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* In the 18-24 year old demographic, voters in the South division of the country have the lowest percentage of (51%) while the Midwest has the highest (57%)

Today and Wednesday the Mississippi State University Student Association will sponsor voter registration drives from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on the Drill Field and various locations on the MSU university campus. The voter registration drive is all in an effort to boost student participation in the upcoming presidential election. The U. S. Census Bureau reported that only 38 percent of voters ages 18 to 24 voted in the last presidential election making voter turnout for that group the lowest of any age group. Registration will be concentrated on the Drill Field but will have other locations scattered across campus including: Montgomery Hall, McComas Hall, Bowen Hall and Zacharias Village. Tables draped with patriotic table cloths will

* In the South division, the West South Central region has the lowest percentage of registered voters (44%) * Both sexes have higher percentages of registered voters and actual votes cast with higher education * Voters who graduated from high school were 20% more likely to vote than those who did not * Voters who were married with a present spouse were 20% more likely to be registered to vote than those who had an absent spouse * Voters who had never married had the lowest percentage of registered voters (61%) Bek Yake, The Reflector

indicate to students they are at the right place to register to vote. Some of the organizations who have partnered or whose members will be involved in the event include, Foundation Ambassadors: Pre-Law Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, College Democrats, College Republicans, Shackhouls Honors Council, Freshman Council, Freshman Forum, Freshman Edge, Involvement Ambassadors, Students for Sustainable Campus, Blackw Student Association, Student Association Senate and Cabinet. Students who wish to register to vote need to bring one form of government identiﬁcation with them, such as passport, driver’s license or social security card. Roxanne Raven, the student association president, said voter registration is an important issue for many students and organizations on campus.

“Obviously this year, it is a very popular initiative a lot of people have,” Raven said. “We got everyone together who was interested in having a drive.” Raven said the event will be setup with a homecoming like atmosphere. Getting students to vote is very important to Raven. She encourages others in her age group who are not registered to vote to come out and get registered. “It’s a really cool kind of collective effort,” Raven said. Kennedy Moehrs is the co-director for the Student Association’s Cabinet Diversity and Outreach and president of the MSU College Democrats. She said the College Democrats originally planned to host their own separate event. However, when the Student Association reached out to her and the organization, they decided to partner with them instead. For many students, Moehrs said, there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about the

presidential candidates. “A lot of students are still like, ‘I have no idea about the candidates at all’,” Moehrs said. “‘I need to know their positions.’” Moehrs said there will be information sheets for students on the tables detailing the policies and positions of each candidate. She also hopes to host information sessions about the candidates. One thing students should keep in mind, Moehrs said, is that the election has greater signiﬁcance than who sits in the White House. The election will also determine who sits on the Supreme Court. “I think it’s important for students to be registered to vote,” Moehrs said. “This election is going to have a huge impact on them in the long run speciﬁcally with Supreme Court judges.” Moehrs is optimistic about the event and its prospects for success in registering students. “I think we should get a lot of people registered to vote,” Moehrs said. “They can’t ignore this.” VOTING, 2

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Mississippi State looks to be on the hunt for a new athletic director as it was first reported yesterday by USA Today’s Dan Wolken that MSU AD Scott Stricklin is expected to be named AD by the University of Florida sometime today. “Florida is expected to name Mississippi State’s Scott Stricklin its AD at a presser Tuesday, a person with knowledge tells @USATODAYsports,” Wolken tweeted Monday afternoon. The Florida job is open after AD Jeremy Foley announced he was retiring this past summer, which will take effect on Oct. 1. The rumor ignited last week as reports began surfacing that Stricklin had been offered the job, with the Clarion-Ledger reporting Stricklin had been offered upwards of $1 million, which was more than double the around $500,000 he currently makes at MSU. Stricklin, 45, graduated from MSU in 1992. He is married to Anne Stricklin, who is the daughter of MSU basketball legend Baily Howell. Stricklin has had great success at MSU and taken it to heights it has never seen before. MSU football has had one of, if not the, best runs in school history, as in 2014 they were the No. 1 team in the country for five straight weeks, the first time that ever happened in MSU football history. MSU also was national runner-up in 2013 and has an SEC regular season title under their belt from last season, and announced a new $40 million renovation to Dudy-Noble Field that is expected to break ground next year. He also presided over upgrades to MSU athletic facilities across the board, which included a $75 million expansion to Davis-Wade Stadium, a $6 million renovation of the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre and Softball Stadium Nusz Park and also the $2.2 million construction of the

