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Student company wins $10,000 by Eshan Newaz Staff Writer

The Entrepreneurship Center at Mississippi University held its Final Start-up Competition award ceremony for eWeek 2015 at the Hunter Henry Center on April 10 at 4:00 pm. eWeek gives students who have started their own companies the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a group of established entrepreneurs for the chance to win large money prizes they can use to further their business. The grand prize winners, a company named Vibe, received $10,000 from Tellus Operating Group, who sponsors the prize money. There were also bonus People’s Choice awards decided by the audience that added $250 to the total winnings of the companies the people voted for. Vibe and a company called Consumable both won the People’s Choice award for separate events. Vibe, a team comprised of Kaylie Mitchell and Hagan Walker, provides clubs, hotels and restaurants with and atmospheric lighting and ﬂavors for drinks. Kylight’s mission, the runner-up company, is to improve the longevity of organic products by using the germicidal properties of UV rays. John Mooney, senior marketing major, said he put a lot of work into naming his business and talking to numerous people to market his winning company Consumable. “I’m still working on funding because there’s a lot of moving parts,” Mooney said. “But the initial business is pretty hot.” Mooney said the Entrepreneurship center at MSU helped him build his idea and get feedback from successful entrepreneurs. “It’s a great place to hatch different ideas,” Mooney said. “When you surround yourself with entrepreneurs you think in that mindset and it changes the way you look at the world.”

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The start-up company Vibes was awarded $10,250 dollars last Friday, bringing eWeek to a close. eWeek, or entrepreneur week, is a business competition held by the E-Center that allows students who have started or want to start their own companies to pitch their business ideas to a panel of established entreprenuers that decides which participant has the best business idea.

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Modern E-Center to be built this summer by Vanessa Cotton Staff Writer

Construction on a hi-tech, modern Entrepreneur Center will begin this summer, but will not be ﬁnished until December 2015.

The E-center is for any potential entrepreneur who would like to start a business. It’s available to faculty, staff, and students. It is mostly funded by private donations by alumni through the MSU Foundation. This project cost roughly around $625,000. The E-Center will con-

tribute $1,000 to $3,000 from grants to help fund the construction, and the Angel Network, an investment group, will contribute roughly $50,000 to $1 million dollars. The vision statement for the E-Center states, “The principle goal of the renovation project is to create an impact-

ful, unique home and central nucleus for all entrepreneurial activity by students, faculty, and staff right in the heart of campus at Mississippi State University, as well as become a gateway to community & industry partners who seek to engage with these innovators.” Program Manager for the

Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and MSU Alumni, Eric Hill, said the program had an increase in the number of walk-ins since early July last year to date, and now around 179 people are interested in starting their own startups. “The reason for starting the E-center is the number

of people interested in starting companies here, at MSU, has doubled in the last two years and is being constructed to support that growing number,” Hill said. “We do support Alumni startups as long as they involve an MSU student as a partner and that allows us to support an Alumni startup.” ECENTER, 3

MSU welcomes new Bully

MSU’s College of Business turns 100 by Kayla McNair Staff Writer

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Meet Jak: Heʼll be the twenty-first in the line of English Bulldogs to don a leather harness and march onto campus with the rest of MSUʼs best and brightest.

Mississippi State University’s College of Business is hosting several events throughout 2015 stretching out its Centennial Anniversary Celebration to last the entire year. The College of Business has just launched The campaign centers around the systematic release of six keywords that exemplify what the College of Business means. With the release of the first keyword, “Integrity,” the college hosted guest speaker Cynthia Cooper, former accountant and whistleblower for the WorldCom scandal. Cooper visited the university and spoke to students on the meaning of the word integrity. “Discovery” the second word to be released was announced last month

to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the college’s PhD program. In honor of eWeek, an entrepreneurship event hosted by the College of Business last week, the word “Innovation” was released. Emily Daniels, marketing and advancement coordinator for the College of Business, says the college is also updating its e-center to promote its students entrepreneurship efforts. Stormy Rains, junior business administration major and owner of Greenberry Vintage Flannel Company, says her company has grown because of what she has learned in the classroom. “I had the privilege of competing in Entrepreneurship week Post-Revenue competition this year. It was an incredible opportunity to get myself out there and get feedback from working professionals,” Rains said. ANNIVERSARY, 2

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Catch-A-Dream raises $80,000 by Savannah Taggart Staff Writer

