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MSU police investigate voyeurism incident at football game BY KAITLYN BYRNE Managing Editor

The Mississippi State University Police Department is investigating a voyeurism incident that occurred in the women’s restroom in Davis Wade Stadium during the MSU vs. Tennessee game on Oct. 13. A sophomore MSU student reported a person in masculine work boots attempted to take a photo of her in a stall in the women’s restroom near the student section. The Reflector does not identify victims of sexual crimes.

“My friend and I left the end zone (student section) and went to the restroom near there, and I noticed the person in the stall next to me had work boots on, which I thought was strange,” she said. “When I stood up, I noticed the camera barely visible under the stall, and then he shot out of the stall too quickly for me to be certain what he looked liked.” Sid Salter, director of University Relations, said this is the first time an incident like this has been reported at MSU. The MSU Gameday Committee has met to review existing gameday security policies and discuss possible measures to prevent similar

incidents in the future, Salter said. Currently, MSU employs over 200 people in the security business on gamedays, he said. In addition to security personnel, Salter said custodial staff often checks the restrooms while restocking items. Salter said all restrooms in the stadium are locked prior to the start of the game to prevent people from hiding inside. “This is a bizarre incident because the (victim) said this incident occurred when the bathroom was full of other people,” he said. “Our security efforts are comparable, if not surpassing, other institutions.”

Salter said the university is actively working on the case, although it currently does not have useful information about the perpetrator. “The determination so far is there’s not a lot more the university can do to stop something like this from happening, although we are certainly open to change if we can continue the conversation to learn any additional concrete steps we can take to prevent this,” he said. Georgia Lindley, chief of MSU Police Department, said if anyone has any information regarding the incident, contact the MSU Police Department at 325-2121.

RHA preps for Haunted Horse Park BY HILLARY LAPLATNEY Staff Writer

Mississippi State University’s Residence Hall Association will put on this year’s Haunted Horse Park Oct. 30 and 31 from 8-11 p.m at the Mississippi Horse Park. Mydarian Booker, programs and activities director for RHA, said the Horse Park will be sectioned into different scenes for the event. “We’ll have 11 scenes, including an insane asylum, “The Ring” and different things of that nature,” he said. “We’ll try to incorporate different aspects to make it scary, even on the ride to and from.” Booker said shuttles have been reserved to transport visitors from the front of the Union to the Horse Park in 15-minute rotations. The first shuttle will leave the Union around 7:45 p.m. John Williams, RHA president, said the RHA has previously put together Haunted Herbert, which was located on campus in Herbert Hall. “We kind of did a snake trail last year where you went through and it curved around,” he said, “But this year, we wanted to do something different. The scenes are going to be set up like a maze, and it will be free will. You really don’t know what to expect.” Williams also said he is very excited for the event to take place in the new location. “Now that we’re doing it off campus inside the Horse Park, it’ll allow more off-campus and on-campus people to come,” he said. “So we’re really excited about that. We’re doing a lot of things differently.” Claire Taylor, RHA treasurer, said she hopes this year’s relocation to the Horse Park should bring in more off-campus students as well as Starkville residents. SEE PARK, 2

Myths surround campus in fall season BY LACI KYLES

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here is a certain feeling that comes with the fall season. With shorter days and cooler nights comes a sense of various traditions — football and Halloween among them. Robert Wolverton, professor in the Mississippi State University department of classical and modern languages and literature, said so much of people’s lives are bound by legend, tradition, superstition and myth we rarely even notice, let alone think twice about it. “A one-word synonym for myth is story. They always start by being spoken, changes (to the story) lead to tradition,” he said, adding oral traditions eventually become history. A good example of tradition connected to history is the story behind MSU’s gloried cowbell. It is tradition for Bulldog fans to cheer with the help of cowbells and most

know it is considered a sign of good luck but not everyone knows the whole story. According to Lindsey Storey, director of orientation and events, in the 1940s a cow wandered onto the field during the Egg Bowl from the barn, or Giles Hall. After the MSU victory, the cow was used as a good luck charm but was decided later to bring just its bell instead of the cow to games. In the 1960s, Earl Terrell and Ralph Reeves, MSU professors, began welding handles to the cowbells and the bookstore started selling them in 1964. The story of the cowbell is sacred to avid Bulldog supporters, and Wolverton said traditions have multiple meanings and have been the glue of civilization, or rather, a common factor all peoples could relate to worldwide. People from all walks of life who favor MSU have the love of maroon and white, as well as reverence for the cowbell in common, a “glue” that connects them, no matter who they are or where they come from. Just as football in Starkville ignites memories of various traditions, fall brings about legends, folklore and superstition of another kind — Halloween. SEE MYTHS, 2

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MYTH “We take (so much) for granted because we don’t know the background,” Wolverton said. “A part of it is the tradition in so many of our holidays — Easter, Halloween, Christmas — they’re still alive.” He said Halloween, or “All Hallow’s Eve,” began as a religious holiday, noting the only other place you’ll hear the word “hallow” is in The Lord’s Prayer. “That was the time when people who had died might come back to visit and help you along at the beginning of the Jewish New Year,” he says. “This is a marvelous example of how the Christian church took over (pagan) holidays. We have a festival that churches are condemning because they don’t know the origins.” Halloween has encouraged localized superstitions, myths