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Scott Stricklin has accepted the position of athletic director at the University of Florida. Old Waverly Golf Club for MSU golf. He was also named the 2015-16 Under Armor Athletics Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Stricklin took over as AD from Greg Byrne in 2010 after Byrne took the AD job at Arizona. Byrne was hired after Larry Templeton stepped down after being AD at MSU for 21 years. Templeton started in 1987 and had the AD job till 2008. Templeton, Byrne and Stricklin were all hired from within MSU athletics. Looking within athletics there are potential candidates in Scott Weatherbee and Bo Hemphill, who are currently senior associate athletic directors. However, MSU athletics is in a much better situation than it was seven years ago, and the hire could come from anywhere.

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The Starkville Fire Department provides a shelter for victims of house fires to find relief. The Starkville Fire Department Temporary Burn Shelter is now open and located in Pecan Acres Housing Authority in Starkville. The fire department and housing authority thought it would be great idea to partner in hopes to providing help to fire victims. Plans and preparations began this past spring in April. The fire department remodeled the old brick fire building at 197 Pecan Acres, which is a first for Starkville residents. For those in need, the shelter will provide housing for three to five days after a fire. Depending on the case and need of the victim, longer stays at the shelter may be available. Starkville Housing Authority will cover all of the fees in the shelter during the stay. The fire chief and fire department presented the idea to officials early April, and after receiving instantaneous support from city leaders, they went through with the project and quickly got it up and running. Fire Department Chief, Charles Yarbrough said he aspired to do something to benefit everyone in the community. “People lose their houses in the middle of the night, and the last thing we want them to worry about is where they are going to stay,” Chief Yarbrough said.

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The Burn Shelterʼs appliances and flooring were sponsored by Lowes. The chief continued by saying, people can stay with relatives, but the shelter will help them gain peace of mind in an instant of distress. “We want people to understand and realize that we are here for them and will do anything to help them get on their feet,” Yarbrough said. Senior chemical engineering major Winston Kimmel and his roommates lost their shared home last spring to a house fire. “I think that any additional help for victims of house fires is a good idea,”

Kimmel said. “Being in that situation really makes you feel much more alone than most people realize, and just knowing that there is someone ready and willing to help is very beneficial.” The shelter will be a point for donors and volunteers to bring items to the victims who are in need or would just like to help. Kimmel said having a specific fire shelter would have been a great help to him and his roommates after their fire, but not necessarily for lodging; they all stayed at friend’s houses nights after the fire, but mainly for relief. SHELTER, 2

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The shelter will be a point for donors and volunteers to bring items to the victims who are in need or would just like to help. Kimmel said having a specific fire shelter would have been a great help to him and his roommates after their fire, but not necessarily for lodging; they all stayed at friends’ houses nights after the fire, but mainly for relief. “The days after the fire were very confusing for us because we were scrambling all over Starkville and Columbus to get different donations and things for relief (Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc. all contributed), and having one place to go to get all those things would have been very helpful.” Kimmel said. Mississippi State University will be hosting an event of fire safety in honor of Fire Safety week on Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. until noon. The event will take place in front of the Colvard Student Union. No registration is required for this event, and a few of the activities will include: fire truck demonstrations, fire extinguisher training and kitchen fire extinguisher training. “Students should come out to the event, we want to stress to them fires are a serious matter, and stopping by to get information will help them to learn safety precautions,” Yarbrough said. The Starkville Fire Department and the Office of Human Resources urges students and faculty to stop by and learn something new.

