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Top: Kendall Graveman earns a win on the mound Sunday, leading the Maroon and White to a 7-1 victory. Bottom: Adam Frazier collected eight hits on the weekend to lead MSU at the plate.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs used a balance of a strong bullpen and timely hitting to open its 2013 campaign with a four-game sweep of the Portland Pilots last weekend. The Dogs won Friday 16-1, Saturday 2-1 in win number 1,000 at Dudy Noble Field and swept a doubleheader by scores of 7-1 and 6-0 on Sunday. Although the Pilots may not seem to be a quality opponent in the eyes of fans, MSU coach John Cohen said last week’s opposition prepared his team to face valuable pitching later this season. “They’re a solid club. They’ve won more than they lost last year in a very good league, and they can pitch,” he said. “I think it was three years ago they were third in the country in ERA. They know what they’re doing.” Senior catcher Mitch Slauter helped lead the Dogs offensively, as he collected six hits and four RBIs in nine plate appearances on the weekend including a home run in game one on Sunday. Preseason All-American shortstop Adam Frazier also added eight hits and three RBIs and anchored the team defensively. On the mound, 14 different players saw action for the Maroon and White, as solid pitching silenced the Portland bats. The pitching staff allowed an average of five hits per game and tallied 36 strikeouts in the series. SEE BASEBALL, 8
Student magazine Streetcar premieres at MSU this spring BY ALIE DALEE Staff Writer
This spring, Mississippi State University welcomes a new student-run creative art journal to campus. The Streetcar offers students the opportunity to publish their artwork and prose. Hannah Humphrey, senior English major and The Streetcar’s editor in chief, said the publication is currently accepting all forms of creative expression. “We accept basically anything that’s creative: poetry, short stories, essays, open letters, art work, graphic design, sculptors — if you can take a picture, send it to us,” Humphrey said. Ann Elizabeth Allison, senior English major and general staff member, said all creativity is welcomed and encouraged. “We’re looking for anything that is creative. If it took creativity to do then it
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should be submitted for consideration,” ly has numerous submissions to choose she said. “A lot of people are thinking from, but they are always looking for adabout multimedia; someditional work to ensure one submitted a rap they they are publishing the We accept basically best MSU students have had done, and then there is someone who is going to offer. anything that’s to submit a video they Additionally, Humcreative: poetry, had done, and while we phrey said The Streetcar short stories, essays, presents students with the can’t publish that in a print book, we can put it on the opportunity to be pubopen letters, art Internet.” lished pre-graduation. work, graphic design, “The benefits are that The Streetcar provides a creative outlet for non-Ensculptures — if you you get published in colglish and non-art majors. lege, which is kind of a big can take a picture, “It’s really great for those deal,” she said. “I know as send it to us.” such as engineering majors an English major, a lot of who have a talent for creHannah Humphrey, people do want to be pubative writing or anybody lished.” Streetcar who has a secret creative Allison said she wants editor in chief streak, and can’t express to assure students that it in their major,” Allison The Streetcar staff aims to said. produce a professional publication based SEE STREETCAR, 2 Allison also said The Streetcar current- on integrity.
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MSU group promotes donor recognition Foundation Ambassadors seek to give back to donors BY EMMA CRAWFORD News Editor
In an effort to show gratitude to Mississippi State University donors, the Foundation Ambassadors will host Donor Appreciation Day this Wednesday on the Drill Field from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In a phone interview, Kate Berryman, Foundation Ambassadors president and junior interior design major said the goal of Donor Appreciation Day is to promote awareness of those who make donations for the
betterment of Mississippi State University. She said Foundation Ambassadors hosts the event each semester. “Basically we take one day out of every semester to show a lot of appreciation for our donors,” she said. Berryman said the group will be set up on the Drill Field and students can stop by to write a thank you letter to a donor. Students who write a letter will receive a free pair of sunglasses. SEE DONORS, 2
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