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FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2019

135th YEAR ISSUE 13

THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1884

Pi Kappa Phi to host memorial run for late brother

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1975 MSU graduate Diane Baker, a Louisiana-based artist and graphic designer, is one of the annual artists-in-residence at the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.

Annual program brings artists to the Refuge

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Besides the waterfowl and alligators found on Mississippi State University’s Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, artists in MSU’s artist-inresidence program will also be found among the native cypress trees this fall.

Instituted collaboratively

by MSU’s Department of Art, the Starkville Area Arts Council, the Refuge and the Friends of Noxubee Refuge, MSU’s artist-in-residence program allows artists to create pieces based on their

surroundings. Since the beginning of the program, a total of 26 artists have participated, coming from all over the country and beyond.

The Noxubee Wildlife Refuge is a 48,000-acrearea set aside for many native species, along with some endangered species, such as the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. The Refuge spans across parts of Oktibbeha, Noxubee and Winston county. Since 2013, the Refuge has served as home for the artist-inresidence program.

According to Lori Neuenfeldt, a professor in the Department of Art at MSU, the residency is vital in

spreading awareness of the history behind the Refuge as well as the importance of conservation.

“Our residency focuses on having artists use their work to tell the story of the Refuge,” Neuenfeldt said. “The history of our Refuge traces all the way back to the Choctaw people who lived on this land before it was settled.

It’s a really interesting history and we’ve had artists that explore this.

Most of them do look to wildlife as inspiration, so it can also draw awareness to conservation.”

Neuenfeldt also said the residency gives those not familiar with Mississippi a

chance to become a part of the region’s story.

“Another great thing it does is attract artists from outside our region. It helps tell the story of Mississippi.

There are a lot of stereotypes and unknowns about us. Now the artists become advocates for us as they have lived in the communities, know the wildlife and they can share that story,” Neuenfeldt said.

The residency is open to artists of any skill level.

Artists who apply for the program live onsite and complete a two-to-fourweek residency in either the spring, summer or fall.

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Mississippi State University’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is hosting their first annual Jeremy Taylor Conant Memorial 5k Color Run this Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The $20 entry fee will include a t-shirt, and all proceeds will go towards the newly-established Jeremy Taylor Conant Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Jeremy Taylor Conant, a former member of Pi Kappa Phi, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 27, 2019 from pneumonia.

Mason Berkowitz, a senior management major and a friend of Conant, described the moment he was informed of Conant’s passing. His pledge class president called him at work and told him to step outside for some hard news.

“I went outside and he told me and I kind of just went blank,” Berkowitz said. “I didn’t really know what to expect. One of our mottos is that these are the guys who will marry you and bury you, and when the burying came first it really hit home on how much he and this place actually meant to me.”

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Jeremy Taylor Conant (left) poses with Pi Kappa Phi fraternity brother Jackson Navarre (right).

SMACS to host escape room, dunk tank for National Chemistry Week JUNE HUNT

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Mississippi State University’s Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) will be hosting events the week of Oct. 19 to Oct. 27 in celebration of National Chemistry Week.

The week will begin with a tailgate held in the Junction.

The tailgate will feature live chemistry demonstrations along with interactive activities for children and adults. There will also be free food, buttons and stickers as well as a photo booth.

Senior chemistry major and SMACS president Zoe Fokakis said she hopes those attending the football game against LSU will stop by the tailgate.

“The tailgate is about promoting National Chemistry Week to the community,” Fokakis said. “It helps us promote to as many

people as possible.”

This year SMACS has planned a chemistry-themed escape room for Oct. 26 and Oct. 27. The event will be held in Hand Chemical Lab. Faculty advisor Eric Dornshuld said planning for the escape room began in the spring.

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necessary to complete the escape room.

“You don’t have to know any chemistry knowledge,” Dornshuld said. “It’s just chemistry themed.”

Nettles hopes the escape room will draw in students and community members alike.

“Football will be away that weekend, so we want to give people something to do,” Nettles said. “People can come in and have a good time with their friends, maybe take a break from studying.”

