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House Bill 1095 gives tuition breaks to studentsBY JAY BALLARD

Staff Writer

A number of proposals have recently been passed through con-gress and signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant.

One of these was House Bill 1095, which has the potential to greatly affect the future of Mississippi State University. This law will allow individual universities to waive out-of-state tuitions fees.

Mick Bullock, communications director and spokesman for Bryant, said the governor hopes to see great success come from this new law.

“Gov. Bryant believes this bill will help improve the access to higher education for others that may live outside of Mississippi,” Bullock said.

Bill Kibler, vice president for student affairs, said the law allows the president of each of the eight colleges in the state to develop a proposal, including a fi scal impact analysis, which they will present

to the Institutions of Higher Learning Board for permission and authority to implement the plan.

Toby Barker, representative for the State of Mississippi, said this is a bill he has worked on for three years in the House of Represen-tatives. It was passed through the House with a 120-0 vote. It then passed through the Senate and was signed by Bryant on March 30. The law will take effect on July 1.

Barker represents Hattiesburg, home of the University of South-ern Mississippi. With such close ties to a university, he said he has heard for a while from college administrators about the need for such a law.

According to the Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary from the week of March 5, Mississippi loses students to neighboring state schools that have similar policies intact each year. The goal of the law is to retain Mississippi students and attract out-of-state students who can bring in additional revenue.

Barker said almost 60 percent of the money it takes to support

higher education in the state comes from student tuition dollars, so this additional revenue would greatly affect the universities.

Sally Doty, Mississippi Senator of District 39, said supporting this bill was a no-brainer.

“Recruiting college students has gotten much more competitive in the past few years,” Doty said. “I was happy to support the out-of-state tuition waiver, which will ultimately add more dollars to our university system.”

Barker said most of the best high school talent within Mississippi is poached by out-of-state universities. These universities look just as appealing to these high school students because they have had the ability to waive out-of-state tuitions fees in the past.

He said campuses near the Mississippi border such as MSU, the University of Southern Mississippi and Alcorn State University will now have the potential to go into nearby markets that might be across the state border to recruit good high school talent.

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BY ALEX HOLLOWAY | Contributing Writer

Rick Santorum dropped out of the Republican primary race on Tuesday, April 10, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to take the nomination.

Santorum was the last opponent threatening Romney for the nomination, and he experienced a surge after several other candidates dropped out of the race and after winning a few key contests. However, as Santorum rose to prominence in the primary race, some believed he was not a very serious threat to Romney.

Rob Mellen, political science professor at MSU, said the split between traditional conservative candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich hampered Santorum’s ability to present a more se-rious threat to Mitt Romney. By staying in the race, Gingrich took delegates in states that could have helped Santorum challenge Romney for the nomination.

Delegates are representatives awarded after each primary contest that vote for a nominee at a party’s convention, similar to the Electoral College used in presidential elections. To clinch the nomination, a candidate needs 1,144 delegates. According to The Wall Street Journal Romney currently has 684 delegates, more than half of the amount needed. Santorum, Romney’s closest competitor, had 267.

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BY MICAH GREEN

Staff Writer

Charges have been dropped against the three Mississippi State University students who were accused last month of kidnapping a female student and holding her against her will.

Corey Skelton, 22, of Kosciusko; Frederick Oglesby, 21, of Hattiesburg; and Donovan Carroll, 22, of Can-ton were all charged with kidnapping on March 2, after the victim, also an MSU student, fi led a report with the Starkville Police Department. All three men turned themselves in the next day.

Lt. Troy Outlaw said the charges were dropped April 12 in Starkville Munici-

pal Court after the victim decided the potential sanctions against the men would be excessive.

“Basically, she wasn’t satisfi ed with the charges; she felt that they were too severe,” he said.

The incident occurred at 411 Scales St. in Starkville, and Outlaw said the girl was visiting the residence when the incident unfolded.

“She was a friend of theirs. She was there with them. It wasn’t an abduction or anything,” he said.

SPD Chief David Lindley said after the suspects bound the victim’s hands and feet, they called some friends of the victim and requested a ransom.

Outlaw said the ransom, which was undisclosed at the time, was two bags of Skittles.

At the time of the arrest, the three men were all members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Outlaw said the SPD will respect the victim’s decision to drop the charges and will not seek further prosecution.

BY CANDACE BARNETTE

Copy Editor

Students may be anxiously counting down the days until summer break, but Starkville businesses may have another reason to be anxious.

In the summer, the student popu-lation at Mississippi State University drops signifi cantly, which impacts busi-nesses that rely on student traffi c.

According to the Offi ce of Institu-tional Research and Effectiveness, in 2011 the student enrollment for the summer was at 8,183, less than half the fall enrollment of 19,830 students.

Jeff Cavanugh, an international re-lations professor who teaches courses during summer, said the campus has a completely different atmosphere.

“Campus is nearly empty,” he said. “There’s still a good number of faculty and staff, but there’s far fewer students. It’s actually pretty nice and laid back. Not as much is open on campus, but it’s easy to get around, there’s no traffi c and you can always fi nd a parking place.”

Most businesses in Starkville have a

strong student base that is deeply affect-ed by MSU’s population. Once classes end, they have to enjoy the positive re-percussions and handle the negatives as best they can, but each is affected dif-ferently.

Dave Hood, owner of Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern, said the Tavern seems to do well year-round.

“Our customer base is a bit older than the places on Main Street and in the Cotton District and our patrons generally call Starkville home,” Hood said. “There’s not much change in the atmosphere other than what everyone is wearing. We’ll continue having enter-tainment every night of the week.”

Nate Kneisly, owner of Halfway House, said last summer their sales dropped off only 15 percent.

“Our business is still fairly new; last summer was our fi rst summer,” Kneisly said. “There was obviously a decrease in sales because the population in Starkville dropped so much, but we also have an older crowd of graduate students that don’t leave for the summer. So we still have that regular business.”

Kidnapping charges dropped against three MSU students

Summer changes Starkville atmosphere

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Victim felt possible

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NEWS T H E R E F L E C TO R2 | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012

Campusalendar

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St. Jude

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“Drugs and Drinks: A Deadly Combo”Date: April 17Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Templeton Athletic

Academic Center Contact: Michelle LaFleur325-0075

MSU History Dept. Book SigningDate: April 19Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Cullis Wade Depot

Contact: Beth Johnson662-325-1580

Earth Week Film Series

Date: April 16 to 18

Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Location: Giles Architecture

Building

Contact: Liz Kazal

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Cookie Corner Benefit

for Nick Bell

Date: April 19

Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Location: Drill Field

Contact: Rebecca Davis

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MSU groups may send information for campus calendar to news@reflector.msstate.edu. Additional campus events can be found online at msstate.edu/web/news.

BY JAMES TOBERMAN

Contributing Writer

According to reports in USA Today, incidents of violence on college campuses in recent years have impelled many to call for background checks on ap-plicants.

It was reported that while many colleges ask students to explain any criminal history, most do not perform formal background checks because they do not want to be guilty of profi ling or discrimination.

Staff at the Offi ce of Student Affairs and the Offi ce of Ad-missions and Scholarships said although many students won-der just what the admissions process consists of, they prob-ably overestimate the require-ments for admission rather than underestimate them.

Bill Kibler, vice president for student affairs, said the university does not probe into students’ backgrounds and stu-dents need not worry about MSU prying into their past or their personal affairs.

“To my knowledge, we have never done an actual back-ground check on an applicant,” he said.

He also noted that Missis-sippi State is not unique in this regard.

“I don’t know of any other schools that do back-ground checks on students or applicants,” he said.

Kibler said there is typically no need for back-ground checks.

“We are a very safe campus relative to our peers,” he said.

USA Today reported that most colleges use the same reasoning, for in the vast majority of cases: background checks would be a useless expense for the university.

