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of college grads had a job that was closely related to percent their major

Research shows majority of students acquire non-major related jobs

BY JAKE JONES Staff Writer

A study conducted in December 2012 by Jason Abel and Richard Deitez of the federal reserve bank of New York found that fewer college students find jobs in their major field.

Abel and Deitez found 27.3 percent of college graduates had a job related to their major. This means that almost 63 percent of college graduates have a job that does not relate to their major.

Charlie Wilder, a career counselor at Mississippi State Univer-

Moving to a bigger city increases chances of finding a job related to your degree

sity, said students who struggle to find jobs are the students who do not prepare for life after college.

“It’s mainly those (students) who don’t prepare before they graduate,” Wilder said. “There are opportunities (to find a job).

Some fields are going to have a lot more to offer, and some fields are not. As long as a student prepares and had direction, they can find something.”

In their research, Abel and Deitez found the chances of finding a job related to a person’s major increase if they were to move to a big city.

Tues., Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.

• “Cowbell Tales” Dawg House The author of the book “Cowbell Tales” will be sharing stories about the history of the cowbell, as well as anecdotes about individual people people’s cowbells.

Five copies will be raffled off.

Thurs., Nov. 14 at 5 p.m.

• Cowbell Birthday Party Mize Pavilion Free cupcakes to celebrate the cowbell.

Fri., Nov. 15 at 4:15 p.m.

• Dawg Rally, Junction Scott Stricklin will speak.

Fri., Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.

• Miss MSU Pageant Lee Hall

Sat., Nov. 16 at 3:30 p.m.

• Bullring Dedication Ceremony Plaza of the Union

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Sexual assault victims receive confidentiality under Title IX

BY KIMBERLY MURRIEL Staff Writer

Ariella Mostov, a senior at University of California Berkley, wonders why neither the Los Angeles Police Department nor the school Department of Safety failed to contact her after she reported

being sexually assaulted. The Huffington Post reported after over a month of no contact from officials, Reed discovered her report had been labeled as injury response rather than sexual assault or rape.

Later, the campus police told her the crime was not rape because the perpetuator did not

orgasm. Reed’s case is not an isolated one.

University of North Carolina, University of California Berkley, Dartmouth College and Swarthmore College have recently undergone investigation by the United States Department of Education for mishandling sexual assault

cases and violations of the Clergy Act and Title IX. The Clergy Act is a federal law that requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep and disclose crime information on or near their campuses. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex

discrimination under any education program or activity.

In April 2011, Mississippi State University expanded Title IX to include sexual violence. Judy Spencer, Title IX coordinator and director of human resources at MSU, said Title IX originally protected against sex discrimi-

nation among school athletic teams and facilities, and sexual violence was later added and classified as sexual discrimination.

“In 2011, the Department of Education came forward in a letter and expanded Title IX to also include sexual violence,” Spencer said.

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Black Voices choir practices ministry with gospel concert

BY LACRETIA WIMBLEY Staff Writer

Mississippi State University’s Black Voices choir defined ministry and worship during its annual fall concert in the Colvard Student Union on Saturday.

The Black Voices choir at MSU was founded in 1972

by Ronnie E. Dottory as a way to celebrate black history week.

Erika Lowe, president of Black Voices, said the choral ensemble is a campus-based group with the primary goal of outreach ministry to students on campus and throughout the community.

“Black Voices is one of

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the longest-reigning minority groups on campus and is also my home away from home,” Lowe said. “Together, we handle our problems, laugh and even cry together.

We have a strong family connection that is strengthened through our music and our praise.”

Aaliyah Moore, secretary of Black Voices, said this spring will feature it’s 43rd annual spring concert, which will charge an admission price and feature an unannounced famous gospel singer.

“Saturday’s performance was really amazing, and we had a larger turn out than what I expected,” Moore said.

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Richard Muller, author of “Physics for Future Presidents,” this year’s Maroon Edition book, comes to speak Thursday. His speech will focus on physics-related issues a president may face.

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p.m. on global warming and will include a panel of MSU professors, and the second Mississippi State University presentation at 6:30 p.m. students and faculty will have will overview the topics in the opportunity to hear Rich- his book. Both speeches will be held in the ard A. Muller, Foster Ballauthor of this I think it room. year’s Maroon Muller said is truly Edition book, he is very “Physics for wonderful proud that Future Presithat a physics is dents,” delivbeing made er the keynote book on physics available to a speech Thurs- was chosen for the wider audiday in the Fos- Maroon Edition.” ence. ter Ballroom “I think it is in the Colvard -Richard Muller, truly wonderStudent Union. “Physics for Future ful that a book The Maroon Presidents” author on physics was Edition gives chosen for the MSU students Maroon Edia book to read before arriving on campus tion,” Muller said.

Muller said physics is the and a slew of related activities throughout the semes- liberal arts of high technoloter. Muller will deliver two gy. His goal as a professor has speeches on Thursday. His always been to make physics first presentation is at 3:30 accessible.

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OCCUPATION Abel and Deitez argue that big cities have more job openings and offer a larger variety of job opportunities.

Economists have believed that dense urban environments help facilitate matching between workers and firms.

Gina Neal, a senior secondary education major, said her dream job is to work as a high school teacher. While she does expect to have a job after college, she admits it would be unfortunate to major in a subject only to work in a different field.

“It’s cool that (a student) has a job and all,” Neal said.

“But you went to school for so long to get a certain degree. It would be a little disheartening to not find a job that relates to it.”

Abel and Deitz’s research also found a correlation between better job-major matching and higher wages. College graduates who worked in a field related to their major had a higher wage than graduates not working within their major.

Wilder said students do not work in jobs related to their major because they really wanted to do something other than what they majored in.

“In America, many stu-

continued from 1 dents go to college to find themselves,” Wilder said.

“They declare a major before they really know who they are. So by the time they graduate, then they know what they want to do, but maybe they didn’t major in the right thing. In some respects it wouldn’t be a bad idea to wait and hold off on college a couple of years.”

Wilder said that students who are concerned with finding a job after college should focus on networking through sources such as Linkdin or the Alumni Association.

“Bulldogs like to help out other Bulldogs,” Wilder said.

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Members of MSU’s Black Voices choir perform during its annual fall concert on Sunday.

