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Students empower children’s futures

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Roxanne Raven: the voice of the students

by Savannah Taggart Staff Writer

Because of her heartfelt passion for helping others, Starkville native and Student Association president, Roxanne “Roxie” Raven, has been involved with SA since she first stepped foot on campus her freshman year.

This passion combined with her work ethic and drive for success helped lead Raven to where she is today.

Raven was born in Starkville and lived here with her parents, who were both Mississippi State University professors, until middle school when they moved across the country to Michigan. When it came time to apply for colleges, Raven said she applied to almost 20 schools, and aside from academics, she was looking for a school that would value her as an individual, a student, and would give her a lot of leadership opportunities.

“When I came to Mississippi State, nothing else compared,” Raven said. “It still felt like home to me. I didn’t want to be anywhere else.”

Raven started her journey with SA early. She joined freshman council within the first week of arriving on campus and fell in love with serving the student body and making campus a better place for all students.

Later she ran for the elected office of vice president and won. After her term was over, she wanted to make sure that she finished the job she started as a freshman, thus leading her to run for president.

“I worked on so many things as vice president, and I didn’t want to leave all of that behind, that’s why I ran for president,” Raven said. “This has been the culmination of all of my three years in SA.” RAVEN, 2

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The Brickfire Mentoring Program, part of the Brickfire Project offers a chance for college students at Mississippi State University to mentor low income students in the Starkville community area.

The Brickfire Project is a non-profit organization that provides childcare, after-school programs, and job and skills training primarily to low income families and has been doing so for over 40 years.

Holly Travis, senior political science and criminology major, began volunteering with the Brickfire Project during her senior year of high school in fall 2012. Last semester, she began a mentoring program within the Brickfire Project where she paired MSU students with one or two students attending Brickfire.

“I fell in love with the kids and saw an opportunity to have a lasting impact on the students,” Travis said.

Hannah Duke, sophomore education major, was also captivated

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Mississippi State University students smile with children at the Brickfire Mentoring Program. The children come from low income families in the Starkville community area.

by the students of Brickfire.

“The kids captivated my heart on day one when every single one of them didn’t hesitate to jump out

of their seats to give the volunteers and I huge hugs the second we opened the door,” Duke said.

For students to become involved with the program,

each MSU student has to commit to volunteering either once or twice a week.

These college mentors not only serve as tutors, helping the Brickfire

students with homework, but also as positive role models to the children.

Duke said the program helps the Brickfire students stay on track.

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BRICK FIRE PROJECT “Brickfire provides a safe, encouraging environment with mentors and volunteers who help students regularly with homework and ask them about their grades and report cards,” Duke said.

Anthony Daniels, junior psychology major and volunteer for the Brickfire Project, believes everyone can benefit from guiding the children in the right direction.

“I really think everyone benefits from this program because it gives us an opportunity to lead the young and steer them in the right direction,” Daniels said.

Many MSU students joined the Project as volunteers since last semester, according to Travis.

“Last semester I had 22 students serving as volunteers with Brickfire Mentoring Project and this semester I currently have 41 volunteers,” Travis said.

The students at Brickfire love having the college mentors come during the afternoons.

The program is designed to make sure each student has the same mentor consistently. For this reason, the Brickfire students recognize their mentors when they see them.

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“The kids at Brickfire love having college students come during the afternoons and they know which college students are ‘theirs,’” Travis said.

However, for senior Travis, this semester will be her last year as a part of the mentoring program, and she is currently working to transition the program to

call center. If students are not interested in volunteering as a mentor, donations of school supplies, books and even games are welcome.

Travis personally understands the impact that a project like the Brickfire Program can have on students.

“I grew up in Starkville

“Th is program is an incredible way to connect members of the university with members of the community while encouraging young students to remain committed to academics and pursue their goals.”

-Holly Travis, senior political science and criminology major new leadership.

“This is my fifth and final semester at Brickfire Project since I will be graduating in May,” Travis said. “I truly hope that the Brickfire Mentoring Project will continue long after I leave Starkville.”

Volunteering for the Brickfire Mentoring Project takes place on weekdays. Any student who is interested in becoming a mentor can contact Travis or the MSU

and I can identify several people who invested in me while they were enrolled at Mississippi State,” Travis said.

Daniels, can also personally identify with the students of Brickfire.

“Every time I go and interact with those kids, I can’t help but to see myself in them. I remember playing outside with my friends at an afterschool program back home similar to Brickfire,”

Daniels said.

Travis said she has seen the impact a mentor can have on a person first hand and hopes the Brickfire Program through MSU students will continue to have a long lasting impact on Brickfire students.

