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Starkville Pride reacts to BOA parade denial KATIE POE
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Starkville Pride President Bailey McDaniel announced in a meeting Wednesday night to the group is filing for an injunction against the city Wednesday night in reaction to the Starkville Board of Aldermen’s denial of hosting a pride parade in Starkville.
Members of Starkville Pride and the public gathered at Mississippi State University Wednesday night to discuss the Starkville Board of Aldermen’s denial of the group’s request to host a gay pride parade in the city. Tuesday night, the board voted 4-3 to deny the request, with Ben Carver of Ward 1, David Little of Ward 3,
Vice Mayor Roy A’. Perkins and Henry Vaughn of Ward 7 voting in favor of the denial. In only a few days, the story has garnered national notoriety. At the gathering Wednesday night, Starkville Pride President Bailey McDaniel announced the group is filing for an injunction against the city. She said a team of five lawyers will represent the organization for free,
including attorney Roberta Kaplan, who argued against the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA, was passed in 1996 by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. Section three of DOMA however was ruled unconstitutional in 2013 and granted federal benefits for gay couples whose marriages were recognized at the state level—like joint tax returns, Social Security, health insurance, pension protection
and benefits for military couples. “We’re taking down the city of Starkville, officially,” McDaniel said. MSU law professor Whit Waide spoke at the meeting to inform attendees on the legality of a case like this. He said Starkville Pride’s application requesting the parade was properly filed, so the city had no reason to deny it unless the public’s safety was at risk. PARADE, 2
Cannizaro resigns as baseball head coach TAYLOR RAYBURN SPORTS EDITOR
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Andy Cannizaro resigned on Tuesday morning after reports went out stating he would be fired with cause late Monday night. He finished with a 40-30 record at MSU.
After multiple reports surfaced on Monday night, Mississippi State University made the official statement, Andy Cannizaro is no longer MSU baseball head coach. “I had a wonderful opportunity at Mississippi State, but unfortunately I made some poor decisions,” Cannizaro said in a press release sent out by the University. “I hope Mississippi State University and all of the fans and people affected will one day forgive me.” David Murray of 247sports.com first reported the firing, followed by a confirmation from WCBI Monday night. 247 reported the firing was going to be with cause, meaning it is not related to the team’s performance on the field. However, MSU athletic director John Cohen
Sustainability on the MSU campus EMMA MOFFETT STAFF WRITER
Since Mississippi State University implemented the Office of Sustainability in 2016, MSU is more environmentally friendly and sustainable. MSU Sustainability Coordinator Christine Lashley said she was always passionate about sustainability, particularly recycling. From December 2015 through December 2017, MSU recycled an average of 30 tons each month. While these numbers are a good start, Lashley said she hopes to see recycling continue to improve on campus. Originally from Michigan, Lashley said the recycling culture in the south is very different than other parts of the country, and many students on campus
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are first-generation recyclers. Through educating the student body, Lashley said they are trying to build a culture on campus where recycling is second nature. “We have already put into our culture that you are not just throwing trash on the ground,” Lashley said. “You are actually searching for a can to put it in. Now, we’re working on teaching people to think about what kind of material is in their hand, and to make the decision to put it in the proper bin.” The donation-based MSU Green Fund for campus sustainability was founded in 2012. However, it was not until 2016 when MSU took the initiative to hire a full-time sustainability coordinator. Prior to hiring Lashley, Jeremiah Dumas was in charge of both parking and transit services and managing sustainability. In 2012, Dumas officially
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became the director of parking and transit services, and no longer worked with sustainability. For four years there was not a sustainability staff on campus, and the university made very little progress in becoming a more environmentally friendly and sustainable campus. President of Students for a Sustainable Campus Rachel Carlton said she believes the campus is trying to make an effort but has a long way to go. Carlton, a resident of Jackson, said she notices people unintentionally contaminate trash, ruining entire recycling bins. One major goal of the SSC is to educate students on how to properly recycle. “Recycling in Mississippi is just not up to par. The Mississippi Recycling Coalition said 60 percent of Mississippians have access to drop-off or curbside
announced in the release Cannizaro resigned. “Earlier this morning, I accepted Andy Cannizaro’s resignation as the head baseball coach at Mississippi State,” Cohen said in the release. Since the resignation multiple reports have come out that the university is investigating Cannizaro for infidelity. On Outside the Lines, ESPN’s Ryan McGee called it an “extramarital affair with an employee in the athletic department.” The Starkville Daily News confirmed the report and noted the employee is no longer at MSU. Cannizaro, 39, of Mandeville, Louisiana, started his second season coaching MSU baseball this past weekend. He finishes his career with a 40-30 record and one super region appearance. Cannizaro is married to Allison Cannizaro, and has two children ages six and three. He graduated from
Tulane University in 2001 with a degree in Sociology and a minor in Business. Cannizaro spent seven years playing professional baseball for a number of organizations. He later worked as a scout for the New York Yankees for five years, then worked for two years as a hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at LSU before he was introduced as MSU’s head coach Nov. 5, 2016. He took over after John Cohen stepped into the athletic director role. Cohen took over for Scott Stricklin, who left MSU for the same position at the University of Florida. This is the second time MSU has had to replace a head coach in the 20172018 school year, after head football head coach Dan Mullen left MSU for Florida last November. MSU confirmed reports that pitching coach Gary Henderson will take over in an interim role.