The choir will hold its spring concert that will feature a surprise famous gospel singer.

“I saw that a lot of the the future,” Moore said.

Saturday’s performance is a student body came out to Angela Washington, trea- perfect example of just that.” support, and that made me surer of Black Voices, said Brandone Abrams, MSU happy we chose to have the Black Voices is set to per- and Black Voices alumnus, concert in the ballroom. I form at Smith Chapel in said he is excited to see Black can definitely say that I was Amory, Miss., Tuesday and Voices still going strong and thoroughly impressed, and also at the MSU women’s on top of its worship and that we should probably host basketball game on Wednes- praise. more concerts on campus in day.

“From my time when I was “Black Voices is now a in Black Voices, it has defipart of the Holmes Cultur- nitely grown,” Abrams said. al Diversity Center here at “They are such a positive MSU,” Washington said. organization, and I applaud “We have auditions for new them for their constant spirmembers at the beginning ituality.” of each semester. Since I’ve For more information been a part of Black Voic- about Black Voices, those ines, I’ve experienced such terested can visit blackvoices. strong worship through our org.msstate.edu or by email at ministry and our music. eml129@msstate.edu.

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HONORING THE TROOPS

| MSU honored veterans and active military members

Monday for Veterans Day on the Drill Field. An honors and recognition ceremony was held during the afternoon. During the ceremony, the names of Mississippi veterans who have been killed in action since the first Gulf War were called.

INTERNATIONAL Education Week 2013

Wednesday, November 13th

Monday, November 11th Show your cultural pride as you paint flags from your country of origin Location: Colvard Student Union, First Floor Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Study Abroad Photo Contest Reception Location: Colvard Student Union, Room 325 Time: 2 p.m.

Getting the Gig: Interview Tips for International Students Sponsored by Career Services Location: Montgomery Hall, Room 331 Time: 5 p.m.

Muslim Student Association presents film: “Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet” Location: Colvard Student Union, Fowlkes Auditorium Time: 6 p.m.

Thursday, November 14th Cricket Clinic Sponsored by the Sri Lankan Association and MSU Softball Cricket Club Participants will be given the chance to learn about the game Cricket, which is the most popular game of Sri Lankans Location: The Drill Field Time: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

German Club presents “Fasching” (German Mardi Gras) Location: Colvard Student Union, Room 227 Time: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 12th International Dress Day Everyone is encouraged to dress in traditional clothing from any country you choose.

Location: All campus Time: All day

Nepalese Student Association presents film: “Kathmandu Lullaby” Location: Colvard Student Union, Fowlkes Auditorium Time: 7 p.m.

Lecture out loud with Dr. Lokesh – Coffee, Culture, and Conversation Experiences of International Students in the South.

Come meet people from around the world and explore the given topic from various cultural perspectives.

Location: Colvard Student Union, Starbucks Time: 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Friday, November 15th

Muslim Student Association presents: Hanif J Williams “Discussion of Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet” Location: Colvard Student Union, Room 231 Time: 6 p.m.

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Taste of Language Sponsored by the Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures Department Location: Colvard Student Union, First Floor Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center

For more information contact Timothy Fair 662.325.2033 tjf94@msstate.edu

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Friday, Nov. 8 • 5:10 a.m. A student was unresponsive in Oak Hall. A counselor was called. The subject was transported to OCH. • 2:34 p.m. A student injured himself in Oak Hall. The subject refused medical attention.

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| Pi Kappa Phi fraternity hung a banner on its house last week to support Dak Prescott,

MSU quarterback. Prescott lost his mother Nov. 3 to colon cancer. Prescott played in Saturday’s football game.

ASSAULT “Originally, it was mostly about equity in athletics. The vice president of the U.S. was also instrumental in that expansion because he said he firmly believes that sexual assault on college campuses go unreported, so he wanted that emphasis in education,” Spencer said.

She said MSU aggressively handles every report of sexual assault and immediately responds to and investigates any claims of sexual misconduct. Additionally, Spencer said she acknowledges that other college campuses come under fire for mishandling and under-reporting sexual assault cases.

“We make sure that doesn’t happen. We log all reports and post them on the school website,” Spencer said.

Spencer said the Department of Human Resources Management, mainly handles the faculty and staff incidences. Reports of student-on-student incidences are handled by the Dean of Students and Student Affairs.

Senior human resources generalist Stephen Green acts as the deputy coordinator and investigator and conducts investigations with Spencer and also oversees quality of investigations.

Green said in any investigation of reports, the accused party has the right to respond and due process of the law.

“If an allegation comes forward, we’re not going to just take that complainant’s allega-

continued from 1 tion and say ‘ok, this person needs to be out of here’ without doing any type of investigation,” Green said. “It will involve communication with the respondent so that they can be aware of what the allegations are and respond to that. There may be evidence as well that supports the complainant’s allegation, and it’s presented to the respondent so that they can say yes or no without getting details of how the investigation goes. They’re just given due process basically.”

Spencer said other individuals are interviewed if appropriate.

Spencer said if a student comes forward with a report, he or she has several options such as no-contact notices and support services.

“The Dean of Students is going to tell the student what their rights are, and based on the situations, it’s really up to the student to decide at that point what they feel like they need,” she said. “At times you could let them know it’s their right to file a police report, for example.

Some will choose to, some will not. It depends on the investigation.”

Green said there could be numerous remediation efforts, and after investigation it may be clear that something needs to be done, whether it’s no-contact or changing the situation so that the complainant and the accused person do not see each other.

“Every situation is different,

MULLER Muller said his talk will be aimed at all students. This is the approach he takes in his book, his talks and in his classroom at University of California Berkeley.

“I believe the reason students stay away from physics is because they have been poorly taught. Physics is empowering,” Muller said.

The geosciences and physics and astronomy departments have prepared a panel for the global warming talk. Bill Cooke, the geosciences interim department head, and Mark Novotny, department head of physics and astronomy said they are prepared for quite an event.

The panel will include two geosciences professors, a meteo-

so you have to approach them and make the right decision for each one instead of having a cookie-cutter response,” Green said.

Spencer said if a student is attacked, he or she should immediately file a police report as well as get help for him or herself through Student Counseling Services or other resources available.