Tickets for the escape room are $15 per person or $100 for a full room of Zoe Fokakis up to eight people.

SMACS President Tickets can be purchased through the chemistry to Tupelo and did an escape department’s website. room to get a feel for how Other events throughout they work,” Dornshuld said. the week include a bake sale, “We’ve been planning it ever demonstrations on the Drill since.”

Field, a periodic table of Dornshuld and co- darts and a cookout featuring advisor Whitnee Nettles a dunk tank. stressed that no prior SMACS, 2 chemistry knowledge is

“People change their

majors to avoid taking chemistry classes. We want to make people not feel so afraid.”

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Mississippi State University chemistry graduate student Siddik Alom conducts experiments with his classmates as part of his coursework.

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A year after the completion of the residency, the artists are expected to submit a work which reflects their time in the Refuge.

One of the current resident artists is MSU fine arts graduate Diane Baker.

She currently works with graphic design and as an art instructor in Lafayette, Louisiana. Baker said the program allows her to educate the public about the beauty of the Refuge.

“Artists see nature from a different point of view,” Baker said. “Scientists are always measuring things but not necessarily seeing the aesthetic side. Artists can see things in different ways, and it’s important for people to see things in different ways. It also brings it out to the public. I think it gets people interested

Conant’s little, Jackson Navarre, a junior studying Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business, said Conant’s death showed him the strength and warmth of the MSU family.

“Coming to Mississippi State, I was expecting to be just another student at an SEC school. After going through this, I realized Mississippi State values each student. I saw people from all walks of life wrap their arms around myself and my brothers. From classmates, professors, greek life, counseling services, city officials, Starkville residents, all the way up to the Dean’s office. They all extended their arms to our chapter in a time of need,” Navarre said.

Navarre remembers Conant as a person who would give anybody the

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in nature and coming into nature. Me telling them about it, communicating it, they want to come out and see it.”

According to Joseph Mulrooney, longtime member of the Friends of Noxubee Refuge volunteer organization, the program is designed to allow the artist to become fully immersed in the nature of the Refuge.

“We want the artists to come and experience the Refuge and be inspired,” Mulrooney said. “The artists have the opportunity to do things with the Refuge staff, like handling the Redcockaded Woodpecker or things like that, but basically they are on their own, in order to give them time to explore the Refuge and be inspired and show that in their art.”

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shirt off his back, no questions asked. This is part of the motivation for the scholarship fund they are setting up in his name.

“The goal is for his legacy to live on, and we think this is the best way for that to be done,” Navarre said.

The scholarship is meant to help a student at the university. The color run is the first step in raising this money.

“There is nothing he would want more than for people to come to this university and benefit from his name. The scholarship will go to a certain student that meets the qualifications.

This is through the MSU foundation as an endowment which we do need to raise money for, and this color run will help pay for the endowment,” Berkowitz said.

Conant left a lasting impression on his fraternity, even those who did not personally know him. Justin Lowery, a sophomore wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major, said Conant made a big impact on his fraternity.

“It has meant so much to those who knew Jeremy that they have instilled how important (the scholarship) is. I’ve heard that he was very kind, very active in the fraternity and a good leader. He’s been a big loss to the fraternity as a whole,” Lowery said.

Along with the scholarship, the brothers are simply trying to create more awareness of Conant and the color run.

“First and foremost, I’m just spreading awareness.

We’ve gone to Panhellenic executive and delegates, so

that we can speak in chapters to spread more awareness,” Berkowitz said.

Raising awareness and honoring Jeremy is important to his brothers, but also his family. His mom and grandparents have been a large part in supporting the brothers as they have begun raising money for the scholarship.

“His mom and his grandparents are very involved in it, I talk to them almost everyday,” Navarre said. “They are always asking for updates. They love the idea of the scholarship in his name, and they are going to be here the day of the color run to be as involved as possible and see how many people come to support.”

Those interested in participating in the run can sign up through the color run memorial website.

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Fokakis said she hopes students enjoy the opportunity to dunk their chemistry teachers.

“A lot of our general chemistry teachers tough it out and get in the dunk tank for us,” Fokakis said. “It’s super fun.”

