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Green Zone initiative supports MSU student veterans

BY JOHN GALATAS Campus News Editor

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Student veterans’ needs are being recognized by the Green Zone initiative on MSU’s campus.

Mississippi State University’s Center for America’s Veterans was awarded a grant from the Aurora Foundation to take part in the military green zone program.

Ken McRae, director of the Center for America’s Veterans, said his staff got the idea from Virginia Commonwealth University, applied and received the grant to set up the military green zone.

“We were looking for grant opportunities where we could increase support of veterans on campus,” she said. “This was a great way to do it.”

The Aurora Foundation, locat-

ed in Fairfax, Va., gives grants to colleges and universities for the advancement of veterans’ opportunities on campus and to help veterans assimilate into the campus community. The foundation also helps veterans find internships at different corporations across the country.

McRae said support, array of information, transitioning and understanding are the four main focus points of the military green zone.

“Going from a very structured environment to the college environment, sometimes our veterans struggle with that, and this would help them overcome some of those challenges,” she said.

The military green zone is also focused on providing veterans and dependents with benefits

that may be hard for some to find.

“There are difficulties in finding and applying for benefits from various government segments and organizations,” McRae said. “This will help them find those. It’s more support than what you would get from the university system.”

She said the last focal point of the program is crucial in connecting the veterans with educational programs.

“Veterans have unique needs.

They may be physical, they may be mental, they may be academic preparation, but they are all unique to the individual and what they have gone through in their military careers,” McRae said. “Dealing with those issues is very critical to getting the

veteran through the educational system.”

Faculty and staff at MSU have the opportunity to be a part of the military green zone by becoming a military green zone mentor. McRae said being a mentor would include staff opening their offices as a place where veterans can always feel welcome.

“What we are trying to do is move a little bit of those support mechanisms out to other parts of the campus,” McRae said.

The program will officially kickoff Friday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the YMCA building. Bill Kibler will speak, along with retired Colonel Tom Leavitt who is a member of the board of directors of the Aurora Foundation.

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BY JAMES TOBERMANN Staff Writer

Mississippi State is currently home to students from around the country, but also many students from across the globe, including 23 students participating in university exchange programs.

Daniel Habarurema, an accounting major from Canada, said although he has been at MSU for just a few weeks, he already feels comfortable.

“It’s a great university. I like the fact that the students are really welcoming. There is a real sense of community on campus,” he said.

Habarurema said life in Mississippi is very different from Canada, though.

“It’s way hotter than back home,” he said.

Cécilia Piqueray, a senior finance major from Belgium, said she has had very pleasant experiences on campus.

“Surprisingly, I think that American people are very nice, very welcoming,” she said. “I didn’t know the people were so nice here.”

Habarurema said he, too, has been surprised by the friendliness of the locals.

“The first thing that was special for me was that people say ‘hi’ around town,” he said. “That’s something I really appreciate.”

Aniqa Javed, a junior mechatronics engineering major from Pakistan, said leaving her country for the first time to come to Mississippi was a major change.

“Culture shock was the first thing I experienced when I came here,” she said.

Piqueray said she has been taken aback by the quantity of fast-food restaurants in America.

“It’s very different from what we have in Belgium,” she said. “Everybody cooks in Belgium.”

Piqueray added that students’ lifestyles here in Mississippi vary significantly from the lifestyles of students in Belgium.

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Wynn looks to revamp future elections, policies as VP

BY ALIE DALEE Contributing Writer

One month into the new school year, Student Association Vice President Park Wynn said he is making progress on his platform issues since taking office last spring.

In April, The Reflector reported Wynn and former SA Vice President, Halston Hales, were working to improve the election process.

Wynn said he and Hales were able to work this summer on revamping the election process.

“This summer we worked a lot on reviewing the election code,” he said. “We did that with the dean of students office, with Tabor Mullen, assistant dean of students.

Any changes that come through the elections code have to be passed by the senate.”

Wynn also said they plan on presenting the proposed election code packet during the first senate meeting Sept. 18, with hopes of passing

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legislation to enable big changes in early October.

He said he hopes to take some of the negative student feedback surrounding previous elections to improve this year’s.

“Specifically, those changes are making campaigning a much more laid back process, we don’t want it to be as ‘in your face’ as it has been in the past,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of complaints about that.”

Along with changes to the election code, Wynn has been working on increasing productivity amongst the SA senate.

Currently, senate meetings alternate between legislation sessions and committee meetings, which Wynn said he hopes will increase productivity.

“I really do think productivity will go up, it’s a smaller senate, it’s just out of colleges now,” he said. “We’re really looking to involve more of the college atmosphere.”

Wynn said SA has plans to incorporate each specific academic college

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in order to better meet their needs.

