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November 15, 2007, Volume 73, No. 11
Gas hits $3 mark in Jackson Kathleen Morrison News Editor
“I remember, when I was a freshman in high school gas was a dollar a gallon,” says senior Terrel Sugar. “I could fill my tank for 20 dollars. Now it takes me over 50 dollars to fill up.” Many Millsaps students have similar complaints as gasoline prices continue to rise – hitting $3.09 on a State Street gas station at the time of publication. Gas is currently more expensive across the nation than it has ever been. “It seems like prices have doubled since I started driving,” says sophomore Ellen Davies. “It now takes me around $45 to fill up. And I drive a car, not an SUV.” While gas has been over $3 in other parts of the country for many months, it has only recently made the jump here in Jackson. In a study conducted in July of 2006, Mississippi was 49th out of the 51 in the nation in gas price – only $2.78 when the Photo by Kathleen Morrison most expensive gas in the nation (in Hawaii) Regular gasoline at a local station hits an all-time high, reflecting a national price rise. was being sold for $3.38 a gallon. “It’s nice that there are 15 carpooling states in everything really.” At schools like Millsaps it will probably cost me $100 for the round trip. It other people at Millsaps an American Community Freshman David where most of the student really adds up. It’s getting from my hometown,” says Survey in 2004, and the Williams sums up what body has to travel home, to the point where fi nding freshman Evan Bauer. “I necessity to carpool has seems to be the consensus sometimes many hours on campus when it comes away, a rise in gas prices cheap airfare might be live four hours away, but only risen since then. less expensive. But then I we (Corinthians) carpool a Many students also to gas prices. will greatly affect students couldn’t take all my stuff lot and that helps a lot with carpool around Jackson, “As a college student on going home for the with me.” gas money.” running errands with a limited budget I think it’s Thanksgiving holiday. Many students fi nd that As gas prices soar, friends to save money. quite ridiculous but I do “It’s a six-and-a-half one of the most popular carpooling to school, work “(My friends and I) realize there are ways to hour drive home – it takes ways to cut down on and more is becoming always drive together,” minimize my traveling,” he me a full tank of gas,” says the expense is to travel more popular nationwide. says Davies. “We ride Davies. “This Thanksgiving, Gas continued - page 8 together. Mississippi was in the top together out to eat or shop,
Shake-up afoot for SBA Bonnie Tucker
Contributor
The Student Body Association elections are the cause of much excitement and debate this week at Millsaps. SBA’s current executive board believes this election is vital to SBA’s attempt to encourage more student participation in both Millsaps and community activities. Senior Alli Mattalino, current executive board treasurer, expects the newly elected executive board to achieve many changes within SBA. “I hope the new members can not only encourage more participation in every aspect of the Millsaps community but also create new programming to help students enjoy their time at Millsaps Photo by Kathleen Morrison and foster more leadership on campus,” Candidates running for office in the Student Body Associa- says Mattalino. Running for president are Philip tion post signs to inspire Millsapians to vote for them. Cortese, Daniel Honeycutt and Christie
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“Cookie” Kokel. Sophomore Daniel Honeycutt is running because he believes some things at Millsaps should be changed. “We should take pride in our school because we have something to take pride in here, and students should realize Millsaps is special,” says Honeycutt. He also hopes to get students more involved if elected. Jacob Baker, Cree Cantrell and Megan Wharton are running for 1st Vice President. The 1st vice president position is second-in-command of the executive board and is involved with Senate committees, coordinating the goals of committees, and organizing program events. Sophomore Cree Cantrell, if elected, hopes to make changes in the public relations of Millsaps. “I love Millsaps, and I consider myself lucky to be here,” says Cantrell. “I SBA continued - page 8
...whether you consider golf a sport or not, lugging around your own clubs for five hours straight, three days in a row can be exhausting and a real test of your commitment. “Broadening horizens” - Page 2
Studios at a loss for words Brian Mitchell Staff Writer
The lack of Internet access will not be the only hit Millsaps students take to their entertainment and recreational activities. Turmoil in Hollywood may soon deprive students of many of their favorite television programs. The future for many television and movie production companies was put into serious doubt as Hollywood writers took to the picket lines last week. Over 12,000 Hollywood writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America, went on strike after a failed bargaining agreement with Hollywood producers, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, fell through. Although lasting 11 hours and being called by a federal mediator, the meeting could not reach a consensus. The meeting was a last ditch effort to prevent the strike after many disagreements. The two sides are in opposition because writers want more money from DVDs and the sales of shows and films via the Internet. Production studios disagree with these demands, saying marketing and new media experiments will be adversely affected. What will be affected immediately are popular talk shows such as “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report” and “The Tonight Show.” These shows, which have developed cult followings, will be subjected to showing reruns or alternate programming until the writers return. Some of the shows that are cancelled or experiencing reruns are favorites of many Millsaps students. “I love ‘The Colbert Report,’” says junior Laura Rodriguez. “I hate that it is going to be reruns, but the writers have the right to demand what they believe is far, so I understand. I’m just sad because it’s such a funny show.” Some Millsaps students however find they are too busy, and are indifferent to the strike. Senior Taylor Allee isn’t bothered by the cancellations and reruns. Says Allee, “I don’t really watch that much television at all. I don’t have that much free time with schoolwork and because I’m out doing stuff.” The strike will not, however, immediately affect production of movies or prime-time TV programs, as most studios have stockpiled dozens of movie scripts, and TV shows have enough scripts or completed shows in hand to last until early next year. However, as picket lines formed at more than a dozen studios and Strike continued - page 8
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Editorial: Opinionated voting, enacting change Every week, two pages of the Purple & White are devoted to the opinions of any Millsapian willing to put them in print. While we certainly encourage everyone to keep sending in opinions, let us also look at one of the many other ways your voices can be heard – namely, voting. Political, environmental, ethical and all other manner of opinions can be expressed through those elected. Numbers from previous years indicate that around half of the student body generally votes in the Student Body Association elections. To make a point: Do only half of the students here have things they would like to see change on campus? It seems that apathy and the fullyripened complaint are far more prevalent than are the changes our opinionated student body often envisions and express here. To give credit where credit is due, many people do make personal choices and voting decisions based on the changes they wish to see made. Many still complain, however, without fully exhausting the formal channels set up to make changes based on student opinions. The main channel refered to is that of the Student Body Association. The positions held within the SBA are not only based on your votes, but the people that will hold them are your friends and peers. As a college, we must speak out about the changes that truly need to be made. It is equally important, however, to speak to the
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right people – those we elect. In short, we must vote for those that will listen and strive for change. Each student generally has four – at most, five – years to make their mark at Millsaps. By starting clubs, organizations, support groups, funds for their causes, etc., many students do make their mark; others simply don’t care, have other passions or are too busy trying to graduate while “learning how to think” and “writing across the curriculum.” Although somewhat dramatic in print, the truth is that if changes are to be made in a student’s allotted four years, the right people must be in the right positions. The only way that can happen is if students first take
the time to consider the candidates and vote accordingly. Many people say that those that do not vote must give up their voices to complain and express their opinions. Perhaps that statement is too strong – after all, it seems that the best complaints ultimately cause people to run for office and vote, which in turn fuel many great changes. As good Millsapians, we should be making our respective marks in this little world; we cannot do this, however, if the elected officials represent only half of us. Make this election different; make sure the resulting leaders represent more votes counted – namely, yours.
Broadening horizons, ‘Fore!’
