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Students await tuition increase

BY PRANAAV JADHAV Staff Writer

The Mississippi Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning works to approve a plan that will raise tuition above $7,000 per year at Mississippi State University, the University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi. Both MSU and Ole Miss plan increases of roughly five percent in each of the next two years, while USM proposes a pair of 3.5 percent increases.

The College Board could take final action on the proposed increase in its November meeting. At MSU, tuition would increase for the 2014-15 school year to $7,140, which is a 5.4 percent increase (including a $50 per semester facilities charge).

Don Zant, vice president for budget and planning, said MSU has taken significant steps to implement cost-savings strategies, which include shared services (partnership with Mississippi University for Women for auditing), outsourcing (food services and bookstore services), increased energy efficiencies (SmartWatt and other energy management/conservation initiatives) and other innovative strategies.

“At the end of the day, it is increasingly expensive to operate a competitive, comprehensive land-grant research university.

Tuition at regional peer institutions like Auburn is at $9,852 which far exceeds the proposed $7,140 tuition at MSU,” Zant said.

Clinton Alexander, junior communication major, said he does not think anyone likes tuition hikes, but if expenditures are outlined, he doesn’t see a problem.

“I feel that if the motives for the rise are explained in some detail, outlining specific areas that the money will be aiding in, people are more willing to understand because they see what the money will be used for,” Alexander said.

Zant said tuition increase is essential to maintain a faculty of bright, dedicated educators.

“The increased funding is needed primarily to provide salary increases to faculty members. Without those increases, it will be difficult to retain the best and brightest faculty members who in turn attract the best and brightest students,” Zant said.

Torian Carothers, junior kinesiology major, said she thinks the tuition hike is ridiculous and will burden the students who are already swamped with student loans.

“People are going to have to take out more loans. What about people that are poor? The school should look at both sides, the side of the professors and the students on loans,” Carothers said. “The tuition should stay where it is at. I can understand engineering majors paying more because we have a good program, but I am a kinesiology major.”

The tuition plans have been approved once by the board but will require a second round of approval before the increase is finalized.

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Children who attended the 41st annual Student Association Costume Carnival participated in Halloween craft-making. The celebration also included a showing of “Monsters, Inc.” and included games and booths from 47 student organizations.

SA unites community with costume carnival

BY JAMIE ALLEN Staff Writer

Tuesday evening, families from Starkville, West Point and Columbus filled the Junction for the Student Association’s 41st annual Costume Carnival from 5 to 7 p.m. with a showing of the movie “Monsters, Inc.” afterward.

This event included inflatables, pumpkin decorating, a

parade and booths with games and candy. It was followed by a free showing of the movie “Monsters, Inc.,” which was also held in the Junction.

Lauren Iupe, co-director of special events on the Student Association Cabinet and sophomore elementary education major, said in an email the event was a huge success with over 1,000 people in attendance.

“We invited all of the local schools, day cares and churches to come to the carnival,” Iupe said. “It’s an event not only for the students of Mississippi State, but for the entire community. Children, parents, grandparents and so many more attend this event.”

Children were encouraged to come in full Halloween attire, and with over 7,000 children invited to the car-

nival, costumes ranged from minions to princesses to Duck Dynasty characters.

Katelyn Jackson, junior poultry science major said her favorite part of the carnival was seeing the kids dressed up in costumes.

Booths at the carnival, which were hosted by 47 student organizations, held a wide variety of games and passed out candy.

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Because of changing media trends, professors now implement social networking into lectures and classwork. Using social media in a professional manner is emphasized.

Classrooms experience social media integration

BY JAKE JONES Contributing Writer

The use of social media as a corporate function has increased over the last few years, making professors take steps to acclimate students to using social media in a professional manner.

John Forde, professor and head of the Mississippi State University Department of Communication, said he has

“Twitter sessions” in his classes. In these sessions students are encouraged to tweet their thoughts and questions under the hashtag #MSUPR. “I do my regular lecture in class and have the power point going and encourage students to tweet,” Forde said. “I have added extra credit for input in class, and I’ve added the Twitter sessions to that.”

According to research conducted from 2010 to 2013

by Babson Survey Research Group, 40 percent of faculty members in America use social media as a teaching tool, and 55 percent of faculty members use social media for professional communication.

Amanda Powers, associate professor and the interim head of the Mitchell Memorial Library research department, said she highlights the importance for students to be able to use social media professionally.

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After the infestation of bats in Hathorn Hall last February, Mississippi State University has incorporated exclusion units to keep bats out of buildings on campus.

Sid Salter, director of Office of Public Affairs, said MSU proactively inspects and repairs buildings to find and close all known points of entry on the roofs and on the eaves of buildings.

“There have been no complaints regarding bats on the MSU campus since last year,” Salter said. “But like the vast majority of the hotels, apartment complexes and multi-story commercial buildings in this region of the state, we do expect to hear sporadic reports.”

Wildlife biologist Dave Richardson said for the moment, bat problems from last

winter and spring have been submitted for rabies testing, resolved. and the test results came back “The bats clean. that were try“We have There have ing to roost placed exin Hathorn clusion debeen no vices over Hall, the complaints the areas of Hand Lab regarding bats entrance for and Mitchbats, which ell Memorial on the MSU campus are screens Library last since last year. But like that will alwinter and the vast majority of low bats to spring were fly out but big brown the hotels, apartment not back bats,” Rich- complexes and multiin,” he said. ardson said. story commercial “Howev“T hese bats buildings in this region er, with the are common cracks that in Starkville, of the state, we do but if we have expect to hear sporadic are in a lot of buildings anymore bat reports.” on campus, p r o b l e m s , - Sid Salter, no one really we are ready knows how to address it director of Office of many bats up front and Public Affairs have actualhandle it.” ly roosted in Richardson said bats retrieved last year were buildings.”

