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Mechanic

Have you had problems with the message board link at the top of this page? When I click on it I go to one particular thread instead of the main page.

tracker

Kendaris Pelton has been suspended indefinitely from the basketball team. In the 7 games he has played, he has started four. The reason given was supposedly conduct detrimental to the team. He won't likely return. This is the first departure. Someone pr...

HEST

A friend of mine in IL sent this to me today. OK, the author's not just poking fun at USM, but the phrase, "Ayn Rand Memorial Self-Actualization Award" cracked me up! http://www.slate.com/id/2133433/slate

Christmas in Connecticut

How has registration for the mini-sessions fared? Does anyone know how many of the courses have reached the minimum enrollment levels?

Listening post

Have had a couple of discouraging conversations in recent days -- at least two depts in COAL didn't get their permission to hire in time to even get tables at national meetings. Has any credible reason ever been given and/or has it been determined whether the ball got dropped at the dean level or the pro...

gamezrus

La Monroe hit only 14 of 27 from the free throw line and still won by eight. Lady Eagles fall to 3-8, and are now off on a 3-game C-USA road swing that includes UCF, Rice and Houston.

reminder

The FAR is due in just a few days. Don't forget about it.

Dear Posters

As we leave this board in 2005 we need to make some resolutions for 06. There are many things that we could do but the best thing that we could do would be to use this board for its intended purpose. I do not have to give examples. We all know the posters that use the board for their own purposes. Yes, we do...

Streetwalker

The tattered banners that have been hanging upside-down from lampposts since Katrina have finally been removed. Old AC ductwork piling up outside COB. The parking lot where ELI used to be (between McCain and College Hall) now has the word "RESERVED" painted across the entryway. Powe...

huh?

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/COL0204/512290313/1144

Reporter

http://www.usm.edu/president/ A Message from the President December 19, 2005 The season has brought us so much to be thankful for despite the destruction of this past August. Southern Miss continues to move forward on many important fronts from accre...

Father and Mother Time

How? When? why?Where? These are some of the questions that will determine our future. 2006 Where will it take us? It's up to us.

truth4usm/AH

Trying to get back in the loop...what's the local talk about starting up a presidential search committee to find a new prez after SFT's impending departure in '07? You'd think something would've happened by now. If there's no word on the horizon, I think the Faculty Senate should start pressing the p...

COB retiree

If you are from business and attended the college Christmas party, please let me know if any of the local retirees were there. I was not invited this year.

info

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051226/NEWS01/512260322/1002

"Academy" Awards

The great thread entitled "Movies that will never play in Nitchampburg," created by "already gone," seems to have become lost and embedded somewhere in cyberspace. The purpose of this new thread is to resurrect that thread, but with a slightly different twist. It is anticipated that postings on th...

Lurker

Copied and Pasted from other thread (question follows below): In opening the mail a few weeks back, we received a $10,000 check made payable to the university with a simple message: “Use it where you need it most following the hurricane.” Sent from a California citizen, we were touched and wrote...

Profits R'Us

WebMD article: Higher costs of Medicare Rx's http://www.webmd.com/content/article/116/112259

Back to Meltdown

Men lost to Bradley at home, 43-56 (back to the offensive explosiveness that characterized the earlier part of this season). The Ladies lost at UALR, 70-80. Men now 4-7, while women fall to 3-7. In his first year, LE had the team at 9-2 through the first 11 games. Now 4-7 in year 2....

info

http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=209131&pub=1&div=News

J.C.

It happened again, and across all colleges. How can we get a list of the names?

info

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has been following the MSU search process carefully. Many of the articles are being written by Andy Kanengiser, formerly of the Clarion-Ledger and one of those whose name came up during the hearings as one of Gary Stringer's email recipients, and Robbie War...

info

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2005/22/c3425.html

jolted

I heard that one professor gave extra credit points to students who turned in printed copies of their submitted evaluations before the end of the semester. Any similar stories?

