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Lawmakers, citizens mix opinions on Initiative 42

by Emmalyne Kwasny Staff Writer

In the 2015 Legislative Session, the legislature utilized its Constitutional power to pass an alternative amendment to counter Initiative 42. The objective

of Alternative Measure No. 42A is to better education.

The ballot summary reads, “This constitutional amendment is proposed as a legislative alternative measure to Initiative Measure No. 42 and would require the Legislature to provide, by general law, for the establishment, maintenance and

support of an effective system of free public schools.”

According to Representative Greg Snowden,speakerprotempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives, Alternative 42A was formed because the legislature believed the people supporting Initiative 42 were concealing their true

intentions.

“The folks that are proposing Initiative 42 were not shooting straight with the people about what they are really doing,” said Snowden.

Snowden said Alternative 42A focuses on effectiveness of free public schooling instead of funding as Initiative 42 does.

“Alternative 42A is based on output and is outcome based. It will look at the outputs, see how well the programs are working, not by how much is being spent but by the effectiveness of the system,” said Snowden.

The vote for Initiative 42 and Alternative 42 is on Nov. 3, and as the day approaches

members from sides of the issue continue to reach out to the public.

Thirty lawyers professors and attorneys wrote an open letter regarding Initiative 42 and the role of courts in its implementation showing their concern towards what they see as flaws in arguments against Initiative 42.

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Consuming Fire visit raised tensions, questions about free speech Editor’s Note: Bailey McDaniel is the Opinion Editor of The Reflector as well as President of the LGBTQ+ Union. She was not involved in any aspect of the writing or editing process for this article.

by Jennifer Flinn Staff Writer

Last week, Consuming Fire Fellowship came to Mississippi State University’s campus to preach their religious doctrine to students on the Drill Field while the LGBTQ+ Union, a student activist group, participated in a silent protest against the church group.

This year’s visit from Consuming Fire lasted three days, and the sensitive topics caused tensions to rise, prompting the university to set up barricades on the Drill Field to separate Consuming Fire members and others on the third day.

The Fellowship members conducted their preaching near the center of the Drill Field, close to the flag pole with the LGBTQ+ Union’s tent set up closer to the Lee Hall side of the field. A gay pride flag waved from the LGBTQ+’s tent and several students in the organization carried them while handing out pamphlets about LGBTQ welcoming churches in the area.

Bailey McDaniel, president of the LGBTQ+ Union and opinion editor of The Reflector, said their organization was present at the three-day demonstration, but the events of Wednesday were upsetting to her and several members of the group.

According to McDaniel, two members of the Consuming Fire Fellowship, in particular, continually approached the student protesters directly to confront them about their salvation, telling the students they personally were sodomites and going to hell.

McDaniel said she had to intercede on behalf of several students to ask the church members to respect their silent, peaceful protest and leave them alone, to which one church member responded using a derogatory homosexual term referring to a student.

She said these students intended to fi le harassment charges with the MSU Police Department, but she did not go with them.

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Gilbert (pictured above), who has been serving as Mississippi State Universityʼs Provost, was selected to lead Marshall University as their 37th president.

“It is difficult to express the overwhelming excitement that Leigh and I have in looking forward to being at Marshall and becoming part of the Huntington community,” Gilbert said in a press release. “I also want to express my sincere appreciation to the Board of Governors for the opportunity to serve Marshall.”

MSU President Mark Keenum said, “While his departure leaves a void in our administration, Iʼm happy for Jerry and Leigh to have the opportunity to lead a great university. Jerry is an alumnus of MSU and hence will always remain a part of the Bulldog family.”

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Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 8:27 a.m. A visitor was arrested on Stone Boulevard for speeding 36/20 and no driver’s license. Justice Court citations were issued.

2:34 p.m. A student reported being harrassed by her roommate in Oak Hall. Both students were issued referrals.

3:51 p.m. A student reported his car was keyed by his exgirlfriend while parked in Zacharias Village.

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Courtesy Photo | Michelle Williams Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (center) along with Speaker of the House Philip Gunn (left) and Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (right) held a series of press conferences Thursday concerning Initiative 42.

