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Fourth Annual Maroon Edition book announced Work underway on BY HANK DAVIS
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It was announced on Monday that the fourth annual Maroon Edition book is “Unbowed” by Nobel Peace Prize-winning author Wangari Maathai. “Unbowed” is a memoir of Maathai’s early life in Kenya and the struggles she faced while leading a movement to reforest her country. Maathai faced government prosecution for her cause, which
gradually developed into what we know now as the Greenbelt Movement. Maridith Geuder, the director of the Office of University Relations, said she is excited about the opportunities the book will provide. “‘Unbowed’ provides so many opportunities to get our university involved. Of course, with our forestry department there will be opportunities to learn about forestation and the importance of environmentalism,” she said.
“Women’s empowerment and the power to make change could also be considered a theme for this year’s Maroon Edition.” Maathai Each year, a service project is chosen relating to the selected text and to give students a chance to make a difference. The Maroon Edition is a program in which MSU features one
book annually in an attempt to promote reading among students, faculty and the public, while showcasing an important literary work. One change for this year’s Maroon Edition is that every freshman will receive a copy of the book free of charge at orientation. “Unbowed” was recommended from a vast number of texts by a committee made up of MSU faculty and students selected by Mark Keenum, president of MSU.
second Chick-Fil-A Cotton Mill Marketplace still in the works BY SASHA STEINBERG Staff Writer
Within the next few months, Starkville is set to become the home of a brand-new Chick-Fil-A. The first step in the construction process, which began roughly a month ago, saw the demolition of a log cabin that formerly housed a Burger King on the corner of Spring Street and Miss. Highway 12. Mark Nicholas, managing member of Cotton Mills Development Group, which is overseeing the project, said once the cabin was knocked down he was able to sell the parcel of land to the Chick-Fil-A Corporation and construction began. “We strictly dealt with corporate headquarters, and this will be a company-owned store. Because the ChickFil-A has done so well on the MSU campus, they really wanted to bring one to the Starkville community at large,” he said. Since this store will be one of Chick-Fil-A’s high-volume designs, the restaurant will have a full-size menu, double drive-thru and a parking lot equipped with numerous parking spaces. The restaurant will have the potential to create at least 20 job opportunities for residents of the Starkville community. Nicholas said it will be situated at one of the best locations in Starkville, near one of the busiest traffic routes in the city and in close proximity to the MSU’s campus. “It will be a great addition to Starkville and will provide some very good job opportunities. Chick-Fil-A is a great organization, and it has been a real pleasure doing business with them,” he said. Nicholas, developer for the much-anticipated Cotton Mill Marketplace in Starkville, said while the necessary funds for the project have been difficult to obtain thus far, he remains optimistic that construction will begin once the financial negotiations have been finalized. “Any new construction financing is extremely hard to obtain due to the economic conditions of the last two years,” he said. “We continue to work to complete the financing of the Cotton Mill project with some of the local banks that view this project as extremely important to the university, the city and the Golden Triangle region.” Because the project is still in the pre-construction stage, developers are unable to update the public with any specific details. However, as the development progresses, more information will be provided as it becomes available.
Raise Your Pints BY CANDACE BARNETTE | Staff Writer
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he craft beer bill raising the legal alcohol content of beer was signed into law by Governor Phil Bryant on April 5. Effective July 1, the law will increase the alcohol percentage in Mississippi from the current cap of 5 percent to 8 percent. Spokesman Mick Bullock said Governor Bryant voted in favor of the bill, although it was not in his initial plan. “Governor Bryant signed the bill as sent to him by the Legislature, even though it was not part of his legislative agenda,” Bullock said. Many Mississippians are thrilled with his change of heart. Raise Your Pints, a grass roots, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the craft beer culture of Mississippi, has been working toward this goal for over three years. Butch Bailey, president of Raise Your Pints, said they are thrilled and appreciative that their ambition has finally transpired. SEE PINTS, 2
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Campus emergency drills ensure safety, preparation Crisis action team, Maroon Alert are key BY JENNIFER SABOURIN Staff Writer
In the event of an emergency on campus, Mississippi State University has an assortment of drills catered to a variety of specific potential crisis situations in order to prepare students and faculty for any unexpected or dangerous turn of events. The crisis action team was formed in 2005 as part of the Maroon Alert system to notify students about situations on or around campus. It was also set up to design and put drills and exercises into place that can be practiced in case of emergency or alert conditions on campus. The potential situations that these drills prepare students and faculty on campus for include weather incidents, shootings, hostage situations, traffic accidents, fires and even a chemical spill. Bill Kibler, vice president for student affairs, is the incident commander of the crisis action team and is responsible for approving the practice of drills. He said the crisis action team is important because it helps with implementing drills.
