Brian MitchellStaff 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 fi lms 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 fi nd 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

Kathleen MorrisonNews Editor

“I remember, when I was a freshman in high school gas was a dollar a gallon,” says senior Terrel Sugar. “I could fi ll my tank for 20 dollars. Now it takes me over 50 dollars to fi ll 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 fi ll 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 most expensive gas in the nation (in Hawaii) was being sold for $3.38 a gallon.

At schools like Millsaps where most of the student body has to travel home, sometimes many hours away, a rise in gas prices will greatly affect students going home for the Thanksgiving holiday.

“It’s a six-and-a-half hour drive home – it takes me a full tank of gas,” says Davies. “This Thanksgiving,

it will probably cost me $100 for the round trip. It really adds up. It’s getting to the point where fi nding cheap airfare might be less expensive. But then I couldn’t take all my stuff with me.”

Many students fi nd that one of the most popular ways to cut down on the expense is to travel together.

“It’s nice that there are other people at Millsaps from my hometown,” says freshman Evan Bauer. “I live four hours away, but we (Corinthians) carpool a lot and that helps a lot with gas money.”

As gas prices soar, carpooling to school, work and more is becoming more popular nationwide. Mississippi was in the top

15 carpooling states in an American Community Survey in 2004, and the necessity to carpool has only risen since then.

Many students also carpool around Jackson, running errands with friends to save money.

“(My friends and I) always drive together,” says Davies. “We ride together out to eat or shop,

everything really.”Freshman David

Williams sums up what seems to be the consensus on campus when it comes to gas prices.

“As a college student on a limited budget I think it’s quite ridiculous but I do realize there are ways to minimize my traveling,” he

Bonnie TuckerContributor

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 and foster more leadership on campus,” says Mattalino.

Running for president are Philip Cortese, Daniel Honeycutt and Christie

“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

November 15, 2007, Volume 73, No. 11

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exhibit.

Features

Shake-up afoot for SBA

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...whether you consider golf a sport or not, lugging around your own clubs for fi ve hours straight, three days in a row

can be exhausting and a real test of your commitment.“Broadening horizens” - Page 2

SportsThe Purple &White pre-views men and women’s

basketball.

Millsaps’ newest teach-ers are poised to make

their mark.

Photo by Kathleen MorrisonCandidates running for offi ce in the Student Body Associa-tion post signs to inspire Millsapians to vote for them.

Gas hits $3 mark in Jackson

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Studios at a loss for words

Photo by Kathleen MorrisonRegular gasoline at a local station hits an all-time high, refl ecting a national price rise.

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Liz StarrettContributor

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-well-known women’s golf team.

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Allisa VincentContributor

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-

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.

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 fully-ripened 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

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.

Editorial: Opinionated voting, enacting change

Broadening horizons, ‘Fore!’

I want all the facts before our

government spends billions of dollars on a problem that

might not even exist.

Everybody is not a scientist

Kathryn BuchanOpinions Editor

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.

We were also able to meet with Gov. Mark Warsh of The Fed, many top executives at ABA (including Ed Yingling, president and CEO), an undersecretary of the 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 willing to engage in conversation, listening to and answering questions.

Although only in D.C. for three days, the trip was memorable. Staying at the Washington Suites in Georgetown, we were within walking distance of the National Mall.

As former president of the ABA, Howard L. McMillan, Jr., Dean of the Else School of Management, made most of the appointments and helped arrange the schedule so that our time was spent in the best possible way. With many other illustrious titles, both past and present, he is truly a leader for our business school and a great 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.

In short, I would like to express appreciation to McMillan on behalf of myself, as well as the students

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.:

“Thanks you so much for arranging the spectacular appointments on our trip to DC over fall break. We had so many great experiences and it was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.” - Winfrey Norton

“Thanks, Dean McMillan, for the opportunity to meet with such interesting and knowledgable people at the American Bankers Association and The Fed. It was a great experience and a really fun trip...Thanks for all you do...” - Chad Songy

“Thank you for taking the time to plan our trip. It was a really great experience.

