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The Student Newspaper of Mississippi State University

The Reflector

The Student Newspaper of Mississippi State University

The Reflector

State Board of Education recommends MSMS relocation to MSU

State Board of Education recommends MSMS relocation to MSU

Kate Myers, News Editor March 25, 2025

The Mississippi State Board of Education voted unanimously on March 20 to recommend that the Mississippi Legislature relocate the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science to the Mississippi State...

MSU generated $3.9 billion for Mississippi in 2024, report finds

Kate Myers, News Editor March 25, 2025

Mississippi State University has made a significant increase in its economic contribution to the state of Mississippi, generating an annual impact of $3.9 billion, according to the university's National...

Trump’s executive order targets the Department of Education: What it means for Mississippi

Kate Myers, News Editor March 25, 2025

On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to start dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, aiming to transfer its...

MSU students, Reflector staff earn awards at O.C. McDavid Journalism Summit

MSU students, Reflector staff earn awards at O.C. McDavid Journalism Summit

Zoe Arnold, Staff Writer March 25, 2025

On Thursday, Mississippi State University student journalists and staff of The Reflector attended the Mississippi Press Association's annual O.C. McDavid Journalism Summit. The summit, named after the...

Scooter talking to a customer while fiddling with his trusty Fant Memorial Library pen.

Scott “Scooter” Thomas: How a childhood dream of opening a record store was fulfilled in retirement

Natalie Staggers, Queue Magazine March 18, 2025

It is a typical Wednesday morning, and Scott “Scooter” Thomas is sitting behind the desk of the record store he opened over seven years ago. He cleans his glasses as Jeff Tweedy’s voice croons over...

MSU's Period Project tackles period poverty in Starkville

MSU’s Period Project tackles period poverty in Starkville

Maddie Barker, Contributing Writer March 18, 2025

An organization at Mississippi State University is working to provide feminine hygiene products to those in need while fighting the stigma surrounding menstruation. Period Project Starkville, established...

Starkville moves forward with Main Street Revitalization Project

Starkville moves forward with Main Street Revitalization Project

Caitlin Morrow, Contributing Writer March 18, 2025

The project to revitalize downtown Starkville is officially underway after five years of planning, setting construction to begin in May and last approximately a year and a half. The pedestrian-focused...

What led to the sudden closure of Nine-Twentynine Coffee Bar?

What led to the sudden closure of Nine-Twentynine Coffee Bar?

Emma Nisbet, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

On March 5, the Reflector mistakenly published the rough draft of this article. This draft contained quotes that made unsubstantiated claims and insinuations, painting an unfair and inaccurate picture...

Kappa Sigma raises record-breaking funds for Reclaimed Project

Kappa Sigma raises record-breaking funds for Reclaimed Project

Kate Myers, News Editor March 5, 2025

Kappa Sigma Fraternity raised a record-breaking $556,000 for its philanthropy, Reclaimed Project, while hosting the annual Charity Bowl on March 1 at Davis Wade Stadium. Before the Charity Bowl, fraternities...

MSU, MUW submit proposals to house MSMS

MSU, MUW submit proposals to house MSMS

Kate Myers, News Editor March 5, 2025

On Feb. 26, Mississippi State University and the Mississippi University for Women submitted proposals to the Mississippi Department of Education to potentially become the new home for the Mississippi School...

MSU's new College of Integrative Studies offers customized education paths

MSU’s new College of Integrative Studies offers customized education paths

Emma Hardy, Staff Writer February 26, 2025

In the eighth grade, Aidan Levy took a family trip to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he admired the beauty of the aging mansion the family was staying in. However, as he observed the neglect and disrepair...

The Holmes Cultural Diversity Center is located on the second floor of the Colvard Student Union.

Federal directive gives MSU until Friday to cut all ‘race-based’ programs

Ivy Rose Ball, Editor-in-Chief February 25, 2025

"The Department will no longer tolerate the overt and covert racial discrimination that has become widespread in this Nation’s educational institutions," the Feb. 14 U.S. Department of Education letter...

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