“If there are any specific organizations, like I know engineering has a lot of organizations in their college, we’d like to see the representatives talking to them and asking questions to them at their meetings about what could be beneficial to them at the senate, talk to administrators on campus or pass legislation over it,” he said.

In addition to working with SA senate, Wynn has been working with the faculty senate to increase communication between the two senate bodies.

“The thought was that whenever we choose our committee chairman for student senate, that the five committee chairmen of the faculty senate and Dr. Meghan Millea, faculty senate president, would be able to meet up about once a month,” he said.

Wynn said he believes the faculty senate has a different perspective than the student senate and more knowledge concerning academic

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he said. “We’ll be able to take those back to the senate and we’re really looking forward to that.”

Parking has been an issue among MSU students this semester and Wynn has not let this problem go unnoticed.

He was able to share some of the plans SA has in the works for the future of parking that will stem from increased funds the university recently gained.

“As I said during campaigning last February, this summer we applied for a grant from the state of Mississippi, from the Department of Transportation to gain more money for our shuttles and we actually got that grant, the university did,” he said.

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JAY JOHNSON | THE REFLECTOR

Park Wynn wants to change election policies to improve the current process.

issues at the university.

“We are hoping that by the five of them meeting up once a month, they could give us some of those ideas,”

For more information on SA senate...

Wynn can be contacted at vp@sa.msstate.edu

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MSU faculty senate hears salary increase plan, fall 2012 enrollment

BY KAITLYN BYRNE Managing Editor

Jerry Gilbert, provost and executive vice president, announced the approval of faculty and staff salary raises, discussed the construction of a new classroom building and revealed the student enrollment numbers for the fall semester at the Mississippi State University Robert Holland Faculty Senate meeting Friday.

Gilbert said MSU President Mark Keenum found about five percent of staff salaries to be below the minimum for the market. Gilbert said Keenum committed to increase all staff salaries currently below the minimum to the minimum salary. The salary change took effect on Sept. 1.

Gilbert said Keenum also committed to create a committee to develop a plan to increase professor salaries.

“Dr. Keenum and I were talking about faculty and staff

salaries this summer, and we said those plans will not come want to create this committee to fruition. to address the salaries of full “As we were going through professors,” he said. “We hope the early discussions for the to have a process in place by building, we talked about the Jan. 1 of 2013.” possibility of having teaching Also Friday, Gilbert said laboratories in there, but we MSU is making progress on decided to forgo that idea,” the conhe said. “We have Down by 59 struca new committee tion of a working on that students means 90,000 (building laboless than a one square ratories), and we f o o t hope to have recpercent decrease, classommendations so we consider r o o m from the committhat relatively flat building. tee soon.”

H e In other busienrollment for this said the ness, Gilbert reyear.” classleased the enrollJerry Gilbert, r o o m ment numbers buildfor the fall 2012 provost and ing will semester. He said executive vice be built the enrollment is north 20,365 students, president of the which is down by YMCA building and will be about 59 students. completed in January 2015.

“Down by 59 students Originally, MSU consid- means less than a one percent ered including laboratories in decrease, so we consider that the new building, but Gilbert relatively flat enrollment for

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WYNN Wynn said this grant has Student Affairs, who helps been in the with our process of bebudget, A lot of really cool ing budgeted and Stuthings are in the and will be dent Afworks now that we fairs has put to use in improving been going have that money. I transportation over the know the university budget as to campus for students who and Student Affairs to how we live off camwant to are really glad that pus. use that we got that grant.”

“Right now money,” he Parking Sersaid. “A lot Park Wynn vices and Bill of it is goBroyles, vice president of ing to end up going towards

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this year,” he said.

Also Friday, Gilbert said MSU has made progress in the search for a new registrar.

Gilbert said the committee in charge of finding a new registrar now has applicants for MSU to consider. Gilbert said MSU plans to hire a registrar by the end of the semester.

In the meantime, he said Lynn Reinschmiedt and Linda Buehler are serving as interim co-registrars.

“We are still excited about the applicants we have gotten so far, and Lynn and Linda are doing a great job serving as interims while we go through the process of finding a new registrar,” he said.

In other business, Gilbert said Dean Sharon Oswald has been appointed as the head of a committee to search for a new dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. He said the goal is to hire a dean by the start of the next academic year.

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Wynn also said the university is looking to increase the number of shuttles on campus, in hopes of getting to classes easier for students.

Wynn said there is one idea in the works he is really interested in seeing put into motion.

“The idea is to have a sign in between two stops on campus where if a few students are standing by that

sign, the shuttle can stop and pick them up, on the way to their route stop,” he said.

With the approval of the grant from the Department of Transportation, Wynn said new options are being explored for the future of MSU’s parking and shuttle programs.

“A lot of really cool things are in the works now that we have that money,” he said.

