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Former students arrested for narcotics MSU by Taylor Bowden News Editor
Earlier this week two Mississippi State University students were arrested in Starkville for unrelated narcotics charges. On Monday, Sept. 21, Christopher O’Bryan Lockhart, 22, a former Mississippi State University student, was arrested after officers from the Starkville Police Department conducted a
field interview. Lockhart was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, cocaine
and marijuana. According to a press released by SPD, the case is still under investigation. Lockharts’ bond was set at $50,000. The next day, in an unrelated situation, SPD officers arrested Michael Edward Russell, 21, who is currently an MSU student. Russell was arrested at his residence after SPD served him a warrant for his arrest for the Sale of Schedule II Controlled Substance. Police obtained probable cause when they served
Russell the warrant, and subsequently Oktibbeha County Justice Court issued a search
warrant for Russell’s residence. During the search, SPD located a large quantity of narcotics. Among them; marijuana, THC wax (a form of marijuana), Vyvanse pills (similar to Adderall) and cocaine. In addition to the drugs SPD found an undisclosed amount of cash. Russell’s total bond was set at $60,000. Anyone with information concerning either incident should contact the Starkville Police Department at 662-323-4134.
RED BUS PROJECT VISITS MSU
Noah Siano| The Refl ector
ON THE MOVE FOR ORPHANS:
Orphan Facts -Approximately 140 million children have been orphaned worldwide. -There are an estimated 9 million children who have been orphaned in Latin America and the Caribbean. -Every 18 seconds a child becomes an orphan without a mother or a father. -Children who have been orphaned are increasingly vulnerable and often become victims of violence, exploitation, trafficking, discrimination or other abuses. Source: http://redbusproject.org/ Bek Yake, The Reflector
The Red Bus Project, a mobile non-profit thrift store built into a functional doubledecker bus, rolled onto Mississippi State Universityʼs campus Tuesday. The project was started in the spring of 2012, has since visited over 60 college campuses. During the Red Busʼ time on MSUʼs campus, students and other members of the Bulldog community had the opportunity to donate to the cause by either giving clothing to the store or buying clothing that has been donated. The Red Bus Project encourages people to get involved and explore new ways to contribute to the aid of orphans around the world.
MSU junior to compete Two MSU alumni release song about in Miss Mississippi USA Mississippi’s flag by Emmalyne Kwasny Contributing Writer
Madison Eschan, a student at Mississippi State University, is competing for Miss Mississippi USA 2016 as Miss Starkville. The pageant will be held Oct. 29-31 in Tunica, Mississippi, at the Gold Strike Casino Resort. Eschan will be one of about 35 girls competing for Miss Mississippi USA 2016. Miss Mississippi USA 2016 is the official preliminary pageant to the Miss USA 2016 pageant. Eschan is a junior majoring in Human Science, with a concentration in fashion merchandising and minors in marketing and business administration. Eschan said she fell in love with MSU the moment she stepped foot on campus. She is involved with many of the school’s organizations,
including the National Retail Federation Student Association, Zeta Tau Alpha and Fashion Board. Eschan won her first beauty pageant at six months old. Since then, she has participated and won multiple local beauty pageants in both elementary and high school. Her mother, Kimberly Williams, was a pageant girl herself and encouraged Madison Eschan | Courtesy Photo Eschan to participate in Madison Eschan, a junior at MSU, will compete in Miss Mississippi USA 2016 as Miss Starkville. them. “My mother state-wide pageant. won five high school “Preparing for this pageants so what she knew has given me a lot of selftransferred over to me. She confidence,” Eschan said. encouraged me to be in “Being in pageants will pageants and I love getting help me in my future career dressed up,” Eschan said. as they have helped me to Miss Mississippi USA fi nd myself and answer hard 2016 will be her first interview questions.”
by Jennifer Flinn Staff Writer
David Horton and Seth Power, Mississippi State University alumni, released their song “Free,” on Sept. 12 calling for a change regarding Mississippi’s state flag. Horton, originally from Detroit, Michigan, said he is typically very open about his perspective of society and in the rough draft of the song, directly called out specific politicians’ he thinks are responsible for social unrest. “We wanted people to see that we’re all at war with the powers that be,” Horton said, indicating the problem Mississippians and the rest of the nation face regarding the state flag. In a Facebook post, Seth Power of Brandon
Mississippi said anyone who agrees with the message in the song should share the post, which includes a music video. “David Horton and I have recently written, recorded and released a song in an effort to lend our voices to a growing movement of people who are trying to change the MS flag to one that represents us ALL,” Power said. “It’s time to stop clinging to the past and work towards the future.” Horton said the song promotes universal love, unity and tolerance, rather than prejudiced bias against people of different races. He also said people of all races should come together and some of the people he cares about are not the same race as him. “It’s time people see past an unfortunate series of events that has separated us for so long,” Horton said. FREE, 2
trains faculty, staff
by Taylor Bowden News Editor
After Mississippi State University experienced a shooting scare several weeks ago, MSU President Mark Keenum called for the creation of the Training, Locks and Communication committee, comprised of members of the Crisis Action Team as well as other key members of MSU. The TLC committee has been working since Aug. 27, the day of the incident, and has taken steps to shore up multiple aspects of security and emergency response protocol. As the name would suggest, the primary goals of the TLC committee are training for employees, locks and other physical security elements, and possible changes to the emergency communication systems. Regina Hyatt, vice president of student affairs, who heads the Crisis Action Team, said that as of Sept. 21, the university has held six training sessions for MSU faculty and staff, of which over 500 people attended. Training sessions will continue and training is available online for MSU employees. Hyatt also said they are currently working on a video directed at students that will be finished in the coming weeks as well as charts detailing information about how to respond to various emergency situations that will be placed in classrooms. In addition to the general employee training, Hyatt said building managers will undergo separate training sessions. These sessions are being run by Director of Parking, Transit and Sustainability Jeremiah Dumas in conjunction with Executive Director of Campus Services George Davis. Hyatt said employee training will continue on a year to year basis. “Training will take place regularly, not just on an active shooter responses but on all emergency procedures,” she said. Head of ITS, Mike Rackley, along with Associate Dean of Students Jeremy Baham and Security & Compliance Officer Tom Ritter, are in the process of discussing any changes that might be made to the communication system. Baham said the TLC committee found no problems with the emergency broadcast system but are looking to see where it can be improved all the same. “We’ve made the decision to invite vendors to come to campus and show us what they can provide,” Baham said. Baham said those involved with the review of the communication system are trying to move quickly and he expects progress with the vendors to be made within weeks.
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