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Pride Parade put back on BOA agenda JOSH BECK
NEWS EDITOR
The Starkville Board of Aldermen is reexamining the special event request for the highly publicized Pride Parade in their Tuesday meeting. On Feb. 20 the board voted 4-3 to deny Starkville Pride’s request to hold the first LGBT parade in Starkville on March 24. Ben
Carver of Ward 1, David Little of Ward 3, Vice Mayor Roy A. Perkins and Henry Vaughn of Ward 7 voted in favor to deny the parade. Following the denial, Starkville Pride filed for an injunction to sue the city of Starkville. Starkville Pride was connected with Roberta A. Kaplan, a renowned civil rights attorney and founding partner of Kaplan
& Company, LLP. Kaplan said in a press release Friday afternoon she hopes the Starkville BOA corrects their previous decision. “While we are obviously disappointed that the Board of Aldermen did not grant our clients’ application the first time around, we are hopeful that the Board will use this opportunity to do the right thing—and follow the Constitution,” Kaplan
considering varying circumstances of women, like poverty and racial inequality,” Kelly said. Kelly said abortion is not only about a woman’s right to choose, but also about equality. “Abortion (is) critical to women’s equality and to further a greater society,” Kelly said. “As a public university, MSU is committed to diversity through freedom of speech, even when the topic is not popular amongst all.” Parker also explained intellectual conversations discussing these highly controversial topics are the force to allow for respected disagreements. “The academy is a critical space and very important place to have this conversation,” Parker said. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, he understands why many question his Christian views, especially in a place as conservative as the South. Despite this, Parker feels as if performing abortions is his Christian duty. “Religious compassion led me to become an abortion provider,”
Parker said. Parker mentioned his willingness to perform abortions is derived from compassion. He said this compassion allows him to understand the suffering many may experience while pregnant. “Their experience is not mine, but as someone with the power to help, it is my obligation to help,” Parker said. As a result of Parker’s willingness to help, he has memories of criticizers naming him as not “authentically Christian, as if there is only one way to understand Christianity and be a Christian.” “Their view is not the Christian understanding, but a Christian understanding,” Parker said. Many with opposing views did not attend Dr. Parker’s speech but rallied outside Old Main. Dana Chisholm, the President of Pro-Life Mississippi, a Christian organization, who is staunchly against abortion, also supports her ideals with her Christian background. “Dr. Parker says he
Dr. Parker presents case for Christian abortion, causes controversy
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In an effort to highlight the diverse views of Mississippi State University, the Gender Studies program hosted Dr. Willie Parker on Thursday to present his lecture “Abortion and the Christian Case for Choice.” Parker, a controversial OB/GYN and Christian, works at the only abortion clinic in the state. Director of Gender Studies at MSU, Kimberly Kelly, said she is adamant about women’s rights and accomplishments and hopes to shine a light on these successes annually, specifically during Women’s History Month, which began March 1. “I am proud of our on-going effort to make Women’s History Month more visible,” Kelly said. Kelly recognizes the views of the majority are “overwhelmingly conservative and religious.” As a result, Kelly wanted to recognize the diverse views of abortion. “Not much air-time is given to pro-choice,
said. Alderman Sandra Sistrunk said it is time for the board to reevaluate their responsibility to the people of Starkville. “We have had some time to clarify what our responsibility is and I think it is appropriate to reconsider the vote with an eye towards what our responsibility is, which is to uphold our oath of office and look at
this from a governmental purpose,” Sistrunk said. Bailey McDaniel, president of Starkville Pride, said she is cautiously optimistic about the parade being re-added to the agenda. “The four aldermen who voted no have not indicated they are changing their vote,” McDaniel said. “Tomorrow, we could very well get into the aldermen
meeting and they won’t even discuss it because it can be taken off the agenda.” McDaniel commented on the city leadership and said she thinks highly of Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill and several aldermen. “I think the city is led very well with Mayor Spruill and the three aldermen who voted in favor along with the city attorney, they are wonderful,” McDaniel said.
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Dr. Willie Parker speaks to a packed house during his pro-choice lecture at Old Main Academic Center on the Mississippi State University campus Thursday evening. Parker, a controversial OB/GYN and Christian, works at the only abortion clinic in the state.
performs abortions out of compassion, but one who is a Christian should try to help women and give them a choice of life,” Chisholm said. Chisholm disagrees with the idea of the university exposing young college students to abortion. She feels as if the mental and emotional distress a woman goes through post-abortion is being overlooked. “Strong women have their babies, but after an abortion, the woman is weakened,” Chisholm said. Laura Duran, who is also a board member of Pro-Life Mississippi and a sidewalk counselor, was not pleased with Parker’s
his stance on the issue. “When we listen to each other, we can come to an understanding and live a little bit more harmoniously,” Darce said. As a follow-up lecture to Parker’s “Abortion and the Christian Case for Choice” the MSU chapter of Students For Life and Catholic Campus Ministry are hosting a presentation by Christina Marie Bennett. Bennett a native from Connecticut will present “Abortion, Idolatry and Christ’s Call to Compassion,” will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Old Main Academic Center. Admission is free for all.