A 2009 study by the American Association of Col-legiate Registrars and Admissions Offi cers empha-sized that even if the background checks did provide useful information, college offi cials still cannot con-trol human behavior.

Additionally, the AACRAO study indicated that many in higher education were against the use of criminal background checks because they felt that education should be open to all, especially those with a criminal past.

According to AACRAO, only 7 percent of institutions of higher learning perform actual criminal background checks on all applicants.

The same study indicat-ed that about 64 percent of schools asked for students to divulge any criminal history, and approximately half of all universities follow up on any such information received.

According to information provided by the Offi ce of Ad-missions and Scholarships, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has an admissions policy with which all public universities in the state must comply.

Dan Coleman, director of student recruitment at the Of-

fi ce of Admissions and Scholarships, said MSU’s ad-mission procedures are completely standard, as are those of all seven other public universities in Mis-sissippi.

He said MSU does not impose requirements for admission other than those dictated by the state.

The requirements, as provided by the Board of Trustees, relate solely to academic matters such as GPA requirements and ACT/SAT scores. These admission standards are listed online at www.mis-sissippi.edu/admissions.

Admissions background check practice diminishing

“To my knowledge, we have never done an actual background check on an applicant. ... I donʼt know any other schools that do background checks on students or applicants.”

BILL KIBLER,VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

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Mississippi State University organizations are focusing on leadership and diversity among faculty and students by work-ing to inspire and shape future leaders on MSU’s campus.

Tommy J. Stevenson, direc-tor of the Offi ce of Diversity & Equity Programs, said the offi ce is continuing to grow to refl ect the 25 percent of minor-ity students and the 48 percent of female students that make up part of MSU’s student body.

The Offi ce of Diversity & Equity Programs assists depart-ment heads and deans in choos-ing a diverse faculty.

In MSU’s 2010 strategic di-versity plan, President Mark Keenum cited the Offi ce of Diversity & Equity Programs as a vehicle to communicate his commitment to and expecta-tions of diversity.

He said there is progress to be made in regard to MSU’s faculty, administrators and pro-fessional staff.

Gregory D. Hunley, the pro-gram’s affi rmative action spe-cialist, said the offi ce is inclu-sive and offers students a sense of belonging.

“Students feel valued as part of the MSU community and are led to a path of self-discovery, which sparks leadership and increases their motivation to contribute to worthy causes,” Hunley said.

When asked if the offi ce helps even the playing fi eld for women and minority groups, Stevenson said, “It is a compo-nent in providing a vision, but the entire university creates a more equalized environment.”

He stressed the importance of diversity.

“It is key to ensure that students are learning from professionals from different backgrounds and cultures,” Ste-venson said.

According to Susan Hol-land, chair for the President’s Commission on the Status of Women and the recruitment,

retention and program special-ist for the Offi ce of Diversity & Equity Programs, women are naturally progressing into leadership roles and mentoring aspiring females.

Holland said the goal of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women is to provide advocacy, education and leader-ship opportunities for women on campus.

The commission will have a call for membership within the next few weeks and regularly hosts luncheons that are open to all students and faculty and address topics such as fi nan-cial planning and benefi ts for women.

Holland said the commis-sion is increasing its visibility on campus with events like the March 29 lecture, “A Perspec-tive on Leadership: A Path to Success,” presented by Amy Tuck, the executive director of campus operations.

Tuck said she focuses on con-structive dialogue as she com-pletes annual reviews and per-formance appraisals, because leaders should offer deserving praise, ask for feedback and welcome different opinions.

“By fi nding out our unique talents, we fi nd our leadership potential,” she said. “Don’t be sidelined by failure, be in-spired.”

Adrienne Morris, chair for the President’s Commission on the Status of Minorities and a learning and development spe-cialist at MSU’s Offi ce of Hu-man Resources Management, said Tuck’s speech inspired her.

“Reading and fi nding the right mentor are crucial in de-veloping leadership skills,” she said. “From the very beginning, leaders must have values and beliefs, which they can fall back on in diffi cult situations.”

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MSU focuses on diversity ROMNEY continued from 1Two more candidates remain to

oppose Romney: Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. Neither is a serious contender for the nomination at this point, even though both could remain in the race all the way to late August, when the Republican party holds its convention in Tampa, Fla.

“It’s hard to say,” Mellen said. “There is no reason for either of them to concede if their goal is to have a voice at the convention in Tampa. So, I guess, no, I don’t see either of them offi cially bowing out, though Gingrich has done so with-out offi cially saying it. It is possible that Gingrich will benefi t in Ar-kansas and Texas from Santorum’s withdrawal; I doubt he will be able to put up any kind of serious front against Romney, however.”

Mellen also said at this point, the party base, which has tried several times through the primary season to fi nd a more traditionally-conser-vative candidate than Romney, has likely accepted he will be the nomi-nee, clearing the way for a quiet end to the primary.

While the primary draws to a close, the Romney campaign will have to begin turning its sights to focus on the general election against President Obama.

Mellen said the extended primary season and all the money expendi-tures required might prove hurtful to the Romney campaign.

He also said it may not matter if forecasts of both sides spending over half a billion dollars for the campaign turn out to be true.

He said the long primary might be helpful to the Obama cam-paign.

“It allowed them to avoid spend-ing huge sums of money in Febru-ary and March against Romney,

though they did do some ads,” he said. “That is the major advantage for an incumbent ... he gets to keep acting presidential instead of cam-paigning in earnest. Plus, Repub-lican infi ghting has provided the Obama campaign with lots of ma-terial for ads against Romney.”

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Thursday, April 11• 3:26 p.m. A student reported his windshield damaged while parked in Giles parking lot.• 4:32 p.m. A student reported his laptop stolen from his room in Rice Hall.• 6:13 p.m. Officers responded to Hathorn Hall for a disturbance between two students.

Tuesday, April 10 • 5:58 p.m. A resident adviser reported the smell of marijuana at Rice Hall.• 8:14 p.m. A student was arrested for contributing to a minor.

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TUITION continued from 1“This will bring good students into Mississippi who will make good alumni,” Barker said. “Also, when some-

one goes to college, sometimes they tend to stay there after they graduate. This has the potential to build our long-term human capital in the state, which is something we desperately need to do.”

The wording of the law leaves most of the decisions to each university in determining its own out-of-state tuition waiver. Barker said the waiver policies could be based on factors such as mileage from the campus, GPA or ACT score.

“We tried to give each university as much freedom as possible to design a waiver policy that would be most benefi cial to them,” Barker said.

Kibler said it is too early in regard to the passing of this law to determine how it will affect MSU.“It is premature for MSU to speculate about how this new law may impact our university specifi cally,” Kibler

said. “Since MSU has not yet developed a plan or proposal, I cannot speculate about how this may impact our campus.”

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He said the patio also helps to draw people in because they like to come eat and drink outside during the summer.

Letty Stricklin, manager of Libby Story, said the pace around the stores slows down, but the staff fi nd ways to keep busy.

“We still have some of the col-lege girls that are in town shop with us,” Stricklin said. “We do events to get people in, and we keep busy doing a lot of crafts, making hangers and things. It doesn’t hurt us too much fi nan-cially because there are still some people here, and all the traffi c from football season defi nitely makes up for the slower pace.”

Jay Bradley, co-owner of Cow-bells, said although they have to make cutbacks, he stills enjoys the changes the summer brings to their grill.

“We close Sunday, Monday and Tuesday during the summer just to keep our costs down, and sales drop off about 25 to 30 percent,” he said. “But it’s a nice breather before football season when we’re full-blown for a long time.”

Bradley said that is the time when they get to fi nd out the most about their customers.