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Organizations represented students, and each creatively designed a booth for the carnival.

The Transfer Student Association was one such organization. It allowed children to do arts and crafts by creating a variety of Halloween creatures, such as ghosts or spiders, out of children’s handprints.

Brandy Davis, senior communication major, said her organization wanted to do something different than having a game for its booth.

“This is something that the parents can have as a keepsake for years to come,” Davis said.

The carnival not only brought kids to campus to get candy and play games, but also allowed participating organizations a chance to become more involved in the local community.

Hallie Smith, president of the student affiliates in the Department of Psychology and graduate student studying psychology, said her organization constantly serves children but usually in a classroom setting. She said this event allows organizations to interact with IAN PRESTER | THE REFLECTOR the community in a festive Student Association hosted its annual Costume Carnival this Tuesday in the Junction. setting as a group.

“We each work in dif- Children dressed in Halloween costumes and played games at the festive carnival. ferent areas within the Department of Psychology, so Iupe said the SA will con- munity and has always been a fun,” Iupe said. “It made all we do not usually get a chance tinue to put out this free huge success. the hard work worth it seeing to hang out. This event brings event for may years to come “This is a day where people all of the children run around us together to have fun as a because it is a great opportu- of the community can come in their costumes with a huge group,” Smith said. nity to reach out to the com- onto our campus and have smile on their face.”

SOCIAL MEDIA “The idea is to make (students) aware of how important their social presence is,” Powers said. “It’s not really intended to scare people into cleaning it up, although that’s certainly a part of it, but also how to leverage it to have all the tools at your disposal.”

In BSRG’s research, facul-

ty members listed their main concerns about the increase of social media was the integrity of students and privacy risks involved.

Mary Beth Hunter, senior anthropology major, said having students use social media in class could be distracting.

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• 9:16 a.m. An officer reported the graffiti “OWENS” painted on the back of Moore Hall and other places on Garner Circle.

Tuesday, Oct. 29 • 7:35 a.m. An employee reported losing her handheld radio on Sept. 9 at Davis Wade Stadium.

• 11:30 a.m. A student reported someone stealing the brass letter “A” off the front wall of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house.

• 5:53 p.m. A student reported seeing marijuana in Cresswell Hall. Nothing was found.

• 9:00 p.m. A student was complaining of chest pain at Rice Hall. The subject was transported to OCH.

Wednesday, Oct. 30 • 12:55 a.m. A student was arrested on Lee Boulevard for possession of paraphernalia and a firearm.

• 10:20 a.m. A student reported his Ducks Unlimited banquet tickets missing from Moseley Hall.

• 11:11 a.m. A student was arrested on Hardy Road for running a stop sign and not having a driver’s license.

• 11:30 a.m. An employee reported fraud in Hilburn Hall.

• 11:51 a.m. A student was issued a Justice Court citation and student referral for alcohol violation in McKee Hall.

• 1:08 p.m. A student reported her bicycle stolen from a bike rack at Magnolia Hall.

• 7:22 p.m. A student fell off of his bike outside North Hall and hit his head.

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• 20 citations were issued for speeding.

• 6 citations were issued for disregard of a traffic device.

BATS ing everybody tweet in class,” Hunter said. “If it was a big lecture, it would be a barrage of stuff, could be negative or funny. I guess if everyone stayed on topic it would be a cool way to talk about things.”

Forde also said overall, students tend to like having social media in the classroom, but does echo Hunters concern for distracting other students.

“Students seem to really like it, the feedback I’ve gotten has been very positive,” Forde said. “The only somewhat negative comments people have made are some people find it hard to follow on Twitter and in class.”

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Jeanne Jones, professor of “As far as I know, MSU is wildlife ecology and man- not considering building bat agement at MSU, said the houses, but I’ve heard a coubats’ natural habitat has de- ple people mention that it graded, which causes them could be a good idea,” Dento search for a ny said. “Bats help keep place to roost. the mosquito “Buildings Bats help population that have enkeep the down, and try cracks of mosquito they eat othas small as one population er types of half inch serve insects. Even as roost for down, and they their waste bats,” Jones eat other types could be harsaid. “Many of vested and the bats that of insects. Even maybe used are found in their waste can be buildings roost harvested and may as fertilizer in groups, be used as fertilizer for research.”

D e n n y and the fact said it is ilthat we keep for research.” legal to use much lighting -Marina Denny, insecticides on during the Department of or pesticides nights serves as Wildlife, Fisheries to repel the attractants to and Agriculture bats or to kill bats.” and Marina Den- Extension associate them, the purpose ny, Extension of exclusion associate in the devices is not Department of to harm the Wildlife, Fishbats, but to eries and Aquaculture, said she witnessed keep them out of buildings the first successful bat house and ensure they cannot get at the University of Florida back in.

For more information in 1995, and a bat barn built later become a tourist attrac- about bats and exclusion devices visit, batcon.org. tion.

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Can horror films have side effects?

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ississippi State University students just celebrated another Halloween. There is no doubt that Halloween is easily one of students’ favorite times of year because of the fun and flexibility it offers. We don’t necessarily have to be at a certain place or with the family. And what’s Halloween without the fun parties, thrills and chills? But what about those scary movies we all crammed on the sofa to watch with our friends?

Many people have their own methods to deal with horror films.

Some watch horror movies so often they wouldn’t think twice about it. It might even be their preferred genre to watch alone.

There are others who only watch them when their friends suggest it, but it happens so often they are gradually unaffected. And there are also others that are more than happy to suggest an old comedy instead. The only time they might be persuaded is about once a year, usually around Halloween. And that’s enough for them. The point is everyone differs psychologically.

Since horror films have become such a popular genre, there have been enough incidences to confirm that these films usually have a powerful psychological effect on viewers. As a response to this, “Lifestyle Lounge” on iloveindia. com recently posted an article that reveals the common after-effects of watching horror films. “Effects Of Watching Horror Movies” gives a fairly straightforward list of negative effects: anxiety, sleeplessness, fear, phobia, mental trauma and behavioral changes.