Leah Pylate, director of Sexual Assault Services, said victims can report sexual assault to the Longest Student Health Center and Student Counseling Services confidentially.

Pylate said if a student wants to file a police report and press charges with the police department, there is some level of confidentiality, but not the same amount of confidentiality as the health center or counseling services.

She said there are mandatory reporters on campus, and if information about an assault is shared with them they are obligated to report it.

“If a female student shared with her professor, then the professor would be mandated to report it,” Pylate said. “If a student came forward and presented to their resident adviser, then the RA would be have to notify someone like their superviser because they are a mandated reporter.”

Patricia Fontaine, a resident adviser at Rice Hall, said if a victim approaches her, the first

thing she does is make sure the victim feels comfortable.

“The main thing is not to leave them alone. I would ask if they want me to call someone like a friend to sit with them. Then I would call the resident director on duty, and I would have to call the police,” Fontaine said.

Fontaine said although she is required to report the crime to the police, the victim does not have to talk to the police or the resident director.

Pylate said students who have been assaulted can call the MSU safe line or the campus police. The dispatchers on the safe line can connect students with a counselor if they wish.

Pylate said if a student goes to the health center, he or she will be given the opportunity to undergo a medical examination and complete a physical evidence recovery kit by one of the trained nurses. Pylate also said students will be given the opportunity to speak with a sexual assault advocate, who is a trained counselor that assists victims through the process of reporting the crime.

• 1:31 a.m. A student was arrested on C.Q. Sheely Drive for public drunkenness.

• 11:03 p.m. A student was arrested in Starkville for having an open container.

• 11:13 p.m. A student was arrested in Starkville for driving under the influence and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.

Sunday, Nov. 6 • 2:35 p.m. A student reported damages to his vehicle while parked in the Lee Hall parking lot.

• 3:16 p.m. A visitor was unresponsive at the Farm House fraternity house. An EMT was called. The subject refused transport to OCH. • 4:38 p.m. A non-resident reported concern for his son, a student in Moseley Hall.

• 10:45 p.m. A student was feeling lightheaded at Oak Hall.

The subject was transported to OCH.

Citations:

• 23 citations were issued for speeding.

• 4 citations were issued for disregard of a traffic device.

• 2 citations were issued for driving the wrong way on a oneway street.

• 1 citation was issued for obstructing the roadway.

“The sexual assault advocate is there to help them work through the process and give them their options as if whether or not they want to go through with doing a victim kit or file a police report,” Pylate said.

For more information about sexual assault services, students and staff can visit Sexual Assault Service website at students.msstate.edu/sexualmisconduct/.

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Muller will cover global-warming-related issues in his book.

Cooke said the panel will answer questions and lead discussion on the topics from multiple angles.

“No one has all the answers,” Cooke said. “We want to encourage discussion. If you are interested in global warming or concerned about it, it will be a great opportunity to hear experts from multiple angles discuss the issues at hand.”

Novorny said Muller will cover topics such as nuclear weapons, terrorism, energy, space and global warming.

“He is a very dynamic speaker. He will be talking at the

same level the book is written, so you do not need a physics background to understand him,” Novonty said.

Muller said he is excited about coming to Mississippi. He said his last visit was in 1963, and he looks forward to seeing the countryside and talking to students. He will arrive in the morning and tour some of the projects on campus ,including the center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and the Biofuels plant.

“No one will say I was hard to understand,” Muller said. “People will say that everything covered was important. That word ‘important,’ people are deeply interested in learning as long as it seems relevant to them.”

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OPINION EDITOR: ALIE DALEE | opinion@reflector.msstate.edu WHO SPEAKS FOR EARTH?

The dismal future of nuclear fusion power

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ne of the greatest challenges that faces the modern world is the effort to meet everyone’s energy needs in an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective manner. Unfortunately, energy generation also contributes as one of the largest factors in pollution and global climate change, according to the organization Fusion For Energy. “Energy consumption results in 78 percent of EU greenhouse gas emissions,” the article said.

Nuclear fusion is a new potential alternative source of energy, which avoids both greenhouse gas emissions and radioactivity. Although nuclear fusion is theoretically possible, the factors that will keep the general public from seeing it replace traditional energy sources for the next few decades are political concerns, the progress of scientific research and the economic and engineering impracticalities of reactor facilities.

Magnetic confinement uses strong electromagnets in a toroidal structure called a tokamak to contain energetic plasma in a magnetic field that enables a reaction to trigger. This sought-after fusion reaction is called ignition, a process wherein the energy released from fusing materials like deuterium, tritium and lithium into helium nuclei and neutrons exceeds the energy input to start the reaction. Inertial confinement uses high-intensity laser bombardment to superheat small pellets of heavy metals that explode, causing their fusionable contents to implode and reach the critical energy densities required for ignition.

The cumbersome international politics and funding concerns contribute to slow the development of fusion power. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project began in 1985 at a summit of world powers, but it took years to make any progress as the United States dropped out for a time, the USSR disbanded and several East-Asian nations joined in late. Consequently, the project did not officially begin until 2007, according to iter.org.

According to the World Nuclear Association (WNA), research funds for nuclear fusion are hard to come by.

“Sufficient funding is difficult to obtain due to the bulk of fusion research being focused on a few largescale projects, most notably ITER,” reports the WNA. Nuclear fusion cannot become a viable competitor with other energy sources until there are electrical power plants that use fusion reactors. The Demo facility is one of very few planned power plants, set to begin operations in 2033, while all the reactors that exist right now are for scientific research, not power generation. ITER plans to

CAMERON CLARKE Cameron Clarke is majoring in physics and mathematics. He can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu.

produce a short burst of power output that is 10 times larger than the necessary input, but it is merely a small-scale proof of concept.

The National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California is similar; it tries only to perfect the mechanism of laser-powered inertial confinement and has not yet achieved a total energy output greater than the lasers input. Though NIF has achieved fusion, the higher energy output required for ignition and ultimately for electrical power generation is still missing. Tim Folger of “National Geographic” said NIF bumps into technical problems getting the facility to operate at maximum efficiency.

“According to NIF’s computer simulations, the fused hydrogen should generate more energy than the lasers put in — a process called ignition. Nature, unfortunately, has stubbornly refused to cooperate. There has been no ignition at the National Ignition Facility,” Folger said.