“I like the summertime be-cause it’s almost like summer camp,” he said. “The custom-ers we do have are really loyal; they come every week. We’re not so busy that we can’t visit with folks, so that’s really when we get to meet our customers, sit down with them and ask what they think of the place. We learn a lot in the summer.”

Paul Brasfi eld, manager of Bin 612, said it is important to have a good business mind and

be ready for anything, when it comes to summer strategies.

“It can be hard to make it if you don’t know what you’re do-ing,” he said. “You really have to learn how to adapt and know your surroundings. You have to cut back on labor and ordering and do what you have to do to make it in the summer.”

Brasfi eld said he never knows exactly what to expect once school lets out.

“We’ve had great summers and we’ve had terrible summers,” he said. “You just have to cater to college students. We don’t know if a ton of people will be here or if they’re leaving; it could go either way. If you have to cut back, you do what you need to save the business.”

Rick Welch, owner of Rick’s Café, said he has also learned the importance of cutting back in the summer.

“We tone things back as far as entertainment,” he said. “We keep the sports bar open, but we only open the big room a few nights a week. We still have decent crowds, but it’s more laid back, and there’s more room.”

Welch said he takes that time to start laying out his fall calen-dars and talking to agents about bands to prepare for the next school year.

Bo Summerford, manager of Reed’s in Starkville, said the summer is still good to them.

“We do see a little decrease in sales, but it doesn’t necessarily affect us as much as other busi-nesses in Starkville because we have such stable goods that we can sell all year-round, he said. “We also sell to a wide variety of ages, and Starkville natives are always in need of clothes.”

SUMMER continued from 1

BY LIZZIE SMITH

Contributing Writer

The Robert Holland Faculty Senate of Mis-sissippi State University discussed changes to faculty contracts and agreements as well as faculty appreciation during their meeting on April 13.

The faculty took some time to discuss the subject of con-tract changes, specifi cally to those potentially affected by the Promotion and Tenure document.

A few members of the facul-ty expressed concerns over each department’s dean dealing with letter recommendations.

Previously, the faculty ex-plored a possible loophole that students could drop to avoid honor code sanctions and found that this was not plau-sible and was now stated in the policy.

An updated version of aca-demic policy of add/drop class-es was made.

The updated letters have been sent out for approval of the different committees.

The new 2012-2013 offi cers were voted on, announced and acclimated.

Meghan Millea, associate professor in the College of Business, was voted president.

College of Arts and Sciences’ Jerry Emison, was once again voted vice president, and Bri-an Rude, graduate coordinator of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was voted secretary.

A decision will be made on whether or not

to reconstruct the building to accommodate different teaching styles.

A report from the vice president stated the classroom building committee met with archi-tects and classroom consultants in the Mitch-ell Memorial Library.

It was stated that an architect came to sur-vey the library and said he or she could either

add to the bottom of the audi-torium or raise the top fl oor.

Jerome A. Gilbert, provost and executive vice president, said they have included enough time in the university’s schedule for exams in case of disastrous situations.

“In case of bad weather or anything, we have enough days to cover so that exams will be taken,” Gilbert said.

Seven new instructors have been added to the MSU family including three professors in the College of Arts and Sciences and one in the College of Business.

Attention was brought to traf-fi c control on campus specifi cally to the crossing at Hardy Road and Stone Blvd. There is a possi-bility that more visceral signs will be present to place focus on the pedestrians.

Jimmy Abraham, associate vice president and executive director of alumni activities, spoke to the faculty members about students’ apprecia-tion and how their teaching affects the campus.

“Thirty-fi ve percent of faculty is alumni,” he said. “There is a reason for that.”

He also had two students from Alumni Del-egates speak to the faculty on the effects alumni have personally had on them and the benefi ts that have come from their teaching.

“Thirty-fi ve percent of faculty is alumni. There is a reason for that.”

JIMMY ABRAHAM, ASSOCIATE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI

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Once upon a time, in the world of high school far, far away, I worked

at a little ice cream shop. It was family-run, and I made snob-alls, milkshakes and sundaes. I scooped all day and swept all night. I got paid below mini-mum wage — wait, what?

That’s right: my little part-time job I went to between school and play rehearsal seemed like a typical after-school gig, but I got paid less than six dollars an hour all because of a magical jar placed in front of the cash register labeled “TIPS.” Sure, my coworkers and I had had a little fun with the label-maker, so around it were little white strips with quips such as “money for socks with no holes,” “support for my ninja lessons” and “college.”

Despite the humor, working that little ice cream scooper to squeeze an extra dollar or two out of a customer seemed frustrating and unnecessary. I would spend eight minutes constructing the perfect malt only to see the man sucking it down sticking his 37 cents change in his pocket instead of dropping it in the jar.

Did my job really deserve tips? Absolutely not. I was doing what I was paid to do; sure, I smiled and was nice

and helpful, but customer ser-vice is part of the food service industry. Tip jars and tipping opportunities on receipts are seemingly more and more prev-alent.

Oftentimes, I tip because I feel bad, assuming the employ-ers are getting away with paying under minimum wage just by letting their employees receive tips. Tips will supplement an employee’s pay to make it more than minimum wage. But it seems like now everyone expects a tip for doing his or her job. Is it the consumer’s responsibility to give workers a little fi scal pat on the back, or should

employers pay out the dough?

There is a line that hasn’t been drawn yet, with all the relatively new types of eateries popping up, par-ticularly self-serve frozen yogurt plac-es. Listen, you guys and girls at Local Culture are really sweet, but — uh

— I got my own frozen yogurt, so why should I feel compelled to tip you? I feel like a bad customer if I don’t drop my 37 cents change into the jar in front of you. You do a great job ringing me up, but isn’t that what you’re paid to do?

Where do we draw the line between doing your job and going above and beyond to

assist the customer?When I went home last week,

I saw a woman at Hobby Lobby give an employee fi ve dollars just for carrying stuff out to her car. Regardless of what he is doing at work, he is getting paid to be there and to be an asset to the store. Should I tip the pharmacist at CVS for show-ing me what medicine to take? (By the way, Mr. Pharmacist, thank you so much, because those pills really cleared up my congestion.) Moreover, which employees expect to get tips and why do they feel entitled to them?

I would really like to hear from those who work in places such as restaurants (where the wait staff should fully feel enti-tled to tips), fast-food chains such as Sonic (thank you for carrying my unsweet tea to my car, 10 feet away, but do I really have to give you an extra 50 cents?), and frozen yogurt chains to understand tipping etiquette and if that etiquette needs a revolution (aka more

guaranteed pay in your pay-check instead of begging for tips).

Even when I was working at the ice cream shop, I got angry when a family of five didn’t tip me a dollar, but I didn’t think it was right. As a customer, I would think it is the employer’s responsibility to pay the employees for a job well done.

While waiters and waitress-es definitely deserve the extra something-something on the check, it is odd to me that this amount is based off of the amount of the check. It takes just as much effort to carry and ensure quality of a pasta dish as opposed to, say, a grilled cheese. It takes just as much attention to keep my water filled as it does to keep my dining companion’s sweet tea filled.

Whoever developed per-centage-based tipping deserves to be shoved into an interro-gation room and surrounded by incredulous looks from the steak-eating, soda-drinking members of the community.

I hope this article sparks discussion in the community about who you should tip, how much you should tip and why should you tip. This is an opportunity for discussion to present both sides of the story. But, for now, I remain con-vinced that financially reward-ing most employees should be the job of the employers.

