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Glo: Successful startup finds home in Starkville

REVENGE: best served on the court

KATIE POE

STAFF WRITER

A successful business created by former MSU students recently moved into its new headquarters in downtown Starkville.

Vibe was founded in 2015, and its most famous product line is Glo, which includes liquid-activated, glowing cubes to put in drinks. Other Glo products include a bath bomb and GloPals for children.

The company’s founders, Hagan Walker and Kaylie Mitchell, started at the MSU Center for Entrepreneurship, received funding and investments and “quickly outgrew” the collaborative space.

Afterward, they started working out of Hagan’s house, eventually moving to the Research Park.

Glo’s Director of Business Development Anna Barker a 2017 MSU graduate, said they were working out of an office on the third floor of the Greater Starkville Development Partnership previously, but their abundance of inventory and growth forced them to look for a new hub.

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The Mississippi State University Bulldogs defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks in epic fashion winning 67-53. Victoria Vivians, finished the READ FULL STORY, PAGE 6 game 8-24 from the field, and scored 24 points. This game marked the end to an 11 loss streak to the Gamecocks.

MSU art department presents ‘Collect 50’ SARAH MASSEY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Mississippi State University art department is celebrating their 50th anniversary with the “Collect 50” art gallery in the Colvard Student Union starting Feb. 5 until March 4.

The gallery consists of various types of artwork from alumni, students, former faculty and donated or purchased art provided by the art department.

The gallery director for this project, Lori Neuenfeldt, a graduate of Florida State University, decided the gallery should

not have a particular theme but instead show artwork the department collected over the years.

“We were looking at all the different ranges and styles, and we decided that there was not a theme other than let’s just show what we have in our collection to get people familiar with it,”

Neuenfeldt said.

Based on oral tradition, the art department started in 1968 after a well-known actor named Vincent Price came to MSU for a lecture, and asked where the fine arts department was.

After being told there was not a fine arts program, Price could not

believe MSU called itself a university.

Leonard Farley was hired as the first employee and head of the art department. Farley had a small office in the basement of Lee Hall.

The official establishment of the art department was not until

later in 1969.

“We really were inspired by the idea of how we can celebrate this series of programs other than an exhibition of the collection, which does have works that date from the different decades the department has been around,” Neuenfeldt said.

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Eco-Car 3 is in gear for competition EMMA MOFFETT STAFF WRITER

Mississippi State University’s Eco-Car 3 team is preparing for their fourth year of competition, leading to its culmination during the last two weeks of May. Eco-car 3 is a fouryear advanced vehicle competition, where each team competing is required to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybridelectric vehicle.

Upon completion, the car for each team is estimated to be worth one million dollars. Funding for this project comes primarily from General Motors, Argon and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Each team also receives private funding from their own university and local sponsors.

Sixteen teams from different universities across the country are chosen to participate in this competition. During the second year of Eco-Car 3, MSU placed fifth overall, and during the third year,

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Eco-car 3 is a four-year vehicle competition, where each team competing is required to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid-electric vehicle.

MSU placed 10th overall.

While MSU placed lower in recent years, MSU achieved first place four times since they first started participating in the Eco-Car competition.

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Randy Follett, associate professor for the Bagley College of Engineering and lead faculty advisor for the Eco-Car 3 Team, said he believes the team will place higher during the final year

of Eco-Car 3, and he is hopeful about the results to come.

“I believe that we are positioned very well to make significant improvements in our ranking this year,”

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Follet said. “The team has made great strides in solving the issues that held us back in year 3, and I am very confident that they will improve in their final ranking this year.”

Byron Williams, coadvisor for the Eco-Car 3 team and associate professor of computer science and engineering who has been a part of the team since July, said he has considerably enjoyed mentoring the team and helping as needed.

“The main thing we want students on this team to understand is that this is their team, not ours,” Williams said. “It will be their failure or success.”

Eco-Car 3 has deliverables due frequently throughout the semesters, which require progress reports and updates from all nine branches of the team.