The only positive symptom the article lists is desensitization. The authors point out this behavioral change enables a person to be less shaken by tough circumstances because he or she is so used to the anxiety-provoked sensation horror films feed off of.

In short, horror movies can offer immunity to being “easily scared” if viewers are able to process them psychologically. But how many of us are actually made stronger by horror movies? Probably not that many. Most people who watch horror movies on a regular basis have felt at least one or two of these negative symptoms at some point and still deal with them whether they realize it or not. In most cases, horror films provoke anxiety-related behaviors more than positive long-term effects.

Yet we still choose to indulge in that thrilling sensation every once in a while. So how can we protect our minds from flashing those graphic images in front of us when we try to sleep?

The secret to sleep at night after you’ve watched a scary movie also varies for different people. For some, the answer is simply that

BROOKLYN TUCKER Brooklyn Tucker is a junior majoring in kinesiology. She can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu.

it’s best not to watch horror films.

Sometimes distractions tend to help when watching a horror film, like texting when that dangerous music is heard in the background.

But for others, it might just be a matter of simple habit. For example, watching a scary movie with friends is often a much better experience than watching one alone. When watching movies alone, we tend to dwell on them more afterwards. A scary movie might cause a repeated replay of a violent scenario in the mind of the viewer. This causes darker feelings for the remainder of the time they spend alone. But, a horror film with friends often leads to a more pleasurable experience. Most of the time, friends are able to point out the funny aspects of the film to make light of it. This enables each person to walk away from the movie without a second thought.

It all comes down to the attitudes viewers have toward horror films. For most films, viewers are willing to expand their personal beliefs in order to engage in the show. In the case of horror films, maybe it’s best to keep the “it’s not real” attitude, that way we can find it funny rather than scary.

Or maybe it’s possible just to find scary movies, like psychological thrillers, interesting. Sometimes it can be amusing to focus on how the main characters in the film fall into expected stereotypes. The most important thing to remember is that they are just movies. It doesn’t benefit viewers to think of horror movies in terms of reality any more than it does to think of cartoons as a part of reality. Horror is one of the most exaggerated movie genres out there. For example, horror movies that are based on true events are full of exaggeration and special effects to thrill the audience. The same is true for psychological thrillers, which cause some audiences to believe psychological disorders are more extreme than they really are as they reveal worst-case scenarios.

So, as you watch that scary movie with your friends, keep common sense in mind if you’re one of those paranoid viewers. Laugh with your friends if something is funny, just like any other movie.

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e owe it to our chil- your children are owed married dren…” says nearly parents or any other things that every political leader, benefit children but do not serve activist and salesman just before their own agendas. pitching you their next great idea.

No, it actually has very little to Whether it’s healthcare, debt-re- do with the children. It is about duction or any number of other getting you to support their polissues, it is frequently framed as icies; notwithstanding, these desbeing payment to the debt we owe perate politicians and activists do our children. raise an interesting thought.

Whether or not you actually Merriam-Webster defines the have children is word “owe” irrelevant. You as, “To have We owe a “owe it to future an obligation generations” to to pay or repay debt to our see their polifathers. Every (something, cies enacted. If especially you are against person who has come money) for these policies, before us and seen something reyou are against a drop of sweat fall ceived.” children — and from his or her brow I would arforget the ugly gue, based on children. You has helped create the this definiare against the society and country tion, that we cutest, most we take for granted do not owe adorable chilanything to dren. It is really a today.” our children. brilliant political Certainly, with device, even if in children come the end it is nothing more than a many obligations and responsifallacy. bilities to be borne by the parents.

These same politicians who de- But obligations and responsibiliclare that you owe your children ties do not make a debt. Even so, universal healthcare, for example, we are not debt-free. In addition would not dare to suggest that to those credit card, student loan

and mortgage payments most Americans are compelled to make, we each individually bear a huge debt that cannot be ignored.

We owe a debt to our fathers.

Every person who has come before us and seen a drop of sweat fall from his or her brow has helped create the society and country we take for granted today.

From high-profile figures such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, to forgotten soldiers who fought in the trenches on the Western Front during World War I and even to those who were never known to have the chance to be forgotten and worked to build the railroads or toiled under the sun in a South Carolina tobacco field — we owe it to them to see their efforts and sacrifices were not made in vain.

We must acknowledge that by being blessed enough to enjoy the benefits that come with being an American, to borrow a famous analogy from football coach Barry Switzer, we were born on third base, and we must realize that we didn’t hit a triple.

We are merely pinch runners for the many men and women who came before us and strove, fought and, in countless cases,

JOJO DODD JoJo Dodd is a sophomore majoring in economics. He can be contacted at life@reflector. msstate.edu.

died for not only our rights but also our inherent opportunity to be successful at whatever we deem worthy of pursuit. We owe it to them to maintain this — the American dream.

We owe it to them to continue the work they began, to not only make use of the rights and opportunities afforded to us, but also to enhance and strengthen them to ensure they outlast us.

And the real beauty of this is that it quickly comes full circle.

The torch never stays in the same hands for long. The capital required to pay the debt to the past satisfies the down payment on our children’s futures. And the rest, as it was to us, will be up to them.

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Are our Instagram lives a grand facade?

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here is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Now before I raise an outcry (“thanks, Captain Obvious!”) let me continue.

For the most part, people tend to agree that social media in its most obvious forms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) is a good thing — a new way to connect with friends, get the latest updates and generally stay on top of things. Granted, usually these friends aren’t actual friends. The latest updates involve pictures of food, and “staying on top of things” consists of responses to 140 characters, but I digress.

Social media is great, and it’s hard to imagine a day without, say, aimless scrolls through Instagram photos of people’s pets.

