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International Education Week sparks unity, cultural events

Mullen reflects on loss, looks to Arkansas

by Anthony McDougle Sports Editor

A glimmer of optimism enshrouded the atmosphere of David Wade Stadium as the first quarter came to a close. The Mississippi State Bulldogs had managed to hold the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide scoreless and keep monster running back Derrick Henry in check. It seemed the Bulldogs were about to accomplish a feat not seen since 2007 and finally knock Alabama from its perch.

However, an inability to capitalize on red zone trips, poor offensive play, and the conceding of a couple of huge plays would spell MSU’s doom. After being held to virtually nothing in the first quarter, the Tide would draw first blood with a 69-yard punt return by Cyrus Jones. From there, they never looked back.

The Tide would strike three more times in the game, soring on plays of 60,74, and 65 yards.

A field goal from Alabama kicker Adam Griffith late in the third quarter would put their point total at 31.

Despite that number, many would argue that the defense played exceptionally well for a majority of the game.

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Freshman running back Brandon Bryant (No. 20, pictured) leaps to intercept a Jake Coker pass in the first quarter of the MSU vs. Alabama game last Saturday. The Bulldogs lost the game 31-6 and the Bulldogsʼ Wide Receiver DeRunnya Wilson was injured after tackling an Alabama defensive back who intercepted Prescott.

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SA passes Res 20-1, Res 21, changes election date

by Taylor Bowden News Editor

During Mississippi State University’s Student Association business meeting. On Nov. 12, the senate passed the redrafted resolution 20-2 voicing student support to allow students to reschedule regular-semester tests if more than two tests are

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Celebrations and promotions of international programs are taking place this week as International Education Week (IEW) began Monday.

This world-wide celebration of international education endeavors was initiated by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education in 2000.

Mississippi State University’s Holmes Cultural Diversity Center is sponsoring a weeklong array of events dedicated to International Education Week and each day features a “Challenge” for activities each day that encourage utilizing the events to learn new cultural aspects.

As part of this week’s events, MSU’s International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) will host “Chat n Chew” at 11 a.m. Thursday in room 325 of the Colvard Student Union and “Coffee, Culture and Conversation” at 4 p.m. Thursday in room 325 of the Colvard Student Union.

PriyankaGadre,president of the International Student Advisory Board, said ISAB began in 2014 and has expanded from 10 to almost 40 members.

“Our mission is to enhance the college experience of international students at MSU,” Gadre said. “Domestic students can be a part too. We have people from India, China, Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, Germany, Russia, Columbia, Bahamas, Honduras, Japan, South Korea, Uzbekistan and other places.”

Gadre said “Chat n Chew” is hosted every month by ISAB to educate international students about American culture and MSU. “Previously, we have had sessions on How to play American sports, credit score in America, and the police department talked to us about different regulations,” Gadre said.

“This week, as a part of IEW, chat and chew will be a student mixer for international as well as domestic students to mingle and make new friends.”

Free Starbucks coffee and cookies will be provided during the Coffee Culture and Conversation event Thursday, and will host different language booths to teach students conversational basics of speaking German, Spanish, Japanese, Hindi and more.

scheduled on the same day and Resolution 21 supporting the installation of traffic control devices on the streets surrounding the Junction. SA also amended Bill 10, rescheduling the SA Executive Elections to Feb. 2 instead of the fourth Tuesday in February.

Bill 9-2, which would have formed ‘Junior SA,’ a program aimed at educating underclassmen on how SA works, failed even after a previous redrafting effort.

SA President Jojo Dodd said there are a number of similar programs in place, and ‘Junior SA’ would have been redundant.

Both Resolution 20-2 and 21 will be submitted to MSU’s upper administration, explaining that both contain measures and policy changes the SA believes the student body desires.

Resolution 20-2 was tabled during its first appearance on the agenda.

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Dodd said the language needed to be clearer and it was redrafted during the following committee meeting with the aid of Sunny Patel, MSU’s chief of policy.

Dodd said MSU’s master plan, which details various construction projects and campus improvements planned for years to come, already outlines the addition of traffic control measures such as stop signs to be added to streets

surrounding the Junction.