“I have personally seen the impact a mentor can have on someone and hope that this program can provide the students of Brickfire Project with a similar impact,” Travis said.

Travis believes that many students come to MSU fully engaged with their studies and do not take a minute to realize the opportunities that exist within the Starkville community to lend a helping hand and serve those less fortunate than they are.

“Many college students come to Starkville and spend their four years invested heavily in the university with little to no consideration of opportunities to serve the local community,” Travis said. “This program is an incredible way to connect members of the university with members of the community while encouraging young students to remain committed to academics and pursue their goals.”

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Raven said she did not get involved on campus with the intention to become SA president though. For her it was all about people – meeting them, listening to them, and connecting with them.

“From students and faculty to alumni and perspective students, every person I’ve met along the way has been so unique and so awesome,” Raven said.

“I’ve learned a lot of things from all the people I’ve met through this position.”

This infatuation with people has been evident with Raven’s colleagues as well.

Derryl Kinnell, junior psychology major, said his favorite memory of Raven was the GIF of her ‘dabbing’ into her campaign logo. Kinnell, SA senator, praised Raven and her work as president.

“Roxie did an amazing job going above and beyond what was expected of her, and will leave a lasting legacy on the Student Association and Mississippi State University,” Kinnel said.

Mary Elizabeth Stringer,

SA senator, said Raven is an exception to most college students.

“Most students can hardly find time to keep up school work, Stringer said. “Then, there is Roxie Raven who creates time in order to accomplish her goals.”

Stringer, senior kinesiology major, said Raven has changed MSU’s campus for the better.

“Roxie’s passion to make this campus a more progressive and enjoyable learning environment has become a testament to hard work and determination,” Raven said. “She is truly an inspiring peer and friend.”

In regards to the next SA president, whomever that may be, Raven said that the best advice she could give is to not let the pressure of the job become overwhelming.

“My biggest piece of advice would be when you’re overwhelmed, take a step back, take a deep breath and realize how blessed you are to be in this position,” Raven said.

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Outside of your bubble: women march for all women Holly Travis

is a senior majoring in political science and criminology. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

Last Saturday I watched news and social media in amazement at the millions of people around the globe who participated in the Women’s March.

On Sunday, I watched as my Facebook timeline filled with posts from women who could not understand why a march was needed. According to these women, they already had all the rights they needed.

I will first say I understand the root of this argument to some degree. I grew up in a household with many opportunities and parents who made it clear that my gender did not affect my goals or academic pursuits.

I registered to vote when I turned 18 and when I graduate in a few months, I am equipped with the agency to pursue whichever career I choose. What more could I want, right?

In a photo from the Women’s March, I read a sign that stated, “Privilege is when you think something is not a problem because it’s not a problem to you personally.”

In this case, privilege is sharing a post rejoicing in all of the rights you enjoy without considering whether your

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Protestors unite on Jan. 21 for the Oxford Sister March, a solidarity march inspired by the Womenʼs March in Washington, D.C. neighbor can say the same.

The website for The Women’s March lists a range of principles the movement represented. The list includes disability rights, civil rights, reproductive rights, ending violence against women and much more.

Claiming the march seemed pointless because “Debra from Facebook” appears to have all the rights she needs is a gross disregard of the issues millions of women spoke for on Jan. 21.

During the march, many activists brought attention to the remaining wage gap

between men and women.

The Pew Research Center reports that as of 2015, white women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by white men.

For black women, this gap is even larger, earning only 65 cents for every dollar and for Hispanic women earning 58 cents for every dollar.

Even when looking at rates for only those with a college degree, the wage gap persists with white and Asian women earning roughly “80 percent the hourly wages of white college-educated men” and black and Hispanic women earning about “70 percent of

the hourly wages of similarly educated white men.”

Another issue represente at the march is the need for paid family leave in the United States.

The UN’s International Labor Organization found that out of a 185 surveyed countries, the United States and Papua New Guinea were the only nations to not offer monetary benefits for family leave.

Women who are not guaranteed paid leave at their job will often have to combine vacation days and sick days to cover their time after

giving birth. For lower-income women and single women, the time off from work without pay is especially devastating.

More worker’s rights for parents would help relieve these issues. As a 2012 Rutgers study pointed out, providing paid leave would reduce the likelihood of a woman requiring public assistance in the year following a child’s birth by 39 percent.

This issue is one that should matter to both men and women, and demands that we hold President Trump

accountable to his proposal of providing paid family leave.

The wage gap and paid leave are just a few of the many reasons women marched last weekend.

The list of the many goals that marchers aimed to achieve extends beyond these few examples and I hope people take the time to learn about each one.

