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reduced or terminated to accommodate critical investments that could not be delayed to ensure we can meet national priorities.”

Mark Baldwin, graduate student in earth and atmospheric sciences, said this is a crucial time for environmental research and the services of the NWS and other NOAA administrations should not be compromised.

“We all know that we’re going to have to have budget cuts, but the weather service is not where those cuts need to be brought from,” he said. “Especially with the changing climate, I think everybody is finally coming around to the point where they realize things are warming up. It’s our responsibility to try to figure out what we need to do to prepare for these changes. And we need the research to give us a better understanding of our planet.”

Brown said the proposed 2013 budget cuts may be a product of a general lack of knowledge about the services NOAA and the NWS provide.

“How the forecast is generated is pretty unknown,” he said. “In some cases, the weather service is trying to prepare for these cuts by letting the public know that certain products may no longer be available from them. They would still continue with their mission, protecting lives and property, but they might put a lot less focus on things like air quality, ozone forecasting and those types of things.”

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Proposed federal cuts to the 2013 fiscal budget continue to spark uneasiness in the Department of Commerce, particularly in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and its component agencies like the National Weather Service.

Mike Brown, associate professor of meteorology and climatology, said these cuts could translate into difficult years ahead for Mississippi State University’s current and prospective meteorology students.

“It’s getting tougher. The weather service is contracting. If there are budget cuts and if we have this contraction, weather service employment will essentially shut down for a few years,” Brown said.

Jane Lubchecno, NOAA administrator, published a response to the proposed budget cuts on NOAA’s official website.

“This year’s budget request of approximately $5.1 billion aims to provide immediate life-saving and job-supporting services needed to prepare and protect American communities and infrastructure and invest in science and research that will enhance America’s competitiveness,” she said. “It includes tough choices and sacrifices made in the face of tightening budgets, with valuable programs

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The Stennis Montgomery Association will host this year’s annual Student Association candidate debate Wednesday night in Rogers Auditorium in preparation for the Feb. 12 SA election.

Shelby Balius, SA president, said changes have been made to this year’s debate, including a new host, to avoid conflicts of interest.

Balius said the SA senate passed a proposal Balius last year to have a new organization host the debate.

“It’s a little bit different than last year because last year the senate passed a resolution for any debate to be held by an external organization so as to not create a conflict of interest with the Student Association hosting the debate in addition to the organization that hosts the actual election,” Balius said. “The Stennis Montgomery Association will be hosting it, but it will be similar in the format and the types of questions that will be asked of the candidates.”

Balius also said the SA has done more publicizing of the debate in order to increase student attendance and participation.

“In the past we have had a problem with just getting general students to be present at the debate and it ends up being a collection of campaign teams of each of the candidates,” she said.

“This year, we have publicized the election much more than normal via Twitter, Facebook and other outlets including posters in residence halls and academic buildings.”

Brittany White, SA press secretary, said in an email interview she thinks students should attend the debate to be informed and understand the issues of the university.

“I think so many students fail to realize the effects that the elected Student Association Executive Council have for each student,” White said. “Students should attend the debate so that they are informed about each candidate’s platform and understand the plans and aspirations that each candidate has for Mississippi State. Ultimately, the goal is for students to vote for the candidate whom they feel aligns the most with their own concerns on campus.”

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Baldwin also said budget cuts can be attributed to a lack of understanding on a local and federal level.

“People see The Weather Channel. They see their local weather guy, and they just don’t associate him with the National Weather Service, which is where he’s getting all his information. If the public has forgotten that, can you imagine what your elected officials have forgotten? We need more politicians who are educated in geography and in the sciences,” he said. “Contact your local congressman. Ask them what they think about it. Make sure they’re aware.”

Baldwin said the lack of awareness also compromises public safety in severe weather situations.

“The unfortunate thing is that ignorance could lead them to do budget cuts in the weather service that could eliminate offices, and we won’t know the effect of that until someone has lost their life.

It’ll be too late for that family,” he said.

Brown said the effects of federal budget cuts have already been felt in the absence of weather service employees at national weather conferences.

“It makes everything a little stagnant. You do this research, and if you can’t get it into the hands of the people who can actually use it, it doesn’t do a lot of good. If they’re not here to hear it, they obviously can’t implement it,” he said.

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The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center prepares to conduct interviews for positions on staff taking place Feb. 18-28.

The interviews that will be held are for the positions of peer counselors and peer ambassadors at Mississippi State University.

