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The day after losing to Mem-phis in the Conference USA tournament championship game, the Southern Miss men’s

basketball team was awarded a bid to the National Invitational Tournament.

Southern Miss was announced as a No. 1 seed, along with Ken-tucky, Alabama and Virginia.

The No. 1 seed means that USM will host No. 8 seed

Charleston Southern (19-12) on Wednesday night at 8:15 p.m. in Reed Green Coliseum. The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN3.

If Southern Miss wins, they will continue to host all games until the Final Four, which will

be played in Madison Square Garden in New York City.

This is the Eagles’ ninth NIT appearance. Overall, the Eagles are 6-7 in NIT play, winning the tournament in 1987.

First year coach Donnie Tyn-dall has purchased 1,000 tickets

for students to attend the game. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the first 1,000 students to show a validated student ID receive free admission.

Southern Miss No. 1 seed in NITBASKETBALL

Kyle SmithSports Editor

� e Southern Miss Golden Eagles su� ered a gut-wrenching 79-91 double-overtime defeat to the rival Memphis Tigers in the Conference USA Tournament Championship Game on Saturday. Although the Golden Eagles played well enough

throughout the tournament to se-cure a No. 1 seed in the upcoming National Invitational Tournament (NIT), their third loss to Memphis this season ultimately tarnished their chances of cracking the � eld of 68 in the NCAA Tournament.

� e game was a grind from start to � nish, as both teams struggled to take a stranglehold of the contest throughout. � e Tigers possessed a

7-point lead with 32 seconds le� in regulation, but the Golden Eagles staged a furious comeback on the strength of a 9-2 run. � e rally was capped by Neil Watson’s buzzer

beater lay up, which sent the game into overtime with both sides dead-locked at 62.

� e � rst overtime mimicked the characteristics of the � rst two

halves, as neither team extended a lead larger than two points. Southern Miss forward Daveon

Eagles fall to Tigers in heartbreaking lossBASKETBALL

Je� HaegerPrintz Writer

Above: Southern Miss Golden Eagles forward Jonathan Mills (24) reaches for a loose ball during the championship game of the Conference USA tournament game against the Memphis Tigers at the BOK Center.

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Left: Southern Miss Golden Eagles head coach Donnie Tyndall reacts to a call against the Memphis Tigers during the championship game of the Conference USA tournament at the BOK Center. Memphis defeated Tulsa 91-79.

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10 a.m.I.M.A.G.E. March of Dimes FundraiserThad Cochran Atrium

4 p.m.Desmond & Utopia Reggae Club Jam SessionShoemaker Square-Fountain

5 p.m.Sigma Chi Derby Days Dance CompetitionPride Field

6 p.m.SMAC Retail Therapy Fashion Show PracticeUnion Room B

7 a.m.The Big EventPayne Center and Pride Field

2 p.m.SMAC Retail Therapy Fashion Show PracticeUnion Honors

9 a.m.Delta Sigma Pi Bake SaleJoseph A. Greene Hall

9 a.m.USM Amnesty International Bake Sale2nd Floor LAB

10 a.m.SMAC Pinterest PartyR.C. Lounge

10:30 a.m.Wellness Ambassadors Health FairUnion Lobby

11 a.m.The Southerner Yearbook SalesThad Cochran Atrium

9 a.m.Graduate Student Research SymposiumTCC 210, 214, 216, 218 A/B, 228, Grand Ballroom

10 a.m.Chi Omega Cupcake SaleUnion Lobby and Thad Cochran Center

10 a.m.I.M.A.G.E. March of Dimes FundraiserThad Cochran Atrium

11 a.m.Air Force R.O.T.C. Career Day Union Hall of Honors

5 p.m.Generation 6:20 Thursday Night LiveUnion Room A

10 a.m.Chi Omega Cupcake SaleUnion Lobby and Thad Cochran Center

10:30 a.m.Wellness Ambassadors Health TopicsUnion Lobby

11 a.m.The Southerner Yearbook SalesThad Cochran Atrium

5 p.m.Southern Miss Trivia NightPower House

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A story in the Laurel-Leader Call writ-ten by Southern Miss student journalist Cassidi Bush was entered for a Pulit-zer Prize, not nominated, according to Claudia Weissberg, website manager for The Pulitzer Prizes. Incorrect informa-tion was printed in the March 7 issue of The Student Printz.

