomore biology major and Wiggins, Miss., native.

The university plans to retain the historic nature of the current build-ing while updating it to meet the needs of a new generation.

Another of the upcoming build-ing plans includes a newly construct-ed College of Business facility, which is proposed to be located at the cor-ner of North 31st Avenue and Pearl Street (near the Trent Lott Center for Economic Development).

The $32 million facil-ity will allow the university to compete on a national scale in terms of the busi-ness com-munity and e d u c a t i o n . Ninety thou-sand square feet will host quality in-s t r u c t i ona l facilities with teaching en-vironments – including educational technology in every class-room.

Currently in the sche-matic design stage of proj-ect status, the College of Business facility will per-sonify the university’s mission of “Building Better Business” and be-come the premier business school in the region.

The partnership between the College of Business and The Uni-versity of Southern Mississippi Foundation has announced a $10 million fundraising campaign to help fund the state-of-the-art build-ing, and the project will be funded completely by private donations and state bonds.

The construction will increase the College of Business square footage by 50 percent, and it is scheduled to house the Center for Healthcare Sales and Marketing, as well as the Center for Financial Services.

College of Business Dean Lance Nail noted that the new building

is essential to the mission for a successful business future as well as the future of students interest-ed in the program.

“With our enrollment growth and demand for classroom space across campus, we have almost maxed out our classroom capac-ity and will be forced to turn away students in the near future without the additional capacity of the new building,” Nail said.

In 2010, the College of Busi-ness entered the U.S. News & World Report rankings for busi-ness programs for the first time, effectively placing it in the top 15 percent of business programs in the United States.

Since 1967, the College of Busi-ness has been housed inside Joseph Greene Hall.

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When sophomore Rachel Beech decided to wash her clothing for the � rst time at the Pinehaven laundry facility in March, she was shocked at what she discovered. Aside from the fact that � ve dryers were broken, she noticed the air conditioning was not running and an uncomfortable amount of mosquitoes hovered inside the building. Scattered bags of unwanted clothing were placed throughout the facility marked, “Give to a good family,” while used dryer sheets covered the � oor.

Beech, a broadcast journal-ism major, is a member of Kappa Delta and lives in � e Village, a set of nine sorority houses that was constructed in 2007. When she moved into � e Village this semester, she was informed that laundry facilities were shared with Pinehaven, an apartment complex next door that caters mostly to students with families.

“Over 1,000 people use one laun-dry facility,” Beech said. “It’s unfair to those who live in � e Village and to those who live in Pinehaven also.” Beech plans on living in � e Village until she graduates, so she decided to write a petition urging the Department of Residence Life to install laundry facilities in each sorority unit. “Every other fraternity and dorm has a laundry facility.”

Beech noted that students who live in � e Village pay over the es-timated cost of living for campus life as it is, and there is room in each house for laundry services upstairs, downstairs or in storage. She also insists that the university needs to � x the washers and dryers and send a cleaning crew to the Pinehaven laundry facility to have it running at maximum capacity.

“If women who want to come to Southern Miss and want to be in a sorority have a place to wash their clothes, they will feel more at home and stay. � ere are so many girls who live out of town. � ey don’t have places to go to do their laun-

dry,” Beech said.Leslie Todd, a member of the Pi

Beta Phi sorority, said she thinks that laundry facilities are a great idea for safety concerns.

“We’ve had instances where our clothes have been stolen, and a lot of people don’t use Pinehaven because it’s simply sketchy. People leave the doors propped so anybody can get in. We just want to feel safe.”

According to Beech, retention is also a key factor in installing laundry options in each house. On Friday, Beech had about 250 signa-tures in writing and online support-ing her petition.

Beech’s petition is supported by SGA and Greek organizations. Lee Johnson, president of the Interfra-ternity Council, supports his fellow Greek students and said he thinks Beech is doing a great thing.

“With the amount of money the girls pay between dues and hous-ing, it should be imperative for them to have their own washing facilities,” Johnson said. “I have had numerous girls tell me some

of their clothes come up missing from time to time; that is just a risk you run when you have that many people using the same washing fa-cilities. � e fraternity houses have them; now the girls need them.”

