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University policy mobilizes on two wheels

by Kristina Norman Staff Writer

Last week many Mississippi State University students, faculty and staff may have been surprised to find a campus announcement concerning bicycle usage in their university affiliated email inboxes.

MSU’s Dean of Students, Thomas Bourgeois, who sent out the campus wide email announcement regarding bicycle rules, uses and safety, said he wants students to be aware of the university’s policies toward bicycles.

Dean Bourgeois said the email announcement was an effort to, “solicit feedback from students.”

One of the biggest complaints he receives from students is there are not enough bicycle racks.

He points out that while there are enough bike racks, it is their location that is inconvenient. An example of this is the bike rack by Lee Hall which few students use.

The use of bicycle racks is mandatory and the university will enforce it, Bourgeois said. Any bicycle that is not chained to a rack is subject to impoundment.

Dean Bourgeois said the reason for being strict about the policy is because the

university has a large student body with disabilities who need access to handrails and ledges.

A growing eyesore for Dean Bourgeois is the trail forming in the junction because of students riding their bikes through the grass rather than the road.

When asked about motorists not treating bicyclist as equals on the road, Bourgeois said it is a problem. He blames the problem on motorists not having proper education for the rules of the road. The problems between bicyclists and motorists are a, “double edged sword.”

Most motorists, Bourgeois said, come from areas where they do not have interactions with bicyclists sharing the road. The same goes for pedestrians who are not accustomed to seeing crosswalks.

Bicyclists, he said, should not ride through crosswalks which are for pedestrians only. They should first dismount their bicycles and then walk with their bicycles through them. It is extremely difficult for motorists to stop when bicycles fly through a crosswalk. Bourgeois said many students have the feeling of invincibility in crosswalks when, in fact, they are not.

Safety is one of the biggest concerns Bourgeois has for students. Starkville has a

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Students make use of bicycle racks outside the Perry Cafeteria. Racks are mandatory; any bicycles that are not chained to a rack may be impounded. city ordinance requiring all bicyclists to wear a helmet, and he encourages everyone to use one. In addition, he said maintaining your bike is just as important.

“It’s not just wearing a bike helmet,” Bourgeois said. “It’s learning basic safety, keeping your bike maintained.”

Bourgeois encourages students to use bike repair stations across campus to help keep their bikes maintained and working properly.

David Harned is the president of Starkville in Motion, which is a local, grassroots organization

striving for improved safety, development and education for pedestrians and bicyclists.

SIM, which has been in existence for 10 years, grew from the ideas of local business professionals and MSU staff who wanted to see improvements with walking and bicycling in the

city.

Some of the many projects Harned’s organization has overseen include the project initiation for the recently completed Lynn Lane Multi-use Pathway and the federally funded grant to build the Safe Routes to School.

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Campus swells with new faces

HCDC nearly doubles office space

by Devin Edgar Staff Writer

This school year, Mississippi State University reached record enrollment for the fall 2016 semester, surpassing the previous record set in fall of 2015.

According to John Dickerson, assistant vice president of enrollment services, fall 2016 enrollment is exactly 21,622 students compared to 20,873 students for the previous fall semester— an increase of almost 800 students.

MSU also welcomed the largest freshman class for the second year in a row with an increase in the average high school grade point average and the average ACT score, which is now a 24.

Student Association President Roxanne Raven said she thinks this will help MSU’s global research community improve and grow.

“The more bright minds that we can attract, the better impact our university can make in the world around us,” Raven said.