Sigma Chi hosted its 58th Derby Days last week, a weeklong philanthropy event hosted by Mississippi State University’s Sigma Chi Fraternity on behalf of its philanthropy, Catch-ADream Foundation. This organization was founded at MSU in 2000 when the Make a Wish foundation established a policy preventing the foundation from granting wishes that involved hunting or the use of ﬁrearms, hunting bows or other hunting/ sport-shooting equipment. Catch-A-Dream grants once-in-a-lifetime hunting

said. “They aren’t just Derby Days chairman, and fishing experiences to James Coggin, said he children 18 years or young- someone who sent me on was overer with whelmed life threatby all the ening “I was given the opportunity of a support he illnesses. lifetime to fulfill a dream that I would saw this Taylor year from Bufkin, have never have been able to without sophthe Greek Catch-A-Dream.” community, omore hopes the public rest of the relations -Taylor Buf kin, sophomore PR major student major, body will said she be motihad her vated to help with such a wish granted by the Catcha trip and went away they A-Dream foundation over have been a huge part of great cause. “The sorority involvea decade ago, and she says my life for almost 12 years ment is what makes Derby the foundation still impacts now.” So far this year, Sigma Days what it is,” Coggin her life. Chi has raised $80,000, said. To “I was given the opportunity of a lifetime to fulfill which is enough to send at learn more about the a dream that I would have least 20 children on a hunt- Catch-A-Dream Foundation, visit their website at never been able to without ing and fishing trip across the U.S. and Canada. www.catchadream.org. Catch-A-Dream,” Bufkin

eWEEK “It’s a great place to hatch different ideas,” Mooney said. “When you surround yourself with entrepreneurs, you think in that mindset, and it changes the way you look at the world.” Mooney said his company will supply products people use on a regular basis and the target market would be college students. “We ship you your needs on a regular basis such as toilet paper, deodorant, toothpaste, body wash and q-tips,” Mooney said. “We send all those on intervals so a person doesn’t have to run out of the products,because we’ve all had that frustrating moment.” Johnie Sublett, senior aerospace engineering major, said he entered the eWeek competitions with his company Smart Drone, LLC., and the E-center helped him obtain $500 funding for the prototype. “It’s giving me a real world business sense,” Sublett said. “You are having to talk to real world investors and it’s a great way to get easy investment.” Sublett said his company builds quadcopters, small helicopters with four rotors. Subett participated in the elevator pitch competition during the eWeek. “We’re not the ﬁ rst

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people to do develop this but we are innovating the features with added functionality,” Sublett said. Keith Kakadia, senior marketing major, said he participated in the competition with an internal project of his main company Sociallyin. “We were in the post revenue stage of the competition and won a People’s Choice Award of $250,” Kakadia said. He said the E-center provided immense support for his company, and now Sociallyin is an extremely successful business. Sociallyin provides companies with social media, graphic design and web development services to enhance their profit, Keith said. “E-center has been a tremendous help in fi nding new things for us,” Kakadia said. “Defi nitely wouldn’t be here without them.” Teams were judged based on venture potential and possibility of long-term success. Each team had 10 minutes to present in front of the judges and five minutes for question and answers. The judges were Chip Miskelly (Miskelly Furniture), Keith Mooney

Thursday, April 9, 2015 9:14 a.m. A employee reported receiving harassing phone calls and texts from an ex-boyfriend. Friday, April 10, 2015 9:30 a.m. A employee reported her vehicle damaged by a large pot hole behind the Wise Center. 11:16 a.m. A student reported his trombone stolen from his locker room in the band hall. 03:54 p.m. A visitor’s wallet was found on B.S Hood. Saturday, April 11, 2015 1:00 a.m. A student was issued a justice court citation and a student referral for minor in possession of alcohol on Fraternity Row. 2:53 a.m. A visitor was arrested on Stone Boulevard for driving under the influence and driving on the wrong side of the road. A justice court citation was issued. 7:11 p.m. A visitor fell off her horse at the Horse Park. No medical assistance was needed. 9:17 p.m. A student was arrested on Barr Avenue for public drunkness. Student referral was issued. 11:40 p.m. A student was arrested on College View Street for speeding 40/20 and driving with a suspended driver’s license. A justice court citation and a student referral was issued.

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Kaylie Mitchell and Hagan Walker pitch their start-up Vibe to the pannel of judges.

(Cadence Bank), Aaron Paul (Acquisition Finders), Abby Thompson (Camgian Microsystems), Ben Walton (MS Angel Network), Bubba Weir (InnovateMS). Tellus Operating Group,

Jewelry and Accessories Sale • Thursday, April 16 7 am–6 pm • Friday, April 17 7 am–4 pm Choose from a wonderful selection of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, watches, brooches, rings, scarves, handbags, coin purses, hair accessories and more!

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LLC, Talos Energy LLC, MSU Lumnus Mark Dumas, Baker Donelson, MSU College of Business and Bagely College of Engineering supported eWeek.