“I know the university and Student Affairs are really glad that we got that grant.”

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Friday, September 14 • 12:21 a.m. An employee was arrested at his residence in Starkville for domestic violence.

• 12:22 a.m. A student was arrested on Main Street for light use requirements and driving under the influence.

• 9:58 a.m. A student reported his vehicle was damaged while parked behind Cresswell Hall.

• 9:58 a.m. A student reported his vehicle was hit while parked in the Herbert Hall parking lot.

• 10:37 a.m. A student reported he had been receiving harassing phone calls from an unknown person.

• 10:59 a.m. A student reported her cell phone missing from Rice Hall.

• 2:50 p.m. A student reported his bicycle stolen from a bike rack near Walker building.

• 3:02 p.m. An employee reported an MSU weed-eater was stolen from an MSU landscape vehicle at Bost Extension lot.

• 4:31 p.m. A student reported someone stole his Motorola Xoom tablet from his room in Rice Hall.

• 11:44 p.m. A student was arrested on Highway 12 for contributing to a minor.

• 11:56 p.m. A student was arrested for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle.

Saturday, September 15 • 10:26 p.m. A student was arrested on Russell Street for driving under the influence.

• 10:29 p.m. A student was arrested on Highway 12 for minor in possession of alcohol.

• 10:31 p.m. A student was arrested on Cotton Row for open container.

•11:56 p.m. A student was arrested on Highway 182 for contributing to the neglect of a child.

Sunday, September 16 • 8:48 a.m. A resident director reported a truck belonging to a student at Magnolia Hall had been tampered with using shoe polish.

• 1:17 p.m. A non-resident/visitor was hurt while riding her bicycle at the intersection of Stone and Bully Boulevard. Subject refused medical Corrections: In Friday’s Reflector, the article on guns laws stated assistance. a• person only to was aquire a permit to from carry the a concealed weapon.

4:00 p.m. Aneeds student taken to OCH Phi Kappa Alpha The did notassistance. mention persons also are required to complete an housearticle for medical instructional course in the safe handling and use of firearms offered •8:55 p.m. A student Hardy Road for running a red light, by an instructor certifiarrested ed by a on nationally recognized organization that suspended driver’s license and a warrant for failure to appear. customarily offers firearms training. The Reflector regrets this error.

•10:54 p.m. A student was arrested on Highway 182 for possession of marijuana in motor vehicle.

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24 citations were issued for speeding. and the ways they have fun• are • 1 citation was issued for driving recklessly. so different,” she said.

She elaborated on certain cultural differences in attitudes toward time and scheduling.

“In Europe, students stay out in bars until five in the morning,” she said. “Here it is different; everyone gets up early, but I think that’s good.”

Piqueray said university classes in the United States are quite dissimilar from those in Belgium.

“There is a big, big difference.

JAY JOHNSON | THE REFLECTOR In Belgium, there is only one test at the end of the semester,” she Glen Simmons and Ananya Sharma are graduate students at MSU said.

She explained she is trying homework. I am still trying to know people. There is a sense to adapt to the structure of her adjust to this homework sys- of community that I don’t necclasses. essarily have at home,” he said. tem,” she said.

“In Belgium, there is no He also said he would like to Javed said she has grown to like her new atmosphere, but return to the U.S. after college is still adjusting to certain as- to work or pursue a graduate pects of it, including the cui- degree.

“I think you have good-qualsine.

“It’s very different from Pa- ity institutions here. I like the kistan. I miss my food,” she dynamics between teachers and students. The teachers resaid.

However, Javed said she ally want to help us,” he said.

Habarurema said he would plans to return to the U.S. in the future to pursue a master’s like to explore more of the degree at a major university.

U.S., particularly the South.

Habarurema said he enjoys “When you say ‘America,’ the small-town atmosphere of most people think New York Starkville. or California, but there is a lot “You have time to get to more to it than that,” he said.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | MATT TAYLOR

Wearing helmets should be a choice

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s the heat from summer subsides I still sweat, daily. My heart pounds a little faster as I avoid someone. I am breaking the law. Though there is a slight rush of adrenaline, a little cricket on my shoulder reminds me that I am in the wrong. He tells me that no excuse will suffice from the hammer wielded by the boys in blue.

As many of you have read, and some experienced firsthand, the helmet law of Starkville is strictly enforced.

This is a hot subject right now and I cannot pass on the opportunity to opine. I am a commuter. I ride my bike and am always on the lookout as I make my twice daily illegal ride from the Cotton District to the university bridge.

Each time I do so I feel like Frodo Baggins, desperately fleeing from the wraiths until I reach Buckleberry Ferry, where for a while I can catch my breath. I know, though, that I am nowhere in the clear yet. I could be if I wanted, but I am stubborn.

