New, renovated buildings geared toward students
It says a lot about MSU when it puts students first with the recent plans to build and renovate structures.
For instance, a Barnes and Noble bookstore will be built. The Union will be renovated. Lastly, Griffis Hall will be a new residence hall for honor students.
MSU President Charles Lee said he wanted at least 20,000 students enrolled in four years. These attempts to improve buildings for students are going straight for that outcome.
For one thing, the building containing the Barnes and Noble store will have books, a coffee shop and magazines for students to read. Textbooks can be bought upstairs. This not only creates a nice place for students to kick back and read, but it makes a variety of things available for students in one building.
Furthermore, the renovated Union will provide an even better reason to stay on campus and meet new people.
Of course, Griffis Hall will convince more honor students to reside at MSU, helping the learning communities become more accessible and practical.
The downside to all of this is that many students attending now will not see these changes become reality. However, when the current older students enrolled, they saw things that students before them couldn’t. In other words, it may seem to be an unfair cycle, yet it happens to all students.
Lee Boulevard will be affected as well. It will be closed in certain areas during construction, so that’s another adjustment we’ll face.
Overall, this is another example of MSU expanding with Starkville. We’re keeping up with the city when it comes to making things better.
The Reflector editorial board is made up of opinion editor Jed Pressgrove, news editor Sara McAdory, assistant news editor Wade Patterson, sports editor Ross Dellenger, entertainment editor Tyler Stewart, managing editor Dustin Barnes and editor in chief Elizabeth Crisp.