Enrollment rates have not just increased at the

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Enrollment of MSU is steadily rising with the numbers of minority Staff Writer students, so more space is necessary. The staff Mississippi State and organizations in the University’s Holmes HCDC are expanding each Cultural Diversity Center, semester, making the call housed in the Colvard for extra space for meeting Student Union, is gearing rooms and offices a priority. up for renovations as it According to Brooks, all undergoes an plans are made, expansion. and now, thoughts The Holmes and planning are “I love the HCDC for Cultural Diversity being implemented Center is named as to when the what it stands for and after Dr. Richard reconstruction will E. Holmes who take place. what it has done for was the first “No one has African American picked a day,” students.” to attend MSU Brooks said, “even in 1965. In 1991, - Denisha Suggs, senior though I am sure MSU recognized everyone wished criminology major Dr. Holmes by it could have been naming the center yesterday, but I in his honor. would be shocked Today, the if we haven’t Center is the home to over many organizations, it is an started on it by the end of 10 organizations and is extraordinary thing to see,” this semester. There is no rapidly growing. A place Brooks said. doubt in my mind, this time for minority students and Brooks said it is quite next year we will definitely faculty to go, the HCDC is natural to feel growing pains be up and running.” a welcome center to feel at and to service students and Senior criminology home and comfortable. faculty correctly, more space major, Denisha Suggs The HCDC was not is needed. said that as a student and always located in the center “At some point, I am minority she feels the of campus, but was on the sure, there may be a need expansion will benefit outskirts of campus in a for even more space, but everyone tremendously. house like building. About this will be the first step in “I love the HCDC for 10 years ago, the center was finding adequate space to what it stands for and what brought to campus and has provide them for the groups it has done for students,” become a very important they are servicing,” Brooks Suggs said. “I would love addition to MSU and the said. to see the center grow, get Colvard Student Union ever The expansion will take more and more exposure since. about two of the meeting and continue to help Assistant Dean of rooms, and the increase students as they go through Students, Raymond W. will be about 85 percent. their college careers.”

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Mississippi State University sees an increase of almost 800 students.

Starkville campus, but the Meridian campus and the new Gulf Coast campus as well.

Along with the growth at the additional campus locations, specific departments and colleges at the university have also experienced increased enrollment rates.

The Bagley College of Engineering now has over 4,000 students, up 8.6 percent from the previous year. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is also up more than 8 percent, now educating nearly 2,400 students.

Other enrollment numbers include more than 5,000 students in the College of Arts and Sciences; MSU’s largest department.

Although the continuous growth in enrollment is a benefit, it does not come

without great costs.

“We have to make sure that our infrastructures, such as classrooms, parking and residence halls, grow alongside the increase in enrollment, which can be difficult to manage and becomes expensive,” Raven said.

Current students, although very accepting of the record-breaking enrollment, are experiencing difficulty with the current situations first hand.

Senior communication major, Lanecha Turner, had mixed feelings about the subject.

“It’s wonderful that so many students love Mississippi State enough to attend, but since enrollment is so high there is definitely a fallback to overcrowding, such as limited parking,” Turner said.

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Brooks, said it was very important to bring the HCDC over because if MSU is trying to bring everything together and be unified, it only makes sense to have somewhere to go to make that happen.

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Harned said if you compare Starkville and Columbus, you will see many more sidewalks and bicycle paths in the former. Starkville’s sidewalks and bicycle paths are a symbol SIM has been able to achieve.

Harned said this past year, SIM began a partnership with Bike Walk Mississippi, which does many of the same things as his organization but at the state level.

Despite SIM’s many successes, there have been difficulties. One of the most difficult things he said is keeping up membership and getting enough volunteers for the volunteer-based organization.

Group-organized walks SIM tried in the past, have had middling success. More people like walking alone and when they want, rather than in organized groups.

However, he is positive about the future. In the next three years, Harned said an extension connecting Lynn Lane to campus will be built. The city, county and university all came to an agreement with the university agreeing to help fund its completion.

He said earlier plans for a path linking to campus were discussed. The proposed path would have started at the Sportsplex, weaving behind Loxley Way before connecting to Blackjack Road, but funding was cut.

Although Harned and his organization are not currently partnered with the university, Harned has been working with students living in off-campus housing

Tuesday September 13, 2016 12:57 a.m. A student had a MSU traffic cone on the back of his truck while parked in Nunnelee Hall parking lot. An officer took possession of the cone.

Wednesday September 14, 2016 1:07 p.m. A student reported her make-up bag stolen from the Junction.

2:05 p.m. An Aramark employee was arrested on Lee Boulevard for a switched tag and a suspended driver’s license.

5:30 p.m. An employee reported a suspicious incident on Lee Boulevard.

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Bikes are positioned outside of Swalm Hall. Many students find biking around and to campus a good alternative to driving. Bike repair stations are available around campus. who are petitioning to get pedestrian crosswalks placed on the Hardy and Blackjack Road intersection.

Harned ultimately hopes his organization will help get more people in the Starkville area outdoors. Simply being outside, he said, changes people’s perceptions about themselves. “[It’s] interesting how people who spend more time outside are more aware of their environments and more appreciative too,” Harned said.

The benefits people receive by being outside extend far beyond appreciation, Harned said; it encourages healthy habits for life.

Hannah Howell, marketing and communications coordinator for MSU’s Parking and Transit Services, said the university

encourages students to ride bikes on campus through its Bully Bike program, which is free and open to students, staff and faculty of the university.