“As law professors and attorneys, we could not in good conscience remain silent in the face of gross misstatements of the law regarding a matter of such importance,” said Desiree Hensley, Associate Professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law. “Regardless

of how people vote on Initiative 42, it is our hope that this clarification will enable Mississippians to make informed decisions based on an accurate understanding of the role that judges and courts will play in the process,” said Hensley.

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believe many of the common arguments against Initiative 42 are the result of miscommunication about how the legal process works.

One argument against Initiative 42 entails it would enable one judge to have authority over deciding education spending. However,

proponents of Initiative 42 state a judge would only have such authority if a citizen filed a lawsuit, as is already the case with most aspects of state government.

The open letter reads, “The authority to regulate the Legislature and the State is in the Mississippi

people, not in the courts. If 42 passes, it will be the people themselves who are regulating the Legislature and State. The people have a clear right to control their government through constitutional amendment and have done so before.”

Joe Nosef, chairman of Mississippi republican party as well as Governor Phil Bryant, Lt Governor Tate Reeves and Speaker Philip Gunn held a series of press conferences Thursday to

RESPONSE McDaniel also said the group who went to the police station, who were not comfortable coming forward to speak on record, told her when they returned they were not satisfied with their treatment by the police officers they came in contact with.

explain why Initiative 42 is bad for Mississippi’s future.

“Initiative 42 might seem like good politics to get out the vote for the Democrat Party but it’s awful policy.

At its core, this effort is not about education even for Democrats. They believe it is a way around the Republicancontrolled Legislature, a way around their losing elections and a way around Democrats not being in control of the process anymore,” Nosef said.

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MSU Police Chief Vance Rice said MSU’s Title IV officer Brett Harvey contacted Rice about a complaint filed against MSU PD by Union members. Rice said there was little the police could do for the students at the time regarding Consuming Fire complaints.

“The things that were being said to them (by Consuming Fire) were horrible, but from what the students described, it was all protected speech and was not illegal,” Rice said. “The easiest solution we could give them was to tell them to walk away.”

Monday, Rice as well as Hyatt attended a Safe Zone training session, something Rice had signed up for well in advance of Consuming Fire’s visit.

The state of Mississippi’s harassment law prohibits disturbing the peace through loud and offensive speech, making threats, attempting to intimidate others, or other conduct that causes a disturbance.

Regina Hyatt, vice president of student affairs at MSU, said maintaining free speech on campus is important.

“The law is pretty clear, in terms of what public colleges and universities can do as it relates to the expression of speech on campus,” Hyatt said.

“The prevailing thought is that colleges and universities have

to be open as the ‘marketplace of ideas.’”

After several emails back and forth with Dean of Students, Thomas Bourgeois about the hostile environment on the Drill Field Wednesday, several security measures were implemented Thursday.

A metal fence was erected into a circle for the church members to stay inside of, and barriers were placed around the LGBTQ+ Union tent.

“The help we received on Thursday was amazing, but my problem is, look at what it took in order for us to get that help,” McDaniel said. “It seemed like (Consuming Fire Fellowship) had more right to be there than we did and I didn’t understand that.”

McDaniel, a sophomore criminology major, said she made sure to tell students wishing to confront Consuming Fire members to move away from the silent protesters in the interest of distancing any confrontation from the LGBTQ+ protest.

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Hyatt said students and faculty may not agree with the words of the church members, but freedom of speech means hearing both sides, not only the one the majority agrees with.

McDaniel said she met with several university officials Wednesday, including Bourgeois and Hyatt, about the situation on the Drill Field.

“I know I’m not these people’s mom, but I am the leader of this organization. I’m supposed to help them feel safe and they weren’t feeling safe,” McDaniel said.

Hyatt said if the university does not allow the church group to demonstrate on campus, they are not only breaking the law, but also giving up the right of students on campus to voice their opinions openly on the Drill Field.

“That’s what this is all about.

We’re all entitled to share our own opinions, and unfortunately, sometimes the way people choose to do that is more hurtful than others,” Hyatt said.

McDaniel said she did not have an issue with the MSU Police Department or its officers because she was not present to see what really happened with the other students from the organization.

