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Mississippi leads nation in STI cases

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ississippi leads the nation in chlamydia and gonorrhea cases, while coming in fifth in cases of syphilis and sixth in reported cases of HIV, according to the Mississippi Department of Health.

April is STI Awareness Month and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly half of all new STI cases occur in people aged 15 to 24.

JuLeigh Baker, health and wellness department educator, said sexually-active students should be well aware of the hazards of having unprotected sexual activity, such as sexually transmitted infections.

“It could cost them their life,” she said.

“Several STDs left untreated can lead to death.”

According to the CDC, the United States has approximately 19 million new infections each year, leading to a cost of 17 billion to the healthcare system. Untreated STIs cause at least 24,000 women in the U.S. to SEE STD, 4 become infertile.

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Department of Relationship Violence & Outreach offers programs, events

Mississippi State’s Department of Relationship Violence & Outreach provides students with services and educations that deals with sexualized violence.

Beatrice Tatem, the director of the Department of Relationship Violence & Outreach, encourages students to make the most of the programs offered.

“Even in safe places, individuals need to help to make it safe. (Not utilizing the university’s sexual assault protection services) is like driving a car and not wearing a seatbelt,” she said.

Tatem said MSU’s department’s programs are successful and an example for other universities, as indicated by the $300,000 federal grant awarded to the department from the Office on Violence Against Women.

The department has a new name — The Department of Relationship Violence & Outreach — and a new location: the Henry Meyer Media Center, next to the State Fountain Bakery.

But the quality care and support for students has not changed, Tatem said.

On April 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., The Department of Relationship Violence & Outreach will host “Women for Women,” which will include information booths and a mini “Justice for Jeans” fashion show, designed to honor a rape victim blamed for being raped because of her tight jeans.

Later that day at 6:30 p.m., during “Take Back the Night,” students can see candles lit, flowers tossed into Chadwick Lake and hear a faculty member speak about being a rape survivor.

Events hosted throughout the yearthe Clothesline Project, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, the Be Safe Campaign and the White Ribbon Campaignfocus on a particular aspect of sexual violence and remind students of the dimensions of the department’s support.

The many T-shirts displayed on the Drill Field for the Clothesline Project is the department’s signature and annual kick-off.

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State expands on campus graduate housing options

BY HANK DAVIS Contributing Writer

The growth of Mississippi State’s student body has been exponential in recent years, and due to the increase in size, MSU is searching for new possibilities to provide housing to graduate students.

Ruby and Critz halls are part of the solution. To combat lack of graduate student housing, both halls will be dedicating a single block of rooms to graduate students.

Bill Kibler, vice president for student affairs at MSU, said he believes the 50 rooms being made available will help accommodate a small portion of the nearly 4,000 graduate students attending our university.

“We’ve never had enough housing for graduates on campus,” Kibler said.

“We’ve built seven new residence halls, but we’ve taken five down. Next fall, State will increase the amount of bed spaces on campus for the first time in eight years.”

While Kibler said he believes reno-

vations have delayed the increase of accommodations on campus, Kibler stressed MSU’s efforts to improve the quality of student housing and its effect on the growth of student enrollment.

Ann Bailey, director of housing, said the university is also exploring demolition options for Aiken Village, a four-building complex dedicated to housing anyone receiving a masters or a Ph.D. Aiken Village has been closed since last December.

“The university plans to build new apartments for students, families and international students on the cleared site,” Bailey said. “The projected opening date for the new apartments is fall of 2014.”

While Aiken Village did accommodate families and married couples, the rooms opening in Ruby and Critz will be solely for single graduate or doctorate students.

Once the complex that replaces Aiken Village is complete, families and couples will be able to live on campus once again.

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MSU dean of College of Arts & Sciences resigns Replacement search to begin in fall BYJOHN GALATAS Staff Writer

The Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon after serving for five years in that position.

Gary Myers resigned his duties as dean last Tuesday morning effective June 30 but does plan to resume his responsibilities in the English department as professor.

Jerry Gilbert, provost and executive vice president, thanked Myers for his services and loyalty to the department.

Myers “Dr. Myers has been an excellent dean and has advanced the academic programs and research programs of the College of Arts & Sciences,” he said. “We look forward to having him continue to contribute as a faculty member in the department of English.”

Although the provost office has not set a time frame for making a new hire, Gilbert said the tenative plan of a replacement is to appoint an interim dean of students and launch a search for a full-time college head in the fall.

Online piracy statistics increase on universities

BY CANDACE BARNETTE Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: the name Renae Hutcherson (marked with an asterisk) has been used to protect the identity of the source.

An increasing number of students, including some at Mississippi State, are turning to illegal file sharing software to download music and movies for free, rather than purchasing them from legitimate providers.

Renae Hutcherson*, a junior at MSU, said most students are able to pirate music and movies regularly without regret.

“Somehow all these artists get rich anyway,” Hutcherson said. “When we look at their luxurious lives, we don’t feel like we’ve stolen anything from them. We actually feel like we’re supporting them because no matter how we get their music, that’s what makes us fans.”

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A report commissioned by Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy estimated between $30 billion and $75 billion of digitally pirated products in 2008 and predicts an estimated increase of $80 billion to $240 billion of digitally pirated products by the year 2015.

The Higher Education Opportunity Act passed in 2008 requires universities and colleges to have a plan in place to combat piracy on campus.

Tom Ritter, security and compliance officer for MSU’s Information Technology Services, said students do not seem to understand how easily they can be found out.

“One of the first questions I ask people when we talk about this is ‘You get on our wireless network and you enter your net ID and your password; do you think you’re anonymous?’” Ritter said.

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lennium Copyright Act gives people who own copyrights for music and movies the right to complain if someone shares it illegally.

“For example, MSU is registered with the Library of Congress,” Ritter said. “We have an email address people can complain to, and we frequently receive complaints about people sharing music and movies inappropriately on our network. Under the DMCA, as long as MSU responds effectively and quickly, we can’t get sued.”

MSU and other colleges receive copyright notices from the Recording Industry Association of America to notify downloaders in advance that they are breaking the law and steeper consequences will follow if the actions continue.

If the student fails to adhere to the warning, Ritter said the RIAA will usually try to offer the opportunity to settle outside of court for about $2,000. SEE PIRACY, 3

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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is just one of the many events hosted by the Department of Relationship Violence & Outreach. The department will also host other programs throughout the month of April.