“While the circumstances are difficult, we are fortunate to have a coach of Gary Henderson’s caliber to assume leadership of the program on an interim basis during our transition,” Cohen said in the release. Henderson served as the pitching coach at MSU since Cannizaro’s arrival. He has significant coaching experience, including eight years as the head coach at the University of Kentucky, where he won the 2012 SEC Coach of the Year award. “Although I have taken this position under some unfortunate circumstances, I have been with this team for two years,” Henderson said. “We have great studentathletes and a tremendous staff who proudly represent our tradition-rich program. We will move forward, focusing on the things we can control and give Mississippi State fans a team they can be proud of.”
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Mississippi State University has made several steps to decrease their waste footprint and increase their sustainability on campus.
recycling. Only 60 percent. The national average is around 96 percent,” said Carlton, a senior chemical engineering major. The SSC helped implement other initiatives on campus through the Green Fund, such as the water bottle filling stations and the bike fixing stations.
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When the University of Mississippi went styrofoamfree, this inspired the SSC to get MSU to make the same change. Their campaign was a large factor in the switch to compostable to-go containers in cafeterias. Lashley said MSU has used the compostable containers in the cafeteria
since last year, but the containers are not composted because the school does not have an industrial composter where they can be sent. While MSU does not have access to some resources for sustainability, Lashley said other colleges across the nation do. SUSTAINABILITY, 2
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SA recap: Senators sworn in, Senate shows support DYLAN BUFKIN STAFF WRITER
The Mississippi State University Student Association Senate met this Tuesday to discuss new appointments and four pieces of legislation. To start the meeting properly, three new senators were sworn in to fill some of the vacancies left by former senators’ departures. Maya Spates, Angela Reives and Kam Brown were all approved by a Senate vote and
were given the Oath of Office by President Tyler McMurray. Additionally, two resolutions were passed. Resolution 51 expressed student support for the Kaelin Kersh Act, which recently passed through the Mississippi House of Representatives on Feb. 8. The bill will require emergency vehicles authorized to be marked with blinking, rotating or oscillating lights to use in the event the vehicle goes 30 mph above the speed limit. Resolution 52 expresses
student support for House Bill 1550, which would allow for a three-year state tax exemption for any students who graduate from a fouryear Mississippi university and then work within the state. Bill 35 reworked the SA constitution to eliminate unused clauses and redundancies, which pertained to fiscal matters in the SA. Finally, Act 13, an appropriations bill, passed. The bill appropriated funds for Beta Upsilon Chi’s Island
PARADE “If the government operates in such a way to deprive you of your fundamental freedoms, it’s got to have a reason to do so that overrides your constitutional rights,” Waide said. “For example, if this parade was being organized by people who wanted to sling saw blades into the crowd, then they’ve got a right maybe to deny that permit.” Waide said the LGBT group is “on the right side” and they have two amendments protecting them: the First Amendment
Party 2018 event. The meeting concluded with Vice President Layton Little announcing a new poll to gauge student interest for vending machines being placed in the library. Depending on student participation, the data could be used to present interest for vending machines to administration. The poll will be conducted through OrgSync, and, based on the results, the Senate may begin to use the same method for more legislative purposes.
