Sophia HalkiasStaff Writer

An on-campus assault on a Millsaps College student has raised questions about security despite the suspect being caught a short time later.

Sophomore Matthew Black was punched in the face by a non-student at about 2 a.m. on Sept. 7.

Black said he was returning to fraternity house after escorting freshman Lisa Papale to the north side of campus when he noticed what appeared to be a group of college-aged students approaching him.

Black said he thought one of the men was an acquaintance coming to speak to him. Instead, as the man walked up to Black, he smiled, then punched Black squarely in the eye.

“All the ambiance of Millsaps at 2:27 in the morning just kind of went away. It was white noise,” he recalls.

Black said he reeled backward but stood his ground while the group pushed past him, laughing. One woman even asked him for directions to a building on campus, Black said.

He ignored her and called

his fraternity brothers in hopes that one could take him to a hospital. Black realized that his eye was badly damaged.

“I pulled out my phone, and I see blood just raining on it,” he recounts. “I thought he completely busted it. I have bad eyesight to begin with; now my eyes are strained and really weak.”

His fraternity brothers took Black to the Campus Safety offi ce, where he reported the incident. Security closed all gates on campus until th suspect, a Mississippi College student, tried to leave campus. He was detained and the Jackson Police Department was called.

At University Medical Center and the other clinics that he has visited since his assault, Black learned the blow caused a hemorrhage and pinched nerves.

A campus-wide e-mail explaining the details of the assault was sent to the student body on Sept. 11, but many students knew about the incident by the following morning.

“I was incredibly upset,” says Papale, whom the victim had escorted to her dorm. “You just don’t expect

things like that to happen on campus.”

For some studenst, teh incident raises questions about safety on campus. However, Lt. J.W. Hoatland, chief of security, has kept Black informed of the status of the case.

Black said he still believes the incident points to the inability of security to ensure students’ personal safety.

Black’s assault adds to two other instances

(a holdup in front of the Christian Center and an assault under the AC in last spring) which contribute to some students’ sense that campus security is inadequate.

“It defi nitely should have been prevented,” says Papale. “Last year, I came to campus a lot. There would be times when security took my tag and license number, but there would be as many times when they wouldn’t.”

Sophomore Ashley

Jefcoat says that she thinks that campus safety does a good job of patrolling the campus. She points out that offi cers have come to check to make sure no has entered the building when she leaves her window open in Ezelle.

However, she agrees that her friends have been too easily let onto campus.

She recommends Millsaps students clear visitation with security in advance.

September 21, 2006, Volume 72, No. 4

In this Issue:Sports

Balls fl y in the hanger

Page 8

The Life

Dr. Bey displays closet skeletons

Pages 6-7

Features

Jackson State, MC, Belhaven secrets revealed inside

Pages 4-5

Opinions

Wise words from an “Ace” columnist

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Agressive recruitment planned, says admin

Luke DarbyStaff Writer

On Thursday, Sept 14 Millsaps hosted a staff town hall meeting to discuss plans for future recruitment and enrollment.

“We’ve had a powerful and dramatic summer of progress in both admissions and communications,” said Dr. Frances Lucas during her opening remarks.

The offi ces of communication and admissions presented plans both implemented and imminent to bolster enrollment to a goal of 300 entering students plus a waiting list by the year 2009.

Patty Waid of the offi ce of communications stressed the importance of integrated marketing, coordinating the efforts of communications, admissions and alumni support. In this faculty the primary goals of the offi ce of communications are to help recruit students, procure funds and build the school’s name recognition, while still effectively communicating to incoming students the reality of campus life.

Communications has thirteen admissions-related projects, including the Millsaps Magazine, the Presidential Report, the newly revamped website (which is now linked through the Clarion-Ledger homepage), the new THINK campaign and the Capital Campaign along with a college video and material for

prospective donors.At the Public Relations

Association of Mississippi, the Millsaps Magazine has already won several awards for excellence in public relations, including the prestigious

Prism Award this year, and the Millsaps website also won two awards for excellence.

The THINK Campaign is also an ongoing project. Current banners have variants, such as “Think Scholar-Athlete” or “Think Pre-Med” and more specialized slogans are in development.

Millsaps is also featured

in several publications, both national and state-wide, including the Fiske Guide to Colleges, the Insider’s Guide to Colleges, US News & World Report (which ranked Millsaps 82nd out of the top

212 liberal arts schools), the Mississippi Business Journal and the Mississippi Magazine, all of which praise Millsaps for its discussion and writing based-curriculum.

“They tell me summer’s slow here, but I’ve yet to see one,” says Waid, who has worked for the college for the past fi ve years.

According to Waid, in name recognition alone, Millsaps benefi ted immensely from the presence of the Saints this past summer.

Millsaps received an estimated $3.8 million in free

press this summer, mainly in broadcast media at the state and regional level, especially in the Louisiana area. Results on the national level are unknown as of press time.

Matthew Cox, Millsaps’ Dean of Admissions, also spoke on behalf of his offi ce. In the current freshman class there are six more Presidential

Scholars than the previous one, up to 57 currently, and 32 new Leadership Scholars, part of a new program that focuses more on service with less emphasis on academics.

Admissions also has several new initiatives planned for 2007 and beyond, such as increasing the applicant pool from 900 to 1300 (which should reach the 2009 goal of more than 300 enrolled) and for the newly redone admissions staff to focus more on prime markets and feeder schools rather than spreading efforts too thin.

Admissions also plans to implement various promotional techniques, such as a developing an online program that allows prospective students to register and see what Millsaps can offer them specifi cally based on information they give.