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continued from 1 and folklore, which he clas- 1918, MSU lost 37 students sifies as homegrown tales or to the influenza epidemic, legends. One such example with 1,200 other students would be stories of haunted also affected by the flu in locations on campus. some manner. Storey said the beliefs and The second floor of George assumptions Hall was by some stuused for the I’ve actually seen the dents that seriously ill lights on the Lee Hall students, and George Hall is haunted stage go on and off the first floor are left up to kept the criton their own.” the students ically ill. Shelby King, themselves to The basedecide if it is ment was senior music believable or used for the education major simply superembalming stition. chamber. “You can make it really George Hall is not the only creepy,” she said. “Back in place on campus that might the day, (George Hall) was have some things go bump in the infirmary. The influenza the night, either. hit and our guys started getShelby King, senior music ting sick. The creepy factor education major, said he has was people were dying and witnessed peculiar happenthey were embalming them ings in Lee Hall. in the basement.” “I’ve actually seen the According to Storey, in lights on the Lee Hall stage

“I’m really excited about it, and it goes to a good cause, so that should hopefully bring out people,” she said. Visitors to the Haunted Horse Park will pay $5 each to get in, and the money will go directly to Angel Tree and Compassion International ministries. Williams said 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward the two organizations. “We’ll have nine Angel Tree children, and they’ll be divided among the residence halls and (the RHA),” he said. “One hundred percent of the proceeds will go toward buying them Christmas presents.” According to AngelTree.org, Angel Tree is a ministry designed to give Christmas gifts to children whose parent(s) are incarcerated,

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go on and off on their own. Plus there were noises and a huge boom that literally scared the mess out of me,” he said. “I have heard big rumors that the fourth ﬂoor of Lee Hall is haunted.” King said the tunnels running below the Drill Field that connect to the cafeteria can be frightening to a wandering mind, especially since they are quite small and sometimes contain standing water or water ominously dripping from the pipes. Wolverton said the common understanding of myths, stories, traditions and folklore are what tie people together and it helps to know their background stories, farfetched or not. “They’re all sort of the same genre, all imaginative, could be from true stories,” he said. “Real or ﬁction? Who knows?”

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Friday, October 19 • 9:19 a.m. A student reported his homecoming float was damaged at the Kappa Alpha house. • 1:22 p.m. A student had a seizure at South Hall. Subject refused medical treatment. • 1:29 p.m. A student reported being harassed via text message by an unknown subject. • 4:24 p.m. An employee reported two office doors in Allen Hall had been tampered with. Nothing was missing. • 4:38 p.m. A student reported he was in a traffic accident on Stone Boulevard. • 9:27 p.m. A student was arrested on Louisville Street for possession of marijuana. • 9:31 p.m. A student was arrested on Louisville Street for possession of marijuana.

Saturday, October 20 continued from 1 and according to Compassion.com, Compassion International is a program that helps bring children out of poverty. Taylor said the Haunted Horse Park will include some frightening scenes which may not be suitable for children. “We are making people sign liability forms before they go in,” Taylor said. “We’re also (requiring) that if the child is 10 or younger that they have to have an adult with them. It’s going to be a little scary.” Booker said volunteers are still welcome to help with Haunted Horse Park. “If you want to volunteer, you can contact me at mjb382@saffairs. msstate.edu,” he said. “We’ll take volunteers at any point, and they can ﬁll in where needed.”

• 1:45 a.m. A student was arrested on Nash Street for disorderly conduct. • 4:48 a.m. An officer responded to Rice Hall for a student who wanted to commit suicide. The student was OK when the officer arrived. • 5:12 a.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from Howell Hall. • 3:29 p.m. A non-resident/visitor fell in a hole on Bully Boulevard. The father of the subject did not want an ambulance called. • 6:40 p.m. A non-resident/visitor was arrested on Bost Drive for public drunkenness. • 6:57 p.m. A non-resident/visitor had a seizure in the Davis Wade Stadium. EMTs assisted the subject at the first aid station. • 7:28 p.m. A student reported an officer used unnecessary force on him inside the Davis Wade Stadium. EMTs assisted the subject at the first aid station.

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The Horse Park will soon be made haunted by the MSU RHA.

• 1:28 a.m. A student was arrested on Old West Point Road for driving under the influence, careless driving and no seatbelt. • 1:29 p.m. A student lost his wallet at Davis Wade Stadium.

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THE CONSTANT | MARY CHASE BREEDLOVE