Tipping everyone, anything burdens consumersTHE GOLDEN THREAD | WENDY MORELL

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seemed like yesterday (or something like that)

that my skin stayed still (it was silent, unmoving)

it was dry (thirsty, i’m sure)

felt like old maps crinkled and thrown in the glove compartment

it made so many people get lost and curse at their loved ones

they all just drove away (kicking up dirt, kick-ing themselves)

but dust always settles (it might take days or years)

and my skin can always be touched (you fi nd new maps)

and when my skin moves, your skin movesand our skin just moves to take us to some-place

(we can’t see just yet)

and our hands, ( & our hearts, our brains, our lips, our everything)

follow alongand we become

this big caravan exploring every nook and cranny of each other

and I think that’s how you make skin move again.

that thing that makes you move (you must have

wheels)

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Wendy Morell is the opinion editor of The Reflector. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

Editor’s Note: This letter was written in response to President Keenum’s remarks on the campus shooting of John Sanderson, published in the March 27 edition of The Reflector.

I n response to President Keenum’s remarks as quoted in the March 27

edition of The Reflector, I feel the desire to express my opinion of safety on Mississippi State University’s campus. No level of pri-vate key code access is ever going to secure student safe-ty. Safety is not achieved by seclusion; it is achieved by inclusion. And so long as this campus remains a vast, uninhabited landscape at night, there will likely be an increase of crime on and around campus for the next several years.

Boasting of our campus’ security mea-sures blatantly ignores (with obvious intent) a school year in which MSU grounds have e x p e r i e n c e d rape, assault and murder. E n r o l l m e n t and popula-tion are grow-ing each year and we are still attempting to disperse stu-dent housing on far-reach-ing corners of a huge cam-pus. Finding ways to grow as a univer-sity while integrating with

the surrounding city and neighborhoods is crucial for i n c r e a s i n g safety on cam-pus. Our cam-pus is a dead-zone at night. Little vehicular or pedestrian traff ic passes through cam-pus after day-light hours.

St a t i s t i c a l l y, we a re ve r y s a f e . I t i s h ighly unl ike ly that a s tudent wi l l be harmed o n c a m p u s dur ing hi s /her t ime at MSU. However, even o u r p r i m a r y

communi ty warn ing sy s -

tem, Maroon Aler t exposes how segregated we rea l ly are . We need our warn-ings announced in t ex t messages and emai l s , not word of mouth. Then, the s ecur i t y r i sk becomes a media event, a social phe-nomenon, increasing para-noia and our perception of insecurity, in my opinion. Increased fear wi l l only further isolate us, and keep us in our homes and rooms (away from other people) .

People keep people safe. The safest place to be is a lways wherever people are gathered. We need to think about making places that al low people to gather and keep people around each other. Such measures are proven to improve qual ity of l i fe , of which safety is no smal l par t .

Students seek safety in othersLETTER TO THE EDITOR | JOHN F. MUSTAIN

“We need to think about making places that allow people to gather and keep people around each other. Such measures are proven to improve quality of life, of which safety is no small part.”

“The only phones that could be found outside of the house were in your car.”

NEW COLUMN!If there is a taboo you think you should be covered,

please email your suggestions to

opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

|All about taboos

6 | tuesday, april 17, 2012

Across1 Historical novel,

usually5 CCCII x III9 Digital camera option13 Show signs of age, as

wallpaper14 Gray with age16 Ohio tribe17 Ventura County city18 Prepare to transplant,

as to the garden19 Swig20 Phenoms23 Trip letters24 Breezed through25 Cut29 “Death, that hath

suck’d the honey __ breath”: Shak.

31 Fitting33 10-Down suffix34 Peace in the Middle

East36 Ginormous38 Env. info39 Sardegna o Sicilia41 Mine entrance42 A little too clever44 Physicist Tesla46 64-Across spec47 Shell game need48 Durable cloth49 Africa’s northernmost

capital51 Suffragette who

co-founded Swarthmore

52 “Conan” airer55 Trochee and iamb59 Tombstone lawman62 Fishing boot63 Private jet maker64 Nine West product65 Muscat native66 Periodic table fig.67 It may be rigged68 “After the Thin Man”

dog69 Oft-misused pronoun

Down1 Tough guy’s expression2 How roast beef may be

served3 Some living legends4 “Put __ on it!”5 Exemplars of poverty6 Capuchin, e.g.7 Lacking sharpness

8 Waffle maker9 Last critter in an ABC

book10 Raw mineral11 Fry cook’s supply12 Bumped into15 Abbr. in a CFO’s

report21 “Do I dare to __

peach?”: Prufrock musing

22 This, in Tijuana26 Some molars27 Cybercommerce28 Sedimentary

formation30 “Charlotte’s Web”

setting31 Chat room inits.32 Museums for

astronomy buffs34 “Full House” actor35 “Farewell, chérie”36 Coquettish37 Munro’s pen name40 Reggae relative43 __ dixit: unproven

claim45 IOC part: Abbr.

48 Museum guide50 Drive forward51 Cursed alchemist53 Lotto variant54 Pol Thurmond56 Couple57 Avatar of Vishnu58 Weak spot

59 Last letter in most plurals (but not in this puzzle’s six longest answers, which are the only plurals in this grid)

60 Word of discovery61 Palais resident

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for saleZiggy’s Buy & Sell. Don’t throw it away! Get cash for your used furniture and other items. We sell everything from furniture to antiques to music. 434 Miss. Highway 12 West, look for the orange sign with Ziggy’s picture, or call 312-8895.Faculty investment opportunity. Enjoy benefits of retirement now, as you teach. Live in your five-plex on Oktibbeha County Lake, and let rentals pay your mortgage. 340’ waterfront, five-plex, dock, ski-boat. $342,000 firm. 418-2790.

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BaPtIst stUDent UnIonThe BSU at Mississippi State invites all students to our weekly worship service, PRIORITY, on Tuesday nights at 6:15. You are also invited to a $5 home-cooked meal, called NOONDAY, on Wednesdays at noon. The BSU Center is located directly across the street from Campus Book Mart. All students are welcome. Visit msubsu.com for more information.

CaMPUs BIBle stUDentsIntensive Bible study Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in room 324 of the Union. All are welcome. Email tns54@pss.msstate.edu for more information.

CatHolIC stUDent assoCIatIon

The CSA invites you to join us each week at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Student mass is on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. Good food and fun fellowship can be had at $2 dinners on Tuesday at 6 p.m., followed by weekly/Bible study at 7 p.m. Come to one of these events and learn more ways to get involved! If you would like to receive more information, including our weekly newsfeed, join our Facebook group “Catholic Student Association” in the Mississippi State network.

ColleGIate ffaThere will be a meeting with a free supper Thursday April 12 at 5 p.m. in room 120 of Dorman Hall.“The Cookie Corner” will have a bake sale today to raise money for the Nick Bell Foundation. The event will be from 10 a.m.

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“Girl Scouts Day with SWE”The Society of Women Engineers hosted a recent event to introduce engineering and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) for 25 middle

school young girl scouts from the Girl Scout Heart of the South region. The members of SWE spoke with the youth on the many exciting

careers in the fi eld of engineering and on the importance of en-gineering in helping to develop useful things used by each of us such as cars, bridges, and computers? Victoria Vaughn, IE major and Life Member Girl Scout, served as coordinator for the event. Dr. Donna Reese, Computer Science & Engineering Department Head and sponsor to the SWE Chapter hosted the event in Butler Hall. Mrs. Lashell M. Vaughn, ’82 - BS, Computer Science, VP/CTO Memphis Light Gas & Water, and member of the School of Engineering Advisory Board was the guest speaker.

The Society of Women Engineers is an organization that encourages diversity and provides women with resources that will

develop their professional skills in their chosen fi eld.

school young girl scouts from the Girl Scout Heart of the South region. The members of SWE spoke with the youth on the many exciting

careers in the fi eld of engineering and on the importance of en-gineering in helping to develop useful things used by each of us such as cars, bridges, and computers? Victoria Vaughn, IE major and Life Member Girl Scout, served as coordinator for the event. Dr. Donna Reese, Computer Science & Engineering Department Head and sponsor to the SWE Chapter hosted the event in Butler Hall. Mrs. Lashell M. Vaughn, ’82 - BS, Computer Science, VP/CTO Memphis Light Gas & Water, and member of the School of Engineering Advisory Board was the guest speaker.

encourages diversity and provides women with resources that will develop their professional skills in their chosen fi eld.