Admissions plans to keep such standard promotions as drop-by visits to high schools, Leadership & Scholar receptions, parent nights, private visits and Methodist Church contacts, all in the hope of gaining a more personal connection with prospective students.As of the town meeting last Thursday, enrollment representatives have already been in contact with 96 high schools and 52 college fairs, promising an aggressive recruitment campaign to come.

Photo courtesy of Matthew BlackMatthew Black sustained nerve damage around his left eye when he was assualted by a campus visitor under the Academic Comples.

Photo by Luke DarbyThe Millsaps Offi ces of Admissions and Communications presented their plans for recruitment in the coming years.

New PR, admissions tatics unveiled at staff town hall meeting

Visitors assault student under AC

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Visiting students attack Millsaps sophomore in the early hours of the morning

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September 21, 2006 • The Purple & White

Contact Miriam Gray grayme@millsaps.edu

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Phalia McCorkle Columnist

Once upon a time, in the 1980s, the city of Jackson was great.

As a child, I lived in an apartment off of Capitol Street and attended Poindexter and Barr Elementary Schools. We would often walk to various locations downtown, which at the time was a virtual retail Mecca.

I remember reading in the grass at Smith Park, going to a great African restaurant with my father, and shopping in various

establishments with my mother. Everyone seemed to know our name and treat us like family.

For most small Mississippi towns, the chance to come to Jackson is the coolest option in the world, and after we moved to the Delta, I still found myself coming back. A school field trip to the Metro Center would warrant dressing up to the nines and garnering the excitement of the Brady Bunch going to Sears.

This was a real mall. Jackson was a real city.

Now the state’s capital is a shell of its former self. On weekends, all that’s missing is rolling tumbleweed working through Pearl and Amite Streets. What was once majestic and booming along Highway 80 now looks like a documentary about the impoverished inner city.

Many would have you believe that the big bad wolf, under the guise of Madison, Ridgeland, and Flowood, has lured the essence of Jackson away.

Sure Madison sparkles with its majestic brick buildings, lack of crime and growing economy, but I don’t believe that’s what is really drawing people away from the city.

What people in the suburbs practice that seems to be lacking in Jackson is support for their own. Jacksonians talk big about wanting businesses to come and drawing new things in, but not enough about trying to retain what they have. Retention is the key to recruitment.

I reside in Madison County and I can tell you first hand, we have nothing that the city of Jackson doesn’t already have. What makes us different and lures people to our door is that we support our businesses – from the smallest cart to the biggest department store.

We have countless restaurants here that I KNOW are not the greatest around but residents rally around them to ensure their viability.

Friday afternoon, I

spoke with John Lawrence, executive director of the Downtown Jackson Partners. The almost five-year resident of the capital city does not view Madison as the undoing of Jackson and says that downtown is experiencing a lot of growth that with support could mean big things for the city.

“There are actually more people working downtown than it was five to ten years ago,” Lawrence said. “There are 1,200 businesses in downtown Jackson and to put it in perspective, we’re on the front page when one business moves but we still have 1,200 here.”

There are many great places still in Jackson: The Mississippi Museum of Art, Hal and Mal’s, and the many shops and restaurants that comprise the Fondren District. The way the places have been able to continue to cater to our needs while meeting their financial obligations is by our constant support.

Renovations are currently being done on several spots downtown and $150 million dollars in development projects are under way. Farish Street “is anticipated to be finished” by the end of this year and construction on an open-air market and a coffee shop/internet café is in the works.

Reclaiming Jackson starts with us – the collegiate few. I don’t believe that crime and Mayor Frank Melton should be viewed as the fall guys for a diminishing economy that has existed for the past 5 years. We need to get off of our butts, visit stores downtown and along Highway 80 and show them that we still care. Once enough money is put back into our existing businesses, those seeking to come into the city can feel assured that they decided to put down roots in the right place.

Now is not the time to point the finger. Now is the time to show our local businesses that we still care.

Jackson to place blame on residents, not suburbs

Ace MadjlesiCopy Editor

News of on-campus crime has spread quickly and emotions have run high. Predictably, this has led to criticism and finger-pointing.

It is unrealistic to expect campus safety to be able to weed out all wrong-doers. There are no certain characteristics that all criminals share and there is no way for security to catch every single marauder

attempting to get onto campus.

Regardless of its uncertain nature, crime prevention is a huge part of any safety crew’s job. But crime prevention is a shaky technique at best, relying largely on speculation and risk calculation. It is therefore necessary for safety squads to be prepared for the occasional crime. And I really believe that our security officers do an exceptional job of that.

As a Girl Scout, I know that preparation is integral to survival. It is now not only suggested, but required, that everyone drive with car insurance. You know why? People make mistakes. Accidents do happen. And the American government recognizes the importance of hoping for the best, but being ready for the worst.

The Millsaps community is an especially close-knit

one and that makes it so much scarier to have one of our own be the victim of an outsider’s attack. But accusing campus security officers of being lax is a rash and unwarranted action. Instead of blaming others, we should look at what behaviors we embrace that could be making us less safe.

Stop walking across campus alone at night. I am pretty sure that advice was emblazoned on everything I received in my foundations packet my freshman year, as well as secretly tattooed on my body while I slept my first night at Millsaps. Seriously, this mantra has been stressed enough that I would think someone around here would start getting it. With youth comes a sense of immortality that often proves detrimental. It is naïve to think that bad things will not happen to

us. I am in no way

encouraging a vigilant student task force armed with torches or the likes. I am not trying to emulate Fox News and scare everyone into listening to me. I will, however, encourage students to use common sense and be responsible for their own safety, to a reasonable extent. If you, like I, have chosen to lead an irresponsible college career of folly and fun, then accept your consequences and refrain from blaming others for your own carelessness.