I thought it was especially interesting to observe how what we have been learning applies to policy making and to hear expert opinions on the current financial situation.” - Duncan Fraser

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Appreciation from students for one cool dean

PhotobyKathrynBuchanMcMillan enjoys a lollipop while chatting with students in Washington D.C.

PhotocourtesyoftheMillsapsOfficeofCommunicationsMcMillan, at far right, with faculty of the Else School of Management

PhotocourtesyofJaneCollinsMcMillan plays the banjo at Homecoming 2007

Meagan MaloneStaff 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

could be major or minor requirements? If Millsaps follows this dangerous

precedent, soon the only courses and extra curriculars offered will be accounting,

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.

Keeping German, beating injured horse

“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.”

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?

Mr. Cornelius Conover: I do enjoy it. I like working with the students, and the faculty are very welcoming.

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?

CC: I am from northwest Iowa, from a little farm in the middle of nowhere.

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

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

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: 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?

CC: Yes. I am married with two children, 10 and 2.

P&W: Can you tell me more about your family?

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

(Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay). I lived in Mexico quite a while. I went with Dr. Kahn to Costa Rica.

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.

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 re-hired). 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 Spanish-speaking 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.

Nell Knox Features Editor

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 . F o 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 self-proclaimed “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.”

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12 things you did not know about Dr. Daniel Turkeltaub

Photo by Nell KnoxDr. 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

Photo by Hillary HamblenDr. Conover spends time working in his office between teaching classes on Latin American culture.

Diantha WilliamsonStaff 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

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

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.”

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Temporary faculty member enjoys Millsaps community

Contributed PhotoThese 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.

Coale sweeps NATS

Contributed PhotoThe 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.

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.

Review by Will ChandlerContributor

   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 

– allegro ma non troppo.” The  overall  piece  was  a 

beautiful  duet  by  mother  and daughter  that  allowed  them  to display  their  musical  prowess 

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 

and  captivating.  Szlubowska-Kirk performed a violin solo by Nicolo Paganini. 

“When  Paganini  composed pieces like these, he never actually 

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 

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  Saint-Saëns  was  another  mother-daughter  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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Slzubowski family puts on display of musical prowess

Review by Lorene Dodd, Holly HarmonContributors

The exhibition now on display in the Lewis Art Gallery on the third floor of  the Ford Academic Complex  is  Greely  Myatt’s “SEEentences  and  Other Things  Goin’  Round,”  up through Nov. 30. 

The  artist  will  give  a concluding  gallery  talk  on that  Friday  at  12:30  p.m. as part of the Friday Forum series. 

The  following  passages are  excerpts  from  reviews of  the  show  written by  two  students  in  the Contemporary Art class.  

Holly Harmon  The main component of 

this  exhibition  is  Myatt’s “SEEentences”  that  consist of  found  objects  that are  unaltered  from  their original  state  and  have been mounted on  the wall in  groupings  of  three.  In this  way,  these  groupings are able to be read as visual sentences. 

Through the use of these found objects presented as art, Myatt is questioning the conventions  of  art-making and the role of the artist as well as emphasizing a part of our lives to which we pay no notice: Discarded “junk” that  has  lost  its  utilitarian appeal. 

In  Myatt’s  groupings  of three, all the objects are aged and worn, representing this loss of functionalism. However, although the objects no  longer  function as was  their  original  intention,  they are now serving a higher purpose and  have  been  elevated  to  the status of art. 

In  this  way,  Myatt’s  pieces have  been  placed  within  the  art historical  context  of  Dadaism. The work is reminiscent of Marcel Duchamp’s  “Fountain,”  in which the  artist  removed  the  utilitarian purpose  of  a  urinal  and  called  it high art. The Dada movement was in  response  to  the  overly-serious nature  of  art  and  “Fountain” directly questions what is required 

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 

groupings,  Myatt  is  giving  us objects of familiarity but removing their  context  so  that  they  often become unidentifiable. 

