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Honors College presents Classical Week BY HANNAH ROGERS Editor in Chief
Classical Week, which celebrates the ancient Mediterranean world, begins today. Hosted by the Shackouls Honors College, the event will include talks, three performances of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” and events hosted by the honors council for students. Christopher Snyder, dean of the honors college, said the program would kick off today with
a talk from Thomas Burns, professor emeritus of history at Emory University, titled “Ancient Rome and Early America.” It will take place in the Honors Forum Room in Griffis and will begin at 12:30 p.m. Beginning Wednesday, “Antigone” will be performed on the Mainstage in McComas Hall at 7:30 p.m. “Mississippi State doesn’t have a regular repertoire of classical theatre. Those of us who like this stuff should be excited to see this,” he said.
The play will run through Friday night. After each performance, a talk by MSU faculty members will immediately follow. On Wednesday, Nancy Hargrove and Megan Foley will speak on the role of women in Ancient Greece. Thursday, Robert Wolverton will speak on how tragic is tragedy, and on Friday Snyder will deliver a talk titled “How the Greeks Remembered Their History.” Tickets are $10, Snyder said. On Friday afternoon at 2, Tim Roche, asso-
ciate professor of philosophy at University of Memphis, will deliver a talk titled “Aristotle on Happiness and Ta Ektos Agatha” in the Honors Forum Room. A reception will immediately follow. Snyder said it is important to celebrate the liberal arts, despite the student’s major, and in the future, he would like to see more classical theatre. “The Greeks were the founders of the liberal arts. … The humanities were essential to society as they saw it,” he said. ZACK ORSBORN | THE REFLECTOR
March of Dimes boasts rich tradition of charity BY DANIEL HART Staff Writer
Through years of focus on healthy pregnancies and babies, March of Dimes has been the catalyst for huge strides in research and aid of healthy births and prevention of premature births (births before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy). According to the March of Dimes website, the organization was founded in 1938 by President Franklin Roosevelt; he created the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to fund research to stop the effects of polio on children as he himself had suffered polio as a child.
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Through the organization’s efforts, polio declined, and the organization (also known as the March of Dimes) then focused its attention on the prevention of “birth defects and infant mortality.” Dina Ray, state director of the Mississippi chapter of the March of Dimes, said she knows all too well the plight of the mother of premature babies. “I am the mother of two preemies. When they were born prematurely and had so many tubes sticking out of them and looked so tiny and helpless, I felt anxious and scared,” she said. “If it were not for the March of Dimes, and the research they
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have funded, I do not know if my children would be alive today.” Ray said March of Dimes has had a larger impact than is widely known. “March of Dimes has funded 13 Nobel Prize winning researchers. Every person that has been born in this nation in the last 75 years has been affected positively by the March of Dimes’ work through the polio vaccine and newborn screening, and many of their lives have been saved as a result,” she said. These ongoing prolific efforts of the March of Dimes require continued fundraising and sponsorship.
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Subway set to open today BY ZACK ORSBORN Life Editor
Subway, home of the famous $5 foot-long subs, is finally prepared to open its doors today to the Mississippi State University population. Courtney Bryant, marketing manager for Aramark, said several events will take place during the week to kick off the grand opening of the popular restaurant. “Next week, we will have a ribbon cutting on Monday. We will have different games set up outside with live music,” she said. Although healthy dining areas are available on campus, Subway offers an expansive menu centered around nutritious flavors. Bryant said Subway is just another healthy option for students. “Subway has the nutritional feel to it. Students will be able to come in and have fresh
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salads, fresh subs and the different menu items that are offered,” she said. Along with cash and credit, students can also purchase Subway items using flex dollars. Bryant said the same deals offered at every Subway will also be available on campus. “We still offer the $5 foot-long as well as a two-for-one flatbread for breakfast, so that’s something students will be able to take advantage of. If they come in before 9 a.m., they can get two-for-one to treat a friend,” she said. For parties and tailgates, Bryant said Subway can provide catering. “Starting for homecoming, anyone can order three-foot or five-foot sub platters and many other menu items,” she said. “It is a fun and accessible option and because it is on campus, it is easy to pick up your order.” Catering ordering is available through msucatering.com.
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ITS works to solve msu1x connection problems, accomodates increased student use on campus ZACK ORSBORN | THE REFLECTOR
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Throughout the first few weeks of school, msu1x, the free wireless Internet service provided to Mississippi State University students and faculty, was the cause of some strife across campus due to the connectivity difficulties people were experiencing with it. Deputy CIO and director of IT Infrastructure, Timothy Griffin, said the sporadic network access on msu1x during the first month of school was caused by a trio of problems. He said the main problem came to light in concurrence with student move-in day. “We actually had a hardware problem within one of our six major core hubs out of McArthur Hall. Most of the wireless network is routed through that particular device, and when the problem first started, we were pushed over the edge by load. Everyone moved in and usage from the summer went up, which uncovered the hardware problem,” Griffin said. Griffin said once the problem was uncovered, Information Technology Services was able to address it with only a few episodes of sluggishness on msu1x. He went on to say an additional problem was caused by Network Address Translation. ITS at MSU has seen the number of wireless devices on campus grow exponentially, with 11,000 users during campus’s peak hours. Griffin said to remedy the growing problem, ITS had to add more addresses. However with wireless usage growing, ITS could foresee the campus running out of addresses this fall and initiated moving the wireless network to private addresses. “What that means is that you’re actually sharing public addresses among multiple private users,” he said. “The problem is when we implemented that wireless network, we didn’t know it, but we found out quickly we were exceeding CPU processor resources on some of the devices.”