Ra’Sheda Forbes, assistant director of the HCDC, said the peer counselor and peer ambassador positions are similar, although the peer counselors get paid and peer ambassadors are on a voluntary basis.

“The peer counselors and peer ambassadors are responsible for working with all freshmen and transfer students in order to make sure they are making a successful social and academic adjustment,” she said.

“They do that by programming as well as mentoring.”

Each counselor is assigned about 50 counselees to mentor.

Forbes said the HCDC is looking for approximately 30 candidates who stand out among the crowd and want to make a difference.

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afraid to set a good example and be a good role model, and we’re looking for students who are not afraid of hard work,” she said.

“With 50 counselees sometimes it can be hard work to make sure they’re excelling academically. They’ll be responsible for assessing their growth throughout the year.

They need to be committed to helping other students excel.”

Bianca Tatum, sophomore peer counselor, said she got involved with the program when one particular peer counselor for the HCDC told her about his work.

“Troy Yarbrough, who worked there last year, was always telling me about different opportunities on campus, and I became interested,” she said. “My friends would always ask me what’s going on because I usually try to keep up with what’s going on around, so I thought it’d be a good fit.”

Troy Yarbrough, MSU alumnus and previous peer counselor, said the position was a good fit for him, as well, because he always was looking for ways to open up and get involved.

“Once I got in, I began working immediately to help develop programs to try to help freshmen and transfer students adjust to university life. I also got to do a number

of community service projects with the organization,” he said. “HCDC also helped to bring me out of my shell because at one point I was a tad shy, but with HCDC I was forced to work with many different diverse people in different organizations.”

Tatum and Yarbrough agreed anyone applying cannot be afraid of hard work.

“If you don’t want to take the time and do the work this isn’t for you because we take pride in our events,” she said. “It’s tedious work, but if you don’t mind a challenge and putting forth an effort to see a change bigger than yourself, it is a job for you.”

She said the interview will consist of two rounds. The first interview round will be an individual round, and based off that score the HCDC will bring candidates back for the second round, a group interview.

“We have a group interview because one of the things they’ll be responsible for doing is working in the groups and planning program,” Forbes said. “I want to see how they do in a group. Based on their scores, we choose our new staff.”

Applications to be a peer counselor or peer ambassador for the HCDC are due Feb. 8.

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• 1:35 a.m. Bully Patrol reported a disturbance on Fraternity Row. • 1:49 a.m. A student was arrested at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house for public drunkenness and possession of a fake ID. • 11:57 a.m. An employee reported her vehicle was damaged while parked at the Sanderson Center.

• 4:52 p.m. A student reported his cell phone was stolen from the Sanderson Center.

• 4:58 p.m. A student reported the smell of marijuana in Evans Hall.

• 8:47 p.m. A non-resident/visitor reported the tag to his vehicle was stolen while parked in the Humphrey Coliseum parking lot.

• 9:02 p.m. A non-resident/visitor reported losing his money clip and cell phone at the Humphrey Coliseum.

• 9:23 p.m. A student was arrested on Sorority Row near the Delta Delta Delta house for minor in possession of alcohol.

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done in the past that you would like to continue, expand or improve on?

A: “The senate is the biggest voice that students have on campus so to have a meet the senators night would help the senators to actually know what’s going on and for them to actually make the students’ voices heard. We need to have things we can do to constantly create communication. If somebody really does have a problem and needs something to get passed, they need to know that they can come and talk to their senators.

At least four times a semester I want to have meet your senators night in the Union or in the Dawg House. Also, we did Operation Christmas Child this • 1:35 a.m. A student was transported to OCH from North Hall past year, and I’d like to give that more PR in a way to make it for medical assistance.

• 1:05 p.m. A student reported someone broke his back known that there is philanthropy that the senate does every windshield while parked at the Pi Kappa Phi house. year and make it available to the students.”

Q: What aspect of the job of secretary do you think needs reform?

A: “Availability to everyone, I’m not just here, I can help with everything. And updating the stuff online, I know that

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together and gets it to Shelby, I don’t think that’s something that would change as a job of the secretary, but I would have to get that done. I would want to have the senate minutes and give the cabinet the agenda from senate and give the senate the agenda from cabinet every week so they would know what’s going on, be efficient about it and just more available.”

Q: How do you hope to improve the experience of the average student?