In one grouping he has placed what appear to be tools, although they  are  not  recognizable  apart from the broom head on the end. Because viewers are unsure about what exactly the objects are, they are  forced  to examine  the  formal aspects  of  the  grouping,  the graceful  or  jarring  line  and  form of the objects. 

In another grouping Myatt uses metal objects which we associate with  the  strength  of  machinery. However,  the  particular  objects 

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. 

Lorene Dodd At  first  glance,  “The  Juggler” 

seems to be an odd juxtaposition of  a  straitjacket  and  a  circle  of greenish-brown spheres, all pinned to the gallery wall. However, after reading  the  work’s  description, the  spheres  became  heavy  and imperfectly round, almost weapon-like – they are cast of bronze. 

The title emphasizes the orbital shape  the  spheres  make  against their  neutral  background,  as  if they  are  toys  being  juggled.  The straitjacket  suggests  something threatening,  having  associations with mental hospitals, psychiatric illnesses  and  the  line  between 

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 

alarming  facet  of  the  work  is  its honesty.  Perhaps  Myatt  is  giving us  a  mirror  of  the  crazy  inside us  all,  struggling  to  juggle  the harsh,  metallic  fragments  of  our respective lives. 

Another  of  Myatt’s sculptures  that  stands  out  is  his “Circumference or Goin’ Round.” Standing  about  7  feet  tall,  the circular piece is formed by chunks of cedar trees, fitted together with the bark still on. The slotted ridges are  left  visible,  yet  the  sculpture retains  an  organic  quality,  as  if we  are  encountering  a  natural phenomenon. 

There  is  a  uniquely  innocent 

vibe  about  the  structure  that adds  to  the  interaction  with  the audience. In fact, I had to reason with  myself  to  avoid  jumping through  the  hoop,  like  a  child would. 

Because of the immediate response  that  the  work seems  to  initiate,  I  would say  that  Myatt  has  tapped into  the  primordial  and aesthetically  pleasing  state of the circular state. 

Arguably  the  most arresting  installation  of the  show  is  simply  two electric  fans,  facing  each other. Both of  their  blades move, echoing  the circular theme  of  Myatt’s  other art.  However,  only  one  of the fans is plugged into an electrical  outlet;  the  other simply  moves  at  a  slower pace,  its  motion  fueled  by that of the electrified fan. 

The  title,  “The  Blind Leading the Blind,” suggests symbolic  and  conceptual connotations  of  the  work. On  a  negative  note,  Myatt might  be  revealing  the tendency  to  superficially imitate that which is faster, stronger,  more  industrial and more powerful. 

In this sense, we would all  be  blind,  leading  each other  into  nothing.  On the  other  hand,  there  is something  magical  about the  realization  of  how  the piece works. 

 It  could  as  easily  be  a celebration of the way we can 

feed off  of  each other’s  energies, in order to metaphorically move in our own way, as the unplugged fan does. The piece also suggests the blindness of influence – we can be part of a cycle, part of an exchange of  energy,  part  of  an  ecosystem  and not  realize  it because we do not  see  the  transformation  with our eyes. 

Overall, Myatt’s work presents a unique perspective on connection and relation. 

Myatt reforms the everyday in ‘SEEentences’

Photo by Laura HoweGreely Myatt’s exhibit in the gallery displays ordinary objects in groupings of three among other works.

Promotional photoThe internationally renowned Szlubowski family performed at Millsaps last week.

Catherine SchmidtManaging Editor

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has been a constant in my life even if my fl avor 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 fi ve-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 fl avors are well worth your money (and calories).

Crème BrûléeI fi rst sampled this fl avor this summer on the drive

home from a camping trip in Mexico. We had just crossed the border and hit the fi rst gas station we could fi nd. 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 fl an. 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 fi rst experience was not a mirage, and the fl avor worked its magic again

during a midnight study break.