Howell said currently there are 180 bikes available through the program, but one would like to see more.

“Right now, bicycles go out so quickly with the small amount that we have,” Howell said. “I feel like there’s room for growth.”

Bicycles are rented per semester. Howell said the university does this to keep the bicycles in good working order. For many college students, properly maintaining a bike is costly endeavor, but with the university’s bicycle program, those cost are eliminated.

“We want them [students] to have an easy way to get

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around campus without having to move a car to a different location,” Howell said.

On a recent conference trip to Portland, Oregon, Howell was able to see a city-wide bicycle rental program that allows anyone to scan a card to rent a bicycle from one location, and then leave it at another.

This is something she said she would like to see at the university in the future.

A few years ago, Howell said the university experimented with a similar program but was unable to keep track of the bicycles they rented. One of the bikes that went missing in the program was later found in Georgia.

Howell also encourages bicycle owners to register their bicycles with the university. Registration for a bike with the university is free, and each bicyclist receives a decal. Registering a bicycle with the university can locate as well as eliminate any possibility someone could claim ownership of the bike as their own.

6:45 p.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from the bike rack at Griffis Hall.

7:39 p.m. A student was having stomach pains at Fresh Foods.

The student was transported to OCH. Thursday September 15, 2016 3:03 a.m. A student reported items missing from her room in Hull Hall.

ENROLLMENT Most students agree that because it is anticipated for the university to continue growing, we need to expand our resources as well.

“I love this school, but as we grow I hope that we can seriously provide the necessary resources for all students who attend,” a sophomore business management major, Michaela Adams said.

The growth of MSU is not expected to come to a stand-still any time soon, with strong anticipation that enrollment numbers will continue to rise in the next few years.

Dickerson gave credit to all members of the MSU community when referring to enrollment growth.

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is attributed to the great team effort of all students, faculty, staff, administration and alumni working together to promote the university and the outstanding education students receive here,” Dickerson said.

Raven said as the university continues to grow as expected, she hopes the state of Mississippi will continue to do its share in assisting the issues that come along with the growth.

“Mississippi has one of the lowest rates of collegeeducated citizens in the country, and Mississippi State University is doing its part to change that statistic, which is something to be proud of,” Raven said.

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FACE OFF

Media Treatment of Candidate Health:

SEXIST or ESSENTIAL supposedly crazy and, “needs to see neurologist.”

Republican presidential candidate Trump has repeatedly stated he does not believe, “Clinton’s all there,” and,“Clinton doesn’t have the stamina to be the President of the United States.”

I personally find it hard to hear those statements and believe that Trump and everyone else giving commentary are not truly referring to her female body.

Throughout history, statements have been made about a woman not being able to be president due to her, “feminine weaknesses,” and I believe this assumption is at the root of Clinton’s pneumonia controversy.

New Republic shared an article covering this topic and revealed many of the outlandish and sexist claims that have been made regarding Clinton’s health. For

antibiotics she was given would take care of it, and I think that it is strong of her to continue campaigning despite her illness.

However, even if she had made a statement about it, I do not believe it would have improved her current position in the eyes of the media. She is damned if she Sarah Brister does, and damned if she does is a junior majoring in public not simply because she is a relations. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu. woman.

Clinton has already For the past year, Donald released a detailed, two-page Trump and Hillary Clinton health report from her dochave created ongoing buzz tor intended to quash the about secret emails, foreign conspiracies, and now both policy, racism and sexism of the candidates claim that and rightfully so. However, they will continue to release the media coverage has their most up-to-date medirecently taken a rather sexist cal statements. turn when it comes to Hillary While Clinton may be Clinton’s health. suffering from sickness, the According to the media and her opponent are Huffington Post, Clinton left blowing the situation entirely the recent 9/11 remembrance out of proportion. Many past ceremony for the World presidents—all male— had Trade Center due chronic illnesses. to the fact she had Sure, they were been dealing with “While Clinton may be suffering in office before the pneumonia for age of the 24-hour quite some time, from sickness, the media and her news cycle, but a fact new to the opponent are blowing the situation it does make you public. wonder if they Many reporters entirely out of proportion.” would get as much quickly stirred up flack as Clinton conspiracy theohas, just for a ries about Clinton’s health instance, republican-based non-chronic illness. when a video emerged of news outlets like FOX and I will admit that I underClinton having some trouble Breitbart have conjured up stand concern over Clinton’s getting into her car on her conspiracy theories claim- health, because after all, own and receiving help from ing Clinton never recov- president is a hard position to what looks to be a security ered from a concussion she fill. If a president did become guard. received in 2012. too ill to do their job, it would NBC Correspondent Tom Last time I checked, a be a national issue. However, Brokaw got in on it when he concussion almost five years Clinton is still on the camstated Clinton, “should go prior to being diagnosed paign trail, proving she is to a hospital and see neu- with pneumonia—a lung fully capable of powering rologist,” based on the fact infection—have never been through her illness. she was attending events connected.