“The crisis action team is here to establish when we are doing exercises and what the subject of the drill is,” he said. Kibler said when a drill is practiced, only a few people know it is a drill. He said the team finds out when the exercise is implemented that it is a drill, but it is expected to follow the protocol as if it were a real situation. The first thing the crisis action team does in a drill is call the incident commander, who then brings the team together to discuss the situation, Kibler said. Once the team is gathered, everyone goes to the command center to discuss the situation and follow the proper steps, which differ in each potential emergency situation. Kibler said after the drill is over the crisis action team and others involved with the drill end the exercise by gathering for a debriefing where they evaluate the drill’s success and aspects that can be improved. “The assessment piece at the end is just as important as the exercise,” Kibler said. SEE DRILLS, 3
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Relay for Life takes place today BY SASHA STEINBERG Staff Writer
As part of a series of events planned for the month of April, the Mississippi State University Health Education and Wellness Department will host its third annual Relay for Life on the Starkville campus tonight at 6. Proceeds from the event, which is coordinated by a group known as Colleges Against Cancer, will benefit the American Cancer Society, the secondlargest funding agent for cancer research. JuLeigh Baker, MSU health and wellness educator, said while they are a small group of students, CAC members have a big passion for helping prevent cancer and aiding those who have been diagnosed. “Many of these students have had a close relationship with someone who has had cancer,” she said. The relay will take place in the Junction of the MSU campus and will be completed by 6 a.m. Saturday. Baker said although relays held nationally tend to last 24 hours and the event at MSU will only last 12 hours, the message that CAC and ACS are attempting to portray will not go unnoticed. “Because cancer never sleeps, we have chosen not to do so tonight,” she said. The ACS’s major fundraising event is Relay for Life. So far, the they have helped fund 46
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PINTS “We’re thankful to the government for passing this, and we’re thankful to the governor for realizing this is a good thing for Mississippi,” he said. Bailey said the law’s passing will affect the state positively for a long time to come. “The first thing you’ll see is more beers to choose from,” he said. “In the long run, there will be new offerings from breweries that do business in Mississippi, businesses will be able to expand and because these are more expensive than the beers people are used to buying, that will be more tax revenue the state will collect without actually raising taxes.” Lazy Magnolia, the only packaging brewery in the state, is a sponsor of Raise Your Pints. The two have worked together to promote education and awareness on alcohol-related legislation. Mark Henderson, an owner of Lazy Magnolia, said they are very excited about the law’s passing, but there is still more work to be done.
continued from 1 “This is one of many steps in the right direction,” he said. “The law permits the sale and manufacture of beers with increased alcohol content effective July 1, but it takes several months to design recipes and go through the testing process, artwork and development to get that done. During that time, other manufacturers will be able to sell to Mississippi. We’re still waiting on a bill to allow the manufacture of these beers within the state that would go into effect upon passage to even the playing field for us.” Henderson said the new law should inspire a new interest in some of these newly available beers that would benefit Lazy Magnolia. “As soon as people see this new diversity, they will get excited about craft beer in general. If they’re excited about craft beer, they’ll be excited about what we’re doing, as well,” he said. Giving people more options could mean more revenue for the entire state.
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They will also be joined by their caregivers and the participating teams. Next, the Luminaria Ceremony will take place after dark. For this ritual, the names of individuals whose lives have been affected by cancer will be read off of luminarias, or sand-filled bags with a lit candle inside of them. During this time, participants will walk a lap of silence out of respect for these individuals. During the last major event, known as the Fight Back Ceremony, all those present will make the personal commitment to do anything in their power to help the
“I get reports from people who go to other places and end up spending a lot of money out of state due to craft beer tourism,” he said. “This provides another incentive to keep those dollars at home. It will be a good thing for the consumers as well as all the retailers.” Kaley James, a senior graphic design major and employee of Cowbells Bar & Grill, said the law should have a positive impact on their business by the sheer increase in beer availability for customers. “I think this law will bring different brands and more revenue into our state,” James said. “Right now we can only get 15 of the top 100 brands in Mississippi, but after the law goes into effect, we’ll be able to have 70 of the top 100 for purchase. Working in a bar, it was frustrating when people from out of state wanted certain kinds of beer that we weren’t allowed to carry. Now, we’ll be able to serve a much larger variety of beer and satisfy more customers.”
continued from 1 ACS succeed in its effort to achieve a world with “less cancer, more birthdays”. Those who are unable to participate in the walk but would still like to join in the fight against cancer are encouraged to come out and support the teams during the relay and/or donate in person or online. Baker said people who cannot participate are also welcome to attend the barbecue lunch fundraiser today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Junction. For more information on Relay for Life, visit relayforlife.org/ msstate or contact JuLeigh Baker at jbaker@saffairs.msstate.edu.