Classical music has merit, important Scripture is not political propaganda

ahler, Wagner, nor. This elegant waltz popped Tchaikovsky. Do up in a car commercial last year. any of these names Though Chopin wrote for the ring a bell? How about Mozart, piano, Mattias Jacobsson’s cover Beethoven or Chopin? These on classical guitar is superb. should help. Bottom line: they These next guys knew how are a bunch of old, dead, white to paint a picture with music. Europeans who wrote music. Strictly an operatic composSure, we have all heard these er, Wagner has many familiar names on PBS growing up (and tunes. His “Ride of the Valkyhopefully our kids will, too) and ries” helped set the scene in “Full might even be familiar with a Metal Jacket” and “Watchmen” tune or two. while the Bridal Chorus from Chances are, though, you his opera Lohengrin (undeniably hear the music from these guys familiar) is heard at nearly every more than you think, and some wedding. The excerpt Sigfried’s still have their melodies weaving Funeral March from his Ring their way into our movies and Cycle as well as his overture from commercials. Can you name a Tannhauser are great examples tune, though? of how powerful music can be. Before I jump into this article The only American composer fingers first, I want to bring up on this list is John Williams. I am not a music snob writing If you have seen “E.T.,” “Juto condescend on your musi- rassic Park,” “Jaws” and “Star cal choice. Chances are you Wars” and pick out a tune then like music; you will be hard you know his music. For all of you muggles, pressed to find mudbloods, wizsomeone who These works are ards and witches, doesn’t. I just staples in the music “Harry Potter want to share realm and have stood and the Sorcerwith you some of the greatest the test of time for a er’s Stone” was all him. The musicians to reason.” put a pen on great thing with staff paper and John Williams is my favorites as well. This can how well the music fits with the be easily done with Spotify since movie; it paints a live picture. you can listen to nearly anything Though you may not rememexcept The Beatles. ber “Schindler’s List,” this work By the way, if you don’t have landed him one of his five OsSpotify you are missing out. I cars. am not expecting you to like Lastly, Tchaikovsky’s Nutwhat I suggest, but just try. It’s cracker Suite will surely put you free. in the Christmas mood. This My favorite piece is Gus- piece is the most performed baltav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. let today with Swan Lake (anThough the whole piece might other popular ballet of his) close be a little over-stimulating to behind. new listeners, the Adagietto from I’ll end strong with the heavy this symphony is a must for new hitters to clean up my article. listeners. It isn’t long; it is sim- Bach’s Cello Suite in G major: ple and flat out gorgeous. If you Prelude is a fantastic piece to only listen to one piece from this show how music has a direction paper let this be it. If you want it wants to move. You can’t go a great example of how music wrong with Yo-Yo Ma performcan induce emotions, this is a ing it either. Like it? fantastic case. Next, check out Check out Bach’s Partitas. Chopin’s Nocturne in E flat mi- Does his style sound familiar?

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MATT TAYLOR Matt Taylor is a senior majoring in mechanical engineering. He can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu. The first eight notes of Bach’s Tocatta and Fugue in D minor is littered in horror movies and will put you in the Halloween spirit. For Mozart I would suggest listening to Symphony No. 40 in G minor: Menuetto. If you like this, listen to the whole work and last symphonies as well. Though Mozart’s music might be a bit stuffy, it is clean and simple. His “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” and “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” are some of his most popular tunes. Beethoven takes the cake for writing the most recognized piece with the first four notes of his Fifth Symphony. Remember the mythic Greek scene with the flying horses and centaurs from “Fantasia?” That was from his Sixth Symphony. Beethoven got the ball rolling on thematic music and helped inspire composers that write for movies now. Yes, nearly everyone I mentioned writes in a dead style. Yes, music has evolved by way of people’s taste. This doesn’t make the new stuff or the old stuff bad though. These works are staples in the music realm and have stood the test of time for a reason: it continues to inspire and teach young musicians. Maybe you don’t like this kind of music. That is completely fine. I just encourage everyone get their headphones and go music surfing on Spotify to get out of your comfort zone. There is no harm in listening to something new for free.

he 2012 presidential elec- er or not you agree with Joe Biden tion has turned our lap- as vice president, I think it is distops, smart phones and respectful to use scripture to furtablets into an interesting public ther sensationalize your opinion forum allowing us to say anything of the debate and see how many and everything we feel about the likes you can get from your stapresidential candidates we choose tus. I also can’t help but wonder to support or berate. Facebook is if these individuals would react a collaboration of opinion after the same way if Paul Ryan was the opinion, no matter how educat- candidate to whom everyone was ed or completely absurd. We’re referring. However, if you truly believe allowed to say anything we want. We put our first amendment Joe Biden is the fool in question rights to full use. The election is from the context of this verse, I’d like to remind you of a few more sensational. I can handle the bantering for passages in the Bible. Romans 13:1-2 says, “Let every the most part. Freedom of speech person be subject means freedom Showing hatred to the governof speech of the ing authorities. people I don’t toward others who For there is no agree with. My differ in views will not authority except opinion is my make them change from God, and own, and I like those that exist to think I have their minds.” have been instiinformed myself as much as I possibly can. I tuted by God. Therefore whoever try to choose wisely what I share resists the authorities resists what God has appointed.” with the world. We have to be careful in toeing The one thing I can’t stomach, though, is seeing fellow Christians the line of expressing our opinions use scripture to push their own and disrespecting those in authority. ideas on politics. No matter who wins the 2012 Christians believe the Bible is the infallible, inspired word of election, if you consider yourself a God. I agree with that statement, Christian, you are to be subject to and I’d be happy to share why I governing authorities. If you fill Facebook with cruel believe, but that is another article comments ripping our commandfor another time. In my opinion, twisting scrip- er in chief to shreds, not only are ture to fit a political idea is just you showing you don’t trust God, about the worst thing you could you’re also disrespecting His comdo with God’s word. Christians mands. taking scripture out of context is If you think the platform of not the best way to make others to the candidate you support is unbe willing to listen to their views. flawed, you are wrong. Those who quote scripture out of Scripture also tells us to pray context create a dangerous spark for our leaders. 1 Timothy 2 says, that can fan into something that “First of all, then, I urge that supwill forever taint their witness to plications, prayers, intercessions the world. and thanksgivings be made for I’m specifically talking about a all people, for kings and all who verse in Proverbs. “If a wise man are in high positions, that we may has an argument with a fool, the lead a peaceful and quiet life, godfool only rages and laughs, and ly and dignified in every way.” there is no quiet.” I saw this verse I talk with my father a lot about blow up my Facebook news feed religion and politics. He’s one after the vice presidential debates, of the smartest people I’ve ever in reference to Joe Biden. Wheth- known, and I’ve always admired