In addition to oncampus events, SMACS runs a themed photo contest for local third, fourth and fifth graders as part of National Chemistry Week.

Classes will capture a photo based on this year’s theme, “Marvelous Metals.” SMACS then selects the best three entries and makes financial contributions to the winning classrooms. Nettles hopes this outreach will get children from the community excited about STEM fields.

“We want to show the children that chemistry is a lot of fun,” Nettles said.

“You don’t have to be an expert to learn something new in this field and get excited about it.”

According to Dornshuld, National Chemistry Week events are designed for all ages.

“We’re catering to a very broad audience,” Dornshuld said.

This is SMACS’ third year of hosting weeklong National Chemistry Week events. Last year, the club won an American Chemical Society ChemLuminary award for “Best National Chemistry Week Event Hosted by a Student Group.”

Fokakis noted both SMACS and National Chemistry Week have grown in recent years.

“This is our third year of doing an event every single day,” Fokakis said. “SMACS now has nine officers and

three faculty co-advisors, and we’ve been organizing details since August.”

Fokakis said she hopes students will gain an appreciation for chemistry through attending National Chemistry Week events.

“People change their majors to avoid taking chemistry classes,” Fokakis said. “We want to make people not feel so afraid.”

Nettles expressed similar sentiments.

“STEM’s still alive and it can be fun and exciting,” she said.

National Chemistry Week is centered each year around Oct. 23, named Mole Day in honor of Avogadro’s number. It is sponsored by the American Chemical Society. Additional information can be found on the American Chemical Society’s website.

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The Student Members of the American Chemical Society are hosting various campus events throughout National Chemistry Week.

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OPINION

Letter to the Editor: helping others help us MARK E. KEENUM

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Dear Editor, Working to find solutions to the many problems posed by hunger and poverty have defined much of my professional life. As a former United States Department of Agriculture Under Secretary and now as president of one of our nation’s leading land-grant universities, I have seen first-hand the powerful difference American investment can make in addressing these significant global challenges.

In just a few days during World Food Prize Week in Des Moines, Iowa, the presidentially appointed advisory board to the United States Agency for International Development – the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) – will release the results of a study that show the strong benefits to the United States of international aid investments.

The report, “How the United States Benefits from Agricultural and Food Security Investments in Developing Countries,” illustrates in great detail how American aid helps the people of the developing world, as well as American farmers, ranchers, consumers and taxpayers. This aid also plays a central role in enhancing both U.S. national security and global security and stability.

Given the projections of a world population of about 10 billion in 2050 and the impact of climate change on agriculture, investment in research through our U.S. universities is critical to meeting

global food production demand. Conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute, BIFAD’s report shows that such investment not only benefits the recipients, but has a major impact on the U.S. economy and its global engagement.

Key benefits of agricultural foreign assistance include: stronger U.S. research capacity that benefits our nation’s universities, increased U.S. agricultural productivity that benefits our farmers, increased agricultural trade and investments by U.S. firms that enhance economic growth and create new opportunities.

By strengthening agricultural and food systems in developing countries, U.S. foreign agricultural assistance contributes to global and national security. The overall benefit to both developing countries and U.S. producers and consumers far exceeds the costs and helps secure a better and safer future for all at a time when our world and our nation faces many challenges.

As BIFAD’s report makes clear, international development programs are raising living standards and improving quality of life – creating economic opportunity, new consumers and opening markets to trade for American commodities – as a result of USAID and U.S. higher education collaboration and the investments of federal funding.

Of course, as important as these economic and national security benefits are, I contend that international development which helps others is truly the right thing to do – and the American thing to do.

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October is the best month of the year

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is a senior majoring in business economics.

Contact her at opinion@reflector.msstate. edu.

October is, hands-down, the best month of the year.

First of all, we made it halfway into the semester with, hopefully, only a few mental breakdowns.

Therefore, congratulations to everyone. Now, we have the perfect reason to keep persevering through our midterm exams, and here is why.

