News in Brief

USM student dies of ‘blunt force injuries’

Jack Hammett and Jack Hammett | February 14, 2017

Early Saturday, USM student and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity member Cole Whaley died of “blunt force injuries” at the DoubleTree hotel located at 300 Canal St. in New Orleans, according to Orleans Parish...

Alumni Association hosts Grads and Crawdads

Cam Bonelli and Cam Bonelli | April 28, 2016

Alumni and graduating seniors gathered at the Ogletree house for the Grads and Crawdads event on April 28. More than 350 grads and seniors registered for the event that lasted from 3-5 p.m. The Alumni...

Community races to promote neighborhood recovery

Elizabeth Lee and Elizabeth Lee | March 28, 2016

The Longleaf Heights Neighborhood Association hosted the Resilience 5K race in Hattiesburg on March 26 in an effort to promote neighborhood recovery efforts in the wake of the EF4 tornado that struck the...

#TBT: How the Golden Eagles got their name

Camille Myrick and Camille Myrick | February 4, 2016

Forty-six years ago, the Student Printz covered a different kind of election. The paper published weekly updates similar to the 2016 presidential election polls. Students did not vote for the new face...

Hopson replaces Monken: Former USM coordinator returns as head coach

Julius Kizzee and Julius Kizzee | February 1, 2016

Former Alcorn State head coach Jay Hopson has been named the 21st head coach for the Golden Eagles in what will be his third stint in Hattiesburg. The news broke on Twitter late Saturday...

USM Survey necessary to conduct future changes for advisement.

Jamaud Bell and Jamaud Bell | January 28, 2016

The Arts and Letters Ambassadors and the Office of the Provost issued a survey Jan. 18. Data collected between then and Feb. 5 will be used by a university council in an attempt to affect positive changes...

Monken leaves USM for Tampa Bay as OC

Julius Kizzee and Julius Kizzee | January 25, 2016

Head football coach Todd Monken resigned Sunday afternoon to become the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “It’s been a privilege to lead this program over the last three...

Cook Library installs new iMacs

Andrew Dutton and Andrew Dutton | January 25, 2016

iTech, USM’s technical services department, has installed eight new 21-inch iMac 2015 desktop computers in the Learning Commons. David Sliman, the chief information officer at iTech, said...

USM prepares for upcoming season

Julius Kizzee and Julius Kizzee | January 21, 2016

Now that Southern Miss has ended its season on the gridiron, it is time to take a look back at why optimism should be higher for 2016 than for the past season. Southern Miss finished their season...

Workplace emails spam students for good reasons

Camille Myrick and Camille Myrick | January 21, 2016

Module after module, I sat watching cartoonish info-graphics about sexual harassment and misconduct at work. Courtesy of the Department of Compliance and Ethics, I can never get this half hour...

SGA event lights way to holiday season

Afnan Beauti and Afnan Beauti | December 3, 2015

Ringing in the holiday season, the ninth annual Lighting the Way program took place at The University of Southern Mississippi Wednesday evening, sponsored by the Student Government Association. The...

Chi Omega raises money to grant wishes

Lora Lavigne and Lora Lavigne | December 3, 2015

The Epsilon Delta chapter of Chi Omega Sorority at The University of Southern Mississippi kicked off the holidays by hosting its 64th annual Songfest competition. The free event was held on...