Liz Starrett Contributor
I have been a student at Millsaps since last fall. As a transfer student I was at first lost trying to find out where to go and what to do. I quickly learned that Millsaps was a small community and once you were here for a little while you easily knew what was going on with everything. I’m sure you have had a similar experience, you hear about everything around here. The crazy finish at the homecoming game…the Delta Underground… the Internet outage that won’t go away…and the women’s golf team. What? Wait, you didn’t hear about the women’s golf team…you didn’t even know Millsaps had a women’s golf team? I’m guessing you are not alone,
most of my friends didn’t know we had one either, until they learned I was on the team. You won’t see our tournaments posted on the huge calendar outside the Caf’, or see our scores scrolling with the rest on channel 18, and you probably won’t see anything about us in the Purple & White (except this article), but yes we do exist. Coach Dr. Kurt Thaw helped me out with a brief history of the team. Four years ago women’s golf at Millsaps was on the verge of extinction with only one player on the team and a fast exodus by the lonely coach. A call was made for someone in the Millsaps community to try and save this once gloried sport and rebuild the team. With a grass roots effort spearheaded by freshman (now senior) Felicia Mo and stand-in coach Thaw a team of 4 players made the women’s golf roster in 2004. Over the past three years the team has seen its share of talent with notable players such as Betsy Powell, Dorothy Lanier and this year’s team leader Mirel Brackin. However, like many minor sports the challenge has been and continues to be recruitment and retention. Powell graduated in 2005. Lanier played just one season. Thaw also adds that this season could be the year for a change in
the team’s luck. Mirel has continued to improve, both in her scores on the course and as a leader on the team. New players Natalie Boudreax and Liz Donovan have joined last year’s players Mirel, me and Stephanie Maxwell. Generous funding from the players and their families along with the team’s yearly budget have allowed them to secure membership and private lessons at the Refuge Golf course. Tournament schedules will take the team to Memphis, Tenn.; Tunica, Miss.; Mobile, Ala.; Tyler, Texas and Indianapolis, Ind. this year. Now, if you have read this far, you may be wondering why I am telling you all of this. The fact is we need some more golfers. Sorry guys you can’t be on our team, you could go out for the men’s team though, or you could help out by offering support of our team. Ladies, if you’re wondering if you could play for our team…I say give it a try! “Every fall we find one or two new players who were here the whole time but just never asked about playing,” says Coach Thaw. Wondering what it would be like? When asked her favorite part of being on the team, Liz Donovan said, “Unlike other teams we get three or four days to hang out in really cool places and the chance to meet really awesome people
from other schools like Hendrix, Rhodes and DePauw. “Also, the golf courses are beautiful and what a better way to spend a school day than to be relaxing playing golf? Because the team is so small it’s easier to become really great friends with all the players on the team. It’s an amazing experience. I just love being on the golf team.” Boudreaux added: “The best thing about being a member of the women’s golf team is getting to travel to various tournament locations with a close-nit group of fun-loving people. My favorite part of being on the golf team is playing golf all the time, of course!!!” And everyone on the team will tell you, whether you consider golf a sport or not, lugging around your own clubs for five straight hours, three days in a row can be exhausting and a real test of your commitment. Unlike many other sports on campus, golf is an individual experience. It is really just you out there playing for yourself, against yourself, trying to get that certain score you know you are capable of. So if you play golf all the time, you have never played or you’re anywhere in between, go talk to one of the players, or come out to The Refuge when practices start back up in the spring and see if there is a spot for you on the not-so-wellknown women’s golf team.
Everybody is not a scientist
Allisa Vincent Contributor
In response to last week’s “Everybody’s a scientist,” I would first like to talk about the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This body is political, like every governmental body, and goes along with what the government at the time sees as important. It also is not made up of all scientists: It has on its board many employees of different governments. Many scientists that were once on
this board have left after disputing that global warming was caused by an increasing percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. I find it hard to believe that you can call these people armchair scientist, when they have Ph.Ds and are doing research, many for over 20 years. The BBC did a program on global warming in a rebuttal to Al Gore’s piece, and I believe that the scientists in that piece are not armchair scientists. I would also like to point out that Gore is not a scientist. He has no degree in the field of climatology and will never be receiving one most likely. For that matter, most Americans do not have Ph.D in a science, much less climatology. So, saying that only 21 percent of Americans deny global warming as a human-made problem is of no significance. The American people see only what is popular to the news stations, and what is popular to the news stations is doom and gloom science. Such science gets more
viewers to watch. I mean, do you really get people to watch if you said everything was fine? It is also a stretch for people to go outside the norm, which is in favor of human-
I want all the facts before our government spends billions of dollars on a problem that might not even exist. made global warming. Rupert Murdoch controls Fox News, and if he thinks it’s important then it definitely is. Is he a scientist? Does he have a PhD in climatology? I think not!
Why do we listen to these people? I am glad that he has his own opinion on the subject, but that does not mean that he is right. I was especially happy to find out that his News Corp. is going to be carbon-neutral by the year 2011 but carbon emissions have been a problem for a long time now. If he could not change his ways earlier for the problems he cares so much about, why do they matter now? So, yes, I want to wait for science! Is that really so bad? I want all the facts before our government spends billions of dollars on a problem that might not even exist. Am I really an evil person for such thoughts going against the norm and asking people to question what they see is the only truth. That is the way progress is made: Someone questions the way things are and people research the problem. Let research take its course. I beg you not to race to conclusions without all the facts. I love science and believe in it, so please have a little faith.
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Appreciation from students for one cool dean Kathryn Buchan Opinions Editor
and professors that were able to make the trip over Fall Break. I would also like to encourage all of our students, whether studying a business-related field or not, to recognize what an incredible blessing he is for our college. McMillan deserves our thanks and respect for innumerable reasons. On top of everything else, he and his wife are cool people. In the words of other students that went to D.C.:
Over fall break, several economics and accounting majors had the opportunity to fly to Washington, D.C. I was fortunate enough to be one of them. Accompanied by Dean Howard McMillan and his wife, as well as Dr. Blakely Fender, Dr. Susan Taylor and Dr. Kim Burke, we were able to visit The Federal Reserve, American Bankers Assocation and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. “Thanks you so much for arranging the spectacular We were also able to meet with Gov. Mark Warsh appointments on our trip to DC over fall break. We had of The Fed, many top executives at ABA (including Ed so many great experiences and it was truly a once in a Yingling, president and CEO), an undersecretary of the lifetime opportunity.” - Winfrey Norton U.S. Department of the Treasury and Mark W. Olson, chairman of PCAOB. Policy-makers living and breathing the epitome of our majors sat across the table and were “Thanks, Dean McMillan, for the opportunity to meet willing to engage in conversation, listening to and with such interesting and knowledgable people at the answering questions. American Bankers Association and The Fed. It was a Although only in D.C. for three days, the trip was great experience and a really fun trip...Thanks for all you memorable. Staying at the Washington Suites in do...” - Chad Songy Georgetown, we were within walking distance of the National Mall. As former president of the ABA, Howard L. McMillan, “Thank you for taking the time to plan our trip. It Jr., Dean of the Else School of Management, made most was a really great experience. of the appointments and helped arrange the schedule so I thought it was especially interesting to observe how that our time was spent in the best possible way. With what we have been learning applies to policy making many other illustrious titles, both past and present, he and to hear expert opinions on the current financial is truly a leader for our business school and a great situation.” - Duncan Fraser representative of Millsaps as a whole. Chartering a bus for the group, McMillan rode with us to most of the appointments, attended those appointments and made introductions. It seemed clear that we would not have been there without those introductions and his opening the door for us to speak with such influential people who are not only his colleagues, but also his personal friends in most cases. Both he and his wife, Mary Eliza, went to dinner with the students and professors one night at a local Georgetown restaurant. Delightful company, they told us about their children and grandchildren. Photo courtesy of the Millsaps Office of Communications In short, I would like to express appreciation to McMillan, at far right, with faculty of the Else School McMillan on behalf of myself, as well as the students of Management
Photo by Kathryn Buchan McMillan enjoys a lollipop while chatting with students in Washington D.C.
