ARTICLES CONCERNING
HOW MONEY IS SPENT
(November 4, 2011) Admin-Double Speak, Does it Mean Anything? On October 28, 2011, The Hattiesburg
American published a Southern Miss press release entitled "Laurie Benvenutti, a Bay St. Louis, native, is the
University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association's new manager for constituent relations." (What is a
"manager for constituent relations"?)
(December 13, 2011) The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss 13-December-2011 Is Martha Spending Your
Christmas Money? Pockets of the USM campus are buzzing about the new holiday commercial that USM is
now running on CNBC and (possibly) other cable television networks. The 30-second spot is linked above,
though there is also a 1-minute version that is available via YouTube. The commercial shows a number of
USM students, singing Christmas songs, who come to the front door of the USM president’s mansion. cookies
and sharing in the holiday cheer.
(January 9, 2012) Have you seen…? Have you seen the television advertisements that encourage potential
students to study art and dance? They are paid for by Mississippi taxpayers and students. They are the
decision of administrators at the University of Southern Mississippi and its College of Arts and Letters.