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of free speech and the Fourteenth Amendment, which states every citizen has equal protection under the law. Waide called the denial of the permit a “godforsaken violation of constitutional rights.” “[The Aldermen] are wrong on this,” Waide said. “Dead wrong.” However, after questions about how this issue relates to House Bill 1523, Waide told attendees not to get this issue confused with the bill, which states businesses can deny service based on their religious beliefs. He said the
two are completely separate issues. Also during the meeting, support for the parade was given by the Oktibbeha County Democratic Party, U.N. Pride Network, Indivisible Golden Triangle and downtown Starkville business, The Pop Porium. Reagan Willis, president of the Oxford-based organization, U.N. Pride Network, attended the meeting and represented several other organizations from the University of Mississippi. “I just want you to know
that we were all moved,” Willis said. They called the situation a “call to action” to bring gay pride groups together, no matter their schools’ rivalries. McDaniel added the next Board of Aldermen meeting is March 6 at 5:30 p.m. and she requested people come and show support. “We’re going to have the parade. We’re going to have Pride,” McDaniel said. “That is what the end goal is here, and if we can move on and make bigger strides to use this as precedent, I’d love to. I’m ready.”
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SUSTAINABILITY One example is the University of Florida, which has a zero-waste football stadium because their cups, plates, straws and cutlery are all compostable. UFL also has access to an industrial composter to send their compostable tr ash. One reason it is harder for MSU to make substantial changes is because of a lack of funding. It was not until last year President Mark Keenum allocated $20,000 annually to the Student Association for the purpose of sustainability.
Last year, the SA held a proposal competition to search for ideas on how to use the funding. This resulted in building the MSU Community Garden and a compost bin located near the garden. Construction of the MSU Community Garden began last year during the spring semester and is a three-fold project. The first part of the garden was built and designed by students. The second part of the garden will mirror the first half, and the last addition will be an orchard.
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Graduate student in landscape architecture Eloisa De Leon coordinates service days where volunteers can come and work in the garden. De Leon, a native of Guatemala and a resident of Pontotoc County, said last semester there was a successful turnout of students from many different areas and departments on campus. Overall, De Leon has found students interested and receptive to the garden. Students are currently designing the second part of the garden, and
construction should start at the end of February. Despite these advancements, De Leon said due to limited funding, the MSU Community Garden does not compare to other universities in regards to bio management. Lashley said she believes Mississippi’s lack of resources makes it harder for MSU and surrounding areas to make the changes necessary to become more sustainable. One positive movement toward sustainability in the area is the initiation Keep
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Starkville Beautiful last June. Assistant City Planner for the City of Starkville Emily Corban serves as city staff, which supports Keep Starkville Beautiful. Corban said despite having a rough start, the program has received a budget from the city and is ready to implement their ideas. While they do not work with MSU at the moment, Lashley and Corban said they look forward to the possibility of future collaborations. With these
developments in the community and on campus, Lashley said she is hopeful all these small efforts will snowball into something greater. Lashley said she believes students are ready for change, but it cannot happen overnight. “I definitely have seen a difference on campus just in my two years,” Lashley said. “Small changes are happening, but I am hopeful. University of Florida has had an Office of Sustainability for 10 years, so it just takes time.”
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Amazon has taken employee oversight too far JOHN HAYNES
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In the motion picture classic “Modern Times,” Charlie Chaplin takes a break from the monotony of the factory line. Just as he settles down, a screen behind him blares to life. “Hey! Quit stalling! Get back to work!” his boss shouts. Not even a moment of Chaplin’s workday is excluded from extensive oversight from his employer. Perhaps you think this represents a dystopia, a future which could only happen in the worst possible world. Believe it or not, Amazon recently filed for a patent of a wristband to tracks the minute movements of employees, buzzing if they make a wrong move. Amazon already tracks the movements of its delivery drivers. According to a BBC Inside Out investigation, drivers had to maintain a tight schedule of about three minutes per package, a task made more difficult by London traffic. One driver, desperate to
ensure he met his quota of 200 daily packages, resorted to defecating in a bag in his car, rather than spending time in a restroom. A former supervisor alleges one of his workers had driven for 11 hours every day for three months straight, seven days a week. Even if these extremes would not be reached in the warehouses where they would be implemented, the potential for bosses to exploit their workers is inherent in this system. As an employer, you would know exactly when and where an employee stopped to scratch his back. As an employee, you are now incentivized to work without rest for hours on end, knowing even a 30-second break will not go unnoticed by the all-knowing overseer. The worker is no longer human, but rather a machine while on duty. According to Adam Boyle from Geek Wire, in a statement, Amazon claims, “The speculation about this patent is misguided…. By moving equipment to associates’ wrists, we could
free up their hands from scanners and their eyes from computer screens.” However, I suspect laborers would rather use scanners than be hands-free at the cost of being tracked every second of their workday. At what point will they refuse to accept their mechanization at the hands of their employers? Or will they submit even to this amount of control? When reached for comment by the Italian technology magazine Inno3, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said, “The challenging task is [to have] a job of quality, and not a job with a wristband.” Essentially, he feels it is possible to create highquality jobs for workers without subjecting them to the constraints of a wristband. I support his sentiment; after all, I feel a lack of restraints on the average person is to be commended in almost every case. On the other hand, Amazon seems to have all the power in this situation. If the company mandates
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the use of these wristbands, employees who try to reject it may well be replaced. This is the inherent risk in a job requiring little skill: there is always someone else the boss can hire as a replacement.