Johnson also applauded to Beech for creating a petition and being proactive instead of just complaining about not having washers and dryers. “It is a smart move on her part and I think it will be e� ective. She isn't being rebel-lious, rude, or pushy, she simply wants to explain the reasoning behind why they want their own washing facilities,” Johnson said.

Beech is prepared to speak about her petition in front of the Senate and present her case to USM Presi-dent Martha Saunders as soon as she receives 300 signatures.

Last Friday, plans of an addition of laundry facilities in each build-ing of � e Villiage were presented in a meeting lead by Associate Vice-President of Student A� airs Sid Gonsoulin. Sorority advisers, alum-ni and presidents of some chapters

were in attendance, and Gonsoulin explained that two commercial washers and dryers would be added in the upstairs study rooms inside the sorority houses.

While Gonsoluin praised Beech for standing up for her e� orts, he said that Beech’s petition did not play a part in construction plans.

Gonsoulin also said that plans for laundry facilities have been in motion ever since construction of � e Village, but the $1.2 million commons area where the laundry facility would be located had to be removed from the original plans a� er budgeting issues. When the bids were � nalized for construction of � e Village, the commons could not be funded. “� e build was 30 percent higher than the original budget,” Gonsoulin explained.

Gonsoulin also said that soror-ities have until April 15 to accept or decline the o� er for laundry services in thier houses. Con-struction is set to begin on July 1 and will be completed before the start of the fall 2011 semester.

Justin MitchellPrintz Writer

The Village: airing dirty laundryON CAMPUS

Bingo,” Krieger said. John Neal opened the Keg and

Barrel in April of 2005 and said that he has seen an impact since Mug-shots has closed.

“� is winter’s business was fan-tastic at the pub. With the dry, warm weather since February, sales are way up over last year. It’s hard to say what the impact has been; our sales have grown annually since we opened in 2005. I’d be naive not to say there has to be some impact,” Neal said.

Neal also explained that Keg and Barrel is busiest in the spring time and that his pub has one of the

best patios Hattiesburg has to o� er. Along with the addition of bench patio seating in the front of prop-erty last year, the pub has seating on its heated wrap-around porch and in the yard area as well.

Neal expressed that Keg and Bar-rel o� en trades business with other venues such as Mugshots, the End Zone, Benny’s Boom Boom Room and the � irsty Hippo. It’s not un-common for people to start the night at Keg and Barrel and then venture o� to another bar to go dancing or listen to a local band.

In regards to Mugshots, Neal

said, “I’m just looking forward to them reopening. Mugshots is a Hattiesburg staple.”

Keg and Barrel o� en has live mu-sic on the weekends, Bingo every Wednesday night and Live Trivia nights on Tuesdays.

Ropers and � e Frat House are also among favorite spots of fellow Mugshots enthusiasts. Kaylee Dw-yer is a junior advertising major and Mugshots regular. Since the bar closed, she o� en visits Rop-ers for karaoke on Tuesdays and � ursdays.

“Me and a lot of my friends and co-workers love to go sing country music on the deck and two-step,” Dwyer said.

Not only does Ropers o� er drink specials on Tuesday and � ursday

nights for the ladies, but they also have karaoke on their outside deck. Ropers is famous for being one of the only country-western bars in the Hattiesburg area.

On Wednesday nights, � e Frat House o� ers a $5 cover with ten cent well drinks and dra� . On � ursdays, the bar lets customers in for $10 and they drink free for the evening. Many students go to � e Frat House and it o� en reach-es maximum capacity on � ursday nights. Still, people wait in line to have drinks, dance, and chatter on the deck at the place that has be-come a popular spot among stu-dents.

“You were always guaranteed a good time at Frat House, whether there were 10 people in the bar or

500 people in the bar,” Krieger said.� e Frat House owner Michael

Andrews also said that the club is larger than many other spots in the nearby area. � e extra space can al-low more people to be in the club at one time, which is ideal for big par-ties or people who enjoy mingling.

