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Local Humane Society utilizes Amazon in order to receive donations COURTNEY CARVER STAFF WRITER

Oktibbeha County’s Humane Society (OCHS) has taken a new, convenient approach to earning donations over the last few years with the help of an Amazon wish list and Amazon Smile.

According to OCHS’s general manager, Christy Wells, the shelter has created wish lists for the past few years; however, the idea has taken off within the last year.

“A lot of people wanted to donate, and there’s a lot of options,” Wells said.

“A lot of people do find it kind of hard to come to the shelter because it can be emotional, so that was the biggest thing. It is super convenient for everybody.”

The shelter began this wish list when community members wanted to help the shelter, but were not able to physically go there, according to Director of Development and Community Relations Martha Thomas.

“We have been approached by multiple community members wanting to donate supplies to us, and with Amazon being one of the largest, if not the largest retailer in the world, an Amazon wish list seemed like a great idea to connect that largest retailer with those interested in purchasing things,” Thomas said. “We created the wish list with items that are used routinely in a shelter, so they add those items to their cart and the items are shipped directly to the shelter.”

Furthermore, the items on the wish list vary greatly.

Food, collars, leashes, office supplies and enrichment toys are just a few of the items on the list. Enrichment toys, according to Wells, has been the most popular item donated. The enrichment program helps animals by improving their well-being, lessening the stress being in shelters can cause.

“We developed the enrichment program to help

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them out with that, and kind of reduce their stress while they are here and make them adoptable,” Wells said. “We even have different levels. If a dog or cat has been here for a significant amount of time, what we do is we will upgrade their enrichment.

Everything gets the same thing on a schedule, but if they have been here for an extended length of time, we will give them extras.”

According to Thomas, the items needed on the wish list vary in pricing.

“There are a couple of items on there that are just a few dollars on up to items that are about $50 to $70,” Thomas said. “We try to put a good range of items on there.”

With the donations via the Amazon wish list, many of the items qualify for Amazon Prime’s free two-day shipping or free shipping with purchases over $25, and the orders are shipped directly to the animal shelter.

“Every now and then, we get a couple of things each month,” Thomas said.

“Sometimes there is some really generous folks, and we will all of a sudden get several Amazon packages in one day. Our staff says it is like Christmas because we never know they are coming until they show up at the door. It’s really exciting, and we get to open the packages, see what it is and distribute it around the shelter.”

When the shelter receives Amazon packages, the staff sends a “thank you” note to the sender, according to Thomas.

While the Amazon wish list is one way for community members to donate, OCHS is also partnered with Amazon as a non-profit charity through Amazon Smile.

“If you were to go to smile.amazon, you could click a charity for proceeds to go to,” Wells said. “It doesn’t take anything away from you or cost you anything. It just bases a percentage of your purchase from what you purchased, and it will give it to a charity that you select.”

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The Mississippi State University Student Association Senate met for the last business meeting this fall semester, and before they concluded for the remainder of the year, they discussed 10 pieces of legislation.

Act 6 was passed by voice vote and appropriated funds for several organizations on campus.

Some notable highlights include appropriations for the Latino Student Association’s Dia de Los Muertos event, MSU Dance Marathon’s Beat Ole Miss Week and the American Society for

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing’s Fall Events.

The remaining $2,756 in the SA’s appropriations budget will carry over for the next semester.

Moving on to resolutions, the Senate passed seven and tabled one during this week’s meeting. Resolution 7 shows student approval for more diversity in MSU’s hiring of faculty. Currently, some departments have low or non-existent minority representation, and both students and faculty alike have communicated this issue to the Senate.

Therefore, the Senate urges the administration to find a solution to this disparity.

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Mama Jean is devoted to quality and connection SARAH MORGAN JOHNSON

she agreed and they started writing to each other.

After seeing one another only twice in person, receiving letters and one Christmas card, he wrote to her and asked if she would marry him if he made it back to American soil from Vietnam. She accepted his proposal, and joined him in America about a year later.

Now, Mama Jean compliments her husband for his skills.

“Papa Al is a great cook and very talented Chinese artist,” Mama Jean said.

“He had many one-man art shows in the past. He also served the U.S. Army fighting in the front line at the Vietnam War for two years.”

They now have three children and seven grandchildren. The couple will be married 48 years this Valentine’s Day and have been in the restaurant business for just as long.

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Albert and Helen Ma are the owners of Starkville’s Jean Café, but few know them by those names. To their customers, they are Mama Jean and Papa Al. Helen, or Mama Jean, is originally from Hong Kong, and met her husband while he was fighting in the Vietnam War. Albert was living in the United States, but had family in Hong Kong who knew Mama Jean’s cousin.

When he visited his relatives in Hong Kong, his family asked Mama Jean’s cousin if she would spend time with him for an afternoon. She refused because she did not want to be alone with a boy she had just met.

Before long, Albert came back to Hong Kong for another two days. Again, his relative begged Mama Jean’s cousin for her to entertain

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Mama Jean and Papa Al along with their six grandchildren stand in Jean Café.

him for a few hours. This time, when her cousin asked Mama Jean to meet him, the cousin said being in Vietnam was dangerous and no one knew when their last visit home would be.

“I thought, ‘Oh no, he

could die,’” Mama Jean said. “I couldn’t say no to that.”

