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Members of USM's Tri Delta pose with author and podcaster Grace Valentine during Body image Week.

Sorority Hosts Body Image Week

Clare Cole, Multimedia Journalist | November 13, 2024

The Tri Delta sorority held its annual Body Image Week from Nov. 4-8, featuring a series of events promoting positive body image, self-acceptance, and mental well-being. Throughout the week, events were...

Winners of the "Three-Minute Thesis" Competition with Dr. Joe Paul.
Back Row left to right: Michael Oeth, Matt Martin, and Godspower Okeke. Front Row left to right: Dr. Joe Paul, Madeline Klubertanz, and Alyssa Sha.

USM Hosts “Three Minute Thesis” Competition

Nishrenika Pokhrel, Multimedia Journalist | November 13, 2024

The “Three Minute Thesis Competition” is an annual competition held for graduate students in Southern Miss. It is an academic research competition held by Southern Miss Graduate School. This year,...

Traffic moves along Hardy Street near the Southern Miss campus.

Hattiesburg Releases Safe Roads Action Plan Draft

Kennedy Newson, Multimedia Journalist | November 13, 2024

The city of Hattiesburg has released a draft of its Safe Roads Hattiesburg Safety Action Plan, aimed at improving street safety and reducing severe crashes by 50% by 2032, with an ultimate goal of eliminating...

A Southern Miss Powwow performer.

Southern Miss to Host Annual Powwow

Kennedy Newson, Multimedia Journalist | November 13, 2024

The University of Southern Mississippi will host its annual Southern Miss Powwow on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Spirit Park. Organized by the Center for American Indian Research...

Prospective transfer students at a recent orientation.

Transfer Students Find Community at USM

Suvi Lama, Multimedia Journalist | November 12, 2024

As universities across the nation recently celebrated National Transfer Student Week, transfer students at Southern Miss discovered new opportunities to connect and build community on campus. The week-long...

Artificial Intelligence Raises Concerns at Mississippi Universities

Artificial Intelligence Raises Concerns at Mississippi Universities

Kennedi Drake, Multimedia Journalist | November 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common at universities across the country, benefiting students but also raising concerns about plagiarism and dependency. Several students at The University...

Marcellus Washburn (Hutson Rollins) dances with one of the townspeople as the town is swept into a storm of new beginnings.

USM School of Music Performs The Music Man

Sarah Grace Meyn, Multimedia Journalist | November 7, 2024

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music recently hosted a production of Meredith Willson's Tony Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man at the Mannoni Performing Arts Center. The performance...

Madison Waters, a Medical Laboratory Science student at USM, studies samples through a microscope.

McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak Still Under Investigation

Kristen Kaylor, Multimedia Journalist | November 7, 2024

People are starting to return to McDonald’s locations after the Colorado Department of Agriculture concludes that Quarter Pounders are not the cause of an E. coli outbreak. Thousands of McDonald’s...

Dr. Courtney Luckhardt, a professor of medieval history at Southern Miss, gives a Halloween lecture to the USM History Club.

USM History Club Hosts Halloween Lecture

Haley Shepherd, Multimedia Journalist | November 7, 2024

The University of Southern Mississippi's History Club recently hosted a Halloween event featuring a lecture by Dr. Courtney Luckhardt, a professor of medieval history at USM. Luckhardt, who specializes...

A runner crosses the finish line of Kappa Delta's 1-mile color run.

Kappa Delta Sorority Hosts Annual Shamrock Run

Clare Cole, Multimedia Journalist | November 6, 2024

The Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Southern Mississippi recently hosted its annual Shamrock and Run 5K, raising funds for Kids Hub Child Advocacy Center and Prevent Child Abuse America. The...

Sensory Room to be

Computer Science Sensory Room

Nishrenika Pokhrel, Multimedia Journalist | November 6, 2024

The School of Computing Sciences and Computing Engineering is opening a new sensory room to help promote socialization and productivity among neurodivergent students. The room will be furnished in Spring...

Students Debate Lowering Alcohol Age Requirement

Students Debate Lowering Alcohol Age Requirement

Kennedi Drake, Multimedia Journalist | November 6, 2024

College students are questioning whether the legal age to purchase and consume alcohol in the United States should be changed, citing inconsistencies with other legal responsibilities granted at age 18. Currently,...

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