SERVICES Timothy Broadbridge, graduate assistant for the office majoring in business administration, said the 400 males wore high heels for the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes in an attempt to experience a survivor’s perspective.

The Be Safe Campaign reminds freshman of preventative tactics and their role of responsibility for others, Tatem said.

The White Ribbon Campaign is a national program for men and by men to address men’s role in the elimination of sexualized violence.

Tatem said she hopes these events empower students to help eliminate sexual violence.

Wednesday night’s Vagina Monologues held at Rick’s Café addressed topics such as rape, mutilation, sexual pleasure and confidence.

Many attendants sat down with a drink in hand, and laughter reached hysterical as the “My Angry Vagina” and “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas

continued from 1 Happy” monologues were performed.

LaWanda D. Swan, who assisted with the event and is the coordinator for the Department of Relationship Violence & Outreach, said she was pleased, but not surprised, by the “accepting energy of the crowd,” and the high number of males in the crowd.

For the first time at MSU, The Vagina Monologues was student run.

The “heartfelt realness” and freeing experience of the audience came from the performers’ connection to the mini stories the legendary Eve Ensler collected in her interviews of 200 women.

“They are responsible for telling the stores of many women who could not tell it themselves,” Swan said. “It is a combination of stories, feelings and thoughts that gave people a great view of how similar, and yet different, women can be.”

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- SEND SILENCE PACKING Tuesday, April 10 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Drill Field

- TAKE BACK THE NIGHT Tuesday, April 17 6:30 p.m.

Union Ball Room

- WOMEN FOR WOMEN Tuesday, April 17 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Call 325-2090 for more information on events.

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“Ninety-nine cents per song pirating has strongly impacted on iTunes is looking better and every genre, as well as other asbetter,” he said. pects of the industry.

Fines and legal consequences “Illegal downloading and file are even steeper for students sharing have tremendously afcaught file sharing, rather than fected the entire entertainment just illegally downloading. industry as a whole,” King said.

“What most people don’t un- “It’s cost the industry a lot of derstand about software like Bit jobs and positions. Let’s face it; Torrent or Limewire is that while you can be as creative of a person you download, you’re sharing,” as you want, but you have to be Ritter said. “So you find a torrent able to provide for your family file on the web with a movie in financially through your creativit, and while you’re download- ity.” ing it, perhaps thousands of The effects of piracy are not other people across the Internet just financial. King said although are downloading it from you at the impact has been negative toMSU. Then, when it comes time ward the artists who do not get for them to actually sue you, they what they deserve, the upside is don’t look at you as a person who that it has pushed some people was just downloading; they look out who need to be pushed out. at you as a per“It has also son who was forced the sharing with entire muothers.” sic industry Il le g a l to go into a downloading super fluous and file sharing overhaul and also has negaredesigned the tive effects on entire music the music and business modentertainment el as we know industry. it,” he said.

Te r m i n a l “It’s kind of Recording Stuan evolutiondios in Ridgeary phenomKAMEL KING, land, Miss. has enon.

The ENTERTAINMENT seen the repeople who ATTORNEY FOR sults firsthand. cannot evolve TERMINAL RECORDING The studio and transition SUTUDIOS has produced with the new original music model are dyfor “O’ Brothing out and er Where Art Thou”, as well as being forced out of the industry. for The Williams Brothers, Ste- The people who can adapt, unvie Wonder, David Banner and derstand the music industry and other country and blues stars. develop marketing and business Kamel King, the entertain- strategies to take advantage of ment attorney for Terminal Re- it are becoming the new frontcording Studios, said the rise in runners of the industry.”

“Illegal downloading and file sharing have tremendously affected the entire entertainment industry as a whole.”

COURTESY PHOTO | UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Ruby Hall will soon have an entire floor of rooms open as a housing option for a portion of the 4,000 graduate students at Mississippi State University.

HOUSING Bailey and Kibler said they both believe convenience and quality will bring graduates to campus housing, but Patricia Kambesis, Ph.D. student of earth and atmospheric science, said she feels it is all about the money.

“Living on campus would be really convenient,” she said. “I spend a lot of time on campus and that’s typical for graduate (students), so living close to campus in a reasonably priced place would be a great thing. When you’re a graduate student and a research assistant, rent money takes a big chunk of your income.

I think it’s a matter of economics and convenience.”

The rooms allotted to graduates will be made available for nine months for the duration of the fall and spring semesters; however, the only housing avail-

continued from 1 able on campus during the summer or for students enrolled for Maymester will be Rice Hall.

Of the rooms available, Ruby will house seven males and seven females at premium prices, while Critz will have 18 bed spaces available for either sex.

Any student unable to apply for student housing due to family, spouse or monetary complications can find housing in Starkville using MSU’s off campus housing site atoffcampushousing.msstate.edu/.

HOUSING Graduate students interested in applying for the new rooms can call 325-3555.

• 9:58 a.m. A student passed out on the Drill Field near Carpenter Hall. EMTs responded. The student was not transported to OCH Regional Medical Center.

• 9:59 a.m. A student reported being yelled and cursed at by a person in the parking lot on the north side of the football stadium.

A student referral was issued.

• 2:21 p.m. An employee reported someone spray painted the MSU water tower behind the Giles Building.

• 4:07 p.m. An officer reported a suspicious vehicle parked in the large parking lot at Griffis Hall.

Tuesday, April 3

• 12:01 a.m. A non-resident/visitor was arrested for driving with a suspended driver’s license on Hardy Road.

• 12:10 a.m. An officer was called to Rice Hall for several males possibly stealing bicycles.

• 4:01 p.m. A student was arrested off campus for disturbing the peace on MSU’s campus.

• 7:02 p.m. A student reported a male subject selling books on campus near the Student Health Center.

• 11:02 p.m. A student was arrested for possession of a weapon by a felon on campus behind the Phi Kappa Alpha house.

Thursday, April 5

• 10:29 a.m. A student reported leaving her wallet in an unknown subject’s vehicle and her bank card had been used without her consent.

• 11:15 a.m. A student reported his vehicle burglarized while parked at the Sanderson Center.

Citations:

• 47 citations were issued for speeding.

• 1 citation was issued for an expired driver’s license.

