Lady Eagles secure 2nd straight C-USA contest with win over UTSA
Lady Eagles secure 2nd straight C-USA contest with win over UTSA By WDAM Staff | January 23, 2021 at 3:21 AM CST - Updated January 24 at 12:35 AM
From University of Southern Mississippi Sports Information Department
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) Some might argue that you can’t win a basketball game in the first quarter.
But as the University of Texas-San Antonio women’s basketball team discovered Friday night, you sure as heck can lose one.
The University of Southern Mississippi dominated the Lady Roadrunners over the game’s first 10 minutes, grabbing a 22-point lead after one quarter before cruising to an 88-64 Conference USA win at Reed Green Coliseum.
Debate team adapts, competes virtually
News Highlights: Debate team adapts, competes virtually
Although the pandemic hindered many campus activities, the Louisiana Tech Debate Team adapted with great success. In-person debating matches weren’t feasible this fall, but the team adapted by moving to virtual competitions.
In the season opener, hosted by Lee College in Baytown, Texas, junior communications major Kara Taylor was a starting semifinal. Skylar Dean, a senior political science major, won third place for speakers in the junior varsity division.
Junior Electrical Engineering Major Neel Patel was a starting quarter-finalist in the competition hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Tech alumnus Kendrick Kruskie, a budding competitor last year, took second place for speaker award in the professional division.
Although the pandemic hampered many campus activities, the Louisiana Tech Debate Team adjusted with much success. In-person debate competitions were not feasible this fall, but the team adapted by moving to virtual competitions.
In the season opener hosted by Lee College in Baytown, Texas, junior communication major Kara Taylor was a novice division semifinalist. Skylar Dean, a senior political science major, won the third place speaker award in the junior varsity division.
Junior electrical engineering major Neel Patel was a novice quarterfinalist in the competition hosted by the University of Arkansas in Monticello. Tech alumnus Kendrick Kruskie, a novice competitor last year, earned the second place speaker award in the professional division.
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NCD announces new Chairman Andrés Gallegos
National Council on DisabilityJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The National Council on Disability (NCD) – an independent, nonpartisan federal agency that advises the President, Congress and other federal agencies on disability policy – announces Andrés J. Gallegos, of Chicago, Illinois, as its new Chairman.
The designation of Mr. Gallegos as Chairman of the Council was made official by the White House on January 20, signed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Previous Chairman Neil Romano remains on the Council as a member.
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USM Researchers Date Timbers from North Mississippi Structure to 1734
Wed, 02/03/2021 - 17:33pm | By: Van Arnold
Pictured from left to right: Grant Harley (associate professor University of Idaho); Danny King (undergraduate student University of Idaho); Tommy Patterson (assistant professor USM); Ashley Chasez (graduate student USM); Alyssa Crowell (graduate student USM); Ian Stewart (graduate student USM); David Holt (associate professor USM)
What began with a random phone call became an intense research project that led to remarkable discoveries by a group of professors and students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM).
Assistant Professor of geography Dr. Tommy Patterson, Associate Professor of geography