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Patrick McClintock, a junior mechanical engineering major, was arrested today on the charge of disturbing the peace.

Student charged with disturbing the peace after antisemitic incident against visiting celebrity Dave Portnoy

Kate Myers, News Editor November 10, 2025

The Starkville Police Department has charged a 20-year-old Mississippi State University student following an antisemitic incident that was recorded and circulated online over the weekend. On Friday,...

State SNAP benefits have been paused. Here’s how to find food resources in Starkville

Zoe Arnold, Staff Writer November 5, 2025

As Congress grapples with the government shutdown, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is at risk of running out of funding. According to a press release by the Mississippi Department of Human...

Student Association approves letter to state leaders addressing appropriation funding freeze

Student Association approves letter to state leaders addressing appropriation funding freeze

Kate Myers, News Editor November 5, 2025

The Mississippi State University Student Association Senate passed a resolution last Tuesday calling on state leaders to address the effects of Mississippi House Bill 1193, a law that restricts diversity,...

Homecoming election turnout drops at MSU, rises at UM

Carter Scaggs, Contributing Writer November 5, 2025

Less than 5,000 Mississippi State University students cast ballots in this year's Homecoming and Student Association Senate fall elections — a decline from 2024 and part of a broader struggle across...

Two MSU-raised service dogs graduate through Puppies with a Purpose

Two MSU-raised service dogs graduate through Puppies with a Purpose

Neely Rorie, Contributing Writer November 5, 2025

Two dogs trained at Mississippi State University have recently graduated as service dogs and are now working, marking firsts for Puppies with a Purpose, a student organization that raises and trains future...

F.L.A.R.E. President Ryan Langley, pictured above, said he finds joy in letting fellow members of the LGBTQ+ community know that they are safe and loved and is fighting to continue doing
so through F.L.A.R.E.

F.L.A.R.E. joins ACLU lawsuit, Mississippi’s DEI law placed in injunction

Ivy Rose Ball, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2025

In May, Mississippi State University’s Fostering LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Resources, and Environments (F.L.A.R.E.) joined as plaintiffs on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union Jackson office...

Starkville residents debates towing ordinance aimed at limiting fees

Starkville residents debates towing ordinance aimed at limiting fees

Carter Scaggs, Contributing Writer October 31, 2025

Throughout the month of October, the Starkville Board of Aldermen has considered an ordinance to cap towing and storage fees and set out new operating requirements for towing companies after residents...

Scenes from Oxford as Vice President JD Vance speaks at TPUSA event

Scenes from Oxford as Vice President JD Vance speaks at TPUSA event

Ivy Rose Ball, Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2025

Last night, nearly 10,000 attendees packed the Sandy and John Black Pavilion in Oxford as Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk and U.S. Vice President JD Vance headlined TPUSA’s “This is the Turning Point...

2025 Homecoming Court Profiles

2025 Homecoming Court Profiles

Reflector Writers October 22, 2025

Each year, The Reflector publishes profiles on the Homecoming King and Queen, as well as Mr. and Miss MSU. Click on a photo below to read more about this year's Homecoming court.

News editor Kate Myers reads the Reflector's 2025 orientation issue.

Homecoming welcome from Editor-in-Chief Ivy Rose Ball

Ivy Rose Ball, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2025

Photos featured on this week's front page Homecoming welcome from Editor-in-Chief Ivy Rose Ball Happy Homecoming week, Bulldogs, and welcome to all those returning home to Mississippi State University...

Homecoming King: Jeffery Johnson Jr.

Homecoming King: Jeffery Johnson Jr.

Abby Miller, Staff Writer October 22, 2025

Jeffery Johnson Jr. has been named Homecoming King at Mississippi State University for 2025. The slogan “Jump in with Jeff” encouraged 2,650 students, over half of those who voted, to choose Johnson...

Homecoming Queen: BellaRuth Steward

Homecoming Queen: BellaRuth Steward

Zoe Arnold, Staff Writer October 22, 2025

For a younger BellaRuth Steward, becoming Mississippi State University's Homecoming Queen was not what she imagined her college experience would lead to. "I never would have imagined I would have been...

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