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Synthetic drug poses risk to college campuses

by Pranaav Jadhav Staff Writer

A New LSD-like drug has hit Mississippi’s college campuses and continues to spread among college students and

teens. The 25I-NBOME is a psychedelic drug which may cause mood swings, mental or physical stimulation, confusion, looping, scrambled communication, nausea and insomnia, among other effects. The drug has various

street names like “N-bomb,” “smiles” and “25i” and is spread through online illicit channels.

On Nov. 15 2013, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s press

release the DEA made the synthetic phenethylamines 25I-NBOMe, 25C-NBOMe, and 25B-NBOMe Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for the following two years.

The DEA press release further states, “These drugs are marketed online and through illicit channels as illicit hallucinogens such as LSD. They have been encountered as powders, liquid solutions, soaked

onto blotter paper and laced on edible items. There is no approved medical use for these particular synthetic drugs, nor has the Food and Drug Administration approved them for human consumption.

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Stadium changes welcome Bulldog fans

by John Galatas Copy Editor

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For the first home game of the year, Davis Wade Stadium has an expansion that will truly provide fans with an amazing experience, according to Roger Baker, associate director for MSUʼs construction planning. Baker said that the stadium will feature the Gridiron Club, the only club of its type in the SEC. Upon entering the gates of the new stadium, fans will discover a new scoreboard club level, 22 new suites, 200 plus lodge seats, the Mississippi Plaza and many other amenities.

FBI set to offer explosives awareness training at State

by Nia Wilson Staff Writer

Mississippi State University is scheduled to partner with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide explosive awareness training. The university will host the FBI National Improvised Explosives Familiarization (NIEF) and Chemical Outreach Workshop (CIOW) on Sept. 25 from 1-5 p.m.

Although the event is open to everyone, the FBI will be specifically addressing law enforcement, first responders, chemical industry representatives and university employees. The free workshop aims to teach specific personnel how to readily identify makeshift explosives.

The awareness training will be held in the auditorium at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems in the Cochran Friday

Research Park from 1-3:15p.m.

Following shortly after will be the explosives demonstration at the Mississippi Horse Park from 3:30 –5 p.m.

Chief Vance Rice, MSU Police Chief, said the primary goal is to protect the Starkville and MSU community.

“Ultimately, makeshift explosives are a growing concern for not only MSU, but the entire nation. We should expect more instances like the Boston bombing and plan ahead,” Rice said. “This awareness training gives a basic level of understanding to the average patrol officer for what they should expect when they run across an explosive.”

Rice also said that the MSU police force will add canines to its team.

“We will be getting a couple of dogs. At least one will be an explosive detection canine,” he said. We will probably be getting them by the end of September.”

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The 36th annual Prairie Arts Festival in West Point, Mississippi has arrived and promises a 5K race, childrenʼs carnival, classic cars show and various arts and crafts for display and sale. Food vendors will supply Southern food and other fried treats.

West Point welcomes annual arts festival

by Jessi Cole Contributing Writer

Tomorrow begins the 36th annual Prairie Arts Festival for Starkville’s neighbor, West Point, Mississippi. The arts and crafts festival has been held in downtown West Point since 1968, and locals as Monday

well as people from all over Mississippi flock down to the small town for the day.

Activities include a 5k race throughout the town, a children’s carnival, a Classic Cars show and four stages of live music.

Over 300 vendors will be selling their goods and handmade crafts this Saturday. The booths and items for sale cover a range

of items including antiques, jewelry, furniture, paintings and clothes.

All of the downtown stores will also be open to escape the heat and fi nd great sales. Food venders will be selling classic, home cooked southern food and the fun festival favorites such as funnel cakes, chicken-on-a-stick and fried Oreos.

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After four years of anticipation, the $75 million expansion and renovation project of Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field is complete. Along with expansion, the Bulldogs will also celebrate calling Scott Field home for 100 years.

In celebrating such milestones, Head Coach Dan Mullen said renewing the rivalry with the University of Southern Mississippi is a perfect fit for opening the 2014 season.

“There’s going to be a lot of things going on, and to do that with a rivalry game against a team in Southern Miss, I know it means a lot to the people in the state,” he said. “It was one of the fi rst things when I got hired that was brought up.

I was interested in resuming this rivalry between the two schools. I’m excited to be a part of this game that has a lot of tradition and history.”

MSU increased its maximum capacity to 61,337, which is the largest on-campus stadium in the state of Mississippi. The expansion allowed for an increase in in Loge seating and skyboxes, and added a Scoreboard Club and on-field Gridiron level. An additional video board was added to the north end zone, giving MSU the largest square footage of video board in college football. Both the north and south end zone boards combine for 14,035 square feet.

Renovations also called for a new north entrance which connects the east and west concourses, a Mississippi Plaza with counties surrounding an outline of the state and a brick façade.

MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said each detail was carefully developed in order to increase the fans’ experience.

