Students unite through campus clean-up

In the aftermath of the tornado's destruction to The University of Southern Mississippi and the city of Hattiesburg, hundreds of students rose to the occasion through campus clean-up.

  1. Photos by Karelia Schmitz, Her Campus at Southern Miss 
  2. 1450 trash bags full of debris estimated at $62,000 of impact on the university.
  3. Pushing through the cold temperature and rain, volunteers persevered to rebuild, restore and recover the Southern Miss community.
  4. Very humbling experience this morning as students and the community gathered together to rebuild, recover, and restore Southern Miss. #fb
  5. I'm so proud of my campus community coming together and cleaning up this morning! Rebuild, Restore, Recover. #SMTTT
  6. 948 individuals helped clean up the #USM campus today - Dr. Rodney Bennett druing a half-time address
  7. Teared up a little when I saw a picture of how many students are helping to clean up southern. I wish I could be there. #lovemysouthernmiss

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