Griffin said the problem has been addressed, and ITS is still in the process of correcting it entirely without affecting the public. He also said in highly-populated student classrooms, resident halls and hangout spots around campus another problem was affecting internet access. This problem first came to light this fall as students began taking residence in Oak Hall and Magnolia Hall. Oak and Magnolia have the most access points per square foot for wireless portals, and were able to best illustrate the growing problem. “The best way to describe it is spectrum saturation. All the access points on campus support 802.11 A, B, G and N. 802.11 B is the oldest and slowest of those technologies, and was the first Wi-Fi speck,” Griffin said. Griffin said campus has very few 802.11 B devices left on campus, however, the wireless devices that are on the fringe of coverage were connecting to the B devices at low wi-fi rates and receiving little to no Wi-Fi coverage on some devices. This fall ITS saw a significant rise in the amount of wireless devices on campus, as well as users with multiple wireless devices running on the Wi-Fi simultaneously. Griffin said the solution ITS enacted was cutting the B devices off, which gives the devices the ability to connect to G and A rates with a better connection. He said this has been successful and ITS has enacted the same protocols campus wide. In some locations across campus additional access points have been added, which increase Wi-Fi availability. Those locations include Mitchell Memorial Library, McCool Hall, Colvard Student Union and Allen Hall. “Right now we have just over 1,300 access points that make up the campus wireless network, and we’ve got another couple hundred we’re in the process of employing,” Griffin said. “So it is already better and it is going to continue to get better.”
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brings more business to the downtown area. “It provides a family-fun environment Downtown Starkville is getting in the for Starkville residents and those guests spirit of fall this Friday with the fourth who will be in town for the ball game annual Pumpkin Palooza from 6 to 8 weekend,” Rush said. “It boosts the economy by getting people downtown p.m. in downtown Starkville. therefore they eat According to Jennifer shop downtown, Gregory, vice president It’s really the product of and creating more busifor Tourism Developseveral organizations ness and exposure ment and Main Street for all of main street manager, Pumpkin coming together to and the surrounding Palooza is part of the create something streets.” series of events entitled Rush said many New South Weekends that is positive for our businesses are also and is always on a Fricommunity.” in favor of the event day night before a home Jennifer Gregory, because it brings in football game. vice president for Tourism more traffic to their Attractions at Pumpbusiness and gives kin Palooza include a Development and Main people an opportuMississippi State pep ralStreet manager nity to walk along ly, a pumpkin patch and painting, trick-or-treating for the kids, Main Street. “It greatly increases the traffic in my Starkville community market, late-night business and allows me an opportunishopping and more. Brecken Rush, owner of Polka Tots ty to stay open later while a big crowd children’s store in downtown Starkville is present to shop,” Rush said. “All the said the event boosts excitement about businesses thrive on this night and it the upcoming football game, as well as gives people an opportunity to visit and Staff Writer
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walk on Main Street with no cars present.” Chelsey Bullock, junior psychology major, said this event will get more people involved in the community and interacting with each other. “I think it is a good idea to get involved in the community and interact with other people,” Bullock said. Gregory, who came up with the idea for this event, said she decided to start Pumpkin Palooza to bring families and businesses together and boost excitement about fall. “I knew that we needed a family-friendly Fall Harvest/Halloween event in Starkville, and I really wanted to see it happen downtown,” Gregory said. “It’s really the product of several organizations coming together to create something that is positive for our community.” Students who would like to volunteer for this event would be able to help set up tables and tents, help children decorate pumpkins and monitor booths. To sign up to volunteer, students can visit the Pumpkin Palooza section of the Maroon Volunteer Center website.
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In both October and November, there are events in north Mississippi dedicated to providing funds for March of Dimes, such as the March for Babies on Oct. 13 in Meridian. Lea Banks, Mississippi March of Dimes community director, said Bonita Lakes, home of this year’s Meridian walk, is a real hidden treasure in the state. “I was so amazed by the beauty and tranquility that I went back a second time before I left at the end of the day on my visit,” she said. Banks emphasized the relaxed nature of the walk, explaining that the walk is meant to be a fun event of celebration and should be a good time for participants. Banks said the walk is jubilant rather than competitive. “The walk is a celebration of everything we do in the community. It’s a fun day for all of us, families and kids of all ages walking around the lakes, just celebrating,” she said. Kali Horman, sophomore communication major, has been participating in walks with March of Dimes for over six years. She said supporting the organization
through walks is enjoyable and for her, necessary because she is passionate about it. “Everyone is getting out and enjoying each other’s company while helping to give premature babies the help they need and sometimes even giving them the chance at life,” she said. “I was a premature baby, and I like to know that the money I raise and the walks I participate in are helping other premature babies to get the medicine and the help they might need.” In addition to the walks, Ray said another current event is Blue Jeans for Babies, which involves the sale of T-shirts that employees at some businesses can buy and wear in order to wear jeans to work. “We are selling Mississippi State-colored T-shirts to benefit March of Dimes. If students would help get others to buy shirts, this could be a big help to support the March of Dimes in northern Mississippi,” she said. While being interviewed Banks issued a charge to the students of MSU, asking they lead the north Mississippi campaign of support for March of Dimes, beginning to actively participate in the way Kali has.
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Wednesday, October 3 • 11:20 a.m. An officer reported a patrol car got stuck in sand while attempting a traffic stop on Hardy Road. • 11:57 a.m. A student reported hitting a parked vehicle in the gravel lot behind Herbert Hall. • 1:15 p.m. A student reported hitting a parked vehicle in the parking lot near the Pi Kappa Alpha house. • 1:38 p.m. A student reported losing her wallet over the weekend at the Colvard Student Union. The wallet was later found. • 3:21 p.m. A student reported losing her keys near Dorman Hall. • 4:10 p.m. A student reported finding an alcohol bottle full of liquor in the trash can in Rice Hall. • 5:37 p.m. A student reported his vehicle damaged while parked in the Wise Center. • 5:40 p.m. A student reported the smell of marijuana in Oak Hall. • 6:18 p.m. A student reported slamming his room door, resulting in breaking a mirror. • 7:33 p.m. A student was arrested in Oak Hall for possession of marijuana.
