19 April 2012

Millsaps College

VOLUME LXXX, NO.21 THURSDAY, April 19, 2012 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

THE PURPLE & WHITE

From the studio to the fi eld, Seniors embody Millsaps integrity

Opinions pg. 2

Arts & Life pg. 3

Sports pgs. 7-8

Spring Exam Schedule

Monday, April 30th9:00 a.m. - classes that meet

MWF 9-9:50 MTWF 9-9:50 9:00 a.m. - Heritage classes 9am

and 11am (AC 215) 2:00 p.m. - classes that meet

TTH 1-2:15, TTH 1-2:40 6:00 p.m. - classes that meet

Monday nights

Tuesday, May 19:00 a.m. - classes that meet

MWF 11-11:50 2:00 p.m.. - classes that meet

TTH 10-11:15 6:00 p.m. - classes that meet

Tuesday nights

Wednesday, May 2Reading Day

Thursday, May 39:00 a.m. - classes that meet

MWF 10-10:50 2:00 p.m. - classes that meet MW

2:45-4, MWF 2:45-3:50 6:00 p.m. - classes that meet

Wednesday nights

Friday, May 49:00 a.m. - classes that meet

TTH 2:45-4 2:00 p.m. - classes that meet

TTH 8:30 6:00 p.m. - classes that meet

Thursday nights

Saturday, May 59:00 a.m. - classes that meet

MW 1-2:15 MW 1:30-2:45 2:00 p.m. - classes that meet

MWF 8-8:50 MTWF 8 6:00 p.m. - classes that meet MW

12-12:50, 12-1:15

Medicine. Education. Information technol-ogy. Global healthcare.

! ose professions represent the aspira-tions of the four 2012 inductees into the Millsaps Col-lege Hall of Fame. Only four inductees are chosen to the Hall of Fame each year, and the students are recognized for their dedication to the college and community, aca-demic achievement and leaders.

Named to the Hall of Fame are Amy Patterson, Wri-joya Roy, Anne Waldrop and Oliver Galicki.

In addition to those pending graduates, the college

also recently announced another 18 seniors have been inducted in Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s top academ-ic honorary. Mississippi has only two Phi Beta Kappa chapters, and Millsaps had the " rst.

! ese top students from the Class of 2012 are being featured in the " nal edition of ! e Purple & White of the academic year. ! e Hall of Fame inductees are fea-tured on Page 4, while information about the Phi Beta Kappa honorees is on Page 5. In addition, information about graduation events, scheduled for May 11-12, is also part of the special senior package.

Also included is a feature about the senior art show of Ksenyia Savelyeva.

As students prepare for " nals and a summer of work, study and fun, the P&W asks those who might be inter-ested to consider joining the P&W sta# in the fall. ! e award-winning newspaper welcomes those interested in writing, editing, photograph and graphic design. If interested, contact Editor-in-Chief Kenya Strong John-ston at [email protected].

By Genny SantosOpinions Editor

! e MAJORity recently sur-faced as a group to encourage higher attendance at sports events. However, for me it highlighted how few people at-tend and participate the vari-ous events for students put on by on-campus groups such as SAPS.

While the poor weather may have had a hand in it, there was a surprisingly low number of students who participated in this past Monday’s water war. I thought this to be one of SAPS’

more clever events and expected to get more soaked by students lurking in bushes than by grey clouds.

! is was not the " rst time a ni# y event on campus yielded a fairly small turnout. Last semes-ter SAPS hosted a silent disco in New South atrium. ! e DJ of-fered both a top 40 station and an alternative station and took student requests in an attempt to avoid alienation of students.

In February, the traveling Buskateers graced our campus —thanks to SAPS—and put on two shows, one planned and the other impromptu. While their music may have a more narrowed appeal, I think the artistic musicality and creativ-ity would have been enjoyed by more than the 30 students who showed up.

Moving away from just SAPS events, in mid-March, the Visit-ing Writers Series brought three highly-acclaimed author/musi-cians to campus. Rick Moody, Joe Pernice and Wesley Stace read excerpts from their various

works and sang solos and duets, even preforming a German ver-sion of ! e Beach Boys’ “In My Room.”

Although several emails were sent out about this event and bright teal posters plastered around campus, not even a third of the recital hall was " lled. Not to mention the dozens of extremely talented writers the Visiting Writers Series brings to campus whose audience major-ity is more o# en than not made up of non-students.

While I’ll be one of the " rst to own up to a certain amount of apathy and laziness, I think the fact that our campus of-fers stimulating, free events (so don’t give me that “I’m broke” routine) for its students is a luxury we’re taking advantage of. On the other hand, it is not entirely our fault.