presence on campus. She said Parker’s procedures are not healthy for women and encourages women to seek help at various crisis centers in the state. “We are broken-hearted that a public institution would let this man come to speak to our children,” Duran said. Students were also in attendance at the rally. Many were interested in hearing opinions of both pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators. A member of the Catholic Campus ministry, Jennifer Darce, a senior psychology major, said she did not completely agree with Parker, but she was interested in hearing
Success in MSU Entrepreneurship Center EMMA MOFFETT STAFF WRITER
Many businesses like Juva Juice, KJ’S Kreations, Glittersoft, Glo and Campusknot found their start at Mississippi State University’s Entrepreneurship Center. The MSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach was founded in 2009 and accepts 100 teams each year for their Venture Catalyst program. The program helps develop an idea into a fullyfledged company. There are five steps within the program to take a company from ground zero to the point of acting as a company. Each stage becomes progressively more difficult, and many students wonder what it takes to become successful in this
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competitive process. Director of Entrepreneurship Eric Hill said when he looks through the different stages, there are two primary qualities which can help determine the success of any entrepreneur. Hill said the most vital quality needed is individual drive and persistence in the face of adversity. Hill said he has seen some of today’s most successful entrepreneurs turned down by investors more times than not. Hill said he believes it is a matter of changing, being persistent and finding the right opportunities. “The entrepreneur is the biggest factor in the success of their idea and how badly they want it,” Hill said. “The quality that I look at and see perhaps as the biggest indicator if they will be successful is if I get the impression that they are going
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who become set on a certain vision. “I have seen more brilliant ideas die in stage zero than bad ideas die in stage zero. Ideas are a dime a dozen,” Hill said. “They are worthless. It is all about the team that chases that idea and turns it into something profitable.” Even if a 19-year-old student has failed three times with the E-Center, Hill said he wants them to keep trying and learn from their mistakes, so one day they can accomplish their dreams. Student Client Specialist Calvin Waddy meets with new team members to provide mentorship and develop a plan to navigate the Venture Catalyst program. Waddy said he also believes in the power of the individual over the weight of an idea.
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MSU students Anna Barker, Avery Gibbs, Houston Butler and Hunter Atwood sit in the CEO Main Office at McCool Hall which is a part of the E-Center.
do it whether someone is here to help or not. You can sense that intrinsic drive in people.”
Hill said many people focus on the power of an idea, rather than the power
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of the individual. This way of thinking becomes a hindrance to many starting entrepreneurs
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Media perpetuates mental disability stigmas NICOLE LEE
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What role does the media play in stigmatizing mental illness? According to Kevin Merideth, staff counselor at Mississippi State University, the media often inaccurately depict people with mental illnesses as a community of “ticking bombs.” Therefore, the general public is inclined to believe people with mental illnesses are inherently violent and dangerous. “You tend to see (mental illness) blown way out of proportion in how the media reports it. If someone has had psychiatric treatment, the media latches right on to that: ‘mental patient does this,’” Merideth said. “These (portrayals) tend to be wildly exaggerated.” For junior Spanish major Ashleigh Andrews, the way the media portrays mental illness affects her personally. Andrews requested the fact she has several mental illnesses be published for the sake of her credibility. Given her own experiences, Andrews said the media love to portray people with mental illnesses as either extremely unpredictable, or irrationally depressed with both being romanticized and exaggerated for the sake of a good story. “In some ways, society finds (mental illness) attractive because they think it’s something beautifully tragic,” Andrews said. “Real life depression looks like ‘I haven’t showered in days, or talked to anybody, or drank water. I’m either starving myself or overeating, because I don’t want to face my feelings.’ Real depression doesn’t look like looking sad out of a window at the rain.” To Andrews, the reality of mental illness is not as aesthetically pleasing as the media portrays it to be. Instead, mental illness is a daily struggle few notice or care about. “Real people with (mental illnesses) aren’t glamorous, and they don’t feel glamorous because it’s real, it’s not Hollywood,” Andrews said. Lediya Dumessa, instructor and doctoral student in the department of psychology at MSU, said the media often characterize the mentally ill as having disheveled physical appearances, being incompetent or violent. As a result, many people have a singular image of what mental illness is. Dumessa explained the media fail to remind the public that
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people with mental illnesses are individuals who live similar lives to everyone else filled with work, school, family and friends. “I don’t think we see the human part of mental illness,” Dumessa said. “We just see the most severe presentation of what would be considered actually relatively rare forms of mental illness.” Perhaps the most common stereotype surrounding mental illness is those with mental illnesses are more likely to be violent. However, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims of violence, rather than the perpetrator themselves, Dumessa said. Research published by the US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health reveals, fewer than five percent of the 120,000 gun-related killings in the U.S. between 2001 and 2010 were committed by someone diagnosed with a mental illness. As stated in the research by psychology professor Paul G. Nestor, “serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia actually reduce the risk of violence over time, as the illnesses are in