The complicated logistics of making an electrical power generation plant around the fusion reactor that effectively converts heat into electricity may also prevent the use of nuclear fusion for energy generation. Getting the thermal energy out of such an intensely hot reactor and mitigating the constant neutron bombardment and subsequent radioactivity in the reactor will remain problematic for future resolution according to Daniel Clery’s report in “Science” magazine.

Nuclear fusion poses more than just a question of scientific advancement and engineering capability. It also involves economic practicality.

Natural gas on the rise as a potentially environmentally-friendly and cheap alternative to dirty fossil fuels will likely reduce interest for new energy sources. The scientific and economic problems that we must overcome in order for nuclear fusion to become a viable energy source are significant and may be too great to surmount in the foreseeable future. We may one day see nuclear fusion used in select scientific and engineering cases, but it will likely be a long time before it makes it to the world market and will probably never be able to satisfy the world’s pollution problems.

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People, please control your germs A

s Mississippi’s weather of American citizens refuse to finally begins to catch wash their hands after using the up with the rest of Amer- restroom. Hilariously enough, ica (oh Mississippi, you strange the actual findings of a survey state, you), an onslaught of fall conducted by the American Sosymptoms have begun to crop ciety of Microbiology revealed up all over campus. Girls trade only 67 percent of Americans in Nike shorts, tank tops and wash their hands with soap and Chacos for leggings, scarves water, and yet 95 percent of and boots. Starbucks trades in people surveyed claimed they its ridiculously popular pump- washed their hands every time kin spice latte after using for its ridicthe facilities.

Perhaps we ulously popYou know can start ular pepperwhat would a force of mint mocha. be easier? If Stores trade people actu‘Sanitation in Halloween Police’ armed with ally washed candy, decotheir hands rations and Germ-X tasers instead of k n i c k k n a c k s and bully clubs lying about for Christmas constructed out of it. Wouldn’t candy, decothat make hand soap.” rations and more sense?

Wouldn’t that knickknacks, lead to fewdespite the fact that Thanksgiving hasn’t er colds and stomach viruses? even come and gone yet. Am I Two-thirds of us hold up our forgetting anything? Oh, that’s end of the bargain and wash right — the population of our hands, but what good does Starkville trades decent health that do when there remains a for a wave of plague-like colds renegade one-third that refuses and stomach viruses thanks to to spend 15 seconds with some punks who refuse to do some- Dial and a faucet and thus thing as simple as wash their destroys all of the sanitation filthy, germ-ridden hands. barriers the rest of us strive to Don’t deny it. Don’t play uphold.

This is unacceptable. I, for games. Studies continue to show that at least one-third one, am sick of getting colds,

stomach viruses, pink-eye, Ebola, smallpox and the like from people who are too lazy to scrub their mitts after being in the bathroom (which is literally a cesspool of fecal matter. Or figuratively a cesspool.)

Whatever, it’s disgusting, and it baffles me that people can’t follow simple guidelines that make life so much easier — and less germy.

The real question is: why?

Why don’t people wash their hands after using the restroom?

Surely there must be some incredibly compelling reasons why an entire third of the population finds soap and water near their fingers an unsavory prospect. After doing some research — which means, essentially, reading some Internet articles — one theory kept cropping up over and over again that really caught my eye. That theory? Laziness.

That’s right, the reason that honest, hand-washing people continue to get sick from their unwashed counterparts is due to people being unwilling to spend an extra 20 seconds eradicating disease. On some level, this should probably be surprising, but I’d say it’s about as surprising as finding out that Asia is, in fact, a continent.

CLAIRE MOSLEY Claire Mosley is a junior majoring in accounting. She can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu.

If the biggest reason why people refuse to follow the principles of basic common sense and essential rules of hygiene is due to laziness, then we can only resort to drastic measures. Perhaps we can start a force of “Sanitation Police,” armed with Germ-X tasers and bully clubs constructed out of hand soap. We can strategically place these special units in every public restroom on campus and allow them to forcefully scrub offenders with steel wool and dishwashing detergent until offenders begin to wash their hands of their own accord. And if those tactics aren’t extreme enough, how about lopping off the offending hand? Practical? Perhaps not, but come on now, those hands are filthy.

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Grief is natural, seek help if needed

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veryone deals with grief and loss. Yes, even college students experience the burden of losing someone and try to cope with that loss.

Whether it is a friend, a family member or just someone you knew formerly, either loss compounded with the pressures of growing up and maintaining grades can be difficult and confusing.

Grief is a natural response to loss. Statistics show that 40 percent of college students currently grieve a death within the last two years, and the number of students with chronically or terminally ill parents is not tracked. Grief is not something everyone likes to talk about because it is such a depressing subject, but with almost half of college students going through the grieving process, the topic could offer some insight and help them.

According to helpguide.org, in 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced what became known as the “five stages of grief.” They are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. People grieving do not always experi-

ence all of these stages, and it you never forget, you learn to is not mandatory that someone carry it with you and accept go through each stage in order the loss in your own time. to heal. There is not a normal Heather Servaty-Seib, counresponse to loss because there seling psychologist and an asis not a normal loss. sociate professor of educationAn article for helpguide.org al studies, explained students goes on to may attempt list common to evade feelStatistics symptoms of ings of grief. show that grief.

These “Many stusymptoms are: dents are not 40 percent shock and discomfortable of college belief, sadness, talking with guilt, anger, students currently their peers fear and phys- grieve a death about grief or ical symptoms within the last two family illness such as fa- years, and the because they tigue, insomdon’t want nia and nausea number of students it to define to name a few. with chronically or them, and, as It is import- terminally ill parents a result, these ant to remem- is not tracked.” students are ber there is no often balancnormal way ing stress and to grieve, and there is not a sadness on their own,” Sertimetable on someone’s grief. vaty-Seib, said.

Everyone has to navigate his Colleges and universities recor her own way through his or ognize the importance of supher grief and figure out how to porting students in these sitcope with the loss and keep go- uations through official grief ing with his or her life. It is not absence policies and student easy, and sometimes it feels as groups. They offer counselif there is no light at the end of ing services that help students the tunnel. But, even though come to terms with the loss

CHELSEA RHODES Chelsea Rhodes is a freshman majoring in English. She can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu.

and counselors that continue to help students for as long as they need.