Next time Albert was in Hong Kong, he asked to see her again. After being told once more that any visit could be the last visit,

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The Model United Nations team at Mississippi State University attended the Southern Regional Model United Nations (SRMUN) conference, earning two impressive awards.

MSU’s Model UN team represented the country of Senegal, and the Senegalese delegation received a conference-wide award for its outstanding position papers. Members had to research and write papers on topics pertaining to Senegal before the conference began. SRMUN occurred this year from Nov. 15 to Nov. 17 in Atlanta.

One of the delegates, Tyler Daniel, earned an Outstanding Delegation award for his service as Committee Chairman and Rapporteur for the UN Environment Programme committee, which included

over 50 college delegates.

Daniel, a political science major, has a long history with Model UN, but SRMUN was his first time competing in college.

After joining his high school team at Clinton High School in Mississippi, Daniel’s commitment to the club has only grown.

He now serves as the cosecretary general for the SRMUN chapter at MSU. Daniel distinctly remembers the kind words of his committee director, Mike Engelhardt, after accepting the award.

“He thanked me for my insights and reports to the committee, which were invaluable,” Daniel said.

Model UN is offered as an extra-curricular activity for all MSU students. It is dedicated to role-playing as delegates from UN Member States represented across the world. Participants work in committees in conferences

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Those attending the conference and representing Senegal were: in the back row (from left) Eli Laymen, Mayukh Datta, Charles Lenoir, Samuel Bates, Semaj Redd and Marisa Laudadio, and in the front row (left) Tyler Daniel, Brittany Russel, Sae Frey, Julius Cole, Robert Strong, MaKayla Beasley and Krishna Desai.

conferences, committees debate preassigned issues, while delegates collaborate through unmoderated caucuses to write joint resolutions.

throughout the U.S. These conferences often look like youth legislature conferences, except student delegates do not represent congressmen or congresswomen.

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Through Amazon Smile, the shelter raises about $600 a year, according to Thomas.

With both Amazon Smile and the Amazon wish list, community members can donate year-round; however, the shelter makes

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an angel tree for the shelter animals around the holidays.

“We have a Christmas tree at the shelter with little hang tags with a pet’s name and their Santa wish list,” Thomas said. “You can pick a pet and ‘adopt’ it for the

holidays, and buy things off its wish list, then bring it to the pet. A lot of people really like that because they get to come and interact with that pet and get something that is tailored for them.”

With all of the different

ways to donate to the shelter, Thomas said she is thankful for the partnership created between Mississippi State University students and the shelter.

“OCHS is fortunate to be in Starkville, which is of

course home to Mississippi State University,” Thomas said. “We have a lot of students who come to volunteer with us or adopt from us, and we are so glad to have that partnership with MSU students. Any way

students can get involved, we welcome them. There are some that even foster animals for us. There is always an opportunity to get involved, even if you can’t donate something from the Amazon wish list.”

that does not alter the printed file in any way. There is no scanning of the document itself, so no privacy concerns should arise.

Additionally, it costs the university nothing to install, and it will be completely optional for students to use. When used, the rate for printing will be lowered as some of the advertising revenue that Freenters acquires will go toward offsetting the cost of printing for the university, which will thereby lower the cost for the student.

Cabinet Academic Affairs Co-director Josh Hartley gave a hearing to Senate to explain Freenters in detail, and he will meet with administration about this proposition in the near future.

Resolution 10 requests the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, or IHL, create an interdisciplinary mental health task force to

help address the growing need on college campuses for mental healthcare. The other student associations under the jurisdiction of the IHL will craft similar resolutions, as the true purpose of the task force is to create statewide mental healthcare standards on campuses.

Resolution 11 seeks to solve the server issues plaguing the Parking and Transit website during the heavy traffic periods accompanying parking registration. Senators Josh McCoy and Ashley BurlesciNiukkanen worked with Director of Parking Jeremiah Dumas to craft a staggered plan to hopefully solve this issue.

Within the plan, resident and commuters parking spots are separate classifications, and within the commuter classification, the preferential order goes senior, junior, sophomore and freshman. If

one of these classifications has 20 percent of the population, for example if lot A has 100 parking spots, then that classification will receive 20 parking spots in lot A. The staggering will cater to residents first, since their spots are already designated, and then the staggering will address the commuters, based on the previously discussed system.

In addition to Resolution 10, Resolution 12 requests a campus-wide traffic study to better understand current traffic patterns, which will hopefully allow future legislation and administrative policy to alleviate problem areas.

Resolution 13 expresses student approval for the administration’s plans for implementing more water bottle refill stations in some of the buildings around campus which lack them.

A final, unnumbered resolution was put to the floor, which sought to establish a student government scholarship for incoming freshmen who participated in their high school’s student council or equivalent body.

The resolution would have used the appropriation funds often left over in the Senate budget after a semester, and it attempted to address the fact that only incoming freshmen who were student body presidents in their high school receive any financial recognition for their achievements. However, the Senate tabled the resolution for being incomplete and undetailed.