Cinnamon BunsThis fl avor is recommended for

anyone who enjoys the classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Ben & Jerry’s creates an interesting take on their second-most-popular fl avor as, here, cinnamon bun dough fl ourishes in caramel ice cream with a caramel streusel swirl. I must admit, I think this fl avor may even be my new favorite. It defi nitely surpasses Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough in my opinion.

Willie Nelson’s Country Peach CobblerI 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 fi nding that his little love had left him for another man.

This fl avor, peach ice cream with cinnamon shortbread pieces and a peach swirl, is one of the lightest and most refreshing Ben &

Jerry’s fl avors I’ve tasted. The peach pieces taste fresher than any peach you could fi nd 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 fl avor 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 fl avor, who wouldn’t want to see Willie Nelson’s smiling face when enjoying his or her favorite cool treat?

Phish Food 10th Anniversary EditionOk, so this is not really a new fl avor, but somehow in

the 10 years of its existence I have not tried the sixth most popular Ben & Jerry’s fl avor. Similar to what the layman calls “Rocky Road,” Phish Food consists of chocolate ice

cream with melty marshmallows, a caramel swirl and fudge fi sh with smiling faces.

“Why are the fudge fi sh smiling?,” asks Ben & Jerry’s. It’s because the Vermont-based band Phish—namesake of Phish Food— donates their royalties from

sales of the fl avor to the Waterwheel Foundation, which helps keep Lake Champlain clean.

Fudge cows join the fudge fi sh in the 10th anniversary edition of the popular fl avor. I approve.

On their Web site www.benjerry.com, you can fi nd fun things like the Flavor Graveyard, which comemorates, as you can probably imagine, demised fl avors. The fl avor 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 fl avors, and the fl avor I am a n x i o u s l y awaiting to arrive in Jackson is S t e p h e n C o l b e r t ’ s Americone Dream, which has fudge-covered waffl e 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 fl avor 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 fi nd 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 effi cient. 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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Ben & Jerry’s serves fresh perspectives on old standards

your mouth,” promise Ben & Jerry.

It’s not just the witty fl avor concoctions that make Ben & Jerry’s ice cream something I can feel good about eating.

Willie Nelson’s “Red Headed

with cinnamon shortbread pieces and a peach swirl, is one of the lightest and most refreshing Ben &

Brûlée to be a luxury. I tested it again for this review to make sure my fi rst experience was not a mirage, and the fl avor worked its magic again

Cree CantrellStaff 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

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.

Alyce HoweStaff 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,

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.

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.eduThursday, 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, 601-974-1422 or nixls@millsaps.eduThursday, November 15-Sunday, 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. Jeannie-Marie Brown directs this production, which explores the beauty, joy, desperation and violent nature of self-discovery during adolescence. Travel to the world of 14-year-olds 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, 601-974-1422 or nixls@millsaps.eduFriday, 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, 601-974-1423 or raleyhl@millsaps.edu

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Photo by Bjorn CarlssonA stronger strain of staph is spreading throughout the country.

Art students display work in Fondren

Promotional flyerArt majors feature their art in Fondren.

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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.

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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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Finishing with a 3-20 record last year (1-13 in conference play), the Millsaps women’s basketball team looks to improved guard play and transfers for increased appearances in the win column in 2007-2008.

“We have players that can handle the ball much better this year,” says head coach Mary Bolton, “our guards are confident.”

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 tempo.”

Whitmore shares that her decision to come to Millsaps for basketball was about becoming part of a building program. There is only one senior on the Lady Majors’ roster, so building is a definite possibility, but as for competing right now, Whitmore says, “We have a really good hard working attitude that will take us far. If we work hard, we can have 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, as she recovers from an ACL injury. Adams led the Southern Collegiate Athletic

Conference in rebounds per game (10.8) and in total number of double-doubles (11). She has, however, been going through some practice sessions, and will be a key boost when conference play heats up in January.