“We’re supposed to have the opening of the new entrepreneurship center in October, or December at the very latest,” Rains said. “We’re hoping to have some sort of centennial/ entrepreneurship event to go along with its opening, but we decided to go ahead and release ‘Innovation’ to go along with the e-week event.” MSU’s College of Business is also hosting several events for students and alumni throughout the year to promote the anniversary. The events include an alumni breakfast during Super Bulldog Weekend and an ice cream social for students catered by Bops on April 22. In the fall there will be a “Back to School” barbecue for students and a golf tournament for students and alumni in which the PGA is donating a golf bag signed by participants of the Ryder Cup. The 100th anniversary gala will be held November 12, 2015 in the Gridiron Club. A well-known celebrity guest has already committed to being the speaker at the gala, however a name cannot be released at this time. Whitney Smith, junior business administration major, said she’s excited for the upcoming events hosted by the College of Business. “Not only is the College

of Business great academically, but they are really trying to socialize with their students and give them opportunities to make connections with other business majors that could come in handy down the road,” Smith said. Daniels said extending the centennial celebration throughout the year will bring attention from different media outlets and positivly affect the college’s overall rankings. “Rankings basically depend on the school’s visibility, so this anniversary is our opportunity to get the word out and let people know that we are the oldest college of business in the state of Mississippi.” Tommy Sloan, freshman business major said this kind of anniversary will beneﬁt the entire university. “The attention the College of Business anniversary will draw in is something really positive that I think paints the university as one that is wrapped in tradition and all the things that the College of Business stands for,” Sloan said. The College of Business has yet to reveal the words ‘Leadership,’ ‘Opportunity,’ and ‘Community.’ The college plans to reveal these in the fall as well as host events that support them.

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Section 805:Means of Egress Section 805.2 General: The means of egress shall comply with the requirements of this section. Exceptions: 1. Where the work area and the means of egress serving it comlpies with NFPA 101. 2. Means of egress conforming to the requiremenst of the building code under which the building was constructed shall be considered compliant means of egress if, in the opinion of the code official, they do not constitute a distinct hazard to life.

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Section 805.4 Egress Doorways: Egress doorways in any work area shall comply with Sections 805.4.1 through 805.4.5.

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Section 805.4.1Two Egress Doorways Required. Work areas shall be provided with two egress doorways in accordance with the requiremenst of Section 805.4.1.1 and 805.4.1.2.

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SECTION 1008 DOORS, GATES AND TURNSTILES 1008.1 Doors. The minimum width of each door opening shall be sufficient for the occupant load thereof and shall provide a clear width of 32 inches (813 mm). Clear openings of doorways with swinging doors shall be measured between the face of the door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees (1.57 rad). Where this section requires a minimum clear width of 32 inches (813 mm) and a door opening includes two door leaves without a mullion, one leaf shall provide a clear opening width of 32 inches (813 mm). The maximum width of a swinging door leaf shall be 48 inches (1219 mm) nominal. Means of egress doors in a Group I-2 occupancy used for the movement of beds shall provide a clear width not less than 41 1/2 inches (1054 mm). The height of door openings shall not be less than 80 inches (2032 mm).

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903.2 Where required. Approved automatic sprinkler systems in new buildings and structures shall be provided in the locations described in Sections 903.2.1 through 903.2.12.

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Section 1005: Means of Egress Sizing 1005.1 General. All portions of the means of egress system shall be sized in accordance with this section. 1005.2 Minimum width based on component. The minimum width, in inches (mm), of any means of egress components shall not be less than that specified for such component, elsewhere in this code. 1005.3 Required capacity based on occupant load. The required capacity, in inches (mm), of the means of egress for any room, area, space or story shall not be less than that determined in accordance with Sections 1005.3.1 and 1005.3.2: 1005.7.1 Doors. Doors, when fully opened, shall not reduce the required width by more than 7 inches (178 mm). Doors in any position shall not reduce the required width by more than one-half. TABLE 1005.1 - EGRESS WIDTH PER OCCUPANT LOAD EGRESS COMPONENT (inches per occupant) ■ Other 0.2

SECTION 1011 EXIT SIGNS 1011.1 Where required. Exits and exit access doors shall be marked by an approved exit sign readily visible from any direction of egress travel. The path of egress travel to exits and within exits shall be marked by readily visible exit signs to clearly indicate the direction of egress travel in cases where the exit or the path of egress travel is not immediately visible to the occupants. Intervening means of egress doors within exits shall be marked by exit signs. Exit sign placement shall be such that no point in an exit access corridor or exit passageway is more than 100 feet (30 480 mm) or the listed viewing distance for the sign, whichever is less, from the nearest visible exit sign. Section 1014: Exit Access 1014.3 Common path of egress travel. The common path of egress travel shall not exceed the common path of egress travel distances in Table 1014.3.

Section 805.4.1.1 Occupant Load and Travel Distance. in any work area, all rooms and spaces having an occupant load greater than 50 or in which the travel distance to an exit exceeds 75 feet shall have a minimum of two egress doorways.