! e advertising on campus is shoddy at best, most recently demonstrated when my room-mate asked “Hey are you going to the step show?” to which I re-sponded “What step show?”

Posters are hung on doors that we shove past in attempts to make it to class on time, and student news is a joke—sorry Millsaps. Student news would be more e$ ective run on a loop on the television outside the Caf ’. And while quite a few of the events are covered in ! e Purple & White, let’s not pre-tend that any more than half the campus reads it.

Last night at 8 p.m., Spencer Nessel put on a Millsaps music showcase featuring students and faculty alike. ! is was a chance for Millsaps to witness and ap-preciate the kind of talent we have within the bubble.

Tomorrow in the Bowl at 2 p.m. SAPS is throwing a tie dye party and even providing the " rst lucky students with free white t-shirts. I encourage ev-eryone, myself included, to at-tend future events and support the students who work hard to make these events available to us.

OPINIONS Contact Genny Santos, [email protected]

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PURPLE&PURPLE&PURPLEWHITE

THETrapped in the Bubble...At least we have music

Compiled by Genny SantosOpinions Editor

sassysarcasmIt’s entertaining to watch peo-

ple Facebook creep in class.

hipsterindisguisethe kava house TV informs

me about important things, like how there is a war on reality~

MeowsapsSeniorthinking about " nding a saw

& installing a window in the digital art lab myself #GURL-ZGOTTABREATHEUKNO

tennisbobIt is understood that class

starts late when it’s pouring cats and dogs outside.

thegreekgirlWho waits around for Seniori-

tis anymore? I’ve got a bad case of Sophomoreitis & Im ready for graduation...or summer at least #millsapsprobs

MajorCheerWhy does everyone in Jack-

son try to get on the interstate going 35mph? #speedup

loudandproudSix page paper, 2 hours? Chal-

lenge accepted. #handlinbusi-ness

MajorMagicMadame, when the clock

hits 9:50, you no longer speak French to me.

trollstarWhen my mother went to

Millsaps in 1968, women weren’t allowed to wear pants to class... Uhhh

gingerbreadgirl! e sounds coming from the

AC elevator are not reassuring @millsapsprobs #stilltakingit

hipsterindisguisei never once made legitimate

party cups during my time in the bubble

PikeOnStiltslaundry, we meet again. I

haven’t seen you in a while

sassysarcasmMiss lily just pulled out a wa-

ter gun. Too much. Made my day.

thebeardedbardAnyone have return of the

king???? I’ll pay you in le# over Easter candy!

MeowsapsSeniorMeowsapsjunior*

sororitysophomore! ere’s nothing like being wo-

ken up at 430 by the " re alarm. Good thing there wasn’t a real " re bc it took over 10min 4se-curity 2respond.

thegreekgirlWhoever pees in the showers

in Franklin please stop. You are not a homeless woman in a city alley, so use the toilet. #franklin-probs

pawzthemeowsicLast formal ever. Am I old

yet?

biochemblondei just don’t understand why

OEC is so delicious.

gingerbreadgirlA migrane on Friday, asleep

by 9.15 pm on Saturday. Real crazy way to celebrate the end of #comps.

tennisbobSorry I’m late. I had to " nish a

Disney Channel movie.

soccersisterMaking party cups at 2:30 in

the morning... #TSM

MeowsapsJuniormissed class, it’s pouring, and

i’m wearing chacos. i hate to-day.

trollstarDo nice restaurants think it’s

chic to not have ice in water? Am I missing something here? Am I too American?

PresidentInPinkPasta bar and fried chicken

at lunch? Tonight must be “eat your own " ngers” night... #millsapsprobs

elusivesophomoreeveryone stop having fun, at

least until I " nish my paper

MajorCheerokay the screaming children

that I can hear in the atrium need to LEAVE

#canwejustskipfi nals?:A tweet cycle

ARTS & LIFEContact Madeline Rardin, [email protected]

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By Misa PjevacSta! Writer

! e Millsaps Singer’s Fri-day night Concert “More Amor” will o" er students a break from the norm. ! e concert is set for 7:30 p.m. in the AC Recital Hall.

! e oldest mu-sic performance organization at Millsaps College; the Millsaps Sing-ers perform fall, Christmas and two additional concerts every year. ! e Singers stand out from other colleges by including “a high-ly diverse reper-toire of master works, interna-tional and ethnic works and recent addition to the choral repertory” according to the Millsaps Singers website. ! e group is lead by Dr. Timothy Coker, a Mill-saps professor since 1984.

Friday’s performance willconsist of German and English music from the Romantic Period, spe-ci# cally Johannes Brahm’s “Liebeslieder Waltzes.”