“She looks real good in drills and she’s extending her shooting range,” comments coach Bolton.

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 ranked No. 5 nationally.

The Lady Majors

have three more home games on the schedule this year than they did last season, and considering two of their three wins came at home, coach Bolton hopes that fans will “just come out” and be there to watch a more fast-paced, exciting team.

The Lady Majors tip off at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17.

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With all of last year’s starters returning, the Millsaps men’s basketball team has the potential to experience its best season in years.

Coming off an 18-9 season in 2006-2007, which included a solid 11-3 mark in conference play, the Majors will look to their five experienced seniors to build on the win totals that have consistently increased since 2004.

Seniors Lorenzo Bailey, Allen Odum, Deonte Oscar, Edrick Montgomery and Rodney Rogan have each contributed substantially in minutes and quality of play every year that they have worn purple and white. At last season’s end, Montgomery and Rogan were selected as first and second team All-SCAC members respectively, while Odum and Bailey were recognized as All-SCAC honorable mentions.

“Having five seniors, and three that came in together (Bailey, Oscar and Rogan), certainly adds to the knowledge of what we try to do on the court,” head coach Tim Wise explains. “They know each

other’s playing styles well and contribute to coming together as a team. They have all played, and that adds to what is expected at game time and in practice, and also how we handle road trips.”

The seniors are not the only players Wise expects to deliver in big ways this season.

Wise cites the development of junior Chris Sanders as another factor in the Majors’ expectations to make their mark in the conference and the league.

“Sanders started most games last year and really came into his own offensively in that important February period,” he explains. “He’s very capable on both sides of the ball, and he grew a full inch over the offseason, putting him at 6-5.”

As a sophomore, Sanders averaged 6.4 points per game, while pulling down close to five rebounds per contest.

Sanders’ message about continuing the development of his play and the potential of the 2007-2008 Millsaps squad revolves around belief.

“I need to have confidence in myself and in my teammates,” Sanders expresses. “We lost three conference games last year by about a eight points combined. If we can keep our minds straight, I have confidence that we can win.”

Rogan echoes Sanders’ sentiments about keeping focused.

“We had leads in a lot of games and eased off the gas; this year we have to keep the pressure on,” he says.

For instance, the Majors could not keep up the intensity in last year’s match against DePauw, blowing a lead that at times in the first half reached 21 points.

Focus can make or break

the Majors’ season, as they are part of a strong SCAC triumvirate, along with Centre and DePauw, and must dodge the temptation of taking it easy because of their reputation and both inside and outside expectations.

The tendency to become lax could potentially be fueled by the new conference system that places Millsaps in a “Western” division with Austin, Colorado, Hendrix, Southwestern and Trinity.

The “East” will include Centre, DePauw and the other conference opponents.

“You would think we are in the easier division,” Rogan says, “but Trinity is always good, they beat us twice last year, and we don’t know some of the other schools like Colorado as well.”

Honing the necessary drive is essentially the purpose of exhibition games like the Majors’ trip to Division I University of Louisiana-Monroe last week. “We wanted to work on execution strong pressure, composure, and effort on the boards and loose balls,” Wise relates.

Wise expresses that there is a sizeable difference between Division I and Division III basketball, but notes, “You have the film to watch and it’s always a learning experience.”

The Majors lost 93-58, but Wise saw some positives in addition to the lows they must work on.

Another possible factor in the Majors’ 07-08 success could be the atmosphere of

the Hangar Dome. They will be playing fourteen home games this year, as opposed to last year’s nine.

“We were 6-1 in the conference on the road last season which showed that we had made progress,” Wise relates, but the 5-2 conference mark at home is something Wise thinks can be fixed. “Our gym is unique and it doesn’t take much on a Friday night to get it rocking. Support is needed at the Sunday afternoon games, too, though.”

The Majors will tip off in the Hangar on November 17 at 3 p.m.

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Photo by Frank EzelleSenior Edrick Montgomery will see if he can repeat as a first team All-SCAC selection in 2007-2008.

