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  • bennett Printz reflects: Year in review

     

    When students returned to campus in August 2012, the atmosphere was entirely different at the University of Southern Mississippi than it is today. 

  • Best Shout-outs of 2012-2013

    Barnes and Noble has such great deals on textbooks and gives you a fair price to buy them back” said no one ever.

  • The Printz wants you

     

    Your job in college is to decide what to do with the rest of your life, and one of the best ways to do that is through real world experience. There are hundreds of internship opportunities out there, but we feel there’s an important opportunity right here on campus that many people don’t consider.

  • Pulling all-nighters during finals: Pain or gain?

    For many college students, life is consumed by studying, writing papers, going out, going to work and extracurricular activities.

  • Trashy Moms instead of Teen Moms?

     

    Diapers. Alcohol. Car seats. Lingerie. Do these sound like things that mix well together? I hope everyone reading this is thinking “no way!”

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  • To pirate or not to pirate?

    While the series premiere of the HBO hit show “Game of Thrones,” viewership was at an impressive high, the illegal downloads of the show skyrocketed to record-breaking numbers. Because the show airs on such an exclusive channel, viewers have no access to episodes until each season is complete.

  • There’s nothing ‘Accidental’ about Brad Paisley’s racism

     

    This Monday, Brad Paisley released a single, “Accidental Racist,” featuring LL Cool J. The song was intended to foster more understanding and dialogue between white Southerners and black Americans. It was a disaster.

  • ‘Mad Men’ returns with death at the door

    “Midway along the journey of our life, I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path.”

  • Prepping for summer: Joining a gym

     

    It’s almost summertime, which means everyone is eager to get the beach body he or she has dreamt of all winter. What’s your first step to achieving that? Joining a gym.

  • Disability accomodations: Helping or hindering?

     

    Each day, nearly 16,500 students travel the Southern Miss campus attending their classes. Among these students are those who, like me, live with some sort of disability. I don’t think it’s fair that I should struggle with the accommodations on campus in addition to the struggles I already face in life.

  • Mississippi makes headlines...again

     

    If you turn the TV to get your news or to view it on the Internet, you’ll more than likely see almost a week’s worth of national headlines dedicated to the state of Mississippi.

  • Time to put on your dancing shoes: NCAA Predictions

    Sports writer Joshua Campbell gives his take on how the NCAA men's basketball tournament will go down this year.

  • concert Is it really about the music anymore?

    Concerts. Music. Shows. We all love to attend them, chat about what we expect when attending a certain artist’s show and chat even more about how the show actually went afterwards.

  • guy Rodman moonlights as int’l maverick

     

    In late February, pot-stirrer personality and former NBA player Dennis Rodman took a trip to North Korea. Yes, this is the same North Korea that wants to blow us up with nuclear weapons. We spring break in Destin, he spring breaks in North Korea. To each his own. 

  • Viral videos: Here today, gone tomorrow

     

    So, we all remember the video “David Goes to the Dentist”, right? You know, the one where the little kid is high from his dentist visit and starts talking about how he feels while the dad records it.

  • Music to my ears: Students play on despite the odds

     

    Imagine: You’re walking through the Southern Miss campus, sipping on Coca-Cola from Seymour’s, hearing a crazy preacher man call students devil children and “so-whore-ity” girls, all while listening to the sound of live music in the background. Well...that’s what happened to me on Tuesday.

  • SGA Elections: We need a change

     

    What has SGA done for you? What has SGA done for you lately?