Thursday, October 4 • 8:19 a.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from a bike rack at Patterson Hall. • 9:49 a.m. A student damaged an MSU electronic gate and lamp post at the intersection of Morrill Road and Blackjack Road. • 8:17 p.m. A student reported his vehicle was burglarized while parked at Phi Gamma Delta house during fall break.
Sunday, October 7 •12:17 a.m. Bully Patrol found a knife in the Oak Hall parking lot.
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Corrections: In the Oct. 2 issue of The Reflector a story about the MSU ultimate frisbee team reported they lost their games • 21 citations were issued for speeding. but teamwas actually won. The band Supervision also did not • 1 the citation issued for littering. play with Ghostland Observatory last spring as an article on Pretty Lights in the Sept. 28 issue reported.
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THE GOLDEN THREAD | WENDY MORELL
Irish culture shocks student
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s many of my loyal erything is expensive; I was fans know, (Thank exaggerating. The bread is a you, all five of you.) I decent price. Public transportation is am studying abroad this semester in Dublin, Ireland. As not all it’s cracked up to be. the summer drew on, I both Ever since my first time in anticipated and dreaded the New York City many years ago, I have questioned why new experience. I had never been to a place public transportation isn’t where I had to start from everywhere. It gets you scratch since I was in kin- where you need to go, is endergarten. I had never been vironmentally friendly and away from my mom for puts people together who over two months, and I was wouldn’t normally interact. What I concluded in my embarking on a sure-to-be difficult long-distance rela- mind earlier this week while tionship with my significant waiting over an hour and a other. After exploring Dub- half for a bus that comes evlin, I have gotten to know ery 10 minutes was it is really the city and appreciate it, but inconvenient. It is costly (See what I have found more is bullet number one.) and for how much it makes me cher- people who have to be places at certain times, it is rather ish the United States. I have never been a huge unreliable. You have to allow yourself fan of America; I was more of an idealist who thought a huge time buffer, which Europe had it all figured out. then costs your time, in order But since arriving, my to assure you arrive someviews have changed. I realize place punctually. Everything is really tiny. I every place is just a place, and the people inside are what really can count the number make it. Seeing old architec- of overweight people I have ture, vast farmlands and anti- seen on one hand. And no quated cobblestone streets is wonder! Everything at the surely a valuable experience, grocery store is sold in such small quantities, and people but it is just a place. It is the experiences in that here do a lot of walking. I am all for portion-conplace that matter, and that is what I plan on pursuing trol, and I do think Americans are served oversized while here. There are a few things I portions. But portions don’t have learned about Dublin have to be represented in the so far that largely contrib- grocery store; I feel for all the moms here who uted to my initial culI have never been a have to buy groceries every ture shock. I huge fan of America. day or in mass thought, goquantities just ing to an EnBut since arriving, to have enough. glish-speakmy views have If I were ing country, changed.” raised here, I c u l t u r e shock would be minimal, would be scary skinny from kind of like going to New cowering from purchasing York City for the first time, food, having everything in such tiny portions and walkbut I was wrong: Everything is really expen- ing 12 miles to go to a desive. In Starkville, I looked partment store. Their cell phone plans are forward to Walmart grocery trips. Here, I crumble in a awesome. I have to give the ball and cry each mealtime Europeans kudos on their because a box of cereal can cell phones. They are affordtypically cost the equivalent able and allow you to easily of $8 or $9. Not quite ev- communicate with people
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WENDY MORELL Wendy Morell is a senior majoring in communication. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu. from other countries, unlike many American cell phone companies. I have a smart phone now that costs me the equivalent of about $26 a month, and that allows me virtually unlimited calling to Irish landlines and mobiles, unlimited texting to any network in the country, 1GB of data (which allows me to text people from home using the Whatsapp application) and two cents a minute to call any U.S. mobile or landline. But, to be fair, a lot of those perks are within the country, which is roughly the size of Indiana. The U.S. is so much larger that it may be more difficult for cell phone companies to offer these kinds of deals. Old stuff is cool. I’m American, so I’m not spoiled when it comes to seeing old buildings from, say, 1204. It’s neat to see the real thing, if you do feel like you’re at Disney World and it’s fake. (Side note: It’s not! The walls and churches are real here; they are not made by Disney or Universal even if it does make you feel like you are in Harry Potter World.) Like any responsible journalist, I’ll report more from over here as more truths (or shattered realities and perceptions) are revealed to me. Until then, thanks a million! (Everyone always thanks people times a million over here. It makes my “thanks so much” seem weak and insincere.)
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ell, we have made it. As a result, the football seaThose of you who son (especially with the insweated through the creased amount of Thursday summer with classes, intern- pro games) ups the pace of fall ships or jobs can now take a and, before I know it, I am sigh of relief as fall approach- stuffed with turkey and stuffing while watching Tom Brady es. There is less humidity in the pick apart the Jets’ defense. Speaking of Thanksgiving, air, the temperature drops and the wind chills remind you it how can anyone deny the 1-2is time to take out your cardi- 3 of monthly holidays that the gan. fall ushers? When it is cold, coffee can Halloween brings a masbe consumed while fulfill- querade where everyone has ing its true purpose of giving an excuse to be what he or she you the much needed caffeine always wished they could be. rush and With ThanksEven if you don’t warming giving and enjoy the frigid air and Christmas, we you. As far as fall find ourselves beauty this time of goes, here surrounded year brings around, I are a few by loved ones, of my encourage you to find changing decfavorite like something special that orations things. underwear, and only fall can offer.” I think a month-long it is only medley of holiright to day songs on the start with football. It really radio (which by Dec. 15 may amazes me when I contem- annoy the hell out of us). The plate the amount of people in best part: Christmas break! Now for the reason I love our country who reserve time on their weekends for a sport. fall so much: months of crystal Don’t get me wrong, it is ridic- clear night skies; few things are this inspiring. ulously entertaining. One easy way to put life into Relatively speaking, though, fall seems to fly by due to what perspective is to look up and reI call the “football effect.” If alize we exist as a small part of a you have a team you are in- vast, expanding universe. When vested in, the weekend cannot doing so I am constantly reminded of not only the fragility of life come fast enough.