Women’s Basketball11/17 Millsaps vs. Mississippi College, Hangar Dome 1 p.m.11/24 Millsaps vs. Louisiana College, Pineville, La. 5 p.m.11/26 Millsaps vs. Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss. 5:30 p.m.12/1 Millsaps vs. Hendrix, Conway, Ark. 1 p.m.12/2 Millsaps vs. University of Dallas, Hangar Dome 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball11/17 Millsaps vs. Pensacola Christian, Hangar Dome 3 p.m.11/23 Millsaps vs. Louisiana College, Hangar Dome 7 p.m.11/24 Millsaps vs. Rust, Hangar Dome 3 p.m.11/25 Millsaps vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Hammond, La. 3 p.m.12/1 Millsaps vs. Hendrix, Conway, Ark. 3 p.m.

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Experience to guide Majors this season

Better ball handling, transfers to fuel Lady Majors

Photo by Frank EzelleJunior standout LaReina Adams will be sidelined until January.

Photo by Frank EzelleValued for his versatility, senior Rodney Rogan will be a leader in 2007-2008.

Photo by Frank EzelleJunior Chris Sanders exploded on the scene in 2006-2007.

Photo by Frank EzelleThe Lady Majors hope to show off better ball handling abilities in the 2007-2008 campaign.

As Millsaps battled Birmingham-Southern 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 seasons. Millsaps did its part, making a statement to the NCAA playoff selection committee by easily ripping through the Panthers, 58-7 on senior day.

The Majors offense was once again potent, ringing up 444 total yards, with 259 of those coming through the air. Quarterback Juan Joseph threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns, bumping his total to a team record 31 on the season against just six interceptions. The Millsaps ground game was also stellar, and saw junior Nick Namias, freshman Schuyler Huff and sophomore Kenneth Metzger combine to rush for 133 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Majors did not even punt until well into the second quarter.

Defensively, the Majors were stifling, not allowing a point until 3:31 left in the game, forcing five turnovers and six punts while giving up just 200 total yards. The defense was led by Senior Cedric Lawrence with seven tackles and saw three players come up with interceptions.

Senior and reigning SCAC Defensive Player of the Week Ray Kline snatched his team high fourth interception on the season and returned it 48 yards for his second defensive touchdown on the season.

While the Majors had their way with the Panthers, ultimately it would not be enough to grab an at-large bid for the Division III playoffs, as

the selection committee met on Sunday. This comes as a frustrating decision for a team that in its 8 wins defeated opponents by an average of 37.5 points per game, and in its two losses was beaten by a combined 5 points.

“We were 2 seconds and 1 point away from being undefeated and in the playoffs,” remarks senior linebacker Canaan Farris. “Life is funny. You can’t take any credit away from Trinity for that play, but I think everyone knew who the better team was.”

Coach Mike Dubose observes, “I was disappointed we didn’t get in, sure. However, I think this team is a 9-1 team. I count that first game as a win because we played first, second, third and fourth string guys. We were trying to let everyone play and get experience. Regardless of our playoff situation, I am very proud of this team, though.”

Despite narrowly missing the playoffs, the team takes pride in its accomplishments and its season.

“All in all it was a great season and I couldn’t ask for more,” says Farris. “We were SCAC co-champions, and while we didn’t make the playoffs, we achieved some of our main goals. One big one was building a winning program, not just winning teams. I believe we’ve done that. ”

“I am very proud of the way our team played this season,” reflects Dubose. “We are going to continue recruiting and developing, and build on this good season. We’re going to get to a point where we are a junior and senior team and then we’ll really be getting better. It’s just going to take hard work.”

Although leaving the field for seemingly the last time on Saturday, 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 the world to me,” says Kline. “Football is a way to escape from all the pressures and stress that Millsaps and life presents. I have progressed so much as a man and individual off the field because I’ve learned so much from my teammates and coaches. My college football career has been full of ups and downs and I know that once I’ve left Millsaps I’ll be prepared for any situation life has to offer, good or bad.”