It is unnerving to consider many workers worldwide could be tracked constantly for hours on end. Unfortunately, in the “Information Age,” this data has become all too easy to
acquire. If it does eventually get implemented, hopefully Amazon will not overwork its factory employees to the extent that they too will feel forced to use the toilet at their workstations.
Discrediting the FBI is a Denying the Starkville Pride parade dangerous path to go down is a massive injustice to the community MIA RODRIGUEZ
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Earlier this month, Republican California Representative Devin Nunes and the House Intelligence Committee released an earth-shattering memo on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s obvious bias against President Donald Trump and his administration when investigating Trump’s campaign. However, the memo could be an unverified piece of partisan garbage which reveals nothing substantial, depending on who you ask. The answer lies somewhere in the middle. To bring the unaware up to speed, the House Intel Communication has been investigating the FBI’s activities in investigating Trump’s campaign after several extremely biased texts surfaced between two FBI agents working on the Trump investigation. After questioning several FBI officials and discovering more sources, Nunes, the head of the Intel Comm. wanted to release a memo on what he perceived as abuse by the FBI. According to Adam Goldman and Nicholas Fandos with The New York Times, the head of the FBI, Christopher Wray publicly aired his concerns with the memo, which he said the FBI could not verify and believed had misleading information. Wray, mind you, is a Trump-nominated former federal prosecutor who worked under George W. Bush’s administration, as reported by Matt Ford with The Atlantic. He is not some anti-Trump radical, otherwise, he would not have taken his
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current position. As reported by Marc Thiessan with The Washington Post, a second memo written by Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and Republican Iowa Senator Charles E. Grassley recently surfaced to corroborate the information in the Nunes memo, and it seems as if this will not be the last we hear of these memos, seeing as an Axios report by Jonathan Swan says Nunes wants to release five more. Are these memos a big deal? It is complicated. On one hand, the FBI purposely withheld information from the courts in order to receive a warrant for a Trump campaign aid, if the memo is true. On the other hand, the FBI publicly questioned the memo’s validity, and Wray has no partisan reason to question the memo, which leads me to think he is genuinely concerned. If the FBI starts to become untrustworthy, the country has a problem. If the FBI is
viewed as untrustworthy, we still have a problem. The memo has created a lose-lose situation. Trump supporters can now discredit the FBI’s investigation, simply because an unverified memo was released by the very president who is being investigated. Similarly, it is not a good precedent to start ignoring the advice of the FBI, an organization whose very job is to understand information, and actively try to destroy the credibility of its officials. At this point, the FBI begins to lose authority, and America loses its neutral party in Washington. Of course, one can claim the FBI is not a neutral party anymore, or people have the right to know if the FBI is misusing its power. I would agree with the latter. However, this information must be corroborated by a source which does not have a horse in the race; sorry, the Republicans have a fairly large horse on the line.
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In a world which can be so full of hate, it is the acts celebrating love and individuality that are shining a light of hope in all of this disarray. However, thanks to the Starkville Board of Alderman’s decision to forbid Starkville’s first gay pride parade, this light may be forcibly extinguished. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the first gay pride parade took place in the 1970s in New York, and what started as an exclusively political event has transformed into “a celebration of queer life and sexuality in addition to a political and social demonstration.” I personally see nothing wrong with such an event and have trouble understanding the aldermen’s qualms. However, considering the relatively recent installment of the blatantly discriminatory House Bill 1523, allowing the refusal to serve anyone who does not fit the owner’s religious views, it is sadly no surprise Starkville would react in such a manner. In fact, according to Jeff Amy of The Washington
cannot depend on their own elected officials to uphold the same values. I’m not going to speculate about the legal ramifications of your vote. Instead, I’m writing to tell you that this constituent disagrees with you. I want an alderman who is proud of our students. I want an alderman who recognizes the history of discrimination and disenfranchisement that out LGBTQ siblings have faced. I want an alderman who actively works to bend the arc of history toward – not from – justice. You made the wrong decision. Ward 3 deserves better. Starkville deserves better. And we will remember,” Stevens stated. Another thing to remember from this atrocity is legal action could be taken in response to the aldermen’s verdict. The American Civil Liberties Union has gotten involved and is urging the Starkville Board of Alderman to change their minds. “The government cannot prevent a parade or event simply because it promotes LGBTQ pride or because its organizers and marchers are LGBTQ. In addition, the government cannot treat people unequally because they are LGBTQ. This is exactly what the Board of Alderman did, and that is discrimination, plain and simple. It also violates the Constitution,” The ACLU stated. Regardless of the formal decision, this is not over, and the fight for equality will not halt for bigots who do not believe in love.