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MARY CHASE BREEDLOVE Mary Chase Breedlove is the opinion editor at The Reflector. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu. his ability to hear both sides of a story before a decision is made. He made a very valid point to me the other day. Some may find it difficult to wrap their heads around. He told me, “You can’t legislate morality.” Christians refusing to respect their nation’s president will not resolve moral issues in our nation. Showing hatred toward others who differ in views. For example, those who support gay marriage and abortion and other divisive issues will not make them change their minds. I see a lot of Christians saying things like “this country has to turn back to Jesus,” and I couldn’t agree more. But let’s take a second to examine what exactly that means. Jesus helped those in need. He healed the sick. He fed the hungry. He didn’t worry about their social class or if they were a Democrat or Republican (well, not then at least). He obeyed his heavenly father. He obeyed his earthly authorities. Above all, Jesus calls us to love one another. Love our enemies. Love those who persecute us. Love the people who are different than we are. Love the people who disagree with our religion, politics and views on issues. Christians, I encourage you all to pray for our leaders. Pray for our current president (he’s still president, by the way.) Pray for the man who will become our president in November. Pray for Congress, senators and those who are responsible for governing our nation.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER | STEPHANIE NOKES

Super Bowl producers made wise choice of halftime act

f you are anything like me, you did not watch the Super Bowl last year, nor do you remember who even played in it. Along with a good portion of America, I tune in for the commercials and halftime show. However, lately it has been harder and harder for me to actually watch that much of the Super Bowl. With all the cutest and wittiest commercials being posted on the Internet before the night is over and the halftime shows being almost too unbearable to watch, I feel like there is no need for my eyes to ever have to settle on the actual Super Bowl. But things have changed for me this season. Ladies and gentlemen, Beyoncé is performing in the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show. I think I speak for most people when I say I believe Beyoncé is a gift from the heavens to grace our headphones with empowering songs about what it takes to be a strong woman and how to tell if our man is cheating on us.

From the Destiny’s Child days to the era of Sasha Fierce, I have loved her. She was there for me when we were both “Crazy in Love” and supported me during my first break up by singing “Single Ladies” alone with me in my car. Now it is my time to support Beyoncé as she takes the stage for Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013. Maybe I am just a little biased, but I believe having Beyoncé as the headliner for the halftime show is the best thing the producers of the Super Bowl could have ever done. She has been flourishing in recent years. Even giving birth to her daughter Blue Ivy with husband Jay-Z managed to make her even more famous. However, Beyoncé has not been teaching girls to run the world for free. Her total net worth is approximately $300 million. Last year approximately 111 million people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl. I can only imagine how many more people like myself will tune in just to watch our

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girl Beyoncé during the halftime show. Over the before them on the coveted Super Bowl halftime years, the halftime shows have typically been a hit stage. Word must have gotten out the general pubor miss. In the early 2000s, performers varied from lic was bored because in 2011 The Black Eyed Peas Phil Collins to Shania Twain and U2 to Ben Stiller. graced the stage. We rejoiced in having a performThen in 2004, Justin Timberlake and Janet er from our generation, but later regretted it after Jackson shocked the world with Fergie and her crew made our We rejoiced in having ears bleed. Apparently Madonna the wardrobe malfunction of the decade. is not drawing Social Security yet a performer from From that point on, the top dogs because she showed up last year our generation, but to perform with LMFAO, Nick in charge of the Super Bowl halftime show made sure to never let Minaj, M.I.A and Cee Lo Green. later regretted it anything scandalous happen again. Even though my eyebrows auafter Fergie and her So for several year later the world tomatically rise when Madonna is crew made our ears mentioned, I feel like 2012’s Susuffered together and watched our parents’ and grandparents’ favorper Bowl halftime show was a step bleed.” ite performers try their hardest on in the right direction. stage for us. Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, As for 2013, I know Beyoncé will be a hit and Prince, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bruce do wonders on that stage. Maybe this year I will Springsteen and the E Street Band and The Who watch the actual Super Bowl instead of putting in all joined the ranks of the others who had gone my “Pride and Prejudice” DVD again.

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MUSINGS | BEN HESTER

Our generation is addicted to technology

y friends had a nick- up on all those vital feeds. name for my old These capabilities are the phone — the roach. result of technological adIt was one of those tenacious vancements for sure, but I little Nokia go-phones that think too often we forget not could eat a nuclear winter for all progress is good progress. breakfast. At the very least, we don’t I’d had it since my junior think critically enough about year of high school, and only it. got it then because the girl I So why do we spend so was dating told me to stop much time on our phones and calling her from my home on the Internet? I think it’s phone. So demanding. because we’re scared of boreGirls aside, phones cer- dom. tainly do demand. You can’t In fact, I think we’re tergo anywhere without seeing rified of it and have tried to someone glued to his or her kill it. The Internet and the iPhone. In fact, if you’re read- computer dealt boredom a ing this in a public setting, I major blow, but due to portabet if you look around right bility issues, it survived. The now you advent of will see the smartWhy do we spend so much p h o n e , that almost evh o w e v e r, time on our phones and erybody inished on the Internet? I think it’s fthe is doing job. because we’re scared of something Whenon cell e v e r boredom. In fact, I think phones. there’s a we’re terrified of it and T h e y moment have tried to kill it.” m i g h t of silence be doing in our day, something we would consid- what do we do? We instincer to be useful, like checking tively grab for our phones. emails or sending someone a Then we check Facebook or text. Twitter, or we text somebody Or they might be checking — anybody, it doesn’t matter Facebook or Twitter, reading who at that point. We simply

