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The Reflector

Backpack essentials help students prepare for campus life

Grace Goff, Contributing Writer May 7, 2025

The start of college is always a learning curve. You find yourself in a new place where you have to learn to live on your own, make new friends and navigate campus life. Going to classes and packing essentials...

Loaded topic: Loaded teas can lead to caffeine addiction

Loaded topic: Loaded teas can lead to caffeine addiction

Zoe Arnold, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

A group of students sits outside a local nutrition store, holding clear cups with brightly colored drinks. These are “loaded teas,” drinks made using different flavored mixes that contain vitamins...

8 local discounts to help MSU students save money

8 local discounts to help MSU students save money

Caitlin Morrow, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

With tuition, rent, groceries and gas, the expenses on college students are heavy.  Whether students are buying new merchandise to represent the university, meals at a restaurant or even books, a little...

MSU insider shares strategies for student success

MSU insider shares strategies for student success

Yash Rebala, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

College is an exciting and uncertain time in one’s life. The thought of living away from home, starting over and figuring out career goals can seem daunting to incoming students who are used to the structure...

Swarup Bhattarai presents research by his poster.

Theta Tau supports Undergraduate Research Symposium

Rowan Feasel, Life&Entertainment Editor April 15, 2025

Last week, Mississippi State University's Undergraduate Research Symposium showcased MSU students’ commitment to creative discovery with a total of 281 research projects. Among them, co-ed professional...

Dayglow's lead singer Sloan Struble smiles while playing the guitar at the MSU amphitheater.

Dayglow leaves Starkville ‘Fuzzybrained’ after Old Main Music Festival

Erin Erter, Opinion Editor April 15, 2025

As the sky cleared for an event-filled day at 2 p.m. on April 11, music fans from across Starkville began gathering around the Mississippi State University Amphitheater for this year’s Old Main Music...

Taylor Jernigan's dachshund, Levi, poses in the grass.

Wiener takes it all: Dachshunds prepare for Starkville Derby

Elena Harman, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

Starkville's Cotton District will once again play host to an unusual sight — dozens of dachshunds dashing down a racetrack to the cheers of a growing crowd. The Starkville Derby, which supports the...

"Sunrise on the Reaping" grips readers

“Sunrise on the Reaping” grips readers

Haylee Morman, Staff Writer April 8, 2025

On March 18, 2025, "Sunrise on the Reaping," the newest installment of Suzanne Collins’ "The Hunger Games" series, was released to the public, starring Haymitch Abernathy, the character most known for...

'Sounds like the radio': Zach Top plays at Rick's Cafe

‘Sounds like the radio’: Zach Top plays at Rick’s Cafe

Caitlin Morrow, Contributing Writer April 8, 2025

On Thursday, a huge stage stood in the parking lot of Rick’s Cafe, which had been gated off to prepare for the arrival of country music star Zach Top and his opener Lauren Watkins.   By 5 p.m.,...

MSU choral ensemble sings message of hope honoring Anne Frank

MSU choral ensemble sings message of hope honoring Anne Frank

Anne Louise Phillips, Staff Writer April 6, 2025

On April 3, the lights in Mississippi State University’s Music Building Recital Hall dimmed. Two screens on either side of the room lit up, a slideshow of Holocaust images appearing.  Phillip Stockton,...

The Bulldog bash committee works to solidify logistics and other details each year for Mississippi's largest free outdoor concert.

Bulldog Bash committee is ‘driving force behind’ the show

Erin Erter, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

On October 4, 2024, the Mississippi State University community packed into downtown Starkville's main street for one of Mississippi State University's and Starkville’s biggest events of the year: Bulldog...

Fiesta includes live music, dance performances and different cultural foods throughout the day.

International Fiesta is back in vibrant fashion for 33rd year

Samata Luintel, Contributing Writer April 1, 2025

What could unite children, adults, elders and people of different cultures and societies in the Mississippi State University community? An annual event at MSU, coming up soon, checks all these boxes. International...

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