Most importantly, though, I urge those who were quick to revel in their already present equal rights to reflect if this was done in privilege, without considering whether other women felt the same.

When sharing your post, did you consider the gravity of what the wage gap means for women of color? Did you recall your mother’s time off from work after a sibling was born without wondering if other mothers had the same experience?

Did you think of the many times your parents told you that you could grow up to be anything, with no concern for the little girls whose only advice comes from a media that focuses on her beauty rather than intelligence?

Did you remember the safety of your home growing up without acknowledging that we live in a country where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now reports that 1 in 5 women are raped during their lifetime?

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Professional gaming should be considered a sport Chris Lowe

is a sophomore majoring in business information systems. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

Over the past few decades, video games have become a staple of the entertainment industry. Lately, a discussion has started over whether video games should be grouped into the category of sports as well.

First-person shooter games and massive multiplayer online games (MMOs) in particular have spawned dedicated teams of players from all around the world.

This has led to the establishment of massive gaming tournaments. These tournaments have become so prominent in recent years, ESPN has even added an eSports section to their repertoire.

It seems as if the battle has already been won for eSports, but many people refuse to acknowledge their legitimacy.

The Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an

individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.”

With this in mind, it appears easy to plug many video games right into the definition. With all of the popular games in eSports, it requires a huge amount of effort and training to reach a competitive level, so of course these gamers possess an impressive amount of skill in their respective games. The

to the type of physical exertion associated with sports like football or hockey, but finger movements are physical nonetheless.

Gaming as a sport has piqued the interest of quite a few prominent companies: T-Mobile sponsors ESPN’s eSports section and Intel sponsors a competitive Halo team.

Just like in the NFL or NBA, these companies see

“Competitive gamers have learned to quickly and precisely chain together complicated in-game movements and attacks, which is only possible with a high level of dexterity.” physical aspect of this however, is the point of debate.

Obviously, gamers are usually sedentary for their tournaments, but claiming that there is no physical exertion is false.

Competitive gamers have learned to quickly and precisely chain together complicated in-game movements and attacks, which is only possible with a high level of dexterity.

Sure, this is not comparable

eSports as something that can prove profitable everyone involved.

In fact, according to the research firm Newzoo, “The eSports industry will grow from $278 million in revenue in 2015 into a $765 million industry by 2018.” Obviously people take the gaming industry seriously, which is an undeniable point in its favor.

Compared to other activities identified as sports, like

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chess, eSports have become a global phenomenon. In particular, games like League of Legends have garnered millions of fans from everywhere imaginable.

CNN states, “In South Korea, stadiums once used to host football matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup are now frequently packed to capacity with eSports fans, looking on as a new generation of heroes wields keyboard and mouse.”

An aspect of all sports that people tend to forget is the public demand for them, and the eSports fanbase already eclipses that of many other sports. Tournaments in the most popular games are big-ticket events with prize pools in the millions.

It is very easy to immediately think of basketball or baseball when one thinks of sports, so it makes sense we have a hard time thinking of something as a sport if it does not remotely resemble them.

However, gaming is a big deal and is a huge spectacle internationally, with teams of players sinking hours upon hours of their day into honing their skills and battling it out with others at the highest level of competitive play possible.

The essence of sport is pure competition, which professional gaming is all about.

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Louisville rising: free music revives a culture

by DJ Jennings Staff Writer

With the help of the Louisville, Mississippi, community, Ed and Janet Koeder, owners of the town’s local music shop, Mainly Music, are finally bringing live music to their small town with hopes to attract music fans from all over central Mississippi.

This Saturday, presented by Dirty Outlaw Entertainment, Lake Tiak O’Khata will be the site of the first free concert, which features music from Mississippi native Chad Perry and lead singer of Lillian Axe, acclaimed Louisiana hard rock band.

The concerts are a passion project that has in some way been in the works since the Koeder’s first bought Mainly Music in 2012.

Ed Koeder, Mississippi State University alumnus and former member of The Famous Maroon band, said the idea for free concerts in Louisville started out small, first arranging a Battle of the Bands competition that was held at Louisville’s Red Hills Festival. Koeder said he felt this would help ector-online.

showcase the town’s talent.

“We were trying to get something started to show the area what they were missing by not having it,” Koeder said.

Things began to pick up in 2015 after Koeder bought a vacant warehouse located behind Mainly Music and rebuilt it into a top-of-the-line recording space named Burnt Orange Sound Studio.

“It’s been a slow process trying to build one event on another event,” Koeder said. “It really started coming together when we got the studio, it gave us access to bigger names and it was really able to start bringing in another tier of entertainment.”