But like all good things, instead of enjoying them and using them in moderation, we as a culture have started to abuse and overuse Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and the like. The worst offenses of late have taken place on Instagram, so allow me to give some textbook examples of classic Instagram misuse.

We’ve all been there. Fall break just happened and you just climbed Mt. Everest or jumped off the Empire State Building or whatever. Something awesome happened, and the time is ripe for an Instagram. But which pic-

ture do you post? Which picture and now said phone is stuck on do you upload so that everyone a never-ending Instagram loop can see how much fun you are of uploading and re-uploading having camping/hiking/shop- the same three pictures over and ping/hang-gliding/partying/ over again in an eternal loop drinking coffee/sleeping/wor- of beach posing, with alternate ship-dancing/whatever? Why captions (“Beach with my girls!” not just post all 17 of them at “Beach hooray!” “Beach!”). once so that instead of scrolling The thing is, we’ve all been past different photos, my entire abusers at some point, especialfeed consists of you and your ly when something momentous friends doing *insert activity* in actually happens in our lives. It’s natural to want to post photos *insert location.* to Instagram or Here’s another Facebook or to one: After the After the tweet on Twitthird or so picter whenever ture of you and third or so you’re studying your friends at picture of abroad, get enthe beach I come you and gaged, have a to the conclusion your friends at baby, etc. But — this may seem it feels as if ina bit presumptu- the beach, I come stead of saving ous — that you to the conclusion the Instagram/ are, indeed, at Twitter/Facethe beach. This — this may seem book abuse for is all well and presumpteous the really cool good, since I — that you are, stuff (such as, think most peo- indeed, at the say, getting enple would agree gaged in Switthat beach things beach.” zerland while are fun (hooray hang-gliding) for sand!) but when essentially the same pic- there is a new tendency to want ture pops up on my dashboard to post multiple photos of things (except, perhaps, with a different that — while interesting — reperson or two) for the 10th time ally only clog up the feed and in three days I have to wonder prevent social media from doing if too much sand got lodged what it’s actually supposed to do, into said beachgoer’s phone, which is connect people.

CLAIRE MOSLEY Claire Mosley is a junior majoring in accounting. She can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu.

And it’s easier to connect people when people aren’t worried about proving to the world about how much fun they had by posting the same picture over and over again in a short amount of time. We tend to have a natural interest in other people’s lives to a point, and once that point is reached, instead of interest, most people tend to become annoyed due to what appears to be a form of social bragging. Even if this is not the intended effect, this is what posting a million photos comes off as. Post the camping, hiking, beach and city photos, but perhaps instead of posting 700 of them, just post the three best ones. I promise your followers will thank you.

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igh school takes four years to complete and earn a diploma. In today’s economy, that diploma is virtually worthless for students wanting to earn more than $15 per hour. It has become a necessity for students to receive a post-secondary education in something of higher value than a diploma, such as an associate’s degree, a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree. A new innovation in education could solve this issue and eliminate a step in the education ladder.

The future of the United States economy lies in a sixyear high school system. Rana Foroohar wrote an article for “TIME” titled, “To Compete, America Needs 6-Year High Schools.” In her article, she tells of President Obama’s visit to a school in Brooklyn, N.Y., that has implemented this sixyear system for free. This school called Pathways in Technology Early College High School, or P-TECH for short, is the first school in the nation that connects high school, college and the world of employment. The students complete grades 9-14, and when a student graduates, he or she will have earned a high school diploma and an associate’s degree. The school offers many paid internship

opportunities at companies like have to necessarily have to atIBM, and students are first in tend four-year colleges. To take line after they graduate for full- it a step further, this system time jobs at IBM. Also, com- could eliminate a lot of compepanies like Microsoft and Cis- tition within four-year colleges co are signed on to work with and universities and cause these other schools in colleges and development in universities to In the future, lower their tuChicago, New York and other ition to attract when this cities nationstudents to atsystem wide. tend. becomes In the future, In Foroohar’s when this sys- more common article, she tem becomes throughout the U.S., states that of more common it could eliminate the 14 million throughout the new jobs that U.S., it could the need for junior will be created eliminate the colleges. If students in this country need for junior could earn a degree over the next colleges. If studecade, nearly that will increase dents could earn all will require a degree that their future income at least a twowill increase and possibly shave year associtheir future in- time off of their time ate’s degree. come and posNot only does sibly shave time spent in pursuit of a P-TECH offer off of their time degree...” an associate’s spent in purdegree with its suit of a degree, diploma, but they could byin the curricpass the junior ulum the stucollege stage and jump straight dents are “taught how to present into their career or their bache- themselves in meetings, speak lor’s degree. This six-year high in public, argue their points school system could also give constructively, all the things students a wide choice of paths you need to thrive in the corpoto take after high school. With rate world,” Foroohar said.

President Obama praised the this system students would not

CHELSEA RHODES Chelsea Rhodea is a freshman majoring in English. She can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu.

school in his State of the Union Address earlier this year. He said, “We need to give every American student opportunities like this.” I agree with President Obama. This system could help raise the percentage of students who graduate both high school and college because it gives them incentive and knowledge, and they can earn their diploma and a degree all in one. I would have appreciated the opportunity these students at P-TECH received. It could have allowed me to be ahead in the workforce or take a break between degrees.

I hope future generations realize the benefits of this upcoming system versus the view it is a waste of time.

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LIFE EDITOR: DANIEL HART | life@reflector.msstate.edu

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Genre blues:

Award-winning guitarist Alvin Youngblood Hart brings innovative, yet often pigeonholed, tunes to Dave’s Friday

BY DANIEL HART Life Editor

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Alvin Youngblood Hart plays electric guitar with his band Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory. Hart has played at Dave’s in the past and said he values his time spent on the stage playing both electric and acoustic guitar.