While customers can walk straight ahead to the bar, they can also step up and head to pool tables on the side as well as the deck and outside bar or step down and be on a massive dance � oor. � e other sides of the bar-level contain rest-rooms as well as a venue area for bands and entertainment.

Until Mugshots reopens its doors in Hattiesburg, students can still � nd unique and fun nightlife in many di� erent venues.

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It is once again time for the Repertory Dance Company at Southern Miss Spring Concert, an event put on every year by the De-partment of Theatre and Dance.

This year, eight dances will be performed. The themes of the pieces promise variety, includ-ing visualization of life in Hawaii, falling in and out of a comfort zone, and disorder.

“I think this is truly a keen, experiential situation,” said com-pany director and assistant pro-fessor of dance Meredith Early. “I think this is truly commentary on human existence, who we are as individuals, and how we com-municate that through our art. It’s bold and dynamic.”

Katie Walker, a senior dance per-formance and choreography major from Collins, Miss., is dancing in a piece titled “Drifting Encounters,” which was choreographed by Kelly Bruce, a junior dance performance and choreography major from Mandeville, La. Walker said the concert promises a spectrum of modern dance, as well as “stories, images, and universal ideas, in ad-dition to interesting movement and great dance technique.”

Bruce described her piece, the first she has choreographed, as a dark, modern expression of both the accidental and intentional en-counters people have in everyday life and how they choose to react to those encounters.

“I was first inspired by the dif-ferent religions and religious cultures, and it got me thinking about life after death and contem-plating what happens when you die,” Bruce said. “No matter how

many different things we do or different things we believe in, we all have the same common thing: we’re all human and we’re going to have that [death] in common.”

Student choreographers and dance professors collaborate to create these dances, a process that begins the very first day of classes. But, the dancers and choreographers agree their hard work pays off.

“I make sure that each dancer has a part in the choreography so that they can feel like it’s their dance,” said junior dance

performance and choreography major and New Orleans native Vendetta Tardy, who choreo-graphed “Multiples of Many,” a piece about dissociative disor-ders. “Listening to the ideas of my dancers and myself created this awesome masterpiece.”

“Students should attend the Spring Dance Concert in order to expand their experiences and allow themselves the op-portunity to interpret the use of an instrument we all pos-sess—the human body,” Walker said. “Regardless of ethnicity,

nationality, culture, language or gender we all use our bodies to communicate, bond, and love one another. What better art to experience, therefore, than one that celebrates the one thing we are all born with?”

The concert debuts Thursday at

7:30 p.m. at the Mannoni Perform-ing Arts Center. The show will run at the same time Friday and Satur-day and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are $6 for students, $10 for faculty and staff, and $15 for the general public. For more in-formation, call 601-266-5418.

Dancers rehearse junior performance and choreography major Jamie Fisher’s “Movementary.”Photo courtesy of USM

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Sheen and his ego take stage

� e Sheen-man is at it again. Kicking o� his comedy tour, “Charlie Sheen Live: My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat Is Not an Option,” in Detroit Saturday, Charlie Sheen’s 20-date reign of winning continues, although not without hitting a few snags along the way.

A� er an extensive and very public love-hate relationship with CBS execs, ex-wives and the gen-eral public, Charlie Sheen, in con-junction with an adept cadre of managers and yes-men, master-minded a plot to bring the Sheen to a city near you. Consider it a gi� from the entertainment gods … You’re welcome.

Before the Torpedo tour de-but, Sheen tweeted, “The mo-ment of truth is upon us, De-troit! Do not fear ... the Sheenius is here,” coining yet another noteworthy Sheenism – a Sheen-ism that would later aid in the restoration of Miley Cyrus’ al-ways profound Twitter account. Again, you’re welcome.

Motor City warmly welcomed the warlock with a hostile mob of anti-Sheen supporters who � lled a sold-out Fox � eatre and pro-

ceeded to heckle the 45-year-old actor, booing and yelping slanders such as “You suck,” and “Loser,” throughout the show. One audi-ence member even compared Sheen’s act to a “this is your brain on drugs” a� er-school special.