Some part of me feels it is my right to decide whether or not I should wear a helmet when I ride. I don’t live in reality with this law, though, and it may come back to bite me in the wallet one day. So be it. A part of me has half a mind to buy an old viking helmet and let that be my protection. Would this pass?

My guess is no.

The deeper issue here is where does the city get the right ticket me for failure to

If we continue to pry into protect myself? If I get hit without wearing protection, the lives of others, mandatthat is on me. I am in no way ing for the betterment of the risking the well- being of any- people, we could land on a one but myself by abstaining. slippery slope.

I am comGiven, I am Dear Starkville, please pletely nonputting a lot allow us to take our plussed at the at risk here, as it takes responsibility back and idea that me not wearing a one person be accountable for our helmet warin an overrants a fine. sized Z-71 own actions.”

Ohio doesn’t to not see me and leave me in on the even require motorcyclists road like an opossum, but to wear them and we are that’s my call; I know the dan- fining for a bike that most ger and yield to it every day. can’t even ride past 15 miles It is my responsibility to look an hour? That’s ridiculous. out for myself and I don’t take Can’t we find better ways to it lightly. I don’t ride at a blis- allocate our law enforcers’ tering pace while I know I am time?

I feel like issues of similar not safely secured.

However, I do ride a little mandates have been floating quicker on this stretch be- around the country for a cause I want to get in the clear while now. Should I be refaster. Maybe if I didn’t have quired by law to have health to keep an eye for a bike cop insurance? Should the NFL I could spare that eye toward become two-hand touch due other danger. Just a thought. to the recent studies released What really chaps me, that relate head trauma the though, is how this bike law contact of the sport? What was enforced after a few lo- about the amount of runners cal accidents. Compare that that die during a marathon? to the amount that die at the Should they be cleared by their doctors prior to regishands of Joe Camel.

If we are going to stifle an tration? There needs to be evil here why are we going a line somewhere. I say it after the little guy? A part of should be drawn at a level of our right as humans is to be understanding. responsible for our own acThe involved person tions. How can we do that should understand his or if we aren’t given the chance her responsibility for engagto be in the wrong and own ing in the event. up? Let smokers smoke, Dear Starkville, please aldrinkers drink and cyclists low us to take our responsiride without protection. If bility back and be accountthey are harming no one but able for our own actions. themselves then it is none of Isn’t that a part of learning anyone else’s business. to be an adult?

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EARTH TO AMERICA | JAMES ARENA

Religion not a deciding factor in election

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ith the 2012 elec- backward? The same thing tions right around was being done when President the corner, the Obama was running for office American public is about to in 2008. The media focused on make a decision on the next his church rather than his platleader of the free world. People form for quite some time before look at the candidate’s platforms the election. I think religion and then usually vote accord- has absolutely no place in govingly; however there is one issue ernment whatsoever, especially that always seems to stir up a when it comes to the presidenlot of emotion and controver- cy. A candidate like Rick Sansy, religion. I think too many torum is a prime example of a people in the who let I think too many people candidate United States religion dictate poin the United States let litical doctrine and let religion over shadow more religion overshadow at one point won pressing matters more pressing matters a few of the GOP such as the naprimaries. The last such as the national time I checked, the tional debt and debt and foreign wars.” United States Conforeign wars.

Take candistitution states, date Romney for instance. He is “Congress shall make no law a Mormon and when he became respecting an establishment of the front-runner in the GOP religion, or prohibiting the free nomination race, polling groups exercise thereof.” If Romney is a were actually examining if peo- good Mormon, that’s fantastic. ple would vote for him based off If Obama is a good Christian, of his religious views. Does this that’s wonderful, but how in the not strike anyone as somewhat world are they going to fix the

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unemployment rate?

When voting this fall, do not get wrapped up in something as frivolous as the religion of a candidate because, regardless of your religious views, not everyone will agree. Instead, vote for who you think will implement the best policies to get people back to work, improve education, cut the national debt and tackle a slew of other issues. I am not trying to attack religion; in fact I think religion as a whole preaches very important values that we should all try to follow.

The religion a president or a candidate chooses to practice has no significant influence on my vote for them. Who and how they practice their religion is a personal issue for their families and themselves.

Religion should not be the determining factor for your vote in the upcoming election, choose the person who you think will best lead the country and get us back on our feet.

THE VENT | SARAH ULMER

World crises are sensational

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n American culture we like was kidnapping children to pick “fads” or “hot top- and forcing the girls into sex ics.” These trends usually slavery while the boys were have a life span of a couple trained as child soldiers for months, and if they are a real- the group.

After the release of a docly big hit, maybe a year tops.

This can even be said for pub- umentary, “Invisible Chillic figures. For instance, where dren,” American society went did the Jonas Brothers go? crazy over the issue.

