(January 4, 2012) A Cautionary Tale about Public Relations Fanfare On December 28, 2011, the Hattiesburg American offered its readers, "Auditor: USM has 3 weeks to gather tablets....With great public relations fanfare, President Saunders handed out the Samsung tablets to select and privileged students and others.

ARTICLES CONCERNING
MARTHA D. SAUNDERS, PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

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(January 5, 2012) usmnews.net periodically receives requests from readers to reprint materials from exactly a year ago. Readers seem to beleive it provides a perspective. Here is a letter to the editor that reminds why readers continue to ask. "Dear usmnews.net, perhaps the Xmas break has given me too much time to think, but ...".

(January 9, 2012) . . . breaking news . . . Saunders Establishes Ethics Hotline HATTIESBURG – In one of her first moves of 2012, USM president Martha Saunders informed the USM community that the institution has partnered with EthicsPoint in establishing a hotline that members of the USM family can use to report ethics/legal violations that occur on campus.

(January 10, 2012) Dear usmnews.net, Yes, I have seen Dr. Saunders' commercials. When did Southern Miss turn into the University of Phoenix with its hard sales pitch?

January 13, 2012) The Idles of March: A Look at March-2011 Ancillary Expenses Associated with the USM Airplane The 23-Dec-2011 USMNEWS.net report entitled September Skies announced that USMNEWS.net has recently obtained many new official documents regarding the USM airplane.

(January 17, 2012) Corrupting the Language of Ethics, Integrity, and Right Conduct Past is Prelude In a January 5, 2012 "message from the President: Southern Miss Hotline" to "All-facstaff," Martha Saunders announced "Southern Miss has long maintained a strong commitment to our core values of integrity and ethical behavior...".

(January 18, 2012) USM Galaxy Tabs Crashing back to Earth: Students Report Little Use of Tablet Devices Tyler Hill’s 16-Jan-2012 report for The Student Printz reminds the USM community that the Mississippi State Auditor has set a mid-January 2012 deadline for USM officials to tag/inventory the 700 Samsung Galaxy Tab

(January 19, 2012) High Maintenance THE COSTS OF MARTHA’S PLANE IN NOV-2010 AND DEC-2010 Piles of new documents are arriving at USMNEWS.net each day, many pertaining to the cost of the USM Beechcraft King Air airplane. The insert below highlights many of the direct costs attached to the plane over the last two months of 2010.

(January 24, 2012) Martha’s Podium An Editorial Cartoon Series from USMNEWS.net I am so happy to announce that a beautiful wrought iron fence will be installed around the outer borders of campus, as well as around the liberal arts building.

(Janaury 24, 2012) It's not President Saunders' money. Why should she care how she spends it? Ed Kemp at the Hattiesburg American reported on January 22, 2012: "The University of Southern Mississippi intends to build a fence along the Hardy Street side of its campus, with pedestrian safety cited as the key factor in the brick-and-mortar upgrade...".

(January 26, 2012) Martha’s Podium An Editorial Cartoon Series from USMNEWS.net Thank you all for showing up each week to watch me spin the ‘Saunders Administration Wheel of Destiny.’ It truly means a lot to me, as I love this university more than anyone. Please rest assured that the person fate eliminates will be replaced in short order.

(January 27, 2012) Updated Aunt Martha’s Coaches Has Saunders Lost the Magic Touch? Or, Did She Ever Have It?