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Memorial service to honor Josephs in Coliseum two members of the Bulldog Family, Father and son,” Stricklin’s post read. “I was a classmate of Keith Sr. and took pride in having Keith Jr. follow in his dad’s footsteps at MSU. Both will be missed greatly. It’s such a tragic reminder that life is precious, and every day is a gift from God. Hug those you love tonight.”

During a press conference Monday afternoon, Head Coach Dan Mullen requested everyone keep the Joseph family in their prayers.

“We ask everybody to keep the Joseph family in their prayers as well as our players and everybody in our football family,” Mullen said. “Losing a family member like that, there is nothing more devastating that is going to happen to you as a coach, a football team, or a program.”

Mullen elaborated on Keith Jr.’s work ethic on the field and in the classroom.

“Keith was such a great young man. He gave unbelievable effort in everything he was doing,” Mullen said.

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Keith Joseph Sr. (No. 93), father of Marshean Arkeith Joseph Jr., plays football for MSU as linebacker between the years 1989-92.

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The Mississippi State University community lost two of its Bulldogs Friday night in a fatal car accident.

MSU Athletics will host a public memorial service honoring the Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Humphrey Coliseum.

Marshean Arkeith Joseph Jr., freshman kinesiology major and defensive lineman for the Bulldogs as well as his father Keith Joseph Sr. were killed in the tragic accident while traveling to attend a Pascagoula High School football game Friday night.

Keith Sr. played football for the Bulldogs as a linebacker from 1989-92.

MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin released a statement via Twitter Friday night that expressed his shock and sadness at hearing the news.

“Words can’t express the sorrow we feel by having lost not one, but

Mississippi State University freshman kinesiology major Marshean Arkeith Joseph Jr. (pictured left and bottom right) and his father Keith Joseph Sr. (pictured top right) were killed in a tragic one-vehicle accident Friday night. MSU Athletics will host a public memorial service to honor the Bulldogs Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the Humphrey Coliseum on campus.

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Famous Maroon Band hosts food drive for pantry

by Jennifer Flinn Staff Writer

The Famous Maroon Band at Mississippi State University is hosting a food drive throughout the month of November, which will benefit the St. Joseph Food

Pantry, one of many in the city of Starkville, Mississippi.

Sara McMahan, a junior biological engineering major and mellophone section leader in the band, organized the food drive by creating a competition between the woodwinds and brass sections to see which could bring in the most amount of

food.

“We’re a really big organization and we’ve never done a really big service project, and I just thought since it’s really close to Thanksgiving that we could really make an impact because there are over 300 people in the band,” McMahan said.

McMahan said she enlisted

the help of the band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi’s president, Devin Dedeaux, a senior communication major, because the organization’s purpose is serving college band programs through service projects, fundraisers and social events.

Dedeaux said Kappa Kappa Psi’s role in the food

drive is a supportive one. The organization works mainly with the logistics of storing the food and transporting it to St. Joseph’s Food Pantry.

“We used the competition aspect to try to get people to bring in more food,” Dedeaux said.

“Kappa Kappa Psi organizes service projects

roughly every month and have worked with St. Joseph’s Food Pantry in the past,” Dedeaux said.

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‘State of Black Men’ panel to discuss leadership, challenges

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The Men of Excellence of the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center will host the first State of Black Men Panel Discussion on Nov. 12. The symposium will be the first student driven, student centered and student led event. origionally, this was going to be a single event. then, Timothy Fair had the vision to expand this event to a series of discussion to explore various issues.

The event will be an extensive discussion on the difficulty of gaining student leadership, the challenges that one may face in going to graduate school and the importance of attire different settings.

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Public Affairs| Courtesy Photo MSU’s Men of Excellence will host the first State of Black Men panel discussion on Nov. 12.

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State University. Music and a common goal brought them together as the Starkville-based ‘southern-delic’ jam band “Tesheva.”

Tesheva, originally composed of MSU philosophy and psychology major Dunaway, former MSU student Brenner, and MSU anthropology major

Hutson, formed around two years ago when the trio lived together in rented house in town. Around a year after they first started hitting gigs, McCoy, who graduated MSU with an anthropology degree and was a constant presence in jam-sessions and shows, was officially brought into the fold.

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TESHEVA: Mike McCoy (top left), Caleb Hutson (top right), Matt

Dunaway (bottom left) and Vaughan Brenner (bottom right) are all native to the area and when they are not working archological digs or cramming for a Philosophy exam they are either preparing for future “Tesheva” performances or simply nocking around the same southern small-town stomping grounds that gave them and their bandʼs soundʼs foundation.

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Now, after countless shows and multiple leases, Tesheva sits at a crossroads many young bands find themselves in - whether to pull all their chips together

and shoot for big time shows and tours or splinter to pursue individual careers or continue seeking degrees and graduate programs.

