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The Reflector

The Student Newspaper of Mississippi State University

The Reflector

F.L.A.R.E Second Chance Prom

F.L.A.R.E Second Chance Prom

Zoe Arnold, Contributing Writer April 23, 2024

Every spring, high school seniors gather for what is often branded as the best night of their lives. Students plan for months, buying expensive outfits and coordinating elaborate ways to ask out their...

The character pippin is the son of King Charlamagne in the play.

‘We’ve got magic to do’: Theatre MSU’s ‘Pippin’ looks to pay homage

Elena Harman, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

Tomorrow is Theatre MSU’s opening night for "Pippin," a musical adaptation based on Roger O. Hirson’s musical comedy of the same name. This production will pay homage to Theatre MSU’s 60th anniversary,...

Old main Music Festival will have nine bands total, with 25 art vendors. Delfest will have 15 of each.

‘You Feel the Community’ Old Main Music Festival and Delfest Show off the Arts

John Baladi, Life & Entertainment Editor April 23, 2024

Last week, the headliner of Old Main Music Festival (OMMF) was announced, raising excitement for the biggest event that Mississippi State’s Music Maker Productions puts on every spring semester. This...

Winner poses with an actress portraying Stella, the character the participants yell for.

Annual Stella Shouting Contest draws crowds in Columbus

Elena Harman, Staff Writer April 9, 2024

The Tennessee Williams Tribute and Columbus Arts Council held their annual Stella Shouting Contest and Spring Night Market this past Saturday. The festival ran from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., with the shouting...

Starkville Community Theatre prepares to perform ‘Clue: On Stage’

Starkville Community Theatre prepares to perform ‘Clue: On Stage’

Rowan Feasel, Staff Writer April 9, 2024

Those who have played the infamous board game Clue have often found themselves asking, "Which of the six suspects committed the crime? In what room of the remote mansion did the nefarious deed take place?...

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...

Caroline Court played #25.

Theatre MSU kicks off spring performances with ‘The Wolves’

Michael Cassidy, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

This past weekend, the awkward era of teenagers' lives was perfectly captured in McComas Hall Theatre by Theatre MSU’s recent student production "The Wolves." "The Wolves" follows the story of a girls'...

505 Curated holds pop-ups in Nine-Twentynine Coffee Bar.

Secondhand clothes vendor curates vintage fashion community

John Baladi, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

Tents were up on Main Street the morning of Bulldog Bash 2023. Without a cloud in sight, it would have been the perfect day — if not for the wind, which knocked over the clothing racks of a particular...

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...

T.J. Muller performing on the McComas Hall Theater stage during the Ragtime Jazz Festival.

Ragtime jazz festival celebrates 18 years of tradition

Gabriella Sutherland, Contributing Writer February 28, 2024

Mississippi State University’s Templeton Ragtime Jazz Festival was held Thursday through Saturday in the Mitchell Memorial Library and in McComas Hall. The festival, which aims to preserve and celebrate...

Members of the Rosales family juggled various items at the circus.

All American Circus brings wonder to Starkville

Michael Cassidy, Staff Writer February 21, 2024

On most days, the Starkville National Guard Armory typically functions as the headquarters for the 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment. This past Thursday and Friday, however, it served as the...

Bully Claus

‘Bully Claus’ sets up shop in downtown Starkville

Michael Cassidy, Staff Writer November 7, 2023

Around the world, the same jolly old man in a red suit passing out gifts on Christmas Eve is known by many different names: Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas and Santa Claus to name a few. This month in...

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