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FESTIVAL The festival really puts an emphasis on the importance of local and handmade items.

Lisa Klutts, the director of tourism for West Point and manager of the festival, explained the distinct nature of West Point’s annual festival.

“The Prairie Arts Festival is unique in that we hold a competition between the fine arts venders where they compete in five categories of awards, and even the awards for the 5k race winners are hand-painted pottery pieces from local business Persnickety Pottery,” she

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Pat Pate, West Point resident and attendee of the annual festival, said she enjoys the feeling of being close knit with the people at the event.

“The people are so friendly, and I love meeting everyone and finding out where they are from,” she said.

“My family usually comes to town at this time, too, so it’s a great way to reconnect and spend the day with family.”

The festival is very family friendly, as many of the booths sell children’s toys and clothes, and inflatable jumpers and slides always

mark the corner of the festival. The local school, Oak Hill Academy, puts on several carnival games at the KidsZone park downtown for the children to play.

Car enthusiasts can attend the classic cars show at the Mossy Oak outlet mall, and music lovers can listen to the classic blues that Mississippi is known for at one of the four live shows during the festival.

Murry Falkner, a senior at Oak Hill Academy, has grown up attending the festival and said the entire city comes together to partake in the festivities.

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Individuals walk through and enjoy last year’s Prairie Arts Festival in West Point, Mississippi. The Festival featured a variety of food, music and festivities for particpants to enjoy.

Summit promotes academic success, takes stance

by Samantha Jones Contributing Writer

On Friday Mississippi State University will be taking a proactive stance on the issues that affect the academic success of students by hosting the 2014 Men of Color Summit.

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Students are encouraged to attend the training as well.

Gregory Abadie, a junior chemical engineering major, said an event like this is important because it increases understanding and promotes the community’s overall well-being.

“I would be interested in going to a training like this because I believe it makes a person more aware of the potential negative ramifications that can arise

Under the leadership of Mark Keenum, MSU President, MSU is ensuring all students are continuously encouraged to increase their academic standards.

Greg Hunley, diversity research and assessment specialist, has geared this program to address specific needs of students

identified by data such as the low retention rate of African American males at MSU. “Faculty, alumni and students will dialogue and address a variety of issues that affect the academic and professional success of African American males,” Hunley said.

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from a lack of knowledge,” Abadie said. “As a chemical engineering student, I think it is important to be aware of chemicals and their possible deadly combinations. In the chemical engineering industry, one must always think of the safety of others.”

Patricia Cox, MSU biosafety officer, said that the training is to show the community how easily an improvised explosive can be constructed.

“From a university perspective, there are many chemicals on campus that can be used for explosives.

If the appropriate people know they have those certain chemicals they will keep better inventory of them. This training is especially important for people in the chemistry industry and chemical retail,” Cox said. “Overall, better inventory and better safety is key.”

African American males are not just present at MSU. They are global.

Representatives from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CREATE Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation are just a few of the many that will be in attendance to support this effort to address these issues.

Tommy Stevenson, Chief Diversity Officer of MSU, believes that The Men of Color Summit was

initiated not only to benefit men of color, but also anyone looking to network and enhance their outlook on worldly issues.

“Everyone should be encouraged to constantly strive for excellence,” Stevenson said.

There is an obvious misconception that the Men of Color Summit is only beneficial for men of color.

Katherine Campbell, office associate in the Office of Institutional Diversity

DRUG No published studies exist on their safety for human use. The NBOMe compounds are substantially more potent than other hallucinogenic compounds, and the data suggest that extremely small amounts of these drugs can cause seizures, cardiac

and Inclusion, disagrees.

“Any person of any gender or ethnicity would benefit from networking and being empowered and inspired to set their sights on academic and professional success,” Campbell said.

MSU once again lives up to its long history of commitment to research and service by identifying the needs of students and making a valid effort to address them in order to foster academic success.

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and respiratory arrest and death.”

The DEA press release also explains that in these synthetic drugs there is no way to know what substances and how much of them are included in any given amount.

“Synthetic drugs like

these have no consistent manufacturing and packaging processes and may contain drastically differing dosage amounts, a mix of several drugs and unknown adulterants,” the release said. “Users are playing Russian roulette when they abuse them.”

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MSU music professor showcases guitar talent for students, faculty

by D.J. Wormley Staff Writer

Mississippi State University faculty member and associate professor Michael Patilla presented a solo guitar recital Thursday at the Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall located on Mississippi State University’s campus.

Patilla was born in Jasper, Alabama and has played guitar since he was five years old. He started practicing classical guitar when he was 15.

“I started practicing classical guitar after seeing the movie ‘Crossroads,’” Patilla said. Patilla also teaches classical guitar in the music department at MSU. “My teaching responsibilities are having oneon-one lessons with guitar majors and directing the guitar ensemble,” Patilla said. According to Pattilla, becoming a classical guitarist is something he has always wanted to do.