Since capitalism tries to squeeze every penny out of consumers and commercialize extensively, we see stores putting up Halloween treats as soon as the “Back to School” season is over, making it hard not to get into the spirit.

If you are like me, this is not “Halloween” season anymore. It is Spooky Season. This is the peak of memes and holidays—way better than Christmas and Thanksgiving. Who does not love a meme of Dwight with a jack-o-lantern on his head? Who does not love carving pumpkins, drinking pumpkin spiced lattes, haunted houses or dressing up? If you said “not me” to all of these things, I am sorry. You are seriously missing out.

Anyways, Halloween is dope. At the end of the month, everyone is dressed as their favorite character,

role model or inanimate object. This is when we have a reason to party with our friends and when subcultures can intertwine seamlessly. Cosplayers can freely exist without getting bullied for operating outside cultural norms, and sorority girls can dress as a sexy version of a typically non-sexualized character.

Everyone wins.

If someone wants to stay in, there is plenty to do indoors. For those of us who feel nostalgic, this is the perfect time to watch classic Halloween movies: “Halloween Town,” “Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Coraline,” “Monster House,” “Beetlejuice,” “The Addams Family,” “Halloween” and so many more.

There are an abundance of festive recipes on Pinterest for those who like to bake. Spending hours decorating baked goods with a friend or a partner is time well spent.

Just imagine sitting on the couch curled up in a soft blanket while watching “Coraline,” surrounded in cute cartoon ghost decor and eating a cookie that looks like a spider.

Even though Spooky Season is great, there are many other wonderful things about October. Fall is the best time to find a job. Glassdoor, a job search website, states this is the season of interviews.

“The fall — September, October, November — is a prime job-hunting season, so make the most of it.”

Glassdoor explains the reason for this is due to

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business picking up after the slower summer.

“Come fall, most people have finished with vacation and business ramps up again. It’s also the time when many organizations take a good look at their financial performance and buckle down on budget planning for the next year.”

Also, for those who are TV fanatics, many new seasons start this month.

Maureen Lee Lenker of Entertainment Weekly posted all of the dates for each new season premiere, totaling to 43 this month.

The majority of those premieres are CW shows.

For those of us who are obsessed with “The Flash,” “Supernatural,” “Riverdale” and the CW in general, this is when we finally get the next chapter in the story.

For sports fans, October is the month where the NHL, NBA, MLB and

NFL are all in action. Sam Gardner with Fox Sports ranks October the top month in sports for this reason.

“The MLB playoffs are the best playoffs in pro sports, and are held almost entirely (if not completely) within the month of October. That alone puts the month near the top of the charts, and when you consider October is the only month to include MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL and college football action, its ranking is more than justified.”

Even at the end of the month, when we have to put our costumes and decor back in the boxes, we are half-way through the semester. There is something for anyone and everyone to look forward to this month. So, take advantage and enjoy this spooky season.

Shrader is the quarterback that MSU needs

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“Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.”

Trivia Time!

1. Zack de la Rocha is the vocalist for what American rock band formed in 1991?

2. Who was the first president of the United States to live in the White House?

3. In 1893, which country became the first to give women the right to vote?

4. If a liquor is 100 proof, how much alcohol does it contain by percentage?

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Despite the searing losses we have all witnessed in past games, there is, at least, one glimmer of hope as the team moves forward.

This hope can be found in true-freshman quarterback, Garrett Shrader.

After starting the game with two drives plagued with penalties, the Bulldogs were held to 22 yards and were already down 21-0 when starting quarterback Tommy Stevens was forced to leave the game after taking a big hit. Backup quarterback Shrader took over for Stevens and led the team to a touchdown on his first drive.

Shrader finished the game with 209 passing yards and two touchdowns, in addition to 89 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

While Shrader’s performance was not enough to overcome Auburn, the team came to life under his leadership. His performance under pressure serves as a silver lining in the loss, and is a vital piece in developing a winning team at Mississippi State University. It also serves as proof to why Shrader should be QB1.

Shrader was recruited as a four-star out of Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte, North Carolina. The dual-

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threat quarterback completed his high school career with 6,818 passing yards and 2,205 rushing yards as well as leading his team to backto-back state championships, according to MSU Athletics.