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SECTION 1015 EXIT AND EXIT ACCESS DOORWAYS 1015.2.1 Two exits or exit access doorways. Where two exits or exit access doorways are required from any portion of the exit access, the exit doors or exit access doorways shall be placed a distance apart equal to not less than one-half of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the building or area to be served measured in a straight line between exit doors or exit access doorways. Interlocking or scissor stairs shall be counted as one exit stairway. Exceptions: 2. Where a building is equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2, the separation distance of the exit doors or exit access doorways shall not be less than one-third of the length of the maximum overall diagonal dimension of the area served. Section 1016: Exit Access Travel Distance Section 1016.1 Travel distance limitations. Exits shall be so located on each story such that the maximum length of exit access travel, measured from the most remote point within a story along the natural and unobstructed path of egress travel to an exterior exit door at the level of exit discharge, an entrance to a vertical exit enclosure, an exit passageway, a horizontal exit, an exterior exit stairway or an exterior exit ramp, shall not exceed the distances given in Table 1016.1. TABLE 1016.1 - EXIT ACCESS TRAVEL DISTANCE OCCUPANCY B (Business)

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1016.3 Measurement. Exit access travel distance shall be measured from the most remote point within a story along the natural and unobstructed path of horizontal and vertical egress travel to the entrance to an exit.

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Chapter 3 - Use & Occupancy Classification Section 304: Business Group Section 304.1: Business Group occupancy includes among others, the use of a building or structure, or portion thereof, for ofice, professional or service- type transactions, incluing storage of records and accounts. Business occupancies shall include, but not be limited to the folowing: - Education occupancies for students above the 12th grade.

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Chapter 8 - Alterations- Level 2 Section 801 General Section 801.2 Alteration Level 1 Compliance. In addition to the requirements of this chapter, all work shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 7. Section 801.3 Compliance. all new construction elements, components, systems, and spaces shall comply with the requiremwnts of the International Building Code.

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The new E-center will be located in McCool Hall right across from the PGA lab rooms and the finance strategic lab. Its walls will be made entirely out of glass. Also, there will be four or five student workers who have all started their own businesses to help others in their business ventures. The new facility will be 2,100 square feet. There will be break out areas for anyone to come and work on business plans. There will also be a reception area, conference rooms that are remote enable with three LCD TVs and a HD camera system to feature video conferences. The E-Center will come with an Entrepreneur in Residence. The office will allow anyone coming from out of state to work with other entrepreneurs.

Pryor and Marrow is the architect ﬁrm that will construct the E-Center Stephens Daniel is the architect who designed the center. A bid for contractors will go out April 21, and construction will begin in June and gothrough October. Ced Hapmton, sophomore marketing major from Jackson, Mississippi, said this will be a good asset for MSU. “I feel that it’s a great opportunity, because everybody has an entrepreneurial spirit, but not everyone acts on it,” Hampton said. “This center will expand other’s horizon and anything that MSU does to innovates our students, faculty and staff resources where we can tap into our resources is amazing.”

Editor’s Note: The April 7 print edition of The Reflector featured an article that stated the Humane Society was hosting a ‘Dog Jog’ on April 11. The ‘Dog Jog’ will take place Saturday April 25 at 9 a.m. The Reflector regrets this error.

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A Worthy Cause

Public safety through body cameras necessary

In North Charleston, South Carolina, a police officer, Michael Slager, has been charged with the murder of Walter Scott. Slager shot Scott in the back when he attempted to flee from an arrest. According to the New York Times, “The shooting unfolded after Officer Slager stopped the driver of a Mercedes-Benz with a broken tail light. Mr. Scott ran away and Officer Slager chased him…He fired his Taser…but it did not stop Mr. Scott. Moments after the struggle, Officer Slager reported on his radio, ‘Shots fired and the subject is down. He took my Taser.’” The Times reported Slager said he feared for his own safety because Scott took his stun gun

during their scuffle after the traffic stop. If this part of the story were true, some might argue Slager was permitted to use lethal force to protect himself. Cell phone video from a bystander indisputably shows that this is not what took place. The chilling video begins right before

shows Slager shooting Scott eight times while he is running away. After the eighth shot, Scott went down. After Scott is laying face first on the ground, Slager picks up his Taser and drops it by Scott’s body ostensibly to frame him for aggression. It is important

“His actions have undermined the very principles he was tasked with upholding as a law enforcement officer.” Scott attempts to run. The video shows Officer Slager attempting to use his Taser to subdue Scott, but the Taser fails. It then

to recognize the details of Slager’s purported lie will be determined in a court of law, but the video evidence does seem to be very clear.