• 2 citations were issued for obstructing traffic.

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Pulitzer Prize finalist and historian to speak in McCool Hall atrium Thursday

According to a press release, Mississippi State University’s Institute for the Humanities Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Pulitzer Prize finalist and historian Arthur Herman.

Herman will be speaking on Thursday in the McCool Hall atrium. A book signing and reception will follow his presentation, “Arsenal of Democracy: How American Business Created Victory in World War II.” The program will begin at 4 p.m. and is open to anyone who is interested.

Herman’s newest book traces American industry, technology and material production over the course of WWII. It will be available in May and is being published by Random House.

His book, “Gandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age,” earned him a Pulitzer Prize nomination.

For more information about the event, contact Joy Smith at 325-7094 or go to msstate.edu/dept/IH/Humanities.html.

School of Architecture showcases winning innovative housing designs

According to a press release, Mississippi State University’s School of Architecture will be displaying winning entries from the d3 Housing Tomorrow Design Competition Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Giles Hall Gallery.

The annual competition encourages the exploration of contextual, cultural and life-cycle flows that offer new housing strategies for living in the future. d3 is an organization promoting innovation in architecture, art and design.

The winning entries will be exhibited until April 20.

The program also seeks to generate dialogue and collaboration across geographic, ideological and disciplinary boundaries in art and the built environment through its exhibitions, events and publications.

MSU professor Alexis Gregory and Gregory Marinic, director of interior architecture and assistant professor of architecture in the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston, are the curators of the exhibit.

MSU groups may send information for campus briefs to news@reflector.msstate.edu.

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Gonorrhea, chlamydia and Longest Student Health Center “Complete and total abstinence syphilis are all treatable.

According to the Mississippi is the only safe option,” she said.

Department of Health, Oktib- “Oral sex is not completely safe. beha County had 332 reported More diagnoses of oral cancer can cases of chlamydia, 102 reported be attributed to STIs; even inticases of gonorrhea and seven re- mate touching can lead to STIs. ported cases of early-stage syphilis HPV can be spread just by intimate touching.” in 2010.

Clinton said she does presenta“There’s the misconception that only ‘dirty people’ have tions by request all across campus STIs,” Baker said. “They look at on sex education in which she someone, and they don’t see any mentions abstinence but also covbreakouts, and they assume a per- ers all types of protection and conson is clean. Most STIs don’t have traception.

“A lot of people have said on symptoms.” more than one ocAngelia Clincasion that (MSU) ton, health and should have a rewellness departquired sexual edument graduate cation class,” she assistant, said said. Baker said there are several the state of Missisreasons some insippi does not have dividuals choose extensive sexual to have unproeducation in high tected sex.

JULEIGH BAKER, school, so miscon“Some people HEALTH AND ceptions are abunhave said they WELLNESS dant. don’t use protecFor students, tion because of DEPARTMENT The Longest trust or they’re in EDUCATOR Student Health committed relaCenter provides tionships,” Clinton said. “You can trust a person STI testing.

Now through the end of June if they’re 100 percent honest, and you never know if they’re really students can have testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia free honest.”

When it comes to protection, of charge as part of a pilot study Clinton said there are options for with the Mississippi Department of Health. everybody.

The Oktibbeha County Health “There are male and female condoms, barriers such as cervical Department offers testing free of caps and diaphragms and spong- charge, but it takes approximately es, some that are just going to two weeks to get the results.

Clinton said the term “STI” is help prevent pregnancy but don’t prevent the spread of an STI,” used instead of STD due to politiBaker said. “Condoms prevent cal correctness.

The word “disease” has more of pregnancy and STIs, but dental dams work for STI prevention a negative connotation as opposed to “infection,” which gives the and not contraception.”

Baker said “condom goody idea that it is treatable and can be packs” that contain eight male cured, she said.

Baker said more information condoms, one female condom, lubrication and instructions are can be found at health.msstate. available at the entrance of the edu.

“Complete and total abstinence is the only safe option.”

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HERPES

-cannot be cured -symptoms: an itching/burning sensation, oral/genital blisters

HPV

-more than 30 types of sexuallytransmitted human papillovirus -sometimes doesn’t show symptoms -vaccines to prevent it -can cause warts or cancer

HOW CAN YOU AVOID STIs? - Don't have sex. Abstinence is the only sure way to avoid getting an STI. If you have sex, have sex only with one partner who: - has no STI - has sex with you only (monogamy) If you are not in a monogamous relationship, be sure to: - Use barrier methods like latex condoms.

- Limit the number of partners you have.

- Have regular physical exams. Ask your physician to test for STIs if you think you've been exposed. Regular tests help find STIs early, when treatment can be most effective.

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OPINION THE GOLDEN SNITCH | HANNAH ROGERS

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s a kid, I really loved to learn and ask questions, make new discoveries and discuss topics of interest.

My parents believed in education, so it worked out. At the age of four, I already knew the basics of human anatomy — from the digestive to skeletal to the reproductive systems. My parents didn’t believe in telling their children the stork stories, so when I asked where babies came from in my prekindergarten years, I got a straight answer. And, in my house, we had open discussion about the topics we were educated on. I grew up in a place that allowed me to voice my opinions or question the system without fear of alienation.

To this day, I still believe in informing and providing an open forum for discussion — which, I suppose, is why I became so interested in being a journalist in the first place. So, when I choose to let the articles run in The Reflector that I do, I look to see if they fulfill a purpose worthy of publication.

And that especially rings true for articles that deal with sexuality. Sex, and the issues surrounding it, is a subject I know that is sensitive to part of our readership. So discussions take place, articles are edited and decisions are evaluated and re-evaluated when we choose to publish something of that nature.

In the opinion section, as most of you know, Rachel Perkins has a weekly sex and relationship column. Rachel’s opinion does not reflect the views of the entire staff (how can over 80 employees completely agree, after all?), but it does provide value to the opinion section. She discusses issues that are sensitive and does it well.

Does the column represent the entire student population? Of course not because everyone has a different opinion or experience about each facet of sex and relationships. We don’t pretend that it does, and if you want your opinion published in the newspaper, send it to us at editor@reflector.msstate. edu. I can only print the opinions written and sent to The Reflector.