As of last Sunday morning,

as the band sat on the back porch of the house they call headquarters kicking back beers and discussing Tesheva’s future, the consensus is to see how far

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the band will take them.

“We’re gonna ride this Tesheva train off the cliff, baby!” McCoy said. His commitment was mirrored in turn by each member of the band, who all agree that, if they can swing it, they would love play as long as the money to support the musician’s lifestyle keeps them going.

“We’d like to make enough money to afford to live and play music,” Brenner said.

“But I mean, if we were rolling in cash that’d be cool too.”

The biggest challenges facing the group are the same as any small band trying to grab a glimpse of the big time - getting some recordings done, getting a booking agent, and getting closer to an area with a more lucrative music scene.

While not necessarily in that order, Hutson said once they have a quality EP recorded, booking more public gigs for themselves (shows big enough to attract talent agent scouts) will be significantly easier and the biggest hurdles between them and relocation is waiting on a lease to run out and coming to a consensus as to where they should try and strike out - about the only thing the four piece band disagrees on aside from what pack of cigarettes to split.

“Our lease here ends in August, and we are contemplating moving,” Hutson said. “Starkville is a great place but it isn’t really centered around a lot of music-heavy places.”

As far as where said musicheavy places exist is the easy

part. The difficulty lies in finding a place that satisfies all four members and is not to far from the place all four call home.

“I’d love to be out of this region,” Dunaway said.

“But we can end up as close as Jackson at the end of the day. Not really sure where it’s going to fall.”

While there are obviously challenges associated with growing a band in small town Mississippi, “Tesheva” counts their blessings and considers themselves to be in a lucky situation uniquely conducive to a creative process.

“One of the advantages we have is we all live in this house,” Hutson said. “There is no other band in town who lives together like we do.”

Hutson said around the time of their first gig, when they realized they had something they could develop, the band set loose goals for themselves and “Tesheva’s” progress. He said having opened for the major act “Tauk” and looking down the short road to their first out-of-state show in Tuscaloosa, They have hit

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just about every mark they set for themselves.

“I think we’ve been over rewarded for the amount of work we have put in,” Hutson said, quickly seconded by McCoy. The members of Tesheva are not the only ones who think they have a good thing going. Keatzi Gunmoney, a musician native to Louisville who said he skipped over to Starkville and started playing Open Mic Night at Dave’s Darkhorse Tavern around 10 years ago is now deeply ingrained in the Starkville music scene and now runs the same weekly singer/ songwriter night he started playing a decade ago.

According to members of “Tesheva” and most anyone else making music in Starkville, Gunmoney is one of Starkville music’s greatest facilitators as he often works with local bands, lending out sound equipment, running soundboards, and producing recordings.

“Y’all (Tesheva) are the best original band in town right now,” Gunmoney said.

In addition to voicing his support of the band, Gunmoney has reached out to Tesheva along with several other local acts to collaborate on an upcoming tribute album dedicated to one of Starkville music’s fallen champions Del Rendon.

Gunmoney said a lot of aspects of the tribute project are still on the drawing board, but is planning to start initial recordings with a few acts as soon as tomorrow.

As for Tesheva, the band plans to keep doing what they love doing as long as they can, and are always looking to pick up new gigs and get themselves out there. To find out more about Tesheva, their upcoming shows and recording progress, take it straight from the horse’s’ mouth by following them on Twitter @TeshevaBand or on Facebook.

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The panels will be held all day long and the panel discussion will conclude with the keynote speaker Dr. Perry at 6 p.m. Perry, a best selling author, is the founder and principal of the highly acclaimed Capital Preparatory Magnet

a sense of confidence as well as the feeling that “nothing is impossible.” The barriers that are ahead for black males at predominantly white institutions have all been experienced, and these barriers can all be overcome.” Lias said.

“This will bring light to what black men

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New Maroon Camp: $636 MSU Open Figure Drawing Session: $450 (models) MSU Open Figure Drawing Session: $450 (supplies) Will support giving students the ability to adjust their regular-semester testing schedule if three or more tests are scheduled for the same day.

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Resolution to show student support for the installation of measures such as traffic signals at the junction of Stone Boulevard and Creelman Street.

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Issac Lias, MoX, president, feels that this panel discussion will give students a new perspective on what obstacles minority students especially males, face on a daily basis.

“I feel that the symposium will give minority students, especiallyyoungblackmales,

Charles Reese, a member of MoX, feels that this symposium is much needed in today’s time.

“This will bring light to what black men go through on a daily basis not just about going to a prominently white institution but it’s about all aspects of life.

