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As a freshman, Williamson said he immediately got involved at MSU, beginning with pledging Sigma Chi fraternity and becoming a member of the Student Association’s Freshman Council, getting his foot in the door in organizations he would later go on to lead. After serving as a member of Freshman Council, W i l -
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John Wesley Williamson is Mississippi State University’s newly nominated, selected, and elected Mr. MSU of 2016. The process itself goes to show that Williamson’s resume is not only impressive, but he’s a well-rounded leader as well.
liamson said he applied for the Student Association’s Cabinet and was selected as the co-director of community and governmental relations. Wanting to play a role in something more programming-based as opposed to policy-based, Williamson said he changed direction and served as the assistant director of Bulldog Bash in 2015. “It was a great experience working for an entire year and finally seeing all of your hard work come together for over 30,000 people to enjoy,” Williamson said. Williamson said his motivation behind his involvement is the desire to make other’s lives better. He strives to be service oriented as opposed to serving to build a resume. Williamson credits this to learning at a young age a true leader must be a follower and to never be the smartest person in the room, as well as crediting his mentors who have walked alongside him and taught him to become a well-rounded leader.
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Haley Hobart said she was shocked when she was named Miss MSU. “When they announced my name, everything felt so surreal,” Hobart said, a semopr biochemistry major from Hollandale, Mississippi. “My parents surprised me by coming to the announcement ceremony, and that in itself was enough to make me cry. All of my friends were there surrounding me and hugging me. I was shaking with excitement.” Hobart said she had so many great people with her throughout the entire process and she is more than grateful for that. “My favorite part of this experience is definitely all the support I’ve been given by my friends and family,” Hobart said. “I have been overwhelmed by so many kind words of encouragement. Being able to represent my university - a place that is so special to me - as Miss MSU is an opportunity that I am so thankful for, and it will always be considered one of my favorite honors.” Two of Hobart’s closest friends, Molly McAdams, senior animal and dairy sciences major, and
Alison Cowart, senior interior design major, are more than happy for her, and they know she will do great things with her new position. McAdams said Hobart is a hard worker and leader. “I would describe Haley as intentional, kind-hearted, a n d dr iven,” McAdams s a i d . “A n y o n e w h o k n o w s H a l e y knows w h a t a hard worker
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she is, not only in her studies but as a leader and member of the community. Miss MSU was an honor she truly deserved, and we enjoyed getting to see her hard work pay off in this way.
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HOMECOMING QUEEN: Shawanda Brooks by Vanessa Gillon Staff Writer
Mississippi State University announced the recipients of the 2016 Homecoming court and among those is Shawanda Brooks as Homecoming Queen. She is the first African American Homecoming Queen at MSU in 15 years. A few organizations and titles Shawanda holds include being an active member and secretary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., president of IDEAL Women, member of the Montgomery Leadership Program and the Student Honor Code Council. Brooks’ campaign slogan entitled “Break Barriers with Brooks,” urged everyone to abandon the walls of normalcy. Brooks said a long-term goal of hers is to be able to exhibit the true culture of diversity at MSU and she is grateful to have been chosen by the student body to do so. “Simply saying that I am honored to represent the student body as Homecoming Queen would be an understatement,” Brooks said. “It was no one but God.” However, an honor such as this is not so new to Brooks.
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Brooks said in her senior year in high school, she was crowned the very first African American Homecoming Queen of Germantown High School. “That unforgettable and exciting experience sparked my interest in running for Homecoming Court upon coming to Mississippi State University,” Brooks said. After being named Homecoming Queen, Brooks has been on the move, not only getting herself ready and prepared for Homecoming, but implementing plans and ideas as a representative of the MSU student body. Brooks said her faith is very important to her and without it she would not have been able to be where she is. “This experience is a very personal and spiritual one to me,” Brooks said. “God has placed awesome people in my path to help guide me to a realm of success. It means the world to me to not only be the first African American Homecoming Queen in 15 years, but only the fifth in MSU’s history, and the third Homecoming Queen from the Lambda Eta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.” Word certainly spread quickly among MSU’s campus and the town of Starkville.
