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128 th YEAR | ISSUE 20

THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1884

MSU prohibits use of drones during football games by John Williams Staff Writer

No. 1 Homecoming Court:

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Mississippi State University’s 2014 homecoming court includes (left to right) freshman maid Bell Hester of Starkville; sophomore maid Anna Claire Allison of Ocean Springs; junior maid Kelsey Jones of Madison; senior maid Mary Gates Talbot of Nesbit; Queen Katharine ‘Katie’ McCummins of Long Beach; senior maid Alissa McKinnon of Greenville; junior maid Jaslyn Langford of Calhoun City; sophomore maid Chloe Sullivan of Franklin, Tennessee; and freshman maid Carrie Gammon of Lithia, Florida.

Veterinary college advances in cancer research by Pranaav Jadhav Staff Writer

Mississippi State University researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine have taken successful steps forward in studying cancer in dogs that is attracting the attention of

researchers from across the nation. Kari Lunsford, along with Camillo Bulla, teamed up to form the Comparative Angiogenesis Laboratory which helps in the process of, treating canines effectively. Lunsford, associate professor in the clinical sciences department, said she and Bulla work with cancer for

most of the time. Lunsford’s research began when she started working with cancer research as a veterinary student at the University of Minnesota in the lab of Sagarika Kanjilal. This was her first exposure to the difficulties and challenges facing biomedical research with the greatest challenge being the

difficulty in obtaining funding to support the studies. “You are put in a situation in which you have exciting ideas and are eager to find answers, but you are so limited by the funding and often your questions go unanswered - all for the lack of funding,” Lunsford said. “As a clinical investigator, the big-picture question we

decided to ask was, ‘what can we learn from veterinary cancer patients that will help understand and treat human cancers?’ The overall goal of our research team is to develop diagnostic and therapeutic modalities that will help our veterinary patients and will also contribute to our understanding of human cancers.” RESEARCH, 4

Otteson cancels visit, rescheduling possible in future by Taylor Bowden Staff Writer

Award-winning economics researcher and writer James R. Otteson has had to cancel his visit to MSU that was rescheduled for Nov. 6 in the Taylor Auditorium in McCool Hall. Otteson had intended to give a lecture for MSU’s Institute for the Humanity’s 2014-15 Distinguished Lecturer series, but according to William Hay, the institute’s director, was unfortunately unable to make the trip. “We hope to reschedule for a future date,” Hay said. Otteson is executive director of Wake Forest University’s BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism and is a teaching professor of

political economy. He published a book, “Actual Ethics” in 2006, and in 2007 it was selected for the Templeton Enterprise Award, which recognizes the best publications written on the culture of enterprise. “Dr. Otteson is an award-winning philosopher whose interests cross disciplinary boundaries and bring scholarship to bear on important debates beyond the academy,” Hay said in a press release by the Office of Public Affairs. “Presenting a perspective drawn from the 18th century work of Adam Smith and others of the Enlightenment period helps students engage important debates that resonate today.” Otteson was to be one of many notable guests brought to MSU for the Distinguished Lecturer series. CANCELED, 3

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YouTube sensation and ‘Wild N’ Out’ performer Emmanuel Hudson provided an audience with laughter during a homecoming comedy show Wednesday night in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium. Monday

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With the Mississippi State University Bulldogs the No. 1 football team in the country, people of the sports community are interested in capturing aerial footage of the atmosphere in Davis Wade Stadium. According to an MSU press release, that opportunity is now a thing of the past with the new policy prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft vehicles in populated areas including Davis Wade Stadium. David Shaw, vice president for research and economic development, said the FAA ruling is national and was implemented due to incidents that have happened around the country. This is also not just focused on drones causing harm, but the fact that they can cause interference to aspects of gameday. Shaw said the designation of national defense airspace helps to assure the safety of those in proximity. “This is a designation because often there are military flyovers at the beginning of a game, as well as aircraft that fly over for televised events,” he said. “There is also concern about unregistered aircraft flying over crowds like this from a safety and security concern. For this purpose, all of central campus is declared off limits for unmanned aircraft. The city of Starkville is not included in the responsibility of the university. According to Shaw, MSU may use UAV for academic reasons. “We do a great deal of research on UAS technology,” he said. “We are very, very careful to closely follow all relevant FAA regulations. We regularly apply for Certificates of Authorizations for specific research activities with UAS.” JoJo Dodd, junior political science major and Picayune, Mississippi native sits on the committee that made the decision to uphold this new policy and said he has some insight into the new sentiment. “There was previously no policy in place governing the use of drones on campus,” Dodd said. “So, now there is something in place to govern the use of unmanned air vehicles.” Dodd said he thinks the new policy is made not based off of personal experiences in Davis Wade, but of those that our administration has seen in other sports venues. DRONES, 3

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