many cases marked by social isolation and withdrawal.” In contrast, a 2013 investigation by the “Portland Press Herald” found “at least half ” of persons shot and killed by police in Maine suffered from a diagnosable mental illness. According to Dumessa, the legitimate factors which lead to violent behaviors are ignored, such as history of past violence, substance abuse or environmental stressors. Instead, these determinants are pushed aside, and the public is quick to assume violent behavior is rooted in mental illness. “We are hyper-focusing on the fact that maybe the person has a diagnosis, and we’re focusing on that and forgetting the other factors that actually contribute and have predictive value when it comes to violence,” Dumessa said. Dumessa said misinformation about violent behavior, an uninformed society creates a sense of “otherness” for the community of people who have mental illnesses. Additionally, staff counselor Kevin Merideth said the public has an “us” and “them” mentality which negatively impacts people with mental illnesses. “We have a way of categorizing human beings, of boiling them down to their most basic attributes whether that be race, whether that be class, whether that be mental illness,” Merideth said. The negative treatment of people with mental illnesses begins with stigma which gives rise to stereotypes and ultimately leads to discrimination, Merideth explained. “We have this core belief about how individuals with mental illness operate, and we get this idea that this is a thing common to a group of people,” Merideth said. “From a series of stigma, we are able to develop a stereotype, a system of belief about what attributes comprise a person and it is when we use those stereotypes to make our decisions that we get into discrimination and prejudicial behavior.” Merideth added, discrimination can take the form of limited access to housing, education and jobs with those who control these resources potentially believing a misconception about mental illness that affects their decision making. In addition to the theme of “ticking bombs,” the media often depics those with mental illnesses as possessing a “keen insight.” Sheldon Cooper from the TV show “The Big Bang Theory” being a primary example as having OCD and possible autism spectrum tendencies, and yet a depiction that he is a genius, Merideth said.
E-CENTER “There are no million dollar ideas,” Waddy said. “There are just million dollar executions. You can have the best idea in the world, and it will go nowhere if you cannot execute it.” Senior marketing major Waddy said the E-Center provides students motivation and resources through the Venture Catalyst program. “This programs provides
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a roadmap for starting a business, and allows you the opportunity to present to a different board at the end of each stage,” Waddy said. “You are given mentors, like Eric Hill, who push you and make you better. It is a program like no other.” Hill said one of his favorite examples of a team breaking the boundaries of an idea and building into
something successful based on drive and determination is Glo. “One of the most fun teams I have worked with is Glo,” Hill said. “It shows the power that the idea doesn’t have to be the next Facebook to be a successful business.” Glo started out as an art project by an MSU student who wanted to make
glowing tea bags. This idea blossomed, and through listening to advice and building a successful team, Glo turned it into a very healthy six-figure business. Co-Founder of Glo, Hagan Walker studied electrical engineering, and the other Co-Founder of Glo, Anna Barker, double majored in international business and Spanish. After graduating from MSU in 2015, both Walker and Barker turned down job opportunities to pursue Glo. Walker said being an entrepreneur is an easy thing to say, but not an easy thing to do. Walker said he feels the resources the university provides are limitless, but most people realize it gets tough, and they leave. The first panel Venture Catalyst team members meet is a peer review panel with students and recent graduates who have made approximately $30,000 or more with their business. The second panel is a mix of executives, many of
whom have made more than a million dollars. The last panel is a mix of entrepreneurial executives who have made more than five million dollars. Baker and Walker are currently members of the E-Center’s peer review board. Through their experience, Walker said he has seen taking feedback is often an undervalued skill. “You have to be open to feedback. One of the biggest things we’re seeing working in the center is if a student listens to feedback,” Walker said. “You don’t have to take that feedback, but you need to listen. The students who listen always tend to be more successful.” Waddy said he agrees the ability to pivot and make something unique through feedback and criticism can make you extremely successful. “I started an app development company,” Waddy said. “I originally wanted to create a social media platform, but I
realized this market was oversaturated and that we needed to take a different direction. We pivoted, and have been able to attract more investors to our new app company.” Hill said if personal drive and listening to feedback are not present qualities, it is a strong indication of an unsuccessful person trying to enter the entrepreneurship industry. Hill said students have a great opportunity with the E-Center because of the low-risk high-reward situation the university provides. Students can receive $7,500 seed money which is not a loan and takes away no ownership of their idea. However, Hill said he realizes for many students, it is a matter of fear. “So many students are afraid they aren’t good enough, but the most successful individuals I know are the one’s who just go for it and never give up despite opposition or setbacks,” Hill said.