Photo courtesy of Jane Collins McMillan plays the banjo at Homecoming 2007
Keeping German, beating injured horse
Meagan Malone Staff Writer
As a writer for The Purple & White news section, I was not able to completely convey my personal sentiments concerning the loss of the German language program, and I need to air some grievances in an open forum. Let me be clear: That German as an option for language study has been removed from Millsaps students is heinous, unfair and embarrassing. The news article mentioned that the process through which various head honchos came to the decision to not offer German as a course of study in any capacity was supposedly “fair.” Committees “explored” options. Administrators “researched” issues. They kept the conversation within the higher-ups and never deigned to bring it to the students. I never even knew that this problem was
tangible until the decision had already been made. I’m not even beginning to suggest that I could have fixed it by myself, but had the student body been made aware of the dire straits in which the German situation was found, I have little doubt that we would have made waves. Would those waves have fixed the problem of enrollment and “decay in the German department?” I think so! I count myself among the ranks of people affected by this decision. Although I am not a German major who has suddenly been thrown into complete disarray with the removal of their primary means of study, and despite the fact that I, unlike many students I’ve spoken to, was not planning on taking German as my language requirement for a B.A., I was indeed entertaining the idea of taking a semester or two as a senior. As a philosophy major, I’m fascinated by the language. My discipline is influenced so heavily by works originating from thinkers who wrote in German, and understanding the language is, in ways, central to understanding concepts that they bring to the study of philosophy. If I had been made aware of the situation, I would have shown solidarity and registered to begin German as quickly as possible. To make the decision to remove German from the curriculum based on pragmatic reasons absolutely violates the essence of what I think a liberal arts institution stands for. I’m involved in more than one student group that receive SBA funding whose numbers are small - as in, fewer than 10. I’ve taken classes in the music and
philosophy department in which three people were enrolled. Granted, qualified faculty was already in place to teach these courses. However, if no one was available or qualified to teach it, would those classes, too, be obsolete even though perhaps they
chemistry and football: Pragmatism at work. I hope people do not feel as if I’m beating a dead horse - I feel that the horse is very much alive but seriously injured on the side of the road. Maybe I’m like your typical naïve intern on ER who, after the veteran doctors have given up compressions and breathing, yells desperately to his fellow workers, “No! We can save her! Don’t give up!” I feel like we absolutely must have hope that the German option will come back. Otherwise, I will have lost a great deal of faith in this institution. To so quickly and without hesitation sever an outlet of learning so vital to many disciplines is unacceptable. There simply must be funds somewhere to hire an adjunct professor to teach German classes while still allowing for the hiring of a new Spanish professor. Now it is up to us as students, faculty, alumni and a community to raise enough hell so that the fat lady will never sing the final cadence on the German program. You know what? If she ever does sing, she’ll probably break out the breastplates and the horns and belt out “Ride of the Valkyries,” reminding us of how triumphant and awe-inspiring the German tradition is in just about everything we experience . . . and how terribly unfortunate we would be to lose all of that in our community.
“To make the decision to remove German from the curriculum based on pragmatic reasons absolutely violates the essence of what I think a liberal arts institution stands for.” could be major or minor requirements? If Millsaps follows this dangerous precedent, soon the only courses and extra curriculars offered will be accounting,
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12 things you did not know about Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub Nell Knox
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1. He has wanted to be a professor since he was a small child. “I always knew I’d be a professor of some sort,” explains Turkeltaub. “Originally I thought about going into entomology.” 2. In high school, Turkeltaub was active in the band and took Spanish. During his undergraduate years at Princeton, he was a member of the fencing team and participated in an eating club on campus before heading to Cornell for graduate school. 3. He is currently trying to get a fencing team started at Millsaps. “Millsaps used to have a fencing team,” he says, “And now we’re bringing it back. We have a proposal in with the SBA right now.” 4 . Fo r a w h i l e, Turkeltaub considered a major in biology. “I chose classics because there is no GRE subject exam,” he says. 5. He claims to have the nicest office on campus, which he was assigned by a twist of fate.
Located on the first floor of John Stone Hall, the office, which previously belonged to Dr. Paula Garrett of the English department, boasts multiple windows, purple paint and double front doors. 6. Before moving to Mississippi, the farthest south he had been was Virginia. “(Virginia) is not the same as the Deep South, although they consider themselves the south,” Turkeltaub explains. His favorite thing about the South? “Fried chicken,” he says. 7. He has enjoyed Millsaps so far, but his least favorite thing about the college is “the extent to which Greek life dominates the students existence here. Other colleges have a strong Greek culture, but here it is controlling.” He wishes there was more social space for independent students. 8. He is a selfproclaimed “foodie.” “I love to cook,” says Turkeltaub, “I make my own ice cream. I like making up flavors.” A favorite recent concoction of his own
design is and ice cream he calls “coconut mango ripple.” 9. He has been married for two years. He and his wife have two dogs, a Chow and a hound-mix, which Turkeltaub describes as “pound pups.” 10. His current favorite movie is “Pan’s Labyrinth.” “It’s on the front of my mind because it was absolutely sensational. Strangelove was good too,” he adds. His favorite book is Voltaire’s “Candide.” “I love teaching ‘Candide’ to students,” he enthuses. 11. Although he was young when he received his Ph.D., Turkeltaub is now living for the moment. “In five years I will be older,” he laughs. “I’d like to get a book out by then. I’ve got two or three ideas in mind. Two are about Homer’s ‘Illiad.’” 12. He is full of good advice for college students. “Manage your time,” he warns. “Balance your life. Make time to take care of school, social stuff and spend enough time drunk.”
Photo by Nell Knox Dr. Turkeltaub selects a book from his lavish office library, located on the first floor of John Stone Hall. “I have the nicest office on campus,” he says.
Culture with Conover: Learning language history and a sense of humor Hillary Hamblen Staff Writer
Catching up with new professor Cornelius Conover proves to be an informative experience. Still unsure if he will be here for longer than a year, Conover is already making an impression on Millsaps students. From the appeal of a liberal arts education to Colonial Latin American, Conover is willing to share opinions and has brought many new ideas with him. The Purple & White: Have you enjoyed Millsaps so far?
some pieces I wrote about in my dissertation concerning early modern religion. I also like that Millsaps is a liberal arts school. P&W: What about the liberal arts appeals to you? CC: I came from the University of Texas, where there are 25,000 undergraduates, so you see your
CC: The Middle Ages and a Colonial Latin America course. I’m doing a really cool early modern religions course next semester called Heresies and Orthodoxies. We’ll study the Inquisition and lots of important early missionary movements. It will be an IDS course. P&W: Did you bring any family with you?
P&W: Can you tell me more about your family?
P&W: What about the faculty do you like, specifically? CC: The faculty are very friendly. Here everyone plays well together. P&W: Where are you from? Photo by Hillary Hamblen Dr. Conover spends time working in his office between teaching classes on Latin American culture.
P&W: Then what brought you here to Mississippi? CC: Well, the position that was open appealed to a lot of the things I like. Latin American history is my specialty, and I am teaching Medieval History, which connects
CC: Oh, Costa Rica’s great! ¿Como se dice . . . gallo pinto? P&W: Sí. So you are obviously bilingual. Do you speak any other languages? How good is your Spanish? CC: Not as good as my English.
CC: Yes. I am married with two children, 10 and 2.
Mr. Cornelius Conover: I do enjoy it. I like working with the students, and the faculty are very welcoming.
CC: I am from northwest Iowa, from a little farm in the middle of nowhere.
(Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay). I lived in Mexico quite a while. I went with Dr. Kahn to Costa Rica.
students maybe during that one semester and never again. Here you get a sense of them as a person, and you get a positive role in how they develop. P&W: What courses are you teaching now?
CC: They are from Mexico. My son and my wife were born in Mexico, and my daughter was born in Spain when I was researching there. She is just learning to speak, and she already has a Mississippi accent! When she says “help,” it sounds like “hay-ulp.”
P&W: So it sounds like you have done a lot of traveling. CC: I have been a lot of places: Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela and Central America, most places except the southern cone
P&W: Have you met any of the professors in the Language Arts department? CC: Yes . . . They are very nice people. P&W: Would you rather teach language or history? CC: Well, history is more my deal, like the cultural differences between the United States and Latin America. It’s important because there are so many Latin Americans living here, and there are ample opportunities for misunderstandings between recent immigrants and citizens. Knowing a little bit about them will help understand some of the problems between them. P&W: You said you will be here a year. What about next year? CC: It’s all up in the air. I don’t want to be campaigning (to be rehired). I want to let them decide whether or not they want to keep me. P&W: What do you think about the city of Jackson?