Ray Greason, MSU alumni, said she is very proud of Brooks, and hearing she has become Homecoming Queen o n l y makes her even m o r e proud to be a Bulldog. “ I t ’s definitely a big deal, to see the evidence of hard work and diversity spread throughout my alma mater is extraordinary,” Greason said. Brooks’ hard work ethic and strong mindset are among a long list of traits her sorority sister Dominique Land said about her. “Shawanda and I were brought together by our sorority, A.K.A., and she and I instantly clicked,” Land said, “she is such a
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caring person and vocal on wanting to make our school better and more diverse.” Land said she knows B r o o k s will use her achievement and platform to inspire young girls and y o u n g women alike, to s h o o t for their dreams and bec o m e whatever they aspire to be. “I can say with surety that I am inspired by Shawanda, so I do not doubt that there are young minority girls who will look at her and believe they, too, can break barriers,” Land said. Brooks said she prays her experience encourages African American girls to become brave student leaders at their predominantly white institution. “My ultimate desire is that they
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keep God first as they genuinely serve the institution and its people,” Brooks said. “I also hope that my story is a constant reminder to courageously take that leap into anything their hearts yearn.” With so much debate and discourse over the state of diversity among predominantly white institutions, Brooks said finding a voice of your own is so important. “As a minority at a predominantly white institutions, it is easy to be overlooked, but my advice is to continue to be yourself, maintain a servant heart and always express unconditional love to others; those three things are difficult to overlook,” Brooks said. Brooks said her next goal rapidly approaching is graduating with her bachelor’s in biological science in May. “While I ponder furthering my education in student affairs, I plan on going back to my alma mater, Germantown High School to teach biology or even coach women’s basketball,” Brooks said. You can catch Brooks being crowned as MSU’s 2016 Homecoming Queen on Saturday, October 29 at Davis Wade Stadium during halftime as the Bulldogs face off against Samford University.
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Wetherbee named interim Athletic Director The search for a new athletic director at Mississippi State goes on after Scott Stricklin took the same job at the University of Florida. However, with Stricklin officially taking over at Florida on Nov. 1, MSU needed to find someone to take over the job on at least an interim basis. Stricklin also gave his final goodbye to the MSU faithful. They did and MSU named Scott Wetherbee the interim athletic director at MSU. Chief Communications Officer in the office of Public Relations at MSU Sid Salter released MSU president Mark Keenum’s statement on the hiring of Wetherbee on an interim basis. “I deeply appreciate Scott’s Wetherbee’s willingness to serve the university in this
important role during the search process,” Keenum said. Wetherbee is MSU’s current senior associate athletic director of external affairs. Before coming to MSU he was East Carolina University’s assistant athletic director. Wetherbee is a 1997 graduate of Ball State University and worked at Fresno State and San Diego State before working at East Carolina. Wetherbee said he is excited to serve MSU in this new capacity. “I am humbled and honored that Dr. Keenum has asked me to serve as the interim director of athletics,” Wetherbee said. “I look forward to supporting our student athletes, coaches and staff.” Taylor Rayburn, Staff Writer
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Through the entire process, Haley was so humble and completely herself. I’m glad other people got to meet her and see this for themselves through the election.” Cowart also spoke highly of Hobart. She said Hobart sets a perfect example of the phrase “True Maroon.” “The best part of seeing Haley win Miss MSU was her humble spirit,” Cowart said. “With tear-filled eyes, she had nothing but ‘thank you’s’ to be said. It was so evident how honored and excited she was to represent the university that she cherishes so much.” Cowart said she hopes Haley’s love for her university will inspire others as she embarks on this journey. “I’m hoping that Haley’s passion and desire to serve MSU will inspire other students on campus to get involved and give back,” Cowart said. “Haley truly considers MSU a home away from home. She spends her holiday breaks at MSU baseball games, her summer serving at MSU orientation, and every day in between radiating bulldog pride.” Hobart said if she could give future candidates any advice, it would be to keep a humble heart and remember all the candidates on the ballot are more than qualified for the position. She said they should have fun, and use the experience as an opportunity to meet students they never would have come in to contact with otherwise. Hobart said she will be attending medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi in the fall of 2017.
