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Return to campus, meetings, etc.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Marketing and Public Relations
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Contact: Marketing and Public Relations
9-6-05 (601) 266-4491
HURRICANE KATRINA MID-DAY ALERT 6 September 2005
IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE AND MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SACS
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Does anyone have any information about what happens now regarding our SACS probation? The site visit was supposed to take place today and tomorrow at the Gulf Coast campus.
I know few of us have had time to even think about this, but surely someone has information about where we go from...
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Volunteers Needed!
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Dear colleagues,
I hope that you all are safe and doing as well as can be expected after Katrina.
The Red Cross is in need of 50 volunteers to do Family Service Assessment. This is a long term project (3-6 mo.) but I thought it would be good for many faculty who want t...
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CoB Faculty and Staff
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I have heard either directly or indirectly from many CoB faculty and staff members in Hattiesburg and I believe that most are doing as well as could be expected. Things are not great in Hattiesburg, but we are fortunate given the problems in other areas.
I am very concern...
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Please post Gulf Park survivors here.
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I got a call today from Peggy Smith. She has heard from Eric Luce (CISE). He evacuated to Alabama and has now headed up north to be with his family. His house was destroyed. She has also heard from Lela Weems (ELR). Lela is ok and staying with friends in Harrison C...
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Sep 5, 2005
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Graduate Comps
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Does anyone have any information on the comps for MCJ masters students that were scheduled for this Friday and Saturday?
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Sep 5, 2005
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Time of Need
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A special thanks to those who do so much for us in life and really make a difference. Firemen,policemen,physicians,rescue workers,nurses,college professors.
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Sep 5, 2005
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President's Invitational Polymer Science Alumni Celebration
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http://www.polymerrsvp.com/
2005 President's Invitational
Polymer Science Alumni Celebration
October 7 ~ 8, 2005
"The Southern Miss Department of Polymer Science is proud of your accomplishments and we're proud that you are apart [sic] of the Southern Miss alumni f...
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What's wrong with Barbour & Bush?
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Pasted from other sources:
>This morning, about 7:05 am Eastern time, George Bush was interviewed by Diane Sawyers on ABC's Good Morning America. This is what he said:
"I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees."<
AND:
>On CNN, Miles O'Brien questioned Gov. Haley Barbour about pre...
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USM Reopening
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I'm curious what others think about USM's commitment to reopen on Sept. 12. While I can appreciate the desire to return to normalcy, I also question the ethics of (1) not making any kind of statement in the press release about compassion and concern for the many students, staff, and faculty who have lo...
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site for missing person info
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This is a really well-run database. If you don't find the person you are looking for on it, you can post to it. I've helped friends in Hattiesburg find several this morning. Some alive, some still unknown. It was on WDAM and one of my friends there called and asked me to do lookups for them.
[url=http...
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Sep 5, 2005
by David Johnson
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For Mitch
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Mitch,
Just read your eloquent post -- nice response! I'm hoping you're still online, too. If you would, give S. a call at 818.7138. He's back and having significant trouble with a generator. . . sounds like you're an old hat at troubleshooting those suckers. He's very frustrated (and, to boot, w...
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Photos of Hattiesburg damage
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Hi. I put together a very simple web page of photos taken in the Thames Elementary neighborhood plus a couple of other places. I know a lot of USM employees live in this neighborhood or travel through it daily and thought some of you (particularly if you are not in town currently) might be interested.
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Sep 4, 2005
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Where's SFT?
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Where is our president. The worst natural disaster to befall the state and Mississippi, and nary a peep. Go to the Tulane website and president Scott Cowan has daily updates--from Houston!!
Where is the university leadership. Is anyone in charge?
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Tiny Thames self-praise
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Just got my latest Talon and read Tiny's self-serving article about himself, his love for USM, and his unparalleled accomplishments. I thought Darth Mader had gone. Sounds like she is still writing his material. Talks about how USM is, for the first time, in good financial condition. Sorry, Tiny, t...