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Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 1:44 a.m. A student was arrested on University Drive Starkville for disturbance of the peace.

1:19 p.m. A student reported being harassed by an unknown black male at Allen Hall.

1:37 p.m. A student reported her Bully Bike was stolen from Mosely Hall.

1:44 p.m. A student reported his laptop stolen from Nunnelee Hall, later found by a friend.

11:01 p.m. A student was transported to OCH from Hathorn Hall.

Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 1:56 p.m. A student was arrested on Hardy Road for speeding 37/20, no insurance and a suspended driver’s license. Justice Court citations were issued.

5:22 p.m. A student was arrested on East Lee Boulevard for suspended driver’s license. Justice Court citations were issued.

Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 12:59 a.m.A student was having trouble breathing at McKee Hall.

The subject was transported to OCH. 11:34 p.m. A student was transported to OCH from Rice Hall for dislocated knee.

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“He was a 4.0 student here at Mississippi State. He was the scout team player of the week every week. We had to share the award with other people just because it wouldn’t have been fair.

He was the guy that gave everything that he had at whatever it was that he was doing. He gave his absolute best every single day. It is just a tragedy to lose such a great young man.”

Mullen elaborated on

what he was doing when he heard the news.

“I was recruiting at a high school game when I got a phone call from Coach (Rockey) Felker to let me know. He had a state trooper, Keith’s uncle, call me to explain the situation,” Mullen said.

“We immediately wrote up something because all of our players were gone for the weekend. I wanted them to hear from us but

I wanted to make sure we respected the family first.

We sent out a group message to the entire team about what had happened. We had all of the coaching staff contacting the players on our team, especially a lot of the freshmen. Jamal Peters and Mark McLaurin had just dropped him off with his dad. We gathered the team last night to meet for the first time together as a team.”

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Prescott also spoke during the press conference and said this week will be emotional for the team.

It’s an emotional situation, but we can’t let it be an obstacle. We have to do as Keith would do and go hard every day in practice and get better,” Prescott said.

Prescott recalled meeting Keith Jr. at camp, stating he knew the freshman was a good person from the start.

“I met him at camp and knew he was a good guy.

I knew they had a great father-son relationship. I think many people can look to that and feel for that. It’s hard for their family, and I feel for the family. Prayers to their family. It’s just a hard situation,” Prescott said.

Taveze Calhoun, teammate and friend of Keith Jr., posted on Twitter about his late teammate.

“Prayers up for the Joseph

family. Although it hurts, we still know that God knows best. Forever our brother Keith,” Keith’s post read.

The Bulldogs will wear a helmet decal honoring the Josephs with the letters “MJ.” Keith Joseph Jr. was affectionately known as “MJ” to his MSU teammates.

A moment of silence will be observed prior to MSU’s game against No. 3 Alabama at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Davis Wade Stadium.

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“I wanted to connect everybody in a different way and make an impact in the community,” McMahan said. “It gives people who don’t really have the chance to get involved in anything an opportunity to do something other than band.”

Joe Schmidt, director of the food pantry since January, said the majority of the food they pass out comes from Mississippi Food Network, an organization whose vision is to eliminate poverty-related hunger. He also said donations fill in the gaps of what the food pantry does not receive from the food network.

Schmidt said the food pantry is the biggest outreach program St. Joseph’s Catholic Church runs and they receive donations from many different organizations and clubs from around the city.

Schmidt, a former teacher of 25 years at MSU, said he

and his many volunteers passed out about 200 bags of food Saturday, one of their two distributions per month. Each bag is equipped with two protein foods, four fruits, and six vegetables; all canned or other dry storage items.

Schmidt said the church holds a Fat Tuesday meal where members can donate money to the food pantry, which will allow the pantry to purchase food to distribute.

He said last year the meal raised about $2,000.

“It’s open to anyone who qualifies, income-wise, to get food. We follow the guidelines set up by the food network,” Schmidt said. “We spend about, on average, $1,000 a month in donations to supplement our food that we don’t get from the food network and other food drives.”

Schmidt said the bags of food are only enough for

about three to five days, but that it’s three to five days’ worth of food their patrons do not have to pay for. St. Joseph’s Food Pantry often collaborates with other food pantries in the city by trading or sharing their food.

“We appreciate all the outside clubs, fraternities, and organizations that provide the food or financial support,” Schmidt said.

He said the food pantry served about 187 patrons last month, and it provides food for about 2,500 people over a year. He also said the food pantry has been like a full time job for him between keeping inventory of the food and submitting reports.

“It’s not small potatoes, but the sad thing is that the need is still out there. This is what we’re supposed to do, as Christians, is take care of others that are in need,” Schmidt said.