And, a criticism we have received multiple times is that what we publish, specifically in her column, could show the university in a bad light, which could deter every-

Hannah Rogers is the editor in chief of The Reflector. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu. thing from recruiting to the good opinion of alumni. I’ve said it once: we report the news good and bad — and we publish opinions on everything from sex to politics to new entertainment trends.

Rachel’s column is honest, relevant and something a large number of our readers enjoy.

Although we take the representation of the university into consideration, we shouldn’t let fear dictate our content.

In addition to opinion articles (which, once again, are colored by the columnist’s viewpoint), we also publish news and feature articles. And, as is the case with several articles running in today’s paper, they focus on controversial issues (in this case, repercussions that can come from sex). These articles don’t try to glorify these topics or tell the reader how to think — they seek to inform. The viewpoints in these articles are those that are expressed by sources.

We chose to publish these articles to inform and educate. We try to explore multiple viewpoints and seek all sides of the topic.

And, admittedly, everything is not perfectly done 100 percent of the time. But that won’t stop me from striving to perfection and publishing relevant stories that will be of benefit to the reader.

Our responsibility is to our readers. Because of the nature of our newspaper, it just so happens a good deal of our audience deals with issues that correlate with sexuality. And, although we strive to be ethical and responsible in our articles (columns or news or features, aside), we will continue to publish content that deals with these topics.

And, if there’s a story you want us to cover or if you want your opinion published, email me.

Because we do this for the audience.

“When I choose to let the articles run in The Reflector that I do, I look to see if they fulfill a purpose worthy of publication.”

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GETTING OFF THE RECORD | RACHEL PERKINS

Sex myths, misconceptions debunked, explained B efore I begin this muchanticipated list, I’d like to go on record and state I am not an expert, or a “sexpert” if you will, in any sort of way. As far as the amount of sex I’ve engaged in, I’m somewhere between Snow White and Michael Fassbender’s character in “Shame.” Just interpret that as you will. Most of what I know about sex has been learned from a combination of conversations among friends and late-night HBO programming. But here I am, giving sex advice in this most public and worthy of forums.

I actually don’t want to give advice so much as debunk some myths I’ve heard and encountered over and over again in my limited (please let me stress that “limited” again) experience. There’s a lot of false information floating around out there, and I’d like to just take a moment in this special issue and address a few things.

Myth: Men are always ready to get it on.

Men’s sexuality is something our society is ridiculously comfortable with. Everyone’s heard some sort of statistic about how men think about sex every second of the day, or something like that.

And yes, men are sexual beings, but guess what? So are women.

That’s because we’re all humans, and the only reason any of us exist is because of sex, so we’re all sort of programmed to do it.

Many women think that men are perpetually horny, able to become erect on cue faster than it took me to start crying during “Titanic”

3-D (which was during the opening credits). Men do require less foreplay than women (women require about 20 minutes of foreplay!), but they also have other things on their minds sometimes.

I’ve heard that sometimes men even experience these things called emotions, and they put thought into them before putting themselves into someone. While men might be thinking about sex more than women, they’re not weird sex cyborgs.

Myth: Women are clingy.

In the same way men aren’t emotionless robots, women aren’t mushy, sad, puppy-like creatures composed of used tissues and rainbows, set to the score of a Lifetime Original movie. If women are more predisposed to emotionality, it probably has something to do with babies. Babies come out of women (I’ll explain later).

However, for all the time we’ve spent crying in produce aisles, women can be just as cold and callous as the lead male in a 1960s French film. It’s equally easy, or difficult, for women to have sex purely for the physical reason. So there you have it, fellas. Not every lady you take to bed is going to fall in love with you right away, but be careful about those babies.

Myth: Once a man gets started, he has to finish.

Everyone’s heard about “blue balls” and the impossible pain a man has to endure when his erotic arousal is not brought to fruition.

There is a buildup of fluid in the glands near a man’s scrotum

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during arousal, and it’s uncomfortable but if either partner, however, at any point wishes to stop, the other must abide. Men don’t get some sort of “blue balls” hall pass which requires women to appease them no matter the situation. Men, toughen up. You’re going to get off eventually. Ladies, if you feel bad asking your man to stop mid-thrust, you could always start talking about those babies I mentioned earlier. If there’s one thing I am an expert on, it’s killing the mood.

Myth: You can tell if someone has an STD. Some STDs are very visible, and I urge you not to Google it.

However, many STDs are not obvious, no matter how up close and personal you get with someone’s junk. Be safe, kids. Use your better judgment, get tested and always use protection.

Myth: You can’t get pregnant if you use the “pull-out” method.

Come on, you’re in college.

You know better than this.

Watch an episode of “Teen

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | DANIELLE FRANCIS

Sex column sparks thinking I

w a n t e d t o s h ow m y support for Ms. Rachel Perkins’ opinion pieces.

Our region of the United States is well known for its “traditionalist” viewpoints, and writers such as Rachel help progress the town’s m i n d s e t t ow a rd e q u a l i t y and understanding.

I couldn’t disagree more with the more recent opinion article entitled “Reader finds sex column too much.” The sex-talk piece wasn’t plastered to the front page with a lewd picture. It was contained in the opinion section and did just what it was written to

do: it made people think.

Our society focuses s o m u c h o n c o n t ro l l i n g body images and bashing any self-respect that sex and bodily knowledge is frowned upon. This column is empowering and progressive. I highly doubt that any state, besides those in

the deep South, would leaf through the MSU paper and recoil with horror to see an opinion article written about sex.

Ms. Perkins is representing the for ward-thinking mindset of the campus. So, thank you. Please keep up the amazing work!

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | KYLE WHITE

Sex column less offensive than Bad Dawgs

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oday I read a letter to the editor saying that Rachel Perkins’s articles are, “open discussion of ‘penises, vaginas and sex’ within a paper that represents the student body as a whole.” And, apparently to this reader, that is just unfair. I wanted to address this because I’ve read and heard many people’s opinions about Ms. Perkins’s articles, and hard as I try, I just can’t keep quiet anymore.

First, let me say that I don’t really care whether or not The Reflector chooses to run these articles. I enjoy them, I hope to see more of them, but I’m not one to tell The Reflector editors how to do their jobs. Secondly, and more directed at this “irked” reader, I can’t believe a relationship and sex article under the heading “Opinion” is where one would choose to make a stand. In the

last two months, The Reflector has run articles about student pranks gone wrong, shootings and weekly updates of our police blotters, and that doesn’t even scratch the surface of some of the horrible things that have happened on the MSU campus in the five years I’ve been a student.