BY MARY CHASE BREEDLOVE

Copy Editor

The Famous Maroon Band of Mississippi State University is a vital part of the Bulldog game day atmosphere — hearing “Hail State” when touchdowns are scored, watching high-ener-gy halftime shows and hearing the alma mater regardless of whether the game was a win or loss are some of the obvious contributions from the band. The MSU band program is under the direction of a triad of individuals who do much more than wear maroon blazers and wave their arms on a podium in the stands. These directors write music, conduct spring concert bands and are able to learn the names of every single student (300+) in the marching band by the end of band camp. One of these directors is associate direc-tor of bands, Craig Aarhus.

An Alabama native, Aarhus first got involved in music in junior high band.

“I had good teachers (band directors) that piqued my inter-est in music. I enjoyed playing, and I liked what they did,” he said.

Aarhus attended Auburn University for his undergradu-ate degree but did not immedi-ately pursue music.

“I originally was not a music major. I was in the university band, and I was in a fra-ternity and even had some political ambi-tions on cam-pus,” he said. “ H o w e v e r , I had some friends who were music majors, and after some time, I real-ized my calling was to teach music.”

At Auburn, he served as the drum major of the marching band for three years before gradu-ating with his degree in music education. After graduating, he taught high school band in Alabama for three years before venturing to the University of Iowa for his master’s degree.

“I had the opportunity to go to University of Iowa for grad school as a graduate assis-tant. I knew some of the band

staff at Iowa, and I wanted to experience a different part of the country,” he said. “When

my wife and I moved there, we didn’t know a soul. We got to make new friends and begin our lives together as a couple on our own, and I’m very thankful for my time there.”

Still, even after obtain-ing a master’s degree, Aarhus said he never imagined he would be work-ing as a college band director in the SEC.

“I really enjoyed teach-ing high school. I never thought

I would teach a college band,” he said. “I wanted to just teach music.”

After he finished his master’s, he found employment at MSU. He took a year to go back to Iowa to get his doctorate, and has been a part of the Bulldog family ever since.

“I never thought it (getting

a PhD) would happen when it did. I believe that my education path brought me to where I am, and I love my job. Teaching college has a different set of challenges than teaching high school, but it also has a different set of rewards,” he said.

Being an associate director of bands, he works alongside Elva Kay Lance, director of bands, as well as Clifton Taylor, associate director of bands. Aarhus said one of the best parts of being a band director was cultivating student leaders.

“We try to show the example of leading by serving,” he said.

During the spring semes-ters, Aarhus conducts the MSU Campus Band as well as the MSU Community Band, an ensemble with a mix of MSU students as well as community members.

Aside from being a band director, Aarhus has also

taught various courses in the Department of Music such as brass techniques and beginning conducting. He also supervises student teachers.

When he is not on campus, Aarhus enjoys spending time with his wife, Amy, and his two children, Jack and Molly Kate. He also enjoys playing tennis and is the choir director for the First Presbyterian Church of Starkville.

Life & Entertainment

“What’s in Your Playlist?” is a new

BRICE LAMBERTBiological Sciences Major

2011-2012 Student Director of Music Maker Productions

“This is a short list of tunes I've found myself listening to a lot these

days.”

WHATʼS IN YOURPLAYLIST?

THINK YOUR PLAYLIST SHOULD BE HERE? EMAIL

US AT KMULLINS@REFLECTOR.MSSTATE.EDU AND SHOW US

WHY.

1. "Take Me To Town," by Dr. Dog2. "Rise To The Sun," by Alabama Shakes3. "You're Too Weird," by Fruit Bats4. "NY feat. Hodgy Beats & Tyler, The Creator," by Odd Future5. "Tear It Up," by Delta Spirit6. "Demons," by Sleigh Bells7. "Ripe," by GIVERS8. "Cocaine Blues," by Escort9. "You Don't Miss The Water," Otis Redding10. "Stop The Bus," by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

“What’s in Your Playlist?” is an entertainment feature open to all students, faculty and staff. Submit your playlist at kmullins@refl ector.msstate.edu.

JAY JOHNSON | THE REFLECTOR

Craig Aarhus said although he did not set out to teach a college band, he loves his job at MSU.

Associate director of bands serves, leads musical students

“Teaching college has a different set of challenges than teaching high school, but it also has a different set of rewards.” CRAIG AARHUS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF BANDS

Urban Dictionary word of the dayadverblasting: When a commercial

is much louder than the program you were watching.

Man, I was watching NCIS, but I had to turn down my TV when the commercials came on because of damn adverblasting.

THE REFLECTOR8 | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012

Prescription Drug Abuse A DEA Focus

DEA works closely with the medical community to help them recognize drug abuse and signs of diversion, and relies on their input and due diligence to combat diver-sion. Unfortunately egregious drug violations by practi-

tioners do sometimes occur - fortunately doctor involve-ment in illegal drug activity is rare. When violations do occur, DEA will pursue criminal, civil, and administrative actions against such practitioners as warranted. How-ever, on average, DEA only arrests approximately 85 of the more than 796,000 registered medical doctors and

doctors of osteopathic medicine.

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LIFE

Hipsters. Beats. Beat-niks. Hippies. D-bags. Modern-day hipsters.

Through the ages there has seemed to be a mold of the “it” crowd tag-ging along with every generation; and we of course have stood over the fi re and fashioned our own mold. Right?

According to Zana Faulkner, from DivineCaroline.com, the ’40s was a decade that birthed the iconic “hipsters” with the idea of non-conformity on their minds and free-thinking in their souls. Spurred by jazz music and the freedom that leaked from the smooth new taste of relaxation begot a lack of defi nition and an abundance of meaning. These “hipsters” began dressing, living, socializing, even talking in a light that was “hip” rather than the monotonous or “square” way of living they had inherited from the generation before. This “it” crowd of the ’40s primed the walls of a new world of acceptance for gen-erations to come simply by seeing

no difference in people based on color, religion, social status, looks, wealth, etcetera. The only differ-entiation found in this generation was if you ran with the hipsters or were stuck in the tar of segrega-tion you were fi nding all personal worth and security in materialistic things — rather than the accep-tance of one another.

Faulkner continued her ex-ploration of countercultures by describing this next group: the “beatniks.” While the ideas of the “hipsters” involving accep-

tance to all and open-mindedness ran free for some; in the late ’40s and ’50s a new mold was formed. This new group threw out the old “it” crowd mold and injected in a deep love of the arts, a passion for learning and a drive for new ideas along with a betterment of poli-tics and the government. While the hipsters of the ’40s tried to forget the troubles of politics, this new generation scraped at the op-portunity to change politics in a radical way. The new “it” crowd danced to a much different beat than any other generation before, bringing about its deemed nick-name, “beats” or, as the media marketed it, the “beatniks.” The “beatniks” introduced a more sophisticated wardrobe of thick, black-framed glasses, turtlenecks, spiffi er pants, (basically clothes reeking color neutrality) and intel-ligence of style. Diving into jazz music, heart-felt poetry reading, marijuana, politics and sophisti-cated literature marked the age of the “beats” as an intellectual crowd

seemingly lacking only in fi nancial status and normalcy.