Overall, MSU’s Eco-Car 3 team has approximately 60 members, 15 of which are highly active.

Currently, an emissions testing event is occurring where a dynamometer, essentially a treadmill for a car, will run different tests

on the car and its progress.

Miandra Maiers, EcoCar project manager and MBA student from Starkville, said MSU has their own dynamometer housed in The Center for Advanced Vehicle Systems in the MSU Research Park to run practice tests with.

“Hundreds of colleges across the nation applied to be a part of this program, and MSU is one the 16 chosen schools. That is an amazing opportunity for which no expense has been spared, and lots of time and money has been invested in,” Maiers said.

The final competition is during the last two weeks of May. The first week of the competition will be held in Uma, Arizona, at the General Motors proving grounds. Then, the second week of the competition will be in Las Angeles, California.

During the competition in LA, each team will drive their car around the city, attend outreach events and run tests at a race track, among other activities.

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Bulldogs avenge finals’ loss in front of record-breaking crowd TAYLOR RAYBURN SPORTS EDITOR

On Monday night, the faithful fans of Mississippi State University created an exhilarating atmosphere as the No. 2 Bulldogs defeated No. 7 University of South Carolina 67-53, avenging their loss to the Gamecocks in last year’s National Championship game.

The Bulldogs played in front of a recordbreaking crowd of 10,794, the largest crowd to watch a basketball game in the arena, men’s or women’s.

The hype surrounding the game surpassed most of the football games last season.

Head coach Vic Schaefer praised the fans after the game.

“We probably don’t beat them today if we are not at home,” Schaefer said. “Our fans are just spectacular. What an environment for both teams to get to play in. The Hump was just incredible.

Most nights it is loud in there, but boy, tonight was special.”

Despite the stage being set for an all-time great game,

MSU came out lethargic, playing a lot of ISO ball on offense and taking poor shots.

The result was a 20-10 deficit at the end of the first quarter.

The biggest problem for MSU was South Carolina’s forward A’ja Wilson, who scored 12 points in the first quarter and had 18 at half. She finished the game 10-20 from the field and with 25 points.

Victoria Vivians took over in the second quarter. With MSU down 12, she hit backto-back threes to cut the lead in half.

Vivians did not say she was trying to take over the game, she just got open looks and took them.

Vivians, a senior from Carthage, went on a tear by scoring 12 points in the second period, and walked into halftime with 20 of MSU’s 29 points. Vivians finished the game 8-24 from the field, and scored 24 points.

MSU took a 29-28 lead into halftime.

Coach Schaefer praised the way his team bounced back. He said he has seen leads get out of hand, and was proud of the way MSU

settled in.

“It could have gone from 10 to 20 and been over,” Schaefer said. “I have seen that happen. That could have happened, but it did not tonight.”

MSU struggled in the third quarter as they were outscored 16-10 in the third, and trailed by 44-39 at the end of the third quarter.

With Vivians held to only four points after halftime, it was the x-factors of Blair Schaefer, Chloe Bibby and Jazzmun Holmes who played lights out to close the game.

Bibby and Holmes played spectacular defense, as Holmes finished the game with two steals and caused Carolina’s primary ball handler problems to close the game.

Bibby replaced the smaller Roshunda Johnson in the lineup and played help defense on Wilson. The combination of Bibby and Teaira McCowan held Wilson to seven points after the half.

“Chloe (Bibby) was really, really special,” coach Schaefer said. “I just thought she competed defensively with

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Victoria Vivians, a senior from Carthage, led No. 2 Mississippi State University with 24 points in their win over No. 7 University of South Carolina.

what we were trying to do.”

The younger Schaefer was clutch down the stretch. She scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including back-toback threes, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

“Our crowd was awesome,” Blair Schaefer said. “The fact that so many people came out to this game and that some of the people who came to this game were

not from Starkville. That is so special.”

Despite struggling to score, McCowan found other ways to effect the game.