All across the country, peoAnd do little girls still scream over Justin Bieber the same ple were speaking out against way anymore? Our tendency Kony and demanding he be to move on quickly does not apprehended. There were stop with pop sensations but posters and signs up all over also with hard-hitting, real cities and nearly everyone’s profile picture was changed to life issues, Recently the Haaretz Dai- the logo of the movement.

After Kony was captured, ly released an article about “price-tag” persecution tak- I don’t recall hearing much else about the ing place Do we stand up and fight young chilin Palestine dren we were between for those who cannot fighting for Muslims do for themselves only in the first and ChrisThe tians. Rewhen it is the cool thing place. fad of fi ghting cently a to do? against this Christian Monastery near Jerusalem was evil man had died out because set on fire and anti-Christian the drama was now over. slogans were spray-painted all However the whole point of over the walls. The Catho- capturing Kony was to save lic Church has condemned the invisible children. Does the attack and believes those anyone know where they are involved should be seriously now?

It seems to me that once punished.

The issues between Pal- the sensation of a person or a estinians and Christians in movement is over we simply the Middle East are not un- move on with our lives, but heard of. In fact there are there are still very real peomany groups, such as Hope ple being affected even after Equals, whose mission is to cameras stop rolling.

Are we only giving to help establish peace between these people groups. This those in need when everyone could very well be the next else is? Do we stand up and bandwagon movement some fight for those who cannot do for themselves only when Americans jump on.

Many will remember the it is the cool thing to do?

There is no shock to anyoverwhelming sensation known as Kony 2012. This one who has lived overseas was a campaign to expose that there are a lot of things Joseph Kony, the leader of a going on outside of the guerrilla group in Uganda. United States.

Having spent a very small There were reports this group

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SARAH ULMER Sarah Ulmer is a senior majoring in communication.

She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu. portion of my college career in the Philippines I realized how small-minded I was. I’m not advocating apathy in the sense that we never do anything because we may not be important enough to make a difference, but why is it so difficult for us to see things through?

I find we enjoy being involved in the hype of an issue but don’t quite understand how to follow through with the grunt work. Most activists do not live a glamorous lifestyle.

The only experience I can offer is mission work. We have this idea that it is filled with adventure and awesome situations, which it is on occasion. The crucial moments, however, can be slow and tedious groundwork for something greater to happen later.

Don’t get me wrong. The publicity that is achieved with the bandwagon mentality is wonderful to any cause that needs help. The excitement or passion cannot stop there.

Rome wasn’t built in a day; the serious issues in our world won’t be fixed overnight or with 1000 tweets and Facebook status changes.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | RYAN NEWBERG

Presidental candidate choices lacking

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egarding the Sept. 14 opinion article entitled “Ron Paul is ideal president, wasted vote,” I agree, for the most part.

Yes, Ron Paul would be the ideal president. He would be the best president since Thomas Jefferson. I am even including Reagan’s first term.

First of all, Paul is the only presidential candidate of the two major parties that strictly adheres to the United States Constitution.

Because of policies pushed

by President Obama and past presidents (especially in recent decades), we have lost many of our civil liberties that are explicitly expressed in the Constitution in areas such as, but not limited to, privacy and the right to a fair trial.

I am speaking, of course, of policies such as the Patriot Act, NDAA and, let us not forget, drone strikes, one of which targeted and killed a 16-year-old U.S. citizen.

Sure, he may have been

guilty of what he was accused, but he was denied his right of due process. I ask you this: Does this sound like the policies and actions of a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?

I submit that it does not.

I also submit that votes for President Obama, Gov. Romney or Congressman Paul are all wasted votes. In the case of Obama versus Romney, there is so little difference between the two and neither will strictly adhere to the Constitution, so, in the end, it does not matter which of the two wins (and one of them will win); you still get the same old policies.

Therefore, the logic of voting for one simply because he “is not the other” is not valid.

Voting for the lesser of two evils is also failed logic because the lesser evil is still evil. In the case of Ron Paul, he will not be on the ballot come November, and many states, including Mississippi (as well as my home state of Arkansas in case you were

wondering) do not count least until 2016 when Ron Paul votes for write-in candidates. or his son Kentucky Senator This leaves one option: Rand Paul are in the race as Gary Johnson. The former well, and we’ll just have to see New Mexico governor is the how that plays out.

Libertarian Party’s nominee The main point of my writfor president and will appear ing, though, is this: Generally, on the ballot in at least 47 people don’t want to vote for states, including Mississippi anyone other than the two maand Arkansas. jor candidates because, frankly, He is essentially just a they do not believe anyone else younger Ron Paul because can win. they share the same values. I That may be true for this know Johnson will not win election, but a vote for somethe presidency, but it will show one else is not a loss. People will question the public that why someone there is another The logic of voting for else got your candidate with one simply because he vote and will a large following. ‘is not the other’ is not do research on that person.