“I started playing the guitar so young I never considered any other career path,” he said.

Patilla said he is really interested in inspiring more Mississippi youths to think about taking classical guitar lessons instead of the traditional piano

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“I would like to see more high-quality, pre-college guitar instruction made available to young people,” he said. “The piano is generally the first instrument that parents gravitate toward when considering musical training for their children. Young piano students have recitals, competitions, festivals, etc. that enhance their musical education.”

Patilla said he desires to bring guitar instructions of a high level to the state of Mississippi. He also said he has taught at many different colleges in Alabama and Mississippi, but he chose MSU because he was able to have his own position in the music department.

“When I first moved back to the South I was teaching part-time at a few different colleges in Alabama and Mississippi,” he said. “It turned out that my guitar program here at MSU began to grow rapidly, and our department head at that time, Michael Brown, worked very hard to create a full-time position for guitar. I was very fortunate.”

Ryan Ross, assistant professor in the department of music at MSU, said Patilla is a very pleasant man to work with and be around, and his students love him.

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Associate professor of classical guitar, Michael Patilla, showcased his talent and love for music as he presented a solo guitar recital Thursday in the Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall. Colleagues describe Patilla as inspirational and dedicated to students.

“He’s very personable, easy to work with and he turns out good students,” Ross said.

Ross accoladed Patilla with being a great musician.

“He is extremely skilled at guitar, very meticulous, a top flight musician, and I really enjoy working with him and hearing him play,” Ross said.

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his students learn and help ing his colleagues as well.

“He is always willing to help faculty and students alike,” the colleague said.

The colleague said Patilla has a great sense of passion for his job.

“He is very passionate and emotional about what he does,” the colleague said.

The colleague said the amount of guitar majors at MSU has increased

Wednesday, August 27 12:07 a.m. A student reported losing his wallet between Rice and McCain Hall.

1:33 p.m. An employee reported a landscape worker broke a window while landscaping at Newell Grissom.

3:14 p.m. A parking service employee was injured while writing citations near Hardy Road. The subject was transported to OCH. 4:22 p.m. A student was arrested on Hardy Road for driving with a suspended driver’s license. A Justice Court citation and student referral were issued.

4:33 p.m. An employee reported the gate in McComas Hall parking lot hit her vehicle while she was exiting. No damages were reported.

7:59 p.m. A student complained of having chest pains and difficulty breathing in Critz Hall parking lot. The subject was transported to OCH. Thursday, August 28 12:31 a.m. A student reported someone throwing rocks and causing damages to his window in Hull Hall.

significantly because of Patilla. “He has drawn in a lot of guitar majors, and the number or guitar majors has skyrocketed,” the colleague said. The colleague said Patilla also enjoys teaching young children. “He teaches younger children and the kids often continue to study with him,” the colleague said.

The colleague said he is a great instructor and he really impacts the department. “He is a great musician, performer and an asset to the department,” the colleague said.

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COLUMN: A Worthy Cause

Tax inversion symptomizes flawed policy I would be interested in putting a poll in the field that asks whether the general public would rather attend a tax policy seminar for a week or get a root canal. If I were a betting man, I would put my money on a significant amount of people electing for the operation. However, a recent debate that revolves around the nation’s corporate tax policy and the calls from the Obama administration for “economic patriotism” deserves attention.

In an interview with CNBC’s Steve Liesman, President Obama offered his view on tax inversion.

Simply put, tax inversion is when companies who have their headquarters in the U.S. either move their base of operations to another country or merge with a foreign company and shift their operations to their home nation.

Obama stated, “I think most people would say if you’re doing business here, if you’re basically still an American company, but you’re simply changing your mailing address in order to … avoid paying taxes … then you’re really not doing right by the country … and by the American people.”

This quote came after he acknowledged “this is basically taking advantage of tax provisions that are technically legal.” Obama and his Treasury Secretary Jack Lew are calling on Congress to close these “loopholes.”

They want to end inversions.

Here is the problem. As Dr. Ron Cohen, founder and CEO of Acorda Therapeutics stressed in response to the president’s interview, the administration is focusing on the symptoms, not the disease. Instead of parading under the guise of economic populism where it may seem politically prudent to paint corporations as obscene profit-seekers, we need to reform the tax code.

The U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate of any nation in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We come in dead last of 34 member nations with a staggering 39 percent corporate tax rate, according to the 2014 OECD Taxation of Corporate and Capital Income report. Large companies are moving their charters overseas to seek out

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Walton Chaney is a senior majoring in history. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu.

relief from this tax burden.

At this point, one might jump to the conclusion that these corporations are seeking out cheap labor in Indonesia or Malaysia, but this is not the case. Walgreens, an Illinoisbased company, feels the pressure from its investors to move operations to Switzerland. Investors are pushing Walgreens to merge with Alliance Boots, a Swiss company. The Swiss corporate tax rate is 21 percent. According to analysts at UBS, Walgreens’s tax rate would be 37.5 percent, but once merging with Alliance Boots it is expected to be 20 percent. According to the same report, this merger would increase earnings by 75 percent.