She scored nine points, but grabbed an astounding 20 rebounds. The 20 rebounds put her at 318 for the season, a new school record for rebounds in a season.

“Points they will come when they come,” McCowan

said. “As long as I am rebounding, getting it to them (her teammates), getting them shots. I am cool with that.”

MSU’s next game will be at Florida on Thursday, tipoff is set for 6 p.m., and the SEC Network will broadcast the game. Their next home game is on Feb. 11, against Kentucky. Tipoff is 1 p.m., and MSU ESPNU will broadcast the game.

While small, MSU still has a chance to make the tournament

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If you had asked me a week ago if this Mississippi State University men’s basketball team could make the NCAA tournament as an at-large bid, I probably would have laughed; but after their three-game win streak, who knows.

The Bulldogs have a chance, a very small, but a chance, and here is what they

need to do get there.

MSU is 17-6 overall, 5-5 in the SEC and has an RPI of 58. While having a great record, it is a little deceptive.

In their non-conference schedule, MSU only played one team with a RPI in the top 100 in the country against the No. 8 Cincinnati.

This was also one of MSU’s least competitive losses of the season, as they fell 65-50 and really were never a part of the game.

Usually for a team to make the tournament, they need at least one to 75 or 50 RPI non-conference wins.

MSU has no chance of obtaining one, as the closest they have is their win over Dayton, an RPI of 112. The other big games losses that

could have helped MSU this season were their games against No. 11 Auburn and Ole Miss.

MSU held big leads against Ole Miss and Auburn, and if they had held onto it, we would have a totally different conversation. Ole Miss is not a marquee win but would eliminate a loss which is looking worse and worse as Ole Miss continues to collapse this season. The Auburn game would have been the crown jewel of the MSU tournament resume.

Auburn has an RPI of five, and collapsing in the game could very well have been the difference between the tournament and the NIT. However, this is all in the past. The question at hand is

what MSU has to do starting tonight against Alabama to start getting into the bubble conversation. The Bulldogs are hot, on a three-game winning streak, and will need to carry the momentum into their next two games.

Of MSU’s next eight games, there are four mustwin games against lower teams, and four games against better teams which MSU will need to win at least two or three to stay in the running.

Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, South Carolina and LSU are the four must-win games.

They all have RPI below 60, with Carolina at 64, LSU at 75, Ole Miss at 81 and Vandy at 121. Losing to any of these teams kills MSU’s already

slim chances.

The four games MSU can win to build their resume are MSU’s game tonight against Alabama, at Missouri Feb. 10, at Texas A&M Feb. 20 and No. 18 Tennessee at home.

Alabama has an RPI of 38, Missouri has an RPI of 32, A&M has an RPI of 30 and Tennessee has an RPI of 13.

MSU needs to get their RPI on the low side of 40 to be considered as an atlarge bid for the tournament.

While this is the goal and dream scenario, winning all four games is a lot to ask. If MSU wants to get below 40, the most important game for them is Tennessee. It would be their best win of the season and become the jewel of their resume.

Of the four games left, the two potential losses which would hurt the least are A&M and Missouri. Both are on the road, which should lighten the blow. Regardless, if MSU wants to make the tournament, they need to go at least 6-2, and probably will need to be 7-1 over the next eight games.

MSU will also have the SEC tournament to help gain a couple resume-building wins. Overall, MSU’s threegame win streak puts them in a position to at least get in the conversation. It all depends on what MSU does from here on out starting tonight with MSU’s game against Alabama. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. and SEC Network will broadcast the game.

organized with their games, and we have obviously gotten some nerves out of the way,” Greenan said. “I think we are starting to play a little more confident, we had some challenges today, but I think from the matches we have played so far those challenges have made us better.”

The second half of the double-header was against UAB (2-3) who had struggled early in the season, and Braun felt they competed very well, which made every game closer than the Samford match.

“UAB was definitely better than Samford, they were good competitors and fought more,” Braun said.