A: “I just want to help. This past summer, I was an orientation leader, and I just really enjoyed that so much because that was nothing about me, I was constantly serving everybody else, like serving the freshmen and answering all of their questions, and I just want to serve all of the students here. I mean if they want to get plugged in then they can come and the SA is here to help. I want to give back to SA and the students as a whole. I really, really liked serving, I loved it so much, and I enjoy senate and being on SA too, and that’s another aspect I want to bring to the job, making people know that I’m here to serve them.”

done in the past that you would like to expand, continue or improve on?

A: “I think one of the big things that’s always been in each secretary’s platform each year is Senator Outreach Day, and it’s always been a goal of the secretary to improve on it and publicize it more, and I’d really like to keep that going. A lot of times in the past I know they’ve thought about not doing it, but I’d really like to get the word out and see more students know more about it and come.”

Q: What aspect of the job of secretary do you think needs reform?

A: “The secretary isn’t known to work a whole lot with cabinet other than working major cabinet events, Bulldog Bash, stuff like that, and then taking a role in cabinet meetings. I would really like to be there for the cabinet members next year if I was elected as secretary and make it known that I’ve done this before and I know I can help. I’d like to

lot better since I’ve been in their shoes, as well as be there for the new senators. Really, I guess to make it known to the new SA leaders that I’m there for them and I can help them instead of always just being in the background.”

Q: How do you hope to improve the experience of the average student?

A: “I think just kind of going back to really within the next year, continuing to try and grow the knowledge that the Student Association is here for the students. We are the representatives of 21,000 plus students, not just an organization that does its own thing and doesn’t try to reach out to the students. I really want to try to reach out to the students in the next year and make it known that the things the senate does are for the students and also seeing what the students want in return. We need to know what they want because we represent them, just utilizing the students’ voices and letting them know that we are here for them.”

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Brown said MSU’s reputation may protect broadcast meteorology students from the brunt of the proposed budget’s adverse effects.

“Approximately two-thirds of every weather person on TV has their education from Mississippi State University,” he said.

“We are so well known for our broadcasters that I don’t think we’re going to see a decrease there. Normally, when there’s a job open in broadcasting, they come to our university and ask who’s available. But certainly on the operational side, that could be tight for our students.”

Brown said while some students will always be inclined to study meteorology and weather phenomena, tighter job markets

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“I don’t see a decline in interest. Largescale, devastating weather events tend to drive people into meteorology,” he said.

“But money fuels everything. Money fuels research. Students probably need to find something that sets them apart, and that may mean gaining another skill, being proficient in computer programming, being more proficient in the use of GIS platforms, adding to their resume.”

Baldwin said meteorology students should actively pursue internships to cultivate their skills and personal connections in order to be more attractive to future employers.

“If I had advice for anyone it would be to do an internship. That is the smartest thing you will ever do as an undergrad,” he said.

In the meantime, Lubchenco said NOAA and the NWS will continue to push toward new heights in research and public safety measures despite cuts.

“We will still strive to deliver on core missions that Americans have come to depend on each and every day by providing the best information for life and safety, ensuring healthy and productive ecosystems in our oceans and coastal areas and continuing important research and development,” he said.

“We’re working to save lives,” Brown said. “Anything to diminish that would be a shame.”

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’m sure many of us have felt pedagogical methods we take like school is some facade our microscope and hone in on of the real world. There are all the reasons why this teacher all these hoops of fire that must sucks. Soon enough your only be jumped through in order to motive for staying in the class please the crowd of public opin- will be for the teacher evaluaion all for the sake of climbing tion where you can unleash all up the ladder rung by rung. of your critiques. This may be What ladder is this? It is often the only way to justify the C, D or F you may end called success Students are up getting and, for where hard work some, that is just and time are responsible for enough. But that’s proportional to learning the just a cop out. the amount of If there is one success one has. material and not thing I hear consisSometimes there depending on tently around camare those who or blaming the pus it is the griping blow smoke in that goes on about their superiors’ instructors.” students who “refaces in order to mask the amount of effort they ally like the class but hate the are putting in (and depending way the teacher teaches it.” I on what our lens to the world is would say this has happened at they can be viewed as unlucky or least once to everybody. This is lucky). These are the rare cases, just another rung in the ladder of life, though. We run into a though.