Jason Stewart, manager and seasoned sound engineer at Burnt Orange Studio, who first began his friendship with Koeder as a customer at Mainly Music, has also been working closely with Koeder and the city of Louisville to put together these concerts. It is obvious that Stewart has an immense love of music, which transfers into all his work on the upcoming events.

Stewart hopes that the studio will help bring attention from

entertainment acts that would otherwise possibly never visit Louisville.

“We’re just steady spreading our network and in order to do that we’re trying to bring musicians into Louisville because we have no art or music going on in this town and we’re trying to change that,” Stewart said.

Stewart said he also hopes the concerts will be an eye-opener for the city of Louisville and a positive change that would lead to more music being performed in the town.

“Two or three little bars up and down the strip that could have music venues wouldn’t be a bad idea,” Stewart said. “Kind of like the Cotton District, it would be really nice to have a place like that. We just want to make this a staple in Louisville.”

With one concert per month planned until May, Koeder and Stewart hope the concerts eventually snowball into a regular event in Louisville, with possible plans to branch out further in the state.

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475 runners prepare for the 32nd annual Starkville Frostbite Half Marathon, 10k and 5k benefiting the Starkville Police Department at 9 a.m.

Saturday in Downtown Starkville.

Although the half marathon is an annual tradition, it has not always been focused on incorporating and promoting Starkville. In the past, the marathon was hosted by and benefitted the Oktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center; however, last year, Brad Jones, manager at Regions Financial Corporation in Starkville, and Wes Gordon, director of planned giving at Mississippi State University, began hosting the event with support from the Greater Starkville Development Partnership Since then, the route for the half marathon, 10k, and 5k goes completely through Starkville, ending with a loop through MSU back to downtown Starkville.

“Historically, the half marathon has been ran outside of Starkville and

through Pheba,” Gordon said. “We wanted to make it more of a Starkville event and incorporate all of Starkville in the routes.”

According to Gordon, the event usually attracts an average of 400 participants; however, this year, 475 people have signed up.

Gordon expects to have 550 participants by the end of the week. Last year, the race drew up to 575 people partially due to the high of 70 degrees the day of the run.

Because there are so many runners, helpers are needed to make everything happen the day of the race. Many MSU organizations have volunteered to help such as Exercise Science, NAACP, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, Lambda Sigma Honor Society, Ideal Women of MSU, the volunteer center and many more.

The race accumulated sponsors to help cover some of these costs. ChickFil-A is one of the main sponsors for the event.

Since Jones and Gordon began hosting the event in 2016, different entities in the Starkville area benefit from a portion of the proceeds from the event. Last year, the run benefitted the Starkville Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Baptist

Student Union; however, this year, a portion of the money received will benefit the Starkville Police Department.

“We try to keep spending for the run as low as possible to be able to give most of the money to the place it’s benefitting,” Gordon said.

“However, that is very difficult to do when you take into consideration everything purchased for the run.”

In addition to running the half marathon, 10k, or 5K, runners will receive t-shirts, socks, cups, bags, and food after the race.

There will be water stations set up throughout the route, and runners can also expect a sign at every turn.

After the race, there will be a post party held inside of Moe’s Original BBQ where lunch will be served and awards will be distributed to the first, second and third place runners.

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CONCERT DATES: Feb. 4th Brian Jones and Chad Perry at Lake Tiak O’Khata

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at Next Level Fitness Partnership, the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, and even local businesses like Next Level Fitness (the site of another concert in May), the people working hard to bring these events together hope the concerts

attract music fans from all over Mississippi looking to enjoy great food, drinks, company and music.

“I promise you won’t be disappointed,” Stewart said.

Brian Jones, along with

special guest Chad Perry, will perform the first of these concerts on Saturday, Feb. 4th, at Lake Tiak O’Khata in Louisville.

The concert, along with all others planned, is free of charge.

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Weatherspoon leads Bulldogs to victory

by Dimerious Townsend Staff Writer

The Mississippi State men’s basketball team (13-6, 4-3) gathered a huge momentum boost going forward when they took down the Missouri Tigers (5-14, 0-7) Wednesday night 89-74.

After two tough losses to No. 4 Kentucky and on the road at Tennessee, MSU looked to improve their SEC record from 3-3 and get back over .500 winning percentage in conference play.

With Lamar Peters in early foul trouble, Quinndary Weatherspoon kept the Bulldogs alive for much of the first half. Out of his career high 29 points, he scored 18 in the first half to keep the Bulldog deficit to a minimum. Missouri shot 61.5 percent in the half, and the Tigers drained seven 3-pointers.