People will valid.”

Eventually, they be looking for may just find another candidate to back if Obama gets that person to be better than reelected and we experience the two major candidates and four more years of the same old may vote for them as well.

Let’s face it, recent presthing, or if Romney gets elected and, surprise, we still expe- idents and the choices for rience four more years of the president we have now, just have not worked out for us. same old thing.

All said, I am voting for lib- It’s about time we try someerty. Johnson has my vote; at thing else. Why not liberty?

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As the organization gains momentum, “the Master,” as he comes to be called, must confront more psychological warfare than he was aware existed.

Australian dentist planning to domesticate him, Nemo’s father, Marlin, enlists the help of a forgetful blue tang fish and a rad bunch of sea turtles. Starring Ellen Degeneres, Albert Brooks and Alexander Gould, this Disney Pixar movie is fun for the whole family.

haven’t changed much since “the good ole days.” Old flames are rekindled when Jake bumps into his high school sweetheart, former bully Cully looks forward to apologizing to those he terrorized in high school, Marty and A.J. continue with old rivalry habits and rock star Reeves is still too afraid to talk to his high school crush.

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eople tend to be creatures of habit. People wake up, go to work or school, eat and do commonplace activities all the time. Some people wear similar clothes all the time or practice habits like never turning left like Derek Zoolander portrayed by Ben Stiller in the 2001 comedy “Zoolander.”

Ryan Culp, sophomore marketing major, said he is addicted to his Chacos, an outdoor brand sandal.

“I wear them, like, all the time, and I don’t feel good if I don’t,” Culp said.

These habits can be manifested in different ways and through numerous tools. Some are harmless, such as lip balm

or teeth whitening, while others could be deadly, such as drugs and possibly tanning.

These tendencies can become addictions and compulsions.

Human beings are compulsive creatures, meaning people feel obligated to do or be something not because they want to act in that manner.

According to Psychology Today, plenty of people have certain compulsions, such as shopping or eating.

“When a person has a compulsion, he is trapped in a pattern of repetitive and senseless thinking — indeed these behaviors are quite difficult to overcome,” Psychology Today said.

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Perry Romanowski, a cosmetic chemist and author of “Can You Get Hooked on Chapstick?,” said people do not become addicted to lip balm the same ways people become addicted to alcohol or nicotine.

“It’s similar to someone biting their nails,” Romanowski said.

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Everyday Health said there is no denying the belief some people cannot make it without applying lip balm.

“Because your lips have no oil glands, they tend to dry out very easily,” Everyday Health said.

This is the reason that people feel the necessity to drench their lips with the product. But researchers have found that lip balm tends to dry lips out more quickly.

“What’s more, some common ingredients found in lip balms (like menthol and salicylic acid) may irritate your lips, leading you to re-apply in an attempt to soothe the irritation,” Everyday Health said.

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“Repeated often enough, this dryness-balm-more dryness cycle becomes a habit.”

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work TLC even runs a series called “My Strange Addiction.”

Episodes have focused on individuals with different compulsions, such as eating toilet paper, sucking their thumbs, pulling their hair and even eating couch cushioning.

Landry McMillan, senior marketing major, said she thinks the show is a conspiracy to make people feel like their lives are normal.

No matter the reason or lip balm brand, moderation is key.

For more information, help or counseling in regard to addictions, contact Student Counseling Services, located in Hathorn Hall, at 325-2091 to make an appointment.

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traditional four rows of icons, we are going to see an additional fifth row with upgraded apps.

The entire phone is made of glass and aluminum, which allows it to be 20 percent lighter than the iPhone4S. Apple also seems to finally agree with the pleas of its customers and included LTE support on Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. This is going to greatly increase the cellular data speeds when downloading apps and other media. Additionally, there were many upgrades to the internal technology, battery life and, of course, Siri. Overall, Apple managed to deliver on many of the wishes its customers were hoping for. Starting at $199 for a 16GB, Apple once again managed to push the smartphone market forward.

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2. The sound of cowbells ringing is a sweet sweet, sound to your ears.

3. You use the word “dawg” in normal conversation.

4. You avoid walking through the Drill Field at all costs during election week.

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6. 90 percent of your flex dollars were spent on Zoca’s Nachos.

7. The Chapel of Memories is your secret getaway.

8. Naps are best on campus — benches, trees, classrooms. Who needs a bed?

9. Mama Jean may or may not be your best friend.

10. A picnic on the Drill Field is the best way to end any day.

11. Admittedly or not, you have been to Cowbells. And you enjoyed it.

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13. You are never too old for late night Griffis Pizza.

Ever.

