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Still in the 'ville
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Hello all!
I'm still here in Nashville. I've been having meetings with the central admin at Vanderbilt University the first part of this week. As some of you may know, VU is eliminating their athletic department and merging it's assets into the intramural/student activities ...
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Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager
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Jun 9, 2004
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USM departures 6/9/2004
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Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordi...
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Group Therapy
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First, thank you for the kind comments on the MM situation.
Some observations:
We have put GURU in an impossible situation. Human nature drives our curious gene. Our need to know about GURU is overshadowing the information prov...
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Kim Chaze on warpath
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Chaze handles majority of lawsuits against USM
When Hattiesburg lawyer Kim Chaze took on the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985 for the first time, he was on unfamiliar ground. “Kim didn’t know a lot about the university system at the beginning, but before our case was ove...
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PUC/PC meeting
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I didn't realize one was scheduled, but I gather there was a meeting today. Have we given up on them?
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A familiar way of thinking
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Does this not sound like a meeting of SFT and his henchmen/women?:
"It's called lies. It's all how well you can weave these lies together, Shari, alright, so," an employee is heard saying. The other employee says, "I feel like I'm being corrupted now." The first employee adds, "No, this is marketin...
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daily rumor mill #6
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1. Word has it that Thames' goal for the football program is the same for the basketball program. Bring in a big-name coach, that USM would otherwise not be able to attract, with personal and/or professional problems, then turn him loose. He's even more convinced that this is a workable...
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Jun 9, 2004
by Lost cause
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Mike Mader
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I take this opportunity to formally request the participants of this website extinguish the behavior by ignoring the postings of the individual who is posing as "Mike Mader."
I am almost certain I know the identity of this individual based on forensics o...
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daily rumor mill #11
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1. Stories are circulating that when football fans leave the Barnes & Noble store in the Hub on gamedays this fall, they won't leave happy (especially compared to what they found with the USM Bookstore). A major part of the game day experience will be degraded with the move to BN. Tha...
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Jun 8, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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Malone makes hire (national search?)
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Dayonne McGuire, a 15-year employee of The University of Southern Mississippi, will assume the role of director of enrollment and marketing for the Gulf Coast operation, said chief operation officer, Ken Malone.
"Under our new focus of innovative cus...
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Jun 8, 2004
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daily rumor mill #10
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1. Stories are taking hold that the CC/MB/PP is hurting big time since the Glamser-Stringer episode. Clint Taylor certainly knows why. Thanks to the whole gang for sharing info on this one.
2. Rumors are swirling that some of the undercard sports coaches are looking around for new jo...
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Does anyone else find it interesting....
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that USM now has an "Office of Enrollment and Marketing?"
From the job posting for an Enrollment Coordinator on the USM HR website:
"Plans and implements progressive marketing strategies to achieve increased enrollment. Builds and maintains strong customer relationships by making...
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Jun 8, 2004
by Lamont Cranston
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USM Website
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I was perusing the school website and decided to look at the admin's site. I was taken back by Shelby's little paragraph about the president's duties. I may be crazy, but this doesn't seem like a good way to introduce yourself to potential students especially given the terrible press he...
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Capitol Eagle
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Jun 8, 2004
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Rank ordering faculty
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I've heard that the chairs have been told to rank order their faculty in anticipation of faculty raises. Can anyone substantiate this rumor?
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Jun 8, 2004
by Capitol Eagle
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Interesting editorial in CL about CC profs
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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040608/OPINION/406080378/1008
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Jun 8, 2004
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Another horrible anti-faculty letter
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040608/opinion/600636.html
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Angeline
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See More recent issues
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See More is back.
geocities.com/seemore004
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Jun 8, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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over South Tennessee now...
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Hello AAUP Posters:
I am in the TCLS Gulfstream over southern TN as I type this. I am headed to Nashville, for my long-awaited visit with truth4usm. Will arrive in about 45 minutes, and will go straight to the Opry Hotel (I think).
