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The Reflector

The Student Newspaper of Mississippi State University

The Reflector

The Student Newspaper of Mississippi State University

The Reflector

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Writing center is moving to the Mitchell Memorial Library, a more central location on campus.

Writing Center to move to Mitchell Memorial Library

Kaitlin Mapp, Contributing Writer April 23, 2024

Mississippi State University's Writing Center will move to the second floor of the Mitchell Memorial Library due to the construction of the Jim and Thomas Duff Center.  The Writing Center is currently...

 Fractal Networks is working on the Fractal Data Safe—a tool used to safeguard customer data.

Starkville startup Fractal Networks aims to protect data privacy

Emma Hardy, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

Fractal Networks is a technology company based out of Starkville that aims to equip the public with the tools and software they need to protect and control their data.  Mo Balaa, the CEO of Fractal...

The express Yourself! Art Auction included artwork made from students in the T.K Martin Center for Technology and Disability.

Express Yourself! Art Auction showcases talent and inclusivity

Kate Myers, News Editor April 23, 2024

The T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability hosted the third annual Express Yourself! Art Auction on Saturday, April 20. The auction raised $3,000 to benefit the Express Yourself! Art Program,...

Alina Nigmatullina recounts cross-cultural journey

Alina Nigmatullina recounts cross-cultural journey

Teirrah Tidwell, Contributing Writer April 16, 2024

Sunday mornings were carefree for a little girl who stayed in her grandmother’s summer home in Kazan, Russia. For breakfast, she ate pancakes and hot cereals served with coffee drowned in milk. Breakfast...

CAAD buildings scheduled to undergo $50 million in renovations

CAAD buildings scheduled to undergo $50 million in renovations

Zoe Arnold, Contributing Writer April 16, 2024

Mississippi State University's College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) is undergoing a $50 million set of renovations with developments focused around Howell Hall. These changes aim to enhance...

Ebeheakey beckons wood identification tool advancements

Ebeheakey beckons wood identification tool advancements

Cadence Harvey, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

Clusters of red and yellow umbrellas catch the sunlight along the bustling streets of Ghana’s capital city of Accra. Beneath them, vendors toting wooden baskets are shielded from the glaring sun. The...

It always feels alive: Starkville wins Best Small Town in the South

‘It always feels alive’: Starkville wins Best Small Town in the South

Kate Myers, News Editor April 16, 2024

Starkville has been named the 2024 Best Small Town in the South by USA Today. The award was given after a four-week voting process that required a nomination from a panel of travel writers and editors...

Horticulture major Wesley Rainey worked through the season to bring plants to market.

Spring plant sale rewards season of student efforts

Ivy Rose Ball, Photography Editor April 9, 2024

The sun broke through a layer of clouds above the greenhouses at Dorman Hall early Saturday morning. A soft glow was cast onto an array of plants cultivated by the Mississippi State University Horticulture...

Nash Heady, aged 22, has made at least six figures by selling rare sports memorabilia.

Smithville’s king of cards deals fortune in sports memorabilia

Lizzie Tomlin, Staff Writer April 9, 2024

As tornado sirens blared through the small town of Smithville, Mississippi, the Heady family had a limited amount of time to grab their most valuable possessions before heading to the local tornado shelter. While...

Hannah Smith, a fashion design and merchandising major and senior client specialist at the E-Center, works inside a Zoom pod.

$1 million E-Center expansion aims to better support student startups

Emma Hardy, Staff Writer April 9, 2024

Mississippi State University's Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, also known as the E-Center, has recently undergone a $1 million, 2,000-square-foot expansion. The expansion will be revealed to...

Eclipse darkens Starkville skies

Eclipse darkens Starkville skies

Cadence Harvey, Managing Editor April 9, 2024

The moon began its crawl across the sun in Mazatlán, Mexico around noon on Monday. After a rainstorm obstructed the solar eclipse for Starkville residents, students, professors and families filed into...

The Reflector staff continued a record four-year streak of first place in “General Excellence” at the Mississippi Press Association conference.

Reflector furthers tradition of excellence at MPA, SEJC

Kate Myers, Staff Writer March 27, 2024

The Reflector collected 63 awards from two student journalism contests this spring. In February, Mississippi State University student journalists traveled to the 2024 Southeastern Journalism Conference...

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