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MR. MSU “I have always strived to put others before myself and I have been able to help others through my involvement and, even as a friend, I hope I can help them in anyway possible,” Williamson said. Not only is Williamson involved on campus, but he said also owns his own business as well. As a ninth grader, Williamson said he witnessed a nearby stand being shut down which he saw as a perfect opportunity to start a snow cone business. With his parent’s help, he started “J Bizzy’s” and has since watched it succeed. “I gained such valuable life and business lessons that I have used in my time here at MSU in the classroom and my organizations,” Williamson said. According to Williamson, the most valuable skill he’s learned has been time management. This has helped him balance his schoolwork, organizational duties, and spending time with friends. Stress was inevitable but Williamson said he could not imagine life without using his talents to help other organizations and giving back to them. Williamson credits this to God. “I have a strong faith in God and I can truly contribute all of my success and talents to Him,” Williamson said. “There were times that there would be no way I could make it through all
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my school work, running my business, maintaining my organizational duties and being a good friend and son without the strength of God and His guidance.” Jamie Aron served as a co-director of community and governmental relations in the SA with Williamson last year. In their time as codirectors, Williamson and Aron organized a voters registration drive, a letter writing campaign to the state legislator, brought Mayor Wiseman to speak to the SA Cabinet, and organized a student trip to the State Capitol. According to Aron, the purpose of the trip was to encourage a continuation of the two percent tax on food and beverages in Starkville and to advocate for an increase in faculty salary. The two percent tax directly affects the student body as a source of funds for SA events (such as Bulldog Bash) as well as other student organizations on campus. An increase in faculty pay means that MSU can keep its faculty and create better learning environments for its students. “In this capacity, John Wesley excelled as communicator and an organizer,” Aron said. “He worked diligently behind the scenes. I could not have asked for a more
qualified or hardworking co-director. John Wesley’s commitment to the SA exemplifies one of the many reasons he is qualified to be Mr. MSU. He served diligently, excelled at organizing events, and communicated
“I have a strong faith in God, and I can truly contribute all my all of my success and talents to Him.” - John Wesley Williamson, Mr. MSU with his fellow leaders in a professional manner. He leads by example and is clearly committed to serving the university.” Aron said Williamson works hard, communicates respectively, and carries himself with dignity. This was especially evident to Aron in the way he conducted himself in the Raven v. Wood election of 2016. “I was impressed by his genuine, honest
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As treasurer of Sigma Chi during Williamson’s sophomore and junior years, he was placed in charge of a $500,000 budget over the course of the year. Nicholas Cobb, a fellow Sigma Chi and successor of Williamson’s recently held position of treasurer, who said Williamson’s hard work and diligence pushed their Sigma Chi chapter to great financial success. Following that year,
Williamson transitioned into the presidential position, and has held that office since last November. Two years in positions at arguably the two most integral roles of the executive staff have allowed Williamson to continue to impact Sigma Chi deeper than the surface. “He’s helped create a culture of men who take initiative to leave our chapter better than we found it and who are willing to give up their own time and efforts to improve and expand our chapter’s success on and off campus,” Cobb said. “John Wesley has been a huge part of my growth as a leader throughout my college career.” As his successor of the treasurer position, Williamson has taught Cobb about staying organized and leading by example while maintaining the respect of our chapter. Even with his heavy work load, Williamson said he still makes time for friends. “I couldn’t get through life without their support and encouragement. I’m blessed to have such supportive friends and family in everything I do,” Williamson said. Williamson also enjoys going to movies, watching MSU athletics, and playing basketball with friends, as well as distance running, playing tennis, and keeping up with politics. Some of Williamson’s favorite memories include
MSU being No. 1 in football and going to the old bakery to spend time over coffee or a dessert with a friend. Williamson said he will always remember the night of Bulldog Bash and watching the X Ambassadors and Misterwives perform and seeing all of their hard work pay off. “Mississippi State has given so much to me through friends, my education and experiences,” Williamson said. “One can ask almost anyone who has attended MSU and almost all will say Mississippi State has one of the friendliest atmospheres. We are truly a family who supports each other in all ways of life! I’m honored to have attended college at Mississippi State.” Williamson wants to thank the men of Sigma Chi for nominating him for Mr. MSU, the Selection Committee for selecting him to be on the ballot, and the student body for electing him. “It is truly an honor and something I will never forget,” Williamson said.
