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Obama focuses on education in SOTU

In the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama announced a series of proposals, which included pursuing alternative energy, creating manufacturing jobs and tackling the divisive issues of economic inequality and immigration. Full story

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Local band makes its way to the top

Saturday Jan. 7 The Mount Rushmores began filming their first music video. Full story

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Eagles soar past East Carolina

One word can be used to describe the Southern Miss men's basketball team since the season began: dominant. The Golden Eagles have won four out of their last five conference games, quickly becoming a major contender for the C-USA regular season title with one month of basketball left to play. Full story

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SOPA sparks online protests

Washington D.C.'s newest proposed legislation SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and its sister act PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) created added conflict between online users and suppliers Wednesday after numerous websites "blacked out" in protest of the two acts.

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Grant to help fund new nursing building

The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation announced a campaign to raise $8 million to construct a new nursing building in a press conference Wednesday.


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SOPA and PIPA and censors, oh my!

In the first battle of World War Web, We the People won a decisive victory last week in the defeat of two acts that could have drastically altered the Internet as we know it. Through the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), media moguls and Hollywood execs sought to diminish the free and open Internet in their quest to eliminate online piracy.

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Tips to stay fit during the holidays

Follow these tips to keep your waistline slim while still enjoying all of the holiday trimmings.

"This year, I'm going to get in shape." Sound familiar?

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Greek Life is color blind

Rachel Holman, a junior criminal justice major at the University of Southern Mississippi, is proud to be the first African-American member of the Mississippi Alpha chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Arts & Entertainment

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USM alum publishes book

In The Healing, an old woman tells a hurting young girl her story of growing up as a slave child on a Mississippi plantation. When Granada was only a baby, mistress Amanda Satterfield, stricken with grief over the loss of her own daughter, took her from her mother and brought her to live inside the mansion.

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2012 Grammy nominees announced

Official nominees for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on CBS Wednesday.

Sports

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Golden Eagles seek statement victory over Thundering Herd

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Da Silva inspires school spirit

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Golden Eagles hope to continue hoops hot streak after holidays