! e “More Amor” con-cert will be slightly di" er-ent than what regular at-

tendees are accustomed to. ! e attire will be di" erent.

Junior, Singer Miranda Tucker happily notes, “We get to wear formal dress- evening gowns, so we’ll look great!” Junior, Julie Trudel is excited about an additional piano to the performance.

She says it will make it “new and di" erent.” ! e pianists for the concert will be Dr. Rachel Heard and Dr. Lynn Raley. For Heard this concert should be memorable be-cause the pieces that will be played from their wedding to Raley. Although the Singer’s are excited to peform such a di" erent concert, practice for it has not been easy says

Tucker. Due to their diversity the songs are di" erent than what the SIngers have been used to, causing “trouble with [their pitches].”week, on Monday, April 30th.

gowns, so we’ll look great!”Dr. Coker has been work-

ing hard with the singers

throughout the semester, everyone is # ne tuning their voices and getting continu-ously better, preparing to perfection. ! e entire group has practiced so much and is now anxiously waiting for the concert on Friday.

Singers inspire romance with “More Amor”

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Dear Fisher,My " rst anniversary with my girl-

friend is coming up. She is not partic-ularly girly, so I don’t want to go with the traditional jewelry and roses. I need something more creative.

Sincerely,Ba# ed Boyfriend

Dear Ba$ ed Boyfriend,I would suggest taking her out on

a date. I know it may seem painfully obviously, but I can guarantee you that if you two have been dating for a year, then you probably don’t go on as many dates as you used to and that she thinks that you do not go on enough dates (even if she will not say it outright).

! at quality time and speci# c one-on-one attention is really important and is o% en overlooked even in comfortable long-term relation-ships. Going out on a date takes you out of the normal “watching-televi-sion-on-the-couch” mode and puts you into the “I genuinely care about you and am invested in your life” mode.

Just make sure that you have a speci# c plan. Know where you are going. ! ere is nothing more frus-trating than the “Where should we go?” argument on a special date night. No matter how girly she is, I can almost guarantee that she will appreciate a simple night out.

As far as the gi% goes, make sure you are speci# c. ! ink about her fa-vorite things. What does she like to do with her spare time? What is the one place she requests to go when you two are o" campus? ! ink about the speci# cs of her likes and dislikes. ! e last thing you want to

do is give a generic gi% that implies that you bought it out of obligation.

However, when combined with a thoughtful gi% that shows that you know and care about her, there is nothing wrong with sticking to con-vention as well. If she loves daisies and chocolates, for example, then don’t be afraid to give her daisies and chocolates.

But, if you want to go more cre-ative while working in the same vein, you could take her on a walk through the park and pick daisies together and spend time making chocolate-covered strawberries. I know it might sound cheesy, but she may appreciate it.

If the sentimental, sappy side of it isn’t your/ her style, then pay special attention to clues. (! is might be a good idea to hold onto during day-to-day life as well though.) Since there is a special occasion approach-ing, chances are that she is leaving subtle or not-so-subtle hints about what she wants you to get her.

If she keeps talking about a con-cert that is coming into town or some shoes that she found at the mall the other day, pick up on those hints. Don’t be afraid to get two tickets to see her favorite band –assuming that she will let you tag along—or the tennis shoes that she has been eyeing. ! ere is nothing wrong with getting her something she alluded to. It actually gives you an advantage. She will know that you listened, and that is de# nitely bonus. Plus, you know that she will like it.

Sincerely,Fisher

Dear Fisher

HALL OF FAME Contact Anna Nations, [email protected]

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Oliver Galicki was surprised by his Hall of Fame induction “be-

cause,” he says, “the things I have done haven’t been so main stream.”

He does remember, though, dur-ing his senior year of high school when his dad, Dr. Stan Galicki, presented him with a cutout from !e Purple & White about the recently inducted Hall of Fame stu-dents.

“I think you can be like this one day,” his dad told him. It seems Galicki was destined to be inducted to the Hall of Fame, but his hard work at Millsaps was what got him there.

Galicki served as president of the reinstated Kappa Sigma Fra-ternity chapter.

“It was a lot of work,” he says. “But to the alumni who were a part of the previ-ous chapter, it meant a lot. !at’s where

Amy Patterson, originally from Homewood, Ala., says she feels

honored to receive the award and recog-nition.

Re"ecting on others who have received

the award this year and in the past, Pat-terson says she believes they “are some of the best people I have met. !ey have good hearts and dedication. It is amaz-ing to be considered to be among those few. It means that other people recognize I put my heart and soul into whatever I do and that I want to be where I am,” she says.

Her freshman year, when one of her role models was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Patterson remembers looking at her and thinking “I want to be able to have a life like that.”