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� e College of Business at the University of Southern Missis-sippi is getting a new dean, and the one chosen is a � rst in the college’s history. Dr. Faye Gilbert has been chosen to head the college, serving as the � rst female dean in the Col-lege of Business.

Gilbert graduated from South-ern Miss, earning undergraduate and master’s degrees in business

administration. She currently serves as the dean of the Col-lege of Business and Econom-ics at Radford University. � e search for a new

dean began late last year follow-ing Lance Neil’s departure from the university, who le� to begin a position at Texas Tech University last August.

Similar to the presidential search committee that chose Dr. Rodney

Bennett as USM’s next president, a committee was formed to � nd the new dean, which consisted of faculty, sta� and students, along with members of the College’s Business Advisory Council. Four � nalists were brought to campus in January and February. Pending approval by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, Gilbert’s o� cial start date will be e� ective July 1.

A native of Ocean Springs, Miss., Gilbert earned her undergradu-ate degree in 1982 from Southern Miss, followed by her master’s de-

gree in business administration in 1983. In 1988, she graduated from North Texas University, where she received her doctorate. She also served as Georgia College and State University’s business school dean before serving at Radford.

Dean of the Honors College Dave Davies served as search com-mittee chair, and he told the Mis-sissippi Business Journal said Gil-bert was the clear choice to serve as the next dean.

“Dr. Gilbert has the energy, drive, and experience to lead our excellent College of Business to the

next level,” Davies said. “She has the ability to relate to faculty, stu-dents, and the business commu-nity. She will bring a tremendous energy, enthusiasm, and drive to work with the faculty to build on the College’s many successes.”

Gilbert joins the College of Busi-ness at an exciting phase in the col-lege’s history. Construction on Sci-anna Hall, which will serve as the new business building, began last July, and completion is expected in Spring 2014. � e building is esti-mated to cost around $30 million.

First female chosen as business deanON CAMPUS

Tyler HillNews Editor

Boardingham could have given the Eagles a three-point lead with 22 seconds remaining, but he only knocked down one of his two free throws. Memphis guard Joe Jackson made the Eagles pay on the ensuing possession, as his clutch jumper tied the game with 12 seconds le� on the clock, and both sides entered the second overtime knotted at 72.

Southern Miss gained early mo-mentum in the second extra pe-riod a� er a Dwayne Davis layup made it 76-75 in favor of the Eagles,

but the Tigers quickly reclaimed the lead on Chris Crawford’s � � h three-point basket of the contest the following possession. Crawford’s bucket sparked a 16-3 run to close out the game for Tigers, helping them clinch their sixth conference tournament championship in seven years. � is is the Tigers’ last season in C-USA before they realign with the Big East next year.

� e Eagles lost the game at the foul line, as they shot a dismal 53.6 percent from the charity stripe. � e

opposition only shot 64 percent from the free throw line, but they had Crawford on their side. He scored 20 of his 23 points a� er the � rst half, something he has made a habit of doing against the Eagles in his three-year career with the Tigers. In three games against the Eagles this season, Crawford has torched Southern Miss to the tune of 14 made baskets from beyond the arc. On Saturday the Eagles could not contain him down the stretch, and it ultimately cost them what

could have been their � rst-ever C-USA Tournament Championship.

Despite the loss, the Eagles re-corded strong performances from Jonathan Mills and Boardingham. Mills poured in 15 points to go along with his game-high 17 rebounds, an exact replica of the numbers he put up against East Carolina on March 2. Boardingham put up a team-high 19 points on 8-12 shooting to com-pliment his 8 rebounds.

Although the Eagles were snubbed from the NCAA Tourna-

ment, Southern Miss seniors Mills, Davis and Rashard McGill are now guaranteed at least one more game in front of their home crowd when USM hosts Charleston Southern on Wednesday at 8:15 p.m.

� is will be Southern Miss’s ninth trip to the NIT and its � rst since 2001. � e Golden Eagles won the NIT in 1987 but have only re-corded a 6-7 record in the tourna-ment all-time.

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Derby Days is a nationwide philanthropy event hosted by Sigma Chi Fraternity members, and at USM it is being held this week. It is a weeklong event that goes to proceed the char-ity of each chapter’s choice. The Theta Delta chapter of Sigma Chi at the University of South-ern Mississippi donates funds collected throughout the week to Children’s Miracle Network.

The closest Children’s Miracle Network is located in Jackson at the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children.