Mississippi State University offers student counseling services in Hathorn Hall. The counselors provide many services such as individual sessions, therapy groups and referrals if you need further help.

Do not be afraid to reach out and ask for help because dealing with loss is hard enough, but added to the pressures of college it can easily become too much for a student to handle alone.

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ast Thursday, the Sen- cause they know what they’re ate passed the Employee doing.

Non-Discrimination Act Although the Senate has alwith a vote of 64 to 32. This ready passed the bill, the House act, better known as ENDA, of Representatives must now prohibits distake action. crimination in Within the the workplace The ultimate House, Rebased on gender publican purpose of identity or sexleaders have the ENDA ual orientation. asserted the is to ensure ENDA is a bill bill will be that has made that all Americans dead on aran appearance can obtain and feel rival. GOP in almost evaides have arery session of comfortable within gued that the Congress since a job based on their provisions set 1994. in the ENDA qualifications for the The ultimate job. The ENDA’s goal is are already purpose of the in place in ENDA is to to make sure people America. ensure that all are hired because they However, not Americans can fit the part, or because all states proobtain and feel they know what hibit employcomfortable ee discrimiwithin a job they’re doing.” nation. based on their According qualifications to the Washfor the job. The ENDA’s goal ington Times, House leaders is to make sure people are hired stated that the bill “will increase because they fit the part or be- frivolous litigation,” and there-

fore, is not currently scheduled in the house. However, a report by the General Accounting Office found that in states with similar laws already in place, workplace complaints based on sexual orientation or gender are made at about the same rate as complaints based on gender or race.

Those in opposition to the bill have also claimed that it will “cost American jobs, especially small business jobs.” However, the bill states specifically that it only applies to businesses and companies with 15 or more employees, and it does not apply to religious organizations.

A “small business” is classified as one with fewer than 500 employees. Nearly one-third of all people employed by a small business fall into that 15 or fewer category. That being said, most “large businesses” already have sexual orientation and gender identity non-discrimination policies in place.

Before the Senate passed the bill, senator Rob Portman added

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an amendment that will prevent the government from retaliating against religious organizations by withholding grants, contracts or tax exemptions.

Even though many employers and citizens believe that ENDA is already federal law, the only way to end LGBTQ discrimination by employers is to pass the bill and confirm that such discrimination is against federal law.

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Korean designers’ innovative prints, artwork on display in VAC Gallery

KAITLIN MULLINS | THE REFLECTOR

The work of GWAJA, a Korean artist, hangs in the Visual Arts Center alongisde the work of Sakiroo, 08AM and 1000DAY. The prints, sketches and drawings in the exhibit range from hand-drawings to computer-generated illustrations and video game charcacters. at Mississippi State UniversiBY GENY KATE GURLEY “These artists are concept ty, John Paul Remo, traveled artists — developing charStaff Writer to Asia this summer and met acters for gaming (video A taste of Seoul, South Ko- these artists in South Korea. games), character developers, rea has found its way into the He found out they would be toy designers and illustraVisual Arts Center and re- in the United States and asked tors,” she said. “They work mains until Friday. Four Ko- them to come to Mississippi, for big name clients such as rean artists, Sakiroo, GWAJA, with help from the American Adobe, FILA, ESPN, Johnnie 08AM and 1000DAY, have a Institute for Graphic Artists Walker and Warner Brothers diverse range of prints on dis- (AIGA). designing posters, products Neuenfeldt said the artists and original artwork.” play in the exhibit.

Lori Neuenfeldt, coordina- work largely in graphic design The gallery displays samtor for the Visual Arts Center and create everything from ples from the artists’ portfoGallery, said an art professor video games to illustrations. lios and professional work. A

Interior design students win scholarships, share passion for clients, design, creativity

BY HALEY HARDMAN Staff Writer

Jessica Kent, junior interior design major, and Anna Strohm, sophomore interior design major, recently won scholarships from the American Home Furnishing Alliance.

According to the AHFA website, it is the largest and most influential company in the home furnishing industry.

Thus, the company’s scholarships are very competitive.

Scholarship applicants must be a major in forest resources, engineering, architecture, art and design or business.

Each entrant must write an essay, and Kent and Strohm said they both wrote essays that explain how they will impact the world of home furnishings in the future.

Kent said the application caused her to think critically about the interior design industry she plans to enter. She said one of her main focuses is the integration of interior designers, clients and the businesses who provide interior design products.

“In my essay, I discussed things I have learned at school and during my internship that could help me contribute to the home furnishing industry,” Kent said. “I also discussed how important it is for customers, designers and manufacturers to stay united and able to communicate.”

Kent and Strohm said they were both excited and overwhelmed with gratitude upon receiving the scholarships.

Kent said the most important aspect of the scholarship is the energy it gives her to move forward and push the limits of interior design.

“When I first found out that

I had received the scholarship, I was in disbelief. After I finally realized it was true, I could not stop smiling,” she said. “By receiving the scholarship it reassured me that I am doing a good job, and it gives me even more confidence in moving forward in this major.”

Kent and Strohm each have elaborate ideas for the future of the furniture industry.

Strohm said she plans to focus on the relationship between furniture and the environment, an intersection often overlooked.

“For my future in interior design, I hope to be able to work for firms that believe in environmentally-friendly design and, within this sector, are conscious of their furniture decisions as well,” she said.

Kent said she wants to own a design and furnishing showroom. She said interior design

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Anna Strohm, center left, and Jessica Kent, center right, recently won scholarships from the American Home Furnishing Alliance. Both students said they are passionate about design and look forward to working in the field.

Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” presents refreshingly apolitical slavery narrative

BY DAVID LEWIS Contributing Writer

Steve McQueen’s latest film, “12 Years a Slave,” which was released Friday, explores the harsh reality of slavery without Quentin Tarantino’s over-thetop style or the politics of Lee Daniels’s “The Butler.”

“12 Years a Slave” follows New York free man Solomon Northrop. Two men approach Northrop to bring him to Washington, D.C., to play

drew her in because it is not only a creative major, but also functions as a service-oriented major.