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Halloween costumes for women are over-sexualized by default
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Every year on Halloween, it seems women’s costumes become more sexual than the previous year. While the media blatantly pressures women to be provocative throughout the year, it seems this pressure becomes exaggerated in October, when women are bombarded with ridiculously over sexualized costumes of things that were never meant to be sexualized in the fi rst place. According to the Huffi ngton Post, Dr. Janni Aragon was looking for a fi refi ghter costume for her daughter—who is
in pre-school—and was appalled by the sexualized girl’s fi refi ghter costume as compared to the boy’s fi refi ghter costume. She posted photo’s in the article comparing the girl’s costumes to the boys and the results were astounding. The boys were covered from head to toe with full respect to the a real uniform, while the girls were put in shorter, skin tight dresses designed to mimic fi refi ghter uniforms. In the article, Aragon expressed her concerns as a mother to a young girl: “The hyper-sexualization of little girls and their bodies, as a mother, really bothers me.” Aragon also stated that causing young girls to dress sexually is making them grow up too fast, so they can no longer simply enjoy being a child. The article stated that after Aragon caused outrage over the costumes, the company manufacturing them took them off the shelf. Time magazine
published an article that reviewed the chronological time line of Halloween costumes, and, originally, they were not sexual. The article stated that Halloween costumes did not emerge until Victorians in 19th century America began embracing the holiday after being inspired by Robert Burns poem “Halloween.”
“As I looked through the women’s costume options at Walmart, I quickly became irritated. The costumes ranged from the classic sexy nurse to a sexy deck of cards.” However, people still were not dressing provocatively. Instead, they aimed to be scary, by dressing as bats or ghosts. After this period, the holiday fell off in popularity until the 1970s. The article stated that after the sexual revolution of the 1960s, Halloween costumes became a statement of what was
College athletes deserve pay fully covered. Many people will combat my argument by saying things like, “being a student athlete is a privilege, no compensation should be needed.” No offense to these people, but being able to say you are on a college football team is not going to pay a college student’s bills. Division 1 athletes are working a full-time job for their university. According to USA Today, the average college football player spends up to 43 hours per week participating in football related activities. This is followed by 40 hours a week for baseball players and right around 38 for players on men’s and women’s basketball teams. This is 40 hours a week for which many of them are not receiving any compensation at all, and dedicating this
on the sideline and coach an empty field, so why is he Staff Writer making almost $5 million a year when the players that At the end of the 2015 fisgive his job purpose make cal year, the South Eastern nothing? Conference (SEC) finished Many people argue there with a total revenue of $527.4 are a lot of athletes on these million dollars. Out of that teams who do not play, and revenue, around $455.8 therefore do need scholarmillion went to the colleges ships. This is a fallacious within the conference, which statement to say the least. equates to around $31 milIf all of the athletes who lion per college. do not receive scholarships The SEC also accountsuddenly vanished from ed for over half of the $906 these teams, then there million the National College would not be a team at all— Athletics Association the majority of players on a (NCAA) made as a whole in team do not receive them. 2014 and 2015. Another argument used Now, I want to bring it a bit by those opposed to paying closer to home: Dan Mullen college athletes is the idea makes around $4.5 million a that the game will someyear, and both John Cohen how change if these athand Scott Stricklin make letes are paid. Well, that is close to $500,000 a year. simply not true either. Again, this is a lot L e t ’s of money flying be hon“No 20-year-old student who devotes 15 est, we around, and college sports only all know hours a week to school work and 40 hours many, if continue to grow in terms of their all, a week to athletics should be eating ramen not revenue-producuniversiing power. ties, are noodles for dinner.” College sports paying are obvioussome of ly entertaining, the big so people pay big bucks to large amount of time to the name athletes that play watch them and be involved team removes all possibility for them under the table. in them, which is fine.What is of working a part time job At the NFL draft Laremy not fine is the fact that even during school. Tunsil stated some colleges with all this money circulatNot only that, it also are even paying for living ing in college athletics, the affects the type of education expenses for the families of main contributors to the suc- they choose to pursue. Most these athletes. These playcess of these programs—col- of these athletes do not enroll ers are paid, just in a way lege athletes themselves— in STEM programs, and how that is generally unnoticeare still not getting paid. could they? Where is the able; if the sanctity of colAccording to the NCAA time to study and prepare for lege athletics has not been itself, there are over 460,000 coursework such advanced spoiled yet, then I do not student athletes in the programs require? Not only think it will. NCAA, and almost 70 per- do college athletes sacrifice What I am suggesting is cent of these athletes do not monumental amounts of that college athletes be paid receive scholarships of any time that could be used for a livable wage based on the kind, much less full-ride education and leisure, they services they are providing scholarships. are also the sole reason col- the university. No 20-yearOf the 30 percent of ath- lege athletic programs make old student who devotes letes who do receive some money. 