The shooting itself is egregious enough to merit the harshest of penalties, but what appears to have been an attempt to lie and cover up his actions to frame a dead victim catapults Slager’s vile act into an even more abhorrent category. His actions undermined the principles he was tasked with upholding as a law enforcement officer. As Jonah Goldberg writes for National Review, “Faith in the fairness of the justice system is simply indispensable to a democracy and social peace.” Slager made a mockery of this faith in fairness. His actions will undoubtedly damage the relationships between the decent, upstanding police men and women and the communities

they ser ve to protect. I fear what may have happened without the cell phone video. I cannot predict hypotheticals, but I would venture a guess this would have been swept under the rug and out of the spotlight if his narrative would have been driven by an unlawful, nefarious man like Michael Slager. This episode should be further evidence of the need of widespread implementation of body cameras for police officers. If used properly, they will serve to protect officers who strive to perform indispensable duties honorably, and will foster confidence between distrusting communities and police forces by shining a light on those whodisregard that trust like

Walton Chaney is a senior majoring in history and political science. He can be contacted at opinion@reﬂector.msstate.edu.

Michael Slager. For Walter Scott’s family, I hope for proper justice – whatever it may be at this point. For Michael Slager, I hope for a prison cell that affords the opportunity to contemplate how his contemptible actions have damaged the profession in which he chose to be a part.

Letter to the Editor Consuming Fire condemns itself by Richard Fairchild

Consuming Fire Fellowship Church arrived to much dismay among the Mississippi State University student body on April 7th. Their reception was not pretty around campus. For the past two semesters, Consuming Fire Fellowship has brought stories of ﬁ re and brimstone to our campus body, their message being that groups like the Baptist Student Union (BSU), Wesley and Freethinkers, Agnostics and Atheists at MSU (FAAMSU) will lead all of us to hell. Their message

contains ideas that women can’t be preachers, and these groups do not teach the Bible in a truthful manner. However, when questioned on their knowledge of the Bible, they appear to pick and choose as well. The community reaction was sending a message just as strong as Consuming Fire. Homosexuals, Atheists, Christians and other people of spiritual belief seemed to all share the emotion of anger when they surrounded one member of the congregation. Thankfully, the MSU police presence presented an atmosphere that violence would not be tolerated, and any person

on the drill ﬁeld has to be respected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. With violence not being the answer, the student body took the same resources available to the Consuming Fire Church as well. Students shouted to send a message throughout campus. Students even used social media to project their disagreement. Local social media became littered with “no true Scotsman” fallacies. A statement made on YikYak had over 50 positive votes, stating, “These people out there are not real Christians, don’t let them turn you away from

Christ.” Merriam-Webster deﬁ nes a Christian as a person who has accepted the teachings of Jesus Christ. So, if these people do accept the teachings of Jesus Christ, does that make them Christian? One quote from a popular social media application had a particular statement that resonated with me. It read, “I think it’s safe to say most people on here disagree with the people on the Drill Field. So ignore them. They have to come to that realization on their own.” I did not make that statement, but I do agree with the logic. Protesting only gives Consuming Fire strength.

One group, F.A.A.M.S.U approaches the situation differently. Every semester, they have an Ask-AnAtheist Day. This semester, they are hosting anyone who wishes to discuss anything about atheism April 16 on the Drill Field. Resources from the Secular Student Alliance helps F.A.A.M.S.U. promote ideas of positive atheism and dismiss general misconceptions about atheists and atheism. Another outlet of positive discussion on campus is the Interfaith Council. Every semester it holds events with people of Faith and non-Faith in the community. Events such as

“Coffee with a Muslim” and “Coffee with a Christian” promote a learning experience in a safe and positive environment. The lesson to be expected here on campus is that MSU is a place to exchange ideas with co-operation. Diversity on campus helps drive an atmosphere that leads to creative ideas that beneﬁt all of society. Even the Consuming Fire Fellowship street preaching was a positive experience for our university. We all learned that together we are humans, learning at the same institution, and we are also not all the same.

Violence may lead to second civil rights movement by Brandon Pittman Contributing Writer

It has been almost a month since the forceful arrest of Martese Johnson by plain clothes officers of Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control. The incident happened at midnight on St. Patrick’ Day not far from the University of Virginia’s campus. It started after Johnson allegedly presented the owner of Trinity Irish Pub a false ID. And when officers confronted him, he

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involved in numerous organizations around campus. He had no previous run-ins with the law and is known as being well-respected by his peers on campus. So how does an individual like that end up face down on the sidewalk? His roommate told news sources the ID Johnson presented to the pub that night was not fake, but had a separate ZIP code from the one his mother used. Johnson’s mother, a Chicago native, recently moved and changed codes. Johnson had not remembered it yet, so when asked for his ZIP code by the pub owner, he accidently gave the wrong one. According to an NBC news release, Kevin Badke, owner of Trinity Irish Pub, said Johnson was not irate and was actually well-mannered. The two had a brief discussion, and Badke explained to Johnson reasons he would not be permitted to enter the pub. He said at no point did he detect Johnson was intoxicated during their discussion. Badke went on to explain Johnson left the pub and walked further down University Avenue. Moments later, he claimed there was commotion and officers were surrounding Johnson. So the issue we are

faced with and the question we need answered is why was he arrested in such a brutal manner? All signs show his innocence in the matter, and even his demeanor with the pub owner suggests he was in his right mind. If everyone agreed Johnson was initially sober and calm, how does something like this happen? When I think about this case, it feels like a familiar narrative to me. A young black male who is profiled

education and integrity leaves him with a bloody face, something is very wrong indeed. When I asked a few people around campus about the incident, many felt it is a constant portrayal and stereotype of a black male in dispute with law enforcement. Rosalyn Odum, senior kinesiology major, said the officers lacked respect for Johnson as a person, despite his merits. “Clearly it doesn’t mat-

