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MSU students Kaylie Mitchell and Hagan Walker were awarded first place in the Innovative Mississippi New Venture Challenge for the creation of their product Glo.
Mississippi State University students Hagan Walker and Kaylie Mitchell, creators of the product Glo, were recipients of the Innovate Mississippi New Venture Challenge on Nov. 1. The Innovate Mississippi New Venture Challenge is competition that ignites entrepreneurship in Mississippi, giving participants an opportunity to see what other innovators
are doing around the state and evaluating one’s own product as well. It gives those innovators an opportunity to connect with others and possibly receive funding. Innovate Mississippi is a company who works to help newly founded companies get off the ground by providing insight and advice. Mitchell said the competition helped encourage Walker and her entrepreneurship with their product. “My favorite part of the competition would have to be the outreach opportunity,” Mitchell said.
“As a student start up, we get to see other companies that are farther along with larger networks; and we get to learn from them and see what has worked best for their company.” Once a year, they host the New Venture Challenge– a competition between new businesses in Mississippi. After giving a pitch to describe the product Glo, Mitchell and Walker were awarded first place, receiving $3,000 and inkind services to many state-owned businesses and advising with lawyers, advisors, and financial
companies, all to help guide their company to success. The product Glo itself is a small unit that looks similar to an ice cube. Walker said one simply places it in any beverage, and it lights up automatically. “Of course, this makes your drink look really cool,” Walker said, “but the real reason for using Glo is that it saves the customer time and makes restaurants more money.” Since the unit is liquid activated, Glo turns off when one gets close to finishing a drink– allowing a server to see, at a glance, who needs a refill. GLO, 2
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Mississippi State University Career Center strives to equip students with the necessary tools to obtain an internship with several resources. Angie Chrestman, associate director of the MSU Career Center, said the center offers numerous internship and co-op programs for students. However, these programs do not grant academic credit. She said various academic programs provide internship classes that may offer credit. Chrestman said career fairs, careershift. com and goingglobal. com are excellent resources for students. Going Global offers opportunities nationally
and internationally. Career Shift allows for students to track companies and find contacts to reach out to. “Personally, I use it (Career Shift) a lot with my students because it is very user-friendly,” Chrestman said. Chrestman said social media presence is important when applying for any internship or job. She said students should use LinkedIn to connect with potential employers and to display their resumes. She emphasized the importance of maintaining clean social media platforms because employers often use social media to gain insight on students. “Even when we interview students for our part-time jobs on campus, we’re checking social media accounts to see what
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kind of information is out there,” Chrestman said. Chrestman said students should work to maintain a well-rounded resume. She said students often go from being very involved in high school to much less involved in college. She said her biggest piece of advice would be to start early when building a resume or applying for an internship. “I think the biggest issues with students is they should start early to see where the gaps are,” Chrestman said.
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Darkness brings light to diversity by Mathida Kwabbi Contributing Writer
Diversity in the Dark, an event hosted by the Mississippi State University Student Association, will be held tomorrow at 5 p.m. in Foster Ballroom S located in the Colvard Student Union. Diversity in the Dark is a new event orchestrated by the Diversity and Outreach Committee: a cabinet of the MSU Student Association. It is one of a series of events that the directors of the Diversity and Outreach Committee created to have an open discussion about diversity. Roxanne Raven, SA president, said a lot of people will go to events such as this, but will not always want to speak up. Raven said she hopes this event will get
people to open up a lot more. “So it’s about just trying to give people a new way to talk about the uncomfortable issue that is diversity,” Raven said. “A lot of people will go to the talks, but won’t always want to speak up or maybe they’re even afraid to go, so hopefully this new spin on it, having it in the dark with not a lot of light makes people open up to conversation more.” The program will allow students to anonymously ask questions, make comments and offer their concerns. Students who decide to attend this program will enter a room filled with no lights. The intention of creating a dark room is to make students feel more comfortable. By having the Diversity in the Dark event in a dark room, the Diversity and Outreach Committee hopes
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to create a storytelling environment that will be similar to a campfire. The Diversity in the Dark event will be a moderated discussion. The Diversity and Outreach Committee’s conversation initiators will serve as the moderators and main “storytellers” for this event according to Isaac Lias, Jr., director of Diversity and Outreach. “Students are given the opportunity to enter a room filled with no lights and no opportunity to feel ostracized, ashamed, or afraid to reveal their beliefs about certain issues,” Lias said. The Diversity and Outreach Committee would like to inspire acceptance of different races and cultures by exposing those differences in an environment where people feel comfortable to speak and share their minds.