CORRECTION
In the story “Houston, we have a problem” in the March 2 issue, a source was incorrectly identified. The correct name of the Dean of the Bagley College of Engineering is Jason Keith.
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Having faith in the Trump Administration is futile ZACHERY ABUNEMEH
is a junior majoring in political science. Contact him at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu.
Ever since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, America has been divided over the true state of the country. For conservatives and Trump supporters, America seems to finally be improving after eight years of former President Barack Obama’s leadership. For everyone else though, the past year has been a neverending nightmare where every newsbreak increases their anxiety. At this point, some people need to find hope somewhere in Washington just for them to sleep soundly at night. This action is simply human nature, but the current White House has shown time and time again there is nothing to have faith in. Even during the campaign, some liberals and Democrats sought comfort in Ivanka Trump, Trump’s daughter and senior advisor. Despite her never saying it explicitly, many people assumed she would moderate her father. If this was her purpose, she has failed miserably. As Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post states, “What good is Ivanka Trump? She was there to protect the Paris Accords, right? Nope. She was there to settle the president down, prevent him from errant decisions and cringe-
worthy remarks? No, she sure didn’t do that.” Rubin continues, but her point is clear: Ivanka is not someone liberals should have any faith in. Throughout this administration, she has done next to nothing to curve Trump’s rhetoric, push for more moderate ideas or even prove she is qualified for her current position in the White House. The complete lack of evidence toward Ivanka’s influence over the president, or even for her main purpose in the administration, led many to question if she was merely complacent toward her father’s actions.
“This action is simply human nature, but the current White House has shown time and time again there is nothing to have faith in.” She responded in late November last year by stating, “If being complicit is wanting to, is wanting to be a force for good and to make a positive impact then I’m complicit.” As you probably know, this is not the definition of complicit. Basically, she did not answer a fairly easy question. Even months later, there is still no evidence proving Ivanka has any influence over Trump. Any hope Ivanka would be a calming force in the White
House is simply unfounded. Often times, Ivanka is mentioned alongside her husband, Jared Kushner. Many hoped their combined efforts would diversify Trump’s cabinet and would improve his worldview. Ivanka has already proved she has little control over her father. Kushner, on the other hand, seems to be even more complicit toward Trump, and even more underqualified than Ivanka. For reasons still unknown to the general public, Trump decided early into his presidency to dump several important jobs on Kushner’s shoulders, including solving the opioid crisis and finding peace in the Middle East. With such important roles in the White House, it is easy to assume Trump thinks very highly of Kushner, and Kushner could swing Trump away from his more radical ideas. However, recent news suggests any hope in Kushner as an influential voice of reason is flawed. According to John Santucci, Jonathan Karl and Cecilia Vega with ABC News, Kushner’s security clearance was downgraded due to his conflict of interests in the business world. Several world leaders even allegedly had a discussion about possible ways they could use Kushner’s business dealings to influence him. As ABC News said, “[Kushner was] once considered the untouchable golden boy of the administration with a vast portfolio of responsibilities and unrestricted access to the president, [and] Kushner’s role has been diminished.” It seems
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Kushner is no different from his father-in-law in terms of corruption and questionable decision making. For many liberals, the last chance for hope in the Trump administration was the Chief of Staff General John Kelly. When Kelly was appointed Chief of Staff, many thought he would be the “adult in the room,” so to speak. To Kelly’s credit, many of his early actions had immediate impact. He limited access to the Oval Office, fired Anthony Scaramucci after his controversial interview with The New Yorker and seemed to have stopped Trump’s Twitter tirades. As time passed, though, his positives slowly eroded and his true character showed. Just like Ivanka and Kushner, Kelly has been surrounded in controversy during his time in the White House. According to Louis Nelson at Politico, Kelly
“brought with him a sterling reputation from his career in military service that has been tarnished somewhat by his tenure.” Last month, the public learned former Staff Secretary Rob Porter had a history of domestic abuse, but still had security clearance and remained staffed by the White House. While the exact timeline of the Porter scandal has never been finalized, Kelly himself admits “that he had stumbled in response to initial reports of the allegations,” according to Katie Rogers with The New York Times. Kelly has shown time and time again he is no different from anyone else in the Trump administration. While he may be more qualified than Ivanka and Kushner, his high number of controversies and his mishandling of the Porter scandal shows even he cannot save this White
House. At this point in the Trump Administration, you know if you approve of Trump as president or not, and you know if you trust Trump and his staff or not. If you do, then more power to you; but if you do not, then the state of the nation is not going to get any better any time soon. While it may be human nature to find hope in the hopeless, if you are only sleeping because you have faith in Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner or General John Kelly, then maybe you should wake up. It is time everyone understands Trump does not hire “the best people.” Anyone who still works in the White House, and this number seems to shrink every week, is complicit toward Trump. If you do not have faith in Trump as president, then you should not have faith in his staff either.
It is time to spring past the outdated daylight savings time
HUNTER CLOUD
is a freshman majoring in communication. Contact him at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu.