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will not settle for boredom. Gone are the days where we sit down, with nothing to do, and merely think about things. (Seriously, next time you get on a bus, I dare you to turn your phone off and see if you can make it without reaching for it.) Our minds are constantly pulled here and there, as we try to digest a hundred different thoughts fed to us by our smartphones. It’s no wonder our best and brightest ideas come when we’re in the shower or when we’re driving. Only then can we give our minds a rest, and, funny as it is, the result always seems positive. In a way, I think our obsession with our new technologies describes a part of our human predicament, in that we are always searching for that which will satisfy us. But nothing ever does. We always want the next phone, the next gadget and the next big thing. We are never content; we always grasp for more. Of course this is an age-old problem, but it is especially highlighted today by things like new iPhone releases. Because unfortunately, as

BEN HESTER Ben Hester is a junior majoring in communication. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu. sweet as SIRI is, no Apple product will ever bring us fulfillment. At some point we need to realize by investing so much of ourselves into the latest and greatest, we are only blanketing ourselves in a sort of technological comforter. If we fail to realize this, we’ll just have to wait around to be fooled yet again. Neil Postman, almost 30 years ago, wrote: “There is no escaping from ourselves. The human dilemma is as it has always been, and we solve nothing fundamental by cloaking ourselves in technological glory.” Our new iPhones might be neat, but I think we miss our old little phones more than we know.

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2120 Highway 45 North, Columbus. idontlietoyou.com. FOR RENT 100 King Richard Road, 3B, 2B brick house near campus. Two-car garage, fireplace, fenced yard. $1250.00. Call 228.324.2289 after 4 p.m. Available December 15. MISCELLANEOUS Think you might be pregnant? Free testing and confidential counseling is available. Call LifeChoices Pregnancy Care Center, Columbus at 662.327.0500. CLUB INFO The deadline for Tuesday’s paper is 3 p.m. Thursday; deadline for Friday’s paper is 3 p.m. Tuesday. MSU student organizations may place free announcements in Club Info. Information may be submitted by email to club_info@reflector.msstate. edu with the subject heading “CLUB INFO,” or a form may be completed at The Reflector office in the Student Media Center. A contact name, phone number and requested run dates must be included for club info to appear in The Reflector. All submissions are subject to exemption according to space availability. WESLEY FOUNDATION Insight Bible study and worship on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation Worship Center on East Lee. Boulevard next to Campus Book Mart. MSU CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION The MSU Catholic Student Association invites you to join us for Sunday mass at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 607 University Dr. All are welcome to $2 Tuesday night dinner at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/msstatecsa MSU STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGY

us on Facebook, “MSU ASM,” for membership information. SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC. PaRHOnormal Activity costume contest: Oct. 31 at 12 p.m. on the Drill Field. First place prizes for winners in categories of funniest, scariest and school spirit. For more information, email djk84@msstate. edu. SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY, INC. Join us as we educate youth on Halloween safety at the Boys and Girls Club on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. Contact djk84@ msstate.edu for more information. YOGA MOVES CLUB School or work stressing you out? Get moving into Yoga Moves! Try our moves to get into shape and our relaxation techniques to handle the stress. Yoga Moves meets at the Sanderson Center in Studio C, Thursday evenings 5 to 6:30. Like Yoga Moves Club-MSU on Facebook. STARLIGHT DANCERS HIP HOP TEAM Starlight Dancers will be hosting their ﬁrst event, called The Knockout: Pink Edition, on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Colvard Student Union Ballroom. It is a breast cancer awareness program. Other MSU organizations will be performing. Donations are accepted. SOCIOLOGICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION The Sociological Student Association is based in the Department of Sociology. Undergraduates of all ages are welcome. Meetings are held the last Thursday of every month in Bowen Hall room 250 at 5 p.m. Bully’s 5K for United Way Run and Walk. Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. Race day registration begins at 5:30 p.m. in the back parking lot of McArthur Hall, 245 Barr Avenue, on the MSU campus. For additional information, please facebook. com/MSUUnitedWay5K.

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Battle of the bands competition successful, Surviving Allison wins By SHelBy PeranicH Staff Writer

The Student Association’s Late Night Events group paired up with Music Maker Productions to put on Plazapalooza: a battle of the bands on Oct. 18. Plazapalooza gave four bands the opportunity to play and be judged by “The Weeks,” a well-known band from Jackson, Miss. Thomas Fitzner, sophomore international business and French major, is Music Maker Productions’s publicity chair. According to Fitzner, the event was a tremendous success that not only showcased wonderful talent, but also showed what Mississippi State University has to offer to those with musical interests. “We did relatively low publicity for this, but it was really user-driven. Those bands wanted a good turnout just as much as we did, and they really pulled their end as far as promoting the event goes. It showed a lot of local talent to the Starkville area and gave State exposure,” Fitzner said. Plazapalooza also gave the four bands a chance to be heard and presented the winner of the competition with an opportunity to play at Bulldog Bash, along with some other prizes. The winning band, Surviving Allison, with its lively stage presence and original songs, has only been together for three months. Chris Ekiss, lead vocalist and pianist for Surviving Allison, said he does not think how long they have been a band matters because their future together is bright. “This thing has been going on for three months, and we have been preparing for this competition since Monday. We just wanted exposure. We don’t do this for the money. If we cared about money, we would’ve quit before we started. We are just excited to get to play together for everyone,” Ekiss said. Surviving Allison will not be close to Starkville again until the weekend of Nov. 2 for Bulldog Bash, but Ekiss revealed a release date for the band’s first album. “We start recording our CD this Sunday, and it will be done in February. We are hoping to have a release party on Feb. 16,” Ekiss said. For more information on Surviving Allison, its website is SurvivingAllison.com