Tommy Stevens, on the other hand, was picked up by Head Coach Joe Moorhead this past offseason in hopes of replacing Nick Fitzgerald.

According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Stevens’ career at Pennsylvania State University was marred by injuries that oftentimes prevented him from playing, and eventually led Penn State to look for someone else to fill the role. This trend seems to be continuing in Starkville.

During the University of Southern Mississippi game earlier this season, Stevens left the game with an injury and has yet to play a full game since.

Despite only filling in for Stevens, Shrader had already racked up 590 passing yards and 374 rushing yards.

Meanwhile, Stevens has 515 passing yards and only

52 rushing yards by the same measure. Looking at base stats, it is clear Shrader, despite being only a freshman, has the upper hand.

Besides stats, Shrader’s ability to make plays while under pressure makes him a valuable player and leader, especially when the team needs it most. For instance, going into a hostile JordanHare and leading your team to a touchdown after the starting quarterback went out is starter material, if you ask me.

Furthermore, one dimensional quarterbacks are predictable, and in a conference with multiple top defenses, being able to put up big numbers through the air or on the ground makes a difference. Shrader has a keen eye when it comes to making the right play. He can make great connections with receivers, but if there is an opening, he runs with purpose, making big plays when we need it most. For instance, in the game against

the University of Kentucky, Shrader recorded 125 rushing yards on his own as well as 180 passing yards, as stated by ESPN. In the long run, it makes more sense to make a shift towards Shrader. Stevens, injury-prone or not, only has one year of eligibility left. MSU has a golden opportunity to develop a strong leader and powerful player in Garrett Shrader over the next seasons.

Dak Prescott started almost three full seasons with MSU, which gave him the opportunity to develop alongside his team and figure out the most efficient way to play with them, and did that not work out?

Making the investment in Shrader early will pay off.

He is able to perform under pressure, make plays on his own and win games.

The raw talent and leadership will only develop as time goes on, and Shrader could take MSU to the top, or at least close. Until then, my fingers are crossed.

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Starkville is hopping with Mississippi beers DEVIN BYRD

being overfished. Tart Island is a part of their “Gulf Sour series”, and I would say it fits right in. Right off the bat, this Mississippi is a state full Gulf sour has an interesting of unique breweries and color, it resembles the milky places to try local beers. cloudiness of orange juice As a recent member of which is most likely due to the “21 and over” club, I its fruity roots. The aroma have been dabbling in the is very sour and crisp. The different facets of alcohol in first notes that general, and beer is hit the tongue a favorite of mine. are definitely the Through my trials banana and kiwi and tribulations, I I look forward to fruits used in have noticed some the fermentation of my favorite beers expanding my horizons cycle. Once that are brewed here in the next time I crack settles, I was Mississippi. Because left with a sour of this, I decided open a cold one,” and slightly salty to go to local While restaurant, Bulldog Devin Byrd oiliness. packed with flavor, Burger, to provide a Advertising Manager this was still a fairly peek of some of the light beer with Mississippi brews a bit of acidity. offered to beera fan of this particular brew. This beer had a surprising lovers in Starkville.

“It is citrusy, light, and crackery, bready aftertaste.

To begin the tour of Moving up the state, my the flight, I tried Ale State refreshing,” Lindsey said.

This is the perfect beer next sips were taken from

by Lazy Magnolia. Lazy Magnolia, Mississippi’s for a summer backyard Mayhew Mild from Starkville brewery, Mayhew Junction oldest packaging brewery, is barbecue.

Next up, I sampled Brewing Company. Mayhew located in Kiln. The brewery was founded in 2003 and Tart Island by Chandeleur Junction gets its name from has since increased its reach Island Brewing Company, the prohibition days when to most surrounding states which is located in Gulfport. alcohol was not available in the South, New York, Chandeleur Island Brewing in Starkville. Mayhew was Indiana and even Colorado. Company is named after the place to get beer and The brewery focuses on the 50-mile chain of barrier where all of the local college Southern traditions and islands in the Gulf of students flocked to socialize tastes, and this is evident Mexico. It is located in a and get a buzz. The brewery’s through their collection of groovy part of downtown tagline is “Starkville made, beers. I focused on their Gulfport near an old train but Mayhew inspired.”

