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Students react to the presidential election

by Kristina Norman Staff Writer

Early Wednesday morning, the 2016 presidential election cycle came to an end with an outcome that neither Mississippi State University students nor the country expected.

The election’s unexpected results has journalists, pollsters and political scientists puzzled as to where they went wrong.

Going into Election Day, Hillary Clinton had the lead in most national polls.

As polls began closing and the votes came in, it became clear the American people were in for a surprise.

For many students, the 2016 election was the first time they could vote for president elects.

Amelia Adkins, a sophomore in secondary education, said the election’s results did not

really surprise her much.

Adkins said the important thing about voting is letting one’s voice be heard. Historically, Adkins noted, women have not had the right to vote. Many women faced challenges to get the opportunity for the right to vote she now has.

“We [women] just got the right to vote pretty recently if you think about it,” Adkins said.

Adkins said she watched the election coverage last night, and knew the numbers were not in Clinton’s favor. What really surprised Adkins were her classmates’ reactions and disbelief.

Michael Witt, a freshman in electrical engineering, said he did not predict Trump would actually get elected president comparing Trump’s unexpected victory to the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series.

Carl Knight, a freshman

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in kinesiology, said the election’s results made him feel scared and worried because of things that

Trump has said in his campaign. Though at the same time, he admits it is hard to take Trump

seriously.

Katrina Lowery, a freshman in chemistry, said the results did not surprise

her. Lowery said Trump’s victory can be attributed to his ability to speak directly to voters, something which Clinton did not do.

Many of the people Lowery encountered postelection complained about the things Trump can do now that he is in office. But Lowery said the presidential election does not really change things as much as people think it will. Many of the country’s problems as well as the blame should go to Congress, as well as the American people who keep electing the same people. “[If] people want change, they need to change who’s in Congress,” Lowery said. “It’s our fault for not picking the right people in Congress.”

Madalyn Ramey, a sophomore in management, said she attributes the unexpected outcome to Clinton and Trump’s supporters concern for their candidate rather than their respective parties.

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Fifth arrest made in Joseph Tillman case

by Emmalyne Kwasny News Editor

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U.S. Marshall Task Force arrested Syboris Pippins on Tues. for robbery of Tillman.

According to a Starkville Police Department Press Release, a fifth arrest was made Tuesday concerning the robbery of Joseph Tillman shortly before his murder.

The press release said the U.S. Marshall Task Force apprehended 18year old Syboris A. Pippins with a felony warrant. The felony warrant was issued in regards to the robbery of Tillman, a Mississippi State University student.

Pippins was transported to Oktibbeha County Jail

with an original bond of $50,000. He made his initial Municipal Court appearance yesterday at 2 p.m.

Yesterday, Pippins’ charge of robbery was upgraded to capital murder with a bond of $2,000,000.

Pippins’ arrest followed after District Attorney

Scott Colom said at a press conference Monday that evidence indicated a robbery occurred before the death of Tillman.

“There was a robbery that occurred prior to the shooting,” Colom said. “At this time, we don’t have evidence to indicated that Mr. Barker or any of the

other suspects that they assisted or abated in the robbery.”

Starkville Chief of Police Frank Nichols said at the press conference Monday two weapons were recovered and sent to the crime lab and the police department was waiting for the results from the lab.

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Professor researches factors leading to suicide

by John Lee Staff Writer

HAPPY VETERANS DAY, BULLDOGS! Mississippi State University hosts Veterans Day Ceremony today from 2:30-3 p.m. The ceremony will begin with the reading of names of nearly 7,000 military personnel who died during the current War on Terror.

The ceremony, hosted by the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Center for America’s Veterans, will feature remarks from MSU President Mark E. Keenum and Vice President for Student Affairs Regina Hyatt. A jointservice color guard will present the colors for the ceremony.

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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention shows over 42,000 people take their lives per year, which is equivalent to one suicide every 13 minutes.