Hyatt said it is important that MSU students feel safe and supported by the university to be who they are in an open forum, but the university’s duty to an open campus throws these ideas into conflict.

“We want students to feel like this is a safe and welcoming environment, and we want to do that in whatever ways that we can, while also honoring our obligation to ensure that the university is an open and public environment,” Hyatt said.

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Students should engage with professors more

by Sarah Dutton Contributing Writer

If you’re a current student at any academic institution in the continental United States who has paid for tuition in some form or another, you may have questioned a few things along the way. You may question why is it when you are stressed about a paper due that evening, you decide to take a nap instead or the way you consume what seems like a gallon of coffee in an hour to compensate for lost energy. Whatever the case may be, the main question is still there: Why? Possibly more importantly, why do students not question why they constantly invest time, money and energy into a system that pushes us forward, while sometimes mocking us at the same time? There are multiple reasons why students should question the education system from multiple perspectives.

Have you ever felt weary of asking a teacher a question in fear of them disregarding you out of pure irritation? Have you ever heard a teacher reply in regards of not covering material by saying, “Oh, you’ll learn this next year, so we’ll skip it,” “You’re previous teacher obviously taught you this, so no point in repeating it,” or “I’m going to give you guys a break today?” Have you ever agreed in

frustration with another student level of attained mastery thus far 2013 Mississippi State University about a trick question on a test or in the course on a ‘standard’ test graduates per borrower, lingering sighed in relief when your teacher and mocking the system that over a student’s head, it’s hard to played a movie in class? If so, you their students are invested in and think that students are going into are not alone. depend on for their future success. debt just to appease some of their Firstly, you should never feel The same frustration might be teachers not doing their jobs. fear when wanting to learn due recognized when a teacher decides The trickiest and stickiest to the possibility that a teacher to play a movie in class one day perspective in this whole situation might become annoyed with you without an assignment along seems to come from another when you ironically ask them to with it. No, I am not referring question: Why do students teach you. My current statistics to the teachers who are tactfully continue to notice these things teacher, Mr. Jonathan Eaton, challenging students to figure out and continue to comply regardless put it so clearly one day in class an answer or explain their course of the evident flaws? My answer; when he said, “Disregarding work visually rather than lecture. because students do not know the students who purposely do I am describing the teacher who better. As so very well presented not pay attention in class, in my social psychology I never understood why class, we continue “This leaves a good portion of college this cycle due to a students were afraid to ask me questions. Why would I compliance students across the nation in some particular get mad for doing my job?” technique based off If your teacher runs away basic heuristic form of debt, whether it be through “the like you think they want that authorities know to when they look at you better than we do time, energy or money..” disapprovingly, they would and therefore we essentially be running away should trust their from their current job, judgment when credibility and paycheck. So, the purposely throws an off the making decisions,” according to odds are in your favor, even if they wall question to make it close to our textbook. It is often used as do get unreasonably testy. Also, the impossible, sometimes completely a persuasive and social influence frustration from a trick question is impossible, to answer, and plays technique but is utilized by the most certainly justifiable when the movies to ‘give the students a education system as well. frustration derives from the fact break,’ but ultimately themselves a For example, American that the majority of institutions break as well. With statistics from Student Assistance persuades equate a student’s intelligence and The Institute for College Access students to review fi nance online work ethic with either a numerical and Success seven in 10 seniors through a resource tab by saying, or letter grade. By provoking an (69 percent) who graduated from “The fi nancial aid industry is incorrect answer and potentially public and nonprofit colleges in constantly changing. Stay up to problematic grade, a teacher is 2013 had student loan debt, with an date—and compliant—with all essentially devaluing the ability of average of $28,400 and specifically that is happening with news and any student to demonstrate their an average debt of $29,200 of resources from American Student

Assistance.” As long as students comply with their influential guidelines, nothing controversial is addressed. The system itself ironically and discretely teaches students how they manipulate them to continue the cyclic, flawed structure of our academic system.

Most can agree that college is not for everyone. With the resources readily available today, you can practically teach yourself.

Some people do not have the same access to resources as others.