Most of us know hard work is problem and we immediately the real way to get recognized for have the option to pass the buck one’s ability. School was proba- instead of looking at the bigger bly one of the first institutions to picture. So OK, your teacher teach us this. At an early age, we would not let you use a calculearned if we memorized how to lator on the calculus final, but spell everything on our vocabu- the bottom line still comes out lary list we would receive an A. a week later when the grades hit.

Not every teacher is going to This trick works for a long time until there is that one teacher teach to you the perfect way. It who makes you actually learn is the teacher’s job to deliver the the material. We either loathe or information as best as he or she love him or her for the way he can, and as the student, our job or she made us work harder than is to seek knowledge in our field remembering the sin (2ϖ) = 0, with tenacity, avidity and an unbut the bottom line is, at some quenchable desire. That is why point we have to deal with said we are in college, isn’t it? We are here because learning makes teacher.

If we chose to loathe him or us feel alive and excites us. We her, then the easy road here is should be addicted to the high to, of course, blame the teacher. that “ah ha” moment brings, Once we have motive for dis- even if it means we have to seek liking said teacher and his/her it ourselves. Just because the de-

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MATT TAYLOR Matt Taylor is a junior majoring in mechanical engineering. He can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu. livery is off shouldn’t change the way we digest the information.

The teacher can’t be expected to know how each of his 100+ students learn, regardless of how hard he or she tries. Students are responsible for learning the material and not depending on or blaming the instructors.

There are two ways this perseverance can be viewed: lying down and taking the beating as best as you can or putting everything you have to learn the material front to back. The latter is a daunting challenge of course but is extremely rewarding. It brings about pride and self-confidence. We might feel defeated and cheated along the way but, like a Monet, when we have enough distance the bigger picture comes into view: we are learning life lessons. School might be the exact artificial environment we assume it to be, but it still nonetheless has invaluable lessons to teach. When the going gets tough we should remember we are here to learn our craft because we chose to study it and devote our minds and time to it. Even learning has its cost (textbooks included) but it also has robust rewards.

would like to respond to an article that was published a few days ago in The Reflector titled “Religious truths do not negate scientific information and discovery.” In it the author argues that reality couldn’t possibly conflict with the science-related content in the Bible: “From a biblical standpoint, religious views must be compatible with rational demonstrations because both come from God. In the case of Christianity, the Holy Spirit’s revelations from scripture and from natural phenomena are not able to disagree except in their interpretation.”

The argument is reality will inevitably line up with biblical revelation and that where we see inconsistencies is just a matter of error in our biblical interpretations.

But the author makes a second argument, stating that it’s unfair to fault the Bible on the basis of science, since it was never intended to be a science textbook.

“Additionally, scriptures should not be read as a textbook on science because much of what was written was not trying to make claims about natural law.”

I would first like to mention that the article focuses on the Judeo-Christian religion, so it’s not addressing a broader form of the issue, which would need to be looked at separately.

Now for the first argument, which sounds like one of those cheap excuses you give to your professor for not doing your homework. It’s very easy for

anyone to defend or rationalize what we now know as outer his or her faith by deflecting all space. Claims such as prayer criticisms with an interpreta- healing people or people havtional argument, which, sadly, ing souls.

Of course, one inaccuracy in isn’t a persuasive form of arguthe text doesn’t invalidate every mentation.

It isn’t concrete, can be used other claim in the text, but its disingenuously for the sake of scientific inaccuracies do say a argument (which happens a lot lot about how trustworthy it is in apologetics) and people usu- scientifically and it casts doubt ally twist it to fit their own in- on how much of the text conterpretation. But this argument tains any truth. It raises huge challenges to the idea that it in and of itself goes nowhere.

To say that other people are was divinely inspired, especially interpreting it incorrectly is to by the supposed Judeo-Chrisgive your own interpretation, tian God. If I were reading a book that which makes your opinion no different from theirs. This isn’t I found to be riddled with inaccuracies, I to say that your interpretation If you are interested in would put it down. And is worthless or the literal truth, then if I contineven incorrect. you will be willing to ued reading, The point is that you need disregard your faith on I would take everything to give somethe basis of evidence, with a grain thing more than what reason and integrity.” of salt. I wouldn’t just your counterparts are giving for who has the absorb everything it was saymost accurate interpretation ing. And if I were planning if you are seeking to convince to live my life by a book and found out that some of what it others.

On to the second argument. said was demonstrably false, I I would agree that the Bible was wouldn’t brush it off so lightly. intended to be a spiritual text. I would have to critically invesBut it’s easy to show that it was tigate my faith.