A� er one insult too many, Sheen responded to the constant jeering, snapping, “I’ve already got your f***ing money, dude,” further exhibiting the artful guile of money-making and attention-grabbing. Sheen continued to an-tagonize the estimated crowd of 5,000, delivering a cult-like mo-tivational speech that spotlighted himself as a“folk hero of freedom” and showing potluck clips from his now infamous “20/20” inter-views that highlight his smorgas-bord of Sheenisms, o� ering less comedy and more of an egoma-nia-infused muddled memoir.

By the end of the abrupt Snoop Dogg musical intermission, only a couple hundred Sheensters were le� standing a� er witnessing the haphazard, theatrical, manic dud.

However, audiences were not the only spectators unreceptive to Sheen’s newest project. (Cue tabloid maelstrom.) � e media blazed Sheen’s tour with a � re-storm of criticism. � e Holly-wood Reporter ran one tagline reading, “Call it tiger blood or Adonis DNA if you will. Just don’t call it entertainment.” When prompted about the disor-ganization surrounding his act, Sheen answered, “Hey, you guys paid for a show when you didn’t

know what you were getting!” Touché, Mr. Sheen.

Although he received less than rave reviews of his live, comedic debut, you cannot keep a good Sheen down. Charlie’s one-ring mobile circus moved on to wind-ier pastures, making stop number two of the Torpedo tour at the fa-mous � e Chicago � eatre, where tickets ranged from $80 to $150 a pop. However, the Windy City audience o� ered more than an open wallet for the ex-sitcom star who echoed an ad-lib chant, “De-troit sucks,” at the � rst sight of the “Malibu Messiah” and conclud-ed the show with catcalls and a standing ovation. Sheen promptly countered the adoration via Twit-ter, tweeting, “� ank you for the hero’s welcome,” demonstrating that if Sheen cannot change his spots, he can change his audience.

� e Chicago Tribune dubbed the act “Sheen’s Extreme Make-

over” a� er undergoing extensive formatting changes post-Detroit debacle. Sheen and company shortened the 70-plus minute montage of video clips and other failed devices used in his Detroit debut and instead replaced the walk down memory lane with a live, one-on-one Q&A session with audience members. Dur-ing the “Sheenerview,” one at-tendee boldly inquired why Sheen felt the need to pay for sex “via his goddesses.” � e “MaSheen” cheekishly retorted, “Because I had millions to blow; I ran out of things to buy.” So what do you get the man that has it all? According to Charlie Sheen – two in-house hookers, a boat-load of blow and a “comedy” tour that is currently 1-1. Wow, put that in your crack pipe and smoke it. #winning.

� is was an article of opinion by Hannah Jones, a writer for � e Student Printz. Email questions or comments to hannah.jones@eagles.usm.edu.

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Quran-burning starts fi reNATIONAL

Over the past week, dozens of people in Afghanistan have been killed for the pettiest of reasons – because one man in Florida was determined to make his point, consequences be damned.

Pastor Terry Jones was sup-posed to hold a massive Quran burning at his church on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 at-tacks last year. But a massive out-cry ensued; many were worried that the planned desecration of Islam’s holy book would lead to violence. Even President Obama begged Jones to reconsider.

In March, however, Jones carried out his plan to burn the Quran. The American me-dia, to its credit, mostly chose not to give Jones the attention he craved. But weeks after the burning, inept Afghan Presi-

dent Hamid Karzai announced Jones’ actions to the world.

After riots erupted in Af-ghanistan over the news, dozens of people were killed, including UN workers and civilians. The religious Neanderthals who committed the murders are cer-tainly guilty first and foremost, but so is the American pastor who should have known better.

That’s not to say we shouldn’t have the right to burn a Quran, a Bible or an image of the pope if we so choose.

But the UN’s chief envoy to Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistu-ra, argued that this is a good ex-cuse to stifle freedom of speech.