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Dedicating time to meditate beneficial for college students Imagine if you could close that YouTube tab for just 10 minutes to fi nd entertainment, energy and peace by closing your eyes. Sounds like an impossible feat, right? However, it is possible through meditation. We all posses the power to meditate but we do not take 10 minutes out of 24 hours because most of us either have not been introduced to meditation or are too busy with work that keeps our minds preoccupied. Maybe if we take a closer look at all the benefits of meditation and try to practice it, we will fi nd out fi rst-hand the profound impact it has on changing our lives.

We have all seen articles about how meditation can diminish stress, depression, anxiety, pain, insomnia and increases the overall quality of life.

There are numerous studies on such results, yet very few of us take advantage of these facts. Perhaps because we are too busy turning to more secular ways of relieving stress, such as Internet browsing or posting on social media.

During a busy, groggy day we do not have time to look at ourselves in the mirror to make sure we are looking all right. Similarly, we keep our minds so busy and so stimulated with technology that we never stop to peer into the mental reflection of our minds, to listen to the silent language of the brain itself. Just as after a long day we use expensive products to clean our body and smell good, why not take the time to clean our mind of the clutter of stress, anxiety and other negative vibes?

Meditation is like a spiritual shower.

This is not just a placebo effect; according to some researchers it causes actual changes in brain structure.

Sara Lazard, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and

Harvard Medical School, conducted experiments to compare the brains of people who meditate and those who do not. The result was so amazing she said the 50-year-old regular meditators had equal amounts of gray matter as 25-year-olds! The particular structure change means meditation helps with improving decision making and memory, thus making you a wiser person. The neuroscientist also found meditation increases the volume of brain in parts associated with learning, emotional regulation and perspective taking. Which means you become a more empathetic and compassionate person.

So, what do you actually have to do to meditate? It does not necessarily involve reciting a bunch of gibberish

“From my personal experience, the first two times I tried meditation I did not feel much, nor was I able to sit for more than 10 minutes.” mantras or shaving your head to become a monk. Peace through meditation is effortless. The particular technique I was introduced to involves simply sitting in a preferred comfortable position and closing your eyes. Then, try to think about light. Not as much an object like candle that gives off light, but light as is, independent of its

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source. Focus on the concept of light as a means of having a conversation with the most positive essence of your inner self. Your focus will increase gradually.

You may have nagging thoughts of the day or incidents on your mind, but during meditation you can easily brush them off from your mind. Think of it as an unwanted guest at a party whom you can ignore to focus your attention on your best friend instead. The more consistently you meditate, the better the impact on your life.

From my personal experience, the fi rst two times I tried meditation I did not feel much, nor was I able to sit for more than 10 minutes. Eventually however, I felt the warmth of the light in my mind. As a result of meditation my mind started wandering less, and I became more resilient to upsetting occurrences throughout the day.

While meditating, take every sensation and thought you have as something positive, whether it is your imagination or meditation really is a metaphysical force, trust science that if nothing at all, silent introspection of the mind will increase the calm in your life and make you a better person than you were yesterday.

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‘Spectre’ does not meet past 007 standards Drew Carter is a senior majoring in marketing. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

Ever since I was young, I have always enjoyed the Bond movies. In 2006 when Daniel Craig was introduced with “Casino Royale,” I became a big fan of the direction the franchise was heading. Long gone were the days of ridiculous gadgets and over the top villains who wanted to destroy the world with laser beams. They were instead replaced with a grittier version of Bond, with the focus mainly on him as an assassin trying to take out his targets. The new spin also made Bond seem more human by showing him getting beat up during fights, and actually falling in love with a woman by the end of his first entry.

For the last few movies, I really enjoyed this change. Even if “Quantum of Solace” was a disappointment with a weak villain and a dull story, it still offered some cool action scenes and showed that Daniel Craig’s great intro was not a fluke.

By far my favorite was 2012’s “Skyfall.” Not only was Sam Mendes’ direction beautiful, but

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it offered the most personal story for Bond by forcing him to reflect on his rough upbringing and having to face a truly menacing villain that attacked people he cared for. This is by far my favorite Bond movie to date and it will be a tough one to replace.

Nevertheless, I was really excited for “Spectre” after I saw the first trailer for it.

It brought the same director from “Skyfall” back, and it seemed to carry on the more personal themes for Bond as well.

In the first few minutes of “Spectre,” I was really excited for what was coming. Not only was the movie beautiful as 007 chased a man through the streets of Mexico during a Day of the Dead celebration, but it was very exciting as it climaxed with a tense fight scene in a helicopter. This is by far the best part of the movie and I wish it lasted longer than just a few scenes.