“I needed to play much longer points, so I needed to battle them more down than Samford this morning. “ Braun said the most challenging part of a doubleheader is how long it makes

the day as the team is there from early morning to dinner time, but this will prepare them for SEC play.

“It is tough, it is a long day we met at 9:00 a.m. and now we are not getting out of here until 6:00 or 7:00 (p.m.) probably with recovery, the ice bath and dinner with the team,” Braun said. “It is a long day, so no time for any other activities, but it is fun.

We need to get used to those long days, as soon as we come into SEC play, the matches are going to be as tough as double-headers.”

MSU was able to hang on and win four to one over UAB despite a setback. The one point was due to the defaulted game because of Sara Lizariturry’s injury. MSU will play at Southeastern Louisiana on Friday and Southern University on Sunday.

Women’s tennis returns home and dominates doubleheader

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The Mississippi State University women’s tennis (42) jumped out to a one-zero lead after winning the doubles point against Samford (3-1) on Sunday afternoon, and never looked back, dominating their double-header that day.

Head coach Daryl Greenan said the doubles point was important because it set the tone for the game.

“It set the tone, we had our chances to finish at number one and didn’t get it done,” Greenan said. “So the girls at two and three did a good job of clinching out the point.

It definitely set the tone and gave us some momentum.”

The Bulldogs played well in singles matches, as they won three points in a row, clinching a 4-0 win. The other matches were abandoned due to the second match

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Sara Lizariturry (left) talks with teammate Anastasia Rentouli (right) during MSUʼs dominate double header performance on Sunday.

of the day. Janina Braun, a junior transfer from Berlin, Germany, won the clinching point for MSU. “It was really good, it was a new feeling for me, I think I had never clinched before,”

Braun said.

“Especially playing at number one today for the first time, it was good to clinch and bring the team up.”

MSU had come off of ITA’s in California when they

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played the double-header, and Greenan felt they had improved since the beginning of the season and have improved on since the ITA’s.

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“I couldn’t be happier for our players, I know how hard they work. I know the blood, sweat and tears they pour into this, as well as my staff. That is the thing I am thinking about when that happens, finally our kids are not in the locker room listening to somebody else scream on the floor. It is us.”

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Women’s basketball secures SEC title Vivians 26, Johnson’s defense carries No. 2 MSU over No. 17 Texas A&M. TAYLOR RAYBURN SPORTS EDITOR

Second place, the two words that have followed Mississippi State University’s Women’s Basketball over the course of head coach Vic Schaefer’s tenure. SEC Champions, the two words now follow that same basketball program.

“Sometimes, you have to go through really hard times, some really disappointing times,” Schaefer said. “I have been really disappointed at times for my kids and my staff, because I know how hard they work. It just wasn’t our time and sometimes the good Lord puts you through those times to get you somewhere bigger and better.”

Schaefer said accomplishing this victory at home in the Humphrey Coliseum just added to the experience.

“It was really special, and to be able to do it in front of our fans,” Schaefer said. “I couldn’t be happier for our players, I know how hard they work. I know the blood, sweat and tears they pour into this, as well as my staff. That is the thing I am thinking about when that happens, finally our kids are not in the locker room listening to somebody else scream on the floor. It is us.”

Victoria Vivians, a senior from Carthage, and Teaira McCowan, a junior from Brenham, Texas, took in the moment by dancing in the streamers as they fell on the team after the game.

“It (streamers) has always been going in our face, but it was not ours,” Vivians said. “So it was finally ours, so we just tried to enjoy the moment.”

Schaefer and his No. 2 Bulldogs (27-0, 14-0 SEC) captured the outright SEC Regular Season Title on Sunday night in their 76-55 win over No. 17 Texas A&M (20-8, 9-5 SEC). The title was not only the first regular season title in women’s

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Vic Schaefer holds the net after the No. 2 Mississippi State University women’s basketball team defeats No. 17 Texas A&M University to secure the SEC title outright.

basketball at MSU, but the first in any women’s sport at the school.