Some people invest a significant amount of their life into a school of their choosing to reach this goal. This leaves a good portion of college students across the nation in some form of debt, whether it be through time, energy or money, only to be lead on a questionable path through adulthood. This is not to insult any institution or their faculty. I am merely trying to make other students aware as to how we think about our current academic situation, what we are truly getting out of it and why we do so. It is important to be aware of it in a different perspective, since we are living it and it directly affects us both individually and collectively.

In fact, many might ask, “Why should we even question these things?” Which leads us back to the main question stated before: Why? But, to answer that I might ask the biggest trick question of all: Why not?

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Freedom of religion does not work in all cases Kyle Waltman is a junior majoring in communications. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

On June 26, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the national legalization of same-sex marriage in what is now known as Obergefell v.

Hodges. This is old news, yet what many Americans are unsure of is exactly how this ruling will affect our society as a whole and particularly how this ruling will affect

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the religious liberty of conservative Americans.

Has the ruling in favor of gay-marriage already ensured the inevitable demise of religious liberties across the nation?

So far, the largest supposed clash between the right to same-sex marriage and the right to religious liberty occurred when Kim Davis, clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, refused to issue a marriage license to a betrothed homosexual couple. According to the New York Times, since her refusal, Davis has been imprisoned and then released. In a statement she made via her lawyer, Davis said, “To issue a marriage license which confl icts with God’s defi nition of marriage, with my name affi xed to the certificate, would violate

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my conscience.” This was clearly an attack on religious liberty in an effort to show Jesus who is boss, right?

Not quite. While Davis and the countless other conservatives who support her might think she is a 21st century Rosa Parks, I am not so convinced. Davis has the right to her own sense of morality but she also has the obligation to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America as a state-elected official. That is the kicker; Davis did not refuse a private religious service on eligible grounds of moral conviction. Her position as a government official was bestowed upon her with a fi rm knowledge of the separation of church and state as well as her agreement to perform the duties of her position as prescribed by the state and federal government.

As far as Davis feeling like she was being forced to betray her beliefs is concerned, she clearly did not weigh her options.

She could have just as easily resigned from her position, keeping her sense of religious dignity while also acknowledging the sovereignty of the American government.

The American constitution is concerned with freedom, liberty and justice for all citizens, not just the ones who go to church. Davis’ case was not the result of an attack on religious liberty, but the result of a Kentucky woman’s failure to understand the fact that the right to love, devotion and loyalty through marriage takes, by its very nature, priority over her self-assumed “right” to withhold this union from a couple on the basis that Jesus would not approve.

Davis was just guilty of simple ignorance concerning the dynamics of the relationship between her sense of morality and the nature of working for an institution that disregards religious bias. What about back in 2013 when a gay couple attempted to buy a wedding cake from an Oregon bakery named Sweet Cakes, but were refused service because the owners did not approve of gay-weddings?

According to Fox News, the owners of the cake shop, Aaron and Melissa Klein, were ordered to pay $135,000 in damages to the lesbian couple they refused service to and were consequently served an order to “cease and desist from publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying, or causing to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign of any kind to the effect that any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, services or privileges of a place of public accommodation will be refused, withheld from or denied to, or that any discrimination will be

American states.

It can be understandably tough to accept the idea that a private business must provide a service that confl icts with their religious convictions due to the sexual orientation of their customer(s), but because 19 of the states cherish freedom and liberty for all American citizens, to discriminate against another citizen on the basis of moral satisfaction is illegal.

Religious conservatives might fear this sort of toleration could spread to the other 31 states as well seeing as how the U.S. as a whole is progressively focused on ensuring the security of every man,

“I will gladly set my personal religious convictions aside so that my American brothers and sisters can partake in the greatest pleasures of life without fear of exclusion or persecution.” made against, any person on account of sexual orientation.” Gosh, it seems like the religious rights of conservative Americans are threatened yet again.

Sweet Cakes is a privately owned bakery, so the owners have the constitutional right to refuse the indirect support of gay-marriage if it goes against their religious beliefs, right?

Not really. Here we have yet another case in which the law was disregarded and the personal convictions of one group impeded the rights of another.