He said Resolution 21 states the student body is in favor of these changes, and would like to see them sooner rather than later.

The Senate reworded Bill 10 to schedule SA Senate elections to be held alongside SA Executive Elections on the first Tuesday of February as opposed to the fourth Tuesday of the same month, as well as mandating a two week transition period for the entire SA.

MISS MSU: Meredith Thomas came to Mississippi State University as a freshman and is in the third generation of Bulldogs in her family.

She said she loves how close the community is, and now as a senior feels like MSU is her home. Thomas said her success in the pageant was a team effort, and thanks her family, friends, and mentors who saw her to her crown. In particular, she said her older sister is her biggest fan and always a source of valuable input.

“I am very honored to represent this great university,” Thomas said.

“I cannot wait to represent Mississippi State University on the Miss Mississippi stage.”

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October drive-by shooting extradited from Indiana Friday According to a Starkville Police Department press release, two men wanted in connection to two drive-by shootings in October, Corey Quinn and Christopher Lockhart, were extradited from South Bend, Indiana and arrived in Starkville Friday afternoon. Both men have been served warrants for two counts of drive-by shooting, and one count of possession of a stolen firearm.

Each individualʼs bonds are set at $600,000.

Lockhart and Quinn were transported to Oktibbeha County Jail and the Starkville Municipal Court will arrange their initial appearance before a judge for some day this week.

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REUNION: Years ago, Captain Timothy Bailey would take to Mississippi State Universityʼs football field beside his teammates dressed in maroon and white. This time last year, Bailey walked off of the field along side fellow members of the United States military at the conclusion of a send off ceremony hosted by MSU Althetic Marketing and the MSU Center for Veteran Affairs before shipping off to Kuwait to serve in the 185 Theater Aviation Brigade. Last Saturday, during the MSU football game with Alabama, Bailey ran onto the gridiron one more time into the arms of his wife and two daughters who had not seen him since the send off last year.

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FOOTBALL Head coach Dan Mullen said as much during his post game press conference.

“Not going to win doing that,” Mullen said of the three huge plays the defense allowed that resulted in touchdowns. “For 55 plays we played unbelievable defense. For three we played

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terrible defense.”

The Bulldogs offensive line was a major problem Saturday as well. The unit allowed 9 sacks in the game after only allowing 13 the whole year. Quarterback Dak Prescott had little to no time in pocket for most of the evening Saturday, as

he went 22 of 43 for 300 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. The fi nal score may not have been to MSU’s liking but the team did receive some encouraging news on Monday concerning wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson, Prescott’s biggest target.

“He’s going to be fi ne,” Mullen said. “We’ll see how he’ll be this week. I don’t think we’ll know until later in this week what his status will be, but it’s not anything that is a threatening injury.”

Wilson went to the ground after tackling an Alabama defensive back

who intercepted Prescott.

After lying on the ground for a moment he was carted off to the locker room and would not return. The junior receiver has been spotted on campus sporting a neck brace, but a specific injury has yet to be disclosed.

Prescott will need a healthy Wilson and all the help he can get if the Bulldogs hope to end the season on a high note. Saturday the squad will travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas is coming off a 31-14 home victory over the Louisiana State University Tigers. In that win the Razorbacks held Heisman contending

running back Leonard Fournette to only 91 yards rushing. The Razorbacks have a stout defense, a solid running game and a more than capable quarterback in Brandon Allen. They also have one of the biggest offensive lines in the nation. Mullen is aware of the challenge his team will face this week.

“We have got to be stout.

We have got to be physical,” he said. “They move people and we can’t get moved.”

A win in Fayetteville will be absolutely pivotal for MSU, as the biggest game of the year, the Egg Bowl, is the following week.

Nov. 13 Correction: Editor’s Note: In the Nov. 13 edition of The Reflector, the front page detailed a graphic that highlighted history facts about MSU - Alabama rivalry. One fact stated, “The last time MSU was undefeated when they met Alabama was 2012. Alabama won the game by 38-7.”

The last time MSU was undefeated when up against Alabama was in 2014 as this game broke MSU’s winning streak that year. The Reflector regrets this error.