In five days we will wake up, our bodies confused and our internal clocks messed up because we decide to go forward one hour on all our clocks. We have changed clocks for a century, but it is time we stop and leave the practice in the past. The beginnings of daylight savings time come from Germany in World War I as a way to conserve energy. Although Ben Franklin did propose the idea to the French in order for them to make better use of their time, Germany is the first country to actually implement a DST, according to Jeanna Bryner on Live Science. Germany thought it would conserve energy, so America decided to use it for the same reasons in wartime and used it twice in World War I and World War II. In 1974 Richard Nixon signed an act into law making DST official and uniform in the U.S.. Ignoring the fact Nixon
signed this act into law, we should pay attention to the fact DST does not actually save energy, or at least not a sizeable enough amount of energy to make it worth continuing. According to a report by the Department of Energy, electricity savings were 0.5 percent per day, or 0.03 percent over the entire year. The study also found the changes in traffic volume and energy from cars were so statistically insignificant, it could not be attributed to DST. If it does not conserve energy, what other things does DST allow us to save or do better? One argument is productivity in work and commerce; as in, if people have more daylight, they can do more and be more productive with the number of hours they have. This also means they have more time for recreation like we do in the summer. According to Brian Handwerk from National Geographic, on the debate of DST in the state of Utah, the Golf Alliance of Utah states if DST was abolished and they lost an hour, they would see a six percent reduction of play during peak season, resulting in the loss of $24 million per year to the Utah economy. In a study by Thomas Kantermann, Myriam Juda, Martha Merrow and Till
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Roenneberg for Current Biology, the effect of the change in times on the body is often determined by a chronotype most people have, which allows them to adjust to falling back more so than springing forward. It is like moving westward in time zones like you do in fall DST, and moving eastward in time zones like you do in spring. This means most of the United States’ population suffers every spring – which
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Whatever we do will influence our bodies in terms of sleep, although it would be more natural if DST was abandoned. The major problem with DST is we are forcing our bodies to change after they are used to one time. If we stuck with one time, we would be fine and would not have to waste time changing clocks in our cars and other nonmobile devices. We should get rid of DST due to the fact it does
not save energy, it affects most of us in a negative manner and we have the technology to allow us to continue to work regardless of the sun’s positioning in the sky. It is time we spring forward or fall away from the century-old practice of changing our clocks. It is time we give our bodies the chance to adapt to the changing time of the sun rising and setting in the most natural way possible.
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mind you, is less than a week away. So what can we do to change this and keep a somewhat similar time as to what we have? First, we should recognize both Arizona and Hawaii have completely ditched DST, and they are still alive and surviving, so we know the world would not end. We should also understand our bodies will want to wake up and go to sleep naturally based on the sunlight outside.
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A new carillon rings at MSU Chapel
EMMA DRAY BRASWELL STAFF WRITER
The rings of the carillon bells in the Chapel of Memories at Mississippi State University are familiar sounds for many students and alumni. However, these sounds were recently updated with the instillation of a new carillon. While many students did not know the old carillon was replaced until they heard different rings coming from the chapel courtyard, the project was in progress for roughly five years. According to Regina Hyatt, MSU’s vice president for student affairs, the older machine previously in use came to the university’s chapel in 1994 and became unreliable. “Thanks to the generous support of doctors George and Missy Hopper who established a foundation fund to support the Chapel, additional funds contributed during a campaign in the fall semester, and support from our divisional resources, we were able to purchase new equipment,” Hyatt said. Raymond Brooks, the assistant dean of students, said as issues began to pop up over time, MSU Event Services decided to do
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The MSU Chapel of Memories has installed a new “bell” system in hopes of more accurate and precisely timed chimes throughout the day. This is the chapel’s carillon first upgrade since 1994.
something to fix it. “The only thing we could make it do was play the same thing at the same time every day. Because of class schedules and weddings in the chapel and things like that, it made it very difficult to set up a playlist that would be conducive at all times,”
Brooks said. Weddings, for example, were particularly an issue because situations had the potential to come up when a couple was on the verge of saying “I do,” and the old carillon would ring out. Once proper funds were raised, the new carillon installation began as soon
as possible. “It’s only been a month or so ago, but once the final funds were raised, I was informed and told to order what we needed to order to get everything up and running, so we did that and within three weeks of doing that everything arrived,” Brooks said.
Since they received the equipment, the staff who takes care of the chapel has worked constantly to complete the replacement of carillons. “Within the next week, we’ll be able to be completely done and have everything back to the way it used to run at one time,”
Brooks said. The “bells” have always been electronic, but with the new equipment in use, they are more accurate and authentic sounding. Lucas McTaggart, who oversees the upkeep of the carillon equipment, said the new equipment gives them the “capability to connect an organ to it and let somebody actually play through the bells.” McTaggart said while the old carillon played computer-generated sounds, the new carillon uses sound samples. The new carillon also provides McTaggart and the rest of the team more control in what is played. It will also allow for greater flexibility than the previous carillon could. “Even the Westminster chime sounds different, and the company said the new one was redone so that it sounded like the actual Westminster chime,” McTaggart said. Brooks said the tradition of the chapel’s carillon is important to MSU. “I’m just happy that the university is going to be able to experience a tradition it had for many years and bring that back,” Brooks said. “When you’re out in the nice, pretty weather walking across campus, you’ll be able to hear that bell tower ring.”