CC: I hate the traffic! I was here one month and I had a car crash on the interstate, so that was not a pleasant welcome. (But otherwise) the people are very friendly . . . there are plenty of family activities, and the faculty community is very warm. P&W: Could you explain your classes a little more? CC: Yes, and I’d love to have people (for them)! For the Yucatan program, this position will help develop that. It’ll serve as a cultural broker between students and cultural features of the unique Latin America—something a sophisticated, worldly student would need to know. P&W: Since you moved from Texas, where there are more Latin Americans in the population, what is something you miss most? CC: I have trouble finding Latin American food products: chilés, tortillas . . . you can find them; it’s just not as easy to get your hands on them. (Also), my wife doesn’t have as many Spanishspeaking people to talk to. But it’s surprisingly not that difficult to change from Austin to Jackson. P&W: What is the most valuable thing you’ve learned since teaching? CC: A sense of humor! You have to be flexible in front of a class. You may have a plan for class in your head, and it may just fall flat. You have to be able to get people interested.
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Temporary faculty member enjoys Millsaps community Diantha Williamson Staff Writer
Nick Brown has joined the Millsaps faculty as a visiting professor while Dr. William Storey, assistant professor of history, is on sabbatical. “I graduated in 2001 (from Millsaps), and they just called me for an interview and brought me in this year,” says Brown. A Jackson native, Brown is glad to return to his alma mater. “I enjoy teaching here very much. Millsaps is a dream job. This semester I just have one class, but I am supposed to have three next semester,” he says. Brown’s focus is modern Europe, 1789 to the present. Still a student himself, Brown is writing his dissertation on London, England—his favorite place within modern European history. “European history just seemed a little more fun than anything else I studied. When I first became a history major at Millsaps, I had no intention of going to graduate school or becoming a professor. I just liked history, and the history professors here are really cool,” says Brown. His advice to those interested in majoring in history or pursuing their doctorates is simple: “You must really, really enjoy the subject and really, really enjoy writing.” One of his favorite aspects of
professorship is doing research abroad. “One of the cool things…is that it requires you to travel to places that you study (and for free),” he says. “Although…I spent about every day in archives or libraries, at least I get to say I lived in London!” After finishing his undergraduate work here at Millsaps, Brown held a teaching position at the University of Mississippi as he was between his masters and doctoral degrees. However, there is no place like “home.” “I am totally sold on the Millsaps creed,” Brown comments enthusiastically. “The small classes and nice students—it was not like that at Ole Miss.” Brown not only appreciates how respectful Millsaps students are but also enjoys their curiosity and eagerness for study. “It is kind of cool to be back.” Busy juggling responsibilities, Brown says, “Right now I am just teaching and working,” he continues with a chuckle. “My ‘hanging out’ would be going on a jog.” Like everyone in academia, Brown is extremely busy this time of year. Nonetheless, “I am kind of chilling,” he says, while on the seemingly endless journey to achieving a Ph.D. When Brown travels again he
Contributed Photo These ancient Roman ruins, are in Trier, Germany, a place visited by Nick Brown. As a professor at Millsaps, Brown has enjoyed working in the history department and looks foward to future trips. will most likely return to London where his research is centered. Besides, “English people are pretty cool.” However, Brown says that if he could lead any study abroad trip he would like to design a class
Coale sweeps NATS
Contributed Photo The Purple & White congratulates Jacqueline Coale on her performance at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). This past weekend in Oxford, Coale won first place in the competition.
about artwork in the Louvre. “I got to visit Paris for a day, and it was awesome (Dr. Zale insisted that I go, and I could not disappoint him)...I got to see the Mona Lisa. She actually looks at you; it’s kind of creepy!”
Of all the great figures of European history, Brown decided that his favorite was one yet to come: “Whoever figures out world peace. So, I guess we’ll all be waiting for a while.”
Applications for editor-in-chief of the Purple & White are now available. E-mail mageesa@millsaps.edu for information. Start soon! Applications are due Nov. 27.
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Myatt reforms the everyday in ‘SEEentences’ vibe about the structure that adds to the interaction with the audience. In fact, I had to reason Contributors with myself to avoid jumping through the hoop, like a child The exhibition now on display would. in the Lewis Art Gallery on the third Because of the immediate floor of the Ford Academic response that the work Complex is Greely Myatt’s seems to initiate, I would “SEEentences and Other say that Myatt has tapped Things Goin’ Round,” up into the primordial and through Nov. 30. aesthetically pleasing state The artist will give a of the circular state. concluding gallery talk on Arguably the most that Friday at 12:30 p.m. arresting installation of as part of the Friday Forum the show is simply two series. electric fans, facing each The following passages other. Both of their blades are excerpts from reviews move, echoing the circular of the show written theme of Myatt’s other by two students in the art. However, only one of Contemporary Art class. the fans is plugged into an Holly Harmon electrical outlet; the other The main component of simply moves at a slower this exhibition is Myatt’s pace, its motion fueled by “SEEentences” that consist that of the electrified fan. of found objects that The title, “The Blind are unaltered from their Leading the Blind,” suggests original state and have symbolic and conceptual been mounted on the wall connotations of the work. in groupings of three. In On a negative note, Myatt this way, these groupings might be revealing the are able to be read as visual tendency to superficially sentences. imitate that which is faster, Through the use of these stronger, more industrial found objects presented as and more powerful. art, Myatt is questioning the In this sense, we would conventions of art-making all be blind, leading each and the role of the artist as other into nothing. On well as emphasizing a part the other hand, there is of our lives to which we pay something magical about no notice: Discarded “junk” the realization of how the Photo by Laura Howe that has lost its utilitarian piece works. Greely Myatt’s exhibit in the gallery displays ordinary objects in groupings of three among other works. appeal. It could as easily be a In Myatt’s groupings of celebration of the way we can three, all the objects are aged Lorene Dodd alarming facet of the work is its feed off of each other’s energies, groupings, Myatt is giving us and worn, representing this loss of At first glance, “The Juggler” honesty. Perhaps Myatt is giving in order to metaphorically move in objects of familiarity but removing functionalism. However, although their context so that they often seems to be an odd juxtaposition us a mirror of the crazy inside our own way, as the unplugged fan the objects no longer function as of a straitjacket and a circle of us all, struggling to juggle the does. The piece also suggests the become unidentifiable. was their original intention, they In one grouping he has placed greenish-brown spheres, all pinned harsh, metallic fragments of our blindness of influence – we can be are now serving a higher purpose part of a cycle, part of an exchange what appear to be tools, although to the gallery wall. However, after respective lives. and have been elevated to the Another of Myatt’s of energy, part of an ecosystem they are not recognizable apart reading the work’s description, status of art. from the broom head on the end. the spheres became heavy and sculptures that stands out is his and not realize it because we do In this way, Myatt’s pieces Because viewers are unsure about imperfectly round, almost weapon- “Circumference or Goin’ Round.” not see the transformation with have been placed within the art Standing about 7 feet tall, the our eyes. what exactly the objects are, they like – they are cast of bronze. historical context of Dadaism. The title emphasizes the orbital circular piece is formed by chunks Overall, Myatt’s work presents a are forced to examine the formal The work is reminiscent of Marcel aspects of the grouping, the shape the spheres make against of cedar trees, fitted together with unique perspective on connection Duchamp’s “Fountain,” in which graceful or jarring line and form their neutral background, as if the bark still on. The slotted ridges and relation. the artist removed the utilitarian they are toys being juggled. The are left visible, yet the sculpture of the objects. purpose of a urinal and called it In another grouping Myatt uses straitjacket suggests something retains an organic quality, as if high art. The Dada movement was metal objects which we associate threatening, having associations we are encountering a natural in response to the overly-serious with the strength of machinery. with mental hospitals, psychiatric phenomenon. nature of art and “Fountain” There is a uniquely innocent However, the particular objects illnesses and the line between directly questions what is required
Review by Lorene Dodd, Holly Harmon
to be named a work of art. Myatt’s “SEEentences” also serve to question what constitutes art in the 21st century by using common objects, set aesthetically in groupings of three. In his
that he has chosen are small and rusted to the point of delicacy. By presenting these metal pieces as art, they become precious when in actuality they are simply unusable scraps.