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Engineers gear up DRILLS for competition BY JAMES TOBERMAN Contributing Writer
This summer, Mississippi State University will send a team to Michigan to take part in the Formula SAE Series. It is a competition hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers. In the Formula SAE Series, students design and build open-wheeled Indy-style race cars from the ground up. SAE hosts a variety of other competitions, such as Baja, Clean Snowmobile, Aero and Supermileage, each with their own unique objectives. While MSU has participated in the Baja Series in the past, they have opted for the Formula Series since 2006. Dash Robinson and Brandon Powell, both senior mechanical engineering majors, are co-leaders of the team. Robinson said their team chose the Formula Series for one reason. “Speed. It’s the fastest,” he said. Formula SAE cars are fully functioning race cars. Robinson said they accelerate from 0-60 mph in less than four seconds and can be dangerous if teams are not careful. “There are a lot of safety regulations,” he said. Robinson said the series involves more than mere fabrication of a car; it encompasses the entire production process from design to manufacturing to testing. All-inclusive problem-solving is the overarching purpose of the Collegiate Design Series. It places students in a practical manufacturing situation, where theory must balance with reallife restrictions. The competition is sponsored in large part by the Big Three auto manufacturers, Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. Powell said these corporations
hope to inspire excellence in aspiring engineers and students get the chance to build relationships with potential employers. In fact, Powell said some automotive companies will not consider hiring engineers who do not have SAE experience. He also explained learning to work well with a group was just as valuable as the technical experience gained. “As much as anything else, you learn to operate as a team,” he said. Robinson said success depends largely on the management of time, making teamwork crucial. “We divide tasks as much as possible,” he said. “It’s most efficient that way.” The team faces many nontechnical challenges in the process of producing a high-performance race car on a deadline and a limited budget. They build a rapport with companies and private donors who can make contributions. Powell said the competition requires each team to make a business presentation and furnish a cost report. “There is definitely a business side to it,” Powell said. In addition to corporate sponsors and private donors, the Formula SAE team receives financial support from the Mechanical Engineering Department. The MSU Formula SAE team competes May 9 through12 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Powell said they will face approximately 120 teams from around the world. “It’s kind of like our Super Bowl,” he said. Currently, the team consists entirely of engineering and technical majors. However, they are always looking for new members of any major. The team meets on Thursdays at 5 p.m. in Patterson 201-S. Its website is sae.org.msstate.edu.
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• 4:10 p.m. A student was arrested for counterfeiting and contempt of court in Starkville. • 10:02 p.m. A student reported being harassed by another student via text messages. • 10:46 p.m. Bully Patrol found two bicycles by the Campus Trails walkway.
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• 2:14 p.m. A student reported the grill on his vehicle was stolen while parked behind Griffis Hall. • 2:47 p.m. A student was arrested for possession of marijuana at the Pointe. • 4:26 p.m. A student was hit in the crosswalk on George Perry Street. Subject was transported to OCH Regional Medical Center. • 8:47 p.m. A student reported her purse was stolen in the lobby of Cresswell Hall.
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PORTIONS FOR FOXES | CLAIRE MOSLEY
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Generation needs to find new rhythm M uch like singing, dancing is perceived as an elusive skill that, to the detriment of many, seems to pop up quite often in everyday life. This is a problem for rhythm-deficient people (such as myself ) who lack not only the genes to successfully “Wop” and “Bernie” but also cannot do even the “Electric Slide.” Now, being born with this trait is bad enough, but to top it all off, it appears that our generation’s signature “dance” is grinding. To preface, I’m going to ignore those songs with a signature dance move (“Wobble” and “Wop”) and focus on the go-to dance when almost any pop or rap song comes on the radio. I’m not here to bash grinding, I’m just pointing out what should be blatantly obvious to anyone with more than two brain cells: grinding is the easiest dance move to ever be created in the history of mankind. All it really involves is some booty-shaking for girls, some pelvis swaying for guys and a little bit of close squishing, which looks rather unattractive, not to mention uncomfortable. Yes, you “grind” on each other, which results in a dance move that really looks more like something one would see on the Discovery Channel than in real life. It’s too easy, people. Not only is this dance move repetitive (“dropping it low” does not count as mixing things up; neither does dance floor making out), but it also becomes boring. There is a solution to this. If we, speaking as our wonderful generation, came up with a dance move that involves more than pelvis and butt, then we’re already a step in the right direction. And if our creativity failed, we could always just go back to swing dancing! One song of swing dancing has about quadruple the amount of movement and steps that grinding does, while looking classier — not to mention it’s incredibly enjoyable. And don’t worry if you happen to be rhythm-deficient because with swing dancing it’s all about fun. If you really stink at dancing, grab yourself someone who is really good and hopefully it will even out. Still
Claire Mosley is a freshman majoring in pre-accounting. She can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu. having doubts? Think about it this way: Would you rather have your grandparents see you grinding or swing dancing at a party? Or, to word it differently, how terrible would you feel if your thrusting pelvis was the cause of Grandma Tilly’s third fainting spell? That’s what I thought. Look, other generations didn’t have this problem. Disco may have looked stupid, but at least it was creative. I mean, you know it’s sad when a large majority of eightyyear-olds can dance better than you. It’s not as if one has to have the genes to be the world’s greatest dancer or anything. But by golly, if we stepped up as a whole and really brainstormed, we could definitely come up with something better than bumping butts and junk. All I know is that I, for one, really would love to have some actual dancing come back in style. Perhaps if we had started young, all of us millions of other rhythm-deficient people would be able to promenade with the best of them. No longer would we have to hide our faces in shame and resort to booty-swaying whenever a song comes on. It’s time for a dance revolution, one with an impact so far-reaching that it shall completely transform the way we break it down at parties. We’ll have to start small, first at small gatherings with friends, then on to frat parties and other special occasions. Perhaps one day actual dancing will become so popular that even the cast of “Jersey Shore” will become infected by it. Imagine tuning in to see Snooki gracefully swing dance across the club, prancing around with some steroid-soaked meathead in an Ed Hardy shirt. It truly is an image too beautiful for words.