PLAZAPALOOZA RESULTS 1. Surviving Allison 2. Jarnigan Gypsies 3. The Beats

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“Virtuoso” by Riley Reid (digital print) and “Open Door” by Kaitlin Mullins (cyantotype) are showcased in the Colvard Student Union.

Photography expo to be hosted at MSU By Daniel Hart Staff Writer

Unconventional, risk-taking photography will be cropping up in workshops, exhibitions and lectures around Mississippi State University on Oct. 25-28 as the Society for Photographic Education South Central Regional Conference is hosted here for the third time in the span of over two decades, co-hosted by the Department of Art and the Department of Communication. The society is a nonprofit organization that conference co-chair and assistant professor of photography and new media Wendy Roussin said “provides a forum for the discussion of photography and related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight.” According to Roussin, this year’s conference theme “Nothing Ventured/ Nothing Gained: The Creative Risk” focuses on innovations in photographers’ work and processes, especially in the South. “(Professor of art) Marita

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(Goote)’s idea was that sometimes people don’t expect much out of Mississippi. Oh, going to school in the South, you’re in Mississippi. It’s about the creative process, taking a risk through that,” she said. Keynote speaker Todd Hido and featured speakers Susan Burnstine and Kelli Connell will be giving lectures free of admission as part of the conference. Assistant professor of art Dominic Lippilo, conference co-chair along with Gootee and Roussin, said the three artists chosen represent a breadth of innovation and interesting risks taken in photography. “They address the three major physical sectors of photography: Todd Hido would be more traditional, Kelli Connell digital and Susan Burnstine alternative processes, through the making of her own cameras. They all take major risks in their work to unsafe levels, which takes it out of control,” he said. Susan Burnstine will speak in Giles Auditorium at 6 p.m. on Thursday. In McComas Theater, Dornith Doherty will

speak at noon on Friday, Todd Hido will speak at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and Kelli Connell will speak at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As well as lectures from the photographers, the conference brings a canon of innovative work hanging on campus until Nov. 2. Along with Dornith Doherty, SPESC honored educator and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the featured speakers will have a combined show of their works, “Nothing Ventured/Nothing Gained: The Creative Risk” hanging in the McComas Gallery. The “SPE Members’ Exhibition and Antiquarian Avant-Garde Photography: Works by the North Texas Alternative Process Group” exhibition will hang in the Visual Arts Center Gallery. As well as national and professional level work, student adviser and senior photography major and Riley Reid said Society of Photographic Education students from across the south central region will have an exhibition of their work hanging in the Colvard Student Union Gallery.

“A group of 10 students curated; there are several pieces that are alternative processes, they did very unique things and submitted with that in mind. There are a lot of Mississippi State students who have work in there,” she said. The conference grows the seeds that have been planted with the Maroon Edition and Betty Press’ “African Wisdom in Image and Proverb” photography exhibition; Lippilo said Rather than existing exclusive to a specific audience, the conference is a way of creating commonality. “Photography is a communication system, bringing dialogue and idea to an audience. You can still enjoy that even if you’re not behind the lense,” he said. For uninhibited conference attendance to all talks, panel discussions, workshops and a jazz party, Department of Art and Department of Communication students pay $15 and students in other departments pay $25. For more information and a more detailed schedule, visit southcentral.spenational.org.

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If you’re like me, you had a steady, well-paying job this summer, and you totally made bank. You worked hard five days a week, laid out at the pool on the weekends and woke up early Monday morning only to repeat the warm, summery cycle once more. You returned to Starkville with fistfuls of cold, hard cash, and thought, “Wow, I am such an adult. I am so responsible because I have my own money now.” But alas, our funds have fallen with the leaves, and we have begun to hoard quarters for laundry like squirrels in hibernation mode. With every pumpkin spice latte and every pair of woolen socks we purchase — because our feet get so cold in Starkville — we practically force money into the cold, greedy claws of winter and out of the warm. So, for your benefit and mine, here are a few helpful hints on how to make your fall frugal and make what’s left of your summer savings last until Christmastime.