Review: Jeff Rupp brings warm acoustic bliss to Starkville
LEAH WORLEY
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Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern closed out last week by hosting music artist Jeff Rupp on Saturday. Though it was far from Rupp’s first time at Dave’s or other local venue’s in the Starkville area, it was my first time listening to him. Unlike some other local bands I have reviewed like Jake Slinkard and Company and Tesheva, Jeff Rupp was not particularly astounding. He did not have a unique sound to be showcased or drooled over. His voice did not flood the room or
demand to be heard on a bigger stage. I doubt he would make it to the big leagues, but these factors do not take away from the quality of the music. Where Tesheva hits you like a swig of absinthe, Rupp was a fine-aged bourbon to perfectly suite the mood for a Saturday night spent at Dave’s. Most of Rupp’s set was covers of iconic pieces and artists. Songs ranged from The Jungle Book’s “I Wanna Be Like You” to Led Zeppelin, with many others in between. His well-placed runs on the acoustic guitar played off Walton Jones’ jazzy
chords on the keyboard. At one point, Jones picked up the bass guitar while Jimmy Redd used his “birthday boy
another cover which got the crowd singing along. Occasionally, Redd or Jones would add in a
“The bluesy rhythm was just enough for listeners to want to swal along as they ate fried pub food and enjoyed drinks with friends or significant others.” privilege” to hop on keys. The trio took a few minutes for a brief impromptu jam session before leading into
harmony to Rupp’s timbre. Most of the time, the dimly lit tables of people were not locked in deep awe
of the musicians. Yet, after each rendition of a song they may have just lost in the background, the crowd clapped its approval. The bluesy rhythm was just enough for listeners to want to sway along as they ate fried pub food and enjoyed drinks with friends or significant others. The music was exactly what it needed to be. Jake Slinkard and Company plays like they have already adjusted their sound to perform on their own big stages. Tesheva plays the kind of music you would expect to hear at a music festival as you sit on a blanket. Jeff Rupp had none of this but was still
everything you would want to hear in the moment. He and Jones were able to just play wholesome, good music to set the vibe. Sometimes, listeners need the flashy fog machines and sudden breaks and beats to make the heart stop. However, the more variety someone adds to expand their musical palette, the more he or she can develop a taste for a sound at different points in time. Sometimes you just need to sit and soak in warm acoustic bliss away from the sharp notes of bands filling a stereo. When those moments come, Rupp is one to listen to.
Noche Latina celebrates Latin culture EMMA KING
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is to be a voice for an underrepresented minority and embrace its shared ethnicity. The organization hosts many events throughout the academic year, including an Ask a Latino panel, Día de los Muertos celebration and various film series. The group also plans to take part in an upcoming International Fiesta for the third consecutive year.
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Noche Latina, a night of food, dancing and music, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. March 7 in the Colvard Student Union’s Dawg House. Noche Latina is the Latino Student Association’s signature event of the spring semester, offering attendees an aroundthe-world atmosphere focusing on Latin culture. Over 10 countries will be represented at the event. The keynote speaker of Noche Latina is Karina Zelaya, an assistant professor in the Classical and Modern Languages and Literature department at Mississippi State University. The event will also feature salsa, bachata and merengue lessons taught by the MSU Ballroom Dance Club. A variety of foods will be provided, including arroz con gandules, elotes and patacones. This will be the Latino Student Association’s third annual Noche Latina, a tradition started in 2016, and LSA President Hannah Reyes does not see it ending anytime soon. “Since this event means so much to our members, I believe Noche Latina will continue going strong for years to come,” said Reyes,
a senior Kinesiology major. The goal of Noche Latina is to encourage and appreciate the unique cultures represented within the LSA. Creating a community in which Hispanic and Latin students and their allies can support one another in all of their pursuits, whether academic, professional or personal, is important to the group. The Latino Student Association also wants to raise awareness of the cultures, communities and experiences of Hispanic and Latin students. One of the organization’s advisors, Kei Mamiya, said Noche Latina can only grow from here. “Noche Latina offers a fun time for all people at the university, and also from outside,” Mamiya said. “People will be able to experience and enjoy food, music and dance from Latin American countries while learning about their cultures. We want to make it bigger each year.” The Latino Student Association is a social organization available to everyone who holds a passion for Latin culture. The group was formed Sept. 8, 2015, by former president Daisy Edwards. Noche Latina began not long after, and it continues to be one of the group’s biggest events.