Alvin Youngblood Hart, or at least his music, is misunderstood. Reviewers label almost all of his music, whether acoustic or electric guitar-playing, as blues. According to the biography on his website, his sophomore album, “Territory,” won the Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll Award for Best Blues Album, although “‘Territory’ is not a blues album.” The biography also notes that Hart won multiple awards — including Best Traditional Blues Artist — at the 1997 W.C. Handy Blues Awards, and BBC named his 1999 album “Start with the Soul” Blues Record of the Year, though the biography describes the album as “a new-breed Southern rock classic.”

Hart recognizes the dissonance between his own perceptions of his music and the way publications and critics label his work. Hart said though others pigeonhole his music, he works under no constraints and for him, music is simply about the opportunity to perform.

“A lot of people like to throw me under that blues label, but I don’t really prescribe that,” he said. “I can, play it

in my own way, and it’s just a limiting factor when it comes to playing music. Most things I do are not under that banner but just, again, it’s all about playing music.”

Hart said he experiments when he plays guitar without considering confining genre labels.

“I just kind of play whatever comes along,” he said. “I play the guitar, blues, rock ‘n’ roll.

It was just kind of all about that. My inspiration came from a lot of guitar players.”

Hart’s restraint-free approach to music parallels the array of music he said he listened to during his first 12 years of life in 1960s Oakland, Calif.

“As far as music, growing up in the ’60s you got a well-balanced diet of music between my parents, older brothers, whatever was going on at the time,” he said.

Hart said part of the diversity of musical styles he heard came from life in southern California, but parts of his musical heritage also stemmed from his parents, who migrated from Mississippi to California.

“There was a lot of music going around in those days, you know, particularly in the San Francisco Bay area,

but you know, my parents’ generation and all — as they emigrated out — it wasn’t like they left everything back home behind,” he said. “Music was there.”

Hart said his varied musical influences range from the music his parents carried over from Mississippi to Beatles cartoons on TV. Though Hart’s catalog includes ample experimentation and takes twists and turns with each release, Hart said he has only one criteria for the songs he writes.

“I just try to write something that I can stand to listen to,” he said.

Hart writes the music on his albums, but Hart said he did not imagine himself as a songwriter until he attempted to break into the music business and realized writing his own songs was his only way to release records. He was primarily raised as a guitar player and, as a result, his first priority is to perform live and play music.

Hart said he thinks about his performances the same way he thinks about his recorded music — he steps onstage ready to play without definite notions of what the songs that emanate from the amplifiers will sound like.

“I may get up there and play

some electric music, play some ska — anything — country, you know, whatever,” he said.

Since he has both acoustic and electric albums under his belt, Hart tours in both fashions. Sometimes he tours alone with an acoustic guitar and other times, like this Friday, he tours with a plugged-in band as Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory.

Dave Hood, owner of Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern, said he hopes to see Hart’s face at the venue more frequently.

“Hart enjoyed playing at the Tavern last spring, so now we’re trying to see if we can make it work about once a semester,” he said.

Hood said Hart’s performances should not be missed, as they enthrall and enrapture attendees.

“Hart puts on a fantastic show with an extremely powerful, positive vibe,” he said.

Hart’s performance promises to be energetic and soulful, but, as he said, it is not a blues show. His performances are instead an amalgamation of the influences that molded him, and he continues to explore — whether it be garage, rock ‘n’ roll, country and even a bit of blues.

Hart performs at Dave’s Friday at 10 p.m.

MSU students win national awards for sustainable constructions

BY NUR-UL-HUDA MUJAHID Staff Writer

While the inside of the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum showcases the history of Starkville, Mississippi State University students transformed the building’s exterior and green space into the Golden Triangle’s most diverse collection of green — or environmentally sustainable — infrastructure facilities.

On Oct. 1, over 100 MSU students received the American Society of Landscape Architecture’s Award of Excellence in Student Collaboration for their unprecedented work at the museum.

The students come from six disciplines, including landscape architecture, landscape contracting, architecture, building construction science, art and graphic design and volunteered to help make the heritage museum a sustainable building.

Hans Herrmann, assistant professor of architecture and an integral part of the Heritage museum project, explained the museum initially contacted MSU’s landscape architecture department with pragmatic concerns about water on its land.

“We were initially contact-

ed by the museum for very practical reasons. They wanted our assistance in helping them with drainage problems caused by storm water,” he said. “They were always concerned that the building just sort of sits by the road, but it isn’t apparent that it is open.

Due to an issue of sustainability, we worked to make the museum a green infrastructure.”

Herrmann said the students’ work solved drainage issues and also brought new life to the museum and increased its curb appeal.

“This was done not only to make the building more attractive, but also to increase the number of visitors to the museum,” he said. “It really made it apparent that the museum is open and things are actually happening there.”

The project consisted of five phases. Phase one began in spring 2009 and phase five finished in spring 2013. The museum now features a 700 square foot rain garden, a 200 square foot sand filter, an outdoor amphitheater, additional seating and food staging areas.

The students also created a 1,000 gallon rainwater cistern using recycled or repurposed materials, information kiosks and a 600 square foot green roof pavilion that grows plants

MEGAN BEAN | COURTESY PHOTO

Students from various disciplines constructed the green roof pavilion outside the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum, along with the landscaping and rainwater cistern. The projects won an American Society of Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence. on the pavilion’s roof and includes a spiral staircase.

Cory Gallo, assistant professor of landscape architecture, said the number of students that participated in the project astounded him. Gallo said this was the first time such a diverse collection of green infrastructure technologies was used in Starkville.

“The biggest part of this project was the students and

how they reacted to seeing that their contribution actually made a difference. It is amazing how many students actually contributed to completing the Heritage Museum project,” he said.

“They gained a lot of experience through the design service-learning process and the mechanisms of design build.

The uniqueness of it all was very rewarding.”