15 hours a week to school sort of scholarship assisIf you remove the athletes, work and 40 hours a week tance, a sizeable portion where is the revenue? 62,000 to athletics should be eatdo not receive full rides, so people are not going to buy ing ramen noodles for their expenses are still not tickets to watch Mullen stand dinner. by Jonathan Bain
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happening in culture, what people were seeing around them and what boundaries were begging to be pushed. I was recently invited to a last minute Halloween party and had no costume, but figured I could pick something up quick and be done. However, as I looked through the women’s
costume options at Walmart, I quickly became irritated. The costumes ranged from the classic sexy nurse to a sexy deck of cards. None of the costumes I came across involved pants. They consisted of skin-tight dresses, knee socks and garters. I went to Amazon to see if they had any better
options, but I was still out of luck. The women’s baseball player costumes consisted of an oversized shirt, backwards cap and knee socks. I then proceeded to the men’s section thinking I could put something together from there, and on every picture of every costume I saw, the men were covered with fabric from head to toe. They actually looked like what their costumes were mimicking. I understand that feminism is a choice in our culture, but somehow modesty is not an option for women dressing up for Halloween. An article from Medical Daily stated people love dressing up in crazy or overtly sexual manners on Halloween because it calms our natural anxiety and allows us to feel more free. The article stated women specifically have the most anxiety when it comes to their appearance. Women stated they felt uncomfortable wearing their “going out” makeup
during the day, but at night feel completely different. The article suggested when going out, women are not as concerned with their appearance compared to when they are in a more controlled setting, like a classroom. The article also quoted Lindsay Lohan’s character from the 2004 movie “Mean Girls”: Halloween is the one night of the year where you can dress like a slut, and no other girls can say anything about it.” This statement suggests women may feel like they are being judged or criticized for being sexual any other time of the year. Dressing up is fun. Going to parties is fun. However, I believe we have taken it a little too far when it comes to Halloween. Young girls should not be subjected to wearing skin tight clothing while the boys are free to dress up without being sexualized. Women can wear what they want whenever they want, but “sexy deck of cards” should not be our only option.
D e a l i n g w i t h me nt a l he a l t h i s sue s shou l d not hol d s o c i a l s t i g ma interferes with the ability to live and work as adults, even if their mental health Staff Writer problems are being successfully treated. There are many, many It is time for this to stop. issues to take a position on If society as a whole were to when it comes to American push towards higher stansociety. However, there is dards and treatment for one particular topic that I mental health problems, believe needs to be placed it could cause a massive, at the absolute forefront unprecedented shift in the of discussion and is often overall happiness and proshied away from: mental ductiveness in every facet health, and how it affects of our lives. us all. It is simply not possible I cannot say that I am to change the landscape of unbiased towards this matmental health treatment if ter; I and many of my loved no one is willing to bring ones have fallen victim to up the topic various emoof their tional and own state mental issues “In a lot of cases, the way we as a culture view of mental such as anxiety, depres- mental health issues prevents many people health. According sion, demento a recent tia, and manic from ever doing something about them.” article from - de press ive the World disorder. Psych iat r y Yet, too Association, often, I still hear people in my family around seeking mental “Change strategies for pubequate seeing a therapist health treatment does not lic stigma have been grouped into three approaches: proto being “crazy” and being stop there. In some groups it is seen test, education, and contact.” depressed to being some This means that by kind of weakling. Pride has as more than just a sign of blinded us to the fact that weakness—it is cause for challenging the current there are just some things discrimination. The Mental standards for mental within our brains that are Health Organization states, health, educating the “nearly 9 out of ten people public on mental health out of our control. I believe that out of some with mental health prob- issues and actually makstubborn attempt to retain lems say that stigma and dis- ing the effort to contact autonomy over oneself, it crimination have a negative and keep up relationships with those affected, we as has wrongly become the effect on their lives.” They further claim that a society can usher in real norm to simply ignore our mental health problems people with mental health change. As someone who has and store them away in the problems have difficulties fi nding work, keeping rela- seen many forms of recesses of our minds. However, it is clear men- tionships, and even living in mental health issues in a plethora of people, I fully tal illnesses are not rare. decent housing. These issues are far great- advocate this approach According to the National Society of Mental Illness, er than just being made to change. We should not 1 in 5 adults in America fun of by your friends and shy away from an issue experience a mental illness. family. The stigma around that is absolutely deserv20 percent of the people we mental health problems ing of our attention. by Chris Lowe