These articles, as much as a sex column, represent Mississippi State and the students attending.

I don’t know about other readers, but I think it’s a greater tragedy the number of Bad Dawgs we have per week than people knowing students have sex.

And on that note, I don’t think anyone in the nation doesn’t know how prevalent sex, not to mention unsafe sex, is in Mississippi considering we boast one of the highest teen pregnancy rates. And to combat that, Ms. Perkins actually promotes the ideals of safe - Yes, I think he will do a great job.

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Rachel Perkins is a senior majoring in English. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu.

Mom” and see if you still don’t feel like using condoms.

Myth: Too much sex makes women “loose.”

The only thing too much sex can do to a woman is garner criticism from Rush Limbaugh. Like chocolate, sleep or kittens, you can’t have “too much” sex. While vaginas will stretch to accommodate the penis during sex, they go back to their previous condition almost immediately afterwards.

Vaginas even go back to “normal” after childbirth. Add it to the list of amazing things of which vaginas are capable. If women really are concerned, they can exercise their PC muscles to gain more strength down there.

Myth: The same positions work for everyone.

Movies would have us believe sex always looks the same, but it just isn’t so. Everyone’s bodies are different, and they work differently with different people. Whether you have many partners or just one, experiment and figure out what works best for both of you.

(Emphasis on the word “both.”)

There are a lot of positions out there, so have some fun with it.

Overall, the biggest myth I want to debunk is that sex is the same for everyone. While sex is one thing we all have in common as humans, it affects each of us differently. Figure out sex for yourself, enjoy yourself and don’t believe everything you hear. That’s about as much advice as I can give. Good luck. Always be safe and be happy, or try your best.

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sex. In more than one article she mentions taking all necessary precautions because although sex is fun, it can lead to bigger troubles than people our age are ready for.

No one wants to mention that.

In addition, no one wants to mention that Ms. Perkins wrote articles about how to deal with a break up and how to combat the single life.

I recently read a paper in one of my classes saying, “A serious cause of … failure is the common assumption that conditions … must be what we think they are or at least what we think they should be.” Now, this article may have been referring to the business world, but I believe it strikes a chord in a general sense as well. This doesn’t imply that you should simply embrace the way the world is, but don’t try to deny the truth — we’ve openly admit-

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ted that Ms. Perkins’s articles are relevant because they address real truths rampant in our age group.

The nation knows it, the students at Mississippi State know it — hey, my parents know it!

I’m not suggesting you go along with Ms. Perkins’s opinions. I’m not even suggesting you read her articles. I’m suggesting you take a good look at the reality you live in and realize that just because you don’t agree with it doesn’t make it wrong.

The Reflector is a representation of Mississippi State students, this is true. But the article being in the opinion section implies it doesn’t represent the student body’s opinion, just one person’s, as my letter represents only mine.

And if these are truly the worst thing you find in The Reflector, I suggest you take another look at Bad Dawgs.

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- I don’t download music.

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Student atheists express beliefs, unite

By Jesse RoBinson Staff Writer

Nothing about the car seems unusual. Its occupants laugh and talk about music as they cruise along Interstate 82. To any passerby, it simply looks like a group of friends driving to Tuscaloosa for the weekend.

Especially here in the Bible belt, there is something different about the car’s occupants. Something that, at a glance, could be easily missed.

It isn’t until the driver, Starkville resident Sean Dyess, mentions his slight nervousness about an upcoming meeting with a few of his old classmates that the difference becomes apparent.

“I’m open about my beliefs,” he says. “It’s on my Facebook page.

But I think a lot of people don’t take that seriously. So, they may be like, ‘So what church do you go to?’”

He gives a quick smile. “‘I don’t.’”

The subject changes as Chris Dees, junior mechanical engineering major, sits in the backseat looking over an event announcement on his phone for directions.

Mary Kate Smith, junior aerospace engineering major, types in the directions in the front passenger seat.

The three are on their way to the University of Alabama to listen to a talk by Hermant Mehta, a high school math teacher better known on the Internet as the Friendly Atheist.

All three are members of the Freethinkers, Agnostics and Atheists club of Mississippi State University.

FAAMSU is a Secular Student Alliance affiliate whose stated goal is to “provide a welcoming environment to MSU students, staff and faculty that are without faith or questioning their faith.”

The group’s weekly meetings are small and informal, generally consisting of discussions or watching videos. The latest meeting consisted of a discussion entitled “The Problem of Evil,” which debat-

ed the difficulty of evil existing alongside an omnipotent being, joined by members of the MSU Philosophy and Religion Club with their views.

In addition to the meetings, FAAMSU participates in service projects, a stargazing night and science lectures.

One of the more recent events FAAMSU participated in was the Reason Rally held on March 24 in Washington D.C. Touted as the largest gathering of atheists and skeptics, the event featured speeches and performances from a variety of guests.

For the event, FAAMSU managed to gather nine atheist groups from Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana to meet in Starkville to travel together to Washington D.C. thanks in part to a project called Sauce For All. Created by Chris Dees and Chris Ramos, the president and vice president of FAAMSU, respectively, sauceforall.com is a website for groups or individuals looking to connect with fellow atheist groups in the South. Since its founding in 2011, the website now includes 22 student and community groups across six states.

According to Dees, the members of FAAMSU are a variety of students and residents from an assortment of backgrounds.

“We have members that grew up in secular families and some that grew up going to church every Sunday,” he said. “There are also some that are libertarians and one that’s a member of the Tea Party.”

The Alabama campus is a near ghost town As Dyess, Smith and Dees make their way to the Ferguson Student Center where the talk is being held. The group passes only a handful of students, and most of the campus parking lots are empty. As they park, someone asks about the lack of students.

“Of course they’re not here,” Smith says. “It’s Good Friday.”

The three make their way inside and find the small room, already occupied by members of the Alabama Atheists and Agnostics.

The two groups greet each other ists out there. Could you imagine and catch up while they wait for if this happened now, how quickly the final group, the Auburn High the world would be on their case?

School Freethinkers, to arrive. How quickly can we as a group When they do, a quick intro- help stand up for her and get her duction is given before Hermant back?”