Katherine Ernst, senior architecture major, said she mainly worked on the circular staircase that leads to the pavilion’s green roof. Ernst said volunteering to increase the museum’s sustainability taught her about both environmentally conscious architecture and ways she can use her knowledge, even as a student, on full-scale projects.

“I gained a sense of what sustainable living really is and what it concerns. I had the opportunity to do something which I would like to pursue further in my career,” she said.

“To actually utilize my abilities and, at the same time, to be able to know that I actually contributed to the project is rewarding in itself.”

John Thomas, senior architecture major, said he joined the design-build Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum class because he wanted to explore the field of construction assembly, and he gained a sense of what it means to serve his fellow Starkvillians.

“It was all about construction assembly, and that’s why I joined the class. Actually being a part of construction and having that hands-on experience from start to finish really gave me confidence,” he said.

“It was highly rewarding to see

that we could come together and give back to the community of Starkville.”

Community support played a critical role in the project’s completion. Herrmann said many local contributors supported the project and provided used materials to make the pavilion a possibility.

“Countless materials were donated and with everyone’s support a project that potentially would have cost over $100,000 was completed in roughly $18,500,” he said.

The awards of excellence are the highest honor the American Society of Landscape Architecture bestows. Gallo said the recognition this honor brings improves MSU’s landscape architecture program’s visibility on a national scale.

Gallo said the project also allowed students to understand the impact their work can have and will pave the way for possible future design-build projects.

“It was a very humbling experience for the students to be involved in giving back to their communities,” he said.

“Although nothing has been set in stone as yet, hopefully there will be a new project in the future to get the students involved and benefit the community.”

Science, fiction: Q&A with Jerome Goddard

BY ALEX MONIÉ Staff Writer

Jerome Goddard, entomology professor at Mississippi State University, may work primarily in science, but he is not afraid to dive into science fiction. Goddard recently published his new novel “Living Memories” through Livingston Press. Goddard is an extension service professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology. His new novel explores areas of neuroscience, the dangers of medical ethics and what would happen if memories became contagious.

Goddard sat down with The Reflector to talk about “Living Memories.”

Q: Where did the Inspiration for “Living Forces” come from?

A: One day I was driving down the road thinking about biology and evolution and prions. A prion is a little misfolded proteins. Someone figured out they can be infec-

tious agents, but they aren’t alive. It can’t reproduce. I got to thinking something doesn’t have to be alive to be affected by natural selection. They are animate but not alive. That was a bolt of lighting to me.

It doesn’t have to be alive to function or have a purpose.

What if these trauma memories could be transferred to someone else? What if those memories reproduce so that people become infected with other characteristics? I wrote it up for a journal, and they liked it. What if your brain was sequestering these memories and then they can get out? I wrote it up in a novel because you can do whatever you want in a novel.

So the bad guy, Dex, figures this out: 1. He can infect people. 2. He can move memories from one person to another.

3. He can heal or erase memories. There are really are scientist out there who are working on this.

Q: Does Dex start somewhat ethical and evolve into the antagonist?

A: He really struggles with it from the start. Even the first time he says will be the last time. That’s what you really come away with at the end of the book: Science has gone array. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.

ture of a bird and measured their brain waves. The brain projected a sort of picture in their analysis that resembled the bird. From recording these brain signals, they could see what the person was thinking.

It is primitive technology still, but it’s coming.

Q: Is scientific evidence and ethics a huge issue right now with our current technology and culture?

A: It is. So Dex starts going behind his boss’s back and does animal tests and eventually moves to humans, and it all gets out of hand very quickly. Dex figures out that you can’t just mess with memories. You can’t have the good without the bad, and this affects people in the book very seriously.

Q: This is the first major book you have worked on with your wife. How did Mrs. Goddard get involved?

A: My biggest fault is that I am very straight forward. I am a very linear writer. You can read what I write and see exactly what’s coming beat after beat. I finally asked my wife what she thought, and she helped me plot it out. We literally drew out the story and saw the twists and turns. She’s very good at it and helped the book really be better.

Q: Do you think the transfer of memories will every be possible through medicine or technology?

A: After I wrote the book, someone sent me an article of a study done at Berkley. They showed different people a pic-

Q: You were invited to speak as an entomologist expert on “The Colbert Report.” What was that like?

A: I was scared. He can eat people up, and I talk all over the place. The producers

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Jerome Goddard signs his book “Vital Forces” in Corinth, Miss. Goddard, an MSU entomology professor, works in various realms of chemistry but also writes fiction. called me and said they needed an entomologist, so I flew out and aired a week after the vice president of the United States. He came in very briefly and gave me the spill, and then we headed out.

you should. Where does the Pandora’s box stop? You can’t.

Human nature doesn’t let us stop our drive from exploring space and the ground and our own bodies. Research is good, but we always need oversight.

Q: What is the biggest concern of the medical community right now?

A: Just because you can do something doesn’t mean

Q:Will there be a sequel to “Living Forces”?

A: Wait and see, you never know what memories are out there.

SPORTS

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SPORTS EDITOR: JOHN GALATAS | reflectorsports@gmail.com

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STAT OF THE DAY:

THE MSU FOOTBALL TEAM AVERAGES JUST 6.8 POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF OF GAMES THIS SEASON.

Cross country prepares for conference championship

BY QUENTIN SMITH Staff Writer

After a successful regular season, the Mississippi State University cross country team now has its eyes set on a tougher challenge as the Dogs prepare for the SEC Championship this weekend.

The Bulldogs head into the meet coming off of a dominant performance in the Crimson Classic where the men finished fourth and the women finished second.

The team has had a lot of success this season, posting top-five finishes in every race and sweeping two of its four meets.

John Valentine, senior distance runner, said via email he credits the team’s chemistry for its success this season.