American Pale Ale, Ale station. A unique fact about Mayhew Mild is an English State. Prior to first tasting, this brewery is customers mild which is inspired from a there is a clear aroma of a can actually donate to their pub ale from England. This light toastiness, and it is a Tarpon Tagging project in an brew is slightly richer and pale golden yellow shade effort to save Tarpon from darker than the previous two ADVERTISING MANAGER

in the glass. Once the APA hits the pallet, there is an immediate sensation of refreshing carbonation that carries through the full swig.

This beer is very light with subtle notes of mild nugget hops. Joel Lindsey, senior petroleum engineering major and local beer enthusiast, is

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These Mississippi-brewed beers are available on draft at local businesses such as Bulldog Burger. The selection rotates on a seasonal basis.

I tried, but it still had a light and crisp aroma. The slightly more amber color brings a hint of caramel notes to the table, but not too much. It was very smooth and not overpoweringly carbonated.

Overall, the Mayhew Mild is exactly that—mild with a hint of freshness.

Sabrina Boswell, a bartender at Bulldog Burger, said the Mayhew Mild is a popular brew.

“A lot of our clientele comes in, and they try a lot of that. It’s like an English mild, nothing too heavy,”

Boswell said.

Finally, we travel back down South a little bit to Hattiesburg to try Suzy B, a Blonde Ale from Southern Prohibition Brewing.

Southern Prohibition Brewing, or SoPro as locals call the brewery, was established just six years ago in 2013. Since then, they have expanded their alcoholic arsenal to include seven year-round beers and several different sections of new releases. Suzy B is one of the lightest beers I have ever seen and tasted. It has

a very pale yellow, almost clear appearance, and the aroma is very bright and crisp. It has notes of wheat and breadiness throughout, but is overall very light with slight hints of subtle citrus.

There is no real aftertaste with this one, so that makes it quite easy to drink.

After tasting these four staples from each of these Mississippi-Made brewing powerhouses, my mind is definitely intrigued. I look forward to expanding my horizons the next time I crack open a cold one.

Arepas Coffee & Bar is pleasing local palates

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Starkville’s new Venezuelan restaurant, Arepas Coffee & Bar, is already making a name for itself since opening Oct. 5.

Located next to Starkville Cafe, the restaurant adds a distinct and refreshing flair to Main Street.

Mollie Adams, a sophomore social work major, explained why she is so excited about the new restaurant.

“Starkville has a great community downtown and I am excited for a new and different restaurant to join that community. I enjoyed the food and the welcoming environment the employees provided,” Adams said.

Rumors of the opening piqued my curiosity when I came back to Starkville for the academic year in August, and I have been looking forward to visiting it ever since.

I had the opportunity to visit this past week, and what I encountered inside exceeded any previous expectations.

The atmosphere that immediately greeted me was vibrant and inviting. Upbeat

music and the hum of lunch conversation provides a comfortable backdrop to enjoy the delicious authentic Venezuelan cuisine.

Customers of all ages crowd the restaurant during the lunch-time buzz. Seated next to me was a group of older ladies who could be overheard raving about the churros, and on the other side was a family too occupied with the food that had just been placed in front of them for conversational pleasantries. The owner, Jose Elarba, floats from table to table answering questions and enthusiastically making recommendations to customers who are unsure.

Elarba is a Venezuelan native, and he and his wife Astrid Gonzalez hope to introduce the Starkville community to a new cuisine through their restaurant.

“This is an opportunity to do something new. We want to share our culture and food with Starkville,” Elarba said.

The drink menu is extensive, ranging from coffee selections such as lattes, cappuccino and frappes, juices like pineapple and passionfruit and traditional Venezuelan

beverages such as Chica, a sweet rice-based drink.

I ordered an Americano, which was rich and delicious.

It came with a small chocolate-chip cookie which perfectly offset the bitter taste of the strong coffee.