Unfortunately, from there the movie seemed to decline. The story is easy to follow as Bond is trying to stop an evil organization that is connected to his last few villains. Still, it takes so long to get going, that even when it finally kicks in during the final act and becomes the movie the trailer promised, I had already checked out and was just waiting for the next big action scenes to happen. So, when Wendy Ide from TheWarp states “All about the set pieces. Character development and dialogue both come in a distant joint second place.” I have to unfortunately agree.

This movie is two and a half hours, and with a boring subplot about national security that just seems to be there to give the other characters something to do, it really makes

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this movie drag on too long. And even though the actors gave great performances, especially Christoph Waltz as the main villain, the characters were very underwritten and were not interesting at all. Another big problem I had with the movie was the forced love story between Bond and the new Bond Girl in the series. With barely any chemistry between them and not enough time on screen together, it seems really awkward when they start professing their love for each other and throws the movie even further off course.

If you are thinking, “well it is a James Bond movie, what were you expecting?” That’s a very good question. While I’m going in there to see James Bond be awesome and fight people in crashing helicopters, it is been great watching a story I find really interesting and characters I care about. After seeing this to varying degrees in the past three movies, especially “Skyfall,” it just feels disappointing.

Many critics are saying the director was going for a more traditional Bond and sticking to the established formula. While that is fine and I do not mind the formula, it does not mix well when you are trying to go for the more personal Bond angle that has been shown in the past few movies.

Having said all that, although the story is not great, if you are going to see this purely as an action movie, you will not be disappointed.

I agree with Stephen Dalton from Hollywood Reporter who stated, “In pure action adventure terms, Spectre delivers the goods” because it truly does. From Bond chasing people in a plane, to shooting helicopters out of the sky with a pistol, the action sequences are over

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the top and a lot of fun. They really put a lot of work into these sequences and it pays off by being the bright spots of the movie.

There are a lot of rumors going around as to whether or not Daniel Craig will be returning for another 007 movie. Although he has signed on for one more, his latest interview with Time Out showed he is ready to hang up the tux and walk away from the franchise for good, especially with statements like “I’d rather break this glass and slash my wrists.

No, not at the moment. Not at all. That’s fine.

I’m over it at the moment. We’re done. All I want to do is move on.”

The article went on to talk about how many would be confused seeing that most actors would kill to have this job, but after nine years of being locked into the contract and being able to do little else, it’s clear that it’s taking its toll. Craig even went so far as to state “I don’t give a f***” when asked who he thinks the next Bond should be, so it is clear he wants out.

Personally, I would love to see him in just one more, given he is my favorite Bond, but mostly to see him go out on a better note than this movie. As far as the Craig/Bond franchise goes, in a list of best to worst, my order would be:

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‘Trojan Women’ to exemplify Greek tragedy

Kamau Bostic | The Reflector

Cast members of MSUʼs Theatre rehearse ʻTrojan Women,ʼ an ancient Greek tragedy written by playwright Euripides that explores the lives of the women of Troy after the conclusion of a devastating war with Greece. The women saw their husbands and sons killed and their families captured as slaves as they struggle to adapt to a post-war life alongside the occupying Greek soldiers who cause most of their misfortune. The first performance of ʻTrojan Womenʼ is Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in McComas Hall.

by Taylor Bowden News Editor

Mississippi State University’s Theatre program opens the doors to the McCommas Theatre Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. for the first performance of “Trojan Women,” an ancient Greek tragedy by the famous playwright Euripides and the second play MSU Theatre has put on this semester.

“Trojan Women,” explores the lives of the women of Troy after the conclusion of a devastating war with Greece.

The women saw their husbands and sons killed and their families captured as slaves as they struggle to adapt to a post-war life

achieve for “Trojan Women” is one of dryness. The set, a massive two story structure comprising the back of the McCommas Theatre stage, is a mixture of sand-blasted pastels and soft tans layered over seemingly concrete structures quickly establishes a dry, tired enviroment.

“It’s even in the lighting,” Stockstill said. “A lot of the lights are greys and bleached out blues.”

Hannah Krapac, a junior criminology major from Vicksburg, and the assistant stage manager for the production, said this was the first play she has been involved with at MSU. Krapac said she has really enjoyed the process of putting on a show so far, and appreciates the elements of modernity that are most apparent in the

the background in a Greek play, so we were required to go to every rehearsal,” Kitch said. “It was pretty strenuous, kinda exhausting, but it’s a lot of fun.”

Kitch said it was also exciting to work with Assistant Professor of Communication James Matheny, who directed MSU’s children’s show “Pinocchio” earlier this semester. Matheny worked with Stockstill on “Trojan Women” to choreograph the stage combat for the show.

Much of the cast of “Trojan Women” are underclassmen, Kitch said, and for a lot of them this is their first show.

Kitch said as this is only Stockstill’s third year in his position, he is in a way new to MSU theatre similar to the fresh cast members and is

this.’ His wheels are always turning.”