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No. 25 Mississippi State University (16-3) came off of a good weekend out west heading into a doubleheader on Saturday. The front end of the doubleheader was against Mercer University (13-5). MSU exploded in the fourth inning with five runs and three hits to take a six to one lead. Reggie Harrison, a senior infielder from Magnolia, Texas, who transferred from the University of Arkansas, hit two home runs in the game against Mercer, along with two of her teammates. “It was a lot of home runs from everybody, it was a collective team goal,” Harrison said. “We kind had a plan and everybody stuck to the plan. We chipped away and it worked out for us.” Emily Williams, a freshman pitcher from Carrollton, Georgia, helped MSU escape a jam in two innings, and stuck out a career-high 13 batters in seven innings pitched. Williams said freshman catcher Mia Davidson helped her confidence in the game. “It went really good, Mia behind the plate did awesome,” Williams said. “She caught a lot of foul tips, and strikes, blocked everything up. It just gave me a lot of confidence to have her back there.” MSU head coach Vann Stuedeman said it was important to get seven innings out of Williams, but wanted to keep her pitch count down. Williams threw 159 pitches, only giving up one run. “I think it was important for us to get seven full innings out of Williams in the first game,” Stuedeman said. “She trudged through, I think she threw like 160 pitches, so she has got to learn how to get that number down a bit. It was important for her to feel that.” Macey Petrey pinched
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Cassady Knuden, senior from Altoona, Iowa, pitched five innings and struck out eight batters in MSUʼs 9-0 win over SHSU on Saturday.
a hit for Harrison and hit a home run to left field in her first at-bat to punctuate the dominant performance. MSU won 7-1 over Mercer. They made a quick turnaround in a game against Sam Houston State University (6-13). “It is fun to see freshman get in there and get, Grace Dabbs got her first career triple,” Stuedeman said. “Macey Petry hit her first home run. (It was) fun to get everybody out there and get people reps, and get other people rest.” Harrison hit double in the win over SHSU as MSU won 9-0. Now on a threegame winning streak, she said the team found success by sticking to the process. “Sticking with the process to be honest, we preach a lot about the process and playing the game one pitch at a time,” Harrison said. “That is really what we are doing is just playing the game. Not really worrying about whoever is on the other side of the dugout, playing the game and focusing on that.” Stuedeman said the team tried to improve their defense
this weekend, and they are always working toward something. “We are feeling confident, and it is always nice to get to come in to conference play feeling confident,” Stuedeman said. “It will be important for us to maintain that confidence until we hit conference play. We gained some confidence out in California that we just got to improve upon.” MSU wrapped up the weekend with a game against Sam Houston State on Sunday afternoon. MSU got off to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth after a sacrifice fly drove in a run, and excellent base-running combined with SHSU’s poor fielding resulted in another score. They scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth, and MSU went on to win 5-0 as they closed out the Bulldog Slamboree. Emily Heimberger scored three times as she went 3-3 from the plate. Stuedeman said when you have a runner in scoring position, it does not take much to get them home, and this was true today. “Emily Heimberger was
on fire, it seemed like she was always on base and always on third with less than two outs,” Stuedeman said. “That is when we can set up those sac flies, hit and runs or just hit a hole. That sets up the offense to get some runs on the board. That was a positive to see.” Holly Ward threw a complete game and struck out 10 in her outing. Stuedeman had plenty of praise for her performance on the mound and called Ward’s performance “fantastic.” “She pitched lightsout, zero walks, that’s huge, and we want them to be 87 percent strike on first or second pitch and she was 100 percent today,” Stuedeman said. “Just a fantastic job, she used all of her pitches today and we tried using some different pitches in some different situations just trying to get ready for conference play.” MSU will take on Boston College Wednesday before taking on the University Illinois this weekend. The first pitch is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Shoop brings ‘hunt the ball’ mentality to MSU TAYLOR RAYBURN SPORTS EDITOR
While football head coach Joe Moorhead plans on calling the plays and running the offense, he introduced his defensive play caller, Bob Shoop, in a press conference last Wednesday. Shoop has spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee. Before then, he spent two seasons running the defense at Pennsylvania State University and three seasons at Vanderbilt University. In his three seasons at Vanderbilt, his teams finished 19th, 22nd and 26th in total defense. At Penn State, his defenses finished second and 15th in total defense. Shoop, a graduate of Yale, is expected to run a 4-2-5 defense but said he will tailor his scheme to the talent on his roster instead of the forcing a square peg into a round hole. “Rather than recruit players to fit a scheme, you try to tailor your scheme to what your players can do,” Shoop said. However, he did make one of his defensive philosophies clear. “What is non-negotiable is we are going to be in your face. I truly believe in that,” Shoop said. “The phrase we’ve adopted on the defensive side of the ball is hunt: HTB, hunt the ball. We want to hunt the ball in everything we’re doing.” He inherited a defense which finished last season ninth in total defense and boasts two first-team AllSEC players in defensive lineman Jeffrey Simmons and Montez Sweat. “There’s a bunch of guys up front where we can run eight, nine or 10 guys up front,” Shoop said. “We have as much depth up front as any place I have ever been, and I don’t feel like there is a significant drop-off between those guys.”