Sure, casting companies who relocate to other countries with favorable tax markets as being unpatriotic may be politically expedient, but it ignores reality. As Bethany McLean, a CNBC and Vanity Fair contributor said about the situation, “We live in a world of global markets and very active investors.” These investors have a right to pressure management for profits.

As Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute points out, the issue should not be focused solely on stopping these tax inversions.

Lowering the corporate tax rate would allow the U.S. to become more competitive in global markets and work to bring in businesses to the U.S. while creating jobs and increasing tax revenue. Patch jobs for the current system may halt tax inversions but will not lower the tax rate to increase competitiveness on a global scale. We do not need temporary solutions to fundamental problems. We need to address the situation head on. We need policy that creates more opportunity, and that will happen when we create a more businessfriendly environment.

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2014 VMAs deserve double take

by Andy Moore Contributing Writer

Let’s take a second look at the 2014 Video Music Awards (VMAs), as if we needed another one, right? And though I am not convinced that we do, I believe there is much lying beneath the glimmering veneer of this whole pop-culture phenomenon that will largely go unnoticed.

So whether the reactions to this year’s VMAs were ones of shock and disgust or of delight and praise, I believe they reveal at least as much about our society at-large as they do about the VMA experience itself. Filled with all manner of subliminal messaging, put bluntly, the VMAs seemed closer to a festival of tricks and glitz than a

showcase of impressive talent and class.

In this year’s VMAs, we were exposed to many things: a suspicious yet expectedly slim choice of musical guests, flamboyant celebrities dressed as if they were among the capitol-elite in The Hunger Games, a wardrobe malfunction, lewd dancing, feminist statements and a curious array of advertising during commercials (the anti-smoking campaign and condom commercials were perhaps appropriate considering the MTV audience).

What goodness there is in all of that, I will let you decide.

And not all of these things do I presume to tell you are what might be called “bad,” but I simply submit that some of these things should give us pause and cause us to reflect.

Simply because Miley Cyrus didn’t twerk this year in grotesque fashion does not necessarily signify substantial progress.

MTV’s anti-smoking campaign in particular proved interesting to me. To me it represented an ironic contrast between a tasteful stance against a regrettable habit, and a far less tasteful exposition of generally loose and crass artistic expression. That said, an acknowledgement of the evident talent present at the VMA’s is granted; what is not granted is the necessity of the stylistic choices of some of the performances. Clearly there were some shining moments during the evening: Miley Cyrus passing up an opportunity to be center-stage in favor of allowing a homeless young man

to accept the award in her stead, thus raising awareness for a cause other than licentiousness; Taylor Swift with a performance in marked contrast from the rest in terms of tastefulness and elegance; and Beyonce embracing her family on stage after a rigorous performance. That said, in no way do my views here come from a snobbish or puritanical standpoint, but simply from an honest incredulity. Thus, the question must be asked: why does the world of pop-entertainment remain on a trajectory that we as a society often condemn, yet indirectly support through our apathy?

To close, I submit two questions: in the current state of popular entertainment, are the priorities skewed? Can we do better?

COLUMN: Ponder This

New noPhone tries to address phone addiction Internet addiction was one of the newest and most debated disorders added to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) last year.

A similar disorder came into play with the emergence of smartphones: cell phone addiction. Since Internet is readily available through smartphones, it is a given fact that people are now more interested in their electronics rather than the environment around them.

Workplace professionals are reporting dissatisfaction over their employees not having the ability to properly socialize. Researchers believe modern technology to be the main culprit.

However, smartphones and computers are such a convenience that they are not going away any time soon.

But how can we deal with our technology addictions?

Designer Ingmar Larsen reported to ABC News his

company hopes to put a new invention on the market soon which they believe to be a quick fix to what they call “nomophobia,” or fear of being without a smartphone. It is a low-tech device that only “looks and feels like a smartphone” and that is all. It is meant to calm owners’ separation anxiety when away from their devices. Research is still underway to determine whether or not the noPhone is beneficial enough to put on the market.

Their goal is to break owners from depending on their electronics for social interaction in order to get social skills back to the standard expectations of society.

But is replacing a mobile device with something that only looks like one enough to break an addiction? I would think that, at best, something like this would only pacify the addiction for a bit. A person might even use their cellular device less

once it was returned to them, but does this “quick fix” really help the long-term issue?

In order for social skills to improve, a desire to be social has to be present as well as problem-solving skills and possible lifestyle changes to find new hobbies the person enjoys. Without these, the person would gradually recede back into his/her old habits. So far, I see nothing about the noPhone that can stop that.