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University Drive at 6 p.m. on November 4th. The Reflector 10/28/16 Crossword RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY ORGANIZATION MENS CLUB SOCCER Celebrate being #BetterTogether with open-minded students having educational discussion on various religious and cultural events in the Union, room 330, on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. FREETHINEKRS, ATHEISTS AND AGNOSTICS OF MSU
FAAMSU invites all freethinkers to come join our weekly discussions on life without religion in the South in the Union, room 330, on Thursdays at 6 p.m.
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Patti LaBelle to First ever art crawl to hit galleries next week perform at MSU Riley Center by Courtney O’Brien Staff Writer
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Thursday, Nov. 3, award-winning singer, actress and author Patti LaBelle will perform at the MSU Riley Center in Meridian, Mississippi, as a part of the Riley Center’s Fall/Winter Performing Arts Series. According to her artist biography featured on biography.com, Ms. LaBelle began her music career in 1959 as the lead singer of the BlueBelles. With almost 60 years in the music industry, LaBelle is best known for her songs such as “Lady Marmalade,” “New Attitude” and “If Only You Knew.” According to the Riley Center’s preview of the show, Ms. LaBelle is the recipient of multiple
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Patti Labelle performs enthusiastically as she has done for many years, during shows.
awards for her talents including induction to the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. Recently, LaBelle has released multiple books, starred in her own cooking show on the Cooking Channel, become an entrepreneur and participated in the 20th season of Dancing With the Stars. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., and a preshow party with refreshments
will begin at 6 p.m. in the Grand Lobby and is open to concertgoers. Tickets range from $72 to $78 and can be purchased online through the Riley Center or by calling or visiting the MSU Riley Center Box Office. The next few upcoming performances in the MSU Riley Center’s Fall/Winter Performing Arts Series include Rick Springfield, Jessica Lang, Dance and the Oak Ridge Boys. More information can be found at http://www. msurileycenter.com/index. cfm/theater/season-listing/.
The Mississippi State University Art Department Galleries will be hosting Starkville’s first ever Art Crawl on Nov. 4. The Art Crawl & Parents’ Night Out will be an event spanning over three different art galleries. The event is free and open to both parents and any other adults. A different artist will be featured in each gallery along with special mocktails and hors d’oeuvres. The event starts at 6 p.m. in the Visual Arts Gallery and will continue onto the Cullis Wade Depot and McComas Hall, wrapping up around 8 p.m. Jacqueline Posley and Jordan Knight are spearheading the event with assistance from Katie Trapp, Brennan Byrne and director Lori Neuenfeld. Brennan Byrne, a gallery
assistant, said he hopes the event draws a new crowd to the arts. “My hopes for the art crawl is to bring in a new crowd of people and to genuinely inspire and intrigue everyone that comes to see art in a new, perspective,” Byrne said. “It’s going to be fun and new and we hope everyone gets the chance to check it out.” Live entertainment will be at each segment including a talk from one of the artists’ daughters, a photo booth built by MSU students and live music. The three galleries will feature works from Carole McReynolds Davis, Peri Schwarts and artists from the 1913 Amory Show. Knight said she hopes the event will expand their audience. “We thought this would be a great way to show our spaces and hopefully grow our visitation numbers,” Knight said. “We tried to attract parents and adults by advertising it as a night out for them because it brings a new activity for them to participate in rather than just
dinner or a movie.” The gallery assistants have also put together a raffle for participants, which will be the only alacarte entertainment of the night. The raffle will feature gift cards to Bulldog Burger, Stromboli’s, an on-location family photo shoot and art baskets with books from previous shows signed by artists. Guests are asked to dress business casual. Gallery assistant Katie Trapp said the galleries have something for everyone. “The gallery has a lot more to offer to the community and the university than most people know,” Trapp said. “We host several events throughout the semester and are open almost every day of the week. We wanted to create an event that really showcases everything the gallery has to offer and try to introduce a new demographic because the galleries have something for everyone. We are very excited for this event and expect a lot of people to join us for our first ever art crawl.”