I do not think that the students calling for tougher security policies have thought this through. I can already envision the protest against the Millsaps police state that would occur approximately five minutes after the first cousin or boyfriend is not allowed on campus.

The department of campus safety is not given enough credit. I know of several incidences (at least two this week) where security officers have acted as mediators instead of hard-hitting enforcers. This type of security force is ideal for a place like Millsaps where people are wary of anyone quick to punish. Do we really want higher fences and background checks at the entrance gates?

Like the rest of America, we scare easily. But we cannot let our fear replace our sense of due liberty. We decry Bush’s tactics of revoking Americans’ rights to ensure their safety, and then we ask campus security to do the same to us. I appreciate the rare freedoms that Millsaps students enjoy. But I also recognize that with these freedoms comes an added responsibility for my own safety.

Give ‘Saps Campus Security a little more credit

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September 21, 2006 • The Purple & White

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Come see the popular doctor show at 8 p.m. in the Bowl. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets.

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Due to the growing popularity of the Costa Rica study abroad program, the trip has been expanded substantially.

“We had 32 students go last year,” says Dr. Robert Kahn a faculty member of the modern languages department and the director of the Costa Rica program. “There were more students who said they would have gone, but the dates didn’t work for them and even more who would have liked to stay longer.”

This set Kahn’s mind in motion toward ways to include these students in the program. The result is a total of three options for the summer excursion: a May-June session, a July-August session and a summer-long May-August session. The short sessions are a month a piece and offer four to eight credits, while the long session lasts two months and two and a half weeks.

“It’s almost like an entire semester,” an excited Kahn conveys.

The program utilizes a language institute called the Costa Rica Spanish Institute (COSI) based in San José,

the nation’s capital. After using it for the past two summers, Kahn believes that this particular institute is the best fit for Millsaps students.

The summer-long session features a few weeks without class between the first and second month-long sessions in which no Millsaps faculty will be present. Kahn is confident, however, that the students’ host families and the staff of COSI will be more than sufficient if anyone needs help.

“I would definitely go,” says sophomore Andrew Olinger, a Spanish major. “The 16 hours of credit are definitely worth the trip.”

Kahn strongly recommends the program for practically every Millsaps student, and some who will shortly not be Millsaps students.

“It’s great for people who want to get their language requirement, since you can do [Spanish] 1010 and [Spanish] 2000 there,” he asserts. “It’s also good for anyone getting a major or minor.”

Even the Spanish layman who has never taken a class before has an option for the trip. A new class called “Survival Spanish” will allow anyone to go to Costa

Rica and earn four hours of elective foreign language credit.

“I like this idea because you don’t have to know any Spanish and you get to go to Costa Rica,” shares Andy Kutcher, a sophomore. “It would come in handy later in life if I want to do

anything international and also at home (New Orleans, La.) because of the rising Hispanic population.”

While some students are frightened off by the price tag ($3595 for tuition and activities, but excluding airfare), many acknowledge that it could

be a worthwhile addition to their education. Students of Kahn’s classes, especially, recall his enthusiastic recommendations.

Financial concerns aside, students see this expansion of the Costa Rica program as a considerable step forward in the growth of the modern

Millsaps’s Costa Rican Latin learning experience expands for next summer

Photo courtesy of Dr. Robert Kahn

Millsapians tour a well appointed Costa Rican villa as they study Spanish abroad.

Sept 12 – VandalismAt approximately 1:00 p.m. a sophomore reported that her vehicle had been damaged by a chair that had been thrown against the trunk of her vehicle.

Sept 13 – BurglaryAt approximately 10:40 a.m. a freshman called Campus Safety and stated someone had entered his room and stolen his computer, cell phone and wallet. He stated that his roommate left the room at approximately 8:30 a.m. to attend class. He believed his roommate left the door unlocked when he left. JPD was called and a report was filed.

Sept 14 – DrugsAt approximately 2:26 p.m. a local vendor called Campus Safety and reported finding a broken marijuana pipe on the roof of the College Center. He was servicing a camera on the upper level of the roof.

Sept 15 – Alcohol ViolationAt approximately 2:03 a.m. officers were dispatched to a residence hall to investigate an unlawful entry into a room. The occupants told the officers that a male student, who was acting drunk, had opened their door, came into their room and started knocking things off of their desks.

Sept 15 – VandalismAt approximately 10:50 p.m. a maintenance employee stopped by the north gate and reported that he had observed a vehicle at the soccer field making donuts and then speeding toward the south side of campus. He followed the vehicle to

fraternity row and wrote down the tag number and make. The officer and the complainant located the vehicle in front of a fraternity house. The officer requested the dispatched to run the decal and locate the student. The vehicle belonged to a junior who lived in a fraternity house. The subject admitted to driving across the soccer field and was advised not to use that field after dark and that he needed to use State Street to get to the north side of campus. He was also advised that if there were any damages, that he would be responsible for them.

Sept 16 – Disorderly ConductAt approximately 12:19 a.m. officers were dispatched to a residence hall on a fight disturbance. It was revealed that a senior and his roommate had had an argument that did not involve violence other than the subject throwing a garbage can, evidently due to his breaking up with his girlfriend.

Sept 16 – Internal InformationAt approximately 12:46 a.m. an officer was notified by the south gate officer that a MS Baptist Medical Center security guard was at the south gate. He was informed that a garbage bag had been thrown over the fence into the street behind a fraternity house. The officer went to the house and requested that they pick it up and dispose of it properly, and they complied.