Patterson has surely created that successful life for herself at Mill-saps.

Patterson has been involved in the women’s lacrosse program, watching it grow from a club team to a successful varsity sport. She has been an active member of Chi Omega Fraternity where her roles as Panhellenic delegate and secretary gave her lots of opportu-nities. As a resident assistant, Pat-terson found a great community of support. She loves giving her residents “an excuse to de-stress during exam time,” she says.

Wrijoya Roy admits she did not ex-pect her induction into the Hall

of Fame. “It means that I have done something

on campus that has de#nitely le$ a long, lasting impression,” she says.

Roy took the most pride in the entire Who’s Who ceremony, though.

“You really get to know each of your classmates even more,” she says. “Our class has so many bril-liant people.”

Selected among a group of out-standing students, Roy embodies the meaning of hard work and passion. An active member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Roy served as the Panhellenic presi-dent her junior and senior years.

“It was one of the best experi-ences. I got to branch out and see what Greek life in general has to o%er,” she says.

Because of her work, she was in-ducted into the Order of Omega and received the highest Order of Omega scholarship in the nation.

“!e recognition was, like, wow!” Roy says about her recog-

nition in the Millsaps and na-tional Greek community.

Roy was also a part of the Faith and Work program, work-ing at the Jackson Free Press as

a photographer and at the counseling center where she developed a love for psychology.

Roy’s greatest personal achievement was her success with the Diwali show

the past three years. Serving as president of the Millsaps Masala, Roy saw the program grow into something involving the entire cam-pus.

Anne Waldrop says she feels honored to receive

such an honor from a school she holds in such high esteem.

“I am humbled by it,” she says. “It comes from a school that has really given me everything, and continues to give.”

Waldrop, a pre-med student, has displayed her capabilities as a leader, teammate and inquisi-tive student across many areas during her time at Millsaps.

She has been a member of the women’s soccer team for four years.

“I wouldn’t take back a second on the #eld or with the team. It taught me a lot of balance that is going to be invaluable in the future. Along with the practice of being a teammate,” says Wal-drop.

Waldrop was an active part of the Faith and Work program.

“It has really exempli#ed my Millsaps experience,” she says. “I got to put vocation in my own terms and bet-ter express my own f e e l i n g s on my own life.”

Waldrop’s leadership projects in the course brought speakers about Missis-sippi rural health discrepancy to Mill-saps.

For the past two years Waldrop has participated in researching #ber op-tics in the chemistry lab. In November Waldrop was able to present her re-

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Hall of Fame, a prestigious Millsaps award, is given to four seniors in their !nal semester. It is a way to hon-or these Millsaps students for their dedication to the college, the community and their academics and leadership. "is year’s re-cipients are Amy Patterson, Wrijoya Roy, Oliver Galicki

and Anne Waldrop.

SENIORSContact Anna Nations, [email protected]

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National honor society Phi Beta Kappa recently selected 18 new members from Mill-saps’ graduating class.

! e Phi Beta Kappa society was formed in 1776 at the College of William and Mary and today stands as the oldest and most prestigious honor-ary in the nation. It was founded with the purpose to en-courage diverse ar-eas of learning and promote education as understanding rather than simply knowledge. ! e Alpha Chap-ter of Mississippi was founded at Millsaps in 1989.

In order to be eligible for

membership into Phi Beta Kappa, one must be acquir-ing a liberal arts degree, have earned a minimum of a 3.7 GPA, have completed a math

course of calculus or above and have com-pleted at least an in-termediate course in a foreign language. In the seniors’ spring semester, a commit-tee from the Phi Beta Kappa chapter evalu-ates all the eligible candidate and, based on their credentials, anonymously selects

those to be granted membership. ! e number se-lected cannot exceed 10 per-cent of the graduating class.

Phi Beta Kappa welcomes its

newest class of inductees

Kelly Brignac Susanna Drummond Meghan Giurintano Mary Gorham David Guyott Shaka Moody Devon Morris Amy Patterson Jennifer Pickren

Madeleine Porter Megan Redhead James Roach Kailey Rocker Jennifer Serwan Kaitlin Short Margaret Tumminello Anne Waldrop William Webb

Congratulations to the class of 2012 Phi Beta Kappa initiates:

By Madeline RardinArts & Life Editor

Senior art major Ksenyia Save-lyeva has enjoyed painting since ear-ly childhood. She fondly recalls that her “" rst water-color set was gone within a week be-cause I was con-stantly painting.”

Now a senior at Millsaps, Savely-eva will among those featured in an art show that open April 23. Savelyeva had made an impact on the Millsaps art world since her freshman year.