It depends on how much much more than that.

It was meant to establish law, someone values the truth and order and rule. It also posited a what they want the truth to be. bunch of world answers, as it If you want the “truth” to be purports to have divine knowl- that your religion is true, then edge about the world. you will probably find some Perhaps in this arena is way to vindicate the “truth” of where, even if done uninten- your faith. tionally, it makes bold claims But if you are interested in that conflict with what we have the literal truth, then you will observed empirically. be willing to discard your faith Claims such as the earth be- on the basis of evidence, reason ing flat and the heavens being and integrity.

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BY CASEY SMITH Staff Writer

Vampires are so 2012. Move over and make way for the new “it” paranormal creature.

Zombies are here and kicking off their 2013 campaign with “Warm Bodies,” a zombie romantic comedy.

This is a feel-good zombie movie directed and written by Jonathan Levine and adapted from Isaac Marion’s novel of the same name. It has action, romance, humor and plenty of gore for the true zombie fan.

Ashleigh Young, junior human development major, said the zombie love story had a lot more humor in it than she originally thought it would.

“It’s something guys and girls would both love,” she said. “It is an interesting mix of action, humor and chick flick.”

The movie is a Romeo-and-Juliet story set in a post-apocalyptic world where a virus has infected most of humanity. The virus has caused people to become zombies whose main food group is, of course, human flesh.

The main character named “R,” played by Nicholas Hoult, is a little different than most flesh-eating zombies. He still has a little bit of humanity in him. The humanity begins to spread when he meets Julie, played by Teresa Palmer, and falls in love with her. Soon, the cure starts to spread and other zombies start to come back to life.

Like many relationships, it is complicated. Her father, portrayed by John Malkovich, just happens to be the leader of a

zombie resistant group posted up behind a large concrete wall.

Also adding to their troubles, a group of fearsome-looking skeleton zombies are creeping around up to no good. These creatures have lost all hope of becoming human again.

Though this may not be a typical blood-and-gore zombie film, it is a great watch for fans of all genres. Hoult is funny and endearing as R. Hoult is recognizable from his appearance in “X-Men: First Class,” but this role has possible breakout star qualities to it. He is funny during his voiceovers, especially when he is telling his zombie self not to be creepy toward human Julie. Ah, young love. Up next for Hoult is another starring role in “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

Hoult’s co-star Teresa Palmer is subtle and charming as Julie. Both actors do a good job of portraying how awkward young love can be. Especially when the potential boyfriend just happens to be dead. They do a much greater job than their “Twilight” counterparts and make the audience laugh instead of feel uncomfortable.

“Warm Bodies” was the No. 1 movie this weekend, garnering a 76 percent critic’s rating on RottenTomatoes.com and has received both good and mediocre reviews from critics.

Many zombie purists have had a hard time catching onto the lighthearted plot. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said the movie “sells its soul to the gods of tween goo” and in turn makes itself more like recent movies in the genre. “‘Warm Bodies’ even suggests

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Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer portray two star-crossed lovers with a twist: Hoult happens to be a zombie. that true love can help the right “Warm Bodies” has a little bit zombie grow a new heart. That’s of everything. For those who a con job that makes ‘Bodies’ want variety, this film is defilukewarm at best,” Travers said. nitely a must-see.

However, Mary Pols of Time disagrees with Travers. “’Warm Bodies’ is the first movie worth paying to see in theaters this year,” she said.

The movie also comes with a great soundtrack featuring anything from Feist to Bob Dylan.

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Intensity, pressure defense pay off for Schaefer’s squad with win

By Kristen spinK Sports Editor

Vic Schaefer preaches defense day in and day out. The firstyear women’s basketball head coach came to Starkville known for his successful defensive strategy and has implemented the high-pressure plan of action with the Lady Bulldogs.

Sunday afternoon, the multiple parts of that strategy came together when the Dogs beat Arkansas 47-44, holding the Razorbacks to just 14 points on 5-24 shooting in the first half.

After the game, Schaefer said he could not be more proud of his kids for how hard they competed and their toughness.

“Forty-four points — it’s so hard to do, y’all. You aren’t standing around in a 2-3 zone.

