Johnson, David < 1. graduate student in the College of Health, and member of the President’s University Council; 2. vocal leader of the PUC who insists that the group consider issues of the day and not simply draw boxes and act out parts in feel-good skits.

name droppers < (secondary use of the phrase) pro-Thames letters-to-the-editor writers who hide behind the initials in their names (i.e., they drop their names in favor of their initials) to delay discovery of their identities (e.g., A.E. Griffing, C.E. Guice, M.J. Norton, and H.G. Williamson).

Saucier, Gene < 1. former State Representative (MS) and upper-level administrator at USM during the McCain and Lucas administrations; 2. author of important column in the 5/16/2004 Hattiesburg American indicating that he was responsible for much of Shelby Thames’ hierarchical advancement at USM and that he regrets his assistance in that regard today; 3. his column also indicated that USM administrators and deans gave Aubrey Lucas a 14-to-1 "no confidence" vote on Shelby Thames, then a VP at USM, in the late 1970s/early 1980s, but Lucas failed to act on it; 4. said Thames lacks the abilities necessary to lead a university, and those who made him president will ultimately regret doing so.

Sencenbaugh, Adam < 1. former columnist of The Student Printz (under the editorship of Robbie Ward), and current anti-Thames fighter; 2. anti-Thames poster on geocities.com/fireshelby, who has pasted several older editorials from The Student Printz onto the message board; 3. authored well-articulated letter to The Hattiesburg American on 5/16/2004 about the crises at USM.