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Naomi Taylor, senior environmental economics and management major, obtained an internship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service’s Cochran Fellowship Program in Washington, D.C., last summer. Taylor said she was excited to apply what she learned in the classroom to the real world through this internship. “Being an employee of a government agency gave me a lot of independence and new responsibilities that I never had before,” Taylor said. She said she did not know what to expect with the internship and was happy she was able to contribute to some of the programs. “I have learned through college and past experiences to go with the flow and roll with the punches. Unexpected things are going to come up whether you like them to or not, so might as well accept them as they come,” Taylor said. She said she found out about the internship while presenting in her previous internship with the Food and Agriculture Administration
of the United Nations. She said others found out about the internship by paying attention to emails from their department and professors. Taylor also stressed the importance of getting involved on campus. She said getting involved in a few quality organizations and
she was offered a job with FAS after graduation. Former MSU student Kevin Ward said his internship with the Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, Mississippi, helped him succeed after graduation. “My internship gave me experience that I can
“Unexpected things are going to come up whether you like them to or not, so might as well accept them as they come.” -Naomi Taylor, senior environmental economics and management major doing some volunteer work will help students reach their ultimate goal. “Your internship might not be your dream internship, but any step towards your dream career is a positive move that will benefit you in the long-run,” Taylor said. Taylor said through making the right connections and showing her capabilities
reference in my resume which is important for finding jobs after college,” Ward said. He also said the internship provided him with references to use to apply for other jobs. However, just as Chrestman stated, Ward recommends starting early. “I didn’t start applying for internships until my
junior year. That was a big mistake because at that point I didn’t have many opportunities for more internships to gain more robust experience,” Ward said. Ward said he recommends getting to know professors and academic advisors because they will often be a point of entry to one’s first internship. Ward also said networking is important to obtain entry-level positions because it gives students positive and credible sources to vouch for their ability and work ethic. “Your grades are important, but the people who know you and can recommend you are just as important,” Ward said. “Just try to be networked in your field as much as possible.” The Career Center hosts career fairs in both the fall and spring semesters each year. The center also hosted a Co-op and Internship Interview Day event where students had the opportunity to interview with potential employers earlier this month. More information about the Career Center can be found at career.msstate.edu.
Wednesday November 9, 2016 4:24 p.m. A student reported her tires slashed while parked on South Farm. 11:30 p.m. A student was arrested in Starkville for minor in possession of alcohol and public intoxication. 11:50 p.m. A student was arrested in Starkville for public intoxication. Thursday November 10, 2016 9:00 a.m. A student reported her vehicle hit while parked in Fresh Food parking lot. 9:51 a.m. An employee at the Longest Student Health Center reported missing inventory while doing a self-audit. 10:44 a.m. A student reported her clothes stolen from a laundry room in Hull Hall. 8:07 p.m. Students were issued referrals for smoking marijuana in Magnolia Hall. 8:22 p.m. A student reported her vehicle was hit while parked on campus. Friday November 11, 2016 3:52 p.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from a bike rack outside of Griffis Hall. Sunday November 13, 2016 7:35 p.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from a bike rack outside of Oak Hall.
