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“Kraken” unleashed on campus

Shannon Barbin, SM2 Staff | January 25, 2023

The newest Covid subvariant of the Omicron strain XXB.1.5, informally nicknamed “Kraken,” has scientists and health professionals scratching their heads. Unlike with past strains of covid, Kraken...

Selection of goose, duck and chicken eggs

Let’s get cracking: How to spice up your egg dish

Nate Schumann and Nate Schumann | November 11, 2018

More often than not, those of us who are college students who have to provide our own food look for ways to eat cheaply. I am a proponent of cooking your own food, and I believe that people can eat good...

Allergy season affects Southern Mississippi students

Allergy season affects Southern Mississippi students

Caleb McCluskey and Caleb McCluskey | March 27, 2018

According to statistics from the Moffitt Health Center at Southern Miss, more than 200 students have come to the center with seasonal allergies. Contextually, between 10 and 30 percent of United States...

Depression on the rise in college students

Depression on the rise in college students

Chelsea Claverie and Chelsea Claverie | March 27, 2018

Raevin Wade, a 19-year-old full time college student at the University of Southern Mississippi, sometimes lacks the motivation to get out of bed and go to her classes. Her appetite decreases, she feels...

USM Counseling Services offers Zen meditation

USM Counseling Services offers Zen meditation

Caleb McCluskey and Caleb McCluskey | February 6, 2018

Geography professor and Zen practitioner, Mark Miller, has brought Zen meditation to The University of Southern Mississippi at the Counseling Services located in Bond Hall on Monday from 12:15 to 12:45...

Smoking on USM campus continues after ban

Smoking on USM campus continues after ban

Caleb McCluskey and Caleb McCluskey | February 6, 2018

Many students are unaware of the new smoking policy at The University of Southern Mississippi. As of January, the campus has been completely tobacco-free. This new self-governing policy has left students...

New Year, New Me: Tips for sticking to your goals

New Year, New Me: Tips for sticking to your goals

Ashley Hobson and Ashley Hobson | January 15, 2018

As 2017 graciously came to an end, many students inevitably decided to take a step back and regroup for the upcoming year and imposing semester. As cliché as it might be, I sincerely love New Year’s...

Hollywood should look behind the scenes of sexual assault

Hollywood should look behind the scenes of sexual assault

Courtney Carver and Courtney Carver | October 31, 2017

In society, sexual assault has become a prevalent issue, and this act of violence only seems to be getting worse. Sexual assault is a category for different notions of sexual activities including unwanted...

Senior Jay Spear stops to enjoy a cigarette after walking through Southern Miss campus on Sunday.  He sits in the shade in one of the designated smoking areas outside Joseph Greene Hall. - Aaron J. Stewart

USM transitions to tobacco-free campus

Alyssa Bass and Alyssa Bass | October 18, 2017

On Wednesday, Oct. 4, students, faculty and staff were notified via email of USM’s new tobacco-free policy to be implemented on both the Hattiesburg and Gulf Park campuses beginning on Jan. 1, 2018 with...

Dove could have avoided its ad controversy

Dove could have avoided its ad controversy

Carlton Mcgrone and Carlton Mcgrone | October 17, 2017

A few weeks ago on Oct. 7, Dove aired an advertisement that depicted a black woman taking off her shirt to reveal a white woman, implying multiple white supremacy messages and garnering almost instant...

EagleTHON promotes Children's Health Week in October

EagleTHON promotes Children’s Health Week in October

Kaitlyn Watkins and Kaitlyn Watkins | October 3, 2017

During the first week of October, EagleTHON will host events for Children’s Health Week. The organization planned a full week with anything from “Paws for a Cause” to “Karaoke for the Kids.” EagleTHON...

SGA’s Mental Health Awareness Week Hosts Informative Panel

SGA’s Mental Health Awareness Week Hosts Informative Panel

Bradley Booth and Bradley Booth | September 19, 2017

Last week, the Student Government Association provided a Mental Health Awareness Week for students. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, SGA hosted a panel of mental health professionals that discussed the importance...

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