There are many different reasons people take their own lives, from depression to mourning loved ones who have died.

However, a recent study conducted by Dr. Michael Nadorff discusses that nightmares can be a factor that causes suicide. A quote from vanwinkles. com stated “Those who experience nightmares, according to one recent review paper, are more than twice as likely to exhibit suicidal behavior than the nightmare-free crowd.”

Michael Nadorff, assistant professor in Mississippi State University’s department of Psychology, said he correlates nightmares to suicides.

“We have found that nightmares are associated with suicidal risk and suicide attempts

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independent of leading risk factors for suicide, such as insomnia, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anxiety,” Nadorff said.

Nadorff has studied

struggled with nightmares, is also associated with suicide risk.”

Nadorff said out of what has been researched so far, the content of the nightmares that lead to suicidal tendencies

“We have found that nightmares are associated with suicidal risk and suicide attempts independent of leading risk factors for suicide.”

-Dr. Michael Nadorff, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology psychology since 2003, and has been part of MSU’s faculty for four years, this year being his fifth year on staff.

“We used statistical methods that allowed us to ‘control’ or account for the other variables so we could see whether nightmares were predictive above and beyond depression and anxiety, and they are,” Nadorff said.

“More recent research by our group has found that nightmare duration, or how long you have

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include death or violence, but this research was preliminary; more work must be done to fully prove this discovery.

“It really isn’t just one study, I have been doing this line of research for nearly a decade across two universities,” Nadorff said. “However, I have done a fair amount of it with Dr. E. Samuel Winer, who is also a professor at Mississippi State, and my grad students, but particularly Shea Golding and Katrina Speed.”

Golding, instructor

of record at MSU, said it seems those who suffer from nightmares have greater risk for suicide, however they do not know for sure.

“We do not know whether the nightmare content plays a role in suicide risk,” Golding said. “It seems that the longer someone has suffered with nightmares, the greater their risk for suicide. Another one of Dr. Nadorff ’s studies found that only 37.8 percent of participants with significant symptoms of nightmares discussed their nightmares with healthcare providers; a follow-up sample included 67.3 percent of nightmare sufferers surveyed who did not believe that nightmares are treatable.”

Golding said the length someone has been having nightmares affects their suicide risk.

“Interestingly, in a study looking at a collegeaged sample as well as my study with older adults, it seems that how long someone has been having nightmares predicts suicide risk even when current nightmare severity is taken into account,” Golding said.

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Boyd Anderson, a senior in agronomy, said the election did not turn out at all the way he thought it would, but said he is okay with it.

On Tuesday night, Boyd said he watched CNN, MSNBC and FOX. All three channels showed Trump leading. With all three networks showing the same exact results, it convinced Boyd he had to believe what they were saying.

Venisha White said the elections results are shocking but she knew there would be people who would vote for Trump. The sheer number of people who voted for Trump informed her of America’s true feelings.

“It made me realize how many people actually feel,” White said.

Collin Graff, a student in business information systems, said the election results shocked him because he had reassured others it would not happen.

Graff said he went to bed Wednesday morning around 1 a.m. before the winner was announced.

When he woke up later on Wednesday morning, Graff said he did not want to look at his phone knowing he would not like the results.

Although, Graff

“[The] whole reason Trump won,” Graff said, “is because the vote was so split between people who wanted Trump and people who just didn’t want Hillary.”

“We have to figure out as a Democratic Party how to bring oursleves back together and redetermine our trajectory for the future.”

-Kennedy Moehrs, president of the College Democrats admits, the election’s results are something he and others will have to live with whether or not Trump was your preferred candidate. While hoping for his failure equates to America failing.

“What’s happened has happened,” Graff said.

“The most we can do is throw our support behind Trump succeeding.”

The election came down to people’s disdain being higher for Clinton than Trump.

Kennedy Moehrs, president of the College Democrats, said she is still processing the election’s results. The results have also ignited a fire under her and other members of her organization.