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VOTING Kathleen Kiernan, the co-director of the Student Association’s Cabinet on Community and Governmental Relations, said the event is being treated like a homecoming atmosphere. Everyone who comes out to register to vote, Kiernan said, will get an “I registered to vote” sticker that has an American flag on it. Kiernan says the stickers were created by Jacob Dye, the marketing director for the student association. The purpose of the stickers, Kiernan said, is to let those at the table registering students know if someone has already been registered, and avoid them being stopped again. Kiernan said registering to vote is easy and only takes about a minute. All students need to do is fill out their information and turn it in to a person at the table. Students who register at the event will then receive a voter registration card in the mail. Besides the upcoming presidential election, Kiernan said students will have multiple opportunities to vote with city and mayoral elections, as well as state elections. Going out to vote, Kiernan said, takes less time than most students spend on Instagram. She said students need to realize the impact elections will have on them. Whoever wins an election can influence legislation that gets passed and nominate judges to the Supreme Court. “A lot of millennial are

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very turned off by this election because this will be the ﬁrst election they will be able to vote in, and the candidates aren’t necessarily what we would desire,” Kiernan said. “But that doesn’t mean each candidate doesn’t have it’s own merit.” Kiernan advises students to go check out candidate’s platform pages and talk to others who may be more knowledgeable about the candidates. “Don’t vote just for this person because everybody else is voting for them,” Kiernan said. “Do your research. Be an informed voter.”

to, like, get through this month and just be ignorant to the fact that hey, if you want to vote on Election Day you already need to be registered to vote,” Thomas said. In her freshman year at MSU, Thomas vividly remembers a sorority lunch and how exited she was about the midterm elections. When she asked the other girls sitting at the table if they had voted or were going to vote in the election, not a single girl replied yes. Thomas said the luncheon made her realize how big the problem of voting is among college students.

“This election is the most important election that has been held in our lifetimes.” - Colton Robinson, president of MSU College Republicans Betty Thomas, the codirector of the student association’s cabinet on community and governmental relations, said it is important for students to get registered to vote, so they will be able to participate in this historical election. “I don’t want someone

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Thomas also said more students voting in Starkville could potentially have a big impact on students at the university. Thomas said many students are not aware of the implications that city and state elections have on them. “If the state legislator sees that oh, all these Mississippi State students are voting, maybe we should make more favorable policies to Mississippi State,” Thomas said. Thomas, who is from Kansas, recently became

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registered to vote in Mississippi. She said many students who are registered to vote out of state do not know how to get an absentee ballot. Registering to vote in Starkville eliminates the difﬁculties students may have in getting an absentee ballot. It also makes it more likely students will vote come Election Day. Colton Robinson, president of the MSU College Republican’s and senator in the Student Association, said the goal of his organization is to get people interested in the election and provide information about the candidates who are running. “We are attempting an informal way of getting people involved and letting them know what the two parties are about,” Robinson said. Robinson said he wants people to sign up to vote even if they are voting for someone other than a Republican. What is important is for them to go out and vote. While not voting, he said, can be equated to voting for someone who you dislike. Robinson talked about the media’s importance and inﬂuence in the election. Also, how their portrayal

of presidential candidates is not always as accurate as it should be for voters leaving them with doubt. “Sometimes the media can tip the table one way or the other,” Robinson said. “You never really know who you can trust.” For Robinson, the presidential election has significant bearing for anyone who is living. “This election is the most important election that has been held in our lifetimes,” Robinson said. “Whichever side wins, it’s going to be the biggest win of our life.” From his experience working local elections, Robinson knows how important the college voting block is. People running the campaigns thought he was crazy to tell them how important college voters are – only to find out later he was right and lose the election. Recently, the Pew Research Center listed millennials, people ages 18 to 35, equal in size to the baby boomers voting block. Robinsons said millennials have the power to influence politicians and the policies they make simply by performing their civic duty of voting. “If they vote they can change the world,” Robinson said.