“This league is nothing but a grind,” Schaefer said.

“You are going against the best coaches in the country, you are going against the best players in the country night in and night out, and these kids have answered the bell every single night.”

Not afraid of the big moment, MSU came out

scorching hot as they took an 11-0 lead to open up the game, and finished the first quarter at 24-9. Roshunda Johnson, a senior from Little Rock, Arkansas, jump-started MSU to their 11-0 start with two threes, sending the 9,933 in attendance into a frenzy.

“It felt good,” Johnson said.

A&M got within six in the second quarter before MSU stretched the lead back

to 11 at half. MSU ran away with the game in the third quarter, taking a 19-point lead into the final period.

There, they continued to run away with the game. MSU’s largest lead of the night was 23 points.

The usual stars showed up for MSU on Sunday night. Vivians led the team in points with 26 points and registered a double-double by grabbing 12 rebounds.

Keeping true to their form all season, it was a team win for MSU. All five of the starters scored double digits.

Morgan William scored 12 points and picked up seven assists. McCowan scored 11 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked two shots. Blair Schaefer scored 11, going 3-6 from behind the three point arc and was the only player to play all 40 minutes of the game.

Johnson scored 16 points, but her biggest contribution came on the defensive end as she shut down A&M’s Danni Williams, who entered the night averaging 14.9 points a game. Sunday night, she only scored one.

Their next game is Thursday at home against Auburn. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and the SEC Network will broadcast the game.

In the end, Sunday night was a big win and a big step for this program, but these Bulldogs have two more words they want to follow them by the time the season ends: national champions.

“We’re not done yet,” Vic Schaefer said.

The Reflector wins big at SEJC NEWS EDITOR

A group of 11 members of The Reflector staff won 10 awards this weekend at the 32nd annual Southeast Journalism Conference.

30 universities attended and competed in the threeday conference hosted by Harding University, in Searcy, Arkansas.

The highlight of the conference was the Best of the South contest. This event recognizes the outstanding published work of student journalist between Nov. 15, 2016, through Nov. 14, 2017. The SEJC judges

evaluated 412 entries across 23 individual categories, along with eight school-specific categories.

The Editor-inChief of The Reflector, Emmalyne Kwasny, a junior communication major from Brandon, earned the highest award of SEJC, College Journalist of the Year. This award is given to the journalist who demonstrates the highest level of commitment and professionalism in journalism.

“I was honestly shocked, I was not expecting to win,” Kwasny said. “I am truly blessed and could not have won this award without the support of many people.”

In addition, there were five other ‘Best of the South’ winners: Best OpinionEditorial Writer- 10th place Chris Lowe and fifth place Steven Weirich; Best Sports Writer- sixth place Samuel Taylor Rayburn; Best Special Event Reporter/Editorfourth place Emmalyne Kwasny; Best Multimedia Journalist- third place Josh Beck.

Chris Lowe, a junior majoring in business administration from Bay Springs, said he was thrilled SEJC recognized him.

“As someone that writes simply for pleasure and a desire to have his opinions

heard, getting the kind of recognition associated with the SEJC means that I’ve reached more ears than I could have imagined,” Lowe said. “I’m proud to help show that MSU and its student journalists have a lot to say, and we do so with excellence.”

As a whole, The Reflector won 10th place for their old website design, and third place for best college newspaper., ahead of fourth place University of Mississippi.

Kwasny said it was great to see the team’s hard work and dedication pay off.

“I am very proud of my staff and the work we have put forward over the past year,” Kwasny said. “Winning third place among 30 other distinguished schools is just a small testament to the hard work and dedication of our staff, which I am honored to lead.”

Along with the pre-

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submitted work, The Reflector team competed in on-site competitions while at the conference. MSU’s team consisted of 12 students who competed in 12 of 15 journalism, broadcasting and public relations categories available in the competition.