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Post, this is the third time LGBTQ citizens have been refused what should be obvious rights, one of which being denial of health insurance to “unmarried partners of city employees.” The most frustrating part of the entire ordeal is these aldermen will not comment on why they made the decision. Their silence is speaking louder than words, and shows they know what they did was wrong. Their decisions can only be justified with the “for the Bible tells me so” mentality and little other substance. This parade would cause no harm, and if anything, it would help Starkville grow and realize all people are created equal. People should be treated equally, regardless of their beliefs. Both residents and students, potential and current, should not feel as if they are outsiders in the town they chose to call home. Andrew W. Stevens, assistant professor of Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University, emailed Alderman David Little and expressed his extreme disappointment with the decision and how it will negatively affect students. “As a faculty member at Mississippi State University, my students can rely on me not to discriminate against them based upon their sexual orientation or gender identity. Not only is nondiscrimination the right thing to do, but it’s part of official university policy. I’m ashamed that my students
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Chew on This: sensational sushi
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Dear friends, you have let me lead you down a lot of rabbit holes in our time together. Well, here is another one. I have recently began making sushi. Why sushi? As with most things, it is for a boy. My best friend’s boyfriend is coming to visit, and I have to give him the “break her heart and I’ll have you murdered in seconds. In the meantime, enjoy this wonderful meal I made,” speech. Yes, Jordan, I’m talking about you. Should you choose to follow me all the way down this rabbit hole, you will need a few things. You will need rice paper or nori (seaweed) sheets. I am partial to seaweed, so these recipes utilize this ingredient. You might also want to buy special sushi rice
and a rice roller. Neither of those are necessary, but they make life easier. In addition, I am new to this and do not want to kill anybody by feeding them raw foods—the killing of friends’ boyfriends only happens in extreme cases. So, we will handle cooked food. All in all, I think this sushimaking thing is interesting. It really seems to be an art, which is different than what I am used to in the kitchen. When I cook, I rely on the chemistry and hope. There is no art to what I do. Sushi making cannot just be done from hope. It is meticulous. I can feel myself using the wrong side of my brain. I finally get why people do things like crosswords. It is meticulous and exact. I kind of like it. I provided a side dish and a sauce if you want to try something other than soy sauce.
Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Rolls FOR RICE: 2 cups sushi rice 4 cups water rice vinegar For chicken: 1 chicken breast bottled teriyaki sauce sesame oil brown sugar FOR ROLLS: 5 sheets of seaweed chicken 1 avocado 5 fresh asparagus spears Rinse rice with cold water. Place the rice into a deep saucepan with water. Turn heat on to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is cooked. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sprinkle cooled rice with a tablespoon of rice vinegar.
Set aside. Slice chicken into thin strips. Place in a plastic bag and sprinkle with a few drops of teriyaki sauce, sesame oil and a pinch of brown sugar. Mix in a bag and place it in the fridge to marinade for two hours. Fry chicken in olive oil until chicken cooked. Remove and set aside to cool. Using a sushi mat, lay seaweed shiny-side down. Cover with rice, leaving the top inch bare. Top with remaining ingredients. Start rolling the sushi from top to bottom, making sure you keep the roll tight. Repeat with remaining rolls. (makes approximately five rolls) WAKAME SALAD WITH DRESSING SALAD: 1 cup dried wakame seaweed 1 cup green beans 1 cucumber 2 green apples DRESSING: 1 carrot 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons hummus
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon salt and pepper to taste ½ cup water Rinse seaweed after soaking and cut into smaller pieces. Mix all the salad parts and set aside. Add the dressing ingredients in a blender, blend until smooth and creamy, adding more water if necessary.
Spicy Sushi Mayo 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 teaspoons Sriracha hot sauce 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil Mix mayonnaise, Sriracha hot sauce and sesame oil together in a bowl using a fork until smooth.