The Senate also tabled Bill 4 after being brought to the floor. Bill 4 is an altered form of Bill 3, which failed approximately a month ago, but its author, Senator McCoy, changed its contents in hopes of

making it more palatable to the Senate floor. Originally, the bill stipulated that one missed office hour would equate to one missed Senate meeting, of which senators can only miss three. Bill 4 loosened the requirements by stipulating two missed office hours would equate to one missed Senate meeting. Bill 4 was failed by the Rules and Legislation Committee before the Senate meeting began, but Senator McCoy forced it to the floor anyways, asking why it was failed. Then, Senator Savannah Metz tabled the bill, responding there was too much up in the air about the bill to put it to a vote.

Finally, Bill 3, not to be confused with previously failed Bill 3, was passed by voice vote and changed the SA’s Constitution’s wording to allow for greater leeway in election times during the spring semester.

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Resolution 8 recommends the administration change the course drop deadline at the beginning of the semester from the fifth-class day at 5 p.m. to the fifth-class day at 11:59 p.m., which helps students to experience early evening labs before they must drop the course.

Resolution 9 expresses student support for the implementation of the Freenters program on campus.

Currently, the price of printing one page on university printers is 10 cents, which is higher than other prominent universities.

To help reduce this cost, Freenters would be instituted on campus printers.

Freenters is an established advertising company that works by installing programming on printers which will scan the document being printed and, for every four pages, print an advertisement cover page

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The first Jean Café opened its doors in the Cotton District.

There, Mama Jean earned her other nickname, Cheese Mama. Her famous cheese wontons have been described as life-changing, and she said she has even been accused of putting cocaine in them.

Mama Jean said she is not intimidated by customers who come in claiming they do not like wontons. This is where her famous wonton speech comes into play. It is not uncommon for other tables of customers to overhear and join her in the convincing.

Sarah Katherine Todd, an MSU junior accounting major, described her first experience at Mama Jean’s restaurant.

“I decided to go there one Sunday night because I wanted Chinese food, and had heard it was the best place in town to get it,” Todd said. “As soon as I walked in with a friend to get our takeout, she was so happy to see us and talked with us like she had known us forever. She raves about all the people that loved her cheese wontons, so we ended up ordering some because she was so convincing.”

One wall in the restaurant is covered with pictures of customers who begrudgingly tried her wontons and “magic liquid gold sauce,” and proceeded to come eat with her regularly. One 70-year old woman even licked the bowl of sweet and sour sauce clean, Mama Jean said. She said one student got a $200 speeding ticket trying to make it to Jean Café before closing time, just to get some wontons.

Mama Jean has never known a stranger, and talks to all her customers like family.

“Doesn’t matter who you

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are—if you’re young or old, a boy or girl, what culture you’re from or where you live— before they leave, customers want to give me a big bear hug,” she said.

One boy whose picture is on the wall ate with her six times a week until he graduated, she said. He later drove from Phoenix, Arizona, year after year to see her.

Mama Jean truly is family to her regulars.

“When a customer comes to Jean Café, they have a smile on their face before and after they eat,” she said. “I remember details about my customers because they are my life. My customers are my life.

We’ve dedicated our lives for almost half a century to cook great food and have the best service for our customers.”

After years of working in the restaurant, she and her husband decided to retire about five and a half years ago.

They turned in their last rent check without mentioning a thing to anyone, and spent the last 30 days of work as if nothing had changed.

When customers came to the restaurant the Tuesday after closing, they found an empty building. Mama Jean said everyone was distraught, and the couple spent that first month in their home so they would not run into emotional customers.

After that, everywhere they went, people ran up to them for a hug and to plead with them to reopen.

They missed the food, but even more, they missed Mama Jean and Papa Al. After traveling the country for two years, the couple decided to move to California to be close to their younger daughter and her new baby.

When the customers caught word of this, they made one last desperate attempt for Mama Jean and Papa Al to stay and signed a petition.

Overwhelmed with emotions, they decided to stay and reopen Jean Café.

Jean Café won the Best of Starkville People’s Choice Award for best Chinese food in 2013, and won again after reopening in 2018. Her customers rave about the restaurant online, earning the restaurant 4.5 out of 5 stars on Yelp.

One customer read a particular review and knew she had to come to Jean Café as soon as possible, Mama Jean said. The customer read the review aloud to all the customers in the restaurant, and begged them to read it themselves. A repeat customer came back and had printed the review out because she told Mama Jean she had to hang it up in the restaurant.

The review reads, “YALL. There is good Chinese and now there is this. Let me begin with Mama Jean herself.

This woman is AMAZING! You feel like you’re in her kitchen, you’re a part of her family, and she’s loving up on you. Completely wonderful woman that makes this experience. Secondly, THE CHEESE WONTONS. Oh. My. Gosh. They are the perfect bit of crunchy, creamy goodness. Served with her liquid gold... amazing.

Then you get to the actual meal. Honest to God, true Chinese food. It is so good, so fresh, and just wonderful, you constantly want more.

Completely reasonable prices and just wonderful people.

Will absolutely be back.”

Mama Jean said this kind of reaction and feeling of love is the restaurant’s focus.

“This is our goal. Money can’t ever buy this kind of relationship with and love from our customers,” Mama Jean said. “We are so blessed to do what we love—to serve our customers by giving them great food, great service, a nice clean place and reasonable prices.”

Mama Jean still continues to invest in her customers’ lives.

“I didn’t reopen to say, ‘Here is your food, thank you, goodbye,’” she said.

