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132nd YEAR ISSUE 2
FRIDAY AUGUST 25, 2017
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1884
Cowbell Carts provide fun, safe transportation KATIE POE STAFF WRITER
Cowbell Carts, a micro-transportation business spearheaded by two Mississippi State niversity students, went live on Aug. . uring their freshman year, ames oore and Cameron addox began wor ing toward opening their own business to give students safe rides to and from the Cotton istrict. oore and addox, who are both years old and sophomores, operate two six seat, low speed golf carts. The idea to open the business first sprung up when Moore was visiting another university. I came up with the idea when I was in another college town Tuscaloosa, actually—that has a completely similar system. They do the same thing
Katie Poee | The Reflector
Cofounders of Cowbell carts, Cameron Maddox and James Moore gave there first ride to Chase Griggs (R) on opening day, which was Aug. 17. Maddox and Moore are MSU Sophomores.
there, oore said. o, I really saw how it was valuable to the students
and how they en oyed the service, and I thought it would really wor well here
for tar ville. When Moore, Cowbell Carts’ Chief Operating Officer, went to the Entrepreneurship Center at to present his idea, he was told he would need a team to help him. That’s when he called in addox, who was his hi elta fraternity brother and an accounting ma or. addox then became the chief financial officer, handling the business’ taxes and financials. e ma e a good team, I thin , oore said. ext, the two had many meetings with the Entrepreneurship Center in McCool Hall to ask for advice and get pointed in the right direction. r. effrey upp and r. Eric ill, they are ind of the two guys in charge here, oore said. rom the day I came in here with the idea, they’ve been the ones giving me
advice. They’re experience is ust incredible. oore said they put them through a program similar to the show “Shark Tan , where a group of people ma es decisions on who gets any grant money and how much. oore said the shar s are either members of bipartisan groups or professors. They have stages, so you go and present in front of the board for money, addox said. The two ended up gaining $2,300 total in grant money from . They overcame some hurdles that seemed insurmountable and they did it in a very nice, polite, businesslike manner, and there’s a lesson there, said upp, the Entrepreneurship Center’s director of outreach. The result is that now they’re up and running as a business. I’m very proud of these
guys. When the business opened for operation last wee , it was ust oore and addox driving. They said it was a success and more than people received rides. It went really well, I thought, oore said. There’s a lot to learn, but I thought we did really well. We gave a lot of people rides to where they needed to go, a lot of people that probably shouldn’t be driving, which is ind of what we cater to. In fact, since they operate out of a bar district, safety is one of Cowbell Carts’ main missions. The carts are equipped with seatbelts and interior lights. Cowbell Carts operates Thursday, riday and aturday from p.m. to a.m. and all day during football, baseball and bas etball games. CARTS 2
Learning from mistakes, Simmons grows into leadership role
Jennifer McFadden, The Reflector
Sarah Dutton | Courtesy Photo
Simmons, a 5-star recruit from Macon, wore number 98 during last football season. However, he has switched to 94, which is the number he wore while playing in high school football.
TAYLOR RAYBURN SPORTS EDITOR
Not many 5-star recruits make the choice to play football at Mississippi State University, however Jeffrey Simmons has not only become that talent on the field, but embodies the qualities MSU values off of the field. Simmons, a sophomore from Macon, left high school as the 19th ran ed player in the country by sports.com’s composite scoring. owever his enrollment at did not go smoothly when Simmons was videoed stri ing a women in the arch before attending school. hen the video was released many called for immons to lose his scholarship, but MSU put their faith
in immons to grow as a person and allowed him to enroll faith immons rewarded. Everybody ma es mista es, going bac to that incident. I regret it but I have moved on from it and am a better person today, immons said. e today would not have even been in that situation in the first place. Many who remember that incident would be surprised at the way Simmons has grown over his year at . The defensive lineman see him as the defacto leader in the loc er room. As senior defensive lineman Cory Thomas, a unior from essemer, Alabama, said, effery is a natural born leader and really sets the standard for the line. efensive line coach rian a er
said when immons came in, he was a little defensive, because he hated being wrong. e said immons was always coachable but at a position with as much confrontation as defensive line he said if you get defensive the other guys will see that. That is where I have seen the maturation, him immons handling coaching and becoming more coachable, a er said. To lead the group you have to be a guy that can accept criticism, hold yourself accountable for right and wrong. Absolutely be self corrective, which he is, but be able to take it when somebody else correct you and I thin that is where he is growing. Simmons has grown into the leader needs him to be. SIMMONS, 2
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Students prepare for 2017-2018 athletics at The Drill JORDAN DARENSBOURG STAFF WRITER
The viewing of the historic total solar eclipse was not the only big event that happened on the rill ield onday. tudents, faculty and staff gathered in the afternoon to participate in an annual tradition called The rill, a pep rally held on the rill ield. The event is a preview to the upcoming academic year in athletics and the welcoming environment brought both new and returning students together. egan Terry, a unior broadcasting ma or from Kansas City, Missouri,
said she really li ed the atmosphere the event provided. It was very exciting, Terry said. The students were going cra y and yelling and really getting into the pep rally. The event featured speeches from Mississippi tate niversity resident Mark Keenum, as well as women’s head bas etball coach Vic Schaefer, who brought the ady ulldogs to the CAA omen’s ational Championship. There were also performances by the MSU Black Voices, the Cheer quad, om quad and the amous aroon and. THE DRILL, 2
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