Lilly Sheridan, junior theatre and spanish major who plays the widowed princess Andromache in “Trojan Women,” at the center of much of the plot, said her first play with MSU was in 2013 and this show has been one of the smoothest she has been involved with.

“This one has come together really well,” Sheridan said. “Everyone meshed really well and everyone gets along really well.”

Another central character,

Helen - a prominent Greek citizen who is effectively blamed for the war by the other characters in the play, is played by freshman Communications major Alyssa Parrish who just finished playing four roles in MSU’s “Pinocchio.”

Helen, with her wealthy background and lavishalbeit-reserved costume, stands in contrast to the show’s consistently stark, subdued and subjegated themes.

“Helen doesn’t have quite as much physicality as some of the other characters,”

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Greek soldiers’ costumes in Stockstill’s vision of the centuries-old tragedy.

“Cody added a lot of stuff to it that’s pretty cool,” Krapac said. “A lot of guns and handcuffs and things like that.”

Amanda Kitch, a freshman communications major, said she was active in theatre in highschool and is making her first appearance in an MSU production with “Trojan Women.” She said she is a member of the ‘chorus’, which is a common element in Greek plays comprised of several cast members who are essentially the audience’s eyes and ears on the stage and serve to allow audience members to, in a way, experience the action through the chorus.

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doing a fantastic job.

“Cody is pretty laid back, and he definitely knows what he is doing,” Kitch said. “He reminds me of my high school music teacher were you don’t really think about the blocking before the rehearsal. You just kind of watch it happen and think ‘Oh, this is a good idea. I’m going to do this and this and

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alongside the occupying Greek soldiers who caused most of their misfortune.

Cody Stockstill, who has been a director and assistant professor at MSU for three years, is the driving creative force behind “Trojan Women” and said his take on the classic pays homage to the time-tested methodology of greek tragedies while weaving in both subtle and striking instances of modernization.

“Everyone thinks greek tragedy has to be dark and gloomy. Blacks and greys,” Stockstill said. “We’re doing sort of the opposite where it’s bleak and light, a little bit ary and warm.”

Stockstill, who said he has been working in theatrical design since he was 18, said the aesthetic he wanted to

Parrish said. “Compared to most of the play, my scene is very reserved. Very psychological.”

Stockstill said he agreed with other members of the cast and crew who said this production has been, at least relatively, painless.

“I don’t want to say it’s been easy because no show is easy, especially one with so much emotional content,” Stockstill said. “But this one has been a really fun process.

Seeing the cast individualize their parts and bring it together as a group has been really interesting.”

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ʻLee Brice:ʼ Mississippi State Universityʼs Music Maker Productions presented Lee Brice in concert last Friday at 8 p.m., at the Mississippi Horse Park in Starkville. Briceʼs songs include ʻI Donʼt Dance,ʼ ʻHard to Love,ʼ ʻI Drive Your Truckʼ and ʻDrinking Class,ʼ along with several others.

Church’s Mr. Misunderstood: Fifth album debuts as surprise for fans

by Mary Rumore Staff Writer

Eric Church surprised his fans Beyoncé-style on Nov. 4 by releasing his fifth album, Mr. Misunderstood with no warning.

Members of Church’s fan club received the new 10-song album on CD by mail and the album became available on iTunes during his performance of the album’s title track, “Mr. Misunderstood” at the CMA Awards. The official music video for the song was released after the award show.

The second song and title track for the album is “Mr. Misunderstood.”

The autobiographical song starts slow then picks up tempo. It tells about Church’s journey from a young outcast in high school, to Beale Street and then to becoming a successful country music star.

Entertainment Weekly said “Mr. Misunderstood” is another battle cry for Church’s renegade niche.

“The singer looks back,

remembering with his husky baritone, what it was like to not quite fit in and where that got him: to the center of Music City,” Entertainment Weekly reported.

The song is also

aspect of the upbeat tune is Church’s high falsetto in contrast to his usually deep voice.

Rolling Stone said the vocals and groove of “Chattanooga Lucy” are similar to that of “Gimme

“ The singer looks back, remembering with his husky baritone, what it was like to not quite fit in and where that got him: to the center of Music City.”

-Entertainment Weekly reassurance for others who feel like outcasts with repeated lyrics that say, “Mr. Misunderstood/I understand.” If Church can go from “Mr. Misunderstood,” as he calls himself, to a superstar, then anyone can.

“Chattanooga Lucy” is the third track on the album and it is hard to sit still while listening to it. The most surprising

Shelter” by The Rolling Stones.

“Mixed Drinks About Feelings,” the fourth track, is a duet with blues singer Susan Tedeschi.