The next stand-out generation is that little gen-erational mold of the “hip-pie.” The hip-pies aimed to stray away from convention as much as pos-sible and hand out love and sex on a “come one, come all” basis. Hippies, the generation that introduced the public world to psychedelic drugs, alter-native music, tie-dye, Wood-stock, prolonged lengths of time without tending to one’s personal hygiene, women’s rights, bell-bottoms, “fl ower-pow-er,” civil rights, acceptance and love of all, tinkering with the limits

of one’s mind and sanity, saving the world from violence and the businessman alike and, of course,

peace. This gen-eration stood on the ground of rebellion against “the man” and his tyrannical ways and replaced violence with an abundance of drugs, sex, std’s and that “free love” we have all heard about.

If we hit fast-forward on the g e n e r a t i o n a l spectrum and re-sume play in cur-rent day, it seems as though we fi nd ourselves in a case

of cultural irony. We fi nd ourselves staring at a generational mold that seems to have taken a bit from each previous one, kindly/hope-fully leaving out the fashion sense

of the ’90s and personal hygiene of the ’60s. Is this new generation a group of modern day hipster/beatnik/hippie morphs or is that a fl attery of our own egoism? Do we resist conformity to make a stand for what we believe or is it just the style we are looking to replicate? Do we have anything new to offer or are we generational copy-cats trying desperately to look as if we don’t care?

I think there is plenty left to offer from this new “hip” genera-tion. There is still an abundance of hatred, judgement, segregation of classes, racism, crime, prejudices, inequality and closed-mindedness to stray away from and abolish. The question is will the new gener-ation of “hipsters” button up their plaid shirt, adopt a dog, look over their thick, black-rimmed glasses, hop out of their Eno and make a stand? I guess only time will tell. It’s fun to look the part and “carpe diem” but when it comes down to it, do we stand up to “the man” or give into the judgement?

HONEY I'M HOLMES | EMMA HOLMES

Modern 'hipsters' draw influence from past generations

Emma Holmes is a senior philosophy major and staff writer for The Reflector. She can be contacted at kmullins@reflector.msstate.edu.

“Do we have anything new to offer or are we generational copy-cats trying desperately to look as if we donʼt care?”

BY MICAH GREEN

Staff Writer

Warning Starkville: something colossal is headed this way. Big Gigantic, a nationally known instru-mental music duo from Boulder Colo., will roll into town Wednesday with all intentions of melt-ing faces, blasting bass and ensuring anyone will-ing to pay the ticket price leaves Rick’s Cafe with a smile on his or her face. Dominic Lalli, the band’s saxophonist/producer, and Jeremy Salken, who handles the drums, have constructed a sound that pulls from elements of electronic, hip-hop and jazz with an emphasis on live performance and impro-visations. Their fourth and latest studio album Nocturnal reached the No. 2 spot on the iTunes electronic charts, and the band has been touring extensively in major cities across the United States. Wednesday, the duo will grace Starkville with their talents. After some conflicting schedules hindered a phone interview, the boys were happy to oblige via email.

Q: How has touring been lately? A: Awesome!

Q: Bus getting some miles on it? A: It sure is!!

Q: Been to the Lyric in Oxford, Miss., before, right? How was that? What are your thoughts on Mississippi?

A: Ya, we've been to the Lyric a couple times. Once opening for STS9 and another time opening for Pretty Lights. Love coming to Oxford because, we know people love to rage and get down so it's always a really good time.

Q: How long have you guys known each other? Are you both from Boulder or is that just home base now?

A: We've known each other for probably six years? And we just live in Boulder and have for a while. I am (Dominic) from Vegas and Jeremy is from Virginia.

Q: Dominic — Masters from The Manhattan School of Music, huh? That is impressive. What did you study there? Can you tell us about your experience there?

A: I studied jazz there. Really one of the most incredible experiences of my life because I got to

study music with a lot of my mentors. It was very intense but very rewarding and gratifying.

Q: Is this (touring and whatnot) what both of you always wanted to do? When did you realize it?

A: Ya, it is what I've always wanted to do, and I think I realized it the first time I got to perform. Just so much fun to exchange music with musicians and audiences in a live setting. There is nothing quite like it!

Q: If you absolutely HAD to put your music in a genre box what would it be?

A: Electronic Dance Music. Our stuff may be a little more involved in certain ways and our music may be more 'song' orientated than other EDM, but I think this best describes it.

Q: What other kinds of music are you guys into? A: EVERYTHING!!

Q: It seems like there are a lot of artists, in a lot of different genres that are going to the duo thing. What makes you guys different? Why do you think it works so well for you?

A: Being a duo just so happened to be the best move for us. There are lots of things that make us different from other duos though. One being the saxophone and the other being the 'improvisational' element. I think it just works best for us because Jeremy and I are really on the same page in terms of how we want to deliver and shape the music.

Q: Gigantic Underground Conspiracy? Tell us about it.

A: GUC is a side project with our friends Conspirator (featuring members of The Disco Biscuits) and our percussionist/mgr friends Ben. Essentially, we dive into the 'jam-tronica' world on this show and do mostly all improv-based electronic stuff. Super fun playing with some really talented players

Q: How much time would you say is spent devel-oping a single song's live performance? Like, are the lights that will go with it planned out in advanced or is that an improv thing mostly?

A: This usually takes awhile because the music takes awhile to develop, then the video takes a while to develop. The track and video are designed the same way, in that, there are sections of stuff that plays straight through, and then there are looped sections (where we improvise more). So some of the video goes right along with the song, and other video is meant to be improvised with. That is essen-tially the process in the live delivery of a song.

Q: How much of the show is actual improvisa-tion and how much is orchestrated prior to the show?

A: We definitely improvise a lot of the night. Sometimes, for example, the track is the same length of time, but there is no set melody. I make that up every night. All the solos are all improvised and most sections are cued differently nightly, etc., etc. I try to put stuff together that I know will work and try to make it so that we can have as much musical flexibility that we can within that.

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When thinking about collegiate athletics, the words “track and field”

are almost never mentioned before sports such as football, basketball and baseball. But as its 2012 season begins to hit the homestretch, the Mississippi State track and field team is well on its way to possibly securing the highest national ranking amongst all sports at MSU during the 2011-2012 athletic seasons.

While the sport itself may never gar-ner the same public or media attention major sports do, that has not hindered the men’s track and field team from re-cently ascending into the top 10 in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Coun-try Coaches Association rankings with no sign of slowing down.

The outdoor track and field season has been highlighted by several indi-vidual and team accolades for both the men’s and women’s squads. The sec-ond annual SEC/Big Ten Challenge, which was hosted by MSU, featured several members of State’s women’s team who played a key role in the SEC taking the crown.

During the course of the season, juniors Tavaris Tate, Jody-Ann Muir and freshman Jarrett Samuels have led the nation in their respectable events. Tate leads the nation in the 400-meter dash, and Samuels is widely known as one of the best, young long jumpers at the collegiate level. Muir ran a blister-ing time of 52.47 seconds during the 400-meter dash at LSU, a time that has the junior currently ranked fourth in the country in the event.

Sophomore James Harris is also ranked near the top in the nation in multiple events, and junior Keisha Williams is ranked fifth nationally in the 100 meter sprint. In team compe-tition, the MSU men are ranked sec-ond in the country in the 4x400 meter

and fifth in the 4x100 meter.As the MSU track and field teams

continue to achieve consistent success, Bulldog upperclassmen, such as senior Ed Wesela, are finally beginning to see their continuous hard work, commit-ment and dedication pay off. Wesela, who competes in the discus and shot put, said State’s ascension to national prominence is a tribute to the family the MSU track and field teams have become.

“It’s real nice to see a lot of people doing a lot of hard work,” Wesela said. “It’s good to see the sprinters coming to cheer on the distance runners and the distance runners cheering on the sprinters. It’s just great to see the team that we’ve become.”