“I have always been interested in interior design because it is a career that allows me to be creative and gives me the opportunity to help people at the same time,” Kent said.

Strohm said she loves the artistry of interior design but also finds satisfying challenges in the field’s intersection of pragmatics and design.

“The main reason I love interior design and aspire to be a designer is because I love the small niche that interior design consists of,” Strohm said. “To me, its where creativity and art meet architecture and real-life experiences. I love the challenges of balancing so many aspects like client needs, function and the reality of the space and budget.”

violin in a musical gig. Once in Washington, Northrop is kidnapped and sold back into slavery with almost no hope of seeing his family or freedom again.

McQueen’s poignant vision for the story is beautiful and shows throughout the film’s duration. From the careful amalgamation of music and film to the actors’ carefully delivered lines and the long, drawn-out shots throughout the film, McQueen successful-

ly delivers a powerful narrative that brings universal truth to the silver screen.

Throughout the entire film, music plays a vital role and meticulously follows the ebbs and flows of the film’s dramatic arc.

Winthrop is a violin player by trade, and the film’s composer keeps Winthrop’s musical background in the audience’s mind through the string-heavy orchestra that pervades the film. When Northrop is sent South on a boat to be sold, the music shifts to heavy, overbearing and drudging orchestration with deep percussion and low strings that drag the audience into the evil heart of the slave business.

Chiwetel Ejiofor (“Children of Men,” “American Gangster”) shines as Solomon Northrup and leads an all-star cast. Ejiofor’s performance

few are process sketches, and many are characters these artists developed for video game promotions.

Sakiroo has a print tribute to the movie “Django Unchained.” 1000DAY has a print poster inspired by the comic book character The Joker. 08AM uses video game and various pop-cultural references in his art to form social commentaries on issues like pollution and urban development. There are many illustrated characters from Mario Brothers in one of his pieces.

Neuenfeldt said one of the prints is even an ode to a romantic interest.

“One of the prints by 1000Day is a depiction of a girl that he likes back in South Korea,” she said. “She is his muse; he uses her for inspiration.”

This display of Korean art challenges the anime stereotype with a range of projects.

Neuenfeldt said this international interaction is important for MSU students to see and understand what artists do around the world. She said it is also beneficial for students to see and learn about their careers.

“These are also artists that show how valuable and profitable a career in the art field can be,” Neuenfeldt said.

“The four artists came to campus for three days and gave a talk on marketing and branding yourself as an artists so that you do what you love and make a career doing it — fascinating for our students to see and understand.”

These artists sketch, develop their work digitally and color their sketches using Adobe Photoshop. The range of people they depict, from a pretty girl back home to comic book characters, fills the prints with vivid life. The work is playful and stylistic, and Neuenfeldt said the work in the gallery challenges visitors to reconsider their definition of art.

“Some may think if it isn’t a painting or can’t be exhibited in a museum or worth a high value, then it can’t be appreciated the same as ‘art,’” Neuenfeldt said. “That just isn’t true. I think their work is a great example of how everything is art. We interact with art every day, it’s what we wear, what we play with, hold in our hands and live in every day.”

The VAC Gallery provides a relaxed environment to interact with the wide range of styles the exhibit displays.

Neuenfeldt said everyone, not just art students, can feel comfortable at the VAC due to its student workers and even its unassuming facade.

“The gallery workers are all students, not just art students,” Neuenfeldt said. “So when you come to the gallery you really come into a student space. If you’re looking for inspiration or relief from a project, come by and visit us.

We get classes, student groups and school tours coming in and they are always blown away by the work. From the outside the building is very inconspicuous. I love seeing visitors’ reactions to the art.”

Macy Osman, sophomore French and international business major, said the exhibit provided what Neuenfeldt predicted: a window thrown wide open into cultures from around the world.

“It was interesting to see another culture’s artistic view,” she said. “I enjoyed being able to see bits and pieces of our own culture interwoven throughout the exhibit.”

Rosco Bandana rocks Rick’s

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Rosco Bandana opens for Cage the Elephant at the 2013 OId Main Music Festival. The band plays at Rick’s Thursday and brings its eclectic, upbeat mixture of folk and rock back to Starkville after opening for Fun. in the Hump in October.

BY HILLARY LAPLATNEY Staff Writer

Rosco Bandana, a Gulfport-based indie folk rock band, returns to Starkville for the third time to perform at Rick’s Café on Thursday.

The band’s music combines the Southern twang of folk music with the edgier, more upbeat flair of rock. The members of Rosco Bandana list several musical inspirations from both schools of music and cite artists such as Eisley, My Morning Jacket, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan and Elliot Smith as influences on the band’s sound.

Though the band members know their influences, Jenny Flint, singer and percussionist, said her main source of musical inspiration is whatever floats to the surface when the band plays.

“It’s just what comes out of us,” Flint said.

The band’s music is as fluid, grooving and laid-back as its name. Just as the band’s sound amalgamates multiple sounds, Flint said the band pulled from various sources to craft its name.

“We wanted to incorporate ‘bandana’ because of its iconic symbolism that grooved well with our sound,” Flint said. “I really like this band Midlake, and they have a beautiful song called Roscoe.

So I took it, dropped the ‘e,’ grips, and slowly draws the audience in as the film progresses.

Ejiofor plays Northrop as a stoic, persistent and diligent man who understands the importance of waiting for the right moment to step out.

McQueen brings the audience into the reality of slavery through brutally long, unflinching shots. Scenes that involve slave whippings and hangings draw out extensively to allow the grave nature of torture to fully settle into the audience’s minds.

Many films feels the need to be overtly political and make a statement about society or the

and added Bandana.”

Rosco Bandana has played in Starkville twice before on large stages. They opened for Cage the Elephant during Super Bulldog Weekend 2013, and they were an opening act for Fun. in October.

Emily Sholes, vocalist and keyboardist for the band, said she enjoys playing at Mississippi State University because it feels like home, and the band has had constant opportunities to play with popular acts at MSU. “They (Mississippi State students) make a great audience,” Sholes said. “Cage the Elephant was such an inspirational band to play with. They were all so nice and down to earth. And Fun. is great, too, so it was pretty surreal getting to play with and meet those guys. I wish I could have captured those moments in a bottle.”