“Look, other generations didnʼt have this problem. Disco may have looked stupid, but at least it was creative.”
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GETTING OFF THE RECORD | RACHEL PERKINS
Using people is abusing people, plain and simple
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ince the cutest boy in school called me “an ugly wannabe” in the second grade, I’ve spent half of my life worrying about what men might think of me. Don’t get me wrong. I’m relatively independent. I’m doing just fine. I still get down about it, though. I just don’t know where to draw the line between a healthy nurturing of myself and my human need and desire to give to, care for, love, kiss and touch everyone in sight. This is why I have a hard time and why I generally avoid relationships. I can never get past my ever-present and overwhelming fear of inauthenticity. Is everyone just settling? Is everyone just happier than me. Are their standards lower than mine, or am I a bitter cynic destined to die alone? Is anything genuine, or are we all just using each other? I’ve written about sex very casually before, but I’ve also expressed how seriously I do take the subject and the act. I take it seriously because I know sex between two people who care about each other is an immensely visceral manifestation of our human abilities to connect and understand one another. I will endlessly support your right to a myriad of shamefree one night stands, and I firmly believe sex can occur without emotional attachment. It’s all about honesty, though. Between two consenting adults, unattached sex can occur, and it can be really good. Both parties need to be upfront about the situ-
ation. If not, you risk one person feeling used. Feeling used hurts like hell. It’s like someone crumpled your entire body into a ball and tossed it in a bottomless trash can. It’s like your lungs are filled with bricks. It makes you feel impossibly heavy and somehow invisible, all at once. You spend your time staring blankly at walls because nothing in the world can matter when you don’t matter to someone who matters to you. Since the second grade, I swear I’ve spent half of my life in a state of heartbreak. Maybe this is what it means to be a human, but it shouldn’t. There should be rules against breaking someone’s heart. A person simply shouldn’t be allowed to say “I love you” to another person when they don’t mean it. But how can I judge whether someone means it or not? I can never truly feel what another person is feeling, and that’s a very jarring and isolating reality. Still, I worry. I worry that we’re all either single to avoid being hurt or staying in a relationship for the same reason. The fact is, none of us have a clue what we’re doing. I’m still trying to figure out how taxes work. I should not be trusted with the emotional well-being of another human. Just a few short years ago, we were children. We’re emotional beings attempting to make decisions and form relationships. We’re going to break each other’s hearts.
Rachel Perkins is a senior majoring in English. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector. msstate.edu. We’re also going to save each other. Youth might be our only excuse, but it doesn’t count. How long can we cling to youth’s blissful naiveté before we must be held accountable? At our most fundamental, we’re animals and we shouldn’t forget that. We have instincts, urges and desires. More importantly though, we’re humans. Every person you encounter has just as many feelings as you, maybe more, maybe less. Let’s all do our best because it’s all we can do. Try not to use another person. This means being honest. Do your best to avoid being used. Take pride in yourself and invest in your own being. Cling to your sense of autonomy. And never settle. If you’re not sure why you’re with someone, put time into that confusion. Be alone for some moments and evaluate the situation. If you’re just with someone until someone else comes around, chances are you’re going to hurt the person you’re with. It’s easy to settle in a small town. It’s easy to be
hurt, too. There’s very little to distract us from the turbulence of our rapidly changing emotions. Mississippi summer’s settling in though, and the heat will overwhelm you. Don’t let someone else do the same. Have enough pride in yourself not to settle for anything or anyone. You exist mostly in your mind. Your body is there, and others have opinions of you, but your sense of self is pure to you and only you. Cherish it. If someone uses it, if someone tosses it away, if someone calls it an “ugly wannabe,” don’t give up. Remember your worth because it’s vast, I promise. Remember this feeling, and make deliberate attempts to never put anyone else through a similar pain. Like I said, we’re young. We’re going to screw around, and we’re going to screw up. It isn’t okay, but it will be. Let’s all keep making a go at it. Maybe we’ll figure out what the hell we’re doing one day, but until then, let’s do our best to leave as little damage in our wake as possible. Be honest with each other. Be careful with others and be careful with yourself. No one needs to settle, and no one deserves to feel used. You deserve good sex, pleasant mornings and the ego of a Kardashian. I want the best for you, and I’m in the same boat as you. We’ll just keep on trying. Take risks. YOLO, right? Be good. Do good. Your heart is incredibly silly, but it deserves the best. I promise.
