Topic: Play

Why you’re about to spend $20 on an indie documentary

Mississippi State’s Lee Hall auditorium filled to capacity Tuesday for the screening of “Darius Goes West,” an independent film about a teenager with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy who embarks on a west-bound road trip. Darius, who’s friends helped him make the trip, left his home of Athens, GA on an adventure across the country to get [...]

We’re making a scripted reality show

In the mostly quiet hallway of Mississippi State’s Disability Support Services (DSS), sits a square table that has been the source of many a legend (think Knights). But this time. The forces of that square table will push its popularity to a new height. A group of students, including the beloved Blake Watson, are planning [...]

Fútball Footage

I’m finally getting around to posting the videos from our power soccer practice. I put three different clips in one video, complete with narration. It shows what I think was our best practice to date (I missed last practice, shame on me). We learned a little strategy about positioning on the court. The previously mentioned [...]

Viva la Vida

My birthday was June 24. Friends and family have now all figured out that the easiest thing to get me is an iTunes gift card. So I’ve been looking for music. A friend gave me Coldplay’s new album, Viva la Vida. In fact, as I write this, my typing is being slowed because I keep [...]

Introducing the Jackson Jammers

Last month, I discovered a new sport for people with disabilities. I have never really been involved in sports, other than some teeball when I was younger, and some occasional backyard football. I’ve been practicing this summer with a startup team in Jackson playing power soccer. Power soccer is a unique sport in that it, [...]