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Favre's family home in Kiln destroyed
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9131680/
Brett Favre's family home in Kiln was destroyed by the hurricane, but family members that rode out the storm in Kiln are safe. Brett's wife and two children are safe in Hattiesburg, along with about 50 family members. BTW, Favre's mother was pregnant with...
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Sep 4, 2005
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Video of Hattiesburg
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www.lib.usm.edu/~libtech/kat/katrina_drive3.wmv
This is a short (but still 8MB in size) video of the landscape as I drive through my neighborhood near Thames Elementary. At the very end I swing the truck far to the left but it's hard to see why - the reason is that I'm brushing up aga...
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Rick Bartheleme's OpEd piece in NYTimes about the Hurricane
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Link to Rick Barthelme's NYTimes OpEd piece.
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Sep 4, 2005
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A different viewpoint on Katrina from a distance...
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Those of us who no longer live in southern Mississippi or Alabama or Louisiana and have been glued to CNN or MSNBC or whatever national news we could find, searching the internet for news of loved ones or news in general and seeing the horrors that have befallen people we cherish and people we don't even...
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Sep 2, 2005
by David Johnson
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GAS
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Andy has been on his way this morning to bring supplies to Hattiesburg. He has reported the Demopolis AL is almost out of gas. So if you are headed this way, you will have to make it past Demopolis.
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Hattiesburg conditions
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I just heard that the power is on in about 20% of Hattiesburg. I also heard that someone had been shot and killed in Lamar County when they hijacked his car. Folks are very worried about civil order. Can anyone verify this?
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Sep 4, 2005
by Barton Spencer
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Tulane University
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Just read on the Chronicle and on the Tulane University website that Tulane is cancelling classes for the entire fall semester. It also appears that Tulane will be participating in athletics during the fall
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What planet is he on?
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From the University Prss release:
"This has been just an interruption in services. "
I'd say this is more than an interuption or pause for station identification.
Is the former PR person back writing press releases?
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USM Homepage & webmail
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Just got power back up, and catching up on the news both here in H'burg and nationally. Has anyone been able to access the USM homepage or USM webmail? Any idea how we (faculty, staff and students) are to get information about the campus and reopening? We've been listening to WDAM over a ba...
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Sean Salter, John Clark
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If anybody knows how they are doing, please let me know. Thanks.
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Relief Efforts
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http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/content/1/17030/Local+organizations+team+up+to...
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Sep 2, 2005
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Direct Deposit working
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I am able to confirm that my irect deposit was posted. Others please check and report as possible so that as the number of confirmations increase others who are unable to check can feel secure about having money in thier accounts to cover bills, etc.
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USM.edu and webmail is back up
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I just got an email through my usm.edu account and checked. The website is back up, but not updated.
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Sep 2, 2005
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USM Faculty Member on AP
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There is a picture of Joe Pat Bohanon who is the Field Coordinator for Social Work (and husband of Joyous Bethel, also in Social Work) on the AP website. You may have to scroll through the pics, but I think his is #6 out of 10.
The car with the tree on it is Joyous' car. Joe Pat's truck was also destroyed....
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Sep 2, 2005
by David Johnson
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WLBT has Skycopter video footage of H'burg/Laurel area
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Video footage with Hattiesburg/Laurel damage is on the WLBT website now (click on "Skycopter: Hattiesburg Area Damage"). I haven't had a chance to look at it yet, but I'm sure they'll show USM.
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Sep 2, 2005
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Ole Miss accepting "visiting students"
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Ole Miss is accepting students from any affected university in LA, AL, and MS as visiting students for this semester. (Web link below). Not sure how to read this. I suppose one could read it as extending a helping hand. Others may read it as capitalizing on a bad situation. I'm not taking a position on it...
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David Johnson
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Sep 2, 2005
by David Johnson
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Hurricane - Looking for Ed McCormack
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I'm trying to locate faculty member from Long Beach/Gulfport campus library. Has anyone heard from Ed McCormack? Please e-mail back - thanks!
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Sep 1, 2005
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Red Cross Donations
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FYI, you can give to the Red Cross at www.redcross.org or call 1-800-HELP NOW.