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM | PATRICK YOUNG
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ver the Easter break, I found myself doing what most red-blooded, 20-something males were doing: watching “Titanic.” On a beautiful low-humidity weekend, I took in a matinee of what is considered one of the most overrated films of all time. The same exact film released in 1997, but wait for it — in 3-D. I loved every second of it. Yes, the storyline is hokey and some of the lines are so corny that I had to bring my own shucker, but it took me back to the days of when my hope was unsinkable, like Kathy Bates. The days when all my hormones needed was that milky-white hand of Kate Winslet slapping the steam-filled car window for me to ... realize just how much Windex it would take to clean such a handprint. Don’t even get me started on the nude drawing. This was my first (and pretty much last) interaction with the female anatomy, and parts of me tingled like they had been dipped in Bengay. Anyway, after a cold shower and performing “My Heart Will Go On” 12 times to the dog, I think I might be ready to continue this article. You see, the ‘90s had it right. The only phones that could be found outside of the house were in your car, and the only way we
could get Internet was if AOL would send those free usage CDs in the mail. The days when everyone loved Rosie O’Donnell, and we were too naive to question her seven kids and “roommate.” She was simply being economical; do you know how much it costs to live in Manhattan? “Titanic” brought forth a wave of nostalgia for a decade that gave us jagged little pills, Tonya Harding and “The Jenny Jones Show”. Nineties, where are you? I want it that way again. But if I could find a genie in a bottle and I had the chance to hit it three more times, I know what I would wish: 1) A “Clinton” needs to be in the White House. I do not care if it is Bill, Hillary or even Chelsea. Heck, I would even take that fancy man from “What Not to Wear.” Perhaps I was just too young to stress, but everyone seemed far less tense when Bubba was sitting in the Oval Office. We were so happy that gas prices were low and jobs were abundant that we totally let the man off for getting off with the staff. That’s how carefree we were. I yearn for the return of the laid-back Clinton-era. Perhaps we will get to dust off our pantsuits in 2016, or 2024 when Chelsea has divorced and married yours truly.
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Patrick Young is a graduate student in public policy and administration. He can be contacted at opinion@ reflector.msstate.edu. 2) Child stars cannot build entertainment empires. This wish makes it a mandate that if you are star on Disney or Nickelodeon, you can’t also make music and have clothing lines. You choose one. We were not fooled into going to concerts where “Kenan and Kel” were headlining, nor was there a “Clarissa Explains It All” line at Kohl’s. We were perfectly content getting our fill through one medium at a time. If I wanted to get my “Shelby Woo” or “Alex Mack” on, I had to wait for it to be televised. I couldn’t download their latest singles. Those Olsen twins messed it up for everyone. Oh, with that said, this wish also discontinues all reruns of “Full House.” Any remaining copies must be sent to Guantanamo Bay. 3) Adults must act adult-like. As a child, I always felt like grown-ups acted like adults. They were smart, well-adjusted and able to get through everyday problems without breaking down. These adults were mature, and
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I was so ready to stop being a kid so I could be a part of these more apt people. As I get older, I am starting to feel like these adults have gone the way of Sally Jessy Raphael or Connie Chung. Don’t get me wrong, some adults have made that successful transition, but we are still left with a large group of grown-up tots. (Which I think you can get for $2.99 at Sonic.) This wish hastens the maturity of our childlike colleagues and puts an end to much of the unneeded drama that arises daily because of them. I know the ‘90s will never return, and I am sure I am remembering the decade more fondly than it actually was, but there is nothing wrong with looking back on the positives of past eras. When I am doing this column 20 years from now, (for The New York Times, no doubt) I am sure I will be reminiscing about how good we had it in 2012 and we never knew it. Maybe that’s what Rose and Jack were trying to get me to learn. Why wait to appreciate something decades later, when we can love it as it happens? We may not have a James Horner score or Celine Dion to back us up, but we can still go out and create something we love and that is just as epic. Now if you excuse me, there is an episode of “America’s Most Funniest Home Videos” on that won’t watch itself. That Bob Saget is a hoot. - Yes, they make great selections. - No, they aren’t interesting. - I don’t care. Vote online at reflector-online.com ZACK ORSBORN | THE REFLECTOR
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Music festival season is kicking off this weekend with the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif. The festival is split between two weekends in April with artists representing several genres. There is still time to head out to California to catch some artists such as Feist, David Guetta, Snoop Dogg, Gotye, Neon Indian, Santigold and other popular talents. Unwind right after exams at
the Beale Street Music Festival. This festival is held during the first weekend in May every year as part of the Memphis in May International Festival. The three-day event offers something for all types of music lovers. A few big names performing this year include Florence and the Machine, Three Six Mafia, The Civil Wars, Alison Kraus and Union Station, Wiz Khalifa and many more. The Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Ala. is coming up May 18 through 20. The beach festival is now in its third year and is experiencing record ticket sales. Several members of Mississippi State University’s Music Maker Productions received the opportunity to intern with the festival this summer. Hayley Alexander, senior communication major, did local promotional work for the festival during its first two years and is one of the 11 Music Makers interning at the festival. “I can’t imagine a better way to start my summer than being