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Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling will speak on campus at 7 p.m. Monday in Lee Hall as a part of the Mississippi State University Global Lecture series. Ling will discuss her role in journalism, how journalism can lead to positive social changes and her experiences traveling around the world as a journalist. Throughout her career, Ling has been a correspondent for Channel One News, was a co-host on “The View,” a field correspondent for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and a contributor to ABC News’ “Nightline” and National Geographic’s “Explorer.” Ling currently hosts her own show, “This is Life with Lisa Ling,” on CNN. Katelyn Jackson, codirector for the Student Association special events cabinet, said many factors go into choosing a speaker, but the cabinet felt Ling was the best speaker for the series, since she can address topics affecting not only students, but faculty and community members as well.
“I think the world is constantly changing, and, as a journalist, Lisa Ling will be able to provide an interesting prospective on current events and topics going on today that would be relevant to everyone who decides to attend,” said Jackson. Using the system “Keepler,” Jackson said the special events cabinet was able to narrow down their choices, and made their final decision based on research, student feedback and advice from other SA cabinet members. Jackson, sophomore majoring in biological sciences, said she has heard positive feed back on campus from students interested in coming to the event since many students watch Ling’s show on CNN. Currently, the cabinet estimates 200 people to attend, and encourage students to get their free ticket for the event at the Colvard Student Union in the Student Association Office Suite 314. Ling will join a long list of notable individuals to speak at MSU through the Global Lecture series, including Bill Nye, Mitt Romney and Buzz Aldrin. Madison Godfrey, a junior majoring in animal and dairy
science, said she is interested in hearing Ling speak, even though she is not studying communication and does not enjoy public speaking. “Knowing what is going on in the world and understanding how to communicate is an important part of being a human,” Godfrey said. “You don’t have to be a journalism major to learn from Lisa Ling. You just have to interest and ready to learn.” Godfrey said she plans on attending the event with other students studying animal and dairy science, who share similar ideas with her about the importance of news and communication. Reilly Revees, co-director for the Student Association special events cabinet, said choosing Ling will not only promote global connections on campus but will help emphasize the importance of diversity. “This year, the SA has been very intentional in promoting and bringing in diversity on campus, so bringing a minority group to campus in this capacity is great and will hopefully make a positive impact,” said
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Student Spotlight: Joy Cariño EMMA MOFFETT STAFF WRITER
Joy Cariño is a sophomore majoring in English from Starkville. After graduating high school, Cariño chose to stay in Starkville and attend Mississippi State University for a few reasons, one of which was the Shackouls Honors College. “The number one nonmonetary reason would be the honors college,” Cariño said. “The faculty in the honors college are all so supportive and dedicated to the giving students a really awesome humanities education.” Cariño is active on
campus as a copy editor of The Streetcar, MSU’s student-run and studentproduced creative arts journal, and is the piano accompanist for two MSU choirs, Men of State and Women of State. Cariño also spends time throughout her week as a conversation partner volunteer for the English Language Institute where she works with international students and is able to learn about different cultures from around the world. Cariño’s main passions include research and music. Cariño performs undergraduate research for Herd in the MSU’s Linguistics Lab studying sociophonetic variation
in Mississippi speakers. To chase her passion for music, she plays as the violinist for a small band called Celery Teeth which Cariño formed with friends from high school. Throughout her time at MSU, Cariño’s favorite thing has been her experiences with the arts. In music, theatre and English, Cariño said she has learned while also creating many new and wonderful friendships. Currently, Cariño does not have any firm career goals, but is open to whatever the future may hold and hopes her time at MSU will continue to help her find interesting opportunities to pursue everyday.
Revees, a junior majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in math. Jackson said she believes hearing Ling speak is an amazing opportunity that should not be taken for granted. Due to her success as a journalist, Jackson said she believes Ling’s career will only continue to grow, which makes this a wonderful time to hear her speak and to get her advice. “We just want the students to leave the event empowered and feeling like they can make a positive social change in today’s world, despite all of the negativity that can be overwhelming and hard to process at times,” said Jackson.
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MSU baseball will be fine, but more transparency is needed TAYLOR RAYBURN
is a junior majoring in economics and communication. Contact him at sports@ reflector.msstate.edu.
Mississippi State University gave the public only 208 words on the “resignation” of former baseball head coach Andy Cannizaro. Resignation is in quotes because it was reported on Monday he would be fired with cause, so do not tell me he was not given an option to leave with grace or be fired. But back on topic, there are two major storylines at play here, one is that MSU lost someone I proclaimed would win a national title in a column last summer. Secondly, John Cohen should be commended for showing leadership and pushing Cannizaro out, but he and MSU as a whole should be criticized for their complete lack of transparency about the situation. MSU is a public institution, primarily funded by public money. For all
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An Mississippi State University baseball player hold his hat in the dugout during MSUʼs 12-1 win over Jackson State University on Wednesday night.
intents and purposes, they fired a major public employee, who said in their 208-word press release he had “made some poor decisions.” This combined with the reports of the university investigating him for infidelity and the ESPN report that he had an “extramarital affair with an employee in the athletic department.” One can put two and two together on what happened. Just to try and illustrate how little the university is giving on the situation, I am passing 208 words with this word.