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MATT TAYLOR Matt Taylor is a graduate student. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate. edu. but also how lucky I am to be a part of the grandest design of all. The only way to one-up being ensconced under a blanket at a fall football game with a warm drink is having the same while holding your wishes for meteoroids under the night sky. In case you haven’t noticed, Starkville is a fantastic place to star gaze; just make sure you aren’t breaking the law or trespassing while doing so. Even if you don’t enjoy the frigid air and beauty this time of year brings around, I encourage you to find something special that only fall can offer. Though we don’t have the beautiful earth-tone foliage or ice rinks our Yankee friends have, we also don’t have to worry about shoveling snow just to get out of the driveway. So let’s get ready to bundle up and test our patience with the incessant amount of sniffling in class.
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e have all seen it all know and love. Lindsay then happen before; your went on to star in other movfavorite child actor ies such as “Freaky Friday” and turns into your favorite talked “Mean Girls.” about celebrity gossip. These The year 2007 was when child star horror stories occur so Lindsay started going downoften, success stories are rare and hill. In 2007 alone, she had two seen as something to celebrate. DUIs, two arrests, one drug The first time I had to experi- possession charge, four stints in ence this realirehab and ty of my child 84 minThese child horror star idol being utes spent stories occur so often, less than perin prison. success stories are rare The next fect was with Mary-Kate and seen as something four years Olsen and her of her life to celebrate. battle with an were tainteating disorder. ed with Then I had to learn about the nonstop court dates, alcohol dark, drug abusing side of Jodie monitoring bracelets and nuSweetin who played Stephanie merous criminal charges. Tanner on my favorite show as One child star who has rea kid, “Full House.” My child- cently joined the list of child hood was not quite ruined yet, stars gone wild is Amanda so the universe threw me Brit- Bynes. ney Spears’ bald head and her She got her big break when umbrella to keep me in line. she was cast in Nickelodeon’s As most of us know, Lindsay television show “All That.” Lohan has not had a pristine Soon after, Amanda received her transformation from child star own show called “The Amanda to adult actress. Lohan first got Show.” After that ended, she her start in the business when starred in “What I Like About she was only six months old as a You.” The first hit movie she child model. She then began to starred in was “Big Fat Liar” and appear in commercials. Howev- from there she went on to star er, Lindsay did not get her big in movies such as “What a Girl break until she appeared in the Wants,” “She’s the Man,” “Syd“The Parent Trap,” which we ney White” and “Easy A.” The
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trouble for Amanda Bynes first began recently when she was charged with a DUI and two counts of hit-and-run. Without question, Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan have been added to the list of hasbeen child stars. The drama between Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes began after Amanda’s car was impounded because she was driving with a suspended license. Amanda was not arrested, and Lindsay felt this was not fair considering how often Lindsay has been arrested. Lindsay decided she would take to Twitter to discuss just how unfair it was saying, “Why did I get put in jail and a Nickelodeon star has had NO punishment(s) so far?” Then she added, “These are the moments that I appreciate my life experiences, living without regrets and Disney for supporting me as an actress.” As any normal human being, Amanda is reportedly not happy about the things Lindsay had to say about her. As for me, I would only like to offer up some advice for the troubled celebrities. Amanda, get your act together, girl. Spin class is no place to put your makeup on. You were
funny when you were on “All That,” and you can still be funny now. The world is rooting for you, and in return we simply ask that you do not dye your hair lavender anymore. Ignore Lindsay and the rest of the media and focus on you and your career. Lindsay, I have to admit, you were so cute in “The Parent Trap,” and I even liked “Freaky Friday.” But what happened after “Mean Girls”? Did “Herbie Fully Loaded” put too much stress on you? As much as the world would like to see you succeed and change your life around, we are losing hope. I would tell you to stop while you are ahead, but to say you are ahead would confuse even you. People in glass houses should not throw stones, and you just threw a boulder at some very thin glass. The public quit feeling pity for you several years ago and if you want to keep any type of fan base at all, you should probably quit talking negatively about other celebrities in similar predicaments as yours. Especially considering that troubled celebrity has pending criminal charges against you and is still managing to keep it together better than you.
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LIFE & ENTERTAINMENT GREAT CAUSES THAT PAY IT FORWARD
Pink Heart Funds pays it forward for breast cancer By ShelBy Peranich Contributing Writer
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October is a nationally “pink” month, better known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life. Survival depends on many different factors. JoAn Niceley, a 10-year cancer survivor, is the founder of Pink Heart Funds, a completely non-profit organization she said was founded on a promise and has grown into a blessing for women and children all over the nation. “There was a lady here in Long Beach, Miss., named Lynn Morrison, and she was diagnosed with a very rare cancer. She had to pay $500 for what turned out to actually be a $65 wig. Her dying wish was that I would help cancer patients get natural-looking wigs at a reasonable price. Literally right before she died I told her yes,” she said. Niceley began the organization, 18 years ago, on her own. Since then, Pink Heart Funds has developed into a well-known organization with hundreds of volunteers
and supporters. Niceley said unlike most breast cancer charities, Pink Heart Funds gives more than just synthetic wigs. “Pink Heart Funds does three things: free wigs, breast prosthesis and lymphatic sleeves,” she said. The wigs are given to women in Mississippi and children all over the nation. Niceley said wig productions have risen tremendously over the past few years thanks to generous donations, but they are very expensive to produce. “Our children’s wigs are real human hair. They are made out of 10-inch ponytails that are donated to us. We usually send in 2,000 ponytails and get back 120 wigs. That costs us right at $40,000,” she said. The breast prosthetics are given to women who have lost a breast or both breasts to cancer, Niceley said. “They come into the Pink Heart Funds center and we fit them. They are fitted in a room called ‘The Hope Boutique,’ which is a really feminine room. We just want it to be a nice, feminine experience because most of these women have lost a breast, and that is very traumatic,” she said. Pink Hearts Fund also provides lymphedema sleeves, which are com-
pression sleeves that prevent swelling in the arms, resulting from the lymph nodes being removed. These procedures and wigs are costly, but Niceley said Pink Hearts Fund remains a non-profit organization. “Ninety five percent of the people we are dealing with are uninsured. As far as children, we don’t even question whether they can afford a wig or not. We decided we will not ask the parents their income, we just go ahead and give the child a free wig. These families are going through enough as it is,” she said. Niceley said the best advice she could give to someone with breast cancer, or someone who has a friend or family member dealing with breast cancer, is to keep their faith alive. “Keep your faith in God, accept all the help that everybody offers you; don’t turn it down and feel like you can’t accept help. It makes a difference,” she said. “Have a positive attitude. I always say a lack of nutrition is what kills people, not the cancer. You have to eat, whether it is healthy or not.” If you are interested in getting involved with Pink Hearts Fund please visit pinkheartfunds.org.