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Hypermasculine standards are harmful to men by Chris Lowe Contributing Writer

Today’s society is experiencing an interesting stage of social development. People from every corner of America, especially from the younger generations, are taking the opportunity to fight for the causes they are passionate about: whether that be by marching down the streets of state capitals with signs and chants or simply posting a status update on Facebook. Slowly but surely, society as a whole is moving in a progressive direction, with a plethora of dated concepts from our past being phased out entirely. One topic in particular is discussed at length quite often: gender roles. However, it is generally brought up mostly from a woman’s perspective, which is entirely justifiable and fine, but the men of America are also held to an unfair standard that deserves to be addressed just as often. As a man myself, I can attest to the fact that being

a man holds a lion’s share of difficulties. Especially by southerners, I am expected never to show my emotions, put forth 90 percent of the effort in beginning relationships and deal with all of my emotional problems by myself, internally. It is “wrong” for me to take a non-violent approach to dealing with aggressors. It is “stupid” for me to care deeply about those around me, offering a helping hand in the form of advice and gentle reassurance instead of making jokes and being basically emotionally neutered. It is “gay” to address topics such as these and fight for what I believe in in any way other than joining the military (not that I have anything but respect for the LGBT community or the armed forces). I would even be shunned by some for enjoying theater, art or music if that was what I was interested in. In short, I am expected to display hypermasculinity, which, as outlined by Psychology for Men, involves three main traits: coldness, sociopathy and hostility. Of course, after

a while of being exposed to these concepts, gender socialization begins to set in, and as stated by Boundless Magazine, “leads men and women into a false sense that they are acting naturally, rather than following a socially constructed role.” This problem starts very early in life, from elementary school for most boys. Barbara Williams, a master’s degree holder

by association, men, to deal with their emotions in wildly inappropriate ways. When grieving or just sad, they hit things and yell. When they are incredibly happy, they feel almost guilty that they have not maintained their all-important stoicism. This leads to a buildup in unexpressed emotions, which can very well cause major emotional and mental problems in men.

“Allowing men to be sensitive or artsy or stay-at-home dads without judgment can only lead to a better world.” in counseling psychology and a mother of three, is quoted by an article on Medical Daily stating, “The problem we see with boys–they don’t have an emotional literacy…” What this means is unlike girls, boys are not given the emotional tools to tackle life’s ups and downs. They are shown that it is only okay to be angry or neutral, and that is pretty much it. This causes boys, and,

At the least, it causes many to become emotionally unavailable. They have no idea what to do when they witness tears, and their attempts at consoling someone, however genuine, are often flat and unhelpful. In some men, this inability to deal with feelings can even cause depression, and in others still, violent outbursts ensue once too much emotion has been

locked away inside. With all of this being very plain to see for most, one would think the logical thing to do would be to stop attempting to fit everyone in a proverbial box based on whether or not they have a Y chromosome. These boxes cause much more harm, for all people, than they do good. Allowing women to attend college and undertake careers of their choice has led to huge increases in personal fulfillment and has added a myriad of new, skilled professionals to the workplace—this once was seen as unacceptable. Allowing men to be sensitive or artsy or stayat-home dads without judgment can only lead to a better world. Happiness is one of the most important things in any person’s life, and being able to be one’s true self is the very foundation of the happiness. I understand that it might be hard for some men and women to understand that some men buck the gender stereotypes because they are not like those people breaking down gender barriers.