Sept 17 – Disorderly ConductAt approximately 2:39 a.m. two patrol officers were dispatched to a fraternity house to assist in ejecting unwanted “guests.” Upon arrival, they were informed that approximately 12-15

white males tried to start “trouble” and refused to leave. The “guests” had, at that point, left that fraternity house and the officers were told they were headed to another house. There, the officers observed several non-students in a heated argument with a particular member and other members. As the officer stood between the two groups, the member was still hurling curses at the non-students and threw a cup full of beer on the non-students and the officer which nearly precipitated a fight. The officer instructed the non-students to leave immediately and begrudgingly, with cursing, they complied. The officers also cleared the front yards of the fraternity houses. The student was cited for alcohol and non-compliance with an officer.

Sept 17 – VandalismAt approximately 12:54 a.m. two patrol officers responded to a report of an act of vandalism in one restroom in a fraternity house. Arriving on scene, they were informed that three freshman males were witnessed removing the cover of a toilet tank and using it to smash holes in the restroom wall.

Sept 18 – Medical EmergencyAt approximately 7:15 a.m. a medical emergency was reported in a residence hall. A female student, a freshman, was reportedly passed out on the floor in a restroom by her roommate. When the lieutenant arrived, he found her awake and talking. AMR arrived about seven minutes later at approximately 7:23 a.m. and checked her vital signs and her blood sugar and all seemed to be normal. AMR wanted to transport her to the hospital for further tests, but she refused treatment.

In either case, the severity of Black’s assault calls for a change in campus security policy.

Director of Campus Life John Conway, who has administrative oversight of Campus Safety, says that no concrete changes in policy are underway, but points

out that security policies are constantly reviewed and revamped in order to increase campus safety.

He also emphasizes that aside from the security that officers provide, students are responsible for ensuring their own safety.

“I would encourage

students to walk away from conflict,” says Conway. “Rarely does an instance start with a physical assault like that.”

Conway stresses that a change in policy must be accompanied by student compliance.

“We will constantly

revisit our policies toward visitors on campus and what we ask our students to tolerate to make sure our visitors are not here with someone we can’t contact.”

Many students have expressed willingness to adhere to stricter regulations

on visitation if it will entail an increase in security.

“I think students should be held responsible,” says Jefcoat. “Most of the time we know if someone’s coming beforehand. It would make campus safer.”

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Sital Sanjanwala Contributor

What began as a friendly rivalry turned into a Mississippi College raid against Millsaps in 1959, creating tension between the two schools ever since.

The rivalry between Millsaps and MC heightened about 47 years ago when Millsaps and Mississippi College played their final football game in several decades due to sanctions.

Stereotypes between the two private schools have been thrown around for years.

“The consensus seems to be that Millsaps and MC are two opposites on a spectrum:

Millsaps is the hard-headed liberal school while MC is a sheltered Christian college,” says Victoria Dirx, a MC student.

“I can definitely see the difference in both schools, but I also see that these stereotypes are just generalizations.”

Stereotypes of MC have been voiced around Millsaps’ campus recently with rumors escalating from the Backyard Brawl (as the renewed football series is known):

“They’re thought to be Bible thumpers: conservative Christians that enforce overly strict rules,” says Millsaps senior Walt Lott.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they went to football games and then celebrated by going to Bible study, then came over to Millsaps to party,” says Millsaps junior Matt Black, who was recently assaulted by an ex-MC linebacker.

The assault on a Saturday night after parties made it apparent that many MC students come to Millsaps to “party.”

“Millsaps is the party school. They have more freedom and are crazier,” confirms MC student Amber LaSource. “I can see why MC kids come to Millsaps on the weekends.”

Millsaps generally stereotypes MC by its

strict rules based on its Baptist affilliation. Yet most MC students say that these stereotypes are not unfounded.

“Guys and girls have visitation hours once a week where the door must remain open, and both feet have to be on the floor,” explains Myles Lofland, an MC student. People patrol the hallways during visitation hours.

“It’s completely outrageous and unnecessary at times, but our morals and standards are pretty high, and we know that college is not all play.”

Mississippi College students also hold stereotypes about Millsaps.

MC students label Millsaps as having a more liberal atmosphere on campus.

“We see Millsaps as a very hard-headed liberal group with sort of uppity kids,” Dirx says. She further explains that Millsaps’ cost is relatively higher than that of MC.

LaSource says, “MC is very strict, but it is a much more controlled environment than Millsaps, especially when it comes to parties, alcohol and sex.”

MC students claim that Millsaps students party almost every day, are strongly liberal and open to the consumption of alcohol.

“Even though we are

known as the rich school, most of us are on academic scholarships and are here to get a good education,” refutes Kathryn McKey, a freshman at Millsaps.

Millsaps and MC, according to the generalizations of each college, have very different concepts in forming successful adults out of students. MC relies on strict, conservative rules to prevent temptation. Millsaps provides the students with liberal views by giving responsibility to the students themselves. Whether good or bad, both colleges seem to embody the stereotypes each has for the other.

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September 21, 2006 • The Purple & White

Contact Catherine Schmidt schmica@millsaps.edu

Millsaps and MC: Fostering longstanding emnity

Mary Clark Rardin andCatherine SchmidtContributor and Features Editor

One of the most distinct landmarks on the Belhaven College campus is the majestic tiered fountain at the front entrance, framed by white columns.

If you had walked on the campus several years ago, you may have noticed a purple hue to the water.

“Millsaps students came over here - I think it was after we won a football game against them - and put purple Kool-Aid in our fountain,” recounts Belhaven junior Tyler Hogan. “I think most students thought it was great and laughed about it, but I don’t know about the administration.”

Hogan’s light-hearted approach to Millsaps’ non-confrontational affront to Belhaven’s campus seems to characterize most Belhaven students’ feelings toward Millsaps and vice versa.

There appears to be a jovial rivalry between the two

schools but no embittered feelings or serious dislike of each other.