“Social media allows people to access information about disparities and injustice often in real-time, and a lot of citizens, specifically university students, are able to express their disdain for hate.” for some reason and is harassed by law enforcement. I know there are more officers that adhere to their training and do not confront individuals based on their own personal views of society, yet there are still officers who see their badge as a right to abuse their authority. Something is definitely wrong when a young man with a positive future in store for him gets handcuffed and a knee to his head. When a young man’s

ter at all. Going to college, having a degree and having a good job doesn’t mean anything,” Odum said. “All they see is black and then violence. They aren’t learning from other officers’s mistakes.” Odum also said she believes a change has to happen in law enforcement first; otherwise the trend of violence on black males will extend into the next generation. Timothy Fair, assistant director of MSU’s Holmes

Cultural Diversity Center, explained how stereotypes give rise to deeper issues. “It’s far different to stereotype than it is to discriminate.” Fair said. “We all hold certain biases. Part of learning to accept other people is acknowledging those biases. However, When a stereotype turns to hate and discriminatory practices is when you have a problem.” Fair also said he believes websites like Twitter have been a driving force behind revealing injustices and empowering young people to address them. “Social media allows people to access information about disparities and injustice often in real-time, and a lot of citizens, specifically university students, are able to express their disdain for hate. It really gives young people a platform. This is a new way for students to get involved with the click of a button,” he said. I believe this generation is in pace for a civil rights movement of its own. Just like those before us, we will have to rise up and face injustice. Although things have improved over the years, we cannot become comfortable and complacent. Apathy has always been, and will forever be the adversary of progress.

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Rick’s Cafe rocked by ZZ Top dominates Hump ‘Mustache The Band’ by Catie Marie Martin Managing Editor

Starkville’s Rick’s Café hosted Mustache The Band, an Oxfordbased ’90s country cover band, on Friday. Nothing adds to the Mississippi

for over two hours of uninterrupted country music. Being a marathon of a show, a Mustache performance takes the audience through country music’s heyday. Songs like “Strawberry Wine” and “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful” take students’ minds off impending exams

“Not only did the band’s attire add to the outrageous tone of the concert, but the band also periodically threw out packets of black stick on mustaches for the audience to wear, adding to the overall eccentric, yet excited, atmosphere of the night.” college experience quite like a performance by Mustache. There is no better excuse for students to pull out their cowboy boots and Canadian tuxedos than a Mustache concert, in which students can sing along to hits by country legends, from Brooks and Dunn to Jo Dee Messina. Lead singer and guitarist Alan Johnson, clad in boot-cut jeans and a life vest sans an undershirt, led the crowd

and ﬁ nal papers and sends them to wide open spaces. Not only did the band’s attire add to the outrageous tone of the concert, but the band also periodically threw out packets of black stickon mustaches for the audience to wear, adding to the overall eccentric, yet excited, atmosphere of the night. The rowdy group invited students to take part in an exciting, one-of-a-kind country music experience with

songs like “Dust on the Bottle” by David Lee Murphy and “Something Like That” by Tim McGraw, giving students the chance to dream about summers past and dance away the inevitable stress of academia. Considering ZZ Top’s huge student draw on Friday night, the turnout for the Mustache concert was surprisingly large. Students pressed against the metal bars separating the audience from the stage, eager to get as close to the band as possible, but there was still plenty of room closer to the bar for the dance-loving spectators to swing dance. Rick’s Café offered drink specials and reached out to students via Twitter, inviting students to retweet promotions in order to win free entry to the show. At closing time, the ﬂoor of Rick’s Café was caked with bushy, adhesive mustaches, indicating a successful night. The band gave a bow, a promise to their Starkville audience they will return to the stage at Rick’s Café in due time. Students interested in attending the next Mustache concert can visit the band’s Facebook page or bandsintown. com for tour dates.

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On Friday night, ZZ Top took over MSUʼs Humphrey Coliseum. Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters opened for the iconic band. The concert included a performance of ZZ Topʼs ʻSharp Dressed Manʼ as well as a cover of ʻFoxy Ladyʼ by Jimi Hendrix. Music Maker Productions brought the band to MSU, and in the past, MMP has brought FUN., 2 Chainz, Cage the Elephant, The Neighbourhood and many more to campus.