Mama Jean said she has a genuine interest in her customers, and wants to encourage them with her life’s stories.

“Why do you think they call me Mama? I am so proud of what I do,” she said.

Jean Café’s food is cooked fresh to order from their own original recipes, as Mama Jean said, not from a cookbook nor a computer.

The restaurant is located next to the Microtel at 12072 MS Highway 182, and is open Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

They also take plenty of to-go orders, and the phone number is 662-615-3888.

“We want to say thank you for all the love our loyal customers have given us, and for demanding to reopen the restaurant, even when we were retired for two years. Finally, we gave up retired life to reopen the restaurant because of all the love,” Mama Jean said.

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An In-Class Distraction

BAD DAWGS Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 Student reported to OCH from the Junction for medical assistance.

Employee reported a camera missing during a self-audit at Giles Architecture.

Student reported his wallet stolen from the Sanderson Center.

Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 Student issued a referral for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia in Sessums Hall.

Student arrest on Fraternity Row for DUI. Referrals issued to two other students for minors in possession of alcohol.

Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 Student was issued citation on University Drive in Starkville for possession of fake I.D. Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 Student reported bicycle stolen from Deavenport Hall bike rack.

Employee reported the Barnes and Noble booth under Davis Wade Stadium was burglarized.

Resident of city/county reported his vehicle was burglarized on Sunday, Nov. 18, while parking in G10 parking lot.

Student reported her vehicle was burglarized on Friday, Nov. 16, while parked in G9 parking lot.

Student arrested in Griffis Hall for aggravated assault domestic violence.

Student reported her bicycle stolen from bike rack at Perry Cafeteria.

Student reported a suspicious incident while walking to Burger King.

Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 Officer assisted Oktibbeha Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for a student on President’s Circle. Justice Court citation issued for suspended driver’s license.

Student reported receiving a suspicious email to obtain money.

Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 Non-Resident/Visitor issued an arrest citation on Blackjack Road for possession on marijuana. Justice Court citation issued for expired tag.

Non-resident/visitor fell down the stairs in Humphrey Coliseum. Subject was assisted by nurse, but refused transport to OCH. Non-resident/visitor issued an arrest citation and Justice Court citation on Blackjack Road for speeding 47/30 and possession of paraphernalia.

Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 Non-resident/visitor issued an arrest citation and Justice Court citation on Blackjack Road for speeding 49/30 and possession of marijuana in motor vehicle.

Officer assisted SPD on a warrant on a student on Bailey Howell. MSU citation issued for obstructing traffic.

Subject was transported to OCH from Sessums Hall.

Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 Officer recovered an orange cone, belonging to MSU, in the trunk of a student’s vehicle on President’s Circle. Justice Court citation issued for suspended driver’s license.

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Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 Student fell in Dorman Hall, causing injuries. Subject was transported to OCH. Employee reported missing property from the Wise Center.

Employee reported missing property from Dorman Hall.

Employee reported missing property from McComas Hall.

Aramark employee reported her car was kicked by a former Aramark employee in the Fresh Food parking lot.

Employee reported a fraudulent charge to a student’s account at Garner Hall.

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It is not the FDA’s responsibility to ban cigarettes However, adults still and always should have the right to make decisions with their own body, even if that decision is not beneficial.

I will begin with the facts.

According to the CDC, both middle- and high-school students decreased cigarette use by around two and eight percent, respectively, from 2011-2017, with cigars having an almost identical current usage rate for the same groups.

This decrease is made up for, and then some, by the significant increase in e-cigarette use among those same demographics in the same time frame, around 2.5 percent and 10 percent, respectively.It is clear young people are moving away from traditional forms of tobacco.

While I by no means believe vapes should be targeted either, they are the cause of the “epidemic,” not menthol cigarettes or flavored cigars.

In addition, why can we not better enforce the I.D. policy we already have in place?

It is not as if it is legal for underage people to purchase these products, and if the relevant organizations are unable to deal with fake I.D.s or apathetic store clerks, it is a reflection on their own failings.

CHRIS LOWE

is a senior majoring in business information systems. Contact him at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

In yet another example of governmental bodies attempting to babysit the American people, the FDA is set to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

There is apparently an epidemic of teen smokers, and in response, the FDA is citing many instances of flavored tobacco products luring innocent children into becoming lifelong addicts.

As a menthol cigarette smoker who champions freedom of choice every chance he gets, this kind of policy change is simply unacceptable, and is quite frankly baffling.

Even if there was some sort of cigarette or cigar epidemic, which I do not see any evidence of, it should not be the FDA’s responsibility to tell us as a country what we can or cannot do. The idea that tobacco use is horrible for one’s health is not in question. I can attest to that.

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I have no idea why grown adults have to pay the price for something that should not be difficult to curtail, if it was even as big of an issue as they are making it in the first place.

The mastermind behind this alleged solution, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, is taking an extremely aggressive stance that

honestly makes me wonder what his reasons really are.

In his press release announcing the ban, he repeatedly talks personally and seems to indicate the decision to ban these products was sparked from issues he dealt with in his own life.

He also makes a vague threat, stating, “This policy

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framework is an important step toward reversing the epidemic that is underway and that is confirmed by the data from the NYTS. I could take more aggressive steps. I could propose eliminating any application enforcement discretion to any currently marketed ENDS product, which would result in the removal of ALL

such products from the marketplace.”