With Belhaven and Millsaps colleges being a few blocks from each other, you would expect some rivalry to develop. Yet there seem to be enough differences between the two colleges that they do not compete for students nor for clout.

Ask students at Belhaven and Millsaps to describe their school, and they will more than likely include the words, “small,” “liberal arts” and “private.” Many will even include “community.” Yet beyond that, answers will vary.

When asked what words come to mind when someone in the community thinks of Belhaven, Belhaven junior Lydia May says, “Presbyterian.” May continues, “Overall, it’s also pretty conservative when it comes to political views. Believe me, as a political science major, I know.”

May considers Millsaps to be much more politically

liberal than Belhaven based on her experience interning for the College Republicans: “I was at a meeting at Millsaps for the College Republicans, and I was the only one who showed up,” May says.

Belhaven students speak of community in the same way that Millsaps students do.

“It’s a really great environment. You can really grow here spiritually,” says Belhaven sophomore Valerie Tate.

“It really is a community. It’s small, but I really see benefits in that. Your professors really know you and care about you. When I came here, I really felt that this is where God wanted me to be,” says Belhaven sophomore Mary Katherine Clifton.

Millsaps freshman Shannon Garrison reveals her experience as a former prospective student of both Millsaps College and Belhaven College: “When I visited they talked about

Millsaps and said Millsaps was their rival. Their curriculum was based on what God would do. You couldn’t free think like you can at Millsaps. They told me in order to pass you have to go to church five or six times a semester.”

Most of the Belhaven students interviewed say that while they do not always

enjoy required chapel, they respect and appreciate it.

“It’s kind of nice to have that space set aside in the week,” says Belhaven senior Shanna Allison. “A lot of times you get so busy, and chapel lets you slow down and ask yourself again, ‘Ok, why am I here?’”

It seems like most Belhaven and Millsaps

students are indifferent to the supposed rivalry of the two schools. Belhaven Senior Drew says, “I have no feelings about Millsaps.”

Belhaven Junior Danielle Temple reveals a different attitude toward Millsaps, “They are our rivals. They have good parties.”

Belhaven and Millsaps: Apathetic rivals

Photo by Catherine SchmidtSeveral years ago, Millsaps students mixed purple Kool-Aid into Belhaven’s foun-tain after a football game.

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September 21, 2006 • The Purple & White

Contact Catherine Schmidt schmica@millsaps.edu

Sophia Halkias Staff writer

In response to a recent spread on campus activism, which includes outreach to other colleges in the area, “The Purple and White” took to the campus of Jackson State University to see what attitude its students expressed toward the relationship between the two colleges.

Given that JSU is a historically black college, it was not surprising for the conversation to quickly turn to a discussion of race relations. The five JSU students interviewed express gross misunderstandings of the image most outsiders bring to its campus.

With JSU still reeling from a damaged reputation after a 2005 on-campus shooting, 21-year-old Mike Roues feels that students at predominately white colleges like Millsaps and Mississippi College view JSU students as “thugs and gangsters.”

His friend, Low Key Daniels, adds that the local press was no help; after the shooting, reporters exclusively targeted JSU students who fit negative stereotypes of black culture.

The following interview gives JSU students a chance to speak up for their campus, explain their perceptions of Millsaps and offer suggestions of how understanding between the

two can be improved in the future.

P&W: What do you know about Millsaps?

Ralph Wells, 22: I don’t know too much. All I know is that it’s a private school.

Roues: I had a homeboy that went to Millsaps. I just thought it was more academic. I know it’s more white than black.

Brian Handy, 21: Nobody speaks of Millsaps. I don’t think anyone actually knows anyone that goes to that school. You could ask 100 students here. Most of the people would probably say that they know one student, but it isn’t more than a handful.

P&W: Have you ever considered applying to Millsaps?

Lincoln Dill, 20: Most blacks can’t afford to go to Millsaps. So they come to universities like this. If I had the financial status, I would take a train right on up to Millsaps. I’m where I want to be, but different schools offer better education.

Wells: Most people go to the schools that their mother and father went to. Like me. My mother and my father graduated Jackson State. That really made me want to come here.

Handy: I wanted to go to a black college. Not necessarily Jackson State, but I hadn’t heard about Millsaps and Mississippi

College. When I did hear about them, it seemed like black people go to Jackson State or Hinds, and the white people go to Mississippi

College or Millsaps.

P&W: What contributes to your perception of Millsaps?

Wells: I notice that

Millsaps doesn’t really advertise a whole lot. We always hear about Jackson State games on the radio. We don’t hear too much about

Millsaps games or anything. The only way I knew was that I was in Murrah band. They told us to come play; that’s how I knew they had games.

Handy: Whenever they advertise Mississippi College or Millsaps, they only show white students. I hope there’s one colored person around people at Millsaps and Mississippi College.

P&W: What’s the level of integration at JSU?

Dill: I can count (the number of white students) on my hand. The ratio you might see at Millsaps with the blacks is the same thing you see over here with the whites.

P&W: Do you think that the lack of integration is reflective of the city?

Handy: Yes. It’s so separated down here. White people stay on this side, black people stay on this side. For some reason, the two just never mix. The only time they ever mix is at Northpark. I’ve seen one mixed couple, and I was up in Pearl. A black boy and a white girl. I never thought I would see that down here.

P&W: What perception do you think that students and Jackson residents have of JSU?

Roues: I feel like people at Millsaps and Mississippi College see us as thugs and gangsters and stuff.

P&W: How do you think that the on-campus shooting affected the image of JSU?

Daniels: That incident was with a fraternity. That

did give Jackson State a bad reputation, but you can’t let that be the overview of the school. ‘You go to Jackson State, you might get shot.’ You can get shot anywhere.