Angeline

[url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051215/ap_on_go_co/congress_...

info

http://wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=4263921 Faculty Senate questions USM outsourcing ..."We are deeply concerned for the welfare of the staff of the physical plant and equally concerned about a university that seems to be on a path of off-loading colleagues who have con...

already gone

While braving the winter crowds, I began pondering the movie remakes that are so prevalent now, and thought of the following movies: COB: Harold and Farhang Go To White Castle COLA: D. Jay and Silent Pood Strike Back COST: Rex the Wonder Pony Saves the Day COEP: Da...

Gracious

I wish you all a merry and relaxing Christmas. In many ways this has been a difficult semester. It is good to be finishing it up. Be safe and be happy. Gracious

Powder Puff

Thames is out in May of 2007, but funny business from ST and his gang still goes on every day. Please feel free to use this thread to share things that happened during Fall semester in your own college.

Anonymouse

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Marketing and Public Relations NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelia White (228) 324-4573 Christopher Mapp (601) 266-4497 SOUTHERN MISS GULF COAST CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER TO RETURN FULL TIME TO ECONOMIC A...

Tennis Fan

http://www.12thcircuitcourtms.com/stdatesfx.htm I counted 17 I think with one actually already settled.

what else ya got?

Mercer came into tonight's game 1-5. Beat USM, 51-49. Now the William Carey men (0-8) are taking the floor to warm up and face the Eagles (2-6). Gianninny, LE, and JLM will get raises in the morning.

info

http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051222/NEWS0110/512220385/1002

Info

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=253542032

already gone

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10298019/site/newsweek/

For the People

Gov. Barbour's efforts to take the funds dedicated for smoking prevention and use them for higher education received a boost recently when a Jackson Co. chancellor ordered a trial on the matter. I think the funds will be better spent on colleges and universities than on a Mike Moore slush fund...

info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdNov05.pdf

Isolated Incident

Most of the active threads on this board have nothing directly to do with USM. They are about smoking or the ADP or intelligent design or some other tangential issues. Politically charged issues put some posters in attack mode which shuts down discussion. Is there really nothing directly relat...

Changing parties

I need some advice. I am helping my mother in law decide which Medicare Rx Plan is best. She is a state retiree. I have examined every document I find on the matter. It is very perplexing. I am confused. Does anybody out there know enough about this to provide some informed advice? No jokes or wisecracks,...

Scrooge

The HA reports that the bill with Katrina relief is stalled in the Senate. Here's the link

qwerty

Homeless in Long Beach wrote: http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdNov05.pdf

Reporter

MSU presidential search to be secrethttp://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051219/NEWS/512190350/1002/NEWS

Info

84-74. Now 4-6 on the season. They play a very good Bradley team at home on Wednesday.

info

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=366 BOARD CONFERS DEGREES, PROPOSES PARTNERSHIP FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 12/15/2005 (Jackson, Miss. ) - In its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Trustees of Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) a...

info

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051219/NEWS01/512190310/1002

info

http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051219/NEWS01/512190312/1002

See More

See More #75 geocities.com/seemore004

Info

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/SPORTS030102/512180376/1079/SPORTS

qwerty

I'm wondering if any of our coast colleagues could tell us how things went this semester on the new Gulf Coast campus. How are the students faring, post Katrina? How are faculty faring? Have those who lost their homes secured FEMA trailers or other housing? What are the new facilities in Gard...

No_Vost

From USM Mailout: Today, the City of Long Beach is opening all closed sections of the city. Therefore, in order to protect life and property, the University is immediately going to limit access to its Long Beach campus and lock down all of the buildings. Please do not attempt to access the c...