Moehrs said the election results made her realize how much work she and other democrats still need to accomplish.

Among the things at the top of Moehrs’ list, is educating people on the issues. Moehrs said last

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month’s voter registration drives on campus alerted her to the need students have to become more informed voters.

Moehrs said a big part of Clinton’s defeat resides with the Democratic Party alienating voters, especially millennials, by favoring Clinton for the nomination over Bernie Sanders.

“We have to figure out as a Democratic Party how to bring ourselves back together,” Moehrs said, “and redetermine our trajectory for the future.”

Despite the loss, Moehrs said Trump’s victory speech did encourage her with his talk of bringing people together. In reality, Moehrs admits Trump’s talk of unity might pose more of a challenge than he thinks due to the fact he has alienated so many groups of people.

Moehrs said there were bright spots in the election for democrats winning Oktibbeha County and millennials voting overwhelmingly for Clinton. Clinton also won the popular vote by around 200,000 votes.

Friday November 4, 2016 7:45 p.m. A student was arrested in Starkville for four counts of contempt of court.

10:00 p.m. A student was arrested at his Starkville residence on a warrant for possession of marijuana.

Saturday November 5, 2016 4:45 a.m. A student was arrested in Starkville for felony malicious mischief, DUI, and possession of marijuania in a motor vehicle.

Sunday November 6, 2016 1:20 a.m. A student was arrested on Highway 182 for DUI. Monday November 7, 2016 8:19 a.m. Employee reported the arm gate on East Lee Boulevard was damaged.

2:55 p.m. A student was arrested on a warrant at the MSU Police Department for simple assault.

8:58 p.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from Davenport Hall.

Tuesday November 8, 2016 1:18 p.m. A student reported being harassed by a female on Bully Boulevard.

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Katrina Speed, graduate assistant and clinician of MSU Counseling Services, is working under Nadorgg in his Sleep, Suicide and Aging Lab in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at MSU. She said their studies compare those who nonfatally attempt suicide and

those who attempt once.

“What we have found is that having nightmares differentiates individuals who non-fatally attempt suicide multiple times compared to those who are single attempters,” Speed said. “Nightmares are an independent predictor of multiple suicide attempts.”

Speed said the positive spin on their study’s findings is there are treatments known to work for treating nightmares.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. It also costs more than $44 billion dollars annually.

Mississippi has been ranked 40 in the nation

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6:39 p.m. A student reported his Yeti cooler stolen from his truck while parked at Moseley Hall.

since 2014.

Dr. Nadorff was also mentioned in the Scientific American, where he discussed similar topics about his study. He encourages students that would like to know more about his work to visit their website and read the article about his study, at scientificamerican.com.

7:07 p.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from a bike rack outside of Griffis Hall.

Wednesday November 9, 2016 5:11 p.m. A student reported recieving threatening text messages from his mother’s boyfriend.

TILLMAN Jaylen Barker, murder suspect who was apprehended on Sunday, was charged with possession of a stolen firearm. The bond for the charge of the stolen weapon is $25,000.

Yesterday, his murder was also upgraded to capital murder with a bond of $2,000,000 making his total bond $2,025,000.

Brandon Sherrod, who was apprehended on Sunday and charged with murder, as an accessory, was bonded Tuesday on a $500,000 bond.

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Association released a resolution to extend condolences to the family and friends of Joseph Tillman yesterday.

Resolution 28 stated “After meeting him only once, his kindness and infectious smile turned any stranger into a friend. The loss of such a promising young man affects us all.”

The SA stated the university mourns the loss of Tillman as a whole.

“As we mourn the tragic loss of one of our own, the Mississippi State University family’s thought and prayers

are with Joseph’s family and friends because when one of us hurts we all hurt.”

The resolution thanked the Starkville Police Department and Mississippi State Student Counseling Services for their support and service following the murder of Tillman.