Handy: They do the same thing on the news. They want someone that’s going to make it seem as though black people aren’t doing anything.

Daniels: There was a white interviewer here. My dude Vic, he got big chains, gold teeth, a lot of chains; she went directly to him. I stood out there for hours. She was not going to anybody with a suit on.

P&W: What can Millsaps and JSU do to promote integration as an example to the city?

Wells: Millsaps could have a college day. Something like a festival with different foods and tastes and stuff like that. You could have activities and have what Millsaps has to offer so that you can throw in information about blacks coming and how they can get in. Jackson State can offer the same thing so that whites can come.

Handy: Have mixers and stuff. You could throw a party at Jackson State. Invite the people and say, ‘Welcome to our college.’ We don’t know about it. We like to socialize with everybody.

Jackson State University: Misrepresented and misunderstood

Photo by Catherine SchmidtJackson State students give their take on Millsaps and the level of integration in Jackson.

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In November Millsaps professor Dr. George J. Bey will receive the AAA/McGraw-Hill Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology. The award comes from the American Anthropological Association, the leading association for anthropology in North America.

“For a little school like this to do so much, for Millsaps to say they have one of the top recognized anthropology professors in the nation really stands for something,” says Bey.

Dr. Bey was nominated by his peers in the Sociology and Anthropology Department, Professors Mike Galaty and Julian Murchison, who received many letters of evaluation from Bey’s past students, Millsaps faculty and faculty from other schools.

Bey also attributes his success to his holistic method of teaching, combining his own research with his class material, his work with students in Millsaps Yucatan program and many similar programs in Europe and Mexico.

Bey says that even if many do not go on to pursue careers in the fi eld, he wants to challenge his students to think anthropologically, to view culture and people through an anthropological lens that would grant them an insight others lack.

The AAA actually has several awards of excellence, and the undergraduate teaching accolade is relatively new. Generally, such organizations give a great deal of support to research and graduate studies, but the AAA has decided to acknowledge undergraduate programs

and professors such as Bey, who may not be exclusively teaching future anthropologists, but still help to broaden the fi eld of study.

Professor Bey is one of four Millsaps teachers receiving distinctions this past year. Dr. Sanford C. Zale of the History Department won the Mississippi Humanities Council Teachers Award for the year 2005. The award is bestowed jointly by the Mississippi Humanities Council and Millsaps College, and serves to recognize faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the humanities, according to Dr. Richard A. Smith, senior vice president and dean of the College.

At the 2006 Commencement this past May, Dr. James B. Harris, assistant professor in the Geology Department, received the Distinguished Professor Award and Dr. Amy W. Forbes received the Outstanding Young Faculty Award.

Dean Smith says that both of these awards serve to acknowledge faculty who are outstanding in both their teaching capacities and scholarly pursuits. For the Distinguished Professor Award nominations are sent

in electronically by students for teachers that have generally been with the school for at least ten years. Files are developed on the nominees and the deans of

the appropriate departments write letters of evaluation on all semi-fi nalists.

Finally, a panel of former winners along with the Student Body Association and Omicron Delta Kappa presidents select from the semi-fi nalists.

“Students looking to nominate a professor should refl ect on what faculty they’ve had in their time here at Millsaps,” says Smith. “While the students are generally not in a position to evaluate the scholarly aspects of the instructors, they are in a great position to judge their merits as teachers.”

The Young Faculty Award

operates with department heads nominating instead of students, and without the aid of SBA and ODK presidents.

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SBAWEEKLYREPORT

WEEK OF September 21st

Student Senate The Senate is not in Session. Elections to the Student Senate are being held this Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21 and 22. For your password contact Vice President Holly Dickens. Over 45 students are running from 12 districts for the 35 seat legislature of the student government. On Oct. 1, The Senate and the Executive Board will then retreat to Galloway Church for the annual SBA retreat on Oct. 1; Dinner at the President’s house will follow. The Senate will convene Monday, Oct. 2. One proposed student group, Students for Life, will come before the Senate for a vote of recognition.

Executive Board Along with the Board, Dean Smith, Communications and Alumni have decided on a proposed design to the undergraduate diploma. The SBA feels that by sticking with the original theme and colors of the current document, Communications could add little

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additions, including the material and size of the paper, that could boost the appearance and appeal of the diploma. Dean Katz is now leading the effort to pitch the designs to the College Cabinet and Board of Trustees. All of the purple light pole banners that are appearing on campus will be hung by Oct. 1; the Southside’s and most of the Northside’s light poles have been marked with yellow tape, signifying which poles are going to have a banner. For any suggestions or comments contact President Yakots. Honor Council applications, to fi ll one Freshman seat, are available Sept. until the 22. Interviews will be Monday, Sept. 25. The selection committee will be composed of Offi cers and current Honor Council members.

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training and elections for the Council’s leadership has not taken place. The new 16 member Council was nominated by the Executive Board. As normal, each nominee’s name went before the Senate for a vote of approval. John Conway, Director of Campus Life, is the new advisor to the legislative branch.

Miscellaneous ItemsFor your voting password contact Second Vice President DickensThe SBA Webpages are in the process of being re-designed, contact Treasurer Zagone with your comments or suggestions. For a copy of our newsletter, “Whats Cooking in the Bowl,” contact Secretary West.Contact any member of the SBA with your comments or questions, a list of members can be found at www.millsaps.edu/sba

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Mixed results come from a recent poll conducted in the Jackson area intended to gauge the general public’s familiarity with Millsaps College.

Following the intensive advertising campaign (“Think Millsaps”) and the free publicity Millsaps received from the New Orleans Saints’ recent occupation of campus, name recognition for the small liberal arts school was expected to increase exponentially. For the purposes of this unscientifi c poll, residents and visitors located in the downtown Jackson area as well as Fondren and Flowood were all asked the simple question, “What is Millsaps?”