The ballad beautifully tells the story of a man and woman, both in bars, who are learning how to live without each other.

Wide Open Country said “Mixed Drinks About Feelings” is bluesy and sad, and it speaks to anyone who has had a broken heart.

“We’ve all been there and this song masterfully captures the feeling of confusion and hopelessness that comes with a breakup,” Wide wrote.

Open Country “It’s just really well written, and provides plenty of

‘Damn, that’s a good line’ moments, plus the vocals will hit you straight in the gut.”

The sixth track is “Round Here Buzz,” another sad, yet relatable song. While the music is upbeat, the song tells the story of a man stuck in his hometown missing a woman who moved away and moved on. Church’s depiction of small-town life is spot-on and totally relatable.

Mr. Misunderstood ends with “Three Year Old,” an adorable song written about his two sons. The song tells about all the things he’s learned from his sons and how they have made him a better man.

“Walkin’ barefoot through the mud will knock the rust off of your soul / I learned that, from a three year old,” is just one example of the heartwarming lyrics from the song.

According to Rolling Church has Stone, performed “Three Year Old” in concert since July, but the song is better on the album.

“Church debuted the song solo during his Nashville concerts in July, but his intensity and good humor are more powerful on the album – it’s easily the project’s most endearing moment,” Rolling Stone wrote.

Eric Church’s unexpected fifth album, Mr. Misunderstood, was a pleasant surprise for his fans.

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Volleyball falls to SEC rival Arkansas at home

by Amber Dodd Staff Writer

In women’s volleyball, the Bulldogs lost a home conference game to the Arkansas Razorbacks(21-25,23-25, 27-29) 3-0. The game started with a moment of silence to mourn the loss of Keith Joseph Sr. and Keith “MJ” Joseph Jr., who were killed in a car wreck Friday

diminish. The Bulldogs attempted to mount a comeback but it was cut short as Arkansas closed the set 25-23.

Set 3 was a thriller as the score was even between the teams fourteen times. The Bulldogs brought massive attack kills in the second half of the match.

“That was a tough one to leave out there, especially in the third set,” Head Coach David McFatrich said.

When the squad was down 18-14, it was a critical part

“We have to get better at playing in the pressure situations and making those key plays to win sets and matches.”

-Head coach David McFatrich

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Sophomore libero Payton Harris prepares to deliver a serve to Arkansas during the Bulldogsʼ home match on Sunday. The Bulldogs attempted to mount a furious comeback in the third and final set but were unable to finish the Razorbacks off. Mississippi Stateʼs next game will be Friday at Newell Grissom at 5 p.m. against the Aurbun Tigers. The match will stream live on the SEC Network +.

Bulldogs demolish Fort Valley 95-56

by Dimerious Townsend Staff Writer

On Friday night, the Mississippi State bulldogs hosted an exhibition to tip off their 104th season where they took on the Fort Valley Tigers. Not only was this the first time in history that Mississippi State played Fort Valley, but it marked the first game for new Head coach Ben Howland as well.

I.J. Ready, a returning guard from last season, had a very solid game with 17 points and 9 assists. He led the Bulldogs in scoring while Craig “Chicken” Sword had his season debut with a double double. Chicken had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the Bulldogs win 95-56. As a new face for the Bulldogs, freshhman guard Quinndary Weatherspoon had a good game to begin his college career. He had

played an average of 20 mins and was responsible for his 15 points. He looked more comfortable on the court with his new team then he did against UAB, where he turned the ball over 9 times.

The Bulldogs began the game on a rough patch, but after getting into a rhythm, they could not be stopped.

“What really excites me is to see six guys core in doubledigits,” Howland said.

“That means we are spreading the ball around and doing great things.”

The Bulldogs have six returning players from last season’s team. This season, senior forward Gavin Ware is looking to become the 6th player from Mississippi State that has over 800 rebounds.

Malik Newman was sidelined the whole game due to turf toe but will be active when Mississippi State takes on Eastern Washington on the 13th.

Howland said he was

impressed with the team overall.

“I am pleased overall with our effort. I though we did a good job tonight” said Coach Howland after the victorious exhibition match.

It seems the more comfortable these players become with the new system coach Howland has installed, the more production fans will see out of this Mississippi State basketball team.

This upcoming season looks to be promising with a new coaching staff and top recruits coming together to play for the Bulldogs, shows how interesting this season will become in the near future.

The Bulldogs are looking to improve their record Friday against Eastern Washington.

It will be a double header as the girls will also be playing Friday as well. Ben Howland is looking to put Mississippi State on the map with his high level coaching status and pedigree of recruiting.

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Joseph Jr. played for Mississippi State football and his father was also a respected football alumnus.