“It is a week of fun filled ac-tivities; our overall goal is to become big contributors to the Children’s Miracle Network in Mississippi,” said Zach Kulzer, chairman of this year’s Derby Days festivities.

When asked about the theme, Kulzer says it’s all fun and games.

“Each year we, as a chapter, decide on a theme that hasn’t been used at all, or at least in a little while.”

Each sorority on USM’s cam-pus participates in Derby Days festivities. Along with the tra-ditional sorority involvement, active members of Sigma Chi participate in what is called a “brother auction,” in which sororities bid on their favorite Sigma Chis to participate with them in the annual Derby Days dance competition.

Events will take place Mon-day through Friday of this week. Each day this week, sororities will vie for the Derby Hat by re-ceiving a clue each morning that will be posted at the Sigma Chi house. Sororities are known to search high and low all week—lacking in their routine sleep and studying schedules—to find the coveted hat.

Last night there was a profit share at Caliente Grille along with the brother auction at the Sigma Chi house.

Tuesday night will be the so-rority karaoke competition at the Sigma Chi house. Sorority mem-ber are known to dress up as dif-ferent Sigma Chi’s while making fun of them through different songs. After the karaoke compe-tition, sororities will be judged based on signs painted through-out the week with the Derby Days theme.

On Wednesday, sorority and fraternity members will take a

trip to Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children for a tour of the hospital where they will spend time with terminally ill children.

On Thursday, the Sigma Chis will hold Derby Darling inter-views at the Sigma Chi house. The Derby Darling is usually

a Greek woman who will posi-tively represent the fraternity in some way.

Friday is the most exciting day of the week for sorority members because girls have the chance to showcase the hard work they have put into the

dance competition, which will be held at Pride Field.

When the week’s festivities are all said and done, a benefit concert at the Frat House will be held, featur-ing 17th Floor as entertainment.

Rachel BeechPrintz Writer

Greek Life

Derby Dazed and Confused:

Sophmore Austin Shelton of Sigma Chi dances at the Sigma Chi house Monday night at the coaches auction, part of the fraternity’s annual weeklong philanthropy event, Derby Days. Proceeds from the events throughout the week will benefit Children’s Miracle Network.

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As an eclectic mix of Uni-versity of Southern Missis-sippi students and Hattiesburg residents looked on, the pro-posal that promises to forever change the identity of the Hub City made its much-anticipated public debut.

What began as a seven-day planning workshop in late No-vember has quickly become a re-ality, as the Master Plan for Mid-town Hattiesburg was revealed during a March 5 city council meeting at the Trent Lott Center on the campus of USM.

The project aims to provide the city with a mixed-use com-munity district that combines an array of businesses, restau-rants, entertainment venues and green space in the area just south of campus and west of Highway 49.

As the proposal approaches its initiation phase, the idea of a Hat-tiesburg Midtown has already pro-vided a cultural shot in the arm to the Southern Miss community.

“I’m really excited because it’s going to open up Hattiesburg a lot more and make it more of a community,” junior public relations major Brandy Romig said. “This is going to make our school more appealing to po-tential students in a major way, and I’m excited to see how it turns out.”

The area will also offer af-fordable student housing in the form of cottages, condominiums and apartments accessible to the university through a Hardy Street crosswalk. For those who prefer the scenic route, a trolley connection from Midtown to campus will also be available.

While Midtown is still years from completion, City Council

President Kim Bradley is confi-dent the project will progress at a successful rate.

“When we planned this origi-nally it was always looked at as a five or 20 year plan before it really got any traction,” Bradley said. “But I really see permits be-ing pulled for this area this year.”

The presentation was met with resounding support from

Vice President of Student Af-fairs Joe Paul.

“When you look at the really classic American college cam-puses, they almost always have a district that’s adjacent to that college campus,” Paul said. “[The project] has tremendous poten-tial to be truly transformative.”

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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 nu-clear weapons. We spring break in Destin, he spring breaks in North Korea. To each his own.

Rodman became the first high-profile American to meet the 28-year-old (or 29 or 30-year-old, no one really knows) North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un since he came to power in 2011. Kim follows in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps as the communist dic-tator of North Korea.

Rodman and Kim looked chummy as they watched an ex-hibition basketball game of the Harlem Globetrotters mixed in with some North Korean play-ers that ended in a 110-110 tie (wisely so). Afterwards, they

celebrated with a large feast and plenty of drinks to go around. Meanwhile in the rest of North Korea, the overwhelming ma-jority of the population is starving.