Her work was featured in both the 2010 and 2011 editions of Stylus, the college’s literary magazine. ! e 2010 publication featured her painting “Rain,” a three di-mensional painting depicting a fashionable woman and her umbrella. Her second piece, “Memories” featured in the 2010 Stylus, was a print piece of a hookah with twisting smoke.

In 2011, Savelyeva won the Stylus Editor’s Choice Award for her painting “Ballerina Dream.” A stunning piece, “Bal-lerina Dream” depicted a balle-rina mid performance among a

starry sky similar to Van Gogh’s famous “Starry Nights.”

Two additional paintings were featured in the 2011 Stylus,

“Beauty Corrupt-ed #1” and “Beau-ty Corrupted #2.” Both pieces re# ect women’s struggle with body image especially in the fashion industry.

Her senior art show’s focus will once again tackle the body image issue. She notes that her inspirations for the show were primarily fashion icon Alex-ander McQueen, Italian artist Vanessa Beecro$ and visual art-ist Merlin Carpenter.

! e journey to complete her show hasn’t been easy, Savelyeva says. “! e process has de" nitely been challenging in some ways, especially when trying to " gure out the best way to convey my message through my paintings,” she says.

Her senior work is primarily composed of acrylic paints and mixed media such as broken glass, collage and metal. Savely-

eva remarked that her focus of her senior work is “the fashion industry and its destruction of women’s bodies.”

Her work is described as being a commentary on the fashion world and the impossible stan-dards that they set in terms of the ideal beauty.

“! ere is a disconnect be-tween the reality and fashions expectations for models,” Save-lyeva notes. She says she hopes her work will challenge “viewers to reconsider the stereotypical beauty that is advertised in the media.”

A$ er graduation, Savelyeva plans to attend graduate school for a master’s in business ad-ministration.

! e show runs through May 12.

Savelyeva confronts ideal beauty

On the morning of May 12, Millsaps’ senior class will pre-pare to make the steps that they have long awaited, passing over the sacred Millsaps College seal and walking across the stage as their names are announced.

Leading up the even, gradu-ating students –both seniors and graduate students—will at-tend Commence rehearsal at 2 p.m. on May 11, gathering in the Boyd College Center’s main # oor to attend Commencement rehearsal. ! is event is required for all those graduating students who plan to attend Commence-ment.

Later that evening, graduating seniors are required to attend Baccalaureate service at Gallo-way United Methodist Church, which is located just a few miles from campus at 305 North Con-gress Street. United Methodist

At 5:15 p.m. the seniors will meet in the church’s courtyard wearing caps and gowns, ! e Millsaps Singers will be per-

forming. Friends and family members should arrive early, as the sanctuary will be crowed making it hard to " nd seats.

All the seniors and their fami-lies are invited to attend the Last Hurrah! Reception a$ er Baccalaureate to celebrate the upcoming graduation. ! is re-ception that is hosted by both the O% ce of Alumni Relations and the Senior Year Experience Committee and located at the South Warehouse at 627 East Si-las Brown Street will o& er light desserts, punch, co& ee and a cash bar.

! e Commencement ceremo-ny on the twel$ h begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Bowl. Seniors will meet at 8:45 a.m. in the Ford Academic Complex atrium dressed in their caps and gowns. Female graduates are expected to wear dark shoes and dark dresses, and the male graduates should wear dark shoes, dark pants and a white shirt.

! e student speakers who are

still to be determined will be the recipients of the Millsaps College Founder’s Medal and the Frank and Rachel Anne Laney Award. ! e Millsaps College founder is awarded to the senior with the highest grade point average who also received an excellent his or her comprehensive exams. ! e Frank and Rachel Laney Award will be given to the senior who wrote the best essay that re# ects the impact that a liberal arts education at Millsaps College made to them.

A$ er the ceremony, students will return their caps and gowns in the foyer of the " rst # oor of the Academic Complex, then retrieve their diplomas from the atrium of the second # oor of the Academic Complex.

Graduating students will need to pick up their caps and gowns in the Millsaps College Book-store from 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on May 9 or from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on May 10 and 11.

Graduation announcements

Contact Kenya Strong Johnston, [email protected]

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most of the meaning came for me.”

Originally not interested in Greek life, Galicki’s experience as a leader helped him see value in something he wouldn’t have otherwise seen. It also helped him understand organization on a close scale, and he knows it will bene! t him in the long run.

Galick’s best memories and closest friends come from his time as a member of the Mill-saps football team. “I enjoyed the teamwork aspect of it,” he says.

Unfortunately, due to an inju-ry, Galicki was only able to play for three years. However, when he returned to the ! eld his ju-nior year, he saw how important teamwork was.

“" e hardest thing was giving it up this year,” he laments about not being able to play his senior year.