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Burnt Bridge Rd-Lamar County
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Mitch
I have left Birmingham and am with a brother in Shreveport. His house is loaded with evacs. I need to know the condition of houses in the Burnt Bridge Rd an Frances St area???? I also would like to know if 61 ,55,98,or49 are open. Highway Patrol roadblocks have stopped me at e...
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Sep 1, 2005
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relief help set up Conference USA and Brett Favre
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These are two relief efforts set up to help South Mississippi and New Orleans. The CUSA effort is designated specifically for students, student-athletes, and faculty at Tulane and Southern Miss while the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation is collecting donations to give to organizations to...
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Sep 1, 2005
by Gator Eagle
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Breakdowns
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050901/OPINION01/509010309/1014/NEWS01
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Sep 1, 2005
by Greg O'Brien
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violence
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There was just a report on Fox News that in Hattiesburg a brother shot his sister in the head over a bag of ice...is that true?!?!
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aerial views of Gulf Park--Its still there
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http://mfproducts.nos.noaa.gov/storms/katrina/24330957.jpg
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Sep 1, 2005
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News from in Hattiesburg
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I just had a call from a friend in the know and on the ground in Hattiesburg. He says that he has heard (not confirmed) that the Gulf Park campus is demolished.
In Hattiesburg, first priority for power restoration is Forrest General Hospital. Second priority is USM. Third priority is the resident...
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David Johnson
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Aug 31, 2005
by David Johnson
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HA lists police calls from Monday
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050830/NEWS05/50830006
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pictures of damage to USM-Hattiesburg
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An eagletalker's daughter took these pictures of damage in Hattiesburg before heading to Memphis yesterday.
Serious damage done to areas of campus. The Green House has what appears to be a large hole in the roof. A large window of the Library is gone. All the trees at St. Thomas Catholic church are g...
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USM-GC still standing!
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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/12518001.htm"The stately homes and apartment complexes that lined the shore of Long Beach. The University of Southern Mississi...
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by Damon Franke
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Locating People
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The Salvation Army website : http://www.tsasw.org/qso/healthandwelfare.asp
Has a form to fill out to locate and get the welfare of people that may be in the destruction. I just filled it out for my grandmother in New Orleans and others I can not get in touch with in Hattiesburg. It might be of some u...
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Aug 31, 2005
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Information
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Please if anyone has any information on South 21st Ave area please let us know. We have evacuated and we are OK, but we have family who has a house on that street that we would love to get infor on their house. Specifically the 600 block area of S21st ave. We are unable to get a call through to anyone in Hattie...
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How's Hattiesburg fairing thus far?
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Any reports for Hattiesburg yet? I hear the power went out about 8:00 am, and I know the worst is yet to come for the 'Burg. . . but we were wondering how people were doing.
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More questions
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Still no news about coast campus. Anyone know anything? Did the friendship oak survive?
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Aug 31, 2005
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Telephone Lines in Hattiesburg
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Are the phones out in Hattiesburg or are the circuits just overloaded? I keep trying to call my friends and family in Hattiesburg and the phone says: All circuits are busy now." Should I keep trying or are the phone lines out?
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Aug 30, 2005
by David Johnson
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Scheduled Reopening of USM
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http://www.wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=3784865&nav=1Pw1dvttAccording to a WDAM story (See the link above) USM will resume classes on September 6th. However WDAM also says that authorities don't anticipate a restoration of power in less than two...
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Aug 30, 2005
by David Johnson
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What is the current USM Schedule?
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I left Hattiesburg the day before Katrina hit. Now I cannot access the USM web site or get through by telephone. Could somebody tell me if there is any word as to when classes are scheduled to resume? Thank you.
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by Larry Eisenberg
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rumor spreading that USM's Hattiesburg campus is gone
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I heard that from a friend in Starkville, but he said it was probably an exageration. If anyone in hattiesburg hasn't used up their laptop's battery yet, can they even get online to confirm or deny anything?
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