It comes off, to me, like he is already planning to set in motion the removal of tobacco products in general.

He also cites the data “confirming” the epidemic, whereas my research has shown quite the opposite in relation to the products he is currently targeting.

In short, the measures being taken by the FDA are astonishingly egregious in an era of historic lows for traditional tobacco use.

Big Tobacco will undoubtedly throw millions of dollars at the problem and make the FDA’s job much harder and slow down the policy taking effect, but the FDA seems to have a good chance to pull it out.

Whether you have a personal investment in the issue like I do or not, a government organization taking away a choice instead of opting for the harder, and more expensive, route of better enforcing I.D. checks should worry you.

I care about the youth of our country too, and I would certainly not want them to become nicotine addicts, but there has to be another way.

I will not give up any freedom without a good reason, and you should not do so either.

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The death of debate: how university speech codes kill free speech I guess this helps with hate speech, but it is really going to mess up my Spanish oral exam.

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is a freshman majoring in English. Contact him at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

College students are witnessing the beginnings of the demise of the right to freedom of speech, promised by America’s founders over 200 years ago.

According to the Constitution, “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech.”

Freedom of speech is legally absolute, but university administrators seek to undermine the constitution itself through their own campus policy, these policies are called speech codes.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, define speech codes as “any campus regulation that punishes, forbids, heavily regulates or restricts a substantial amount of protected speech.”

The intention behind these regulations is to protect students from offensive or “hate” speech.

However, administrators

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refuse to accept that in protecting the sensitivities of one student, they are emasculating the rights of another.

If universities do not abolish speech codes holistically, we will witness the death of civil debate and the free exchange of ideas.

Using scare tactics and unconstitutional threats against students for speaking freely, universities are suppressing controversial opinions and freedom of thought.

Countless examples, each case more ridiculous

than the last, can be found in FIRE’s archives of universities’ practicing invasive speech codes and dismantling students’ individual rights.

According to FIRE’s Archives, at Syracuse University, a fraternity participated in a satirized skit presenting one of its members a racist.

A recording was put on a private Facebook page and Syracuse disbanded the chapter as violating the university speech code.

At the University of Kansas, a nonprofit art installation called

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The simple idea of wishing to have an educated discussion about controversial topics and opposing ideology along with the outcry from the loud minority of offended college students scared the university into cancelling the visit of one of the most accomplished speakers of our generation.

Depriving students of the opportunity is academically dishonest, willfully deceptive and defeats the very purpose a university education is supposed to provide.

Highlighting the disservice university speech codes do to college students is essential to defeating this injustice.

Demonizing a viewpoint that a college may disagree with alienates students and causes persecutions for the way one thinks, which is far more discriminatory and offensive than any harsh remark or hate speech could have ever been.

We are breeding a culture that is afraid to debate one another, one that is afraid to question the preconceived idea of what a college student is and what a college student should believe. The time has come to reclaim the power, to reclaim the First Amendment and reclaim the right to proudly say “I disagree.”

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“Pledges of Allegiance” was censored due to the demands of some Kansas politicians.

Long Island University called a student to a mandatory meeting to discuss conduct after he was seen holding unloaded guns in an off-campus Facebook video the previous summer.

These are only examples from 2018.

When did political satire, patriotism and recreational shooting become such grave crimes to the point of a university deeming it necessary to

involve itself in a student’s personal life?

Today’s universities have acquired powers eerily similar to that of Orwell’s Big Brother, constantly monitoring and always watching to ensure all students fit the mold of an ideal.

Not only do students live in fear of university retaliation for exercising their constitutional rights, they are also deprived of contrary viewpoints and different opinions granted by free speech.

Speakers on both sides of the aisle are protested and then disinvited by universities for the dangers they are believed to pose and the outrage they could instill in their student population.

Ben Shapiro, an established conservative columnist and editor of the Daily Wire is one such speaker.

At the University of California at Los Angeles, according to Business Insider’s Abby Jackson, critics of Shapiro “claimed his proposed lecture–about microaggressions, Black Lives Matter, and safe spaces–was not a debate but an attack.”

As a result, students protested Shapiro for his opinions, and the university disinvited him from speaking.

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MAFES sells holiday gifts and builds relationships GRACE GILMAN STAFF WRITER

The MAFES store, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station located on the western side of campus, is a small building jam-packed with Mississippi State University-made dairies, jams, jellies and meats that make great gifts during the holiday season.

The food is created with the help of MSU students, and then sold with their help, contributing to the hands-on style of MSU. Troy Weaver, MAFES’ store manager for the past five years, said the store helps prepare students for real-life job experiences after college.

“The department is an advocate for student workers,” Weaver said. “It helps get them ready for life after college, and also teaches them responsibility and how to manage their time.”

This close atmosphere made some of the student workers go from strangers to best friends very quickly.

Luke Hanna, a landscape architecture major, said the group of student workers are known as the “cheesy boys,” have worked together for about two years, and he thinks their friendship creates a unique atmosphere for the store.

“We didn’t know each other before we started working together,” Hanna said. “We met at the store and became instant best friends.

You can feel that friendship when you come into the store.”

Hunter Clay, one of the

“cheesy boys” and a business management major, agreed with Hanna, and said the environment of the store helped the workers bond.