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Election of Trump confirms hate and exclusion

by Natalie Jones Contributing Writer

This election meant a great deal to me. As a woman, I was empowered and excited by the prospect of Hilary Clinton breaking the long-standing, sexist and misogynistic barrier between women and the American presidency.

As an African American, I was frightened by Trump’s unabashed racism and ignorance. As an activist for Black, LGBTQIA+, Muslim, Mexican, Latino, Native American, disabled, and all other marginalized communities, I was outraged by the attacking, dehumanizing and aggressive platform of the Trump campaign.

I had a vested interest in the outcome of this election. Not just because I am an American citizen, but because I am a woman of color.

My work and my lived experience informs me of the heartbreaking realities that many People Of Color

(POC) and marginalized communities face, and because of the knowledge of my and others’ experiences, I am incredibly pained and saddened by the outcome of this election.

Donald Trump was elected into office solely because of the overwhelming support of white voters. Across every category, white voters favored Trump.

He won both white college-educated and non-college educated voters, and in every age category (18-29, 30-44, 45-64, 65+), Trump swept the white vote. While 74 percent of non-white voters supported Clinton, Trump took only 21 percent of the non-white vote according to CNN exit polls.

Even when looking at gender, Trump won the majority (53 percent) of white women’s vote. Van Jones said it best, “This is a white-lash against a changing country.” It is a response, a mobilization, against the communities historically othered by

white America.

Never in my lifetime have I seen such blatant support of such hatred, misogyny, homophobia, islamophobia, xenophobia, bigotry, sexism and racism.

The Trump campaign employed the same

from truly caring about the average white, bluecollar individual.

He has simply used the age-old, propagandized hatred of people of color, immigrants, nonChristian and nongender/sex conforming individuals to win this

“The white voters who supported Trump did so not for what he will do for their community but for what he will do against communities unlike them.” tactics utilized by the white Civil War elite to trick low-income white communities into not only fighting for but also dying to protect white elitist interest.

Trump is not the voice of the working white person. He has never been poor. He has never been working class, and I promise that his elitist perspective prevents him

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“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

election.

The white voters who supported Trump did so not for what he will do for their community, but for what he will do against communities unlike them.

As a black woman, today can only be viewed as a denial of my and other marginalized people’s experience and existence.

It is a stance in favor of hatred. A stance in favor

by Chris Lowe Contributing Writer

I am very overweight. It is a fact that I have to live with every second of every day, and as one of this unfortunate group of individuals, it sucks. In a society that values slim, healthy bodies to a point of glorification in all forms of media, “big” people face a lot of ostracism in everyday life.

Recently, society has begun calling for an end to body shaming. Unfortunately, this creates a situation that does almost as much harm as it does good.

The effort to include big people in the public eye’s definition of beauty has spurned countless “plus-size” models and many plus-size positive Instagram posts accompanied by heartwarming, inspirational paragraphs about the daily weight-related struggles of the person.

Sure, there is something to be said about being inclusive of overweight people. It does my heart good to hear someone tell me, “Oh, you’re not fat. You’re just fluffy!”

It makes me feel a little better about my weight—which is one of of my biggest insecurities. I imagine plus-sized models like Tess Holiday feel empowered when they are able to showcase their bodies without fear of mass-bullying

by everyone who sees them.

There is an issue though.

While I do believe needless bullying of overweight individuals is cruel and incredibly ignorant, the idea that even addressing the fact someone is fat is “mean” does not do anyone any favors.

Dr. Sarah Burnett from The Telegraph states: “The harsh truth is these people are simply not going to reach old age. Complications associated with their obesity will get them first—after costing the rest of us a fortune along the way in treating them just because they eat too much, and noone seems prepared to tell them. To tell them that they need to stop, that it will be hard but they can—with help —do something about it.”

Being overweight comes with a wealth of problems.