The media and public while experiencing health These theories also claim should understand powerful issues. Clinton’s correspon- that she carries a hidden women are people too and dent,Rick Leventhal, simply defibrillator, cannot walk up just like everyone else, they stated that Clinton had a, the stairs and suffers from sometimes get sick. Their “medical episode,” and her dysphasia. Some theorists smaller female frames and campaign staff claimed it was have even made claims that supposedly erratic female due to Clinton overheating. she has a body double. hormones should not inspire Pundit opinions of U.S. News also shared an us to assume women in Clinton’s illness were gen- article claiming many Trump power are generally weak. erally ridiculous and belit- supporters and journalists The media should give tling. A 68-year-old woman are not pleased that Clinton Clinton points for fighting is fighting through pneu- did not publically announce through her illness, instead monia and continuing to her pneumonia. of exaggerating her sickcampaign without a comI think it is reasonable ness and forming conspiracy plaint but is nonetheless to assume she believed the theories.

and the Secret Service was instructed to interfere with any photographers trying to take pictures of him in a weakened state.

Maybe FDR was just like all of us and wanted some privacy in an aspect of his life he was uncomfortable with; maybe he was prideful and did not want to be thought of as a disabled person.

A president’s health is important enough that FDR wanted to keep his illness under wraps, much like Clinton seems to be doing.

However, such deception can have potentially dangerous results. Such a situation almost happened in the ‘90s.

On Monday, the National Review published a story likening Hillary’s lack of transparency to a much more recent presidential hopeful, Paul Tsongas,

Clinton himself would later go on record in an interview with the New York Times about his health history, stating, “the public has the right to know the condition of the president’s health.”

Still with me? Good.

Precedent exists to question the health of the leader of the Brad Robertson free world. Hillary Clinton is the managing editor at the might be trying to project Reflector. He can be contacted at a picture of health, but that managing@reflector.msstate.edu. projection fell to shambles Hillary Clinton’s health Sunday when videos of her has recently become the being assisted into a vehicle. subject of concern for voters Her campaign reported after an incident where she she had overheated, and then revealed she was had to leave a 9/11 tribute suffering from pneumonia. ceremony Sunday.

The specifics of her illness Criticism followed as are largely irrelevant at this some groups felt she was point, but the lingering lack being unfairly scrutinized of transparency remains. for a health problem which It is not unfair to be is out of her control. skeptical of the health of However, a presidential potential presidents. Clinton candidate’s health should is subject to just as much be on the mind of voters, review as anyone, and suggesting it is though many feel off limits to cover ignores the gravity “Illnesses cannot be dismissed when she has been the subject of unfair of occupying the presidential office. the afflicted is expected to make criticism due to A historical rational, powerful decisions to shape her gender.

In many perspective aspects, those reveals health has the country.” concerns may always been a point be justified, of concern for those who seek the highest rather than one buried in the but in terms of health, her gender has no bearing in office in the land. The most past. notable example is our 32nd Tsongas ran in 1992 the conversation. People, President, Franklin Delano seeking the Democratic that all encompassing word Roosevelt. nomination. Tsongas has including men, women and FDR was diagnosed with been treated for lymphoma, everything in between, are polio over a decade before a form of cancer, in the ‘80s, subject to illness.

Illnesses cannot be he was elected President but by the 1992, he claimed in 1932, so to suggest he was free of the disease, and dismissed when the afflicted his health held him back his doctor backed him up. is expected to make rational, would be more than a little He ended up withdrawing powerful decisions to shape disingenuous. from the race after losing the country and, in the some cases, the world.

What is noteworthy about ground to Bill Clinton.

Electing a president is a his illness, however, is the In December of 1992, extent to which the public Tsongas revealed he had a four-year commitment to knew about it. FDR never new growth in his abdomen two people, the presidential wanted to seem incapable that was cancerous. He died hopeful and their running to the American people, so before Bill Clinton’s first mate. Four years can be a long time for medical issues, he would always stand at term ended. public meetings, albeit with Tsongas actually pressed and candidates’ health the help of a friend and a Clinton to, “set up a should be on the forefront cane. commission to determine of every voter’s mind.

