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Starkville Pride reacts to BOA parade denial KATIE POE
STAFF WRITER
Katie Poe | The Reflector
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
Alayna Stevens | The Reflector
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.”
Emma Moffett | The Reflector
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.
FORECAST: The trend for the weekend is clouds with potential for storms. Most of the highs will remain in the 70s with lows in the low 60s to 50s. A large warm front originating from the Gulf will bring moist wet air straight into Starkville. Marshall Downing |Campus Connect Weather
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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