According to Fox News, despite the fact that there is currently no federal antidiscrimination law on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identification, it was understood within Oregon’s public accommodations law that it is illegal to refuse a secular service to anyone due to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. A racist white baker cannot refuse to bake a cake for a black couple’s wedding, just as a Christian baker, who is against gay marriage, cannot refuse to bake a cake for a gay couple’s wedding.

At least, this is the case in 19

woman and child’s right to love and happiness. It is only a matter of time before a federal law is passed preventing religious affi liation from promoting discrimination in services that are either secular or not exclusively religious.

That is why the bakery owners’ right to religious freedom was not infringed; a business that bakes cakes is not exclusively religious.

Of course, in hypothetical situations that actually are exclusively religious, such as the pastor of a conservative Christian church refusing to marry a betrothed gay couple, it would surely be an attack on religious liberty if the state or national government attempted to force him to act against the Word of God that sustains who he is and what he stands for. If ever such a case occurred, it would be a clear attack on religious liberty due to the fact that this sort of situation concerns the tampering of sound moral doctrine within the actual sphere of the church and the traditional Christian ceremony of betrothal hosted by a religious marriage officiant.

However, situations like

this have not occurred, and it is highly doubtful that they ever will. According to the Huffi ngton Post, the Supreme Court majority acknowledged in their ruling, “Finally, it must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned.” The catch here is understanding that religious liberty will always be secured and protected in light of this new legislation so long as the religious convictions of certain Americans do not result in either secular bigotry or the breaking of American laws established to protect citizens against secular discrimination.

Understanding whether or not a religious conservative truly has the right to refuse service to a group due to a confl ict with his or her religious convictions comes down to whether or not the service is exclusively religious.

Contrastingly, the issuing of marriage licenses and the baking of wedding cakes are not exclusively religious services seeing as how atheists have managed to acquire both without a hitch. Wait, did Jesus say being an atheist was bad too?

At any rate, the cases involving Davis and the Kleins were not the results of direct attacks on religious liberty, but rather the consequences of the security of an even more important and fundamental right: the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples across America.

As a people that cherish our right to religious liberty, and rightly so, it is often difficult for us to accept the fact that certain rights and liberties take precedence over other rights and liberties. However, if the latter must take a backseat so that the former may thrive, then I will gladly set my personal religious convictions aside so that my American brothers and sisters can partake in the greatest pleasures of life without fear of exclusion or persecution.

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A Bulldog icon: MSU cherishes mascot Jak

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Bully XXI (pictured), better known as Jak, is the current English bulldog serving as MSUʼs official mascot. His official name is ʻCristil Golden Prince,ʼ after the late MSU broadcaster, and he never fails to make an appearance when Bulldog spirit is necessary.

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Mississippi State University is a school of many surprises and traditions. One of the most important members of the Bulldog family is Bully, the American Kennel Registered English bulldog who has been an MSU icon since 1939.

Bully XXI, better known as Jak, is the current English bulldog serving as the university’s official mascot.

His formal name is ‘Cristil Golden Prince,’ taking after the late MSU broadcaster, Jack Cristil. The passing of the harness from Bully XX, Champ, who entered full retirement at the age of 10, to Bully XXI, took place on April 18, 2015 during the Maroon and White spring game.

Lisa Pritchard, a veterinary technician in the department of clinical sciences and the MSU Mascot coordinator, said she takes pride in her role as Bully’s mom.

“It is an honor that MSU gave me. I cherish it,” Pritchard said. “I love MSU and everything about it. To live with and work with one of the greatest dogs in the world is a privilege that I take very seriously. Anyone who knows me knows that my love for

MSU and Bully is fierce and always will be.”

Pritchard said it was her idea for MSU to own Bully personally and the selection process was not easy. In the end, it was down to two dogs, and she knows she made the right decision.

“The future Bully XIX walked in the door with his head held high, like he was saying, ‘Here I am, the future of MSU mascots,’ and that is what he was. MSU purchased this pup and he became Bully XIX, Mississippi’s Ta’Tonka Gold,” she said.

Pritchard said she brought Bully XIX home with her and he immediately became part of her family and all of the Bullies have lived with her since.