I do not mean to say the noPhone is a bust; truth be told, it could be a useful therapy tool. We need a little more data before making any conclusions, because, like most addictions, there is so much more in the equation than the need to have the device in your hands.

For example, we could take a teenager who fits the criteria for cell phone addiction. In short, this adolescent spends so much time with an iPhone it keeps him

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

by J. M. Nail

Could there be another global weather influencer that may be responsible for what is presently known as “global warming”?

Natural occurrences of radial movement of the earth’s mass in the radially outward direction have continued over thousands, if not millions, of years. Meteor impacts and earth surface eruptions have most likely contributed the greater portion of this mass movement.

This movement may have been compensated in part by a corresponding shrinkage as the earth cools from its original forming.

Humans have been in the process of moving material mass radially outward near the surface of the earth for thousands of years. This human contribution to earth surface mass movement began at least 3,000 years ago, but has increased exponentially in the past 100 years.

Some undeniable examples of these activities are: mining, water and oil extractions, air fl ight and satellite orbit insertions.

All of these contributions over the past 100 years will add up to billions of tons of mass movement radially outward that have intensified in the last 50 years.

Generally speaking, there have been no recognizable

What possible significance can this mass movement have?

One of the fundamental relations in physical science is the law of Conservation of Angular Momentum. Stated simply, it would read, “The total angular momentum of a rotating body remains constant if the net torque acting on it is zero.” A classic example of this law is observed when an ice skater spins on the almost frictionless ice surface (near zero torque on the skater).

Skaters may change their speed by changing the distribution of body mass by extending or retracting their arms. If they desire to speed up their rotation they move their arms inward. If they want to slow their rotation they extend their arms. As rotational inertia is changed by changing the mass distribution from the center of rotation, the rotational speed has to experience a corresponding change in order to meet the requirement of Conservation of Angular Momentum.

To the extent that the earth’s mass distribution has shifted outward we should expect that the earth’s rotational velocity has slowed. This is because of the incremental change in the effective earth mass radius will result in a corresponding increase in rotational inertia which will, in turn, require a slowdown in rotational speed. How much

Is it now essentially constant? No one will have the answers to these questions without an extensive study.

However, it should be noted with as little as a 1,000-foot change in the effective earth radius (corresponding to approximately 0.005 percent change) results in an approximately eight second slowing of the 24-hour rotation.

What possible impact would this type of change have on the more pronounced heating and cooling noted in the earth’s weather in the past few years?

A rotisserie distribution of solar energy: when a spindle suspends meat over a barbecue flame it will result in localized heating directly facing the source of the heat.

Left in this position very long the flame-side of the meat may burn while the backside may experience only a small temperature rise. If, instead, the spindle is rotated over the flame the heat is more evenly distributed and localized “hot spots” are minimized. One may reduce the unevenness of the heating by speeding up the rotisserie and increase the effect of uneven heat distribution by slowing the rotisserie.

The earth may be described as a large mass suspended in space with one side facing a source of solar heat and the opposite side free to radiate heat outward into space. Like the barbecue rotisserie exam-

Brooklyn Tucker is a senior majoring in kinesiology. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu.

or her from living a normal life. In college he or she realizes they have no friends, no hobbies and no plans. To go about making a change, they could work with a professional to set productive life goals. If separation anxiety from the electronic device is present, the professional might utilize a noPhone as part of the program to help this client. In this way, this device would have its uses. If this device is on the market and you plan to work with these cases, you might consider this tool.

the earth’s axis of rotation as its spindle. In this scenario, the sun heats the earth as it continuously rotates and the uneven heating is realized by the relative conductions of the surface atmosphere, soil and water. The movements of the atmosphere and the surface waters control most of our localized weather as they move toward thermodynamically re-distributing the heat input.

May any conclusions be reached regarding a change in the earth’s rotation?

The answer is YES! First, there is no question the effective radius of the earth has had an incremental increase over the last 50-100 years. How significant this change may be remains hidden, but the data are likely available or are attainable through calculation. Likewise, the earth has experienced a corresponding incremental slowing in rotational speed. Also, there is no reason to question that the slowing of the earth will result in a corresponding change in the rotisserie effect of heating and cooling.

The direction of this effect is such as to increase the likelihood of more pronounced weather extremes as the atmosphere and water currents try to dissipate the more localized heat additions and losses.

Therefore, there is legitimate reason to request that this argument be investigated as another possible theo-

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INFO,” or a form may be completed at The Reflector office in the Student Media Center. A contact name, phone number and requested run dates must be included for club info to appear in The Reflector.

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Ellie Holcomb bares soul, connects with fans

by Kay Hynes

Contributing Writer

Students flooded the Wesley Worship Center Tuesday night in anticipation of hearing singer-songwriter Ellie Holcomb perform. The popular Christian musician came to campus as part

of campus minister Hugh Griffith’s effort under the Wesley Foundation to offer a concert every fall semester.

Lights strung near a single stool, microphone and acoustic guitar provided an intimate atmosphere despite the large crowd.

