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Do sex robots have feelings, too?

HANNAH GAMMILLL

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Deep in Uncanny Valley lives Roxxxy, a woman who is not a woman — a human one, at least. Clad in tantalizing lingerie, her bright eyes are fixed in an everlasting, lifeless stare. Her painted mouth is constantly left in a sultry and silent beckoning call. Every square inch of her is ideal.

Roxxxy was crafted with one sole purpose, and that purpose is to please you.

Roxxxy, the world’s first interactive sex robot, was designed and built by True Companion, a company that sells sex toys.

According to the True Companion website, their sex robots are built with artificial intelligence, which means they “can hear what you say, speak, feel your touch, move their bodies, are mobile and have emotions and a personTHE DAILY

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ality.”

Emotions. And a whole personality.

Roxxxy’s existence wasn’t welcomed with open arms however. Recently, a campaign for banning these sexbots has been launched because, as robot ethicist and campaign leader Kathleen Richardson told the BBC, “We think that the creation of such robots will contribute to detrimental relationships between men and women, adults and children, men and men and women and women.”

The BBC also reports that Richardson believes these robots will contribute to gender stereotypes and that relationships will not need to be anything more than physical. In other words, they will perpetuate this idea that women are sex objects.

While I might not 100 percent agree with the idea that these robots will contrib-

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ute to women being thought of as walking masturbation toys, I am genuinely creeped out by these things — what if Roxxxy turns out to have the same sinister intentions as GLADoS? Then we might have to turn her into a potato and make her test out her slow clap processor.

In all seriousness, there is some genuine concern surrounding these sexbots. Will we live in a world where watching Netflix and chilling with a synthetic companion will be the norm? And are these sex robots really degrading to women? Probably not, and no.

I seriously doubt artificial intelligence will replace the touch of a real, warm-blooded lover. Sure, Roxxxy will arch her back to infinity at your request, but we won’t have a widespread “Her” situation.

You ever been in love with someone and you find yourself

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adoring that chip in his tooth or the way that tiny roll of fat sneaks over her skirt when she wears a midriff? There’s something more fulfilling in having two flawed individuals look at each other as perfectly flawed, and that’s something you can’t get from a robot.

And these sexbots aren’t degrading to women the same way vibrators aren’t degrading to men. I’m sure people who buy these things will be aware that they are using a product. Granted, the product might be a bit extreme for my tastes, but hey, whatever floats your boat. Point is, sexbots are just grown-folks toys with extra buttons and knobs, and that’s all they’ll ever be.

Hannah Gammill is a junior English major from New Orleans.

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Mississippi obesity rates grow despite fall in ranking MARY ELIZABETH MOORE memoore1@go.olemiss.edu

Mississippi no longer holds the title of being the most obese state, as it dropped from No. 1 to No. 3 in a recent September Poll.

The Trust for America’s Health, a health policy organization based in Washington, D.C., ranked Mississippi third out of 50 states, including the District of Columbia for obesity percentage in its annual “State of Obesity” report.

Weighing in just below No. 1 Arkansas and No. 2 West Virginia, Mississippi’s current obesity rate for adults is 35.5 percent. This is a 1.1 percent increase from 2010.

Although Mississippi’s national standing in obesity has dropped, this change does not mean obesity is less of an issue for the state.

Lafayette County does not offer nutrition and weight management programs, but there are other programs and businesses in the area aiming to help in that area.

The Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford contains 200 hospital beds, but only employs two on-staff dietitians. With more overweight patients coming into the hospital than those at ideal body weights, the understaffed nutrition department is unable to provide proper diet and health education.

“We do not have outpatient nutrition education through the hospital,” Hope Guthrie, the hospital’s clinical nutrition manager, said.

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Adolescent obesity is a particularly alarming issue in Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department of 2014 Obesity rate: Health reports a 40 percent obesity rate among children in its “2015 Mississippi Obesity Action Plan.”

The Oxford School District is tackling the concern by promoting better nutrition in school cafeterias.

1990 Obesity rate: Tim Howington, director of child nutrition for the Oxford School District, works with professionally trained cafeteria managers and a trained chef to provide more nutritious menus and meals at all of the district’s school cafeteGRAPHIC BY: CLARA TURNAGE rias. Oxford schools are reStatistics according to Trust for America’s Health. quired to offer breakfast and lunch to all students, followWith no outpatient nutrition ing food and heath codes provided education support, the hospital by the federal government. can only give first-time patients “These menus that we write basic nutrition information and have to comply with the USDA Dihas no way of monitoring paetary Guidelines for Americans,” tients once they leave the hospital.