Boys and Girls club offers mentoring Bracelets help improve life in Nepal By alex Moniè Staff Writer
The Boys and Girls Club of Starkville has seen many exciting changes over the last several months. With multiple new staff members, programs and volunteer opportunities, there has never been a better time for the club. According to the Boys and Girls national website, the mission of the organization is to aid children in need. “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens,” the club states. Elementary and high school students are encouraged to attend the club after school to take part in enrichment programs. The Starkville club has nearly 130 children enrolled to utilize its benefits, with around 85 participating every day. A large part of the improvements are due to the hiring of Joyce Ellenwood who took over as executive director almost a year ago. Under her guidance, the outreach for community involvement has grown sizably.
Ellenwood said the club has made a couple of big decisions to drive the progress of the club. “Earlier in the spring we hired a new unit director, Jacquie Myers, who brought on a wealth of energy from the community and new programs. Also, we’ve been reaching an arm out to the community to showcase the programs and volunteer opportunities,” Ellenwood said. Not only has the Starkville community responded, but the Mississippi State University community has as well. The engineering department launched a program under Tonya Stone called the “Nano Club.” This additional exposure to science and nano technology allows younger students to see one aspect MSU has to offer. Additionally, a new program called “Mentor Me” has been instituted by MSU student Hannah Hathorn. “Mentor Me” is a matching program where MSU students are paired with a Boys and Girls Club student for mentorship once a week. Fifty MSU students have already enrolled, and Hathorn is actively recruiting more members.
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Schuyler Paaymans, junior biological sciences major, said he thinks this new program is an interesting way for MSU students to give back. “I think it is a great chance for MSU students to mentor a younger kid who may be going through a rougher time. An hour once a week can do a lot more than you think,” Paaymans said. Ellenwood has big plans in the works. In addition to continuous upgrades to the facilities and new programs being created regularly, the Boys and Girls Club has community shows coming up. A newly created choir is being coached by Starkville native, John Baker, to get the kids ready for a collegiate choir competition hosted at the Starkville Sportsplex on Nov. 9. The Starkville High band and choir will be participating as well, alongside schools and colleges from the surrounding area. Ellenwood said she hopes this is a great fundraiser event for the Starkville center. For any additional information regarding volunteering or the Boys and Girls Club of Starkville, call 615.9980.
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The Lily and Laura bracelets seem to be the new fad for girls on campus. While the bracelets serve as stylish wrist candy, they also support a great cause. Using the finest glass beads in the world, the bracelets are handcrafted by Laura and women artist in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The goal of the Lily and Laura bracelets is to pay more than fair trade salaries to the women in Nepal so they can improve the quality of their lives. Hannah Busing, sophomore accounting major, said she loves the bracelets. “I think it’s so cool how the bracelets give girls our age a fun way to give to others,” Busing said. Many boutiques and gift shops in Starkville are selling the Lily and Laura bracelets. The managers of Giggleswick Gifts and LA Green Boutique said they are excited about
selling these bracelets and the impact they are making. Abbey Flynn, manager of Giggleswick Gifts, said the bracelets have been popular. “They are very fun and fashionable,” Flynn said. “Our initial order sold out almost completely within one week. We are expecting to receive another shipment at the beginning of November.” Lauren Cooper, manager of LA Green Boutique, said the bracelets are a stylish way to make a difference. “They are fun and trendy. They go with everything so I love them. Also, your purchase helps to improve the quality of life for these women and their families in Nepal,” she said. Your purchase of a Lily and Laura bracelet will help make a difference in the lives of these families in Nepal. These bracelets give women a chance to support a good cause and look cute doing it. They are selling for $12 each or three bracelets for $30.
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Rap artist Big KRIT, electronic group Zoogma to perform in Starkville By caSey SMith Staff Writer
Lost Legend Entertainment is bringing two great shows to Starkville this week with Big KRIT on Wednesday and Zoogma this Thursday at Rick’s Cafe. Rap artist Big KRIT hails from Meridian. His debut album Live from the Underground landed at number four on the Billboard 100 with singles featuring Chris Brown, Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa, T-Pain and more. He was signed to Def Jam after releasing four critically-acclaimed free albums. Chris Cajoleas, president of Lost Legend Entertainment, said Big KRIT wrote, produced and recorded his album entirely on his own. “He is a true artist that creates all of his own music, mixes and records himself and performs it all live,” he said. “Most rappers hire producers or buy beats for songs, but Big KRIT actually samples vinyl and builds sounds himself from scratch to write over.” He describes Big KRIT’s sound as being very Southern and similar to UGK, 8Ball & MJG and older Outkast records. He said Big KRIT’s songs tend to stray away from materialistic themes. “Lyrically, Big KRIT leans toward more introspective concepts about life, religion, family and hardships he has encountered more than rapping about glorified clothes, money, cars and girls,” he said. “Although, he does dabble in the subjects on occasion.” He said Big KRIT and his entire team are considered family to him and he is an inspiration both professionally and personally.