I, for one, am not entirely different from what a man is “supposed” to be. I take pride in protecting those around me, I feel that I am a strong individual both physically and emotionally and I love athletics and action movies. On the other hand, I also love to have long, deep conversations with my friends late into the night about a lot of emotionallycharged topics. I also do not mind watching a romantic comedy from time to time. The point is that while I might fit into a man’s “role” in some ways, I do so because I want to, not because I am told I must. I may not be able to personally attest to having a love for flowers or a keen interest in “50 Shades of Grey,” but if I were to meet a man who did, I would simply address it neutrally—the same as I would treat a woman who liked those things. We are all human, and we are all born differently. Men do not have to be exactly like me or anyone else to live the correct way, and that is okay. All that is left if for the rest of us to recognize that.

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Fame-culture harms children Sarah Brister

is a junior majoring in public relations. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

Fame has been a cultural craving for almost every generation. However, the younger generations have always been the main target for upcoming stardom. Child actors like Lindsay Lohan, Corey Haim, the Olsen twins and many others have been destroyed by the damaging affects of Hollywood. Why is it that Hollywood seeks out young children? Why is it that the current generation of parents are pushing their children to become Hollywood stars? Psychology Today shared an article stating that a majority of child actors are pampered and protected in Hollywood, which can lead to them being socially inept in everyday tasks such as laundry, cleaning and cooking. This can inevitably lead to a mindset of accepted ignorance and entitlement. According to the article, Mary-Kate Olsen claimed she would never wish her upbringing on anyone and that she would never repeat her upbringing in the public eye. I personally have no problem with young people seeking fame if that is what they feel called to do. I do, however, have a problem

with adults exploiting children for money and stripping them of their childhood for the sake of public entertainment. While there have been plenty of child actors like Jodie Foster, Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brooke Shields who were fortunate enough to ease into a healthy adulthood, we have to understand that most young actors and actresses are not that fortunate. Two of the most infamous examples of this would be Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus. These two young women made their television and movie debuts at a

about some of the reasons child actors leave the spotlight. In the interview, Wilson recalled several inappropriate incidents she experienced on the red carpet at the age of seven. She stated that a reporter asked her how she felt about Hugh Grant’s prostitution arrest, a question way too mature for a 7-year-old girl. Wilson also reminded parents that it is still legal to plaster the face of a child on a nude adult’s body, something disturbing that happened to her, and that in general parents should keep children away from Hollywood. Articles like

“A huge problem with child actors is when they try to transition into adulthood the public shames them and Hollywood makes money off of this shame.” very young age and reaped the benefits that Hollywood offers. However, as they transitioned into adulthood, it seems their lives had fallen apart. A huge problem with child actors, specifically these two who played very innocent characters their whole lives, is when they try to transition into adulthood, the public shames them, and Hollywood makes money off of this shame. They cannot be caught drinking, expressing sexuality or doing almost any regular adult activities without being shamed by the public. Salon interviewed Mara Wilson who starred in the films Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda, and she opened up

this are chilling to read, but necessary for the protection of these children. Wilson now attends New York University and is pursuing a writing career, claiming it has given her a sense of reality. While TV, commercials and movies are a traditional way of seeking fame, Hollywood has also gone to social media outlets like Instagram, Vine and Twitter to seek out young talent. Narrative shared an article about a woman named Zulay Vasquez, the mother of 7-year-old Haileigh Vasquez, who had been getting into serious trouble with her daughter’s school principal for repeatedly

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pulling her out of class early for modeling and casting calls. The article claimed people on the street swooned over the way Vasquez dressed her daughter from a young age, and this is why she began posting pictures of her daughter at the age of three on Instagram. Four years later, Haileigh has approximately 129,000 followers on the account @hails_world. The social media posts have turned her into a child model. The article stated that Hailiegh has walked down the Saks red carpet for back-to-school events and has done New York Fashion week three years in a row. Her photographer, Shelly Perry, claimed, “She’s a little Audrey Hepburn,” who is a natural in front of the camera. There are thousands of young children who are beautiful and possess the specific talent that will get them on a runway or big screen. However, we need to let children be children again rather than subjecting them to the media, and even social media, for our personal enjoyment. We need to teach our 7-year-old girls how to ride bikes instead of teaching them how to own the catwalk. We need to teach children to learn how to play in the dirt with their friends, not teach them how to become Instagram famous. Children need to have fun, learn, and grow. They should not be chased down the street by strange men—or even their own mothers—with cameras.