Judge Cooley is back in Lansing now, along with...
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Thomas Cooley's Risk Manager
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More laughable comments from the college board
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In today's Clarion Ledger (re investigation of Templeton as MSU AD)
"Conducting the review is the right thing to do," Ross said. "I haven't changed my mind about that at all. If issues are raised to Board members that give you concern, you've really got two choices: look the other way, ignore it and p...
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Jun 8, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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USM departures 6/7/2004
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Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordi...
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Jun 8, 2004
by Let Freedom Ring
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New Academic Integrity Policy
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I learned today that the College of Business and Economic Development has adopted a new Academic Integrity Policy, reproduced below. Among other things, the policy prescribes the procedures whereby faculty are to report incidences of cheating, the hearings that may result from th...
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Delta Dawn
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Jun 8, 2004
by First Ant at the Picnic
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Dvorak not leaving USM
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http://hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040607/localnews/594338.html
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daily rumor mill #9
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1. Some of you have discussed the unis worn by iTech and Physical Plant employees. As you may know, both are adorned with various logos. Word hitting the street is that certain USM "people" receive trademark royalties with the purchase of every clothing article w/ relevant logo. ...
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daily rumor mill #8
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1. Word coming around that SFT has been sending the IHL all sorts of goofy statistics to show that faculty morale at USM is not that low. In addition to grants & contracts data, he has apparently sent data on number of faculty taking (free) courses over the past few semesters, and faculty use...
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Jun 7, 2004
by USM Sympathizer
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Dress Codes
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Aah - gotta love conformity and "fixing" a problem where none existed. This was forwarded to me by a low-rung, underpaid staff person.
Team iTech's dress code was developed by a committee with representation from all functionally areas of iTech. It was this committee's charter to examine...
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Angeline
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Petition
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The petition has not gained any new signatures in a couple of weeks or so. Is this because it was turned in to the IHL at the last meeting? Shouldn't we still be trying to increase the numbers or is it considered finished?
No Quarter!
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Let Freedom Ring
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COOLEY T-SHIRTS!
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FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY: THOMAS COOLEY T-SHIRTS
Okay, so he’s fictional, but he’s our hero, and if there had been t-shirts in the 19th century, he would have been on one.
Two styles available:
1) Features a (real) photograph of Thomas Cooley with the text:
“. . . the true science of gov...
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HA: News about Honors College
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/news/stories/20040604/localnews/573728.html
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Jun 6, 2004
by truth4usm/AH
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USM departures 6/6/2004
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Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordi...
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Dept. of Economic Developmennt
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It was announced on Thursday at a CoST meeting that since CBED didn't want ED (because of the fear of losing accreditation), discussing are underway on moving ED to another college. CoAL asked for it to be located in Political Science. CoST then suggested it be move to that college. It should be anothe...
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NCATE review
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Rumor is that a request for ANOTHER delay in the sheduled NCATE visit has been received by the state department. The NCATE coordinator has left. Know anything??
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"Capital Campaign" where???
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OK, when are we going to see any investigation of where and when the Capital Campaign got deserted?? Hattiesburg American, will you perhaps have something on this? We are willing to help with HA efforts, if you need interviews.
Is money being wrongly diverted? Have they left this cam...
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daily rumor mill #7
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1. A new conspiracy theory is gaining legs (I heard it again today), and it's damned interesting. Here's how it goes. Roy Klumb, Scott Ross and Carl Nicholson have been doing all they can to keep Thames in office. Many who believe the traditional conspiracy think they want USM's a...
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Jun 5, 2004
by Robert Campbell
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USM departures 6/5/2004
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Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordi...
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Good Editorial in the HA
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Following up on Rachel Q's article yesterday:
Our culture must value education
EDITORIAL
Where do we go from here?
This is the question Mississippians should be asking themselves in response to the 15th annual Kids Count report, which was released Thursday by the A...
