in western Hattiesburg and continued into southwestern Alabama, destroying two buildings and damaging six others. As most students were away for Mardi Gras break and there were warnings of the tornado, there were no fatalities and few injuries on campus.
In June 2015 Southern Miss released a statement on the removal of the Mississippi state flag from all USM campuses. On October 25, 2015, university president Rodney D. Bennett released another statement announcing that the university would only raise flags that he felt united all students. Since the removal of the state flag, protests to bring it back have become common Sunday occurrences on the Hattiesburg campus.
==== Golden Eagle logo dispute ====
In 2003, Southern Miss replaced its attack eagle logo from the 1990s with an eagle head logo. Two years later, when Southern Miss attempted to trademark the new logo, the University of Iowa filed against it, believing it too similar to its Hawkeyes logo. The new logo was very popular, and was placed on sports …