This past weekend, Wesela and the Bulldogs stayed in Starkville to participate in The Jace Lacoste In-vitational, a competition in which the theme was to bring several local colleges and universities together to honor and remember Jace Lacoste, a former MSU track and field member and an All-SEC decathlete who tragi-cally passed away in 1995. In their first opportunity to perform in front of a home crowd in nearly a month, State did not disappoint. The Bulldogs cap-tured 12 victories, two of which were credited to Wesela, and added 17 top-five finishes en route to a dominating

performance. As the track and field sea-

son continues, the Dogs will travel Auburn, Pennsylvania and

Southern Mississippi before returning home for a competition one week be-fore the SEC Championship takes place. At the conclusion of the con-ference tournament, MSU hopes to find itself in a ranking high enough to compete in the preliminary and championship rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

Track and field: the unsung heroesLong Jump: Rochelle Farquharson, MSU, 19-05.25Triple Jump: Ebony Brinker, MSU, 38-11.504x100m Relay: MSU, Muir, Carey, Farquharson, Archer, 46.51100m Hurdles: Racquel Farquharson, MSU, 13.404x400m Relay: MSU-A, Covington, Archer, Smyth, Carey, 3:45.33

Shot Put: Ed Wesela, MSU, 55-08.50Javelin: Austin Britton, MSU, 189-01High Jump: James Harris, MSU, 6-10.75Triple Jump: Jason Harper, MSU, 51-02.751500m Run: Chad Moore, MSU, 3:58.93 100m Dash: James Harris, MSU, 10.64 400m Hurdles 400m Hurdles: Nathan Arnett, MSU, 51.52

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Ray Butler is a freshman majoring in kinesiology. He can be contacted at reflectorsports@gmail.com zack orsborn| the reflector

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INBulldog softball sweeps series at Ole Miss

Only eight teams reach the softball SEC Tournament, and, as the season comes to an end, the Bulldogs are making a case to be one of those eight teams. In head coach Vann Stuedeman’s first rivalry series at Ole Miss, the team dominated all weekend, winning 5-3, 2-1 and 10-3.

Junior leftie Stephanie Becker picked up two wins on the weekend, including a one-hit complete game in Saturday’s matchup. Becker improved her record to 13-10 on the season. Fellow junior Kylie Vry also picked up a win on the weekend.

At the plate the Bulldogs’ bats exploded on Sunday, racking up a conference-high 14 hits. Heidi Shape was the star of the weekend, going 4-9 with seven RBIs. Senior Ka’ili Smith, who was named SEC Player of the Week, also had a successful weekend at the plate and finished it off with a 3-4 day on Sunday.

In a press release from MSU, Stuedeman said the girls’ performance was huge for themselves, as well as their fans.

“The team has to feel really good about getting 14 hits in seven innings,” Stuedeman said. “I am glad to see them turn it on in the sixth and seventh and tie our season high for runs scored in an SEC

game.”

Tennis claims second straight SEC West crown MSU’s 4-3 win over No. 14 Ole Miss not only gave the Bulldogs back-to-back SEC West titles, but it also secured a No. 3 ranking in the SEC Tournament, which will be played in Starkville. After dropping the first doubles match, Bulldog pairs George Cou-pland and Artem Ilyushin, who was named SEC Player of the Week, and Ethan Wilkinson and Zach White came from behind to oust the Rebels and win the double’s point, which turned out to be the decid-ing factor. Ilyushin, Coupland and fellow senior Louis Cant won their singles matches to give the seniors their first win in Oxford. In a press release from MSU, head coach Per Nilsson said he was extremely proud of his guys for stepping up on such a big occasion. “Playing Ole Miss in Oxford is always a hostile environment, and our boys really stepped up their game.” Nilsson said. “The fan support that traveled to the match was absolutely incredible, and we cannot thank them enough for what they did.” The Bulldogs earned a first-round bye in the Tournament and will play the winner of No. 11 Alabama and No. 6 Tennessee Friday at 11 a.m.

Diamond Dogs swept at No. 7 South Carolina In an attempt to improve their SEC standings, the Bulldog base-ball team could not handle the high-powered USC Gamecocks. In Friday night’s game, State led 6-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth, but four Gamecock runs stole the game from the Dogs for a 7-6 victory. This set the stage for the rest of the weekend as MSU could not scratch out a few more runs falling 5-3 and 6-4 in the final two games.

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Staff Writer

LaDarius Perkins is the speedster. Nick Griffin is the comedian. Along with red-shirt freshmen Josh Robinson and Derek Milton, they are the Bulldog running backs being counted on to replace the production of star tailback Vick Ballard, who will likely be heading to the NFL.

In years past, there has been one thing fans of Mississippi State football could rely on: no mat-ter who was the coach or how bad the team may have been, the Bulldogs would al-ways have a talented ball carrier or two to “tote the rock.” This has proven to be the case under head coach Dan Mul-len, whose sp read-op-tion offense has resulted in the two starting run-ning backs during his tenure, An-thony Dixon and Ballard, both rewriting the Bulldog record book.

Ballard graduated from MSU, along with starting quarterback Chris Relf, who was a talented runner in his own right, and the MSU of-fense is in somewhat of a transitional phase as it adapts to quarterbacks Tyler Russell and Dak Prescott. Perkins said he is excited about the expanded role running backs will have in the offense, par-ticularly in the passing game.

“We are trying to make more plays for the offense this year. We are trying to have a high-octane offense,” Perkins said. “We have been throwing the ball all over the place a lot lately, so that is what we plan on doing during the season. We are trying to do whatever the running backs can to con-tribute to that.”

If MSU is going to involve the running backs in the pass-ing game more, Perkins may benefit the most. He has al-

ready proven to be a threat in the passing game, but he could become e x t r e m e l y dangerous as a receiver if he is able to consistently get the ball in open space, where his speed and quickness can make him a nightmare for defenders.

G r i f f i n may not be considered a speedster, but after missing most of last season with a knee injury suffered last spring, he is healthy and

proving to be an all-around back.

With Griffin considered the more prototypical running back and Perkins the speed-ster, many people are quick to label them a “thunder and lightning” type of duo, some-thing Griffin rejects.

“It is a nice one-two com-bo,” Griffin said. “They try to give us just one thing we are good at, but we are both all-round backs.”

Perkins and Griffin may get most of the hype, but Robin-

son and Milton are proving to be talented ball carriers in their own right. Mullen has insinuated several times this is the deepest group of run-ning backs he has had during his time at State. At 5’9, 215 lbs., Robinson has showcased a unique blend of power and speed, and Milton has made his fair share of plays as well.

Perkins said he believes both are progressing well this spring.

“Both of them are still learning, but they are going to be good backs,” Perkins said.

Robinson and Milton may still be learning the offense,

but Griffin already mastered how to entertain Bulldog fans and players alike. A Twitter celebrity of sorts due to his humorous observations and witty remarks directed at teammates, Griffin (@MacG-rifferous on Twitter) said he believes people like him for who he is.

“I just be myself, and I guess everyone likes it,” Grif-fin said while laughing.

Griffin, Perkins and the rest of the Bulldogs will have the opportunity to showcase their off-season improvements Sat-urday in the Maroon and White game held here at Da-vis Wade Stadium.

Perkins, Griffin create nice one-two punch

“We are trying to have a high-octane offense. We have been throwing the ball all over the place a lot lately, so that is what we plan on doing during our season. ”

Ladarius Perkins, running back

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Running back LaDarius Perkins practices his blocking in preparation for an offense that will include an increased passing attack. Perkins and Nick Griffin will receive the bulk of the carries this year for State.

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So what are we supposed to be thinking about Missis-sippi State basketball these

days? I wish I had the answer, but to be honest I cannot think of too many positives myself. We only have seven players currently on the roster for next season, and our top recruit, Josh Gray, recently got out of his letter of intent. As much as I have been trying not to think about the 2012-2013 basketball season, I guess it is time to address the elephant in the room.

