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(November 15, 2011) . . . breaking news . . . Is a Racial Divide Forming on USM Campus? HATTIESBURG – The Hattiesburg American’s breaking news links reported on 14-Nov-2011 that several sorority students at USM were placed on sorority probation after a photo showing them dressed in blackface and costumes, reportedly in an effort to reflect the 1980s characters in the Huxtable family on the television sitcom The Cosby Show, became public. The costumes were worn as part of a 1980s- themed costume party that occurred off campus.

(November 16, 2011) Latest USM Race Controversy Goes National Major Media Grab Story and Run with It As Mary Margaret Halford’s 15-November-2011 report for The Student Printz entitled “Students on probation after blackface incident” points out, the latest race controversy to hit the USM campus has gone national. The story, which broke locally on 14-November-2011, hit national newspapers, and even some national television networks, only hours later.

(November 17, 2011) Saunders Quiet, Students Angry Latest Race Controversy at USM Stirring Debate, Thought As Mary Margaret Halford’s 15-November-2011 report for The Student Printz entitled “Students on probation after blackface incident” points out, some USM students are angry about events involving Phi Mu sorority members attending an off-campus party in blackface, an attempt to portray cast members of the retired television sitcom, The Cosby Show. One of those is senior news-editorial major Amber Grubbs, who spoke with Halford:

(November 18, 2011) Perez Hilton Derides USM, Phi Mu Sisters Another National Hit Taken by Institution Widely-followed celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton recently took a break from his usual reporting to deride USM and its Phi Mu sorority chapter over the “blackface incident” that now has national news media focusing on the Hattiesburg-based institution.

(December 1, 2011) The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss 1-December-2011 USM Student Reacts to “Blackface Scandal” USM student Raymond Davis recently responded to the ongoing “blackface scandal” at USM by writing a letter to the editor of The Student Printz. The text of that letter is inserted below:

(December 15, 2011) The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss 15-December-2011 USMNEWS.net Source Says Brooks Moore is Next Administrator Out A USMNEWS.net source recently indicated to USMNEWS.net that another high-level USM administrator may be headed out of the revolving administration door at USM as early as 16-Dec-2011. That tip refers to USM’s associate dean of students, Brooks Moore.

(December 19, 2011) A NEW KIND OF DEAN Katherine Mangan recently wrote a news story for The Chronicle of Higher Education entitled "Business Schools are Hiring a New Kind of Dean." In the first paragraph she states, "Faced with stagnant enrollment, pressure to expand overseas, and the demands of recruiters for more-relevant training, business schools today are searching for a new kind of dean: one who has broad leadership skills rather than narrow expertise in areas like economics or finance, according to a new report."