“I don’t think we should be blaming any Afghan,” de Mistu-ra said. “We should be blaming the person who produced the news – the one who burned the Quran. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from offend-ing culture, religion, traditions.”

Mr. de Mistura couldn’t be any more wrong, because that’s exactly what freedom of speech means. We have long taken the view that the true test of free-dom of speech is whether or not we will allow the speech that we

hate most. Surely speech that offends religions and traditions qualifies under that standard.

Recently, the Supreme Court decided that the Westboro Bap-tist Church in Topeka, Ks., has the right to protest funerals of soldiers with signs that say things like “THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS.” While I do not believe the church should have the right to disturb pri-vate funerals, I do not contest its right to say the things it says.

Certainly, then, Jones has the right to burn the Quran on his own time and to be as offensive in his demonstration as he so chooses. Islam does not deserve special protections against “hate speech” that we would never afford to other religions like Christianity.

That’s not to say that Jones should not face the contempt of the American people. He de-serves the kind of condemna-tion that has been pronounced upon him. Jones knew that burning the Quran would incite Muslim extremists – and per-haps he even desired that out-come to help prove his point.

But here’s the end result:

dozens of innocent people are dead because one man wanted to prove a point; peaceful Mus-lims must fear retaliation, and our soldiers in the Middle East face heightened tensions. Pas-tor Jones has undermined ten grueling years spent trying to ease relations between the West and the Middle East.

Meanwhile, people who would seek to dilute our most treasured freedom, like Mr. de Mistura, feel emboldened in their calls to limit speech criti-cal of religion.

All of that has come about as the result of one petty man’s selfishness. Jones absolutely de-serves to be ostracized for his irresponsibility.

Yes, Jones had the right to do what he did. But he should learn that free speech is not free. There are consequences.

Just ask the families of those who died in Afghanistan over the past week.

Student Shout-outs

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studentprintz.com.

To the guy in Kinnell’s SOC 101 class, I pretend that I’m paying attention, but really I’m creeping on you. Let’s be friends.

STOP TAKING THE ELEVA-TORS TO THE SECOND FLOOR! GAAAHHH!!

To the GORGEOUS guy that sits in the back of my French class: Feel free to talk to me at any point. The semester is almost over so hop to it already!

To the person who said she was afraid of the elevator cables break-ing. Why did you ride the elevator from the fi rst to the second fl oor?

You have given Smoothie King enough business -- I see a jelly roll under your “trying to be cool clothes.”

Happy birthday, Carol Lee. Love you baby sis.

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� 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.

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Southern Miss Sports: Upcoming Games

Saturday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.So� ball @ TulsaTulsa, Okla. Saturday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m.Football Spring GameHattiesburg, Miss.

Saturday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m.Baseball @ MemphisMemphis, Tenn.

Southern Miss Box Score

Baseball:4/5 vs. Miss. State L, 5-4

M. Tennis:4/1 vs. UAB L, 5-24/2 vs. ECU L, 4-34/3 vs. Tulane L, 7-0

W. Tennis:4/2 @ Rice L, 6-14/3 @ Houston L, 5-2

� ursday, April 7 Track and Field at Austin RelaysAustin, Tex. Friday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m.Baseball @ MemphisMemphis, Tenn. Saturday, April 9 at 9:30 a.m.Women’s Tennis @ UTEPMemphis, Tenn.

Day: FridayLocation: Memphis, Tenn.Time: 6:30 p.m.

Baseball vs. Memphis

Memphis’ Last Five Games: 3/30 vs. Miss Valley St. L, 3-24/01 vs. Alcorn State W, 17-34/02 vs. Alcorn State W, 15-54/03 vs. Alcorn State W, 13-54/05 vs. Ole Miss W, 9-2

Overall record: 17-11, Conference USA: 1-2

Junior long jumper makes historyTRACK AND FIELD

Travis � ornellSports Editor

On March 11, junior Tori Bowie leapt her way into South-ern Miss’ history with her school record jump of 21 feet and 4 ¾ inches at the NCAA Indoor Championships in College Sta-tion, Texas. � e jump meant more than a school record; it cemented the long jumper from Sand Hill as permanent part of Golden Eagle legacy as the school’s � rst indi-vidual national champion.