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	Bad Link? (Preview) Have you had problems with the message board link at the top of this page? When I click on it I go to one particular thread instead of the main page.	Mechanic	0	223	Dec 31, 2005 by Mechanic
	LE's 2005-06 exodus begins (Preview) Kendaris Pelton has been suspended indefinitely from the basketball team. In the 7 games he has played, he has started four. The reason given was supposedly conduct detrimental to the team. He won't likely return. This is the first departure. Someone pr...	tracker	2	455	Dec 31, 2005 by same story, different year
	USM & school ads (Preview) A friend of mine in IL sent this to me today. OK, the author's not just poking fun at USM, but the phrase, "Ayn Rand Memorial Self-Actualization Award" cracked me up! http://www.slate.com/id/2133433/slate	HEST	2	554	Dec 31, 2005 by The name of the game
	Mini-Sessions (Preview) How has registration for the mini-sessions fared? Does anyone know how many of the courses have reached the minimum enrollment levels?	Christmas in Connecticut	2	391	Dec 30, 2005 by Invictus
	Permission to hire (Preview) Have had a couple of discouraging conversations in recent days -- at least two depts in COAL didn't get their permission to hire in time to even get tables at national meetings. Has any credible reason ever been given and/or has it been determined whether the ball got dropped at the dean level or the pro...	Listening post	4	573	Dec 30, 2005 by Curieux et Intéressé
	Lady Eagles fall to ULM, 67-75 (Preview) La Monroe hit only 14 of 27 from the free throw line and still won by eight. Lady Eagles fall to 3-8, and are now off on a 3-game C-USA road swing that includes UCF, Rice and Houston.	gamezrus	4	302	Dec 29, 2005 by What's in a name?
	don't forget the FAR (Preview) The FAR is due in just a few days. Don't forget about it.	reminder	1	409	Dec 29, 2005 by Splitting Bamboo
	A Sense of Civility in 06 (Preview) As we leave this board in 2005 we need to make some resolutions for 06. There are many things that we could do but the best thing that we could do would be to use this board for its intended purpose. I do not have to give examples. We all know the posters that use the board for their own purposes. Yes, we do...	Dear Posters	10	489	Dec 29, 2005 by Invictus
	Warm weather campus stroll (Preview) The tattered banners that have been hanging upside-down from lampposts since Katrina have finally been removed. Old AC ductwork piling up outside COB. The parking lot where ELI used to be (between McCain and College Hall) now has the word "RESERVED" painted across the entryway. Powe...	Streetwalker	1	334	Dec 29, 2005 by Parking Lot Attendant
	Try Harder (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051229/COL0204/512290313/1144	huh?	2	408	Dec 29, 2005 by Pro Bono
	A Message from SFT (Preview) http://www.usm.edu/president/ A Message from the President December 19, 2005 The season has brought us so much to be thankful for despite the destruction of this past August. Southern Miss continues to move forward on many important fronts from accre...	Reporter	18	813	Dec 28, 2005 by Friend
	2006 (Preview) How? When? why?Where? These are some of the questions that will determine our future. 2006 Where will it take us? It's up to us.	Father and Mother Time	5	524	Dec 28, 2005 by Contageous and Infectitious
	Any news of SFT's impending departure? (Preview) Trying to get back in the loop...what's the local talk about starting up a presidential search committee to find a new prez after SFT's impending departure in '07? You'd think something would've happened by now. If there's no word on the horizon, I think the Faculty Senate should start pressing the p...	truth4usm/AH	16	549	Dec 28, 2005 by Ballerina with long toenails
	Business College Christmas Party (Preview) If you are from business and attended the college Christmas party, please let me know if any of the local retirees were there. I was not invited this year.	COB retiree	27	991	Dec 28, 2005 by Music patron
	HA, 12/26/05: $3M sought to draw professors (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051226/NEWS01/512260322/1002	info	10	466	Dec 27, 2005 by Poll
	The New, Magnificient Movie Association-Game ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The great thread entitled "Movies that will never play in Nitchampburg," created by "already gone," seems to have become lost and embedded somewhere in cyberspace. The purpose of this new thread is to resurrect that thread, but with a slightly different twist. It is anticipated that postings on th...	"Academy" Awards	35	955	Dec 27, 2005 by Reality Check