“Our team has really come together, and we’ve held on

to a strong team mentality this season,” Valentine said. “More guys are getting quality training during the summer, and we’re running together and pushing each other in workouts.”

In last year’s SEC Championship, the men finished fifth and the women finished 11th.

Katie Huston, senior distance runner, said via email she expects much better results from the team in this year’s race.

“This year we have had a different rhythm,” Huston

said. “We do not plan to give up. We can finish in a way better position this year. Our coaches are very motivating, and we have worked very hard for this.”

The team has six senior runners who will compete for the conference championship one final time.

Valentine, one of those six, said being a senior entering his final SEC Championship is the culmination of his running career.

“It’s one of those all or nothing situations, and considering this is the best team I have been a part of these past four years, I’m looking forward to having my best individual and team showing,” he said.

The race will be held in Gainesville, Fla., and will consist of all SEC teams

competing against one another.

There will be 13 teams on the men’s side and 14 teams on the women’s side.

Huston said she expects this weekend’s race to be both challenging and fast.

“I am hoping for our team to place higher than where we are ranked currently. I think it’s very important to show the SEC what we have been working towards this entire season. I love running and accomplishing more than expected,” Huston said.

Valentine said he and the team try to build on their recent success and ride the momentum wave into the conference championship this weekend.

“Representing State has been and will continue to be our focus,” he said. “Going into this weekend is the opportunity to do well as a

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MSU senior Katie Huston races in a meet earlier this season. Huston and six senior Bulldogs will compete in the SEC Championship meet this weekend in Gainesville, Fla. team. We need to finish off the year as best as we can

by having our best race as a team tomorrow.”

Women’s basketball ready for season Bulldogs seek to grab second SEC win CONTRIBUTING WRITER

BY FORREST BUCK

May and Jerrica James. Mistakes certainly figure to be a part of the equation with a young team, but The Mississippi State Univer- the Bulldogs cannot hang on to sity women’s basketball team will that crutch any longer. take the court for the first time Schaefer said the number of in an exhibition game against turnovers needs to change this Shorter to tip off its season on season, which goes along with Monday. Last season the Dogs his message to the team during finished with an this offseason. overall record of “During the During the 13-17 and went offseason, our offseason, 5-11 in the SEC. message to the The team had team was change. our multiple young message to the We needed to and inexperichange some enced players team was change. things, and play major min- And that’s been our that’s been our utes for the first message since our message since time in their first team meeting our first team career. This seameeting since son the team since our season our season was has more depth, was over.” over,” Schaefer more experience -Vic Schaefer, said. “Both of and more confiour point guards MSU women’s dence expected are better, and I to translate into basketball head think they have more wins. a better undercoach Head coach standing of what Vic Schaefer said we want to do there will be a lot of talent, but and taking care of the ball.” there are a lot of unknowns right Optimism that MSU will now about his team. improve this season comes from “We’ve only had about 20 the number of returning players. practices so far, so it’s kind of The team only lost one starter hard to really gauge our im- from last year’s team, and nearprovement, but from what I’ve ly all of the key pieces are back. seen I think our skill set is bet- If all the returning players did ter,” Schaefer said. “Sometimes what they needed to do to get what you don’t know doesn’t better and learn from last seahurt you.” son, improvement should be Turnovers were one of the imminent. biggest impediments to the BullSchaefer said his team made dogs’ success a year ago. The good and necessary progress team averaged 20 turnovers a during the offseason. game, including 6.5 combined “I think all our returning from the two point guards Katia players have worked hard in Staff Writer

Q&A with

BY JOHN GALATAS Sports Editor

Q: Quarterback Connor Shaw missed three quarters of Saturday’s game against Missouri and led a season-defining fourth-quarter comeback. Can you describe Shaw’s leadership to the team and Spurrier’s confidence with him under center?

A: Shaw means everything to this team. Dylan Thompson is a good backup, but Shaw brings a toughness aspect that most quarterbacks don’t have. Despite having an injured shoulder and knee throughout the season, he’ll do anything it takes to get a first down, even if it means going in headfirst with his injured shoulder — which has happened multiple times this season. Spurrier loves the fact that Shaw doesn’t turn the ball over, having thrown just one interception on the year, and his performance Saturday only reinforces Spurrier’s confidence in Shaw.

Q: A lot of scrutiny surrounded Jadeveon Clowney’s performance at the beginning of the

the offseason to improve their games,” Schaefer said. “Now rather that translates into game night or not remains to be seen, but they look good during drills so far.”

Junior Martha Alwal was the team’s best player a year ago. She averaged 12.1 points per game, 9.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, which earned her All-SEC second team honors. At 6’4, her height was effective, especially on defense, last season.

Though she had a good season a year ago, Alwal said she is ready for more.

“I’ve been working on my moves in the post, and I feel like I’ve gotten better in that area,” she said. “Also, coach wants me to be more of a leader this year, so that will be the biggest adjustment for me. It’s not just about myself anymore. I have to be focused on the entire team.”

Junior Kendra Grant was the second leading scorer for the Dogs a year ago with 11.8 points per game. If MSU is to compete with the best of the best in the SEC, the Dogs will need her to be even more effective as a scorer. The team raves about her performance so far in practice, and she could be a breakout player this season.

Grant said aggression is her main goal this season.

“I’ve been working to put up more shots this offseason.

Coach is on me every day about putting up more shots,” Grant said. “Last season I felt like I was a little too passive, so this year I want to score more and be aggressive.”

A

nthony McDougle breaks down last weekend’s SEC bouts as well as previews things to know heading into week 10 of the college Anthony McDougle is a junior majoring in communication. He can be contacted at reflectorfootball season. sports@gmail.com.