The menu features several appetizer options, such as empanadas and tequeños (Venezuelan cheese sticks). For entrées, customers can choose from pabelló, a dish of beans, rice, fried plantains and shredded beef, or cachapa, a corn pancake with cheese.

The final entree option is the restaurant’s namesake, arepas. An arepa is a form of cornbread eaten often in Venezuela, and often stuffed with various toppings.

Customers can choose for the base of their arepa to be corn, spinach or sweet potato. The arepa comes with black beans, avocado, mozzarella or cheddar cheese, bacon and fried plantains. Proteins such as brisket, tofu, scrambled eggs and chicken, among others, can be added for an extra charge. The entire menu is priced very reasonably, even with my sparse college student budget.

As far as entrees go, I

have tried the pabelló and the sweet potato arepa. The beef and black beans were so flavorful and had just enough spice to have me reaching for my water glass.

My favorite part of the dish was the fried plantains. They were perfectly crisp on the outside, and soft inside.

The sweet and salty flavor combination was one I decided I had to recreate, so I drove from the restaurant to Kroger to buy myself to Kroger to buy plantains of my own.

As delicious as the pabelló was, the sweet potato arepa was by far my favorite.

The actually arepa itself was incredible, and the flavor of the fillings combined together beautifully.

I cannot wait to try all of the different varieties.

I also ordered the tres leches cake for dessert.

The cake comes sprinkled with cinnamon and sweet cream oozed onto my plate when I cut a bite with my fork. Other dessert options include lemon cupcakes, churros and carrot cake.

Arepas Coffee & Bar is such a wonderful addition to Starkville, and it is quickly establishing itself as a downtown staple.

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The first words out of head coach Joe Moorhead’s mouth after Mississippi State University’s embarrassing 20-10 loss at the University of Tennessee summed up the failure of the football team. “[We] Did not play well enough in all three phases for four quarters,” Moorhead said.

Simply put, MSU was outplayed as the Bulldogs failed to outscore their opponent in any one of the four quarters.

The Volunteers also produced more yardage through the air and on the ground in a dominant victory.

The matchup will almost certainly advance the brewing quarterback controversy in Starkville, as freshman Garrett Shrader, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and senior Tommy Stevens, a transfer from Penn State University, tie for playing time. They each played a half Saturday, with Stevens going 6-11 for 67 yards with two interceptions as the starter before being benched for Shrader in the second half.

Shrader would go 5-10 for 79 yards, with both a touchdown and an interception. Shrader also contributed 62 yards on the ground, while Stevens only created 26 rushing yards.

For the first time all season, Moorhead openly admitted Shrader was making his case to be MSU’s starting quarterback going forward. At Monday’s press conference to preview the game against LSU, Moorhead confirmed Shrader would be the starter this week.

“Tommy is still not completely over some of his things right now,” Moorhead said. “We just feel like Garrett has been playing and moving the ball well. He gives us a great shot.”

Despite Shrader providing a nice spark to MSU’s offense, the true

freshman felt he made too many mistakes, and that the Bulldogs missed a great opportunity to get an SEC win on the road at Neyland Stadium.

“We know this is one we definitely should have had,” Shrader said. “First, because of the mistakes you made.

There’s just too many plays you wish we had back.”

“ We can’t run from

Saturday, it’s coming to us, so we gotta bounce back now,” Erroll Thompson Linebacker With two losses in a row and a schedule that only gets tougher, the Bulldogs will likely be turning to their captains for crucial performances and leadership. One of those captains, Erroll Thompson, a junior linebacker from Florence, Alabama, produced defensively for the Bulldogs on Saturday.

He accumulated 13 tackles throughout the day, including five solo tackles and one tackle for a loss.

Those numbers are his best all season, and his emotions carried him to that performance. His emotional return to the football field was because of how the game against Auburn played out.

“We lost last week and I got thrown out of the game,” Thompson said.