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Purple is not maroon. I repeat, purple is not maroon.

15. You have seriously considered boycotting MSU parking services.

16. You feel like a boss while ringing your cowbell to “Grindin’ For My State”.

17. You have memorized the “Dawg Pound Rock”.

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19. A morning without a tiramisu from the State Fountain Bakery is not a morning at all.

20. You have had a near death-experience between you and a biker.

21. You become a crazed fan when seeing Dan Mullen running on campus.

22. You thorougly enjoy waiting in line for student tickets. True Maroon.

23. You have risked your life riding on the back of the Bully Patrol golf carts.

24. You love Shipley’s Donuts. Duh. 25. Your state has been referred to as a “land mass.”

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where it needs to be at this point in the season. Stats like these, courtesy of the great MSU media relations staff, put me at ease.

With Chad Bumphis’ six catches for a career-high 180 yards and LaDarius Perkins’ career-high 180 yards rushing, it was the first time ever MSU had a receiver with over 175 yards and a running back over 175 yards in the same game.

Bumphis also tied the school record with three touchdowns in the game and increased his career touchdowns to 17, tying the school record in that category, as well. Perkins is currently second in the SEC in rushing.

Junior quarterback Tyler Russell is one of two quarterbacks in the U.S. with an efficiency rating of at least 160, eight touchdowns and zero interceptions. Heisman Trophy favorite Geno Smith of West Virginia joins Russell in this

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win is a win no matter if the margin of victory is 60 or six.

When bowl season comes around in December, the committee will not look at point differential to decide which teams go to which games. All that will matter are the digits in the wins and losses columns, thankfully for Mississippi State.

The Dogs defeated Troy last Saturday but not in impressive fashion. The 30-24 victory may not look good on paper, but what does look good is State’s 3-0 start. This is the first time the Dogs have started 3-0 since 1999.

It can be easy to worry about your team after a game expected to be a blowout ends up coming down to the wire like Saturday’s game.

However, in my mind, State is perfectly fine. The team is right

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Well, I guess I shouldn’t get too greedy.

The offensive line, which was a concern coming into the season, has made State the only SEC school to allow one sack or less through the first three weeks of the season. Russell is able to take his time and find his receivers because he has not had to worry about escaping much pressure.

As for the Bulldog defense, giving up 24 points to Troy is not desirable, but let’s face it: MSU has one of, if not the best, defense in the SEC. I would be willing to put them up against the conference’s best.

Johnthan Banks, Corey Broomfield, Darius Slay and Nickoe Whitley are a suffocating secondary. With his four interceptions on the year, Slay is tied for the lead in the Football Bowl Subdivision in interceptions. As a team, State leads the SEC with seven interceptions.

Cameron Lawrence and the rest of the linebackers have been all over the field, and the defensive line has answered many pre-season questions and been stout so far.

In addition, the 43 points allowed by State’s defense through the first three games is the lowest total since head coach Dan Mullen arrived in Starkville.

State is also tied with Alabama and Kansas for the nation’s lead with a +11 turnover margin.

And if that is not enough, Devon Bell made his first field goal as a Bulldog last week. Can I get an “Amen?”

Think back to the Auburn game. State did not even play its

KRISTEN SPINK Kristen Spink is the sports editor of The Reflector. She can be contacted at reflectorsports@ gmail.com. best that game but still beat the Tigers 28-10. Granted, Auburn’s talent is not quite where it has been the past few years, but it’s still Auburn.

To beat a team like Auburn by that score without even playing your best is a scary thought. It’s scary because it shows just how good State could be this year if the guys start to play up to their potential.

I know these are all statistics, and it has only been three weeks.

But look around the SEC West.

Arkansas is struggling, to put it lightly. Auburn is just, well, pretty bad. Ole Miss does not even deserve to have this sentence written. Texas A&M is good but beatable as Florida showed. That leaves LSU, Alabama and MSU. I would say that is a pretty solid group to be in. Obviously, State still has a lot to prove, but Mullen is slowly but surely showing why he is such a sought-after and highly-thought-of coach. He is building the Bulldog football program to become a contender in the SEC. If he keeps this up, Atlanta won’t be just a dream for Dogs much longer. The SEC Championship will be within grasp for State.

This start of SEC play was a tough test for the soccer team, but the girls held their own against South Carolina Friday night. The teams tied 0-0 after two overtimes.

Sunday, State dropped its first game of the year to Kentucky 3-0. In a press release, head coach Neil MacDonald said the girls must learn from this weekend to be ready for its first SEC home games this weekend.

“This was a valuable learning experience for our team,” Macdonald said. “To be successful in the SEC, especially on the road, you have to be mentally prepared every match. We played two good clubs in South Carolina and Kentucky on the road, and now our younger players know what to expect from this league.”