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Through gaining insight into different countries and cultures in Starkville, Gadre said the events are sure to be enjoyable.

“It’s a really fun to be a part you get to know about so many different countries and cultures here in Starkville,” she said.

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Events this week include an International Fiesta Poster Design Contest (HCDC all week), Paint and Pin (10 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Nov. 17 fi rst floor of Colvard Student Union), Developing International and Intercultural Communication Skills (12:30 -2 p.m. on Nov. 17 in Library Auditorium), Cultural Exchange Dinner (6 p.m. on Nov. 17 in Foster Ballroom U of Colvard Student Union), Study Abroad Photo Contest Reception (3:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 in room 330 of Colvard Student Union), Speaker Gary Arndt (6 p.m. on Nov. 18 in Lee Hall Bettersworth Auditorium), Chat n Chew (11 a.m. on Nov. 19 in room 325 of Colvard Student Union), Interactive Cultural Simulation (2 p.m. on Nov. 19 in room 328 of Colvard Student Union), Coffee, Culture and Conversation (4 p.m. on Nov. 19 in Dawg House of Colvard Student Union), Sweet Treats with NRHH (6:30 -7:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Student Union Pavilion) and Open Mics from Around the World (7 p.m. on Nov. 20 in Dawg House of Colvard Student Union).

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International Ink

With solidarity for France, it is time for action Pranaav Jadhav is a graduate student majoring in political science. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

I have traveled through Paris’ Charles De Gaulle Airport twice but never had an opportunity to step outside. I have seen the Eiffel Tower lit up through my airplane window and I have feasted on croissants and coffee in the airport terminals, which arguably has the best fragrance emitted from the dozens of perfume shops. But travel to France or not, every person on the planet has a connection with the country because of what France has given the world; French kiss, croissants, French Wine, champagne, romance and French fries, among a list of other things.

As the events on Friday night unfolded, we couldn’t help but shed a tear for the 129 people from over a dozen countries who were mercilesslyslaughteredonthe streets of Paris. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility within minutes of the bombing. As the story developed through the night, it was difficult not to think about the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that occurred roughly 60 miles from my home in India.

In Mumbai, on that horrific night, gunmen who were trained, born, bred and brought up in Pakistan hijacked a fishing boat off the coast and entered the island city launching massive open shootings at different locations, which included a café, a railway station, a hospital that also endured two bomb explosions and a hostage situation at the Taj Hotel.

In Paris, something eerily similar occurred, a bomb explosion outside a fully packed soccer stadium, shootings and an explosion at a popular café, plus a hostage situation and open

fire at the Bataclan theatre.

French forces quickly zeroed in on the gunmen but before the situation could be contained, over 100 had lost their lives only at the theatre and dozens more on the streets of Paris. President Hollande quickly declared an emergency for three days and France began its retaliatory actions by Sunday morning.

Over 10 French fighter jets hammered the city of Raqqa, which is allegedly the headquarters of ISIS. At least 20 bombs were dropped on the terrorist command centers, jihadi recruitment centers, munitions depot and training camps. A video emerged on Sunday evening of Dassault Rafale jets taking off from an unknown location.

It is never easy to recuperate from a terrorist attack in your city. There is always a sense of vulnerability. Being from India, we have had a long history of foreign grown terrorism carried out in our cities. I can tell you how it feels when you are attacked.

You develop a phobia for public places; an abandoned

bag is always mistaken for a bomb, there is always a passing thought of getting blown up in a crowded place, should you or should you not take the metro? Is it safe to go watch a movie at a theatre? In America there are shootings, but in India and now in France, there is terrorism.

And the fear is real.

French President Hollande’s speech in the Parliament on Monday morning was inspirational and historic. He declared France was at war, and promised coordinated intelligence crackdown against ISIS. He announced he is meeting President Obama and President Putin in the coming days. He even said, “Terrorism will not destroy the republic but the republic will destroy terrorism.”

In the U.S., our agencies and men in uniform need to be vigilante. A new video released by ISIS on Monday said Washington, D.C. could be their next target. A collective coordinated effort by all right thinking countries must be implemented. Those who oppose boots on ground

or U.S. involvement in the Middle East, we will keep that debate for later. Full involvement by our military and complete destruction of ISIS is a necessity not an option.