“My mindset was to win the national championship,” Bowie said. “I went in focused and kept thinking that I was the best. I was not going to let anyone beat me. I came into nationals ranked fourth, but I told myself that those numbers meant nothing. � ey do not matter until we all compete against each other and I was go-ing to � ght to the last round.”

Bowie, who has dominated throughout the season, took the lead on her � rst attempt with a stellar jump of 21 feet even. It was the fourth jump out six that Bow-ie used to take the title.

“I basically knew I was going to win with that jump. I could tell looking at rest of the girls and

how they were competing. When you are in track and � eld, you can pick out who is having a good day out there, and I knew I was go-ing to win,” said Bowie about her mindset of the fourth jump that ultimately won her the prize.

� e junior’s performance did not surprise anyone in the Gold-en Eagle track and � eld program. She was consistently one of the top long jumpers in the country the entire indoor season. With her season opening jump at the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational in mid-January, she has been look-ing forward for her chance at na-tionals. She credited her success to the support of her teammates.

“We are like a family. I don’t think I will ever have teammates like I have here. You might go to another school with better facili-ties and more money, but no one is as close as we are,” said Bowie of the family-like atmosphere of the track program.

Assistant Coach Adrian Ghioroaie, who worked with Bowie and her fellow jumpers, talked about what went into the season for her.

“I believed in Tori a lot with her capabilities of recording very good performances. You’ve got to peak at the right time and work with the

situation given. She did a great job listening and trusting me. Every-thing worked out and we have a national champion now.”

Along with the national cham-pionship, Bowie has picked up numerous honors. She was named Conference USA Indoor Field Athlete of the Year and U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association First Team All American honors. Triple jumper Ganna Demydova joined her on the � rst team while sprinter Chastity Riggien and high jumper Ke’Airra Jones were rewarded with second team hon-ors. Great successes in the indoor season landed the Lady Eagles No. 13 in the � nal USTFCCCA Top 25 Poll.

With the momentum of Bow-ie’s individual and the program’s successes, Coach Kevin Stephen could not be any happier on how things are going for his team. With Bowie missing the � rst meet due to being at nationals and rest-ing her during the Alabama Re-lays, the Golden Eagles have not missed a beat. Multiple school records and personal bests have been set at the � rst three outdoor meets of the year. Bowie compet-ed in the Auburn Relays in the 4 x100 women’s relay team.

This season Tori Bowie has consistently ranked high among long jumpers in the country. Now, Bowie has jumped into victory and

beaten USM records.

Golfer wins award

Southern Miss senior golfer Virginia Espejo was named Conference USA Women’s Golfer of the Week. � e conference o� ce announced her honor Wednesday.

� is is Southern Miss’ seventh ever Golfer of the Week award, and the third this year. Vicky Correa and Brandi Rodriguez also earned the honor this year.

Espejo set a number of school records while earning third place at the Rebel Intercollegiate in Oxford, Miss. � e Madrid, Spain

native opened with a school record 68, breaking her own record set last year. It was also her second round of par or better on the year and fourth of her career, both of which tied school records. She followed that with a second round 73 and a � nal round 74.

Eagle fan can win Bu� ett autograph

� e Southern Miss Alumni Association will ra� e one autographed, game worn Jimmy Bu� ett-inspired jersey during

the seventh-inning stretch of the Golden Eagle baseball game against the University of New Orleans, Friday, April 15. Ra� e tickets will be sold for $5 and will be available for purchase during the game. � e winner may choose to have either Jimmy Bu� ett or the Southern Miss Golden Eagle baseball team autograph the jersey.

Proceeds from the ra� e of the jersey will bene� t the baseball support organization, the Dugout Club, and a scholarship fund in the name of Bu� ett’s mother, Peets.

Sports in Brief

Parker Waters

Tori Bowie recorded the top mark in the nation with a jump of 6.43m.