Howington said.

“It’s guidelines Guthrie said she commonly has set by USDA and adopted

by Misto refer patients to outside health sissippi for school children pre-K and nutrition programs, such as through 12.

And they are very the University of Mississippi’s strict.

They constrain us in several Nutrition Clinic.

The University’s clinic is different categories,” Howington grant-funded, however, and once said.

“We have to have more people the grant runs out, there is no eat in the cafeterias or we don’t guarantee it will continue. The survive, because that pays our hospital hopes to start an outbills and we pay our own way,” patient education program once Howington said. the construction of Oxford’s new While Howington and his staff Baptist Memorial hospital is com-

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“I think the net effect is in great support of reducing obesity,” Howington said.

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“We did do some instruction with people who have heart issues, blood pressure issues on how to better manage their diet, to control their blood pressure using diet and exercise and weight loss and things of that nature,” said Eddie Mounce, an exercise specialist and personal trainer at the Oxford YMCA. In the future, Oxford YMCA hopes to provide another program for their members, focusing on health with diabetes.

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Rebels celebrate first away Egg Bowl victory since 2003

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Chad Kelly raises Egg Bowl trophy up after Ole Miss wins the Egg Bowl in Starkville.

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C.J. Johnson grew up 60 miles from Starkville.

He committed to play at Mississippi State University as a junior in high school in 2009.

He pulled that commitment a month before signing day in 2011.

When he did, he had Mississippi State fans accusing his mother working for Ole Miss boosters and making a six figure salary.

“There’’s rumors going around that my mom has been working for some Ole Miss people and she’s making $100,000 a year,” Johnson told the Columbus Dispatch in January of 2011. “That’’s definitely a trip, because if my mom was making that I wouldn’t be driving the truck

Johnson played well in his first Egg Bowl in 2011, accumulating 10 tackles and two tackles for loss in the 31-3 loss in Starkville.

That would be the last time that Johnson ever walked off the field with a loss in the egg bowl.

The Rebels won in 2012 to clinch a bowl birth. Johnson was injured in 2013, and missed the Rebels’ loss.

In 2014, Johnson lead the defense in a dominating performance to clinch an access bowl.

On Saturday night, in front of 62,265 people, most rooting against Johnson, he made sure that he would go out with the trophy remaining in Oxford in his senior season as the Rebels garnered their second straight Egg Bowl victory.

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Johnson eventually signed with Ole Miss in February 2011 and received much criticism from Mississippi State fans on his Facebook page.

Johnson admitted, however, that the decision to come to Ole Miss had nothing to do with the lashing he received from Mississippi State fans.

“I didn’t base my decision on Facebook,” Johnson said.

“That would be arrogant of me to say ‘I didn’t go to MSU because y’all’s fans was chewing me out on Facebook.’”

Johnson (@24hour_ent) posted on Twitter in November 2012 a picture of the Highway 25 exit that read “Starkville exit 1 mile” with the caption of “As we count all the things we are thankful for today Let me just say I am THANKFUL I don’t have to take this exit.”

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continued from page 6 Johnson led a dominant defensive performance that saw the Rebels defense get pressure on Dak Prescott.

The Rebels got seven sacks against the Bulldogs and never let Prescott get comfortable.

“I thought we came out and dominated the game for the most part,” Johnson said of the Rebels’ performance.

The home team had lost only twice in the egg bowl series since 2000, and the Rebels hadn’t won in Starkville since 2003 when Eli Manning led the Rebels to a 31-3 victory over the Bulldogs.

“It’s great to get a win, not only in the Egg Bowl, but to do it on the road,” Johnson said.

“Tonight we came out and our guys fought hard and we took it” When the Rebels got off the bus in Starkville before the game, Johnson carried the trophy in to Davis-Wade Sta-

dium. After the game Johnson carried it back to locker room for the third time in his career.

“That means a lot to me,” Johnson said. “To come in and win a game like this, on the road, and to be able to hold that trophy up in the visiting stadium, it’s always great.”

After the game, Johnson gave a little insight to his recruitment and how it finished.

After someone brought up the comment Mississippi State’s head football coach Dan Mullen made to Johnson on signing day, Johnson let us know exactly what Mullen told him when he signed with the Rebels. “@24hour_Ent: @SamCWebb the exact quote was if you go to the school up north we are gonna kick your ass for the next 4 years lol,” Johnson tweeted Saturday.

On Saturday night, Johnson, after winning his third Egg Bowl in four tries, made sure that Mullen came to eat those words.