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USM departures 6/4/2004
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Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordi...
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Jun 5, 2004
by Eagle in Cairo.Egypt
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USM Summer Enrollment Numbers Down
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Just in - Unabridged Summer Enrollment Numbers - these
are the Summer student enrollment numbers without late
registrations, etc.
Summer 2004 - 5263
Summer 2003 - 6217
This is a 16.4% drop from last year - fairly significant, if you ask me....
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Retirement reception
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I left the message below on the list detailing who is leaving. I repeat it for more visability below:
A couple of days ago I recieved a curiously worded missive from Mount Olympus inviting me to a reception next Thursday June 4, so that SFT could recognize my servic...
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Football tickets
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A couple of days ago I got a recorded phone message at my campus number from Jeff Bower who said that the priority deadline for football season tickets has been extended to June 18th. Did anyone else get this message? I wonder if it only went out to faculty/staff who have not purchased thei...
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Gulf Coast suspicious device
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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Marketing and Public Relations
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Lisa S. Mader
June 4, 2004 (601) 408-0158
Shelia White
(228) 324-4573
Long Beach, MS -- A suspicious device was discovered this afternoon in the Library...
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Petal News
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There is a Letter to the Editor in the Petal News - May 20 edition by a Philosphy and Religion major named Dennis Pauley that is definitely anti-Thames regime. Has anyone seen a copy of it? I can't pull it up on the web. I imagine we need Dennis's permission to reprint it.
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What are the chances?
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Our representative, Mrs. Robin Robinson, reported in the Hattiesburg American that each of the first 75 letters she received while an IHL member were supportive of Thames. Let us agree to call folks who are interested in Robinson’s knowing their views on Thames members of the interested public. Wh...
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Jun 4, 2004
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Hudson Makes Waves for Pay Raise!
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VERY reliable sources state that Hudson met with SFT earlier this week and not only proposed but demanded a pay raise. There is suspicion that this was offered as hush money!!!!!
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copyrights
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Colleagues all,
Let us all recall that what is published in the Hattiesburg American and all other publications is protected by copyright laws. We must not reproduce these copyrighted publications on this board or on the AAUP USM web site without express permission. We MAY extract...
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Useful e-mail addresses (from the FS board)
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Author: USM Sympathizer Date: 4 days Views: 55
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Here are the names and, in some cases, the addresses of state Republican Party officials. They need to hear (especially from Republicans) that Roy Klumb is an embarrassme...
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Message for Machiavelli
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Mach,
Did you ever respond to my request that you list five specific actions the faculty could take to meet SFT half-way? If you did, I apologize for missing the reply and wonder if you could summarize it again here. Thanks!
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Jun 4, 2004
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USM departures 6/2/2004
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Marvin Albin, Associate Professor of Accounting (University of West Florida)
Billie Allen, Professor of Management (retirement)
Maggie Amerson, Trade Book Buyer, Bookstore (retirement)
David Anderson, VP Facilities/Physical Plant (State of Mississippi)
Ann Beardshall, Coordi...
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Jun 4, 2004
by concerned staff
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C-L Letter re: IHL allegiances
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Sometimes the obvious needs to be pointed out:
June 4, 2004
Can College Board show allegiances?
Sometimes hypocrisy and irony are blatantly right there in front of you. I picked up The Clarion-Ledger, and there above the fold was the story about the renewal of Mississippi State University at...
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Administration meltdown?
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The house that Shelby built appears to be falling down fast. Hanbury gone. M. Dvorak gone. The beleaguered A. Dvorak on the sale block. The twin provosts marginalized and impotent. Associate provost/space queen Moore rendered invisible. Assista...
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Miss. Technology Alliance Again
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This just in, more incest between USM and Angie Dvorak's former employer.
ATTN: UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS
The University of Southern Mississippi will be co-sponsoring an Intellectual
Property Forum and Technology Expo, along with other Mississippi universities
an...
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Jun 3, 2004
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