Here is the thing I have been trying to remind myself: State is not the only team losing big-time players. While Arnett Moultrie’s decision to enter the NBA draft a year early will obviously hurt the Dogs, there are plenty of other players around the SEC making the same decision.

Vanderbilt’s John Jenkins, who led the SEC in scoring the past two seasons, is declaring for the draft. Florida star Bradley Beal is gone after one season. Texas A&M’s Khris Middleton is headed to the draft as well. (Not that the Aggies stand a chance in the SEC anyway, right?) The SEC’s other new arrival, Mis-souri, will be recovering from its embarrassing fi rst-round exit from the NCAA Tournament for awhile.

Alabama’s second leading scor-er Tony Mitchell was granted his release from the team recently. LSU recently hired a new head coach, and Auburn sophomore Varez Ward is being investigated by the NCAA for point-shaving. As for Ole Miss, well, just the name itself brings enough trou-ble and pessimism for the Rebels to handle.

And then there’s Kentucky, who is most likely losing the heart of its team in Anthony Da-vis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Terrence Jones. Not to mention Darius Miller (Mr. Clutch) is graduating. Oh, and they only signed the No. 1 high school re-cruit but failed to sign the No. 2 recruit. Shame, shame.

And who are we to complain when Arkansas’ whole athletic department is in a state of fl ux due to Bobby Petrino?

I understand the Bulldogs have lost more than just Moult-rie. Renardo Sidney has declared for the draft ... no comment except I believe the Dogs will be better without him, but you can decide that one for yourself. Deville Smith leaving the pro-gram hurts, but mainly because he would have been a fan-favor-ite. The 5’11 point guard was fun to watch but way too out of control to handle the offense.

The biggest blow of them all was Rodney Hood. The talented freshman had the opportunity to be like Lebron in Cleveland and have a team built around

him, but just like King James, he chose to take his talents else-where (most likely Duke, Ohio State or Florida State).

That leaves us with 13 points per game, four rebounds per game and 22 starts combined last season for the players left on MSU’s roster. Together, Jalen Steele and Wendell Lewis have the potential to provide MSU with a starting point. Steele showed his clutch three-point shooting last season, and Lewis can be made into a solid post player with the right coaching.

But amidst all of these de-partures, we have had some key arrivals, Rick Ray being the frontrunner. Ray now has the opportunity to start from scratch and let his talent in re-cruiting work its magic. He can make the team his own instead of trying to build off of someone else’s work. Most of the assistants he has hired are known for their recruiting; this will be put to the test right away.

It will be a tough task, but Rome was not built in a day and neither will this basketball team. But give Ray and his staff a cou-ple hundred days (including the recruiting period) and you will see a new-look MSU basketball team. I am not exactly sure what that look will be, but it will be new.

A lot of people were critical of Scott Stricklin’s decision to hire Ray as the new head coach. It is true that Ray has never been a head coach and is not a well-known name, but we have to trust Stricklin’s decision. The athletic director’s last two hires, Dan Mullen and Vann Stuede-man, have paid off tremendous-ly, so I am willing to let him do his job instead of trying to do it for him.

So what should we think about MSU basketball? Noth-ing. Just stop thinking about it. We need to stop trying to fi gure out what next year will look like and let Ray do his job. That is why he was hired, right? He is getting paid to coach the basket-ball team, not us. In the mean time, we have to remember that fall is right around the corner. And fall means football. So here is my answer: get ready for foot-ball season and let Ray and his staff get ready for basketball sea-son.

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WES FLANIGANAll-SEC player at Auburn from 1993 to 1997Nebraska assistant the previous two seasons"I don't think there is anything Wes can't do when it comes to coaching. He can go anywhere in the country and recruit, but his greatest contribution is recruiting in the South." –Doc Sadler, head coach of Nebraska

GEORGE BROOKSPlayer at MSU from 1992 to 1994MSU assistant the previous three seasons"I al"I always had the intention of keeping somebody from the former staff for continuity, and George was a guy who did a great job of recruiting me to Mississippi State. That showed me how good of a recruiter he is.” –Rick Ray, head coach of MSU

CHRIS HOLLENDERAll-MVC player at Evansville from 1996 to 1998Assistant at Evansville from 2009 to 2011"He did an "He did an awesome job for us. He's smart, knowledgeable and is a great communicator with the players. As good as a coach as he is, he's an even better person. He's A-plus in everything. He's a quality person and someone I consider family. "- Marty Simmons, head coach of Evansville

ADAM GORDONGraduate assistant at Clemson from 2008 to 2010Director of Operations at Northern Colorado last season"He's a young, energetic guy that has done an unbelievable job with travel, camps and academic monitoring. He'll be a valuable asset to me, our staff and our players." –Rick Ray, head coach of MSU

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The No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels proved to be too much for the short-staffed Mississippi State women’s tennis team as it went down 7-0 on Senior Day Sat-urday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre.

The Lady Bulldogs did not score a point for the sixth time this season and fi nished the regu-lar season with an overall record of 7-13 while fi nishing 1-10 in SEC play. State did not get off to a bad start on a day in which the lone senior on the team, Olesya Tsigvintseva, was honored, but things quickly changed in favor of the Rebels.

The duo of Tsigvintseva and freshman Naomi Tran took an early 3-1 lead in their doubles match against the No. 4 ranked duo in the nation of Kristi Boxx and Abby Guthrie only to see that lead evaporate in the Sat-urday afternoon sun as they lost seven consecutive games to lose the match 8-3. Things contin-ued to go badly for the Lady

Bulldogs as they went down 2-0 after doubles play and then went on to lose all fi ve singles matches in straight sets.

Head coach Daryl Greenan said the Rebels proved they de-serve to be ranked No. 16.

“Ole Miss was tough. I mean, they are a top-20 team and then some for good reason, and they looked strong and healthy at the end,” he said. “Our girls put up a fi ght; they just didn’t have a lot of answers for Ole Miss today.”

An issue for the Lady Bulldogs all year has been the amount of players they have had on their roster. State had only fi ve play-ers dress against Ole Miss and will only have the same fi ve go-ing to Oxford to compete in the SEC Championships. The team started the year with seven active players on its roster but lost two of the players throughout the SEC season. Greenan said the girls that remain have much to be proud of with the amount of work they each have put in.

“These girls that were on the court today have handled a lot of adversity, and they’re giving

it their best down the stretch here,” he said.

Ts igv in t s eva is one of those women who has stuck it out and has done so for four years here at MSU. Her career was full of ac-complishments, and her leader-ship will be sorely missed. She has posted a total of 82 victories and represented the Maroon and White very well. Tsigvintseva said she will miss the camarade-rie of the team the most.

“I am going to miss for sure the coaches, the girls and my team. I’ve been with them a long time already, and we’ve gotten to be very good friends,” she said. “I’m just going to miss all of this.”

A positive for the team is that the core will be back for next sea-son. The team has two returning freshmen, Petra Ferancova and Tran, and two returning sopho-mores, Rosaline Dion and Alex-andra Perper. However, Perper is the only returning player who

had a winning record in dual match play at 11-8. Greenan said with the experience the re-turning players have gained and a strong recruiting class, this team has the potential to turn things around next season.

“I like the group we have coming back; they’re all hard workers. They’re all going to continue to get better, and they’re young, so we have a lot of time to work with them,” he said. “With a good recruiting class, we should be able to move up in the rankings.”

The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Oxford for the SEC Cham-pionships on April 19-22 to wrap up the season. State will meet the Vanderbilt Commo-dores in the fi rst round, a team that beat State 7-0 earlier in the season. Greenan said it will be tough, but he has confi dence that his team will leave it all on the court.

“We battled them pretty well, and if we can go out there and just do the best we can, we have a shot at taking some matches and possibly the upset,” he said.

Tsigvintseva

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