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Men’s basketball picked 10th, women 2nd in SEC
Weatherspoon and Vivians tabbed to All-SEC teams
picked so low is because they are only returning three players that saw Sports Editor action on the court last season. They welcome 12 newcomers that were part Mississippi State men’s of the No. 4 recruiting class and women’s basketball in the country. teams are preparing for the Although the Bulldogs 2016-2017 season where are not returning many expectations are as high as players, they are returning possible. SEC All-Freshman player The women’s team is Quinndary Weatherspoon. coming off a season where Weatherspoon led the team they hosted the fi rst two in steals last season with 42 rounds of the national and was third on the team tournament and made it in scoring, averaging 12 to the Sweet points per Sixteen. game. The 2015“We are certainly honored and excited to To cap off 2016 team was his freshman be picked second in what is always a very the most sucesscampaign, he ful team in hiswas named to tough Southeastern Conference.” tory and won a the SEC Allprogram-best Freshman - Head coach Vic Schaefer 28 games and team and matched the named SEC school record Freshman with 11 SEC of the week wins while claiming the upcoming season, gener- twice in the season. school’s highest SEC fi nish ating a hype around the This preseason, he has in second place. team that many fans truly been named to Preseason Last year’s team was the believe in. Second Team All-SEC fi rst team to ever defeat “We are certainly hon- team. Weatherspoon Tennessee and are looking ored and excited to be picked gave all the credit to his to build on that this season. second in what is always a teammates. The Bulldogs return 90 very tough Southerastern “It’s really exciting percent of their scoring Conference,” Schaefer to be named All-SEC,” and 89 percent of their said. “This is another step- Weatherspoon said. “I’m rebounding. ping stone for our pro- looking forward to see Among the players gram, and we are going to what this season will bring returning, the team will be give our best effort to live our team. While this is led by junior guard Victoria up to that ranking.” an individual award, I Vivians. She was named They open up their wouldn’t have accomto the preseason All-SEC season on Nov. 3 against plished anything without team. Arkansas-Fort Smith at 6 my teammates. There are a Vivians is the SEC’s top p.m. in the Hump. lot of great names on this returning scorer averaging The men’s team was list, and to be mentioned 17.1 ppg last season. She picked 10th in the SEC among them is an honor.” ranked third in the con- after a 14-17 overall record The men’s team will be frence making 2.2 3-point- and a 7-11 SEC record last opening their season with ers per game, ranked 20th season. an exhibition game against in rebounding (5.8 rpg) The reason the team is Delta State Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. by Dalton Middleton
and 11th in steals (1.7 spg). Head coach Vic Schaefer is excited for Vivians and the team for the preseason success. “We are very proud of Victoria,” Schaefer said. “It is a well deserved honor to be picked as one of the top five players in the SEC. I am sure she would tell you that while it’s a great honor, it is a reflection of her teammates and their hard work as well as her own.” The team was picked second in the SEC for the
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Youth continues to shine throughout losses by Dalton Middleton Sports Editor
With the Mississippi State football team (2-5, 1-3) performing at a subpar level this season, many fans are looking towards the next season and how the team can grow as a whole. One thing fans look at when they are having a struggle-ridden season is the depth and youth of the team. For Mississippi State, head coach Dan Mullen constantly talks about the youth of the team, which many people play off as him making an excuse for the poor level of play. Looking at the starting roster and the depth chart of the team, the Bulldogs have youth at almost every position. Not only does every position have youth, they are also getting significant playing time and performing well all over the field. On the offensive side of the ball, redshirt freshman Keith Mixon, sophomore Malik Dear and sophomore Aeris Williams are huge playmakers and succeeding game after game for the Bulldogs whenever they touch the ball. Dear is a name MSU fans have been hearing and yelling over and over again, trying to get Mullen to play him more. So far this season, he has 10 catches for 109 yards and 9 rushes for 93 yards and a touchdown. He averages over 10 yards per