Mehta, the Friendly Atheist, begins Atheists seem to be standing his talk. up more for their His talk beliefs from this is entitled “I support.

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“All of this happened before all the blogs got popular,” Mehta says after the video. “This was before there was a good network of athe-

“I had placed myself in a culture where everyone took the religious standpoint for granted because that’s what they were born into, and I was forced to defend my non-religious standpoint.”

“You’re faced with many different facets of Christians (in the South) that going to be with people like you is just amazing,” Dyess said.

Alongside this is the rising popularity of parody religions. Two of these include the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a satire of creationism, and the Invisible Pink Unicorn, a modern take on Russell’s teapot that illustrates the burden of proof.

After the talk with the Friendly Atheist ends, the groups head to dinner.

During the meal, everyone stops for a photo with Mehta and talks with one another about school and home life. One person mentions the Reason Rally while another discusses space exploration. Someone mentions Neil deGrasse Tyson and everyone’s face brightens at the thought of the astrophysicist.

Across the table, a few students talk about the difficulty of learning Japanese versus the German language.

The variety of people who consider themselves atheist and the numerous ways they came to that decision help to paint a small picture of the growing movement.

On the Sauce For All website, a section is devoted to personal accounts of different individuals’ paths toward atheism. Some accounts are in-depth stories of former Christians who questioned their faith while a few describe growing up in secular homes with curiosity toward the Christian world.

For Chris Ramos, MSU physics graduate student, atheism came as a consequence of science and moving to Mississippi.

“It wasn’t until I came to Mississippi that I started thinking about questioning religion and thinking about the arguments against it,” he said. “I was forced because I had placed myself in a

culture where everyone took the religious standpoint for granted because that’s what they were born into, and I was forced to defend my non-religious standpoint.”

Even the Reason Rally saw a wide variety of atheists, some angry at the growing perception of religion in government affairs, others happy with simply being able to freely admit to their nonbelief. In fact, on the Reason Rally’s website, one of the stated goals of the rally was “to encourage attendees (and those who can’t make it) to come out of the closet as secular Americans, or supporters of secular equality.”

“There are some people who have to keep their atheism from their families,” Dees said. “They’re afraid of losing their friends or destroying relationships with their families, and that is a possibility for some.”

Dinner ends and the members of FAAMSU say their goodbyes and thank the Friendly Atheist for taking his time with everyone.

Dyess, Smith and Dees make their way back to the car and slowly find their way back onto Interstate 82 for the hour and a half drive home. The moon is bright and large in the night sky. Music plays softly from the stereo as the three travel the near-empty roads. For most people, it is the start of a holiday; for these three, it is simply another good Friday night.

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he MSU theatre program is at it again! They have been hard at work for their upcoming production of Deadwood Dick, or the game of gold!, showing April 12 through 14 at 7:30 p.m. in McComas Hall on the Main Stage. I had the opportunity to sit in on one of their rehearsals and discovered that it is a western melodrama filled with some colorful characters. It’s action-packed and keeps the audience on their toes as the plot unfolds in the Mantrap Saloon. I had a chance to catch up with some of the actors to get a glimpse of what the show has in store.

First of all, the theatre program has a real treat in store with the talented Chip Templeton, who when asked how it was to work with the students responded, “I am involved with the play because I want to have a wonderful experience with the students, as well as provide them an opportunity to have a great play that they will remember for the rest of their lives.”

Templeton’s family is known for being business people, but they also have a long-time connection with music and Mississippi State University, for instance the Templeton Music Museum in the library.

“Music brings people together of all races and of all ages; it makes everyone a little bit happier,” Templeton said.

Needless to say, he has enjoyed

being able to work with the students during the past few months.

The student actors are extremely diverse and come from many different levels of experience and majors. Grant Alexander, senior English and psychology major, is one of the more experienced actors.

“This is my tenth production at MSU, so I’ve been here for a while … It’s a great show, and I’m happy to be going out in such a big production,” he said.

Jack Hannon, freshman political science major, plays the villain in the production and spoke about some pre-performance jitters: “I’m excited … it’s nerve-wracking a week before the play opens, but it’s a lot less nerve-wracking when there are 23 other people sharing the panic with you. Last semester there were just nine of us.”

Hannon also surprised me by saying they would be using real guns on stage (unloaded and deactivated of course)! On the other hand, Colin Baylot, sophomore communication major, leaked he will be playing the romantic hero, Ned Harris: “He makes some false steps along the way, but not everyone is perfect.”

Sarah Beth James, junior communication and Spanish major, shared her thoughts about working with the cast.

“It’s a lot of fun because you get the different personalities of each person and you mix them with the different personalities of each character, and it’s like every night is kind of a new night; you never know what’s going to happen. We’ve all busted it on stage, we’ve all had little accidents and things, but that’s what makes it a show,” she said.

Hillary Laplatney, sophomore educational psychology major, told me why people should come out and see it.

“It’s a comedy, it’s hilarious and you’re going to see a lot of melodrama. We are all crazy over-the-top!” she said with a smile.

It was interesting to me to find Webb Means, freshman civil engineering major, in the theatre. He elaborated, “Well, this is my first time to ever do anything like this; it’s been really fun, and I’ve met a lot of great people.”

From theatre to engineering majors, this play has a very assorted cast and really shows the variety of the theatre department here on campus. Anyone can get involved!

I caught up with the director, Donna Clevinger, to hear her thoughts on the production.

“This has been a wonderful experience working with these very talented and energetic students. We have averaged four rehearsals a week for a period of three hours at a time since Valentine’s Day — that’s a lot of sacrifice! But it’s all worth it when the audience sees this very funny and exciting show!

We look forward to the support from our MSU family.” she said.

From observing the cast during rehearsal I witnessed firsthand the friendships they had made, and I could almost taste their anticipation for opening night. You don’t want to miss this. Admission is $10 for all performances, and patrons may visit comm.msstate.edu/dept/ theatre/ to see the full-season brochure or to purchase tickets (or at the door). For more information, please contact Clevinger, director, at 325-4034 or dclevinger@comm.msstate. edu.

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'm obsessed with social media, a term I'm sure only my generation uses as my parents refer to it all as “the Internet” and kids younger than me these days don't even realize there was a time before Facebook. Here in our post-AOL, pre-apocalyptic world of 2012, several social media platforms have risen to form a virtual chain of command, a cyber hierarchy, if you will. (Cyberarchy? Sorry.) My generation, though the vast majority of us can make no real claims to them, feels a certain amount of possessiveness over these social networks. And why shouldn't we?