However, the audience soon realized Holcomb did not need props to create a close

relationship.

From the introduction, she was honest. Mistakes, history and shortcomings were presented openly.

The concert exposed longtime fan and Wesleyan associate Katie Heckel to the singer’s compassion and relatable stories.

“She speaks such truth and sees the beauty of every

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Singer-songwriter Ellie Holcomb, a popular Christian musician, performed Tuesday night at the Wesley Worship Center. Holcomb’s first full length album, “As Sure as the Sun,” released earlier this year.

individual,” Heckel said.

Jian Jiang, who is new to MSU as a graduate student, found Holcomb amazing.

“The story behind her songs is really touching and beautiful,” Jian shared.

The singer further connected with the audience through genuine anecdotes – stories about her husband, singer Drew Holcomb, and daughter mixed with personal life experiences.

These intermissions provided insight into her song lyrics as well as connections to Holcomb’s faith journey.

Rebecca Griffith, junior international studies major, became an immediate fan.

“I love the scripture from Hosea about the faithfulness of the rising sun. Ellie Holcomb says, ‘One thing I never stay up worrying about is whether or not the sun will rise tomorrow,” Griffith said.

College students who related with feelings of anxiety about the future found comfort in this. The

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Holcomb’s performance included stories about her family as well as personal life experiences, and she lyrically shared her faith journey.

audience began to sing along to songs they recognized and songs they were hearing for the first time.

Kacie Ross, sophomore elementary education major, said meeting Holcomb was the highlight of the concert.

“She hugged you when she first met you, like you were a long lost friend,” Ross said.

Holcomb’s inspirational “Magnolia” lyrics “you don’t have to walk alone” came to life. Unlike most people touched by fame, the singer

personally greeted, laughed with and talked to everyone who waited. Holcomb even took the time to sign posters or take pictures with students who asked.

Whether or not the audience expected a typical concert, they all left with the certainty that someone understood their struggles.

As Heckel said, “Watch out world, Ellie Holcomb’s going to speak words that connect with your soul and in return, make you feel closer to her love, Jesus.”

Football season kicks off downtown festivities:

GSDP hosts community block party, 929 showcases local artists

by Michael Lamb Contributing Writer

This weekend boasts the first game of the football season as the Bulldogs face the Golden Eagles of Southern Mississippi, but the city of Starkville promises to excite visitors, students and residents with free

events downtown.

To prepare for the large crowds of visitors, the Greater Starkville Development Partnership hosted “Get Swept Up!” Wednesday.

Jennifer Prather, special events & projects coordinator of the partnership, said over 500 volunteers participated in the community-wide clean up. This

event is the precursor for the Downtown Block Party hosted by the partnership.

Prather explained partygoers will not be left desiring entertainment. The Spirit Squad will join Bully to kick things off with a pep rally.

Live music, inflatable jumpers and food vendors add to the festive atmosphere.

“We also work with the MSU Fashion Board, and

we do a tailgating-wear fashion show featuring all of our member Main Street merchants,” she said.

The Downtown Block Party is the first event in the Partnership’s “New South Weekend” series. The campaign centers around home football games throughout the fall.

Prather mentioned this event is not only for students and residents, but also for visitors.

“Most people come in town, they stay in a hotel, they have a two night minimum, so we give them something to do when they’re in town for that first night,” she said.

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Lanke will display a variety of work, including glowin-the-dark screen prints, paintings and photography.

The show will be made up of almost a dozen artists from the area. Artists are invited by 929 to display and sell their art at no cost to them.

Burdette said that previous art shows put on at the coffee shop have turned out a few hundred visitors.

“We draw a lot of crowd walking down the street.

They hear the music because we open up the garage door.

They can hear it from outside, and it draws them in,” he said.

The Greater Starkville Development Partnership will have multiple events throughout the fall. Prather said to look out for events like UnWine, Pumpkin Palooza, city-wide tailgates during homecoming weekend and the weekly Community Markets, as well as more music and art events at 929 throughout the semester.

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For another lively event downtown, 929 Coffee Bar will feature “Mississippi Made,” an art show designed to showcase local artists and musicians.

Ronnie Burdette, floor manager for 929, praised Mississippi State Uiversity for its ability to draw artistic talent.

“Mississippi State turns out tons of great artists every year, so we’re really trying to highlight that and show what the community brings to that,” he said.

Opportunities like “Mississippi Made” allow artists to directly connect with people in the community.

Matt Lanke, a resident artist, said that events like this are welcome in Starkville.

“Shows like these are a much-needed spotlight on the Starkville art scene. It brings people together from multiple disciplines and demographics in appreciation and support of local talent,” he said.

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by Blake Morgan Sports Editor

Q: Todd Monken is heading into his second season at USM. What is the overall vibe about him around campus?