Denying the potential According to his what medical information presidential library’s presidential candidates must severity of sickness with website, he also made disclose” after Clinton won public officials is naive and requests to the press not the election, possibly in potentially detrimental to to publish photographs recognition of his reckless the expectation of who will be running the country. of him in a wheelchair, lack of transparency.

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Sage bookstore opens a new page

by Devin Edgar Staff Writer

Sage Coffee and Books, owned by Mississippi native Lara Hammond, just relocated to the Cotton District in Starkville and is now the only independent bookstore in town.

Before opening up Sage with her mother in its original location in Meridian, Lara spent 20 years in California.

She said although she originally fell in love with reading and literature in Mississippi, it was because she was so, “well-read,” she felt inclined wto travel and see the world outside of her hometown.

After relocating to the Los Angeles area, where she spent the next two decades, Hammond said a lot of her time was spent at the Bodhi Tree Bookstore.

“The Bodhi Tree has both sides of the bookstore,” Hammond said.

“It has a building where only new books are sold, and a building more like an independent store, where they house both new and used books.”

“Sage Coffee and Books is almost like an homage to the Bodhi Tree, since it became such a big part of my life while I was in California,” Hammond said.

After moving back home to Mississippi, Hammond opened up her own independent bookstore with the help of her mother.

The store in Meridian had

been open for three years when her mother passed away.

“At first I thought that I wouldn’t be able to continue the store after I lost my mom,” Hammond said, “but it just motivated me to keep it going.”

When the opportunity to relocate Sage was presented to Hammond, she said she knew it was the perfect spot.

“Whenever I came to visit, everyone was so sweet and welcoming, and the location was beautiful,” Hammond said.

Starkville was not home to any independent bookstores, meaning Sage would be the only one in the university town.

The store has now been open on 19 Page St. in the Cotton District for about a month.

“It’s a work in progress, but I’m always open to new ideas and suggestions,” Hammond said.

Books of all genres can be found in the store stacked in various ways. Anything from politics or economics, to classics and romance novels, new and used, are featured throughout the store.

Work from local artist Paul Buckley is also on sale, as well as a variety of records.

So far, Sage has already hosted a book-signing event with author Janet Ferguson, and is planning on another book signing event in November.

A poetry reading with creative writing artist and

teacher, C.T. Salazar, is planned for mid-October as well. It will be open-mic for anyone else wanting to participate.

“Basically if you have a voice, or anything that needs to be heard, you will always have a place to say it,” Salazar said referring to Sage.

Other than the new events coming to Sage, Hammond said she wants it to be a place where people can come after a long day, sit down, relax and take it all in.

The store is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, with hours extending for those in need of a place to study, finish class work or other activities.

Hammond said although the store is a labor of love, she knows she is in the perfect place.

“This is something I do because I believe in it,” Hammond said, “not because it will make me rich.”

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Men’s volleyball seeking NCAA tournament

by Amber Dodd Staff Writer

The Mississippi State men’s volleyball team is one with a mission: to have success that exemplifies the greatness volleyball instills.

The team is fairly new to campus, starting in 2014.

The team formed under Head Coach and Michigan native Kaitlyn Schoeppner, a 14-year volleyball veteran who is excited to lead the men on the team.

“I absolutely love getting to go into the gym and help these guys meet their full potential,” Coach Schoeppner said.

“They really do have so much ambition, and they work so hard. I am so excited to see everything they

accomplish this season.”

As a fresh face in the sports community, the team is taking baby steps to reach their goals and make a notable name for themselves.

Team president and outside hitter Jimmy Kidd said the team is still growing and moving forward surely but slowly.

“When I first got here, I was just another player,” Kidd said. “As president, I’ve seen us become a close group in comparion to other teams in the league, I’ve seen us actually get much better.”

When the team first formed, the club sport was taken as a hobby to pass leisure time. The team has turned into a much more serious, dedicated group since their 2014 debut. Coach Schoeppner acknowledged their growth under her upbeat personality and intense and

motivating coaching.

“The men’s team was, for better lack of word, frankly kind of sad,” Schoeppner said. “There were about seven guys and about only one or two of them could really play. Now, I get to come in to a gym full of guys who are not only experienced but committed to getting better with every chance they get.”