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Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. I’m drinking a Starbucks latte as I type this, and guess how much it cost me? $3.50. If I do that every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during my 10:00 break, I spend over $10. I know how cute that picture of your Einstein’s coffee looks through a wellplaced tilt-shift and a complimentary filter, but there’s no way it’s as cute as the new shirt you could buy with all the cash you could save if you brewed your own beans. Since coming to college, I have befriended a chef, a DIY enthusiast and a painter. In exchange for their food, fashion and friendship, I proofread their papers and embellished their resumes. It’s a beautiful, mutually beneficial relationship. With such a diverse campus, there’s no reason you can’t save a little cash in addition to gaining a great, different new friend. How many of us have skipped lunch to make a quick trip to Piggly Wiggly only to arrive at the cash register with a box of Zebra Cakes, a bag of Cheetos, a Diet Coke, and maybe an apple in addition to our usual grocery items (bread, peanut butter, orange juice, etc.)? Going to the grocery store while your stomach is empty is more tempting than Ryan Gosling offering you one of those fancy, over-priced lattes mentioned above. Set aside a certain amount of cash for your next trip downtown. It’s entirely too easy to buy an entire outfit on credit without blinking an eye — until you go home and check your balance; then you must continually blink your eyes to keep from bursting into tears. Deliberately leave the house with only a few dollars. Despite what America would have us believe, we are not financially invincible, and the monetary rug gets pulled out from naïve college students every single day. To avoid the shock that comes with refraining from checking your bank account, get an app for your phone so you can check it anytime, anywhere. I know, ignorance is bliss, but since we are now responsible adults, we can no longer afford to be ignorant. iTunes is a great and terrible beast. It’s the best and worst invention of the 21st century. Who would have ever thought that we would be able to purchase music track by track 50 years ago? And who would have thought how easy it would be? How accessible? How expensive?? My advice to you is simple: think about the music you’re purchasing. If it’s a quality album that’s worth $10, then by all means, buy it. But if it’s the latest Maroon 5 single, odds are Starkville radio will overplay it anyway, and you’ll get so sick of it you will want to die when it randomly plays on your iPod, and you will be so angry that you spent that $1.25 on it instead of that load of laundry for which you are still hoarding quarters.

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McVey puts team accolades above her own BY KRISTEN SPINK Sports Editor

For the average freshman student-athlete, the thought of breaking records does not cross his or her mind during the season. But over halfway through the 2012 volleyball season, Mississippi State freshman libero Roxanne McVey was leading the SEC in digs and on pace to break multiple MSU records. However, when junior setter and co-captain Paris Perret left the team for personal reasons, State was left with only inexperienced setters to fill the position and just two upperclassmen on the team. Having lost seven straight conference games, McVey said she knew a change needed to be made if MSU was to see any success this season. “I told her (head coach Jenny Hazelwood), ‘If you need me to fill water bottles all practice, if that’s what it will take to win, I’ll do that. If you need me to play libero, if you need me to set, whatever you need me to do, I’ll do it if it’s going to make us win,’” McVey said. So Hazelwood moved

McVey, who had never played setter in her life, to the setter position in hopes of seeing different outcomes for the Dogs. For someone who had already broken the MSU record with 42 digs in the match against Kennesaw State and the SEC record with 50 digs against LSU, McVey’s willingness to move positions for the betterment of her team displayed her true character. Hazelwood said she hesitated to take McVey out of her position because she was doing so well, but having her initiate the conversation with the coaches about being willing to change positions was neat. “That was one of the biggest things we said as a coaching staff that she could have just said, ‘I want to make sure I’m still getting good numbers,’ and that kind of stuff, but she doesn’t care about that stuff,” Hazelwood said. “She wants to help the team win.” In high school, McVey played either outside hitter or setter, and on her club team, she played libero alongside one of the best setters in the nation. In her first match in her

career at setter, McVey tallied 18 assists, and in her second match against Missouri, she nearly doubled that number with 34 assists (both matches went only three sets). Although State failed to pull out a win in her first few matches at setter, McVey said her teammates have helped her out in this difficult situation. “The first match was pretty interesting because I was putting everything together, and I was completely out of my comfort zone,” she said. “But my teammates have made it super easy for me to feel relaxed and confident in what I’m doing because they’re always giving me positive feedback.” McVey’s maturity and leadership ability were evident early in her career as she graduated high school a semester early to join the team last spring in preparation for the season. Instead of enjoying her last semester as a high school senior, McVey chose to join the Dogs for off-season training. Often called the “quarterback of a volleyball team,” the setter is responsible for every second ball every time the ball

comes on her team’s side of the net. Senior captain Chanelle Baker said McVey has stepped into the “quarterback” role, even though she was not a setter by nature. “I think everyone’s really excited Roxanne wanted to step up into that position, and everyone’s been real positive. I feel like it shows what this team has to come in the future with her being a freshman and stepping up like that,” Baker said. “She’s done a great job with leadership, and I think it’s definitely made her stand out being that extra leader we need out there.” Although the Dogs are still struggling to scratch the win column in SEC play, McVey’s desire to put the team before herself as only a freshman may be just what MSU needs to steer the program in the right direction.

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Freshman Roxanne McVey set the MSU and SEC record for digs in a match but willingly moved to setter to help her team succeed.

Bulldogs drop two over weekend, host Ole Miss Thursday BY FORREST BUCK Staff Writer