on a southern beach for three days hearing top-notch bands,” she said. “It’s worth every penny and sunburn.” Dave Matthews Band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, Skrillex and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros are just a few of the names playing at the Hangout this year. Also happening at the same time is the second-annual Gulfport Music Festival. This new music festival is the largest one of its kind to take place on the coast of Mississippi. This year Maroon Five, Cobra Starship, Brian Fuente, Gary Allan, Nelly and Justin Moore are all making the trip to the Gulf Coast. Memorial Day weekend at the Gorge Ampitheatre in Gorge, Wash., will once again be the setting for the 2012 Sasquatch Music Festival. The drive to Washington is definitely worth it when acts such as Beck, Bon Iver, The Shins and John Reilly and Friends will be there waiting. Wakarusa Music Festival is held annually in the scenic Ozark
Mountains of Arkansas. The four-day festival will take place May 31 through June 3 and will feature Pretty Lights, Primus, Matisyahu, Mimosa and Slightly Stoopid. In addition to music, festival-goers can experience all the beautiful Ozark Mountains have to offer including hiking, canoeing and kayaking. Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is another annual fourday music festival held on a large campsite in Manchester, Tenn. The festival has multiple stages of live music as well as comedy acts and vendors and will be held June 7 through 10. The ticket price includes admission for all four days of the festival. Attendees can pitch a tent or bring along an RV for the weekend. Be warned: showers cost seven dollars. Mary Leigh Morris, senior mathematics major, said her favorite part of Bonnaroo was the elaborately decorated campsites and discovering new artists. “It was great to walk into a tent where an artist I didn’t know was performing and discover a
completely new sound I would have missed out on otherwise,” she said. Headliners at Bonnaroo this year include Radiohead, Phish, The Avett Brothers, Foster the People and Aziz Ansari. The 41st Country Music Awards Music Festival is also June 7 through 10. The festival is held in Nashville, Tenn., and kicks off the day after the CMT Music Awards. Some of country’s biggest stars such as The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton will perform during the four-day festival held at LP Field. Country music fans will not want to miss this. The Rothbury Festival returned last summer as the renamed Electric Forest Festival. Rothbury, Mich., is the site for this four-day music festival occurring June 28 through July 1. The festival is known for typically hosting jam bands. Performers making a stop this year include The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar and STS9,
as well as bands which have made a few stops in Starkville such as Mimosa, Zoogma and Papadosio. Camp Bisco is a three-day outdoor music festival with camping held at the Indian Lookout Country Club near Albany, New York. Camp Bisco was founded by the Disco Biscuits and is now in its eleventh year. Bassnectar, Crystal Castles, Lotus and the Disco Biscuits are a few of the names set to perform on one of the five stages at the event July 12 through 14. Lastly, round out a summer of music in Chicago, Ill., at Lollapalooza on Aug. 3 through 5. Located in downtown Chicago, Grant Park will play host to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Passion Pit and many more. Who says summers are boring when amazing music festivals such as these are happening just miles away? Start saving up spare change and go experience one of these awesome festivals this summer.
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The importance of work experience is constantly being drilled in to the brains of college undergraduates. Because of the competitive job market, students are advised and often required to complete an internship before graduation. Although some have the option of working during fall or spring semesters, others rely on summer break to be when they are most available for a job. With the pressure of obtaining a summer internship, a common problem for students is paying for housing if the internships are not located in the Starkville area. This rarely affects freshmen since Mississippi State has required firstyear students to live on campus in residence halls since fall 2008. However, this occurs frequently for most students who choose to live in off-campus apartments. Unfortunately, signing a 12-month lease is the common requirement of apartment complexes in Starkville. Signing this lease requires tenants to pay rent on a certain date each month, usually starting in August and ending the following July. Even though full leases have been signed, students are often in situations where they would like to opt out of leases for summer months.
Most internships result in students paying for an apartment they will not be living in because of the requirement of living elsewhere. Having to pay for two apartments at once can also be an issue. To prove students should be offered assistance in the summer, it is regularly argued that complexes are typically emptier during summer months compared to fall and spring semesters. Beth Bland, property manager for Tabor Management said this is not necessarily true. “You would be surprised that it is not drastically different. I would not have thought that, but several stay up here in the summer for school, work or to simply visit friends,� she said. Although some may think landlords are solely out to collect monthly rent, several Starkville apartment complexes offer a subleasing system to help students out with these and similar issues. “We try to be understanding when dealing with students. We want to help our residents as much as we can,� Tamera Davis, accounts director at The Pointe, said. Like Tabor Management, apartment complexes frequently prefer to use the term “assignment� for helping with these types of situations. Knowing internships are often unpaid, it is generally
understood that their tenants may need assistance under certain situations. Starting early is the best approach to fixing this problem. As soon as a tenant knows he or she will not be living in an apartment, even for spring or fall semesters, he or she should contact the apartment complex to inquire about assistance with subleasing. The day of notice varies between each complex. Assignments should always be handled through whoever owns the apartment complex. Having a friend or acquaintance sublease for a tenant is commonly allowed. Often, there is a list of people who have contacted the complex looking to sublease. However, complexes not at full occupancy are less likely to have a list of people willing to sublease and will require the tenants to find someone on their own. Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee getting out of summer rent payments if you land an internship. Living on campus may lighten the load, as it is cheaper than off-campus housing and payments are made per semester rather than per month. Although three new residence halls allow for more upperclassmen housing, your best bet is to hit social media to find someone to sublease.