Volleyball In their first conference matches of the year, the volleyball girls fought hard but dropped contests to Auburn and Georgia. The Dogs fell in straight sets to the Tigers with Chanelle Baker, Lainey Wyman and Sarah Nielsen pacing State with eight kills each.

Sunday, MSU won the first set 24-26, but dropped the next three 25-13, 25-20, 25-23. Roxanne McVey led the team with 19 digs, and setter Paris Perret recorded 41 assists.

In a press release, head coach Jenny Hazelwood said her team is still looking for consistency.

“We were hesitant in our play this weekend, though we battled back and played more aggressively against Georgia. The SEC is going to be tough, and our young team has to learn that they have to go out and fight for every point.”

Cross Country In the second meet of the season, the men’s and women’s cross country teams recorded outstanding performances at the Commodore Invitational.

Out of 24 teams, the MSU men placed fifth led by John Valentine, who finished 22nd. Philip Johnson, Andrew Monaghan and Cameron Vernier also finished in the top 50 for the Dogs.

The women’s team finished fourth out of a field of 24 teams, including eight SEC schools. Renee Masterson led the women and finished eighth individually. Jodie McGuff and Chloe Phillips finished 24th and 25th, respectively.

Rosson, Morgan create new look for soccer team

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Lauren Morgan and Skylar Rosson have formed their own stereotype for female athletes.

The two soccer seniors can be spotted on the field quite easily due to their poofed hair and glittery makeup. Fans see them doing their handshake right before every game and it seems as if the girls have been friends forever.

However, Mississippi State soccer brought these two together, and they have been inseparable ever since. Morgan came to Starkville from Keller, Texas, where she was named to the STEPHANIE GODFREY | THE REFLECTOR All-District team five times. An Bulldog seniors Skylar Rosson and Lauren Morgan perfect Edmond, Okla., native, Rosson their handshake and poofed hair before every soccer game. earned numerous defensive player of the year and All-District crets from her. She’s helped me “Growing up I only had an awards. older brother, so she’s like a sister through a lot.”

When the girls landed in One similar struggle the girls to me that I never had,” Morgan Starkville, they were not imme- have been able to help each other said. “I’d say we’re more like sisdiately best friends. Rosson said through is the injuries they have ters than best friends because we when she first met Morgan she faced in their careers at MSU. help each other through everyactually thought she was really Rosson suffered a knee inju- thing, and we’ve been through a shy. That idea did not last long. ry in a preseason practice her lot of the same stuff, so we give Midway through their fresh- freshman year that sidelined her each other advice. Even if we man year, the two realized they the remainder of the season, and don’t want to hear it, we’re going were both very outgoing and another knee injury ended her to tell each other the truth.” began to stick together. Rosson redshirt freshman year just three When they are on the field, said her time at MSU would have games into the season. been so different without MorMorgan played in just one gan by her side. game her junior year before an “Lauren’s my other half. I’m injury caused her to miss the rest not as outgoing without her, so of the season. She is also currently we even each other out,” Ros- working back from an injury. son said. “I’ve been through a Morgan said she and Rosson lot of stuff since I’ve been here, help each other stay positive and Lauren’s someone I can al- through their injuries since they ways count on. I can always call have both been through the same her, and I don’t have to keep se- hardships that injuries bring.

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the seniors stand out by sporting their poofed hair and abundance of makeup. Rosson said she wore all the makeup in high school and brought the idea to State. She also started poofing her hair at State, so she poofs Morgan’s, as well.

The poofed hair has become so popular that it now has its own hashtag, #poofnation. Rosson and Morgan make up their pregame handshake themselves and have added to it every year.

Morgan said the glittery makeup and poofed hair allows the girls to stand out on the field.

“We wear the makeup and big hair because people don’t take us serious,” Morgan said. “When they see that we have glitter all over our face and our huge hair done, they’re like, ‘these girls don’t know how to play.’ Then we come out, and we’re really aggressive and knock them on the ground.”

Rosson and Morgan are not the only ones who identify with poof nation. The entire MSU soccer team feels a part of the trend. Junior forward Elisabeth Sullivan said the team loves the makeup and poofed hair.

“If they came out without the

but also because of their performance as the duo that hopes to lead the Bulldogs to the SEC Tournament and, along with that, an increase in trending for #poofnation.

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poofs and the makeup, the whole team would question why they didn’t because it’s so a part of the team,” Sullivan said. “We would think it’s bad luck if they weren’t dressed like that.”

During games, aggressive is the perfect word to describe Morgan’s play, as she has been the fearless leader of MSU’s midfielders year after year. Rosson has become one of the SEC’s best goalkeepers, recording an SEC-best 131 saves last season. Earlier this year she broke the MSU record for consecutive shutouts with six blanks in a row.

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