Rosco Bandana will play four more shows in three different states before the end of the year, including a show in Orlando, Fla., where it performs at the Hard Rock Café with country music star Dierks Bentley.

Jason Stanford, lead singer and guitarist, said traveling is one highlight of the band’s journey so far, as well as opening for big-name bands in its home state. “(I love) just getting to see the beautiful land of America

and discovering and playing with some great bands along the way,” Stanford said. “It’s humbling getting to open for bands of that caliber. When it comes down to it, they’re just really nice people. It was cool getting to see the great productions they put on.”

Rosco Bandana’s breakout album, “Time to Begin,” can be found on iTunes and Spotify, and the band’s music video for its song “Woe is Me” has been featured on MTV. com.

Flint said the band’s growing fanbase and success comes along with its hard work, and the growth feels rewarding.

“I don’t think that feeling will ever stop,” Flint said. “I will never stop being proud of myself and my band mates for our hard work that pays off so nicely.”

Sholes said she continues to stay grounded despite the band’s accomplishments.

“We appreciate every bit of support we get,” Sholes said.

“It is really cool to say I am a part of something that has been featured on MTV, but I don’t let Rosco’s status get to my head. It is easy to get lost in the clouds, but I feel staying grounded is very important.”

Rosco Bandana’s news and calendar can be found on RoscoBandana.com as well as Facebook.com/RoscoBandana and on Twitter @RoscoBandana.

world-at-large. Sometimes political goals are appropriate, but in a time following polarizing

in a remarkably breathtaking manner.

With well-regarded director McQueen and a cast of actors that includes Brad Pitt, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamotti and Michael Fassbender and producers like McQueen and Pitt, “12 Years a Slave” is a shoo-in for a Best Picture nomination come Oscar season.

“12 Years a Slave” does not make a statement as strong and political as “The Butler.” Rather, it is about the devastating reality of slavery, and the film displays these horrors with elegance, beauty and redemption.

McQueen uses “12 Years a Slave” to tell a moving story in a remarkably breathtaking manner.” films like “Django Unchained” and “The Butler” that brought their share of political controversy, McQueen uses “12 Years a Slave” to tell a moving story

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Dolphins’ scandal goes beyond field

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hroughout last week the nienced their football season.

A survey was recently done Miami Dolphins’ Richie Incognito and Jonathan by ESPN in light of this sitMartin flooded headlines in the uation where 72 players repsports world. Reporters flocked resenting all NFL teams were to Miami to report on this sto- asked, “Which player would ry. ESPN covered it seemingly you rather have as a teammate, nonstop on all its shows, and Martin or Incognito?” 34 playall of the sports radio shows, ers voted for Martin, only 15 voted for Inboth nationalcognito and 23 ly and locally, seemed to have It should be said neither. To the survey something to pointed out me, suggests the say about this Incognito Dolphins playincident. This ers simply restory started is a veteran player sent Martin for back when the and a very good snitching and Dolphins anplayer at his getting Incognounced on Nov. nito suspend3 Incognito was position. He is ed. It should being suspend- significantly better be pointed out ed for conduct than Martin, and Incognito is a detrimental to veteran playthe team. It was I believe that is er and a very later discovered the main reason good player at the cause of this why the Dolphins’ his position. suspension was players seem to He is a signifidue to Incognito cantly better allegedly bully- defend Incognito player than ing and threaten- and blame Martin.”

Martin, and I ing second-year believe that is tackle, Martin.

Over the week many differ- the main reason why the Dolent storylines and twists have phins’ players seem to defend come out involving this story. Incognito and blame Martin.

Every Dolphins’ player who No other players on any other has come out has basically tak- team seem to take their posien Incognito’s side and said tion, and no other analysts take Martin was in the wrong. The their position.

The Dolphins’ players seem Dolphins’ general manager essentially told Martin’s agent to be the only people who do he should have responded by not get it. They seem to be the “punching Incognito in the only ones who cannot compreface.” Head coach Joe Philbin hend that a man was verbally said he knew nothing about abused, racially slurred and the situation. There have even threatened with physical viobeen reports the black players lence up to the point where he in the locker room consider no longer felt comfortable or Incognito, a Caucasian, an safe in his work environment.

Yet some of the Dolphins’ honorary black person and they don’t consider Martin, an players and front office perAfrican-American, to be “black sonnel’s attitudes seem to be, “How dare Martin end his enough.”

As a former football player frustration and personal sufferand offensive lineman myself, ing at the expense of our seaalbeit only at the high school son. How dare he stand up for level, I find Incognito’s behav- himself and get one of our best ior and the behavior of the players suspended.”

I also take major offense as other Dolphins’ players repugnant. Could Martin have done a black man that certain playmore to stand up for himself ers on the Dolphins team baand defend himself or han- sically have tried to condone dle the situation differently? or excuse Incognito’s racial reMaybe so, but that does not marks toward Martin because vindicate Incognito in all of essential they feel like he “acts this, nor does it justify Martin’s more black” than Martin does. teammates all blaming him That type of mindset is one deessentially because he inconve- rived from ignorance, yet it is a

FORREST BUCK

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Forrest Buck is a senior majoring in sport pedagogy. He can be contacted at reflectorsports@gmail.com.

mindset that very much exists in the black community. That type of thinking places a negative stigma on blacks because some of the black players in the Dolphins locker room believe because Martin went to Stanford, grew up in a two-parent home where both of his parents went to Harvard and because he is educated and talks properly that he is not really “one of us,” and that type of thinking could not be more egregious.

I might not go to an Ivy League school, but as a black man in college trying to better myself, I take major offense to the notion that by doing so I might be somehow seen as “less black” than any other black person by some. This entire story and all of its subplots have left a terrible stench on the sports world and on how outsiders view athletes. I would just like it to be known that such behavior and thinking is not that of every athlete. I understand that hazing can be a part of the game and maybe even help a team bond, but Incognito clearly took it too far and for nobody in the Dolphins organization to condemn Incognito or come to the defense of Martin is despicable to me.

Freshman guard I.J. Ready drives the lane in the exhibition game against AuburnMontgomery. Ready tallied 18 points in his collegiate debut against Prairie View A&M.

Ready cruises in opener

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trol the glass as he collected his third career double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Ware’s 15 rebounds are the most by a Bulldog in a single game since Arnett Moultrie in 2011.