According to the Center for Disease Control, these anthems include high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke, sleep apnea, general breathing problems, mental illness, and low quality of life.

I myself can attest to this. I cannot run with my friends. Climbing around at my favorite hometown outdoor location, Red Bluff, is almost impossible. I can not even climb up my stairs in my condo without getting winded.

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being overweight can lead to a short life full of hardships, and the direction of the anti-body shaming movement only enables those who suffer from obesity another excuse not to change.

I know people who look up to the aforementioned Tess Holiday, and not just as a rolemodel for confidence, but as a role model for a career. In no situation should anyone want to be an overweight model, as being overweight is an unhealthy requirement for the career.

Again, as someone who is indeed fat (not fluffy), I feel making excuses needs to stop. We should not glorify life-threatening conditions. This is not about being nice to people or trying to let everyone know they are beautiful in their own way, even though both of those things are admirable in their own right.

This is about peoples’ lives. If you are friends with someone who happens to be overweight, glossing over the fact that they are might make them feel a bit better every once in a while, but that small ego boost means nothing compared to the benefits of encouraging that friend to drop a few pounds. Do not be harsh about it, but do not pretend the weight problem does not exist.

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optimistic, happy or joyful. Hope means refusing to give up or give in. Hope Staff Writer means giving yourselves Four weeks ago, I wrote the opportunity to breathe an article about how conand move forward. doning Trump is condoning Dr. Jerome Groopman, rape culture. the author of Anatomy of I ended that article with Hope, writes, “There is an words I felt were important authentic biology of hope. and I want to repeat those Belief and expectation— words now: “We might be the key elements of hope— victims of this culture, but can block pain by releasing we are not victims of defeat.” the brain’s endorphins and enkephalins, mimicking I reread those words I had the effects of morphine.” written today, as I tried to We truly can rely on hope understand how this man to heal our hurt. could become our president.

Despite all our presiI re-read those words dent-elect stands for, we today and felt my heart— must continue to believe which had been numb in ourselves, and believe ever since Trump officially in the power won presiof good and dent-elect— love.

We twinge for the “Many of us are the victims of the culture must mainfirst time in tain our over 12 hours. that Trump embodies, but after his election, expectations I re-read that there is those words we should be even more united. “ good in the and rememworld and bered that I that this is wrote them, not the end. and I still After all, according to believe them. tain future. Hope will be Many of us are the victims our safety net for the next CNN, Trump did not truly win the popular vote, just of the culture that Trump four years. embodies, but after his Carol J. Farran, a profes- the electoral ones. We need election, we should be even sor at Rush University and to continue to love, and more united. We should a co-author of Hope and remember that it really can speak in solidarity with one Hopelessness, said, “The conquer hate. We must raise another and refuse to lie person who is hopeless our expectations for our down in defeat. doesn’t have the strength leaders, and make sure we are heard by them.

We have to use our anger to move forward.”

Ultimately, we must for what is good and just, Farran thinks we have to fight back against the to consciously work at mourn today, but hope pain and the hurt. We must developing and maintain- for tomorrow. After all, use our voices to speak of ing hope. She believes it is President Snow from The love over and over again— possible for hope and hope- Hunger Games said it best: because love is truly the lessness to exist simultane- “Hope is the only thing only thing that conquers ously, as we switch back stronger than fear. A little hate. and forth between those hope is effective—a lot of hope is dangerous.”

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communities.

This happened. In 2016, it happened. After Trump was declared the winner, Hilary Clinton gracefully conceded.

In her speech, she said “I’m sorry that we did not win this election for the values we share and the visions we hold…

This is painful, and it will be for a long time, but our campaign was never about one person or one election, it was about the country we love.”

I am sorry that Clinton did not win, but even more so, I am sorry that Trump won. When Trump is confirmed into office, we are not confirming a better, brighter future.

We are confirming a nation that supports white supremacy. We are confirming a reinstitution of hate and exclusion.