sanity and insanity. Without a doubt, Myatt’s “The Juggler” cannot be described as a playful piece; it is quite visually disturbing. But why exactly? It seems to me that the fundamentally
Slzubowski family puts on display of musical prowess Review by Will Chandler Contributor
Marta Szlubowska-Kirk and her parents Janusz and Danuta Szlubowski put on a musical display Nov. 6 that was, according to freshman music major Jacob Gibson, “exciting, complex and well executed.” Violinist Szlubowska-Kirk, who has competed on an international scale, flaunted a repertoire that was both musically captivating and technically advanced. Her parents delivered an impressive performance on the piano. The husband and wife duo has achieved a degree of international renown for their musical talent. The night opened with a Mozart sonata performed by the Szlubowski duo on piano. The use of four hands on the piano was a pleasant and interesting change of style. The three sections, “Allegro,” “Andante” and “Allegro molto” varied in tempo and playing style. The first section was light with a swift tempo; the second, still light but much slower and smoother; the third returned to a faster speed but varied more from note to note. The second piece was a Beethoven sonata with Slzubowska-Kirk playing violin and her mother, Danuta, playing
piano. This sonata was broken into four sections: “Allegro,” “Adagio molto expressive,” “Scherzo – allegro molto” and “Rondo
and take advantage of the colorful array of styles and tempos within the piece. The third song of the night was by far the most advanced
wrote them down because no one was able to play them at the time,” explains senior Will King. However, Slzlubowska-Kirk had no such difficulty. String
Promotional photo The internationally renowned Szlubowski family performed at Millsaps last week. – allegro ma non troppo.” The overall piece was a beautiful duet by mother and daughter that allowed them to display their musical prowess
and captivating. SzlubowskaKirk performed a violin solo by Nicolo Paganini. “When Paganini composed pieces like these, he never actually
plucking, spontaneous musical runs and fast finger work proved to be no problem for the expert violinist. “Martha Szlubowska-Kirk
is a phenomenal performer,” says voice and music professor Dr. Cheryl Coker. The fourth composition, performed by the Szlubowski piano duo, was a six-part piece with more varying styles. The Claude Debussy piece started out slow and melodious, but the tempo picked up as the piece went from selection to selection. The final section was particularly impressive as the piece ended with (Danuta) Szlubowska playing a lively melody that carried a “Flight of the Bumble Bee” feeling while (Janusz) Szlubowski supported the melody with a more structured bass part. The closing piece by SaintSaëns was another motherdaughter duet consisting of violin and piano. During the piece, both instruments danced around one another in a waltz-like procession. The piano would support the violin for a while, and then the violin would support the piano. It was a pleasant closing performance. The overall show, featuring the beautiful violin playing by Marta Szlubowska-Kirk along with the piano playing of the Szlubowskis, was one of the best at Millsaps to date.
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November 15, 2007 • The Purple & White Contact Kate Royals, royalkr@millsaps.edu
Ben & Jerry’s serves fresh perspectives on old standards Catherine Schmidt Managing Editor
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has been a constant in my life even if my flavor of choice has changed over the years. Many of my childhood vacations were spent in Ben & Jerry’s native Vermont, and when my family lived in Hanover, N.H., we visited the local Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop often. I always ordered the same thing: Chunky Monkey in a cup. My mom and dad were devoted to Cherry Garcia; my brother devoured Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. These things made an impression on my five-year-old mind. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream still evokes maple candy, covered bridges, milking jersey cows and building teepees in the woods next to my house. In short, it’s connected to everything I associate with the adventure and simplicity of childhood. Here’s a look at the latest of what Ben & Jerry’s is dishing out. And take it from someone who knows—these flavors are well worth your money (and calories). Crème Brûlée I first sampled this flavor this summer on the drive home from a camping trip in Mexico. We had just crossed the border and hit the first gas station we could find. My grandma, my grandma’s boyfriend, my mom and I passed the pint around in the car. By the time it reached me, the ice cream had reached the ideal semi-melted consistency. The custard ice cream with a caramelized swirl was undeniably crème brûlée, but the crunchy caramelized morsels immediately reminded me of my grandma’s famous flan. After having spent the last couple weeks in the inland California desert and sleeping in a sandy tent in Mexico, I found Crème Brûlée to be a luxury. I tested it again for this review to make sure my first experience was not a mirage, and the flavor worked its magic again during a midnight study break.
Cinnamon Buns This flavor is recommended for anyone who enjoys the classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Ben & Jerry’s creates an interesting take on their second-most-popular flavor as, here, cinnamon bun dough flourishes in caramel ice cream with a caramel streusel swirl. I must admit, I think this flavor may even be my new favorite. It definitely surpasses Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough in my opinion. Willie Nelson’s Country Peach Cobbler I put on some mood music before I dug into this one: Willie Nelson’s “Red Headed Stranger,” one of my favorite concept albums—let-alone any album—of all times. I can imagine the red headed stranger sitting down to a pint of Ben & Jerry’s Country Peach Cobbler after coming home and finding that his little love had left him for another man. This flavor, peach ice cream with cinnamon shortbread pieces and a peach swirl, is one of the lightest and most refreshing Ben & Jerry’s flavors I’ve tasted. The peach pieces taste fresher than any peach you could find at the grocery store, and the shortbread pieces are as crunchy as the outer edges of a peach cobbler. A portion of the proceeds of this flavor go to Farm Aid, an organization that Nelson co-founded that raises funds to help farm families keep their land. Aside from the good cause and the revitalizing flavor, who wouldn’t want to see Willie Nelson’s smiling face when enjoying his or her favorite cool treat? Phish Food 10th Anniversary Edition Ok, so this is not really a new flavor, but somehow in the 10 years of its existence I have not tried the sixth most popular Ben & Jerry’s flavor. Similar to what the layman calls “Rocky Road,” Phish Food consists of chocolate ice
cream with melty marshmallows, a caramel swirl and fudge fish with smiling faces. “Why are the fudge fish smiling?,” asks Ben & Jerry’s. It’s because the Vermont-based band Phish— namesake of Phish Food— donates their royalties from sales of the flavor to the Waterwheel Foundation, which helps keep Lake Champlain clean. Fudge cows join the fudge fish in the 10th anniversary edition of the popular flavor. I approve. On their Web site www.benjerry.com, you can find fun things like the Flavor Graveyard, which comemorates, as you can probably imagine, demised flavors. The flavor I am most upset to have never tasted? White russian, which was discontinued because of exorbitant liqueur expenses. The Web site also features all the new flavors, and the flavor I am a n x i o u s l y awaiting to arrive in Jackson is Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream, which has fudgecovered waffle pieces and a caramel swirl in a vanilla ice cream base. “It’s the sweet taste of liberty in your mouth,” promise Ben & Jerry. It’s not just the witty flavor concoctions that make Ben & Jerry’s ice cream something I can feel good about eating. The company has progressive business ideals. The company supports local Vermont farms, getting much of their milk and cream from small and mid-scale family farmers who do not treat their cows with recombinant Bovine Growth Hormones. Ben & Jerry’s constantly searches for ways to reduce their company’s negative impact on the environment. They continually find ways to reduce waste, to reduce the amount of materials in their packaging and to use more environmentally friendly materials. The company also takes steps to make their manufacturing facilities more energy efficient. Ben & Jerry’s releases yearly social and environmental assessment reports that are available on their website. Any way you look at it, Ben & Jerry’s is a good choice.