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If you force 20 turnovers, you’re opponent, which becomes the being the aggressor every posses- pressure release. sion; you’re not taking plays off,” “It gives you some credibility Schaefer said. “I can find lots of when you’re out there trying to things tomorrow to show them teach them to play that hard, on film to try to keep them back and they’ve never played that on the ground a little bit, but hard before and they’re thinkthey’re gonna go, ‘Coach, 5-24, ing, ‘Why am I doing this? I’ve come on,’ and they’re right. never had to do this before in That’s a tremendous job that my life. What are we doing?’ took tremendous effort.”

You go show them this now The Razorbacks turned the — that’s why we’re doing it,” ball over on two five-second calls Schaefer said. “It’s not what we while inbounding the ball early do; it’s how we do it that’s going in the game and separate us.”

I promise you it will be to From failed to make the sideone heck of a week a three-pointer lines, Schaefer the entire game. may be one of around here for my Schaefer the most anigroup and rightfully compared his mated coaches defensive game in the league, so ... I’m telling you, plan to the work there’s not anybody in constantly yellof a plumber. ing directions to the country that works his players and He said when he fixes two or harder than those kids.” critiquing them three leaks, such on mistakes. But Vic Schaefer, as ball pressure, lone senior Darhead coach wing denial or riel Gaynor, who denial back to the point guard, hit three big shots from downa fourth leak arises, such as the town against the Razorbacks, post player caught behind her said in the moment, Schaefer may seem too hard on them, but in the bigger picture, they improve from the intensity he brings.

“It’s definitely been a long journey, but I think we’re finally starting to put it together,” Gaynor said. “We weren’t used to working so hard and being disciplined, and I think we’re starting to finally get that now with team chemistry and focus and bringing that intensity to practice every single day.”

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Sophomore Martha Alwal recorded her league-leading 11th double-double Sunday and played the game not feeling her best. She said last year she would have been done for the game at that point, but this year, she had managers telling her coach needed her and wanted her to come back and play.

Schaefer said he demands a lot out of the girls, but when they see results like on Sunday, they understand why he does what he does.

“I think I’m too hard on them sometimes, and their comment when I tell them that they say, ‘Coach we’re just not used to that, but don’t change,’” Schaefer said. “I feel like sometimes I’m really hard on them, but I tell them all the time, ‘I won’t ask you to do anything I don’t think you can do.’”

After the game, Schaefer’s players huddled around him and celebrated the win before talking to fans who had come watch them play. Sophomore Kendra Grant, who, along with Alwal, leads the team averaging 12.4 points per game, said the team all pulled together to come out with the win and enjoyed a special moment with Schaefer after the win.

“He was telling me and the rest of the team that he was proud of us and this is the type of defensive team that he wants, and I feel like this game was a perfect example of what he wants,” Grant said.

The Lady Bulldogs do not

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Sophomore Kendra Grant averages 12.4 points per game, the third highest total among sophomores in the SEC. play again until they take on These kids deserve to feel good Missouri on Sunday. Schaefer about themselves. I’m telling said he will be recruiting some you, there’s not anybody in the this week and plans to give the country that works harder than team today and Wednesday off those kids, I promise you. They before preparing for the Tigers, work their tails off everyday,” who upset the Tennessee Volun- Schaefer said. “I’m just proud to be their coach and happy that teers Sunday.

“I promise you it will be one they’re earning some credibility heck of a week around here for and some victories with their my group and rightfully so. hard work.”

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Dogs prepare for high-octane Rebel offense

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Rick Ray samples his first taste of rivalry action Wednesday when the Bulldogs travel to Oxford to take on No. 23 Ole Miss.

But Ray said this game will be more about MSU growing as a team than the rivalry between the teams or fan bases.

“I think guys understand the importance of a rivalry, but you’ve also got to break things down as far as how you execute throughout the course of the game,” Ray said.

“I’m going to work on giving our guys a way to win the ballgame. If you just put it on emotion, then if you don’t have emotion and things don’t go well, where do you turn? So you better have a way as far as X’s and O’s and the way you’re going to execute to actually try to win the ballgame.”

The Rebels own the highest scoring offense in the SEC, averaging 79.2 points per game compared to State’s 61 points per game, which is third worst in the conference. Marshall Henderson leads the Rebels and the league,

averaging 21.8 points per game.

In addition to that, the Rebels are second in the league in scoring margin at +13.5, while the Dogs are last at -5.2.

Ray said his players cannot give Henderson any space because he may shoot at any time.

“I think the thing that makes Marshall Henderson effective is his ability to cut. There’s very few people in college basketball who can make shots off the cut.,” Ray said. “He’s a confident guy. He’s gonna take some bad shots, but he also makes bad shots.”