“We have been working together for about two years now and they are some of the best, most humble people in music today,” he said. “He’s a huge influence for me musically and personally, and it blows me away I get to work with an artist of his caliber on a business and personal level.” Slim Thug, Tito Lopez and Big SANT will be opening for Big KRIT tomorrow. Slim Thug is from Texas and Cajoleas said even though the name Slim Thug might not be recognizable, his songs “I Run” and “Smile” were popular during most everyone’s high school years. Tito Lopez is a Gulfport native who worked with Dr. Dre on his new record and signed with Capitol Records earlier this year. Big SANT is also from Meridian. His debut mixtape, MF x OG, debuted today, so everyone who attends the show tomorrow night will be some of the first people to hear it performed live. The music does not stop on Wednesday. Zoogma, an electronic rock group from Oxford will be hitting the stage the day after Big KRIT at Rick’s. Cajoleas said Zoogma resembles the sound of acts such as Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Umphreys McGee and Pretty Lights. The band has played at music festivals all over the country including Wakarusa, Counterpoint, Summer Camp, Hangout festival and more. He said people can expect loud music, bright lights and dancing Thursday. “Zoogma shows are loud, bright and involve a lot of dancing,” he said. “They are great performers backed by a stellar visual and light production that adds even more to the experience.” He said the band delivers two
hour-long sets before people realize what has happened. “I always leave a Zoogma show wishing I could relive it again the next day,” he said. “It is that good.” Rick Welch, owner of Rick’s Cafe, said Zoogma does well in Starkville each time they visit. “Every time they return their fan base gets bigger and their live shows get even better,” he said. Meaghan Owens, freshman business major, has seen Zoogma three times and plans on attending the show Thursday. She first saw Zoogma in her hometown of Atlanta. “Everyone should go to Zoogma because not only do they play good music, but also the atmosphere they create at their shows is really fun, which leads to a great time,” she said. Opening up for Zoogma is White Noise from Huntsville, Ala. Cajoleas said White Noise is considered one of the pioneers of “trap” infused dubstep and has previously opened for Skrillex, Pretty Lights, Big Gigantic and Mimosa. He said it is important to come out and support local music for many reasons. “Mississippi has a history of great musicians — BB King, Elvis, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, etcetera. and the talent to keep up with the tradition,” he said. “It is up to people our age to support it and help local talent develop and blossom.” He mentioned Zoogma, Big KRIT, Young Buffalo, Parallax, Sipsy Fires and Pell as just a few of the local talents who are “phenoms in the making.” He also said something is always happening in Starkville and it is vital to support the local shows and talent in order
to keep them coming back. “There is always a music event happening somewhere,” he said. “If people stop coming and supporting though, promoters won’t be able to afford to host shows anymore.” Welch said he has enjoyed working with Cajoleas over the past few years and the variety of shows he has brought to his venue. “I’ve always tried to bring a wide variety of music to Starkville, but Chris has really stepped up and has been broadening Starkville’s music scene even more,” he said. “I’ve really enjoyed working with him the past few years and have enjoyed the artists he has brought to my room.” Cajoleas said LLE plans on giving everyone more shows to look forward to this semester and year if people come out and support shows such as Big KRIT, Zoogma, Ott, Nadis Warriors, Wick-It the Instigator, heRobust, Papadosio and many more. He said if you have not heard of the artists to check them out and said October has in store artists from all genres including rock, electro, hip-hop, jam and indie. Doors open at 7 p.m. on Wednesday with Big KRIT starting at 10 p.m. Advance tickets are $20, but go up to $22 the night of the show. The doors for Zoogma open at 8 on Thursday night with White Noise kicking things off at 9 and Zoogma following at 10. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the night of the show. Cajoleas encouraged everyone to buy tickets for the shows in advance. To buy tickets or learn more about the shows and artists visit rickscafe.net or lostlegendent.com.
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Bumphis leads Bulldogs to 5-0 start C had Bumphis and the Mississippi State Bulldogs improved their record to 5-0 for the first time since 1999, and although the Dogs are 7-3 against SEC East teams under head coach Dan Mullen, Saturday’s game against Tennessee may be the biggest one Mullen has coached yet. Not even halfway through his fourth and final season, Bumphis managed to acquire sole possession of MSU’s all-time touchdown reception list with his 27yard touchdown reception in the third quarter of Saturday’s game at Kentucky. After the game, Bumphis said breaking the record was a small step in the big picture for MSU. “It’s a big deal to get it out of the way finally,” Bumphis said. “I mean I can’t say I wasn’t thinking about it, but there are bigger goals. What we want to do this year is get to Atlanta. This is just one step.” In addition to his 18th touchdown catch, Bumphis also took over fourth place with 122 career receptions and eight place with 1,723 career receiving yards. At 5’11, 200 pounds, Chad Bumphis has always been told he was too small to be a big-time receiver in college, but in his senior year, Bumphis has proved doubters wrong. Bumphis has big play-making ability, and so far this season, his outbursts have come at the right times. The senior tied a career high with nine receptions against the Wildcats, and his 104 receiving yards were his most in SEC play. In State’s other SEC game this season, Bumphis