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Art students display work in Fondren Alyce Howe
Staff Writer
Ever wonder what the Millsaps art students on the third floor of the Academic Complex are actually doing? This can be your chance to find out. Juniors and seniors in Sandra Murchison’s studio art seminar class will be exhibiting some of their artwork in conjunction with Fondren Unwrapped at St. Luke’s Methodist Church today from 5-9 p.m. The students’ art will be an addition to other exhibits open for public viewing throughout the evening. The subject matter of each student’s work varies based on their thesis for the class. Senior Petra Vackova explores global issues. “In my work, I attempt to formulate the complex relationship between media and the Western audience,” Vackova states. “I focus on the effect of hunger on children in Africa to recall feelings of shock as well as empathy for people living in inhumane conditions. My work is a social commentary.” The subject of senior
Michelle Allen’s art is iguanas. “Iguanas have been my constant companions throughout the majority of my life—ever since I was only eight years old,” she explains. “As members of my family, they have become an integral part of my identity, and the main inspiration in my art. I work within the genre of self-portraiture, and I use oils and acrylics to paint portraits of myself enjoying time with my iguanas.” Junior Kimberly Moore desires to create a connection between artist and viewer. “In expressing the truth about myself I hope to engage the viewers, to have the viewers feel inside of themselves that they have experienced the same at some point in their lifetime,” she explains. “I want them to build an emotional connection with my artwork, and to recognize the universality of what the pieces express.” Students exhibited in the show include juniors Lorene Dodd, Clay Hardwick and Kimberly Moore and seniors Michelle Allen, Katie Carmon, Kalea Hardwick,
Alyce Howe, Mathew Puckett, Petra Vackova and Jonathan Webb. Each student will be exhibiting one or two pieces of their own work. Senior Alyce Howe’s work explores the intermingling of a child’s world and an adult’s world and hopes to adjust adults’ ideas of acting and playing like a child. “I want people to find humor in what they see in my work, but I also want my viewers to consider what they see and understand that reverting back to childhood should be welcomed and embraced,” she says. Viewers will see the three mediums of sculpture, painting and drawing at the show, along with musical guest TTOCCS REKAPP, who will be set up outside of the venue to help attract viewers into St. Luke’s to see the show. “TTOCCS REKARP will be performing improvisations of sound manipulation with percussionist and avant garde instrumentalist, Tyler Tadlock. This will include a multi-medium experience with televisions and projections. The performing group will be encapsulated,
Promotional flyer Art majors feature their art in Fondren. providing an experience of aural and visual stimuli.” Viewers are invited to attend the show and
reception. Artists will be present and available to answer questions about their work.
New strain of Staph threatens campuses Cree Cantrell
Staff Writer
A new, and potentially deadly, strain of bacteria is rapidly spreading across America. This bacterium is known as Community Associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or CA-MRSA for short. The bacterium is an evolution of the staphylococcus aureus bacteria, commonly known as staph. According to medical website WebMD. although staph was once confined to hospitals and healthcare facilities, MRSA is now spreading through the community at an alarming rate. Several recent deaths from MRSA have elevated the infection to the national stage, including a 4 year-old Mississippian earlier this month. One student that knows the effects of staph personally is freshman Quinn Hambrite. “I thought it was just a boil on my (right) thigh,” said Hambrite, “but after I popped it, it got infected.” Hambrite suffered from common staph, rather than MRSA, so his infection was treated with antibiotics. “It took about a week to heal. The antibiotics worked very well on me because I don’t usually take a lot of antibiotics, so the ones I took were more effective,” said Hambrite. According to a recent “USA Today” article; MRSA kills approximately 18,000 Americans per year, accounting for more deaths annually than HIV and AIDS. About 25 to 30 percent of the population carries staph in the nasal cavities. Normally, these bacteria do not develop into an infection, unless the bacterium finds its way into the body. CA-MRSA is not spread through the air, like many bacteria. Rather, it is spread by skin to skin
Photo by Bjorn Carlsson A stronger strain of staph is spreading throughout the country. contact, says WebMD. Certain areas are more prone to carry MRSA bacteria. These areas include dormitories, military barracks, hospitals and nursing homes, and athletic facilities. WebMD also says that outbreaks of MRSA have affected several NFL teams including the Washington Redskins, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and the San Francisco 49ers. Because the early symptoms are so benign, they are usually overlooked and left to develop
into a full-blown infection. Staph will usually appear as a small, red lesion or boil on the skin. Signs of an infection include growth in size of the lesion, red lines coming from the lesion, drainage or odor from the spot, and increasing pain at the spot. According to WebMD, the evolution of MRSA is due in large part to its cure. Antibiotics such as penicillin have long been used to fight infectious bacteria. When certain bacteria survive a dose of antibiotics, they begin to build up a resistance to these antibiotics. Thus, strains of bacteria such as MRSA are born. Despite the ferocious spreading ability of MRSA, sometimes up to an inch per hour, the bacteria can be controlled. Because it is spread by contact, good hygiene is the best way to prevent the spread of MRSA infections. “Practices such as showering, washing hands, and not sharing towels or other equipment are very important to preventing the spread of staph,” says Murray Birch, head athletic trainer at Millsaps College. Because athletic facilities are especially susceptible to staph infections, certain precautions must be taken to prevent the spread of Staph and other bacteria. “We are beginning to spray athletic equipment to try to control staph infections,” says Birch, “we sprayed the football helmets and pads over fall break, for example.” It is also recommended by health officials that artificial playing surfaces, such as Millsaps’ own Harper Davis Field, be decontaminated regularly. In recent years, Millsaps has noticed an increase in Staph infections, but so far, no students have contracted CA-MRSA.
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want to make Millsaps a greater force in Jackson and in the nation.” Running for 2nd Vice President are Brittany Hickman, Chauvin Kean, Steven Sarpy and Ian Stone. “I believe SBA 2nd Vice President is a job that takes honesty and integrity, because the position deals with elections, honor council, and judicial council,” says junior Brittany Hickman. If elected, she plans to continue the new voting system and make sure all elections are completed in a timely manner, along with many other things. Courtney Helfich, Edgar Meyer, Winfrey Norton and Elizabeth “Liz” Smith are running for Treasurer. “By running for treasurer, I hope
to better serve my fellow students,” says junior Courtney Helfrich. If elected, she plans to create and install a better budget for SBA. Unopposed, freshman Victoria Romano is running for Secretary. “I’m running because I think Millsaps needs and deserves freshman representation on the executive board,” says Romano. Romano thinks her chances of winning are good, but is campaigning just as hard as other candidates. SBA also has high hopes for it’s newly appointed executive board position, Executive Director of Programming. This position will be in charge of organizing campus-
wide events, such as the Jambalaya Cook-off and the Homecoming Court Brunch. Running this year for Executive Director of Programming are Brandi Buckler and Nancy Yates. Buckler is running to further interaction between SBA and SAPS. If elected, she plans to acquire sufficient funding, increase the attendance of events, and get more students involved. “I’m really passionate about programming,” Buckler explains. Students and administrators as well as the candidates are concerned with the SBA elections. “The SBA elections are important because SBA gives students a voice,”
says senior Sloan Holley. Freshman Sandy Trieu believes “The SBA is important because they are representing the student body, and without them, we would have no representation,” believes freshman Sandy Trieu. Megan James, Assistant Director of Student Activities, says “I feel that SBA plays a vital role on campus.” However, not everyone on campus is as interested in the elections. When asked about his opinion on the importance of SBA, freshman Sam Tumminello asks, “What the hell is SBA?”
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production sites on both coasts, several television shows immediately shut down production, including “The Office,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Two and a Half Men.” The last writers strike, in 1988, lasted 22 weeks and cost the industry around $500 million. With issues being more tumultuous than those in ’88, this strike is expected to last much longer.
This will affect some of the industry’s most popular shows, such as “The Office” and “Two and a Half Men.” Alternative programming such as reality shows, reruns and movies are expected to fill the schedules of broadcast and cable networks during this strike that could last, by some estimations, 10 months or more. Although met with mixed emotions at
Millsaps, the effect of the writer’s strike is being felt throughout the entertainment industry. It seems in this disagreement, and especially for the producers, the pen is truly mightier than the sword. Until the writers and producers reach an agreement, the television and film industry will be at a definite loss for words.