We are reversing so many ideological strides and are embracing a future where ignorance, othering, victimizing, dehumanizing and belittling people is not only accepted but also supported.

Despite adversity, we must not lose our audacity to hope

by Natalie Bullock

There is a line between body-shaming and glorifying an unhealthy lifestyle

of misogyny. A stance in favor of racism. A stance against me.

I used to be so sure of my place in America’s future.

I used to view institutionalized oppression as hidden hate and was determined to finish the work my ancestors started over 150 years ago.

I knew we had a long way to go, but I consoled myself in the fact that most Americans were against blatant racism, even if they were accepting of covert racism.

Today, I have been left out of America’s future.

Today, I recognize how little progress we’ve truly made. I recognize the fact that me and people like me are still not valued as citizens in this country.

That minorities are still fighting to be viewed as American citizens.

That we are still fighting against being considered 3/5 human.

Trump was elected President of the United States of America, and he won by dehumanizing, excluding, insulting, and attacking marginalized

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required me to write a paper on something I truly believed in.

I spent a long time reflecting on what my beliefs were— and at the time, I was still so young that I did not really understand them all. However, I wrote that paper on something that got me through every rough patch that has come my way: hope.

Hope has been my saving grace from the darkest moments in my life. I always have hope that there will be a better tomorrow, that this time will pass. I still believe this rings true today.

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J. Broussard’s delights customers with every course

by Courtney O’Brien Staff Writer

In the old Elk’s Lodge of Downtown Columbus, is J. Broussard’s, home of New Orleans Style Cuisine and a dining experience rivaled by none in the Golden Triangle Region.

The family owned and operated restaurant opened in 2001, when the late Chef Joseph Broussard took the opportunity to keep Columbus classy. The restaurant has continued to thrive with daughter Beth Rogers at the helm.

Rogers, a graduate of Mississippi State University, has been working at the restaurant since her father started it

and eventually worked her way up from a waitress to the chef of one of the best restaurants in the area.

“We take the utmost care in assuring that we put equal thought and effort into each course we prepare for you. All of our dishes are prepared thoughtfully, “from scratch,” and with fresh local ingredients when possible,” Rogers said.

“Each dish has a story.

When you eat with us you are not just dining out, you’re becoming part of our family. We are feeding you the same food we feed our families, the food we love, the food of our soul.”

The food at J. Broussard’s, while divine, might be a bit pricey for the average student.

However, the restaurant occasionally posts giveaways and free dessert coupons on their public Instagram account, @j._ broussards_restaurant.

The chef recommends the restaurant’s shrimp and grits—featuring fresh Gulf shrimp, sausage, peppers and onions over roasted poblano and cheddar grits.

In addition to their regular menu, J. Broussard’s occasionally has farmers’ market, and special event dinners.

This is the fourth year of the Halloween for Grownups, a specialty dessert dinner of seasonal treats, at the restaurant.

For $40 a person, Chef Rogers pieces together a multi-course dinner of

The Oktibbeha County Humane Society Student Chapter, an organization on campus that helps volunteer for the local Humane Society, hosted Rent-A-Pup on Thursday. People walking by the tent set up on the Drill Field were able to rent a puppy, because let’s face it, all dogs are puppies. For five dollars, individuals were able to rent a puppy for 20 minutes. The objective of this event was to potentially fi nd homes for dogs, gather more volunteers, and raise money for the Humane Society. If students missed puppy kisses this time around, no worries. This event comes around once a semester, and students can contact the Oktibbeha County Humane Society at 662-338-9093

sweets. The Halloween for Grownups has had tremendous success, and is one of the few times a year the restaurant takes reservations.

While that may sound slightly problematic for those hoping to get in, the restaurant normally does not have a wait.

The busiest time of year is around Christmas, where the line can wait for an hour at most, and Friday nights. However, there is almost never a wait on any given weekday, and Rogers recommends visiting the restaurant at game time, when the majority of the area is watching the game.

The restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 p.m. until it

ends. There will be four more specialty event meals this year: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Family Style Christmas Brunch, and New Year’s Eve. All of the previous events are $50 a person and reservations are required.

Unlike the Halloween meal, the other specialty event meals will feature three to four courses of appetizers, entrees and desserts.

All the meals are prepared by Rogers and one sous chef. There are no other cooks in the kitchen. J. Broussard’s is one of the only places where the owner is personally making every dish.

When asked what Rogers would like readers

of The Reflector to know, she had a real answer.

“A little over ten years ago I was right where they (MSU students) are.

Taking ceramics, western civilizations, cultural anthropology and trying to figure out my life,” Rogers said. “I explored so many passions. I started cooking for my classmates and professors, bringing eclairs and tarts to school and found that cooking was the one passion I couldn’t live without.

This was before being a chef was trendy.”

The restaurant’s website is http://jbroussards.com/.

Come in to the restaurant for a lovely evening, brought to you by Chef Rogers, another success story from MSU.

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Mclaurin makes most of opportunities

by Taylor Rayburn Staff Writer

Mississippi State pulled off a miraculous upset of now No. 8 ranked Texas A&M last weekend. Most people saw the great play of Nick Fitzgerald and Aeris Williams and gave credit for the win to them.

However, another player on the defensive side of the left his mark.

Mark McLaurin, a sophomore from Collins, Mississippi, did not fi ll up the stat sheet, fi nishing with three tackles and an interception in the game.

But the timing of the plays he made are what mattered.

His position coach, Maurice Linguist, credits Mclaurin’s preparation off the field to his new found success.

“Mark is a guy that has been investing a lot of time with the staff,” Linguist said. “He has been investing a lot of time in his preparation and I think it is showing off on Saturdays right now.”

McLaurin had one sack, and the timing of it could not have been better. In the third quarter, A&M was looking at third and one on the goal line. Jake Hubenak rolled out to the right as

Mark McLaurin stepped out of coverage and closed with quickness to sack him for a loss of four yards, giving A&M a fourth and five. A&M kicker Daniel LaCamera missed a field goal on the next play. His interception was a lot more noticeable.

On MSU’s last defensive play of the game, McLaurin caught a tipped pass to secure the MSU victory.

However, A&M was not the only game McLaurin made plays in. Against Kentucky he returned a fumble 81-yards for a touchdown. After the game on Saturday, McLaurin quoted one of his high school coaches.

“Like my old coach in high school would always tell me,” McLaurin said, “‘Big time players make big time plays at the right time.’ It so happened that I happened to be there and make the play for my team to get us off the field.”

Saturday was not an anomaly; McLaurin was forced onto the field by injuries.

Senior safety Kivon Coman went down with an ankle injury against Auburn, missing the second half of that game. In what was already a thin safety group, after Jamal Peters moved to corner earlier in the season, McLaurin was called to

step up and fi ll in for the veteran leader. McLaurin said he learned a lot from starting for a few weeks.

“I knew I just had to come in and do my job,” McLaurin said. “I learned that I had a greater role to play and a lot more things I have to do.”

McLaurin has 38 tackles in his time on the field, including a 10 tackle game against Auburn. He has also caught two interceptions and recovered a fumble.

Linguist said McLaurin has yet to reach his ceiling and become the player he can. He said his preparation brought him this far and he still has a high ceiling he can hit.

“He has a good skill set, he is a big guy that can run, and he can eat up a lot of space on the back end because of his height and length, and he has got a high football IQ,” Linguist said. “His football IQ with the way he prepares, and his skill set and his length and his physical attributes are good compliment to a guy who can be a really good player.”

Coach Linguist has not been the only coach McLaurin had. With Coman out, he was coaching from the sidelines, trying to help where he could.