MSU’s Service D.A.W.G.S. breaks stereotypes by ShaCamree Gowdy Staff Writer

Mississippi State University Service D.A.W.G.S., (Donating a Wonderful Gift of Service), will discuss various ways to break religious, racial and cultural stereotypes tonight from 6-8 p.m. in a fourth ﬂoor classroom in Moseley Residence Hall. The event is free, and everyone is encouraged to attend. A stereotype is a widely held but ﬁ xed and

oversimpliﬁed image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. People tend to be stereotyped based on their race, religion, gender, career and other factors that should not matter when it comes to being socially accepted. Bryan Kelley, an intern working in the President’s Interfaith & Community Service Campus Challenge, said those who attend the event will beneﬁt in many ways, and he is looking forward to hearing stereotypical stories that people encounter daily. “This event will be

beneﬁcial for any person that can ﬁ nd the time to attend,” Kelley said. “Stereotyping is a rampant issue within our society today. Most of the time, we hold many extremely negative stereotypes towards other groups of people and do not even recognize we hold such presuppositions about others.” Kelley said the event is meant to challenge attendees and their thinking when it comes to stereotyping to encourage a healthier environment on the university’s campus. He

aslo said he feels the bias has crept into his life as well, and the event will be beneﬁcial to create awareness. “I most certainly feel that I am stereotyped on a day-to-day basis,” he said. “In fact, I would even go so far as to say that almost any person you speak to about stereotypes is going to admit the same thing.” Kelley said one may not realize he or she is being stereotyped, and the event will create awareness of the hazards of stereotyping, as it is not always apparent. “Stereotyping does not

have to be an active event where a person makes a point of telling you how they are stereotyping you, but rather an event that can also occur passively in passing within the conﬁ nes of a person’s mind,” he said. “Because of this, we need to make people more aware of their thinking, as well as how potentially dangerous stereotypes can be.” Raven Carpenter, sophomore apparel, textiles and merchandising major, said she is stereotyped every day, whether it is because of her

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Defense comes to life, offense struggles by Shelby Anderton Staff Writer

Mississippi State Univeristy football held its second scrimmage of the spring last Saturday in Davis Wade Stadium.

The defense took the ﬁeld with more energy and attitude in the start of Saturday’s scrimmage after communication issues in last week’s scrimmage. “I think we are getting a little bit better,” Head Coach Dan Mullen said. “It’s all the subtle changes.”

Four defensive players recorded seven tackles to lead the defense – Chris Rayford, J.T. Gray, Kelan Chairs and Kivon Coman. Quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Nick Fitzgerald ran around 100 plays. Fitzgerald found redshirt freshman Aeris Williams

on third down on the sideline for the ﬁrst touchdown of the day, a 21 yarder that capped a 15-play, 76-yard drive. “I thought he (Fitzgerald) did a good job mentally of not making, not forcing things, just managing things,” Mullen said.

Redshirt freshman Dontavian Lee delivered the highlight of the scrimmage, running down the far sideline for a 39-yard touchdown. “He runs the ball hard,” Mullen said. “He is going to see some things a little bit better out there on the ﬁeld,

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Senior Dak Prescott hands the ball off to junior Brandon Holloway. Holloway only ran a few plays before he was injured.

but that comes with time and experience.” The Bulldogs begin their ﬁnal week of spring training. Only two practices remain before returning to Davis Wade Stadium for the annual Maroon and White Spring Game at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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The Bulldog defense sets the tone against the offense. The defense forced the offense into multiple three and outs.

Archer shatters record, MSU dominates Clash by Anthony McDougle Staff Writer

Schools from the states of Mississippi and Alabama arrived in Starkville Friday to compete in the 2015 Border Clash. Mississippi State University teamed with the trio of

Ole Miss, Alcorn State and Southern Mississippi to face Alabama, Auburn, Alabama State and Samford. In the end, the Mississippi team emerged victorious over Alabama by an overall score of 98-93, while the women’s team fell to Alabama 108-81. The Bulldogs paced the efforts of the Mississip-

pi squads by tallying nine individual wins, the most notable of those coming from senior Ocian Archer. Archer broke the 400 meters hurdles school record with a time of 59.19 seconds. MSU’s Jovan Davis won ﬁ rst place in the 400 meters hurdles as well. Archer was happy with her production in the event

and expressed she had more goals to attain later in the season. “It’s a big excitement for me because it took me a long time to get here,” Archer said. “I’m hoping to get my time dropped down next week to do well for nationals. My goal right now is to make nationals for my individual event, but also get

points for my team and do well.” Other notable finishes came from Erica Bougard who finished first in the 100 meters hurdles and her teammate Rhianwedd Price. With a personalbest time of 2:05.00; which was good for the second best time in school history, Price was the victor in the 800 meters run. Senior