Shoop will also coach the safeties, which is led by TaxSlayer Bowl MVP Mark McLaurin. Shoop said he felt McLaurin has changed since his performance in the bowl game. “When I observe him, he’s taken his bowl game and it’s helped him grow,” Shoop said. “His confidence has grown significantly. I didn’t know him prior to this, but I get the impression that he is a different person. He’s taken a leadership role to the next level and it’s been exciting.” On the defensive side of the ball, MSU retained two of their assistant coaches in Terrell Buckley, who coaches corners, and Brain Baker, who coaches the defensive line. “I’m excited that we’re able to retain Bake (Brain Baker) and Buck (Terrell Buckley),” Shoop said. “They’ve been a great resource for me learning the lay of the land and the landscape of things.” To coach the linebackers, Moorhead brought in former San Francisco 49ers defensive quality control coach Tem Lukabu. The biggest difference between the NFL and college is recruiting. Lukabu said his NFL experience will help him in recruiting players. “Number one, the guys we are going to target are the guys that want to play professionally,” Lukabu said. “In my experience, those guys want to play under coaches that know what it takes to get there, and then number two, what it takes to stay in the professional ranks.” Lukabu also talked about what made him want to leave the NFL and come back to the college ranks. I wanted to work with Joe Moorhead again, I worked with him briefly at Fordham University,” Lukabu said. “He brought me on as defensive coordinator, then I got an opportunity to go to the
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Bob Shoop spoke to the media covering MSU for the first time last Wednesday afternoon.
NFL; so in the back of my mind if I had another great opportunity to work with him, I knew I would be very aggressive in taking that job.” MSU has young talent at linebacker in Leo Lewis, Willie Gay and Erroll Thompson. Lukabu was asked if MSU has future NFL players at linebacker. “There is no question, you can see it from afar,” Lukabu
said. “The roster that is here. It is ready to win. The talent is here, the desire is here and the work ethic is here.” Lukabu and Shoop will have their first real look at MSU’s defense on March 20, when MSU opens up spring practice. They will practice five straight weeks and then scrimmage in the annual Maroon and White Spring Game April 21.
Mississippi State University’s women’s basketball (32-1, 16-0 SEC) is a projected number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. This statement was true before Sunday’s 62-51 loss to the University of South Carolina Gamecocks (266, 12-4 SEC) in the SEC Tournament final, and it remains true even after after the loss. MSU won the outright SEC Title during the regular season, but the tournament title eluded them. While NCAA tournament standings were likely not affected, the loss of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina for the third time in a row is certainly a gut-punch for a team many felt to be unrivaled in the SEC after winning the outright regular season title earlier in dominant fashion. Head coach Vic Schaefer and his players maintained throughout their winning streak there are segments to the basketball season, and when each part is over, they close the door on it. With only the NCAA Tournament left, they must now, more than ever, shut the door on the past while still learning from it. State had no answer for South Carolina star and SEC Player of the Year A’ja Wilson, but most teams will not have a player of her caliber. They have to figure out what to do when teams successfully eliminate the threat of Teaira McCowan and nobody on the team can land a shot. Morgan William had 10 points in this game and was the second leading scorer, but only played 29 minutes, and not at all in the fourth quarter. Vic
Schaefer elected to go with defense, but could William have given a boost to a struggling offense when they needed it most? What about throwing Chloe Bibby into the mix? This is something Schaefer will have to figure out in the event a team finds a way to shut down McCowan again. The rest of the team struggled as well. For a team known for their offense, MSU shot only 34.5 percent from the field and missed five layups in the fourth quarter. But the truth is they were not only outscored, but out rebounded by 15 as well. There are people who say the women needed this loss, but this could not be further from the truth. This team was not cocky, it was confident. They are still on a collision with the still undefeated (and now only undefeated team in the country) University of Connecticut, (30-0, 16-0 AAC) a team which already beat South Carolina 83-58 earlier this season. Even so, this loss was far more damaging than any other loss MSU could have had all season. It was not just the stage, but the opponent as well. South Carolina is a mountain they thought to have climbed when they beat them earlier in the season. South Carolina’s head coach Dawn Staley now owns 11 out of the last 12 meetings with the Bulldogs. In essence, she has MSU’s number, and she’s figured out how to beat them. For now. Schaefer and the Bulldogs need mental toughness with the NCAA tournament looming nearer, as they will no longer be the favorite in every game. They have shown they can be beaten, and every team they face from now on will try to duplicate what the Gamecocks did on Sunday. But this is all they can do, shut the door and move on. The perfect season is over, but a potential National Championship season is not out of the picture.
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