We don't have much else to our names besides several Internet memes and being a generation of college-educated young people too emotionally stunted to read anything more challenging than “The Hunger Games.” We get irrationally upset when our parents join “The Book” (ha, just kidding, no one calls it that, (mom) and we plan full-scale riots (in our minds) when forced to adopt Facebook's latest Timeline feature.

With that sense of possessiveness, much like most parents, we all feel a sense of favoritism, as well. Everyone has their social network of choice. Getting on the Internet is like going to the mall. It's brightly lit, it's crowded and there are hundreds of opportunities to make you feel terribly about yourself. Which site will you choose?

It's a big decision and certainly a

Rachel Perkins is a senior English major and staff writer for The Reflector. She can be contacted at kmullins@reflector. msstate.edu. more worthy one to make than say, “What should I do with my life?” Nay. To hell with my future; bring me my Macbook!

But what do these choices in social media preferences say about us? I'll tell you!

Facebook: If Facebook is your favorite social network, I'd venture to say it's your only social network.

I'm a big fan of Facebook. As an elderly 21-year-old basking in the warmth of the wisdom that comes with old age and bountiful friend requests, I can reflect back on my time with Facebook with an introspective reverence. We've been through a lot together, my FB and I. Facebook is probably the best way to keep up with long-distance friends and family. If we're Facebook friends, I know almost every detail of your life. Thanks to Facebook's clever integrations with Big Brother — I mean, the rest of the Internet — I can keep track of which articles you're reading (you

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Twitter: Probably the ultimate manifestation of American consumerist values, Twitter is the fast food of the Internet. Instead of a cheeseburger, I'd like some thinly veiled sense of validation and self worth, and I want it now. Twitter people are clever, contemporary types who enjoy other clever, contemporary things like Wes Anderson films, exposed brick walls and quinoa. Being successful on Twitter comes down to a thoughtful combination of politically-relevant quips, meticulously-planned grammar and sincere if somewhat stilted @ replies. Never forget: we live in a world where some people are “famous because of Twitter,” and that's just the way it is. (Follow me!)

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BASEBALL The Bulldogs seem to be in position to make a run now that players who have been injured this year are starting to get back to 100 percent. Sophomore C.T. Bradford returned to center field and picked up three hits on the weekend. Sophomore Taylor Stark came on in relief both Saturday and Sunday and pitched a combined two innings giving up only two hits.

H e a d coach John Cohen said the team is excited about the return of key contributors.

JOHN COHEN, “They feel HEAD COACH like we can get on a run, especially when you get a guy like Daryl Norris back in your order, a guy like C.T. Bradford back in your

continued from 12 order, a guy like Brent Brownlee back in your order and a guy like Taylor Stark back on the mound,” he said. “All these Cohen things are going to help us down the stretch.”

The return of these key players came at a crucial time with the team traveling to play the two-time defending NCAA champion South Carolina Gamecocks this coming weekend. The Gamecocks currently sit at 23-9 and have an identical conference record as State at 5-7. USC is coming off a

“All these guys are going to help us down the stretch.”

series win over Tennesee and has been difficult to beat at home, dropping just four of 23 home games this season.

Norris said this past series win could be the confidence this team needs going into the Gamecock series.

“We feel really good. They’ve had some down weekends, and they are going to be ready to play. We just have to come out and bring the intensity that we did this weekend and give it our best shot,” Norris said.

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BY KRISTEN SPINK Staff Writer

The excitement of Mississippi State basketball supporters brought in by new head basketball coach Rick Ray has recently died down and been replaced with frustration and doubt due to Rodney Hood’s decision to leave the program. With Arnett Moultrie and Renardo Sidney heading to the pros and Dee Bost and Brian Bryant graduating, Hood was the lone starter remaining from last year’s team.

In a release from MSU, Hood’s father, Ricky, said Hood made his decision before the arrival of Ray and that meeting Ray made the decision even tougher.

“Rodney came home for a weekend with the family and after lots of talking, he decided he CHRIS ROLAND | THE REFLECTOR wanted to ask for a release from Rodney Hood announced Sunday night he will be leaving Mississippi his basketball scholarship at MisState. The freshman was the last of the Bulldogsʼ starting five to depart. sissippi State,” Ricky Hood said.

“He said it’s been a long, hard and once he arrived at MSU, he only player still on the team from the difficult year at Mississippi State, mentioned one player: Rodney 2011-2012 recruiting class. as far as basketball is concerned. Hood. Before announcing his Although the present does not He’s enjoyed the atmosphere and decision Sunday night, Hood at- seem very promising, Ray and his academic side of Mississippi State, tended workouts with the team new staff, which includes former but he didn’t know if he could be last week. Hood said Tuesday Nebraska assistant Wes Flanigan, fair to Coach Ray and be 100 per- morning’s workout was the hard- former Evansville assistant Chris cent committed.” est he had ever done, and Ray’s Hollender and MSU assistant In his freshman year with the arrival only made things more George Brooks, are known for Dogs, Hood averaged 10.3 points, difficult for him. their recruiting.

4.8 rebounds and 32.8 minutes.

Ray said he appreciates Hood’s “I want to thank Mississippi He earned freshman All-SEC State for giving me an opportu- family’s honesty about the decihonors and likely would have nity to play this year,” Hood said. sion and he understands the decbeen the cornerstone of the MSU “It was just a long, tough year for sion was made before his hire. offense in the years to come.

“Obviously, we are disappointme. Coach Ray will be a great asIn Ray’s first press conference set to Mississippi State and get- ed in Rodney Hood’s decision. I ting to know him last week made was looking forward to getting this decision even harder, but af- a chance to develop and coach ter much thought, I am going to him,” Ray said. “I look forward ask for a release. I wish my team- to putting together a team with mates and the program nothing the current members, rolling up our sleeves and recruiting new but the best.”

Hood’s departure leaves only Bulldogs.”

Junior walk-on Charles Parker two players, Jalen Steele and Wendell Lewis, who saw signifi- and sophomore walk-on Reed cant minutes last year, but these Clayton have also announced two only averaged a combined they are leaving the basketball 12.5 points per game. Roquez program. State now has five Johnson, who averaged 3.5 min- scholarship players and two walkutes a game last season, is the only ons currently on the roster.