“It’s that church school,” says Willie J. Grafton, a local cab driver who proceeded to give incredibly precise directions to the campus before driving his client, pilot Mike Loy, to the airport. Loy, a resident of Chicago, Ill. who had been in Mississippi a mere 18 hours, did not know about Millsaps College.

“But there is a navigation fi x called Millsap,” he conciliatorily added before catching his ride.

Both Alva Peder, a Gulfport, Miss. woman and Cups patron, and an unemployed vagrant muralist known only as “Detroit,” are familiar with the school.

“From what I understand, it’s a very liberal school with a high standard of academics,” Peder says.

Detroit had a somewhat different view. He praises the college for being a good school as well as a place where the “fraternities really know how to party.”

James Hill, a military man on active duty as well as a resident of Forrest, Miss., did not know how to respond when asked “What is Millsaps?”

Only one of the subjects of the poll incorporated the Saints into their answer. “That’s where the Saints came to practice,” says Janice White, member of Mt. Zion church.

Most of those questioned knew that Millsaps was indeed a college.

However, few knew anything about the college past simple name recognition. Justin Delatt, an artist and frequent Cups patron, knew only that Millsaps was a “school,” while confessing to know “not much of anything” more about the institution located only minutes away from the popular café.

Millsaps students are not surprised by the poll’s fi ndings.

“[Millsaps] is a great liberal arts college and people still come from anywhere and everywhere to be here,” says freshman James Cuevas. “But over time it should try to have better notoriety.”

Jacksonians unaware of Millsaps’ existence

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September 21, 2006 • The Purple & White

Contact Jacob C. White, whitejc@millsaps.edu

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The Office of Development and the Office of Student Life are teaming up to give Millsaps students a competitive edge in the workforce.

The Student Council for College Advancement is the brain child of Vernon King, director of development. King joined Dr. Brit Katz, vice president and dean of students, to create a program that would have students working directly with the offices of institutional advancement and alumni relations to further themselves and the College.

In the past students have interned with these offices through the Faith and Work program, especially if they were interested in higher education administration. But all students who currently hold sophomore, junior or senior status are eligible to apply for the group and King believes that the SCCA is for “any liberal arts student with a passion for philanthropy or who feels the call to work in this type of environment.”

“Simply stated, the art of donor relations involves winning friends and gathering kindred spirits. Doesn’t everyone, regardless of their academic mission, wish to collect friends throughout life?” asks Katz.

The program is designed to benefit students majoring in any subject. “If there’s a business student interested in statistics, this would

be a great opportunity for him or her to analyze our database and determine demographically which group of alumni are the best donors,” explains King.

Students who are selected for the group will

be assigned a mentor who will guide them through the world of donor and alumni relations. “SCCA will provide students with an

opportunity for internship to learn about professional fundraising for nonprofit organizations and practical experience with alumni,” clarifies King.

King also hopes that SCCA will become “something

that will hopefully serve the student and the College simultaneously.”

These student workers will no doubt benefit

the fundraising efforts of Millsaps. At the same time, students involved with SCCA will gain image-bolstering information for their resumees, possible future employment opportunities and invaluable work force

experience. King also envisions

SCCA as “one more way for students to have ownership in Millsaps.” Katz agrees, calling this endeavor “a unique student involvement opportunity.”

The SCCA is currently intended to be a volunteer group. But Katz has not ruled out the possibility in the distant future of some sort of internship credit.

Interested students are encouraged to attend an informational meeting on the subject. These hour - long meetings will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 and 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29 in Sullivan-Harrell room 267.

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Fresh off a win against Wesley College earlier in the day, the Lady Majors suffered a disappointing loss to the University of Mobile last Saturday evening. In a sport where every mistake means a point for your opponent, the Majors simply had too many errors at crucial moments.

The Lady Majors started the match off strong, but the Mobile Rams soon regained momentum, and the first game remained neck and neck until the final points. The Rams narrowly won 30-28.

In the second game the Lady Majors had trouble defensively, letting the Rams control the serve for much of the first half of the game. Their comeback came too late and fell short, giving the Rams the win for the second game, 19-30.

Early in the third game, the Majors pulled together and

took the lead but were unable to keep control. Despite a strong effort, the Lady Majors just couldn’t keep the ball off of the floor, dropping the third game 26-30.

“The other [team] ran a different offense than

we’re used to… They had high sets and two amazing outsides. They made our middles hustle,” comments freshman Susan Hoerauf.

This marks the fifth

loss for the team, bringing their record to 6-4 with two-thirds of the season to go. Currently, Millsaps is ranked sixth in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

With such a young team

(over half of this year’s Lady Majors are freshman), the program shows signs of growing into a formidable force in years to come.

“Right now, we’re young.

We’re doing really well, improving every week, gaining experience and continuing to work together. The score… reflects that. These are competitive individuals, the drive is really instilled in them,” notes Head Coach Matt Linebarger.

Freshman Amanda Cain echoes his sentiments, saying, “It is when we come out on the court ready to play, ready to have fun, and ready to win, that we have our success and really connect as a team… You have to keep your head in the game.”

It was a harsh defeat for the Majors, but as volleyball enthusiast Katharine Veron stated, “We seem to have a lot of talent on the team… I don’t think this [match] is indicative of the season to come.”

The Lady Majors will look to improve their conference record this weekend when they host the SCAC Western Divisional Tournament in the Hangar Dome.

Designated hitter: a designated problem

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September 21, 2006 • The Purple & White

Contact Ben Cain, cainbg@millsaps.edu

As the 2006 Major League Baseball season nears its end, the standings are quite staggering.