This is as much our war, as Europe’s. Our special forces, coordinated with the Air Force must strike at ISIS strongholds, and strike hard.

Without ground support, airstrikes are only halfeffective. This is the time to support our commander-inchief on what he thinks best to safeguard and protect all of us.

And as far as Islamophobia, I can’t begin to think how the events will play out in the next few weeks.

There will be many innocent Muslims that will be targeted with racial slurs and violence by fools who think a religion of over a billion and half subjugates violence. United Kingdom’s Independent already reported cases of verbal assaults on Muslim women; in one such incident a man said, “They need to all die, these Muslims need to die. Look what they’re doing in Paris.”

A Canadian Sikh man was photo shopped to be the suicide bomber in the Paris attacks, a religion that is not even remotely close to Islam.

This is what the ISIS wants; divide among Muslims and the westerners. So next time you think of looking at a Muslim with a glass of suspicion or there is an urge to hurl a verbal assault, know that you are doing the ISIS a favor. I would like to leave you with a story that you will not hear from the media about that Friday night a Muslim security guard named Zouheir stopped the suicide bomber who had ticket to the game from entering the soccer stadium, which had housed over 80,000 people for a friendly encounter with Germany.

He detained the bomber outside who blew himself up and saved a potential stampede and hundreds of lives. Religion does not breed terrorism, those who bastardize it do.

To men like Zouheir, survivors, victims, distressed families and other men in uniform on duty-- Nous t’aimons.

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Racism at Mizzou unveils reality of discrimination

What would you do if someone disregarded and disrespected your overall existence based on your skin pigmentation? Some of you may not know how to respond due to it never having been an issue, while some of you unfortunately may know exactly how due to the fact that it is a common occurrence.

The recent events at the University of Missouri have brought forth concerns toward domestic terrorism.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, domestic terrorism is essentially the, “dangerous, unlawful act towards a human life that violates a federal or state law by intimidating a civilian population, influencing the policy of a government by coercion, or affecting the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S.”. Therefore, a terrorist is someone who does

as such. The racist threats toward the protestors and other black students on the campus last week were acts of domestic terrorism.

On the evening of Nov. 10, threats were made on Yik Yak, an anonymous, interactive social media messaging app, including statements such as, “I’m going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see” and, “Some of you are alright.

Don’t come to campus tomorrow.” They were in response to the forced resignation of the institution’s previous president, Tim Wolfe, who not only refused to address acts of racism on the campus thoroughly, but also silently enforced it by blatantly disregarding it about a month earlier during a parade. On Oct. 10, protestors interrupted their homecoming parade to address the numerous racist incidents that had occurred since the founding year of the college through present

day 2015. While Wolfe, who was riding a convertible in the parade that actually snipped a protestor sat in silence as they continued.

Students on Tuesday evening flocked to social media to raise awareness of the current threats taking place at the university. “There are white students at Mizzou right now riding around in pickup trucks terrorizing black people”, “I’m shaking and crying,” “they are circling around us,” “I don’t feel safe at Mizzou anymore,” and, “This place is literal hell right now,” were some of the actual responses of students who were directly threatened. MU Alert, the college’s twitter account utilized to alert students, continually reported there was no immediate threat to campus and for rumors to not be spread.

A student from the University of Missouri, Jasmine Birt, sent an email to her professor, Dale Brigham, about her concerns

toward taking her exam in his class the very next day in response to the online threats toward minorities that were made that evening. His response? “If we cancel class, then we let the bullies win.” I understand that administrators must react appropriately, the way they had been trained by the school initially, and accordingly to each situation as the institution instructs them to do so. However, in my opinion, bullies are people who threaten to take lunch money or slut shame a female for expressing her sexuality. The victims, can vocally protect themselves.

When you threaten another person’s life, especially in an academic setting where they should feel safe enough to further their education, to dissuade them from doing daily activities within the grounds of the country in which you both reside, that is an act of domestic terrorism. You have crossed the not so fi ne line between a bully

and a terrorist, in which you are a terrorist by defi nition.