A: While the record last season doesn’t reflect it, Monken has been able to change the culture around the football program in a very short time. He comes off as a no-nonsense type of coach, but he has earned the respect of his players and the fans to be patient with the program as they rebuild. His biggest impact has come on the recruiting trail thus far.

When he arrived at USM, the biggest issue was the overall team speed. Now going into

his second season, it is evident that the overall team speed has increased dramatically with the new JUCO transfers and the freshmen class.

Q: What toll did that infamous losing streak take on the football program?

A: The losing streak was a huge black eye for the program, especially coming off of a 12-2 season in 2012, which left us on the bubble of potentially making a BCS bowl. We were ranked as high as No. 17 in the BCS that season, then it ultimately came crashing down after Larry Fedora left for UNC and a 23-game losing streak ensued. The streak had a huge impact on the fans and the community to the point where nobody cared to even

pay attention to the team anymore. Getting that blowout win over UAB in the final game last year was huge for reviving the program moving forward.

Q: What are the expectations for this year?

A: The expectations aren’t necessarily too high for this season, but many people around the program, including myself, think it is possible to get into a bowl game. This is a hungry team, coaching staff and fan base that could creep up on some teams. Not to mention with many of USM’s top competitors in C-USA leaving the conference, the competition we face week to week is subpar compared to what we became accustomed to facing.

Q: What are some

offensive and defensive players MSU fans should keep an eye out for Saturday?

A: The first name to keep an eye on is quarterback Nick Mullens. As a true freshman last year, he started the last six games and showed some serious promise. He nearly threw for 2,000 yards with 13 passing touchdowns and two more on the ground.

That big win over UAB was his coming out party as he tied a school record with six total touchdowns. Mullens’ favorite deep threat Markese Triplett is somebody to keep an eye on as well. He has really polished up his route running from a year ago and could put up some scary numbers in this airraid offense. Defensively, it starts up front with defensive

end Adam WIlliams. He has shown a good burst coming off the edge, but tends to get caught up sometimes in personal battles with the opposing lineman, but he has the potential to be our top pass rusher this year. In the secondary, look for Picasso Nelson Jr. to make some big plays. He has a knack for always being around the ball somehow. He is the one guy who always has a chance to change momentum with a big play on defense.

Q: MSU and USM have not played in a while. How does USM view MSU and the rivalry between the two?

A: It’s a huge rivalry for USM. Talking with the players, they are not scared to say that they want to play MSU. They truly feel like they can

compete and prove that they should be in discussion for the best team in the state.

Many players even said that they have been watching film on MSU ever since the season ended.

Q: How do you predict the game will play out Saturday?

A: Honestly, it would take something drastic for USM to stay in this game. The talent difference is just too much right now. I do think USM will stay competitive early on, but it probably won’t be sustainable. We have the fire power on offense to score some in this game, but the defense just isn’t quite ready to compete against an SEC school. The only way USM wins this game is if we win the turnover battle by a wide margin.

Student athletes understand implications of social media use

by Myra Rice Staff Writer

Anthony Brown, a senior former running back for the Univerity of Southern California, took to social media Thursday to explain why he will not play for Head Coach Steve Sarkisian.

Brown posted a message on Instagram that said, “Sark treated me like a slave in his Office...Can’t play for a racist MAN!!!!! #Fighton” Scandals surrounding athletes and their use of social media are no new development in our society, but Mississippi State University athletes say they strive to

live responsibly in the cyber world.

Junior defensive back Taveze Calhoun said he believes social media can be positive.

“It depends on how you use it. You only put out there what you want out there,” Calhoun said.

The red-shirt junior has several different social media accounts.

“I have pretty much every form of social media, but Instagram is my favorite,” Calhoun said.

Due to scandals surrounding social media usage, people sometimes to forget it can have a positive purpose.

“On Facebook you can share statuses and funny

videos. I like to watch videos because they are entertaining,” Calhoun said.

With a bright spotlight shining on student athletes, Calhoun said he is aware he’s not just an “average” college student.

“I have to watch what I post. I can’t post what I want because of my rank and because I’m an athlete under scrutiny,” Calhoun said.

Redshirt freshman Gabe Myles may be a newer addition to the field, but he said he understands the concept of being conservative on social media.

“I try and keep myself positive, and I don’t tweet about anything happening in my private life,” Myles said.

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Myles said he feels that student athletes should be held responsible for their posts.

“I make sure my tweets don’t hurt my family or show a bad image of me,” Myles said. “People do look up to athletes. You don’t tweet for yourself, you tweet for others.”

Senior defensive lineman Curtis Virges said social media is more functional than fun.

“I use it to keep up with current events since I don’t watch TV,” Virges said.

While many athletes get pulled into trouble with their use of social media, Virges, who uses Instagram and Facebook, said he is not afraid of any social media drama and recognized these platforms will remain constant.

“People get themselves in trouble. Social media is going to be there, and it’s not going

anywhere anytime soon,” Virges said.