KRISTEN SPINK Kristen Spink is the sports editor of The Reflector. She can be contacted at reflectorsports@ gmail.com. caught three passes for 47 yards and a touchdown against the Auburn Tigers. Bumphis’ biggest game this season was at Troy when he routed the Trojans for 180 yards and three touchdowns. I think one of the reasons for Bumphis’ success this season is the talent around him. Most teams have one go-to receiver on whom defenses focus all the attention. However, if defenses try to lock down Bumphis, State has a plethora of other receivers who can make big plays. In the five games so far this season, State has had four different receivers lead the team in receiving yards. Against Auburn and South Alabama, nine different Bulldogs caught a pass from Tyler Russell. Yes, nine different receivers caught a pass. That is unheard of these days. On any day, any Bulldog can come up with the big play. Marcus Green scored twice against Auburn. Brandon Heavens led receivers against South Alabama. Arceto Clark accompanies Bumphis at the top of the watch-list of MSU receivers and has been very consistent all year. When defenses can’t focus on one guy, it allows
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Senior Johnthan Banks leads a Bulldog defense that ranks No. 12 nationally in pass efficiency defense, and the nine interceptions by the Dogs is tied for eighth most in the nation. more receivers to be open. proven it can stop anybody Now that State has a throw- in the trenches, and because ing quarterback in Russell, of this, State will get its nora very good, underrated mal 150 or so yards rushing. quarterback, the Dogs can But this won’t be enough to spread the ball around the beat the Vols. If MSU wants to come field and keep the defense out of Saturday’s game with off-balance. My one critique of State’s a win, Russell and the repassing game this season ceivers need to be connectis the lack of deep balls ed. In my opinion, this is a thrown by Russell. I actually am a fan of the short-pass- make-it or break-it game ing game, but with so many for UT head coach Derek solid receivers and an ac- Dooley. Start off 0-3 in the curate quarterback, I think SEC with South Carolina the Dogs could break some and Alabama looming in the longer plays out every once next two weeks and Dooley may as well start packing. in a while. As Tennessee rolls into Upset No. 19 MSU on the town, everyone will be road, and the orange pants talking about the run game. may stay around Knoxville “Tennessee can’t stop the a little while longer. Bumphis and the rest run. How many yards will LaDarius Perkins rack up of the MSU receivers have against the Vols?” The come up big all year, but ground game will be the they will face their biggest challenge of the year Saturtalk of the town. No, Tennessee hasn’t day night at Davis Wade.
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Volleyball Friday night the volleyball team also fell to the Auburn Tigers. State was held to a season-low 19 kills, led by freshman Sarah Nielsen with nine. In Sunday’s game, freshman setter Taylor Hackemack recorded her first career double-double with 17 assists and 11 digs in a straight sets loss to Texas A&M. Hackemack started both matches at setter after former setter Paris Perret left the team last week. In a press release, head coach Jenny Hazelwood said Hackemack played well in both matches over the weekend. “Hack (Hackemack) showed a lot of poise for us this weekend in her new role as our starting setter,” Hazelwood said. “Today (Sunday) she gave us a nice defensive effort. She’ll get better as she grows into her role.”
Golf In the David Toms Intercollegiate, the men’s golf team recorded its third straight top-five finish and improved its 2012 record to 29-7. Junior Chad Ramey finished fourth individually, and junior Joe Sakulpolphaisan finished tied for sixth, recording his first top-10 finish as a Bulldog. Freshman Ben Wood made his collegiate debut, finishing tied for 24th and led the Dogs on Sunday with a two-over-par performance. State’s next appearance will be at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate in Birmingham Oct. 15 to 16.
M-Club promotes service for student-athletes BY AUSTIN CHANCE Staff Writer
The building that stands below the jumbotron in the south end zone of Davis Wade Stadium poses a mystery to most Mississippi State students and fans. The Seal M-Club is named after former lineman, Leo Seal Sr., who played football in 1911 when Mississippi State University was called Mississippi A&M. The Seal M-Club building is now the gathering place for Mississippi State’s letterman organization, the M-Club. The M-Club is an organization of student athletes on campus that focuses on community service around the Starkville area, where athletes can make a difference in their surrounding community. Only athletes who have lettered at MSU can be members of the M-Club, and there are currently 108 members. However, in order to stay in the organization, athletes must accumulate 20 points from participating in community service and M-Club events. The criteria to maintain membership in the M-Club is based on a point system each member must follow. Members gain points by attending meetings, participating in community service activities and attending certain athletic events. Recently, the M-Club hosted this year’s Bully Book Blitz. This event was for children at Ward Stewart Elementary School in Starkville. Athletes attended a pep rally at Ward Stewart and will continue to go to the school to read with children. The idea behind the event is simple: if children see the people they look up to the most
Thanksgiving and Christof the day to stay ahead.” Grant serves as the secretary mas. Any student on campus for the organization, managing is welcomed to be involved publicity for the M-Club, such with these events. With the M-Club helpas posters. She also assists with the M-Club’s annual member- ing out so much around the community, it is hard ship drive. Although the M-Club is an for the organization not to organization specifically for let- change the lives of athletes tered athletes on campus, stu- on campus. Grimes said she dents who do not play sports has been very affected by her for MSU can still be involved in participation in the M-Club the organization in a couple of by feeling a personal connection with her ways. Grimes It is great that we new commusaid she wants the M-Club to are showing the best nity and fellow athletes be as involved fans in the world that on campus. on campus as “It is great possible. we support them we are “We are aljust as much as they that showing the ways on the support us.” best fans in lookout to be the world that involved with Morganne Grimes, support other organizavice president of the we them just as tions on camM-Club much as they pus,” Grimes support us,” said. In October, members of Grimes said. “The organithe M-Club will be collecting zation has helped me make bags of candy for children. The more friends that I may have organization will also be col- never met had it not been for lecting canned foods around the M-Club.”