What We Learned 1. Johnny keeps being Johnny After an upset loss against Auburn in the previous pleting a career-high 23 of 34 passes for 268 yards. week, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner was seen He also caught a 17-yard touchdown pass and sporting a sling due to a shoulder injury. Apparently, rushed for 33 yards. Jameon Lewis had a memorathe injury was not as bad as we thought. At the on- ble night as well, reaching the end zone on a rush, a set of Texas A&M’s game versus reception and throwing the aforemenVanderbilt it was indeed “Johntioned touchdown pass to Prescott.

The Dogs ny Football” under center. He What to Look Forward To hope to proceeded to complete 25 of 35 1. Georgia vs. Florida passes for 305 yards in less than Georgia and Florida have been, to contain three quarters of play. It looks the least, a disappointment this standout defensive say like it will take more than a sling year. After coming into the season end Jadeveon to stop this Heisman hopeful. ranked in the top 10, both teams have Clowney and spoil 2. In Shaw We Trust gone 4-3 thus far. Keeping that in South Carolina is a com- the Gamecocks’ mind, let’s not forget this is still one pletely different team when the biggest rivalries college football hope of competing of Connor Shaw is at the helm. has to offer. The return of star GeorDon’t believe it? The Game- for the SEC title.” gia running back Todd Gurley should cocks were down 17-0 before make “The World’s Largest Cocktail Shaw entered the game in the Party” a little more exciting to watch, third quarter. Shaw went on to despite the lackluster performances of conduct three scoring drives in the fourth quarter both teams this year. on 20 of 29 passes for 201 yards and three touch2. Can Missouri bounce back? downs. South Carolina won the game in double After a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to overtime. The numbers don’t lie.

South Carolina last week, Missouri hopes to have 3. Don’t disrespect Bama a short memory when it faces Tennessee Saturday.

Before its matchup against top-ranked Ala- Despite the loss, Missouri is still at the top of the bama, Tennessee’s head football coach Butch Jones SEC East but needs to win out in order to reach thought it would be smart to label the two-time de- the SEC Championship in Atlanta. The Vols enter fending national champion Crimson Tide as sim- the tilt coming off of a 45-10 loss to the top-ranked ply “the red team.” Bad move, coach. The Crim- Crimson Tide. son Tide used that as motivation and went on to 3. Bulldogs look to continue their winning ways dismantle the Volunteers 45-10 in a game that was After earning their first conference win against over in the first quarter. Jones may want to reevalu- SEC foe Kentucky, the Bulldogs head to Columate his motivational tactics in future games against bia to take on South Carolina. The Gamecocks “the red team.” are coming off a double-overtime win at Missouri 4. Bulldogs pick up first SEC win with a ton of confidence and hopes of keeping their After dropping its first two games in SEC com- SEC East division title aspirations alive. The Dogs petition, Mississippi State defeated Kentucky last hope to contain standout defensive end Jadeveon Thursday at Davis Wade Stadium. Dak Prescott Clowney and spoil the Gamecocks hope of comhad yet another great all around performance, com- peting for the SEC title.

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year. With his increased production, do you think he has silenced most of his critics?

A: Yeah, I haven’t heard a lot of criticism of Clowney since he dominated Antonio Richardson, Tennessee’s left tackle and future NFL starter, after having struggled against him last year.

Despite contrary belief, Clowney has played at full speed this season. It’s hard to match the expectations everyone had for him going into the season, and if you throw in the fact that teams’ gameplans revolve around him, that makes it even tougher to get your stats. The sacks haven’t come yet, but Clowney does have seven quarterback hurries on the year through seven games played, meaning he has just missed some sacks and is generating pressure.

Q: After what looked to be a brutal hit to running back Mike Davis in last week’s win, he was able to walk off the field under his own power. What precautionary measures will the coaching staff take with him this week?

A: Davis “almost sprained his foot” according to Spurrier.

University of South Carolina's student newspaper While we are still trying to figure out what that means, we do know that he will miss most of practice this week as a precautionary measure. At this point, I would be deeply surprised if Davis doesn’t suit up on Saturday.

He denied even having an injury after the game at Missouri.

Q: The Gamecocks kept their SEC East title hopes alive with the win over Missouri. With conference games against MSU and Florida left on the schedule, what are the chances USC can represent the East in Atlanta come December?

A: South Carolina knew if it could get past Missouri, it was in really good shape to represent the east in December. South Carolina’s final four games are all at home, and Missouri still has to play Texas A&M and Ole Miss.

The Gamecocks only need the Tigers to lose one of those games, as they hold the tiebreaker. As for two-loss Florida and Georgia, they play each other this weekend, so one of those teams will come out with three losses.

If injury-depleted Georgia beats

Florida, they still have to go to Auburn and win. If Florida wins, USC can take care of business against the Gators when they visit Columbia in November.

The prospects look bright for the Gamecocks, but it is by no means a guaranteed thing. They have to win their final two conference games to even have a chance.

Q: Other than the wellknown names of Shaw, Davis and Clowney, who are some other key threats MSU fans should take note of Saturday?

A: Wide receivers Bruce Ellington and Damiere Byrd have really stepped up for South Carolina this season. Ellington is

coming off a career-day against Mizzou where he caught 10 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Byrd, one of the fastest players in the country, has emerged as the deep-play threat for the Gamecocks. He had an impressive stretch this season where he caught at least a 45yard touchdown in three straight games and is averaging 20 yards per catch this season. On the defensive side, tackle Kelcy Quarles has quietly benefited from the added attention on Clowney.

The 6’4, 298-pound junior is second in the SEC with seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss.

He had a breakout game against

Mizzou, in which he also wasn’t supposed to play, notching six tackles, three for loss and two sacks.

Q: Alright, prediction time.

Who will come out on top?

A: South Carolina 35, Mississippi State 13.

I just think that finally returning home after three weeks on the road combined with the momentum gained from the overtime win last week will be too much for the Bulldogs. South Carolina is going for its 15th straight win at Williams-Brice, and they know they need to win this game to stay in the hunt for its first division title since 2010.

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