“During the summer, with the long hours we work, and you do the same tasks, you start talking to your coworkers and getting to know them, and the next thing you know, you’re becoming good friends,” Clay said.

Another “cheesy boy,” Jace Leachman, a physical education and coaching major, said the best part about working at the store is the friendships he has made, and seeing how those relationships impact the store.

“One thing I think is kind of cool is that we all got to work together,” Leachman said. “A lot of times, you simply just work with people, but we are all actually friends too and enjoy what we do.”

The basic duties of the “cheesy boys” and the other student workers include packaging, shipping, labeling and arranging the food in the store. Furthermore, they work behind the counter and assist older customers to their cars.

Older alumnus also have a good time talking to the younger students about what they are doing in school.

“They like to talk to (the student workers) about what we are learning about in school and what our experiences are, and then they tell us about their experience at MSU,” Hanna said. “It’s interesting to hear what this college was like back then.”

Clay also said children and

adults leave the store with something they will enjoy.

“Kids head straight to the freezers to pick out homemade ice cream, and the older people look at all the different jams and jellies and coffee, like blueberry and sweet potato coffee,” Clay said.

Karen Brasher, the marketing coordinator for Agriculture and Natural Resources Marketing, said the MAFES store is especially busy during the holiday season because the homemade foods made on campus are great gifts from students to their parents.

“Cheese, jellies, spices and gift packs are all popular during the holidays, however, cheese is the best seller. We have sold out of the maroon gift pack and vallagret,” Brasher said. “Edam is an MSU tradition and is the best seller of the cheeses. White gift packs provide a variety of cheeses and make for excellent gifts.”

Weaver also agreed the cheeses produced are what makes the store an icon of MSU. “The store is in great proximity to Davis Wade Stadium and is very popular during football season. Our cheese is as iconic as the cowbell,” Weaver said. “The tradition of MSU cheese is what makes us unique.”

The MAFES cheese store creates friendships based on a shared MSU experience, and produces food that is made and sold by genuine people.

This makes for great, MSUmade gifts to give out during the holiday seasons.

Dog-friendly locations abound in Starkville MARY MADELINE LAMASTUS STAFF WRITER

Mississippi has the sixthhighest rate of dog-ownership in the country, with almost half of all households owning a dog, and Starkville is no exception to the rule.

Both the Mississippi State University campus and Starkville at large are saturated with canine pets. Just like humans, dogs need to get out of the house. Luckily for petowners, Starkville offers an array of dog-friendly spots.

Moncrief Park, located on North Jackson Street, is home to the Starkville dog park. The park is equipped with picnic tables, shady trees, tires, a drinking station, plastic kiddie pools and waste bags for pet excrement.

The fenced area in the park allows for off-leash play, making it the perfect place for pets to roam freely. To ensure safety for smaller dogs, there are two fenced sections: one for large dogs and one for small dogs.

Moncrief Park hosts an annual dog swim at the park’s pool during the summer, sponsored by the Oktibbeha County Humane Society. All dogs are required to be at least 4 months old, have an up-to-date rabies vaccination and cannot exhibit aggressive behavior or excessive barking.

On MSU’s campus, there are many places for dogs as well. Perhaps one of the best places for your pet to get some social interaction

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is the Drill Field. Located in the heart of campus, dogs are commonly found playing and lounging with their owners.

The area provides a perfect place for fetch, and passersby are sure to offer affection to the animals.

Lake Chadwick is also a fantastic place to exercise dogs. With benches and grassy areas, owners can sit and watch while their canines run freely and swim in the lake.

The scenic space provides a great view of the sunset, and overall, is great for owners and dogs alike. Excrement bags are available for quick clean-up.

Many local businesses are also dog-friendly. Business allowing dogs on their porch include Churn and Spoon, Bulldog Burger, Two Brothers, The Klaasroom and Mugshots. BIN 612 is an especially dog-friendly restaurant. The restaurant and bar will provide dogs with a water bowl, and goes so far to allow well-behaved pets inside.

Arden Smith, MSU senior psychology major and dogowner, said Nine-twentynine is her favorite place to take her Maltese Mix, Herald.

“Herald and I like to walk from our house to downtown, and then we usually stop by Nine-twentynine,” Smith said. “I get coffee inside while someone outside watches him. Herald loves seeing all the people on the porch.”

Smith said she believes it is important for cities to have public spaces for dogs.

“As humans, we want to

go places and explore new things, and so do our pups,” Smith said. “I personally think that all businesses should allow dogs inside.”

Many chain businesses also appeal to dog lovers. The local Lowe’s states it allows dogs in the store. Chick-fil-A is also happy to accommodate dogs in their outside area. If you are looking to give your pup a treat, Starbucks offers a free “puppuccino” (whipped cream in a cup) to canine customers, and Dairy Queen offers a free “pup cup” (small serving of vanilla ice cream).

John Henry Smith, a junior business major and dogowner, said it is important to offer spaces to socialize dogs.

“Everywhere in Starkville, there are so many dogs around. It’s important to have places for dogs because so many people live in apartments,” John said. “The more dog-friendly a city is, and the more socialized dogs are–it creates for a better city for people with pets. Dogs are less aggressive and less crazy when they go out.”