The victim can no longer vocally protect themselves, because it holds no immediate value when the threat is life or death. Therefore, Brigham’s response does not particularly make him a terrorist, but enforces the idea that the threats made were less significant than they truly were. Despite the fact that the flock of responses on social media that evening were questionably credible, the actual threats themselves are factual and the fearful reactions are justifiable.

Although this event may have been unreliable it does not negate the fact that threats were made. The credibility of the sources following the threats does not negate the fact that people, specifically minorities, were scared for their lives. Hunter Park, the person who posted the social media threat, being arrested does not negate

Sarah Dutton is a junior majoring in communications with a concentration in journalism. She can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

the fact that racial threats still occur in supposed ‘post racial’ America in modern day 2015 and that it should be addressed appropriately. I guess instead of asking what would you do if someone invalidated your existence based on your skin pigmentation, I should ask what King Ricky III tweeted in response to one of the other few racially threatening events that occurred throughout the week following this one, “What will you do when hate comes to a campus near you?”

Game day traffic: Be prepared coming to campus

by James Barcus Contributing Writer

Traffic patterns during the week are tolerable, and we can get to and from classes for the most part, considering the construction taking place on-campus. However, I did scout one issue that took place during the game on Saturday.

Two of the event group staffers were directing traffic near Zacharias Village and they allowed the turning lane to block the intersection. One car wanted to turn left but ended up doing a U-turn, while the others had to wait until the intersection

cleared briefly.

One of the guys directing traffic was off to the left of center, the other dealing with a driver seeking some information. While this took place, the line in the left turn lane facing Ruby Hall curved from the left turn lane to in front of the parking lot across from Griffis. The two event officers at the intersection were a bit overwhelmed, and whoever helped before could have stuck around to help get the situation moving better.

While there were no emergency vehicles making their way, it wouldn’t take much to create a bottleneck when emergency

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vehicles do have to travel the road.

Improvement on this side would include having police direct traffic while the event crew handles crowd control. At the very least, more experienced traffic management people should be used.

There are some things to take into consideration when traveling during game day at home. The first tip is to consult the website HailState.com for any information on gameday activities.

It is available on your smartphone through the browser. This site can help people plan their trip and avoid the trouble spots created by last minute arrivals to the campus parking. Another website, if you

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want an easy map of the campus ,is Google Maps. Because the campus is marked. You can also get the map through smart.msstate. edu or transit.msstate.edu, which links to the SMART Transit line.

Tip number two is to get here early. Make no mistake; traffic is a problem, especially if a portable television studio blocks one road as SEC Nation has demonstrated.

Early mornings are less of a hassle than midday on an early game day like we have. Part of that tip is to plan to leave a little later than normal, since others are looking to leave right away.

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an interview on WCBI-TV, MSU Police Chief Vance Rice said it would take anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half to empty the traffic lanes. He also advised to have an alternate route planned just in case.

The best resource is transit. msstate.edu for the convenient map of campus and Hailstate.com for the rest of the Gameday information.

Between the two resources, you’re sure to manage better with the traffic situation.

Gameday can be a great experience for everyone. The key is how you manage it. That makes all the difference in the experience.

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Famous Maroon Band presents history, traditions on Drill Field

by Mary Rumore Staff Writer

The Epsilon chapter of Mississippi State University’s Famous Maroon Band service fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi will hold an informative presentation from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday on the Drill Field.

Zach Schilling, member of Kappa Kappa Psi and sophomore aerospace engineering major, said members of the fraternity will hand out flyers with history and traditions of MSU’s Famous Maroon Band, including the history of Kappa Kappa Psi and its role in the band’s existence.

November is Kappa Kappa Psi’s Month of Musicianship and this presentation is to help celebrate the Famous Maroon Band and the fraternity.

Schilling said Month of Musicianship began in November 2006 and is a time to celebrate the fraternity’s love of music in college bands and service to others.

“This celebration is a reflection of our mission and purposes and provides a dedicated time to go beyond the chapter and the band itself,” Schilling said. “Events and activities are usually documented and photographed to be

shared on social media and the fraternity’s national publication, The Podium.