Wednesday, November 14-Tuesday, November 20 Scholarship Appreciation Week Between 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Whitworth Hall 201 -or- between 4:45 p.m. and 7.:00 p.m., Room 246 of the College Center Dining Hall Students are invited to come to Whitworth Hall to learn about their scholarship donors and write them thank-you notes. Writing materials and pens will be provided. All participants will be entered into a raffle to win an iPod. Contact Amanda Dubourg at dubouaa@millsaps.edu Thursday, November 15 Recital: Guitar Students 7:30 p.m. Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall Students of instructor Jimmy Turner perform music on the guitar. No cost for admission Contact Linda Nix, 601974-1422 or nixls@ millsaps.edu Thursday, November 15Sunday, November 18 Spring Awakening Players Production Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. on Sunday Christian Center Auditorium In 1891, playwright Frank Wedekind wrote a vibrant, fantastical and gruesome depiction of 19th-century adolescence. JeannieMarie Brown directs this production, which explores the beauty, joy, desperation and violent nature of self-discovery during adolescence. Travel to the world of 14-yearolds Wendla, Moritz and Melchior to experience the power of Wedekind’s ability to entertain, enlighten, challenge and provoke. [FOR MATURE AUDIENCES] General admission $10, seniors and students $8— tickets available at the box office one hour prior to each show Contact Linda Nix, 601974-1422 or nixls@ millsaps.edu Friday, November 16 State-Sponsored Art? Mexican and Cuban Movie Posters Friday Forum 12:30 p.m. Ford Academic Complex, Room 215 Dr. Ramon Figueroa, assistant professor of languages, shows his prized collection of rare movie posters and explores the issue of government-supported arts programs and two very different approaches to state-sponsored art. No cost for admission Contact Lynn Raley, 601974-1423 or raleyhl@ millsaps.edu
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Experience to guide Majors this season Thomas Richardson
Sports Editor
Major Calendar
With all of last year’s starters returning, the Millsaps men’s basketball Women’s team has the potential to Basketball experience its best season 11/17 Millsaps vs. in years. Coming off an 18-9 Mississippi College, season in 2006-2007, which Hangar Dome 1 p.m. included a solid 11-3 mark 11/24 Millsaps vs. in conference play, the Louisiana College, Majors will look to their Pineville, La. 5 p.m. five experienced seniors to build on the win totals that 11/26 Millsaps vs. have consistently increased Mississippi College, since 2004. Clinton, Miss. 5:30 Seniors Lorenzo Bailey, p.m. Allen Odum, Deonte Oscar, 12/1 Millsaps vs. Edrick Montgomery and Rodney Rogan have each Hendrix, Conway, Ark. contributed substantially 1 p.m. in minutes and quality of 12/2 Millsaps vs. play every year that they University of Dallas, have worn purple and Hangar Dome 3 p.m. white. At last season’s end, Montgomery and Rogan were selected as first and Men’s Basketball Photo by Frank Ezelle second team All-SCAC 11/17 Millsaps vs. members respectively, Valued for his versatility, senior Rodney Rogan while Odum and Bailey will be a leader in 2007-2008. Pensacola Christian, were recognized as AllHangar Dome 3 p.m. SCAC honorable mentions. other’s playing styles well As a sophomore, 11/23 Millsaps vs. “Having five seniors, and contribute to coming Sanders averaged Louisiana College, and three that came in together as a team. They 6.4 points per game, Hangar Dome 7 p.m. together (Bailey, Oscar and have all played, and that while pulling down Photo by Frank Ezelle Rogan), certainly adds to adds to what is expected at close to five rebounds 11/24 Millsaps vs. Rust, Senior Edrick Montgomery will see if he can repeat the knowledge of what we game time and in practice, per contest. Hangar Dome 3 p.m. as a first team All-SCAC selection in 2007-2008. try to do on the court,” and also how we handle Sanders’ message 11/25 Millsaps head coach Tim Wise road trips.” about continuing the the Majors’ season, as they Honing the vs. Southeastern explains. “They know each The seniors are not the development of his play are part of a strong SCAC necessary drive Louisiana, Hammond, only players Wise and the potential of the essentially expects to deliver 2007-2008 Millsaps squad triumvirate, along with is La. 3 p.m. Centre and DePauw, and the purpose of in big ways this revolves around belief. 12/1 Millsaps vs. games season. “I need to have must dodge the temptation exhibition Hendrix, Conway, Ark. Wise cites confidence in myself and of taking it easy because like the Majors’ of their reputation and trip to Division 3 p.m. the development in my teammates,” Sanders both inside and outside I University of of junior Chris expresses. “We lost three Louisiana-Monroe Sanders as another conference games last year expectations. the Hangar Dome. They will The tendency to become last week. “We wanted to factor in the Majors’ by about a eight points be playing fourteen home expectations to combined. If we can keep lax could potentially be work on execution strong games this year, as opposed make their mark in our minds straight, I have fueled by the new conference pressure, composure, and to last year’s nine. the conference and confidence that we can system that places Millsaps effort on the boards and “We were 6-1 in the in a “Western” division with loose balls,” Wise relates. the league. win.” conference on the road last Wise expresses that there “Sanders started Rogan echoes Sanders’ Austin, Colorado, Hendrix, season which showed that Southwestern and Trinity. is a sizeable difference most games last sentiments about keeping we had made progress,” The “East” will include between Division I and year and really focused. Wise relates, but the 5-2 Centre, DePauw and Division III basketball, but came into his “We had leads in a lot of conference mark at home is other conference notes, “You have the film own offensively games and eased off the gas; the something Wise thinks can opponents. to watch and it’s always a in that important this year we have to keep be fixed. “Our gym is unique “You would think we learning experience.” February period,” the pressure on,” he says. and it doesn’t take much The Majors lost 93-58, he explains. “He’s For instance, the Majors are in the easier division,” on a Friday night to get it Rogan says, “but Trinity but Wise saw some positives very capable on could not keep up the rocking. Support is needed both sides of the intensity in last year’s match is always good, they beat in addition to the lows they at the Sunday afternoon Photo by Frank Ezelle ball, and he grew against DePauw, blowing a us twice last year, and we must work on. games, too, though.” Another possible factor Junior Chris Sanders exploded a full inch over the lead that at times in the first don’t know some of the The Majors will tip off in other schools like Colorado in the Majors’ 07-08 success on the scene in 2006-2007. offseason, putting half reached 21 points. the Hangar on November 17 could be the atmosphere of him at 6-5.” Focus can make or break as well.” at 3 p.m.
Better ball handling, transfers to fuel Lady Majors Thomas Richardson
Bolton notes that the improved team play has lead to a much more up-tempo style that is faster in transition, which should bring about more competitiveness and a more exciting team to watch. Coming over from a highly successful Louisiana State University-Eunice program, junior transfer Tiffany Whitmore will be a vital factor in the offensive development. “Tiffany will come in and give us immediate help at the guard position,” Bolton expresses,
“she’s a good shooter, great at ball-handling, and will push the Sports Editor tempo.” Whitmore shares that her Finishing with a 3-20 record decision to come to Millsaps for last year (1-13 in conference play), basketball was about becoming the Millsaps women’s basketball part of a building program. There team looks to improved guard is only one senior on the Lady play and transfers for increased Majors’ roster, so building is a appearances in the win column in definite possibility, but as for 2007-2008. competing right now, Whitmore “We have players that can says, “We have a really good hard handle the ball much better this working attitude that will take us year,” says head coach Mary far. If we work hard, we can have Bolton, “our guards are confident.” a competitive and winning team.” After playing a year at Lyon College of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, another transfer, junior Jessica Bowie makes her Millsaps return (she played her 2005-2006 season in a Millsaps uniform), giving the Lady Majors a 6-2 post presence. Coach Bolton feels that Bowie will be very important in helping down low as a center, complementing the guard play. Unfortunately for the Lady Majors, the star of their 2006-2007 campaign, junior LaReina Adams, will be out of the picture until January, Photo by Frank Ezelle as she recovers from an The Lady Majors hope to show off better ball handling abilities in the ACL injury. Adams led the 2007-2008 campaign. Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference in rebounds per have three more home games on game (10.8) and in total number the schedule this year than they of double-doubles (11). She has, did last season, and considering however, been going through two of their three wins came at some practice sessions, and will home, coach Bolton hopes that be a key boost when conference fans will “just come out” and be play heats up in January. there to watch a more fast-paced, “She looks real good in drills exciting team. and she’s extending her shooting The Lady Majors tip off at 1 range,” comments coach Bolton. p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Bolton has a goal in mind that she feels is realistic for her squad this year, finishing sixth place in the conference. Some might consider sixth a low goal to set, but the top six teams out of last year’s ten team conference finished with overall winning records. In other words, getting to .500 in the conference could be a monumental step in establishing a league presence. As usual, the conference power at the season’s beginning is DePauw, who will be defending its national championship and starts the season Photo by Frank Ezelle ranked No. 5 Junior standout LaReina Adams will be nationally. The Lady Majors sidelined until January.