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Mississippi State athletes recently participated in the Bully Book Blitz at Ward Stewart Elementary School. This event included a pep rally and placed an emphasis on reading for the students. enjoy reading and learning, classroom. out each semester. Student-athletes have busy maybe the children will be moFellow soccer player Jen schedules, but with the addi- Grant is also serving on the tivated to do the same. M-Club president Rosie tion of being a member of a board for the M-Club. Grant Dion said the kids had a blast time-consuming organization, said staying ahead on priorities it seems as if it would be dif- is what helps her throughout at the event. “The Pep Rally was definite- ficult for athletes to keep their the day to manage time. ly a success,” Dion said. “We heads above water. “Sometimes it can be tough,” Junior soccer player Mor- Grant said. “But we just have to had amazing speakers (Athletic Director Scott Stricklin was ganne Grimes has the added learn to prioritize certain tasks one), and 78 student-athletes task of being the M-Club vice came out to sign autographs president, requiring even more and talk with the kids.” of her time. Grimes said she has been able Members of the M-Club go to schools and are assigned to manage her time so far this classrooms to attend. With year. “Managing time is second each visit, the class that was visited receives reading points. nature to upper class stuAt the end of each month, the dent-athletes,” Grimes said. class with the most reading “You get out of life what you points receives football tickets put into it, so the most importas a reward for the hard work ant aspect of life is passion.” As vice president, Grimes’s and dedication toward advancing the education and learning job is to assign and keep track of habits of the children in the each member’s points through-
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Bulldog athletes see work pay off with success in the classroom by ray butler Staff Writer
Mississippi State athletics garnished a great deal of success on the playing field during the 2011-2012 school year. With a conference championship in baseball, a bowl victory in football and postseason runs in several other sports, MSU has found itself in the national spotlight on several occasions in the last 12 months. But the playing field was not the only place at MSU where student-athletes found success. To match the spotlight that comes with playing a collegiate sport, the Bulldogs also took care of business in the classroom, placing 82 scholarship student-athletes on either the dean’s list or president’s list in the spring semester alone. The cumulative GPA for all sports last spring was the fifth highest ever at MSU. Although academic feats can be easily attributable to the individual, junior tennis player Rosie Dion was quick to give praise to the resources surrounding her on campus. “The Templeton (Athletic Academic Center) is great. Study hall, the easy access to free tutoring and our academic adviser definitely makes it easier to get the grades we want,” Dion said. “If someone on the team is having a hard time, our academic adviser, who keeps track on us always, meets up as soon as possible and determines a plan of action to make sure our grades in that class improve.” Along with Dion, tennis
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2012 FALL OR SPRING SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL FOOTBALL: Dillon Day Nick Griffin Brandon Hill Cameron Lawrence Eric Lawson Baker Swedenburg Ba Corbin Stewart Louis Watson Sam Williams SOCCER: Morganne Grimes Katy Hoover Madison McKee Mc Lauren Morgan Jasmine Simmons Elisabeth Sullivan Zehra Syed Julie Waddle VOLLEYBALL: Chanelle Baker Ba
BASEBALL: Nick Ammirati CT Bradford Adam Frazier Sam Frost Chad Girodo Kendall Graveman Brayden Jones Evan Mitchell Ross Mitchell Daryl Norris Luis Pollorena Trey Porter Hunter Renfroe Mitch Slauter CC Watson MEN'S GOLF: Axel Boasson Robert Calvesbert Mike Genovese Tyler Smith WOMEN'S GOLF: Rica Tse
SOFTBALL: Stephanie Becker Jessica Cooley Shelby Fisher Samantha Lenahan Erin Nesbit Jessica Offutt Christine Rovtar Heidi Shape Kylie Vry Rachael Zdeb MEN'S TENNIS: James Chaudry Malte Stropp Zach White
MEN'S TRACK: John Bourgeois Carson Britton Mike Clark Julian Duarte Jason Harper Patrick Johnson Philip Johnson Nathan Lewis Henry Li Bobby McIllece Nick Perkins Juan Sanchez Nicholas Soefje John Valentine
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players Alexandra Perper and Naomi Tran also obtained very high GPAs. As a unit, the MSU women’s tennis team led all athletic teams at State last spring. The soccer, volleyball and softball teams were not far behind the women’s tennis team in the spring. “We definitely take a lot of pride in having good grades, and having the highest GPA of all sports is a fantastic feel-
ing,” Dion said. “We are student-athletes, not athlete-students, so grades always come first. We want the best chances on our sides to have a successful carrier after our four years at MSU.” Women’s tennis coach Daryl Greenan said the job his players do in the classroom makes his job a little easier. “We have some bright girls who take their academics very seriously. They have worked
nior baseball player Sam Frost as an athlete and work ethic as said he credited campus profes- a college student. “You can definitely see a corsors with the academic success relation between the discipline of MSU student athletes. “If I had to give credit to our team has in the classroom someone, it would be the pro- and on the court,” said Grefessors. We’re fortunate to have enan. “They work hard at both teachers who care and are will- for sure. It is an extremely diffiing to work with us around our cult job being a Division I stuchaotic schedules, especially dent-athlete competing in the best athletic during the season,” Frost said. All student-athletes conference in the coun“I’d also have to would love to try.” give credit to the continue their career The suctutoring system cessful acawe have at the at the professional demic year Templeton Athlevel, but we know State enletics Academic we need to have a Center. The tujoyed last tors are great at year was backup plan. working around competitive Therefore, we take our schedules considering and are there the sports our academics specifically for us offered at seriously.” student athletes.” MSU. Many Sam Frost, Frost, who is colleges have a two-time SEC a gymnastics baseball Honor Roll seor swimlection, also said academics are ming team, which tends to prioritized by MSU student boost the school’s GPA. athletes because the necessity As State looks to fill its troof having a strong education phy case with on-the-field acas an adult is crucial in modern colades, athletes will also conday society. tinue to pursue excellence in “All student-athletes would the classroom. love to continue their career at the professional level, but we know we need to have a backup plan. Therefore, we take our academics seriously,” Frost said. “This attitude drives us to do our best on the field as well as in the classroom.” To coaches at State, there is a direct relationship between hard work in the classroom and success on the playing field. Greenan said there are similarities between work ethic
hard and achieved excellent grades,” Greenan said. “What makes it even more impressive is the fact that our team is made up of exclusively international students, and for a majority of them, English is their second language.” In men’s athletics, the tennis team led the way with the baseball and golf teams close behind. Along with the Templeton Athletic Academic Center, se-