The Mississippi State University soccer team dropped two more conference games this past weekend, despite giving a valiant effort in both games, especially against Arkansas on Sunday. The two losses over the weekend drop the team’s record to 8-10-1 and 1-10-1 in SEC play. After starting the season 7-0 and going into conference play with high hopes, the Bulldogs’ season will end Thursday with their final game against rival Ole Miss. This past Friday, MSU played Georgia and lost 0-3. State was outshot by a wide margin of 22-5, which points to a huge discrepancy in possession of the ball throughout the game. Head coach Neil MacDonald said he was not pleased with the team’s performance on Friday. “I thought we were very lackluster and didn’t play at a high enough tempo throughout the 90 minutes,” MacDonald said. “It was just a poor team performance.” Sophomore C.J. Winship filled in for Skylar Rosson as the goal keeper in both games this past weekend as Rosson was out because she received her second red card in the previous game. However, despite allowing three goals Friday, Winship played well and she made quite a few incredible saves. Junior captain Morganne

with the victory. the best of her ability. State jumped out to a 1-0 “I haven’t really been lead in the keeping up first half and I haven’t really been with all the maintained records,” keeping up with all the lead unshe said. til the 62nd “I’ve just the records. I’ve just m i n u t e been trying been trying to help when Arto help my my team the best I kansas tied team the the game. best I can.” can.” The RazorThursElisabeth Sullivan, backs then day, the scored the Bulldogs junior forward game-winhope to put ning goal in the final two this weekend’s games beminutes on a shot off of a hind them and end the seadeflection. Junior Elisabeth Sullivan scored MSU’s lone goal in that game. Sullivan is tied for second on the team with four assists, and she leads the team with 10 goals on the season, leaving her one goal shy of tying the school record. Sullivan downplayed the significance of the goal and said she has just been focusing on playing the game to

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Halee Heltsley has two goals on the year and is the only other player besides Elisabeth Sullivan to score a goal in an SEC game. Grimes said the loss was not on Winship but the team as a whole. “I think C.J. was outstanding tonight, and I trust her behind me 100 percent,” Grimes said. “None of the goals can be put on her. The ball has to go through 10 people before it gets to the keeper.”

The Bulldogs fared much better in Sunday’s contest against the Razorbacks, despite failing to come away

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son on a positive note by beating Ole Miss at home for the Magnolia Cup. Sullivan said she wants

to send the seniors out on top since Thursday will be senior night. “I’m really looking forward to the game on Thursday because obviously it’s Ole Miss, and that’s our biggest rival,” she said. “We know we can win.” Regardless of the sport or how well either team is doing, when MSU battles Ole Miss, bragging rights will be on the line, and the soccer team hopes to win the Magnolia Cup in Starkville this year.

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STAT OF THE DAY:

8: MSU HAS WON EIGHT

STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST TEAMS FROM THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

At 7-0, Dogs can finally focus on Bama This year’s Mississippi State squad may be the least-hyped top-15 team in the country. No one mentioned State in SEC talks before the season, and, to be honest, no one is mentioning the Dogs now, either. For example, after the Dogs beat Tennessee two weekends ago, Sportscenter tweeted a video of Malcolm Johnson’s game-sealing touchdown catch and said, “Malcolm Johnson, we just reserved a spot for you in the #SCtop10 #TENNvsMSU.” So, of course, State f a n s stayed up to watch the top 10 plays that night, and was Johnson’s catch on there? No. That catch should be nominated for catch of the year, yet Johnson received no acknowledgement for it. Now that MSU has made it through to the other side of its schedule without a blemish, the Dogs can focus solely on the Tide. Junior quarterback Tyler Russell said the team had a feeling in the offseason this could be two 7-0 teams battling but has done a good job not getting ahead of itself.

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The SEC is unpredictable. On any given day, any team can beat any team. Just ask the top teams in the East. This weekend, No. 11 Mississippi State travels to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 1 Alabama for a battle of first place in the SEC West. Head coach Dan Mullen said this week is huge for his program and right where the team wants to be. “It’s a position we wanted to be in when I took the job here,” Mullen said. “These are the type of games we wanted to play in, and our guys are going to be excited for the opportunity to go play the No. 1 team in the country.” Two years ago, no one predicted Auburn to be much of a threat in the SEC, much less the nation. Often times, the teams not receiving much hype before the season begins creep up and make some noise during the year.

“We just have to clean up some stuff we messed up on in the last couple of games, whether it be knowing the protections or anything like that. We just have to keep playing our football,” Russell said. “To have an opportunity to go in there and take something that belongs to them with us both being 7-0 trying to get first place, it’s going to be unbelievable.” Although Alabama is currently ranked first in team defense, only allowing 8.3 points per game and 195.6 yards per game, the Tide has yet to face a passing attack such as the one MSU brings. Arkansas’ Brandon Allen, Ole Miss’ Bo Wa l l a c e , Missouri’s Corbin Berkstresser and Tennessee’s Tyler Bray are not in the same category as Russell. Nor h a s Bama played against a group of wide receivers as diverse as MSU’s core receivers. Oppos-

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ing teams cannot focus on any one Bulldog receiver because on any game day, multiple Dogs could come up with big plays. Whether Chad Bumphis, Chris Smith, Arceto Clark, Brandon Heavens, any of the tight ends or even the fullbacks and running backs are open, Russell has a plethora of receivers to make big-time catches for him. Mullen said with any of the receivers, when given the opportunity, they will make the play. “The balance of our receivers allows you to do some great things. We have some experience out there on the field, so Tyler doesn’t always hone in on one receiver,” Mullen said. “The maturity helps with that. Our guys are ready, and when their number is called, they’re going to make the plays, and if it’s not, they’re going to do their job anyways.” Running back LaDarius Perkins, who is quietly having a big year for the Dogs, said Bama always seems to be having a great year, and MSU knows how good the Tide are. “They (Alabama) are going to see a team that’s going to work hard always and fight to the end no matter what,” Perkins said. “We’re going in there knowing we can win as long as we just play our game, make sure we’re consistent on offense and defense makes the stop, we’re going to be fine.”

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