Even though he started off slow in the first half, Ware came on strong in the second half. He said going out and making plays for his team is the only thing he was focused on doing.

“My teammates kept telling me they were going to keep feeding me the ball, and I have to hold on to it and make plays.

Then once I start making plays, it opens up the court for my teammates,” he said.

Newcomer and freshman point guard I.J. Ready transitioned well in his Bulldog debut. Ready made some clutch plays for his team late in the game, hitting a three-pointer as the shot clock ran down and eventually stopping the Panthers’ scoring run. He also made a crucial steal in the end to seal the game for the Bulldogs.

Ready played like a poised and experienced player as he led the team with 18 points, dished out two assists and grabbed three rebounds. Ready said he

Staff Writer

After losing its season opener a year ago, the Mississippi State University men’s basketball team started the 2013 season off on the right note as the Bulldogs downed Prairie View A&M 7156 Friday. The Bulldogs got off to a slow start in the first half but used a key second-half surge to secure the win. The team was sound on defense as the Dogs forced 19 turnovers and limited the opposition to just 38 percent shooting from the field.

Head coach Rick Ray said he is proud of the way his team came out and played in its regular season debut.

“I thought our guys responded well, especially down the stretch,” Ray said. “When you play a team, everybody thinks you’re supposed to blow them out and get an easy win, and that’s really not the case.”

The Bulldogs used a dominate inside game to help propel them to victory. The team controlled the boards and out-rebounded the Panthers 51-27.

Center Gavin Ware is a big reason why they were able to con-

did not get overwhelmed playing in his first game as a Bulldog.

“It was great,” he said. “I went out there, and everything I’ve been doing here since June, I went out there and put it on the court for my team. I really don’t care about anything but winning. That’s all I tried to do.”

Having a point guard like Ready adds a dimension that the team was missing last year due to injuries. He is able to make plays and open things up for everyone else around him.

Ray said he expects Ready to bring leadership at the point guard position this season.

“He has the willingness and courage to go out there and make plays, and as the season continues to progress, I expect more and more to be put on his plate, and I expect him to be a leader,” Ray said.

The team was without sophomore forward Fred Thomas who had to sit out for participating in an unauthorized charity all-star game this summer.

Thomas will be back with the team as it hosts Kennesaw State Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Humphrey Coliseum.

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STAT OF THE DAY:

THE MSU FOOTBALL TEAM IS AVERAGING 459 YARDS PER GAME, WHICH IS ON PACE TO BREAK THE ALL-TIME RECORD SET IN 1982 (442).

Bulldogs return home to face top-ranked Tide

BY JOHN GALATAS Sports Editor

Following its fifth loss of the season at the hands of Texas A&M Saturday, the Mississippi State University football team turns its eyes to the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide.

In its first visit to Kyle Field in 100 years, MSU dropped a shootout to the Western division foe Aggies 51-41.

MSU (4-5, 1-4) outgained the Aggies (8-2, 4-2) with 556 total yards to 537. The Dogs held Texas A&M to just 91 yards rushing, but key special teams miscues proved to be costly in the loss. Although the end result did not favor the Bulldogs, head coach Dan Mullen said multiple positive notes can be taken away from Saturday.

“I’m proud of our kids.

They fought and they battled for four quarters and made stops when we needed to make stops — not enough of them, but a bunch of them,” he said.

“Kind of the story of the season. There are a lot of good things that we can take away.

We got a lot of young players on that team. You look to the future and say, ‘Hey, there’s a lot of good things that can

running game with running back tandem T.J. Yeldon and Kenyan Drake averaging a combined 165 yards per game.

Alabama head coach Nick Saban complimented the Bulldogs’ defense and said attention to detail will be imperative to keep control of the ball.

“I think that Mississippi State has a very, very good team to have five losses to teams that are all rated in the top 20, and playing very competitively in every one of those games and being in every one of those games, so you have to look past the record,” Saban said. “This is a very good team offensively.

They can run the ball. They keep the ball. Their time of possession is good. Defensively, they are in the top tier of the SEC.” Alabama boasts a top-10 defense statistically, which surrenders only 281 yards per game. The Crimson Tide average a 30-point winning LEON CARRUBBA | THE REFLECTOR margin, and Mullen said the Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (left) scurries past the Mississippi State defense in Saturday’s game. (Right) Bulldogs have a tall task in preparing to host the nation’s Aggie sophomore Sam Moeller blocks Devon Bell’s punt, which resulted in a safety in the first quarter of the game. best. happen for us in the future.’

“Coach has been telling us the Aggies but were unable stretch out an awful lot and “Any time you get the opThe future’s next week for us.” all year to have accountability to stop quarterback John- hydrate because you’re going portunity to play the No. 1 Freshman De’Runnya Wil- and trust. The team trusted ny Manziel’s creativity and to be running around all over team in the country, that’s son emerged as one of those in me, and I trust the team. improvisation. In Saturday’s the place, this week you bet- huge. It’s unique. You don’t young players who contribut- Coach told us that big time match up against top-ranked ter get in that ice bath and get always get this (opportunity). ed significantly to the offen- players make big time plays, Alabama, Mullen said the your body healthy. They’re They’re a team that leads the sive production. Wilson led and I knew that we needed Bulldogs need to change the going to pound away at you,” nation in just about everythe Bulldogs with 75 receiv- to go out there and make big mindset to stopping a com- he said. “Within their style thing. I don’t know if they ing yards and a pair of touch- plays,” Wilson said. “Every plete team and apply their it’s going to be a much more have any weak spots,” he downs against the Aggies and day I learn something new. I schemes to fit the Crimson physical game.” said. “We’re going to have out said mutual trust from his try to do the little things, and Tide’s style of play.

Defensively, MSU enters hands full. We’re going to enteammates and learning more the little things take care of “It’s very different. We have the game ranked fifth in the joy that opportunity and go of the offense will help him the big things.” to make sure every one takes conference in run defense, av- out there and play with great transition moving forward in Mullen said defensively the a lot of ice baths this week. eraging 141 yards per game. effort for 60 minutes and see the season.

Bulldogs were able to stop Where last week we had to The Tide rely heavily on its what we can do.”