Chapters across America are participating in special projects to do what we love, music and service.”

Ryan Smith, senior music education and German double major and recording secretary of the Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, said he is excited to share information about the Famous Maroon Band with others at this event.

“I’m excited about sharing my love of the Famous Maroon Band and all the hard work the 350

McMillian said.

Thad Fairley, senior communications major and Kappa Kappa Psi member, said this is an excellent opportunity for MSU students to learn not only about the band’s history, but MSU’s history too.

“Many of the students do not know much about the history of the Famous Maroon Band. This is a chance for us to help them learn more about the band,” Fairley said. “Not only will they learn about the band, but they will learn a little more about the history of the university as well.”

“ This celebration is a ref lection of our mission and purposes.”

-Zach Schilling, sophomore aerospace engineering major members put in every week, starting before school starts in the fall and ending after the bowl game,” Smith said.

Da’Shun McMillian, senior broadcasting major and historian of Kappa Kappa Psi, said this is the first time the fraternity has hosted this event and they are very excited about it.

“I’m excited that the students will get the chance to learn more about that band and who we are, and to show them why we love being in band and that we are proud of our history,”

The presentation also serves as an invitation to a late fall concert by the Wind Ensemble that will take place Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in McComas Hall at the main stage theater.

More information about the Famous Maroon Band and Kappa Kappa Psi can be found at www.msuband. msstate.edu or www.kkp.org. msstate.edu.

The public can also follow Kappa Kappa Psi on Twitter @TeamEpsilon and like on Facebook at Kappa Kappa Psi - Epsilon.

Mizzou protests spark debate

by Erin Hayden Staff Writer

By now you may have heard about the sudden surge of racial tension at the University of Missouri, but the recent events at our fellow SEC university have been growing for quite some time now.

Two weeks ago, Jonathan Butler, Mizzou graduate student, began a one-man hunger strike, promising not to eat until Tim Wolfe, university president, was either removed from office or resigned. Butler’s initial protest came as a response to the president’s inability to confront growing racial tensions on campus, including an incident last month when a swastika smeared in feces was found on a campus dorm wall.

Concerned Student 1950, a student activist group, has worked for years to end racial hostility at Mizzou. “1950” is a reference to the year the first black students were admitted into Mizzou.

Last Sunday, the group received help from an unlikely ally when more than 32 African American Mizzou football players joined in the protest, giving the issue immediate national recognition.

The athletes released a statement saying they will refrain from all football related activities until Wolfe is out of office, including their game last weekend against Brigham Young University— a move that could cost the school onemillion dollars.

Gary Pinkel, head football coach, tweeted a statement shortly after, “The Mizzou family stands as one. We are united. We are behind our players.”

On Nov. 9, President Time Wolfe resigned, ending Jonathan Butler’s eight-day hunger strike. Just hours after Wolfe stepped

down, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced he was stepping down as well amid the growing pressure from students.

African-Americans on Mississippi State University’s campus were not directly affected by events at Mizzou, but the topic did spark conversation about the recent debate over Mississippi’s state flag.

MSU President Mark Keenum was one of the first people to issue a statement supporting the changing of the state flag. Although Keenum supports the changing of the flag, he has no immediate plans to remove it from campus.

Peyton Wardlaw, junior public relations major, said events like those which occurred at Mizzou stand as evidence that race is still an issue and the university should not perpetuate years of intolerance for the African American community by flying the confederate flag.

“I understand why Dr. Keenum wants to fly our state flag, but as a university that has been at the forefront of diversity and tackling race issues throughout the state, we should seek to remove those things that don’t meet the standard we have set in place,” Peyton said.

Jamario Gordon, senior marketing major, said he never personally felt marginalized on MSU’s campus.

“My time here has been amazing and life-changing,” Gordon said.

On the contrary, Jalisa McGaha, senior public relations major, said she has experienced marginalization due to her race while on campus.

“I have felt marginalized plenty of times on campus.

As a minority at a PWI (primarily white institution), it comes with the territory,” McGaha said. “Most of those times, it was in response to, or lack-there-of, of other social injustices that we’ve seen over the past two years.”