Thompson and the Bulldogs had a decent defensive performance, only giving up 20 points, and making two interceptions on Tennessee’s quarterback, Brian Maurer. Both of those interceptions came in the end zone. The first was caught by Cameron Dantzler, junior cornerback

from Hammond, Louisiana, and the second was caught

by Brian Cole II, a senior safety from Saginaw, Michigan. Cole said the defense played well as a unit.

“I feel like we had a good, solid game,” Cole said. “I feel like we tried to put the offense in good positions, but we can only do so much.”

The Volunteers were not able to do much offensively against the Bulldogs, until they put together a nineplay, 91 yard drive in the fourth quarter, culminating in a 39 yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Guarantano.

That late fourth quarter drive ultimately put the game out of reach for MSU. Thompson said the defense was still focused, but just could not quite make the plays they needed to.

“I don’t know if we really wore down, but I know that we didn’t make the plays necessary to win the game,” Thompson said.

“It is what it is, we just gotta improve.”

The Bulldogs have no time to spend on the past with the number two team in the nation, LSU, coming into Starkville Saturday.

Thompson said the Bulldogs need to move on if they hope to revive their season. He said he is already reminding his teammates how many games they have left.

“Just tell everybody that it’s back to work. We still got a lot of season left. We can’t just hang our head or get too high or too low off of a win or a loss,” Thompson said. “There’s still a lot of season left, and a lot of great opponents left. We can’t let this game beat us twice.”

With MSU playing LSU at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Thompson knew the Bulldogs will need to bounce back quickly after the loss to Tennessee.

“Saturday is coming,” Thompson said. “We can’t run from Saturday, it’s coming to us, so we gotta bounce back now.”

In the final round of the Magnolia Invitational at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, the Mississippi State University Women’s Golf Team fought to finish second place, their best results this season.

Just four weeks prior, the Bulldogs had made a run in the final round to finish third in the Schooner Classic hosted by Oklahoma. Instead of braving strong winds, the Bulldogs had to play two rounds in one day in order to beat out the rain that would come Tuesday. Head coach Ginger Brown-Lemm said it was a great day for the team in a press release from the MSU athletic department.

“We are a great final round team, rising to the occasion and enjoying the competition,” Brown-Lemm said. “Yet again, we showed we have what it takes to compete for championships.”

In the final round, MSU came four strokes shy of first place finishers, Louisiana State University. For the first time since 2014-2015, MSU has secured two top-three finishes.

Shooting 279 as a team in the Magnolia Invitational marks the fourth lowest round in program history and is a tournament best.

The Bulldogs did not get off to a strong start in the tournament as they were six over par and five shots behind LSU at the conclusion of the first day. Brown-Lemm said the team played hard in unfavorable conditions and even made a prediction for what would happen on Monday.

“We struggled to finish on number 18, which is the toughest hole on the course, so we are looking for revenge tomorrow,” Lemm said.

“Having 36 holes left, two-

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Aubree Jones tees off for MSU at the Magnolia Invitational. The Bulldogs came in second.

thirds of the event, it’s clear that this team is hungry and talented. I look forward to an incredible day tomorrow for the Bulldogs.”

It was an incredible day for Ashley Gilliam, a freshman from Manchester, Tennessee, who led the team on the very course where she played in the Woman’s Amatuer Championships this summer.

Gilliam finished third overall, shooting six under for the tournament.

After 36 holes of golf on Monday, Gilliam felt she played well because she was able to be patient with the course, putting herself in position to make putts.

“Shooting 4 birdies in a row on the front nine in the final round was a solid performance,” Gilliam said.

“It was a great day for the team and I’m really proud of

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The last fall tournament for the Bulldogs will be trip to Paradise Island in the Bahamas, as they compete in the White Sands Invitational at the Ocean Club golf course from Oct. 28-30.

While the team played well and finished in second place, Brown-Lemm said she thought the team could do better by avoiding shooting over par on holes when they made birdies on another.

“We will continue to clean up a few bogeys that negate the hard work of so many birdies,” Brown-Lemm said.

“Our short game and putting will continue to be our focus points as we prepare for our last event of the fall. Always great to host at home and show off our incredible facilities and hospitality of Mississippi State”.

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