The above is the length MSU gave the public on not only the resignation of a major university employee, but also what they are looking for in a replacement and what happened. It just makes things seem very suspicious. At worst, Cohen should have held a presser, given a statement, taken questions to the media and if someone asked something he could not answer, just simply say “No comment.” This is not an issue of media entitlement or owing anything to the media, but an issue of transparency and
helping to clear up all the questions and rumors flying around. The assumption now is there is a lot more to the situation, which there very well may be, but instead MSU is completely ignoring the issue for the most part. The university sent out their “Cohen’s Corner” update, a weekly update of what is happening across the whole athletic department, you can guess what obvious thing was omitted. Overall, the complete lack of clarity is just making the situation much worse. The worst part about it all is that
tonight, and we needed to do that, we had three bad games this weekend, and we did exactly what we needed to do,” Mangum said. “Cleaned it up defensively. I thought that was the biggest thing we made, the plays defensively that we needed to make. This weekend we did not do that.” Mangum also said the team did a better job in the batter’s box taking counts deep, and not chasing bad pitches. Henderson believed it was a great way to respond coming off of the past weekend. “Sometimes you play over the course of the weekend, and you get punched in the nose a little bit and you get a couple days off,” Henderson said. “You realize that you are a lot better than how you performed, and you are determined to go out there and prove it. I think we did a nice job of that tonight.” Aside from the abysmal start to the season having lost three games before coming into the JSU game, the news of Andy Cannizaro resigning
rocked MSU and its players. Hunter Vansau, a junior outfielder from Crawford, Texas, explained how the team found out about the news. “We found out whenever we walked into the room and we were told he was no longer our coach,” Vansau said. “We have not talked about it much at all. It is a long season, and this is just a short part of the season. We can either let it affect us, or we can keep moving forward and keep playing the ball we are playing right now.” Henderson found out the news in a meeting he had with athletic director John Cohen. He said Cohen had a very short conversation with him about what needed to be done in regards to the task he was undertaking before he had his first team meeting. “We took care of some housecleaning things, then we talked about establishing an identity, and who we wanted to be and how we were going to get that done,” Henderson said. “So it was
not real long, the meeting was direct and to the point, and I think they took it really well.” The players seem to have taken a liking to Henderson, who was previously a head coach at Kentucky before becoming the pitching coach job at MSU. Henderson has nearly 30 years of coaching experience. “I trust coach Henderson 100 percent, and I think moving forward he is definitely the best person for this job here at Mississippi State going forward,” Vansau said. “I think the world of coach Henderson. He is a great coach and he has some great history. I respect him so much, and I think he will be a great leader for this team.” Mangum also thought highly of Henderson and the rest of the coaching staff, so much so he said he would go to war for them. “Gary is the man, coach Henderson is awesome, he does a great job with the pitching staff early, now he is interim head coach,”
I knew I had people behind me, all I had to do was pass the bat, and get a quality at bat. See a good pitch and hit it up the middle, that is all I was thinking.” Head coach Vann Stuedeman said it was a huge moment for the team as they felt numerous emotions. She also gave credit to Moore for getting on base, and Sarai for putting Kat in a position to be driven in. “Kat getting on base was huge, she had not gotten on base all night, so getting that base hit up the middle and beating it out (the throw),” Stuedeman said. “I thought it was good for us to feel that, I wish we did not have
to, but we are definitely going to feel it later. Why not feel it now so we can say we have been there, done that.” Stuedeman was proud of her team for fighting to the finish of the game, and especially the way Holly Ward, a senior pitcher from Haleyville, Alabama, pitched the team to a win, only giving up two hits in two and two thirds innings of play. “I thought Holly really tore them up, I thought she did a really good job and held her composure after the two bunt singles,” Stuedeman said. “She has got to feel that, it is going to feel like that a lot in the league. So I think that is good for her,
and I think she is showing us that she has come out in her senior year to compete.” Emily Williams, a freshman pitcher from Carrollton, Georgia, was another pitcher Stuedemann thought stood out. She stuck out seven batters and gave up zero hits, and boasted a zero ERA in five innings pitched. “I would be remiss if I did not speak of Emily Williams, she threw a fantastic game, and it is not her fault she comes out that we give up two runs,” Stuedeman said. “It was preplanned that when she gave up a hit, we were going to throw EW, Candace, and
Baseball begins new era on high note HUNTER CLOUD STAFF WRITER