“When ‘Tonka,’ as I affectionately called him, neared retirement, we bred him and his son became Bully XX, Ta’Tonka’s Golden Sun— ‘Champ’ as he is affectionately called,” she said.

As Champ neared retirement, he was bred to produce Bully XXI in October of 2014. This is our current Bully, ‘Cristil’s Golden Prince,’ known as Jak. According to Pritchard, Bully is more like a little boy than a dog, and she treats him like a son. Normally, his days consist of going to work with Pritchard at the veterinary school and lounging on her

MSU’s Turkey Trot promotes healthy living

by Shelby Poindexter Contributing Writer

Mississippi State University’s Department of Recreational Sports will sponsor its annual Turkey Trot 5K/10K on Halloween.

The event will take place on the Chadwick Lake track at the Sanderson Center from 8-9:30 a.m. Check in will be from 6:30-7:30 a.m.

The Turkey Trot is meant to promote healthy living and has grown significantly in size over the years.

Brent Crocker, associate program director, said a healthy lifestyle is what recreational sports is all about.

“In 2002, we rebuilt the Turkey Trot from the ground up and wanted our focus to be on providing runners with a safe and fun on-campus race,” he said. “We try to stay true to that mission with the Turkey Trot. Many of our runners have never competed in a race before, so we strive to provide them with a fun and encouraging event.”

Crocker said new runners who want to participate in their first 5k are encouraged to participate in the event.

“We love to see the race grow because that means more people are being introduced to running,” Crocker said. “The MSU Campus is a beautiful place to run, so getting a race T-shirt

Participants are asked to bring at least three canned goods or non-perishable items that will be donated to the Starkville Food Pantry.

Profits from the event will help student development and

“We rebuilt the Turkey Trot from the ground up.”

-Brent Crocker, associate program director and possible raffle prizes makes the experience even better.”

Trey Harrison, outdoor adventure coordinator, said the Turkey Trot stands out from other running events.

“What makes us different from other events like this is that we offer two distances for people to run,” he said.

Harrison also said graduate students, members of sports clubs and other volunteers from MSU on the move are helping with the event.

Currently, the event is $20 for students and $30 for other participants. Those who sign up on the day of the event will pay $35.

help support the recreational sports student staff to assist in the cost of attending conferences nationally and regionally.

According to MSU’s website, parents are encouraged to bring their kids for a one mile fun run around the lake. Halloween costumes are also encouraged.

Prizes will be given to the winners of the race and to those with the best costume.

Runners could also win raffles for various prizes from MSU Athletics, local stores and restaurants.

Pets are not allowed during the run, and if runners choose to listen to music, they are

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office couch, which she said could easily be called his couch as well.

“He gets loved on by veterinary students, veterinary technology students, faculty and staff at the veterinary school,” she said. “Every week, usually on Thursday or Friday, he has spa day. He gets a pedicure, bath and massage therapy. These are the days he looks forward to, not necessarily the bath or pedicure, but definitely the massage therapy.”

Bully resides at the College of Veterinary Medicine and he never fails to make appearances when Bulldog spirit is needed.

A student who wears a Bulldog suit and also goes by the title of Bully, is a part of the MSU cheerleading team and helps get the crowd moving during games and pep rallies.

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Men’s tennis heads to Auburn for SEC Invite State. In his first spring season at Mississippi State, the Men’s Tennis team went 20-8 overall and 9-3 in SEC play.

Roberts said the opportunity to compete in the SEC as a player has benefited him a great deal as a Head coach. “Definitely got me used to the level of players I need to recruit and the level of the team I need

by Taylor Rayburn Staff Writer

This weekend Mississippi State’s Men’s Tennis team travels to Auburn, Alabama, to participate in the SEC Invite. The Bulldogs are in the middle of their fall season which consists mainly of individual tournaments.

The SEC Invite will not be an exception, as MSU players will compete individually rather than as a team.

Matt Roberts coaches the Bulldogs. Roberts has had plenty of experience in the SEC, having played at the University of Arkansas from 2003 to 2006. At Arkansas he was a three- time captain and earned a letter all four years, he also was on the All-SEC team his junior and senior year. He is in his sixth year of coaching Tennis, and spent two years as an assistant at Michigan State before spending another two years as an assistant at Mississippi State.