The American League contains four of the top five teams with the best overall records. In addition, there are only a handful of National League teams boasting a record above .500.

These statistics are even more startling because the American League has won the past nine All-Star Games, with the exception of Bud Selig’s tie debacle of 2002 and won seven World Series in that same time period. This begs the question: Why is the beloved senior circuit (a popular moniker for the National League) of the 1970’s and 80’s scuffling so?

Some may argue that baseball goes through cycling periods of league dominance. However, I believe that there is one glaring difference that is widening the once slim (if any) difference in power between the two leagues. This difference is the presence of the designated hitter in the American League, and the lack thereof in the National League.

Although the designated hitter was implemented in the American League over 30 years ago, the game has changed dramatically during that time. Since the addition of interleague play in 1997, the impact of the designated hitter has never been so evident.

When the teams match up on a day-to-day basis it is easy to see why there are unusually low earned run averages in the National League and inflated power numbers in the American League. However, over the past few years the American League’s power numbers have remained high while pitching talent in the National League has declined across the board. This has led to complete dominance in all matchups, including interleague play, the aforementioned All-Star Games and the World Series.

So the question is this: should the National League adopt the designated hitter, or should the American League abolish it?

I believe that the designated hitter takes away from the purity and the strategy of the game. Pitchers should be able to hit for a .200 average and master the art of the sacrifice bunt. Managers need to know the nuances of the double-switch. The designated hitter dumbs down a game that can be refreshingly complex.

The players, owners and Major League Baseball officials have recognized that there is a definite problem with the supposed balance of power between the leagues. A solution has yet to be proposed. I doubt a drastic change will come soon. However, I feel the answer does not lie in free agency.

The leaders of Major League Baseball cannot sit on their hands while the American League continues to dominate. If no changes are made, the American League Championship Series will make the World Series (and the National League) irrelevant.

In the bleachers...

Russell TurleyColumnist

Tyler O’Hara Staff Writer

The Millsaps Majors football team took the field with revenge on their minds this past weekend against Huntingdon College. Despite a high-scoring offense, however, the Majors were unable to best the Hawks for the second consecutive year, falling 34-35 after an extra point was blocked with one second remaining in the game.

In the absence of injured regular starting quarterback Juan Joseph, sophomore Burt Pereira took over signal-calling duties, completing 19-of-26 passes for 287 yards and rushing for two scores in his first collegiate start.

The offense also had to do without senior receiver Chris Jackson, who earned a spot on the D3football.com team of the week for his efforts against Louisiana College, but senior running back Tyson Roy picked up the slack.

Against the Hawks, Roy showed no ill effects from the shoulder injury that kept him out of last week’s game. The senior tailback had 247 yards of total offense and scored three touchdowns in the game, a performace that earned him a spot on this week’s D3football.com

team of the week. The game was an

offensive shootout with plenty of scoring and big plays by both teams. The Hawks drew first blood against the Majors, scoring on a one-yard touchdown

run by Brandon Smith. Pereira and the Majors offense quickly responded, however, tying the game at 7-7.

Huntingdon then attempted to regain the lead with a 43-yard field goal attempt, but it was blocked by sophomore cornerback Marcus Harris.

The Hawks eventually opened up a 21-7 lead, but the Majors came back with touchdown runs by Roy on

back-to-back drives to tie the game.

Later in the game, with under a minute left in regulation and trailing by seven points, the Majors were in a tight spot, but the team rallied and put together

a quick 80-yard drive that ended with Pereira scoring with just one second left.

After a delay-of-game penalty ended the Majors chances of attempting a 2-point conversion, the field goal unit took the field. An extra point kick was all that was needed to send the game into overtime, but a diving block by Huntingdon defensive lineman Rishard Davis ended all hope of an overtime victory for the

Majors. “It was unreal,” says

junior offensive lineman Jacob B. White. “To have a chance to go into overtime but then lose like that, it’s a real heartbreaker.”

Junior defensive lineman T.J. Loehn emphasizes the growth the team can get from this game. “You learn from every game, especially if you lose. When bad things happen, you focus on them, and that helps you correct them faster,” Loehn comments.

Despite starting out 0-3, all is not lost for the Majors. The team has an open week and will not resume play until Sept. 30, at home against Lincoln College. This gives the team extra time to address their problem areas and prepare for conference play, which begins October 7.

“Coach DuBose has told us from day one that all the elements of a good football team are here, we just need to come together,” says White.

“The attitude we’ve taken is to get better each week and to be playing our best football during the conference schedule. We have been playing better with each game, now we need to step it up for conference”.

Photo courtesy of Frank EzelleLady Majors relax between points during recent ac-tion in the Hangar Dome. The team was 1-1 over the weekend.

Cross Country9/23 Mississippi College InvitationalClinton, Miss 8:30 a.m.

Tennis9/22-9/24 Millsaps Fall ITA Classic, Ridgeland Tennis Center

Volleyball9/22 Millsaps vs. Trinity Hangar Dome4:30 p.m.

9/22 Millsaps vs. Hendrix Hangar Dome, 7 p.m.

9/23 Millsaps vs. Southwestern Hangar Dome1:30 p.m.

9/23 Millsaps vs. Austin Hangar Dome, 4 p.m.

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Favorite Restaurant: Little TokyoFavorite Professor: Dr. LynchFavorite Book: “Go Ask Alice”Favorite Movie: “Blazing Saddles”Favorite TV Show: “Family Guy”Favorite Millsaps team to watch: Baseball

Penalty and failed extra point ends another Major comeback

Young squad drops close match

Photo courtesy of Frank EzelleJunior Casey Younger and freshman Mason Burrell protect the line of scrimmage against Huntingdon.