Regardless, his time with the team helped de! ne his time at Millsaps.

Galicki believes his most re-warding work was serving as Honor Council chair.

“I feel like it is important to the academic aspect of the school, and ultimately that’s why we’re here,” he says.

During his time on the Honor Council, Galicki enjoyed mak-ing di# cult decisions he knew would have an impact on an-other’s life.

“You really had to learn to get down to the facts,” he says. “And, hopefully, that person can bene! t by learning to do their own work.”

Galicki feels he learned a lot about working with people with di$ erent viewpoints from his own.

Already working full time do-ing computer programming at

St. Dominic hospital, Galicki has been able to apply all that he learned at Millsaps to real life.

He still lives on campus as a resident assistant though, say-ing that “it’s always nice to come back to Millsaps.” He has gotten close to his residents in the past two years and appreciates the group of resident assistants on campus.

" e close community is one of many aspects of Millsaps Galicki is going to miss.

“I think the general small size of the environment and being able to know people and be in-volved in di$ erent things is re-ally special,” he says. “" ere is a level the students are able to be at and almost expected to be at.” Galicki greatly appreciates the opportunities he has been o$ ered here and says he is ner-vous for what’s ahead.

With the next approximate year of his career lined out, Galicki feels as though his time at Millsaps gave him a degree he can fully utilize along with experiences and memories that will last a lifetime.

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Patterson found her greatest Millsaps passion through her Faith and Work minor though.

“It was something that drew me to Millsaps,” she says. “When I took (the Meaning of Work) with Steve Smith it rocked my world and part of why I wanted a Ford Fellowship was to work alongside Darby Ray while she taught the class. It was the most challenging class I’ve taken. You have to be thinking about moral and ethical issues…with so many diverse mind sets and academic backgrounds.”

Patterson’s Lily Internship landed her at Galloway United

Methodist Church working with homeless men and women.

“I was seeing all of these im-mediate needs,” she re% ects on her experience at the church, “but also getting a grasp of these greater systematic issues.”

When Patterson discovered her love for helping others, she became involved in di$ erent racial reconciliation discussion groups, worked with the 50th anniversary Freedom Riders and found herself involved in the depths of the recent Dream Act. Because of her work with the Faith and Work program, Patterson felt “forced to con-front these issues, not just with a “let’s throw money at it men-tality.”

" is fall, Patterson will pursue her passions as she works for Teach for America, stationed in the Mississippi Delta teaching elementary school. Patterson was one of only 310 teachers for the region that were hired this year.

“I am nervous,” she admits. “But they have great resources.” Patterson is prepared to suc-ceed in her new endeavor hail-ing from a passionate career at Millsaps.

Roy continued from pg. 4

“It was a unique experience,” she re% ects. “It be-came a great col-laboration of the entire campus. People were ex-cited to do it.”

Even with all her accomplish-ments at Mill-saps, Roy says that there was not “any particu-

lar thing that gave me the whole Millsaps experience because my involvement in di$ erent things gave me a huge spectrum. All of them made me become a better person.”

Roy also contributed much of her success to Millsaps itself. Recently, she traveled to another school for a dance program, and when she returned she realized how thankful she was that she had been at Millsaps.

“(At the other school) people were not comfortable being in-dependent on their own,” she says. “People here are so open minded and are strong as lead-ers to accomplish something on their own. Millsaps de! nitely gives opportunities to people who want to be active and push-es people to be the best they can be.”

A& er graduation, Roy plans to attend graduate school in pursuit of her Master’s in pub-lic health with a concentration in global health. " ough unde-cided, Emory is her top choice school.

“I have dreams of working with the Gates and Bill Clinton Foundations because of their strong international health fo-cus,” says Roy.

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search at a conference in Cali-fornia.

“It taught me about the sci-ence world outside of under-graduate,” she says.

It also inspired her to pursue graduate studies in health. Al-though she is unsure where she will be attending, Waldrop will be enrolling in medical school in the fall of 2013.

First though, she will spend next year studying in Paris.

“I was lucky enough to re-ceive a Rotary Ambassadorial scholarship,” she says. “I will be working with a Rotary global health drive for polio eradica-tion.”

Waldrop will also be studying French in classes that meet 20 hours every week.

Her time at Millsaps has been rewarding, and although Wal-drop is thrilled to be pursuing new adventures, she says she will de! nitely miss the people.

“" ere is a bubble community of learning, giving, teaching that I will never have outside of this. It is a safe haven for all those things,” says Waldrop.

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Last week’s Friday Forum fea-tured guest speaker Duncan McCollugh on the “Transgen-der experience.” " e event was sponsored by the women’s and gender studies department and Millsaps’ College Feminists.