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According to Mitchell, the initial idea for Glo started in one of her graphic design classes. Mitchell began to pursue it through the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach on campus and brought Walker on to help make her idea a reality. “I think Hagan and I are passionate about it because we see the potential of it helping people have better service and a better experience overall,” Mitchell said. Walker said Glo has steadily progressed in the past year and a half since the product was created. The official launch of Glo was this past August and a video was released on Facebook
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in collaboration with a page called Tipsy Bartender. Roughly 100,000 views were expected but the video received 5.4 million views. “It was incredible and really helped us with sales,” Walker said. “We just completed an order for Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas. People love Glo and I think this was apparent in our presentation.” The progress does not end with The Innovate Mississippi New Venture Challenge victory. Walker said Glo is moving to bigger office space this month in Starkville and just came up with a deal to have another video launched online with a company called Viral Thread, the sixth largest
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media company in the world, similar to BuzzFeed. “We’re just getting off of the ground,” Walker said. Glo is hoping for up to 20 million views on this video, with lots of sales. Mitchell said she sees a future with Glo. “We hope to be able to make a full-time position for me with Glo starting in January,” Mitchell said. Glo is currently looking for interns in marketing and sales with hopes to make the company grow enough to get the attention of some “larger” brands. Glo is the first, liquid activated, lighted drink infuser. More information on Glo can be found at www.getglo.com. CONTINUED FROM 1
an important conversation about their differences in opinions so that a more diversified student body can be reached. “Will all students share their opinions?” Lias said. “The answer to this question is surely no, however our committee is willing to attempt to inspire students at Mississippi State University to at least discuss differing opinions in order to strive for a more diverse and unified student body.”
Raven, a senior political science major, said she assumes that the current race relations, especially after this year’s election, will peak people’s interest in this event. “I’m hoping this conversation will be a good way for them to continue the conversations they want to have and find the answers that they are looking for due to the context that we are kind of living in right now after the election,” Raven said.
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The American political system is immoral by Jonathan Bain Staff Writer
In the aftermath of the presidential election, I advocate that we all save our sanity and simply reject politics. Reject politics, some might ask, what do you mean by that? Well, first let me tell you what I do not mean. I do not mean to entirely reject discussions of the political realm. Never stop questioning those who hold power, why they hold power and wondering to what extent anyone’s power should extend. Always engage in dialogue with your peers, whether they are likeminded or not—this reaffirms your positions or forces you to adopt new ones. When I say we should all reject politics, I mean we should all reject the political processes that dominate our lives. It sounds radical, sure, but once you take a step in this direction you can slowly feel the chains of bondage loosening. Then, at a certain point, they crumble altogether. Politics, as we know it,
has no moral foundation. It is a world completely separate from our own and it never effectively promotes change for the better. Upon investigation, the logical conclusion is to reject politics and choose freedom. The hysteria that has surfaced after Donald Trump’s win over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race is a prime example of why we should reject politics. It is kind of hilarious to see how Clinton supporters have had their world turned upside down by Trump’s election, and how they have reacted accordingly. Sure, we all believed Clinton would win—I was quite certain Trump had about a snowball’s chance in Hell at winning this election–but he did. Now, we must either accept the results of the system or join the dark side and realize the system is illegitimate. If you are this terrified of what could happen if the wrong person is elected president, doesn’t that mean the president has too much power to begin with? You cannot support an all expansive state only when your candidate of choice is
the victor. Either big government is bad or it is good; there is no logical foundation in the assertion big government is good when in the hands of a certain faction. I cannot stand Trump’s hardline stances of social conservatism, but he has already begun the infamous shuffle all presidents make back towards the center of the political field.