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Bell beats injury, comes back for senior season to lead Bulldogs

BY KRISTEN SPINK Staff Writer

Athletes never desire seasonending knee surgery, especially if it occurs at the beginning of their senior year, as it could potentially be career-ending. But for softball fifth-year senior Brittany Bell, a torn ACL and medial meniscus to start off her senior season was a blessing in disguise.

Bell came to Mississippi State from Brandon, Fla., and immediately made her mark on the diamond. She had a .264 average her freshman season and added 10 RBIs. She became an everyday starter her next two seasons, increasing her average to .295 by the end of her junior campaign.

But then came senior year.

After helping State advance to the Bulldog Round-Robin championship game, Bell injured her left knee and soon after had season-ending knee surgery. Thankfully, Bell was able to redshirt for the rest of the season. Bell said it was her sheer love for the game that made her fight to come back for another senior year. “I knew I would be able to come back and play again. I was sad I couldn’t finish off with the girls I came here with, but I didn’t let that get me down. I worked hard in rehab to make sure I was able to play and help the team out no matter what,� she said. “I told myself that I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night knowing I could play this one last year, and it’s been paying off.�

It is an understatement to say Bell’s decision to return has “been paying off.� She is currently leading the Bulldogs with a .412 average and is second on the team with 28 RBIs and eight home runs. As if that is not enough, she is also the SEC leader in slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

These results did not come out of nowhere for the fifthyear senior; instead, she made the most of her redshirt season by watching and analyzing games for a whole year. Bell saw her unfortunate situation as a learning experience and

noticed all of the small things while on the bench last year which helped her return this season.

State head coach Vann Stuedeman said the experience Bell gained last year and her being one year older and wiser, combined with her off-the-chart competitiveness, has allowed her to succeed this year. “Brittany (Bell) is someone who brings it every day. She is hard-nosed and relentless in her work; she wants to compete every opportunity she gets. That one extra year has helped her a lot, especially in the emotional maturity category,� Stuedeman said. “She’s been able to really focus a lot more, and I think that has to do with her being a fifth-year senior. It shows you what one extra year in the league will do for you because she’s been able to take advantage of an unfortunate situation and just run with it.�

However, Bell does not take the credit for her success this season. She believes Stuedeman and first-year assistant coach Alan Reach have turned her into the player she has been this year. Bell said the key at the plate for her has been her mindset. “Coach Reach has done wonders; he makes hitting fun, easy and simple, and that’s one thing that’s helped me out a lot.

He’s helped my swing and my approach tremendously,� Bell said. “Coach Stuedeman fires me up and amps me up to get out there, play hard, bring it every time and fight because everything isn’t given to you. You have to go out there and fight.�

In addition to her achievements on the field, Bell’s return for a fifth year had an added

bonus: she was able to play another season with her sister, Briana. The Bell sisters played one year of high school softball together, and when Briana chose to play for the Bulldogs, they expected to have one final season together. This additional second collegiate season together is yet another blessing produced from Bell’s knee injury.

Briana said everyone on the team looks up to Brittany. For Briana personally, she said playing with her sister is great and she absolutely loves it. “It’s good to have someone there for you at all times to talk about the game, and Brittany’s very, very supportive. I gain lots of knowledge and experience because she’s older than me and has been here five years, so she has lots of tips for me,�

Briana said. “It’s an advantage since she’s been here, and it’s just awesome to have a sister on the team.�

Bell’s clutch hitting has played a key role in the overall performance of the team this season, but her experience and extra year of knowledge that came from her knee injury have extended beyond her own success and impacted her teammates. It was a major blessing in disguise.

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Senior Brittany Bell suffered a torn ACL and medial meniscus to begin last season but has overcome the injury to return for her fifth season. She currently leads the SEC in slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

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Bulldogs pick up first SEC series win

BY ELLIOTT REES Staff Writer

The Mississippi State baseball team avoided dropping a fourth consecutive conference series this past weekend by defeating the Vanderbilt Commodores in two games.

The series win was the first conference series victory for the Bulldogs this season and also allowed State to stay in the hunt in the Western Division race.

MSU now has an overall record of 20-12 and currently holds a 5-7 mark in SEC play.

The Diamond Dogs entered the weekend badly needing a series win, especially after the past three series were tied going into Sunday’s rubber game in which they fell short each time. Following Friday’s 7-4 win and Saturday’s 4-3 extra inning loss to Vanderbilt, the Bulldogs found themselves in familiar territory but with different results.

State went on to win Sunday 8-7 in dramatic fashion with a walk off double by designated hitter Daryl Norris in the bottom of the ninth following the game being tied by the Commodores with a run of their own in the top half of the inning. Sophomore pitcher Evan Mitchell said the series win may give the Bulldogs that needed momentum going into the rest of the season.

“I think it’s big for us. We know we are just as good as any of those other teams we’ve played if not better, and to finally get a series win even though we’ve been playing those teams down to the wire, it’s good and a great feeling,” Mitchell said.

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W, Vanderbilt 7-4 L, Vanderbilt 4-3 (12) W, Vanderbilt 8-7

W, @ Arkansas 2-1 W, @ Arkansas 7-2 L, @ Arkansas 13-2 (5)

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Shatter the Silence; Stop the Violence “It takes two people to speak the truth: One to speak and another to hear.” – Henry David Thoreau JAY JOHNSON | THE REFLECTOR

In his first weekend back from a knee injury injury, Daryl Norris had a walk-off hit Sunday. For the series he went 6-10 with 4 RBIs as the DH.

tor after he took over a game in which the Bulldogs faced a 5-3 Sunday deficit in the fifth and went on to only allow two more runs to come across the board in 3 2/3 innings of work.

Norris went 3-4, had three RBIs and scored a run in Sunday’s rubber game, which included his walk off double in the ninth, and the victim was Vanderbilt’s Kevin Ziomek (2-6.)

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Norris had a total of three hits against Ziomek for the entire series and said he saw the ball out of his hands well on Friday and Sunday leading up to his grand finale.

“I saw it well Friday, and I was glad to see him come into the game tonight and give him two losses on the weekend,” he said.

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