Millsaps alumnus Duncan McCullough’s speech focused on transgender issues and his own experience in changing genders. McCullough struggled throughout his life in regards to his gender, feeling out of place. It was not until a& er college graduation when McCollugh

realized that it was best that he go through the gender transi-tion with a hormone regime.

More than just a per-sonal story about being transgender, McCullough o$ ered an enlightening p e rsp e c t ive on gender and sexuality. Mc-Cullough says sex, scienti! -cally is chro-mosomal. Females have XX and males have XY. McCullough

also noted that the traditional gender binary, male or female does not always work because

those who feel in between get le& out. Laura Franey, chair of Millsaps wom-en and gender studies depart-ment, gave a short presenta-tion on the sci-ence of sex. She described that many people are not born into

either of these categories. Some people are born neither XX or

XY; instead they are born XXY or XYY.

As a transgender man, Mc-Cullough described the chal-lenges that many transgen-der face. He shared statistics on prejudice: unemployment among transgender Americans is double the national average. Nearly all transgender Ameri-cans have experienced harras-ment on the job and 26 percent have lost their jobs because of being transgender. In addition to discrimination in the work-place, transgender individuals have a high suicide rate. Ac-cording to the American Bar Association Journal, more than

“41 percent of transgender indi-viduals have attempted suicide.” McCullough expressed the im-portance that society stop this discrimination. An audience member asked why McCullough decided to stay in his native Mis-sissippi instead of a more liberal environment. McCullough ex-pressed that part of the reason he stays is his job. But more im-portantly, he says, “" ink about the changes I made for myself in a place where I knew it was ac-ceptable. If just one person can change this much, think about what we could do if we all work together.”

Millsaps alumni returns to broaden minds

Beat the heat this summer

How old were you when you started

playing golf?

Freshman year of high school, so when I

was about 14 or 15

All time favorite golf course?

TPC Louisiana, Coosa Country Club,

Timberlane Country Club, Cottonwoods

Country Club, or Money Hill

What is your favorite thing about being

the only girl on the golf team?

I like having my own room when we

travel, but I like having teammates.

How do you celebrate after a good

round?

I usually refl ect on the good aspects of a round knowing I could do better.

Major Athlete:

Classi! cation: FreshmanMajor: Undecided

Hometown: Covington, La.Sport/Position: Golf

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With summer fast approach-ing and school sports coming to a close, students need ways to keep active during their months o! . In the heat of the season, there are plenty of ways to not only cool o! , but let loose some energy as well, whether you are on vacation or at home.

Swimming" is idea may seem basic and

obvious, but swimming in a pool is a great way to exercise. Most of the time it does not even feel like exercise. Games in the pool can range from wa-ter volleyball to swimming races to the childhood game of diving for the rings.

Long walks along the beachWhen on vacation, basking and relax-

ing in the sun is what many prefer. How-ever, a light, brisk walk on the beach with not only get your heart pumping, but the cool ocean waves will help to keep the heat o! as well.

Water Parks" is more elaborate idea is sure to keep

you out of the heat. With waterslides and misters throughout the park, walking around all day is sure not to feel like a hassle. But by the end of the trip, your pedometer will be o! the charts.

Water Balloon/Water Gun FightsGet a group of friends together, # nd an

open # eld or maybe even an area with obstacles. Make rules and establish teams to create the most epic water game that requires players to use tactics and skill.

Washing Your CarIf you are stuck around the

house this summer, with only the hose and a bucket of water you can cool o! and have fun too. If you are like me, I know my younger siblings are always complaining about being bored, so get them involved. By the end of the day you will have a clean car, a nice tan, and some family bonding.

" ere are many other op-tions beyond these few simple ideas to keep active during the months o! from school. Take advantage of them, and make your summer the healthiest and most enjoyable it can be.

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SoftballCurrent Record: 16-18, 11-5,

SCAC Seniors: Jade Hewitt & Allison

Tarbox !e Millsaps so"ball team has

made progress on the #eld and as a team this season. Despite multiple injuries in the begin-ning of the season, the Majors started o$ well but experienced a mid-season slump. Recently clenching second seed in the SCAC tournament, shows that the team has gotten back on track. Head Coach Roland Ro-driguez says he “gives credit to the players for managing them-selves and paying attention to where we wanted to go.” So"-ball takes on Centenary College at 2p.m. today at Millsaps. !e SCAC tournament is the follow-ing weekend in Jackson, Tenn.