In 2014, after two years as an assistant he became the Head Coach at Mississippi

the SEC Championship AllTournament Team.

“I love it here, I love to play tennis here and the whole college experience itself,” Agarwal said on moving from India to Mississippi State.

Agarwal goes into the SEC Invite coming off of a semi-final finish at the Houston 15k Futures, an impressive finish in an event

“ This weekend should be a good opportunity for us to see where we are at and where the other SEC teams are at.”

-Junior Rishab Agarwal

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All-SEC standout Rishab Agarwal (pictured) will be an pivotal factor in the teamʼs success.

to put together to play in the SEC, ” Roberts said.

The star for the Bulldogs is junior Rishab Agarwal, who is from Hyberabad, India. Agarwal has an overall singles record of 40-13 and 15-2 in SEC play.

In doubles he is 20-9 overall and 5-6 in SEC play. Last year was a break out year for him as he was named to the All-SEC second team and

that had 64 players compete from all over the world.

While Agarwal was in Texas, junior Vaughn Hunter, freshman Niclas Braun, freshman Lucas Sanchez and freshman Trevor Foshey all exited in the second round of the UTSA/ITA Southern Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. After, both Hunter and Braun did well in the consolation

bracket, with Hunter advancing to the semi-finals and Braun advancing all the way to the consolation finals before losing.

“We got a lot of young guys and we just want them to do all the things that they can control right,” Roberts said. “That’s body language, mental toughness, team support, energy, and if they do all those things right there is a good chance they will give themselves an opportunity to win.”

Agarwal and other Bulldogs will carry that momentum into the SEC Invite. As they will compete against other SEC schools. The event will start today and go through the weekend.

After that, the Bulldogs will fi nish out the individual season. They start team play on January 23rd against LSU in Tampa, Florida.

“This weekend should be a good opportunity for us to see where we are at and where the other SEC teams are at,” Agarwal said on how they can build off this weekend.

Rugby hopes success brings exposure

by Amber Dodd Staff Writer

Mississippi State University is known for their football team and overall great athletics.

This includes a sport with one of the greatest accomplishments in the past year. That is, placing 13th in the American college league, second place in the SCRC Championship, being crowned the 2014-2015 SCRC West Champions and 20th in the league.

The Mississippi State Maddawgs Rugby team is not often talked about but is quietly one of the most successful organizations at the university.

Rugby hides in the shadow of college footballone of the most beloved of America’s games. Most think that since Rugby and football share the same attributes, Rugby does not require the same attention.

MSU’s Rugby team is considered a club sport.

Therefore they are excluded from the classic “Bulldog” name and mascot, less funding and most

importantly promotions from Mississippi State.

Coach Evan Kaplan, a Biology professor, is the second-year coach of the team.

“We are a student ran organization really,” Kaplan explained. “It’s all about them. If they don’t pay their dues, there’s no team. It’s pressure on them to drive their own car to games, to buy their own hotels.”

Rugby is a tough sport

on academics to play a game we love,” fi rst-year player Camrin Bowens said.

Bowens knows the love and praise football gets from playing in high school. He is also a fi rst hand witness to the promotion of football as his father ,Tim Bowens, was a two time pro bowl defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins in ’94-04’.

Rugby is just like any other sport in the SEC. However, instead of the SEC, the Maddawgs play in

deserve and have earned.

The young team strives for another successful year.

The Maddawgs’ next action will come this Saturday as they face

Auburn on the road.

Then, the team will face the University of Alabama on Oct. 31 here in Starkville.

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“Just like the football players, we sacrifice our bodies day in and day out.”

-Camrin Bowens to play with more than frequent injuries. Some players play with a chip on their shoulder to not only prove to themselves they deserve another West division championship ,but in hopes to get more university support.

“Just like the football players, we sacrifice our bodies day in and day out and still take time to focus

the Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference. Their record now is 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the West SCRC conference. Their rivals are just like any other Mississippi State athletics team- Ole Miss, Alabama and Auburn.

Though not covered much, the wildly successful Maddawgs have been craving the attention they

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