Crawfish, crayfish, mudbugs or crawdaddies — call them what you will, it’s time to eat them. As spring heats up, so does the crawfish catch, and now is the best time for buying and boiling the critters. I was prompted to write this article after a recent Sunday stop at Petty’s BBQ, on the corner of Miss. Highway 12 and Jackson. What was initially meant to be a casual stop for grub quickly turned into a serendipitous afternoon of live music, lovely weather, good friends and most importantly, crawfish. The tent slinging crawditties on Miss. Highway 12 is called the Crawfish Hole. The crawfish tent seems to have recently popped up next to Petty’s and, for all intents and purposes, seems to have brought an impromptu party with it (trust me, this is a good thing). The Crawfish Hole, in my two brief visits anyway, seems to come as close as a commercial venue can to embodying the spirit of a good, raucous crawfish boil — food, music, cold brews, companionship and a celebration of the season. After the experience, I began thinking more about the tradition of the crawfish boil, and I
asked a friend and fellow crustacean enthusiast about the crawfish season and what it meant to him and his family, who, I should say, are natives of New Orleans. My friend, Casey Odom, a graduate student in anthropology at Mississippi State University said big crawfish boils are a traditional springtime event, nearly as ubiquitous as seersucker, spring showers or fresh flowers. “Easter weekend is a big time to do crawfish because they come into season around this time every year. In fact, (my family and I) actually had a crawfish boil over Easter break,â€? he said. He stressed the communal and seasonal importance of the tradition. “It’s a good time to catch up, get together with family and friends and watch a ball game,â€? he said. In essence, the little guys embody nearly everything that is important to foodies, chefs and the growing food movement today: they are a local/regional specialty, they are seasonal and they bring people together. But while crawfish are the current cause cĂŠlèbre of southern food, that was not always the case. In the early part of the 20th century, crawfish was seen by many as a pejorative symbol of ill-mannered Cajun culture.
In essence, the crawfish was often thought of as a food for the poor or underpriveledged. Its detractors thought crawfish unfit for anyone other than those that fit the harmful stereotype found on shows like “Swamp People.â€? Thankfully, as celebrity chefs like Paul Prudhomme, Emeril Lagasse and others began espousing the culinary traditions of Louisiana and the surrounding bayous, crawfish has become much more popular. As crawfish has become more culturally accepted, and gradually moved into the limelight, it has spread across cooking genres and across the country. Today there are a multitude of ways to prepare crawfish in both traditional Cajun or Creole ways, and a number of other ethnic approaches. And while there is a seemingly endless variety of ways to enjoy crawfish year-round, be it ĂŠtouffĂŠe, gumbo, po boys or “jambalaya and crawfish pieâ€? (as Hank Williams sings), now is the time for backyard crawfish boils. So grab your friends, grab some crawfish, go outside and celebrate. You’ve made it through another winter and almost through another semester. Suck the head, pinch the tail and carry on.
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The motivation for the Mississippi State men’s tennis team this weekend is clear. Head coach Per Nilsson and the 9th-ranked Bulldogs have reversed the decade-long dominance of Ole Miss in the Magnolia State rivalry by defeating the Rebels in their last two encoun-
ters. State has already clinched a share of the SEC West, but if the Bulldogs lose on Saturday, they will be sharing it with No. 14 Ole Miss instead of having it all to themselves. “We don’t want to share it with anyone, especially with that other team,” Nilsson said. “We want to win it outright.” MSU has additional motivation for Saturday’s match in Ox-
ford in the form of the potential of hosting in the first rounds of the NCAA Championships. Nilsson said he believes his team should qualify to host at A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre (where the Bulldogs have only lost once this season) if the Bulldogs beat Ole Miss. If State loses, Nilsson said the team will likely need a quality win or two in next weekend’s SEC Tournament for Starkville
to become a host site. Saturday’s match will likely feature a premier matchup with MSU’s 12th-ranked Artem Ilyushin taking on Ole Miss’ 14thranked Nik Scholtz in singles play on court one. Scholtz defeated MSU’s James Chaudry in the River Hills Cup earlier this season. Ilyushin defeated German Marcel Thiemann, now ranked No. 27, that day. With both of the last two matches being close wins for MSU, Ilyushin said despite the talent on both sides, it will be the intangibles that determine the winner Saturday. “Ole Miss is really talented, but lately why we’ve beatten them has nothing to do with talent,” Ilyushin said. “It’s because we’ve out-worked and out-fought them. If we try to show up on Saturday and bring our fighting mode back to the game, I think we’ll have a good shot at beating them.” The Bulldogs head into Saturday’s matchup coming off a 6-1 defeat at the hands of No. 7 Kentucky and a narrow 4-3 win over No. 43 Vanderbilt. The loss was the second conference loss of the season for MSU, the first coming against No. 4 Georgia in Athens. Comparatively, Ole Miss is also coming off a win over Vanderbilt and a loss to Kentucky. When comparing how State and Ole Miss have fared in SEC competition, the results have been the same except for MSU’s win over