The veteran lineman advises MSU students to refrain from posting too much information to avoid controversy.

“Use it. You can have fun and be a normal college student,” Virges said.

“Everything you feel just shouldn’t have to be put out there.”

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Volleyball gears up for season

by Shane Anderson Staff Writer

In the last few seasons, experience has been rare to fi nd on the Mississippi State University volleyball team. But for the 2014 squad, Head Coach Jenny Hazelwood said experience and leadership are not hard to come by.

“We actually have more upperclassmen this year than we usually have,” Hazelwood said. “We have so many upperclassmen that are stepping up in strong leadership roles.”

Hazelwood, who is in her sixth year as head coach, believes her younger players and incoming freshmen will adapt more quickly with the help of her team leaders.

“Many of our young players have a lot of experience in the volleyball world,” Hazelwood said.

“I really feel their adjustment to this level of play is not going to be as hard as it looks on paper, just because we have key leadership in the right places for the fi rst time.”

The Bulldogs look to improve from their 2013 season, where they tallied a record of 12-20, but went just 3-15 in SEC play.

For a volleyball team to succeed, it must be able to communicate on the court.

That is where junior setter Katlyn Mataya has jumped in to help.

“Katlyn has really grown with the confidence in her abilities,” Hazelwood

said. “When she speaks up about the team needing to be more vocal in a drill, people know what she is saying is correct, and they follow her lead.”

The setter, according to Hazelwood, has to be the “quarterback” on the court, and for Mataya, leadership comes naturally with the position, even leadership advice in the classroom.

“We are trying to be the best role models we can,” Mataya said. “Whether it be volleyball, or in school.

We aren’t here just for ourselves, we are here for each other.”

Mataya was second on the team in assists last season, averaging 5.09 assists per set. With her new role as the vocal leader of the team, she anticipates that number will rise even higher for the 2014 season.

Junior middle blocker Alex Warren is another leader who will develop a key role on the court.

Warren, who tallied 188 kills in her sophomore season, may not be as vocal as Mataya, but Hazelwood said she leads by example.

“She is a great go-to kind of player,” Hazelwood said.

Along with Mataya, Hazelwood said Warren has also added confidence in her abilities.

“Anytime a player has that much confidence in what they do, it gives them that much more confidence in their abilities to lead as well,” Hazelwood said.

Going into the fi rst week of the season, Warren said the the team’s moral is at an

all-time high.

“I feel like we have no limits,” she said. “We are positive on the stuff that we can do, and we know that anything can happen.”

The upperclassmen are not the only ones who have impressed coaches this preseason. Returning starting middle blocker Chelsea Duhs will be a major contributor for the Bulldogs if they can fi nd success.

“We try to lead by example,” Duhs said. “We let players know that this is the system, and to be here, you have to follow it.”

Duhs will come into her sophomore season with a good track-record. As a true freshmen, she led the team with a .256 kill percentage in 2013 while totaling 165 kills for the year.

Other incoming players to keep an eye on this year are a pair of junior transfers Shelby Anderton and Emily Howard, who have both impressed Hazelwood during practices.

“They come in with unbelievable natural talent,” Hazelwood said.

“There is no problem with work ethic for these girls.”

The Bulldogs will travel to Huntsville, Texas on Friday to compete in the Sam Houston Invitational to open their season.

The squad will have their home-opener in the Newell Grissom Building on Sept.

11 as they take on South Alabama to kick off the annual Maroon Classic.

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The view from the MSU playersʼ tunnel. Saturdayʼs game will begin at 6:30 p.m.

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MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said each detail was carefully developed in order to increase the fans’ experience.

“In so many ways we’ve made the experience better,” he said.

“We have gates that give you a real sense of arrival, whereas in the past they were tucked underneath the stadium. Then there’s the aesthetic part where you add bricks and accents and dress up this structure that sits in the middle of campus and almost

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makes it blend in with the rest of campus.”

The Davis Wade expansion also features intricate details from banners of past games in the concourse to play calls of famous wins on the columns in the Gridiron. Stricklin said he and the design team fell into some of the detailed ideas and relied on fans for input.

“It’s been a four-year process from the day we first started strategizing the long-range vision for

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Davis Wade today. There have been a lot of meetings. When you’re meeting once a month for two or three years, sometimes more than that, you’re covering a lot of ground,” he said.

“Sometimes we needed to dress an area up and we thought, ‘Let’s let the fans help decide, let’s let the donors decide what we pick’.”

Saturday’s game is anticipated to shatter the school record for single-game attendance of 58,103.

(Left) Saturdayʼs game versus the University of Southern Mississippi will mark the 100th year of Scott Field at Davis Wade Stadium. The Bulldogs have won 237 games at Scott Field. MSU has had 30 consecutive sell out crowds, the longest streak in school history. The streak will continue into the 2014 season.

All season and luxury tickets have been sold for the season.