socialism is; however, neither are likely to occur in our lifetime because the political system is built to ensure everyone feels they are in control. People are never ready for massive political upheaval. Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, At some point you have preached the gospel of American democracy to some delinquent that did
“I argue that our political system is not only flawed; it is immoral. Democracy, simply put, is mob rule.” According to NBC News, Trump has now admitted that his border wall may just be a fence in certain areas. CNN states that Trump has also admitted he does not plan to fully repeal Obamacare. This return to political center happens every time we elect a president, so I cannot understand why people have still not wised up to the game. Right wing nationalism is scary, just as left wing
not believe democracy is the greatest achievement in human history. You cannot act as if the system only works when your candidate wins. This goes for both parties, seeing as Republicans had a comparable collective meltdown after Obama won re-election. I argue that our political system is not only flawed; it is immoral. Democracy, simply put, is mob rule. Scoff, roll your eyes, do
whatever makes you feel better, but you can no longer shy away from the realization that this system is likened to that of a lynch mob. In the lynch mob, those doing the lynching are the majority. Does the fact that the mob is in the majority in the situation, and those being lynched are in the few, make the situation just or moral? No! The lynch mob is atrocious, and seeks to violate the rights of those with whom they choose to harm. When you strip democracy of the glamour that we have afforded it, how is it any different? According to the Mises Institute, democracy has been likened to two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. In a democratic system, the majority can effectively decide who has rights and who does not. In systems such as these, minorities are simply out of luck, should the majority decide to exterminate them. Does electing the lynch mob validate the mob? Does the fact that the modern-day lynch mob resides in chambers in the capitol make it any less of
a mob? I answer with a resounding “no.” It is immoral to subject 49 percent of the population to the will of the 51 percent. By partaking in the political process, we are effectively agreeing that the minority is subjected to the dominance of the majority simply because their numbers were not favorable. If you need an example of the modern, democratically elected, lynch mob, look no further than Nazi Germany. Were the Jewish citizens of Germany deserving of their treatment simply because the majority was in favor of it? I think we all know the answer to that. In conclusion, politics is nasty business that brings the worst out of us. Humans are not meant to be domineered over by an all-powerful institution such as a government. We are born slaves and many of us will die slaves. Very few people ever truly come to the realization that we, at this point in human development, no longer need politics. Once you cross over to the dark side and feel the chains break free, it is a huge relief.
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Saving kissing for marriage builds stronger relationships by Jennifer Darce Contributing Writer
Recently, my boyfriend and I celebrated our sixmonth anniversary. We reminisced on fun times, looking back on how much we had grown as a couple, and admired our ability to conquer challenges together. We also exchanged three little words: “I love you.” I had not told my boyfriend I loved him any earlier to make sure I did not say it out of the “warm fuzzies” that tend to happen early on in relationships. I was glad I waited to say it when I knew I truly meant it. In my boyfriend’s words, “Words are easy; actions are not.” We both knew the love was there between us based on our actions, even before either of us said it aloud. These actions were not physical. Although I love my boyfriend, he and I have never kissed. My boyfriend and I’s love is inspired by the love
Jesus has for us. We both believe, as stated by the Romans 5:8 in the K ing James Bible, “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” We try to model our love after this love Jesus has for us, because it is a love that gives to fulfill the needs of others, despite the sacrifices this giving may entail. We want the focus of our love to be serving one another as people instead of focusing on self-pleasure. Because of this, my boyfriend and I do not kiss. Our current plan is to wait to kiss until we are married, if we get married. Do not get me wrong; I’m sure kissing would be great, and I would like to do it, but I believe something greater is in store if we wait. I believe not-kissing allows a couple to be more interested in each other as children of God. This keeps an individual from thinking about their romantic partner only in terms of what
they can get out of one another. Now, I know the Bible does not state that kissing is a sin. According to Matthew 5:28, however, having lust for someone, and using someone for your own pleasure, is bad. Instead, we are called to love each other as Jesus loves us, which is
“A relationship without lust leads to being totally accepted for who you are, in terms of both your flaws and your strengths.” what my boyfriend and I strive for. Jesus’ love is not about getting; it is about giving. I understand that you may be reading this and thinking that it is crazy to be in a relationship and not kiss. You may be thinking, “If you don’t kiss, how do you know if it will work out? What happens if one
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other, the physical stuff should not matter. Another argument people make is that the physicality of relationships matter from a scientific perspective. According to Psychology Today, people can find out genetic information about another person through kissing. However, I think there