The three awards received

by MSU were: Sports Writing- third place; Hunter Cloud, Design/Page Layoutthird place, Emmalyne Kwasny; and Overall Onsite

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Hunter Cloud, a freshman communication major from Springdale, Arkansas, said he was proud of the work he and the team presented during the onsite competition.

“It meant a lot to place in an on-site competition,” Cloud said. “I feel like we represented MSU well and it’s great to add on to my legacy here at MSU, since my dad is an alumni.”

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ECAB recap: five startups pitch ideas KATIE POE

STAFF WRITER

Five startups pitched to the monthly Entrepreneurship Center Advisory Board last week in hopes of obtaining funds to help propel their ideas into businesses.

ECAB is a step in the VentureCatalyst Program where individuals present their startups to a board of about a dozen professors, CEOs and businessmen and women. The board can grant them up to $2,000.

First, the board heard again from DueT Technology, which was first pitched by Vicki Jordan, Thomas White and Tyler Anthony in January. The first two are graduates, Jordan in psychology and White in engineering, and Anthony is a senior computer engineering major.

The board gave the team $1,000 to build prototypes two months ago, and they returned Friday asking for the remaining $1,000.

DueT Technology’s product is a clipper with a built-in fan to solve the problem of overheating. White said the clippers used in barbershops today must be switched out after about two haircuts because they get too hot.

DueT Technology’s solution includes a cooling ventilation system and a ceramic blade.

White said the product not only solves the problem of overheating, but the need for just one device creates less workspace clutter and is more efficient.

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1-seed Mississippi State University (36-1) defeated 3-seed University of California at Los Angeles (27-8) 89-73 on Sunday night. Teaira McCowan, a junior from Brenham, Texas, led MSU with 23 points and 21 rebounds. MSU will take on 1-seed University of Louisville Friday, in Columbus, Ohio, for a chance to play for the National Championship.

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Candidates present election platforms in SA Debate DYLAN BUFKIN STAFF WRITER

The Mississippi State University Student Association’s Executive Council debate, hosted and moderated by the Speech and Debate Club, occurred on March 22 with every candidate answering questions on their platforms and positions.

Treasurer-Elect and current chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee Alex Bedwell, being the only candidate for treasurer, outlined his goals and spending priorities as treasurer. Bedwell emphasized the need to increase the transparency of where funds go and stretching those funds to meet as many needs as possible, as well as updating the out-of-date SA finance codes.

Next, the three candidates for secretary, Juan Benavides, Carley Bowers and Emily Young, took the stage.

Emily Young, a College of Arts and Sciences senator, said she wants to implement an online “suggestion box” to help students more efficiently communicate their needs to SA. Juan Benavides, a performing arts/university organizations senator, emphasized the need to start going green at MSU, which means making sure recycling bins are recycled. Additionally, Benavides proposed a new public relations team to help better communicate with students and starting to implement more Spanish language resources for Spanish-speaking parents.

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Carley Bowers, a cabinet member as one of the codirectors of Research and Development, wants to implement a new online filing system to contain all bills that the Senate passes, which would be available for all students to view. Additionally, Bowers wants to start sending out a monthly review email to students who want to stay informed on the SA’s recent activities.

All secretary candidates emphasized the need for better communication on how OrgSync functions, and more transparency for students on how SA operates.

Jake Manning, College of Engineering senator, community and governmental relations committee chairman, and current president pro tempore, along with Stephanie Flynt, College of Arts and Sciences senator and current chairwoman of the Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Committee, are the two candidates for vice president.

Manning stressed his main goal for Senate is to have it become a more effective, efficient and functional body. Additionally, Manning wants to create a Senate filing system, like Carley Bowers’s system.

“Across my time as a senator, I have been frustrated time and time again when plenty of good ideas arise, are worked on, research done, passed, taken to administration and they are shot down, ultimately because we don’t have enough influence on campus,” Manning said.

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The Starkville Pride parade marched through downtown Starkville on Saturday afternoon. Approximately 2,500 parade-goers clad in brilliant colors demonstrated equality and love for all in Starkvilleʼs first-ever pride parade. In addition to the parade, businesses and organizations set up booths Saturday morning during the Queer Art Market at Fire Station Park, where vendors could sell items and show Pride support.