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Student Spotlight: Cecelia Marascalo

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Meet Cecelia Marascalco, a Mississippi State University senior from Madison, majoring in Environmental Science in Agricultural Systems.

Along with having a family of MSU alumni, Marascalco decided to continue her education at MSU because they were the perfect fit for the major at the time.

“I came here because I originally wanted to study fashion merchandizing, and other schools didn’t offer strong programs in that field,” Marascalco said. “However, I ended up changing my major a lot and eventually fell in love with sustainability.”

Driven by her concern for the environment and value of natural ecosystems, Marascalo dedicates her time outside of class to Students for a Sustainable Campus,

acting as co-president for the organization. She also works as a student intern at MSU’s Office of Sustainability.

Born and raised in Madison, Marascalco said sustainability was something she had never heard of before attending MSU. “When I was a sophomore, I watched Leonardo DiCaprio’s documentary ‘Before the Flood’ for the first time, and it really made an impact on me,” Cecelia said.

After the film, Marascalco incorporated changes in her lifestyle to reduce her carbon footprint.

“I started eating less meat, buying fewer clothes and less packaged foods, and paying attention to the ingredients on nutrition labels and products to make sure they were sustainably made,” Marascalco said.

Outside of her dedication to sustainability, Marascalco said she still has a passion

for the fashion industry and modeling, having worked as a model on many photo shoots and as a runway model for MSU Fashion Board.

“It’s just fun to pose and step outside of your comfort zone, especially when we do the shows for Fashion Board,” Marascalco said. “I am kind of shy in general, but when I model, I feel like I am a putting on a show and forget about the people watching. I do it for myself.”

As a senior who went through three major changes, Marascalco said she encourages freshmen to be open-minded about what they want to study, rather than being firmly set on one major.

“Go into school undeclared, and from there, figure out what you want to do by looking into different majors, asking question and researching what kind of jobs are available,” Marascalco said.

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Defensive coordinator named Hoops looking to out-shoot Dayton finalist for Frank Broyles award MEGAN TERRY STAFF WRITER

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It took one season for Mississippi State University’s defensive coordinator Bob Shoop, native of Oakmont, Pennsylvania, to be named a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award. The award is given to the best assistant coach in college football.

Shoop expressed his appreciation for having the opportunity to work at MSU, as well as being named a finalist.

“I am very appreciative of the opportunity that head coach Joe Moorhead, Director of Athletics John Cohen and Mississippi State have given me,” Shoop said.

“I also want to thank the Frank and Barbara Broyles Foundation for being part of such a prestigious honor.

Coach (Joe) Moorhead has created an amazing culture here at Mississippi State.”

Shoop recognized players and staff who helped foster one of the strongest defenses in the country. The defense only gave up 12 touchdowns all season, the best statistic in college football.

“It is a privilege to work with such a tremendous staff and great players,” Shoop said.

“Anytime you are a coach of the year finalist, it’s a direct reflection of the staff and players coming together for a common goal. The players in that locker room bought in to our vision. It’s truly a team effort, and I am very

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Bob Shoop was named a finalist for the Frank Broyles award after his first year with MSU.

thankful to be a part of the Mississippi State family.”

Another first for MSU is that Shoop is the first coach at MSU to be named a finalist for the Frank Broyles award since 1999, when defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Joe Lee Dunn was named a finalist.

Head coach Joe Moorhead said Shoop is very deserving of this honor.

“I am proud of Bob, our staff and our players for finishing the regular season as the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense,” Moorhead said. “That is a product of hard work, attention to detail and selflessness. Bob is as outstanding a person as he is a coach. He is as deserving as any coach for the Broyles Award, and we are glad he is a part of the Bulldog family.”

Shoop has been a key part in the first-year success of Moorhead’s team, as his defense has achieved a lot of bests. One of the stats

that stands out is the fact the team has not given up a single rushing touchdown on Scott Field this season.

Additionally, they have only given up five passing touchdowns all year, the best in the SEC and FBS. The other finalists for the award are Michael Locksley, offensive coordinator at Alabama, Jay Bateman, defensive coordinator at West Point, Jeff Scott, cooffensive coordinator/WRs at Clemson, and Chip Long, offensive coordinator at Notre Dame. The winner will be announced at the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock on Dec. 4.

Frank Broyles, who the award is named after, was a head coach at the University of Arkansas for 18 years, and later athletic director for the Razorbacks until he retired after 33 years of serving in that role. He passed away in August of 2017, but his legacy still lives on with the award.

Nick Weatherspoon, a sophomore guard from Carthage, has displayed a great sense of knowing when to take shots and when not to, head coach Ben Howland said in a press release sent out by the Mississippi State University athletic department.

“What I think is that he (Nick Weatherspoon) is taking the best shots,” Howland said. “I commend his basketball IQ in terms of good shot, bad shot and taking good shots.”

Weatherspoon, who is entering his sophomore year at MSU, displayed his knowledge for finding the right shot against Alcorn State, shooting 6-10 from the field and being almost perfect shooting 3-pt shots, making two out of three.

Apart from just Weatherspoon, the overall team offense has started going on all cylinders, as the team shot for 61.1 percent from the field, as well as draining 11 threepointers for a 45.8 threepoint percentage. This is a great improvement from last season’s shooting struggles, making the offense run more efficient and smoother.