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of you is bad at kissing? What if there’s no spark?” I answer this by again saying that self-pleasure is not the reason I am in a relationship. If kissing turns out to be a dreadful thing (and I’m sure it will not), our relationship is built on a solid enough foundation that it will not fall apart. If two people love each
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are much more important things than supposed genetic compatibility. I think a person should first know how their partner reacts in various situations, what their partner likes and dislikes, and how their partner communicates. My boyfriend and I are using this period of dating to learn about each other as people, so we can envision if we want to spend our lives with one another. I do not want to be merely used for pleasure, and I am sure my boyfriend does not either. There is simply no room for lust in love. Even though we forgo some pleasure by waiting to kiss until marriage, this practice still leads to many benefits in our relationship. A relationship without lust leads to being totally accepted for who you are, in terms of both your f laws and your strengths. It involves someone encouraging you when you are not strong and having your back no
matter what. It means you have someone to be your companion no matter what you look like that day. It means you have someone to be your best friend—to celebrate with you in the good times and mourn with you in the bad. Although kissing is not necessarily the doorway to destruction, I think it gets in the way of two people truly learning about each other in times of courtship. I also think this sacrifice can lead to a more lasting relationship. Doctor of Psychology Matthew Miller agrees; he states that this sort of sacrificial love is necessary to make long term relationships work. Besides, is it not every human’s dream to be loved just as they are as a person? My boyfriend treats me like both a person and a princess—so much more than an object of selfish lust. This is worth more to me than any pleasure I would ever gain from kissing.
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ACCESS program provides new opportunities for students meals in the Union and other cafeterias. Classes are provided for them and held in the ACCESS area of the basement to learn about basic life skills covering things dealt with in daily routines such as figuring out how much money one needs to put in a vending machine, or how much they need to tip a waiter. The students are also required to take at least one MSU cataloged class a semester as well.
other programs across the nation because it is a fouryear program and students Staff Writer live in the residential halls on campus. In order to receive the ACCESS Tyler Gall has big certificate earned at the post-graduation plans of end of their four years, settling down, getting they must complete many married, having a family, requirements and meet all starting a church and expectations. most importantly, living “It is not a degree independently. earning program, but it Gall is a freshman is a certificate program,” student and part of the Williams said. “Under this ACCESS program here at certificate, the students Mississippi State are required to University, and take 12 hours as a result, his big every semester dreams are more and pass their likely to turn “He currently has a part-time job, classes. They are into reality. also required to “I’ve learned a exercises daily, and attends most all have internships lot. I’ve learned during their community events.” how to interact time here and with people. include all of I had a lot of their experience Williams, ACCESS on their student different schools -Elizabeth I was looking portfolio.” at, but I chose program instructor The ACCESS here because program staff God put me here works toward and it’s a great getting the place,” Gall said. students the best “My favorite thing about “There are not many experience, credibility, the ACCESS program is programs like this around and opportunities to help meeting friends. When the nation,” Williams them thrive in their future I get out of college, I said. “Right now, there careers after graduation. want to get married, have are about 275 programs in They partner with family, live independently. the entire nation, which if Mississippi’s vocational Hopefully start a church. you think about how many rehabilitation services to I’m trying to get out there. universities are in the search for the best-fit job I want to be a pastor. I also entire nation, that’s a very for each student. want to be an equipment small percentage.” Williams emphasized manager for the football There have been four the significance of team.” graduates from the individuality in the ACCESS stands for program since it began in program, and everything academics, campus 2010, and many students from classes to possible life, community such as Daniel Mooney occupations depends on involvement, employment have thrived. Mooney the student and his or her opportunities, graduated last year and interests and capability. socialization, and self- currently lives in the She admitted that awareness, all of which Starkville area. there are defi nitely a few are taught to the students “He is the perfect setbacks when helping the included in the program. example of that kid that student fi nd the perfect Elizabeth Williams and would have fallen through job, and she elaborates on her staff work daily to the cracks,” Williams said. the impact the employer ensure these students get “He watched all of his has on the student’s entire the same opportunities future. and college “One of the experience as things I