First-ever Starkville Pride Parade a success KATIE POE

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The streets of downtown Starkville were filled with vibrant color and waving flags Saturday afternoon as people watched and marched in support of the city’s first LGBT Pride parade.

Starkville Major Lynn Spruill estimated on Twitter there were about 2,500 people in attendance at the event.

Tristan Ponder, a Mississippi State University senior marketing major, said he attended the parade in hopes of inspiring others in the LGBT community.

“I’ve been out and proud for over five years now, and I am here at the parade to show people who aren’t out that it’s okay to be yourself and it’s okay to show people who you truly are,” Ponder said.

Before the parade started at noon, Ponder said he believed the event would help the city seem more progressive, as

well as promote growth and business.

“It will attract people here, and they won’t perceive Starkville as your typical Mississippi city,” Ponder said.

In addition to the parade, businesses and organizations set up booths Saturday morning during the Queer Art Market at Fire Station Park, where they could sell items and show Pride support.

Josh Herrington did both by selling rainbow-colored art from his business, Duckington Art and Jewelry.

Herrington said he was impressed with the success his business had in just four hours.

Herrington not only wished to sell his items, but he also wanted to attend the parade and show his support.

“This community is an underrepresented community that people don’t understand and they don’t know exists,” Herrington said. “So, any chance that I can get to show some support for that side of the community I will, because they’re people, too.”

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Also attending the event were protesters, such as members of the Consuming Fire Fellowship church from Busy Corner, Mississippi. The church is known for preaching on college campuses.

Britt Williams, a pastor of the church, said his group attended the event to publicly rebuke sin and ask LGBT men and women to repent.

“First of all, we are representing the Lord Jesus Christ; we’re unashamed of Jesus, we’re unashamed of his word,” Williams said during the event.

“His word condemns sodomy and homosexuality. The Bible calls it an abomination, the Bible even calls it judgment: we’re standing against this.

We’re here to preach the gospel and call these men and women to repentance.

We’re also here to rebuke publicly sin that God hates.”

The protestors followed the parade during the whole route around downtown.

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Women return to Final Four HUNTER CLOUD STAFF WRITER

One-seed Mississippi State University (36-1) had the 3-seed University of California at Los Angeles (27-8) standing in their way to a spot in the final four in Columbus, Ohio.

Vic Schaefer was congratulatory of UCLA who lost 89-73, and also said he was thankful for the senior class who won their 125 game.

“Just want to congratulate UCLA on a tremendous year, I have been up for two nights having visions of Jordan Canada and No. 25 running up and down the floor,” Schaefer said. “Those kids have developed so much, and they really challenged our kids. I thought that UCLA played so hard, but giving God the glory for (win) number 36 today.”

Teaira McCowan, a junior from Brenham, Texas, led

MSU with 23 points and 21 rebounds. She reached the 20 points and 20 rebounds mark with 27 seconds left in the game as MSU started to pull away from UCLA. McCowan found her confidence and calmness during a timeout when UCLA cut the game to six points.

“We were fine and we did not need to get rattled,” McCowan said. “We have been in that situation before where we kind of got rattled.

We didn’t get out of our bodies and get rattled.”

Victoria Vivians, a senior from Carthage, also stepped up, delivering 24 points.

All but one of the starters scored 10 or more points.

“They were trying to deny me the ball and if they do that, the backdoor is going to be wide open,” Vivians said. “The first time was my fault because I did not go to throw, and the second time it worked fine.

Coach was saying they could

not guard me. Just try and go to get a bucket and lay it up.”

The Kodak moment of the game was when the seniors and McCowan walked to the free throw line with their arms wrapped around each other. Morgan William, a senior from Birmingham, Alabama, explained the moment.