Schnider Herard was a huge plus in the first half

when he was fouled multiple times and helped get the Missouri big men into foul trouble. Unfortunately, he shot 1-7 from the free throw line coming off the fouls.

The Missouri Tigers took an early lead in the game and the Bulldogs tried to cut the lead all half. After they cut the lead to only one point, Missouri went on a 8-0 run to put themselves up nine. After that moment, the Bulldogs cut the lead to 43-39 to end the half.

Early in the second half, MSU took the lead and rolled with it. Up by six points, the half turned into the Peters show. Peters hit a streak and hit five straight 3-pointers to score 15 straight points for the Bulldogs.

Head coach Ben Howland said he knew Peters really led this team to a victory. He talked about the contributions Peters made in the second half when his team needed another player to step up.

“In the second half, Lamar (Peters) really took over,”

Howland said. “He had foul trouble in the first half so he wasn’t a factor. I.J. Ready and Mario Kegler both played very well. They made some key plays for us.”

Peters scored 20 of his 23 total points in the second half and help lead the Bulldogs to the final margin of victory.

The Bulldogs offensive output was impressive and they shot 57.1 percent from the floor (32-of-56), 52.2 percent from 3-point range (12of-23), but shot poorly from the free-throw line (13-of-25).

Defense between the halves was the big difference in the game. Missouri drained seven 3-pointers in the first half, and did not hit any in the second half.

“Our second half defensively keyed the comeback,” Howland said. “They shot 61 percent in the first half and only 32 percent in the second half. That fed our offense. Q (Weatherspoon) was the only one who had anything going for us in the first half. He kept us in the game.”

Kayleigh Phillips | The Reflector

In the game against Missouri, Quinndary Weatherspoon dropped a career high 29 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 89-74 victory.

Sitting at sixth in the SEC standings with a 4-3 conference record, Weatherspoon and company travel to

Alabama to take on Avery Johnson’s squad. Alabama defeated Mississippi State 68-58 earlier in the season.

Men’s Tennis

Women’s Tennis

Track & Field

Jan. 28 @ 12 p.m. @ Florida State

Jan. 28 @ 1 p.m. @ Syracuse

Jan. 28 @ 5 p.m. @ Alabama

The two teams meet up tomorrow at 5 p.m. and will be televised on the SEC Network.

Vivians named to four watchlists; Bulldogs slip to No. 5 after loss

by Dalton Middleton Sports Editor

The Mississippi State women’s basketball team dropped one spot in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll.

After the 64-61 setback to then No. 5 South Carolina, the Bulldogs swapped places with the Gamecocks and are now ranked No. 5.

The loss not only knocked the Bulldogs back a spot in the rankings, but also ended the Bulldogs’ 20 game win streak, the second longest in the country behind the University of Connecticut’s current 94 game win streak.

The game put the Bulldogs at 20-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play.

Victoria Vivians and Breanna Richardson led the Bulldogs in the game with

12 points apiece. Vivians has been named to four midseason watch lists so far this season.

She was named to the 2017 Wade Trophy Watchlist. The Wade Trophy, which has been around for 20 years, is given to the national player of the year. It is the most prestigious trophy in the NCAA. The watch list is composed of 25 players selected by the NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee.

She was named to the Naismith Women’s Watchlist, which consists of 50 players who are in consideration for the 2017 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year.

The third watchlist Vivians was nominated for is the John R. Wooden award. The Wooden award is given to the men’s and women’s most outstanding basketball player.

This is the 41st annual

presentation of the award and it will be awarded to the winning candidate on April 7, 2017.

The fourth watchlist Vivians was nominated for is the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List.

The award is the Women’s National Player of the Year.

The individual awards will take place in March.

Vivians is having an outstanding season as the leading scorer for the Bulldogs.

In the SEC alone, Vivians is tied for third with 16.9 points per game. In conference play, she is fourth with 18.1 points per game. She is fourth in the SEC with 37 3-pointers on the season, and a 30.8 3-point shooting percentage.

On the defensive side, she is second on the Bulldogs’ squad with 5.7 rebounds per game and she is third in the conference with 2.6 steals per game.

IMAGINE A PLAYING FIELD WITHOUT CONCUSSIONS.

WE ARE.

At Mississippi State, we’re imagining a football helmet built on the principles of nature. One that like a ram’s horns removes the shock waves upon collision, ultimately making our playing fields safer. As one of the nation’s leading research universities, we’re driven to discover solutions to problems that challenge our world. And you can expect our continued pursuit of ideas that shape the future. M S S TAT E . E D U

Olivia Zeringue | The Reflector

Victoria Vivians has been named to four separate midseason watchlists. She is tied for third in the SEC in scoring with 16.9 p.p.g.

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