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The Reflector

The Student Newspaper of Mississippi State University

The Reflector

The Student Newspaper of Mississippi State University

The Reflector

A Guide to Being a Not-Sucky Roommate

A Guide to Being a Not-Sucky Roommate

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer May 2, 2024

If a person has been a student, is a student, or will be a student of Mississippi State University, then chances are that roommates are or have been in the cards for them. How can they best avoid becoming...

Adults should think twice before adopting a ‘starter pet’

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

There is no such thing as a “starter pet.” The closest thing we have is a houseplant. "Starter pets" is a phrase that some people use to refer to pets for people — particularly children — to...

Mississippi State University student Anitha Madapakula attended the Holi celebration in the Junction.

Indian Student Association brings colors of Holi to Starkville

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

March 23, the world celebrated Holi, a Hindu holiday. The celebration extended all the way from India to the Junction at Mississippi State University as the Indian Student Association brought the festival...

Hot Take: Bridgit Mendler deserves more recognition

Hot Take: Bridgit Mendler deserves more recognition

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

Bridgit Mendler is quite possibly Disney Channel’s greatest idol. As an actress, singer-songwriter, wife, mother, CEO, doctorate and Juris Doctor degree holder, it does not get more impressive than this. Like...

Make it to May performs in Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern singing covers of popular songs.

Sound of local band Make it to May draws crowds

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

On the night of Feb. 23 in Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern, local band Make it to May drew a formidable crowd into the small, enclosed space. From 9:30 p.m. to around 12:30 a.m., the band performed, playing...

Idea Shop offers unique experience in blacksmithing

Idea Shop offers unique experience in blacksmithing

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

Early February, the MSU Idea Shop hosted a blacksmithing workshop at Howell Hall. The class was open to anyone interested and able to pay the $130 material fee. MSU Idea Shop hosts several crafting workshops...

Community Engaged Learning courses are limited in number.

Community Engaged Learning courses need an expansion

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer February 21, 2024

Mississippi State University's Center for Community-Engaged Learning is an underdeveloped gem of MSU education, and it deserves expansion. According to Michelle Garraway, outreach and engagement coordinator...

Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri and Walker Scobell star in “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.”

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ series is a hit with lifelong fans

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer February 7, 2024

Dec. 19, 2023, one of the most highly anticipated series of the year, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" premiered on Disney+.  This television series is based on the titular book series by author Rick...

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