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Reports for November 1, 2014 - November 3o, 2014
November 3, 2014
November 4, 2014
Administrative Bloat USM has led the way in massive growth in
administrators. As of 2009, The Chronicle of Higher Education,
reported that USM had one of the "biggest increases" in the nation in
"growth in managers and support personnel relative to enrollment.":
84%. The following comment is the primary point of this report.
November 10, 2014
USM Reports Devastating Potential NCAA Violation According to the
Bleacher Report, the NCAA has announced that Southern Miss is
under investigation for "... how tuition, living expenses and other fees
were paid for "Prop 48" recruits who signed with the Golden Eagles
but were academically ineligible out of high school or junior college."
What are "Prop 48" recruits? According to Sporting News, Prop 48 ... is
an NCAA regulation that sets a standard for athletic eligibility based
on a prospective student-athlete's grades.
November 11, 2014
Guest Editorial Defining the Problem Let's begin today's report with
the question raised at the end of yesterday's report, USM Reports
Devastating Potential NCAA Violation: "How do academic institutions
have any claim to ethical conduct or integrity, if this behavior 'happens
everywhere'?" The short answer is many academic institutions have
no claim to ethical conduct or integrity. Unfortunately, the University of
Southern Mississippi is numbered among those schools that fall short
of claims to ethical conduct or integrity.
November 12, 2014
November 13, 2014
November 14, 2014
Dear usmnews.net, Word around campus is that Southern Miss is
taking the [alleged] violations of NCAA rules more seriously than
anyone is letting on. Southern Miss just put The Lightfoot Law firm on
the payroll to defend it against the claims. If your readers never heard of
the Birmingham, AL based firm, it is the one that Texas A&M hired to
keep Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel eligible.
November 17, 2014
Special Report Websites Call for Firing of Monken With the
13-Nov-2014 loss to San Antonio by a score of 10-12, many USM fans
have given up on the Todd Monken administration of USM's football
program. To date, Coach Monken has managed to accumulate a grand
total of four wins in those two years.
November 18, 2014
Dear usmnews.net, The fans may be complaining about [Head
Football Coach Todd] Monken and [AD McGillis]. With the God-awful
last few seasons its really to be expected. What I don't think a lot of
people realize is there is a mounting whisper campaign among the
faculty that it is time for [USM President Rodney D.] Bennett to go.
November 19, 2014
November 20, 2014
Breaking News 3.2 Percent Additional Tuition Hikes at USM Jeff
Amy's 19-November-2014 report for The Hattiesburg American
concerning the 3.2% tuition increase facing in-state USM students
beginning 2014-15 cut to the core of the issue "Still, increasing college
costs are far outstripping stagnant family incomes. In-state tuition will
rise 66 percent from fall 2005 to fall 2015, while household incomes
have been basically flat in Mississippi. It now takes about 17 percent
of the typical Mississippi family's income
November 21, 2014
Dear usmnews.net, Shades of USM at Delta State-- Have you seen
this? Sounds so familiar.
November 25, 2014
