CL, 12/7/05

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USM beats probation, but spring audit looms

..."We've been working on both (the probation and reaffirmation) processes at the same time," said Thames shortly after returning to Hattiesburg.

"We've now developed a process for continual assessment," he said. "It's certainly not time to sit back and say, 'Oh, now we're OK.' "...