Since the news of Wolfe

and Loftin’s resignation went public, racial tension on the campus only continue to heat up.

Death threats on various social media sites have targeted black Mizzou students, causing widespread fear across the campus and city.

Despite photos, screenshots and videos that would suggest otherwise, the Mizzou alert system sent out a tweet on Tuesday, Nov. 10 that read, “there is no immediate threat to campus, please do not spread rumors.”

This story is ongoing but over the past week, schools such as Yale, Hampton University, Seaton Hall and many more are finding solidarity with the Tigers.

There is no doubt that the events at the University of Missouri are bringing light to a very important race issue that has been tolerated for too long.

Emily Ryalls, professor of communication and gender studies, said she hopes the protests at the University of Missouri show students they are capable of change and there is power in numbers.

“I hope students learn they are powerful,” Ryalls said. “I hope they learn that protests work, and that there is power in activism.”

On Nov. 11, Ithaca College in New York began protesting due to racial injustices on their own campus, proving the events at The University of Missouri are sparking larger conversations about what it is like to be an AfricanAmerican college student in the 21st century.

ʻGameday Engagement:ʼ

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Saturdayʼs game against Alabama may have ended with a loss for Mississippi State University, but Emily Howardʼs and Taylor Cobbʼs life changed forever when Cobb got down on one knee in the Junction to propose to Howard after the DawgWalk (pictured). Howard, senior communication major plays for MSUʼs volleyball team in the Middle Blocker position.

Correction: Editor’s Note: In an article titled “‘Bulldog2Go’ catering offers delivery services” published in the Sept. 11 edition of The Reflector, it was insinuated that the ‘Bulldog2Go’ catering was affiliated with the University of Mississippi’s catering service, ‘Landshark Delivery.’ These are two seperate catering services that are not affiliated with one another. The Reflector regrets this error.

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Men’s, Women’s hoops impressive in openers

by Shawanda Jones Staff Writer

The men’s and women’s basketball teams of Mississippi State University took the floor for their respective season openers Friday night to lofty expectations. By the night’s end both emerged the vicor against stout competition.

The 11th ranked women’s bastketball team (1-0) dominated Samford University (0-1) with a score of 68-47. 6,463 fans attended the match, which was the second-largest crowd in MSU history. The victory marked the team’s 18th win out of the last 19 home games “Hats off to Samford. They played very poised, especially in the second half,” Head coach Vic Schaefer said.

“They are well-coached and are always in the top three in their league.”

Dominique Dillingham, named Player of the Game, scored 13 points and snatched 11 rebounds.

Schaefer raved about the junior’s performance after the game.

“Dominique was solid.

She didn’t shoot it great but she had 11 rebounds for a double-double. I’m glad she’s on my team,” Schaefer said.

Freshman, Jazzmun Holmes scored 12 points along with five steals. The Bulldogs were able to get points from all 11 of thier players who logged minutes in the contest.

The squad was able to pull out a 21- point victory through a less than stellar

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Junior point guard I.J. Ready (pictured left) drives in the lane past a couple of Eastern Washington defenders. Junior guard Dominique Dillingham (pictured right) dribbles on the wing.

shooting night. They shot 32.5 percent on the night and 10 percent from the three point line. The team was also able to pull out the win without the usual output from All-SEC sophomore Victoria Vivians, who got into foul trouble early.

Vivians tallied eight points on the night.

Samford fared slightly better than the Bulldogs from the field in a losing effort. The visiting Bulldogs

knocked down 42 percent of their shots from the floor with a 38 percent clip from the three point line.

MSU was able to capitalize on the defensive pressure they applied throughout the night, forcing 28 turnovers and scoirng 34 point of those turnovers.

Brittany Stevens led the way for Samford in scoring, tallying 13 total points.

The 11th ranked women’s squad will return to action

Nov. 21. They will host Grambling University at 1 p.m.

The men’s basketball teeam put forth a dominant effort on the night as well, toppling a scrapppy East ern Washington Eagles team 106- 88. It was the most points scored by Mississippi State since playing against Troy in 2011, finishing with 106 points as well.

69 fans short of 10,000 filled the Humprey Coliseum

in support of their Bulldogs.