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continued from page 8 45 yards untouched to make it 21-0 Ole Miss.

“We got after him (Prescott) early,” Freeze said. “He was uncomfortable in the pocket early and that was our plan going in. I thought we executed that plan really well.”

“You had to go in there and stop him. He’s their guy,” defensive coordinator Dave Wommack said. “He’s a great football player and he forces you to spread all over the place. It’s tough game planning against a player like him.”

Just five minutes before the game began, the Rebels learned that they would not have the chance to play for

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the SEC Championship, as Alabama defeated Auburn 29-13 in the Iron Bowl.

The Rebels have overcome many obstacles this season, but it shows the resiliency of this team knowing their conference title hopes are dashed before and coming out with the intensity and passion needed to win a rivalry game.

“It showed us where the focus of this team was and task at hand,” Johnson said.

After the game, Freeze PHOTO BY: ARIEL COBBERT mentioned that his team is a Bully, the MSU Bulldogs’ mascot, drools fourth-and-25 play away from on the sideline Saturday. going to Atlanta for the SEC championship, referring to tance of this game,” Freeze the overtime loss to Arkansas. said. “I don’t always run from The what-ifs were thrown in it. I realize I’ll be judged on the trash and his team kept upon it. It’s always a huge, fighting, winning their third huge game and it sure makes Egg Bowl in four years under Christmas much, much sweetFreeze. er.”

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Rebels finish regular season 9-3 with victory in Starkville DYLAN RUBINO

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STARKVILLE - It all started with senior linebacker and captain CJ Johnson.

The Ole Miss football team arrived at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville around 4:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

Johnson was the first player off the bus and carried the Golden Egg trophy over his head into the stadium.

When the clock hit zero and the scoreboard read Ole Miss 38 and Mississippi State 27, Johnson was once again the first player to carry the trophy.

“It’s because I love the University of Mississippi,” Johnson said. “The Golden Egg trophy belongs in Oxford where it should always be.”

Led by another dominant, turnover-free performance from junior quarterback Chad Kelly and a swarming Ole Miss defense, the Rebels won in Starkville for the first time since 2003, which was Eli Manning’s senior year. It’s also only the second time the road team has won the Egg Bowl in the last 12 years.

Ole Miss finished the 2015 regular season 9-3 overall and 6-2 in SEC play, which marks them second in the SEC West only behind Alabama, a team which they beat back in September.

“I’m very pleased that we’re taking the egg back to Oxford,” Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze said. “It means so much to our people and our program. I’m just thrilled, excited.”

Earlier in the week, Chad Kelly talked about how he was a city kid from Buffalo, New York and that he had never

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Senior DB Mike Hilton holding up the well deserved Egg Bowl trophy. heard the ring of Mississippi State’s trademark cowbells before. At Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday night, he was surrounded by thousands of them, and wasn’t phased at all.

For the third game in a row, Kelly did not have a turnover, and finished the game 21 of 30 passing for 236 yards and two touchdowns and adding

74 rushing yards and another touchdown to add on.

“It’s huge to get a win in this game,” Kelly said. “It means everything to the University, to our players and I’m just excited to be a part of this great team.”

With his two passing touchdowns Saturday, Kelly tied the school record for passing touchdowns in a season with 31, which Manning set in 2001.

Improving the running game this week was a big goal in preparing for Mississippi State and it showed for the Rebel offense. The ground game totaled 243 yards led by senior running back Jaylen Walton, who finished with 16 carries for 93 yards. Sophomore running back Jordan

Wilkins also had five significant carries for 54 yards and one touchdown.

With wide receiver Laquon Treadwell being covered most of the game, sophomore wide receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow had his best game as a Rebel, reeling in five catches for 83 yards and two scores.

“If one guy gets covered, the next man has to step up,” Stringfellow said. “My opportunities came and I made the most of them. That’s it.”

There was no early letdown for the Rebels as they quieted the home crowd and took the early 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter, which proved to be too much for the Bulldogs to handle.

“I loved the way we started and I liked our match ups that

we had across the board on both sides of the ball,” Freeze said. “That definitely helped us build our lead.”

The biggest emphasis on defense was stopping Mississippi State senior quarterback Dak Prescott. On his senior night, Prescott would’ve liked nothing more to go out on top with a win over their rival. The Rebel defense held Prescott to 254 yards passing with two touchdowns and was sacked seven times by the Rebel defense and looked rattled in the pocket.

With three minutes left in the first quarter, junior defensive back Tony Bridges stepped in front of a Prescott pass, intercepted it, and ran

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