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‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe’ makes debut what happens to those characters since itis a live set rather than a book or movie,” Stockstill said. At ﬁ rst glance, the performance will appear effortless and perfect, but the audience does not realize the amount of effort and time put into making it ﬂawless. Stockstill said this play was more challenging when it came to the preparation, which typically includes building the set, the characters and executing it. “We wanted a really simplistic sort of world

Because the theatre department does not have a bottomless budget and Staff Writer copious amounts of time to prepare, a mixture of Starting Sept. 25, puppeteers and live action Mississippi State are used to portray the University’s theatre fantasy characters found department will present in the play. According to C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Stockstill, the preparation Witch, and the Wardrobe” process usually takes up to to elementary students of four or ﬁve weeks. the Golden Triangle area Going behind the and the general public. scenes, this play seems to The theatre program is have taken an abundance putting on matinee shows of effort to carry out as for the elementary schools compared to other plays. every day this week as well They decided to portray as a show on Saturday for the white witch with a the general public. live actress, Aslan For most of is seen as both a the students, “I am really excited to see their response combination of this is their ﬁ rst to the fantasy world, the animal char- live action and opportunity to see a puppeteering live performance or acters, and what happens to those char- and the beavers a live performance are presented as of “The Lion, the acters since it is a live set rather than a puppets. Witch, And the book or movie.”- Cody Stockstill, the“Do not expect Wardrobe”. to see Jim Hanson’s Theatre atre department director Sesame Street Department puppeteers but Director Cody more like ‘The Stockstill is excited Lion King’ on to see how the audience because the story itself is broadway,” Stockstill responds to the play. so complicated,” Stockstill said. “It’s a puppeteering “I am really excited said. “We did not want it technique taken from to see their response to to confuse the story. We different local traditions.” the fantasy world, the really wanted it to aid in the As a result of the animal characters, and storytelling.” production being more by Emily Wright

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Emma Denson and Tim Matheny paint props for the upcoming performance of ʻThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.ʼ

complex than others, communication has been key with making sure everything ﬂows perfectly. The crew began by coming to a consensus on the world they wanted to create, and then they brought that world into being through the casting of characters and the designing of the set. Closing any gaps of communication between

the actors or between the actors and the entire cast has been crucial to the entire process. Fortunately, Stockstill said communication has been great amongst the team. “It is important to make sure we are all moving in the same direction and going toward the same uniﬁed vision, which luckily we are because we talk really well together,” Stockstill said.

The audience should expect the play to remain loyal to the book’s presentation of the story. “The movie does not do the original book justice,” Stockstill said. “The source material for the play is a faithful adaptation of the book itself meaning all of your favorite characters and all of your favorite scenes will be in the stage play.”