It was the largest crowd since the Mississippi StateKentucky game in 2012 when 10,211 fans attended.

Howland, former UCLA head basketball coach, coached his first game in two seasons. ‘’I was worried about this game going into it because they were coming off an unbelievable season and are very well-coached,’’ Howland said. ‘’It was a

terrible matchup issue for us and you saw that.”

Howland assured media that he was very proud of the determination his team had when the odds were not in their favor. ‘’We were very good in our transition offense,’’ Howland said. ‘’If you look, we had 106 points and I bet we had half of them in transition or 40 percent of them in transition.

Gavin Ware was tremendous tonight and kept us in the game in the first half. Gavin gets a double-double and that was a tremendous game for him tonight.’’ Ware had a career high with 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

The senior’s effort earned his SEC player of the week honors.

Howland went on to talk about senior guard I.J. Ready.

“As good as he was offensively, he was the opposite defensively,” he said. “We gotta get him to play at a high level at both ends.” he told me to get down and play defense.

Ready stressed about the emphasis Howland had on defense.

“He told me to get down, to man up and play defense.”

I.J. Ready also had a career high having added 25 points with six assists.

The much anticipated freshman, Malik Newman, was not able to play Saturday night due to a preseason toe injury but will be dress out and be on the court for the Bulldogs next game against Southern University’s Jaguars. Tip off will be at 7 p.m. at the Humphrey Coliseum.

Volleyball drops two at home

by Amber Dodd Staff Writer

This weekend the Mississippi State Women’s Volleyball team took on the Auburn Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies. Auburn won the first match by a score of 3-2.

Their team’s leader freshman Breana McIlroy totaled four digs and one service ace. Her teammates Breana Barksdale, Alyssa Ivey and Jesse Earl had a three way tie for two digs.

At the end of the first set, the Bulldogs claimed the win in an extremely close one as Courtney Crable committed a service error. The Bulldogs blwblew pat overall totaled

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The Bulldogs blew past the Tigers in he second set blew past the Tigers in the second set 25-18. Feeding off of the crowd’s electric energy, they delivered a fiery performance for another great start. Cheyenne Spell accounted for eight kills during the second set. Evie Grace Singleton earned six digs. The momentum shifted incredibly in Auburn’s favor in the decisive set Auburn’s sophomore Jesse Earl helped stage the comeback as she gave an incredible defensive stride and offensive effort. During this set Blossom Sato had great passes and kept the ball in play well. Emily Howard also racked up a total of eight kills.

In the fourth set, the game turned in Auburn’s favor as well. At one point in the set, the score was 20-10, not allowing a chance for State to recover.

Auburn did not let up as they took advantage of the dying rhythm with Country Crable giving an incredible effort to top the Bulldogs 25-16 for a shot at an overtime comeback with a 2-2 tie. Set 5 was Auburn’s as they climbed to

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their overtime victory with no hesitation. Auburn controlled most of the set by keeping a steady tempo and correcting any small errors to roll pass the Bulldogs to win the set 15-11 and win the overall match 3-2. Coach McFatrich did applaud some girls in their improvement from the 0-3 loss from Arkansas the last match Nov. 8.

“The backrow and right side did well today,” he said. “I saw a great performance from Peyton Harris, Cheyenne Spell, Alex Warren and Jazmyn Johnson.” Johnson totaled for 13 kills and Harris earned 34 digs. Two days later, Texas A&M came to Starkville to face the Bulldogs. The Aggies swept the Bulldogs 3-0.

Evie Grace Singleton exploded in the match for an excellent performance with 16 kills and three digs.

Many of these kills were set up by Sato who earned 21 assists in the game. In set 2, the Bulldogs started with being in front until the 15th point. Alex Warren set up great offensive chances to attempt a set win for four kills.

“The ladies excelled well with passes, a great rhythm and a strong defensive fi ght against one of the greatest teams in the conference,” McFatrich said. The third set the Aggies dominated to give them a set win 25-21 to sweep the Bulldogs 3-0.

The next game is at South Carolina on Friday and two days later they will face the Georgia Bulldogs on the 22nd.