actually any other college told one of student. “ I’ve learned a lot. I’ve learned how the employers “The ACCESS that is looking program is a to interact with people. I had a lot of to hire on of transitional my students program for different schools I was looking at, but currently is students who want that you will to learn how to live I chose here because God put me here influence this independently, student’s life, and its a great place.” but they have but you have some kind of no idea the development influence you delay and didn’t -Tyler Gall, freshman student in the will have on his meet the academic ACCESS program future employer requirements to because you be accepted into will hopefully college,” Williams be making said. “This that phone call program is for the brothers go away to college to that future employer students that would have and he started to see all of and telling him or her to otherwise fell through the his younger siblings go not judge the book by its cracks; however, they have to college, and his heart cover,” Williams said. full ability to flourish on a was broken. He asked Last year the program college campus.” his parents when he was started to incorporate Walking into the going, and they didn’t have mentors to make the basement floor of an answer for him. Then, program more diverse and Montgomery Hall on a they found out about this fulfi ll different areas of typical Monday afternoon, and he came here and they interest and necessity that one will fi nd a student had no idea if this would the staff workers could not going to meet up with even really work or not.” do on their own. friends, other students He currently has a According to Williams, making their schedules part- time job, exercises the idea started when for the week, and a few daily, and attends most one of the students, Joe others meeting with their all community events. Silvera, had an interest mentors. The S.M.A.R.T. buses and in art; however, none of Through the program, Starkville transportation the student workers or students are integrated services help him get staff were interested in into normal college life around town on his own. art, so they began to take at MSU. They attend ACCESS is very applications for student community events and eat different from many of the mentors. They had a total by Emily Wright
Daniel Mooney| Courtesy Phot
Daniel Mooney is pictured in cap and gown on his graduation day from Mississippi State Universityʼs ACCESS program. He graduated successfully and now has a part-time job and attends community events regularly.
Emily Wright|The Reflecto
Tyler Gall, pictured above, is a freshman ACCESS student who has many plans for post-graduation life.
of 10 mentors last year, and this year, the number has drastically grown to approximately 60. Williams is amazed everyday by the progress of the students in the program. “Sometimes I won’t even realize it until I get a teary phone call from a parent
that says they thought this wouldn’t have happened until the next year and that they can’t believe what they are seeing,” Williams said. “It’s also really cool when we hold meetings where the student workers and all of our staff sit together and talk about the progress we’ve seen, and we are all
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just jumping up and down about something.” Because of the program’s success, admission is becoming increasingly competitive, but its recognition also gives the program the chance to reach many more specia needs individuals with a bright future.
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REGIONAL CHAMPIONS: women’s cross country team heads to Nationals by Dalton Middleton Sports Editor
The Mississippi State women’s cross country team captured the state’s first regional championship this weekend, by one point over No. 14 Ole Miss. Head coach Houston Franks was ecstatic about the way they performed, and said he knew his team wanted the victory out there. “We ran with some unbelievable tenaciousness and toughness today,” Franks said. “That was fun to watch. We really got in there and were aggressive. We raced to win.” The victory was secured by freshman Stephanie Peterson, MSU’s sixth place runner. She made a push right past Ole Miss’ fifth place runner and got the Bulldogs to their second
straight trip to Nationals. Senior All-American runner Rhianwedd Price led the Bulldogs by finishing in fifth place in the 6K run with a time of 20:16.1, which earned MSU four points. Shannon Fair placed well with a time of 20:26.9, which earned her a 13th place finish and 12 points. The Bulldogs had five members of the team finish in the Top 25 and all five of them landed on the All-Region team. Price, Fair, Ffion Price, Antonia Hehr and Mia Meydrich all earned the honor and ran well. This win puts the Bulldogs in Terre haute, Ind. Saturday, Nov. 19 for the NCAA Championships and they are looking to win the first team national title in Mississippi State history. The Bulldogs won with a total of 66 points, beating No. 14 Ole Miss, who had 67, Vanderbilt, who had
138, Alabama, who had 177 and Georgia, who finished with 195. “This is a huge step for us,” Franks said. “We were able to qualify last year for Nationals, and to do it once is hard. Doing it again a second year in a row is even more difficult. I have told people that our team is a ticking time bomb, in a good way. We were going to blow up and put a race together that would surprise some people. We got fourth in SEC Championships, and I am glad we are to a point in the program that we were disappointed with fourth. We put it together today and good things happened.” The men’s team did not make it to Nationals and their season ended because of it. They placed 15th in the 24-team 10K. The men were paced by freshman Stephen Jones who finished with a time of 32:26.4, which gathered him 67 points.