Competing against other teams, the Bulldogs are slowly inching toward greatness with tournaments, leading to the overall prize of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.

“Competition wise, beating Georgia Tech was our true notable win as a club,” Kidd said. “Our confidence as a team boosted.”

The team’s most successful tournament achievement was at the University of Georgia’s spring

tournament earlier this year.

They earned second place in the silver bracket. While having a club team, the dedication to forming a solidified court volleyball group is a task they have to tackle.

Beach and court volleyball have small variations of how to execute to win the game.

Drew Clawson elaborated on the transitions for collaborating beach and court teams.

“One of the main types of players we get are beach volleyball,” Clawson said.

“We take beach volleyball players and turn them into court ones. Teaching them the different techniques of offensive and defensive positioning is actually a cool bonding experience.”

The club sport brings people together from all over the world. The teammates

had back stories of their hometowns and interesting stories of where their love for volleyball derives from, whether it be from family histories, dedication to the sport like, cliché beach pickup games or nostalgic P.E. class- they all share a dedication the game. The close knit team keeps each other in high spirits at all times.

“We always high five and lift another player up to make sure they’re thinking positive, so when another point comes their way they think positive, still fighting for the win,” Clawson said.

In spare time, the team performs good deeds in the Mississippi community.

Their philanthropy focuses on giving veteran volleyball insights for the Heritage High School girl’s team.

“It’s a really good

experience,” Clawson said.

“We’re all here for our dedication for volleyball. It’s a ‘big brother, little sister” bonding.’

The Mississippi College for Women received beneficial feedback from the club team also. On campus, their philanthropy expands to a campus tournament for Breast Cancer awareness. The team hosts a tournament in the Sanderson to raise money for Breast Cancer.

All in all, the team is still blossoming into the powerful team they strive to be.

“They have so much potential,” Coach Schoeppner said. “And the fact that they are trusting me to guide them along this path is so awesome. I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys. We’re a force to be reckoned with.

MSU football but Graves himself.

“Talking to family, talking to people and everybody will say, ‘You’re fine and it’s okay’, but for me it’s not and there wasn’t anybody more upset about that game than I was,” Graves said. “I just started praying and tried to do as much reading in the bible because God speaks so much about falling and getting back up and how he is going to test you. That’s honestly the only reason I was able to bounce back.”

Graves spoke heavily about how his faith carried him through the week. One verse stuck out for Graves through the week, Isaiah 41:10, which reads, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.” Graves said what the passage is saying is to not worry.

“Every time I just try to not to worry because I know

it will be alright,” Graves said.

“He is going to take care of

from the MSU fan base.

He said that in itself is a les-

me, make or miss, and I think that is probably the biggest thing I’ve taken away from this.”

Graves also credited the MSU fan base with helping him through the week. He said he received messages from hundreds of people, most of whom he had never met, and it was all positive

son. Graves said he expected people to be mad, and it taught him to maybe hold back the next time he is mad.

“People have said that Mississippi State is family, and I have always thought that because I’ve always been a Mississippi State fan,” Graves said. “But I’ve never really thought of it this way, it’s been pretty amazing.”

Graves said the support from the team was overwhelming. Senior wide receiver Fred Ross said they should not have put Graves in that position to begin with.

“He missed a field goal, but there were guys out there who missed blocks, who missed tackles, who dropped passes, who missed throws,” Ross said. “I don’t put that on Graves, we should not

have been in that situation at all for him to have to come in and kick that field goal.”

Against South Carolina, Graves got another opportunity and hit both of the field goals he attempted. For him, the best part was the weight of the world being lifted from his shoulders.

He said he cannot dwell on the last one and has to worry about the next kick.

“Your next kick is when you finally can take a sigh of relief,” Graves said. “The truth is just believing in yourself, even though I may have a miss here and there, and you may have a little down period the biggest thing is just trust and belief.”

Graves keeps faith close after missed kick

by Taylor Rayburn Staff Writer

There are two outcomes to a game-winning kick, either overwhelming joy or extreme disappointment.

For Mississippi State kicker Westin Graves, the latter is what came to fruition earlier this season when MSU lost to South Alabama 21-20.

After Mississippi State lost a 17-0 lead in the second half to South Alabama, the Bulldogs were down 21-20 when Graves walked onto the field.

With nine seconds on the clock he was staring down a 28-yard kick, what seemed like a sure make for a guy who was 12-13 on kicks under 40-yard. The ball bounced off the left upright, Graves missed the kick and MSU lost.

Devastation set in for not only

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