“In the huddle, the ref was like ‘can we go ahead and go?’” William said. “So I was like, ‘let’s walk and talk,’ Jessica Lindsey | The Reflector because they were trying to hustle us up and get to the Starters Roshunda Johnson, Blair Schaefer, Teaira McCowan, Victoria Vivians and Morgan William walk arm in arm at the end of MSUʼs 89-71 win.

Schaefer said. “This team is fans for coming to the game, cheer and the whole nine free throw line.”

Schaefer talked about special. And then you got and told them they need to yards. They are passionate about their university and how much his team changed Morgan, who all of a sudden buy their tickets for Friday.

“All of our fans are just that is what makes it so so offensively from the year has decided she is excited prior, as the team showed about scoring. I have walked the best, if we were not here special.”

MSU will take on 1-seed they could attack the goal off the court a few times today, that arena would have with different players, and and said this is what it’s like been empty,” Schaefer said. University of Louisville “It is just incredible how our Friday, in Columbus, Ohio, score points as a team like to have Golden State.”

After the trophy was fans’ support has grown and for a chance to play for the the Golden State Warriors.

Championship.

“We are just different lifted and the nets were cut, mushroomed, and we love National McCowan and because of our skill set, coach Schaefer went over to them we care about them so Teaira we have got kids who can the band and thanked them much. For us right now, they Victoria Vivians both made stretch it and shoot it, and for coming and supporting are very special, all of them the all-tournament team for you got the big piece inside,” the team. He thanked the are. The fans, the band, the Kansas City Regional.

Men’s basketball headed to the Big Apple for NIT semifinals HUNTER CLOUD STAFF WRITER

Mississippi State University (25-11, 9-9 SEC) did not make the NCAA Tournament, but this did not discourage them from making a run at the National Invitational Tournament.

Their run to the semifinals of NIT was rewarded with a trip to New York City and the right to play in the most famous basketball arena in the world, Madison Square Garden. Junior Aric Holman, a forward from Owensboro, Kentucky, talked about how excited he is to play in the arena.

“It’s a great moment, and I’m very excited,” Holman said. “This will be something I can tell my nieces and nephews about and my future children.”

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True freshman Nick Weatherspoon dribbles down the court in MSUʼs 67-63 win over Alabama.

A lot of teams view the NIT as a consolation for not making the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Ben Howland said a big part of their success is thanks to getting his team to buy in and want to keep playing.

“You have to be pretty

arrogant to look at the NIT as a consolation, in my opinion,” Howland said. “It is a great honor. I have been around long enough to know the history and tradition of the NIT, and having coached a couple other teams at different schools that went

on to the NIT and used that as a springboard to the following year.”

MSU is the only SEC team still playing basketball in the postseason. Freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon, from Canton, said they are taking advantage of it because they are lucky to still be playing.

“We took that, and it’s helped us play harder,” Weatherspoon said. “A lot of players aren’t playing right now, and we could easily be sitting at home right now.

We’re taking advantage of it.”

For such a young team, the postseason experience is important for their growth and will help them heading into the next year. The team does not have a senior on the roster, and Holman said they are still learning.

“We’re all still young

and learning,” Holman said.

“We’re doing all of this together. That makes it easier to make mistakes, because that’s what we’re supposed to do as a young team. It’s easy to learn from it when we’re all the same age.”

They will take on Pennsylvania State University (24-13, 9-9 Big Ten) in the semifinal. Penn State is led by sophomore guard Tony Carr who shot 41 percent from the field this season and 43 percent from beyond the three-point line this season.

He is their leading scorer, averaging 19.1 points a game.

They also have sophomore forward Lamar Stevens who averages 15.1 points a game and is grabbing six rebounds a game. “(Tony) Carr is an outstanding player and NBA prospect,” Howland said. “(Lamar) Stevens is really a heck of a player. No. 33, their senior shooter, is a really good offensive player. They have a good team, and obviously beat Ohio State twice, who is a really good team and speaks to how good they are.”

Tip-off is 8:30 p.m. and ESPN will broadcast the game.

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