Nick Price | Courtesy Photo
The women’s cross country team captured the first regional championship in school history. They head to Nationals on Nov. 19.
Bulldogs show they can finish strong by Dalton Middleton Sports Editor
Where the men’s basektball team struggled last season, the Bulldogs (1-0) have already showed they can finish a game with a 78-74 victory in the season opener over Norfolk State (0-1). Being one of the youngest teams in the SEC, it is good news that the Bulldogs can close out
games when needed. With so many freshmen playing, the Bulldogs are not very experienced. Only playing in a few exhibition games together, they are still learning what is what with each other on the court. Five Mississippi State players made their collegiate debut with two of them, Tyson Carter and Mario Kegler, making their first career starts. Head coach Ben Howland was pleased with
how his team performed, but knows the youth of the team can hurt them along the way. He stated that they will have to learn to not play like freshman and
“I wanted to get it going in the second half and help my teammates out so we could come out on top.”
-Tyson Carter
steadily improve as the season goes on. “We had too many turnovers against the (3-2) zone,” Howland said. “We had to learn how to pass against their zone. But it starts with our defense, because we were getting driven into way too much.
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Carter impressed in his first game as a Bulldog and scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting with five 3-pointers. He wanted to get his first shot off his shoulders so he could get his team going and pull out a win in the team’s opener. “After the first one (3-pointer) went in, it calmed my nerves a little; but then the next one felt really good,” Carter said. “I wanted to get it going in the second half and help my teammates out so we could come out on top. It was a good team win. We came out and found open spots in their defense. I felt more comfortable as the game went on.”
Sophomore Aric Holman shined during his sophomore year debut for the Bulldogs. Holman finished the game with his first-career double-double with career highs in points (11), rebounds (11) and blocks (5). He also had his career high in minutes (26) and steals (2). After a struggling first year at MSU, Holman felt comfortable on the court and said he is getting back to playing like his normal self. “I was 100 percent last year; I just didn’t have my confidence,” Holman said. “I didn’t feel right on the court after being out for six to eight months. It just didn’t feel normal. I began to feel more like myself this spring. When we got back into the weight room and started doing individual workouts, I started to feel like myself again.” Quinndary “Q” Weatherspoon, who led the team in scoring with 22 points, said he felt Holman looked more comfortable on the court and saw his confidence sky-rocket in the game from last season. “I can tell his confidence has really built up,” Weatherspoon said. “He would always tell me last year that his knee didn’t
feel right and that he couldn’t wait for his knee to get better. I feel like his knee has gotten a lot better and his confidence is sky-high.” Weatherspoon took charge of the team and led them to a win. He scored 22 points after only scoring over 20 points twice last season. Towards the end of the game, he had to come off the court after enduring some cramps. The first half of the game was back and forth with the Spartans grabbing a small lead right before half, but that did not hold for long because I.J. Ready scored with 15 seconds left in the half to tie the game up at 39. In the second half, the Bulldogs took control and kept the lead until the final buzzer. Norfolk State battled back to pull it to a one-possession game, but the Bulldogs showed they can finish a game and finally put the game away and won 78-74. The Bulldogs head to Charleston, South Carolina, and play Central Florida on Thursday, Nov. 17. They return to Starkville to play in the Hump on Nov. 25 and play host to the LeHigh University Mountain Hawks.
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