The United States Depart-ment of State was quick to distance itself from Rodman’s excursion and say that the trip was not in conjunction with any type of American diplomacy.

While Rodman has said that he does not condone some of Kim’s actions as far as abusing and starving his people and putting them in prison camps, he did say that in him Kim has a “friend for life.”

At this point Rodman and Kim Jong Un probably have matching BFF necklaces that were hand chiseled by North Korean prisoners. I wonder how they looked compared to the quality of BFF necklaces at Claire’s from the ‘90s?

Rodman reportedly believes that Kim Jong Un doesn’t want to start a war; he just wants a phone call from President Obama. He personally suggests that they talk about basketball, a common interest between the two. Basically, the future of our South Korean friends and pos- sibly the United States should be invested in a rubber ball and

a hoop.The next stop on the Dennis

Rodman tour of world peace and diplomacy, sponsored by an Irish gambling site, was Vat-ican City, where he attempted to influence the papal conclave.

Rodman plans to return to North Korea and his bromance with Kim Jong Un in August to “figure out what’s going on over there.” Who runs the world? Dennis Rodman.

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Southern Miss SportsBox Score:

Men’s Tennis:3/16 at Lamar W, 7-03/16 at Lamar W, 6-1

Baseball:3/16 vs. Central Arkansas L, 14-33/17 vs. Central Arkansas W, 2-1

Upcoming Games:Softball

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Men’s Basketball:3/16 at Memphis in Tulsa, Okla. L, 91-79 (2OT)

03/20/137 p.m. Baseball at Auburn Mobile, Ala. (Hank Aaron Stadium)

8:15 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. CharlestonNIT 1st RoundHattiesburg, Miss.

03/21/132:30 p.m. Women’s Tennis at William CareyHattiesburg, Miss.

8:15 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. CharlestonNIT 1st RoundHattiesburg, Miss.

“Something that has brought us together is seeing perpetual change together as directors. Society is always changing and what we’re pushing for is a better Mississipi—one that has strong infrastructure,” said Vincent Chaney, director of subSIPPI : an exploratory doc-umentary.

“Through this, I’ve learned that Mississippi is so special in the sense that once you become invested in your community, you can truly let your voice be heard.”

The highly anticipated sub-SIPPI press party debuted on Saturday night at Oddfellows Gallery in the Historic Down-town Hattiesburg area.

The press party, hosted by Adam Myrick and Jason le Vi-ere, owners of Click Boutique and Gallery, drew in dozens of spectators hungry to learn more about the documentary making waves all around the state.

The shindig left directors James Gregory Gandy and Vin-cent Chaney with enough funds to polish off the rest of their cinematic endeavors; however unexpected, their journey has only begun.

The documentary was ex-pected to debut in December, but through time, curators Gandy and Chaney learned why so many documentaries take awhile to develop and grow.

“There’s a reason why films and documentaries take years to make,” Gandy said. “We want to be able to truly reach out to people and give them an hon-est portrayal of Mississippi re-gardless of the amount of time it will take.”

Gandy and Chaney pride themselves on giving viewers the feeling of existing in the broad spectrum of environments be-ing captured for this film.

The purpose of the documen-tary is to inform Mississippians about hundreds of different subcultures embedded deeply within communities all around the state. This film will act as a resource for Mississippians while clearing up any negative

connotations associated with Mississippian’s past.

Both directors hope to por-tray a positive and informative worldview of Missis-sippi’s rapidly progres-sive growth.

The directors want Mississippians to have a chance to fi-nally become con-nected through this movement while breaking down cul-tural and religious barriers.

In doing so, Chaney, Gandy and the rest of the sub-SIPPI film crew have traveled around the state over the past year developing rela-tionships with a wide spectrum of indi-viduals ranging from Vietnamese shrimp farmers to artists in Biloxi.

Gandy and Chaney are aware of the de-pendency and hope Mississippians have

instilled in this project, but they see it as a way for Mississippians to invest in each other.

They want to create a ripple ef-

fect that will drive Mississippians to become more open to learning about cultures, artistry, lifestyles, and sacred religious customs.

Although a release date has not been posted, Gandy and Chaney promise this dynamic documen-tary will not disappoint.

Rachel BeechPrintz Writer

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