LGBTQ+Union hosts ‘brown bag’ bisexuality panel Thursday the union. The next one will be Oct. 4. October is LGBTQ History month, and the club Staff Writer will be discussing historical members of the LGBTQ society. Walsh helped put the panel together. LGBTQ+Union is hosting “In my perspective, this a “Brown Bag Information type of awareness panel is Session.” The event will be held very important for educating from 12-1 pm on Thursday in on a grassroots level” Walsh Fowlkes Auditorium on the said. “We are working from second ﬂoor of the union. the bottom up with the panel The meeting will start with - hoping that we can educate a moderated panel, an open students and others in our discussion, and the panel community who then may will take questions from the audience members “I think all forms of bias stem take that knowledge back to their friendships circles, at the end. The goal of Thursday’s meeting is to from ignorance. Just because families, places of work, etc..” help people understand Abbey Rigdon, junior what bisexuality is. Bailey we ignore the facts doesn’t mean McDaniel, president of they go away.” - Russia Clark, graphic design major from Little Rock, Mississippi, the LGBTQ+Union and a plans to attend the event. Safe Zone Advisory Board sophomore nutrition major “Ithinkit’sreallygreat worker, will be moderating that people are spreading the panel. “A lot of people are Bri Rodolﬁch, an interfaith the word about gays,” Rigdon misconstrued about the idea coordinator from Ocean said. “I think they should be free to be happy, without being that bisexuality is someone Springs. “Our goal is to bring oppressed. I think the panel who can’t decide, and actually it’s an identity that people awareness to LGBTQ issues, will teach the community to as well as minority issues,” be more open, and hopefully have,” McDaniel said. to treat everyone better in This discussion is to McDaniel said. The LGBTQ+Union general.” make everyone feel more The meeting is open to comfortable in their own is an activist student skin, more sensitive with their group on campus. The students, faculty and the words and actions and to help LGBTQ+Union holds a community. Russia Clark, dispel rumors, stigma and “Brown Bag Information a nutrition major and a Session” on the last Thursday sophomore from Vancleave, oppressions. is also looking forward to the Everyone is welcome and of each month. The club also hosts a event. encouraged to bring a lunch. “I think all forms of bias The panel is in honor of meeting at 6:30 p.m. every other week in room 231 of stem from ignorance,” Clark Celebrate Bisexuality Day, by Courtney O’brien

which is on Sept. 23. The panel will be made up of six people, including a few members of the Safe Zone Advisory Board, a group dedicated to educating people on how to deal with LGBTQ problems. Also on the panel will be Melanie Walsh, a counseling doctoral student from Starkville, Kayla Jones, a farm bureau student from Jackson, Kirsten von Hagn, a self-employed social media advertiser from Tupelo and

said. “Just because we ignore the facts, doesn’t mean they go away. We need to realize that

the world is changing and we need to educate ourselves and the community with the facts,

without bias. I think this panel will be an excellent way to do just that.”

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Will the Bulldogs make a bowl game? by Taylor Rayburn Staff Writer

Mississippi State football is looking at dire circumstances a quarter into the season as they are in danger of missing a bowl game with just a 2-2 record. It would be the ﬁrst time since 2009 that MSU missed a bowl game, which was also head coach Dan Mullen’s ﬁrst season. If they want to continue that streak and get to the six win mark, there are three key games that stick out. If MSU is going to make a bowl game they will have to win all the games they are supposed to, which is Kentucky and Samford, and get one or two upsets. The South Alabama loss is what hurt MSU this year, and they will need to win two out of Auburn, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Arkansas, BYU and Alabama. According to ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI), which is a computer calculation used to predict games, MSU is the underdog in all of these games except Arkansas, and honestly, they should be the underdog. But to put in perspective the accuracy of FPI, last season it was correct 78

percent of the time predicting games that only included Division I FBS teams. With that in mind, what games are MSU’s best shot to win? BYU is the only nonSEC foe on that list and has a 1-3 record on the season, but once fans look deeper they see all the issues MSU will have against BYU. The first issue is the game is at BYU in Provo, Utah, which has an altitude of 4551 feet. To put that in perspective, Starkville’s altitude is 335 feet, which means MSU will not be used to playing in that thin of air and will have to adjust accordingly. The second problem is that while BYU is 1-3, they have proven themselves to be a solid team on the field. All three of their losses were by three or less and were to a 3-0 West Virginia team, a 2-2 UCLA team and a 4-0 Utah squad. It will be hard game for MSU to win and the most likely of the three that they lose. As far as the two likeliest games for MSU to win, those are Auburn and Arkansas. MSU is favored against Arkansas, which was off at fi rst glance, but after taking a deeper look, I saw Arkansas has only played well in one game