touch on the ball. Mixon on the other hand has been a big play specialist. He has 13 rushes for 56 yards while accumulating 13 receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns, including a 37-yard touchdown catch against Auburn and a 44-yard touchdown against BYU. Mullen has been more than pleased, praising the play of both players so far this season. “He (Dear) and Keith (Mixon) both play some of the same positions,” Mullen said. “We move those guys around to fi nd different ways to give them the ball. They’re dynamic players with the ball in their hands that have played multiple positions, so they’re comfortable if you motion them into the backfield. They’re guys you’re just trying to create mismatches with.” Williams is another player who has succeeded on the offensive side of the ball so far this season. Since he has moved to the primary runningback following Brandon Holloway’s injury, he has accumulated 44 rushing attempts for 185 yards and a touchdown. That accounts for 4.2 yards per rush. He only has 3 catches for 9 yards though receiving. Starting quarterback, redshirt sophomore Nick Fitzgerald can be considered youth as well. He has been the face of criticism this season, but people fail to realize that it is difficult to replace the skill level of
Dak Prescott in one season. He has performed well, passing for 1079 yards with 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions while completing
55.9 percent of his passes. He is MSU’s leading rusher with 96 attempts for 538 yards and 4 touchdowns. He even has one reception on the season for 9 yards. Fitzgerald has proven he deserves the
starting position but needs to be more consistent throwing the ball. On the defensive side of the ball, young players such as true fresh-
man Jeffery Simmons and redshirt freshman are making a huge difference as linebacker and defensive lineman. In the secondary, sophomores Mark Mclaurin, Jamal Peters and Brandon Bryant are
already leading the team and succeeding. Simmons has performed well, especially since he did not play in game one because of off the field issues. Since he came back in week two, he has 18 total tackles with two forced fumbles. Lewis has 48 total tackles this season and leads all SEC freshman in the category. In the secondary, Bryant has 33 tackles on the season, which he has struggled heavily. Bryant and the fans know he is one of the leaders on the team and will come back to being the dominant force he was last season. Both Mark Mclaurin and Jamal Peters played sparingly as freshman last season, but because of injuries, they both have started games and played well. Peters only has 7 tackles but caught his fi rst career interception in the game against South Carolina earlier this season. Mclaurin has 31 tackles on the season while getting his fi rst career interception two weeks ago against BYU and then recovered a fumble for his fi rst college touchdown against Kentucky. Mclaurin gave the coaches all the credit for his interception and described the atmosphere of the locker room weeks ago after the BYU loss. “Coach had been teaching us the whole week about the pivot routes and the digs, and at that time the coaches made a great call, and I got the pivot route
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and made a play on the ball,” Mclaurin said. “We just need to keep fi ghting. We played hard, but we just didn’t get the outcome that we wanted. Sometimes it just ends that way, so we have to keep going.” Mclaurin’s words can be attached to the entire season so far. The games are not ending the way they want, but they have to keep fi ghting. The Bulldogs have lost three games this season on the very last play of the game. When asked about keeping the young team motivated when they lost so many games on the fi nal play, Mullen responded how any coach would, talking about keeping confidence and not letting the losses get to the team. “You’ve got to win,” Mullen said. “It’s just the confidence of winning the game. We found a way to lose games on the last play of the game three different ways, too. I’ve never been in this situation where in a single season I’ve lost three games on the fi nal play.” Looking ahead, the Bulldogs have much to be happy about in the future. There are young stars on this football team, and they are going to continue to fi ght for starting positions and playing time. The future is bright for the youth of MSU football. Mississippi State looks to get back in the win column tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the annual homecoming game. The Bulldogs host Samford University.