TennisMen’s Record: 8-8Women’s Record: 13-4 Women’s Seniors: Elizabeth

Meyer & Lauren WilliamsMen’s Seniors: David Bastian

& Beau Hinton !e Millsaps tennis teams

have had a good season. !e men played what Head Coach Jason Box refers to as a “tough season.” He believes though, that the team has done well in spite of the challenging com-petition. “Our best wins were against Piedmont College, Southwestern University, and LeTourneau University” he says. !e men are playing their best tennis right now and ex-pect to #nish the season strong,

challenging for a top four spot in the conference tournament.

!e women’s team has seen one of the best seasons in recent Millsaps history. !e women recently beat Rhodes College for the #rst time in more than ten years and clenched their 13th win for the season which is the most they’ve seen in over a decade. “Like the men,” says Box. “We are playing our best right now and I expect us to challenge for a top four #nish.”

Track & Field

Team Seniors: Nate Davis & Kasey Laird

!e Millsaps track & #eld team continued to grow during the 2012 season. “!e biggest accomplishment,” believes Head Coach Andy Till, “is having very di$erent event groups come to-gether.” !e throwers have set the tone at the majority of the meets, coming out strong and putting points on the board. !e runners have been setting per-sonal records meet a"er meet. At Mississippi College, Millsaps entered 28 of 38 events and re-ceived 23 personal records. Till has seen his athletes “learn to give their best e$ort and lay it out there.” !e team is still young and are constantly working on seeing the big picture of com-peting individually in a team sport. “!ey are #nding out how much fun it is to win,” remarks Till. “!ey are really #ghting for the inches and the seconds.”

Golf During their #rst seasons

under the leadership of Head Coach Eddie Brescher, the Millsaps golf teams made strides. !e men’s team, a young team consisting primar-ily of freshmen and sopho-mores, followed up their suc-cessful fall season with a strong spring start. !e Majors came in tenth place at the Rome News Tribune Invitational in Rome, Ga. followed by a 23rd place #n-ish at Jekyll Island, Ga. where they competed against the top teams in Division III golf. Most recently, the Majors placed #"h in the West Region Invitational. !e women’s team, composed of sole member Lauren Baratti-ni, continued to improve as the season progressed. At the Rome News Tribune Invitational “the women’s course saw Lauren post her career low round of her college career with an 87,” says Brescher. “Curently, both teams are in preparation for the SCAC Championship where we to hope to end our season on a positive note.” Both teams will compete on April 26 in Tunica.

Women’s Lacrosse

Current Record: 3-9, 1-3 SCAC

Seniors: Amy Patterson & Laura Gray

!e team has excelled in its second season as a varsity sport. “We did really, really well,” says Head Coach Tracy Cepnio. “Compared to last season, wow, you can’t even compare it. I am

at a loss for words about how much better we did.” !e Ma-jors proved their progression in a positive direction during their last home game against Bir-mingham Southern that Cepnio believes was the best perfor-mance of the season, regardless of the score (11-12). Although the team will not be moving on to the conference tourna-ment, it will wrap up its season this weekend in Sewanee, Tenn.

Men’s LacrosseCurrent Record: 3-9, 2-5

SCACSeniors: Michael Hiller !e Millsaps men’s lacrosse

team has seen a year of #rsts – #rst wins, #rst upsets and #rst times where it’s really felt like a missed opportunity. “!ere was a genuine level of passion and excitement,” says Head Coach Luke Beam. “It was nice to see how physically and mentally though we were.” !e Majors really learned to #ght through anything. !e game against Rhodes College that was the team’s #rst home win and also its #rst conference win, proved its ability to #ght. Millsaps came back with less than a minute in the game to score two back to back goals to take the win. “It was a tremendous team and in-dividual e$ort,” says Beam. He is

excited to see what next season will bring. !e Majors play their #nal games against Hen-drix and Colorado College this weekend on Harper Davis Field.

BaseballCurrent Record: 23-12, 8-3

SCAC Seniors: Jules Roussel, Drew

Leonard, Ryan Zemke, Jordan Nolan, Drew Respess, Andrew Evans, Alex Granier

As explained by Head Coach Jim Page, every member of the Millsaps baseball team embod-ied what it means to be a team-mate this past season. “When I look back on 2012,” says Page, “the word ‘unsel#sh’ is what will stand out. Looking at the season overall, I couldn’t be more proud of the our guys and how they have battled and gone about this whole year.” With the number of new people and spots the team had this year, there is success be-hind where it is currently stand-ing. !is past Tuesday night Millsaps won the Maloney Tro-phy in their #nal game against Belhaven University. In their #-nal conference game this week-end, Page believes the Majors can be the #rst conference team to beat Birmingham Southern College this season. “Every guy on the team is the ultimate teammate,” he says. “!ey are all prepared to perform when-ever their number is called.”

It’s a wrap:Spring sports coming to a close

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