Against A&M, Coman

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Sophomore Mark Mclaurin has stepped up on defense this year. He has two interceptions and a fumble recovery for the Bulldogs.

was able to get back in the game, but instead of coaching McLaurin, he played alongside him.

“It is good to get out there and play with him,” Coman said. “He is still young and still learning,

Recruits sign with Bulldogs

by Dalton Middleton Sports Editor

Mississippi State found great success this year on National Signing Day, with all teams picking up good players for the next school year.

The men’s basketball team picked up their second consecutive Top 15 recruiting class by earning the No. 11 class in the nation.

They did this by picking up Nick Weatherspoon, 4-star recruit out of Velma Jackson High School and brother of Quinndary Weatherspoon, Keyshawn Feazell, twotime Dandy Dozen player out of Lawrence County High School and Garrison Brooks, son of assistant coach George Brooks out of Auburn High School in Alabama.

Head coach Ben Howland was pleased with how the team turned out, and highlighted that the players the Bulldogs grabbed are essential to the team’s success in

the future.

“We have three commitments that I am thrilled about,” Howland said.

“It’s an exciting day here at Mississippi State to have those three kids announce that they are going to be a part of our program. I have a great staff and facilities, but the family atmosphere here is the one thing I talk about.

I’ve been at some special institutions as a coach and this place has the feel of a family, that is really special and unique.”

The softball team found success, landing the No. 4 ranked recruiting class for the 2017 year. The team signed nine players, with five of those players being ranked in the Flo Softball’s Top 150 players.

Standing out in the recruiting class is No. 4 ranked catcher/third baseman Mia Davidson and No. 33 and No. 34 O’Neil Roberson and Kinsey Goelz.

After a mediocre season last year, the Bulldogs are looking ahead to better times, led by coach Vann Stuedeman, who is happy

these women are joining the group of Bulldogs she already has. Stuedeman gave credit to the other coaches, and said the women are perfect fits for the Bulldogs.

“I’d like to commend Coach Ricketts and Bratton for their efforts in solidifying such a strong signing class,” Stuedeman said. “I’d also like to thank each family for choosing Mississippi State. Every member of this signing class exemplifies the Mississippi State softball core values: selfless, excellent and competitive. I am proud to have them joining the Bulldog nation and honored to have the opportunity to coach these young ladies.”

Women’s golf signed two standouts in their recruiting class, signing an AllAmerican who is ranked in the Top 40 players in Aubree Jones, from Covington, Tennessee. The Bulldogs found an in-state recruit from Jackson in Blair Stockett.

The women’s basketball team only signed one player so far in their early signing period and that player is Jonika Garvin from Palm

Beach State College. As a freshman there, she averaged 10 minutes per game, with 1.9 points and 1.6 rebounds.

Out of high school, she was a three-star recruit.

After having a successful fall season, the men’s golf team signed five members to their recruiting class.

They are led by two star players in No. 92 Goodman Rudolph, who is ranked No. 3 in Tennessee The top player coming in is Austin Fulton, No. 29 in the nation and No. 1 in the state of Georgia.

The Bulldogs are excited for their recruiting class and head coach Clay Homan expects this class to be one of the best recruiting classes to come through Mississippi State.

“We have put together an outstanding recruiting class for the 2017 early signing period,” Homan said. “This is a talented group of young men not only on the course, but also in the classroom and in the community. I fully expect this group to elevate Mississippi State golf to new levels and help us win championships.”

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being beside him just like Brandon (Bryant) who I play with, they are similar.

Brandon has more speed in him but Mark sees things faster.”

McLaurin and the rest of the MSU defense will

have to see things much faster this weekend in their upcoming game against No. 1 Alabama.

The Bulldogs travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for an 11 a.m. kickoff that will broadcast on ESPN.

After being named second-team All-SEC by the media, Quinndary Weatherspoon was tabbed first team All-SEC by league coaches. The Bulldogs open their season up tonight against Norfolk State at 7 p.m.

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