Arkansas proved to be too much for the Bulldogs in the fi rst set. Their high speed tempo was enough to throw State off as Breana Jones would repeatedly serve the ball and spike it quickly. Many mix ups with the officials made things harder for State as their concentration was shifted back and forth constantly.

Set 2 was still in favor of Arkansas with many serving errors committed

by State that eventually stacked against them. The momentum began slightly shifting as Arkansas’ early lead was beginning to

of the game. Arkansas was beginning to feel confident as they were on the brink of winning the match. A combination of kills and an aggressive defense and offense from the Bulldogs tied the Razorbacks and MSU at 20 as they successfully outscored them 6-2. The Bulldogs took the lead at the 21st point, but after a service error went back to Arkansas they took a one point lead.

The game’s intensity tightened up as the ending score surpassed 25 with both teams going back and forth. The Razorbacks would eventually go up by two to close the set and win the match. The last tied point was at 27, after Chelsea Duhs’ service error. , Evie

Grace Singleton was blocked

by Breana Jones to win the match 29-27. The Bulldogs led in kills, 53-32. Alex Warren had her personal best of a .424 percentage and 18 kills during the game.

Warren and Singleton ran the offense with Single ton being responsible for 14 kills and 6 digs.

On the Razorback’s side, Breana Jones and Danielle Harbin carried their team heavily as they combined for 20 kills and 33 total attempts. Breana Jones had a .636 percentage herself during the game. McFatrich remained positve but said the team needs to work on performing better in clutch situations.

“Our girls put their all on the court, but fell short. We have to get better at playing in the pressure situations and making those key plays to win sets and matches,” McFatrich said. “ Now we have to regroup, get back to practice and prepare for next weekend against Auburn and Texas A&M.” With the loss, the Bulldogs are 12-14, and 3-9 in conference play. The next game will be Friday at Newell Grissom at 5p.m.against Auburn.

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‘Que’ Weatherspoon: Above the rim, under the radar

by Taylor Rayburn Staff Writer

Everyone knows Malik Newman, the top recruit, one of the best players in the country, but he was not the only true freshman from Mississippi to stay home and play basketball at Mississippi State. In comes Quinndary (pronounced Quin-dare) Weatherspoon, a 6’4 guard from Canton, Mississippi. He was a four star recruit and ranked No. 78 in the country by scout. com.

Quinndary or “Que,” while a great player in his own right, will always be remembered with Malik since the two played together in high school on the same AAU team. Malik, after seeing Weatherspoon in high school and now in college, said Weatherspoon has adjusted well.

“I’ve been playing with Que for a year or two. I think we are two players that can live up to the hype. Lately, we have been working hard in order for us to live up the hype,” Malik said on Weatherspoon.

The most surprising thing heard at MSU media day was from senior point guard I.J. Ready.

“Malik Newman is Malik Newman but I think Que all-around, being able to rebound, being able to defend, being able to play point guard, being able score, is the most complete

freshman,” Ready said. “It just blew my mind because I did not know he could do all that.”

Ready would go on to clarify a big part of it is Weatherspoon has the ability to play point guard, shooting guard and small

country mentoring him, Ben Howland.

“Coach Howland is a great coach, I really like him. Knowing what he has done in the past and all the achievements he has gotten, I listen to everything he says and

“He reminds me of myself. He attacks, he can shoot and he is agressive all the time.”

-Senior guard Craig Sword forward. This is something Weatherspoon had to adjust to after playing mostly shooting guard in high school.

“It is good. I will probably have to play the one (point guard) if I’m trying to get to the next level. So I’m going to embrace it,” Weatherspoon said on playing different position.

Senior guard Craig Sword sees potential as well, but also sees a little of himself in Weatherspoon.

“He reminds me of myself.He attacks, he can shoot and he is aggressive all the time,” Sword said.

Sword came in four years ago in close to the same situation: a four star recruit coming into a program with a brand new coach. The difference this time is where Sword had Rick Ray to build him up, Weatherspoon gets the luxury of having one of the best coaches in the

everything he needs me to do, I do,” Weatherspoon said on Howland.

The most important thing about anyone is not who they are, or what they plan on doing, it is where they come from.

Quinndary went to Velma Jackson high school and was coached by Anthony Carlyle. Carlyle had a successful career, winning state championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015, the three years that Weatherspoon was there.

“He (Carlyle) and I put in a lot of work my four years of high school. I really appreciate what he has done for me,” Weatherspoon said on who he most thanked for getting him to the college level.

Que and the rest of the MSU men’s basketball team will play their first game Friday against Eastern Washington in Humphrey Coliseum.

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Freshman guard Quinndary Weatherspoon brings the ball upcourt during the Bulldogs’ exhibition against Fort Valley State last Friday.

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