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Sophomore Zach White and the rest of the MSU men’s tennis team will play tomorrow at Ole Miss and can claim the SEC West title with a win. No. 10 Florida, to whom Ole if he draws one of the two in singles play. Miss lost. “Marcel is pretty tough for me; With the two teams looking close to even on paper, Ole Miss he likes playing me,” Coupland head coach Billy Chadwick said said. “Chris, however, I’ve beaten he believes the crowd could play every time. They’re both just as a major factor in determining the good as each other. As soon as I don’t approach the match in a outcome of the match. “It’s going to come down to normal way is the day I lose.” For a senior who has helped one or two hits of the ball,” he said. “We’re in hopes that playing restore State’s men’s tennis prohere at home with the crowd will gram to the top 10 and already take home one SEC West crown, be enough to sway it our way.” The Bulldogs will face a fa- Saturday’s match presents an miliar opponent in the Thie- opportunity to cross off one fimann twins, 27th-ranked Mar- nal accomplishment in his last cel and his brother Chris. The regular season match. “To beat them at their place is duo is ranked No. 16 in the latest ITA doubles rankings. MSU something I haven’t done yet,” senior George Coupland said he Coupland said. “We will be really believes he is up to the challenge pumped up for that match.”
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Before the Mississippi State baseball team began preparation for a pivotal weekend series against powerhouse South Carolina, the Bulldogs played host to the South Alabama Jaguars Tuesday night. In a game that went to extra innings and only featured 11 hits, it was fitting that the only runs scored in the entire game were also the deciding runs in a matchup that quickly turned into a textbook pitchers’ duel. For MSU, freshman Brandon Woodruff got the nod for his first collegiate start on the mound. The freshman did not disappoint, going six innings without allowing a hit before being replaced due to fatigue. After the game, MSU head coach John Cohen said he was very pleased with the way Woodruff performed on the mound against the Jaguars. “I thought Brandon was obviously outstanding,� Cohen said. “He pitched brilliantly, and it’s really exciting to see where he started and where he’s going to end up being in the future.� Much like his head coach, the freshman right-hander said he was content with his first start on the mound as a Bulldog. “I was supposed to have a start before tonight, but it was rained out,� Woodruff said. “(The
coaches told me) I was pitching yesterday (Monday), so I was able to get my mind right and come out and do well in my first start.� Woodruff was replaced by redshirt freshman Ross Mitchell, who, along with junior Luis Pollorena, freshman Jonathan Holder, junior Chad Girodo and freshman Trevor Fitts, combined for six innings of scoreless pitching. The outcome of the game, however, was not decided until the bottom of the 12th inning when freshman Wes Rea belted a Tyler Huffer fastball into the Left Field Lounge, giving the Bulldogs a 2-0 victory against their nonconference opponent. Rea said he was expecting Huffer’s fastball, and the walk-off win, which is the second straight for MSU, is something that can help the team. “They tried to come inside three times in a row. The first two kind of caught me off guard, but I was waiting on it the third time and knew I had to do something
with it,� Rea said. “We don’t necessarily like it like that, but it’s good for the team. You’re not going up to the plate trying to hit a home run, but you’re definitely looking for something to drive to move the runners up and give us a chance to score.� After the game, Cohen said winning close contests like State has done lately is something that could help the team down the stretch of the regular season. “I think the real positive from the whole thing is that any time you play in a close game, our kids are going to say ‘It’s a close game, we’re going to find a way to win,’� Cohen said. “This is so invaluable to our young guys. In this league, all of our games are going to be like this, and the fact that they’re experiencing games like this means a lot.� The Bulldogs, who are 21-12, will now turn their attention to the No. 7 South Carolina Gamecocks, a perennial postseason team The Gamecocks (24-9) are
highlighted by one of the nation’s best pitching staffs, which features six players who have an earned run average lower than 2.00. Among the pitching staff, Michael Roth, who is 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA, and Colby Holmes, who is also 4-0 with a 2.56 ERA, are widely known around college baseball as two of the best pitchers in the country. When asked about MSU’s upcoming conference opponent, Cohen said South Carolina is similar to State in many different aspects. “I think they feel like the strength of their club is on the mound and defense,� Cohen said. “They also have some guys in the middle that can really hurt you, and at any time they can break out.� MSU’s three-game series against South Carolina will begin Friday at 6 p.m. in Columbia. Saturday, first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m., and Sunday’s contest is set to begin at 12:30 p.m.
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Freshman Wes Rea belted a fastball out of the park in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 win over South Alabama.
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