against FBS opponents this season, that being a double overtime win over TCU, but even then, they almost lost by giving up 21 points in the fourth quarter. They also have a one point win over Louisiana Tech and a blowout loss to Texas A&M. Once you factor MSU’s win against Arkansas for four straight years and that the game is at home for MSU, things begin to look up. While this will probably be close, I expect this to be win for MSU as Arkansas has a tendency to drop off in November, a month they are 5-7 in under Brett Bielema. The Auburn game always seems to be the biggest game of every season, and it will be once again this year. MSU has a much better shot of upsetting Auburn than they do Ole Miss, Texas A&M, BYU or Alabama. That also means the game is a must win if MSU is going to make a bowl game. Coming into the season I would have said this was an MSU win without any second thought, but Auburn is better than expected and MSU is worse. Auburn has one of the best defenses in the conference, giving up just 18.8 points a game, which is low considering they have played No. 5

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The Mississippi State Bulldogs would be missing out on their ﬁrst bowl game since 2009 if they do not make it this season. They hold a 2-2 record.

Clemson, No. 9 Texas A&M and LSU, who they beat. However, the reason this game is winnable is because Auburn struggles heavily against FBS teams on offense, scoring just an average of 14 points a game against FBS opponents. Also MSU will get the game

at home on Bulldog Bash weekend, which means a big crowd. Overall, this looks like a win for MSU but will probably be the closest of the three games. Of the three games looked at, I think MSU has a good chance at winning the two they need to hit bowl

eligibility, assuming they beat Kentucky and Samford. Right now, I would predict them losing to BYU and then winning against Auburn and Arkansas. However, it is college football and anything could happen, all I know for sure is that MSU has a tough road to bowl eligibility.

Lee wins Furman invite of 73-61. During her time at MSU, Lee has captured the 9-16 seed at the 2016 NCAA Singles Championship, the ﬁ rst MSU men’s or women’s player to do so since 1998, competed in all of the major tournaments in fall 2015, including the Riviera/ITA AllAmerican Championships, the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate

the effort and result of his team this weekend and that by Brianna Walker knew it would be challengStaff Writer ing with the level of competition they were facing. “I am pleased with our 18-8 overall record,” Jasmine Lee, a native Greenan said. “Our perof Kaohsiung, Taiwan formance in doubles was and a senior at Mississippi particularly encouraging. State, competed in the I feel like we are further Furman Invite located in ahead than this time last Greenville, South Carolina. year with selecting our Lee, ranked eighth nationdoubles lineup and our ally, earned the singles title level of play.” in Flight 1 on the Greenan gave last day of a three Lee plenty of day tournament. “Jasmine’s performance winning the praise for her In the tourperformance. nament, Lee top singles draw without losing a set “Jasmine’s went undefeated performance against top playand winning the top doubles draw winning the top ers from Florida draw State Universtity with Lisa was a nice highlight for us. singles without losing a in the opening round, Clemson I am proud of how Jasmine is stepping set and winning the top doubles University in up and taking her game and leadership draw with Lisa the second was a nice highround and the role seriously.” light for us,” University of Greenan said. North Carolina -Daryl Greenan “I am proud of to win fi rst place. how Jasmine is Prior to MSU, stepping up and Lee attendtaking her game ed a Chinese Cultural University in Championships and the and leadership role as a Master, senior seriously.” Taipei, represented Taiwan Oracle/ITA The next event for the in the 2013 Fed Cup, had awarded All-SEC First a career high in doubles Team for both 2015 and women’s tennis team will ranking at number 283 2016, captured ITA All- be the Riviera/ITA Allin April 2013 and won American, NCAA Singles American Championships, six International Tennis Championship Participant the fi rst major of the colFederation titles. Upon and was named Southern lege tennis season. That event will take place Oct. attendance to MSU, Lee Region Player to Watch. Head coach Daryl 1-9 in Pacific Palisades, had a career 84-71 of ITF singles and a doubles mark Greenan said he is proud of California.