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Out in left field
Majors pummel Panthers, end roller coaster season Brian Mitchell Staff Writer
Thomas Richardson Sports Editor
As Millsaps battled BirminghamSouthern College on Saturday, a few things needed to fall their way in order to claim a playoff berth. The Majors needed to down the Panthers and see a Trinity loss at Austin College to reach the playoffs in consecutive I sense a bit of spite coming from the sports seasons. Millsaps did its information department over at Birminghampart, making a statement to Southern College. the NCAA playoff selection Their headline for the Web site’s recap of committee by easily ripping Saturday’s game reads “Millsaps runs up score through the Panthers, 58-7 on in 58-7 win over Birmingham-Southern.” There’s senior day. no denying the Majors did score a lot of points in The Majors offense was that game—of course, not quite as many as the once again potent, ringing mountain massacre the previous week (68)—so up 444 total yards, with 259 maybe selecting that headline (meant for grabbing of those coming through the attention) wasn’t too radical, I thought. The first air. Quarterback Juan Joseph sentence changed my mind. It said: “Millsaps threw for 250 yards and three College never called off the dogs and purposely Photo by Frank Ezelle touchdowns, bumping his Senior safety Ray Kline strides into the end zone untouched after an interception. ran up the score on its way to a 58-7 win…” total to a team record 31 on Never called off the dogs? Are you kidding, the season against just six Mr./Ms. unnamed BSC author? In the first half, interceptions. The Millsaps your guys were holding out treats and whistling, the selection ground game was also stellar, and committee met inviting the “dogs” to come their way. Starting saw junior Nick Namias, freshman on with a fumble on the opening kickoff, the Panthers Sunday. Schuyler Huff and sophomore Kenneth This comes as turned the ball over on each of their first four Metzger combine to rush for 133 yards a frustrating possessions, leading to 28 Millsaps points in the and 4 touchdowns. The Majors did not decision for a first 10 minutes. Fifty-two of Millsaps’ points even punt until well into the second team that in its came before halftime. The second half belonged to quarter. BSC, as they “won” 7-6. Were the dogs not in the 8 wins defeated Defensively, the Majors were opponents by kennel, then? stifling, not allowing a point until 3:31 an average of Surely your fans, understanding of problems left in the game, forcing five turnovers 37.5 points per that would accompany the first year of Panther and six punts while giving up just 200 game, and in football since Franklin Roosevelt’s administration, total yards. The defense was led by its two losses wouldn’t be so sensitive that a headline like Senior Cedric Lawrence with seven was beaten by “Sloppy play in first half spells disaster” would tackles and saw three players come up a combined 5 break their hearts. with interceptions. In all honesty about the BSC fans, though, it Photo by Frank Ezelle points. Senior and reigning SCAC Defensive was pretty inspirational to see how positive and “We were Junior running back Nick Namias gracefully flops into Player of the Week Ray Kline snatched 2 seconds and the end zone for six. supportive they stayed through the entirety of the his team high fourth interception on 1 point away game. Even when it looked like the Panther players Coach Mike Dubose observes, “I the season and returned it 48 yards for from were auditioning for the Ringling Brothers, they being was disappointed we didn’t get in, his second defensive touchdown on cheered because they were happy about getting undefeated and in the playoffs,” sure. However, I think this team is a the season. to watch BSC football. The program will grow, remarks senior linebacker Canaan 9-1 team. I count that first game as a While the Majors had their way eventually, but for now it’s hard to expect anything Farris. “Life is funny. You can’t take win because we played first, second, with the Panthers, ultimately it would less than a good ol’ fashioned whooping from the any credit away from Trinity for that third and fourth string guys. We were not be enough to grab an at-large top “dogs” of the conference. play, but I think everyone knew who trying to let everyone play and get bid for the Division III playoffs, as The anonymous press-releaser made a pretty the better team was.” experience. Regardless of our playoff good point about Millsaps’ desire to make a situation, I am very proud of this statement to the NCAA selection committee. It team, though.” was going to be an uphill battle for the two-loss Despite narrowly missing the Majors to get into the playoffs, so perhaps a couple playoffs, the team takes pride in its of thrashings to close out the season would have accomplishments and its season. helped their cause. If Millsaps hadn’t turned off “All in all it was a great season and the jets (most starters were out by the 10 minute I couldn’t ask for more,” says Farris. mark in the third quarter) and the Panthers had “We were SCAC co-champions, and maintained their pitiful first half play, though, while we didn’t make the playoffs, I don’t think 75 points or even a three-digit we achieved some of our main goals. scoreboard malfunction was out of the question. One big one was building a winning Perhaps most important point to remember in program, not just winning teams. I this discussion, though, is that it was Senior Day. A believe we’ve done that. ” large chunk of the starting lineup had been working “I am very proud of the way our ceaselessly since their freshman year to turn a team played this season,” reflects lackluster football program into a new conference Dubose. “We are going to continue power. In addition, they have been through two recruiting and developing, and build heartbreakers in this, their last season. What kind on this good season. We’re going to of justice would it be for them to have been pulled get to a point where we are a junior out in the first half of their final home game? and senior team and then we’ll really So, BSC sports-info team, if this embarrassing be getting better. It’s just going to loss has really bunched your shorts and caused take hard work.” you to think poorly of Millsaps’ sportsmanship, Photo by Frank Ezelle Although leaving the field for just remember that your humiliation won’t end up Consisting mainly of seniors, the Millsaps captains stand together in what seemingly the last time on Saturday, on SportsCenter or YouTube. turned out to be their final game of the 2007 season. seniors feel as if their own hard work on the football field has left them better off. “This has been the best four years of my life and I have made lifelong friendships and bonds,” relates Farris. “Millsaps football is a special thing.” “Being a part of the team means Hometown: Gyros the world to me,” says Kline. “Football is a way to escape from all Wiggins, Miss. Favorite Drink: the pressures and stress that Millsaps Major: Strawberry Lemonade and life presents. I have progressed so much as a man and individual Biology Favorite Restaurant: off the field because I’ve learned Position: Chick-fil-A so much from my teammates and coaches. My college football career Running Back Favorite Professor: has been full of ups and downs and I Nickname: Dr. Stan Galicki know that once I’ve left Millsaps I’ll be prepared for any situation life has Schuyler Blue Favorite T.V. Show: to offer, good or bad.” Favorite Musical Artist: “Family Matters” It took a rollercoaster comeback and a “Mississippi Miracle” to end Lil Wayne Favorite Movie: this talented team’s season, but with Favorite Pre-game Music: “Scarface” only 12 seniors leaving the Majors will look to improve even further “Whateva the boys got Favorite Millsaps Sport to next season. playin.” Watch: Dubose remarks, “We’re going to continue to work hard and we will Favorite Caf food: Volleyball be better.”
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Schuyler Huff