After winning its first two league games, State has dropped its last six games with tough road tests coming up. The Dogs’ lack of scoring shows in the league standings where they are last in field goal percentage and threepoint percentage.

Saturday against LSU, State opened up a 14-point halftime lead but shot about 20 percent worse in the second half than it did in the first, whereas the Tigers shot about 25 percent better in the second half.

Tiger guard Anthony Hickey

hit a runner in the lane with less than two seconds left to put the Tigers up by one and seal the win.

For Hickey, his clutch basket was more of the same. Last season, he made the game-winning shot in Baton Rouge in overtime to beat MSU by two.

Hickey gave head coach Johnny Jones the credit and said the Tigers had been working on last-second plays since the South Carolina game.

“He (Jones) just told me to get to the rack. I usually settle for the jump shot but I drove in for a change,” Hickey said. “(The defense) flattened out. If they would have sucked in, I would have made the pass. I was confident, and they were confident in me.”

For MSU, free throws were the deciding factor, though. State missed 10 of its last 13 free throws and shot just 48.1 percent from the line throughout the game, the same percentage the Dogs shot from the field.

Freshman Gavin Ware led the Dogs with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ware went up against 6’9” Johnny O’Bryant of LSU,

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Colin Borchert has scored in double-digits three consecutive games. MSU takes on Ole Miss in Oxford Wednesday at 8 p.m. which posed a good test before he with more intensity to simulate faces 6’9” senior Reginald Buck- the second half of games.

“It just felt like a fairy tale. We ner and 6’7” Murphy Holloway worked so hard in practice and the of Ole Miss.

Ware said the team cannot first half, that in the second half to throw the game away by missing just give it away is just unacceptfree throws and must practice able,” Ware said. “We can’t back

down from it (game against Ole Miss Wednesday); we just gotta carry on what we’ve been doing and keep getting better each and every day and just play.”

Ware’s battle with Buckner and Holloway will play a big factor on the boards as Ole Miss is second in the league averaging 14.6 offensive rebounds per game, but State is No. 11 in the SEC only averaging 22.9 defensive rebounds per game. Buckner and Holloway are in the top four in the league in offensive rebounding, as well.

Ray said after dropping six straight SEC games, he is not worried about his team’s mindset heading into games at Ole Miss and Florida.

“All road games are tough first and foremost regardless of the opponent. I think if we do what we’re supposed to do, we’ll be fine. I’m not worried about our mentality, we just have to go play basketball,” Ray said. “If you start focusing in on the little things, then you get the whole part, but you start looking at things it’s too encompassing worrying about the whole.”

The Dudes kick off second year as baseball student section By patricK Besselievre Contributing Writer

The baseball student support group, The Dudes, gets ready to start its second year as one of the top student sections in the country with a preseason organization and sign-up meeting today at 6 p.m. in the Palmeiro Center.

The Dudes broke ground last year with over 1,000 participating students.

Tyler Bratton, the director of Baseball Operations, said he is especially proud of what The Dudes were able to accomplish in its inaugural season.

“We started last year and it was our first run through it, and the Friday night opener vs.

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est student involvement at a baseball game on a non-Super Bulldog Weekend,” Bratton said. “We had 1,423 students show up for that baseball game that Friday night. It was an incredible turnout.”

The Bulldogs had a successful season last year, winning the SEC Championship, and Bratton said he believes the students certainly played a role in it.

“We have a unique facility here, one of the best facilities

in all of college baseball,” Bratton said. “Getting students involved helps to add to the home-field advantage that we already have.”

Student support particularly means a lot to the players.

MSU pitcher Ross Mitchell praised The Dudes for their efforts last season.

“It really makes the homefield advantage that much better, having people out there supporting us,” Mitchell said.

“The intensity they bring

throughout the game gets in the other team’s head.”

The meeting today will last around 30 minutes, and all students who plan to come need to bring their student IDs. Attendance throughout the season will be tracked through the student IDs, and students

with perfect attendance at the end of the season will receive prizes. The first 1,000 students that show up to the meeting will receive a free MSU Dudes T-shirt.

Bratton said he is optimistic about the future of The Dudes.

“We expect even higher

turnouts this year,” Bratton said. “We expect this to grow and grow and keep adding to our unbelievable home atmosphere.”

The Dudes officially starts its second year as a group on Feb. 15 when the No. 5 MSU Bulldogs host Portland.

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