	$110,000 Donation (Preview) Copied and Pasted from other thread (question follows below): In opening the mail a few weeks back, we received a $10,000 check made payable to the university with a simple message: “Use it where you need it most following the hurricane.” Sent from a California citizen, we were touched and wrote...	Lurker	0	276	Dec 26, 2005 by Lurker
	The High Cost of Retirement (Preview) WebMD article: Higher costs of Medicare Rx's http://www.webmd.com/content/article/116/112259	Profits R'Us	2	344	Dec 26, 2005 by USM Retiree
	Eustachy/McNelis team up to deliver 2 losses to USM in one day (Preview) Men lost to Bradley at home, 43-56 (back to the offensive explosiveness that characterized the earlier part of this season). The Ladies lost at UALR, 70-80. Men now 4-7, while women fall to 3-7. In his first year, LE had the team at 9-2 through the first 11 games. Now 4-7 in year 2....	Back to Meltdown	16	450	Dec 26, 2005 by sagarin interpreter
	NE MS DJ, 12/23/05: College Board nominations coming in (Preview) http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=209131&pub=1&div=News	info	8	453	Dec 25, 2005 by tick repellant
	December 2005 stealth raises (Preview) It happened again, and across all colleges. How can we get a list of the names?	J.C.	19	760	Dec 24, 2005 by Yakkity Yak Sacs
	NE MS DJ back issues on MSU search (Preview) The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal has been following the MSU search process carefully. Many of the articles are being written by Andy Kanengiser, formerly of the Clarion-Ledger and one of those whose name came up during the hearings as one of Gary Stringer's email recipients, and Robbie War...	info	2	279	Dec 24, 2005 by Smack Dab
	Canada News Wire, 12/22/05: Funds for Toxin Guard(TM)/USM connection (Preview) http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2005/22/c3425.html	info	2	416	Dec 24, 2005 by COST faculty
	Online Evaluations Tricks (Preview) I heard that one professor gave extra credit points to students who turned in printed copies of their submitted evaluations before the end of the semester. Any similar stories?	jolted	26	736	Dec 23, 2005 by bumper
	Cutting funding for education while giving the rich taxbreaks ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) [url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051215/ap_on_go_co/congress_...	Angeline	78	983	Dec 23, 2005 by LVN
	WDAM at 6: Faculty Senate questions USM outsourcing (Preview) http://wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=4263921 Faculty Senate questions USM outsourcing ..."We are deeply concerned for the welfare of the staff of the physical plant and equally concerned about a university that seems to be on a path of off-loading colleagues who have con...	info	11	652	Dec 23, 2005 by Third Witch
	Movies that will never play in Nitchampburg (Preview) While braving the winter crowds, I began pondering the movie remakes that are so prevalent now, and thought of the following movies: COB: Harold and Farhang Go To White Castle COLA: D. Jay and Silent Pood Strike Back COST: Rex the Wonder Pony Saves the Day COEP: Da...	already gone	3	400	Dec 23, 2005 by placekicker
	Merry Christmas (Preview) I wish you all a merry and relaxing Christmas. In many ways this has been a difficult semester. It is good to be finishing it up. Be safe and be happy. Gracious	Gracious	3	373	Dec 22, 2005 by PC
	Fall 2005 Reviews (Preview) Thames is out in May of 2007, but funny business from ST and his gang still goes on every day. Please feel free to use this thread to share things that happened during Fall semester in your own college.	Powder Puff	2	362	Dec 22, 2005 by handler
	Adios Malone ( 1 2 ) (Preview) THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Marketing and Public Relations NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelia White (228) 324-4573 Christopher Mapp (601) 266-4497 SOUTHERN MISS GULF COAST CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER TO RETURN FULL TIME TO ECONOMIC A...	Anonymouse	55	3975	Dec 22, 2005 by Kris Kristoffern
	Chaze and Court time (Preview) http://www.12thcircuitcourtms.com/stdatesfx.htm I counted 17 I think with one actually already settled.	Tennis Fan	7	400	Dec 22, 2005 by Emma
	Mercer downs Lady Eagles (Preview) Mercer came into tonight's game 1-5. Beat USM, 51-49. Now the William Carey men (0-8) are taking the floor to warm up and face the Eagles (2-6). Gianninny, LE, and JLM will get raises in the morning.	what else ya got?	7	416	Dec 22, 2005 by analyst