What Did The Bulldogs Do This Weekend? Baseball Mississippi State University traveled to College Station to take on No. 1 Texas A&M. The Bulldogs lost the series 2-1. MSU lost the ﬁrst game 1-3, but the Bulldogs responded in the second game by winning 3-2. Texas A&M blasted two grand slams on Sunday to win the last game in the series 13-5. “In the ﬁrst two games (of the series), we pitched it well and that kept us in the game,” Head Coach John Cohen said in a press release. “In this game, we did not pitch it well at all. Realistically, we had two out of eight

innings where you feel like pitchers went out and did a really great job.” Softball MSU softball lost its weekend series to Missouri in Columbia. The Bulldogs lost the ﬁrst game of the weekend 3-2. MSU

responded with an 8-4 victory on Saturday. “What a great win today,” Head Coach Vann Stuedeman said. “Our entire pitching staff saw time and they

found success and so did our batting order. We had seven different players collect a hit and Julia Echols go 5-for-5.” The Bulldogs fell on Sunday 2-10.

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Ebony Brinker also notched a victory for the Dogs in the triple jump. Marcus Jackson and Curtis Thompson brought home first place finishes in the high jump and javelin throw respectively. MSU’s final wins came in the 4x400 meter relay as both the men’s and women’s teams earned victories in the closing event of the meet.

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Men’s tennis secures No. 3 seed in tournament by Zach Wagner Staff Writer

Mississippi State University men’s tennis team secured the three seed in this week’s SEC Tournament at College Station by downing LSU 4-2 Sunday morning. The victory pulled the Bulldogs’ overall record to 18-6 and 9-3 within the conference play. After dropping a tough match on the road against Vanderbilt just two days prior, Head Coach Matt Roberts liked the response he received from his players and spoke positively of the performance as a whole. “It’s a tough team. LSU competes hard and they’re good at doubles,” Roberts said. “We just hit the road and came back trying to ﬁnish strong. It’s tennis. It’s a tough sport and so I think the guys did a good job ﬁghting and staying together as a team.” Beginning with a doubles play, the No. 15 ranked tandem for the Bulldogs of Julian Cash and Florian Lakat took on the No. 23 ranked team of Boris Arias and Jordan Daigle. After exchanging points for the majority of the match, the two Bulldogs would force a break later in the set and won the clinch-

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Tassilo Schmid returns the ball against Nicholls State early during the season. Schmid finished his regular season MSU career last Sunday.

ing point as they served for the match. With the 6-4 win, MSU’s top doubles team ﬁnishes the SEC season with a mark of 7-1. Cash describes the doubles win by praising Lakat’s performance.

“Florian played very well, and he kind of carried me there at the start,” Cash said. “By the end, we were playing good and got the job done. The whole team is playing unreal in doubles right now.” Shortly after, MSU

grabbed the doubles point when its duo of Mate Cutura and Tassilo Schmid grinded out a 6-4 victory over Justin Butsch and Chris Simpson, their sixth win together in conference play. Following the conclusion of doubles play, a short cer-

emony was held for Schmid, the lone senior on the squad. In his short time with Mississippi State, Schmid won 37 matches in singles and doubles combined while also pursuing his bachelor’s degree in management and business.

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Singles play would prove to be a tight affair, as LSU would start things off by winning the ﬁrst two matches in straight sets to grab an early 2-1 advantage. Butsch would win his match 6-2, 6-4 over Schmid, and Arias battled tough in two straight sets against Cutura to take the match 6-4, 6-4. Lakat responded for MSU, earning the Bulldogs their second point of the day against Simpson. He would get the better of the LSU No. 1 in straight sets 6-1, 7-5, tying the score at two a piece for the day. On court four, Rishab Agarwal improved to 8-0 in SEC play this season by beating Andrew Korinek in three sets 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. The win would put MSU one point away from taking the match, and Agarwal would talk about his undefeated mark after the conclusion of the day. “I’ve been working hard all year and it feels good to wins all of those matches for the team this year,” Agarwal said. The last two matches reached the third set and came down to the very end. Action on court six concluded ﬁrst, when Cash forced a tiebreaker after tying the third set at 6 apiece. Down 4-5 during the tiebreak, Cash conjured up some magic by winning three of the next four points to ultimately win the day for MSU 4-2. Later, Cash said it meant a lot to him to achieve victory in the tiebreaker situation after losing earlier in the weekend. “I got a lot of support from the team at court six, which is nice sometimes because everyone can come over and watch,” Cash said. “It was great for me to come back and get the victory after the tough loss at Vanderbilt earlier this week.” With the regular season now completed, the Bulldogs will turn their attention to the SEC Tournament, where they will be the No. 3 seed. They will not have to play until Friday and will play either Kentucky or Florida. Roberts discussed feelings regarding his views of his team’s chances next weekend. “I feel really good about it,” Roberts said. “We need to take a day off and take care of some school as well as refresh our minds. We need to have a good practice down there and our goal is to win the tournament. We’re a top four seed and our goal is to go down there and get some more wins. We might be able to get into the top 16 and host (the NCAA Tournament) maybe as well. We think we can beat anyone in the SEC.”

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