On Wednesday night, Mississippi State University baseball (1-3) played at Jackson State University (11), but the game was not the story of the night, as MSU dominated JSU on the way to a 12-1 win. The night’s story was former pitching coach Gary Henderson coaching his first game as MSU’s interim head coach. Overall, he said he was pleased with the game. “Obviously really pleased with how well we played tonight,” Henderson said. “We were clearly much more relaxed, much more aggressive and noticeably more energy and played much better.” The victory snapped a three-game losing streak after the University of Southern Mississippi swept MSU last weekend. Jake Mangum, a junior from Pearl, felt their defense was the biggest point of growth from the weekend. “We played good baseball
the university is leaving interim head coach Gary Henderson out to dry. Henderson, not Cohen, was the first to meet with the media after MSU’s 12-1 win over Jackson State last night. So instead of Cohen, the leader of the athletic department taking questions about everything going on, it was left to Henderson, the former pitching coach who is stepping in to take over. I do not think I need to explain why this reflects so poorly on the administration. Now while I do criticize the decision, I cannot commend Cohen enough for making the morally correct decision to push out someone he hand-picked to replace himself. Cohen moved up from baseball coach to athletic director in November of 2016. He lined up Cannizaro to replace him and called his replacement an upgrade. He was the biggest fan of coach Cannizaro. But when presented with the situation, he made the decision a leader should, and I commend him for this part. To be fair, he may have been right. I earnestly believed up until the reports came out Monday night, Cannizaro
would lead MSU to a national title in baseball. He took a ragtag group with half a pitching staff to the Super Regionals. He recruited top five classes. He was about to have the best baseball stadium in college baseball. He had the coaching skill, the administration’s full support, the fans’ full support and had this program on an upward trajectory. He then threw it all away, and MSU lost a great coach because of it. Bulldog baseball will be fine regardless, this is one of the top 10, if not top five college baseball jobs in the country because it has the most loyal fan base in college baseball. Not to mention the new stadium, a rich tradition and history and full university support, this is in the best conference in college baseball. MSU will not collapse because of this, like Arkansas football did when the Bobby Petrino fiasco happened. Cohen will show everyone why he is considered one of the best athletic directors in the conference and will make an informed decision on who he will hire. Bulldogs baseball will be back to winning games and back on their upward trajectory soon enough.
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Interim head coach Gary Henderson shakes hand with JSUʼs head coach before their game.
Mangum said. “Now he is going to do a great job with it. We love our coaching staff, we would go to war with them any day, and that is what we are going to do.” The team plans to keep moving forward, have blinders on as they race down the track of games they have scheduled. Moving forward, they are ready and prepared to take care of one thing. “We were ready to play
some ball, we were just ready to get back out on the baseball field,” Mangum said. “Now we are about to go to the hotel, wake up, fly out to Texas and do it all over again Friday.” MSU will play in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the Kleberg Bank College Classic. They will play three games before making a stop at Texas Rio Grande Valley University on Monday.
Holly. It was not because she was doing poorly. I need everyone to get out there, and get some time and get some work in.” The team goes on the road for the first time in a tournament in Palm Springs, California, for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. There, they will play No. 15 Arizona State University, No. 23 University of Nebraska, No. 16 Oklahoma State University, San Jose State University and California State University at Fullerton. They fell to ASU 3-1 and have not played Nebraska as of print time. They take on OSU on Friday and then play SJSU and Cal-Fullerton
on Saturday. “It will be a community ballpark, not a stadium, so a little bit different feel. There is going to be other games going on around us,” Stuedeman said. “It is one of the most premier tournaments in the country. It is going to be a fun weekend. Really excited about the quality of opponents that we will play.” Stuedeman stressed the importance of these five games taking place over the stretch of three days, especially with SEC play less than a month away for the team. She said it will prepare them for the grind of conference season.
Softball survives extra innings, heads out west over the weekend HUNTER CLOUD STAFF WRITER
It was a 0-1 count with runners on second and third in extra innings when Morgan Bell, a senior infielder from Braselton, Georgia, stroked a ball down the left field line. The line drive got down in fair territory driving in Kat Moore, a junior outfielder from Holly Springs, who was the winning run. With the run, Mississippi State University (9-1) beat Southeastern Louisiana University (7-2) by a score of 3-2 in eight innings. “My teammates did a great job of getting on base before me,” Bell said. “Then
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