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

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(November 18, 2011) . . breaking news . . . Faculty Leaders Express Surprise Over Lyman Resignation HATTIESBURG – Late on 16-Nov-2011, USM public relations officials announced that USM provost Robert Lyman has resigned his administrative position and moved to the faculty ranks. Citing “personal reasons” for Lyman’s resignation, USM president Martha Saunders noted that Lyman helped move the academic side of the USM house through some rough times in recent years.

(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.

(November 19, 2011) Special Report - Where is Martha Saunders (in the Galaxy Tab Scandal)?In August 2011, when the Galaxy Tab scandal first broke, usmnews.net and its readers raised the obvious question -- "No doubt this was an inside deal ... where was the bid for these services? Was this the best price the State could negotiate for an "experiment"?" Now three senior administrators at Southern Miss have been suspended for their role. However, one must ask, what is Martha Saunders' roll in this mess? Certainly, Saunders was front and center in the PR extravaganza, all smiles, as she passed out the Galaxy Tabs to selected students. There she was taking credit for her offering as if she were Mrs. Claus.

(November 20, 2011) Where was Martha Saunders (in the Galaxy Tab Scandal)? Part 2 There's Always Time for PR On August 22, 2011, Dr. David Davies, Dean of the Honors College, wrote in his blog "The Hattiesburg American's Ed Kemp did a Terrific Article on the project [Samsung Galaxy tablet computers], which has been publicized widely across the country in technology blogs and elsewhere." And, he is absolutely right. Take a minute and run a Google™ search. There are scores of pages repeating the story. Take a look at just the first page of the search. Here are just three examples (of hundreds and hundreds): (click here for part 1)

(November 21, 2011) Burying the Scandals Editorial The Galaxy Tab computer scandal is not the first time Southern Miss has been implicated in the misuse of University and state funds. In April 2010, usmnews.net and the local newspapers were reporting on the situation surrounding possible misconduct in the USM Research Foundation.