	CL, 12/22/05: Think tank, universities to take on storm woes (Preview) http://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051222/NEWS0110/512220385/1002	info	0	215	Dec 22, 2005 by info
	Nice win last night in the New Orleans Bowl ... (Preview) http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=253542032	Info	8	372	Dec 21, 2005 by LVN
	USM and the New Orleans Bowl - another money sink? (Preview) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10298019/site/newsweek/	already gone	24	756	Dec 21, 2005 by Info
	No Smoke (Preview) Gov. Barbour's efforts to take the funds dedicated for smoking prevention and use them for higher education received a boost recently when a Jackson Co. chancellor ordered a trial on the matter. I think the funds will be better spent on colleges and universities than on a Mike Moore slush fund...	For the People	24	836	Dec 21, 2005 by Bad thoughts
	IHL Nov. meeting minutes (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdNov05.pdf	info	10	510	Dec 21, 2005 by Name that Toon
	Board's Going to Pot (Preview) Most of the active threads on this board have nothing directly to do with USM. They are about smoking or the ADP or intelligent design or some other tangential issues. Politically charged issues put some posters in attack mode which shuts down discussion. Is there really nothing directly relat...	Isolated Incident	3	465	Dec 21, 2005 by Reporter
	The New Medicare Rx Plans ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I need some advice. I am helping my mother in law decide which Medicare Rx Plan is best. She is a state retiree. I have examined every document I find on the matter. It is very perplexing. I am confused. Does anybody out there know enough about this to provide some informed advice? No jokes or wisecracks,...	Changing parties	43	899	Dec 21, 2005 by Reporter
	Coal in your stocking (Preview) The HA reports that the bill with Katrina relief is stalled in the Senate. Here's the link	Scrooge	0	256	Dec 21, 2005 by Scrooge
	Gulf Park Campus (Preview) Homeless in Long Beach wrote: http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ADMIN/downloads/BdNov05.pdf	qwerty	1	352	Dec 21, 2005 by scratching my head
	C.L.--MSU presidential search to be secret (Preview) MSU presidential search to be secrethttp://clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051219/NEWS/512190350/1002/NEWS	Reporter	14	541	Dec 19, 2005 by Little old lady
	Southern Miss men defeat Tenn. State tonight (Preview) 84-74. Now 4-6 on the season. They play a very good Bradley team at home on Wednesday.	Info	0	210	Dec 19, 2005 by Info
	IHL PR, 12/16/05: Partnership for Acad. Exc. (Preview) http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/newsstory.asp?ID=366 BOARD CONFERS DEGREES, PROPOSES PARTNERSHIP FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 12/15/2005 (Jackson, Miss. ) - In its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Trustees of Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) a...	info	7	519	Dec 19, 2005 by nvkl
	HA, 12/19/05: Committees, firm help with search (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051219/NEWS01/512190310/1002	info	0	218	Dec 19, 2005 by info
	HA, 12/19/05: USM eyes MSU search for leader (Preview) http://hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051219/NEWS01/512190312/1002	info	0	240	Dec 19, 2005 by info
	See More #75 (Preview) See More #75 geocities.com/seemore004	See More	1	290	Dec 19, 2005 by Just an opinion
	Miss. State Basketball in NCAA Trouble? (Preview) http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/SPORTS030102/512180376/1079/SPORTS	Info	5	341	Dec 18, 2005 by Shoe Contract
	How are colleagues on the Coast faring (Preview) I'm wondering if any of our coast colleagues could tell us how things went this semester on the new Gulf Coast campus. How are the students faring, post Katrina? How are faculty faring? Have those who lost their homes secured FEMA trailers or other housing? What are the new facilities in Gard...	qwerty	6	417	Dec 18, 2005 by astonished
	Say what, Jay?? (Preview) From USM Mailout: Today, the City of Long Beach is opening all closed sections of the city. Therefore, in order to protect life and property, the University is immediately going to limit access to its Long Beach campus and lock down all of the buildings. Please do not attempt to access the c...	No_Vost	5	494	Dec 17, 2005 by Third Witch
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