It took a rollercoaster comeback and a “Mississippi Miracle” to end this talented team’s season, but with only 12 seniors leaving the Majors will look to improve even further next season.

Dubose remarks, “We’re going to continue to work hard and we will be better.”

Brian MitchellStaff Writer

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Photo by Frank EzelleJunior running back Nick Namias gracefully flops into the end zone for six.

Majors pummel Panthers, end roller coaster season

Photo by Frank EzelleSenior safety Ray Kline strides into the end zone untouched after an interception.

I sense a bit of spite coming from the sports information department over at Birmingham-Southern College.

Their headline for the Web site’s recap of Saturday’s game reads “Millsaps runs up score in 58-7 win over Birmingham-Southern.” There’s no denying the Majors did score a lot of points in that game—of course, not quite as many as the mountain massacre the previous week (68)—so maybe selecting that headline (meant for grabbing attention) wasn’t too radical, I thought. The first sentence changed my mind. It said: “Millsaps College never called off the dogs and purposely ran up the score on its way to a 58-7 win…”

Never called off the dogs? Are you kidding, Mr./Ms. unnamed BSC author? In the first half, your guys were holding out treats and whistling, inviting the “dogs” to come their way. Starting with a fumble on the opening kickoff, the Panthers turned the ball over on each of their first four possessions, leading to 28 Millsaps points in the first 10 minutes. Fifty-two of Millsaps’ points came before halftime. The second half belonged to BSC, as they “won” 7-6. Were the dogs not in the kennel, then?

Surely your fans, understanding of problems that would accompany the first year of Panther football since Franklin Roosevelt’s administration, wouldn’t be so sensitive that a headline like “Sloppy play in first half spells disaster” would break their hearts.

In all honesty about the BSC fans, though, it was pretty inspirational to see how positive and supportive they stayed through the entirety of the game. Even when it looked like the Panther players were auditioning for the Ringling Brothers, they cheered because they were happy about getting to watch BSC football. The program will grow, eventually, but for now it’s hard to expect anything less than a good ol’ fashioned whooping from the top “dogs” of the conference.

The anonymous press-releaser made a pretty good point about Millsaps’ desire to make a statement to the NCAA selection committee. It was going to be an uphill battle for the two-loss Majors to get into the playoffs, so perhaps a couple of thrashings to close out the season would have helped their cause. If Millsaps hadn’t turned off the jets (most starters were out by the 10 minute mark in the third quarter) and the Panthers had maintained their pitiful first half play, though, I don’t think 75 points or even a three-digit scoreboard malfunction was out of the question.

Perhaps most important point to remember in this discussion, though, is that it was Senior Day. A large chunk of the starting lineup had been working ceaselessly since their freshman year to turn a lackluster football program into a new conference power. In addition, they have been through two heartbreakers in this, their last season. What kind of justice would it be for them to have been pulled out in the first half of their final home game?

So, BSC sports-info team, if this embarrassing loss has really bunched your shorts and caused you to think poorly of Millsaps’ sportsmanship, just remember that your humiliation won’t end up on SportsCenter or YouTube.

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Thomas Richardson Sports Editor

Major AthleteHometown: Wiggins, Miss.Major: BiologyPosition: Running BackNickname:Schuyler BlueFavorite Musical Artist:Lil WayneFavorite Pre-game Music: “Whateva the boys got playin.”Favorite Caf food:

GyrosFavorite Drink: Strawberry LemonadeFavorite Restaurant:Chick-fil-AFavorite Professor: Dr. Stan GalickiFavorite T.V. Show: “Family Matters”Favorite Movie:“Scarface”Favorite Millsaps Sport to Watch:VolleyballSchuyler Huff

Photo by Frank EzelleConsisting mainly of seniors, the Millsaps captains stand together in what turned out to be their final game of the 2007 season.