Going into the game Friday, the Bulldogs will have to keep the same efficiency on offense to be able to leave the University of Dayton with a win; however, it will not be a simple task against this next opponent.

Howland said Dayton has exhibited some strong physical play recently on

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Nick Weatherspoon scored 17 points against Alcorn State, and is averaging 10.7 points a game.

both sides of the ball, causing teams to miss opportunities on offense and making them turn the ball over.

“They really get into you physically,” Howland said.

“Their defense is very tough.

They’ve really recruited to being a good defensive team in terms of the size of their wings. They’re big and physical everywhere you look.”

Dayton has averaged 4.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, as well as being potent on scoring off of turnovers, averaging 13.2 points on turnovers.

MSU’s main concern going into this game is making sure they do not have a lot of mistakes with the ball like they had Monday night. On Monday,

they turned over the ball 17 times, and unlike Alcorn State in this past game, Dayton has the potential to punish MSU if they give up the ball.

Weatherspoon said the team understands it will be a tough road test, and they will have to be ready to play when they take the court in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday night.

“We know that (Dayton) Ohio is a basketball city, so it’s going to be pretty tough to win up there,” Weatherspoon said. “We know it’s going to be packed, and you have to come ready to play.”

The Bulldogs and Flyers will tip-off at 6:00 p.m.

Friday. CBS Sports Network will broadcast the game.

Joe Moorhead recaps his inaugural season with the Bulldogs HUNTER CLOUD SPORTS EDITOR

Mississippi State University’s football team’s first season under new head coach Joe Moorhead ended with winning the most important trophy for MSU and the players getting to smoke their victory cigars.

Moorhead said he learned the importance and pride of the Egg Bowl victory as soon as he arrived to Starkville.

“When I got off of the plane and started shaking hands, there were a few people who relayed the importance of the game,” Moorhead said. “That happened pretty quick, and President Keenum in his office after my press conference–really everyone you see in town and around the state. There is a lot of passion.”

After the Egg Bowl, MSU President Mark E. Keenum celebrated in the locker room with the team.

Moorhead said in regards to the victory, it meant more to him to see his players happy than anything else.

“At the end of the day, it is not about me, it is about those kids in the locker room,” Moorhead said. “I

have been a coach for 20 years and when they do well, it is because of them, and when we do bad it is because of me. The most joy that I have got was seeing those guys grab that trophy and celebrate in the locker room.”

While the game was not exactly a hateless affair as the teams clashed once at the end of the third quarter and after the game, Moorhead said he wanted his team to play with poise and class, and he wanted the quality of play and win to be the take away, not the fighting.

“We want our play to be in between the whistles,” Moorhead said. “We want our execution and our effort to be what is talked about. I do not think that this game, or any game that (fighting) is a necessity. It does not take anything away from it, but it is certainly not what we want as a team.”

Moorhead stepped into a situation where his starting quarterback was injured in the last game of the previous season’s regular play. As a matter of fact, Moorhead was shopping for a birthday present for one of his sons when the injury happened, but he said Nick Fitzgerald,

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team has a chance to get to nine wins in their bowl game.

“I think it is incredibly positive momentum to finish the season 8-4 with a chance in a bowl game to get to nine wins,” Moorhead said. “I know in a lot of ways this was the year we were building towards. No one gets more disappointed when we lose than me.”

While Moorhead set a pretty high expectation with a championship standard, he believes it is his mission to get this team to a championship.

It should be noted that after Mckeen’s first season, the Bulldogs went 10-0-1 tying

an Auburn team and winning the orange bowl, and yet somehow, did not win the National Championship in 1940. Moorhead said he knows how to get to that championship level.

“I’m trying to get this program off of the Halley’s comet and get it to be a little more seasonal,” Moorhead said. “One championship every 76 years. I know we did not play up to standard in four of those games, but I know what it takes to get there.”

Moorhead has won championships at the University of Connecticut,

Penn State University, the University of Fordham and the University of Akron.

He recognized MSU did not meet their championship standard, but he said the team made good progress this season.

“I will fall back on the four championships that I have won,” Moorhead said.

“We are going to do things in order to continue to improve.

Although it did not meet our standard, because we did not win a championship, we did make a lot of positive strides this season, and it is a lot to build on for a bowl game and next season.”

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a senior quarterback from Richmond Hills, Georgia, had really battled to get back to full health and lead the Bulldog team to eight wins.

“When your ankle is facing the direction where it is not supposed to be, that takes a physical and mental toll on the person it happens to,” Moorhead said. “I think Nick (Fitzgerald) and our training staff did a great job to fight back and get ready to play. Certainly the things he has been able to accomplish this year on top of that is a credit to him and our training staff.”

Moorhead inherited a defense that gave up an average of about 20 points a game, and under defensive coordinator Bob Shoop’s leadership, they only gave up 12 touchdowns in total all year. The amount of growth impressed Moorhead, as he said the defense had definitely exceeded expectations for the season.

“The amount of talent and experience we had on the defensive side of the ball, I had a high level of expectations,” Moorhead said. “They have probably exceeded those expectations.

That is hard to do because we have very high standards.”

The victory over the University of Mississippi gave Moorhead the most wins for a first-year head coach since Allyn Mckeen in 1939 with eight wins. The

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