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The Reflector

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The Reflector

Stop letting disappointing moments define your life

Stop letting disappointing moments define your life

Rowan Feasel, Staff Writer October 1, 2024

When I heard my boyfriend’s violent shouting last weekend, I knew that Mississippi State University was losing yet another game without even looking at the score, but his reaction led me to ponder all...

Bulldog Bash set list could include featured songs, solo renditions

Bulldog Bash set list could include featured songs, solo renditions

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer October 1, 2024

“Bulldog Bash” are the words on everyone’s lips this week as we wait for Ludacris to bless the stage in downtown Starkville this Friday. Making his debut in 1998 on Timbaland’s album "Tim’s Bio:...

Patricia Brewer prepares food for students at Fresh Food Co.

New dining plan brings fewer block meals and higher prices

Charles Swanson, Contributing Writer October 1, 2024

At the beginning of this semester, Mississippi State University Dining Services implemented changes to both the block meal and flex dollar systems, arguably worsening the accessibility to food on campus. Previously,...

Cryotherapy is a chamber that is cooled to extremely low temperatures, such as -145 degrees Fahrenheit, and increases blood flow to the muscles.

Chilled and thrilled: Haylee Morman tries Cryotherapy

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer September 24, 2024

I tried Cryotherapy for the first time a few weeks ago, and I would consider it a safe bet to call me obsessed. A Cryotherapy chamber has found its way to Starkville, which I learned in early August...

Face-off: No more SNL cowbell

Face-off: No more SNL cowbell

Michael Cassidy, Staff Writer September 24, 2024

There is nothing more enjoyable than the pre-game hype-ups at a football game. The enthusiasm from the crowd builds up in excitement for their beloved team to charge the field and take on their foes. It's...

Reviewing SEC Mascots: Cocky has confidence, Tennessee wins originality

Reviewing SEC Mascots: Cocky has confidence, Tennessee wins originality

Elena Harman, Staff Writer September 24, 2024

Have you ever been so uninterested in a sport that the only thing keeping you entertained is the different teams' mascots, or is that just me? A long time ago, in a house far far away, a 19-year-old...

Face Off: I gotta have 'more cowbell'

Face Off: I gotta have ‘more cowbell’

John Baladi, Life&Entertainment Editor September 24, 2024

The football tradition "More Cowbell" is the reason I came to Mississippi State University. My first game day experience here came after many game days at the dastardly school up north. Wanting to pursue...

Cassidy: Never meet your heroes

Cassidy: Never meet your heroes

Michael Cassidy, Staff Writer September 17, 2024

Throughout our lives, we have heard a number of different expressions or sayings, from "treat others the way that you want to be treated," to "if you make that face it will freeze like that." However,...

Mississippi State University should provide personal finance classes

Mississippi State University should provide personal finance classes

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer September 17, 2024

As someone who is not financially independent, I feel thoroughly qualified to argue that students at Mississippi State University — and elsewhere, honestly — would benefit as a whole from classes centered...

Seniors facing graduation need a mentor on campus to turn to.

Senior navigators: Seniors need just as much guidance as freshman

Reed Lindsey, Staff Writer September 17, 2024

As a senior, you've likely wondered about life after college—jumping into the job market or pursuing grad school or law school. Remember the simplicity of freshman year, when you had a navigator to guide...

Voting matters for local elections and sense of community, as well as making large changes in office

Voting matters for local elections and sense of community, as well as making large changes in office

Elena Harman, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

If I had a dime for every time I have heard the phrase, “Well I don’t vote because it doesn’t matter anyways” or “What will one vote do,” I’d probably be taking a nice beach vacation,...

Low wages hold servers below the poverty line and hurt productivity

Low wages hold servers below the poverty line and hurt productivity

Lizzie Tomlin, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

I recently fell victim to the endless boredom that leads to pointless, mindless scrolling on Snapchat. Usually, tapping through stories just leads to more boredom, but this time something caught my eye. Amid...

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